Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1009 Scathach's Request
After the two leading the charge were killed one after another, the remaining four or five people took the opportunity to rush forward. Because of their numerical advantage, they caused considerable trouble for Ares.

He had to take it seriously and pulled the warrior on the spear off the "skewer". Then he fought one against six, waving the spear and constantly igniting balls of fire.

Soldiers kept standing up because they couldn't wait to fight - and at a banquet, standing up meant joining the battle.

When the fourteenth warrior stood up, Ares finally showed signs of decline.

A handsome male elf came up from behind him at some point, squatted on his left shoulder, and stabbed the dagger in his hand into his neck!
Ares was about to reach out to grab it, but a strong human warrior with his upper body naked threw a huge leg bone more than half a meter long at him. The leg bone, which still had half a piece of roasted animal meat on it, pierced Ares' chest, forcing Ares to take two steps back.

At this moment, the elf assassin stood up with incredible agility.

It was a gravity-defying posture, like flying over eaves and walls - his body was almost level with the ground, and he kept this posture and circled around, directly cutting off Ares' head!
Ares' headless body fell directly to the ground, and the thin elven assassin raised the huge head in his hand and screamed, spilling the blood on himself. Even his neck turned red... not because of the blood, but because he was too excited.

"Yes, yes!"

"I told you to pretend, but you still pretend!"

Everyone cheered for him, and some people also laughed at the arrogant Ares.

Even though it was a group fight, a winner is a winner!
And Yasen was completely stunned - although he had fought with others, he had never taken anyone's life; he had seen fights, but he had never seen such a bloody fight!

This was truly a divine feast... but before he could even take a single bite of meat, he already felt half full.

"Alright, alright... the guests are here, don't make it too bloody! If you really want to fight, just wrestle!"

Ying Tiansi smiled and greeted them: "Everyone, keep eating and drinking! Luke, Fergus, come and sit over here."

As Ying Tiansi finished speaking, all the dead people were instantly resurrected.

Everyone continued to eat and drink in harmony, and someone couldn't wait to wrestle in the middle of the room. Soon someone responded, so another round was formed, and then the two began to wrestle in front of everyone's eyes.

The elf man named Luke was covered in blood, and the same was true of Ares, whose head he had just taken off.

The two bloody people sat on the table, with Yassen sitting uncomfortably in the middle. The strong smell of blood made him feel nauseous.

Yasen felt that he had really opened his eyes this time!
The two men who were fighting just now clinked their glasses and drank in a friendly manner, and Yassen leaned back to make room for the two men.

The strong human called Fergus sat down next to Vignes without any hesitation, which was closer to Aiwass.

He stretched his head to look at Aiwass and said with interest: "You must be Aiwass! My name is Fergus, and Lancelot mentioned you before!"

As he said this, he stretched out his hand to shake hands with Aiwass.

Aiwass also stretched out his hand and shook hands with Fergus.

It was a palm as hot as fire and as hard as iron - this warrior from the Shadow Kingdom should have a strength above the seventh level, and if by chance he might even be able to be promoted to a celestial being.

His body was covered with scars, as if he had been splashed with sulfuric acid, burned by fire, or bitten by many wild beasts.

If an injury is sustained in the Shadow Kingdom, it will heal in one breath and will not leave any scars. And injuries in the material world will not affect the soul.

In other words, these horrible and hideous scars on Fergus' body are injuries engraved on his soul.

——It is most likely a promotion ceremony.

Only the soul trauma left in the ascension ceremony will be carried over to the afterlife.

"get married?"

It was just a handshake, and the other party asked this.

Aiwass raised his eyebrows and nodded in acknowledgement: "Right away."

"Oh, newlyweds. I heard your wife is a descendant of Lancelot... She's probably a good woman, so be nice to her."

Fergus smiled ambiguously and said, "Then this will be even more useful. Otherwise, you, with your delicate skin and tender flesh, may not be able to do it."

As he spoke, Aiwass suddenly felt something hard in his hand.

He didn't realize what magic Fergus used - when the two shook hands at the beginning, there was nothing in their hands. But at this moment, he handed something to Aiwass silently.

Aiwass opened his palm and saw a crystal bottle that looked like medicated oil.

It contains a blood-red liquid...

No, Aiwass shook the bottle and quickly determined from the foam and the blood that it was.

"My exclusive secret recipe," Fergus smiled, "Dragon blood, shadow thorns, plus some secret medicine... Just drink one-third of it at a time. I tell you, this is a lost secret skill of the ancient alchemist - certified by the Queen, the best of the best!"

"...Should I drink?" Aiwass confirmed.

"Of course. How else would it be given to a little girl? No matter what the reason is, drugging a woman is not something a man should do!"

Fergus scolded.

...I don't think it will be useful.

Aiwass's expression was a little subtle, but he still took it. Just as Fergus said, maybe it would be useful someday.

This trip to the Kingdom of Shadows was not in vain - I didn't do anything else but accept gifts.

Seeing Aiwass accept it, Fergus also laughed heartily.

"Come on, drink!"

The sturdy man raised the wine bowl in his hand high as he spoke: "This is the best wine from the underworld. It's rare for you living people to come to the dream world, so drink as much as you can!"

…Actually, it’s not difficult for me to come to the dream world.

Aiwass complained in his heart and finally took a sip.

The liquor looked dark, reminiscent of petroleum. When you put it to your lips, you could smell the clear sweet aroma of strawberries.

Oh, it looks like strawberry wine, the same as the shadow wine shared by those warriors before...

But after taking the first bite, Aiwas' eyes widened.

It’s not that it’s too tasty—it’s that it’s too spicy!
"…How many degrees is this thing?!"

He was surprised and said, "Isn't this strawberry wine?!"

He had shared some shadow wine with the warriors outside before, but it was just fruit wine.

And this wine even reminded Aiwas of vodka.

"Spend?"

The strong man was a little confused and didn't quite understand what it meant.

He just laughed: "This is strong liquor! Not water, but essence! Look--" As he said that, he snapped his fingers directly on the wine bowl.

Just by rubbing his fingers, he easily ignited the fire.

The spark fell into the wine bowl and immediately a fire started.

"Look, little brother, this is really warming - but you living people, forget it, don't try to learn it!"

As he spoke, Fergus swallowed the flaming wine directly into his stomach.

He finished a bowl and opened his mouth, showing his throat.

——The fire still burned deep in his throat.

He blew out a sudden puff of flame, extinguishing it with the airflow.

"Handsome!"

Fergus laughed.

"If you can't drink strong liquor, don't drink it," Ying Tiansi said with concern, "Don't you have something else to do?"

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Aiwass would have agreed.

But after just a brief delay, Aiwass began to feel a little warmth rising in his chest.

It is not the power of the path, but pure life force——

He and Yasen looked at each other and both got a positive answer from the other.

——It’s not an illusion.

This strong liquor, made from fruit born from the land where all things die, can actually permanently enhance the vitality of the living!
"It's okay. I have the Fire Sacrifice Technique, so I can't get drunk..."

Aiwass realized that this was a good thing, so he couldn't help but ask: "Can this wine be brought into the material world?"

“In theory, yes, but it’s not very convenient.”

The person who spoke was Fergus: "I wanted to help Lancelot decorate it and take it back, but I found that it was impossible. As long as the light of the material world shines on it... even a little bit, it will dissipate without a trace. The only exception is the fire here - these fires are all burned by shadow-soaked wood. Although they are flames, they are shadows."

"...What about those outside? What are those wines that can be drunk even under lightning?"

"That thing? It's just water at best."

Fergus was rather disdainful.

"The water in the Shadow Kingdom is undrinkable. It is water transformed from the 'hatred of revenge' in the material world. It is poisonous even to phantom demons."

Ying Tiansi explained: “So we have to add a small amount of Ying wine to neutralize its toxicity… These are wines without water.

"If you want to take it away to give to your friends, I'll research it. Next time you come to Shadow Kingdom, I'll see if I can let you take it away."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Aiwass said gratefully.

"Nothing," Ying Tiansi also smiled, "I also need your help."

"what's up?"

"You should know about the Tail Ring Ceremony. It's the one that pulls down the Fallen Angels. You were able to kill the Fallen Angels... and with your background, I think you might know something about this ceremony."

Ying Tiansi finally spoke, stating his position and his demands: "I have a feeling that Huan Tiansi might want to do something to me - can you save me, Aiwass? If you need to ascend to a higher realm in the future, I will stand by your side."

And this is the real reason why she is so passionate about Aiwass.

——God, are you sincerely asking for help from mortals?
Arsen's eyes widened at the sight.

He finally realized clearly that this trip to the dream world might not only be able to rescue Sherlock.

He might have to listen to some secrets that mortals cannot hear, and witness some miracles that mortals cannot witness.

Upon hearing this, Aiwas's expression became serious.

"can."

Without thinking too much, he readily agreed: "I'll help you, Scathach."

Aiwass unceremoniously addressed the god by name, which meant that the two were now almost equal in status.

However, Shadow Sky Si Scathach was not angry, but asked modestly and seriously: "What are you going to do?"

After all, this matter concerns her life and death, as well as the survival of the Shadow Kingdom, so she cannot help but take it seriously.

"It's very simple," Aiwass said slowly, "Just take the lead and pull down the Blood Celestial Master. That way, no new Celestial Master will be pulled down in this round of the Path of Love."

"…What about the next round?"

Ying Tiansi was a little worried: "Huan Tiansi is going to be promoted to a Pillar God... I'm afraid it will take more than one round."

“I try to keep it to just one round.”

At this point, Aiwas narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a calm tone: "Two rounds at most. If there are two rounds... there should be new Path of Love Celestial Masters, don't be afraid. It's best not to touch the Feast Celestial Master and the Mist Celestial Master, they are also familiar with me."

If it drags on too long, Huan Tiansi's power will become stronger and stronger.

The Tail Ring Ceremony is a grand ceremony in which the Ring Celestial Master gradually injects the underlying code of the path of "transmutation" into the material world.

The more cycles there are, the more chaotic the material world becomes, and the stronger the power of Huantiansi becomes.

After eight cycles, it will reach its peak, and the wall between the material world and the dream world will almost completely collapse... After many cycles, the entire world will gradually deviate to the version at the end of the game.

At that time, James, the foster father of the material world, could even directly resist the power of the Pillar God's artifact. Some weak new celestial officials were unlikely to be able to fight against the conspirators of the material world. Humans began to usurp the power of the gods and even imprisoned them. The celestial officials who were pulled down could no longer be called the boss of the version. Instead, those mortals who used the power of the celestial officials became tyrants on earth, and their destructive power was even greater than that of the descending gods.

——This is the change that the path of “transmutation” brings to the material world.

It was not an increase, nor a decrease. Instead, it was continuous wars, endless changes... The whole world was becoming more and more chaotic, and the rate of entropy was increasing. In this way, the power of the Tao would be continuously provided to Huan Tian Si. The whole world became his ritual field.

Therefore, Aiwass could not accept the Tail Ring Ritual to be carried out for too many rounds. He might not have the power to change it in the first round, but he had to stop it at most after two rounds.

As long as Xue Tiansi is brought down, at least Ying Tiansi's safety can be guaranteed in the first round.

"——It just so happens. I have been annoyed with Xue Tiansi for a long time."

Aiwass said softly.

(End of this chapter)