The Human Emperor c1-2382

by Huangfu Qi (皇甫奇)

  Wang Chong’s cloning art was simply too powerful. Not even Qutaybah could tell which one was real. But Aybak was confident that even the strongest cloning or illusion art had to have a flaw that made it inferior to the true body. Qutaybah could deal with one ‘Wang Chong’ while Aybak would attack from the rear, attacking one Wang Chong with Stellar Energy while using his body to attack another. In this way, one would be able to swiftly figure out which was Wang Chong’s true body.

  Before Aybak’s attack could land, an icy voice resounded in his ear. “Aybak, you are truly seeking death!”

  The ‘Wang Chong’ in front of him vanished while a hand shot out from behind him, pressing on his shoulder, its fingers stabbing into his flesh.

  “Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art!”

  A voice resounded through the world, immediately freezing Aybak’s heart and making his face turn ghastly pale. At this moment, Aybak suddenly understood that he had walked into a trap!

  He had truly been furtively sneaking up behind Wang Chong to ambush him, but Wang Chong had also been scheming against Aybak. Although his attention had been on Qutaybah, he was well aware of Aybak’s every move.

  “Die!”

  Wang Chong’s eyes were sharp as his fingers exploded with that dreadful devouring force. Aybak’s energy immediately began to flood like a river into Wang Chong’s body.

  Aybak was not the strongest of the Arab commanders, but the trouble he had made for Wang Chong and the other Tang soldiers was greater than the other Arab commanders. This had provoked Wang Chong’s killing intent, leading to this trap.

  “Qutaybah, save me!”

  As his Stellar Energy was drained out his body, Aybak’s eyes went wide, his pale face brimming with fear. As the highest commander of the Mamelukes, Aybak had spent more than half his life in the military. He had killed countless opponents, crushed innumerable rebellions, and broken many cities, but for the first time, he smelled the overpowering stench of death.

  “Asmodai’s Fury!”

  “Ocean’s Rage!”

  “Wang Chong, release him! Vairocana Buddha Blade!”

  Seeing that Aybak had been captured and was in mortal danger, Abu Muslim, Huoshu Huicang, and Ziyad became furious, and the three of them instantly attacked Wang Chong.

  Bangbangbang! The three of them soared into the air, their Stellar Energies fusing together as they shot with incredible speed toward Wang Chong.

  “Hurry and go!”

  The Demonic Emperor Old Man and the Wushang Village Chief became nervous and immediately flew into the air to prevent Wang Chong from being surrounded by Abu Muslim, Ziyad, and Huoshu Huicang.

  The Demonic Emperor Old Man and the Wushang Village Chief had been able to maintain a weak equilibrium with Abu Muslim, Ziyad, and Huoshu Huicang. As long as they didn’t move, neither would the Demonic Emperor Old Man or the Wushang Village Chief. Both sides were heavily injured, or else they would not have resorted to this. But now that Abu Muslim and the others had broken the equilibrium, the Demonic Emperor Old Man and the Wushang Village Chief were forced into action.

  Wang Chong was in no state to deal with Qutaybah and all these other Great Generals.

  Bangbangbang! Origin Energy rapidly rippled through the air as it gathered at the command of the Demonic Emperor Old Man and the Wushang Village Chief into large blue hands that simultaneously attacked Abu Muslim, Ziyad, and Qutaybah.

  “Hmph! Futile!”

  With a single wave of his palm, Qutaybah unleashed a scorching storm of golden energy. His single strike suffused with Subtle energy instantly shattered the attacks of the two elders and then struck them, viciously blowing them away.

  The two somersaulted in the air, and though they tried their best to diffuse this energy, when they struck the ground, they instantly paled, trembled, and then vomited blood.

  “Master!”

  Wang Chong paled, his eyes going red. His master and the Wushang Village Chief were in extremely poor condition, their energies almost spent. They had already done their utmost to last until this point.

  “Qutaybah, if you want to save Aybak, then I’ll give him to you!”

  Wang Chong’s eyes were scarlet as he suddenly vanished from his original spot. At almost the same time, a golden beam of Sword Qi descended from the sky, striking the place where Wang Chong had been standing. At the same time, the attacks sent by Abu Muslim, Ziyad, and Huoshu Huicang arrived as well, creating a massive explosion. But their four attacks had all missed.

  Wang Chong had apparently predicted all this and perfectly evaded their assault.

  Several dozen feet away, Wang Chong reappeared in a flash of light, his hair flying in the wind while his body rumbled with Stellar Energy. As for the Mameluke Commander Aybak, he was held high over Wang Chong’s head, his skin and muscles shriveling away. In these few short moments, three-quarters of Aybak’s energy had been absorbed.

  Even more terrifying was that Aybak was completely powerless to resist Wang Chong’s Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art, and he was nothing more than a fish on the cutting board, waiting to be slaughtered. “Aaaah!” With one last scream, the final sliver of Aybak’s energy was absorbed, and Aybak was dead.

  “Since you want to save him, then take him!”

  Wang Chong’s body was roiling with energy, his body thrumming with power. Now that he had absorbed Aybak’s energy, Wang Chong once more swelled in strength, the Stellar Energy in his body as endless and ceaseless as a great river.

  Bang! Wang Chong threw Aybak over to Abu Muslim. His armor clattered while his white-haired head struck the ground and flew off, rolling into the distance.

  “Bastard!”

  Abu Muslim and Ziyad both went red with rage at this sight, particularly Abu Muslim, whose body exploded with dreadful killing intent. He had fought alongside Aybak many times, and he had been the one to invite Aybak to this place. Abu Muslim had never imagined that Aybak would die here.

  “Seeking death!”

  Abu Muslim went insane as he lunged at Wang Chong, his bronze gauntlet erupting with light. Black Stellar Energy flew through the air, the roar of a demon god howling out from within.

  Boom! But Abu Muslim had barely lunged forward when a massive beam of golden Sword Qi swept past Abu Muslim and struck the place where Wang Chong was standing, cleaving the air in two.

  Only Qutaybah was capable of unleashing such a swift attack.

  Yet such a swift attack had still missed. The two golden speed halos under Wang Chong’s feet made him incredibly swift, making it difficult for even Qutaybah’s attacks to strike true. Boom! The moment Qutaybah attacked, Wang Chong countered, a steely Psychic Energy shooting through the air to impact against Qutaybah’s mind. Qutaybah grunted, his body freezing as he was pulled from the air by Wang Chong.

  In the past, when Qutaybah was at full strength, not even Wang Chong’s full power would be able to wound him. But even though Qutaybah appeared fierce and domineering, his organs and meridians were all damaged, his condition little better than the Demonic Emperor Old Man’s.

  But Qutaybah was still young and vigorous, he had no internal ailment, and he had also broken into the Subtle realm.

  “Let me see how long you can last!”

  Qutaybah’s face turned savage as yet another wave of searing golden energy erupted from his body. His speed suddenly increased, and he shot toward Wang Chong like a sharp sword.

  This was a thunderous strike at a speed that even Abu Muslim would find it hard to keep up with, but a moment later, an invisible energy shot out and collided with Qutaybah, throwing his energy into chaos.

  “Chong-er! Run!” The Demonic Emperor Old Man anxiously called out. He had been the one who had suddenly attacked Qutaybah.

  “You’re seeking death!”

  Infuriated, Qutaybah immediately unleashed a beam of golden Sword Qi at the Demonic Emperor Old Man, but a figure shot forward in a flash of light and rescued him from this peril.

  “Master, focus yo
ur mind. Let me give you a hand.”

  Wang Chong clenched the Demonic Emperor Old Man’s arm as he spoke to him, and before the Demonic Emperor Old Man could react, the vigorous energy that had once belonged to Aybak surged out of Wang Chong and into his body. Through this method, Wang Chong passed on the entire cultivation of a Great General to his master.

  The Demonic Emperor Old Man was dazed, but he quickly understood what was happening. Under the guidance of the Demonic Emperor Old Man, this frenzied energy swiftly worked its way through his meridians and became his own.

  Chapter 1148 - The Death of Qutaybah (VI)

  Chapter 1148: The Death of Qutaybah (VI)

  Translated by: Hypersheep325

  Edited by: Michyrr

  The Demonic Emperor Old Man had been the hegemon of a generation, the supreme expert of the martial arts world, so even though his dantian had been shattered, making it impossible for him to cultivate the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art, he knew all the traits and moves of this technique like the back of his hand. The Stellar Energy Wang Chong transferred to him immediately allowed him to suppress his injuries and refill the many pore dantians around his body. In a flash, a ruddy tone was restored to the Demonic Emperor Old Man’s face. Although it was far more complicated to completely heal his wounds, he at least had the ability to fight another battle.

  “Chong-er, the situation is bad! Qutaybah is recovering much faster than we expected. If this continues, it will only be a little while until we lose all ability to oppose him.”

  The Demonic Emperor Old Man’s robes flapped in the wind as he stared in deep concern at Qutaybah. Qutaybah was also in poor condition, trickles of blood leaking out from his blood-stained golden armor. But his aura was still stable and growing stronger. Wang Chong and the Demonic Emperor Old Man’s attacks had weakened his ability to absorb the Subtle energy from that higher dimension, but they could not completely cut it off.

  And even more unfortunately, while the pair could stop Qutaybah from absorbing that energy, they could not stop him from comprehending it. As time went on, Qutaybah had managed to quickly grasp the energy of the Subtle realm and even comprehend a few new moves.

  This was what truly worried the Demonic Emperor Old Man.

  “Abu Muslim, Ziyad, Huoshu Huicang—all of you come here!”

  In the air, Qutaybah stared at the Demonic Emperor Old Man and his growing power, a hint of apprehension in his eyes. A greatly weakened Demonic Emperor Old Man was nothing to Qutaybah, but now that the Demonic Emperor Old Man was recovering his strength, Qutaybah felt once more like there was a dagger at his back.

  This time, Qutaybah had surprisingly chosen not to attack.

  “Qutaybah, what do you need us to do?”

  Several figures of vigorous aura appeared behind Qutaybah. Abu Muslim, Ziyad, and Huoshu Huicang had all arrived.

  Qutaybah’s face was cold and hard, and he continued to stare forward as he ordered, “Give all your energy to me!”

  “!!!”

  The three of them were all stunned by Qutaybah’s request. On this fierce battlefield, the Tang could attack at any moment. If their strength dropped too much, they might not even have the power to protect themselves.

  “There’s no time! These Tang have found a way to disrupt my ability to absorb that energy. If this continues, I will find it very difficult to grasp that new type of energy. Give your energy to me, and I will kill them all!”

  Killing intent erupted from Qutaybah’s eyes.

  He was already sick of this game of cat and mouse. He would kill that young Tang commander and the mysterious eastern elder in a single strike.

  Abu Muslim said nothing, but countless thoughts were flitting through his eyes. He quickly made his decision.

  “I understand! Ziyad, let us give our energy to him!” Abu Muslim sternly ordered.

  This was the only choice available in the current situation. The Great Tang’s use of the Myriad Rakshasa Earthen Stronghold Formation against them had completely broken the balance. Abu Muslim, Ziyad, and Huoshu Huicang had lost the ability to threaten the Great Tang.

  The only person capable of intimidating the Tang was Qutaybah. If not for him standing at the forefront and warding off the Great Tang’s edge, Arabia and Ü-Tsang would have been defeated long ago. Passing their energy to him was the only thing they could do at this time.

  Bang!

  Abu Muslim clapped his hand onto Qutaybah’s shoulder, and a surge of black energy began to rush into Qutaybah. At almost the same time, another arm extended forward and also pressed onto Qutaybah. Ziyad had made the same choice, sending his energy without hesitation.

  Huoshu Huicang, standing a little farther back, didn’t understand Arabic, but he could see what was going on from the actions of the other two. Thump! Huoshu Huicang stepped forward and extended his own arm. The three Great Generals had all made the choice to transfer their energy to Qutaybah. Through this method, the three of them had placed all their hopes for defeating the Great Tang onto Qutaybah.

  If not even Qutaybah could defeat the Great Tang, the three of them truly couldn’t think of anybody else that could!

  Buzz!

  As the three of them transferred their energy, Qutaybah’s hair began to float in the air, and his waning aura began to rise with astonishing speed.

  Wang Chong, the black-armored guard, and Gao Xianzhi all grimaced at this scene. This move from Qutaybah was completely unexpected. If he were allowed to absorb the energy of the three, the Great Tang would be at a great disadvantage.

  “Chong-er, listen!!” The Demonic Emperor Old Man’s voice resounded in Wang Chong’s mind. “Don’t worry about Qutaybah. As long as it’s not the energy of the Subtle realm, no matter how much he absorbs, it will be like drinking poison in the hopes of quenching one’s thirst. Listen carefully to what I’m about to tell you. This is extremely important. Other than the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art’s Great Destruction Art, there is another move that is even more powerful, called ‘Heaven Earth Annihilation’. I was only able to develop this technique after spending more than half my life researching the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art.

  “Back then, I was constantly attempting to push the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art to an even higher level, above what the creator of the art had achieved. After more than half a lifetime of research, I truly did manage to find an even higher level, but it cannot be used by one person. It requires two users of the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art who have reached an extremely high level to use the move at the same time. It can draw on the origin of all things in the world to annihilate all, which is why it is called ‘Heaven Earth Annihilation’. This is the highest level of the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art. Even an expert of the Subtle realm can be annihilated. But all the disciples your master took in were traitorous scoundrels, so your master never had an opportunity to use the Heaven Earth Annihilation, to show its power to the world!

  “You have already cultivated to the peak of the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art. You can use the Great Destruction Art, meaning that you have the foundation to use the Heaven Earth Annihilation. Soon, your master will use the Stellar Energy you sent me and the Myriad Spirit Sea Art to imitate the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art, working together with you to unleash the Heaven Earth Annihilation.

  “This supreme move is extremely powerful, but as your master has never used it before, not even your master can predict what sort of risks there might be in using it. But we don’t have any other choice. If we wait until he completely comprehends the energy of the Subtle realm, even your mental attacks won’t be any use against him. We will have one chance. The Heaven Earth Annihilation is our last opportunity.”

  The Demonic Emperor Old Man’s clothes and hair were blown here and there by the fierce winds.

  But Wang Chong was even more agitated than the Demonic Emperor Old Man at this moment. The words ‘Heaven Earth Annihilation’ had set off great waves in his mind. Wang Chong had always be
lieved that the Great Destruction Art was the limit of the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art. He had never known or even imagined that there would be a ‘Heaven Earth Annihilation’ above the Great Destruction Art, and it was a supreme move that required two experts of the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art.

  The Demonic Emperor Old Man had never mentioned anything about this to him before.

  Countless thoughts were flying through Wang Chong’s mind, but a moment later, he glanced at the dazzling golden War God in the distance, his strength rapidly recovering. All his thoughts vanished, and his eyes became sharp and determined.

  “Master, I understand. It doesn’t matter what the risks are. I will do everything in my power to help Master use the Heaven Earth Annihilation.”

  “Mm!”

  The Demonic Emperor Old Man nodded, his eyes blazing bright.

  “Chong-er, listen well. Yin and Yang share the same principle, Heaven and Earth have the same duties, embracing the Yin and carrying the Yang, all things are restored and birthed…”

  The Demonic Emperor Old Man’s mellow voice began to recite the mantra to the Heaven Earth Annihilation in Wang Chong’s mind.

  This mantra was more profound and abstruse than any other technique Wang Chong had ever cultivated, and normally, cultivating it would take an extremely long time. But both Wang Chong and the Demonic Emperor Old Man had completely comprehended the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art, understanding every one of its secrets. Since they had already reached the peak, they did not need much time or energy to comprehend this technique.

  “Chong-er, I will now explain to you the key points and essence of the Heaven Earth Annihilation. Listen carefully. I will only explain this once. Once Qutaybah has finished absorbing energy, then no matter how ready you are, we must use the move. Otherwise, we are all doomed!”

  The Demonic Emperor Old Man began to explain the principles and method to using the Heaven Earth Annihilation, branding them in Wang Chong’s mind. In addition, he carefully explained all its most crucial points.