Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 314 - 315: A New Opportunity? [2/3]

’Tower… Tower Master?’

’This woman is the Red Moon Tower Master?’

"They said the Master of the Red Moon Tower was an ancient crone who lived for hundreds of years, a dangerous madwoman. How could she be such a beautiful and gentle woman..."

Upon hearing Youlan’s introduction, Xue Tianao was involuntarily taken aback, casting a doubtful gaze at the woman before him.

However,

Swiftly, Xue Tianao’s doubts vanished with Anfrere’s action.

In the next moment,

While Xue Tianao was stunned, the brown-haired man who had held him protectively, gracefully kneeled before the honey-haired woman, addressing her in an incredibly respectful tone:

"Tower Master, I have brought His Majesty Xue Tianao"

’What?!’

Upon hearing this, Xue Tianao was internally shocked.

’This woman truly is the Red Moon Tower’s Master? After all, in this world, the only one who could make the left protector Anfrere behave so respectfully must be the legendary master of the Red Moon Tower...’

Just as Xue Tianao was shocked by the honey-haired woman’s identity, Youlan, the Red Moon Tower’s master, walked slowly up to Anfrere and extended her hands to take Xue Tianao’s spirit from him.

"Let me have some alone time with His Majesty Xue Tianao. You can do your go now"

"Understood, Tower Master,"

Anfrere responded respectfully,

After handing over Xue Tianao, Anfrere, seemingly remembering something, revealed a grave expression in his agate-colored eyes:

"By the way, Tower Master, do we need to aid Wilt? After all, the enemies he is facing are numerous..."

To the subordinate’s worry, Youlan was dismissive,

"Don’t worry, I trust him to solve it. But... if anything goes beyond our plans, you may assist him when necessary. Just don’t let him realize your identity."

"Understood, Tower Master, I’ll go now."

"Emm"

After responding lightly, Youlan ignored Anfrere and turned to take Xue Tianao’s spirit with her into the Red Moon Tower.

With a slow ripple of blue light, Youlan’s figure disappeared in front of Anfrere...

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A moment later, inside the Red Moon Tower,

Xue Tianao was cradled in Youlan’s hand, moving through the tower with the honey-haired woman. While politely conversing with You, Xue Tianao was also keenly observing his surroundings.

Although the Red Moon Tower is one of the Three Towers,

It keeps a low profile and hardly involves itself in the struggles between nations and major powers. It generally declines all sorts of invitations, maintaining its position aloof from worldly affairs.

Compared to the Holy Tower that welcomes numerous disciples, the members of the Red Moon Tower were pitifully few.

Nowadays, the majority of the magicians seen on the continent belonged to the Holy Tower.

So, the Red Moon Tower from the outside was a spectacular, grand sight, right? But let me tell you, the inside, as stunning and old-world charming as it was, was eerily quiet.

So quiet, you could hear a pin drop. Walking around the tower with Youlan, Xue Tianao found that despite its size, there were hardly any mages or servants around. In all the minutes he’d been there, he’d come across just a handful of folks.

This bizarre silence made it hard to believe that this was one of the prestigious Three Towers. The place was practically a ghost town.

Places were run down from lack of upkeep, with strange plants growing unchecked. At first glance, the Red Moon Tower had the aura of a fallen empire. It was nothing like what Xue Tianao had imagined.

But, interestingly enough, Xue Tianao didn’t feel any less of the tower because of the less-than-ideal state it was in. Instead, he felt an odd sense of respect. The few mages he met in the Red Moon Tower might have been few, but boy, did they give off a strong aura that was hard to ignore.

These mages weren’t your run-of-the-mill magic users. They were leagues above the mage guards of Holy Tower, and compared to his Royal Knights, these mages were a force to be reckoned with. If Xue Tianao could get the Red Moon Tower on his side, his power would shoot up exponentially.

But, as he let this mind-blowing fact sink in, Xue Tianao couldn’t shake off a heavy sense of unease that had begun to well up in him.

’These mages... they are…strange?’

They didn’t seem alive, giving off a dead aura that gave him creepy feeling. He couldn’t help but wonder why they were in such a strange state.

’And, it isn’t my imagination, right? These mages kept sneaking glances at me... but with pity in their eyes. What was up with that?’

’Did they pity me because I was in a rough state or was it something else? The more I thought about it, the weirder it got.’

’Forget the mages, the entire Red Moon Tower had a strange vibe’

As this thought crossed his mind, Xue Tianao sneaked a glance at You.

Seeing his gaze, Youlan slowly lowered her head, locking eyes with him. In her deep, tired eyes, Xue Tianao saw a glimmer of guilt.

"I’m sorry, Your Majesty Xue Tianao," she said. "I should have given you a warm welcome. But this place, the core of the tower, it’s filled with old folks who do nothing but research all day. Plus, we haven’t had any distinguished guests in hundreds of years, so they’ve kind of forgotten how to receive one. I hope you understand."

With that, she shot a disapproving look at the nearby red-robed mages, who promptly hung their heads and backed away, trembling with fear.

Xue Tianao, however, was quick to shake his head, trying to assure her...

So here’s the thing. He had no body, no head, and what he could do was just shiver in his bright blue soul form.

"No, no, no, Master Youlan! You don’t need to apologize! If it wasn’t for your folks stepping in, my soul would probably be scattered to the wind by now! I’m the one who should be saying thanks!"

His voice was trembling with fear, yet deep inside, Xue Tianao was feeling pretty darn pleased.

He’d made it into the Inner Tower, untouched by outsiders for a hundred years. And who’d brought him in? The Tower Master of the Red Moon Tower herself.

Coupled with the respectful words from Miss Youlan, it was clear they held him in high regard. This filled Xue Tianao’s heart with great satisfaction.

However, hearing his words, Youlan wore a guilty expression:

"No, your majesty, if our people could have reached SkyDome City earlier, you wouldn’t be in this predicament."

"No, no, it’s not your fault! It’s those damn human traitors..."

"Humans? Traitors?" Youlan blinked in confusion.

"Yep, that’s right. Tower Master Youlan, you might not know this. The people of Black Rose Family are the ones behind this Abyssal Demons attack! They colluded with the demons, and played both sides, which led to SkyDome’s fall, causing such a human catastrophe. It’s because of them, I ended up like this."

Mentioning the Black Rose, Xue Tianao’s soul was shadowed by a trace of darkness, his words filled with bitterness and murderous intent,

"What? Black Rose? They would do something like this? But... aren’t they human? Why would they do this?"

Youlan looked utterly disbelieving.

"Why? Haha, I wish I knew."

To this, Xue Tianao clenched his ’teeth’ in anger. Thinking about how everything he’d worked so hard for got destroyed overnight by the Black Rose Family, his heart was filled with a rage that seemed to consume him, making him nearly hysterical,

"Do you want to take revenge?"

"Is that even a question? Of course I am! If it wasn’t for the fact that all I have left is a fragile soul, I’d take revenge on those damn people And Wipe them all out!"

And not just the Black Rose, but the Bloody Butterfly! And that damn Girl of Destiny! Looking into Youlan’s deep eyes, Xue Tianao’s emotions seemed to be on the verge of losing control.

However, just as his heart was aflame with revenge, Youlan gave a playful look, and her words, like a demon’s whisper, suddenly entered his mind,

"If you want revenge, Your Majesty. I can help you."

What?!

In a blink, space and time around Xue Tianao seemed to freeze. After a moment of shock, the Son of Destiny incredulously looked at the gentle woman holding him.

"Help... me?"

"Yes, I can help you gain the power you need for revenge."