Chapter 597: An Emperor Must Not Be Seen Lightly
"I keep feeling that everything has gone completely off the rails. The ultimate contingency I left behind is utterly useless. By now, I reckon more supreme Quasi-Immortal Emperors have died than you could count on both hands."
Big Black Dog had recovered his sealed memories and become shrewd and calculating once more. Looking at everything before him, he suddenly spoke.
"Actually, I've felt the same way all along. Far too much has happened today, completely beyond anything we anticipated. Even my brother Shi Hao has been stirred into action, and he really seems intent on coming back, not merely trying to frighten someone."
The rotting corpse, Cao Yusheng, spoke solemnly as well.
In truth, the most horrified of all was the mysterious black shadow behind Chu Feng-the main soul of Cao Yusheng, who had been hiding inside Baby Hao's Jar to recover. Damn it all, what on earth was going on? Who was orchestrating everything? Who had dragged out all the dirt from Shi Hao's childhood? This was deliberately provoking him! The karmic consequences were enormous! His scalp could only prickle with dread.
Surely an Immortal Emperor battle wasn't really going to erupt? No, at this rate, one definitely would.
Look at those ten eerie forbidden grounds, wiped out in such a short time. What a sin! Who had done this? Could it have been Shi Hao? Had he already displayed such might without even fully descending?
Rumble!
The river of time and space boiled violently. Terrifying waves erupted with a boom, louder and more deafening than thunder. On the bank of the Soul River, that figure had solidified up to his neck, looking like a headless corpse. He stepped through the void, a golden avenue appearing beneath his feet, and