The Human Emperor c1-2382

by Huangfu Qi (皇甫奇)

  Leave!

  With this thought, Dusong Mangpoje immediately began to retreat. If there were just one opponent, Dusong Mangpoje would definitely have stepped forward to fight to the death, but with two experts at the Imperial Great General level, he was simply no match.

  No single Great General could deal with two Great Generals at once.

  This had been a trap!

  "Hahaha, Dusong Mangpoje, isn't it a little bit too late to run?"

  A roar of laughter came from the open gate. At some point, the 'fleeing' Wang Chong had stopped and turned around to face Dusong Mangpoje.

  Rumble!

  As if in response to Wang Chong's voice, the earth quavered and time seemed to stop, after which the world seemed to explode.

  As countless people looked on in fear, a ball of light even more dazzling than the sun burst out from the rear gate.

  For a moment, the area around the triangular gap was quiet, the massive explosions drowning out all noise, silencing the screams and shouts, the crashes and horse whinnies.

  Vast amounts of light and heat, accompanied by berserk streams of energy, pressed against the walls, making them groan and crack. For the sake of toughening these walls, Wang Chong had added hundreds of toughening and defensive inscriptions within them.

  But these powerful inscriptions were nothing more than paper to these three supreme experts of the Imperial Great General level. They shattered, whole pieces of the steel wall being crushed and crumpled.

  "Aaaaah!"

  A terrifying scream broke the silence. In front of a stunned audience, Dusong Mangpoje flew through the sky like a ragdoll.

  "Withdraw!" A panicked shout rang out over the heavens. The moment Dusong Mangpoje crashed into the ground, he immediately took to his heels. Dusong Mangpoje had never felt so much unease, been in such a panic. An intense danger followed him like his shadow, saturating the air around him.

  Whether it was in strength, energy, techniques, or use of Stellar Energy, those two elders had far surpassed Dusong Mangpoje's expectations. The terror and sharpness he had felt when exchanging blows with them was simply impossible to imagine.

  Every bit of their Stellar Energy had been used to the absolute limit, particularly with that black-haired old man. His Stellar Energy was three times more effective.

  Thus, although his cultivation wasn't the highest of the three, he actually represented the greatest threat. Dusong Mangpoje had resided at the peak of the Saint Martial realm for ten-some years now, and he was a veteran Great General, but in terms of martial arts and understanding of Stellar Energy, he wasn't even on the same level as the black-robed elder.

  Before this, Dusong Mangpoje had never imagined that someone could utilize Stellar Energy in such a refined and exquisite manner, reaching a level that almost seemed to be one with the Dao.

  In the face of such an experienced and mature expert, Dusong Mangpoje had no thought of battle, only of getting as far away as possible.

  "You just came, and now you want to leave?"

  An icy voice rang out from behind him, and Dusong Mangpoje felt like his soul had taken flight. He could sense that two storms of energy were in hot pursuit.

  The Demonic Emperor Old Man and the Wushang Village Chief had no intentions of letting him go.

  Wang Chong had used a great deal of time and energy for this battle. He had requested the aid of his master the Demonic Emperor Old Man, and sent a messenger pigeon to deliver a letter to the Wushang Village Chief.

  This entire process had been carried out with utmost secrecy. Both the Demonic Emperor Old Man and Wushang Village Chief had come in the middle of the night, completely unnoticed.

  Moreover, they had mixed in with the eight thousand craftsmen when entering the plateau.

  In the previous two battles, the pair had simply watched from the walls. Even when Wang Chong and Dayan Mangban were engaged in pitched combat, the two showed no intention of interfering. Everything had been for the sake of drawing Dusong Mangpoje into the trap.

  Bang!

  There was a flash of light and a massive explosion. The Demonic Emperor Old Man had punched, immediately unleashing an explosive wave of energy that converted the air around him into thousands of sharp swords that lunged toward Dusong Mangpoje.

  The Myriad Spirit Sea Art!

  The heavens seemed to dim as the Demonic Emperor Old Man attacked, and the entire fortress seemed on the verge of breaking. At the Demonic Emperor Old Man's level, every move was dazzling and accompanied by countless phenomena, no less amazing than the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art.

  Dusong Mangpoje was a peak Saint Martial expert, so he was extremely sensitive to experts of the same level. Thus, even though Dusong Mangpoje and Fumeng Lingcha hadn't been able to see each other, they could still sense each other's existence.

  But this move was completely ineffective against the Demonic Emperor Old Man.

  The Demonic Emperor Old Man had been able to control the energy around him, blocking Dusong Mangpoje's perception. This was something only the Myriad Spirit Sea Art could do.

  Rumble!

  Energy exploded as Dusong Mangpoje barely managed to dodge the blow. Dusong Mangpoje was pushing the supreme art of the Great Snow Mountain Holy Temple to its limit, but he was still unable to completely dodge the Demonic Emperor Old Man's attack. A destructive wave of energy swept past, causing Dusong Mangpoje to roll in the air. Just when he had managed to stabilize himself and continue running, another attack streaked toward him like a comet.

  The Wushang Village Chief's attack had come!

  Dusong Mangpoje felt like his skull was going numb, and he was almost going insane as he tottered on the brink of life and death.

  But there was someone who was even more afraid and insane than Dusong Mangpoje.

  Just who are these people? Where did that brat manage to find such powerful experts?!

  Dayan Mangban's pupils had constricted while a deep despair surged through his mind.

  In that exchange of blows, he had sensed the appearance of two supreme experts at the Imperial Great General level. To Dayan Mangban, this was like a sudden blow to his head.

  Although Dayan Mangban was known as the Asura War God of the Ü-Tsang Empire, he was still just a Brigadier General, not a Great General. These two experts on the Imperial Great General level suddenly descending from the heavens on this small fort had completely overturned his understanding of the world.

  This was not something someone of his abilities could contend against.

  Run!

  Before the Demonic Emperor Old Man and the Wushang Village Chief could reach him, Dayan Mangban had turned around and fled.

  Chapter 793: The Death of Dayan Mangban! I

  Chapter 793: The Death of Dayan Mangban! (I)

  Translated by: Hypersheep325

  Edited by: Michyrr

  The two experts that Wang Chong had found were far too terrifying, existences that not even Dusong Mangpoje could handle. And if Dusong Mangpoje was no match, then Dayan Mangban was certain to fare even worse!

  At this moment, Dayan Mangban was even more frantic than Dusong Mangpoje.

  "This can't be happening! Damn thing, how could this be!!"

  Dayan Mangban's eyes were wide open, and his teeth had almost crumbled away from all the gnashing. But even though he was furious, his reaction was not one bit slow. Whoosh! Dayan Mangban immediately began to rush back to the walls.

  "Dayan Mangban, where are you going! Lord Marquis has ordered that you must remain!"

  The moment this voice spoke, Dayan Mangban was surrounded by rumbling as hundreds upon thousands of stones soared into the sky.

  Right in front of Dayan Mangban's eyes, a massive general from ancient times formed out of the stone, blocking his path.

  Stone General!

  Huang Botian had finally revealed himself, immediately using his mighty Stone General. At the feet of the general, rippling halos resounded in the air.

  It was cl
ear that Huang Botian had only gotten stronger since his clash with Wang Chong in Wushang Village.

  Rumble!

  The heavens dimmed as the Stone General immediately punched, the air shrieking as the stone fist thundered toward Dayan Mangban.

  "Get out of my way!"

  Dayan Mangban's expression turned savage, and a vicious light appeared in his eyes. An Earth element warrior at the Imperial Martial realm would have been barely worth a glance in the past, someone he could have heavily injured with a single thrust of his spear.

  But while he was fleeing for his life, such an individual was lethal.

  Buzz! Dayan Mangban's body flickered as he attempted to move to the side and avoid the Stone General. But before he could leave, Huang Botian sent a second craggy stone fist rumbling through the air toward him.

  This time, Dayan Mangban had nowhere to dodge.

  "Seeking death!"

  Enraged, Dayan Mangban sent out a punch of his own. Boom!The two fists of starkly different sizes crashed against each other, causing a massive shockwave.

  Unexpectedly, it was the massive Stone General that collapsed with a yelp, the body instantly splintering apart into thousands of stone pieces.

  But even though he had knocked down Huang Botian with a single punch, Dayan Mangban was not at all pleased. On the contrary, he felt only more despair.

  In the past, such an Earth element warrior wouldn't have been been able to affect him, but he could not afford this sort of delay now.

  Because Dayan Mangban could already see that several more people had appeared.

  "Botian! Hurry and go! Leave this man to us."

  "Four Symbols Yinyang Soul Trap!"

  An elder of fifty-some years and a woman of forty-some years had suddenly appeared. The middle-aged woman threw out several large rocks, each about the size of a millstone, that crashed down around Dayan Mangban.

  Boom! Boom! Boom!

  The heavens and earth shook, and before Dayan Mangban could react, those rocks had landed in some sort of formation.

  "Not good!"

  Dayan Mangban suspiciously scanned his surroundings and realized that someone had already planted several similar rocks around him. He paled as a deep unease began to seethe in his heart.

  There was no time to think. Dayan Mangban's blurred as he shot like a bolt of lightning to escape this region. But he was far too late. Huang Botian, Elder Du, and Elder Fang had been waiting in hiding for this very moment.

  Even Wang Chong's escape route and his intentional opening of the steel fortress's rear gate had been part of the plan.

  It was absolutely impossible for Dayan Mangban to escape at this moment!

  Buzz!

  There was a flash of light, and the scenery around Dayan Mangban changed. After walking just a few steps, Dayan Mangban realized that there was nothing but chaos before his eyes, and the steel fortress was nowhere to be seen. It was like he had entered a completely different space.

  "!!!"

  Even someone as formidable as Dayan Mangban, a conqueror of countless cities, a man of talent and daring, was shocked and enraged by this sight.

  "Open up!!"

  Dayan Mangban bellowed as he charged forward, his body exploding with Stellar Energy. When a Brigadier General unleashed all their Stellar Energy, they produced a truly frightening power.

  Vast waves of energy transformed into massive tides that swept in every direction.

  Even metal would be pulverized in the face of this sort of attack, much less earth or rock. Yet this explosion of Stellar Energy, the strongest attack Dayan Mangban could muster, caused not a single stir in his surroundings.

  All this Stellar Energy vanished like a mud doll in the ocean, leaving nothing behind!

  Not only that, as Dayan Mangban charged forward, he encountered no obstruction, and no matter how far he went, all he could see was gray. It was impossible to tell up from down, east from west.

  An ancient formation!

  Dayan Mangban felt his heart chill.

  When he was at the Great Snow Mountain Holy Temple, he had heard that the Great Tang had a few secretive legacies, like befuddling formations and illusion formations. With a few tree branches or rocks, one could obscure an opponent's senses and make them see illusions. But this was just a little trick, and someone with the sharp gaze and firm resolve of a Brigadier General or Great General was not easily confused by external factors, so illusion formations were useless against them.

  When Dayan Mangban had heard of this, he had laughed.

  But the scenario before him was clearly of a completely different nature. Once caught, Dayan Mangban was unable to sense anything going on outside, could not reach the boundary, and could not shatter the formation. This was no longer some traditional smokescreen or illusory formation.

  Dayan Mangban had been under the impression that only those formidable and legendary illusory formations of the Central Plains that had long ago been lost could have accomplished such a feat.

  Dayan Mangban had never predicted that he would encounter one in this fortress built on the triangular gap.

  Breaking this ancient formation wasn't impossible, but it would take a great deal of time, and for him, time was fast running out.

  Dayan Mangban's heart might as well have been a block of ice.

  "Dayan!"

  When Dusong Mangpoje saw that man and woman appear and Dayan Mangban disappear, he paled and his body chilled.

  Buzz!

  Dusong Mangpoje immediately turned and began to charge in Dayan Mangban's direction, but he had barely made it a few steps when a massive wave of energy like a thousand swords slashed toward him.

  "You still have the mind to think about saving him? None of you will be escaping today!"

  A voice so cold that it made his head go numb came from behind him, so close that it felt like it had been whispered into his ear. Dusong Mangpoje trembled, and it felt like a basin of icy water had been poured over his head. He was so cold that even his breathing seemed on the verge of stopping.

  The black-robed elder!

  The image of that grim and absurdly powerful black-robed elder emerged in Dusong Mangpoje's mind. If he had known that this fortress contained such a terrifying existence, he would have fled with his army without even trying to attack the fortress.

  Dayan, it's not that I don't want to help you, but I'm going to find it hard to keep just myself alive. This is all I can do for you!

  With a burst of Stellar Energy, Dusong Mangpoje dodged the Demonic Emperor Old Man's second attack and charged forward. At the same time, his right hand reached for his scimitar and immediately threw it toward the area Dayan Mangban had vanished with all the strength he could muster.

  The air shrieked as if it was about to tear apart. The scimitar transformed into a comet, wrapped in a destructive energy.

  Such was the power of an Imperial Great General that this strike from Dusong Mangpoje would be enough to shatter a mountain. Even if this attack could not save Dayan Mangban, it could at least shake the formation, creating a crack that Dayan Mangban could use to escape.

  Bang!

  But the scimitar only managed to make it a few zhang before a thin silhouette caught up to it. A massive energy instantly sent the scimitar flying away.

  Dusong Mangpoje's heart sank. He had clearly seen that his scimitar had been knocked away by a simple wooden hairpin.

  The Wushang Village Chief had finally struck.

  Dayan, you'll have to protect yourself! I've done all that I could…

  A hint of struggle appeared in Dusong Mangpoje's eyes as he shot past the Four Symbols Yinyang Soul Trap and fled into the distance.

  At his level of strength, he would only need to stop for a moment to save Dayan Mangban with one mighty blow, but Dusong Mangpoje did not even dare to think about this idea.

  A second's delay meant that the two monstrous figures behind him wouldn't just kill Dayan Mangban, but him as well.

  When picki
ng between two evils, one had to pick the lesser. The choice was obvious.

  Buzz!

  As Dusong Mangpoje took flight, leaping onto the wall, within the Four Symbols Yinyang Soul Trap, Dayan Mangban was welcoming his most important 'guest'.

  Buzz! There was a flash of light followed by crisp and relaxed footsteps. Several figures had appeared in the Four Symbols Yinyang Soul Trap.

  "Dayan Mangban, we meet again!"

  Wang Chong faintly smiled, his clothes lightly swaying as he walked into Dayan Mangban's field of vision.

  "It's you!"

  Dayan Mangban's pupils constricted as he gazed at that familiar figure, as if he had been poked by a needle. He had never imagined that the 'fleeing' Wang Chong would appear here.

  Chapter 794: The Death of Dayan Mangban! II

  Chapter 794: The Death of Dayan Mangban! (II)

  Translated by: Hypersheep325

  Edited by: Michyrr

  Dayan Mangban's shock quickly turned into a sneer.

  "A good show! I really didn't think that you would dare to appear before me!"

  As Dayan Mangban spoke, his eyes seethed with killing intent.

  "Haha, I appeared here so that I could send you off!"

  Wang Chong faintly smiled and immediately attacked. At the same time, Dayan Mangban's body exploded with energy as he lunged toward Wang Chong.

  "Great Snow Mountain Devil Dragon Art!"

  "Vast Heaven Earth Art!

  "Great Yinyang Art!"

  ……

  Several explosions rang out within the Four Symbols Yinyang Soul Trap, more dazzling than the sun, and fierce winds swept through the space created by the formation.

  A few moments later, there was a scream, and then silence.

  Buzz!

  After around five minutes, there was a flash of light as Wang Chong, wearing the Karmic Battle Armor, strode out of the Four Symbols Yinyang Soul Trap. His eyes were sharp and profound, his entire person bursting with energy. More importantly, a pure and vigorous energy was rising from his body. It seemed like Wang Chong had become a new person, the aura of the Saint Martial realm no longer conferred to him by the Karmic Battle Armor. This energy was all his own, naturally arising from within.