Section 71: Old Dan King
2014-06-18 Author: Gu Zhenren
The vortex churned, and dark energy roared as the mysterious King stepped into the arena at a leisurely pace.
He was tall and slender, clad in a simple blue scholar’s robe, exuding an air of unyielding integrity. Anyone who saw him knew he was an outstanding individual among men, a hero among heroes.
His expression was impassive, his demeanor stern, and his eyes, like those of the other Ghost Servants, were vacant, only remembering the deepest obsessions of his life.
He stood in the center of the Kings, a crane among chickens. In the entire arena, only Chu Bawang could stand as his equal.
Immortal Pouch King’s face turned ashen; he was on the brink of despair. Although he didn’t recognize this person, there was no doubt that he was an ultimate powerhouse among Kings, comparable to Chu Bawang.
Once he made a move, the Night Emperor’s Net of Law would immediately gain an advantage. Once a gap opened between the Net of Laws, the weaker ones would gradually be assimilated and annexed by the stronger ones.
However, at this moment, the mysterious King gazed at the arena, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes.
“My son!” he softly exclaimed, his spirit light flaring, and a dazzling emerald rainbow shot out.
The rainbow flashed, and to everyone’s astonishment, it did not fly into the Night Emperor’s Net of Law. Instead, it intertwined with Chu Yun’s Net of Law.
The power of this law was comparable to the “Ba Bing” personally wielded by Chu Bawang. However, unlike Ba Bing’s law, which was filled with an aura of slaughter, explosion, and ferocity, this law was gentle and refined, like a jade gentleman, constantly emitting the profound concepts of vitality, recovery, and perseverance.
This law was slightly more powerful than Chu Yun’s Tathagata law. Yet, it did not contend for control of the Net of Law. Instead, it willingly assisted the primary law, “Tathagata,” allowing Chu Yun’s Net of Law to overturn the opponent and once again dominate the scene.
“How can this be?!” Immortal Pouch King, Wine King, and Star Maiden almost had their eyeballs pop out.
“Old Dan King, what are you doing?!” the Mysterious Dream Weaver roared, but the King named Old Dan King turned a deaf ear. Instead, his body trembled violently, his eyes sometimes confused, sometimes clear.
“Not good… this Ghost Servant is about to break free from its shackles and attempt to gain freedom!”
The Mysterious Dream Weaver quickly turned the Netherworld Umbrella. The vortex of dark energy behind him expanded like a ferocious beast opening its maw, and dark energy instantly surged over, forming a massive suction force that pulled Old Dan King back into it.
“My son…” Old Dan King softly murmured, his eyes filled with an extremely complex divine light, containing worry, surprise, unwillingness, and more. But in the end, he disappeared into the vortex of dark energy.
“Old Dan King? Isn’t that my biological father!” Chu Yun’s heart churned like a stormy sea. He never expected to encounter his father, Old Dan King, at this time and place.
Ghost Servants only remembered the most significant obsession of their lives. Without a doubt, Chu Yun was Old Dan King’s lifelong obsession. Therefore, upon seeing Chu Yun, his obsession was triggered, and he temporarily regained clarity, thus helping Chu Yun from behind. However, in the end, he was re-swallowed by the vortex of dark energy.
“Father is dead! How exactly did he die? When did he die? If Father is dead, what about Mother? What exactly happened in Danzhou?” Chu Yun’s heart trembled like a magnitude ten earthquake. Although it was a fleeting glimpse, his father’s appearance was deeply etched in his mind.
“Damn it! Father, wait for me. I will definitely save you!” Chu Yun roared, his eyes bloodshot. He used the Heaven Swallowing Bag at the fastest speed possible.
After transferring everything inside to the Blood Plains Immortal Pouch, Chu Yun threw the Heaven Swallowing Bag and detonated it.
The Heaven Swallowing Bag belonged to Greedy Wolf King, not made by Immortal Pouch King. Once detonated, the dozen or so laws that flew out were almost all usable and novel laws.
Chu Yun intensely urged his spiritual power, guiding these laws into his Net of Law and integrating them.
In an instant, his Net of Law no longer trembled precariously. It became as stable as a mountain, unmovable, and forcefully suppressed the Night Emperor’s Net of Law beneath it.
At the same time, his Net of Law extended dozens of threads, all attaching to the Night Emperor’s Net of Law.
Assimilation had begun!
Once the gap between two Nets of Law became too great, the stronger one would begin to annex the weaker one.
“Good!” Seeing this, Wine King’s face lit up with joy, and he shouted his praise.
Immortal Pouch King’s expression was extremely complex, and his gaze towards Chu Yun was unpredictable.
Star Maiden lowered her eyelids, but a shrewd glint shone deep within her eyes, her intentions unknown.
With the situation developing to this point, Immortal Pouch King was bound to reject the outcome of the current progression. He would never hand over the Supreme Grade Immortal Pouch without a fight.
Similarly, Star Maiden, who had arrived with him, also needed to be guarded against.
Wine King moved towards Chu Yun, protecting his flank. Although the battle of Nets of Law was chaotic and difficult to attack at this moment, once the victor was determined and the laws stabilized, Immortal Pouch King would surely make a move against Chu Yun.
The Supreme Grade Immortal Pouch. He had spent over a decade, toiling with great effort all these years. How could he tolerate others achieving his success? To put it mildly, if he couldn’t have it, he would rather it be destroyed than let anyone else obtain it!
“Damn it, damn it!” the Mysterious Dream Weaver gritted his teeth, caught completely off guard!
He never would have imagined that Old Dan King was Chu Yun’s father. And after being refined into a Ghost Servant, his lifelong obsession was about his son.
Old Dan King’s single strike had broken the stalemate. Following that, Chu Yun’s decisive move of detonating the Heaven Swallowing Bag had immediately secured a significant advantage.
For him, it was a great advantage. For the Night Emperor’s avatar, it was a disadvantageous predicament.
The vortex of dark energy supported by the Netherworld Umbrella had limitations in transferring King-level Ghost Servants; it could only transfer one person at a time.
However, even if one were transported over and a law sent to support the Night Emperor’s Net of Law, it would be difficult to change the situation. Because within that time, Chu Yun’s Net of Law would have been enough to assimilate and annex more than two of his laws.
Watching his Net of Law being continuously annexed and assimilated by Chu Yun, the Mysterious Dream Weaver was filled with extreme unwillingness. He forcefully threw the Netherworld Umbrella in his hand and roared with all his might, “Victory or defeat, life or death, hangs in the balance! Underworld Emperor, our ally, you can’t just keep watching, can you!”
The vortex of dark energy suddenly shook violently and expanded, forming dark clouds tens of times heavier.
A mountain-like figure gradually appeared on the other side of the dark clouds. Then, a voice so loud it could shake Heaven and Earth boomed from the vortex of dark clouds: “Night Emperor, you disappoint me greatly. I increasingly feel that forming an alliance with you in Ghost Continent that year was a mistake. I have always helped you; I helped you break through the Ghost Continent Three Trials, helped you reincarnate, and just now, I dispatched my King-level Ghost Servants to your aid. And you say I’m watching the show?”
“Enough! I don’t have time to argue with you! Do you still want my Grand Dao Transformation? Only after I reincarnate and my soul merges will all the Dao Transformation methods condense into the Grand Dao Transformation, a divine ability level technique. At that time, the Grand Dao Transformation can overcome all divine abilities and dissolve all laws. Isn’t that exactly what you want?”
The Mysterious Dream Weaver continued to roar, “This battle is crucial. As long as I control this Supreme Grade Immortal Pouch, I can activate half the might of a Great Emperor with my King-level cultivation. Then, I will sweep across the world and truly reincarnate, allowing me to truly condense all Supreme Grade Dao Transformation methods into a Divine Path Technique! Success is within reach; you must quickly lend me a hand!”
“Hmph! Very well, I shall help you one more time. Remember, this is the last time.” Before his voice faded, the Underworld Emperor made his move from the other side of Ghost Continent.
Hundreds of rainbow lights surged out from the dark clouds. These were mostly deep gray light rainbows that shot into the Night Emperor’s Net of Law, instantly transforming into hundreds of laws and merging with the Night Emperor’s Net of Law.
The Night Emperor’s Net of Law expanded dramatically, doubling in size. It completely flipped the tables and, following the interconnected dao threads, began to assimilate and annex Chu Yun’s Net of Law.
The advantage was immense.
Within a few breaths, one-third of Chu Yun’s Net of Law had been invaded by the Night Emperor, and the remaining parts showed signs of collapse!
“It’s over, hahahaha, this time it’s truly over!” Immortal Pouch King looked utterly defeated and despairing, as if he had lost his parents.
Wine King and Chu Yun gritted their teeth, but they were helpless.
Just then.
“Wushuang King, let’s strike a fair deal. I’ll tell you the secret to victory, and you give me all your Blissful Joy Ship and awakened Immortal Consorts, how about it?” Star Maiden, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke.
At such a critical juncture, she spoke calmly and unhurriedly, proposing a trade with Chu Yun, astonishing everyone.
“So you want the secret to eternal life.” For a moment, Chu Yun and Wine King looked at Star Maiden.
“Star Maiden, whatever method you have, say it quickly! What are you waiting for?! One wrong step, and the Immortal Pouch will change hands, and we’ll all die,” Immortal Pouch King shouted.
“Shut up, you cowardly old fool who bullies the weak,” Star Maiden shot Immortal Pouch King a look, her attitude changing so drastically it was astonishing.
“I’ve tolerated you for a long time. If it weren’t for creating this situation, how could I have cooperated with you? Do you really think I’m here to defect and be your strategist? You’re far too full of yourself!” Star Maiden sneered, continuing to drop bombshells.
Her words stunned Immortal Pouch King, leaving him rooted to the spot. It turned out the one who had been hiding the deepest was actually Star Maiden, who was by his side.
Star Maiden didn’t even glance at Immortal Pouch King. Instead, her beautiful eyes locked onto Chu Yun: “Wushuang King, you are in a precarious situation. If you don’t win, you lose, and if you lose, you die. Even after death, you won’t have any chance to turn things around. You will be captured by the Underworld Emperor waiting in Ghost Continent and refined into a Ghost Servant. I swear to the Great King of Xingzhou, I have a method to ensure your complete victory, as long as you hand over the Blissful Joy Ship and all your Immortal Consorts and Demon Soldiers.”
“That’s impossible. The Immortal Consorts are all my friends, not my Demon Soldiers. How could I trade my friends?” Chu Yun stared deeply at Star Maiden but flatly refused her.
(To be continued)
