Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao c1-1294

by Flying Alone 孤单地飞

  “I’m not a ghost!” Hu Feiyun exclaimed as she frantically shook her head. However, her expression suddenly became fearful, and she asked, “There are ghosts here?”

  She was so frightened that she had already started to tremble.

  Ling Han was unable to fathom how a young girl like her could become the Ninth King and command respect from both the Left and Right Ministers as well as the Seven Generals.

  He chuckled, and replied, “Probably not.”

  “It means there’s a chance?” Hu Feiyun apparently liked to stubbornly delve into such ambiguities.

  “Even if there are ghosts, there’s nothing to be afraid of.” Ling Han smiled, and said, “As the saying goes, a clear conscience should not be afraid when a ghost comes knocking.”

  “Ah! Stop talking about it!” Hu Feiyun’s pretty face instantly turned pale with fear. “I’ve poured laxative into the spiritual liquid that I’ve served my sisters before. I’m going to be plagued by ghosts! Wuwuwu…”

  Ling Han was rendered speechless for a short while. In the end, he could only try to console her, and said, “It’s fine. Such kind of action isn’t severe enough to attract the attention of ghosts. Do you think that ghosts are all so idle?”

  “How do you know if ghosts are idle or not? Have you seen ghosts before?” There was a hint of curiosity on Hu Feiyun’s face as she continued to tremble in fear.

  Ling Han was almost driven crazy by her. He hurriedly changed the topic, and asked, “Ninth King, why were you crying here by yourself? Where are your three guards?”

  Hu Feiyun immediately started crying again upon hearing his question. “Ting Qin and Yun Rong… they’re both dead!” She sobbed. “Wuwuwu… They were only eaten by an evil beast because they were trying to protect me.”

  Ling Han was startled by her words. Based on the empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire’s fondness of the Ninth King, the three female guards that she’d assigned to her were definitely not ordinary. In addition to cultivation levels of peak stage low extreme, they had definitely also raised their battle prowess to the level of three—or even four—star geniuses through secret techniques.

  However, the three of them were still no match for their opponent. Just how powerful was that “evil beast”?

  Its battle prowess was at least at the high extreme. Perhaps it had even reached the late stage or peak stage of the high extreme. Otherwise, there was no way it could kill all three guards and leave no survivors.

  If Ling Han came across such an existence, his only option would be to flee as well. There was still a chance that a Level Two Godly metal could be damaged by someone with a battle prowess of the high extreme. Moreover, his spirit hadn’t improved significantly, so the Seven Kill Subduing Soul Technique would most likely have little to no effect as well.

  “Protecting you was their duty. Now that you’re safe, they’re also able to rest in peace.” Ling Han consoled her.

  “Wuwuwu… But I’m still really sad.” Hu Feiyun sobbed as she wiped away her tears.

  “Okay, okay. You’ll ruin your beauty if you keep crying.” Ling Han wasn’t good at comforting others. In addition, when compared to Hu Niu, it seemed like Hu Feiyun was the child, and Hu Niu was the adult.

  However, it seemed like this remark was fairly effective on Hu Feiyun. She hurriedly wiped away her tears and straightened her face to keep herself from crying. She took out a mirror and looked at her own reflection. Then, an aggrieved expression appeared on her face, and it seemed like she was about to cry again. “I really have become uglier.”

  “No, no you haven’t… You’re extremely beautiful!” Ling Han hastily took out some food and handed it over. “Here, have some food.”

  If she was Hu Niu, she would definitely grin widely and forget whatever had happened. However, the Ninth King wasn’t a glutton, and her expression didn’t relax a single bit.

  “Then just sit here and wait,” Ling Han said. “When the time comes, you’ll naturally be able to leave.”

  “No!” Hu Feiyun immediately jumped up and grabbed onto his sleeve. “I’m scared! I don’t want to be alone!” She looked extremely pitiful, like a little girl who was trying to get things to go her way.

  Ling Han found it hard to fathom that such a person could become a super elite who’d command seas and waves in the future.

  However, the previous eight Kings had all broken through to the Heavenly Body Tier. Following this pattern, it was only natural that she broke through to the Heavenly Body Tier as well.

  “Fine, then how about you follow me,” Ling Han said with a nod. He couldn’t stand Hu Feiyun’s eyes, which seemed like they could speak. Fortunately, this woman was more of a childish and naive type. If she was a flirtatious and enchanting type, she would definitely be able to bewitch someone to death.

  Thankfully, he could pass her off to Shui Yanyu when he arrived at Crimson Lake.

  Hu Feiyun breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Ling Han’s words. However, she wouldn’t let go of his sleeve no matter what. It seemed like she was scared that he would suddenly run away.

  Ling Han sighed, and brought the little bum beetle along with him. Luckily, they were quite close to Crimson Lake already, and the journey would only take one day or so.

  “Chihu! Chihu!” After walking for a short while, a rugged mountain road appeared before them. At the same time, the harrowing call of a beast reverberated from the mountain peak. It seemed as if the beast was announcing its territory.

  “It’s that evil beast!” Hu Feiyun instantly shrunk toward Ling Han in fright. “Don’t go over, you’ll be eaten.”

  ‘Can’t you say something more positive?’

  Ling Han pondered for a moment before saying, “Our aim is merely to pass through this place, so we don’t need to clash with that Demonic Beast. We can try to make it through stealthily.”

  Hu Feiyun frantically nodded in agreement. She was indeed very lacking in courage.

  The mountains here rose and fell, and acted as quite the perfect natural shelter. The duo hid behind the many rocks as they passed through this mountain, and when they left, Ling Han saw a peculiar beast lying on the mountain peak. It had the figure of a wolf, yet there was a pair of gigantic black wings on its back. It also had three heads: one gold, one silver, and one red. Its appearance was incredibly bizarre.

  Even though they were already so far away, Ling Han’s glance still triggered a reaction from the Demonic Beast. One of the wolf heads instantly looked over with an expression of disdain.

  It didn’t move any further, yet another beast wolf by its side took flight. Its appearance was similar to the Demonic Beast, yet its size was much smaller. Moreover, it only had two heads, one silver, and one red. The silver head was also much smaller, reaching only half of the size of the red head.

  The two-headed flying wolf soared toward Ling Han and Hu Feiyun. Behind it, there was a shadow of two mountains and a river.

  Chapter 956 - Battling the Demon Wolf

  Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

  Two mountains and a river. This represented the middle stage of the medium extreme of the Mountain River Tier.

  Two wolf heads meant medium extreme, so did three wolf heads mean… high extreme?

  Even Ling Han stood no chance against such existence. In fact, there was even a possibility that his Godly physique could be torn to shreds.

  No wonder the three guards assigned to Hu Feiyun by the empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire were all killed. That Demonic Beast was indeed far too powerful.

  However, middle stage of the medium extreme?

  Ling Han didn’t flee. Instead, he was brimming with a boundless fighting spirit.

  That beast had wings, and it was also at the medium extreme. How could they escape if no one obstructed its advance?

  Ling Han still had a trump card in form of the Black Tower; thus, he wasn’t flustered by the Demonic Beasts. Rather, he took out a bow and arrow. />
  Facing off against such a powerful Demonic Beast, it was just the right time for him to test the might of the Annihilating Dragon Star Arrow’s Ultimate Arrow.

  “What should we do… What should we do?!” Hu Feiyun was already running around in panic. Surprisingly, however, she was loyal enough not to ditch Ling Han and flee by herself. Of course, there was also the possibility that she had been scared silly, so much so that she had forgotten to flee.

  Ling Han activated his Eye of Truth and locked onto one of the Demon Wolf’s heads. Then, he drew his bow, and the profound meaning of the Ultimate Arrow circulated in his mind. He gathered all of his focus onto the body of the arrow.

  Weng!

  Amazingly, the divine pattern on the arrow lit up even without the addition of blood.

  This divine pattern was extremely unique, and it could only be activated and release a devastating might when it came into contact with blood. Even Origin Power couldn’t suppress this arrow, and it had the ability to obliterate even Godly physiques. However, now that Ling Han was channeling his full power into the arrow, it actually lit up in advance!

  Ling Han’s mind became devoid of other thoughts, and his eyes also stopped seeing other objects. His attention was solely focused on the Demon Wolf that was racing over.

  Xiu!

  He released the arrow.

  A feeling of exhaustion instantly swept over his body. His body was like jelly, and sweat trickled down his body like a small stream. If it hadn’t been for his sturdy physique, it was very likely that he would have already plonked on the ground by now.

  The Ultimate Arrow—which was imbued with all of his essence, energy, and spirit—was fired out.

  How powerful was this arrow?

  Shua!

  The arrow tore through the air as quickly as a meteor.

  The Demon Wolf was astonished, and it beat its wings in a desperate attempt to evade. However, it was already too late. With a plop, the arrow penetrated the left eye of its red head, and sunk all the way to its wing.

  Pa!

  Its red head was instantly obliterated. Crimson flames blanketed the sky as raging flames burst from its violently severed neck. In fact, these flames even burst onto the silver head of the Demon Wolf, causing it to shriek loudly in agony and frantically beat its wings.

  ‘It didn’t die!

  ‘Is this because it still has another head? When fighting against such Demonic Beasts, must one decapitate all heads to kill them?’

  The vitality of this Demon Wolf was far too immense, and it furiously glared at Ling Han with its last remaining head. Its eyes were glowing with hatred.

  Ling Han loaded his bow again.

  The Demon Wolf let out an angry howl as it abruptly turned around and fled back toward the mountain peak.

  Ling Han immediately plonked to the floor. How could he still fire another arrow? He had merely been faking it just then. Unexpectedly, the Demon Wolf actually fell for his bluff due to its relatively high intelligence. If it were one of the fearless Demonic Beasts that he had killed before, it would charge regardless of whether it was stronger or weaker.

  Ling Han felt completely drained. Both his stamina and Origin Power had hit rock bottom.

  The might of the Ultimate Arrow was indeed overwhelming. However, it came at the price of instantly draining his power.

  After injecting all of his power into the arrow to imbue it with the might of a Godly Arrow, Ling Han—who could ordinarily exert a power on par with the early stage of the medium extreme—was finally able to achieve a destructive power on par with the late stage of the medium extreme. Otherwise, the arrow would have never been that powerful.

  ‘I’ve surpassed six stars.’

  Ling Han was extremely pleased. Five-star geniuses only existed in legends. However, he had already reached the level of a six-star genius. Although part of the reason was the Godly Arrow itself, one had to remember that he had only just reached the low extreme. If he stabilized his cultivation level a little, he would be able to generate a six-star destructive power even when using ordinary Godly metal arrows.

  “Howl!” Upon seeing the small beast become injured, the large Demonic Beast flared up in rage. Its three heads roared toward the sky, and even at such a long distance, Ling Han and Hu Feiyun could still feel a wave of terrifying pressure.

  Whoosh!

  It flapped its wings as it soared into the sky and streaked after Ling Han and Hu Feiyun.

  Its flapping wings were like bolts of lightning!

  It would be futile even if Ling Han were at full strength and could fire another Annihilating Dragon Star Arrow, to say nothing of his current state of feebleness. There was a whole two minor levels of difference, and the Joint Peace Planet definitely didn’t have anyone who could surpass such a large difference.

  Ling Han only had a fraction of a second to make a decision.

  “Don’t resist my divine sense!” Ling Han shouted to Hu Feiyun.

  He had a fairly favorable impression of the Ninth King. She was innocent and kind, and he was also indebted to her as she had once gifted him the “Jade Sun Pill”. He couldn’t bring himself to watch her die in the mouth of the Demon Wolf.

  To his surprise, Hu Feiyun still had the time to roll her eyes at him at this moment. “Why are you so aggressive?” she asked pitifully.

  Where did Ling Han have time to explain? He hastily unleashed his divine sense and wrapped it around Hu Feiyun.

  Peng!

  His divine sense bounced back toward him. This was a sign of resistance.

  There was only one last method if he still wanted to wrap her in his divine sense. That was, he had to knock her out with his Seven Kill Subduing Soul Technique, and then pull her into his Black Tower. ‘That’s not a bad option, either. At least she’ll be kept in the dark. Otherwise, with her innocent personality, she’ll definitely spill the beans if someone were to probe a little.’

  Ling Han immediately unleashed a spiritual attack. Unexpectedly, however, a pink barrier materialized around Hu Feiyun’s body, and forcefully reflected his divine sense away. At the same time, a terrifying aura radiated from her body, and made Ling Han feel as if he were a tiny and insignificant ant.

  ‘This aura… It’s quite familiar…

  ‘It’s the empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire!

  ‘The empress definitely cast some secret technique on her to protect her divine sense. However, isn’t it having the opposite effect right now?’

  Boom!

  The speed of the large Demonic Beast was incredible, and it caught up to them in the blink of an eye. Its mouths expanded and then opened as its three heads glared at Ling Han and Hu Feiyun. Dozens of golden light swords shot out from its golden head.

  Meanwhile, threads of white silk sprayed out from its silver head and formed a large net. The silk threads were thin and dense, and they radiated a cold and ghastly glow. If one came into contact with them, they would most likely be sliced into several pieces.

  The red head spat out columns of flames. These flames were incredibly hot, and even Level One Godly metal would probably melt under the intense heat.

  Ling Han didn’t have any other option now that things had come to this. He could only hide into the Black Tower by himself. Otherwise, he would die alongside Hu Feiyun. Such a death would be completely meaningless.

  However, just as he was about to enter the Black Tower, he heard a humph from Hu Feiyun.

  Her voice was surprisingly frosty, and it was brimming with the overwhelming might of a ruler.

  Peng!

  The blanket of attacks in the sky instantly vanished. At the same time, the Demon Wolf heavily plunged to the ground. It was completely unmoving as if it had been scared to death.

  Ling Han was stunned as he turned to look at Hu Feiyun. The frosty humph just then definitely didn’t belong to Hu Feiyun. Rather, it belonged to the empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire!

  There was definitely no mistake ab
out it. That empress was far too dazzling, and it was impossible to forget her demeanor and voice even if one had only seen or heard her once before.

  However, Ling Han was stumped as to how the empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire had borrowed Hu Feiyun’s body to launch an attack and suppress a Demon Wolf at the high extreme of the Mountain River Tier with a mere humph.

  Chapter 957 - Crimson Lake

  Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

  The empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire was at the consummate level of the Heavenly Body Tier. Thus, suppressing a Demonic Beast that was merely at the high extreme of the Mountain River Tier was an extremely simple task for her. The problem was, how far away from here was the empress right now?

  Did she leave a wisp of divine sense on Hu Feiyun’s body? Or did she cast some other secret technique on her?

  Ling Han shook his head in his mind. To the best of his knowledge, the Immortal Realm didn’t have any such secret technique. Otherwise, why did the Left Minister need to search for Tang Feng? If he attached a wisp of his divine sense onto his beloved daughter and left a secret technique on her, then wouldn’t venturing this place be like walking over flat ground?

  However, Ling Han was certain that it was the empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire who had just made a move.

  The empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire indeed lived up to her position as one of the three rulers of the Joint Peace Planet. She possessed abilities that ordinary people did not.

  At this moment, Hu Feiyun turned around to glance at him. It was clearly the same face, yet her aura was completely different. She was emanating the might of a ruler, and this caused Ling Han’s breathing to falter slightly. Cold sweat dripped down his forehead.

  This definitely wasn’t Hu Feiyun. Instead, she was the empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire… More precisely, the empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire had taken control of Hu Feiyun’s body.

  An icy glint flashed past Hu Feiyun’s eyes. Her killing intent instantly became material, and shredded the surrounding space apart. However, after a brief moment of hesitation, she eventually didn’t take any further action.