Chapter 495: Wei Wuya Makes a Move

Chapter 495 -494: Wei Wuya Makes a Move

Xiling Ruins.

Since the incident with Ling Fei, the Great Tang Emperor had personally investigated and sealed these ruins with a Holy Decree. No one had entered since.

To enter the Xiling Ruins, one must first break the Great Tang Emperor’s Holy Decree.

“A Holy Decree, is it?” Wei Wuya stood atop the mountain, a faint smile playing on his lips as he gazed at the decree before him, which radiated a vast Celestial Might.

“If Emperor Tang were still in Great Tang, it might be difficult for me to break this Seal. But now, with him absent, breaking it won’t be difficult at all.”

As his words fell, Wei Wuya flipped his palm, and a skeletal Bone Staff appeared.

The head of this Bone Staff was a skull, and its shaft was refined from white bone.

Mysterious bone patterns were carved into the skull, and a sinister, blue Corpse Qi coiled around it.

“The Soul-Devouring Bone Staff!” When the staff appeared, a spectral light flashed in the eyes of the two powerhouses beside Wei Wuya, their gazes turning fervent.

This was a Supreme Treasure of the Corpse Spirit Hall, one that only the Hall Master was qualified to possess!

“Then I shall use this Soul-Devouring Bone Staff to devour and defile all the Emperor’s Qi within your Holy Decree!”

As the Soul-Devouring Bone Staff materialized, Wei Wuya moved his hand, and the Corpse Qi in his body immediately surged into it, triggering the Forbidden Patterns within.

WHOOSH!

Instantly, the Light Patterns on the Bone Staff flickered, and a vast wave of Corpse Qi swept out.

As the Corpse Qi emerged, Wei Wuya’s hand moved sharply, guiding it to coalesce into a form.

WHOOSH!

Under Wei Wuya’s guidance, the sinister blue Corpse Qi transformed into a Spirit Corpse. It extended a giant claw, striking directly at the Holy Decree sealing the ruins ahead.

Before the Spirit Corpse’s claw could even touch the Holy Decree, the sinister blue Corpse Qi had already formed into claw-like projections that tore through the air.

A strike like this already surpassed that of ordinary Divine Mansion Realm Powerhouses.

WENG!

Under the impact of this aura, the Holy Decree reacted. Light Patterns flickered across its surface, and the large characters for “Serving Heaven and Accepting Destiny, as if I were present” began to squirm. A vast imperial might spread out, and in an instant, those words howled forth one by one.

The nine words howled forth, erupting in a dazzling golden light that engulfed the pouncing Spirit Corpse.

BANG!

A deafening roar shook the heavens. Under the powerful suppression of the nine words, the Spirit Corpse disintegrated.

A dazzling golden light burst forth, sweeping in all directions and causing the nearby mountains to crack and collapse.

As the vast shockwave rolled out, Wei Wuya’s eyes flashed. He swung the Bone Staff in his hand, smashing it toward the nine golden words ahead.

BANG!

As the Bone Staff struck, its skull head expanded continuously until it was a thousand zhang in size. The skull released a torrent of Devouring Spirit Corpse Qi that swept forward, clashing with the golden light and creating terrifying ripples. The Void roiled with massive waves a hundred zhang high as the Bone Staff slammed hard against each of the glittering golden words.

BOOM!

That patch of the Void exploded. Thunderous rumbles echoed as mountains continued to collapse.

The nine giant, golden words flickered, roaring like dragons and releasing astonishing Power, successfully blocking Wei Wuya’s tyrannical strike.

‘This Holy Decree does have some power!’ Wei Wuya’s eyes flashed at the sight.

The two powerhouses beside him looked even more solemn.

The ripple of Power just now had made even them feel wary.

After all, Wei Wuya’s strike had surpassed that of many Divine Mansion Realm Powerhouses!

“But in the end, this is just a Holy Decree. Emperor Tang isn’t here in person. How can it possibly stop me?” Wei Wuya’s eyes flashed, and a vast amount of Divine Soul Power from his sinister pupils poured into the Bone Staff in his hand. Instantly, the staff’s aura surged. A spectral light flickered within the skull, as if the souls of ten thousand corpses were roaring inside.

Ten Thousand Spirits Strike!

The deep words escaped Wei Wuya’s lips.

Immediately, the light from his Bone Staff flared as he smashed it toward the nine golden words in the Void ahead.

BOOM!

As the Bone Staff struck, phantoms flickered within it, as if countless Spirit Corpses were lunging out. The descending skull carried a ferocious momentum that caused the Void to cave in. The Devouring Spirit Corpse Qi it unleashed began to defile the Emperor’s Qi bit by bit, drastically reducing the power of the nine words.

BANG, BANG!

Deafening bangs shook the heavens. Under the Bone Staff’s assault, the nine giant, golden words finally shattered one by one.

The nine giant words crumbled, transforming back into Emperor’s Qi that flowed back into the Holy Decree within the mountain crevice.

However, because the Emperor’s Qi had been significantly defiled by the Devouring Spirit Corpse Qi, its power was diminished by more than half upon returning to the Holy Decree.

The Holy Decree sealing the crevice still bore the nine sacred words, but its aura was a shadow of its former self.

“Heh heh, a Holy Decree’s power is finite, but my Devouring Spirit Corpse Qi and the spirits of ten thousand corpses are endless. How could a mere decree possibly stop me?” Wei Wuya let out a sinister laugh at the sight.

The two Corpse Spirit Hall powerhouses beside him were also flushed with excitement.

Once they broke this Holy Decree, they could enter the Xiling Ruins and communicate with the Corpse Ancestor.

At the same time, they were secretly relieved.

It was a good thing Emperor Tang was absent. If he were present, things surely wouldn’t have been so simple.

…

「Meanwhile, somewhere in the Void over the Southern Wilderness」

The Commander’s Platform came to a halt, and Emperor Tang’s Flying Chariot suddenly stopped mid-air.

His eyes flashed, and a solemn expression appeared on his face.

“What’s wrong?” Seeing this, Sect Leader Yuan, Master Xuan Ji, and the others on the Commander’s Platform were all taken aback.

Ling Fei also sent a message to Emperor Tang.

“A small situation has arisen in Great Tang, but it’s nothing to worry about. Wait for me to make a move,” Emperor Tang said calmly.

His eyes flashed. A Light Pattern flickered on the Emperor’s Dragon Platform before him, and ripples spread across its surface as if it were bridging space and time.

At that moment, it was like a Treasure Mirror upon which a hazy world began to manifest. Emperor Tang was communicating with another region.

The next moment, with a stir of his Heart Spirit, Emperor Tang immersed himself in the hazy world manifesting within the Treasure Mirror.

Ripples spread from within, accompanied by a vast Space Power.

But the others could not see what was happening inside.

‘Have the people from the Corpse Spirit Hall made their move?’ Ling Fei wondered.

He had spoken with Emperor Tang yesterday. They had deduced it was highly likely the Corpse Spirit Hall would make a move in Great Tang to awaken their Corpse Ancestor.

It now seemed their theory was being proven correct.

However, he wasn’t overly worried.

The Corpse Ancestor’s remnant soul had already been obliterated. What happened next would depend on Emperor Tang’s methods.

…

「At that very moment, in the Void above the Xiling Ruins」

Ripples spread, and a vast Celestial Might suddenly condensed.

That imposing might made the inwardly smug Wei Wuya’s heart tremble.

“What’s happening?” Wei Wuya looked up, a grave expression filling his sinister eyes.

“Such powerful Celestial Might!” The two Corpse Spirit Hall powerhouses beside him hastily released their own powerful auras, preparing to deal with any sudden developments.

WHOOSH!

Just as they looked up, a giant face materialized in the sky above.

This face was none other than Emperor Tang’s.

Beside the face, ripples spread as Emperor Tang’s figure also began to take form.

“Th-This is Emperor Tang!” Upon seeing the man who had suddenly appeared, the two Corpse Spirit Hall powerhouses were shaken to their core.

The man who appeared in the sky wore a Dragon Crown and had dragon-like brows and tiger-like eyes. His disdainful gaze revealed an absolute majesty, and an aura that seemed capable of controlling heaven and earth spread out from him. That aura made one’s heart skip a beat and soul tremble, involuntarily inspiring both fear and an inexplicable awe.

In the Southern Wilderness, who else but Emperor Tang could possess such an aura?