Chapter 877
Monsters Rise Like a Tide, Throne and Corpse
Lu Qing led Qiu Ruofeng and the others toward the large black tomb.
The great tomb lay deep within the black mountains, appearing almost within reach from a distance.
But as the group continued forward, Lu Qing realized that it was just a visual illusion caused by the sheer size of the tomb.
At their speed, they flew for a full quarter of an hour, but the great tomb was still in the distance, seemingly forever out of reach.
As Lu Qing flew, he carefully observed the large tomb.
The tomb was entirely black, its material unknown, and countless ancient runes were faintly visible on its surface, shimmering with a dim light.
The runes were densely packed, layer upon layer, covering the entire outer wall of the tomb, exuding an eerie and mysterious aura.
The shape of the tomb resembles a huge palace, or a mausoleum.
With its pointed top and broad base, its square shape gives it an extremely solemn and dignified feel.
But within that solemnity, there was also an indescribable eeriness.
Unfortunately, he is currently only a divine thought clone and cannot use his special abilities.
Otherwise, with his current level of strength, he should be able to discern some of the true nature of this black tomb.
However, although he doesn't have any special abilities, his expertise in divination remains.
If there is any real danger, he can sense it and detect it in advance.
Lu Qing silently performed calculations while flying.
A moment later, he frowned slightly.
This large tomb is rather strange.
In the illusion within that shattered jade, the "Mysterious Transformation" powerhouse he saw possessed boundless and radiant power, exuding righteous energy with every gesture.
That white figure, that lustrous white jade ruyi, and that all-purifying light left a deep impression on him.
But the tomb before them was filled with a sinister aura.
The endless demonic flames, the pervasive dark power, and the eerie runes all exuded a chilling aura.
Is this really the place where "Xuanhua" perished?
A hint of doubt arose in Lu Qing's heart.
But he didn't say it aloud; he simply became more vigilant.
The group continued to approach the tomb.
As they got closer, the outline of the tomb became clearer and clearer.
It was even larger than Lu Qing had imagined. The outer wall on the front alone was tens of thousands of feet high, like a giant black wall reaching the sky, stretching between heaven and earth.
Just as the group was about to approach the outer perimeter of the tomb, a sudden change occurred.
Suddenly, a strange fluctuation emanated from the tomb.
The ripples spread outwards in all directions, instantly sweeping past everyone.
The next moment, everything around them changed.
The black demonic flames that had been burning quietly suddenly began to throb wildly.
They seemed to have been stimulated by something, and they surged out from the ground, from between the rocks, and from the void.
In the blink of an eye, it formed an endless sea of black fire.
Even more terrifying are the monsters born from those demonic flames.
Countless monsters, densely packed like swarming bees, surged out of the demonic flames and swarmed towards them in an overwhelming manner.
The monsters came in all shapes and sizes; some resembled humans, some resembled beasts, and some were completely unrecognizable.
Their bodies were engulfed in black demonic flames, radiating a violent aura. Their eyes held no intelligence, only a pure desire for slaughter.
What's most terrifying is their aura.
The weakest among them all possessed the perfected primordial spirit level, while the powerful ones exuded an aura that was comparable to that of old monsters like Qiu Ruofeng who had reached the Dao Integration Realm.
When Qiu Ruofeng and the others saw this scene, their faces turned deathly pale.
The black-robed figures with him also felt their scalps tingle and their bodies stiffen.
“This…this…” A man in black robes stammered, unable to speak.
"How could there be so many!" The voice of the other man in black robes changed.
Qiu Ruofeng was a man who had seen many storms, and although he was shocked, he was still able to maintain some composure.
He quickly glanced at the overwhelming number of monsters and roughly estimated that there were at least tens of thousands of them!
Among them, at least several dozen had reached the Dao Integration Realm level!
Dozens of monsters at the Dao Integration Realm!
What is this concept?
A Dao Integration Realm expert is a hegemon in any immortal realm, capable of causing countless forces to tremble with a mere stomp of their foot.
And here, there are dozens of monsters at the Dao Integration Realm!
This doesn't even include those at the Nascent Soul stage.
With such terrifying power, let alone these few people, even if there were ten times more people, they would only be torn to shreds.
"As expected, the place where beings beyond the Dao Transformation Realm fell cannot be entered so easily."
Qiu Ruofeng murmured, his eyes filled with despair.
The figures in black robes also looked ashen-faced.
They had assumed that with a powerful figure like Lu Qing accompanying them, they could handle any dangers that might arise on this journey.
But what they saw shattered their illusions completely.
This kind of lineup is simply beyond their ability to contend with.
No matter how strong Lu Qing is, he is only a divine thought clone.
The dense horde of monsters had already surged in like a tide, and were only a thousand miles away from them.
With their terrifying speed, they can reach you in just a few breaths.
“It’s over…” A man in black robes closed his eyes.
However, at that moment, Lu Qing made a move.
He simply waved his sleeve lightly.
In an instant, the world changed color.
A surge of immense spatial power erupted from Lu Qing, instantly spreading over a radius of a thousand miles.
That power was vast and boundless, carrying an indescribable pressure, as if the entire world was under its control.
The surrounding space began to distort violently, and spatial rifts appeared out of thin air, only to heal rapidly in a continuous cycle.
Qiu Ruofeng and the others only felt a blur before their eyes, and the next moment, they witnessed a scene they would never forget.
The space surrounding the tomb began to collapse on a large scale.
That was not a simple distortion, not a simple breakage, but a true and utter collapse.
It was as if an invisible giant hand was crushing that space, then continuously compressing it.
Countless fragments of space, countless demonic flames, and countless monsters were all swept up in that terrifying collapse.
In the end, everything converged into a pitch-black dot the size of a fist.
That origin point was darker than the Abyss of Demons, deeper than the void, as if it could devour everything.
It hovered there silently, yet it exuded an unimaginable, terrifying suction force.
Faced with this terrifying suction force, the fiery monsters, which swarmed like bees, were completely unable to control their movements.
They let out mournful howls and struggled frantically, but to no avail.
One after another, batch after batch, they were all swept up by the suction force and sucked into that dark origin.
Upon entering the origin, they were instantly crushed into powder, transformed into the most primal energy, and vanished without a trace.
Qiu Ruofeng and the others stared blankly at the scene, their eyes wide open and their mouths agape.
In just over ten breaths, the countless, overwhelming demonic fire monsters within a radius of a thousand miles vanished completely.
Not a single one was left.
All the roars, all the violence, all the bloodlust, were completely annihilated along with them in that dark origin.
And that dark dot, after fulfilling its mission, slowly dissipated, as if it had never existed.
A deathly silence fell over the surroundings once again.
Only the rocks shattered by the aftershocks continued to drift slowly down.
Qiu Ruofeng and the others remained stunned for a long time.
They stared blankly at the empty void before them, at the vanished monster, and at the black tomb that still hovered silently not far away, their minds completely blank.
“This…this…” A man in black robes opened his mouth, but could not say anything.
Qiu Ruofeng swallowed hard, and the way he looked at Lu Qing had completely changed.
It was a gaze filled with utmost reverence.
It is an instinctive surrender when faced with something incomprehensible.
You have to understand, there were tens of thousands of those monsters just now!
The weakest among them were all at the perfected primordial spirit level, while the powerful dozens of them were even no less powerful than these old monsters at the Dao Integration Realm!
With such a lineup, let alone these few individuals, even if the entire Netherworld Palace were to mobilize its entire force, they would only face total annihilation.
Yet, even with such terrifying power, it couldn't withstand a single blow from Lu Qing.
With a mere flick of his sleeve, and in just ten breaths, they were all reduced to ashes.
What is this concept?
This is beyond their comprehension.
What's even more terrifying is that the one before us is merely a divine thought clone!
Even a single divine thought clone possesses such terrifying power!
Then how powerful must his physical body be?
Qiu Ruofeng dared not think about it, nor could he come up with an answer.
He only knows one thing.
We must never make enemies with Lu Qing!
absolute!
This person's power has truly reached a level they could hardly imagine.
"Let's go."
Lu Qing's calm voice snapped everyone out of their daze.
He remained calm, as if he had just done something insignificant, and continued flying toward the black tomb.
Qiu Ruofeng and the others seemed to wake from a dream and quickly followed.
This time, the way they looked at Lu Qing was completely different.
It was not just respect, but a deep awe, even fear.
Lu Qing sensed their change but paid it no mind. He knew that his seemingly effortless move was actually based on his deep observation of the Demon Abyss and its monsters.
In his previous observations, he discovered that although those monsters were powerful, they had no reason and only an instinctive desire to kill.
In other words, although they possess the aura of the Dao Integration Realm, they do not know how to utilize the power of laws or use supernatural abilities; they are merely reckless brutes who charge recklessly based on instinct.
Such a clumsy monster was naturally no match for his spatial laws.
The problem can be easily solved by simply applying the laws of space to their fullest extent and annihilating them along with that space.
But if it were Qiu Ruofeng and others, it would be a completely different story.
They are true Dao Integration Realm cultivators who have been comprehending the laws of the Great Dao for countless years and are already thoroughly familiar with the application of various laws.
If he were facing them, this move wouldn't have been so effective.
Because they will resist, they will fight back, and they will use their own laws to contend with him.
But these monsters don't.
Therefore, they can only be crushed.
Of course, he wouldn't say these things aloud.
The group continued to approach the tomb.
However, just as they had flown dozens of miles away, another wave surged from within the great tomb.
The next moment, even more demonic flame monsters surged in from all directions.
This time the quantity is even greater than before!
They were so densely packed that they blotted out the sky, almost completely obscuring the entire expanse of the sky.
The roars of those monsters merged together, forming a deafening sound wave that made Qiu Ruofeng and the others' eardrums ache.
Qiu Ruofeng's face turned pale, but the despair he had felt earlier was gone.
He simply looked at Lu Qing, his eyes filled with expectation.
Lu Qing remained expressionless and waved his sleeve again.
Space collapsed again, coalescing back into a pitch-black point, once again sucking in the endless monsters and crushing them to dust.
After more than ten breaths, the surroundings became quiet again.
The group continued onward.
However, after flying only a few dozen miles, the monsters swarmed back again.
Lu Qing made his move again.
And so they continued onward, killing as they went.
Those monsters seemed endless; no matter how many times you killed them, you couldn't kill them all.
Every time they thought they had killed them all, more would surge out from the front.
Moreover, the closer they got to the tomb, the stronger the monsters became.
From initially focusing on the perfection of the primordial spirit, the number of monsters in the Dao Integration Realm increased later on.
There have even been beings who are more powerful than Qiu Ruofeng and others.
However, they were still no match for Lu Qing's spatial laws.
That pitch-black dot seemed to be the nemesis of all monsters.
No matter how many come, no matter how strong they are, once they are sucked in, there is only one fate—annihilation.
Qiu Ruofeng and the others were already numb to it.
Their mindset has undergone a complete transformation, from initial shock to awe, and now to calm.
They were incredibly grateful that they had come with Lu Qing this time.
Otherwise, the monsters on the outer perimeter alone would be enough to wipe them out and leave them with no place to be buried.
No wonder even the immortals who had attained the Dao in ancient times were extremely wary of the Dark Abyss.
Even though the dark power inside has been weakened so much, it is still so terrifying.
In ancient times, when the power of darkness was at its most intense, even immortals who had reached the Dao Transformation stage would perish if they ventured deep into this place.
Fighting their way through, advancing relentlessly.
After an unknown amount of time, when Lu Qing had killed another wave of monsters, things finally changed ahead.
They finally arrived at the foot of the Black Tomb.
The massive outer wall stood before us, towering into the clouds and blocking out the sun.
The ancient runes on the wall were now clearer, emitting a dim light, as if they had come to life.
The main entrance to the tomb is a huge stone door.
The stone gate was about a hundred feet high, completely black, and also engraved with countless runes.
In the very center of the stone gate is a huge pattern that looks like an eye or a sun, which sends chills down one's spine at first glance.
The stone gate was tightly closed, without any gaps.
Lu Qing looked quietly at the stone door, then raised her hand and waved it gently.
A surge of spatial power erupted, transforming into an invisible force that pushed against the stone gate.
Rumble...
The stone door slowly opened with a dull, loud thud.
Behind the door was a deep passage leading directly into the depths of the great tomb.
Lu Qing sensed something and didn't feel any strong danger, so he didn't hesitate and stepped into the passage first.
Qiu Ruofeng and the others quickly followed.
The passage was long, with black stone walls on both sides, which were also engraved with countless runes.
The runes emitted a faint glow in the darkness, making the passage appear and disappear intermittently.
The group walked for a long time before finally reaching the end.
Suddenly, everything became clear.
It was a vast space, spanning hundreds of miles.
The dome of the space is extremely high, as if the top cannot be seen.
The surrounding stone walls were also covered with densely packed runes, emitting an eerie glow.
In the center of this space stands a massive jade throne.
The throne was entirely white, radiating a soft light that contrasted sharply with the surrounding darkness.
It stood there quietly, as if it had been there since time immemorial.
A figure sat regally on the throne.
The figure was incredibly tall; even sitting, it was still dozens of feet high.
He was dressed in a white robe, his long hair was loose, and his face was handsome, but his eyes were closed, as if he had fallen into an eternal sleep.
But what truly shook Lu Qing was the state of that figure.
His left half of his body still radiated a vast and bright aura, exactly the same as what he had seen in the illusion of shattered jade.
It possessed an indescribable sanctity that inspired awe in everyone who saw it.
But the right half of his body was completely consumed by darkness.
The darkness was as thick as ink, and it seemed to be alive, constantly writhing and spreading.
Countless black threads extended from the darkness, wrapping around his body as if to completely devour him.
What alarmed Lu Qing even more was the origin of those demonic fire monsters.
He saw that wisps of demonic energy were continuously emanating from the figure's black body.
Each wisp of demonic energy that flew out condensed in the air and took shape, transforming into a demonic fire monster.
Some of those monsters were strong, some were weak, some had just taken shape, and some had already fully formed.
After they were born from that figure, they surged outward like a tide, merging into the endless army of monsters.
Each wisp of demonic energy can conjure a fiery monster.
And those whose aura has reached the Dao Integration Realm are even more numerous.
Lu Qing stared at the figure, his mind reeling.
He recognized him.
That was the powerful Xuanhua he had seen in the illusion of shattered jade.
That peerless powerhouse who treads upon the Milky Way and shatters countless stars with every gesture.
The white-robed immortal, wielding a jade ruyi, held his own against four opponents without being at a disadvantage.
A figure who was besieged by Mo Tian and Xue Mo, and ultimately escaped with serious injuries.
It turns out he didn't escape; he ultimately perished.
He fell in the deepest part of this dark abyss, turning into a corpse corrupted by darkness.
His corpse is constantly giving birth to those terrifying monsters, becoming the greatest source of danger in this abyss.
Lu Qing stared at the figure silently for a long time without saying a word.
Qiu Ruofeng and the others also saw that figure and the endless stream of monsters. Their faces turned pale and they trembled all over.
They finally understood why the monsters in this abyss were endless.
Because what they are killing is the very corpse of this Xuanhua powerhouse that is constantly being generated.
As long as these corpses remain, the monsters will never cease to exist.
Qiu Ruofeng and the others looked at Lu Qing with questioning eyes.
Lu Qing did not move.
He simply stared at the figure, his gaze deep and unfocused, lost in thought.
After a long silence, he spoke slowly, his voice low and solemn.
"Senior Xuanhua, I am Lu Qing. I apologize for my intrusion."
His voice echoed in the empty hall, lingering for a long time.
The figure on the throne remained seated quietly, without any reaction.
Only the endless stream of demonic energy continued to surge from its body, transforming into monsters that flew away. (End of Chapter)