Asura Mad Emperor

Feng Hongyi continued to speak at this time.

"In this ancient realm, besides the Ghost Palace, there are actually three other palaces, each sealed with the will of a Ghost Emperor that once subdued ancient divine beasts.

However, after the death of the ancient divine beasts, even cultivators at the Emperor Realm find it difficult to approach their soul essence, so this time the Ghost Race could only release the will of the Ghost Emperor that suppressed the Undying Bird and another Ghost Emperor that subdued an aquatic divine beast."

Upon hearing this, Qinchuan understood—ancient divine beasts were not ordinary things. If there weren't sacred items like fixed Fire Beads and fixed Water Beads, even ordinary cultivators from the Divine Realm who came here could only stand by helplessly.

There was simply no way to absorb and fuse with them.

And because the Ghost Race possessed the supreme sacred items—the fixed Fire Beads and fixed Water Beads—they were able to absorb the soul essence of two of the divine beasts.

The two men were extremely apprehensive, earnestly answering every question Qinchuan asked without daring to conceal the slightest detail.

Seeing this, Qinchuan finally withdrew his killing intent.

"Seeing that you two are somewhat obedient, I, this young master, am willing to spare your lives. However, you two must submit to me."

Tianyuan Nation was in need of people at the moment. Although Er Rengu and Feng Hongyi were despicable, they were still fairly suitable to serve as enforcers for Tianyuan Nation.

Before Qinchuan could finish speaking, Er Rengu and Feng Hongyi hurriedly nodded, saying in unison, "We are willing to submit to the young master!"

"Don't be so quick to agree; I haven't finished speaking yet," Qinchuan glanced at the two men and continued deliberately, "Given your performance, you need to sign a Divine Soul Contract with me. From now on, whatever I tell you to do, you must do it without any hesitation or resistance."

"Divine Soul Contract?" Upon hearing this name, both men's expressions instantly changed drastically, their faces turning deathly pale.

The Divine Soul Contract was a particularly unfair and cruel contract.

It was originally used by cultivators who defeated fierce beasts, but if the fierce beast refused to submit to death, the cultivator would use the power of the divine soul to plant prohibitions within the beast's spirit, forcibly coercing it to submit and completely turning it into a slave.

From then on, if the enslaved fierce beast harbored even the slightest thought of rebellion or betrayal, its soul would endure endless suffering and torment.

With just a thought from their master, separated by the endless distances of the Myriad Realms, the servants would die. However, if the master didn't command it, they couldn't even die if they wanted to.

This was truly desiring life but not obtaining it, desiring death but not being able to achieve it.

Such contracts, needless to say among people, were even rarely signed between the Human Race and other races.

Qinchuan had experienced nine cycles of reincarnation, with countless followers behind him; he had never resorted to such methods.

However, since these two were serving the Ghost Race, Qinchuan had no qualms using it to force them into submission.

"Young Master..."

The two broke out in dense sweat on their foreheads, their complexions extremely ugly.

"Since you two are unwilling, I'll have no choice but to send you on your way," Qinchuan's expression turned cold as well.

"No, no, we are willing, we are willing to sign the Divine Soul Contract!"

They were both drenched in sweat.

"Let it be the Divine Soul Contract then; at least it allows us to keep our lives." Terrified of death, as long as they could stay alive, everything else was negotiable.

Afterward, Qinchuan's Divine Sense moved, and a golden light burst forth from the split between his eyebrows, piercing into the two people's Soul like a sharp blade, and branded them with Qinchuan's contract seal.

The two became Qinchuan's spiritual servants, and at this time, Qinchuan also learned some matters from them.

Originally,

Billions of years ago, after the Ghost Race was driven into the Underworld, many Ghost Emperors and powerhouses discussed using the Ancient Realm's explosion to break through the Barrier as a stratagem.

However, back then, the Ghost Race's Devil Mountain had been left behind on the Divine Wilderness Continent, and with both realms separated by a Barrier, they had no means of entering the Ancient Realm.

Therefore, this plan remained just an idea without any practical way to achieve it.

However, in the recent hundred thousand years, someone in the Ghost Race discovered that occasional minute rifts appeared in the Barrier between the Underworld and the Divine Wilderness, through which the Ghost Race could freely traverse between the two realms.

Initially, many Ghost Race powerhouses thought it was an instability in the Barrier between the two realms and that the Barrier was about to shatter, which made them extremely excited.

But then they realized these rifts would only appear for a short few days and would heal themselves afterwards, remaining as indestructible as before.

When Qinchuan heard this, he understood that these rifts were likely related to the actions of those mysterious figures wearing silver masks.

The temporary nature of these rifts prevented the Demon Race from entering the Divine Wilderness Continent on a large scale.

Nevertheless, it reminded them of the billions-year-old plan they had forgotten.

Between 150,000 and 80,000 years ago, the Barrier rifts appeared more than ten times, and during three of these instances, over a dozen Ghost Race powerhouses each carried a key to open Devil Mountain.

But 80,000 years ago, the plan encountered an unexpected event.

"What unexpected event, something to do with Mo Yu?" Qinchuan's heart stirred, suspecting something.

Feng Hongyi looked at Qinchuan, surprised at how Qinchuan knew this matter was related to Mo Yu, but he continued, "Yes, it is related to Mo Yu of the Spirit Dragon Holy Land."

"During that opening, the last person carrying the key to Devil Mountain's passage, called Mo Yu and Ju Qie."

"According to the plan, Mo Yu, Ju Qie, and others were supposed to be accompanied by seventeen Ghost Race powerhouses to reach the Divine Wilderness Continent. But along the way, it seems that Mo Yu and Ju Qie had a fallout, and only Mo Yu emerged from the rift in the end.

Moreover, after Mo Yu emerged from the rift, he did not meet with Liufeng and other Ghost Race powerhouses; instead, he married and had a child with a Human Race powerhouse named Ye Xuan.

Afterwards, Liufeng and others sought Mo Yu several times, confirming that Mo Yu had hidden the final pair of keys. She had completely betrayed the Ghost Race.

Mo Yu's betrayal greatly angered Liufeng and the others, but since Ye Xuan was then a Great Emperor of the Human Race, far beyond the reach of Liufeng and his group.

After that, Liufeng instructed a member of my family to enter the Spirit Dragon Holy Land for guidance, and through him, the Ghost Race powerhouses secretly guided their child in the ways of the Ghost Race.

The child, named Ye Yu, had extraordinary talent and his Cultivation Level soared rapidly after practicing the methods of the Ghost Race.

Indeed, after three thousand years, the Ghost Race bloodline within that child named Ye Yu awakened, killing both Ye Yu and Mo Yu.

Regrettably, after the deaths of Ye Xuan and Mo Yu, the pair of keys to open Devil Mountain also vanished until a few months ago when they were found by the Young Master and Wu Xin Fairy."

"No wonder Ye Yu's Ghost Race bloodline surged, elevating to a Quasi-Emperor powerhouse in just three thousand years, turning against his own parents. It turns out it was all deliberately guided by someone behind the scenes."

Qinchuan had always suspected that someone else was guiding Ye Yu from behind, but he had no direct evidence.

Today, it was confirmed.