Urban Undying Lord
Chapter 853 - 872: Seizing the Treasure

Chapter 853: Chapter 872: Seizing the Treasure

Zhang Heng did not hesitate at all and directly refused. This Small Cauldron was as precious as his own life. If he were to give this item to Ye Xuan, how could he control the Underworld? How would the ghost emperors behind him fear him?

Moreover, his cultivation all depended on this item, and it was with this item that many quasi-saints of the Underworld submitted to him. Losing the Small Cauldron would be like losing half his life.

"It seems you want to die and have your soul scattered?"

Dong—Dong—Dong.

Ye Xuan strolled through the void towards Zhang Heng, a wisp of ghostly mist swirling around him. With each step he took, the heavens and earth over a million miles trembled with his footsteps, an unimaginable killing intent locking onto Zhang Heng.

"Ye Xuan, don’t go too far."

Zhang Heng’s expression was as dark as water. He could fully feel Ye Xuan’s killing intent. Although he was extremely wary of Ye Xuan, he was not afraid to the point of not daring to fight back. After all, he had the mysterious Small Cauldron in his hand. Even if he was not a match for Ye Xuan, it wouldn’t be easy for Ye Xuan to kill him.

"It seems you are quite confident in yourself?"

Looking at Zhang Heng holding the Cauldron, the smile on Ye Xuan’s face grew brighter, looking at Zhang Heng as if he were a dead man.

"Ye Xuan, others may fear you, but I, Zhang Heng, do not. You have no right to take my treasure."

Zhang Heng shouted angrily. Since things had come to a head, there was no room for negotiation with Ye Xuan, so he would fight to the death and carve a bloody path out.

"Go to hell."

Ghostly light obscured the sky, and ghost mist filled the air. Facing Ye Xuan’s pressure, Zhang Heng dared not be careless in the slightest. He directly raised his cultivation to the peak, pouring all his cultivation into the Small Cauldron, causing it to glow brightly with earth-shattering power, smashing towards Ye Xuan.

Rumble!

The Small Cauldron swayed, the void shattered, and mercilessly crashed towards Ye Xuan, causing extremely terrifying spatial cracks in all directions, attesting to how frightening the power within the Cauldron was.

"A clown dares to show off in front of me?"

Ye Xuan’s expression was icy. He struck out with a palm, completely ignoring the terrifying power contained in the Small Cauldron, grabbing it in his hand, causing the heavens and earth to explode, transforming the Yuntian over a million miles into a vacuum.

Bam!

Heaven and earth shattered, all things turned to dust, and a dazzling light flashed around Ye Xuan, so blinding that Zhang Heng and others couldn’t open their eyes, causing their eardrums to ache with the violent explosion, and even their primordial spirits were extremely unstable.

"Suppress!"

Heaven-shaking, earth-moving, fierce light shocking the heavens, Ye Xuan’s fingers violently closed, grasping the mysterious Small Cauldron tightly. No matter how the Cauldron body struggled, it couldn’t escape from Ye Xuan’s hand.

Dang!

The universe trembled, heaven and earth roared, Ye Xuan’s palm and fingers like the stars and cosmos, struck down on the Cauldron body, directly causing the mysterious Small Cauldron to shake uncontrollably. It was finally pacified and completely still under this blow.

Pfft!

"Ah!"

When Ye Xuan suppressed the Small Cauldron in his hand, a shrill scream echoed from Zhang Heng’s mouth, and he spewed a large amount of blood, his entire aura instantly weakening.

Clearly, he was connected to the Small Cauldron. When Ye Xuan suppressed it with supreme cultivation, it inflicted unimaginable damage on Zhang Heng.

Escape!

Without any wasted words or hesitation, Zhang Heng’s face was bloodlessly pale. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and directly used a Ghost Dao Great Technique to flee toward the distant heavens and earth. Ye Xuan was too overwhelming. Even the Small Cauldron was suppressed by him. His mere cultivation was just seeking death in front of Ye Xuan.

Crack!

Suddenly, a black thunderbolt descended from the endless dark clouds, striking Zhang Heng violently, causing another shrill scream from his mouth.

Sealing Heaven and Trapping Earth, silent annihilation of all things. When Ye Xuan blocked the path of Zhang Heng and others, he had already sealed a million miles of heavens and earth, transforming this domain into a prison. How could Zhang Heng possibly escape?

"You worthless fool, how could you be worthy of possessing such a treasure?"

Ye Xuan walked leisurely toward Zhang Heng, holding the Small Cauldron. The three ghost emperors were trembling, not daring to obstruct in the slightest, only watching silently from the side.

"Save me, save me."

Zhang Heng was covered in blood, the ghostly light around him had already dissipated. Disheveled and retreating in panic, he fearfully sought help from the three ghost emperors, showing none of his previous arrogance.

Plop!

Suddenly, Zhang Heng directly knelt in the void, continuously kowtowing to Ye Xuan, his voice trembling with pleas for mercy.

"Don’t kill me... don’t kill me... Heavenly Emperor Ye... I am willing to make a Heart Demon Blood Oath to serve you forever... spare my life... spare my life."

Watching Zhang Heng groveling and pleading, Ye Xuan slowly shook his head and said, "You are a ghost emperor, a quasi-saint figure, yet now you plead for your life like a dog to me. Doesn’t that mismatch your status?"

"Ye... Heavenly Emperor Ye... I... I don’t want to die... I really don’t want to die... spare my life... I... I have countless Yin Soldiers and Ghost Generals under me... I am of great use to you... don’t... don’t kill me."

Zhang Heng was extremely afraid of death. He had reached the quasi-saint level relying on the Small Cauldron and did not want to die in vain by Ye Xuan’s hand. If he could stay alive, he wouldn’t mind being Ye Xuan’s dog.

"Actually, I really like people like you, who can shamelessly plead for their life like a dog for the sake of living. But, alas, you are connected to this Small Cauldron. If I don’t kill you, how can I completely control it?" Ye Xuan said with a sinister smile.

"No!"

Zhang Heng suddenly looked up, eyes wide with terror, only to see Ye Xuan release a wisp of ghost mist that fell onto him, causing him to let out an extremely anguished roar in his final moments.

"Ye Xuan, you won’t die a good death."

"Ah!"

Enveloped by the ghost mist, his body was extinguished and his primordial spirit dissipated. Zhang Heng howled miserably, rolling in agony in the void. But the ghost mist clinging to him was too eerie and terrifying, directly reducing him to wisps of black smoke that dispersed into the heavens and earth.

Silence, dead silence, a silence as deathly as death.

When Zhang Heng’s soul scattered into the heavens and earth, the teeth of the three observing ghost emperors trembled, their eyes filled with an indescribable reverence as they looked at Ye Xuan.

At this moment!

Ye Xuan’s face was all smiles, feeling nothing about Zhang Heng’s death. He kept playing with the Small Cauldron in his hand, the excitement in his eyes extremely intense.

He had gotten it, finally gotten it. Just holding this third Small Cauldron in his hand gave him an extremely profound feeling, as if it nurtured unimaginable things.

"Heavenly Emperor Ye, we three are willing to take a Heart Demon Blood Oath to follow the Heavenly Emperor from now on."

Suddenly, the three ghost emperors bowed in unison, causing Ye Xuan to withdraw his thoughts. Only then did he put the Small Cauldron into the Sumeru Space, looking up at the three ghost emperors.

"I like smart people, and you three are quite smart," Ye Xuan nodded in praise.

Hearing Ye Xuan’s words, the three ghost emperors showed a look of joy, the fear in their eyes finally receding. Ye Xuan’s praise meant he had spared their lives. Although they would be enslaved by Ye Xuan from now on, it was better than losing their lives.

Buzz!

The three ghost emperors exchanged glances and then took a Heart Demon Blood Oath, sending a wisp of their soul mark to Ye Xuan. From this moment on, even if they harbored any intention to betray him, no matter how far apart they were, a mere thought from Ye Xuan could make their souls scatter and their bodies perish.