As the protagonist, Ye Fan was also silently observing the people around him.
When he spotted Lu Ming in the crowd, his heart raced with excitement.
He hadn't expected that damned mortal to be here as well.
I'll kill him. I must kill him!
This time, I will definitely kill him!
"Old Hei, is this the prized blade of this Treasured Blade Assembly?"
Huang Tianbao stood up, walked down from the main seat, and asked while sizing Ye Fan up from top to bottom.
Ghost King Hei Dun was somewhat speechless. The blade was already on display; wasn't it obvious? Besides, the aura of this blade was right there for all to see!
Could he really not tell? Even if he couldn't, couldn't he see the envious looks on everyone else's faces?
Ye Fan also immediately recognized Huang Tianbao's voice. After all, this fellow had followed him for a period of time.
He just hadn't expected this guy's cultivation to be so high now...
It seemed his initial instinct had been correct; this person was a decent potential subordinate.
Thinking of this, Ye Fan became even more furious.
If it weren't for that damned mortal, Huang Tianbao would have been his right-hand man by now...
Watching Huang Tianbao tilt his head while examining him, Ye Fan thought to himself: If he can't be used by me, he must die. I'll kill him as soon as I find the chance!
"Yes, this is the prized blade of my assembly!"
Ghost King Hei Dun didn't want to waste words with Huang Tianbao, so he turned to address the crowd: "Come, come... everyone, take a look at my treasured blade. All other weapons are vulnerable before it..."
Hearing his invitation, several Ghost Kings also stood up from their seats and approached Ye Fan.
They weren't like Yama, who lacked all sense of decorum. As they drew closer to Ye Fan and felt the aura and light radiating from him, they felt even more strongly that this blade was extraordinary!
With this blade, Ghost King Hei Dun's strength would likely rise by another level...
In the upcoming Kings’ War for Supremacy, he might even be able to go toe-to-toe with Yama.
Meanwhile, Baili Mo and the others weren't idle. They had seen with their own eyes that this blade had birthed an artifact spirit. Thus, they each began to contact Ye Fan using their divine sense.
Remembering that a newly born artifact spirit would have the intelligence of a young child, they all began to try and coax him.
"Ye Slaughters the Nine Heavens, acknowledge me as your master! I will find you plenty of fresh blood to help you raise your grade..."
"Little Ye-Ye, acknowledge me as your master. I'll take you to see a much wider world..."
"Benefactor Ye, acknowledge this poor monk as your master. I will take you to our Ancient Buddha Sect and let you receive the baptism of Buddha's light to become a Buddhist treasure..."
"..."
Ye Fan almost died of anger listening to the transmissions these people were sending!
Dammit, who do you think you are?
How dare you ask a Great Emperor of my stature to acknowledge you as master? Why don't you take a look in a mirror and see if you're even worthy?
Thus, Ye Fan simply couldn't be bothered to respond to these fools.
If circumstances allowed, he would have loved to kill these useless people and directly absorb their blood to increase his cultivation.
While the others were sending transmissions to Ye Fan, they were also observing one another. They were trying to guess if Ye Fan had already acknowledged one of them as master.
After all, this immortal treasure blade was actually ignoring them!
Who could it be? Or was there a problem with the artifact spirit of the immortal treasure blade? Could it have been damaged during the spatial collapse?
While everyone was preoccupied with their own thoughts and schemes, Huang Tianbao's voice rang out again:
"This blade is a defective product, right? The color isn't even uniform. It's half-gold and half-silver... it's ugly as hell..."
Everyone: "..."
Seriously, with a mouth as obnoxious as his, how was his cultivation still so high? Why hadn't he been beaten to death by a person or a ghost before this?
However, no one spoke. They all looked at Huang Tianbao.
Feeling their gazes, Huang Tianbao looked up and chuckled: "Right? You guys feel the same way, don't you?"
Everyone stared at Huang Tianbao in stunned silence. You really have a talent for twisting people's meanings!
Hadn't he been insisting on admiring the blade all this time? Why did he now give the impression that he didn't care about it at all?
"Alright, there's nothing much to see in a broken blade. I'm tired. Arrange a place for me to rest..."
Huang Tianbao spoke bluntly, completely disregarding everyone's reactions.
Hearing this, the others were all wondering what he was up to. Ghost King Hei Dun, however, felt a sense of relief and quickly arranged for someone to lead Huang Tianbao away.
He felt that if this guy stayed here any longer, he would truly explode with rage! This Treasured Blade Assembly was turning out to be incredibly frustrating.
After Huang Tianbao left, the atmosphere of the assembly finally picked up a bit.
"Come, come... let's have a round to celebrate Old Hei obtaining this treasured blade..."
"Cheers!"
"..."
Regardless of what they were actually thinking, they all congratulated Ghost King Hei Dun with smiles on their faces.
Seeing Huang Tianbao leave the hall, Lu Ming and Big Yellow also stood up and quietly followed him. They followed Huang Tianbao all the way to his resting quarters.
The moment they saw Huang Tianbao, Lu Ming was just about to speak when Huang Tianbao's voice rang out.
"Waaah... Eldest Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, I missed you guys so much!"
Lu Ming and Big Yellow exchanged a look, both of them feeling quite helpless.
"Alright, alright, we're here!"
"Yeah, yeah... you're a Yama now, watch your image!"
Lu Ming and Big Yellow quickly comforted Huang Tianbao.
Man Xiong watched this scene with wide eyes, his own eyes starting to redden as well.
Waaah... I miss my sister too. I wonder if she'll come to see me?
Immediately after, he looked at Lu Ming and Big Yellow and recognized the man and the dog. They were the ones who had fallen into the Immortal Ancient Secret Realm with him!
So they were Yama's Eldest and Second Senior Brothers!
After venting his grievances for a while, Huang Tianbao chatted with Lu Ming and the others about his experiences after they were separated. Lu Ming also told him about their own experiences!
When he heard that the mastermind behind the attempt on Lu Ming's life was actually his future sister-in-law, Ye Qingcheng, Huang Tianbao was also beyond furious.
"Eldest Senior Brother, don't be sad. That kind of woman isn't worthy of you at all. You'll meet someone better in the future!"
Smack!
Lu Ming raised his hand and gave Huang Tianbao a slap on the head.
"Which of your eyes sees me being sad?"
"Exactly! Hit him, Boss!" Big Yellow chimed in from the side, fanning the flames.
Smack!
Huang Tianbao raised his hand and slapped Big Yellow: "Second Senior Brother, you've picked up some bad habits!"
"Oh? You dare hit me..."
Smack, smack...
Soon, the two men and the dog were horsing around and play-fighting together...
Man Xiong stood to the side, watching the scene with envy. He really wished he had brothers like that too!
Once Lu Ming and the others had their fill of playing around, Huang Tianbao finally pointed at Man Xiong and introduced him: "Eldest Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, this is Brother Man Xiong!"
"Greetings, Eldest Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother!" Man Xiong said with a cupped-fist salute.
Since they were his brother's Eldest and Second Senior Brothers, he figured he should call them that too!
Lu Ming and Big Yellow were both taken aback; they hadn't expected Man Xiong to call them that. Based on cultivation alone, they should have been calling him senior!
But because of Huang Tianbao, they had suddenly become the seniors.
Lu Ming had just heard from Huang Tianbao how he and Man Xiong had met. He hadn't expected it was because Man Xiong was afraid of ghosts!
For such a powerful person to be afraid of ghosts was truly one of a kind. More importantly, Huang Tianbao had actually encountered him and picked him up; that luck was really something else.
"Brother Man, there's no need for such formality. Please, have a seat!" Lu Ming said with a smile.
Then, Lu Ming turned back to Huang Tianbao and asked, "Have you seen Ji Chen and the others?"
They should have all fallen down together. He still hadn't seen Ji Chen or any of the others.
Huang Tianbao shook his head. "No."
Lu Ming nodded. He suspected Ji Chen and the others might have been captured and sent to the mines. It seemed they could only search for them slowly!
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