The Human Emperor c1-2382

by Huangfu Qi (皇甫奇)

  The Demonic Emperor Old Man was calm and unperturbed, but it was precisely this sort of attitude that further imbued him with the aura of a hegemon. The Righteous Alliance Lord and the Black Yin Ancestor, two top-class experts of the current age, had gathered, but the Demonic Emperor Old Man had not only managed to hold on, he had come out on top.

  As the Demonic Emperor that everyone in the martial arts world feared, the Demonic Emperor Old Man had long ago learned all of its martial arts.

  Whether it was the Righteous Alliance Lord’s Eternal Spring Mantra or the Black Yin Ancestor’s Hand of the Black Woman, or any other evil martial art, the Demonic Emperor had seen them all.

  Besides that, the Demonic Emperor had himself cultivated the Myriad Spirit Sea Art to a divine level.

  The strength of this art was secondary. More importantly, it allowed one to comprehend the origin of all energy, and in front of the Demonic Emperor Old Man’s penetrating gaze, not even experts like Song Yuanyi or Luo Qiyin could prevent their flaws from being exposed.

  Others might have needed to use one hundred and twenty percent of their strength to battle against these two titans of the martial arts world, but Zhang Wenfu only needed seventy percent!

  All the Righteous Alliance and Five Ancestor Alliance disciples were terrified by this sight.

  Two years was not a very long time, and anyone in the martial arts world with a modicum of strength had heard of Zhang Wenfu’s astonishing reputation. They had all believed that the Demonic Emperor was spent now that his dantian had been destroyed, never expecting that Zhang Wenfu would be even more terrifying after his dantian had been broken than before it.

  “Just… just who can fight against him?”

  Everyone trembled in fear, beginning to unconsciously step back as they stared at that distant demon of the evil path.

  Not good! Master can’t go on for much longer!

  But while the situation seemed to be going well for his side, Wang Chong alone looked in deep concern at his master.

  Wang Chong had also studied the Myriad Spirit Sea Art, so he knew the unique trait of this art.

  Wang Chong could sense his master’s Stellar Energy trembling as it passed through the Shangyang point on the left hand. In this fierce battle where Stellar Energy was violently blowing about, such a tremble was like a drop in the ocean, practically negligible.

  But Wang Chong could clearly sense that his master’s Stellar Energy was being rapidly consumed and that he wouldn’t last for long.

  A dantian being shattered and a dispersal of cultivation are two different things. Cultivating the Myriad Spirit Sea Art only requires the dispersal of cultivation, but Master had his dantian shattered. Against the combined assault of Song Yuanyi and Luo Qiyin, he can at most last for another seven or eight minutes. At that point, a flaw will appear within his Myriad Spirit Sea Art that will make it difficult for him to maintain it.

  Wang Chong was incredibly worried. After all, Song Yuanyi and Luo Qiyin were still top-class experts. Even his master was hard-pressed to fight both of them at once.

  And there was another problem. Now that Wang Chong had successfully cultivated the Void Movement Technique, Wang Chong could move amongst Sikong Yuanjia and the other Righteous Alliance Elders like a fish through water.

  But Wang Chong knew that while it seemed like he was having an easy time, he was about to be pushed to the edge of triggering his cultivation defect.

  In normal circumstances, Wang Chong could have persisted for an entire hour, but facing so many powerful foes had placed on him a great pressure that had compressed the time he could battle.

  Once he reached the time limit, his Stellar Energy would scatter and he would once more suffer from the cultivation defect.

  “Wang Chong, kid, save me! I can’t last much longer! These scoundrels are about to break my formation!” A thin whisper emerged in his ear, which left Wang Chong stunned. This voice was clearly the Formation Elder’s.

  Wang Chong suddenly turned his head and realized that the Formation Elder was in a dire situation. At some point, one of the Righteous Alliance Elders had moved over to deal with him.

  Not only that, while the Formation Elder had previously been able to use stones and arrows against the Righteous Alliance, there was now clearly some disarray in these attacks, as if they could no longer be controlled.

  Chapter 1398 - Apex Clash! (II)

  Chapter 1398: Apex Clash! (II)

  Translated by: Hypersheep325

  Edited by: Michyrr

  “Damn it, old man, why are you always attacking me!?”

  Within his formation, the Formation Elder glared at a Righteous Alliance Elder while cold sweat seeped out of his forehead. Originally, he had been able to control the power within the Stop Gate to protect himself, but for some reason, a moment ago, the link between his formation of five stones and the Origin Immortal Formation had loosened, upon which the situation rapidly began to deteriorate.

  The Formation Elder was also now in peril.

  “You useless pieces of trash, you’re a complete disgrace! You can’t even deal with one old man who knows how to use formations!”

  The Righteous Alliance Elder outside the formation had sharp eyes as he commanded the Righteous Alliance experts to surround and attack the Formation Elder. Bang! An arrow as thick as a finger shot over, but the Righteous Alliance Elder waved a hand, pulverizing the arrow and the stones coming behind it.

  “Everyone, attack now! This old man can’t hold on for much longer. Capture him, then capture the little demon, and finally, we execute the calamity on the world of sects that is Demonic Emperor Zhang Wenfu!”

  Under the command of the Righteous Alliance Elder, the experts redoubled their assault on the Formation Elder.

  In the air, Wang Chong took in everything. If this situation continued, all three of them would soon be defeated.

  Buzz!

  At that moment, Wang Chong’s eyes flashed and he quickly got to work.

  “Senior Zhou, the Qian Palace is now in what position?”

  Wang Chong immediately used a voice transmission art to deliver his words into the Formation Elder’s ear.

  The Formation Elder was startled at first, but he quickly responded, “The northwest, six degrees to the north!”

  “Senior Zhou, once you receive my signal, immediately withdraw from your formation. I will take you from here.”

  “Okay!”

  The Formation Elder’s mind was greatly soothed by these words. He quickly turned his attention back to that Righteous Alliance Elder. With a flick of his finger, a stone immediately flew at the Righteous Alliance Elder’s head.

  “Old scoundrel, come and fight this old man!”

  As he shouted, he threw out another stone.

  On the other side, Wang Chong was pushing the Void Movement Technique to its maximum extent, constantly moving around as he rapidly calculated.

  There’s not much time left, and there will only be one chance. Eight, seven, six, five…

  Wang Chong mentally counted down. When he reached ‘five’, he immediately unleashed a thunderous roar.

  “Now is the moment!”

  Wang Chong thrust out a palm, firing off several bolts of God and Demon Obliteration Sword Qi, pushing back Sikong Yuanjia and his Righteous Alliance Elders. At the same time, he rushed toward the Formation Elder’s position.

  Boom! The Formation Elder had been awaiting Wang Chong’s signal, and at this moment, he created a small crack in his formation.

  “Stop them!”

  On the other side, the Righteous Alliance Elder grimaced as he sensed something strange going on and immediately thrust out a palm. But though his reaction was fast, Wang Chong moved much faster.

  Rumble!

  Countless streams of energy along with a dense rain of arrows and stones crashed against the area the Formation Elder had occupied. In an explosion of Stellar Energy and dust, the stone formation set down by the Formation Elder was obl
iterated.

  But he could no longer be seen within the formation.

  Suddenly, a Righteous Alliance expert with sharp eyesight noticed Wang Chong carrying away the Formation Elder and heading in the direction of Song Yuanyi and the Black Yin Ancestor. “Over there!”

  Song Yuanyi spotted Wang Chong and his eyes oozed disdain as he thrust a palm at Wang Chong. “A mantis trying to stop a carriage, only seeking death!”

  Churning Eternal Spring Stellar Energy instantly transformed into dragons and snakes that flew toward Wang Chong, wrapped in destructive power.

  “Vast Heaven Earth Art!”

  Wang Chong immediately unleashed his Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art to its maximum extent, a sun and moon shooting toward Song Yuanyi.

  Rumble!

  The two Stellar Energies clashed, and just when Song Yuanyi was going to pursue Wang Chong, he felt his Stellar Energy being drawn away for a moment, opening a gap.

  Song Yuanyi called out in alarm.

  He had already cultivated his Eternal Spring Mantra to the point that his Stellar Energy was dense, tenacious, and tougher than steel. But this Wang Chong, a junior with little fame in the martial arts world, was actually capable of shaking his Stellar Energy.

  “Master! Go!”

  Wang Chong did not linger. After suppressing Righteous Alliance Lord Song Yuanyi with a palm, he immediately rushed off to the Qian Palace in the northwest.

  Meanwhile, there was a thunderous boom as two waves of Stellar Energy collided.

  Thwish!

  In a flash, the Demonic Emperor vanished. Although he didn’t know what Wang Chong’s plan was, he unreservedly trusted his disciple.

  “Chong-er, you go over first! I’ll hold the rear!” the Demonic Emperor Old Man said, following close behind Wang Chong as he headed toward the Qian Palace.

  “Song Yuanyi, hurry! Don’t let him run! This master and disciple must be at their limits!” Black Yin Ancestor Luo Qiyin sternly said.

  His eyes were staring straight ahead as he shot forward like a bolt of lightning.

  Song Yuanyi said nothing, his expression remaining cold and aloof, but he pursued even faster than the Black Yin Ancestor.

  However, as the two began their pursuit, the air rippled and a dense forest of energy bolts blasted toward them, the result of the Demonic Emperor Old Man’s Myriad Spirit Sea Art.

  “You can’t escape!”

  As this vast forest of energy bolts exploded forward, the Black Yin Ancestor clenched his teeth and unleashed his energy so that he could muscle through the blast.

  Song Yuanyi was also unleashing all of his Eternal Spring Stellar Energy. He managed to avoid more than half of the energy bolts and created a mirror of Stellar Energy that he used to slide through.

  The two avoided the Demonic Emperor’s attacks using their own methods. Behind them, Sikong Yuanjia, Ouyang Changheng, and the many Righteous Alliance experts followed.

  Boom! Boom! The air trembled as Song Yuanyi and the Black Yin Ancestor doggedly pursued.

  “It’s useless! You can’t escape!”

  Song Yuanyi’s eyes were cold and bursting with severe light. The two were separated by so little distance that Song Yuanyi would need only a few seconds to catch up.

  As Wang Chong’s group continued to flee, the Demonic Emperor Old Man messaged Wang Chong, “Chong-er, what do we do now?”

  The Origin Immortal Formation was incredibly complex. In this situation, it would be very difficult for them to escape.

  “Relax! They won’t be able to catch up!” Wang Chong said, his eyes unprecedentedly sharp while he mentally continued to count down.

  Three, two, one…

  As he reached ‘one’, boom! The surrounding space shuddered as Wang Chong led the Demonic Emperor Old Man and the Formation Elder into a formation gate.

  “Where are you going!?”

  An explosion came from behind them. Song Yuanyi and the Black Yin Ancestor had caught up, and they were so close that even their breathing was audible. Five steps, four steps, three steps… Just when the two sides were about to start yet another pitched battle, an invisible hand seemed to snatch up Wang Chong’s group and take them away. With the whistling howl of a comet, Wang Chong’s group vanished. The last thing Song Yuanyi and the Black Yin Ancestor saw was Wang Chong turning his head and giving them a strange smile.

  “!!!”

  As the three vanished, Song Yuanyi and the Black Yin Ancestor were left stunned.

  “Damn it!”

  The Black Yin Ancestor charged forward, his teeth clenched as he stared hatefully at that now-vacant space. There was not a single person to be seen.

  Wang Chong had truly just managed to vanish together with the Formation Elder and the Demonic Emperor Old Man.

  “Foul brat! If this ancestor runs into you again, I’ll kill you no matter what! Bastard! Bastard! Bastard!”

  The Black Yin Ancestor’s roar resonated through the space.

  But a moment later, the Black Yin Ancestor’s shouts came to a stop. In a furious explosion, the earth crumbled and countless attacks came pouring down. The formation had finally begun its assault.

  ……

  As Song Yuanyi and the Black Yin Ancestor came under attack, the three escapees were safe and sound. Wang Chong’s group had finally returned to the Rest Gate.

  “That was risky!”

  The Formation Elder patted his chest and walked out from behind Wang Chong. For a moment there, Song Yuanyi and the Black Yin Ancestor had almost caught up. Those two titans plus the many experts behind them were difficult for even the three of them to deal with.

  “That was really too dangerous. Fortunately, the kid managed to calculate things in time. Just three seconds later and the Rest Gate would have passed by us. That was our final chance at survival.”

  The Formation Elder’s heart was still thumping in fear from the situation.

  “Chong-er, how are you doing?”

  The Demonic Emperor Old Man strode over to Wang Chong.

  Just now, Wang Chong had used his formidable calculation abilities to help the group escape danger. While all this seemed easy, the Demonic Emperor Old Man could clearly tell what was going on.

  Wang Chong’s face was ghastly pale and his breathing was unstable, as were his meridians. The state of his body was definitely not as calm as the expression on his face implied.

  The Demonic Emperor Old Man only couldn’t fight a long battle because his dantian had been shattered, but Wang Chong was in danger of triggering his cultivation defect at any moment.

  “Ah!”

  The Demonic Emperor Old Man’s words caused the Formation Elder to turn around and nervously look at Wang Chong.

  Chapter 1399 - The Faction Concealed in the Shadows!

  Chapter 1399: The Faction Concealed in the Shadows!

  Translated by: Hypersheep325

  Edited by: Michyrr

  “Master, be at ease. I’m still okay.”

  Wang Chong waved his hand, trying to indicate that everything was fine, but the beads of cold sweat on his forehead said otherwise.

  The task of fighting the Righteous Alliance experts and Five Ancestor Alliance experts singlehandedly had placed an immense pressure on him, and in certain aspects, he had been in even more danger than his master.

  “I had already finished calculating the amount of time. I’ve reached my energy limit. If we had gone on any longer, I would have really been in danger. But now, I just need to rest for a while to recover,” Wang Chong sternly said.

  The Demonic Emperor Old Man breathed a long sigh of relief upon hearing this.

  He was extremely familiar with his disciple and knew that he would never lie about such a thing. It was obvious that Wang Chong had calculated everything before making his move. This was yet one more reason he was so proud to have Wang Chong as his disciple.

  “Mm!”

  The Demonic Emperor Old Man nodded.

  “Rest for a moment. The Rest Gate
is relatively safe, and given that we’ve just been through that explosive wake of attacks, we should be safe for the time being.”

  “That’s right! The master and disciple should focus on cultivation while I stand guard!”

  As the Formation Elder spoke, he threw out several stones around Wang Chong and the Demonic Emperor Old Man. As these ten-some stones struck the ground, they formed a simple formation around the pair.

  Wang Chong nodded and joined the Demonic Emperor Old Man in sitting down and beginning to meditate.

  As time passed, one scream after another came from within the formation as innumerable martial artists were turned to dust. In comparison, it was abnormally quiet around Wang Chong’s group.

  Meanwhile, three figures were watching from above, their eyes fixed on the Rest Gate, where Wang Chong’s group currently resided.

  “Milord, we failed again. That young man seems to be even more formidable than that old scholar!”

  “I didn’t think that even Song Yuanyi and the Black Yin Ancestor together couldn’t deal with them!”

  They had altered the rules of the formation, moved over Song Yuanyi and Luo Qiyin, and used various kinds of traps and tricks, but in the end, this group had still managed to easily escape.

  All was quiet as the leader stood motionless, their cold eyes glaring at the three individuals in the Rest Gate.

  A somber and dangerous energy erupted from their body. The moment the two subordinates sensed this, they shivered and immediately shut their mouths.

  The two were now keenly aware that Wang Chong’s group of three had now supplanted in importance all the other martial artists in the formation. They were now a thorn in the side of their leader, as after making a circle, Wang Chong’s group had once again managed to get back to the Rest Gate.

  This was an enormous humiliation for this group.

  After a long while, the leader suddenly burst out with a voice as cold as ice and somber as could be, “Carry out my order! Operate the formation to force them out of the Rest Gate! I want them pushed step by step into the Death Gate and crushed to powder under the formation’s power!” Their hands clenched into fists, the sound of cracking bones instilling dread in their subordinates.