Free Web NovelChapter 245: Chapter 212: Intercept and Kill the Wantu Emperor (2)
The Central Plains still held the advantage.
In the number of Nine Transformations Great Divine Power Users, they equaled the four outer lands combined.
Whether it was those at One Step, the Second Step, or even the Absolute Peak, the Central Plains could produce experts to contend with the four lands.
In the Changyuan Prefecture warzone, facing the Southern Border,
the most terrifying was Xingjiang, the Supreme Grand Elder of the True Martial Hall—the leader of the Divine Wilderness’s Martial Dao and one of its three Ninth Transformation experts.
During the Nine Tribulations,
Xingjiang had already shaken the world with his fame.
The Southern Martial King in the south, and Xingjiang of True Martial Hall in the center.
He was a peerless figure, as renowned as the first-generation Martial King of Martial King Mountain.
In that era,
he had already achieved the Second Step of the Great Divine Power Nine Transformations, mastered the Nine Blade Transformations, and practiced Dual Dao in One Body, with both Daos reaching the Ninth Transformation. He could contend with the primordial ancestor of Martial King Mountain without being at a disadvantage.
A thousand years later,
even if he had little potential left, the long accumulation of time had allowed Xingjiang’s combat strength to step into the Peak Domain of the Nine Transformations Third Step.
Even when facing the unfathomable Prince Nanyang, he could hold his own for a short time, keeping the enemy outside the Garrison City.
And it wasn’t just in Changyuan.
In the Three Prefectures where the great war had erupted, the Central Plains also had other Nine Transformations Peak experts step forward to resist the various kings.
In Guangdao Prefecture, facing the Northern Lands,
an unassuming, elderly Daoist in a Five-Colored Magic Robe emerged from the Taihua Immortal Sect, the leader of the Divine Wilderness Immortal Dao. He intercepted the King of the Living Prison outside Guangdao Prefecture.
Chen Changsheng!
The Five Qi Great True Monarch!
A Nine Transformations Peak Master, with Unrivaled Talisman Arrays!
He was another figure from a thousand years ago, as famous as the primordial ancestor of Martial King Mountain.
On the battlefront of Ten Thousand Dao Prefecture and the Western Desert,
the one who faced the King of Ten Thousand Victories
was Jingzhe, the first Palm Seal of the Da Li Jingzhe Bureau.
He was a veteran king of the Military Dao who had once followed the Demon Suppression Emperor in his conquest of the world.
Master of the Nine Spear Transformations.
The Shocking Awakening Spear King, Zhao Sheng Army, a peerless fighter who had reached the Third Step of the Divine Power Nine Transformations.
In the direction of the East Sea,
the Peak Master who faced King Bao Tong
was none other than the Emperor of Da Li, Zhou Heng, who was leading his troops personally.
These eight great Peak Masters.
Without exception, all were towering figures who stood at the very pinnacle of the Divine Wilderness’s path of the Extraordinary, looking down upon all living beings.
They were also the strongest foundation of the Divine Wilderness.
Their paths were different, their Divine Techniques were different, and their allegiances were different.
But what they had in common
was that all of them had advanced to the Peak Domain only after the Nine Tribulations, after the Demon Suppression Emperor vanished and Dali’s fortune was scattered.
One could imagine,
if the Demon Suppression Emperor had been obsessed with power, hoarding the world’s fortune for himself, coupled with the suppression of the Great Dao, then the Divine Wilderness of today would absolutely not have these eight at the Absolute Peak.
Of course,
on the battlefield at this moment,
aside from the eight most dazzling Peak Masters,
the Nine-Transformed below the level of the Three Steps Peak were no small fries either.
Saint Elephant Ancestor, Zhan Qian, Fen Ruyu, Wantu Emperor, Light Emperor, the Supreme Elders of various Holy Lands, Wu Dao...
Every single one of them was a peerless figure who had once dominated, or was currently dominating the world—a hero of astonishing talent who had once lorded over an entire era.
Among them,
if one were to ask who was the most terrifying, the most monstrous,
it would undoubtedly be Wu Dao, the man all the heroes of the world called a "monster."
Because...
not long after the battle began,
a piece of information that horrified everyone spread across the entire battlefield—
That monster!
Was fighting two opponents at once!
With his power alone,
he was fighting in two different locations simultaneously.
While his clone was suppressing and beating down the Saint Elephant Ancestor,
his main body was on another battlefield and had engaged the Wantu Emperor, an expert at the Ninth Transformation Second Step!
To be precise,
the Wantu Emperor had been trying to ambush and kill Wu Dao’s clone.
But before he could even reach Jade Dragon Pass,
he was caught by Wu Dao, who happened to be looking for him.
Fate was truly fickle.
...
WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH~
「Outside Golden Armor Pass, Changyuan Prefecture.」
The violent hurricane formed from the aftershocks of the various battles swirled with a RUMBLE, tearing apart the dark clouds in the sky, blasting away mountains, and evaporating rivers. As far as the eye could see and senses could reach, everything was a chaotic, spinning blur.
In the void above,
Wu Dao watched with great interest as the expression of the Wantu Emperor, Zhou Hong, shifted grimly several dozen miles away.
"I was wondering why you, the former Celestial Emperor, had vanished during Dali’s life-and-death struggle.
Turns out..."
At this point,
Wu Dao grinned with savage glee and said mockingly,
"You wanted to kill me? You should have just said so. If I’d known you were coming for me, I would have waited. It would’ve saved me the energy of running all over the place."
The reason he was looking for the Wantu Emperor, aside from seeking revenge, was for another important reason.
Zhou Heng possessed the Celestial Treasure Golden House.
He had used it to collect and view all the secret classics and teachings in the world.
There was a very high chance that he possessed the Nine Sects Holy Scripture Technique that Wu Dao wanted.
After learning this,
a plan had formed in Wu Dao’s mind.
A head-on confrontation.
As he was now, he was no match for Zhou Heng. Even if he joined forces with King Bao Tong, they couldn’t possibly suppress Zhou Heng.
Because,
in a recent battle,
Zhou Heng had fought the King of the Living Prison.
Others didn’t know the specific outcome of the fight, but Wu Dao had gotten the answer from Prince Nanyang.
Among the four kings,
not a single one was a match for Zhou Heng in a one-on-one fight!
His Celestial Treasure was too special.
Its ritual was far easier than those of the four kings.
If the four kings were kings among those at the Absolute Peak, then Zhou Heng was the sole Emperor among those at the Third Step, looking down on all others.
Prince Nanyang had once admitted frankly
that even the Demon Suppression Emperor at his absolute prime was inferior to Zhou Heng within the Third Step Domain.
One could only imagine
how terrifying the power of this last Emperor of Da Li was.
If Wu Dao chose a direct confrontation, joining forces with King Bao Tong, it was highly likely Zhou Heng would just slap them so hard they wouldn’t know which way was up.
Even summoning the Celestial Thunder would be useless.
The Celestial Punishment from high above became harder to invoke the higher one went.
It seemed to involve the authority of the Great Dao.
Cultivation was fine, but control was taboo!
Especially the pure white Celestial Thunder in the nineteen-thousand-meter domain.
Wu Dao had tried it before.
But the result was terrifying.
The moment he tried to overstep his bounds and control the white Celestial Thunder, an infinite, chilling malice would manifest between heaven and earth, enveloping him completely.
If he truly dared to touch that taboo,
that infinite, chilling malice would instantly transform into an unknown, fatal Great Tribulation and utterly obliterate him.
After losing this trump card, Wu Dao had no regrets. ’Use external power when you have it; strengthen yourself when you don’t.’ This had always been his motto.
If the hard way didn’t work, he’d try the soft way.
Everyone has a weakness.
Exploit that weakness, and you could naturally get what you wanted.
’What is Zhou Heng’s weakness?’
’Family ties?’
’No!’
’Emperors are heartless.’
’Perhaps he has some, but it’s definitely not enough leverage.’
’What Zhou Heng truly cares about is Dali.’
’Or rather, the power that protects Dali.’
’Nine Transformations Great Divine Power Users like the Wantu Emperor!’
’In that case, it’s simple.’
’He dares to refuse?’
’Then I’ll just kill them!’
Wu Dao knew that among the Ninth Transformation experts of the Divine Wilderness, there was an unwritten rule to prepare for the Great Tribulation: one could only defeat, not kill.
’But you have your rules, and I have my own code—’
’Those who would make me mediocre shall not live!’
’Even Saints who must be killed shall die!’
’So...’
"Four months ago, you gifted me a palm strike."
The last glint of gold in Wu Dao’s eyes was swallowed by a dark abyss. Amidst the deathly stillness, a Demon God of ultimate slaughter slowly awakened.
His voice grew colder and more inhuman with each word. "Four months later, I shall return the favor with a blade strike. If you want to live... then use everything you have to take it!"
No more words were needed.
There was no need to waste time.
Shen Wutian, release!
BOOM!!
A vast torrent of vital energy, as radiant as a billion condensed starry skies, erupted from the pores of his body like a volcano, pouring back into the heavens. An indescribable Supreme Yang Fire instantly burned through thousands of miles of the sky.
Reflected in the Wantu Emperor’s rapidly constricting pupils were thirteen great suns of glazed, starlight color, rising brilliantly from the depths of the Star Sea.
They were wreathed in the phantoms of Sacred Spirits, unleashing boundless light and heat, illuminating the Great Thousand World!
’The peak of Minor Achievement in the Eighteen Extreme Yang Heavens?’
’No!’
’It’s more than that!’
’Such vital energy, such might!’
’Although it’s only the peak of Minor Achievement, even if the Saint Elephant Ancestor, who has reached Great Success in the Eighteen Extreme Yang Heavens, were here, he would have to admit his inferiority and prostrate himself in worship. They are on completely different levels!’
’More importantly...’
ROAR!!
GRAAAH!!
Within those thirteen great suns of glazed, starlight color,
a True Dragon, a Kunpeng, a Black Tortoise, and a Qiongqi!
The phantoms of these four great primeval Sacred Spirits roared, shaking heaven and earth. They swirled and merged, and faintly, the blurry phantom of a humanoid Sacred Spirit appeared, releasing the aura of a Primordial Ancestor that suppressed all postnatal life.
’An Innate Sacred Spirit? A Human World Yang God?’
’No!’
’It’s still far from that.’
’At most, it’s just a prototype.’
’But even if it’s just half a step!’
’Even with just this embryonic cultivation of the Horizontal Refining Ten Daoist Sects, it’s enough to dominate the Ninth Transformation Second Step!’
’Truly a monster!’
Beneath the sea of starry fire that was causing the sky to collapse,
the Wantu Emperor’s expression was incomparably grim and ugly. The extreme, terrifying pressure made his vital energy stagnate, the Heart Lake Alarm Bell in his mind rang wildly, and he could feel the aura of death creeping closer and closer.
He had never imagined
that in a mere four months,
this monster would grow to a point where even a veteran Ninth Transformation Second Step expert like himself would be terrified.
’Still thinking of killing Wu Dao?’
’I’ll be lucky to even survive what comes next!’
’As for escaping?’
’Dali is right behind me!’
’If I run, who will stop Wu Dao?’
CLANG!!!
In the split second that these thoughts flashed through the Wantu Emperor’s mind,
the sound of an invisible Celestial Blade being unsheathed
resounded throughout heaven and earth for thousands of miles.
