God Emperor - Chapter 994

Chapter 994: 994

Listening to the rain in the tower, but does the rain know? See the truth of the world . The people are dangerous on the road . Cold wind blows during the rainy night . One sword breaks one soul .

Zhang Ruochen hugged Beauty Shi and sat on the third floor of the tower . Listening to the wind and rain outside the window, he seemed to forget the murderous intent outside . He couldn’t help but smile .

It was already dawn .

The rain didn’t stop . Instead, it came down harder .

Last night, Murong Yue, Sikong One, and Sikong Two had already come to the Heaven Pleasure Room . They brought over the Kaiyuan Deer Cauldron and the Green Armor Divine Elephant’s saint soul .

Zhang Ruochen had put them all into the Universe Spiritual Map—even the powerful Sikong One and Two . They hadn’t entered the Saint Realm, so if they met true saintly beings, they would still be in danger .

He didn’t put Beauty Shi into the scroll world for two reasons . First, Beauty Shi was still the palace lord of the Demonic Sect . Once she recovered her mindset, Zhang Ruochen wouldn’t be her match if she wanted to snatch the Universe Spiritual Map away .

Zhang Ruochen could treat people genuinely, but who knew if others would respond to his kindness with cruelty? Even a Supreme Saint would try to steal a treasure like the Universe Spiritual Map, let alone a Sword Saint .

There were too many bloody examples throughout history . Zhang Ruochen wouldn’t expose his biggest secret unless he was completely sure .

Second, Zhang Ruochen wanted to cleanse Beauty Shi’s heart through battle . If he could awaken her, her abilities were more than enough to kill the strong cultivators of the Demonic Sect and resolve this crisis .

There were three layers of formations outside the Heaven Pleasure Room . Even a Saint couldn’t leave without a trace .

It was already morning, but gray clouds still covered the sky . It was still very dark . Ouyang Huan stood in the rain the entire night .

Qi Feiyu stood gracefully with a fan beside Ouyang Huan . “Isn’t Mother a bit too over dramatic? Do we have to use Pearl Light Pavilion’s entire force for a mere Beauty Shi and Gu Linfeng?”

Ouyang Huan had already guessed most of the truth . Thus, he understood even more how important this was . Once news was leaked, the entire Moon Worship Demonic Sect would sway .

There couldn’t be any errors .

Ouyang Huan didn’t explain to Qi Feiyu . Staring at the distant tower, a bad feeling grew in him . “I’ll go check on the Heaven Pleasure Room . ”

“I’ll go with you . ”

Qi Feiyu caught up with him . Together, they reached the tower, but didn’t burst in immediately . Instead, they investigated it secretly . It just felt too quiet .

A stranger’s voice sounded in the tower . “Since you two are already here, why don’t you come in?”

This voice definitely didn’t belong to Gu Linfeng .

Ouyang Huan and Qi Feiyu exchanged a glance . Then their bodies flashed and they disappeared from the spot .

The next moment, they were on the third floor of the tower . Pushing open the wooden door, they saw two people sitting in the center of the room .

One was Beauty Shi .

However, they’d never seen the young man before .

Maintaining his composure, Ouyang Huan quickly scanned the tower . “You are indeed skilled to have come here without anyone realizing . Where’s Gu Linfeng? Where are the Monks of the Murong Family?”

Zhang Ruochen remained sitting on the ground, caressing the Abyss Ancient Sword . “I sent them away, naturally . ”

“I don’t believe you . ” Ouyang Huan shook his head .

“If I can come without a trace, can’t I send someone away without a trace as well?” Zhang Ruochen asked in return .

Could someone pass through the three layers of formations and hide from all the strong Demonic Sect cultivators in Pearl Light Pavilion? Even a Saint Realm killer couldn’t do it .

“Stop making a scene,” Qi Feiyu snapped . “Who are you?”

“Zhang Ruochen,” he answered .

Hearing these three syllables, even Ouyang Huan and Qi Feiyu blatantly showed their shock . They were in disbelief .

Zhang Ruochen had now recovered his original features . He wasn’t using Gu Linfeng’s identity .

Ouyang Huan and Qi Feiyu had only seen Lin Yue before . They had never seen Zhang Ruochen, so they naturally couldn’t recognize him .

“The Time and Space Descendant, Zhang Ruochen?”

“Yes,” Zhang Ruochen said .

That moment, Ouyang Huan kind of believed Zhang Ruochen’s previous words . Others might not be able to do it, but someone who could control the powers of time and space might be able to .

“Since you’ve already sent away Gu Linfeng and the Monks of the Murong Family, why didn’t you leave too?” Ouyang Huan asked . “Why did you remain?”

“I remained to tell you something . ”

“What?” Qi Feiyu asked .

Pulling Beauty Shi’s hands, Zhang Ruochen stood up slowly and stared at Ouyang Huan and Qi Feiyu . Unhurriedly, he said, “No matter how the internal fights of the Demonic Sect are, Sword Saint Feiyu is half my teacher and half my friend . You shouldn’t treat her like this . ”

Qi Feiyu’s eyes flashed . All her questions were instantly answered . Realization dawned on her .

Whoosh .

Without warning, Zhang Ruochen performed the first move of the Eight Changes of Scale: Four Changes of Scale One .

The black Abyss Ancient Sword sliced toward Ouyang Huan and Qi Feiyu like a streak of light .

Worried about Qi Feiyu’s safety, Ouyang Huan immediately grabbed her wrist and performed the Seven-star Lotus Step . Stepping on black lotuses, he made seven steps and flew out of the tower, rushing into the curtain of rain .

Kaboom .

Hundreds upon thousands of Sword Qi flew out . They ripped apart the wooden tower, causing it to collapse into a pile of rubble .

Looking at the two-inch-long rip on his clothes, Ouyang Huan was chilled . “Such a fast sword . Sword Four? Or Sword Five?”

He’d only seen such a fast sword when he’d fought against Xue Wuye . Could Zhang Ruochen’s Way of Sword be comparable to Xue Wuye already?

Staring at the distant Zhang Ruochen, he shook his head again . He could see that Zhang Ruochen’s cultivation wasn’t that strong . There was still a big gap between him and Xue Wuye .

Zhang Ruochen carried the black Abyss Ancient Sword and held Beauty Shi’s hands . He looked around him with arrogance .

All the black shadows hiding in the darkness rushed out now . They numbered in the hundreds and were all strong cultivators . A few dozen of them had significant auras . They gave him a repressive feeling, like a mountain looming in the rain .

“Zhang Ruochen,” Ouyang Huan called . “Where did you get the confidence to challenge the Moon Worship Demonic Sect alone?”

“Who said I’m alone?” Zhang Ruochen asked .

Whoosh!

Strands of Ghost Qi flew out of Zhang Ruochen’s sleeves . They formed a beautiful figure with long hair . She stood in the air .

It was Ghost King Bloodmoon .

She’d been cultivating inside the scroll world all this time and had absorbed a great amount of the Divine Sky-connecting Tree’s Death Qi . Her cultivation had improved even more .

The Ghost Qi radiating from her shrouded the entire Pearl Light Pavilion . It turned the entire area black and icy cold . All the plants shriveled with a speed visible to the naked eye .

In an instant, this place became a hell .

“Everyone, be careful . That’s a Ghost King . Her power’s similar to a Saint . ”

When they saw the Ghost King, the surrounding people clad in black all retreated in fear .

However, Ouyang Huan was still calm . “Activate the Ten-sided Thunder Formation . ”

As the hub of the Demonic Sect’s wealth, Pearl Light Pavilion was naturally protected with many defensive and offensive formations . Once they were activated, even a Saint could be killed .

However, when the four formation masters situated around Pearl Light Pavilion activated the Ten-sided Thunder Formation, nothing happened .

“What’s going on? We check the formation runes every month . How can we not activate it?”

“Did an accident happen?”

The formation masters were all in a panic . Right then, Blackie crawled out of the ground . Looking toward the four formation towers, it grinned . It puffed out its furry chest full of pride .

“How can a mere seventh-class formation get in my way?”

Before entering the auction yesterday, Zhang Ruochen had told Blackie to go damage Pearl Light Pavilion’s formation runes . It was just for this moment .

“Heh, it’s time for me to decide your life or death now . ” Excited, Blackie activated its Holy Qi, gathering it in its claws . Then it hit the Holy Qi into the ground .

Kaboom!

Seventy-two pillars of white light shot up in Pearl Light Pavilion . They rose into the clouds, stirring up the dark sky .

A huge spinning formation consolidated within the clouds . A dense mass of interwoven lightning bolts cracked and popped . The commotion alerted all the forces in the Black Market .

“The Pearl Light Pavilion has actually activated the Ten-sided Thunder Formation . They must be facing a great enemy . I wonder who would go against the Demonic Sect . ”

“Ghost Qi shoots into the air over there, covering the ground . A Ghost King must be fighting against them . ”

“This isn’t a small matter . Let’s not get involved . ”

The various evil sects of the Black Market didn’t go to help . They immediately activated their defense formations so they wouldn’t be affected .

The Demonic Sect Monks within Pearl Light Pavilion were all relieved after seeing that the Ten-sided Thunder Formation was successfully activated .

They were confident they could take down Zhang Ruochen and Ghost King Bloodmoon without it, but they would suffer great losses . The entire Pearl Light Pavilion might be destroyed too .

They couldn’t withstand those losses .

The pavilion lord looked up at the spinning formation and nodded with satisfaction . He stood out and proclaimed, “Zhang Ruochen, you can still stop now . If the power of the Ten-sided Thunder Formation descends, you will die even with a Ghost King protecting me . ”

Zhang Ruochen shook his head . “I can’t stop anymore . Tonight, you are destined to die while I live . ”

“You’re looking for death . ”

The pavilion lord trained his eyes on Zhang Ruochen . Shreds of black Demonic Qi poured out of his fingers . They formed rings that forced away Ghost King Bloodmoon’s Ghost Qi .

Just that was enough for one to see that his cultivation was too high to be calculated . He was possibly already a Saint .

However, before he could attack, a thick bolt of lightning fell from the center of the spinning formation . It hit him squarely on the head .

The pavilion lord froze . All his gathered Demonic Qi had scattered . His body turned scorched black and his hair stood up straight . Black smoke rose up from him .