Chapter 1987: Lanterns Dim, Rage Ignites! (Part 9) Third Update

Chapter 1987: Lanterns Dim, Rage Ignites! (Part 9) Third Update

"The Purple Seal Ancestral Art… this technique was passed down by the Ancient Dao Great Heavenly Venerate to the three royal lineages of the dao ancient. Only successive generations of Imperial Venerates can execute it, and only once in a lifetime. Anyone below the Great Heavenly Venerate, once marked by this art, loses control over their own life and death!

Only the Ancient Dao Great Heavenly Venerate can undo this technique." Xuan Luo's expression was extremely somber as he slowly spoke.

Wang Lin remained silent.

"Ye Dao, as the guardian of the Dao Ancient Lineage, I demand you immediately disperse the Restriction confining this area and allow Wang Lin to take this woman! I will go and beseech the Ancient Dao Great Heavenly Venerate to undo this art!" Xuan Luo looked at the Dao Ancient Imperial Venerate and spoke calmly.

"My son, it's not worth it for a mere woman!" The old man in imperial robes also frowned, looking at the Dao Ancient Imperial Venerate.

"Since this woman is the remnant soul of Wang Lin's wife, why keep her by your side? Return her to him. A powerful individual like him has chosen to stay with our dao ancient. Acting like this will only make him disheartened."

"Disheartened? So what if he is disheartened? You are old, do not interrupt before me! And Venerate Xuan… this is a private matter of my imperial family. As a guardian, have you forgotten the agreement made by the Ancient Dao Great Heavenly Venerate all those years ago! Moreover, this person barged into the imperial palace, showing disrespect to imperial authority. Now, I rather hope Venerate Xuan kills this person as a warning to others!" The Dao Ancient Imperial Venerate spoke coldly, not even heeding Xuan Luo's words in the slightest.

He acted this way, naturally relying on the fact that no one dared to kill him, and that Wang Lin certainly would not dare!

Xuan Luo laughed in anger, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. This Dao Ancient Imperial Venerate was the person he had designated back then, yet now he spoke such words. Just as he was about to speak, Wang Lin, breaking his silence, uttered a sentence.

"If I kneel, will you let me take her away?"

"Weren't you going to kill me earlier? Weren't you so arrogant? Didn't you refuse to kneel before me? What's wrong now, are you going to kneel? You, an insect from the Immortal Cave Realm, before a favored son of heaven like me, you are nothing but an insect. Come, kneel before me, kowtow and beg. If I am pleased, I might just reward you with this woman." The Dao Ancient Imperial Venerate smiled, but that smile was sinister.

"I, Wang Lin, can continue to guard the Dao Ancient Lineage until the day my life ends… I can kneel, I can refrain from killing you. I only want to retrieve the remnant soul within this woman's body… give her… back to me… please…" Wang Lin murmured, his eyes revealing boundless sorrow, the accumulated grief of thousands of years.

"Give her to you? That depends on my mood. Perhaps after I have favored this woman for a few thousand years, and you remain so obedient, then I might give her to you." The Dao Ancient Imperial Venerate laughed heartily.

Wang Lin's body trembled. He closed his eyes. The killing intent within him surged, faintly already beyond control. As for the so-called Restriction, he had Soul Blood within him; he could sense that given some time, he could break it.

The reason he was still suppressing it now was because of Xuan Luo's kindness… because killing this Dao Ancient Imperial Venerate was something Xuan Luo would not permit… What Xuan Luo guarded was the Dao Ancient Lineage, and within the Dao Ancient Lineage, imperial authority held the greatest weight.

"I can use other things to exchange for the remnant soul of my wife…" Wang Lin opened his eyes. The killing intent within him was once again forcibly suppressed by him, but his eyes were bloodshot as he spoke hoarsely.

"Oh? Let's hear it. What do you intend to offer in exchange?" Hearing this, the Dao Ancient Imperial Venerate smiled leisurely.

Wang Lin looked at Song Zhi beside the Dao Ancient Imperial Venerate, raised his right hand, and made a grasping motion in the Void Realm. Immediately, a soul appeared in his hand. This soul had its eyes closed, but it emitted a dazzling golden light. However, the golden light was impure, and the soul's expression was one of constant agony.

"The soul of the Immortal Emperor of the Immortal Clan… will this suffice?" Wang Lin's gaze shifted to the Dao Ancient Imperial Venerate.

The Dao Ancient Imperial Venerate's expression changed abruptly. He stared fixedly at the soul, his eyes revealing disbelief.

"Immortal Emperor! This… this is impossible, he… you… you actually have his soul!!" The Dao Ancient Imperial Venerate drew a sharp breath. Not only him, the moment Wang Lin produced this soul, the entire place erupted in a buzzing clamor. All the dao ancient clansmen who saw the soul had drastic changes in their expressions!

And the clansmen of the other two lineages in the distance reacted similarly. Among them, many had seen the Immortal Emperor's visage before. With a single glance now, they immediately knew it was genuine.

The father of the Dao Ancient Imperial Venerate, the old man in imperial robes, widened his eyes, his body suddenly trembling.

Even Xuan Luo, upon seeing the soul, revealed shock.

"Not enough!! A mere Immortal Emperor's soul is not enough!!" The Dao Ancient Imperial Venerate's heart pounded wildly. His gaze towards Wang Lin now held deep apprehension. He simply could not fathom how the other party had obtained the Immortal Emperor's soul. One must know, the Immortal Emperor of the Immortal Clan was one of the Nine Great Heavenly Venerates!

Wang Lin remained silent. He raised his left hand and swept it towards the sky. Immediately behind him, the black and white Great Heavenly Venerate Sun suddenly appeared. Within it, something gradually revealed itself—a head, a massive head without ears or eyeballs!

The moment this head appeared, an extremely pure Immortal Qi immediately erupted and spread, and a golden light like the sun radiated in all directions.

"Adding this head, is it enough now!" Wang Lin's eyes grew more bloodshot, his voice extremely hoarse.

"This is…" The Dao Ancient Imperial Venerate was stunned. He looked at the head, vaguely feeling it was somewhat familiar, but couldn't recall it immediately.

"This… this is the head of the Immortal Ancestor!!! This… this is truly the head of the Immortal Ancestor!!" The father of the Dao Ancient Imperial Venerate trembled violently. He flashed out from the hall, hovering in mid-air, staring fixedly at the head, revealing an unprecedented excitement.

"What!! The head of the Immortal Ancestor!!" The Dao Ancient Imperial Venerate was momentarily dazed, then his expression drastically changed.

Xuan Luo drew a sharp breath. Looking at the head, his mind instantly went blank.

If they were like this, needless to say, the clansmen of the other three lineages were even more so. Upon hearing the exclamation of the Dao Ancient Imperial Venerate's father, their gazes instantly converged. The appearance of this head, even more than the earlier Immortal Emperor's soul, filled them with shock and awe, likely the most intense mental tremor of their lives.

"Immortal… Immortal Ancestor's head!!"

"The Immortal Ancestor… is dead!! Then what about the Ancient Ancestor, is the Ancient Ancestor still alive…"

"Wang Lin actually has the Immortal Ancestor's head!!" This matter shook the entire imperial palace, and would spread even faster, shaking the entire Ancient Clan. The clansmen of the other two lineages in the distance trembled with excitement, staring at the head, their faces filled with disbelief.

"With these two items, in exchange for my wife's soul, is it enough?" Wang Lin looked at the Dao Ancient Imperial Venerate standing dumbfounded in the hall and spoke hoarsely.

"Enough!! Enough!!" The one who answered Wang Lin was the Dao Ancient Imperial Venerate's father. In his excitement, he suddenly turned and looked at his son.

"Ye Dao, with these two items, the time for our Dao Ancient Lineage's rise has arrived! With the acquisition of the Immortal Emperor's soul causing a sensation and the Immortal Ancestor's head causing shock, our Dao Ancient Lineage has a chance to unify the Ancient Clan!! Quickly release this woman!!" The old man's voice trembled with excitement.

The Dao Ancient Imperial Venerate's expression showed hesitation.

"Why haven't you released the Restriction yet, what are you waiting for!!" The old man in imperial robes roared anxiously.

"Not enough! With an enemy like him, I am not at ease. If we kill this person, these two items will still belong to our Dao Ancient Lineage!" A flash of killing intent appeared in the Dao Ancient Imperial Venerate's eyes.

"You…" The old man in imperial robes was about to angrily rebuke him, but his words halted. He suddenly turned and stared at Wang Lin, his eyes flickering.

"You all… have gone too far!!" Xuan Luo in the sky roared furiously. His roar shook heaven and earth, causing everyone present to tremble in their hearts. Many were even forced to spit blood from the force of the roar, their expressions shifting from shock to terror.

Including the Dao Ancient Imperial Venerate, whose face immediately paled. He spat a mouthful of blood, his expression turning ferocious as he abruptly looked up, glaring fixedly at Xuan Luo.

"Xuan Luo, you dare injure me! Aren't you afraid of the wrath of the Ancient Dao Great Heavenly Venerate!!"

"Ye Dao, disperse the Restriction's confinement. Take the Immortal Ancestor's head and the Immortal Emperor's soul. I can pretend this matter never happened. If you disobey, even if I incur punishment from the Ancient Dao Great Heavenly Venerate, I will still kill you!" Xuan Luo's heart ached. Looking at Wang Lin's nearly pleading words, his pale face, Xuan Luo felt unbearable pain in his heart.

He understood that Wang Lin was doing this because of him. This Disciple did not want to put him in a difficult position, did not want to disappoint or sadden him, which was why he endured again and again.

To have such a Disciple, Xuan Luo could be proud enough. His Disciple could do this much for him, so he, Xuan Luo, despite having existed for countless tens of thousands of years, could at this moment, for the sake of this Disciple, personally kill this Imperial Venerate, becoming the first Great Heavenly Venerate in the long history of the Ancient Clan to kill an Imperial Venerate!

Xuan Luo knew full well how severe the consequences would be, but watching his Disciple endure such humiliation now, he was willing to risk everything!

"You dare kill me? Xuan Luo, you are a Great Heavenly Venerate of the Dao Ancient Lineage. If you dare kill me, not only will you yourself be executed by the Ancient Dao Great Heavenly Venerate, but you will also contradict the guardianship you've upheld for tens of thousands of years. How can you face the Dao Ancient Lineage? You dare kill me!!! You would be a sinner of the Dao Ancient Lineage, a sinner of the Ancient Clan! Even if you die, you will be reviled by the entire Ancient Clan!!" The Dao Ancient Imperial Venerate roared hoarsely, his expression ferocious.

Xuan Luo's body trembled. He closed his eyes, hiding the sorrow and confusion within them.

"I have guarded the Dao Ancient Lineage until now, with a clear conscience… I have only this one Disciple… I brought him from the Immortal Cave Realm. He originally held a supreme position among the Immortal Clan, yet he still came to find me… I have only this one Disciple!!!" Xuan Luo's eyes snapped open, revealing a resolute determination to cast everything aside.

"Master…" The moment Xuan Luo made his decision, Wang Lin spoke softly. He looked at Xuan Luo, a smile appearing on his face. This was the first smile since he learned of Wan'er's remnant soul's whereabouts.

However, this smile, seen by Xuan Luo, made his heart ache even more. This was not a smile; it was clearly a silent cry.

"Master, you have guarded the Dao Ancient Lineage all your life… this Disciple is not worth you making such a decision…" Wang Lin looked at Xuan Luo, slowly knelt on the ground, and deeply kowtowed to Xuan Luo.

In his life, he had once said he would not worship heaven, not revere earth, only respect his parents, only kneel to Situ… Now, there was one more person before whom Wang Lin could kneel.

"You…" Sorrow filled Xuan Luo's eyes.

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