Chapter 2386: Chi Emperor
On the Dark Star, the gravity was immense, with no spiritual energy or sacred qi, making it a death forbidden zone for cultivators below the Great Saint realm.
Even for Great Saints, their strength and speed would be suppressed to extremely low levels on the Dark Star.
For this reason, Yan Wushen calculated that "three thousand steps" was the safe distance for negotiating with the Chi Emperor.
The divine chains binding the Chi Emperor's feet had long been severed by the Five-Colored Stone Sword.
However, the divine chains on his hands remained, only able to be pulled apart by a foot, greatly limiting the Chi Emperor's combat power. If not for this, a safe distance of three thousand steps would be far from sufficient.
The Chi Emperor's true form was a blue chi dragon, having cultivated for eight thousand years before reaching the Great Saint realm.
Compared to these Hell Realm Great Saints participating in the Heaven Hunting Battle, he could be described as a late bloomer. If not for encountering the Qiangu Nüdi, he would never have broken through to the Hundred Shackles realm in this lifetime.
Now, although he had cultivated to the Ten Thousand Deaths One Life realm and become a pivotal figure in the Wujian Pavilion, he was already over ten thousand years old.
His lifespan was nearing its end.
Rather than dying of old age in another hundred years, it was better to die meaningfully, repaying the Nüdi's nurturing kindness.
The Heaven Hunting Battlefield might be a suitable place to fall.
In human form, the Chi Emperor stood tall and imposing, holding the Five-Colored Stone Sword, his skin covered in scales, showing no signs of aging.
After a long time, he withdrew from his thoughts and gazed at Yan Wushen and Bore in the distance.
"For the Nüdi to accomplish that task, she must obtain the Fate Heavenly Token and Fate Esoterica. Therefore, she must help Bore seize the top spot among the ten clans. But how could the Underworld Clan and Death Clan's points possibly compete with the Undying Blood Clan and Yama Clan? Unless..."
The Chi Emperor's gaze, without leaving a trace, swept over Yan Wushen.
"Unless Bore is trying to tell me that she and Yan Wushen have already cooperated, aiming to help the Yama Clan seize the top spot among the ten clans?" The Chi Emperor felt that Bore had something to say to him but dared not speak, hence this guess.
Perhaps the Nüdi had some kind of arrangement involving Yan Wushen, from whom she could obtain the Fate Heavenly Token and Fate Esoterica.
...
"Shua!"
A Message Light Talisman cut through the darkness and landed in Yan Wushen's hand.
Yan Wushen grabbed the talisman and looked at it, first stunned, then his gaze became uncertain.
Bore did not see the content of the Message Light Talisman and was very curious about what had happened that could make Yan Wushen so discomposed.
Yan Wushen quickly regained his composure, fixed his gaze on the Chi Emperor, and said, "The protective star formation of the Undying Blood Clan's home star has been broken. You can safely teleport there. There, without the siege of the Underworld Clan, Death Clan, Stone Clan, Undying Blood Clan, and Rakshasa Clan's Great Saint legions, you can escape wherever you wish. Moreover, you can absorb the Six-Colored Divine Mist from heaven and earth to restore your severely depleted sacred qi."
"Young man, you speak well, but I suppose a large number of your Yama Clan cultivators are waiting there, ready to hunt us and increase their points, right?" The Chi Emperor said in a deep voice.
Yan Wushen smiled bitterly, "That was the plan originally, but something went wrong. The Yama Clan elites sent to the Undying Blood Clan's home star are locked in a fierce battle with the Undying Blood Clan, likely both sides suffering heavy losses."
The Chi Emperor's eyes were full of disbelief, "The vast majority of the Undying Blood Clan's Great Saints are here. How could they open another battlefield on their home star? You, Yan Wushen, are just trying to lure us into teleporting quickly. Since that's the case, I prefer to stay here a little longer."
Yan Wushen was not anxious, "You are a strong cultivator who has trained for over ten thousand years. Don't you know that in this world, there are extraordinary heroes who can fight a group alone at the same realm?"
"Fight a group alone?" The Chi Emperor sneered.
When the realm was low, there would indeed be some cultivators with the ability to fight a group alone at the same realm.
After all, at low realms, there were too many mediocre ones.
Once reaching the Great Saint realm, fighting a group alone was no longer possible. Because every Great Saint, in their youth, had the ability to fight a group alone.
Yan Wushen said, "Zhang Ruochen of the Undying Blood Clan is such an existence. With him alone guarding the home star, he is worth a thousand troops and horses. Even a hundred Great Saints of the same realm might not be able to suppress him."
"Is Zhang Ruochen that strong?" The Chi Emperor said.
An opportunity had come!
Bore quickly spoke up, "When Zhang Ruochen rose to fame, the Chi Emperor had already been captured by the Destiny Temple and imprisoned, so it's natural you don't know much about him. This child was born in the Kunlun Realm. On the Merit Battlefield, wielding the divine artifact Emperor Sovereign Ruler, he single-handedly faced the entire Hell Realm's saint army, sweeping everything in his path. He and Yan Wushen are the most outstanding talents of this era, known as Eon-level Heavenly Proud Ones. Not only can he fight a group alone at the Great Saint realm, but even when he becomes a god in the future, he might be able to take on ten at the same realm."
Hearing the words "Kunlun Realm," the Chi Emperor's pupils slightly contracted, and a glimmer of understanding arose in his heart.
"How could a cultivator from the Kunlun Realm come to the Hell Realm?"
To confirm his conjecture, the Chi Emperor asked this.
Bore's gaze shifted to Yan Wushen.
Yan Wushen said, "Because Zhang Ruochen also has half Hell Realm bloodline. He is the grandson of the Xue Jue War God."
"The grandson of the Xue Jue War God, then his father must be... I see, I understand now!" The Chi Emperor's heart stirred greatly, already able to confirm the information Bore wanted to tell him.
The Chi Emperor's face showed no change in expression.
However, Yan Wushen sensed a faint, barely perceptible killing intent emanating from the Chi Emperor.
Who was this killing intent directed at?
Yan Wushen was highly vigilant, secretly on guard.
"As a cultivator of the Kunlun Realm, yet willingly defecting to the Hell Realm, such a traitor deserves death."
The Chi Emperor showed a look of extreme hatred for Zhang Ruochen, waving his hand, "All Great Saint slaves, hear my command! We will teleport to the Undying Blood Clan's home star. Once there, I won't control the others; you can flee separately. But those from the Wujian Pavilion and the various Heavenly Court realms' slaves, dare you join me in first killing Zhang Ruochen?"
"We obey the Chi Emperor's command."
Among the seven hundred-plus slaves, nearly half responded, their tones filled with strong killing intent.
For cultivators like Zhang Ruochen who willingly defected to the Hell Realm, they harbored deep hatred.
Moreover, they knew that on the Heaven Hunting Battlefield, it was hard to truly escape. Only by staying close to the Chi Emperor would their chances of survival be greater.
"Hua—"
The first batch of over three hundred Great Saint slaves instantly teleported away.
Then, the Chi Emperor and the remaining three hundred-plus Great Saint slaves all entered the teleportation array.
At the moment of stepping into the array, the Chi Emperor suddenly turned around, gripping his sword with both hands, and slashed through the air toward Yan Wushen.
The Five-Colored Sword Light surged, locking onto Yan Wushen.
No one expected the Chi Emperor to suddenly attack. For any other cultivator, they would have been killed instantly. But Yan Wushen was prepared, pressing his hands to his temples, and the Naihe Bridge rushed out from between his brows.
"Boom!"
The Five-Colored Sword Light was blocked by the stone bridge.
Yan Wushen's brow bled, and he flew hundreds of meters away, carving a long trench on the ground, his body covered in bloodstains. Bore was also knocked back by the shockwave, her protective Nether River shattered into droplets.
"Bold slaves, you are courting death!"
A series of deep roars sounded from the sky. Wujiang and Yuan Fei Great Saint led the Great Saints of the Upper Three Clans, wielding the Virtual and Real Scroll, quickly rushing to the seventh Dark Star.
Unfortunately, the light of the Space Teleportation Array dimmed, and all the Great Saint slaves had teleported away.
Yan Wushen got up from the ground, wiped the blood from his forehead, and looked toward Bore. He saw that Wujiang had already helped her up, pressing his palm on her back to heal her, muttering words like "You took too great a risk."
Bore pushed Wujiang away, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, showing great resilience, "This injury won't kill me."
Wujiang was not annoyed. If Bore were not such an independent and strong-willed character, he would have lost interest, and she would no longer be attractive.
There were countless beautiful women, but those who were not pretentious were rare.
Yan Wushen walked over, "Strange. At first, I clearly did not sense any killing intent from the Chi Emperor. But just now, after mentioning Zhang Ruochen's background, it was as if he suddenly changed his mind and wanted to kill me. What is going on?"
Bore naturally guessed what was happening.
At first, the Chi Emperor must have thought that the Nüdi's chosen cultivator was Yan Wushen, so naturally, he would not kill him.
But after learning that Zhang Ruochen was the Nüdi's chosen cultivator, his killing intent surged, wanting to slash Yan Wushen with one sword to eliminate a major enemy for Zhang Ruochen.
Unfortunately, Yan Wushen's vigilance was too high, and he blocked the sword, not being killed.
Bore said, "The Chi Emperor is a cultivator of the Wujian Pavilion, and the Pavilion Master of the Wujian Pavilion was born in the Kunlun Realm. Upon learning that Zhang Ruochen was a traitor to the Kunlun Realm, the Chi Emperor's emotions naturally became extreme. Besides, Hell Realm cultivators and slaves are mortal enemies. How could the Chi Emperor have no killing intent toward us? He was just hiding it well to escape earlier."
Yuan Fei Great Saint and Wujiang nodded slightly.
But Yan Wushen shook his head, not agreeing with this view. This matter was definitely not as simple as it seemed on the surface. He felt there was some key point he was missing.
Bore interrupted Yan Wushen's train of thought, "We should also teleport to the Undying Blood Clan's home star quickly. Any later, all those slave points will be collected by the Yama Clan and Bone Clan!"
The cultivators of the Upper Three Clans teleported away one after another.
Yan Wushen stood alone on the seventh Dark Star, looking at the Message Light Talisman in his hand. The content read, "Zhang Ruochen's cultivation has greatly advanced. Yan Zhexian has been expelled from the battlefield. Yan Hong Great Saint has fallen. Yan Huangtu is severely injured. The situation is extremely critical."
"The situation seems a bit different from what I initially predicted. Where did I go wrong? Cough, cough!" Yan Wushen coughed up a mouthful of golden blood.
Blocking a sword from a Ten Thousand Deaths One Life realm Great Saint was no easy feat; he had suffered considerable injury.
Hundreds of Yama Clan Great Saints, upon receiving Yan Wushen's message, led by Xi, quickly descended onto the seventh Dark Star, standing at the edge of the Space Teleportation Array.
"We pay respects to Lord Wushen."
After Yan Wushen single-handedly stormed the Shura Clan's home star, achieving great battle prestige, the Yama Clan Great Saints now treated him with great respect.
After a short period of recuperation, Yan Wushen's injuries had healed, and his aura was vigorous. "Yan Huangtu, Yan Zhexian, and the Eight Life and Death Sons have already been defeated by Zhang Ruochen. Next, we must shoulder the responsibility of winning the top spot among the ten clans for the Yama Clan. The glory of the Supreme Clan must not be lost in our generation."
"Fight! Fight! Fight! For the glory of the Supreme Clan, for the Yama Clan's first place!"
The Yama Clan Great Saints were all filled with battle intent, following Yan Wushen into the Space Teleportation Array.
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Readers may find some obscure characters in the Hell Realm. Here, I specially annotate the pronunciations of a few words:
Chi Emperor = Chi Di.
Xi = Xi.
Xu = Xu.