Multiverse Skill System

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The old man, known as the "Old Drunkard," only had three bottles of this wine in his collection. He treasured it like a precious gem, only pouring out a small cup when entertaining distinguished guests, enough for just half a sip.

"Okay, I'll take the bet. This is my wager."

The Black Butcher took out something that looked like a sword blank.

"That's not enough. You need at least two artifact embryos, or you can use a complete artifact."

"You wish! A complete sacred artifact is worth the equivalent of five sacred artifact embryos. Fine, let's add this one too."

Take out another bell-shaped object.

"can."

The old drunkard nodded, confirming the butcher's bet, and then looked at the others.

"Are you going to participate or not? Don't tell me you lack confidence in your own disciples, thinking they're inferior to my Heavenly Fist Sect and the Black Butcher's evil sect?"

"Old drunkard, don't try to provoke me. I'll join in. I'll offer one Lesser Heavenly Origin Pill."

"Since Brother Feng has already participated, I will do the same. I will offer one opportunity to use the Bloodline Cleansing Pool."

"I will also participate, one of the Heavenly-level Divine Powers."

"And me..."

The elders of the seven major sects all got involved. Even if they didn't trust their own disciples, they couldn't back down at this time. After all, they still had to save face when they were out in the world. If they lost face in front of other sects, the losses would exceed the stakes they had taken.

Chapter 1002, The Insect King's Powerful Backing

With the bet in place, the seven elders were greatly encouraged and kept a close eye on the situation in the secret realm. Even those who knew they were unlikely to win were hoping for a miracle. If a miracle did happen, they would make a fortune.

A ripple appeared on the gate to the secret realm. The elders knew that someone was about to emerge, and they immediately stared intently at the gate. Even though being the first to emerge did not guarantee victory, they still hoped that the first person to come out would be one of their junior disciples.

As soon as Yi Shuihan appeared, he saw the seven elders staring intently at him, which startled him greatly.

"Who are you? Why have I never seen you before?"

"Old drunkard, with so many people going in, you can't possibly remember every single one of them! He's probably not from your sect, so there's no need to make such a fuss."

"What do you know? I've already memorized all the natural auras that entered the secret realm. I'm pretty sure he's not one of our seven major sects, and neither is the woman who came out later."

The other elders knew that the old drunkard wouldn't lie about such things, since it would be too easy to expose such lies.

They looked at each other, both conveying the same message: they weren't one of them.

"Could they be natives of the secret realm?"

Thinking of this possibility, the elders released their auras and locked onto Yi Shuihan and Shangguan Rou. Yi Shuihan was not affected by this. You can't expect an ant to scare a person with its fierce claws.

Shangguan Rou's face turned a little pale. The aura of the seven elders was too overwhelming for her. She glanced at Yi Shuihan, who remained completely unmoved, and her tense heart calmed down.

Before the elders could make any other moves, Dongfang Ruo also came out. When she came out, she was stunned by the situation. She knew that Yi Shuihan was much stronger than these elders. She could not care about the others, but she did not want her aunt to have any accidents because of offending Yi Shuihan.

That's right, the only middle-aged beauty among the seven elders was Dongfang Ruo's aunt, her own aunt. However, this relationship was unknown to others and was kept very secret.

Dongfang Ruo walked to the middle-aged beauty's side and began to communicate with her telepathically.

A moment later, the middle-aged woman's expression turned extremely ugly. As the leader, it was normal for a few of the people she brought out to die, since it was a treasure hunt in a secret realm. However, it was abnormal for only one person to die. If the disciples died during the treasure hunt, it would be understandable. The problem was that they died at the hands of the Insect King when they were about to leave after the treasure hunt.

A golden beam of light shot out from the middle-aged woman's hand, flying rapidly toward the Black Butcher.

"You vile woman, what are you doing, using the God-Slaying Cone against me?"

The butcher was completely unprepared for the middle-aged beauty's attack. Although he managed to dodge it, he was still slightly injured.

The God-Slaying Cone is an extremely insidious sacred artifact, infamous for its ferocity. Being attacked by it will annihilate even the soul. It is a weapon that attacks both the body and the soul, and if the wound is not treated in time, it will rapidly expand.

The butcher only grazed his arm, but he immediately chopped off his entire hand to prevent the wound from worsening.

A brand new hand grew rapidly. For someone like Black Butcher, who was at the half-world realm, limb regeneration was not a difficult thing. As long as the heart and head and other important parts were not damaged, other parts could be discarded at will.

"The Insect Queen killed all my disciples except her. What do you think I'm going to do? If you don't give me an explanation today, I'll fight you to the death."

The other elders, who had initially intended to act as peacemakers, immediately fell silent upon hearing this. Some even looked at Black Butcher with displeasure, as the Insect King's actions were indeed inappropriate and showed a lack of respect for the Qingfeng Sect, which was one of the seven major sects.

“You can go find the Insect King if he did it. I can’t control him. But I must remind you that the Insect King is actually the illegitimate son of my sect leader. If you kill him, I don’t know what will happen.”

"What? The Insect King actually has this kind of identity? He's actually the illegitimate son of the evil sect leader. How come there was no news about this before? That person is a World Realm expert."

An elder exclaimed in surprise.

The evil sect leader, Evil God, is incredibly arrogant, but his strength matches his arrogance. As a World Realm cultivator, his recent achievement was fighting three opponents at once and killing a World Realm cultivator in their own small world.

Keep in mind that this is the World Realm. World Realm cultivators in this world are very difficult to kill. The difference in strength between cultivators of the same level is not significant. As long as they hide in their own lair, it would take at least 10 or more cultivators of the same level to defeat them.

As the leader of the evil sect, the evil god is a ruthless and cold-blooded man. Not to mention his illegitimate children, he has hundreds of biological sons. Of these sons, he generally ignores only a few who receive his attention.

He doesn't question it, but if anyone kills his son, he will definitely take revenge. Although the Evil God is an illegitimate child, he has great talent and has the potential to reach the World Realm. With such talent, even if he is an illegitimate child, the Evil God will value him highly.

Killing the Insect King would mean incurring the wrath of the evil god. The seven major sects are all of the same level, and while the entire sect is not afraid of the evil god, it would not be willing to oppose the evil god for the sake of some disciples. These disciples could be said to have died in vain.

The Black Butcher watched the middle-aged beauty's ever-changing expression with a cold face. He felt a sense of satisfaction, but also some dissatisfaction with the Insect King. If the Insect King hadn't gone on a killing spree, he wouldn't have been injured, albeit with minor wounds.

"Not bad, he actually has such a powerful backer. Why didn't he bring it up in front of me earlier?"

Yi Shuihan was also somewhat surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that the Insect King was smart. After all, a backer is just a backer. If the person himself is killed, even if someone avenges him, it will be of no use. The Insect King dared not gamble. What if Yi Shuihan insisted on going his own way?

When Bu Er emerged from the secret realm, he heard the Black Butcher's revelation. His previously good mood immediately soured. His backing was actually not much weaker than that of the Insect King, and because of this, he knew that the Insect King would definitely be fine today.

"Unless this old monster makes a move, as long as the coordinates of the small world are not known, even the evil god cannot do anything to a being at the World Realm."

In the end, Fuji still didn't take any action. He was also afraid of setting himself on fire. If he didn't manage to get rid of the Insect King, he might end up getting himself killed instead.

Chapter 1003, The Powerful Elder Yin

Disciples emerged one after another from the gate of the secret realm. They quickly gathered behind their elders and were once again astonished upon hearing what had happened. Many disciples felt a pang of sorrow and mourned the Qingfeng Sect disciples who had died. At the same time, they resolved never to provoke the Insect King again, as its backing was too strong, and even if they were killed, it would be a pointless death.

Upon learning that only the disciples of the Qingfeng Sect had been harmed, the elders of the other sects breathed a sigh of relief. "Better to die for one's own sect than for one's own," they reasoned. Having entered the cultivation world and become elders of their own sects, they naturally understood the importance of self-preservation. Perhaps they would offer a few words of support for the Qingfeng Sect's plight and offer some assistance without affecting themselves, but they certainly wouldn't resort to any real violence.

The elders were quite interested in Yi Shuihan, this great demon king, even the Insect King eventually yielded to him. They absolutely did not believe that Yi Shuihan's stillness spell would return, even though many disciples claimed to have witnessed it with their own eyes. Instead, they unanimously believed that the disciples must have been under an illusion.

The Insect King was the last to emerge from the secret realm. As soon as he appeared, everyone turned their attention to him. The Insect King had anticipated this, and remained expressionless, revealing nothing of his thoughts. Perhaps he was confident in his powerful backing, and he seemed oblivious even to the murderous glare from the middle-aged beauty.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the Insect King walked up to the evil faction's group. After a moment, he nodded slightly, indicating that he was aware of the current situation.

"Haha, now that everyone's out, shouldn't we honor our bet? I, the old drunkard, have won."

In the midst of this tense atmosphere, the old drunkard suddenly burst into laughter.

The sect represented by the old drunkard is the Blazing Fire Sect, to which the Fire King belongs. The other sects are the Evil Sect, the Gentle Breeze Sect, the Bright Moon Sect, the Shadow Sect, the Vertical and Horizontal Sword Sect, and the Pill Sect.

Normally, even if these elders were willing to accept defeat, they wouldn't have so readily handed over their bets. However, this time, they didn't even say a word and simply tossed the bets to the old drunkard. The old drunkard happily accepted the bets, his face beaming with a smile like a chrysanthemum.

The old drunkard wanted to politely declare his victory, but he found that no one was paying attention to him. He could only smile wryly and secretly rejoice.

"Insect King, you killed 17 disciples of my Qingfeng Sect without cause. Do you have anything to say?"

"She killed my sect's Poison King. So what if I killed a few disciples? They're all useless. They're not even as valuable as the Poison King alone."

The Insect King pointed at Dongfang Ruo and spoke calmly.

At first glance, this statement seems reasonable. However, knowing the exact culprit, the fact that they slaughtered all the innocent disciples just to force Dongfang Ruo out, especially at a time when he was about to appear, is clearly a slap in the face.

Generally speaking, there is an unspoken rule in exploring secret realms: it is permissible to fight within the realm, even to intentionally kill members of other sects. However, during the final waiting period before exiting, fighting is prohibited. This is to give weaker disciples a way out. Otherwise, there would be no need for anyone to search for treasure; they could simply wait at the entrance and kill each other to steal the treasure.

Unfortunately, unspoken rules are unspoken rules, and the Insect King doesn't follow them, so you have no say in the matter.

If Qingfeng Sect just lets it go like this, when the news gets back, the disciples will surely become disloyal. Is there any point in joining a sect that can't even protect its own disciples?

Even knowing that it's impossible to make the Insect King pay with his life, the middle-aged woman still wants to make him pay a sufficient price.

"Do you really think I can't kill you?"

A violent killing intent erupted from the middle-aged beauty. The God-Slaying Cones that had injured the Black Butcher hovered around her, numbering in the dozens, a sight that made onlookers' hearts pound.

Seeing this, the other elders, even though they knew it wasn't directed at them, also changed their expressions slightly. If they were to be caught off guard, they might all perish.

As a powerful sect, the Evil Sect's elder, Black Butcher, is also a powerful figure. However, when faced with the middle-aged beauty, he has no choice but to conceal his claws. The threat posed by the God-Slaying Cone is simply too great, and he is unwilling to confront it.

"They're clearly a righteous sect, so why are they using such an evil holy artifact as the God-Slaying Cone, and in so many of them? Am I a member of the evil sect or is she? This is all backwards!"

Black Butcher cursed inwardly, his eyes fixed on the middle-aged beauty's every move. He didn't want to confront her, but he had to protect the Insect King's life. Otherwise, if something happened to the Insect King, he would definitely be killed by the enraged evil god. An elder below the World Realm, even if he was already at the Half World Realm, was insignificant in the evil god's eyes and could be killed at will.

"Elder Yin, let's talk this out. After all, the Insect King had his reasons, even if he went a bit too far."

The butcher said with a forced smile, which surprised his disciples. Was this the same ruthless elder who had killed countless people?

These disciples lacked experience and had no idea how infamous the things surrounding the middle-aged beauty, Elder Yin, were. If they had known, they wouldn't have been so surprised.

The butcher is ruthless, but that's only towards the weak. Towards the strong, he's kinder than anyone else; that's his way of life. Otherwise, he would have died somewhere long ago.

Even the Insect King was somewhat surprised. His previously nonchalant expression changed slightly as he deduced from the Black Butcher's words that the Black Butcher was quite wary of Elder Yin.

If he hadn't been injured, the Insect King would never have given in so easily. He didn't believe anyone could kill him unless a World Realm expert personally intervened. But now, after much deliberation, the Insect King chose to give in.

"I am willing to offer a Heavenly-level divine power as compensation to your sect."

"not enough!"

Elder Yin said coldly, slightly reducing the murderous aura emanating from him.

"Two."

As he said this, the Insect King's heart was bleeding. He had only found three Heavenly-level Divine Powers in the secret realm, and taking out two of them at once meant that most of his efforts had been in vain.

"Give it to the three departments, and we'll call it even."

Elder Yin persisted relentlessly.

In fact, those disciples were not as valuable as a Heavenly-level Divine Power. However, this was not just a matter of the disciples' value, but also of the sect's reputation.

Chapter 1004, The Remnants of the Louvre

Faced with Elder Yin's aggressive approach, the Insect King was also somewhat annoyed, believing that he had already given him enough face.

So, should we give it or not? This is a serious question. If we give it, the Insect King's trip to the secret realm will have been a complete waste, and he will have lost a lot, especially since he will have to give up the bottle of soul blood he gave to Yi Shuihan.

Time passed slowly, and the atmosphere at the scene became more and more tense. To be honest, most people hoped that the Insect King would not back down, otherwise he might be crippled by the angry Elder Yin. If he was accidentally killed, that would be the best outcome.

Yi Shuihan, standing to the side, looked at the small theater in front of him with a bit of boredom. To him, this situation was really unappealing. If they were going to fight, they should fight. What was the point of all this arguing?

"By the way, aren't there still two people left in the Qingfeng Sect?"

Suddenly remembering the guy he had saved who was shouting that he was a virgin, Yi Shuihan blurted out a sentence.

"There's another one who's unconscious, hasn't anyone gotten him out?"

He continued speaking to himself.

He spoke very softly, but because the scene was quiet and everyone present was no ordinary person, everyone heard what Yi Shuihan said.

Those who knew how powerful Yi Shuihan was naturally unconcerned about her casual manner. However, Elder Yin glared at her immediately. Speaking at this time clearly showed that she didn't take her seriously!

"Why are you glaring at me? Hurry up and go inside to rescue them, or do you not actually care about that disciple?"

Yi Shuihan said calmly.

"Xiao Ruo, go and bring the person out."

Elder Yin hesitated for a moment, then said to Dongfang Ruo, "If she really doesn't care about that unconscious disciple, it won't be good if word gets out."

Dongfang reluctantly agreed, then re-entered the secret realm, and soon came out dragging the person out.

The unconscious male disciple was tied up with a rope by Dongfang Ruo and dragged away like a corpse, leaving scratches in his wake.

Everyone who witnessed this scene had a slight twitch in their face, looking at Dongfang Ruo with a strange expression.

Elder Yin looked at his niece with a wry smile, but ultimately said nothing. Compared to that ordinary disciple, his niece was much closer to him, and since she was unconscious, she wouldn't be able to sense anything.

"Elder Yin, since the Insect King showed mercy and one of them is still alive, why don't you also show mercy and ask for only two Heavenly-level divine abilities?"

Black Butcher spoke up at the opportune moment, saying that it was clearly Yi Shuihan who saved the male disciple, but in his mouth it became that the Insect King showed mercy, which was a complete lie.

"No, either I'll use three Heavenly-level Divine Powers, or I'll detain the Insect King and bring him back to my Qingfeng Sect to be punished."

Once the Qingfeng Sect is brought back, Elder Yin won't need to worry about the rest. The higher-ups will naturally discuss it with the evil sect, and the evil sect might have to pay an even higher price.

Unless the evil faction wants to wage a complete war with the Qingfeng faction, they will definitely spend a lot of money to redeem the Insect King. If the evil faction chooses to start a war, the other sects will not sit idly by, since the evil faction is in the wrong.

Similarly, if Elder Yin kills the Insect King, the Evil God will have a reason to take revenge, and if a war breaks out, the other sects won't be able to say anything.

The reasoning was only given to people of similar strength. If the Qingfeng Sect were not one of the seven major sects, but a weak one, the evil sect would have attacked directly without anyone saying anything.

"I've already used the last Heavenly-level Divine Power, so let's just leave it at that."

With a pained expression, Black Butcher took out a Heaven-level divine ability. A Heaven-level divine ability was a good thing for him, but he also knew that if he didn't help the Insect King and the Insect King held a grudge, his life would be difficult if the Insect King gained power in the future.

Supernatural abilities, as a means of dealing with enemies, are second only to cultivation level in importance. For some, good supernatural abilities are even more precious than pills that can improve cultivation level. With good supernatural abilities, combat power is enhanced, and pills that can improve cultivation level are naturally easier to obtain.