888 The Weirdo in the Cage (1/2)

”Hai, old nemesis!”

At the source of the Surging River, a group of ghosts made up of handsome men and pretty girls were floating about, leading the tens of thousands of residents of the Great Ruins to the river bank. There, they bumped into another group of men and women who were also taking the migrants to the river bank.

Amongst the group of handsome men and pretty women ghosts were several old men and old women. Upon seeing the youths in front of them, who were of varying heights, sizes, and appearances, the ghosts couldn't help but beam with joy. They all started to tease them, laughing and saying, ”The d*mn old ghosts of the Hall of Human Emperors are out here looking all decent-like today!”

These youths with unique appearances were the past generations of human emperors of the Hall of Human Emperors. Qi Kang, Yi Shan, Second Ancestor, Third Ancestor, and the others had entered the depths of the Great Ruins when the massive Celestial Venerable Yu and the gods of the celestial heavens descended. They had gone to search for the residents of the Great Ruins to escort them from the Surging River to Eternal Peace.

When they arrived here, they happened to bump into the ghosts of the past generations of Heavenly Devil Cult Masters. These ghosts were also escorting the residents of the Great Ruins to Eternal Peace to seek refuge.

Yi Shan was short, small, and fat, and he placed both hands on his hips and sneered. ”We are d*mn old ghosts? We're all living well now, it's you Heavenly Devil Cult fellows that are the d*mn old ghosts! None of you even have your corporeal bodies, so what are you all doing wandering about like this? Leave these people to us, you all better hurry back to Fengdu to save your own lives!”

Qi Kang laughed coldly. ”Without your corporeal bodies, you might just die without even knowing how it happened!”

”Pah, pah! Children's words carry no harm! Go knock on wood, knock on wood!”

The cult masters of the Heavenly Devil Cult all burst out laughing. ”Silly brats of the Hall of Human Emperors, us dead people are very magnanimous and wouldn't stoop to your level. Smelling the sour and foul stench of you living fellows makes us nauseous.”

The Hall of Human Emperors and Heavenly Devil Cult bickered with each other, each side spitting at the other relentlessly.

They were originally the overlords of Fengdu and had always fought with each other. Even when they were still alive, they had already found each other to be nuisances. Only when the human emperor took out the Human Emperor's Seal would the cult masters of the Heavenly Devil Cult become less riotous.

But when the Human Emperor's Seal wasn't used, they would fight and bicker with each other.

Young patriarch hurriedly stopped them, saying, ”Everyone is here to help the residents of the Great Ruins, stop bickering so much. There are battles everywhere now in the Primordial Realm, so it's more important for us to escort these mortals to safety.”

Fifth Ancestor sneered. ”Wen Yuan, you are all dead ghosts, how will you all be able to transport so many people?”

The spirits of the Heavenly Devil Cult Masters all started to laugh, and each of them executed techniques, replying in unison, ”We have the Five Demons Transferring Technique, teleportation formations, and techniques to move on land, flee on water, and even move mountains. With the past generations of cult masters working together, we could transport millions of people, much less tens of thousands of people! You fellows of the Hall of Human Emperors are stupid, fat, and dark, and the techniques of the Hall of Human Emperors are also stupid, fat, and dark, what kind of abilities can you all have?”

The many human emperors laughed, each executing their own divine arts. One took out a single leaf and blew on it, transforming it into a green ship that was hundreds of yards long. Another shook his body and transformed into a long dragon, while yet another grew clouds at his feet, allowing the mortals to stand on top of them. The various divine arts executed made everyone's eyes dazzle.

The Heavenly Devil Cult Masters looked at each other incredulously.

”These stupid, fat, and dark fellows relived another life, and their divine arts actually became even more intricate.”

They transported the residents of the Great Ruins, traveling along the river. Along the way, the two parties continued to spit at each other, bickering nonstop.

The young patriarch wasn't able to do anything and could only let them be.

Along the way, when they bumped into the gods and devils of the celestial heavens, the human emperors and the Heavenly Devil Cult Masters ceased their bickering. If they outnumbered the enemy, they would attack them together, the human emperors going against them head-on while the cult masters used dirty tricks. If they were outnumbered by the enemy, they would execute the teleportation divine art and transport the residents of the Great Ruins to safety.

The journey so far was quite safe, it was just that the Primordial Spirits of the Heavenly Devil Cult Masters were growing duller and duller.

”You all have left Fengdu for too long.”

Human Emperor Qi Kang continued, ”Patriarch Wen Yuan, you should all return. If you continue to drag this out, your souls will disintegrate.”

Young patriarch shook his head, and before he could even say anything, Zu Yang, Yu Lian, Si Yuanwei, and the other cult masters all started to chide him noisily, making Human Emperor Qi Kang feel dizzy from all the noise.

Suddenly, corpses of divine dragons and gods and devils floated about the surface of the river. The dragon palace at the bottom of the river was shattered. Evidently, the great army of the celestial heavens had come to attack the Surging River Dragon Palace. Those gods and devils should be the celestial troops and generals who had died in the battle.

There was still some divine fire burning on the surface of the river, and it couldn't even be extinguished by the river water.

There were damaged ships at the shores as well. The celestial troops and generals probably clashed with the strong beings of the dragon race, and there were great casualties there too.

The cult masters of the Heavenly Devil Cult possessed the corpses of these celestial troops and generals. They danced about and had all sorts of strange forms. Following that, they surrounded a large celestial heavens ship and started to do carpentry noisily.

They were deft and actually managed to repair the celestial heavens ship very quickly while the human emperors looked on with shock.

The Heavenly Devil Cult Masters stood at the head of the ship and executed their techniques, transporting the people onto the ship.

”You're all blessed!”

They beamed. ”We are the great army of the celestial heavens, and you are all our prisoners. We are escorting you all!”

The ship took flight, traveling east, the flag of the celestial heavens army flying high. Along the way, they saw more and more celestial heavens battleships tunneling out of the void from within the blood rays that were released from the countless sacrificial offerings of flesh and blood. The sights only made their hearts grow heavier.

They met a group that was migrating, and the ones who were escorting the mortals were divine arts practitioners from the Heavenly Saint Academy.

A scholar from the Heavenly Saint Academy told them, ”We were only able to make it here alive with the help of a spirit named Ling Jing.”

”Where is Daoist Ling Jing?”

The scholars were silent.

They carried these refugees on board and continued on their journey. Along the way, they came across a young Daoist who was leading people from the Great Ruins, and they were moving with great difficulty. The young Daoist was Dao Master Lin Xuan.

”Stinky Daoists, they are even more nausea-inducing than the stupid, fat, and dark human emperors!”

The Heavenly Devil Cult Masters viewed the Dao Master of the Dao Sect with contempt, but they still allowed Dao Master Lin Xuan to lead the refugees on board the ship.

”You can send these people to the peach forest of my Dao Sect Academy.”

Dao Master Lin Xuan removed his Dao crown from his head, and it was full of blood. He then continued, ”Within the peach forest is Celestial Venerable Yue. Although she doesn't get involved in worldly affairs, the peach forest can protect their safety. You can also send them to Clear Sky Heaven. Clear Sky Heaven is a branch of the celestial heavens' Dao Sect, and it's still quite safe there. I have already ordered the disciples of the Dao Sect to head to Clear Sky Heaven and have told them to escort the people near the Surging River to Clear Sky Heaven to hide from the disaster of war. There are twenty-four kingdoms of gods in Clear Sky Heaven, which should ensure their safety.”

”This Daoist isn't that bad.”

Cult Master Si Yuanwei admired him greatly, and she smiled. ”As the Dao Master, your willingness to sacrifice your life by coming out here shows that you have a good conscience. Did you come out alone?”

”There were two of us.”