Chapter 1426: Prohibited Ghostly Kings
On Dreary Star, Wu Yu cultivated while keeping an ear out for news.
It indeed changed very quickly on Astral Hell.
Today, he heard that so-and-so Hell master had brought a large contingent of ghostly kings and entered Astral Hell.
After a few days, he heard that such-and-such Hell master had appeared in the vicinity of Chakravarti-raja Star.
All sorts of news flew around, some truth and some tales. It was a whirlwind.
He even heard that Qing Xuan Immortal Lord had been found and killed by Chakravarti Ghostly King, who now held that rainbow pearl.
But one thing that Wu Yu was sure of - more and more ghostly immortal experts were entering Astral Hell.
There were even many beings who were scarier than the Chakravarti Ghostly King.
In a mere month, Wu Yu had already heard of a dozen elite ghostly immortals who had sifted real news from fake, and fought their way into Astral Hell, braving the wrath of the Chakravarti Ghostly King. And they were basically all Hell masters, bringing with them a large group of experts.
At least for now, Astral Hell was a huge congregation of experts, and the threat level was very high.
Before this, the immortal lords had managed to unite, but now they could only flee in desperation. After all, they were from separate factions.
As immortal lords, they did not dare to land on any of the stars. They were now starting to pay the price for their boldness.
But even so, immortal lords continued to stream into Astral Hell.
News was everywhere now, and it was hard to tell real from fake. Rumors had it that many of the eternal devil emperors had come to Astral Hell in order to secure the Jade Emperor's 10th Grade Mark of an Immortal King for their descendants.
Things were getting out of hand.
If eternal devil emperors had truly come, then Wu Yu guessed that the Jade Emperor would definitely step in. Otherwise, how could this bunch of immortal lords stand up to the countless ghostly immortals here in Hell?
Wu Yu's guess was accurate.
One day, about a month after the rainbow pearls had been obtained, there was some momentous news!
Wu Yu had been cultivating in the Floating Dreams Pagoda, while it was Full Moon of Nanshan and Ye Xixi who wandered out once in a while. Ye Xixi was already a ghostly immortal, while Full Moon of Nanshan's Gone from the Skies had reached new heights at the seventh tier. He swore that he could stand right beside the Chakravarti Ghostly King and not be detected.
Therefore, Wu Yu was not at all worried about them wandering.
From one of the inns, a ghostly immortal rushed out, shouting: "Everyone! Everyone! Listen up! Some huge news just came in!"
Everyone ceased their respective discussions, quieting down. One ghostly immortal raised his voice: "Stop dicking around. Out with it."
"Spit it out before I slit your tongue!"
The single-eyed ghostly immortal who rushed in was extremely worked up. "This news is 100 percent real! It's said thhat there's another epochal immortal design on the door of Astral Hell, of a very, very high level. Its workings are profound, and all those of the Great Void Ghostly Realm cannot pass through it, although ghostly lords can pass through at ease. Even those of the Great Void Ghostly Realm put into immortal treasures or autonomous realms cannot enter!"
"What?"
A huge outcry.
"This news should be real. No one could dream this up." Full Moon of Nanshan mused.
"But why? Who would have done it?" Ye Xixi asked, puzzled.
After cultivating hard for thousands of years here, they could basically hold their own outside now.
Of course, this was thanks to Wu Yu's Imparting, otherwise they would not have been able to reach such a cultivation realm in so short a time.
"Let's listen on."
Amidst the otucry, someone shouted fearfully: "You wouldn't be fibbing would you! How could such an epochal immortal design appear?! Who made it?!"
The single-eyed ghostly immortal replied calmly: "No one knows. It's said that the eternal devil emperors discussed with the eternal immortal emperors and came to this conclusion. Or perhaps the sky palaces are sending their greetings. They have set the stage for the 10th Grade Mark of an Immortal King's contest here in hell, a chance for us to dip our fingers in the pot as well. But there has to be a limit. Our ghostly lords can also come to Astral Hell and compete, on the condition that we provide the stage and competition."
"What about the ghostly kings here, and those of the Great Void Ghostly Realm who managed to come so far?" Everyone asked in concern.
"They are very lucky. They can remain here to compete. Those that arrived early would probably be laughing right now, pinching themselves to see if this is real. It's said that there are many ghostly kings being blocked outside the epochal immortal design, beating their chests and kicking themselves!"
"Do you dare guarantee this news is real?"
"If you don't believe me, wait a couple of days. It's already spreading all around Astral Hell. See if you believe me then?"
"If that's the case, then we ghostly immortals also have a chance at the 10th Grade Mark of an Immortal King? After all, this is the Jade Emperor's machination. We wouldn't be just set up as competition props, would we? Subject to their designs, and losing many of our young talents? But end up empty handed? I heard that immortal lords could charge into the thunderball on Chakravarti-raja Star very easily, but ghostly immortals faced 20 times the difficulty!"
"Perhaps. But I feel that since our eternal devil emperors agreed to it, then it should be a fair competition. We might all stand a chance. Especially from now on, it's not likely that the immortal lords get too ridiculous an advantage. After all, this is our territory, and we have so many Hell masters and ghostly kings. What can they do with a little advantage?"
"Besides, our ghostly lords can come in at any time. How many elite ghostly lords are there throughout the 10,000 Levels of Hell? Astral Hell will definitely be packed to the brim with those of the Immortal Lord Realm."
"Those immortal lords right now don't even have a leg to stand on. They are hiding and cowering everywhere, let alone look for a 10th Grade Mark of an Immortal King. I think that Gu Huo Immortal Lord, Mo Yuji, and Qing Xuan Immortal Lord will all be found very quickly, and made to hand over those key pieces of the 10th Grade Mark of an Immortal King."
"That's right!"
"I heard that Qing Xuan Immortal Lord has already been killed by Chakravarti Ghostly King. I wonder if that's real." "At this point, everyone is besmirching and accusing each other. I think it's probably fake news. But that Qing Xuan Immortal Lord couldn't hold on to it for long anyway."
After hearing this, Full Moon of Nanshan and Ye Xixi immediately returned to report all of it to Wu Yu.
"If there had been no limit, then there would definitely have been a lot of ghostly kings and eternal devil emperors here. The immortal lords would be completely removed from the fight. And also suffer many casualties." Wu Yu had expected that these additional restrictions would appear.
"But this way, the elite ghostly immortals have agreed to the conditions. This means that their people can also have a shot at the 10th Grade Mark of an Immortal King."
"All so that someone has the chance to become an eternal immortal emperor or eternal devil emperor. These people are mad."
Wu Yu became even more relaxed after hearing this.
The ones who were anxious now were the ghostly immortals, and the ghostly kings who were fortunate enough to make their way in.
After all, they did not even have a single rainbow pearl with them.
Before, Gu Huo Immortal Lord had the Howling Celestial Dog, and could find him easily.
But happily, Wu Yu had already killed that possibility off.
Otherwise Wu Yu would very quickly be discovered.
"Gu Huo Immortal Lord, Mo Yuji." Wu Yu confirmed that he was likely to succeed if he could just take theirs from them.
But he still chose to stand ready in wait, observing quietly. After all, both Gu Huo Immortal Lord and Mo Yuji would choose to hide for a few years at the start. It was even more dangerous for them than it was for Wu Yu.
He had 2000 years within the Floating Dreams Pagoda.
It was a rare period of calm, and he did his best to settle down, while Full Moon of Nanshan and Ye Xixi monitored the situation outside for changes.
After being cooped up for so long, the two were of course willing to go out and run around.
Wu Yu had already fused his sixth immortal dao mark into his immortal spirit world nucleus. His Dao of Big and Small had already undergone a new metamorphosis, and his autonomous realm power had increased.
Therefore, he now wanted to bring his Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth to a new level, and it should not be difficult.
Of course, it needed time.
And coincidentally, what he had now was time.
Wu Yu had polished his other two Mystiques more in the past, and Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth and Somersault Cloud were harder to train.
Comparatively, Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth was easier than Somersault Cloud.
Because Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth was only a deepening of magnitude. It was not as ever-changing as the Somersault Cloud.
Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth saw a magnitude increase of physical power for each tier, and one could also grow bigger and stronger, as well as smaller, trading off strength for stealth and speed.
Wu Yu needed to slowly uncover the depths of his Mystique's marvelousness.
Especially since these were the four great Mystiques from Great Sage, Heaven's Equal, they were perfect. Amongst all of the Mystiques that Wu Yu had encountered before, none outshone his.
Dao of Big and Small was not just a simple matter of body size, but a more profound change related to strength and speed.
Putting the Dao of Big and Small into his immortal spirit world nucleus, it was as though his dao had charged an entire world. The autonomous realm joined with the world outside, and the dao of heaven and earth were imbued in it, as was his own dao. Wu Yu's knowledge widened greatly in this aspect, and his understanding of the Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth and the Dao of Big and Small all came smoothly and quickly to him.
About a year had passed outside, and 100 years in the Floating Dreams Pagoda. Wu Yu had increased his Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth by another tier, reaching a new cultivation realm. His physical strength grew greatly, and the Unvanquishable Victorious Fighting Buddha Realm was again furthered, drawing ever closer to true invulnerability.
In this year, the situation outside had remained stable, with Gu Huo Immortal Lord, Mo Yuji, and Qing Xuan Immortal Lord all remaining not yet found.
Wu Yu therefore turned his attentions to the Somersault Cloud.
The next cultivation realm that proceeded the Sky Cloud Realm.