Chapter 2228

Lin Moyu smiled and said, "As for this question, you can think about it slowly in your next life."

"Actually, you might not even have a next life, because many of those who die by my hand are never reborn."

The Taiyin Ksitigarbha Ancient Buddha roared, turning into a red light and charging toward Lin Moyu.

He wanted to make a final struggle; possessing Lin Moyu was his last hope, and he could not easily give it up.

Great Sword Dao Venerable gave a soft shout, and countless giant swords materialized, pouring down like rain.

The Taiyin Ksitigarbha Ancient Buddha screamed continuously as he was struck by several swords in succession, but he still did not die. He pierced through the rain of swords woven by Great Sword Dao Venerable. His aura had dropped to the absolute limit, on the verge of collapsing. At this moment, a precious robe appeared on the Taiyin Ksitigarbha Ancient Buddha, wrapping his soul in a bright light. The injuries he had just sustained recovered rapidly, and his soul reached its peak state in the blink of an eye.

The Taiyin Ksitigarbha Ancient Buddha shrieked, his speed suddenly surging, becoming several times faster than before.

Great Sword Dao Venerable once again wove a rain of swords, but with the protection of his precious robe, the Taiyin Ksitigarbha Ancient Buddha forcefully crashed through the sword rain.

His speed increased once more, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived right in front of Lin Moyu.

"Die!"

The Taiyin Ksitigarbha Ancient Buddha already wore a victor's smile, which carried a hint of cruelty. In his eyes, Lin Moyu's soul could not possibly withstand his possession.

However, he saw that Lin Moyu's expression showed not the slightest hint of panic; he was even smiling.

"What is wrong with him?"

Doubt arose in his heart, and then he saw Lin Moyu raise the scepter of calamity in his hand and strike down directly at his head.

Instinctively sensing that something was wrong, he wanted to dodge the brunt of the attack, but his soul suddenly stiffened, leaving him unable to move. He could only watch helplessly as the scepter fell upon him.

His consciousness plunged into endless darkness. Carrying all his resentment, the Taiyin Ksitigarbha Ancient Buddha bid farewell to this world.

Lin Moyu had utilized the power of the Soul World to lock down the Taiyin Ksitigarbha Ancient Buddha once again. Although it was only for a mere 0.1 seconds, it was more than enough.

The scepter of calamity slammed heavily onto the Taiyin Ksitigarbha Ancient Buddha's soul. The precious robe shattered like tofu, and then his entire soul was annihilated under the scepter of calamity.

"The scepter of calamity, striking down all things!"

Lin Moyu chuckled softly, not at all surprised by this outcome.

In the outside world, the sea of blood vanished, and a mangled corpse crashed to the ground.

The Taiyin Ksitigarbha Ancient Buddha was dead. A grand Six-Wheel Ancient Buddha had died in such a humiliating manner.

He had escaped the purge of the Dongling Empire and made ample preparations, intending to subdue Lei Guang.

Yet, because of Lin Moyu's intervention, his life and cultivation had both turned to ash.

It had to be said that his luck was truly terrible.

Finally, everything cleared away. The land surrounding the valley was already riddled with scars. For tens of thousands of miles, not a single blade of grass grew, several mountains had collapsed, and countless living beings had perished.

When deities fight, mortals suffer. This was the cruel reality.

Lin Moyu waved his hand, scattering a vast amount of the Power of Life to nourish the earth and rekindle its vitality.

Before long, this land would recover as before, and a large number of living beings would reappear.

Lei Guang came to Lin Moyu's side. "Thank you."

Lin Moyu smiled. "Think nothing of it, we are friends."

Lei Guang nodded. "Yes, we are friends."

Just as Lin Moyu was about to collect the Taiyin Ksitigarbha Ancient Buddha's corpse, the space not far away suddenly warped, and then a team of nine flew out from the void.

"Teleportation."

Lin Moyu sensed the Great Dao of Space; someone had used a Space Gate to teleport this team here.

To be able to use a Space Gate in the Origin Continent, the strength of this entity must have reached an extremely high level, at least at the Dao Venerable 7th Realm.

The leader of this team had already reached the Dao Venerable 7th Realm.

The other eight were also at the Dao Venerable 6th Realm, possessing immense strength.

After this team appeared, they flew straight toward Lin Moyu's direction, eventually stopping at a distance of only several thousand

meters away.

Lin Moyu frowned slightly. He sensed the aura of spiritual beasts from these people,

realizing that they were not humans, but spiritual beasts.

Spiritual beasts that could take human form were, without a doubt, members of the Dongling Empire.

The leader glanced at the Taiyin Ksitigarbha Ancient Buddha's corpse on the ground, then looked at Lei Guang. "Did you kill him?"

Of those present, only Lei Guang was capable of killing the opponent. As for Lin Moyu, a Mid-stage Heavenly Venerate, he was directly ruled out.

Lin Moyu also transmitted his voice to Lei Guang, telling him not to involve him.

Lei Guang shifted his form, also revealing a human appearance. "I killed him. May I ask which team you belong to?"

The other party said, "I am Sang She, captain of the Third Squad of the Empire's Fourth Grand Brigade. I was ordered to pursue and kill the escaped Taiyin Ksitigarbha Ancient Buddha. Which team are you from?"

Lei Guang replied, "Lei Guang, member of the First Squad of the Empire's Third Grand Brigade."

Sang She nodded and did not ask further. "In that case, I will take it back to report. I will report today's matter truthfully. If there is a reward, it will be credited to you."

Lei Guang said, "Thank you, Captain Sang."

Sang She ordered his men to collect the corpse, then took out a scale.

The scale was activated, and the group teleported away, vanishing from sight.

After they left, Lei Guang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. "What a relief, they didn't suspect anything."

"Brother Lin…"

He suddenly noticed that something was wrong with Lin Moyu; he seemed to be in a daze.

"Brother Lin, Brother Lin, what's wrong?"

After several consecutive calls, Lin Moyu finally snapped out of it.

Lei Guang asked in bewilderment, "Brother Lin, what happened to you just now?"

Lin Moyu shook his head slightly. "It's nothing. What did you mean just now by the Third Grand Brigade and Fourth Grand Brigade?"

Lei Guang looked around and sealed the area with lightning once more, while Lin Moyu also isolated the space with practiced ease.

Once they were done, Lei Guang said with relief, "It's like this. We were divided into several brigades this time to attack various clans."

"The Second Grand Brigade is attacking the Human Clan, the Third Grand Brigade is attacking the Demon Clan, the Fourth Grand Brigade is attacking the Buddhist Clan, and the Fifth Grand Brigade is attacking the Bug Clan."

Lin Moyu asked curiously, "What about the First Grand Brigade? And the Hundred Herbs Alliance?"

Lei Guang replied, "The First Grand Brigade should be attacking the Dragon Clan, but that brigade is personally led by the Lord of the Empire."

"As for the Hundred Herbs Alliance, no brigade is attacking them. It seems an envoy has gone to negotiate with them."

"I don't know how that Taiyin Ksitigarbha Ancient Buddha managed to escape. He was quite lucky, but it's useless. As long as he is still in the Eastern Continent, he cannot escape pursuit."

"He thought he had escaped and even dared to come trouble us. In truth, he was doomed sooner or later."

Lin Moyu said, "In any case, your vengeance has been exacted this time, and you won't have to worry about this in the future." Lei Guang smiled and said, "No matter what, I still have to thank Brother Lin."

Lin Moyu waved his hand. "I told you there's no need to be so polite. Now that things here are resolved, I will head back. While I am away during this time, help me keep an eye on Yudao City."

Lei Guang patted his chest in assurance. "Rest easy, as long as I am here, the city will stand!"

Chapter 2739: Antares's Scale

Lin Moyu flew tens of thousands of miles alone, then returned to his secret chamber of secluded cultivation via the origin spirit vein. Seeing Lin Moyu return, the Human Emperor wanted to ask about the situation, but Lin Moyu kept to himself, completely ignoring the Human Emperor.

This was the first time the Human Emperor had seen Lin Moyu like this, and he had no idea what had happened over there.

Lin Moyu sat with his eyes closed. On the surface, he appeared as calm as still water, but inside, a tempest was raging.

The scale that Captain Sang She had taken out when he left earlier was a dragon scale.

Moreover, Lin Moyu recognized this dragon scale; it was Antares's dragon scale.

Lin Moyu was certain he could not have mistaken it; it was indeed Antares's dragon scale.

Although the aura on the dragon scale had changed slightly, he was still one hundred percent certain. Afterward, Lin Moyu had subtly questioned Lei Guang and learned that every squad captain possessed a dragon

scale. This dragon scale was personally refined by the Lord of the Dongling Empire, and the teams could use it to return to their strongholds.

"Why would Antares's dragon scale appear here?"

"The dragon scale being here means Antares is also here."

"Has Antares escaped his confinement and come to the Eastern Continent?"

"Or has someone controlled him and used his dragon scales to refine magical treasures?" Lin Moyu had many conjectures in his heart. He felt that, given Antares's strength, he must have come here of his own accord. The most likely scenario was that the Dongling Empire was related to Antares.

Perhaps Antares was even the Lord of the Dongling Empire.

But this was merely a guess; whether it was true or not remained to be verified.

However, if one thought about it this way, then it made perfect sense for Antares to lead the brigade to personally deal with the Dragon Clan.

Although Antares was a member of the Dragon Clan, he held a grudge against them, so it was only natural for him to personally take action against them.

Furthermore, with his current strength, he was simply not strong enough to approach the Dongling Empire.

"Even if I reach the Dongling Empire and actually find Antares, it seems I won't be of much help to him. If Antares wants to fight his way back to the Dragon Clan, he will need sufficiently powerful strength."

"I promised him back then that I would definitely grow strong and fight our way back to the Dragon Clan together with him, but now…"

Lin Moyu suddenly opened his eyes, determination and gravity shining in them. "I will definitely fulfill my promise. Antares, if that person in the Dongling Empire is truly you, then wait for me."

Lin Moyu left the secret chamber, his gaze turning toward the direction of Yudao City.

That place was bustling with activity; Yudao City was growing stronger by the day.

As its population grew and its cultivators became stronger, its providence surged significantly as well.

Lin Moyu could feel that his own providence had increased by about thirty percent compared to when Yudao City was first established.

His own providence was already powerful enough; with another thirty percent increase, he had far surpassed ordinary people in terms of providence.

Even those from top-tier forces would find it difficult to stand on equal footing with him.

If this continued, even without Mist's help, he would be able to reach the level of overwhelming good fortune.

He took out most of the corpse pieces that Lei Guang had brought back this time. The only pity was that the Taiyin Ksitigarbha Ancient Buddha's body had not been left behind.

However, he had still obtained that nearly damaged buddhist bead left behind by the Three-Eyed Zizai Buddha.

The Undying Flame burst like fireworks, falling upon the corpse pieces.

Origin-level spell: Resurrection of the Dead!

A vast and ancient power appeared silently, and fresh flesh and blood rapidly regenerated on these corpses, followed by the gushing of powerful auras.

Lei Guang had brought back a total of forty-nine pieces of flesh and blood, with the lowest realm being the Dao Venerable 4th Realm and the highest being the Dao Venerable 6th Realm.

Among them, there were thirty pieces from the Dao Venerable 4th Realm, making up the majority.

There were sixteen pieces from the Dao Venerable 5th Realm, and only three from the Dao Venerable 6th Realm.

Lin Moyu kept five pieces each of the Dao Venerable 4th and 5th Realm flesh and blood, and one piece of the Dao Venerable 6th Realm flesh and blood, to use as materials for Corpse Explosion, which would also serve as his weapons.

The remaining flesh and blood were all turned into Revenants. This way, he would possess twenty-five Dao Venerable 4th Realm Revenants, ten Dao Venerable 5th Realm Revenants, and two Dao Venerable 6th Realm Revenants.

One by one, members of the Demon Clan of various shapes and forms appeared before him. After their flesh and blood regenerated, their souls also rapidly completed their reorganization.

Every time he used Resurrection of the Dead, Lin Moyu could feel its miraculous nature.

He felt that the existence of this spell was highly illogical.

How could a deceased person be restored to their original state? It made no sense at all.

Regardless of whether it made sense, Lin Moyu felt that its usefulness was what mattered most. Perhaps existence itself is reasonable.

Among the thirty-seven newly created Revenants, the strongest was that purple-striped tiger.

At that time, Lei Guang had also spent a great deal of effort to kill it. Now that it had become a Revenant, it was even stronger than when it was alive. If it were to fight Lei Guang again, it would be hard to say who would win.

Aside from the Thunderlight Purple-Striped Tiger, there was another Demon Clan powerhouse of the Dao Venerable 6th Realm. In life, he belonged to the Golden Lion Clan, and his strength was not much inferior to the purple-striped tiger's.

The Thunderlight Purple-Striped Tiger was surnamed Lei, named Lei Fangzheng.

The Golden Lion Clan member was surnamed Jin, named Jin Dezong.

From their names, it could be inferred that neither of them was a direct descendant of their respective clans.