The Human Emperor c1-2382

by Huangfu Qi (皇甫奇)

  Boomboomboom!

  Fierce winds and waves of Stellar Energy swept the fog away. A second later, all the attacks landed against the Tiger Immortal’s body, but the result was completely different from what was expected. Kaboom! Golden-red light erupted, followed by an explosive power far greater than anything the Deer Immortal could muster. This single attack was like an erupting volcano, throwing around all the martial arts titans like they were leaves on the wind and sending them hurtling back to the ground.

  The Tiger Immortal continued to fly unimpeded toward Wang Chong.

  “Not good!”

  Wang Chong sensed the development down below. He only had time to glance down, whereupon he saw two golden-red tiger claws rapidly expanding in his field of vision and then slamming into his Stellar Energy barrier.

  Boom!

  With this one strike, Wang Chong’s sturdy Stellar Energy, the God Demon Obliteration Sword Qi that could stand against the Goat Immortal, and the destructive sword intent were instantly extinguished.

  Wang Chong had never encountered such terrifying power, packed with such explosive and destructive might. Let alone Song Yuanyi or the Black Yin Ancestor, not even the second-generation successor or even the Goat Immortal and Deer Immortal were any match for this man.

  The gap between them could not be judged using common measures.

  “Ah!”

  Wang Chong screamed as his milky-white Sword Qi shattered. His chest trembled as he vomited blood and he was sent flying through the air. He slammed into the ground with such force that he continued to slide for several meters, all the way until the edge of the cliff, his head hanging over the edge. Just a little more would have sent him plunging into the abyss.

  Fwoosh!

  The power of the impact was so great that Wang Chong vomited blood again. The clothes around his chest were in tatters and drenched in blood. This single strike had caused Wang Chong’s mental and physical strength to drop.

  In this process, the Deer Immortal who Wang Chong had been battling with did not strike while the iron was hot. Instead, he retreated several dozen feet, apparently having expected this result.

  Whoooah!

  As the Deer Immortal fell back, the Tiger Immortal charged forward to take his place, and both landed on the ground at the same time, their black robes flapping.

  “Kill them! And then we’ll take what we came here for and leave!”

  The Tiger Immortal placed his hands behind his back. His face was still covered by that savage golden-red mask, but his eyes looked past the martial artists, past the stone bridge and the chains, finally stopping at the building shrouded in golden light, the Origin Immortal Palace!

  After all the time spent planning, it was high time that this operation was brought to an end.

  They would kill these martial artists, wiping out any trace of their existence, and then they would enter the Origin Immortal Palace and remove the treasure, perfectly completing their mission. From that point onward, they would once more become like ghosts, vanishing from the world so that no one would find any trace of them.

  “Kill!”

  A great shout rose in response to the Tiger Immortal’s order, and the invigorated men in black charged at the dense crowd of martial artists.

  The Fires of Lu Wu, Ju Bi, and Mara swept across the area, igniting any Stellar Energy they encountered and burning until nothing was left.

  The men in black used their Void Movement Technique to move around like ghosts and slaughter their way through the martial artists.

  Plush! Blood gushed into the air and the martial artists cried out in panic, trying to fight back and retreat at the same time.

  But whether they fought or retreated, they all had the same fate. Thudthudthud! The martial artists were cut down like stalks of wheat, collapsing into pools of blood.

  “Hold them off! Retreat just means death!”

  “These bastards! Even if I have to die, I’ll bring them down with me!”

  When a person was forced into dire straits, they would explode with immense power. As the number of martial artists dwindled, the remainder cast aside any thought for their lives, their eyes turning red with bloodlust.

  Clangclangclang!

  Weapons and Stellar Energies collided, the battle reaching a fever pitch as the experts of the Five Ancestor Alliance and Righteous Alliances joined the fray.

  “Chong-er, how are you doing?”

  At this moment, the Demonic Emperor Old Man and Wushang Village Chief rushed up to Wang Chong’s side. They worriedly stared at the feeble and bloodstained Wang Chong, even their outstretched hands shaking.

  Wang Chong was the greatest focus of their concern, particularly for the Demonic Emperor Old Man. He regarded Wang Chong not merely as his inheriting disciple, but also his only remaining relative in this cold and cruel world.

  “Master, I’m fine.”

  Wang Chong arduously opened his eyes as excruciating pain was sent to his mind from every part of his body.

  The Tiger Immortal’s strike hadn’t merely shattered his Sword Qi. The dreadful power of the Subtle realm had rumbled into his body, where it gnawed at his meridians like myriad ants.

  Wang Chong had been thoroughly defeated in this battle. In the end, he had just been too weak.

  Even though the divine sword had pushed him to the Subtle realm, even allowing him to fight against the immensely powerful Deer Immortal, he was still a level beneath the Tiger Immortal.

  “…Relax; I can still fight. It’s not that easy for that scoundrel to kill me!”

  Wang Chong began to rapidly circulate his Stellar Energy through his body, his eyes remaining fixed on the Tiger Immortal and bursting with fighting intent. No matter what the situation was, Wang Chong was not someone who would easily give up.

  At this moment, not even Wang Chong had realized that the blood flowing from his wounds was flowing down his arm and into the Origin Immortal Sword.

  This blood did not drip to the ground but was cleanly absorbed by the Origin Immortal Sword.

  Violet streaks of lightning began to appear on the surface of the Origin Immortal Sword, but they were so weak and the sounds of fighting so loud that not even the nearby Demonic Emperor Old Man and Wushang Village Chief noticed anything.

  Meanwhile, the Tiger Immortal seemed to have a very high opinion of himself. After heavily injuring Wang Chong, he did not come forward to deal the fatal blow. Perhaps he believed that since Wang Chong was no match for him in peak condition, now that he was heavily injured, he would still be no match no matter how much he struggled.

  This provided Wang Chong with an extremely vital chance to catch his breath.

  “Chong-er, don’t talk. We’ll treat your wounds.”

  As Wang Chong circulated Stellar Energy through his body, the Demonic Emperor Old Man and Wushang Village Chief placed their hands on him and began to send in their own Stellar Energy to assist. But at this moment, rumble! A boundless energy teeming with vitality traveled through the ground and surged into Wang Chong’s body.

  Such was the power of this Stellar Energy that the moment it entered Wang Chong’s body, it immediately circulated through all his limbs, entering every cell. It stimulated his vitality and assisted in healing his internal injuries.

  Even with the Demonic Emperor Old Man’s and the Wushang Village Chief’s help, Wang Chong would have needed a very long time to recover from the Tiger Immortal’s strike.

  But with the assistance of this Stellar Energy brimming with vitality, Wang Chong’s damaged meridians began to rapidly heal, his wounded organs once more thrumming with vigor.

  It took only a few moments for the majority of Wang Chong’s injuries to be healed, and the remainder were well on their way to recovery, supported by that energy.

  “Song Yuanyi!”

  The Demonic Emperor Old Man and Wushang Village Chief trembled in shock as they turned their heads to the source of this Stellar Energy, the nearby Righteous Alliance Lord. Ove
r there, all the Righteous Alliance members had assembled into a large formation and were working with their lord and vice lord to fight back against the men in black.

  Chapter 1533 - Vitalizing Ember, Awaken!

  Chapter 1533: Vitalizing Ember, Awaken!

  Translated by: Hypersheep325

  Edited by: Michyrr

  Even though the Lord and Vice Lord of the Righteous Alliance possessed astonishing strength, they still found it difficult to hold out alone in the current situation. They had done their best, but they had still been pushed back again and again by the men in black, one Righteous Alliance disciple falling after another. Song Yuanyi and Xie Guangting were both pale, their Stellar Energy dim. It was apparent that they had both consumed enormous amounts of energy.

  “Demonic Emperor, King of Foreign Lands, there’s no need to thank me. Since ancient times, the righteous and the evil have stood opposed to each other, and I still have no desire to save you. But if we don’t work together now, all of us will be killed. Once we get out of here, we will still walk separate paths!”

  Song Yuanyi’s face was cold and tough, but he acted without hesitation. Boom! Boom! The earth rumbled as two streams of Eternal Spring Stellar Energy rumbled into the bodies of the Demonic Emperor and Wushang Village Chief.

  The two of them had previously worked together to forcefully open the Subtle realm so that they could deal with Bagushidu. This had required paying an enormous price, and their bodies had suffered internal injuries.

  The two of them had been putting all their strength into recovery, but in normal circumstances, they would still need quite some time to recover. But now, with Song Yuanyi’s help, the two of them were mostly healed.

  When it came to recovery and healing, if Song Yuanyi claimed his Eternal Spring Mantra to be second, no one in the martial arts world would dare to say they were first.

  “Hmph, still desperately struggling?”

  As Song Yuanyi moved to better treat Wang Chong’s wounds, the Deer Immortal stood next to the Goat Immortal, his eyes coldly gleaming. Bang! He suddenly shot forward to attack Wang Chong.

  The Deer Immortal’s move caused everyone to pale, putting an immense pressure on their minds.

  “Guangting, stop him!” Song Yuanyi suddenly commanded.

  Screeee! The air suddenly howled as Xie Guangting shot forward. At the same time, the Universe Sundering Art that could break through any defense unleashed a vast torrent of power at the Deer Immortal.

  “Myriad Energies Become One!”

  “Yang Ren God Art!”

  At almost the same time, the Demonic Emperor Old Man and Wushang Village Chief also rose into the air. Xie Guangting was one of the top-class experts of the world, but he would never be able to hold off an expert like the Deer Immortal on his own.

  “Hmph, puny ants actually dare to defy a god.”

  The Goat Immortal’s eyes flashed with murderous light, and he also flew up to attack Wang Chong.

  The Goat Immortal had been rather badly wounded in his battle with Wang Chong, and even now, the dreadful energy of the Art of God and Demon Obliteration was running through his body and damaging his meridians. But this only increased the Goat Immortal’s fury toward Wang Chong.

  For a ‘god’ to be defeated by an ant while so many people were watching had robbed the Goat Immortal of all his pride.

  Baaaa!

  Bleating once more resounded through the air as the Goat Immortal was replaced by a giant golden goat. But the golden goat was clearly not as bright as it was before.

  A crisis was imminent. Not even the Demonic Emperor Old Man and Wushang Village Chief were any match for two masked men.

  “Black Yin Ancestor, Myriad Ghost Ancestor, is your lot still not going to act?!” At this moment, Wang Chong furiously roared at the Black Yin Ancestor’s group.

  “Damn brat, actually daring to order around this old man!”

  The Black Yin Ancestor gnashed his teeth in rage.

  But anger was merely anger. The three evil path titans immediately rose into the air without hesitation and attacked the Goat Immortal.

  “Black Dragon Rams the Moon!”

  “Myriad Ghost Pilgrimage!”

  “Great Bone Devil Art!”

  Black smoke roiled, ghosts wailed, and all kinds of evil, corpse, foul, Yin, and ruthless energy was guided out of the earth by the three evil path ancestors into their techniques.

  “Gonggong Divine Art!”

  A bellow came from another direction. At this perilous moment, the Lone Silence Ancestor also entered the battle, using all the moves at his disposal.

  In Wang Chong’s party, only the Lone Silence Ancestor had retained most of his strength. He had joined the fray from the start of this battle, serving as an anchor on the front line against the assault of the men in black.

  Boomboomboom!

  In the blink of an eye, a fierce battle was taking place in the air.

  Whether it was the Goat Immortal or Deer Immortal, both were far more powerful than mortal martial artists could possibly imagine. Most people regarded peak Great Generals as the ultimate strength, but this pair had revealed that there was a vast world that existed above the martial arts titans!

  But Wang Chong’s previous battles had managed to have an effect. The heavily injured Goat Immortal and the greatly exhausted Deer Immortal were not at peak condition.

  For now, though, Wang Chong paid no attention to the battle in the air. These were all martial artists of great power, and though they were weaker than the two masked men, they were completely capable of holding out for a while.

  There was only one person that was worth Wang Chong’s attention at this time…

  The Tiger Immortal!

  The Tiger Immortal gave Wang Chong a completely different feeling from the other two Immortals.

  Even though the martial artists of the Central Plains were fighting with their lives on the line, the Tiger Immortal seemed to think that this was just a bunch of children messing around.

  Wang Chong was well aware that the Tiger Immortal was so powerful that he regarded the group’s efforts as nothing but pointless struggling on the verge of death.

  Wang Chong could see the Tiger Immortal with his hands behind his back, his two eyes peering out from his callous golden mask, paying no attention to the battlefield. Instead, his eyes were staring at the Origin Immortal Palace, twinkling and flashing as he pondered how to break through the golden seal around the palace.

  “No matter what, I have to defeat him!”

  Wang Chong tightly gripped the Origin Immortal Sword.

  They had very little time. The moment the Tiger Immortal took his attention away from the Origin Immortal Palace, he would soon after enter the battle, upon which all of them would be dead.

  “These men in black are just too strong. Even if we all work together, we’re still no match for them. If this continues, all of us will die here! For all the top-class experts of the martial arts world to die in a single day is simply unprecedented!”

  At some point, Ouyang Changheng had appeared at Wang Chong’s side. His chest was heaving and his azure robe was speckled in blood, signs that he had been rather badly wounded.

  The Righteous Alliance had suffered far more losses than expected in this battle, and Ouyang Changheng understood that Wang Chong was the key to this entire battle.

  Wang Chong’s fingers clenched and then unclenched.

  “Heh, relax!”

  Wang Chong continued to stare ahead. He was well aware of how grim the situation was, but there was nothing he could do about it.

  “Although they’re extremely strong, it’s not that easy to kill so many of us!”

  “Ah?!”

  Ouyang Changheng was puzzled by these words.

  Wang Chong did not explain. He sent his Psychic Energy howling through the air, linking him to the edge of the distant altar. After all the time that had passed, Wang Chong’s ‘Vitalizing Ember’ skill had finally finished.
Wang Chong could finally use the power of the first-generation successor!

  “First-generation, come out!”

  A thunderous roar resounded through the area.

  In response to Wang Chong’s voice, the motionless figure of the first-generation successor at the end of the chains suddenly trembled. This small action had the entire earth quivering in response, clouds of dust rising more than half a foot into the air.

  At almost the same time, the Goat Immortal, Deer Immortal, and even the Tiger Immortal seemed to sense something. Turning in the first-generation successor’s direction, they paled.

  The Tiger Immortal was particularly taken aback, his eyes flying open as he lost his composed and assured demeanor.

  Buzz!

  The shaking intensified, and a moment later, an immense energy traveled through the successor’s body into the altar and down into the abyss. Clangclangclang! A great metallic clattering echoed in everyone’s ears.

  A few seconds later, the seemingly deceased first-generation successor exploded with immense power that rapidly soared.

  Boom! The successor raised his bowed head, and a vast energy erupted from his body and spread out into his surroundings. The air around him turned somber and his figure turned blurry and indistinct.

  “What’s going on?!”

  “What’s happened?!”

  Everyone suddenly felt a mountainous pressure on their bodies, and all of them were panicked and confused as to what had just happened.

  The Tiger Immortal’s eyes darkened, and he turned away from the flashing gold of the Origin Immortal Palace. Even the strongest of the three leaders was feeling an immense pressure.

  Chapter 1534 - The Power of the First Generation!

  Chapter 1534: The Power of the First Generation!

  Translated by: Hypersheep325

  Edited by: Michyrr

  The Tiger Immortal’s eyes suddenly turned away from the waking first-generation successor and focused on Wang Chong.

  “Kid, you’re truly suicidal!”

  The Tiger Immortal’s eyes chilled and erupted with floods of murderous intent.