The group of Emperor Realms entered their respective positions while the other cultivators, under the command of Grandmaster Sun, sat down cross-legged at the center of the great array. There were a few hundred of them, but not many of them had gathered together.
After everything was settled, Grandmaster Sun shouted excitedly, “Start the formation!”
As soon as these words were spoken, the group of Emperor Realm changed their hand seals and circulated their strength. In an instant, rays of light burst forth from their feet and soared into the sky, illuminating the entire valley.
The dazzling light quickly converged, transforming into a series of glowing runes that converged towards the center of the Great Array.
At this moment, a loud bang rang out as the grand formation began to tremble violently, seemingly on the verge of collapse. Grandmaster Sun’s expression changed as he turned his head to look in a certain direction, only to see Zhou Quan’s face pale as he spat out a mouthful of blood, seemingly on the verge of collapse.
Grandmaster Sun’s face immediately sank.
Zhou Quan’s face was filled with shame, “The injuries I suffered before…”
Grandmaster Sun didn’t allow him to speak any further and simply cursed, “Useless trash!” He quickly ordered the pale-faced man next to him to step forward and replace him. This Spirit Array required everyone to work together to activate, and if something were to happen to Zhou Quan’s side, it would affect the entire Spirit Array. If it wasn’t repaired in time, the entire Spirit Array would collapse.
Fortunately, he still had a Third-Order Emperor Realm guard with him, so this was a good opportunity to use him.
The pale-faced man flew into the array, grabbed Zhou Quan’s collar, and threw him out. With a series of hand seals, the chaotic array quickly stabilized.
Inside the mountain valley, the formation patterns lit up and slowly flowed towards the center of the valley. If one were to look down from a high altitude, they would see that the formation patterns in the mountain valley had condensed into a giant Yin-Yang Two Fish pattern. The Yin-Yang Two Fish seemed to be alive as they swam around the mountain valley.
A bolt of lightning flashed across the sky and a person appeared out of thin air along with it, appearing in the middle of the array.
Inside the Great Array, Yang Kai’s expression became serious as he became excited.
Because the person who had just arrived was a pseudo Emperor!
Yang Kai couldn’t help wanting to throw his head back and laugh madly. He had been waiting here for so many days for this big fish, hadn’t he? When Grandmaster Sun had wanted to set up the formation, Yang Kai had thought his guess had been wrong, that no big fish would come here and he had almost killed them all.
Fortunately, he had waited a while longer!
From the looks of it, there was indeed a big fish, but this guy was extremely cautious and should have been hiding in the shadows all this time.
Quietly sizing him up, Yang Kai saw that this person was dressed in a scholarly outfit, like a teacher from a private school with a humble smile on his face. Such a character, even if they were to meet face to face, no one would think he was a member of the Demonic Heavenly Dao.
Yang Kai didn’t dare to look at it for too long and quickly withdrew his gaze.
After this person appeared, Grandmaster Sun immediately bowed respectfully, “Greetings, Wind Monarch!”
The Wind Monarch raised his hand, “There’s no need to be so polite, it’s been hard on Sir.”
Grandmaster Sun replied, “It is this Sun’s honor to be able to serve the Wind Monarch, how could it be difficult?”
Wind Monarch nodded, obviously very satisfied with Grandmaster Sun’s performance.
As the conversation between the two entered Yang Kai’s ears, Yang Kai immediately understood the identity of this person. He had only returned to the Star Boundary for a few days, so he didn’t know much about the Demonic Heavenly Dao, but from the limited information he had gathered, he knew that Demonic Heavenly Dao's Master was the Night Shadow Great Emperor Can Ye, and Can Ye had four Great Monarch Envoys under his command, each of them having the cultivation of a Pseudo Emperor.
The newcomer was a Pseudo Emperor, and Grandmaster Sun also called him the Wind Monarch, so it was obvious that this fellow was one of the four Great Monarch Envoys under Can Ye.
This time, he had really caught a big fish! Yang Kai lowered his brow, afraid that he wouldn’t be able to conceal the excitement in his heart.
Grandmaster Sun continued, “Reporting to Wind Monarch, everything here has been prepared!”
“Very good!” The Wind Monarch smiled lightly, “Now that this matter has been settled, Sir should take note of this merit. When we return to the Demonic Heavely Dao Master’s side, this king will definitely reward you!”
Grandmaster Sun’s face lit up as he cupped his fists, “Many thanks, Wind Monarch!”
The Wind Monarch didn’t say anything more, instead placing his hands in front of him with a solemn expression as if he was holding some kind of sacred object, but there was clearly nothing in his hands.
In the next moment, a white bone appeared out of thin air. This bone was more than a foot long and its two ends were curved, making it look quite unremarkable. It wasn’t some kind of rare treasure, nor was it the remains of a strange beast. It didn’t even have the slightest bit of intelligence.
However, this bone was treated like a precious treasure by the Wind Monarch.
Yang Kai couldn’t help furrowing his brow, not knowing what kind of mystery was hidden in this bone. If he wasn’t mistaken, this bone should be a rib, and it was a rib under a human’s abdomen. Judging from its color, the owner of this rib must have died many years ago, he didn’t know how such an ordinary looking rib was preserved.
After summoning the white rib, the Wind Monarch suddenly raised his hand and slammed it down.
Below him were the hundreds of Demonic Heavenly Dao disciples sitting cross-legged in meditation. At this moment, all of these cultivators were meditating with their eyes closed, so how could they have imagined that a disaster would suddenly occur?
But then again, these people weren’t even Emperor Realm masters, so even if they knew that the Wind Monarch would attack them, they probably wouldn’t be able to resist.
With a single palm strike, a violent gust of wind blew and a tornado appeared, enveloping the several hundred people within it. In an instant, a miserable cry rang out.
Inside the Great Array, the faces of the twenty or so Emperor Realm masters all changed as they stared at the Wind Monarch in horror. They obviously didn’t know that the Wind Monarch would act in such a manner. These people had all been brought here by them, so if the Wind Monarch were to act now, would he also kill them?
Even if they had fallen into the Demonic Path and become a part of the Demonic Heavenly Dao, their attachment to life would not change. In a life or death crisis, everyone would only consider themselves.
Grandmaster Sun shouted in a low voice, “Everyone, please calm down. If the Grand Array is interrupted, everyone will suffer a backlash. Moreover, the Blood Sacrifice required by the Wind Monarch is enough, so there is no need for you to exert any effort. You just need to maintain the Grand Array.”
As soon as these words were spoken, regardless of whether they were true or false, the Emperor Realm masters felt a bit more at ease, but they couldn’t help feeling a bit unhappy about Grandmaster Sun concealing this matter.
What was even more unpleasant was that once this Great Array was activated, it couldn’t be interrupted. If it was forcefully interrupted, everyone would suffer a backlash.
The only one who remained calm was Yang Kai, because he had the qualifications to compete with the Wind Monarch. Moreover, this Great Array really did require a Blood Sacrifice. Yang Kai had already guessed this before, but he just couldn’t confirm it. Now that the Wind Monarch had done this, it undoubtedly confirmed his suspicions.
Within the tornado, the screams only lasted for a few breaths before stopping.
Although there were several hundred Demonic Heavenly Dao Disciples, in front of a Pseudo Emperor, all of them died in a single blow.
Wind Monarch waved his hand and a small gap appeared in the rotating tornado. From this gap, a dark red river of blood slowly flowed out and flowed towards this rib bone.
Blood seeped into thsi bone and disappeared!
This was an extremely strange scene. The bone clearly did not have any magical properties, but it was able to swallow fresh blood without even changing its color. Hundreds of people had been killed, but under the guidance of the Wind Monarch, their blood flowed into this rib bone.
Slowly, the rib bone began to change slightly.
On the rib bone, a few complicated lines appeared. These lines seemed to be on the rib bone, but it was unknown what kind of mysterious technique were used to display it, but after being touched by the Wind Monarch, they were clearly visible.
Seeing these lines, the Wind Monarch's expression became a bit more excited.
As the blood continued to flow, more lines appeared, gradually filling the entire rib.
At the same time, an extraordinary aura spread out from this rib bone.
Yang Kai’s body trembled as a look of horror appeared on his face.
Although this aura was weak, Yang Kai could clearly sense that it was… the aura of a Great Emperor!
After swallowing the blood, this ordinary-looking rib had many more lines on it, and now it was emitting the aura of a Great Emperor.
At first, he thought he was mistaken, but although the aura was weak, it became more obvious.
It was weak because too much time had passed, but no matter how much time passed, the power it contained would not change.
Yang Kai was somewhat dumbfounded. Being able to catch a big fish this time was already enough of a pleasant surprise for him, so how could he have expected such a change to occur?
The aura of a Great Emperor wouldn’t appear for no reason. Since it was related to the rib bone, it meant that the rib bone belonged to a Great Emperor!
But whose bone?
He had seen all ten Great Emperors in the world today, and even met the Heaven Devourer Great Emperor Wu Kuang many times, so Yang Kai was certain that this rib definitely did not belong to one of the Great Emperors he knew, because its aura did not match.
Since it wasn’t the rib bone of the current Great Emperor, it must be one of the previous Great Emperors.
In a flash, the title of Great Emperor appeared in Yang Kai’s mind.
At this moment, the Wind Monarch suddenly let out a muffled groan.
Yang Kai quietly looked over and saw that the rib bone he had been holding in his hand was actually vibrating, as if it was about to fall out of his hand at any moment. The Wind Monarch naturally wouldn’t allow such a thing to happen and instead grabbed it with his right hand.
The Rib Bone were still trembling as he let out a muffled groan. Yang Kai could clearly see the Wind Monarch’s right hand, which was gripping the rib bone, rapidly aging, its skin shriveling and its color dimming…
In that instant, it was as if a thousand years had passed on his right hand.
Yang Kai came to a sudden realization and knew that what he had just thought was correct. This place was the gateway to the Four Seasons Land, so who else could it be but the Passing of Time Great Emperor?
It was just that he didn’t know where the Wind Monarch had obtained a piece of the Passing of Time Great Emperor’s remains, but to have someone set up a great array here and use an evil technique to stimulate the spirituality hidden in his rib bone was definitely not a trivial matter.
Even though countless years had passed and although it was just a broken rib, the power of the Passing of Time Great Emperor’s Time Law was branded into every part of his body. The flow of time power in this rib caused the Wind Monarch to suffer quite a bit.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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