29: Chapter 29 Dark Devouring Sword, Two Dead Emperors!

"Little Ranran, there seems to be a different aura in that palace. Shall we go and take a look?"

Yan Ruyu pointed toward a relatively well-preserved palace ahead and asked.

"I will listen to Martial Aunt."

Lin Ran smiled.

"Alright, let's go."

Yan Ruyu reached out with her left hand, grabbed Lin Ran's shoulder, and flew toward that palace.

Pushing open the long-dusty doors, an aura of decay immediately rushed toward them, mixed with a dense dark Qi.

Yan Ruyu circulated the magical power within her body, forming a barrier around her to resist this aura.

The two entered inside, and what came into view were two humanoid corpses.

However, these two were also from the Dragon Clan and the Phoenix Clan, and as time had passed, their corpses had been forgotten here for who knows how many years, yet a monstrous Emperor prestige still radiated from their bodies.

"This prestige... these are two Great Emperor Experts!!"

Yan Ruyu's eyelids twitched wildly, and her heart immediately became highly vigilant.

Great Emperor Experts were like dragons that showed their heads but never their tails; one could rarely see them in daily life. They were existences capable of standing at the Peak within the Zhangming Emperor Realm, and their power was already deeply ingrained in people's hearts, needing no further explanation.

But now, two Great Emperor Experts had passed away here simultaneously. What a shocking scene this was?!

"That sword..."

Lin Ran looked at the long sword that the two Great Emperor corpses were gripping simultaneously, and intense light shot from his eyes.

The sword body radiated bursts of cold light, like pitch-black ink, and subtle, silk-like Dao patterns flowed across the blade, emitting a terrifying prestige that made one fearful just looking at it.

"Hum!"

Just at this moment, the sword body vibrated slightly, and a leisurely voice drifted out.

"Two more people who do not know the height of the sky and the depth of the earth have come?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Ruyu and Lin Ran exchanged glances.

"Dare I ask Senior, who are you?"

Yan Ruyu was the first to cup her hands and ask.

"Me? I am the sword spirit of this dark devouring sword, and I have been lonely here for tens of thousands of years."

The sword spirit said leisurely.

"Dare I ask Senior, what about these two Great Emperor Experts?"

Lin Ran cupped his hands and asked.

"These two Great Emperor Experts? They were people who did not know the height of the sky and the depth of the earth, foolishly trying to control the dark devouring sword with their insignificant strength, so they died."

The sword spirit said in a flat tone.

Yan Ruyu gave a wry smile and said: "What a pity, I did not expect that even two Great Emperor Experts would die here. Perhaps this supreme treasure is not destined for us."

She paused for a moment, cupped her hands toward the dark devouring sword with a hint of apology, and said: "My junior and I arrived here unintentionally, and I did not expect to disturb Senior. Please forgive us, Senior."

After speaking, she grabbed Lin Ran's hand, turned around, and was about to leave.

"Wait, are you not curious about the dark devouring sword?"

"Do you know that beneath this dark devouring sword, the dragon phoenix spirit of the dragon phoenix spirit vein is also suppressed!"

Seeing that Yan Ruyu and Lin Ran were about to leave, the sword spirit immediately became anxious.

Hearing this, Lin Ran paused his steps, turned around, blinked his eyes, and feigned a pure expression as he said: "Senior, what are you anxious about?"

"I am naturally anxious. I have been dormant here for countless years, only hoping to meet a wise master to follow and conquer the four corners of the world."

"Now that I have finally waited for the two of you, I naturally hope that one of you can control the dark devouring sword."

The sword spirit explained.

"But Senior, you can also see that my Martial Aunt and I, one of us only has cultivation at the Dao Integration Realm, and the other has cultivation at the Quasi-Emperor Realm."

"Even two Great Emperor Experts lost their lives here wanting to control the dark devouring sword. It is conceivable that if we had the intention to control the dark devouring sword, I fear our fate would not be any better than these two Great Emperor Experts."

Lin Ran's lips curled into a mysterious smile, and he feigned helplessness.

"Not so! If you do not try, how would you know you cannot control the dark devouring sword?"

"This Venerable believes that with your Aptitude, you will definitely be able to make the dark devouring sword submit to you!"

The sword spirit, seeing that Lin Ran was "impervious to both soft and hard tactics," became anxious again.

"Senior, why are you anxious again?"

Lin Ran continued to feign a pure appearance.

In reality, he was sneering endlessly in his heart.

Isn't this showing its fox tail?

The sword spirit just said earlier that these two Great Emperor Experts died because their strength was insufficient to control the dark devouring sword.

Yet now, the sword spirit said that with a Prodigy's Aptitude, one could make the dark devouring sword submit.

Isn't this self-contradictory?

It is evident that this sword spirit definitely has a problem!

Or rather, this is not a sword spirit at all!

【Ding! Detected that the Host has triggered a new Heavenly Mandate Mission, please make the following choices!】

【Option 1: Bah! A mere remnant soul of a great emperor dares to plot against This Son of Heavenly Mandate? Die for me!】

【Mission: Seize the dark devouring sword and exterminate the remnant soul of a great emperor!】

【Reward: 10000 destiny points, Emperor-grade Supreme Divine Ability — Sword Execution of the Nine Heavens!】

【Option 2: This place is strange and unfathomable, not suitable for staying long. This Son of Heavenly Mandate will take his leave first!】

【Mission: Take Yan Ruyu back to enjoy a sweet world for two!】

【Reward: 10000 destiny points, Supreme Heaven-Grade Martial Art — Moon-Hating Step!】

"I choose one!"

Lin Ran immediately made his choice in his heart.

According to the system's reminder, he also knew that it was not the sword spirit of the dark devouring sword causing trouble, but a remnant soul of a great emperor causing trouble!

From beginning to end, the dark devouring sword had no sword spirit; all of this was just the remnant souls of these two Great Emperor Experts playing tricks!

Then, whose Divine Soul would this remnant soul of a great emperor be?

Lin Ran's eyes narrowed slightly.

Yan Ruyu's beautiful willow-leaf eyebrows furrowed gently, and she said: "No need, Senior, we will not take this risk."

Even Lin Ran could see the clues within it, so how could she not see them?

The reason she did not choose to turn hostile on the spot was also because she did not know what the other party's strength was and dared not act rashly.

However, what shocked her was that Lin Ran suddenly stepped forward and smiled: "Since Senior believes in me so much, I might as well give it a try."

"Little Ranran, you..."

Yan Ruyu's pupils constricted slightly, and just as she was about to say something, she was interrupted by Lin Ran.

"Alright Martial Aunt, you do not need to say more. I possess the Nine Heavens Divine Tribulation Sword Bone; it is not necessarily impossible for me to make this dark devouring sword submit."

Lin Ran smiled and waved his hand.

The remnant soul of a great emperor in the dark was suddenly shocked upon hearing this.

Nine Heavens Divine Tribulation Sword Bone?!

Was that not a legendary top-tier Immortal Physique?

It was said that Chaos tribulation lightning was nurtured within the bones, and the Chaos tribulation lightning nourished the nine heavens tribulation sword; it was considered a top-tier Immortal Physique of supreme slaughter.

And Lin Ran actually said he possessed this legendary Physique?!

In an instant!

The heart of the remnant soul of a great emperor was enveloped by endless greed, like a venomous snake aiming at its prey, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

"Heaven has eyes, Heaven truly has eyes!"

"I did not expect that I have been suppressed here by the dark devouring sword for countless years, yet I have encountered a peerless Prodigy possessing the Nine Heavens Divine Tribulation Sword Bone. This is truly Heaven helping me!"

"If I perform Possession on him, the Nine Heavens Divine Tribulation Sword Bone will be mine. By then, how could this cage still trap me, Huang Jiuxuan?!"

"I, Huang Jiuxuan, will sooner or later achieve divinity and Immortal Ascension, and live forever!"

"Hahaha..."