Chapter 1299 - 1299: Be My Subordinate

This question left Liu Zixuan completely baffled.

He was somewhat different from the previous challengers, after all, they came alone, while he brought a clone.

However, this almost supernatural beauty had already discovered the clone.

So why did she ask who sent him?

Since the beautiful woman suddenly showed a hint of fear, Liu Zixuan decided to scare her a bit.

Feigning an air of mystique, he smiled: "Whoever you think sent me, that's who sent me!"

"Just as I thought!"

The alluring beauty narrowed her sultry eyes and coldly said while gripping a dagger, "It's been tens of thousands of years, and still, you won't let me go?"

"Let go?"

This word left Liu Zixuan puzzled for a moment. Logically, if the enchanting beauty appeared on this level, she would be the Gatekeeper, a mere pawn placed here by an ancient power.

No matter who comes, they're all challengers, so where does "let go" even fit?

Unless there are two other possibilities.

The first possibility: based on her overall strength, this alluring beauty doesn't need to be just a Gatekeeper here. Instead, she took on this role voluntarily to avoid something or some threat.

The second possibility: the Treasure Tower has existed for thousands of years, and aside from the regular Gatekeeper, the tower has become ownerless. The alluring beauty may have intruded here for refuge and coexisted with the level's Gatekeeper or outright eliminated the original Gatekeeper to become the new one.

Of course, these are merely Liu Zixuan's speculations; there are still many things about this enchanting beauty that are inscrutable to him.

For example, the initial voice was a deep male voice, but upon appearance, it turned out to be a talking, delicate beauty.

And for instance, the Blazing Dragon Eye is reputed as the ancient first eye, and theoretically, all illusions should be seen through except natural objects, but it doesn't affect this beauty.

Liu Zixuan's eyes flickered: "If I say I will let you go, would you be willing to let the Gatekeeper of this level go?"

He was probing the sultry beauty to see whether she was here seeking refuge or was actually the Gatekeeper.

The alluring beauty's eyes twinkled, "I am indeed the Gatekeeper here."

"No, you're not." Liu Zixuan took a deep breath and solemnly said: "Your eyes have already betrayed you!"

"Ha."

The sultry beauty suddenly laughed at herself: "You're right, I'm not this level's Gatekeeper."

Liu Zixuan mused internally, as expected, the alluring beauty is likely more powerful than the original Gatekeeper, hence she forcefully took control here. She must be hiding from something.

Based on her previous words, it must be related to the Spirit Race and her mentioned tribe.

He raised an eyebrow and smiled, "If you agree to one thing, I can let you go and even take you out of here."

"Really!" The sultry beauty's expression changed, but she quickly reverted to her cold demeanor: "Your tribe and the Spirit Race are in cahoots; how can you expect me to believe you!"

As her words fell, a holy aura suddenly appeared.

Wong~

In an instant, the Xuanyuan Sword appeared in Liu Zixuan's hands. Raising its blade, he confidently smiled: "If I were really in cahoots with the Spirit Race, do you think a sword known as the Holy Dao Sword would recognize me as its master?"

Who knows why Liu Zixuan encountered this alluring beauty, but since he did, and learned some ancient secrets, of course, he had to give it a try.

The sultry beauty's guard against Liu Zixuan was so strong it was undoubtedly because she thought Liu Zixuan was related to the Spirit Race, or what is known as the Demon Race.

But what exactly is the Xuanyuan Sword? It's the Holy Dao Sword, the Star Race's supreme sword from ancient times!

Such a Star Race treasure, even with changes, it's impossible to acknowledge anyone from the Demon Race as its master.

Thus, he presented the Xuanyuan Sword as a confidence booster to the sultry beauty!

Sure enough, when the Xuanyuan Sword appeared, the coldness on the beauty's face subsided significantly.

The jade hand holding the dagger slowly lowered: "Could the old rumors be false?"

"You called them rumors, so how could they be entirely true? Besides, after tens of thousands of years, the outside world has changed, the Demon Race was mostly killed, or those who survived were suppressed; the outside world is filled with descendants of the Star Race." Liu Zixuan smiled faintly.

"You're not lying to me?" the sultry beauty asked.

Liu Zixuan scratched his head: "You've seen the previous challengers, haven't you? Do they have the aura of the Demon Race?"

"They don't, but the Demon Race and your tribe are known for disguises!"

"Then you must have encountered them yourself, right?" Liu Zixuan asked again.

The sultry beauty shook her head: "No, the original Gatekeeper tested them first, and when you and your clone appeared, I found it interesting and only then did I push the original Gatekeeper aside to reveal myself."

"So, the previous challengers have only seen you, but they didn't know of your existence?" Liu Zixuan asked, feeling a bit delighted internally.

The alluring beauty nodded: "Right, if I want to hide, no one can find me..."

Here, the sultry beauty's voice fell to a murmur, like a mosquito's buzz: "Except for your tribe!"

Alright, Liu Zixuan was really curious about this so-called tribe!

Liu Zixuan scratched his head: "You should trust me now, so you might want to consider what I just said to you."

"What do you want me to agree to?" the alluring beauty asked.

"Become my subordinate!"

This was the first time Liu Zixuan said such a thing, in the past encountering kindred spirits, he always regarded them as brothers and sisters, always connecting with sincerity.

But now is different, the sultry beauty still harbors a wary mindset towards him, and he doesn't fully understand her, so Liu Zixuan can only use such slightly stronger words.

The sultry beauty's face flashed with a tint of anger, seemingly unwilling to become Liu Zixuan's subordinate.

But the anger was fleeting, she raised her head and said: "It's not impossible, but how do I know what you said is true?"

"You mean about the Demon Race out there being either dead or suppressed?" Liu Zixuan asked.

"Exactly." The alluring beauty nodded.

"In that case, you can first enter my Relic Mini World, and when we leave, I'll introduce you to someone, she's also an ancient power. If then you believe, agree to my request, if not, we're still in the relic, you can always return to the tower."

Liu Zixuan spread his hands with a smile: "Are you satisfied with this?"