Chapter 383 - 198: By Order of the Ghost Lord, All Gods Retreat_2
"All Ghost Kings, hear my command, ten thousand ghosts weep, phantoms wail, welcome the visitors, send off the departed, Yin Spirits, clear the path..."
"By the decree of my Ghost Lord, all gods retreat, Five Ghosts lift the soul!"
Zheng Yi pointed forward, and a deafening roar suddenly erupted.
With a tremendous and tooth-numbing roar that resounded across the heavens and earth, a colossal White Bone Palanquin was carried by the Four Great Ghost Kings, with the Blood Robe Ghost King leading the way, bearing the Nine-tailed Ghost King Banner. Endless Ghost Soldiers followed, transforming into a terrifying steel beast charging out from the Nine Netherworld Hell, directly towards the Golden Palace Sect’s alliance army.
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At the same moment, within the gates of the Daluo Alliance, Qi Lin’s face was filled with excitement as he finally let out a long breath.
"Thank heavens, the lord finally arrived at the last moment."
"Otherwise, we would be doomed this time."
Although he had a three-month agreement with Zheng Yi, he hadn’t held much hope in his heart, considering the Golden Palace Sect’s formidable power was something the Daluo Alliance, still young, could not match.
Who would have thought that Zheng Yi’s three-month period was actually to bring reinforcements?
Such a vast Ghost Dao force, with endless Ghost Soldiers paving the way, and the presence of the Five Great Ghost Kings lifting the Ghost Palanquin, it was as if a renowned Ghost Lord descended upon the mortal world.
Where did he bring these reinforcements from? Since when did such a terrifyingly gigantic Ghost Gate force appear in the Realm of Chaos? Could it be from elsewhere?
Everyone was dumbfounded, waves of shock surged in their hearts.
"The Daluo Alliance will surely win!"
"The Alliance Leader has returned!"
"The Alliance Leader has truly returned!"
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Luoo Yaoyao and Xin Lingxian, Zheng Yi’s two concubines, also felt their hearts leap.
Within a short span of time, like a roller coaster ride, they probably never experienced such intense emotions, full of ups and downs, in their entire lives.
Although the Golden Palace Sect’s army was bearing down, advancing unstoppably, the danger had not yet been averted.
But somehow, at the moment Zheng Yi appeared, all the Daluo Alliance’s high-ranking members felt a sudden sense of assurance, as if they had a support behind them.
It seemed that even with an army pressing down, as long as Zheng Yi was present, there would be a turning point.
The internal cheers of the Daluo Alliance resounded, showing an extremely resilient spirit after enduring bloody siege battles.
Facing strong, they grew stronger, stubbornly withstanding the three-month oppression from the alliance army of the Three Great Sects.
Preferring to break than to bend.
This kind of cohesion was unexpected by anyone beforehand.
Such an accomplishment could not be ignored even by the opposing sects.
Even the Thunderfire Ascendant expressed admiration.
Although these Blood Cultivators could never betray the Daluo Alliance, Zheng Yi was undoubtedly their only guiding light. If he truly abandoned them, the blow to the entire alliance would be devastating.
But now, they could unleash one hundred percent of their combat power.
Even though the situation was dire, Zheng Yi’s appearance gave an immense boost to the entire Daluo Alliance, quickly elevating their morale, which had been waning.
"All cultivators, take note, restore your strength to the fullest, be ready to launch at any moment."
With Qi Lin’s command, the previously subdued Daluo Alliance swiftly mobilized, surging with high spirits and determination, shooting into the sky.
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Rumbling sound!
The enormous body of the Five Ghosts Soul Lifting Palanquin, like a small mountain, pressed down from the void, creating great waves along the way.
Blasts of Yin wind carrying ten thousand spirits, the vast palanquin crafted with countless White Bone Essence looked terrifyingly daunting, yet it was incredibly solid in reality.
After all, with bones as the frame and human skin as the canopy, this puppet creation consumed a decade’s worth of stockpiled resources from the Soul Hall of the Doomsday World, containing immense terror.
Guided by the Nine-tailed Ghost King Banner, the enormous White Bone Palanquin rapidly accelerated, descending like a White Bone Holy Mountain, fiercely charging at the Golden Palace Sect’s alliance army.
In an instant, the momentum was astounding, leading the way, a terrifying sonic wave as if heaven and earth were collapsing, crushing forward.
"This ghost artifact, mere play of ghosts, looks grand, but I don’t believe a mere fledgling Purple Mansion entity has such wealth, never shown before, appearing now..."
"It’s nothing but a mesmerizing trick, aimed to intimidate me with such things, truly laughable."
Originally standing in the frontmost was the Thunderfire Ascendant of the Barbaric Beast Sect, riding his Purple Thunder Roc, towering in midair, blocking the Five Ghosts Soul Lifting Palanquin’s path.
With his entire body shimmering with thunder, from the Purple Thunder Roc beneath him, thunderous light converged to form a fearsome Thunder Spear in his hand.
The spear tip sparkled with blinding sparks, aiming straight at the approaching Five Ghosts Soul Lifting Palanquin.
The Thunderfire Ascendant let out a sharp cry, his face twisted with ferocity.
"Is this the Thunderfire Ascendant?!"
Seated within the White Bone Palanquin, Zheng Yi, noticing the Purple Mansion Cultivator in front of the Five Ghosts Soul Lifting Palanquin, couldn’t help but be startled, instantly recalling who this person was, and a faint, elusive smile appeared on his face.
"What a small world..."
"Fine then, separate roads, return to where souls rest, this will resolve all grievances, settling the karma!"
Once, the Soul Catching Sect and Hundred Beasts Sect battled for the Spirit Stone and Jade Marrow Ore, and this Purple Mansion Cultivator directly took action, annihilating the Soul Catching Sect’s high-ranking members, wiping out its only three Foundation Establishment Cultivators at the time, leading to the swift downfall of the Soul Catching Sect.
The sect’s residence was breached by the Hundred Beasts Sect, almost leading to total annihilation.
Through this incident, Zheng Yi seized control of the former Soul Catching Sect’s territory, using it as a foundation to establish the solid groundwork for creating the Daluo Alliance.
One could say Zheng Yi’s current status was partly due to the role of Thunderfire Ascendant.
If the Soul Catching Sect’s Foundation Establishment Cultivators hadn’t perished, Zheng Yi might have struggled to establish the Daluo Alliance.
Still, separate roads, separate bridges, Thunderfire Ascendant annihilating the Soul Catching Sect’s high-ranking members was a matter of circumstances, driven by self-interest, leaving him and Zheng Yi not as enemies. Instead, with Zheng Yi’s origins from the Soul Catching Sect and the formation of the Daluo Alliance, karma connected them.
Where there’s cause, there’s effect.
This opportunity was perfect to resolve the karma once and for all.
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Seemingly overconfident of his own power, the Thunderfire Ascendant of the Barbaric Beast Sect, stood alone in the sky, akin to a mountain, blocking the advancing Five Ghosts Soul Lifting Palanquin directly, without retreating.
"A mere ghost artifact? Expect me to give way for such? Don’t you see, my Purple Flame Spiritual Thunder specifically neutralizes all demons and creatures, small ghost Dao artifacts, when falling into my hands, will be utterly restrained..."
The Thunderfire Ascendant confidently sneered.
As a Purple Mansion Cultivator specializing in lightning, coupled with the Purple Thunder Roc, the combined power of their lightning was meant to dispel evil and exorcise spirits. The Ghost Dao spiritual artifacts weren’t nearly as powerful as anticipated.
After all, thunder and lightning inherently possessed the purest Yang energy, having immense eradicating force against Yin Qi and Ghost Qi.
As a Purple Mansion Cultivator, the Thunderfire Ascendant had destroyed more than one Demon Dao influence through the power of thunder.
He relied on this thunder to exorcise evil.
This was his confidence in intercepting the Five Ghosts Soul Lifting Palanquin and confronting it head-on.
Thus, even though the Five Ghosts Soul Lifting Palanquin appeared overwhelmingly majestic, he remained unworried. Their attributes countered each other; such ghost and yin entities were naturally restrained by his thunder, and no amount of might could surpass his endurance.
The Thunderfire Ascendant was not overly concerned, boldly standing firm in front.
"Ten Thousand Thunders Return to the Origin, Evil-Slaying Divine Spear!"
"Shatter!"
With an angry roar, the Purple Thunderbolt Spear in Thunderfire Ascendant’s hand tore through the heavy clouds, like a sharp stream of light, shooting straight across the space, targeting the Five Ghosts Soul Lifting Palanquin as divine light, unleashing unparalleled destructive power.
Rumble!
The thunderous roar shook the entire area, followed closely by a massive mushroom cloud, causing everyone’s hearts to sink as all eyes focused on the center of the explosion.
The terrible Yang thunder power collided with the gloomy Ghost Qi, the clash of such opposite energies triggered a chain reaction, the explosion far exceeding the usual scale of energy collisions.
Pairs of eyes were all fixated, unblinking, at the point of collision.
Even the shockwaves from the terrifying energy collision didn’t divert anyone’s attention.
"How is this possible?!"
The Thunderfire Ascendant closest to the explosion suddenly let out a voice filled with disbelief, as if everything he saw was an illusion, a mere Illusion Realm.
