As Bai Qi flipped through, the old king's life experiences unfolded before him like a movie, rapidly scrolling. He soon found what he was looking for. Not only that, but some secrets known only to the Zeberian royal family were also revealed during this memory review.
"Interesting, truly interesting."
As is well known, after the disintegration of Old Atlantis, Atlantis, with its royal bloodline from Old Atlantis, was the most powerful among the seven great nations. In terms of technology, military strength, and all other aspects, Atlantis surpassed the other nations.
Although Zeber was a staunch ally of Atlantis and maintained marital ties to strengthen the alliance between the two countries.
However, as a remnant of Old Atlantis itself, how could Zeber be willing to remain subservient and inferior for an extended period? Especially when the new King of Atlantis obtained the Golden Trident, becoming the rightful King of the Sea, it made Zeber feel an unprecedented sense of crisis.
Therefore, while outwardly forming an alliance with Atlantis, their relationship was exceptionally close, to the point where it could be said they shared the same pants. In secret, however, they were cultivating their own strength, pouring in the entire resources of Zeber, hoping to forge their own Golden Trident using the ancient secret manuals left behind by Old Atlantis.
It was a pity that the Trident that could command the seas was not so easily forged. Moreover, with so many eyes watching openly, if even a slight leak occurred, it would likely result in immediate condemnation from the other major kingdoms. Even if the other kingdoms remained inactive, Atlantis, for its own status, would ruthlessly destroy or cripple its staunch ally.
Thus, all of this could only proceed in secret.
Fate, however, did not go as planned. The secret forging of the Golden Trident was already difficult, and then along came the malevolent star, Bai Qi, to interfere. Without a word, he forcefully broke into Zeber, killed all the guards, and then intended to release Basha.
Thinking about it really was a bothersome affair.
After reading all of this, Bai Qi's lips curved slightly, and a terrifying plan surfaced in his mind.
Looking at the old king who had collapsed on the ground, panting heavily, Bai Qi said faintly, "I originally intended to kill you after I'd had my fun, but now I've changed my mind. Killing you so easily would be a waste. Didn't you want to forge the Golden Trident? I will help you fulfill your wish."
"How could you..."
Before the old king could finish speaking, Bai Qi gently touched his head.
Under the old king's terrified gaze, his body was encased in a layer of crystal, sealing him within.
"I will fulfill your dying wish and forge a powerful Golden Trident with your own flesh and blood. But before that..."
Bai Qi turned to look at Afu, who had been waiting for a long time, and said, "Let's release Basha first."
Upon receiving Bai Qi's permission, Afu came to the center of the secret chamber and slowly raised the Pan Ku Treasure Box in his hand.
As the Pan Ku Treasure Box was raised by Afu, a module opened, emitting a green light that shot directly at the Pan Ku Treasure Box depicted on the mural.
Under the illumination of the green light, the Pan Ku Treasure Box on the mural transformed into a door lock. The Pan Ku Treasure Box rising from Afu's hand rotated, and a matching trigram appeared at its top, which was then inserted into the door lock.
The key was inserted into the lock, and a green light shot out, forming a hellish gate from which black energy surged. Immediately thereafter, Basha, the Water Demon, made a dazzling return.
"Holy Lord."
Basha, emerging from the gates of hell, saw Bai Qi standing before her at the first glance.
"Basha, I released you. Give me the fire energy and the earth power."
"No, Holy Lord," Basha said, shaking her head. "I have just returned from hell. I need strength to rebuild the kingdom and take revenge on those who betrayed me. After I accomplish these, I will give you all the fire energy and earth power."
Although Basha's words sounded pleasant, promising to give everything to Bai Qi, it was just for show. Demons were inherently cunning, and furthermore, the two of them did not get along. Perhaps in hell, Basha might have smiled at Bai Qi to return to the mortal world, but now, with her kingship restored, if she let him leave and escape like a fish returning to the sea, it would be difficult to demand anything from him again.
Knowing this, Bai Qi didn't waste words. With a wave of his hand, he cast a barrier spell to enclose the secret chamber they were in. Then, Bai Qi took out a gourd and looked at Basha with a smile, asking, "Do you know what this is?"
The moment Basha saw the gourd, she instinctively recoiled several steps as if a mouse had seen a cat.
The undying god who sealed the eight great demons in the past each had a corresponding divine artifact. The divine artifact used to seal Basha was this gourd.
However, Basha, quickly regaining her composure, showed a confident smile and said, "It's useless, Holy Lord. Unless a righteous mage recites the corresponding incantation, it is merely an ordinary gourd."
Looking at the smug Basha, Bai Qi's lips curved slightly. He waved his hand, his telekinetic power enveloping Afu, and brought him to his side, saying, "Who says I don't have a righteous mage here?"
"No, that's impossible."
Basha sized up Afu. With his burly physique and exaggerated red hair, he didn't look like a good person at all, let alone a righteous mage.
"You're lying to me, Holy Lord. I refuse to believe that a righteous mage would collude with demons."
"Want to try?"
Seeing Bai Qi's full confidence, Basha began to have doubts.
She had heard from Zhong Su, Di Kui, and the escaped Bo Gang how smoothly the Holy Lord was getting by in the mortal world, even rebuilding his own kingdom.
"Come on, try it. Maybe you'll win. Anyway, I won't lose much even if I lose."
Bai Qi's words finally broke through Basha's defenses.
After some thought, Basha decided to hand over all the fire energy and the previously agreed-upon earth power to Bai Qi.
She knew very well what she needed now: revenge, revenge on those who had hurt her, rather than wasting time and her dwindling power fighting Bai Qi, and she didn't want to gamble on whether this human before her was a righteous mage and could seal her back into hell.
"Alright, alright." Basha compromised, extracted the fire energy and earth power from within her body, and threw them to Bai Qi, saying, "Unlike you, Holy Lord, I, Basha, always keep my word."
So she said, but seeing Bai Qi absorb both the fire energy and earth power into his body, Basha felt a pang of annoyance and heartache.
Although as the Water Demon, she could not digest the Holy Lord's fire energy, just as the Holy Lord could not absorb her water energy, she could still do many things with his fire energy. Moreover, she could absorb Di Kui's earth power.
To hand it over like this now, sigh...