"With such talent, such a background, yet to waste it in such a manner, I hate that I cannot take your place."
"Everyone, do not feel resentment, but rather give thanks to Mr. Duobao, for his Ten Thousand Treasure Dao Body, to my sense, is truly fragrant to the utmost degree, that even if the twelve of us were to share it, there would be plenty to spare, and the hundred years we lost due to his disciple can be fully recovered this time."
"Good, very good indeed, worthy of being teacher and disciple of the Duobao Lineage, a sip and a peck, surely predetermined."
"We killed Duobao, we feasted on him."
"Excellent!"
"It should be so!"
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The Twelve Emperors, although driven mad by their transformations, had not lost their ruthlessness.
As they roared in madness, each of them viciously struck from behind, attempting to use the Ancestor God Forbidden Technique to wipe out their target first, or at the very least, severely wound the Duobao Daoist.
Thus, in Tao Qian's mind, a vast Record erupted.
Followed by sights like the Great Extinction Killing Life Divine Light, Human Dao Soul Refining Array, True Spirit Annihilation Divine Thunder, Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Demon Extinguishing Divine Light... and other terrifying Divine Abilities Arrays suddenly materialized out of nowhere, bombarding the Duobao Daoist.
But the next instant, these Divine Abilities vanished in a blink.
The voice that belonged to him, Tao Qian, also resounded: "You twelve old dogs best not forget, right now, this place is my domain, Tao Qian's realm."
No sooner had he finished speaking on this end, did Duobao on the other end laugh as well.
Right away, it was seen that upon the great earth, the towering mass of flesh abruptly soared into the sky.
At the same time, the flood of blood mist and flesh that was about to engulf Tao Qian was attacked and reversed by a monstrous Deceitful Object of the same level.
Millions of tentacles could be seen, Daoist Lord's blood sleeves, Buddha's thousand arms, prismatic light rivers... numerous mighty beings merged together, directly seizing the fish heads, sheep heads, dragon heads, and other limbs and organs of the Twelve Emperors, dragging them towards the breach in the sky.
As they were dragged away, Duobao shouted:
"This place is too cramped, we can't unleash our full power, we all must go to the Outer Realm, that's the proper thing to do."
"Today, I, Duobao, have but one wish, to kill all of you, or be killed by you all."
Before he had finished speaking,
The Duobao Daoist indeed dragged the twelve, heading into the Outer Realm.
Despite the frenzied struggles of the Twelve Emperors looking to gain a geographical advantage,
Although Duobao had only just entered the Daoist Transformation Realm, his brute strength was extremely fearsome, and with Tao Qian, the master of the Forbidden Law Barrier, coordinating, the Twelve Emperors could not resist for a moment and were dragged out of the realm.
However, before departing, the Twelve Emperors in a rare show of unity, performed the same action.
They produced offspring!
A total of twelve huge tube-like objects penetrated into this realm, with the beating of the fleshy filth, a large number of strange and grotesque, more devil-like than demons, Imperial Family bloodlines entered Qiantang.
A new tide of blood mist and flesh was born, this time highly resembling what Tao Qian had initially seen at the border of Yang Sui.
Within that mist, were the descendants of the Twelve Emperors' alchemy, all at the Ultimate Happiness Realm.
Compared to that day, the number couldn't be known, much more,
And their mana and Dao Heng were also much higher.
Among them, a dozen or so were emitting an aura close to "Daoist Transformation Realm."
Before being dragged away, the Twelve Emperors each had an Imperial Edict fall.
"My children, capture this boy."
"You must capture him alive and may not slaughter him, nor sneak a taste."
"That's right, this boy must be eaten by us personally."
"If this boy ends his own life, do not steal a taste of the body, it must be preserved with a secret technique."
"This boy possesses a Spirit Treasure Sublime Body, with Source Qi that is pure and not a shred of filth, none of the other cooking methods are suitable, only 'steaming' can bring out its divine flavor and sweetness."
"Brother Xuan Lang, truly the most understanding of delicacies."
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These edicts, similarly penetrated into Tao Qian's mind.
Anyone would feel unsettled if they heard themselves being regarded as a delicious meal.
To say that steaming brings out the best flavor, what nonsense.
"However, from these Imperial Edicts that clearly carried an urgent tone, Tao Qian sensed something amiss.
"Although I have repeatedly thwarted the Alchemists' schemes, drove the Yang Sui Uprising to uproot these dog emperors' foundations, and even killed Zhu Rizhao and Gao Huan, it's only reasonable that the Twelve Emperors of Alchemist would loathe what I've done, but why must they be so eager to devour me? Does my flesh really smell so sweet and tempting?"
"Inside, I fear, there might also be some hidden secrets..."
Just as Tao Qian was carefully pondering and making life-and-death judgments,
his own Master who was also heading to the Outer Realm before the eruption of his killing desire, transmitted a message as well.
Even though Duobao at this moment was as mad as a hatter, his speech crazy as a loon, his demeanor reminiscent of an Outer Realm Evil God, a fallen Demon thing, the voice that penetrated Tao Qian's mind was, sentence by sentence, incredibly calm.
"My good disciple!"
"No need to panic, you are, after all, the master of the Forbidden Law Barrier, coupled with that Governance Divine Machine, to deal with this group of savage vermin, with Dragon Sons and Grandsons, it should be not too difficult."
"Before coming here, your Master had predicted the outcome of this calamity. I am willing to exhaust this world's Dao Heng, probably able to kill seven or eight dog emperors, and seriously injure two or three, but Li Wanshou and Liu Pei, these two will be troublesome."
"These emperors, before becoming Alchemists, were mostly regarded as outstanding and wise monarchs. Not all who entered Alchemy did so with the sole thought of blood-sucking for Longevity. A few actually had grand aspirations and wanted to personally act as spies, to change the heavens and the earth."
"What a pity that those Secret Realms of the Alchemist, the Cultivation Methods, and most crucially, the heritage of the Ancestor Dragon... every single one contains evil poison. Once contaminated, it must damage body and soul's mind, and before long, they completely fall into being Demons."
"Li Wanshou and Liu Pei, having inherited the most, I can injure them, but not kill. Once your Master dies, these two will definitely come to consume you."
Having said this, Duobao paused for a moment.
Then he continued:
"Since your Master has come, naturally I have predicted a glimmer of hope."
"However, that lifeline is obscure, you must comprehend it yourself."
"What your Master can do, is to give you a hint or two."
"You should know, although the Ancestor Dragon established a great career, this Ancestor Emperor was naturally suspicious; he never fully trusted anyone, whether it be the beauty beside him, his blood-related descendants, the attending eunuchs, or the close ministers of the court, in everything he did, he always left a backdoor."
"If it's so for other matters, then his life's greatest achievement [Ancestor God Forbidden Technique] must be the same."
"Before your Master's death, if you can find that backdoor, the calamity will be broken."
"If you can't find it, then you and I, Master and disciple, should accept our fate in this disaster, and go to reincarnation to cultivate again."
After Duobao finished speaking,
the massive gash suddenly exploded with a loud boom, a large clump of swollen flesh left this world, forcibly battling its way into the Outer Realm.
The "Ten Thousand Treasure Demon Body" that Duobao transformed into was indeed horrifying; if truly unleashed in battle, it's feared that the whole Qiantang Province would be turned into ruins, not just limited to the provincial city.
The Outer Realm is vast and boundless, and without the interference of Forbidden Laws, it's a real and fair fight.
Duobao True Monarch, who stepped into the Daoist Transformation, was fighting against twelve Daoist Transformation Realm emperors as one against twelve.
That scene must be grand and awe-inspiring, arousing boundless curiosity.
How spectacular would the collision of thirteen types of Mutated Dao be?
Tao Qian originally intended to use "Spiritual Eyes" to cast a spell and glimpse the battlefield, but very soon he too found himself mired in the quagmire of war.
Before his eyes!
All were descendants sent by the Twelve Emperors, all from the Ultimate Happiness Realm, just like the True Lord of a Hundred Demons Gao Yang, Jade Demon True Monarch Gao Zhan, and others he had previously encountered.
Had he been by their side, getting caught in their siege would mean certain death.
But now it was different, Tao Qian had many advantages, and indeed, he handled them with ease.
First deploying the "Governance Divine Machine" to fight against the Ultimate Happiness descendants, then activating the might of the Forbidden Technique for eradication.
Compared to each other, they temporarily fought to a draw.
Seizing this moment, Tao Qian's spirit was immersed, his mind racing, pondering the words left by his Master.
"Historical records indeed mention the Ancestor Dragon's suspicion."
"If he were to leave a backdoor in the Ancestor God Forbidden Technique, the core component of the Forbidden Technique, such as the [Nine States' Twelve Treasures] which I control, or the core Divine Treasures in the hands of Yu Yanshi, Zhang Jinluan, Si Xixin, Yin Yuehua four."
"The split parts left behind, like the Ancestor Dragon Divine Machine refined by Zhang Jinluan, or the stillbirth devoured by Si Xixin."
"The blood-related descendants, like the former Crown Prince, or the direct bloodline of the Ying Family."
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PS: 500 chapters, cheers, writing about Longevity is really tough."