Chapter 322: Kill As Many Who Come (1/2)

After driving off the Gorb Demon, Lu Yun changed the appearance of everyone on the ship with shapeshifting talismans. Even the extravagant Divine Glory was transformed into a sinister-looking black fortress ship flying a black sail.

Lu Yun had originally planned to enter the North Sea court by way of assuming Xue Daozi’s identity. However, the Gorb Demon had seen through all of their disguises, and likely already passed on the information.

Thus, another change in identity was now necessary.

The degenerate alliance had previously concealed their true forms with powerful treasures from their factions. Even the nine celestial emperors might not have been able to see through the disguises. However, the Gorb Demon had identified who they were with a quick scan, even seeing Beigong Yu and Aoxue as what they were. The man really did possess a remarkable skill.

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Everyone on the ship went through a complete makeover, both inside and out. The talismans had transformed them entirely, and it was even odds if the Gorb Demon could possibly recognize them on the second go-round. The possibility that he would still be able to pick them out had to be taken into consideration, since none of them knew how the mysterious man had identified them in the first place.

The large black ship openly sailed through the ocean, Xue Daozi at the bow. His appearance and bearing was now that of an aloof, middle-aged man, and his presence as a peak aether dao immortal was completely unleashed.

Someone as powerful as he absolutely had the right to lay claim to some of the spoils from the skydragon tomb. Therefore, the monster spirits standing guard at the entrance to the imperial seas permitted entry when they saw him.

“How is the situation in the North Sea, Canghai Chengkong?” Lu Yun contacted the sword immortal through the Tome of Life and Death.

His Infernum couldn’t stray too far away from him, for it was the book that sustained their lives. Leaving the area of effect of the Tome of Life and Death would scatter their souls and have them truly depart the world. If they wished for further range of movement, they would need to be led by Lu Yun, or one of his envoys.

Canghai Chengkong, on the other hand, had his name written in the Tome of Life and Death, which made him something between an Envoy of Samsara and Infernum. Lu Yun had ordered him to return to the Dark North Sword Sect and keep an eye on the North Sea.

The sword immortal had been in charge of overseeing Levitating Island, but now that it’d been destroyed, he had nothing to supervise.

Fortunately, the senior council of the sect was too preoccupied with the chaos they were facing and didn’t have the attention to spare to hold him accountable. Besides, he was a pure sword immortal, which made him a rare asset even in the Dark North Sword Sect.

After returning to his sect, he made his way to the imperial seas to look for the skydragon tomb.

The shockwaves emanating from the emerging tomb were growing increasingly powerful, to the point where almost everyone could feel them: a behemoth was rising from the ocean.

“In response to master, the North Sea political situation is splintered, and there are too many players involved!” Canghai Chengkong sounded exhausted, clearly having waded into many battles over the past few days. If his name hadn’t been written in the Tome of Life and Death, he would’ve died early on.

“However, the dragons of the Untroubled Sea have found the entrance into the tomb!”

The news raised Lu Yun’s eyebrows. So someone had found the entrance to the tomb!

“The dragons of the Untroubled Sea!” Aoxue’s expression darkened ominously. Back in the day, it’d been an uprising in the Untroubled Sea that’d compromised the North Sea Dragon Palace and resulted in the destruction of the North Sea dragons.

All the clues had later pointed to the Untroubled Sea dragons having caused the destruction on purpose. They were after the skydragon tomb.

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The alliance of degenerates on the fortress ship hadn’t come to explore the skydragon tomb. They were only cultivators, which made the tomb beyond their capabilities, despite the treasures on them. Their goals were to make Beigong Chonglou pay, and stir up troubles for the North Sea court.

Upon their arrival in the imperial sea, Lu Yun didn’t leap into brash action. Instead, he made a multitude of preparations on a deserted island, refining talismans and pills, etching formation disks, and baking black donkey’s hooves.

Memories of the two-headed zombie from the North Sea dragon tomb were still fresh in his mind. There would certainly be no shortage of such zombies in the skydragon tomb. As a spirit realm cultivator, he wasn’t the most reassured that he could deal with a tomb that buried an existence beyond the dao immortal realm.

Therefore, he had to wait. Once the tomb was forced open and the local immortals swept away some of the obstacles within, that’d be his cue to enter.

Another seven days passed and Canghai Chengkong sent another message: the formation outside the skydragon tomb had been broken!

However, the different clans interested in the tomb paid a heavy price for this accomplishment. Three dao immortals, more than ten peak peerless immortals, and many more lesser immortals had died.

The casualties weighed heavily on everyone. They’d lost three dao immortals before even entering the tomb! This mission was proving to be far more dangerous than they’d expected.

However, there was no backing down now that the tomb entrance was open.