Even if I die, I will die with some backbone.
Ling Xiao’s thinking was just that simple.
“Heh heh, in a moment you will not be so tough.”
The voice from within the bronze coffin paused for a while, then rapidly spread out. “It seems the people who remain still want to compete for this Imperial Seal. In that case, our Ghost God Temple might as well give you a helping hand!”
As he spoke, the black sedan chair began to tremble violently.
Then, the chains on it kept making crackling sounds.
Waves of trembling notes like ghostly wailing and wolf howling filled the air.
The four small giants placed the black sedan chair on the ground and hurriedly retreated to one side.
After that, the twenty-three prisoners and the four small giants all knelt down and prostrated themselves, shouting loudly, “We respectfully welcome the Ghost General! The divine sect descends, unifying the Profound Realm!”
Unifying the Profound Realm?
Such a slogan was absolutely not something ordinary people dared to utter, nor was it something ordinary sects dared to proclaim openly.
Although many had thought about it, they only discussed it privately. To say it openly in front of so many people showed just how arrogant and confident they were.
The divine sect they spoke of was the “Profound Sect” from back then.
This Profound Sect had originally been the largest religion of the Holy Dynasty. Later, as the Holy Dynasty declined, they rose in power and became the strongest force in the Profound Realm.
When the True Demon Empire invaded, the Profound Sect naturally had to confront them. After all, they were unwilling to give up the situation they had worked so hard to achieve.
However, the True Demon Empire was truly too powerful, especially the True Demon Great Emperor. He almost single-handedly destroyed the Profound Sect’s main altar.
After the main altar was destroyed, the Profound Sect’s leader went missing, and the deputy leader submitted to the True Demon Empire.
The remaining two Bodhisattvas, four Great Protector Kings, eight Guardian Vajras, and twelve Hall Masters all fled and went into hiding.
In that battle, the True Demon Great Emperor had consumed too much energy. Perhaps to prepare for his fight against the Holy Dynasty’s Holy Emperor, he did not have time to exterminate these remnants.
This allowed the remnants of the Profound Sect to revive once more, developing at an astonishingly fast pace.
The two Bodhisattvas went into seclusion, while the four Great Protector Kings, eight Guardian Vajras, and twelve Halls gradually developed into independent sects.
The Water God Temple and Ghost God Temple that had appeared now were two of those twelve Halls.
Back to the matter at hand.
As the surrounding black qi continuously gathered into the bronze coffin, a piercing black light suddenly burst out from inside.
This black light was like a total solar eclipse. Although it was hard to see clearly, it was even more dazzling than ordinary sunlight.
In that instant, Chang Le Square was actually enveloped in darkness.
“No wonder even the Weak Water Protector and Heavy Water Protector from the Water God Temple chose to leave. This Ghost Chonglou’s cultivation has indeed become much stronger than before, but this old man should still be able to handle it.”
In a very secluded corner stood an old man.
The old man wore loose robes, with a hood already covering his face, making it impossible to see who he was.
But the old man seemed unafraid of Ghost Chonglou’s strength, which showed just how powerful he was.
“Heh heh, I said it earlier. Those who remain will all die, and even those who fled will die. From today onward, Sin City will be our Ghost God Temple’s stronghold on the Divine Phoenix Continent.”
The voice from within the bronze coffin grew louder, and the lid of the coffin slowly opened. Vaguely, a figure could be seen emerging from inside.
“Run!”
At this moment, those warriors who had harboured illusions finally understood the terror of the Ghost God Temple and turned to flee.
“What is the use of running? Do you really think the Ghost God Temple will let you leave? Apart from those Yin-Yang Realm warriors, no one can escape, unless you exterminate these people from the Ghost God Temple.”
Suddenly, a clear and cold voice rang out in everyone’s mind.
The warriors who had intended to flee stopped.
Indeed, the Ghost God Temple had made it very clear. They wanted to occupy Sin City and slaughter all the warriors here.
This was also their usual way of doing things.
“Heh heh, that kid is right, but so what? Even if you unite, you still cannot escape death. It would be better to die obediently and avoid suffering.”
The lid of the bronze coffin was almost fully open, and a person walked out from inside.
Seeing this person, he was not as hideous as those prisoners.
One could even say that this person had a somewhat coldly handsome appearance.
Judging by looks, he seemed very young, probably in his thirties, though his true age might already be over a hundred.
Warriors were quite accurate in judging age.
He had long cyan hair draped over his shoulders, with heavy eyeshadow around his eyes, as if he had not slept for a very long time.
His pupils were green, deep and icy cold.
His appearance also brought with it a wave of foul wind and bloody rain. “Kill!”
Twenty-three prisoners.
Thirteen Ghost God Dogs.
The four small giants charged out simultaneously, beginning a merciless slaughter.
Many people knew that the martial studies of the Ghost God Temple were life-killing martial studies. In other words, the more they killed, the stronger they became.
Thus, their understanding of killing was deeper than that of many warriors.
Where it was easier to make the opponent die.
Which positions were easier to attack, and so on.
“Ah…”
Miserable screams kept ringing out, and souls were drawn from the corpses one after another, then absorbed into Ghost Chonglou’s body.
This evil technique was very similar to the one used by Corpse Granny back then.
But Ghost Chonglou was clearly much more powerful than Corpse Granny. Although his strength was continuously rising, his body did not change noticeably. Only his aura became increasingly terrifying.
It was clear that although this martial study had side effects, once cultivated to a certain level, they could be completely ignored.
Those pitiful warriors, their souls screaming continuously, but it was useless. Although their strength was not weak.
The remaining twenty-three prisoners were all Cave Heaven Realm warriors, from the first cave heaven to the fourth.
Facing most of the warriors in the square, they could slaughter without mercy.
The four small giants were even more terrifying. Three of them were actually seventh cave heaven realm warriors.
And one was surprisingly a tenth cave heaven expert.
When they slaughtered, they were even more unrestrained. Apart from half-step Yin-Yang Realm and Yin-Yang Realm warriors, they could ignore almost everything.
The strength of the thirteen Ghost God Dogs was probably equivalent to Cave Heaven Realm warriors. Although only the first cave heaven, Cave Heaven Realm was Cave Heaven Realm. They could crush casually.
“Ah, ah…”
The miserable screams became more frequent, and the corpses on the ground increased. Many warriors fought back desperately, but facing powerful and unpredictable opponents, they were somewhat helpless.
Ghost Chonglou did not make a move.
Because he knew there were still experts in the crowd. Those people were left for him to deal with. He needed to conserve his energy.
After all, there were still experts in the crowd.
Even if Yin-Yang Realm warriors did not act, those prisoners, Ghost God Dogs, and small giants were not invincible.
“Boom!”
One prisoner was directly blasted into fragments, scattering all over the sky.
