Chapter Forty-six: Old Grudges

  "How many thousands of years, how many thousands of years! Haha, I am still me, the unparalleled Imhotep! King Zoser, you cannot destroy me, I am immortal! Hahaha...!" The person who called himself "Imhotep" suddenly jumped out of the silver coffin and landed on the ground.

  At the same time, the disappearing purple whirlpool reappeared. Imhotep raised his hand and a purple stream floated out, soon after, the purple stream brought a white object.

  Fang Kai and the others took a closer look, only to discover that what Imhotep was holding in his hand was actually a miniature version of the Stone Giant. Its ferocious appearance was identical to the one outside the purple membrane!

  The two were shocked beyond measure, they had personally experienced the terror of the Thunderstone Giant, but now the Stone Giant in Imhotep's hands was no different from a toy. Was it possible that the Stone Giant was just a puppet for this man who looked like Jormungandr? But how could it shrink and expand at will?

  Fang Kai and Pang Dong had not yet had time to think deeply, when they saw Imhotep open his mouth wide and swallow the miniaturized Stone Giant in one gulp! That's right, he swallowed it into his belly.

  "Damn it." The fat man couldn't help but burst out, shocked to the point of almost dropping his teeth. Fang Kai swallowed a mouthful, and saw Imhotep lick the corner of his mouth, as if he was not satisfied yet.

  Not long after the giant stone was swallowed, Imhotep's body burst into brilliant colors, and he became holy in an instant, completely different from his previous ferocity. His face calm and serene, suspended in mid-air, facing the altar, he spoke indifferently, as if pronouncing a death sentence: "I hereby pronounce judgment on the extravagant and dissolute King Zoser - the crime of death! Why don't you come out to receive your punishment?!"

  Imhotep suddenly let out a loud roar, his right hand glowing with purple lightning as he shot an electric beam at the center of the floor tiles in front of the altar. The beam instantly sank into the ground. Before long, the solid brick surface cracked open and bulged upwards. Fang Ke and Peng Dong were shocked to see that an entirely golden box, covered in precious gems, was being pulled out by the electric beam.

  However, the treasure chest seemed to resist the electrical beam's pull and was able to "automatically" struggle downwards non-stop, wanting to return to the ground. Seeing this, Imhotep let out a heavy hum, waved his large hand, and the treasure chest was immediately sealed away. A purple electrical beam encircled the treasure chest, forming a sealing membrane.

  "Haha, how's the taste of being sealed away? Dear King Zuo, it's been a long time since we last met. Oh, I remember the last time we met, you invited the left and right witches to join forces and separate my soul from my body. Have you ever thought about the consequences of that action? The bird has flown, the rabbit is dead, and the dog is cooked - all to keep the secrets of the Golden Pyramid! You even set a trap to kill me! Haha, good, good, do you know how many years I've had to hide my soul in this silver coffin, too afraid to come out? The pain inside is unbearable! I hate you, and even if you're dead now, I'll still whip your corpse and make sure you can't become a god in the underworld! Hahaha..."

  Imhotep laughed wildly, and the feeling of revenge was surprisingly refreshing.

  "Hahaha, I hate you, I hate you! I want you to die a thousand times, ten thousand times!" Imhotep dispelled the seal of protection, then opened his mouth wide and a miniature Stone Giant flew out. Imhotep chanted some words, and the Stone Giant transformed into human size in an instant. With one hand grasping the treasure box, he slapped it with force, and to everyone's surprise, the lid of the box was knocked flying off.

  Almost simultaneously, a wisp of gray smoke slipped out of the treasure chest and seemed to be drilling back into the hole. "Want to run? The great Zosel even has a time when he's afraid? Hmph." Imhotep sneered, his mouth twitching, and the stone giant took action without hesitation. In an instant, a dense electrical net appeared, perfectly covering the opening of the hole on the ground. The gray smoke was unable to dodge, and the electrical net quickly closed in, trapping the smoke tightly.

  "Ha! You didn't think I'd make it, did you, my dear Zoser? When you had me torn asunder, intending to destroy me utterly, little did you know that at the crucial moment, one of the two wizards was invaded by my indomitable will. Although I couldn't control him enough to save myself from the disaster of being torn apart, I managed to use the wizard's hand to preserve my true soul, placing it in a silver coffin for this very moment! When the Chosen Ones appeared, my cursed body transformed into a stone giant, step by step guiding them to the altar... How could you, you foolish thing, have possibly foreseen all of this? I, Imhotep, eternal sage!"

  When Fang Ke and Pang Dong heard what Imhotep said to the gray smoke, they couldn't help but look at each other in dismay. The truth was that the stone giant was actually Imhotep's body, and his soul had been reborn through the silver coffin. What left the two speechless was that their supposed "clever plan" to escape was actually a trap set by Imhotep, intended to lure them here and activate the seal of the curse-breaking power. All of this was part of his scheme.

  "It turns out that we were all his pawns, haha." Fang Kai self-deprecatingly smiled, losing himself and his teammates into a vortex of millennia-old grudges.

  Upon hearing this, Fat Dong fell silent. He patted Fang Kai's shoulder and sighed: "Jom is a clever person, this bird looks just like him, it seems his brain isn't much different either. When we encounter such a mess, we can only admit defeat. The question is, where are Zuo and Jom?" Fat Dong looked around in all directions, but couldn't even see their shadows.

  Fang Kai suddenly woke up, too many things had happened just now, he actually threw the problem of Ruo Zi's disappearance to the back of his mind. He slapped his forehead and Fang Kai immediately said anxiously: "Huangzi, tell me again about what happened when Ruo Zi went missing." Huang Dong nodded and immediately told him everything he knew from before in the wooden plane.

  Fang Kai's eyebrows furrowed as he listened, his face occasionally revealing a look of surprise. From Pang Dong's words, he caught an important piece of information - that Ruo Zi had vanished in an instant. How was this possible for a living person? Unless...Pang Zi was deceiving him?

  Fang Kai's eyes narrowed as he looked at Pang Dong, his gaze filled with suspicion. But looking at the other person's expression, it didn't seem like a lie either. Could there be something fishy going on here?

  "Alas, one wave subsides, another rises....." Fang Kai shook his head and decided to stop thinking about it for the time being. He believed that if Zi would definitely be safe and sound.

  As the two were pondering on the altar, Imhotep created a sealed arena and withdrew the electric net, releasing the gray smoke into it.

  The gray smoke gained "freedom" and flew around frantically in the sealed arena, but no matter how hard it tried, it couldn't escape. "Heh heh, I advise you to stop struggling futilely. Hurry up and materialize, or else don't blame me for being ruthless." Imhotep's words weren't empty threats; he grasped a forbidden technique that had severe side effects, causing massive damage to the soul body.

  It was clear that this wisp of gray smoke was the remnant spirit of Zuo Si Wang.

  The gray smoke tried several more times, and finally seemed to have confirmed that it couldn't escape, so it stopped in the middle. Imhotep's complexion improved slightly, but he continued to infuse electricity, and the legendary Left Sais gradually took shape.

  "It's been a long time, great one." Imhotep smiled, staring at the grey smoke that had coalesced into human form, his eyes slightly playful. The grey smoke, who should be called Zoser at this moment, shook his head and said: "Im, I have never betrayed you."

  "Shut up!" Imhotep's face changed color, his voice rising several inches. His face twisted, his features ferocious: "You shut your mouth, Pharaoh Seti, I never thought you'd be a hypocrite too! You dare to do but not bear the consequences, are you worthy of being called 'Pharaoh'? From the moment you let the sorcerer cast a spell on me, I've seen through your true face. Hmph, no more nonsense, now I'll take my revenge, I'll slowly grind away your soul, and make you taste the flavor of being murdered!"

  With that, Imhotep raised his hand, ready to make a move on Zoser. Fang Ke and the others looked on, unable to bear it but also having no reason or need to intervene. This was a grudge between Zoser and Imhotep, how could Fang Ke and the others get involved? Moreover, even if they added their strength together, they were still no match for Imhotep.

  But they didn't make a move, it doesn't mean nobody made a move.

  Just as Zha'se King shook his head and sighed, Imhotep's electrically charged massive hand was about to come crashing down when a silver-white arc of light flashed by in an instant.

  "It's the Pulse Cannon!" As soon as they saw the silver arc, Fang Kai and the others were excited beyond measure. Isn't this the mark of the Pulse Cannon? Could it be that Luo Zi or Qiao Mu Si have arrived?!

  But they all guessed wrong.

  Not just one or two, but both of them rushed over! They were wearing emergency flight suits and hurried over.

  "How dare you ruin my plans?" Imhotep's anger erupted, firing several electric orbs that Jomos easily deflected. "Huh!!" Upon getting a clear look at Jomos' appearance, Imhotep was shocked and lost his composure. Meanwhile, Jomos seemed to have expected this and remained calm: "Don't be rash, I think what Lefty said is true."

  Jom's companion, Ruo Zi, nodded and used her laser to cut through the sealed net, freeing Left Se Wang.

  Imhotep glanced at Zuo Ze and the king, sneering: "What's the basis?" "Just this." Qiu Mu Si didn't even raise his head, tossing an instrument from his arms onto Imhotep. The latter took over the instrument, not yet fiddling with it, when he heard Qiu Mu Si say lightly: "Open and take a look."

  What Jormungand said seemed to have an effect on Imhotep, who slowly opened the mysterious device. The moment the device was opened, Imhotep's head began to ache severely.

  "Ah, you...you..." Imhotep clutched his head and howled, while Jormund shook his: "Don't worry, even if the whole world wanted to harm you, I wouldn't."

  "Why?" It seemed that the headache had alleviated a bit, Imhotep's eyes narrowed in suspicion. Suddenly, Jorms lifted his head, his eyes clear and bright, and said something utterly shocking in front of Fang Ke and the others:

  "Because I am you."