Divine Emperor of Death

Chapter 1809: Needing Power

Davis stayed rooted to the spot as he heard Nightveilʼs words. His eyes narrowed as he kept measuring her words before he spoke.

”Youʼre seriously trying to ask a human whom you met a few seconds ago and tried to kill... to protect you?”

”Donʼt twist it.” Nightveilʼs lips curved into one of disdain as she pointed at him, ”According to you, you came to kill me thinking that I was a vile spirit. Mhm, Iʼm having some doubts about your reputation as a Wicked Spirit Hunter now. Are you from the Renegade Human Shelter? I thought you were a human from the other side of the spirit land since I havenʼt heard of you.”

Davis then shook his head.

”Iʼm from the other side, alright, but suit yourself. I donʼt have time to waste.”

”Wait.”

He was about to turn around when he heard her voice again.

Nightveil narrowed her eyes at him before she spoke, ”If you swear that you wonʼt harm me during my heavenly tribulation, Iʼll give you more resources.”

Davis became flabbergasted by her attempt. He couldnʼt really tell if she was bad at negotiating or just trying to make ends meet. He couldnʼt help but heave a breath.

”First of all, I donʼt know you well to be swearing with those words with utter conviction. Secondly, if you become an immortal upon crossing the heavenly tribulation, thereʼs a brief interval during ascendance where you are capable of killing me as long as Iʼm within a twenty-seven-kilometer radius; the so-called ascendance zone where youʼre locked in place for a short time before youʼre forced to ascend. Youʼre the one who should swear to the heavens that you wouldnʼt kill me after breaking through. Lastly, if you want my protection, youʼre going to have to try better than that and explain why you prefer me over anyone else and make my time worthwhile. Otherwise, weʼll just pretend that we didnʼt see each other.”

Nightveil bit her crimson lips as her expression became complex, ”Thatʼs because youʼre not a spirit from the Spirit Ancestral Grounds nor the hegemonic powers or a human from the Renegade Human Shelter, but you are a human from the other side, worth for me to gamble and take the chance.”

ʼIt still doesnʼt explain… though?ʼ Davis felt confused as he thought.

He felt that this darkness spirit certainly had trouble communicating.

Looking at the human remain unconvinced, Nightveil clenched her fists, ”I need someone to protect me while I undergo heavenly tribulation, and youʼre the only darkness in the light that can help me. Your strange energy thatʼs different than my darkness, I need that kind of terror to be directed at the people whoʼll come for me in order to keep them at bay. You donʼt even have to deal with them this way...”

Davis smirked a bit. He had only shown Fallen Heavenʼs death energy slightly along with his killing intent, yet it earned high praise from her. However, considering that a Lightning Elemental died from shock just from feeling Fallen Heavenʼs death energy, he really couldnʼt blame her, could he?

”How many are we talking about?”

”At least two at our level...” Nightveil hesitantly answered.

Davis descended into contemplation.

There might be more, but If itʼs like this, he probably wouldnʼt need to go hunt down spirits at his level as they would come towards him. However, it was yet to be seen if he could kill them as it was possible that they might simply give up dealing with Nightveil. But still, there were resources to gain.

”What kind of resources can you offer?”

Nightveil didnʼt hesitate to list an array of darkness resources and even light attributed resources, most of them at Emperor Grade, even heavenly resources that instantly garnered Davisʼs approval. Moreover, she possessed a lot of light-attributed resources and spirit cores, numbering in the thousands, all of them collected from enacting her vengeance.

Nevertheless, he felt that Mo Mingzhiʼs path to the mortal peak was carved in stone with the darkness-attributed resources alone. There was also an influx that tended to help him as well, although he didnʼt use his Darkness Laws much in the first place to bother even though it might become a foundation for a Greater Law like Death Laws.

Thinking like this, he became agreeable to protect her, but he still wasnʼt sure if this was an attempt to murder him when he expected the least. Considering purely from the side of benefits, he was sure that he was tasty to a spirit. Even if it werenʼt for his flesh, his blood essence and soul essence should be of exquisite taste to her.

”Alright, I agree.”

Davis nodded, causing Nightveilʼs eyes to widen before she started scrutinizing him. However, his lips suddenly moved.

”However, how can I trust that you will give me the rewards after your breakthrough? You can kill me before I-”

”Here.”

Nightveil spoke as she sent an object flying towards him.

”Thatʼs half the rewards I promised you. If you think you can escape with that, be my guest. Weʼll fight to the death.”

Nightveil spoke with a solemn voice, causing Davis to capture the spatial ring sent to him before he checked the contents. Instantly, he saw the plethora of resources before he chuckled.

”Heh, you know I canʼt escape to the Spirit Ancestral Grounds or the guarded world barrier as they would hunt me down as well. Smart…”

Davis smirked as he raised his brows, ”When are you going to ascend?”

”Whenever you are ready.” Nightveil smirked back, ”Itʼs just a momentʼs notice away from me. After all, all I have to do is make a breakthrough...”

ʼWas that supposed to be a jab at the ineptitude of natural cultivation for humans?ʼ

Davisʼs brows twitched, but he didnʼt say anything before he nodded.

”But preferably, I would like to have a breakthrough during midnight where my powers could be fully brought out.”

ʼIsnʼt that what I was asking?ʼ

Davis inwardly cried with this prideful client of his before he nodded again, disinclined to argue.

”What about the oaths?” Nightveil couldnʼt help but ask.

So far, she was satisfied with the conversation but still hadnʼt received a proper reply from him.

”That… you can only trust me on this...”

Davis wryly chuckled, causing Nightveil to clench her teeth.

”You human-”

”Iʼm fully aware that I can leave when the heavenly tribulation starts and abandon you. If I were to ever leave, feel free to bring the heavenly tribulation to me.”

Davis grinned at Nightveil, who was angered but became dumbfounded. The next moment, she sneered.

”Ridiculous, your probably faster than me if you can utter this with confidence.”

”Oh, what should we do then?” Davis pursed his lips and shook his head, ”Weʼre back to square one if one of us canʼt believe the other. I have no need to believe you, but you, on the other hand, at least, until you pass the heavenly tribulation, need to believe in me.”

Nightveil looked pissed off like hell as her surroundings became darker and darker.

Davis flicked his fingers and sent the spatial ring back to her, causing her to narrow her eyes in bewilderment.

”We can call this deal off if we donʼt reach an agreement. Iʼm not ruthless enough to steal from a good person unless I absolutely need to.”

Nightveilʼs lips twitched.

”So you will still steal it in the end...”

”Think what you like...”

Davis shrugged. He felt like he had wasted a bit of time if this negotiation failed. Thatʼs all, but to Nightveil, if what she was saying was true, then she risked losing her ticket to ascendance.

Indeed, Nightveil felt confused enough to not know what to decide.

The heavens knew the intent of the one near her, whether they would help her or harm her. If they helped her, the tribulation would react angrily, and if they tried to harm her, it would ignore the others as long as they didnʼt get into the three-kilometer zone.

This unfairness was exactly what caused plenty of people to die in heavenly tribulations that they would only do it alone or with trusted people by their side in some secluded area. However, whom did she have?

No one!

Nightveil lowered her head and felt ridiculous about having to rely on a human. Suddenly, she got sight of the spatial ring in her palm and thought about it.

These resources were completely useless to her unless she planned on having children but unfortunately for her, that spelled death if she was unlucky. Therefore, she could afford to give it away even if it ended up being stolen.

She raised her head and nodded, ”Fine, Iʼll agree. However, I wonʼt swear an oath that I wonʼt devour you to death after I become an immortal either.”

Davisʼs lips curved into a wicked smile, ”Fine by me.”

If something like betrayal happened, he was rather looking forward to harvesting an immortal-level spirit core and soul essence!