"This …"
Feeling the immense pressure, everyone's body stiffened.
The head before them was simply too huge, and it possessed boundless strength. Even though it had not made a move yet, the aura it emanated had already sealed off the surrounding space, making it impossible for them to escape.
"This is … Leaving Aperture realm pinnacle!"
Wu shi gulped down a mouthful of saliva.
With his strength, he could easily tell that the other party had already reached Leaving Aperture realm pinnacle. Such strength was not something that they could stand against!
"It's indeed at Leaving Aperture realm pinnacle …" Zhang Xuan nodded.
Just as he had guessed back in Qingyuan City, the Leaving Aperture realm pinnacle Vicious was indeed several times stronger than the Qingtian Emperor.
"What should we do?"
The crowd turned their gazes over anxiously.
If it had been any other Leaving Aperture realm advanced stage cultivator, they would have been able to put up a fight. But the Leaving Aperture realm pinnacle expert before them was so huge … How were they supposed to deal with him?
No matter how they fought, they would lose!
"Zhang Xuan, you are indeed a smart one. You were able to come up with the idea of destroying the altar through a formation … You are indeed a brilliant one. However, it is precisely because of your brilliance that I managed to break free from my shackles. How is it? You have been trying to kill me all this while, but you ended up releasing me instead. Do you feel regretful now? "
Floating steadily in the air, the face slowly grew clearer and clearer as it gazed down coldly at them with a hint of playfulness in its eyes.
It had already sealed the surrounding space, making it impossible for them to escape even if they wanted to. There was nothing for them to fear anymore.
"I do feel regretful, but what's done is done. I'm just a little curious as to who created that altar and how it managed to trap you."
With a face filled with regret, Zhang Xuan gritted his teeth and looked at Luo Ruoxin.
It was just that he was unable to understand what was going on.
It was obvious that the altar was an artifact of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe, so why would it trap the other party?
"Since you are about to be devoured, there's no harm in explaining it to you …"
With a cold sneer, the floating head opened its mouth, and with a voice reminiscent of rumbling thunder, it said, "This altar was created by the Qingtian Emperor!"
"Qingtian Emperor?" Zhang Xuan was bewildered. "Isn't he your student? Didn't he learn soul arts from you?"
Why did his student create an altar to lock his teacher down?
"Hmph, I summoned it over two thousand years ago. At that time, I was only a pair of broken eyes and a string of thoughts …"
Vicious harrumphed coldly. "The reason why I imparted the Art of Soul Oracles to him is simple. I want to make use of his strength to help me find my other body parts and recover my strength!"
"En!"
Zhang Xuan nodded.
There was no need to guess to figure this out.
Given that he was known as Vicious, it went without saying that he was a vicious person. How could he possibly accept a student and impart the lost art of soul oracles to him for free?
He must have his own motives.
"That fellow is indeed very diligent, treating me as his teacher. In fact, he even captured many celestial designers and blacksmiths and gathered innumerable artifacts to forge this head for me!"
Vicious said.
"Celestial designers?"
Zhang Xuan recalled the densely packed rooms he had seen underground.
He didn't know what they were used for, but now it seemed like they were the grooves in his head.
Who knew how many artifacts and manpower it took to forge such a huge head? It seemed like over the past two thousand years, many celestial designers and blacksmiths had died at the hands of the Qingtian Emperor!
It was just that most of them had been attracted by the Ghost Cavern to temper their Soul Depth, and their means had been discreet, so they hadn't been discovered yet.
"However, I thought that the reason why that fellow treated me so respectfully from the start was due to his loyalty … Who could have thought that he would actually scheme against me?"
Vicious' voice was tinged with resentment. "At some point in time, he found an altar. On the surface, it looked like he was trying to help me recover my strength as quickly as possible, but in truth, he was working together with the head forged by the celestial designers to trap me here. Unable to escape, he could only imprison me here … "
"Imprison you?"
"Indeed. He didn't just intend to imprison me. Actually, the reason why he chose to learn the Art of Soul Oracles is simple too. From the very start, he intended to possess my memories and replace me … "
Vicious sneered coldly.
How could the Qingtian Emperor, the emperor of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe, submit to another so easily?
"Possession … Replace me …"
Zhang Xuan shook his head and sighed deeply. With a pitiful look on his face, he said, "You are an old monster who has lived for several dozen millenniums and fought with Kong Shi before, but you actually fell for the schemes of a mere Qingtian Emperor?"
No matter what, the Qingtian Emperor was an existence who had fought with Kong Shi before.
Not only was he powerful, he also had many life-saving means at his disposal.
To be reduced to such a state by a Qingtian Emperor whom even he was unable to defeat … this was truly inconceivable!
"I have long known of his intentions, but two thousand years ago, when I first awakened, I wasn't even a Saint realm cultivator. There was no way I could have stood a chance against him. I had no choice but to borrow his strength and resources … "
Vicious harrumphed coldly as a glint flashed across his eyes. "However, how could I possibly allow myself to be killed so easily? I secretly left a sliver of my will in his mind, so that if he were to make a move against me, I would be able to destroy his body and soul! "
"This …"
Zhang Xuan's lips twitched as he shook his head.
What a good pair of master and disciple. You guard against me, I guard against you. You want to kill me, I want to kill you too …
You sure know how to play the underworld well!
"After the head was forged, in order to revive and regain fighting prowess, I had to spread my will across the entire island. If I did so, I would fall into a temporary coma. It was during this period of time that he made use of the altar to make a move on me …"
Just as he was about to kill me, the sliver of will that I left in his mind came into effect. Since he doesn't want to die, he has no choice but to listen to me. However, the other party has his own trump card as well, so I dare not kill him outright. Thus, I can only maintain a stalemate with him like this … "
"This …"
Wu Shi, Hall Master Xing, and the others glanced at one another in bewilderment.
On the Master Teacher Continent, if a student were to be found guilty of deceiving his or her teacher, he or she would be killed without any hesitation.
It was for this reason that everyone on the Master Teacher Continent, including the ordinary cultivators, had great respect for their teacher.
The Teacher of the World!
His or her standing was second only to his or her parents, even surpassing that of an emperor!
It was extremely rare for a student to plot against their teacher. This was a pair of Otherworldly Demons. The teacher was always thinking of ways to make use of the student, and the student was always thinking of ways to possess the teacher.
What a weirdo!
"The Otherworldly Demons are only loyal to the Spirit God. They don't care about their teacher at all."
Seeing that they were still confused, Zhang Xuan explained.
He had met quite a few Otherworldly Demons, and he had come into contact with many of them. In fact, the entire Qingtian Lineage, from the 'emperor' to the 'king', had been annihilated without a single survivor. As such, he knew quite a bit about the habits of the Otherworldly Demons.
They were only loyal to the Spirit God, and they would only listen to her commands. As for the so-called 'teacher' … they didn't care about it at all.
Putting aside the fact that the Qingtian Emperor was only a design teacher, even if he were to be killed, it would still be perfectly normal in their eyes.
It was for this reason that even though the Qingtian Emperor and Vicious had been together for two thousand years, they had always been competing with one another in the dark.
Otherwise, given Vicious' eye of discernment, as well as the fact that he was an Emperor, how could he possibly still be trapped here after two thousand years?
In fact, Zhang Xuan even suspected that the Qingtian Emperor was the reason why Vicious in Wu Yangzi's underground chamber was able to retain his consciousness.
"To be able to make even Vicious hesitate, may I know what the Qingtian Emperor has up his sleeves?"
After explaining the matter, Zhang Xuan raised his head and continued asking.
Just what in the world could it be that Vicious dared not make a move even when he had left his will in the other party's mind?
"It's regarding the Celestial Amulet of Legacy!"
Vicious replied.
It seemed like he had been stifled after being trapped here for innumerable years, and he had finally found an opportunity to speak before these master teachers who he could kill at any moment.
"Celestial Amulet of Legacy?"
Zhang Xuan had searched the Qingtian Emperor's Soul Art before, so he wasn't too surprised by this news.
On the other hand, the eyes of Wu Shi and the others narrowed in astonishment.
Ignoring everyone's astonishment, Vicious harrumphed coldly. "It's a puppet that has pledged loyalty to him. As master teachers, you should know how valuable the Celestial Amulet of Legacy is!"
The crowd nodded in agreement.
The Celestial Amulet of Legacy was something that Kong Shi had left behind personally, and it was linked to the secret manual Kong Shi had created, the Great Codex of Spring and Autumn. Its value was so great that not only would ordinary master teachers go crazy over it, even the Nine Star master teachers of the Mingshi Tang Empire would be tempted by it.
"If I can obtain the Celestial Amulet of Legacy, I'll be able to extricate myself from my current state and regain my peak strength! In fact, I might even be able to obtain the Great Codex of Spring and Autumn and surpass Kong Shi! "
Vicious' massive eyes gleamed with excitement as he gazed at Zhang Xuan.
Ordinary Otherworldly Demons might not know how to use the Celestial Amulet of Legacy, but Vicious had fought with Kong Shi many times, so he should know how to use it.
"Given my current state, I can only rely on him to obtain the Celestial Amulet of Legacy. Thus, I have no choice but to spare his life. Furthermore, he knows where a portion of my clone is. If I were to kill him, it would be difficult for me to fuse with him, "Vicious said.
"That …" Zhang Xuan nodded in agreement.
The allure of the Celestial Amulet of Legacy was simply too great. On top of that, Vicious' desire to regain his strength made it understandable that he did not dare to kill the other party.
"You are saying that … a puppet who has pledged allegiance to the Qingtian Emperor told you about it … To be able to gather such information without even Vice Pavilion Master Tian knowing about it, that puppet must be of high standing, right?"
Zhang Xuan asked. He could tell that there was a problem with Vicious' words, so he asked once more.
Vice Pavilion Master Tian was the will of the Qingtian Emperor, so he could not be considered as a puppet.
Zhong Qingwang could only be considered as a lackey, so it went without saying that he could not be considered as a puppet. Given that the puppet was able to gather information about the Celestial Amulet of Legacy, there was no doubt that he was of high standing. Who else could he be?
Why was there no record of him in the Qingtian Emperor's memories?
"There's no need to try and trick me. He has already pledged his allegiance to me," Vicious sneered coldly.
It seemed like he had already explained everything that needed to be said. With a cold glint in his eyes, a powerful killing intent burst forth from his body. "Alright, since you have learned so many secrets, it's time for you to die!"
Hong long!
A powerful might suddenly descended upon the crowd, and their breathing hastened. They felt as if their chests would explode at any moment.
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