The beings of the Great Han Sacred Court were all monstrous, as if they were not native to this world. First, Wang Zhongsi and his three companions battled the void, and then Lu Bu, with a sweep of bloody light, forced back the Sun-Swallowing Immortal Emperor who controlled eight Emperor's Decrees. In the past, this would have been impossible.
"Let's go, let's enter this city and take a look," Kong Xuan said solemnly. A city protected by half-way Emperor's Runes must have something extraordinary. With Lu Bu's reminder and the endless bloodstains inside the spatial realm, they had long abandoned any great hope of inheriting the Kunpeng Immortal Emperor's legacy.
Inside the city was desolate and bleak, with broken branches, shattered bones, and decaying houses everywhere. Under the howling wind, the sounds echoed like a child crying. Lu Bu and the other two walked to the northwest corner of the city and heard bursts of crisp blacksmithing sounds. With each strike, a trace of Emperor's Rhyme seemed to drift through the space. In the direction the sound came from, with every clang of the hammer, a dark golden Emperor's Rune would flash.
"Dark golden Emperor's Runes, such profound Imperial might." Looking at the flashing dark golden Emperor's Rune, Kong Xuan's pupils contracted slightly. Just as he was about to identify it, that dark golden rune flowed out with boundless Buddhist light. In an instant, the heavens were filled with a vision of ten thousand Buddhas paying homage. The sudden turn of events made Kong Xuan directly deny his previous guess. Lu Bu stared at that Emperor's Rune. Even though the Imperial might changed, he still clearly locked onto its original aura. This aura was one of the four Immortal Emperor auras before entering the legacy land. However, Lu Bu did not point it out, but followed Kong Xuan and the other two towards the northwest corner.
"Clang!"
"Clang!"
"Ding!"
As the blacksmithing sounds grew closer, the Buddhist light and Imperial might became even more profound. After passing a colossal statue of a Zen staff, the three men gazed into the distance. In front of them was a massive golden Buddha statue, its head bowed, looking down at the three. The golden Buddha statue held a vajra in one hand and the other was extended, with a Dharma wheel swirling with golden light. In front of the gigantic Buddha statue was a vast plaza. A robust figure, with his upper monk's robe tucked into his waist, held a massive dark golden hammer and was vigorously striking a piece of black spiritual stone. Not far away was a colossal red furnace, within which the雏形 (chú xíng - nascent form) of a string of prayer beads was already taking shape. Su Dan Novel Network
"Clang!"
"Ding!"
"Ding!"
The monk vigorously struck the spiritual stone. With each hammer blow, a lot of useless dross was stripped away from the spiritual stone. With each strike, Emperor's Runes appeared on the spiritual stone, sometimes black and dull, sometimes flashing with golden light within the blackness, and sometimes radiating Buddhist light, filled with great compassion.
"Chaos Stone."
Yu Yi's pupils trembled violently. How precious was the Chaos Stone? It was the core spiritual material for refining supreme treasures. Without Chaos Stone, immortal treasures could not reach the grade of supreme treasures.
"Since the era of the Ten Thousand Emperors began, the Chaos Stone has been firmly controlled by the four major powers. How did he obtain the Chaos Stone!" Yu Yi exclaimed in shock.
"Him!"
Kong Xuan stared at the monk, his pupils contracting sharply, and said, "In the middle of the Barbaric Era, the last Buddha Lord of Buddhism perished in the extreme land. Since then, Buddhism has gradually degenerated into a low-level force. When did it have a Buddha Lord who achieved the Dao?"
"Amitabha."
At this moment, the Buddha Lord who was wielding the large hammer and refining the Chaos Stone stopped striking and gave a Buddhist salutation to Lu Bu and the other two. The resonant Buddhist chant echoed, and the blinding Buddhist light caused all three of them to tremble in their primordial spirits. Kong Xuan and Yu Yi's expressions became sluggish, while Lu Bu's eyes flickered, and he directly broke free from the control of the Buddhist light.
"Humans are truly remarkable. After a whole era, they rise again. A human Immortal Emperor who controls two Emperor's Decrees can break free from my primordial spirit attack. Not simple!" The monk's appearance changed, and the Buddhist light that filled the sky dissipated. The colossal golden Buddha statue was enveloped by endless dark energy.
Slowly, the dark energy dispersed, and inside was no longer a golden giant Buddha statue, but a creature with a head resembling a wolf's head, possessing a pair of huge, ancient gray ox horns, and a vertical eye between its brows containing terrifying Emperor's Runes.
Black scales covered its entire body, and long hair grew in the gaps, blood-red and half a foot long, shimmering with dark golden light. This colossal immortal beast statue that appeared also had nine tails, each ending in a not-so-large ferocious beast head that resembled a dragon's head.
"Nine Nether Ghoul!"
Lu Bu's pupils scanned the colossal stone statue, while the monk had now transformed into a middle-aged man in a black robe. Judging by his appearance, he was the Nine Demon Immortal Emperor from the Nine Nether Ghoul tribe, one of the Immortal Emperors of Tianxing's expedition.
With this Nine Demon's appearance, his powerful Imperial might directly suppressed Kong Xuan and Yu Yi, who controlled four Emperor's Decrees. Only Lu Bu could see the true form of the Nine Demon clearly at this moment.
"I am truly curious. The Sky Horn Ant tribe is responsible for the southern region of the Immortal Realm. When did you achieve the Dao, when did you appear in the world, and how did you evade the surveillance of the Sky Patrol Army?"
"Within the Ancient Star Path, there were a hundred Immortal Emperor auras, and your Imperial might never stirred. Two Emperor's Decrees! Two Emperor's Decrees!" As he spoke, the Nine Demon's expression gradually changed, and he kept muttering "two Emperor's Decrees." Suddenly, he looked up and locked onto Lu Bu, saying, "Tens of thousands of years ago, the Great Dao stirred slightly, and a strange entity appeared. You must be the variable that the Sky Horn Ant tribe is looking for!"
The Nine Demon surveyed Lu Bu, and from Lu Bu's Vermilion Bird armor, he sensed the aura of the Chaos Stone. His pupils contracted, and he said, "Chaos Stone, how dare you! The Chaos Stone is controlled by our four tribes. Without the decree of our four tribes, how did you obtain the Chaos Stone and refine your immortal treasure armor into a supreme treasure? Do you know this is a crime punishable by clan extermination! Your Great Han's national destiny is coming to an end."
"You dare to condemn my Great Han!" Lu Bu's eyes widened, and a few words escaped his lips, his Imperial might surging, and the two Emperor's Decrees behind him appeared, shaking the surroundings.
With a "boom," the vast Imperial might swept through the city. Lu Bu let out a roar, shattering the Nine Demon's Imperial might that filled the sky. Kong Xuan and Yu Yi instantly broke free from the shock to their primordial spirits. For a moment, they couldn't stabilize their bodies and staggered back a few steps. Lu Bu's single roar extinguished the Nine Demon's Imperial might, immediately causing the Nine Demon's expression to turn cold. Instantly, the vertical eye between his brows opened.
"Human, what is your name?" The Nine Demon narrowed his eyes, only the vertical eye between his brows flashing with streaks of red light. With a "boom," the nine Emperor's Decrees behind him emerged, hidden within those nine tails. In an instant, the pupils of those nine ferocious beast heads flickered with endless brilliance.
"Great Han's Lu Bu," Lu Bu said with a faint smile, casually.