It was completely dark here, with only a gray star standing alone and lifeless in the far distance, exuding an aura of despair.
The dead star that seals the God-King Gouli has arrived.
"If I remember correctly, the book records that Hong Yi fought the three great god-kings above Jade Capital. Each of the three god-kings had a monument. Hong Yi obtained one from the God of Terror and another from Hong Xuanji. Hong Xuanji's monument was given to him by the leader's wife, and it should also be the monument that sealed the God-King Gou Li. It should be that Xu Yi used his great supernatural powers to remove the God-King Gou Li from the seal of the monument and then suppressed him in the Deathly Silence Heavenly Prison..."
"The God-King has been completely stripped from the Immortal Monument with a 100% probability of being separated!" The Lord of the Future transmitted a message.
Even so, Jiang Liu still planned to go to the Silent Heavenly Prison, where the true body of the God King Gou Li was located. Although he only had less than half of his strength left, he was still one of the five ancient God Kings. If he could obtain his flesh and blood, analyze and comprehend it, he would be able to take another step forward in the path of the physical body.
The ever-changing realms are not the end; there is also the shattering of the vacuum. At their peak, the five ancient god-kings all possessed the physical strength to shatter the vacuum.
More importantly, Jiang Liu's process of breaking through the ever-changing patterns was somewhat opportunistic, and he has not yet fully grasped the mysteries of these ever-changing patterns.
By suppressing the terrifying god-king and devouring its flesh and blood, Jiang Liu could transform into the terrifying god-king with the ability of "a thousand transformations," which made him increasingly interested in physical martial arts.
By studying the flesh and blood of the Great Annihilation God King, Jiang Liu quickly acquired the ability to transform into the Great Annihilation God King. Although he could not yet fully master their powerful innate divine abilities as a God King, the aura he transformed into was exactly the same, without any difference.
It seems that as long as we continue to study its ability to integrate into flesh and blood, it will inevitably transform into their appearance, which is this ancient god-king.
Comprehending the flesh and blood of the five great god-kings is enough to understand the secrets of shattering the vacuum.
Jiang Liu continued to comprehend, while the "Lord of the Future" analyzed this desolate star. Within a 300,000-mile stretch of void, countless forbidden formations were densely packed, an extremely terrifying array composed of millions of interconnected arrays.
However, for the "Future Lord" who could calculate the 480 million runes of the Immortal Monument, cracking it was far too easy. The secrets of the Deathly Silence Prison Formation were laid bare, and the enormous Ship of Creation infiltrated it without anyone noticing.
boom!
After passing through several layers of arrays, the Ship of Creation trembled slightly.
Jiang Liu slowly opened his eyes from his cultivation and immediately sensed a different aura. Sure enough, as soon as he flew towards the "Dead Star," he immediately felt that it was covered with many deadly formations.
"Heavenly Wolf Formation", "Silent Annihilation Formation", "Flying Smoke Formation", "Bewitching Formation", "Soul-Destroying Formation", "Blood Transformation Formation", "Remnant Spirit Formation", "Ten Deadly Formations", "Nine Curves Formation", "Slaughter Formation"... and so on.
However, under the watchful eye of the "Lord of the Future," the core of these great formations was found, a place where the formation was barely functioning. The Lord quietly infiltrated, drifting with the current, and quickly penetrated deep inside.
The chilling cold, an extreme chilling cold, had even spread into the Ark of Creation, where one could feel this chilling aura.
The final grand formation, the "Demon-Subduing and Monster-Slaying Yin-Yang Formation," traversed the past and silently arrived at the most mysterious "Deadly Prison" in the central world of the Outer Heavens.
A terrifying scene unfolded before them.
Everywhere you look, there are towering, gray, and gloomy mountains. Each of these mountains is hundreds of miles in circumference, and each one seems to be man-made, like a giant prison.
Inside, many powerful, unknown beings are imprisoned.
Each of them possesses at least the strength of a peak Human Immortal or someone who has undergone six tribulations.
At the mountaintop, amidst the hazy mist, stand towering stone palaces.
"Main array puppets detected..." The future master transmitted a message and continued in Jiang Liu's sea of consciousness: "Number of twelve, strength: peak human immortal. After operating the array, they are capable of generating flesh and blood, and even ever-changing strength."
Sure enough, Jiang Liu's eyes glowed purple, and under the Origin Heaven Divine Eye, he immediately discovered figures appearing and disappearing within the stone palace. These figures were perfectly proportioned and tall, carrying an aura of wildness, primordial chaos, and desolation. The stone palace and the figures were originally like a mirage, ethereal and indistinct, and would have been difficult to detect without the activation of the Origin Heaven Divine Eye.
"Hmm, so these are the Twelve Desolate Gods! Their puppet-making abilities are quite impressive. I'll take them and put them into my inner world for them to study..."
Chapter 468: Twelve Desolate Gods
The crafting of puppets involves another path of weapon crafting, which is quite different from the crafting of magic weapons. Even though Jiang Liu has traveled to several worlds, he has never encountered puppets of such a high level as those twelve terrifying figures in this "Deadly Prison".
Under the divine eye of the source heaven, the figures inside these stone palaces were clearly visible, and even Jiang Liu was taken aback! It turned out that these figures, with their tall and perfect forms, were no different from humans, but their interiors were actually made of steel, engraved with millions of runes, and possessed a faint intelligence. Each of them was at the peak of the human immortal realm, and their strength was no less than that of a celestial immortal.
According to the information gathered, these twelve terrifying humanoid weapons are the most powerful puppets in the Central World—the Wild Gods!
"To create a single Desolate God Puppet, the Central World would need an immeasurable amount of manpower and resources. Legend has it that it requires thousands of years of refinement! It might even require the blood sacrifice of hundreds of Martial Saints, or the remains of dozens of Human Immortals, along with countless rare treasures and the Five Metal Souls. While the power of a Desolate God might rival that of a peak Human Immortal—possessing a powerful physique, abundant internal energy, and unpredictable movements—it would be better to use such resources for cultivation. Only one's own power truly belongs to oneself forever!"
"Although puppets are powerful, they are ultimately external possessions. If resources are plentiful, some could be crafted specifically for dangerous missions or suicidal attacks..."
Jiang Liu did not act rashly. The power of twelve Desolate Gods was immense! What was even more formidable was that there were probably more than just twelve Desolate Gods suppressing things here; there were likely other experts as well, who had just not yet appeared.
For example, the son of the central government, the "King of Gas," is nothing but a vain figure!
Jiang Liu knew that he had always pursued breakthroughs in martial arts, and thus had always suppressed the Silent Heavenly Prison, rarely leaving.
The Central World is teeming with experts.
The strongest among them is Xu Yi, the leader of Panxing. He has mastered the thought of Panhuang Yangshen, which is equivalent to the strength of a half-step Yangshen. If it weren't for the Immortal God King among the five ancient god kings constantly restraining him, the Great Thousand World would not have been able to stop the invasion of the Central World. It would have already swept away the world and unified the "Yangshen" world.
Below the Void are the eight ministers of the Central World: the Minister of War, the Minister of Peace, the Minister of Civilization, the Minister of Sky, the Minister of Ocean, the Minister of Land, the Minister of Creation, and the Minister of Shennong.
The eight ministers represent the highest ruling power in the Central World, and also represent the extreme existence of the highest power, so their strength is naturally not weak.
The other experts include the leader's wife and the "King of Qi," Xu Wuyi.
However, this is not the true strength of Panxing. There are many hidden forces and many cultivators within Panxing.
For example, those old geezers from aristocratic families, like the Meng family!
Deep within the central world's Panxing, in a secret void, a vast white jade castle was built. This was also a beautiful small world, the foundation of another great family in the central world, the Meng family.
The Meng family is the mother of Hong Yi, "Meng Bingyun," and the second true form of the reincarnation of the Supreme Taoist Master "Meng Shenji," who underwent corpse liberation. Both are closely related to this Meng family.
The head of the Meng family is an extremely terrifying individual. He may not be as powerful as Xu Yi, who has mastered the Yang God's thoughts, but he is still not to be underestimated.
The Central World is filled with powerful beings, so Jiang Liu cannot afford to be careless. He is not like the protagonist "Hong Yi," who has the protection of the Great Dao. If he is not careful, all his previous efforts will be in vain.
The Ark of Creation remained hidden in the void, causing no disturbance whatsoever.
After observing for a long time with the help of the "Lord of the Future," the nine divine eyes watched every corner of the desolate prison, deducing thousands of possible futures. From the various paths of the future, the "Lord of the Future" generated the best possible one and then prepared to put it into action.
The power of a single Desolate God is comparable to that of a Creator. However, a Desolate God is not a Creator after all, and its transformations are limited. In a one-on-one fight, it would be no match for a Creator, merely a powerful magical artifact. But when twelve Desolate Gods unite and attack according to the grand formation analyzed by the "Lord of the Future," they are comparable to experts who have undergone eight tribulations of lightning, or even immortals whose strength is derived from flesh and blood.
If this weren't in the "Deadly Prison," or within the sphere of influence of the Central World, Jiang Liu would be 100% confident that he could subdue, capture, and seal these twelve ancient desolate gods in one fell swoop, and take them back for research.
Although Jiang Liu could easily suppress the terrifying and destroy the God King, it was because they had already been refined into the "Immortal Monument" by the Eternal Emperor and become the spirits of the monument. As long as one controlled the "Immortal Monument", one would control the ancient God King.
However, the Twelve Desolate Gods are different. They have no obvious weaknesses and are connected to the fundamental formation that suppresses the "Deadly Heavenly Prison".
This grand formation is one of the most mysterious formations of the ancient times – the "Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons".
Legend has it that the Eternal Emperor used this great formation to imprison the five great god-kings, and finally trapped them within it, suppressing them with a monument.
Even Jiang Liu was unwilling to take the risk of breaking through such a large formation. Although he was confident that he could do so, it would take time.
Now we've alerted them. If we attract the attention of Leader Xu Yi, the eight ministers, and Xu Wuyi, the "Future Lord's" analysis suggests that this time travel will come to an end.
Jiang Liu absolutely cannot allow such an outcome to occur.
Therefore, he decided to create a great upheaval in this heavenly prison, and take advantage of the chaos to lure the God King Gouli onto the ship.
It would be even better if we could obtain the Twelve Desolate Gods, but it's not a big deal if we can't.
Even if the plan has a slight flaw and is discovered, it will only expose Emperor Yang Pan and his minister Hong Xuanji. Jiang Liu, this person from beyond the universe, will remain hidden behind the scenes and will absolutely not be discovered in the short term.
Under the watchful eyes of Jiang Liu and the "Future Lord," this "Deadly Heavenly Prison" is filled with countless powerful individuals. Of course, if one's strength is insufficient, there is no need to imprison them.
The "future master" collected and selected several prisoners, intending to use them as pawns.
One of them, brimming with vitality like the blazing sun in the sky, had clearly cultivated some kind of fire-based technique.
One of them is a martial artist who keeps his inner strength hidden, with all his blood energy concentrated in his heart. He looks just like an ordinary person, but if he were to unleash his power, his strength would definitely surpass that of the former.
Judging from their conversation, one of these two people is the Lord of Yanyang Star, and the other is known as the Venerable Star Lord and Martial Venerable Canglang.
The Lord of the Blazing Sun, with his vital energy, martial arts, and fist intent, embodies the vastness and harmony of the sun, containing the idea of the sun shining everywhere.
Martial Venerable Canglang has reached the realm of returning to simplicity in his martial arts. Perhaps he hasn't broken through to the point of flesh and blood regeneration, but he shouldn't be too far off.
The deathly silent prison remained as calm as ever, or rather, deathly silent. But at that moment, a figure appeared in the sea of consciousness of the Flaming Sun Star Lord and Martial Venerable Cang Lang…
Chapter 469 Planning a Riot
The terrifying god king's mind projection technique ignored the barriers of space and formations, projecting the demonic thoughts condensed by the "Demonic Seed of the Dao Heart" into the minds of two peak immortals.
"Who is it? Such profound demonic intent..." The body of the Flaming Sun Star erupted with overwhelming power, radiating outwards in circles from the sky. Hidden in the void, the swirling ripples could be seen with the naked eye, displaying a silvery-white color.
In another cell, a middle-aged man sat upright. His face was chiseled, with sharp features, and his fingers were long and slender, each about half a foot long. His nails were curled into his flesh, appearing soft yet incredibly hard amidst a clear, jade-like appearance. His entire body exuded restrained vitality, making him look extremely withered. This man was Martial Venerable Cang Lang. He suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze piercing like sharp swords.
"Only by absorbing the demonic thoughts can you escape and withstand the Desolate God... This is your only chance. I am the King of Terror!"
A terrifying yet majestic voice resounded in their minds, lingering for a long time.
"The terrifying God King?" Martial Venerable Canglang was slightly taken aback. He did know that the Gouli God King was sealed in the deepest part of the Silent Heavenly Prison. All of them were ancient God Kings.
"Old Cang, what do you think?" Yan Yang Star Lord transmitted his voice to Martial Venerable Cang Lang. The two of them were imprisoned in relatively close places, and their strength was also strong. This was the reason why Jiang Liu chose the two of them.
Wu Zun Canglang slowly stood up, the heavy black shackles on his hands and feet making a soft sound. He transmitted his voice and said, "This seems to be a legendary ancient demonic secret technique, the 'Great Demon Seed Technique of the Dao Heart,' which is undoubtedly the work of the Terrifying God King. But the Terrifying God King is not so simple. You and I must be careful. This demonic seed seems extremely powerful, even more powerful than a peak Human Immortal. However, if we are not careful when absorbing it, this demonic thought will enter our souls along with our memories, and then we will be in trouble."
"Could it be that the terrifying God-King wants to possess us and turn us into puppets? However, we have been imprisoned for hundreds of years. If we cannot escape now, we will really have no energy left to escape..." Lord Yanyang sighed. In his mind's sea of consciousness, a blood-red "evil seed" resembled a drop of water. He touched it slightly, clearly tempted.
This demonic seed has countless talismans flowing around it, and inside it are countless layers of arrays and condensed true qi. Especially in the deepest part, there is a powerful life force hidden within.
If they were to absorb this "evil seed," it would be of great use to these peak-level human immortals.
Drinking poison to quench thirst.
When people are pushed to the limit, even if they know it's poison or a trap, they'll still jump in.
Lord Yanyang continued to transmit his voice, "Over the years, Xu Wuyi has comprehended all of our martial arts and created methods to break them one by one, which he then imprinted on the Desolate God. The Desolate God can also use the divine power of the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation. We simply cannot kill him."
"You want to absorb the Demon Seed and comprehend the divine power of the Terrifying God King to deal with the Twelve Desolate Gods," Martial Venerable Canglang said coldly. "But you should know that even if we go out, can we defeat Void One? Can we defeat the Minister of War? And what about the sheer number of Heavenly Monarchs' human wave tactics? Old Yan, you should just shut up."
"Xu Wuyi is no longer in this 'Deadly Prison'. It seems he has ascended to the Great Thousand Immortal Realm." The Flame Sun Star Lord also sneered, "This is the perfect opportunity for us to break free! We have so many experts imprisoned here. As long as you and I can break the shackles of the Desolate God, rescue them all, and then unite them all to launch a rebellion! I refuse to believe that they can hold us captive!"
"How many times have we revolted?" Martial Venerable Canglang shook his head, his expression unwavering, a desolate look in his eyes. "A hundred years ago, we revolted once; fifty years ago, we revolted once; thirty years ago, we revolted once; ten years ago, we revolted once. Each time, we were suppressed and killed. Xu Wuyi escaped a few times, but didn't he always return? Besides, we're the only two who can contact each other because we're the closest to each other in prison. I can't contact the people in the other cells unless I expend a lot of divine power and fist intent, but that would leave me extremely weak. Even if the revolt succeeds, I won't be able to escape. Even the God King Gou Li is sealed in the deepest part of the Heavenly Prison. If another God King Terror comes, he'll just be sealed again... God King Terror, I know you can hear me. Do you want to use us as pawns?"
"Haha..." Jiang Liu projected the image of the terrifying half-human, half-scorpion God King into their minds and said coldly, "What if we add the Great Annihilation God King to the mix?"
In an instant, an image of a god-king resembling a rooster's head was projected into their minds. Jiang Liu mimicked the tone of the Great Annihilation God-King, letting out a loud, crowing laugh, and then said, "Want to escape? As long as I plant a Great Annihilation Demon Seed, you can endlessly communicate with my power. What difficulty would there be in breaking through this heavenly prison?"
"Da Mie, we're only trying to rescue Gou Li. Losing two demon seeds is nothing. If you two have the courage, then be our pawns! We can eradicate the evil thoughts within these demon seeds. Absorb them with confidence. This is your only chance. Let's see if you can seize it!"
The image of the terrifying god-king slowly disappeared from their minds, but left behind two demonic seeds, as red as blood.
“Old Cang, five hundred years have passed. How many more years can we hold out? It’s all or nothing. Rather than live a life worse than death, we might as well fight to the death! What if we’re just pawns? At worst, we’ll die! Besides, with our martial will and five hundred years of dedicated cultivation, how could we possibly be possessed by a demonic seed or corrupted by the will of a god-king… Come, let me see the power of the five ancient god-kings…”
Lord Yanyang roared and absorbed the "demon seed." He thought it would take a long time and that he would have to resist the erosion of demonic thoughts, but the fusion was surprisingly simple.
Suddenly, a sound of "Hahahaha..." came from the mountain prison where the Lord of Yanyang was imprisoned.
The sound was so loud that it shook the heavens and earth!