novelno Chapter 594 - 186: Nine Paths’ Loyal Souls, Fierce Clashes, Father and Son Reunion
Chapter 594 - 186: Nine Paths’ Loyal Souls, Fierce Clashes, Father and Son Reunion
As the words fell, the pretty silver-haired boy beside him suddenly laughed and said, "If he wants to watch, let him watch. Maybe he’ll like what he sees and join us to change the world together."
Lü Xuanxian laughed, scanned the area again, but still couldn’t find the person and said, "This person’s depths are unfathomable, no idea where they come from, National Preceptor, be careful not to jump to conclusions."
The Emperor glanced at the powerful individuals around him.
He naturally knew how terrifying these people were. To put it bluntly, they were the truly top figures in this land.
But now, these top figures couldn’t even find the "mouse" hiding here.
How is that possible?
What a joke!
The Emperor was originally full of confidence, but suddenly felt his morale being dampened.
He pondered briefly, then said seriously, "The ritual must proceed, be prepared to act to prevent that person from attacking."
Then, he approached the mass grave, set up a stage, placed offerings, burned incense, and recited a speech...
Li Yuan listened clearly, the Emperor was roughly reciting words like "In times of national crisis, worship the loyal souls of the Nine Paths," "Protect the mountains and rivers, let there be no more wars and chaos, and let the common people no longer suffer from hunger and cold."
Li Yuan listened without much feeling, only finding it somewhat amusing.
In this world, you burn, kill, and loot, doing all sorts of evils, without thinking of the people or world peace, yet no matter what, you still boldly proclaim, "I am a force for justice, I am for the world’s people," "Though I kill and burn, it is for future peace."
He kept his eyes downcast throughout, not looking at the mass grave.
But soon, he heard a light weapon clang, followed by the heavy footsteps deep within the mass grave.
The footsteps were exactly those of the Ghost Servant he had to face earlier from deep within the mass grave.
At this moment, he understood.
The mass grave was indeed a special Ghost Realm.
Thinking it was a trump card of the Royal Family.
And it seemed not only from this dynasty, but something accumulated from past dynasties.
As for that "wrongfully killed great hero," it must be a true loyal soul who transformed into an evil ghost with his own life to guard a place.
However, Li Yuan felt nothing for such loyal souls, it was merely for fame.
If not for fame, why bring subordinates to die together?
Li Yuan didn’t believe "those subordinates of the great hero were like the hero himself, all willing to die."
However, the "Royal Family’s trump card" was indeed something he didn’t expect.
Li Yuan continued to ponder: since the Emperor mentioned "loyal souls of the Nine Paths," this "Nine Paths" should correspond to the "Great Zhou Nine Paths" instead of "nine."
Thus speculated, doesn’t it mean each path has a similar Ghost Realm like the mass grave?
Perhaps their functions differ, with different ghost realm rules, but all are Royal Family’s trump cards.
He was deep in thought.
At that moment, a surge of crisis rushed in.
Li Yuan suddenly looked up to see a light shot towards him faster and fiercer than a meteor.
Accompanied by Lü Xuanxian’s aggressive laughter.
"Found you!!"
Li Yuan’s pupils narrowed, his attention on the Emperor’s ritual finally led Lü Xuanxian to locate him.
In his vision was the dazzling brilliance of a meteor.
And within the light of the meteor, he vaguely saw a terrifying human silhouette holding the end of a great halberd’s shaft, drawing a long arc of light in the air, and fiercely cleaving towards Li Yuan’s direction!!
The speed was unbelievably fast, faster than Li Yuan by an unknown measure, seemingly shrinking the ground to inches, the distance of over ten miles was reached in an instant, arriving almost at once.
Li Yuan didn’t run; he intended to test his skills to see if he could instantly defeat the opponent.
If he really could defeat them, it would be an unexpected joy.
If not, he would then retreat.
In a flash, Li Yuan formed a gesture with his fingers and raised his hand.
The violent Ancestral Talisman and extremely yang intense fire surged forth.
All around him suddenly darkened, all light and all winds rushing towards him were repelled.
Darkness formed a tall human silhouette over his body.
Lü Xuanxian was like a fierce tiger of the world, his presence demolishing trees and cracking rocks before he even arrived.
The world roared, and all things were terrified.
The tall shadow remained motionless among the surging floods, glaringly conspicuous.
"Protect his Majesty!" Zhao Guyue shouted shrilly.
The Flying Bear Army raised their blades, forming a military formation.
Peng Mingyi smiled, remaining where he was, merely observing from afar.
The Emperor was sheltered in the center.
He had significant trust in Lü Xuanxian’s abilities.
Lü Xuanxian thought the same.
But a second later, his thoughts changed.
Amid the shadow of still darkness, a blinding red light suddenly burst forth, like a star’s explosion, so blinding that no one could open their eyes.
And the power contained within that red light was terrifyingly boundless, like a dam breaking release of high-temperature sea of fire rushing to the human world, destroying everything.
Faintly, Lü Xuanxian saw clearly.
That which contained destructive power was not some ultimate Divine Soldier, but merely two fingers.
’Just fingers!!!’
Lü Xuanxian’s throat moved, his pupils constricted.
With a flick of those fingers, the heavens collapsed and the earth shattered.
Boom!!!!
The violent deep red light instantly swept across the area, splitting the forest, the mountain in two.
In the billowing dust, everyone was dumbstruck.
Peng Mingyi silently retreated behind everyone, ready and waiting.
For a long time...
Then longer still...
A battered and melted figure, armor dripping, hair singed, emerged from the sea of fire and returned near the mass grave.