Damn it! Let's smash the darkness together!-Chapter 1187 - 126: The Merman Takes the Fall

Xu Shu was surprised that this secret realm had such a terrible reputation.

Yan Huoxing frowned, evidently not expecting Xie Xiaochan to delve so deep.

He didn’t directly answer but looked discreetly at his teammates, particularly exchanging a glance with Lu Bingwei.

Only after the latter slightly lowered her cold gaze did Yan Huoxing say, "Alright, let’s clarify in advance. I have some special intelligence; we’re targeting a specific item in Qingshan Temple."

"Once the task is accomplished, that item will be handed over to us, while the crystallized forms of the Clone Ghost and Scissors Ghost, all of it goes to you. As for any scattered crystals, they’ll be divided as well, how does that sound?"

Silence filled the air.

People like Xiao Yingrong and Jiang Biyun, initially resistant to an alliance due to the gap in power, suddenly had their eyes lit up upon hearing this arrangement.

Those are two powerful Evil Spirits capable of killing strong contenders from the rankings!

The quality of their crystals is so high; you could almost guess the value with your toes, definitely very valuable.

As they say, money makes the ghost turn the mill, and if it doesn’t turn, it’s because there’s not enough money. But now, with the finances in place, everyone immediately agreed and looked expectantly at Xie Xiaochan.

Xie Xiaochan squinted and said, "Can you tell us what this item is?"

"Actually, it’s not that special. Apart from the two late-stage Ghost Kings in that secret realm, there’s also an Evil Monk. We..." Yan Huoxing paused and once again looked at Lu Bingwei nonchalantly. After she slightly nodded, he continued with a smile, "We want the monk’s bowl. Aside from that bowl, all other income will go to you."

"This bowl..." Xie Xiaochan pondered for a moment, seemingly considering whether to ask more.

At this time, Xu Shu suddenly interjected, "Could it be a divine item?"

Once these words were out, everyone’s attention shifted from Xie Xiaochan and Yan Huoxing to Xu Shu.

No one continued speaking, looking at him with strange eyes, as if caring for him.

After three minutes of silence, Xu Shu asked, "What’s wrong?"

Yan Huoxing said softly, "Brother Xu, divine items aren’t found in large relics; they are said to exist only in super-large relics."

Xie Xiaochan coughed lightly, grabbed Xu Shu by the collar, and tucked him behind, implying— you brat, if you don’t know then don’t make a mess here.

"...Oh, sorry, I didn’t study much, please bear with me." Xu Shu shrugged, a bit embarrassed.

Everyone laughed it off, but Xu Shu remained slightly doubtful.

Divine items only appear in super-large relics?

No way, wasn’t there divine presence in the Four Sufferings Mysterious Sect back then? Moreover, Shui Longyin said ’at least one,’ meaning possibly more than one, right?

The creatures in Four Sufferings Mysterious Sect seemed only third-tier though...

Xu Shu muttered quietly but didn’t say more.

Xie Xiaochan had already nodded and said, "Alright, in that case, let’s proceed with this plan!"

"Great! Sister Qiangwei is indeed straightforward! Let’s form an alliance! Brother Zhang?"

Seeing them agree, Yan Huoxing finally laughed heartily, unfolded the contract, and invited Zhang Runzhi forward.

This contract, called a book, was actually a piece of very smooth parchment, A4 size, quite thick, edges somewhat irregular, like they were bitten off by a wild animal, its texture carried a mysterious aura, with arrays drawn in incantations.

"Brother Zhang, if you please."

"Mm."

Zhang Runzhi nodded and first dripped blood on it, the blood quickly merging in.

Seeing this, Xu Shu and others followed suit, with both teams totaling eleven, each leaving essential blood on the contract.

The parchment contracted slightly, blood quickly absorbed into its fibrous tissue, as if it was still alive.

Then, Zhang Runzhi chanted for a while, and the parchment soon transformed into a thumb-sized sphere, bursting forth, turning into blood light that shot into each contractor’s palm, disappearing instantly.

They briefly manifested an ancient seal on everyone’s back of the hand and then vanished, seeming to leave nothing behind.

The entire process went smoothly, mostly without issues.

Only Xu Shu’s side encountered some minor accidents.

The blood light penetrated his hand back, causing a piercing pain.

Xu Shu knew this belonged to the Contract Seal, thus didn’t deliberately stop it, allowing it to remain.

But while he intended so, the blood light seemed to rebel instead, slipping out of his body in less than a second, returning to the hand back.

Once out, the blood light continued drilling inside, only to be pushed out mysteriously in less than a second again, and so it continued this cycle.

He glanced around, noticing everyone’s blood light was complete, eyes slightly closed, perhaps examining the status of the contract through some mysterious method, with a small light ball filled in front of them, interconnected, forming an 11-ball ring.

Evidently, the small light ball needs to be filled to complete the contract.

Xu Shu saw now 10 balls were complete, only his side met an accident, the small light ball before him was blank, leaving him stupefied.

What the hell, if you’re going to imprint, hurry up and do it!

Embarrassment is one thing, but the critical part is it hurts!

He quietly complained, watching the tiny contract blood light drill in, be pushed out in cycles, feeling unwound now.

What should I do?

Already embarrassed twice, ask again would it reveal I’m truly illiterate?

As the sole pillar of his team, Xu Shu believed he couldn’t lose demeanor.

Moments later, he thought of a solution, before the others noticed, he secretly moved his hand near the Half-step Primordial Spirit, stuffing it into the mouth of this grown-up mermaid’s acupuncture point.