God Emperor

Wuchang Haochuan was shocked. The two human Monks before him didn’t have high cultivations, but their speed was twice as fast as him.

He wasn’t very slow though and he was close behind them. Shaking his arm, a black chain flew out of his sleeve. It passed through the dozens of miles and hit the center of Zhang Ruochen’s back.

Chillingly cold ghost inscriptions emerged on the metal chain. It froze the air into rings of ice that extended to Zhang Ruochen’s back.

Clenching his jaw, Zhang Ruochen used the Spatial Move and dodged it with Han Xue.

Kaboom!

The sickle at the end of the chain hit a 100-foot-long tombstone and sliced it in half as if it was made of tofu.

“Spatial ripples.”

Wuchang Haochuan’s eyes were frigid. Ghost Qi flooded out of his body. The murderous desire grew heavier. He finally understood why the Ghost King had sent him to kill these people.

Some of these people were indeed special. If they were allowed into the netherworld, they might run into some secret places and cause great damage.

Splash!

There was the sound of flowing water.

After a while, Zhang Ruochen, Han Xue, and the man who specialized in runes arrived one after another at the bank of the Corpse River.

The riverbank of the Corpse River was built completely by piled up bodies and skeletons. It smelled disgusting. The water was very polluted. It was pure black and bodies from upstream floated on the surface.

The Corpse River was known as the boundary between the living world and netherworld. Once one crossed the river, they would enter the netherworld.

According to legends, no living being that entered the netherworld could ever come back alive. Even Saints went without returning. Coming here was like reaching the gates to hell. One had to make a decision.

Zhang Ruochen naturally had no other choice. No matter what, he had to enter the netherworld and find the Thousand-bone Empress. He could only suppress the dead souls of the Tomb Forest if he found her.

The young man’s expression was indifferent. Riding two rune scrolls, he controlled the wind and flew across the river.

“Be careful,” Zhang Ruochen warned. “There’s a strange force in the air above Corpse River. Any Monk who tries to cross the river will be suppressed by it. Once you fall into the river, the water will corrode your body.”

The young man had already flown a few hundred feet when he felt weight press down on him. It felt like a mountain weighing him down.

But hearing Zhang Ruochen’s warning, he immediately flew back and returned to the riverbank under the extreme danger. However, his feet stood on the edge of Corpse River. He touched the water and a layer of his skin was eaten away immediately.

The black evil Qi kept snaking up until it reached his knee.

The young man had very high cultivation. He was a first level Half-Saint. When he reached land, he immediately guided his Holy Qi to refine the evil Qi in his legs.

He exhaled deeply, feeling belated fear. At the same time, his impression of Zhang Ruochen improved. He quickly walked over and greeted him. “I am Shi Ren. Thank you for your warning. Otherwise, I probably would have died in Corpse River. How did you know that there is a strange force above the river?”

“I came here before.”

Zhang Ruochen stared at the Corpse River, his expression heavy. Last time, he and Saint Lady had escaped using a Levitation Boat to float on the river’s surface. This time, he didn’t have the boat. How should he cross?

Han Xue grasped the Void Sword. Looking back, she saw a cloud of black ghostly Qi rushing over. She hurriedly said, “Master, that Wuchang is catching up. What do we do?”

Zhang Ruochen was staring at the corpses floating on the surface. Suddenly, his eyes brightened. “Since those bodies can float, why don’t we use the bodies on the surface to make a boat? Perhaps we can cross the river.”

“That’s right.” The man named Shi Ren nodded. He pulled out a chain and hook. Throwing it over the river, the sharp hook grabbed onto a ten-meter-long black ape corpse and dragged it to the bank.

Then the three walked onto the ape’s corpse. They activated their Holy Qi and started crossing the river.

“You can cross like this? Why didn’t I think of this?”

“Let’s go to the netherworld too. No matter what, we have to find the legendary pill that can bring the dead back to life.”

Seeing the idea Zhang Ruochen’s group used to cross the river, the other Monks all rushed out from the Tomb Forest. They searched for corpses to use to cross the river.

When Zhang Ruochen’s trio was at the middle of Corpse River, Wuchang Haochuan arrived at the bank. The soul beast under him reared up and let out a deafening roar.

Argh!

Waves dozens of meters tall instantly rose up from the calm river.

If it was a regular river, even waves hundreds of meters tall wouldn’t be trouble for the Monks. However, the water of Corpse River was unusual. Death was imminent if one was swept into it.

Plop.

A pained cry sounded in the distance.

Affected by the double attack of the roar and waves, an elder in the Ninth Change lost his balance. He fell into the river and let out an ear-piercing cry of pain.

When the Monk beside him fished him out, the elder had already become a black corpse. His flesh had dissolved into mud and smelled disgusting.

Han Xue had never seen something so horrifying. Her delicate little face paled. However, she still clenched her teeth, working to compose herself. She kept telling herself to be strong. She couldn’t be deadweight for her teacher; she couldn’t be scared.

Zhang Ruochen glanced at Han Xue. He suddenly regretted taking her into the Tomb Forest. After all, she was only a child.

On the bank, Wuchang Haochuan huffed coldly. Riding the shark-like soul beast, he charged into the Corpse River and attacked the Monks who were crossing the river.

The soul beast walked on the water without sinking. It was shockingly fast.

“Die!”

Wuchang Haochuan waved his hand and hurled the metal chain. It swept over the Corpse River, knocking five human Monks into the water.

“Save me…save me…”

“Ah…”

Many pained cries sounded from Corpse River. However, the cries died away soon after. They stopped breathing and floated up as corpses.

Wuchang Haochuan stared in the direction of Zhang Ruochen’s trio and huffed coldly. He sent out the metal chain again. It tore through the air with sharp wind. The chain contained a very powerful force that sent the river rolling. A wide path opened up, reaching right behind the trio.

“Han Xue, the sword,” Zhang Ruochen said.

“Yes.”

Han Xue formed the sword gesture and the Void Sword immediately shone brilliantly. Transforming into a beam of white light, it flew out to attack the chain.

At the same time, Zhang Ruochen also activated all his Sword Intent and pointed forward.

A beam of light flew out of his fingertip. It hit the Void Sword, multiplying the sword’s power.

After the Void Sword’s sword spirit had been awakened, it returned to a top saint weapon. It was one of the strongest swords in the entire Kunlun’s Field.

Right now, Zhang Ruochen and Han Xue were controlling it at once. The power it unleashed was naturally horrifying.

Whoosh!

The sword cut down, easily cutting Wuchang Haochuan’s chain into two.

Sword Qi hit the surface of the river, leaving behind a trail that reached the bottom of the river. It broke up the river’s flow temporarily.

Wuchang Haochuan and the soul beast hurriedly retreated. He pulled his arm back but only retrieved half of the chain. The other half fell into the Corpse River.

“That is…”

Wuchang Haochuan’s demonic eyes stared at the white Void Sword. His expression was one of shock. Then he uttered the second half of his sentence, “…the Thousand-bone Empress’ Void Sword.”

Expression heavy, Wuchang Haochuan yelled, “Wuchang Xunjin, report to the Ghost King that the Void Sword has reappeared. Someone wants to bring it into the netherworld.”

One of the ten Wuchangs turned quickly and ran out of Tomb Forest. On the other side, Wuchang Haochuan rode his soul beast, continuing to chase after Zhang Ruochen’s trio. No matter what, he had to stop them from entering the netherworld.

…

Around an hour later, a round and furry black head popped out from a huge tombstone on the bank of Corpse River.

It immediately retracted after popping out.

It peaked out three times in a row before a fat black cat walked out. It looked around with its round eyes. When it didn’t discover any danger, it beckoned backwards with its claws. Chuckling, it said, “After careful observation by me, the king, there is no danger for now.”

Mu Lingxi walked out form the tombstone. She wore a pure white robe with a belt, making her bosom seem extraordinarily full. Her black hair reached her waist while her long legs were hidden by her dress. She looked unusually elegant.

However, there was blood all over her white robe. Clearly, she’d also gotten hurt while charging into the Tomb Forest.

Mu Lingxi looked at the rotting corpses piled on the riverbank and furrowed her slender brow. “This is such a miserable place. No wonder so many dead souls are born here. Did Zhang Ruochen really come here?”

“Since something so big happened in the Tomb Forest, Zhang Ruochen will definitely bring the Void World to the netherworld to find the Thousand-bone Empress. Hehe! How can I be missing when people go looking for the empress?”

Blackie glanced at the netherworld on the other side of the river and his eyes hardened. “Demon rat!” he yelled coldly. “Get out of there!”

Hearing Blackie’s cry, Captain Rat, who’d been hiding behind a tombstone, trembled. He scrambled out and smiled ingratiatingly. “Cat Lord, what can I do for you?”

Blackie glanced across Corpse River and said, “Carry us across the river.”

Captain Rat’s expression changed. Taking a step back, he said, “I can’t! The water of Corpse River is terrifying. It can erode all flesh on a living organism. If I touch it, I’ll die without a doubt.”

White steam puffed out of Blackie’s nostrils. Waving a paw, he slammed down on Captain Rat’s head. “F*ck, you’re a demon rat and you’re afraid of corpse water? You gonna go? You f*cking gonna go? You f*cking wanna die?”

Blackie’s paw pounded and thudded against Captain Rat’s head, making the rat sink halfway into the ground.

Plop!

Blackie kicked Captain Rat cleanly into the Corpse River.

It was quite strange. After Captain Rat fell into Corpse River, he choked on some mouthfuls of water, but was actually fine. He still floated on the surface.