The Human Emperor c1-2382

by Huangfu Qi (皇甫奇)

  If there was one place he couldn’t observe, that was it.

  “Forget it! The teleportation gate will be done soon. At this critical moment, I might just be overly paranoid!”

  With this thought in mind, Firmament Supreme withdrew his Psychic Energy and Stellar Energy, and continued to focus on building the teleportation gate.

  At the same time, more than one hundred li below the surface…

  “That was risky!”

  Wang Chong held Divine Embryo 3 with one hand, letting out a sigh as he sensed Firmament Supreme’s Psychic Energy drawing back.

  Wang Chong had instinctively sensed danger and seized Divine Embryo 3 at the last moment. Using the Earth Movement ability, he had shot downward, barely managing to avoid Firmament Supreme’s Psychic Energy.

  If Wang Chong’s reaction had been just a little slower, the result would have been completely different.

  As the underground world calmed back down, Wang Chong did not rush forward, choosing to silently wait.

  As expected…

  Bang!

  Firmament Supreme’s terrifying Psychic Energy and Stellar Energy once more swept downard, scanning the region.

  Firmament Supreme still seemed uneasy and had even increased the horizontal range of his scan.

  After scanning for a long while, Firmament Supreme once more doubtfully muttered, “Was I really just being paranoid?”

  For both him and the Celestial God Organization, the teleportation gate was simply too important, forcing him to be cautious.

  But the reality was right before his eyes. No matter how much he thought about it, Firmament Supreme was forced to believe it. Perhaps he really had been unsettled by today’s turmoil.

  After scanning several more times, Firmament Supreme finally let the matter go and drew back his Psychic Energy and Stellar Energy.

  All of this was a minor interlude, and everything quickly returned to normal.

  “This wily fox!”

  Only after he sensed that Firmament Supreme had stopped scanning did Wang Chong finally relax.

  But he remained cautious and continued to wait.

  After a long while without further activity, Wang Chong returned with Divine Embryo 3 to the area beneath the giant energy core so that it could continue absorbing energy.

  About fifteen minutes later, with a crisp crack, Divine Embryo 3 finished absorbing the last sliver of freezing energy needed to awaken the talent.

  “Ice-Sealed World!”

  The moment Divine Embryo 3 completely awakened the talent, Wang Chong gained complete information on it.

  Divine Embryo 3’s Ice-Sealed World was a pure Ice Element ability. It granted the power to control all liquids and unleash a powerful wave of cold. At maximum power, it could focus all its strength on instantly freezing a specified target, sealing them in ice.

  This ‘freezing’ did not mean a simple layer of ice. The chill would penetrate into the body, piercing through Stellar Energy to freeze one’s blood, Stellar Energy, and thoughts. It was a horrifyingly powerful ability.

  “Let’s go!”

  With Divine Embryo 3’s ability awakened, Wang Chong quickly grabbed it and left.

  ……

  A bonfire burned in the darkness, the flames dancing, but it gave off barely any warmth. In fact, in the light of the fire, one could clearly see freezing air approaching from the north.

  If this continued, it wouldn’t be long before the bonfire was completely extinguished.

  However, this was not the concern of the people around the fire.

  Divine Embryo 3 had successfully awakened its Ice Element talent, but the giant teleportation gate still stood, and the freezing chill indicated that it was approaching completion far faster than anticipated.

  “…Firmament Supreme has already thought of everything. No matter what happens now, he’ll never leave the teleportation gate. Though Master has awakened that ability, so long as Firmament Supreme continues to guard the area, we can’t get close,” the faceless man said, his eyes fixed on the map of the teleportation gate area on the ground.

  The two of them had discussed the problem of the teleportation gate for some time, but they had yet to find a way of dealing with Firmament Supreme.

  “Master, why don’t we go with my plan? I’ll distract Firmament Supreme and hold him down while Master comes around from the rear and destroys the teleportation gate!”

  “It’s pointless.”

  Wang Chong shook his head.

  The faceless man had no idea of the power of the Grotto Heaven realm. Even though his yearning for revenge had made him grow very strong very quickly, already reaching the peak Great General level, he was no match for any of the Supremes.

  “This plan is simply meaningless suicide. Moreover, even if you sacrifice your life, there’s no way you can hold down Firmament Supreme. In front of a Grotto Heaven expert, you won’t even get a chance,” Wang Chong sternly said.

  “Your subordinate does not fear death,” the faceless man firmly said.

  “Let me think about it some more.”

  Wang Chong’s brows creased as he lightly shook his head.

  The stronger one was, the more keenly one understood that immense gap in strength. Let alone the faceless man, even Wang Chong would be sending himself to death if he tried to rush in.

  But the perimeter formation had been broken and Divine Embryo 3 had awakened a new skill. How could Wang Chong stand to just let the matter be and leave?

  And judging by the chill in the air, the teleportation gate was rapidly approaching completion.

  Whoosh!

  As he was thinking, a cold gust of wind blew some white substance toward him.

  Snowflakes?!

  Wang Chong and the faceless man raised their heads in shock.

  Countless snowflakes had begun to fall from the sky, sweeping out from the shore of the Caspian Sea.

  Their expressions instantly turned grave.

  Time was running out!

  Hiss! Pop!

  A soft crackling sound broke the silence.

  Wang Chong turned his head to the sound and saw the snowflakes sinking into the flames, the collision producing a hiss as the snow extinguished flame, flame melting snow.

  As he gazed at the dancing flames, Wang Chong’s eyes glimmered in understanding.

  “I have an idea!”

  Wang Chong squinted at the teleportation gate as he got to his feet.

  ……

  On the shores of the Caspian Sea, the area for ten-some li around had been turned into a white world of ice and snow. Even the waves of the Caspian Sea were showing signs of freezing, chunks of ice being lifted into the air to join with that turbulent ‘sea’ in the sky.

  Beneath this raging ‘sea’, the teleportation gate was releasing stronger and stronger pulses of energy, and a thick, yellow mist oozing with the stench of death was seeping out from the dimension on the other side of the teleportation gate.

  Not only that, through the teleportation gate, one could see a vague glimpse of a distant world.

  Even though it was located far in another dimension, anybody would be able to sense the despair and death from the other side.

  “It will be done in just another few hours.”

  Beneath the teleportation gate, Firmament Supreme let out a sigh of relief.

  Constructing the teleportation gate was both exhausting and difficult, and only the Supremes were capable of it. However, even an expert like Firmament Supreme felt immense pressure from the task.

  But it would all be done in just another few hours.

  “It seems those mice really are gone!”

  There was a savage glint in Firmament Supreme’s eyes.

  He had been planning to hunt down those mice once he was done with the teleportation gate, but it seemed that this was no longer necessary.

  “I suppose their legs are fast enough.”

  But at this moment, his ears detected a scratchy, almost inaud
ible sound.

  “Mm?”

  Firmament Supreme raised an eyebrow as he turned to the sound.

  The white and snowy horizon seemed devoid of inhabitants, but a moment later, Firmament Supreme focused his gaze.

  There, he saw a human silhouette!

  Upon getting a closer look at this figure, Firmament Supreme grimaced.

  “Hmph, quite the bold mouse! Daring to appear before this god at this time!

  “Truly a reckless fool!”

  Firmament Supreme coldly laughed, chilling killing intent in his eyes.

  At almost the same time, a thunderous bellow sent the snowstorm roiling.

  “Firmament Supreme! Are you ready to die?!”

  Wearing a black robe, Wang Chong strode out of the whiteness, his expression confident and unhurried.

  Crssh! Crssh!

  His steps were extremely slow, and each one left an extremely deep imprint in the snow.

  Wang Chong did not use any sort of art to lighten his body, and even though he faced Firmament Supreme alone, he showed no fear.

  “Bastard!

  “Venerable One, let me go and kill him!”

  At almost the same time, the sole remaining member of the three officials, the Sky Official, also sensed Wang Chong, and his face turned dark as he gnashed his teeth.

  “There’s no rush! Let him come!”

  Firmament Supreme grinned as he nonchalantly spoke.

  Such pride and daring to face him alone! He would like to see just how many heads this scoundrel had, and just how tough his neck was!

  Chapter 2076 - The Universal Star Shatter Art!

  Chapter 2076: The Universal Star Shatter Art!

  Whoosh!

  A gust of wind blew across the earth as Wang Chong confidently strode forward, moving with deceptive speed.

  He had started far off on the horizon, but in just a few seconds, he had crossed ten-some li.

  Bang!

  In the distance, warhorses shrieked. The appearance of Wang Chong had thrown the Kailong and other tribal cavalry into chaos.

  “Not good! That’s the man who killed a divine emissary!”

  “Watch out! Everyone, keep your distance!”

  “Damn, damn! Why did he come again?!”

  Their reaction upon seeing Wang Chong was not to surround and attack him, but to draw back like he had the plague.

  Many of the tribal braves had participated in the encirclement when Wang Chong killed the Water Official, hoping to help the divine emissary deal with these eastern ‘devils’. But in that battle, these tribal warriors experienced for the first time what it meant to participate in a gods’ war.

  In that battle, the arrogant tribal warriors of the north were cut down like weeds. Before they could get close, the shockwaves from the clash blasted them away.

  Before the thousands of cavalry had even hit the ground, their bones and organs, and those of their horses, were shattered. At the moment they were struck by the shockwaves, they were instantly killed!

  When the battlefield was covered in the bodies of tribal warriors and the enemy was utterly unscathed, these valiant tribal warriors finally understood fear.

  Whoosh! In the blink of an eye, the tribal warriors began to retreat, leaving open a wide path between Wang Chong and Firmament Supreme.

  Buzz!

  When he was still several thousand feet from the perimeter base, Wang Chong stopped.

  This minor action made Firmament Supreme’s eyes widen.

  The distance Wang Chong had chosen was neither close nor far. It was right outside of Firmament Supreme’s attack range, giving Wang Chong enough time to respond.

  “Just who are you?”

  Firmament Supreme stared at Wang Chong, his eyes flashing.

  “I have never heard of you in the western world, and this place is extremely remote. Who sent you? And from your appearance, this doesn’t seem to be a fleshly body, yes?”

  Wang Chong raised an eyebrow at Firmament Supreme’s last comment, a hint of surprise on his face. But he quickly regained his composure.

  “Heh, I suppose that’s to be expected of a Supreme. I knew I couldn’t hide it from you!”

  Wang Chong faintly smiled.

  His three divine embryos truly weren’t bodies of flesh and blood. It was very normal for someone of Firmament Supreme’s strength to sense that something was wrong, and far stranger if he hadn’t.

  On the other side, Firmament Supreme was surprised to hear Wang Chong note that he was a Supreme.

  There wasn’t anything special about knowing the name ‘Firmament Supreme’, but to know that ‘Supreme’ was a title was something else entirely. This person had clearly encountered other Supremes.

  Firmament Supreme narrowed his eyes as he suddenly asked, “You’re from the eastern world?” But from his tone, he seemed certain of Wang Chong’s identity.

  “The east is Genesis Supreme’s territory. I heard that Li Taiyi is already dead, leaving only the Child of Destruction, someone called Wang Chong. In a war not too long ago, this Wang Chong vanquished Arabia, and I’ve heard he’s also created some problems for us in the capital of the Great Tang. That man… is you!”

  Firmament Supreme’s voice boomed through the world.

  His eyes were as sharp as swords, seeming to see into the depths of the human heart.

  The surrounding area buzzed with chatter, the tribal warriors befuddled by Wang Chong and Firmament Supreme’s conversation.

  But the Sky Official, who stood at the intersection between the perimeter and interior, appeared shocked.

  “What? It’s him!”

  It was clear that the Sky Official had heard of the Child of Destruction.

  He had not expected this King of the east to travel to such a remote place.

  It was completely abnormal.

  The Sky Official’s eyes turned cold and harsh.

  “This scoundrel is coming for the teleportation gate!”

  The Sky Official understood what was going on.

  The six bases were well hidden, and only a small number of people in their organization knew about them. How could this human from the eastern world have known about it?

  “Truly worthy of the Supreme title! Even though you are in the distant west, you have heard of my name. It seems that your Celestial God Organization still engages in a significant amount of internal communication, at least between the Supremes.

  “This is perfect! Once I kill you, I should be able to frighten Genesis Supreme a little!”

  Wang Chong faintly smiled.

  “Seeking death!”

  The Sky Official exploded with rage.

  Underneath the teleportation gate, Firmament Supreme’s expression chilled, a layer of frost appearing on his face.

  “Hmph, good! You’ve truly made this god take a new look at you. Come! Let this god see how you will kill me!” Firmament Supreme coldly said.

  Wang Chong coldly laughed at Firmament Supreme’s words, and the two engaged in a stare-off. But Wang Chong did not come forward.

  Slowly, his eyes turned to the Sky Official.

  Whoosh!

  This was a surprising development, and the Sky Official paled.

  He had not imagined that Wang Chong would suddenly shift targets to him.

  Swoosh!

  Wang Chong gave no opportunity for the Sky Official to escape, immediately pushing his Shadow Fiend Art to its limits as he lunged at the Sky Official.

  “Firmament Supreme! There’s no need for any false bravado from you! You’re bound by the formation and have no means of removing yourself!

  “I’ll kill your last subordinate and all your men first, and then I’ll deal with you.

  “Great Yin Yang Art!”

  Wang Chong blinked above the Sky Official, Yin and Yang erupting from his hands and manifesting into two large energy balls representing the sun and moon. Yin and Yang turned, water and fire blasting toward the Sky Official down below.

 
“Seeking death!”

  The Sky Official was shocked and enraged.

  “Universal Star Shatter Art!”

  Boom!

  Two energies of completely different natures collided, creating a shockwave akin to a tsunami.

  The Sky Official could not be considered weak, but he had still underestimated Wang Chong.

  Rumble! The images of the sun and moon turned, the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art pulling on the Sky Official’s immense energy and shifting it toward empty space. Bang! Wang Chong’s palm slammed into the Sky Official’s chest.

  Buzz!

  Being suppressed by Wang Chong made the Sky Official grimace, his face paling.

  However, the Sky Official was still the leader of the three officials, and he was no weakling.

  Bang! A pitch-black stream of energy thundered into the Sky Official’s body and out the other side. Behind him, space fractured, a long fissure appearing.

  This Stellar Energy that had surged into the Sky Official’s body had been instantly transported to another dimension.

  The Myriad Universe Body!

  This was the skill that distinguished the Sky Official from the Earth Official and Water Official and made him the leader of the three officials.

  Not only could the Sky Official borrow energy from the dimensions, he could also divert his opponent’s attacks to another dimension, making them ineffective and minimizing the damage to him.

  “Everyone, hear my order! Kill him!”

  As the Sky Official neutralized Wang Chong’s Stellar Energy, he bellowed an order for all the men in black on the perimeter to surround and kill Wang Chong.

  Enough ants could gnaw an elephant to death!

  Even if they couldn’t fight one-on-one against him, or even take a single blow from him, if all of them worked together, they could apply enormous pressure to Wang Chong.

  Roooar!

  As the Sky Official’s order rang out, inhuman roars resounded through the world. The remaining several hundred men in black howled as their bodies began to lengthen and thicken, taking the forms of Lu Wus or Black Flame Asuras… Seething black flames erupted from their bodies and converged on Wang Chong from all directions.

  The Sky Official was ready to fight to the death with Wang Chong, but then he was instantly left stunned.