[END] Will Eternal

Chapter 846: Successor of the Emperor of Hell

Only the Grand Heavenmaster and the other most powerful figures were privy to the general secret of the matter. To them, the matter of the successor of the Emperor of Hell was not a big surprise. The main thing they were unsure of was whether the Hell-Emperor would arrange for Bai Xiaochun to continue using Bai Hao's identity.

After all, Bai Xiaochun's name was extremely sensitive, and therefore, someone named Bai Hao as the next Hell-Emperor would solve many problems.

As the news still shook the Wildlands, roughly a month into Bai Xiaochun's secluded cultivation session, the Underworld River materialized in the sky above the Wildlands!

It only took a moment for everything to darken, and a huge pressure to overload.

Everyone looked up at the sky and saw the huge Underworld River, spinning and turbulent as the countless souls inside turned towards a certain direction and prostrated themselves in worship!

They are not the only souls who do it! All the souls in the Wildlands in general all did exactly the same thing!

The direction they were bowing was none other than Arch-Emperor City!

Many of the buildings in Arch-Emperor City began to shine with a black light, including the heavenly marquis pagoda, the heavenly duke pagoda, and the imperial palace. The old dragon in the clouds above the city let out a massive roar, but did not dare to fly into the sky.

Ordinary people, nobles, the aristocracy, the Grand Heavenmaster, and even the Arch-Emperor, all walked out into the open and looked towards the river.

Gasps could be heard in the city, as well as in other locations in the Wildlands ….

Everyone knows exactly what happened ….

The legacy of the Hell-Emperor is being passed on to his successor!

With the Underworld River having taken over the sky, everything was thrown into darkness. Neither the sun nor the moon were visible, though, there was something like starlight spilling onto the ground below.

Anyone who looked closely would see that the supposed starlight was actually coming from countless souls within Underworld River. The soul flames burned them, which from a distance, made them look like stars. It was something most people saw for the first time in their lives!

With bated breath, everyone looked at the huge river. They felt a pressure that seemed to come from within their bones, or their souls, a pressure that produced a feeling of respect. The same soul cultivators and savages, regardless of the level of their cultivation base, including even Grand Heavenmaster and other powerful experts like him, all felt their hearts pounding in admiration.

It was something instinctive, something stamped into their blood, something that even the wild beasts in the Wildlands possessed.

It was hard to say who did it the first time, but before long, many people kneeling worshipped. Everywhere in the Wildlands, people bowed towards Arch-Emperor City. Ordinary people and nobles alike, the Grand Heavenmaster and the four heavenly kings, all bowed in worship!

All living creatures offer respect!

It showed respect for the Underworld River, and an expression of respect for the Hell-Emperor!

Bai Xiaochun did not participate, as he was still in secluded meditation. And there is one more person who refrains from worshiping. Great Emperor! Despite only being a figure in modern times, he was still an Arch-Emperor, and he was the only person qualified to continue looking glumly at the sky.

Slowly, a figure appeared within the boiling Underworld River in the sky. It was a gravekeeper, and this was the first time he had shown his face to the crowd of living creatures in the Wildlands!

He did not look at all like when dealing with Bai Xiaochun. He was wearing a black robe, but this one was decorated with a swirling underworld dragon. It made him seem like a supreme and honorable being, an effect enhanced by the imperial crown he wore. He really looked like an emperor, the type that could shake all of the Wildlands!

The people in the Wildlands were all deeply shaken by the sight of the gravekeeper. Gasps could be heard, and many eyes began to shine with passion and reverence. The truth is, for these people .. The Emperor of Hell is in some ways more important than the Great Emperor!

After all, the position of Arch-Emperor was hereditary, and passed down from generation to generation. But until now ... There is only one Emperor-Hell in heaven and on earth!

To the people of the Arch-Emperor Dynasty, the Hell-Emperor .. was like a divine figure, the god they prayed for!

"Emperors!"

"Emperors !!"

"Emperors !!!"

Their gods were present, causing everyone to be deeply touched!

As the rumbling sounds of their voices filled all of creation, the gravekeeper waved his right hand, causing silence to descend.

At that moment, the Underworld River boiled over, and a second figure appeared!

He was young and handsome, with white skin, dressed in a long black robe, and exuded an energy that seemed to be capable of suppressing the boundless soul fire light. When he stood in front of the gravekeeper, nothing about him seemed out of place. In fact, it's almost like .. it looks like he's there.

The instant he appeared, countless people in the Wildlands gasped in shock, and there were many who could not help but let out their thoughts.

"Bai Hao!"

"Necromancer Bai Hao !!"

“So the rumors are true! Bai Hao .. will be the next Hell-Emperor !! ”

Zhou Hong, Little Wolfgod, and the others chosen were all trembling in sight, their hearts filled with bitterness. If they had such a reaction, there was little need to mention the others who had conflicts with Bai Xiaochun. Fortunately, most of the people had prepared for this outcome, otherwise there would be more people losing their composure.

However, the Grand Heavenmaster and the four heavenly kings, those who were more familiar with Bai Xiaochun than the average person, were actually stunned by what they saw.

“That's not Bai Xiaochun! It was the soul slave who always accompanied him …. ” Grand Heavenmaster is the first to understand the truth. It was for Bai Hao's sake that Bai Xiaochun had killed the heavenly marquis! That was how the Grand Heavenmaster came to know that Bai Hao was Bai Xiaochun's disciple!

"The disciple will be the Hell-Emperor !!" Even the powerful Grand Heavenmaster was shaken by that development.

The four heavenly kings had the same reaction, especially the Giant Ghost King.

They had seen Bai Xiaochun up close. That, coupled with their strong cultivation base, ensured that they detected the difference between Bai Hao and Bai Xiaochun!

Although such differences might not be visible to the naked eye, they were as clear as the acute divine sense of the gods.

"They're not the same person!" The Giant Ghost King thought with a breath. This turn of events was something he could never predict. He assumed that Bai Xiaochun would be the one to replace the Emperor of Hell! He was also aware of who Bai Hao was, and therefore, was as stunned as the Grand Heavenmaster!

Chen Haosong and the other strongest experts were also very perceptive, and thus could come to the conclusion that Bai Hao and Bai Xiaochun were not the same person!

As for Zhou Yixing, he knew Bai Xiaochun better than anyone in the Wildlands. Although his cultivation base was not enough to comprehend the truth, there was another way for him to say!

"That ... apprentice master Bai Hao ?!" Zhou Yixing was stunned. Instead, Song Que saw no difference at all, and remained as excited as before.

Among the people who had witnessed the spectacular battle recently, some paid no attention to the clues, and as a result, had mixed feelings. The others noticed the hint, and were shocked. After all there was not a single person who was not shaken as they looked at the two figures high up in the sky! At the same time, the Hell-Emperor Stele in the middle of Arch-Emperor City slowly faded to zero.

It was at the exact same time that, back in the Underworld River Restricted Area, in the immortal cave while Bai Xiaochun, a tremor dashed past him, passed him, and a powerful rumbling sound filled his body as the hair of the Celestial blood turned to ashes.

An indescribable level of life force coursed through him, pushing his Death Bone all the way to its peak!

When that happened, his eyes opened. He currently felt a power swirling within him as it defied the imagination! And it was ready to explode into the open at any time.

When that happened, he could drop mountains and dry the sea!

"Great Circle of the Bone of Death!"

His eyes began to shine like heavenly bodies, illuminating the entire immortal cave!