Asura Sovereign VIII

by Shian Jeen

  Huwang Xiao’s smile widened, it was a happy smile that came from his heart.

  Reborn in this Martial Spirit World, if it weren’t for the little violet monkey, Huwang Xiao wouldn’t have gotten the Asura Tactics and Asura Ring, and would definitely not have the achievements he had today.

  Seeing the little violet monkey again, Huwang Xiao felt like a reunion with a long lost loved one. It was that kind of joy, that kind of happiness.

  “Big brother, careful!” Suddenly, the Violet Spirit Devourer Monkey cried out.

  A violent force struck Huwang Xiao from the back, and it was too late for him to dodge. Zhou Yunpeng’s palm struck Huwang Xiao’s back accurately.

  “Haha, little brat, this is your so-called brother? I’ll kill him first, then refine your spirit Devourer bloodline!” Watching his palm strike Huwang Xiao as planned, Zhou Yunpeng became complacent once more, laughing with abandon. Even Ao Kun would suffer grave injuries if he was hit with this palm unprepared.

  But in the next second, Zhou Yunpeng’s laughter abruptly halted.

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  Zhou Yunpeng stared at Huwang Xiao’s back in disbelief; this young man didn’t budge an inch!

  The Violet Spirit Devourer Monkey was dumbfounded as he stood there.

  Huwang Xiao slowly turned around, facing Zhou Yunpeng with cold eyes. In a split second, he threw a punch at Zhou Yunpeng.

  Taken by surprise, Zhou Yunpeng barely managed to counter with his hand.

  Kacha-the sound of breaking bones was heard.

  Zhou Yunpeng screamed as his body heavily slammed into the tunnel wall, creating a human-shaped imprint. Dust and gravel fell due to the huge impact.

  Another great wave of shock crashed the Violet Spirit Devourer Monkey’s heart. He remembered that back when he got separated from Huwang Xiao, their strengths were at similar levels. But now, Huwang Xiao’s strength had grown to such a monstrous degree!

  He had a grasp of Zhou Yunpeng’s power from their earlier exchange and also knew that Zhou Yunpeng was the Ape Deity Temple’s Master, a peak late-Tenth Order Saint realm expert. Amongst the many notable demonic beast clan experts, Zhou Yunpeng had always ranked within the top five.

  Yet, before Huwang Xiao, Zhou Yunpeng was so vulnerable, barely able to take a hit!

  “You, who are you?!” Zhou Yunpeng experienced just vomited a big mouthful of blood before struggling to his feet. Every pore on his body screamed wariness and danger. Watching Huwang Xiao, Zhou Yunpeng felt unprecedented fear like he had never experienced before.

  Even against demonic beast clans’ number one expert, Ao Kun, Zhou Yunpeng still got the confidence to battle, yet in front of this young human, a feeling of powerlessness actually surfaced in his heart.

  “In the recent days, haven’t you been clamoring to avenge your son?” Huwang Xiao sneered.

  “You’re the one who killed Chu’er?” Zhou Yunpeng’s eyes widened in shock. His child, Zhou Yuchu, was wiped out in the human territory Vermillion City. When he received the news of his boy’s death, he was furious, immediately giving out a top to bottom order to all the members of the Ape Deity Temple that they must find the human being who killed his kid even if they had to search the entire Martial Soul World! He wanted to tear that individual into a million pieces along with his own hands!

  Initially, he wished to make a trip to Vermillion City, to slaughter every human in Vermillion City, making them die with his son. But the sudden appearance of a Violet Nature Devourer Monkey around the Mystic Elephant Peak made him change his plans and come here.

  Huwang Xiao strode over to Zhou Yunpeng, “Any last words? Speak.”

  According to Huwang Xiao’s original plan, if Zhou Yunpeng was willing to submit, he would spare his life, but now, Zhou Yunpeng had to die! If it weren’t because he rushed over, the Violet Heart Devourer Monkey would have died under Zhou Yunpeng’s palm.

  Viewing Huwang Xiao coming closer, Zhou Yunpeng’s face turned a few shades paler.

  Instead of answering Huwang Xiao, a powerful demonic qi exploded from Zhou Yunpeng’s body as he transformed into a giant ape with scarlet red eyes and massive arms. The giant ape crazily swung its arms at Huwang Xiao in attack.

  “Ape Deity Heart Blasting Punch!”

  “Great Ape Shattering Mountain!”

  Zhou Yunpeng roared. Demonic qi shrouded both hands, piercing space. Even before the force of his fists arrived, the entire mountain tunnel started shaking vigorously as if it was about to collapse anytime.

  Huwang Xiao sneered watching Zhou Yunpeng’s action and showed no intention to dodge. The true essence in his dantian roared, Huwang Xiao struck a Great Void Ape Deity Fist, smashing the enemy.

  With a blast akin to rumbling thunder, Zhou Yunpeng’s body quivered. Just like the previous exchange, Zhou Yunpeng was sent flying back, slamming in to the tunnel wall structure, embedded several ft in. The huge ape was bleeding from its seven orifices, its powerful arms flopped limply as its bones were already shattered.

  Huwang Xiao stepped closer, not waiting for Zhou Yunpeng to get up a second time. He aimed another punch at Zhou Yunpeng’s chest, burying him deeper into the wall. Zhou Yunpeng’s upper body acquired collapsed from Huwang Xiao’s tyrannical pressure, blasting his heart was into unrecognizable meat pieces.

  Zhou Yunpeng’s vitality was seeping away.

  “You, who are you exactly?” The question came out in intermittent breaths, but he insisted to know. He could not figure out which young human possessed such terrifying strength!

  “Huwang Xiao.” Huwang Xiao said his name in a cold voice. At that, he raised a finger. The Absolute Soul Finger pierced through Zhou Yunpeng’s head through the center of his forehead.

  Zhou Yunpeng’s eye protruded using their sockets, fixed on the young man’s silhouette before him. Huwang Xiao remained stoic. With a simple influx of his hands, Zhou Yunpeng’s corpse was moved in to the Linglong Treasure Pagoda.

  The Violet Spirit Devourer Monkey was still in shock, rooted in the same spot. The things that happened had yet to register in his mind.

  “Little guy, how are your wounds, nothing serious right?” Huwang Xiao approached him, voice filled with concern.

  The Violet Soul Devourer Monkey regained his senses. The Ape Deity Temple Grasp experienced already been wiped out by Huwang Xiao!

  “Big brother, I’m alright.” He shook his mind, a warm feeling spread in his center. Despite being heavily injured by Zhou Yunpeng, he was confident that his injuries would fully heal in two months’ time.

  The truth was, he was still in shock, and unable to calm down. He possessed the spirit devouring bloodline, which contributed to his heaven-defying cultivation speed, but even so, he was merely a Fifth Order Saint world expert. He really couldn’t understand how Huwang Xiao practiced to leave him so far behind.

  Huwang Xiao took out a bloom of Nine-coloured Snow Lotus, saying, “This is a Nine-coloured Snow Lotus, a healing herb. Swallow this down and start healing.”

  “Nine-coloured Snow Lotus!” The Violet Nature Devourer Monkey was stunned. He was going to decline when Huwang Xiao waved a hand to stop him, insisting that he should swallow it immediately. Once again, his center was filled up with warmth. In the end, he nodded and swallowed the elixir.

  A few hours later, the Violet Heart Devourer Monkey’s injuries completely healed.

  After the little guy recovered, Huwang Xiao sat down beside him, asking him about his experiences in the past twenty years.

  That year, after being separated from the Huwang Family on their way to the Duanren Empire, he headed north, arriving in the Demonic Beasts Forest. He cultivated in the Demonic Beasts Forest until he broke through to Saint realm, and got to leave because he offended a high-level Saint world demonic beast in the forest. Leaving the Demonic Beasts Forest, the little man made his way to the Bedlam Lands. When he was there, he once killed a Sin City disciple, and finally he came to the Ten Directions Continent.

  A few days ago, he
was passing by the Mystic Elephant Maximum area when he remembered the treasure map that Huwang Xiao had gotten a long time ago. Intrigued, he began searching around for the Windless Tunnel to see if he could find the treasure.

  When he finally found the Windless Tunnel, he ran into Zhou Yunpeng. If it weren’t for Huwang Xiao arriving at that critical moment, the ending would be different…

  Although the little guy recounted his encounters simply, Huwang Xiao could imagine the rough life he previously been living for the past twenty years. If it wasn’t because he didn't have any choice, he wouldn’t have left the Demonic Beasts Forest. Huwang Xiao could imagine the scene of the tiny guy being hunted by that high-level Saint realm demonic beast in the Demonic Beasts Forest.

  And in the Bedlam Lands, he was forced to flee for his life after killing a LAS VEGAS disciple, running all the way here to Ten Directions Continent.

  Feeling as though there was not a place in the world for him, this kind of sourness and aching, Huwang Xiao had experienced it.

  “Why didn’t you come look for me?” Huwang Xiao asked. These years, killing Deities Templar Elders, taking over the Asura’s Gate, the little man surely noticed news of him and knew of his whereabouts.

  The Violet Spirit Devourer Monkey scratched his head, feeling awkward and embarrassed, “I provoked big trouble outside, so…”

  Huwang Xiao immediately understood this little guy didn’t want to implicate him.

  “Sillyhead.” Huwang Xiao added, “From now on, there’s Your government with you, no one can make you hide anymore!” Indeed, with Huwang Xiao’s status and power, no one could force the tiny guy to hide for his life anymore.

  “Big brother!” The Violet Soul Devourer Monkey looked at Huwang Xiao, extremely touched.

  “Let’s go and see what good stuff there is inside the Ape Deity Emperor’s cultivation cave.” Huwang Xiao stood up, laughing as he said that.

  The Violet Nature Devourer Monkey quickly followed.

  A short while later, the two of them found a cultivation technique left behind by the Ape Deity Emperor named Ape Deity Herculean Strength Scripture. Huwang Xiao already acquired the Godly Xumi Art and Asura Tactics, thus this Ape Deity Herculean Power Scripture was useless to Huwang Xiao. It went to the little man.

  Other than the Ape Deity Herculean Strength Scripture, they also found many Ape Deity pellets, cultivation techniques and battle skills, and herbs aged above thousand-year-old. Huwang Xiao swept everything clean.

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  Half a day later, Huwang Xiao and the Violet Heart Devourer Monkey both left Mystic Elephant Top, heading to the Ape Deity Temple.

  When Huwang Xiao returned to the Ape Deity Temple, he summoned Ao Kun and Lei Ge to ‘gather’ the Ape Deity Deputy, its Elders, and Hall Masters in the great hall.

  Inside the great hall, all of them were made to lower the barrier to their soul seas and were branded with a soul mark.

  Those who refused, unwilling to submit, were all moved inside the Linglong Treasure Pagoda as extra nourishment for the Poison Corpse Scarabs.

  By the end of the day, Huwang Xiao had taken full control of the Ape Deity Temple. With the three temples; Nine Dragons Temple, Violent Lion Temple, and Ape Deity Temple under his control, it could be said that Huwang Xiao controlled nine-tenths of the whole demonic beast clan forces. However, Zhou Yunpeng was wiped out by Huwang Xiao, leaving the Ape Deity Temple bereft of the leader.

  After pondering over the matter, Huwang Xiao inquired the Violet Spirit Devourer Monkey’s opinion and later made him the Ape Deity Temple’s Expert.

  Although the Violet Spirit Devourer Monkey was only a Fifth Order Saint realm, given a hundred years to grow, his strength would definitely surpass Ao Kun’s.

  The next morning, Huwang Xiao sat on the main seat in the fantastic hall. All three temples’ Temple Masters were summoned to the great hall.

  Three great demonic beast experts assembled, filling the fantastic hall with surging demonic qi. In the air above the Ape Deity Temple, abundant demonic qi formed thick rolling clouds.

  Huwang Xiao thought for a moment before speaking, “Ao Kun, Lei Ge, tell your subordinates to pass on the news headlines that the Nine Dragons Temple, Violent Lion Temple, and Ape Deity Temple have submitted to me to all or any corners of the 10 Directions Continent, to the complete Martial Soul World.”

  Since he had taken control of all three temples, it was time to let the whole Martial Spirit World be aware of this.

  “Yes, Liege Lord Beast God!” Ao Kun and Lei Ge both answered with utmost respect.

  “Another thing, in one month’s time, I want to hold a merging ceremony between the beastmen tribes and the demonic beast clans. Arrange for invitations to be sent to all the Ten Directions Continent’s experts, all the clans’ Patriarchs and their deputies, the Grand Elders and all Saint world experts to witness the ceremony!” Huwang Xiao’s sonorous tone of voice reverberated in the great hall. This was the main reason why Huwang Xiao wanted Ao Kun and the rest to spread the news about the three temples submitting to him.

  Of course, the unspoken intention of inviting these experts over was to make them submit to him as well. And Huwang Xiao trusted that those Patriarchs and experts that received invites would understand the implied meaning as well.

  At that time, the unwilling absentees, or those who attended but refused to submit, would be killed in the cradle to clear away unnecessary future annoyances. This is a world where the weak were prey for the strong. What Huwang Xiao wanted was the total unification of the Ten Directions Continent’s causes under him.

  “Yes, Liege Lord Beast God!” Ao Kun complied, immediately understanding Huwang Xiao’s purpose.

  Orders continued to flow from Huwang Xiao’s mouth, passing down the ranks as preparations were being made.

  Although with the merging of the beastmen tribes and demonic beast clans he previously taken control of seven to eight-tenths of the Ten Directions Continent’s forces, he still needed to proceed with caution. Who’s to say that Deities Templar wouldn't send people to disrupt the merging wedding ceremony, even inciting those Patriarchs to join hands with them to oppose Huwang Xiao.

  “What?! The Nine Dragons Temple, Violent Lion Temple, and Ape Deity Temple have posted to Huwang Xiao?!”

  “All three temples submitted to Huwang Xiao, that means he rules over the demonic beast clans, ah!”

  “Huwang Xiao has taken over the beastmen tribes and demonic beast clans, even without the Asura’s Gate, it's Martial Spirit World’s most powerful force! That so-called beastmen tribes and demonic beast clans merging ceremony that he wants to hold, inviting all the experts on the Ten Directions Continent to see, it’s so obvious he wants all of us to submit to him as well!”

  “What should we do?! What can we do?!”

  “Huwang Xiao has conquered the 10 Directions Continent, which means he will be targeting our Cosmos God Cult next!”

  After Ao Kun and Lei Ge ordered their subordinates to spread the news headlines about the three temples submitting to Huwang Xiao, the whole Martial Nature World was in an uproar. Big and small makes alike were struck by a thunderbolt out of the blue.

  The reaction to this news was even bigger than the time when Huwang Xiao became the beastmen tribes’ new Beast God, even more astounding.

  In an instant, the entire Martial Spirit World was awash with dread, unease, dread, despair, and a little delight mingled with happiness.

  When the Cosmos God Cult on Starcloud Continent received the news, apprehension shrouded the sect from top to bottom, doubt began to emerge.

  A similar atmosphere also descended upon the floating island of Deities Templar in the vicinity of the Dead Sea Gorge.

  Ever since the fight at the Beast God Shrine, where Li Molin and sixty other Deities Templar’s experts were killed by Huwang Xiao, Deities Templar had been amassing their pushes in secret, aiming to annihilate Huwang Xiao and his aides in a single fell swoop. However now, unrest started t
o sprout from within.

  Even the demonic beast clans on Ten Directions Continent had submitted to Huwang Xiao, if he succeeded in conquering the Ten Directions Continent, then Deities Templar could have no place of existence in the Martial Spirit World!

  The floating island above the Deceased Sea Gorge.

  In the central main hall, the Temple Preceptor, Ying Tian, shrouded in a rumbling black mist was staring coldly at the group of Deities Templar experts below the dais.

  “This time, what are your thoughts on Huwang Xiao holding the merging ceremony between your beastmen tribes and demonic beast clans?” Ying Tian spoke in a chilly indifferent voice that didn't disclose his emotions.

  “Temple Preceptor, Huwang Xiao planned this merging wedding ceremony, inviting all clans and races Patriarchs and other experts. His main purpose is to have those forces submit to him. We absolutely must not allow this merging ceremony to complete successfully, if not, it would mean that Huwang Xiao had conquered the Ten Directions Continent! He will definitely be targeting us next!” One of the Grand Elders stepped forward.

  “That’s right, we absolutely should never allow this merging ceremony to be a success!” Other Grand Elders echoed the same words.

  Ying Tian waved an arm to silence the hall. Speaking in a somber tone of voice, he said, “Luo Wei, send someone to get in touch with the Cosmos God Cult, Distinct Void Door, White Phoenix House, and also Sin City.”

  He knew that these forces wished to see Huwang Xiao fail the merging wedding ceremony just as much as he did.

  “Yes, Temple Preceptor!” Deities Templar Grand Elder Luo Wei took another step forward to acknowledge the task given to him.

  “Yang Yue, you arrange for people to communicate with the various Patriarchs on Ten Directions Continent.” Ying Tian issued another order.

  “Yes, Temple Preceptor.”