📖 Chapter 1350 - Integration

18 Sep, 2024

Dangerous chaotic wills lurked beneath the ground in the Buried Realm, and the crater Shen Ludao had just created was no different. Countless wills emerged from the soil, and the ground of the crater squirmed and writhed, as if trying to return to its original state.

However, no one paid attention to this bizarre scene. Wang Baole didn’t care because this many wills was no threat to him, and Shen Ludao didn’t care because… whether he was buried by the wills or swallowed by Wang Baole, his fate was the same.

As a mincemeat acolyte, his fate had already been set the moment he entered this Great Hunt. Just as he had hunted down and devoured the other mincemeat acolytes, it was now his turn to be swallowed up. Although this ending had been unexpected, there was nothing he could do about it now except sigh bitterly.

“You and I have no enmity between us. Do you… have any last words?” Standing in the crater, Wang Baole lowered his head and spoke.

“I don’t have any last words, but I do have a final wish. Master Icespirit, since you’ve reached this point, you must become the foremost among the Gluttony Lords. That has always been my wish. Fulfill it in my place!” Shen Ludao’s breathing came in heavy pants as he forced words out of his mouth.

"Of course!" Wang Baole nodded.

Shen Ludao laughed upon hearing Wang Baole’s response.

“Alright then. You don’t need to forcibly absorb my power. Master Icespirit, for the sake of your path to Gluttony Lord, I will give you everything on my own!” After speaking, Shen Ludao’s eyes opened wide, and his law of tongue’s desire burst out of his body as he took the initiative to send it toward Wang Baole.

Shen Ludao’s law of tongue’s desire took the form of a shocking black fog, exuding a powerful desire that affected heaven and earth. This fog stoked the desires of everything in the surroundings as it headed straight toward Wang Baole.

Wang Baole didn’t dodge, allowing the fog to completely envelop his body. Pouring in through his pores and seven orifices, it entered him and fused with his own law of tongue’s desire.

With this fusion, the desire crystal in Wang Baole’s dantian continuously grew, and a black thread gradually appeared inside of it.

Sensing that he was going through a transformative process, Wang Baole immediately sat down cross-legged and began to meditate in midair. His Nightmares of Desire in the deep crater also flew out and surrounded him, acting as protectors.

These Nightmares of Desire rotated around Wang Baole extremely rapidly, causing his figure to disappear in a blur. Only a gigantic vortex could be seen in his place, rising upward with heaven-shaking momentum. At this moment, the deep crater where Shen Ludao was located also healed rapidly, and after a few breaths of time, the ground there became just as smooth and flat as before.

Cheng Lingzi quickly ran over, stopping beneath the vortex and looking up with awe. His eyes became more and more excited as he sensed his benefactor’s aura rising at a terrifying speed.

It seemed that it wouldn’t be long before Wang Baole reached the level of a Gluttony Lord.

“The ninth Gluttony Lord of Tongue’s Desire City is about to appear!” Cheng Lingzi’s breathing turned rapid. After watching for a moment, a solemn expression appeared on his face and he sat down cross-legged, vigilantly staring at the surroundings.

‘I have to make sure to perform well. That way, once I get back to Tongue’s Desire City, I’ll have two backers – my father, as well as my benefactor.

‘With two Gluttony Lords backing me, I’ll be able to do whatever I want in Tongue’s Desire City. I’ll be the number one person beneath the Gluttony Lords!’

When his train of thought reached this point, Cheng Lingzi suddenly felt that he was very lucky.

Grinning in self-satisfaction, he conscientiously stood guard for Wang Baole. Just like that, three days flew by.

Over the past three days, Cheng Lingzi went from excited to nervous. By the time the third day arrived, his heart was pounding heavily, and his eyes seemed like they were about to pop out of his head. Absolute terror filled his expression.

That was because… on the second day, the aura of Wang Baole in the vortex had already reached the level of Cheng Lingzi’s father. In other words, at that time, he could already be compared to a real Gluttony Lord.

However… although his aura had reached that level, the suppression originating from a Gluttony Lord’s law of tongue’s desire didn’t appear.

The prestige of a Gluttony Lord didn’t come solely from their powerful law of tongue’s desire. A more important factor was the fact that they were pseudo-sourcepoints of tongue’s desire, making them give off an absolute suppression toward anyone weaker who cultivated the same law.

That was the sign of a Gluttony Lord. But although Wang Baole’s aura was enough, that sense of suppression hadn’t appeared. In other words… he hadn’t become a Gluttony Lord yet.

“This can’t be!” Cheng Lingzi could hardly believe his eyes. Although he had never seen someone advancing to Gluttony Lord before, he had at least heard about it from his father. Moreover, he had been given an in-depth lecture before entering this Great Hunt, so he had a thorough understanding of the entire process.

Logically speaking, the current Wang Baole… should have already broken through.

“Unless… his inherent aptitude is too monstrous, so the limit of a normal person isn’t the limit for him!

“But if that’s the case, don’t tell me… Shen Ludao’s law of tongue’s desire won’t be enough for his breakthrough?” Cheng Lingzi’s expression suddenly changed. At that moment, a strand of black gas shot out from the vortex and drilled into the center of his brows.

Cheng Lingzi’s body trembled all over. His law of tongue’s desire, which Wang Baole had previously devoured, instantly returned to him even stronger than before.

However, this new law of tongue’s desire had an imprint on it, one belonging to Wang Baole. In other words, this was a present from Wang Baole, and he could take it back at any time.

“Go and gather all the mincemeat acolytes remaining. They can keep their lives, but I’ll be taking half the power of their laws!” Wang Baole’s cold voice echoed in Cheng Lingzi’s mind.

Cheng Lingzi’s body trembled as he understood that his suspicion was correct. Wang Baole’s advancement required an abnormally powerful law of tongue’s desire.

But this also meant… that once he succeeded, his power would surpass that of Cheng Lingzi’s father as well as most of the other Gluttony Lords!

Thus, Cheng Lingzi immediately jumped up and shouted his obeisance before bursting out with his full speed to search for traces of the other mincemeat acolytes. He didn’t need any reminders from Wang Baole; he himself was extremely anxious to gather the mincemeat acolytes as quickly as possible.

“The stronger my benefactor becomes, the better it will be for me!” Cheng Lingzi’s eyes reddened with madness as he whistled through the Buried Realm at shocking speeds. He even unleashed the secret art his father had taught him without reservation.