Beast God of War

The sound was incredibly abrupt...

Instantly, Mu Bujun, still inside the New Purple Night Jade Space, felt a chill run through his body, and his voice trembled violently...

"Emperor Yumang is here; he's right behind you."

Upon hearing this, Sikong Jing stiffened slightly, then calmly turned around and saw a mental image floating behind him.

It was indeed: the spiritual image of Yu Mang's will.

This spiritual image, silently watching Sikong Jing, began to explain...

"I see. The Fire Rock Mountain Demon can resurrect infinitely. It can be reborn and reassembled every time it is killed. However, it will take a long time to recover to the Great Emperor level."

"No wonder Xuan Yu was able to survive last time; it was thanks to the Fire Rock Mountain Demon's resurrection attribute, right?"

Looking at the spiritual image of Yu Mang, Sikong Jing nodded calmly.

He seemed to ignore the pressure from the prison's light, and instead, following the latter's words, spoke softly...

"The last time the Fire Rock Mountain Demon was killed was when Emperor Xuanyu came out to help me, less than ten years ago. So this mountain demon has the aura of an emperor, but not the combat power of one."

This is precisely why the Fire Rock Mountain Demon was shattered by Sikong Jing's sword.

With a smile, Yu Mang's spiritual image lowered its head, looking at Sikong Jing and changing the subject, asking, "You came to the Ancient Ancestor Hell Array to find Xuan Yu? To see if he can also condense a spiritual image clone to go out and help you?"

Because of the lack of shared memories, Yu Mang's true form was completely unaware of what was happening outside.

He guessed that Sikong Jing had come to find Emperor Xuanyu to go out and help.

Then he continued guessing...

"Or perhaps you've obtained an even deeper level of the Nine Heavens Sword Dao, along with the essence and blood of those Nine Heavens Sword Masters, and you want to give it to Xuan Yu so he can see if he can break through the Hell Array and escape?"

Before Sikong Jing could answer...

Yu Mang continued, "No need for all that trouble. Just give me everything, and I'll test it for you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Mang casually tossed out his mental image, and a buzzing sound rang out. One after another, Yu Clan experts appeared and surrounded Sikong Jing, including Emperor Venerables of the Ninth Tribulation and the Eighth Tribulation.

This is clearly an attempt to openly rob Sikong Jing.

"My physical body is locked up and cannot leave my territory, but my mental image can bring my subordinates out."

"You don't think..."

"The only people I took with me when I used my spirit clone were all my possessions and subordinates, right?"

Clearly, Yu Mang's true form suppressed the Night Emperor Beast, and then, taking advantage of the various voices of the mysterious powerhouse and the speculation that Sikong Jing was looking for the Xuan Yu Emperor, he led the Yu Clan's army with his mental image.

Sikong Jing's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this.

Of course, he wouldn't think that way. Mu Bujun had already told him that there were still many members of the Hell Clan in the Hell Array. After all, Yu Mang also had to guard his own territory and couldn't possibly take all his subordinates out with him.

"Nine Heavens Essence Blood, and all of your Nine Heavens Sword Dao, hand over."

"Then let me cast the Hellblood Oath on you."

"Become my servant, and you will live. Once you reach the seventeenth level of the Ancient Ancestor Hell Array, you will have only two fates: death, or complete loyalty to this Great Emperor."

The voice carried a terrifying imperial pressure, as if Sikong Jing had become a caged bird.

However, Sikong Jing did not respond...

He simply stood quietly, watching the thousands of powerful members of the Prison Clan around him, as if waiting for something.

Then his wait came to an end. A calm and refined voice echoed from the depths of the now-calmed Fire Rock Mountain: "Yu Mang, Fire Rock Mountain should now be my territory."

Mu Bujun, inside the new Purple Night Jade, swallowed hard: "The Jade Emperor is indeed still alive; he has come out."

There was no major surprise in his tone.

As long as Emperor Xuanyu was alive, he couldn't possibly watch Sikong Jing be captured by Yumang. Sikong Jing wasn't surprised at all; the moment Yumang appeared, Emperor Xuanyu had already briefly communicated with him through the New Purple Night Jade, meaning the New Purple Night Jade had reacted.

Similarly, Yu Mang remained completely calm, showing no surprise whatsoever...

His spiritual image slightly raised its eyes and asked calmly, "Xuanyu, how is your recovery? Also, how is your cultivation of the Nine Heavens Sword Dao that Sikong Jing gave you? Have you found a way to break the Hell Array?"

He could certainly guess that the Xuan Yu Emperor would appear...

It's easy to guess that Sikong Jing must have also handed over the complete Nine Heavens Sword Dao to Xuan Yu last time.

As soon as the words were spoken, a figure dressed entirely in white stepped out from the depths of the Fire Rock Mountain.

Sikong Jing turned around to look...

Emperor Xuanyu looked exactly the same as before, his face devoid of any flesh, resembling a skeleton.

Emperor Xuanyu wore a slight smile. If there were any timid people around, they would probably be scared out of their wits by his smile.

But this is a hellish formation, and the image of Emperor Xuanyu here is much more normal than that of a monster.

He responded calmly...

"I feel like there's some hope."

"As for how well I've recovered? Why don't you throw out your Emperor-level subordinates and let me test them out, then we'll know for sure?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Bujun's eyes widened slightly. The Prison Emperor had subordinates at the level of an emperor?
Why don't I know?

The next moment...buzzing!

Three figures emerged from the terrifying darkness, each exuding the aura of an emperor. They came pulling long chains.

When they landed, they had already formed a triangular encirclement around Emperor Xuanyu.

Sikong Jing observed the three men; they were three old men, no longer as tall as the other young and strong members of the prison clan.

But the aura emanating from them was that of a pure emperor.

Yu Mang's spiritual image spoke again: "The last experience made this Great Emperor realize that it's really impossible to do without Great Emperor-level subordinates. So I had three dying Ninth Tribulation cultivators break through to Great Emperor level. I didn't expect them to come in handy so soon."

Last time, it was during the struggle for the Great Fragment of the Spirit Root Divine Willow.

At the time, Yu Mang couldn't personally intervene and didn't have any Emperor-level subordinates, which allowed Sikong Jing to escape smoothly. Later, in order to avoid repeating the same mistake, or perhaps to be able to break through the Hell Array later...

This allowed the three old Ninth Tribulation cultivators to break through to the Great Emperor level.

This is not surprising. Yu Mang was suppressed within the Hell Array for seven generations of the Burial Emperor era. Of course, he had many experts from the Hell Clan under his command. For example, Yu Jian was someone who could reach the level of a Great Emperor at any time.

Of course, once someone ascends to the position of Great Emperor, they will be locked up, and these three old members of the Prison Clan were also locked up.

This is also why Yu Mang didn't allow his subordinates to reach the Great Emperor level in the past.

"Are you sure they'll be of any use?"

Emperor Xuanyu spoke indifferently, his sword flashing out, unleashing a burst of sharp sword energy.

He looked up again and said to the spiritual image of Yu Mang, "Because I have cultivated the Nine Heavens Sword Dao, I am locked up even more tightly, and now I can no longer go down to the eighteenth level."

These words caused Yu Mang's spiritual image to tremble slightly.

The inability to descend to the eighteenth level signifies a significant improvement in Emperor Xuanyu's strength.

"You three turn around and capture Sikong Jing first."

Yu Mang originally thought that as long as Emperor Xuan Yu had not fully recovered, he could easily kill him with his current lineup, but now he could not take it head-on.

Instead, the target should be set on Sikong Jing. (End of Chapter)