I'm bound to the World-Destroying Witch

Chapter 777. Nine Seats
"Something from the past?"

Xia Feng was startled. The Sumeru Throne was actually related to Yue Hongli?

Yue Hongli hesitated and said, "Master, my memories are still a bit confused. I only remember the name 'Heng Huo'. Moreover, it seems that something in the Sumeru Realm is calling to me."

Heng Huo?

Xia Feng nodded thoughtfully. It seemed that in this battle of Sumeru, in addition to obtaining the Jinyang Divine Realm, there was another task that needed to be done.

Before Yue Hongli could continue her explanation, a lazy voice rang out from the No. 7 platform diagonally opposite, "Zunyi? Interesting."

Xia Feng looked up and saw a cloud of scarlet blood on the No. 7 platform, with a figure in a dark red tuxedo leaning lazily against it.

His long, gray hair reached his waist, and his appearance was androgynous and feminine, but judging from his voice, he was a man. His overall demeanor suggested that of a powerful and wealthy young man.

The collar and cuffs of the dark red robe were embroidered with streaks of golden sparrow patterns, clearly indicating that this person came from the Golden Sparrow Flower.

Xia Feng narrowed his dark eyes slightly, quickly matching the information on the list that Cha Nai Xue had collected.

[Kim Shi-in, the third seat of the Golden Flower, is a super genius who appeared five thousand years ago. He was originally the Dark Sage and is currently in the third cycle of the Holy Realm.]

"Previously, everyone was speculating about who would succeed Ye Lidong after his death."

The marbles formed from blood mist were tossed up and down in Kim Shi-in's palm as he chuckled, "Number 9, why don't you introduce yourself and let your colleagues get to know you?"

"Why go through all this trouble?" The six-winged angel on platform number 4 interrupted Kim Shi-in, speaking coldly before his holy golden eyes shone brightly as he stared directly at the Spade Man on platform number 9.

However, to his surprise, there was only emptiness beneath the mask of the Spade Man.

Aside from sensing the spiritual pressure of someone at the Venerable Realm, nothing else can be detected.

Spade Mask calmly turned to look at Platform 4, not saying a word, but seemingly mocking his overestimation of his abilities.

The six-winged angel frowned.

Xia Feng pondered for a moment. This angel was none other than Juphale of the Angel Legion.

"Is that you?" Another old, hoarse voice rang out, and Xia Feng looked in the direction of the voice.

On platform number 8 stands a middle-aged man draped in a holy white robe and wearing a papal triple crown. A pale gold shawl with an engraved black moon hangs on his back. He wears a monocle over his right eye and has a gentle smile on his lips.

His voice, however, was deep and aged, saying, "Young man, you have quite the skills. You actually managed to escape from the river of time in such a short time."

Xia Feng narrowed his dark eyes and stared coldly at the Black Moon Pope. Clearly, the old man had mistaken him for Miss Mu.

When he and Miss Mu used the Moon Time Divine Domain to escape, he used his own 'death' as ​​a price to open the River of Time and Space, helping Miss Mu successfully escape the Pope's pursuit.

Therefore, in the Pope's view—

Xia Feng is dead, and the mysterious person beside Xia Feng, who was always shrouded in a black robe, used the exact same method of concealing his appearance as the Spade Man in front of him.

According to the rules of the Throne of Sumeru, if the holder of the seat dies before the start of the Battle of Sumeru, the seat will automatically be passed on to the second-place player in the game. If the second-place player dies, the seat will automatically be passed on to the third-place player, and so on.

If everyone dies, the Battle of Sumeru will be postponed, and the selection game will be restarted until all nine seat holders enter the Sumeru Realm.

So normally, if Ye Lidongjun dies, the seat would be passed on to the second-place winner. However, with Xia Feng acting as a bug, he simply snatched the seat.

"You know His Holiness the Pope?" The hawk-eyed man on platform number 2 asked with great interest.

"He and that brat Xia Feng escaped right under your noses." The middle-aged man adjusted his monocle, turned his gaze, and said gently, "The younger generation of the Jinyang family, have you forgotten about him so quickly?"

"Hmm?" Jin Yangtian and Yufeile both looked on with suspicion, staring at the No. 9 platform.

Xia Feng remained expressionless; they were all old acquaintances.
The person on platform number 1 was Huang Zhaoyue, an acquaintance I had met once before.

Xia Feng was not surprised by this.

Huang Zhaoyue was half human, with her light gray, vertical pupils subtly resembling fox eyes, exuding a cold and noble aura. The other half was shrouded in shadow, with the head of a black dragon coiled around her neck. She stared at Xia Feng, her gaze seemingly calm yet incredibly oppressive, filling Xia Feng with terror and making him instinctively want to avoid her gaze.

But thankfully, I held back. After all, I couldn't lose face!
Of course, his horror stemmed from suddenly realizing a problem.

The dragon bloodline that Huang Zhaoyue possesses will cause him to feel a very strong sense of hostility and disgust.

This dragon bloodline is clearly hostile to the pale bloodline.

So, if he has this feeling, will Huang Zhaoyue also feel a strong sense of disgust for no reason when she sees him?

In that case, wouldn't Huang Zhaoyue be able to discover that the Spade Man is actually Xia Feng?
However, Huang Zhaoyue merely glanced at him indifferently before closing her eyes again and slowly disappearing back into the darkness.

The initial shock in Xia Feng's heart gradually subsided, and he frowned deeply. No matter what, he had to be extremely careful of this woman!
While pondering, Xia Feng quickly scanned the other platforms, comparing them with the list in his mind, and roughly figured out the identities of all the seats.

【1. Huang Ye's adopted daughter, Huang Zhaoyue】

【2. The Powerful Clans of Jinyang, the Heavenly Kingdom of Jinyang】

【3. Burning Heaven Path - Destroying Star God's Human Agent - Tu Lin】

[4. Third Gatekeeper - Angel Legion - Juphale]

[5. The Just Papacy, the Apologetic Sage, Zong Yue]

【6. Third Gatekeeper - Enma Legion - Lady Mi】

【7. Golden Bird Flower - Third Seat - Kim Shi-in】

【8. Black Moon Papacy, Black Moon Pope, Di】

【9. Spade Man - Summer Maple】

Good heavens, it seems that almost all of the Empire's super-large forces have come.

Huang Zhaoyue is the first pillar, while Jin Yangtian, although from the powerful Jin Yang clan, is subordinate to the Shang nobles and is therefore the fourth pillar.

The Third Gatekeeper, Justice, Black Moon, and even the Burning Heaven Temple each have a seat.

Only the Elemental Church and the Second Pillar, which was destroyed early in the Imperial Civil War, have no seats.

Just as Xia Feng had briefly reviewed everyone's identity information in his mind, the clockwise rotating symbol on the cylindrical stone platform directly in front of him suddenly stopped, scattering into countless streams of light that flowed into his brow.

The Battle of Sumeru—

[Winner's Reward: Throne of Sumeru]

[Victory Condition: Collect 1000 Ember Stones as the {Red King} to win and end the game]

[Methods to obtain Emberstones: 1. There is a very small chance of obtaining them by killing Nightmare Beasts; 2. They can be obtained 100% of the time by opening the Emberbound Land; 3. By hunting other players.]

[Player Identity: There are 7 regular players, 1 Red King, and 1 Black King in the game (all player identities are not disclosed)]

Your seat: 9

[Identity: Black King]

Current Health Points: 2100 (Can be redeemed or transferred during gameplay)

[Specific game rules.]

What puzzled Xia Feng was, where did Jiang Qiu'e go?

He had assumed that Jiang Qiu'e would also participate in the struggle for the Sumeru Throne, but judging from the situation, it seemed that she wouldn't.
(End of this chapter)