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Or perhaps it's a demon dragon?
Perhaps it's Guilong, since Guilong is the only one in the entire Xia family who likes to drink milk.
"Hey buddy, breakfast isn't much, but don't mind, I'll give you a discount."
Ye Siren brought over a sandwich, rubbing his hands together with a smile as he spoke.
Luke glanced at him indifferently, took a sip of milk, and then spoke calmly.
"Hello, Yehenara Siren!"
Upon hearing Luke's words, Ye Siren lost his grip on the cup and dropped it to the ground, shattering it into pieces. The glass shards scattered everywhere, mirroring his fragmented emotions at that moment.
Fine beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead, and his face looked exceptionally pale in the morning light. The forced smile he managed looked worse than a grimace.
"What are you talking about, young man? What Yehenara Siren? I don't know her. Are you sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else?"
Ye Siren's voice trembled slightly, each word seeming to be squeezed out with difficulty from the depths of his throat, carrying a hint of barely perceptible despair.
He tried to hide his inner turmoil with the confusion in his eyes, but his flickering gaze betrayed his tension and fear.
Luke remained unmoved, simply gazing at Ye Sirin with his deep eyes that seemed to see into the deepest secrets of people's hearts.
He gently swirled the milk glass in his hand, a meaningful smile playing on his lips. To Ye Siren, that smile was no different from a judge delivering a death sentence.
"Yehenara Siren, an ability user from the Iron Dimension, the Xia family's 'Muggle son-in-law,' and also the eldest son and future heir of the Yehenara family, the largest demonized ability family in the Iron Dimension. Did you think that by hiding your identity in this run-down bar, no one would know who you are?"
Luke's words were calm yet powerful, each one striking Ye Sirin's heart like a heavy hammer.
Ye Siren's body trembled slightly. He tried to pick up the broken pieces on the ground with his trembling hands, but only made the scene more messy.
A flicker of despair crossed his eyes, as if he could see his carefully constructed peaceful life about to collapse.
He knew that once his identity was exposed, not only would his own safety be endangered, but the entire Xia family could also be dragged into endless trouble.
Fear surged like a tide, and Ye Siren felt suffocated like never before.
He looked at Luke with a mixture of longing for help and deep fear of the unknown.
At that moment, he felt as if he were standing on the edge of a cliff, where a single misstep would plunge him into an abyss of no return.
Suddenly, Luke smiled and put down the empty milk glass he was holding.
"Don't worry, I'm not trying to cause you any trouble. Just refill my drink, and we can talk this over."
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Ye Siren was completely unable to calm down. With a forced smile on his face, he took the cup from Luke's hand and prepared to pour him another glass of milk.
If his identity remains undiscovered, all will be well. But if it is, how could those righteous supernatural beings possibly let him go? Ye Siren could even imagine the disappointed look in Xiong Ge's eyes, and the way his former father-in-law would betray his own family for the greater good.
For a moment, Ye Siren even considered running away. However, when he came to his senses, he suddenly realized that Luke knew his identity, so he must be a superhuman. How could a Muggle like himself escape from a superhuman? In the end, he gave up the idea.
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"Brother, just tell me what's wrong. I'll definitely help if I can. Please don't keep scaring me."
Ye Siren filled Luke's cup with milk and, seeing Luke's ambiguous smile, said with a bitter face.
Although Ye Siren's demonic powers have been destroyed, his demonic nature remains deeply rooted, neither born nor dying, and needs to be suppressed by the titanium coffin.
Of course, the side effect of the titanium coffin suppressing his demonic nature was that it caused his male hormones to surge, but it also made his senses exceptionally sharp.
Ye Siren's intuition told him that Luke was dangerous, the most dangerous person he had ever encountered. He had no choice but to panic when such a dangerous person approached him!
Luke stopped being mysterious and said with a smile, "Since I've come to you, think about what you have that's worth me coming to you for."
Ye Siren pondered for a moment and then got the answer.
The Soul-Searching Song and the Soul-Cleansing Song!!!
It was handed over to him by Yehenara Xiongba after he left the Yehenara family.
In Ye Siren's view, the only things that could make him stand out, besides his identity, were the second part of the Yehenara family's demon-suppressing trilogy.
However, there was one thing Ye Siren wasn't sure about. The fact that the Soul Searching Song and the Soul Cleansing Song were on him should only be known to his father, Yehenara Xiong Ba, and himself. So how did this kid in front of him know about it?
Could he be a member of the Yehenara family, and was it his father who sent him to retrieve the Soul-Searching Melody and the Soul-Cleansing Melody? (Big question)
Chapter 156: The Final Chapter: The Soul-Cleansing Melody Obtained
Ye Siren tentatively asked, "What is it for?"
Although he already had a guess in his mind, he wasn't sure yet, so Ye Siren wouldn't be stupid enough to say it directly. What if the other party didn't know that the Soul Searching Song and the Soul Cleansing Song were on him? Wouldn't that be an admission of guilt?
Luke smirked and said, "If you keep playing dumb, I won't be so polite. I know the address of Xia Lanxingde's family. I just wonder if Old Master Xia Liu would kill you in the street if he knew that his former son-in-law was from the Yehenara family?"
Luke certainly didn't know where Xia Lanxingde's house was. He was unfamiliar with the Iron Dimension and could only figure out directions once he left the house.
Even the location of the old man's buttocks was known through Jiuwu.
Speaking of which, he arrived in the Iron Dimension yesterday, but he still hasn't met the leader of the Iron "550" Dimension, who is also the father of Jiu Wu and Jiu Lai. On the contrary, he is quite familiar with Jiu Wu, and he slept at Jiu Wu's house last night.
Although he aspires to be a lazy bum, Luke is still very clear about his own worth.
Logically speaking, even if he hadn't revealed his full strength, the part he had already shown was already top-tier within the twelve timelines.
It's completely illogical that the old leader of the Iron Dimension wouldn't even show his face, let alone try to recruit him.
The only possible explanation is that this leader knew he was about to die and entrusted the task of recruiting and befriending him to Jiuwu.
This can be seen as the best arrangement a leader can make for his successor, or as a choice a father makes for his son.
That's a bit of a tangent. Let's turn our attention to the present. After hearing Luke's words, Ye Siren could already picture his former father-in-law stabbing him to death, while Xiong Ge married another man with his two sons and a daughter, and that man slept with his wife and beat his children.
His lips twitched, he shivered, and beads of cold sweat rolled down Ye Siren's forehead.
Luke had no idea what Ye Siren was imagining, so he simply told him directly.
"As a former heir of the Yehenara family, you should know what a martial corpse is. I have a friend who was artificially turned into a martial corpse. To save him, only your Yehenara family's Soul Cleansing Melody can do it. Moreover, to restore his superpowers, we also need your Yehenara family's Requiem Melody. I learned through some special channels that the Yehenara family's Demon Suppression Trilogy is on you, so I came here specifically to borrow the Soul Cleansing Melody and the Requiem Melody."
Ye Siren suddenly realized what was happening and breathed a sigh of relief.
Of course he knew about the Corpse Warrior. After all, he was once considered one of the strongest demonized ability users in the Iron Dimension, with an ability index of up to 40,000 points at his peak.
However, he was kind-hearted. Even though he had an innate demonic nature, he was still quite resistant to the cruel act of martial corpses that erased the consciousness of others and turned them into killing machines.
But if he remembered correctly, the technique of using Martial Corpses had its advantages and disadvantages, but at the very least, his father disdained this kind of manual deception, and the existence of the Ghost Puppet Army meant that he had no need for Martial Corpses at all.
Perhaps other demonized superpowered individuals cannot control the creatures of the demon realm, but for Yehenara Xiong Ba, who possesses the Demon Absorption Divine Art, the demons and monsters of the demon realm, and even the Nightmare Demon, are merely pawns to be manipulated at will. Whenever he wants, he can use the Demon Absorption Divine Art to absorb all the demonic nature and energy of the other party. It can be said that although this technique is called a divine art, it is actually a strange demonic art specifically developed to target the demon race.
We've strayed from the topic, but Ye Siren still knows that the Soul Cleansing Song can save martial corpses.
Just kidding. Even the Demon Lord of the Demon Realm fears the power of the Soul Cleansing Melody, let alone a demonized superhuman who is essentially a zombie without self-awareness.
“My friend, I sympathize with your friend’s situation and I’m willing to help you. However, I think there might be some errors in your information. The Soul Cleansing Song is indeed in my possession, but the Requiem Song is still with the Yehenara family and is not in my hands at all. Of course, the Soul Cleansing Song can still save your friend, but I can’t help you restore his superpowers.”
Luke was somewhat surprised. Wasn't the Demon Suppression Trilogy brought out by Ye Siren?
Or perhaps I've misremembered the plot?
It's possible that the Ultimate series was watched many years ago, so it's not surprising that some parts are remembered incorrectly...
"Then please lend me the Soul Cleansing Song. Don't worry, I'll consider this a favor I owe you. If the Yehenara family comes looking for you in the future and you don't want to go back, you can come to me for help. Or if you're discovered by the White Path Ability Walker Alliance, I can also plead for you. I have some connections there, and their chief combat team has some dealings with me. How about this deal?"
Ye Siren was overjoyed and immediately agreed. He then walked to the titanium coffin not far away and, after searching through it, finally pulled out the Soul Cleansing Song score that was glowing with an eerie light from a pile of miscellaneous things.
He held it carefully, as if it were a priceless treasure, a proud smile on his face, and walked briskly back to Luke.
"This is the Soul Cleansing Song, you can have it."
Ye Siren gently placed the sheet music on the bar and said mysteriously, a sly glint in his eyes, "It's not for any other reason than to make you my friend. Besides, I've always been a kind-hearted person, how could I refuse to help someone? After all, having more friends means having more options."
He spoke with great passion, as if he were truly acting out of pure sincerity, and not as if he was moved by the conditions proposed by Luke.
Luke watched his performance quietly, a faint smile playing on his lips, but his eyes were sharp enough to see right through Ye Siren's ulterior motives.
"Mr. Ye is a man of great character, I am extremely grateful."
Luke feigned sincerity by bowing and thanking him, but inwardly he thought: Ye Siren's acting is good, but he can't escape my eyes. Since he's willing to lend out the Soul Cleansing Song, whatever his purpose, it's a good thing for me. As for Ye Siren's ulterior motives, as long as I maintain the initiative, he's not a concern.
Ye Siren feigned generosity and said, "No problem, we're all friends, don't be so polite. Everyone calls me 'Dead Man Boss,' you can call me that from now on."
Chapter 157: The Final Chapter: First Encounter with Summer
Luke stroked the Soul Cleansing Melody on the bar, feeling its powerful energy, and frowned slightly.
This Soul Cleansing Melody was made from the hide of some wild beast, yet it contained an extremely strong demonic power, even stronger than the one he sensed from the black dragon.
Then Luke thought that the Yehenara family had once sided with the Demon Realm, but later escaped, so it was not surprising that the Soul Cleansing Song possessed demonic qualities.
The ancestor of the Yehenara family was truly a genius, actually able to come up with a method of using demons to subdue demons and ultimately using the power of demons to cleanse others of their demonic nature. Even the materials for this Soul Cleansing Song must be the hides of demonic beasts from the demon realm!
"Let me tell you, classmate, this Soul Cleansing Melody is extraordinary. Its material comes from the skin of a demonic dragon in the Demon Realm. People with an ability index below 40,000 points simply cannot leave a mark on the dragon's skin. It's just a pity that the demonic dragon went extinct in the Demon Realm a thousand years ago. However, to make matters better, this Soul Cleansing Melody can only be completed by relying on its own special power. Simply memorizing the score is useless."
"By the way, classmate, I haven't yet asked what your full name is. We're friends now, so how about we share a name?"
21 Luke looked at him and saw through his little scheme at a glance. Ye Siren also knew that Luke had seen through him, but he didn't care. With such a thick skin, who could tell that he was the eldest young master of the Yehenara family, the largest demonized family in the Iron Dimension, and a demonized superhuman with extremely high supernatural talent?
To understand just how high Ye Siren's power level was before he abandoned his demonic arts, we can look at his twin brother, Yehenarasti. During the final battle of the Silver Dimension and the final battle of the Three Kingdoms, his power level exceeded 100,000 points. Although it was due to the Demon Lord's possession during the Silver Dimension battle and the consumption of the Hell Illusion Essence during the Three Kingdoms battle—both external forces rather than his true strength—he might not have been able to defeat someone like Luke, who had genuinely trained his own power level of over 80,000 points. However, this still demonstrates Ye Siren's talent.
As Ye Siyi's twin brother, Ye Siren's talent is by no means weaker than his, and may even be higher. Ye Siyi needs the Requiem to restore his demonic nature, but even though Ye Siren has never heard the Requiem, his supernatural power is like weeds that keep growing back after being cut down. He needs the titanium coffin to suppress it, otherwise his demonic nature will continue to cause trouble.
These long-forgotten memories and thoughts flashed through Luke's mind for a moment. After regaining his senses, Luke smiled and said to Ye Siren.
"My surname is Lu, and my name is Luke. I don't have any special abilities in my surname."
Ye Siren muttered to himself, "The surname is Lu, but there's no surname with special abilities. Something's not right."
Due to their long history, most of the superpowered individuals in the Iron Dimension have developed their own surnames based on their superpowers.
Firstly, it was to distinguish themselves from ordinary Muggles, and secondly, it was to truly pass on their superpowered bloodline.
Today, it's practically impossible for a superpowered individual to exist without a surname.
Even if they exist, they would only be descendants of superhumans who have been separated from their families, or descendants of superhuman families that have disappeared and have long forgotten their superhuman surnames.
However, generally speaking, such people are destined not to have very high superpowers, because without inheritance and without anyone to teach them, the speed of progress of superpowered individuals who grow wildly is naturally not as fast as those who have special teachers.
"Stop thinking nonsense. I'm not from the Iron Dimension. I'm from the Gold Dimension."
Seeing Ye Siren standing there in a daze, Luke revealed his true origins.
"That's it!"