Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1485 - 1483: Oath of Brotherhood?

The specter wore a strange expression: "Is this a ceremony for the Merfolk Race to swear brotherhood? Is this merfolk interested in me and wants us to become sworn siblings?"

It didn't make sense. She had been here for a few days recently and hadn't noticed any special treatment from the merfolk.

After thinking for a moment, the specter asked, "What is her status here?"

She didn't have much contact with the Merfolk Race, but it wasn't hard to see that Bai Lu had a high status here.

Lu Ye pondered slightly and said, "Bai Lu is a princess of this branch of the Merfolk Race!"

The specter was dumbfounded, clearly not expecting Bai Lu's status to be so noble. On second thought, since she was a princess and had drunk that golden liquid, it probably wasn't a problem. Moreover, given Fa Wuzun's stance, she wouldn't be able to escape without drinking it. If she was forced to drink it, the situation would be unpleasant.

Resolving her thoughts, the specter looked at Lu Ye: "Remember what you said; if I drink this, you will take me away! If you deceive me, I'll be at odds with you until the end!"

Saying so, she took the shell from Lu Ye's hand and drank it in one gulp!

She was clever enough to envelop the golden light with spirit force as she drank it, intending to spit it out once she escaped from here. This small tactic wasn't too difficult for her.

However, to her astonishment, even though she enveloped it with spirit force, the restraint failed the moment the golden light entered her stomach. Immediately, the specter felt a warm current rising from her belly, transforming into something alive, like an invisible little snake, swiftly slithering inside her body.

Her expression changed, and she quickly immersed her mind to investigate, simultaneously trying to restrain it with spirit force, but it was completely useless.

In just two breaths, the invisible little snake had reached her arm, causing a slight stinging sensation, and then there was no abnormality.

She urgently looked down at the spot where the stinging came from, only to find a spiral mark appearing there!

"What is this?" She looked up, angrily staring at Lu Ye.

Lu Ye also seemed bewildered because the mark looked identical to the one he left with the green sea conch, except the one on the specter's arm was golden, while the one he left was green, matching the colors of the sea conches.

Confused, he looked towards Bai Lu, who smiled slightly and turned her own arm over, revealing a similar golden spiral mark on the inside.

Lu Ye made up a wild lie: "You can think of this mark as a symbol of your sworn sisterhood!"

The specter obviously didn't believe his nonsense and just stared at Bai Lu, wanting an explanation.

Bai Lu flipped her palm, producing a weapon resembling a short spear. Before Lu Ye could react to what she intended, she suddenly turned the spearhead towards her own abdomen and stabbed herself.

Despite the lack of restriction, the weapon forged by the Merfolk Race was incredibly sharp. Even with her Constellation Late Stage strength and impressive physique, Bai Lu pierced her abdomen without any spirit force protection!

Blood splattered, yet she didn't flinch, only a flicker of pain crossing her eyes.

Lu Ye was shocked, completely at a loss as to what she was doing.

What stunned him even more was that, as Bai Lu stabbed herself, she didn't scream, but nearby, the specter let out a painful cry, clutching her abdomen as if struck by a severe blow, instinctively recoiling.

Lu Ye clearly saw the spot she was clutching mirrored Bai Lu's wound, with blood flowing between her fingers.

Bai Lu withdrew the short spear and swiftly slashed across her own arm, leaving a gaping wound on her fair skin.

Simultaneously, the specter, without receiving any attack, bore an identical wound on the same part of her body!

Bai Lu spoke: "Tell her that from now on, no matter how far apart we are, we are closely connected. Any injury I sustain, she will suffer too. If I die, she won't survive either!"

Lu Ye looked solemnly at Bai Lu: "It's unnecessary!"

If he had known Bai Lu would use such tactics, he wouldn't have agreed. But Bai Lu hadn't explained it beforehand. He had thought it was a special secret technique of the Merfolk Race.

But now it seemed it wasn't the Merfolk's secret technique, but the effect of the two golden sea conches.

The two golden sea conches were a mysterious artifact brought out of the Divine Conch Hall by a pair of twins from the Merfolk Race. The Merfolk Race had long realized their effects, but never had the opportunity to use them, as binding life in such a manner generally had no great use. Observing Lu Ye's dilemma, Bai Lu decisively used it.

Before using it, she deliberately didn't inform Lu Ye because she knew he would certainly refuse if he knew in advance. It was better to act first and explain later.

Feeling Lu Ye's heavy heart, Bai Lu smiled softly: "It's okay, as long as it can help you."

"Can it be undone?" Lu Ye asked. If it couldn't be undone, Bai Lu's life would truly be tied to the specter's. While Bai Lu might not face much danger within the Merfolk Territory, the specter risks much more outside, inevitably involving Bai Lu, who might someday face unforeseen disaster.

"Yes, as long as both parties agree, the mark can be undone. But until she behaves, I think it's best not to undo it," Bai Lu responded.

While the two were talking, the specter also vaguely sensed the mystery of the sigil, but didn't dare to be sure, and could only ask, "Fa Wuzun, what exactly is going on here!"

Lu Ye looked at her and relayed Bai Lu's earlier words.

The specter was utterly stunned, thinking the person wanted to swear brotherhood with her. Who knew that her life would be bound to theirs instead? The person was right; they really would live and die together now.

She was momentarily angry: "Fa Wuzun, is this how you treat me? You are too despicable!"

"So you'd better behave!"

The specter was so enraged that her nose tilted, wanting to curse, but then thought of something else and suddenly laughed: "She's the Merfolk Princess, nobly born. I can't believe she would die with me just to kill me. I'm just a wrecked soul; having someone to live and die with me is actually a bargain for me! And since she can control my life and death, it seems I can also control hers…"

Saying so, she raised her hand and summoned a dirk, which Lu Ye recognized as the magic treasure dirk she had pulled from the eye socket of the Skeletal General.

The specter's eyes were full of eagerness as she threatened Lu Ye: "Take me out immediately, or I won't be polite!"

Lu Ye lifted his hand and grabbed the hilt of the Boulder Mountain Saber!

The specter was decisive, slashing the dirk across her own arm, creating a wound. Sure enough, Bai Lu also had a similar wound, blood flowing.

Lu Ye frowned; the effect of those two golden sea conches was too strange. He couldn't feel any profound power oscillating, but if either Bai Lu or the specter was injured, the other would also suffer the same injury.

Bai Lu clearly realized the specter's intentions, glanced at the new wound on her arm without emotion, and simply smiled slightly at the specter.

This smile inexplicably made the specter feel a bit terrified.

Then she saw Bai Lu slowly raise a short spear, pointing its tip toward her own chest!

"What are you doing!" The specter panicked.

Bai Lu's expression remained unchanged, still smiling as she slowly stabbed the short spear into her chest, blood flowing and staining the shell, the spear steadily and resolutely piercing toward her heart!

This made not only the specter panic but changed Lu Ye's expression as well.

"No!" The specter screamed, rushing over to grab the short spear from Bai Lu's hand, shaking her head pleadingly.

Even though this kind of injury wouldn't be fatal for someone at the Constellation Late Stage, it would definitely cause significant loss of vital energy.

The specter had never expected this seemingly enchanting Merfolk Princess to act so ruthlessly!

Bai Lu paused her motion, raised a finger to the specter's forehead, and the ethereal song of the Edification Technique sounded.

Following that, Bai Lu's Mental Consciousness surged, and Lu Ye didn't know what she said to the specter, but he saw the specter's expression begin to soften, nodding continuously, even showing some surprise.

A moment later, both women were healing their wounds. The injuries looked terrifying, but they were superficial and would easily recover for those at their level.

The specter calmed down completely, and Lu Ye even noticed that she seemed to be anticipating something, although he didn't know what.

Curiously, he asked Bai Lu, "What did you just say to her?"

The specter's temperament was somewhat understood by Lu Ye, likened to a stubborn mule that won't move when pulled but moves backward when hit. He was curious about how Bai Lu managed to calm her.

"I told her that the effect of the secret technique is not only to make us live and die together but would also greatly enhance our cultivation efficiency if we practice together."

"Did you deceive her?" Lu Ye asked.

Bai Lu laughed lightly, "No, it's true."

"Then she's gained something!"

Though being bound in life and death is indeed a constraint, the great enhancement in cultivation efficiency is a worthwhile trade-off.

Lu Ye even suspected that if they had explained this to the specter from the start, she might have agreed willingly.

The specter's matter was resolved. With Bai Lu's leverage here, she should know what to say and what not to say after leaving.

Lu Ye, with a stern face, said to Bai Lu, "In the future, if there's a similar decision, consult me beforehand."

This time, Bai Lu acted unilaterally, knowing he wouldn't agree, even if the result was not bad. But Lu Ye did not want similar things to happen again.