Chapter 749 - 734: Helping the Ghost Venerable Break the Seal

"Gahahaha! Trying to run now? Isn’t it a bit too late?"

Duanmu Xie’s voice, like a clap of thunder, echoed through the dark Hungry Ghost Dao.

However, something unexpected happened...

A sudden tremor ran through the giant hand he had manifested. A tyrannical force had actually managed to pry his fingers apart, creating a small crack!

A Blood Spear erupted with light, forcing Duanmu Xie’s fingers open!

Then, a streak of bloody light shot out from between the fingers with a WHOOSH!

"Oh? This is interesting!"

Duanmu Xie’s eyes showed a hint of surprise that a mere seventh-level King Martial Realm Martial Artist could escape his grasp.

Immediately, Duanmu Xie’s other hand seemed to tear through space, instantly snatching the fleeing streak of blood from the air as if catching a flying insect!

POP!

As if a blood bubble had been popped, hundreds of droplets of fresh blood burst out, shooting off in all directions!

Each droplet of blood was more than ten times faster than the previous streak of light. There were hundreds of them, and with a soft FIZZ, they instantly vanished into the dark distance!

"The Blood Demon Escape Technique? It’s certainly fast!"

Duanmu Xie felt utterly humiliated that Blood Gun Mu Feng had escaped. His Divine Thought instantly enveloped the entire Hungry Ghost Dao, wanting to find Mu Feng’s true body and hunt him down!

"Alright, come back," Shen Lang called out to Duanmu Xie. "He’s just a small fish. There’s no need to make such a fuss. There will be plenty of chances to kill him. We have other things to do right now."

"Understood!" Duanmu Xie nodded slightly. His body rapidly shrank to the size of a normal person, and he walked to Shen Lang’s side.

Shen Lang glanced up and gave a wry smile. "It seems this Restriction doesn’t activate as long as your feet are on the ground. But if you’re two meters off the ground, it triggers an incredibly strong Thunder Power... I can’t believe I didn’t think of that. No plan is ever perfect."

As he spoke, Shen Lang reached out. He pulled the three Nascent Souls from Duanmu Xie’s hand, as well as the one held by the Evil Ghost King, and absorbed them all into his Tai Chi Diagram.

Terrified, the Evil Ghost King scurried far away, not daring to come any closer.

Shen Lang walked toward the Heaven-Slaying Trident, holding his Immortal Celestial Saber.

The white-robed man, his face covered in blood, struggled to his feet. He waved his hands frantically at Shen Lang, his eyes filled with terror.

"The Evil Qi on you is so heavy. If not tens of thousands, then thousands must have died by your hand. When you were killing others, did you ever think a day like this would come for you?"

"Weren’t you just trying to kill me? Did you ever consider the possibility that I would kill you instead?"

Shen Lang spoke coldly as he slowly approached.

"You... you can’t kill me! I’m from the Demon God Hall! We of the Demon God Hall are the dominators of this world! Master Zhulong is in the Dragon Scale Divine Hall right now! If you kill me, you’ll be tainted with my aura, and you’ll never escape his perception!"

The white-robed man had long since lost his previous world-scorning arrogance. His gaze toward Shen Lang was like he was looking at an Ancient Wild Beast, filled with nothing but terror and despair.

"Candle Dragon? The one who came here is just a clone. Meanwhile, Taotie has brought several Emperor Martial Realm supreme experts with him... Candle Dragon can’t even protect himself right now. You still expect him to avenge you?" Shen Lang said with a light chuckle.

The white-robed man clenched his jaw, a vicious light filling his eyes as he threatened, "I don’t care what sect or faction you’re from, what power or background you have! If you dare to touch me, your entire family will be slaughtered! Their souls will scatter, never to be reborn! Kid, since you know of Taotie, you should know what kind of existence our Demon God Hall is!"

"You can’t fight us! Even the War God Hall isn’t qualified to fight us!"

Threatening his family was Shen Lang’s one unforgivable taboo.

Had the man not threatened him, it might have been fine. But the moment the threat was made, the look in Shen Lang’s eyes changed, and an icy chill swept across the entire area.

"You’re courting death!"

Shen Lang’s long saber flashed and plunged downward, instantly piercing the white-robed man’s heart!

"Ugh..."

The white-robed man, still clinging to his last breath, reached out with his right hand as if trying to grab something.

But his arm had barely extended before the Immortal Celestial Saber drained him of his blood, turning him into a terrifying, desiccated corpse.

SHLICK!

The desiccated corpse’s abdomen was suddenly torn open, and a transparent Nascent Soul shot out, frantically trying to escape!

The Nascent Soul had just broken free from the body and hadn’t even had time to act when Shen Lang activated the black hole he had already prepared in his palm!

An irresistible suction force erupted from Shen Lang’s palm, instantly enveloping the Nascent Soul and pulling it in with a WHOOSH!

After taking care of everything, Shen Lang rubbed his hands together, squatted down, and tapped the Heaven-Slaying Trident lightly. He then spoke in his mind, ’Ghost Venerable, you’ve been considering for so long. Have you made up your mind? Give me the Heaven-Slaying Trident and swear a Heart Demon Blood Oath that you won’t go back on your word or attack me. In return, I can help you break the Seal.’

’If you’re really unwilling, I won’t force you. I’ll just leave immediately.’

Ghost Venerable Ye Youming had likely been thinking hard during that time. Hearing Shen Lang’s words, he immediately responded, "Boy, what is that Cultivation Technique you use against Ghosts? Or is it some kind of treasure? With all my knowledge, I, Ye Youming, have never heard of something so terrifying. Who exactly are you?"

Shen Lang was silent for a moment before he said leisurely, "It’s a Cultivation Technique I created myself. It does indeed have a strong restraining effect on beings within Soul Bodies, but that’s all relative. Its effect on powerful Ghosts is limited... Ghost Venerable, you’ve been underground for so many years. Instead of thinking about how to break the Seal as quickly as possible, you’re awfully curious about my affairs. Isn’t that a bit inappropriate?"

"Hmph!" Ye Youming snorted. "Creating your own Cultivation Technique is easier said than done. Your technique seems like it was specifically created to counter my Thousand Soul Hall. As the Ghost Venerable of the Thousand Soul Hall, I ask you a couple of questions and you’re not happy about it?"

Shen Lang shook his head gently. "First, I did indeed create this Cultivation Technique myself. There’s no reason to deceive you about that, Ghost Venerable. If you don’t believe me, there’s nothing I can do. Second, when I created it, it was only to speed up my Cultivation. It has nothing to do with the Thousand Soul Hall, let alone targeting it... In fact, my relationship with the Thousand Soul Hall is excellent. But now is not the time to discuss these things. How about we talk after we get out of this Yumu Cave Blessed Land?"

Ye Youming was extremely puzzled.

This Human Race boy’s words and actions were flawless, leaving him with no room for rebuttal.

But no matter what, a person who could create such a terrifying Cultivation Technique was definitely not simple. And since he still needed this boy’s help to break the Seal, it wasn’t a good idea to keep questioning him and risk annoying him.

Ye Youming asked coldly, "Can you really break the Seal placed by the expert of Yumu Cave Blessed Land?"

Shen Lang smiled proudly. "If I couldn’t break it, how could I possibly get the Heaven-Slaying Trident?"

"I already figured out a plan when I was observing the Array on the ground earlier. However, when I make my move, the power of my Zombie subordinate alone is far from enough. I’ll need to borrow your power, Ghost Venerable."

Ye Youming’s gloom vanished, replaced by elation. "No problem! As long as you can help me break the Seal, you can use my power to break these Arrays!"

Shen Lang nodded. "Very good. Then it’s settled."

"Now, Ghost Venerable, please do as I say. First, gather thirty percent of your power at the center of the Array beneath the Heaven-Slaying Trident!"

"..." Ye Youming couldn’t help but be stunned again.

’This strange boy has no idea how powerful I, a Ghost Venerable, am. How can he determine what percentage of my power to use?’

’How does he know how strong thirty percent of my power is?’

Countless questions flashed through Ye Youming’s mind.

"Fine!"

Although he was suspicious, Ye Youming still agreed. The ecstasy in his voice had already overcome his doubt.

He didn’t know why Shen Lang was so relaxed in the face of such a powerful Seal, or why he was about to start breaking it immediately without any other preparations.

But after being sealed for over ten thousand years, the prospect of finally breaking the Seal made even someone with Ye Youming’s temperament unable to contain his elation.

At this moment, Shen Lang spoke at a very slow pace, "Ghost Venerable, please divide your power into five parts. Four will occupy the positions of the Four Symbols, and one will guard the Li Palace. Exit the Li Palace, enter from Venus, and walk the Four Symbols Mysterious Gate. Retreat from Taibai, break Ying Huo, defend the Qian Palace, and cross the Celestial River! Gather Saturn, sweep Zhenxing, and exit from the Zhen Palace!"

"Void and reality give birth to each other; the positive and negative are used interchangeably!"

"The breath of Yin and Yang’s union creates all things, and all things carry the Yin and embrace the Yang! Five powers, gather as one! Break!"

Following Shen Lang’s soft shout, the Array beneath the Heaven-Slaying Trident erupted with a brilliant light and flashed violently!

A dazzling barrier of light appeared in the darkness, then, like a soap bubble, it popped and vanished!

Instantly, sand and stones flew everywhere. Countless rockeries and giant boulders were blasted outward by an invisible wave of Powerful Qi!

Immediately, the Heaven-Slaying Trident, which even Duanmu Xie had been unable to move, began to shake violently!

It was as if it wanted to break free from the Array’s restraints and escape beyond the Nine Heavens!

"Duanmu Xie, now!" Shen Lang roared.

Duanmu Xie, who had been standing by Shen Lang’s side gathering his power, let out a strange cry upon hearing the command. He thrust out both palms, and rolling streams of Corpse Qi, like Evil Dragons, coiled around the Heaven-Slaying Trident again and again!

But as Duanmu Xie’s Corpse Qi wrapped around the Heaven-Slaying Trident, it only began to shake even more violently!

"Duanmu Xie, watch where I strike! Don’t miss a single spot!"

Shen Lang roared and lunged forward into a Chain Rapid Slash!

In an instant, his Immortal Celestial Saber swung out more than ten times, with each strike landing on a different spot on the Heaven-Slaying Trident!

CLANG CLANG CLANG...

Amidst the ringing sound of metal on metal, a few faint screams could be heard. With a great RUMBLE, the Heaven-Slaying Trident shot straight up from the ground!

"Damn it! Trying to run now?!"

Enraged, Duanmu Xie charged forward and wrapped his arms around the Heaven-Slaying Trident in a bear hug.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The Heaven-Slaying Trident released an overwhelming power, dragging Duanmu Xie along as it rolled and bounced wildly. It smashed crater after crater into the ground, pulverizing all the nearby rockeries and boulders!

The commotion was truly earth-shaking!

"My lord, this thing is too fierce... My power is too weak! I can’t control it!"

Duanmu Xie cried out again and again, his voice filled with helplessness and fear...