The Human Emperor c1-2382

by Huangfu Qi (皇甫奇)

  Just when An Yaluoshan was at his cockiest, a cold and aloof voice like the voice of death itself entered his ears.

  “An Yaluoshan, you’ve kept me waiting. Are you sure… that I can’t kill you?”

  Buzz!

  When he heard this familiar voice, An Yaluoshan felt his heart skip a beat, and his body trembled. Raising his head, he looked to the side. Next to the pine tree was an aloof young man wearing an imperial robe, neat and tidy, as if he had been waiting for some time.

  As An Yaluoshan turned to look, that aloof young man also turned to look at him.

  “W-W-Wang Chong!!”

  An Yaluoshan’s eyes flew open in disbelief. As their eyes met, An Yaluoshan felt like he had been struck by a hammer, his breathing almost coming to a stop.

  Shock!

  Incomparable shock!

  The shock and disbelief were so great that his body staggered backward several steps!

  H-how?

  How could he appear here?

  And wasn’t he chasing his ‘clones’ just a moment ago?

  How could one person appear in two places at once?

  He felt like he was seeing a ghost.

  “How are you here?” An Yaluoshan stiffly said, scowling.

  “Hmph!”

  Wang Chong chuckled as he slowly walked out from behind the tree with contempt on his face.

  “If you can appear here, I naturally can as well. Did you really think you were the only one with substitutes?”

  Bang!

  As Wang Chong spoke, another explosion came from the bronze pendant on An Yaluoshan’s neck. The hazy light exploded from the pendant, displaying the scene around that distant clone.

  The location was the southwestern sector of the capital, as far as possible from this area.

  Bang!

  In the scene, with a massive explosion that sent dust flying into the air, the last ‘An Yaluoshan’ crashed to the ground, his eyes wide open. Nearby stood a tall and majestic figure wearing an imperial robe, the young face clearly that of Wang Chong.

  Two Wang Chongs!

  Two imperial robes!

  One was in the southwestern sector of the capital while one was outside the walls to the northwest, but they were both Wang Chong!

  “Youuuu!”

  An Yaluoshan stared at Wang Chong in both shock and anger. Even a fool could see that Wang Chong had used the same trick and created a clone!

  “You thought yourself smart, but you were too smart for your own good!”

  Wang Chong sneered at An Yaluoshan’s furious visage.

  In the Rebellion of the Three Princes, he had asked Miyasame Ayaka to disguise Young Master Qingyang to look like himself, and not even Hou Junji had been able to notice. How could An Yaluoshan?

  An Yaluoshan had believed after leaving the Imperial Palace that his many clones would allow him to easily escape, leading Wang Chong in a wild goose chase, but he was far too naive!

  Clang!

  Wang Chong’s face chilled as he moved his right hand to the Origin Immortal Sword at his waist!

  To deal with An Yaluoshan and kill him here, Wang Chong had brought the supreme Origin Immortal Sword with him.

  “Wait!”

  Just when Wang Chong was preparing to strike, An Yaluoshan waved his hands, cold sweat breaking out all over his body.

  “Before I die, I would like to ask a question. I considered my escape route to be extremely secretive, and I restrained all my energy. How did you find me?”

  An Yaluoshan was befuddled by this question. His escape route in the northeast was a top secret that he had been preparing for ages. Only his closest advisors knew about it. How had Wang Chong managed to find his real body and even come to wait ahead of him?

  “Hmph, there’s no harm in telling you!”

  Wang Chong coldly sneered. He knew what An Yaluoshan was trying to do, but if he really thought that was all it took to succeed, then he was deeply underestimating Wang Chong.

  “The Nine Revolutions Jade Marrow Pill the Sage Emperor gifted you feels rather nice, yes?”

  Whoosh!

  An Yaluoshan’s face instantly began to shift between green and white in pure rage.

  This bastard!

  He had been on guard against almost every possibility, sending out so many clones, restraining his energy, altering his body… but he had never imagined that the Nine Revolutions Jade Marrow Pill that the Sage Emperor had gifted to him and that he had accepted in a moment of greed would become his fatal error.

  He had never imagined that Wang Chong would be so treacherous as to tamper with the Nine Revolutions Jade Marrow Pill.

  In order to prevent Wang Chong from tracking them down, An Yaluoshan had scanned all five members of his group for any mental marks planted by Wang Chong. He had also released Thousand Li Fragrance and had everyone change clothes after exiting the palace.

  And to prevent any potential deception with the guards, they had also decided not to bring any guards with them.

  But in the end, he had never imagined that he would lose to Wang Chong because of one pill!

  An Yaluoshan had been heavily injured, but he had been feeling cocky over the fact that he had just stolen the Sage Emperor’s Dragon Qi and had even been gifted one of the extremely effective Nine Revolutions Jade Marrow Pills. While he was sighing over its miraculous effects, he had failed to notice the mental mark Wang Chong had planted on it.

  “Let me send you on your way!” Wang Chong coldly said, his expression callous.

  “Wait! Wait! I still have a question…”

  An Yaluoshan flailed his hands and shouted.

  But Wang Chong ignored him. A gale howled and a flash of lightning erupted from his body, a powerful energy instantly locking onto An Yaluoshan.

  “Bastard!”

  Seeing that he could no longer delay Wang Chong, An Yaluoshan turned cold, his face savage and harsh.

  “You really think I’m afraid of you? Strike!”

  Rumble!

  With a massive explosion of Stellar Energy and a fierce gale, An Yaluoshan swelled in size. As he stomped his foot down, a black-armored demon god emerged behind him.

  This demon god’s body seethed with pitch-black flames, and all that could be seen were two cold and emotionless eyes. All other details were lost in a sea of darkness.

  Roooar!

  With a savage roar, the giant demon god produced spears, pikes, sabers, tridents, bow and arrow, meteor hammers… Rising into the air with An Yaluoshan, it attacked Wang Chong with these numerous weapons.

  Chapter 2015 - One Versus Three!

  Chapter 2015: One Versus Three!Translated by: Hypersheep325

  Edited by: MichyrrBang!A sharp screech tore through the air. Before the black demon god even reached Wang Chong, two of its arms began to move, nocking an arrow to the bow and unleashing a black meteor of destruction at Wang Chong.The God-Executing Demon Arrow!This was a legendary arrow that was capable of executing gods.An Yaluoshan had not used it once, not when dealing with Yeon Gaesomun in the war of the northeast or at the direst moment of the feast of all countries.This was his hidden trump card!An Yaluoshan had a very simple reason for not using this attack. Any Turk who heard the name of the God-Executing Demon Arrow, saw the form of the arrow, and spotted the dazzling inscriptions flashing like stars atop the arrow would immediately know that this arrow was unleashed by that mighty legend most revered by the Great Turkic Khaganate several hundred years ago, War God Yaluoshan!And this god was the origin of An Yaluoshan’s name!Just a split-second later—Boom! Boom!Behind Wang Chong, to the left and right, two figures exploded out like dragons or tigers, joining An Yaluoshan in the assault.“Great Blood Solar Dragon Demon Art!”To Wang Chong’s right, Cui Qianyou had a chilling expression, holding a nearly five-foot-long saber in his hand. The moment this saber left its sheath, it unleashed a fierce gale that tore through the heavens.As he lunged forward, space resonated, and a massive blazing sun the color of blood appeared. W
ithin it was a massive dragon demon that pushed the blood sun along with the saber energy toward Wang Chong.This attack carried such power that all the grass and stones within several hundred feet were obliterated.The Great Blood Solar Dragon Demon Art!When Cui Qianyou was thirteen, he had jumped into a cave and found the residence of an ascetic, where he obtained this long-lost ancient technique of tremendous power.According to the notes left by that ascetic, this was an ancient technique of the demonic path that had once unleashed a bloody storm across the Central Plains during the Spring and Autumn Period, and countless experts of both the righteous and evil path had died to it.If all had gone as normal, this demonic art should have left its mark on history, perhaps even competing with the other ten great arts of the Central Plains.But this senior had an eccentric personality. After slaughtering his way through the Central Plains and defeating countless powerful existences, he seemed to get fed up. He returned to the northeast and lived out the rest of his life in seclusion.After obtaining this supreme art, Cui Qianyou diligently cultivated it, eventually reaching a masterful level. With his saber, he had once left a scar across a granite cliff face that was nearly one hundred meters across and extended several dozen meters deep, leaving a similarly deep impression on the people of Youzhou.Cui Qianyou had a domineering saber energy, and though he was not famous in the Central Plains, he could compare to Li Siye and Gao Xianzhi with this one attack.“Eastern Sea Qian Kun Force!”To Wang Chong’s back and left, another bellowing figure charged forward.Rumble!The air seemed to explode with thunder. Tian Chengsi appeared, his eyes furious and his brows twisted together. He swung the heavy sword in his right hand, causing all the air within several thousand feet to transform into pounding waves that howled toward Wang Chong in the center.Those waves of air were endless, and even the hardiest steel would have been crushed to scrap.Tian Chengsi’s left hand did not remain idle. He wore a heavy gauntlet covered with spikes on his left hand, and he chose this moment to punch.Bang!As this fist punched, it seemed to become imbued with a firm and heavy weight, strong and upright as a mountain.No, it did not just seem like a mountain. This was the power of the mountains!Rumble! As the punch flew forward, a massive mountain manifested behind Tian Chengsi, followed by a second, a third… A vast mountain range spread out behind Tian Chengsi, occupying the left half of the sky. And to Tian Chengsi’s right were the surging blue waves of the Eastern Sea!The Eastern Sea Qian Kun Force!This ‘Qian Kun’ referred to the mountains and the sea, to two sources of energy that had been cultivated to the apex!Just like Cui Qianyou, Tian Chengsi was obscure in the Central Plains, but in Youzhou, he possessed a thunderous reputation. There was barely a single person who did not know the name of Martial Maniac Tian Chengsi.Amongst An Yaluoshan’s generals, Tian Chengsi was by far the most obsessed with martial arts, and it was a mania that was also reflected in his cultivation style.Before An Yaluoshan had awoken to the Power of the World and become Child of the World, Tian Chengsi, though he was a high-ranking officer, would spend more than twenty days out of the thirty in a month cultivating on the shore of the Eastern Sea rather than with his army.He enjoyed wearing extremely heavy armor, holding a heavy saber, and fighting in the middle of the Eastern Sea with massive waves, making the Eastern Sea into his enemy.At the start, Tian Chengsi had cultivated only at the edge of the sea, but he slowly advanced deeper and deeper, even holding his breath and striding through the bottom of the sea to continue his cultivation.Tian Chengsi’s art had no legacy, and his master was the Eastern Sea itself. Thus, his energy came in layer after layer, wave after wave, making one feel like one was trying to fight back against the entire Eastern Sea.Tian Chengsi’s strength was simply immense. In a particularly famous incident, a fishing boat had been returning when massive waves came out of the Eastern Sea, almost turning it over, yet the weather had been bright and clear. It was only when Tian Chengsi stepped onto shore and the waves settled down that everyone realized that those massive waves had been caused simply by Tian Chengsi practicing with his sword.As Tian Chengsi honed his technique to the limit, he managed to comprehend from the pounding waves of the Eastern Sea the principle that ‘at the extreme of Yin is Yang, and at the extreme of Yang is Yin’. At the same time, he comprehended the bold and upright power of the mountains.These two opposite energies brought out the best of each other, resulting in Tian Chengsi’s Eastern Sea Qian Kun Force.Neither Cui Qianyou nor Tian Chengsi had ever revealed their true strength. However, in order to deal with the mighty Wang Chong, the two of them pushed their cultivations to the limit as they joined An Yaluoshan in assaulting Wang Chong.“Hmph!”Sensing the three energies surrounding him, Wang Chong coldly grunted, no sign of surprise in his eyes.Cui Qianyou and Tian Chengsi had restrained all of their energy and approached furtively. They had thought themselves hidden, but in reality, Wang Chong had noticed them long ago.An Yaluoshan had believed that he could distract Wang Chong and create an opportunity for his subordinates, but this was nothing but wishful thinking.Their plans had never been hidden from Wang Chong.“Origin Immortal Art!”Wang Chong’s eyes chilled as he used the number one technique of the Central Plains, the Supreme and Infinite Origin Immortal Art, and summoned the Trayastrimsa Heaven.Boom!In a flash of light, a dazzling golden pavilion surrounded by transcendent energy emerged behind Wang Chong.Wang Chong stood like a mountain, not even trying to dodge these attacks. With two massive booms, Cui Qianyou’s Great Blood Solar Dragon Demon Art and Tian Chengsi’s Eastern Sea Qian Kun Force vanished into Wang Chong’s Trayastrimsa Heaven.Those destructive energies seemed to be transported into another dimension, vanishing without a trace.Their majestic attacks had vanished in the blink of an eye, absorbed by the Trayastrimsa Heaven.“How could this be!?”Cui Qianyou and Tian Chengsi instantly paled.In terms of cultivation, the two of them were peak Great Generals. While they didn’t believe that their full-force attacks could kill Wang Chong, they at least believed that they could heavily injure him. But to their shock, Wang Chong had absorbed all of them, making their hearts freeze.Before they could react, two streams of energy blasted toward them and blew them back.“Ah!”The two of them screamed as they crashed into the ground in a cloud of dust.At the same time, Wang Chong thrust out a palm, and a dazzling ball of energy shot out and obliterated An Yaluoshan’s God-Executing Demon Arrow!Whoosh!An Yaluoshan’s eyes flew open, and deep inside was a tinge of fear.His God-Executing Demon Arrow was not as grandiose as the attacks of Tian Chengsi and Cui Qianyou, but it was far stronger. More importantly, the arrow had an extremely frightening piercing trait that could penetrate through both Psychic Energy and Stellar Energy. An Yaluoshan had predicted that this would be an arrow that would heavily injure Wang Chong and create additional openings, but Wang Chong had destroyed it with one strike of his palm.What left An Yaluoshan even more fearful and uneasy was the terrifying energy that Wang Chong had locked onto his body.Hissss!Countless bolts of lightning erupted from the Origin Immortal Sword, and in that moment, Wang Chong struck.“Lightning Flash!”An icy voice that was neither too loud nor too soft resounded in everyone’s ears, and in a flash of light, Wang Chong disappeared.

  Chapter 2016 - Danger! The World Consciousness!

  Chapter 2016: Danger! The World Consciousness!

  Translated by: Hypersheep325

  Edited by: Michyrr

  Rumble!

  Thunderclouds manifested, and lightning slashed through the air. Several dozen meters above An Yaluoshan, tens of thousands of lightning bolts, each more dazzling than the sun, exploded toward An Yaluoshan.

  The blazing lightning bolts lit up the night, making this area outside the city walls as bright as day.

  “Not good!”

  An Yaluoshan was stunned, an intense sense of danger surging up in his mind.

  But An Yaluoshan didn’t even have a chance to dodge as Wang Chong sent all his energy, together with the power he had absorbed from Cui Qianyou and Tian Chengsi, slamming into his body!

  Bang!

  An Yaluoshan screamed, the
manifestation of the Turkic War God behind him shattering. His body flew backward like a ragdoll and slammed into the city wall, activating the large-scale formation embedded in the walls. He was repulsed, and his body crashed back into the ground in a cloud of dust.

  With one blow, Wang Chong had easily defeated An Yaluoshan, Cui Qianyou, and Tian Chengsi.

  “Mm?”

  But a moment later, Wang Chong frowned and turned in An Yaluoshan’s direction.

  Cough, cough!

  Coughing came out of the dust as An Yaluoshan slowly stood up. He patted the dust off his body, appearing completely unharmed.

  “Another ritual tool?”

  Wang Chong’s eyes chilled as he seemed to understand.

  An Yaluoshan did not have the strength to block the attack, at least not to the level where he could be completely unharmed. There was no question that this was yet again the effect of a ritual tool.

  “Bastard! You and I had no grudge against each other, and I’ve never targeted the Wang Clan, so why is it that you insist on targeting me?”

  An Yaluoshan slowly emerged from the cloud of dust, his teeth gnashing in rage as he hatefully stared at Wang Chong.

  “Wang Chong, I’ve done my best to yield to you, so why are you so determined to kill me?”

  He had never had any sort of grudge with Wang Chong. This sort of hatred was something he had never been able to understand.

  “Stop with the questions. I don’t need a reason to kill you! Accept your fate!” Wang Chong coldly said, having no intention to explain. Hiss! Lightning once more burst out of the Origin Immortal Sword, and Wang Chong’s energy once more locked onto An Yaluoshan.

  “I’d like to see how strong this ritual tool of yours is, and how many of my attacks it can take!”

  “Bastard! To the death, then!”

  An Yaluoshan angrily roared, rising from the ground to lunge at Wang Chong. Behind him, the eight-armed Turkic War God manifested once more.

  But a moment later, just when it seemed like An Yaluoshan was about to fight to the death, he suddenly turned around and fled.