Chapter 593: Chapter 375: The Power of the Divinity-Sealing Seal Revealed
A terrifying aura surged, and the surrounding flowers, plants, and trees quickly withered, turning the ground into a desert.
Feng Hua’s expression changed dramatically, thinking that revealing the Netherworld Martial Emperor’s death would enlighten the situation, yet it seemed to backfire, angering this neither-human-nor-ghost entity.
"I sense a familiar aura on you, did you steal this emperor’s body?"
The Netherworld Martial Emperor’s gaze suddenly fixed on Wei Fan, flickering with a strange light, half his head shattered, seemingly oblivious to it.
"This is probably the reason this forbidden presence appeared here!"
Feeling a familiar aura on himself!
Wei Fan’s heart tightened, the golden Primordial Spirit sounded a frenzied alarm.
"Dead things should rest in peace!"
From his body came the sound of Tiger Roar and Dragon’s Chant, and the Ten Thousand Spirits Bell no longer hid, swiftly emerging from within him, emitting a blinding golden light.
"Be careful!" Feng Hua shouted, knowing that Wei Fan was about to take the initiative against the Netherworld Martial Emperor.
For ordinary Evil Spirits, perhaps the Golden Bell could protect Wei Fan and slay them, but the entity before him was clearly a forbidden presence.
If the forbidden is not extinguished, the Golden Bell may not suffice against it. If such entities were easy to kill, Cangwu Mountain wouldn’t have so many forbidden presences.
Of course, she also understood the situation at hand; only Wei Fan, wielding the Golden Bell, could contend. The Netherworld Martial Emperor was clearly attracted to Wei Fan, approaching him without taking action doesn’t mean safety.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, her gaze sharpened, noticing that the Golden Bell materializing from Wei Fan appeared different than before.
The Three-legged Golden Crow and the Dragon Soul and Tiger Soul detached from the bell’s body, rotating and flying around with the bell’s sound. The runes also changed, becoming more mysterious and unfathomable, and the golden thunder symbols turned purple.
On the bell’s wall appeared humanoid figures and Demon Fiends unseen before, all worshipping some unknown presence.
"This is..."
Not only was she astonished, but even the Netherworld Martial Emperor showed surprise, his usually emotionless eyes now rippling with waves, fixed on the Golden Bell hovering around Wei Fan.
With the Golden Bell shielding him, Wei Fan burst from the Array in a flash, covering the distance of several dozen meters in the blink of an eye, already clutching the Divinity-Sealing Seal, power rapidly infusing.
The Netherworld Martial Emperor, either dazed or stunned by the Ten Thousand Spirits Bell, made no reaction, allowing Wei Fan to approach him freely.
"Bang!"
Without any surprises, the Divinity-Sealing Seal, wielded by Wei Fan, slammed heavily onto the Netherworld Martial Emperor.
The next moment, a series of mysterious runes emerged from the Divinity-Sealing Seal, rapidly expanding over the body of the Netherworld Martial Emperor, enveloping him.
"Roar..."
Seemingly coming to senses from confusion, he roared in an attempt to resist, but it was already too late.
Brilliant runes erupted, engulfing his entire body; then the blinding light began to contract as if shrinking, leaving only a fist-sized glowing point in the blink of an eye.
Another blink, and even that point disappeared, leaving nothing behind, as if the terrifying Netherworld Martial Emperor had never appeared.
The mountain wind blew all around, stirring up yellow sand, raising dust; only these elements could prove that the terrifying Netherworld Martial Emperor had indeed appeared.
"Killed or sealed?"
Wei Fan frowned slightly, quickly checking the panel, but it did not react, indicating he had not killed the Netherworld Martial Emperor but merely sealed a wisp of lingering will, not genuinely killing him.
"Did you kill the Netherworld Martial Emperor?"
Feng Hua’s eyes almost popped out, her face full of shock.
Wei Fan shook his head: "I probably didn’t kill him, just sealed a wisp of lingering will that escaped from the coffin to here."
Gritting his teeth, he continued: "You guard the Grand Array here, I’ll go check over there."
Since the Divinity-Sealing Seal could seal the lingering will of the Netherworld Martial Emperor, he decided not to remain passive any longer; this entity had fixated on him, and without resolving it thoroughly, it would definitely be a considerable trouble for him.
He vaguely understood why the lingering will of the Netherworld Martial Emperor targeted him, though he wasn’t entirely sure of his conjecture.
His initial test showed the Ten Thousand Spirits Bell could block the Netherworld Martial Emperor’s influence on him. If the Divinity-Sealing Seal were given to Zhou Shen, the Martial Saint, it should seal the entity within the coffin.
"Alright!"
Feng Hua nodded, also understanding that this wasn’t a matter of exposing all secrets. Without dealing with the entity in the coffin, more lives were at risk, and Wei Fan himself was in danger.
She had witnessed everything and naturally understood that some secret on Wei Fan attracted the Netherworld Martial Emperor, causing the lingering will to come.
"Boom!"
Just at this moment, a huge commotion suddenly came from the Vajra Sect in the distance. The Eight Trigrams Diagram on the firmament rapidly shrank and plummeted downwards, disappearing within the Vajra Sect.
Soon after, everything quieted down, and that roar was never heard again.
"Is it over?" Wei Fan raised his eyebrows.
The Divinity-Sealing Seal must have sealed the remnant of the Netherworld Martial Emperor, affecting the things inside the coffin.
The Divinity-Sealing Seal is incredibly mysterious; even now, Wei Fan could not discern its grade and dared not activate it with full power.
Retrieving the Golden Bell back into his body, he flew in the direction of the Vajra Sect.
Feng Hua also stepped out from the Array and flew toward it. Now that the Eight Trigrams Diagram had vanished, there was no need to activate the Grand Array.
A few moments later, the two saw Qu Qiancheng and Zhou Shen inside a grand hall.
Originally looking just around forty years old, Qu Qiancheng now appeared like a sixty-something old man, with wrinkles on his face and white hair, as if he had lost half his life.
The shrunken Eight Trigrams Diagram emitted light, slowly merging into a massive Stone Coffin within, while Zhou Shen was marking Sealing Array with Martial Saint Essence Blood on the Stone Coffin.
His state wasn’t much better than Qu Qiancheng’s. He also appeared older, with deeper wrinkles on his face.
"Indeed, it’s the Stone Coffin dug out from that Spirit Crystal Ore causing trouble!"
Feng Hua snorted coldly, "No wonder things from inside were coming out!"
The coffin itself should be what’s sealed; it is covered densely with sealing runes, but the coffin, which originally should be completely closed, had a corner opened, revealing a deep darkness like an abyss.
After finishing the marks, Zhou Shen closed the coffin, then sat down heavily, gasping for air, "So dangerous, almost explained myself here. If not for some unknown reason that thing suddenly quieted down, everyone would’ve died."
Wei Fan and Feng Hua exchanged a glance, seeming to understand it was thanks to the Divinity-Sealing Seal, giving Zhou Shen and Qu Qiancheng a chance to seal the things inside the coffin.
"You two help guard the area and keep people away from here; I and Master Qu will recover a bit!"
Zhou Shen clearly trusted the two, and immediately began meditating.
Wei Fan and Feng Hua nodded, and once both entered deep meditation, Wei Fan flipped his wrist, brought out the Divinity-Sealing Seal again, approached the Stone Coffin, and did something, causing countless sealing runes to dive into the coffin and vanish, finally allowing Wei Fan to breathe a sigh of relief.
Feng Hua was about to speak but ultimately did not ask.
Time passed, and the other Territory Guardian War Generals who participated in setting up the Grand Array also arrived, but upon seeing the Stone Coffin, they all stayed at a distance without coming closer.
Though they sealed off their five senses before, they were still aware of how terrifying the things inside were.
Several hours later, Zhou Shen and Qu Qiancheng awoke from meditation, with their aura somewhat restored.
"Hall Master, how to proceed next?" someone stepped forward to ask Zhou Shen.
Inside the Vajra Sect, there were corpses of dead disciples everywhere; sealing the things inside the coffin didn’t end this, as these corpses needed to be dealt with.
Zhou Shen said, "Gather all of the Vajra Sect’s resources and give them to my Demon Hunter Organization. We’ve suffered heavy losses this time, so we need to retrieve some things, but at least the issue was resolved smoothly.
Watch over this area. I’ll contact Da Xu’s side to send people over to help deal with the bodies."
Although there were no dead, he and Qu Qiancheng burned a lot of longevity, and setting up the Grand Array consumed many materials, so he decided to take all of the Vajra Sect’s assets to compensate for their losses.
This also avoids Beiding Continent’s Holy Sect from competing for the Spirit Crystal Ore which could reignite conflicts.
"What about this?" Wei Fan pointed at the Stone Coffin.
He was not concerned with other matters; he just wanted to know how Zhou Shen would handle the Stone Coffin, lest the remnant of the Netherworld Martial Emperor escape again and possibly come after him.
"This thing can only be temporarily sealed; it cannot be completely eradicated. I’ll take it into Cangwu Mountain; even if it comes out again, Cangwu Mountain’s barrier can limit its harm outside."
A whole pile of taboos were sent into Cangwu Mountain this way. Cangwu Mountain possesses special power, which although can’t completely suppress taboos, can restrict them from running rampant and confine them within the mountain.
After explaining this to Wei Fan, he single-handedly lifted the Stone Coffin and vanished into the clouds; unsure how long the seal would last, the sooner it was sent to Cangwu Mountain, the better.
After Zhou Shen left, a group of Territory Guardian War Generals began gathering the Vajra Sect’s resources per Zhou Shen’s requests, collecting Storage Gourds from dead disciples, and grouping Corpse bodies together.
"Such a bizarre way to die!"
Wei Fan wasn’t idle, also helping gather resources, but he mainly focused on the strange way of these deaths.
Everyone died in exactly the same way, as if some terrifying entity had devoured their Primordial Spirits from the inside, yet their bodies had no injuries, and their Qi Blood and Origin were untouched.
Several hours later, people from the Da Xu Yang Family arrived with soldiers, and the Territory Guardian War Generals ceased to engage in resource collection and handling, leaving the direction to the soldiers.
Seeing this, Wei Fan and Feng Hua directly stepped aside, as with the soldiers involved, their participation was unnecessary; by dawn, Zhou Shen returned from Cangwu Mountain.
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