627 The Star Emperor’s Successor (1/2)

The shriveled corpse floated slowly towards Mo Wen. An endless amount of anger rolled through the air. It was a hatred that seemed to come from a war-torn nation or a family that had been destroyed, the anger stemming from desertion by one's spouse and children. The fury assaulted Mo Wen's body, causing it to stiffen gradually. His face grew paler and paler and Mo Wen could sense the life draining out of his body. If this continued, Mo Wen would become a corpse before too long.

Suddenly, a crisp sound rang from within Mo Wen's body. The sound was like a bird chirping; it was a clear, pleasant-sounding noise.

Just as Mo Wen, on the verge of death, was drowning in despair, the chirp immediately pulled his soul back into his body. At the same time, a warm force grew in him, traveling around his entire body. He slowly regained feeling and his life force, which had been draining out slowly, began to be replenished. The anger, evilness, and cold disappeared completely as his furnace-like body eradicated them.

There was a flash of red light. A beautiful tail feather appeared in front of Mo Wen, suspended in the air. It kept vibrating lightly.

The shriveled corpse that had been floating towards Mo Wen immediately stopped. It shook slightly and did not dare to take another step forward.

Mo Wen breathed out heavily, removing the final traces of the poisonous Qi which had infected him. There was shock in his eyes as he glanced warily at the corpse. What exactly was this creature?

Mo Wen knew a great deal about the immortal cultivation world and also some things about demons and devils. There were many ghosts and zombies among underworld immortal cultivators. However, he had never seen such a strange entity as this before. This ancient corpse was beyond his understanding. It did not have any obvious ability but seemed to be able to control heaven and earth and take control of the destiny of others. It even had the power to take souls.

The hatred and fury emanating from the creature petrified those unlucky enough to come into contact with it. The strength of the attack meant it was practically unstoppable. Mo Wen was so mentally strong that it was very difficult to scare him, even if he encountered terrifying things. Even being confronted with death would not be too much of a shock for him. He had experienced life and death and had even died many times.

However, the shriveled corpse had been able to send despair, fear and a range of other negative emotions into his mind. Mo Wen had not experienced such mental torture in some time. It was even more terrifying than being killed outright.

Mo Wen had turned pale after the terror he had just experienced. Furthermore, he could not understand it at all. Zombies cultivated by underworld immortal cultivators definitely did not have such an ability. This ancient corpse seemed to be where all the negative emotions in the world have gathered.

The tail feather suspended in the air slowly released a warm glow that enveloped Mo Wen. He was no longer affected by the surrounding atmosphere.

The shriveled corpse continued to float in mid-air. However, Mo Wen was left stunned once again when the ancient corpse slowly descended to the ground. Turning to face him, it slowly knelt down.

”Successor…of…the…Star…Emperor…” the corpse said slowly, pausing between each word. Its voice reverberated in the air.

The corpse did not make any further movements and laid prostrate on the ground like a humble subject.

The golden tail feather suspended in mid-air flickered and returned into Mo Wen's body, disappearing in a flash.

”Successor of the Star Emperor?”

Mo Wen remained on his spot, dazed. He looked at the corpse in confusion. What did it mean? The ancient corpse seemed to be talking about him. When had be become the successor of the Star Emperor? This had nothing to do with him, right?

Mo Wen suddenly thought of the crimson gold tail feather. It was one of the seven tail feathers from the Seven Star Heavenly Fire Fan.

He had experienced some amazing encounters after receiving the crimson gold tail feather from that mysterious place. After that, he had gone to the Inferno Star Hall and gained an inheritance from the Inferno Star Lord. Even though he had not received the true inheritance from the Inferno Star Lord, he had learned some of the rite of passage martial arts in the hall. He was counted somewhat as a disciple of the Inferno Star Lord.

Could the Star Emperor the corpse had mentioned be a reference to the Inferno Star Lord?

Mo Wen thought of how the dried corpse had behaved oddly only when the crimson gold tail feather had appeared. It was possible that his conjecture might be correct. The Seven Star Heavenly Fire Fan was the natal treasure of the Inferno Star Lord then, and that voice in the Inferno Star Hall seemed to have referred to itself as the emperor. It was one of the five emperors under the Martial Arts God.

Everything seemed to fit. The Star Emperor that the ancient corpse had mentioned was doubtlessly the Inferno Star Lord.

The corpse had even bowed to Mo Wen after realizing that he was the successor of the Inferno Star Lord. It was a very respectful gesture. What had the corpse got to do with the Inferno Star Lord then?

Mo Wen wore an unsettled expression as many thoughts ran through his mind. He now knew he was a successor of the Inferno Star Lord. The corpse had not hesitated to bow down to him. It seemed as though the status of the Inferno Star Lord in the past had been far higher than Mo Wen had ever imagined.

The ancient corpse's attitude towards the Inferno Star Lord was no coincidence. It definitely had something to do with the history of this place.

No wonder Mo Wen had felt an odd sense of familiarity when he had first arrived in the city. It was an inexplicable sense of familiarity that had stayed with him. It was the first time he had seen or visited this place, so where had this sense of familiarity come from?