NineClouds

Shinobi World War's Final Preparation (15)

Added 2025-03-19 00:47:43 +0000 UTC

--- Chapter 518 ---

A month later.

A massive gathering of dark thunderclouds appeared above Paradisia and the surrounding area. The cloud covered several thousand miles in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, countless Law Devourers crawled from the darkness of this land and charged at Paradisia like a tide. Calling it a super-massive beast tide wasn't wrong either.

Their excited and starving cries echoed throughout the Sixth Layer of Heaven.

People gathered on the edge of Paradisia, watching this suffocating tide approaching them.

Yunlong was meditating on his bed. He sensed the tide but didn't choose to come out immediately.

Suddenly, someone appeared before his mansion.

"Yunlong, I'm here to talk with you." A voice filled with majesty echoed in the mansion, even reaching Yunlong's room, which was 'faintly' protected by several layers of barrier.

Yunlong raised his eyebrow because he recognized this voice. It was Zwein's voice.

He had a bad feeling about this.

Even then, Yunlong opened the mansion for Zwein. He looked at the red-armored man, who had a faint smile on his handsome face.

"Yo!" Zwein greeted him closely.

Yunlong rolled his eyes at this red-armored man because he hadn't seen him for a while. Strictly speaking, he and Zwein have become quite close friends.

Different from Amelia. After all, she approached Yunlong because she had the same goal as him.

Yunlong is close to Zwein because he is the only person in Paradise willing to talk with this seemingly "crazy" man.

Although this "crazy" man liked to chatter about random nonsense every time they met, Yunlong surprisingly didn't dislike his presence.

He reminded Yunlong of a certain Title Douluo, who mastered Art of Poison the Douluo Star.

"What's the matter?" Yunlong asked in confusion. "Aren't you going to the battlefield and fighting some Law Devourers? I can tell they are much more aggressive now."

Zwein waved his hand at Yunlong casually, "The others can handle them for a moment."

"Hehe, I'm here to take your promise!"

"..." Yunlong's mouth twitched. Talking about a promise, Yunlong did have one with Zwein. He promised this guy he would treat him to a drink a few months ago.

"You couldn't think of a better time to drink, huh?"

Zwein shrugged, "That's the beauty of asking someone in a pinch. It's not like you're going to fight the Law Monarch soon."

"So..."

"Where is my drink, Yunlong?"

"Fine, come in." Yunlong could only sigh at this friendless guy.

Zwein grinned happily as he walked into the mansion with swaggers. He looked around the mansion curiously before stopping on a gazebo that Yunlong never used in the last eleven months.

"Damn, this place is good."

"Aih, unlike me, who has to stay in the Inn all the time."

Yunlong snorted, "You shouldn't have wasted your contribution points on those expensive boozes."

"Hmph! Boozes are the only thing that can relieve my heart! What do you know?" Zwein snorted back.

They arrived at the gazebo and sat down, enjoying the artificial blowing winds made by the magical runes in the mansion.

Yunlong brought out a few jugs of wines brewed by Dugu Bo using some leftovers of Immortal Herbs. This wine also contained poison of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, which balanced the overpowering medicinal property of Immortal Herbs.

Dugu Bo named it Jade Flower Wine. Upon consumption, this wine will allow one's cultivation to grow for a month straight, whether it was spirit, mental, or even Blood and Qi power. It will also nourish one's soul and body, becoming more in tune with heaven and earth energy. On top of that, this wine makes one immune to ten thousand kinds of poisons!

Zwein's eyes lit up as he opened one jug and started gulping the wine like a true alcohol addict. He appreciated Jade Flower Wine's unique spicy, bitter, sour, and sweet taste and yelled in satisfaction.

"Good booze!"

"What a good booze!"

"It's a crime to hide such good booze, Yunlong!"

Yunlong sipped his wine calmly and replied, "Oh, Shut up. I don't hide it. I don't drink alcohol as often as you."

Zwein laughed, "Haha, that's true!"

They drank the Jade Flower Wine to their heart's content. Zwein started having some hiccups and stared at Yunlong with cloudy eyes, "Hic! Hey, Yunlong! Do you want to hear my story?"

Before the sober Yunlong could reject, the drunk Zwein already narrated his story.

"Once upon a time, there was a twin brother. They are stars of their civilizations, dream of many, and savior of the last."

"The older twin is a leading figure, having unparalleled talents in many fields, combat, magic, technology, war, politics, you name it."

"The younger twin, however, is a dandy. He was supposed to have the same talent as his older brother but chose not to use it because why bother when someone could do better than yourself, right?"

"Even then, they are inseparable..."

"They went through thin and thick together for years..."

"They reached the pinnacle of their lives when they met the qualifications to enter one of the Supreme Realms, Spear Realm."

"The older twin, being a responsible big brother, led his younger brother to dominate the Spear Realm. His spear danced like a storm and cut any enemy ahead like they were grass..."

"At the time, the Spear Realm didn't even have the Sixth Layer of Heaven."

"The first layer of heaven is easy."

"The second layer of heaven is a walk in the park."

"The third layer is a bit harder because their enemies become stronger and stronger."

"Then, come the fourth layer. The older twin gets injured. It was so severe that he couldn't wield his spear properly." Zwein closed his eyes and opened them slowly again.

Yunlong to recall the condition in the 4th layer of heaven. He didn't have much recollection of that wasteland. The only redeeming feature of that battlefield is silence due to the cold wind blowing around.

Zwein snapped from his drunken stupor and continued, "The older twin's injury got worse as time passed. They fought and fought, leaving a trail of corpses on their journey."

"Several years passed in the 4th layer, and they finally arrived at the 5th layer of heaven."

"Here, everything changed."

"Do you know that the 5th layer of heaven used to be a grassland? But due to the older twin's desperate attempt, it becomes a sea of blood."

"If you dove underwater, you will find piles of corpses..."

Yunlong's eyes widened because he thought it was strange that the 5th layer of heaven mainly revolved around a body of water. He didn't expect it to become this way because of someone.

Zwein drank the wine with a loud gulp, "After a long, bitter struggle, the twin arrived at the uncharted territory."

"A new layer of heaven!"

"The new layer of heaven, where they could leave their name and spear in the history of Spear Realm!"

"Once they did it, they will become the Sixth Pillar of Heaven..."

"Unexpectedly, a betrayal happened." Zwein dropped a helpless tone.

"The older twin attacked his younger brother, crippling him for life..."

"What!" Yunlong didn't expect this plot.

He already expected a bloody plot of betrayal but didn't expect it to come from the older twin instead of the younger twin. After all, the older twin doesn't seem to be an evil type.

Of course, this is until Yunlong realizes all the heavy pressure the older twin must endure for his younger brother all his life.

It's normal for an older brother to take his younger siblings.

Yunlong would do the same if he had younger siblings, though he also pampered his step-sister.

However, if the latter takes it for granted, it will cause an unexplainable emotion that could explode at any moment.

The younger brother obviously didn't realize this. He only wants to live a carefree life beneath his older brother's shadow.

"After leaving his spear mark on the Spear Realm, the older twin cursed his younger brother and left him dying in the Sixth Layer of Heaven, trapped there for eternity."

"The only way to break the curse is to have someone with high-level law mastery, higher than the older twin's mastery."

Yunlong's eyes widened as he opened his mouth slowly, "You..."

Zwein smiled weakly, "Yes. I'm that lazy younger twin."

"My name is Zwein, and this name is also used to name the civilization my brother led to extinction..."

"Hander, my brother, cursed me to be trapped here for eternity!"

Yunlong sighed, "Why did you tell me this?"

Zwein stared at Yunlong's eyes calmly, "Because you're the only one with Supreme God's qualifications, Yunlong. You're the one I have been waiting for since I made this city."

"You're my only key to escape this god-forsaken place."

"What about the Law Monarch?" Yunlong asked another question.

"What Law Monarch? That's just another name for my brother's curse."

Zwein's red armor slowly crumbled to pieces as his cursed-riddled body appeared before Yunlong. Zwein appeared skinnier than when he wore his red armor. He looked almost like a stick with skins on, and disgusting black mud wrapped him tightly like glue.

Thump! Thump!

Yunlong could feel a pulse coming from the black mud, a stronger impulse than a Super God Law Devourer could exude. At least ten thousand times more powerful!

"It's a miracle that you're still alive..." Yunlong stared at Zwein with pity.

Zwein grumbled, "Like hell I am! I'm literally on a border of hell and living wrong every fucking second of my life!"

"If only I could die..."

"But I can't, Yunlong!"

"My brother won't let me! He wanted me to suffer..."

"He wanted me to taste his stress."

"You deserve it, to be honest," Yunlong chuckled. "I never expected you to be a spoiled brat."

"Fuck you!" Zwein flipped his already darkened finger and immediately drank another jug of wine.

Gulp! Gulp!

"Anyway, I need your help, Yunlong Bro."

"What's in it for me?"

"I don't know. I become your subject or something?"