Chapter 216: Derived God Sect Destroyed, a Divine Corpse!
The strange ritual being carried out by the Derived God Sect's followers is clearly intended to resurrect the divine corpse in the God-Burying Coffin!
But… will the resurrected deity truly submit willingly to the Derived God Sect's command?
Seeing large amounts of thick blood carrying vast quantities of resentful evil qi converging toward the God-Burying Coffin, Fang Xu knew he could wait no longer.
The situation is now clear.
Regardless of whether the resurrected deity will obey the Derived God Sect's manipulation, the appearance of a god on Three Mountains Island is certainly a huge variable!
Even if this resurrected god frees itself from the Derived God Sect's control, it is still no good news for the Dark God Temple.
Moreover, analyzing the current situation.
The Derived God Sect's followers have poured vast amounts of resentful evil qi into the God-Burying Coffin; under these circumstances, the resurrected deity is extremely likely to become a mindless killing monster!
Once this monster is successfully resurrected, the entire Three Mountains Island will suffer!
"Seventh Elder, everyone, please act quickly."
"We must find a way to stop the ritual."
The Derived God Sect must fall, and the resurrection ritual of the deity in the God-Burying Coffin must also be stopped.
Several people nodded, then immediately stopped hiding their figures and rushed straight toward the center of the altar!
Boom!
But just as Qi Shaoyu's figure reached near the God-Burying Coffin, a terrifying power suddenly burst forth from the coffin!
This mighty and terrifying force directly flung Qi Shaoyu's body away!
"Not good!"
"Divine Son, the entity within the God-Burying Coffin possesses consciousness!"
Qi Shaoyu's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly shouted.
Zhongli Hui and the others, seeing this, also dared not approach the God-Burying Coffin any further.
"Kill them, destroy the altar!"
Fang Xu's thoughts shifted, and he spoke directly.
The ritual before us is clearly not yet complete; if we slaughter all the Derived God Sect followers conducting the ritual and then destroy this complex altar, we should be able to stop the ceremony.
Upon hearing his command, everyone immediately shifted their target and rushed to kill those Derived God Sect followers!
But just then, all the Derived God Sect followers who had been kneeling on the altar moved.
They slowly rose to their feet, gazing at the many Dark God Temple disciples and Qi Shaoyu et al. charging forward, a flicker of madness flashing in their eyes.
"May the god's will be with me!"
"May the god's will be with me!"
"May the god's will be with me!"
…
After a series of mad shouts, these Derived God Sect followers charged straight at the Dark God Temple disciples and Qi Shaoyu et al.
Boom!
Boom!
…
Each Derived God Sect follower who rushed forward, upon nearing the Dark God Temple disciples, directly triggered self-detonation!
Terrifying explosions erupted one after another across the altar!
Many Dark God Temple disciples who couldn't dodge were blown to death on the spot, while others lost limbs in the blasts.
For a moment, the stench of blood over the entire altar grew stronger.
The flesh and blood of the self-detonated Derived God Sect followers mixed with the blood of the dead and wounded Dark God Temple disciples, gradually gathering together and swiftly flowing along the altar's grooves toward the God-Burying Coffin.
At this moment, Fang Xu also perceived the intention of the Derived God Sect followers.
They have gone mad to the point of sacrificing themselves, dragging the Dark God Temple disciples along as backing for the resurrection of the deity in the God-Burying Coffin.
The blood from their self-detonation plus that of the Dark God Temple disciples is far more effective than ordinary people's blood.
Accompanied by large amounts of blood from Martial Venerables and Primordial Martial Realm cultivators, it pours into the God-Burying Coffin.
The God-Burying Coffin at the altar's center slowly emitted a scarlet light, and the intricate patterns on the stone coffin were gradually corroded clean by the scarlet radiance.
Moments later, the entire God-Burying Coffin suddenly burst forth with a terrifying aura!
The surrounding Dark God Temple disciples who had merely been injured were instantly driven mad by this aura's eruption.
Their black-and-white eyes instantly turned bloodshot, and their bodies underwent strange changes under the aura's enveloping.
Their flesh and blood were sucked dry, leaving only skin and bone, from which an evil aura emanated.
"Ugh!"
"Roar!"
…
Anyone still on the altar when the aura burst forth has now become like a zombie.
These zombies exude an extremely evil aura and swarm toward Fang Xu and the others to attack!
"Seek death!"
Qi Shaoyu saw the situation and knew those Dark God Temple disciples were beyond saving.
He directly waved his hand and unleashed a brilliant sword blade!
A hundred-zhang-long giant sword, like the grim reaper's scythe, swept over the numerous transformed Dark God Temple disciples!
The next moment, all the transformed temple disciples froze in place.
Thud!
Thud!
……
In the blink of an eye, the upper bodies of those struck by the sword light began to slide off from the waist.
The scene included the Extending God Sect disciples, nearly ten thousand people, all were cut in half at the waist by Qi Shaoyu's single sword!
After dealing with these minor characters, only several hundred high-ranking members of the Extending God Sect and the most terrifying God-Burying Coffin remained in the field.
After the God-Burying Coffin released a wave of aura, it gradually began to retract its own energy.
Bang!
Bang!
……
Heartbeat sounds like drums came one after another from the God-Burying Coffin.
At this moment, Fang Xu and the others' faces all involuntarily changed drastically.
They ultimately still could not prevent the resurrection of that deity within the God-Burying Coffin.
"Fang Xu, you cannot stop us."
At this moment, opposite the altar, a figure wearing a blood-red robe and a ferocious mask walked slowly forward, surrounded by many Extending God Sect disciples.
Fang Xu's brows slightly furrowed.
This person's voice sounded somewhat familiar.
I must have seen him before!
"Who exactly are you!?"
Fang Xu asked sternly.
"Me?" The blood-robed figure pointed at their own face, then chuckled: "You can address me as Master Father."
"Of course, you can also address me as... father-in-law."
Boom!
Upon hearing this, Fang Xu's face was filled with shock, and his mind seemed to be struck by thunder!
"Father-in-law!?"
The blood-robed figure, seeing Fang Xu's expression, seemed quite pleased.
He slowly reached out and removed the ferocious mask from his face.
Behind the mask, Fang Xu saw a familiar face.
"Xu Liang?"
"Indeed, it is I, the old man."
Xu Liang chuckled.
He had been one of the five Supervisors of the Yu State's Imperial Observatory; back then, on Mount Tilan, he had also provided considerable help to Fang Xu.
Later, he even had the intention of taking Fang Xu as his disciple.
But later, after the Yu emperor was killed and the Yu State fell, Xu Liang lost contact.
But what does his saying 'father-in-law' just now mean?
Seeing Fang Xu's puzzled look, Xu Liang slowly said: "Back when I roamed the Central Continent, I met a woman named Gu Xuan."
"I and Gu Xuan fell in love at first sight, but her Gu family looked down on me."
"Even knowing that Gu Xuan was pregnant with my flesh and blood, they ruthlessly had me killed."
"I had no choice but to flee to Three Mountains Island."
Having said that, Fang Xu already understood the general situation.
"This Xu Liang must be Gu Qiu's biological father!"
"Since I and Gu Qiu already have a marital relationship, that's why he has me call him father-in-law."
"Fang Xu, I greatly admire you."
"Now I have refined a deity within the God-Burying Coffin into an external incarnation."
"And you..."
His gaze swept over Qi Shaoyu and others behind Fang Xu, then he continued: "You also possess considerable power; if we, father-in-law and son-in-law, join forces, the entire Heavenly Mystic Realm will soon kneel at our feet."
"How about it?"
Listening to his extremely tempting words, Fang Xu sneered: "First, whether I acknowledge you as father-in-law depends on whether Gu Qiu is willing to acknowledge you as her father."
"Second, what makes you think I would join forces with you?"
"Based on your subordinates repeatedly hunting me, trying to seize the Yanshen inheritance on my body?"
"Or based on what the Yanshen Sect has done over these years?"
Xu Liang chuckled: "Those are all things of the past."
"Don't you think that without the Yanshen Sect's pursuit as motivation, you couldn't have reached this point today?"
"Putting it that way, the Yanshen Sect has actually helped you."
Upon hearing this, Fang Xu angrily retorted: "What a shameless excuse."
"I refuse."
Saying that, he also couldn't be bothered to waste words with Xu Liang, and directly waved his hand.
Qi Shaoyu was the first to rush forward!
This time, she obviously became serious.
A flash of light in her hand, she directly drew a gold, slender long sword!
Swish!
As the sword is unleashed, streaks of starlight appear behind her; then the starlight bursts forth, forming gorgeous flowers!
Clang!
At the moment the flowers blossomed, a dazzling sword light seemed to cleave the entire world, splitting the beautiful scene before them in two!
Fragments of space turned into the sharpest longswords, shooting toward Xu Liang and his fellow Yanshen Sect disciples behind him!
Such a terrifying strike made Xu Liang and the Yanshen Sect disciples behind him, who were only at the Aspect Manifestation realm, instantly sense the danger of death!
"Rise!"
Xu Liang dared not be careless.
He directly waved his hand and shouted loudly at the not‑far‑off God‑Burial Coffin.
Boom!
The heavy God‑Burial Coffin instantly rose from the ground and landed right before him.
Countless sword lights came one after another, striking the God‑Burial Coffin, but all were blocked.
But the God‑Burial Coffin is only that big.
Facing this strike of Qi Shaoyu, it only blocked Xu Liang and a few people beside him.
The other Yanshen Sect disciples lacked the ability to withstand the attack of a Divine Manifestation realm expert.
One by one, even after exerting all their strength, they were mercilessly slain!
After Qi Shaoyu's single move, only Xu Liang and four Yanshen Sect disciples remained on the altar.
"Master Father, take action!"
One of the Yanshen Sect disciples wearing a ferocious mask became afraid.
Qi Shaoyu's attack is too terrifying.
He feared that in the next moment he too would be slain by her sword.
"Don't rush."
Xu Liang spoke calmly, then took out several blue medicine bottles from his bosom.
"You hold on for a moment; the will of the god corpse's true form is still resisting; I need some time."
"This contains true divine blood; feel free to drink it."
The four exchanged glances upon hearing that.
They were only at the early Aspect Manifestation realm; even after consuming divine blood, they could not match a Divine Manifestation realm expert.
Moreover, the opponent is a sword cultivator!
"Master Father…"
One of them still wanted to say something, but Xu Liang glared at him.
He dared not speak further, directly picking up a blue medicine bottle and pouring the dark blue liquid inside into his mouth.
The other three, seeing this, had no hesitation and directly took the divine blood and swallowed it.
The terrifying energy of the divine blood instantly erupted within their bodies.
Qi Shaoyu saw this, a hint of contempt flashing in her eyes.
She then slowly raised the golden longsword in her hand, without making any noticeable movement.
The surrounding space suddenly began to tremble.
Countless golden longsword phantoms suddenly appeared above the altar, slashing toward the four who had taken the divine blood!
Boom!
Boom!
……
Sounds of explosions rang out.
Immediately following, a large amount of dissipating energy melted the piled‑up flesh and severed limbs on the altar!
After everything dissipated, the four who had consumed true divine blood had blurred flesh and blood all over, obviously suffering severe injuries.
Upon reaching the Divine Manifestation realm and igniting the divine fire within, one's strength reaches an inhuman level.
Although the Aspect Manifestation and Divine Manifestation realms differ by only one stage,
After the four took divine blood, although they reached the peak of Aspect Manifestation, even working together they could not block a single move of Qi Shaoyu.
If it were not for the divine blood remaking their bodies, forming hard scales on their surfaces,
that single strike would have been enough to slay the four outright!
Qi Shaoyu gave the four no chance to catch their breath, raising her hand again to launch a new wave of attack!
The four saw this and their faces changed dramatically.
They were already severely injured and could not possibly withstand this strike.
"Master Father!"
"Save me, Master Father!"
The four shouted in unison.
But at this moment Xu Liang was also unable to attend to himself.
The God‑Burial Coffin actually contains a true ancient deity.
Even dead, its corpse retains the will of the deity.
His cultivation is only at the Aspect Manifestation realm; although he used a secret method, sacrificing large amounts of resentful evil qi, he has not completely erased the will within the deity's corpse.
If the ritual had not been disturbed by Fang Xu and the others, having them capture some commoners and using large amounts of resentful evil qi over some time, it might indeed have been possible to completely erase the will within the god corpse.
But now it's clearly too late!
His soul invaded the god corpse, beginning to forcibly refine it.
At the very least, after his four subordinates die, he must be able to simply control the god corpse in order to have a chance to escape from the strong enemies surrounding him.
Give him some time; as long as he completely controls the God Corpse, the Divine Communication Realm will be an existence he can easily destroy before him.
Lord Father!
Ah!
The four saw that Xu Liang had no intention of rescuing them, and could only defend themselves.
How could they possibly block Qi Shaoyu's attack?
A sword light swept across the four bodies, and they instantly froze.
The next moment.
The four were torn into eight pieces and died horribly!
Your turn.
Qi Shaoyu held his sword and looked at Xu Liang.
Xu Liang's face flashed with anxiety, he couldn't care about anything else, and directly opened the God-Burying Coffin!
Boom!
The stone coffin's lid was opened, and a terrifying aura poured out from the God-Burying Coffin!
After that terrifying aura dissipated, a strange figure appeared before everyone: three zhang tall, covered in blue skin, with four arms on its back.
There was a large hole in the figure's chest, clearly punched through by someone.
Move!
After the God-Burying Coffin, Xu Liang's veins bulged and his face flushed.
He directly poured all of his divine soul power into the God Corpse.
Uh!
The God Corpse's throat twitched slightly, emitting a strange murmur.
Then its body trembled a few times, and it slowly opened its eyes.
Its four arms stiffly moved a bit, but then its face showed a look of struggle.
Pfft!
Xu Liang suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and the God Corpse in the God-Burying Coffin instantly lost all movement.
Impossible!
Impossible!
Xu Liang stared at the God-Burying Coffin, face full of disbelief.
He couldn't believe that, despite using all of his divine soul power, he still couldn't control this God Corpse.
Unable to control the God Corpse, he lost his greatest reliance.
Facing Qi Shaoyu and the other Divine Communication Realm experts, he had no ability to resist.
"God, how dare you desecrate it?" Qi Shaoyu snorted coldly, and his figure vanished on the spot.
The next moment, a brilliant sword light flashed past!
Xu Liang's head flew straight up!
Thus, the Lord Father of the Extending God Sect finally ended his sinful cry.
The matter settled, everyone's gaze turned to the God Corpse in the God-Burying Coffin.
"Son of God, how should we handle this God Corpse?"
Fang Xu lowered his head, pondered for a moment, and said: "Take it back first."
A god's corpse is a huge treasure.
The Extending God's corpse, Zhongli Hui and the others were unwilling to desecrate, but this unfamiliar God Corpse is another matter.
Study it well, and there should be gains. (End of chapter)
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