Ding dong!
Suddenly, a golden metal bead dropped out of thin air in the cave.
Zhou Tai Number Two immediately stood up, assuming a defensive posture. The other Zhou Tais quickly shielded Zhou Tai Number Two because the body Zhou Tai Number Two was currently using was the main body.
The metal bead rolled on the ground, then many golden lines appeared on its surface. The bead then opened layer by layer along the golden lines, forming a golden lotus.
Countless golden lines spread out from the lotus, dividing the entire cave into numerous small grids.
“Good morning, everyone.”
At this moment, a blond foreign youth appeared behind Zhou Tai Number Two, placing his hand on Zhou Tai Number Two’s shoulder, and spoke.
Zhou Tai Number Two, on the contrary, calmed down and said, “You must not be from the official side, correct? If you think we are still useful, you might as well speak directly. We will certainly cooperate if we can.”
“I like to talk to smart people. Abe no Seimei’s Golden Lotus Barrier can only last for five minutes, so I’ll make a long story short. I am Plato, the Twelfth Seat of the Ancient Sages Society. Our goal is to become true gods, not those pseudo-gods with only the name. So… are you interested in joining us?” the blond man asked.
Zhou Tai Number Two smiled and said, “Of course I’m interested. Life and death are not difficult choices.”
“Very good, then follow me!” Plato said with a smile.
Zhou Tai Number Three saw that both sides had reached a consensus, and at this moment, he became lively again, laughing, “Wait, it’s fine for Number Two to go with you, but a few of us need to stay. This game hasn’t even started yet.”
“I see. Then I’ll give you a little help. It just so happens that Pangu, Nuwa, the River Diagram and Luo Shu, and the Innate Bagua Diagram of Huaxia are all targets of our Ancient Sages Society. It wouldn’t be bad if we could cause them a little trouble.” Plato looked at Zhou Tai Number Three and slowly took out a golden cup from the void.
He held the cup and gently swayed it. The crimson blood in the cup emitted a faint red glow. He introduced, “This is Dead Curse Blood. If the user drinks it willingly, they will gain extremely terrifying demonic power, but their lifespan will be shortened to only one day. The good news is… it only targets the body and will not cause any harm to the soul or consciousness. I wonder if it’s suitable for you?”
Zhou Tai Number Three looked at the blood in the cup and said excitedly with a laugh, “I can only say, this thing is fantastic! I love it!”
“That’s good. Time is almost up, drink it quickly.” Plato looked at the remaining Zhou Tais and said with a smile.
With so many willing test subjects to drink the Dead Curse Blood, he was very curious what kind of surprises he would get next. It was completely worth the risk of lingering a little longer.
Zhou Tai Number Three took the cup and took a big gulp, then handed the cup to Zhou Tai Number Four. In a blink of an eye, except for Zhou Tai Number Two who was using the main body, the other Zhou Tai personalities all drank the Dead Curse Blood.
The reason they believed Plato was because they knew very well that if Plato could find them, it wouldn’t be difficult to kill them all.
Moreover, if Plato didn't make a move, they would also be in dire straits. There was no need to create extra trouble.
Crack!
The body Zhou Tai Number Three was using was formed by an Alienated Insect parasitizing a middle-aged driver. At this moment, the Alienated Insect tore the man's skin, and dense tentacles intertwined with each other, forming a blurry human shape.
A large amount of red light glowed in the middle of the tentacles, and then all its tentacles merged into one. A pair of demonic horns grew from its head, and dense chitinous scales covered its entire body, transforming into a burly demonic war general.
“This feeling is amazing! My strength, my speed, and… it’s incredible! So this world still has this level of depth.” Zhou Tai Number Three opened his red-glowing eyes, observing everything in the cave, and said excitedly.
His eyes were only a single shade of red, without pupils, yet he could see a world with richer depth and perceive many scenes that ordinary people could not comprehend.
“It seems you’ve gained a good ability.” Plato smiled.
Zhou Tai Number Three looked at Plato. In his vision, there seemed to be an illusory hell behind Plato, with countless wronged souls struggling and wailing in it. He parted his lips, revealing dense, sharp teeth, and laughed, “It is indeed a good ability, but unfortunately… it only lasts one day.”
“I will continue to improve the Dead Curse Blood, and in the future, it may last far more than one day. Please look forward to it!” Plato said with a smile.
At this moment, the other Zhou Tais also completed their transformations, each taking on different forms, some strong and some weak, but all possessing some special ability.
“Time is almost up. Drop another drop of blood here, and we should go!” Plato glanced at his watch, turned around, picked up the metal lotus on the ground, and said to Zhou Tai Number Two.
Zhou Tai Number Two nodded, glanced at the other Zhou Tais, and then walked towards Plato. After dripping blood, Plato placed the lotus on the ground and said to the others, “This lotus will replace him and be locked onto by Huaxia’s official River Diagram and Luo Shu. If you don’t want to die so quickly, stay far away.”
Then Plato took Zhou Tai Number Two’s arm and led him into the void.
From Zhou Tai Number Two’s perspective, he only felt as if he had passed through a thin membrane, and then he arrived in a world filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers. The sky was sunny, surrounded by beautiful flower seas, and many elves were flying and playing happily in the air.
“Mr. Plato, are all the members of the Ancient Sages Society as powerful as you?” Zhou Tai Number Two asked.
Plato smiled and said, “Naturally, there are strong and weak, but only fifteen are stronger than me. The rest may be close to me, or they may not be as good as me.”
“Then what does the Ancient Sages Society see in us?” Zhou Tai Number Two continued to ask.
Plato replied, “Actually, you entered the sight of our Ancient Sages Society the First time you appeared, but at that time, you didn’t have any value worth inviting. There’s a good saying in the ancient Eastern country, ‘Fortune and misfortune are intertwined.’ The Silver General Arena was a wonderful performance, and it also showed us your potential, so… I came.”
“I see.”
Zhou Tai Number Two understood. The Ancient Sages Society valued their ability to deeply activate the extraordinary bloodlines within extraordinary creatures.
This was indeed a very powerful ability. Once they activated the bloodlines within those extraordinary creatures, the other party could collect fresh blood and mass-produce more monsters of the same level.
However, Zhou Tai Number Two was not afraid of being used. He was more afraid that they would have no use value, which would be the worst situation.
If they had use value, then they were insiders.
No use value?
Then they would likely be the lab rats on the experimental table.
On the other side, Zhou Tai Number Three in the cave watched Plato and Zhou Tai Number Two gradually disappear into the distance in hell. Around the two, there was a sea of blades and fire, with various disgusting, terrifying corpses crawling everywhere. There was even a woman who wanted to grab Zhou Tai Number Two’s foot, but her arm was severed by a knife, and she could only roll and scream.
“Plato… is that your ideal country?”
“Interesting, interesting, too much fun, hahahahahahaha!”
Zhou Tai Number Three watched Plato and Zhou Tai Number Two disappear from his sight, thinking silently, and then let out a series of rough laughs.
This world was truly too much fun; he was far from done playing.