Chapter 99: Chapter 99: The Power of the Sacred Way Suppresses the Evil Soul, Intelligence from Bygone Years
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"Death God's Emissary, your name is quite intimidating, but that's useless. I've been waiting for you for a long time." Yuwen Tuo smiled and walked forward. "Elemental Soul Tool Bombs aren't something just anyone has. They should be a product of the Sun Moon Empire. It seems you and the Holy Ghost Cult also have some connection. If you have the information I want, I can give you a quick death today!"
The Death God's Emissary's pupils contracted. "Who are you? How do you know about the existence of the Holy Ghost Cult?"
"Nine years ago, Evil Soul Masters went to a small village on the border of the Heavenly Soul Empire, searching for something. If I'm not mistaken, they were looking for me. And to do such a thing, it's highly probable it wasn't the act of some lone Evil Soul Master, but a faction acting under orders. The only Evil Soul Master faction I can think of is the Holy Ghost Cult. Tell me, do you know which Evil Soul Masters went there that day, and why exactly did they go there to find me?" Yuwen Tuo didn't answer the Death God's Emissary's question but walked forward step by step, each step bringing immense pressure to this fellow.
"Bastard, a mere Soul Grandmaster dares to question me, the Death God's Emissary!" The Death God's Emissary was furious. He couldn't beat a Titled Douluo, but as a Soul King, was he supposed to be afraid of a mere three-ring Soul Grandmaster?
This Death God's Emissary did not take Yuwen Tuo seriously. Channeling his soul power, he struck out with a palm towards him.
Black qi surged towards Yuwen Tuo, but before it could even get within an inch of Yuwen Tuo's body, it was shredded by a wave of sword qi.
"So you're out of Soul Tool Bombs already. It seems my defensive soul tools were bought for nothing," Yuwen Tuo said faintly, continuing to walk forward.
If this Death God's Emissary were at his peak, he might have posed a bit of a threat, being a Soul King level expert after all.
But just now, he had controlled so many corpses to perform corpse explosions, consuming over eighty percent of his soul power. The soul power he had left now was less than that of a Soul Grandmaster.
How could he possibly contend with Yuwen Tuo in his peak state?
"Hmph, even without bombs, killing a mere Soul Grandmaster like you is as easy as flipping my hand," the Death God's Emissary roared. "Kill him for me, my corpse slaves!"
On the ground, corpses climbed up again, roaring as they lunged towards Yuwen Tuo.
A total of twelve, these were all the corpse slaves he had left, and also his final trump card. Each one possessed strength comparable to a Soul King.
However, these things lacked intelligence and were most vulnerable to elemental counters. When Electrolux possessed Huo Yuhao, he could easily annihilate them. Yuwen Tuo's strength in his previous life was even greater than Electrolux's.
Moreover, the sacred power of the Xuanyuan Sword was also the bane of these disgusting things.
"Evil Soul Master, numbers are meaningless to me. What I fear least is a human wave tactic. First Soul Skill, One-Chi Sword Domain. Second Soul Skill, Demon Break."
An invisible and intangible domain surrounded Yuwen Tuo; it was the One-Chi Sword Domain of the Xuanyuan Sword martial soul.
To deal with Evil Soul Masters, one naturally had to use this sword of the sacred way. The sword domain was also imbued with the Demon Break power of his second soul skill, which naturally countered Evil Soul Masters.
As soon as those corpse slaves came within one chi of Yuwen Tuo, they were immediately shredded into powder by the sword qi.
Absolute elemental suppression. If they were true Soul Kings, they certainly wouldn't be so easy to deal with, but these half-baked corpse slaves...
Just as Yuwen Tuo had said, human wave tactics were utterly meaningless against him. Opponents suppressed to this extent by his Xuanyuan Sword couldn't even get close to him.
Yuwen Tuo flipped his palm, and an ancient golden sword appeared in his hand, with two soul rings, one black and one red, circling it.
After consuming the Six-Grade Purple Lingzhi and Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Gelatin, his origin soul ring had evolved again, now reaching at least the forty-thousand-year level.
In order to intimidate this Evil Soul Master, he deliberately didn't use the Xuanyuan Sword's ability to conceal soul rings but displayed them openly.
"A ten-thousand-year first ring, a hundred-thousand-year second ring... You... who exactly are you?" The Death God's Emissary was inexplicably horrified. Many Evil Soul Masters also had soul rings far exceeding conventional ones, but none were this outrageous.
"Fake, it must be fake!"
He could only console himself through self-hypnosis, refusing to believe what was before him.
"Whether it's fake or not, you'll know if you try it yourself. Second Soul Skill, Formation Break! Second Soul Skill, Demon Break!" Yuwen Tuo waved his longsword, and two fierce and domineering waves of sword qi howled out like ocean waves.
One sword to break the formation; the sacrificial array was destroyed.
Two swords to break the demons; all corpse slaves were eliminated.
The Death God's Emissary was also instantly swallowed by the wave of sword qi. Yuwen Tuo's sword qi precisely severed his tendons.
The entire cave was now illuminated by this golden sword qi.
"Ah!!!"
Within the sword qi, only the Death God's Emissary's miserable screams echoed incessantly.
This golden sword qi contained the power of the sacred way and possessed extremely strong suppressive effects against Evil Soul Masters.
When everything returned to calm, because all the evil qi had been dispelled, this originally gloomy and eerie cave seemed to have become brighter.
"Hey, answer me. Nine years ago, did you go to Shiwa Village? Or, do you know who went to Shiwa Village?" Yuwen Tuo stepped on the Death God's Emissary and asked again.
"No... this is impossible, this is absolutely impossible." The Death God's Emissary's voice was filled with disbelief. He never thought he would be defeated so miserably, completely powerless to fight back.
"Hahaha, you want to know who destroyed your village, is that it? Let me tell you, although I don't know exactly who did it, I've heard about that incident. I only know that it must have been someone you absolutely cannot afford to offend. You're finished... hahaha, this Death God's Emissary will go serve Lord Death God first. I'll be waiting for you in hell!" The Death God's Emissary roared, all his soul power surging towards his heart.
"Trying to self-destruct?" Yuwen Tuo stomped down fiercely, scattering his soul power, and said to him with a smile, "Although you didn't say anything, I still managed to get a lot of information from that. Someone I absolutely cannot afford to offend, huh? Hehe, to be able to dispatch such a person to find me already indicates that the person behind this has an extraordinary identity. Whether it was the Holy Ghost Cult's own intention or someone hired the Holy Ghost Cult, it greatly narrows down the scope of consideration. Thank you!"
With that said, his foot pressed down slightly. The Death God's Emissary's sternum was continuously pressed down until his heart was crushed into a meat patty by Yuwen Tuo, dead beyond dead.
"Someone I can't afford to offend? Although it's unlikely that Zhongli Wu or even Ye Xishui⁵ acted personally, it might have been a certain Consecrated Elder. To make the upper echelons of the Holy Ghost Cult take action, if it wasn't out of the Holy Ghost Cult's own volition, then it was someone who could commission the Holy Ghost Cult to do things. The Sun Moon Empire?" Yuwen Tuo guessed.
Withdrawing the Xuanyuan Sword, he switched to the power of the Fire Elephant and activated it. The entire altar was immediately consumed by raging flames!
"The Holy Ghost Cult, or the Sun Moon Empire, it doesn't matter. Whichever one it is, if I don't make your blood dye the sky, then I am not Yuwen Tuo!!!"