Chapter 1071: Taking Advantage of the Fire

07 Jul, 2024

Chapter 1071: Taking Advantage of the Fire

The entire underground palace was thrown into a state of chaos.

On the ground, countless corpses opened their eyes and leaped into the air, indiscriminately pouncing toward the inheritances, authorities, and treasures of the Great Emperors.

It was as if if they could get one, they would make a huge profit. If they could get two, they would make a lot of money.

In mid-air, the old woman's absorption was stopped by Lin Kun, who had arrived. The two sides were currently exchanging blows. Magical light flashed, and sovereign auras erupted. The destructive power of their attacks was even more terrifying.

Furthermore, their respective authorities were also affecting the natural laws, clashing invisibly.

Rumbling sounds rang out continuously.

The shockwaves from the clashes shattered a large number of corpses. However, there were simply too many corpses. In the end, some of them took advantage of this opportunity to pounce on the inheritances and treasures.

They tried to smash them into the stone door where Xu Qing and Er Niu were.

As for the old woman, she was extremely extraordinary. Although she was fighting against the fifth Sovereign, who had transformed into Lin Kun, she was not at a disadvantage. In fact, even as she fought back, her absorption was not completely interrupted.

It was still ongoing.

The Immortal remains were still dissipating.

However, their speed was much slower. Furthermore, the returning of the inheritances and treasures of the Great Emperors was affected by the impact of Xu Qing and Er Niu's revived corpses.

All of this took a long time to describe, but in reality, it all happened in the time it took for a spark to fly off a piece of flint.

The previously relatively balanced situation was directly broken by the old woman's appearance and the fifth Sovereign's interference.

Instantly, the situation became intense.

As for the other factions, their expressions were dark and gloomy. Some had thoughtful looks in their eyes, while others had cold looks on their faces. However … as Sovereigns, their minds were not simple. Thus, it was impossible to tell what they were thinking from their expressions.

Furthermore, those who were able to come here were naturally prepared.

Therefore, all the appearances might have been intentional.

As for the specifics, only they themselves knew.

In any case, the change in the situation had a huge impact on this place. As a result, even more disasters might occur.

Thus, after a few breaths of time, a third Sovereign stepped out.

The one who rushed out was the woman in palatial robes, holding the octagonal mirror.

She stepped out of the stone door and into the underground palace. Her figure blurred, and when it became clear again, she was behind the old woman. She reached out with one hand toward a Dao Mark authority, while the other pressed down on the old woman's body.

Her appearance caused the situation to become even more intense.

The old woman roared. She had no time to continue absorbing the Immortal remains. She decisively gave up, and at the same time, a black glow exploded out from her body.

It formed a huge black ball that looked like a black hole.

Wherever it spread, it cut through everything.

Lin Kun's incarnation of the fifth Imperial Lord, as well as the young woman in the Imperial robe, had flickering expressions on their faces. They both backed up, but didn't forget to reach out to grab the item of good fortune.

At the same time, a fourth Imperial Lord shot toward the necropolis.

It was the young man who had once smiled at Xu Qing and Er Niu and relied on silk to obtain treasures.

His speed was astonishing, and he entered the underground palace in the blink of an eye. His target was not the old woman, but rather, one of the legacy seals.

Following that, a cold harrumph echoed in the air. The scholarly young man's body began to overlap and dissipate like bubbles. When he reappeared … he was already near a compass-like Martial Monarch treasure. He raised his hand and grabbed at it.

The moment he grabbed it, a black shadow whizzed past him.

It was the old Sovereign who had a conflict with Xu Qing and Erniu.

He also chose to charge in. However, unlike the others … his first choice was not to attack the old woman, nor the treasures. Instead, he waved his sleeve.

Instantly, the aura of death transformed into a tempest that swept out.

The tempest didn't affect the Imperial Lords very much, but to the corpses that Xu Qing and Erniu were controlling, it was deadly.

In the blink of an eye, rumbling sounds echoed out, and the corpses that were pouncing toward the legacy seals and treasures were transformed into ash by the tempest.

Clearly, the Imperial Lords were being targeted.

Having accomplished that, the old man chuckled coldly and began to seize the treasures.

Xu Qing's eyes flickered with cold light, and Erniu's hatred grew even more intense. A vicious expression appeared on his face.

"Are you sure we won't dare to go in?"

"Bitch!" roared Erniu. "You're trying to stop me from getting what I want!? This is an irreconcilable enmity!!"

Erniu roared, and his eyes shone with madness. Seeing so many treasures in front of him, and yet not being able to take any of them, was enough to drive him mad.

Therefore, he did something even more insane.

He actually raised his hand and chopped off his own head … with a single chop.

Then, he waved his hand and tossed the head to Xu Qing.

A roar could be heard from the mouth of the head.

"Little Ah Qing, take care of it for me!"

With that, his headless body exploded with a bang, transforming into countless blue worms that radiated intense greed and madness. Their expressions were ferocious as they charged out of the stone door and into the necropolis.

They pounced toward the shield-like Emperor treasure that he and Xu Qing had taken a liking to.

Xu Qing wasn't surprised by Eldest Brother's actions, and worked closely with him. Almost as soon as the worms charged toward the shield, Xu Qing's Authority of the Six Senses of Recklessness rose up.

It transformed into countless threads of the seven emotions and six desires that connected to Eldest Brother's head.

Using this method, Xu Qing helped Eldest Brother resist the damage to his soul.

At the same time, he raised his left hand and took out a mask.

This mask had a benevolent expression. It was the Benevolent Mask that Xu Qing had obtained in the Immortal Arts Palace.

The effect of this person's leather mask was that once he wore it, he would be able to bear half of the damage suffered by the person he looked at.

Without any hesitation, Xu Qing put it on and looked at Er Niu.

At this moment, the situation in the underground palace was extremely chaotic.

The black sphere formed by the old woman exploded outwards.

The fifth Sovereign, who had transformed into Lin Kun, and the woman in the palace dress were retreating to collect the inheritance.

The young man, the scholar, and the old man were also on guard against each other as they collected the inheritance.

Everyone was expressing their distrust and selfishness towards each other.

Therefore, the blue worms that pounced on the Emperor treasure first had to face the pressure and aura of the multiple Sovereigns. Then, they had to deal with the aftershocks of their fight.

Finally, they had to face the threat of the old man who had a grudge against them.

Therefore, in the next instant, Xu Qing's body trembled violently. Blood spurted out and flowed down the mask.

His physical body felt like it was about to shatter, and his soul was in intense pain.

He staggered and had to support himself against the wall before he could stand firm. His body was weak.

Er Niu's head was bleeding from all seven orifices and was beginning to rot.

More than half of the worms that his body had transformed into had collapsed. The rest were destroyed by the old man's storm.

The difference in their cultivation levels made it impossible for Xu Qing and Er Niu to reap the rewards in such a chaotic situation.

However … it was just like how a person's appearance could not be used as a basis to judge their thoughts.

Sometimes, such was the case in a chaotic situation.

Perhaps the more chaotic it was, the more order there was.

At this moment … amidst the chaos, when it seemed as if everyone was trying to snatch the inheritance out of their own selfish desires, they suddenly turned around as if they had arranged their positions beforehand.

Their auras rose exponentially. They used the chaotic situation as a cover and secretly sealed off an empty space. It was as if they had agreed beforehand that they would attack together.

The young man's attack took the form of a giant red hammer.

The scholar's killing intent took the form of an ancient book. The power of the heavens erupted as the pages of the book flipped.

The old man raised his hand and gathered the aura of death to form a Gate of Death. When the gate opened, a giant black hand reached out and grabbed at it.

There was also the fifth Hegemon, who had taken the form of Lin Kun, and the woman in palace garb.

At this moment, each of them unleashed their trump cards.

As soon as they made their moves, Xu Qing's eyes glowed and his weakened state disappeared. The Holy Sage Divine Vine rushed out from his body and went straight to the underground palace, wrapping around the shield-like Great Emperor Treasure.

He gave it a hard tug.

Inside the necropolis, none of the blue worms that had been destroyed earlier were still alive. Suddenly, they leaped into the air, splitting into hundreds and thousands of smaller worms, which then converged together and charged toward the shield.

Moments ago, it had seemed as if Er Niu had taken action to seize the treasure, but in truth, that was just a facade. When he and Xu Qing looked at each other, they immediately understood each other's intentions.

Therefore, if his appearance could succeed, that would be the best. If not, then he would be of help.

It would be up to Xu Qing to make a move.

At this moment, rumbling sounds filled the air.

The space where the Imperial Lords were attacking began to distort, and a figure emerged from within. It rapidly retreated as if it wanted to dodge, but it was too late.

In the end, before blood spurted out, the figure disintegrated and used an unknown technique. It paid a huge price to escape death.

When it reappeared, it was already out of the place where it had been trapped, and it appeared on the altar.

It was the Yun family's Patriarch.

His face was gloomy. He knew that his plan had been seen through by these people. He also knew that their previous actions were just a facade. In reality, they had secretly joined hands.

At the same time, his gaze swept over the stone door where Xu Qing and Er Niu were.

He saw that the shield-like treasure had been snatched away by the blue worms when they had been crazily attacking it.

However, the focus now was not on the Great Emperor Treasure, but on the Imperial Lords.

Therefore, the Yun family's Patriarch retracted his gaze and focused on the others.

Naturally, the other Imperial Lords had also noticed Xu Qing's actions. Apart from the old man, who was frowning, the other Imperial Lords were all paying attention to the Yun family's Patriarch.

They had indeed joined hands.

As for the old woman, the moment she appeared, they could tell that there was something wrong with her. Some of them even realized that she was a living corpse.

However, this was an open scheme. Even if they could tell, they would still have to step into it. Therefore, they decided to beat the old woman at her own game and take advantage of the chaos to set up a trap to force the hidden one out and kill her.

"It's really you," the fifth Imperial Lord, who had transformed into Lin Kun, said coldly as he stared at the Yun family's Patriarch.

"There's no point in saying anything more. Let's just kill him!" Killing intent surged in the eyes of the woman beside him. She took the lead and charged toward the Yun family's Patriarch.

However, the moment everyone rushed out …

A strange expression appeared on the Yun family's Patriarch's face. He raised his right hand and, in front of everyone's eyes, smashed his own forehead.

With a loud boom, he committed suicide on the spot.

At the moment of his death, his physical body collapsed, and a large amount of blood splattered onto the Immortal corpse below.

At the same time, the old woman's eyes closed, and her physical body dissipated into ashes.

Meanwhile, a gust of wind rose in the underground palace.

In the wind, all the inheritances began to tremble.

All the Dao Marks and Authority began to fluctuate violently.

The Great Emperor Treasures began to awaken one after another!

As for the Immortal corpse, after being stained with blood, its withered eyelids slowly … opened.

A terrifying aura burst forth!