The Domineering King of the Netherworld and His Sweetheart

51. Wooden Ring

Translator: Ning LL

Fruit of the World which all the Gods and Demons had been yearning for was right in front of Feng Xi’s eyes.

There were tons of fruits growing on the huge trunk of the tree. Each one was glittering with bright color and gave off tempting sweet fragrance which refreshed anyone who smelled it.

It had taken more than thousands of years for those fruits to be ripe because the duration of the tree’s blossom and yielding fruits was rather long. Sometimes it would be tens of thousands of years or even longer.

However, since no one had ever managed to block Tree of the World, the Tree had borne tons of fruits over trillions of years. What was more, the older fruits had the stronger effect.

The essence of the Tree was its trunk, thus the fruits that grew there had the strongest effect. Also, from the top to the bottom of the trunk, the age of the fruits gradually increased, and so was the energy inside of them.

For example, the few fruits that grew on the bottom of the trunk were the most ancient fruits on the Tree and had been existent for more than trillions of years.

Those fruits were not suitable for Feng Xi to eat, but it didn’t stop Feng Xi from wanting to steal them.

Since the Tree had said that they could get as many fruits as they wanted, clearly it didn’t care about those fruits at all. Therefore, Feng Xi had an evil idea right away. As he stared at those fruits in front of him, he almost salivated.

‘If I sell those fruits, what a great fortune I’ll get!’ He thought.

The King saw him through at once, since the boy’s thought was so obviously displayed on his face and the King knew him so well.

Tree of the World was an ancient creature that had lived for so long. Although World of Ink was actually its own world, it still didn’t have any creepy intention to see through others’ thoughts. So he thought that Feng Xi just wanted to eat the fruits so much and then said,

“Little boy, you like those fruits a lot?”

Feng Xi nodded instantly. How could he not like those fruits? He wished that all those fruits could belong to him! That would be perfect!

Feng Xi wasn’t greedy for money, but he liked to collect all kinds of precious things. As for the things he had stolen, he hid them in a very secret place. Well, since he couldn’t sell the things that didn’t belong to him, he could only hide them.

However, those fruits were not the same. Since the Tree had already agreed to let them pick the fruits freely, it meant that those fruits already belonged to Feng Xi in his view. So, he could sell as many of the fruits as he wanted, and no one would investigate him.

Thinking of his bright future, Feng Xi couldn’t help grinning from ear to ear. Suddenly, the smile on his face froze because he remembered a very important thing,

“My leader, do you have a bag?”

The King, with his eyebrows raised, fixed his eyes on the boy’s anxious face. Then he realized what the boy was worrying about right away.

Before the King said anything, the Tree already answered the question for him,

“Little boy, my fruits can not be held by ordinary vessels. The essence of wood has to be kept in a special space. Otherwise it will evaporate as time goes. All right, since fate has brought you to me, I’ll give you this wooden ring.” The Tree sounded just like an amiable old man whose mind was as innocent as the vegetation.

On the Tree’s words, a ring giving off green light was sent to Feng Xi.

The ring had purer color than the fruits. It seemed to have been carved carefully with the word ‘World’ vaguely showing on the special vine mark.

“I have nourished this ring for countless years. It was made of my own body. The longer the fruits are put into the ring, the purer their essence would be. So it’s the best container for Fruit of the World.” The Tree explained that.

The Tree had presented so many things generously this time not only because it wanted to do the King a favor, but also because the boy gave a sense of warmth which made it want to treat the boy nicely.

“Space Ring?” With something flashing to his mind, Feng Xi remembered something God of Books had told him.

The Space Ring was a very precious thing in the Three Worlds. It was said that there were only fewer than a hundred Space Rings in the Three Worlds, so all those Gods and Demons could only use Store Bags which had much less storage than the Space Rings to store things. Even the Store Bags were rarely seen now.

Therefore, the Space Rings were so valuable that a great many people would compete for one that showed up.

However, Feng Xi’s wooden ring had been nourished by Tree of the World with extremely pure energy inside. Moreover, it also had the mark of Tree of the World. So it was hard to find a person whom the ring suited well. Now this ring recognized Feng Xi as its only master.

Even if the wooden ring was taken away by others, the things that were contained inside wouldn’t be lost.

“Use your blood to finish the recognizing master ritual, and then this ring will belong to you.” King of the Netherworld said in a flat tone. However, there was a meaningful look in his eyes which seemed to contain the whole universe.

“Fine.” Feng Xi answered that subconsciously. After that he realized something and asked in a trembling voice, “My leader, do I need to cut my finger off?” Thinking that there would be a cut on his body, Feng Xi couldn’t help but shudder.

“Give me your hand.” The King knew what Feng Xi was thinking right away and held Feng Xi’s little hand which had reached out to him hesitantly.

Feng Xi didn’t know how the King had done that, but he didn’t feel any pain at all. After that, he saw a drop of blood floating up as if it was dragged by something and then merging into the wooden ring.

“It’s done?” Feng Xi, completely stupefied, asked that.

“Yes, you can put on the ring now.”

That was too easy!

Feng Xi put the ring on the finger of his right hand with doubt. As he was about to study the ring with his eyes widely open, the ring, without any sign, disappeared. Feng Xi shouted in shock and then stared at the King while grabbing his bare finger.

King of the Netherworld smiled gently and said, “The wooden ring is able to turn invisible and transform into other shapes. It will show up again if you summon it inwardly.”

Feng Xi tried that. Then the ring appeared on his finger again in a different shape and color. Now it was not pure green but was glittering and translucent. No one would notice there was a ring on his finger without careful observation.

Never flaunt your wealth. That was something Feng Xi, as a thief master, had already known in his former life.

After Feng Xi had known how the ring worked, he rolled his eyes and started to plan something right away. He stood on tiptoe and whispered by the King’s ear, “My leader, what about taking all those fruits away?”

The King, with a glimmer of smile flashing in his eyes, said, “After tens of millions of years, Tree of the World has borne innumerable fruits. There are hundreds of millions of fruits on this trunk alone. Do you know how long it would take you to pick all of the fruits? Also, the fruits on the branches aren’t as effective as the ones on the trunk and you don’t need that many fruits either. Just pick some randomly.”

“Then, how can I pick them?” Although Feng Xi made a concession verbally, he still hadn’t given up his idea secretly.

“Use your mind to target the fruits you want to pick.”

Hearing that, Feng Xi stared at the biggest fruit in front of him fiercely at once. As he blinked his eyes, the fruit disappeared immediately. Then as his consciousness penetrated into the wooden ring, he found a green fruit in the corner of the space inside of the ring. That cheered Feng Xi up a lot. Since it was that easy, he would be able to pick so many of the fruits.

After he got the King’s permission, he rushed to collect the fruits right away.

The branches of the tree intertwined with each other, each of which was ten meters wide. Moreover, the branches twined around each other and stretched upward, which made it easier for Feng Xi to run on the tree’s surface. The more he picked, the more experienced he became. Although he had only run a dozen meters, the place he had passed was completely empty without a leaf!

King of the World stood there quietly, with his long and black hair fluttering in the wind. Right now he seemed like a dimly discernible grain of dust in the world. He was standing there but no one could detect his existence. That was called merging into the world!

Tree of the World, over all those years it had lived, had roved around the Three Worlds in order to escape from the Gods and Demons. So it heard of King of the Netherworld long ago. Today after it saw the King in person, the Tree admitted that the man deserved to be the most powerful man in the Three Worlds. What was more, nothing could match this man’s charming appearance and graceful figure!

It was said that King of the Netherworld didn’t have any feelings or emotion and always looked on everything coldly. He only dealt with the Great War between Gods and Demons because King of the Underworld and the Ghost World sought help from him. It seemed that King of the Netherworld had never shown an interest in anything.

However, the fact was very clear.

Right now, the King who looked super glamorous even though he was only standing there silently was staring intently at the boy who was running far away.

The Tree had an instinct that there might be a great change happening in the Three Worlds!

“Your Majesty, can you remove the constraining art that you have employed on me? I can’t stay in the World of Ink for long.” Tree of the World, having excluded all the thoughts in its mind, calculated the time and found that some people would come up here in no time. Therefore, the Tree had to leave before those people arrived.

King of the Netherworld nodded and waved his hand. Then the constraining art was removed at once.

The Tree didn’t leave right away after it had been set free. Instead, it waited for the King to take the boy away. The boy’s voice came through from the front, sounding quite reluctant,

“That’s so soon. Wait a minute, please. I saw a few fruits down there in deeper color. Just let me collect them, hey….”

Feng Xi who was taken away by the King stared at the deep-colored fruits which were at the bottom of the trunk with a regretful look. Only when the fruits all disappeared all of a sudden did Feng Xi wave to the Tree of the World cheerfully,

“Bye, old man!”

Tree of the World shivered right away. After a long while, it sighed, saying, “Come on, you should call me Mr. Tree!” After saying that, its figure gradually faded away.

Unfortunately, Feng Xi couldn’t hear that because he and King of the Netherworld had already left World of Ink.