156: Ah Hui

Xu Family, Ancient Time Land.

“This kid’s Opportunity isn’t bad!”

Xu Qing learned the whole story through the heaven monitoring mirror. After not seeing him for a few months, his younger brother’s good fortune was quite profound. The Drunken Dream Strike was obtained by Xu Yuan from the tomb of a Martial Artist who fell in the Tianwu Era.

It was called the Drunken Dream Blade, consisting of five Moves. Its creator was a Saint Emperor powerhouse who had comprehended the Origin of Dream, and it was a Move specifically targeting the Soul.

Now, this kid had inherited the Legacy of the Ancient Disk God Emperor, who was said to have once obtained an extremely powerful Body Refining Cultivation Technique.

Although Xu Yuan had the Eight Nine Arcane Art, it did not prevent him from drawing inspiration from other Body Refining Cultivation Techniques.

Putting away the heaven monitoring mirror, Xu Qing calmed his mind and began to prepare for the assault on the Zhengyang Ancient Sect.

War was imminent, and the strength of his subordinates needed to be improved.

Xu Qing had already released the several Saints of the Zhengyuan Holy Palace. He had used the Innate Firmiana Simplex to leave a sacred soul imprint on each of their sacred souls, completely controlling their life and death.

As for the methods left by Dan Hong, they crumbled the moment he died.

Their first task upon returning was to integrate the Zhengyuan Territory and pledge allegiance to Xu Qing.

Because of this, Xu Qing recalled Hai Dagui and others who were fighting abroad.

With a wave of his hand, Xu Qing conjured colossal black towers.

He looked at the first black tower, which also had the most Restrictions among these black giant towers, and was suppressed by a fourth-grade Saint Weapon, eight third-grade Saint Weapons, and hundreds of second-grade Saint Weapons.

One could imagine what kind of existence was Sealed within it.

According to the Ancient Ancestor of Sheng Family, a Saint King was suppressed here. Because the great war had just ended and the turmoil was still ongoing, the powerhouses of the Xu Ri Holy Land could only suppress him here first.

Afterward, due to various reasons, he had been suppressed until today.

Xu Qing pointed towards the ninth floor.

Wuwuwu!

Roar roar roar!

Before long, a burst of ghostly wailing emanated from within, followed by an extreme gray energy surging out, as if to devour the entire world.

“Jie jie jie!”

“After more than three million years, this King is finally out!”

Accompanied by a piercing sound, a ten-thousand-foot-tall Minotaur with a bull’s head, human hands, and two bull hooves appeared before Xu Qing. His body was as massive as a mountain, exuding terrifying power, as if he were a demon god who had emerged from Hell.

His bull’s head flickered with gray light, and his bull horns were like two sharp scimitars, gleaming with cold light.

His eyes were like burning flames, revealing endless killing intent and sinister evil. His body was covered with a thick layer of gray fur, as if it were an indestructible armor.

He held a massive gray battle-axe in his hand, which shimmered with gray light, as if it were a murderous weapon brought from Hell.

Each of his steps made the ground tremble, as if the entire world was shaking beneath his feet.

“Today, I see the light of day again, and I will surely make this world flow with blood!”

His voice was like thunder, echoing in the air, making people dare not look directly at him.

“Jie jie jie!”

His laughter was like the howl of a ghost, making people’s hair stand on end.

“Hmm? This is…”

Suddenly, he saw Xu Qing, and also saw this strange and terrifying world. His overwhelming power involuntarily paused.

“Ox-head and Horse-face?”

“But a Major Achievement Saint! A very good sacrifice!”

Xu Qing murmured. In three million years, this Minotaur’s cultivation had regressed to the Major Achievement Saint Realm, but it was just within his controllable range.

“What? Ignorant child, die!”

Although Xu Qing’s voice was not loud, how could this Minotaur not hear it? In a fit of rage, he swung his giant axe at Xu Qing.

“Boom boom boom!”

Layers of space shattered, and terrifying Qi instantly locked onto Xu Qing, but he showed no fear.

Buzz!

Just as the giant axe was about to fall, countless divine lights surged from the earth, and a giant slowly emerged.

“Boom!”

A giant hand grabbed the giant axe, and the other hand, clenched into a fist, rapidly swung out.

“What?”

Feeling the terrifying power contained in this punch, the Minotaur’s expression changed. He wanted to pull back his giant axe to block, but this punch seemed to freeze space and break through time. One second the fist was a hundred miles away, the next it appeared in front of the Minotaur.

“Bang!”

The Minotaur took a solid punch, and his massive body instantly flew out, smashing into a tall stone mountain. The stone mountain was not affected in the slightest; instead, the Minotaur gasped in pain.

“Thump thump thump!”

The giant took a step, and the earth trembled like an earthquake, rushing towards the Minotaur. Soon, the two giants fought fiercely.

Even a powerful Minotaur, a former Saint King powerhouse, could not gain an advantage against the giant and was completely suppressed.

One can imagine how powerful the races that lived here back then were.

Xu Qing no longer hesitated and once again condensed several giants to besiege the Minotaur.

“Stop! Stop! This King is willing to submit!”

After taking a beating, the Minotaur had long lost his previous arrogance and instead softened his tone to Xu Qing.

At this moment, the Minotaur’s face was filled with horror, his body covered in scars and bloodstains, and his eyes were full of fear and despair.

His body trembled slightly, as if he would collapse at any moment. His face was pale, his lips were chapped, cold sweat streamed down his forehead, and his breathing became rapid.

His eyes were filled with helplessness and despair. His Physical Body and Divine Ability, which he was so proud of, lost their effect in front of these giants. The opponent could always seize the moment to avoid his attacks, while he was met with the painful price of fist after fist to the flesh.

This was even more frustrating than the battle back then. After all, in that battle, even if he couldn’t win, he could still injure the enemy, but these guys in front of him didn’t show a single scratch.

For a moment, he began to doubt his life.

Xu Qing frowned, wondering whether to keep him or kill him.

“Ox-Gray King A Hui: From the Minotaur Race of the Avici Hell in the Netherworld. He is one of the fifty-four kings of his race. At his Peak, his cultivation was at the Middle Stage of Saint King. He had already built two of the five sensory organs and comprehended the Origin of Power, the Origin of Axe, and the Origin of Ghost Devouring.”

“Note: The Minotaur Race is an indigenous race of the Netherworld. They submitted to the Underworld during the nine heavens era. After the destruction of the Underworld, they were ostracized by various abyss races and had to rely on the Yellow Springs Hall. They are born with the Divine Ability to devour ghosts.”

“nine heavens era? Underworld?”

“Could it be that the forces from the myths of my previous life once existed in this world?”

Seeing this introduction, Xu Qing frowned.

Finally, he decided to keep this big guy, so a verdant branch appeared in front of the Minotaur.

“Heavenly Dao?”

The Minotaur’s expression changed, and his heart was filled with terror. He could feel the aura of the Heavenly Dao contained in this verdant branch. This was an existence countless times more powerful than him.

In fact, it was true. Although the Innate Firmiana Simplex could only exert the strength of a Heavenly Dao Saint now, it was far more powerful than a Major Achievement Saint. Even an ordinary Saint King might not be its opponent.

After all, as an existence that once surpassed the Saint Realm, even if its cultivation had regressed, it was not something ordinary people could resist.

Soon, a fiery red Firmiana leaf imprint was branded on the Minotaur’s forehead.

“A Hui greets Master!”

Ox-Gray King knelt down to Xu Qing very readily.

“Get up! From now on, you will be the mountain guardian of the main Peak!”

After dealing with A Hui, Xu Qing’s gaze turned to the other giant towers and he quickly unsealed the first nine Heavenly Passes.

Nine giants quickly rushed up.

Seeing this scene, A Hui’s face twitched violently.

The strongest among the Thirty-Three Heavenly Passes was A Hui. The remaining people were only Great Saints and below. After millions of years of Seal, even with the nourishment of the Origin Soul Power for nearly a million years, they could not recover to their Peak state.

The first nine Heavenly Passes imprisoned a total of twenty-seven Great Saints; two escaped, and nine died over the years. Now, sixteen remained.

Among them, seven still maintained the cultivation of Great Saints, while the remaining nine had regressed to the Small Saint Realm. Yin Luo, who was most tragically tricked by Blood Crow and the other two, only had the cultivation of a Middle Stage Small Saint. In his prime, he was only half a step away from becoming a Saint King.

Without exception, all sixteen became sacrifices, and Xu Qing did not let go of those remains either.

Watching his former companions being refined one by one, A Hui trembled uncontrollably.