Chapter 28: Specialized in Countering the Corpse Calamity, the Unlucky Corpse Emperor

Chapter 28: Specialized in Countering the Corpse Calamity, the Unlucky Corpse Emperor

Chapter 28: Specialized in Countering the Corpse Calamity, the Unlucky Corpse Emperor

Boom!

The heavens and earth shook, endless tears rained down, and a verdant gold pagoda descended, causing the entire cosmos to wail in sorrow.

The Immortal Tears Verdant Gold Pagoda appeared in the sky, crashing down on the Corpse Emperor's head. The sheer terror and boundless power of the pagoda instantly left him dazed and bleeding profusely.

It turned out that after being knocked away, the pagoda had used the force to traverse the vast expanse of the cosmos and arrived at the other battlefield.

The Corpse Emperor was enraged. As a Sovereign who had undergone Self-Severance, he had to avoid direct physical confrontations whenever possible, for the fluid that flowed was not blood, but the essence of life, each drop invaluable.

"Western Emperor!!" The Corpse Emperor roared to the heavens, his eyes blazing with fury.

Everyone knew that the Western Emperor's Dao Soldier was the Immortal Tears Verdant Gold Pagoda.

He didn't bother to check the outcome of the battle on the other side, immediately shooting into the sky, drawing his bow and arrow, ready to shoot down the Western Emperor's pagoda.

However, a presence that filled him with dread appeared.

The Corpse Emperor was shocked and enraged, as if he saw a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, with immortals falling, the scene before him turning crimson.

He looked up at the sky, and beneath the Western Emperor's pagoda, a formation diagram had appeared, slowly rotating, shrouded in chaotic energy, spreading the laws of the Great Dao, obscuring the vast expanse of the heavens.

The Corpse Emperor's pupils contracted sharply, and he shivered uncontrollably.

He recognized what it was—the killing formation diagram of the Venerable Lord Ling Bao from the Mythical Era!

The Venerable Lord Ling Bao's killing formation was considered the greatest of all time. He pioneered the art of combining characters in formations, and his mastery of array arts was unmatched. He had poured his life's essence into this formation diagram.

"Damn it, how did it come so quickly?" the Corpse Emperor cursed.

When the Western Emperor attained enlightenment, his daughter had once wielded the Ling Bao killing formation to strike down Sovereigns. The Corpse Emperor had not witnessed it firsthand, but he had heard about it, as Shao Hua was also one of their targets.

However, he did not see the Western Emperor's daughter.

At the same time, a world-shattering sword aura shot toward the Corpse Emperor. He retreated at lightning speed, but a blood flower still bloomed on his shoulder, interrupting his thoughts.

In the next moment, the atmosphere changed completely, filled with bone-chilling killing intent and a blood-red aura that enveloped the heavens and earth, the ominous energy overwhelming.

In different positions, four slaughter swords hung, their bodies dark red, radiating terrifying and shocking killing energy, causing the Corpse Emperor's heart to race.

Each sword bore a blurred mark, imprinted with the terrifying image of a slaying immortal, sending chills down one's spine.

They were the most terrifying weapons in the world, responsible for countless bloodbaths.

It was said that if the formation diagram and the slaughter swords were combined, and the array was complete and led by an emperor, even a peak Imperial Dao Sovereign could be slain!

The Western Emperor's daughter did not appear, nor did the Western Emperor himself. The divine spirit of the Immortal Tears Verdant Gold Pagoda was controlling the killing formation.

The verdant gold pagoda was extraordinary. The Western Emperor had studied the immortal cauldron for many years and had made some progress. As her enlightenment tool, the pagoda had naturally advanced as well.

Compared to humans, artifacts shared more in common, with various immortal inscriptions engraved upon them, giving them a touch of immortality.

The formation diagram hung high, the four slaughter swords trembled in unison, and countless chaotic sword beams split the sky, accompanied by a flood of bloodlight, engulfing the area.

The Corpse Emperor was trapped in the formation, his face dark and grim. Anyone facing such a deadly situation would struggle to remain calm.

After all, he had undergone Self-Severance and was no longer at his peak. One misstep could lead to his total annihilation.

Fortunately, he still had something to rely on.

The Celestial Ascendant Underworld Relic spun, emitting eternal immortal radiance, as if separating the great universe, protecting the Corpse Emperor.

The situation seemed to have reached a stalemate.

The Ling Bao killing formation, without a human host, was limited by the divine spirit of the imperial weapon; and the Corpse Emperor, not at his peak, had not yet fully transformed the Celestial Ascendant Underworld Relic into an immortal artifact. One attack and one defense, they were evenly matched for the moment.

But as the collision intensified, the Slaughter Formation Diagram began to emit the solemn chanting of the Transcendence Sutra, a scripture specifically created by the Venerable Lord Ling Bao to counter the Corpse Calamity.

Unexpected changes occurred. The Venerable Lord Ling Bao’s formation diagram and the Slaughter Swords fully awakened, and a phantom figure emerged, as if the Venerable Lord himself had been reborn.

"Venerable Lord Ling Bao!!" The Corpse Emperor’s calm expression completely twisted. If it weren’t for the inopportune moment, he would have cursed Ling Bao to the heavens.

Millions of years dead, and he still left behind something specifically to counter me. Truly, he didn’t treat me like a human.

In the mythic era, the transformation of a supreme corpse into a "Divine Spirit" was a known phenomenon, marked by the Cycle Seal, which allowed for the burial of a future incarnation. There were also other unknown and bizarre transformation methods.

The Venerable Lord Ling Bao had foreseen the potential dark Corpse Calamity in the future, or perhaps he had encountered similar or even more terrifying entities, leading him to specifically create the scripture to counter such threats.

At this moment, the Ling Bao Slaughter Formation fully awakened, and the deity within realized it was facing a being reborn from a corpse, instantly unleashing unparalleled power.

A strange and incredibly mysterious force spread out.

"In the Primordial Azure Heaven, amidst the emerald void and the great floating land, the celestial sun, moon, stars, and constellations, the mountains, seas, and hidden clouds, the sky is free of floating impurities."

Strand after strand of sword light slashed at the Corpse Emperor, each carrying a mysterious restraining force, clashing with a resounding ring.

"Ah!!!"

The Corpse Emperor couldn’t help but let out a long, piercing howl, shaking the vast universe. The corpse energy surged like a tidal wave, but it was firmly contained by the Ling Bao Slaughter Formation.

Not just him, even the Celestial Ascendant Underworld Relic was trembling slightly, still a step away from becoming a true immortal artifact.

Faced with the ultimate revival of the Ling Bao Slaughter Formation, it also felt somewhat restrained, only able to exert eight or nine-tenths of its power.

The Ling Bao Slaughter Formation, specifically designed to counter the Corpse Calamity!

Encountering it, the Corpse Emperor could only consider himself extremely unlucky.

He had never anticipated such a situation. If he had known, he would never have come. The Underworld had other Sovereigns who wouldn’t be as severely restrained as he was.

This was a result of a miscalculation in their plan. In their original strategy, he only needed to control the Celestial Ascendant Underworld Relic and remotely annihilate the opponent, without putting himself at risk.

Logically, Wu Ning should have been suppressed and eliminated immediately.

But the unexpected happened. The opponent seemed to be well-prepared and exceptionally powerful, his strength not inferior to a Sovereign, forcing the Corpse Emperor to intervene prematurely and not at full strength.

Moreover, he hadn’t expected the Western Emperor’s aid to arrive so quickly. The moment he fired his arrow, the Immortal Tears Verdant Gold Pagoda came crashing down, as if his partner’s eyes had never left him.

Were they really that loving??

Seeing himself falling into a disadvantageous position, the Corpse Emperor was on the verge of madness. He knew that once the Western Emperor personally arrived and took control of the Ling Bao Slaughter Formation, he would surely perish here.

He once again drew his bow to its fullest extent, almost reaching the pinnacle, and unleashed his ultimate strike.

This arrow not only invoked his own Great Dao laws but also sacrificed the deity within the weapon, igniting the Dao Transmutation power, all to break through the formation.

"Break it!"

The Corpse Emperor roared, and a Slaughter Sword was sent flying, filling him with hope as he charged forward.

"Boom!"

But at that moment, a pale, slender hand crossed the universe, its fingers like clouds descending, filled with Dao marks, pressing down the entire galaxy in its palm.

(End of Chapter)

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