I Bound Myself to a Destructive Witch
Chapter 809: 777. Nine Seats

Chapter 809: 777. Nine Seats

“The past?”

Xia Feng was startled. Was the Sumeru Throne actually connected to Yue Hongli?

Yue Hongli hesitated, “Master, my memory is still a bit chaotic right now. I only recall the name ‘Heng Huo.’ Also, within the Sumeru Realm, it seems like something is calling me.”

Heng Huo?

Xia Feng nodded thoughtfully. It seemed that this Sumeru Battle, in addition to acquiring the Ash Sun Divine Domain, had added another task.

Before Yue Hongli could continue, a lazy voice sounded from the diagonally opposite Platform 7, “Venerable One? Interesting.”

Xia Feng looked up to see on Platform 7, a cloud formed by scarlet blood, and a figure dressed in a dark red tailcoat leaning lazily upon it.

His long hair hung pale and dry, his features were androgynous and soft, but he sounded like a man, exuding the demeanor of a noble lord wielding authority.

The collar and cuffs of his dark red coat were etched with strands of Golden Sparrow patterns, indicating he was from the Golden Sparrow.

Xia Feng narrowed his black eyes slightly, quickly matching the information collected by Cha Naixue.

[Golden Sparrow, Third Seat · Jin Shiyin, a super genius from five thousand years ago, originally a Dark Sage, now in the Holy Realm · Third Reincarnation Stage.]

“Previously, everyone speculated who inherited Ye Li Dongjun’s seat after his death.”

The blood mist formed marbles that Jin Shiyin tossed in his palm, chuckling, “Number 9, why not introduce yourself and let your colleagues get to know you.”

“No need for such trouble.” The Six-winged Angel on Platform 4 interrupted Jin Shiyin coldly, and with a sacred golden gaze, he directly stared at the Black Spade Man on Platform 9.

However, to his astonishment, there was only void beneath the Black Spade Man’s mask.

Apart from sensing his Venerate One Realm’s spiritual pressure, nothing else could be perceived.

The Black Spade mask calmly turned to look at Platform 4, saying nothing, but seemed to mock the other’s overestimation of their own ability.

The Six-winged Angel frowned.

Xia Feng mused, this angel was indeed from the Angel Army, Yophiel.

“Is it you?” An old, hoarse voice sounded, and Xia Feng turned towards the sound.

On Platform 8 stood a middle-aged man in a holy white clerical robe, wearing a Church Triple Crown, with a light-gold sacrificial robe engraved with a Black Moon hanging on his back, a monocle hanging from his right eye, and a gentle smile at the corners of his lips.

Yet his voice leaned towards a twilight-like deepness, “Youngsters have impressive means, to escape from the Space-time River in such a short time.”

Xia Feng narrowed his black eyes, staring coldly at the Black Moon Pope. Clearly, this old man mistook him for Miss Mu.

Back then, during the escape using the Moon Time Divine Domain, he sacrificed his ‘death’ to open up the Space-time River, helping Miss Mu successfully evade the Pope’s pursuit.

So in the Pope’s eyes—

[Xia Feng] was already dead, and the mysterious person cloaked in the black robe beside [Xia Feng] used the same hidden appearance method as this [Black Spade Man] in front of him.

According to the rules of the Sumeru Throne, if the seat holder dies before the Sumeru Battle begins, the seat is automatically passed to the second place of the game, and if the second place dies, it passes to the third, and so on.

If everyone dies, the Sumeru Battle is postponed, and the selection game restarts until all nine seat holders enter the Sumeru Realm.

So normally, after Ye Li Dongjun’s death, the seat would pass to the second place, but with Xia Feng’s bug, he directly seized the seat.

“Does the Pope recognize him?” The eagle-eyed man on Platform 2 asked with interest.

“He and that kid Xia Feng escaped right under your noses.” The middle-aged man adjusted his monocle and turned his gaze, speaking gently, “The juniors of the Jinyang Family, could you have forgotten this person so quickly?”

“Hmm?” Jinyang Tian and Yophiel simultaneously questioned lightly, staring at Platform 9.

Xia Feng kept a blank face. They were all old acquaintances…

The presence on Platform 1 was also an old acquaintance from a brush meeting, Huang Zhaoyue.

To this, Xia Feng was not surprised.

Half of Huang Zhaoyue’s form was human, with light gray vertical pupils and fox-like eyes, coldly elegant and noble, half sunk into shadow, with a black dragon’s head coiled around her shoulders and neck.

She stared at Xia Feng, and though her gaze was abnormally calm, it was full of pressure, making Xia Feng feel terror and horror, subconsciously wanting to avoid her gaze.

But fortunately, he held back. No matter what, he couldn’t lose in momentum!

Of course, the reason he was horrified was because he suddenly realized a problem.

The Dragon Clan bloodline Huang Zhaoyue possessed would give him a very strong sense of enmity and aversion.

This Dragon Clan bloodline clearly antagonized the Pale Bloodline.

So, if he felt this way, wouldn’t Huang Zhaoyue also, for no reason, feel a strong aversion upon seeing him?

If so, wouldn’t Huang Zhaoyue be able to discover that the Black Spade Man was actually Xia Feng?

Nonetheless, Huang Zhaoyue merely glanced at him indifferently, then reclined her eyes, her form slowly fading back into the darkness.

Xia Feng’s inner shock gradually subsided, his brows furrowed, determined he must be extremely cautious of this woman!

As he pondered, Xia Feng swiftly scanned the other platforms, quickly matching them with the list in his mind, roughly clarifying all the seat occupants’ identities.

[1. Huang Ye’s Adopted Daughter · Huang Zhaoyue]

[2. Jinyang Power Faction · Jinyang Tian]

[3. Burning Heaven Sect · Destruction Star God’s Human Agent · Tu Lin]

[4. Third Pillar · Angel Army · Yophiel]

[5. Just Church · Guardian Sage · Zong Yue]

[6. Third Pillar · Yama Army · Lady Mi]

[7. Golden Sparrow · Third Seat · Jin Shiyin]

[8. Black Moon Church · Black Moon Pope · Di]

[9. Black Spade Man · Xia Feng]

Good grief, looking at it like this, nearly all the major forces of the Empire were here.

Huang Zhaoyue was of the First Pillar, Jinyang Tian, though from the Jinyang Power Faction, the Jinyang Family took orders from the Great Lord Business, belonging to the Fourth Pillar.

Meanwhile, the Third Pillar, Just, Black Moon… even the Burning Heaven Temple had a seat.

Only the Elemental Church and the Second Pillar, which was destroyed during the Empire’s civil war, lacked seats.

Just as Xia Feng briefly rehearsed everyone’s identity information in his mind, the ◬-shaped symbol on the cylindrical stone platform in front halted abruptly, dispersing into countless streams of light pouring into his brow.

[Sumeru Battle—]

[Winner’s Reward: Sumeru Throne]

[Victory Condition: Accumulate 1000 Ember Stones as the {Red King} to achieve victory and end the game]

[Ways to Obtain Ember Stones: 1. Extremely low chance of dropping when killing an Evil Beast, 2. 100% guaranteed by unlocking the Ash Sealed Land, 3. Hunting players]

[Player Roles: 7 ordinary players present, 1 Red King, 1 Black King (all player roles are not publicly disclosed)]

[Your Seat: 9]

[Role: Black King]

[Current Life Points: 2100]

[Can be redeemed, transferred during the game]

[Victory Conditions: Collect 1000 Ember Stones as the {Red King} to win the game and end it]

What puzzled Xia Feng was, where did Jiang Qiue go?

He initially thought Jiang Qiue would also be here.