Chapter 636: Longxing Temple (1)

How significant would this contingency plan be to spur the developments in Hell?

He gazed deeply at the two words, Longxing Temple, before turning to the rest of the treasure of the former era.

They were all constructed out of the same material and equipped with Ming Dynasty armour. Their bodies were sculpted with the exact same pose, with their left arms holding up a bow and their right arms drawing the bowstring!

“What’s that?” He frowned.

At once, the sculptures… sprung into action!

Qin Ye gasped and immediately ducked down. Meanwhile, countless arrows formed a terrifying, dark wave that hurtled right past his head. It was dense and impermeable, and they whistled by with a terrifying buzzing sound. It was absolutely astonishing.

“Puppets of Ten Extinctions.” The Harken’s eyes flickered as it explained itself, “Inherited from the Ten Immortals in the age of the Investiture of the Gods, it is composed of ten great formations, namely Heaven’s End, Earth’s Fracture, Roaring Wind, Frigid Ice, Golden Light, Boiling Blood, Fiery Conflagration, Fallen Soul, Scarlet Seas, and Vermillion Dune. It contains enough power to resist the advances of a Yama-King.”

The Harken shook its head, “No… What you see is the complete formation. Ever since Hell gained knowledge of the Puppets of Ten Extinctions, it’s undergone several evolutions and revisions. What you see here is likely the version that the Zhu Clan has come up with after various iterations. Don’t underestimate the Yin Talismanology experts of the Zhu Clan in the slightest. Liu Bowen can be considered a top-tiered talent that only appears once every 500 years. The modifications he has made must have enabled him to integrate all ten formation arrays into a single cohesive one.”

“Impossible.” The Harken glanced to the sides of the Longxing Temple, “Take a look and see where this structure is erected.”

He hadn’t realized it earlier, but apart from the array of puppets located right at the entrance, both sides of the Longxing Temple were practically surrounded by lakes!

Qin Ye didn’t bother raising any silly suggestions, including the idea of flying right over, because… he could sense the figure of a giant dragon stirring in the heart of the waters in Longxing Temple.The dragon was approximately 30-40 meters long, and it was emanating brilliant golden light, almost as though it were a bright sun hiding in the depths of the waters!

Beyond that, he could see a pair of golden eyes akin to two boiling underwater furnaces, staring intently at him. It was almost as though it were daring him to take a step forward to incur its wrath.

“1000-year Bones of Eternity…” The Harken looked away softly. Even the Harken couldn’t help but be startled by its presence, “In life, it would have been a carp that had managed to leap right over the Dragon’s Gate, only to perish to the heavenly tribulation that ensued before it successfully completed its metamorphosis. This is a priceless treasure that is covered with blood and flesh, and known to contain the spirit of Heaven and Earth. To put things into perspective, if I managed to consume one such treasure, I’m pretty sure that it would immediately allow me to recover from half of these existing injuries of mine.”

Qin Ye glanced at the lake, and his eyes gleamed with a touch of respect, “Who would’ve thought that the Zhu Clan were able to find themselves a complete skeleton like that, and even fuse it together with a Yin spirit? Even though the resultant spirit doesn’t have spiritual intelligence, it’s still got its instincts. I’m afraid that… its strength is probably on par with the patriarch of the Zhu Clan. At the very least, it would certainly be beyond that of a mere Abyssal prefect.”

Qin Ye shook his head.

Holy shit…

Impermeable defenses?

“Is there any other way to circumvent the defenses?”

Qin Ye sighed, “I guess I was being a little bit too hopeful there.”

Just how powerful and resourceful are these Eight Great Clans? Is there really no way to get around this problem?

Both of them fell silent. Neither were willing to simply abandon such an immense treasure that appeared so close, and yet so far. Both Qin Ye and the Harken couldn’t suppress their desires to see what lay beyond the defenses at the entrance to the Longxing Temple!

Qin Ye blinked vacantly, and then turned to the Harken with his lips slightly agape, “You want to strike it with full power?”

However, if they used it right here and now, then Hell would have nothing left to use as a deterrent against others!

That’s right - negotiations.

But if the Harken employed his full-force strike here and now, Hell would no longer have that deterrent force available to them. After all, the daolords must already know a thing or two about the Harken’s physical condition. Otherwise… they would already have marched right up to Hell and surrendered themselves by now.

Qin Ye chuckled bitterly, “Aren’t you worried about overexerting yourself?”

That’s… surprisingly logical and irrefutable…

Qin Ye placed his hands behind his back and slowly paced about, glancing up from time to time at the colossal structure before his very eyes. After an inordinate amount of time, he finally sighed and turned back, “Please, Lord Harken, may I seek your assistance in this regard.”

Qin Ye shook his head firmly, before turning his gaze to the structure.

For one, it would immediately solve the needs of the upcoming sea trade. Even if they discount the possibility of finding any priceless treasures or valuables hidden in the depths of the Longxing Temple, just the sculptures on the main courtyard alone would already be worth an inordinate sum!

Granted, art might not be useful to a developing underworld, but the state of Hell’s development was in no way representative of the foreign societies and cultures! There was absolutely no way these objects wouldn’t fetch a high price out on the global market!

Then, with the resources and wealth he gained from such sales, it would in turn spur the expansion of the army and construction corps, which would then in turn advance the pace of his unification of the underworld. So long as Hell had Yin soldiers, what could the daolords possibly do to them?

Equipping his soldiers with military formations would be no different from giving a tiger wings. He would finally be equipped with the strength to take down the daolords with his own armies!

“Today, I’ll show you what a true Yama-King’s full power looks like!”

At once, Insignia Province trembled violently.

How terrifying… How absolutely terrifying!

“Bloody hell…” Qin Ye’s eyes widened as he stared at the dog some distance away from him.

The Yin energy that swirled about was practically indescribable. Calling it a tsunami would be too much of an understatement. Rather, it was more akin to the primordial beginnings of the world, when the universe was first born!

BOOM!!! A shockwave of Yin energy instantly burst out of the pea-sized treasure in the mortal realm. In fact, it was so dense that it even formed a curtain that seemed to blot out the sky. Meanwhile, every single mortal below watched in horror at the astonishing phenomenon that suddenly befell them!

Is that… the Harken?

How terrifying… Even they couldn’t help but tremble in their shoes.

Insignia Province’s capital city.

“Warning, warning! Yin energy has exceeded 30 million… Yin energy has exceeded 40 million… Yin energy has exceeded 50 million… 60 million… 80 million… Ding!”

“Warning, warning, god-level threat detected. Extinction imminent. Immediate evacuation of the Insignia Province and all surrounding provinces advised. Repeat, warning…”