Chapter 1303: Arrival of the Palace Master

Before either Han Li or Wyrm 3 had a chance to do anything, the dark red sun suddenly began to tremble violently, and at the same time, it was beginning to expand and shrink erratically as if it had become a living creature.

Immediately thereafter, a burst of white light erupted out of its surface, following which the entire sun was split into two before dissipating into specks of dark red light.

As a result, Bone Emperor was revealed, and he was completely unscathed.

The ghostly flames in his eye sockets were dancing with fury, but he didn't immediately lash out again.

Having already been thwarted on several occasions, he had learned that these two opponents had to be taken seriously.

Even though both of them were only Great Encompassment cultivators, this Reincarnation Array was so powerful that it allowed them to oppose him on near equal terms.

Xue Li, the dark-skinned man, and the black-robed wraith flew over to Bone Emperor from afar, and the dark-skinned man asked in a concerned manner, "Are you alright, Master Bone Emperor?"

Bone Emperor offered no response as he swept a sleeve through the air, and a ball of blinding white light erupted out of the palm of his skeletal hand.

Countless bursts of white light instantly descended from the heavens, and they combined to form an enormous wave that swept toward the stone palace.

The gray palace and the surrounding light barrier began to tremble once again, resembling a fragile raft in a turbulent sea.

Han Li and Wyrm 3 instantly raised their hands in unison to combine their law powers in an attempt to stabilize the Reincarnation Array, but after conjuring up that wave of white light, Bone Emperor didn't unleash any further attacks.

Instead, he turned to the black-robed wraith with a cold expression as he said, "Drop the act, Gui Wu, I know you've possessed Hei Pao's body."

"I knew I wouldn't be able to fool you, Senior Bone Emperor," the black-robed wraith chuckled, then transformed into the gray-robed Gui Wu, much to the astonishment of Xue Li and the dark-skinned man.

"My soul fragment was about to be destroyed in the earlier storm, so I had no choice but to possess Fellow Daoist Hei Pao in order to save myself. I hope you'll forgive me, Senior Bone Emperor," Gui Wu said as he cupped his fist in an apologetic salute.

"I'll let this slide if you can kill that human cultivator for me. I'm sure you've already collected a seed of his aura during the time that you spent with him," Bone Emperor said in a cold voice.

"That's not a problem at all. Seeing as he's chosen to ally himself with the Reincarnation King, he is now an enemy of our underworld, so it's only right that I take him out of the picture," Gui Wu replied with a smile, then opened his mouth to release a gray, humanoid puppet that was several inches in size and devoid of facial features.

After that, he flipped a hand over to summon a gray talisman that seemed to have had some type of sealing restriction inscribed upon it, and at its center was a ball of golden light that was giving off Han Li's aura.

Gui Wu plastered the talisman onto the puppet's face, and it immediately disintegrated into countless gray runes that surged into the puppet's body along with the ball of golden light.

Han Li's facial features instantly appeared on the puppet's featureless face, and it began to tremble violently as if it were about to spring to life.

A cruel smile appeared on Gui Wu's face as he raised his other hand, and seven black needles appeared over the palm of his hand, giving off a menacing, black glow.

With a flick of his finger, all seven of the black needles shot forth in unison, piercing into seven of the puppet's vital regions.

Blood instantly came spurting out of the puppet's body and trickling out of its mouth, and the injuries that it had suffered were mirrored on Han's body as well.

Not only that, but a burst of excruciating agony speared through his consciousness as seven indistinct, black needle projections pierced into his soul.

He immediately threw up a mouthful of blood as his aura waned drastically, and an alarmed look appeared on Wyrm 3's face as she yelled, "What happened to you, Fellow Daoist Han?"

Han Li offered no response as he closed his eyes with an agonized expression.

At this moment, there were seven bursts of destructive force crashing through his consciousness with the intention of eradicating his soul.

He felt as if his head were on the verge of exploding, and the pain was almost too much to bear.

Thankfully, his tremendously powerful soul saved him from being killed on the spot, and his entire body was instantly enveloped in a layer of golden light.

𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

The seven wounds that had been inflicted immediately stopped bleeding, and the seven needle projections in his consciousness also became much fainter than before, while his pain was significantly alleviated.

He heaved a faint sigh of relief as he opened his eyes before sweeping a sleeve through the air, and Weeping Soul and the others emerged amid a flash of silver light.

"All of you, go and help Fellow Daoist Wyrm 3," he instructed, then hurriedly closed his eyes once again, channeling his Great Five Elemental Illusion Mantra and his Spirit Refinement Technique to refine the seven bursts of destructive power in his mind.

Without the support of Han Li's time law powers, the Reincarnation Array was significantly weakened, causing the dark red light barrier to begin trembling unsteadily once again.

Wyrm 3 hurriedly made a string of hand seals as she did everything in her power to stabilize the light barrier, but there was only so much that she could do on her own.

Weeping Soul and the others didn't know how to help her, so they could only resist the power infiltrating the light barrier to the best of their abilities in order to take some pressure off her shoulders.

Outside the light barrier, Gui Wu was staring at the puppet in his hand with tightly furrowed brows.

The puppet had already stopped bleeding, and Han Li's facial features on it had become much dimmer, but they hadn't vanished.

"He survived? How?" Gui Wu murmured to himself in a stunned manner, while Xue Li looked on with a cold sneer.

"We've already wasted too much time here! Everyone, attack at once to destroy this Reincarnation Array!" Bone Emperor ordered, and a hint of urgency had crept into his voice.

An enormous mountain formed by countless skeletons appeared behind him, giving off bursts of incredibly formidable law power fluctuations.

Immediately thereafter, a giant bone claw tore its way out of the bone mountain before grabbing down upon the dark red light barrier.

Xue Li also sprang into action as a vast expanse of crimson light erupted out of his body to form an enormous crimson cloud.

With a swing of his giant ax, the crimson cloud instantly converted to a single spot, forming a gargantuan, crimson ax projection with arcs of lightning flashing over its surface, presenting a fearsome sight to behold.

As Xue Li swung his ax downward, the giant, crimson ax in the sky also came crashing down onto the light barrier.

At the same time, the dark-skinned man transformed into a ghostly giant with two heads and four arms once again, then unleashed a barrage of countless fist projections that came raining down upon the Reincarnation Array.

Gui Wu wasn't very proficient at unleashing physical attacks like his companions, but he had also sent a streak of black light blasting into the dark red light barrier.

Their attacks fell upon the light barrier in unison with a deafening boom, and Wyrm 3 shuddered violently as blood came spurting out of all of her orifices.

However, her eyes remained as bright as ever, and she continued to power the array with all her might, displaying no fear or regard for her own safety.

Before long, the dark red light barrier had been whittled down to a thin layer, and cracks had also appeared over the surface of the palace down below, looking as if it were on the verge of collapse.

Right at this moment, a burst of immense power surged out of the palace before injecting itself into the Reincarnation Array.

The entire array instantly began to glow radiantly, as if it were celebrating the return of its master.

As a result, the dark red light barrier also became even thicker and more resilient than before, and countless bursts of dark red light erupted out of it to force back the attacks unleashed by Bone Emperor and the others.

Bone Emperor shuddered violently as he stumbled back a couple of steps in retreat with a stunned look on his face, while Xue Li and the others fared even worse as they were sent flying back through the air.

A combination of relief and elation surfaced in Wyrm 3's eyes upon seeing this, and she was unable to suppress her injuries any longer as she came tumbling out of the sky.

A ball of dark red light appeared out of thin air to catch her, following which the Reincarnation Palace Master emerged by her side.

"Palace Master... Have you done everything that you need to do?" Wyrm 3 asked in a feeble voice.

"I have. You've done very well, Jiuzhen. Take a good rest and leave everything else to me" the Reincarnation Palace Master replied in a gentle voice, then swept a sleeve through the air to send a surge of warmth spreading through Wyrm 3's entire body.

Her injuries were instantly healed, while close to half of her immortal spiritual power reserves had also been replenished, and she sprang to her feet with an elated expression.

Weeping Soul and the others were feeling rather apprehensive after witnessing the Reincarnation Palace Master's immense power, and they flew over to Han Li's side to form a tightly knit formation.

Han Li also rose to his feet as the golden light around him faded away, and he turned to the Reincarnation Palace Master with a slightly dazed look in his eyes.

The Reincarnation Palace Master's facial features were concealed under his hood, but for some reason, Han Li was struck by a sense of familiarity at the sight of him.

The Reincarnation Palace Master took a glance at Han Li, then cast his gaze toward Bone Emperor as he said, "Long time no see, Bone Emperor."

"I've always really wanted to see you, but the opportunity has never arisen," Bone Emperor said in a cold voice.

"Isn't this a good opportunity?" the Reincarnation Palace Master.

"It's more than just good, this is a brilliant opportunity! Your cultivation base is inferior to mine, and you must be exhausted, having just used the Six Paths Reincarnation Plate, so there's no way you can hope to oppose me!" Bone Emperor declared.

"You're as greedy as ever, Bone Emperor. It seems like the Six Paths Reincarnation Plate really does pose a very alluring temptation to you," the Reincarnation Palace Master remarked as he flew out of the dark red light barrier.