Reaching their level, no one dared to the let their opponent attack as they pleased. That would truly be handing over one’s life.
Sword King’s figure shot downwards, and he was about to seal the fingers on his right hand and slash out, but his figure suddenly halted, his expression turning stern.
“Sword King, what the heck are you doing?” Azure Phoenix Divine Empress immediately shouted.
“This lord blocking this old corpse for you was not for you to go sightseeing,” Beast Snake King also said in displeasure.
The Ninth Underworld King revealed a grim smile, just as if victory was within his grasp.
The Thousand Corpse Sect schemed for several thousand years, and even recently injected the Corpse King with the water from the Pond of the Underworld, one of the three most valued treasures of their sect. Scheming so meticulously, would they not have been prepared for any crises?
On the contrary, they were definitely well prepared, and it was rather the five great sects that were caught off-guard.
However, what formidable enemy did the Sword King encounter?
“Come out!” The Sword King looked towards a corner, his gaze like sword, piercing through the void.
“As expected of the Sword King. I only revealed a tiny bit of killing intent, and you discovered me.” A figure appeared from thin air. He seemed to be able to hide within the air, appearing suddenly and seeming extremely strange.
This person wore a cloak, and was thoroughly wrapped from head to toe. No one could see how he looked, and if it weren’t for his manly voice, even his sex couldn’t have been determined.
However, judging from just the voice was unreliable since experts could totally change their own voices.
“Reaching our level, yet still needing to hide in the shadows, how ugly must your lordship be for you not to dare show yourself to others?” Sword King said the to the cloaked man with clear intent of prodding him.
The cloaked man didn’t care at all, but rather followed Sword King’s tone and said, “Correct, I certainly am ugly. It’s better that others don’t see me.”
He had no intention to act at all, because his mission was to block anyone who attacked the large Corpse King. As long as the other party didn’t attack, he was obviously glad to be relaxed.
The Sword King stared at the other person; this person’s presence was inapparent, looking extremely normal, but it was precisely this that made him feel it troublesome.
Returning to a natural state and becoming unfathomable.
“Is your lordship here by request of the Ninth Underworld King?” Sword King asked.
“That’s right.” The cloaked man nodded. His mission was to stall for time, so he obviously didn’t mind conversing with the Sword King about some insignificant things.
“What benefits did Ninth Underworld King give you, we”—he pointed at himself, Azure Phoenix Divine Empress, and Beast Snake King, revealing a faint smile—”can give you double.”
“Truly a touching proposition, but I don’t think you guys can give it to me,” the cloaked man said.
“Say it, whether or not we can, that’s for us to decide,” the Sword King said with a smile.
The cloaked man laughed loudly, and said, “What a Sword King, hiding swords in each word, trying to fish out my identity?” For elites at their level, the treasures they needed were extremely rare, and it would be easy to guess the other person’s identity from that point. “Unfortunately, even if I told you, you couldn’t possibly guess it.”
“So why not say it?” Sword King said with a smile.
The cloaked man shrugged, and said, “Attack, and you’ll know.”
The Sword King stared at the cloaked man, and after a while, he revealed a raging battle spirit. With the shake of his right hand, a long sword appeared, and his entire aura began to skyrocket. Although he was originally ridiculously strong, it’d seemed like an exceptional heavenly sword hidden in a sheath, and at this moment, the sharp sword was finally unsheathed.
Rays of light were shining in all directions, supremacy over all.
The cloaked man was unfazed, and simply stood with his hands behind his back, appearing extremely arrogant.
The Sword King attacked, and xiu , the long sword was brandished, Sword Qi soaring into the sky. Peng, peng, peng, the stars all over the sky were shattered into pieces again, turning into a meteor shower.
The Sword Qi collided, yet the cloaked man was strangely destroyed as he turned into a field of mist, encircling the Sword King.
Chapter 671 - The Third Killing Formation
Translator: Reverie_ Editor: Henyee
No one could see clearly, for the Sword King was enveloped inside a black mist. Only the flashes of indistinct sword lights could be seen, yet the cloaked man’s attacks couldn’t be seen at all.
The Sword King had really been trapped!
Everyone was greatly shocked. He was an exceptional expert that had comprehended Sword Heart Illumination, and was the world’s strongest in terms of offensive power, but he was actually trapped, something completely unimaginable.
Azure Phoenix Divine Empress and the Beast Snake King couldn’t help but stop their attacks and look towards the black mist, revealing a deeply thoughtful look.
The Ninth Underworld King unexpectedly didn’t take the chance to attack. His objective was extremely clear, and that was to waste time, stalling till the Corpse King evolved completely. At that time, that at least Fifteen-eyed Corpse King would be enough to allow the Thousand Corpse Sect to establish their place as king on these lands.
Attacking now would be strenuous and unrewarding; that would really be what a fool would do.
Ling Han also stared at that ball of black mist and activated the Eye of Truth, seeing many details that other people couldn’t see, even surpassing many Shattering Void Tier elites. After all, this was a Mystical Power!
His expression turned grave, his gaze bewildered and doubtful, and finally absolutely sure, blurting out, “The Third Killing Formation!”
“What?!” Zhu Xuan Er, Qin Lian Yue, and the others all cried out in surprise.
The Thousand Corpse Sect had besieged Million Treasures City with the Fourth Killing Formation, which ended up being neutralized by Feng Po Yun; otherwise, Million Treasures city would’ve long fallen into the grasp of the Thousand Corpse Sect. However, the Thousand Corpse Sect had first made arrangements for a long time, and only then did they besiege Million Treasures City. Moreover, the Fourth Killing Formation also wasn’t complete, or else Feng Po Yun might not have been able to neutralize it.
But now… the Third Killing Formation?
The third should be more kickass than the fourth, but it was laid out just like that, so easily?
The shock on Ling Han’s face hadn’t faded. He saw more than other people, and said, “The Third Killing Formation… is that cloaked man!”
Zhu Xuan Er and the others felt pins and needles. How was it possible? The Third Killing Formation was a person?
“Young Master Han, could you be seeing wrong?” Li Feng Yu said. “How can a formation be a person?”
“No, no, Uncle Rabbit can guarantee, the Third Killing Formation is certainly a person,” the rabbit said, and bit off a mouthful of spirit medicine. “Every few millennia or ten millennia, the heavens would hand down the killing formations to the world, sometimes on rocks or on metals, but sometimes, it would also be inscribed on a living spirit’s body—the body as a killing formation, extinguishing the world.
“But…” It paused monetarily, “This is both a great fortune and a great misfortune. With a formation inscribed, one stands at the peak of the world, but would never be able to improve any further, because one’s body is the formation, and would be limited by the formation.”
Ling Han then looked towards the Ninth Underworld King, and said, “Perhaps, the Thousand Corpse Sect’s price for requesting the Third Killing Formation’s cooperation was related to this?”
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The Thousand Corpse Sect can free the Third Killing Formation from such a fate?” Qin Lian Yue cried out in surprise. This was too unimaginable. If this person could become a god, wouldn’t he be able to kill gods and murder celestials?
Ling Han shook his head, and said, “Probably not. Since he can’t cultivate, I assume this person’s lifespan is also limited, but think about it, what does Thousand Corpse Sect do?”
Refine corpses!
Hiss!
Everyone gasped in astonishment. “Could it be, the Third Killing Formation wants to refine himself into a corpse soldier and live forever?”
“Possibly!” Ling Han nodded. “The Thousand Corpse Sect is also divine— also a great ancient sect, possessing all sorts of inconceivable methods. Simply refining one’s flesh into a Corpse Soldier yet maintaining one’s soul before death might seem an inconceivable thing for us, but for them, it might not be impossible.”
Everyone nodded their heads. It was no wonder the cloaked man still rejected when the Sword King represented the five great sects to offer him better conditions, because even if the current life-extending spirit medicines were provided infinitely, they would at most allow someone to live a few hundred more years.
However, refining the body into a Corpse Soldier, with the Third Killing Formation inscribed on it… perhaps such a body would be able to last eternally. Even if the Third Killing Formation’s soul couldn’t bear the passing of time and eventually die one day, over several tens of millennia, a new soul might be birthed within his tough body.
What could move such an elite was no more than lifespan.
This was also exactly what Thousand Corpse Sect could give, and what the five ancient sects couldn’t.
“Hahaha, I understand. Your body is the formation!” Sword King’s bright laughter came from within the black mist, showing that he wasn’t in life-threatening danger despite being trapped. “If I didn’t see wrong, what’s inscribed on your body is the Third Killing Formation, right?”
With that said, Azure Phoenix Divine Empress and the Beast Snake King turned pale. Standing at their height, it was very difficult to die; death would come either by the might of a heavenly tribulation or the end of one’s lifespan, and it was basically impossible to be killed by other elites.
But, it was different with the Third Killing Formation. The Ten Killing Formations were used to facing elites. The First Killing Formation was known to kill gods, and was the strongest weapon of this realm; even the descended gods would be terrified of it.
The period of ten millennia was near, and a new Realm Pill would be refined in no more than a few hundred years. At this time, a person bringing the Third Killing Formation suddenly appeared, unexpectedly becoming a new variable.
The Third Killing Formation could kill Shattering Void Tier elites.
But, it was also just a possibility. At least, the Sword King was powerful enough, and wasn’t killed by the killing formation.
Sword rays radiated and continuously flashed within the black mist. The Sword King was unleashing his divine might, bombarding the Third Killing Formation.
This was the contest for the strongest “spear”.
The Sword King was known for fierce and quick attacks, and killing formations also obviously had extremely terrifying attack power. Now that the two people who possessed attack powers that were almost the strongest in this world clashed, the slash of an attack’s aftershock could burst and shatter the stars all over the sky.
Due to the existence of astral winds, large amounts of star fragments were long shattered in the horizon, but some would fall down, with no lack of high-tier rare metals, and even tenth-tier rare metals; whoever picked it up would profit a great deal.
Everyone continued to retreat. The two beings who were known for terrifying attacks were fighting, and it wasn’t safe enough even if they’d already retreated several hundred miles away. Retreating any further, they really couldn’t see the battle clearly, and could only indistinctly see the bursts of light in the skies.
Only Ling Han could still see everything clearly. He stood high above in the sky and activated the Eye of Truth, yet what he looked towards was that Corpse King.
Now, its body already shrank to around thirty meters, and the thirteenth eye also burst forth on its forehead.
The thirteenth eye… even if the Sword King got away now, he might not be able to cause it any harm.
No! Ling Han said inwardly. The Thousand Corpse Sect came prepared this time, and even if the exceptional elites of the five great sects appeared, the Thousand Corpse Sect would still have reserved a trump card in reply. So, if things continued on like this, the Corpse King would finish its final transformation, becoming an invincible being.
No matter whether it was the Thousand Corpse Sect, or the five great sects, Ling Han didn’t wish them to become any stronger.
“You guys stay here!” Ling Han commanded. His figure dashed out, shooting towards Ghost Lock Ravine… of course, now the ravine already turned into ruins, and probably after this fight, it would turn into Ghost Lock Lake.
“Brother Han!”
“Young Master Han!”
Zhu Xuan Er and the others shouted, not wanting him to take risks.
Ling Han waved his hand and turned his body into lightning, flying swiftly away.
Chapter 672 - The Fourteenth Eye!
Translator: Reverie_ Editor: Henyee
Only Hu Niu wasn’t the least bit concerned, and said, “Don’t worry, nothing could possibly happen to Niu’s Ling Han! Otherwise, Niu will eat the skies!”
Hong!
As if the skies heard it, a thundercloud appeared, and an eyeball appeared indistinctly within it, blinking and staring at Hu Niu. However, after a single glance, the eye disappeared, and the thunderclouds dispersed quickly.
This…!
Everyone was shocked speechless.
Evidently, Hu Niu’s outrageous words drew heaven and earth’s reaction, alarming the Eye of Heavenly Dao. This meant that the Eye of Heavenly Dao would mete out a punishment in heaven’s stead, launching heavenly tribulation to strike the person who went against the heavenly dao.
However, the Eye of Heavenly Dao only took a glance at Hu Niu and disappeared; it was scared off no matter how one thought of it!
Who the hell could believe this?
Fortunately, everyone’s focus was on the battle afar, and although they discovered the appearance of thunderclouds, no one noticed what caused it and what made it disperse. Otherwise, this would definitely be more shocking than the Third Killing Formation being a person.
Xiu, xiu, xiu , Ling Han turned into lightning, and raced towards Ghost Lock Ravine.
He had no intention of being a hero, and simply did what he could do, which was to pick up a piece of skeletal corpse that the Corpse King dropped and curse the Corpse King to death with the Vial of Curses. As for whether a monster like the Corpse King could be cursed to death, he had completely no idea.
Doing one’s best and being worthy of one’s conscience would be enough.
He had the Black Tower, and didn’t need to worry about his life.
Ling Han’s speed was very fast, and several hundred miles’ distance was soon behind him. As the fallout of the battle was struck down, he evaded as much as possible, and entered the Black Tower when it really couldn’t be dodged. Now, no one would pay attention to an unimportant person like him.
Moreover, being separated so far, on top of the battle’s ripples, the ones with low strength couldn’t see him even if they stared in his direction.
However, the area already turned into a wasteland here, and searching for a piece of Corpse King’s bone was… difficult! Too difficult.
The majority had been smashed into ashes by the battle’s residual ripples, and the leftover parts were buried under the rubble; wanting to find one was like fishing a needle out of the sea. To curse to death such a large and powerful Corpse King, a small piece of bone was probably not enough, right?
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Not only did he have to search, but he had to find many pieces.
Ling Han searched, but firstly, it was originally like fishing out a needle from the sea, and secondly, he had to look out for the residual ripples of the battle that swept down from the skies. To make matters worse, with the sweep of a residual ripple, the ruins of the valley would change greatly, and he would have to search again, undoubtedly increasing the difficulty.
Truly distressing.
Distressing wasn’t a solution, and Ling Han was still conscientiously searching. If this Corpse King were to really come into being fully evolved, then the scourge it would bring upon the world would be unimaginable. All the common people were crucial to opening the skies in the future. With one more person, the power of the nation would be that much stronger, and the certainty of opening the skies would be that much more.
In the sky, the fierce battle was naturally still going on.
Azure Phoenix Divine Empress struggled with the seven great Corpse Kings. Although her battle prowess was clearly superior, the Corpse Kings had each an indestructible body, and their battle prowess was unharmed no matter how she slashed and riddled them with wounds, still constraining her for good.
This mighty Shattering Void Tier elite finally erupted with fury and stored away Heavenly Phoenix Sword. With a loud shout, her entire person transformed into an azure phoenix—not large, only about ten meters long, and fifteen meters wide with wings spread open. Her entire body burned with azure-colored divine flames as she dove towards the seven Corpse Kings.
Ang!” Swept by the flames, the seven Corpse Kings all wailed; even their bodies couldn’t endure such divine flames, which were very like to have surpassed the level of the Shattering Void Tier.
If they were martial artists, they’d obviously run if they couldn’t bear it, but Corpse Soldiers didn’t have intelligence; even the Corpse Kings were so as well, knowing only to fight desperately.
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