Chapter 1265

The Past

"Retreat!"

Seeing the giant whale being destroyed in an instant, the heart of the female Yao that was commanding over a thousand Demonic Soldiers trembled. With a stern howl, she grabbed the remaining Demonic Soldiers and retreated explosively. Wave after wave surged out, instantly disappearing from the Nine Dragons Array.

"Oh?

They're really quick to escape. "

Mu Feng quietly stood on the nine dragons' back. Looking at the remaining Demonic Soldiers that were rapidly retreating within the waves, he frowned slightly. However, he did not continue to give chase. The violent energy that had erupted from the Nine Dragons Array had nearly crippled the thousand Demonic Soldiers. At the same time, the Nine Dragons Array had entered a period of weakness. Mu Feng still understood the principle of not chasing a cornered enemy.

With a wave of his right hand, Mu Feng immediately took out a bright and resplendent yellow ball from his Spirit Ring. With a sudden pinch, the ball exploded into countless yellow glowing dots. If one were to take a closer look, the true appearance of these yellow glowing dots was that of hummingbirds. They were extremely small and if one did not take a closer look, one would not be able to see them at all.

"Search for the two of them. Inform me the moment you find them."

With a wave of his sleeve, two figures appeared in the air. These two figures were Zhuowen, Mo Yan and Bai Yan. After transmitting the images of the two of them, the countless yellow glowing dots shot out in all directions.

"Let's return to the world of the palace first."

Looking at the countless yellow glowing dots that had disappeared, Mu Feng's eyes sparkled. Since the entrance to the tomb had been sealed, he was not worried that Zhuowen, Mo Yan and Bai Yan would be able to escape. Additionally, with the investigation of these yellow glowing dots, finding the two of them was only a matter of time.

Swoosh!

At this moment, the world of the palace had already undergone a drastic change. The originally beautiful and magnificent small world was now filled with a strange black Qi, appearing as though it was the end of the world.

Arriving outside the world of the palace, Mu Feng looked at the scene of the churning black Qi and frowned slightly. However, he did not step into the small world. Instead, he quietly stood in the air. Through the endless black Qi, Mu Feng was able to see a gigantic figure that was continuously twisting and struggling.

At the waist of the gigantic figure, there was an especially thick chain. Waves of strange rune energy revolved and sparkled within the chain, locking the gigantic figure in place, causing it to be completely unable to struggle free.

"Mu Feng!

You're here?

Have you caught Moyan, Bai Yan, and Zhuowen? "

Perhaps it had sensed Mu Feng, who was outside of the world, as its gigantic body came to a stop. A pair of blood-red eyes pierced through the black fog and landed on Mu Feng's body.

Mu Feng shook his head and said, "Not yet. That Zhuowen is very cunning. He actually used Demon Soldiers to block my Nine Dragons Formation."

"Hmm?

That means you haven't caught him yet? "

The voice in the black Qi was somewhat displeased, but it did not blame Mu Feng too much. Instead, it said in a low voice, "Mu Feng, you are an Arcana Heavenly Master and have a unique understanding of formations and restrictions. Can you break the last chain on my body?"

Mu Feng's brows furrowed slightly as he said, "Sir, the restrictions on your body were set up by an Arcane Saint Master. I'm only an Arcane Heavenly Master. I'm afraid that I don't have enough strength to break through the restrictions set up by an Arcane Saint Master."

"Hmph!

After hundreds and thousands of years of erosion, the might of this formation is far from what it was in the past. Furthermore, this lord has relied on the power of the offerings to break through the majority of the chains. There's only one remaining. You might be able to break it. "The voice in the black Qi turned somewhat cold.

Mu Feng's eyes sparkled as he said with a soft sigh, "Let me give it a try."

As he said that, Mu Feng took a step forward and entered the black Qi. Very quickly, he arrived at the chains that bound the gigantic figure. At this moment, Mu Feng was finally able to clearly see the true appearance of the gigantic black figure that was bound by the chains. This black figure was, in fact, an unknown life form that had appeared briefly in the air above the gorge. Its entire body was covered with a tough and durable carapace that was sparkling with light. Its insect-like head had two black antennae, while its body had twelve arms. It appeared exceptionally strange.

This was the first time that Mu Feng had seen the true body of this unknown life form. His expression turned sluggish. However, this only lasted for a moment, before his gaze landed on the runes on the chains. He rapidly formed a few hand seals, before fiercely smashing them against the chains. In an instant, the sound of metal clashing rang out.

Bang!

A terrifying rebounding force surged out, causing Mu Feng to involuntarily take several steps back. His aura fluctuated slightly as he said in a deep voice, "Lord, this is after all a restriction set up by an Arcane Saint Master. Even if you've destroyed all that's left of it, it's still not something that an Arcane Saint Master like me can break through."

"Damn it!

That old bastard is truly vicious. He actually placed such a vicious restriction on this lord's body.

I need more energy to break through this final chain. Once I do, this lord will completely regain my freedom. "

The black shadow roared out. In an instant, the surging black aura within the entire palace world started to churn. In the next instant, strange human figures condensed from the black aura. These human figures were similar in shape to the black shadow. However, they weren't as large as the black shadow. They were roughly the height of an ordinary person, and were somewhat similar to the wisp of black aura from before.

The densely packed black aura human figures covered the entire palace world, causing Mu Feng's scalp to turn numb. He knew that this lord before him was extremely powerful. However, he never imagined that he would be so powerful. There were over ten thousand human figures condensed from the black aura. Furthermore, each and every one of them possessed strength at the low level Martial Emperor realm. This was an extremely terrifying force, one that caused even Mu Feng to feel apprehensive.

"Plunder all the energy for me. The entire tomb, even the entire Emperor's Tomb, and even the entire Sea of Bitterness. All of you, plunder all of them. This lord needs even more sacrifices and energy. Plunder everything that you can plunder." The deep voice of the black shadow slowly spread out.

Roar!

Those black human figures all roared out, before transforming into countless black auras. They rushed out of the palace world and flew in all directions.

Looking at the countless black auras, Mu Feng revealed a look of dread. Although he had always addressed the black shadow as lord, he didn't know exactly what this black shadow was.

Ever since the Emperor's Tomb was formed, it would appear once every three hundred years. Every time it appeared, a large number of Bitter Sea cultivators would rush in. Even some wandering cultivators from the Nine Netherworld Realm would enter the Emperor's Tomb to explore. Those who were lucky would naturally obtain great rewards.

Of course, the Emperor's Tomb had opened many times. However, the inheritance of the Emperor's Tomb's creator had never appeared. No one had obtained the inheritance of the Emperor's Tomb's creator. In fact, no one even knew whether the Emperor's Tomb's creator was alive or dead.

However, the last time the Emperor's Tomb opened, Mu Feng just happened to come out from the Nine Netherworld Realm's Dragon Wasteland. When he came to the Bitter Sea, he entered the Emperor's Tomb. Of course, his name back then wasn't Mu Feng. This Mu Feng was just an alias.

With his strength as an Arcana Heavenly Master, he was naturally like a fish in water in the Emperor's Tomb. He obtained many benefits. Moreover, he unintentionally obtained the incomplete River Diagram Array in one of the ruins of the Emperor's Tomb. Furthermore, he received instructions from the black aura.

It was also at that time that Mu Feng made a deal with the black aura. That was, when the Emperor's Tomb opened again, Mu Feng had to release the black aura's main body. The black aura would help him obtain the inheritance of the Emperor's Tomb's creator. As the Emperor's Tomb's creator was also an Arcana Master, and a legendary Arcana Saint Master at that. His Mental Energy cultivation had already reached the pinnacle.

Mu Feng believed that he was blessed by the heavens in the aspect of Mental Energy. However, even with his pride, he still felt that it was a little difficult to reach the level of an Arcana Saint Master. The fastest way to reach the level of an Arcana Saint Master was to obtain the inheritance of an Arcana Saint Master. The Emperor's Tomb's creator was a powerful Arcana Saint Master.

The Emperor's Tomb was an extremely majestic building. Even Mu Feng, who was a Heavenly Master of Arcana Arts, sighed in amazement at the sight of it. If one wanted to construct such a building, perhaps only an Arcana Saint Master with heaven-defying methods would be able to do so.

Of course, other than his identity as an Arcana Saint Master, the Emperor's Tomb's creator also cultivated the Martial Way. He was an existence at the Half-Saint Realm. As the strongest person in the Imperial Region, his reputation as a Half-Saint was much greater than his Arcana Saint Master title. This was also why many people only believed that the strongest person in the Imperial Region only had the strength of a Half-Saint. In reality, this was a huge mistake.

Reaching the Half-Saint Realm in the Martial Way and the Mental Energy level of a Saint Master was an extremely terrifying and powerful realm. It was already comparable to Saints. This was also the true reason why the forces in the Imperial Region could rival those great forces in the Ninth Netherworld Realm.

Anyone would be tempted by the inheritance of such a terrifying existence, let alone Mu Feng, who had yet to reach the level of an Arcana Saint Master.

After coming out of the Emperor's Tomb last time, Mu Feng had researched the damaged River Diagram Formation for over a hundred years. He finally understood some of the ways to use it. However, he also understood the principle of 'treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime'. There were too many experts in the Ninth Netherworld Realm, and there were even more people who knew what was good for them. Even if he was an Arcana Heavenly Master, he wasn't considered a powerful figure in the Ninth Netherworld Realm.

Because he had something like the River Diagram Formation on him, he gave up on returning to the Ninth Netherworld Realm in the end. Instead, he settled down in the Divine Academy and carved the damaged River Diagram Formation on the sixth floor of the Arcana Tower. Originally, he only wanted to use the damaged River Diagram Formation to select outstanding arcana disciples. Those who were selected by him were all his people, and they would be of great use to him in the future.

However, Zhuo Wen had appeared out of nowhere and completed the River Diagram Spirit Formation. Thus, at that moment, Mu Feng was truly excited. It was so much so that his attitude toward Zhuo Wen was different from others.

This was because the black qi had once told him that the River Diagram Formation was closely related to the inheritance of the Emperor's Tomb's creator. If he could obtain the complete River Diagram Formation, it would mean that he had the possibility of opening the inheritance of the Emperor's Tomb's creator.

Back then, Mu Feng had thought about taking away the River Diagram Formation from Zhuowen's jade cauldron. However, he was afraid that Zhuowen would choose to destroy the River Diagram Formation and destroy it. After all, only Zhuowen had the complete River Diagram Formation. He didn't dare to make any mistakes.