Chapter 1022: Things Beyond Control?

Chapter 1022: Chapter 1022: Things Beyond Control?

Lin Yi removed his disguise and revealed his true appearance—a young, handsome guy.

However, no one present was surprised by the way he looked after revealing himself.

They couldn’t help it; all their attention was locked onto the black giant beast Lin Yi had summoned.

The black giant hand couldn’t maintain a complete, stable form; its surface would periodically ripple like liquid, and combined with that highly recognizable color, it was just way too eye‑catching.

The God of Soul Gathering was very powerful. Ever since his Divine Power Level reached "A", he had become the Immortal King’s most trusted subordinate.

Strong ability, low‑key in doing things, highly obedient.

He quietly did a lot of shady things for the Immortal King, helping to take care of countless troubles.

That’s why there’s so little information about the God of Soul Gathering, yet he enjoys extremely high status in the Divine Realm.

With so many missions completed, the rewards he received were naturally plentiful. Anything novel or particularly valuable, the Immortal King would basically reward to him, just so he’d keep doing a better job.

Over thousands of years, the God of Soul Gathering had received an abundance of rewards, and he had never envied anyone for anything.

Only during that Nine Nether Transformations, when the Divine River Song disappeared together with King of the Nine Netherworld Qin Zhu, did this guy feel seriously jealous.

That was an External Divine Artifact, and one that could freely switch its form.

In battle, it could unleash tremendous combat power and create limitless possibilities.

He had even begged the Immortal King to somehow get him a Divine Artifact like that, but unfortunately, External Divine Artifacts are not that easy to find.

So when he learned that the Fu Xi Talisman was about to emerge, the Immortal King immediately handed this mission to him.

The Fu Xi Talisman indeed isn’t that type of External Divine Artifact that can freely change its form; in that regard, it can’t compare to Wo Zhiqi’s Divine River Song. But in terms of practicality and combat power, the Fu Xi Talisman is absolutely above the Divine River Song.

The instant he received the Immortal King’s notice, the God of Soul Gathering literally jumped up in joy. From the reply he sent back, you could tell just how excited he was:

No need for a mission reward this time. For this mission, I’ll pour in everything I have and guarantee completion.

The recollection ended, and his gaze fell onto Lin Yi.

A young man whose Divine Power Level wasn’t high; both his combat power and battle experience were quite limited.

A Divine River Song following such a young man—wouldn’t that be an injustice to this Divine Artifact?

Lin Yi’s Divine Power Level is just that much. If he wanted to snatch something off him, wouldn’t it be easy?

Isn’t this basically buy one, get one free?

With that in mind, the way the God of Soul Gathering looked at Lin Yi grew blazing hot.

"In the battle to come, none of you are allowed to interfere. Whether it’s Helben and his companion or that kid, they’re all mine."

Helben and Morris were also staring at Lin Yi.

Their eyes were full of disbelief.

They hadn’t expected that Lin Yi, whose Divine Power Level was merely "G", could use a Blinding Skill right under their noses, conceal his identity, and follow them all the way here.

At this moment, both of them felt extremely conflicted inside.

Lin Yi’s timely strike had saved them, already sweeping away the anger brought by his deception.

Besides, the more important thing now was that people of the Immortal King’s faction were actually forcing them to go die. That was the huge problem they had no choice but to confront.

"The one shaking the rule of All Celestial Divine Beings turns out to be such a young brat."

"Truly, the younger generation is terrifying."

Helben and Morris couldn’t help but sigh.

Having learned so many secrets unknown to others right before death, both of their emotions carried a certain sense of release.

The young man who was shaking the rule of All Celestial Divine Beings did intend to help them.

But judging from their senses, the gap in strength between the two sides was far too big. Even if the three of them attacked together, there was no chance of winning.

"Heh, that kid stands on your side, so what can he change? His strength is about the same as yours. Trash of your Level—bring me dozens of you, and I still wouldn’t consider you a proper dish."

Such wildly arrogant words didn’t draw any mocking retort from anyone.

The God of Soul Gathering truly had the strength to say such things.

He’d finally received the mission and could legitimately take possession of the External Divine Artifact he’d long coveted—and this time, there were even two of them. The God of Soul Gathering was in an absolutely excellent mood.

After that bout of crazed boasting, he ignored Helben and Morris and instead fixed his gaze on Lin Yi.

"Kid, you should be the one who used the Heaven-piercing Mantra, right? If you weren’t, you can tell me who did. Who used the Heaven-piercing Mantra to tell the world things they were never meant to know? As long as you say it, and obediently hand over the Divine River Song, I can let you leave here in one piece."

"Relax, I mean it. The emergence of the Fu Xi Talisman doesn’t require you to be a sacrifice. We’ve already calculated the number of people. If you only know about it but weren’t involved, I can perfectly well let you go."

In the God of Soul Gathering’s eyes, Lin Yi being this young yet already having such strength did indeed carry a bit of "prodigy" in him.

But judged purely by Lin Yi’s Divine Power Level, there’s no way he’s the one who mastered the Heaven-piercing Mantra.

The Heaven-piercing Mantra isn’t just technically advanced; even its casting requirements are extremely harsh.

To cast this skill, you need a massive amount of Source Power as support.

Lin Yi had indeed mastered Divine Power and Taichu, but his body absolutely couldn’t house such a terrifying volume of Source Power.

Putting these two conditions together, the God of Soul Gathering confidently concluded that Lin Yi definitely wasn’t the one who had mastered the Heaven-piercing Mantra.

He was only willing to believe that the kid in front of him was just a lucky bastard who happened to get involved in that Nine Nether Transformations.

Before Lin Yi could finish speaking, Morris patted him on the shoulder.

"Kid, I don’t know where you come from, and I don’t know why you hid your identity and lurked behind us, but we don’t plan to hold that against you."

"You’ve seen the Immortal King’s ugly face. We don’t ask for much—we just hope you can stay alive, and one day, when the truth can be made public, you’ll speak these words out loud."

"Just do as the God of Soul Gathering says. Hand over the thing honestly, then tell him everything you know and trade it for your life. The Divine River Song is indeed a good thing, but it’s not suitable for you. With your current strength, you still can’t master it."

Helben looked at Lin Yi, nodded, and agreed with this suggestion.

Then, locking eyes with the God of Soul Gathering, his pupils reflected an incomparably calm confidence.

This was brought by the very highest Level of Divine Power.

"You hear that? Kid, your talent and strength are both decent, and your luck is even better. Don’t throw away your life for something you can’t handle right now. Come on, hand the Divine River Song over to me."

The outstretched palm, held before Lin Yi, carried an air of unquestionable authority.

Seeing the young man’s utterly dumbfounded expression in front of him, the God of Soul Gathering’s gloomy smile actually brightened a bit, rare sunlight breaking through.

He truly hadn’t expected that in the very next instant, the young man in front of him would shake his head without the slightest hesitation.