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However, these granulations began to knot and differentiate after growing to a certain length. Soon, two embers appeared at the fork in the road.
"Is this the clone?" Ember No. 1 touched Ember No. 2's face and felt very curious, because this ability of clone was the first time he used it after defeating Corruption.
"What clone! I am you and you are me." Ember No. 2 refuted Ember No. 1's statement.
"Then why isn't Malenia like this?" asked Ember No. 1. He remembered the five clones of Malenia, and they were all complete people.
Ember No. 2 lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said, "Because we want to be stronger?"
"You are very smart, worthy of me!" Ember No. 1 looked at Ember No. 2 with appreciation, they were thinking the same thing.
Then the two smiled at each other and ran in different directions.
Ember No. 1 walked on the path in the mountains, feeling this strange experience. He and No. 2 shared the same perspective and thoughts at this moment, just like one person controlling two bodies at the same time.
But apart from a unified consciousness, the two clones have their own different thoughts. It is really an unprecedented experience.
Yu Jin looked at Corruption who was chatting inside his body, and sighed in his heart, it turned out that those who could become gods were not simple people.
But didn't he still get beaten up by him and turned into a little lamb? When Yu Jin thought of this, he felt that he was really fierce.
Damn, first he punched Yousui and Chuhuo (???), and then kicked Dianhuo and Huotu. Is this something a human can do?
Sorry, humans really can't do these things.
After daydreaming for a long time, Cinder No. 1 saw an empty adventurer camp in front of him.
Yu Jin's mood was lifted. Finally, there was a clue! He had been searching for a long time. If there was no clue, he would have to go inside the body to look for those four guys to kill time.
"Bang!" A black shadow fell from the sky. It was the returning Ember No. 2. After No. 1 found the clue, he ran over from another path to meet up with him.
There was another round of flesh squirming, and the two embers merged into one again.
After twisting his body, Yu Jin felt that he was fine, so he walked forward and began to search in the camp.
Soon, he saw a diary. Yu Jin sat on the ground, holding the diary and began to read.
"Haha, it seems to be okay." After reading it, Yu Jin smiled and closed the diary with neat handwriting. Judging from the records in it, Joel's father is still in good condition.
"But how can you run so fast!" After laughing, Yu Jin gritted his teeth again. Because at the end of the log, Joel's father said that he had set out for the next camp.
But from this point we can also see that Joel's father is definitely an experienced adventurer.
If it were an ordinary adventurer, he would probably be exhausted before he even crossed the snow-covered road, not to mention having the leisure to go deeper into the depths.
"Okay, I'll do my best to be loyal to the people who trust me." Yu Jin stood up, patted the dirt, put some supplies in the camp, and set off again.
Yu Jin remembered that Joel said that his father seemed to want to go to the west slope of Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain to have a look. So Yu Jin followed the map and headed west of the snow mountain.
The deeper you go into the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain, the fewer traces of people you see. Even the so-called "road" under Yu Jin's feet only looks a little lighter than the snow in other places.
Not only that, on this road, Yu Jin saw monsters blocking the road for the first time in a long time. It seems that due to the scarcity of people, monsters have occupied this place.
However, none of these could stop Yu Jin's steps. After climbing a cliff and moving forward for a while, Yu Jin saw that the road ahead suddenly became wider.
Looking along the road, he saw a Hill King sitting in the middle of the open space, with three or two ferrets playing around beside it.
The Frost Armored Hilichurl King was lying on the ground, watching the snow ferrets playing in front of him. His eyes were in contrast to the ferocity of the other Hilichurls, and were replaced by peace and gentleness.
Ember felt curious, is it true that some Hillichuls can get rid of the curse on themselves?
Yu Jin took a step forward, and his iron boots crushed the frozen leaves and grass. The slight sound penetrated the wind and reached the ears of the ferret.
"Hiss!" The ferrets were obviously startled by the sudden sound. In addition, they saw someone coming towards them from behind, so they fled in fear.
"Roar!" The Hillichul King roared, and his body was instantly covered with armor made of condensed ice elements.
Ember twitched his lips, "Well, it seems that I have to break this curse after all."
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Chapter 49: The Curse of the Hill People
2023-08-28
"Calm down, big brother!" When Yu Jin saw the Frost Armor King of Hillilocks rushing towards him with a roar, he could only shout.
This Hillichul King is a rare Hillichul who can remain calm, and Ember is very curious about it.
Unfortunately, Uku was in a state of rage and could no longer hear what Yu Jin said. He now just wanted to tear everything in front of him to pieces.
"Roar!" Uku roared, and his body strengthened by the ice element was like an arrow shot from a bow, rushing towards the embers at a speed that was completely inconsistent with his body size.
Wuku was like a mobile battering ram, stirring up even the hard frozen soil wherever it passed.
"Don't underestimate me. Strength is the reason for being a king!" Yu Jin bent down and squatted. Among the hillbillies, as long as one is strong enough, he can become their king.
Similarly, in the border areas of the past, strength was the reason for becoming king!
"Fly!"
With a loud bang, the embers rushed towards Wuku. The embers, which were just as high as Wuku's waist, looked like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
But many things are always unexpected.Wuku and Ember collided together, feeling as if he was wrestling with a mountain, and then he saw himself getting taller.
"Bang!" Yu Jin picked up Uku directly, exerted force from his waist and threw the huge Uku out.
The earth seemed to tremble a few times, and Uku rolled on the ground several times before he barely stopped his forward momentum.
When Uku stood up again, the frost armor on his body had long been shattered, and he himself was dizzy.
"Can we talk properly now?" Yu Jin ran to Wu Ku and muttered something.
These Hillilks are always like this. They have to be beaten before they listen to what others say.
"Wuku listens to you. You are strong!" Wuku suddenly became quiet. There was the breath of a hillman, who was stronger than it, so it must be a stronger hillman!
He must be the Hilliard King!
Uku looked at the completely different appearance of Cinders from the other Hilichurls, and imagined a non-existent Hilichurl race in his mind.
If Yu Jin knew what Wu Ku was thinking, he would definitely be very upset. What is the point of ruling all the hills?
"You have a proper name?" Yu Jin was shocked. He had never seen a Hillilchur with a proper name.
Just now, Uku said his name in Teyvatian!
"Wuku! Wuku's name is Wuku!" Wuku shouted, he felt very excited.
As for why? Maybe it was because some hills understood his name. Before, every time he told his name to other hills, no hill could understand.
"Wuku, sit down and let me see you!" Yu Jin said to Wuku.
"Wuku will listen to you!" Wuku sat on the ground all of a sudden, letting the embers fly up and down on his body.
Yu Jin disappeared on Wu Ku's body and pulled out a few hairs on his neck, then knocked on his horns. Finally, he secretly put a little of Wu Ku's blood and took a closer look.
The curse of the gods? Yu Jin stroked his chin. This was the first time he observed the Qiuqiu clan so carefully.
The souls of the hillbillies that he had previously absorbed into his body had turned back into human form and started a new life. As a god with high moral sentiments, Yu Jin would naturally not disturb them.
He thought about it and felt that the group of people on Sky Island were really cruel. They were not satisfied with just killing people, but also tortured them like this.
He should curse these guys someday. He seemed to be blessing others all the time, but the curse of God was as powerful as the blessing.
Yu Jin touched Wu Ku and asked, "Wu Ku, what do you think of this kind of life?"
"Great! There are little things to play with me!" Uku thought of the ferrets that had always played with him and clapped his hands excitedly.
"Tsk, this is trouble." Yu Jin shook his head helplessly. It seemed that thousands of years of distortion and wear and tear from the curse had turned Uku into "Uku".
"But Wuku is always upset." Wuku's voice suddenly became low.
"Wu Ku is strong, and I am afraid of hurting Qiu Qiu, so I came here." Wu Ku was low for a moment, and then he said with a hammer head in some pain: "But it's more troublesome here! But Wu Ku can't leave, this place seems to be very important to Wu Ku!"
Really? Yu Jin looked at Wu Ku, who was sometimes depressed and sometimes happy. Fire can forge the brilliance in human nature, and so can time.
"Wuku, look at me." Yu Jin walked to the opposite side of Wuku and stared at his eyes that were shining with blue light.
Undead people attract souls, especially Ember. If he didn't suppress his nature, I'm afraid there wouldn't be many living people left in Mond by now.
As an undead who had devoured countless souls, Yu Jin was second to none in terms of his familiarity with souls.
Letting go of his own nature a little, the attraction from a higher dimension descended upon Uku.
Soon, Uku, who was originally full of energy, lowered his head and fell into a state of suspended animation.
Yu Jin looked at the twisted figure on his palm. It was Wu Ku's soul. Under the double impact of the curse and time, Wu Ku's human part was already very small.
Fortunately, the soul has not dissipated, and the embers can be saved. But before that, let's share it.
A small pure white ball suddenly appeared in Yu Jin's other hand. A pure soul, a soul without any mark.
Once you have experienced something, it will leave a mark in your soul. Through these marks, the embers can see the past that the soul has forgotten.
Wuku's soul was divided into two parts based on three thousand years ago, one is the human Wuku, and the other is the hillman Wuku.
Everything about the human Uku was merged into the pure soul by the ashes, and he will be revived in this purity.
Then the ember pinched the soul of the hillbilly Uku and extracted the ominous black aura from the soul bit by bit.
"Tsk! It doesn't taste good. There's no Abyss Rush." Ember inhaled the curse into his helmet and uttered his own mockery.
It seems that Tianli has not mastered the method to spread the curse on a large scale without its power decreasing.
Ember has it, but he doesn't use it. Curses are not as effective as fists.
Soon, the curse in the soul of the Hill Chow Wuku was completely absorbed by the embers. At this moment, the inside of its soul was pure white, without a trace of filth.
The embers sent the soul of the hillbilly Uku into the body of the Hillbilly Frost Armor King, and then prepared to leave.
The newly born Uku would probably have to fight with it again, and he didn’t want to fight now.
"King Qiuqiu, where are you going? Uku is following you." Just when Yu Jin had taken a few steps, Uku's voice suddenly came from behind him.
Yu Jin turned his head sharply, not even caring about Wu Ku calling him Qiu Qiu Huang. He looked at Wu Ku as if he wanted to see through him.
"Hahaha! Not going anywhere. You don't need to follow me, Uku." Yu Jin ran towards Uku with a smile, and almost laughed to death beside it.
What's wrong with me? I don't think anyone has ever said that only humans can shine. Gods don't do that.
What a wonderful life! Among all things, it seems that only it, Ember, knows the least.
"Wuku, make friends." Yu Jin picked up a feather and handed it to Wuku.
"Make friends! Wuku likes friends!" Wuku took the flower feather and put it on his waist.