Chapter 240: A Void Powerhouse Appears; the Human Emperor Issues an Edict!

Her neck was seized, but Qi Shaoyu's shock far outweighed her fear.

As an outstanding figure in the Divine Connection Realm, she believed her strength should be considered top-tier throughout the Heavenly Mystic Realm.

Even when facing the Bone Prison Breath of a True God Realm expert, she was confident she could last a few exchanges against them.

Just what cultivation level does this man before me possess? Why do I feel nothing at all, yet he has already closed in? Feeling the iron‑clamp‑like hand on her neck, Qi Shaoyu felt a thread of despair rise in her heart.

She knew she probably couldn't escape this calamity.

"Lao Qi, run!"

Qi Shaoyu suddenly turned her head, shouted at Chu Rendí, and immediately stirred her divine soul and all her Blood Qi Power, rushing it toward the Divine Fire.

If a Divine Connection Realm expert pours their Blood Qi Power and divine soul into the Divine Fire in a short time, the Divine Fire within their body will instantly multiply countlessfold! Divine Fire contains divinity; it is a highly advanced energy.

After absorbing one's own blood qi and divine soul, it burns fiercely, capable of unleashing a terrifying explosion.

Such an explosion, even True God Realm experts dare not approach lightly.

As she gathered her Blood Qi Power and divine soul and surged them toward the Divine Fire, Qi Shaoyu clenched the man's arm with both hands, hoping to die together with him.

The disheveled man sensed Qi Shaoyu's intention, his brows slightly furrowed, and the hand gripping her neck twitched slightly.

A strange power suddenly surged into Qi Shaoyu's body.

This power was extremely peculiar; upon entering Qi Shaoyu's body, it instantly formed gray‑white chains! The gray‑white chains interlaced vertically and horizontally, and in the blink of an eye they firmly restrained Qi Shaoyu's surging Blood Qi Power and divine soul.

"Self‑destruct?"

"Or just forget it."

The man's hoarse voice sounded, and then his eyes glowed with a pale blue light.

The pale blue light entered Qi Shaoyu's sea of consciousness through her eyes.

In an instant, the struggling Qi Shaoyu froze.

Her hands slowly lowered, and her body stood stiffly in place.

"Go, capture that native."

The man spoke slowly, Qi Shaoyu's stiff body twitched, and she then flashed forward to charge at Chu Rendí.

"Lao Wu!"

Seeing that in just a few breaths Qi Shaoyu had been brought under control, Chu Rendí grew anxious.

Now, facing Qi Shaoyu, he could neither defeat her in battle nor escape.

Furthermore, facing the controlled Qi Shaoyu, he dared not use any killing move.

Yet Qi Shaoyu had no intention of holding back; she thrust her sword at him! This strike was not aimed at a vital point.

Because the man's order was merely to have Qi Shaoyu seize him.

Clang! Chu Rendí swung the dagger in his hand, blocking Qi Shaoyu's incoming sword, and with his left hand he reached for her shoulder, intending to first restrain her.

But Qi Shaoyu's reaction at this moment was extremely swift.

After her sword was blocked, she swiftly raised her left hand, index and middle fingers together, and a sharp sword qi pierced straight through the hand Chu Rendí had reached out with!

The sword qi passed through his hand and stabbed straight at Chu Rendí's eyes.

Chu Rendí hastily dodged; the sword qi grazed his cheek, leaving a wound deep enough to expose the bone.

"Lao Wu!"

Chu Rendí shouted, hoping to awaken Qi Shaoyu's will.

But this had no effect whatsoever.

Their combat speed was extremely fast.

Basically, Qi Shaoyu was on the offensive while Chu Rendí merely defended.

Not far away, the disheveled man watched the scene with a playful smile.

"Interesting."

"There are still some decent seedlings among this world's natives."

"Too bad Bo Tu got there first."

As his words fell, the sky suddenly rumbled with a muffled thunder.

The man looked up at the sky and smiled faintly: "Bo Tu, you had someone summon me—are you seeking to cooperate with me?"

The sky remained utterly still.

The man chuckled and shook his head: "I know you're a miserly fellow."

"I have no interest in this world's Origin of the Great Dao."

"But how about you provide me with enough energy to recover from my injuries?"

Above his head, the sky still showed no movement.

The man narrowed his eyes, stared at the sky, and said lightly: "Even though we are both of the Immortal Clan, do you really think I must cooperate with you?"

Having said that, he glanced at the battling Chu Rendí and Qi Shaoyu and muttered: "This world's natives are not weak either."

"I am willing; I can fully make use of them to have a good play with you."

"By then, if you wish to completely control the Origin of the Great Dao, it probably won't be so easy."

Boom! Upon hearing his words, the sky's thunder rolled, as if expressing its wrath.

"Enough, enough."

"Since you had someone help me out of my predicament, I can ask for less energy."

"Just let me recover one‑tenth of my peak strength and that will suffice."

This time, a low‑humming voice suddenly sounded from above the clouds.

"Can!"

Seeing the other party agree, the man curled his lips.

Such a petty fellow……

Bo Tu, your enemy……

Huh?

The man was about to speak when he suddenly felt a ripple coming from afar.

Immediately after, a huge stone boat sped toward Cloud Immortal Island.

His eyes fixed on the stone boat, the man's expression showed some astonishment.

Immortal Carved Stone Boat?

How could this thing be in this world?

Bo Tu, you……

He abruptly looked up at the sky, but before he could finish his words, he sensed that Bo Tu's aura had already vanished.

Splash!

At the moment Bo Tu's aura disappeared, a clear chain sound suddenly came from another direction of Cloud Immortal Island.

Immediately after, a huge figure carrying a stone coffin stepped across the sea.

This figure was none other than the Funeral Bearer! "World-Burying Coffin!"

Upon seeing the coffin behind the Funeral Bearer, the man lost his previous composure.

The Immortal Carved Stone Boat and the World-Burying Coffin appeared simultaneously, which he could not comprehend at all.

In the moment he was stunned, the Immortal Carved Stone Boat and the Funeral Bearer had already arrived before him.

Whoosh! A figure on the stone boat instantly rushed toward the battling Chu Ren Di and Qi Shaoyu.

Bang! A palm swept aside Qi Shaoyu's long sword, and that figure reached out, sucking in, directly drawing the controlled Qi Shaoyu into his hand.

Hum! A large amount of golden divine soul power surged out, instantly enveloping Qi Shaoyu.

Having controlled Qi Shaoyu, Guyuxi casually flicked, throwing him toward the Immortal Carved Stone Boat.

On the stone boat, Fang Xu reached out and caught Qi Shaoyu, placing her inside the cabin.

Master, please take care of Elder Qi first.

After instructing Chu Ren Di to look after Qi Shaoyu, Fang Xu flashed to Guyuxi's side, silently sizing up the disheveled man not far away.

Senior, what is this person's strength?

Guyuxi did not speak, his eyes locked firmly on the opponent.

The man was also staring at him at this moment.

A moment——

It turns out to be a will born from a corpse.

It's somewhat sympathetic to my own plight.' 'I am Bo Yun Immortal Lord; may I ask your honorific, fellow Daoist?'

Guyuxi ignored him, turned to look at Fang Xu and said: 'This guy is very strong.'

But he should have been suppressed for many years; now his internal strength is exhausted, his power less than one percent of his peak.

Fang Xu nodded and said: 'Senior, do you have confidence?'

Guyuxi shook his head: 'If it were just me, I really couldn't deal with him.'

But if we count that person……

His gaze turned to the Funeral Bearer.

The meaning is clear: to deal with this man who calls himself Bo Yun Immortal Lord, he needs to join forces with the Funeral Bearer.

With strength less than one percent of his peak, Guyuxi and the Funeral Bearer must join forces to counter him.

How strong must he have been at his peak?

While riding the Immortal Carved Stone Boat here, Fang Xu also sensed the Heaven Mystic Realm's heavenly will gathering in this sea area.

It is obvious that the immortal behind the Will of Heaven must have communicated with Bo Yun Immortal Lord before their arrival.

This also indirectly proves a point.

The immortal who dares to devour the Heaven Mystic Realm's heavenly will is at least on par with Bo Yun Immortal Lord, if not stronger.

'Senior, if you and the Funeral Bearer join forces, plus me and the Immortal Carved Stone Boat, can we deal with this person?'

Fang Xu pondered for a moment and asked.

Being fellow immortals, once Bo Yun Immortal Lord escapes his predicament, he will surely join forces with the immortal who devours the heavenly will.

Even a single Will of Heaven would be hard to deal with.

If we add a Bo Yun Immortal Lord, their chances of winning become even slimmer.

We can give it a try.

Guyuxi pondered and said.

Seeing this, Fang Xu immediately used his divine soul power to communicate with the Funeral Bearer.

The Funeral Bearer gave no response, merely slowly pulling the chain in his hand, then directly lashing out at Bo Yun! The huge chain burst with a cracking sound, the surrounding space shattered by the chain! Seeing this, Bo Yun Immortal Lord did not dodge, waving his hand to release a misty energy.

After these energies appeared, they formed misty long snakes that wound around the iron chains attacking the Funeral Bearer.

Seeing the Funeral Bearer already take action, Guyuxi did not delay, rushing forward, forming hand seals, a fierce divine power shattered the void, surging toward an unknown place.

Fang Xu's side was just preparing to return to control the Immortal Carved Stone Boat to help.

Suddenly, a familiar aura appeared.

The sky above several people slowly cracked open.

A figure wearing a crown with twelve pendants appeared.

Crack!

As soon as the crowned imperial figure appeared, the surrounding sky instantly gathered a mass of dark clouds; terrifying lightning illuminated everything, like a winding giant serpent blasting toward the figure in the rift.

Ha! The figure in the crack let out a sudden shout, terrifying sword light spewing from its mouth, slashing at those thunderbolts! The two sides tangled, for a moment neither could gain the upper hand! 'Senior, help him!'

Seeing the void expert seized by the will of heaven, Fang Xu's mind sparked and he shouted urgently.

Gu Yuxi froze for a moment, obviously not knowing how to help.

"Divine Descent Technique!"

Fang Xu shouted again!

Gu Yuxi's eyes lit up instantly! The Divine Descent Technique can summon the souls of foreign experts to fight for oneself.

Basically, it's because the Divine Descent Technique can open a passage.

If speaking of the Heaven Mystic Realm, that Void Emperor is an invader.

Even if the will of heaven and earth is not controlled by immortals, it will still strive to stop them from entering.

Nowadays, if that Void Emperor wants to come over, he will face the combined obstruction of the Heaven Mystic Realm's will and that immortal.

The Void Emperor can't even exert one percent of his strength.

If I use the Divine Descent Technique to open a passage for him, although I can't let his true body directly descend into the Heaven Mystic Realm, at least I can let him exert more of his power.

However, the Divine Descent Technique works better if one knows the opponent's name.

Gu Yuxi quickly cut off the Divine Descent Technique he was casting, using soul fluctuations to connect with the Void Emperor.

"Senior, please tell me your name."

While the emperor's figure blocked the endless thunder, he slowly turned his head to look at Fang Xu, then conveyed some information to Gu Yuxi.

Gu Yuxi froze for a moment, turned his head to look at Fang Xu, and nodded at the Void Emperor.

Thereupon, he performed the Invite Deity Technique again.

At the same time, he slowly chanted a name.

"Ying Zheng."

In the distance, Fang Xu faintly heard Gu Yuxi's voice, looking puzzled.

"What did Senior Bone just say?"

He looked up at the figure in the void, then turned to look at Gu Yuxi, forming a rough guess in his mind.

But then he shook his head, feeling that his guess was somewhat unrealistic.

Boom! The light of the Invite Deity Technique shot straight to the horizon!

A brilliant beam of light connected the void rift, blocking the surrounding thunderbolts outside.

Thereupon, within the light, the emperor's figure who had helped Fang Xu several times finally stepped out of the rift, appearing above the sea area of Cloud Immortal Island.

After the Void Emperor appeared, he slowly drew the bronze long sword at his waist, bearing an aura of looking down on all as he gazed at the Wave Cloud Immortal Lord.

At this moment, the Wave Cloud Immortal Lord's face filled with astonishment, even a hint of fear.

Because from this suddenly appearing mysterious expert's person, he felt a familiar yet chilling aura! Back then he had been suppressed by the owner of that aura in the prison on Cloud Immortal Island.

The Wave Cloud Immortal Lord wanted to flee.

But the Void Emperor obviously had no intention of giving him a chance to escape.

Only see the Void Emperor in gold-patterned dark robes suddenly swing his long sword, and the sky immediately displayed a huge silk brocade.

On the silk brocade, lines of text slowly appeared.

Fang Xu stared at the text on the silk brocade, his whole mind went blank.

How familiar! These texts gave him a feeling of extreme familiarity! Oracle bone script, or small seal script?

Although he didn't recognize them, he knew that the characters appearing on the Void Silk were definitely a script from ancient Chinese history in his past life.

As the text on the Void Silk finished appearing, a huge imperial seal suddenly emerged and was stamped directly onto the silk brocade.

At the moment the imperial seal was stamped, the entire Heaven Mystic Realm kept trembling.

Die! Die! Die! Fang Xu's mind echoed with shouts filled with extreme killing intent! These shouts seemed to gather the killing intent of countless living beings! Not far away, the Wave Cloud Immortal Lord's body suddenly froze, his disheveled hair revealing eyes that spoke of indescribable fear, his heart constantly howling!

Human Emperor!

It really is the Human Emperor! Only it's not the Human Emperor who once imprisoned him!

At this moment, he felt a bit regretful.

Regretting why he had fled from the prison on Cloud Immortal Island.

Back then, that Human Emperor was very merciful, merely planning to imprison him for ten thousand years, thus granting him freedom.

But this one actually directly used the Human Emperor's Edict, sentencing him to death! Feeling countless killing intents gathering above his head, the Wave Cloud Immortal Lord's heart rose with endless despair.

He knew that this time he was surely doomed to die.

The Human Emperor's Edict represents the will of the Human Emperor.

And the will of the Human Emperor is the will of countless humans across all heavens and myriad worlds.

At his peak, perhaps he still had hope to resist the Human Emperor's Edict, but now……

"Bo Tu, you're harming me!"

The power that bound him suddenly vanished.

Above his head, the Killing Dao Sword forged from the will of countless living beings had already locked onto his immortal soul.

Bo Yun could only, at the brink of death, let out an unwilling shout toward the sky!

Pfft! An invisible blade that no one else could see directly shredded the Wave Cloud Immortal Lord's immortal soul! His soulless corpse plummeted straight into the sea.

After doing all this, the Void Emperor's figure turned to look at Fang Xu, then directly dissipated in the light of the Divine Descent Technique.

The surroundings also returned to calm. (End of chapter)