Chapter 648: The Return of the Human Emperor

The heaven-covering, earth-shattering radiance emitted by the great formation was so immense that even Qin Guang Wang felt terrified in his heart upon seeing it! However, he was, after all, a being at the Great Accomplishment Stage; a look of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, and he immediately opened his mouth, violently spewing out countless amounts of Yin Qi!

This Yin Qi poured down, and within it seemed to be countless evil spirits roaring hideously. Just as it met the radiance of the great formation triggered by Su Haizhen, the radiance could be seen with the naked eye disappearing, until it was finally completely devoured by the evil spirits within the Yin Qi!

This was only the beginning! Countless evil spirits emerged from the Yin Qi, transforming into individual black humanoids half a zhang tall, and pounced down toward the entire Wushuang Shenghuang City!

The evil spirits held various weapons in their hands, and as soon as they reached the crowd, they began a wanton slaughter!

In an instant, Wushuang Shenghuang City turned into a living hell! The screams of the cultivators in the city rang out incessantly, and as blood sprayed, a pungent, bloody stench floated above the Holy City.

Seeing his great formation broken so easily by Qin Guang Wang, the last glimmer of hope Su Haizhen held in her heart was also extinguished! Today, the great catastrophe of the Holy City could not be escaped!

Due to the excessive consumption of essence from activating the great formation, and compounded by the sight of countless evil spirits slaughtering the city, Su Haizhen was overcome with anxiety and rage; a mouthful of fresh blood was spat out, and then she weakly half-knelt on the ground. Her pale, pretty face lost its former luster, and in her spirited eyes, there was no other emotion left but dead silence!

"See that! This is the end for resisting this King!"

With a hideous smile, Qin Guang Wang seemed to feel a trace of vengeful pleasure amidst the slaughter of the evil spirits!

"Zhang Nuo! You coward! Get out here for this King right now! If you don't come out, this King will kill all of your Dao companions! I will wash your Wushuang Shenghuang City in blood to avenge the grudge of you sealing my soul fragment back then!"

Qin Guang Wang's voice was almost frantic! He stood in the sky and roared angrily! Yet, the city was a scene of carnage; although the cultivators did not want to be slaughtered and tried their best to activate their Magic Treasures to fight back, those evil spirits seemed as if they could not be destroyed—even if their bodies were cut in two, they would immediately recover!

They raised their weapons again to deal with the cultivators in the Holy City! Shouts of battle! Screams! And wails of pain caused by injury and fear rang out all over the Holy City! Because Wushuang Shenghuang City itself floated high in the sky, streams of blood gradually began to flow from the edges of the city toward the ground!

The previously prosperous and peerless Holy City instantly turned into a city of blood! The pungent, bloody stench surged into the sky; on the streets, fresh blood nearly dyed the ground red, and the severed limbs of cultivators could be seen everywhere!

Ye Yuemiao drove several Magic Treasures to protect the area around Su Haizhen. Wherever her gaze fell, countless cultivators were falling, while the hideous black evil spirits hissed incessantly, as if feeling excited by this slaughter!

At this moment, there was nothing in everyone's hearts but despair! Countless fantasies turned into bubbles amidst these horrific scenes!

Chunyangzi, supporting his heavily wounded body, condensed a ball of crimson flame to scatter the two evil spirits in front of him, but the evil spirits quickly regrouped, weapons in hand, and closed in on him step by step!

"Is Heaven going to destroy our Holy City? Zhang Nuo! Where are you? Come back quickly!"

The heart-wrenching voice was like a sharp sword, piercing through the clouds and resounding over the entire Holy City, lingering for a long time! Hearing Zhang Nuo's name, everyone's hearts stirred! That's right! Where was the Human Emperor? Where on earth had the Human Emperor gone? Where had that Human Emperor, who had given people miracles countless times, gone?

"Zhang Nuo! Haha! This King is waiting for him too! It's just that this coward refuses to come out! Since that's the case, this King will send his Dao companions on their way first!"

Qin Guang Wang said with a cold laugh, while his cold, gloomy gaze turned toward Ye Yuemiao! At this moment, Ye Yuemiao only felt a chill on her body, and at the same time, she saw hundreds of evil spirits approaching her!

These evil spirits had almost no intelligence; they seemed born for slaughter. They let out hideous low roars, raised their weapons high, and slashed toward Ye Yuemiao!

Witnessing this scene, Ye Yuemiao gently closed her eyes. A single evil spirit was already more than she could handle, let alone so many!

Just as the weapons in the hands of these evil spirits were about to strike Ye Yuemiao, suddenly, on the ground where Huo Lifeng had been lying, flames several zhang high ignited on her body. With a swirl, she flew to Ye Yuemiao's side, forming a wall of fire to protect her inside!

The weapons of the hundreds of evil spirits all struck the fire wall! Only a mournful cry from Huo Lifeng could be heard from within the fire wall. When the evil spirits dispersed, the fire wall also vanished, and a blood-soaked woman collapsed into a pool of blood!

"Daoist Huo Li!"

With a cry of alarm, Ye Yuemiao took Huo Lifeng's body into her arms. Watching the blood inside her body gushing out along the wound, Ye Yuemiao could no longer hold back the sorrow in her heart and shed two lines of tears!

"Back then, the Human Emperor entrusted you to me, but my strength is limited! However, even if I fall because of this, it is worth the Human Emperor's kindness in recognizing my talent!"

A faint sense of satisfaction appeared in Huo Lifeng's eyes! Back then, when she and Baijiaowang had no choice but to come and join Zhang Nuo, she never expected that Zhang Nuo would not despise them at all and would even entrust them with important tasks! But now, even if Huo Lifeng blocked a blow for Ye Yuemiao, it still would not change the final outcome!

"Daoist Huo Li!"

Space fluctuated beside the two women, and a white figure stumbled out; it was Baijiaowang. Having been struck by Qin Guang Wang, it was already a miracle that he was still alive!

Grasping Huo Lifeng's hand tightly, Baijiaowang, a man of unyielding character, also shed tears! He and Huo Lifeng had ascended to the Demon Realm together and later drifted to the Immortal Domain. Only they knew how much suffering they had endured during this time. Seeing his former companion about to die, how could Baijiaowang not be heartbroken?

Awooo! Awooo!

The hissing of the surrounding evil spirits rang out again. They took steps, brandishing the weapons in their hands, and charged toward Ye Yuemiao and the others once more!

"Come on! You lackeys of the Underworld!"

At this moment, all that remained for Baijiaowang was anger. He cursed at the charging evil spirits! But he still could not stop their forward steps!

Just as the weapons in the hands of countless evil spirits were about to fall upon Ye Yuemiao and the others, suddenly, a faint, clear chime rang out throughout the entire Wushuang Shenghuang City!

The chime was not very loud, but everyone could hear it clearly. These sounds seemed to possess some kind of magic, causing those evil spirits that only knew how to slaughter and bare their fangs to stop in their tracks instantly. The weapons held high in their hands seemed to weigh a thousand catties and simply could not fall!

Qin Guang Wang high in the sky was slightly stunned, because he felt those sounds were very familiar, but he couldn't recall them for a moment!

In the brief moment that all the evil spirits stopped, a black butterfly appeared above the head of every single evil spirit. These butterflies were only palm-sized, their wings vibrating slowly, their gazes fixed upon the evil spirits!

"Hell Butterfly!"

"It's the Hell Butterfly!"

The first voice was emitted by Qin Guang Wang; he knew this magical butterfly, which was born in the Underworld, all too well! His heart tightened immediately! An ominous thought surfaced in his mind!

And the second person to call out the name of the Hell Butterfly was Chunyangzi! How could he forget these black butterfly shadows? This was Zhang Nuo's unique possession; it was feared that among the many cultivators in the Immortal Domain, there would not be a second person who possessed such butterflies!

Just as everyone was astonished, the Hell Butterflies floating above the heads of the countless evil spirits began to exert a suction force from their mouths, and these peerless evil spirits were sucked into their mouths, disappearing in the blink of an eye!

When all the Hell Butterflies had finished doing this, the butterfly bodies flew one after another toward the direction of the Human Emperor Palace. In a moment, right in front of Chunyangzi and the others, the black butterflies quickly recombined into a young man wearing a white robe!

The young man wore a white robe, and on his chest was embroidered a black "Emperor" character the size of a fist! The combination of white and black made this "Emperor" character look particularly striking!

The young man's face was as calm as water, the ruthlessness in his eyes almost turning into substance, and the vast pressure, like a long river, made the surrounding air tremble!

Judging by the aura on his body, it was actually on par with Qin Guang Wang! He was also a being at the Great Accomplishment Stage!

"Husband!"

Ye Yuemiao, who was in despair, could almost no longer hold back the moment she saw the white-robed young man; tears of excitement streamed from her eyes! She shouted aloud!

Hearing this, the white-robed young man slowly turned his head. Seeing Ye Yuemiao and the others who were already in such a sorry state, his heart also ached, but immediately, the young man revealed a faint smile and said:

"Don't worry! I'm back! From now on, no one will be able to hurt you again!"

The young man's words were calm and unruffled, yet they carried a power that made people believe! Everyone looked at the white-robed young man with expressions of excitement, nodding one after another! At this moment, it was as if they had entered from winter into a warm summer! Wushuang Shenghuang City, which had been shrouded in fear, regained its vitality!

At this time, someone shouted, though it was unclear who!

"Lord Human Emperor is back! Lord Human Emperor is back!"

Instantly, the entire Holy City boiled over! The shouts rose wave after wave!

"Zhang Nuo! You actually advanced to the Great Accomplishment Stage!"

High in the sky, Qin Guang Wang's teeth were almost crushed; looking at Zhang Nuo in white robes below, the hatred in his heart burned like a raging fire!

The person who had arrived was none other than Zhang Nuo! After training in the Wilderness for over a thousand years, he had finally successfully advanced to the Great Accomplishment Stage!

And the Imperial Robe with the "Emperor" character on it, which Beigong Zhenren had given him back then, was also worn on his body!