281: Black-robed Taoist

God of Annihilation's heart stirred, and he sent a telepathic message to his direct lineage in the mountain range.

About ten seconds later, four powerful Black-Robed Taoists flew out, guarding God of Annihilation's side.

God of Annihilation ultimately did not send a telepathic message to the Gods, but chose to summon the Black-Robed Taoists.

These were their opposition's direct forces; these four were all quasi-Gods, or rather, at the Demigod Realm, all with the potential to become Gods in the future, and all personally cultivated by "That Lord."

God of Annihilation did not summon other Gods because their trump cards could not all be revealed; God of Annihilation did not wish to use them unless absolutely necessary.

Originally, a lineup of three plus three Gods would have been enough to shake the Emperor, and it wouldn't have required God of Annihilation and his two companions to act.

It was Ye Kong's appearance that forced them to use the Annihilation Law's black hole to kill the Emperor in the final stage.

How could they now, because Ye Kong came knocking, exhaust all their trump cards?

However, God of Annihilation truly wanted Ye Kong to die.

If Ye Kong could not be killed this time, he would surely become a major hidden danger in the future; this was already foreseeable.

As things had developed to this point, Ye Kong's strength had somewhat slipped out of their control. If Ye Kong was counted as someone from the Imperial City Army, then within the Human Race, they still had a massive military group to deal with.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to firmly sit in the position of Human Race leader as the Emperor.

In the distance, Ye Kong's casual demeanor suddenly changed. His brows furrowed and his eyes turned cold. The Aura around him instantly reached its Peak. Purple Thunder roared, and Nine Heavens Divine Lightning transformed into a Thunder Dao Dragon, shrieking through heaven and earth, charging towards the Black-Robed Taoists and God of Annihilation and his four companions.

The first to bear the brunt were the four Black-Robed Taoists, who were instantly swallowed by the long purple Thunder Dragon, their fates unknown.

God of Annihilation, who was on the periphery, also looked at the long purple Thunder Dragon charging towards him as if facing a formidable enemy, but his heart was shaken by Ye Kong's Aura, unable to calm down.

One of the Black-Robed Taoists took out a treasure, a soul-suppressing lamp!

It was identical to the Sky Lantern God's soul-suppressing lamp.

It seemed these soul-suppressing lamps were born as a pair, and the other one was here all along.

The soul-suppressing lamp emitted a faint, cold light, and from within the lamp, grey flames, each radiating a chilling Aura, floated down, forming a long river that drifted towards the powerful long purple Thunder Dragon.

These chilling grey flames were the Netherworld Ghost Fire, one of the Divine Fires of heaven and earth, the most Yin fire, eerie and strange.

Anyone contaminated by it would find this fire clinging like maggots to bone, growing by absorbing the Spiritual Qi of the contaminated object, causing spontaneous combustion; at the same time, this fire could also burn the Primordial Spirit, making it extremely insidious.

"Boom!" Several long purple Thunder Dragons collided with the Netherworld Ghost Fire, which was like a celestial river, immediately producing a violent explosion.

The long purple Thunder Dragons actually ignited under the impact of the Netherworld Ghost Fire, but the Netherworld Ghost Fire was also annihilated by the Yang Sha power of the long purple Thunder Dragons.

Such a scene was full of contradictions.

At the same time, another Black-Robed Taoist conjured the treasure, the seal of life and death, and hurled it at Ye Kong.

This seal of life and death was somewhat unusual; on the seal, faint phantom images of various Gods were visible, as if the deaths of Gods had all been stamped by this seal of life and death.

This was undoubtedly a treasure just one step away from reaching Divine-Grade quality.

The seal of life and death, carrying the power of the phantom images of various Gods, arrived before Ye Kong in a flash of lightning.

The purple Thunder Light was instantly annihilated by the might of the seal of life and death, exposing Ye Kong's figure to the seal of life and death.

The seal of life and death, carrying the phantom images of various Gods, did not strike Ye Kong's body, but was blocked by the rising Killing Intent. Asura Killing Qi soared into the sky, intercepting the enemy's certain-kill blow.

The sky also trembled incessantly because of this, and Ye Kong's body was shaken.

But at this moment, another change occurred. From within the phantom images of various Gods, Netherworld Ghost Fire poured out like a flood, attaching itself to the Killing Intent like maggots to bone, constantly devouring the soaring Asura Killing Qi, causing it to spontaneously combust.

In an instant, a considerable gap appeared in the Asura Killing Qi, and the seal of life and death, carrying the phantom images of various Gods, rushed in, striking towards Ye Kong.

This sudden change did not panic Ye Kong; instead, a cold smile appeared on his face.

"It's merely a Heaven Rank treasure. Do you really think such a trick can harm me?"

The blood blade, heavily wrapped in Killing Intent, appeared in Ye Kong's hand. He raised his hand and brought the blade down, heavily striking the seal of life and death. Purple Thunder roared, and ten thousand feet of Thunder Light erupted, piercing through the Netherworld Ghost Fire from the inside out.

Ye Kong was also shaken by the immense recoil, and his body was sent flying backward.

In the distance, the Black-Robed Taoist manipulating the seal of life and death suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his face instantly turning pale, his eyes filled with terror, which then turned into resentment, staring venomously at Ye Kong.

The seal of life and death was directly hit by the blood blade. The power of the phantom images of various Gods only resisted slightly before being destroyed by the destructive Sword Qi, and the seal of life and death was also invaded by purple Thunder.

The Primordial Spirit imprint left by the Black-Robed Taoist inside was destroyed by the Killing Intent in an instant, like a slaughtered lamb, and the seal of life and death thus became ownerless.

Although the seal of life and death was not yet a Divine Artifact, it was extremely important to the enemy; it was the object that would help him achieve Godhood.

If he lost the seal of life and death, his path to Godhood would encounter problems and could not continue for a long time.

Seeing Ye Kong's figure sent flying by the immense recoil, he gritted his teeth, endured the injured state of his mind, tore through the sky, and with a flicker of his body, rushed towards the seal of life and death wrapped in Killing Intent, desperately trying to reclaim it.

Ye Kong, holding the Demon-Sealing Soul-Devouring Slash, struck the seal of life and death head-on, but he was also sent flying by the recoil from the dissipation of the phantom images of various Gods. His right hand, holding the blood blade, trembled faintly, and fresh red blood was visible on the tiger's mouth.

When he saw that the enemy, despite suffering a backlash from the destruction of the Primordial Spirit imprint within the seal of life and death, still desperately rushed towards the seal of life and death, Ye Kong's expression turned cold.

He knew the importance of this seal of life and death to the enemy, and naturally would not let him succeed.

"Boom!" Ye Kong, with the momentum, threw the blood blade in his hand. As soon as the Demon-Sealing Soul-Devouring Slash left his right hand, it transformed into a long Killing Intent Dragon. Destructive light rippled, and the might of Annihilation permeated the air, sending shivers down one's spine.

"Roar!" The long Killing Intent Dragon let out a loud roar, and with a flicker of its body, it charged towards the enemy.

At this moment, the Black-Robed Taoist's mind was entirely focused on the seal of life and death, but calamity arose from his heart. As soon as the long Killing Intent Dragon pounced on him, a wave of irritation and a sense of crisis surged through his heart.

He quickly looked up, only to see a long Dragon, dozens of feet in size, roaring and pouncing towards him. The might of Annihilation assailed him, making him feel as if he were in the apocalypse, his mind swaying!