I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 167 - 109: Want to Bury Fate? Come, Take Three Axe Blows First!_2

Chapter 167: Chapter 109: Want to Bury Fate? Come, Take Three Axe Blows First!_2

"Excuse me for asking, but what was the trial for Marked Druids back then?" Gu Shanhai had found a blind spot.

"Simply journey to the wilderness, slay the four small elemental creatures of wind, fire, water, and earth; bring back their elemental cores; and offer them to nature. Quite a simple task, really, with not too much danger involved," Amute recalled and replied.

Gu Shanhai fell silent. Weren’t these trials a bit too straightforward and brutal? In this era, survival was a challenge, yet in the ancient times, they were expected to kill elementals and bring them back. No wonder the Green Knight’s trials were so absurdly tough.

Peoples in the ancient times were hardy, but not anymore, life has become much more meticulous.

"By the way, on what grounds are you convinced that I can endure your three axe blows without dying? Just because I became a Marked Druid?" Gu Shanhai couldn’t help but ask; even he wasn’t that confident, so where did Amute’s confidence come from?

"Yeah, because you have become the Forest Son," Amute explained as if it were common knowledge.

To Gu Shanhai, that sounded like nonsense. Even the current Legendary Druids wouldn’t dare claim they could survive three axe blows to the neck from Amute and live.

Besides, who knew how outrageous the Druids of that era were? You only had to look at today’s Druids still thriving on what their ancestors had left behind.

"I’d like to point out that there might be some distinctions between Druids and Forest Sons, like..." Gu Shanhai listed many examples, such as how current Imprint Druid Apprentices couldn’t defeat small elementals and considered it a success just to come back alive. Or like the neighboring Dragon Vein Druid Apprentices who were only required to fuse with Dragon Blood to be deemed successful.

After listening, Amute too became silent, unsure of what to say for a while.

"So the reason I’ve grown weaker over the years isn’t due to my age, but the changes of the world?"

After some time, Amute finally spoke, having not expected things to have turned out this way.

"Cough, right, so chopping me with three axe blows won’t help me pass the trial and become a Green Knight; it will just result in you killing me on the spot," Gu Shanhai stated, insisting on logic.

"The Green Knight... there are no inheritances left, right?" Amute inquired.

"From what I know, there isn’t a corresponding Druid Sect. You all are closer to modern-day Knights."

Perhaps there once had been, but now they were extinct, or maybe in some corner of the world, there was still a Druid who had received the inheritance, but that was essentially as good as nonexistent.

"So, do you want to undergo the Green Knight’s trial, three axe blows, without the risk of death?" Amute asked again.

Gu Shanhai didn’t haggle with the other party because it wasn’t Amute who set the trial, nor did he have the authority to decide. If he could make that decision, he would have directly conferred the inheritance to Gu Shanhai.

"Let me think about it." Gu Shanhai didn’t immediately refuse or accept and then abruptly asked, "Can a Green Knight bury fate?"

"Where did you hear such a preposterous thing? Burying fate, you sure have a wild imagination," Amute expressed his skepticism, and although he seemed dismissive, he knew that fate was an elusive thing.

"A very powerful being. I bought a treasure map from him; he said it contains a treasure capable of burying fate. The person is very powerful, he wasn’t lying," Gu Shanhai didn’t hide the truth, only omitting details related to the Plane Merchant.

"You have that much confidence?" Amute was also somewhat surprised but then composed himself and continued, "But, the Green Knight doesn’t have such a power, and besides me, there are only plants and animals on the island. No one has that ability."

"So I’ve been tricked?" Gu Shanhai felt a bit depressed.

"Not exactly, there is indeed one anomaly on the island," Amute suddenly stated.

Gu Shanhai’s spirits lifted, and he eagerly responded, "Where? Don’t tell me something really is buried."

"You, isn’t it you?" Amute said.

At this remark, Gu Shanhai was also left somewhat baffled before his expression shifted towards an ’Oh crap’ kind of look.

’Damn, could it be because I’ve borrowed too much and can’t pay it back?’ Gu Shanhai seemed to have guessed a bit of the truth.

The Green Knight had filled in his final weakness, but because he took a bit too much, he became entangled too deeply with the fate of this world and couldn’t leave until it was repaid.

So, given his personality, since he couldn’t pay it back, why not just beat the creditor to death to clear the debt?

That’s why, with the treasure map in his possession, it was a treasure that could bury fate. Had it been in the hands of other players or the natives, it might have been a treasure harboring the secret of immortality, or one granting power.

If it had been his previous life, he indeed wouldn’t have been able to defeat fate, but now that the master has yet to be born and fate unable to reveal its true form, there was still a chance.

For instance, first blowing up the Stone of Destiny, then shattering the Holy Grail, would indeed end fate, freeing the natives from its control. As a result, not only would the High Magic Era return, but others like Atilis, as well as He Lingyun, could break through their limits and reach an even higher level.

It’s just that this might be tough on the players, who would go straight from a low-level map to a high-level one, and any random Knight could effortlessly wipe them out, causing the players to lose a lot of benefits.

"Fine, just three axe cuts, I’ll take it," Gu Shanhai sighed. This was a transparent ploy, to take it or not, was up to him.

Once he took it, he’d have to face fate head-on. The advantage was not being restrained anymore, being able to raid and plunder without constraint. The downside was the risk of perishing inadvertently.

Without taking it, naturally there would be nothing to fear, but consequently, he’d have to be much more careful in his actions, and his strength would increase slower. Flesh becoming stronger would only be left to the gradual enhancement of the Spirit Root Ability, unless he changed worlds or missed the fruit of victory in Camelot, Royal Capital, because of insufficient strength.

In the Royal Capital, Camelot, there was Kesba Sun, and with the Green Knight’s powerful life force, his ultimate state would not only be stronger, but also last longer.

"It looks like you’ve made your decision, then come stand over here; your trial has begun," Amute said in a calm tone.

Once Gu Shanhai was ready, Amute lifted his wooden axe and chopped towards Gu Shanhai’s neck.

The first axe cut went right through his neck without causing any harm.

"You... are not afraid? No, you have conquered fear!" Amute was truly shocked this time. Only the truly fearless heart could be unharmed.

Gu Shanhai remained calm; he had never been afraid of anything or anyone. The so-called fear was just a display when the cost outweighed the benefit. Even during the "First Epoch", if he had been afraid, there would have been no plan for rebirth.

The second axe lay on his neck, not even leaving a mark or scratching the skin. This time, it wasn’t that Amute was holding back, but it indicated that Gu Shanhai had passed the second axe’s trial.

Only when the third axe fell did it cut through the skin, and a trickle of crimson blood flowed down.

"Congratulations, you have passed the Green Knight’s test. Sadly, if you were of a good or orderly alignment, then perhaps this last axe wouldn’t have injured you at all," Amute said, looking at Gu Shanhai’s neck where the wound had already been healed by his regenerative abilities. If not for the blood, one wouldn’t even notice he had been injured.

"Will, potential, and alignment, indeed, it’s a special trial," Gu Shanhai said calmly.

If there were to be a rating, his performance in the first trial would be perfect, the second excellent, and the third just passing. If there had been one failure, the wooden axe would have chopped off the head of the apprentice undergoing the trial.

The Green Knight’s selection process was indeed very strict for the apprentices.

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