Chapter 152: Conquering Essendel
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"Pass it on, the sinner Essendel has been executed!"
"In addition, everyone present today is forbidden to spread what happened here. If you spread it, the Holy Court will hold you accountable to the end! There will be no leniency!"
Dulank had to do this, and he had no choice but to do this. If he didn't do this, the face of the Holy Inquisition and the Parthenon would be gone!
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Shayuan, altar.
At this time, Zhao Tingxi was sitting on the Blood Throne with his legs crossed. He had taken off the black robe and hat on his head and was looking at Essendel below with an expressionless face.
Essendel was now kneeling under the Blood Throne, his body also locked by some dark chains. He was looking at Zhao Tingxi above with horror on his face.
He had never imagined that this inconspicuous young man in Panglai's yard that day was actually a powerful and terrifying emperor!
Behind Essendel, there is also a powerful emperor, but he is far inferior to Zhao Tingxi. And he is the second person in the Shayuan, Khufu!
"Essendel, right? You are the one who is known as the international shadow master?" Zhao Tingxi said expressionlessly, holding his chin.
"No, no, I am just an ant in front of my seniors." Essendel said quickly.
Are you kidding? In front of the powerful emperor Zhao Tingxi, he is nothing but a shitty master!
"Let me introduce myself. My identity in the outside world is a member of the Chinese government team, and my identity here is Gu Lao Wang. I think you should have heard of Gu Lao Wang, right?"
"I have heard of it, of course I have heard of it. The name of the ancient king is well-known. I have heard of your holy name a long time ago!"
Of course, Essendel had heard of the name of the Ancient King. In the past year, the name Ancient King had spread throughout the entire high-end magician circle. As far as he knew, a certain major force was even preparing to take action against the Ancient King.
"The one behind you in a white robe is Khufu, also known as Pharaoh. You should have heard of him, right?"
“I’ve heard of that, too!”
The name of Pharaoh is also very famous, but not as well-known as the Ancient King. However, Essendel has also heard of this name.
Some time ago, he also went to the ruins of the pyramids of the Kingdom of Bohai, hoping to find something that might be useful to him.
"I don't like nonsense. I'll give you two choices. First, work with me and be my black glove, available at my beck and call. Second, reject the first choice, and I'll kill you right now. If it weren't for me, you would be dead by now. You're a smart person, I think you should know which choice to make."
Zhao Tingxi felt that he was already very merciful. At least he gave Essendel two choices.
"King, how did you think of asking such a weak guy to help you?" Khufu glanced at Essendel, then kicked him, his tone full of disdain for Essendel.
"You can't say that. At least this old guy can move around in the outside world. Can you? Can you guarantee that your identity will not be discovered by others when you are in the outside world?" Zhao Tingxi said unhappily.
Now, Khufu had nothing to say. What Zhao Tingxi said was the truth. He couldn't disguise his aura. It was no problem to hide it from ordinary people in the outside world, but any magician could detect that something was wrong with him.
"How about it? Have you thought it through?" Zhao Tingxi turned his head and looked at Essendel who was kicked to the ground by Khufu.
"I choose the first one! I choose the first one!" Essendel said hurriedly. Are you kidding? Those who can cultivate to his level are all people who cherish their lives. How could he give up the chance to survive?
What's more, Zhao Tingxi needed him to be a black glove. He used to be a black glove as well, so he just did his old job.
Although Zhao Tingxi gave him two choices, he could actually only choose the first one.
"You made the right choice." As he spoke, Zhao Tingxi began to draw a strange pattern with his hand, and then imprinted it on Essendel's soul.
"This is a master-servant contract, sign it. Don't even think about resisting. If you resist, you will die."
This master-servant contract was something Zhao Tingxi learned from the relics of the ancient king and was used to contract slaves.
"Okay, I'll sign." Essendel signed the master-servant contract without any hesitation.
After signing this contract, Essendel felt as if his life did not belong to him. If the other party of the contract wanted to, he would die on the spot.
This is indeed the case. On the other side of the contract, as long as Zhao Tingxi wants Essendel to die, he will die immediately!
Zhao Tingxi nodded with satisfaction: "Since you have chosen to follow me, work hard for me, and I will not treat you unfairly."
As he spoke, Zhao Tingxi threw a bead over: "This is the Dark Orb, it will be of great benefit to you."
"Thank you for the gift, King!" Essendel said quickly.
He could feel the benefits that this dark orb brought to him.
Zhao Tingxi was very satisfied with Essendel's performance. He was not a black-hearted capitalist, but he was not someone who understood human nature very well either. But at the very least, he understood the principle of giving a sweet reward after a slap in the face.
"Also, I'll give you... one week to fix your appearance. After a week, I want to see you who looks completely different from the inside out. Also, change all the magic routines you're familiar with. Don't let anyone know that you're still alive."
"understand!"
Essendel knew exactly what Zhao Tingxi meant.
"Okay, you can go now." Zhao Tingxi waved his sleeves and Essendel left instantly.
As for where he would appear, Zhao Tingxi could not guarantee it. Anyway, Essendel was a forbidden spell mage after all, and he could not die!
After driving Essendel away, Zhao Tingxi said to Hu Fu, "Old Hu, how have our undead recovered now?"
Khufu is now almost the chief steward of Shayuan, and he is responsible for all these matters: "He has recovered very well, and has now recovered to 90% of his peak state."
The 90% that Khufu mentioned refers to the total number of all the undead souls in the ancient capital before the catastrophe of the Abyss and the total number of all the undead souls in the pyramids before the attack of the Abyss.
It has taken more than half a year to recover to this level, which is already very good.
Zhao Tingxi nodded with satisfaction: "Good, in this case, we will be able to recover to our peak in a few weeks, and then we can expand our influence!" Zhao Tingxi thought about it briefly.
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(End of this chapter)
