As a Father, I Just Want to Watch You Achieve Immortality Chapter 1860: The Fall of the Ghost Emperor—True Incineration, Soul Capturing Erupts After the Night of Slaughter
Previously on As a Father, I Just Want to Watch You Achieve Immortality...
"I’m burnt out, truly burnt out..."
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Boom—!!!
The city gates of Qi Tian Outer City were suddenly thrown open, no longer able to contain the multitude of mortal martial artists and cultivators incited by the Earthly Ghost Emperor.
Imperial Qi and blood erupted, divinity intertwined into formidable forms, relentlessly surging out of Qi Tian City like a shattered celestial river, an unending torrent spilling forth.
Many martial artists, now stained with blood, felt a profound sense of survival after immense calamity; having fought their way out of Qi Tian City, they were simultaneously overcome with hindsight and bewilderment.
But their moments of reflection were soon shattered as they snapped back to reality, all of them turning their heads to observe.
There, they saw the Earthly Ghost Emperor, resembling a resplendent sun deity, encircled by four intensely glowing Vast Suns, suspended across the expanse of the sky, positioned above the Qi Tian Inner City tower.
"Martial Immortal Ghost Emperor..."The blood-splattered Great Grandmasters and Martial Saints watched with complex expressions, and numerous martial artists were visibly moved, shedding tears of gratitude!
Had it not been for the Earthly Ghost Emperor, whose imposing aura seemed poised to ignite and clash with the formidable powerhouses of the Deceitful Gods Camp, they might have lacked the resolve to rebel and would have ultimately faced slaughter by the overwhelming forces within Qi Tian City!
After all, the sheer number of powerhouses within the All Gods Camp was immense.
Dozens of Two Calamities Divine Tribulation Venerables and numerous One Disaster God Tribulation Great Cultivators resided in Qi Tian City, forming an unprecedented concentration of power.
Initially, it was believed that these powerhouses would collectively oversee Qi Tian City, breathing life back into this silent, ancient metropolis after 500 years of dormancy, transforming it into a sanctuary accessible to all martial artists and cultivators.
However, no one had anticipated the ruthless decree for slaughter issued by the Deceitful Gods.
Many martial artists wiped away their tears, casting a final, lingering gaze before turning to flee, making their escape from Qi Tian City.
They had once revered the journey into the city, yet in truth, their profound worship was directed towards the peerless martial artist who had achieved a breakthrough to Martial Immortal status just before the city!
Qi Tian City.
A rain of blood poured down like a deluge, its crimson drops, as large as beans, pattering upon the city’s dark tiles and stone walls, imbuing the ancient metropolis with an atmosphere dense with pathos and sorrow.
Fang Hanshu’s scholarly robe fluttered in the wind, starlight seeming to flow between his brows, emanating abundant Dao Yun and a mighty aura.
He lifted his head high, his gaze fixed towards the direction of Qi Tian Inner City, where a solitary figure sat cross-legged amidst the blood rain, four wheels of Vast Sun rolling ferociously around them, their Qi and blood roaring and surging with immense power.
It was indeed the Earthly Ghost Emperor, resting alone before the gates of Qi Tian Inner City.
Within Qi Tian Inner City, formidable auras surged relentlessly, manifesting as terrifying, supreme pressure akin to a mountain flood unleashed, rampaging and weaving through the air, yet upon nearing the Earthly Ghost Emperor, these oppressive forces dissolved into mere wisps of smoke.
Meanwhile, inside the Inner City, the powerhouses of the All Gods Camp had long since retreated to the safety of its depths.
Of the renowned Nine Venerables of Two Calamities, only five remained; four had tragically fallen!
The Second Calamity Three Tribulation Venerable who had engaged Fang Hanshu in battle also fled indiscriminately into the Inner City, the demise of the Angry Buddha Vajra of Black Sumeru having left a significant and destabilizing impact on them.
Rumble—
A supreme aura fluxed incessantly, and intensely thick, mysterious fog surged upwards from atop the Inner City wall, acting as a colossal curtain that separated Qi Tian Inner and Outer City.
Vaguely, three silhouettes materialized within the swirling miasma, their mere presence emanating a boundless pressure likened to the vast sea, casting frigid and sharp gazes downwards.
These were the three Supremes hailing from the Deceitful Gods Camp!
Positioned within the Inner Mysterious Que of Qi Tian Inner City, they spanned across the area, now fully occupying the Inner City and effectively blocking any path back to Qi Tian.
Jialou Supreme of Black Sumeru, Supreme Xuanzhen of Dark Heavenly Court, and Sky Wolf Supreme of Deceit Demon Cave!
The very aura they exuded individually felt like the heavens themselves were crashing down, poised to annihilate everything and obliterate all existence.
Fang Hanshu drew a deep breath before slowly exhaling.
Although he had recently elevated his cultivation to the Second Disaster and Third Tribulation Realm by inheriting a near-perfect ancestral legacy, a subtle yet significant gap still existed before he could attain the Supreme level.
One year... just one year... could he perfectly refine the ancestral legacy and ascend to the Supreme level?
Fang Hanshu’s eyes flickered with intense thought; his ancestor, Fang Xinyuan, the Master of the Equal Heaven Temple at his zenith, had been a Supreme of Three Disasters and Three Tribulations Perfect Level. Later, injured in battles for the Prison Lotus and Qi Tian, his realm had declined. He had remained in Qi Tian City for countless eras, nearly falling from the Supreme level, and ultimately could not hold on, sacrificing himself to become the Temple Guardian Curse Corpse King.
Even if Fang Hanshu could completely refine the legacy, it seemed improbable that he could return to his ancestor’s peak combat prowess...
Yet...
Fang Hanshu remained unconcerned, for he knew he still possessed hope!
Presently, he was a Soul Capturer, and as long as he could successfully devour other Soul Capturing powers, he could achieve rapid breakthroughs.
While achieving the same level as his ancestor through conventional cultivation paths was a formidable challenge, the present circumstances offered a different possibility. A surge of emotion stirred within Fang Hanshu, his gaze fixed upon Li Che, the Earthly Ghost Emperor, his sovereign. His hand slowly tightened into a fist. Li Che was acutely aware of Fang Hanshu's emotional state at that moment, yet he paid it no mind. The outer reaches of Qi Tian City had largely been subdued, forcing the powerhouses from the Deceitful Gods Camp to retreat into the inner city. Failure to do so would result in their annihilation, much like the four fallen Two Calamities Venerables, their essence, blood, and souls consumed by Fengdu. A searing radiance distorted the air, and the Earthly Ghost Emperor, positioned before Qi Tian Inner City, found his formidable aura beginning to wane uncontrollably. "He's going to burn himself out!" Within the confines of Qi Tian Inner City, Sky Wolf Supreme's vertical pupil, the Sky Wolf eye, slowly opened. It emanated a terrifying luminescence, piercing the obscuring mists of the Deceitful Gods like a razor-sharp blade aimed directly at Li Che. Li Che remained seated, his legs crossed, beneath the golden skull, his eyes blazing with an inferno of golden light.