Chapter 438: The Ghost Emperor, Back to the Masses, Kills the Poison Saint, Submits to Me, and I'll

Chapter 438: The Ghost Emperor, Back to the Masses, Kills the Poison Saint, Submits to Me, and I'll Show You the Divine Wave of a Thousand Generations' [Seeking Monthly Votes]



Boom!

A terrifying blast echoed through the air, exploding in mid-air.

Like an intensely dazzling sun, the purple flames were overwhelming, and the terrifying thousand-ton force was unleashed.

Countless Ten Thousand Transformations Nine Divine Mechanism Seals were activated simultaneously, and the scorching heat raged, creating an endless clanging sound.

The void in the sky seemed to be pulled like a carpet, shaking violently, causing the raging airflow and the resilient void to collapse silently.

Space collapsed!

A punch—

Breaking through the void!

The air screamed as it shattered, intertwining with the raging chaos, erupting from the broken void, accompanied by an intensely violent and fierce gale.

Gu Yangxuan, the Divine Tribulation cultivator, faced such overwhelming force that could topple mountains and overturn seas, and his physical body was blasted apart by a single punch!

The sky bloomed with intensely bloody flowers.

Countless fine cracks in the void intertwined, spreading wildly without end.

Then, a heart-wrenching scream shattered the air, as Gu Yangxuan's Heaven and Earth Soul, with its bloodshot eyes, was in excruciating pain.

His physical body...

Had been blasted apart!

The body he had nurtured with Human Medicine for so many years was blasted apart by a single punch!

How could the Netherworld Hellhound do this?

Gu Yangxuan's Heaven and Earth Soul was filled with bloodshot eyes, and endless torment enveloped his body.

He roared in rage, his heart focused on the Arm Heaven-Piercing Armor that was activating millions of Ten Thousand Transformations Nine Divine Mechanism Seals.

The incredibly long arms burned with purple flames, possessing a power that agitated the heavens and earth, a power akin to a calamity.

This left Gu Yangxuan, who only had his Heaven and Earth Soul, in absolute terror.

But what truly terrified Gu Yangxuan was that this mechanical beast could unleash a battle prowess comparable to a Martial Deity!

Could there be such a mechanical beast in this world?

On the other side, Gu Yin Xuan's face darkened to the extreme, and he looked at the terrifying giant mechanical ape that had appeared with a mix of astonishment and uncertainty.

What year is this?

Has the art of mechanical beasts reached such heights?

A mechanical beast comparable to a Martial Deity... Has the Tang Clan's mechanical arts reached such heights?

When Gu Yin Xuan, the Poison Saint, was forced into a fake death by the powerful cultivators of various divine sects, the art of mechanical beasts was still in its infancy. Although the Tang Clan was developing it, it was far inferior to the widely recognized divine paths of divine weapons, divine pills, divine talismans, and divine carvings.

But now, could a mechanical beast rival a Martial Deity?

For a moment, Gu Yin Xuan's heart sank further, and he felt a bit agitated, as if he were an old relic abandoned by the times.

Indeed, he was an old relic...

Gu Yangxuan was blocked by the Arm Heaven-Piercing Armor and had his physical body blasted apart, and Gu Yin Xuan's face grew colder, his arms spread wide, and his black robe fluttering, he stepped into the void, choosing to abandon Gu Yangxuan and escape on his own.

The Tiandan Divine Sect... its heyday had passed.

After his fake death for a thousand years, Gu Yin Xuan had little emotional attachment to the Tiandan Divine Sect. Even in Gu Yangxuan's eyes, the Tiandan Divine Sect was merely a tool for them.

And now, it seemed like Gu Yangxuan would be left behind.

Gu Yin Xuan would decisively abandon Gu Yangxuan, even though they were brothers, brothers for a thousand years...

But Li Che's target this time was Gu Yin Xuan.

This sinister and venomous man, who would not hesitate to poison his own sect's disciples to death, must be sent to the Netherworld.

If such an existence were to roam free, it would be like a ticking time bomb for Xi Xi.

Li Che was now extremely powerful and had the means to protect his daughter.

However, he was not omnipotent.

If Xi Xi were to be poisoned by something like the Nine Turns Ascending Dragon Pillar, could he save her?

Li Che could bind deities and revive people, but his knowledge of poisons was limited. Saving someone from a deadly poison was beyond his capabilities.

Therefore, Li Che's wariness of the Poison Saint Gu Yin Xuan was even greater than his wariness of Gu Yangxuan.

Such a person must be sent to the Netherworld without question.

Boom!

The Divine Machinery Ape, with its fists burning with the Primordial Dragon Elephant Flame, roared. Li Che, wearing the Horse Face Mask, stood in the ape's mind, surrounded by hundreds of Ten Thousand Transformations Nine Divine Mechanism Seals.

Each mechanism seal was connected to his mental power.

With a thought, the Divine Machinery Ape could be manipulated to perform various actions.

It could even manifest its divine essence, Dao essence, martial arts, and more through the Ten Thousand Transformations Nine Divine Mechanism Seals.

It could be said that controlling such a mechanical beast was extremely challenging.

However, for Li Che, who had reached the Immortal Craft Dao Fruit level 7, this level of control was effortless.

It must be said...

The appearance of the Tang Clan's Divine Machinery indeed had the potential to change the situation.

Although controlling a divine realm mechanical beast was not easy, it required at least Heaven-Earth Resonance and Heaven and Earth Soul-level perception.

However, this level of perception could be achieved by a Martial Sage and a Divine Embryo.

In other words, a Martial Sage and a Divine Embryo who had undergone a single transformation could, through training, master and control this Divine Machinery, unleashing a battle prowess comparable to a Martial Deity!

And the most crucial point...

Was the power Li Che demonstrated when he manipulated the Divine Machinery Ape to blast apart Gu Yangxuan's physical body.

It was not bound by the forces of heavenly disasters!

In other words, it was not restricted by the power of the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations!

In a world where those facing heavenly tribulations could not unleash their full power, this was akin to standing at the pinnacle!

When a Martial Deity or a cultivator facing heavenly tribulations invoked the Calamity Wheel to fight, they would be locked onto by the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations of heavenly will, leading to a great catastrophe.

Without invoking the Calamity Wheel, the result would be like Gu Yangxuan's fate, having their physical body shattered.

Gu Yangxuan was not a Martial Deity but only facing heavenly tribulations, and although his physical body was not weak, it was far inferior to that of a Martial Deity.

Boom!

The Divine Machinery Ape attacked Gu Yangxuan again.

On the other side, as Gu Yin Xuan tried to escape, Li Che's mind moved, and the Sea-Flipping Nine Heads exploded, turning into countless ink marks, breaking free from the suppression of the Nine Turns Ascending Dragon Pillar.

The next moment, it reformed into the Sea-Flipping Nine Heads and attacked Gu Yin Xuan!

Boom!

The Tribulation Lightning descended rapidly, slamming into the Sea-Flipping Nine Heads, causing its power to diminish significantly.

However, this Sea-Flipping Nine Heads, which disregarded the bombardment of Tribulation Lightning, was extremely troublesome for Gu Yin Xuan.

Poisoned but not killed, beaten but not defeated!

This thing was a natural nemesis to him!

Gu Yin Xuan's face twitched uncontrollably, and he sensed something amiss.

This Netherworld...

They have no intention of letting him go!

Are they planning to keep him here?

"Your Excellency, I, Gu Yin Xuan, have secluded myself for a thousand years, feigning death for a millennium. Surely we have no grudges or enmities?"

Gu Yin Xuan once again summoned the Heavenly Toxin Pill, holding back the raging and rampaging Sea-Flipping Nine Heads, but he himself was also struck by the backlash, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

The Dao Essence within his body surged uncontrollably, and his anger rose with each moment, but he dared not vent or unleash it.

He was about to face the third tribulation of the Calamity Realm, and he wasn't confident he could overcome that calamity.

So, he had to endure.

The main reason was...

He felt an extremely powerful threat.

On top of the ink-colored city, a towering figure stood, his back turned to the world, and purple flames burned atop his skull.

Just standing there, a terrifying force of calamity seemed to want to overturn the heavens and earth.

Gu Yin Xuan's face turned extremely ugly...

The Netherworld, and there are experts here too!

What kind of power has emerged from this Netherworld?

A terrifying beast comparable to the strength of the second tribulation of the Calamity Realm, and a mechanical beast rivaling the Martial Deity, and now...

On the city walls stands a figure who, by merely releasing his oppressive aura, makes him feel a chilling presence...

The purple flames burned silently, an extremely terrifying tribulation fire.

As it burned, the space twisted, as if a horrifying beast roared within.

Gu Yin Xuan's face turned extremely ugly, and his shout was directed at the figure standing atop the city walls.

"Netherworld Emperor Gui!"

In the distance, Gu Yang Xuan exclaimed in shock.

Netherworld Emperor Gui?

Gu Yin Xuan chewed on the name in his mind; a thousand years ago, there was no such person.

"Your Excellency, what do you mean by this?"

"Do we have to go to such extremes?"

Gu Yin Xuan spoke in a deep voice.

However, the Netherworld Emperor Gui still had his back turned to him, and to the world.

"I'll kill you."

A faint voice reverberated through the heavens and earth.

Gu Yin Xuan's face instantly turned ashen; was there nothing left to discuss?

Rooooaaarrrr!

The Sea-Flipping Nine Heads roared, its nine heads whipping wildly, and the tribulation lightning crashed down. The Nine Heads ignored it and continued its rampage.

Creak, creak...

The gates of Fengdu, the Netherworld capital, opened with a boom.

Dark, deep, and infinitely cold, it was like the gates of death.

"The gates of Fengdu have opened. Do you want to live?"

"Within Fengdu is a small Profound Realm, unaffected by the power of calamities. If you want to live, step inside, and fight your way out."

A faint voice emanated from the Netherworld Emperor Gui's figure, still with his back turned to the world.

Gu Yin Xuan's eyes narrowed as he looked towards the pitch-black gates...

If he entered this city...

Could he still survive?

Gu Yin Xuan's body turned ice-cold; as an expert in poisons, he had met his match, and this mad beast... was too much of a hindrance.

Even a Demon Emperor, as long as it was a living being, could be poisoned...

But this mad beast, like a fool, had stuffed the Nine Turns Ascending Dragon Pillar into its mouth and was unaffected.

However, it was undeniable that being entangled by this beast, he might not be able to escape...

The human realm wasn't the Wiles Pavilion, and he couldn't freely exert his strength.

And this mad beast, carrying the lightning, came to kill him, leaving him with no choice but to take the beating.

"Ah!"

Gu Yang Xuan roared in anger.

He also understood the current situation...

The Netherworld and the court had joined forces, and Xie Yun Shen had set a trap for their Tiandan Divine Sect, the reason being self-evident: they were after the sect's Fortune Lotus.

The two of them couldn't protect the Tiandan Divine Sect.

So, Gu Yang Xuan didn't want to die.

He wanted to live!

Even if his physical body was shattered, he still had the Heaven and Earth Soul. With his pill concocting skills, as long as he found enough Human Medicine, reconstituting his physical body wouldn't be a problem.

He just didn't want to die!

Kill!

Gu Yang Xuan's eyes turned crimson; in the human realm, he had been suppressed, unable to fully unleash his strength, and now his physical body was being battered.

Kill!

Gu Yang Xuan's eyes turned crimson; in the human realm, he had been held back, unable to fully display his power, and now his physical body was being battered.

Kill!

Gu Yang Xuan transformed into a streak of light, charging towards the open gates of Fengdu.

Gu Yin Xuan glanced at Gu Yang Xuan and cursed him under his breath for being foolish.

Even if he entered the small Profound Realm and could fully release his cultivation, and even if he could activate the Calamity Wheel, what then?

But sensing the Divine Machinery Ape's scrutiny, the mad beast's howls, and the Netherworld Emperor Gui standing atop the city walls with his back turned...

In the distance, there was also the court's Gu Qianchi, a Calamity Realm cultivator.

It seemed he had no choice.

He had to take a gamble.

If he stayed in the human realm, he would be besieged and eventually annihilated!

"Damn it! I won't believe that I can't poison you to death!"

Gu Yin Xuan's anger also rose.

The next moment, he had no choice but to charge headfirst into the Netherworld's Fengdu.

At the same time.

Boom! The Sea-Flipping Nine Heads exploded.

The Divine Machinery Ape roared and also charged into Fengdu.

On the city walls, the purple flames burned.

The Netherworld Emperor Gui slowly turned around, and on his skull, a faint smile appeared.

"Welcome to the Netherworld."

...

...

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

The ink-colored rain poured down incessantly, a constant downpour.

The ink-colored city, everything was ink-black, as if in this world, black was the only melody.

Gu Yang Xuan and Gu Yin Xuan arrived at this place, feeling the small Profound Realm, and Gu Yin Xuan's face turned grim.

"At least it's the small Profound Realm of a Calamity Realm cultivator who has faced three tribulations!"

The stability of a small Profound Realm could reflect the cultivation and strength of its master.

Gu Yin Xuan's heart sank slightly.

The next moment, a thunderous roar sounded, and the ink-colored rain became even more intense, as if in the sky, it had formed a massive ink-colored current. And the Sea-Flipping Nine Heads reappeared!

"Damnable beast!"

Gu Yin Xuan spread his arms, clenched his fists, and a seven-colored sword filled with vibrant toxins appeared in his hand.

The Calamity Wheel appeared behind him, the first and second tribulations!

Boom—

"Kill!"

Gu Yin Xuan didn't say much; he knew that appearing in this city, his only choice was to kill, to fight his way out.

If he could win, if he could survive and leave this city...

He could escape!

Boom!

Gu Yin Xuan and the Sea-Flipping Nine Heads engaged in a fierce battle, and the seven-colored poisonous mist sprayed from his sword, the seven-colored sword light was like a dazzling fantasy, but it was filled with chilling toxins.

However, the Sea-Flipping Nine Heads, having emerged from the Ten Evils, was indeed unafraid of his toxins.

But Gu Yin Xuan didn't care; when gambling his life, he was meticulous and left nothing to chance.

Boom!

A terrifying explosion erupted, shattering the ground of Ink City into countless intersecting cracks.

The Nine-Headed Sea-Flipping Beast roared, its two ferocious ink-colored dragon heads bellowing as its flesh wings flapped, creating a fierce gale. With a single swipe of its dragon claws, even the very fabric of space shattered.

Freed from the constraints of the Heavenly Tribulation, the Nine-Headed Beast became even more ferocious.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Gu Yangxuan, upon entering this small Profound Realm, immediately summoned the Calamity Wheel.

"Netherworld Hellhound!"

"Die!"

Boom!

Gu Yangxuan's Calamity Wheel floated behind him, displaying the power of a one-tribulation-one-disaster realm. With this full display of might, he gained utmost confidence.

And then...

There was no 'then'.

A sharp whisk-like spear pierced through the remaining Heaven and Earth Soul in his chest.

The terrifying power of the Dao and the Calamity erupted.

"Zhao Beidou?!"

Gu Yangxuan's Heaven and Earth Soul was severely damaged, his Dao essence and divine nature rapidly dissipating.

He looked on in disbelief as Zhao Beidou, who had silently appeared behind him and launched a surprise attack, stood there.

Most shockingly, he hadn't sensed Zhao Beidou, a Divine Tribulation expert, appearing behind him at all!

The Divine Machinery Ape roared, and under its control, a fierce punch was thrown.

Zhao Beidou smiled faintly, his five fingers curled into a claw, and the whisk in his hand transformed into a sharp spear, stabbing out once more.

Gu Yangxuan's entire body's Dao essence dissipated...

In this battle, he was already at a disadvantage, being overwhelmed by three opponents. After all, the Sea-Flipping Nine Heads was immune to his poison, making it extremely difficult to deal with.

Now, with the addition of Gu Yangxuan, who was particularly familiar with his techniques...

Gu Yin Xuan felt the immense pressure, struggling to even breathe.

But it seemed like the situation was far from over.

Gu Yin Xuan suddenly raised his head, and a chilling sound that made his bones shudder echoed in his ears.

Within the golden skull of the Netherworld Emperor, the purple flames burned, and endless rays of light burst forth from his eyes.

"Summon Deity..."

Summon Deity?!

As the sound exploded in his ears, Gu Yin Xuan's body trembled violently.

The next moment...

The five Temple Gods he had refined into his body seemed to emit a heart-wrenching cry.

The Hundred Toxins Pill Body he had activated released the five poisons, which exploded, as if their souls had been extracted, leaving them without support.

In an instant, they shattered into pieces.

Even the souls of the five Temple Gods, which he had refined and integrated into his body, were forcibly extracted.

Pfft—

Gu Yin Xuan lost control over the five poisons...

Boom—!!!

An enormous ink-colored dragon claw slammed down, striking his body with immense force. Gu Yin Xuan felt as if his physical body was about to completely shatter.

Boom, boom, boom, boom—

Attacks from Divine Machinery Ape, Gu Yangxuan, Zhao Beidou, and other powerful beings rained down. Gu Yin Xuan bled continuously and finally laughed bitterly.

"Let's die together! I'll poison you all!"

Even in his final moments, Gu Yin Xuan did not give up on his poison path. He still wanted to test his poison against these people, to see if he could poison them.

However, he failed...

These people were immune to all poisons!

Gu Yin Xuan looked at the revived Gu Yangxuan, who seemed to have guessed something...

Immune to all poisons...

Was it because they were already dead?

The Netherworld Emperor...

The dead served him!

Just thinking about it was terrifying.

Gu Yin Xuan once thought that his use of poison was already extremely malicious.

But now he realized that there were even more sinister methods in the world.

This Netherworld Emperor was more poisonous than him!

"The Ten Thousand Year Divine Wave is approaching... Unfortunately, I missed it again... I missed the last Divine Wave, and now I've missed this one too. I was born at the wrong time, born at the wrong time!"

Gu Yin Xuan laughed bitterly.

The next moment, his entire body exploded, releasing terrifying energy that filled the Ink City. It was like a mushroom cloud of colorful poison mist.

The Sea-Flipping Nine Heads roared, and its two ferocious dragon heads suddenly opened their mouths, swallowing the massive poison mushroom cloud in an instant.

The enormous poison mushroom cloud was completely devoured.

At that moment, the Sea-Flipping Nine Heads seemed to gain the ability to exhale poison mist.

Gu Yin Xuan was dead.

He was killed under the siege of his opponents.

His physical body exploded, and his Heaven and Earth Soul was destroyed, leading to his ultimate demise.

Li Che had not taken action from start to finish, not because he was pretending to be a high-level expert, but because he was afraid.

Li Che still feared the Poison Saint.

Although he had consumed the antidote pill made by Gu Changqing and Tang Clan, it was only effective against the Nine Turns Ascending Dragon Pillar's poison.

Facing the Poison Saint's poison mist, Li Che wasn't sure if it would be effective.

Gu Yin Xuan was very powerful, and his extremely malicious Five Poison Divine Mist was terrifying.

Unfortunately, Li Che's arranged opponents were not living beings.

They were immune to the invasion of deadly toxins.

Within the Ink City and the Capital of the Netherworld, Li Che was the only living person.

Li Che...

By not directly facing the poison, he naturally avoided the risk of being poisoned.

Witnessing the terrifying and sinister nature of Gu Yin Xuan, Li Che became even more convinced that his decision to eliminate Gu Yin Xuan was correct.

If such an existence, under the influence of Gu Yangxuan's gu, set its sights on his daughter...

It would be a nightmare.

With such poisonous methods, Li Che could only rely on dead objects like Bind Deity and Ink Ten Evils to besiege Gu Yin Xuan. In a normal confrontation, Li Che did not have the confidence to win.

Therefore, Gu Yin Xuan had to be dealt with, at least transformed into Li Che's person.

Only then would Li Che feel at ease.

When Li Che sensed the fusion of the five Temple Gods' souls within Gu Yin Xuan's Five Poison Divine Mist, the idea of summoning a deity emerged in his mind.

As long as they were Temple Gods...

They could all be summoned!

As expected, the souls of the Temple Gods were summoned by Li Che, and without their support, Gu Yin Xuan's Five Poison Divine Mist began to collapse.

The souls of the five Temple Gods floated within the Ink City and the Capital of the Netherworld.

Their wailing filled the air, floating around Li Che, who was enveloped in purple flames, making him appear even more terrifying.

The Capital of the Netherworld gradually quieted down.

Li Che's feet touched the ground.

Li Che's body flickered and appeared before Gu Yin Xuan's shattered corpse.

Although the poison mist had been devoured by the Nine Heads, traces of toxicity still lingered in the air. Li Che's Celestial Tribulation Flame burned and distorted around him, causing all nearby poison mist to sizzle and burn.

Gu Yin Xuan was extremely ruthless, killing without hesitation. Even his own disciples from the Tiandan Divine Sect were not spared, and he even intended to poison the entire Guangling Dao City.

He released poison without regard for others' lives.

Such an existence, with a grudge against Li Che, would make him anxious and restless if they set their sights on Xi Xi.

Fortunately...

Now, he had killed Gu Yin Xuan.

Moreover, this talented poison user would serve Li Che from now on! With such a talented poison user as his own, Li Che would feel an unprecedented sense of security.

Zhao Beidou and Gu Yangxuan stood respectfully by Li Che's side.

The Sea-Flipping Nine Heads and the Divine Machinery Ape, two colossal beings, also stood beside Li Che, like towering mountains, exuding an extreme sense of terror.

The black shirt fluttered in the wind, and the purple flames danced in the breeze.

Li Che gazed at Gu Yin Xuan's shattered corpse...

Beneath the golden skull, his eyes gleamed with a mysterious light.

The Heaven City was opened, and the inheritance of the Heaven-Striking Temple was about to be revealed...

The Heaven City, where heroes from all over the world gathered, was undoubtedly a dangerous place.

Li Che had lived his life on thin ice, always prepared to face these heroes.

It was only natural to have some loyal and sincere heroes, wasn't it?!

The ink-colored rain poured down furiously and angrily, roaring as it hit the ground.

Li Che stood before Gu Yin Xuan's corpse.

"You didn't want to miss the Ten Thousand Year Divine Wave?"

"Then submit to me..."

"I'll show you the Thousand Year Divine Wave."

"Bind Deity—"

(End of Chapter)

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