Return of the Celestial King

Chapter 162: Chapter 162: Begging for Mercy

"Oh heavens, what is this now?"

Chen Man Ni’s face paled with fright at the sight.

Xiaoyuan, too, was trembling, hiding behind Daoist Chongxu, too afraid to look.

Everyone stared with their heads raised, their eyes filled with caution!

Only Qin Tuo seemed to realize something, his vigilance rising to its peak.

Just as he suspected, the gray mist was baring its fangs and brandishing its claws—it was an evil-looking undead spirit.

"An undead spirit? It’s actually an undead spirit! This must be the evil art of Extinction Valley!"

Daoist Chongxu immediately mumbled to himself, his expression turning extremely grave.

Zhang Huan burst into maniacal laughter!

"HAHAHA, my Purple Gold Gourd contains countless undead spirits! They can devour you all alive, leaving nothing but your white bones!"

His words made everyone’s hearts pound with tension.

In an instant, a great swarm of undead spirits flew out of the Purple Gold Gourd.

These undead spirits flew all around the great hall, their appearance exceptionally terrifying.

Everyone hid behind Qin Tuo, watching the undead spirits in the hall with expressions of sheer terror.

"Brat, if you kneel and kowtow to me now, I might still spare your life. Otherwise, once the undead spirits are unleashed, it’ll be too late!"

Zhang Huan clutched the Purple Gold Gourd as if he held everyone’s lives in his hand.

But Qin Tuo just smiled and shook his head.

"You may have many undead spirits, but they’re completely useless against me!"

"What? You arrogant brat!"

Zhang Huan was instantly enraged.

But in reality, after a moment of sensing them, Qin Tuo had already determined that these undead spirits couldn’t possibly harm him.

After all, the Celestial King Order itself possessed an extremely powerful soul-dispelling ability.

Previously, even the potent Resentful Dragon Qi in Ouyang Tianqi’s mansion couldn’t harm Qin Tuo. How could these petty undead spirits hurt him in the slightest?

Seeing that Qin Tuo refused to surrender, Zhang Huan gritted his teeth and directly commanded the undead spirits.

"All of you, attack! Devour this brat alive!"

Zhang Huan let out a crazed roar.

As if they had heard a command, the undead spirits all charged desperately toward Qin Tuo.

Yet Qin Tuo simply stood his ground, unmoving, with his hands clasped behind his back.

Seeing him stand there like that, the others couldn’t help but cry out a warning.

"Qin Tuo, the undead are coming! Hurry up and get out of the way!"

Chen Man Ni in particular was so frantic that tears streamed down her face, but she was helpless to do anything.

However, as the undead spirits converged on him, Qin Tuo simply brushed his fingers casually over the Celestial King Order.

It was a subtle movement that no one noticed.

But this single touch activated the Celestial King Order, and a powerful suction force materialized out of thin air!

The undead spirits were suddenly grabbed by massive, unseen hands, pulled apart, and torn to shreds.

Other spirits were stretched and distorted before being sucked into the Celestial King Spirit Ring!

The remaining undead, as if suddenly gaining true life, showed looks of terror and desperately flew back toward the Purple Gold Gourd.

"Impossible! How can this be!"

Zhang Huan was left dumbfounded, unable to believe the scene unfolding before his eyes.

He knew that the undead spirits in his Purple Gold Gourd were his ultimate trump card.

Normally, whenever he used this move, any enemy would be scared witless, their souls scattered.

But today, he had lost without a shadow of a doubt!

Qin Tuo’s expression was calm and relaxed. He dusted off his hands as if he had just done something trivial.

Moreover, he had just felt the Celestial King Order absorb some of the undead spirits and convert them into a powerful stream of Spiritual Qi.

’It seems the Celestial King Order can not only convert various Spiritual Objects into Spiritual Qi, but it can also store and slowly absorb and digest Soul Bodies like these undead spirits.’

Qin Tuo’s understanding of the Celestial King Order deepened.

The onlookers stared wide-eyed in utter astonishment as they watched Qin Tuo resolve the undead threat as if he were a Celestial God descended to the mortal world.

Daoist Chi Xu, in particular, deeply bowed his arrogant head, his face flush with shame.

Before, he had antagonized and mocked Qin Tuo in every possible way!

Now, after witnessing Qin Tuo’s heaven-defying methods, he was completely and utterly convinced of his power.

Qin Tuo turned to the crestfallen Zhang Huan and sneered:

"If you have any other tricks, you’d better use them now. Once I make my move, you won’t get another chance."

The entire hall fell silent. Zhang Huan stared at the Purple Gold Gourd in his hand, his heart tangled in conflict.

Suddenly, Zhang Huan clenched his jaw.

"Sir, I know I’m no match for you. Even this Purple Gold Gourd is useless against you. You’ve won today. I beg you, please spare me!"

Realizing he was no match for Qin Tuo, his reaction was swift—he immediately began to beg for mercy.

The group behind Qin Tuo also stepped forward, looking at Zhang Huan with cold smiles.

Daoist Chongxu pointed an angry finger and accused him:

"Zhang Huan, you traitor! How dare you beg for mercy!"

But Zhang Huan just gave a cold laugh.

"Old fool, I’m talking to this gentleman. What gives you the right to butt in?"

Daoist Chongxu flew into a rage.

However, he also understood that Zhang Huan had been defeated by Qin Tuo, and only Qin Tuo had the right to decide his fate.

Qin Tuo said slowly:

"Zhang Huan, I don’t care about anything else, but you were disrespectful to my wife. For that, you’re not walking out of here alive today!"

As he said this, Chen Man Ni, standing nearby, blushed profusely.

Chen Wenxiong, however, was filled with relief and joy.

This was the first time Qin Tuo had publicly declared his relationship with Chen Man Ni, and it was like a calming pill for Chen Wenxiong, putting his heart at ease.

Zhang Huan asked, unwilling to accept his fate:

"I was rude before, I apologize! Can’t you just let me go?"

Qin Tuo gave a cold smile, a profound light appearing in his eyes.

"I told you. The only way you’re leaving today is on your back!"

Seeing Qin Tuo’s domineering stance, fear finally took hold in Zhang Huan’s heart.

He quickly offered up the Purple Gold Gourd with both hands!

"How about this? I’m willing to give you this treasure in exchange for my life. That’s a fair trade, isn’t it?"

However, Qin Tuo said dismissively:

"Pathetic! If I kill you, won’t this Purple Gold Gourd be mine anyway?"