Chapter 665 549: Pei Yuhang: Master, You Underestimate Me Too Much

"Qianqian, Jin'Er, destroy these pipes!"

Once Pei Yuhang realized the network of black pipes crisscrossing the walls was funneling "nutrients" or energy to Yuan Tianming, he immediately resolved to cut them off.

The three of them didn't hesitate, immediately casting Magic to destroy the pipes along their path.

Clear light flowed, sharp Sword Qi, Talismans, and Daoist Skills bombarded the pipe walls one after another.

HISSS—

Under the frenzied bombardment, the pipes along the way snapped, and a thick, murky, blood-fiend mist erupted like black blood from a severed artery.

Just then, another deafening roar came from overhead, and debris rained down.

It seemed Pei Yuhang's destruction of the pipes had caused a chain reaction.

"Go!"

Pei Yuhang accelerated on his sword, racing to the corner of the ninety-eighth floor.

As he officially stepped onto the ninety-ninth floor.

Pei Yuhang found only a single, massive door. In a corner of the door was a large, person-shaped hole, likely blasted open by Ji Shenyun.

'It seems letting Ji Shenyun out was the right choice. Otherwise, just breaking the Restriction and opening this door would have been a huge pain.'

Pei Yuhang sighed softly and cautiously approached the person-shaped hole, peering inside.

Within was an immeasurably vast and ancient grand hall.

The ceiling and four walls were covered in reliefs and murals from the Divine Era. Pei Yuhang couldn't understand their meaning, but he could feel their magnificent aura.

At the far end of the hall, a wide, golden throne stood tall. Seated upon it was a massive skeleton, as large as a mountain, with divine light flowing over it, dazzling like a diamond.

Even as a skeleton, it still exuded a heart-pounding majesty that made it difficult to look at directly.

But now, the skeleton, which should have been sacred and solemn, was covered in hideous, twisting blood vessels. All of them originated from the enormous, beating heart nestled between its ribs.

Pei Yuhang's pupils trembled. In the center of the translucent, pulsating heart, he saw a blurry but familiar figure.

Yuan Tianming.

BOOM— BOOM! BOOM!

A deafening, thunderous sound echoed incessantly within the hall.

It was the sound of Ji Shenyun's fists. Before her, countless giant blood vessels shot out from the Divine King's Skeleton like tentacles.

Seemingly infused with the power of the Divine King's Skeleton, these blood vessels were unusually tough. Even Ji Shenyun struggled to destroy them, finding herself locked in a bitter fight.

However, despite being at a disadvantage, a defiant smile appeared on her face.

"Old ghost, your pipes have all been cut. Without a fresh supply of Essence Blood, how much energy do you have left to waste on me?"

"If you get too weak, forget about controlling it. This skeleton will devour you instead! Hahaha—"

Ji Shenyun laughed heartily, once again swinging her fist to bat away the surging vascular tentacles before her.

Inside the heart, Yuan Tianming's expression darkened. Just then, he also saw Pei Yuhang and the others entering the hall.

"So it was you. Yuhang, Xiaojin... You released Ji Shenyun and destroyed my Array. I never expected you to make it this far."

Yuan Tianming suddenly gave a self-deprecating laugh and lamented:

"Hahaha— Indeed, humanity is a burden. If I had known, I wouldn't have held back in the Endless Sea."

"Even if you are just insignificant ants, you were ultimately outside my plans and could affect my grand design!"

"Master..."

Hearing Yuan Tianming's jarring mockery, complex emotions swirled in Nangong Jin's eyes.

'She had left the Sect and searched for so many years to find Yuan Tianming's whereabouts, never expecting their reunion would be like this…'

'In Master's eyes, were his disciples... really just pawns?'

Resentment filled Nangong Jin's heart. 'She, Senior Sister Lu, Ye Liyuan, and even Brother Pei... hadn't every single one of them been found by their Master only after reaching a dead end in their past?'

'Wasn't it only after coming to the Dao Sect that they were reborn?'

'Could all those past memories be nothing but a fleeting dream...? How could she possibly believe that!'

Nangong Jin took a step forward, about to voice her questions.

But just then, a large, warm hand rested on her shoulder.

"Junior Sister, let me handle this... I promised Senior Sister Lu I'd ask this old man myself."

After hearing Pei Yuhang's words, Nangong Jin fell silent for a moment before finally nodding.

"Brother Pei, I'm counting on you."

Pei Yuhang took a deep breath and looked up at Yuan Tianming, who sat within the Divine Heart, radiating a divine, colorful aura like an Immortal.

"Master, Hall Master of Yama Hall, leader of the Chosen Organization... what should I even call you? Who... are you, really."

"Did you possess my Master's body, or was taking me, Jin'Er, Senior Sister Lu, and Liyuan as disciples just a game to you!"

Hearing Pei Yuhang's interrogation, Yuan Tianming looked down as if in contemplation.

"This is what you want to know?"

Just as silence fell over the hall, with only the sound of Ji Shenyun's booming fists still echoing...

A sudden shout rang out: "Pei Yuhang, that old ghost is stalling for time! Look down!"

Following Ji Shenyun's voice, Pei Yuhang looked down and discovered that at the feet of the skeletal giant, countless crimson tendrils were burrowing deep into the ground, seemingly drilling through the cracks in the flagstones—

To reach the floors where the pipes had been destroyed and directly siphon the blood mist!

'Not good!'

Alarmed, Pei Yuhang immediately drew his sword.

The next moment, however, the ground was suddenly torn apart by several layers of crimson tendrils, separating Pei Yuhang from Nangong Jin and the others.

"Brother Pei!"

Lin Qianyan cried out in alarm and immediately cast a spell, trying to tear through the wall of tendrils in front of her.