Chapter 752: Stunning Surprise

In the meeting hall, as the time for the resolution assembly drew near, the venue gradually quieted down. Everyone present turned their gazes toward Yin Chengquan, who sat in the center, along with Huangfu Yu and Xiao Buye.

At that moment, Xiao Buye suddenly raised his head and looked around, while Huangfu Yu's expression also changed.

"Palace Master Huangfu, what's wrong?" Jiao San, standing behind Huangfu Yu, immediately asked.

The other domain masters also noticed the change in Huangfu Yu and Xiao Buye's expressions, causing another stir in the venue.

"Domain Master Yin, what do you mean by this?" Huangfu Yu suddenly stood up, staring at Yin Chengquan, speaking word by word, as a layer of dazzling white light emerged on his body.

When Huangfu Yu stood up, the domain masters who had been won over by the Reincarnation Domain were still puzzled, but those who had originally been allied with the Reincarnation Domain also rose to their feet, their bodies immediately glowing with various colors of light, and some impatient ones even directly summoned their immortal artifacts.

Xiao Buye's face darkened. Seeing this scene, he did not stand up to question but instead fixed his eyes on Yin Chengquan.

Facing Huangfu Yu's interrogation and the tense situation on the verge of eruption, Yin Chengquan remained calm and did not speak.

He did not speak, but the people from the Netherworld Domain did not remain silent. They suddenly stood up, their bodies flickering with various colors of light as they summoned their immortal artifacts.

"It's currently the assembly period. Is the Reincarnation Domain planning to rebel?" the Heavenly Wail Domain Master demanded harshly.

"Does the Netherworld Domain consider itself the rightful master of the Gray Realm? Talk of rebellion is utterly ridiculous!" Before Huangfu Yu could speak, Xiao Buye suddenly interjected.

"You..." The Heavenly Wail Domain Master realized he had misspoken and fell silent.

"What is the matter with everyone? The resolution assembly is about to begin, a critical moment that will determine the future of our Gray Realm. Why are we turning on each other?" Yin Chengquan still did not rise, merely glancing at Huangfu Yu and Xiao Buye as he spoke calmly.

"Domain Master Yin, do you take me for a blind man or a deaf man? You have set up a spatial barrier around this Fallen Lake District, isolating it from the outside. What is the meaning of this?" Huangfu Yu demanded coldly.

Upon hearing this, the crowd in the venue finally understood, and an uproar immediately ensued. They looked around and then turned their gazes sharply toward Yin Chengquan.

Facing the scrutiny of the crowd, Yin Chengquan appeared composed, with a faint smile curling at the corners of his mouth.

Now that everything was in place, even if others discovered it now, it was already too late.

After scheming for so long, the overall situation was finally settled!

"Everyone..." Yin Chengquan smiled faintly and was about to speak.

At that moment, a dull roar came from afar, as if from a violent explosion. Following the roar, a vast and evil aura surged into the sky from a distance, spreading outward like a raging tide.

A dazzling black light emanated from there, forming a massive black sphere.

The baleful qi near the entire Rakshasa City churned violently, the gray clouds above rolled, and thunderous rumbles echoed, causing the heavens and earth to change color.

Meanwhile, the three dim gray suns in the sky had also undergone a strange change. Unbeknownst, they had drawn closer and even overlapped with one another, though not yet completely.

The light emitted by the three gray suns was noticeably brighter than usual. Streams of bright gray light flew out from them, flowing down like small streams, rapidly merging into the distant black sphere.

Faced with such a stunning anomaly, the crowd in the venue and the onlookers in the square below were all greatly alarmed, gazing at the celestial phenomenon in the sky and the distant black sphere.

Huangfu Yu and Xiao Buye also changed color.

"That is the Soul Cleansing District of this city. Within the Soul Cleansing District, there are many artifact-refining workshops and puppet-refining workshops. It may be that an accident occurred in one of the workshops, which is why the spatial barrier was set up around the Fallen Lake District. This was all arranged in advance by my Netherworld Domain to ensure the smooth progress of the assembly. It's all a misunderstanding; everyone need not worry." Yin Chengquan's expression shifted several times, then he changed the subject.

Upon hearing this, the people present were taken aback, and many showed expressions of doubt.

Nevertheless, the tense atmosphere in the venue eased somewhat.

Huangfu Yu's eyes flickered. The white light on his body flashed and receded into his body, and he waved for the Reincarnation Domain's people to put away their immortal artifacts.

Seeing this, the Netherworld Domain's side also put away their immortal artifacts.

Xiao Buye glanced toward the Soul Cleansing District, then turned his head to look at Yin Chengquan, furrowing his brows. Although he still had some doubts, they were not as strong as before.

"Go and see what happened. Handle it as quickly as possible." Yin Chengquan turned to the two Great Luo cultivators behind him and said.

The horned youth and the gray-robed man had remained expressionless throughout. Upon hearing this, they acknowledged and transformed into two streaks of black light, flying toward the Soul Cleansing District.

"It's nothing major. I apologize for wasting everyone's time. Let us continue with the assembly." Yin Chengquan sat down and said.

The people in the venue looked at each other and slowly sat down one after another.

However, their expressions varied, and for a moment, no one spoke.

"Palace Master Huangfu, do you think what Yin Chengquan said is true?" Jiao San stepped forward and communicated via telepathy with Huangfu Yu and Wu Yang.

"Yin Chengquan is full of tricks; how can we fully believe his words? Setting up a spatial barrier around the Fallen Lake District is surely his scheme. However, that dull roar seems more intriguing... If I'm not mistaken, something has happened in the Soul Cleansing District." Huangfu Yu transmitted coldly with a sneer.

"A scheme..." Jiao San's expression changed slightly.

"Palace Master Huangfu, you are the strategist of our Reincarnation Domain. Have you already seen through Yin Chengquan's scheme?" Wu Yang transmitted his voice.

"Palace Master Wu Yang flatters me. In terms of strategy, how could I compare to the Domain Lord? There are still too few clues; I have not yet seen through Yin Chengquan's conspiracy." Huangfu Yu smiled slightly and transmitted his voice.

"Then what do we do? Just stay here?" Jiao San transmitted his voice.

"No need to worry. The Domain Lord had long anticipated that Yin Chengquan would not behave during this tri-domain alliance and has made preparations. For now, let us wait and see." Huangfu Yu transmitted his voice.

Upon hearing this, Jiao San and Wu Yang's eyes both brightened slightly, and they said no more.

...

In the underground palace of the Soul-Washing Zone.

Yin Xu and Gui Mu looked at the giant hand and the hideous, enormous head of Kun Hou before them, their faces deathly pale.

"Elder Yin Xu, those few have flown out. Should we capture them first and hand them over to the Domain Lord for judgment? Perhaps it might appease some of his anger?" Gui Mu took a deep breath, his expression recovering, and glanced at Han Li and the others flying out, speaking quickly.

"It's almost time for the Domain Lord's plan, and now everything is in a mess. Do you think capturing these thieves will calm the Domain Lord's anger? Fortunately, Kun Hou hasn't fully broken free yet. The urgent task now is to restrain him and wait for reinforcements!" Yin Xu said with a grim face, then gritted his teeth, flew forward, and formed hand seals.

A black light emerged from his body, spun around, and turned into a black token.

This object looked very similar to the Nine Nether Token, except that the token was inscribed with nine ghost-head patterns.

Without another word, Yin Xu spat out several clots of essence blood, which merged into the token.

The black token immediately radiated brilliant light, and circles of black spiritual light rippled from its surface. The nine ghost heads on it writhed rapidly, swelled several times in size, and simultaneously opened their mouths wide.

Nine beams of almost tangible black light shot out from them, flashed, and vanished into the nearby void.

Clatter!

One after another, crimson chains emerged from the surrounding void, winding around Kun Hou's hand and head.

However, these chains summoned by Yin Xu were noticeably thinner than those on Kun Hou's body.

Gui Mu glanced again at Han Li and the others, seeming somewhat unwilling.

Kun Hou, his body entangled by these chains, had flames churning in his eyes, and he swung his arm once more.

A terrifyingly immense force burst forth, causing the nearby void to tremble.

With a series of crisp sounds—"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"—most of the chains summoned by Yinxu were instantly snapped.

"Guimu, what are you doing? Why aren't you helping me!" Yinxu's face suddenly turned pale as he spat out a mouthful of blood, turning his head to roar at Guimu.

Guimu dared not hesitate any longer and immediately flew behind Yinxu, waving his hands.

Two thick beams of black light shot out from his palms and entered Yinxu's body. Yinxu's complexion immediately eased, and his hands swiftly formed hand seals.

The black token blazed with light once more. Amidst a clattering sound, even more chains shot out, winding around Kunhou.

In another corner, Han Li, seeing this, was overjoyed. His figure instantly transformed into a golden afterimage as he rushed toward the black wooden cage imprisoning Ti Hun.

A flash of emerald light appeared before him, and the Xuantian Gourd materialized, spinning rapidly and radiating dazzling green light.

Han Li chanted incantations swiftly, his hands forming seals like spinning wheels.

The emerald light emitted by the Xuantian Gourd intensified once more, its size suddenly swelling several times. The gourd's surface hummed and trembled, revealing rows of emerald-green runes.

Upon seeing this, Guimu was both shocked and enraged.

Letting Han Li and the others escape for now was nothing; the entire Rakshasa City was probably already under strict lockdown. With their meager cultivation, they couldn't possibly escape and would be caught sooner or later.

But they could not take the Soul-Devouring Beast away again.

Guimu let out a low shout. Without any visible movement, black light flashed on his body, and eight black talismans shot out. As they met the wind, they transformed into eight pitch-black giant weapons covered in spikes, resembling wolf-tooth clubs.

A powerful aura of evil laws emanated from these giant weapons, mixed with vast and profound evil sounds, their might astonishing.

The aura emitted by each giant weapon was no less than that of a grade-immortal artifact.

The eight pitch-black giant weapons blurred slightly and instantly turned into a patch of black cold light, sweeping down toward Han Li.

At the same time, the black wooden cage imprisoning the Soul-Devouring Beast flashed with light and flew toward Guimu and the other person, carrying the beast inside.

"Well done!" Han Li was not alarmed but delighted at the sight. Golden light suddenly blazed on his body surface, and with a flash of gold behind him, the True Word Wheel emerged.

The wheel spun rapidly, emitting countless golden ripples that spread outward, enveloping the eight pitch-black giant weapons.

The eight pitch-black giant weapons immediately halted. However, the power contained within them was too immense; the entire golden ripple region trembled violently and immediately showed signs of collapsing.