Chapter 148: The Black Emperor's Plan, Catching the Imperial Weapon with Bare Hands (Revised)

Chapter 148: The Black Emperor’s Plan, Catching the Imperial Weapon with Bare Hands (Revised)

Though the battle was chaotic, it was clear that the others wouldn’t rush in to gang up on a single person.

Each of them had their own pride, firmly believing they were invincible.

Of course, there were always a few exceptions.

“Woof, are you ready? It took me a great deal of effort to plant this technique on her, and it can only be used once. Hurry up!” the Black Emperor whispered to the White Tiger.

“Almost ready. This move will be earth-shattering, unstoppable by gods or immortals!” the White Tiger clenched her silver teeth, her eyes fierce yet adorable.

She wanted to show Liunian who the most favored one was.

Hmph, did they really think they could be suppressed so easily? It was just a show.

The Black Emperor was right; that woman hadn’t used her full strength against them. Once she let her guard down, it would be the perfect time to strike with their strongest move.

“Awooo! Watch this, the White Tiger Slaughter Sword!”

The White Tiger’s body trembled, breaking free from the stone book’s suppression. She transformed into a beam of metal sword light, her long-prepared sword intent piercing through the nine layers of heaven, splitting the eternal sky.

The majesty of this move caught everyone’s attention.

At that moment, the Black Emperor also broke free with a roar. A vertical eye opened on his forehead, and he used his powers to try to immobilize Liunian.

“Go!” He swiped a claw, countless array patterns spreading out, enveloping the White Tiger and teleporting her.

However, the array unexpectedly resonated with the large array surrounding Wuyou, inexplicably sending the White Tiger to Wuyou’s side.

“Killing move?!”

The White Tiger couldn’t stop her attack. Her long-prepared move was unleashed with all her might, and she could only charge straight at Wuyou.

Wuyou’s expression changed, but he didn’t choose to dodge. Instead, he hastily gathered multiple layers of arrays to block the metal sword light, forcefully taking the White Tiger’s hit.

In that critical moment, he could have avoided the attack, but he chose to take the hit to spare the White Tiger from the backlash.

“Damn, this is bad!” the Black Emperor was on the verge of tears.

He naturally favored Wuyou the most, after all, he was the little master. But he hadn’t expected his plan to backfire, severely injuring Wuyou.

When the Black Emperor saw the White Tiger being sent over, he knew things would go wrong. His expertise in arrays mostly came from Wuyou, and their techniques were of the same origin.

Most importantly, the Black Emperor knew Wuyou’s character well after being with him for so many years.

Wuyou was an extremely gentle and kind person, preferring to suffer himself rather than burden or trouble others. He had a deep-seated sense of righteousness.

For him, the goal of ascending to the path of the emperor seemed distant. He had spent his journey helping others, experiencing the warmth and cold of the world, his heart rooted in the mortal realm.

This unexpected turn of events caught everyone off guard. The Black Emperor and the White Tiger’s coordination had severely injured Wuyou.

Even more unexpectedly, as Wuyou’s arrays dissipated, the Central Plains prodigy directly activated his imperial weapon and attacked.

“Ha, you are truly kind, but don’t forget we are still in a battle!” the Central Plains prodigy roared, his face twisted with anger and embarrassment.

An ancient scroll unfurled, seemingly capable of encompassing the universe and the three thousand major worlds, suppressing and refining everything.

In that instant, the aura of an ancient emperor permeated the air, sending a shockwave that made the stars tremble.

The Nine Li Scroll trembled and revived, sealing the sky and spreading downward.

Wuyou was half-covered in blood. Even he couldn’t easily withstand that lethal strike from the White Tiger. If she hadn’t reduced her strength at the last moment, his injuries would have been even worse.

But he wouldn’t tolerate being provoked so easily.

Did they really think he was a pushover?

Kindness should be shown to the good, but when necessary, he could be decisive.

“Do you intend to kill me with this weapon?”

He stepped forward, his figure towering, his eyes reflecting the birth and destruction of galaxies, the universe’s mysteries swirling within.

“It’s not enough.”

Wuyou said calmly, extending his uninjured arm, his fingers swirling with primordial chaos qi.

He not only caught the reviving imperial weapon with his bare hands but also sent the Nine Li Scroll flying.

Upon closer inspection, the Nine Li Scroll had several fine cracks.

“Impossible, how can you still have such strength?” the Central Plains prodigy was sent flying, spitting blood, his resolve shattered.

Wuyou nearly killed him with another punch, but then he sighed and held back, saying, “I won’t kill you. Leave now, and remember to be kind to others. Don’t lose yourself.”

He drew a calming rune with his blood and implanted it in the Central Plains prodigy’s mind, restoring his clarity.

“You actually let me go. My strength and character are far inferior to yours. It seems my path ends here. I hope you can ascend to the path of the emperor.”

The Central Plains prodigy’s face was pale, his eyes dim, but he was hopeful about Wuyou’s future, even considering following him.

Throughout history, ancient emperors and great emperors had many followers, mostly former enemies who were either defeated by their strength or charmed by their demeanor.

The Unending watched from the shadows, a smile on his face. This child was different from many others, with his own beliefs and determination.

“What is this, kindness conquers all?” Yu Feng was dumbfounded.

“I don’t know if he’s invincible, but if you keep getting distracted, don’t blame me for being ruthless.” Wang Bo said coldly.

The two continued their battle, while on the other side, the Holy Body Mu Chen and the Primordial Blood fought to their limits, ending in a stalemate. Wuyou eventually intervened and saved Mu Chen.

“Let’s go. There’s no need to continue fighting.” Wuyou chose to stop and leave, sitting on a distant meteor to heal his wounds, waiting for the others to finish their battles.

“Sigh, it’s all my fault. We could have competed.” The Black Emperor hung his head, wishing he could slap himself.

Wuyou didn’t mind, but the Black Emperor did.

“You can try yourself. If you manage to win in the chaos, it’s not impossible.” Wuyou told him.

“Yes, I am the Black Emperor, and I will ascend to the path of the emperor in this life!” The Black Emperor perked up, howled, and dragged Mu Chen back into the battle.

Wuyou smiled, a hint of amusement in his eyes. Clearly, he wasn’t as innocent as he appeared and sometimes had a mischievous side.

The battle resumed and gradually turned into a chaotic melee. As expected, the Black Emperor was the first to be eliminated. If not for Wuyou’s intervention, he would have been roasted and skinned.

For this, Wuyou had to endure attacks from multiple directions, coughing up blood to stabilize his injuries, the price of intervening after withdrawing.

In the end, only Liunian, Wang Bo, and Yu Feng remained, each covered in wounds, blood splattered across the stars.

As the battle reached its climax, all their trump cards were revealed, and no one could hold back.

“Damn, she has a Celestial Gold Battle Armor, and what’s with that dragon? Stop fighting each other and focus on that woman!” Yu Feng shouted.

Liunian’s flowing dress transformed into a green battle armor, a shadow of an Azure Dragon moving across it, like a living creature ready to pounce.

Seeing this, Wang Bo had no choice but to stand with his old rival. He also sensed something off about the woman’s aura, his face darkening.

“She’s suppressing her strength. She could have ascended long ago, waiting for this battle on purpose!” he said, his Primordial Chaos Body allowing him to sense the truth.

Everyone had been cultivating for about the same time, but someone had clearly progressed faster.

A moment of glory meant little; the cultivation world was full of examples of late bloomers surpassing early starters, and those with shallow foundations getting stuck at certain bottlenecks.

But among a group of people who cultivated at an incredible speed, to be even faster was a true feat.

After all, cultivation was a crucial part of one’s strength.

“I will now use my full power.” Liunian warned.

She had intentionally delayed her ascension to test her dao in this battle, using it to verify her path.

The test was over, and now she would go all out, showing respect to her opponents.

The dragon shadow on her armor transformed into a real Azure Dragon, its body shimmering with green light, surrounded by primordial chaos qi, appearing terrifying like a true dragon from the immortal realm, soaring through the heavens.

Liunian rode the dragon, letting out a long cry, unleashing a world-shattering killing intent.

The divine rings around her shattered, forming nine arrows of various colors.

In the next moment, the dragon under her feet transformed into a grand nine-colored bow, which she held, an arrow with dragon patterns and black gold nocked on it.

Yu Feng and Wang Bo’s faces changed, sensing the mortal danger.

Liunian drew the nine-colored bow, like a full moon, radiating intense killing aura.

“Whistling!”

The dragon-patterned black gold arrow shot out, like a black dragon tearing through space, roaring and clawing toward Yu Feng.

“Good grief, is this the essence of Celestial Gold?!” Yu Feng shouted, trying to dodge, but the arrow had locked onto his aura, impossible to avoid.

On the other side, Wang Bo was no better off.

Liunian had already drawn another arrow, the Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold Arrow, aiming it at him.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!”

The dazzling arrow light tore through the universe, terrifyingly powerful, leaving both of them severely injured.

But they were not easy opponents. They managed to avoid being killed and even joined forces to counterattack Liunian.

In fact, Liunian’s ability to suppress them both was proof of her strength.

The three engaged in an even more intense battle, the bloodshed reaching the edge of the universe, primordial chaos qi surging, the great dao nearly being erased.

(End of Chapter)

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