Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao c1-1294

by Flying Alone 孤单地飞

  “Use this one!” Ling Han casually waved his hand, retrieving the middle-aged male puppet and tossing it toward the Asura Demon Emperor.

  “Thank you, Master!” The Asura Demon Emperor instantly transformed into a burst of Demonic Qi and entered the middle-aged male puppet’s body.

  “S-such a powerful feeling!” He waved his arms around with a smile, and said, “Using a humanoid body sure is easier.”

  “What kind of monstrosity is this?” Pei Ji was stunned by the sight of the Asura Demon Emperor. He had hand-crafted this puppet, so how was it captured by that person so easily? And why could it be controlled so easily?

  “You’re a monstrosity! Eat your uncle’s attack!” The Asura Demon Emperor charged over again, though he didn’t dare refer to himself as “emperor” anymore. However, he still had the confidence to refer to himself other peoples’ “uncle” 1 .

  The female puppet dashed over, and the two pseudo-Sun Moon Tier puppets immediately became locked in an intense battle.

  Pei Ji pressed down with his arms and jumped out from the female puppet’s embrace. This puppet only knew how to battle, and there was no way that it could ensure his safety. If he was trapped between the two puppets, there was every possibility that he would be smashed into pieces.

  “Humph! Even if there’s only me left, killing you people will still be a piece of cake!” he sneered. To everyone’s surprise, segments of metal started to extend from the stumps on his severed legs, instantly causing his body to become almost six meters tall.

  Chapter 1029 - Scared Away

  Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

  Pei Ji appeared extremely strange right now.

  He was still a normal person down to his thighs, yet from thereon downward, his legs looked like the roots of some old tree. It was a complex entanglement of metal rods, and they lifted him up to become something like a giant.

  “Hahahaha! Watch how this old man annihilates you all!” Like a gigantic centipede, the countless metal rods started to move and carry him toward Ling Han and the others.

  Everyone hurriedly dispersed to avoid being knocked over by Pei Ji’s strike.

  Xiu, xiu, xiu!

  Ling Han unleashed his Annihilating Dragon Star Arrow and fired several volleys of Origin Power arrows.

  Some of these Origin Power arrows were silver-white, some were crimson-red, and some were earthen-yellow. The silver-white arrows were ordinary Origin Power arrows, while the crimson-red ones were imbued with the divine patterns of flame, and the earthen-yellow ones were imbued with the divine patterns of gravity.

  Pei Ji didn’t dare face these arrows head on, so he raised his “leg” and formed a dense net before his body that was surprisingly able to block the Origin Power arrows. Not only was this net able to block Ling Han’s Origin Power arrows, but it was even able to block the attacks from the other people as well.

  The difference in cultivation level between them was a bit too large.

  Pei Ji was an elite at the peak stage of the consummate level, yet what about Ling Han and the other four people?

  Fu Tian was unconscious. Yin Yuanxiang was at the late stage of the medium extreme, and her battle prowess was at the peak stage. Jin Zhihui was at the early stage of the medium extreme, and his battle prowess was also at the early stage. Shui Yanyu was at the peak stage of the low extreme, and her battle prowess was one star above her cultivation level. Ling Han was at the early stage of the medium extreme, and his battle prowess was five stars above his cultivation level, though his peak battle prowess could reach six stars.

  Even if they teamed up, they were still no match for Pei Ji.

  “You brats actually dare attack me? You’re all seeking death!” Pei Ji said with a sneer.

  Shua!

  Ling Han cast a net as his body flashed about. He had been preparing the Crimson Ground Locking Net this entire time, and he was finally able to fully activate it at this moment. As the net flew out, it became larger and larger. This kind of treasure was naturally able to expand and shrink a great deal. At its limit, it could even envelop a mountain, much less Pei Ji, who was only six meters tall.

  Pei Ji didn’t expect this, and the small size of the workshop meant that there was no room for him to hide, either. He was instantly enveloped by the net.

  “What?! Why did my power suddenly fall so dramatically?” Shock spread across his face as his cultivation level fell to the peak stage of the high extreme. His cultivation level had fallen an entire minor level!

  One had to realize that as a puppeteer, he didn’t possess a powerful battle prowess to begin with. Thus, he was understandably flustered now that his cultivation level had been reduced by an entire minor level. Moreover, the net that trapped him was made out of some peculiar material that he couldn’t break free from no matter what. In fact, it even affected his mobility to some degree.

  He frantically let out a low growl, and the female puppet immediately turned around and grabbed at the Crimson Ground Locking Net.

  The Asura Demon Emperor hurriedly chased over, and said, “Stupid b*tch, eat this uncle’s saber!” He removed a saber that was sticking out of his body and slashed it at the female puppet.

  The Asura Demon Emperor was a sleazeball, and once he put down his dignity as an elite, his shamelessness truly knew no bounds. His speech would become vile and vulgar.

  The female puppet simply pushed a palm backward, while her other hand latched onto the Crimson Ground Locking Net and forcefully pulled it up.

  She was at the pseudo-Sun Moon Tier, and the overwhelming strength that she possessed allowed her to lift a large portion of the net up. Meanwhile, the Asura Demon Emperor’s saber slashed into her palm with a deafening clang.

  Everyone felt as if their eardrums were about to burst, and they were unable to hear anything else. They could only see flashes of dazzling light as the saber continued to clash against the hand.

  Peng!

  After a short while, the Asura Demon Emperor was suddenly pushed back. Although both puppets were at the pseudo-Sun Moon Tier, it was evident that the female puppet was stronger than the male one.

  Pa, pa, pa, pa…

  The sound of uncanny footsteps traveled over, and they saw more and more puppets climb out from all kinds of nooks and crannies. These puppets came in all kinds of strange and peculiar forms.

  Pei Ji pointed through the net, and said, “Hahaha! Kill all of those people for me!” There was a strong killing intent on his face, and it was clear that he was infuriated with being forced into such a sorry state.

  There were hundreds of these puppets already, and still more were surging out from all over the room.

  According to Guo Xiuwen, he had lived on this island for around 30,000 years. With this in mind, Pei Ji had definitely lived here even longer than that. With so much time at his disposal, how many puppets had he managed to create?

  These puppets could completely be viewed as an army. Although they were lacking in intelligence, they had many other advantages—they had no weak points, no sense of pain, and no fear of death.

  At this moment, Fu Tian also regained his consciousness, though his battle prowess had fallen dramatically due to his severe injuries.

  Everyone was shaking with apprehension. There were so many puppets that it was possible that they could drown them to death!

  Ling Han roared and charged toward the puppets.

  Xiu, xiu, xiu, xiu!

  Once he broke away from the others, he naturally became the main target of the puppets. Countless attacks streaked toward him—there were slashes from claws, explosions from soundwaves, and bullets of black light.

  Ling Han advanced fearlessly. These puppets were mostly at the low extreme of the Mountain River Tier, so he didn’t even need to defend against their attacks, no matter how thick and relentless they were.

  He simply unleashed his divine sense, causing the puppets to rapidly vanish wherever he passed.

  The n
emesis of puppets had come!

  His target was the female puppet as the Asura Demon Emperor would be freed once he captured her. When that time came, it would be extremely easy for them to suppress Pei Ji.

  “Hurry! Hurry up and get rid of this net for me!” Pei Ji screamed in exasperation.

  A dozen or so puppets grabbed onto the net and tried to pry it open.

  Meanwhile, Ling Han dashed forward and cast his divine sense toward the female puppet.

  Then… the female puppet suddenly vanished.

  Pu!

  Pei Ji witnessed this sight just as he broke free from the net, and his eyes almost popped out of his head in shock and disbelief. He hadn’t seen how the male puppet had vanished, yet just then, he witnessed the full process of the female puppet being captured.

  Truth be told, he was still completely baffled and unable to comprehend what was happening before him.

  “Legless old man, watch how this uncle slays you!” The Asura Demon Emperor roared with laughter as he charged toward Pei Ji.

  Pei Ji naturally knew how powerful this puppet was. In fright, he shouted, “Block him!”

  Meanwhile, he glared at Ling Han with hatred. This brat had incredibly uncanny abilities, and it seemed as if he were his fated nemesis!

  Yang Tiecheng—the great elite who had a battle prowess at the consummate level—had already been dealt with, so dealing with the remaining people should have been a piece of cake. They should have posed no threat at all, yet they somehow managed to pull off this unimaginable feat!

  Anyhow, old and experienced as he was, he knew that he couldn’t lose his temper and throw his life away here. He immediately turned to flee, not forgetting to say, “Brat, if you pursue me, I can assure you that all of your companions will lose their lives!”

  He laughed loudly as he fled into the distance.

  Ling Han hesitated briefly before turning back around to assist the others in destroying the puppets.

  Although there was a tremendous number of puppets here, the castaways had the Asura Demon Emperor who was extremely powerful, as well as Ling Han who was the nemesis of puppets. Thus, even though the puppets surged toward them in waves, they were easily mowed down like grass being cut.

  After about 30 minutes, the puppets finally stopped appearing, their numbers decreasing with each puppet that was killed.

  Chapter 1030 - True Culprit

  Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

  With Ling Han the puppet nemesis present, and with the protection of the Asura Demon Emperor, who was an “elite” at the pseudo-Sun Moon Tier, they were finally able to exterminate all of the puppets.

  Yin Yuanxiang, Fu Tian, and Jin Zhihui all sighed with emotion. Were it not for Ling Han, it was very likely that they would have all died here.

  Regardless of how powerful or freakish they were, how could they defeat a puppet at the pseudo-Sun Moon Tier by themselves?

  Yang Tiecheng was a prime example of this!

  At the mention of Yang Tiecheng, everyone sighed in sympathy. He was someone who could stick by his principles no matter the situation. In the world of today, such a quality was truly rare and invaluable.

  With the battle over and done with, Fu Tian started to treat his wounds. He had gritted his teeth and participated in the battle just then as he hadn’t wanted to be a burden on everyone else. He had an extremely competitive and proud personality.

  “Master, should we pursue that legless old man?” the Asura Demon Emperor asked.

  Ling Han pondered for a moment before shaking his head, and said, “Forget about it. He’s the ruler of this island, and he’s been here for tens of thousands of years as well. He definitely won’t let us find him.”

  “But if we don’t dispose of him, he’ll continue to commit abhorrent crimes!” Shui Yanyu said.

  “Then let’s have a look around here to see if the old thief has left any clues,” Ling Han replied. “In fact, we know nothing about that old thief. If we understand his history and personality, it will be much easier to find him.”

  “Master is so wise!” the Asura Demon Emperor said obsequiously.

  Ling Han glanced over, and tossed a puppet bear toward him. “Enter this puppet instead.”

  The Asura Demon Emperor was slightly confused. Wasn’t his current puppet stronger? It was at the pseudo-Sun Moon Tier, and its battle prowess was several times stronger than that of the puppet bear. However, he suddenly came to a realization after seeing the look of disgust in Ling Han’s eyes.

  As a human, his master naturally detested refining human corpses into puppets.

  He didn’t dare disobey Ling Han, and he immediately entered the body of the puppet bear. These puppets didn’t possess any free will or life force, so entering and exiting them couldn’t be any easier.

  Ling Han incinerated both human puppets. He had only kept them to battle Pei Ji, so now that their battle was over, it was also right for him to give the deceased a proper send-off.

  They started to look for clues in the small workshop.

  Ling Han hadn’t held high hopes, yet they managed to find a diary that was kept by Pei Ji. This diary detailed the process and reason for Pei Ji’s abominable hobby.

  “So it turns out that the male and female puppets were his senior brother and senior sister. The three of them were all disciples of the same puppeteer.

  “He secretly loved his senior sister, yet she married his senior brother.

  “He didn’t let his emotions show, yet after their master died, he poisoned the two of them before restraining and then refining them into puppets.

  “No wonder the male puppet was stabbed full of sabers and swords! It was because Pei Ji hated him tremendously!

  “What an absolute freak! He even refined the woman that he loved into a puppet!”

  The diary also had a detailed description of how he had refined his senior brother and senior sister. Their insults, reprimands, fury, terror, and all kinds of other things were all carefully recorded. It was as if Pei Ji wanted to relive that experience through reading his diary.

  “What kind of hopelessness would one experience when they’re betrayed by their junior brother and refined into a puppet alive?” Shui Yanyu’s eyes were burning with anger as she shook her head.

  “So, one can’t simply focus on talent when taking in disciples. The most important factor is still their character. Otherwise, it’s no different from raising a wolf.” Ling Han also sighed with emotion, yet his words sent ripples of panic through the Asura Demon Emperor’s mind. Was his master giving him a veiled warning?

  Weng!

  Right at this moment, a sword light lit up and pierced toward Ling Han’s back.

  This strike was both quick and vicious, and it was more so completely unexpected. The battle had already ended, and there were only people they had fought alongside in this room. Who would suddenly attack Ling Han?

  Pu!

  The sword pierced deep into Ling Han’s body. Ling Han roared loudly and struck behind him. Meanwhile, the Asura Demon Emperor also came to his senses, and hurriedly let out a growl before swinging his bear paws toward the assailant.

  The assailant didn’t have time to retrieve their sword, so they could only release it and leap back. They instantly retreated 16 or so meters before descending like a cloud and landing lightly on their feet.

  The assailant was none other than Yin Yuanxiang!

  “Ling Han!” Shui Yanyu shouted in shock, and immediately held Ling Han in support as tears rolled down her cheeks. The sword had run through Ling Han’s body, and only the hilt was still visible on the outside.

  Jin Zhihui was both shocked and enraged as he glared at Yin Yuanxiang, and he roared, “W-what are you doing?!”

  Only Fu Tian remained sitting on the ground, yet it was clear that his muscles were already tight with tension.

  Ling Han simply stared at Yin Yuanxiang. In a raspy voice, he said, “So the culprit on the ship was actually you
!”

  “How so?” The careful expression that Yin Yuanxiang had worn this entire time suddenly changed into an expression of pride and arrogance. Not only that, but her aura also changed dramatically, instantly shooting up to the consummate level of the Mountain River Tier.

  Ling Han coughed a few times as his face grew even paler, and said, “Just before Zhou Gaoyang died, he said that the culprit wasn’t him.”

  Yin Yuanxiang had successfully stabbed Ling Han, so she was in no hurry at all. “In order to stay alive, it’s only natural that he would attempt to shift the blame elsewhere”

  Ling Han shook his head, and said, “If the culprit were him, he would have most likely only begged for forgiveness rather than try to shift the blame.”

  Yin Yuanxiang was slightly surprised, and said, “So… you started to suspect me?”

  “Indeed.” Ling Han nodded, and said, “I was thinking that since the Dark Night Hall could send an assassin, why couldn’t they send two? One in the open… and one in hiding!”

  Yin Yuanxiang hesitated for a moment before bursting into loud laughter. “Spot on! There’s no need for me to deceive you any longer. I’m indeed an assassin from the Dark Night Hall! However, don’t even think about buying time. That sword is covered in potent poison, and even elites at the low extreme of the Sun Moon Tier would die if they were pierced by it!”

  Shui Yanyu was finally overcome with shock. She was extremely confident in Ling Han’s regeneration ability, yet poison was a completely different story.

  Ling Han smiled faintly, and said, “I have to thank you for admitting to this. I was only suspicious before, but I’m finally certain now!”

  He stood up and raised his left arm slightly, and the sword that was “stabbed” into him instantly fell onto the ground with a clang.

  It turned out that the sword hadn’t pierced his body at all! Rather, it had merely been held between his arm and chest!

  “What?!” The expression on Yin Yuanxiang’s pretty face changed drastically, and she said incredulously, “I clearly stabbed the sword through your heart! The location was definitely right! Ah, unless…” She stared at Ling Han, and continued, “Unless you were prepared this entire time and had already shifted the locations of your bones!”