Death… And Me

Chapter 3087  It Was That Simple

ʼHow did you know it was going to happen?ʼ Yuan had to ask before he went crazy.

Rean spoke as a matter of fact. ʼCome on, the Charybdis Queen is a being capable of destroying this world easily. How could something as puny as a Soul Binding Contract have any effect on you now that you got her Bloodline Essence? It was like trying to break a rock with an egg. It wasnʼt even worth mentioning.ʼ

In fact, she was even more terrifying than that. However, Rean thought that it wasnʼt the right time for Yuan to know such things. It wasnʼt guaranteed he would even make it to the Divine Realm, let alone learn things about the God Realm and beyond.

Yuan took a deep breath and tried to control his emotions. His bloodline was even more amazing than he thought. At the same time, Yuan also felt slightly thrilled. Couldnʼt he simply use the same method as Rean did to lie now? Ask for a contract, sign it, then speak whatever bullshit that came to his mind. No one would doubt a single word. That immediately gave him an idea.

After seeing the Soul Binding Contract taking effect, Drefin nodded, satisfied. ”Very good. This is for the Saramina Sea Demon Palaceʼs own good. As long as you speak the truth here, the Soul Binding Power will dissipate once you leave.”

His expression turned serious after that. ”Speak, how did you get this bloodline of yours, Yuan? I have the Charybdis Bloodline, so Iʼm absolutely certain. I also have the same bloodline, but yours is countless times more concentrated than mine. Itʼs more concentrated than any of the Charybdis Bloodline Holders of the past as well and by far.”

Rean was just about to speak when Yuan intervened. ”Then I shall explain, Palace Master.”

Rean didnʼt expect that. Would Yuan be good at lying? Rean was very good at it to the point it was already second nature to him. But what about Yuan? ʼI hope you know what you are doing.ʼ

Yuan smiled. ʼOh, I know. I know way too well.ʼ

Yuan started. ”When we went down the Heavenly Marine Tunnel, we found many dangers, especially due to the Spatial Rifts. We almost died many times because of Garfield here. He was scared out of his mind and literally peed himself on a few occasions.”

Rean almost fell to the ground. ʼWhat the hell are you talking about?ʼ

Yuan snorted through his Spiritual Sense. ʼHmph! Now you know how I felt when you spoke all that bullshit about me during the first time we were questioned.ʼ

Everyone looked at Rean with disgust. As weak as a Sea Demon Beast might be, it shouldnʼt get scared to the point of peeing itself, right? Yet, Yuan signed the contract, so he must not be lying.

Rean wanted to retort, but he simply had no answer to Yuanʼs counterattack. The worst part was that Rean couldnʼt say that Yuan was lying. If he did, nothing would happen to him. At that moment, everyone would know that the contract doesnʼt work for both Rean and Yuan, which would be worse. [Alright, I quite like him now. Hahaha!] Sister Orb couldnʼt help but comment. Rean was always the one to do these kinds of things to the others, not the other way around.

ʼSurprisingly, I agree with Sister Orb once,ʼ Roan, who was still on his way back to the World Splitting Sect, was also enjoying Yuanʼs revenge. Even if Rean blocked his connection with Roan, Roan would still be able to see everything through Sister Orb. He just wouldnʼt be able to access Reanʼs memories. ʼI will concoct a few pills for him. Rean, give the pills to him later. He deserves it.ʼ

ʼFuck you two! I wonʼt give him shit!ʼ Rean complained.

Seeing Reanʼs angry expression made Yuan feel incredibly satisfied. Of course, he couldnʼt stop there, so he progressed the story. ”You all know I was only a Horned Cloud Shark, so chances were I was going to die there as well. This idiot here made things even more complicated. Truly, if he hadnʼt saved me back in the Spiritual Canyon, I would have left him behind a long time ago.”

”However,” Yuan changed his tone. ”It turned out that it was his scared behavior that brought out the greatest reward. We had managed to survive for a week while going down. Suddenly, we reached a place where various Spatial Rifts appeared, and running was our only choice. Yet, Garfield completely lost his mind and gave up fleeing, thinking he was going to die. Even worse, he dragged me down with him. We... were caught by a Spatial Rift.”

*WoW!*

All the elders were surprised to hear that. They obviously know that falling into the Spatial Rifts meant instant death. Thousands died in those Spatial Rifts during the various explorations over the years. But... Yuan and Garfield were obviously still alive, so something must have happened.

”As the elders, Palace Master, and my master, Tana, can guess, things didnʼt end there,” Yuan continued. ”Turns out that the Spatial Rift we fall into had a slight different color from the others. It was blueish, which caught my attention at the last moment. The pulling force was too great, considering how close we were, so in that moment of despair, I simply pulled both of us in the direction of the blueish Spatial Rift in the midst of all the others.”

Everyone found it hard to believe, including Drefin. ”So it wasnʼt a Spatial Rift?”

Yuan shook his head. ”It wasnʼt. Instead of having our bodies torn to shreds, that blueish Spatial Rift teleported us to a hidden cave without any water. There, I found it... I giant sphere of blood floating in the middle of the air. I know it is hard to believe, Palace Master, but it was the truth.”

Drefin swallowed hard, and so did the elders. How could they not know what it was? It was the Charybdis Blood, the real deal!

”I believe you, and not just because you signed the Contract,” Drefin sighed, finding it hard to accept how lucky Yuan was. ”This isnʼt really a secret between the high elders and me. Tana knows it as well. Our Golal Shark Race wasnʼt really born with this bloodline. Instead, many, many years ago, even before the Werdlem Empire Appeared, it was acquired... inside the Heavenly Marine Tunnel. Now, you found the same thing, but at a much greater quantity. It was that simple.”

Rean faintly smiled. Uruavis had commented how the Charybdis Queen had let some of her bloodline out during one of her short times awake. No doubt it was Drefin and Tanaʼs ancestor who found it.