Chapter 705: Chapter 697: Is it over yet? Not yet, there is still one left. Chapter 705: Chapter 697: Is it over yet? Not yet, there is still one left. “Death God Nether!” Barbosa felt a sense of frustration. By now, how could he not know that he had been deceived by the God of Death? Despite his previous complacency, thinking he had successfully completed another attack on the God of Death, he now assumed that deity was blatantly mocking him within his own Divine Kingdom.

“If I’m not mistaken, that guy Dimos seems to have already left this world.” The Soul Fire in Barbosa’s skull flickered uncertainly. He was unwilling to accept that he had been outdone by a dragon, a Golden Dragon at that.

“That little guy is somewhat troublesome. He has Titan’s backing, but I’m only taking back what belongs to me, without harming his life. So, even if I take action, Titan can’t complain much.” Barbosa concluded privately as he glanced at the massive pit beneath his feet. Determined, the millennial Great Lich was set on reclaiming his lair, no matter what it took.

…

Xena Pus, Central Cloud Island, deep beneath the Wind King Castle, next to the towering Wind King’s Eagle Egg.

“Sss! I’ve overdone it.” Muria groaned in pain. His complexion was currently pale, with grey-black Death Qi swirling around him, and this Death Qi was becoming denser at a pace visible to the naked eye. “I’ve been tricked!”

This was Muria’s current sentiment. After swallowing ten major ports from Barbosa’s Sea of the Dead, and then ransacking his old nest, he barely had time to celebrate upon returning to Xena Pus before landing in a crisis.

Once a Legendary Mage opens a semi-plane, it can constantly reflect the status of that mage. As the mage’s cultivation improves, the semi-plane will expand accordingly. If the semi-plane expands unexpectedly, the mage will benefit from it, and their cultivation will also increase. The relationship is mutually beneficial.

However, this mechanism has now utterly screwed over Muria. Muria, controlling the semi-plane, devoured a planar space in the Sea of the Dead at least ten times the size of the original semi-plane. As a result, a pure Power of Deathly Silence kept nourishing Muria, suppressing his vigorous Blood Qi and annihilating his vitality.

If he were not a Titan, and only an ordinary human Legendary mage, he would have already been forcibly converted into an undead by the vast amount of Death Qi. Fortunately, he was gifted with a vast sea of robust Blood Qi that fought relentlessly against the unending Death Qi attempting to infiltrate his body. But this could not continue indefinitely.

Although Muria’s semi-plane originated from a Legendary Mage, after Muria became legendary, he had complete control over the semi-plane. It became one with him, sharing his ups and downs. Thus, he had no way of refusing the feedback from the semi-plane. Can you prevent your stomach from digesting food after eating?

It was this damn rule that worsened Muria’s condition.

“It’s all your greed that’s caused this. If you weren’t so greedy, and only swallowed up Blackstone Harbor, then you could easily resist the Death Qi in your body now. It could be used to hone your Blood Qi, making you stronger and not causing the current situation.” Irivicester frowned as he watched Muria’s condition. Although they usually clashed, he didn’t kick him while he was down in this life-threatening situation.

“It has nothing to do with me. I was calculated by that Death God Nether.” Muria gritted his teeth, refusing to admit that his greed had caused the trouble.

“Gods plan ten steps ahead. My downfall to this degree is all a result of Death God Nether’s plot. He gave me the secret technique, certainly aware it would lead me to this condition. This guy was setting me up, I knew he wouldn’t let me have benefits for free.”

Muria shifted all the blame onto Dead God Nether, and in reality, it was indeed so. The God of Death had indeed calculated against Muria, but as to what was the God of Death’s aim, Muria was still in the dark, he was not that cunning.

“Now is not the time to shirk responsibility, right? You should think about how to solve the problems in your body?”

“Balance!” Muria uttered these two words with a look of bitterness. His current condition was very similar to that of the lord of the abyss in his clan. At that time, the lord of the abyss had devoured the abyss, leading to the Abyssal Power eroding him. But that lord had forcibly balanced with the Abyssal Power with his own power, and then in turn refined the Abyssal Power, doubling his strength.

And now, Muria’s power is not enough to balance the Death Qi feedback from his semi-plane. To be precise, because the balance between life and death in his semi-plane has begun to skew, this condition reflected on him, leading to Muria’s current dire circumstances.

“I need new power to infuse into my body, to create a new balance, to balance the Death Power inside me.” Muria looked at Michaela pleadingly, “Mija, lend me a semi-plane. Once I’ve balanced the Death Qi, I’ll return it to you twofold,”
“But…”

“I’ll give it to you!” Before the Blazing Sky Girl could agree, Irvicester interrupted Michaela, “You don’t need to repay me anything in the future.”

“Huh?” Muria looked up, his gaze questioning towards Irvicester. Was this guy really this kind-hearted? Not to mention going out of his way to give him a semi-plane, it was already good enough that he wasn’t being sarcastic.

“Mija, can you leave for a while? I have something to say to Muria.”

Michaela looked at her fiancé and brother, slowly nodded her head. Given Muria’s current condition, she was worried her brother might harm him.

“What do you want to say to me?” Muria moved back unconsciously. Given his current weak state, he was a bit worried that his brother-in-law would take the chance to attack him, “Let me tell you, if you dare do anything detrimental to me… once my injuries are healed, I’ll tattle to Sister Feiye Ti.”

“Don’t mention her.” Ilvestr found himself somewhat annoyed, an itch in his palm, but he quickly adjusted his mood, looking solemnly at Mureya,
“I can give you a medium-sized semi-plane; with this, counterbalancing the Death Qi within you will no longer be a problem. But you must promise me one thing.”

“What condition?” As soon as Mureya heard ‘medium-sized semi-plane,’ he was immediately intrigued. After all, according to the original division of the semi-planes, his own semi-plane barely reached the scale of a medium-sized one.

As for the so-called condition, Mureya felt it was only natural. Otherwise, why would his brother-in-law give him something for nothing?

“Swear to me that you will not take the final step before you are officially married to Michaela.”

“What kind of condition is that,” Mureya muttered dissatisfiedly, “What does he take me for?”

“You’re not a human.” Ilvestr’s face was expressionless. Having spent so much time together, he was well aware of Mureya’s thick skin. So much so that his own skin had thickened considerably. “You are a dragon, a hybrid dragon—a dragon in its mating season. That’s why I need you to swear.”

“Hm, aside from the last step, I can perform the other steps, right?” Mureya suddenly noticed the key point.

“…” Ilvestr remained silent. Some physical contact was certainly permissible. After all, he wasn’t some unsociable old stick-in-the-mud.

“Since there’s no problem, I can make the oath now.” Seeing his brother-in-law tacitly approve, Mureya was very straightforward. He seemed to have a vague understanding of what Ilvestr wanted to do, and he was looking forward to it.

“No, there’s one more thing.” Ilvestr suddenly thought of something. “Another term needs to be added to your oath.”

“Don’t push it too far.” Mureya’s gaze turned cold. Although he wasn’t in a good state now, that did not mean that he could be blackmailed at will.

“Is it really too much to exchange a semi-plane of the Heavenly Realm for an oath you should have kept to begin with?” Ilvestr countered.

“Speak your mind!” Mureya admitted defeat.

“In this life and world, you can only have Michaela as your sole partner, your spouse!” Ilvestr solemnly stated his requirement. As her brother, he wouldn’t allow his sister to suffer any grievances.

“…Alright!” After a long silence, Mureya nodded in agreement. This was something he should have abided by in the first place.

“Make your oath to me now!”

“I swear by my true name, I…”

“Wait,” interrupted Ilvestr, “let’s add one more.”

Mureya’s mouth twitched, “Go ahead.”

“From now on, you must protect Michaela with your life. Until you fall, you may not allow any harmful existence to approach her.”

“That’s a given.”

“Continue with the oath!”

“I swear…”

“Wait, I just thought of another one.”

“…”

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