Chapter 382: Rashomon Reappears

In an instant, the purple-golden light seemed to fuse with the incredibly pure power of faith emanating from the staff.

The scene that followed was something neither Xu Yang, the Empress, nor anyone else had anticipated. Even the various princes and nobles in the hall were utterly dumbfounded.

"That's... Rashomon!"

The Empress uttered these words in astonishment: "Rashomon!"

Indeed, it was the ultimate profound art of the Phantom Asura lineage, one that the Tuoba Yun brothers were most adept at.

The Asura Lord had already explained to Xu Yang that the Phantom Asura lineage was merely a school of thought created by a disciple he had casually guided years ago, who had then gone astray. The Tuoba family had stumbled upon and inherited it through a karmic connection, truly developing and expanding it within their lineage, transforming it into a terrifyingly evil demonic art.

In fact, the moment Fabby unleashed Rashomon, it, in a sense, proved that the old man's power did not belong to the fantasy world at all. Rather, it hinted at a fundamental issue regarding the nature of the entire world system.

"Hahahaha! That's right, it's Rashomon. Familiar, isn't it, Xu Yang?" Fabby suddenly laughed cruelly, green light emanating from his pupils, exactly like the Tuoba brothers once did!

"Hmph, stop pretending. What 'Divine Aspect Fabby'? Rashomon has already betrayed your identity. I want to see your true face."

Immediately after, Fabby shook the scepter in his hand, and from the chilling Rashomon totem behind him, a familiar silhouette quickly materialized: Tuoba Yun's huge and hideous face.

"My servant, you have finally awakened!"

Fabby suddenly turned and knelt on the ground, welcoming this soul-thought that had emerged from him. In fact, it was none other than a spiritual essence fragment of Tuoba Yun himself!

"You... you're really Tuoba Yun! You're not dead!"

Tuoba Yun laughed coldly: "I owe this all to you! Because you also inherited the power of Asura, before I died, I forcibly extracted a life source from your Asura Sword, and then split off my last wisp of soul essence to attach itself to you. When you brought your team into the Endless Tower, I happened to be brought into this world too. The Divine Kingdom is where all of you originated, so I could only use what was available locally. I searched for the individual with the strongest divine power in this kingdom and found this old man. If I had known the Princess of the Divine Kingdom was the most powerful, I would have possessed her later. But now it seems, my servant is quite loyal."

"Thank you for the praise, my lord. I shall be your servant for life!"

Tuoba Yun suddenly burst into laughter: "No need to wait that long. A moment of loyalty is actually enough. Come, lift your head and accept the divine grace."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tuoba Yun slowly lowered his head, meeting Fabby's incredibly devout gaze. A dark green light shot out from his pupils, instantly piercing Fabby's eyes.

"Arghh!!"

A painful scream echoed throughout the hall. Everyone saw that Fabby was about to be discarded after serving his purpose.

After all, Xu Yang and the Empress were arguably the most familiar with what kind of person Tuoba Yun was.

From his words, Wushuang also heard the true answer that had always puzzled her. Without a doubt, everything Xu Yang had told her previously was correct.

Perhaps this world, compared to the vaster outside world, was merely an illusion...

Fabby's light of faith was concentrated in his pupils. This was unknown to outsiders; even Wushuang was unaware of it. But as his host body, the most trusted vessel of his complete devotion, Tuoba Yun knew his believer inside out.

"My lord, you..."

Fabby was filled with shock and rage, but more so, he was engulfed by pain and regret.

"No need to panic. The pain is only temporary. Now is the time to test your loyalty to me. I shall bestow upon you true eternal life!"

Immediately after, all the essence of divine power stored in Fabby's pupils was completely absorbed by Tuoba Yun. Along with it, Fabby's incredibly powerful soul essence was completely assimilated by the Rashomon behind Tuoba Yun!

Indeed, amidst a series of screams, Fabby completely became Tuoba Yun's soul puppet, the true guardian of Rashomon!

What was called "eternal life" was eternal damnation...

Fabby, in an instant, fell from his peak to become a slave of hell, utterly astonishing the various princes, nobles, and generals of the Divine Kingdom around him. No one could withstand a confrontation of this intensity; only Xu Yang, the Empress, and Princess Wushuang were capable of participating in such a battle.

"Come on! Let's have another fair duel in this fantasy world! Xu Yang, I told you, you'd pay the price!"

Xu Yang sneered: "Even if you got to try again a hundred times, you still wouldn't be my match, because this is your destiny! The moment you decided to inherit the Phantom Asura lineage, you were destined for this outcome today, because I am the only true inheritor of Asura."

"Hahahaha! You're too naive, Xu Yang. Do you really think that in this Endless Tower, everything is the same as outside, and you call all the shots?"

Xu Yang seemed to have suddenly caught something, instinctively furrowing his brow as he asked: "What do you mean by that?"

"Don't you understand? This entire world here is merely an experiment created by the Dao Lord, or rather, a toy in his hands. If he wishes, with just one finger he can pierce this illusion, collapse its laws, and all of you will perish!"

Before Xu Yang could speak, the Empress beside him sneered: "Even so, what does that have to do with you? Don't tell me you're some incarnation of the Carefree Dao Lord or anything like that. I've heard too many stories like that. They might fool children, but save it when it comes to us."

Tuoba Yun's smile grew even darker: "What I mean is, any destroyer of the Tri-Elemental System has the right to control the life and death of this world. If I can achieve it, then I can naturally control your lives and deaths! My physical body is destroyed. If I can take all of you down with just this wisp of soul-thought and a puppet body, don't you think that's a very profitable deal?"

As soon as these words were spoken, even someone as strong as Xu Yang instinctively grew more serious. He knew that Tuoba Yun was not joking. When the Tuoba lineage truly went mad, no one could stop them.

The next moment, Rashomon was opened once more. The complete form of Rashomon, the true face of the supreme Daoist lineage of the Phantom Asura, reappeared in the capital of the Divine Kingdom!

Darkness, corruption, decay...

An aura capable of plunging the entire world into despair was rapidly coalescing!