Chapter 1204 - 1095: Dare to Stand Shoulder to Shoulder with My Master?
Thunder Emperor City, in front of the Thunder Emperor Palace.
Death spreads; the Array Flags of black seal off the area, allowing no escape for anyone!
Even though this dark energy was once repressed by the Forebears, and eons have passed since the pure terror of the black mist was known, for common Cultivators, it still poses a lethal threat!
Even the Imperial Court could only strive to control these thin black mists with relics of the Forebears and was utterly incapable of eradicating them.
At this moment, nearly all Cultivators are powerless to resist. Death spreads, and wails of agony rise everywhere.
“No… save me!”
“I don’t want to die!”
“Why… Thunder Court has deceived us, this is not a grand gathering of the Way of Thunder… this is a dark massacre!”
Many are filled with sorrow and despair.
And now, the black mist also drifts towards Dugu Yuqing.
Dugu Yuqing remains indifferent, allowing the black mist to enter his body and penetrate into his Dao Scenery Void Land.
The black mist then enters the Void Land, and immediately, the sky within is awash with starlight shining down upon the black mist.
– He is currently in the first minor stage “Flying Sand” of the Breath Soil Realm, but whereas common Flying Sand consists of mere wisps of elusive dust floating in the Path-Scenic Land, his is made up of stars hanging in the cosmos, shining bright!
This is because even though others may find remarkable Holy Soil, its effect within the Path-Scenic Land is limited; however, the soil he has incorporated into his Path-Scenic Land…
Each particle is incredibly terrifying!
Right now, the starlight emitted by these “stars” exudes the essence of the White Mist Origin.
In an instant, the black mists are neutralized by the White Mist Origin, transforming into billowing gray mist!
Perhaps because the black mist is so diluted, the quality of the gray mist is low, making it look turbid.
Then, with a single thought from Dugu Yuqing, the Sword of Nonexistence slices through the Path-Scenic Land, and the gray mists are ground away, completely vanishing!
He has mastered the method to obliterate the black mist; put simply, it involves first using the White Mist Origin to “neutralize” the black mist, turning it into gray mist, which can then be eradicated with the intention of the Sword of Nonexistence.
“I am still too weak…”
Dugu Yuqing can’t help but mutter to himself, recalling the day in Origin Valley when faced with the black mist and the Secret Eye of Darkness, his master needed no aid from the White Mist Origin, with his sword intent everything was annihilated!
Those black mists didn’t even have a chance to turn into gray mist!
At this moment, as if controlled by someone, a continuous stream of black mist floats towards him, far more than anyone else.
But Dugu Yuqing remains indifferent, clearing away as much black mist as comes his way!
At the same time, he looks towards another spot.
Amidst the many who have fallen and perished, two men in black stand unaffected.
Dark Corrupt Slaves!
For them, the black mist… probably serves as nourishment!
…
“That person truly is extraordinary; it seems he may also be of Forebears’ lineage, and perhaps even possesses a relatively pure heritage!”
In front of the Thunder Emperor Palace, Shui Jing stares at Dugu Yuqing, murmuring to himself.
Shui Qingling glances at him coldly and says:
“Shui Jing, without my permission, you took action on your own; isn’t that overstepping?”
Upon hearing this, impatience flickers in Shui Jing’s eyes, but he still lowers his head and says:
“Saintess, please forgive me. I realize my mistake.”
However, a cold chill passes through his heart.
Saintess? Hah… If you can’t make it back alive this time, you won’t be the Saintess anymore!
And I might have the chance to ascend to Saint Heir!
As a Saint Heir, there’s a possibility to compete for the position of Emperor’s Son.
A Saint Heir is but a core seed within the Imperial Court, but only an Emperor’s Son can gain the Great Emperor’s recognition and cultivation.
He knows secrets; the task Shui Qingling is here to undertake this time… is very dangerous, she is likely to fail!
And he has already gained the favor of a significant figure within the Waterway Imperial Court. If Shui Qingling dies, he can succeed her.
…
“Alright, take them down.
Lei Dongyun speaks faintly.
In an instant, the Thunder Court Soldiers retract the Array Flags.
And the ground is strewn with corpses.
The jades-stone-laid ground is covered with rotting blood and flesh, from among the numerous Cultivators who had been full of anticipation, almost all are annihilated!
Less than twenty people are still alive, most grievously wounded, on the verge of death.
Even Dugu Yuqing pretends to have some injuries.
“Good, you seventeen are the Dao Children chosen by our Thunder Court!”
Lei Dongyun offers a faint smile, looking at Dugu Yuqing and the other sixteen, saying:
“Adding the more than twenty from Hanque Mountain Range previously, we now have over forty Dao Children for the Thunder Court, that’s enough.”
He is quite satisfied!
And those who survived, hearing this, are overjoyed beyond measure.
To be Dao Children!
This means they now possess boundless futures.
That previous despair has turned into immense joy.
“All Dao Children, prepare to follow me into the Thunder Path Pure Land!”
Lei Dongyun speaks lightly.
Instantly, Dugu Yuqing and the other seventeen are taken inside the Thunder Emperor Palace.
At this moment.
Inside the Thunder Emperor Palace, a group of people are indulging in good food and drinks.
Sword Nameless, Zeng Shisha, Yuan Wuji, and others are present.
They have practically gone mad, now being attended to by servants, consuming various treasures to rapidly enhance their Realms.
Only a middle-aged man is feasting himself vigorously.
It is none other than Ao Wushuang!
He has now changed into clean clothes, no longer sullied, and with a dozen maidservants serving him, he is treated almost like a cherished young master.
It’s because he is the most perfect Heavenly Destined Child.
“Stop eating, get ready to enter the Pure Land.”
At this moment, Lei Dongyun walks in with a group.
Ao Wushuang, in the midst of gorging himself, hears this and pauses, then looks forward…
Suddenly, the Divine Medicine in his hand drops to the ground.
Because he saw a familiar figure…
Dugu Yuqing!
“Damn it…”
At this moment, Ao Wushuang instantly panicked!
What’s going on, and it’s happening again?
“Cultivator Ao, please!”
Lei Dongyun stepped forward, cordially inviting him with a smile, saying:
“Cultivator Ao, you can rest assured, none of these people compare to you, you are the one we of the Thunder Court value the most!”
To reassure Ao Wushuang, fearing that he might mind seeing other cultivators arrive.
However, Ao Wushuang’s face appeared extremely ugly; he really wanted to say, your Thunder Court… is probably doomed!
…
Thunder Servant Lei Qing, leading the crowd, arrived in front of a stone gate.
Above the stone gate, mysterious thundercloud and lightning patterns were carved.
This stone gate is the only passageway leading into the Thunder Path Pure Land.
Lei Dongyun opened the gate.
Suddenly, blue flashes of lightning surged towards them!
As everyone entered, they were greeted with dazzling blue light. After shuttling through the spatial passageway for a long time, they suddenly landed on the ground.
Upon opening their eyes, everyone was shocked by the scene before them.
The vast blue Sky Vault, clouds upon clouds, with blue electric birds racing across the sky, and Heavenly Palaces standing tall amidst the clouds.
On the ground below, at a glance, it was covered with various strange flowers and rare fruits, all precious treasures difficult to find in the outside world, emitting faint blue glows. Each speck of dust seemed extraordinary.
The creatures that caught their eyes were all very powerful, at least at the Breath Soil Realm!
“The Thunder Path Pure Land… so resplendent.”
“This is the Thunder Path Imperial Court… we have arrived!”
“So powerful! This is the place of my dreams!”
Many people were excited!
Yet, between heaven and earth, there were blue chains hanging from the sky with heads dangling from them, unsettling within the serene and sacred land.
“What are those heads all about?”
Someone asked.
Lei Dongyun indifferently said:
“Merely some ants who overestimated their own strength and foolishly challenged the Thunder Court.”
“No need for further questions.”
Fan Paiming and Fan Yaoyao, upon seeing this, felt distressed with warmth in their eyes:
“They seized the Sacred Origin from our Forebears, established such a vast Pure Land… heh, and even hung the heads of our strong Forebears to flaunt their victory…”
They were filled with a sense of sorrow and indignation!
The heads that were suspended under the Sky Vault, they now understood what they were.
Heads of the Forebears!
In the past, some masters among the Forebears tried to take back what originally belonged to them and stormed the Imperial Court, but… they were all killed.
Their heads were even hung up high.
At this moment, their hearts involuntarily rose with a sorrowful air, and anger filled their entire beings!
And at this moment, a terrifying shadow suddenly appeared in the sky in front of everyone.
That shadow, as if a man who could swallow the eight desolations, was indistinct, but it evoked a feeling of worship in others!
“This is the Shadow of the Thunder Emperor, everyone who enters the Thunder Path Pure Land must kowtow to this shadow, to utterly submit to the Way of Thunder!”
Lei Dongyun said: “You may go and kowtow now.”
Suddenly, out of these forty-plus people, most of them competed to be the first to kowtow!
After these people kowtowed, rays of lightning instantly entered their minds, then they seemed like changed individuals, showing utter devotion to the Way of Thunder, becoming real believers of the Thunder Path.
“Why aren’t you three coming forward to kneel?”
Suddenly, Lei Xiao icily looked towards Dugu Yuqing, Fan Paiming, and Fan Yaoyao.
Now, these were the only three left, as well as Ao Wushuang.
But Ao Wushuang had an extraordinary status, and could kneel whenever he wanted, without strict constraints.
“Kneel to him…”
Fan Paiming’s face was filled with rage, staring at the Shadow of the Thunder Emperor, about to explode with hatred, saying:
“Impossible!!”
Hearing this, everyone’s face changed color, these few, they actually dared to show disrespect to the Thunder Emperor in public?
“Seeking death?”
“Heh, it seems that you lowlifes always harbor rebellion in your hearts!”
“Kneel or die!”
Lei Xiao and others coldly spoke out.
While Dugu Yuqing suddenly looked up, saying:
“Kneel to him?”
He smiled faintly, saying:
“I’m afraid he cannot bear it.”
Hearing this, Lei Xiao and the others became even more enraged.
“Presumptuous talker, take him down, kill him!”
Someone roared in anger.
However, Dugu Yuqing simply said:
“In this life, I only kneel to my master; do you have the courage to stand shoulder to shoulder with my master?”
He really did want to try!
Thus, he gently lowered his head, preparing to salute.
But just as he began to make the saluting gesture, at that moment.
Boom!
Suddenly, the Shadow of the Thunder Emperor simply dispersed!
Turning into a sky full of thunderclouds, it didn’t dare to coalesce into the Shadow of the Thunder Emperor again!
Seeing this, everyone on the spot was astonished!
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