Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1736: Chapter 1057: Authority Artifact—Truly Terrifying and Despair-Inducing! (2)

Back then, Yang Zhenshan was able to save Lin Daoyuan and Yue E for two reasons. Firstly, because it was just the two of them, Yang Zhenshan decided to take a chance, treating a dead horse as if it were alive.

Secondly, Zhang Mo at that time still wanted the two to submit, so he did not deal them a fatal blow but merely sealed their Divine Souls and Sea of Consciousness. Thus, Yang Zhenshan was able to use the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Tower to protect their Divine Souls and detonate the Restrictions in their Sea of Consciousness.

However, the situation now is clearly different. The Unpredictable Ghost Sect apparently desires a compliant army of Ghost Soldiers. Although An Wusheng and Yu Yuan haven’t completely erased the Divine Souls of these demon beasts, they have already worn them down to an extremely weak state.

Even if Yang Zhenshan can protect the Divine Souls of these demon beasts now, it will be very difficult for them to regain control of their bodies.

Moreover, their bodies have been infiltrated by Evil Qi and Blood Evil Qi, turning them into near-blood corpse puppet-like conditions.

Under such circumstances, Yang Zhenshan is utterly incapable of rescuing these clans of demons.

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Just as Yang Zhenshan was contemplating how to destroy the Ten Thousand Ghost Blood Pool, the battle of Xiaxian Sect finally erupted.

Above Xiaxian Sect, Chi Xia True Monarch and An Wusheng were standing opposite each other.

Below, the Sect Protection Array of Xiaxian Sect had already been activated. The Unpredictable Ghost Sect’s Dragon Bone Flying Boat landed on a mountain peak, and tens of thousands of Ghost Soldiers and Blood Puppets surged toward the station of Xiaxian Sect’s main area like a tide.

The battle had commenced, and both sides were attacking each other constantly across the Array barrier.

The dense Blood Evil Qi and Evil Qi engulfed the sky and turned into a storm, relentlessly battering the Sect Protection Array of Xiaxian Sect. Under such an assault, Xiaxian Sect resembled a lone boat in a raging sea, feeling incredibly helpless and despairing.

Chi Xia True Monarch’s elderly face bore hues of gray; he was already at the brink of old age. Now facing such a situation, it seemed his vitality had been entirely drained, leaving only a heart full of despair and fury.

"Why?"

He asked a very foolish question in a hoarse voice.

An Wusheng gazed at him with his ghostly blue eyes, "Hand over the Wanhua Seal, and I can personally extinguish your Divine Soul!"

In the hands of the Unpredictable Ghost Sect, obliterating the Divine Soul is a form of mercy.

Because if the Divine Soul is not destroyed, one becomes a slave of the Unpredictable Ghost Sect, turning into a Ghost Soldier Blood Puppet, neither able to live nor die, nor reincarnate.

"The Wanhua Seal? Aren’t you afraid that Wanhua Daoist Master might retaliate?" Chi Xia True Monarch questioned angrily.

"Heh heh~~" A mocking smile spread across An Wusheng’s pale face as he amusedly watched him, "Wanhua Daoist Master? Do you think he could ever return?"

Chi Xia True Monarch fell silent, wondering if Wanhua Daoist Master could ever return?

He did not know either.

If Wanhua Daoist Master could return, then the authority struggle from ten thousand years ago would come back as well.

Chi Xia True Monarch closed his world-weary eyes, a turbid tear trickled down from his eye corner.

He believed that the Taoist Master he had revered for three thousand years could neither save him nor Xiaxian Sect ultimately.

"If you want the Wanhua Seal, you’ll have to prove you have the strength!"

He suddenly opened his eyes, determination filling his deep gaze. Simultaneously, the pale cyan Wanhua Seal appeared in front of him.

The seal is entirely pale cyan, its surface square and a yard in diameter, about a foot thick. The edges featured intricate carvings of the Wanhua Seventy-two Peaks, with a "Green Vein Dragon" coiled upon its back. This dragon’s body was composed of seventy-two mountain patterns, and at the base of the seal, the ancient script read "Zhenyue Anlan".

"Green Dragon Suppresses the Mountain!"

A heavy authority burst forth from the Wanhua Seal, its terrifying majesty descending like a mountain, accompanied by a resonant hum. This caused the surrounding mountains for a thousand miles to tremble.

Seeing this, An Wusheng’s expression subtly changed, as he unhesitatingly took refuge in the Void.

This was the Wanhua Seal, a true Authority Artifact.

Though Chi Xia True Monarch could only unleash ten to twenty percent of the Wanhua Seal’s power, An Wusheng dared not confront it directly.

His choice was wise.

When Chi Xia True Monarch infused his own Mana into the Wanhua Seal, the Green Vein Dragon on its back shone with piercing green light, and the seventy-two mountain patterns rippled like lively creatures. In an instant, the seal trembled violently, a metallic dragon roar erupted from it, dispersing the clouds for a thousand miles.

"Command!"

A commanding shout from Chi Xia True Monarch, as his Mana, propelled by his Lifespan, surged into the seal like torrents.

The Green Vein Dragon burst forth from the jade seal, its body expanding to a length of a thousand feet, with its dragon tail sweeping across the sky, stirring a azure-golden gale forming spiral-like pillars that connected heaven and earth.

The descent of the dragon’s body brought a weight as if the void was suppressed by an invisible mountain; all Magic and Divine Skills failed at that moment. The countless Ghost Soldiers Blood Puppets’ bodies were forcibly pressed in place, their bones emitting creaking fractures.

Meanwhile, within the Void, the Qi Mechanism in this place rose rapidly like bamboo shoots after spring rain, and in the blink of an eye, a towering peak of Qi Mechanism burst forth, penetrating deep into the Void.

Even though An Wusheng had retreated into the Void, he was still sent flying by this towering Qi Mechanism Peak.

However, Chi Xia True Monarch’s target wasn’t An Wusheng, so An Wusheng wasn’t severely injured, only his Daoist Body was somewhat damaged.

The true bearers of this attack were those Ghost Soldiers Blood Puppets in the real world; they were like ants being cruelly crushed against the rocks by a giant finger.

Yet the rock remained unyieldingly firm, the horrific might crushed those Ghost Soldiers Blood Puppets, who were as hard as steel, into dust, but did not harm the rock in the slightest.

Each Ghost Soldier Blood Puppet exploded like a bubble at that instant.

The Dragon Bone Flying Boat upon the mountain peak activated its protective array the moment the crushing force descended, but the array shattered in an instant. Then, the dragon bones creaked and detached from the boat, causing the massive vessel to collapse with a roar.

The fractures of the dragon bones did not cease; they were further ground into powder upon hitting the rocky ground.

In a moment, the world fell into silence; the once chaotic battlefield turned eerily quiet.

The pillar of air connecting heaven and earth dissipated, and the Green Vein Dragon, which crushed everything, vanished like a mirage.

Chi Xia True Monarch panted heavily, his hair a dull white, his face lined with deep wrinkles, though his eyes still shone brightly.

He looked at the serene mountains and forests, a pleased smile spreading across his aged face.

An Wusheng reappeared, gazing at the empty woods, his pale face shadowed with gloom.

Although he had anticipated the terror of the Wanhua Seal, the outcome still far exceeded his expectations.

Those were over ten thousand Ghost Soldiers Blood Puppets, along with a Dragon Bone Flying Boat, now reduced to mere dust.

"The Authority Artifact, terrifyingly despairing," An Wusheng murmured softly.

This was merely the Wanhua Seal in Chi Xia’s hand. If the Wanhua Seal was in Wanhua Daoist Master’s hand, to what degree of horror would it escalate?

As a Golden Core Great Cultivator, he might not even have any chance to resist!