Chapter 186: White Tiger Divine Race (1/2)

The man’s expression shifted drastically at Lu Yun’s declaration.

“The human’s not to be trusted!!” he yelled. “He’s the Dusk Province governor, an official of the Nephrite Court! There exists a death feud between Nephrite Major and the phoenixes! If he finds your queen’s body, he will refine it into pills or treasure!”

The tomb keepers hesitated. Phoenixes did indeed have a feud with the Nephrite Court. Tens of thousands years ago, the two factions fought over rule of the major. Defeated by the human immortals, the phoenixes were forced out of the region, marking the start of their decline.

Huang Qing had risen out of nowhere during those grave straits and became the race’s hope to rise again. Nephrite Major sent hunters after her, but to no avail. Learning of Lu Yun’s identity injected killing intent into the eyes of the tomb keepers.

“Huang Qing was killed by the divines,” Lu Yun said calmly, “and this man is a divine.”

The mermaid paused.

“Nephrite Major’s feud with the phoenixes stems from the struggle to establish one dynasty as the major’s rightful ruler. It was an honorable war between two honorable factions.” Lu Yun lifted his head. “The divines, on the other hand…. Heh, they are the public enemy of all races in the world.”

With the demise of all the world’s immortals in the great war, the divine race had seized the opening and conquered the world. They enslaved all races, playing with and killing their toys as they would. Many races still considered the divine race their mortal enemy, even now.

The Nephrite court and phoenixes had indeed clashed against each other, but the court’s victory had been just. Even after Huang Qing’s rise to stardom, the human court sent only immortals at her level after her. Although the attackers fought as a team, the court never sent out any dao immortals.

Instead, it had been a divine race’s dao immortal who’d killed Huang Qing.

“Enter the Sword Barrow and retrieve our mistress’ body,” the mermaid said, then suddenly pointed at Qing Han. “But he stays here.”

“Alright,” Qing Han replied before Lu Yun could edge out a word. He knew he would only be a burden if he stayed by his friend’s side. Without the need to consider his safety, Lu Yun would easily be able to extricate himself from any danger.

Qing Han had come to that realization throughout the course of Myriad Formation Summit, the Skandha Extinction Tomb, and the abyss beneath Dusk River.

“When I return, if Qing Han has lost even a hair...” Lu Yun’s expression darkened. He couldn’t not worry about Qing Han remaining with a group of tomb keepers. Despite their living souls and sentient minds, they were still zombies.

“Gyakakakaka!” Strange laughter cackled in the air before a voice mocked, “A hair? What can you do even if we eat him?”

Boom!

A large explosion sounded from behind Lu Yun as a girl with crimson hair strode out from the void. Blood-red dragons seemed to frolic around her in streaks of crimson light.

“If there is so much a hair missing on Sir Qing Han’s head,” Aoxue proclaimed with steely eyes, “I will kill you all.”

All of the tomb keepers shuddered.

Aoxue was merely an august immortal at present. She’d once been a peerless immortal, but was yet to fully recover her cultivation. Lu Yun wouldn’t allow his envoys to ascend beyond golden immortal before he met with the Dusk restriction.

After all, he didn’t know if the restriction would tolerate his envoys’ existence.

The black dragonguard, zombie king, bloodcorpses, and even the tomb keepers were able to ascend beyond the golden immortal realm because they weren’t alive in the traditional sense.

On the contrary, Lu Yun’s envoys had truly resurrected.