Chapter 981: Thirty

Chapter 981: Chapter 981: Thirty

Zhao Suoxiang vs. Nezha!

No one knew where Nezha had suddenly appeared from, nor did they know who Nezha was. They only knew that he was fighting Zhao Suoxiang, and that made him an enemy of the Da Yin Empire. The spectators were deeply worried for Zhao Suoxiang, wishing they could somehow help him defeat Nezha with a single strike.

For a time, the brilliant aura from the spear filled the battlefield. Nezha, however, began to show signs of frustration. His own Fire-Tipped Spear seemed unable to overpower Zhao Suoxiang.

As the black mist around Nezha's brow thickened, his agitation grew. Suddenly, his Red Armillary Sash flew out, followed by the reappearance of the Universe Ring and the flying golden brick. In a fit of rage, Nezha's body underwent a dramatic transformation, sprouting two additional heads and six arms.

Three heads and eight arms—one pair wielding the Fire-Tipped Spear, another pair holding the Red Armillary Sash, yet another gripping the Universe Ring, and the last pair clutching the golden brick.

The sudden transformation shocked the crowd. Could this person turn into a monster?

With the addition of his three magical weapons, Nezha's combat power increased significantly, giving him a clear advantage. Zhao Suoxiang, however, remained calm, wielding his single spear. As Nezha with his three heads and eight arms pressed the attack, Zhao Suoxiang countered each weapon in turn—sometimes facing the Fire-Tipped Spear, sometimes the golden brick, then the Universe Ring, and finally the Red Armillary Sash.

Zhao Suoxiang had to employ different techniques with his spear for each magical weapon. Yet, after a stick of incense time, he had become accustomed to Nezha's assault. Strangely enough, he began to shift from a position of being suppressed to gradually gaining the upper hand.

"Future War God, truly living up to his name!" Zilu remarked in a deep voice from a distance.

Zilu could see that Nezha was at the peak of the Great Immortal realm, while Zhao Suoxiang had only recently broken through into it. Despite this disparity, Zhao Suoxiang managed to gain the advantage. How could Zilu not be amazed?

The people of Da Yin cheered enthusiastically.

"Impossible! No one can surpass my spear skills, especially not someone who just entered the Great Immortal realm!" Nezha cried out in disbelief.

By this time, Zhao Suoxiang was fighting with ease.

"Because you are not loyal to the spear!" Zhao Suoxiang said calmly as they continued to fight.

"Loyal to the spear?" Nezha paused, staring at Zhao Suoxiang in confusion.

"I only use the spear; it is a part of me. But you rely on many magical weapons. Each one is powerful, but you don't master any of them! I've already broken through to the Great Immortal realm. You are no match for me. Surrender now, and I will plead with the Holy King to spare your life!" Zhao Suoxiang said loudly.

Out of righteousness, Zhao Suoxiang felt a sense of mercy toward Nezha. After all, it was due to Nezha that he had achieved his breakthrough, so he was inclined to show leniency.

"Surrender? In your dreams! No one has the right to make me surrender!" Nezha roared in fury. The main pair of eyes turned completely red.

A massive amount of black mist surged from Nezha's brow, as if he had become a different person.

He charged at Zhao Suoxiang with renewed madness.

Zhao Suoxiang once again suppressed Nezha with his spear.

The black mist on Nezha's face thickened.

Gradually, a faint symbol began to emerge from Nezha's forehead.

"Thirty?" Master Shi suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, it's Thirty!" Zhong Shan replied with a serious expression.

Thirty.

Zhong Shan recalled the corpse of the Sage from the small thousand world, where a similar symbol, formed from black mist, had appeared on the Sage's forehead. It was the same "Thirty" that now appeared on Nezha's brow.

Suddenly, the symbol "Thirty" covered Nezha's face, and more of the same symbols emerged on his body and arms. With the appearance of these symbols, a massive amount of black mist erupted from Nezha's body.

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Nezha's power surged instantly.

The terrifying outpour of strength immediately disrupted Zhao Suoxiang's suppression, flipping the situation once more in Nezha's favor. His fierce onslaught began to overpower Zhao Suoxiang, turning the tide of the battle.

"Holy King, that Sage's corpse has regained some of its intelligence. The cursed seal within Nezha was placed by it!" Master Shi said gravely.

"So, it has finally revived?" Zhong Shan frowned.

"It's only regained some intelligence. Whether it's the same intelligence as the original Sage, we cannot be sure," Master Shi shook his head.

"How did the cursed seal end up in Nezha's body?" Zhong Shan asked.

"Forgive me, King Zhong, but the Third Prince had it after returning from the Sacred Corpse Mountain. We originally thought that the Third Prince had managed to seal the evil energy, but it seems there was more to it," one of the golden-armored warriors explained.

"The Sacred Corpse Mountain?" Zhong Shan queried.

"Yes, it's where the Biyou Palace of the Tongtian Sage once stood. Now, it's shrouded in corpse energy, and no one can enter. Anyone who goes in never comes out. Only the Third Prince entered and then came out, but we didn't expect..." the golden-armored warrior trailed off in distress.

"Biyou Palace?" Zhong Shan's voice was low.

"Yes, it seems that the Sage's corpse turned into a zombie. The Third Prince mentioned that the reanimated corpse of the Sage called itself 'Thirty'," the golden-armored warrior responded.

"It's called 'Thirty'?" Zhong Shan asked with suspicion.

"Yes!" The warrior did not dare hide anything.

"Master Shi, can you force out the internal cursed seal?" Zhong Shan asked.

"If it were any other cursed seal, I might be powerless, but since it was left by that Sage's corpse, I happen to have a method," Master Shi suddenly said.

"Oh?" Zhong Shan raised an eyebrow.

Master Shi then produced a nail.

A coffin nail? Zhong Shan recognized it immediately. This was one of the nails from the coffin that once held the Sage's corpse, a nail meant to seal the Sage's body, and it was no ordinary item.

Back when the coffin left the Small Thousand World, there were ten coffin nails. Zhong Nineteen had obtained five, Ren Zun had acquired two, and Master Shi had the remaining three.

"Then proceed," Zhong Shan commanded.

"Yes!"

Master Shi drove the coffin nail into Nezha's forehead. Then, he began to perform a spell, slowly withdrawing the nail. As the nail was removed, a cloud of black mist emerged from Nezha's brow.

Master Shi quickly captured the black mist in a small bottle.

"The extraction is complete!" Master Shi reported promptly.

"Good." Zhong Shan nodded, showing no intention of taking the bottle, which Master Shi naturally kept.

"Thank you, King Zhong! Thank you so much!" The golden-armored warriors were deeply moved.

"Although you were not the ones I was expecting, coming to Da Yin to cause trouble cannot go unpunished. Leave this bow behind. Luo Xingchen, seal Nezha and let them take him back to Haotian," Zhong Shan ordered.

This was Zhong Shan giving Haotian some face and repaying an old favor from the time of the creation of the world.

"Yes!" Luo Xingchen immediately responded and swiftly sealed Nezha.

"Da Yin has only one divine archer, so this bow will be entrusted to you," Zhong Shan said to Luo Xingchen.

"Thank you, Holy King!" Luo Xingchen was deeply touched. He had coveted the bow for some time.

The golden-armored warriors dared not show their anger. The divine bow was a possession of the Li family—how would they explain this upon their return? However, the fact that the Third Prince could return, and that the evil energy had been extracted, was a blessing amid the misfortune. The warriors didn't know whether to thank Zhong Shan or to resent him.

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