Chapter 1558
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Chapter 1558 Following Number 27
On the 27th, he didn’t answer, just silently stared at Lin Qiye for a long time. After confirming he wasn’t lying, the cold aura around him dissipated slightly.
“Since you didn’t intentionally refuse the contract, come with me now to find someone,” he said flatly.
Lin Qiye was stunned. He exchanged glances with Cao Yuan, opened his mouth, and spoke somewhat apologetically:
“Lord Hunter Ancestor, we really have urgent matters to attend to outside the border… Could you wait a few more days?”
He and Cao Yuan had left the border specifically for An Qingyu, who was now in Heaven in an unknown situation. If they were directly taken by No. 27 to find someone, who knows when they could return.
Hearing this, No. 27’s gaze turned cold again.
“Are you… mocking me?”
In the gray mist, the black robe moved without wind. Parts of No. 27’s body transformed into wisps of smoke, and a sharp killing intent permeated the air, surrounding Lin Qiye and his companion.
Simultaneously, the pressure of a peak-level main god suddenly descended!
Cao Yuan’s body trembled slightly. His hand immediately gripped his sword hilt, and surging black flames wove into a robe, with murderous energy soaring skyward!
“Stop!” Lin Qiye’s heart sank when he saw this. His eyes took on a shade of night, darkness extending from beneath his feet, and a pair of strong arms firmly grabbed Cao Yuan’s form that was about to launch forward!
His hand gripped the unsheathed sword hilt, forcibly pushing the blade back!
The surging murderous flames flowed back into the scabbard. The blood-red color in Cao Yuan’s eyes gradually faded. He turned to look at Lin Qiye, seemingly confused.
Lin Qiye had personally witnessed No. 27’s strength. Although he was no longer the Hunter Ancestor of the past, he was absolutely lethal to anyone below the Supreme Realm. If he truly attacked, the two of them, not yet gods, probably wouldn’t last thirty seconds combined.
“Elder Hunter Ancestor, this matter…” Lin Qiye began solemnly, but halfway through, he froze.
Without warning, No. 27, who had been dozens of meters away, had teleported directly in front of him. The floating black robe almost blocked his vision, and a pair of eagle-sharp eyes stared intently at him.
“The Dark Ancestor’s aura… why do you have his complete source essence?”
“Source essence?” Lin Qiye looked down at the darkness beneath his feet. “This was given to me by the Dark Ancestor.”
“He gave it to you?” No. 27’s brows under his hood furrowed deeper. “That miser who would haggle over half a guardian stone… It would be surprising if he didn’t try to take back your original night essence, let alone actively give you his complete darkness essence? How is that possible?”
Hearing the latter part, Lin Qiye’s mouth twitched slightly. “Actually… he originally wanted me to return it to him, but I refused, so he changed his mind.”
No. 27 frowned, still seemingly unwilling to believe.
After a moment of silence, he extended a hand, slowly pointing toward Lin Qiye’s forehead…
Cao Yuan’s expression darkened, his hand quickly reaching for No. 27’s wrist, but Lin Qiye stopped him with a gesture, shaking his head slightly.
Although Lin Qiye didn’t know what No. 27 intended, if he wanted to kill him, there would be no need for such methods.
Seeing this, Cao Yuan silently withdrew his hand, his gaze toward No. 27 full of hostility.
No. 27’s fingertip lightly touched Lin Qiye’s forehead. His eyes began to gradually disperse, then reconcentrated at an astonishing speed seconds later. He abruptly released his hand, looking at Lin Qiye with amazement.
“Elder Hunter Ancestor, what are you doing?”
No. 27’s expression changed repeatedly. After a long while, he silently pulled his hood lower to cover his eyes and said in a deep voice, “Nothing, just checking if that Dark Ancestor had set any traps for you…”
“Did he?”
“No.”
“Elder Hunter Ancestor, this matter is truly urgent, and it concerns the K-system. I…”
“It’s fine. Go do what you need to do. Since I’ve waited so many years, what’s a few more days?” No. 27 hesitated briefly before continuing, “Also, you don’t need to call me Elder Hunter Ancestor… just call me No. 27, like before.”
Lin Qiye’s eyes brightened immediately, and he nodded:
“Thank you for under… for your understanding. Once I finish this task, I’ll definitely come find you.”
“No need,” No. 27 said flatly. “Finding each other would be too troublesome… Since your task will only take a few days, I’ll just stay by your side, like in Asgard.”
Lin Qiye was stunned and spoke somewhat hesitantly, “This…”
“Don’t worry. I’m not in the same injured state as I was in Asgard. If I conceal my aura and hide within your body, unless a Supreme Realm being deliberately searches, I cannot be detected. I won’t cause you trouble.”
“…Alright.”
Lin Qiye finally didn’t refuse. No. 27’s form transformed into a wisp of smoke and disappeared with Lin Qiye’s breath.
Seeing this, Cao Yuan’s eyes filled with surprise, but he didn’t say anything, as the current Lin Qiye essentially had “ears in his lungs.”
Having completely concealed his aura, Lin Qiye nodded to Cao Yuan, “Let’s continue our journey.”
He picked up a wooden stick and gently tossed it onto the somersault cloud…
…
Heaven.
“You’re still not asleep?”
Under the starlight, a ghostly white figure floated out from the palace. Jiang Er’s gaze fell on An Qingyu in the ancient pavilion as she spoke softly.
An Qingyu came back to his senses and smiled helplessly:
“I can’t sleep.”
Too many things had happened in the past few days… Even with An Qingyu’s good temperament, facing his identity and what was about to happen, he couldn’t remain completely calm.
Jiang Er sighed softly and sat down beside him. “Actually, you don’t need to overthink… No matter how long the seal lasts, for you it’s just a nap. Maybe in just a few years, we’ll be able to eliminate all K-system deities on Earth and find a way to prevent the [Key to the Door] from awakening.”
“It’s not that easy…” An Qingyu smiled bitterly. He was about to say something more when his gaze suddenly focused on something nearby.
About two meters away from him, space-time suddenly began to violently distort, roughly the size of a fist. Several chess pieces on the table were drawn in and disappeared instantly.
“Another wave of Mi-Go has arrived,” An Qingyu sighed. “Lingbao Tianzun was right… During this time, I’ve indeed felt something calling to me across space-time. It must be the Door of Truth.”
“It’s only been a day since we arrived here, right? Their arrival frequency seems to have increased,” Jiang Er said worriedly.
“It doesn’t matter. No amount of Mi-Go could breach Heaven… The Great Xia Gods’ preparations should be almost complete. The sealing will probably happen in the next couple of days.”
An Qingyu said as he watched the gradually dissipating space-time distortion.
