458 The Great Emperors Many Empresses! (2/2)

”That's right, Great Emperor. Our empire has more than thirty million female subjects awaiting the Great Emperor's service. They wait for you to grant them bliss. We implore you to make a visit!”

”That won't do, he'll have to come to us first. I have more than fifty million subjects in my kingdom, and they have been waiting for the Emperor for a very long time. I fear disaster if he doesn't pay us a visit soon!”

”All of your requests can be delayed. I have two hundred million subjects that were about to revolt when I left. If I don't bring the Emperor back with me, they'll come charging here!”

The empresses continued their endless dispute until one of them frowned and said coolly.

”Let's not fight. We have to seek the Great Emperor's views. As a last resort, we can place him on the altar, and our subjects may make a visit themselves. We can even earn considerable fees this way, but we'll have to arrange for guards to ensure that the Emperor is unharmed.”

As soon as she said that, the pervert lying on the altar, who had no love for this living world, suddenly widened his eyes. Tears began to flow from his eyes as he struggled to speak in his weakened state.

”Please, I beg you all, let me go. I really can't do it anymore…”

The high-spirited and ambitious pervert had reached the end of his rope. He broke down and wept loudly. However, no matter how much he cried, the empresses seemed to have reached a consensus. They had decided to leave him on the altar…

It was then that the man, at the depths of his despair, saw Wang Baole hovering in mid-air. He started to howl excitedly when he saw Wang Baole.

”Master, save me. Please, save me. As long as I get to leave this place, I'll do anything you want. I'll… I'll become an Artifact Spirit!”

Wang Baole looked at the man with great sympathy. With a wave of his hand, the illusion vanished. When he reappeared, he was back in his residence. In front of him were the three souls, and they fell to their knees before him. The vengeful aura surrounding them had faded away considerably. They hadn't yet been completely cleansed, but they no longer resisted the idea of becoming an Artifact Spirit. They even seemed to look forward to it.

Wang Baole was greatly consoled when he saw that. He felt that he was still quite charismatic, considering the three souls willingly decided to devote their loyalty to him. Then, he stared at the young boy and the sly State Preceptor again. Doubt flickered in his eyes.

When he had first seen the two, he had felt they were familiar, but he hadn't been able to recall why. Now that he was looking at them again, the sense of familiarity intensified.

I should've met them before… Wang Baole rubbed at his forehead. He thought for a very long while but couldn't come up with anything. He decided to set this matter aside. He reported to his master with the results of his attempts to make the three souls submit to him.

Ming Kunzi didn't ask about the details of how Wang Baole had managed to purify and cleanse the three souls within the time limit given. He led the three souls away so that he might craft Dark Artifacts for Wang Baole and infuse the artifacts with Artifact Spirits.

At the same time, he gave Wang Baole another assignment.

”Go to the Ten Thousand Art Pavilion of the Dark Sect. Read everything about the Dark Sect and the dark mystic arts and techniques. Even if you cannot learn them all, you should still know and understand these mystic arts and techniques. When you are able to gain certain enlightenment, you can then try to break through the Foundation Establishment realm and enter the Dark Core realm!”

Wang Baole followed his master's instructions obediently. He realized that there was still something amiss as he began to regain his memories, but he didn't have his entire memory back. He needed to read up on the various information on the Dark Sect and their sect's divine powers and information so that he might try to regain more control over his memory.

In the following month, Wang Baole spent almost all his time in the Ten Thousand Art Pavilion. He browsed through collections of books and scrolls on mystic arts and techniques. His knowledge of the Dark Sect and the Dark Art grew considerably.

The Spirit Immortal realm is divided into five minor realms—the Foundation Establishment realm, the Core Formation realm, the Nascent Soul realm, the Soul Conduit realm, and the Spirit Immortal realm… The corresponding levels of Dark Arts are the Corpse Face, the Soul Guidance, the Soul Fracture, the Burial Procession, and the Abyss Return! Wang Baole's eyes shone with a bright light. He learned from the documents that the various levels from the Corpse Face to the Abyss Return formed the first tier of the Dark Art!

The Dark Art… had seven tiers!

In addition, Wang Baole also found an extremely unique divine power after reading through the various materials. It was similar to the Rebirth Hallucination Array Formation and yet different.

Its name was… the Dark Dream!