Chapter 1231 - 1231: Absorbing Ghastly Qi

The intelligence gathered by the four did not come as a surprise to Lin Mu.

In the current Stone Gate Realm, the only ones daring to make a move against him were the Ten Kings!

Apart from the Ten Kings, other Second Thunder Tribulations wouldn't dare to brush the tiger's whiskers!

Twelve thousand Second Tribulation Ghost Wraiths were slaughtered instantly, who else among the Second Thunder Tribulations would dare to be so blind?

However, the extreme actions taken by the Ten Kings were somewhat unexpected even for Lin Mu.

After all, he had eliminated over a hundred Third Thunder Tribulation Heavenly Realm Guards; do the remaining Nine Kings honestly believe that by relying on two unreliable level-five Ghost Specters, they could trap him?

"Understood, you all should stay in the King City!"

Lin Mu flew toward the direction of Tianqian Valley.

"King Lin, I am a general of Nanyuan King's Zhenqing Division, highly familiar with the geography of Tianqian Valley, please allow me to accompany King Lin to the valley!"

One of the four bowed respectfully to Lin Mu.

"Oh? Accompanying me might cause fatalities." Lin Mu looked at the person with a half-smiling, half-skeptical expression.

The person bowed to the ground, respectfully saying, "I know King Lin may temporarily not trust us, but we are willing to prove our gratitude at the cost of our lives! Please fulfill our request, King Lin!"

These people initially prepared for suicide after Nanyuan King's death.

What they didn't expect was that Lin Wudi was willing to return Nanyuan King's remains to Phoenix Cloud Holy Land; this willingness made them ready to die for Lin Wudi.

"What is your name?"

Lin Mu responded noncommittally, asking casually.

"Subordinate, Nan Weiyun, pays respect to King Lin!" The person was overjoyed when Lin Wudi did not reject him.

Lin Mu nodded and said, "Your speed is too slow! Come up here!"

With that, he released his Tribulation Thoughts, enveloping Nan Weiyun within.

Nan Weiyun's heart jolted.

This speed...

Originally, he thought Lin Wudi used some special Dao Methods to kill the Third Thunder Tribulation, but never expected Lin Wudi's Tribulation Thoughts to be so formidable.

Completely comparable to the Third Thunder Tribulation!

Indeed, the speed even surpasses the Third Thunder Tribulation!

"An extraordinary talent, truly different!"

Nan Weiyun admired inwardly, finding himself increasingly impressed by Lin Wudi.

Tianqian Valley is one of the few forbidden places in the Stone Gate Realm.

Even the Ten Kings rarely visit such a place.

For the Ten Kings, the frequently appearing level-five Ghost Specters pose a threat as well.

Three days later, Tianqian Valley.

Within several thousand miles around, desolate and uninhabited, no human cities to be found.

Within the Forbidden Sand Sea, naturally no other life exists.

Only barren sand dunes, stretching and undulating.

If not for Nan Weiyun leading the way, Lin Mu might not have found the location as quickly.

Here is the true face of the Stone Gate Realm.

The territory governed by the Ten Kings merely occupies a small portion of the Stone Gate Realm; ninety-nine percent of the rest remains a desert.

"No need to follow! The front will be very dangerous."

Lin Mu's brow lightly raised, a smile playing at the corners of his lips as he looked ahead.

Nan Weiyun also knew he was a burden and did not dare to defy Lin Wudi's instructions, obediently stopping a thousand miles from Tianqian Valley.

Lin Mu ventured alone into Tianqian Valley.

As he drew closer to Tianqian Valley, the terrain began to change.

The endless sand sea remained, but its color transitioned from yellowish-brown to increasingly dark.

In the end, the grit had nearly turned blackish-grey.

Moreover, Lin Mu could sense evident Ghastly Qi from the color of the sand.

"This place..."

Lin Mu suddenly realized this place was not merely as simple as possessing two level-five Ghost Specters.

Clearly, this was one of the cores of the Forbidden Sand Sea!

If not a core, the sand sea would not undergo such transformation!

The Ghastly Qi here had reached a shockingly dense degree.

It had even repelled the Spiritual Energy!

"Interesting!"

Lin Mu reached out and grasped.

Countless Ghastly Qi was drawn into his body and ultimately absorbed by his Tribulation Thoughts.

"Not bad, though not possessing the world-breaking power of Ghost Specters, there is still merit as a special attack means."

Lin Mu straightforwardly released a thousand Second-stage Tribulation Thoughts, continuously absorbing Ghastly Qi.

Sizzle!

The rapid pace of Lin Mu absorbing Ghastly Qi sent out sharp whistling sounds.

Even the black grit involuntarily flew toward him.

Lin Mu soared through the air, accompanied by black grit and Ghastly Qi intermingled, manifesting as gigantic dragons.

"Absorb!"

As Ghastly Qi was absorbed, Lin Mu's gaze commanded more intensely, bending his finger.

A Tribulation Thought Character, absorb, appeared on the void.

Boom boom boom!

His Ghastly Qi absorption speed increased at least a hundredfold!

The terror of Tribulation Thought Characters was evident at a glance.

Click click!

The grit emitted haunting sounds, the Ghastly Qi permeated for millions of years within being extracted by Lin Mu.

The grit changed from black to dark brown, finally to ordinary sand's yellowish-brown.

In his path, countless gigantic dragons gathered toward Lin Mu's body, the momentum extremely astonishing.

Thousands of miles away, Nan Weiyun stared in disbelief at this scene.

"What is this?"

He tentatively approached a bit, already feeling discomfort.

Like the black Ghastly Qi could corrode his body.

Though as a Zhenqing Division general he was deeply familiar with the geographical location here, he had never personally surveyed it.

Now, he realized the place, not only the level-five Ghost Specters posed danger, these black air currents were equally hazardous.

"Truly worthy of Lin Wudi!"

Moving closer slightly made him feel corroded.

Yet Lin Wudi could enter freely, even actively absorb the peculiar black qi.

The disparity in every aspect was apparent, not just in realm, Tribulation Thoughts, and Cultivation Techniques.

On any level, he couldn't compare with Lin Wudi.

Although he had only been in contact with Lin Wudi for three days, Nan Weiyun had already been captivated by Lin Wudi's invincible charisma.

This level of genius, between them who transcended tribulation and ordinary humans, was as vast as between cultivation and the ordinary people.

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Tianqian Valley.

"Is Lin Wudi... absorbing Ghost Qi?"

The speaker was Western Mansion King, his tone tinged with incredulity.

Even as Ten Kings holding the Ten Kings Command, they must tread very carefully, unwilling to let Ghost Qi corrode.

This Lin Wudi actually could absorb Ghost Qi!

"What Cultivation Technique is he practicing? Absorbing so much Ghost Qi without being corroded to death!"

"This person indeed is a monster; if he doesn't die, we'll certainly lose our rule over Stone Gate Realm!"

"Heh, I say, instead of struggling, we might as well surrender to Lin Wudi, with his ability to shatter Ghost Specters, taking us out of Forbidden Sand Sea wouldn't be hard!"

"Eastern Luo King, stop speculating nonsense! Are you truly willing to leave the Forbidden Sand Sea? To serve others outside?"

The Nine Kings' thoughts were not unified.

In times past when there was no hope, they may have had the thought of leaving the Forbidden Sand Sea, not wanting to be trapped in this ghostly land forever.

But when someone appeared capable of taking them away, they hesitated.

Returning to Southern Spirit Divine Continent, they would merely be insignificant Third Thunder Tribulation members within the Holy Lands.

Yet in the Forbidden Sand Sea, in Stone Gate Realm, they were the supreme Kings!

Until Lin Wudi appeared, they realized they actually had no intention of leaving the Forbidden Sand Sea!

Better to be the head of a rooster than the tail of a phoenix!

Thus, Lin Wudi became a threat to their reign.

"Now that things have come this far, we've captured the man, the trap is set; could it be that some of you still have a divided heart and want to go back on the plan?"