The Human Emperor c1-2382

by Huangfu Qi (皇甫奇)

  Buzz!

  And then the crowd once more gasped in surprise.

  Moments after the Black Yin Ancestor had attacked, Song Yuanyi had made his move.

  “Father!”

  Song Youran’s face paled as she reached out to grab her father, but how could someone of her cultivation level possibly catch Song Yuanyi?

  “Kill him! Hurry and kill him!”

  Amidst the Righteous Alliance disciples, Ji Andu excitedly clenched his fists, his eyes bursting with anticipation.

  Song Yuanyi and the Black Yin Ancestor were both top-class individuals of the martial arts world. With the two of them taking action, Wang Chong was doomed. And if not for these titans already being present, Ji Andu himself would have charged out long ago.

  Bang!

  A moment later, with a heaven-shaking explosion, a vast torrent of energy on par with the Black Yin Ancestor’s surged out of Wang Chong’s body.

  This boundless energy swept out with unstoppable momentum, and countless martial artists were left stunned and amazed. At that moment, besides experts like the Black Yin Ancestor and Song Yuanyi, everyone else felt like an insignificant ant.

  Rumble! The two waves of energy clashed, and then the Black Yin Ancestor staggered backward six or seven steps.

  “This is impossible!”

  The Black Yin Ancestor’s eyes went round, a look of extreme shock on his face.

  Meanwhile, after pushing back the Black Yin Ancestor, Wang Chong had to immediately turn and face down his second opponent with barely any time to catch his breath.

  Song Yuanyi’s Eternal Spring Stellar Energy was incredibly tough to deal with. Although it lacked the explosive and aggressive properties of the Universe Sundering Art, its tenacity and repulsing properties were second to none. Even the golden giant leading the men in black had suffered internal injuries from this Stellar Energy, let alone anyone else.

  But a moment later, in a flash of light, the images of the moon and sun emerged, instantly radiating destructive energy.

  “Great Yin Yang Art!”

  The sun and moon merged together, instantly unleashing a furious storm and a vast flood of dreadful energy. Song Yuanyi’s Eternal Spring Stellar Energy was obliterated or cast aside. Song Yuanyi’s body swayed, but Wang Chong’s face paled as he was forced back sixty-some feet. Even Wang Chong was hard-pressed to block the joint attack of the Black Yin Ancestor and Song Yuanyi.

  Shock!

  Incomparable shock!

  No one had expected some eighteen-year-old, some weak youth who seemed comparable to Young Master Qingyang, to unleash some vast power in the blink of an eye and take on the consecutive strikes of the Black Yin Ancestor and Song Yuanyi, two titans of the martial arts world.

  “How could this be? Why does he have such a high cultivation level?!”

  Shock was written on the faces of everyone in the crowd, and no one was more shocked than Young Master Qingyang. He had believed that Wang Chong was at most at the Saint Martial realm, never imagining that someone of the same age as him would be so vastly superior to him in terms of cultivation.

  He had always taken himself to be a prodigy, but he was now realizing for the first time that there was someone who had left him coughing in the dust in both martial arts understanding and cultivation.

  “The Young Marquis? He’s a member of the Imperial Court, but how could there be anyone in the world like this?” Young Master Qingyang muttered, his mind in turmoil.

  As the crowd was reeling in shock, the Black Yin Ancestor and Song Yuanyi tensed.

  “Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art!”

  Song Yuanyi stared viciously at Wang Chong, his eyes brimming with cold light.

  “Evil creature! I really was right about you! You’re just as bad as your master! Now that you’ve fallen into my hands today, don’t even think about leaving alive!”

  “It really is the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art! Little beast, you really are that old scoundrel’s disciple!”

  The Black Yin Ancestor was much more surprised than Song Yuanyi. His eyes displayed shock and fury, mixed together with envy and greed.

  The Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art was the number one evil art of the realm, and the Black Yin Ancestor had worked together with Song Yuanyi to deal with Demonic Emperor Zhang Wenfu precisely because he was after this evil art. Once one succeeded in cultivating this art, one would possess unfathomable strength. After all, this was the number one art in the world when it came to speed of cultivation.

  Alas, the plans of men were no match for the plans of heaven. In the end, they had failed at the final step, allowing the Demonic Emperor to escape.

  At this moment, the Myriad Ghost Ancestor spoke from atop the banner, his face cold and aloof. “When removing weeds, if you don’t pull them out by the roots, they’ll regrow with the spring wind. Zhang Wenfu has disappeared, but once we capture you, we can lure your master over! Little demon, you can only blame yourself for taking Zhang Wenfu as your master!”

  His chilling eyes were locked onto Wang Chong like pointed swords.

  At almost the same moment, Righteous Alliance Vice Lord Xie Guangting, standing behind Song Yuanyi and staring emotionlessly at Wang Chong, also stepped forward. Four titans of the martial arts world had joined together to surround Wang Chong, each one of them with killing intent in their eyes.

  The Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art had once stirred up a storm of blood and gore, and everyone had only managed with great difficulty to remove that evil. But after only a couple of years, the Demonic Emperor’s lineage had reemerged and appeared before them.

  Song Yuanyi, Xie Guangting, the Myriad Ghost Ancestor, and the Black Yin Ancestor had all participated in that assault. The four of them could not tolerate yet another individual of the Demonic Emperor’s lineage.

  How could this be!? The Great Yin Yang Art! It’s really the Great Yin Yang Art! Master really did take on another disciple, and he even passed on the Great Yin Yang Art to him!

  Standing in the back of the crowd, Ji Andu had an ashen complexion, his face savagely twisted. When Wang Chong’s body erupted with the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art, Ji Andu had felt a fierce reaction. Moreover, he sensed that Wang Chong was using that most mature and most formidable version of the Great Yin Yang Art.

  Ji Andu couldn’t remember the last time he had felt that familiar and dreadful energy. His heart was filled with fear, hatred, and irrepressible envy.

  Old bastard, I served you for so many years, but you only passed onto me the Little Yinyang Art, never teaching me the second half. You forced me to forge my own path, joining with outsiders to remove you. I didn’t think that not only would you not die, you even took on another disciple, and you even taught him the Great Yin Yang Art. Damn you! Damn you! You old bastard, I’ll tear you into ten thousand pieces!

  Intense envy had twisted Ji Andu’s pale face beyond recognition.

  If looks could kill, Wang Chong would have died countless times by now.

  As Ji Andu’s heart burned with loathing, Wang Chong and the four titans of righteous and evil had become the undisputed center of attention.

  The atmosphere was tense, a battle imminent.

  Someone in the crowd shouted, “The Great Yin Yang Evil Art! It’s the Great Yin Yang Evil Art! Everyone, get away! Run!”

  Like a river of lava flowing into a calm lake, the unaffiliated martial artists at the very front fled in panic, followed by those in the second row, and then the hundreds of martial artists who had gathered to watch the spectacle took to their heels, not daring to be even half a step slow.

  Some people even fell over in their haste to flee.

  It was like this was not some eighteen-year-old youth, but the most terrifying beast in the world going on a rampage!

  The Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art!

  This was the most infamous art in the martial arts world, an evil art that had slain countless martial artists. Its reputation had been forged from t
he blood and bones of those slain. When a new cultivator of the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art emerged, everyone knew that countless martial artists had been used as nutrients for their growth.

  Chapter 1383 - Cheerful and Composed!

  Chapter 1383: Cheerful and Composed!

  Translated by: Hypersheep325

  Edited by: Michyrr

  There was a reason Ji Andu, even after joining the Righteous Alliance, was still viewed with great wariness by all the members of the Righteous Alliance, even elders like Sikong Yuanjia and Ouyang Changheng, with the only exception being Song Yuanyi. The Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art just had too infamous and terrifying a reputation.

  At Demonic Emperor Zhang Wenfu’s level, he was even able to suck a person dry of blood and energy from several dozen feet away, turning it into a bloody mist that flowed into him and became a part of his Stellar Energy, nutrients that he used to increase his cultivation level.

  And this evil art was also known as the number one school for large-scale battle. The more people there were, the more it could exert its power.

  In the world of sects, attempts on Demonic Emperor Zhang Wenfu’s life had been made more than once. Each time, many experts had been gathered, but in the end, they had all been massacred. The more people there were, the stronger he was.

  He seemed to never tire out, seemed to have a bottomless reserve of Stellar Energy. No matter how long the battle was, Zhang Wenfu had been able to absorb the energy he had lost from his enemies.

  Even Righteous Alliance Lord Song Yuanyi found it difficult to stave him off, despite his Eternal Spring Stellar Energy’s ability to repel his opponent’s techniques and persist for long periods of time. But though there were countless people in the martial arts world who wanted to kill Zhang Wenfu, none of them had succeeded, not even Song Yuanyi.

  Fwoosh!

  The crowd rushed backward like a receding tide, and in the blink of an eye, a large region was left empty around Song Yuanyi and the Black Yin Ancestor. Even the Righteous Alliance and Five Ancestor Alliance disciples stared in pale-faced fright at Wang Chong as they retreated.

  “Let me go!”

  Song Youran still didn’t want to leave, and she grimly clutched onto Ouyang Changheng’s arm.

  “Youran, now is not the time for you to be willful. That kid is that person’s disciple, so no one can save him now. Moreover, the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art has a foul reputation and is terrifying to the extreme. Your cultivation isn’t high enough, and remaining here is far too dangerous. The mere activation of the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art can cause a person to explode in a shower of blood… Not even I can endure it, let alone you,” Ouyang Changheng sternly said.

  “Elder…”

  Song Youran was astonished by these words. After taking one last, complicated look at Wang Chong, she finally allowed Ouyang Changheng to take her away from the battlefield.

  ……

  How formidable! As expected, anyone who can reach the peak of the Great General level and proudly look down upon the world is not easy to deal with!

  Meanwhile, at the center of the battlefield, Wang Chong looked at those four titans of the martial arts world grimly staring at him, their energies locked onto him, and his eyes rippled with emotion. The Black Yin Ancestor had a bizarre and sinister martial art while Song Yuanyi’s Eternal Spring Mantra came like an unceasing tide that reflected thirty percent of his attacks back at him. And the Myriad Ghost Ancestor and Xie Guangting were difficult to deal with in their own ways.

  Wang Chong was an expert who had fought on many battlefields, but these four titans of the martial arts world were more skilled when it came to one-on-one duels.

  What a pity that my Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art was thrown into disorder, each use of it worsening my injuries. Otherwise, I could have used this rare opportunity to hone my skills by fighting with them, Wang Chong quietly said to himself.

  Fighting on the battlefield was completely different from the duels in the martial arts world. The edges of the weapons wielded by the martial artists of the sects were almost every day stained in blood, and their techniques and skills were far more profound. Alas, the people of the sects were independent and did not like being restricted, so they had always refused to be used by the Imperial Court.

  No one could change such a thing.

  “Alliance Lord Song, Black Yin Ancestor, you’re quite bold. You know that I am the Young Marquis of the Imperial Court, the newly-titled King of Foreign Lands, and yet you dare to attack me?!”

  Wang Chong focused his mind, and when he raised his head to look at the Black Yin Ancestor and Song Yuanyi, there was actually a smile on his face. The aura of a commander exploded from his body, making him just as dignified as Song Yuanyi and the others.

  Although Wang Chong was only eighteen, he had spent many years commanding and planning on the battlefield. Many days and months of commanding soldiers had gradually accumulated into the bearing of a Great General who could view the entire world with disdain. Not even Song Yuanyi or the other martial arts titans could compare. As he exuded this immense aura, Wang Chong swiftly transformed from an unremarkable youth to a mighty existence who could go blow for blow with the likes of Song Yuanyi.

  The Myriad Ghost Ancestor and Xie Guangting widened their eyes at this sight.

  “This Zhang Wenfu… I really underestimated him!”

  They had all believed that Zhang Wenfu had not lived a good life over these last couple of years, and that the most he could have done was to cultivate back to his former level of cultivation. There had to be a limit to how accomplished his new disciple could be. At best, he would be on the same level as Ji Andu.

  But to their surprise, this last disciple was a terrifying individual.

  “Haha, kid! After offending us, just accept your fate! Whether you’re a King or Marquis of the Imperial Court, those titles are meaningless here. This ancestor doesn’t care who you are. In my hands, I’ll kill you the same as any chicken or dog, without the slightest hesitation.”

  The Black Yin Ancestor sinisterly chuckled as he slowly approached.

  “In addition, kid, don’t even think about escaping. There are four of us here today. If we still let you escape in such circumstances, then you can go ahead and write our four titles backward!”

  “At such a young age, you possess such profound cultivation, and you have even cultivated the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art to such a stage. Just like your master, you must have killed countless people, absorbing their energy. Taking Zhang Wenfu as your master is already an unpardonable offense, and to think that you are also so cruel and bloodthirsty! No matter what, you cannot be allowed to survive. If you are not executed here, who knows how many more you will kill?!” Song Yuanyi said, his face an emotionless block of ice.

  “Like teacher, like disciple! Just accept your fate!” the cold and aloof Xie Guangting added.

  In the distance, Young Master Qingyang stared at Wang Chong’s back and commented, “He will find it very difficult to escape alive!”

  While everyone else was madly fleeing, Young Master Qingyang remained like a stone standing against the current, his body motionless.

  “Song Yuanyi, Xie Guangting, the Black Yin Ancestor, and the Myriad Ghost Ancestor, these four titans of the martial arts world, haven’t attacked yet not because they simply want to chat with him, but because they’re trying to prevent him from escaping! These four have already decided to keep him here forever!”

  Buzz!

  Upon hearing Young Master Qingyang’s words, the guard behind him was stunned. Now that he looked carefully, he noticed that Song Yuanyi, Xie Guangting, the Black Yin Ancestor, and the Myriad Ghost Ancestor had spread themselves out so that they vaguely formed a cage around Wang Chong.

  As soon as Wang Chong tried to take to the skies to flee, these four would be able to bring him back down to the ground.

  Ever since these righteous and evil paths had been established
, the two sides had never once not come into conflict upon meeting. Song Yuanyi and the Myriad Ghost Ancestor got along like fire and water, fighting upon first meeting. The last time the leading figures of these two sides had worked together was when they had conspired against Demonic Emperor Zhang Wenfu.

  If they hadn’t decided to remove Wang Chong here, the two would have never agreed to work together again.

  “Young Master…”

  The guard glanced at Young Master Qingyang, apparently realizing and worrying about something.

  Young Master Qingyang faintly smiled, but he did not explain.

  For some reason, even though that person had pretended to be him and had almost gotten him killed, even though this person was that man’s disciple, Young Master Qingyang couldn’t muster up any hatred for him. On the contrary, he felt a tinge of admiration.

  If a person wasn’t that much better, if they were only a little stronger, then one would feel envy. But if the other person was so strong that they left one far behind in the distance, envy would vanish, leaving behind only sincere admiration!

  Wang Chong had not only surpassed Young Master Qingyang in understanding of martial arts, his cultivation level was something that he couldn’t even imagine. Although Young Master Qingyang was proud and conceited, he was sure that even if his body were normal, he would never have reached Wang Chong’s cultivation level at the age of seventeen or eighteen, capable of directly fighting against the likes of Song Yuanyi and the Black Yin Ancestor.

  This point alone was something worth being proud of.

  Of course, Wang Chong had no idea what Young Master Qingyang was thinking, nor did he care. All his focus was placed on these four titans of the righteous and evil paths. Even though he was in great peril, he showed no fear whatsoever.

  “Black Yin Ancestor, Alliance Lord Song, making a personal attack on an official of the court results in a death penalty. I know that you are powerful martial artists who can traverse the world of sects fearless and unopposed, but your Righteous Alliance and Five Ancestor Alliance must have a base. The Imperial Court has never meddled in the martial arts world, but that doesn’t mean that it can’t do anything about it. Just by your actions today, this king can obtain a decree to mobilize a vast army and wipe out you lowlifes of the martial arts world. I know that the Righteous Alliance and Five Ancestor Alliance are strong, but are they so strong that they can stop an army of the Imperial Court?” Wang Chong said nonchalantly with a wave of his sleeve. His expression radiated an awe-inspiring dignity.