Chapter 1266 - 1266: Borrowing the Ghost Specter—Those Who Obstruct Shall Die!

Huan Li's one sentence made Fei Yun and the others' scalps go numb.

Vicious!

Huan Li's plan was far too vicious.

Like this, no matter which city those experts were in, they would receive the news sooner or later.

When that time came, there was no way those Third Tribulation cultivators who were likewise trapped in the Forbidden Sand Sea wouldn't be tempted.

"We'll act according to the plan!"

"After passing on the message, in two months, we head for the Black Sand Sea!"

"Worthy of being the Great General under the Western Mansion King's command—Huan Li, your stratagem is truly brilliant!"

"Everyone, see you in two months!"

"See you!"

These remnant defeated soldiers under the Ten Kings seemed to have found hope again, brimming with fighting spirit.

As long as they could kill the Eastern Luo King and leave the Forbidden Sand Sea via the spatial passage, there would be endless chances in the future to take revenge on Lin Wudi!

Within the Forbidden Sand Sea, Lin Wudi might call himself king and tyrant.

But once they reached the Heavenly Realm, Lin Wudi, who was only at the Second Thunder Tribulation, would be nothing but an ant!

...

Flowing Sand River.

Flowing Sand River was not actually a river, but an expanse of sand, whose grains flowed in a strange manner and possessed a terrifying devouring power.

If even an Integrate Dao cultivator accidentally fell into this place, they would be sucked into the sand and become yet another corpse in Flowing Sand River.

The people of the Black List, under the lead of the Zai Si Patriarch, had established a temporary stronghold here.

They of the Black List always moved alone, disdaining to enter cities and live mixed together with those wastes.

"Qu Ling..."

The Zai Si Patriarch's gaze flickered as he summoned the Third Tribulation leading this expedition.

Qu Ling bowed in salute, eyes blazing with fervor.

She was only at the Third Tribulation; without this chance, she would never have had any possibility of coming into contact with the Black List Patriarch.

In the hearts of Black List members, the Black List Patriarch was akin to a deity.

If not for the Patriarchs' protection, they could never have escaped the Heavenly Realm Guard's hunts again and again.

This made her treasure the opportunity to converse with the Zai Si Patriarch all the more.

The Zai Si Patriarch smiled and said, "You did well this time. Being able to bring my Tribulation Thunder Thought into this place counts as a merit."

Qu Ling hurriedly said, "Patriarch, you flatter me! It was all because you, Patriarch, commanded with such calm assurance, and even at the cost of depleting your Tribulation Thunder Thought, deigned to lower yourself to attach to our Sea of Consciousness, that I had the chance to serve you!"

The Zai Si Patriarch was very satisfied with Qu Ling's attitude. After briefly chatting and explaining a few of her cultivation doubts, he finally said solemnly, "Now you will take people, conceal your cultivation level, and infiltrate the nearby cities to gather information on Lin Wudi. I can't shake the feeling that there's something off about this matter."

When the Eastern Luo King had replaced Lin Wudi in issuing the challenge, Zai Si had been overjoyed, thinking the Nine Cauldrons and Thirteen Stars were about to fall into his hands.

But once he calmed down, he started feeling that something wasn't right.

Looking over the course of Lin Wudi's rise, every time he had turned danger into safety and disaster into blessing.

How could such a Great Fate Bearer possibly agree to a duel with the three of them—three Six-Tribulation Overlords—without absolute certainty?

This left Zai Si somewhat ill at ease.

Although he didn't know where Lin Wudi's confidence came from when he couldn't use the Nine Cauldrons and Thirteen Stars, he still decided to be more cautious.

"Investigate Lin Wudi's information?"

Qu Ling's expression showed surprise as she looked at the Patriarch in confusion.

With the Patriarch at Six Tribulation, plus so many Five Tribulations, a mere Lin Wudi at the Second Thunder Tribulation could be crushed with a flip of the hand—what intelligence was there to gather?

However, she naturally wouldn't defy the Patriarch's orders and quickly accepted the command and departed.

"I hope…it's just me overthinking things."

Watching Qu Ling's back as she led her people away, Zai Si murmured in slight unease.

...

Southern King City!

The location of the Southern King's Royal Palace.

Here, it might be more fitting to call it an imperial palace, because the Southern King walked the Emperor's Way.

All of the architecture here was steeped in the worldly Empire style.

At this moment, Southern King City still did not know of the Southern King's fall.

In the span of a month, the news had yet to reach this place.

Thus, it was still a scene of songs and dances, revelry and peace.

The Southern King, imitating the worldly Empire, had established Three Palaces, Six Courts, and Seventy-Two Consorts.

The Empress of the Central Palace was a Second Thunder Tribulation practitioner.

However, she had clearly not walked the Emperor's Way; her cultivation level was merely that of an ordinary Second Thunder Tribulation.

Right now, she was leading the Southern King's subordinates in preparing for the celebration.

When the Southern King returned victorious, they would hold a grand celebration, because after this battle the Southern King would certainly advance to the Fourth Tribulation Thunder!

When that time came, they would all leave this sea of bitterness and depart this damned Forbidden Sand Sea that had trapped them for hundreds of thousands of years.

"Here…this spot must be draped with a great cloth of imperial yellow. None? Then use Tribulation Thunder Thought to conjure one for me! For the great event of the Southern King's triumphant return and advancement, not the slightest carelessness is allowed!"

The Empress' voice was icy, carrying an irrefutable tone.

The palace maids all trembled with fear, terrified of making even the smallest mistake.

"Left Minister, how are the arrangements for everyone in the Southern King's Domain to raise a mountain cry?"

When the Southern King returned, everyone in the Southern King's Domain would shout out the Southern King's title in unison, helping him take the final step and achieve the Fourth Tribulation Thunder!

"Please rest assured, Empress Dowager, everything has already been arranged properly. Led by a thousand First Thunder Tribulation cultivators, their Divine Sense will cover the entire country; there absolutely won't be any accidents."

The Left Minister was an old man with hair and beard both white, withered and decayed. He had already entered The Five Decays of Heaven and Man and was not far from his fall.

This was the sorrow of being trapped in the Forbidden Sand Sea.

If he were in the outside world, with the Left Minister's foundations, they would already have been enough to advance.

But in the Forbidden Sand Sea, he could only grow old and die at the Second Thunder Tribulation.

"Good, your arrangements..."

The Empress Dowager's face was full of delight.

If the Southern King became a Fourth Tribulation Thunder Practitioner and left the Forbidden Sand Sea, he would certainly take her along.

Thinking of the impending escape from their prison, her heart filled with joy.

At this very moment, a figure suddenly appeared in the sky.

That figure didn't say a word, directly releasing his pressure!

Boom!

In an instant, the entire King City was enveloped in this person's terrifying aura.

"Fourth…Fourth Tribulation Thunder? How is that possible?"

The Empress Dowager stared in shock at the sky, at that unfamiliar white-robed youth.

The Left Minister instinctively looked toward the Light Tower in the sky.

Nothing!

There was no light spot representing this Fourth Tribulation Thunder.

There were only some multicolored light spots of unknown meaning—five-colored, six-colored.

"You…you're that one who shattered destiny!"

In a flash of inspiration, the Left Minister suddenly guessed the newcomer's identity.

Previously, the Southern King had attached immense importance to this matter and had dispatched many envoys.

But later, when the matter of Lin Wudi slaughtering the Ten Kings exploded, this affair had been shelved.

The Empress Dowager was also startled.

That man who shattered destiny was actually a Fourth Tribulation Thunder cultivator?

How could that be!

As everyone in the Imperial City was mired in disbelief, a voice rang out.

"I, Lin, will be borrowing your Ghost Specter. Whoever blocks me, dies!"

With the voice, the white-robed youth in the sky disappeared into the strongest Sixth-Level Guiyu within the Imperial City.

"Lin Wudi? He's Lin Wudi?"

"Th-this…if he's Lin Wudi, then…then…the Southern King..."

The Empress' vision went dark, and she nearly fainted.

The Three Hidden Kings had agreed to a duel with Lin Wudi, and now Lin Wudi appeared in the Imperial City—this meant the Three Hidden Kings had lost!

For the Three Hidden Kings, the omens were dire!

Moreover, because the Three Hidden Kings were all people who had transcended destiny and had left no Life Talisman, they had no way to determine the Kings' life or death.

But in the Empress Dowager's heart, a bad premonition was already rising.

"My King..."

The Left Minister prostrated himself on the ground, wailing in despair.

He had already entered The Five Decays of Heaven and Man; his only hope was that before his death he might leave the Forbidden Sand Sea and fall with his leaves returning to their roots.

Now Lin Wudi had triumphed, and the Three Hidden Kings were defeated.

His one and only hope was cut off.

Within the Southern King's Imperial City, sobs of grief and desolation filled the air.