The Human Emperor c1-2382

by Huangfu Qi (皇甫奇)

  Edited by: Michyrr“Die for me! Coiling Dragon Art!”A Saint Martial Barracks soldier bulged with muscle as he roared, Stellar Energy exploding from his body.Roooar!The torrent of Stellar Energy transformed into large serpents and snakes that wriggled into his spear as it stabbed at True Lord Yellow Dragon.This strike packed enormous power, creating a sonic boom as it traversed the air.Only the best of the best could have survived up to this point in the battle, and this Saint Martial Barracks soldier was clearly one of them.“Not knowing your own strength!”True Lord Yellow Dragon coldly snorted, his face relaxed. He didn’t even glance at that soldier, but that Saint Martial Barracks soldier charging at him felt all his Stellar Energy instantly disperse.Everyone watched in shock as the Saint Martial Barracks soldier howled, blood erupting from his eyes, ears, and pores. Thud! The soldier plunged from the sky like a lifeless block of wood.In the entire process, True Lord Yellow Dragon hadn’t even moved a muscle.Someone pointed at the sky and shouted, “What is that!?”Whoooah!Everyone soon saw the oddity in the sky. At the point where the Saint Martial Barracks soldier had begun his descent, there was a translucent, human-shaped figure floating, twisting and struggling, apparently screaming in pain. And upon close examination, this was clearly the now-deceased Saint Martial Barracks soldier on the ground.“Captain!”The remnants of the Saint Martial Barracks cried out, their eyes red. But the others who witnessed this scene reacted in a completely different manner. Whoosh! Even the First Prince’s soldiers and the men in black backed away in fear.The soul!The yellow-robed man in the air could extract a person’s soul! This was the power of a demon!“Ignorant and puny ant! You dared to attack this god? Death is truly too good for you!”True Lord Yellow Dragon’s voice was cold and resounding. With a wave of his palm, the soul of that Saint Martial Barracks soldier immediately began to compress until it was a wisp of black smoke the size of a child’s arm that flew into his palm.“Your torture will continue for one thousand years!”True Lord Yellow Dragon turned his gaze to the Saint Martial Barracks soldiers, the Dragon Guards, and the True Dragon Sentinels.Whoosh!All of them instantly grimaced.They didn’t fear death, but none of them could endure their soul being extracted and tortured for one thousand years.“Everyone, be careful! Don’t be rash!” one of the Saint Martial Barracks soldiers said in grief. That figure in the air was truly unfathomable, and his abilities far exceeded their imagination.But True Lord Yellow Dragon paid them no heed. From start to finish, he had never cared about the Saint Martial Barracks soldiers or the Dragon Guards. All he cared about was the man within Taiji Palace, the Sage Emperor.Bang!Without even waiting for those below to discuss countermeasures, True Lord Yellow Dragon began to stride through the air.“Treasonous scum, die!”The Dragon Guards had a much simpler reaction. Without hesitation, these powerful soldiers slashed at that dazzling golden figure in the sky.But those Dragon Guards had barely tightened their grip on their swords and had yet to unleash those grandiose and destructive beams of Sword Qi when, boom! Massive pressure descended onto their bodies.Crack!The cracking of bones rang out through the night. These Dragon Guards, who had been nightmarish existences to the Imperial Army elites and men in black, immediately kneeled.Their kneecaps slammed into the ground, causing the earth to tremble. All the Dragon Guards on the white jade steps instantly broke out into cold sweats, their faces turning pale.“How could this be?!”All the Dragon Guards were stunned. As the Sage Emperor’s personal guards, they had hearts of steel, and this conviction in their duty made it so that very few things in the world could shake them.Though they knew that the figure in the sky was extremely strong, they had never imagined that he would be this strong. This pressure alone was enough to render them motionless.All of them finally understood why that Saint Martial Barracks soldier had only gotten within several dozen feet of True Lord Yellow Dragon before his Stellar Energy collapsed and he died.Crackcrack! The Dragon Guards attempted to struggle, the swords in their hands trembling and vibrating while blood seeped out from the chinks in their armor, but in front of True Lord Yellow Dragon’s pressure, none of them could stand.“It’s useless! The weak are the weak! Trying to struggle with your strength will only lead your meridians to break and your life to end!” True Lord Yellow Dragon coldly declared, and he took another step toward Taiji Palace. His steps were so confident and relaxed that it seemed like nothing in the world could stop him.Bang!At this moment, the weakest of the Dragon Guards suddenly trembled, and then blood gushed from the chinks in his armor. Many of the meridians in his body had snapped at this moment.The bodies of the remaining Dragon Guards began to tremble even more fiercely, beads of sweat as large as beans dripping down from their hair. But in the end, not a single one of them was able to stand. It was like they had been nailed to the ground.“Too frightening!”The Imperial Army elites in the rear felt fear and awe, and their jaws dropped in shock.Although the Imperial Army considered itself one of the most elite armies in the world, and the Imperial Palace was itself a den of hidden dragons, they had never before seen such a terrifying being. Those Dragon Guards who had been like gods and devils were powerless against True Lord Yellow Dragon.And the ability of True Lord Yellow Dragon to extract souls also had all of them shivering in fear.“Wonderful! Kill them! Once we kill those scoundrels, no one will be left to stand in the way of this prince!”First Prince Li Ying stood in the rear of the army, his right fist clenched in excitement.Only the twelve True Dragon Sentinels stood in his way now. He was on the verge of reaching that supreme throne.As True Lord Yellow Dragon got closer and closer, that pressure grew stronger and stronger. Thud! Thud! Thud! The three Dragon Guards closest to True Lord Yellow Dragon suddenly bled from every orifice and dropped dead to the ground, and the rest trembled even more fiercely.At this time, the only ones standing were the twelve True Dragon Sentinels.“Move out!”With these two simple words, the True Dragon Sentinels attacked.If they didn’t act now, all the Dragon Guards would die to True Lord Yellow Dragon!Bang!Space trembled, and without anyone being able to see how the attack had been made, a black wave of saber energy cleaved through the earth and shot toward True Lord Yellow Dragon. In a flash, it was only a few inches from his face.If this attack struck, then even if True Lord Yellow Dragon had been made of steel, he would still be cut in two.Bzzz! One black wave of energy after another was unleashed. There were twelve in total, each fired at a different time and from a different location. However, all of them arrived at the same time, their energies resonating with each other.The twelve True Dragon Sentinels were attacking the same opponent at once, something that had never happened before. It was obvious that the True Dragon Sentinels felt an unprecedented danger from this man floating in the air.But despite the awesome power of these twelve attacks, True Lord Yellow Dragon was indifferent, not even a small ripple of emotion on his face. Bzzz! He extended his right hand, and his fingers slowly opened. Inconceivably, those twelve waves of saber energy suddenly froze in the air, several inches from his body, as if time had stopped.Saber energy was formless, not a physical object. It was impossible for it to remain in one place for very long. Not even the most powerful martial artist could accomplish this.What was happening here defied the principles of martial arts that all of them knew.“This! Impossible! He can freeze space!”One of the True Dragon Sentinels suddenly realized what was going on. The saber energy had frozen in the air, becoming like real sabers, but this was not on account of their own strength. Instead, that figure in the air had utilized some supreme ability to freeze that region of space so that nothing within it, even saber energy, could move.The Power of Space!This was a legendary energy that belonged in the domain of gods and devils. No martial artist since ancient times had ever been able to grasp it.At the very least, there existed no such character in the legends of the Central Plains.

  But now, they were seeing it with their own eyes.

  Space was even more incorporeal than Psychic Energy. That man in the air had unquestionably reached a level of unthinkable power.

  Chapter 1789 -
Su Zhengchen Versus True Lord Yellow Dragon!

  Chapter 1789: Su Zhengchen Versus True Lord Yellow Dragon!

  Translated by: Hypersheep325

  Edited by: Michyrr

  “Hmph!”

  True Lord Yellow Dragon sneered down from the sky. He closed his fingers, and the twelve waves of energy shattered like mirrors, countless cracks appearing on them before they exploded into nothingness.

  Bang!

  The moment True Lord Yellow Dragon easily extinguished the twelve saber energies, one of the True Dragon Sentinels on the jade steps suddenly vanished. In the blink of an eye, he appeared above True Lord Yellow Dragon.

  Clang! His saber roared as it left its sheath, slashing at True Lord Yellow Dragon with mountain-sundering power.

  This was the first time a True Dragon Sentinel had chosen to leave the front of the palace to attack.

  Bang!

  No one even saw what True Lord Yellow Dragon did, only that when the True Dragon Sentinel appeared above him, the armor on his right chest suddenly crumpled like paper. With a single palm, True Lord Yellow Dragon sent the True Dragon Sentinel flying through the air and slamming into the metal walls of Taiji Palace.

  Plush! Blood gushed out of the True Dragon Sentinel’s armor. Those walls made of Deep Sea Xuan Metal and reinforced with numerous inscriptions and formations caved in from the impact, leaving a human-shaped depression.

  Everyone could sense the life rapidly draining out of the True Dragon Sentinel’s body, and by the time his body thudded to the ground, he was dead.

  It was impossible to not be shocked by this. Everyone knew that True Lord Yellow Dragon was powerful, but no one had expected that he could kill a True Dragon Sentinel with a single palm.

  “Go!”

  The eyes of the remaining eleven True Dragon Sentinels turned red, and a moment later, the earth shook as they shot up from the ground toward True Lord Yellow Dragon.

  The air resounded with the cries of dragons as the True Dragon Sentinels gripped their sabers and attacked in unison.

  “A clown’s tricks!”

  True Lord Yellow Dragon’s cold jeer rang out through the world.

  A moment later, there was an explosion of golden light. Before the eleven True Dragon Sentinels could even get close, their heavy black armor began to shatter. All eleven of them were frozen in the air and then blasted backward by a tremendous force.

  Boom!

  The earth shuddered as those eleven True Dragon Sentinels were slammed into the jade steps, Taiji Palace, and the area around it.

  Crack! The sturdy jade steps reinforced by underground formations exploded into piles of debris.

  The weapons held by the True Dragon Sentinels flew out of their hands.

  “True Lord!”

  “True Lord!”

  The loud cheers of the men in black were infectious for the Imperial Army elites, and they joined in with their own cheers.

  Thud! A True Dragon Sentinel tried to stand up, his hands pressing against the white jade steps as Stellar Energy flowed through his body.

  But in a flash of light, True Lord Yellow Dragon vanished from the air, and when he reappeared, his foot slammed down onto the True Dragon Sentinel, burying his body into the steps.

  The True Dragon Sentinel’s body trembled as he vomited blood. His life rapidly faded, and he was soon a corpse.

  “Dragon Four!”

  Four other True Dragon Sentinels bellowed and lunged at the yellow-robed man, their Stellar Energies howling around them and surging forward like tsunamis.

  “Not knowing your own strength!”

  True Lord Yellow Dragon continued to step forward. As he did, he flicked his finger. A small ball of golden light left his hand, churning with destructive energy, and rapidly grew to the size of a large bowl.

  Bang!

  As the ball of light flew forward, it shattered the waves of Stellar Energy, and with its remaining strength, it struck the True Dragon Sentinels.

  The entire world quaked. Everyone could only watch in shock as those four True Dragon Sentinels were simply obliterated, pulverized into dust that scattered in the air.

  After killing the four True Dragon Sentinels, True Lord Yellow Dragon indifferently continued forward, his face unperturbed as if this feat had been a mere trifle.

  “Truly fools! Since you’re not willing to let it go, this god will simply end things!”

  True Lord Yellow Dragon turned his gaze to the open doors of Taiji Palace, but the fingers of his left hand opened and aimed at the six remaining True Dragon Sentinels.

  Buzz!

  However, just when it seemed like the last six True Dragon Sentinels were going to die, True Lord Yellow Dragon raised an eyebrow and stopped.

  Boom!

  A split-second later, a blazing Sword Qi lit up the heavens, charging out of the darkness and shooting toward True Lord Yellow Dragon.

  This attack had started from several thousand feet away, but by the time True Lord Yellow Dragon turned his head, it was on the verge of impact.

  A massive explosion instantly engulfed True Lord Yellow Dragon.

  At the same time, bzzzz! Space fractured, leaving a scar several thousand feet in length across the sky, tracing the Sword Qi’s path through the air.

  One could clearly see the smooth cuts made in the fabric of space.

  “Ah!”

  Countless people cried out in alarm and backed away to the sides.

  But what alarmed the men in black even more was that someone dared to attack True Lord Yellow Dragon.

  “True Lord!”

  The men in black rushed toward True Lord Yellow Dragon, but some of them turned around in anger and charged in the direction the attack had come from.

  Yet before they could get very far, plush! The sounds of swords penetrating through bodies rang out.

  These men in black had been pierced through by wisps of Sword Qi. With large holes ripped through their chests, they trembled and dropped motionless to the ground.

  Whoosh!

  In a gust of wind, a figure suddenly appeared several dozen from the white jade steps.

  But just by standing there, this man seemed like a sword thrust into the earth, whose blinding Sword Qi soared to the heavens.

  He had snow-white hair and a slender figure, and wore a thin black robe.

  “Su Zhengchen!”

  The First Prince instantly paled upon seeing this familiar figure.

  He had investigated Su Zhengchen, particularly after Hou Junji had recommended it, so he was extremely familiar with Su Zhengchen’s appearance. And in the capital, no one except Su Zhengchen could unleash a sword of such terrifying power.

  Even now, the wound in the sky had yet to completely heal.

  For Su Zhengchen to appear at a time like this did not bode well!

  “Kill!”

  After their initial shock, all the surrounding men in black snarled. Seething with killing intent, they rushed at Su Zhengchen.

  “Withdraw!”

  A thunderous roar, imbued with boundless majesty, exploded in everyone’s ears.

  Winds howled and thunder pealed. The sound of that familiar voice made all the men in black shiver and withdraw.

  The dust settled on the steps, revealing a massive gash that had split those white jade steps into two and scattered debris in every direction.

  True Lord Yellow Dragon stood above the wreckage, his expression as cold as ice.

  Despite the majesty and sharpness of Su Zhengchen’s attack, True Lord Yellow Dragon appeared completely unharmed.

  “What a powerful Sword Qi! To think that after several hundred years, another mortal would appear who could cultivate the sword to this level…!”

  A hint of surprise appeared in True Lord Yellow Dragon’s eyes as he stared at the nearby Su Zhengchen.

  At True Lord Yellow Dragon’s level of cultivation, the peerless experts of the mortal world were merely ants. Even the twelve True Dragon Sentinels had be
en nothing more than slightly larger ants, posing no threat to him at all.

  But this attack had been different, and True Lord Yellow Dragon had felt slightly threatened. Even if it was just a little, this was still something that True Lord Yellow Dragon had not experienced in a very long time.

  “But it’s a pity. Even with your cultivation, you’re still no match for this god! Withdraw! Given how difficult it was to reach this level of cultivation, I can spare your life!” True Lord Yellow Dragon coldly said.

  In his position, he rarely said such words. He clearly had a very good impression of this old subject of the Great Tang.

  “I remember your energy. You failed twenty years ago, so why did you come again?” Su Zhengchen suddenly said.

  His words left True Lord Yellow Dragon dumbfounded.

  “Who are you? How did you know about that!?”

  True Lord Yellow Dragon’s face darkened, his tone shifting. There was also a subtle shift in the mood.

  The others in the crowd were also taken aback. What were these two talking about?

  “Some things can happen once, but not twice. As you’ve already failed, you shouldn’t have come again!” Su Zhengchen declared. His expression was firm, and he showed no fear in front of the leader of this organization of men in black.

  “I missed out on my chance twenty years ago. This time, no matter what, I won’t let you step into Taiji Palace!”

  “Is that so?”

  True Lord Yellow Dragon chuckled in understanding.

  “But alas, you’re not strong enough to defeat me!”

  “You’re truly very strong, but I have to try before I know whether I can defeat you or not. To deal with you, this old man is willing to make an exception!”

  Su Zhengchen’s eyes were steeled with resolve. As he spoke, he raised his right hand far above his head, seemingly attempting to reach into the night sky.

  “Sword, come to me!”

  “Sword, come to me!”

  “Sword, come to me!”

  This thunderous roar echoed through the world, traveling far and wide.