Fang Xin looked at Tang Shuang who was running towards him.
This big fool still looked like she had found a treasure, even thinking that she was about to facilitate a major event that would witness history.
Fang Xin was annoyed. If this woman had transmigrated into an ancient palace drama, she wouldn't have survived the first episode.
Such a pretty head, yet she just leaves it there unused, like a mere decoration. Isn't that infuriating?
This kind of hothouse flower, whenever she encountered any danger, her family would bear the risks, yet she still harbored a full heart of passion, like a complete idiot.
Fang Xin looked at Da Er and Tina from a distance.
Although there was some distance between them, at that moment, Fang Xin clearly sensed an intensely unsettling sense of danger emanating from them.
Fang Xin watched the two with cold eyes, ready to act at any moment.
Anyway, he had the King of Reincarnation with him today, so he wasn't afraid at all.
Tang Shuang skipped over, her ponytail bouncing up and down at the back of her head. Fang Xin looked at the bobbing ponytail and sighed, if Tang Shuang's brain could move with such frequency, he wouldn't have to go through so much trouble guessing.
"Fang Xin! These two members of the Elf Clan told me that the Elf King is about to wake up. When the Elf King is born, I'll sign a contract with him, and then I can even help you control the King of Slaughter."
Fang Xin said irritably, "Thanks, you're so kind!"
As a result, Tang Shuang, this big fool, didn't hear the sarcasm in Fang Xin's words and happily told Fang Xin, "No need to thank me, we have a revolutionary friendship, helping each other out."
If this woman wasn't completely harmless to Fang Xin, he would have really wanted to give her a slap with a Thomas spin kick.
When she got closer, Tang Shuang actively introduced the two, "Fang Xin, this is Mr. Da Er, and this is Ms. Tina. Two elders, this is Fang Xin!"
Da Er gave Fang Xin a sinister smile. This bastard actually wanted to attack on sight, but Tina grabbed his wrist.
Tina gave Da Er a look that said not to kill innocent people indiscriminately, and Da Er's eyes blazed with anger.
"Fang Xin, when was the last time you saw the King of Slaughter?" Tina asked.
Fang Xin pretended to recall, "A long, long time ago!"
"Can you control the King of Slaughter?"
Fang Xin shook his head honestly, "No! The King of Slaughter is too powerful. How could such a terrifying existence be controlled by me? Didn't you say you were offering me a huge opportunity? What kind of opportunity?"
Tina squeezed Da Er's wrist hard, signaling him to calm down.
Then she said to Fang Xin, "Do you want to control the King of Slaughter?"
Fang Xin's eyes lit up, "Yes! Do you have a way?"
Tina nodded and took out a transparent small bottle containing a somewhat viscous liquid.
"This is the essence condensed from our Elf Clan's Divine Tree, the Tree of Life. If you drink it, it will greatly increase your chances of controlling the King of Slaughter!"
Fang Xin took the small bottle.
His eyes showed excitement, but his heart was sneering.
After being taken by the King of Slaughter to the Elf Clan in the Land of Eternal Night, Fang Xin's mind gained many memories.
Among them was this item. This item was indeed called 'Earth Essence', and it was indeed a good thing condensed from the Elf Clan's Tree of Life.
However, after drinking this, one's abilities would indeed increase, but one would fall into a coma. Upon waking, the first person seen would be unconditionally obeyed.
Fang Xin looked at Tina. He had just thought that this woman, by stopping Da Er, was a good person, but he didn't expect that one needed to be shot for half an hour and the other for fifteen minutes—neither of them were good people.
But Fang Xin's face still appeared as clear and foolish as Tang Shuang's, interspersed with a few self-righteous slyness, giving people the feeling of being full of schemes, but all of them visible on his face.
This superb acting indeed fooled Da Er and Tina.
Fang Xin's eyes were pure, "You help me like this, do you need me to do anything for you?"
Before Tina could speak, Da Er smiled and said, "It's not about doing something for us. We consider it a cooperation, or even an alliance."
Seeing Fang Xin blinking his big, innocent eyes, Da Er snorted inwardly, thinking 'big fool', but still explained with a smile, "Actually, the truly great opportunity we want to give you is something else!
Our Elf Clan's ancestor is the great Elf King, and every time our Elf King wakes up, the first person he sees will be unconditionally protected by him. We want you to be that person. This way, you can not only receive the Elf King's protection but also judge the King of Slaughter! But the premise is, you must protect our clan!"
Fang Xin feigned an expression of sudden realization, then looked at Tang Shuang beside him, "Then becoming the first person the Elf King sees when he opens his eyes, isn't that the same as a Judicator's role?"
Da Er immediately said, "No, there's a big difference!"
Seeing the curious expressions on Fang Xin's and even Tang Shuang's faces, Da Er continued to explain.
"The person who becomes the one seen by the great Elf King when he opens his eyes will unconditionally receive the Elf King's protection, but a Judicator does not have this honor. Many people mistakenly believe that a Judicator can control the life and death of the Seven Kings, but this is not true. A Judicator does not have that much power.
A Judicator, as the name suggests, only has the power of judgment. When encountering people and events that violate natural law, a Judicator has the authority to make the Seven Kings initiate judgment! If someone wants to kill a Judicator, and the person who wants to kill the Judicator is doing a righteous deed—in other words, if the Judicator's virtue is not up to par, and someone wants to kill him to uphold justice, the Seven Kings can stand by. Conversely, only then is a Judicator eligible to receive the protection of the Seven Kings."
With that explanation, Fang Xin understood the difference between the two. In this case, becoming the first person the Elf King sees when he opens his eyes is better. No wonder the King of Slaughter descended upon the Elf Clan and left such overbearing words.
Da Er enticed, "However, you are not a member of our Elf Clan after all. If you want to be the first person the great Elf King sees when he opens his eyes, you must drink the Earth Essence beforehand. Only then can you gain the Elf King's recognition!"
Fang Xin glanced at the Earth Essence in his hand. If he hadn't known the drawbacks of this thing, he would have really been fooled by these two.
Tang Shuang looked at Fang Xin eagerly, her eyes filled with envy.
She wished this great opportunity would fall on her head.
Da Er smiled at Fang Xin, "Drink it, drink it and you'll have magical power!"
Fang Xin looked at the small bottle in his hand, a cold sneer rising in his heart.
"Magical power? Are you referring to me drinking this, fainting, and then you two being the first people I see when I open my eyes, and then I become your slave, is that it?"
Da Er was stunned by these words.
Then he said to Fang Xin, "What are you talking about?"
Tina also stared at Fang Xin, wondering what he meant. Logically, very few people knew what the Elf Clan's Earth Essence was.
Fang Xin shook the small bottle in his hand, "What am I talking about? This thing you gave me is indeed a treasure of your Elf Clan, a good thing condensed from the Tree of Life, and it can indeed greatly enhance a person's strength. However, after drinking this thing, it's just like your Elf King, no, it's not the same. The Elf King provides protection to the first person he sees, but this, you roll your eyes and collapse, and after waking up, you become a slave to the first person you see. Which of you two are you planning for me to see first? Are you going to make me your slave then?"
Da Er's face completely darkened, then he and Tina exchanged glances.
Tina's face had been expressionless throughout, but at this moment, a look of shock appeared on her face.
Seeing his little schemes exposed by Fang Xin, Da Er immediately dropped the pretense.
"I didn't expect a human to know what our Elf Clan's Earth Essence is and what it does! But what good does knowing do! Little thing, today I have to teach you a lesson. Sometimes, being too smart isn't a good thing. Sometimes, pretending to be a little ignorant allows you to live longer!
If you had pretended not to know anything today, you would not only have survived but also received the protection of the great Elf King. What a pity, you had a path to heaven but didn't take it, and you came to the gates of hell on your own!
Now you don't even have the chance to drink the Earth Essence. Once I kill you, I will be Zero Arbiter who can control the King of Slaughter!"
Da Er's face was ferocious, with a sinister smile, completely baring his fangs.
When Tang Shuang saw this, she was stunned. This big fool obviously hadn't expected things to develop in this direction.
She quickly stood between the two, "You two, isn't this going a bit too far!"
Da Er looked at Tang Shuang coldly.
"Idiot, get out of the way! If the Elf Clan weren't unable to kill you, I would have killed you long ago. I can't believe a woman as foolish as you, with such a stupid 'gua xiang', would be Judge Number Twelve, capable of judging the great Elf King!"
As he spoke, Da Er directly swung his arm, and a nebula-like ball of light flew out, sweeping Tang Shuang away.
After Tang Shuang landed, her body was curled on the ground, her face pale, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of her mouth, and her eyes filled with disbelief and unwarranted anger.
Fang Xin merely glanced at her, having no intention of helping Tang Shuang. Only by suffering a little would Tang Shuang learn her lesson.
As the old saying goes, people can't teach people, but events can teach people in one go. After this time, Tang Shuang would definitely learn her lesson.
Many light particles emanated from behind Da Er, and then a pair of almost transparent wings grew from his back.
His ears gradually became elven, and the characteristics of an elf gradually appeared.
Tina also immediately transformed into her elven form.
Seeing Da Er about to make a move, Tina quickly reached out and stopped him.
"We'd better not kill innocent people indiscriminately!"
Da Er roared angrily, "Tina! This is not the time for misplaced sympathy!"
Tina still held Da Er back and said in a deep voice, "Da Er, have you forgotten the Elf King's warning before he fell asleep? The Elf King said not to allow our Elf Clan to kill innocent people indiscriminately, otherwise it would lead to disaster!"
Da Er's face fell, "Just this once, what disaster could there be? Can you put away your saintly compassion! And you also know, as long as we kill him and obtain the qualification of Zero Arbiter, who would dare to do anything to us! Not to mention anything else, even if the King of Slaughter descends upon our Elf Clan again, we won't be afraid of him!"
Fang Xin watched the two still arguing.
Tina held Da Er back, "My suggestion is to still feed him the Earth Essence to control him! Don't kill innocent people indiscriminately!"
"He's not innocent! Allowing an outsider to be the first person the Elf King sees when he opens his eyes, thereby protecting him for life, I think that's a blasphemy against our great Elf King. I absolutely will not allow such a thing to happen, Tina! This concerns the fate of our Elf Clan! Get out of the way! He must die here today!"
Da Er's seemingly handsome face was now twisted and hideous.
A nebula-like glow rapidly rotated around his body.
Da Er's eyes gleamed with malice as he stared at Fang Xin, baring his teeth in a smile so twisted it was almost abstract.
Tina frowned tightly, but she only hesitated for a moment and did not try to stop him again.
Tang Shuang struggled to her feet. Seeing Fang Xin standing still, she thought he was scared stiff and quickly shouted, "Fang Xin, run! Don't be scared silly!"
Da Er turned his head and glanced at Tang Shuang, "Tina, control her!"
Tina looked at Tang Shuang, then with a wave of her hand, Tang Shuang fainted and fell silent.
Da Er reached into the nebula surrounding him and pulled out a huge battle axe, then licked his lips as he stared at Fang Xin.
"The qualification of Zero Arbiter is mine! The King of Slaughter will be controlled by me!"
Fang Xin looked at Da Er with a smile, his pupils suddenly turning scarlet.
A murderous aura erupted from his body.
"You want to control me?"
Da Er's smile froze.
He stared blankly at Fang Xin. The aura emanating from Fang Xin was almost identical to the projection of the King of Slaughter he had seen that day in the Elf Clan.
Tina was also shocked by this scene.
Da Er recovered, his expression revealing excitement, "Haha, I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it! An unprecedented event, Zero Arbiter and the King of Slaughter are actually the same person. No, this state of the King of Slaughter is not right! It's not as terrifying as what I saw that day. I understand, you really can't control the full power of the King of Slaughter, you can only exert a part of the King of Slaughter's power!"
Tina reminded him from the side, "Da Er, don't kill him. If you forcefully kill him, it might cause him to instinctively unleash the power of the King of Slaughter. Capture him alive, feed him the Earth Essence. This way, we can control not only the King of Slaughter but also Zero Arbiter!"
Da Er's expression was greedy, "That's exactly what I was thinking! Haha, a great opportunity has come knocking! Do you really think you're invincible with a dual identity? No wonder you can get together with an idiot like Tang Shuang, you're all fools!"
Fang Xin looked at Da Er with a smile, and calmly uttered two words.
"Sui Yan!"
