Divine Wilderness Dragon Emperor

The Ninth Prince's Heart Spirit steadily seeped into the space.

The scene before him grew increasingly clear.

This wasn't the inside of a Dragon Vein at all. It was an Ancient Emperor's Mausoleum.

The Ninth Prince was utterly astonished. 'How can this be?' He suddenly sensed that something was wrong.

'According to the Thousand-Faced Daoist, this was supposed to be the path to the heart of the Dragon Vein, where the True Dragon Spirit was being nurtured!'

'I was supposed to use the Heaven-Encompassing Array Disc to absorb the Essence Qi of the True Dragon Spirit and build my True Dragon Foundation.'

But now, it seemed things had gone far beyond his expectations.

WHOOSH!

Just as his Heart Spirit probed further ahead, a terrifying aura suddenly swept toward him.

Then, the Ninth Prince saw a massive scroll suddenly materialize in the Void before him.

The scroll hovered in mid-air, bound by what looked like chains made of Dao Patterns.

Demonic Qi surged from within the scroll, ramming against the restraints of the Dao Patterns like a frenzied dragon. Wisps of Demonic Qi continuously seeped out.

When the Ninth Prince's Heart Spirit arrived, the scroll seemed to sense its presence and instantly erupted with a terrifying aura.

Light Patterns flickered across the scroll as Demonic Qi billowed out, seeping through the chain-like Seal and gathering in the Void before it.

A human face gradually coalesced and took form.

It was a man wearing a Dragon Crown and an ink-black Dragon Robe.

The man had rugged features, with thick eyebrows and large eyes. His expression held a wild, tyrannical power, and his scornful gaze seemed mighty enough to swallow rivers and mountains.

His eyes now glinted with a malevolent light as he stared coldly at the approaching flicker of the Ninth Prince's Heart Spirit.

The Ninth Prince's heart trembled, his face filled with terror. 'Is... is that the legendary Demon Emperor?'

His mind raced.

'I've been set up! This place doesn't seal a True Dragon Spirit—it seals the Demon Emperor! The Thousand-Faced Daoist... he's been playing me for a fool this whole time! Damn it, who is he?!' The Ninth Prince grew frantic. 'I have to get out of here!' With that thought, he tried to withdraw his Heart Spirit.

"Heh heh, since you've come, you can stay for Us," the Demon Emperor sneered.

Then, his illusory form flickered and shot forward like a raging dragon, opening its massive jaws to devour the wisp of Heart Spirit the Ninth Prince had sent out.

"No—!" the Ninth Prince cried out as the ferocious dragon lunged at him.

He had come here to absorb the Essence Qi of the True Dragon Spirit, so he had sent out a full third of his soul in the form of his Heart Spirit.

If this part of his Heart Spirit was devoured, his soul would be damaged. Even if he survived, it would cripple his future Cultivation.

He might even be reduced to a drooling imbecile.

In a flash, the massive dragon engulfed the Ninth Prince's Heart Spirit. However, instead of refining it, the dragon forcefully merged with it.

The will within that wisp of Heart Spirit was imprisoned, but it still existed.

The Demon Emperor then took control of this part of the Heart Spirit and guided it back toward the Ninth Prince's mind.

"No..." Outside, the Ninth Prince was horrified. Through his connection to his Heart Spirit, he could sense his opponent's intention.

The Demon Emperor was going to possess him!

But even knowing his opponent's plan, the Ninth Prince was completely powerless to escape.

In fact, using the Heart Spirit as a conduit, the Demon Emperor unleashed profound Dao Patterns that flooded the Ninth Prince's mind and shackled his thoughts.

Even his physical body was immobilized.

His adversary's power was beyond anything the Ninth Prince could have imagined.

"Who has disturbed the Demon Emperor!" Just as the Demon Emperor's remnant soul enveloped the Ninth Prince's Heart Spirit, intending to possess him through the channel created by the Heaven-Encompassing Array Disc, a deep voice suddenly echoed from within the Emperor's Tomb. Inside the Emperor's Curtain, Dao Patterns bloomed. The chain-like Dao Patterns that bound the scroll erupted in a blazing light.

The Dao Patterns then formed a Qi Vortex, which began to furiously drag back the piece of the Demon Emperor's remnant soul that was about to escape.

Wisps of the remnant soul, resembling Demonic Qi, were pulled back into the main body and bound by the Dao Patterns, which acted like chains of order.

"Scion of the Li Clan, you cannot seal Us! We are destined to return to the mortal realm! We shall unify the Eight Desolations, reign supreme over the world, and become the greatest Emperor of all time!" The roar seemed to come from both the remnant soul that had merged with the Ninth Prince and from within the scroll itself. The moment the voice rang out, the Demonic Qi rampaging from the scroll grew even more violent.

The Demonic Qi shot to the heavens, a furious dragon trying to tear itself free from the scroll.

The aura was so terrifying that the very Void began to tremble.

If not for the chain-like Dao Patterns holding it together, the space itself likely would have crumbled.

"Damn it! Who is it? Who managed to connect to this space?" Seeing this, the voice from earlier filled with rage.

He then did everything in his power to suppress the Demon Emperor's remnant soul.

But the Demonic Qi was too wild and tyrannical. Even though he managed to barely suppress it, he couldn't pull back the wisp of the remnant soul that had escaped.

With a flash of Demonic Qi, the Demon Soul—now merged with the Ninth Prince's Heart Spirit—used the Heaven-Encompassing Disc to plunge into the Prince's mind.

Once inside the Ninth Prince's mind, the Demon Soul began to devour his soul.

"No—!" the Ninth Prince cried out.

At the same time, his Heart Spirit lost control of the Heaven-Encompassing Array Disc.

Having lost its controller, the Heaven-Encompassing Array Disc plummeted downwards.

Ling Fei, who was not far away, finally caught sight of the Ninth Prince.

But as his own senses reached the area, he discovered the Ninth Prince's terrified expression and heard his horrified cry.

'What happened?' Ling Fei was startled. 'It's only been a few moments since the Ninth Prince arrived. How did things go so wrong?'

Just as Ling Fei stood there, bewildered, the Dragon Bone on his back began to hum, as if facing a formidable foe.

"Heh heh, We have finally seen the light of day again! A pity this vessel is so weak, not even a Primordial Pill Realm Cultivator. However, the Dragon Qi here is abundant. We shall devour the Dragon Qi and forge a Dragon Pill!" At that moment, the "Ninth Prince" suddenly looked up and laughed boisterously, looking utterly delighted.

The next moment, he opened his mouth wide. Like a True Dragon performing Heaven-Devouring, he immediately drew the vast Dragon Qi from the valley toward himself.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Rivers of Dragon Qi whistled toward the "Ninth Prince" and were sucked into his body. The sheer tyrannical power of the display stunned Ling Fei.

Ling Fei's gaze sharpened. 'The Ninth Prince has changed! There's Demonic Qi swirling around him. What's going on?'

He could sense the aura of an Evil Demon on the Ninth Prince.

"There is another here?" Just then, the "Ninth Prince" turned and looked toward Ling Fei.

Demonic Qi flickered in his eyes, along with a sharp, piercing light. That gaze seemed capable of penetrating heaven and earth, seeing through all things.

"Why do I sense a familiar aura from you? Who... are you?" the Demon Emperor said, staring coldly at Ling Fei.

At the same time, an immense aura crashed down upon Ling Fei.

The pressure was so immense it seemed to freeze the very Void, making one's soul tremble.

Ling Fei's gaze sharpened. 'What a powerful aura! But it's only an aura. His actual strength is far from sufficient.'

After a careful inspection, Ling Fei breathed a sigh of relief.

'This person must have possessed the Ninth Prince,' he realized.

As someone well-versed in the *Divine Demon Chronicles* and *Martial Arts Anecdotes*, Ling Fei knew a little about such things.

After some powerful experts perished, their remnant souls could linger and be reborn through possession.

The Ninth Prince's current state was a clear case of possession.