The black light surrounded the corpse’s body, and as if it was alive, it entered into the corpse through its nostrils, ears, and eyes.
Rong Huan Xuan smiled. This was the Source Corpse Qi he had cultivated. As long as a corpse was invaded by this Qi, then the corpse would fall under his control. “Come here!” he commanded.
The corpse seemed to have felt something was off, and suddenly turned to look at Rong Huan Xuan, its body slightly trembling.
Pu , a black-colored Qi shot out from within its body and instantly turned into ash.
Rong Huan Xuan’s previously pale face suddenly reddened, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. His Source Corpse Qi had been destroyed, which caused him to experience a powerful backlash.
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Finally, no more corpses continued to drop down from the skies. However, these corpses all stood up and began to surround Ling Han and Rong Huan Xuan.
They did not make any move, and seemed to be waiting for a command from someone.
However, though Ling Han and Rong Huan Xuan were heavily surrounded, neither looked the slightest bit afraid. That was because they both had a powerful life-saving trump card—Ling Han had the Black Tower, while Rong Huan Xuan had his Three Live Corpse Caskets.
All of a sudden, these corpses all turned to look at Ling Han and Rong Huan Xuan. There appeared a network of black-colored veins on their skin, which caused them to look strange in an instant, but at the same time, it also gave them a bit of life, as if they had really been revived.
They began to walk and made their way towards Ling Han and Rong Huan Xuan. They didn’t move very quickly, but each and every one of them was exuding a powerful aura.
These people were indeed dead, and because they had not been refined, could not possibly have the powerful battle prowess that Corpse Soldiers had. However, those patterns on their skin had completely changed everything, and allowed them to possess a terrifying battle prowess.
It was as if… they had been transformed into human-shaped Spirit Tools!
“Rong Huan Xuan, we shall continue our battle next time!” Ling Han laughed, drew out a Swift Cloud Talisman and slapped it onto his body. Then, he broke into a run.
There was no advantage at all in fighting with these human-shaped Spirit Tools. Moreover, both he and Rong Huan Xuan had a means which could absolutely guarantee their safety and so were unable to kill the other off, so what was the point of continuing to fight? To continue wasting time here? Moreover, those corpses must have appeared to block their advance, and anyone who would choose to continue to stay here and fight a tough battle would be an idiot.
Hong , a female corpse raised her hand and delivered a palm strike. A light shadow was launched, and formed into a network of patterns, shooting towards Ling Han.
A Spiritual Pedestal Tier level attack!
It was not possible for Ling Han to dodge an attack of this level even if he had increased his speed tenfold. But just as this light shadow was about to make contact with him, he entered into the Black Tower in a flash, but in the next instant, once again reappeared from within the Black Tower.
As his speed was too fast, it was as if he had never disappeared at all, but that attack had indeed missed its target.
“Yi!” Rong Huan Xuan was extremely shocked, because he was quite sure that he himself would never have been able to dodge that attack. It was after all an attack from someone in Spiritual Pedestal Tier! If his eyes had been sharper, he may have discovered the fact that Ling Han had vanished and once again reappeared, but for someone in the Gushing Spring Tier, that was impossible!
Ling Han’s calculations were too accurate. Entering and subsequently exiting the Black Tower was just enough to make that attack fall short of its target. If he had reappeared a bit sooner, he would definitely have suffered the attack, and if he had appeared a bit later, then it would have exposed him.
…How could the eyes and judgement for someone who used to be in Heaven Tier be hollow?
However, he did not have the time to continue pondering, as there were already many corpses that had launched their own attacks at him. The Silver-Armored Corpse had just rushed forwards, and with a pa , smacked an old corpse into pieces.
An existence of Flower Blossoming Tier!
Rong Huan Xuan did not have the slightest feeling of having vented his anger as he hurriedly hid himself in one of the caskets.
Peng, peng, peng, peng . An innumerable number of attacks shot forwards, activating the Three Live Corpse Coffins. The patterns on the coffins immediately lit up, launching rays of black light. Even if these corpses had the battle prowess of Spiritual Pedestal Tier, at the very least, they did not have the slightest bit of resistance against these rays of black light. In an instant, they collapsed and transformed into a black-colored liquid.
In this way, the attention of practically all the corpses was attracted. With a long hiss, Ling Han’s speed increased, and he had instantly disappeared into the distance. Meanwhile, Rong Huan Xuan could only curse from within the copper coffin. The best case scenario was that Ling Han would be killed off by one of the corpses.
Those corpses were very powerful, but speed was not their forte. After Ling Han had forced his way out of the encirclement, he very quickly managed to throw off his pursuers, and continued to make his way to that black-colored pillar of light ahead of him.
He had the logbook left behind by Xiao Ding, and managed to continuously avoid all the dangerous zones. But after advancing a bit further, he had reached the zone that had been Xiao Ding’s limit. In other words, he would be able to come into contact with that source of misfortune here.
Ling Han used his divine sense to continuously sweep over himself, taking note of any slightest bit of change. However, his bloodstream, his heartbeat, and everything else was completely normal.
He was approaching closer and closer to that black-colored light pillar, and sensed that he would be soon unravelling an ancient mystery, so could not help becoming a little bit excited.
After proceeding for some more distance, he coincidentally raised his hand, but realized, much to his shock, that there had actually appeared a black-colored pattern on his palm and arm, which was exactly the same as those corpses that had dropped down from the sky.
How could this be!?
He had obviously not felt any change, but without his knowledge, something had happened to his body, making him feel very astonished and wary.
One had to understand, he was someone who had the senses of a martial artist in Heaven Tier. Yet still, he had fallen victim without realizing it.
Xiao Ding had said in his logbook that there was a mysterious energy in this place, which had infected him, causing him to feel unlike himself. Then, if he had been like those corpses that had fallen down from the sky, then began to move under the control of this mysterious pattern, he would have been moving like a zombie, and indeed, that was no longer himself.
With a thought, Ling Han had entered into the Black Tower.
In the Black Tower, he was the ultimate ruler. He left Liu Yu Tong and the other girls far behind, and did not allow them to find out that he had arrived.
“Get out!” Ling Han humphed. A mighty force exploded from his body, and it was as if he had transformed into a brilliantly shining sun. Those patterns on his skin were instantly shattered, and transformed into black-colored threads. After they merged together, they only had the breadth of a single strand of hair.
It was as if this black thread had a life of its own as it continued to twist around, and even released shrill hisses.
It was the level of divine sense, and directly penetrated into one’s mind.
“I am in charge in my territory. Whatever you are, you had better behave in front of me!” Ling Han’s right hand pressed down on empty air, and this black thread could only obediently hang in midair.
Xiu , Small Tower appeared, slightly trembling.
“Demonic Qi. There is a consciousness in it, which allows it to control living beings and transform them into puppets,” Small Tower answered.
Ling Han nodded. He had seen with his own eyes that there were similar patterns flashing on the bodies of those corpses, and they were moving around like zombies. Ultimately, it was this black thread that was the key of the matter.
“However, pure Demonic Qi is also not a bad energy, which can be used to remold yourself thoroughly. I can erase the consciousness from within it, and make it so that you can use it. However, there is not much here, so the effects would be limited.” Small Tower continued.
“Really?”
Small Tower shook lightly. “It’s done.”
It was done just like that? No matter how it was, shouldn’t there have been some explosion of light, or a bit of time to wait?
Ling Han was shocked. From this, he could also tell how high the level of the Black Tower was.
Well, that was true. With merely a slight tremor from it in his last life, his mortal body was dead.
He held up that black thread. Now, this thing was obediently not making any further resistance. He could also sense the power held within it. It was different from Spiritual Qi, but seemed more majestic.
With a thought, he had once again appeared in the outside world.
“Yi?” A consciousness was suddenly moving in his mind.
“Who!?” Ling Han immediately shouted.
“What an intriguing brat!” That consciousness once again resounded. “I discovered a sliver of consciouness had lost contact with me, and it so happened that it is that sliver that is attached to you!”
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Ling Han smiled condescendingly, and said, “A grown man still speaking half-truths, don’t you fear being laughed at?
“Hehe, youngster, when this lord had overrun the world, your ancestors weren’t even born!” That voice laughed, its owner appearing to think otherwise. “No matter, this lord’s name is… Asura Demon Emperor!”
Demon Emperor?
Ling Han was stunned. Based on Xiao Ding’s account, Devil Sky Mystery Realm’s master was called “Demon Master,” could it be this person? He said dully, “This nickname is certainly awe-inspiring and domineering, but don’t you have a name?”
“Hahahaha, youngster, are you trying to fish out information from this lord?” The voice that called itself Asura Demon Emperor burst into laughter. “Ai, this lord hasn’t seen people for too too long, so I’ll chat with you for a bit!”
Ling Han didn’t appreciate the offer, and said coldly, “Lord Demon Emperor is in such a good mood, using mystical arts to control people right away. I wouldn’t dare to chat with Lord Demon Emperor, maybe I’ll fall into a trap at anytime.”
Asura Demon Emperor laughed mischievously without a shred of anger and embarrassment from having just had his evil deed revealed. “This is a mystery realm locked by infinite restrictions in order to stop people from entering. This lord is responsible for suppressing this land, and won’t allow anyone to pass. It is you who bumped into the speartip 1 .”
Those words seemed to have some reason.
Ling Han was already well-acquainted with such ways, so he naturally wouldn’t be embarrassed by this rebuttal. He laughed and said, “Old Senior, this place has been desolate for countless years, already becoming a thing with no owner! Us martial artists explore all sorts of ancient ruins, it is a very normal thing, isn’t it? Would Senior send out an application asking for permission to enter before entering some ancient ruins?”
Asura Demon Emperor instantly cracked up. “Youngster, you sure can argue! Well, this lord won’t get entangled in the right or wrong of entering this place, but since you’ve entered, and have the ability, you can complete a wish of this lord.”
Ling Han inwardly sneered. Speaking of arguing, Asura Demon Emperor was better, quietly covering up the fact that he tried to control him earlier. However, if he wanted to fish information from the other party, he naturally wouldn’t keep arguing about that, or else they would only fall out.
“What wish does Senior have?” he asked.
“Wait for this lord to tell you why Devil Sky Mystery Realm exists.” Asura Demon Emperor sighed, and began to tell Ling Han what he wanted to know. “A very long time ago, at least several ten thousand years, an incomparably strong being appeared in this world: it was called Chaos Origin God…”
God?
Ling Han was a little shocked inside. Those who reached Shattering Void Tier’s extreme could shatter the sky and enter the legendary divine plane. Could this Chaos Origin God have come from the divine plane? If a being like that truly existed, then wouldn’t it be invincible here?
“Chaos Origin God was strong, but it committed the most heinous crimes and caused countless formidable cultivators to set out against it together. After paying a steep price, they defeated Chaos Origin God. His body was divided into nine parts, each part suppressed in nine different mystery realms,” Asura Demon Emperor added.
Ling Han was seriously shocked, and said with a frown, “This place suppresses one ninth of Chaos Origin God’s body?”
“Correct.”
Ling Han was astounded, and asked again, “You said body, not corpse?”
“Chaos Origin God was too powerful—even if smashed to pieces, he could immediately recover, being essentially impossible to kill. Thus, the only way was to split his body into nine parts to decrease his power, suppressing each part separately,” Asura Demon Emperor explained.
Hiss , as expected of a god, super-kickass.
Ling Han pondered, and asked again, “Why not split him into ten parts, or a hundred parts?”
“Because nine was the extreme. If it surpassed nine, Chaos Origin God could restore himself on any remaining limb, and below nine, his power would only be divided. Therefore, the extreme was nine parts,” Asura Demon Emperor said.
Ling Han nodded. This explained one of his doubts, but he immediately asked again, “After so many years, Chaos Origin God hasn’t died?”
“A god’s life is so long that it surpasses your imagination,” Asura Demon Emperor said indifferently.
“Senior’s life seems to be quite long as well,” Ling Han also said indifferently.
“Hahahaha, this involves another secret, but it’s also the wish that I would like you to complete for this lord.” Asura Demon Emperor laughed and said, “Suppressing Chaos Origin God under nine mystery realms can only temporarily suppress it. The nine body parts will still instinctively seek to escape and fuse with each other.”
He paused a short while, then continued, “Thus, each mystery realm includes strong restrictions to strengthen the lock. However, the restriction’s power slowly weakened with time. It should be about twenty thousand years ago when the restriction power weakened to the point that it almost couldn’t suppress Chaos Origin God. Consequently, this lord fused his own body with the restriction to reinforce the restriction again.”
That was what Xiao Ding had said when they were ordered to leave Devil Sky Mystery Realm?
Ling Han pondered. Asura Demon Emperor’s words had no inconsistencies, and if it were as he said, that he sacrificed himself to suppress Chaos Origin God by fusing with the restriction, then his moral character was definitely worthy of respect.
He nodded and said, “Senior’s sentiments impress this junior.”
Asura Demon Emperor sighed, paused for a short while, then said, “This lord’s greatest wish is to annihilate Chaos Origin God forever! This was originally impossible, but this lord fused with the restriction and continued to battle with Chaos Origin God’s body for ten thousand years, obtaining a deep understanding of Chaos Origin God. Youngster, this lord has a way to annihilate Chaos Origin God completely, do you wish to help this lord?”
Ling Han smiled—although Asura Demon Emperor spoke vehement
ly, it was all just him talking. Ling Han’s had two lifetimes as a human; he wouldn’t believe a one-sided story; he naturally he had his own opinions.
He said, “How do I help?”
“This place suppresses Chaos Origin God’s left arm, and this lord can help you refine it! By doing so, Chaos Origin God will completely lose one ninth of his power, and you… will possess one part of a god’s body. In days to come, when you break through to the God Tier, your chances of success will be at least 70-80% if not 90%.” Asura Demon Emperor suddenly threw out a large pie, enough to crush any one person.
Shattering the sky and attaining god spirit—this was every martial artist’s dream! Didn’t Ling Han enter and explore numerous ancient ruins precisely to break through to the Shattering Void Tier?
Now it seemed like a glorious path was set in front of him—one step to the heavens!
Possessing an arm of god, what sort of concept was that?
Even with Ling Han’s strong will, his heartbeat became faster by three beats. However, he immediately calmed down and said, “How do I do it?”
“Easy, just pull out a sword, and this lord will be able to allocate all of the restriction’s power, and when the time comes, I’ll be able to assist you in merging with the arm of god, refining Chaos Origin God’s will!” Asura Demon Emperor said somewhat excitedly.
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Ling Han was somewhat moved and said, “What sword?”
“Tenth Tier Spirit Tool, Demon Birth Sword!” Asura Demon Emperor said. “This is the first generation Demon Master’s sword, fused with the Demon Master’s martial intent, used as the formation’s eye. To refine the arm of god, the formation must be opened, so the Demon Birth Sword must be pulled out.”
Ling Han smiled slightly, and said, “Senior, although you speak with such righteousness and such extravagance that my heart couldn’t help but beat wildly, how do I know that you’re not a fake created by the Chaos Origin God in a ploy to deceive me and make me open the restriction to let you out?”
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