Grasping the Evil-Chapter 791: Encounter with the Tao Spirit Again
This angry shout was infused with Senluo’s lifetime of demonic thoughts, and with the power of the Starting Saint Ring, it contained immense might.
Emperor Hongze, who was being stealthily attacked by the blood hand, was about to deploy defensive techniques, but was suddenly struck by Senluo’s shout. Instantly, his sea of consciousness ached, his mana halted, and he plummeted downward.
The giant hand that suddenly attacked from below instantly grew over twice its size in Senluo’s demonic shout, with blood-hued snakes coiling around it, hissing and flicking their tongues.
The four fingers of the giant hand streaked across the starry sky, leaving thin trails of bloodline trajectory, which were paths of Dao! Those bloodlines were traces of Dao principles!
The Eight Immortal Emperors, including the Shenhao Twin Emperors, all had drastic changes in their expressions; some were speechless in shock, others, in a gasp of horror, immediately made their move to rescue Emperor Hongze from the blood hand attack.
But at this moment, each of the eight emperors found a black hole enveloped in blood light emerging beneath their feet, instantly trapping them within.
These eight black holes were miniature versions of the Burial Star River Technique, executed with the full force of Senluo, making them impossible to guard against.
The instant the eight Immortal Emperors were trapped in the black holes, Emperor Hongze let out a miserable cry, as his physical body was savagely torn to shreds by the blood hand, leaving only his Spirit to snatch the storage pouch and escape a calamity.
The blood hand dissipated, and Senluo appeared, coldly watching the terrified Spirit of Emperor Hongze, a grim smile playing at the corners of his mouth.
With a finger pointed at the body, the light of the Starting Saint Ring flashed, and the Spirit of Emperor Hongze was forcibly fixed in the starry sky, unable to flee!
Senluo curled his palm, and the Spirit of Emperor Hongze fell powerlessly into his hand, trembling incessantly!
The shocking emotions immediately emerged in the hearts of all cultivators present!
Whether it was the cultivators scavenging in the area or the Divine Void Pavilion experts from Dongming Star and other stars, none were exempt from shock and fear!
Who could have thought that Senluo could become this powerful, capable of instantly trapping eight Immortal Emperors and seizing a seven-tribulation Immortal Emperor amidst the chaos?
"Not good! Once we’re trapped, Emperor Hongze will surely be in trouble! We must act together to shatter this black hole as quickly as possible and rush to Emperor Hongze’s rescue!"
Emperor Shenkong’s face was extremely grim as he spoke to the other Immortal Emperors trapped in the black hole, and then immediately joined the others to simultaneously attack the black hole’s barriers.
This was the third time he was ensnared by Senluo; despite being on constant alert for Senluo’s moves, he was once again trapped in a black hole, which greatly humiliated him.
He had thought that Senluo’s previous summoning of the Starting Saint Ring was its most formidable form, only to realize now that Senluo could be even stronger.
Even with the summoning of the Starting Saint Ring again, this time, the aura of Senluo’s Starting Saint Ring was clearly more than twice as powerful as before!
With increased strength, the power of his divine skills naturally surged, and even though Emperor Shenkong had prepared for it, he couldn’t avoid being trapped by this technique...
Yet, what of it!
"This time, nine of the Sixteen Emperors of Eastern Heaven are involved, no matter how strong Senluo is, how can he be our match? He’s doomed for sure! I assume that in the brief time we’ve been trapped, Senluo couldn’t have caused too much damage to Emperor Hongze..." thought Emperor Shenkong.
The Eight Emperors simultaneously acted, immediately creating a crack in the black hole formed by Senluo’s entrapment, and escaped from within.
The moment they returned to the outside, they immediately witnessed the scene of Senluo holding Emperor Hongze’s Spirit, and none were not astonished!
"How is this possible! We’ve only been trapped in the black hole for a few breaths, and in that time, Senluo actually managed to destroy Emperor Hongze’s body and capture his Spirit, how is this possible!" exclaimed an old man with an imposing appearance and a scholarly robe among the Eight Emperors, brimming with shock in his words.
This was Emperor Hanyun, with the cultivation level of the Eternal Sixth Calamity.
"Senluo is very strong... As long as this ring is not destroyed, his power exceeds the Nine Tribulations, below that of a Saint..." A handsome youth in cyan attire frowned among the Eight Emperors, with a vermilion mark flashing uniquely between his eyebrows.
This person was Emperor Cang, though appearing youthful, he was actually an old monster even older than the Shenhao Twin Emperors, with the cultivation level of the Eternal Eighth Calamity.
"Senluo! Quickly release Hongze! Having already slain Emperor Jiuyou, if you kill Hongze as well, it will severely damage the strength of our East Heaven Immortal Realm, this must not happen! Grant this old man some face, release Hongze, and let’s have a proper discussion!" said a gray-robed old man with a straw hat anxiously among the Eight Emperors.
This was Emperor Chonghe, with the cultivation level of the Eternal Sixth Calamity.
Emperor Chonghe’s cultivation wasn’t the highest among the emperors, but his seniority was the greatest. His bone age was older than Emperor Cang’s, and to him, all the Eastern Heavenly Emperors were juniors.
His words held considerable weight, and if he spoke, usually, other Immortal Emperors would give him some respect.
Unfortunately, he was facing Senluo, and who was Senluo that would offer him face?
Senluo gave a cold snort, and the power of the Starting Saint Ring behind him suddenly decreased by a quarter!
A quarter of the Saint Ring’s power was gathered into Senluo’s palm, which clenched tightly!
To kill a seven-tribulation Immortal Emperor, Senluo expended a quarter of the power of the Sands of Time!
At this moment, his clenching power, if fully unleashed, could annihilate half of Dongming!
This power was fully concentrated in his palm, with not a bit leaking out, pressing entirely onto Emperor Hongze’s Spirit.
The Spirit of Emperor Hongze, seized by Senluo, had no time to plead for mercy before being crushed into countless fragments of Spirit, scattering like starlight in the sky!
His Spirit, his residual thoughts, his remaining Dao, were all obliterated under Senluo’s grasp, leaving not a drop behind!
Even Immortal Emperors cannot escape the fate of reincarnation!
Suspended around the fragments of Spirit were numerous shards of magical treasures, which were from Emperor Hongze’s storage pouch.
His storage pouch was also shattered by a single press from Senluo, with all the treasures inside turning into fragments!
At the moment Emperor Hongze fell, a wave of world-destroying evil qi and blood flames swept across the entire starry sky!
Senluo stood in the center of that evil qi and blood flames, with golden imperial blood still sprinkling from his palm, blood that belonged to the just fallen Emperor Hongze.
Senluo knew that he won against Emperor Hongze because he wielded the power of reincarnation and executed a surprise attack.
To confront the remaining eight emperors, he could no longer waste the power of reincarnation and couldn’t execute surprise attacks.
To win one against eight, he would likely have to risk his life.
Especially since there were already cultivators from the Four Oceans Sect arriving, making the battle situation even more unfavorable for him...
Emperor Chonghe felt a burning face as he saw that despite having already advised against it, Senluo still forcefully killed Emperor Hongze, and felt a great loss of face immediately.
Just as he was about to say something in reproach, his expression suddenly changed!
As the most experienced with perception, Emperor Chonghe was the first among the eight emperors to notice the anomaly following Senluo!
Although other Eastern Heaven Immortal Emperors were a step slower than Emperor Chonghe, they also then detected this anomaly.
Amidst the vastness of the starry sky, a golden sea of light suddenly appeared.
At the center of the sea of light, millions of masters suddenly surged forth, the lowest cultivation being Void Fragmentation, while the highest among them were Eternity Realm masters, all uniformly attired in white robes, with purple-golden epiphyllum emblems sewn on them.
Most of the masters spread out across the Eastern Ocean battlefield right after appearing.
At the four corners of the sea of light, four giant golden coffins followed suit, towering over a million feet.
The epiphyllum emblem also existed on these four giant coffins.
Leading the millions of masters emerging from the sea of light was an elder entwined in natal green thunderbolt, an Immortal King of the Fifth Eternal Calamity.
He stood before the collective group of masters with an originally defiant expression, scanning Senluo and the Eight Emperors of Eastern Heaven beneath the sea of light without showing any change in expression, still displaying arrogance.
But when his gaze turned toward the four giant coffins, he instantly displayed a supremely respectful expression, bowing with his fists cupped and loudly announcing,
"The Thunder Tribe of the twenty-eight sections of the sect battle masters have assembled at Eastern Heaven. We await orders from the Four Ancient Emperors!"
After speaking, he did not dare to straighten up, maintaining the cupped fist stance, lowering his head, seemingly waiting for a response from the giant coffins.
During this wait, neither Senluo nor the Eight Emperors made a move, also waiting for the coffins’ words.
Soon enough, a hoarse and ancient voice emerged from one of the coffins, commanding, "Heaven Suppressing Bell is a treasure to be preserved in East Heaven, not to be destroyed! Senluo has already defeated two emperors; this demon is too powerful. Thus, this old man and the four starry figures shall personally subdue this demon! You shall form a battle formation outside to protect the Eastern Ocean masters!" 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺
"Yes!"
Upon receiving the command from the powerful inside the coffin, the elder with natal green thunderbolt immediately led the remaining masters, dispersing in all directions.
Thereafter, the elder produced a command banner, shaking it in mid-air, causing the golden sea of light to rapidly spread, enveloping the region where Senluo and the Eight Eastern Heaven Emperors were located.
Walls of light rose above the sea, closing off the top instantly.
Senluo, the four giant coffins, the Eight Eastern Heaven Immortal Emperors, the Heaven Suppressing Bell, the Beast of Destruction were all trapped within the walls of light, with nothing visible from the outside.
From Dongming Star, Shenkong Star, and Void Star, more and more Divine Void Cultivators fled into space.
Many masters witnessed these events with incredulous expressions!
The Four Oceans Sect has never intervened in the affairs of East Heaven, but now dispatched four Ancient Emperors of Stars to reinforce East Heaven, a truly inconceivable action!
Ancient Emperors of Stars, all at least Immortal Emperor in cultivation. With these four joining the fray, no matter how strong Senluo is, escape seems unlikely...
The million masters from the Four Oceans Sect spread across the galaxy, filling the previously sparsely populated starry sky with silhouettes.
Ning Fan and the little demoness stood atop the galaxies, no longer as conspicuous as before.
One by one, the white-robed masters guarded the sea of light, seemingly sealing off the battlefield, preventing Divine Void Cultivators and others from intervening in the skirmish.
Ning Fan’s mind surged with thoughts; this was his first time witnessing the Four Oceans Sect’s large-scale incursion into Eastern Heaven, and the motivation was not merely to seek justice for the fallen Immortal Emperors, but solely to protect the Heaven Suppressing Bell...
"The treasure that safeguards Eastern Heaven—the Heaven Suppressing Bell. What significance does this hold to warrant such attention from the rulers of the Four Heavens Immortal World—the Four Oceans Sect..."
"Hidden within those four giant coffins are four members of the Twenty-Eight Stellar Emperors of the Four Oceans Sect..."
"The four coffins emit four Great Emperor auras, two of which are similar to the Shenhao Twin Emperors, likely Eighth Tribulation Great Emperors. The other two are significantly stronger than the Shenhao Twin Emperors, likely Nine Tribulation Great Emperors... It seems Senluo is in trouble."
Beneath the ghostly mask, a trace of perplexity surfaced in Ning Fan’s eyes.
In that moment, Ning Fan unexpectedly realized, as Senluo encountered hardships and possible danger, he felt a faint unease.
This had nothing to do with morality, but merely a natural reflex of emotion.
Perhaps, Senluo’s obsession resonated with him.
Unfortunately, Ning Fan was of little significance, unable to offer Senluo any substantial help, only able to light a mere firework.
The Four Oceans Sect’s masters stood guard outside the sea of light, driving all other masters a million miles away, commanding everyone to stay away from the battlefield.
Near Ning Fan, a little girl clad in snow-white, wielding a black-gold long sword across her chest, humorously mismatched in stature and weapon, urged masters to retreat.
She appeared eleven or twelve years old, holding a steaming eight-treasure cake in one hand, savoring it bite by bite.
"Back off! Retreat to a distance! No one is allowed near the sea of light battlefield, or no blame falls on me if injured or killed. Even the Empress cannot reprimand me for it! Ouch, so hot..."
This little girl in white carelessly followed behind several Masters of the Four Oceans Sect, her clear voice directing local masters to distance themselves from the battlefield.
Suddenly, as though sensing something, the little girl’s gaze flicked toward Ning Fan’s direction.
The Initial Stage of Crossing Truth spirit sense washed over Ning Fan like a tide!
After probing Ning Fan, she withdrew her spirit sense, slightly furrowed her brows, and pursed her lips, "Strange, was it an illusion? I thought I saw that detestable Ning Fan here. Tsk, that Ning Fan is probably still of Void Fragmentation cultivation, hard at work cultivating in the Rain Immortal World. I am indeed too sensitive, thinking he could be here."
The little girl in white nonchalantly shook her head, biting into the eight-treasure cake again, continuing her patrol in other directions, guarding the sea of light.
Ning Fan’s eyes flickered slightly, clearly recognizing the little white-clad girl’s identity.
Unexpectedly, the little girl exuded a strongly sealed aura of Fu Li, unmistakable to Ning Fan, an ancestor of the Fu Li Race!
"It’s her! That Heavenly Dao Little Miss! Why is she here, why is she among the Four Oceans Sect’s Enlightenment Old Demons?" Ning Fan pondered in his mind.
"Who is it! Who’s calling me a Heavenly Dao little girl! Do you not know? I have mastered the ’Heart Inquiry Divine Skill’ of the Empress, and within ten miles, if anyone thinks about me, I can hear it! Hmph, I detest being called a little girl, and besides, this young lady stopped being a Tao Spirit long ago!"
The little girl in white suddenly stopped, hearing something, her clear eyes sweeping across the little demoness beside Ning Fan without pause, continuing toward Ning Fan, ultimately casting a dissatisfied glance at him!
"Is it you calling me a little girl? Remove your mask and let me see who you are! How inappropriate, not knowing to call me ’sister’!"
(September and October took a leave due to personal matters, causing irregular updates, but today, I’ve mostly finished handling my affairs, and will resume updates from the 13th onward.) (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote at Qidian (qidian.com) with recommendation tickets, monthly tickets—your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
