Chapter 3129 - 3104: The Mystery of the Black Warriors

Chapter 3129: Chapter 3104: The Mystery of the Black Warriors

A towering storm rose above the Corpse Burying River, countless Black Warriors emerged from the riverbed, surrounding Lin Bai’s Spirit Boat.

The Black Sky Ancestor sneered coldly, "Little brat of the Sky-swallowing Clan, I didn’t expect you would dare come to the Corpse Burying River. Are you here to court death?"

"I am here to negotiate terms," Lin Bai looked at the Black Sky Ancestor and said calmly.

The Black Sky Ancestor retorted mockingly, "Do you really think we’d negotiate terms with our enemy?"

Lin Bai remained expressionless and spoke, "Of course, I have no absolute confidence, but I still want to give it a try."

The Black Sky Ancestor laughed, "Then, I’m curious to know what terms you’re planning to negotiate?"

Lin Bai’s eyes flashed briefly, whispering, "You mentioned before that your tribe fell to this state because of the Sky-swallowing Clan and the Giant God Clan. And the reason you all can survive inside this Corpse Burying River must be due to some curse."

Upon hearing Lin Bai mention this matter, the Black Sky Ancestor immediately spoke coldly and mercilessly, "Did you know? When you brought up this topic, my desire to kill you increased."

"I’ll give you at most three sentences. After three sentences, if you can’t convince me, then you will become white bones in this Corpse Burying River, staying here with us forever."

Lin Bai said, "I don’t need three sentences; one sentence is enough!"

The Black Sky Ancestor asked, "What sentence?"

Lin Bai said, "I can lift the curse on your tribe, granting you freedom to return to the Spirit Realm."

"Will you be satisfied with this deal?"

Lin Bai looked at the Black Sky Ancestor and said lightly.

The Black Sky Ancestor’s pupils narrowed fiercely upon hearing this, clearly startled by Lin Bai’s words.

Not only the Black Sky Ancestor, but even the Black Warriors beneath the Corpse Burying River showed a hint of joy on their faces upon hearing these words, looking to the Black Sky Ancestor with hope in their eyes.

The Black Sky Ancestor’s expression sank, speaking quietly, "You’re not trying to fool this old man, are you?"

Lin Bai smiled gently, saying, "I can help you lift the curse, but before that, you must tell me how you became like this and why you must stay in the Corpse Burying River forever."

"Moreover, after I lift the curse, you must do ten things for me as repayment."

The Black Sky Ancestor coldly replied, "Doing ten things for you without anything in return? You must be mad; it’s impossible!"

Lin Bai chuckled and said, "Then you have no choice but to hide in this filthy Corpse Burying River for a lifetime."

Upon hearing this, the Black Sky Ancestor’s face tensed, looking at Lin Bai with some reluctance, gritting his teeth and said, "Five things at most!"

Lin Bai nodded with a smile, "Deal."

The Black Sky Ancestor was slightly angered upon hearing Lin Bai agree so readily, clearly feeling tricked by Lin Bai.

Lin Bai continued with a smile, "Then tell me, why have you fallen to this state?"

The Black Sky Ancestor sighed lightly and slowly said, "Isn’t it because of the war between the Sky-swallowing Clan and the Giant God Clan? We were just a bunch of sacrificial lambs."

Lin Bai curiously asked, "What do you mean?"

The Black Sky Ancestor’s eyes carried a hint of recollection as he spoke, "About tens of thousands of years ago, our family was a small family in the Spirit Realm, not even ranked."

"However, the warriors of our family never caused trouble nor did they want to provoke the Strong Ones."

"We thought our family would continue like this."

"But we never predicted one day we’d be caught in a disaster beyond our control."

"On that day, the Void above our family’s land tore open, and a towering Giant and a Warrior who devours Under Heaven appeared in our family’s territory simultaneously."

"The terrifying power emanating from the two of them instantly slaughtered many warriors in our family, including quite a few Strong Ones."

"At that time, the Seniors of our family could see these were people from the Sky-swallowing Clan and the Giant God Clan."

"As the two fought, our entire family’s Strong Ones were almost all killed in the aftermath of the battle."

"Then, as our family was about to be wiped out by the aftermath of their fight, at that moment, it’s as if Heaven hadn’t forsaken us; their battle tore open a Spatial Rift, drawing our family into a body of river water, dropping us onto the Barbaric Ancient Continent from within the Spatial Rift."

The Black Sky Ancestor said lightly.

Lin Bai, hearing this, asked, "Did the Sky-swallowing Clan and Giant God Clan not notice you?"

The Black Sky Ancestor scoffed, "Perhaps they did notice, but what does it matter? The Sky-swallowing Clan was only concerned with self-preservation, and the Giant God Clan was Supreme in the Spirit Realm, while our family to them was but ants in existence. Would you stop for a few ants?"

Lin Bai fell silent upon hearing this.

The Black Sky Ancestor shook his head and said, "Alas, this isn’t the first time something like this has happened in the Spirit Realm, countless forces unknown to the Spirit Realm were suddenly caught in the war between the Sky-swallowing Clan and the Giant God Clan, leading to their entire families being wiped out, not a single survivor."

"Compared to them, we were relatively lucky; at least, we preserved some semblance of our lineage."

Lin Bai frowned and said, "Then why do you remain within the Corpse Burying River? And why have you turned so black all over?"

The Black Sky Ancestor looked at Lin Bai and said lightly, "As you said, it’s a curse!"

Lin Bai curiously asked, "What curse?"

The Black Sky Ancestor looked at the Corpse Burying River and said, "When we flowed into the Void along with this body of river water, we were all seriously injured. Even if we fell into the Barbaric Ancient Continent, we wouldn’t escape death."

"But Heaven hadn’t forsaken us!"

"When we were all on the brink of death, lying on the Barbaric Ancient Continent, we discovered something."

"It was it that saved all our lives."

"But it also bound us here, turning us into these mannequin-like figures."

Lin Bai asked, "What is it?"

The Black Sky Ancestor looked at Lin Bai and said casually, "The Netherworld Ghost Lamp, one of the Ten Great Magical Artifacts on the Barbaric Ancient Continent!"

"The Ten Great Magical Artifacts! The Netherworld Ghost Lamp?" Lin Bai asked in shock, looking at the Black Sky Ancestor.

The Black Sky Ancestor said, "That’s correct. When we dropped into the Barbaric Ancient Continent with this river water, all our tribesmen were gravely injured, weakening into lifelessness. But at the moment we were about to die, we all saw a shimmering ancient lamp before us."

"When everyone approached the ancient lamp, it seemed to project onto us a certain intention."

"As long as we were willing, it could keep us alive, but to live, the only condition was to become its slaves."

"We reluctantly agreed, we were spared, yet we were already dead."

The Black Sky Ancestor said lightly.