It was none other than... one of Giant Ghost City’s five dukes... Duke Netherworld!
“You’re also betraying his highness the king, Netherworld?!?!” Killing intent instantly appeared in Duke Deathcrier’s eyes as he shifted targets.
It was in this moment that the three great clans burst into action.
Three shocking beams of light rose up into the air, which then shot toward the giant ghost statue. Within those beams of light were the three deva patriarchs of the three clans.
The reason why the three patriarchs hadn’t made a move until now was because they were waiting for the exploratory attack made by the nine serenities king. Now that they were convinced that the giant ghost king was weak, they were eager to attack.
The three of them shot through the air at shocking speed, joining the six heavenly marquises to attack the royal palace!
All of this was merely a prelude to the chaos to come. Of the ten marquises, six had turned traitor. Of the five dukes, four were rebelling. It was a situation the likes of which did not occur often in the Wildlands.
In fact, it was an extremely rare development. That was especially true considering... they were fighting against a king! They were... trying to kill a demigod!!
“Your secret is out, King Giant Ghost! The technique you cultivate has a fatal flaw, and although we couldn’t calculate the specific date of your decay period, it’s now obvious that you’re in the middle of it! It’s time for you to die!!”
“I've been waiting for this day for a long time, King Giant Ghost! Today, you will be killed beyond the shadow of a doubt!!”
The three deva patriarchs shot like sharp blades through the air, leaving streaks of light behind them as they slammed into the giant ghost statue.
BOOOOOOOOOMMM!
The giant ghost statue simply couldn’t withstand the force of the blow. Cracks spread out across its surface, and the royal palace began to collapse. As the rubble and dust spread out, a tall, muscular man appeared, wearing a violet robe embroidered with a serpentine dragon, and a kingly crown.
He appeared to be middle-aged, and was somehow threatening without being angry. He also radiated an aura that was completely shocking. He was none other than... the giant ghost king!
“So, you’ve finally made your move....” he said as he floated up into the air, looking around at the three deva patriarchs and the six heavenly marquises. He didn’t seem nervous at all, and in fact, was even smiling. Furthermore, that smile seemed to contain... a profound level of self-confidence!
“I wasn’t sure exactly who among you would be joining this rebellion, so I was waiting for you to make the first move before wiping you out. Now, the moment has arrived… and unfortunately for you people, I'm not done playing my little game.” From the giant ghost king’s statement, it was obvious how confident he was, and it caused the three deva patriarchs’ faces to flicker.
However, there was no going back now. Gritting their teeth, they began to perform incantation gestures.
“Wood Dimension: Killing Seal!!” they roared in unison. Instantly, a huge vortex sprang into being, filled with countless souls!
All of them were wood-type souls, and as they descended, they began to explode, creating something like a huge sealing mark that covered all of Giant Ghost City and filled it with the power of the element of wood!
As soon as the energy rolling off of the giant ghost king encountered that wood-type power, it melted as quickly as a snowflake fallen into boiling water!
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Chapter
646: The Giant Ghost King's Game!
Laughing loudly, the Bai Clan patriarch said, “You can be controlled with wood-type power, Giant Ghost King, and even more so during your decay period. How will you fight back now?!”
With that, he shot toward the Giant Ghost King, joined by the patriarchs from the Cai and Chen Clans.
The look on the Giant Ghost King’s face remained as calm as before. His energy and his cultivation base were being rapidly eaten away by the wood dimension, to the point where he was no longer in the Demigod Realm. He was now in the Deva Realm, and in fact, his power was diminishing so rapidly that it would soon be that of the Nascent Soul stage!
And yet, he seemed completely calm, with the same confident smile on his face, as if he were facing nothing more than a group of clowns. Of course, that only made the patriarchs and heavenly marquises even more nervous.
Intense rumbling sounds filled the air as the Giant Ghost King single-handedly took on three devas and six near-devas!
Even as the shocking scene played out up above, the armed forces of the three clans, as well as the soldiers of the six heavenly marquises’ armies, all began to pour into the city.
The chief of the Bai Clan led the clan elders in a murderous charge toward the moat, joined by many of the Cai Clan elders.
“The heavens are changing, Bai Hao! You won’t escape this tribulation!” The clan chief’s heart was bursting with anticipation; he had been waiting for this day for a long time, and in fact, couldn’t care less about the Giant Ghost King. His goal was to skin Bai Hao alive!
As chaos spread out down below, the patriarchs of the three clans, as well as the six heavenly marquises, were engaged in fierce combat with the Giant Ghost King. Unexpectedly, the fighting already seemed to be on the verge of ending. One boom after another rang out, and blood sprayed out of the Giant Ghost King’s mouth. His cultivation base was already down to the Nascent Soul level, and yet, the same self-confident smile could be seen on his face. In fact, it even seemed to contain a bit of ridicule, as though he were sneering at the fact that no one had seen through to the truth yet!
However, it was also obvious that the truth would be revealed soon. It was at that point that, all of a sudden, the Giant Ghost King’s body suddenly flickered, as though it were not corporeal. His hand turned blurry, and then the Bai Clan patriarch suddenly shouted, “Something’s wrong!! He's... he’s a clone!!! Dammit! He's a clone! This isn’t the Giant Ghost King’s true self! He’s an expendable clone!!!”
The other two patriarchs began to tremble as looks of complete disbelief spread out across their faces.
“Impossible! Because of the unique way divine will works among demigod experts, they can’t create clones more powerful than the Nascent Soul stage! Demigod Realm clones are an impossibility!!”
“How could he possibly have a clone like this!? And furthermore... how could we have never realized it over all these years!?!?”
The three deva patriarchs weren’t the only ones to be shocked. Duke Deathcrier and Duke Netherworld were also profoundly shaken, and both had expressions of utter disbelief on their faces.
The Bai Clan patriarch gritted his teeth bitterly as he looked at the Giant Ghost King. Finally, he understood why he had been so calm this entire time.... And now, he realized that everything was exactly as the Giant Ghost King had described: a game. “So... this is your secret weapon. This... is why you were so self-confident....”
It was a game that the Giant Ghost King had carefully set up, and was sure he would not lose....
The probing for information, the provocation, the compromises, the placations, pretending to be weak, none of them were real. All of it had been a huge game....
As everyone reeled in shock, the Giant Ghost King chuckled. By this point, his body had almost completely faded away. And yet, his laughter still contained a type of supreme and ultimate power that echoed out through heaven and earth.