The Old General waved his hands, laughing out loud. “Very good. I’ve understood your heart! Hahaha! I did not think that I would be able to meet such an interesting kid before I die. I’m really going to die of laughter here. If you don’t know medical arts, how can you save others? However, I understand and I’m very happy that this is something that is different between humans and demons. If a Demon General collapsed onto the ground, without any chance of being saved, the demons in the demon abyss would eat the dying Demon General away without a trace of hesitation, turning the energy of the Demon General into their own energy… To be honest, that way would be more reasonable. However, I still prefer the foolish behaviour of us humans. Haha, little kid. I’ll be honest with you. Dying doesn’t matter much at all. Do you know how many people have died in the battlefield since the ancient ages? If you’ve gone up to the battlefield and saw the millions of foot soldiers falling in front of you, layer upon layer, with corpses piling up as high as hills, would your heart not be numbed after that…? Where would there be a battle without casualties? If humans wish to survive, they must compete, and they must fight. Death is also a part of the competition. Although the three thousand of us were dying from poisoning, acting as a living bait, we have successfully baited tens of thousands of demons. We did not die in vain! Long before we baited the enemy here, we had already known this would happen… So, don’t worry. Let us old folks leave in peace. We’re already old and we can’t do much more for the country. This is our final honour.”
“…” Yue Yang was silent after hearing this.
“Little kid, if you don’t want to be eliminated like us in the process of natural selection, then remember one thing. Become strong, stronger than anyone else.” The Old General bestowed Yue Yang with his last words.
Yue Yang nodded his head slightly. After pondering for a long time, he finally came in front of the old lady matron.
(Shiro: calling the old lady matron – Old Lady Doctor from here on, sorry for the name change)
He took the White Jade Beetle out from his backpack, and softly asked, “Doctor, I found this in the Demon Abyss. Could you tell me what this is?”
The Old Lady Doctor’s expression immediately changed when she saw it. She quickly told Yue Yang to keep the White Jade Beetle. “Little kid, don’t ever use this to save people! This is a terrifying kind of insect! It looked exactly like a Golden Holy Beetle on the outside, and also could be used for healing and detoxification. However, within its body, a terrible Demon has been sealed inside. Not even some of the strongest, peak rankers can kill it. These Demons can reincarnate through certain methods, so in order to stop them from reincarnating, some peak rankers would seal their opponents within various items or creatures.”
Yue Yang jumped when he heard this. “Seal?”
He immediately thought of Empress Fei Wen Li, the Serpent Queen who was sealed within his Black Jade Pendant Necklace. Her strength was unimaginably powerful.
Even if she did not have a corporeal form, her abilities were sufficient to send Yue Yang out of the black hole.
He did not think that other than the Black Jade Pendant Necklace, there would be another strong entity sealed within this White Jade Beetle as well… Thankfully he did not use it to save people, or it would have been a disaster. Thinking of this, Yue Yang secretly broke out in cold sweat.
If he had released a human peak ranker, then it might have been fine. But, if he released a demon peak ranker, it would have been a big laughing matter.
How could this White Jade Beetle, that seemed so harmless on the surface, be so terrifying in reality?
“My teacher had brought up the topic of the Warrior’s Seal a long time ago. They are split into five layers. The first and foremost layer is an animal-type. The seal itself must absorb the energy from the target animal to be sustained for long periods, just like your White Jade Beetle. Following that is the plant-type, treasure-type, crystal-type and space-type… The most terrifying seal is said to be the space-type. I cannot imagine how powerful the peak ranker must be to create a space like a black hole, throw his opponent inside, then seal the black hole and cause his opponent to be in a state of ruin forever. Aside from killing the person who created the seal himself, no other kind of power can break through this type of space. This type of everlasting, unbreakable Sealing Art was called the ‘Nirvana Seal’. As for the seal on the White Jade Beetle, it is called a ‘Soul Imprisonment’. Usually, at the 8th floor of Tong Tian Tower and above, strong Rankers who had defeated their opponents will normally use this method to eliminate their opponents…“ As the Old Lady Doctor said this, Yue Yang broke out in cold sweat again. The seal that was applied on Empress Fei Wen Li seemed to be the highest-grade space-type s