The Crazed Empress

[Multiple Laws detected does chosen wants to Comprehend]

Mo Dao touched the inscriptions inside tripod and all the stele surrounding tripod dimmed except one. It was a red stele emitting intense heat.

[Law of Fire detected does chosen wants to comprehend]

Mo Dao closed his eyes and the body got submerged in the liquid. The liquid decreased heat of fire laws to some extent. Mo Dao entered comprehension and slowly the Divine Sun fire in his body mutated while his body adopted to law of fire forging Law body of fire. All the cells in his body devoured the law and tempered his body to become perfectly compatible with fire. Mo Dao felt warm and cozy. Dwanmu Xing and other two sat and started absorbing their laws back from broken parts of stele. About 10 minutes later Mo Dao opened his eyes and came out from the tripod. He looked at panel

[Laws:- Severance(8%), Space(98%), Fire(5%)]

Mo Dao took out some clothes from space ring and covered his body. He noticed the maids and servants were still alive, they obviously can't open the inscriptions

"Clean them up" Liu Tingshen stood up and walked out of the chamber

Dwanmu Xing and Xu Jian also walked out while Mo Dao stood alone in the chamber

HUUM

the space around hall shattered, fragmented space surrounded the whole tripod along with stele and inscriptions forming a cube. Mo Dao started piling more barriers of space around the cube. After 5minutes of piling Mo Dao became sure that it won't get swept away in deep space and strong enough to sustain the distortion.

BOOM

A short explosion occurred as Mo Dao started compressing the cube, its edge decreased from 200meters to 100meter then 50meter and finally stopped at 25meter. The cube with an edge of 25m contained the whole hall.

"We're leaving" Mo Dao spoke to three of them. They slaughtered all servants and maids.

Mo Dao kept his hands glued to the cube and slowly pushed through the 6th fold, 7th fold and finally entered 8th fold.

BOOOOM

Mo Dao's aura exploded and complete comprehension of space spilled out from each cell of his body, the unstable space in 8th fold became still and a short opening was created for 9th fold. Mo Dao's eyes twinkled with excitement, he could've teleported from 8th fold but it would only send him a few hundred miles away from the capital, if he teleports from 9th fold then it would atleast be a few thousand miles. A bit more effort for assured safety, Mo Dao naturally chose 9th fold for teleportation but creating an opening in 9th fold isn't so easy atleast for a Grandmaster. Thin beads of sweat slipped from his forehead and he was only a few meter away from opening a 25meter wide hole. Mo Dao's earlier plan was to Brand some saintly prisoners and escape, after learning about law stele he wanted to steal a few of them and run away but now he wants to escape with the whole hall containing tripod, stele and inscriptions altogether.

The greed in his eyes almost materialised but at this moment

BOOOOOOOOM

A thunderous explosion shook the whole hall. Dwanmu Xing squinted his eyes a thin ray of Divine sense pierced the inscriptions and swept on the ground.

Outside of castle the battle stopped, fiery heat of attacks and maddened murderous intent vanished into thin air what remained was chilly wind and frozen sculptures of prisoners and soldiers. The whole battlefield was frozen but none of them had died, they were only immobilised.

A graceful figure lavitated in the midair but her eyes were more frosty than ten thousand year old ice. She was none other than Wan Danhwa Empress of Long Empire. She was startled after looking at the crazed battlefield, this was first time in four centuries when a direct attack on capital happened but unlike before her mood was somewhat stable thus everyone was only immobilised but remained alive.

BOÒOM

Next second she tore a hole in the castle and blasted on the doors of underground chamber.

BOOM BOOM BOOOM

It was only brute force but each punch shook the whole chamber and many inscriptions exploded unable to hold out.

"Lord you need to hurry"

"Give me a few more seconds" Mo Dao's body was covered in cold sweat, the strength of newcomer can only be called monstrous

CRY~~~

A sharp eagle cry resounded and a illusionary Ice eagle hundreds of meters long appeared behind Wan Danhwa, it merged in her body

CRACK

two icy talons came out from her hands, they caught the door of chamber and ripped it apart

BOOOOM

CRACK

Whole chamber got covered into ice leaving the place where Mo Dao stood.

BAM BAM BAM CRACK BOOOM

Two auras collided one containing law of ice other law of darkness. A thick curtain of darkness fell shielding Mo Dao and other two inside.

Wan Danhwa narrowed her eyes, she recognized this aura it belonged to the leader of Black society of Dark Canyon that she'd conquered a century ago. He was the cowardly bastard who surrendered after everyone else was killed right before his eyes in the assault. Her eyes then fell on Mo Dao who was ready to escape after packing up.

BOOOM

She appeared before Dwanwu Xing and blasted a punch but was thrown back in a single exchange.

"You haven't improved much. Were you breeding all the time a whole century passed has away?" Dwanwu sneered, a century ago his whole group was massacred by a stage-7 saint from Wan family and it was only cause of that saint he surrendered otherwise there was no way he would've lost against this bitch.

A century ago Imperial court made new reforms about sects of Long Empire. They were asked to surrender under Imperial rule, one side of long Empire is Dacun which was assimilated in Martial Soul sect and the other side is ocean which is a battlefield of Martial soul sect and ocean monsters. Long Empire was freed from external trouble and focused on inner powers. Many refused his Black society was one of them and also among the ones who became an example to deter other sects into submission. It was a one sided slaughter no sect could stand against the two families let alone Imperials. In the aftermath few sects surrendered while many escaped Long Empire altogether. Long family hardly has 10 saints but their rule is solidified due to presence of Long Ancestor and previous emperor, both are stage-8 Nirvana saints. Many saints have surrendered to them either to get an opportunity for breakthrough or resources for cultivation. There are more than 30saints all over long Empire who've surrendered wholeheartedly to Imperial family.

For a whole century Dwanwu Xing was imprisoned while being deprived of his strength. He was deprived of three minor laws completely and one major law partially.

Listening to the mockery Wan Danhwa almost went crazy from anger

CRACKLE

BOOOOM

Thunder rumbled and the space was frozen,

SHINE

SIZZLE

All the light in the surroundings was sucked in Wan Danhwa's body and a thick concentrated beam of light striked the dark curtain

BOOM

the icy floor exploded, shadows hundreds of meters long rose up from beneath and lunged at Wan Danhwa to counter the beam. In this battle Dwanwu Xing was at a disadvantage since his divine energy will be exhausted first due to earlier battles and he could only use two laws while Wan Danhwa used three major laws and two minor laws. Her light laws have made significant improvement which is a perfect counter for his law of Darkness and shadows.

BOOOM

Dwanwu Xing took several steps back almost colliding with the curtain he placed, his right hand was vaporised and right side of his body was completly frozen. The laws of light and ice nibbled down his vitality consistently. A 20meter thick bolt of thunder was about to pulverize him but

"Done" Mo Dao's voice came at that moment

A sly glint passed away in Dwanwu Xing's eyes and he flicked his fingers, a silvery white space ring decorated with carvings of dragons and phoenixes charged straight towards the bolt of thunder.

"Despicable" Wan Danhwa roared, her eyes were filled with desperation, that space ring belonged to her only son who died she didn't wanted to destroy it and the thunder won't be able to kill Dwanwu either.

The bolt of thunder disappeared in thin air and Wan Danhwa caught the silver ring at the same time Dwanwu Xing entered the dark curtain while chuckling inside. His patience finally paid off, all his family members and friends were slaughtered right before his eyes but instead of fighting to death he'd surrendered and was eventually imprisoned. He wasn't cowardly but he needed to live for revenge, after being caged for a whole century he really felt despair that he'll become dust after few decades just like other prisoners but finally he got his revenge today. Looking at Mo Dao his eyes were filled with gratitude, the isolation and despair of a century has made his psyche a bit twisted and maybe for that reason he really wants to devote this meaningless life to Mo Dao who gave him hope and a chance for revenge. Dwanwu Xing has no more attachment to this world where he lost everything, his only obsession of revenge has also vanished but if he can be slightly useful to Mo Dao he'll gladly sacrifice his life.

ZOOOOM

the space inside curtain distorted and a 25meter wide entrance to 9th fold was opened, a blakish ethereal light covered four of them and Mo Dao placed his hands on the cube

HUUM

Next moment they were sucked away by the hole and disappeared.

Wan Danhwa stared at the space ring, her hands were trembling and tears kept falling from those mesmerizing eyes. She slowly infused her Divine sense but looking at the contents inside her body stiffened. There were no belongings of his son rather ashes along with a badly mingled body and a severed head whose eyes were still wide open were stored inside. A despairing and distorted expression was plastered on the severed head.

AARRGH

AARRRRGH

AAARRRRGGGGGGHH

Her mournful and crazed cry resounded throughout the underground chamber.