Hell Emperor.

Chapter 575 Ye Jie - Treasure-Summoning Celestial Venerable
"What have you done? Where did my treasure bowl go?"

As the treasure basin vanished without a trace, the Treasure-Gathering Celestial was terrified, not understanding what methods Ye Jie had used, his eyes filled with shock and anger.

In contrast, Ye Jie's aura rose steadily, and pure immortal essence surged forth from his limbs and bones, actually pushing his realm to a higher level!

All these changes are clearly recorded on the eight sewn pages:

[Book of Life and Death Records:]

In the summer of the 640th year of the Moro calendar, Ye Jie spent a basket of treasure-gathering basins to modify his rank records.

[The late stage of the fourth-level Cangming Fishing Saint has been modified to the peak of the fourth-level Treasure-Summoning Celestial Venerable.]

[The powers and authority of the Celestial Saint Fishing Saint have been inherited.]

[The Treasure Basin's quality exceeds the minimum promotion requirements; Celestial Official powers have been unlocked.]

[The Treasure-Gathering Celestial: Coral forms the sea, agate fills the land. The Treasure-Gathering Celestial deeply understands the way of harmony bringing wealth. He can release a protective aura of harmony, reducing the power of all enemy attacks by 99% upon contact with this aura. While under the protection of harmony, the power of his own techniques and magical treasures is also reduced by 99%. He can activate the power of alchemy, turning any inanimate object into gold, limited to three times per day. He can summon a treasure-gathering basin to disarm the target's magical treasures, limited to once per day. Unlocking other wealth deity powers will grant additional effects.]

Since obtaining the Underworld Emperor's Ghost Seal, Ye Jie has been exploring its true uses for days, and he has actually made some discoveries.

The Ghost Seal is the symbol of the Underworld Emperor's identity. Whoever possesses it will gain supreme authority. This authority is also reflected in the eight stitched pages, granting Ye Jie more permissions.

According to the original order, the fourth-level peak Celestial Official profession is the Yama Palace Master, which is impossible to advance to. Ye Jie can only skip this advancement and instead advance to the fifth-level early stage Plague God of Flogging, thus losing a precious opportunity to obtain the power of a Celestial Official.

The arrival of the Ghost Seal also changed the situation.

With the power of the Ghost Seal, Ye Jie was able to replace the professions in the Immortal Official Records, replacing those difficult-to-advance professions with those with simpler requirements. For example, he could replace the Yama Palace Lord, who was impossible to advance, with the Treasure-Bringing Celestial Venerable, one of the Gods of Wealth.

However, the celestial official's profession cannot be changed at will; it can only be changed from low to high, not from high to low. Furthermore, the celestial official's powers and abilities will not change after the change.

If Ye Jie wanted, he could even replace his current peak fourth-level Celestial Official position with the lowest-ranking newly promoted Celestial Soldier. Newly promoted Celestial Soldiers only need to be at the initial stage of the first level to change positions, and there are no additional conditions required. However, doing so would also mean that the Celestial Official's powers would be pitifully weak, almost negligible.

Fortunately for Ye Jie, the original minimum requirement for the Treasure-Gathering Celestial Venerable was the mid-stage of the fourth rank. In addition, the Treasure-Gathering Basin required for advancement happened to be in the hands of the enemy, which gave him an opportunity.

This promotion brought Ye Jie immense gains. Besides the inherent power of the Treasure-Summoning Celestial Venerable, the words at the end of the stitched page also made Ye Jie's lips curl into a smile:

[Has acquired the powers of the God of Wealth, and the bond between the two Gods of Wealth has been unlocked.]

[Double God of Wealth Bond: After obtaining an already owned magic weapon, you can spend money to forcibly acquire it, erasing the refining marks left by its previous owner. Your protective aura will no longer affect you; it will only affect enemies.]

"interesting……"

Ye Jie nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the words on the sewn-up page.

The duties of the celestial officials are different, but sometimes they have something in common.

Especially among the five gods of wealth, although their powers are different, they are all similar in one aspect: they are all related to wealth.

Therefore, when Ye Jie possessed the celestial powers of two Gods of Wealth, he also invisibly activated the bond between the two Gods of Wealth, gaining unique and powerful power enhancement.

Neither the God of Prosperity nor the Heavenly Venerable of Treasure Gathering could possess this power; only Ye Jie, who possesses both powers simultaneously, could wield this unique bond of power.

"No matter what you've done, you've angered me now. Daring to anger the God of Wealth will have very serious consequences!"

The Heavenly Venerable Zhaobao's eyes flashed with fury, and the pale golden aura of harmony surrounding him vanished, replaced by a raging red aura of rage.

"You forced me to use this move. I have honed it for a thousand years and finally perfected it. Unfortunately, this move is against the natural order, and I really don't want to harm the innocent. Now that I'm using it on you, I have no more reservations!"

Ye Jie's eyes revealed a hint of curiosity. The method of turning harmony into anger was not mentioned in the powers of celestial officials. It seems that the Heavenly Venerable of Treasure Summoning has not been practicing for nothing all these years. His use of harmony is indeed exquisite.

"This breath..."

Behind her, Shen Qingge also sensed the immense power that Zhaobao Tianzun was condensing. Her eyes revealed a hint of horror. Previously, Zhaobao Tianzun had defeated everyone with just a few magic weapons. Now, when he went all out, Ye Jie would probably be unable to withstand it!

Li Feie seemed to have discovered something, her gaze fixed on Ye Jie. She immediately felt much relieved. His calm and composed face was the same as always, as if what she was facing was not a killing move honed by the Heavenly Venerable of Treasure Gathering for thousands of years, but just an ordinary matter.

"I'd like to see how you plan to accept my 'people die for money' principle!"

With a furious roar from the Celestial Venerable Zhaobao, golden light shone brightly in the sky above his head. The light was so dazzling that it seemed as if another sun had appeared, and it continued to grow larger in everyone's eyes.

As the sun drew nearer, its full form was revealed to everyone.

What fell from the sky was indeed a sun, or more precisely, a three-legged golden crow with its head held high and wings outstretched. The golden crow was adorned with gold, silver, pearls, jade, and agate, and was decorated with all sorts of exquisite ornaments. It brought with it a majestic momentum like a star falling to earth, and it fell straight down towards Ye Jie. The moment the golden crow crashed down, the entire continent was shaken and impacted. The aftershocks alone would destroy countless lives.

The Heavenly Venerable Zhaobao was beaming with pride. Seeing that Ye Jie was unable to move and his eyes were completely captivated by the treasures on the Golden Crow's body, as if he had been half-possessed by a demon, he even forgot to run away. He figured the outcome was already decided.

The Golden Crow, which once transformed into the sun and scorched the earth, lost its life many years ago. Later, it was bought by the Treasure-Bringing Celestial Venerable for a large sum of money. After continuous refinement, it became his strongest trump card.

Once unleashed, coupled with his meticulously crafted killing move, not only Ye Jie, but even all of Zhao Gongming's elite troops combined might not be able to withstand it. Of course, that is, assuming they couldn't resist the temptation of dying for wealth and obediently stood within the range of the Golden Crow's fall. But soon, the smile on Zhao Bao Tianzun's face froze. He noticed that Ye Jie's expression was calm, showing neither the fervor of catching the falling treasure nor the fear of being crushed by the Golden Crow. He wasn't controlled by the killing move at all. If that was the case, why didn't Ye Jie dodge or evade, but instead stayed in place, waiting for the Golden Crow to fall?
Ye Jie slowly raised his head, his gaze revealing a hint of composure: "Why are you in such a hurry? Have you forgotten that harmony brings wealth?"

As Ye Jie finished speaking, golden aura enveloped him, making him appear completely harmless, exuding only a gentle and amiable aura.

"What, that is..." Zhao Bao Tianzun's pupils shrank slightly, and a few surprised thoughts flashed through his mind. Sure enough, what happened in front of him quickly confirmed his thoughts.

The falling golden crow, upon touching the precious light surrounding Ye Jie, suddenly seemed to lose its momentum. Its fierce and unparalleled momentum came to an abrupt halt, and its speed became quite slow. The powerful impact that was enough to shake the continental plates was reduced to an ordinary slam, which Ye Jie easily neutralized.

"Peaceful protection? That's impossible! How could you possibly use such a trick?"

The Celestial Venerable Zhaobao was greatly alarmed. His unique power as a celestial official had now been unleashed by Ye Jie, and it seemed to be quite effective, with the effect being exactly as described. This truly terrified him.

What surprised him even more was what happened next. As the Golden Crow landed, a wisp of black mist suddenly floated out of Ye Jie's arms.

The moment the black mist appeared, it stirred up gusts of eerie wind on the battlefield. If you listened closely, you could hear ghostly whispers carried on the wind, sending chills down your spine.

"Ok?"

Even Ye Jie was slightly taken aback when he noticed the appearance of the black mist. The source of the black mist was the shrunken Netherworld Emperor's Ghost Seal in his arms.

Since he got his hands on it, the Ghost Seal had been quite well-behaved, allowing him to do as he pleased. But now it suddenly became restless. Before Ye Jie could give any instructions, it took the initiative to use the Nether Mist to wrap the magic weapon made from the Golden Crow's remains.

Behind them, when Zhao Gongming saw that wisp of mist, his usually calm and composed face underwent a dramatic change for the first time.

Soon, a loud phoenix cry resounded throughout the entire area. As the dark mist dissipated, a three-legged giant demon, as black as ink, appeared before everyone's eyes. When it spread its wings, the black wings covered the sky and the sun, revealing its overwhelming power.

"what is that……"

"Is it the Golden Crow? The Golden Crow of the Treasure-Summoning Celestial Venerable has come to life... But aren't Golden Crows born facing the sun? Why does it seem so sinister?"

Hearing gasps of surprise from the crowd, Zhao Gongming took a deep breath and began to recount the origins of the giant demon before him:

“The Golden Crow is long dead. What you see are just ghost soldiers controlled by the Nether Mist.”

The turmoil caused by the Golden Crow's resurgence startled the soldiers fighting nearby. Sensing the powerful aura of the early seventh stage, the soldiers retreated, allowing the Golden Crow to reach Ye Jie's side without hindrance.

Ye Jie looked up and saw that the Golden Crow, resurrected by the Underworld Emperor's Ghost Seal, still had some of its former charm. Its cultivation level was also at the early stage of the seventh level. Unfortunately, like the other ghost soldiers, it had no facial features and its beak had been completely smoothed out, making it look quite strange and impossible to communicate with.

"My Golden Crow!"

The Celestial Venerable Zhaobao was heartbroken. He had spent countless treasures and painstaking effort to refine the remains of the Golden Crow, but now Ye Jie had taken them away. He was so angry that he stomped his feet.

"That's enough, get out of here."

Behind him, Zhao Gongming's order brought Zhaobao Tianzun back to his senses, but he was quickly overwhelmed by rage again. Losing so many precious treasures at once was a loss that had not occurred in a thousand years. How could he be willing to accept this?
"Give me another chance, and I definitely won't let him get away with this..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Gongming's command rang in his ears again, but this time, his command carried an undeniable authority: "You are no match for him, step back."

Zhao Bao Tianzun's heart tightened. He dared not disobey the order, so he glared fiercely at Ye Jie, abandoned his magic weapon, and retreated.

Zhao Gongming slowly rose, the black iron whip in his hand radiating a chilling light:
“Hundreds of years ago, I saw such ghost soldiers, and I also saw someone like you who could simultaneously wield the powers of different celestial officials. That person was dissatisfied with the status quo, extremely arrogant, and intended to sever all paths to immortality in the world, to be the sole ruler of the world. His ultimate fate is self-evident. Do you know who that person was?”

Ye Jie stood with his hands behind his back, protected by the golden crow beside him. Despite Zhao Gongming's powerful cultivation level, he remained unmoved and held firm: "Are you talking about the legendary Emperor of the Underworld?"

"That's right, so the Ghost Seal he used to enslave the ghost soldiers is now on you!"

When Zhao Gongming revealed the origin of the ghost soldiers in one breath, Ye Jie was not surprised. Immortals like Zhao Gongming, who had lived for a long time, had experienced the era of the Underworld Emperor. Perhaps the origin of the Ghost Seal was quite mysterious in the eyes of others, but in his eyes, it was not a secret at all.

Ye Jie did not deny it, but said, "The Ghost Seal belongs to the Emperor of the Underworld, and should naturally belong to the Lord of the Yama Palace."

Zhao Gongming slowly shook his head: "The Ghost Seal belongs to the Underworld Emperor. Once it appears in the world, it will cause a huge uproar. You did not experience that era and do not understand how much fear the Underworld Emperor brought to the immortals. Anyone who possesses the Ghost Seal will be hunted down by all the celestial officials of the Heavenly Court. Even if you escape to the ends of the earth, it will be useless."

He paused, then looked at Ye Jie with indifferent, emotionless eyes, as if he were looking at a dead man:
"Now, this battle is no longer a personal grudge. I will uphold the will of Heaven and spare no effort to eliminate the threat to the Immortal Path! I see potential in you. If left unchecked, it will surely become a calamity that will harm countless people. I must kill you here!"

Ye Jie remained silent: "Can you determine good and evil based solely on a Ghost Seal? How do you know I would use the Ghost Seal's power to harm people instead of using it to help them?"

Zhao Gongming was too lazy to argue: "Enough with the nonsense. It's useless to be glib. In the end, we have to see who's the real deal. Palace Master Ziwei, make your move. Let me see how much of the Netherworld Emperor's legacy you've inherited!"

An invisible chill spread between the two. At the center of their gazes meeting, even the nearby soldiers felt a chill run through their bodies, as if their bodies were being torn apart. Once the two clashed, the aftershocks of the battle alone would be something that ordinary immortals could not withstand.

Ye Jie's gaze was stern. Since Zhao Gongming was determined to do so, he would naturally accompany him to the end. To be honest, Ye Jie had not yet used his full strength since he obtained the Ghost Seal.

Just as a great formation was about to erupt, a mournful cry suddenly resounded through the sky and then spread throughout the entire continent. Flowers and plants withered, and rocks crumbled. Those who heard this sound were all filled with grief and felt a deep sorrow from the bottom of their hearts. The immortal fortune of the entire continent was violently shaken at this moment.

Zhao Gongming suddenly realized something, his pupils contracting: "That commotion... it was a sacred beast, a sacred beast has fallen!"

(End of this chapter)