Apocalypse: Master of Soul Beasts

Barely suppressing the shock in his heart, Tang Haofei continued to follow the large troop, heading towards the City Lord Mansion with a poker face.

”Talk... you... what... are... T...”

A Skeleton off to one side, unable to bear the quiet, continuously muttered words in Chinese.

”Fine, fine, I’ll speak.”

Tang Haofei had a sudden thought. Language barriers were indeed annoying. Teaching the natives of the Universe of Immortals and Heroes Chinese didn’t seem like such a bad idea.

Basic, parrot-like language instruction came from Tang Haofei.

But Tang Haofei didn’t realize something. As more and more Chinese words were spouted from his mouth, the Soul Fire in the minds of all the dead souls within his voice’s range began pulsating ceaselessly.

「...」

How powerful is the power of enlightenment?

At least at this moment, Wen Yu became extremely interested in the idea of enlightenment.

According to the Almighty Demon Vine, the materials used for this enlightenment were very low-level, and the technical content wasn’t too high. This was in respect to the technology possessed by the Universe of Immortals and Heroes in its later stages.

This resulted in one thing: mass production of enlightenment was very easy. This was standard for every Human in the Universe of Immortals and Heroes; it could even be said it was standard for any intelligent creature there.

And now, Wen Yu was definitely the first member of the Earth Human Race to experience the power of enlightenment!

A continuous stream of bizarre musical notes transmitted into Wen Yu’s mind from all directions. Then, these unknown notes were converted by the enlightenment into electrical signals that Wen Yu could easily understand.

There were quite a few residents of the Universe of Immortals and Heroes on a street in Ling Yun City, and their conversations were even more numerous.

Just three minutes after taking the enlightenment, when Wen Yu emerged from the dark alley, he had easily overcome the language barrier that had once made him frown.

”What is the formula for this thing? Do you have any way of getting it?”

The strategic value of this thing is self-evident. If Humanity could speak cat or dog language, communicate smoothly with mutant creatures on Earth, or even understand the language of the Demon Tribe, we could gather more information about them.

How much is the formula worth? Wen Yu quickly made an estimate. In the face of such a thing, if I didn’t show interest, I would truly have gone crazy!

Similarly, the Almighty Demon Vine was already used to Wen Yu’s personality.

A feeble Spiritual Fluctuation emanated from the Almighty Demon Vine.

”Boss, can we get down to business first?”

”Hmm...”

After a brief moment of pondering, Wen Yu decisively spoke.

”How much money do I have in my ID card?”

”...Enough to buy the entire Ling Yun City...”

”Hang on a second. There’s no rush to go to the City Lord Mansion.”

With that, Wen Yu turned around and walked towards the infant supply shop he had just passed.

The benefits provided by the Almighty Demon Vine are undoubtedly illusory. In my mind, the ’electronic account’ of the Universe of Immortals and Heroes is artificial; the items in my hand are real. If I don’t spend money when I have it, am I waiting for it to reproduce? What’s more, I have five soul pets by my side and five vacant contract spots. For one good item, I have to prepare at least ten to suffice. Just one? That’s definitely not enough!

「...」

”We have arrived. Please enter.”

Looking at the leading Flesh-covered Skeleton speaking clear, courteous Chinese and even bowing to him, Tang Haofei didn’t know how to react.

Tang Haofei, unaware of the enlightenment, could only marvel. The language talents of these dead souls from the Universe of Immortals and Heroes are too strong! It wasn’t just the Skeleton who mimicked my words; even the large group of Skeletons who heard me speak are now speaking passable Chinese! This is a phenomenon I can immediately grasp. Once a native of the Universe of Immortals and Heroes learns Chinese, it will spread like wildfire—one telling ten, ten telling a hundred. Language will cease to be an obstacle for the Universe of Immortals and Heroes!

A jumble of thoughts raced through his mind. It wasn’t until a Skeleton behind him gently nudged him that Tang Haofei came back to his senses and stepped forward towards the entrance of the City Lord Mansion.

「...」

The significance of communication became apparent at this moment.

While Tang Haofei acted as if he was casually observing his surroundings, in reality, he was considering all possible angles to breach this massive estate. The Skeleton beside him had already revealed some ’common knowledge’ to Tang Haofei.

”Tang? It should be all right to call you that, right?”

Tang Haofei nodded.

”Let me briefly introduce the situation here. Ling Yun City, as the only city in the Fifth Layer of Heavenly Palace, has an obvious role. The one responsible for defending it is the City Lord of Ling Yun City, Mo Xuan, who is also the most powerful expert on the Fifth Layer of Heavenly Palace.”

The Skeleton paused for a moment, then added, ”Also, Lord Mo Xuan is an administrator of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.”

Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance... Tang Haofei recalled. In the Third Layer of Heavenly Palace, this was the very organization that had taken the initiative to communicate with the military. Although I don’t understand how high-ranking an administrator of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance is, seeing the Skeleton mention the title after ’City Lord of Ling Yun City’ and ’most powerful expert on the Fifth Layer of Heavenly Palace’ gives me an idea of its significance.

The Skeleton continued, ”Lord Mo Xuan fell in the apocalypse war outside Ling Yun City. As soon as he underwent Resurrection, he entered the City Lord Mansion and began organizing the overall situation of Ling Yun City. Right now, Lord Mo Xuan should be very busy. If it weren’t for the visit from the most powerful organization and individual from the alternate world, you wouldn’t have access to the City Lord Mansion.”

Tang Haofei’s powerful aura fluctuations were self-evident. When information from the lower layers of Heavenly Palace was transmitted through the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance’s intelligence system, the general distribution of Human forces was no longer a secret to Ling Yun City.

”Although you are very strong, I hope that when you meet Lord Mo Xuan, you can show due respect. Yes, you understand. Although the power of the Soul Bead allows us to live again, Resurrection makes us understand the preciousness of life even more. We need assistance, and you, likewise, need our power. An alliance is a good thing for both of us.”

Even a City Guard from the Universe of Immortals and Heroes understood the significance of unity. There were no conflicts of interest. Humanity still needed the technology of the Universe of Immortals and Heroes, and they, in turn, needed the strength of Human professionists. Moreover, both sides shared common enemies.

There was no force more suited to unite than the natives of the Universe of Immortals and Heroes and Human professionists.

Tang Haofei repeatedly nodded in response. The Skeleton was delighted to chat more with Tang Haofei—Old Tang was garrulous and friendly; despite his extraordinary strength, he didn’t put on airs in front of the weak.

Treat others with kindness, and most will reciprocate in kind. This is the norm.