Hell Emperor.

Chapter 574 Ye Jie - Treasure Bowl

War drums thundered and horns blared.

Before the battle even began, the battle music started. The battle music immortal, who was proficient in the art of music, was sweating profusely, and the music was passionate and exciting. It not only awakened the courage of the heavenly soldiers to fight to the death, but also gave them a powerful boost from the art of music, and their morale was instantly ignited.

The drumbeats were like galloping warhorses, and the horns were like sharp arrows piercing the air, but to Ye Jie's ears, the sounds were so jarring.

Zhao Gongming's elite troops had a clear division of labor and each performed their own duties. As the battle music played, the entire army was like a lion awakening, ready to crush the enemy in front of them. Every heavenly soldier was shrouded in layers of precious light, and their power was extraordinary.

In comparison, the ghost soldiers summoned by the Ghost Seal were rather shabby. Apart from varying levels of cultivation, they were otherwise identical, almost all of them carved from the same mold.

After all, these ghost soldiers don't even have faces, so expecting them to understand the intricate division of labor in battle formations and to assume different functions is really a stretch.

Before the battle even began, Ye Jie's side was already at a disadvantage in terms of momentum. One side was filled with the sounds of gongs and drums, their formation tight and ready to strike, while the other side was silent, their formation scattered and each fighting their own battle. It was easy to see which side was stronger.

Ye Jie frowned. Logically speaking, the Underworld Emperor's Ghost Seal should be able to condense different types of ghost soldiers and perform multiple functions. Unfortunately, he had only had the Ghost Seal for a short time and was still exploring how to use this token of the Underworld Emperor.

"Dong, dong dong..."

The dull, thunderous drumbeats interrupted Ye Jie's thoughts. Turning to the side, he saw Li Feie holding a drumstick, forcefully pounding the Kui skin war drum in front of her.

The drumbeats were continuous and powerful. Upon hearing them, all the ghost soldiers would condense a layer of dazzling blue lightning armor, and their aura would suddenly rise.

Seeing this, Ye Jie also showed a look of surprise and delight: "Moth, when did you learn the way of music?"

Li Feie's lips curled slightly upward: "Do you think the five thousand years of cultivation in the file was just for nothing? However, the battle music I can play is limited to one piece: the Thunder God's Assistance Song. Its effect is to apply a layer of Thunder God's Armor to the members under my command for protection, resisting enemy attacks. In addition, the Thunder God's Armor incorporates my Five Elements Divine Thunder. When the ghost soldier dies, the Thunder God's Armor will explode, letting the enemy taste its power!"

Ye Jie understood. The last time he heard the Thunder God's accompaniment music was when it was played by the Heavenly King of the Nation. He never expected that Li Feie would learn it and even improve the effect. It was quite a surprise.

Li Feie gazed into the distance, her eyes growing serious: "A battle like this, where immortal soldiers are arrayed in formation, is probably a rare occurrence in the entire cultivation world. However, what is most frightening is Zhao Gongming himself. His cultivation level is above all the elite soldiers under his command. He could easily wipe us out by himself, so why did he bring so many immortal soldiers with him?"

Shen Qingge replied slowly, "To personally participate would not only dishonor the God of Wealth's name, but also risk injury. With his wealth, no matter how many elite soldiers he loses, he can always replenish them. But if he gets hurt himself, that would be a much bigger loss. Sending his subordinates is the safest approach."

Ye Jie remained silent, but a hint of murderous intent flickered in his calm eyes. He hadn't expected that such a great challenge awaited him so soon after acquiring the Underworld Emperor's Ghost Seal. However, he was not afraid at all and wanted to see just how strong the immortal soldiers under the command of the God of Wealth really were.

The clang of metal and the shouts of battle filled the air as the battle music finished playing, and the two sides quickly engaged in fierce combat.

Behind the celestial soldiers' formation, the celestial beings with their otherworldly bearing were now displaying their full power. As their immortal energy surged, they summoned wind and rain, drove thunder and lightning, and the dazzling, multicolored clouds almost tore the entire battlefield apart. There was fire, lightning, ice and frost, as well as falling rocks and spikes.

The immortal techniques originating from the Five Elements had long been mastered by the celestial immortals to perfection. Their attacks, which resembled a natural disaster, immediately caused the ghost soldiers immense suffering.

Before they even got close, the ghost soldiers suffered a first round of losses under the bombardment of the Five Elements Immortal Techniques. Many of them turned into black mist and dissipated. Even the Thunder God Armor that Li Feie had condensed was too far away to hit the enemy at all. Instead, the explosion disrupted their own formation.

"This……"

Li Feie took a deep breath. The battle situation before her was completely different from what she had initially expected. She raised her fair index finger and pointed it at the sky: "Do you think you're the only ones with celestial beings? Taste the power of the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder!"

Above the sky, dark clouds rolled in, and electric arcs surged. The power originating from the divine thunder of the nine heavens was summoned by Li Feie. A silver dragon suddenly appeared, and the surging current gave it a terrifying and ferocious power. Even the immortals' magic paled in comparison to the divine thunder.

"Little tricks!"

Beside Zhao Gongming, a stout man carrying a treasure basin and holding a ruyi scepter smiled contemptuously. With a light tap of the ruyi scepter, the color of the divine lightning changed from white to gold. It failed to harm any of the immortal soldiers and turned into countless pieces of gold, which fell from the sky.

"My divine thunder... what did he do? What kind of sorcery is that?"

Li Feie's lips were slightly agape, her face filled with disbelief. The Nine Heavens Divine Thunder was one of the most intense thunders in the world, yet that person had easily neutralized it and turned it into a pile of gold. What kind of sorcery was this?
Ye Jie seemed to have seen something, and his expression turned slightly serious: "The one who blocked the divine lightning is the Treasure-Bringing Celestial Venerable among the Gods of Wealth. I have long heard that in the hands of the God of Wealth, even stones can be turned into gold. Seeing it today, I can see that his power is indeed well-deserved."

As if sensing Ye Jie's gaze, the Treasure-Bringing Celestial Venerable revealed a smug look and volunteered to fight, saying, "Evil Immortals at this level have nothing more than weak immortal techniques. There's no need for you all to trouble yourselves. Let me take action and wipe them all out in one fell swoop."

Zhao Gongming nodded slightly: "Then you shall go and capture them."

The Heavenly Venerable Zhaobao ordered a boy beside him to warm a pot of tea: "Before this tea cools down, I will be able to take them all down. Please witness this!"

Having said that, he flew past the crowd, over the chaotic battlefield where the fighting was taking place, and arrived in the sky above the front lines, challenging them: "You cowardly scoundrels, do you dare to fight against me, the Treasure-Summoning Celestial Venerable?"

Li Feie scoffed disdainfully: "So what if you shattered my divine lightning? Let me see just how much strength you have!"

Having said that, she was about to leap forward to fight against the Treasure-Bringing Celestial Venerable when her robes were grabbed by Shen Qingge.

Li Feie looked puzzled, then heard Shen Qingge say, "Fei'er, you are no match for him, let me handle it."

Hearing his master say this, Li Feie, though wanting to show off, still considered the overall situation. If they really lost, that would be truly shameful. So he could only say, "Master, be careful!"

With the Guiming Sword in hand, a hint of severity and coldness appeared in the depths of Shen Qingge's eyes. She then leaped forward, wielding a sword light interwoven with silver moonlight, to duel with the Treasure-Summoning Celestial Venerable.

Behind the crowd, Yunxiu, who had not yet become an immortal, could not discern anything special. She only felt that Shen Qingge's swordsmanship was fierce and completely suppressed the enemy. The azure divine sword in her hand was seven feet long, while the jade ruyi used by the God of Wealth was only two feet long. When the Guiming sword was wielded, it had the advantage of the weapon. She couldn't help but secretly cheer for Shen Qingge.

But apart from her, both Ye Jie and Li Feie had serious expressions on their faces, indicating that the situation of the battle was far more complicated than it appeared.

At the heart of the battle, Shen Qingge understood best how formidable her enemy was. With a mere flick of his inner energy, the Treasure-Summoning Celestial Venerable unleashed a radiant golden light from within a foot of his body. This light appeared harmless, but in reality, it held a hidden depth. No matter how sharp Shen Qingge's swordplay, once it approached the light, its speed and power would uncontrollably slow down, eventually becoming completely weightless. This gave the Treasure-Summoning Celestial Venerable the opportunity to parry with his jade ruyi.

Seeing that Shen Qingge's attack was thwarted, Zhao Bao Tianzun laughed heartily:
"With your swordsmanship skills, you're far from being able to break through the God of Wealth's protective aura! However, the divine sword in your hand is extraordinary, forged from the essence of moon iron. Even I couldn't turn it into gold, so I had to dismantle your magic weapon. Let's see what other skills you have!"

Having said that, he put away the Ruyi, held the treasure basin in both hands, pointed the basin directly at Shen Qingge, and shouted, "Treasure, come!"

As soon as the Treasure-Bringing Celestial Venerable finished speaking, Shen Qingge felt the Guiming Sword in her hand completely out of control. An unstoppable pulling force came from the front, forcibly sucking the Guiming Sword away.

When Shen Qingge came to her senses, she saw that the Guiming Sword, which was once seven feet long, was now only the length of a finger, and it was stuck to the bottom of the treasure basin. Even though the sword kept making low noises, it could not break free from the control of the treasure basin.

Seeing this, Su Miao took a deep breath: "I heard that the Treasure Gathering Basin in the hands of the Treasure-Gathering Celestial Venerable has the power to strip away and disarm other immortals' magical treasures. I didn't expect that even the Guiming Sword, which ranks second, could not escape the binding force of the Treasure Gathering Basin..."

Ye Jie's gaze was equally solemn. Since ancient times, wealth and treasure have been inseparable. No matter how much a magic weapon is refined, it is still associated with the word "treasure." If one tries to use a magic weapon to deal with the God of Wealth, one will inevitably fall into a huge disadvantage. If one is not careful, one will be disarmed by the God of Wealth and lose the ability to fight again, just like Shen Qingge.

The Celestial Venerable Zhaobao looked around and saw that everyone was silent and already shocked by his abilities. He couldn't help but burst into laughter: "How about it? Why don't you quickly offer me your magic treasures and surrender!"

Li Fei'e looked unwilling. This Treasure-Making Celestial Venerable really had some skill. No matter what kind of immortal attack he used, he would turn it into gold and it couldn't hurt him at all. If he went forward to fight, he would directly disarm him and he would be helpless. Even his master had now been defeated by him.

"The Celestial Venerable of Treasure Gathering? Let me have a go at you."

Seeing that everyone was overwhelmed by the aura of the Treasure-Bringing Celestial Venerable, Ye Jie got up and went to the front of the formation to confront him.

Beside her, Shen Qingge, having lost the Guiming Sword, understood that the battle was over and ceased her cultivation. Now, seeing Ye Jie arrive, a hint of self-reproach flickered in her cold eyes as she apologetically said:

“Ah Jie, I…”

"It's alright, just leave it to me."

Ye Jie smiled and then turned his gaze to the Treasure-Bringing Celestial Venerable in front of him: "Since you are the God of Wealth, you must be a merchant."

The Celestial Venerable Zhaobao, puzzled, asked, "What's wrong with being a merchant? Do you still intend to do business with me now?"

“Of course, why don’t you show me what treasures you have on you?” Ye Jie suddenly said.

"What……"

After hearing Ye Jie's words, even the other immortals beside Zhao Gongming were completely stunned, not understanding what he was up to.

"What on earth is he doing? Has he gone mad?"

"In my opinion, he must have been terrified by the power of the Treasure-Summoning Celestial Venerable, which is why he's spouting nonsense! Even the opposing commander has gone mad; it seems the outcome of this battle is already decided..."

Of the crowd, only the Immortal Official Li Shi noticed something was wrong and exclaimed, "This power... Oh no, he's using my Immortal Official authority!"

The changes in the scene confirmed the fortune teller's conjecture.

After hearing what Ye Jie said, Zhao Bao Tianzun didn't think too much about it. It was as if Ye Jie's words were not an abrupt act, but a rather natural request. He didn't even feel a hint of vigilance. Instead, he reached into his robes and took out a dazzling array of magical treasures, showing them to Ye Jie one by one.

"You've come to the right person. The most precious treasures I possess are among all the God of Wealth's..."

Halfway through his conversation, Zhao Bao Tianzun suddenly realized something was wrong. Wasn't he here to teach Ye Jie a lesson? Why was he suddenly making a deal with Ye Jie out of control?
Seeing the Heavenly Venerable of Treasure Summoning's seemingly bewitched appearance, the Immortal Official of Prosperity was truly anxious for him:
"Indeed, that is my power! The God of Prosperity has been in charge of commerce and trade since ancient times. No one can refuse the God of Prosperity's request for a transaction, not even other gods of wealth... But how did he do it? There has only been one God of Prosperity throughout history. How can he use the power of the God of Prosperity bestowed upon me by the heavens?"

This question troubled the Immortal Official Li Shi's mind, leaving him completely baffled. The power of an Immortal Official was bestowed by Heaven, and it was not a skill that just anyone could master. Logically speaking, he should be the only one in the world who possessed this power of transaction. Who would have thought that even Ye Jie would demonstrate such power?

Unlike the panicked and uncertain official, Zhao Gongming merely raised his beard slightly, discerning the underlying meaning: "Interesting... Tampering with the files? I remember a long time ago, someone tried this, but the outcome was disastrous."

Meanwhile, Ye Jie, of course, wouldn't miss this golden opportunity.

Taking advantage of the moment when the Treasure-Gathering Celestial was off guard, Ye Jie decisively reached out and grabbed the golden, dazzling treasure basin.

The Treasure-Bringing Celestial Venerable, who had been awakened by the shock, also saw through Ye Jie's intentions. He immediately exerted his power in secret, determined not to let Ye Jie take the treasure basin away.

The feeling in his hand made Zhao Bao Tianzun breathe a slight sigh of relief. With his cultivation level, he was naturally not afraid of Ye Jie, who was only at the late stage of the fourth level. As long as the treasure basin was still in his arms, no one could take it away!

"Trying to snatch the treasure bowl from the God of Wealth won't be that easy!"

Zhao Bao Tianzun roared angrily, but Ye Jie remained calm throughout. Touching the treasure basin with his hand was enough for him.

No one knows what Ye Jie did, but the treasure basin disappeared into thin air right in front of the Treasure-Bringing Celestial Venerable, leaving his tightly clenched hand empty, without a trace left behind.

The Celestial Venerable Zhaobao was utterly astonished. In his sea of ​​consciousness, the imprint he had left over from refining the treasure basin for countless years was now completely severed.

In contrast, Ye Jie smiled faintly, and in his arms, the eight stitched pages vibrated incessantly, with fluttering words emerging.

(End of this chapter)