The Immortal of the Perfect World

Chapter 223 The Last King

Outside the original imperial city, there was a pile of skeletons burning in the open space, glowing with light red fire.

Around the fire, there were various runes glowing, which were immortal-level magic circles that blocked the fire.

"Using the corpses of immortal creatures as firewood," Niu Niu exclaimed.

The corpses of the immortal creatures have probably been burning for who knows how long. Apart from here, there are similar fires in other places nearby. The corpses of the immortal creatures are burning and isolated by magic circles.

"There's someone!" Shi Hao looked up and stared at the city wall, and found a series of voices, some loud and some small.

Bai Yi and Niu Niu looked at each other, somewhat surprised, "Children and old people."

On the city wall, there were several ragged children, ranging from eight or nine to fifteen or sixteen years old. They were dirty and looked like wild children.

There are also a few old people who are too weak to look good. They and these children are the last warriors guarding the original imperial city.

"People..." On the city wall, a one-armed old man stared at Shi Hao, looking at the fire beating between his eyebrows, his voice was difficult.

"Senior," Shi Hao said, his mood was very complicated, as if there was a big stone pressing on his chest.

This is his tribe. They are still fighting here, guarding the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. Even if there are only some old, weak, sick and disabled people left, they have never given up.

"You are a member of the tribe outside? But you are not a true immortal, how did you get in?" the one-armed old man said, and a bronze battle ax appeared in his hand.

Sure enough, if you are not a true immortal, there is no way to get close to this place. Those burning fires are conveying power to maintain the light curtain.

"It is true that I am not a true immortal yet, but my senior brother already possesses the power of a true immortal. We also learned about the existence of this place from foreign creatures, so we came here and wanted to see you," Shi Hao said.

Shi Hao's statement surprised the one-armed old man. Are they about to enter the realm of immortality at such a young age?

"Old man, there is no doubt that we are creatures from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. We have verified many things before we know that we are here. This boy is indeed a member of our clan, and my young master is his senior brother," Niu Niu shouted.

After hearing this, the one-armed old man did not relax his vigilance, but said, "Tribesman, you stand on that bluestone and you will find out once you check."

"Okay," Shi Hao stood on the bluestone without hesitation.

The bluestone instantly glowed, like a blazing flame, enveloping Shi Hao and sweeping through his body and soul.

Seeing that there was nothing strange about Shi Hao, the one-armed old man confirmed that he was not a foreign creature impersonating him, and then said, "Please look up again."

There was a bone mirror hanging on the city gate. At this moment, a ray of light was emitted, which penetrated into Shi Hao's eyebrows to detect whether he was lying.

Soon, the results came out, and the one-armed old man finally showed a smile, "He is indeed a tribesman, he came with good intentions, and he didn't lie."

After a pause, the one-armed old man looked at Bai Yi and Niu Niu, "You two also need to undergo testing before you can enter the city. Do you want to accept the testing?"

"Okay," Bai Yi and Niu Niu nodded. The so-called test is not to search their souls, but to detect whether they are malicious and whether they are lying.

Two rays of light shot out from the bone mirror again, and disappeared into the eyebrows of Bai Yi and Niu Niu, but there was still nothing strange at all.

Finally, the last ray of vigilance in the one-armed old man's heart dissipated.

Under the city wall, a divine light flashed, and a one-armed old man appeared and walked out alone.

He looked at Bai Yi and Shi Hao for a long time before sighing, "Sit down, it's dull in the city. I haven't spoken for many years. I almost forgot how to speak."

"Senior, take the remaining clan members and follow me back to Jiutian. There is no need to guard here anymore," Shi Hao said.

When the one-armed old man heard this, he smiled and said, "No, if there is no one guarding here, the immortal king of the foreign land will find a loophole and cross the abyss. By then, Jiutian will be in danger."

"Old man, you may not be aware of some things. The descendants of the Seven Kings do not live well in Sanqian Daozhou. Second Master, I know what you think, but to be honest, it is not advisable and is a unnecessary sacrifice. ," Niu Niu said.

The one-armed old man frowned when he heard this, "Why do you say that?"

"That's it..." Seeing this, Shi Hao had no choice but to tell the story.

"What?!" The one-armed old man was furious, but in the end he sighed helplessly, "How could this be?"

"Senior, what happened back then?" Shi Hao asked, wanting to know what excuse Canxian found to successfully create such a thing as sinful blood.

"Several human kings among the seven kings, namely the Stone King and others, have beheaded some important people. It should be misunderstood because of this," the old man said.

"Why?" Shi Hao was puzzled. How could he cut off the head of one of his own people?

"Being corrupted by the unknown, those people are going to act strangely. They ask King Stone and others to take action and immediately cut off their heads and kill the soul," the old man explained.

"I see, that's why I was caught by Canxian and the other scoundrels," Niu Niu suddenly realized and really didn't know what to say.

It can only be said that villains are hard to guard against. They are like poisonous snakes, always watching in secret and killing people whenever they get the chance.

"Old man, do you know that those losers in Canxian are members of several Immortal Kings in the Immortal Realm, and they deliberately cause trouble for the descendants of you seven queens," Niu Niu told him.

When the one-armed old man heard this, he was stunned. How could he be related to the Immortal King of the Immortal Realm? Moreover, the Seven Kings were all figures from long ago. They were their ancient ancestors. The grievances and grudges from that time can actually continue to this day. ?

"Senior, this is the truth. Canxian and the others listened to the orders of several immortal kings in the Immortal Realm, and they targeted the descendants of the Seven Kings everywhere and put people to death. When Kunpeng returned seriously injured and dying, they were also plotted by them, and he was also in the Immortal Realm. The order from the Immortal King," Shi Hao said helplessly.

"What is this? How could the almighty Immortal King be so vicious?" The one-armed old man looked sad, and he really didn't know what to say.

Some immortal kings threw their heads and blood in order to protect the nine heavens and ten earths, and died in the imperial city. Even their bones were burned, and they continued to protect them, even for their descendants, regardless of life or death.

However, some immortal kings, because of personal grudges and regardless of justice, secretly murder their own people. They are also immortal kings. Why is the gap so huge? It is simply outrageous.

"Let's go into the city. There are some things that only the king knows," the old man said with a heavy heart as he led Bai Yi and the others into the original imperial city.

"King?" Shi Hao was shocked. Is Wang Jian still there? I'm afraid it won't be good.

With a flash of light, they disappeared and entered the original imperial city. It was very quiet and empty. Several old people came over with children in ragged clothes, looking at the visitors with curiosity.

Walking deeper into the city, the streets and buildings are very old, and there are mottled traces everywhere, recording the past wars. Walking to the deepest part, Bai Yi and the others also saw some women, children, and some younger children, all looking nervously at them, the 'newcomers'.

"You may not know that the origin of the foreign land is an unknown substance, which gave birth to the supreme powerhouses in the foreign land. It is very likely that those immortal kings came from this, but it is not completely certain."

"This is something that even most alien creatures don't understand. Even the immortals don't understand it. Only the Immortal King knows the reason," the one-armed old man said to them.

Hearing this, Bai Yi and the others showed signs of understanding, "It's no wonder that An Lan and Yu Tuo from the strange realm always want to get something from Jiutian. Maybe they just know their origins, so they always want to invade Jiutian and trace their origins."

"Perhaps, but Jiutian has never been the origin of unknown substances. They are destined to find nothing. Or, they do not want to trace the source, but follow the instinct in the souls of all dark creatures to find something. ," the one-armed old man made a guess.

Shi Hao immediately thought of the rotten wooden box he got, which was said to be what An Lan and Yu Tuo were looking for.

Maybe they were really going for that wooden box. As for the contents inside, they must have a lot of history.

Soon, they arrived at the deepest part of the original imperial city.

There is a huge palace in front, with fire all over it, almost transparent. You can vaguely see several terrifying figures sitting cross-legged inside, burning their bodies, and their flesh and blood release their essence to bless this primitive imperial city.

"Seven Kings, they still guard this place after they die in battle," the one-armed old man said.

Not far away, someone was sobbing. It was a child, emaciated, wiping tears at the palace. He was a direct descendant of the Seven Kings, very pitiful.

"We can't go on like this. Jiutian belongs to everyone. It belongs to not one of us, but the same clan. Heroes can be unknown, but they should never die with humiliation." Shi Hao clenched his fists. He really couldn't stand it anymore. .

"What he said is right. No matter what, you have fulfilled your responsibilities and it is time to leave. Moreover, the crisis in the foreign land has been resolved, and there is no need for you to stay here anymore," Niu Niu also said.

The one-armed old man still shook his head, "The crisis is far from over. The foreign land has indeed become more peaceful in recent years, but it does not mean that the crisis has been resolved. You will naturally understand when you see the king."

Later, the one-armed old man led Bai Yi and the others to a low mountain, where the last of the Seven Kings sat.

"See you, King," the one-armed old man said respectfully, saluting the short mountain.

"Shi Hao has met the ancient ancestor," Shi Hao saluted with respect.

"Senior," Bai Yi and Niu Niu also saluted Ai Shan. There was an aura of majesty in them, which was upright and not angry.

Not long after, the low mountain glowed, very soft and peaceful, spreading outward, and then a voice came out, "I already know your purpose of coming."

"Wang, what do you mean?" the one-armed old man asked cautiously.

"The heavens are in chaos, and darkness is about to fall. However, the crisis in the foreign land has indeed been resolved, because there is some kind of force interfering with time and space. This is the future I see."

"In this case, you can leave. There is no point in guarding this lonely city anymore. Let it accompany me for the rest of my life," the last king said calmly.

"No, Your Majesty, if Your Majesty is still guarding this city, how can we and other veterans abandon it? We are willing to follow Your Majesty and have no regrets in our lives," the one-armed old man half knelt down.

"I don't have much time left. You don't have to be like this. It is our fate to live and die with this city," the king remained calm.

"Even so, we veterans can never let Wang defend this lonely city alone," the one-armed old man said stubbornly.

"Haha, how can I be the only one? There are so many brothers and clansmen of mine here. Okay, you can make some preparations and leave. I will leave the responsibilities that I have not fulfilled to you," Wang Hehe A smile with a sense of freedom and ease.

Hearing what Wang said, the one-armed old man opened his mouth, but his throat seemed to be blocked by something, and he couldn't say a word.

After a long time, the one-armed old man knelt down on the ground with red eyes and kowtowed to the short mountain several times, "Follow the king's order!"

"Let's go, the times will usher in drastic changes. I hope you can find a way to break the situation and save the world in the coming darkness invasion," Wang said to Bai Yi and Shi Hao.

After saying that, the short mountain fell silent and no longer emitted light.

"Let's go," the one-armed old man's eyes were slightly red. Even if it was a life or death separation, he would not cry, but when he thought of the lonely king guarding the lonely city, he had an urge to cry.

Bai Yi and Shi Hao didn't say anything more. They both knew that the king had made up his mind and would never change.

Then they returned to the city and looked at the remaining people.

"The king asked us to leave and return to our hometown. The crisis in the foreign land has been resolved. We no longer need to stay here," the one-armed old man said to everyone.

When they heard the news, no one looked happy immediately, "Where is the king?"

"Wang, this old man...can't walk," the one-armed old man didn't know what to say.

"Haha, the king actually said, then you can leave. It's fine for me, an old cripple, to stay. After all, I have nothing to worry about. It's better to stay with the king and be buried here when I die. Isn't that good? Well," an old man with only one leg said with a smile.

"Yes, we old brothers have nothing to worry about. It's better to stay. If anything happens, we can still help the king." Several old people spoke in succession. They didn't want to leave here.

"You..." The one-armed old man looked at these old brothers with a complicated expression.

"Old man, we don't stay here for you, but because we really don't want to leave. After all, we have fought here all our lives, and we are almost alone. But you are different. You have children and grandchildren. Unlike us, you have no worries. So, you should leave here."

"Hurry up, don't worry about the mother-in-law. The future of the children depends on you old brothers. The king must have meant the same. Your responsibilities are not over yet," said the old people who wanted to stay.

Seeing the relaxed smiling faces of the old brothers, the one-armed old man could only nod silently.

Afterwards, most of the women and children and all the children gathered together. A few elderly women were unwilling to leave, saying they wanted to stay and chat with their old brothers for the rest of their lives.

None of them have much luggage, and they carry their magic weapons with them all day long, always ready for battle.

Some children were reluctant to leave and wanted to stay, but they were scolded by the adults before they obeyed.

"Go, there is no regrets, come back to see us when you grow up," the old people said with a smile.

But the children cried. When they come back here, will they still see people?

(End of this chapter)