Accompanying this sound, the sky underwent another bizarre change.
The Ancestor God Forbidden Technique enshrouding the seventy-two provinces indeed possessed inconceivable divine might.
It could obliterate Demon Evil Cultivators who committed sins and touched upon the rules, but this time, even the historically tainted Emperors were included.
A remarkably thick and majestic column of Divine Radiance burst forth from the heavens and plunged into Qiantang.
When the brilliance dispersed, an ancient execution platform was revealed, stained with dried blood, but more daunting was the Execution Origin Qi exploding in all directions.
Tao Qian needed only a glance to make a judgment: This object was even more terrifying than his Master's "Heavenly Punishment Sword," and seemed somehow connected?
There was no time to approach and touch it; in the next moment, the platform burst forth with boundless blood light, instantly turning the whole of Qiantang into a vision akin to a Blood Prison.
People unrelated to the matter and ordinary citizens, though within the prison, were not affected at all.
Yet those Emperors who had besieged Tao Qian, though all were of the Ultimate Happiness Realm, and many were nearing Daoist Transformation, felt their bodies stiffen, mana freeze, and Divine Souls slow as soon as they were illuminated by the Dragon-slaying blood light, with the threat to their lives sweeping over them, making these Dragon Sons and Grandsons desperately wish to flee back to the Outer Realm.
Alas, at such a juncture, how could there be time?
The Forbidden Technique above the sky unfurled once more, unleashing millions of bronze chains wreathed in blood light, unlimitedly extending.
Every Evil Dragon offspring was bound one by one and delivered to the Dragon-slaying Platform.
Tao Qian's peril was immediately resolved.
Instead, it fell upon these Mutated Emperors.
Before the eyes of all the people of the world, judgment and execution began.
It was presumed that there would be no ripples, the hand of the Ancestor Dragon had already moved, slaughtering these Evil Dragons one by one.
But surprisingly, there were some distinctions in the midst.
The Ancestor Spirit's verdicts resounded one by one:
"Liu Family's Evil Dragon offspring, Liu Huanxiao, was a benevolent ruler in life, and after death entered Alchemy, was highly trusted by Pei, who bestowed the "Evil Dragon Three Tombs Scripture" from the Ancient Demon Secret Manual. Cultivating this scripture could allow one to gain great supernatural powers, but at the price of ineradicable sores covering the body, only alleviated by forcing the Human Clan to suck out the poison daily to ease pain. This act not only caused the untimely deaths of hundreds of thousands but also created a ferocious and brutal Poison Dragon Clan, leaving an endless disaster... Sentence to immediate execution!"
"Cao Family's Evil Dragon offspring, Cao Ziheng, after becoming an Alchemist, received his father's bestowed Daoist Secret Book, the "Longevity Scripture," a legitimate Magic Skill. In his eagerness for quick success, he fell to the Demon Path, reversing the cultivation of this scripture. Often leveraging his imperial authority, he ventured into the Human World from the Outer Realm, blatantly stealing, devouring Mortals' lifespans to bolster himself, with the victims dying suddenly without knowledge of their murderer... Sentence to immediate execution!"
"Sima Family's Evil Dragon offspring Sima Anshi, of depraved nature, took pleasure in spreading filthy skills like the "Sheep Saint's Enchanting God Skill" and the "Divine Sheep Scripture" in the Human World, choosing cauldrons and causing boundless calamities... Sentence to immediate execution!"
"Li Family's Evil Dragon offspring Li Sanlang, having fallen into Demon-hood by cultivating his ancestor's Secret Book, the 'Immortal Fish Technique,' developed an odd taste: feasting on rotten Immortal Fish. To satisfy his appetite, he mutated ordinary members of the Human Clan into Fishmen, slaughtered them, and piled them up using a special method to produce rotten fish for his consumption. When seized by hunger, he once devoured the population of an entire city... Sentence to immediate execution!"
"Zhao Family's Evil Dragon offspring Zhao Shouyi, who had not wished to pursue alchemy after death but was coerced by his ancestor, often performed good deeds in secret to atone for the sins tainted by the Evil Poison on his Divine Soul... Weighing good against evil, sentence to immediate execution, but with special permission for his True Spirit's remnant soul to have its memories wiped and transmigrate."
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One by one, Emperors of the Ultimate Happiness Realm were bound like criminals to the Dragon-slaying Platform.
With each pronouncement of judgment by the Ancestor Spirit, the platform burst forth with invincible divine glows of execution, reducing even those of Ultimate Happiness Realm Dharma Bodies to nothingness in their erosion.
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, not even their True Souls remained.
Most Emperors had such an end.
But a few managed to keep their True Spirits for transmigration.
Even so!
This sight and scene still drove the twelve Emperors of the Outer Realm into a frenzy of rage.
They may not all value kinship and blood ties, but after all, these were their descendants, their foundation.
Watching them slaughtered like livestock, how could they not be enraged?
Their authority had been stripped away, barred from entering the world.
So, in the next moment, the Twelve Emperors of Alchemy turned their attention to other "Forbidden Technique Controllers."
Si Xixin!
Zhang Jinluan!
Unable to control three others, but these two were supported by them and commanded the largest territories. Combined, they governed forty-four provinces, such vastness.
While entangled with Duobao, the Twelve Emperors homed in on the Heavenly Track, shouting and howling.
In their speech was the command for these two to restore their authority and to recall the "Dragon-slaying Platform," to release all Dragon Sons and Grandsons.
Had it been earlier, the Imperial Edicts of the Twelve Emperors would certainly have been effective.
But at this point, what intimidation could they hold?
Upon hearing this, Tao Qian directly laughed and said,
"Truly, their minds are tainted by the Evil Poison of the Ancestor Dragon, these twelve old monsters actually place their hopes on Si Xixin and Zhang Jinluan?"
"They think the two they supported as Alchemists, mere Puppets indeed, have forgotten that behind them stand more than one force not weaker than Alchemy, such as the Star Leader Sect, the Northern Land Demon Clan, the Taishang Demon Sect, the Si Family, the Great Freedom Temple... With Alchemy in misfortune, these forces would seize the chance to step in, plunder and help themselves to treasures, that would be strange."
"As for the hidden moves the Alchemists placed within the Ancestor Dragon's avatar, the lifeless baby, ha, they were automatically dispelled as soon as the two received recognition from the Human Dao Torrent and controlled the Forbidden Technique."