Free Web NovelIn some of the earlier legends of the Half-Guitan tribes, the Great Shaman King and the Nangling Commander, who controlled Yumen Pass, had an earth-shattering battle in front of the Yumen Pass city gate.
In that great battle, the Great Shaman King initially held the upper hand, and victory seemed imminent, with the Nangling Commander about to be cut down. However, the extremely insidious Nangling Commander had set up an ambush.
At the critical moment, hundreds of loyalists, along with the demonic monk Hong Bian, suddenly attacked from the shadows, ambushing the Shaman King. The Nangling Commander then seized the opportunity to launch an assault, paying a heavy price to barely manage to control the Great Shaman King.
However, the Great Shaman King could not be easily killed. The Nangling Commander tried every method but could not truly harm the Shaman King; he could only imprison him.
As for what happened later, it's just like the common legends of various cruel traditions that are now prevalent among the Half-Guitan tribes.
According to the legend, the imprisoned Shaman King has lived until now, and over these long years, his powerful strength has gradually merged with Yumen Pass. As soon as the time is right, he will break free from his restraints and lead the various tribes to reclaim their former glory.
Such a legend, no one knows when it began to spread among the major Half-Guitan tribes, but ever since this legend started, almost all Half-Guitan have believed in it deeply.
And when they successfully entered Yumen Pass and felt the omnipresent call of the Great Shaman King to his loyal followers within the city, they became even more convinced that the legend was true.
However, Bai Kai and Lord Bing found this matter quite absurd.
“I don’t know where they get their confidence!” Bai Kai scoffed, “Even if they can really awaken the Shaman King, in today’s world, he would probably only be an ordinary character. To still attempt to reclaim some past glory is simply laughable.”
“Not to mention other Spiritual Energy organizations, just the Night Watch alone has the Black Emperor, Nameless Book, and...”,
Bai Kai turned his head to look at Lord Bing, whose figure was hidden in the darkness. Although somewhat reluctant, he added, “You’re not bad either.”
“I think, among all the Guardians, perhaps only that one would be slightly inferior? You know who I’m talking about, right?”.
Lord Bing glanced at Bai Kai and said indifferently, “You can directly say Lord Huaiyuan’s title. With the interference of Yumen Pass, she won’t sense it. Also... don’t include me in such boring matters.”
Throughout history, there have always been people obsessed with this kind of “comparison” behavior. Those who watch anime and tokusatsu like to intensely compare characters from the show, those who play online games enjoy cloud PVP, and even when playing single-player games, they can unpack monster data to engage in a round of digital cricket fighting...
Among Psychic and urban legend, there are also many people who exhibit this behavior. Bai Kai clearly has this tendency, but Lord Bing does not want to become a cricket in Bai Kai’s cricket jar.
It’s so childish! Just like his Master...
Are all the people from their Yumen Sand Sea lineage so childish? Lord Bing thought.
“Isn’t this just because we have nothing to do?” Bai Kai pouted, “The core of Yumen Pass suppressing urban legend is still operating, and our strength is limited, so we can’t do anything else. We can only wait until daytime to act.”~
“It’s a long night, and just sitting here isn’t a solution. Shouldn’t we find something to do?”
Lord Bing, “...” If he fought those corrupted urban legend inside Yumen Pass all night outside, Bai Kai would probably be quieter, right?\"
But «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» there was no other way; he temporarily couldn’t separate from Bai Kai, so he could only console himself that staying with Bai Kai was always much quieter than Lu Ming, or even the Disaster, who had surpassed his Master.
However, he still felt that it would have been better if this safe hiding spot found by Senior Nameless Book hadn’t existed.~
Yes, this cellar, which provided a safe haven for the night, was discovered by another Guardian who came to support the Yumen Sand Sea lineage alongside Lord Huaiyuan — Nameless Book.
However, unlike Lord Huaiyuan and Nanling Qifeng, who were trapped inside Yumen Pass and completely lost contact, Nameless Book did not get lost inside Yumen Pass due to her special authority.
After all, strictly speaking, the Nameless Book that appeared in Yumen Pass was just one of “many” Nameless Book. If she encountered an accident and lost contact with other Nameless Book, she would soon disappear from this world, just like tearing a blank page from a notebook.
It would not have a significant impact on the entire notebook.
“Speaking of which, that legend you just mentioned, I also heard another version. Do you want to hear it?”
To have some peace and quiet, Lord Bing chose to preemptively seize the right to speak from Bai Kai.
“Another version? What version?” Bai Kai asked, puzzled.
In fact, what he had heard from his Master since childhood was not much different from what was circulating among the Half-Guitan tribes.
However, Nanling Qifeng described the deeds of his own ancestors from the perspective of the Yumen Sand Sea lineage, and in some details, it was certainly different from the stories deliberately vilified by those Half-Guitan tribes.
The difference was probably between “insidious and cunning, many bullying few” and “united and determined, with one heart and one mind.”
“The version I’m going to tell you is one I accidentally found in an ancient book at home,” Lord Bing said. “In that version, the one who was ambushed and narrowly defeated, and who could never be killed, was not the Shaman King, but Dragon Xiang.”
Bai Kai was stunned for a moment, and when he came to his senses, his tone suddenly became a bit resentful, “No wonder you were so certain before that you could find the remnant will of the Nangling Commander in Yumen Pass to help you complete your Spirit Mark, even assisting me in breaking the curse for it...”
“So you already knew that the Nangling Commander might not be dead? Tell me, what else are you hiding from me? Otherwise, I’m afraid we can’t continue our cooperation!”
Although whether the one who made a wrong move was the Shaman King or Dragon Xiang had little impact on the current situation of Yumen Pass and Bai Kai’s curse, being kept in the dark by a companion still made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.
“That’s all I know,” Lord Bing said. “If you’re unhappy, you can punch me.”
Facing Bai Kai’s threat, his calm tone was like that of an unyielding straight man dealing with his girlfriend’s unreasonable demands.
“Then why didn’t you say anything before, and why are you suddenly telling me now?” Bai Kai demanded irritably.
It was clearly something completely unnecessary.
Didn’t you say you wanted to find something to do? Lord Bing really wanted to retort to Bai Kai like that, but he merely frowned and stated another, more important reason.
“Because after seeing the current state of those Half-Guitan and realizing they believe that absurd teaching even more strongly than before, I’m very worried about one thing...”
Upon hearing this, Bai Kai’s eyes in the darkness suddenly trembled. Although Lord Bing hadn’t finished speaking, he understood what Lord Bing was worried about.
From a certain perspective, what happened in the past indeed made little difference to him. After all, no matter what had happened, it was an established fact that the Yumen Sand Sea lineage had borne the “curse” for generations, and he only wanted to lift this “curse.”
The way to lift it was to go to the core area where this God Kingdom operated and try to gain control of Yumen Pass. A small part would be enough, even if the price was becoming a part of Yumen Pass and never being able to leave...
If, as Lord Bing feared, the Nangling Commander, who had been living inside Yumen Pass, merged with the legendary Shaman King, the difficulty of obtaining that small portion of control would skyrocket.
This kind of thing is not impossible!
Given the number of Half-Guitan and their fanaticism towards the Shaman King, even if the Shaman King had long since fallen, after being nourished for a long time, a new “Shaman King” could potentially be born from the legend.
Furthermore, assuming that the records Lord Bing found in his family’s ancient book are true, and that the actions attributed to the Nangling Commander in the original legend were actually performed by the Shaman King, then the two could indeed merge.
It’s like how different deities worshipped around the world gradually merged into new gods through countless wars, migrations, and cultural integrations.
If that were the case...
Shaman King plus Nangling Commander, how could a Calamity-level Psychic, temporarily boosted by special means, possibly defeat such a luxurious “fusion monster”?
Although it was just a guess, this speculation weighed on Bai Kai like a huge mountain, plunging him into silence.
Seeing this, Lord Bing, in the shadows, nodded with satisfaction.
Finally, it’s quiet...
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Meanwhile, underground in Yumen Pass, in a little-known cave.
In the darkness, there was an endless expanse of mist, engulfing everything in its path, with only dense silhouettes emerging from within.
They advanced quietly, like mourners walking to a funeral, in silent lament.
Thus, they stepped on the slippery, viscous ground, followed the winding, cold passage, and delved deeper into the cave, until they were heavily surrounded by urban legend lurking in the darkness.
These silhouettes were all Half-Guitan who had entered Yumen Pass, and the place they were heading to was before the Shaman King’s throne.
That’s right, the Great Shaman King must be there!
They heard his call, the moment they entered Yumen Pass.
It was a call from the Shaman King’s bloodline flowing within them, so there could be no mistake; the Great Shaman King must be waiting ahead.
“Boom—!”
A urban legend, attacking from an unknown direction, opened its gaping maw and severed the advancing Team in half, crushing their bodies and swallowing them whole, like crushing a handful of berries.
Suddenly, from a fork in the path, an ethereal and melodious flute sound drifted. Dozens of people from the advancing group immediately branched off, heading into that seemingly endless fork, and disappeared.
Half-Guitan were constantly attacked and killed by various urban legend, but the incredibly long line, squeezed into the narrow passage, continued to advance.
Finally, after losing more than half of their numbers, they reached the end of their long journey, and in the depths of the cave, they saw the black stone coffin.
“O Great King! Warrior wielding gold and weapons, Lord of the sky, earth, and beasts, the invincible King, your loyal servants have followed you here. With this body, this soul, and all that we possess, we call for your return...”
Accompanied by resonant, excitedly trembling calls, something inside the stone coffin opened its eyes.
Instantly, the entire cave shook violently, and a blazing light erupted, piercing into the eyes of every Half-Guitan like a sharp blade.
Soon, the terrifying intense light dissipated, the shaking subsided, and everything seemed as if nothing had happened. Only a terrifying crack appeared on the stone coffin.
The edges of the crack glowed crimson and writhed like a living thing. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm
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A hand, a hand encased in black armor, slowly emerged from inside the stone coffin, gripping the constantly writhing edge of the crack...
