“Yes, my lord!” the guards replied respectfully once more.
“Now tell me, why have the prisoners here fled?” the Nine Flames Heavenly King asked coldly. These people had all had their cultivation sealed. They were all merely in the Mountain River Tier, so with their own abilities, they could not possibly remove their restrictions by themselves even if they spent their entire lives trying to!
“This…” The guards all hummed quietly. They couldn’t really explain why, either.
“Are you all trash?” The Nine Flames Heavenly King flew into a towering rage. Such a rebellion had already taken place, yet these people actually didn’t even know what was going on!
“My, My Lord, I have deduced one possibility.” A guard ran over—it was the prison warden.
“Speak!”
“Yes! Yes!” The prison warden quickly recounted his previous encounter with Ling Han.
The Nine Flames Heavenly King casually grabbed a prisoner, and struck him dead. Then, he read the prisoner’s soul. Because the event had only happened just a while ago, and he only needed to find out the cause, he soon found out the scene of Ling Han setting the prisoners free.
He tossed the prisoner into the blood lake, then grabbed another prisoner, and read his soul as well. One, two, three, and the memories he glimpsed were all the same.
‘Who is this man?’ The Nine Flames Heavenly King was shocked. From the memories of these people, he knew that the man that had set the prisoners free was only in the medium extreme of the Mountain River Tier. How could he have possibly been able to release the restrictions on the others?
Furthermore, there was a hole in their memory at the most crucial point. When their memories reappeared, their cultivation level had recovered suddenly.
Strange, extremely strange!
‘Suddenly disappeared? Could it be… a Spatial God Tool!’ An expression of shock showed on his face. Others could not possibly think of that immediately, but elites of the Heavenly Body Tier were very knowledgeable, and that was naturally not something ordinary people could match.
Chapter 1066 - Nine Demons Sword
“That’s not right!” The Nine Flames Heavenly King immediately shook his head. “Even if it was a Spatial God Tool, it could not possibly disappear completely. A Spatial God Tool would still have form! Yi, what kind of secret technique could this be?
“Who exactly is this man?”
He mumbled, “The Nine Demons Sword is extremely important, and absolutely no slip-ups are allowed. Moreover, things have already progressed to this point, and the day of collecting the treasure is close at hand. We must definitely not allow anyone to ruin things!
“Could it be that there has been an information leak that has attracted the attention of other elites?
“But with how strong our empire is, aside form the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire and the Jade Drop Majestic Empire, who else would be qualified to covet what belongs to us?
“If it was the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire, they should have sent their huge armies by now, and they would not have possibly mobilized just a mere Mountain River Tier cultivator!
“Strange! I can’t figure it out!
“However, the blood sacrifices is almost concluded. Tomorrow, Imperial Brother will arrive, and personally collect the Nine Demons Sword. As long as we can last through this one day, with the Nine Demons Sword in hand, whom do we need to fear?”
He no longer pondered whilst mumbling to himself. He swept a glance over the gathered crowd, and commanded, “Continue the blood sacrifices. There is to be no further slip-ups!”
“Yes, My Lord!”
With the Nine Flames Heavenly King standing guard here, the blood sacrifices continued. By now, who else would be able to escape?
“F*ck!”
Ling Han was also rendered speechless. If there were merely elites of the Sun Moon Tier here, he could still think of a way to escape, but if he actually exited the Black Tower rashly with a supreme elite who was in the Heavenly Body Tier, or even high extreme, standing guard here—who, furthermore, had obviously become suspicious—he would definitely be subdued at the first opportunity.
…One definitely could not doubt the abilities of an elite of the Heavenly Body Tier.
“Let’s give it a try.” Ling Han tossed out one of the bodies of the guards.
Shua, the Nine Flames Heavenly King immediately appeared, his eyes fixed on the dead body as if flowers would be blooming from it any time soon.
True enough, this guy’s divine sense had enveloped the whole altar. The moment there was anything the slightest bit off, he would immediately react.
“Hehe, little guy, until when do you plan to hide?” The Nine Flames Heavenly King laughed. “I don’t know what secret technique you’ve used to hide your existence, but you are merely in the Mountain River Tier, so how could you possibly hide yourself completely in front of me?”
He paused for a moment, and then continued, “I’ll give you a chance. Appear on your own, and I can spare your life. There might even be a chance for me to take you in as my battle servant.”
For elites like him, taking others in as battle servants was definitely not a humiliation, but rather a supreme honor.
Ordinarily, only elites at the consummate level of the Sun Moon Tier would be thus qualified. Furthermore, they would have to incredibly talented, and qualified to attempt breaking through to the Heavenly Body Tier.
Ling Han was naturally not going to acknowledge him with an answer.
A sliver of rage appeared in the Nine Flames Heavenly King’s expression, and he coldly exclaimed, “Since you will only submit to pressure after refusing a polite request, I shall do as you wish!”
Boom!
The nine flames behind him suddenly became denser, and formed a divine flame, causing the surrounding area to start burning. The stone slabs very quickly were heated burning red, and were beginning to melt.
However, no one appeared.
The Nine Flames Heavenly King couldn’t help but be stunned. It had to be known that from the moment sound was heard until the moment he appeared, there was not even time for one hundredth of a heartbeat. He was sure that it was definitely impossible that the man had fled. He had to have used some kind of secret technique to hide himself nearby.
But under the burning fire of his Nine Flames, no one actually appeared?
This was inconceivable!
Even if the man was in the Heavenly Body Tier, under the burning of his Nine Flames, he would still have to channel his Origin Power to fully resist them. Otherwise, that would definitely be seeking death. But, as long as he defended himself, there would definitely be a vibration of Origin Power, and he would find out immediately.
Had he seen a ghost or something?
The corpse had definitely been thrown out of a Spatial Spirit Tool! Hold on, he searched closely. Yet, no matter what, he did not find anything that looked like a Spatial God Tool. Although he had never seen this kind of ultimate treasure, he thought that it was more or less like a Spatial Spirit Tool, and took the form of a ring, necklace, jade bottle, or something of the like.
But here, there was not even a single pebble.
The Nine Flames Heavenly King felt like he was about to go mad. In his whole life, he had fought both minor skirmishes and huge wars, and had also entered various dangerous ancient sites. All his abilities were completely earned through harsh training and experience, but now, this situation caused him to be completely at a loss.
“Humph, but at least I have proved one point. This man’s abilities are indeed low, and he had not just disguised himself as Mountain River Tier. This is why he dares not exchange blows with me, and does not even dare to show his face. He, too, knows that the moment he appeared, I would easily subdue him.
“Then, no matter what, when Imperial Brother comes tomorrow, and collects the Nine Demons Sword, even if we announce the secret of this place to the whole world, what of it?
“We are destined
to be invincible!”
He seemed to intentionally let Ling Han hear his words. These words he spoke to himself were not spoken lowly, and he had not used his Origin Power to purposely suppress his voice. Otherwise, those with low abilities obviously could hear the sound, yet would not be able to distinguish a single word.
The Nine Demons Sword?
Ling Han was stunned. Was this the treasure they were conspiring to gain?
He asked the Asura Demon Emperor, and the Asura Demon Emperor naturally could only shake his head in response. He was not one of this realm in the first place. On the other hand, when he told this to the small dog, he began to bark loudly in reply, appearing to be very excited.
“You know of it?” Ling Han was slightly surprised. He had not imagined that even a dog would know.
“I know! I know!” The small dog looked like it was incredibly astonished.
“Then why don’t you quickly tell us!” The Asura Demon Emperor showed a malevolent expression. He really hated this dog too much. That he was actually of the same family as this dog[1] caused him to feel odd when he was trying to act cute and gain Ling Han’s favor.
The small dog quickly fled behind Ling Han, and used its small paw to point at the Asura Demon Emperor, saying, “Big Brother, he’s acting fierce towards me!”
The Asura Demon Emperor was so infuriated he yelled. ‘I address Ling Han “master”, yet you call him “big brother”. Isn’t this taking advantage of me?’
Ling Han smiled. Why were there so many undependable people by his side?
He sat cross-legged, and said, “Don’t keep us in suspense any longer. Tell us about the Nine Demons Sword.”
“All right!” The small dog dared not go against Ling Han. After sorting out his emotions, he said, “According to an ancient legend, in the ancient era of the Eternity Sky Majestic Empire, possibly a considerable number of billions of years ago, there had once appeared a supreme elite. He forged himself a Divine Sword, and that was the Nine Demons Sword.
“It is said that this elite from the Chang Clan wielding the Nine Demons Sword swept through the whole world, and was known to be invincible.
“However, an elite from outside our planet arrived at this place later, and a huge war erupted between the elite from the Chang Clan and the former. As a result, the elite from the Chang Clan should have lost, and there was no sign of the Nine Demons Sword from that moment on.
“It is said that this Nine Demons Sword is a God Tool on the level of the Eternal River Tier!”
Pu!
The Asura Demon Emperor suddenly choked. To him, the Sun Moon Tier was already an existence far above him, while the Heavenly Body Tier was invincible. Now that a God Tool on the level of the Eternal River Tier had appeared, how could it not astound him?
Yet Ling Han was more curious about the origins of this small dog, and said, “You know quite a lot.”
“Hehe, though my clan is not all that powerful, we love to collect information about the huge matters through the generations, what more when it is something as huge as this,” the small dog said. “Unfortunately, I am still too young, so the information I have access to is quite limited.”
Tsk, he was still a knowledgeable dog.
Ling Han guessed, “The Chang Clan should have lost the Nine Demons Sword. However, after countless years of searching, they finally discovered the location of the Nine Demons Sword. But because the Nine Demons Sword is on the level of the Eternal River Tier, and is a Level Thirteen God Tool at least, they were unable to recover it immediately. They have to use the method of blood sacrifice to wear away at the air of violence on it first.”
[1] As in canine, reminder that he is in a wolf puppet now.
Chapter 1067 - The Eternity Sky Emperor Arrives
This time, the whole truth was out.
Everything was now linked, and there was a perfect explanation. But, the problem was still very serious because Ling Han had not managed to stop the progress of the blood sacrifice, and the Chang Clan was still going on as they had planned.
Tomorrow, the Eternity Sky Emperor would arrive personally, and collect the Nine Demons Sword.
This was a Level Thirteen God Tool, at least. If it actually burst out its might, killing a Heavenly Body Tier elite would be child’s play. The Eternity Sky Majestic Empire would take over the entire Joint Peace Planet, and no one would be able to stand against them.
No wonder they were so deranged, and performed such a large-scale blood sacrifice. It was because once they obtained the Nine Demons Sword, they would become invincible. By then, what need would they have to consider the critique of others?
Ling Han was slightly anxious, but he did not have any idea what to do at all.
Now that the Nine Flames Heavenly King was standing guard here, if he went out, that would be a path straight to death. There was absolutely no second possibility.
‘My only hope is Empress Luan Xing as well as the Absolute Beginning Stone. It can absorb all attacks, and can stand against even a Divine Sword on the level of the Eternal River Tier. However, the Absolute Beginning Stone is so small, so there is a limit to the vital points that it can shield. She would still be at a massive disadvantage.
‘What to do now?’
Ling Han scrambled his brains, but in the face of absolute power, any kind of plan would appear to pale in comparison, and so he was helpless. The Nine Flames Heavenly King only needed to send out a palm strike, and everything would be over.
Time passed rapidly, and the blood sacrifices were still continuing. Copious amounts of life energy and vitality were absorbed by the altar, wearing away at the air of violence from the Nine Demons Sword.
By the second day, it could be clearly felt that this altar was filled with an air of violence.
This was not a bad thing. On the other hand, this was a sign that the blood sacrifice was about to succeed. That was because the air of violence from within the Nine Demons Sword had been forced out, and what would come next was that it would flourish the most before rapidly declining.
“Ah!”
By this time, the Nine Demons Sword was already exhibiting its frightening might. One after another, sword’s light flew out of the blood lake, easily destroying the prison cells inside the altar. As the sword light slashed past, blood and flesh flew in all directions.
The might of this sword’s light had already reached the level of the Heavenly Body Tier. Putting aside those prisoners that had had their cultivation restricted, even those guards were no match for it. If they were actually hit, it meant definite death. They would be directly turned into pieces, unable to leave behind even a complete body.
The Nine Flames Heavenly King, on the other hand, was not shocked, but rather pleased. Laughing loudly, he exclaimed, “As expected of our ancestor’s Spirit Tool. It is really too powerful and strong! It obviously has yet to awaken, and there is even only a sword’s hilt left behind, but already possesses such might. After we collect it, its might would reach pseudo Eternal River Tier, at the very least. Then, when we completely combine it with the Divine Sword, it would not be difficult to kill a low-level Eternal River Tier elite!”
He was so pleased that he had revealed a considerable number of secrets.
Firstly, this God Tool was not complete, but rather had been broken. Secondly, the Nine Demons Sword should have been broken up into quite a number of parts, and what was buried here was the sword hilt. Thirdly, the Chang Clan should have obtained information about the location of the other broken parts of the Divine Sword.
Hiss, this also meant that this altar was not the only one in existence!
Ling Han’s heart beat madly. The problem now was that the Eternity Sky Emperor had not gone to collect the other parts of the Nine Demons Sword first. Otherwise, his current battle prowess could have possibly leaped into pseudo Eternal River Tier.
This was invincible power on the Joint Peace Planet!
Sword light flashed out in gradually quicker succ
ession, and even the Nine Flames Heavenly King did not dare continue to stay here. It was not that he could not defend against such might, but rather doing so was not worth it. He would just be wasting his stamina, and with how closely the sword’s light was flashing out, the whole altar would soon be destroyed, so he would no longer need to consider the problem of Ling Han stirring the waters any further.
…He was sure that if the latter was still inside the altar, he would definitely be killed by the might of the God Tool. If he still managed to survive from that, that would be really too illogical.
Hong, long, long. Finally, the altar that was as tall as a mountain crumbled, and turned into ruins. However, sword light was still ****, and slashed towards the heavens, tearing apart the skies itself, its terrifying might on full display.
Now was the most violent time for the Nine Demons Sword.
Xiu, in the distance, a figure streaked through the air. He was of sturdy build, and also had a long cloak billowing behind him. However, it was bright crimson, and fluttered wildly in the air. There were similarly nine black-colored balls of light behind his back, but they were not flames, as they were so black that they seemed rather eerie.
“Imperial Brother!” The Nine Flames Heavenly King rushed up to greet him.
The Eternity Sky Emperor, one of the three greatest overlords of the Joint Peace Planet!
There was a chaotic air entwining his whole body, and his features could not be clearly distinguished. It seemed like his features were constantly changing, but whoever took a look at him would definitely be able to recognize him on their next meeting.
This was a unique bearing, just like how Empress Luan Xing had one. It was obvious that not many had even glimpsed her true face, yet they would definitely not mix her up with any other women.
The Eternity Sky Emperor stopped, his tall figure seemingly capable of supporting the sky itself. In front of him, even the heaven and earth seemed so small in comparison. His eyes swept over, and he said, “Very good. The air of violence inside the Nine Demons Sword has been completely released.”
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