Thus, this also showed the dreadfulness of that giant Corpse King; only elites with intelligence could be called true elites.
“Hmph, so what of the Third Killing Formation? Can it trap me?” At this moment, the Sword King also began to unleash his might. Weng , in the near thousand-mile radius, everyone’s weapons slipped out of their hands and rose into the sky, xiu, xiu, xiu , flying towards that ball of black mist.
“My sword!”
“My Black Mythical Treasured Saber!”
“My Sevenfold Lotus Spear!”
Everyone cried out, not knowing why’d they lost the control over their weapons all of a sudden. Even if they stored their weapons inside spatial rings, they could feel the weapons moving restlessly as if about to break out.
What was going on?
“Sword Heart! This is Sword Heart!”
“All the weapons in the world, all belong for my use!”
What, then how do I fight if I encounter someone with Sword Heart in the future, can’t even hold the weapon in hand.”
“No kidding, of those who could cultivate Sword Heart, which one isn’t an exceptional elite? With or without a weapon, you couldn’t possibly rival them.”
Xiu, xiu, xiu , all sorts of weapons lined up in a row in the sky and flew towards the black mist, as if ten thousand swords returned to their master, paying respects to the Sword King. Weng , these weapons all lit up and were bound by terrifying martial intent.
That was Sword King’s sword intent, which represented his supreme attainments on the sword path.
Weng!
With a loud sound, the black mist was finally cut open; after the Sword King activated his ultimate move, the Third Killing Formation was finally broken open with attacks from the inside and the outside.
Pu, pu, pu , the tens of thousands of weapons in the sky fell down like scrap metal. The black mist swirled, transforming back into the cloaked man, who stood in the skies, seemingly unhurt.
The Sword King stood holding his word, and said indifferently, “Still want to stop me?”
“Hehe, no need,” the Third Killing Formation said dully. “My mission is already complete.”
What!?
The great elites looked down and saw that giant Corpse King was only fifteen meters tall, with a fourteenth eye on its forehead!
“Hmph, even with fifteen eyes, it will be subdued and killed here today!” Azure Phoenix Divine Empress said, enveloped by divine flames and constantly dive-attacking, making the seven Corpse Kings wail continuously.
The Ninth Underworld King snapped his fingers. The seven Corpse Kings immediately landed down and rushed into the ancient caskets, not fighting anymore.
The Sword King stared at that Corpse King below. His gaze emitted a shocking chill, shadows of sword surging in it, and with a sudden strike of the sword, he fired out a 3000-meter-long sword ray, striking towards the Corpse King.
10,000 Techniques Return to One!
“Sh*t!” Ling Han cursed, and hurriedly hid into the Black Tower. He obviously recognized this move, which was Heaven’s Sword Sect’s strongest single-target killing move. Activated by Sword King’s strength, even ten Shattering Void Tiers elites joining hands probably wouldn’t dare to fend it off directly.
The Sword King slashed at the giant Corpse King, but as long as there was a shred of residual ripple left over after his attack, it could also pose a deadly threat to Ling Han.
Hong , the terrifying Sword Ray struck, looking as if it was able to split the vast lands in two. The sky suddenly rolled with thunderclouds and the Eye of Heavenly Dao seemed to be appearing again. This attack was too strong, strong to the point of destroying this realm, making the Eye of Heavenly Dao interfere.
Pa!
However, the moment the Sword Ray struck down, the giant Corpse King suddenly reached out and grabbed onto the Sword Ray.
Pu!
Inside the Black Tower, Ling Han instantly spurted out. He knew better than anyone here the power in Sword King’s attack. 10,000 Techniques Return to One could probably even cut open a physique made of divine metal, but it was actually grabbed bare-handedly by the giant Corpse King!
Chapter 673 - Robbed
Translator: Reverie_ Editor: Henyee
“Hahaha, hahahaha!” The Ninth Underworld King laughed loudly. This was Thousand Corpse Sect’s scheme that spanned several thousand years, and the rediscovery of the Pond of the Underworld finally enabled the plan’s completion in his generation.
Fourteen-eyed Corpse King was already so terrifying, and if it became fifteen-eyed, or sixteen-eyed, how powerful would it become?
The Azure Phoenix Divine Empress transformed into her human form again, and the Beast Snake King no longer tangled with the Ninth Underworld King, standing alongside the Sword King and staring at the great Corpse King below.
Now, this was truly troublesome.
Dealing with a normal Corpse Soldier, one could capture the ringleader first in order to capture the followers; kill the one who controlled the Corpse Soldiers, then the latter would only have instincts left, and killing a being like this was too easy.
However, the great Corpse King was different. It possessed its own wits, whether it was high or not couldn’t be made out now, but as long as it had intelligence, it was hard to deal with.
“Looks like, we’ll have to convene a few old friends to attack it,” the Beast Snake King said.
The Azure Phoenix Divine Empress nodded, and said, “Now that the Thousand Corpse Sect obtained the Pond of Underworld again, allowing Corpse Soldiers to evolve infinitely, this Corpse King is extremely likely to reach the high tier of eighteen eyes.”
Eighteen eyes, the limit of Corpse Kings. If it truly reached that level, gods that descend down wouldn’t be able to handle such an existence, and would be suppressed even with battle prowess fully unleashed.
Such a Corpse King could be called a Divine Corpse.
Theoretically, this realm didn’t allow living spirits at divinity level, but the problem was that the Corpse King wasn’t a living spirit. The laws of heaven and earth treated the Corpse King like a Spirit Tool.
Gods, obviously, were not allowed to appear in this realm, but Divine Tools could.
For example, the Black Tower, the Heaven Transformation Bowl, and the Vial of Curses.
Thus, if the Eighteen-eyed Corpse King truly appeared, there’d be no one who could rival it in the entire world. It was equivalent to the level of a Divine Tool, so how could one kill it?
Pa!
The great Corpse King tightened that hand, and the three-thousand-meter-long Sword Ray instantly crumbled into infinite fragments. It looked threateningly at the Sword King. Being started at by fourteen eyes on its forehead on top of the two oculi staring simultaneously was truly extremely chilling and unsettling.
Sword King’s battle intent was like a blaze. He stared back at the great Corpse King, and vein-like patterns intertwined as his treasured sword lit up. He was activating this tenth-tier Spirit Tool, sublimating to the limits for a battle.
Ka, ka, ka, sounds of bones crackling came from great Corpse King’s body, and endless bone fragments fell off. Its body was in the process of shrinking, and on its forehead, another new eye was in the process of forming.
The Pond of Underworld’s water’s effects were truly terrifying, allowing Corpse Soldiers’ transformation to accelerate.
However, normal Corpse Soldiers definitely didn’t have such speed. After all, this was only accelerating, and it itself had to have the capacity to evolve.
The great Corpse King fused skeletal corpses of several tens of thousands of elites and was equipped with such conditions. On top of the Pond’s water, which allowed it to complete the transformation from nine eyes to fifteen eyes in one day, it was an extremely terrifying thing.
“Fifteen eyes!”
“It really reached fifteen eyes!”
In the sky, the Sword King and the other two great elites revealed stern expr
essions. The Fifteen-eyed Corpse King was already infinitely close to God Tier, and a frontal battle would be difficult even for them; otherwise, they risked the danger of dying.
Fortunately, the Corpse King also used up the accumulation of several thousand years. In the future, even if it drank down tons of the Pond’s water, it couldn’t possibly evolve at such terrifying speed without anything supporting it.
Moreover, the Ninth Underworld King had also said earlier that he took all the Pond’s water for this Corpse King’s use, and the Pond of the Underworld apparently couldn’t provide anymore water in the near time.
“Everyone, still want to fight?” the Ninth Underworld King said indifferently. Although his tone was very ordinary, anyone could hear the pride in his voice.
He certainly had reasons to feel it.
Pa, pa, pa , the great Corpse King’s body shrunk to barely three meters, taller than normal people by half. The fifteen eyes suddenly opened, and instantly, an ominous Qi surged from it, just as if the grim reaper climbed out of the netherworld and was going to bring death to this world.
“You’re only bringing the Thousand Corpse Sect towards extinction,” the Beast Snake King said calmly. “Do you really think that we five great sects don’t have any inner secrets? It’s just fifteen eyes, and even if it were eighteen eyes, there’s still a way to kill it!”
“Hahaha, then this lord will wait and see!” Ninth Underworld King laughed loudly. “If there’s no more advice, then this lord is going to go. My grandon is still waiting for me to have dinner with him.”
Hearing his teasing words, Sword King and the other two didn’t look too good.
“Ninth Underworld, remember the promise,” the Third Killing Formation said. Before the Ninth Underworld King replied, he’d already turned and left. One step was several miles, and in several steps, he disappeared without a trace.
The Ninth Underworld King sucked in with his mouth and let out a strange sound, and after the great Corpse King stared blankly for a while, its expression turned numb, walking towards the Ninth Underworld King like a marionette.
The battle finally came to a conclusion, ending with Thousand Corpse Sect’s overwhelming victory.
But… was it truly so?
The great Corpse King suddenly paused and turned to look in a direction.
The Ninth Underworld was also startled. What was going on… under his control, the Corpse King shouldn’t regain its consciousness until he let go again.
The Sword King and the other two also discovered that something was wrong, and glanced in the direction the great Corpse King looked in.
In the forest, three caskets came out of nowhere.
Peng! Peng! Peng!
The great Corpse King suddenly changed its course and walked towards the three caskets.
“Three, Three Lives Corpse Caskets!” The Ninth Underworld King was startled for a while before revealing a shocked and overjoyed expression. He knew that the sect’s most valuable treasure, the Three Lives Corpse Caskets, had surfaced in the world, but he’d never expected to see it at this time, and expected even less that the great Corpse King would be drawn by them.
Thousand Corpse Sect’s three great treasures. Of them, the Pond of the Underworld’s water could accelerate the evolution of Corpse Soldiers, and the Demonic Noise Saber was an extremely strong weapon—any living spirit killed by the Demonic Noise Saber would be converted into a Corpse Soldier.
The Three Lives Corpse Caskets provided endless stream of Corpse Qi, which was the source of power for Corpse Soldiers and the disciples of the Thousand Corpse Sect.
The Three Lives Corpse Caskets combined with the Pond’s water could make a Corpse Soldier’s growth speed accelerate to shocking levels.
No wonder the great Corpse King was attracted. The Three Lives Corpse Caskets were an irresistible temptation for any Corpse Soldier, just like beautiful women to perverts. Not only Corpse Soldiers—anyone who cultivated Corpse Qi couldn’t resist the temptation of the Caskets, and even the Ninth Underworld King himself wanted to dive in.
But now… this person that possessed the Three Lives Corpse Caskets was obviously here to rob, aiming to lead the great Corpse King away!
The Fifteen-eyed Corpse King required several thousand years before it formed its raw form and also completely exhausted the Pond’s water to rapidly complete its evolution, but now, someone was going to steal it?
The Ninth Underworld King was obviously not having it!
He rushed towards Three Lives Corpse Caskets. He was not only going to take back the great Corpse King, but also take Three Lives Corpse Caskets back to the Thousand Corpse Sect, assembling the three treasures. That way, it would be difficult for the Thousand Corpse Sect not to restore their glory of ancient periods.
“Hehe, Ninth Underworld King, where you are going in such a rush?” The Beast Snake King appeared before him and blocked his path.
The Ninth Underworld King finally lost his composure, raising his sword and shouting, “Get out of the way!”
“Oh, so fierce. Want to fight? I’ll do my best to keep you company.” The Sword King also raised his sword and blocked his path.
The Thousand Corpse Sect had internal strife? Very good—they needed such a variable.
Chapter 674 - Curse You to Death
Translator: Reverie_ Editor: Henyee
If Ling Han flew up and watched from the sky, he would know that an old friend had arrived just from seeing the Three Lives Corpse Caskets.
Rong Huan Xuan!
This guy was truly audacious to the extreme, daring to act right in front of the few Shattering Void Tier elites. However, he also really succeeded, and a Fifteen-eyed Corpse King would be enough for him to run rampant throughout the world.
Moreover, he still had Three Lives Corpse Caskets, which was equivalent to having the raw materials to transform the Corpse King infinitely, and simply lacked the water of the Pond of the Underworld, the catalyst.
However, he could still bring the great Corpse King and charge break into Million Treasures City, so would there be any need to fear that the great Corpse King wouldn’t be able to evolve to the limit of eighteen eyes in the shortest amount of time?
This was exactly what it was like to be a cat’s paw.
“Get out of the way!” The Ninth Underworld King burst into anger and waved the Demonic Noise Saber at the Sword King and the others.
“Ninth Underworld, you tired of living, trying to battle three of us alone?” The Azure Phoenix Divine Empress sneered. Earlier, the Thousand Corpse Sect had seven Corpse Kings and the Third Killing Formation before the sides became equal, but now, with only the Ninth Underworld King left, he still wanted to turn over the skies?
The Ninth Underworld King sneered, and said, “You guys aren’t afraid of inviting trouble? With Three Lives Corpse Caskets providing Corpse Qi, that Corpse King will advance into eighteen eyes in at most a dozen years. This lord, well, will dig a few more graves to nurture another Corpse King at worst.”
“Hehe, then please sit and watch, Ninth Underworld King.” Beast Snake King laughed, obviously seeing through what was Ninth Underworld King’s provocation.
The Thousand Corpse Sect was obviously divided on the inside. This was something they were happy to see, and the more balanced the strength of the two sides, the better, especially if it ended in wounding both sides greatly in a fight. They would then come clean up the mess, exterminating this sect utterly.
The Ninth Underworld King was in a rush, but with three great elites blocking him together, he couldn’t break through their encirclement.
The seven Corpse Kings were already heavily injured by the Azure Phoenix Divine Empress. They were only able to stall for time, and obviously couldn’t truly rival one of the strongest elites of the present age. With the Third Killing Formation gone and him left alone, although he still had one ace up his sleeve, it still couldn’t help him resolve this situation.
What should he do?
After refining for a period of time, this great Corpse King would obediently listen to his commands.
Thousand Corpse Sect’s specialty was to control corpses, so there was not a bit of problem at all.
Rong Huan Xuan was obviously pleased with himself. Possessing a Corpse King of Shattering Void Tier level, the world was his to tread freely. The five great ancient sects and whatnot were all flatulence in his eyes.
“Youngster, you and I both are disciples of the Thousand Corpse Sect, how about returning to the Thousand Corpse Sect with me?” the Ninth Underworld King suddenly said. Once he tricked the Rong Huan Xuan into entering the sect, could he still not subdue Rong Huan Xuan with his ways?
“Oh, then what will I be in Thousand Corpse Sect?” Rong Huan Xuan said with narrowed eyes; his ambitions were great, very great.
“This lord can take you in as a disciple. One hundred years after this lord, you will naturally take my place and become Thousand Corpse Sect’s new sect master.” Ninth Underworld King saw Rong Huan Xuan’s ambitions, and tempted him by promise of profit.
Rong Huan Xuan laughed scornfully, and said, “According to the sect rules, the one who has Demonic Noise Saber is the dao-guarding heavenly venerable, while the one who has Three Lives Corpse Caskets is the sect master. You should respect me as the sect master and abdicate to be a dao-guarding heavenly venerable in accordance with the sect rules.”
The Ninth Underworld King was struck dumb. This brat’s ambitions were so great; a mere Spiritual Infant Tier warrior wanted to be Thousand Corpse Sect’s sect master, who would be convinced by you? He said indifferently, “Youngster, don’t be too arrogant. The most important thing for people is to see their own strength clearly and know their own place.”
“Hahahaha, I now possess the Fifteen-eyed Corpse King, and soon it’ll evolve into sixteen eyes, seventeen eyes, and the world’s strongest of eighteen eyes. Is my strength still not enough?” Rong Huan Xuan laughed loudly.
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