This made Shui Yanyu laugh, and she rolled her eyes at him in annoyance.
The two of them continued forward, and the Asura Demon Emperor heeded the command to keep his distance from them. He purposefully created an opportunity for the assassin.
One day later.
“Hehehehe!” There was a burst of cold laughter, and a figure instantly appeared before Ling Han and Shui Yanyu.
This was a bony middle-aged man who appeared especially ugly. Only the occasionally appearing Sun and Moon behind his back signified that he was an elite who had reached the low extreme of the Sun Moon Tier.
‘No wonder he didn’t appear before. Sure enough, his battle prowess is weaker than that of the Asura Demon Emperor.’
“Brat, I know that you purposefully sent that puppet away to create an opportunity for me,” the assassin said with a cold chuckle. “Although I don’t know why, but… do you really think that you can escape from me?
“There’s a definitive difference in power, and no amount of scheming will be able to change this!”
Ling Han chuckled, and said, “You finally appeared. Say, you’re a Sun Moon Tier elite, after all, so don’t you feel ashamed for tailing two Mountain River Tier cultivators?”
“You’re seeking death!” the middle-aged assassin said with a cold humph. He immediately charged toward Ling Han.
He was an assassin, so killing his target was naturally the most important thing. He had only endured and stayed in hiding because he had feared the Asura Demon Emperor. Now that this threat was gone, there was nothing else that he needed to worry about. All he needed to do was kill his target.
Boom!
Boundless black light surged from his body and transformed into a giant spear that stabbed toward Ling Han.
“Lion Seal!” Ling Han retrieved a divine seal and slapped it onto his body.
He instantly felt a terrifying power course through his body. Hundreds of divine patterns materialized on his skin.
Apart from Mountains and Rivers and Suns and Moons, there was another more direct method to determine one’s cultivation—that was to look at how many divine patterns one possessed.
Mountain River Tier cultivators possessed less than 100, Sun Moon Tier cultivators possessed less than 1000, Heavenly Body Tier cultivators possessed less than 10,000, and so on.
Right now, there were a whopping 800 divine patterns on Ling Han’s body!
Peng!
Ling Han swung his fist, and his Origin Power formed into a large hand than smashed into the black spear. The black spear instantly crumbled into dust upon coming in contact with the large hand, which continued to surge toward the middle-aged assassin.
‘F*ck!’
The middle-aged assassin was instantly scared witless. There were 800 divine patterns, 800!
One had to realize that even elites at the consummate level of the Sun Moon Tier generally only possessed 300 or so divine patterns. This was because possessing 1000 divine patterns meant that one was already at the level of the best Sun Moon Tier elites. So, what kind of concept was 800 divine patterns? This meant that one was almost at the level of pseudo-Heavenly Body Tier elites!
He would be crushed into pulp if he were scraped by just a tiny bit of the large hand, let alone being hit by it head on.
He frantically used his movement techniques in a bid to escape.
Boom!
Fortunately, his reaction had been fast enough. A vacuum appeared near the seabed as the fist smashed down, while he was swept hundreds of meters away by the surging waves.
A figure flashed over, and Ling Han appeared before him again.
The middle-aged assassin’s face almost became green with terror. Although he had some life-saving treasures, none of them could block power at the pseudo-Heavenly Body Tier. This was an overwhelming power.
He could only flee as if his life depended on it. Only now did he realize just how incredible his target’s trump cards were. No wonder he had sent that powerful puppet away. It was because he had been luring him out, not because he was arrogant beyond belief.
“Huh?!”
He yelped in surprise because he suddenly sensed a familiar aura.
“Tai Feng, Elder Tai Feng!” He was overcome with delight. Elder Tai Feng was an upper-level being of the Dark Night Hall, and he was definitely an elite. He was at the consummate level of the Heavenly Body Tier!
‘Haha, I can’t believe I came across him here!
‘Everything’s settled now. Even if Ling Han has special techniques to raise his power to the pseudo-Heavenly Body Tier, he’s still no match genuine Heavenly Body Tier elites. Moreover, Elder Tai Feng is at the peak stage of the consummate level of the Heavenly Body Tier, and he’s more so a four-star elite!’
Chapter 1109 - Done For
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Xiu!
An elder streaked over, and his powerful aura made it feel as if the sky were collapsing. One could barely breathe under the pressure of his aura.
A supreme elite at the Heavenly Body Tier!
Ling Han’s expression instantly became serious as he hurriedly started retreating. He was no match for such an elite, and he would have to seek refuge in his Black Tower even if this meant exposing the secret of his Spatial God Tool. Otherwise, his fate would be death.
He rushed to Shui Yanyu’s side before picking her up, and he was just about to enter the Black Tower. However, he suddenly faltered before he could enter.
This was because he sensed another powerful aura. In fact, this aura was even more powerful than the Heavenly Body Tier elder’s. Moreover, it seemed a little familiar.
‘It’s… Empress Luan Xing!’
He immediately decided not to enter the Black Tower upon realizing this. Instead, he remained where he was, quietly waiting for things to play out.
“Elder Tai Feng!” The middle-aged assassin was both surprised and delighted. However, he didn’t realize that Elder Tai Feng was extremely disheveled at this moment. His clothes were in tatters, and they were more so drenched in blood.
A Regulation divine chain ferociously whipped over like a spear and caught up to Elder Tai Feng.
Pu!
The divine chain pierced through his shoulder before trapping him in place.
Elder Tai Feng was in an extremely sorry state. He had already been pursued by Empress Luan Xing for one day and one night, and he had already used all of the techniques that he could. However, all this was to no avail. Before this empress, his resistance was futile.
He didn’t dare to counterattack. Instead, he used his hand like a sword and sliced down toward his own shoulder. Blood sprayed through the air as half of his shoulder was cut off. However, the divine chain that was holding him in place also lost its effects.
Yet just as he was about to flee again, a large white hand descended from the sky.
This hand was slender and as smooth as jade, and it was filled with a sense of beauty. However, in Elder Tai Feng’s eyes, this hand was like a talisman of death. A look of despair spread across his face.
He had already used all of his trump cards. He couldn’t block this attack!
Boom!
The large hand pressed down, and Elder Tai Feng was ruthlessly smashed into the bottom of the sea. When the large hand disappeared, it could be seen that at least a third of his bones had been broken. He continuously coughed blood, and his aura had already fallen to an extremely low level.
“E-Elder Tai Feng!” The middle-aged assassin almost wet his pants in fright. In his eyes, Elder Tai Feng was the number one assassin in the world. There was no one that he couldn’t kill!
It wouldn’t matter even if one were more powerful than Elder Tai Feng. Assassins wouldn’t fight against their targets head on. Instead, they would search for the best opportunity to launch a fatal strike. They would immediately leave after their attempt, regardless of whether they succeeded or failed.
Generally speaki
ng, Heavenly Body Tier elites were extremely hard to kill. Who could stop them if they were hell-bent on escaping? However, a whopping 10 Heavenly Body Tier elites had died at the hands of Elder Tai Feng. This was enough to prove just how terrifying this elite assassin was.
But now?
He was lying on the ground like a dead dog! He wasn’t faking death—he was legitimately unable to crawl up.
The middle-aged assassin trembled in terror. Who was pursuing Elder Tai Feng? Their power was truly heaven-defying!
Weng!
A devastating aura swept over as Empress Luan Xing appeared. She was dressed in a brilliant yellow imperial robe, and there was also a vermilion cloak billowing behind her back. It was three or so meters long, and it billowed with a domineering might even though she was at the bottom of the sea.
Of course, her breathtaking figure was also like a magnet to the eyes. It was flawless, and it could easily entrance those who laid eyes upon it.
“E-empress Luan Xing!” the middle-aged assassin stammered. As a qualified assassin, he naturally recognized Empress Luan Xing, one of the most powerful elites of the galaxy.
He gulped with great difficulty. Everyone said that Empress Luan Xing was powerful, and she was also one of the three rulers of the Joint Peace Planet. He hadn’t believed this before, and he had felt that this empress had merely ascended the throne thanks to her stunning looks. Now, however, he finally realized just how wrong he had been.
“Please spare me, Your Majesty!” Elder Tai Feng wailed in misery, and said, “I’m willing to submit to Your Majesty, and I’m willing to become Your Majesty’s dog and slave!”
He was an assassin, not a martyr. Compared to his life, what was his dignity worth?
Empress Luan Xing ignored him completely. She slammed another palm down, and it was as if the world were shattering and heaven and earth were splitting open.
Boom!
Elder Tai Feng was smashed into pulp by this terrifying palm strike. Both his body and his soul were destroyed. Meanwhile, the middle-aged assassin was caught up in a tiny bit of the shock wave, yet this was enough to shred him into nothingness.
‘So powerful!’ Ling Han thought to himself.
This was the first time he had seen Empress Luan Xing unleash her true might. Her battle prowess was overwhelming enough to make heaven and earth lose their luster.
Empress Luan Xing swept her gaze over Ling Han and Shui Yanyu as she landed on the ground. Then, she suddenly started to walk toward them.
Ling Han’s heart shuddered. Although they were all from the same Majestic Empire, he still had to remain vigilant. Moreover, the mind of a ruler was even harder to understand. Who knew what the empress was thinking?
Empress Luan Xing suddenly stumbled, and the aura of Primal Chaos that enveloped her also became unstable.
A supreme elite at the Heavenly Body Tier actually stumbled as they walked?
Ling Han instantly understood. Although Empress Luan Xing had killed a supreme elite of the Dark Night Hall, she had also paid a price. ‘That’s right, she was definitely targeted by a surprise attack as well. Going by the Dark Night Hall’s habits, they’ll only attack if they have a 70 or 80% chance of success.’
“Are you alright, Your Majesty?” Ling Han asked hurriedly. This question was only an excuse to slow her down. Her target was clearly Shui Yanyu.
“Move over!” Empress Luan Xing chided. She extended an arm and sent Ling Han to the side. She then grabbed Shui Yanyu’s hand, and was just about to bite down on her wrist.
Ling Han was startled, and he instantly dashed over to protect her, not having the time to bother with anything else.
He didn’t have any other thoughts at this moment. There was only one thing running through his mind—as a man, what was the point of living if he couldn’t even protect his own women?
Gasp!
He felt a sharp pain on his neck, and his skin that was as tough as Level Four Godly metal was instantly pierced open. To his surprise, Empress Luan Xing had actually bitten down on his neck, and was now sucking on his blood.
‘Are you a f*cking vampire?’
Ling Han wanted to resist, and he instinctively raised his arm to push her. However, how could he contend with the power of a Heavenly Body Tier elite? His action was in vain—completely futile. His blood continued to flow out, and his consciousness began to fade.
Meanwhile, Shui Yanyu was stupefied by what she saw because right now, the postures of Ling Han and Empress Luan Xing were far too dubious!
One was biting the other’s neck, and it was as if they were kissing. As for the other… his hands were resting on Empress Luan Xing’s voluptuous breasts—in a grabbing action, no less.
‘He’s done for! He’s done for!’
Shui Yanyu felt as if the world were becoming dark. Who didn’t know that the empress was as clean as ice and as pure as jade? Although she was loved and admired by many men—even including supreme rulers like the Eternity Sky Emperor and the Jade Drop Emperor—she didn’t think anything of any of them.
Right now, however, she was actually being “sexually assaulted” by Ling Han. Who would care whether he had done this on purpose or not? The important thing was that it had happened!
When Empress Luan Xing came to her senses, would Ling Han still be able to live?
At this moment, she truly “hated” Ling Han’s guts. Why did he have to interfere? He should have just let the empress suck on her blood. Immortals had a powerful vitality anyway, and she would have only suffered a severely wounded vitality had her blood been sucked dry. However, she wouldn’t die because of this.
However, Ling Han was certainly going to die now!
She suddenly reached a resolute decision in her mind. She drew her sword and ruthlessly stabbed it toward Empress Luan Xing’s back!
Chapter 1110 - Getting Lucky
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If only one of them could survive, Shui Yanyu naturally wished that it would be Ling Han.
She didn’t care what would happen to the Joint Peace Planet after Empress Luan Xing died, nor did she care that she and Ling Han would be hunted by heavens knew how many people—she didn’t care about all that!
At this moment, she only wished that Ling Han could live on!
Pa!
However, her sword was caught and tightly held by a hand. She couldn’t stab it forward any further.
It was Empress Luan Xing!
She had already raised her head and turned around. Although Shui Yanyu couldn’t see her expression, she believed that it was definitely one of rage and fury.
Her own subject actually dared to assassinate her?
This was high treason!
A boundless killing intent swept outward, bringing with it the domineering might of the empress. The color instantly drained from Shui Yanyu’s face.
However, she was unafraid. She simply looked at Ling Han lovingly. They couldn’t live together, but they could at least die together!
Yet, the fatal blow that she was expecting never arrived. She couldn’t help but feel puzzled. She looked toward the empress, only to see that she was enveloped in an aura of Primal Chaos. It was impossible to discern her expression.
Ling Han’s body shuddered as he slowly regained consciousness.
The large loss of blood had caused him to faint, yet his divine sense was extremely powerful and tough, so he was naturally able to regain consciousness quickly. He reached out and grabbed onto Empress Luan Xing’s wrist, a firm expression on his face.
“If you want to punish anyone, punish me!” He was extremely weak, yet his tone was surprisingly firm.
Empress Luan Xing flared up in rage. She was as clean as ice and as pure as jade, yet she had actually drunk a smelly man’s blood. This made her feel as if she had been soiled. She raised her hand resolutely, and four heavenly bodies materialized behind her back. Each of the heavenly bodies radiated with a devastating aura, causi
ng Ling Han’s skin to instantly crack apart.
However, his blood had already been sucked dry, and thus not a single drop of blood flowed out from his wounds. It was an extremely uncanny sight.
“You’re returning kindness with hatred!” Ling Han obviously wouldn’t lie down and wait for death, and he immediately said, “Don’t think that I don’t know. You were wounded just then, and you sucked my blood in order to stabilize your situation. Or perhaps you used some kind of secret technique.”
“So what?” Empress Luan Xing said coldly. Her target had originally been Shui Yanyu, and she wouldn’t have killed her anyway. Had there been a need for Ling Han to interfere? Pei! She had been forced to suck the blood of this man, and they had even come into close and intimate contact!
Just thinking about this gave her the goosebumps. It was nauseating to the extreme!
“As a ruler, you have to distinguish between kindness and hatred. If you kill us, you’ll become an incompetent and morally bankrupt ruler!” Ling Han spat out whatever he could think of. They had fallen into the hands of a Heavenly Body Tier elite now, and they didn’t have the ability to enter the Black Tower, either. Thus, he naturally had to come up with other methods to save their lives.
“So what if I betray everyone in the world?” Empress Luan Xing didn’t fall into his trap, and continued, “Do you have any last words?”
‘F*ck! You’re not playing by the rules!’
Ling Han wracked his brains for ideas. However, the difference in their power was too great, so it seemed as if all of his ideas would be useless.
“Humph!” Empress Luan Xing struck her palm toward Ling Han’s head.
Ling Han was out of options. He had to use the power Small Tower even if it meant exposing the secret of the Black Tower. If worse came to worst, he would just flee to the ends of the world. He had entered the Immortal Realm now, and both heaven and earth were boundlessly large. It wasn’t like the incredibly tiny small world, where elites would be able to find him easily.
However, Empress Luan Xing suddenly stopped her attack halfway.
‘Damn it!’ the empress cursed in her mind. The Ninth King’s thoughts suddenly appeared in her mind at this moment, preventing her from continuing her strike.
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