At Shenshu Palace, Lil Zhurong and a few other cultivators suddenly charged inside, and everyone started looking for treasures.

“It really is eerie here,” said one of the cultivators.

The inside of the Shenshu Palace was dimly lit, with death qi looming around. There were also portraits and murals of various ghosts, ghouls, and ashuras all around.

The drawings of ghosts on the murals were so lifelike that it seemed like they could spring to life at any second and devour everyone present.

“Hmph. These are all relics of the previous era. Even if the Ghost Emperors Shenshu and Yulei were real, they would’ve been dead for a long time by now. What are you guys afraid of?” one of the cultivators uttered.

Behind everyone, the Hundred Academy Heavenly Champions also entered the palace with Chu Kuangren in the lead.

He was not in a hurry to look for treasures.

“This is weird. No dead souls stopped us when we entered Shenshu Palace just now. Could it be that they’re afraid of Shenshu?” Chu Kuangren thought to himself.

He could already tell something was afoot with his keen intuition.

…

Outside Shenshu Palace, after the cultivators entered the palace to loot its treasures, a huge number of dead souls suddenly appeared and surrounded the whole compound.

Those dead souls were filled with rage qi and had lost their sanity long ago.

However, they had now gathered peacefully as if a certain force was suppressing their nature.

Among the army of dead souls, one of them stood out the most.

It was a woman dressed in white, with long black hair down her back. The rage qi emanating from her was so dense that it had already condensed and solidified, which was very terrifying.

The dead souls looked at her with fear in their eyes.

“Your majesty, should we attack right now?” One of the dead souls in battle armor walked up to her and asked.

The reincarnation mechanism inside Fengdu City had been damaged, causing the number of dead souls to overload in numbers. As such, the dead souls began devouring one another, and the strongest among them was known as the Ghost Ruler!

That woman was the Ghost Ruler of Fengdu City.

“Be patient. We shall wait until they bring out the Emperor Seal in Shenshu Palace,” said the female Ghost Ruler excitedly.

The Emperor Seal signified the Ghost Emperor.

If she obtained the Emperor Seal, she would become the new Ghost Emperor of the Fengdu Underworld City. With that authority, she could command all the ghouls and souls in the underworld!

It might even allow her to leave Fengdu City and venture into the world.

“But, your majesty, what if the Emperor Seal chooses someone among them? What should we do then?” the armored dead soul said anxiously.

“Hmph. The strongest person among those cultivators is only a Heavenly Emperor. They can’t gain the Emperor Seal’s acknowledgment even if they tried.”

The female Ghost Ruler snorted coldly with a look of contempt. “If not for the remnant Ghost Emperor energy inside Shenshu Palace repelling every dead soul from it, I would’ve gotten that Emperor Seal long ago. Why would I need to resort to using those cultivators?”

“I understand.”

The armored dead soul did not say anything more.

Meanwhile, inside the Shenshu Palace.

“Quick, look over there! What is that?!” one of the cultivators exclaimed.

An ancient black seal, with Daoist patterns intertwining on its surface and a mysterious emanating everywhere, was suspended in mid-air before everyone’s eyes.

Upon seeing that huge black seal, Chu Kuangren could sense the fluttering feeling inside his body growing more intense.

The item floating in mid-air was resonating with him!

“The Samsara Emperor Seal!”

Among the crowd, a knowledgeable cultivator’s eyes lit up. “Rumor has it that the Five Elements Ghost Emperors who ruled over Fengdu City each possessed an Emperor Seal, which allowed them the right to rule unchallenged. Whoever obtains the Emperor Seal shall take over control of Fengdu City as their supreme Ghost Emperor!”

At that thought, the cultivators’ breathing became heavier.

‘Becoming a Ghost Emperor and ruling over millions of ghosts in Fengdu City!’

‘How awesome, magnificent, and glorious will that be?’

All of the cultivators’ eyes were on that item.

Even if not for the position of the Ghost Emperor, the Emperor Seal was still a top-tier Arch Gilded Weapon!

Even the Gilded Immortals would kill for an item like that.

“This Emperor Seal is mine!”

One of the cultivators could not stand back any longer.

He instantly charged toward the Emperor Seal with his Immortal’s Core energy activated and turned into a huge hand that reached out to grab it.

“Hmph. You want that Emperor Seal, huh? In your dreams!” A cold voice sounded.

A burst of flames rose into the air as Lil Zhurong of Kunlun Immortal Hall took action. His terrifying Zhurong Flame blasted forward, sending that cultivator flying away.

“Such power!”

“Lil Zhurong’s strength should not be taken lightly. Let’s go at him together.”

“So what if you’re from Kunlun Immortal Hall? No one can stop me from getting that Emperor Seal!”

One by one, the cultivators started to go mad as they attacked with no regard for the gap in strength just to get that Emperor Seal.

Even the Heavenly Champions with Chu Kuangren started to get affected by it.

“Something’s wrong. This Emperor Seal can confuse a person’s Daoist core.”

Chu Kuangren’s gaze became stern.

Then, he yelled at the Heavenly Champions, “Wake up!”

In an instant, the Heavenly Champions who were allured by the Emperor Seal immediately trembled. As their gazes returned to their previous calmness, they looked at the Samsara Emperor Seal cautiously.

“What a powerful Emperor Seal. I can’t believe it affected our Daoist core without us even noticing it. We almost lost our minds just now.”

“If not for the Chief, we’d be in deep trouble.”

At that thought, they all looked at Chu Kuangren with admiration.

Among the cultivators present, even a powerful sky-pride like Lil Zhurong was affected by the Emperor Seal.

However, Chu Kuangren remained calm the entire time. He even noticed the Emperor Seal’s alluring effect and woke them up from it.

That very fact alone showed that his Daoist core was superior to everyone else at the scene.

Due to the effects of the Emperor Seal, the merciless slaughter went on. Lil Zhurong was facing everyone alone in the battle by unleashing his Zhurong Flame masterfully. Surrounded by flames, his dignified expression made him look like an ancient Fire God who had descended into the world.

“Hmph. Lil Zhurong, huh? Take this!” A young cultivator snorted and stepped forth.

With a long howl, a headless apparition appeared behind that young man. His battle intent immediately shot through the roof, filling the whole area with a gruesome murderous qi.

“It’s a Heavenly Champion from the Holy Judgement Sect!” said Li Wangchen, who was beside Chu Kuangren.

The Holy Judgement Sect was one of the ancient immortal orthodoxies. Similar to the Hundred Academy, their forces had also merged after the Immortal World Convergence.

Besides that, they also had some Heavenly Champions.

The person in front was one of them.

“And mine too.”

A man in Daoist robes slowly walked forward with a whisk in his hand. He was bathed in Immortal Sparks and exuded a powerful aura.

“And a Heavenly Champion from the Three Clarity Daoist Sect,” Li Wangchen said to Chu Kuangren beside him.

Unlike Chu Kuangren, who did not care about the things happening outside, Li Wangchen and the others had been paying attention to the movement of other Heavenly Champions in the outside world.

Not to say that they recognize them all, but they knew most of them.

“Hmph. The Holy Judgement Sect and Three Clarity Daoist Sect, huh? How dare you guys think you can compete with the Immortal Hall? In that case, I shall start by ending the both of you!” Lil Zhurong sneered.

Then, he raised his hand and channeled the Zhurong Flame, unleashing a terrifying burst of flame into the air that turned into a gigantic flame avatar.

That avatar was incredibly powerful. The flames swirling around it were flowing with Daoist patterns, and it had a frightening intent that would consume everything in its path!

It felt as if an ancient demon had appeared!

“Fire God Wrath!” Lil Zhurong grunted.

At that, the flame avatar behind him immediately erupted with power and threw a punch toward the two great Heavenly Champions.

The two great Heavenly Champions attacked at once, joining forces to hold off that incoming attack.

Bam!

Following a huge crash, the two great Heavenly Champions were forced back!

“What a powerful attack. Is this Lil Zhurong’s strength?”

“The Immortal Hall’s Heavenly Champion shouldn’t be underestimated.”

While the three great Heavenly Champions were battling it out, a dark shadow was sneakily approaching the Samsara Emperor Seal like a silent ghost. No one knew that it was even there.

“I got it!”

The face on that shadow uttered with delight as it reached out toward the Emperor Seal.

“Oh no!”

When everyone noticed it, it was already too late.