Chapter 609: The Lotus of Mist

Chapter 609: Chapter 609: The Lotus of Mist

In the grand sacrificial plaza, the Snow God Extinction Array was being suppressed by the Lingqi Pagoda. The golden light emanating from the pagoda grew brighter, causing the domain of snow to shrink.

Panic spread among the crowd. What was this golden pagoda? How could it suppress the Snow God Extinction Array, a formation reputed to trap even the mightiest at the Heavenly Extreme Realm?

Inside the pagoda, the sound of Buddhist chants reverberated, each note as loud as a thunderclap, resonating in the ears of everyone in the Longevity Realm, causing the powerful beings to feel an unrelenting pressure.

Golden light radiated from the pagoda, pressing towards a distant massive iceberg.

Nearby, Gui Shou tentatively unleashed a patch of his own blue 'sky'. As it spread, it pressed towards Wang Ku.

Above Wang Ku's head, a dark sky suddenly appeared. This 'sky' was pitch-black, exuding a strong malevolent aura that filled the surroundings. Upon seeing this sky, many were filled with dread and fear, retreating quickly. Some strange creatures even seemed to swim within this dark sky.

"Demon Sky?" Gui Shou exclaimed in shock. What was this path? What was this 'sky'? Who exactly was this Wang Ku?

After just one probing attempt, Gui Shou ceased further testing, realizing that Wang Ku's 'sky' was far beyond his own.

Thus, Gui Shou and Wang Ku returned to a tense standoff.

The Star Pearl locked onto Wu Huan, causing him considerable trouble as he was forced into a stalemate.

"Are you not worried about Zhong Shan's safety? He might already have been killed by Nu Qinghui," Wu Huan tried to unsettle the Dark Emperor.

"Supreme Wu Huan, there's no need for such despicable tactics. Our master is the god of the Great Yin Dynasty, and we trust him unconditionally. As for his safety, you're overthinking it," the Dark Emperor replied calmly.

The Dark Emperor's indifferent response made Wu Huan's eyes flash with cold anger.

At the edge of the plaza, the giant swamp had become eerily calm. What had once been turbulent was now as still as a tranquil pool. What was happening inside?

Beneath the black swamp, Nu Qinghui had escaped Zhong Shan's grasp the moment he retracted the Hongluan Mist. Standing at a distance, she glared at him coldly.

"I hope you listened to what I said. I don't want to repeat myself," Zhong Shan said sternly.

But Nu Qinghui showed no sign of understanding, her mind consumed by deep hatred.

"I told you, if I don't die today, I will take your head!" she said coldly.

In the outside world, the previously calm swamp erupted into massive waves once again. The violent aura made everyone widen their eyes in shock. The waves surged like a colossal tsunami, and in the sky, another black 'sky' appeared, its immense pressure bearing down.

Within the swamp, Nu Qinghui's eyes glared at Zhong Shan as she drew a pitch-black longsword. Fixing her gaze on him, she surrounded herself with multiple layers of protective barriers to guard against his Hongluan Mist.

Seeing her obstinance, Zhong Shan smirked coldly.

"A big-chested, empty-headed woman!" Zhong Shan taunted again. Simultaneously, his right hand formed a lotus seal.

Infuriated by his insult, Nu Qinghui grew even more enraged. The powerful black sword slashed out, emitting countless streams of black mud, moving in a bizarre trajectory towards Zhong Shan.

With a cold laugh, Zhong Shan opened the lotus seal in his hand.

Nu Qinghui shot another hateful glare at Zhong Shan before following him into the air.

"Nu Qinghui, what are you doing? Why haven't you killed Zhong Shan yet?" Wu Huan suddenly yelled from a distance.

Despite being entangled with the Dark Emperor, Wu Huan had kept an eye on Zhong Shan's direction. His divine sense couldn't penetrate the black mud, but he was confident that Zhong Shan couldn't possibly defeat Nu Qinghui. How could a Sovereign Realm cultivator stand against someone in the Heavenly Extreme Realm? It was absolutely impossible.

So why had Nu Qinghui let Zhong Shan go? What was she doing? Didn't she understand that the purpose of today's mission was to kill Zhong Shan?

She let him go?

Wu Huan glared at Nu Qinghui.

Nu Qinghui gave Wu Huan a cold look before turning as if to leave.

"Nu Qinghui, do you intend to defy the orders of the Raven God Dao Lord?" Wu Huan shouted angrily, his tone filled with urgency.

"The plan has failed. Everyone, withdraw!" Nu Qinghui turned and addressed the crowd.

Indeed, there was no point in continuing. With Wu Huan trapped, there was no chance of victory.

In the distance, Bing Xuan watched coldly as Zhong Shan slowly flew towards Bei Qingsi. Seeing Bei Qingsi fall into Zhong Shan's embrace, Bing Xuan's face turned dark. How could this be? With so many people and such a grand plan, they still couldn't kill Zhong Shan? Why?

"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"

As Nu Qinghui prepared to leave, a series of massive explosions suddenly erupted from the direction of the palace, the sound shaking the heavens. After the string of explosions, Wang Ku froze momentarily before leaving Gui Shou and appearing in front of Zhong Shan.

Zhong Shan was comforting the weeping Bei Qingsi in his arms when he noticed Wang Ku's sudden arrival. Surprised, Bei Qingsi quickly moved out of Zhong Shan's embrace.

"What happened?" Zhong Shan asked sternly.

"A peerless expert broke the restriction I placed on the Absolute Immortal Sword in just two breaths!" Wang Ku replied gravely.

Two breaths? Zhong Shan clearly remembered Wang Ku saying that it would take at least three hours for someone in the Heavenly Extreme Realm to break his restriction. But what was this? Two breaths? Just two breaths?

Indeed, as Nu Qinghui was speaking to Wu Huan, a figure suddenly appeared in front of the Absolute Immortal Sword.

"Greetings, Raven God Dao Lord!" The Sovereign Realm experts guarding the sword bowed respectfully to the newcomer.

The Raven God Dao Lord had arrived at the last moment?

The Raven God Dao Lord merely nodded before turning his gaze to the Absolute Immortal Sword. There were two restrictions on it, one black and one white.

Frowning slightly, the Raven God Dao Lord reached out and grabbed at the sword. A skull imprint appeared on the Raven God Dao Lord's hand.

"Zzzzz"

Without any resistance, the Raven God Dao Lord's hand grasped the hilt of the Absolute Immortal Sword.

With a swift pull, the powerful sound of the restrictions being broken echoed in all directions. In just two breaths, the Raven God Dao Lord had completely broken the restrictions. The power of the Longevity Realm's master was truly formidable!