Free Web NovelChapter 93: Chapter 87: Alliance Talks
After the sacrifice and the coronation ceremony were over, it was time for the banquet. The banquet was just as big of an occasion as the sacrifice, as it was the only time that every member of the Cult was in the presence of the Heavenly Demon. freēwēbnovel.com
The old man and Cheon Seok-Jin, Zeke’s father, stayed for the banquet, but Zeke had other matters to handle—the guests from the Spirit Beast Clans. The guests were escorted to another room where a table was set with their favorite dishes. Zeke was also waiting for them there.
As the guests entered the room, Zeke said, "I hunted everything on this table personally. We eat together as a show of respect and trust towards each other. Then we will talk."
The guests nodded with satisfaction, as this was one of their traditions. For the Spirit Beast Clans, sharing their spoils of a hunt with another was the highest form of respect they could show.
(So the Spirit Beast Clans are Italian Mafia?")
[Huh?]
(You know, breaking bread together? Sigh, never mind...)
They talked while making small talk. The guests asked about Zeke’s life; he asked about their clans and families, etc. Both sides knew the other was lying with a straight face. Still, the conversation acted as an icebreaker. Once they were done eating, servants cleared the table and brought a teapot with teacups. They also brought wine.
Zeke poured himself a cup and sipped it in silence. The guests glanced at each other as they stared at him calmly sipping his tea. When he was about to finish, a member of the Sky Tiger Clan couldn’t hold it any longer and asked, "Why did you invite us here today?"
Zeke’s lips turned up ever so slightly, but the guests noticed it. Inwardly, they cursed the impatient fool but decided that now that their side had made the first move, they might as well follow through.
The Head of the Stag of Calamity Clan said, "Heavenly Demon, we are very busy with our Clan affairs. So te—"
Zeke interrupted her and said, "So you want me to hurry up and tell you all about the scales of the Divine Beast that we sent you?"
The Head of the Bloodborne Horned Pegasus Clan replied, "Yes."
Zeke chuckled and said, "Alright. I will do that, but before I tell you about the Divine Beast, I have something that might greatly interest you."
Zeke clapped his hands, and the door opened. Three people entered the room. They were Woo, Bum, and Woong. The guests stared at them and noticed something strange. It was their aura—the lack of one, to be precise.
If they weren’t seeing them with their own eyes, they wouldn’t have believed that the three of them were in the same room as them. Seeing their reactions, Zeke smiled even more and snapped his fingers. A formation briefly appeared on the trio’s bodies and then broke. The guests stood up at the same time in utter shock.
The Head of the Infernal Slumbering Bear Clan said, "How is this possible?!"
Before the guests had arrived, Zeke had cast a formation on the four of them—Woo, Bum, Woong, and Yonggi—that completely hid their aura. If he hadn’t done this, the guests would have immediately sensed their auras as soon as they arrived.
While the guests were trying to recover from the shock, Zeke said, "When we were kids, we had wandered into the Inheritance Grounds of a Divine Beast. Except that it didn’t simply contain the inheritance of one Divine Beast but four: the Sky Tiger, the Infernal Slumbering Bear, the Stag of Calamity, and the Bloodborne Horned Pegasus.
We don’t remember what happened inside, but when we woke up, they had Divine Beast Bloodline Imprints, and I had an egg—an egg that contained a Divine Beast. The only living Divine Beast."
He clapped his hands once again, and this time, Yonggi walked inside in his humanoid form. He broke the formation on his own and let the guests feel his bloodline aura.
Zeke said, "This is Yonggi, a true Bloodborne Horned Pegasus, and he has formed a Blood Bond with me." frёewebηovel.cѳm
The guests, especially the guests from the Bloodborne Horned Pegasus Clan, were so excited as they felt his bloodline aura that they had trouble breathing. But they quickly calmed themselves down.
The Head of the Bloodborne Horned Pegasus Clan said, "You wouldn’t have revealed their existence to us if you didn’t want something. So tell me, what is it that you want?"
Zeke thought, ’He is smart. I like him.’
He said, "An alliance. With the Spirit Beast Clans. Things have been peaceful for too long. In two years at most, there will be war—a war that I have no intention of losing. The Cult will conquer Murim this time, and I want you to fight beside us."
The Head replied, "You know that we don’t interfere in human matters."
Zeke said, "But they won’t be just human matters if three Divine Beast-Human hybrids and a full-fledged Divine Beast participate.
In return, you can take the four of them back to your clans and train them. You know that they are the perfect successors for you all. Their Divine Beast bloodline concentration is higher than yours, and they aren’t even Peak Demons yet.
Maybe find a spouse for them in your clans, and their children will be the most talented children that you have had in the past millennium. Of course, I won’t let you force them into marriage. After all, they are my younger siblings. Just think about it. For the first time in history, Murim will be united. We will be remembered as legends by future generations."
Zeke glanced elsewhere in the room as he said, "Isn’t that right, Mammoth Head? You know it isn’t very polite to spy on someone inside their own home."
A voice came from the void, "When did you find me?"
Zeke replied, "Since the moment you entered my territory."
A humongous man, even larger than the Head of the Infernal Slumbering Bear Clan, appeared in the room.
As soon as the other Heads saw him, they said, "We greet the Head of the Heaven Holding Hell Suppressing Mammoth Clan."
