Chapter 264: Chapter 166: The Hundred-Year Scheme of the Black-Hooded Man

“Blood Pool Soul Condensation Array!”

Zhang Mu Zhi shouted, his eyes filled with fear.

Upon hearing the name of this array, all the strong ones present turned pale; they had naturally heard of this array.

This array was extremely cruel, as it used the array to gather the souls of the deceased and then used them for other evil purposes.

At this moment, everyone finally understood why the Longevity Sect let them fight with the Ghost Race, letting the Ghost Race die without a care. It was because the Longevity Sect needed more corpses to extract their souls for the Blood Pool Soul Condensation Array.

One could say that the battle between the Human Race and the Ghost Race was all in preparation for this array of the Longevity Sect.

“How magnificent.”

At this moment, the black-caped man looked at the power formed by countless souls in the sky and said with admiration.

“Ants.” The black-caped man looked at everyone and said with a smile, “I have to thank you for gathering so many souls for me. Now, let’s welcome the arrival of a new friend.”

With that said, the black-caped man pointed with his finger.

The immense soul energy in the sky suddenly plummeted into the Imperial City!

Boom!

With a massive sound, the entire Ghostly Realm began to shake violently!

Everyone nearly fell to the ground at that moment.

“What happened?”

“What’s going on?”

The tremors caused many buildings in the Heaven-Flipping Ghost City to collapse.

At this time, Li Changqing felt a powerful and boundless aura rising like the morning sun.

It was an aura filled with fear, mixed with death and even despair.

Suddenly, a strong wind blew, almost making it impossible for people to open their eyes.

Meanwhile, a terrifying feeling rose in everyone’s hearts!

Whether disciples or experts from the Eastern Wilderness, they all felt immense terror at that moment.

That fear seemed to have always been in their hearts, summoned by this mysterious power.

What was it that could make them so afraid?

Even Zhao Juezong, standing beside the black-caped man, looked at the front in amazement. The ground of the entire Imperial City had collapsed, and with the descent of the soul power, a black hole had appeared on the ground.

The immense terrifying power seeped out from that black hole.

It seemed as if an ancient beast was about to awaken inside.

The black-caped man watched the scene with a smile, this was his objective.

Everything before was just a prelude; this was his ultimate goal in coming to the Ghostly Realm at all costs.

Whoosh whoosh!

The fierce wind blew so strongly that everyone couldn’t open their eyes!

Even at this moment, the Buddhist gatha pasted on the gate of Heaven-Flipping Ghost City was trembling madly, as if it could be blown away at any time.

This Heaven-Flipping Ghost City seemed like tens of thousands of ghosts had revived.

Countless Ghost Qi came from all directions, signifying an unknown number of the Ghost Race, perhaps tens of millions or billions, making it indescribable.

“What is that?”

Everyone could barely believe their eyes.

A colossal object rose from the huge black hole in the Imperial City!

That colossal object was like a big mountain, several times larger than the airship of Guanglan Palace.

Before this mammoth, everyone seemed as insignificant as a grain in the sea.

“A coffin?”

Li Changqing saw this gigantic thing and found it was actually a massive coffin.

It was the first time Li Changqing had seen a coffin as big as a mountain.

Moreover, there were chains around the coffin, each binding a figure with drooping arms, completely devoid of any breath.

Judging by their attire, they should all be from the Ghost Race.

And their strength should not be weak.

Looking around, there were twelve of them!

Even though they seemed dead, the aura they exuded was still frightening.

But what was even more terrifying was likely the one inside the coffin.

This one coffin alone weighed on the hearts of everyone from the Human Race like a mountain.

Making it hard to breathe.

It was a feeling of utter despair only felt when faced with a peerless powerhouse.

Everyone’s eyes were focused on the coffin.

Many had already guessed who the owner of the coffin was.

“That’s the stone coffin of the Heaven-Flipping Ghost Lord!”

Li Jingsong said in shock: “The legend is true; the stone coffin of the Heaven-Flipping Ghost Lord is as huge as a mountain, especially with the Twelve Protectors of Heaven-Flipping Ghost City accompanying it! These Twelve Protectors were confidants of the Heaven-Flipping Ghost Lord, their cultivation almost all at the level of Great Martial Sect!”

“All at the level of Great Martial Sect?”

Everyone hearing this was in disbelief.

The strength of Heaven-Flipping Ghost City in those days was terrifying beyond measure!

That such fearsome power even fell to Hansha Ancient Temple suggests Hansha Ancient Temple was even stronger, right? The two Buddhas fought the Heaven-Flipping Ghost Lord.

That scene was something they had only read about in books, but now, feeling just the aura of this coffin, they could imagine how fierce that battle had been.

But… even more terrifying was why the Longevity Sect sought out the Heaven-Flipping Ghost Lord’s coffin?

What was their purpose?

“Your Longevity Sect’s goal is the Heaven-Flipping Ghost Lord, right?” Li Jingsong stared at the black-caped man and said, “But what use is it to seek a dead person?”

“A dead person?”

Hearing this, the black-caped man chuckled: “You mortals, how can you understand the meaning of a divine immortal on earth? Killing a divine immortal is almost impossible; reaching such heights, there are ways to remain undying and eternal!”

“Even the two Buddhas working together could defeat the Heaven-Flipping Ghost Lord but could not kill him. Otherwise, why do you think they sealed the Heaven-Flipping Ghost City? What do you think the Buddhist gatha on that city gate is for?”

The black-caped man laughed: “Not only is the Heaven-Flipping Ghost Lord alive, but the Twelve Protectors are too. Our Longevity Sect has been laying out for centuries for the Heaven-Flipping Ghost Lord, and thanks to you for the souls you provided, and thanks to the precious souls provided by your predecessors from your sects, finally gathering enough power to resurrect the Heaven-Flipping Ghost Lord for our Longevity Sect to use.”

“What?”

Everyone was shocked upon hearing this.

What did this mean?

Even the elders of their sects who came to the Ghostly Realm for trials were unknowingly helping the Longevity Sect?

If that’s the case, hasn’t the Longevity Sect existed for a long time?

For how many years has it been around?

How have their sects not noticed at all?

Seeing the bewildered gazes of everyone, the black-caped man sneered: “Our Longevity Sect’s doings are beyond what you mortals can understand. Let me show you what true power is?”

“Rise!”

The black-caped man shouted.

The massive coffin quivered again, rising slowly out of the black hole, and at the same time, the violent wind swept in all directions with incredible power.

At this moment, the Buddhist gatha on the gate of Heaven-Flipping Ghost City seemed unable to hold on any longer.

It was directly blown away by the strong wind!

With the disappearance of the Buddhist gatha, immense terror descended instantly!

It was a dimensional-reducing force.

A pair of eyes emerged in the minds of everyone present.

Those eyes, from slumber… slowly opening!

A king.

Is awakening.

“Come out.” The black-caped man’s voice was now filled with excitement: “Our Longevity Sect’s layout for hundreds of years culminates in this moment, Heaven-Flipping Ghost Lord, let me see your peak strength…”

“Never…”

At this moment, Li Changqing stepped forward, his gaze like a sword, his voice like a bell.

He knew, if the Heaven-Flipping Ghost Lord was truly released,

there might be no one here who can stand against him!

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