The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 959: Straight to the Netherworld

Chapter 959: Chapter 959: Straight to the Netherworld

"Qiongqi, break down the city for me."

Qin Jun commanded lazily from his sedan chair. As soon as he spoke, a wild wind struck from behind, almost blowing the Netherworld Soldiers to the ground.

Qiongqi transformed into a thousand feet tall behemoth, charging toward Nether Emperor City like a blaze of black flames, dispersing the ghostly fog. It rammed into the several-hundred-feet-tall fortress of Nether Emperor City.

Boom——

The ground shook violently, the ghostly fog was shredded, and the majestic city gates of Nether Emperor City were broken through by Qiongqi. Stones flew everywhere, and countless Netherworld Soldiers flew out of the city, swarming like locusts, causing one’s scalp to tingle.

"How dare you!"

A Netherworld General, three Zhang tall, roared as he lifted his black-etched greatsword. In the midst of speaking, he slashed downward, and the Sword Qi stretched across kilometers, landing on Qiongqi.

However, Qiongqi didn’t even frown. With a sweep of his claws, he tore open the city wall and rampaged into the city, trampling over the buildings within Nether Emperor City with a figure as imposing as a mountain.

"Kill—breach the city!"

Zhong Kui shouted loudly, and millions of Netherworld Soldiers, like a flood, stormed into Nether Emperor City.

Upon reciting the name of Amitabha, Kṣitigarbha on the back of Diting, charged toward Nether Emperor City at an extremely fast pace. Qin Jun, however, was in no hurry.

Several Netherworld Soldiers carrying the sedan chair were not fast, for Qin Jun hoped that by the time he arrived at Nether Emperor City, it would have already been conquered by Kṣitigarbha and Qiongqi.

Qiongqi ignored the attacks from the Netherworld Soldiers, rampaging through the city and wreaking havoc.

A Netherworld General at the Golden Immortal Realm drew his sword and looked toward Qiongqi, who tore through the air with his tail and landed a devastating blow on the general inherently destructive of mountains and lands.

Bang——

The general was instantly obliterated. This spectacle terrified many Netherworld Soldiers. How immense was such strength?

Qiongqi didn’t care in the least, careening destructively forward. In the wake of its wrath, Nether Emperor City stood no chance, crumbling like paper.

"How dare you endanger Nether Emperor City? Aren’t you afraid of enraging the Nether Emperor?"

An enraged roar filled the air, and the Nether Emperor appeared, clad in a black imperial robe, exuding immense dignity. Especially when his face contorted, it was chilling to the core.

Unfortunately, Qiongqi paid him no mind, opening its mouth to spit out a hundred-zhang-wide black light beam that obliterated everything in its path and reached the Nether Emperor in a blink.

The gap in their realms was colossal; the Nether Emperor didn’t even have time to react before being shredded to pieces, his soul dispersed and his Dao vanished.

This Nether Emperor perished so swiftly and neatly that the soldiers of Nether Emperor City were dumbstruck.

"Run away! The Nether Emperor’s soul has scattered!"

"My heavens, isn’t the Netherworld Palace afraid of offending the Nether Emperor?"

"What kind of beast is this? It’s too brutal!"

"Eh? Isn’t this Qiongqi, the one from under the command of the Heavenly Emperor of Qin from the sunlit realm? It looks exactly like the one from the rumors."

"We’re done for... could the Netherworld Palace be aiming for the Netherworld regions?"

The clamor of the Netherworld Soldiers echoed under the dim skies, and more and more Netherworld Soldiers and ghosts began to flee, with no one daring to continue the fight.

And so, Qin Jun easily seized the city with the help of Qiongqi.

"Continue advancing, take the Netherworld regions directly!"

Qin Jun ordered loudly, boosting the morale of his army greatly.

Zhong Kui looked at Qiongqi and couldn’t help but exclaim, "Truly worthy of being one of the Four Perils, indeed domineering."

Meanwhile, the Netherworld had also received news of the Nether Emperor City being breached. Each Nether Emperor City had a special connection with the Netherworld, enabling the Netherworld to quickly become aware of the situation in each city.

The Netherworld was in chaos, because the Nether Emperor was not in the Netherworld, and the nearby Nether Emperor City had been breached in a short period of time, indicating that a formidable enemy had arrived.

The absence of the Nether Emperor was a very ominous sign.

...

Around the mountain ranges that spread far and wide, atop one peak stood a palace, its walls constructed of white jade stone, buildings stacking tier upon tier. The stone staircase extending from the mountain’s base reached an impressive ten thousand steps, a majestic and imposing sight. Beneath the palace, numerous figures gathered, both Human Clan cultivators and Demon Clan demon kings, as well as ancient exotic breeds.

Inside the palace, leaders of various factions gathered, including Yan Emperor, Nether Emperor, Sword Master, and Martial General Ding.

"Princess, why hasn’t the Great Emperor come?"

Yan Emperor asked the princess representing the Hall of Heavenly Destiny. This was the first meeting of the Hundred Heroes Conference against Qin Jun, yet the Emperor of Heavenly Destiny hadn’t come, which was quite unsettling.

Even though the Emperor of Heavenly Destiny had been defeated by the Demon Emperor, he was once considered the foremost under heaven. His presence could bring great reassurance to the alliance members.

"The Great Emperor is in retreat seeking a breakthrough, so I am here on his behalf," said the Princess, emotionlessly. Upon her words, everyone present was stirred.

A breakthrough for the Great Emperor?

This was good news for them; the stronger the Emperor of Heavenly Destiny became, the more confident they would be in opposing the Heavenly Emperor of Qin.

Compared to the current Heavenly Emperor of Qin, they couldn’t help but reminisce about the era when the Emperor of Heavenly Destiny was the foremost under heaven, at least back then, the Emperor of Heavenly Destiny was aloof and unconcerned with worldly affairs.

"Since the Great Emperor is seeking a breakthrough, we must not disturb him. Let us discuss how to oppose the Great Qin Heaven instead!"

The Nether Emperor spoke up, as the master of the Netherworld and once second only to the foremost under heaven, his words carried significant weight.

The other three emperors nodded in agreement. The so-called Anti-Qin Alliance was in fact led by them, the Five Emperors, with other heroes serving as their supporters.

"The Great Qin Heaven is aggressively advancing, and Xing Tian, Perfected Person, Taoist Heavenly Venerable, and Manjusri Broad Dharma Heavenly Venerable are especially formidable. If we don’t have top forces to counter them, winning will be difficult," Martial General Ding said gravely. Once a man of little renown, he had now become one of the Nine Emperors, a paragon of reversal of fortunes, but unfortunately, he was up against the Heavenly Emperor of Qin.

All his glory seemed insignificant before the Heavenly Emperor of Qin.

Xing Tian! Perfected Person! Taoist Heavenly Venerable! Manjusri Broad Dharma Heavenly Venerable!

Four Daluo Primordial Immortals!

Silence fell within the hall as one hero cautiously added, "There’s also Patriarch Bodhi... Kong Xuan..."

His words made many heroes twitch at the corners of their mouths. Though they all understood, having it laid out before them like this was a great pressure.

The power of the Great Qin Heaven was too great; any one of those individuals could be compared to an emperor.

"Kong Xuan probably just owed the Heavenly Emperor of Qin a favor. After repaying it during the last Hundred Heroes Conference, he left," declared the Sword Master in a deep voice, a statement that brightened the eyes of many heroes.

Kong Xuan had been recognized as the strongest in the world. If he no longer aided the Heavenly Emperor of Qin, the pressure on the Anti-Qin Alliance would greatly diminish.

"Even without Kong Xuan, who will fight Patriarch Bodhi? Except for the Great Emperor and the Demon Emperor, all of us together wouldn’t be his match," the Nether Emperor snorted coldly. He didn’t mention Nangong Yifeng’s matter, understanding that once it was brought up, the Anti-Qin Alliance would instantly collapse, and no one would dare go against the Great Qin Heaven.

To dare kill even immortals and gods, what then of them?

Just then, the Nether Emperor’s expression suddenly changed, and he stood up abruptly, saying in a deep voice, "You all continue discussing. I must leave due to an urgent matter."