“Slaughter Heavenly King?”
“This name feels somewhat familiar.”
Chu Feng could see it, and so could Dan Dan. She pursed her small lips and began to think. She always felt that these four characters seemed like something she had heard before.
“Dan Dan, don’t you remember this Slaughter Heavenly King?”
Chu Feng asked.
“Could it be that he knows us?”
Dan Dan asked.
“My Queen, do you still remember the Asura Ghost Tower on the Nine Provinces Continent?”
Chu Feng said.
“Oh, oh, oh, oh…”
“I remember now. It’s the one who left the couplet in the Asura Ghost Tower, right?”
“No wonder it sounds familiar.”
“Haha, this Queen remembers.”
“That fellow left a couplet in the Asura Ghost Tower.”
“This Queen still remembers that couplet.”
“Upper line: What is the path of martial cultivation? Only my single heart slays demons and men.”
“Lower line: Who rules all under heaven? I use slaughter to determine the cosmos.”
“Horizontal inscription: Slaughter Heavenly King.”
“Haha, back then I even thought this guy must be an extremely arrogant and conceited person. Otherwise, he would not leave such a thing for others to see.”
“He even named himself Slaughter Heavenly King. Truly foolish enough.”
Dan Dan said with a giggle.
“Dan Dan, do not say it like that. Back then, the words left by the Slaughter Heavenly King had quite an impact on me.”
“That was the first time I truly felt that there are heavens beyond the heavens, and people beyond people.”
“Although they were just words, they provided considerable help to my determination to cultivate diligently.”
Chu Feng said.
“Fine, fine, it was just a joke. I did not mean any disrespect to him.”
“But Chu Feng, could this Slaughter Heavenly King be the same one?”
“The Asura Ghost Tower, compared to this place, is far too different.”
“Could it be the same person? Or is it just the same name?”
Dan Dan asked.
“Earlier, when I saw the handwriting on those two plaques, I already felt it looked somewhat familiar.”
“Now I can be certain. The handwriting on the plaques here is exactly the same as the handwriting on that couplet in the Asura Ghost Tower.”
“At the very least, I can confirm that the handwriting comes from the same person.”
Chu Feng said.
“If it really is the same person, then this Slaughter Heavenly King is quite remarkable.”
“He must have been a very powerful Asura realm spiritist.”
“Could it be that all these Asura evil spirits were sealed here by him?”
Dan Dan said.
“It is not impossible.”
In fact, this was also Chu Feng’s guess.
Chu Feng felt that perhaps all the formations here were set up by that Slaughter Heavenly King.
“Everyone, we have prepared for a thousand years. In these recent ten years, we have exhausted our hearts and minds even more.”
“Whether our Asura realm spirit army can see the light of day again, whether we can take control of our own fate, all depends on this time.”
“So everyone, we have no room for failure. Today we must give it our all.”
“Only if we succeed will we have a chance to leave this place.”
“Are you all prepared?”
Suddenly, the Asura King asked in a loud voice.
“We await the King’s command.”
“We will give everything, even if it costs our lives. We will never retreat!!!”
All the Asura evil spirits present spoke at the same time. Their voices shook the vast hall, surpassing the roar of billions of thunderclaps.
This was not merely a response to the Asura King’s words. It was their determination.
Such a scene was deeply moving.
“Good, everyone… Today, we shall fight with all our strength on this King Platform to see the light of day once more.”
“When we break free, we shall dye the blue heavens with blood.”
“Activate the formation!!!!”
As soon as the words fell, heaven and earth trembled. Overwhelming black flames, carrying terrifying roars, surged out from the Asura King’s body.
That was the power of an Asura realm spirit, pouring into the scroll.
Buzz.
As soon as the power surged into the scroll, the formation within the scroll released itself from the paper. The characters transformed into reality and covered the so-called King Platform.
Buzz.
As the formation fused, brilliant light erupted on the King Platform. The formation on the platform was also activated.
“When we break free, we shall dye the blue heavens with blood.”
All the Asura evil spirits present shouted the same words as the Asura King. Their voices carried excitement, anger, and even surging killing intent.
At the same time, those positioned in the formation eyes, such as Lord Yun Liang, had already sat cross-legged. They poured the power within their bodies into the formation eyes beneath their feet.
They had begun to activate the grand formation on the King Platform.
“So, to activate this grand formation here, one must use the power of the Asura evil spirits themselves.”
“No wonder I felt that ordinary barrier techniques would not work.”
Although Chu Feng now understood what was happening, the sense of unease in his heart grew even stronger.
The power released on the King Platform at this moment was far too immense. The strength of these Asura evil spirits was truly terrifying.
Moreover, the words they shouted in unison, “When we break free, we shall dye the blue heavens with blood,” revealed their intentions.
Blood, whose blood?
It could never be their own.
If they had great enemies and wanted to vent their hatred with the blood of those enemies, that would be understandable.
But if they harboured resentment and slaughtered the innocent indiscriminately, that would be a great calamity. The ones to suffer would be the innocent people of the world.
Their power was too terrifying. If it really came to that, Chu Feng did not know who could possibly stop them.
Just as Chu Feng felt worried, the power of the formation began to surge towards the box sealed with the talisman beneath the Asura King’s feet.
Rumble rumble rumble.
The box trembled violently, as if some terrifying thing inside was struggling to break free. Chu Feng’s unease grew even more intense.
“Chu Feng, I feel something is wrong.”
“Are they trying to release whatever is in there so they can break their restraints and leave this place?”
“Putting aside what terrifying thing is inside that box, just these Asura evil spirits themselves are already extremely powerful. Could anyone in the Nine Souls Heavenly River handle them?”
Dan Dan also sensed that something was off and said to Chu Feng.
“That box should be the thing the Black Fiend Old Devil wants me to steal.”
“Since it can be stolen, presumably it will not be unsealed today.”
Chu Feng said.
“The Black Fiend Old Devil is no good person either.”
“If that box can be stolen, it absolutely cannot be handed over to the Black Fiend Old Devil.”
“Otherwise, who knows what evil things that old monster would use it for.”
Dan Dan reminded him.
“As expected of my Queen. Actually, that is exactly what I was thinking.”
Chu Feng replied.
As the power of the formation on the King Platform continued to pour into the sealed box, the rune patterns on the box gradually lit up.
Soon, ninety percent of the rune patterns on the box had lit up.
However, the remaining ten percent showed no reaction at all, as if everything would stop here.
“Yun Liang, the time has come.”
Once it was confirmed that the final ten percent of the rune patterns could not be lit, the Asura King looked towards Lord Yun Liang.
Lord Yun Liang had already prepared. Upon hearing this, he immediately took out the bottle.
He opened the bottle cap and activated the formation inside.
The power within the bottle floated out, then fell into the grand formation on the King Platform beneath his feet. It followed the power of the King Platform formation and surged into the box together.
Buzz.
Immediately after, the final ten percent of the rune patterns on the box also lit up.
Seeing this, an irrepressible smile appeared on the Asura King’s face.
Thus, he withdrew his power and stopped activating the formation within the scroll.
At the same time, the formation on the King Platform immediately dissipated.
Everyone ceased activating the formation.
At this moment, all the Asura evil spirit experts present were panting heavily. Even their auras had become extremely weak.
Even someone as strong as Lord Yun Liang was no exception.
Their current state somewhat resembled Wang Yuxian and the others after having their bloodline power forcibly extracted, though naturally they were in slightly better condition than Wang Yuxian had been.
But it was clear that activating this formation had consumed a tremendous amount from them.
No wonder they had said before it began that they were willing to pay with their lives.
It seemed they had long known what the cost of activating the formation would be.
They had already prepared themselves for it.
Even so, there was not a trace of slack on the faces of these Asura evil spirits. Instead, they looked at the Asura King with extreme tension.
“King, have we succeeded?”
Finally, someone could not hold back and cautiously asked.
“All we could do has been done. What comes next… depends on the will of heaven.”
The Asura King said with a smile, sighing.
As soon as he spoke, excited and thrilled smiles appeared on the faces of all the Asura evil spirits.
Chu Feng even noticed that some of them were so moved that tears streamed down their faces.
“Everyone, you have worked hard today.”
“Go back and rest now. Recover your strength properly.”
“Wait one more month. The answer will reveal itself. Perhaps at that time, it will be the moment our Asura realm spirit army sees the light of day once more.”
With the Asura King’s command, the Asura evil spirits present all withdrew.
Lord Yun Liang also took Chu Feng and left the Asura King Palace.
However, the Asura King showed no intention of leaving.
