The Supreme Martial King Shocking All Realms Chapter 3290 - 3285: Zhou Yiming of Phoenix Cloud Sect_1

Even ending one's own life proves futile.

Yang Chen's gaze shifts, catching sight of the elder's soul as it drifts away on its own after his demise. The path it follows leads straight to the enigmatic Unwarranted Black Hole, which seems to wield boundless pulling power.

Though unaware of the peculiar forces within the Unwarranted Black Hole, Yang Chen sees it tugging and seizing the elder's soul, ready to fling it inside and make it one of the Netherworld's inhabitants.

A stark insight hits Yang Chen: "If the soul gets drawn into the Unwarranted Black Hole, it could join the Netherworld. It looks like even suicide can't break free from this destiny."

He might not alter the elder's passing, yet could he reshape the elder's path beyond death?

Does the Unwarranted Black Hole dare claim the old man without Yang Chen's say-so?

Yang Chen commands the Law of Life and Death, and scant few across the realms grasp reincarnation as deeply as he.

At the very least, the might Yan Dong wields stems from the Yan Luo's essence in life.

With a low hum, Yang Chen extends his palm, effortlessly seizing the elder's soul and ushering it toward rebirth, where it dissolves into wisps of mist.

Stepping into the cycle of reincarnation post-death could well be the finest outcome for the elder.

Having settled these affairs, Yang Chen turns to his subsequent scheme.

From the elder's soul, he extracts a wealth of valuable details.

The dominant power in the Spirit Fire World goes by the name of the Spirit Fire Clan's Phoenix Cloud Sect.

Yet with the outbreak of war and the Netherworld's takeover of the Spirit Fire World, the Phoenix Cloud Sect fell under Netherworld rule. Once mighty figures like Wan Tianyu fled, those left behind in the sect largely turned into Netherworld thralls, shackled by the Servitude Restriction.

As a formidable sect of great strength, the Netherworld views the Phoenix Cloud Sect as mere equipment, deploying portions of it to erect the Calamity City.

Meanwhile, other segments bolster the Gates of Life and Death.

Yang Chen ponders briefly.

Prior to arriving, he harbored certain intentions, and now it appears essential to recruit potent cultivators from the Phoenix Cloud Sect to bring them to fruition.

His aim locks on Zhou Yiming, offspring of the sect leader.

Following the sect leader's downfall and the elders' flight, Zhou Yiming stands as the sect's prime emblem. Locating him promises immense aid in advancing his designs.

Harboring this resolve, Yang Chen embarks on the hunt for Zhou Yiming's position.

Three months slip by amid the pursuit.

In that span, Yang Chen delves into the recollections of four individuals.

As he probes their souls, he uncovers several leads and grows more attuned to the Spirit Fire World's ways.

Yet upon release from the Servitude Restriction, two among the four choose self-destruction, while the remaining pair descend into madness, compelling Yang Chen to end their torment mercifully.

Witnessing such ruin stirs sorrow deep in Yang Chen's chest.

Through the four souls' memories, Yang Chen pinpoints Zhou Yiming's spot.

Zhou Yiming labors on Calamity City's buildup right by its work zone. What's more, that zone marks the former site of the Phoenix Cloud Sect within the Spirit Fire World.

Leveraging his command of the Spacetime Law, Yang Chen whisks back to Calamity City in an instant.

Calamity City looms as a colossal metropolis cloaked in lethal aura and chilling Ghost Qi.

Within its bounds, myriad phantoms and spectral wails echo everywhere, dominating the whole expanse.

Stout sentinels and assorted ghostly beings patrol the edges of Calamity City, rendering covert entry all but impossible without detection.

Still, Yang Chen's techniques surpass the ordinary. Gaining access proves no great challenge if he so desires.

But the city teems with phantoms and wraiths. Though many rank as lowly essences, a single misstep could reveal one's presence.

Yang Chen muses, "Why do these phantoms and wraiths bother erecting Calamity City?"

Brushing aside the phantoms and wraiths, Yang Chen employs spacetime traversal, letting his divine soul envelop all of Calamity City.

Across every nook of Calamity City, mortal powerhouses emerge, etching Dao Intent Inscriptions or summoning even mightier Boundless Stage Experts with Laws to shape the metropolis.

Even as they craft, ghostly guardians shadow these powerhouses, offering no openings to exploit.

Should displeasure arise, glimpses of a phantom devouring a human occasionally unfold. Such sights have grown commonplace among the other ghostly beings and mortals.

Flames of fury ignite in Yang Chen's core as he shakes his head and resumes the quest for Zhou Yiming.

Uncovering Zhou Yiming poses little hurdle with his prowess. Before long, Yang Chen beholds a Heaven-separated Realm human powerhouse, ensnared and compelled to wield his Law in forging the vast Calamity City's barrier, wreathed in dark Ghost Qi.

Two Heaven-separated Realm Ghost Kings flank him, scrutinizing every move.

The vigilant stares from these two Ghost Kings render it tough to whisk Zhou Yiming away undetected, unlike the rest.

Yang Chen murmurs inwardly, "With two Heaven-separated Realm Ghost Kings on guard, pulling Zhou Yiming out like the others won't be straightforward. I'll bide my time."

This vigil stretches across months. Zhou Yiming persists in his grueling labor on the city, as the two Ghost Kings hover tirelessly in his wake.

Yang Chen's brow creases, uncertain of the wait's length or if fresh chances might arise.

Just then, Zhou Yiming, appearing utterly drained, declares: "Sirs, my Law power runs low; I require time to restore it!"

"Hmph, worthless. You humans are all so feeble. Just a year in, and your Law power falters. Go restore yourself," the adjacent Ghost King snaps.

The two Ghost Kings escort Zhou Yiming into a grand chamber.

Within this chamber rise effigies of the Spirit Fire Clan's mighty figures. Stepping inside unleashes a torrent of Rule auras.

Having deposited Zhou Yiming, the two Ghost Kings exchange looks. "Let's depart. Our Ghost Qi could taint this space, hampering essence recovery and dragging out the recharge. Besides, arrays and restrictions abound here, and the Servitude Restriction binds this youth—he can't flee. We'll stand watch close by for now."

With their words exchanged, the two Ghost Kings withdraw to another spot, vacating the immediate area.

Though the separation isn't vast, and their divine souls still encompass the zone, any shift would rouse them at once. It's akin to constant surveillance.

Yet Yang Chen holds a clever approach.

Enveloping himself in the Spacetime Law, he materializes soundlessly beside Zhou Yiming, evading notice from the nearby two Ghost Kings.