Are You Asking Me to Keep You as Livestock? A Replica of a Forbidden Artifact
Are You Asking Me to Keep You as Livestock? A Replica of a Forbidden Artifact
## Chapter 831: The Immortal King Refined into a Great Medicine, As If Branded into His Very Bones
That single strike shook the heavens. Countless star domains trembled. Before the Heavenly Ancient City, which had been plunged into darkness, silence, and gloom—
All living beings were in despair. Devoured in one gulp by the Corrupted Hou, their life force was rapidly draining away.
The light of the sun, moon, and stars was fading. The world sank into eternal night, and the Eight Wastelands fell utterly silent.
This was no illusion, but a truly existing scene—as if the world itself were being destroyed.
Even a Quasi-Immortal King had no means whatsoever against such a Divine Ability.
Jin Yuan roared, Immortal light erupting from his entire body as Grand Runes interwove, attempting to struggle free.
But he failed. He could only watch helplessly as his own life force rapidly drained away, and then he was swallowed by the Corrupted Hou.
In the distance, the Profound Earth Immortal King, the Azure Heaven Immortal King, and the others were shaken to their cores. They had never imagined the Corrupted Hou Immortal King possessed such a terrifying killing move.
Even if they themselves faced such a killing move, they would have to carefully avoid its edge—they could not take it head-on.
If they were swallowed by the Corrupted Hou, even they would find it difficult to break open its body and charge out.
One could only say it was worthy of being a King of the current Other Domain. Its Physique was already strong enough to casually shatter universes.
Even the toughest Immortal Divine Gold would likely turn to dust before it.
“The Corrupted Hou Immortal King once came into contact with a strange substance from the Source Realm, causing its flesh to become indestructible. It forged its Physique through the most terrifying method—it fears no pain whatsoever, essentially immune to it. And its vitality is endless.”
The Profound Earth Immortal King sighed softly. Toward the Corrupted Hou Immortal King, who possessed such fortune, he still felt some envy.
Such a Physique far exceeded their own level. From a certain perspective, the Corrupted Hou Immortal King’s strength surpassed all three of theirs.
“No wonder the Corrupted Hou Immortal King was so confident, daring to charge in alone to seize the prize before us,” the Azure Heaven Immortal King said, a tremor of shock passing through his cold eyes. Though he was formed from an exotic beast, said to possess the fastest speed in the world—transcending time itself, able to reach the far shore of the azure heavens—
That was merely legend. His Physique was strong, tempered through the grinding of ages, but he knew full well he was nowhere near as powerful as the Corrupted Hou Immortal King.
The entire star domain before the Heavenly Ancient City had been swallowed, becoming absolute nothingness—incomparably terrifying.
All of this sounds slow to describe, but in truth it happened in a mere instant. The Profound Earth Immortal King, the Azure Heaven Immortal King, and the others swiftly descended, though vigilance remained in their hearts—they did not let their guard down.
Those who had walked this far were none of them careless fools.
The Corrupted Hou Immortal King dared to take such risks because it held immense confidence in its own Physique.
Boom—
However, just as the three Kings were about to descend—
Dense black light exploded there, like a pitch-black sun blooming, its radiance illuminating everything.
The Corrupted Hou Immortal King let out a muffled grunt, then a low roar. Its massive body shook violently, as if about to burst apart.
The three Kings’ expressions changed drastically. They moved to act, attempting to aid the Corrupted Hou Immortal King.
And in that very instant, a hand swept across the sky—as if striking down from primordial ages past—then cleaved down from beside the Corrupted Hou Immortal King’s mouth. Boundless radiance blossomed.
The surging energy was like an endless ocean, about to completely drown that place.
The Corrupted Hou Immortal King’s Dharma Body exploded, torn to pieces. Its mouth was split open, blood flowing freely, its injuries horrific—it had nearly been cleaved in two from the head down.
Gu Changge stood there, his robes not even stirred, his gaze unchanged from beginning to end.
Silent, profound, indifferent.
For some reason, in that moment, the three Kings thought of the eternal, everlasting will of the Heavenly Path, looking down upon the vast multitudes of insignificant ants.
They actually shuddered—something even they found unbelievable and unacceptable.
As Immortal King existences, what in this world could possibly make them feel fear, unease, or even dread?
This was something they could not accept.
“The Corrupted Hou Immortal King’s Physique has been split open—its Source has likely been wounded.”
“Too confident. This outcome will only make matters harder to resolve.”
The Profound Earth Immortal King looked at the Corrupted Hou, its skull already split open, seized in Gu Changge’s grasp, his expression shifting rapidly.
He brought out a seven-story pagoda, gleaming gold, seven levels in all. At this moment it was as towering as a continent, descending from the heights, crashing down in an attempt to rescue the Corrupted Hou.
The Azure Heaven Immortal King and the other Immortal King also struck. Billions of divine chains of law converged here into an ocean, surging and boiling endlessly, flooding toward Gu Changge.
However, around Gu Changge, ripples spread out—not obvious, like the mist stirred up around a green lotus, or like starlight being received.
All the attacks, before those ripples, silently dissolved, utterly unable to touch his person.
“Immunity to Divine Abilities and magic?”
“Or is it the Completely Invulnerable Technique?”
The Profound Earth Immortal King’s heart shook once more. This was a Divine Technique that inspired envy and jealousy.
He had once heard that an Ancestor of an Emperor Family of the Other Domain seemed to possess such a heaven-defying Divine Ability, and that his descendants could all wield it—but it only worked within the Immortal Realm.
Because that was already the limit.
How could it possibly reappear at the Immortal King level?
He could hardly believe it. This was a scene witnessed with his own eyes—something he had never even imagined before.
“Could this person be connected to that Ancestor of an Emperor Family?”
The Azure Heaven Immortal King was also stunned by this sight. He had never imagined that with merely a faint light appearing around Gu Changge, all techniques and Divine Abilities directed at him would be nullified.
These were Immortal King-level Divine Abilities—capable of destroying universes at a whim, tearing apart the heavens, annihilating the Eight Wastelands.
Yet before Gu Changge, they were like clay oxen entering the sea, unable to stir even the slightest ripple.
“How did you do it?”
The Corrupted Hou spoke, its eyes filled with disbelief. Its true body was gripped by Gu Changge, as if imprisoned, unable to move.
At this moment, in its eyes, there was a trace of fear that even it found horrifying.
From this young man, it once again felt that emotion called fear. Since achieving the Immortal King Dao Fruit, how many ages had passed? It could no longer even remember.
Yet today, fear was born within it once more.
Gu Changge looked at it calmly, offering no explanation. Then he chuckled lightly and said, “You delivered yourself right to me. I don’t even know how to thank you.”
“What do you mean?”
The Corrupted Hou’s mouth bled incessantly as it let out a roar. This was Immortal King blood, five-colored and radiant—a single drop seemed to contain thousands of worlds.
If it fell elsewhere, a single drop alone would likely be enough to destroy an entire ancient world.
The surrounding beings of the Immortal Domain and Other Domain, returned from death to life, seeing the light of day once more—their souls had nearly scattered from terror. They were still gripped by despair, not yet recovered.
Yet now they watched as that incomparably domineering Hou Immortal King was seized by Gu Changge, struggling to escape.
But its body was like cracking porcelain, fissures rapidly spreading across it, soon covering its entire form.
Such a miserable sight made their hair stand on end, trembling with fear.
They had thought this mysterious man would be swallowed in one gulp by the Hou Immortal King.
Who would have thought he would so easily break through it all, and imprison the Corrupted Hou Immortal King’s true body?
Such methods had already exceeded their imagination. Even “reverence” could no longer describe what they felt.
Jin Yun’s voice trembled slightly. After becoming a Quasi-Immortal King, he had believed himself one of the greatest figures of the Southern Immortal Domain, looking down upon the life and death of boundless beings and universes.
Yet today, he trembled like an ant, once again experiencing that insignificance and humility he had felt when first stepping onto the path of cultivation.
“You wanted to devour me, yet you couldn’t even bite through my hand.”
“This was the confidence you were so sure of just now?”
Gu Changge paid no heed to the shocked reactions of those around him. He merely looked at the captured Corrupted Hou, a trace of amusement in his eyes.
The Corrupted Hou roared, secret power flowing through its true body as it tried to break free. But Gu Changge’s palm struck down, directly bursting its skull open. Blood of various colors gushed out, its divine soul flickering, nearly shattering.
“Save me—”
Unmasked dread rose in the Corrupted Hou’s heart. Its earlier confidence was long gone. It cried out to the Profound Earth Immortal King and the others, trying to get them to act and rescue it.
Otherwise, it truly felt that it might perish here today—forcefully suppressed and slain by Gu Changge.
Vast power surged forth. Light erupted here once more as the Profound Earth Immortal King, the Azure Heaven Immortal King, and the others struck again, all manner of terrifying Dao techniques unfolding.
Even knowing Gu Changge could nullify magic, they still attacked forcefully, believing it impossible for him to be immune forever—there had to be a limit.
As long as they broke past that limit, they could wound Gu Changge.
However, Gu Changge did not even glance in their direction. Dense black energy flowed between his palm and fingers, forming a Grand Flask wreathed in black light.
From the flask’s mouth poured boundless black radiance, like a waterfall.
This Grand Flask, condensed from Grand Runes, flew out toward the Profound Earth Immortal King, the Azure Heaven Immortal King, and the others, continuously expanding until it enveloped heaven and earth.
Within it, a bottomless abyss seemed to emerge, capable of devouring all things in the world—even the rules of the Great Dao were snapping apart with kacha kacha sounds.
“What is that?”
“I seem to have seen it before... in some forbidden ancient text...”
The Profound Earth Immortal King’s expression changed drastically as he stared intently at the flask, but he could only see a blur—faint patterns interweaving within, impossible to make out clearly.
His pagoda was shaking, now bound by that devouring force.
Then cracks actually appeared on it. The Dao imprints engraved upon it were rapidly dissolving, turning to dust.
This made the Profound Earth Immortal King’s heart bleed. His artifact had accompanied him his entire life.
Even in battles against peers of the same level, it had never suffered the slightest damage.
Later, he had refined it further with all manner of rare divine materials, making it indestructible.
Yet today, it was about to crack apart—unable to even withstand that blurry flask.
“I have some impression of it too... it may truly be that thing from the forbidden texts. If a mere replica already possesses such divine might... the real thing is unimaginable.”
The Azure Heaven Immortal King’s expression was grave. He was blocked by that black light—even with his supreme speed, he could not pass through.
There, a sea of black energy seemed to surge, drowning the star domains, cutting off the three of them. They could not cross, and naturally could not rescue the Corrupted Hou Immortal King.
Moreover, what they found hard to accept was that Gu Changge had merely casually brought out a replica of a forbidden artifact—and it had stopped all of them.
At that moment, the Corrupted Hou’s miserable screams rang out. As an Immortal King, its will was firmer than hundred-times-refined Immortal Gold.
What in this world could make it scream?
Even facing death, one could not humiliate an Immortal King so—this would be its disgrace.
But when they saw the scene over there, even the Profound Earth Immortal King and the others felt their hair stand on end, their bodies going cold, their very scalps tingling.
The fragrance of medicine drifted through heaven and earth. The fire of the Great Dao burned, ceaselessly scorching the Corrupted Hou.
It was being refined—treated as a great medicine of the mortal world, devoured and absorbed by Gu Changge before their very eyes, its Source rapidly draining away.
The Immortal King Dao Fruit solidified, even condensing into the shape of a fruit.
It was a Hou shrunk many times over, crystal clear and translucent, medicinal fragrance wafting from it.
A single wisp of its aura would be enough to make an ordinary Cultivator ascend, completely reborn.
But now, it was merely treated by Gu Changge as a great medicine, an ordinary fruit to be eaten.
His expression was natural, without the slightest abnormality—incomparably at ease, as if he had done these things countless times, branded into his very bones and soul.
The Corrupted Hou Immortal King’s true body burned within the flames. That was the True Flame of the Great Dao, capable of incinerating universes and annihilating everything.
Now it served merely as a refining fire, used by Gu Changge to refine its Immortal King Source, then condense it into a Dao Fruit for him to devour.
“Save me—”
The Corrupted Hou Immortal King let out a miserable shriek. That pain and humiliation could not be described in words.
It watched with its own eyes as it was refined, its cultivation and essence becoming nourishment.
Within this fire of the Great Dao, the dross was burned away and the essence kept, becoming a crystal-clear great medicine.
Then Gu Changge swallowed it, unhurried and unbothered, his gaze natural, his manner calm and leisurely—he even gave off an air of elegance.
Yet at this moment, all beings of the Other Domain were horrified to the point of trembling, crying out, unable to accept it.
The invincible King in their hearts had actually been reduced to medicinal nourishment.
This sight made the Profound Earth Immortal King, the Azure Heaven Immortal King, and the others feel as if their scalps would explode, terrified beyond measure.
As Immortal Kings, how exalted were they? They were the supreme prodigies born across countless ages, having crushed innumerable peers to reach this step.
They could die in battle, could be slain by others—but they could not die in such humiliation.
This was the first time they had ever seen an Immortal King’s flesh and soul alike become immortal materials and medicine, devoured by another as a Source-nourishing great medicine.
“No need to rush. Once I finish devouring it, it will be your turn soon enough.”
Gu Changge paid no heed to the terror and fury of the Profound Earth Immortal King, the Azure Heaven Immortal King, and the others, unhurriedly swallowing down the Corrupted Hou Immortal King’s Source.
It had to be said—an Immortal King’s Source truly was on a different level from a True Immortal’s Source.
The fragments of Dao laws it contained could only be described as vast and endless.
Such a taste—even the day he stepped into the Immortal Realm could not compare.
This was truly something one could become intoxicated by.
## Chapter 832: Are You Asking Me to Keep You as Livestock? A Replica of a Forbidden Artifact
Crystalline radiance flowed there, accompanied by the dense medicinal fragrance of the Great Dao.
Ordinary Cultivators and beings—just one whiff of it would likely let them ascend as Flying Immortals.
It was a supreme medicinal fragrance that relaxed every pore and transformed the soul. No immortal treasure could compare.
Only an Immortal King’s Dao Fruit could be refined into such a thing.
The pinnacle of worldly luxury—even True Immortals were left dumbstruck, frozen in place, legs going weak, unable to stand steady.
The crystal-clear divine form of the Hou, the size of a palm, like a divine fruit, sat there...
...condensed into being.
However, as Gu Changge unhurriedly devoured it, the body grew ever more incomplete.
The Corrupted Hou Immortal King still retained its consciousness, forced to watch with its own eyes as it was eaten away.
An unprecedented terror enveloped it. It let out a voice of utter despair, begging the Azure Heaven Immortal King, the Profound Earth Immortal King, and the others to rescue it, regretting everything to the extreme.
But the Grand Flask hovered in the vast expanse of the sky, letting down a black ocean that cut off the other three Kings of the Other Domain.
Even so, that soundless scream seemed to pierce straight into everyone’s souls, leaving all who sensed it unable to bear it.
Jin Yuan, a Quasi-Immortal King, felt his scalp about to explode. Witnessing this scene at such close range filled him with bone-chilling dread.
Gu Changge’s features were handsome and refined, like a banished immortal untouched by mortal dust, dressed in nothing more than a simple robe of cyan silk.
That flawless countenance was enough to make every woman in the world burn with envy.
Yet at this moment, he was feeding on an Immortal King, his expression calm and unhurried, as though savoring a simple delicacy, carrying an air of divine elegance.
For all the beings of the Other Domain in the Western Immortal Domain, this was a sight that threatened to shatter their minds. They simply could not believe it.
It was far too horrifying, something that should only exist in the most ancient of nightmares.
“Release the Corrupted Hou Immortal King at once!”
Beyond the surging black sea, the Profound Earth Immortal King, the Azure Heaven Immortal King, and the others finally reacted. Suppressing the terror in their hearts, they struck out once more.
Terrifying energy blasted forth, enough to split the heavens apart, attempting to break through this barrier and cut their way to Gu Changge.
They could not forget what Gu Changge had just said—do not be anxious, it would be their turn next.
Was he planning to hunt Immortal Kings, treating them as nourishment for his Source?
The Kings’ hearts trembled. An existence like Gu Changge was something they had never encountered before. He was simply too terrifying, too monstrous.
Even the strange races rumored to dwell in the Source Realm could not possibly make Immortal Kings like them feel such dread and fear.
It was a shudder that came from the depths of their souls, as if they had truly encountered their natural predator.
“I already told you, there’s no need to rush. One at a time. None of you will escape.”
Gu Changge’s expression remained unchanged as he glanced at them and spoke casually.
It could be said that this was the only benefit he had found since descending upon the Immortal Domain.
There were quite a number of Immortal Kings—besides those on the Immortal Domain’s side, the Other Domain had no shortage either.
To him, whether True Immortals or Immortal Kings, all were the nourishment most suitable for his Source at his current stage.
Noticing Gu Changge’s expression, a shadow rose in the Profound Earth Immortal King’s heart, and he said gravely, “We must join forces to break this replica of his. We can only hold out until King Ming arrives. Otherwise, the Corrupted Hou Immortal King will surely die here today.”
They could all see that the Corrupted Hou Immortal King’s Source was rapidly dissipating, parts of it already gone.
For an Immortal King to be casually devoured by someone—if word of this spread, it would be an unimaginable humiliation.
Though, in truth, probably no one in this world would dare believe such a thing could be real.
At that moment, a blindingly brilliant golden radiance erupted, surging before the Heavenly Ancient City.
The Corrupted Hou Immortal King roared, like the final flare of a dying flame. It understood that its fate today was more ill than good, and it no longer clung to any hope of luck.
Rather than be devoured by Gu Changge as nourishment, it would rather burn its Source and fight him to the death—perhaps there might yet be a sliver of survival.
Its Source ignited rapidly, so dazzlingly brilliant that it seemed to set the entire sky ablaze.
Behind it appeared an enormous Hou, towering into the clouds like a golden mountain—that was the mark of its Great Ancestor, branded into its very bones.
At this moment, that Hou’s fur blazed like golden flames, its entire body radiating incomparable power.
Gradually, it merged with the Original Soul form that Gu Changge was devouring, as if the Hou Great Ancestor that had once shaken the heavens had returned to the mortal world.
It struck out with everything it had, a claw swiping forward that tore the sky apart in an instant. Its massive form and world-shaking divine might made it seem like an invincible divine beast from the era of creation itself.
Yet facing this blow, Gu Changge’s expression remained without the slightest ripple. Faint waves appeared around him.
The instant that claw fell before him, a terrifying secret force spread out, like billions of strands of immortal light transforming into blades, slicing down directly. With a puchi, the claw was severed.
Then Gu Changge raised his palm and pressed down. Another Grand Flask condensed into being, wreathed in strands of dark light, instantly swallowing the phantom of its Great Ancestor whole.
From beginning to end, not even the hem of his robe had been stirred.
“What a pity. By burning yourself like that, you’ve wasted quite a bit of Source.”
“It seems I’ll have to venture deep into the Other Domain later and kill a few more Immortal Kings. Otherwise, I won’t be able to make up for this loss.”
Gu Changge spoke, his gaze deep and tranquil.
But the Corrupted Hou Immortal King had fallen into utter despair. Even burning its soul, it could not harm Gu Changge in the slightest.
It did not even know what method Gu Changge had used—power so overwhelming it left it in despair, without any means of resistance whatsoever.
“Why are there two of those forbidden flasks?!”
“Where did he obtain so many replicas?!”
In the distance, the Profound Earth Immortal King, the Azure Heaven Immortal King, and the others were stunned by the second Grand Flask that had appeared, their eyes filled with horror.
They had thought that Gu Changge bringing out one replica to seal off the three of them was already unimaginable.
Yet now, he had brought out yet another, instantly devouring the Corrupted Hou Immortal King’s final resort.
How could this not leave them shaken and horrified, unable to believe their eyes?
But at that very moment, across several star territories away, before the Western Heavenly Gate, a terrifying halberd-light suddenly descended, as if cleaving across eternity itself. Dark and greenish, it carried killing intent of the most terrifying degree.
The stars of the heavens trembled, and the universes of the Eight Wastelands wailed, nearly torn apart by this dreadful halberd-light.
This single strike set the heavenly winds raging, its divine radiance stunning all gods. It was too violent—the halberd-light filled the entire sky, as if nothing else remained between heaven and earth but this one blow.
“It’s King Ming! King Ming has struck!”
“As expected of King Ming. With just this one strike, we are far beneath him—we cannot even hope to glimpse his back.”
The Profound Earth Immortal King, the Azure Heaven Immortal King, and the others all recognized this strike. Upon their shocked faces appeared irrepressible excitement, along with the lingering palpitations of having survived a calamity.
That Immortal Kings like them would revere King Ming so deeply was largely because King Ming had slain far more than a single Immortal King, with overwhelming dominance.
Not through ambush or scheming, but in open and honorable battle. Even the Ancestors of the Other Domain’s Emperor Families had once granted him an audience.
Of course, King Ming’s seniority was also ancient beyond measure—he had existed since after the Forbidden Epoch.
He had even, after the heavens of the Immortal Domain collapsed, followed the Other Domain’s great army in its march upon the Immortal Domain.
King Ming had even stated outright that he had once witnessed unimaginable sights, from which he had gained enlightenment.
Seeing King Ming take action, their hearts settled considerably, and they let out long breaths of relief.
The pressure Gu Changge had placed upon them just now had been too great—even now they were drenched in cold sweat.
Once King Ming appeared, he became their pillar of support, putting them somewhat at ease, and they resolved to follow his lead.
Gu Changge, who had been about to completely refine the Corrupted Hou Immortal King, now raised an eyebrow slightly, somewhat surprised, sensing a trace of familiarity.
Then an expression of keen interest appeared on his face.
“It’s... it’s King Ming!”
“He’s actually shown himself too. So there was another King hiding in the shadows—and it’s King Ming of all people!”
Jin Yuan exclaimed in shock, deeply wary of King Ming and well aware of his terror.
Even the Immortal Kings of the Immortal Domain spoke of King Ming with great apprehension.
Then, fearing Gu Changge might not know, he began to explain, “Daren, there is something you may not know. King Ming is a notoriously vicious figure of the Other Domain, who has slain several Immortal Kings of his own realm.”
“The years he has lived are immeasurably long, traceable back to the Forbidden Epoch. His strength is unfathomable.”
“And most frightening of all, he possesses a vicious weapon. It is said that with that very weapon, he split several Immortal Kings in two with overwhelming might, and was even granted an audience by an Absolute Being of the Other Domain.”
King Ming—this was how the people of the Other Domain addressed him. It could be said there was no one who did not know his name.
Among Immortal Kings of the same realm, there was none who did not fear him.
Even Queen Lunar, the current ruler of the Southern Immortal Domain behind Jin Yuan, would grow uneasy with apprehension whenever King Ming was mentioned.
“King Ming...”
Gu Changge nodded slightly, but paid no heed to that halberd-light cleaving down toward him, swallowing the last remnants of the Corrupted Hou Immortal King’s Source in one gulp.
That terrifying halberd-light ultimately struck into the vast black sea, stirring up boundless waves of energy that annihilated the surrounding star territories.
But that was all. High in the void, the Grand Flask rose and fell, letting down cascading mists like waterfalls that converged into the black ocean of energy.
This black ocean of energy completely sealed off the two sides. The Profound Earth Immortal King, the Azure Heaven Immortal King, and the others attacked for a long while, yet could not break through it.
Seeing that even this strike failed to breach the black sea, shock appeared on the faces of the Profound Earth Immortal King, the Azure Heaven Immortal King, and the others, and they began to doubt their own eyes.
Still, they quickly recovered, turning to bow respectfully toward a figure walking up behind them.
“Greetings, King Ming.”
A figure clad in black robes appeared, somewhat hunched, his face concealed by a hood, impossible to see clearly.
Yet around him spread a terrifying aura that made the Great Dao itself rumble, as if this stretch of heaven and earth could barely contain him.
He waved a hand, and his aged, ancient voice came forth, utterly calm.
King Ming had appeared. He looked immeasurably old, yet no one dared underestimate him.
That strike just now was one no Immortal King would dare take lightly.
“A replica of that forbidden artifact, is it?”
“No wonder it possesses such vast divine might, swallowing heaven and earth, omnipotent. That it could block my strike is understandable.”
King Ming stared at the Grand Flask suspended high in the void, his gaze somewhat grave.
But soon, that gravity was replaced by burning fervor.
With King Ming’s appearance, the Great Dao above the Western Immortal Domain collided with even greater thunderous force, more terrifying than the scenes before.
One universe after another crashed together, as if his descent alone would cause them to collapse and shatter.
It had to be said, King Ming’s ability to command such terrifying prestige was deeply tied to his cultivation and Dao Mastery.
Many of the Other Domain’s people who recognized him knelt devoutly to the ground, kowtowing toward him again and again, their reverence reaching its peak.
Even the Other Domain’s people before the Heavenly Ancient City—whose souls had been trembling from watching Gu Changge devour the Corrupted Hou Immortal King’s Source—now cried out King Ming’s name.
All the descendants of the Western Immortal Domain, too, felt fear at King Ming’s arrival.
Though they had never seen King Ming, they had learned of this Other Domain Immortal King’s vicious renown from various ancient records and legends.
Gu Changge was also sizing up this King Ming, estimating his strength.
If the Profound Earth Immortal King and the Azure Heaven Immortal King could be considered early-stage Immortal Kings, then this King Ming’s Dao Mastery should be at the mid-stage, approaching the late stage.
For him to make the world fear him so, cultivation and Dao Mastery alone would certainly not be enough.
“You possess a replica of the forbidden artifact. Presumably, you have also seen the genuine article.”
At this moment, King Ming spoke, his gaze passing through that vast black sea toward Gu Changge.
Seeing the Grand Flask floating beside him, divine light shone from his eyes like divine swords, piercing and intense.
King Ming cared nothing for Gu Changge having killed the Corrupted Hou Immortal King and devoured his Source. His attention was fixed entirely on the two Grand Flasks.
In his view, for Gu Changge to possess two replicas of the forbidden artifact, he must clearly have seen the genuine article and refined them through various methods—just as King Ming himself had.
As for Gu Changge’s identity as one returned from the cycle of reincarnation, he had no doubts whatsoever.
For no ordinary being or cultivator could possibly possess such terrifying power at this age.
“That flask does indeed closely resemble the forbidden artifact recorded in the ancient texts. It likely has great ties to that Forbidden Existence of the Forbidden Epoch who destroyed the Immortal Palace and shattered the heavens.”
“He may well be a figure of the Forbidden Epoch, who witnessed that battle and, through reincarnation, has appeared in this present world.”
The Profound Earth Immortal King also spoke, his gaze falling upon the Grand Flask as well.
He had only ever heard of it in ancient records—he never imagined he would one day come into contact with it. Merely a replica, yet it possessed unimaginable might, nearly destroying his pagoda.
Hearing their words, the interest at the corners of Gu Changge’s mouth deepened.
He revealed a faint smile and said, “You tell me all this—what are you trying to convey?”
“Are you trying to let me know that your judgment is sound, that you have some discernment?”
King Ming paid no mind to the contempt in Gu Changge’s tone.
He stood beneath the vault of heaven, his aged voice ringing out, “Fellow Daoist, why must it be so? We could, in fact, coexist in peace.”
In his eyes, the Corrupted Hou Immortal King’s death was simply not worth caring about.
Moreover, in his view, Gu Changge’s appearance at this time—and his move against the Other Domain’s Immortal Kings—was most likely intended to make the Other Domain withdraw from the Western Immortal Domain and return its territory.
For King Ming, such a matter was merely a few words of instruction.
“Coexist in peace?”
“And how exactly would we coexist in peace?”
Hearing this, the corners of Gu Changge’s mouth still held that faint, indistinct smile as he said, “Shall I keep you all fed and sheltered, then feast upon you whenever the need arises? Or...”
Seeing that Gu Changge had not the slightest intention of negotiation or coexistence,
King Ming’s expression darkened as well, and he said, “Fellow Daoist, do not think that killing the Corrupted Hou Immortal King makes you truly invincible under heaven.”
“Since you possess a replica of that forbidden artifact, you should also be able to recognize this old man’s weapon.”
As he spoke, he gave a cold snort and swept his great sleeve. Terrifying baleful qi surged into the sky, as if it would tear this universe apart.
A dark-green great halberd emerged, sweeping across the sky. The aura it exuded alone was enough to make Immortal Kings’ hearts tremble with dread.
The Profound Earth Immortal King, the Azure Heaven Immortal King, and the others could not help but change expression, feeling their bodies sting as if about to collapse and burst apart, unable to bear it.
And this was merely the aura that this vicious weapon naturally emitted.
It had been stained with the blood of many Immortal Kings and had imprisoned Immortal Kings’ Original Souls—a truly peerless weapon of slaughter.