Chapter 491: Chapter 256: An Su
’Perhaps I shouldn’t have Sacrificed so many souls.’
However, while this aura of Destruction enveloped everything around him, it never reached him. Lu Cang didn’t feel like he was being attacked at all.
But a faint premonition still lingered in his Mind, a sense of a latent, non-lethal danger.
Then, a faint, phantom-like figure materialized in the sky.
The phantom was murky and pitch-black—the figure of an emaciated man, nothing like the mythological descriptions of Bai.
Lu Cang breathed a sigh of relief.
’I thought my advancement had summoned Bai into the world.’
’It seems I was worried for nothing...’
’Besides, is this a soul?’
Lu Cang could feel his Divine Level Soul Dominator Talent reacting.
Lu Cang remained still, merely Locking the target of his Soul Dominator onto the being before him.
He made no move, but if the other party showed any sign of aggression...
...Lu Cang would stop them instantly.
"Who are you?"
Lu Cang looked up at the sky and asked.
But the being merely looked down on him, its expression one of utter indifference.
Lu Cang had already fully locked his Talent onto the being.
’This entity...’
’Its essence is powerful, unimaginably so. It might even be stronger than Lesi...’
"I never expected to see so many Pure Souls."
"And in the hands of a young man like you, no less..."
It paused before speaking again. "Mortal, what is your status?"
"And how did you acquire so many Pure Souls?"
"Tell me."
Lu Cang’s tone was calm, yet tinged with a slight reverence as he addressed the figure in the sky. "My name is Dome Night. I am the Inheritor of the War God Kai Jia."
"The War God’s Inheritor?"
"An Inheritor of the War God is advancing his Profession as a Death Priest?"
Its voice wasn’t old and frail; it sounded like a middle-aged man full of vigor.
"Never mind. That’s not important."
"What’s important is why you possess so many Pure Souls to Sacrifice to the Source."
Lu Cang asked respectfully, "Senior, how did you know?"
"Heh. I am the one in this world closest to the Source of Death. Recently, I’ve inexplicably felt the Source, which had long been dormant, grow stronger on several occasions."
"So, I decided to pay closer attention."
"And I discovered it was you, making the Sacrifices."
’He could even detect that?’
’I should be an Unsolvable Mystery.’
However, in order to communicate with the Source of Death, Lu Cang had indeed partially lifted the shroud of his Unsolvable Mystery Talent, allowing the Source to perceive his existence.
Otherwise... just like with the Filth Source Nest, his advancement wouldn’t have been detected at all.
And the Filthy Worms wouldn’t have come for him.
’This person claims to be the closest to the Source of Death. It seems that’s where the problem lies.’
After a moment of thought, Lu Cang decided to tell the truth. "Acquiring these souls is an effect of my Talent..."
The figure in the sky was taken aback.
"A Talent?"
"To think such a miraculous Talent exists in this world..."
Lu Cang continued to sense the other party’s condition.
"I don’t know why you’d want to be the War God’s Inheritor. With such a powerful Talent, you should be able to shine brilliantly on the path of a Death Priest."
"But, no matter."
"It doesn’t matter whose Inheritor you are. I can take you as my apprentice... From now on, you will be my Inheritor, the Inheritor of An Su."
’An Su?’
’That name sounds vaguely familiar.’
’Wait... the Ancient An Su Secret Language?’
The language suddenly came to Lu Cang’s mind!
’If that’s the case, this being before me is far too ancient!’
The Ancient An Su Secret Language was a language from ten thousand years ago.
It existed in ancient times, before the modern calendar, hence the ’Ancient’ in its name. The ’Secret’ part indicates that it’s an encrypted language.
So the name of the language, Ancient An Su Secret Language, actually comes from An Su...
"Senior, are you the creator of this language?" Lu Cang asked, using the Ancient An Su Secret Language.
Hearing the language Lu Cang spoke, the figure in the sky who called himself An Su replied candidly in the same tongue, "That’s right."
’So it really is him.’
The figure in the sky continued, its voice faint, "Those so-called gods spread their legacies across the world. You may not necessarily gain their favor."
"But if you become my apprentice, I will, without a doubt, pour all my efforts into nurturing you."
’This guy is after my ability to create souls...’
’I have no idea what kind of person he is. I get the feeling that agreeing to his offer won’t lead to a good end.’
"I’m sorry, Senior... I am already the Inheritor of the War God."
"I currently have no intention of becoming anyone else’s apprentice," Lu Cang stated directly.
However, upon hearing this, the being’s expression didn’t change much.
"If you’re unwilling, that’s fine too."
"How about we make a deal instead?"
"As long as you give me enough souls, I will grant your wish."
’What an outrageous demand.’
’Promising to grant a wish just like that?’
"Any wish?"
The being in the sky replied faintly, "Nothing is impossible."
’Such arrogance.’
"As long as you’re willing to give enough souls, no matter what you want to do, I can help you achieve it."
Lu Cang paused. "Even if... I wanted to kill a god?"
The being called An Su cracked a dry smile on its mummy-like face. "Do you hold a grudge against a certain Divine Spirit?"
"But, of course, it can be done."
"As long as you’re willing to offer a sufficient number of souls, I can help you realize that wish."
’This being.’
’Is he really that strong?’
’Strong enough to kill a god?’
Lu Cang said calmly, "I’m not talking about some incarnation."
An Su replied, "I know... I, too, am talking about a real god."
"However, it also depends on who you want to kill."
"If it were the current Moon, it would perhaps be extremely difficult. You would need to give me a great, great many souls for me to do it for you."
"And if it’s not Moon?" Lu Cang asked.
An Su chuckled.
His tone was filled with contempt and disdain, hiding a faint arrogance. "Then it would be as easy as plucking something from my own pocket."
"Even Kai Jia would be no exception."
Lu Cang’s Talent remained locked onto him the entire time.
He kept his expression perfectly neutral, not letting the other being see his inner thoughts.
Combined with his Unsolvable Mystery Talent, the being shouldn’t be able to read his information either.
"Oh."
"Then what if I don’t want to make this deal..."
Before Lu Cang could finish his sentence, the being’s gaze turned cold.
"If you don’t want to..."
Before it could finish speaking!
Lu Cang’s eyes narrowed slightly.
’Divine Level Soul Dominator.’
In that instant, Lu Cang sensed that the being was about to make a move. Giving it no chance to act, he immediately took Control of it!
BZZZ—
He felt an extremely strong feedback surge back at him!
Lu Cang felt it—the soul in the sky was trying to raise its hand!
It wanted to connect with a distant power.
However, when it moved...
...it only managed to raise its hand, but nothing was summoned!
An Su looked at its own palm, its expression faintly puzzled.
But Lu Cang’s voice was ice-cold as he spoke, "Senior... a moment ago, you were planning to do me harm, weren’t you?"
An Su’s pupils constricted slightly!
It was just about to move again!
But it found that its body was completely unable to move!
"Senior, since you’re already here... then don’t bother leaving."
This time, Lu Cang raised his hand!
And with that gesture!
An Su’s soul plummeted uncontrollably down toward Lu Cang!
"You..."
Its voice was low, but filled with utter disbelief!
"What did you do?"
’My soul is out of my control?’
’How could this be happening?!’
"Nothing much... I just grabbed your soul."
Lu Cang’s tone was casual, and at this very moment...
...the being that had just been floating in the sky, seemingly invincible as it looked down upon the world, was now... held firmly in Lu Cang’s grasp.
’Heh, this guy.’
’I wonder if he’s really as amazing as he boasted.’
Lu Cang focused his thoughts.
But suddenly, he felt another extremely strong feedback surge back at him!
CRACK!
’My Soul Dominator’s Control is being broken?’
This was the first time he had ever encountered such a situation!
The soul before him struggled desperately, its fingers twitching with faint signs of movement!
"Tch..."
The next instant.
Hundreds of Potions materialized around Lu Cang!
He hadn’t expected that the stock he had been hoarding for so long would finally have a use.
A Ritual manifested on the ground.
The Soul-Trapping and Soul-Locking Ritual!
CRASH CRASH CRASH CRASH CRASH!
Hundreds of Potions exploded, showering the soul before him with gold and silver liquid! White smoke hissed and rose, continuously Weakening the being’s resilient soul!
To it, this was a truly minuscule amount of Weaking.
But for An Su, currently under the Control of Soul Dominator, it was an extremely fatal blow.
"Stay put!"
Lu Cang roared in a low voice!
BZZZ—
And so, An Su finally ceased all movement, firmly and completely under his Control.
Lu Cang gently wiped a bead of sweat from his forehead.
’This guy...’
’What on earth is his background?’
’How could he nearly overcome even a Divine Level Talent?’
’But, it’s fine now.’
It was now completely under his Control; its entire soul, bit by bit, had become his property.
He had no idea about the background of this guy who had delivered himself to his doorstep.
’Also, my Death Priest advancement from Level 4 to Level 5 didn’t complete?’
’Could it be that he interrupted my advancement?’
At this moment, An Su was staring coldly at Lu Cang. Although he was under Control, he still had his own thoughts. His body was not his own, but his Mind still was.
It was just like when Lu Cang had controlled other Demon Souls; he could still converse with them.
Conversing with those souls also required finding ways to trick them into talking, as he couldn’t force them to tell the truth.
"An Su."
"That is your real name, correct? Now, I think... we can have another talk."
"Tell me, what is your true identity."
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