The Human Emperor c1-2382

by Huangfu Qi (皇甫奇)

  Moreover, the Aswaran Cataphracts had been established for the purpose of fighting on a fierce battlefield against several times their number.

  Aswaran Cataphracts were not meant to challenge armies one by one, but precisely to deal with circumstances like this.

  The Sassanid Dynasty had been founded on a small and barren land. A lack of population meant that he could not go about recruiting an army of millions, so he had to make up for it with quality.

  “Kill!”

  Bahram led his ten thousand Aswaran Cataphracts in a fearless charge forward.

  Bahram looked in the direction of the Tongluo Cavalry as he remarked silently, Our ten thousand Aswaran Cataphracts won’t be enough. Great General Abusi, I’m counting on you!

  Hearing the war cries behind him, Abusi, who had been preparing to retreat, frowned and looked back, upon which he realized something.

  “This is… Bahram can’t go back by sea, so he plans to punch his way through the battlefield!”

  The sea had been frozen, so Xue Qianjun’s men had been able to anchor the boats not far from the coast, after which they had crossed to land using plank bridges.

  This was no problem before the war, but if one wanted to retreat, using plank bridges to return to the boats was unrealistic.

  If An Lushan sent an army in pursuit, Bahram would suffer heavy casualties.

  “All soldiers, follow me to receive Great General Bahram!”

  Armor clattered as Abusi gathered his Tongluo Cavalry and shot into the battlefield toward the distant Aswaran Cataphracts.

  This time, however, Abusi’s Tongluo Cavalry did not stay and fight. Fully displaying the flexibility of cavalry, they swiftly charged into the distance.

  “Stop them!”

  Tian Qianzhen immediately noticed this development and led an army in pursuit.

  But Abusi’s ten-thousand-some Tongluo Cavalry swerved around, penetrating through the alliance army and avoiding its elites.

  “Ballistae, move right thirty-five! Shoot level!” Su Hanshan also noticed what was going on and ordered part of his ballista army to give Abusi and his men some supporting fire.

  Swaths of the alliance army were cut down under the flurry of ballista bolts, and the ranks grew even more chaotic.

  “There’s no need to worry. Focus on helping the Wushang Cavalry deal with the Yeluohe! I’ll go and receive Bahram!” A deep voice rang out in Su Hanshan’s ears, and Su Hanshan turned and saw that Zhangchou Jianqiong had arrived from the rear with reinforcements.

  Zhangchou Jianqiong had not joined up with Su Hanshan’s men, instead entering the battlefield from another point.

  Su Hanshan’s eyes flashed as he spotted many familiar faces and banners: the Xuanwu Army, the Azure Martial Army, the Divine Martial Army… The renowned forces of the Great Tang had finally arrived on the battlefield.

  Su Hanshan had even spotted the Mo Saber Unit.

  The Mo Saber Unit was entirely infantry. Equipped with heavy armor, they had heavy and sweeping attacks, essentially a moving wall on the battlefield. The Mo Saber Unit was cavalry’s worst nightmare, but they lacked mobility.

  To get this elite force onto the battlefield, Wang Chong had provided each soldier of the Mo Saber Unit a top-class Western Turkic warhorse!

  Whoosh!

  Su Hanshan internally let out a sigh of relief.

  “They’re finally here!”

  Although the alliance had many soldiers, and An Lushan had trained many himself, the Great Tang had more, and stronger, elite armies.

  Now that these elite armies had appeared, Su Hanshan knew that Bahram and Xue Qianjun would be fine.

  Su Hanshan called over one of his personal guards and gave an order. “Pass on my order! Form the second defense line! We’ll be needing it soon!”

  “Yes!”

  The guard quickly departed.

  Plumes of smoke rose from the rear as Zhang Shouzhi’s craftsmen team worked to repair the walls. Thousands of top-class craftsmen with materials ready at hand were able to repair the walls much faster than anticipated.

  By now, the three gaps in the perimeter wall had been repaired, as had the formations in the walls.

  The army retreated into the fortress in an orderly fashion.

  Meanwhile, as everyone was focused on the battle at the front…

  Boom!

  With a massive explosion, a figure plummeted out of the heavens and into the ground. The power of that strike was so great that the earth for several thousand feet around the impact zone blasted into the air.

  Waves of energy sent dust roiling across the battlefield, dirt and debris mixed with snow shooting ten thousand feet into the air. The ground violently shuddered from the explosive shockwave.

  For a moment, the battlefield became deathly still.

  A cold and sinister voice came out of the depths of the sky like a crack of thunder. “Hmph, not knowing how high the heavens are or how thick the earth! You only recently broke into the Grotto Heaven realm. Did you really think that you could match this god?”

  Everyone instantly recognized this as Genesis Supreme’s voice.

  If the one in the sky was Genesis Supreme, then the one who had fallen was undoubtedly…

  “It’s Wang Chong!”

  Zhang Shougui, Zhangchou Jianqiong, Abusi, Bahram, Wang Zhongsi… all of the Great Generals on the Tang side felt their hearts tighten, their faces turning ghastly pale.

  No matter how intense the battle was, it couldn’t compare to the battle between Wang Chong and Genesis Supreme. That mysterious man called Genesis Supreme had far too many world-destroying abilities. There was no one besides Wang Chong who could deal with him.

  “Su Hanshan, Li Siye, think of a way to stop the Yeluohe! I’ll deal with Genesis Supreme!” A voice entered Su Hanshan’s mind.

  A moment later, Wang Chong’s Divine Embryo 1 shot toward where the original body had fallen. At the same time, Divine Embryo 3 used Ice-Sealed World on the Khitan King, Yeon Gaesomun, and Ozmish Khagan so that it could break away from the battle.

  The reborn Genesis Supreme was more frightening than anticipated. Even though Wang Chong had comprehended the laws of the Grotto Heaven realm, he still couldn’t hold. The first priority was to assist the original body in dealing with Genesis Supreme. As for the Khitan King and Yeon Gaesomun, Wang Chong had already exhausted much of their Stellar Energy in the earlier battle, and they would find it very hard to present much of a threat to the Great Tang in the future.

  “Hold them down! Don’t let them get in Venerable Genesis Supreme’s way!”

  At almost the same time, the Divine Lords who had come with Genesis Supreme broke away from their own battles to do battle with Wang Chong’s two Divine Embryos.

  Su Hanshan and Chen Burang felt their hearts tighten, but there was nothing they could do but watch as they disappeared into the air.

  “Genesis Supreme, don’t celebrate too soon!” Just when everyone on the Tang side was frantic with worry, a familiar voice rang out in their ears.

  Boom! A figure emerged from the center of the impact zone and flew into the sky—none other than Wang Chong’s original body.

  Unlike before, Wang Chong now wore a mysterious suit of black armor that was covered in enigmatic golden symbols. it rippled with the ancient laws of the world.

  Samsara Battle Armor!

  When Wang Chong was promoted to the Archon of Destiny, his Heavenly Mandate Battle Armor had also evolved to a higher form. It provided stronger defenses and buffs, and it was infused with the energy of spacetime.

  The only problem was that using the Samsara Battle Armor consumed a large amount of Destiny Energy.

  Genesis Supreme’s attack just now had been inconceivably powerful, and he had needed the Samsara Battle Armor to save his life.

  Buzz!

  As Wang Chong shot into the air, Divine Embryos 1 and 3 appeared, placing their hands on his shoulders.

  Streams of energy began to flow into Wan
g Chong’s body.

  Chapter 2211 - The Battle Deep in the Clouds!

  Chapter 2211: The Battle Deep in the Clouds!

  Translated by: Hypersheep325

  Edited by: Michyrr

  “Let’s go!”

  A shockwave blasted outward as Wang Chong’s original body and his two Divine Embryos flew out together like a cannonball at Genesis Supreme.

  “Dark Judgment!”

  “Jade Descent into Yellow Springs!”

  As Wang Chong charged out, two sharp barks came from behind him, and two resplendent streams of Stellar Energy streaked toward him like comets. It was none other than the Divine Lords who had come with Genesis Supreme.

  But Wang Chong was entirely focused on Genesis Supreme up in the clouds, not even paying them a glance.

  After comprehending the mysteries of the void and ascending to the Grotto Heaven realm, Wang Chong had reached a profound and unfathomable level. Even Divine Lords presented little threat to him.

  Without even turning his head, Wang Chong reached out, took two Trayastrimsa Heaven spears from his two Divine Embryos, and threw them downward.

  “Ah!”

  “Careful!”

  Cries of alarm came from the two Divine Lords. With stunned eyes, they watched as the spears easily pierced through their torrents of Stellar Energy toward their faces.

  Boom!

  One of the Divine Lords dodged to the side in panic, but the other Divine Lord was too slow. He had barely moved a few feet when Wang Chong’s golden spear stabbed through him, and he plummeted to the ground as he screamed.

  Meanwhile, Wang Chong was long gone.

  Even powerful Divine Lords would find it difficult to perceive battles of the Grotto Heaven realm.

  “Impossible!”

  Deep in the clouds, in a place where reality intersected with the depths of spacetime, Genesis Supreme floated, adorned in his ancient divine armor, with a golden halo behind him that added to his majesty. He truly seemed like a god that had stepped out of mythology.

  But at this time, Genesis Supreme’s focus was entirely on the swiftly approaching Wang Chong.

  The halo behind Genesis Supreme’s head was a powerful ritual tool, a divine weapon that Genesis Supreme had brought with him from the Celestial God Organization.

  The Purification Plan was far too important, and no mishap was allowed. This was the reason ‘Heaven’ had granted him this divine weapon.

  Genesis Supreme was keenly aware of how powerful that strike had been. No one should have been able to survive this. Yet not only was Wang Chong still alive, he seemed to have not even been heavily injured.

  This was far too abnormal!

  “Is it that suit of armor?”

  Genesis Supreme’s attention quickly turned to that unique suit of black and gold armor.

  “These are the abilities of the Child of Destruction?”

  Though he wasn’t clear on the situation, Genesis Supreme managed to quickly snatch at an aspect of the truth.

  This only increased Genesis Supreme’s killing intent.

  “I’d like to see how capable you are.”

  In a flash of light, Genesis Supreme popped out of existence, vanishing into the depths of spacetime.

  Wang Chong was extremely strong, much stronger than he had imagined. But in the end, the accumulation of hundreds to thousands of years could not be overcome by just one or two months.

  Seeing Genesis Supreme disappear, Wang Chong tensed, his face turning solemn.

  Genesis Supreme was significantly stronger than he was, and that strange halo behind his head only made him stronger. He moved through spacetime as a fish moved through water, and Wang Chong found it difficult to track him down.

  Wang Chong combined the Psychic Energy of his two Divine Embryos with his own, countless strands of Psychic Energy reaching into the depths of spacetime. This time, Wang Chong finally managed to find a trace.

  “Here!”

  In a tiny spacetime equilibrium point behind him, Wang Chong found a tiny and faint trace of Genesis Supreme’s energy.

  Bang!

  Wang Chong immediately turned around and unleashed a punch of golden light.

  In a flash of light, Genesis Supreme’s divine figure appeared out of the void. His body seethed with Grotto Heaven Stellar Energy that condensed into a pitch-black spear more than twenty meters long.

  At the Grotto Heaven realm, the sort of technique used was not important, as every attack of a Grotto Heaven expert contained the crushing power of spacetime. This sort of power far surpassed any kind of technique.

  With a massive boom, the fist and spear collided, torrents of destructive energy sweeping out from the impact site.

  Clackclack! The fabric of space shattered like glass from this clash of energies.

  “Again!”

  With one strike, Wang Chong destroyed Genesis Supreme’s black spear, and he lunged forward to launch his own counterattack.

  The power of his two clones made Wang Chong much stronger and made Wang Chong believe that this battle was winnable.

  “Fool! Since that’s what you want, I will thoroughly crush your hopes!”

  Genesis Supreme’s expression was cold and aloof as he brought his hands together, and the visage of an ancient god that seemed rather similar to his own appeared behind him.

  The god was adorned in golden armor, and on its back, seven spears of white gold manifested. Each of these spears was covered in golden inscriptions, making them seem both extremely sacred and extremely dangerous.

  “Spear of Judgment! Face your destruction!”

  Genesis Supreme waved his hand, and the seven spears flew out, rippling with spacetime energy as they took aim at Wang Chong.

  Bang!

  The spears almost instantly shot up to Wang Chong’s face, moving with terrifying speed.

  But a moment later, Wang Chong reached out his hand to block the seven spears. It moved so quickly that rather than seeming like Wang Chong had moved his hand up to block, it was like his hand had been there the entire time and Genesis Supreme had specifically aimed his spears at it.

  Buzz!

  The seven spears instantly froze, pinned to space across from Wang Chong’s extended hand.

  “Ice-Sealed World!”

  As Genesis Supreme’s eyes filled with shock, a voice came out of the depths of spacetime, and Genesis Supreme saw a smile on Wang Chong’s lips.

  Bang!

  Time seemed to return to the primordial ice age as the temperature for tens of thousands of feet around instantly plunged. Everything froze, even the fabric of space.

  The Ice-Sealed World was the ability of Divine Embryo 3, but as Wang Chong was linked with two of his Divine Embryos, he could use their abilities freely. However, the power was much greater than when used by Divine Embryo 3.

  “What is this?”

  Genesis Supreme was alarmed by this sight. This was no simple technique, for Genesis Supreme could sense extremely pure ripples of law energy.

  Bang!

  Genesis Supreme stepped forward, manifesting a golden-white halo that took him into the depths of space to avoid this move. But the moment this Halo of Spacetime appeared, it was fixed in space.

  At the same time, a destructive tide of energy swept through Genesis Supreme, fixing him into place.

  Wang Chong had not yet reached the Grotto Heaven realm in the battle at the Caspian Sea, and the Ice-Sealed World had still been able to freeze Firmament Supreme. Now that he was much stronger, the Ice-Sealed World had grown stronger as well.

  “Spear of Slaughter!”

  Now that Genesis Supreme was frozen, Wang Chong summoned the Trayastrimsa Heaven for both his original body, Divine Embryo 1, and Divine Embryo 3. The moment the three Trayastrimsa Heavens appeared, they fused together.

  With a flick of his wrist, Wang Chong produced a golden spear that was as thick as his wrist.

  And he was still not done. Thwish! The golden short halberd that
he had seized from Firmament Supreme joined the spear, serving as the tip.

  “Spear of Slaughter!”

  It was the same name, but the power it held was on a completely different level.

  Bang!

  The moment the spear had taken form, Wang Chong charged forward, shooting at Genesis Supreme like a bolt of lightning.

  Genesis Supreme didn’t even have the ability to dodge this attack, for the Ice-Sealed World had even frozen the flow of time around him.

  All he could do was use his mind to summon a metal visor to protect his face.

  Bang!

  Right after Genesis Supreme did this, Wang Chong’s attack arrived, the terrifying Spear of Slaughter slamming into Genesis Supreme’s heart.

  “Ah!”

  This fierce attack was a heavy blow to Genesis Supreme. While his divine armor had blocked Wang Chong’s attack, the destructive energy mixed with the Power of Spacetime traveled through the spear tip and into his body.

  Fwoosh!

  Genesis Supreme trembled, blood ejecting from his mouth. His divine and majestic face turned ghastly pale, and the power of the spear cast Genesis Supreme down from the heavens.

  Wang Chong’s attack was essentially ‘repayment’ for Genesis Supreme’s attack from earlier!

  Bang!

  Genesis Supreme plummeted to the ground, and a plume of dust rose more than one thousand feet into the air. But a moment later, Genesis Supreme once more vanished into the void.

  “It’s that halo again?”

  Standing in space, Wang Chong looked down to the ground and immediately realized what had happened.

  Genesis Supreme’s ancient suit of armor could not be much stronger than the Samsara Battle Armor, at least when it came to defense. But that mysterious halo behind his head had various frightening abilities.

  It seems that without a giant energy core or formation helping me, it really is difficult to kill a Supreme, Wang Chong said to himself.

  While Wang Chong had come out on top in that exchange, he did not dare to be careless.

  Chapter 2212 - Strategic Withdrawal to the Fortress!