145: Parasitized by a mysterious creature

As soon as the palace touched Great Emperor Donggu's hand, it immediately transformed into a beam of white light and merged into his body. Great Emperor Donggu, who was already powerful enough, instantly became even more formidable.

[Great Emperor Donggu has restored his Great Emperor cultivation, but is parasitized by a mysterious creature.]

"Great Emperor Donggu is actually still alive; this is unbelievable," Ji Lingyue said in disbelief.

Zhang Wangu and Shang Li were also dumbfounded, exchanging glances.

"He really is Great Emperor Donggu."

Li Changsheng nodded and said, "Indeed, he is Great Emperor Donggu. However, one could also say he is not Great Emperor Donggu. Am I right?"

Great Emperor Donggu wasn't angry at all; instead, he spoke with great interest, "Then tell me, why am I both Great Emperor Donggu and not Great Emperor Donggu?"

Li Changsheng said, "I say you are Great Emperor Donggu because your body and Soul indeed partially belong to him. As for why you aren't, it's because you've been parasitized by a mysterious creature, becoming its host. You've long since lost control of yourself, haven't you?"

"Otherwise, as a dignified Great Emperor, you wouldn't have fallen into a slumber for over a million years instead of choosing Ascension."

"Hahaha!"

Great Emperor Donggu laughed loudly. "Junior, you've guessed correctly. I'm truly curious; how does someone at the Late Nascent Soul Stage manage to make me feel threatened? Is it because of the Immortal Artifact in your hand? How are you able to unleash its power?"

Li Changsheng said, "A dead man doesn't need to know so much."

"Do you know why I came here today? It was to set you free, to release you from the control of that mysterious creature so you can enter Reincarnation. See how thoughtful I am? You don't even have to thank me; it's just what I should do."

Great Emperor Donggu's laughter stopped abruptly. His expression turned hideous, and the way he looked at Li Changsheng changed completely.

He said angrily, "You want to kill me? That is the most ridiculous joke I've ever heard. You can go die now."

A mere Late Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator actually dared to look down on him, a Great Emperor.

[anger value from Great Emperor Donggu +20,000 points.]

He truly is Great Emperor Donggu.

As an ancient Great Emperor, Great Emperor Donggu had suppressed the Tianyuan world for tens of thousands of years. His 'Flying Immortal Sun-Shooting Art' in particular was unprecedented. With a reach of his hand, a bow and arrow appeared.

He drew the bow and loosed an arrow; with a 'swoosh', the arrow flew out.

Li Changsheng knew how formidable Great Emperor Donggu was.

He had to go all out.

He immediately took out the nine-nine soul scattering gourd and slapped it. A surge of red light erupted from the gourd, instantly enveloping the arrow before pulling it back inside.

"My arrow!"

Great Emperor Donggu looked at the gourd in Li Changsheng's hand with greed. "That must be the second Immortal Artifact you've used. As expected of an Immortal Artifact, it can even neutralize my Flying Immortal Arrow."

"Therefore, you must die so these Immortal Artifacts can truly be mine."

Great Emperor Donggu turned, and three arrows suddenly appeared on his bowstring.

"These three arrows represent Loyalty, Righteousness, and Love. As long as you possess these three emotions, these arrows will surely kill you."

"And if you don't have these feelings, the three arrows will merge into one and kill you all the same. Hahaha! Back when I, Great Emperor Donggu, roamed Tianyuan, countless enemies died under these three arrows. Kid, for a Late Nascent Soul Stage like you to force me to use these three arrows, your death will be worth it."

The three arrows shot forth.

Li Changsheng once again utilized the nine-nine soul scattering gourd.

Red light flared.

The moment the three arrows touched the red light, they were enveloped. But this time, Li Changsheng did not retract the red mist; instead, he directed it toward Great Emperor Donggu.

Great Emperor Donggu's face changed drastically as he attempted to dodge the red light.

However, the red light vanished from before him the moment he dodged.

In the next instant, it appeared right in front of Great Emperor Donggu and surged directly into his body.

His body trembled slightly.

He was immediately rendered unable to move.

A piercing scream erupted from Great Emperor Donggu's mouth.

A mysterious tree-like entity appeared above his head, its countless branches struggling desperately, but it was no match for the red light.

No matter how powerful this mysterious creature was, it was ultimately just a mortal-grade thing.

How could it compare to a top-tier Innate Spirit Treasure?

"No, how is this possible? Don't kill me!"

In less than ten seconds...

...both Great Emperor Donggu and the mysterious creature dissolved into a pool of bloody water.

Of course.

They didn't die for nothing; without exception, they contributed a massive amount of emotion value before they perished.

[emotion value from Great Emperor Donggu: 1.08 million.]

[emotion value from the mysterious creature: 990,000.]

Over two million emotion value points in total.

Li Changsheng was completely shocked.

This amount of emotion value was likely the result of over a million years of accumulation.

These old monsters are the ones most worth killing.

An unusual light flickered in Li Changsheng's eyes.

With the death of Great Emperor Donggu and the mysterious creature, the entire Secret Realm began to shake violently, and countless fragments began to fall.

Any living creature touched by these falling fragments would instantly wither and turn to ash.

"Not good, something is wrong with this Secret Realm."

Countless figures appeared and flew out, trying to escape the place.

Li Changsheng and his three companions led the way.

Although Li Changsheng could be considered invincible with the Magic Treasures in his hand, his defense was ultimately only comparable to the Mahayana stage.

Fortunately, with Zhang Wangu and Shang Li protecting him...

...he managed to escape safely.

Just as they fled the Secret Realm...

...the entire realm collapsed and vanished without a trace.

This meant that the so-called tomb of Great Emperor Donggu would never appear again.

And at that moment...

...a familiar figure appeared before the four of them, stumbling.

Seeing this familiar figure, Ji Lingyue's face changed instantly. She flew over anxiously and asked with concern, "Father, how are you?"

This person was Ji Fa.

He was quite lucky to have survived.

Li Changsheng estimated...

...that at least nearly a thousand people had entered the Great Emperor's tomb this time. There were five or six Tribulation Crossing Cultivators and over a dozen Mahayana Cultivators, and almost all of them had died inside.

Those who made it out alive could be counted on one's fingers.

Ji Lingyue performed an inspection but couldn't figure out what was wrong. Her expression shifted as she turned to Li Changsheng and cried, "Senior Brother, quickly come and see what's happened to my father, waah..."

Li Changsheng walked over and said, "Let me see."

"Don't worry, there are no Spores inside your father's body. If I'm not mistaken, your father was likely parasitized by a Spore, but he expelled it. Even so, it caused a massive loss of Life Qi, resulting in his current physical weakness."

As he spoke, he took out a Medicinal Pill and handed it over.