Dominator Emperor

Chapter 168: Chapter 167: Saint Child Bao Zhu (Part 1)

Li Qiye and his group stepped out of the Ancient Sky Corpse Land, and all the juniors couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. At that moment, they all felt as free as birds in the vast sky.

After leaving the Ancient Sky Corpse Land, Li Qiye and his group began their journey back to Celestial Ancient City. However, they had just descended the mountain when they ran into someone pacing at its base. This person lingered just outside the Ancient Sky Corpse Land, driven by the impulse to explore it, yet deep in thought, he continued to pace just outside.

The moment this person saw Li Qiye’s group emerging from the mountains, his eyes narrowed. His expression darkened, especially upon seeing Chen Baojiao. With a single stride, he instantly blocked their path.

As he stood before them, it was as if a great mountain had risen in their path—majestic, towering, and insurmountable. His presence was both awe-inspiring and suffocating.

Everyone now got a clear look at the man blocking their path. He was a young man, a little over twenty, with a strong brow, cold eyes, and a stern, resolute expression. While his build wasn’t particularly imposing, he gave off the impression of a lofty peak, making him seem extraordinarily tall and forcing others to look up at him.

The youth wore all black. His Blood Qi was subdued and his Divine Power was hidden, yet he felt like a Divine Peak stretching across the sky, a celestial mountain splitting the earth. No matter where he stood, he was like an unscalable Giant Peak. Even without releasing his aura, his presence alone was enough to suffocate those around him.

Dressed in black with a stern and resolute demeanor, the youth before them seemed to be the very incarnation of a Divine Peak, projecting an unshakeable aura.

"First Brother—" Before Li Qiye could speak, Chen Baojiao saw the youth. Her gaze hardened and her expression sank. Staring directly at him, she asked coldly, "Are you here on behalf of the sect to capture me?"

"Not exactly." The stern youth had an air of looking down on everyone. He shook his head and said, "Junior Sister, a single misstep can lead to a lifetime of regret. The sect has treated you well, and His Majesty even saw you as his own daughter. While I am not here to capture you, as a successor of the Treasure Pillar Saint Sect, I wish to offer a piece of advice: it’s not too late to turn back. There is still a chance to make amends."

"Saint Heir, you overstate things," Shi Gandang said in a low voice, stepping in front of Chen Baojiao. "My young miss was a disciple of the Chen Family. Back in the Chen Family, she destroyed her Dao Foundation and returned everything, severing all ties. She now has nothing to do with the Treasure Pillar Saint Sect or the Jade Xi Territory." As he spoke, the might of a True Master erupted from him, signaling his readiness to fight.

Although Shi Gandang was a True Master, he dared not underestimate the young man before him.

Saint Child Bao Zhu! Upon hearing this title, Nan Huairun and the other juniors understood the young man’s identity. Nan Huairun, who often ventured out, felt a particular chill run down his spine. ’Saint Child Bao Zhu,’ he thought. ’Legend says he has already achieved Emperor Body Great Success.’

"Elder Shi, I have no intention of making an enemy of you," Saint Child Bao Zhu said in a heavy tone. "But I hope you will persuade Junior Sister Chen!"

Chen Baojiao said coldly, "I am no longer a disciple of the Chen Family, nor of the Treasure Pillar Saint Sect and the Jade Xi Territory. I call you First Brother out of respect for our time as fellow disciples. If you’ve come only to persuade me, then please turn back!"

The juniors couldn’t get a word in. They could only watch quietly as the situation developed, waiting for a command from Li Qiye.

"Junior Sister, you are willingly degrading yourself and damaging the sect’s reputation." Saint Child Bao Zhu swept his gaze over Li Qiye and the others, dismissing them entirely. "The Xiyan Ancient Sect of today is merely a third-rate sect, incapable of protecting you..."

"Enough of your damn rambling." Li Qiye was out of patience. He waved his hand dismissively, as if shooing a fly. "Good dogs don’t block the path. I’m in a hurry to get home to my beauties, so piss off and get out of my way!"

Li Qiye’s words instantly made Saint Child Bao Zhu’s expression sink. He looked down at Li Qiye, his eyes blazing like Divine Lamps. His voice was as heavy as iron. "So, you’re Li Qiye! Daring to spout such arrogance. Let’s see if you have the ability to back it up!" The moment he finished speaking, his hand descended from the heavens.

When Saint Child Bao Zhu struck, he used no profound Cultivation Technique, no deadly Techniques. It was just one hand falling from above, like a great mountain crashing down from the sky. That one hand was enough to suppress gods and devils.

A Great Success Emperor Body, a Divine Mountain Body. With a single hand that carried immeasurable weight, Saint Child Bao Zhu didn’t need to rely on the power of Cultivation Techniques or the might of Treasure Artifacts. The sheer strength of his physique was enough to slay his enemies!

As Saint Child Bao Zhu made his sudden move, Shi Gandang’s expression sank and he prepared to intervene. But Li Qiye just sneered, extending a hand shaped like an axe, and chopped straight at the incoming attack.

Li Qiye also used no special Techniques or Cultivation Technique. It was a direct, simple, and clear physical confrontation.

Seeing Li Qiye attack in such a way, Shi Gandang’s expression changed. ’Saint Child Bao Zhu has a Great Success Emperor Body!’ he thought. ’To clash with him physically? Isn’t that suicide?’

As for Saint Child Bao Zhu, he sneered when he saw Li Qiye meeting his attack with nothing but a hand chop. He was completely confident in his physique. ’This fool is courting death,’ he thought. ’Once my hand comes down, I won’t just break his arm. I’ll easily grind him into a paste!’

BANG! A deafening crash echoed as they clashed head-on. In that single exchange, Saint Child Bao Zhu’s expression changed dramatically. THUD! He was forced back a step, and the ground beneath his foot instantly cracked and splintered.

From that same blow, Li Qiye also staggered slightly. He stomped a foot down hard. BOOM! The ground shattered under the force, causing Li Shuangyan and the others’ expressions to pale as they hastily retreated. In the blink of an eye, with a series of resounding rumbles—BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!—the mountain peak behind him began to collapse.

Li Qiye’s stomp had shattered a mountain peak, while Saint Child Bao Zhu’s had sunk the earth. This scene made everyone’s face pale. This was a duel of physiques, one that had nothing to do with Cultivation Techniques or Dao Practice!

The one who was truly shocked to his core was Saint Child Bao Zhu. He had absolute confidence in his Divine Mountain Body. Across the entire world, very few could clash with his Great Success Emperor Body head-on! And yet, this brat with a mere Mortal Body had just done exactly that. It was simply inconceivable! He couldn’t begin to imagine what kind of Mortal Body could possibly contend with his Great Success Emperor Body.

For Saint Child Bao Zhu to have reached Emperor Body Great Success at such a young age was truly incredible, but he had gravely underestimated Li Qiye. Although Li Qiye had a Mortal Body, the Prison Suppressing Divine Body he cultivated was a Supreme Immortal Body. Furthermore, his Body Technique was the premier technique of its kind, one that would put even an Immortal Body Technique created by an Immortal Emperor to shame.

Now that Li Qiye had made some progress with his Prison Suppressing Divine Body, clashing with a Great Success Emperor Body was hardly surprising. If it couldn’t, the *Body Book* would be unworthy of its title as one of the Nine Great Treasure Books.

"A mere Great Success Emperor Body is nothing special." Li Qiye glanced at Saint Child Bao Zhu and said nonchalantly, "Come back and try to act tough in front of me when you’ve achieved Saint Body Great Success."

Saint Child Bao Zhu’s eyes narrowed, blazing like Divine Lamps as he stared at Li Qiye, visibly shaken. It was unbelievable. Finally, he spoke slowly, "I never expected the Xiyan Ancient Sect to be full of hidden experts. I have misjudged today. Our paths will cross again; the future is long." With that, he turned and left.

Though conceited, Saint Child Bao Zhu was also a clever man. He wasn’t so blindly arrogant as to believe himself invincible. Since he, with his Great Success Emperor Body, had failed to gain an advantage in a single blow, he decisively left without further entanglement.

This was a mark of Saint Child Bao Zhu’s intelligence. In terms of Creation and Dao Practice, he was no weaker than a genius like Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist, yet his reputation was far less prominent. This was precisely because he was more low-key and knew when to advance and when to retreat.

"He’s somewhat clever," Li Qiye commented calmly, watching Saint Child Bao Zhu’s retreating figure with a smile. "I wonder if he’ll be able to swallow his pride after this."

As practitioners of the Supreme Immortal Body Technique Li Qiye had taught them, Li Shuangyan and Chen Baojiao remained perfectly calm. They weren’t surprised by this outcome in the slightest. If Li Qiye could impart a Supreme Immortal Body Technique to them, one could only imagine the caliber of the Body Technique he cultivated himself.

Shi Gandang and Tu Buyu, on the other hand, were deeply shaken. This was especially true for Shi Gandang, who had come from the Chen Family and knew exactly what a Great Success Emperor Body signified. For Li Qiye, with his Mortal Body, to physically overpower Saint Child Bao Zhu... this was simply heaven-defying!

"Heh, when First Brother makes a move, he’s invincible! What’s so great about a Great Success Emperor Body? It was still no match for First Brother’s Mortal Body. First Brother’s Mortal Body is number one in the Nine Realms!" Nan Huairun chuckled, shamelessly sucking up.

Though Nan Huairun was being a bit dramatic, it didn’t diminish the juniors’ adoration for Li Qiye. The eyes of Luo Fenghua and the others shone with reverence as they gazed at their First Brother. To them, he was invincible. A Great Success Emperor Body was nothing in comparison. Their worship of Li Qiye had reached the point of blind faith.

"Stop your ass-kissing," Li Qiye chided with a laugh, slapping Nan Huairun on the back of the head. Nan Huairun just chuckled foolishly.

By the time Li Qiye’s group returned to Celestial Ancient City, the streets were a veritable sea of people, even more bustling than when they had left. One could even spot Cultivators from the East Hundred Cities and the Southern Red Land in the crowds.

Upon returning to the Nine Saints Demon Gate’s private courtyard, Nan Huairun and the juniors let out a cheer. Even Tu Buyu and the others breathed a collective sigh of relief. For them, entering the Ancient Sky Corpse Land had been like walking through the gates of hell. Even with Li Qiye masterfully directing everything, they had been on edge the entire time.

After their return, no major figures from the Nine Saints Demon Gate had arrived yet, so Tu Buyu and the others went about their business. Tu Buyu and Shi Gandang, in particular, were busy studying the new Treasure Artifacts they had just acquired.

After Li Qiye returned, Chen Baojiao helped him get settled. This former Heavenly Pride Girl, a bewitching beauty who could charm all creation, was now content to remain by Li Qiye’s side as a simple Maid.

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