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Chapter 940 - 36: Annihilate [Vote for Monthly Tickets!]

Chapter 940: Chapter 36: Annihilate [Vote for Monthly Tickets!]

"I sit atop the castle wall, gazing at the mountain scene, with the chaos of the city lying beyond my ears..."

Chu Liang, holding a feather fan, sat atop a peak, using his Divine Sense to peer into the distance at Demon Illusion Mountain. From beside him, Lin Bei said, "A message has arrived!"

"Notify all parties, move out!" Chu Liang fiercely swung down the feather fan in his hand.

"Haha! The Underworld King Sect Master definitely wouldn’t expect that behind Immortal Yuan Lu is us." Lin Bei transmitted the message, then laughed aloud, "Chu Liang, your scheming and cunning... ah, your strategic prowess is truly admirable; you really are my brother!"

"It’s always best to use the locals to deal with their own issues; it’s much more effective that way." Chu Liang smiled as he shared his insight.

Just like the previous attack on Penglai, this time targeting the Demon Sect, if it were only Shushan people or cultivators from the Righteous Path taking action, the crux of the problem would never be found, and efforts would yield little result.

But using the strategy of division, utilizing locals to confront their own, proves far more effective. After all, no group is completely monolithic; as long as one can identify the internal contradictions and magnify them to the point of causing division before striking, it might even lead to their self-destruction.

Penglai was originally best at this strategy, and now Chu Liang was using their methods against them.

Worried that the Underworld King Sect Master might also come with an avatar or a puppet, Chu Liang had specifically reminded Immortal Yuan Lu to wait until Ksitigarbha’s True Body appeared before sending the message. This way, the Underworld King Sect Master would surely arrive in person.

Over the years, the existence of Ksitigarbha’s True Body had allowed the Underworld King Sect to commit evil without retribution. Today, Chu Liang had made a pact with the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands to eliminate the Underworld King Sect here and now!

Boom—

In the mere breath that Ksitigarbha’s True Body had revealed itself, a beam of golden light shot from the distant heavens, suddenly enveloping both the Underworld King Sect Master and Ksitigarbha’s True Body, as if trapping them within a golden ring.

Mirror Sky Eight Diagrams!

Lin Poyun’s expression suddenly darkened, realizing that today’s trap was not limited to the Demon Sect alone.

"Immortal Yuan Lu!" he shouted at the top of his voice, "You’ve actually colluded with the Righteous Path and become their lapdog! No wonder you were able to escape from Sky-north Prison!"

"Heh heh, following Master Chu makes me a lapdog? Today, I shall let you see..." Immortal Yuan Lu sneered, "What’s so bad about being a dog?!"

Crack—

The sharp prow of a Bronze Ship broke through the clouds and struck Ksitigarbha’s True Body, shaking both parties.

Inside the cabin, Daoist Yan, holding the hilt of the Bai Emperor Holy Sword, channeled the full power of Daoist Master Jue Yun, unleashing a force far stronger than even what Immortal Qi Jing could muster.

The Underworld King Sect Master showed a look of panic and immediately activated Ksitigarbha’s True Body to retaliate with a punch.

However, this huge corpse didn’t aim the punch at the Shu Mountain Divine Boat but instead struck at the surrounding golden circle, attempting to break free.

Boom!—

Yet the entrapment of the Mirror Sky Eight Diagrams, which once held even the Demon God Origin for a time, was not something he could break through at will. Though his punch was heavier than mountains and rivers, it merely caused a crack and failed to break through the imprisonment.

At that moment, a giant figure made from vajra descended from the heavens with a roar. It hooked and locked Ksitigarbha’s True Body, pressing it towards the ground.

Rumble-—

This grappling move held such immense force that it bound Ksitigarbha’s True Body to the earth. As they landed, mountains crumbled, and the ocean boiled in response.

Fortunately, no ordinary people had been near this place for some time, preventing any innocent bystanders from harm.

Mysterious Yellow Battle Armor!

In every battle Shu Mountain faces, the brothers of Gang Sect would heed the call, strengthening their bond even more.

The Mysterious Yellow Battle Armor was indeed capable of withstanding Ksitigarbha’s True Body head-on, its might even greater. Faced with the Divine Artifact’s suppression, Lin Poyun’s eyes filled with despair.

"Ah—!" he roared, turning to try and open a spatial rift again.

But under the restraint of the Mirror Sky Eight Diagrams, he was utterly unable to leave this place; in desperation, Lin Poyun flipped his seal techniques frantically, and his figure suddenly began to emit a dark glow!

He had seized Daoist Xuanming’s Dark Mystical Dao, capable of communicating with the Underworld and traversing both realms. It was precisely because of this he could so perfectly command Ksitigarbha’s True Body and move freely through the realms. Each time he opened a black rift, he was actually borrowing a path through the Underworld. The speed was not fast, but it was completely safe, with no one able to pursue him.

Unable now to flee into the Underworld, he began to call for aid from realms beyond!

"Kings of Fengdu, save my life, and blood offerings shall be repaid!" the Underworld King Sect Master shouted loudly.

The reason he seldom used this blood sacrifice for aid was that each summoning of an Underworld Ghost King required a substantial amount of blood offerings. If he failed to fulfill his promise, his own life would be forfeit. Completing such a promise would inevitably mean mass killings, which would surely draw the Righteous Path’s attention.

Therefore, no matter how dire previous crises had been, he had never initiated a blood sacrifice to the Underworld. Facing life-and-death circumstances, he could no longer afford to hold back!

You kill ten thousand of his subordinates, and he doesn’t panic; danger arises, and he flees. But if his own life is threatened, it was bound to be urgent!

"Roar—"

A terrifying ghostly roar echoed as a huge green-black hand burst forth from Lin Poyun’s chest! With the surrounding space constrained by the Mirror Sky Eight Diagrams, he had to use his own body as a channel to summon the help of the Underworld kings!

Behind the enormous hand was the Green-faced Ghost King, clad in a black robe adorned with a hundred ghost patterns, his leopard eyes and lion’s nose dominating as his immense dharma form swiftly enveloped the body of the Underworld King Sect Master.

Then, another ghostly hand emerged, its surface covered with frost, quickly revealing the Mysterious Ice Ghost King dressed in a white dharma robe.

"First Hall’s Qin Guang, Second Hall’s Chu Jiang..." With the summoning complete, the Underworld King Sect Master appeared extremely weak, "Will only the two of you assist me?"

"You have killed too many, and your resentment fills the heavens, the other halls refuse to accept your offerings," the Green-faced Ghost King thundered.

"Moreover, if more came, how could you complete the blood sacrifice? Would you slaughter the inhabitants of an entire realm?" As soon as the Mysterious Ice Ghost King’s voice sounded, it seemed to freeze one inside and out.

"I implore you both to take me and escape to life and freedom!" Lin Poyun shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Let’s go!"

The Green-faced Ghost King gripped his frail form and swung his right arm, producing a steel whip that resoundingly struck the barrier of the Mirror Sky Eight Diagrams.

Boom—

The already cracked golden imprisonment trembled fiercely, teetering on the verge of collapse.

"This Mortal Realm possesses such terrifying force!" the Mysterious Ice Ghost King exclaimed in surprise. With a flick of his two fingers to the golden circle, a clank was followed by a layer of solid ice forming over it, and then with a crisp snap.

The golden ring of the Mirror Sky Eight Diagrams was finally opened by him!

"This realm has always been powerful, otherwise how could he have communicated with the Underworld?" The Green-faced Ghost King was not shocked as he prepared to take off into the sky with the disappearance of the imprisonment.

But suddenly, a great Time Wheel appeared in midair, entwined with a dragon’s shadow.

Whoosh—

As the Time Wheel spun, a beam of golden light reappeared from nowhere, trapping the two Ghost Kings once again, as if everything had reversed back to the moment before.

The Eastern Sea Time Wheel!

The figure perched atop the divine artifact was none other than the Venerable Azure Dragon. Though he was not Daoist Master Wu Ya, he had still comprehended the complete Dao of Wu Ya, and his spiritual power was sufficient to activate the divine artifact. The power exerted during its deployment might not be as great as Daoist Cang Sheng’s, but it was still formidable.

"You two Ghost Kings have abandoned your posts and descended to the Mortal Realm, is there no law in the Underworld?" Venerable Azure Dragon’s voice called out.

The two Ghost Kings felt a grave threat, not expecting so many Tianyuan Realm powers to have arrived. The Green-faced Ghost King was about to swing his steel whip again, striving to smash open the imprisonment.

Suddenly, from distant skies, a sword came flying from the west!

This sword, like a meteor, cut through the sky, carrying with it a blazing divine authority!

Boom—

With one swing, the intense pure Yang Sword Qi instantly dispersed the form of the Mysterious Ice Ghost King, scattering it across the heavens and earth.

The Chunyang Ancient Sword!

Eight Elder Li stood with his wide sleeves spread, following the flying sword, the sword light steaming like the sun, his divine authority subduing all seas!

"Roar!" Another divine artifact, the Green-faced Ghost King couldn’t help but roar with anger. How could there be so many divine artifacts?

Because the situation between Humans and Demons has calmed, the Immortal Sects no longer feared that taking the divine artifacts off the mountain would invite attacks, so they were more daring in their use. Especially since Chu Liang had made arrangements well in advance, with someone coordinating in the middle, the power of the divine artifacts could be better utilized.

After roaring, the Green-faced Ghost King, still holding Lin Poyun, suddenly ballooned in size, seemingly about to burst the imprisonment!

At that moment, the Shu Mountain Divine Boat surged forward with a whistle, delivering another strike.

Boom—

This collision directly shattered his dharma form, causing it to burst apart just like before. But this explosion was different; this time he had filled his body with spiritual power from the Underworld, which then burst forth violently.

In the center of the explosion, Lin Poyun’s body was instantly obliterated, and even the Shu Mountain Divine Ship was blasted a hundred li away. The surrounding mountains and seas were about to suffer, had it not been for the shifting shadows of the Mirror Sky Eight Diagrams covering another realm, absorbing all the explosive force, thus averting a crisis that could have destroyed the Eastern Sea coast.

Compared to the powers they wielded, this world still seemed somewhat fragile, one of the reasons why Tianyuan cultivators rarely acted.

Regardless, the sole victim of this explosion was the Underworld King Sect Master, Lin Poyun.

With its controller lost, the Ksitigarbha’s True Body on the ground ceased its struggles.

Before this, Lu Jiuwei in the Mysterious Yellow Battle Armor constantly suppressed the colossal form with earth techniques, locking its throat and limbs, bearing the terrifying recoil but still holding on tightly without relenting.

Seeing it finally ceased struggling, Lu Jiuwei silently began to count, one, two, three, four...

After counting, the huge Mysterious Yellow Battle Armor slapped the ground, stood up, raised its fists, and let out a cheer, "Oh!"