boyutpedia Chapter 2138: The Deal
Chapter 2138: The Deal
As a hazy gray light flashed past.Three figures shot out from a deep, dark cave.
These three were Zhou Yu, Bai Shuang, and Lei Xin’er.
After they flew out, Bai Shuang and Lei Xin’er’s faces still carried a hint of paleness.
Bai Shuang let out a breath, speaking with lingering fear:
"That was too dangerous."
"I didn’t expect there to be such a terrifying vortex of yin energy hidden in the passage."
"If we hadn’t prepared in advance, even if we made it through, we’d have to shed a layer of skin."
Lei Xin’er was also a little shaken:
"The Clan Leader never mentioned this. Looks like it must have appeared only in recent years."
"This Black Soul Abyss really is about to undergo a huge upheaval."
As Lei Xin’er spoke, she couldn’t help glancing at Zhou Yu again.
She found that Zhou Yu at this moment was calm and composed, without the slightest sign of depletion.
She couldn’t help sighing inwardly.
Was the gap between them really this large?
At this moment, Bai Shuang looked toward Zhou Yu and said:
"Mr. Zhou, we’ve already reached the Second Layer. I’ll tell you about the overall situation here on the Second Layer and you see where we should go to get the Soul Void Grass!"
Bai Shuang had just started to describe when he saw Zhou Yu directly wave his hand.
"No need."
"We’re not looking here!"
"Huh?"
Bai Shuang was stunned for a moment, not reacting right away.
"Then where are we going?"
Zhou Yu said flatly:
"We go straight to the next layer."
"What??"
Bai Shuang and Lei Xin’er both showed looks of shock.
"To the Third Layer?"
"This... doesn’t seem appropriate."
Bai Shuang hesitated.
Zhou Yu said calmly:
"Isn’t it true that the deeper you go, the more Soul Void Grass there is?"
"That’s true, but going straight down to the Third Layer..."
Bai Shuang and Lei Xin’er had never thought about this before, so they had no mental preparation at all.
At this moment, Lei Xin’er suddenly took a deep breath and said:
"If we go straight to the next layer, we’ll be forced to face a problem."
Zhou Yu raised an eyebrow:
"What problem?"
Lei Xin’er looked at Zhou Yu and said:
"There’s only one passage leading to the next layer."
"No matter what, we can’t avoid the others."
"If we run into them then..."
Zhou Yu said evenly:
"Leaving aside whether we’ll run into them or not."
"Even if we do, so what? It’s going to happen sooner or later anyway."
"Or do you think that if you hide from them, they just won’t move against you?"
"That they’ll spare your Golden Roc Clan?"
As Zhou Yu said this, Bai Shuang and Lei Xin’er’s faces instantly flushed bright red.
A moment later, Lei Xin’er said:
"Mr. Zhou is right."
"This battle will come sooner or later. If we’re scared before we even fight, wouldn’t that be taking the lowest route, making it even harder to resist in the future?"
"I agree with Mr. Zhou. We go straight to the Third Layer."
"Alright!"
Bai Shuang at the side also let out a low growl.
"To hell with it, we’ll block soldiers with generals and flood with earth."
"Worst case, we just die here!"
Zhou Yu looked at the two of them suddenly acting like they’d been injected with chicken blood, and was a bit surprised.
He spoke:
"It’s not that serious. I haven’t thought about dying here."
"The Second Layer is so big; they can’t possibly be guarding the entrance all the time."
"We may not even run into them. Besides, you both saw the situation in the passage just now—setting up an ambush in there isn’t actually that easy."
"I think as long as we’re careful, we can break through without a problem."
"Fighting to the death is the worst choice."
Bai Shuang and Lei Xin’er were both taken aback, then they reacted as well.
True enough.
Zhou Yu’s analysis was spot-on.
The two of them immediately felt a bit embarrassed and could only give awkward smiles.
Zhou Yu didn’t waste time on this topic.
"We set out immediately and find the closest route."
"Alright."
Bai Shuang began planning at once and quickly settled on a route.
After that, he transmitted the route to Zhou Yu with his Divine Sense.
After Zhou Yu looked it over, his expression turned pensive.
"Three-Wolf Fork!"
"According to the Root Map’s markings, there’s only one type of Demon active around there—the Gray Ke Wolves!"
"And it really is the closest to here. If we set out now, we should reach it in about ten days."
"Good. We’ll take this route."
With that said, Zhou Yu fixed his direction and flew off.
Bai Shuang and Lei Xin’er followed closely behind.
About a quarter of an hour after the three of them left, a dark shadow suddenly appeared near the passage entrance.
The shadow’s eyes gleamed with a dim red light.
It stared coldly at the departing backs of the three, then slowly faded away.
Zhou Yu suddenly slowed down a bit, then turned his head to glance back, a gray light flashing in his eyes.
Bai Shuang behind him immediately asked:
"Mr. Zhou, what is it?"
Zhou Yu lightly shook his head.
"Nothing."
"Let’s keep moving."
Just now, Zhou Yu had suddenly sensed a strange gaze fall on his back.
He immediately activated the Eye of Destruction and looked back, but didn’t find anything unusual.
If it were an ordinary person, they might think they were just imagining things.
But Zhou Yu did not.
In a place like the Black Soul Abyss, even the slightest bit of carelessness might cost them their lives.
Although Zhou Yu hadn’t discovered anything, his vigilance had already risen another notch.
And while the three were rushing toward the passage to the Third Layer, deep within the Black Soul Abyss, on a three-foot-long, water-like scroll, moving images appeared.
The content of the images was precisely the backs of Zhou Yu and the others as they left.
At this moment, a cold, hoarse voice sounded.
"Among the Peng Clan Young Masters who entered this time, there’s actually such a figure. Looks like this kid isn’t simple."
"It’s just that the place they’re heading to isn’t this old man’s turf..."
Speaking to this point, the owner of the hoarse voice suddenly grinned.
"Right, I can trade the lives of these three for some benefits from Shiva!"
"She’ll definitely be very interested in them."
As his voice fell, the owner of the cold, hoarse voice suddenly closed his eyes, and a streak of talismanic light began to flicker on his forehead.
A moment later, that talismanic light shot out in an instant and vanished into a Jade Bi in front of him.
Not long after, the Jade Bi suddenly began to shimmer with a faint Spirit Light.
Next, a figure appeared on the Jade Bi.
This person wore a wide blood-red robe, with silver-white hair standing out one lock at a time.
Her face was covered in wrinkles, ravines upon ravines.
"Ghost Master, what business do you have with this old woman?"
Ghost Master chuckled:
"What?"
"We can be considered old friends. We haven’t contacted each other for hundreds of years, and I can’t chat a bit with you, old woman?"
Shiva snorted coldly:
"The most important thing right now is to complete that great matter."
"You and I each have our roles. I don’t have time to waste with you here."
"If you’ve got something to say, say it!"
Ghost Master gave a low laugh.
"I came this time precisely to help you."
"Help me?"
"Since when have you been so kind?"
Shiva clearly didn’t believe him.
Ghost Master smiled and said:
"Aren’t you in need of a few people with powerful souls right now?"
"I just happened to find one!"