Transformer
Mu Yu, refusing to believe such an omnipotent energy existed, attempted to leave the island and learnt his lesson the hard way. “Xiaoshuai, any ideas? As long as we can get off this island, be it singing, dancing, heck, swimming naked, is fine, too.”
“I can’t do anything about domains. Moreover, I don’t want to leave; Momo is waiting for me outside.”
“For crying out loud, having a Xiaoshuai Junior with Momo is a million times better than being stuck on this island for eternity!”
“I don’t like Momo! This is all your fault! You just had to insist on coming here! You getting stuck here is minor compared to Momo falling for me!”
“Why is it my fault if Momo falls for you? It’s your fault for seducing her. I explicitly asked you to fish an ordinary inkfiend ape.”
“I told you it’s impossible when you look as perfect as me!”
Fiend-Sealing Pagoda turned invisible as the horizon turned into an orange hue once again.
“Mu Yu, either you leave this island and give Momo a Mu Yu Junior or stay on this island for eternity,” suggested the dragon vine.
Mu Yu jumped to his feet. “I’m going with the third option! We’ve beat the dead multiple times already and even subdued yin corpses. Let’s go show them how a real skeleton soldier fights!”
“What form should we give our skeleton soldier?” asked Xiaoshuai, interested in the new activity.
“I thought you didn’t like playing with the dead? Well, you can choose its appearance, and I’ll help you create it using formations.”
“Now we’re talking! I also want to create a transformer!”
“A what?”
“I don’t know. That’s what they call gorillas, ostensibly.”
“Isn’t Momo’s lower half a gorilla?”
“Quit with the Momo this and Momo that!”
Mu Yu teleported to the boundary line to find the fiends taunting the humans, who were discussing what skeleton soldier to dispatch. While it might’ve been mistaken as a game to outsiders, the two races were dead serious about it, putting their pride on the line.
“Let’s go with a scorpion tail skeleton soldier? We stuck wings on yesterday, but we still loss,” recommended Bo Hong.
“It won’t do squat. Copy them. Let’s go with claws,” contested He Liankong.
“Our soul soldiers who fought two days ago haven’t recovered yet. We should rest until they’ve recovered,” argued Mu Mengfei.
“If we don’t accept their challenge by nightfall, we will lose more territory. We’ll never hear the end of it from them if we turn down a challenge,” disputed He Liankong.
“Let me at them,” declared Mu Yu, ambling over to the human group.
“Ignorant kids should mind their own business instead of embarrassing themselves,” scoffed Gui Yuzi.
“Gui Yuzi, he’s the only living one here. Our only chance of winning is if he uses his spiritual energy to command a skeleton soldier,” grouched He Liankong.
“I don’t want to leave it in the hands of a man who has no respect for his elders.”
“In other words, your opinion takes precedence over humans’ honour? No wonder why you can’t win to save your land,” demeaned Mu Yu.
Gui Yuzi sent a surge of soul energy to his hand. Nevertheless, He Liankong stopped Gui Yuzi before he could assault Mu Yu and brayed, “He’s my junior. You have no place criticising my junior!”
“Calm down. Neither of you can even hurt the other, so why are you even fighting in the first place,” interjected Bo Hong. “Mu Yu, you may not be privy to the details of the skeleton soldier contest. As such, you must learn how to create a complete skeleton soldier system if you are to compete.”
“Let me try. It won’t make any difference if I lose.”
“What do you mean it won’t make any difference? If you lose a match, we have to win another one to make up for your loss,” admonished Gui Yuzi.
“If you don’t want to take risks, you might as well retire,” berated Mu Yu.
“That’s the most disgraceful suggestion I’ve ever heard,” Gui Yuzi fired back.
“… I want to let Mu Yu try,” explicated Lian Hekong.
“I object,” stated Gui Yuzi.
“I’m in command today, so I have the final say,” protested He Liankong.
“And if he loses?”
“And if I win?”
“It’s your honour to win!” answered Gui Yuzi.
“In that case, a loss is nothing, or are you going to tell me you’ve never lost before?”
“At least I’ve never gone done without a fight!”
“A loss is a loss. All that talk, yet you’re an excuse making factory.”
“At l-”
“Enough!” shouted He Liankong. “If Mu Yu loses after three tries, you can have my soul item, okay?”
“Fine,” responded Gui Yuzi, flashing a sly smile as he took one last look at Mu Yu prior to departing.
“What is this ‘soul item’?” Mu Yu inquired.
He Liankong pulled Mu Yu aside and elucidated, “We usually use them to house our souls. I used to use a femur for mine. Thanks to the nourishment our souls receive all year round and the energy of Fiend-Sealing Pagoda, our potent soul energy in our soul items strengthens our souls.
“Every joint on skeleton soldiers’ main control component is made from soul items. In other words, a skeleton soldier controlled using soul items will be endowed with more dexterity. As an alchemist, our bones are tougher than others. For that reason, Gui Yuzi covets my soul item.”
“What happens if you lose yours?”
He Liankong heaved a heavy breath. “I will need to search for another one. A new one wouldn’t feel the same to me – if not be detrimental to my soul energy. If my soul energy dips too much, I will lose my leadership position.”
“Why are you gambling with something so important?”
“I should have faith in my junior, shouldn’t I?”
Mu Yu felt the chilly touch on his shoulder again.
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