Chapter 2236 - 2233: Lord of Dark Devouring

The impression of Mu Yun Ancient Emperor should come from the Thousand-Handed Divine Image.

As a God Sealer of the Ancient Era, the Thousand-Handed Divine Image holds a very high status.

Even great emperors like the Emperor of Painting, Primordial Saint Great Emperor, and Xuantian Ancient Emperor from the Ancient Era all respect him, and refer to themselves as juniors.

And this Mu Yun Ancient Emperor, in a certain sense, was a disciple of the Thousand-Handed Divine Image.

The two do not bear the title of master and disciple.

Yet the reality proves otherwise.

When Ye Xuan consulted the Thousand-Handed Divine Image years ago, he saw Mu Yun Ancient Emperor.

At that time, Mu Yun Ancient Emperor was still a silent young man, seemingly not fond of talking.

He became a great emperor after the era of Xuantian Ancient Emperor.

In that era, the Thousand-Handed Divine Image reached the end of time, and the divine image withered, vitality was utterly lost.

Before establishing his own empire, Mu Yun Ancient Emperor rashly ventured into this Qingming Cave, probably because he heard some news and thought there might be opportunities within the Xuanhuang Nine Prohibitions to prolong the life of the Thousand-Handed Divine Image.

Mu Yun Ancient Emperor was like those stubborn disciples of Ye Xuan, who, for the sake of their master, would fearlessly and without regret face death if necessary.

Of course, Changxi and Mu Yun are exceptions.

To save the Thousand-Handed Divine Image, Mu Yun Ancient Emperor ventured into this Qingming Cave, breaking through the Qingming Twelve Fiends, but ultimately, he was slain by the Forbidden Power of the Qingming Cave.

Even his head was severed.

It could be said that he met a very tragic end.

After retrieving Mu Yun Ancient Emperor’s headless emperor corpse, Ye Xuan entered the true Qingming Cave.

It truly seemed like a Qingming cavern, exuding waves of Yin Energy that made one’s soul feel cold.

However, this Yin Energy wasn’t harmful, nor did it stop Ye Xuan’s advancement.

Rumble————

Yet at this moment.

A terrifying shock suddenly arrived.

As if the entire world was shaking and trembling because of it.

Ye Xuan’s gaze slightly sharpened, with the Emperor Soul extending, enveloping the entire Qingming Cave.

"Is there an issue with the seal?"

Ye Xuan frowned.

He already detected the source of this upheaval.

He remembered that there was an ancient existence suppressing a Dou Tian Divine Domain fellow in that place.

Buzz————

With a thought, Ye Xuan instantly descended onto the ground.

The darkness seemed to disperse, revealing the appearance beneath the light.

On this land, endless black water was bubbling continuously, making it extremely eerie.

In that black water, waves of stench emanated, nauseating whoever smelled it.

The stench transformed into bizarre runes that spread through the void, then exploded, returning to the black water, repeating unpredictably.

Seeing that scene, Ye Xuan narrowed his eyes.

A moment later.

The shaking became increasingly alarming.

The runes formed by the stench in the black water sped up dramatically.

The splashing black water touched a corpse in the distance, instantly turning it into nothingness.

No!

The corpse was corroded by the black water, merging into it, becoming part of the black water.

Repeating such cycles, the black water surged rapidly, soon to overflow the land!

The area where Ye Xuan was also faced the ripples.

Ye Xuan rose ten meters into the air, looking down at that scene, recalling the battle scenes he saw in the Bronze Immortal Palace.

If no surprise occurs.

The individual suppressing this place from Dou Tian Divine Domain was known as the Master of Black Devour.

Boom!

Just as Ye Xuan contemplated.

The endless black water continued to boil violently, then suddenly converged in the middle, distorting before transforming into an enormous hundred-meter-tall humanoid with twin horns.

"Jing Chuan, you can’t stop me!"

"You will eventually fall."

"And I, empowered with Origin Power, will live longer than you, so just sleep quietly!"

After uttering a crazed laugh, the humanoid opened its mouth and spoke a string of ancient language.

"...Before I die, you can dream of escaping!"

Right after the humanoid created by the black water spoke, an old and weak voice slowly responded. Though the voice was firm, anyone could tell that this person was probably already quite old.

The humanoid chuckled in response: "Look at yourself, how long can you live? In ten years, I will easily escape!"

"Not only I, but that great Dou Tian King will also break free from Qingming Immortal King and return to the heavens!"

"By then, Ancient Immortal Realm will suffer a total defeat!"

The humanoid laughed sinisterly, its tone quite relaxed.

It had waited for this day, for far too long.

Finally seeing hope, it must stand up and mock this fellow harshly.

After all, the opponent had suppressed it for many years.

Though both parties were in a slumbering state, every time it woke up, it would be sealed again by this fellow.

But it also knew.

Once the seal was applied, the opponent would also fall asleep, with significantly reduced strength.

The current Jing Chuan Immortal Venerable, is already out of shape!

On the other hand, while its strength was far from what it used to be, the presence of Origin Power made its decline slower.

By comparison, its condition was naturally better.

"Are you ignoring me?"

Just as the Master of Black Devour was about to continue mocking Jing Chuan Immortal Venerable, a calm voice slowly emerged.

The Master of Black Devour turned to look and saw a black-robed youth resembling an ant, looking at it coldly.

The Master of Black Devour was momentarily stunned: "How could there be a living being here?"

Since the battle of the Immortal Ancient End, it had been sealed here, and it didn’t know how long it had slumbered, but judging from its declining strength, the time had to be very long.

Yet in this place, apart from the suppressing Jing Chuan Immortal Venerable, it had never seen another living being.

Now seeing the black-robed youth was truly unexpected.

After sensing for a moment, it found itself unable to see through the black-robed youth, feeling a mix of uncertainty: "Who are you?"

Meanwhile, the hidden Jing Chuan Immortal Venerable, upon seeing Ye Xuan, was also taken aback.

But upon sensing the Immortal Profound Power swirling around Ye Xuan, his spirit suddenly rose.

"Emperor Ye!"

"Emperor Ye?" The Master of Black Devour frowned, it hadn’t heard of any Emperor Ye in the Ancient Immortal Realm? Wasn’t there only Hong Yao Immortal Emperor?

Could it be that Emperor Ye was also an Immortal Emperor?!

The Master of Black Devour was startled by its own guess.

Jing Chuan Immortal Venerable didn’t care what the Master of Black Devour thought, urgently saying: "Emperor Ye, please quickly report to Qingming Immortal King, this rogue keeps much of its power, I need aid."

Upon hearing this, the fear within the Master of Black Devour instantly dissipated, laughing mockingly: "I thought you were some Immortal Emperor, turns out just a small nobody?"

Ye Xuan glanced at the Master of Black Devour, his right hand slowly reaching out.

Rumble————

Instantly, before Ye Xuan, Immortal Profound Power swirled, transforming into a pitch-black giant hand that blotted out the sky.

This was the very black hand born from Ye Xuan’s use of Lie Tian Ancestor Temple’s power.

The black hand reappeared.

Grabbing the Master of Black Devour’s neck.

The Master of Black Devour struggled desperately, unable to speak.

Jing Chuan Immortal Venerable was suddenly stunned.

Ye Xuan said calmly, "Turns out it’s just a small nobody."