Azure Heaven Saber
Chapter 1239 - 1239 73 Weird Means Lord of the Abyss_6

Chapter 1239: 73 Weird Means, Lord of the Abyss_6 Chapter 1239: 73 Weird Means, Lord of the Abyss_6 “This formation is the grand array that you have been unable to decipher until now!”

“At that time, I was filled with resentment, cursing both Heaven and Earth, and the intrinsic nature of this formation, completely harmless to the one who lays it, could be greatly beneficial to me if applied properly. Although the foundation of this formation is linked to the heart of the earth, drawing on its energy to bolster the array’s power, fate was not on my side, so what harm would there be in destroying this continent?”

“So, I proceeded to set up this grand array.”

“After the grand array was successfully established, contact with that Abyssal Lord became even more convenient.”

“During that time, he also imparted to me several profound cultivation techniques, but after examining them, I found these techniques to be undoubtedly profound, profound beyond comprehension. I feared that practicing them would risk turning me into a puppet, so of course, I did not cultivate them.”

“And as my contacts with the Abyssal Lord grew more frequent, he detailed the abilities one would gain after being possessed by an Abyssal Wraith, and that the grand array was laid with my soul as its foundation, meaning no matter what the cooperation entailed, I would not lose my freedom, and even less so my sanity, falling into puppetry.”

“It was a condition that I confirmed over and over for a hundred years, until I was finally certain that it indeed brought me no harm!”

The Purple Emperor took a deep breath.

Qing Ming also took a deep breath.

He was incensed!

Sure, you’ve confirmed it poses no harm to you, but that damned array harms the entire continent, enormously harms it!

It spells disaster for the people of the world, and all beings suffer because of it!

You only considered your own well-being, but treated the lives of the world’s people as mere sacrificial offerings, completely disregarding them!?

What kind of monstrous mentality is this!?

And to think you’re actually proud of it!

“After that, I began constructing an underground palace, digging all the way to the roots of Purple Firmament Mountain, hollowing out the entire mountain to create a vast underground palace, concealing the presence of the bottomless Abyss.”

“Furthermore, I laid an immense geomancy formation within ten thousand li of the entire imperial capital, known as ‘A Million Ghosts’ Homage.'”

Qing Ming frowned deeply, “A Million Ghosts’ Homage? Was that also taught to you by that Abyssal Lord?”

“Of course!”

“As the name suggests, to construct such a devious geomantic layout, you must have needed a significant number of corpses and souls, correct?”

“Just over a hundred billion to start!”

The Purple Emperor snorted, “It takes the dead energy of one hundred billion people to satisfy the basic condition of drawing out the spirit power from the Abyss and to let the Abyssal spirit power travel along the formation to open a passage on the surface.”

“One hundred billion!”

Everyone felt their scalp tingle.

One hundred billion souls!

What kind of concept is that?

The Purple Emperor said bitterly, “Since then, whenever there was a war, I secretly transported all the corpses away. Without a war, I also found ways to incite one, or supported rebellions, stirring up foreign tribes or having Yan State expand its territory, even starting battles with Qin, Qi, Zhao, and Wei.”

“All the corpses caused by war were collected by me, except for those of the Qin and Zhao nations, who traditionally transported their war dead back to their own countries… the bodies buried on the spot in other nations, I took them all for my use.”

“Just when I estimated that the accumulated number exceeded the one hundred billion mark, yet the array showed no sign of activity, that Abyssal Lord, absent for a long time, appeared again, telling me that I just needed to keep adding more. It was not just my effort alone, the Abyss had already been working hard for many years, and it was almost connected…”

The Purple Emperor snorted, “I have made too many efforts, cornered into riding a tiger. Even with reservations in my heart, I had no choice but to continue…”

“To appease me, perhaps… the Abyssal Lord gave me a technique. It involved killing a Demon Emperor Level Greater Demon, extracting its soul, consuming its inner elixir, then using a cultivation technique to absorb its power, making it possible to assimilate the Demon Emperor’s strength and easily break through my current realm!”

“If anything went awry, by using this technique on the offspring of that Demon Emperor, born with Innate essence and a complete form, and cultivating it into a demon pill, I could still increase my power by more than half and break through my current realm, which was also extremely beneficial!”

“With such a miraculous technique at hand, how could I not be tempted? A battle between the human and demon races was inevitable. From the standpoint of the human Nine Colors Supreme, scheming against the Demon Emperor would not raise suspicions; it would only be praised for the ingenuity of my plans. At first, I targeted the Snake Emperor and the Golden Emperor, with whom I had old grudges. Because of those grudges, any trap I set for them would be justified. However, these two remained out of reach no matter my schemes, and other Demon Emperors were even harder to target within the ranks of their own kind. After a long time, by chance, I heard of the impending birth by the Cat Emperor. Thinking it was heaven’s way of aiding my success, but alas… you all know what happened next.”

Having finished, the Purple Emperor wore an expression of utter dejection, yet with a trace of relief.

This time he truly held nothing back, seeking only a swift death.

Qing Ming pondered for a moment, then asked, “How strong is that Abyssal Lord?”

The Purple Emperor sneered, “Are you thinking of opposing it?”

“Non-kin will have different hearts. Given our definitive stances, why not make early plans?”

“Heh heh heh…”

The Purple Emperor laughed coldly, “Not to belittle you, but to speak frankly: in front of the Abyssal Lord, your power is no more than that of children to me! Even if you all joined forces, you would not withstand a single strike from the Abyssal Lord!”

The people’s faces changed color.

Yellow Wind asked, “Is that Abyssal Lord really that formidable? Purple Emperor, you’re not trying to scare us, are you?”

The Purple Emperor snorted, “What do you think the Abyssal Lord is? In my eyes, it is indeed of a level comparable to the Heavenly Judge. To tell you a disheartening truth, when the Heavenly Judge did not respond to my pleas, the Abyssal Lord contacted me using the power of its divine consciousness!”

“Perhaps you haven’t yet grasped the difficulty of this. Ask yourself… I had to use one hundred billion corpses to finally open the passage… and even then, my divine consciousness was still unable to initiate contact with it! Meaning my soul couldn’t even reach that level!”

“But it was able to contact me using its soul power even before the dead energy of a hundred billion souls was channeled in!”

“Now, think about the gap between me and the Abyssal Lord, and you’ll understand how much greater the gap between you and it is!”

The Purple Emperor laughed coldly, “How much stronger could you be compared to me?”

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