Chapter 470: Scripture of Salvation (1/2)

The eyes grew increasingly larger, their crimson gaze casting the tomb in bloody luminescence. The twin layouts, Mirage, and Ghost Hits Wall set up by Lu Yun all shattered at the same time.

The manner in which the layouts were broken was blunt and direct. Lu Yun was certain that the eyes—or whoever the eyes belonged to—had mastered the art of feng shui. Even with only raw power, the eyes knew very well which parts they should attack in order to dismantle the layouts.

The entire tomb had been dyed scarlet and the darkness expelled. Lu Yun could see everything in the tomb, as well as the true form of the extinction layout—an eerily shaped wilted branch set against the crimson sky.

Having broken out of Ghost Hits Wall, the Exalted Celestial Emperor stared at the giant eyes with first a grave look, then a sneer.

“You really let him out! I may not know how you managed to break the emperor’s runes, but you’re all dead. You’ll all die here!”

The celestial emperor laughed heartily. The extinction layout was close to being shattered and there was nothing he could do now. His only consolation was that Lu Yun was doomed as well. The pair of crimson eyes were far from harmless; its grudges could rival the flesh attached to Lu Yun’s back. Moreover, they were sentient.

Sword Divine saw Lu Yun as a thorn in his side because of the human’s interference. Although the divine’s plan had been disrupted, at least Lu Yun wouldn’t be getting out of here alive, either.

……

“A divine?” The eyes shifted their gaze to the Exalted Celestial Emperor. “Ah, an Exalted Divine. No wonder there were runes of the Exalted Divine Emperor keeping me suppressed.”

All of the hair on the Exalted Celestial Emperor’s body stood on end as he abruptly felt like a lamb targeted by the wolves. He slumped listlessly, all energy drained out of his body.

“With an Exalted Divine here, I don’t have to break the damn extinction layout to get away!” Crimson light burst out of the eyeballs, prompting a ghastly scream from the Exalted Celestial Emperor as his eyes exploded out of his head. The floating crimson eyes took their place and settled down in the gory eye sockets as the man screamed and convulsed.

“Legends paint the Exalted Divines as the embodiment of dao itself. With the head of a human and the body of a snake, the traces they leave behind during their movements form the character for dao. In the era of human dao, the human race ruled over the different worlds as the sole authority, but there was one tribe that remained independent—the Exalted Divines.

“They were the ones to crush immortal dao and end the rule of the human race, establishing their divine dao and the divine court.” Qi Hai smirked at the writhing celestial emperor. “It is his destiny to be possessed by the eyes. All those who dare call themselves emperors are sure to meet with misfortune, and he is no exception, despite having evaded his tribulation before.”

Lu Yun nodded without a word.

When the celestial emperor’s screams gurgled down, they were replaced by a long peal of hearty laughter.

“I can finally escape this damned place!” The ‘Exalted Celestial Emperor’ looked up at Lu Yun and Qi Hai, his eyes as red as two sparkling rubies. “This seat will permit you to live as I have just regained freedom today. You can take care of the extinction layout yourself, hahaha!”

He suddenly transformed into the true form of an Exalted divine—human head, body of a snake, and a third eye settled between the brows. With a twist of his tail, he vanished into thin air, leaving the ‘dao’ character in his wake.

“Who do the eyes belong to?” Qi Hai frowned deeply at where the ‘celestial emperor’ had been. “He knows the Exalted Divines better than they do themselves. What he displayed just now is an innate talent of the Exalted Divines, but that was sealed away by various human lords acting in concert after the Exalted Divine Emperor died...”