Boom!
He immediately unleashed his trump card. He needed time to prepare this, but Empress Luan Xing had been focused on digging the Godly medicine just then. This gave him the opportunity and time to prepare.
This strike was extremely devastating!
The seawater around them instantly disappeared, and the gigantic fish within a 500-kilometer radius all exploded and died. Meanwhile, the elder’s most powerful attack transformed into a black spear that continued to stab toward Empress Luan Xing’s waist.
He still wanted to obtain the Tricolor Wind and Fire Lotus!
Empress Luan Xing flared up in rage. She roared softly, and her slender hands pressed backward, causing thousands of divine patterns to intertwine and knit into a net that flew toward the elder.
A ruler was enraged, and heaven and earth lost their luster!
They were both at the Heavenly Body Tier, yet Empress Luan Xing was clearly more powerful. Her net enveloped the black spear and ripped it to shreds.
Pu!
A crimson light shot through the net at this moment, whizzing toward Empress Luan Xing’s neck.
Empress Luan Xing hurriedly dodged to the side. However, the crimson light followed her movement with incredible accuracy and speed. In the end, it pierced into her hand.
“Hahahaha!” The elder laughed heartily, appearing especially smug. “Your Majesty, you’ve already been hit by Crimson Fire Needle. If I don’t remove its effects, your blood will be evaporated drop by drop. You’ll die an extremely miserable death!
“Hand the Tricolor Wind and Fire Lotus over, and I can spare you from death. You’re a beautiful woman, after all, and it’ll be a shame for you to die like this!”
There was a peculiar glint flashing in the elder’s eyes. She was a breathtaking beauty, yet she had been captured by him. Moreover, she was also the empress of a Majestic Empire. If he could make her his obedient slave, what kind of power would fall into his hands?
Great stars hovered behind Empress Luan Xing’s back. The aura that they exuded made one shudder, with even the elder’s heart thumping in palpitation.
‘Too powerful, she’s too powerful! We’re both at the consummate level of the Heavenly Body Tier, so why is the difference between us so large?!’
Fortunately, she had given him enough time to unleash his most powerful attack. He had more so been able to use an ancient God Tool—that Crimson Fire Needle had been launched by his “Saint Destroying Crossbow”.
What was a Saint?
Only those who reached the Genesis Tier could be referred to as Saints. Meanwhile, this treasure was called the Saint Destroying Crossbow, which revealed just how mighty it was. However, the Saint Destroying Crossbow that the elder had received was a damaged one. Thus, it couldn’t even kill elites at the Eternal River Tier, much less the Genesis Tier. However, it was still extremely effective against those at the Heavenly Body Tier.
“You’re a member of the Dark Night Hall?” Empress Luan Xing didn’t move, instead choosing to question the elder in a solemn tone.
The elder’s heart jolted. ‘How did she guess? Did I slip up somewhere?’
However, there was no doubt that she had been hit by the Crimson Fire Needle. Thinking of this, the elder became relaxed again.
“Indeed!” He confidently admitted his identity, and said, “How did you find out?”
Empress Luan Xing didn’t answer his question, instead saying, “In that case, this was a trap all along. You discovered the Tricolor Wind and Fire Lotus, and I also happened to be nearby. You realized that I would come over sooner or later, so you purposefully pretended that you discovered it at the same moment as me. However, you were taking that as an opportunity to kill me.”
“Hehe, Your Majesty is so wise! Everything is as you said.” Now that it had come to this, the elder didn’t hide his intentions anymore, saying, “However, I suggest you rid yourself of your fanciful thoughts, Your Majesty. The more time you waste, the more of your blood will be evaporated.”
“Detestable thief!” Empress Luan Xing said in contempt. She raised her jade-like hand, and boundless might formed, releasing a terrifying pressure.
The elder’s expression changed drastically. ‘She was hit by the Crimson Fire Needle, so how can she still wield her power? Wasn’t her Origin Power all evaporated a long time ago?’
Chapter 1107 - Might of the Empress
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Empress Luan Xing moved, and streaks of Regulations transformed into divine chains that flew out from her jade-like palm and rained down on the elder from the Dark Night Hall.
This elder was definitely one of the strongest members of the Dark Night Hall. How many people in this universe could cultivate to the consummate level of the Heavenly Body Tier?
Moreover, what kind of treasure was the Saint Destroying Crossbow? It was definitely a supreme treasure of the Dark Night Hall. However, this elder could bring it out, so he was definitely an upper-level individual at the Dark Night Hall.
Light radiated from the elder’s body as he let out a roar. He had looked extremely old just then, yet his life essence was soaring through the heavens at this moment.
He was fighting with his life on the line!
“Crush him!” Empress Luan Xing cried softly. Countless divine chains swarmed about as her hands pressed down. This was the manifestation of dao, and it could display one’s comprehension of the great dao of heaven and earth.
The elder combusted his blood essence. He still believed that the empress had been hit by his Crimson Fire Needle, meaning that her blood was still being continuously evaporated. She was definitely a spent force, and she definitely couldn’t last for much longer.
As long as he endured through this, the seductive beauty who was renowned throughout the galaxy would become his plaything. His heart rippled with excitement as this thought crossed his mind. His mental state which he had cultivated for tens of millions of years became like that of a lustful youth. He was feeling extremely thirsty.
‘I’ll achieve victory as long as I endure through this.’
Capturing this proud empress was probably the dream of countless elites. If he succeeded, how satisfied would his vanity be?
Peng!
The elder was sent flying with a single strike. In fact, even his Origin Power armor disappeared. Seawater rushed toward him, drenching his hair and his clothes.
“Wah!” The elder spat out a mouthful of blood. His face was filled with shock, and he stammered, “H-how is your power still so strong?”
They were both at the peak stage of the consummate level of the Heavenly Body Tier, and he was more so a four-star genius. Theoretically speaking, Empress Luan Xing only possessed a battle prowess that was one star more powerful than him. However, judging by their exchange just then, the difference between their battle prowess was definitely more than one star—it was at least three stars!
‘How is this possible? How?!’
Empress Luan Xing didn’t reply, instead saying, “Treacherous thief, die!”
She had the mindset of a ruler, and the world had to listen to her commands. No one was allowed to defy her.
The elder retrieved a helmet and put it on. Regulations of the great dao instantly flowed down from the helmet, intertwining to form divine patterns that stuck to his body. At a rough glance, there were at least 1000 divine patterns.
He was a super-elite to begin with, so he already possessed over 3000 divine patterns. Add to that the 1000 from the helmet, and the aura that radiated from his body instantly soared explosively. Right now, he was already no weaker than Empress Luan Xing.
“Kakaka, don’t forget that I’m from the Dark Night Hall,” the elder said arrogantly. “We’ve existed for even longer than the three Majestic Empires, so the richness of resources that we possess is far beyond Your Majesty’s imagination.”
“You’re nothing but a weakling who relies on external tools!” Empres
s Luan Xing said coldly. Her divine chains transformed into sabers, spears, swords, and crossbows as they rained down from the sky.
This was truly terrifying. It was as if the sky were about to collapse, and it was as if even the heavens wanted to punish the elder from the Dark Night Hall.
The elder’s expression changed drastically. He had clearly activated a high-level God Tool already, yet at this moment, he had no confidence that he could win. He felt that the seductive beauty opposite him was powerful enough to make his hair stand on ends!
He finally retrieved a black crossbow that was engraved with complex divine patterns. However, this crossbow was damaged, and many of the divine patterns only had half or even just a third of their patterns remaining.
Even so, this didn’t stop the crossbow from being powerful. The elder didn’t hide the existence of this crossbow with his power anymore, and the space around them was instantly permeated by a terrifying killing intent. It was as if this aura could kill Gods and slay Saints.
Saint Destroying Crossbow!
“Your Majesty, I suggest that you surrender. Hehe, I brought three Crimson Fire Needles this time, and you’ve already been hit by one of them. If you’re hit by another, even I won’t be able to save you. I can only watch a beauty die before my eyes.”
Empress Luan Xing didn’t take his words to heart. She pressed her palm down, and the entire world instantly became dark. Countless divine chains slithered down, moving to slay the elder.
“Humph!” A fierce look appeared in the elder’s eyes. Although he wanted to capture this seductive beauty, his own life was far more important in comparison. At this moment, he didn’t have any crooked thoughts anymore.
He lashed out with his palm, causing thousands of divine patterns to intertwine and form a wall before him. Meanwhile, he activated the Saint Destroying Crossbow. He was going to launch an earth-shattering attack.
In terms of strength, he was a few pegs below Empress Luan Xing. However, the helmet on his head increased his strength and mitigated at least one star of difference between them. Thus, even if he wasn’t her opponent, at least he wouldn’t be defeated in an instant.
He was buying time to activate the Saint Destroying Crossbow. With this and the Crimson Fire Needles, even Heavenly Body Tier elites would suffer certain defeat!
Even if one Crimson Fire Needle weren’t enough, there were still another two!
The Saint Destroying Crossbow was finally activated. The quality of this God Tool was far too high, and even though the elder possessed an astonishing power, he still felt strained after activating it for two times in quick succession. Sweat raced down his forehead, and even his aura started to become unstable.
However, now that the Saint Destroying Crossbow was activated, a devastating aura instantly swept through the space around them. This was still a Saint Tool, even though it was damaged and its might was reduced.
A serious expression appeared on Empress Luan Xing’s face. She didn’t dare to be careless before such kind of Saint Tool. As she roared softy, nine mountains materialized behind her back and crashed down on the elder.
“Go!” The elder gritted his teeth, not having any more thoughts of getting lucky. He fired the Crimson Fire Needle using the Saint Destroying Crossbow.
A crimson light whizzed out and directly pierced through Empress Luan Xing’s Regulations defense, continuing to fly toward her after it did so.
The elder chuckled coldly. Once the Saint Destroying Crossbow was fired, its target would definitely be hit.
This was unless one was more powerful than the Saint Destroying Crossbow!
Meanwhile, the Crimson Fire Needle could rapidly evaporate a cultivator’s blood. Even Heavenly Body Tier elites wouldn’t be able to last for long. The empress had already been struck once, yet she was still able to endure for the time being. However, the elder didn’t believe that she could endure being struck again.
Empress Luan Xing had still dodged before, yet she didn’t even make an attempt to dodge this time. The crimson light pierced through her chest.
‘She’s done for.’
The elder was happy yet regretful at the same time.
The empress was definitely going to die after being hit by two Crimson Fire Needles—even he wouldn’t be able to save her. It was a great shame that this stunning beauty was going to die before he had even gotten the chance to savor her.
However, a suspicious—even terrified—look instantly appeared on his face.
This was because Empress Luan Xing was standing before him unscathed. Her vitality soared through the sky, while her domineering might was no weaker than before. What part of her looked like someone who had been struck by two Crimson Fire Needles?
“Die!” After dealing with the elder’s attack, Empress Luan Xing launched into a ferocious offensive. The space in the surroundings was shattered by her palm.
The elder gritted his teeth, not a shred of fighting spirit left in him. He frantically turned around to flee.
Empress Luan Xing pursued him for a few steps before suddenly coming to a halt. Her aura had become slightly unstable. ‘I was struck by his first surprise attack, and even my Nine Deaths Heaven Art was unable to completely suppress the Crimson Fire Needle. Luckily, I was prepared the second time, and was able to use this peculiar stone to block his attack.’
Assassins from the Dark Night Hall were naturally terrifying. The Saint Destroying Crossbow was more so a precious treasure that could suppress Heavenly Body Tier elites.
“Humph, I’ll slaughter you even if you escape to the ends of the world!”
She started to pursue him.
Chapter 1108 - Assassin
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Ling Han suddenly stopped in his tracks.
“What’s wrong?” Shui Yanyu asked.
Ling Han pondered for a moment, and replied, “I have a nagging feeling that someone’s following us.”
“Is it the Dark Night Hall…? Or is it Zhao Lun or Xia Wuque?” Shui Yanyu listed the possibilities. However, a bitter smile instantly appeared on her face. There were truly quite a lot of people who wanted to kill Ling Han.
Ling Han thought for a moment, and said, “It can’t be Zhao Lun. He’s with Great General Zhao, and with Great General Zhao’s status, there’s no need for him to follow me sneakily. If he wants to kill me, he’ll do so directly.
“It can’t be Xia Wuque, either, as there aren’t any Sun Moon Tier elites by his side. After seeing my defenses, he won’t come over to ask for a beating.
“It’s most probably the Dark Night Hall!”
Ling Han made his judgment.
“If it’s the Dark Night Hall, why haven’t they attacked yet? Could it be that the assassin is not strong enough, so they’re currently calling for reinforcement from other elites?” Shui Yanyu also started to speculate.
Ling Han shook his head, and said, “This place is unfamiliar to everyone, and it’s even impossible to differentiate north from south. How can they describe my location?”
“Indeed. Since no one has ever been here before, how can they give our location to others without having a map to reference?” A troubled expression appeared on Shui Yanyu’s face. She clapped her hands, and said, “Since that’s the case, the assassin probably hasn’t appeared because they’re too weak.”
“Not necessarily.” Ling Han didn’t agree with this, and he said, “Perhaps they know of Little Asura’s existence, and also know that he’s not an easy opponent. Thus, they’re searching for a better opportunity to strike.”
‘That’s right!’
Shui Yanyu hurriedly nodded in agreement. She had subconsciously overlooked the Asura Demon Emperor’s existence. The main reason for this was because he continued to use shameless methods to make his presence known. How could she think, ‘Oh, he’s also an elite’?
“Huh? Why haven’t I detected anything out of the ordinary?” the Asura Demon Emperor asked. There was
a confused look on his face.
Ling Han shook his head, and said, “Although you’ve entered a Sun Moon Tier puppet, your own power is still only at the Mountain River Tier. In other words, your divine sense is still too weak. Moreover, this place can weaken the perception of one’s divine sense, so it’s extremely normal that you aren’t able to detect anything abnormal.”
A dispirited expression instantly appeared on the Asura Demon Emperor’s face. He couldn’t raise his cultivation level in the Immortal Realm, and this left him feeling extremely dissatisfied.
“Rather than letting them follow us, why don’t we lure them out of hiding?” Ling Han rubbed his chin in thought. If there were someone continually following behind him, he would feel extremely restricted when doing things. For example, he wouldn’t be able to enter and exit the Black Tower as he pleased, as this would risk exposing his secrets.
“How are we going to lure them?” Shui Yanyu asked.
“We’ll have Little Asura run far away,” Ling Han said with a smile. He had the Vajra Seal and the Lion Seal, and thus he wasn’t afraid of Sun Moon Tier elites, even if they were at the pinnacle of the Sun Moon Tier.
“Master, you don’t want the loyal Little Asura anymore?” The Asura Demon Emperor instantly acted like a cute puppy. It was a shame that there was no tail for him to wag.
“Piss off!” Ling Han couldn’t stand him, and he immediately kicked him aside.
“Master…!” The Asura Demon Emperor instantly flew several hundred kilometers away.
A smile appeared on Ling Han’s face, and he said, “Let’s hope that the assassin will appear sooner rather than later. Otherwise, it’ll feel like there’s a poisonous snake spying on us the entire time.”
There was a look of worry on Shui Yanyu’s face. If the assassin attacked, they would definitely be an elite at the Sun Moon Tier. Perhaps they wouldn’t even give Ling Han the opportunity to hide into his Black Tower or use his divine seals.
“Don’t worry, your hubby isn’t any ordinary person,” Ling Han said with a chuckle. “Girl, flash me a smile!”
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