Heroes' Prison

Chapter 669 - 643: Heart of the Love God

The man was in his twenties, with fair skin and slightly squinted eyes, exuding a laid-back air. He was clad in hunter’s leather armor, with a bow and arrow slung across his back, and a pet parrot perched on his shoulder.

"Someone is coming!" At that moment, the parrot glanced at Huang Yi and then spoke to the man.

"I know someone is coming; you’re the one who always talks too much!" The man flicked the parrot’s head as if to silence it.

The parrot immediately took flight, its wings flapping, and said indignantly, "You actually hit me, you bad owner!"

The man ignored it and walked straight to Huang Yi. With a respectful expression, he said, "Hello, Brother Yi! I’m under Number 2’s command; my name is Yundan Yijiu (the clouds remain the same). Number 2 asked me to give this to you!" With that, he took out a red gemstone from his storage ring and handed it to Huang Yi.

Huang Yi immediately reached out and took the gemstone from Yundan Yijiu’s hand, examining it closely.

This gemstone was pink in color, shaped like a heart-shaped peach, completely transparent, and resembled a red diamond, evoking thoughts of beautiful love.

Huang Yi promptly checked the attributes of the gemstone—

[Heart of the Love God] (Special Item)

Inlay the Heart of the Love God into a piece of epic equipment and propose on one knee to your beloved to summon the God of Love to preside over the wedding ceremony. Ceremony will be executed by Forced Execution and cannot be interrupted. Following the ceremony, the epic equipment will gain an Attached Skill—[Tie the Knot]: Once the skill is used, it will completely guard the other party, blocking all attacks on their behalf for one day, with a cooldown time of 100 days.

After reading the attached Attributes of the Heart of the Love God, Huang Yi couldn’t help but mutter, "This Attached Skill... is Divine!"

The skill Tie the Knot was indeed a Divine Skill when it came to rescuing hostages! As long as Huang Yi could see Qin Shiyu, even if she was held hostage by enemies, he could use the Tie the Knot skill to protect her.

In this way, no matter how the enemies attacked Qin Shiyu, they would essentially be attacking Huang Yi, and Qin Shiyu would not suffer any harm.

Yundan Yijiu nodded and said, "Yes, the reason Number 2 wanted to give you this is because this skill can help you rescue Qin Shiyu."

"Indeed, with this Heart of the Love God, I now have an additional option," Huang Yi nodded and said softly, clutching the Heart of the Love God tightly.

The Heart of the Love God needed to be set into a piece of epic equipment to be useful. Although Huang Yi currently lacked such equipment, he obtained the Cursed King’s Crown in the Dragon Tomb! The crown was now legendary equipment, but if Huang Yi joined the side of The Seven Archdemons, it could be immediately promoted to epic equipment.

Initially, the King of Curses strongly lured him into joining the camp of The Seven Archdemons. After carefully weighing the pros and cons, and according to the King of Curses, once Huang Yi achieved Divine Enthronement, he could only go to the Demon Realm, ending up on the same side as The Seven Archdemons. Moreover, by joining them, he would become The Eighth Great Demon King, his status instantly on par with such epic figures as The Seven Archdemons, and his strength would see a tremendous increase.

Huang Yi had previously never considered this matter, but now the Heart of the Love God gave him another option. If he truly couldn’t rescue Qin Shiyu, he could choose to join the side of The Seven Archdemons, allowing the crown to be promoted to epic equipment, and then he would be able to set the Heart of the Love God into it.

However, Huang Yi didn’t regard the Heart of the Love God as a necessary means, but merely as an option.

"Brother Yi, you must be very careful, you mustn’t fall on the Land of Dongying," Yundan Yijiu said as he looked at Huang Yi, biting his thin lips with concern.

"The master is right!" At this moment, the parrot flew back and perched on Yundan Yijiu’s shoulder, tilting its little head as it looked at Huang Yi and chimed in.

"A temporary fall could perhaps be an opportunity to surge towards higher peaks," Huang Yi said quietly, reaching out to pet the parrot, then asked, "What’s the situation in Japan right now?"

"The situation in the Land of Dongying is very complex," Yundan Yijiu began with a grave tone. He pursed his lips and continued, "There’s been unrest both in the Martial Arts Guild and the Dongying Guild recently. There’s no need to say much about the Martial Arts Guild, as it’s currently facing a global denunciation. As for the Dongying Guild, it’s the internal competition that’s fierce. Although Heavenly Dao is the guild leader, he doesn’t hold absolute power. You know, the Dongying Guild is controlled by a political faction from Japan’s political world, and there is struggle among various factions. There’s news that the political faction is preparing to endorse Vice-President Fengxi, elevating him as the guild leader of the Dongying Guild, to contain Heavenly Dao and weaken his control over the guild."

Yundan Yijiu paused before continuing, "Additionally, ever since you brought Miyamoto Musashi and the Martial Arts Guild into the spotlight, the guild has been facing the most severe crisis in its history, isolated and at its weakest. There’s been non-stop debate within the Dongying Guild about this matter, with the radicals led by Heavenly Dao advocating for seizing the opportunity to attack the Martial Arts Guild, absorbing them, becoming unrivaled, and completely dominating. In contrast, the conservatives led by Vice-President Zhan Dao argue for maintaining the status quo, and even when necessary, offering a helping hand to aid the Martial Arts Guild through the crisis."

"Have you made a decision now?" Huang Yi touched his chin and asked.

Yundan Yijiu shook his head, "Not yet. It needs to be decided by the political organization behind the Dongying Guild. The matter is too complex and will affect Japan’s position in The Second World. Besides, Miyamoto Musashi’s power in reality is not small, so it’s difficult to completely topple them."

"Alright, I got it." Huang Yi nodded, roughly understanding the undercurrents of the Land of Dongying.

He really hoped that the political organization behind the Dongying Guild would adopt the strategy of the Heavenly Dao and annex the Martial Arts Guild. That would be a great thing. He felt no goodwill towards Miyamoto Musashi, especially after this hostage incident. They were eternal arch-enemies, with no room for reconciliation. If the Martial Arts Guild could disappear forever, that would naturally be the best outcome.

Just then, Huang Yi suddenly received a message from Qin Shiyu—

"Brother Yi, Miyamoto Musashi has moved me to Northern Sea City. They have released a message saying that if you want to save me, you must come to Northern Sea City. Now, I’m being held in the Central Plaza of Northern Sea City! If you don’t come to Northern Sea City within three days, they will kill me publicly in the Central Plaza!"

Upon receiving this message, Huang Yi was slightly stunned. Under this unprecedented wave of public opinion, Miyamoto Musashi still had not been crushed and had chosen to engage in a fight to the end with him. However, their strategy changed, no longer hiding the hostage but openly holding her in the Central Plaza of Northern Sea City, exposing her to the world. It seemed they had decided to have a final showdown with him.

"Well then, let me get ready and then I’ll head to Northern Sea City to save you," Huang Yi immediately replied, determined to go to Northern Sea City! Even though it was a Dragon Pit and Tiger’s Den with a Heavenly Net laid out, he had no choice but to brave it!

"Are you really deciding to come? I don’t want you to risk it. The Potion they gave me only increases my chances of Reincarnation to 30%, there’s still a 70% chance I won’t reincarnate. Don’t think the worst! Maybe if they kill me, I’ll just drop one Level." Qin Shiyu’s reply was full of concern, she never wanted Huang Yi to take the risk.

"I have my considerations, just wait for me to come!" Huang Yi replied without room for change.

Next, he looked at Yundan Yijiu and said, "Now that Qin Shiyu has been taken by Miyamoto Musashi to Northern Sea City, I need to go and check it out. It looks like Miyamoto Musashi wants to have a final contest with me. Inform me of any news at any time, this is my business card." Saying so, Huang Yi took out a business card and handed it to Yundan Yijiu.

"Okay!" Yundan Yijiu immediately took the business card solemnly and also handed his own to Huang Yi.

Huang Yi put away the business card and immediately summoned Little Dragon, mounted it, and was ready to head directly to Northern Sea City.

"Brother Yi!" At that moment, Yundan Yijiu called out to him, concerned, "This time Miyamoto Musashi will use all means to kill you, and you might never return. We can’t change your decision, but we hope you will take care, you represent not only yourself but also our organization. We can afford to lose anyone else, but we can’t afford to lose you."

Huang Yi nodded, looking at Yundan Yijiu, "Everything every one of you does is so as not to lose me. And everything I do is so as not to lose any one of you."

After speaking, he immediately took off on Little Dragon, heading straight for Northern Sea City without looking back.

Yundan Yijiu stood under the Fire Tree, watching Huang Yi’s figure grow distant, silent for a long time. It wasn’t until Huang Yi’s figure completely vanished that he withdrew his gaze.

"That peculiar bird’s aura is so strong! And its feathers are so beautiful!" At that moment, the parrot cocked its head, staring in the direction Little Dragon disappeared, mumbling to itself.

"Silly bird, let’s go!" Yundan Yijiu patted the parrot’s head and then turned to leave.

...

Little Dragon was extraordinarily fast, zooming past various terrains below. After a long journey over mountains and valleys, Huang Yi finally saw Northern Sea City in the distance. From afar, he could feel the prosperity of the city. Northern Sea City is one of the two most important cities of the Martial Arts Guild, its status almost equivalent to Dragon City of the Hero Guild.

Huang Yi knew that once he entered the city, there would be no escape. For a city as important as Northern Sea City, just the Heavenly Curtain Barrier alone had several kinds. Normally only one Heavenly Curtain would be activated. In an emergency, all the barriers could be activated, even capable of holding off a Top-Level Sky Domain Expert for quite some time. The last time Huang Yi faced the pursuit of a 295-Level Top-Level Sky Domain Expert—Barbarian Saint, the Holy Land Leader, he managed to last a long time thanks to Dragon City’s Heavenly Curtain.

But this time, he was about to enter a city of such scale in person! Not just an incarnation, but his true self as well!