Chapter 1198: Chapter 1198: A Request Before Surrender
Admiration is one thing, but for my promise and interests, today I must subdue Saraf! With this thought, Pei Yan continued to manipulate the energy lines to control Saraf’s movement abilities, while placing his arm on Saraf’s chest.
"Pain!"
"Uh~ah~ah~!" Even though Saraf continued to struggle, controlled by both the shadow of the Divine Artifact and the energy lines, after Pei Yan uttered the word "pain", Saraf let out a painful wail, his straight body instantly softened, half-kneeling on the ground, his entire body beginning to shake uncontrollably.
That girl of the Lei Family, who was ruined by Little Vlad, gave Pei Yan a unique ability when he rescued her; at this moment it played a crucial role: subconscious control! By controlling Saraf’s subconscious to inflict harm, Pei Yan simulated the soul injury he once suffered into Saraf’s subconscious, delivering the final blow to Saraf, who was exhausted from battle, completely collapsing Saraf’s resistance.
"What are you waiting for! Quickly bring the restraints!" Pei Yan shouted toward the sky behind him.
"Coming!" In response to the call, Long Jin and Golden Phoenix Feather stepped forward, landing beside Pei Yan and together taking out specially made restraints prepared by their teacher before the journey, ready to put them on the subdued Saraf.
"Uh~ wait, wait!" Struggling through the pain to regain consciousness, Saraf raised his head to look at Pei Yan and spoke.
"Wait for what? You aren’t going to beg for mercy, are you?" Despite saying this, Pei Yan raised his hand to stop Long Jin and the others.
"I lost! No matter how unwilling I am! No matter what excuses I make for myself, losing is losing! I am willing to fulfill the agreement between us, but before that, I have a request." Saraf sighed, no longer resisting Pei Yan’s restraints, and requested.
"Let’s hear it!" Curious about what request Saraf would make at this moment, Pei Yan immediately asked.
"I know you haven’t used all your strength, release me! Let me witness the power of the Beast God’s fusion! Consider it fulfilling my last wish; whatever happens after this blow, I will calmly accept my fate."
"You’ve already become my prisoner, why should I take the risk to agree to such a request from you? You’re right! I haven’t used all my strength; I still have many killing moves like those you just saw me use against Bai Ze and Fafnir. But I chose to resolve the battle with close combat against you, do you really think I’m stupid? It’s just to wear you down, so I can capture you alive as intact as possible!" Pei Yan sneered dismissively upon hearing this reason.
"I know! There is no friendship between us!" As Saraf spoke, he looked at the two young girls nearby, sensing the aura of kinship from one of them, but he knew this person wouldn’t plead for him. He then raised his head to shout at the clan leaders watching from above the Dragon Realm: "My fellow clansmen of the Magic Race, is there no one among you willing to speak a word for me? No matter how brutal, willful, and reckless I am in your eyes! In the war, I fought for you too, even if you don’t acknowledge me later on, I once protected the safety and interests of your ancestors, and that is an undeniable fact! Is there truly no one willing to speak for me today? Where is our Dragon Race Leader? Is the Daoist Plane covering all possibilities now?"
His words caused the Magic Race’s clan leaders to lower their heads in shame. Saraf was correct; despite his many faults, during the past war between the two races, as he led the charge, the ancestors of the various clans of the Magic Race were protected by him more or less. Now faced with his questioning, they couldn’t respond, feeling ashamed, forced to retreat.
Though they all withdrew, someone from the Magic Race had to give Saraf an answer. Seeing this, Phoenix shook his head, stepped forward, and regretfully said: "Stop shouting! The previous Dragon King, the former Lord of the Dragon Realm, was caught before this battle when he released you out, collaborating with those who destroyed the Dragon Realm!"
"What did you say?" Saraf was stunned and incredulous upon hearing this.
"This matter is a disgrace to our race; I have no reason to deceive you about it! When you were released, I warned you to first clear external enemies before resolving our internal issues, but you dismissed my words and stubbornly joined in the destruction of the Dragon Realm. Did you consider our kinship back then? Even if you had done nothing at that time! Now you make this request; I, Phoenix, am willing, as clan leader, to vouch for you. But look at the Dragon Realm you’ve shattered, and the elite warriors killed by your hand — how are we supposed to plead on your behalf now?"
"I, I~!" Phoenix’s words left Saraf speechless, stammering, unsure how to defend himself.
"Alright! Don’t you just want to see the Beast God’s fusion? Since you’ve spoken to this extent, I’ll satisfy you! Not only to give face to the clan leaders of the various clans of the Magic Race present, but also as a favor to you, and out of my respect for those of strength!" At this point, Pei Yan, who was listening quietly, suddenly spoke, removing the energy lines entwining Saraf, and signaled with a glance to Long Jin and Golden Phoenix Feather to step back for now.
Pei Yan’s gesture instantly won the goodwill of the clan leaders of the Dragon Realm, while Saraf, now free, had shed his previous violent and arrogant demeanor, rubbed his wrists marked by the energy lines, and looked toward Pei Yan, asking: "I heard them call you Pei Yan, to achieve such accomplishments at your age in this era, you can’t be someone unknown, right? Tell me, who exactly you are and where you come from, for the Ancestral God to approve you, allowing his descendants to sign a symbiotic contract with you."
"I am Pei Yan, known by many nicknames, but I prefer the newest one: ’Silk Garment, Iron Armor, Proud in the World’. As for where I come from? I’m a member of the Investigation Office of the Foundation Plane!" As Pei Yan spoke, Hu Jiu leisurely walked over to stand by his side.
"Foundation Plane? You come from the Foundation Plane?" Saraf was more shocked by this than by admitting defeat. He sensed multiple sources of planar energy within Pei Yan, two of which he had never seen before, but he preferred to believe Pei Yan came from some unknown, new plane, rather than from the plane regarded as an energy desert.
"Indeed, I hail from the Foundation Plane, and by the way, Hu Jiu’s mother is also a being from the Foundation Plane." Pei Yan proudly revealed his origin, enjoying Saraf’s gradually petrifying expression.
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