Chapter 592: Invincible Headless Man
An eternal existence with a true treasure was virtually unbeatable, yet one was being handled like a chicken by the headless man. The eternal existence's true treasure couldn't harm his captor at all!
The stupefied crowd couldn't believe their own eyes. They watched this powerful ancestor face off against the headless man.
One ancestor whispered: "Is this an Immortal Emperor?"
Only an Immortal Emperor had the power to make an eternal existence seem so helpless.
However, this headless person didn't look like an Immortal Emperor at all since he lacked the divine and imperial aura. The stranger part was that he didn't have a head.
"Run, we're seeing a ghost!" A ghost ancestor shook his body to wake up from his daze. His intuition told him that the worst was yet to come. With that said, he turned around and fled.
The hundreds of thousands of ghost experts were stunned. Ghost? They are the ghosts and were known as such by others.
Now, to say that the ghost race was meeting a ghost was a ridiculous joke. However, no one dared to laugh at this moment.
"Run!" The other ancestors also calmed down and shouted at their tribe members and disciples.
Everyone turned around to flee.
However, at this time, the headless man swung his sleeve and caused a raging wind to appear. Countless experts were sucked into his sleeve.
The ancestors cried out: "No!" They used their strongest merit laws and even emperor's weapons to try to escape the engulfing force, but it was all in vain.
In a short period of time, countless ghost experts were sucked inside, including the masters from the Ancestral City.
The Ancestral City Lord wanted to run, but he couldn't elude the headless man's spread sleeve. He roared and took out his best weapon in an attempt to seal the source of the vacuum, but it was in vain. Ultimately, the lord was sucked up as well despite his unwillingness.
"No!" Screams continuously resounded as several hundreds of thousands of ghosts, including Heavenly Kings and ancestors, all suffered the same fate.
This spectacular scene didn't care for any of the struggles and unwilling screams of the victims as all of them became prisoners to the headless man's sleeve.
As for cultivators below the Ancient Saint realm from the ghost race… Although the headless man didn't suck all of them up, they didn't have the strength to get up and escape with their legs feeble due to fear.
In a short amount of time, one-third of all the ghost cultivators were inhaled, including all the experts at Ancient Saint and above.
At this point, the headless man swung his sleeve and all of the trapped ghost cultivators were thrown into the lost island's mist.
"Ahhh!" Miserable screams appeared from all the cultivators being thrown towards the island.
"Bam! Bam! Bam!" All of them were turned into a rain of blood. This fascinating carnage scared everyone out of their wits.
The flowers of blood slowly dissipated along with the mist, revealing the true face of the lost mythical island.
The remaining ghosts all squatted down on the ground as their hearts sank from fear. They no longer had the courage to withstand or face their impending doom. Even the ancestors were mere ants to the headless man, so what's there to say about themselves?
The headless man was without a head, but his divine intent resonated as loud as thunder: "Those who help the enemy, scram back to your lairs!"
This supreme and ancient voice encompassed the whole sky. All the gods and immortals would tremble in fear from such a sound.
The headless man swung his sleeve once more before the hapless ghost experts paralyzed on the ground.
"Whoosh!" Hundreds of thousands of ghosts were swept out of the Prime Ominous Grave and were back at their own sects before they knew what was going on.
Those who found themselves back at home were completely aghast. Their clansmen and fellow disciples saw them murmuring like insane people.
"Ghost! A ghost! That was a ghost!" They murmured like fools for three days straight before finally calming down.
Meanwhile, after all the ghosts were swept away, only Li Qiye's group and the experts from the other races remained.
Members of the other races were shocked and fearful as well. Ancestor level characters were stricken with shivers and didn't dare to look at the headless man.
Only Li Qiye was calm from beginning to end. He knew exactly what would happen the moment the headless man appeared.
The headless man seemed to be looking over at the lost island despite not having a pair of eyes. After a while, he shifted his gaze over towards Li Qiye for a bit without saying anything before disappearing.
"Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop!" Right when he disappeared, the four prison altars all disappeared; surely, it was his doing.
After the prisons shattered, both cultivators and mortals from inside were scared silly and couldn't calm down in a short amount of time.
The experts from the other races began to regain their composure a bit after the headless man disappeared. They shivered at the thought of what had transpired just now. It was beyond their imagination and something they would never forget.
After a while, Xian Fan stood up and took a deep breath before asking: "How come the headless man helped us earlier?" She didn't say anyone's name, but it was clear that she was asking Li Qiye with her stare.
"Helped us?" Li Qiye smiled and shook his head to say: "He was helping the ghost race, not us."
"Helping the ghost race?" The surviving experts from the other races were skeptical. The golem ancestor exclaimed: "He blood sacrificed more than one hundred thousand ghost experts!"
"I would have done it if he didn't." Li Qiye said nonchalantly: "I wouldn't only use their blood as an offering to the mist, I would also kill all of them. Hmph, the ghost race wants to stretch their claws towards mortals? I don't mind going to all the lineages for a massacre!"
This sounded arrogant, and uninformed people would think that Li Qiye was blustering. Opposing the entire ghost race was quite suicidal.
However, the experts and ancestors here were all silent. Even the confident Xian Fan had no comments regarding Li Qiye's domineering statement.
Anyone would be frightened by Li Qiye's thirteenth palace. Having twelve palaces alone was amazing enough, but having a thirteenth instilled an endless sense of awe and fear like a never-ending river!
When it came to the thirteenth palace, no praise would ever be deemed an exaggeration. The first and only throughout all the eons! Li Qiye deserved any and all praise thrown at him.
He continued to say: "Since he took action to end this feud, then I won't hold them accountable anymore." He stared at the mortals next to the four pillars with a serious expression.
"I can forgive the ghost race, but I will destroy the Ancestral Realm! They can have a taste of destruction if they dare to sacrifice millions of mortals!"
The surviving experts couldn't help but look at each other. They didn't question his determination and didn't think that these were empty words. However, declaring war against the Ancestral Realm? It was said that the Heavenly God was invincible. What means and secrets did Li Qiye have?
"Send them to the Distant Cloud and prepare a place for them. I trust that you all have the ability for that." Li Qiye told the other experts after looking at the mortals.
At this time, the millions of mortals next to the altars were still lost. Although they didn't die from this disaster, they didn't have time to celebrate. They required more time in order to digest this monumental experience.
592 Teaser [collapse]Chapter 593: Horror-struck
A human ancestor respectfully said: "Don't worry, Young Noble. We will definitely escort them to the Distant Cloud."
The golem ancestor also chimed in: "Leave this to us, Young Noble! We will do our best to take them to the Distant Cloud!"
All the other ancestors also voiced their opinions with respect towards Li Qiye while Heavenly Kings treated him with veneration.
They all felt that the Immortal Emperor of this generation must be Li Qiye. Who else would be qualified if not Li Qiye with his thirteen palaces? Tian Lunhui and Chan Yang were nothing.
Therefore, before the future emperor, even ancestor level characters like them accepted bowing down and working for him. They were not qualified to posture before Li Qiye.
This was their chance to show their loyalty before he becomes the Immortal Emperor since they might not have the chance to work under him after his ascension. Because of this, a single request of aid from Li Qiye would immediately be carried out for they were certain of his future position.
Li Qiye then commanded: "Then I am at ease. I have other things to attend to. You all can take them away."
The ancestors and several hundred experts of the other races took the millions of mortals on the four altars away. Their responsibility was to let these mortals find a new home back at the southern Distant Cloud.
There was no longer a place for these mortals in the eastern Nether Border, so only the Distant Cloud was safe. It was the world of humans and demons. With imperial lineages like the Immortal Kingdom and Thousand Carp River presiding there, the ghost race wouldn't dare to make a move.
After they left, Xian Fan couldn't help but ask while looking at Li Qiye: "Hey, how did you create a thirteenth palace?"
At this point, Lan Yunzhu and Monk Dazhi both looked at Li Qiye's thirteenth palace as well. If it wasn't right in front of them, they would never believe that such a miracle was true.
"Well… revealing this is no problem at all." Li Qiye responded with a smile: "If you keep on digging in your palace meridian, a thirteenth will come out."
"Nevermind! It doesn't matter if you don't want to say it, what's the big deal anyway!" Xian Fan snappily retorted and didn't pry any further. She was only slightly curious, and it made sense that Li Qiye didn't want to tell the truth. If there was a secret technique to open the thirteenth palace in this world, then it would be more valuable than emperor's laws, heaven's will laws, immortal physique laws… It would basically be more valuable than anything else in this world! This was the most priceless treasure and nothing else could compare to it.
Li Qiye withdrew his palaces and patted the Ancestor Ginseng on his shoulder, saying: "Okay, you can return now."
The Ancestor Ginseng appeared to be fatigued. Even an Immortal Medicine like itself spent a lot of ginseng juice in order for Li Qiye to unleash so many Heavenly Annihilations.
"I suffered a lot so can I sleep while hugging the lamp for three days?" It spoke, aiming to use this chance to garner some benefits.
"Yes." Li Qiye generously agreed.
After hearing his response, the Ancestor Ginseng happily jumped into his Fate Palace and disappeared while Monk Dazhi was staring at it with lustful eyes.
The monk placed his palms together and said: "Amitabha, Benefactor Li, no, Brother Li, no, Young Master Li. Master Li, earlier, this little monk expended a lot of blood energy and even wasted some Longevity Blood. Will Master spare me a ginseng root to replenish my vitality?"
Li Qiye looked at him with one eye and said: "In your dreams. I wouldn't even use such a good item for myself, let alone give it to you. Spare me the daydreaming."
However, Monk Dazhi's face was thicker than even a temple block as he placed his arm around Li Qiye's shoulder and spoke: "Hahaha, Master Li, what are we but good friends? Hehe…" The monk wanted an Immortal Medicine like the Ancestor Ginseng and expressed his intent without any semblance of self-control.
"I don't have any!" Li Qiye flatly declined the monk so he could only swallow his saliva.
Li Qiye looked at the lost island in the sky, and the others followed suit. Before this, the island appeared to be very vast, but after the mist dissipated, it was only the size of an ordinary island.
It appeared to be made from a black metal that emitted a murderous aura. Others became disappointed after seeing its true appearance since it didn't look like a divine island at all.
"We'll be boarding it now." Li Qiye looked at it for a bit before telling Lan Yunzhu.
"Hahaha, we'll come as well!" Monk Dazhi said with his thickest face to Xian Fan. He wasn't actually speaking to Xian Fan and instead indirectly telling this to Li Qiye.
Although Li Qiye didn't say no, he glanced at the monk and smiled: "Hold onto your fantasies, there are no treasures there."
"Hehe, if there are no treasures, then I'll just go up there and broaden my horizons." Monk Dazhi responded.
Li Qiye only laughed to see the monk's covetous appearance, prompting the monk to feel a creepy sensation. This, in turn, made him ask: "You are not trying to trick me, right?"
Li Qiye responded in a mysterious manner: "I would never trick you. Plus, with our great relationship, do you really think I will push you down a pit? However, I'm afraid that you will definitely get a heart attack and won't be able to crawl up after you go up there."
"You're kidding." Monk Dazhi was unconvinced and retorted: "Although I am not an unparalleled talent or anything, I am no coward! There is nothing that will drive me weak with fear like a coward that cannot stand up straight!"
Li Qiye smiled and said: "You will know the sensation just a bit later." With that, he flew towards the lost island. Lan Yunzhu and Xian Fan followed right after him. Monk Dazhi, who didn't believe in Li Qiye's nonsense, also soared right behind them.
The four of them landed on the island. After taking a look around, they found out that this really was just an ordinary island with a few hills scattered everywhere. There was no vegetation or signs of life, just a quiet little island.
"Didn't people say that there were Golden Dragons and Divine Phoenixes here…?" Xian Fan murmured while looking at this inconspicuous island.
There were rumors about these mythical beasts soaring above this island, so only disappointment could be felt now after landing. Nothing in the legends were to be found here.
"The things you see with your eyes might not necessarily be the whole story." Li Qiye answered lightly then proceeded deeper into the island. The rest quickly ran after him.
They didn't get very far before the sound of someone hitting the ground appear behind them.
Lan Yunzhu and Xian Fan quickly turned around and saw Monk Dazhi on the ground with an expression as if he had just seen a ghost. His body was trembling uncontrollably.
"What happened?" The two of them were shocked by Monk Dazhi's appearance. The monk was not someone weak; he was definitely an expert and an amazing genius.
With great difficulty, the monk erected an imperial aura with the help of his weapon and slowly retreated back to the edge of the lost island. Here, he squatted straight on the ground while gasping for air. He finally found some relief at this point. With some composure, he apprehensively exclaimed: "What the hell?!"
Xian Fan was shaken. The monk was indeed frightened to the point of falling down to the ground while palpitating — just like what Li Qiye had said.
Xian Fan couldn't help but ask: "What just happened?"
The monk calmed down and forced a smile to say: "I don't know either. Earlier when I took a step, I felt as if the thing I'm most afraid of was inside, the most terrible thing in this world. My heart stopped and an instinctive fear rose from within; it told me to run away, but I couldn't move. It was as if a devil had his eyes on me."
Lan Yunzhu and Xian Fan exchanged looks and felt their hair standing on end. A genius like Monk Dazhi was scared out of his mind — this was a little hard to believe.
Lan Yunzhu felt a bit creeped out and quickly asked LI Qiye: "Just what is on this island?"
Li Qiye responded with a smile: "One of the most terrifying things in this world, especially to those of the ghost race since nothing could be more fearsome to them. It is the nemesis of their entire race, and it just happens that you are from the ghost race."
"Fuck it, I'm not staying here any longer. This bizarre thing is too awful! I have yet to see it, but I can already sense its presence!" Monk Dazhi didn't want to stay on the island any longer since he now understood that the ghost race's nemesis was here. Surely ghosts were delicious dishes to this ghastly thing lying in wait on the lost island!
"Very well, I will give you a chance at a fortune." Li Qiye looked at the monk that wanted to leave and smiled to say: "You did a good job this time and earned my admiration, so take this. If you are lucky, maybe you will meet an extremely great fortune." With that, Li Qiye threw an item towards Monk Dazhi.
The monk caught it and looked at the item in his hand before blurting out: "The Prime Ominous Key!"
This was a great little gem that could be exchanged for a nice fortune at the Heavenly Cemetery.
Countless people demanded for Li Qiye to hand over the key, including the Ancestral City, but all were met with a swift dismissal. Therefore, Monk Dazhi was stunned when Li Qiye casually threw the key over to him as a gift like this.
The monk asked with surprise: "For… For me?" Anyone who knew even a little bit about the key would understand its value.
"If you don't want it, then give it back." Li Qiye shrugged and lightly replied.
The monk immediately put it away in his pocket and said: "Of course I want it, how could I not?!" With a beaming smile, he added: "Master Li is such a generous man, there is no way he would ever shamelessly ask for a gift to be returned."
Li Qiye gave him a look and said: "Go and try your luck while the grave is still open. Once it closes, the key will disappear even if you hide it in the most secretive of places."
"Hahaha, definitely, for sure." Monk Dazhi's eyes lit up and said: "Hehe, this monk spent his whole life enlightening people, so my character and karma aren't up for debate. Haha, I will for sure meet a great fortune!"
Li Qiye was too lazy to care for the monk and proceeded deeper into the island with Lan Yunzhu and Xian Fan right behind him.
The monk shouted at Li Qiye's back: "Brother Li, thank you!" He then excitedly jumped down from the island, eager to test his luck!
Chapter 594: The Prison On The Divine Island
As Lan Yunzhu and Xian Fan followed Li Qiye deeper into the island, they found that this place was not very large. There was nothing here outside of a few hills here and there.
Lan Yunzhu was a very sensitive person and could feel even the slightest bit of change. Due to this, as they infiltrated deeper into the island, she felt an indescribable sensation.
Lan Yunzhu said: "This island is really strange."
Xian Fan had great talents and a heaven-defying cultivation, but her awareness was not as keen as Lan Yunzhu's. She curiously asked: "What do you think is weird about it?"
Lan Yunzhu answered: "It is like a prison; it is as if the entire island is just a place to seal something."
Li Qiye looked back while walking in front and nodded his head: "She is right. There are no Golden Dragons or Divine Phoenixes here. This is a prison, one that will be able to withstand the test of time."
"Is it really a prison?" Xian Fan was shocked and asked for confirmation. The rumors outside had always stated that there were supreme treasures on the island. Some people swore that there were divine eggs on the island that had scenes of beasts flying around. However, Li Qiye said that this was only a prison. Xian Fan wouldn't believe this from someone else, but she had no doubt when Li Qiye was the one to say it.
Lan Yunzhu emotionally asked after Li Qiye confirmed her intuition: "What character is imprisoned here?"
Li Qiye's eyes narrowed when this matter was brought up. He replied: "An existence that no one has seen before the ages, an existence that has no legends."
Lan Yunzhu inquired further: "Didn't you say that there was an extremely terrifying weapon on this lost island?" She recalled Li Qiye say this once.
Li Qiye answered with a smile: "It is an evil fiend to other people, the most harrowing of them all, especially to the ghost race. But to me, it is a weapon capable of destroying all things."
Lan Yunzhu took a deep breath. From her understanding of Li Qiye, she could faintly guess what he wanted to do.
At this point, Xian Fan interjected: "If this place is a prison for an invincible character, after millions and millions of years, perhaps this existence is already dead."
Li Qiye smiled and said: "That would be true for others. However, for this being, it would be difficult even if it wished to die. If it could be killed so easily, people would have killed it already instead of imprisoning it here."
Lan Yunzhu and Xian Fan looked at each other. What kind of terrifying existence could manage to live on after being imprisoned for so long?
It didn't take long for the three to reach the center of this small island. The central area was surrounded by four mountains, the four largest land masses on the island. Here was an empty plain without anything special, and it seemed to be paved with ordinary boulders.
These four might be small compared to mountains in other places, but the pitch-black mountains were very suffocating and oppressive. Anyone who stood here would feel that the four mountains could suppress gods and devils.
"Where is the prison?" Xian Fan looked around. There was nothing here, let alone a prison that entrapped a terrifying existence.
At this time, Li Qiye found a hidden spot amidst the plain. He observed for a bit before telling the other two: "Ladies, prepare yourselves. Don't let yourselves get weak knees in a short moment."
With a serious expression, Lan Yunzhu took a deep breath. The moment she arrived here, she had an uneasy feeling as if the most frightening fiend was hiding underground.
Xian Fan, on the other hand, glared at Li Qiye and said: "If you're ready, then just go for it. We are not children." She wasn't being overly confident or anything since, with her cultivation, talents, and knowledge, very few things could scare her.
Li Qiye chuckled then quickly put on a serious expression to take out something. This was a temple the size of a palm; it didn't look special at all.
Lan Yunzhu and Xian Fan didn't know that this little temple was initially very large. This was the ancient temple that Lu Baiqiu and Li Qiye found beneath the ocean.
At that time, Li Qiye used this little temple to locate the lost mythical island. Now, Li Qiye placed this little temple into the hidden spot; it was a perfect fit.
A clanking sound could be heard the moment the temple was placed inside. The plain emitted waves of light as complex runes wove together.
"Clank—" The paved stones on the ground began to move and suddenly, a gigantic monster crawled out from the earth.
Space fluctuated with this being's appearance. Out came a destructive aura like the coming of an unbeatable fiend. This daunting aura was no weaker than an Immortal Emperor's. However, the aura of an Immortal Emperor was one worthy of awe and respect while this monster's aura caused the souls of others to flee into the clouds.
At this point, the monster opened its eyes. Although it had been suppressed and couldn't hurt anyone, the opening of its eyes seemed to be capable of devouring the souls of billions. Even those at the peak would be scared out of their wits and think that this was the most terrifying fiend in the world!
Lan Yunzhu and Xian Fan were both heaven's proud daughters and supreme geniuses, but at this minute, both of their legs were shaking while they themselves were unable to stand straight.
"Ladies, watch it." Li Qiye quickly grabbed their waists after seeing their unsteady figures. With his help, the two girls took deep breaths but still had trouble settling down.
Li Qiye reminded them: "Don't look into its eyes."
At this time, Lan Yunzhu and Xian Fan saw the monster before them. It had the appearance of a wolf and tiger — not that scary looking. However, the most frightening part was its long teeth that extended all the way down to its jaws. These were long and sharp teeth that could bite and tear through everything in this world!
Another horrifying factor was its pair of eyes, so they should heed Li Qiye's warning. It was a fiendish pair of eyes capable of swallowing up souls, like a monster that specialized in soul-eating.
Its aura was quite shiver-inducing. Even a God-Monarch wouldn't be able to help himself before its presence. A Godking would be swallowed in one bite as well.
"Clank!!!!!" With an appalling murderous aura, the terrifying monster wanted to pounce forward after seeing Li Qiye and the other two. However, it couldn't move since it was tied up by four huge iron chains.
The four iron chains were pinned deep into the four mountains as immortal lights radiated from each chain. Every single chain emitted a special image; one had a Golden Dragon biting it, another had a Phoenix pulling it, the third was protected by a Celestial Tiger while the last had a Black Tortoise lying on top.
However, what trapped this monster was not the four trains but rather the dense seals above them. All the chains were carved with formidable seals. Not to mention all four chains, any one of them alone had a seal powerful enough to kill a True God or any other deities. But now, all four were used to bind a single monster, and one could easily imagine their combined strength.
"The legendary True Immortal Steel! There are only nine types in the world, but four of them are actually being used right here!" Xian Fan emotionally exclaimed after seeing the four chains binding the monster.
True Immortal Steel was the best material to craft weapons. Countless people craved for them when they were casting their own weapons. Even the tiniest piece would allow these weapons to have extraordinary power.
Yet all four of these huge chains were crafted from four different types of True Immortal Steel — what kind of investment was this? Using such supreme treasures to lock this monster proved its horrendous nature.
Lan Yunzhu couldn't help but murmur while looking at these chains: "Golden Dragon, Phoenix, Celestial Tiger, Black Tortoise — four of the legendary nine True Immortal Steel. No wonder why people saw images of mythical beasts, so they were images emitted by these metals."
Xian Fan's heart was beating fast while she looked at this terrifying monster. It was a blessing that it was imprisoned; otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable. Against such a monster, ancestors, legendary masters, and even eternal existences were insufficient. Even True Gods would only be delicious prey to this monster.
"Just what exactly is this thing?" Lan Yunzhu had to ask.