657: Chapter 657 The Unparalleled Calamity Star, the Clay Bodhisattva Returns

"You monster, how dare you..."

The ten-thousand-zhang Earth Dragon had appeared out of nowhere, its mouth clutching the holy scripture, a giant bronze book. As it prepared to flee, the two black-robed men instantly flew into a rage.

The black-robed men already knew that the Iron-Boned Skeleton who had previously dealt with Qin Mian was dead.

No one had questioned it.

This was because there were more important things to do; the mission assigned by the Old Ancestor could not afford any mistakes.

The leading Black Robed Man was dealing with the terrifyingly powerful Zhuge Xuan. The weaker one couldn't intervene, as his cultivation was the same as the one who had died in battle.

Going there would have been suicide.

In the current situation, one was dead and he himself was heavily injured, causing the leading Black Robed Man to grow furious.

How could they give up on the holy scripture before them?

"Zha!"

With a roar, his entire body suddenly expanded. Powerful energy surged through him, and his body began to emit a bronze luster, shimmering with a metallic sheen.

His withered frame grew to a thousand zhang in size, like a small giant. His scepter also expanded accordingly, floating beside him.

He slowly raised his bronze right hand and lunged out like lightning. His five fingers formed a claw that grabbed the dragon's tail, and he gave a violent pull.

Ang...

The dragon let out a roar. The Earth Dragon, which had just been swinging its tail, was actually dragged back by brute force.

The massive dragon's mouth held the holy scripture as it stared angrily at the leading Bronze Skeleton.

Roar...

The Earth Dragon hissed like thunder. Its powerful tail, like a giant fan, swung over violently. A world-shaking battle erupted between the skeleton and the Earth Dragon.

Zhuge Xuan, whose aura was extremely weak, moved slightly and disappeared into the air.

He didn't even want the holy scripture anymore.

"Go, kill him! He was hit by the Soul-Shattering Secret Technique. His Soul is fractured, his body is bursting, and his strength has nearly vanished!" the Bronze Skeleton roared at a Black Iron Skeleton in the distance.

"Yes!" The Black Iron Skeleton's figure flickered as he gave chase.

The thousand-zhang Bronze Skeleton versus the fifty-thousand-zhang Earth Dragon—a world-shaking battle was about to explode in full force.

Previously, Zhuge Xuan had refused to hand over the holy scripture because he knew he would surely die once he did. Besides, the holy scripture had already been opened, and he already knew its contents.

However, if the holy scripture was lost, would that Bronze Skeleton let him go?

He could only fight for his life, but the opponent's cultivation was simply too strong. After escaping the black hole, he found that the surrounding environment had changed drastically.

Even the road to the Major Thousand Worlds was blocked by a Feng Shui Grand Array.

Of course, there were bound to be peerless experts from the Major Thousand Worlds waiting for him. Once he went out, he would suffer the fate of having both his body and Soul extinguished.

Zhuge Xuan was the world's number one Master of the Way of Chess. While his knowledge of Feng Shui was not deep, he still possessed the ability to observe Qi.

He immediately found a flaw in the Feng Shui Grand Array, where countless amounts of frantic energy were pouring out.

Zhuge Xuan's vision was somewhat blurred. Fatigue washed over his body and Soul; he was like a candle in the wind, liable to fall unconscious at any moment.

He charged directly toward the flaw.

Mr. Shenxiu's Feng Shui Grand Array could lock down the heavenly secrets and manifest an Earth Dragon, but it could not stop Zhuge Xuan.

His strength was at barely one-ten-thousandth of its peak and he was extremely weak. With such a Soul-shattering injury, it was only thanks to his special fate that he hadn't dissipated.

Any other expert would have certainly died.

Without a thousand years of recuperation, this shattered Soul could never hope to recover.

Soul-shattering? The Bronze Skeleton was indeed terrifying. As he fled, he set up a large number of Formations to lead away the pursuing Black Iron Skeleton.

He continued to run for his life.

At first, they could stall the pursuer, but later they lost their effect. The Black Iron Skeleton sneered, "Let's see where you can run."

Zhuge Xuan sensed the aura behind him. The opponent was catching up, getting closer and closer.

He had no choice but to activate a secret technique. His speed surged, but his injuries were too severe.

If this continued, his injuries would surely worsen.

His vision blurred and he grew weaker, but he managed to pull away for the time being.

He couldn't go on. He really couldn't go on.

Finally finding that single flaw in the Heavenly Secret Dragon-Trapping Grand Array, Zhuge Xuan plunged into it and fell completely unconscious, vanishing as a streak of light.

After three days, Hun Tiandi, who had been healing, opened his eyes. His strength had not yet fully recovered, standing at about fifty percent.

He slowly stood up and walked out.

"Your Majesty, you're awake?" Bai Zhirou looked pleasantly surprised. Their pillar of support had finally woken up.

Everyone stepped forward, their expressions somewhat excited.

The Array Emperor's face was extremely pale; maintaining the Feng Shui Grand Array had consumed a massive amount of his mental energy.

"Your Majesty, this is a super-massive Feng Shui array..." Venerable Huanglong spoke with trepidation.

"Oh?" Hun Tiandi asked in confusion.

The group then gave a brief explanation. As his mind analyzed the situation, the Hun Tiandi of the Yang world consulted Mr. Corpse Soul.

After listening, he was dumbfounded and said in shock, "Your Majesty, although I am not as proficient in Feng Shui as Mud Bodhisattva, I have heard that this kind of Feng Shui Grand Array consumes an enormous amount of foundation. Even a Holy Land would have to pay a considerable price!"

"So that's how it is!" Hun Tiandi nodded slightly upon hearing this.

In the Underworld, at an ancient battlefield called the Necropolis, an endless number of mindless spirits wandered about. It was a terrifying sight.

Boundless Nether Qi blotted out the sky and sun, echoing through the world.

Rumble!

Suddenly, in the deepest part of the Necropolis, a vortex emerged and began to spin, frantically absorbing the surrounding Nether Qi, accompanied by streaks of lightning.

It devoured the nearby spirits and grew larger and larger until it was a thousand zhang wide.

"Pah, pah... what kind of ghostly place is this?" An exasperated and embarrassed voice rang out from within the black vortex, echoing across the horizon.

A short while later, a young man dressed entirely in black robes stepped out of the vortex, his gaze scanning the surroundings.

If Hun Tiandi were here, he would surely recognize this person as the official from the Imperial Board of Astronomy of the Dazheng Empire.

The Director of the Imperial Board of Astronomy, Mud Bodhisattva!

"I wonder where His Majesty is?" Mud Bodhisattva sighed helplessly as he scanned the area. The black vortex behind him had already disappeared.

With a flicker of his body, he vanished from the Necropolis.

He would surely be able to find His Majesty at the Yin-Yang Palace from before.

He flew rapidly through the air, turning into a streak of black light that cut across the sky.

Three days later, the rapidly flying Mud Bodhisattva came to a sudden halt. He stared at the distant yellow walls, which towered into the clouds and reached deep into the starry sky.

"This is... a Feng Shui Grand Array. It's one of the strongest arrays of the Shenxiu Lineage. Has Shenxiu appeared?"

"Who has such a grand hand to set up this super Feng Shui Grand Array..."

As a veteran Feng Shui Grandmaster, Mud Bodhisattva recognized the Heavenly Secret Dragon-Trapping Grand Array at a single glance.

"Eh? How could there be a flaw in the Heavenly Secret Dragon-Trapping Grand Array?" He moved and sped toward the two-hundred-mile gap.

His heart was filled with curiosity.

"Your Majesty, someone is approaching the array?" the Array Emperor suddenly said in a deep voice.

"Oh? Show me the person outside!" Hun Tiandi said calmly.

"It's him. Mud Bodhisattva has returned. Let him in!"

"Yes!"

"Mud Bodhisattva, come in!" While Mud Bodhisattva was observing the gap, a familiar voice rang out, and a crack opened in the Formation.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Mud Bodhisattva's figure flickered as he landed within the grand array to regroup with Hun Tiandi.

"Mud Bodhisattva, it's been a long time. We'll talk later. Can you break this Feng Shui Grand Array?" Hun Tiandi asked.

Professional matters should be left to the professionals!

"Your Majesty, was this two-hundred-mile gap in the Heavenly Secret Dragon-Trapping Grand Array damaged by you?" Mud Bodhisattva asked curiously.

"Yes," Hun Tiandi nodded.

"Shenxiu's lifelong reputation has been completely ruined by Your Majesty!" Mud Bodhisattva said with a strange expression.

"What do you mean?"

"This array is one of the strongest of the Feng Shui Divine Lineage. Its consumption is terrifyingly high, whether it's the Materials or the people required for the layout!"

"And?"

"To put it simply, the Materials and wealth required are enough to buy five Imperial Dynasties!" Mud Bodhisattva explained simply, seeing the confused looks on everyone's faces.

"Five Imperial Dynasties?" Hun Tiandi was shocked.

The five Imperial Dynasties he mentioned included not just the imperial families, but all the commoners within their territories. What a terrifying consumption that was.

"But for a peerless sacred object like the holy scripture, it's worth it!" Mud Bodhisattva said calmly.

Even the experts of the Major Thousand Worlds would be envious of such a sacred object. Wouldn't it be worth trading these things for the holy scripture?

"It's just that all of this was completely ruined by Your Majesty!" Mud Bodhisattva sighed, thinking to himself in shock: "His Majesty really is a star of calamity. Wherever he goes, disaster follows!"