Chapter 493: Two Kings
"How's it taste?"
"Uh! good, really good. Looking at one of the ten ancient kings, the Fire King of the Mighty Earth looked at him so nervously and expectantly, Mo Ming's heart suddenly had a strange feeling, where did the Fire King at this time still have the slightest momentum of burning the sky in anger, and he was completely just a little old man in the neighborhood.
"Well, hehe, this is a variety that the old man spent tens of thousands of years researching, I call it Yanhuo Tea, under my careful care, it only grows a tender bud once in thousands of years, and the old man is not willing to drink it, if it weren't for the fact that you were the first to come here in such a long time, the old man I would be reluctant to give you a drink." The Fire King said with a smug look on his face.
"......" Mo Ming's expression did not change, and he could only think helplessly in his heart: "I can tell you, your tea is not a grade at all compared to those West Lake Longjing, Huangshan Maofeng, Anxi Tieguanyin, Lushan Yunwu, etc. in my hometown?"
Among the top ten famous teas of the Celestial Empire, in addition to the cheapest jasmine tea, these are also the Xiang Chong that Mo Ming couldn't afford to drink in his previous life, in terms of taste, the fire king's treasured fire tea can't be compared with it at all, but the fire that is only picked once in thousands of years also has its uniqueness, thousands of years of growth in this aura rich space, accumulated over time under the nourishment of the aura, so that the tea also becomes full of aura, although the taste is average, but the rich aura contained in the tea is a rare good product for cultivators, which can no longer be called tea, but included in the ranks of elixirγ
But obviously, these are very strong aura for Mo Ming. For the Fire King of a god-level powerhouse, it was a little insignificant.
"Okay, since you can come here, it means that you have obtained the token that the old man deliberately threw outside, which also means that you and I are destined. The Fire King took a sip of the hot tea to himself, revealing an expression of great enjoyment, but when he put down the teacup, his expression suddenly became serious, his momentum suddenly changed, and a majesty emanated from his body, which he did not deliberately do. But that powerful momentum that had been baptized by countless battles still shocked Mo Ming's heart.
"The puppet dares to compete with the world. Is this the momentum of a king?" Mo Ming looked at the Fire King who suddenly changed into a person in front of him, unable to speak, he had heard countless legends about the power of the Ten Ancient Kings, but when he really faced it. That's when I found out. The Ten Kings were far from as powerful as he had imagined. In contrast, the Shura Demon Emperor Jia Luo Lei Yin, who had just refined his godhead and promoted to the god level, felt like a toddler baby and an adult who was already walking like a fly in front of the Fire King.
"Hmm. You are the pet of the Heavenly Scourge King, I remember that you broke in back then, and then you were caught by that guy, how is that guy now? Suddenly ran over and surrounded my immortal mansion, are you planning to come in to hunt for treasure?Or when I die? Want to come and pick up my inheritance?" The Fire King's eyes suddenly turned to the quiet lying aside, and the old dragon turtle, who had never made a sound since the Fire King appeared, glanced at the old dragon turtle, and said lightly, and his expression of not being angry and arrogant suddenly made the old dragon turtle couldn't help but shudder, and hurriedly replied respectfully: "Master, he has been missing for a long time, and I don't know his current situation, but I really don't know that this place was originally your immortal mansion, otherwise I wouldn't dare to break into it even if I borrowed ten Danzi. β
"I know some news about the Heavenly Misfortune Monarch, he seems to have practiced a technique called "Taishang Forgetting Love"......" Mo Ming's heart moved, and he suddenly interjected, the Fire King suddenly asked about the Scourge Heavenly Monarch, and his face seemed to be displeased, obviously dissatisfied with the matter of the Calamity Heavenly Monarch containing his Immortal Mansion in his Immortal Mansion, only I don't know what the reason is, but he has not been investigated, thinking that the Calamity Heavenly Monarch died under his own hands, and the more dangerous Taishang clone escaped, Mo Ming could not be completely at ease, so it was better to tell the previous things and probe the attitude of the Fire King, but he concealed the matter of the Heavenly Emperor's stone statue to kill the soul of the Heavenly Monarch, but said that later the Heavenly Scourge suddenly gave up and left in a hurry for some reasonγ
"Well, I said why when he coveted my immortal mansion and wanted to break in, he felt that his state seemed to be a little weird, it turned out to be because of the cultivation of "Taishang Forgetfulness", I am afraid that it was at the critical time of the split of the soul, hmph, I actually hit the idea on the old man's body, if it wasn't for the old guy's face, the old man would have killed him at that time, if he was met by the old man again, he would have to settle this account with him, and at that time, even if the old guy came forward, he would not be able to protect him. After listening to Mo Ming's narration, the Fire King suddenly understood in his heart, and in a moment of his mind, he already understood the idea in the heart of the Heavenly Monarch, and his face suddenly turned cold.
Although Mo Ming was curious about where the Fire King's hometown was sacred, he didn't dare to ask, and he could make the Fire King jealous, calling it an old one, I am afraid that it must be a very terrifying existence, and it is even very likely to be the strongest of the ten kings.
"How is this possible, master, he has always been in the Immortal Mansion, but I have never seen him!" the old dragon turtle exclaimed in disbelief.
However, Mo Ming sighed secretly in his heart, whether it was from the tone of the Fire King or the old dragon turtle, he didn't seem to feel any fuss about this kind of thing, which made Mo Ming have to sigh, maybe in the world of the strong, this kind of thing was originally a sparse and ordinary thing.
"Well, let's not talk about him, the old man now has three questions to ask you, you have to listen carefully, if your answer is called the old man's mind, then the old man will accept you as an apprentice, when the old man threw out the token, it was to find a destined person, accept him as an apprentice. The Fire King's expression was correct, and then he said.
"What!Accept apprentices?" the old dragon turtle was surprised, the Fire King, one of the ten kings of the dignified city, actually said that he wanted to accept apprentices, if this news spread, let alone now, even in ancient times, I am afraid that it will set off a bloody storm, and even those strong people who have already become famous may squeeze their heads and want to worship under the Fire King's door.
"Senior, if you have any questions, you can ask. Mo Ming's face was straight. Said in a deep voice, although he already knew it when he opened the door, there was only one token, and it was in such a dangerous environment, I am afraid that the Fire King would not do such a boring thing for no reason even if he was idle.
The Fire King nodded, a hint of approval flashed in his eyes, and it was obvious that Mo Ming's calmness had been recognized by him.
"If you have a piece of meat in your hand, if you don't eat it, you're going to die, but then there's a family staring at you, and if they eat it, they're going to live. If you don't eat it, you'll die. Will you let them eat?" asked the Fire King.
Mo Ming didn't hesitate, shook his head, and said in a firm tone: "Don't give it." β
"Uh...... Doesn't this guy want the inheritance of the Fire King? Knowing that the Fire King is a hero of the human race, he dares to answer like this. The old dragon turtle was secretly anxious in his heart.
However. The Fire King's expression did not change. Just looked at Mo Ming quietly. Suddenly he asked, "If you don't eat the meat and give it to their family, then you will die, but their whole family will live." Why don't you give it?"
Mo Ming's expression did not change at all, he looked at the Fire King suspiciously, and replied: "Why should I give it? If I give it to them, then I will not die, and I only have one person, and there are many of them, if they want to eat, can't they just come and grab it? If they still need me to give it, then what is the use of them even if they get it, and in the end they will not starve to death." β
A strange look flashed in the Fire King's eyes, and Mo Ming's answer was a little unexpected for him.
"Okay, second question, if you have my inheritance, go through a lot of hardships, and have had the strength of mine after countless trials and tribulations of life and death, and when the alien race attacks again, will you stand up and resist it, risking death to resist the alien race for those weak human races?" The Fire King asked again with a fierce glint in his eyes.
This time, Mo Ming also did not hesitate and replied, "Yes!" The tone was equally firm.
"Why are you willing to stand up again this time? You know, cultivation is not easy, and it is even more difficult to reach my level, you didn't even want to share a piece of meat before, why are you willing to take such a risk?" the Fire King asked in a deep voice.
Mo Ming shook his head and explained: "I am not taking a risk by doing this, I didn't share the meat before, because if I gave them the meat, then I would definitely die, and now I am willing to stand up, but it is also for this reason, if the strong do not stand up when facing the great calamity of the race, then the race will perish, the race will not exist, how strong can a person be? No matter how strong an individual is, it is impossible to fight against a race with his own strength." β
Hearing Mo Ming's explanation, a hint of surprise appeared in the Fire King's eyes.
"Okay, last question, if you become my apprentice and finally achieve cultivation under my careful cultivation, reaching a height that is difficult for ten thousand people to reach, but if you find out at that time that my existence has threatened your life, what will you do?" After the Fire King said this, he stared at Mo Ming with burning eyes, as if he wanted to see Mo Ming through.
This time, Mo Ming was a little hesitant, this question was indeed not easy for him to answer, the etiquette of his previous life told him that he should respect his teacher, but the law of survival in this world told him that strength is respected.
"Boy, don't talk nonsense, the Fire King has a very strange temperament, if you don't answer well and anger him, then none of us will want to leave today. The old dragon turtle was secretly anxious, but it didn't dare to interject.
"All I can say is, if that's the only option, I'll kill you. After a long silence, Mo Ming suddenly looked up at the Fire King, his gaze was firm, and there was no dodge.
"What did you say?" The Fire King's face changed suddenly, he glared at Mo Ming angrily, and shouted in a deep voice, as if he had been angered by Mo Ming's words, "Are you serious?"
"It's over, this kid, if you say I'm going to kill you, isn't this looking for death?" the old dragon turtle wailed in his heart.
In the face of the Fire King's questioning, Mo Ming did not evade, his eyes nodded affirmatively, of course, he could also answer that he would respect the teacher, but he always felt in his heart that under the eyes of the Fire King, any of his deceptive words would probably be seen through, and if he angered the Fire King because of the deception, I am afraid that it would really be a catastrophe.
"Good, good!"
To the surprise of the old dragon turtle, he originally thought that he was dead, but who expected, the Fire King, who was originally angry, suddenly laughed, but there was a hint of relief in the laughter. Although Mo Ming was puzzled in his heart, he just remained silent, these three questions of the Fire King seemed to be related to the national righteousness, however, there was another flavor in them, Mo Ming suddenly felt that these three questions did not seem to be just asking him, but also the Fire King was asking himself.
"Hahaha. Master. Do you hear that?" laughed suddenly, and the Fire King suddenly stared straight at Mo Ming, but said something that made everyone feel Mo Ming's wonder.
However, just when the two were puzzled, Mo Ming's heart suddenly moved. His face changed suddenly. Originally. The soul card that was originally hidden in his soul sea suddenly floated up, and it had already appeared in front of him in a flash.
For the sudden appearance of the soul card, the Fire King was not surprised at all. As if he had known it for a long time, he just looked at the soul card quietly, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes.
"It turns out that he has already seen the soul card in my body. Mo Ming smiled bitterly in his heart, but then he was relieved, the ten ancient kings, all of them used all means to reach the sky, even if they could see through his spiritual sea, there was nothing strange about it, "I just don't know if he has seen the Heavenly Emperor throne." β
"Are you finally willing to come out?" said the Fire King again, in a deep voice, but he said this to the soul card.
A ghostly light suddenly flashed on the soul card, and a black shadow projected out from the soul card, falling on the ground, and then growing larger, and finally condensed into a figure, this is a tall man, his whole body is shrouded in a wide robe, and his face is not visible at all, but from his body, it exudes a palpitating cold aura, as if it pierces the soul.
"Soul King, my master, I didn't expect that after such a long time, we would meet again, but this time the situation was a little different. Looking at the appearance of the black shadow, the Fire King suddenly became a little excited, but soon regained his composure, and said in a deep voice, but the content made the people and turtles on the side jump in an instant, especially the old dragon turtle.
"Master, the Soul King turned out to be the Fire King's Master, what is going on?" the old dragon turtle was shocked.
"What's going on?" Mo Ming couldn't care about the presence of the two kings, and hurriedly asked the old dragon turtle Chuanyin, he suddenly felt that the three questions asked by the Fire King before didn't seem to be so simple.
"The master of the Fire King turned out to be the Soul King, who is also one of the ten kings, and I am afraid that even the Heavenly Monarch and his old man don't know about this matter, and it is impossible for everyone to think about it, because when the Soul King fell, the Fire King was the one who contributed the most, and it is said that it was the Fire King who killed the Soul King with the last blow. The old dragon turtle said in surprise.
"Huh?" Hearing this, Mo Ming frowned, "Impossible, isn't the Soul King right in front of him? How could the Fire King admit his mistake......?"
Mo Ming's heart moved, and he suddenly thought of another possibility, "It is very likely that the Fire King did not really kill the Soul King back then, and his last shot was probably to save the Soul King's life, so when he met the Soul King, he did not have any surprise, obviously he had already known that the Soul King was not dead at all." β
"Hmph, yes, that little beggar has now grown into an existence that people dare not look at directly, and it is very gratifying to be a teacher. The Soul King, whose face was covered by a black robe, suddenly said with a smile.
"Master, have you ever blamed me for doing that kind of rebellious thing to you with those people in the first place?" The Fire King's eyes moved, and he suddenly asked in a deep voice, for so many years, he had never let go of the things of the past, otherwise he would not be willing to live in seclusion here, and he would not have left the Immortal Mansion for thousands of years.
The Soul King shook his head and said with a smile: "No, I don't blame you, from the moment I picked you up, I knew that you would have that choice." β
"But since you know that I will hurt you, but you still have to teach me so dedicatedly and make me one of the ten kings?" the Fire King asked suspiciously, and the old dragon turtle and Mo Ming also pricked up their ears, wanting to listen to the Soul King's explanation, and they didn't understand why they still raised wolves knowing that raising wolves would hurt them.
The Soul King shook his head, walked to the wooden table and sat down, glanced at the tea set on the table, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to study the tea ceremony, don't mind bringing me a cup too." β
The Fire King was stunned for a moment, his figure suddenly disappeared, and immediately appeared, but there was already a delicate teacup in his hand.
"Well, this tea tastes good, but if you want something better, I'm afraid you'll have to work a little harder. The Soul King gently took a sip of tea and praised it, but Mo Ming secretly thought in his heart: "Obviously it is the state of the soul body, can it also taste the taste of tea?"
"Master, you haven't answered my question yet, for so many years, I haven't figured it out, you have been teaching me before, strength determines everything, and you must do whatever it takes to deal with the enemy, but ......"
"Aren't you doing a good job?" the Soul King suddenly interrupted the Fire King's words and said with a smile, "What are we living for?" I used to think it was for fame, for power, for being able to dominate the world, but then when I was defeated, I understood that we live just to continue to live, live according to our own will, no one can stop it, so I don't blame you, because you did a good job, because I have become an obstacle to your life, so you should kill me, even if he said the same, if you have no choice, then you can only kill me, this is what I have been teaching you, but I didn't expect this to happen to meγ β
"The best master and apprentice!" the old dragon turtle screamed in his heart, but Mo Ming had a thoughtful expression, but the words of the Soul King gave him a lot of touches, since he crossed into this world, in the past few decades, all the things he has experienced are all things he has never imagined before, all these years, he has struggled to move forward, isn't the purpose to live freely? Get rid of the shackles of fate, and only follow his own wishes. (To be continued......)