Boom!
When Gu Hai swung down his saber, it bisected Ming He vertically. The shock waves from the attack created a humongous gorge extending five hundred kilometers.
After the attack, the surroundings fell silent. Even Ensnaring Performance stopped singing.
Ming He glared at Gu Hai. He had returned to his senses. However, it was already too late to recover from the earlier moment of distraction.
“No! This ancestor cannot lose! I cannot…,” Ming He roared with a ferocious expression.
Boom!
Ming He’s body exploded in the next instant and turned into a large clump of blue energy.
This was Ming He’s Soul Energy.
The moment Ming He’s Soul Energy appeared, a vast force appeared in the Asura Path Secret Realm, sucking the Soul Energy into Gu Hai.
“I’m not dead yet! I have not lost yet!” the Soul Energy roared, appearing to be struggling.
Rattle! Rattle! Rattle!
Countless chains suddenly manifested from thin air, locking down that clump of Soul Energy and pulling it towards Gu Hai.
“The law that the Six Paths Immortal instituted? You bastard! Just because my body exploded means that I have lost?! I have not! No!” The blue Soul Energy clump struggled frantically.
The chain-shaped law threatened to break, giving off rattling sounds. At the same time, the entire Asura Path Secret Realm trembled.
Ming He’s Soul Energy moved towards that black water ball, the body that he prepared for himself.
However, the Six Paths Immortal’s law was too powerful. Without an asura body, Ming He was extremely weak. He only managed to struggle for a short while before losing the battle.
Bang!
The Soul Energy immediately rushed into Gu Hai’s body.
Buzz!
Gu Hai’s body suddenly gave off dazzling blue light.
“Gu Hai, if not for the Six Paths Immortal’s law, you would not contain this ancestor’s Soul Energy. No, even if you could, the final result would be uncertain!” Ming He’s voice came from Gu Hai’s body.
Gu Hai immediately sat down cross-legged and started reciting the Classic of the Dao and Virtue.
“The Dao, if articulable, is not the eternal Dao. The name, if it can be named, is not the eternal name…”
“The Classic of the Dao and Virtue? Humph! The Classic of the Dao and Virtue can suppress a portion of me, but can it suppress the entirety of me? In your dreams! Only in your dreams! Hahaha! Ah! This thing again? The Mortal Soul Register? Why do you have the Mortal Soul Register? Argh!” Ming He’s miserable cry came from Gu Hai’s body.
Ming He had slaughtered the entire Asura Path Secret Realm thrice already, possessing much stronger Soul Energy than Gu Hai. When Gu Hai used the Mortal Soul Register to absorb Ming He’s Soul Energy, it was like a snake swallowing an elephant, something extremely unbearable.
“Gu Hai?” Long Wanqing called out worriedly.
“Leave first. Unborn Man, bring everyone out. Wanqing, leave first,” Gu Hai yelled with pain showing on his face.
“But…,” Long Wanqing said worriedly.
“Yes, Your Majesty!” the Han Nation Demon Army answered.
Now, all of the Han Nation Demon Army soldiers unconditionally obeyed Gu Hai.
“Unborn Man, bring Wanqing back and help her reunite her three spiritual souls. As for her physical body, there’s no need to construct one or snatch one away. We can use Ming He’s black water ball to reconstruct a physical body for her. Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!” Gu Hai shouted.
“Alright!” the Unborn Man answered.
Black water ball?
Although the Unborn Man did not know what it was, how could he not understand how precious it was, given how much Ming He valued it? Using such a treasure to reconstruct a physical body for someone else? If it were for anyone else, the Unborn Man might have had other thoughts, but it was for Long Wanqing. Even if the Unborn Man had other plans for it, he would forget about them.
“Gu Hai, what about you?” Long Wanqing asked anxiously.
“Go out first. Ming He is already finished. I will be done soon. Don’t wait here. I’m going to release some foul aura,” Gu Hai yelled, grimacing with pain.
“Let’s go!” the Unborn Man shouted.
The soldiers got to their feet with some difficulty and rushed back to the Slaughter Divine Palace. Fortunately, there was still Ensnaring Performance, who had not lent his strength to Gu Hai. He helped support everyone.
Everyone quickly left, disappearing into the horizon.
When they were gone, Gu Hai showed a ferocious expression.
“Ming He, do you really think that we are truly incapable? Did you really think that your will can overwhelm our will? Humph! Even without the Mortal Soul Register, we do not fear you. We know that you have plotted for countless ages, building up boundless accumulations. However, do you know how much torture we went through while we were a mundane person trying to break into the Innate Realm? Hah!” Gu Hai roared.
Boom!
Suddenly, a powerful windstorm surged out, with Gu Hai appearing like the center of an explosion. An explosion shattered the ground under Gu Hai, and gorges spread out in all directions like a spiderweb.
When Long Wanqing and the others reached the Slaughter Divine Palace’s barrier, they heard a loud sound from behind them.
Everyone turned their head to look and saw chaos in the distance. The powerful explosion had thrown the entire realm into chaos.
“Hurry! Quickly leave!” the Unborn Man called out.
The Han Nation Demon Army hastily entered the altar, leaving the Asura Path Secret Realm.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
The spiritual souls returned to the altar in Borderless Heavenly Capital and then to their bodies.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The two hundred million soul bodies returned to their physical bodies in the blink of an eye.
“I…I can’t leave?” Long Wanqing suddenly cried out.
Everyone else had left, but Long Wanqing was still at the Slaughter Divine Palace’s altar, unable to leave.
“I understand now. This altar permits only a united three spiritual souls to pass through. The earthly soul alone cannot pass through it. No wonder Ming He had to take over Gu Hai’s spiritual souls.” The Unborn Man’s face sank.
“What should we do?” Long Wanqing asked anxiously.
“Your heavenly soul and mortal soul are with me. I have already fixed them, and I can reunite them.” The Unborn Man waved.
Two jade boxes appeared on the Unborn Man’s palm.
The Unborn Man quickly opened the jade boxes. “These are the only treasures I could bring into the Asura Path Secret Realm. Fortunately, I stored your heavenly soul and mortal soul in them. Quickly, unite with them!”
Two clumps of blue light drifted out of the jade boxes. Long Wanqing’s asura body extended her hand and touched them.
Buzz!
The instant the three spiritual souls united, her asura body changed.
“Don’t wait. Quickly leave!” the Unborn Man called out.
Whoosh!
Long Wanqing’s spiritual souls immediately left.
The Unborn Man quickly followed, bringing Ming He’s black water ball.
Buzz!
The Unborn Man’s souls returned to his body.
“Indeed, this black water ball can be brought out. Wanqing, quickly, merge with it!” the Unborn Man called out.
While others could not see Long Wanqing’s spiritual souls, the Unborn Man could. Long Wanqing looked at the Unborn Man with a complicated expression. Then, she bit her lip and stepped into the black water ball.
Buzz!
The black water ball trembled slightly. It eventually took on the vague shape of a human. The black water even showed the silhouette of robes.
Long Wanqing’s figure became increasingly clearer, gaining her original appearance. She wore long black robes and unconsciously gave off a shocking aura.
The spiritual souls of the Han Nation Demon Army were already extremely strong. However, they still trembled in the presence of Long Wanqing’s aura.
“Ming He’s body? What a strong aura!” The Unborn Man looked at Long Wanqing in shock.
Long Wanqing’s figure had completely taken form. Now, she looked no different from an ordinary person.
As she looked at her hand, she felt like this was not real. However, she looked worriedly at the Asura Path Secret Realm entrance in the next moment; Gu Hai was still inside.
Gu Hai was inside refining Ming He’s soul mark.
Although Ming He had left only one soul mark, this soul mark was much harder to refine compared to those of all the other asuras combined.
Fortunately, Gu Hai had a strong will. Furthermore, he had the Mortal Soul Register’s help to wear down Ming He’s soul mark.
“Argh! Argh! Argh!” Ming He roared in pain.
Every time Gu Hai refined a bit of the soul mark, he absorbed a portion of Ming He’s Soul Energy. This took a long time. As his Soul Energy grew, Ming He’s will weakened.
After a large explosion, Ming He gave one final cry of despair before his soul mark completely vanished.
“Ah!”
Boom!
Gu Hai’s asura body turned completely blue. Ming He was history. All the Soul Energy now belonged to Gu Hai.
Huff!
Gu Hai immediately slumped to the ground after breathing out. He had greatly exhausted himself—mentally rather than physically—refining Ming He.
Now, Gu Hai felt incredibly fatigued, utterly sapped of strength.
However, it no longer mattered. With Ming He destroyed, he could return.
“Hahahaha!”
Gu Hai struggled to his feet and headed in the Slaughter Divine Palace’s direction.
Outside Borderless Heavenly Capital:
As the Vine World Calabash worked, the golden barrier around Borderless Heavenly Capital corroded slowly. The remnant energy of the Classic of the Dao and Virtue was almost drained. The entire Borderless Heavenly Capital trembled intensely.
“Oh no! The barrier is about to break!” Zhang Sanfeng’s expression changed.
“Dugu Qiubai, draw your sword!” Ximen Chuixue shouted.
Shing!
Dugu Qiubai and Ximen Chuixue immediately drew their swords, coldly watching the Azure Emperor outside. The breaking of the barrier would herald a battle to the death.
“Where is that brutish monkey? That brutish monkey left? Why is Gu Hai not coming out? Even if he comes out now, it is useless! Gu Hai, we appreciate your talent and gave you a chance to serve us. However, you do not know what is good for you. The thing that the world does not lack is people. Do you think no one is comparable to you? Humph! Today, we will make you regret everything. Everyone in Borderless Heavenly Capital will die for your stupidity!” the Azure Emperor roared with a ferocious expression.
Boom!
The golden barrier finally exploded, shattered into countless pieces by the Vine World Calabash.
Billions of azure vines flew towards Borderless Heavenly Capital.
Everyone watching outside felt sure that Borderless Heavenly Capital was finished.
Boom!
Borderless Heavenly Capital did not explode. Instead, the countless vines exploded, flung out of Borderless Heavenly Capital.
“Who is it? How audacious!” The Azure Emperor glared.
Two figures suddenly appeared in Borderless Heavenly Capital’s sky. They were the ones who had knocked the vines away. Who dares to stop me?!
Buzz!
The two figures suddenly released strong and ferocious auras as they charged at the Azure Emperor. When the Azure Emperor sensed the auras, his expression suddenly changed.
The auras immediately suppressed the many observers outside, forcing them to kneel.
“Long Zhanguo?” the Azure Emperor exclaimed in shock as his expression turned cold.
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