Chapter 1037
Chapter 1037: Petrified
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Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Xie Qing King must have broken down a dozen walls, each one a shortcut through what had to be some manner of maze . There were countless branching pathways, each guided by thick walls that were around one meter tall . It was in this wall-breaking way that they proceeded .
Alu-Alu!
Another wall was smashed through . Beyond it, something new greeted their eyes . It was another palace, just smaller in size than the previous one . It did, however, have a pool at its center and a tree in the middle of that .
The tree was strange . It was two meters tall and it only had two leaves to its name .
Between the leaves was a sole grey fruit . It was hefty-looking—around the same size as a football—but it looked slimy and sickly .
"Holy-Jade Fruit . " Xie Qing King looked at the fruit with much excitement . He reached out and tried to grab it .
But before he could, the fruit broke . From within its sticky interior, a juice oozed out .
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Xie Qing King's face suddenly became ghastly, and so he punched the fruit away .
The ooze of the fruit splashed across the tiled copper floor, and after a moment's rest, started to violently corrode the copper surface .
Han Sen was well-aware how solid that copper was, so it was frightening to see the potency of that juice . If it touched a human, Han Sen couldn't imagine the pain that would befall its victim .
Xie Qing King's hand suffered a couple drops of that corrosive liquid, and it had damaged his hand a good deal; it gushed blood .
The juice was no joke, if it had also managed to pierce and ravage his hand while it was still ablaze with the powerful silver light .
All Han Sen could think was how thankful he was, to have decided to hang several meters behind Xie Qing King . If he was any closer, he could very well have been sprayed by that horrendous fluid .
"King-Corpse Juice; that d*mned turkey . It is only fortunate I have trained in the ways of combatting evil . A splash of this stuff is all it takes to fell even the most powerful spirit . " After explaining, Xie Qing King punched the tree and snapped it in two .
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When it broke, a grey mist seeped from the two broken ends . Suddenly, he was petrified and rendered unable to move .
Han Sen was shocked, seeing another trap immediately spring out to get Xie Qing King .
Phoenix Emperor must have known what sort of person he was . Ordinary people wouldn't have punched the tree right after a spoiled harvest, but Xie Qing King did . Knowing he'd react this way, Phoenix Emperor had constructed another surprise trap for when he did .
The King-Corpse Juice was merely a red herring, and it wasn't actually the planned way to stop Xie Qing King . It was not half as efficient as a substance that could petrify . Han Sen had no clue what it was, but it had worked without fault . In an instant, a king spirit was wholly petrified .
As Han Sen inched forward to inspect the tree, Xie Qing King started to shout . "He put Stone-Jade Miasma inside the tree . Pah! Weak . He'll need to do better than that to petrify me . I'm going to dig his corpse up!"
Xie Qing King had managed to regain control of his eyes and mouth, but his body was still frozen stiff .
"What are you looking at? Are you going to help me or what?!" Xie Qing King yelled .
"How can I help you?" Han Sen asked him . It was no wonder Phoenix Emperor imprisoned him down there .
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If he had known about him being locked up, Han Sen would not have helped him out . The spirit may not have been hostile, but he was not the same species and could not 100% be trusted .
Xie Qing King responded, "That sneak knew I'd use my Evil-Breaker Power to smash that tree containing the Stone-Jade Miasma . I have been petrified, yes, but only my exterior has been . Break the stones that encompass me and I will be free . "
"But I am so weak," Han Sen pretended .
Xie Qing King said, "But you have to try . Typically, only his Undying Flame can break these stones, but it's worth a shot . "
Han Sen looked at Xie Qing King and thought him to be strangely naive . He wondered why the spirit was so sure Han Sen would both be willing and able to save him from his entrapment .
Han Sen then recalled the time he had spent in the spirit base, and how lower-tier spirits would blindly follow one who was superior and provide them spirit geno points .
A real spirit would attempt to save Xie Qing King, no matter what it took .
But Han Sen was just a human, and he felt no obligation to save or truly follow a spirit who may have been superior to him .
"Hurry! The stone is starting to settle inside my flesh, strengthening . If we co-operate, perhaps the combination of our powers will be enough to break this curse," Xie Qing King pleaded .
Han Sen wondered whether or not he should reveal who he truly was . But just as he considered doing so, he heard a wall on the side of that chamber begin to rise .
"Someone is here!" Han Sen looked around, checking to see if there was someplace he could hide .
Xie Qing King noticed this, as well, and so he stopped talking .
Han Sen saw two men standing behind that risen wall . It was a human and a spirit, and they were both visibly surprised to see Han Sen there . They had obviously entered expecting the place to be empty and free of others .
"Who are you?" the spirit asked, staring at Han Sen . His power looked crushing, as if he could squish him like a bug .
Han Sen thought to himself, "This must be Holy-Sword Emperor . The human next to him must be Brother Seven . "