25: Chapter 25 Imperial Weapon Recognizes Master

"Brother Ji... obliterated?" The tianyang bead spirit staggered backward, struck as if by lightning, its face filled with sorrow, unable to accept this tragic news.

"Obliterated, Brother Ji is obliterated." It stared blankly at the tianyang halberd.

After a moment, it finally regained its composure and looked at Xie Wushang.

"Senior, please restrain your grief!" Xie Wushang said.

The tianyang emperor bead spirit said with a sharp and dignified gaze, "You... how do you possess this halberd?"

"Junior once entered the Disaster Battlefield for trial, fortuitously obtained the Legacy of Great Emperor Jiuyang, and was gifted the tianyang halberd," Xie Wushang said.

"You obtained Revered Master's Legacy?" The tianyang emperor bead nodded, its gaze suddenly narrowing with surprise, "Your Primordial Spirit has actually reached the Peak of the Great Saint Realm." It had originally thought the youngster before it was trash, but unexpectedly, his Primordial Spirit had reached the Great Saint Realm.

"To reach the Great Saint Realm at such an age, you are even stronger than that little fellow Jiang Daoran."

"My Jiang Clan has truly produced a Genius!"

The spirit whispered.

When it looked at Xie Wushang now, the previous disdain was gone, replaced by a bit of interest.

"Junior fortuitously obtained the Legacy of Great Emperor Jiuyang... and thus stepped into the Saint Realm early. However, while slaying Evil Spirits in the battlefield, I was eroded by evil Qi and had to destroy my own Dantian to reshape my Dao foundation. This time, entering the Jiang Clan is also by the order of my Revered Master, Great Emperor Jiuyang, to inherit his mantle."

"This is the oral decree of Great Emperor Jiuyang."

Xie Wushang guided a hand incantation, and the flames before him flickered, manifesting a Talisman.

The Talisman burned fiercely, evolving into nine Tianyang hanging in the air, carrying a supreme majesty.

Although its might was inferior to a Great Emperor, the remaining Dao rhyme within it caused even the emperor weapon spirit to feel terrified.

This was the Dao rhyme only possessed by a Nine-Calamity Emperor.

Innately, it caused ordinary Great Emperors to feel fear.

And also yearn for it.

Flames surged upwards, manifesting the illusory dharma body of Jiang Jiuyang, Great Emperor Jiuyang.

"This child is my successor. Seeing him is like seeing this Emperor. Anyone who disobeys, when this seat returns, shall be reckoned with!"

The majestic words of Great Emperor Jiuyang echoed out.

"Revered Master, it is me! Xiaotian." The tianyang bead spirit cried out mournfully, its face full of excitement as it threw itself directly toward Great Emperor Jiuyang.

However, as it lunged with both hands, the illusory figure flickered, and its body passed right through, leaving only the illusion of Great Emperor Jiuyang behind.

"Revered Master..." The tianyang bead spirit looked back at Great Emperor Jiuyang with a sorrowful face.

"Senior, do not grieve. Revered Master is alive. When he returns from the Disaster Battlefield, you can naturally continue your Revered Master-servant bond."

Xie Wushang said.

"Revered Master... is still alive. I knew Revered Master was still alive." The tianyang bead spirit looked overjoyed.

It looked at Xie Wushang, "How is Revered Master now? Why hasn't he returned?"

"Back then, Revered Master was besieged by several Nine-Calamity Calamity Sovereigns and suffered severe injuries. He only recovered to the Three-Calamity Emperor Realm three years ago... and is still recuperating in the Disaster Battlefield... Once he recovers to the Six-Calamity Realm, he will return to settle the accounts of the past!" Xie Wushang said.

Years ago, Jiang Jiuyang and other Great Emperors fought in the Disaster Battlefield.

They encountered an unprecedented attack by Calamity Sovereigns.

They stayed behind to cover the rear, allowing a batch of ancient emperors to come to the Cangyuan Realm for reinforcements.

Unexpectedly, those ancient emperors never returned.

The Great Emperors who stayed behind to cover the rear had no choice but to fight a desperate battle.

In that battle, many ancient emperors perished, dragging ninety percent of the Calamity Sovereigns down with them, trading for thirty thousand years of peace in the Cangyuan Realm.

But if those ancient emperors who sought reinforcements back then had truly brought backup, Jiang Jiuyang and the others would not have died in battle.

This was a blood debt.

Sooner or later, it would be settled.

Since Xie Wushang had rescued the remnant spirits of those Great Emperors, when the day of reckoning came, he naturally had to contribute his share.

"Good, good, good! At that time, Xiaotian will definitely offer the services of a dog and horse, following Revered Master to conquer the eight desolate regions," Xiaotian said excitedly.

"If Revered Master knows of Senior's heartfelt sentiment, he will surely be overjoyed." Xie Wushang nodded slightly.

"Without Revered Master, there would be no me. Xiaotian vows to follow to the death," the Tianyang weapon spirit said. "Since you are Revered Master's Disciple, you are my Young Lord. In the future, if anything happens, you may call upon me." It looked at Xie Wushang with a bit more respect in its eyes.

"Junior will surely report Senior's sincerity to Revered Master another day," Xie Wushang said.

He secretly looked at the Tianyang emperor weapon spirit.

"With the help of the Tianyang emperor weapon spirit, I can suppress those monsters and demons of the Jiang Clan even without exposing my strength."

Xie Wushang thought to himself.

His biggest trump card was the disaster prison bead, and unless it was an absolute last resort, he did not want to expose it.

Now that the Tianyang emperor weapon spirit remained loyal to Great Emperor Jiuyang, Xie Wushang would also have a much easier time.

"Hehe, Young Lord exaggerates. As a weapon spirit, it is only right to share the burden for Revered Master," the Tianyang emperor weapon spirit chuckled foolishly.

At the same time, it secretly looked at Xie Wushang.

"In the early years, Revered Master was ambushed in the Disaster Battlefield and seemed to run into trouble. Affected by our Revered Master-servant contract seal, I also suffered not-so-light injuries."

"It took a full ten thousand years of recuperation to recover to the Emperor Realm."

"Thinking about it, Revered Master's strength recovering also benefited me."

The weapon spirit's thoughts churned.

It had long since sensed Revered Master's revival.

It just hadn't verified it.

Now, seeing Xie Wushang, its inner guess was verified.

For a moment, its heart surged with emotions.

"Revered Master was a Nine-Calamity Emperor back then, only a step away from the Heavenly Emperor Realm."

"Under Revered Master's command, I was the most inconspicuous emperor weapon, left behind to guard the Jiang Clan."

"Now that the Young Lord has returned, I should win his favor so that I will have the opportunity to continue following Revered Master into campaigns in the future."

"And thereby enhance my strength," the emperor weapon spirit thought secretly, a smile appearing on its lips.

As a weapon spirit, it also wanted to become stronger, to reveal its sharp edge and awe the eight desolate regions.

Instead of guarding the Jiang Clan in obscurity.

"Young Lord, do you have any other instructions? Do you want me to vindicate your name and announce it to the Jiang Clan?" the tianyang emperor bead spirit chuckled foolishly.

"There is no need for that," Xie Wushang said. "Revered Master has not yet recovered to the Nine-Calamity Realm and does not wish for people to know of his existence."

"Understood!" The tianyang emperor bead spirit nodded. "Revered Master must want to give a big surprise to those who abandoned him back then."

Xie Wushang nodded and said, "Although I am Revered Master's Disciple, I still need tempering. Regarding my strength, please keep it a secret, Senior. Unless we encounter Quasi-Emperor-level enemies, there is no need for Senior to make a move." If he used the disaster prison bead, even a Quasi-Emperor would not faze him.

However, Xie Wushang did not want to expose his strength.

"Indeed, only by undergoing tempering can one clear away obstacles, carry the Dao, and step into the Emperor Realm," the tianyang emperor bead nodded.

At this moment, within the Jiang Clan.

High in the sky, the pair of eyes manifested by the tianyang emperor bead were still gazing at Xie Wushang, having not withdrawn them for a long time.

The length of time exceeded all previous occurrences.

Countless people looked toward Xie Wushang.

"A full twenty breaths of time have already passed. Why hasn't the detection finished yet?"

"Could there be a problem with the current Young Lord?"

"If Young Lord Wushang's soul hadn't been seized by an Evil Spirit, why would the emperor weapon spirit be detecting for so long?" The Disciples of the Jiang Clan discussed animatedly.

"The Young Lord... once killed Jiang Zhen." Jiang Mo swallowed hard. Looking at Xie Wushang before him, his face was also filled with tension.

"His Dantian is shattered... his true Qi is completely gone... Where did he get the power to activate a forbidden weapon above the Ninth Realm?"

"Unless Young Master Tianxing left behind a spiritual body, but at the scene, I did not discover any Primordial Spirit aura belonging to Young Master Tianxing."

He muttered to himself, feeling deeply worried inside.

Fearing that Xie Wushang had been subjected to Possession.