The Human Emperor c1-2382
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Although he was startled at first, the Tiger Immortal’s cultivation allowed him to quickly understand Wang Chong’s connection to the first-generation successor.
“This time, I’ll have you destroyed in both body and soul!”
The Tiger Immortal instantly shot into the air, hurtling toward Wang Chong with a thunderous momentum.
Buzz!
The air tensed, and let alone Wang Chong, even Ouyang Changheng smelled the pungent scent of death.
Given the Tiger Immortal’s strength, this attack would undoubtedly kill them.
“First-generation!” Wang Chong suddenly roared.
Clangclangclang! In response to Wang Chong’s roar, countless damaged swords hurtled through the air like asteroids and began to revolve around the first-generation successor’s body. When these swords first appeared, they were just ordinary swords of metal, but in the blink of an eye, they turned gold and became more dazzling than the sun.
Bang!
A moment later, the successor’s body vanished from the altar. In the air, the energy of a blazing sun, circled by thousands of golden swords, was shooting toward the Tiger Immortal.
Boom! A moment later, two terrifying energies that were far more powerful than the vast majority of martial artists could ever imagine smashed into each other. For a moment, time and space seemed to freeze, the entire world falling silent.
But a moment later, a vast wave of Stellar Energy swept through the area.
Bang!
A martial artist on the ground failed to react in time and was struck by the wave. All the bones in his body cracked and he vomited blood. He fell to the ground like a cloth bag, his body stripped of life.
Ten-some meters from the ground, boom! The energy wave cut across the rock wall, leaving a deep crevice and sending countless bits of rock tumbling to the ground.
“Retreat, retreat!”
Panicked cries resounded through the air. The clash between the first-generation successor and the Tiger Immortal was simply too frightening. The aftershocks of Stellar Energy alone were enough to instantly kill a martial artist. Even an Imperial Martial expert would instantly be heavily wounded. Anyone who got close to their battlefield would only have death in their future.
In the air, the battle was just beginning.
Under the first-generation successor’s command, the countless golden swords turned into a majestic storm that howled at the Tiger Immortal.
Bang!
This Sword Qi that could make the world pale shattered the Tiger Immortal’s Stellar Energy barrier in a single blow, the ensuing explosion almost sending the Tiger Immortal flying.
Boom! The Tiger Immortal’s body erupted with even more Stellar Energy, but he was still thrown back ten-some meters by the first-generation successor’s nigh-unstoppable attack.
The Tiger Immortal grimaced. In the current era, martial arts were in decline. It was extremely rare for martial artists to reach the peak Saint Martial and Great General level.
And those who could reach the peak Great General level like Song Yuanyi were few and far between.
A martial artist that could transcend all the others and break through the bottleneck to glimpse the supreme and profound Subtle realm would be a peerless genius, an expert on the same level as the second-generation successor, Goat Immortal, and Deer Immortal.
But to reach the Tiger Immortal’s level was an absurdity for more than ninety-nine percent of the world’s martial artists. Even someone as talented as Wang Chong and possessing such incredible comprehension capabilities was still no match for the Tiger Immortal.
But the first-generation successor clearly did not belong to those lower categories. As the disciple who was personally taught by the Origin Immortal Lord, he possessed unfathomable strength and was the undisputed strongest of the six walking corpses of the underground palace. Moreover, the Spring and Autumn Era that the first-generation had belonged to was a golden age of martial arts. For a moment, even the Tiger Immortal had found himself unable to hold.
Bang!
Before the Tiger Immortal could react, the first-generation successor locked his eyes onto him. He extended a hand behind his back, and the thousands of swords instantly began to hum. Sword intent converged behind him, and a moment later, a bolt of milky-white Sword Qi more than thirty meters long shot into the air.
As this bolt of Sword Qi appeared, space twisted behind the first-generation successor, and the grandiose ‘Trayastrimsa Heaven’ of the Origin Immortal lineage manifested.
But unlike the previous five generations of walking corpses, the Trayastrimsa Heaven of the first-generation successor loomed into the heavens, and if one looked carefully, one would see that it was actually twenty-nine floors high. Each floor radiated dignified and dazzling golden light.
Boom! The successor’s attack moved with unimaginable speed, slicing through space in the blink of an eye and almost instantaneously striking the Tiger Immortal.
Kaboom! The Sword Qi sent the Tiger Immortal flying straight into the wall behind him in an explosion of dust. The destructive impact gouged out a massive hole in the wall, and rocks crashed down from above.
“Ah!”
Cries of alarm came from the ground, the men in black utterly dumbfounded. Even the Goat Immortal and Deer Immortal had noticed something strange, and as they turned to look, their faces froze in stupefaction.
The Tiger Immortal was far stronger than the two of them, the strongest member taking part in this operation. If not even the Tiger Immortal was a match for the first-generation successor, no one was.
“How could this be? How could the successor be this strong?!”
“What’s going on here? Wasn’t the first-generation successor already dead? When we came in, even his soul had completely vanished. Why can he still fight?!”
The two still had the upper hand in their own fights, but they couldn’t but feel extremely uneasy at this moment.
If even the Goat Immortal and Deer Immortal were uneasy, one could imagine how greatly unsettled their subordinates were.
“Now is the moment!”
Unlike anyone else, Wang Chong had no intention of backing down, as the aftershocks from the battle between these two awe-inspiring figures posed little threat to him. His eyes flashed as he locked onto the Goat Immortal and Deer Immortal.
Wang Chong might not have been strong enough to take on the Tiger Immortal, but he was more than enough to deal with the Goat and Deer Immortals.
Bang!
Wang Chong shot toward the Goat Immortal like a lightning bolt, leaving behind a long trail in the air.
As he charged, Wang Chong felt a heat on his palm, and then violet energy surged from the Origin Immortal Sword into his body.
This immense energy caused Wang Chong’s strength to swell and his mind to be energized.
“Not good! It’s that kid!”
The Goat Immortal had very sharp senses. He had been using the Subtle realm energy to rampage over Song Yuanyi and the Black Yin Ancestor when he suddenly sensed Wang Chong’s aura approaching.
Even now, he was still rather shaken by the power of the attack unleashed by that puny human.
Buzz!
With no time to think, the Goat Immortal pushed back Song Yuanyi and the Black Yin Ancestor with a jolt of Stellar Energy and then turned to thrust a palm at Wang Chong.
“Goat Immortal Flying Stomp!”
As the Goat Immortal roared, a giant golden goat hoof blazing with golden flames and wrapped in destructive energy began to stomp down at Wang Chong.
Before this hoof had even landed, a second and third hoof appeared, all of them moving with astonishing speed.
The concept of the Goat Immortal Flying Stomp was that of a stampede of goats. In the Goat Immortal’s hands, this technique was enough to crush any martial artist beneath the Subtle realm to dust.
But the Goat Immortal had underestimated Wang Chong’s strength.
Bang!
With a
heaven-sundering explosion, the number one sword art of the Central Plains, the most offensively oriented of the ten great arts, once more revealed its might.
Bzzzzz! Wang Chong’s attack tore through the air, crossing several dozen meters and cleaving its way toward the Goat Immortal. Those numerous giant hoofs vanished like smoke just as quickly as they had appeared.
“Ah!”
The Goat Immortal held his chest as he flew backward. Crimson blood tinged with gold gushed out from his chest, a blood completely different from the blood of ordinary people.
“You… you, you dared to injure my immortal body? Kid, I’ll kill you!”
The Goat Immortal’s golden mask had fallen off and his pitch-black hair was loose and disheveled. His face was twisted in hatred as he murderously glared at Wang Chong.
At that moment, the Goat Immortal’s eyes turned red in insanity.
Chapter 1535 - Battle Reversal!
Chapter 1535: Battle Reversal!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Boomboomboom!
The Goat Immortal clenched his teeth and heedlessly charged at Wang Chong like a crazed beast. Stellar Energy surged, and he flailed his two fists packed with the higher-level energy of the Subtle realm at Wang Chong.
Explosions rang out endlessly in the air.
As one of the lofty Immortals, the Goat Immortal had never bled in front of so many people. Wang Chong’s sword had cut open his chest and left a deep wound, but it had also stirred up his madness.
The stimulation of this madness temporarily boosted the Goat Immortal’s strength to new heights, and his techniques were sweeping and grandiose, instilling terror in all who beheld them.
“An excellent chance!”
Surprisingly, Wang Chong was elated by this sight. This explosive offensive from the Goat Immortal would be problematic for most people, with some even choosing to keep their distance, but Wang Chong only saw it as an excellent opportunity to strike.
“Alliance Lord Song, Black Yin Ancestor, let’s work together and kill this Goat Immortal!”
Wang Chong’s voice resounded.
“Foul brat, who do you think you are? Why does this old man have to listen to you?!” the Black Yin Ancestor suddenly shouted. He was a leader of the martial arts world, and besides, members of the evil path were often unreasonable and did whatever they wanted without listening to others. Even the lower-ranked members were like this, so how could their leaders like the Black Yin Ancestor be an exception?
If the Black Yin Ancestor listened to the orders of a kid who wasn’t even half his age, he would lose any shred of dignity he had left.
“Fine!”
To his surprise, Wang Chong wasn’t at all angered by this reply. On the contrary, he even smiled.
“Black Yin Ancestor, I know that your Five Ancestor Alliance isn’t using all of its strength. Someone of your personality probably wants us to hold down the men in black so that you can find a chance to escape. Since that’s the case… Alliance Lord Song, let’s ignore the Five Ancestor Alliance. We’ll work together to deal with the Deer Immortal while we leave this one to the Five Ancestor Alliance. I’m sure that this Goat Immortal won’t mind slaughtering the members of the Five Ancestor Alliance before going to deal with us!”
Wang Chong’s words had the Black Yin Ancestor’s face turning green.
If Song Yuanyi had been the one to say this, he would have paid it no mind, as he would never believe that Song Yuanyi would do such a thing. But this brat was definitely capable of such a deed!
“Bastard!”
The Black Yin Ancestor’s heart was burning with hatred, but he could do nothing to Wang Chong.
“Fine! This old man will go!”
The Black Yin Ancestor immediately charged at the Goat Immortal.
Meanwhile, the Goat Immortal felt like his belly was about to explode from anger. He was merely furious and crazed, not deaf or blind. For Wang Chong and the others to hold a negotiation right in front of his face was an immense humiliation.
“Die for me!”
The Goat Immortal fiercely punched at the trio, high-level energy howling like a tsunami.
Boom!
But at that moment, the three of them shot off in different directions as if they had already planned everything out.
He took the bait!
Song Yuanyi’s eyes flashed. He could tell from the Goat Immortal’s explosive rage that the Goat Immortal had fallen for their trap.
Boom! Without the slightest hesitation, Wang Chong used the Art of God and Demon Obliteration to attack the Goat Immortal. Meanwhile, Song Yuanyi and the Black Yin Ancestor attacked from the rear.
Boom! A bolt of Sword Qi cut across the Goat Immortal’s back, leaving a deep wound that caused the Goat Immortal to scowl.
Once, twice, thrice… Wang Chong, Song Yuanyi, and the Black Yin Ancestor worked with incredible cohesion, seizing the momentary weakness created by the Goat Immortal’s rage to force him into an incredibly passive position.
One misstep had led to a landslide of mistakes, and the Goat Immortal was now in such dire straits that there was no hope of turning the tides.
Plush! Plush! Plush! Blood gushed out of the Goat Immortal’s body, each of Wang Chong’s slashes striking with great force. After only a few moves, the Goat Immortal was severely wounded and his Stellar Energy was rapidly dwindling.
It was easy for Wang Chong to suppress the Goat Immortal, but much harder to inflict so many wounds on his body. But his momentary loss of rationality had caused him to fall into the trap of the trio, and defeat was now only a matter of time.
On the other side, the Deer Immortal, who was battling with Xie Guangting, the Myriad Ghost Ancestor, and the Bone Devil Ancestor, was clearly unsettled by the Goat Immortal’s situation.
The Deer Immortal was stronger than the Goat Immortal, and his battle against Xie Guangting’s group was essentially a one-sided beatdown. However, he could see from the trend of things that once Wang Chong and Song Yuanyi finished dealing with the Goat Immortal, he would be next.
‘Pinch the softest persimmons and ignore the hard.’ It had been clear from the beginning that the strategy of Wang Chong’s side was to deal with the weaker Goat Immortal first and then deal with the Deer Immortal.
But the battle he was most focused on was still the battle between the Tiger Immortal and the first-generation successor.
Bang!
Tens of thousands of swords infused with a majestic Sword Qi that could tear apart the world slashed at the Tiger Immortal. There was a thunderous boom as the Sword Qi was barely dodged by the Tiger Immortal and slammed into the rock wall behind him.
A wound sixty feet long, one foot wide and two feet deep was gouged out of the wall, and rocks were sent crashing to the ground. This immense might made the men in black on the ground tremble in fear.
The Tiger Immortal scowled, cold sweat emerging from his forehead.
There was always someone better. While the Tiger Immortal could act brashly around Wang Chong and the others, he was lacking when compared to the first-generation successor.
Boomboomboom!
One bolt of Sword Qi after another barraged the Tiger Immortal, giving him no time to breathe.
The Tiger Immortal could find no advantage in strength or speed, and the first-generation successor’s sword arts were so swift that while the Tiger Immortal could block one move, he couldn’t block the one coming right after it.
There was a chorus of explosions as the Tiger Immortal was struck seven or eight times in the space of a few seconds by the successor’s attacks.
His face was pale, his breathing was ragged, and blood was beginning to seep out of his clothes. This had never happened to the Tiger Immortal before.
The appearance of the first-generation successor had completely reversed the battle.
“Goat Immortal, forget about them and help me work with the Tiger Immortal to deal with the firs
t-generation successor!” the Deer Immortal’s voice rang out as he sent out a wave of Stellar Energy that forced back Xie Guangting’s group. “Yellow Scarf Warrior, all of you, listen up! Do your best to hold down the Child of Destruction and all those other martial artist leaders!”
The Deer Immortal flew away to assault the first-generation successor.
“Immortals Pursue the Deer!”
Golden clouds appeared, and gigantic arms emerged from them and began to punch at the first-generation successor.
“Not good!”
Everyone grimaced at this sudden development.
The Deer Immortal had grasped the situation far faster than expected. He had realized at a glance that as long as they dealt with the first-generation successor, Wang Chong and the others weren’t even worth worrying about. And his judgment was completely correct!
The Deer Immortal’s reminder immediately brought the Goat Immortal back to his senses. Boom! He took a blow from Wang Chong’s sword and Song Yuanyi’s palm. Plush! He vomited blood, but despite this heavy wound, he followed the Deer Immortal in attacking the first-generation successor.
“Stop them!”
Wang Chong instantly paled. If the Deer Immortal’s plan succeeded, all of them would meet their end. No one understood more than Wang Chong that the first-generation successor was incapable of dealing with three Subtle realm experts at the same time.
Thudthudthud!
Wang Chong, Song Yuanyi, the Black Yin Ancestor, the Myriad Ghost Ancestor, the Demonic Emperor Old Man, and all the rest began to converge on the Deer Immortal and Goat Immortal.
But before they could get there, explosions of energy came from the ground, and someone shouted, “Hmph, don’t think about leaving!”
A massive, yellow, earthen fist flew up from the ground.
As the Yellow Scarf Warrior took action, so did the other two bamboo hat men and the other men in black of similar caliber. They cast aside everything to intercept Wang Chong’s group.
As their eyes passed over Wang Chong, the three bamboo hat men were clearly afraid. Wang Chong’s sword attacks from before had cast a dark shadow over their hearts.
But this was not the time to worry about such things.