Not long before...
Outside the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
A single Soul Saint and a few Soul Emperors like Qin Ming could not truly break into the palace.
They might be immortal, but royal guards kept arriving to reinforce the defenses.
"Looks like it's time to press our advantage..." Orochimaru murmured with a thoughtful smile. Several corpses lay beside him.
Orochimaru swiftly formed Hand Seals, then slapped one palm against the ground. "Summoning Technique!"
Rumble!
Two enormous coffins rose from the ground.
"Impure World Reincarnation!"
Bang! Bang!
As the coffin lids opened, two figures slowly stepped out.
One was a man, the other a woman. The man had shoulder-length blond hair and wore a black-and-gold dragon robe. Strikingly handsome, tall, and straight-backed, he radiated authority without even trying.
The woman's black hair fell to her shoulders. She was breathtakingly beautiful, with a slender waist and a trace of confusion in her violet eyes. Her figure was even more voluptuous than Zhu Zhuqing's, making it hard to look away.
"Wasn't I dead?" Dai Kunlun, the previous emperor of the Star Luo Empire, studied his body in confusion and found cracks covering it.
"Your Majesty? Wasn't I dead?" Zhu Wanwan called to Dai Kunlun beside her, equally bewildered.
"Wan'er? Didn't you die before I did? How have you come back too?" Dai Kunlun was even more puzzled.
"I revived you with a Forbidden Technique..." Orochimaru's chilling voice drew the attention of both Dai Kunlun and Zhu Wanwan.
Orochimaru spread his hands and spoke in a frank, soft voice. "I'm a member of the Evil Soul Master Organization Shadow. We're currently in Heaven Dou City, and I'm the one who revived you both. For certain reasons, you can only wield the power of Soul Douluo, but now that you've returned, you have limitless