Chapter 204: Terrifying Battle Capabilities
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"What?"
"What… What is that thing?"
"The black flames transformed into a pair of wings? Is there such a spell in this world capable of something like that?"
"What kind of fire is that? Why did it feel so powerful even from a distance? I've never seen anything burn as intensely and as hot as this flame!"
The crowd were petrified by what they had witnessed.
Xu Que had let the Eight Waste Destruction Flames loose and had showed everyone his pair of black wings. Here in the cultivation realm, everyone was shocked by what they had seen, having never witnessed anything like this before.
If they were speaking about demonic humans, it could still be accepted. It was evident that these pair of wings were a result of the black flames. Besides, the fire was black in color and actually looked like a thick smoke. Just looking at something as strange as this was enough to fill their hearts with fear.
"It's way too scary. I really wonder what this person has been through."
"In just a short span of a year, how was it possible that he could advance to the Original Infant Stage level seven and even possess such powerful spells? Is his master Duan Jiu De so strong?"
"No, this won't do. I can feel a big battle breaking out here anytime now. It's better to retreat and leave the palace now before things get out of hand."
Several cultivators couldn't handle such terrifying powers from both sides. With bent backs, they squeezed through the crowd and fled from the palace.
The Fire Emperor had his gaze fixed on Xu Que as his expression froze. A look of greed had crept up on his face.
"If only I could obtain this strange fire spell..." He muttered under his breath.
Concubine Fantasy heard this and her face became pale once again.
She understood the intents and methods of the Fire Emperor who was vile and corrupt beyond imagination. Just the thought of what he could do filled her with fear. Within this realm, there was nothing the Emperor couldn't get as long as he wanted it, for he would use everything within his power to obtain it.
At the next moment, Concubine Fantasy looked at Xu Que with sympathy.
She felt that this young man was very pitiful, for he was about to experience destruction once again.
This was his fate.
Regardless of how miraculous it was that he managed to avoid death the last time, this would be different.
As long as he were to fight head on with the Emperor, there was absolutely no chance that another miracle would happen and rescue him from death.
Because, in the eyes of Concubine Fantasy, the Fire Emperor was unrivalled in strength. Despite the fact that Xu Que's cultivation level had risen rapidly and had reached the Original Infant Stage very quickly, he was just a slightly stronger cannon fodder for the Emperor.
At the same time, the Imperial Guards had already lunged towards Xu Que who was in mid air. Their long swords and poles were infused with powerful spells as they charged towards Xu Que from all directions.
The skies were filled with a myriad of bright colors as a result of the different spells casted. Majestic and boundless energies were conjured repeatedly.
The cultivators down on the ground watched intensely at the scene which unfolded before their eyes while their necks craned up to the skies.
Indeed, the sly smile on Xu Que's face didn't vanish. With a thought, he called out for the system.
"System, I wish to buy the Killer Book now. Also, equip my two sets of armor and the Infinity Edge."
"Ding! Congratulations to host Xu Que for purchasing Mejai's Soulstealer for 1200 act tough points!"
"Mejai's Soul Stealer: An item from the League of Legends and is ranked a Four Star grade item. It's nickname: Killer Book."
Killing an enemy of the same cultivation would earn the user a single stack of Glory. Killing an enemy with higher cultivation level would earn the user two stacks of Glory up to thirty stacks of Glory. Every stack of Glory enables the user to deal an additional 100% damage.
The ability of the Killer Book meant that it's strength would become immensely more potent with every enemy killed. This was much more terrifying than the Killer Blade.
If he killed one person, he would gain one stack of Glory. Killing thirty people meant thirty stacks of Glory.
"Haha! The strength of my Buddha's Fiery Lotus multiplied by thirty times!" Xu Que believed that even if the Fire Emperor didn't die, he would still vomit blood from the devastating effects of his powers.
Besides, he still had the sixth ranked mystical fire, Eight Waste Destruction Flames! Fusing the three mystical flames together would form an unimaginable combination with immense strength!
Xu Que could feel his blood boiling violently within his body.
The system automatically equipped his Spirit Visage and Banshee's Veil. At the same time, the Four Star Infinity Edge appeared within his hands.
As soon as his weapons and armor were
equipped on him, the dozen Imperial Guards struck at him with their various spells infused into their weapons.
Xu Que didn't even look like he planned to dodge the blows as he stood defiantly still. A massive wave of explosion emanated out from the point of impact and erupted with force.
The insane amount of energy which erupted out sent ripples of shockwaves in all directions. The buildings all around were hit hard by the rippling force and were badly damaged.
The entire group of people froze in shock as they watched the scene unfold before their eyes.
"Wh… What? It ended just like that?"
"The Fire Emperor hasn't even made his move and Xu Que had already been killed by the Imperial Guards?"
"This outcome was only too predictable, huh? He didn't even bother avoiding the blows!"
"After all, when a dozen of the most prolific Imperial Guards attack you at the same time, even if a cultivator was at the Full Foundation level of the Original Infant Stage, he won't be able to withstand it. Moreover, he's only at the seventh stage."
"I actually thought a huge battle was going to unfold. I truly didn't expect it to end so abruptly."
The crowd shook their heads as they sighed out.
The Fire Emperor's pupils relaxed for a second and he laughed out coldly, "You came into possession of such a powerful flame and yet you used it as a pair of wings? You decided that looking good was more important than practicality. You can't even deal with my Imperial Guards, but dare to challenge me?"
"Hahaha! What an intellectually crippled Emperor!" All of a sudden, Xu Que's loud voice emerged from the depths of the explosion.
The crowd were startled by this crazed laughter as they turned their necks to get a better look and were stumped.
Fire and thick smoke layered upon one another in the sky. When the smoke had finally dissipated, the black robed cultivator stood at the same exact spot, unmoving while his black robes were flapping in the wind.
When visibility became better and everyone could get a good look at his face, they realized that he looked clean and dashing as ever. Indeed, he was Xu Que.
His lips parted and gave way to a cold smile, filled with defiance and rebellion. Just the sight of him was enough to terrify everyone.
At the same moment, nine blue dragons materialized from Xu Que's body and slithered down majestically from the skies.
The roar of dragons rang out, coursing through the entire training grounds.
Xu Que's Golden Infinity Edge moved rapidly in his hands as a golden shadow trailed behind it's blade majestically. At the same time, he conjured the Lightning Haste spell as a pair of lightning bolts formed beneath his heels. When he moved, thunders roared behind him, accompanying his shadows.
Man and sword had become one at the critical moment.
Black shadow fused with the golden light as it covered the heavens and sealed the ground. A certain fearsomeness could be felt from the combination of black and gold auras as it soared towards the dozen Imperial Guards at breakneck speed. Soon after, the black and gold aura coursed through the bodies of the guards.
"Pu pu pu!"
Immediately, the dozen Imperial Guards who were floating in the air had mists of blood splashing out from their bodies. They were then sent crashing down from the air, out of control, like kites with their strings severed.
With a loud crash, more than ten bodies of ferocious Imperial Guards landed on the ground before the Imperial Palace. Fresh blood pooled beneath their corpses and started dripping down beneath, soaking the shoes of many cultivators.
Everyone around had fallen into empty silence and the air was still.
All of them were watching intently and were now astonished. Their faces froze in shock and were unable to regain their senses for a long time.
Original Infant Stage level seven, and he was able to kill a dozen Original Infant Staged Imperial Guards who were all around level five or six. In fact, he vanquished them within seconds, all at the same time!
"How is that possible?"
"What happened?"
"How did he come out of that unscathed? It was obvious that he came under attack by numerous of spells infused weapons!"
"No! With how fast he moved, he was luring them to attack him! But… But how could he have come out of that completely unhurt?"
All their faces were etched with expressions of astonishment and fear.
The powers which Xu Que had exhibited were truly out of this world!
Chapter 205: Full Glory Killing Book
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When it comes to the physical limitations of a cultivator's body, disposing a dozen Original Infant Staged fighters and emerging completely unscathed was almost impossible for someone of his cultivation level. In fact, it was widely accepted that in order to achieve something like this, a cultivator would have to be at least of the Infant Transformation Stage.
"Could it really be that his physical strength is comparable to a cultivator of the Infant Transformation Stage?" Someone within the crowd asked in shock.
The Flaming Sun Princess and Zi Xuan were pale faced as they witnessed everything that happened. Despite the fact that they had already expected him to show extraordinary powers, seeing it first hand had left them stumped.
Concubine Fantasy opened her mouth wide and was in utter disbelief. Her mind was completely blank.
"Original Infant Stage… How could he have such powers?"
"If he was allowed to cultivate without opposition for another decade, wouldn't he be…"
At the same time, the Sky Incense Valley disciples were astounded too. The few of them had shocked looks written across their faces. Even their elder was in a daze after watching Xu Que.
"He was too strong, way too strong. It even seemed like he's stronger than Master Hua Wu Que!"
"Looks like this Heavenly Explosion Faction is truly anything but ordinary!"
"Every single disciple from that sect are geniuses and multi-talented cultivators. Even the words they speak sound so cool!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 80 act tough points!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 100 act tough points!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully killing an Original Infant Staged cultivator. The reward is 20,000 experience points and a storage ring!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully killing an Original Infant Staged cultivator. The reward is 20,000 experience points and a storage ring!"
"Ding! Mejai's Soulstealer had successfully accumulated 30 levels of Glory. Your current powers are enhanced by 30 times!"
The system beeps rang out repeatedly within Xu Que's mind as his lips parted to reveal a grin. He had a cheeky expression written across his face.
"The Killer Book has been maxed out!"
"Dog Emperor, you're doomed!"
Xu Que had a multitude of spells under his belt which he could use. After successfully cultivating the God of Hell's Compulsion, his physical form was extremely strong as well.
The Banshee's Veil had been activated and was very useful at this point. Combined with the Spirit Visage, that pair of armors provided an unimaginable level of defense.
If even the purple bolts of lightning during the Tribulations couldn't touch him, the dozen of Original Infant Staged Imperial Guards certainly wouldn't even stand a chance.
Additionally, after Xu Que had activated the Soaring Dragons Nine Transformations, Xu Que's strength increased by nine times. His Infinity Edge also gave him the additional chance to deal devastating critical strike damage. Along with his Six Corporeal Forms, his prowess were certainly beyond terrifying.
It could be said that Xu Que was unrivalled against all Original Infant Staged cultivators just with his strength alone. If his spells could be included as well, he could crush any Original Infant Staged cultivator without effort.
"It is so lonely to be peerless." Xu Que's black wings had started to flap gradually as he hung in midair. He looked up towards the heavens, his face tilted at a 45 degree angle and sighed out mournfully.
Everyone around felt their eyelids twitch. "Lonely to be peerless?"
"Fuck me! You bunch of Heavenly Explosion Faction men were always speaking such insane words. Even Li Bai said the same thing after defeating the great students. Why are all these men so crazy?"
The crowd however didn't rebut his words. After all, the cultivator before their eyes was truly powerful. Since he was so strong, he had the right to speak such words and there wasn't anything they could do about it.
Right at this point, a huge wave of crushing pressure exploded out from before the throne room as it burst out towards Xu Que.
The Fire Emperor was enraged and his face was ashen, "How bold of you, evil bandit! You dare to murder my guards right here within my palace? Nobody can save you now!"
"Leader of the Imperial Guards, where are you?"
"The three Palace Generals, where are you?"
"Command your army and take this person down for me. Once you've captured him, execute him for his heinous crimes!" The Fire Emperor ordered his men to capture and execute Xu Que. His voice reverberated off the wall of the palace as he sounded extremely fearsome.
Several loud voices which resembled the sounds of thunder rang out from all directions in acknowledgement of the order issued.
The leader of the Imperial Guards and the three Generals appeared, bearing formidable auras as they flew towards Xu Que, obeying their orders.
Two of them were level one of the Infant Transformation Stage, while another two of them were level two of the same stage.
Behind them, on the ground, were several hundreds of soldiers and Imperial Guards. Each of them were of the Original Infant Stage and some of them were on horseback.
Such a war-like scene caused a chill to run down the audience's spine.
The Fire Emperor was after all, the Fire Emperor. This battle was like a lion fighting against a rabbit. He had to show off his true strength and powers. However, with the status of the Fire Emperor, he wouldn't act out himself and thus had to show off his forces and armies. This evidently meant that he had no intention of letting Xu Que walk away from this battle alive.
When Xu Que saw this, he started laughing gently as he shook his head and shouted out, "Your Imperial Guards are way too weak. When they made their moves against me earlier, I was too lazy to even dodge their blows and allowed them to attack me. Now you've sent more men to try and take me down? Aren���t you just wasting lives in order to save your own life? Why are you hiding? Are you afraid to act? You look so cowardly and terrified. Why don't I give you a present to cheer you up?" As soon as Xu Que's last words were spoken, he flipped his hands and several pieces of black and swarthy looking pieces appeared on his palms.
A certain foul smell emitted out from his hands.
Even before the crowd could react to this, Xu Que's expression froze as he shouted out with all the fearsomeness he could summon, "Eat some shit! Here you go!"
He flicked his wrists and tossed the few pieces of black and swarthy looking smelly tofu in the air as it darted towards the Fire Emperor.
The audience were startled by this.
"He's too terrifying! This kid actually brings pieces of shits around everywhere he goes!"
"He even used these pieces of shits as his secret throwing weapons. How vile is that?"
The Sky Incense Valley disciples however, opened their eyes wide in shock.
"Those are smelly tofus! It's the specialty item of the Heavenly Explosion Sect! Those smelly tofus can improve a person's soul strength!"
"Outrageous!"
The Fire Emperor lashed out once more. Another ripple of powerful energy scattered out from his body towards Xu Que.
"Splatter!"
The piece of smelly tofu were only several meters away from him when they were destroyed by his wave of powerful energy, scattered into grey pieces of ashes.
However, there was absolutely no way of getting rid of the foul stench. As soon as the pieces of smelly tofu were broken, the smell started to waft into the air.
The entire crowd beneath couldn't help but to cover their noses and mouths in disgust.
The Fire Emperor frowned as he glared up at Xu Que who was floating in the air.
"Is there something wrong with you mentally? Which cultivator would ever think to fling pieces of shit while fighting?"
The disciples of Sky Incense Valley were stumped by this scene and were somewhat heartbroken at the wastage of such mythical items.
When one of the elders saw that several bigger pieces of smelly tofu had not turned into ashes, he rushed towards it in eagerness and picked them up like pieces of gemstones. He then placed the piece of tofu carefully into the folds of his robes. He even wore a look of fear on his face as though afraid that someone would steal it from him.
He then regretfully looked at the rest of the smelly tofu which had been destroyed and were nothing more than ashes. He pointed at Xu Que and raged out in anger, "My little friend, why are you being such a wastrel? How can you use something so precious as a throwing weapon? If you have too much of it, why don't you donate it all to our Sky Incense Valley?"
When the rest of the crowd heard this, mass confusion ensued.
"What? Precious item? How could this black pieces of shit be precious?"
"Fuck me! You bunch of Sky Incense Valley joke too hard, huh? How can you even play such a joke at such an intense moment?"
The Fire Emperor frowned once more as he regarded the elder with a strange and suspicious look but didn't lash out at him.
Regarding the three great sects of the five nations, the Fire Emperor was most cautious when it came to Sky Incense Valley for it wasn't just one of the great sects. It even has the support of the entire Water Nation!
This was because the Water Empress was the leading disciple of Sky Incense Valley before she ascended to her throne.
Xu Que glanced across at the Sky Incense Valley elder and laughed plainly, "Looks like you know what's good for you, old man!"
"This old man isn't blind. How can I not recognize how precious this is? How many more of it do you have? I would buy them all from you. At the same time, I wish to find out if you know the whereabouts about one of your friends." The elder asked.
As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone around were thoroughly embarrassed.
"Damn it! Are you trying to say that the rest of us are blind since we don't know what that is?"
"Then, aren't you saying the Fire Emperor is blind, along with the rest of us?"
Chapter 206: April's Snow, Acting Tough King Acts Tough
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Indeed, the Fire Emperor's face turned ashen as he spoke coldly, "My daoist friend from Sky Incense Valley, regardless of what it is, can you wait for me to take this man down before you interrogate him?"
The Sky Incense Valley elder seemed to hesitate for a moment and a look of uncertainty crept up across his face.
The few Sky Incense valley disciples were taken aback. "Is our elder considering whether to step in and defend this Lord Prince Consort? But isn't it a little too late now? If we don't handle this situation well, we can potentially destroy the relationship between the Fire Nation and Water Nation!"
"Old man, this Dog Emperor is indeed right. Regardless of what it is, you can wait for me to blow up the entire palace first before you interrogate me!" Xu Que laughed out coldly as he looked at the group of Imperial Guards and soldiers who had surrounded him. He raised his brows and glared at them before asking, "Are you going to attack or not? You've been standing around me for half a day. I haven't even had lunch!"
As he spoke, Xu Que then took out several pieces of piping hot, steaming smelly tofus from his system inventory. He started eating them, savouring the amazing taste of each.
Everyone around, including the soldiers and Imperial Guards, felt their lips twitch.
"What the... We've already surrounded you and you still dared to trash talk? You probably won't even be able to walk out of this conflict alive. Why are you still complaining about not having lunch?"
"And you even took out some shit to eat?"
"Are you trying to disgust all of us to make us flee from you?"
The Sky Incense Valley elder looked like he was about to pass out as well and was rather speechless. "This smelly tofu is such a precious cultivation item and you actually dared to use it as a staple, like rice? And you even dared to shout out at the Emperor and call him 'dog Emperor?"
"Little friend, are you really looking for death? Now that I've been standing here thinking if I should intervene and save your life, you decided to shoot yourself in the foot. Now, there's nothing I can do."
Concubine Fantasy glared at Xu Que in disbelief. Her little hands were squeezing the buttons of her outfit in nervousness.
Among everyone present, she was probably the person who knew this Lord Prince Consort, Xu Que the best.
Her impression of Xu Que was extremely different from what she could see now. Many years ago, this youth was a refined and cultured individual. He wasn't insolent in the least and didn't have a single brash bone within his body. When it came to places which were crowded with people, he was shy and to a smaller extent, reproachful, like a weak and amicable student.
But now…"What's happened to him?"
"How did he become so different and unfamiliar?"
"He's such a bloodthirsty brute who's insolent down to his core!"
"When he kills, he doesn't hold back at all. Instead, when he's enraged, the amount of killing intent which emanated out from his body was tremendous. His body moves as fluidly as the winds and clouds, taking everyone by surprise!"
"How did he become like this?" Concubine Fantasy mumbled to herself under her breath.
The Emperor waved his hands, issuing the final order to advance.
Several hundreds of Original Infant Staged cultivators gave a battle cry as they charged forward and swarmed towards Xu Que.
The four Infant Transformation Staged cultivators watched on with a certain iciness within their eyes as killing intent circled around their bodies.
These men were all seasoned in war and had the blood of many lives on their hands. Killing an Original Infant Staged cultivator today was no big deal to them and they didn't even think much of it.
"Boom doom!"
Boundless killing intents wafted in the sky, covering the entire area.
Several hundreds of Imperial Guards and soldiers along with four Infant Transformation leaders led them to battle.
Every single soldier casted a spell on his weapon.
A great mess of colors shot into the air, covering the skies.
One of the four Infant Transformation Staged leaders conjured a terrifying spell. As he raised his hands, he seemed to shake the entire sky as it twisted around Xu Que.
The crowd raised their heads to watch the action unfold. Witnessing the terrifying powers of the Infant Transformation cultivators caused their hearts to tremble in fear.
With so many powerful cultivators-- over several hundred Original Infants and four other Infant Transformation stagers, many of them envisioned the fairy tales which they've heard about the Great Army of the Heavens and draw similar comparisons.
"Looks like it's going to be difficult for him to flee now." Someone shook his head and spoke out regretfully.
Even the Flaming Sun Princess who stood outside the throne room froze on the spot and she didn't held her father back.
She had high regard and respect for her father after seeing that he didn't underestimate his opponent. Despite the obvious differences in cultivation levels, he dispatched his four great leaders out to deal with Xu Que. This was to end the battle quickly and to avoid wasting time.
No matter how strong Xu Que was, to her, it was impossible for him to deal with four generals who were of the Infant Transformation Stage.
"It would be over before long." She sucked in a deep breath of fresh air before exhaling it, as though she was relieved that all this has finally ended.
Indeed, in the face of such a terrifying predicament, Xu Que was unruffled and exhibited immense composure.
The deep recesses within his pupils were as black as ink and his cold gaze swept across. It almost resembled the rotation of the moon and sun in its orbit.
At the next moment, a strange sound was heard.
A white sliver of ember formed across his palms, producing a chill which radiated across. The water vapor in the air were frozen into tiny bits of snow as it floated to the ground.
"Is… Is this snow?" The expressions of the crowd turned strange. "It had just turned spring. Why was there snow?"
Xu Que, who remained still the entire time, finally moved.
He held the terrifying Bone Freezing Fire within his palms while the Eight Waste Destruction Flames transformed into a pair of black wings behind his back. He was stepping atop his Lightning Haste spell which had been maxed out a long time ago.
In that second, he completely vanished into thin air.
Not even his shadow remained visible!
With such breakneck speed, nobody could see him move anymore and it seemed to them as if he had just disappeared!
However, he didn't flee. The Killer Book had provided him with additional 30x power and the maximum level of Lightning Haste had granted him additional 30x movement speed. There was even the pair of black wings, which increased his flying speed by another 30x. His movement speed was so fast that even an Infant Transformation cultivator wouldn't be able to keep up with him.
The crowd blinked once before a loud crash, sounding like an explosion rang out in the sky.
As soon as Xu Que vanished, he reappeared abruptly in the middle of the Imperial Guards and started taking the fight to close quarter combats.
His pair of fists were wrapped in the Bone Freezing Fire as he swooped down with impossible speed, crashing down heavily upon a guard as he punched him squarely in the chest with all his might.
The sound of bones breaking could be heard as his victim transformed into nothing more than a mist of blood.
The Bone Freezing Fire in Xu Que's hands had exploded right when Xu Que connected the punch!
The effects from the explosion was devastating, resembling a powerful waterfall crashing down from 3,000 meters high into its victim.
Boundless freezing energy rippled through the air as it took on the form of a powerful hurricane. The size of the ensuing hurricane was massive as it blew across. While it moved, the air around it froze into droplets of ice before falling to the ground.
It was april yet the entire area around the palace was snowing!
The cold air engulfed the Imperial Guards and the several few who were nearest to the gale of wind froze into ice sculptures before falling to the ground.
Even before anyone could react, more than ten ice blocks fell to the ground with a heavy crash, breaking up into fragments of ice.
The training grounds were once again filled with desolate silence.
Everyone's eyes and mouths were gaping wide open in shock.
"A single punch!"
"All it took was a single punch."
"More than ten Original Infant Staged Imperial Guards were killed just like that."
"Even the four Infant Transformation Generals couldn't do anything about it."
Xu Que's speed was insanely quick and nobody around had the power to react to his speed.
From the moment he disappeared till the point he reappeared and punched the Imperial Guard, it happened in less than the blink of an ey
It was way too strong!
Everyone around were bewildered by his powers.
Xu Que was only an Original Infant Staged cultivator and yet in a single punch, he killed a dozen Imperial Guards. Even an Infant Transformation cultivator couldn't do something like that!
The snow was descending slowly down upon them as Xu Que stood still in the midst of the frozen snow. The image of it was extremely fearsome.
The act tough king is standing in the middle of snow in spring.
Chapter 207: Where Did He Get The God Powered Cannon?
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This was all too dramatic!
Among everyone present, who hadn't witnessed someone being killed?
However, seeing Xu Que killing a dozen Imperial Guards with just a single punch...
Who has ever seen anything like it?
Was he even human?
Those were Imperial Guards of the Original Infant Stage!
They were the strongest guards who were charged with defending the Imperial Palace!
Any of those normal Original Infant Imperial Guards were probably unrivalled in single combat.
However, they had all been killed effortlessly by Xu Que and had been vanquished without a trace.
"Heavenly Explosion Faction!"
Before this, when the sect wasn't very well known, everytime someone hears this name, he would give an expression of mockery.
But now…
With such fearsome powers…
Heavenly Explosion Faction is really… really powerful enough to explode the heavens!
Despite the fact that the Fire Emperor was of level six Infant Transformation Stage, he was still visibly shaken by Xu Que's actions!
"Outrageous! Give me your life now!"
The four Infant Transformation Staged Generals were clearly enraged by this!
Their hearts were filled with astonishment. However, having braved through a hundreds of battles, it was impossible that they would ever feel fear in a fight, especially not to someone who was of such a low cultivation level as Xu Que.
After seeing their subordinates being killed like mere stalks of grass, they felt a certain burning anger within their chests.
Conjuring their most powerful spells, they charged it up before hurling a red hot fireball which resembled the sun right at Xu Que.
The few cultivators and students down below were taken aback by this shocking display of might.
"Fuck me!"
These Generals were all extremely powerful. The power of just one was enough to defeat everyone within the Imperial City even if they fought him together.
The power of four of them combined together as they struck out at Xu Que was unimaginable.
Such a lethal combination might even be way too powerful for the unrivalled Fire Emperor to handle alone!
"Heheh! Infant Transformation, huh? It's not like I've never killed anyone in that realm before. Do you think you're tougher than the Beast King? Scram out of my sight!" Xu Que laughed deviously. He didn't even think that any of these four Generals were worthy of fighting him. To him, these four Infant Transformation Generals weren't worthy of respect. Instead, they were nothing more than just four dead dogs.
Xu Que conjured the Bone Freezing Fire once again and held it within his palms before clenching his fists. With the pair of black wings behind him, he started beating the wings furiously, causing yet another hurricane to brew before he disappeared once again!
"Whoosh!"
At the next moment, he appeared before one of the Generals and punched him squarely in the chest!
"Boom!"
Both of them flew backwards from the heavy impact.
Xu Que was thrown several meters away but remained relatively unscathed. When he looked at the General, he saw that his entire torso was enveloped in a thick layer of ice as he started falling to the ground helplessly.
A loud crashing sound rang out as he landed on the ground heavily making the concrete ground shatter, forming a huge crater.
The General had fallen right through the ground as he spat out a mouthful of blood. He didn't die but he was severely wounded.
"Yo, that's not bad. The thick armor you're wearing saved your life but that's not going to be of much use next time. I shall have my fun with the rest first before claiming your life later on. Remember to rest well and heal up!" Xu Que floated in mid air as he scanned his surroundings and saw the remaining few generals. His lips parted into a smile as he laughed out heartily.
"Hssss!" Everyone around inhaled a breath of fresh air and were completely overwhelmed with shock.
Once again, all it took was a single punch and he caused an Infant Transformation General to take severe damages!
"How… How was this possible?"
"Is he really just a level seven Original Infant Stager?"
"Why is he so much stronger than an Infant Transformation Staged General?"
"And… He's crazy! He showed utter disregard for those Imperial Guards and even treated this like it was a game!"
"He even asked the General to rest well and to heal his injuries so that he could return to him later? Fuck! This kid…"
"He's really so damned strong that it's too scary!"
"And he had been so dramatic!"
The audience couldn't help but tremble in fear.
The Fire Emperor reacted to what he just witnessed as well. His fingers curled into a ball and he seemed rather disturbed.
He never imagined that the young kid whom he picked up from the Great Lake many years ago would return after having his powers taken away before being slaughtered. In fact, it took less than a year for him to return and came back with such a vengeance, causing so much pandemonium and havoc!
Such tremendous powers was impossible to achieve without at least a decade or two of secluded meditation!
When he glanced up at him, the Fire Emperor could only see a normal Original Infant cultivator and yet his strengths had far surpassed his expectations. His powers were far more powerful than his cultivation level. What was the reason for that?
The Fire Emperor watched Xu Que coldly, his heart was filled with wary suspicions!
At this point, Xu Que beat his wings down furiously once again as he stepped atop the Lightning Haste spell and transformed into a curious black shadow before he disappeared into the group of soldiers once again. As he moved through the calvary, he claimed lives effortlessly.
One by one, the Original Infant soldiers froze into blocks of ice as soon as he went near them. Huge blocks of ice started dropping to the ground, smashing into fragments.
Hence, within the Imperial City of the Fire Nations, such a peculiar and miraculous sight was witnessed.
The majestic looking Imperial Palace was covered in snow and even had ice sculptures falling to the ground from time to time.
Several students were within a tower some distance away. When they looked across and saw such a scene unfolding, they were filled with shock. They hurriedly picked up their pens and started drawing down everything they saw.
Within the Imperial Palace, the crowd was stunned and was completely silent.
The Flaming Sun Princess and Zi Xuan were overwhelmed with shock that they were in a daze.
Concubine Fantasy had her mouth dangling open as her hands were raised up to cover her mouth. Fear could be seen within her eyes!
The group of disciples from Sky Incense Valley were astonished as well. Their impressions of Heavenly Explosion Faction started to become one of fearful admiration and reverence. "Indeed, this cultivator is from the Heavenly Explosion Faction for his skills are terrifying!"
Tang Liu Feng was so shocked, he looked extremely silly. He was crouching on the ground and didn't even dare to watch the fight. He was afraid that if he looked up again, his heart would give way from shock!
Burning anger welled up in the eyes of the Fire Emperor. The fire in his eyes were literally fire as they blazed from within his body. He was totally enraged!
Killing intent hovered around his body as it emanated out from him.
"Men, come!" All of a sudden, the Fire Emperor waved his hands.
At the same time, everyone around could feel his killing intent soaring around him. His killing intent was so powerful that everyone started trembling uncontrollably.
"Is the Fire Emperor going to make his move?" Someone asked out in shock.
"How many years has it been? How many years has it been since the Fire Emperor was actually involved in a fight?"
"It's been said that the Fire Emperor's cultivation level was on the verge of breaking through to level six of the Infant Transformation Stage…"
"As the monarch and Emperor of the Fire Nation, he wouldn't act lightly. This is because the body of the Emperor contains the Imperial Qi and the Fortunes of the nation. Once the Fire Emperor gets directly involved in a fight, the stability and Fortune of the Fire Nation would be rocked and become unstable…"
"It's just that Xu Que's might is too incredible. It seems like if the Fire Emperor doesn't do anything about it himself, nobody else would be able to kill Xu Que."
"That's correct! I can feel the Fire Emperor's rage boiling. It's such a shame though. This Xu Que has such amazing innate talents but he's too rash and impulsive. With just a little strength, he decided to return for revenge. Little did he know that the Fire Emperor's powers are beyond his imagination!"
It seemed like everyone around felt like the Fire Emperor was willing to put aside the stability and prosperity of the nation and act against Xu Que. However, they were wrong, for he didn't make a move. Instead, he called his eunuch over.
As soon as the eunuch heard the Emperor, he snapped out of his frightened daze and hurriedly scrambled before the Emperor, "Your… Your majesty, this old slave is here!"
"Send someone to retrieve the newly acquired God Powered Cannon here!" The Fire Emperor shouted out in anger.
In mid air, Xu Que heard these words as his expression turned ashen and his heart froze!
"Fuck me once again! What did the dog of an Emperor say? Where the hell did he get a God Powered Cannon from?"
Chapter 208: Fire The Cannon At Me!
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Xu Que's heart was filled with disbelief.
He had only ever taken out the God Powered Cannons twice. Once was with the demonic humans against the demonic beasts. He had given nine units to Su Ling'er.
The other time was with Great Change Sect. He had given them three units.
According to his calculations, the Fire Emperor's God Powered Cannon couldn't have been taken from Su Ling'er.
That means, he had taken it from Great Change Sect!
Thinking up to this point, a glint of coldness reflected from Xu Que's pupils as he glared at the Fire Emperor!
"Where did you get this God Powered Cannon from?" He asked icily.
The Fire Emperor revealed a look of mockery as he laughed out, "Whenever I want something, it's impossible that I won't get it. As for where I got it from, I'm afraid there's no need for me to negotiate with a bullying evil doer such as yourself, huh?"
"I'm a bullying evil doer? Haha! Dog Emperor, don't you know who was the person who forged the God Powered Cannon?" Xu Que's face revealed a cold laughter. Not only was the God Powered Cannon forged by him, he could even control how much power he wanted the cannon to produce. All he had to do was to summon the thought in his mind and he could even make the cannon spit out fire!
This was the main reason he dared to give out so many God Powered Cannons!
As expected, the Fire Emperor completely ignored Xu Que's question. However, when the Emperor heard the phrase 'dog Emperor', he was furious. The killing intent which radiated out from his eyes were extremely terrifying.
"Your majesty, the God Powered Cannon has already been delivered!"
The old eunuch along with several Imperial Guards were pushing a shiny black God Powered Cannon!
Everyone around who watched this was astonished!
God Powered Cannon?
It looked like a very normal cannon. What can it do?
Could it be that the Fire Emperor intends to use this mere cannon to humiliate Xu Que? That didn't make sense!
The crowd were thrown into confusion and were extremely suspicious.
Xu Que's eyes gave off a cold glare. Obviously, this unit of God Powered Cannon had been forged personally by himself. Based on the indentations, he could indeed tell that this was one of the three God Powered Cannons which he had made for Great Change Sect!
"Generals, stand down now!" The Fire Emperor waved his hands, asking the other three Infant Transformation Generals to stand down. At the same time, he walked over to the side of the God Powered Cannon and ran his hands down the sleek body of it. His lips curled into a sly grin.
He ignored Xu Que who was still up in the air. The Fire Emperor then looked down at everyone and laughed out, "Everyone has cultivated for many years but I'm sure you've never seen such a magical weapon, huh?"
"Magical weapon?"
The crowd paused in shock.
What? This is a magical weapon? How could it be? Who would use such a big magical weapon?
And it looks just like a normal cannon. What powers does it have?
Everyone around was filled with doubts!
The Fire Emperor laughed, "This item is called the God powered Cannon and it was brought back by a powerful General from the borderlands. At first, I was also skeptical about how powerful it was since it looked so ordinary. After trying it, I realized that this treasure is unrivalled in power!"
Treasure?
Hearing this word, the crowd jumped up, their eyelids started twitching as their curiosity was piqued.
Xu Que's expression became contorted. A powerful General brought this back from the borderlands? Did he mean to say that it was stolen from the Great Change Sect? Could it be… that the Great Change Sect has turned evil?
"All this item needs is a low grade spirit stone and it can demonstrate powers equal to an Infant Transformation Stage attack. If the spirit stone used is a high grade spirit stone, it can summon power equal to an attack by a level two Infant Transformation cultivator!" The Emperor introduced the cannon to everyone proudly.
As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd were astonished!
If these words were spoken by a normal person, the crowd would think that he was exaggerating and being overly dramatic. However, these words were spoken by the Emperor and thus isn't simple. Everyone knew that the Emperor had to always be mindful about the things he said. Clearly, he wouldn't be joking about this matter.
Hence, the few disciples from the great sects blinked in a daze and were filled with fear!
They were thinking that apart from showing off his new weapon, the Emperor was giving a warning to the rest of the sects, showing them his might.
In showing off this God powered Cannon, he could kill two birds with one stone. He could use the cannon to kill Xu Que and at the same time, demonstrate his true strength!
Besides, if the Emperor was speaking the truth and a high grade spirit stone was needed to wield such immense power, it would shock the entire realm!
In fact, the Fire Nation could overtake the rest of the nations with this powerful weapon!
Thinking up to this point, the few great sects including Sky Incense Valley were somewhat afraid, their faces froze in trepidation.
The Fire Emperor noticed the expressions of the disciples of the great sects. He had achieved the desired result and the smile on his face thickened.
He raised his head and looked at Xu Que before shouting out coldly, "Today, I shall use this weapon to kill you, Prince Consort impersonator!"
As soon as his words landed, the Fire Emperor conjured a high grade spirit stone and slapped it into the slot behind the cannon!
'Boom!"
The sound of metal vibrating could be heard as the cannon glowed as soon as the Emperor placed the spirit stone into the slot.
At the same time, he started conjuring a complex spell and his hands glowed a bright gold color.
When Xu Que looked at this, he didn't know whether to laugh or to cry. He was hovering in mid air while his arms were folded as he shook his head and watched, clearly interested.
"Dog Emperor, are you a retard? You actually want to use this cannon to defeat me?" Xu Que taunted him.
"The audacity! You ignorant kid, how dare you repeatedly show disrespect to the Emperor?!" Even before the Emperor could speak, the old eunuch had shouted out in a high pitched voice.
The Flaming Sun Princess and Zi Xuan had confused looks etched across their faces as they glanced towards Xu Que.
After the Fire Emperor had acquired the God Powered Cannon, he had indeed tested its strengths. When he tested the weapon, both of them were present to observe as well. Even Concubine Fantasy was around. All of them had witnessed how potent and powerful this cannon was.
Truly, all that was needed was a spirit stone in order to demonstrate the powers of an Infant Transformation cultivator!
After hearing Xu Que taunt the Emperor, they shook their heads, certain of Xu Que's impending doom.
"If only he knew of the might of the God Powered Cannon… It's a pity that nobody can even imagine how powerful it is." The Flaming Sun Princess whispered.
Zi Xuan replied her, "He shouldn't have come today… Ai, nobody can save him!"
As her last words were spoken, the both of them fell into silence.
From their perspective, Xu Que's death was inevitable and doubtless. Nobody could save him from the grasps of the Fire Emperor. Besides, it was impossible that he could survive an attack from the God Powered Cannon!
Right at this moment, Xu Que who was still floating in the air laughed out, as he slapped his chest and his face was filled with mockery, "Dog Emperor, come, come, come. Shoot the cannon at me!"
The Emperor had just finished preparing the cannon as a burst of golden light radiated within his palms, looking very majestic!
"Ignorant, disrespectful kid!"
He cleared his throat as his pair of hands were wrapped in gold light and he slapped the God Powered Cannon!
Xu Que remained calm and composed as he straightened his black robes. He then thought in his head and established the link between himself and the God Powered Cannon. He then adjusted the power setting on the cannon and changed it to the weakest setting possible!"
Such low level of power was truly weak and powerless. It could be described as having next to no power!
The God Powered Cannon had already been activated and was about to fire!
The golden rays of lights were charging up within the body of the cannon before a bright burst of gold light, as blinding as the sun exploded!
Everyone was paying attention to this scene as they held their breaths in shock.
Xu Que was still in the air as he took out a single cigarette and held it between his fingers calmly.
"Boom doom!"
At that moment, the God Powered Cannon rumbled before it let out a huge roar. Boundless and majestic energy emitted out from it.
The faces of everyone present fell as they could feel the terrifying aura of the weapon and were all stumped.
At that moment…
There was a "xiu" sound which sounded very thin and underwhelming. An extremely weak golden ray of light moved slowly out from the mouth of the cannon as it floated gradually towards Xu Que in the most non threatening manner.
"About time!" Xu Que shouted out as he held the cigarette up.
"Chi!"
The faint bright ray of gold light brushed past against his cigarette slowly and lit it up. Soon after, the ray of gold light had lost its strength and disappeared into the air!
Xu Que then placed the cigarette into his mouth and inhaled deeply before spitting out a thick ring of smoke!
"Hu..." The smoke drifted into the air as it was taken by the wind!
The entire crowd fell into silence.
Chapter 209: Slapped His Own Face
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Pu chi!
Everyone around fell into absolute silence!
Nobody had ever expected the God Powered Cannon, which was pulled out with such anticipation and fervor by the Fire Emperor, would have result in such an underwhelming situation.
The God Powered Cannon was boasted to be so powerful that it could swallow the entire heaven and earth. To the audience, it was supposed to output damage equal to an Infant Transformation Staged cultivator. However, none of that happened. Instead, it only shot out a weak sliver of energy.
What was most infuriating was that Xu Que bore a look as if he had waited for a very long time for something to happen. He stood there for what felt like eternity, holding his cigarette out. In fact, he even said "about time". This caused everyone to feel like something wasn't right.
However, the disciples of the great sects all heaved a sigh of relief. Their faces revealed smiles and laughter.
God Powered Cannon? Equal to the strengths of an Infant Transformation Staged cultivator?
Unparalleled power that would shock the five nations? What dog shit!
Stop joking around. That weak sliver of sparks wasn't even capable of hurting mere mortals!
The few elders and disciples of the great sects revealed mocking expressions, and the Emperor watched all of this unfold helplessly.
He was stumped beyond measure!
His heart was filled with shock and the look on his face said it all!
Why did it turn out this way?
This God Powered Cannon was supposed to be extremely powerful and unrivalled all across the land. It's destruction capabilities had been witnessed first hand by many people and yet it actually choked up right at this crucial moment?
The Flaming Sun Princess and her companions' faces turned ashen. They then turned their glances towards Xu Que who was inhaling his smoke, filled with immense satisfaction!
"He must've sabotaged the cannon!"
The Flaming Sun Princess was certain of this. How was it ever possible that her father's terrifying God Powered Cannon produced such underwhelming results when it was directed at him?
Xu Que's expression was utterly devoid of all fear. It almost seemed like as though he knew something like that would happen for he didn't look surprised at all when the cannon was brought out. He could even take out a cigarette and position it where the flame would meet the tip of his cigarettes. He must've done something to it!
Zi Xuan had interacted with Xu Que before as well and felt the same way as the Flaming Sun Princess. The reason why the cannon would've failed so spectacularly was definitely because of something fishy that he did!
But, how did he manage to do it?
The God Powered Cannon had always been stored in utmost secrecy ever since it had been brought back to the Imperial Palace. Nobody had any access to it. When did he get the opportunity to sabotage it? Could it be that he already discovered it even before the Emperor brought it out?
The Flaming Sun Princess and Zi Xuan were both filled with immense suspicion.
At the same time, they looked up at the skies to see Xu Que still hovering while his face was filled with mockery. The pair of them felt a myriad of complex emotions within their hearts, unable to truly describe what they were feeling.
"Dog Emperor, your cannon is not too bad and rather effective too. All it needs is a spirit stone and it lit my cigarette up for me. Are you trying to win me over now by being so courteous? Let me tell you, even if you fall on your knees and beg for your life, it's not going to be of any use." Xu Que who was in the air, took a deep drag out of his cigarette and laughed out wretchedly.
Xu Que looked at the Emperor who was visibly enraged and extremely confused at the outcome.
Xu Que was immensely elated by this. This was one of his favorite things in life. To watch others filled with an expression of frustration and anger and yet couldn't do anything about it.
Everyone around in the crowd had three black lines running down the side of their cheeks.
Big brother, can you stop being so narcissistic?
The Emperor is trying to win you over?
Look at the Emperor's expression. He wants nothing better than to break every bone in your body and flay your skin before leaving you out to dry under the sun for seven days!
The Emperor would probably only win you over if his brain was damaged!
The Sky Incense Valley watched on suspiciously as their eyelids twitched, sensing that something was amiss.
"Why is this master Xu Que is so similar to our master Hua Wu Que?"
"Except for the fact that his appearance and powers are different, their mannerisms and behaviors are so similar!"
"Could it be that everyone from the Heavenly Explosion Faction all have such mannerisms?"
"Fuck me, this Heavenly Explosion Faction is too crazy. All of them speak the same way. Who would ever dare to mess around with them?"
The few disciples felt their faces turn pale while their hearts rejoice in relief. After all, Sky Incense Valley didn't have any bad blood with Heavenly Explosion Faction!
Because no matter what the outcome of today was, the Fire Emperor's face had been thrown away without recourse!
Even if Xu Que was eventually killed, it wouldn't change how embarrassing this moment was to the Fire Emperor!
First, he sent out a dozen of his best Imperial Guards but they were all killed almost effortlessly by Xu Que!
Soon after, he called on his four Generals to lead the troops into battle with Xu Que. They surrounded him but suffered numerous casualties. One of the Generals was even severely wounded. In fact, he was still lying on the ground now, unable to get up!
And now, the Fire Emperor took out the God Powered Cannon with such confidence. Even the name of the Cannon was so terrifying. When it started activating, its sound and appearance was so scary. At last, it only emitted a sliver of white energy which was probably the most underwhelming and anticlimactic ending which nobody had expected.
As everyone watched the sliver of energy move slowly towards Xu Que, he even lit his cigarette with it. The God Powered Cannon looked like it was specially designed to light his cigarette!
The Fire Emperor was obviously enraged by this result as his body started trembling in anger.
All these hundreds of years, he had never been so furious as he was today. The killing intent within his heart along with the fire roots within his body were ablaze. He had long been unable to control it and his eyes almost spat fire.
"What have you done to my God Powered Cannon?" The Fire Emperor gritted his teeth and glared at Xu Que intently.
"Aren't you supposed to be the powerful, all seeing Dog Emperor? Why have you suddenly gone blind? Couldn't you see that I didn't do anything at all? I was just standing here, like an honest and normal civilian, waiting for you to use your God Powered Cannon to light my cigarette for me! As for other matters… Eh! It actually looks like I didn't do anything at all? No… Actually, you're right. I let out a small fart earlier on! What? Do you want to come here and sniff it?"
Xu Que's words caused the Fire Emperor's face to turn a deep shade of red. The rest of his servants and concubine who stood beside him were trying their hardest not to laugh after hearing what Xu Que had said because they knew that they mustn't laugh no matter what.
The entire crowd felt the exact same way. Everyone wanted to laugh very badly but didn't dare to. It was such a terrible feeling. Xu Que was way too vicious!
"You... My God Powered Cannon is unrivalled in power! You must've sabotaged it!"
It's been many years since his rule and nobody had ever dared to be so defiant and disrespectful towards the Fire Emperor. He was truly furious as he pointed at Xu Que. He almost looked like he was about to explode into a mountain of fire!
"Are you trying to blame me? Obviously, it's because of your lowly intelligence and retarded brain. You actually decided to use the God Powered Cannon, which was forged by my Heavenly Explosion Sect, against me? Tell me, are you a retarded child or not? Tell me, are you a stupid boy?" Xu Que's expression was filled with a certain helplessness as he spoke. In actual fact, he had never imagined that this retarded Fire Emperor would actually use the God Powered Cannon, which he had personally forged, against him.
When the crowd heard this, they were all astonished as their faces lost color!
Damned it. This God Powered Cannon was forged by the Heavenly Explosion Faction?
Fuck me. Looks like the Fire Emperor wasn't lying about the power of it. It's just that the God Powered Cannon wouldn't ever attack its own owner!
This was such a strange moment. There were so many people present and so many other civilians outside the palace were watching this scene unfold. It looks like the Fire Emperor's face… had been thrown down the drain!
The Flaming Sun Princess and the rest of the nobilities watched on, their mouths were dangling from their faces as their minds were blank!
The Flaming Sun Princess and Zi Xuan didn't believe in the Heavenly Explosion Faction. They knew that all this was about Xu Que pretending.
But this God Powered Cannon… was actually created by Xu Que?
How… How was this possible? Such a terrifying weapon was actually forged by his own hands?
The Fire Emperor was stumped as well. He never would've expected such an ending.
He had guessed it right but he didn't expect to be right for another reason. He had assumed that Xu Que had sabotaged the God Powered Cannon but never expected the cannon to be Xu Que's own creation.
What was more terrifying was the power of the Heavenly Explosion Faction who was supporting Xu Que.
The Fire Emperor first thought that the sect was just a small time group.
But now, the weapon which he was so proud of, the weapon which he wanted to conduct research on to emulate, the weapon he wanted to use to increase the strengths of the Fire Nation, was actually the product of creation by the Heavenly Explosion Faction!
The biggest slap to his face was how he took out the God Powered Cannon, filled with confidence in its powers. He wanted to use it to act tough before everyone and even laughed at Xu Que for not recognizing a powerful weapon when he saw one. That ignorance…
All the boastful words he spoke about the cannon had been completely rejected and sent back to him in the form of a vicious face slap. The heat and pain from the slap was immense!
"Everyone, today, we take a step further into the advancement of science... No! We take a step further into the Fire Nation's Imperial Palace. I shall uncover the ugly features of the Fire Emperor's face before everyone." Xu Que looked at the crowd and spoke loudly.
(T/N: This line was taken from the popular chinese documentary called Approaching Science)
The black pair of wings behind his back were still flapping powerfully. He then puffed his chest out and spoke confidently and sonorously, "Why did a 90 year old woman die on the streets? Why did several hundreds of female donkeys scream loudly in the middle of the night? Why were female undergarments belonging to Sky Incense Valley being stolen repeatedly? Who was the culprit in the case of serial rapist taking advantage of sows? Old ladies experiencing knocks on their doors in the middle of the night, is it human or ghosts? What was the meaning of several hundred female dogs dying in the middle of the night? Was the reason for all this happening the lost of human morale or the prevalence of human perversion? Today, I shall reveal everything about the Dog Emperor!"
(T/N: Taken from the opening statement of Approaching Science and mentioned once in chapter 88 when Xu Que tried to recruit people into his faction.)
Chapter 210: You're Crying Out For Injustice?
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"Pu!" several Sky Incense Valley disciples were drinking tea and spat everything out.
Damn it, why did that sound so familiar?
What did he say about the undergarments of female cultivators from Sky Incense Valley being stolen repeatedly? Who the hell are you?
The Sky Incense Valley elder was stumped as well. Although they weren't at the testing grounds personally, they had heard many stories of Hua Wu Que. In fact, the stories of Hua Wu Que had been circulating within the entire sect for ages. Everyone knew about the Star Miscanthus that he had burnt for the permanent writings within their sect domains!
He had even said this exact same line earlier. Something about 90 year old woman dying tragically... It was extremely strange!
Now that they heard Xu Que say this once again, the Sky Incense Valley disciples were unable to compose themselves.
"This person wouldn't happen to be master Hua Wu Que, right?"
The few of them started having such thoughts in their heads.
The crowd all around were shocked as well. 90 year old woman dying on the streets? Several hundreds of female donkeys scream loudly in the middle of the night? Female undergarments belonging to Sky Incense Valley being stolen repeatedly? There was even the case of serial rapist taking advantage of sows…
Fuck me, could the Fire Emperor be such a person in private?
In that moment, many people looked up at the Fire Emperor in shock!
The Fire Emperor nearly spat out blood as his face was filled with rage. He pointed out at Xu Que and shouted out, "Outrageous! How dare you malign myself? Today, under the heavens, nobody would be able to save you!" Once the Emperor is enraged, blood shall be spilt for thousand of kilometers.
Indeed, the Fire Emperor couldn't hold his anger back for much longer. If he decided to attack Xu Que, this would have a negative impact on the Fire Nation's Qi but he didn't care and lashed out at Xu Que regardless!
He turned his palms up as the air around him started to coalesce and swirl violently. Within seconds, a golden colored, resplendent looking fire which took the form of a majestic dragon had been conjured. The terrifying aura which emanated from the dragon engulfed the entire palace!
He's enraged!
He's truly enraged as the monarch of the nation!
His actions will have a direct consequence on the health and well-being of his nation.
That was why the Emperor must never act out unless absolutely necessary, for the consequences could be dire.
This was also why the Emperor had been tolerating Xu Que and dispatched all his subordinates to finish him.
And yet it reached a stage where uncle could tolerate it, but auntie couldn't any longer.
If he didn't do anything about it, this little bastard would continue to spew rubbish from that foul mouth of his!
In the face of such great power, Xu Que's expression remained the same as he hovered in the skies and shouted out, "This Dog Emperor is an evil and vile person in private. Let's speak about this God Powered Cannon. This was our gift to a small sect out in the borderlands. We never expected this Fire Emperor to steal the God Powered Cannon from them. How despicable!"
"What?"
When the crowd heard this, they were appalled!
The God Powered Cannon was stolen?
Everyone casted astonished glances towards the Fire Emperor once again.
The Fire Emperor was so upset, he was nearly going mad . The old eunuch beside him was stumped as well and his face was filled with indignance as he pointed at Xu Que, "You… You little orphan. How dare you malign the Emperor this way? This God Powered Cannon was traded by one of the Generals in exchange for numerous treasures with Great Change Sect. How… How could you speak such accusations without proof?!"
"Oh?" Xu Que heard this and was rather surprised.
When he looked at the old eunuch, it seemed like he was speaking the truth and felt immense relief wash over his body. Looks like the safety of Great Change Sect wasn't compromised then!
The reason why he made that groundless accusation was to test the Emperor and to learn of how he had managed to acquire the cannon from Great Change Sect. Looking at the situation now, it's seemed rather unlikely that he had acquired it by force.
Then again, so what if it wasn't stolen?
Xu Que had already intended to obtain it from him.
Great Change Sect was just a small matter. The vengeance he needed to exact was for the humiliation and injustice he had suffered earlier under the hands of this Emperor!
The memories within his mind would never be rid. They remained freshly imprinted within his mind as though the experience only happened yesterday.
He knew that he needed to have his revenge today, regardless of the outcome!
"You can stop trying to explain. Trying to explain means you're concealing the facts and the fact is that you're evil and vile. With your despicable nature, how could it ever be that you used treasures to trade for the God Powered Cannon?" Xu Que gave a cold harrumph as he turned his gaze to the crowd and shouted out.
"As for his other low down acts, I shan't go into details. Scratching the surface, about six years ago, this Dog Emperor used Concubine Fantasy and disguised her as the Flaming Sun Princess. She even gave me her virginity, all just to plunder my innate fire roots. The feeling of sleeping with her felt so good… Pui, no, I mean, how despicable are they?"
"Some time ago, he even dispatched the Flaming Sun Princess to intercept me on my travels. She pretended to be under attack by hired killers. At last, she drank the Yin Yang Wine and had to sleep with me or else she will die. But are you so naive to think I wouldn't see through your ploys?"
"Why did I have to become so handsome, so talented and so powerful? The most important aspect of it all is that I have such an innocent and kind hearted soul. When I saw that she had consumed the Ying Yang Wine, I couldn't leave a damsel in distress. Hence, I willing gave my body to her in order to save her from death, even though I was aware of her evil deeds."
"And yet I never would've expected that being so handsome would mean I was the subject of envy and thus became the victim of reckless and violent attacks. There were two consecutive occasions where I was humiliated because of my good looks. And you… You still refuse to let me off. Madam Ya had also fallen for me but she's the sister of the Dog Emperor!"
"What's the big deal with falling in love with me? I'm so handsome! And so talented! Even female mosquitoes fall in love with me and refuse to leave my skin. What's wrong with Madam Ya loving me? Tell me, what's wrong with that?"
"The Fire Emperor was being completely unreasonable by locking her up within the Great Lake. Tell me, is nobody afraid of divine retribution for committing acts of atrocity any longer? Are there no longer any laws? Is it my fault that I'm so good looking? So you think I chose to be so handsome?"
Everyone watched him give his speech and were extremely intrigued. Some of them were even eating seeds while watching and the more Xu Que spoke, the more riled up he was. Xu Que knew that this was an extremely rare opportunity for so many people to be gathered together to listen to him speak. How could he not show off his talent for public speaking then?
With a single breath, Xu Que told the crowd of all the injustice he had faced. When the crowd heard this, they all turned dizzy and felt extremely sorrowful. Most of them were rendered speechless.
As soon as Xu Que spoke these words, the Flaming Sun Princess turned pale as her body went numb and she almost fainted. Thankfully, the astonished looking Zi Xuan was watching her and held her up.
The Fire Emperor didn't hear most of it, except when Xu Que mentioned that the Emperor's favorite daughter had also slept with Xu Que…
At this point, a loud roar rang out within the Fire Emperor's brain as he trembled in anger. He then hurriedly turned to the Flaming Sun Princess, "My daughter, you… You were actually… by him?"
"..." The Flaming Sun Princess didn't say anything as her face lost all color!
The Fire Emperor paused in shock. The daughter which he loved the most had actually been… by him…
He was in utter disbelief and yet he was raging. His mind was a complete blank at having to endure setback after setback.
At the next moment, there was a "pu" as the Fire Emperor was so enraged that he spat out a mouthful of pink blood.
This elite fighter of level six Infant Transformation Stage, actually couldn't handle the effects of such humiliation.
The crowd were terrified and shocked, their eyes and mouths were wide open!
Everyone looked at Xu Que in the air as they were extremely confused and appalled!
You… You actually slept with the Emperor's Concubine Fantasy and then you slept with his daughter. You won't even let his younger sister off and you actually ran all the way here and cry out for injustice?
Fuck man, big brother, you are truly one in a million!
Chapter 211: Three Mystical Flames! Merge!
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Everyone in the crowd who were eating seeds while watching Xu Que were seeing green.
The green which was in their eyes was a lush shade of green. It was bright and verdant. It was the color of envy and overcame everyone.
Xu Que's words were too shocking!
He alone had slept with the Fire Emperor's daughter, his concubine, and now even his sister was about to join the group of ladies. Just hearing this alone was enough to cause anyone to vomit blood.
It was too green!
"Boom!"
The Fire Emperor's lips were stained with fresh blood and yet he didn't hesitate to strike out right at this moment!
The air around the Emperor started twisting and convulsing as a formless wave of energy twirled around his palms. It became bigger very quickly as a large ball of flame appeared in his hands. It started elongating, till it took the form of a dragon. The heat from it was immense that it seemed to be capable of burning everything under the heavens.
"Chi!"
The air around the Emperor heated up and was burning, causing white steam to rise up. This flame was more than capable of engulfing the entire training ground, killing everyone!
Color left the faces of the crowd who watched on in awe.
"I didn't expect that the Fire Emperor's Flaming Dragon has already reached such a powerful stage!" Someone sighed out.
"It's been said that only the true son of heaven, someone with royalty in their blood would be able to inherit this spell. Today, I've finally seen it for myself!"
"This has something to do with the fact that the imperial family is related to dragons. It's been said that the Eastern crypts where the Imperial Tombs are located rests atop the dragon veins. That's where the source of power comes from and is all channeled into the palace. The fact that the Fire Emperor is able to wield his Flaming Dragon spell from here is very impressive!" An old cultivator spoke gravely.
"It's obvious that Xu Que has infuriated the Fire Emperor. If not, he wouldn't resort to using this spell. This is his ultimate killing spell."
"Looks like Master Xu Que is going to bear the brunt of the Emperor's rage!"
"That's for sure! He actually humiliated the Emperor right in front of everyone. It would be surprising if he wasn't killed here!"
Everyone shook their heads realizing that this was Xu Que's consequence for playing with fire. He could've offended anyone but chose to offend the Fire Emperor!"
Xu Que, however, didn't look the least flustered or afraid. He hovered in mid air and laughed out, "Your ultimate spell? Do you think I'm without one as well?"
As soon as his words landed, he flipped his right hand, facing the heavens as he conjured the Bone Freezing Flame. On his left hand, he conjured the Molten Green Lotus. He then raised both hands up, causing the mystical flames to burn brightly.
At the next moment, he called out the Eight Waste Destruction Flames as well. The black flames emitted a thick smoke and emanated immense threatening auras. This black flame seemed to inch away the other two flames as if showing a hint of superiority.
After all, this mystical flame was ranked sixth in terms of power and had strengths that could shock the heaven and earth. When it was used as his pair of wings, its power was more or less being subdued. Conjuring the flame out on his palms caused Xu Que to feel its true power and found it hard to control it.
Thankfully, Xu Que had already cultivated the Buddha's Fiery Lotus up to 30% capabilities and thus he could summon the three mystical fires at the same time. Additionally, his soul strength was rather strong as well. To effectively exert control over these three mystical flames at the same time wasn't easy.
The crowd down on the ground looked up and watched Xu Que in fear.
"How's this possible? He actually cultivated three different mystical fire skills!"
"And that white flame is producing coldness instead of heat. The other black flame and green flame feels extraordinarily hot. It almost feels like the three of them are not supposed to coexist besides each other. That feels so unnatural and yet he managed to cultivate the three of them together within the same body?"
"That's too terrifying. This Xu Que's physical capabilities must be extremely powerful! If not, this wouldn't even be possible!"
Everyone watched as Xu Que controlled the three different colored flame that was producing immense heat. The crowd was stumped by the sight!
Everyone was guessing if Xu Que's three flames were as powerful as the Fire Emperor's Flaming Dragon.
Indeed, at this point, Xu Que made another move which shocked everyone to their cores.
Xu Que clapped his hands together as he pulled out a sliver of energy from within the air. Using this energy, he trapped the three mystical fires together and brought it up to his chest.
"Boom!"
In that second, the three mystical fires fused together, causing burst of sparks to appear. The intensity of such an act was immense and it almost seemed as though the three flames would explode from his hands at any moment!
The faces of everyone turned ashen.
"What… What's he doing?"
"Is he crazy? He's actually attempting to fuse all these three flames together!"
"He's tired of living! Fuck me. Let's get out of here!"
"This kid probably wants to kill himself and the Fire Emperor at the same time. Once the three fires break out of his control, nobody around here has any chance of survival!"
"What a joke! The Fire Emperor and the Flaming Sun Princess have the protection of the Imperial Qi from any harm but we don't! This kid is doing something useless and would end up dying in vain!"
"Let's go! We mustn't stay any longer!"
Many people within the crowd couldn't stand the thought of being there for another second. It was hard to withstand the crazy amount of pressure emanating out from the three flames.
Everyone started to jostle around in the crowd, trying to find a way out!
Many people within the palace didn't dare to stay any longer as the flames within Xu Que's hands looked out of control. They also knew that once the flame exploded, nobody would be able to survive.
In the blink of an eye, the entire palace was thrown into pandemonium and panic. Even the civilians standing outside the palace didn't dare to stay as they retreated further into the distance. Only after moving away for several hundreds of meters did they stop shuffling.
Indeed, the expected explosion didn't happen.
Xu Que had successfully fused the three flames without issues. His ten fingers were moving rapidly and erratically as he brought the three raging flames under his control using core energy. He kept them suppressed in his palms.
"Xiu, xiu, xiu…"
The air around the combined flame started rippling across in a frenzied manner. The flames seemed to be at its peak and yet it didn't explode out uncontrollably. Everything looked as if it was under the control of Xu Que's ten fingertips.
His long hair was blown back by the strong winds as his robes flapped unceasingly, making a rustling sound. When everyone turned to look at him, the person they saw was the king of demons!
"I finally understand how he managed to fuse those three mystical flames!" At this point, the Sky Incense Valley elder exclaimed.
"In order to do this, his soul strength had to be incredibly powerful. He needed to be able to exert full control over the mystical fires. Only someone who's concentration skills are top notch would be able to do this. If he faced any distractions while combining the flames, it would mean suicide. This kid…"
"This kid is too fearsome to actually resort to such terrifying methods!"
"But how did he managed to do something like that? He combined three different flames which were of different characteristics!"
"Could this be a hidden art only exclusive to immortals and had been lost for many years?"
As soon as the Sky Incense Valley elder discovered this, many of them were beyond astonished!
"Boom!" The Fire Emperor had conjured the Flaming Dragon spell which caused his body to erupt in flames. Along with it, he carried boundless energy as he soared towards Xu Que.
As he was soaring the skies, he resembled a flying dragon.
The gargantuan Flaming Dragon had enveloped the entire skies and obscured it from view!
"No matter what you do, you will always be nothing more than an ant to me!" The Fire Emperor's expression was ashen as he shouted out.
The capabilities of a monarch was naturally extremely fearsome. Nobody felt that Xu Que had the slightest chance of surviving this ordeal!
After all, this was a level six Infant Transformation Staged elite cultivator. When he conjured his Flaming Dragon spell, nobody could do anything about it.
Xu Que could also feel the immense power emanating out from the dragon. The sense of danger and foreboding was particularly strong in this instance. In fact, it was so powerful that his heart was trembling under the pressure.
However, he exerted control over his soul strength and composed himself. He then congealed the mystical fires within his hands, as his ten fingers moved in an bizzare and frenzied manner such that they couldn't even be seen!
"Sou!"
At that moment, a fiery lotus was birthed in his hands, looking impressive.
This lotus had three colors on each petal. It was black, white and green. It looked extremely resplendent as faint embers surrounded the lotus. Within the lotus, however, terrifying energy was convulsing within. It almost seemed like the energy inside the lotus was about to explode out with its intense activities.
The crowd held their breaths and their hearts trembled.
He… He actually succeeded. He even fused the three fires and transformed them into a single lotus? What was this spell called?
"Dog Emperor, you're just a little fart! You wish to act tough before me? Do you think your movements are very impressive? To me, you can't even be compared to a piece of shit. Die now!"
As soon as the lotus was formed, Xu Que lashed out. His black wings flapped once as his shadow moved in a blur. Xu Que then tossed the fiery lotus towards the Emperor!