rpbooks Chapter 181 God-King Umir
Chapter 181 God-King Umir
Gu Yan's mind raced, trying to figure out how to resolve this situation. Asking him to submit to Umir was absolutely out of the question.
"Ayan, your heart is truly cruel! You killed me without hesitation!" Umir looked heartbroken and furious. If that was truly his real self, he would already be dead. All these years, he hadn't shown him any affection whatsoever, killing him so easily. What a heartless person!
"What use is the Demon Refining Pot to you? Do you think I'd go back in there myself?" Umir said.
After he finished speaking, Gu Yan put away the Demon Refining Pot.
Gu Yan didn't have enough magic power to summon the Demon Refining Pot and take Umir inside. Unless Umir went inside on his own, which was obviously impossible. In that case, the Demon Refining Pot would be useless.
Umir thought he was about to give up, but then a flash of golden light appeared, and the Xuanyuan Sword appeared in Gu Yan's hand. Spiritual light surged beneath Gu Yan's feet, and a massive Bagua array unfolded beneath him, golden runes imprinted in the void. The Xuanyuan Sword in his hand erupted with an incomparably dazzling sword light.
A terrifying sword beam slashed down towards Umir. This strike was incredibly powerful, seemingly capable of cleaving the entire asteroid in two. In fact, Gu Yan did indeed split the asteroid in two. The ground was instantly torn apart by the sword energy, and with a deafening roar, the entire planet was split in two.
Umir was not hit by the sword; he had already dodged it.
Despite the weakness caused by the depletion of his magic power, Gu Yan forced himself to swing his sword again. The Xuanyuan Sword once again unleashed a terrifying sword light, shattering the planet that had been split in two into countless pieces that floated in the starry sky.
This time he cut Umir in half, but Umir's body quickly reassembled, and he was unharmed.
The silver-haired, red-eyed evil god laughed mockingly in the starry sky:
"Ayan, do you think you can hurt me like this? You underestimate a god. I don't want to be violent towards you, you'd better just surrender!"
Gu Yan remained silent, his left hand forming a hand seal. Behind him, countless blazing orbs of light appeared in the void, like suns. Tens of thousands of these orbs hurtled towards Umir, exploding in the starry sky with deafening roars, blasting suspended meteorites into dust. Umir's laughter echoed through the dust, he roared:
"I told you, it's no use, you can't hurt me."
Gu Yan gave him a few cold looks, then suddenly laughed.
His smile was beautiful, a smile that could eclipse the stars and moon. Umir was completely captivated by Gu Yan's appearance and stared at her, mesmerized. But Gu Yan's words made his smile vanish:
"This isn't your real body either, is it? You're just bluffing. This clone of yours isn't strong at all."
A flicker of surprise crossed Umir's eyes, but he concealed it well. He asked, "What did you say?"
Gu Yan calmly said:
"The one inside the Demon Refining Pot is indeed not your true form, but the you I see now is not your true form either. I suspect your true form has been sealed away, and the place of the seal is the deepest part of this star field. I sensed fluctuations of immortal power in the deepest part of this star field, indicating that your true form has been sealed away by the immortal race in this star field."
"Let me guess, you must have been sealed for a long time. That seal must be very strong. Since your real body couldn't escape, you created a clone to seek a way to break free."
"The closer it is to your true body, the stronger the clone will become; conversely, the further away it is, the weaker it will become. You must have sent out quite a few clones, but apart from the one sealed by my Demon Refining Pot, none of the others can escape this star field. This clone of yours is actually not as powerful as the one I destroyed; you just used illusion to make me think that the clone in front of me is stronger."
Am I right?
Umir's smug expression vanished completely; Gu Yan had guessed everything correctly.
Umir, the God-King Umir, is one of the main fighting forces on the side of the gods.
During the last great war between immortals and gods, he killed an immortal king, but his true form was sealed by that immortal king's natal magic weapon. His true form is deep within this star field, which became a dead zone because of that great war. He has been sealed for billions of years and has been unable to escape.
You ask why no one saved him?
The Immortals and Gods are enemies, but that doesn't mean they are united. Immortals among themselves, and gods among gods, are constantly treacherous and sometimes even turn on each other. Saving Umir will require a tremendous price.
Which god-king would be willing to weaken himself to save Umir? At most, they'd come here and say to Umir: "Brother, you can do it!"
Abandoned here by the gods and ignored by everyone, Umir harbored immense resentment. Over the years, anyone, god or immortal, who dared to set foot in this star field had been annihilated by him. Even those who hadn't ventured deep enough and were allowed to escape were severely wounded.
Just as Gu Yan said, the closer one gets to his true body, the stronger his clone becomes. Anyone who ventures deep into this star field, unless they are of the same level as him, will not be able to escape. Therefore, this place has become a forbidden zone.
Umir's clones all have a place in this star field, except for one.
That special clone, the one destroyed by the Demon Refining Pot, was created with tremendous effort. Its mission was to go out and find a way to escape. However, when it passed through the Cloud Ripple Realm, it sensed the immortal energy, glanced at Gu Yan curiously, and became infatuated. It failed in its mission and was instead trapped inside the Demon Refining Pot.
The clone that finally managed to escape was sealed away just like the real body.
"Lust is a knife above one's head," and Umir deeply understood the meaning of this saying.
But he was still infatuated with Gu Yan; he loved her to death.
The memories of the clone and the real body are connected, so neither should blame the other.
After being sealed by Gu Yan, the clone kept trying to seduce Gu Yan, but Gu Yan was too difficult to fool. They finally managed to lure Gu Yan to this gray mist star field, thinking that once Gu Yan was here, he wouldn't be able to escape. They thought that if he went any further, he would definitely be trapped. Who knew that Gu Yan was so ruthless, killing the clone inside the Demon Refining Pot without a word.
That strongest clone.
The clone, which was getting closer to the main body and constantly increasing in power, was almost able to come out of the Demon Refining Pot on its own.
With his strongest clone gone, Umir could only try to trick Gu Yan into going deeper into this star field. Who knew that Gu Yan was so clever that he actually guessed his current situation and his intentions.
"Looks like I guessed right." This time it was Gu Yan's turn to be smug.
Umir looked intently at Gu Yan: "Ayan, you are indeed clever. Those few sword strikes just now weren't a desperate gamble; they were a test of me."
Indeed, Gu Yan's sword strikes were a test. When Umir didn't retaliate, Gu Yan sensed something was wrong. Upon closer observation, she saw through his illusion; he was nothing but a paper tiger.
Umir sighed: "But what good is it that you guessed it? You can't get out now."
Gu Yan asked, "Why can't I get out?"
"Those guys are waiting outside. They haven't gone far. If you go out, what do you think will happen to you?" Umir said with a smile.