Undying Life

Chapter 715: Chapter 715: The Ancient Monster of Tianxia Peak

Half a month ago, in the Da Yong Dynasty. In the study of Emperor Gu Zhengyi.

"Your Majesty, I implore you to revoke the order. Tianxia Peak is where my ancestral tombs lie; it must not be defiled!" Tian Lao suddenly fell to his knees.

"Tian Lao, what are you doing?" Gu Zhengyi immediately helped Tian Lao to his feet.

"Your Majesty, when Da Yong was founded, you promised to fulfill a wish of mine. When the former divine powers were in place, you also promised in front of them to treat me well. But now, my ancestral tombs are to be drenched in blood. Please, Your Majesty, fulfill your old promise!" Although Tian Lao was helped up, he continued to plead.

Gu Zhengyi frowned slightly, as if he was already hesitating.

Simace, who was standing nearby, sneered coldly and said, "Withdraw the troops? Tianxia Peak is a strategic point between two dynasties. How can we just withdraw? It's just an ancestral tomb. After Da Yong takes Tianxia Peak, your majesty can grant it to you, and you can fulfill your filial duty then."

Hearing Simace's words, Tian Lao's face was full of shame and anger. "After the war, grant it to me? How will you restore the dignity of my ancestors' spirits that have been insulted?"

"Spirits? Once dead, they either go to the underworld or vanish completely. What spirits are you talking about? It's just a pile of dirt!" Simace said disdainfully.

"You...!" Tian Lao was furious.

Simace sneered and ignored him.

"Tian Lao, the battle for Tianxia Peak is crucial. Once we take it, I will grant it to you permanently," Gu Zhengyi said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty!" Tian Lao called out again.

"My decision is made!" Gu Zhengyi said firmly.

Tian Lao looked at Gu Zhengyi, his eyes full of disappointment. With a dejected demeanor, he hunched over and slowly walked out of the study.

Watching Tian Lao leave, Simace sneered disdainfully.

"Sigh!" Gu Zhengyi let out a small sigh.

"Rest assured, we have sent four of our subordinates, four earth immortals, to assist you. Two will help you take Da Yong, and two will help you resist Da Qin. It is foolproof!" Simace said confidently.

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"Let's hope so!" Gu Zhengyi frowned.

For a moment, Gu Zhengyi felt a sense of unease, a bad premonition. Things were not going as he had expected. Da Qin and Taishui were supposed to attack Da Yong, but Taishui had not moved, and Da Qin had sent troops towards him instead. For the first time, Gu Zhengyi felt that the situation was slipping out of his control. Tian Lao's lament seemed to add to his unease.

The sense of foreboding in Gu Zhengyi's heart grew stronger.

Tian Lao left the grand hall and swiftly flew towards Tianxia Peak.

Outside the capital, Tian Lao looked back at the Da Yong capital with a heart full of resentment. He had always been loyal to Da Yong, yet in the end, he couldn't even protect his ancestral tombs. When the former divine powers were in place, they respected him greatly. But now?

Because of the arrival of a group of outsiders, he, a mere second-stage celestial being, could be discarded like an old shoe?

"Hmph!" Tian Lao snorted coldly and flew towards Tianxia Peak.

Tian Lao hurried to the battlefield at Tianxia Peak. The war had already begun.

The sounds of battle filled the air, heads rolled, and blood stained the sky, forming small rivers of vicious bloodshed.

On the other side, an earth immortal slashed at the ancestral tomb, Tianxia Peak, with a sword.

"Ancestors～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～

"Unfilial child!"

Tian Lao's wail echoed through the battlefield. Yet, his cries could not halt the advancing army. The Earth Immortal's sword, aimed at Heaven's Peak, was deflected by an immense force, sending him flying.

Tian Lao knew the formidable power of Heaven's Peak. However, he could not allow his ancestral tomb to be endlessly desecrated. The constant pollution of Heaven's Peak by copious amounts of blood infuriated him more than the Earth Immortal's attempt to cleave the mountain.

Ancestral teachings had commanded that war's filthy blood must never stain Heaven's Peak. But now, the endless wash of blood across the mountain made Tian Lao feel the burden of his failure. "Unfilial child!"

Sadness welled up in Tian Lao's heart as he pondered how to stop the war. How could he halt this carnage? The army would not listen to him, but perhaps the battle would cease if the commander were killed.

The commander? Kill Zhao Suoxiang?

Tian Lao turned his gaze, seeing two figures in the distance within the Da Yung army: one was Mud Buddha, and the other, a tiger clansman, Yin Luori. Wasn't he sent to the underworld by Gu Shentong? How was he here, entangled with the Da Yung army?

It was impossible to kill Zhao Suoxiang.

Suddenly, Tian Lao's eyes fixed on Huan Tulong. Thinking of the heartache Gu Zhengyi had caused him and the humiliation from Da Yung, he decided on his course of action.

Tian Lao leapt into the air, flying toward the battlefield. Yin Luori also took to the skies. As both sides approached, Zhao Suoxiang and Huan Tulong slightly separated.

"Tian Lao, you've returned?" Huan Tulong glanced at Tian Lao before focusing on their opponents, Yin Luori and Zhao Suoxiang. To Huan Tulong, it seemed an even fight with two against two.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, a wooden staff pierced through Huan Tulong's chest. Tian Lao had launched a surprise attack from behind. The unexpected betrayal left everyone stunned. Yin Luori and Zhao Suoxiang stared in disbelief. Huan Tulong turned his head, eyes wide with incredulity, seeing the staff protruding from his chest. How could this be?

Yet, Huan Tulong's ferocity instinctively drove him to strike back at Tian Lao.

"Boom!"

Their palms clashed, sending Tian Lao retreating a hundred meters, while the grievously injured Huan Tulong sustained even more severe wounds.

"Swish!" Zhao Suoxiang's spear severed Huan Tulong's head.

Zhao Suoxiang, a hero who disdained deceit, recognized that on the battlefield, there was no honor, only life and death. The quicker Huan Tulong died, the fewer brothers he would lose.

Huan Tulong never imagined he would die so ignominiously.

As Zhao Suoxiang severed Huan Tulong's head, a hush fell over many parts of the battlefield. The commander was dead? The commander was dead! Many soldiers stared in disbelief at the scene.

"Huan Tulong is dead! Surrender and you will not be killed!" Zhao Suoxiang shouted, holding Huan Tulong's head high.

"Surrender and you will not be killed!"

"Surrender and you will not be killed!"

The Da Yung army echoed his call.

Originally, the Da Yung army already had the upper hand. With Huan Tulong's death, the defeat of the Da Yung forces accelerated. The soldiers of Da Yong turned and fled, while the Da Yung soldiers pursued them relentlessly.

"Kill!"

This was a one-sided slaughter.

"Bastard!"

At the moment Tian Lao attacked, another idle Earth Immortal roared. However, before he could move forward, the Earth Immortal attacking Heaven's Peak screamed in terror.

"Old Eight, come help!"

The Earth Immortal, who had been bounced away by Heaven's Peak earlier, was now radiating a crimson light, with a sinister aura of blood seeping from his body. The horrifying scene made the other Earth Immortal cry out in fear.

At this moment, countless amounts of blood on the ground began to seep into the earth, all being absorbed by Heaven's Peak. Heaven's Peak was drinking blood? The thought sent shivers down everyone's spine.

"I've been cursed, Old Eight, I've been cursed!" the Earth Immortal screamed.

"What should we do? Why are you covered in blood? Your skin is melting?" Earth Immortal Old Eight shouted in panic.

"This is a curse! Quickly, help me destroy this mountain! Hurry!" the cursed Earth Immortal yelled.

Once again, he swung his sword, extending it to a length of ten thousand feet, and struck down with all his might. The other Earth Immortal did the same, unleashing their strongest attack. Their swords shattered the space around them, creating a massive black hole that seemed to crash down on Heaven's Peak.

"Boom!"

A deafening explosion shook the earth. Countless surrounding peaks collapsed, and the ground trembled. Many fleeing soldiers fell to the ground.

But Heaven's Peak remained unshaken, though it had now turned crimson as if drenched in blood.

"I've been cursed too! I've been cursed too!" Earth Immortal Old Eight screamed.

"Boom!"

Halfway up Heaven's Peak, a large crack appeared, slowly revealing a palace. The palace emitted millions of golden rays, shining like the sun and blinding everyone.

"What is that?" Mud Buddha and others squinted in defense.

Countless soldiers were blinded by the sudden golden light and stopped in their tracks.

The two Earth Immortals stared in horror at the golden palace. On a distant mountaintop, Tian Jizi's eyes were filled with excitement as he grasped his long sword in anticipation.

The golden-light-covered palace gates slowly opened. Tian Lao flew to the front and knelt on the ground.

Suddenly, the golden light vanished. Everyone stared curiously at the palace halfway up the mountain.

"Step, step, step..."

Footsteps echoed from inside. Though the source was far away, the sound was eerily clear, as if stepping directly on everyone's hearts.

Someone was coming out.

A man dressed in tattered black robes, holding a long purple staff, slowly emerged. He was extremely thin, almost just skin and bones. His skin was pitch black, as if he had just walked out of a coal pit, a frightening sight. His eyes glowed a deep red, and on his forehead was a golden gem, like a sun embedded in his brow, making him appear both terrifying and awe-inspiring.