Chapter 244: Dancing Outside The Imperial Palace
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"What's he doing?"
Everyone around were thrown into confusion and were filled with shock.
Many of the commoners and cultivators around had stopped worrying about the lock down placed by the Fire Emperor and left their houses as they started surrounding the Imperial Palace.
Once again, a huge group of people appeared around the palace.
As for Xu Que who had counted down from ten to one just like that, everyone was at a loss for words.
He just said "ten" followed by "one". That means he didn't even want to give the Fire Emperor a chance to come out.
Yet everyone also knew that even if Xu Que had counted properly, the Fire Emperor would never agree on leaving the Imperial Palace. Since he had already forsaken his pride and dignity by fleeing into the palace, why would he ever come out just because Xu Que was threatening him?
"But, what are dancing songs?"
"That's right. I've never heard of dancing songs before. He could even use songs as a threat?"
"Most Dazzling Folk Style? I don't like the sound of it…"
"Scary… Could it be a skill used by the disciples of Heavenly Explosion Faction?"
"Heavenly Explosion Faction is truly amazing!"
...
The crowd were all speaking in hushed tones. Although they're all whispering, they were many. Hence, the area outside the Imperial Palace resembled a wet market with all the noise.
Up in the skies, the Water Empress was smiling radiantly while watching over Xu Que.
She was extremely intrigued and she truly wondered about the background of this young man.
He clearly knew that the Tian Sha Assassins had surrounded him and even their elder who was a notoriously powerful assassin, Killer God and an Infant Transformation level eight cultivator, was around. However, he didn't seem the least fazed by it.
At the same time, Xu Que gripped onto the Spirit Prison Pagoda tightly, dragging the eighteen spirits with him everywhere he went as he soared high up into the air above the palace.
Soon after, five white and splendid fingers could be seen way up high in the skies as it descended down upon the electric keyboard.
"Deng deng deng deng…"
At once, the sounds of various electrical instruments rang out in the skies as a happy and upbeat tune started playing.
Everyone could feel their scalps turning numb as goosebumps started to appear across their bodies.
Some of the cultivators who were of lower levels could feel themselves swaying and dancing to the beat of the music.
As soon as the instrument started playing, Xu Que opened his mouth wide and started singing loudly!
"The boundless horizon is my love.
At the foot of the green mountain, flowers are in blossom,
What kind of rhythm causes the most swaying,
What kind of singing sounds the most pleasant..."
His loud and coarse voice rang out through the entire palace and reverberated across the lands.
Everyone around who watched were stumped.
"Fuck me. What… What's this tune?"
"It sounds so scary. I almost couldn't control myself and started dancing."
"He must be a Musician!"
"Heavens! Why is this kid so proficient in everything? Forget the fact that he's already so powerful! Now, he's even proven himself to be a high level Musician?"
"Indeed. Based on the way he's playing the qin and how he sings, he's of a higher Musician level than Li Bai!"
The expressions of the crowd froze on their faces as they looked at Xu Que and were filled with shock.
It was extremely hard for them to imagine how someone could have such a diverse range of talent and he was so good in each of these talents. Even for someone who was a genius, it would be hard for him to ever compare to Xu Que.
The Water Empress was the most shocked among them all. She was aware of Xu Que's identity, having met his alter ego Hua Wu Que some time ago. Back then, this Hua Wu Que managed to create the mysterious smelly tofu which would help to increase a person's soul strength. He even cooked the delicious tasting chicken wings. Now that she recalled these incidents, it was hard to unify these impressions.
She then realized that not only was this kid skilled in cooking, he was powerful and could even sing and play musical instruments!
"In this world… can anyone be more talented than him?"
The Water Empress had been impressed twice in her life by another person and both these incidents were of the same person!
"The winding river comes from the sky,
And flows to the colorful sea,
Thrilling songs fulfill our expectations,
Walking and singing at leisure all the way,
We sing and enjoy it to the fullest…"
Xu Que shouted out loudly as he shook the Spirit Prison Pagoda in his hands.
"Kuang dang dang dang…"
The eighteen chains attached to the pagoda shook violently, letting out a vibrating sound.
The spirits of these eighteen Fire Emperors were also dancing and moving to the beat at a frenzied pace.
Each one of them had been revered and widely feared throughout their days as the monarch. Everyone within the five nations had nothing but respect for these Emperors!
The crowd were already dumbstruck by this sight. Void Refining Stage, Form Synthesis Stage... If anyone were of these cultivation levels now, they would be able to rule all the five nations by themselves!
And now, eighteen of the strongest cultivators of all time, who had been widely feared and revered, were being chained by someone. In fact, they were chained up and dancing to the monstrous beat which he played. Now, they resembled clowns who were flailing their hands and legs to the music. If word leaked out, nobody would ever believe this.
"Deng deng deng deng deng…"
At this point, Xu Que increased the tempo of the melody, causing the movements of the spirits to increase in speed as well. Their hands and legs were flailing in a frenzy!
These dance movements were too contagious.
This evil tune could force its way into your head and brainwash a person!
There's no need to even mention the effects of being a Four Star Musician on the audience. When Xu Que started singing, the cultivators whose levels were lower couldn't even defend themselves against it!
Several cultivators who were of the Golden Core Stage seemed to have been infected by this music and lost control of their soul strength. Before long, they found themselves dancing to the music.
Outside the Imperial Palace, everything was thrown into a mess.
Right at this point, there was a pause in the melody of the tune. What used to be a fast paced and upbeat melody became silence.
At the same time, a microphone appeared in Xu Que's hands as he shouted out loudly.
"Ladies and gentlemen, young and old, everyone listen up! Those in front of me, follow along the beat and raise your hands. My friends over by the Great Lake, let's do this together. One, two, move your hands and legs, summer is fast passing and we shall move till we can't breathe..."
At this point, all the cultivators who were lower than the Original Infant Stage were waving their hands and stomping their feets, moving along to the beat of the new melody.
They seemed to have no control over their bodies whatsoever as they danced and swayed to the beat. Everyone was moving in coordinated fashion as though they were all doing a synchronized dance together.
Even several Original Infant Staged Imperial Guards couldn't help but start to dance as well. They felt like they had to dance. If not, they would feel extremely uncomfortable.
Their brains were filled with the sinister sounding music as they looked at Xu Que, who shot them a look of satisfaction and indignation.
Looking at this scene before him, Xu Que was extremely satisfied and consoled.
This was all possible because of the song the Most Dazzling Folk Style! Everywhere I take this song, crazy things begin to happen. I might even consider using this song as the hymn for the Heavenly Explosion Faction.
With so many people down below dancing, Xu Que started singing louder, extremely proud of his accomplishments!
"You are the most beautiful cloud in my heart, filling wine in order to make you stay with me!"
Everyone shouted out, "Stay with me!"
"You are the most beautiful cloud in my heart, filling wine in order to make you stay with me!"
"Stay with me!"
"Melodiously singing the most dazzling folk song, let the love sweep all the dust away..."
As the song continued ringing out, the entire group of people seemed to have been riled up by the music as they danced in a frenzy.
The Water Empress floated high in the air as she watched Xu Que and a smile had formed across her face.
At the same time, everything within the palace was in complete silence!
Chapter 245: Ear Rape!
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The entire throne room which had been destroyed by Xu Que a few days ago had already been rebuilt and refurbished.
It only took an entire day and night as the Flaming Sun Princess led a group of cultivators while they repeatedly casted spells and joined efforts to rebuild the entire throne room.
Although it wasn't as glorious or beautiful as it once was, it still resembled a majestic throne room fit for an Emperor.
However, the atmosphere within the throne room was one of utter silence. Even the air around was still and tense. Outside the palace, the group of people were cheering and shouting in joy as they danced uncontrollably to Xu Que's music.
The many high ranking officials and ministers within the throne room had strange looks etched across their faces and the Fire Emperor was extremely enraged as well, as killing intent swirled around him!
These ministers and officials had been invited to the palace to welcome the Water Empress on this very day.
Now, the Water Empress didn't enter the palace. Instead, Xu Que had come and caused such a spectacle outside. He was singing songs about beautiful clouds and about the most dazzling folks which sounded extremely bizzare to everyone inside the palace.
Clouds your sister! Winds your sister! What kind of rubbish are you singing?! Low class!
The few ministers and officials had looks of displeasure written across their faces.
There were several high ranking generals in the palace as well, who clenched their fists tightly, looking rather worried that something might happen.
In actual fact, most of the people within the room were trying their hardest not to burst out in song and dance. Despite the fact that these people had received a great deal of education, they were still being tempted by the loud music going outside. It took all of their concentration not to rush out of the door and join everyone outside.
If it weren't for the fact that they were stuck within the throne room, they would have praised the song for sounding very upbeat and catchy!
Flaming Sun Princess and Zi Xuan were only of the Golden Core Stage. However, they were relying on the protection from the remnants of Imperial Qi in the palace. Hence, they were excluded from the effects of the alluring music on their souls!
At this point, their faces looked grim and severe.
Zi Xuan had long anticipated this. She had been certain that Xu Que would be able to walk out of the throne room unscathed and she had been right.
However, the Flaming Sun Princess never entertained this possibility at all.
From her perspective as a member of the Imperial family, she understood how the tombs worked and how dangerous it was. She had been brought up thinking that anyone who entered the tombs wouldn't be able to make it out alive.
Many years ago, one of her ancestors entered the throne room and never made it out alive. She knew how powerful that ancestor was. If he'd failed to emerge alive, that goes to show how many powerful spells there were within the tombs.
And yet Xu Que who was only a kid of the Original Infant Stage could enter so easily and come out of the throne room in such a short span of time. In fact, he even managed to bring out eighteen generations of her ancestors. This had completely surpassed her expectations!
"Emperor father… what should we do now?"
Even the bright and resourceful Flaming Sun Princess didn't know what to do in this current situation as well.
She knew that her father had called for the assistance of the Tian Sha Assassins and she knew that there was a level eight Infant Transformation Staged elder, nicknamed Killer God who had come as well. But for some strange reason, she felt that even them would have a hard time killing Xu Que.
After all, that person… couldn't be seen as someone ordinary anymore. Thus, extreme measures would have to be taken to deal with him.
It was impossible for an ordinary cultivator who was of the Original Infant Stage to be able to survive or even defeat an Infant Transformation Stage cultivator.
It was impossible for an ordinary person to be singing songs at such a crucial time outside the Imperial Palace.
The more she heard the song, the more flustered and irritated the Flaming Sun Princess became.
The Fire Emperor was enraged at this point. His own ancestors of eighteen generations had been dragged out and made to dance outside of the Imperial Palace and he was forced to retreat into his palace. He knew that he had completely thrown his dignity and face away.
He also realized that he had fled and ran away in front of the Water Empress which caused him to feel even more embarrassed of his own actions!
"Looks like… only the group of Tian Sha Assassins can stop that slimy bastard. When they finally capture him, I shall use my Emperor's Energy and kill him with their help!" The Fire Emperor spoke in a hushed tone as his eyes revealed a look of intense hatred.
"This time, we must not let him escape. If not, the Emperor's Energy would once again go to waste!" The Flaming Sun Princess nodded her head in agreement.
"Haha! This time, he won't be able to escape! When I call upon the Emperor's Energy again…" The Fire Emperor laughed out as he tried connecting himself to the Emperor's Energy. However, even before he could complete his sentence, his laughter froze on his face.
"How could this be? I can't feel the Emperor's Energy anymore!" The Fire Emperor was beyond astonished and his voice trembled in fear. The Emperor's Energy was his ultimate and last resort!
When the Flaming Sun Princess heard this, her face fell.
Can't feel the Emperor's Energy anymore? How was this possible?
As a member of the Imperial family, with the blood of Emperors flowing in his veins, it was impossible that he couldn't feel the Emperor's Energy anymore. Unless it had been completely used up… wait a minute. The Emperor's Energy had been used up?
The Fire Emperor and Flaming Sun Princess looked like they were thinking the exact same thing as their pupils dilated and they lost all color in their faces!
Zi Xuan was standing by the side and heard them speaking. She then saw both of them turning pale before she understood what had happened.
Emperor's Energy? In the Imperial Tombs?
"Could it be…" Zi Xuan started thinking about the frightening possibility.
Could it truly be that Xu Que forced his way into the Imperial Tombs and released all the Emperor's Energy?
"That's impossible! Absolutely impossible! How did he manage to enter the tombs where the Emperor's laid to rest?" The Fire Emperor shouted out in anger.
All the ministers and officials paused in shock as they turned to look at the Fire Emperor as their faces were filled with suspicions.
What's wrong with the Fire Emperor?
Flaming Sun Princess and Zi Xuan were shocked to their core and were in disbelief!
The room where all the Fire Emperors were laid to rest was the part of the Imperial Tombs which had the strongest and most powerful restrictive spells. Even cultivators of the Void Refining Stage would find it hard to break through the spells as only people with blood of the Imperial family would be able to gain entry.
Hence, even if they knew that Xu Que managed to break into the Imperial Tomb, they weren't worried that he could enter the most sacred places where the spells were the strongest.
But now, the Fire Emperor couldn't feel the Emperor's Energy at all. Didn't that mean that… Xu Que had already found his way to expand all the Emperor's Energy through their physical bodies? And those eighteen spirits were being extracted from their bodies?
The entire throne room fell into absolute silence once again.
The crushing and tense atmosphere was almost unbearable as it filled the entire throne room!
However, the events outside the palace resembles a huge crazy party!
It was as if Xu Que himself had organized the party of the year with the best sound system around. Once again, he activated the automatic function of the system to control the electronic keyboard and allowed it to play on itself.
Soon after, different work out songs and music started playing throughout the entire area around the palace.
"You are, you are my little apple, no matter how much I love you, it would never be enough. Your red little cheeks fill my heart with love, as you are the fire which ignites my life… fire fire fire fire fire!"
"Yo, yo, yo, check it out! Fahai, you don't understand love, Leifeng Pagoda will fall, Fahai you don't understand love, Leifeng Pagoda will fall..."
"Everybody, raise your hands, work it!" Xu Que shouted loudly into the microphone.
Whoosh!
All of a sudden, the music stopped and everyone froze. Xu Que then placed the microphone close to his lips and spoke in a low voice, "Oppa Gangnam Style!"
"Deng deng deng deng…" The music rang out loudly once again.
"Areum dawo sarang seureo wo, Jigeumbuteo gal dekkaji gabolkka… Oppa gangnam style… Gangnam style…"
Everyone started dancing in a frenzy as they cheered loudly, moving their arms and legs in a wild fashion. They were all completely immersed by the Four Star Musician ability and were completely under his control.
Since this old man is in control, of course he moves in a steadfast and stable manner!
The Four Star Musician talent had been completely loosed on the crowd, causing the eighteen spirits to lose all control of their own will to move. Some of them were dancing so hard that their pants had dropped to their ankles!
Many Original Infant Staged cultivators were unable to control themselves. At this point, even several Imperial Guards had joined in the dancing!
Xu Que had completely brainwashed all of them by his music. In fact, one could say that their ears were being raped by Xu Que and were soon becoming pregnant!
(T/N : This is a chinese slang, which I personally find a little strange.)
The entire area outside the Palace was filled with cheers and dancing. The Water Empress watched on from above while a sweet smile hung across her face as she watched Xu Que as though she had gained a new insight into Xu Que and looked at him in a different way!
"Whoosh!"
Right at this point, numerous flashes of lights could be seen in the air and looked like a majestica display of fireworks. These flashed of lights surrounded Xu Que and wrapped around him.
"Careful!" The Water Empress was taken aback as she reminded Xu Que. At the same time, she waved her hand to conjure a protective spell.
Indeed, Xu Que's face was filled with cold smiles as he activated his Eight Waste Destruction Flames.
"Boom!"
At that point, a large pair of black wings formed from behind his shoulder blades. They were so massive that they obscured the skies.
The heat which radiated out from his wings were very extreme as it coursed through all directions.
"Ah!!!" At the same time, several cultivators around Xu Que shouted out in pain.
The few shadows around Xu Que didn't even had a chance to allow their bodies to materialize as they were burnt to dust. One by one, the Tian Sha Assassins who had surrounded Xu Que were being obliterated by the intense heat and turned to ashes, being carried away by the winds.
The Water Empress watched on in shock as her face was filled with astonishment!
"Deng deng deng…" the song changed once again. Xu Que had activated the automatic ability of the system and the current track had ended, allowing a new track to be randomly played!
"It's so lonely to be peerless!"
"It's feels so empty to be peerless!"
"Standing atop the highest mountains, with the cold air blowing ferociously against my skin!"
"Who can understand me, who can understand my loneliness..."
Chapter 246: Sacrifice Ritual Preparations
Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation
In the throne room...
The Fire Emperor and Flaming Sun Princess had ugly looks written across their faces. Even the few officials and ministers in their presence could feel the tense atmosphere and didn't dare to even breathe.
The Fire Emperor was shaking as killing intent radiated out from him and filled the entire room.
"Emperor Father…" Flaming Sun Princess opened her mouth gently to speak, "Maybe things aren't as bad as we think it is. Maybe the Emperor's Energy wasn't destroyed and that Xu Que used a spell to prevent you from tapping into it!"
When the Emperor heard this, his eyes lit up as he nodded his head and whispered, "That's right. The protective spells within the tombs are so powerful. With that small bastard's cultivation level, he wouldn't be able to break through. Since we haven't reached a point of desperation yet, we shouldn't be nervous!"
At this, the Fire Emperor then swept a glance out of the palace and inhaled deeply. His eyes were filled with an intense look of hatred as he whispered, "Flaming Sun, since the situation has gotten to such a state, it's time to conduct the ritual!"
"Emperor father, this…" Flaming Sun Princess was taken aback as she opened her mouth in shock.
"There's no need to speak further. I understand what you mean. But this is our only option left. Madam Ya has been kept pure all her life. The reason was so that we could eventually sacrifice her to the Fire God."
The Fire Emperor waved his hand and interrupted Flaming Sun Princess mid sentence before speaking out, "I guess the Dragon Veins had probably been disturbed and manipulated, resulting a consequence over the nation's fortune. Even our sacred tombs had been broken into by that kid from Heavenly Explosion Faction. Hence, the sacrifice ritual is our only remaining option."
To the Fire Emperor, the only reason he was defeated repeatedly wasn't because he wasn't powerful enough. Instead, it was because the luck and fortunes of the nation had been affected!
The fortune of the nation also represents the life of the Fire Emperor and the success of the Imperial family in their endeavors!
As long as the nation was flourishing and prosperous, the Imperial family would never be destroyed. Likewise, if the nation's fortunes were doing poorly, no matter what they did, luck would always be on the side of their enemies.
Hence, the Fire Emperor assumed that the Dragon Veins were the source of the nation's fortunes and was closely linked to his battle capabilities and powers.
As long as he could use the pure and innocent Madam Ya as a sacrifice to the Fire God, the Dragon Veins would be restored once again. The fortunes of the Fire Nation would thus take a turn for the better and he wouldn't lose to Xu Que anymore.
"Go and prepare. Send someone to escort Madam Ya to the Imperial Tomb's Altar. Once the ritual is complete, we shall call upon the protection and blessings of the Fire God to renew our fortunes. We might even be able to restore the Emperor's Energy. When that happens, Xu Que is dead for sure."
The Fire Emperor waved his hands as his decision was made. At the same time, he instructed Flaming Sun Princess, ensuring that she had no choice but to obey.
The Flaming Sun Princess opened her mouth but decided that she was in no position to disagree.
In actual fact, she found it hard to do something like this, for Madam Ya was her aunt who had watched her grow up. She knew that Madam Ya was well loved by the people. And now, she will be used as a sacrifice. This was hard for Flaming Sun Princess to do.
But things had already reached such a state. She knew that she had no other options. Madam Ya's sacrifice was necessary in order to protect the entire nation and to protect the Imperial family from further farm.
"Flaming Sun understands. I shall now instruct some men to fetch Madam Ya!" Flaming Sun Princess made her difficult decision before retreating.
Zi Xuan had been beside her all this while, listening attentively. She wasn't a member of the Imperial family and wasn't a citizen of the Fire Nation. When it came to such matters, she simply had no rights to offer her opinion and thus remained silent. She then departed along with the Princess.
When the both of them had left, the Fire Emperor sat down on his dragon throne. His eyes were blinking in a daze as he sighed before closing his eyes.
The entire court filled with ministers and officials didn't dare to say anything as well and remained silent.
However, the happy and fast-paced music outside could now be heard from within the throne room.
Several officials couldn't bear the strange lyrics and jovial rhythm of the music and were particularly affected by it.
Additionally, they weren't as disciplined and powerful as the Fire Emperor to repel it. All they could do was to grit their teeth and stand still as they struggled inwardly with themselves.
'What kind of dog shit beat is this? The lyrics doesn't even make sense.'
'Eh?'
'The song changed again?'
'You are my little apple?'
'Too low class. Way too low class! These lyrics are so stupid and they could sing it so loudly and so proudly? Aren't they ashamed singing such song which lacks class and culture!?'
'Eh?'
'The song changed again!'
'Fahai you don't know love? Leifeng Pagoda will fall?'
Pu!
Many of these officials almost spat blood from the rubbish that they were listening to.
'Rubbish, what rubbish songs. These lyrics are absolutely nonsense!'
The ministers and officials cursed under their breaths as their faces were filled with unease while they shook their heads.
However, many of the uneducated war generals within the halls were stirred up by the music. Their eyes beamed as they looked outside. If it weren't for the presence of the Fire Emperor, they would've burst out in crazy dances to vent out the urge in their hearts.
They pricked their ears attentively to listen. The more they heard, the more they enjoyed the songs.
"You are, you are my little apple, no matter how much I love you, it would never be enough… Wow! Fantastic. These lyrics are so mysterious. They're so frank and direct and the singing is so good and clear. It's a very suitable song for confessing your feelings to a woman."
"Unlike those ministers and officials who think they know it all, whom, instead of singing songs that are direct and simple, they had to beat around the bush and sing those dog shit idioms and fanciful lyrics that nobody can understand. How is that manly at all? When it comes to love, it has to be expressed directly and not in riddles!"
"Yo, the song changed again!"
"Fahai you don't know love. Leifeng Pagoda will fall?"
"Powerful. Way too powerful lyrics! Just hearing these lyrics, I can tell that there's a fascinating story behind it!'
"It should be about a hero and a fighter who was abandoned by a woman named Fahai. Hence, in his rage, he decided to shatter and destroy the Leifeng Pagoda!"
The ministers and war generals held different opinions on Xu Que's music. However, what was undeniable was that Xu Que had made them all feel something from his music! Their thoughts and attention had all been drawn towards it.
Regardless of whether they were critical about it or whether they liked it, everyone was listening to it. Gradually, their soul strengths were being affected by his music!
In confusion, an Original Infant staged official looked like he was in a daze and was impacted by the music. He cleared his throat before speaking out loudly, "It's so lonely to be peerless, it's so lonely…"
"Eh?" The Fire Emperor who had been deep in thought the entire time opened his eyes in shock.
Formidable strength and crushing pressure emanated out from the Fire Emperor, causing the official to awaken from his daze.
The Fire Emperor had maintained a neutral and unaffected expression. However, in actual fact, he had also been affected by Xu Que's songs, causing his emotions to be in a whirl. He simply felt like killing someone for allowing himself to fall into it!
And now, someone from within his court dared to sing along to the songs? That was outrageous!
The Fire Emperor glanced down at his subjects before asking angrily, "Who was singing?"
Even before anyone of them could reply, there was another change in the song.
There was a temporal silence as the new track started playing. Soon after, the unabashed and confident voice of Xu Que rang out.
"Who was singing… her voice is filled with loneliness!"
"The white and puffy clouds hovered in the blue skies, just like tears floating in the air..."
"..."
The group of officials and ministers had to do their utmost to stifle a laugh.
That… That was too damn coincidental!
The Fire Emperor shouted out in anger "Who was singing" and Xu Que sang the exact same lyrics as though he was mocking the Fire Emperor's anger.
Indeed, that was truly a coincidence!
Xu Que had already dedicated a portion of his soul strength to the system and allowed it to play songs automatically. The system thus queued several tracks to play at once randomly.
At this point, Xu Que had already engaged with a dozen of Tian Sha Assassins and was fighting a huge battle.
The pair of black wings from his back made him look exactly like a powerful and ferocious demon.
With his mighty fists, he punched and conjured spells in the air, looking extremely magnificent.
When the Water Empress watched him fighting, she seemed to have lost herself in how awesome he looked…
Chapter 247: Why Am I Only Worth Eight Cities?
Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation
"Boom!" The massive ripple in the air spouted out in the sky.
A single Original Infant Stage Tiansha Assassin wasn't prepared as he didn't even have time to move his hands and was already pounded by the powerful punch. He was then transformed into a mist of blood at once as he exploded in the air.
Xu Que's physical body was way too powerful. With the God of Hell's Compulsion, he was terrifying.
He was way more powerful than how an Original Infant cultivator should be.
This was especially after completing the fire and electrical energy portions of the ability. His body was now at 25% of being an immortal!
His speed was astonishing as well. A pair of Eight Waste Destruction Flames wings spouted out from his back along with his Lightning Haste spell, making his figure a blur whenever he moved as it was too quick for anyone to keep their eyes on him. Normal cultivators wouldn't even be able to see his shadow.
Under such intense speed, the amount of power he dished out whenever he punched someone was immense. His physical body had become such a formidable weapon.
"Boom!" A loud crack sounded as Xu Que appeared and punched the air.
Another ripple emerged in the space where Xu Que had punched. The rippling air emanated powerful energy as it coursed through the air towards another Tiansha Assassin. When it reached him, he fell to the ground and died instantly from the severe wounds sustained.
Just his brute strength alone was enough to destroy many protective spells.
The crowd had stopped in their frenzied dancing. When they heard the song "Peerless", everyone paused.
This song was rather slow and sad, hence, it was hard to dance to!
But this song was truly too accurate!
When they looked up at how Xu Que was slaughtering the assassins to the lyrics of this song, they were all beyond astonished!
It was so lonely to be peerless!
It felt so empty to be peerless!
Some time ago, Li Bai of the Heavenly Explosion Faction had sang this song before. When he did that, everyone around thought that he was intentionally doing this to humiliate Zhao Wu, the leader of the four great students!
But now, as this song highlighted how powerful and heroic Xu Que was, everything was different!
"He's formidable!"
"These assassins were sent here to kill him. But now, it seems like he's assassinating the assassins instead!"
"Even the Fire Emperor is terrified of him that he retreated back into the palace. What could these assassins possibly do to him?"
"He truly is peerless!"
When the crowd looked up to the skies, they couldn't help but sigh out regretfully.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Xu Que's form took the shape of a lightning bolt as he flashed around in the sky. Wherever he went, the Tiansha Assassins were transformed into mists of blood.
The vast skies above the Imperial Palace was littered with fireworks of blood, splattering around.
As raindrops of blood fell to the ground, the roof of the palace was dyed red!
"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 130 act tough points!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 160 act tough points!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for killing an Original Infant Staged cultivator. The reward is 20,000 experience points!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for killing an Original Infant Staged cultivator. The reward is 20,000 experience points!"
The system notifications rang out loudly in Xu Que's mind. He couldn't even count how many people he had slain at this point. He only knew that the system beeps wouldn't stop.
"Tiansha! All of you are a bunch of trash!" Xu Que halted in mid air as he scanned his surroundings with his eyes and laughed out coldly.
At this point, none of the assassins dared to approach him. Nobody even dared to show themselves around him.
The power and strength which Xu Que had demonstrated shocked everyone present!
"Dog Emperor, stop hiding! You've been hiding from the first day of Chinese new year till the fifteenth day. No matter how long you hide, you won't be able to elude the powerful and magnanimous Xu Que of Heavenly Explosion Faction!" Xu Que started ignoring the cowardly tortoises of Tiansha and turned his attention to the palace once again and started challenging the Fire Emperor.
Everyone around was speechless.
Big brother, did you just call yourself powerful and magnanimous?
Maybe you are indeed powerful. But magnanimous? Please forget about it. You are just like your master Duan Jiu De. Both of you together truly lack morals!
"Killer God, why haven't you made your move? You don't have to worry. I shall use my secret spells to help you out now!" The sonorous voice of the Fire Emperor rang out. Despite retreating into hiding, his voice still sounded confident and mighty!
He was pushing the Killer God of Tiansha to make his move now.
When everyone around heard the words "Killer God" they all jumped up in shock!
"Fuck, Killer God? Tiansha's Killer God is here?"
"That person is truly powerful and shouldn't be messed around with. He's level eight of the Infant Transformation Stage. That's higher than the Fire Emperor himself!"
"That's not all. It's been said that the Killer God owns a powerful mystical sword which can be transformed into a sword or a dagger. He moves faster than lightning, and often kills without his victim even realizing that he's dead!"
"Nobody has ever seen his sword for those who had seen it are now dead!"
"It's been said that the Killer God has killed a cultivator who was at level nine of the Infant Transformation Stage!"
"That's too scary. The Fire Emperor must've paid a huge price in order for him to come!"
Everyone around retreated several steps back in fear, wanting to put some distance between themselves and Xu Que. Even though Xu Que was in the air and they were on the ground, nobody dared to stand closer than they should, afraid that their lives might be lost to them by accident.
When Infant Transformation cultivators fight, blood would flow like the river and anyone who stands between them would be wiped out from the face of the earth.
Indeed, with the appearance of the Killer God, many of them could feel a chill running down their spines.
"Thud! Thud!"
A loud dull sound rang out and everyone turned their heads towards the sound and saw a large empty street.
When they saw who was walking on the streets, they were all roused.
An old cultivator with a full head of white hair holding onto a walking stick was walking across slowly.
The way he moved so slowly was very strange!
Every single step he took could cause the air around his body to ripple and vibrate.
For an assassin to make such an appearance was very indicative of how he didn't even respect his opponent.
The way he moved was just like telling Xu Que, "I'm coming to kill you!"
When Xu Que looked, he was first stumped by this. His shock quickly transformed to happiness!
An old acting tough foggey has appeared! Indeed, one should act tough all the way till a ripe old age. Xu Que felt like he could learn something from this old man!
"Killer God, it's been a long time!" A warm and gentle sounding voice rang out from the skies.
The Water Empress took a step forward before moving towards the ground. She smiled warmly as she spoke out.
Even before she could speak her next sentence, the old man paused in shock and stopped moving forward.
He then raised up his walking stick and looked at the Water Empress. He then shook his head, "I can't do this favor for you!"
Even before the Water Empress wanted to open her mouth to speak on behalf of Xu Que, the Killer God had already rejected her. Although his voice sounded very normal, there was a certain force and strength to it. It was clear that he wasn't afraid of the Water Empress.
"Many years ago, I owed the previous Fire Emperor a favor. Today, his son had come to me for help and promised me eight cities to call my own if I helped! Hence, I wouldn't listen to you even if I wanted to. This kid's life, is mine!"
"Eight cities?" The Water Empress heard this and was visibly shocked.
In order for the Fire Emperor to kill Xu Que, he could actually pay such an exorbitant price and gave away eight cities of his kingdom to the Killer God. This… was such an unnecessary price to pay!
When everyone heard this, they were stumped as well. In order to claim Xu Que's life, the Fire Emperor was willing to give away his own lands? And he even gave away eight cities just like that? That was almost a quarter of his entire kingdom!
Such a deal had never been made ever since the creation of this realm!
Xu Que hung in mid air and was shocked as well. Before long, his shock turned to anger as he shouted out.
"Dog Emperor, screw your sister and your eighteen generations of ancestors! Why am I only worth eight cities?! Come out here now. You have to come out and explain this matter to me properly. If not, do you believe that I can make all eighteen generation of your forefather strip naked and start dancing?!"
Chapter 248: I Shall Let You Act Tough!
Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation
Pu!
Everyone around almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
Damn it! Eight cities in exchange for your single life, yet that's not enough?
There are only fifty cities in the entire Fire Nation big brother. What are you unhappy about?
You sound extremely unreasonable right now. Threatening to make the eighteen generations of Fire Emperors strip naked and dance? Do you have to be so evil?
"Outrageous! Would you dare?" The Fire Emperor within the throne room couldn't hold it in any longer and roared out in fury.
Xu Que laughed coldly, "Dog Emperor, watch and see if I dare to. Not only would I make them strip naked and dance, I would also make them eat their own shit while they're naked!" As he finished, he whipped out the Spirit Prison Pagoda and shook the chains, causing all eighteen spirits to freeze.
"Junior, come on down! I am already old and it's not easy for me to run up and down!" At this point, the Killer God of Tiansha finally made a move.
He waved his hands and a massive sea of flames appeared in the skies.
With a loud roar, the entire sea of fire coalesced into a fiery palm, which obscured the sky from view. The fiery palm then soared towards Xu Que.
"Hssss!" The crowd sucked in a breath of cold air as their pupils opened wide in shock.
This Fire God was too powerful! All he had to do was wave his hands to conjure such a powerful spell.
After the sea of flames had transformed into a palm, terrifying power emanated out from it, causing everyone to feel extremely fearful.
"Fuck! Old thing, what are you trying to do?" Xu Que's eyes were opened in shock. At this point, he forgot about making the eighteen spirits dance naked. With a flip of his hands, he retrieved the Dark Buster Sword and Killer Sword from his inventory!
Under such a powerful opponent, Xu Que knew that he must not underestimate him. With his Killer Sword at Full Glory, he raised his Dark Buster Sword and charged towards the fiery palm.
Flame Devouring Wave!
"Boom!"
Formless waves of air swept outwards from Xu Que's body towards the fiery palms and crashed into it, causing the fiery palm to dissipate into thousands of small, harmless flames before it disappeared into thin air.
"Eh?" The old man was shocked and revealed a look of surprise. He never expected that a lowly junior of the Original Infant Stage would be able to break his spell so easily!
The Water Empress was stumped as well.
This was a spell conjured by a level eight Infant Transformation cultivator. Even though it didn't encompass his entire force with it, the spell was powerful enough to supposedly vanquish him.
And yet it was destroyed just like that. Everyone around who was watching was filled with disbelief.
Every step which Xu Que took had far surpassed the Water Empress' expectations. However, his most powerful spell wasn't even the Flame Devouring Wave!
"Old man, I don't wish to lecture you but you're not putting enough effort into your profession. That's not how an assassin should behave! A true assassin wipes out his foe with a single move. Even your juniors all around know this better than you. They know how to hide and conceal themselves, waiting for an opportune timing to sneak a fatal attack. But you, ai, I am disappointed! You should start practicing to improve!" Xu Que shook his head with a look of disappointment.
The crowd drew their lips into a line and were speechless.
A level eight Infant Transformation Staged cultivator wishes to kill you. Do you really expect him to sneak up on you to kill you in a single stroke?
Big brother, you really think too highly of yourself. Although it's true that you are very powerful, this is the Killer God who had even killed a level nine Infant Transformation cultivator!
If he wished to screw you over, he wouldn't even have to open his eyes to do it, yet you could even find it in you to lecture him?
The old man also shook his head and spoke, "Although your powers are far from average, you won't be able to amount to anything. I've met with people who were more talented and powerful than you. However, they were too complacent and arrogant. Even before they had the chance to grow up, they were killed! Today, you shall have the same ending as them!"
As he finished speaking, the old man swung his walking stick!
"Wng!"
An ear piercing shriek filled the air which came from the old man's walking stick. The loud sound resonated in all directions, causing the eardrums of everyone to hurt.
The crowd seemed to react in fear as they gaped their mouths.
"That's the Killer God's sword! He actually hid it inside his walking stick!"
"In order to kill Xu Que, the Killer God is actually going to reveal his sword!"
"Could it be… that we might have such good fortunes to be able to see the renowned Killer God's Single Stroke?"
Everyone around started screaming out happily. The Killer God's Single Stroke wasn't just a spell. It also meant that the Killer God only needed a single stroke to claim lives!
A single stroke to obtain a person's soul and a single stroke to take a life. Nobody would be able to defend himself successfully!
Even a level nine Infant Transformation Staged cultivator had been a victim of his sword before!
"Xiu!" The sharp sound of blade slicing through the air could be heard. The old man has made another move!
His physical body had vanished from where he stood and not a trace of the old man could be found. Not even the sword which he had drawn was seen by a single person!
The Water Empress was equally shocked. She subconsciously invoked a water spell from the tips of her finger. A large burst of water spouted out and wrapped around Xu Que. Immediately after, the sheet of water froze and became ice, enveloping him from any harm.
At the next moment, the Water Empress' face fell as she shouted out, "Careful!"
As soon as her voice rang out, a damaging ripple of air appeared threateningly behind Xu Que!
The Killer God is here!
The Killer God was an extremely seasoned assassin and could almost read the situation. He had long anticipated that Water Empress would assist Xu Que. After doing the necessary calculations, he slipped through a space in the Water Empress' spell with unimaginable speed and appeared behind Xu Que, ready to kill him.
"Xiu!"
The ringing sound from earlier had dissipated a long time ago. And yet there was the whooshing sound of the Killer God's blade slicing through the air behind Xu Que. The terrifying sound of it was crisp and clear, and everyone heard it.
They didn't even see the old man's shadow but could all guess that Xu Que was doomed.
The Water Empress had an anxious look written across her face. She was very powerful but it was impossible to rescue Xu Que from someone like the Killer God who was equally powerful. She had the will, but there was absolutely no way.
Normal cultivators wouldn't be able to catch a glimpse of the Killer God. However, she was able to see the wisp of white light from the sword, appearing out of this air, aiming straight for Xu Que's neck!
Everything happened in a single moment, not even longer than a breath!
That sword was way too quick!
"Damned retard! I told you to move stealthily and you really listened to me like I'm your grandfather? Do you wish to become my grandson? Hmph! Get lost from your grandpa and eat some shit!"
Right at that second, Xu Que turned around and cursed out as he raised his Dark Buster Sword and hacked down viciously at the air in a swift motion!
"What?" The shocked exclamation of the old man rang out.
At the next moment, a loud crash rang out as though Xu Que's Dark Buster Sword had connected with something.
A black shadow emerged from thin air and fell from the sky towards the ground. It was indeed the Killer God!
"Whoosh!"
Xu Que's pair of black fiery wings moved once as he stepped over his bolts of lightning beneath his feet, soaring downwards to meet the fallen old man. In a blink of an eye, he appeared in front of him and swung his Buster Sword once again.
Thud!
The old man was struck a second time. The impact from the force was so powerful that he was thrown up from the ground and flew a distance away!
"Killer God, huh?" Xu Que appeared where the old man had landed once more. He slapped his Buster Sword once and glared before swinging his sword at the old man in an upward motion.
"You're supposed to be cool, huh?"
The old man flew into the air once again. Yet even before he could land on the ground, Xu Que was already there as he swung his Buster Sword at him once again.
"Thud!"
Another dull crash rang out.
Before anyone could react, the old man was thrown up into the air once again.
"Thud!"
The old man flew high up yet again
"Thud!"
And again!
He was the highly esteemed and widely feared Killer God, but he didn't even have the chance to retaliate. He was being hit around by Xu Que like a golf ball, from one end to another end and back again.
The entire scene was just about Xu Que giving him a thorough thrashing.
While he was doing that, Xu Que was shouting and cursing him!
"I shall let you act tough!"
"Thud!"
"I'll let you act tough again!"
"Thud!"
"Killer God's Single Stroke, huh?!"
"Thud!"
"Your grandfather here has the Troops secret character!"
"Thud!"
...
Down below, everyone had turned quiet.
Everything were in silence.
Chapter 249: At Your Age, You Shouldn't Be Doing Business!
Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation
Everyone watched with gaping mouths and eyes in disbelief!
That's the Killer God! Among the Tiansha Assassins, he was the most reputable and feared killer!
An Infant Transformation Staged level eight who managed to kill a level nine cultivator of the same realm!
Even with such power and ferocity, he was still beaten up so mercilessly by Xu Que who was only of the Original Infant Stage.
"How… How is that possible?"
Everyone's eyes were filled with shock and were all at a loss for words.
The Water Empress couldn't help but cover her tiny mouth while her pretty eyes were opened wide in astonishment.
Several moments ago, she had assumed that she'll lose Xu Que and that he would be killed by the Killer God's stealthy blade.
If the target had been her, she probably wouldn't have been able to dodge it.
However, right at the very final moment, the Killer God's Sword was blocked by a certain force and he couldn't bring it down in time upon Xu Que. Soon after, Xu Que proceeded to beat him up savagely.
Additionally, that huge black sword could actually produce such unbelievable power and supernatural speed!
When combined together, it didn't give a single chance for the Killer God to retaliate or defend himself!
In actual fact, Xu Que was ready for the attack when it happened. He could sense the approaching danger so he used the "Troops" Secret Character immediately. He then waited for the old man to appear before catching him by surprise in a brilliant counter attack!
With his full Glory Killer Blade providing him with an additional 30x strength, along with the full absorption of two elements by his God of Hell's Compulsion, his power and speed had taken huge additional boosts!
With such prowess, sending an Infant Transformation cultivator soaring into the air wasn't a big deal.
But to truly injure or kill him would be a lot harder!
However, Xu Que knew that he wouldn't be able to kill the Killer God this way. The reason he did this in such a dramatic fashion was to make himself feel good and to act tough, of course!
As the Act Tough King of his generation, acting tough was all about the way it was being done!
So you're the Killer God? Do you really think you're cool?
I shall hit you around like a ball!
Killer God's Single Stroke is intimidating, huh?
Right before my "Troops" Secret Character, you're useless! You're nothing but trash!
"Boom!"
A loud crashing sound rang out as Xu Que used all his strength and made the Killer God fly helplessly towards the Imperial Palace!
The Killer God simply had no means of retaliation as he soared into the air like a kite and crashed heavily against the walls of the palace!
As the loud crash resounded, masses of debris and bricks collapsed and fell to the ground. For several brief moments, the old man's body was covered in rocks and concrete.
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 140 act tough points!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 180 act tough points!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 200 act tough points!"
The system notifications rang out in his head, signalling that Xu Que had just earned an entire bunch of act tough points!
Within the throne room, everyone was clearly shocked by this sight. Their eyes were opened wide with astonished looks!
The Fire Emperor's face was twitching as both his hands gripped the armrest on his dragon throne. His veins were bulging on his forehead as he squeezed tightly, leaving indentations on the wooden armrests!
He had never imagined that the renowned and infamous Killer God from Tiansha would get beaten in such an undignified manner. That far surpassed his wildest imaginations!
He also never expected that in the short span of two days, Xu Que's powers would increase so dramatically.
"Damn it! This must be the result of the decreasing fortune of the nation!" The Fire Emperor gritted his teeth.
He still assumes that the reason behind all these problems was because luck was on Xu Que's side. No matter what he did, the failing fortune of his nation would ensure that he would never emerge victorious.
The officials and ministers in the throne room were astounded. After bearing witness to Xu Que's strengths, they finally understood why the Fire Emperor wasn't able to defeat him!
This Lord Prince Consort is a powerful demon!
He was an extraordinary demon!
At level eight of the Original Infant Stage, he was able to possess such terrifying powers.
That's not right… he's still in the Original Infant Stage?
Are you fucking sure you're not of the Void Refining Stage?
"Boom!"
Right at this point, the collapsed debris and stones from the walls of the palace bursted out and the shadow of a person emerged from beneath.
Masses of rocks and concrete were thrown up into the sky in a mini explosion.
The body of the Killer God appeared once again as immense killing intent swirled around him. In fact, the killing intent which radiated out from his body was palpable as a gale of wind materialized before him, indicating how furious he was!
This old man was enraged!
Although he had been beaten around like a golf ball dozens of times by Xu Que, he wasn't actually hurt. It was just that such humiliation was hard for him to swallow!
After threading along the cultivation road for so many decades, he had never experienced anything like this before. Even when he met cultivators who were more powerful than him, nobody had played him around and humiliated him.
But now, he was being humiliated by this furball of an Original Infant lowly scum. Thinking of this made him rage.
"Small bastard, you shall die!" The Killer God embraced his rage and roared loudly. At the next moment, his body disappeared from view and he shot towards Xu Que.
Xu Que's lips curled into a smile as he moved his hands in an incantation before laughing out, "Yo, old thing, are you angry because you're ashamed? You expect to be treated with respect just because you're an elderly? I don't mean to lecture you, but at your age, you shouldn't be doing business anymore! Shouldn't you go home and rest up? Why do you wish to continue killing!"
"Xiu!"
Right at this point, the gleam of a sword reflected bright light as a swirl appeared in the air. Boundless of majestic and intimidating aura permeated through the air before appearing right in front of Xu Que.
At the next moment, the point of the sword was only several centimeters away from the tip of his nose!
However, Xu Que was the least alarmed or afraid. In fact, he still bore a carefree and easy demeanor.
He didn't even retreat a step back!
With a wave of his hands, the spell which he had summoned in his palms emanated powerful aura.
He then swung his palms at the Killer God's sword recklessly.
"Jiang!" A loud vibrating sound rang out from the sword as it clashed against something, unable to touch Xu Que at all.
The sword was only inches away from Xu Que's face and yet it was unable to move further.
"Whoosh!"
At the next moment, the old man's physical form appeared once again, his face revealed a deeply startled look!
"How… How's that possible? What… What did you do?" The old man exclaimed in shock.
He had been obstructed the same way earlier when he snuck up behind Xu Que. Back then, he assumed that the Water Empress had secretly casted a spell on Xu Que to protect him.
But now, he could be absolutely sure that this wasn't due to the Water Empress. In fact, he was certain that this young kid had blocked his strike by himself!
At the next moment, he realized that his most powerful weapon, which had drawn power from his own life force, had lost all connections from him. He couldn't feel it anymore as if it had severed all ties from its master!
The group of people down below watched intently as their faces revealed looks of shock and fear.
"Is… this kid crazy?"
"Facing the Killer God's renowned blade, and he's still so casual about it!"
"But why did the Killer God showed him mercy? He actually stopped?"
"No. The Killer God's sword was being blocked and obstructed from touching him!"
"That's impossible! How could anyone block Killer God's Single Stroke?"
"Have you seen the Killer God's expression? Didn't you hear what he asked Xu Que?"
"That is to say, that Killer God's Single Stroke which nobody had been able to defend himself against, was finally countered?'
The audience only just realized this point before everyone turned silent in shock.
Killer God's Single Stroke had actually been countered by a level eight Original Infant Staged kid. If word about this got out, everyone would be terrified.
The Water Empress was astounded as well. Although she knew that Xu Que had successfully defended himself the first time, she assumed that he only got lucky once at the right moment.
But now, she realized that something else was not right. The Killer God's sword had came completely under the control of Xu Que.
Additionally, she was certain that she had felt a wisp of a strange and powerful force permeating from Xu Que!
'This kid… What has he done?' The Water Empress was extremely unsettled.
"Heheh... Killer God's Single Stroke? That's not right!"
At this point, Xu Que's lips parted into a smile as he patted the newly acquired blade in his hands.
"Jiang…" The sword vibrated loudly as he slapped the side of the blade once!
"What have you done? Nobody had been able to defend himself against my Killer God's Single Stroke! What have you done?" The old man regained his senses and exclaimed in fear and shock.
"Nobody could defend? Hehe... you're truly a retard!"
Xu Que then shook his head as he flicked his wrists, testing the Killer God's blade in his hands.
After some time, he looked up at the old man and laughed coldly, "Hmm… Killer God's Single Stroke? I can do it too and... I can do it better. Do you believe me?"
Chapter 250: The Act Tough King Can Do It Better
Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation
Killer God's Single Stroke!
That was the name of the Tiansha Assassin's Killer God ultimate skill!
Everyone in the five nations would have certainly heard of this skill and knew that it was an extremely powerful skill which would undoubtedly kill it's target.
A single stroke to vanquish a soul, a single stroke to end a life. It was a stroke which couldn't be defended by anyone.
Although Xu Que managed to defend himself successfully against it, he also knew how powerful and terrifying the skill was!
If not for the fact that he held the Troops Secret Character at the most critical moment, Xu Que knew that he would've probably been slain by this old man!
However, since he wasn't killed, it was time for him to have fun!
It wasn't ever going to be easy to make the Act Tough King capsize his boat. Since you dared to use such an ultimate skill in an attempt to take my life, then the Act Tough King shall return it in kind and let you taste the true powers of the Killer God's Single Stroke as well!
No!
How was it befitting for an Act Tough King to just do exactly as he did?
The Act Tough King should do it better and with better showmanship!
The skill which he had acquired from Phaseless Faction after eliminating the entire sect would now have its use. The skill was called Phaseless Magic!
The system sounded out once and Xu Que selected the option of learning it at once!
It's just that the skill being imitated by the Phaseless Magic spell could only deal a small fraction of its original strength. However, it takes on its exact form in terms of appearances.
Hence, Xu Que intentionally spent another 200 act tough points in order to replicate the form of this Killer God's Single Stroke.
This should've been enough to satisfy anyone, for the Killer God's Single Stroke would've given him another method of killing someone.
But who was Xu Que? He is an Act Tough Tyrant!
In order to act tough, he was capable of doing anything!
Without any consideration, he exchanged all the spell manuals which he had gotten from the Imperial Tombs for a huge sum of Essences.
He then spent it on the Killer God's Single Stroke which he'd acquired from the Troops Secret Character!
With the massive amount of Essences he had, the Killer God's Single Stroke could be upgraded to its maximum!
Along with the full Glory Killer Blade which gave it 30x added power and the Soaring Dragons Nine Transformations which strengthened him by an additional 9x, it was terrifying. Lastly, there was the fact that his God of Hell's Compulsion ensured that his prowess were in unimaginable realm!
Under such a circumstances, should he wield the maximum level Killer God's Single Stroke, it would be so powerful that everyone around would be horrified!
It was a shame that when he tried to act tough and shouted out that he would also use the Killer God's Single Stroke, it didn't achieve the desired effect.
Everyone around paused in shock before they started shaking their heads in disbelief. There were even some who laughed at him secretly behind his back.
How would you know the Killer God's Single Stroke? Who are you trying to kid?
You can do it better than the Killer God? Fuck! Why don't you just claim to be god himself, equal to the sun?
All of us here are cultivators and we emphasize on being truthful and trustworthy. How can you boast in such a manner?
Nobody around believed Xu Que.
"There must be some tricks up his sleeves. There had to be! He was probably trying to deceive and trick the Killer God just like how he threw out the pieces of shit outside the palace and tricked the Emperor into thinking it was smelly tofu…"
"Exactly! This kid is too despicable. I dare to swear that he will pull some sort of a strange trick in order to deceive all of us."
"Yes, yes, yes… This kid has never been known to follow conventional means. Although he said that he would be able to execute the Killer God's Single Stroke, he must be boasting. Or that… he would create some sort of an illusion to confuse the Killer God and strike when he's confused."
"We're finished! The Killer God doesn't know him as well as we do. Would he really believe what Xu Que had said?"
"How is that even possible? Only the Killer God knows how to execute the Killer God's Single Stroke. I dare to bet on my head that this Xu Que wouldn't know how to do it. Killer God also wouldn't believe him."
The cultivators down below all broke out in exaggerated conversations and speculations.
All of them were certain that Xu Que wouldn't know how to use such a skill and that he was only saying something like this in order to fool the Killer God.
Even the Water Empress assumed that Xu Que was only saying this in order to distract the Killer God and use other methods to deal with him.
After all, this Killer God's Single Stroke was a creation of the Killer God himself. He invented the skill after years of training and tweakings. Nobody else would be able to learn it or even mimic it.
There were even rumors of the Killer God attempting to hand this skill to his disciples. Yet after decades of teaching his disciples, nobody was able to master it.
Hence, nobody around felt that Xu Que was speaking the truth.
The Killer God's eyes gleamed before he laughed out, "You know how to use my Killer God's Single Stroke? That's crazy. My skill can never be mastered by anyone in this world and you are no exception to that. Even if I decided to teach you, you wouldn't be able to grasp it. Besides, did you think that after stealing my sword, I don't have other ways of killing you?" The Killer God revealed a sinister stare as he raised his palms up, summoning a fearsome fire.
"Boom!"
The flames in his hands elongated as they raged against each other. Several seconds later, a long sword formed out of the flames, sharpened by the fearsome fire. He pointed the fiery sword at Xu Que before charging straight at him.
"Hua!"
The faces of the crowd changed as they exhaled deeply.
They were shocked that the Killer God had another skill to use. This was the highly elusive and secretive spell of the Tiansha Assassins -Elemental Transfiguration!
Using a large amount of core energy, the Killer God could transfigure elements and morph them into items which they needed. The Killer God thus conjured his core energy and created a fire sword!
"Come here, Xu Que!" The Water Empress shouted out, her face froze as she summoned a water spirit out to protect Xu Que.
She knows about Xu Que's skill which enabled him to steal his opponent's blade.
However, the Killer God had already abandoned his powerful blade and fashioned a new sword out of the elements. If he uses the Killer God's Single Stroke once again, she wasn't sure if Xu Que could survive.
Right at this point, the Water Empress didn't care about anything else. She wanted to protect Xu Que and ensure that he survives before thinking about anything else. As for offending both the Fire Emperor and the Killer God, these were secondary to protecting Xu Que.
"Buzz!"
Right at this point, a series of vibration rang out as Xu Que flashed his newly acquired blade, moving with such precision as killing intent emanated out from it.
"Whoosh!"
At the next moment, Xu Que vanished from view!
"Hehe… there's no use in running! If I wanted to kill someone, he wouldn't ever be able to escape!" The old man's sword stabbed into thin air before he laughed out. He assumed that Xu Que had fled out of fear. He thus sent out the soul strength from his body in an attempt to locate Xu Que's precise location.
He knew that it was rather normal for Xu Que to be able to move so quickly since even he acknowledged that Xu Que was powerful.
At that moment, the old man's pupils constricted as fear could be seen all across his face. His heart was terrified.
This was because he had located Xu Que with his soul strength and realized that Xu Que didn't run very far away. Instead, Xu Que was just behind him!
"How… How's that possible?"
The old man looked extremely astonished. He didn't have much time to think as he conjured a spell and soared higher into the sky in an attempt to flee!
"Whoosh!"
All of a sudden, the sound of wind could be heard.
The crowd were surprised as a white ray of light appeared just behind the old man and moved swiftly, slashing across the old man's throat!
Fast!
That was too fast!
Nobody could see that the light was actually the reflection of light from the sword. In fact, nobody could even see a sword. Even the Water Empress only managed to catch a glimpse of light and not the actual sword itself.
Hence, everyone around froze in fear.
Because this skill, was indeed the Killer God's Single Stroke!
This was how the Killer God had moved earlier towards Xu Que when he attempted to kill him. Their movements were identical and exactly the same. Except that… Xu Que's stroke was faster and more powerful than the Killer God's!