Chapter 694
Headless Corpse
Amidst the whistling wind, an even more terrifying aura permeated the air.
That aura was from the same source as the strange power that Gu Qingfeng had sensed earlier, but it was even more terrifying and chilling!
That is the true core of the Wusheng Ancient Mine!
That was the root cause of the destruction of the Holy Land of No Life overnight!
"boom!!!"
Suddenly!
A violent and unparalleled power suddenly erupted from inside the cave!
The power was so strong that it caused the entire lifeless planet to tremble violently!
Countless rocks crumbled, countless cracks appeared in the earth, and countless remnants of Daoist energy surged wildly at this moment!
That force, like a monstrous wave, swept out of the cave entrance!
Its goal—
It was that Taoist priest standing before the mountain range!
At the very moment this power erupted—
The Taoist priest, who had been sitting motionless with his eyes closed as if asleep, suddenly moved!
He slowly raised his right hand!
That hand, pale as paper and withered as a stick, contained a terrifying power that could shake the heavens and the earth!
The process of him raising his hand was incredibly slow.
But every inch of lifting caused the surrounding void to distort violently!
The way he raised his hand was incredibly heavy.
But every inch of lifting caused the Daoist aura of the entire Wusheng Ancient Mine to tremble!
finally--
The hand was raised to its chest.
Then, gently press towards that dark opening!
"boom--!!!"
The two forces collided with a deafening roar!
In that instant, the sky collapsed and the earth cracked!
The entire Wusheng Ancient Mine shook violently, as if it were about to collapse completely!
Countless fragments of Daoist essence scattered and flew everywhere, like fireworks exploding!
Countless void rifts spread out, like a dense spider web!
The aftershocks of that collision were enough to instantly annihilate any Eighth Tribulation Celestial Venerable!
Even a Nine Tribulations Supreme would have to give way here!
however--
The Taoist priest's body remained completely still.
He still stood there, like an ancient and unchanging mountain, unshaken by any violent force.
Three breaths later.
The aftershocks of the collision gradually subsided.
The power that erupted from the cave was finally suppressed by the Taoist's palm and retreated back into the darkness.
And the Taoist—
The stench of decay emanating from him intensified.
The flesh and blood writhing on his wounds, now dimmed by the divine light, had almost stopped writhing.
The Daoist aura surrounding him had also become much thinner, as if that attack had consumed too much of his power.
He remained standing there.
He maintained the posture of raising his hand and pressing his palm down.
It still guards that dark cave entrance.
Gu Qingfeng watched this scene quietly.
A hint of respect appeared in his eyes.
This Taoist priest has already passed away.
It has been gone for countless years.
But his remaining will still clung to this mutilated body, suppressing the dark cave entrance and the being inside, day after day, year after year.
He didn't know how many years of suppression he had endured.
Millions of years?
Millions of years?
Billions of years?
He didn't know how much power he had expended.
But he never gave up.
It never fell.
The being inside the cave was never allowed to step out of the cave entrance.
This is obsession.
This is what it means to protect.
This is—
The noble character of a supreme being.
Gu Qingfeng gave the Taoist priest a deep look.
Regardless of this Taoist's origins or what lies within the Wusheng Ancient Mine, his indomitable will, even at the cost of his own life, is enough to inspire respect.
This is a truly respectable and strong person.
Gu Qingfeng withdrew his gaze and looked at the dark cave entrance.
The cave entrance remained open, like a ferocious, gaping maw.
In the darkness, something seemed to be stirring restlessly.
A faint smile appeared on Gu Qingfeng's lips.
That was a smile of anticipation.
It was also a laugh tinged with fighting spirit.
"Let me see what you really are."
He murmured to himself.
Then, he took a step.
We walked step by step toward the dark cave entrance.
Behind him, the Taoist's figure still stood, like an unchanging guardian from ancient times.
Ahead, endless darkness awaits, concealing unknown terrors.
……
Gu Qingfeng's footsteps sounded exceptionally clear in the deathly silent Wusheng Ancient Mine.
step.
Two steps.
Three steps.
Each step that landed resonated subtly in this desolate world.
The echo reverberated repeatedly in the empty ancient mine, like some ancient rhythm, or like some silent declaration.
His figure gradually disappeared into the darkness.
The darkness was as thick as ink, as if it could devour all light.
Gu Qingfeng's figure appeared and disappeared within it, eventually vanishing completely, as if swallowed whole by that ferocious giant mouth.
Outside the cave entrance, the figure of the Taoist in green robes still stood.
He maintained the posture of raising his hand and pressing his palm, like an unchanging statue, continuing his guardianship that has lasted for countless years.
Inside the cave entrance—
dark.
Endless darkness.
Darkness so profound that you can't see your hand in front of your face.
However, for someone of Gu Qingfeng's caliber, darkness has never been an obstacle.
He walked with his hands behind his back, his steps unhurried, his gaze calmly sweeping over his surroundings.
This is a huge mine tunnel.
The mine tunnels were incredibly wide, enough to allow even giant beasts tens of thousands of feet tall to move freely.
On both sides of the mine tunnel are exposed mineral vein rock layers, which are eerily dark red, as if they have been soaked in blood.
On the rock strata, huge claw marks and cracks can be seen everywhere. These marks are several meters deep, and some even penetrate the entire rock strata, revealing an even deeper darkness behind them.
The air was filled with the stench of decay, blood, and death.
It is the resentment left behind after the fall of countless lives, and the despair accumulated over endless years.
Gu Qingfeng could feel that the deeper he went, the stronger the strange power became.
That force relentlessly eroded his body, attempting to devour his life force and plunder his vitality. However, under the flow of the Netherworld Dao, all of this was like a gentle breeze, unable to cause any substantial impact.
He walked through one mine tunnel after another.
The mine tunnels grew wider and deeper, and the eerie power grew stronger.
Along the way, he saw more corpses.
Some of the corpses lay on either side of the mine tunnel, some were embedded in the rock strata, and some were even nailed to the top of the mine tunnel by some force.
Their deaths were all different, but they had one thing in common—they were all withered like dead trees, their life force completely devoured.
Some of these corpses, even after countless years of aging, still exude a chilling aura.
That was the supreme pressure.
Gu Qingfeng's gaze swept over the remains of those supreme beings, and he felt even more appreciative of the beings in the cave.
The existence within this cave is extraordinary; it can cause the fall of a supreme being and the desperate suppression of a near-immortal Daoist.
finally--
The mine tunnel came to an end.
Ahead lay a vast underground space.
The space was incredibly vast, spanning tens of thousands of miles in circumference, with a dome reaching tens of thousands of feet high, as if it had been formed by hollowing out the interior of an entire lifeless star.
In the center of the space, there was a swirling black mist, thick as ink, slowly churning as if it were alive.
A huge figure could be vaguely seen in the mist.
The figure was incredibly tall, standing tens of thousands of feet high, amidst the mist, like an ancient, timeless demon god.
The moment Gu Qingfeng stepped into this space—
"boom!!!"
A terrifying, abyss-like power suddenly erupted from the mist!
The force was so strong that it caused the entire underground space to tremble violently! Countless rock layers crumbled, countless Daoist auras were annihilated, and countless remaining corpses were reduced to dust under the impact of this force!
That force, like the primordial torrent at the beginning of creation, swept towards Gu Qingfeng with world-destroying power!
Wherever the power passed, the void was torn apart like paper, the Great Dao was annihilated like dust, and everything was reduced to nothingness in an instant!
"Boom—!!!"
The entire Wusheng Ancient Mine was shaking violently!
On the ground, rocks collapsed!
Countless huge rocks rolled down from the mountaintop, crashing onto the ground with a dull thud.
Those mountains that had existed for countless billions of years collapsed in the tremor, turning into ruins.
The Daoist principles have vanished!
The supreme Daoist essence that remained in the mountain ravines was extinguished and dissipated like a candle flickering in the wind under the impact of this force.
Those supreme paths that once suppressed a region have now completely vanished into nothingness.
On the vast, lifeless surface of the ancient star, one huge ravine after another appeared!
Those ravines were bottomless and thousands of feet wide, as shocking as an abyss.
They spread outwards from the location of the Wusheng Ancient Mine, covering the entire star like a spider web, tearing this already lifeless star to pieces!
The next breath—
"boom!!!"
Thick black mist gushed out from the cave entrance!
The thick black mist was as black as ink, covering the sky and the earth, instantly enveloping the entire Wusheng Ancient Mine and even half of the star!
The black mist surged, within which countless distorted faces could be vaguely seen emerging, wailing, and dissipating—the resentment of countless beings devoured by that being, imprisoned within the black mist, never to escape!
In the black fog—
A colossal figure slowly rose!
That was a headless corpse!
It was tens of thousands of feet tall, with an eerie gray-black color and covered with dense, strange patterns.
The patterns writhed slowly like living things, each movement causing the surrounding avenues to tremble violently.
It has no head.
There was a clean cut on the neck, with dark red scabs at the cut. Underneath the scabs, something could be vaguely seen wriggling, as if trying to grow something new.
In each of its hands, it held a massive, blood-red divine blade.
The divine blade was entirely blood-red, with an eerie light flowing across its surface, as if it were formed from the blood of countless living beings.
Countless vengeful spirits seemed to linger on the blade, emitting silent, mournful cries.
This is the deepest part of the Wusheng Ancient Mine!
An immortal corpse!
A terrifying being who transformed into a bizarre being after his fall!
"boom!"
The headless corpse moved!
With a single step, its ten-thousand-foot-tall body instantly traversed thousands of miles of void, appearing before Gu Qingfeng!
With his right hand raised high, the blood-red blade, carrying a terrifying power capable of shattering stars, slashed down at Gu Qingfeng!
The power of this strike is enough to kill most of the Supreme Beings!
Gu Qingfeng's eyes narrowed!
He stepped into the void, his figure instantly shifting a thousand feet to the side, avoiding this earth-shattering strike!
The blood-red blade slashed down, striking the spot where he had originally stood!
"boom!!!"
The earth shattered!
A massive, bottomless crack, stretching for tens of thousands of feet, spread outwards from where the blade struck!
Wherever the crack passed, everything was swallowed up and annihilated!
Gu Qingfeng's expression remained unchanged, and the Netherworld Dao erupted from his body!
"Boom—!!!"
The mighty river of the Great Dao manifested itself behind him!
It was a dark, long river, within which countless scenes flickered and flowed—the birth of living beings, the death of living beings, the reincarnation of living beings, and the return of living beings to the void.
That is the manifestation of the Netherworld Path, the ultimate order of the cycle of death and reincarnation!
The long river surged forward, instantly enveloping the entire world!
"The Six Paths of Reincarnation!"
With a soft shout, Gu Qingfeng unleashed the power of the Netherworld Dao!
In an instant, the phantom of the Six Paths of Reincarnation rose from the long river!
The six realms of reincarnation—the Heavenly Realm, the Human Realm, the Asura Realm, the Animal Realm, the Hungry Ghost Realm, and the Hell Realm—appear simultaneously, each evolving into a phantom world!
The six-dimensional world spun endlessly, forming a massive vortex of reincarnation that pressed down on the headless corpse!
"The eighteen levels of hell!"
Gu Qingfeng evolves once again!
The phantom of the eighteen levels of hell followed closely behind, transforming into a terrifying, tangible sight!
The Hell of Tongue Pulling, the Hell of Scissors, the Hell of Iron Trees, the Hell of Retribution Mirrors, the Hell of Steaming Cages... layer upon layer of hell manifests, and in each layer, countless evil spirits are tortured, emitting mournful howls!
The phantom of the eighteen levels of hell merged with the phantom of the six paths of reincarnation, transforming into a complete underworld that suppressed the vast sky!
The headless corpse struggled frantically!
It wielded its twin blades, the crimson light crisscrossing and shattering layer upon layer of hellish phantoms!
Black mist surged around it, transforming into countless hideous ghost faces, tearing and devouring the power of the laws of the Six Paths of Reincarnation!
however--
Gu Qingfeng's Netherworld Dao is far too powerful!
The cycle of the six realms of reincarnation turns, and with each turn, a portion of its power is eroded and devoured!
It was suppressed by the eighteen levels of hell, each level binding and imprisoning its movements!
Although the headless corpse was powerful, it gradually fell into a disadvantageous position under Gu Qingfeng's offensive!
"boom!"
The headless corpse was enraged!
It roared to the sky—though it had no head, its roar still resounded throughout the heavens and earth, causing the entire space to tremble violently!
The black mist around it suddenly surged, and countless strange patterns flashed wildly!
It mobilized the Daoist power of the entire Wusheng Ancient Star!
In an instant, the power of the entire ancient star of no life converged on it!
The countless supreme Daoist essences that remained here, the resentment of the countless beings it devoured, the death and despair that had accumulated over countless years—all of them transformed into its power and merged into its body!
It swung its knife again!
This strike was even more terrifying than the previous one!
Where the blade flashed, the illusory image of the Six Paths of Reincarnation shattered with a deafening roar!
Wherever the blade flashed, the phantom of the eighteen levels of hell crumbled inch by inch!
Where the blade flashed, a huge crack was cleaved in the long river of the Netherworld!
The power of this strike is already infinitely close to true immortality!
A glint flashed in Gu Qingfeng's eyes!
Such terrifying power would be absolutely impossible for an ordinary supreme being to contend with!
But for him—
Such power is indeed terrifying, but it is not insurmountable!
His gaze turned cold, and the Netherworld Dao around him surged once more!
"town!"
He raised his hand, and the power of the Netherworld Dao gathered in his palm, instantly transforming into a huge immortal seal!
The immortal seal was entirely dark, with countless ancient and profound patterns engraved on its surface—the manifestation of the laws of the Netherworld Great Dao, the ultimate order of death and reincarnation!
As the Immortal Seal took shape, Gu Qingfeng raised his hand and unleashed a palm strike!
"boom--!!!"
The Immortal Seal shattered layers of void, carrying the supreme power to suppress all heavens, and slammed into the headless corpse!
"Bang--!!!"
The headless corpse, with its towering body, was sent flying as if struck by a star!
It smashed through countless rock layers and tunnels, finally crashing heavily onto the earth thousands of miles away!
"Boom—!!!"
The entire ancient, lifeless star was shaking violently!
The place where the headless corpse crashed was smashed into a huge crater with a diameter of a thousand miles!
Around the deep pit, countless cracks spread in all directions, tearing the already broken ancient star even more to shreds!
Gu Qingfeng took a step forward, instantly traversing tens of thousands of miles of void, and appeared above the deep pit!
He looked down at the headless corpse still struggling at the bottom of the pit!
The headless corpse struggled to get up, but as soon as it made a move, it was suppressed by an invisible force and could not move!
Gu Qingfeng raised his hand again!
The Netherworld Dao transformed into a raging torrent, descending from the sky and completely engulfing the headless corpse!
"grind!"
He gave a soft shout.
The power of the Netherworld Dao erupted with a deafening roar, beginning to relentlessly obliterate the headless corpse! (End of Chapter)