Chapter 2009

Yang Jian, this is your opportunity; once you free yourself, I will take you as my disciple.

The voice fell!

Everyone was stunned.

Lord Lu is about to take another disciple!

Yang Jian!

Ye Chen and Empress Yao Xi, along with Qi Chun Jing and others, exchanged smiles.

Yang Jian has given much; it seems he has also gained his master's approval!

The Yinlin Elder's heart jolted.

He felt some despair and unwillingness, only able to watch helplessly as all this happened.

The treasure that Lu Xuan produced far surpasses the human skin scroll.

They have already been suppressed!

And if Yang Jian is to become Lu Xuan's disciple, then in the future Yang Jian will surely become the arch-enemy of the Strange Clan!

However, Yang Jian has already merged with the human skin scroll; can Lu Xuan possibly rescue him?

Now he can only pray in his heart, begging the Ancient Vast Patriarch to descend swiftly.

Even if Lu Xuan is strong, could he possibly surpass the Ancient Vast Patriarch?

And within the human skin scroll.

Yang Jian's will heard this voice.

Although Lu Xuan's voice was not loud, when it fell into his ears it was like thunder roaring.

"Lord Lu wants to take me as his disciple!"

His inner heart surged with towering waves.

He had once thought of this, but never imagined such fortune would truly come!

That is Lord Lu!

He didn't know what to say.

"Lord Lu said this is my opportunity; could it be this human skin scroll?"

He also felt that, although he had become an artifact spirit, he had gained much insight within the human skin scroll concerning karma, time, and the Strange Dao.

"Chi chi chi!"

The power of the Mirror of Spirit Return to True trickled down, strand by strand.

The rust stains on the mirror's surface began to peel away.

That was a mighty Dao Resonance, beginning to cleanse the entire human skin scroll.

Next, the mirror's surface grew bright.

The power of returning to truth flowed like water, streaming down onto the human skin scroll, sweeping away those strange Dao Resonances.

It was not to cause the human skin scroll to burst and destroy, but to let it return to its origin.

It was reversing karma and time!

Yang Jian felt his will becoming abundant.

Even his lost fleshly body began to coalesce!

"What tremendous power is this?"

Yang Jian exclaimed.

His fleshly body had long since shattered, becoming part of the human skin scroll.

But now this power forcibly plundered the origin of the human skin scroll's world, retroactively restoring his fleshly body, divine sense, and Dao foundation.

This completely exceeded his comprehension!

Next, the human skin scroll ceased to be light.

A strange humanoid figure appeared.

His head bore menacing horns, he had several arms and legs, and many protrusions rose from his back.

Not quite human, not quite ghost!

But at least the traits of a living being emerged.

Ye Chen frowned deeply, "Yang Jian has returned!"

Empress Yao Xi and Yun Zheng, among others, were somewhat astonished.

Only then did they realize what Yang Jian had endured.

The Ruthless Empress furrowed her brow slightly.

She remembered that back then Yang Jian had deduced a flaw in the Poison Formation of the Barbarian Ox Star Sea, after which things seemed off, but Yang Jian said he was fine.

Who would have thought he had fused with the human skin scroll?

She could almost imagine Yang Jian's suffering.

"It was my oversight." The Ruthless Empress said to Yang Jian.

Yang Jian's fleshly body emitted a strange sound, like a demon whispering.

"I'm fine."

Crackle-pop!

Within his fleshly body, those joints clanged wildly.

The Divine Light of the Mirror of Spirit Return to True continued to shine.

Yang Jian slowly returned.

Moreover, the backlash of the strange power within him also vanished.

The human skin scroll is separating from Yang Jian.

Yang Jian's body emanated a dark light; this reversal process let him comprehend many things.

Cause and Effect Grand Dao, Time Grand Dao!

He was equivalent to having undergone a fusion with the human skin scroll, then reversing this process!

His understanding of the Guile Dao has increased enormously!

He murmured to himself.

"Originally, the derivation of the human skin scroll is based on the 'True Essence'."

He understood.

The so-called True Essence is related to the past, present, and future.

That is destined to happen!

This is also why the human skin scroll can derive!

The human skin scroll derives by relying on the 'True Essence'!

So, what can change this 'True Essence'?

Yang Jian thought silently, "Perhaps only a powerhouse like Lord Lu can change it."

Soon after.

Yang Jian's form emerged, no longer bearing those strange characteristics.

Moreover, after being cleansed by the Spiritual Return to True Mirror, his cultivation also broke through to the first-star Dao Life realm!

He thought.

The human skin scroll drifted down before him.

However, his eyes became utterly empty.

He could no longer see!

All he could see was darkness!

Ye Chen and the others stepped forward, somewhat shocked, "Yang Jian, your eyes?"

Yang Jian's eyes went blind.

Yang Jian smiled, "I've escaped death; losing a pair of eyes is nothing."

Lu Xuan gave a faint smile, "Yang Jian, are you willing to become my disciple?"

Yang Jian immediately knelt and paid respectful obeisance.

"I am willing to become your disciple!"

Lu Xuan nodded, "Very well. After this matter is settled, I will again give you the disciple ceremony."

Yang Jian slightly startled.

Is there still a disciple ceremony?

Lu Xuan flicked his sleeve, handing the Spiritual Return to True Mirror to Yang Jian, "This ancient mirror, keep it; it will be useful to you."

Yang Jian received it, "Thank you, Master. Next, leave it to us."

Lu Xuan nodded and stepped aside.

A flash of scarlet passed through Yang Jian's lifeless pupils.

The human skin scroll flew out.

His figure was like a ghost; the human skin scroll turned into his cloak, and he directly charged toward the Guile Clan members.

Yang Jian immediately arrived before a ferocious man.

"I grant you death by the extinction of your Dao Resonance!"

He struck with his big hand.

Inside the ferocious man's body, the eerie power surged wildly, and his breath instantly withered.

His body directly turned into a piece of black withered wood.

Instantly killed!

Yang Jian's figure turned, and he again fell before other Guile Clan powerhouses.

"I grant you death by the backlash of your Dao Resonance!"

His voice fell!

The Dao Resonance within these Guile Clan powerhouses actually became disordered, and they could not control their own Dao Resonance.

One after another, Guile Dao manifestations emerged!

A surging black sea of souls, a towering black divine tree, and a murky, corrosive mist……

But these manifestations are all heading toward collapse!

The backlash power erupted like a wellspring!

These Guile Clan members' bodies appeared with countless cracks.

They began to howl in pain.

Ultimately, they died from the backlash!

At that moment, the Ruthless Empress lightly waved her jade hand, also beginning to clean up the remnants.

Numerous reincarnation troops then offered up their Spiritual Weapons, beginning the slaughter.

The current Bull Ox Star Sea has completely become the domain of the Ruthless Empress.

The power of the Nine Flames Divine Fire rages, plus the reincarnation formation patterns, and also the residual power of the Spiritual Return to True Mirror!

Three heaven-defying forces have weakened the power of the Guile Clan and Gu Clan three times!

Even a Dao Extinction realm powerhouse now has his combat power fallen to the Dao Life realm!

The Ruthless Empress's crystal‑jade hand fell, and a swath of Gu Clan experts were obliterated.

Body and spirit both destroyed!

The Dao Resonance also returned to the Star Sea!

This is utterly a massacre!

Elder Wang Luo and the Yinlin Elder looked shocked.

Although Lu Xuan hasn't made a move, they are no longer a match for the Ruthless Empress and Yang Jian.

"What should we do?"

"The Divine Envoy cannot die!"

Suddenly.

Void Rending!

"Boom—"

A huge weird abyss spanned the Bull Ox Star Sea, and Ancestor Cangwu emerged, filled with baleful aura.

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