Chapter 1164: Southern Purple Palace (1)
Chapter 1164: Southern Purple Palace (1)
Within the pillar of golden light was an illusory white figure in the form of an infant. The infant was holding a half-white, half-red jade seal, while seated on a white lotus flower that was in full bloom.
"I lack the power to exact revenge..." Taoist Master Zhang's aura was becoming weaker and weaker, but the golden light above him was only growing brighter and brighter, resembling a dazzling star that was determined to pierce through the white mist.
"I had already given up, but at the very least, I had to return the Heavenly Master Seal before I died. That was until I saw you! You also want to kill them, isn't that right?"
The golden light swept through the heavens, making it appear as if the sun had risen directly above Yuncheng.
The infant atop the white lotus above Taoist Master Zhang's head abruptly exploded, leaving behind only the fist-sized jade seal hovering in mid-air, giving off an indescribable sense of majesty.
At the same time, Taoist Master Zhang took his last breath before falling to the ground.
He had destroyed his own nascent soul!
Qin Ye's mouth was slightly agape as he stared at Taoist Master Zhang's body. "Why?"
The self-sacrificial spirit of humans was truly remarkable...
"Avenge the Zhengyi Dao!" Taoist Master Zhang still wasn't dead, but he certainly wasn't far from death, and Qin Ye didn't even have to look to know that his name on the Book of Life and Death was slowly turning black.
"I relinquished ownership of the Heavenly Teacher Seal, so you can use it to open the tomb of Lishan Laomu. With that, you'll be able to seal all evil spirits within this entire city, while you and your allies are free to enter or leave the city as you please! Please..."
In the wake of this final revelation, Qin Ye was finally able to make a decision.
A seal over the entire city that he could enter and exit as he pleased was the final piece required for the plan to succeed!
This was a perfect opportunity!
Of course, the battle with the inner demon still hadn't been won, but surely no better opportunity could present itself.
He had planned out everything meticulously in advance, but the outcome was so abrupt and unexpected. Change truly was the only eternal thing.
Qin Ye heaved a faint sigh before accepting the Heavenly Teacher Seal.
"You can rest easy..." He closed his eyes, and he didn't conceal his own Yin energy any longer as he injected it into the Heavenly Teacher Seal in a frenzy.
All of a sudden, it was as if he were holding the sun in his hand, and dazzling radiance was shining in all directions!
"I will avenge the Zhengyi Dao for you!"
"Thank you..." Taoist Master Zhang finally closed his eyes with a satisfied smile on his face.
The golden light became brighter and brighter, and Qin Ye could already sense the entire city directing their attention toward him. Several Yama-King level auras were also frantically rushing toward him.
A gentle breeze picked up his black hair, and in the next instant, a decisive look appeared in his eyes as he abruptly crushed the sun in his grasp!
Boundless Yin energy rose up behind him, then split up into countless bursts that erupted into the heavens.
Countless specks of netherfire were also surging out of the ground, and the Yin energy was so fierce that Qin Ye's robes were being blown vertically upward.
Amid the sea of Yin energy, Qin Ye declared, "By Hell's Dictum, all rabble shall disperse!"
The voices of hundreds of thousands of Yin soldiers immediately rang out in response from behind him!
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Eternahell City, Hell.
A burst of enormous might abruptly surged into the Cathayan Underworld, and this burst of power was so vast that even the sun in the sky trembled slightly.
A sea of white mist slowly descended from above like a thin, white veil, and inside the government building of Eternahell City, the Harken, Zhao Yun, and Arthis raised their heads in unison to look up at the sky with stunned expressions.
"Is this... immortal energy?" The Harken was in complete disbelief. "How could such rich immortal energy have appeared here? No matter what happens, Heaven won't interfere with the affairs of the mortal realm or the underworld! What's going on?!"
All of the residents of Heaven were once the most powerful ancient gods, and if their powers were to interfere with the other two realms, the resulting consequences could be catastrophic. Thus, they were all relegated to Heaven and put into retirement homes.
Even if the other two realms were to completely collapse, Heaven wouldn't do anything, and even someone like Ksitigarbha was only able to project himself down into the two realms. In light of that, how was it possible that such rich immortal energy had appeared here?
The mist surged through Eternahell City in waves, instantly enshrouding the entire city in a sea of white. Amid the boundless immortal energy, Zhao Yun rose up into the sky as a streak of light, then inspected his surroundings with a grim expression.
500,000 Yin soldiers were already gathered around Eternahell City, awaiting further instructions.
Their killing intent was virtually palpable, and they were all raring to go. They were no longer the same newbie soldiers from back when Hell was first established. Having endured countless battles since then, this was truly a ferocious and formidable army, and they were all thirsting for the inner demon's blood!
"What do we do?" Arthis also flew up into the sky with a wary expression.
"This area has been sealed... This is something similar to the Array of the Nine Gods!" Zhao Yun said as he looked up at the sky. "Yuncheng is directly above us... If memory serves me correctly, the tomb of Lishan Laomu is situated in none other than Yuncheng."
Arthis's eyes immediately lit up upon hearing this. As a Yama-King of Hell, she was naturally aware of who Lishan Laomu was.
"An array similar to the Array of the Nine Gods... Could it be the Southern Purple Palace 10-sided Array?"
Zhao Yun nodded in response.
The Southern Purple Palace was one of Lishan Laomu's treasured decrees, and it was the beginning passage!
What should we do now? Someone's suddenly opened the tomb of Lishan Laomu, so the situation in Yuncheng must've already spiraled into complete chaos! Does Yanluo Qin need our reinforcements? Should we storm the city?
He was expecting any message from Qin Ye. This turn of events had taken place extremely abruptly without any prior notice, which meant that Qin Ye himself had most likely also failed to anticipate this. In this urgent situation, he couldn't afford to hesitate or delay!
Zhao Yun's breathing was beginning to become more labored as he felt the weight of the responsibility weighing down upon him. Several seconds later, he closed his eyes and murmured to himself, "I hope I'm doing the right thing."
He then took a deep breath and abruptly reopened his eyes, then yelled in a thunderous voice, "Are all of the commanders and generals present?"
"We're all here!" Su Daji, Qin Hui and the others immediately stepped forward in response, then cupped their fists in respectful salutes.
Zhao Yun gritted his teeth as he raised a hand, and his red cape billowed upward like the scarlet flame of a torch!
"Follow me! We must reinforce our King Yanluo!"
"Yes!!"
As soon as his voice trailed off, Zhao Yun flew up into the heavens as a netherfire phoenix, leaving a massive wave of crimson flames in his wake.
At the top of the government building, the Harken licked its lips with a cold expression.
The inner demon was the most sinister of demons that had lurked in the hearts of man for thousands of years, and it was finally time for them to confront it!
With a thunderous roar, the Harken transformed into the God of Nine Energies. His body swelled to over 100 meters in length, and it was glowing with light of nine different colors, lending further radiance to the sea of crimson fire in the sky.
Behind the Harken, Arakshasa's purple hair was surging like the tide, and countless Yin spirits were revolving around her. As the ruler of the six paths of reincarnation, she was protected by the boundless power of worship in the form of countless specks of white light as she rose rapidly up toward Limbo.
Outside of Eternahell City, Su Daji took a deep breath. She was well aware of just how fearsome the inner demon was, but at the same time, it had been centuries since Hell had deployed all of its troops and most powerful beings in full force like this.
In light of this, she felt like there was nothing to fear!
The inner demon was only a single being, what could it possibly do against the collective power of Hell?
She gently raised her hand, and her body abruptly exploded into a wave of Yin energy that rose up into the sky behind the three Yama-Kings. "East Conquering Army, advance!"
The entire sky was inundated by boundless Yin energy, and the enormous ruler of hungry ghosts that had made an appearance back in the Pearl Delta emerged once again with a thunderous roar. Around her were tens of thousands of hungry ghosts, all of which were screeching and writhing as they accompanied their ruler back to the mortal realm.
Dark red Yin clouds churned and tumbled behind Su Daji, and a skeletal hound that was over 100 meters in size leaped out before pouncing directly toward Limbo with tens of thousands of other skeletal dogs around it.
As all of the commanders and generals sprang into action, all of the Yin soldiers also rose up into the sky as streaks of light, forming a formidable reverse waterfall that completely tore the passageway to Limbo apart!
The sight of hundreds of thousands of Yin soldiers rising up toward the heavens at once was truly a breathtaking spectacle to behold, and countless netherworldly citizens of Eternahell City were looking on in awe and wonder. In the sky above, the sun and the clouds seemed to have lost their color, completely outshone by the formidable army that was rising through the heavens.
Dazzling light shone down upon the faces of all of Eternahell City's underworld emissaries, and they were also looking on with astonishment and amazement. At the top of the government building, Administrative Commissioner Liu Qiankun stroked his own beard with a trembling hand as he declared, "Long live, Hell!"
"Long live, Hell!" Governor Mu Shun echoed as he extended a deep bow.
Perhaps their voices had reached the rest of the city, but soon, everyone began to make their voices heard. In the beginning, it was only a slight murmur that was spreading throughout the city, but in the span of less than a minute, it had already crescendoed into a raucous commotion.
"Long live, Hell!!"
"Long live, Hell!!"
"Long live, Hell!!"
"Long live, Hell!!"
New Hell's Legacy: During year 25 of the third era of Hell, Yanluo Qin, the Reincarnation King, Ghost King Zhao, and the Harken led an army of 570,000 Yin soldiers to strike down the inner demon in the mortal realm.
In the face of the final threat that could pose a threat to the Cathayan Underworld, Hell had chosen to draw its sword!