Chapter 1000: Chapter 999: The Mad Old Man Wreaks Havoc in the Imperial Palace_1
All over the land, demons were being purged, leading to numerous bloody incidents.
Among the most severe was the annihilation of the Yan family in the Daxia Dynasty.
Indeed, the Yan family, one of the top forces that played a decisive role in the victory of the Righteous Path over the demons more than six hundred years ago, turned out to be a family of demons.
The news came from the mouth of the Suzerain of the Dark Sect, the Dark Night Emperor, and was later affirmed by the number one swordsman of Daxia, the Sword Worshiping Emperor.
Some publicly questioned this because the Yan family had a very good reputation in the Martial World, and no one could deny that during the great war between the Righteous and the Demons, the Yan family made many sacrifices, including two Martial Emperors from the Void Origin Realm.
"This is precisely the cunning of the Yan family, to win our trust with their blood, becoming a malignant nail within East Victory, preparing for the uprising of the Outer Heaven Demons in the future!"
The ruler of the Yan Family, the Angry Flame Emperor, spoke out in public.
"Do you know what the clay sculpture that Yan Zhenning snatched from our hands is? It is related to the scheme of the Outer Heaven Demons and contains numerous hidden records. Yan Zhenning has wild ambitions!"
These were the exact words of the lord of the Sky Water Palace, the Heavenly Water Great Emperor, which spread through the Martial World, causing a massive uproar.
The situation at the time was too sensitive to the Outer Heaven Demons, especially in relation to those deeply hidden forces yet to emerge, which everyone approached with immense wariness.
Heavenly Water Great Emperor and Yan Zhenning had been life-and-death friends. When he spoke those words, the damage inflicted on the Yan family could be imagined.
"Regardless of truth or falsehood, it’s better to kill the wrong person than to let one go!"
"Given the strength of the Yan family, they must be an important branch of the Outer Heaven Demons. Perhaps we could test them and draw out other figures."
One deep night, a coalition of radical top forces, including the Sky Water Palace, the Yan Family, the Dark Sect, and the Evil Blade Sect, secretly set out to attack the Yan family.
That night, blades flashed, swords clashed, blood rained. According to some eyewitnesses, the mournful cries of rage and battle cries could be heard thousands of miles away, and the sky was enveloped in bloodlight.
"Shuning, come with me."
Corpses filled the ground, blood pooled into puddles, and the Heavenly Water Great Emperor stood to one side, looking at the stunningly beautiful woman dressed like a noble lady on the other side.
"Your husband’s family trusted you wholeheartedly. Why fabricate lies about the Outer Heaven Demons to frame him?"
Qin Shuning’s face did not show anger, but an abnormal calmness.
Heavenly Water Great Emperor shook his head, "Shuning, Yan Zhenning is indeed an Outer Heaven Demon, there’s no doubt about it. Even the Sword Worshiping Emperor did not deny it, otherwise, why would he have turned away and let him die? I only attributed a nonexistent function to the Nine Ancestors clay sculpture, but the outcome is the same. Come with me; you are also a victim. With my protection, no one will make things difficult for you."
Qin Shuning smiled and said, "The three of us once traveled arm in arm, admiring the beautiful landscapes, but only my husband truly understood me. From today onward, my affection for you is like this piece of sleeve."
Rip.
A section of the sleeve drifted down, landing in a blood puddle, soaking and staining it red.
The pupils of Heavenly Water Great Emperor contracted, he angrily said, "Why? Even if he is an Outer Heaven Demon, you still defend him, are you mad? Come here!"
His palm, charged with potent energy, reached towards the woman. Unless it was a top ten master, no one could withstand this move.
But what Heavenly Water Great Emperor grabbed was only a patch of air. The woman he had been longing for had already retreated to the other side with light steps, her body transforming into a pinpoint of light and disappearing.
Boom!
A giant black hand slammed down, collapsing the Array System and the buildings of the Yan family. Amid the dust, the Dark Night Emperor descended, laughing in spiteful anger, "This is the ’weak woman’ you speak of? Her strength is no less than yours!"
Heavenly Water Great Emperor had been stunned, his lips trembling.
He and the couple Yan Zhenning had been good friends for many years, and he thought he knew everything about them. In the end, Yan Zhenning deceived him, and even the woman he loved most had deceived him.
"You never regarded me as a friend. It was all a lie, ha ha ha... Yan Zhenning, Qin Shuning, well done!"
Arriving were the Angry Flame Emperor and the Different-eyed Sword Emperor, watching the Heavenly Water Great Emperor with eyes blood-red and a man-eating fierce look, both furrowed their brows—it was a terrible murderous aura!
In one fell swoop, the Yan family was exterminated—tens of thousands of people almost without a single survivor.
Yet to everyone’s surprise and regret, the lady of the Yan family, Qin Shuning, managed to escape amidst two Martial Emperors, and the daughter of the Yan family, Yan Yuchai, disappeared without a trace.
This further cemented the Martial World’s judgment of the Yan family. Upon hearing the news, everyone rejoiced at the extermination of the Yan family.
Just as waves subsided, a new one rose.
While the affair with the Yan family was making a big commotion, there was trouble in the Daxia Imperial Palace, too.
A crazed old man, under the broad daylight, broke into the forbidden palace alone, evading the tens of thousands of experts there and even bypassing the palace’s Grand Array System. Daxia’s emperor, Xia Xiaonine, fell into his hands.
The royal experts were mobilized, the Ancestral Temple experts were mobilized, and under such circumstances, even the Witch Heavenly Guard from the Witch Queen’s Temple had to step in.
"Where is Brother Shi? Call him out!"
The crazed old man shouted angrily.
"The sixth Great Witch Servant has entered the Land of Great Fortunate Fate for our Witch Queen’s Temple. He will return soon with fruitful results. Now release His Majesty; otherwise, do not blame us for being impolite."
In the frontline of the Witch Heavenly Guard, the four Great Witch Servants stood, with the one speaking being the third, his tone exceptionally cold.
"Nonsense! Within one day, I must see Brother Shi, or else, beware the little emperor’s life!"
The crazy old man cursed loudly, and under the force of his five fingers, Xia Xiaonine’s entire face turned red, breathing became difficult, as if he might suffocate at any moment.
The expressions on the faces of the four Great Witch Servants turned very ugly.
They might not truly care about Xia Xiaonine’s life, but if a Xia Emperor died before their eyes, it would be a shameful incident that had never happened before.
The expressions on the faces of the Ancestral Temple experts became even stranger, each one of them wishing the crazy old man would apply even more force, but with the Witch Heavenly Guard in front, they dared not add fuel to the fire.
Only Divine Light Emperor, Xia Youying, and others were truly worried about Xia Xiaonine’s safety.
Tss!
The crazy old man suddenly switched positions, and his freed left hand shot out with tremendous force. Amid the loud noise, a transparent mushroom cloud surged up, piercing a hole in the sky.
You should know that the Array System of the Daxia imperial palace was no less formidable than the Xuanwu Great Array of the Flying Horse imperial palace, yet in the clash between the crazy old man and the stealth attacker, such a powerful might erupted, which was truly moving.
"Great Witch Servant!"
The crowd cried out in surprise and delight, all of them looking at the black-robed elder who appeared in mid-air.
The Great Witch Servant glared at the crazy old man for a long time, then suddenly realized something and let out a chuckle, "I was wondering who it was. It turns out to be Master Shenzong from the Wheel of Law Temple. Have you quit being a monk?"
The Wheel of Law Temple, the foremost Buddhist sacred land in Daxia, with countless disciples and even more masters within, but genuine high-ranking monks with the word ’Divine’ in their title are less than ten today, each with a widely known Buddhist name.
Thus, on hearing the four words ’Master Shenzong’, everyone present couldn’t help trembling with fear, and a few people like Min Yunshu even remembered a fearsome person from a great battle between the Righteous Path and the Demons over six hundred years ago, who slaughtered in all directions.
"Was it not said that he had vanished for many years, even been harmed by someone, and what is his relation to the Kirin?"
People like Min Yunshu were apprehensive at heart, naturally associating the image of the crazy old man with the strong man who previously challenged the Evil Blade Sect and Sky Water Palace. However, for them, with the Witch Queen’s temple and even the royal family as shields, they were pleased to watch a good show unfold.
"My business has nothing to do with you, will you hand over the person or not?"
The crazy old man was extremely aggressive, facing the number one seat of the Witch Queen’s temple without retreating an inch.
"I have long heard that Master Shenzong’s martial arts are unmatched; today, I would like to witness it myself."
The Great Witch Servant’s gaze turned sharp, and they confronted each other. With his status, tolerating again and again was already giving enough face. Since the other party did not know how to advance or retreat, he did not mind showing how fearsome he could be.
The great battle began.
This battle left everyone watching speechless. Before this, no one, including the four Great Witch Servants, knew just how powerful the Great Witch Servant was, but he revealed his strength in this battle.
The top Heaven Realm Martial Emperor!
Forbidden Martial Emperors only exist in the scriptures, and below that are the top Heaven Realm Martial Emperors. In any era, they are considered peerless masters.
Even more surprising was that the crazy old man, while holding Xia Xiaonine with one hand, could fight the Great Witch Servant with the other and not be at a disadvantage. Of course, everyone could see that both were holding back, not engaging in a real fight to the death.
Nevertheless, the atmosphere of the battle still spread throughout various places of the Daxia imperial palace, causing trembles of shock everywhere.
"Shenzong, if you refuse to leave, then stay here forever."
As the battle reached a fever pitch, the Great Witch Servant turned his palm over, and suddenly, strands of the Array System essence flowed from the depths of the Witch Queen’s temple, pressing down so heavily that the void seemed on the verge of collapse.
"Relying on the Array System when you can’t beat me on your own, you truly lose the face of a peerless master."
The crazy old man laughed heartily, forming a stick shadow with one hand, striking directly against the power of the Array System.
Seeing this arrogant move, everyone present chuckled secretly. This was the Array System left by the Witch Queen, invincible in the current world.
But soon, the onlookers’ expressions froze.
For, unbeknownst to them, the crazy old man was enveloped in a circle of Buddhist light. The Array System force collided with it and was diminished layer by layer, dissipated, and was incapable of harming him.
Bang, bang, bang...
The Great Witch Servant’s expression darkened like water, and his right hand waved rapidly in disbelief, causing the sky itself to change color with the force of the Array System.
But the crazy old man was fearless, letting the power of the Array System strike him. At one moment, a clay Buddha statue flew out from his chest. Amidst the spreading Buddha light, the Array System’s power became chaotic.
"That is... the clay statue involved with the Outer Heaven Demons..."
Someone from the Ancestral Temple side cried out, but then immediately hushed, their expression horrified.
This was because Shenzong’s background was too big, tied to the Wheel of Law Temple, and this clay statue was filled with Buddhist nature. Once associated with the Outer Heaven Demons, true or false, the ’whistleblower’ would be the first to suffer.
A great battle ended in a draw. But the real headache for the Witch Queen’s temple came afterwards.
In the following days, the crazy old man came every day with Xia Xiaonine to challenge them. Except for the Great Witch Servant, no one could match him, and yet he was cunning as a fox. The moment he sensed any signs of their teaming up, he fled faster than anyone.
With his strength, ambushing them would be too easy, and the Great Witch Servant could not wait on him all the time. Thus, in the Daxia imperial palace, everyone felt insecure.
