Chapter 1764: Working Together

When the Sightless Underworld Hierarch spoke, a terrifying pressure spilled out into the entire space. In the darkness, countless malevolent, gloomy, and insidious gazes were directed towards Heavenly Emperor Yin's entourage. Negative emotions such as despair and fear filled the area, capable of turning people mad.

Heavenly Emperor Yin, on the other hand, remained unmoving as he indifferently said, "The fact that the withering glory resonance has not fallen in the hands of the divine continents is good news. Paying the mere price of the Ten Devil Kings of Sin is worth it."

The Sightless Underworld Hierarch smiled, and the four Heavenly Emperor heads hanging around his neck began to let out frenzied and hoarse screams as he said, "So did you come all the way here to give the withering glory resonance to the Shadow World?"

"Of course not," Heavenly Emperor Yin responded.

"Heavenly Emperor Yin, do you think your side has the power to reject us?" asked the child holding the black alms bowl, the Heavenly Ancestor Hierarch. Its expression was naive and childlike, but its eyes were emotionless and icy.

The black alms bowl in its hand slowly tilted, locking onto Heavenly Emperor Yin's group. Looking closer, a world filled with suffering and evil was contained within the bowl, from which the countless cries of infants could be heard. The wailing carried an indescribable power that caused even experts like the Emptiness Heavenly Emperor, the Viper Heavenly Emperor, and the Gu Heavenly Emperor to shake.

Only Heavenly Emperor Yin remained unmoved as he indifferently replied, "The withering glory resonance is insignificant in the face of what you truly want to know."

The Sightless Underworld Hierarch, the Heavenly Ancestor Hierarch, and the Asura Devil Hierarch's expressions all froze at that moment; even the suffocating pressure they emitted began to dissipate. All of the Grand Devil Kings in the shadows began to pull back their corruption Authority. In that moment of silence, only heavy breathing could be heard.

As the strongest existences of the Shadow World, they all wanted to hear what Heavenly Emperor Yin was about to say. This was the main reason why the Shadow World continued to work together with the Origin Reversion Institute despite treating the living as mere livestock.

In the end, the Sightless Underworld Hierarch asked, "Are you finally going to tell us where our lord is?"

Indeed, what the Grand Devil Kings of the Shadow World wanted the most was to learn what had happened in the ancient past. Their lord was the source of the Shadow World, the Lord of all Others, the one known as the Origin of Absolute Corruption! Where had the last Sect Master of the Sacred Void Resonance Sect sealed it away? All Others, even Divine Fruit Grand Devil Kings like the Sightless Underworld Hierarch, only existed because of the Origin of Absolute Corruption. That was their very origin and their undisputed lord.

After the Sacred Void Resonance Sect invaded the Shadow World and the Sect Master went into its depths, they could all sense that the Origin of Absolute Corruption had vanished. Originally, the Shadow World was capable of giving birth to a non-stop tide of Others, drawing negative emotions from the living creatures of the divine continents. However, with the Origin of Absolute Corruption's disappearance, the rate at which the Others spawned had greatly diminished.

As part of the highest echelons of the Shadow World, the Sightless Underworld Hierarch was clear that the only reason why Others could even continue to be produced was because they had been depleting the foundation left behind by the Origin of Absolute Corruption—it was called the Acheronian Sea of Corruption.

The day the Acheronian Sea of Corruption was exhausted would be the day the Others stopped spawning. Thus, if the Shadow World wanted to continue to exist, the Grand Devil Kings had to find their lord. However, there were countless restrictions preventing the Others from breaking into the divine continents. Over the many years, the Shadow World had expended much effort to produce countless Other Disasters, searching for traces of the Origin of Absolute Corruption. Unfortunately, they saw no success.

Thus, when the Origin Reversion Institute's Heavenly Emperor Yin came knocking, knowing the location of their lord was a key condition for their cooperation. Only then did the Grand Devil Kings hear him out.

The gloomy space was deathly silent. The flames in Heavenly Emperor Yin's eyes danced as he turned to the indifferent and puppet-like Li Lingjing.

Li Lingjing's black eyes began to spin like vortexes, and a moment later, a weak but incredibly pure and primordial aura of corruption emanated from her body. When a mere wisp of her aura came out, the stagnant space suddenly erupted with a tidal wave of malevolent corruption. A group of indescribably eerie and gigantic figures began to shuffle about in the depths, their eyes filled with excitement.

Even the three strongest Divine Fruit Grand Devil Kings' expressions changed. They stared at Li Lingjing with unblinking fervor. As they were born from the Origin of Absolute Corruption, they naturally knew the sensation they were experiencing very well. That strand of primordial corruption aura was indeed the same as their lost lord's! However, the aura was a little too thin.

At this point, the void behind Li Lingjing started to warp, and a mysterious black coffin floated out of it. The Sightless Underworld Hierarch and the others immediately began to tremble, and their eyes turned red. This was because they could sense something that commanded their absolute worship inside the coffin. They knew that their Lord was inside it!

At that moment, the other Grand Devil King couldn't stop themselves from stepping forward and revealing their twisted figures. Large amounts of corruption Authority gathered as a result, turning into endless tentacles that reached out towards the coffin.

Heavenly Emperor Yin gloomily said, "That coffin was personally sealed by the Sect Master of the Sacred Void Resonance Sect. Do you really want to touch it?"

These words immediately caused the impatient Grand Devil Kings to halt. Even the Sightless Underworld Hierarch and the other two Divine Fruit Grand Devil Kings forcibly calmed themselves. Even though countless years had passed, they had not recovered from the trauma left behind by the Sect Master.

"How can we open it?" the Sightless Underworld Hierarch asked in a much warmer tone.

"I seized the withering glory resonance for the purpose of unsealing it. However, it is not enough. I have a method to completely unseal it, but I can only do it in three years' time, when the Origin Reversion War truly begins. Of course, I will naturally require the strength of the Shadow World," said Heavenly Emperor Yin.

The three Divine Fruit Grand Devil Kings glanced at each other. The enchanting lady smiled as it asked in a clear and melodious voice, "It feels like there is also a mighty power inside the coffin."

"That is the Quasi Tenth-grade extinction resonance. It is the founder of the Origin Reversion Institute. The Sect Master sealed both it and the Origin of Absolute Corruption together within this coffin," Heavenly Emperor Yin explained calmly.

"Quasi Tenth-grade extinction? A remnant of the Sect Master's resonance?!" Those words immediately caused fear to appear in the Grand Devil Kings' eyes. That individual had transcended the Divine Fruit Realm, reaching something unattainable.

The Sightless Underworld Hierarch fell silent for a while before replying, "So long as our lord can return, the Shadow World is willing to work together with you once again."

Heavenly Emperor Yin nodded upon hearing that response. Now that the conversation was over, he had no reason to linger. The void behind him distorted, turning into a dark channel leading into areas unknown. He then turned and led his group away. When they disappeared, the three Hierarchs did not stop them, but their gazes turned gloomy and frigid.

"It looks like they are relying on the Quasi Tenth-grade extinction resonance," said the Asura Devil Hierarch mockingly.

the Sightless Underworld Hierarch indifferently replied, "All those years ago, the Sect Master was unable to overcome our lord. What can they possibly do if a single resonance is all that is left behind? How dare he suggest that a weak group like the Origin Reversion Institute should work with the Shadow World as equals... They clearly have no sense of self-preservation. Regardless, if the lord is released and the Extinction resonance or something else attempts to stop it, it will be akin to a mantis trying to stop a chariot!"

It then turned its head, its gaze fixated on all of the other terrifying existences. Its indifferent voice rang out, transmitting across the entire Shadow World. "Make your preparations. In three years' time, the Shadow World will bypass the Nobles' Battlefield and directly descend on the divine continents. At that point in time, we will make the living beings understand what fear truly is."

The Sightless Underworld Hierarch's eyes were bonechillingly inhumane. The Shadow World's strength far surpassed the divine continents. After all, ten of the seventy-two Grand Devil Kings had Divine Fruits! It was this overwhelming difference in power that left the divine continents suffocated and worried.

The divine continents' Heavenly Emperors had barely scraped by over the last few years, relying on the Ancient Covenant, the Nobles' Battlefield, and the Realm Wall to prevent the tentacles of the Shadow World from reaching past them. Now that the Realm Wall had been breached, the divine continents would indeed experience a calamity filled with despair in three years.