Chapter 958: Chapter 952: Heavenly Emperor Netherworld Stone

The entire Netherworld Hall was instantly destroyed.

Ye Xuan, in that brief moment, was also enveloped by the destructive light wave, and only after regaining his sight did he see the situation around him clearly.

The Netherworld Hall had been completely demolished, and the destructive meteorite energy was gone. In the very center of the Netherworld Hall, there was a stone resembling a pebble. Ye Xuan paused upon seeing this stone; wasn’t it the stone he had just obtained?

It turns out this stone appeared here like this, and the reason the Netherworld Hall is abandoned might be due to the scene he just witnessed.

The stone emitted an unusual white glow, which dispersed all the surrounding ghostly energy. The Netherworld people, who were barely surviving the disaster, were instantly evaporated and turned to statues as their skin and flesh were decomposed and slowly petrified when the white glow spread.

The upcoming scene was exactly what Ye Xuan saw upon entering this place.

“Heavenly Emperor Netherworld Stone.”

When all the scenes disappeared, Ye Xuan also learned the name of this stone.

“Didn’t expect this stone to destroy the entire Netherworld Hall; truly a terrifying power.” Ye Xuan’s consciousness returned to reality, and he looked somewhat surprised at the stone in his hand, which indeed had an extraordinary origin.

Shhh…

At the same time, those eight ferocious statues turned into flowing sand, dispersing away.

“Are you okay?”

Ling Qianxue asked anxiously upon seeing Ye Xuan reverting to his normal state.

“I’m fine.”

Ye Xuan shook his head with a smile, but just as he was about to say something, his gaze unexpectedly shifted to a direction behind him, where several figures appeared one after another.

“Boy, this time let’s see where you can run!”

Among them was Emperor Bao Yuan’s figure, looking at Ye Xuan with a murderous intent, obviously filled with deep resentment.

Emperor Bao Yuan and the Ghost Emperor appeared somewhat disheveled due to the Ghost Beast Tide earlier, which evidently caused them considerable trouble. The Ten Thousand Treasure Heavenly Palace’s forces seemed to have suffered significant losses.

This was precisely why Emperor Bao Yuan harbored deep hatred towards Ye Xuan.

“Just like sticky sugar, these guys.”

Ye Xuan shook his head; he hadn’t expected the Ghost Beast Tide to kill these two, but they would surely catch up.

“What are you holding?”

The Ghost Emperor’s gaze suddenly locked onto the black stone in Ye Xuan’s hand, and then a hint of delight appeared in his eyes.

“Just an ordinary stone.”

Ye Xuan hadn’t expected the Ghost Emperor to be so sharp-eyed, immediately recognizing the Heavenly Emperor Netherworld Stone.

“An ordinary stone? If you give it to me, I’ll spare your life. How about it?”

The Ghost Emperor grinned suddenly and said.

“Ghost Emperor!”

Emperor Bao Yuan was taken aback, hesitantly looking at the other, but soon received a telepathic message, “Relax, I’ll fulfill what I promised you, no need to rush. Now let him go, and after obtaining the item, we’ll kill him.”

Upon hearing this, Emperor Bao Yuan relaxed.

“Alright, I’ll give it to you, and I hope you can spare us both.”

Ye Xuan replied with a smile.

“Hmm?”

The Ghost Emperor paused for a moment, then his smile grew even wider, “Alright, as long as you give me the item, I guarantee your safety.”

“Here!”

Unexpectedly, Ye Xuan flicked his palm, throwing the black stone towards the Ghost Emperor.

Seeing the black stone rushing towards him, the Ghost Emperor was delighted, jumping up to grab the incoming black stone.

“Great.”

The Ghost Emperor hadn’t expected it to go so smoothly, but when he opened his palm, his smile abruptly froze.

The Heavenly Emperor Netherworld Stone in his hand suddenly cracked with a “snap.”

“Boom!”

Ye Xuan’s lips curled into a strange smile as he uttered a single word lightly. In the next moment, the black stone in the Ghost Emperor’s hand exploded.

The explosion was extremely fierce, very close to the Ghost Emperor and his followers, its damage utterly terrifying.

“Go!”

As the black stone exploded, Ye Xuan quickly pulled Ling Qianxue to leave, needing to follow the chain to escape.

“Boy, you’ve infuriated me!”

From the explosion area, the Ghost Emperor’s angry and sinister voice reached them. Ye Xuan turned his head, only to see the Ghost Emperor’s hand, which previously held the black stone, now bloodied and mangled post-explosion, clearly unavoidable even with a quick reaction.

“Heaven-devouring Ghosts!”

The Ghost Emperor yanked off his black robe, revealing a body that astonished everyone—his body was covered with human heads. Initially, their eyes were closed but opened wide and spat out green beams when the Ghost Emperor shouted.

The green light passed, accompanied by heartrending cries as countless ghost creatures surged forward, creating a terrifying spectacle.

Inside the Netherworld Hall, the dense ghost energy and Netherworld Energy were drawn to these tens of thousands of ghost creatures, forming a massive wave.

“The Ghost Emperor can actually manipulate the ghost energy in this Netherworld Ghost Cave?”

Ling Qianxue’s mouth hung open, watching all the dense ghost energy attracted to the Ghost Emperor, seemingly under his control.

“The Ghost Emperor is likely not human; he’s one of the Netherworld people.” Ye Xuan pulled Ling Qianxue away swiftly, realizing that with the Ghost Emperor’s ability to manipulate the Netherworld Energy there, it was undoubtedly bad news for them.

This Netherworld Ghost Cave connects the outside world and hell, so ghost creatures and Netherworld people emerging from hell isn’t surprising.

Ye Xuan quickly activated the Earth Emperor Book, unleashing barrier forces to block the ghost creature tide. However, with so many ghost creatures surrounding them, the Earth Emperor Book’s barrier trembled relentlessly, seemingly about to collapse at any moment.

“Now what?”

Ling Qianxue’s face tightened as she formed a sealing sign, channeling energy into the Earth Emperor Barrier. Yet the opposing force was strong, capable of harnessing ghost energy, which seemed unstoppable.

“Don’t we still have this?”

Feeling the barrier’s power rapidly weakening, Ye Xuan paused and took out the Heavenly Emperor Netherworld Stone.

“Does this thing have any use?” Ling Qianxue couldn’t see how this stone could be effective in such a situation.

“Anything from the Netherworld, must be drawn with blood.”

Ye Xuan’s eyes gleamed sharply before he used his nail to cut his finger, letting a drop of crimson blood seep out and drip onto the Heavenly Emperor Netherworld Stone.