Chapter 845 – Dao MonarChapter and the Puppet

Beneath the statue of the Dao Monarch, Ji Xiangtian looked up from his high throne. His mouth opened up and a pained scream came from between his lips. A rich holy light suddenly emanated from every orifice of his head, as if flames had wrapped around him.

Blue veins stuck up on his neck and his entire face became distorted. At this moment, Ji Xiangtian had lost all of his previous dignity and majesty. He was like a vile ghost struggling with pain that had come screaming out from hell.

He lifted a hand and pointed a finger between his eyebrows. But the holy light erupting from his mouth, nose, eyes, and ears not only didn’t weaken, it instead became stronger.

“This is impossible!” Ji Xiangtian screamed out loud. “I’ve clearly taken control of this strength, so why would I lose control!?”

He turned around and looked up at the blurry face statue of the Dao Monarch. His eyes gradually opened as if he had witnessed something unbelievable.

“Yes, you’ve guessed it correctly. The reason this spiritual strength was controlled by you is because I entrusted you with the authority to do so. But now, I have taken back this authority. As for the price you must pay, I will use your mortal body.”

Ji Xiangtian suddenly opened his voice to speak, but the voice that came out wasn’t his own. It was cold and indifferent, without any fluctuation of emotion.

“No!” Ji Xiangtian roared in shock and anger, “You have already fallen. I sensed it clearly, there is no way I was mistaken!”

Then, his mouth opened wide again and that other voice came out once more, “The reason you thought I fell is because I allowed you to feel the aura of my death. Perhaps this might be difficult for the likes of you to understand, but for me it is simple.

“When you determined that I had died, you began to intercept my beliefs and simultaneously try to commit a reversion that nibbled away at my cultivation’s Great Dao…for thousands of years, you have done well. You have perfectly hidden your aura so that no one can discover it…so, you are the most perfect puppet body that