Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao c1-1294

by Flying Alone 孤单地飞

  The only way to injure him would be to draw near and fight him at close range, without giving him time to turn around.

  But to fight at close range would be too dangerous; it was also not suitable for a cultivator of Origin Power—it was the offensive tactic of a cultivator of Body Arts.

  Yue Rong’er’s strength evidently went beyond this. She exclaimed softly, “Peacock’s Numerous Plumes, Shatters the Cosmos!”

  Suddenly, a beautiful spread of plumes appeared on her back, akin to a peacock fanning out its tail in a splash of colors. Next, the total of 72 plumes all shot out directly towards Zhong Hai at the same time.

  There was no such thing as an absolute defense in this world, only an offense that was not powerful enough.

  Zhong Hai actually smirked and turned his body around as before, but this time around, his back suddenly bulged, tearing his clothes apart to reveal an oval black tortoise shell. On its surface were divine patterns that were at that moment already interwoven and emitting light.

  He was obviously at the Shattering Void Tier only, yet he could activate divine patterns. Although it was only a mere few, their power naturally was incomparably formidable.

  This was precisely his bloodline letting him possess a bit of the power of Immortal level in advance.

  Xiu, xiu, xiu, xiu , numerous plumes shot out at the tortoise shell, evoking a dazzling burst of light rays.

  Numerous plumes swept past, yet Zhong Hai was unscathed.

  “Hahahaha!” Zhong Hai moved to fight back, but he did not attack, and just used his tortoise back as a shield and rammed towards Yue Rong’er.

  His objective was very obvious: he wanted to knock Yue Rong’er off the platform. Then, he could win without a fight.

  It was very underhanded, but it was very effective.

  The defense ability of the tortoise shell was too terrifying. Furthermore, there were divine patterns on it. A Shattering Void Tier cultivator being slammed with it once had to be absolutely in a world of pain. When Yue Rong’er was forced into a corner, it was also tantamount to proclaiming her defeat.

  She was knocked down from the platform.

  Yue Rong’er was seething with anger. In terms of real battle prowess, she definitely was not inferior to Zhong Hai, but she was at too much of a disadvantage fighting on a tournament platform, and her powerful attack strength was practically useless.

  With this turn of events, the Eternity Sky Majestic Empire would be ranked third this time, and could only sit on the sidelines to watch the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire and Jade Drop Majestic Empire contend for the first place.

  Zhong Hai’s manner of attaining victory drew forth a lot of hissing sounds from the spectators. Beauties originally would attract more spectators anyways; now, everyone naturally had sided and was in support of Yue Rong’er. They were all too eager to boo Zhong Hai off the platform.

  But, Zhong Hai’s face was as thick-skinned as his tortoise shell, and he stood on the platform without any traces of shame. Instead, he turned towards Ling Han and hooked a finger at him, a downright provoking stance.

  “Senior Brother Ling, eliminate him!” Those from the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire were all furious—he was too cocky.

  Ling Han smiled faintly, slowly walked to the front of the platform, and ascended the stairs, appearing to be unhurried and calm to the extreme.

  “Hurry up! After defeating you, we shall be number one,” Zhong Hai said arrogantly.

  Ling Han did not hasten, nor did he slow down. His spirit was firm; how would he be confused by others? He stepped onto the platform, and greeted perfunctorily, “Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire, Ling Han.”

  “Jade Drop Majestic Empire, Zhong Hai. Please!”

  “Please!”

  Similarly, right after the greetings were done and over with, Zhong Hai immediately revealed a hideous grin. Brandishing a fist, he charged towards Ling Han.

  Ling Han casually moved his hand in a slashing arc, and drew out a flash of Sword Qi, effortlessly countering this fist.

  “You do have some strength.” Zhong Hai coldly sneered; his fist just now was merely to test the waters. His expression then showed focus, while his fists clenched tightly. The originally black and white of his eyes had now changed to a deathly white.

  “Furious Sea of Fists!” he roared, and abruptly his fists struck simultaneously. Immediately, sounds of waves erupted, and the shadow of a tidal wave appeared striking towards Ling Han.

  ‘Battle prowess of 22 Stars of Shattering Void Tier, almost close to 23 Stars,’ Ling Han assessed in his heart. But, how much had his own battle prowess reached now?

  “Go!” He rushed out, striking forward with a palm. A golden brilliance surged forth, directly splitting open the tidal wave, and continued to strike towards Zhong Hai.

  A look of shock immediately crossed Zhong Hai’s face. What exactly was this attack of his opponent, actually being able to so easily break through his Furious Sea of Fists? He promptly turned around—this was to play the same old trick, taking advantage of his innate defense ability to get the upper hand.

  Hong!

  Ling Han’s palm pressed onto the tortoise shell; both figures were seemingly frozen in their positions, with only the flickering of the divine patterns on the tortoise shell seen.

  Blocked yet again?

  The audience were all disappointed. They were, of course, hoping that Ling Han could emerge victorious—even for those of the Eternity Sky Majestic Empire, it was no different.

  Ka , a crisp and clear sound rang out, and a crack could actually be seen appearing on the tortoise shell. Next, it spread out akin to a spider’s web, and in an instant already covered the whole tortoise shell.

  Then, piece by piece, it broke—just like porcelain.

  Chapter 938 - Invincible Defense?

  Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

  The fight progressed very quickly.

  Being confined to a small platform left no room for movement techniques to be brought forth. In a matter of a few moves, contestants were already locked in combat at close quarters. It was but a little over half an hour, yet only three people were left on the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire’s side, and there was not much difference on the two other sides, either.

  Facts proved that apart from Ling Han, this kind of monster that emerged occasionally, the three Majestic Empires’ reserves of top-rate talents were more or less the same.

  When Ma Xing was also defeated, Ye Chengyun stepped forth to fight. He picked four opponents from the two Majestic Empires to firstly force the leader of the team from the Eternity Sky Majestic Empire out.

  It was a woman.

  She was of a slender frame, with features so beautiful they were like art and long hair that fell straight down, touching her rear. Her style of dressing was also very refr

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  Chapter 938: Invincible Defense?

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  Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

  It shattered!

  Tortoise, amongst normal creatures, was the synonym for powerful defense; even a ferocious tiger or lion could do nothing against the shell of a tortoise. Moreover, after entering the level of Demonic Beast, the defenses of a tortoise were further enhanced.

  When a Demonic Beast cultivated to the highest level, it would be termed a Divine Beast, and its defenses were naturally even more incredible.

  Zhong Hai was born different, possessing a sliver of the bloodline of the ancient Divine Beast, Black Tortoise. This was reflected in his defenses—he had a spot on his back that was a so-called “God’s Territory”. It was called so because only Immortals would be able to break through his defenses.

  Looking at the platform, all the spectators were gaping with shock. There was even a considerable number of Mountain River T
ier and Sun Moon Tier elites that were in disbelief.

  Ling Han was obviously only in the Shattering Void Tier, so how could his battle prowess be so powerful?

  On the high platform, the important personages of the Jade Drop and Eternity Sky Majestic Empires even directed a probe at him. Had Ling Han borrowed aid from the power of the nation? But the disappointing fact was that there were no signs of external aid on Ling Han. Furthermore, on their national totem, those nine mountain peaks, there was no existence of Ling Han’s name.

  Without a name on the totem, he would not be able to draw on power of the nation. This was something everyone knew for a fact.

  An individual’s own battle prowess… could also be this strong?

  This surprised a great many higher-ups because Shattering Void Tier had not yet entered into Immortal level, and did not have too great an effect. Thus, even great geniuses only required themselves to achieve 20 Stars of battle prowess; there was no need for them to be so stubborn and reach the maximum on this step.

  After all, the path of cultivation was really too long. Furthermore, no matter how much you perfected your cultivation of the Shattering Void Tier, how many more Stars could you increase your own ability to match an opponent on a higher cultivation level than your own?

  In the Mountain River Tier and Sun Moon Tier, I, too, could perfect my cultivation, so wouldn’t the boost to my battle prowess be even greater?

  It was precisely because the battles on Immortal level were too difficult that raising cultivation levels was the best strategy.

  Peng , Zhong Hai fell off the tournament stage, releasing a harsh scream in agony.

  This tortoise shell was a part of his body, and now that it had been shattered by force, it naturally caused him heartrending pain. But, the way he had won earlier on was too underhanded, so when the masses saw his pitiful look now, they felt a kind of pleasure instead, feeling like their ire had been vented.

  “The ranking has been decided. In this year’s competition between the three Majestic Empires, the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire is in the first place, the Jade Drop Majestic Empire in the second, and the Eternity Sky Majestic Empire is third.” The Ninth King’s voice rang out from the high stage, announcing the final results.

  Ling Han, Ye Chengyun, and the other participants were all commended, and each received 100 True Origin Stones. This was quite a considerable wealth. They’d merely had to battle once, so this could be considered a hefty reward.

  Ling Han was just about to leave with the Left Minister when a palace maid caught up with them. She first bowed, and then said, “Under the command of Her Imperial Majesty, Ling Han is summoned for an audience.”

  The Left Minister was slightly stunned, but then hurriedly and with utmost respect replied, “Yes!”

  Xiang Chengyun, meanwhile, was about to go mad with jealousy. This lowlife from a small world had actually been summoned for an audience with the empress; what kind of good fortune was that! Even he had only been able to look at the empress from afar, and that was only because he was following the Left Minister.

  He prided himself over it, but now? This Shattering Void Tier brat was actually able to come into close contact with the empress, instantly trampling all over his pride.

  He was regretful. Why had he brought Ling Han back with him at that time? It would have been better if he had just killed Ling Han directly; wouldn’t it have been all right just to establish a puppet emperor?

  But now, he could only regret, and did not dare to do anything else.

  The empress wanted to see him, and you dared to stand in his way?

  Ling Han walked with that palace maid into the depths of the palace. It was incomparably quiet here. Aside from the patrolling soldiers passing by, there was no one else. Of course, the soldiers were all female. They were all in small teams of ten, led by an elite who was at perfection of the Mountain River Tier. The team members were also all in the Mountain River Tier.

  However, afterwards, that palace maid brought Ling Han to the doors of a side palace hall. The doors were completely forged from a pink-colored crystal, which looked like a beautiful gemstone.

  “Reporting to Your Imperial Majesty, Ling Han has been brought,” the palace maid informed, kneeling at the doors.

  “Enter.” A dignified voice was heard from within. Yet, there was still incomparable charm hidden in this voice, as sweet as honey. Anyone who heard this voice would feel incredibly at ease.

  The palace maid nodded at Ling Han, and walked into the palace hall.

  Ling Han followed her in. He had keenly discovered that there was an imperial guard hidden behind every giant stone pillar—each as wide as three meters—and their aura was deep and immeasurable. At least they were not people he could sense clearly.

  There was a total of 18 such pillars, and they stretched all the way to the end of the palace hall. There was an imperial throne there, and seated high on this throne was a woman dressed in imperial robes. However, there was divine light flickering over her, so her exact features could not be clearly seen. Still, even though she was incredibly blurry, she had a bone-deep charm that would melt anyone’s heart.

  The greatest beauty in the world? It was indeed a fully justified reputation. She was merely seated there, and there was an irresistible grace to her.

  Ling Han sighed, but still had to kneel on one knee, and said, “This Ling Han pays respects to Your Imperial Majesty.”

  She was an ultimate elite standing at the perfection of the Heavenly Body Tier. She herself could possibly be a five-star genius, and added with power of the nation, even if not in the Eternal River Tier, she should at least be unmatchable in the Heavenly Body Tier.

  Facing this kind of elite, respect was a must.

  When the eyes of the empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire ran over him, Ling Han abruptly felt as if he had been seen through completely. It was as if in front of her, there were no secrets he could hide.

  “Coming from a small world, you have not had it easy,” she said, her voice holding a tone of commendation.

  Ling Han suddenly felt ecstasy that rushed up to his head, but his heart immediately clenched. Why was it that with only a single compliment from her, he was filled with an impulse that he could die for her?

  The charisma of this empress was really too frightening, wasn’t it? She had obviously not used any kind of technique. It was only mere words, and added with her own personal beauty and bearing—her beauty was even blurred—it had enchanted him so deeply.

  It was no wonder that even the two emperors in the Heavenly Body Tier were captivated by her. Indeed, this kind of charisma was really too hard to resist.

  “Thank you for your praise, Your Imperial Majesty,” Ling Han said solemnly, his gaze lowered, not daring to have a second look.

  This empress was really a great “source of calamity”. Even compared with the charisma of Shui Yanyu and Zhu Xuan Er, hers was far superior. At least, as far as Ling Han knew, the only one able to match, or even surpass, her in terms of bearing was only that previous mistress of the Roc Palace.

  However, the bearing of these two women was of completely different types. Although that person of the Roc Palace spoke gently, she was so elegant and distant that others would only feel reverence and admiration, and not dare to have any other wild thoughts.

  Yet though this empress in front of him spoke aloofly, she was like a sweet poison, and would make one feel like he could not stop himself. He would be willing to become a moth flying into a flame, not regretting even unto death.

  This should be related to the cultivation technique that this empress had cultivated. Otherwise, it would definitely be impossible that she would be so enchanting and captivating with her grace.

  Ling Han did not think that he would be able to resist this empress’s charisma for much longer with his present cultivation. Thus, it was best for him not to look, avoiding falling head over heels into her unwitting trap, rendered incapable of freeing him
self again.

  “You have saved our empire from a crisis, and won a thousand slots to enter into the Heavenly Sea Mystery Realm. Thus, I shall make an exception and gift you an entry slot,” the empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire said.

  “Thank you, Your Imperial Majesty.”

  This reward was within Ling Han’s expectations. Furthermore, would such an important personage like the empress summon him deliberately just to personally announce this piece of news to him? It seemed like the battle prowess that he had exhibited was too astonishing, and even the empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire wanted to see him from up close.

  Chapter 940 - A Long History

  Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

  After exiting the Imperial Palace, Ling Han’s mind was still completely filled with that alluring figure of the empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire.

  She was really a super calamity.

  Initially, Ling Han would occasionally think of his parents, the beauties, his friends, and his son, but now all he could think of was the appearance of the empress. Furthermore, he had obviously never even seen the true appearance of this empress, yet had managed to imagine an incredibly attractive, beautiful face.

  It was like a combination of all the beautiful women that he had met, with all their merits put together, piecing together a beautiful face that one could find no flaw in.

  It was like a voice inside his heart was telling Ling Han that this empress should be the most beautiful woman in this world.

  This was disastrous, really disastrous. Ling Han contemplated inwardly the Indestructible Heaven’s Scroll, and only after a long, long while did he manage to erase the figure of the empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire from his mind. Yet in his heart, a feeling of longing rose up, causing him to shake his head. That he would actually be so captivated… It was practically as if he had been bewitched.

  The Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire won the first place this time round, and thus attained a thousand slots for entering into the Heavenly Sea Mystery Realm, whereas the other two great Majestic Empires would each have five hundred slots.