âHush!â Lu Yun suddenly said. âSomeoneâs coming, we need to hide!â
Ao Qin waved a hand and popped the four out of existence.
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âStrange, where did the body of that dragon heavyweight go?â An elder with a long white beard stood where the group had just been and looked down at the sea. âDid someone take Ao Qinâs body before me?â
He was an expert of the Corpse Refiners and held a Bag of Corpse Refinement in his hand, ready to claim Ao Qinâs corpse.
The sect had designs on the body long ago, but Ao Qin was the pride of the dragon race and there were many dragon representatives in the tomb. If the Corpse Refiners rashly moved the body away, theyâd not only meet with resistance from the dragons, but also become their enemies.
Things were different now. Since the world of sequence had matured and countless powerhouses were embroiled in struggles over it, the dragons had no energy to spare for this locale. Thus, this Corpse Refiner representative visited at first light.
âOr is it that fellow disciples have been waiting in the shadows too?â The white-haired elder was highly reluctant to accept the situation. If he could refine Ao Qin into a battle zombie, thatâd be at least a seventeenth level sequence subordinate. If it mutated, the zombie could reach eighteen levels!
Eighteenth level sequence would make it the strongest force in the Abyssal Tomb.
âIâm not giving up!â The elder set his jaw and brandished his bag, tracking the lingering corpse qi to Ao Qinâs body.
The body of a seventeenth level sequence expert was too tempting for the Corpse Refiners. The elderâs own strength would be on par with seventeen levels if he made the corpse into his battle zombie, so he would never give up on his goal.
Hummm.
A cerulean halberd broke through the void the second he raised the bag and nailed him right in the chest. Caught off guard, the elder coughed up a mouthful of blood. Gray fire darted out of the air before he could respond and turned him to ashes.
The elderâs body appeared with a blaze of black hellfire in the Disordered Hell.
âSubordinate Feng Xianhuo of the Corpse Refiners greets the master!â the elder said fearfully as he cowered on the ground before Lu Yunâs replica.
âFifteen levels huh? Not bad.â Lu Yun looked approvingly at the kowtowing Feng Xianhuo. That made him the strongest Infernum under Lu Yunâs banner, and a Corpse Refiner to boot. There were certainly countless zombies in his Bag of Corpse Refinement, so subduing one Feng Xianhuo meant owning a zombie army.
âI ask, you answer.â Lu Yun looked at Feng Xianhuo.
âUnderstood,â the man followed every one of Lu Yunâs orders.
Off to the side, Moran Dongning looked curiously at them, but didnât pry into Lu Yunâs secrets.
âWhere is the original emperor?â That was the most pressing issue. Lu Yun was here for the emperor and his Imperial Seal. Although he could sense its presence after entering the tomb, he couldnât determine its precise location.
The layouts of the tomb were interfering with his senses.
âAt the banks of the world of sequence!â Feng Xianhuo quickly responded. âThe original emperor is one of the strongest experts in the yang tomb and heâs gathered a group of powerful natives. Heâs one of the most important factions fighting for the world of sequence!â
âI see.â Lu Yun nodded and dismissed his replica. He didnât ask about the Corpse Refiners or the outside world. The more he knew, the more scattered his thoughts would be and his concentration divided. It was better to focus on the original emperor and gaining the Imperial Seal first.
âLetâs go to the banks of the world of sequence!â Lu Yun turned to Ao Qin.
âHave you cast some sort of curse on me?â the dragon frowned faintly. Heâd realized that he couldnât decline Lu Yunâs requests. Some sort of respect for the human emanated from the bottom of his heart.
âDonât think too much!â Lu Yun transmitted. âYou were resurrected by the god of Mount Tai, who is my disciple in his current reincarnation. You once sheltered in the Sal Tree of Life and Death, which is now part of my great dao. Youâve just come back to life and your soul awakened. Thatâs the only reason why you canât say no to me.â
Ao Qinâs eyes widened. The strongest powerhouse of this Land of Reincarnation was Lu Yunâs disciple?
He didnât doubt the young manâs words. Being newly revived and dyed with too much of Lu Yunâs dao, it was causing him to hold an unshakeable respect for the young man. That heâd been willing to explain this meant that he had no intentions of controlling Ao Qin.
The dragonâs level of strength meant that it took only a dozen breaths for the group to arrive at the banks of the world of sequence. However, he didnât take them straight there as it currently ran with rivers of blood.
A great war thatâd brewed for an unknown period of time had finally broken out. Countless races, clans, factions, and heavyweights commenced a heaven-shaking campaign of conquest. Gore and violence could be seen from hundreds of millions of kilometers away.
âThere wonât be a conclusion to this level of slaughter anytime soon. It will take more than a massacre to refine the world of sequence,â Lu Yun murmured with a deep breath.
âTheyâve been bottled up here for too long.â Chu Xingran shook his head slightly. âThis savagery isnât for the world of sequence. Theyâre just venting their frustrations.â
Lu Yun blinked.
âAnd not only that,â Ao Qin continued. âBut if one side does manage to cow all the others, theyâll have a leg up on everyone when they truly enter the world of sequence. Theyâll dominate the other parties from sheer intimidation alone.â
His eyes sparkled with light as he clearly read everything happening in the distance.
âAre you not going to help?â A surprised Chu Xingran looked at him. âYouâre definitely a titan on the field with your level of strength. If you join in, the dragons will be reinvigorated.â
âThe dragons?â Ao Qin ground his teeth when he heard his race. âThe dragons? Heh. Hah. HAH!â
âDoes⊠your death have something to do with your race?â Lu Yun jerked his head around.
âThe Spacetime King may have killed me, but I had a chance of living before I truly died. I wouldâve had a chance if the rest of my race had intervened. ButâŠâ Ao Qin stopped.
The dragons in the tomb had been unnerved by the Spacetime Kingâs reputation and shrank back at a crucial moment. Ao Qin didnât want to walk with a bunch of cowards; he lacked even his previous passion for the world of sequence.
All he wanted to do was to return to his homeland and seclude himself at home, never to be involved in anything ever again.
âThereâs some trash here watching the battles. Brothers, kill them all!â A group of berserk cultivators leering with bloodlust and covered in blood disengaged from the battlefield and charged them.
etvolare's Thoughts
Wow. Despite being dragons, they were seriously a useless bunch. I totally understand how discouraged Ao Qin might be.