Hong! Hong! Hong!
The two of them clashed fiercely, and the ground shook and mountains swayed. It was a battle of quasi-Shattering Void Tier, and although the stars still couldn’t be shaken down, the destructive power was still extremely terrifying.
After fighting for half a day, their strength diminished heavily, and at this time, Ling Han’s freakishness was fully displayed.
He was the alchemy emperor.
Medicine, medicine, medicine, take it one after another—he couldn’t stop at all!
A few medicinal pills went down his stomach, and his Origin Power instantly rose sharply, almost instantly returning to its peak state.
It wasn’t just the effect of the spirit medicine, but also had to do with him eating too much tonic medicine ordinarily. The benefits couldn’t be completely digested, and permeated his blood, flesh, and bones, and now they were unleashed with the aid of medicinal power, allowing him to instantly return to peak state—even physical force as well.
He exercised his muscles and bones, which crackled loudly like thunderclap, showing the fineness of his current state.
Corpse Two’s expression changed involuntarily. There was a great shortcoming with cultivating corpse arts—the medicinal pills refined for martial artists were completely ineffective for him. Now Ling Han was at an optimal state, but Corpse Two’s power was exhausted and his battle prowess dropped drastically. How was he going to continue?
Of course, he didn’t need to worry about being taken down by Ling Han. After all, his physique was at the Shattering Void Tier, which allowed him to stand in a secure position naturally.
However, after possessing such a great advantage, would he still have to run with his tail between his legs?
Ling Han cracked a smile, and said, “Now how about it, you still have the confidence to kill me?”
“Hmph, like you can take care of me? Don’t forget, I’m assassinating you. Although unsuccessful, but if I’m to leave, you can only watch your back as well,” Corpse Two countered—he wanted to sway Ling Han’s invincible confidence.
Ling Han didn’t care at all—all those years he’d lived in the previous life weren’t for nothing. He said, “There’s a saying: a monk may run away, but the temple remains. I certainly can’t detain you now, but when I reach the Shattering Void Tier, it’ll be the time of Thousand Corpse Sect’s destruction!
“Remember these words and pass them on. If you don’t want to die, hurry up and separate from the Thousand Corpse Sect and stay as a recluse for the rest of your life!”
Corpse Two’s expression changed again. This brat talked so big, but the treasured sword in his hand was truly strange, becoming stronger in face of a strong opponent; even Thousand Corpse Sect’s sect master, the Ninth Underworld King, might not be able to kill him.
Sneak attack… another sneak attack was needed not to give this brat the chance to unleash the treasured sword.
“I can’t assassinate you, but it doesn’t mean others can’t,” Corpse Two said indifferently. “Earlier, I said that there’s still a Corpse Boss above me, and his battle prowess is a few times stronger than mine. Next time, perhaps he’ll attack.”
“I accept it!” Ling Han said loftily. His cultivation was soaring, and when Corpse Boss appeared, he might already be at the peak stage of the Deity Transformation Tier—it would be nothing difficult to rival a high-level Heaven Tier.
Corpse Two already completely recovered its calm, and said, “Don’t be overconfident. Corpse Boss has constantly cultivated in the Pond of the Underworld, and when he comes into the world… perhaps he’ll already be in the Shattering Void Tier!”
Trying to sway his heart of martial arts?
Ling Han snorted—so what of a Shattering Void Tier. He still had one chance for Black Tower’s power boost, and he could unleash the Black Tower at the worst—they’d see who could be more kickass!
“Then I’ll be waiting!”
Chapter 761 - The Problem of Prominence
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Corpse Two left.
Ling Han didn’t stop him. Corpse Two’s physique was comparable to tenth-tier rare metal, and he would need to strike it for a long time to split it open, but Corpse Two wasn’t a dead person, so would Corpse Two let him attack as he pleased?
He felt a sense of urgency arise. He’d assumed that with Purple Moon Empire’s impact, the five great sects and the Thousand Corpse Sect would be restrained in the middle state, and wouldn’t care about “small places” like the east, south, west, and north regions, yet the Thousand Corpse Sect unexpectedly assaulted here first.
Fortunately, they’d only sent a Heaven Tier elite.
The unification had to be faster so that the world would be a king’s territory, then wherever he fought would be his home turf, and he would be able to receive the blessing of the power of the nation. Moreover, the larger the territory and the more numerous the citizens, the stronger the blessing he would receive.
Besides, Ling Han had to hurry up and grasp Ice Dragon Ground Blast Formation, a tenth-tier formation, which would bring him the battle prowess which he most urgently needed at the moment.
A trip to Blood Flame Valley and killing a few stubborn ones who wouldn’t heed the persuasion; Ling Han also became merciless and definitely wouldn’t care about the discontentment of a few people for the great cause of splitting open the skies.
Were the lives of the people in the world more important, or was satisfying a few people’s desire for power more important?
As the Winter Moon Sect and other large sects surrendered one after another, north region’s unification also became smooth and orderly—wherever the great army passed, white flags were raised.
Heaven Grade alchemist and Heaven Tier battle prowess—the two added together were invincible!
Ling Han embarked on a return trip. After a slight rest and reorganization, he marched westward to take down the west region first, then he’d seize the south region, and at last take down the east region to complete the unification of the periphery. The middle state’s battle would have to be left to the Purple Moon Empire and Ma Duo Bao.
The eight kings were very powerful, but this generation’s five great sects were also powerful, and the eight kings might not be able to succeed. The Lunar King had also said that the eight kings together weren’t a match for Ma Duo Bao—who knew how powerful the damned fatty really was.
Helian Xun Xue moved the capital to north region’s Cold Wind City. The place was chosen, on one hand, because of its location, just at the center of the north region, which made it convenient for dispatch, and on the other hand because Cold Wind City had the character “han” in it 1 .
Ling Han was now walking towards Cold Wind City, and after seven days, the party returned to the imperial city.
Helian Xunxue indeed was skilled at ruling a country. In a short while, the imperial city already appeared imposing, and had the prestige of a king. More important were the aspirations of the people—people were discussing Great Ling Empire’s new policies and praising them unceasingly.
Earnestly thinking for the people, the people would obviously respond with sincerity.
People were very simple—you let me live a good life, so I’d support you!
Ling Han as a sovereign—not as a Heaven Grade alchemist or a high-level martial artist—finally left an impression on the minds of the ordinary people.
He was glad to see such change, and purposely slowed down his pace, walking slowly along the way.
“Damn it, you dare to contest over a girl with this young master, do you know who this young master is?” When they passed by a place, they suddenly heard a voice filled with arrogance.
“Hm, why does it sound familiar?” Ling Han stopped in his tracks.
From the voice and the tone, he knew that it was a fop, but why did it sound so familiar? Could he be acquainted with such trash?
Zhu Xuaner’s delicat
e face blushed as she said, “It’s my younger brother!”
Oh, right, Zhu Long Xin!
Ling Han couldn’t help but reveal a smile, and said, “Then let’s go in and have a look.” He was Zhu Xuan Er’s relative, and since they encountered him, they might as well have a look. He looked up shortly, and shook his head.
Spring Full Pavilion—a place for men to feel ecstasy.
“Masters…” A souteneur greeted them and was about to express his warm welcome, but then he saw Ling Han’s party, which was too damned unnatural—a grown man, then a celestial beauty, a beautifully decked little girl, and a rabbit.
What assembly was this?
Gold-seeking Rat scuttled over and scratched the souteneur’s face—why’d you ignore this baby, why’d you ignore this baby!
Ling Han snatched back Gold-seeking Rat, threw over a gold bar, pointed at the second floor, and said, “What’s going on there?”
The souteneur was still panic-stricken. Such a large rat! Although it was chubby and made him instantly think of hot pot, its claws were too fierce, tearing open his skin! But receiving Ling Han’s tip, he instantly turned his anger to joy, and said, “My lord, those are two customers quarreling due to jealousy.”
It was simple. Two young masters took a fancy to a hostess and wanted to have her first time.
This was problematic—the first time was one and only.
Consequently, the two young masters got into a quarrel, first competing who had more money, and now it rose into the competition of family backgrounds.
The typical style of rich and good-for-nothing young men.
“You look quite fine, could you be a catamite?” the other spoiled young man said smilingly.
“This young lord is Zhu Long Xin! Do you know what those three words represent?” Zhu Long Xin hooted. “My sister is north region’s number one genius, the world’s most beautiful Zhu Xuan Er, and my brother-in-law is even more impressive: he’s Great Ling Nation’s emperor, Heaven Grade alchemist Ling Han!”
“Hahahaha, if you say so, I can also say I’m Ling Han. Catamite, be nice, call me Brother-in-law!” the other spoiled young man said.
Zhu Xuan Er couldn’t help but reveal an irritated look. The foulness was directed at her and angered her.
Hu Niu, however, clapped, and said, “Good, good, let’s gift him the alluring woman.”
Peng! Peng! Peng!
They started fighting upstairs, and Zhu Long Xin shouted, “Damn you, you’re not fit to be this young master’s brother-in-law. Why don’t you take a piss and look in the mirror, see how this young master will bloody your face.”
“Like I’m afraid of you!”
The two began fighting upstairs and the pavilion was instantly in turmoil, but the two of them had great backgrounds, so the other people didn’t dare to stop them, and could only run out one after another.
Zhu Long Xin and the other youngster already fought their way out onto the main street, kicking and punching each other. They weren’t experts and their fight was like that of local hoodlums; their faces and bodies were full of bruises and injuries.
With the disturbance on the main street, the guards obviously came quickly and took down both of them.
“Impudence, how dare you seize me, do you know who I am?” The other spoiled young man was also just as arrogant after being seized, having no fear, but rather extreme arrogance.
“I’m Qian Feng, and my brother is Qian Wu Yong! Qian Wu Yong, do you guys know him? He’s His Majesty’s good brother, a right-hand man!” the youngster shouted.
He was Qian Family’s clansman?
Ling Han frowned. The old friends in the Hu Yang Academy all joined the army and assumed significant posts. Although their cultivation wasn’t high, they had Ling Han’s trust. After all, there wasn’t that much time to develop the backbone in the army.
However, what came with it were such problems.-
People from large families were obviously lofty, and it was hard to lose the habits that were maintained for a long time. Contrarily, coming from the desolate north, these large families instead inflated in their pride and were less and less reverent.
It was time to put them in order.
Chapter 762 - Kill a Chicken
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With Qian Feng’s shout, those soldiers all seemed to become hesitant.
He was someone with a great background, so was it really good to seize him? If they seized him now, wouldn’t he just be released later?
Qian Wu Yong, His Majesty’s old friend and the empire’s outstanding minister, could his brother[1.ED/N: On a side note, it may not necessarily be direct blood brother… could also be a cousin. The author used a term that doesn’t make much sense in English.] be touched?
“To hell with Qian Wu Yong!” Zhu Long Xin was even more arrogant. “My sister is Zhu Xuan Er, the future queen of Great Ling Empire. Seize this guy for this young master and lock him in the imperial prison for a few months!”
Hu Niu was instantly infuriated—she was Ling Han’s queen!
Ling Han didn’t bat an eyelid. He quite wanted to see how these soldiers would handle it—a microcosm of Great Ling Empire.
“Two Young Masters, don’t cause a disturbance here, it’s bad influence. Follow us to the imperial guard headquarters. We still need to go through the motions, after all,” an officer said, sounding very courteous.
Although the two people’s identities weren’t verified, it was the imperial capital, and how many people dared to cause a disturbance and recklessly give themselves an identity—especially an honorable identity? Their identities would definitely be checked and verified, and things obviously wouldn’t end well for impersonators.
Thus, the officer was very careful.
Zhu Long Xin and Qian Feng, however, weren’t willing to let the matter drop, and wanted the military official to seize the other person.
Spoiled young men fighting over a woman’s favor also had to abide by the rules. It would be the end whenever one had the upper hand, and they normally wouldn’t put the other party to death. After all, if all the spoiled young men were dead, who would see their show of authority?
Ling Han shook his head. The territory was expanding rapidly, but the entire country’s caliber couldn’t keep up. It was no wonder, as he only spoke of two articles, one of which was expansion, and the second was appease the citizen’s hearts. He didn’t say to rule the country by high standards.
He stood up, and said, “Seize them both, escort them to the east gate, and flog them a hundred times!”
“Pah, who the hell are you to talk of beating us? Do you know who my brother is?” Qian Feng shouted harshly. He was truly furious; even these soldiers treated him with respect, so who did he think he was?
“Brother, Brother-in-law!” Zhu Long Xin shouted in a pleasant surprise.
“Your Majesty!” The soldiers all knelt down one after another.
Y-Your Majesty?
Qiang Feng was struck dumb. This was Great Ling Empire’s sovereign and the mightiest figure of north region nowadays, and he actually dared to snap at the other party? Beyond everything, Rain Country’s families were nothing after coming out of the Fallen Moon Gorge, and their glory now was all thanks to Ling Han—he sure plucked up some courage.
Ling Han waved his hand, and said, “Drag them away for a flogging!”
“Yes, Your Majesty!” Those soldiers instantly became as fierce as tigers and wolves, for it was the reigning emperor’s decree.
“Brother-in-law, Brother-in-law, why beat me too… Sister, Sister!” Zhu Long Xin saw Zhu Xuan Er and shouted in a hurry, obviously hoping his sister could appeal for mercy in his stead.
However, Zhu Xuan Er only shook her head at him and didn’t speak at all.
Well, the two spoiled young men were both dragged away—how unfortunate for them to have bumped into the muzzle?
However, if it weren’t for the chance encou
nter here, he really wouldn’t have known that Zhu Long Xin already came here. It was quite funny thinking about it; Zhu Long Xin really had foresight when he called him brother-in-law.
Returning to the imperial palace, Ling Han immediately set about the problem of strengthening the law and jurisdiction.
In reality, authority inevitably came with privileges, or why else would people revere authority? Ling Han didn’t think to make every family clear like water; instead, there had to be a bottom line that mustn’t be broken.
Fighting and quarreling over a woman were small things, which he didn’t need to be so strict about, but coercing women into prostitution, dominating someone’s wife, and seizing property… such dirty dealings definitely needed to be eradicated.
Punishing Zhu Long Xin and Qian Feng in public today, he made them an example to others. Just as he had conceived the thought, these two guys bumped right into him.
Although the two of them were each whipped one hundred times, Qian Family’s head entered the imperial palace and requested to meet at night, kneeling in penitence before Ling Han and pleading in a tearful voice as if a enormous sin had been committed.
Ling Han’s tone was slightly stern, and he warned him to properly control the people of his family, drawing a bottom line for him. If this bottom line was crossed, he wouldn’t care about friendship, and whoever needed to be killed would be killed.
The head of the Qian Family obeyed in fear. He was only in the Spiritual Pedestal Tier, terrified just standing in front of Ling Han, so why would he dare to infuriate Ling Han? Besides, Qian Family was currently a hundred times more imposing than back in the Rain Country, so why would he wish to be struck back into the original condition?
The second day, Zhu Long Xin covered his butt and also went to see Ling Han.
Earlier, since Zhu Xuan Er left the imperial city with Ling Han, not many people believed him although he kept saying he was Zhu Xuan Er’s younger brother. Of course, not many people did anything to him, for what if it were true?
Thus, his days passed by neither good nor bad. Now that his brother-in-law finally returned, he was obviously going to be pettishly charming, and at best the title of some sort of king would be conferred to him. Then, he’d be awe-inspiring and beat anyone who was an eyesore.
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