Reborn As A Ghost: Time To Build My Undead Army!-Chapter 1775: He’s Back

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"Hahahaha!"

The Heavenly Emperor erupted with restrained power, shattering Partner’s chains and scattering Lucifer’s flames. His fists drove both opponents crashing into the earth.

CLAAASH!

He leaped toward Wu Lieng, his aura exploding outward and coalescing into a seventh Martial Soul—a colossal dragon that opened its jaws wide to devour him whole.

"DIE, WU LIENG!!!"

Pain seared through Wu Lieng like wildfire. The draconic Martial Soul did not merely strike; it detonated, searing damage straight into his soul and body, rupturing meridians and cracking his Dantian.

He could not move in time. The dragon’s maw descended.

"Father... I’m sorry..."

Despair etched across his face, Wu Lieng closed his eyes and accepted his end.

...

"What are you sorry for, Wu Lieng?"

"...?!"

In that instant, everything froze.

A presence of overwhelming might descended upon the battlefield, so immense it shook the heavens themselves.

The ground quaked violently. Earthquakes toppled mountains.

"Y-YOU...!? No...! No, no, no...! NOOOO!!!"

The Heavenly Emperor’s scream tore through the air as he beheld the approaching figure.

Long, flowing black hair.

Sharp crimson eyes that burned like a dragon’s.

Thick black brows perpetually furrowed in defiance.

A tall, lean, yet powerfully muscled frame.

Tattered black-and-red robes.

His aura radiated the majesty of Heaven and Earth, yet carried the raw malice and ferocity of a demon from the deepest hell.

"I am the one who should apologize, my son. I have failed you as a father," the man said, his voice thick with anguish.

"F-Fa... father...?" Wu Lieng’s face twisted through a storm of emotions before crumbling entirely. Tears streamed down as he cried out like a lost child. "FATHER!!!"

The Heavenly Emperor’s expression warped into disbelief, then twisted into a cynical grin.

"PERFECT! I’LL KILL BOTH OF YOU BASTARDS AND END THIS BLOODLINE WITH ONE STRIKE! YOU’RE NOT EVEN AS STRONG AS YOU ONCE WERE, HEAVENLY DEMON!!! HAHAHAHAHAAAAA!"

He laughed in manic glee as he attacked, his Draconic Martial Soul roaring and clashing against father and son, unleashing a blinding explosion of light.

BOOOM!

"NGH?!"

Yet the Heavenly Emperor’s fist met an impenetrable wall.

An invisible barrier. A forcefield.

No—his opponent’s Consciousness and Martial Intent had woven a flawless shield around the Heavenly Demon.

"You needed that wretched Curse just to stop me. Do you truly believe your pathetic punches can touch me, you filth?"

"Pathetic punches?! PATHETIC PUNCHES?! PATHETIC PUNCHES, YOU WORTHLESS SCUM?! I AM THE HEAVENLY EMPEROR! I STAND ABOVE ALL—GUH?!"

A hand of crimson ethereal energy clamped over his mouth, crushing it shut.

"Hah! Heavenly Emperor? Don’t make me laugh. More like Heavenly Trash!"

The Heavenly Demon showed no mercy. He seized the Emperor and slammed him repeatedly into the ground, pounding his head until blood flowed freely and skin tore away.

"GAAAHHHHH!"

The Emperor screamed in terror as teeth flew from his mouth, blood poured from his eyes, and his once-proud face became a mangled ruin, his broken nose flattened against the blood-soaked earth.

Maria watched with a faint smile as the two Vampire lords charged her again, roaring with monstrous fury.

"It’s time I ended this."

Her swords blazed with pure white light, now embodying not only her nightmares but also her hope and inner radiance.

"Yinyang Rotation..."

SLAAASH!

She spun through the air, blades carving through both Vampires simultaneously. Muscle, barriers, magic, and souls parted alike. Their bodies collapsed, spraying blood and viscera across the ground.

"M-Mercy..."

"Please don’t...!"

The Family Heads pleaded desperately, but Maria gazed down with serene calm. Her swords flashed, piercing their necks and severing their heads.

As the heads rolled and life faded, both lords revived moments later—now Vampire Zombies, surging with even greater power.

"Welcome to the party, you two," Merith said with a welcoming smile.

"...My mind feels so clear," Xarion murmured.

"So this is death... and rebirth?" Orren whispered in wonder.

Hope draining away, the Heavenly Emperor’s eyes twisted with madness. In a final gamble for survival, he resolved to sacrifice everything—even his false identity—and reveal his true nature.

"YOU WILL ALL DESPAIR! BEHOLD MY TRUE FORM AND TREMBLE!"

The Ruler of Murim began to glow with blinding intensity.

FLAAASH!

A cataclysmic burst of light demolished the Heavenly Palace, sending massive chunks of debris raining down into the lower heavens.

As the palace fell, the Crimson Manor—home of the Vampires—plummeted as well. Inside, countless Vampires lay bleeding, dying, or already dead.

Amid the chaos, Wu Lieng’s disciples, guided by Little Black, raced through the manor’s twisting corridors.

At last, in an empty throne room, they found it.

A crystal orb brimming with the souls of their cherished friends and family.

"There!" Kim Hua cried, dashing toward it.

"Where do you think you’re going?!"

"Who are you people?!"

"Stop them!"

Vampires surged from behind. Three disciples held the rear, fighting fiercely, while Little Black rushed to aid Kim Hua against a hidden foe.

"ROAAARR!"

Little Black yanked Kim Hua aside as a massive black scythe cleaved downward, shattering the floor.

BOOOM!

"Whew. I can’t believe you sensed me... fufu."

A nun emerged, long red hair flowing, blue eyes gleaming, black horns curving from her forehead. Between them glowed a single crimson eye.

She was the Demon Saintess.

"I cannot allow you to take it," she declared, gazing at the crystal orb. "Lord Xarion commanded me to guard it. It is an offering for our Crimson Emperor!"

"To hell with your Emperor! Those are the souls of my family!" Kim Hua roared.

"GRAAOOOO!" Little Black bellowed in fury.

Together they charged, their Spectral Auras fusing into a towering half-black-cat humanoid wreathed in nightmare and dream flames.

"What?!"

The Saintess hastily summoned her Demonic Souls, dozens manifesting in rapid succession to assail the blazing specter. It danced through the onslaught, evading every strike.

"Damn you! What are you?!"

Panic rising, she watched the specter snatch the crystal orb and flee.

"Hmph. That won’t work!" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

She snarled as a formation flared to life, trapping them within.

"I warned you. Now..."

The power of the Archdemon of Sloth coiled around her. Purple miasma flooded the space, sapping their strength and weighing down their souls.

"Uuggh...! W-What is this?!"

"Mereow..."

"Surrender the crystal!" The Demonic Saintess lunged, her form dissolving into a swarm of flies.

CRAAASH!

In that instant, the formation shattered, pierced by a spear radiant with Yin and Yang energies.

"Hm?!"

The Saintess stared at the weapon, sensing the impossible fusion of countless Martial Arts and Cultivation Methods within it.

"Wait... that shouldn’t even exist in—"

"{Heavenly Yinyang Spear Arts}: {Crescent Rainbow Heaven}"

"...?!"

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