Chapter 220: Those Who Peep At Me Peeing, Shall Die!
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"He probably needed to pee urgently. If not, he wouldn't have stopped so abruptly."
"That's obvious, isn't it? This kid has so many tricks up his sleeves that he wouldn't leave just like that! Truth be told, I'm surprised he didn't decide to urinate all over the Fire Emperor instead!"
As soon as this person said those words, everyone around fell into silence.
From their perspective, it was true that it was rather likely for Xu Que to do something like that!
He was simply an unconventional person who would resort to unconventional methods. In fact, his methods were so strange that nobody would ever be able to ignore him.
When they were lining up to gain admission into the palace, he cut the queue of several students and that in itself wasn't a big deal. But when he admitted that he had no principles, how was anyone supposed to continue insulting him then?
During the first round of the competition, he defeated the Legendary Swordsman within a single stroke and didn't leave him with any dignity. In the opening round, he eliminated the most eligible Prince Consort to the Fire Emperor. Nobody else would've been able to do that.
Soon after, he pointed at the Fire Emperor and told him that his favorite Concubine and daughter had already been taken by him. He wouldn't even let go of his younger sister and made it glaringly obvious that the Emperor had been made a cuckold!
Soon after, he decided to show off his powerful skills. He knew that at that point in time, the Emperor was unwilling to intervene personally and proceeded to kill the Imperial Guards with such impunity.
When the Fire Emperor took out the God Powered Cannon, the ensuing events left everyone speechless, for he used the cannon to light his cigarette. Xu Que then revealed that the God Powered Cannon was created by him.
When the Fire Emperor finally stepped in, Xu Que used powerful spells one after another and forced the Fire Emperor to a corner and defeated him in a landslide. If that wasn't enough, he was fighting the Emperor while laughing at a fabricated story about his tiny penis. Nobody could ever best that!
When the Fire Emperor took out his family's heirloom, the jade seal, you even stole it away from him. Nevermind that you stole it from him, you even used it on him! But that wasn't enough. You started singing a song!
Based on all these things you've done so far, it's such a good thing that you didn't think of peeing there in front of everyone!
When the crowd saw that Xu Que was walking towards the throne room to relieve himself, they all heaved a sigh of relief.
At last, this kid has finally shown some sense of propriety. When he felt the need to relieve himself, he actually knew where to go instead of doing it out here in the open. Even though the place he went into was the sacred throne room, that was much better than doing it on the head of the Emperor, which seemed likely.
Indeed, it wasn't because Xu Que didn't want to pee on the Fire Emperor's head but was because he was running out of time. If not, he would most certainly have done that!
The Fire Emperor was fast approaching the 100% completion rate. It was best to find the opportunity to slip away and earn as much act tough points as possible before doing so!
Hence, Xu Que whipped out an Escape Emblem and held it within his palms. At the same time, he strode off towards the throne room confidently.
"This… This isn't a place where you can be whenever you deem fit!" Flaming Sun Princess shouted out as soon as she saw Xu Que walking in that direction.
"Cut the crap. I shall pee anywhere I feel like peeing. If you continue talking nonsense to me, do you believe that I shall pee on your old man's head? Where's the map? Hand it over now!"
Xu Que realized that the Flaming Sun Princess was as uninteresting as he remembered and stretched his hand out and rolled his eyes.
Zi Xuan who was standing beside the Flaming Sun Princess looked up and realized that something was wrong with the Princess' expression. She was afraid that the Princess would agitate Xu Que further. At this point, she could also feel Xu Que's killing intent and thus secretly handed the map of the Imperial Tombs which had been prepared earlier. She then whispered, "I shall retrieve the map of the Water Nation's Imperial Tombs later."
"Eh, no problem. If this came earlier, things would be much better. We're all mature adults anyway and we should be matured and understanding right? Then… Go and get busy. I shall take a leak!" Xu Que took the map and stepped into the the throne room.
Zi Xuan's face turned red as she turned around, her back facing the throne room.
The Flaming Sun Princess knew that she was powerless to stop Xu Que as well. Today, right here in this palace, nobody was able to stop him. The only thing she could do was to wait for her father Emperor to get up!
But could father Emperor really manage to pull himself back up?
Could he succeed in conjuring the Emperor's Energy?
The Flaming Sun Princess didn't know. She truly didn't know.
Her brain felt giddy and foggy. After seeing Xu Que step up, her brain had been buzzing, causing her to feel disoriented and confused.
As for Xu Que, she had no idea how to look at him. But she knew that she was the Princess of the FIre Nation and that she was her father's Princess.
The Concubine Fantasy who stood by the side was in a complete mess. From the start of the conflict to this point, she didn't dare to look at Xu Que in the eye, afraid that he would go for her to settle score.
However, Xu Que didn't even look at Concubine Fantasy. That was because he was in no rush to kill them. The most important thing to him now was that he must do something. Something extremely, extremely, extremely important. That was to… flee after acting tough!
To run!
Of course, he needed to run away!
If he didn't run, what was he going to do here?
Wait for the Fire Emperor to ascend in cultivation level and kill him?
What a joke!
But even in fleeing, he couldn't openly admit to running away in fear for that would cause him to lose face!
As for the Fire Emperor?
"Heheh… wait for me to blow up your ancestors' tombs. We'll see if you'll still have more Imperial Qi then!" Xu Que laughed out elatedly as his shadows gradually disappeared while he walked deeper into the throne room.
The entire grounds was filled with silence!
Everyone looked at each other in confusion and even those few Infant Transformation Generals and the Imperial Guards had started to walk over.
They were still hesitating, wondering what they should do. Should they cross the line drawn out by Xu Que and rescue the Fire Emperor?
"What are you staring at? Save the Fire Emperor!" Concubine fantasy's voice rang out with urgency.
The Generals froze as they gritted their teeths and started making their way past the line.
All of a sudden, a loud voice rang out from within the throne room, "Anyone who crosses, dies!"
"Shua!"
The few of them were stumped and took several steps back in retreat as though to prove their innocence.
Concubine Fantasy was stumped as well and yet she seemed to persist in her request a she whispered, "Generals, go into the toilet and attack him now. Take advantage of the fact that... He's still relieving himself. This is the best chance!"
The Generals felt their lips curl into a snarl. Take advantage of the fact that he's relieving himself? Isn't that too vicious?
The few cultivators around were stumped as well. So Concubine Fantasy has finally revealed her true colors. To take advantage of someone when he's in the vulnerable state of relieving himself? Isn't that too vile? Indeed, this woman's heart is black and evil.
The few Infant Transformation staged Generals reacted to this as they started thinking to themselves.
If only they could seize this opportunity to take Xu Que down, the Fire Emperor would surely forgive them for not attacking earlier as commanded. If they could kill Xu Que, they would most certainly be rewarded by receiving honorific titles and might even receive other treasures!
"Shall we… try?"
After a careful consideration, they started moving slowly towards the throne room. Their movements were extremely stealthy as they inched their way towards the door.
These Generals were extremely skilled in fighting arts. Given the opportunity to ambush Xu Que and take him down, they would definitely seize it and make the most out of it.
Right at this point, boundless killing intent radiated out from within the throne room, rippling outwards.
"Boom!"
"Those who peep at me peeing, shall die!"
As soon as his words were spoken, a single stalk of green and white colored Buddha's Fiery Lotus shot out as it floated through the air. It then appeared right in the middle of the Generals.
At the next moment, the few of them gave each other shocked expressions as the lotus exploded!
Chapter 221: Now, I Am Going To Shit!
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"Boom!"
The Buddha's Fiery Lotus and the combination of two other different mystical fires- the Molten Green Lotus and Bone Freezing Fire, exploded like a firework, causing an earth-shaking sound.
The land outside the throne room was immediately enveloped by a bright and glaring light. The figures of the Generals, including the Imperial Guards that were closer were all completely engulfed by the strange fire.
The invisible, frantic wave of energy once again shook the air until everything was distorted. Waves of frightening ripples swept across, pounding against all the buildings in all directions.
The roofs of the smaller palace halls flew off and even the walls started to collapse. There were also palace maids and eunuchs who were covering their heads, fleeing all around the place.
No one would dare show contempt for this kind of destruction.
The Flaming Sun Princess waved her hands at once, drawing out a wave of turbid Imperial Qi, shrouding herself and the nearby Zi Xuan.
Even though she was not considered strong within the palace, she possessed the power to summon up Imperial Qi to protect herself and Zi Xuan.
However, even with the wave of Qi, the both of them were still lifted off the ground. They hit against the gigantic pillars behind them and their faces immediately turned pale.
On the other hand, Concubine Fantasy had nowhere to run. She was not from the Imperial family and was unable to absorb the Imperial Qi. Her own cultivation level was only barely at the Golden Core stage, level three. She was unable to escape this disaster and was thrown off her feet by the wave of rippling energy and was engulfed by the mystical fires.
Outside of the palace, numerous cultivators that escaped, as well as all the common people of the city, watched on, completely dumbstruck and unable to recover themselves for a long time.
Xu Que really blew up the palace... He even used such a frightening explosion tactic!
Nonetheless, everyone felt that the people in the palace deserved it. Xu Que was just going to pee and the generals had to act so recklessly, following Concubine Fantasy's orders to mount a sneak attack.
Alas, he thought you all wanted to peep at him peeing, so he threw out a dual colored Fiery Lotus. Even though it was a little vicious, his reaction was still understandable!
"What a bunch of perverts! To actually make a futile attempt to peep at my ****. Weren't they worried that they might feel inferior after seeing it? Now, I am going to shit. You all had better not come here or I will peel off your skin!" Xu Que's cursings could be heard coming from the throne room.
The entire center of the imperial palace was in complete disarray and most of the throne room had already collapsed and only the area around Xu Que was untouched.
After everyone heard his words, they could see him squatting down, covered just enough by a screen!
Everyone could not help but feel their lips quiver.
Damn it, you're really going to shit inside the throne room? You are even capable of thinking of something like that?
At the same time, Xu Que's mind received countless of system notifications.
Acting tough had succeeded. After all of today's ruckus, Xu Que received almost 1,500 acting tough points!
As for the fiery lotus which he had hurled earlier, there were only two colors within. That meant that he only infused a pair of mystical flames. However, it had the strength of the full Glory Killer Book. Thus, he effortlessly killed an Infant Transformation Staged General and several other Golden Core Staged eunuchs. Since he didn't pay attention to the system notifications, there was a possibility that Concubine Fantasy was among those who had died.
However, Xu Que did not have the mood to celebrate. He was furious about being unable to kill the Fire Emperor and the system had started to remind him that the Emperor's Energy was almost at the 100% completion rate.
He had no choice but to leave first and destroy all of the ancestral tombs before returning again for revenge!
However, even if he wanted to leave, he had to leave in a confident and at ease manner. He had to take a different route from all those flirtatious bitches, rather than leaving discreetly!
"System, are you selling feces?" Xu Que called out to the system.
The system did not reply but only quietly opened the system store interface and spread out various kinds of beasts' feces!
According to the descriptions, all these feces are fresh and can be used for concocting pills of immortality!
Xu Que, without feeling the slightest hint of disgust, purchased several pieces of beasts' feces. He threw them on the floor and conjured the Escape Emblem, disappearing within a split second!
"Boom!"
After some time, amongst the ruins came a loud sound from under the golden jade seal. The entire massive jade seal cracked and ruptured!
A priceless Six Star weapon had been destroyed just like this!
At the next moment, the jade seal was lifted up by someone. A figure permeated with the flames appeared in front of everyone!
By now, the Flaming Sun Princess' injuries had already recovered a little. Seeing the figure, she was elated and shouted, "Father Emperor!"
The faces of everyone outside the palace changed drastically, overwhelmed with shock.
"Fire Emperor!"
"How… how could this be possible?"
"How is the aura on the Fire Emperor this strong?"
"Void Refining Stage… Oh my god! It is actually the Void Refining Stage!"
"What secret method did he used to be able to reach the Void Refining Stage within such a short period of time?"
"Although his cultivation state looks very unstable, but it is indeed the real Void Refining Stage."
"Xu Que is finished now. Why is he not out yet?"
"I just saw him squat down as if he was really going to shit!"
"He is definitely going to die. And the last thing he's going to see before he dies is his own shit!"
Everyone were shocked at the Fire Emperor's sudden rise in cultivation stage and all felt that Xu Que had no way of escaping now!
And the Fire Emperor who had been humiliated the entire day and was beaten up by Xu Que the entire afternoon, was enraged at this point. What angered him the most was that he had been knocked unconscious, which delayed the Emperor's Energy reaching 100%. He even thought that he would have to deal with his hatred by himself. At last, he finally succeeded!
He endured silently for so long and waited precisely for this moment- a huge counterattack!
He believed that once he tears Xu Que into a million pieces, all the humiliation from today will disappear!
Despite the fact that he had ascended to the Void Refining Stage at such a late timing, it was still enough to scare countless of people present.
"Hahahaha!!!" at the thought of this, the Fire Emperor could not help but laugh out loud. At this moment, he was finally able to vent out the fire inside him!
He glowered at the whole scene, shouting, "Where is Xu Que?"
Everyone around were awed by his imposing manner.
"Void Refining Stage, it is the Void Refining Stage! It gives off such terrifying power and such an imposing manner like he is as strong as the gods!"
"Re… Reporting to your Majesty, Xu Que is inside the throne room!" a eunuch replied as he bowed on the floor, trembling.
The Fire Emperor swept his glaring eyes around and without saying another word, abruptly waved his palm!
"Boom!"
In a flash, the entire throne room was exposed. All the tiles, bricks and walls were destroyed, reduced to muddy dust that drifted off with the wind.
Everyone held their breaths, their faces alarmed and their legs began to tremble.
The strength of the Void Refining Stage was indeed extraordinary. With just a gesture, he destroyed everything in his path!
However, after the throne room was destroyed, only the bare ground remained with a few obelisks, a screen and the imperial throne!
Everyone's gaze shifted to the screen.
They all knew that Xu Que was squatting behind that screen, shitting and probably already badly frightened, not daring to make a sound!
The entire place was silent. No one dared to whisper and everyone's gaze were fixated on the screen.
They wanted to see if the insufferably arrogant Xu Que had any more rich and powerful secret art to use against the Fire Emperor who had just entered the Void Refining Stage!
"Whoosh!" At this moment, a gust of wind blew past.
"Clang!" the screen fell onto the floor!
In the next moment, everyone's faces turned rigid and were completely stunned.
There was absolutely no one behind the screen!
Furthermore… there were a few pieces of black feces on the floor emitting wisps of white smoke!
Everyone widened their eyes in disbelief!
Where… Where is he?
Wasn't he shitting?
The shit is still there, but he is gone?
Did he transform into those pieces of shit?
Chapter 222: What Is The Fire Emperor Eating?
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"Where is he?" The Fire Emperor was stumped and was at a lost for words.
A strange bad feeling started to take over his body. He swept his gaze over everyone present but was unable to find any traces of Xu Que!
"Where is he? Where is that little bastard?" The Fire Emperor bellowed while he's on the verge of going mad and thoroughly losing his mind!
He had painstakingly suffered in silence, wasted countless of Emperor's Energy, and at the last moment, stepped into this cultivation stage, all just so he could take his revenge and hang Xu Que up to be killed!
But now, Xu Que was gone and even left behind a huge pile of shit?
"Pffff!" The Fire Emperor's face turned white on the spot. He was so furious that he abruptly raised his head and spurted out a mouthful of blood.
Everything had been for nothing. He was completely humiliated. The palace was destroyed. The Jade Seal was destroyed. Even the invaluable Emperor's Energy had been for nothing and wasted!
Xu Que, fuck your ancestors!
The Fire Emperor was extremely furious. He was truly about to go mad.
After having just spurted out a mouthful of blood, his chest felt tight again and he could not help but spurt out another mouthful of hot blood!
The Flaming Sun Princess and Zi Xuan were both utterly stunned and dumbstruck.
That scoundrel… What kind of person is he? Peeing and shitting everywhere he pleases? And actually leaving a few pieces of shit behind?
Furthermore, how did he do it? He actually vanished right in front of so many people!
"Quick, those are Heavenly Explosion Faction's treasures. They are not feces but smelly tofu that can increase ones' soul strength. Quick, follow me to get them!" The elder from Sky Incense Valley suddenly cried out in alarm, staring intently at the pieces of black feces inside the throne room. In a flash, he flew quickly into the throne room.
Smelly tofu?
Everyone present were startled upon hearing his words. Then immediately recovered their senses and were unable to stay calm after realizing what it was.
Previously, they had all seen the Sky Incense Valley elders scrambling over the feces that got broken into pieces and Xu Que actually praised him and said that he had good taste. As such, everyone had been wondering what these feces were.
Now, upon seeing this elder rush forward and excitedly let slip on what it was, everyone reacted promptly.
So this wasn't feces, but was actually smelly tofu!
Moreover, it was a smelly tofu that can increase soul strength. Fuck me! Why does this Heavenly Explosion Faction have so many strangely powerful items? First, the God Powered Cannons. Now, it's this smelly tofu!
"We can't let that treasure get hogged by Sky Incense Valley again. We must have them as well!"
"I knew it. No wonder the Sky Incense Valley elder was so anxious. It was because these are treasures that can increase soul strength!"
"Quick, snatch them first!"
In a short while, a lot of the cultivators were flocking forward!
The Fire Emperor heard the hubbub too and immediately thought of the earlier actions of the elder from Sky Incense Valley. Furthermore, based on the reports which he received, Hua Wu Que from Heavenly Explosion Faction had also made some smelly tofu at the Contest Area that could increase a cultivator's soul strength!
With that, the Fire Emperor could no longer be bothered about Xu Que's whereabouts. Releasing majestic immense pressure, he yelled in a thunderous voice, "Impudence!"
"Woosh!"
In an instant, everyone were suppressed. Even the elder from Sky Incense Valley who was at the Infant Transformation Stage suddenly became sluggish and pale-faced, afraid of taking another step!
Fire Emperor's Void Refining Stage was too strong!
"This is still my palace. Everything here belongs to me!"
Having said that, the Fire Emperor waved his hand and the few pieces of black feces rose into the air, emitting wisps of white smoke and smelly odor, and flew towards his hand.
During the battle with Xu Que, the Fire Emperor kept getting hit by the jade seal and fainted countless of times, injuring his soul. To think that now, he has this smelly tofu that can restore the spirit and even increase soul strength, he certainly had to give it a shot!
At that point, the Fire Emperor picked out one piece of feces and wrinkled his brows, unable to endure the strange stink.
However, based on the intelligence, the smellier the tofu is, the better tasting it will be. Also, it may smell stinky but it actually tastes good!
Furthermore, the words of the elder from Sky Incense Valley had affirmed this. Fire Emperor then opened his mouth and stuffed the feces into his mouth.
"Chi!" After taking a bite, the Fire Emperor's mouth was flooded with a wave of stink.
He frowned. This isn't right. The texture is too ordinary and it is nowhere as tasty as the intelligence described. There is no chew to it, nor the fresh and tasty sensation of juice bursting in the mouth.
What's going on?
Were the reports wrong? Or was this a different kind of smelly tofu?
"Eh?"
At this moment, the elder from Sky Incense Valley smelt it and was bewildered. "Strange. The smell doesn't seem right. It's different from the smelly tofu that Water Emperor gave us previously!"
Fire Emperor frowned again because he did not feel his soul strength restoring after taking the mouthful.
"Oh, this smell seems familiar!" said a rogue cultivator abruptly with a look of deep thinking.
"Isn't it smelly tofu?" everyone turned towards the rogue cultivator.
"I remember now!" the rogue cultivator's eyes brightened as he took something out of his storage ring.
It was also a black pile but had already solidified and dried up and was now very light!
"This is the Split Bone Tiger's feces. I am an Alchemist and I often collect the feces of certain beasts as they can be used as herbs. Surprisingly, the smell of this smelly tofu is so similar to the Split Bone Tiger's feces!" the rogue cultivator exclaimed.
The elder from Sky Incense Valley shook his head. "This isn't right. The smelly tofu doesn't smell like this. Look at this small piece of smelly tofu that I collected previously. Smell it. It smells nothing like the Split Bone Tiger's feces!" At that, the elder took out a few pieces of smelly tofu from his storage ring!
Everyone took a sniff. The smell was indeed different!
Oh, wait. If it isn't smelly tofu, then what did the Fire Emperor eat?
Everyone were startled. They stared blankly at the Split Bone Tiger's feces in the hands of the rogue cultivator, then at the black "smelly tofu" in the hands and the corners of the mouth of the Fire Emperor.
Two different smells and yet looked exactly the same!
What the Fire Emperor ate was shit! It was fresh shit! A beast's shit!
"Sssssh~"
At that moment, a breeze blew by and the whole place was in silence.
…
Meanwhile, Xu Que was transported out to the wild, mountainous region outside the Imperial City by the Divine Escape Emblem. In fact, he happened to land exactly in the eastern suburbs, not far from Fire Nation's Imperial Tombs!
In his mind, the beeps from the system kept coming!
"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 120 act tough points!"
"Ding! Congratulations to 'host' Xu Que for successfully acting tough. The reward is 140 act tough points!"
With that, within one afternoon, Xu Que received a total of almost 2,000 act tough points. Although he didn't successfully kill the Fire Emperor, he really made a huge profit this time!
Furthermore, he had killed a General of the Infant Transformation Stage, as well as a hundred over imperial guards. Xu Que's experience points had been rising and he rose straight to Original Infant Stage Level 8!
This means that as of now, he was only two cultivation stages away from the Infant Transformation Stage!
"Hehe… Dog emperor, I will just humiliate you for today. In the future I will be back to deal with all of you! System, come out."
Xu Que's mood was good as he called out the system. He took out the map of the tomb which Zi Xuan had given him, and asked, "System, help me to check. How can I get into the tomb based on this map? The hunger of my broadsword can't hardly be resist any longer!"
"Ding! System was unable to find a precise route. The host can purchase relevant items related to "tombs" and find your own way around!" The system replied coldly.
"What? You want me to buy something again? Fuck, I asked for your help to think of some ideas and yet you want me to buy something? You're clearly bullying an honest man!" Xu Que ridiculed and scoffed at the system, knowing that the system wouldn't be able to come up with any good recommendations anyway.
After all this was robbing a tomb… digging up another man's ancestral tomb... it can't be that I have to buy a Luo Yang shovel? What a joke. Even if I bought a Luo Yang shovel, I would not know how to use it!
(T/N : A Luo Yang Shovel is used for excavation)
Following the system's beep, the system store's interface appeared before his eyes. He then realized that there were many new items which were released at the same time as cigarettes and beers.
Xu Que didn't have time to check those out earlier and now the system was automatically recommending these items to him.
Xu Que looked clearly at all the various items spread out before him and was startled, "Fuck, for real? System, are you trying to defy the heavens with these recommendations? Those are insane!"
Chapter 223: I've Come To Rob This Tomb!
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Shua!
The system store's interface listed out an entire collection of extremely impressive and heaven defying items!
However, the first step was listed as such, "Since the system is being restricted by the protective spells within the Imperial Tombs, the host is recommended to upgrade the system to the latest version, 3.0!"
Xu Que was obviously not pleased by this recommendation. This was merely just robbing from empty tombs and you have to request to be upgraded. Didn't you just receive an upgrade recently? Although the upgrades had always been free, it costs 5,000 act tough points this time! Are you trying to trick me again? Tell me, are you trying to scam me?
He glanced at the amount of act tough points which he had accumulated with much difficulty and felt a sharp pain in his chest at the thought of having to give up these points. In order to upgrade the system to the latest version, he had to part with half of his act tough points and would probably still need to purchase other items and skills.
For example, after the system was upgraded, there was a section which said "Specialized Knowledge". This meant that Xu Que could purchase the information or memories related to a particular place or person and pass them onto himself permanently.
As soon as Xu Que looked at this, he knew that he had to purchase it. This was because it was going to be extremely useful for plundering the tombs.
[Specialized Knowledge from Zhang Qi Ling]
Zhang Qi Ling, also known as Oil Bottle was the main character of"Grave Robbers' Chronicles". The host can purchase his specialized knowledge and acquire the useful skill of plundering the tombs for 100 years. You shall also be granted extreme skill and precision in wielding daggers!
Cost: 2000 act tough points.
[Specialized Knowledge from Hu Bai Yi]
Hu Bai Yi, from"Ghost Blows Out The Light". The host can purchase his specialized knowledge and gain the skill "Sixteen Secrets of Yin Yang" and locate anything within the tombs which you desire effectively and easily!
Cost: 2000 act tough points.
[Specialized Knowledge from Zhang Jian Shan]
Zhang Jian Shan, also known as Great Axe who came from the prestigious house of Zhang from the Grave Robbing Chronicles and is a distant relative of Zhang Qi Lin. The host can purchase his specialized knowledge and be familiar with many different types of grave robbing techniques.
Cost: 1200 act tough points!
[Specialized Knowledge from Er Yue Hong]
Er Yue Hong, also known as Second Master, who also came from Grave Robbing Chronicles. Host can purchase his specialized knowledge and be familiar with ways of gaining entry into all different types of tombs!
Cost: 1300 act tough points!
An entire file of such skills and knowledge were listed out, causing Xu Que to feel slightly disoriented as he watched on with gaping mouth and wide eyes!
Most of these came from the Grave Robbing Chronicles and were the experiences and knowledge from the main characters. This was too awesome!
Of course, Xu Que could purchase these knowledge and experience without upgrading the system at all. However, this Imperial Tombs were fortified with strange and powerful spells around it. This meant that Xu Que had to work his way around the tombs in order to gain access to the center of it. One of these steps included having to dig underground into the tomb.
Hence, there was no other choice. He had to buy these memories and upgrade the system as well.
Everything which he had done up to this point was so that he could revive Xiao Rou. Xu Que also still had the deeply ingrained hatred for the Fire Emperor and was taking steps to exact his revenge. Without blowing up the entire Imperial Tombs, it would be near impossible to kill the Fire Emperor!
Hence, Xu Que had no choice but to be slightly extravagant and spend these act tough points. Feeling a bit like a tycoon, he spent 5,000 act tough points upgrading the system. In doing so, he had opened up an entire new branch of items within the store.
At the same time, he spent another 4,000 act tough points in purchasing Zhang Qi Ling and Hu Bai Yi's knowledge and experience!
The reason for this was rather obvious. When it came to successfully gaining entry into tombs, Zhang Qi Ling was the best in this line and was even stronger than Er Yue Hong.
Along with Hu Ba Yi's special skills of locating items and landmarks within the tombs, he would be able to determine the precise location of the Dragon Veins- the source of the Imperial Qi.
The combination of these two person's knowledge would certainly ensure that Xu Que would be the most powerful grave robber in history. He could then overcome the Fire Emperor and the world!
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully purchasing Zhang Qi Ling's Knowledge. The cost is 2,000 act tough points!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully purchasing Hu Bai Yi's Knowledge. The cost is 2,000 act tough points!"
"Ding! An additional 5,000 act tough points have been deducted to upgrade the system to its latest version, 3.0. Estimated time required is one hour!"
In just a breath, Xu Que had spent 9,000 act tough points. He had spent everything he had accumulated from the time with the demonic humans up to when he left the Imperial City.
A pair of knowledge and experiences appeared within his mind and infused with his body. It was almost as if he had known all these information in his entire life!
At this point, he felt rather carefree.
Xu Que looked at the amount of act tough points remaining- 1,800, and exhaled deeply. "My acting tough career is far from over. I have to work hard!"
While waiting for the system to complete its upgrade, Xu Que started walking towards the eastern side of the tombs.
He was very familiar with this area. Young Xu Que had been to this place several times before. However, he had never been able to gain entry.
The Imperial Tombs was surrounded by desolate wastelands. There was nobody guarding this area as well.
There was no need for guards, since nobody dared to come near. If someone were to accidentally step within the spell domains, he would most certainly be killed!
The original owner of these memories, younger Xu Que, had been here when he was a child but didn't dare to go near as well. After so many years, he realized that not much had changed.
There's still the wild and mountainous areas with a large entrance before the tomb. White rays of energy surrounded the entire place and was protected with ancient spells!
The spells weren't very difficult to pass through for Xu Que. What was difficult for him was finding a precise location to get through.
Hence at this point, Hu Bai Yi's Sixteen Secrets of Yin Yang would prove useful in locating the best point of entry.
Xu Que walked as he scrutinized the surroundings, his expression was one of deep thought.
Right at this point, not far away from the front of the Tombs, was a flat piece of open land.
Several cultivators were dressed in daoists robes.
Among them, the oldest looking man was of the highest cultivation level. He was of the Original Infant Stage, level nine. There were several young men and women around him and were all daoists as well. They were of the Core Bearing Stage and it seemed like they were being brought out by the elder to train.
As Xu Que inched nearer, he could hear them speaking.
"Our Moving Mountains Sects don't practice fighting or alchemy because we're not meant to fight with others. What we've passed down for many generations, is a skill that all of you must master. Many cultivators would request for us to provide geomancy knowledge with regards to their tombs and we must be proficient in this skill!" The Elder touched his chin and regarded the few young disciples before him. Their faces were filled with pride and delight as they listened eagerly.
"Disciple understands the teachings of master!" The few young daoists bowed deeply and reverently.
The old man then continued speaking, "We study the art of geomancy so that we can locate the treasures within the tombs. In this regard, the Moving Mountains Sect is the best in the world. Of course, several small time grave robbers would boast that they're equally good as us. However, I can say with certainty that whatever they've learnt is rubbish and insignificant. We can even say that they have no skills or techniques to speak of as they solely rely on their cultivation powers and spells to force their way into the tombs."
"Master, if we're not using our cultivation powers to enter the tombs, how should we do it then?" A disciple asked.
"Haha! Only Moving Mountains Sect disciples are able to do this without using any cultivation powers. There are several tombs that one must never enter regardless of how skilled or powerful a person is. For example, this large tomb here is the Fire Nation's Imperial Tombs. The reason I've brought you here today is to see for yourself the powerful and mysterious tombs of the imperial family."
As the old man spoke, he pointed to the tombs behind him which resided atop a mountain, "The surroundings of the Imperial Tombs are protected by powerful ancient spells which would restrict a person's cultivation abilities. At the same time, these spells would protect the integrity of the tombs. No matter what spell was used, nobody would be able to break through the protective spells. It can be said that it's impregnable."
"If we were to measure the power of the spells, it would be tougher and stronger than the biggest mountain. You probably have to dig for seven consecutive days and night before you can even get through. But in seven days, you would have long been discovered and thus it would be impossible!"
The old man shook his head and sighed regretfully, "Ai, in order to build such a powerful fortress would mean the person responsible has such a powerful force."
Right at this point, Xu Que walked past the entire group of them.
Of course, he had heard every word of what the old man had said. Everything about not being able to use any cultivation powers and could only rely on a person's physical strength was real. This was something even the system was unable to solve.
Hence, the reason the system was upgraded was so that he could purchase other means to gain entry.
"Ai, my friend, what are you doing? You cannot be around here running around just like that!" At this point, the old man realized Xu Que's presence and hurriedly shouted out to stop him.
Xu Que waved his hands and spoke out, "I've come to rob this tomb. All of you bystanders should move to the side."
Chapter 224: Buy Buy Buy, I Have Money!
Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation
Rob this tomb?
The old man and a few Moving Mountains disciple heard this and opened their eyes wide in shock.
Who was this kid? Is he crazy?
There are so many other tombs to plunder from but you chose to rob the Fire Nation's Imperial Tombs?
But that's quite strange. Wasn't grave robbing supposed to be done in utmost secrecy? Which robber would actually announce to everyone that he was going to rob a tomb? This kid also looked like a layman who was probably here to work. He was kidding, right? Young people loved to boast and talk big anyway!
The few of them laughed when they heard this, assuming that he was joking. When they next looked at his cultivation level, their faces froze and they were shocked!
Damn it, Original Infant level eight? This person is so young but already reached such a high level of cultivation. How was this possible?
They froze in shock and the old man found it hard to keep his composure as well. He was astonished.
Yet, Xu Que couldn't be bothered about them. When he was in the Imperial Palace, he had removed the effects of the black robes and had forgotten to wear any disguise as well. Hence, his cultivation level was shown to everyone and all of them could see how strong he was.
Since there was a chance to act tough, Xu Que didn't back down from it. He waved the sleeves of his robes before walking towards the Imperial Tombs.
The entrance of most places would usually be where the spells were the most concentrated and powerful. Hence, most grave robbers would usually avoid the main entrance, for they weren't so silly to clash against the most powerful protective spells. Realizing that this main entrance was the best way to reach his eventual destination, Xu Que confirmed by using his newly acquired skill. He then knew that he had to enter from the top of the mountain.
When the old man saw that he was indeed approaching the Imperial Tombs, his expression fell as he shouted out, "My friend, please don't be rash. There are many protective spells around the tombs. If you go in, you might not ever come out alive!"
"I am aware." Xu Que replied, sounding like a noble person speaking to his subordinates. After all, people in positions of power seldom spoke much. Especially since Xu Que wanted to act tough, he decided to exude an air of authority around him.
"But..." The old man spoke out again.
Even before he could speak, Xu Que stepped into the spell domains.
A loud explosion rang out as a bright ray of blinding light flashed out and Xu Que's body was shrouded with the white light.
From the perspective of those who were watching on, he had just passed through the first and outermost line of spells. However, they were unable to see what was going on within.
It was different from Xu Que's perspective. As soon as he stepped in, a multitude of happenings took place before him.
His body seemed to have been transported into a war zone and the sky was a deep shade of crimson, similar to the color of blood. Additionally, the stench of blood was overpowering.
Everything around him was desolate and the Imperial Tombs which was just in front of him earlier had completely vanished. Shooting stars would sweep across the skies occasionally and the stars would land a distance away. The sounds of explosions in the skies rang out consecutively as though the skies were being bombed.
"Kacha!" The ground which Xu Que was standing on split open as several bloodied hands reached out from beneath the ground.
Soon after, the sound of wailing filled his ears as the source of the sound slowly approached Xu Que.
Outside the spells, the Moving Mountains Sect disciples were shocked, "Why is he standing there and not moving?"
From their perspective, Xu Que was standing right before the Imperial Tombs and everything was now clear. The mountains and skies were unobstructed by anything and nothing unusual was happening.
Only the old man's expression froze in his face as his brows knitted tightly across his forehead.
He then spoke softly, "He's being trapped by the spell. According to the rumors, the spells in there were casted by the first Fire Emperor's master. Nobody knows what this protective spell is called or what would happen inside. That's because anyone who had ever gone in never came out alive."
"What? Doesn't that mean that, that man in black robes…" The few disciple watched on in shock. The young man was already of the Original Infant Stage. Did he just send himself to die within the Imperial Tombs?
The old man seemed to be unable to control himself and yet he didn't dare to go in. The only thing he could do was to shout from outside, "My friend, tell me, what do you see?"
"I'm seeing the special animation effects from Hollywood!" Xu Que laughed as he replied light heartedly before closing his eyes.
The old man outside heard this and was thrown into confusion. Special animation effects from Hollywood? What does that mean?
"He's doomed. His brain and heart has already been thrown into chaos and will be destroyed soon. He's already starting to speak gibberish." The elder shook his head and sighed out, "Ai, all of you should remember. No matter how skillful you eventually become, never go this close to ancient tombs, especially tombs like this. That's the reason these ancient tombs don't even bother concealing it and build it openly like this. It was because the owners aren't even afraid that people might enter."
"Yes, this disciple understands!" All of them nodded their heads in unison.
Indeed at this point, Xu Que finally opened his eyes once again. His eyes gleamed in the light and he understood what was happening.
At this point, Hu Bai Yi's knowledge would be useful.
He pinched his fingers together and started walking towards the east as he started chanting incantations which he had learnt from the skill, "Searching for the dragons through the mountainous valleys, every step is the most important step, there are eight paths to my destination, reveal the eight divinatory trigrams."
At the next moment, Xu Que started walking along the way as the daoist's eight divinatory trigrams appeared at his feet, showing him the way.
A loud rumble could be heard as the illusions before his eyes disappeared. As his eyes took in the bright sunlight once again, he could see everything that was once there. The air was fresh and the Imperial Tombs appeared before him.
He laughed out plainly and continued walking up the mountain.
The elder and other disciples outside watched on in shock.
"Searching for the dragons through the mountainous valleys, every step is the most important step, there are eight paths to my destination, reveal the eight divinatory trigrams…" The elder mumbled the incantations which Xu Que had spoken out aloud. His face was filled in amazement, "What an ingenious incantation to break through the first line of defense. It seems like the first defense barrier was dark in nature and all he had to do was to conjure the eight divinatory trigrams which would break the unholy curse."
"Master, does that mean he's successful in entering the tombs? He actually managed to break through the Imperial Tombs!" A disciple asked out in shock.
"No!" The elder shook his head. "He only broke through the outer defenses, the very first line. There are still many protective spells within the tombs. There is one he definitely will not be able to pass through."
"What?"
"As what I've said earlier, within the domains of the Imperial Tombs, nobody can use any spells. A person breaking in would only be able to use their physical strengths to burrow their way through. With so many layers beneath, he would probably take seven days and seven nights in order to succeed. But now, after breaking through the first protective spell, the people within the Imperial Palace would know about this. It would take them only a day to travel out here!"
"Is it really impossible to break through?" A disciple asked out.
The elder shook his head, very certain of this, "It's impossible. Spells cannot be used here, for any spells used would be converted to energy and fuse together with the spells, strengthening it. Unless a person was at the Full Foundation of the Void Refining Stage or maybe even the stronger cultivation level of Form Synthesis Stage. At those stages, their cultivation level is so immense they might be able to brute force and break apart the spells. But this kid is only at the Original Infant Stage."
"Then why is he still trying to climb the mountain?"
"Although his cultivation level is considered rather high, he's too young. Look and see. I am certain that he would be forced to come down within two hours!" The elder spoke out, filled with confidence.
This Imperial Tombs couldn't even be broken through by all the elders of the Moving Mountains Sect, much less this young and inexperienced kid.
Indeed, Xu Que continued climbing the mountains as he used the newly acquired skill which pointed out the best location to enter the tombs.
"Ding! Congratulations to host. The system has finished upgrading to version 3.0. You can now access the new system store!" The system notification rang out in Xu Que's head as he stood atop the mountain.
His lips parted into a smile.
He accessed the store almost immediately and found that it was filled with "machinery" items.
Amongst those, the system recommended him a suitable item and was very cheap as well.
Xu Que looked at it and burst out laughing, "Come, come, come. Isn't it only 500 act tough points? I shall buy it!"
"Ding! A reminder to the host: The system is not in sync with the modern world. Hence, such items would only work for one day. Please confirm if you still wish to purchase."
"Fuck, you are so sly. No wonder it was so cheap!" Xu Que raged out after hearing the second message.
But he was rather used to it. When he saw such a powerful and useful item being sold at such a cheap price at only 500 act tough points, there would always be a catch.
500 act tough points for something that could only be used for one day? Fine. I shall rent it for a day!"
Buy, buy, buy, I have money!
Xu Que was addicted to spending money at this point. Besides, he had already reached such a stage so he couldn't give up now!
At once, the system interface flashed across his eyes with a bright ray of light.
Xu Que raised his arms and shouted out loudly, "Come out out Excavator!"
Chapter 225: Heavenly Explosion Faction's Zhang Qi Ling, Reporting!
Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation
"Boom!" In a second, a blinding white light exploded out from the system inventory as it materialized into something massive on the ground.
The body of the machine was coated in yellow paint with long machinery arms extended from it. Indeed, this was an excavator!
Outside the spell, the Moving Mountains Sect elder and disciples were startled by this!
What… What the hell is this thing?
Why does it look so strange?
What is the black robed youth trying to do?
Doesn't he know that there are many protective spells around? And that magical weapons wouldn't be able to dig through the mountains?
Everyone around were thrown into confusion. Their faces were filled with astonishment as they looked at the machine up ahead.
At the same time, a system notification rang out in Xu Que's head.
"Ding! Would you like to purchase the Excavator Operating Technique Manual?"
Xu Que paused in shock, as his lips curled into a snarl. Damned retard! The system forgot to include this piece of information again! He almost forgot that he had no idea how to operate this machine.
He had already bought the excavator so how could he not buy the technique?
"Buy it!" Xu Que shouted out in his mind in anger.
He spent another 100 act tough points and bought the manual needed to learn the skill.
Xu Que then happily climbed up the tall excavator as he put on a pair of white gloves and started operating the machine.
"Boom!" A loud sound thundered out as he started up the engine of the excavator. The arms of the excavator were fixed with shovelling tools and the arms started digging deep into the ground.
The group of Moving Mountains Sect disciples watched on in shock. Before long, they had already guessed the purpose of this yellow looking object.
"Brrrrrr!" Indeed, the arms of the excavator were affixed with claw like shovels and had started to sink into the soil.
"Chi la!"
The shovel grabbed a large amount of soil before casting it aside.
After several repeated actions, a small mound of soil had been formed by the side of the machine.
Everyone watched on in shock and disbelief.
"This… What is this item? It could actually operate without core energy?"
"And it can even dig so rapidly. If he continued going at such speed, he would be able to dig through the ground within half a day."
"Is he going to make it into the center of the Imperial Tombs just like this?"
"It's scary. When was there a new grave robbing sect? And they actually could use such mysterious tools to help them!"
The elder was shocked as well and was rather terrified of this massive machine before him.
Xu Que sat atop the excavator. As time went by, he became accustomed to the way it worked and was using it effortlessly. He even started to sing a song while he was digging.
"I've bought an excavator,
And finally learnt a skill.
Today is a great day.
I shall dig up some stars for you
And haul down the moonlight for you...
The sun shall rise for you.
And become oil machinery to burn for you.
To only shine for you,
I give my all to you,
As long as you keep digging,
You fill my mornings with meaning.
Although life is short, you are my eternity,
I shan't leave you.
You are, you are, my excavator.
No matter how much I learn, you always surprise me.
Red represents my heart and warmth for you.
You are the fire of my life… Fireeeeeeeee..."
(T/N: To the tune of 小苹果 - Little Apple)
Xu Que's voice was loud and bright as he sang loudly while digging.
The song called Little Apple had been changed to speak about a "little" excavator which Xu Que had bought.
The few of them outside the spell domains were stumped and confused.
All these years, they had never seen a grave robber acting the same way as this person. He was smiling so excitedly while singing songs and digging through the Imperial Tomb!
Big brother, please stop behaving like this. You are trespassing into an Imperial Tomb. The Fire Nation's Imperial Tomb!
This was a place which most grave robbers wouldn't even dare to come near. And yet you're singing while burrowing your way through. Doing something like that is an insult to grave robbers all around and an immense disrespect to the spirits beneath the tombs!"
"Master, who on earth is this guy?" One of the disciples couldn't hold it in any longer and asked.
The elder's face was expressionless as he shook his head, "I've never heard of this person in my life. Wait, let me ask him more to find out."
As he finished speaking, he opened his mouth and shouted across to Xu Que loudly, "My friend, can I ask what item is that and where you got it from?"
Xu Que glanced down towards the group of people and laughed before he started reciting a tongue twister.
"Learning skills, back to school,
Lanxiang's reputation is great,
If you don't learn anything, they will refund you,
800 excavators in line,
There are some perverted students and other lecherous ones.
All the teachers are professors,
Look for friends, search for some enemies,
Everyone would try chrysanthemums,
Only with aspiration will success follow,
Lanxiang is a good place.
To learn skills and to ply your trade in the east.
Three thousand beds that aren't made of steel…"
(T/N: Translated to english, this doesn't make any sense. But this is supposedly a quote boasting about how good the Shan Dong Lanxiang Vocational School is, where they teach skills of a foreman)
The elder was completely astounded.
The few students were in a daze as well.
What the hell?
What's this dude talking about?
Why didn't I understand a single sentence that he said? One minute, you spoke of Lanxiang, another minute, you spoke of the east. Where are you from exactly?
"Boom boom boom!" The excavator had dug out almost half of the soil needed to reach the bottom.
The amount of earth piled up by the side had already reached a considerable size.
The elder and his disciples stopped speaking as they watched him at work from the foot of the mountain. The more they watched, the more surprised and curious they became.
They've never seen any grave robber making so much noise in their lives. In fact, it even seemed like he wasn't afraid of being caught!
"Boom!" The excavator was digging deeper and deeper as the mound beside it was becoming taller.
At last, as success doesn't evade the hardworking, Xu Que finally hit concrete.
At this point, several Moving Mountains Sect disciples outside the boundaries used their spells and flew high up into the skies, staying away from the defensive spell boundaries. They watched Xu Que curiously.
As soon as the concrete could be seen, the elder's expression turned to one of severity as he whispered, "That is the walls to the tombs. It contains immense powers and is impossible to break through. Besides, the walls are fortified so that it would be hard to break through from outside."
"Master, then how is he going to dig his way in?" A disciple asked.
The elder shook his head, "I'm afraid he's not going to be able to progress further and will end now. Look, he's even stopped. Obviously, there's nothing more to be done!"
Xu Que had indeed stopped, but this wasn't because he was at a loss. Instead, he retrieved his Killer Sword.
Since there were spells restriction within the domains of the Imperial Tombs making the mountains and tomb walls invulnerable to spells, the Killer Blade would be rather effective here.
Xu Que whipped the Killer Blade out and slung it by his waist as he hopped back onto the excavator. Now, the excavator was digging at an increased strength of 30!
He raised the arm of the excavator high up before slamming it down against the concrete walls of the tomb!
"Boom!" A loud crash rang out as the walls completely caved in.
The elder's expression froze on his face as his lips curled upwards in a snarl. This was too embarrassing. He had been proven wrong in front of his disciples consecutively.
From the first moment at the outermost spell, he was proven wrong. Next was about being able to dig through. Now, he had been wrong again about the tomb walls. Each time, he told his disciples that Xu Que wouldn't succeed but he had been proven wrong every single time.
The elder simply couldn't stand it, his face was devoid of all feelings.
However, he couldn't be blamed for being wrong. Under the heavens, Xu Que was the only person in history to ever make it so far. And he had spent nearly 10,000 act tough points and only managed to reach this point. Clearly, robbing the Imperial Tombs wasn't a simple affair at all.
"Heheh… I've succeeded! Never knew that digging through tombs was so easy! Guys, does any of you wish to go in and take a look with me?" Xu Que's face was filled with smiles as he jumped off the excavator and clapped his hands once, looking at the group of cultivators.
The few disciples and elder was filled with shock. Go and take a look in the tombs? The Imperial Tombs?
There are many generations of Emperors lying down below, all the way from the very first Fire Emperor. It was even rumored that an Emperor who had attained the Form Synthesis Stage was lying under. Evidently, there were also the bodies of other grave robbers who had failed as well.
Forget it, forget it. Who would ever dare to go in?
The few of them shook their heads, clearly unwilling to enter.
Xu Que was elated by this. Though if nobody went down with him, it would mean that he'd act tough without anyone watching. However, for now, he had something urgent to do. He placed the excavator back within the system inventory and wanted to jump into the hole he had dug, into the tombs.
The elder who was floating in the air shouted out, "My friend, can I ask which sect are you from? Or can you tell me your powerful name?"
Xu Que raised his head to look up as a gust of wind blew across his hair and the sunlight shone down radiantly across his handsome face as he smiled out.
"This humble subject's name is Zhang Qi Ling from Heavenly Explosion Faction's Lan Xiang Vocational School. My nickname is Oil Bottle!"
As he finished speaking, he turned around and jumped into the hole within the walls of the tomb and disappeared into the darkness.
Chapter 226: What The Hell Do You Want?
Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation
The Moving Mountains Sect elder and disciples were all stumped.
Heavenly Explosion Faction's Lan Xiang, Zhang Qi Ling, nicknamed Oil Bottle?
They had never heard anything about this person's nickname. But they knew that after today, this person's nickname within the circle of grave robbers would be extremely renowned!
After all, forcing entry into the Imperial Tombs had never been succeeded by anyone in history!
Many grave robbers would get stuck within the first outermost spell and end up dying there since they couldn't leave.
It could even be said that nobody had ever touched the concrete walls of the tombs before.
And now, this black robed youth managed to dig through the earth and even broke the walls of the tombs before jumping in so bravely. Just thinking of this was enough to raise hairs.
Hence, this old man started to feel that after today, when word gets out, Zhang Qi Ling from Heavenly Explosion Faction would be very popular.
"That big brother is so powerful!" Several of the disciples started to let out sighs of admiration.
The eyes of the female disciples were fixated on that mysterious hole within the ground. They started to recall how that big brother had leapt into it without much hesitation and their hearts were unable to stop hammering for a long time.
After all, Xu Que looked extremely cool while doing that.
At the same time, within the Imperial Palace...
Everything was wrecked and in utter chaos. The Imperial Palace had almost been reduced to ruins, with most of it leaving nothing more than mere rocks and debris. Many other places around the palace had been reduced to similar fates.
This was especially after the Fire Emperor accidentally ate those pieces of shits. He was so enraged that his anger was scary to behold. He had vented his anger out on many other buildings around him. After crossing over to the Void Refining Stage, he almost nearly wrecked his entire palace till there was nothing left standing.
The Sky Incense Valley elder knew that he had made a mistake and was afraid to the Fire Emperor's fury. He thus took his disciples and fled as soon as he knew that the wrath was approaching.
As for the other great sects, they were so astounded that they had left as well. Some other busybodies within the city had ran all the way to the great lake to watch the scene unfold. It was then that they realized it was true. A protective spell had been placed all around the lake! They were astounded.
Tang Liu Feng had taken this opportunity to flee as well. He was still loyal to Xu Que and played his part by spreading the tales of the Emperor to as many people as he could. These tales included how the Emperor had harmed the Prince Consort and was even made a cuckold. There was even the important scene of how he was defeated by the Prince Consort and at last, was convinced to eat shit.
The Imperial City was completely shocked as the news spread like wildfire across the entire nation.
The Flaming Sun Princess and Zi Xuan had been standing outside the throne room for a long time, unable to regain their senses.
After several breaths, Zi Xuan finally sighed out, "Princess, was it truly alright for us to give him the map? He would definitely head for the Imperial Tombs now. What if the Imperial Tombs will be destroyed as well?"
"That's impossible!" The Flaming Sun Princess shook her head, her expression was as cold as ice. "I underestimated him from the start and never imagined that his powers would be stronger than fathers. He even managed to win over Emperor father several times. But what can he do at the Imperial Tombs? Once he enters, he wouldn't ever be able to come out for all eternity."
Zi Xuan was still worried, "But… He's managed to create so many miracles and did the impossible on numerous occasions."
"This is one miracle he will never be able to accomplish. My Emperor Grandfather once told me that long ago, one of our ancestors of the Form Synthesis Stage knew that his life was soon ending. He wasn't willing to spend all eternity within the Imperial Tombs and thus decided to enter the Tombs prematurely to retrieve some treasures to prolong his lifespan. However, he never managed to step out. How strong can Xu Que be? He can't even match up to a Void Refining Stager, much less a Form Synthesis Stager." The Flaming Sun Princess sounded very certain.
"Besides, even if he enters the Imperial Tombs, he wouldn't be able to get near the source of the Imperial Qi- the Dragon Veins. That's because… It's no longer within the Imperial Tombs."
"What?" Zi Xuan heard this and was astounded. How was this possible?
If there wasn't any Dragon Veins, where did the Imperial Qi which the Fire Emperor drew out come from?
"Actually, that isn't really a secret anymore. Several hundred years ago, our ancestors sank in all the way down to the core of the earth. The Dragon Veins are now floating in molten lava in the center of the planet. Apart from anyone with the blood of the Imperial Family who would be able to draw on it, nobody would ever be able to seek it out! Hence, even if Xu Que managed to gain entry into the Imperial Tombs, he wouldn't be able to come out and wouldn't be able to destroy the source of Imperial Qi. That's why I willingly allowed you to give him the Fire Nation's Imperial Tombs map!"
As soon as the Flaming Sun Princess said this, she exhaled deeply before speaking, "Now, I wish that he would fall into our trap and enter the Imperial Tombs. All this mess can finally be put to a halt! With his lowly status, it would be an honor for him to die within the Imperial Tombs!"
"..." Zi Xuan bit her lips and fell into silence.
She had this nagging feeling that Xu Que wouldn't just disappear so easily.
It was hard to say, but one day, he could appear again and start killing everyone who had wronged him.
Meanwhile, within the eastern end of the Imperial Tombs...
Xu Que had no idea how long he had been in the free fall but he hadn't landed yet.
His body was still in descent. It was clear that this Imperial Tomb was extremely huge.
As soon as he entered within the Imperial Tombs, the restriction on spells had vanished and he could start conjuring spells.
Without a moment's hesitation, Xu Que conjured the Lightning Haste spell, causing a pair of lightning bolts to form at his heels. He then increased his speed as he continued going downwards.
"Boom!"
Before long, his feet finally touched ground and he stopped falling. He concluded that he was probably within the center of the Imperial Tombs.
Everything around him was dark but it wasn't enough to completely obscure his vision.
After scanning his surroundings, Xu Que could be sure that he was standing within a very spacious tomb.
He was surrounded by four solid walls, with a door on one side of the walls. Apart from this, there was nothing else around him.
Xu Que frowned. This wasn't in the most desirable situation to find himself in.
He retrieved the maps of the Imperial Tombs and opened it.
He saw that there were many confusing lines all across the maps and fell deep in thought.
"Woosh!"
All of a sudden, Xu Que felt something hot within his robes as though something was struggling to get out. Heat and light was emanating out from beneath, shining through the layers of his clothes.
Xu Que paused before he reached his hand into his robes and pulled it out.
When he took it out, he realized that it was a piece of black jade tile with strange and complex inscriptions across. There was even a unicorn inscribed onto this tile and was emitting off a mysterious scent along with a powerful aura.
But this piece of jade tile…
Xu Que frowned, trying to recall when he had obtained this. He then realized that he acquired this while he was still out in the borderlands.
Before killing the members of the Blood River Sect, a strange old man had come to eat his delicious chicken wings. After quarreling with him, the old man finally gave him this piece of jade tile.
That old man's cultivation level wasn't low at all. In fact, he was so powerful that Xu Que couldn't tell his level then. However, he was certain that it was more powerful than the Infant Transformation. That was why he only just scolded him and didn't resort to fighting.
If not, with how that old man was acting so strangely, Xu Que would probably have given him a severe beating.
Right before they parted ways, the old man gave him this tile.
(T/N: Chapter 44 if anyone wishes to re-read the chapter!)
Xu Que didn't pay it much attention then. After all, this jade tile didn't look special at all. However, he never expected that the jade tile would be activated as soon as he had entered this ancient Imperial Tomb. The jade tile was emitting bright light now and was starting to get hotter. It even gave off a powerful aura as it radiated across the entire tomb.
"That's strange. What on earth is this thing?" Xu Que thought to himself before tapping it once, trying to think as hard as he could.
Right at this point, behind a door which led to complete darkness, came a loud sound which sounded like thousands of horses charging in this direction.
Xu Que jumped up in shock as he glared into the distance and held his ground. He conjured a Bone Freezing Flame within his palms in anticipation and waited.
All of a sudden, several shadows shot past the door. It was hard to see their form and it's impossible to tell what their cultivation levels were.
An angry and irritable voice sounded in the distance.
"Damn it, you're here again? Speak clearly now, what the hell do you want?"
Chapter 227: Xu Que Chooses Names
Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation
What the?
Xu Que froze in shock.
I'm here again? Fuck. This is my first time here! And I don't want anything! I was just passing through!
"Hu hu…" Beyond the door, into the depths of darkness, rustling sounds which sounded like a spirit crying and a wolf howling rang out!
Xu Que frowned before he shouted out, "Cry, are you crying because you're mentally retarded? Do you believe that I will use my unicorn hands to slap you to death?"
"What the hell do you want now?" The angry voice rang out once again from the darkness.
"I don't want anything!"
Xu Que was rather irritated at this. Obviously, this was his first time here and he didn't even get to act tough before someone came around making it seem as though he had bullied them before.
"Then what the hell do you want?"
"I truly don't want anything!"
"The last time, I gave you everything. What the hell do you still want now?"
"Fuck! You come out now!"
"What the hell do you still want from me?"
"Damned retarded cripple, COME OUT NOW!" Xu Que was enraged as he sent our waves of core energy rippling out.
"What the hell do you still want from me?" A voice rang out from within the darkness.
Xu Que managed to locate the source of the voice with the immense wave of energy.
The powerful core strength transformed into a gigantic hand and pinned him to the ground, all in the dark.
"Boom!"
Xu Que charged towards the voice and lashed out, punching and kicking as soon as he reached it.
"Fuck your sister!"
"What I still want?"
"What the hell do I want?"
"Do you think you're a movie star? Repeat that rubbish again! Ask me what the hell do I want again!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
"Ah... Aiya!!!" Screams of pain rang out from within the shadows.
Xu Que was scolding out harsly as he dealt several punches and kicks in the dark, causing groans of agony to sound out.
The beatings only stopped after the person lurking within the shadows wisened up and shouted, "I was wrong, senior. I was wrong!"
Xu Que's eyebrows were raised as he paused and let go of the shadow as he laughed out, "So you can say more than just 'what the hell do you want?'"
At the same time, the black shadow started taking on a clearer form.
Xu Que squinted to see what it was before reaching an understanding.
This was a spirit. After he had died, something unknown happened to him which caused him to remain in this world and yet he was unable to leave this Imperial Tombs.
The black shadow retreated to the side gingerly after Xu Que had let go of him, and spoke out apologetically, "Senior, I was wrong!"
"Eh?" Xu Que looked at him and was taken aback.
At the corner wasn't just one black shadow. In fact, there were dozens of spirits huddling at the side and they were all trembling in fear.
Xu Que was extremely confused. There were so many spirits. Why were they here? And it even seemed like they recognized me?
He then asked out warily, "Do you know who I am?"
The few spirits at the shadows shrank back into the corner and didn't dare to speak. All they could muster was the "woowooo" sounds.
Only the spirit which Xu Que had beaten up earlier stepped forward and spoke, "Although we are unable to see how this senior looks like, we can recognize your powerful aura. All these hundreds of years, you were the only person who stepped in here and managed to walk out alive. How could we not know?"
They definitely could remember. Many years ago, that senior cultivator came here and caused havoc. Likewise, he grabbed one of them and started beating him savagely, scaring all of them senseless.
Xu Que then asked them several more questions and found out that the senior cultivator who had came previously was looking for a particular treasure within the Imperial Tomb. He was searching for a Luminous Grail which was unique in this world and there was only one around. It's use was that it would glow at night- that was all.
The ghosts started weeping and sobbing as they told the previous senior, "If you wanted to look for the Luminous Grail, all you had to do was ask. Why did you come and beat us? It really hurt, senior!"
At last, every single spirit within the Imperial Tombs were activated to seek out that Luminous Grail and handed it to him. Only after much convincing and persuasion did they finally manage to make the senior leave the tombs.
Never would they have expected that even before a hundred years was up, the mighty aura of the senior cultivator showed up once again. This thoroughly terrified the spirits here and thus led to the recent spade of events.
"Aura?" Xu Que listened eagerly to the spirits before finally realizing what they meant.
He cast his glance down at the jade tile which was glowing and giving off a powerful aura.
No wonder. This jade tile was supposed to give off energy and light at places where negative energy was strong. These spirits probably remembered the aura of the jade tile and mistook him for the previous trespasser.
Ai, that's not right. That means to say, a hundred years ago, that old senior came here and managed to leave alive?
Xu Que regained his senses and was astounded.
That old senior was so powerful? He snuck in without anyone realizing just to look for a bullshit glowing cup and nobody found out?
Fuck! Looks like I was right to not have gotten into a fight with him. If not, I probably would've gotten beaten up savagely!
Xu Que gasped in relief as he thought to himself before shooting a glance at the spirits, "Since you've already recognized me, fine. Let's do it the same way. I shan't beat you up if you help me with a few errands!"
"Senior, please ask away!" The spirits didn't even listen to his requests yet and eagerly promised to do it.
Xu Que touched his chin and scanned his surroundings before speaking, "The first thing, tell me how you've survived up to this point."
This was an important question. These spirits cultivation levels were extremely low but they were able to survive up to now. By this logic, it was possible that the spirits of the previous Fire Nations Emperors were still around. Xu Que had to make preparations in case they were!
"Ah?" Indeed, as soon as the spirits heard this request, they looked at each other with expressions of of confusion. Their eyes spoke of suspicions and doubt, as though they themselves didn't know the answer to this question!
"What? You don't even know how you've survived up till now?" Xu Que glared at them and raised his voice to appear angry.
The spirit who was beaten up by Xu Que earlier waved his hands, "Senior, we really can't remember. Most of our memories in our earlier lives had already gone. Some of us can't even remember how to speak."
"Then do you know what your name is?" Xu Que asked suspiciously.
The spirit scratched the back of his head before shaking it, "Forgot… I forgot it! Senior, can you give us names?"
Xu Que looked at them and was certain that they weren't lying and had no choice but to agree, "Alright then. Since you've been so sincere, I shall give you names. The names you shall receive must be extremely cool!"
He looked around at the few spirits standing before him and started to ponder hard. After all, they were spirits of the Fire Nations. Alright then.
At this point, he pointed at the first spirit and shouted out, "You shall be Kim Fatty, you shall be Kim Fatty Two. You shall be Kim Fatty Three… Gulp, That name is already taken. Alright, you shall be Kim Fatty Two Plus One or Kim Fatty One Plus Two! Take your pick!"
(T/N: Kim Jong Un's name in chinese is Jin San Pang which sounds like Kim Fatty Three.)
Kim Fatty Two Plus One?
Kim Fatty One Plus Two?
The spirit were all stumped. What kind of stupid name are these? Is there a difference between Kim Fatty Two Plus One and Kim Fatty One Plus Two? Isn't 2+1 the same as 1+2? Why don't you just call him Kim Fatty Three?
Also…
"Senior, I… We… Aren't very fat as well!"
"I like these names and they shall be fixed! Forget about it, don't think about it anymore. You lot look really stupid when you think! The reason I gave you two names is because I favor you. In the future, your name shall be Kim Fatty Two Plus One and your last name shall be Kim Fatty One Plus Two. Let's get a nickname for you as well! We shall call you… Kim Fatty Fat Fat!"
"Gulp… Many thanks senior for the names and… For your favor!" The spirit didn't dare to say more and nodded his head and bowed.
Xu Que waved his hands as though he brushed it of, "Alright, that shall do then. The second matter. I wish to search for the Fire Emperor's coffins. And also the location of the Dragon Veins."
"Fire Emperor? Senior, you… Are you going to look for those few evil and vicious people?" Kim Fatty Two Plus One was taken aback, his face was filled with fear.
"What? Should I be afraid of them?" Xu Que raised his voice once again.
To be frank, it was true that he was afraid. But if all that's left of those Emperors are spirits, he wouldn't be afraid. The best way to deal with spirits, would be to use Monkey Blocks Lightning!
Kim Fatty Two Plus One hurriedly nodded his head, "Senior, we know where those evil men are. But there's no way to get there. Besides, I have no idea why, but we heard them shouting out in anger earlier. We cannot afford to mess around with them!"
"What rubbish. Do you know why they were screaming out today? It's because their grandson was being beaten savagely by me and now I'm here for them. Please cut the crap and take me there now!" Xu Que spoke out as he picked up Kim Fatty Two Plus One and threw him forward, flying a great distance.