King of Assassins

Chapter 1259: Chapter 759: Celestial Ghost

The Peacock King spoke with great fervor, but inside she was trembling.

Before she left her own territory, the Peacock King often heard the famous name of the Ghost Emperor.

In comparison, Xiong Wuji, who dominated the Southern Barbarian Wilderness, lacked much in terms of reputation.

The Ghost Emperor, the Celestial Corpse, and Xiankong Ancestor are recognized as top-tier powers of the Eight Desolates. Compared to Yuan Qinglian and Ten Suffering Bodhisattva, these three are just slightly inferior.

In the past hundred years, the Peacock King had made tremendous progress in cultivation, but she never imagined she could be on par with the Ghost Emperor.

Moreover, this time they were going to kill the Ghost Emperor!

The Peacock King knew Ripples was formidable, but after all, Ripples was just a maid of Gao Xuan; no matter how strong she is, could it be very powerful?

If Gao Xuan were to take action, he might be able to kill the Ghost Emperor. For him to send them to do it, he must think highly of them!

But at this point, she had no choice but to accept.

The Peacock King sighed inwardly; commanding the Eight Desolates was exhilarating, but ultimately she preferred reigning behind closed doors.

The Peacock King asked, "When do we set out? Shouldn’t we prepare first?"

One way or another, to go kill the Ghost Emperor, we ought to prepare some magical artifacts and spiritual objects to restrain the Ghost Emperor. We shouldn’t go directly like this.

Ripples waved her little hand nonchalantly: "Why so troublesome, this is also to take you on an eye-opening journey."

She gave a humorous sidelong glance at the Peacock King: "If it came to action, you wouldn’t even be needed."

The Peacock King seriously said, "Though my cultivation is weak, I can still serve the Daoist Monarch."

"You’re so dedicated, good, then you can take the lead when it’s time."

Ripples was quite considerate; upon hearing Peacock King’s loyal bravery, she immediately decided to give her a chance to shine.

The Peacock King’s heart was in distress, but her face could only show a happy smile.

Ripples was an action-taker; she immediately activated the Ten Thousand Miles Golden Light Divine Talisman, turning into golden light with the Peacock King and flying toward the Cyan Nether.

This Divine Talisman was refined by Gao Xuan, using Ziwei Star as an anchor to determine the positions of the Eight Desolates.

After Ripples activated this talisman, she directly jumped billions of miles, reaching the depths of the Southern Barbarians.

The Ghost Emperor is the nominal lord of the Southern Barbarians, surrounded by a dozen Demon Emperors who are under his authority.

Although Gao Xuan didn’t know the exact location of the Ghost Emperor, the Golden Light Talisman pointed straight to the place with the densest Yin energy in the Southern Barbarians.

Of course, using the Golden Light Talisman for long-distance void crossing, the landing point is bound to lack precision.

A small fortune could drop billions of miles away.

Ripples and the Peacock King emerged from the void, seeing the sky covered in a gray mist, with no sun or moon visible.

Below, mountains and rivers were also enveloped in the gray mist, which carried a chilling wind. It made the Peacock King feel a bit cold.

It wasn’t physical cold, but a chill from within.

Everything here is filled with a dense Yin energy.

The Peacock King, an established Demon Emperor, naturally feared no mere Yin energy. Yet, as a normal living being, she instinctively disliked this place.

"The Yin energy is so thick; we should be in the right place."

Ripples also disliked the Yin energy here; she frowned slightly as she surveyed the surroundings.

She didn’t possess divine techniques like Celestial Eye, but her Sword Intent was extremely sharp. By sensing with her Sword Intent, she quickly locked onto the place where the Yin energy was strongest.

With a casual swipe, Ripples opened a semi-transparent crack in the dense fog with her finger. She stepped forward with the Peacock King, immediately bringing them above a giant, ominous black palace.

The entire palace covered hundreds of miles, constructed entirely of black jade. From above, the architectural arrangement appeared very symmetrical; as far as the eye could see, there was only deep black without a trace of variegation.

The palace style was grand and solemn, looking like a place unfit for the living.

"This should be the Ghost Emperor Palace, right?"

Ripples looked at the giant palace beneath her, feeling she had found the right place.

The Peacock King cautiously pointed to the plaque above the palace’s main gate, saying, "It says Ten Thousand Ghost Palace."

"Ten Thousand Ghost Palace?"

Ripples was somewhat puzzled; she knew about the Ghost Emperor, but didn’t know what the Ten Thousand Ghosts were.

The Peacock King thought for a moment and said, "I’ve heard there are a dozen ghost cultivators under the Ghost Emperor. Ten Thousand Ghosts might be one of them."

"Who dares trespass the Ten Thousand Ghost Palace!"

A harsh shout came from the black palace, followed by dark green ghost flames rising into the sky, surrounding Ripples and the Peacock King.

The dark green ghost flames gathered together, forming a fierce face.

The fierce face with its flaming green eyes scrutinized Ripples and the Peacock King; surprisingly, the flickering flames could express some nuanced emotions like disdain and examination.

Ripples, having roamed and killed countless Demon Emperors in the Southern Barbarian Wilderness, wouldn’t care about such eerie ghost cultivators.

She asked the fierce flaming face, "Are you the Ghost Emperor?"

The fierce flaming face appeared to wrinkle its brow: "Where did this person come from, to dare to directly call the Great Emperor’s name."

"You’re not the Ghost Emperor?"

Ripples lost her patience at once and asked, "Then do you know where the Ghost Emperor is? Speak quickly, and I might spare your ghost life!"

The fierce face showed an expression of great anger: "How dare you—"

Before the fierce face could finish, the Ming Che Sword Light already shone down, cleaving the green ghost flames making up the fierce face in two.

The fierce ghost face tried to struggle and recombine, but it was impossible to reform. Its split mouth still opened and closed, muttering something unknown.

Ripples sneered, "I gave you a chance, but you didn’t cherish it. Seeking your own death."

While Ripples was speaking, the Ming Che Sword Light continued to extend forward, slicing the entire palace complex in half.