Eternal God Emperor: Only I Am Emperor One

Chapter 71 Flying Sword Beheads
Yuanzhen Dharma King is one of the three Dharma Kings of the Holy Land Hall. He has lived for over a hundred years and is a very famous figure in the entire Five Elements Ruins Realm.

The Thick Earth Federation is under the protection of the Holy Earth Temple. Over the past ten days, several cities have sent distress signals to the Holy Earth Temple, saying that a group of terrible demons have appeared, killing people indiscriminately and committing endless atrocities within the Thick Earth Federation.

Dharma King Yuanzhen was in seclusion, cultivating to break through to a higher realm. Upon receiving the news, he had no choice but to break out of seclusion and come to investigate.

"Where did these heretics come from, daring to run wild in the Federation under the jurisdiction of my Holy Land Palace? Come out and face your death!"

The Dharma King Yuanzhen infused his voice with magical power, which resonated throughout the entire city of Huangshi.

The indigenous people in the city, who had been living in constant fear, were all greatly encouraged upon hearing this voice.

Someone deduced the identity of Dharma King Yuanzhen from the voice and shouted, "It is the Dharma King of the Holy Land Temple who has come to rescue us!"

In the past few days, although Di Yi and his party did not indiscriminately kill innocent people, they only killed mages in the city whose cultivation was comparable to those above the Earthly Realm.

However, when they fight, innocent people are inevitably caught in the crossfire, resulting in a significant number of deaths and injuries.

In the eyes of these native humans, Di Yi and his companions were nothing short of demons, but now, the lords of the Holy Land Temple have come to rescue them, just like in the legends of the past.

"Demon, do you dare to come out of the city and fight me?"

Dharma King Yuanzhen did not rush into the city, fearing an ambush. Although he was confident in his own strength, he was also worried that the so-called demon was actually a Dharma King from one of the two evil palaces in disguise.

However, the city was completely silent, and no one showed up.

Dharma King Yuanzhen frowned slightly, his mind focused, and he gripped his staff tightly, intending to enter the city to find out what was going on.

Just then, a sword light suddenly shot into the sky from the city lord's mansion in the center of Huangshi City. Its speed far exceeded that of sound, and it arrived in front of Dharma King Yuanzhen in an instant.

"What the hell..."

Before Dharma King Yuanzhen could utter his last word, a chill ran down his neck as his head was severed by a sword, and blood and fluid gushed out.

Before his consciousness completely faded, a figure in black robes appeared in his sight.

"Turns out he's just a fish-dragon at the first stage of transformation. I worried for nothing."

Di Yi reached out and summoned the Crow Cry Sword back into his hand. With that last sword strike, he relied on his Sword Heart Clarity and used his Martial Soul to control the sword, traversing several miles to kill Dharma King Yuan Zhen in one strike.

After breaking through to the Heavenly Realm, Di Yi's Martial Soul became extremely powerful. Nourished by the sacred medicine, the origin of the Five Elements Divine Demon Body, and the resonance of the gods, the strength of his Martial Soul was comparable to that of a Fish-Dragon Seventh Transformation or even a Fish-Dragon Eighth Transformation expert. With the power of his Martial Soul alone, he was able to fight against a Fish-Dragon Third Transformation martial artist.

The power of his martial spirit also allowed him to master more methods of applying the dark path.

He walked up to the headless corpse of Dharma King Yuanzhen, and a dark power enveloped the area within ten feet, turning it into a dark cage.

Inside the cage, a phantom and bewildered soul gradually emerged; it was the soul of the deceased Dharma King Yuanzhen.

The King of Mages possesses a powerful soul; even upon death, his soul does not immediately dissipate but retains a degree of consciousness.

The soul of Dharma King Yuanzhen stared in horror at the man in black robes before him, unable to comprehend the other's methods and how he was able to capture his soul.

Di Yi extended his palm, and dark power condensed into threads, probing into the soul of Dharma King Yuan Zhen and rummaging through his memories. After a moment, he found the information he sought and withdrew the dark power.

The soul of Dharma King Yuanzhen let out a miserable scream and dissipated, its power returning directly to heaven and earth.

There is a Sanzu River in the world, which is the final resting place of the departed souls. However, after being corrupted by the dark power, the soul of Dharma King Yuanzhen was completely destroyed and vanished into thin air, without even the chance to enter the Sanzu River.

Han Qiu walked out of the city, exuding a dense aura of darkness. She walked to the corpse of Dharma King Yuan Zhen and released dark power to envelop it. The remaining magical power in Dharma King Yuan Zhen's body continued to surge into her body. After a short while, Han Qiu's cultivation level jumped from the mid-stage of the Heavenly Realm to the late-stage of the Heavenly Realm.

As Di Yi watched Han Qiu gradually master the correct way to activate the Dark Body, he couldn't help but marvel. The Dark Body truly lived up to its reputation as a special physique that could rival the strongest physique after reaching its peak; it was indeed somewhat strange.

Under the cover of darkness, it devours almost everything.

Di Yi looked at Han Qiu, whose face was full of reminiscence. In just half a year, she had completely adapted to her identity as a person in the black market, and was even more like a person in the evil path than a person in the evil path.

Han Qiu drained Yuan Zhen Dharma King's body of magic power and essence, leaving only a withered headless corpse. She was confident that she could completely convert the absorbed magic power and step into the minor extreme position of the Heavenly Extreme Realm.

She rose, still savoring the moment, and looked at Di Yi, asking, "Young Master, where are we going next? Are we going to attack the Holy Land Palace?"

"In Yuanzhen Dharma King's memory, there were two other Dharma Kings in the Holy Land Palace. One was of similar strength to him, and the other was quite powerful. He was Kunxu Dharma King, the Palace Master of the Holy Land Palace, whose strength should be similar to that of a martial artist in the third stage of the Fish-Dragon Transformation."

"More importantly, there is a sacred array left by a Saint-level mage in the Holy Land Temple. Once the array is activated, even martial artists at the sixth or seventh level of the Fish-Dragon Transformation will only face certain death," Di Yi said calmly.

The strongest being in the Five Elements Ruins Realm right now is only the King of Mages, a Saint-level mage, equivalent to a Half-Saint in the Kunlun Realm. Over countless years, only five such individuals have ever appeared in the Five Elements Ruins Realm, and they are the founders of the Three Palaces and Two Halls.

Han Qiu chuckled upon hearing this, "Even the most powerful formation can only work if the enemy is right in front of you. Young Master has mastered the power of darkness, and I'm afraid even the Dharma King of the Holy Land Temple wouldn't be able to detect you."

The Emperor looked at her, remained silent for a moment, and nodded: "You're right, the power of darkness is indeed strong."

"However, I don't like your self-righteous way of thinking, so this task of infiltrating the Holy Land Temple will be entrusted to you."

Di Yi's tone turned colder, and when it reached Han Qiu's ears, her face immediately turned deathly pale.

Her recent rapid improvement in cultivation level has clearly made her somewhat complacent.

"Young Master, please calm down. I will never dare to do it again," Han Qiu said in a panic.

Di Yi snorted softly, his gaze suddenly turning to the distant void, and strong spatial ripples spread out.

"Have the students from the Eastern Sacred Academy who are participating in the assessment arrived yet?"

The Five Elements Ruins Realm was a testing ground personally selected by several heads of the Eastern Domain Holy Academy. Only by accumulating one hundred military merit points in the Five Elements Ruins Realm could one pass the test.

Most of the students participating in the Holy Academy's assessment are newcomers to the Heavenly Realm, and for the vast majority of them, obtaining one hundred military merit points is extremely difficult.

While tens of thousands of students from the Martial City Academy entered the Five Elements Ruins Realm, the entire Five Elements Ruins Realm was temporarily closed, prohibiting other Ruins Realm warriors from entering. However, a few Ruins Realm warriors like Di Yi, who entered in advance, ignored this rule.

"We need to hurry and set off for the Holy Land Temple immediately."

(End of this chapter)