Xue Yangkai ordered his corpse puppet to destroy the emperor's subordinates through their spiritual link.

After getting his command, the corpse puppet immediately sprang into action and it started to attack the imperial guards and subordinates of the emperor. It was like a savage wolf thrown into a grassland filled with a flock of sheep. Even the strongest subordinates of the emperor could hardly defend its fierce assault. It won't take much time before their side would be destroyed by this monstrous being!

Emperor Elyk boiled with rage upon seeing the nasty deaths of his people, but then, he saw a man holding a young girl slowly walk towards the corpse puppet's direction. And just as the emperor was about to heave a sigh of relief, he suddenly discovered that Jiu Shen stopped in his tracks.

Emperor Elyk was bewildered by his actions. 'Why did Wine Master Jiu stop? If this goes on...'

Bangg!!

An old man suddenly emerged in front of the corpse puppet. The old man's eyes shone with sagacious light as if he was a well-learned individual. His graying beard and sparse white hair were so long that it almost reached his waist.

The old man looked incredibly feeble with his thin frame and sunken cheeks, but his expression was calm as he stared at the evil monstrosity in front of him. There was neither a look of fear nor horror in his eyes!

Seeing this man, Emperor Elyk smiled in relief as he muttered softly. "Father."

Xue Yangkai had also discovered the sudden appearance of the man and he was shocked at his speed. He was not even able to sense his arrival and if not for the sudden stopping of his corpse puppet, he would not have realized the old man's presence. 'Is he the hidden expert that Elder Ming was wary of? He looks weak, but for him to remain calm in the face of my corpse puppet, he should be stronger than me by a bit. Who is this old man?' He muttered in his heart as he looked at the frail-looking old man below.

Jiu Shen calmly stared at the old man as he studied him in great detail with his spiritual perception. "He failed his tribulation lightning which left a serious injury in his physical body, but he somehow managed to heal himself. However, it will be difficult to break through to the Nascent God Realm in his current state. His dantian might explode if he forcefully attempts a breakthrough and this will turn him into a normal person with no cultivation. So that's why he sealed himself inside a crystal coffin..." Jiu Shen said silently.

"Meow! That old man might be able to defeat that ugly thing if he goes all out. The only problem is that there is still one more corpse puppet as strong as that. Stinky human, do you want me to help them?" Ice said as she put down the bottle of milk in her hands. She then stared at Jiu Shen's face with her adorably huge pair of eyes.

Jiu Shen rubbed her head gently and replied calmly. "Not at this moment. I can feel a much stronger presence slowly walking in this direction. If I'm not wrong, that person should be Elder Ming."

Ice went 'oh' upon hearing his words and she looked to her left and right in an attempt to sense the strong presence that Jiu Shen was talking about, but after looking a few times, she could still not sense the presence of Elder Ming, so she shifted her gaze back to Jiu Shen and pouted. "Stinky human, how come I could not feel the presence that you speak about? Are you perhaps lying to me? Meow!"

Jiu Shen knocked her head lightly, making her go 'ow' a few times.

"That's because you don't know how to use your spiritual sense. You have strong spiritual power, but you don't even know to properly utilize it. If you remain obedient, I'll teach you a thing or two about it." Jiu Shen said while pinching her puffed cheeks.

Hmph!

Ice snorted and crossed her arms, but she stayed silent after that. She wanted to learn how to utilize her spiritual power properly, so she could only hold back her desire to scratch Jiu Shen's face.

Facing off against the corpse puppet, Elyk Silveria II suddenly stomped his foot on the ground, creating a deep pit in the process.

[The father of Emperor Elyk Silveria III = Elyk Silveria II]

This sudden action from the old man made the corpse puppet lose its balance, making it almost tumble on the ground.

Seeing this rare opportunity, the old man's sagacious eyes flashed with intense coldness as he released a palm strike aimed at the corpse puppet's head, but before he could hit the corpse puppet's head, he suddenly felt a cold sensation behind him, so he swiftly retreated without hesitation.

Bang!

A deep crater was formed in the spot where he had just stood and the ground also turned black as it slowly corroded.

'Poison? No, it's a corrosive substance.' The old man muttered in his heart as he glanced at the newcomer.

It was another corpse puppet with long and thin twisted arms that looked incredibly grotesque. Visible black pus can be seen on this corpse puppet's arms. The creature was just half the size of the Xue Yangkai's corpse puppet, but this thing looked deadlier with its corrosive black pus.

Clap! Clap! Clap!

"To think that the former emperor of the Silver Wing Empire is still alive. What a surprising matter! Others might not be able to recognize you, but how could I, your good friend Xue Yangkun fail to recognize you? Hahaha!" A burst of light-hearted laughter echoed throughout the place.

Everyone glanced at the side and saw an old man holding a cane. He looked even older than the old man, but his murky eyes contained a strong sense of oppression that made everyone at the scene feel fear in their hearts.

"That old man... He's the supreme elder of the Xue Family!"

"Xue Yangkun!"

"What did he say?! This old man is the former emperor... That means he is..."

Everyone slowly shifted their gazes to the old man wearing plain white robes. His clear and sagacious eyes scanned the crowd. The old man's gaze lingered a bit longer on Jiu Shen before he tore his gaze away from him. He then glanced at the grinning Xue Yangkun with a calm look.

"I never would have thought that someone from my generation would still be alive to this day. How have you been, Xue Yangkun?" The old man asked in a gentle tone. It was as if the two were best buddies, but everyone could sense the strange atmosphere as the two old men conversed.

"Hahaha! I feel great! I thought you would die under my corpse puppet's surprise attack, but who knew that your strength did not even diminish after all these years?" Xue Yangkun sounded a bit jealous when he said that.

The old man remained silent after hearing his words.

Xue Yangkun's eyes twitched at the old man's silence. He then glared at Xue Yangkai who was hovering in the skies and shouted at him. "You useless fool! Get down here! You could not even kill a puny 8th-rank Divine realm dog!"

Xue Yangkai felt rage and humiliated upon hearing that, but he still went down with a dark expression. "I've already created an opportunity for you, but you were not even able to kill that old man!" He shouted back in response.

Hearing this, Xue Yangkun swallowed the curses he was about to release. He glared at Xue Yangkai and snorted. "Hmph! Let's get this thing done! Elder Ming ordered us to kill the emperor and this old man, so we have to do it."

At the mention of that, Xue Yangkai held back his anger. He knew that failing to do this mission meant a terrible punishment for them, so he could only work together with Xue Yangkun to kill the emperor and the old man.

After reaching a tacit agreement, the two immediately called their corpse puppets.

While they were discussing, Emperor Elyk came down and greeted his father. "Greetings, father."

The old man nodded his head calmly. "You've done well in holding out against Xue Yangkai even with the difference between your cultivation levels. Let's save the chitchat later. We still have to kill those evil creatures." He said as he pointed at the two corpse puppets.

"Kill them!" Xue Yangkun and Xue Yangkai shouted as they pointed at the emperor and the old man.

The two corpse puppet swiftly darted out after receiving their master's commands.

Xue Yangkai's corpse puppet raised its four buff arms in preparation for a violent punch, while Xue Yangkun's puppet swung its long pair of thin arms as it released corrosive black pus.

Facing the attack of these two strong corpse puppets, Emperor Elyk and his father did not dare take them head-on.