Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 459 - 304: United_2

Chapter 459: Chapter 304: United_2

Through this brief exchange, Xu Yuan discovered that Luo Xiran’s voice could resonate within his body, not through the Interstice, but via this blood-colored fungal armor that had completely integrated with his body.

Blood Divine Stone Jade Pendant...

No wonder Luo Xiran could accurately sense the whereabouts of those wearing Black Death Bacterial Armor—it was through another Blood Divine Stone Jade Pendant.

There was also a Blood Divine Stone Jade Pendant in the Blood Nest within the Cangyuan Chronicles’ Catacomb of Silence, and that was why Xu Yuan had wanted it when he saw the blood-colored jade pendant on Bai Muxi.

Thinking of this, and connecting it with the effects of the Blood Divine Stone Jade Pendant in Xiao Bai’s possession, Xu Yuan suddenly understood a few things.

It turned out that after successfully developing an antidote for specters, the Catacomb of Silence was still trying to...

"Xu Yuan, did you hear my words?! That guy..."

"If you want to fight, go fight yourself!"

His train of thought disrupted, Xu Yuan replied irritably, "Don’t think about using me as a pawn."

Luo Xiran’s voice was urgent; as a former Saint, she was acutely aware of the gap between Mortal Transcendence and Saint:

"Xu Changtian, do you have a death wish?! I helped you regain consciousness temporarily..."

"Give it a rest, you’re the one who bewitched me, and you’re also the one who woke me up."

Xu Yuan interrupted Luo Xiran’s gritted words again, "Even if I go back and manage to kill Chi Su, after the battle I would still end up as a specter."

"End up?"

Luo Xiran scoffed at the word, "Have you still not understood how great our race is, after all this time? Immortal, eternal life, infinite time, shared Life Origin..."

"Sure, humans are far inferior to you specters, but why were you all exterminated ten thousand years ago?"

"...." Luo Xiran.

"Alright."

With a light chuckle, Xu Yuan had already locked onto the whereabouts of Wrapped Chest Princess and Xiao Bai through Luo Xiran’s blood fog Interstice. "Luo Xiran, let’s cut the chatter."

"Cut the chatter?"

Luo Xiran took a deep breath, her cold voice turning sharp as she shouted, "That guy is about to break through to Saint, do you have any idea how big the gap is between Saint and Mortal Transcendence?!"

"I don’t."

"Xu Changtian, you..." Luo Xiran gasped.

"Don’t get angry."

Xu Yuan’s voice was slightly gentler, with a hint of a smile, "Although I don’t know how strong exactly, I do know that because of him, we both have a basis for cooperation, right?"

"You want to cooperate again?"

Luo Xiran’s voice was a bit wary; she had heard the conversation between this man and the muscular one earlier.

Protector...

Saint Heir...

Not a single word he had said to her before was true.

"I admit that I lied to you before, but you also know that it was a desperate situation—if I hadn’t, we would both be dead," Xu Yuan said with a hehe, as if guessing what she was thinking and quickly added,

"The current situation is different. Both you and I wish to leave these catacombs, and with Chi Su on the verge of his Saint breakthrough—whether considering the strength of our enemy or the aims of both our sides—our foundation for cooperation is now solid."

Luo Xiran laughed softly after hearing his words:

"If that’s the case, why shouldn’t I cooperate with your ’Protector’? He seems to want out too."

Xu Yuan appeared completely unconcerned by the threat, smiling as he said,

"In this world, tripartite alliances are formed by the weak; strong and weak allying to destroy the weak is seeking death. You wouldn’t be that foolish, and besides, apart from me, you don’t know any quick way out."

Hearing this, Luo Xiran seemed to grasp Xu Yuan’s reasoning, her cool voice cold as ice,

"So, you deliberately let that Barbarian on the verge of a breakthrough go?"

Xu Yuan didn’t deny it:

"Heh... You can understand it that way. Make your choice quickly. Cooperate, or die together?"

With those words, silence fell.

Luo Xiran didn’t respond immediately from the other end.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan also focused his mind on the slowly spreading aura of purity within the rear cave.

Through Luo Xiran’s Interstice, he could sense the aura emanating from the Barbarian King, an aura that seemed capable of obliterating everything.

With the help of Luo Xiran, this specter queen, Xu Yuan had a certain confidence that he could kill the Barbarian King before his breakthrough, but this did not serve his interests at all.

Another battle now would mean certain death if he lost, and even if he won, given his current progress toward ghostification, it was highly likely that both his consciousness and body would be completely transformed into a specter after the fight.

Although he had the Blood Divine Stone Jade Pendant, which could manipulate consciousness, as a backup, no one was sure of the extent to which the Blood Divine Stone could control those who had completely turned into ghosts.

The risk of this option was too great, so it would be better to retreat first and force Luo Xiran to cooperate by using the power of the Saint, the Barbarian King.

Only then could he grasp as much of the variables as possible in his own hands!

...

...

In the deepest part of the silent Underground Palace, the Blood Nest.

Blood mist swirled, fungal mats thrived, and countless ghosts lay quietly on the ground.

Atop a huge altar, a woman sat cross-legged at the center.

Clutching a jade pendant in her hand, similar to the one on Xiao Bai’s chest, Luo Xiran let out a long breath when she sensed that the guy showed no signs of turning back, her cold and beautiful voice echoing in the vast and desolate cavern:

"You... how would you like to cooperate?"

"You’ve finally come around, that’s good to hear," Xu Yuan replied with a hint of joy, although his voice remained calm, "First, I need you to immediately pave a way for me to the Blood Nest."

"Agreed."

Luo Xiran’s voice was plain as her crimson eyes slightly opened, scanning downwards from the altar, a wave of ghostly fluctuation spreading out.

Immediately, a rustling sound rose up from the enormous cavern below, as a dozen Primordial ghosts followed by a Mortal Transcendence ghost started digging towards a particular spot.

Xu Yuan sighed inwardly, it seemed that the basis for cooperation still required a common enemy that could not be resisted:

"Secondly, once we reach the Blood Nest, I need you to provide me with a Demon Crystal immediately."

"Demon Crystal?"

"Either Mortal Transcendence or Primordial’s Demon Crystals will do."

"Does it matter what I think?"

Luo Xiran asked with a slight sneer, "Ghostification is irreversible, and although using a Demon Crystal can delay the inevitable for a while, in the end, you will still become one of us. But since you insist, I can comply with your request."

As she spoke, Luo Xiran, who was sitting in the middle of the altar, suddenly raised a hand towards a hairless giant tiger that was crawling on the ground below.

Swish!

Her slender, jade-like hand stretched out in an instant, turning into a fleshy tendril that directly pierced the head of the fearsome tiger.

"Roar!"

The hairless giant tiger let out a low roar, as if sensing impending death, but was completely immobilized due to the suppression of its bloodline.

With a whirl, the flesh tendril began to consume the tiger’s flesh and blood, continuously transferring it to Luo Xiran atop the altar.

"Gurgle... Gurgle..."

The eerie sound of devouring was all that broke the silence.

In just a moment, the giant tiger’s massive body had withered, turning into a ball of flesh that stuck to the stone floor.

"Swoosh..."

As the tendril retracted and turned back into a hand, Luo Xiran’s fingertip now held a Demon Crystal black as ink, which she presented to Xu Yuan through the Blood Divine Stone Jade Pendant:

"I have prepared the Demon Crystal for you. What can you offer me in return?"

Xu Yuan, who was racing to escape, chuckled lightly:

"I told you from the start that I could lead you out."

Luo Xiran frowned slightly:

"Out? What about the Chi Su Barbarian Tribes?"

Xu Yuan grinned:

"As long as we can get out, his fate is irrelevant. There are plenty of people outside who can deal with him."

"Is that so?"

Luo Xiran murmured thoughtfully and then whispered, "I have fulfilled what you needed. Can you now tell me your method of leaving? So that I too can..."

"Who’s foolish, you or me?" Xu Yuan interrupted her, smiling, "Once I reach the Blood Nest, I will cast the spell immediately."

"....."

Luo Xiran fell silent for a moment, then sighed deeply, as if resigning herself to fate, and instructed quietly, "You better be quick. I sense that the Barbarian could break through in half an hour at the soonest. Our temporal gap won’t cause much interference to the Will-spirit of a Saint."

Xu Yuan heard this and laughed slyly,

"Half an hour? That’s enough, as long as your judgment is correct, we won’t die."