Apocalypse: Master of Soul Beasts

”If you have guts, say it again!”

It sounded like the suppressed roar of a beast echoing in his ears, the crimson eyes seemed about to bleed. The fury and frenzy contained in the words made Ye Nan, standing nearby, break into a cold sweat and involuntarily take half a step back.

However, the Demigod held securely by Tang Haofei laughed.

”Welcome back, Tang Two.”

”Humph!”

Tang Haofei snorted coldly, casually throwing the Demigod aside, then deeply inhaling the dusty air around until the fire in his chest gradually subsided. Only then did Tang Haofei turn his head to look at the Demigod.

”I just need to take back the control privilege of Eternal Sky City, right?”

The Demigod wiped the bloodstains from his face, then nodded lightly.

”That’s simple.”

After speaking, Tang Haofei slowly sat down on the ground, gently stroking the surface of Eternal Sky City, while closing his eyes.

...

With his right hand pressed against the ground, feeling the familiar and amiable aura of Eternal Sky City, Tang Haofei couldn’t help but feel a touch of nostalgia. Even the impulsive Tang Two showed a hint of a smile at this moment.

Yet, a sentence suddenly emerging from his mind abruptly interrupted Tang Two’s sentimental moment.

”This doesn’t comply with the agreement, Tang Two. Moreover, the Sleep Plan was never related to Wen Yu; he did it to repay my favor.”

Upon hearing this, Tang Two frowned and silently muttered in his heart.

”What doesn’t comply with the agreement? I dislike Wen Yu, so I’ve gotta do it!”

”It’s just your displeasure with others surpassing you. I think the more powerful experts, the better. I disagree with what you’re doing, and as we agreed, I handle the external world, all interactions and situations beyond, while you suppress... ”

”Alright, alright, stop dawdling. Just this once, okay? That guy Wen Yu, humph, I must disgust him!”

Tang Two spoke resolutely, without waiting for any response from Tang One within him, he immediately awakened the intelligent control mainframe of Eternal Sky City.

As his spirit merged with the surface of Eternal Sky City, a clear reminder echoed abruptly in Tang Haofei’s mind.

”Welcome back, Master, the intelligent mainframe of Eternal Sky City is at your service.”

”Restart the intelligent mainframe, erase all external permissions I’ve released.”

”Yes, Master.”

The intelligent mainframe replied sweetly, then fell into complete silence...

Not until half a day later did the reminder from Eternal Sky City ring again in Tang Haofei’s ears...

But this time, it wasn’t the sweet voice of the intelligent mainframe, but a cold, emotionless mechanical voice mixed with electrical noise.

”Command invalid, insufficient privilege!”

Tang Haofei was taken aback, then erupted in fury.

”Damn it! Eternal Sky City is mine! It’s mine!!! Lin Haifeng, you old dog!”

...

Watching Tang Haofei crouching on the ground, pressing his palm on the surface of Eternal Sky City, the Demigod remained expressionless, merely wiping the blood marks off his face, while taking out a mask from the space ring and putting it on.

”You’re quite something.”

Ye Nan quietly approached the Demigod, nudged the Demigod with his elbow, and gestured a thumbs-up to him.

The Demigod’s expression remained unchanged, but in his gaze towards Tang Haofei, there was a chilly flicker unnoticed by Ye Nan.

Ye Nan simply continued to ask: ”Kuangliu, how did you know this guy is Tang Two?”

”He’s not Tang Two... or rather, he is both Tang One and Tang Two.”

The Demigod’s demeanor was cold, he explained looking at Tang Haofei’s back, ”Remember? The irrevocable price of power, Wen Yu said it’s the Dominator’s words. In reality, the old man has been pleading and bargaining for five years to bring Tang One back, tried countless approaches, bribed numerous Treasure Land Protectors, and the result? Of no use at all. The cost of power can’t be eliminated, not even the Dominator can!”

”I don’t know what the old man did to Tang Haofei, but he certainly did something to offset Tang One’s disadvantage against Tang Two. But, think about it, if the old man could eliminate Tang Two and awaken Tang One with just a few tricks, huh, then what’s the Dominator doing? When I saw Tang One, I suspected; since Tang One isn’t dead, Tang Two couldn’t be dead! The worst case is they’re fused together, in which case, their personalities are bound to merge—Tang One’s protective will towards Yanjing and the whole world, Tang Two’s confidence and arrogance... So, I mentioned Wen Yu, specifically emphasizing that Tang Haofei is no longer Wen Yu’s opponent, sure enough, Tang Two reacted...”

Ye Nan listened with a face full of question marks, after a while, he muttered: ”So, according to your explanation, uh, Tang Haofei is now neither Tang One nor Tang Two? Just they’ve fused, becoming Tang Three, merging both Tang One and Tang Two together?”

Upon hearing Ye Nan’s self-talk, the Demigod gave him an exaggerated eye-roll.

”When he first appeared, he was indeed Tang One. When I mentioned Wen Yu, he became Tang Two, you understand split personality?”

Ye Nan still had a head full of question marks.

”Look at the eyes... eyes are the windows to the soul. Tang One’s gaze is clear, Tang Two’s eyes glow red, this time you get it, right? Here’s a suggestion for you, when we’re together in the future, Tang One’s easygoing, but concerning Tang Two... heh, now I grasp why Wen Yu and the old man conspired against Tang Two, this guy is too dangerous!”

Ye Nan still seemed partly perplexed, but that didn’t matter anymore, watching Tang Haofei crouched, communicating with the control core of Eternal Sky City, Ye Nan couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

”This time, the mission is completed, right?”

”Mission completed? You wish...”

The Demigod pursed his mouth.

”Do you think Lin Haifeng did nothing in these five years? Lin Haifeng has long taken the control privilege of Eternal Sky City. Honestly, I’m not even sure now whether Eternal Sky City is owned by the Lin family or the Tang family. I can only hope that the Dominator has given Tang Haofei absolute control privilege, overriding everything, otherwise, heh, retrieving Eternal Sky City, closing control privileges... difficult! Difficult! Difficult!”

Just as the Demigod finished speaking, Tang Haofei’s angry roar echoed.

”Damn it! Eternal Sky City is mine! It’s mine!!! Lin Haifeng, you old dog!”

Ye Nan looked at the Demigod with a face of helplessness; the Demigod sighed and shook his head, then walked forward, patted Tang Haofei lightly on the shoulder. Looking into Tang Haofei’s bloodshot eyes, the Demigod spoke slowly and steadily.

”We don’t need all control of Eternal Sky City, just close the transmission channel, can you do that?”

Tang Haofei squinted his eyes, after a while, somewhat unsure, he said: ”I’ll try.”