The Human Emperor c1-2382

by Huangfu Qi (皇甫奇)

  Li Siye forced the monster away with his sword and retreated to Wang Chong's side. Wang Chong noticed that his fist was also scorched black. He had clearly also been wounded by that giant's strange violet flames.

  "But the strangest thing of all is still the black scales on his body. Our Wootz Steel swords are unable to wound him."

  Li Siye's chest was heaving as he stared at the giant, deep shock evident in his eyes. His cultivation and the large Wootz Steel sword he carried on his back had been enough for Li Siye to kill countless formidable opponents. However, he had never encountered an opponent so frightening and dangerous.

  A monster that could block Wootz Steel swords with its body shouldn't have existed in this world.

  Wang Chong said nothing, only stared at the giant. Although he hadn't noticed before, Li Siye's words had made him examine the giant's body more closely. The giant truly was covered in a dense coating of black scales.

  "This isn't something a human can have!"

  Wang Chong's eyes widened. The being before him had surpassed the bounds of a human being. Li Siye was the tallest person he had ever seen, but this being before him was somewhat taller than Li Siye, a true giant.

  And those black scales on his body capable of blocking Wootz Steel swords were certainly not normal.

  Wang Chong had no recollection of such a monster in his memories, not in this life or the last.

  "Kill! I want to kill you all!"

  Although Wang Chong and Li Siye had stopped, the giant was still going. His gaze quickly turned, shifting from his former opponent Li Siye to Wang Chong, the bloody light in his eyes flaming to life.

  Boom!

  In a flash of light, a gout of violet flame plunged out of the sky toward Wang Chong and Li Siye.

  "Move!"

  The flame splashed down and exploded, carpeting the ground in stone shards and violet embers. Wang Chong and Li Siye dodged to the left and right respectively to avoid this attack.

  "Hahaha, that brat came himself!"

  "Lu Wu has already locked onto the target. That brat is dead for sure."

  "No one can stop Lu Wu. That fellow's strength is limitless and no edge or tip can pierce his body. Just the violet flames on his body are enough to burn them to ash."

  "Pay attention to the shroud. Starting from now, no one is allowed to see or discover what's happening here. The longer Lu Wu fights, the angrier and more powerful he becomes. All we need to worry about now is taking care of the aftermath."

  "Once the target is eliminated, we'll immediately take our leave."

  ……

  The black-robed figures sat around the Wang Clan Residence, their eyes glimmering with cold light. When Lu Wu struck, he would not stop until the last person was killed.

  The people of the Wang Clan were doomed!

  All they needed to do was maintain the formation. In the gloom, the dark shroud continued to enclose the Wang Clan Residence, growing darker and darker, trapping within all light and sounds of battle.

  Chapter 667: Lu Wu III

  Chapter 667: Lu Wu (III)

  Translated by: Hypersheep325

  Edited by: Michyrr

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  Dust roiled and waves of energy spread through the Wang Clan Residence. Lu Wu was like a beast in human form in his mad pursuit of Wang Chong. His strength was unfathomably vast, and no wall or building could halt his steps.

  "Careful!"

  Li Siye tightly gripped his sword, his mood nervous to the extreme. From the moment Wang Chong had appeared, this monster had placed all his attention on Wang Chong.

  Wherever Wang Chong fled, he would follow.

  Wherever he passed, not even a roof tile would remain!

  "Li Siye, try his armpit, belly, back, tailbone, and Life Gate!"

  Wang Chong shot out of a dust cloud and into the sky, rolling in midair before smoothly landing on a nearby roof.

  Such was the enormity of this giant's strength that not even Wang Chong's Imperial Martial strength was capable of standing against him. Moreover, his skin was so impervious that not even a Wootz Steel sword could make any headway, causing Wang Chong's Little Yinyang Art to also be ineffective.

  "It's useless! This monster doesn't even have any lethal acupuncture points. It's simply not possible to deal with him with our strength."

  Li Siye's voice came from the rear. His sword was taller than a man and capable of cleaving open mountains, but when it struck the giant's body, it felt like it did nothing at all.

  "I can't believe it! Just how tough is this monster?"

  Li Siye clenched his teeth, his mind in turmoil. His sword could not be blocked by just a powerful defense. It would also require an incredible resilience.

  The scales could block the edge of a Wootz Steel sword and the flesh could resist the impact of Stellar Energy. These kinds of capabilities were simply absurd. Neither Wang Chong nor Li Siye had ever encountered such a bizarre opponent.

  "He must have a weakness. Someone with no weakness doesn't exist. Try his eyes. I don't believe that his eyes can block a Wootz Steel sword."

  Wang Chong called out, and as he spoke, his fingers shot out two dazzling streams of almost solid Sword Qi toward the giant's eyes.

  But Wang Chong's Sword Qi soon splattered against an invisible barrier and quickly faded away.

  Both Wang Chong and the nearby Li Siye slightly paled at this sight. This giant's cultivation had already reached an extremely astonishing level.

  His defense was utterly comprehensive and all-encompassing.

  If even his eyes possessed such powerful defense, it was difficult to imagine any other method of defeating this monster.

  Boom! While Wang Chong was thinking, Lu Wu raised his right hand and sent another punch at him. There appeared to be nothing flying through the air at him, but Wang Chong still widened his eyes and immediately took off into the air.

  Down below, the earth quaked as the two-storey building crumbled and began to blaze with violet flames.

  Lu Wu's attacks were noiseless, and it was often the case that when he was still several zhang away, his attack would come forward like an invisible tide of energy. If one was slow to react, one would die without even knowing why.

  And the violet flames he concealed within his body remained a persistent and enormous threat.

  "Just what is this thing?"

  Countless thoughts were flitting through Wang Chong's mind. He had been attempting to discover the origins of this giant the entire time, but he had so far met with failure.

  Even with memories from two lives, Wang Chong had been unable to recall any sort of information about this monster.

  Such a thing was simply impossible!

  As the world's Grand Marshal, Wang Chong had possessed the highest authority in that world. Whether it was the secrets of the Great Tang, Ü-Tsang, the Turks, the Abbasid Caliphate, or even something like the Skyquaking Giants, Wang Chong was able to learn of it.

  But he couldn't find a shred of information about this monster, much less investigate his abilities.

  This was a complete anomaly!

  Buzz!

  Suddenly, while Wang Chong was still thinking, a figure rapidly began to approach.

  Shit! How did he suddenly get so fast?

  Wang Chong's face was slightly stunned.

  Although the giant was strong, he couldn't compare to Wang Chong's speed, which was crucial to Wang Chong's ability to easily maneuver around it. But now, for some reason, the giant had clearly gotten much faster.

  Boom! A large pillar behind Wang Chong was pulverized. Meanwhile, Wang Chong had suddenly turned into three, his Wootz Steel sword slashing at the giant's neck.

  Clang! There was a burst of sparks as the Wootz Steel sword was once more blocked by the dense covering of black scales covering the giant's neck. Clangclangclang! Li Siye had chosen the same moment to bring his massive sword to bear, unleashing a flurry of blows on the giant's head, neck, back, thigh…


  Showers of sparks lit up the night, but both of their Wootz Steel swords had failed to make a single mark.

  Roar!

  The giant raised his arms, and a wave of endless and violent energy exploded out from him.

  With this one strike, the once War Saint and future Invincible Great General were sent flying like ragdolls.

  Violent flames spread across their bodies like they were covered in oil.

  "Damn it!"

  Wang Chong gritted his teeth. He could sense that this monster was seemingly getting stronger and stronger. Moreover, the violet flames were like maggots on his bones, constantly consuming Wang Chong's internal energy.

  On the battlefield, Wang Chong wouldn't care, as the Little Yinyang Art could replenish his energy at any time.

  But now, in this different location, the Little Yinyang Art had become completely useless.

  "Kill! Kill everyone!"

  Lu Wu's eyes blazed with a bloody light as his body cracked and groaned. His already giant figure of 2.7 to 2.8 meters now grew even larger, to around 2.9 meters. He seemed even larger, more muscular, more terrifying, even more powerful and imposing.

  Boom!

  His pillar-like legs pushed against the ground and he left behind afterimages as he shot into the air. With a thick killing intent, he lunged toward Wang Chong like a bolt of lightning.

  "Young Master, be careful!"

  Li Siye was stunned. The energy exuded by the giant was clearly growing more crazed, violent, dangerous, and lethal.

  But the thing that worried Li Siye the most was still the fact that the giant's energy was continuing to increase.

  "Don't kill my brother!"

  Suddenly, the voice of a girl rang out in his ears. Several dozen zhang away, a crowd of Wang Clan maids and servants were shivering in fear. The middle-aged beauty and the eight- or nine-year-old girl standing at the front of this crowd were particularly striking.

  The little girl was furious, viciously glaring at Lu Wu. Bang!With no warning whatsoever, the girl suddenly charged forward.

  "Yao-er!"

  "Little Sister, get out of the way!"

  Wang Chong paled, but his voice was still echoing in the air when Wang Xiaoyao's petite figure, dragging a blur behind it, crashed into the mountainous figure of Lu Wu.

  Rumble! The earth shook as these two completely contrasting figures rammed against each other, but the sound was like the roar of some giant beast.

  Waves of energy exploded, throwing the winds into chaos and even causing the roof tiles and debris on the ground to go flying.

  Boom! The small figure was sent flying out of the dust, but that figure quickly recollected itself, gave a snort, and went charging back in.

  "Little Sister!"

  Wang Chong was stunned.

  "Li Siye, hurry and move!"

  Wang Chong became one with his sword and flew into the dust. At the same time, Li Siye let out a roar and followed Wang Chong in.

  Boomboomboom!

  Heaven-shaking booms came from within the dust. The trio of Wang Chong, Li Siye, and Wang Xiaoyao were now engaged in an intense melee with Lu Wu.

  Both Wang Chong and Li Siye were elite experts of the age, so the truly shocking thing was Wang Xiaoyao's display of strength. This youngest daughter of the Wang Clan had been born with a divine strength, and with the guidance of Wang Chong's master, the Demonic Emperor Old Man, her astonishing talent had been unearthed, causing her strength to soar to even more frightening levels.

  In the southwestern war, Wang Xiaoyao had essentially not used any sort of martial arts, but with her metal hammers in hand, she had been unstoppable. Whether it was man or horse, they were all taken care of with a single hammer blow.

  Even generals had not been able to take a single blow. Such godly strength was truly terrifying!

  In terms of pure fleshly strength, neither the greatly empowered Wang Chong nor the future Invincible Great General Li Siye could compare to Wang Chong's little sister, and it was no small gap.

  They weren't even on the same level!

  But even so, the combined strength of this trio was only barely enough to stand against the giant Lu Wu.

  Roooar! "Kill! Kill! Kill! Everyone must be killed!"

  Lu Wu continued to roar, his arms flailing, each blow carrying enough strength to shatter mountains. Meanwhile, his body was giving off wave after wave of Stellar Energy, his special energy causing the Stellar Energy in the bodies of the three to ignite into violet flames, rapidly draining them of their strength.

  "What a powerful little girl! How could this Wang Clan have so many formidable characters?"

  Upon seeing the fierce Wang Xiaoyao suddenly charge out and stymie the advance of the giant Lu Wu, the black-robed figures surrounding the Wang Clan Residence were flabbergasted.

  One Wang Chong was powerful enough. Their organization had attempted to assassinate him several times, but he had predicted their strikes each time and avoided them. And this Li Siye was also able to engage in direct combat with Lu Wu. Now, this little girl who wasn't even ten had suddenly appeared. Though she seemed delicate and refined, her strength was simply astonishing. She was even fiercer than Li Siye…

  None of these black-robed figures had ever expected this.

  It was already enough for an average great clan to have just one expert at this level, but this tiny Wang Clan had actually managed to gather three!

  Chapter 668: The Enraged Little Sister

  Translated by: Hypersheep325

  Edited by: Michyrr

  "Hmph, so what if they have three Imperial Martial realm experts? Against Lu Wu, it's still useless. They'll still die in vain!"

  Very quickly, a black-robed figure seated in the northwest corner, wearing a metal mask depicting a savage demon on his face, began to sneer. He was now glad that they had decided to use Lu Wu for tonight's operation. Otherwise, with these three hidden Imperial Martial realm experts of the Wang Clan, they truly might have suffered grievous casualties.

  "Everyone, listen up! Put everything into maintaining the boundary! In just another hour, the battle will be over!" the man with the demon mask coldly ordered.

  Lu Wu's body was impervious to all weapons. Moreover, as the battle continued, his fury increased, as did his strength. In the end, everyone in the Wang Clan, including the target of this operation, would still end up dead!

  Probably not even the people of the Wang Clan would have expected that this formation was not purely to prevent the people of the Wang Clan from fleeing, or to prevent outsiders from realizing that a battle was taking place within. Its more important purpose was preventing Lu Wu from injuring his own side.

  Once Lu Wu had fought for more than an hour, he would reach a breaking point. His speed, strength, and the violet flames within him would undergo a qualitative transformation. In a short time, his speeds would climb to inconceivable levels.

  Once Lu Wu went berserk, he would need only ten minutes to flatten the entire Wang Clan Residence. Only after ten minutes, when all targets had been eliminated and there were no living beings in his surroundings, would Lu Wu finally calm down.

  But not even the black-robed figures could predict everything. The situation developed a little differently from what they imagined…

  "Yaaaa! I don't believe that you're stronger than me!"

  In the melee, Wang Xiaoyao suddenly exploded with a barbaric strength, provoked by the shocks that Lu Wu had given her. Bang! Her foot stomped down and Wang Xiaoyao lithely leaped onto the back of Lu Wu's shoulder.

  She held onto him with one hand while snatching at his neck with the other.

  "Owwww!"

  Lu Wu's body trembled in pain and he yowled, but all his cries were restricted to the Wang Clan Residence, with no sound able to leak out.

  "I let you hit me, I let you hit me!" Wang Xiaoyao harshly shouted, gritting her teeth. She was never one to admit a loss, and the fact that she had been on the losing side of this fight against Lu Wu thi
s entire time had already pushed her temper to its breaking point. Bangbangbang! Her tiny fists pummeled Lu Wu with the strength of mountains, each strike causing Lu Wu's body to shudder, each strike more powerful than any attack of Wang Chong's or Li Siye's.

  Lu Wu was born with extremely tough flesh, but the young lady of the Wang Clan was born with an astonishing strength that was a complete match for Lu Wu.

  Hoooowl! Lu Wu howled in pain as he finally succeeded in using an elbow to throw Wang Xiaoyao off.

  "Little Sister!"

  Wang Chong made an arc through the air as he shot over, his right arm agilely extending to snatch his sister's back.

  "Third Brother, I'm fine! Hmph, what a monster! He still let me rip out a few of his scales!"

  Wang Xiaoyao spit out some saliva and opened her hand, throwing aside the pitch-black shards in her palm.

  "Scales?"

  Wang Chong's eyes widened as they followed the shards that Wang Xiaoyao had thrown away. Close by, he noticed several fine black scales inconspicuously lying in a pile of debris, their surfaces glimmering with a cold light.

  Although these scales were unremarkable against the rubble, the sight of them instantly caused massive waves to rise in Wang Chong's mind. His gaze suddenly turned toward the nearby Lu Wu, still being held down by Li Siye.

  At a glance, nothing seemed different about this mysterious giant, but Wang Chong quickly made a new discovery. On his neck, Wang Chong could clearly see that several small scales were missing, faint violet blood seeping out from within.

  "This is…"

  Astonished, Wang Chong suddenly understood something and turned his head toward the innocent face of his little sister.

  He had always known of his sister's godly strength, but ever since his sister had gone to the spirit vein mountain to be taught by the Demonic Emperor Old Man, Wang Chong did not know much stronger she had gotten. During the southwestern war, his sister had also done her utmost to avoid him, so it had also been some time since Wang Chong had seen her fight.

  Wang Chong had not expected his little sister to be this strong. Not even his Wootz Steel sword utilized with all his strength was capable of breaking one of that giant monster's scales, but his little sister had mounted his neck and succeeded in ripping his scales off with her bare hands!