Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao c1-1294

by Flying Alone 孤单地飞

  Haha, who told Ling Han to be his subordinate?

  However, the longer he waited, the darker his expression became. This was because Ling Han still hadn’t returned.

  ‘This brat… actually dared to disobey my orders?’

  He flared up in rage and immediately headed toward Ling Han’s tent.

  “Ling Han!” he roared. His voice rumbled like thunder, revealing the rage that he was currently experiencing.

  The surrounding soldiers were astonished by this roar, and many people walked over to check out the commotion.

  “Dumb c*nt, why is it you again?” Ling Han asked as he walked out of his tent.

  “You dared to disobey my command, so I’m here to punish you!” Xie Donglai said coldly. Ling Han had given him a legitimate excuse to flaunt his power.

  Chapter 1287 - Aggressive Approach

  Chapter 1287 Aggressive Approach

  “Captain, dare I ask, what command did I disobey?” Ling Han asked with a smile. He seemed extremely relaxed and unworried.

  Xie Donglai was lost for words. Before so many people, did he have the face to say that he had commanded Ling Han to collect firewood? If he said this, he would be making a fool of himself! Commanding a Sun Moon Tier elite to collect firewood… What an utter joke!

  He could pick on Ling Han in private, but he wouldn’t be able to do so in public. One didn’t need to be a genius, and even those of average intelligence would be able to tell that he was purposefully picking on Ling Han.

  There were unspoken rules behind Xie Dongai’s actions. He was the superior, and Ling Han was his subordinate. Thus, Ling Han would need to act exactly as he commanded. Otherwise, he would continue to pick on him until he submitted.

  However, once Ling Han yielded, he would only be pushed further and further, until there was no path of retreat.

  Thus, when dealing with petty superiors like Xie Donglai, one would only have two options—either submit completely or resist until the end.

  Ling Han naturally wouldn’t submit. He had chosen to resist head-on.

  Xie Donglai’s expression became dark. He was being challenged by a subordinate in public, and this made him feel extremely, extremely unhappy.

  “Ling Han, you’re disrespecting your superior!” he shouted sharply.

  “Oh? I’m disrespecting my superior by asking a simple question? How domineering of you!” Ling Han laughed, and said, “The army of the Netherworld is only 50 kilometers away. Captain, why don’t you bring your domineering aura over there and scare them all away?”

  ‘F*ck! To say nothing of me, even Xie Qian won’t be able to force the Netherworld army to retreat!’

  Discomfort gripped at Xie Donglai’s mind as he glowered at Ling Han. He enjoyed a higher cultivation level, a stronger battle prowess, and also a more influential background. In fact, he was even Ling Han’s superior at this moment. So, why was he still unable to deal with him?

  With a menacing edge to his voice, he said, “Since you’re my subordinate, let me teach you some moves, lest you be killed once you enter the battlefield!”

  “Captain, how caring and considerate of you!” Ling Han said mockingly.

  “Stop being a smart aleck! As a superior, it’s my responsibility to guide my subordinates in cultivation!” Xie Donglai felt like he had finally managed to grab onto a tangible point. Since he was more powerful, it was only natural that he should use his power to suppress Ling Han.

  “If you don’t want to accept my guidance, fine! But you’ll have to chop 10,000 piculs of firewood… within a day!” He was afraid that Ling Han would obey on the surface but resist in private again. Thus, he added a time limit to the task.

  Ling Han scoffed, and said, “Why does Young Master Xie need so much firewood? Do you want to hold a barbeque? If that’s the case, you should’ve brought a few more servants from your home. This is the army, so why are you still acting like some mighty young master? What an absolute joke.”

  “Why, you little troublemaker, you actually dare to challenge your superior’s might? Come, show me if you’ve got the right to challenge me!” Xie Donglai immediately launched an attack at Ling Han.

  Weng!

  He extended a hand and flipped it over, and then pushed it down toward Ling Han.

  A formidable pressure instantly enveloped Ling Han, crashing down on him and trying to make him kneel.

  There was a difference of two minor levels between them, and thus the disparity between their power was genuinely huge.

  Ling Han remained proudly standing. Under the crushing pressure of Xie Donglai’s power, streaks of divine patterns started to appear on his now glowing body. If one looked carefully, they would see that these divine patterns were actually nine divine dragons, each with a unique appearance.

  Nine Dragons Tyrant Body Art!

  As the legends said, the nine sons of the dragon were all different. Right now, these nine divine dragons still had yet to become True Dragons. Some were missing horns, while others were missing claws. However, these divine dragons would gradually become more perfect following Ling Han’s improvement in the Body Art.

  When these nine divine dragons became True Dragons, it would signify that Ling Han had reached the pinnacle level of the Nine Dragons Tyrant Body Art and advanced to the level of a Saint.

  “What?! It’s actually nine different True Dragons?”

  “Cultivation techniques that have to do with True Dragons are all incredibly powerful!”

  “No wonder he dares to challenge Xie Donglai. He’s legitimately got some skill.”

  “However, the difference between their cultivation levels is too great. He’s destined to be suppressed.”

  “Say, this Xie Donglai person is so petty. He’s still trying to avenge his private resentments at this kind of time.”

  The onlookers chattered among themselves, some of them expressing their sympathy toward Ling Han and others showing their disdain toward Xie Donglai’s pettiness. However, not a single one of them stepped forward to stop the conflict.

  They were all mercenaries, and none of them had any strong friendship with each other. So, why would they risk offending Xie Donglai to help Ling Han? Instead of helping, many were instead excited to see how this conflict would pan out.

  The nine dragons unleashed their might, inhaling and exhaling clouds and mists as they did. Ling Han stood as tall and as proud as a mountain.

  The Nine Dragons Tyrant Body Art wasn’t the only thing that he practiced, with his Godly bones also nearly as tough as Level Eight Godly metal. Right now, someone at the consummate level wanted to suppress him? How laughable!

  “Xie Donglai, how much longer do you want to flip your hands? What on earth are you playing at? Perhaps you really do want to hold a barbeque?” Ling Han said with a chuckle.

  “F*cking brat!” Xie Donglai whispered under his breath. He, an elite at the consummate level of the Sun Moon Tier, was actually unable to contain a measly cultivator at the medium extreme! Moreover, this was in front of so many onlookers. How much face would he lose?

  He knew that Ling Han was peculiar, him being able to kill Zhu Liyun and all. However, he had been helped by Faceless at that time, and he had also relied on the might of the Misty Soul Capturing Flower. Thus, Xie Donglai thought very little of Ling Han’s actual battle prowess.

  Moreover, he was a four-star genius himself, so it wouldn’t matter little even if Ling Han were also a four-star genius. This would cancel out, and he would still enjoy a crushing advantage of two minor levels.

  Thus, he had thought that he would be able to suppress Ling Han with a mere flip of his hands. Not only would that have been a slap to Ling Han’s face and a good way to exact his revenge, but it would have also been a good way to send a warning to the other mercenaries. It would make them think twice about disobeying him, their superior.

  To his surprise, Ling Han was actually a difficult opponent to suppress. Right now, it was he who was between a rock and a hard plac
e.

  Boos rang out in the surroundings.

  “Shut up!” Xie Donglai roared. He charged toward Ling Han, his hands transforming into claws that swiped at him.

  Boom!

  He had clearly activated a secret technique, with his hands transforming into pitch-black demonic claws that were as large as a house. These claws had a cold sheen to them, and it was as if they were made of metal.

  “Gasp! Could this be the Black Gold Demonic Eagle Claw?”

  “According to legends, Black Gold Demonic Eagles are terrifying beasts that can tear through Godly metal that corresponds to their level with a single swipe of their claws.”

  “If this strike lands, that person is done for!”

  With so many people present, there were naturally some who could identify this attack. These people immediately identified the secret technique that Xie Donglai had unleashed.

  Boom!

  The two claws smashed down, and it was as if even space was about to shatter apart. Patches of uncanny black swirls appeared in the surroundings.

  Ling Han didn’t plan to face this attack head-on, so he immediately jumped to the side and dashed into the crowd of onlookers.

  Xie Donglai wielded his demonic claws as he chased after Ling Han.

  Peng!

  There was a resounding boom, and several people were instantly sent flying. They spat blood as they collapsed to the ground, and many of them started to curse in fury. Chaos descended upon the crowd.

  “There’s no animosity between you and the others, yet you actually attacked them with such viciousness! Xie Donglai, might you be a spy of the Netherworld?” Ling Han was completely unscathed. There were so many people to ease the pressure off him, so he could easily deal with the shock waves of Xie Donglai’s attacks.

  Xie Donglai was about to explode in anger. ‘F*ck, you actually dare to slander me?’

  However, he was too angry to speak, so he continued to wield his demonic claws as he chased after Ling Han.

  “A Netherworld spy is killing people!” Ling Han shouted at the top of his lungs as he ran toward the crowds of people.

  Peng, peng, peng!

  The crowds of people were unable to dodge in time, and many were sent flying by Xie Donglai’s wanton attacks.

  Right now, everyone could clearly “see” that Xie Donglai was attacking the Immortal Realm encampment like a crazed maniac.

  Chapter 1288 - War Breaks Out, A Chance Has Come

  Chapter 1288 War Breaks Out, A Chance Has Come

  This was the camp for mercenaries, and there was a Heavenly Body Tier elite on standby here. He was the chief commander, and subordinate to him were 12 captains, who took charge of the whole mercenaries’ camp respectively.

  This also meant that Xie Donglai was only one of the 12 captains, and could not possibly do as he liked.

  He was “demented” and “attacked his subordinates” in the camp. This was something that everyone could see, and there were as many as a few hundred victims. The effect of this was naturally extremely negative, so soon enough, an elite appeared and stopped Xie Donglai.

  Consecutively, that Heavenly Body Tier chief commander called Xie Donglai over, and reprimanded him severely before shooing Xie Donglai off, and commanding him to make amends for his crime through meritorious service.

  Ling Han couldn’t help but feel rueful. It was really easy to do things when you had someone in the higher echelons backing you up. He had wounded so many people, yet had only received a scolding for it. If it had been anyone else, putting everything else aside, his position as team captain would definitely have been revoked.

  As the descendant of an Eternal River Tier elite, Xie Donglai had special privileges everywhere, so it was no wonder that he was so arrogant. He had obviously seen Ling Han duck into the masses, yet still attacked without reservations; he was completely certain that he would get off with a smack on the hand.

  However, though Xie Donglai had become the most unwelcomed, the most hated captain, Ling Han was not any better off.

  Though it was Xie Donglai who had inflicted injuries, Ling Han was the one who had drawn the disaster to them, so he was similarly detested.

  Ling Han was indifferent to it, though. He had not come here to make any friends. Once this battle was over, they were naturally going to go their separate ways. Furthermore, after this matter, Xie Donglai did not come and make trouble with Ling Han again.

  This was very abnormal.

  Yet Ling Han was guessing that Xie Donglai was preparing an even crueler vengeance.

  The mindset of this kind of person was very easy to guess. It could be none other than using the Netherworld beings to get rid of him.

  ‘Just nice. I planned the same,’ Ling Han thought. He, too, did not want to be targeted secretly by a stupid bird all the time. He had to resolve the matter as soon as possible.

  If he wanted to use the Netherworld armies to kill someone, there were two ways. Firstly, draw the person into the proximity of an elite of the Netherworld, such as Heavenly Body Tier. Then, a sliver of the shock wave created from one of their attacks would be enough to crush a Sun Moon Tier completely.

  Yet Ling Han was not an idiot. Would he still continue on that path if he saw a Heavenly Body Tier elite ahead? This would require Xie Donglai to compel him, but Xie Donglai would also be placed in a dangerous situation because of this. He hated Ling Han, but it was absolutely impossible that he wanted to die with Ling Han.

  Then, it could only be the second method, and that was to draw Ling Han into the depths of the army camp of the Netherworld and use innumerable Sun Moon Tiers to gang up on Ling Han and wear him down to death. Although this would also cause Xie Donglai to be under siege as well, his cultivation level was higher, so he would definitely last longer than Ling Han. Furthermore, he still had trump cards to escape. Once he saw Ling Han was dead, he would be able to break out of the siege.

  Since he was already dead, who could say that Xie Donglai had sent Ling Han into the depths of the enemy troops? Didn’t they see that even he had rushed inside?

  This was called taking the lead, and should be rewarded.

  ‘There is 80% that is what he’s planning.’ Ling Han had a very accurate grasp of Xie Donglai’s mindset. This kind of profligate young master was very easy to guess. ‘Then let’s just see who would be falling into whose trap!’

  A few peaceful days passed, and the Netherworld finally started a large-scale battle. This time, all the major troops of the Immortal Realm all joined together to fight against their strong foes.

  The mercenaries’ camp that Ling Han was at was naturally pulled in as well. To be honest, in comparison to the regular armies, they felt like they were about to become cannon fodder.

  Regular armies all practiced combat in formations that allowed them to attack together. 10 people would make one small team, and 100 would be a large team, which could exhibit 50% or even 60% of their overall power[1]. This was very frightening as this meant that about 20 people would be able to boost their battle prowess by one star.

  Yet the mercenaries would be fighting on their own, and no matter how strong a lone soldier was, they could possibly be overwhelmed by their enemy’s advantage in numbers.

  Ling Han surveyed the scene from higher up, and saw dust everywhere ahead of them. A great number of Netherworld elites was charging over, and they were also similarly a mixture of various groups. There were regular military and mercenary teams as well. He could see this clearly.

  Regular armies moved in neat formations, maintaining their positions even when they were charging in attack, but the mercenaries were different. At one moment, they would be charging ahead, and at another, they would be hanging back. Sometimes, they would head left, and at other times, they would be heading right. They were completely moving at their own pace.

  Some people were even giants 30,000 meters tall. Their gigantic footsteps descended down, and directly stomped over.

  This was definitely
not Sun Moon Tier. Sun Moon Tiers could not possibly form such an astonishing figure.

  Heavenly Body Tier elite!

  Hence, the stomp of this foot was extremely frightening. Even the heaven and earth had darkened. The foot had not even descended, and the ground had already cracked. All the people below looked overwhelmed with horror. They were really going to die without having done anything worthwhile.

  “Humph!” However, the Immortal Realm naturally had elites as well. A person moved, stabbing out with his sword. A grand light slashed over. Pa, that giant foot was instantly severed. The severed limb still descended, but no longer had the might of a stomp.

  “Hoho, you actually managed to disperse the might of an attack from my figure, so you are not that weak after all. Come battle with me!” An elite of the Netherworld leaped up into the skies, issuing a challenge to the Immortal Realm.

  “As you wish!” An elite of the Immortal Realm flew up into the skies astride sword light and began to battle that elite from the Netherworld. Instantly, a figure 30 km tall once again appeared, and several sword lights with the same length similarly slashed through the air, its might not the slightest bit weakened.

  “Charge!” Even more elites charged over.

  “Charge!” Ling Han and the others shouted out as well. Influenced by the boiling blood and fighting spirit in the battlefield, they did not bother about life or death now, either. They only wanted to have a vigorous battle as well.

  Dong, dong, dong. The war drums rang out loudly, cheering on the soldiers of both sides. They had some kind of rhythm, and had the effect of stimulating fighting spirit.

  Everyone did not care for themselves. In this kind of battle, no one could possibly have a way out, because there was completely no way of retreat. The people behind them were continuously charging ahead. Moreover, there were also a few elites sitting on the gigantic war elephant observing the battle coldly. If there appeared any deserters, hoho, they would move at the first instant to get rid of them.

  In a battle between two armies, morale was the most important.

  “Charge!” Xie Donglai called out loudly. He took the lead, and led his army into the ranks of the Netherworld, and went further and further in.