Chapter 710

Chapter 710: The Sky Full of Corpse Buddhas

Li Hui had never expected to fully plant the Celestial Trees before returning to Wutu. Yet, as he and Yang Jiuzhen merged their Yin and Yang energies to absorb the earth’s essence, this idea suddenly blossomed in his mind, leaving him feeling heart-stoppingly terrified.

The Celestial Tree itself had the function of seizing the earth’s essence, which the heavens viewed as a tumor and would suppress with all their might whenever it appeared. What’s more, suddenly manifesting a hundred thousand of them?

Just as Ancestor Yan Jiao feared, such actions could indeed drag the entire Wutu down to hell, where billions of miles of land would have few survivors. The most likely outcome was the Wutu Continent shattering, ultimately sinking into the sea.

For someone else, even the thought of this would be against the heavens! But when it came to Li Hui, he chose to do it, drawing confidence from three aspects.

First, he had arranged the Dao Fruit in the earth’s core, making the earth’s courtyard the core of the Treasure Cabinet, with these Celestial Trees serving as the formation nodes. Once they grew, they would rise into the air, operating according to the Treasure Cabinet Array.

Second, Li Hui’s confidence stemmed from Xun Zuoyuan. Various signs indicated that this kid was up to something monumental, and when he struck, he would place his opponents in deadly peril! Since Li Maocai, his master, they were from the same school, and ideally should refer to each other as senior brother and junior brother. Yet they also stood as the greatest enemies in the world, each determined to eliminate the other.

Third, after years of imprinting, Yao’er and the tree demons formed a Dao contract with the Celestial Trees. Together, the demons guaranteed to the Heavenly Dao and the Great Dao, using themselves as chains to lock the trees down, like putting a bridle and reins on a wild horse, proving to the heavens that these “wild horses” could be tamed.

Of course, there were other supports. For instance, the two worlds pressured against each other, entering a calamity-laden era, and the Heavenly Secrets were in chaos. Additionally, Li Hui was slowly but surely securing his position as the Unrivaled Calamity Master, controlling the calamity power with exceptional advantages. Yet, compared to the previous three points, that didn’t amount to much, as this involved a hundred thousand Celestial Trees!

At this moment, even if the Celestial Trees did not grow out of control, the heavens still unleashed a tremendous calamity. This required external forces to help them resist the calamity.

Li Hui carefully selected the position from which to launch the Celestial Tree Blossoming Branches. Nearby, there were undoubtedly demonic creatures and ghostly entities, along with hostile forces like Ancestor Yan Jiao.

As the heavenly tribulation descended, it would be interfered with, striking not the Celestial Trees but rather the enemies. In short, the aim was to clear them out.

The Empress of the Great Xia, Wu Zhao, stood at the highest point of the Tai Chi Hall, looking up. To her astonishment, she saw the sky above flip over, engulfed in suffocating calamity clouds that roiled and churned. The Azure Sky layer unleashed a cliff-like surge of gale and tribulation fire that illuminated billions of miles of land in an instant.

Calamity, calamity, calamity! Everywhere she looked was calamity! However, this overwhelming tribulation was purging every demon lair, ghostly trap, dark place, and grave…

Li Hui soared into the air, leaving the Mysterious Pearl with Yao’er. "After the tribulation, you all should head to various parts of Mount Tai to help. Your master and I will each maintain different positions. From now on, Wutu is the territory of our Heavenly Talisman Sect. Let’s flourish the path of talismans, protect our homeland, sweep the heavens, and subdue evil spirits!"

"Farewell, Master!" the disciples of the Heavenly Talisman Sect bowed respectfully.

Just then, from the faraway Sleepy Moon Ridge, hundreds of thousands of giant fireballs descended from the sky, shaking the surrounding mountains.

Before it was a ghostly trap, now it was the calamity-soaked land!

Gigantic ghost bats flew from the mountains, but before they could escape several miles, dark red lightning descended, overwhelming the land and lighting them up like candles.

Calamity, calamity, calamity! Wutu faced the tribulation of a hundred thousand calamities, but these ghostly and demonic creatures bore the brunt for the Celestial Trees.

Li Hui had been planning for years, and although he had temporarily changed his mind to use the Celestial Trees, he had intended to provoke this calamity before returning! Only by employing thunderous means could he cleanse the places that harbored filth and evil.

He threw the energy he absorbed into the Celestial Trees, also using the Miao Jade that had accumulated while entering the Extreme Huan Continent and returning to the Nine-Mystic Continent, feeding it to the trees as well.

If no one nurtured these giant beings, they would revert to their old paths, becoming vicious predators. They would not only drain the earth’s spiritual energy but also sap the power from practitioners. Now, many worlds turned into wastelands devoid of practitioners, a trend initiated by the Celestial Trees.

As Li Hui moved quickly, he gazed towards the Sleepy Moon Ridge, where countless old ghosts awakened, and innumerable coffin boards flew into the sky.

"Boom! Boom!" Bai Ze’s divine eye saw ripples emanating from a colossal sound, crazily pushing down and leveling the entire Sleepy Moon Ridge.

In less than two incense sticks’ worth of time since the assault began, aside from the Ghost Emperor, all other ghost kings turned into sludge, scattered upon the ground to be purified by the calamity-soaked land, enriching it as nourishment.

Even more terrifying, the Tribulation of the Heavens arrived, and in this round, over half of the ghost emperors at Sleepy Moon Ridge perished. Their Xuan Yin Pool, which they relied upon for rebirth, shattered.

"Ah…" A ghost emperor tore through its body, summoning its yin soul, determined to escape by the skin of its teeth. However, the yin soul only attracted bolts of heavenly thunder, with the thunder sound exterminating all!

Years ago, Sleepy Moon Ridge had dispatched a nightmarish ghost emperor to hunt Li Hui. Now, Li Hui had become a monumental figure, and he turned around and slaughtered their entire clan.

"Not at Sleepy Moon Ridge?"

Li Hui withdrew his gaze. He knew Xun Zuoyuan was hiding deeply, and even with some hints from the future, he had not clearly indicated his whereabouts.

"Again, Prince An, Prince Li, and Prince Lu formed the Tri-King Flag, making an all-out effort to exterminate him!" With those words, the massive trunk of the Celestial Tree lit up with dazzling runes, and the overwhelming calamity thunder disrupted the air, entwining into a river of thunder towards the residence of the Tri-King Flag.

As the lord of Chongguang, how could Li Hui not be aware of the various forces at play in the Yin Moon Dynasty? Thus, he struck with precision, using the vast tribulation to suppress them, making today a truly exceptional display of the Unrivaled Calamity Master.

Ghostly creatures dreaded thunder and tribulation fire, and the arrangements of the Yin Moon Dynasty were annihilated in a moment. Those esteemed ghost emperors fled in panic, abandoning their posturing, as their subordinates, the evil ghosts, were all obliterated.

Tens of thousands of Celestial Trees erupted with rumbling sounds, lifting large amounts of earth and rock into the sky, transforming into floating islands that flew towards the sea, with tremendous tribulation fire spreading ahead, as if clearing a path.

As the demonic creatures lurking along the coastline looked up, they discovered countless blades of wind, each a hundred zhang long, descending from above. These wind blades were the fierce gale calamity thunder.

Li Hui casually said, "Earth’s empty soil, calamity water, the fire of the ram, and the wind of Tayara—these are the four calamities of the Celestial Trees today! Exterminate evil!"

Billions of miles of land shimmered like a starry river, turning Wutu into an expansive land of calamity, where no demonic creatures remained on the coastline, only pools of green or purple sludge scattered about. The demon blood could not stain the land; it could only serve as nourishment for the earth.

Finally, when the thunder calamity struck an inconspicuous demon stronghold, corpse energy soared into the sky, and a hauntingly loud chant echoed, growing increasingly louder and more widespread.

Simultaneously, in many parts of the Wutu Continent, corpse energy surged forth, resonating throughout the heavens and earth, as countless black Buddha treasures ascended, emitting immeasurable darkness, like a pitch-black hell!

Thousands, tens of thousands, even millions of corpse Buddhas with dignified appearances took to the air, and suddenly, a colossal black Buddha manifested, with a purple ten-character seal imprinted on its chest, light and shadow layered behind it. It opened its divine eye and spoke: "Junior brother, your sins are deep. Not only did you defy the heavens and invite calamity, but you also slaughtered so many ghostly and demonic creatures. Remember, all beings are equal; they, too, are living beings!"

The sky full of corpse Buddhas obscured the sun and moon, and Wutu had evidently transformed into a Buddhist nation. However, such an atmosphere was spine-chilling, as no one had known of the immense crisis hiding nearby.

"Xun Zuoyuan, I finally forced you out!" Li Hui declared.