Otherworldly Affairs Office

Chapter 897 897: Old Acquaintance

Leaving a group of high-ranking nobles of the Demon Race waiting outside, Pei Yan followed the Demon God back to his secluded wooden cabin. Pei Yan entered the cabin and sat familiarly on the beanbag chair there, the Demon God was not annoyed by Pei Yan's casual demeanor, he opened the fridge and took out two cans of beer, casually handing one to Pei Yan.Pei Yan was already used to drinking beer from the modern world here. He popped the tab, tilted his head back, and drank half a can. Then he let out a long belch, wiped his mouth, and said happily, "Refreshing! Demon God, I've been enduring for two months inside, and inexplicably fought a battle. This one can of beer can't satisfy me!"

"Haven't you gained enough benefits from me?" The Demon God sat on his couch, putting his beer on the nearby storage cabinet, reached out his hand and gestured to Pei Yan.

Pei Yan didn't say much, handing the Broken Hell to the Demon God. The Demon God took the Broken Hell, inspected this Divine Artifact, then removed the pendant hanging on it, and rubbed it in his palm carefully.

From the expression just now, Pei Yan knew this pendant must have a story. He drank beer and pretended to ask casually, "Do you know this thing? Is it also a Divine Artifact? When I found it, I checked it inside and out several times. I'm sure there's no energy or soul fluctuation in it, so I put it in my ring. Who knew that guy was hiding in it, I really can't understand how he managed to fool me."

"Of course he can fool you, although this pendant hasn't birthed a soul, but it's a non-Divine Artifact Divine Artifact." The Demon God continued to touch the necklace without raising his head, "You've heard the story of me and my rebellious child, haven't you?"

"Ah!" Pei Yan pretended to be ignorant,

"Stop playing dumb, just like Kane told you, what in this Holy Hall escapes my knowledge!"

Pei Yan scratched his head with an embarrassed smile as his trick was exposed. The Demon God put the Broken Hell aside and lifted the pendant, saying slowly, "You've learned from his mouth that Thanatos committed the grave sin of killing my first wife. She managed to resist the passing of time and stayed by my side for so long because of this pendant, which was crafted by me along with the original sources of the other three planes. For us, physical decline can be easily reversed, but the difficult part is preventing the soul's demise. This pendant can significantly delay the soul's deterioration in the wearer. After her death, the pendant vanished amid the rebellion, and I always suspected it ended up with Thanatos. Sure enough, he preserved his soul using this pendant and has been barely surviving until now."

"So you knew the pendant was with him, and he had a high chance of being alive, yet you mentioned nothing to me about it!" Pei Yan was quite displeased after hearing the Demon God's story.

"Angry?" The Demon God was unsurprised by Pei Yan's reaction and gestured, a delicate wooden box flew from the shelf into his hand. The Demon God opened the box and carefully placed the cleaned necklace inside, putting it away before looking at Pei Yan with a smile, "Yes, I did fool you in this matter, but if you're to be angry, you shouldn't aim it at me. Your dear sister agreed to it, and I only made a guess while she had certainty, deeming it the best final training exam for you. There are some secrets here you currently do not need to know."

"It doesn't matter, the matter's past and I've retrieved the item! So, what do I do next? The Divine Artifact is mine now, right?" Pei Yan knew it was pointless to dwell on that issue and joyfully looked at the Broken Hell on the table. The hardships of this trip had all aimed at obtaining it.

"It is yours, but you can't claim it immediately! The upcoming competition doesn't allow participants to carry Divine Artifacts, so all original sources decided to fuse the Artifacts with the contestants, turning them into the participant's own strength. You must undergo this process too! Melting down a Divine Artifact requires preparation time, and there exists a soul within every Artifact. You want to consume its soul as well, which is why I've been having you reinforce your soul power."

The Demon God picked up the Broken Hell from the table, gesturing as he explained, "This Divine Artifact is deeply tainted with slaughter and evil energy, making its soul violent and restless. It can hear our conversation; if it wasn't in the Holy Hall, under my control, it would've broken free and escaped far away. To help you successfully consume it, the next three days I will collaborate with other Demon Race members to cleanse the slaughter energy from this Divine Artifact and weaken its soul, increasing your chances of successful fusion."

"Three days?" Pei Yan rubbed his chin, thinking there is over half a month until the official competition begins, his schedule is ample. He could rest during these three days, contemplating this Pei Yan nodded and smiled, "Alright! Demon God, I'll go rest then, these three days I'll adjust my body for taking in the Divine Artifact Broken Hell."

Leaving Pei Yan to return to rest, the Demon God began preparing for absorbing the Divine Artifact. Meanwhile, in an independent space crafted by Blood Temple in the real world, Candle Dragon, who just returned from a battle in the Hell Plane, ran into Mu Fanchen who came to welcome his return.

"It seems this Hell journey wasn't smooth!" Mu Fanchen assessed the soul body floating behind Candle Dragon, perceiving the vigilant gaze, he looked at Candle Dragon with a smile, "But at least the expectations of the master were achieved."

"Achieved halfway, I'd say!" Candle Dragon shook his right arm, as the death energy released by the Demon God in the earlier battle invaded his body through the recovered tendrils. Eliminating it completely seems troublesome, yet Candle Dragon didn't mind this minor irritation, letting his recovery system slowly erode it, turning to Mu Fanchen with interest, "I saw an old acquaintance of yours on today's Hell Plane."

"Oh? My old acquaintance?" Mu Fanchen was momentarily confused, then thought of the intelligence sent recently, and understood, "Is it Pei Yan?"

"Yes, the young guy's growth is astonishing. That's a mistake on my part when he first entered the Investigation Hall, noticing he was secretly placed by Lin Junzhao, I should've taken hold of him and his sister before the Hall realized his importance! It's a pity such talent stands opposing me," Candle Dragon said, regardless of the disciple's unpleasant expression beside him, looking regretfully towards Mu Fanchen.