“Come, tell me about your legless master!”
He hadn’t planned to become enemies with Pei Ji before. However, it was inevitable that they would end up battling each other now that Pei Ji’s disciple had already revealed his true nature. Thus, Ling Han had to seize this opportunity to learn about his opponent’s abilities.
Chapter 1025 - Aura of the Demon Master
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“Y-you can’t kill me! Otherwise, my master will never forgive you!” Guo Xiuwen said shakily.
Ling Han shook his head, and said, “I thought that someone as freakish and ruthless as you would also be ruthless toward themselves. How are you so cowardly?”
Ling Han threw Luo Wu’s corpse aside.
It was genuinely a corpse now as the True Origin Stones inside had already been extracted and the formations carved into it destroyed. Apart from its bones being relatively sturdy, this corpse had little difference from other ordinary corpses.
“You created this puppet, am I correct?” Ling Han pointed at the corpse, and continued, “You were ruthless enough to dig the organs out from others, yet you’re afraid of suffering a similar fate?”
Guo Xiuwen shuddered in fright, and frantically explained, “I-i-i-it’s different! That’s only a piece of raw material, not a human!”
Ling Han was slightly astonished. Guo Xiuwen’s outlook on life was already completely twisted. He was clearly a coward, yet he was somehow able to commit such disgusting atrocities. Ling Han slapped him across the face, and said, “I don’t want to read your disgusting memory, so answer my questions!”
Shui Yanyu walked over and placed her sword on Guo Xiuwen’s neck. “What’s the point of speaking with such people? They’re better off dead!”
“No! No!” Guo Xiuwen was extremely terrified. “Don’t kill me, don’t kill me! I’ll tell you everything that you want to know! Please don’t kill me!” The sound of pissing could be heard as Guo Xiuwen shrieked in terror. He had wet himself in fright.
Shui Yanyu hurriedly pinched her nose as she retreated into the distance.
Ling Han also wanted to give him a good hard kick. There truly weren’t many people who were as cowardly as him. “Tell me everything you know,” he said coldly.
Guo Xiuwen nodded vigorously, and said, “As you wish, as you wish. I’ll speak, I’ll tell you everything!”
He started to tell a story.
He had already become Pei Ji’s disciple over 30,000 years ago. At that time, he was only six or seven years old. Perhaps he was two years older than that, or perhaps he was two years younger than that. It was too long ago, so his memory of that time had already become hazy.
In these 30,000 years, he had learned martial arts and puppet-making from Pei Ji. During that time, Pei Ji had also taken in four more disciples.
Guo Xiuwen had initially been unaware of how he had become Pei Ji’s disciple, yet he saw a shadow of himself on his four junior brothers’ bodies.
Although this island was isolated, the sea was no stranger to all kinds of unforeseen circumstances. There were tsunamis and there were pirates, and in the decades and centuries that passed, people would occasionally drift over to this island. However, none of them could escape the fate of being refined into a puppet by Pei Ji.
Sometimes, there were children among those who arrived, and Pei Ji would choose a few talented ones to become his disciples. If he later discovered that there was no value in raising them, he would kill them without mercy.
Thus, Guo Xiuwen deduced that he himself was also the descendant of someone who had drifted here. His parents had been killed by Pei Ji, yet due to his relatively good talent, he was spared by Pei Ji and even taken in as a disciple.
He had been too young at that time, so he was unable to remember any of these events. Or perhaps he had been traumatized so much that these memories were suppressed in some hidden corner of his brain.
However, even if he knew the truth, he still didn’t dare develop any shred of hatred toward Pei Ji. After all, Pei Ji had two pseudo-Sun Moon Tier puppets. Even if he and the other four disciples were to team up, they would still be easily insta-killed by these two puppets.
Pei Ji was an outstanding puppeteer, yet it seemed like he had experienced some dramatic event that made him uninterested in developing his talents. Instead, he chose to become a tyrant on this island, someone who brought nightmares to those who drifted to this place.
As for Pei Ji’s background and history, Guo Xiuwen knew absolutely nothing. He merely knew that the colossal pit was extremely mysterious. A peculiar mist-like matter would drift out from it every year, and if it was fused into a puppet’s body, it would cause the puppet to become much stronger than before.
Moreover, creating a puppet usually took several months, yet with the help of the divine mist, this time would be compressed into a mere few days.
‘Divine mist?’
Ling Han’s interest was piqued, and he said, “Where is it? Show me.”
Guo Xiuwen trembled nervously as he crawled up and opened a drawer. He retrieved a jade vial, and said, “The divine mist is enclosed in here.” He lowered his head to hide the viciousness that was flashing across his eyes.
This divine mist was extremely helpful in creating puppets, but it would corrode one’s divine sense if they were to directly inhale it. It would transform one into a puppet-like tool whose only aim was to kill. The only difference was that they wouldn’t listen to commands.
Once he dealt with Ling Han, Guo Xiuwen wouldn’t be afraid of the remaining woman in the least.
Ling Han accepted the vial, but didn’t immediately open it up. Instead, he tossed Guo Xiuwen into the Black Tower, and then entered with Shui Yanyu.
He was about to examine an unknown substance, so it was naturally the safest to do so in the Black Tower.
“Small Tower, can you determine what this is?” Ling Han tossed the jade vial into the air.
Pa!
With a thought, the jade vial instantly exploded into pieces.
A wisp of black mist instantly streaked into the air and shifted into all kinds of forms. It transformed into the shape of a beast, then a bird, and then a human who had a single horn on their head and a tail extending from their rear.
Small Tower appeared, and exclaimed in unison with Ling Han, “Demonic Qi!”
This was definitely Demonic Qi—Ling Han had seen this substance in the Lower Realm before. Although there was only a wisp of it, it was far more powerful than the aura of the Asura Demon Emperor.
‘That’s right!’
A thought flashed through Ling Han’s mind, and the Asura Demon Emperor was immediately brought before him. This demon had been confined in the Black Tower this entire time.
“My respects to master! Master’s fortune is shared with Heaven, and Master’s lifespan is eternal and boundless!” The Asura Demon Emperor was extremely obsequious, and his behavior was completely typical of a base person. He glanced at Shui Yanyu, and instantly dropped down on his knees. “My respects to Master’s wife! Master has such refined taste! Master’s wife is as beautiful as a celestial maiden, and her aura is brimming with nobility and elegance. She’s definitely a beauty who only appears once every hundreds of millions of years!”
Shui Yanyu was completely dumbstruck. ‘How can there be such an obsequious person? Does he have no face?’
Ling Han humphed, and said, “Enough with the nonsense. Hurry up and check this Demonic Qi out. Tell me about its origin.”
“As you wish, as you wish!” The Asura Demon Emperor hurriedly nodded and bowed before turning his gaze to the wisp of Demonic Qi. His smoke-like body involuntarily quaked, and he stuttered, “This… this… this is a wisp of Demonic Qi from a Demon Master!”
“Demon Master?” Ling Han glared at him, and said, “Explain more clearly.”
The Asura Demon Emperor was completely void of any temper now, and he immediately started to nod and bow ag
ain. “In the Immortal Realm, those who have reached the Genesis Tier are referred to as Saints. In the Netherworld, however, those who have reached the Genesis Tier are referred to as Demon Masters.”
Shui Yanyu was astonished by the sight of the Asura Demon Emperor, and she interjected, “This is a demon from the Netherworld?”
“This lowly demon is indeed from the Netherworld. As expected, the eyes of Master’s wife radiate with a brilliance that sees through all of my thoughts.” The Asura Demon Emperor flattered Shui Yanyu relentlessly.
Ling Han was astounded by the revelation. ‘This wisp of aura was left by a Demon Master whose rank is equivalent to the Genesis Tier?
‘Hang on… Wasn’t there a suppressed passageway in the Flame Cave of the Heavenly Sea Mystery Realm? And wasn’t there a being who referred to itself as Demon Master Zhen Yi trying to break through the passageway and enter this realm?’
Gasp!
He had actually quarreled with a great elite at the Genesis Tier!
“The beauty of Master’s wife is like the sun in the sky that blinds one with its dazzling radiance! The aura of Master’s wife is like the brilliant moon whose chastity makes one drop their head in shame!” The Asura Demon Emperor knew no shame as he continued to praise and flatter Shui Yanyu. However, at some point in time, he suddenly lunged toward the wisp of Demonic Qi in the air.
“Hahahaha! Once I fuse with this wisp of Demonic Qi, my power will soar rapidly, and I’ll recover a battle prowess of the Mountain River Tier! Killing you two will be as easy as slaughtering defenseless chickens!” The Asura Demon Emperor laughed excitedly as it neared the wisp of Demonic Qi.
Chapter 1026 - Completely Subjugated
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The Asura Demon Emperor was a coward who was extremely afraid of death. In order to stay alive, he had even kneeled down to lick the feet of Ling Han, who had only been at the Heaven Tier at that time.
However, as the saying went, a great being knew when to yield and when not to yield. The Asura Demon Emperor had yielded for so long because he was waiting for a chance to rise up!
And now, his chance had finally come!
His battle prowess had fallen dramatically after he traveled through the barrier between the two realms and forcefully entered the small world. His battle prowess had fallen to 15 stars of the Shattering Void Tier, and he knew that he was no match for a freak like Ling Han.
However, his battle prowess would instantly soar back to the low extreme of the Mountain River Tier if he were able to absorb this wisp of Demonic Qi!
So what if Ling Han was supremely talented and freakish? Would he be able to defend against the power of an Immortal level cultivator?
There was absolutely no way!
There was a look of intoxication on the Asura Demon Emperor’s face as he arrived before the wisp of Demonic Qi. He would receive tremendous benefits if he were able to absorb this wisp of Demon Master level Demon Qi as there was a shred of a Demon Master’s comprehension contained within it!
To beings of the Immortal Realm, this wisp of aura was no different from a fatal poison. To beings of the Netherworld, however, this wisp of aura was a supreme tonic.
Moreover, it was actually a good thing that there was only a wisp of this aura. Otherwise, if there were more, the Asura Demon Emperor wouldn’t dare absorb it. If he absorbed too much, he would definitely be crushed by the overwhelming power contained within it.
After all, the Genesis Tier was far too powerful.
‘I’m only an inch away! Half an inch!
‘Huh? Why can’t I advance any further?’
The Asura Demon Emperor turned around in shock, only to find that he was already firmly gripped in Ling Han’s hand. He was unable to move forward even a single millimeter.
Ling Han smiled, and said, “Not bad. Your courage has grown quite a lot!”
“Master, you jest!” The Asura Demon Emperor was a mist-like being who didn’t have a physical body, and he immediately elongated his body to grab onto Ling Han’s thigh. “I was merely overcome by a rush of stupid impulsiveness. Master, just pretend that I was spewing sh*t!”
Ling Han smiled faintly, and said, “You really want to absorb this wisp of Demonic Qi?”
“I beg for your bestowal, Master!” There was an obsequious smile plastered to the Asura Demon Emperor’s face as he spoke.
“Ling Han, don’t fall for his tricks!” Shui Yanyu warned. This Demon Emperor was far too two-faced.
The Asura Demon Emperor’s heart jolted when he heard this. Ling Han seemed like he were about to grant his wish, yet Shui Yanyu’s warning would potentially change his mind!
“Fine, I’ll bestow this Demonic Qi unto you,” Ling Han said with a smile. The Demonic Qi was merely a poisonous substance to him, so it held little value.
He released his grip on the Asura Demon Emperor.
The Asura Demon Emperor was overcome with exuberance, and he immediately opened his mouth and swallowed the wisp of Demonic Qi.
Boom!
His body expanded like a balloon, yet he quickly shrunk back down again, returning to his normal size. He didn’t appear any different, yet they could clearly sense that the Asura Demon Emperor’s aura was rising rapidly.
He broke through to the Immortal level in the blink of an eye, releasing a vast and profound aura.
Peak stage of the low extreme of the Mountain River Tier!
“Hahahaha!” The Asura Demon Emperor immediately started to roar with laughter. There was a smug look on his face, and he said, “Ling Han, oh Ling Han, you truly are stupid beyond belief. You actually allowed me to regain my strength! Today, I’ll show you what Immortal level power truly looks like!’
Shui Yanyu was transfixed with astonishment. She wasn’t astonished by the Asura Demon Emperor’s power, but rather by the shamelessness that he displayed. His attitude toward them had flipped faster than one could flip the page of a book!
He had still been calling them Master and Master’s wife just a moment ago, yet he was suddenly so arrogant and smug right now. Did he know no shame?
Ling Han smiled calmly, and said, “Your strength has recovered to the peak stage of the low extreme of the Mountain River Tier?”
“Huh? How do you know?” The Asura Demon Emperor was slightly surprised. It was only normal that Ling Han knew that he had reached the Immortal level. However, him being able to determine his cultivation level appeared extremely uncanny. An ominous feeling welled up in his heart.
Ling Han sighed, and said, “Little Asura, how many years have you been in here for?”
“You have no right to refer to me as Little Asura. I’m the Asura Demon Emperor!” the Asura Demon Emperor replied angrily. He had only bowed down to Ling Han because great beings all knew when to yield and when not to yield. Did they think that he was truly shameless and cowardly?
Of course he wasn’t!
Ling Han continued, “You’ve been in here for so long that you’ve already turned stupid. Did you really believe that my strength wouldn’t advance after so many years?”
“Y-you…” The Asura Demon Emperor’s expression changed drastically upon hearing this. This brat was a freak who couldn’t be underestimated!
Ling Han smiled faintly and unleashed his aura. An aura that was far more powerful than the Asura Demon Emperor’s aura instantly swept through the air.
“Master!” The Asura Demon Emperor immediately threw himself to Ling Han’s feet and grabbed onto his leg. He nudged his head against Ling Han’s leg, and said, “This underling missed you immensely! Not seeing you for one day felt like being apart for three full years!”
Shui Yanyu grimaced in speechlessness.
“Weren’t you pretty aggressive just then?” Ling Han asked casually.
“I-I was experiencing a bout of schizophrenia just then!” The Asura Demon Emperor suddenly became serious, and said, “I’m sure you’re aware of it, Master, but when someone
is locked up for too long, they’ll slowly go insane and even develop personality disorders. That was exactly what happened to me! However, please be at ease, Master. This underling has already destroyed the other personalities. From now on, this underling will be your most loyal dog. If you tell me to walk east, I definitely won’t walk west!”
Ling Han gazed at him, and said, “I’ve already given you two chances!”
If the Asura Demon Emperor could sweat, he would definitely be drenched in cold sweat right now. Anyhow, he still wiped his forehead out of habit. After all, he had resided in a human’s body for a long time, and was already accustomed to such an action.
“Rest assured, Master, I definitely won’t disobey you for a third time!” the Asura Demon Emperor vowed.
This time, he had genuinely been terrified by Ling Han.
Only a few years had passed, yet Ling Han had already advanced into the Immortal level from the Heaven Tier. Moreover, he had done more than just advance into the Mountain River Tier—he had already reached the medium extreme of the Mountain River Tier! If he continued at this rate, he would be able to reach the Genesis Tier in a few thousand years, or perhaps only a few centuries!
There would be no harm in following such a master. In fact, there would instead be an abundance of opportunities.
The Asura Demon Emperor definitely had a pragmatic personality. He instantly came to a decision in his mind—he was willing to be an underling, an obedient dog, as long as Ling Han could maintain his rate of growth.
He knew that even if he were a dog, he would still be an extremely noble and powerful dog. Even those that were several times more powerful than him would have to show him utmost respect.
Ling Han nodded, and said, “This is your last chance. There will be no third time!”
“Thank you for your kindness, Master! Thank you for your kindness!” The Asura Demon Emperor was overcome with delight.
Ling Han planned to completely subjugate the Asura Demon Emperor as the unique attributes that he possessed were actually quite useful. For example… he could enter and control the body of a puppet.
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