Chapter 395: Chapter 382: Silent Extinction Divine Thunder
"It was indeed the legendary Heaven-defying Fierce Beast, the Candle Dragon!" Lei Yanzi said with hatred in his voice.
"The Candle Dragon appeared vaguely as a blond youth, but he possessed the heaven-defying power of a dragon. He and the sixteen people following him all had Cultivation at or above the Emperor Martial Realm. Such absolute power was something even the North Netherworld Extreme Heaven Sect, at its full, unimpaired peak, could not have withstood."
"At the time, the North Netherworld Extreme Heaven Sect had dispatched many experts into the world to investigate the matter of Pocket World Blessed Lands. Meanwhile, due to a warning from a Witch Race Elder, five Elders led the majority of our experts away... I was one of those five who left."
"Only three Emperor Martial Realm experts truly remained at the North Netherworld Extreme Heaven Sect. Because of this, those who were left couldn’t fully control the Sect Protection Array, leaving an opening for our enemies to exploit."
"After the earth-shattering battle began, the three who remained at the North Netherworld Extreme Heaven Sect knew they were no match. In their desperation, they activated the Destruction Array and detonated the Sect Protection Array..."
"Most other Sects’ Grand Arrays are primarily for defense, but because the North Netherworld Extreme Heaven Sect’s Grand Array had Silent Extinction Divine Thunder integrated into all eight of its gates, it was actually an incredibly powerful Killing Array!"
"When this Killing Array detonated, the North Nether Celestial Palace was blasted to smithereens. Four of the invading enemies were completely turned to ash, and the other twelve were also heavily wounded."
"The leader, the Candle Dragon, was beaten back to its true form: a gigantic serpent, red all over, with two horns on its head and a body a thousand miles long!"
"However, even an attack of that world-destroying magnitude still failed to kill the Candle Dragon. It only forced it into a deep slumber, after which its subordinates carried it away from the Far North."
"My avatar, which I had left behind in the North Netherworld Extreme Heaven Sect, witnessed all of this. It, too, perished in that battle."
"And so, the North Netherworld Extreme Heaven Sect was no more..."
Lei Yanzi recounted softly, telling the tale of an earth-shattering battle unknown to the world.
Every word was steeped in surging killing intent and the stench of blood.
After a long moment of silence, Shen Lang finally swallowed the words of comfort he was about to say.
He calmed himself before speaking, "Since you, Senior, led a group of experts away and escaped that catastrophe, the North Netherworld Extreme Heaven Sect naturally still exists. The dead are gone, but the living must go on."
"It doesn’t exist anymore..." Lei Yanzi said, his eyes shut tight. "The enemies who attacked were far too powerful. So powerful that even now, we have no idea who they are or where they came from!"
"To preserve the lineage of the North Netherworld Extreme Heaven Sect, I had the people I brought with me use a Sect Secret Technique to notify our members in the outside world, telling them all to hide their identities. Some of them infiltrated the major Sects, while others went into the Deep Barbaric."
"As for me, I am now in the Barbaric Witch Clan Secret Realm, just barely clinging to life..."
"It was only through the guidance of a Witch Race Elder that this piece of Beast Hide could appear in the world. A Witch Clan Secret Technique is inscribed upon it, and when the time is right, it will lead us to the one who can save the North Netherworld Extreme Heaven Sect, and save this world!"
"The tragedy of the North Netherworld Extreme Heaven Sect is just the tip of the iceberg. The Nine-Star Linked Pearls is about to complete, heaven and earth will be overturned, and the world will descend into chaos! The Witch Race wants to use the North Netherworld Extreme Heaven Sect’s hand to find this person."
After saying all this, Lei Yanzi stared intently at Shen Lang, his aged face filled with excitement.
Shen Lang’s expression changed slightly. "Legend says the Witch Race calls themselves the Divine Race and possesses unfathomable power. However, to decide that I’m the person you and the Witch Race are looking for based on just a few words seems a bit far-fetched. According to the legends, shouldn’t this person be the ’Emperor Star’? Are you saying the Witch Race believes I am the Emperor Star?"
"Well..." Lei Yanzi said, a bit awkwardly, "The words of the Witch Race Elders are truly difficult to understand. To be honest, I only understood a little bit. As for whether you are the Emperor Star, or what characteristics the Emperor Star even has... forget me, I’m afraid even the Witch Race themselves don’t know."
"Are the Witch Race truly so formidable that they could predict these events ten thousand years ago and then have Cai Chaoqun wait for me at the Profound Dao Sect with this Beast Hide?" Shen Lang asked.
Lei Yanzi shook his head. "Of course they didn’t predict it all ten thousand years ago. In truth, from then until now, the Witch Race has been continuously performing Divination and making calculations. And there isn’t just one piece of this Beast Hide."
"Not just one? You mean the Witch Race’s Divination was only a rough prediction, so you made many of these Beast Hides and cast a wide net?" Shen Lang said, slightly stunned.
Lei Yanzi gave a bitter smile. "Nine hundred and ninety-nine pieces of Beast Hide, scattered across all the lands of great fortune on the Star Continent. That’s how it is... Even for the Witch Race, who are said to comprehend heaven and earth, their abilities are limited. After the Witch Ancestor disappeared countless years ago, the Witch Race no longer has such a god-like figure among them..."
Shen Lang pondered for a moment, then changed the subject. "Whether it was ten thousand years ago or now, an ordinary Legendary Level Sect would have at most about five Emperor Martial Realm experts. Even for a Sect like yours that can control lightning, the North Netherworld Extreme Heaven Sect probably only had about six. What kind of power could possibly dispatch seventeen Emperor Martial Realm experts?"
Lei Yanzi shook his head. "The Witch Race seems to know the answer to that, but no matter how we old folks asked, they refused to say. They knew you would ask this too, which is why they hope that after you reach the King Martial Realm, you can find the time to make a trip to the Witch Race Secret Realm deep in the Barbaric lands."
"It seems you, Senior, are truly convinced that I’m the one the Witch Race spoke of." Shen Lang shook his head repeatedly.
Lei Yanzi was silent for a moment before he said, "Everything the North Netherworld Extreme Heaven Sect has encountered, everything I have encountered, has left me with no doubt about the Witchcraft Divine Techniques of the Witch Race. Whether you believe it or not, a Witch Clan Secret Technique is inscribed on the Beast Hide. It is absolutely impossible to trigger this Secret Technique unless it encounters its destined person. And your appearance caused this Beast Hide, which had shown no reaction for ten thousand years, to change!"
"You were able to see through the wisp of my Divine Thought hidden within the Beast Hide despite being only at the Spirit Martial Realm. You were also able to single-handedly set up a Grand Array that integrates both offense and defense, and you have a clear grasp of the world’s situation. All of this is enough to prove that you are the one we’re looking for."
Shen Lang fell silent.
’There’s no point in debating this kind of issue.’
’Whether he was the one or not wasn’t important to him. The simple fact that half of his soul belonged to the War Emperor meant he was fated to be unable to live peacefully in a corner and stay out of the coming chaos.’
"I need the Refining Secret Technique for the Silent Extinction Divine Thunder, the Supreme Heart Method of the North Netherworld Extreme Heaven Sect, and a token from the Witch Race," Shen Lang said bluntly.
Lei Yanzi was overjoyed to hear this. "The Secret Technique for the Silent Extinction Divine Thunder is within the Beast Hide. As for the Supreme Heart Method of the North Netherworld Extreme Heaven Sect, you’ve actually already learned a part of it..."
"Are you referring to the Thunder Control Divine Technique, Senior? If so, does that mean the founder of the Profound Dao Sect, Chi Zunxin, also came from the North Netherworld Extreme Heaven Sect?" Shen Lang asked, his heart trembling slightly.
A smile appeared on Lei Yanzi’s face. "Yes... Three thousand years after leaving the North Netherworld Extreme Heaven Sect, Chi Zunxin founded the Profound Dao Sect in the Celestial Profound Mountain Range with the help of a mysterious expert. However, the Thunder Control Divine Technique he passed down was not only renamed, but it was also incomplete."
"The other half is also within this Beast Hide. I will pass a Supreme Heart Technique of the Witch Race and a Secret Technique of the North Netherworld Extreme Heaven Sect to you. With them, you will be able to open the space within the Beast Hide and obtain everything inside."
"Inside that space, there are a few other items. One is the Witch Race’s treasure, the Celestial Secret Mirror. It can seize the fortune of the heavens and grant insight into life and death. You’ll have to explore its specifics on your own."
"Another is the North Nether Order of the North Netherworld Extreme Heaven Sect, which can command all disciples of the Sect in the world... Although this item cannot be used for attack or defense, it was refined from Soul Nourishing Wood, a material rarely seen even in the Far North. Storing it in your Sea of Consciousness can nourish your spirit and strengthen your Sea of Consciousness."
"There are only two North Nether Orders. One was turned to ash in that great battle, and the other is in the space within this Beast Hide. As long as you carry this item, any disciple of the North Netherworld Extreme Heaven Sect who senses it will come to pledge their allegiance to you."
"Besides these two items, there are also three Silent Extinction Divine Thunders, jointly refined by six Emperor Martial Realm experts of the North Netherworld Extreme Heaven Sect. If handled properly, killing an Emperor Martial Realm expert with them would not be an issue..."
Shen Lang snorted coldly. "Kill an Emperor Martial Realm expert? It may be powerful, but it’s useless to me! This thing’s power is heaven-defying, but if I were to use it against an Emperor Martial Realm expert, who do you think would be the one to die in the end?"
"..." Lei Yanzi was speechless and extremely awkward.
The Quasi-Emperor Martial Realm is above the Emperor Martial Realm, and above that is the supreme Emperor Martial Realm. Every expert at that level is a sovereign in their own right and can teleport hundreds of miles at will!
If he used the Silent Extinction Divine Thunder against such an expert, even if his Cultivation reached the Quasi-Emperor Martial Realm, he probably wouldn’t be able to escape the blast radius when he used it.
The Emperor Martial Realm enemy would just teleport away, and he’d end up blowing himself to bits...
’Who would dare to recklessly use or control such a heaven-defying item without the Cultivation of an Emperor Martial Realm expert?’
According to Shen Lang’s thinking, it would be best if Lei Yanzi gave him some less powerful Silent Extinction Divine Thunders.
’These three Silent Extinction Divine Thunders... I can’t eat them, can’t use them, can only look at them. This is a bit much...’
"Ahem." Lei Yanzi coughed lightly. "I will now pass the Witch Race’s Supreme Heart Technique and the North Netherworld Extreme Heaven Sect’s Secret Technique to you. Only by cultivating and simultaneously circulating both can you open the space within the Beast Hide."
"There are over nine hundred pieces of Beast Hide, but only a single space within them all. The Witchcraft of the Witch Race is truly miraculous," Shen Lang said, nodding in praise.
At that moment, Lei Yanzi tapped a finger on Shen Lang’s forehead.
Shen Lang immediately felt a massive amount of information pouring into his mind. He hurriedly focused his spirit and calmed his breath, committing everything to memory.
After Lei Yanzi had finished, Shen Lang sighed and said slowly, "Since I have received these benefits, I can help you, Senior, revive the North Netherworld Extreme Heaven Sect. You can consider that my promise. As for matters like the Nine-Star Linked Pearls, they are beyond my current abilities. I can only say... if I reach that level, I will do my best, but I cannot make you any promises."
"I understand. Then I’ll leave everything to you, young friend. When your Cultivation reaches the King Martial Realm, remember that you must make a trip to the Witch Race Secret Realm deep in the Barbaric lands."
"Alright," Shen Lang nodded.
Lei Yanzi laughed heartily, his form slowly turning from solid to ethereal before completely dissipating.
