Chapter 85 of 100
Chapter 85
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Yin Xuege took the White Bone Arrow of the Gate of Death. As soon as his fingers touched the three pale bone arrows, he felt as if his body was struck by lightning, causing his entire body to go numb. Suddenly, countless harsh and vengeful curses echoed in his ears, making his soul tremble violently, almost to the point of being shattered by the bone arrows!
If Yin Xuege had not infused his own essence blood into the bone arrows and if the Bone King, the creator, had not helped him subdue these three bone arrows, he would have been soul-scattered the moment he touched them!
Compared to the Spirit Essence Pearl of the Nine Demon Ghosts, the White Bone Arrow of the Gate of Death was far less unpredictable, but in terms of absolute lethality, it was much more direct.
"Thank you, Senior Bone King!" Yin Xuege took the White Bone Arrow of the Gate of Death and carefully hid it in his sleeve, using the Thousand Mechanisms Kylin Arm to store it.
Just as he had finished putting away the three dangerous bone arrows, a loud 'bang' echoed, and a giant stone coffin, entirely black, fell straight from the sky. This stone coffin was more than twice the size of the coffins in which the elders of the Yin Clan, including Yin Tianjue, were sleeping. The black stone coffin was enveloped in a thick layer of deathly aura. When the coffin landed, the aura it brought made Yin Xuege feel a chill all over his body, and he instinctively took several steps back.
Under the moonlit night, with black clouds and a chilling wind, the scene of the falling stone coffin was extremely eerie and sinister.
But what made Yin Xuege feel both amused and absurd was that on the stone coffin, someone had written countless auspicious phrases in blood-red ink—such as "Great Fortune," "Congratulations on Wealth," "Many Children and Blessings," "Full House of Descendants," and so on.
If these auspicious phrases were written on red banners and hung at the door, they could be used as Spring Festival couplets. However, in this setting, the blood-red phrases written on the black stone coffin made them look anything but cute, instead exuding a terrifying and sinister aura.
A violent cough came from inside the stone coffin, followed by a hoarse old woman's voice.
"Emperor Yin Xue, this old woman is too scary to come out and scare children! Is this your child? Indeed, he is a good child! This old woman can see that he is a child with great fortune and a bright future, far better than certain perverted little demons and old skeletons who will have no descendants."
"Meeting for the first time, this old woman can't be stingy. Here, I have a protective treasure that my master bestowed upon me when I was still a young lady in my boudoir. What a good child, I will give this treasure to you for protection! Emperor Yin Xue, you can't say that this old woman's family is poor and that this treasure is not worth showing!"
Yin Huangwu's eyes narrowed into slits as she laughed and said, "What are you saying, Old Lady Sorrow? For Blood Song to have the protection of you and the other seniors, and to have such treasures, it is his good fortune. How could he be picky?"
Her tone then changed, and she continued slowly, "Princess Nine Yin and Bone King of Ten Thousand Evils are both here. You can't be so stingy as to give a child something inferior, can you? As the Supreme Elder of the 'Plague Sect,' the gift you give should not be inferior to the Spirit Essence Pearl of the Nine Demon Ghosts and the White Bone Arrow of the Gate of Death!"
The first part of her words was warm and comforting, but the latter part had a different tone.
Old Lady Sorrow was speechless for a moment. After a while, the coffin lid suddenly opened, and a hand wrapped in thick black silk, not exposing any skin, reached out from the gap and threw out a greenish-blue gourd, about a foot tall, decorated with red patterns.
At first glance, the red patterns on the gourd seemed to be natural textures. But upon closer inspection, they were clearly composed of countless twisted evil talismans, forming a distorted and despairing ghost face deeply imprinted on the gourd.
"Emperor Yin Xue, this is the Seven Kill Plague Gourd, with countless uses. If it weren't for that major event, we really need the help of your Western Cultivation Realm, this old woman wouldn't part with this treasure of my master. Where in this world can you find a gourd embryo formed from innate spiritual sprouts?" Old Lady Sorrow sighed with a hint of pain. The gourd, carrying a warm and slightly numbing breeze, gently flew to Yin Xuege.
Yin Huangwu quickly helped Yin Xuege perform a blood ritual to refine the Seven Kill Plague Gourd. Then, she clapped her hands in satisfaction and said with a loud laugh, "Now that all three of you are here, we can discuss the serious matters! However, the profit-sharing ratio we agreed upon last time may need to be reconsidered."
Princess Nine Yin, Bone King of Ten Thousand Evils, and Old Lady Sorrow all shouted in unison, "Emperor Yin Xue, this was agreed upon by all four of our families!"
Yin Huangwu smiled calmly and said softly, "Yes, we did agree. But now it's not just our four families. My precious son must also be included, so the profit-sharing ratio must be renegotiated."
With a 'huff,' Bone King of Ten Thousand Evils suddenly grew to about fifteen meters tall. In his hands, a pair of huge twenty-four-section black gold steel whips appeared, and he swung them with great force, causing a loud 'boom' as they cut through the air. His eyes glowed with a ghastly green fire, and he glared at Yin Huangwu, shouting, "Emperor Yin Xue, you are changing the terms after getting the benefits. Don't think that just because this is your territory, you can toy with us!"
He stomped his foot hard, and the Moonlight Hall instantly collapsed, while nearby lake water shot into the sky, and a large part of the Blood Beauty Palace was reduced to rubble. Bone King of Ten Thousand Evils shouted, "Emperor Yin Xue, do you think you can provoke our Evil Bone Dao, Plague Sect, and Life and Death Corpse Demon Sect at the same time?"
Behind Princess Nine Yin, white figures quietly emerged, and Old Lady Sorrow's black stone coffin slowly rose from the ground.
Yin Huangwu looked at the three who were on the verge of conflict and slowly counted on her fingers, "My son has four Floating Light Star Boats! He must be counted as one party and receive a share of the benefits! Don't think that just because you three are feared as old demons in the Eastern Cultivation Realm, I won't dare to face you. Remember, this is my territory!"
A series of shrill screams pierced the sky as dozens of Blood Demon Princes, each with the strength of a perfected Golden Core, flapped their massive life-bound bat wings and soared into the air.
Over a thousand thousand-year Dukes and Grand Dukes, along with countless Counts and Barons, also flapped their life-bound bat wings and flew into the sky, momentarily blocking the full moon with their massive wings, plunging the vast Yin Clan city into darkness.
Princess Nine Yin and the others fell silent for a moment. After a long while, Old Lady Sorrow forced a laugh.
"Four Floating Light Star Boats? Emperor Yin Xue, if you're not joking, your young master can indeed be counted as one party!"