Chapter 870: The Battle of Emperor An
“Welcome to the Fallen Leaf Lake, Tribulation Takers of the mortal world! I am Yu An, The Jade Emperor’s Great Crown Prince!”
A voice came through in the midst of darkness. Although the voice was not loud, it carried a heavy emotion with it.
“Yu An, The Jade Emperor’s Great Crown Prince?” Zhou Bao narrowed his eyes when he saw the cold and distant man appear in front of him. The intent to kill arose inside him. And in this darkness, there was a similar feeling, though not entirely, that reassembles the presence of the Dark Garbha-mandala Canopy. It had some of its characteristics, but it felt more effective and convenient. Only Zhou Bao could feel that this forbidden effect was far less effective than that of the Canopy. But it would be extremely easy to break it open, which relieved him greatly.
Another man came out with the cold and distant man, only this one seemed worn out, as if he had been heavily injured. His eyes were tightly shut, the muscles on his face twitching. He had clearly been suffering a lot.
“The Sky-walking Emperor? You’ve got hold of the Sky-walking Emperor?!”
“You killed my two brothers and have no status in the Void Immortal Realm. You will only be safe once you arrive at the territory of the other two sages. If you want to get there as quick as possible, you must find a sky-walker. I had not expected that your information to be so informative, to arrive so quickly, and that you would move so quickly! It seems you had some hidden strength to rely on in the Immortal Realm. He almost could not catch up!”
“So what if he catches up? Let him go!” Since he knew of the enmity between the two sides, Zhou Bao stopped speaking nonsense. He splayed his fingers, and his Immortal-killing Sword and the Immortal-slaying Sword Qi shot straight out at Yu An, blasting him in the process.
“The Sword Qi? Haha, come on!” A glimmer of surprise flashed through Yu An’s eyes. “No wonder you go through the Immortal Realm with faith and a fake name! Your Sword Qi is as good as a Sword School Tribulation Taker’s! Not bad, not bad!”
He did not move an inch. He just let the Sword Qi hit him.
Whoosh!
Zhou Bao’s Sword Qi struck Yu An with full force, but it was ineffective. The sharp Sword Qi did not cause any harm to Yu An’s fate. Yu An’s body was like a black hole, engulfing everything. Zhou Bao felt that it was completely dissolved as soon as his Sword Qi hit him.
That’s not your real body! Zhou Bao scowled and came right up to Yu An. His Immortal-killing Sword Qi and Immortal-slaying Sword Qi formed a tempest enveloping him.
“Yes. As you can see, this is not my real body!” Yu An was completely unaffected by Zhou Bao’s attack. He just laughed quietly. The sword blades erupted with the power to split space and time, but had no effect on him whatsoever. His body was like an illusion, lightly warping. The storm of blades was swallowed up completely.
“I refined this incarnation in the Void Universe, and it is made up of 99 black holes. As powerful as your Sword Qi is, it would not be easy for it to break open my incarnation!” Seeing Zhou Bao dodging his strikes, he laughed mischievously. “You have not even cultivated the Earthly Immortal state! You will never break open my incarnation!”
“Is that right? Zhou Bao did not believe it. Your 81 black holes might be refined with mysterious characteristics, but do you really think you can absorb all my attacks? Yin and Yang Immortal-killing Heavenly Sword, shatter it for me!”
He roared, and the Black and White Sword Qis intertwined to form a black and white striped snake-like stream of Qi, viciously ripping Yu An apart.
“It is not possible!”
Yu An grimaced in pain as his body was torn to shreds. He roared. Previously immovable as a mountain, he had now stepped back. A divine light shot out from his dull eyes, warped by his shredded incarnation. A thin, black smoke reassembled. But choked by the Black and White Sword Qis, his newly recondensed body soon dissipated. After dissipating and recondensing for a while, his body was finally unable to recover.
Zhou Bao’s Sword Qi grew more and more powerful.
The Yin and Yang Immortal-killing Heavenly Sword!
This sword was a combination of the Immortal-killing Sword Qi and the Immortal-slaying Sword Qi, in accordance to the principle of the Yin and Yang incarnation cycle in the Seven Wonderful Techniques. This resulted in the creation of an even stronger Sword Qi.
The Four Immortal-killing Swords had matchless powers, and each had its own characteristics. They emitted a red light in all directions. The Immortal-eliminating Sword had the ability to change itself infinitely.
There was nothing as sharp as the Immortal-killing Sword Qi. Its purpose was to slaughter Immortals, and it had some of the strongest power to kill in the universe. The Immortal-trapping Sword had a Sword Qi that could enshroud the whole universe. Any number of opponents could come under its attack. The Immortal-eliminating Sword Qi obtained by Man Yujun, was focused on changes. Once he obtained his Qi, he invented all the sword tricks of the universe, and this is why he became known as the Small Sword God.
The infusion of the Four Immortal-killing Swords was not a case of one plus one equals two, it was more than the sum of their parts. According to legend, when the four Sword Qis are infused, they have the power to form a Void Universe. The first killing formation that originated from ancient eras was the Immortal-killing Sword Formation.
Although Zhou Bao’s current Yin and Yang Immortal-killing Heavenly Sword was not as powerful as an Immortal-killing Sword Formation, it was enough to tear apart a certain person’s black hole incarnation, with power to spare.
The Sword Qi struck several times, and Yu An’s body was cut violently to shreds. He was formless again, and the surrounding dark, shredded space turned back to normal.
“Good, very good, young man. You are stronger than I had imagined. I am surprised you could infuse those two Sword Qis. That Full Jade Monarch is nowhere near as good as you!”
The black hole incarnation dissipated, and Yu An’s voice became more impassioned. Zhou Bao had still not clearly seen the Fallen Leaf Lake’s surroundings, and he still had not the time to catch hold of the Sky-walking Emperor. The sky darkened, and the surrounding space once again changed.
“Damn it! For you mortal world dwellers, even moving a little can stir space!”
By now, Zhou Bao could only respect this The Crown Prince Jade Emperor’s power. He was strong, too strong.
In front of him, the Void Immortal Realm space laws seemed to have weakened considerably. Zhou Bao appeared to be using the Yin and Yang Sword Qi more carelessly, waving it in a random fashion. This time it would not be so easy.
His Yin and Yang Immortal-killing Heavenly Sword was powerful, but it was not a true Immortal-killing Sword Formation. It had been powerful enough to shred the black hole incarnation. However, this time he was not facing a black hole formation, he was facing the Immortal Realm instead.
That is right. Zhou Bao felt like his Sword Qi was up against the whole Void Immortal Realm. As he waved his sword, he encountered a strong resistance. Finally, the Sword Qi seemed to hit a layer that was something as hard as a diamond, and it shattered into tiny pieces.
“This is not possible!”
This time, it was Zhou Bao that said it.
It was really impossible. How could his Sword Qi be smashed into pieces so easily?
“Impossible? Your Sword Qi is actually very powerful. No one else would be able to smash it. But unfortunately, this time you ran into me!” Yu An’s laughter rang in Zhou Bao’s ears. “A back hole incarnation is not the only thing I can cultivate!”
“Boy, go quickly. You cannot defeat this guy!” The Ghost Child stirred and spoke for the first time since entering the Treasure-snatching Rock. He transmitted a thought into Zhou Bao’s spirit. “Yu An is one of the ten strongest Earthly Immortals in the universe. Emperor An’s combat capability is as good to that of a Celestial Immortal. In early antiquity times, he roamed the land with no opponents. You are no match for him!”
“Emperor An?!” Zhou Bao was shocked and refused to believe it. But he did not dare to be careless. He spun around, and the Primordial Sword behind him emitted a thousand meter long light. So this had nothing to do with the Sky-Walking Emperor? The sword light shimmered fiercely and cut open the dark space.
“You really are too naive! If you had cultivated the Four Immortal-killing Natal Sword, I would not have been able to keep you down. But you have only cultivated these two Sword Qis, and your Seven Wonderful Techniques did not matter much. I am afraid it would not be so easy for you to get out from under my nose!”
As his voice rang, the space around Zhou Bao increased in pressure. After a moment, Zhou Bao felt like amber sealed inside a black diamond. It was hard for him to budge. A pale red light flashed from between his eyebrows and dispersed a bizarre red cloud.
Sizzle!
As it dispersed, it eroded the black, diamond-like space. Zhou Bao recovered and regained his form. “Well done, Ghost Child!”
He shouted, and shot a black light from between his eyebrows, forming a black warship. This was his Supreme Fairy Weapon, the Black Pearl.
Boom!
As soon as the Black Pearl appeared, it crashed violently into the surrounding black space.
A huge boom resounded, and the black space started to crack.
“Huh!?”
Everything had happened in such a short moment. Emperor An had not at all imagined that Zhou Bao, who he himself had sealed into place, would be able to escape. A moment of Separated Po was all that Zhou Bao needed. The Black Pearl collided a second time, and as everything shook, the surrounding space was smashed to pieces. Then the entire ship turned into a streamer, streaking across the sky and disappearing without a trace.
“An interesting fairy weapon!” Seeing Zhou Bao disappear in a flash, Yu An reappeared and looked puzzled. “Interesting. I am surprised he has that gourd, and he seems to have tamed that device spirit! Why did no one tell me about this? Or has someone been hiding this from me?”