Reverse War Surpass Immortal

Chapter 1077 - 966: Ancient Era

"Who among you is willing to depart with my remains?"Then, that deep voice asked.

The others looked at each other, each one at a loss, not wanting to be the fool.

"I'll go!"

Duan Gujin's eyes flashed, volunteering himself.

"Very well, brave indeed!"

That deep voice praised.

"I've always been quite bold!"

Duan Gujin replied with a faint smile, though he had another thought in mind.

The reason he agreed to take the remains was that he wanted to see if he could find a way to unravel that mysterious energy.

That deep voice belonged to only a wisp of a residual soul, possessing only one-thousandth of its former power.

Thus, seeing Duan Gujin step forward and eagerly accept the task, the voice merely thought him courageous, not realizing Duan Gujin had ulterior motives.

Duan Gujin knew the residual soul still had some strength, and feared that if they didn't follow its instructions, they would indeed perish in a year.

This outcome was naturally not what he wanted to see.

The most exciting thing for him was discovering that there were many unique places on the residual soul's map. He felt it necessary to investigate what exactly the Ten-thousand Ancient Divine Palace was.

"My friend, from which era are you?"

Duan Gujin immediately asked.

"Which era?"

"I mean, who was the most powerful martial artist of your time?"

Duan Gujin explained.

"The strongest martial artist of my era was the Nine Phase Heavenly Emperor!"

The deep voice replied.

"Nine Phase Heavenly Emperor? Never heard of them!"

Upon hearing the name, many martial artists present began to ponder.

However, no matter how hard they racked their brains, they still couldn't recall who the Nine Phase Heavenly Emperor was.

They inquired among themselves about the Nine Phase Heavenly Emperor, but none had ever heard of the name.

Hearing the name, Duan Gujin furrowed his brow slightly.

"This Nine Phase Heavenly Emperor you mentioned, was the cultivation technique practiced called the Nine Phase Divine Skill?"

Duan Gujin asked.

"That's right, seems like you know him! I was from the same era as him!"

The deep voice confirmed.

The other sect members were baffled, now realizing that Duan Gujin had heard the name before.

Duan Gujin took a sharp breath, realizing the residual soul was from the same era as the Nine Phase Heavenly Emperor, meaning it was at least tens of thousands of years old.

Usually, only immortals from the Immortal Domain would know of the Nine Phase Heavenly Emperor.

"Very well, take my remains and go!"

The deep voice instructed.

Then, all of the white bones flew directly in front of Duan Gujin.

Duan Gujin exhaled a breath of impure air and with a wave of his right hand, stored all the white bones into his storage ring.

"Very well, I've taken them! Shall we get going next?" Duan Gujin asked.

"Yes, you must set off immediately!"

The deep voice urged.

Then, the martial artist whose body was possessed wavered and collapsed to the ground.

Duan Gujin sensed a strange energy fluctuation in the void, realizing it had entered his body and fused with the mysterious energy within him.

A thousand cries of "F**k" screamed across his mind, yet he found he truly wasn't a match for the residual soul. So far, he had no means to expel the mysterious energy that had entered his body.

He conceived a possibility: that the invading mysterious energy could control the life and death of people like them and also serve as a refuge for the residual soul.

"What should we do?"

The other martial artists were dumbfounded, their minds racing.

"Since the residual soul from the Ancient Era wants us to go to the Ten-thousand Ancient Divine Palace, then let's go there! We'll head in that direction together! Don't think the Ascension Academy Elders can remove the strange energy that invaded your bodies; I think it's very difficult. We need to follow the residual soul's instructions as closely as possible. If we can't, we'll be in real trouble!"

Duan Gujin advised.

"Really?"

Many martial artists present were still skeptical, believing they could rely on the Ascension Academy Elders to solve the matter without following the residual soul's instructions.

"If I leave here now, what do you all think will happen to me?"

One martial artist asked in confusion.

Duan Gujin shook his head slightly, suspecting that the mysterious energy must be linked to the white bones somehow.

If a martial artist distanced themselves beyond the connection range of the white bones, perhaps the mysterious energy inside their body would self-destruct.

Having witnessed immortal techniques, Duan Gujin knew such methods were quite common in the Immortal Domain.

"Your body would self-destruct! You may not believe me, but I can only tell you, some methods are beyond your imagination!"

Duan Gujin replied calmly.

Hearing Duan Gujin's response, the martial artist gasped sharply, eyes flickering as they weighed the pros and cons.

Previously, they had intended to escape alone, but upon finding out, escaping would cause their body to self-destruct.

In the martial artist's mind, the self-destruction of a living creature's body was a terrifying thing.

After a brief hesitation, the martial artist found Duan Gujin's words convincing.

Their motive was simply to survive!

"Everyone, let's proceed according to the map's direction! I'll lead the way! Whoever wishes to stay, can stay; those who wish to leave, follow me!"

Duan Gujin exhaled deeply, knowing this group had no other choice.

The other martial artists looked at each other, finally deciding unanimously to follow Duan Gujin.

They had personally experienced the power of the residual soul and didn't want any accidents.

Besides, the residual soul only asked them to return its remains to the Ten-thousand Ancient Divine Palace, not to kill any super powerful demons.

So, under Duan Gujin's lead, following the map's directions given by the residual soul, they rushed toward the location of the Ten-thousand Ancient Divine Palace.

Along the way, although they encountered some Divine Realm Disciples also searching in the area, they had no interest in approaching them, with only one thought in mind: deliver the remains to the Ten-thousand Ancient Divine Palace within the given time.

Even though the residual soul gave them a year to return its remains to the Ten-thousand Ancient Divine Palace, the martial artists present were all eager to complete the task as quickly as possible.