Chapter 1635: King Taishan Dies, Fengdu Is Pacified

“You will regret—argh!” King Taishan howled and struggled with all his might, but he was swiftly engulfed by all sorts of Magia and secret arts and dissolved into ash.

The next moment, the Clear Sky Mirror, Earthly Sovereign Bell, and Xuanyuan Sword appeared at the same time. The Clear Sky Mirror cast down endless rays of golden light across every inch of the domain, the Xuanyuan Sword swept the whole area with infinite purple qi, and the Earthly Sovereign Bell chimed and vibrated slightly.

All three sacred artifacts of the Human Way had unleashed their power to sweep through every inch of the domain.

“Argh!” A few breaths later, King Taishan’s scream suddenly erupted from nothingness. “I am a natural deity! You cannot kill me! I will be back[1]!”

“Argh...” When the last wisp of his divine thought was annihilated, a dramatic change abruptly overtook the entire Fengdu.

Lightning flashed in the eternally dark skies of Fengdu. Yin thunder rumbled, and a bloody rain poured.

The earth shook and cracked here and there. The yin wind howled like weeping or confessing a terrible sin.

The Yellow Spring surged mightily, and its waters flowed in reverse. The red spider lilies on both sides of the river wilted completely.

Countless ghosts and souls in the eighteen hells wept in sorrow.

Even the bright and clear sky of the human world had temporarily become darkened and gloomy.

.....

When a celestial or a god died, heaven and earth mourned their passing.

At the same time, Tyrant Extinction, Bright Star, Sect Spirit and Cojoined shook suddenly.

“King Taishan!” A wisp of supreme yin origin power escaped their mouths, and their presences began weakening dramatically. Their cultivation had plummeted as well.

None of them cared about their sudden loss of power though. They were also filled with panic and sorrow.

It was because King Taishan had passed away.

They could no longer sense his awe-inspiring presence and appearance in their minds.

“Impossible... this just isn’t possible...” For a time, the four ghosts and gods just stood there with numb expressions and blank eyes.

“Hahaha... you’re finally dead, you old ghost! You’re finally dead! Hahahahaha!”

The Great Emperor of Fengdu was also stunned for a moment. Then, he let out a hearty laugh from the bottom of his heart. “Well died! Well fucking died, you bastard!”

“Cease your nonsense! King Taishan’s power reaches the heavens, and his Magia knows no bounds! He cannot possibly be dead. He cannot!” Tyrant Extinction yelled at the Great Emperor of Fengdu with a furious, crazy glare.

“Hahaha... stop lying to yourselves. You would know better than me if he is dead or alive.”

The Great Emperor of Fengdu continued laughing. “Seeing as you are so loyal, I will kindly deliver you all to his side.” The Great Emperor of Fengdu waved his sleeve, and the entire sky was blotted out in an instant. The four ghosts and gods snapped out of their shock and tried to struggle, but it was futile.

Their power and authority all originated from King Taishan. Because of this, they lost most of their power after his demise. They did not even possess a-tenth of their original power now.

On the other hand, the Great Emperor of Fengdu’s power originated from the Earth Yin Origin Lord. Although King Taishan’s death did affect him to an extent, it was insignificant overall.

They were already no match for the Great Emperor of Fengdu to begin with, and the gap between their powers had never been more pronounced than now. The sleeve easily sucked them in like ants.

“Hahaha... the heavens are helping me!”

The Great Emperor of Fengdu laughed again after capturing Tyrant Extinction, Sect Spirit, Bright Star and Cojoined.

“What do you mean the heavens are helping you? We are the ones who made this happen, okay?”

It was at this moment the Chief Libationist, Old Heavenly Master and more appeared beside him.

“Hahaha... but of course. Thank you very much for your help today, mister and Dao brothers and sisters.” The Great Emperor of Fengdu saluted them all.

“Let’s save the fake pleasantries and focus on solving the problem in front of us,” The Chief Libationist said while looking at the shaking, collapsing Fengdu.

The Old Heavenly Master asked, “Do you need our help?”

“No, I can handle this,” The Great Emperor of Fengdu declared confidently. “It is but a small matter. I shan’t trouble you all with something so minor.”

Right after he said this, the Great Emperor of Fengdu sucked in a deep breath. As if he was imbued with great power, his divine body abruptly shot a full kilometer into the clouds, and he grew thirty six heads and seventy two arms.

Each head was different. There were male, female, old and young. However, they were all divine, regal, and awe-inspiring.

Each arm was wielding a different weapon as well. A saber, a sword, an umbrella, a flag, a pearl, a seal, and more. They filled the world with light and all sorts of mirages.

“Pacify the skies...” The thirty six heads declared at the same time, and the crumbling sky immediately returned to normal.

“Quell the earth...” The shaking, sundering earth returned to calm.

“Still the wind...”

The howling yin wind disappeared just like that.

“Calm the waves...” The churning waters of the Yellow Spring flattened as well.

Next, the Great Emperor of Fengdu tossed a jade seal into the air. He commanded, “Ghosts and gods of the underworld, heed my call. Return to your positions and your posts!”

All across Fengdu and the Underworld, the silhouettes of ghosts and gods bowed in reverence.

“All ghosts, heed my call. Return to your lands and do not cause trouble. All dissenters will be slain without mercy!”

Spell swords hung menacingly in the sky, sword qi brimmed with bloodthirsty intent, and divine power hummed invisibly yet powerfully. The ghosts immediately submitted to his command.

“All souls, heed my call. There is no need to worry or panic, no need to succumb to surprise or confusion!” The flag waved, and divine light and wonderful sound washed out into the surroundings. Countless souls were soothed thanks to them.

In just a moment, the Great Emperor of Fengdu had stopped the collapse of the law and order of Fengdu and the underworld caused by the demise of King Taishan and slowly reversed the damage. Although it would be a long time yet before the damages were fully restored, and the Underworld was returned to what it was before, it was not a problem worth being concerned about.

Logically speaking, the Great Emperor of Fengdu should have become weaker after using much power to alleviate the calamities that ravaged Fengdu. However, it was the opposite. Not only was his powers growing, his divine body was becoming increasingly impressive as well. More heads and arms were growing out of his body.

Each time he grew a new head and a new pair of arms, his divine body would grow three meters taller, and his aura would grow a tad stronger.

It was because no one was left to challenge his right over the authority and powers of Fengdu now that King Taishan was dead. Naturally, he could not help but rapidly rise in power.

Dozens of breaths passed, and the Great Emperor of Fengdu had grown seventy two heads and one hundred and eight arms. It perfectly matched the number of heavenly astrals and minor cycles.

“Moo...”

The Great Emperor of Fengdu let out another howl that sounded like a bull’s roar or a thunderclap. It resounded throughout the Underworld and manifested the images of Taishan, the hells, the Yellow Spring and more. All ghosts were afraid, and all ghosts bowed to the show of power.

The howl would continue, and the mirages would last for a long time yet.

A moment later, the Great Emperor of Fengdu finally shrank down to human size and returned to his original appearance. However, his aura was clearly denser, and his divine light dazzled the eyes. The overlapping haloes behind his head looked quite mysterious as well.

“Congratulations on taking control of Fengdu and growing in power, great emperor.”

Next to him, the Chief Libationist congratulated the Great Emperor of Fengdu.

“Hahaha... this would not have been possible without your aid.” The Great Emperor of Fengdu guffawed and bowed respectfully to the old scholar. “Thank you.” He was acting exceptionally modest, but it was only natural. Although his injuries were fully healed, and he had grown much stronger after devouring King Taishan’s portion of authority, he knew that he could not hope to outmuscle the Chief Libationist and all of his allies.

Of course, things could be different after he had taken full control of Fengdu’s authority and digested King Taishan’s power.

Right now though, he was no match for the group, so he saw no need to show off and potentially earn their ire.

Besides, he had just reached an agreement with the Chief Libationist. What was the point of causing unpleasantness right after that?

No, it was simply better to be polite and courteous.

1. Why on earth would you tell your enemies that lol. He is arrogant until the very end. ☜