173: I want to die but I can't, a conspiracy outside the domain

After leaving the palace, Kong Wu Dao went straight to the abyss prison of the Space-Time Forbidden Zone.

The abyss prison was a massive, pitch-black divine island, surrounded by rolling black lightning, exuding a terrifying aura that made one's heart palpitate.

The shrill wails that occasionally drifted from the depths of the abyss prison sounded like vengeful ghosts from the Nine Nether Hell, chilling one to the bone.

This was a special area for imprisoning enemies of the Forbidden Zone.

Over countless years, those who dared to oppose their Space-Time Forbidden Zone were either executed outright or, if the offense was grave, thrown into the abyss prison to suffer the scorching of the Karmic Obstruction fire for all eternity, unable to die.

Countless powerhouses were imprisoned in the abyss prison.

Those who could be imprisoned here were at least at the Emperor Realm.

Led by the guards responsible for garrisoning the abyss prison, Kong Wu Dao soon arrived at a sealed room.

The room was filled with a bloody, cold aura, and from time to time, the crisp metallic clinking of chains could be heard.

"Heh... Senior was quite imposing before, even demanding that I, Kong, kneel and kowtow to you. How did you become so pathetic now?"

Kong Wu Dao sat upright on a precious chair.

He took a light sip of tea, raised his eyes, and looked with a mocking smile at the figure suspended and bound by bronze chains before him.

This person was none other than the Dead Spirit Great Emperor, whom Kong Wu Dao had encountered in the Sun Moon Divine Dynasty.

Kong Wu Dao had always held a grudge.

Previously, the Dead Spirit Great Emperor had been incredibly insolent before him.

He had even threatened to make him kowtow and apologize, or else he would die.

For such a "brave" Great Emperor, letting him die too easily would be letting him off too lightly.

Therefore, he had ordered his men to bring the Dead Spirit Great Emperor back to the abyss prison to let him properly experience the pain of being unable to die.

"Lord Divine Son..."

"Previously, this old man was blind... I beg Lord Divine Son to spare my life...!" The Dead Spirit Great Emperor was exceptionally miserable, his voice weak and trembling.

During the time Kong Wu Dao had traveled to the Heavenly Firmament Dao Domain, he had specifically ordered his men to "take good care of" the Dead Spirit Great Emperor.

Not only was the Dead Spirit Great Emperor's body completely shattered, with only his upper torso remaining, but even his Imperial Will and Divine Soul had been mostly pulverized, like a candle in the wind, liable to dissipate at any moment.

Kong Wu Dao raised an eyebrow: "You still have the strength to beg this Divine Son for mercy?"

"It seems you haven't been taken care of enough."

"You all, take good care of Senior Dead Spirit, and don't let him die too easily."

Hearing this, the Dead Spirit Great Emperor could not help but tremble in fear.

He had never condensed a true Emperor body; at most, he was just a pseudo-Emperor.

Even a Heavenly Mandate Great Emperor would find it hard to endure the terrifying punishments of this abyss prison, so how could a pseudo-Emperor like him possibly withstand it?

He never wanted to experience that endless pain ever again!

"Divine Son Wudao! I have an important piece of intelligence I can tell you! I only ask that you spare my life!"

Hearing this, Kong Wu Dao, who was about to walk out of the room, paused his steps and slightly turned his head.

Seeing this, the Dead Spirit Great Emperor breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the other party must be interested.

Originally, he had wanted to add another layer of insurance, to make Kong Wu Dao swear a Dao oath that after he revealed this intelligence, the other party would not kill him.

But after seeing Kong Wu Dao's cold and indifferent face, he instantly swallowed back the conditions he wanted to state.

The Dead Spirit Great Emperor had a premonition that if he dared to propose conditions, he would only die even more miserably!

"Lord Divine Son, to tell you the truth, the reason I was able to barely enter the Great Emperor Realm with a broken body is because someone was secretly helping me!"

"Someone was secretly helping you?" Kong Wu Dao suddenly became a bit interested.

To be honest, it was truly surprising to him that a guy like the Dead Spirit Great Emperor could achieve the Great Emperor Realm.

After all, according to the understanding of the living beings in the Myriad Domains of the Heavens, to achieve the Great Emperor Realm, one must first condense an Emperor body.

The Dead Spirit Great Emperor's true form was merely a skeleton.

Although it had some flesh and blood on it, it was as good as nothing and completely failed to meet the requirements to condense an Emperor body.

Yet, the other party had somehow managed to forcibly make himself a pseudo-Emperor through some bizarre method.

"Lord Divine Son, this matter involves a great deal and concerns a massive secret!"

"This old man hopes that after revealing this matter, the Divine Son can forgive my previous rudeness!"

More importantly, the Dead Spirit Great Emperor also hoped to use the deterrent power of Kong Wu Dao and the Space-Time Forbidden Zone to make the person behind the scenes afraid to take action against him.

After all, the agreement he had previously reached with that unknown entity was for mutual benefit.

Now that he was unilaterally breaking the agreement and telling Kong Wu Dao the entire plan, if that person found out later, without a backer, he would surely die without a burial place!

"Dilly-dallying. If you don't say it, then die."

Hearing Kong Wu Dao's cold threat again, the Dead Spirit Great Emperor dared not conceal anything further and prepared to blurt out all the information he knew.

"Divine Son Wudao may not know, but I was able to achieve the Great Emperor Realm because a mysterious powerful being secretly helped me."

"Because the Sun Moon Divine Dynasty is relatively close to the Space-Time Forbidden Zone where you are, Divine Son, this person hoped that after I regained control of the Sun Moon Divine Dynasty, I would mobilize the dynasty's power to monitor your Space-Time Forbidden Zone!"

"According to this old man's speculation, this person should be..."

But before he could finish his sentence, the Dead Spirit Great Emperor's voice suddenly stopped, and then a hoarse and painful wail erupted from the depths of his throat!

Boom!

The next moment, rolling nether black fire surged crazily from his broken body, carrying the momentum to burn everything to ash, and it completely engulfed the Dead Spirit Great Emperor's remaining body!

"Lord Divine Son, be careful!"

Several guards hurriedly shielded Kong Wu Dao behind them, their movements incredibly swift, preparing to use Divine Abilities to extinguish the strange flames on the Dead Spirit Great Emperor.

However, the flames seemed to be burning from the depths of the Dead Spirit Great Emperor's Divine Soul; they could not be touched, nor could they be extinguished.

In just a blink of an eye, the Dead Spirit Great Emperor was burned into a pile of ash!

Kong Wu Dao's gaze darkened slightly, and he walked straight to that pile of ash.

"It seems that someone had long since placed a special Restriction within this guy's Sea of Consciousness."

"As long as this guy dared to reveal the secret, the Restriction hidden deep within his Divine Soul would be triggered, thereby ensuring the secret would not be leaked..."

This scene truly surprised Kong Wu Dao a little.

He hadn't expected that by pure coincidence, he would have some unexpected gains.

Although that waste, the Dead Spirit Great Emperor, failed to successfully reveal the core information at the last moment, Kong Wu Dao already had a rough guess.

To have such bizarre methods and to silently infiltrate the Sun Moon Divine Dynasty, which was not far from his Space-Time Forbidden Zone, besides that group of guys from the Extraterritorial Land, who else could it be?

After ordering his men to report what happened here to his father and Old Ancestor, Kong Wu Dao looked toward the distant starry sky where the Extraterritorial Land was located, his lips curling slightly: "The Extraterritorial Land, is it?"

Come to think of it, during the Destruction Era, he had once had some contact with the Extraterritorial Land.

He had even crossed hands with a young Prodigy from the Extraterritorial Land.

That person's strength was equally extraordinary; although not stronger than Nangong Xinyue, it wasn't much worse.

"I heard that guy also performed a self-Seal. I wonder if he has awakened in this era?"

If possible in this life, he would actually like to take a stroll in the Extraterritorial Land.

I wonder if there are any Destiny's Chosen or Destiny Anomalies in the Extraterritorial Land?