Heroes' Prison

Chapter 1770 - 1690: The Mysterious Call Between Sharp Sword and God of Slaughter

Huang Yi once more returned to The Second World through Heroes’ Prison, while his incarnation continued causing havoc in the Heaven Realm.

Though his true form and incarnation were separated between the realms, they did not lose contact, unlike the Barbarian God and his clone.

The Barbarian God was blocked by rules because the Barbarian God clone in the Mortal Realm was merely a clone.

However, Huang Yi’s incarnation, after undergoing numerous Dragon Clan evolving abilities, became a special existence possessing all the advantages of both a divine embryo and an incarnation.

On the positive side, the incarnation and true form could interconnect, sharing equipment, attributes, abilities, serendipities, and so on. On the downside, they could act independently, even to the extent of bypassing the Rule of Death: if the true form died, the incarnation would remain unaffected and continue to exist. But this wasn’t the case for clones; once the true form perished, the clone would definitely die too.

In their independent state, the true form and incarnation were akin to two unrelated entities, with no concept of one controlling the other; both were parallelly controlled by Huang Yi, without any hierarchy.

Thus he could continue manipulating his incarnation to cause disturbances in the Heaven Realm, while his true form handled other matters in the Mortal Realm.

As his true form returned to the Mortal Realm, the urgent task was to quickly employ Xing Yuan’s method to become a true Creator Ancestral Spirit.

After the recent battle with the Barbarian God, he had distinctly felt the gap; even if the Slaughter Blade amassed numerous souls and greater strength, facing a true god was at a disadvantage due to their various divine privileges.

Divine privileges were akin to abilities in the domain of rules, transcending mere strength.

Though Tyrant Possession was powerful, it was uncontrollable and easily targeted, and it wasn’t a match for the Barbarian God.

Once he became a Creator Ancestral Spirit, it would be completely different. The Creator Ancestral Spirit was a separate system altogether; even without divinity, it could compete with deities of the Heaven Realm, and divine privileges would be ineffective against a Creator Ancestral Spirit.

However, Huang Yi did not know if he could still achieve Divine Enthronement after becoming a true Creator Ancestral Spirit.

Like the Ancestral Dragon and War Master, these Creator Ancestral Spirits had never attempted Divine Enthronement; Taurus, however, existed in the Heaven Realm from the creation of the world, not rising through Divine Enthronement. Exactly because it lacked divinity, it could travel from the Heaven Realm to the Mortal Realm without being constrained like True Gods.

As soon as Huang Yi returned to The Second World, he immediately received a message from an old friend—it was from the Poet, who he hadn’t heard from in a long time—

"God of Slaughter, do you remember where you first met Sharp Sword? He’s waiting there for you, with something important to discuss."

In his heart, Huang Yi was alarmed; for someone as low-key as Sharp Sword to proactively seek him out, it must be something significant.

"Alright, I’ll meet him immediately," he replied with a message.

Soon, Huang Yi arrived at their first meeting place—Heavenly Son Peak of Oskan Royal Academy.

There were several Heavenly Son Peaks in The Second World, but this one was the most famous, with beautiful scenery, protected by the formations of the Oskan Royal Academy, even through numerous calamities, it had suffered minimal damage.

A gigantic tree grew here, reaching thousands of meters, piercing into the clouds, akin to a small version of the World Tree.

The treetop bore five enormous leaves, as vast as a plaza.

A solitary man stood on one of the leaves, gazing out at the sea of clouds, just as before.

Back then, Huang Yi was still in reincarnation, trying to invite Sharp Sword to join a national war, agreeing to many of Sharp Sword’s conditions, revealing how he obtained his equipment, gifting a Barbarian God Simulacrum, and mistakenly providing an "Autumn Slaughter" signature.

But at that time, the original moon of The Second World was still present, casting its bright moonlight; now, that moon had perished alongside the Demon Clan.

In its stead were countless smaller moons, brought in as satellites by the Thunder God using an Ancient Godship.

Unexpectedly, Huang Yi was overwhelmed with a sense of sea changes into mulberry fields, as if eons had passed.

"God of Slaughter, in the blink of an eye so much time has passed, yet our first meeting here remains clear in my memory. Now I find it hard to come to the Mortal Realm; I can’t even send messages across, I had to use this illusion to come here," Sharp Sword wistfully said.

Huang Yi nodded, stepping beside Sharp Sword, looking out over the boundless sea of clouds, and said, "At that time, I was in reincarnation, having just left the girls who sheltered me on Singapore, those were my rare, truly happy and leisurely times. But now, I’ve become the King of the World, the reincarnation of the Death God, burdened with increasing responsibilities, becoming ever more weary."

Sharp Sword turned and looked at Huang Yi, a subtle thought flashing in his eyes, and said, "Have you ever considered that perhaps all your struggles might end up in vain?"

"What are you trying to say?"

Sharp Sword stared intently into Huang Yi’s eyes for a long time, with a profound, mysterious look, and said, "I came to tell you a secret this time."

"Speak! What are your conditions?" Huang Yi asked directly, knowing Sharp Sword wouldn’t reveal a secret so kindly, without some conditions.

"Straightforward! This time, I need you to release numbers 8, 4, and 3 from Heroes’ Prison."

"Oh? Criminals of the Underworld?" Huang Yi said thoughtfully.

He had previously seen Scorpio in cell number 8, an Underworld Guardian, and also a Creator Ancestral Spirit.

Divine King’s Envoy Delphoski had also hinted that number 3 in Heroes’ Prison was a major figure in the Underworld.

Now, Sharp Sword is simultaneously requesting the release of number 8, number 3, and number 4, which indicates that number 4 should also be a criminal related to the Underworld.

"So, you’ve already explored Heroes’ Prison to such an advanced position? As expected of the God of Slaughter. But there is one thing you got wrong; number 3 and number 8 are indeed people from the Underworld, but number 4 is not, I’m looking for him for other reasons."

"You’re asking me to release so many high-ranking criminals at once, so what’s my benefit? Ordinary benefits can’t match these three criminals."

"A secret." Sharp Sword uttered a few words, then tightly closed his lips, seemingly unwilling to reveal even the slightest hint.

"What secret?"

"I can’t say it here, it needs to be conveyed through another method. Can you make a phone call now? We can go offline and talk by phone."

"Oh? That’s interesting." Huang Yi quickly grasped the crux of the problem and nodded: "It just so happens I can, right now I’m still inside that medical aircraft from Rose Prison, where there’s a connection for video calls. Tell me your phone number."

"Alright!" Sharp Sword nodded and gave his phone number to Huang Yi.

"Then let’s go offline now! My incarnation just encountered some trouble, so I can log out to avoid it for a while."

After logging out, Huang Yi got off the hospital bed, walked to the porthole of the medical aircraft, looked at the distant Rose Prison, and dialed Sharp Sword’s video call.

"God of Slaughter, do you know why I can’t tell you that secret online?" Sharp Sword asked.

Huang Yi nodded: "I can guess. Since you want to make a phone call in the real world, it means it’s not safe in the Virtual World."

"Your words, from your context, are correct, but they might actually be wrong. In fact, I didn’t tell you online just now because there exists a presence that would know everything we talked about. The secret I want to tell you is related to that presence."

"Oh? Did someone just hide on Heavenly Son Peak, eavesdropping on our conversation? If you want confidentiality, we could team up and go to a layer in the Tower of Pantheons and enter a dungeon; that ensures no eavesdropping. But I guess the matter isn’t that simple, does that presence transcend the ordinary, rendering these measures ineffective?"

"Yes! As long as it’s in the Virtual World, no matter where I tell you this matter, how hidden the location is, how confidential the method is, no matter how quietly I speak, even if I don’t speak and write a note to you, that presence will know. Our conversation, he knows all. You could even say, if you know, he knows. So, we have to bypass there and talk about this secret over the phone offline."

Huang Yi said solemnly: "You better ensure this secret is worth my while to release those three important criminals; if this secret doesn’t satisfy me, then I won’t release those three criminals."

"Don’t worry, this secret will definitely satisfy you, and besides, I have something to give you as well." Sharp Sword smiled faintly, then revealed the secret.

Huang Yi listened carefully, maintaining a calm expression, but by the end, a great wave had surged in his heart.

He nodded: "No wonder... I had some doubts before, and today I got the answer from you. I will release those three criminals immediately!"

"I knew you would agree!" Sharp Sword said unsurprisingly, "Whenever you release the criminals, I will give you the items."

"There’s no time to lose, I’ll go see them today to find out their intentions." Huang Yi said directly, and after learning the secret, he didn’t want to delay any longer; the sooner a response is made, the better.

Subsequently, Huang Yi logged back in, reappearing at the top of the giant tree on Heavenly Son Peak.

He immediately took out the Book of Heroes, summoning the dragonhead entrance of Heroes’ Prison, and once again, the dragonhead of the Dark Demon Dragon, Molei, appeared, with its previously solemn demeanor alleviated, obviously having sensed that the crisis of the Dead Star was resolved.

"Help me get the key to cell number 4!" Huang Yi said to Molei.

Then, he strode into the dragonhead and entered Heroes’ Prison.

The most advanced criminal he had seen last time was number 5, Barbarian God·Lietian, and after some time of power enhancement, he should be able to advance further.

Upon entering Heroes’ Prison, a key flew over automatically in the air.

He quickly reached cell number 4, inserted the key into the lock, and twisted it forcefully.

The magic formation on the cell door immediately flashed red, he placed his hands on the cell door, unleashed his boundless power from within, vigorously pushing forward.

The red light flashed more and more rapidly, finally reaching a critical point, becoming steady and no longer flashing.

Huang Yi took a deep breath and entered cell number 4.

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This Chapter lays the groundwork for the subsequent conclusion, and ties up with previous plots, not indicating a new side story, but heading straight for the conclusion, all is now pointing to the end.

At Starting Point, I’ve also written another book, "A Young Man’s Diary," it’s a collection of my essays and logs over ten years, from when I was 18 until now at 28, about my real life, completely free for reading, which might inspire your lives. Different friends enjoy different styles, and that’s entirely normal.

Also, don’t ask me when a book will end, because when a book is naturally concluded, it’s hard to estimate. Heroes’ Prison has announced completion dates multiple times, the earliest back in 2015, but it still isn’t finished, because if the story isn’t told to a certain extent, it can’t be forced to end, or it will end poorly. Some foreshadowing must have reasonable explanations, some plots must develop reasonably, and even if opening a cheat, it must be opened reasonably.