790 The Grand Palace Lord Arrives (1/2)
Even in the Underworld, the Hades Heavenly Ghost Stratagem was a stratagem of immense power. It could summon the Underworld's mythical Hades Heavenly Ghost, an evil creature that lived off consuming the souls of living creatures. Legend had it that the most powerful Hades Heavenly Ghost could match other supernatural beings of the Underworld.
With the Ghost Lair's ability, it was impossible for them to summon a Hades Heavenly Ghost that was too powerful. But any Hades Heavenly Ghost that they were able to summon would certainly not be an ordinary creature.
Shriek!
The Hades Heavenly Ghost let out a shriek as it stood on the crimson moon. A unique sound wave spread across the entire ancient city.
Splat!
Mo Wen's face was pale as he suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. Just a mere ghost wail had caused his soul to be seriously injured. His condition was not too bad. After all, he had cultivated half a deified soul; his soul was powerful enough. Some Martial Arts Grandmasters who did not have strong enough souls fainted instantly from the ghost wail.
”The Heavenly Ghost has appeared. None of you will live!” Jiang Yan said coldly.
The Hades Heavenly Ghost Stratagem used most of the resources accumulated by the Ghost Lair over the last few years as its foundation, relying on the Ten Thousand Soul Banner and the secret techniques passed from the Underworld, as well as his high cultivation, to successfully summon the Hades Heavenly Ghost.
The cultivation of this Hades Heavenly Ghost was definitely comparable with a Supreme Profundity Realm immortal cultivator. In the main space, the number of people who could hold off a Hades Heavenly Ghost could definitely be counted on one hand.
In the distance, the dark space had shattered once the Ten Thousand Soul Banner had been taken. All the people who had been trapped there now appeared in the cleft space. As soon as they arrived, they saw the Hades Heavenly Ghost appearing and looked at one another in shock.
”What is that?” Veteran Ku Ji from the Senate looked in astonishment at the demonic shadow on the crimson moon. The terrifying aura it was giving off could definitely shatter his soul with just one strike. It was an immensely powerful aura that could not be stopped.
The expressions of all the other Huatian Palace veterans changed drastically as well. What kind of monster was that exactly?
”A Hades Heavenly Ghost?” Mo Qingtian's eyebrows furrowed. He had not expected that the Ghost Lair would actually bring forth such a creature. Their sacrificial ritual this time must be far more complicated than it appeared to be.
”A Hades Heavenly Ghost has appeared. All of you are dead meat!” Chu Xiao stared at the veterans from the Huatian Palace, his eyes full of excitement. Never in all these years had the Ghost Lair achieved any successes in their battles with the Huatian Palace. If, this time, they were able to kill all these veterans from the Huatian Palace, including Mo Qingge who was at the peak of her powers, then the Ghost Lair would surely be renowned far and wide.
Mo Qingge had remained as calm as a pool of still water throughout. Even when the Hades Heavenly Ghost was in front of her, casting most of his evil Qi at her, she did not panic at all.
With a wave of her hand, she caused all the ancient martial art practitioners from the Martial Arts Grandmaster Palace Hall who were in the ancient city to fly up into the air. At the same time, a band of white silk flew out from Mo Qingtian's sleeve and instantly surrounded all the Huatian Palace veterans. The next moment, everyone disappeared from their spots. When they appeared again, they were all standing next to Mo Qingge. Many veterans did not even have time to react.
Mo Qingtian had always kept a low profile in the Huatian Palace. Even though many people knew that he was Mo Qingge's younger brother, not many people knew about his cultivation. Old Man Ku Ji could sense that Mo Qingtian was not an average warrior, but even he could not fathom his exact cultivation.
Jiang Yan looked at the group of Huatian Palace members mockingly. ”Did you think that if you gathered together, you could stand against the Hades Heavenly Ghost?” He then bowed towards the Hades Heavenly Ghost and coldly said, ”Lord Heavenly Ghost, please destroy these intruders.”
Up until this point, the Hades Heavenly Ghost had been a mere silhouette. Now, it slowly turned around. The glow of the crimson moon made it appear especially evil. No one could see its actual appearance clearly. They could merely see a blurry, crimson shadow.
”Don't worry. A Ghost Emperor of the Underworld of yours has paid a high price to let me cross realms. Now that I have received the benefits. I will not leave the job unfinished.” As the Hades Heavenly Ghost spoke, the entire space shook. The sharp voice contained a special sound wave. Mo Wen's face twisted and his eyes were full of pain. The sound was like steel nails constantly stabbing into his mind. If his willpower was not stronger than others, he would most likely have cried out.
A few Martial Arts Grandmasters with lower cultivation crumbled and fell to the ground. They held their heads in their hands as they bled from their orifices and continuously screamed in pain.
Even veterans with Primordial Soul cultivation felt a sense of discomfort well up inside them. This Hades Heavenly Ghost was too powerful. Just the sound of its voice as it spoke had the ability to tear them apart.
Mo Qingge still emanated a peaceful and immaculate aura. The aura became a huge snow lotus and appeared silently above the heads of the crowd. The effects of the Hades Heavenly Ghost completely disappeared.
”Crossed realms? So that's what it was!” Mo Qingge said with a serious expression.
The Hades Heavenly Ghost Stratagem could summon the Hades Heavenly Ghost. However, in the main space, no such creature existed so it could not be summoned from the space. This Hades Heavenly Ghost was a frightening existence that had crossed over from the Underworld. Its cultivation was incredibly strong for it to be able to cross countless realms to appear here.
For an immortal cultivator, crossing distant realms was not an easy task without space passageways and mediums. However, it was different for the Hades Heavenly Ghost. It was a special creature of the Underworld. It possessed the magical power of space and could bypass the laws between realms. Hence, for it to cross realms was much easier than it was for ordinary immortal cultivators.
Of course, this was only relatively speaking. Even for the Hades Heavenly Ghost, crossing over directly from the Underworld to the main space was definitely not an easy task. This Hades Heavenly Ghost must have used some secret technique to project its doppelganger into this space. Also, its true body must be a remarkably strong existence.
”So this is the Source World, the source of a thousand realms. It is such a pity that all the passageways to the Source World from the Underworld have been sealed shut. Otherwise, I would like to experience the source space. After all, this is the source of all creation.” The Hades Heavenly Ghost looked at the empty space. Its voice contained a unique emotion. Its eyes seemed to be able to see past the cleft space directly to the main space outside.