Chapter 491 - The Forever City (1/2)

“Hell, no! He will use the power of the Dragon Vein!” It was the first time that Yi Tong looked shocked. The two dozen of them couldn’t even defeat the Phantom King. Thus, how could they possibly deal with the power of the Dragon Vein that had accumulated for thousands of years or even ten thousand years?

At this moment, a thick layer of dark cloud capped the entire imperial palace. It blotted out the sky and covered the sun. There was gloom above and darkness below. Now it seemed that the Phantom King was the only master here. Then, there came a deep voice. “All of you will die here today!”

With his voice fell, the dark clouds in midair seemed to go much lower. At this instant, everyone felt a tremendous pressure like they were under an unbearable weight. They could not move anymore and even were almost breathless.

“Xin’er!” Xiao Chen called out, blue veins standing out on his face. He had already stabbed half of his halberd into the ground. At this moment, Huangfu Xin’er was just less than 10 meters away from him. However, under this tremendous pressure, he was helplessly pinned down there and couldn’t move a little closer to her.

“Today, I will have your souls disintegrate into dust!” roared the Phantom King. When he held out his hands, these rolling black clouds imbued with potent destructive power pressed down directly—they were going to destroy the body and the spirit of everyone.

Just then, the emotionless voice of a young man came from behind. “What a self-indulgent ruler! You were profligate and devoid of principles three thousand years ago. Now, do you still want to occupy this city after you died?”

The Phantom King narrowed his eyes and bellowed with a deep voice, “Who are you?”

At the entrance of the square’s steps, a teenager walked over slowly with his hands behind his back. He was in a bluish-white robe, and there were some strange talismans printed on his face. He looked indifferently at the Phantom King, his pupils dark reddish-purple, and he said lightly, “Foolish king, your dynasty has long perished.”

“How dare you!” The Phantom King was unable to contain his anger and raised his hand. Suddenly, large tracts of black clouds bore down on the teenager. Xiao Chen recognized his voice and turned to look at him at once, shouting, “Evernight!”

The young person was Fuxi Zither’s soul, Evernight, who had been sleeping soundly in the Nine-heaven Jade Pendant for a very long time and would wake up only occasionally. He flicked his sleeves. Then, countless beams of white radiance rose steeply from the flat ground and rushed toward these black clouds that were pressing down on their head. In an instant, those dark clouds were flushed away.

The Phantom King couldn’t help feeling startled and said in a low voice. “Who are you?”

Xiao Chen hurriedly answered, “Evernight, you came here just in time. Hurry up! Help me to break the blockade of the space around!”

Evernight’s gaze was still on the Phantom King, and he said lightly, “Boy, since I’m out already, why are you still in panic?”

“SILENCE! I am waiting for your answer!” The Phantom King berated in a deep voice and slapped Evernight hard. Immediately, surging black clouds came up to him under cover. But merely by giving a flick of his sleeve, Evernight dispersed the black clouds and said coldly, “Fatuous king, open your eyes and look around. You died many years ago, and so did your dynasty.”

“A pack of lies!” The Phantom King was angry beyond all control and pointed his long sword to the sky. In a flash, all the dark clouds rushed down, and the entire imperial palace began to tremble violently. The fierce power given by him seemed to be enough to destroy the world. Yang Qing and others, as well as girls from the Levitating Dark Fragrance, couldn’t endure the power any longer.

Evernight shook his head and suddenly rose. Hanging in midair, he kept moving his fingers to cast a spell while chanting. Finally, he thundered coldly, “Birth-and-death of Everything!”

As his voice fell, a great many glaring white radiance suddenly rushed out of the ground, and the beams of white radiance soared into the sky as if they would go up high to the clouds. In a twinkling, the white radiance cleared away those gloomy clouds floating above the imperial palace for a thousand years.

At this point, the radiance made numerous holes in those overcast clouds. Through those holes, the sun cast its golden rays on the Phantom King, making a string of fizzy sounds. The Phantom King seemed to be quite afraid of the sun and quickly went to hide in the shade. With a deep voice, he yelled, “Who the hell are you?”

Evernight said, coldly, “I was the Zither Spirit of the musician whose heart was dug out by you.”

After finishing speaking, Evernight put his hands together and moved his fingers constantly to cast a spell while chanting incantations. All of a sudden, the white radiance became much stronger. Instantly, it swept away all the dark clouds that floated in midair. Tracts of sunlight fell all over the ground. As soon as the sunshine landed on those black vines on the wall of the imperial palace, they immediately turned to ashes.

The Phantom King also seemed to be greatly battered. He promptly raised his arm to shield himself from the sun. Evernight said coldly, “Bad king, look at your city now.”

The Phantom King kept the sun off and looked into the distance. It was a city of desolation and ruin. In the city, the building collapsed, and the streets were utterly deserted. By contrast, spears of barbed wild grass flourished abundantly. He stepped two steps back and said with a look of surprise, “How is this possible? My city, my country! Am I dead for real?”

Yi Tong frowned a little. Previously, he guessed that the Phantom King wanted to resurrect by the Dragon Vein. But now, it seemed that even the Phantom King didn’t know that he was dead already. What was weirder was that even he didn’t know how many years had passed, which seemed to be a little wrong.

Evernight asked coldly, “Can you see everything clearly now?”

But the Phantom King still didn’t believe it. He murmured, “How was it possible… How was it possible? How could I die already? Then, she…”

“She was nothing but a fox demon and had long gone to the Six Paths of Samsara!” Evernight harshly rebuked.

“No!” The Phantom King’s whole body shook all over. Meanwhile, Xiao Chen and the others could move again. When the Phantom King was absent-minded, Xiao Chen rushed up to him as quickly as a flash of lightning, piercing his abdomen with his halberd.

“Argh…!” The Phantom King gave a sharp scream as if he had been badly hit. Right after that, he gave Xiao Chen a ferocious slap. Evernight shouted hastily, “Boy, watch out!”

After the yell, Evernight rushed to Xiao Chen like a flash of lightning. With a loud bang, his palm hit against the Phantom King’s. The stones around were showering, and the ground opened.