Chapter 1323: Chapter 706: Ten Thousand Dragon Pearl

"Arrogant..."

Li Daozhong’s face alternated between blue and white, just like a dye vat, angered by Su Jie’s words.

Su Jie wanted to do to the Cui Family what he intended for the entire world.

If Su Jie were to become Emperor, it would sever the roots of all aristocratic families! Leave them no way to survive.

Su Jie didn’t care what Li Daozhong thought, and he walked to the edge of the lake, his eyes bright as he looked below.

In the depths of the lake, perhaps due to the previous attack on the Dragon Vein, a muffled thunderous noise emanated from deep within the underground layers.

Boom!

The next moment, the formless cloud lake at the bottom, condensing into liquid-like waves, manifested as scale-like ripples, with clouds surging violently, as if a living creature was turning underground.

This sudden scene instantly attracted everyone’s attention.

Buzz!

A dragon of mist emerged vividly from the sea of clouds.

The True Dragon was a thousand meters long, its dragon scales glowed with golden light, and its dragon claws were sharp enough to split mountains, with horns that were majestic, almost indistinguishable from a real dragon.

Where this True Dragon coiled in the sea of clouds, a golden bead the size of a palm slowly revealed its true form as the clouds dispersed.

Upon its appearance, the void shattered, black space cracks spread across the subterranean sky, sheets of light rain transformed into tides of Spiritual Energy, and a vast, overwhelming power emerged, as if endless Chaos erupted.

The many Purple Mansion Cultivators present felt short of breath, their hearts about to explode.

"The Ten Thousand Dragon Pearl, it’s the Dao Treasure Ten Thousand Dragon Pearl."

At this moment, everyone’s gaze became fervently intense, for the Ten Thousand Dragon Pearl, the legendary Dao Treasure of Emperor Tianwu, had appeared.

"The Ten Thousand Dragon Pearl..."

Wei Yushuang’s gaze was dazed; she had seen images of the Ten Thousand Dragon Pearl, a Dao Treasure that vanished with the unexpected death of Emperor Tianwu, untouched even by their royal descendants.

This was the first time Wei Yushuang truly witnessed the heirloom treasure of her ancestor.

Once, Emperor Tianwu had conquered the world with this pearl, compelling the Da Li Dynasty’s subjects to pay homage, and deterring the Nine Heavens Holy Land from setting foot on the Ancient Continent.

Ning Xinyue clung closely to Su Jie, offsetting the oppressive aura of the Ten Thousand Dragon Pearl, her eyes shining brightly, watching the Dao Treasure unblinking, almost turning her eyes into the shape of $$.

Yet she knew, to obtain such a legendary Dao Treasure was no simple task.

The multitude of Purple Mansion Cultivators present did not all possess this clarity; seeing the Ten Thousand Dragon Pearl appear, an Exotic Realm Cultivator couldn’t restrain his greed, disregarding Su Jie’s existence, not even considering whether he could escape with the pearl amidst the wolves, he plunged into the lake, reaching for the Ten Thousand Dragon Pearl.

"The Ten Thousand Dragon Pearl is mine..."

This Purple Mansion Cultivator couldn’t help but fantasize about seizing the Ten Thousand Dragon Pearl and refining it, savoring the glory of becoming the Cave Void Great Emperor.

But just then, as the Purple Mansion Cultivator drew near, he felt the pressure from the Ten Thousand Dragon Pearl growing immense.

At a distance of several hundred meters from the pearl, a wisp of Chaos Qi manifested, forming a dozen illusory dragon shadows.

An invisible force field enveloped the surroundings, with each dragon shadow entwining like a real dragon, with terrifying might.

The Purple Mansion Cultivator’s expression changed drastically; stepping into this domain, his bones fractured under the pressure, his flesh beginning to dissolve layer by layer, his entire body disintegrating at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"No!"

The Purple Mansion Cultivator tried to turn and flee, but there was no time.

As soon as he completed the motion to turn, he was utterly crushed into a smear of blood, his soul obliterated by the aura of the Ten Thousand Dragon Pearl.

A single wisp of the Dao Treasure’s might exterminated a Purple Mansion Cultivator, significantly intimidating everyone present.

Such a Taoist Weapon was unfathomably terrifying for Purple Mansion Cultivators, especially since the Ten Thousand Dragon Pearl was Emperor Tianwu’s weapon, crafted from the essence of countless Dragon Veins across the Ancient Continent, intended by Emperor Tianwu to refine the Continent into a Grotto Heaven as a legacy artifact.

The legend said the Ten Thousand Dragon Pearl, with a single strike, bore the power of ten thousand dragons opening the heavens, ranking among the top of all Dao Treasures.

Detailed examination of the Chaotic Qi Flow around the Ten Thousand Dragon Pearl revealed it breached the membrane between reality and the Tao River, standing silently, capable of connecting to the Tao River unaided—an unprecedented event, astonishing even Su Jie.

"Look over there."

Someone noticed new activity; the Purple Mansion Cultivator’s tragic death caused further dissipation of the sea of clouds.

In front of the Ten Thousand Dragon Pearl, a figure crowned with a coronet stood, the back shadowed by the sea of clouds, situated in the Tao River’s chaotic rift formed by the pearl’s dissolution, appearing very indistinct, as if standing at the world’s end.

Perhaps sensing the crowd’s gaze, the figure slowly turned, treading on the stars within the Tao River, drawing forth endless chaos, moving rapidly closer, fearsome beyond compare, with time and space trembling, as if the world could not contain his true form, advancing with dragon strides.

"Emperor... Emperor Tianwu."

With a bang, the scene boiled like water, everyone was stunned, and the Exotic Realm Cultivators trembled violently, retreating involuntarily.

The name of a man, the shadow of a tree; Emperor Tianwu was a universally recognized Void Realm King, boasting unmatched feats such as single-handedly defeating three Great Emperors of the Void Realm in a challenge.

The Exotic Realm Cultivators invading the tomb were instantly overwhelmed by fear upon seeing the legendary Emperor Tianwu.

"Great Ancestor, is that you?"

Wei Yushuang cried tears of joy, wondering if the Great Ancestor hadn’t died, but was in closed death retreat here?

Emperor Tianwu glanced at Wei Yushuang; with a single look, a golden light flickered through space, accompanied by a melancholy voice: "My bloodline bears so much."

Ning Xinyue felt like a kitten seeing a tiger, her hair stood on end with fear, taking three steps at a time, sprinting outside without a word.

Oh my!

Emperor Tianwu has risen from the grave, and they were here to rob his tomb; not running meant waiting to die!

Yet as Ning Xinyue ran a couple of steps, she saw Su Jie standing still, unmoved, and hurried back to grab his arm, anxiously saying, "Su Jie, run! Why are you standing there? Are you courting death?"

Su Jie remained unmoved, patting Ning Xinyue’s head like stroking a cat, shaking his head and saying, "Don’t be afraid, this is just a lingering obsession from the past, not a real existence."

As soon as Su Jie finished, the image of the approaching Emperor Tianwu became more indistinct, only his shattered golden eyes grew brighter, like two embedded bright moons.

"Such fortune, how wondrous it is!"

Emperor Tianwu’s gaze shifted, and Su Jie felt as though Emperor Tianwu’s eyes were always on him when speaking, with hints of satisfaction, astonishment, and bemusement.

Su Jie felt inexplicably singled out, suspecting that it was the Heavenly Dao Fortune of the Blue Star above his head causing mischief.

"Nonetheless, my path is not alone; in the end, there will be those who march forward and shatter the prison of heaven, renewing... immortality..."

Emperor Tianwu’s voice was like thunder, increasingly disjointed as it progressed.

Finally, Emperor Tianwu turned back and shouted, "Little girl, I’m leaving."

A faint voice responded from the deep space of the sea of clouds, "Old man, go in peace, and have a smooth journey."

Emperor Tianwu laughed heartily, his gaze fixed finally on the Ten Thousand Dragon Pearl, as his figure completely disintegrated, as if everything earlier was an illusion.

But Su Jie knew that within the Tao River, where time and space were chaotic, this was undoubtedly a lingering obsession of Emperor Tianwu preserved through the ages.

However, the obsession was merely an obsession, not the division of a soul and Yang God; the real Emperor Tianwu was dead, for otherwise, given the Emperor’s nature, these Exotic Realm Cultivators would have been crushed with a single slap.

Phew!

The Purple Mansion Cultivators present breathed a sigh of relief; these sovereigns of their continents had been trembling before the manifestation of Emperor Tianwu’s obsession, drenched in sweat.