Chapter 2349 Carving a Bloody Path

That altar...

Frowning, Lin Xun delved deeper into the memory of the Emperor wraith.

Suddenly, a vast and majestic dao altar appeared in his mind. It was an enormous structure spanning thousands of feet and arranged according to the principles of the Nine Palaces Formation.

The altar was constructed from mysterious sacred materials, its surface stained with vivid crimson blood. Even after countless years, the blood had never faded, remaining as striking as ever.

Dark mist churned in all directions, and countless Emperor wraiths surrounded the dao altar. Some were giants clad in tattered armor, some were Kunpeng skeletons as huge as floating continents and some were sword-wielding corpses wrapped in demonic qi.

It was like a scene straight out of a nightmare.

Atop the dao altar stood two figures.

One was a cross-legged monk, seated upon a black skeleton, his body draped in a tattered, blood-red kasaya robe. In his hand, he clutched a broken and mottled bone rosary. He bore the solemn air of a Buddha yet there was something deeply unnerving and eerie about him.

On his smooth, bald head, a blooming black lotus was imprinted. The lotus seemed to pulse with life, emanating an astonishing and bewitching radiance.

His eyes were closed, his body unmoving, his blood-red kasaya robe was in tatters, and he seemed as though he had long since passed. Yet the aura that surrounded him was suffocating, like the sovereign of hell.

The second figure was a faintly discernible silhouette, exuding a terrifying aura that made all of heaven and earth tremble in fear.

Still, it was clear that she was a woman. Her slender and graceful figure was shrouded in gray mist that pulsed with an obscure, invisible force, obscuring her true features.

She was like a supreme ruler, gazing down upon all existences with an aura so vast it felt capable of obliterating everything.

“It’s them!”

A shiver ran through Lin Xun. He recognized them instantly. The blind monk. The mist woman. He had encountered them before.[1]

Unfortunately, what he was seeing now was just the fragmented memories of the Emperor wraiths. He found no more secrets, no more clues.

𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

However, this discovery allowed him to deduce many things.

First, in the Dao Burial Sea Mound where aeth qi had been revitalized, the Emperor wraiths were attacking the ancient altar with full force, desperately trying to break free.

Second, the blind monk and the mist woman were likely willpower remnants of Ancient Wasteland Domain powerhouses. They had been guarding the altar, preventing those terrifying malevolent spirits from escaping into the world.

Third, the Dao Burial Sea Mound was on the verge of catastrophe!

With this realization, Lin Xun didn’t hesitate to take action.

He had already gathered enough from the memories of the Emperor wraith, so he understood the dire consequences if the altar was destroyed.

On the way, he quickly relayed everything he had learned to A’hu and the others. Their faces instantly paled as they grasped the gravity of the situation.

“Young Master, do you remember when I took you into hiding in this Dao Burial Sea Mount to escape a deadly pursuit?” A’hu suddenly asked.

“Of course.” How could Lin Xun forget? It was the mist-shrouded woman who had intervened back then and wiped out their enemies.[2]

“The elders were mighty figures from the primeval era, possessing earth-shattering power. During the Dao War of Ten Directions, they had killed countless enemies from the eight domains.” A’hu’s voice was solemn as she continued, “Young Master, we can’t allow the remnant wills left behind by the elders...to vanish...”

Lin Xun’s gaze turned sharp. “I will do my best.”

Without hesitation, he sealed A’hu, Toady, A’lu and others within the Dao Endless Pagoda, then rushed toward the Dao Burial Sea Mound alone.

This was a dangerous and eerie sea region, haunted by countless terrifying Emperor wraiths. Bringing the others along would only slow him down.

The most direct and efficient course of action was for him to storm through alone with full force!

Amidst the thick, swirling fog, Lin Xun’s figure streaked through the vast sea like a swift stream of light. His speed was astonishing.

“Kill!”

“Kill!”

“Stop all intruders!”

Before long, an ear splitting roar shook the air.

In the distance, an army of wraiths had blocked his entire path forward, forming a dense, impenetrable wall.

The moment Lin Xun appeared, the army of wraiths charged toward him as if they had been commanded to annihilate him.

Shrouded in gray fiendish qi, the wraiths exuded an overwhelming murderous intent. They had all been mobilized at this moment. Their monstrous momentum alone was enough to shake the world.

However, Lin Xun didn’t spare them a second glance. With a casual flick of his sleeve. countless Taixuan sword qi roared out.

One split into two, two became four, four multiplied infinitely. Before long, a vast ocean of sword qi had been formed, swallowing everything in its path.

Rumble!

Hundreds upon thousands of wraiths were instantly shredded apart, their bodies exploding like fragile paper in the raging sea of sword qi. They had no time to react, no chance to resist, and no possibility of escape.

They were utterly crushed!

However, the wraith army never ceased. As soon as one batch was obliterated, another charged forward, endless and fearless, like a tide of death.

Lin Xun had no intention of wasting time. His figure tore through the void like a gust of wind, surging straight into the heart of the wraith army.

Within a few breaths.

A massive rift was forcibly carved through the wraith army that spread like a tidal wave, relentlessly expanding and extending forward.

On either side of the rift, wraiths shattered endlessly, their bodies exploding one after another!

No matter how powerful they were, if they dared to stand in his way, they were cut down instantly!

It was like slicing through tofu!

“Quick, an intruder!”

Seeing that Lin Xun was about to break through the defense line, a chilling bellow suddenly echoed through the battlefield.

Before the voice faded, a dark shadow descended, blotting out the sky. A terrifying, cold and merciless murderous intent surged like a storm, locking onto Lin Xun.

Lin Xun’s gaze snapped upward.

In the sky, a colossal skeletal bird emerged, its wings spreading across thousands of feet. Its gray-brown bones were engulfed in raging black flames, exuding a power comparable to that of a third realm Emperor.

Boom!

The skeletal bird beat its wings, sending forth an endless torrent of black flames, each wisp brimming with the aura of death. The flames roared down, incinerating the void, boiling the seawater and churning thick waves of mist into the air.

“Die.” Lin Xun spat out a single word.

The sound of his voice erupted like a storm of the great dao, surging violently across the nine heavens. The black flames were crushed and extinguished by the storm’s mighty force before they even got close.

Then, a piercing, tragic scream echoed across the sky. The mighty skeletal bird with Emperor-level power was directly torn apart by the sheer force of the sound waves. Its colossal body shattered into dust in an instant.

This scene alarmed and drew the attention of many terrifying consciousness lurking in the distant sea.

“How can such a person exist in this world?”

“He...seems to be a young supreme Emperor!”

“Stop him immediately! Even if we can’t kill him, we must not let him reach the dao altar!”

“Hurry!”

......

As soon as this exchange of consciousness ended, one terrifying aura after another erupted from the black mist in the distance, disrupting and distorting the wind and clouds.

The vast sea raged, sending endless colossal waves towering into the sky.

Rumble!

Amidst a dull, earthshaking rumble, one Emperor wraith after another tore through the void.

Their figures were all battered and broken, and some were even just shattered remains. Their appearances were grotesque and different, but they all radiated the aura of an Emperor and their bodies were shrouded in a terrifying aura of death.

In the distance, Lin Xun furrowed his brows.

There was no doubt that he was getting close to the altar, only this could explain the intensifying chaos and commotion.

At this moment, the number of Emperor wraiths dispatched had already reached dozens!

“Kill!” A thunderous roar erupted, shaking the void.

The dozens of wraith Emperors, each with a different grotesque form, surrounded Lin Xun in a deadly encirclement. Their terrifying aura and killing intent engulfing the skies.

“Reckless fools...”

Lin Xun took a deep breath, and a cold light flashed in his dark eyes.

Buzz!

The sword cauldron emerged, unleashing billions of divine lights. In an instant, the mist-shrouded sea was illuminated as bright as day.

Dao sound roared around Lin Xun as he blazed with radiant light, his aura surging to its absolute peak. His tall and imposing figure exuded a power so vast and boundless that it seemed capable of devouring the world and shaking the heavens.

With a slight shift of his body, the five dao bodies rushed forth, each wielding an Emperor weapon, standing shoulder to shoulder with Lin Xun. Each of them emanated an unparalleled might that seemed to engulf the world.

It was as if a group of divine beings had descended upon the mortal realm!

“Kill!”

Without hesitation, Lin Xun charged forward, his sword cauldron roaring into the sky.

At the forefront of the wraith army was a colossal skeleton, towering dozens of feet high. Its flesh and blood had long since rotted. It wielded a bone spear in its grip, and its aura was chilling and malevolent.

However, as the sword cauldron surged forward, with just a boom, the colossal skeleton of dozens of feet tall was instantly crushed into pieces. Its remains dissipated into a violent surge of black fiendish qi.

It failed to withstand a single strike!

The dao sword shot out from the sword cauldron, slashing through the void with unparalleled force. A ten-thousand-foot-long dazzling sword light tore across the sky, splitting the void into two. Its earthshaking might was so terrifying that several Emperor wraiths trembled in fear and their expression contorted in shock.

Boom!

As the sword light descended, three Emperor wraiths were instantly obliterated, their bodies disintegrating into nothingness, vanishing amid the boundless sword light.

At the same time, the sea split apart. A massive rift carved through the water, extending far into the distance.

One sword strike split the sea!

The sheer power of the sword shook heaven and earth.

Despite that, the Emperor wraiths seemed unfazed, or rather, in their desperate attempt to eliminate Lin Xun, they had already disregarded their own lives. Without hesitation, they charged toward Lin Xun.

“Rise!”

“So aggressive!”

“Descend!”

“Slash!”

“Go!”

At that moment, the five dao bodies moved simultaneously, each one as powerful as the next. Each unleashed their ultimate innate abilities and wielded their Emperor weapons to neutralize and dispel the incoming attacks of the Emperor wraiths.

Seizing the moment, Lin Xun pressed forward swiftly and decisively.

Along the way, more Emperor wraiths attempted to intercept him. Of course, they were all obliterated by the sword cauldron.

There was almost no resistance.

In truth, these Emperor wraiths were just the incarnations of long-lost wills. Although they possessed consciousness, they could never be compared with true Emperors of the same cultivation level.

At best, their strength was comparable to seventh realm Emperors. They posed no threat to Lin Xun whatsoever. Killing them was as effortless as slaughtering chickens!

All that could be seen was the sky and the sea roaring, the fog growing even denser.

Enemies continued to flood in endlessly.

Lin Xun rampaged through them.

Leaving all obstacles in the dust!

1. Just to clarify, back when he was traveling to the Deva Secret Domain, he had come across a ‘Buddha-like figure’ and a ‘graceful figure’ among the wraiths in the Spirit Burial Sea. ☜

2. See chapter 639 ☜