Chapter 941: Get Eliminated
The huge dragon head in the clouds opened its maw at the same time as Xiao Chen. A whirlpool-like sound wave came from the King Azure Dragon, forming a small black hole that clashed with the descending Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign, World Eliminating Imprint.
“Boom!”
A loud, overwhelming sound reverberated endlessly through the air. The sky shook, and the earth trembled. The nine Heavens shattered one by one behind the Divine Sovereign.
The golden light waned, and the Divine Might disappeared. Xiao Chen’s throat felt sore. This was the first time he used the full power of the Dragon Tone Art since he had achieved Great Perfection.
The Dragon Tone Art was unexpectedly effective against the Deity Race Martial Techniques.
“Dragon Tone Art!”
“What a strong Mental Energy! He must have summoned out the ancient King Azure Dragon. Otherwise, he would not be able to match the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign.”
“We keep calling him White Robed King Xiao Chen, but we forgot about his identity as the Azure Emperor’s descendant. Unexpectedly, the grudges of ten thousand years ago continue to this great age.”
Everyone was shocked at Di Wuque’s failure to kill Xiao Chen despite using the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign, World Eliminating Imprint.
“It’s just a mere Divine Sovereign, not very strong. It is already dead, and yet it still dares to glare at me? Eliminate!”
Di Wuque had said “eliminate” earlier. Now, Xiao Chen said the same thing. A large banner filled with starlight, giving off the tricolor light of Massacre, Death, and Ruin, thrust toward the Divine Sovereign image.
The Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign, which had lost its Divine Might, simply could not stop the Cycle Banner flying toward it like a meteor.
“Ka ca!” The banner stabbed into the forehead of the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign. Death Qi, Ruin Qi, killing Qi, and the power of the constellation instantly spread out.
Cracks appeared in the gigantic Divine Sovereign image. Then, it exploded. All this happened too fast for Di Wuque to react.
One hundred thousand strands of divine light flew out. This divine light touched several cultivators. When they felt their Mental Energy rapidly increasing, these people immediately revealed expressions of joy.
The other cultivators promptly rushed over to try and capture these strands of light. Only the older-generation grandmaster-level Martial Sages and the disciples of the large sects did not do anything.
Holding a divine halberd, the Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi, materialized thirty-three dark-yellow pagodas. The scattered strands of divine light all surged into the dark-yellow pagodas like a gust of wind.
The heads of the cultivators who absorbed the divine light immediately exploded. The divine light surged out and entered the pagoda.
“A bunch of fools. They actually dared to recklessly absorb the energy of the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign without being a quasi-Emperor.”
“The Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign’s image is broken. The power of faith will decline significantly. The next time Di Wuque uses this move, its might will be considerably less.”
“The Dragon Tone Art lives up to its reputation as the Azure Emperor’s creation. It is really incredible against the Deity Race.”
Di Wuque had a somewhat stunned expression. It was not that he had not known that Xiao Chen knew the Dragon Tone Art. It was just that the suppression of the Dragon Tone Art on the Deity Race Martial Techniques was like how water countered fire. Once the fire became a conflagration, splashing just a bucket of water on it would be like a praying mantis trying to stop a car.
“You gave me a palm strike, so I will return a punch to you. As they say, ‘It goes against etiquette to not respond in kind.’”
In the air, Xiao Chen had not stopped moving. Deities Descending, tenfold combat prowess, ten Dragon Force, fifty thousand tons!
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sleeve on Xiao Chen’s right arm instantly tore. His skin ripped apart and blood flowed out. However, he still threw the punch.
Di Wuque squinted, and he sensed danger in his heart. He had only felt such foreboding before when facing older-generation experts or extremely dangerous and ferocious beasts.
He could also faintly make out ten ancient heavenly dragons roaring behind Xiao Chen. The might of this one punch contained the might of ten dragons, ten Dragon Force.
When the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign image broke, Di Wuque had blanked out in shock for a while. Xiao Chen caught this period of blankness.
By the time Di Wuque returned to his senses, the fist light had already arrived before him. He had no way to dodge and no time to summon the image of the Deities’ Nation.
He quickly formed hand seals, and a third eye opened on his forehead. Then, twelve small shields flew out and materialized a miniature formation. They turned into twelve different mutated beasts encased in divine light.
These shields were a King Grade Secret Treasure that Di Wuque refined himself, the Heavenly Beast Shield. This Secret Treasure was different from others. He unilaterally worked towards the highest quality possible. However, this resulted in its strength being limited.
The Heavenly Beast Shield was a Secret Treasure tailor-made to Di Wuque’s strength. He could bring out a hundred and twenty percent of its might.
Once Di Wuque became stronger, he could immediately add in more divine materials to allow it to keep up with his improvement in strength.
Although the might and grade of this Secret Treasure were not as good as many peak King Grade Secret Treasures, it was more suitable for Di Wuque. It could improve according to Di Wuque’s improvements, and he could always bring out a hundred and twenty percent of its might.
Di Wuque was confident that no matter how powerful Xiao Chen’s punch was, even if Xiao Chen had caught hold of that momentary opening, with the Heavenly Beast Shield, he would not suffer any harm. At most, he would only lose one Secret Treasure.
However, the force of this punch far surpassed Di Wuque’s expectations. With ten dragons howling, that was fifty thousand tons of force.
The twelve pieces of the Heavenly Beast Shield instantly shattered. The mutated beast images cried nonstop in misery.
Despite this collision, the fist light’s might did not diminish. Before Di Wuque’s shocked eyes, the attack penetrated his protective divine light and shattered his armor, knocking him down.
With a loud ‘bang,’ the ground cracked. A deep pit appeared in the earth, and a hill’s worth of dirt flew into the air. As a dust cloud filled the air, no one could see the situation inside.
After three years, Di Wuque got knocked back once again. Furthermore, the person who struck him was the same—the same person who kicked him down from the Sage Mark Monument three years ago.
The Divine Son, Di Wuque, got knocked down. Everyone was stunned, not daring to believe what happened before them.
“Whoosh!”
Just when everyone’s mind turned blank, a beam of divine light flashed. Tian Youxi held the divine halberd in her hand as she charged towards Xiao Chen, who was weakened after executing Deities Descending.
Tian Youxi’s white hair flew wildly. Her divine and innocent face looked cold and expressionless. Instead of checking on Di Wuque’s injuries, the first thing she did was make a move on Xiao Chen when he showed the biggest opening. She was frighteningly calm.
A scarlet light filled the air, and bewitching saber lights appeared beside Xiao Chen. Every strand of saber light contained a boundless will of massacre. It confused people and kindled a bloodthirst that made them want to kill everything in sight.
Ye Chen held a long and slender saber as his figure flashed. He landed right in front of Xiao Chen. The scarlet light gathered together as he swung his saber at the approaching Tian Youxi.
Ye Chen’s black hair and eyes turned scarlet. His aura became extremely sinister as if he was a god of massacre that just walked out of hell as he sent out an eerie saber light.
Tian Youxi held up her divine halberd and circulated her profound Deity Race Cultivation Technique as she blocked the saber. Divine light burst out, and her clothes fluttered. Her divinity looked like it could not be profaned.
Her appearance formed a stark contrast to Ye Chen’s aura.
In the end, Ye Chen was still injured. Despite putting in his all into this attack, he could not hold back Tian Youxi for long. Soon, she pushed him back.
Tian Youxi’s eyes turned cold as she brandished her divine halberd. The divine light behind her fell like rain.
However, Xiao Chen had already recovered his wits. His weakest moment had passed. He stretched out his hand and gripped the Cycle Banner in the air.
Starlight burst out, and he blocked Tian Youxi, who was preparing to attack Ye Chen, with one move. Xiao Chen smiled faintly. “Is the Divine Daughter truly emotionless, thinking of killing Brother Ye? The attachment that this brother of mine has for you seems to be no weaker than the Divine Son’s.”
At this moment, Di Wuque’s status was unknown. The thirteen Keepers surrounded that area, not letting anyone near.
Xiao Chen had drained his Magic Energy and Vital Qi. His physical body also received a huge backlash. Moreover, he had been injured previously. Now, he was further injured despite being already injured.
However, when Xiao Chen faced this aloof, pure, innocent Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi, with her unfathomable strength, he thought about Ye Chen’s one-track mind. Then, he looked at the other party’s chest, and his mind could not help but relax.
No matter what, Xiao Chen had knocked down Di Wuque and mocked the Divine Daughter. Even encircled by the experts of the Primal Chaos Domain, surrounded by danger, he could be considered to have gotten his revenge.
Xiao Chen used his actions to tell the Three Holy Lands—to tell the world—that he would definitely rise up in this life, no matter who tried to stop him. Even Di Wuque would not be able to stop him.
Xiao Chen would not die in this half year. He would arrive for the King conferring ceremony on time and inherit the title of Azure Dragon King.
“Bang!”
The rocks around the deep crater Di Wuque had formed shattered, and a figure flew out. Blood leaked out of a corner of his lips as he revealed himself.
At this moment, Di Wuque’s complexion was pale, and blood stained his skin. However, he had already changed his clothes.
The golden light behind his back no longer existed; he was like an ordinary person. As he walked in the air, he tied his fluttering white hair into a bundle. Then he revealed a faint smile on his face.
“White Robed King Xiao Chen, descendant of the Azure Emperor, you are indeed a person with great Luck. Even Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign, World Eliminating Imprint could not kill you. You even grabbed the opportunity to injure me.”
Di Wuque’s tone made Xiao Chen’s heart sink. At this moment, Di Wuque’s mental state had returned to being perfect and flawless, lacking the rage from earlier.
Even though the injuries on Di Wuque’s body were incomparably severe, he still gave Xiao Chen a dangerous feeling.
Di Wuque’s eyes were calm, appearing peaceful. He said, “Many thanks. Your punch scattered my arrogance and knocked me off the divine altar. My Thirty-Three Heavenly Divine Sovereign Holy Scriptures also made a breakthrough. Now, even if you have overwhelming Luck, I can kill you in an instant.”
Xiao Chen crossed his arms over his chest and smiled faintly. “Haha! So, Brother Di’s Cultivation Technique is so special, needing someone to forcefully kick you down before you can make a breakthrough. In the future, if there is a need for it, this Xiao will not mind kicking you down a few more times.”
He then raised an eyebrow abruptly and smiled in understanding. “My mistake. For your Cultivation Technique, you still need to be angered first. Your Divine Daughter needs to be touched by others first, before someone kicks you down. Only then can you improve.
“The Cultivation Technique of the Deity Race is indeed too wonderful for words. This time, Brother Di needed two people to help before you could make your breakthrough. In the future, you can just leave it all to me alone. I will trample on your face and touch your Divine Daughter’s chest as well!”
Xiao Chen looked very proper as he nodded and explained. Occasionally, he even leered at the Tian Youxi’s chest.
Di Wuque’s perfect state of mind fractured right away. He vomited a mouthful of blood in fury. The rage in his eyes burned ferociously once more.
The Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi, became so angry that her chest rose up and down irregularly.
Chapter 940: If I Can’t Vent My Frustration, I Will Feel Distressed
Under the lead of Xia Dongyang and Xiao Qinghan, the experts of the Heavenly Music Sect and the Frost Moon Palace quickly followed Di Wuque.
The other cultivators, who came after hearing the news, discussed for a while. A significant number of them could not contain their curiosity and followed as well.
A duel between the Azure Emperor’s descendant and Di Wuque was not something that could be chanced upon at any moment. Furthermore, they knew that gaining the real treasures of the Immortal sect Remnant was impossible for them.
Xiao Chen, who arrived outside the heavenly palace after just one step, did not stop moving. He controlled the Freedom Wings and used So Close Yet Worlds Apart three times in rapid succession before stopping to catch his breath, having drained his Magic Energy.
Without saying anything, he swallowed a Medicinal Pill and sat down cross-legged. He circulated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation and quickly replenished his energy.
Ye Chen’s injuries were even more severe. The nine sword wounds in his chest were very eye-catching, like a series of air vents. How he offended Di Wuque remained unknown.
Fifteen minutes later, Xiao Chen had recovered thirty percent of his Magic Energy. He opened his eyes and stopped wasting time. They were not truly safe yet.
Ye Chen had already changed his clothes, and his complexion looked much better. However, full recovery would take a while.
“Do you still have Sage Grade Medicinal Pills for treating injuries?” Xiao Chen asked.
Ye Chen smiled faintly and said, “Many thanks for Brother Xiao’s concern. However, Sage Grade Medicinal Pills for treating injuries are no longer effective on me.”
“About that…you are overthinking. My physical injuries were only eighty percent healed, and I fought again. When I asked, it was for my own use.”
Ye Chen stared at him somewhat blankly. Then, he smiled. “I don’t have them anymore. I already used all nine Sage Grade Medicinal Pills. Thank you for those. If not for your Medicinal Pills giving me nine chances to make my move, I would not have been able to repay that palm strike.”
When Xiao Chen heard that, he was aghast. “You are really relentless. For the sake of one palm strike, you ended up like this?”
Ye Chen recovered his usual expression, revealing his sharpness. “This is natural. When I moved around the Northern Sea, it was always me sneak-attacking others—never the other way around. Furthermore, it was a woman who did it. If I can’t vent my frustration, I will feel distressed.”
“Bang!”
Suddenly, a hole opened in the ground. Ye Chen’s right hand immediately gripped his saber’s hilt. However, Xiao Chen calmly stopped him.
Lord Jiu’s sneaky head popped up from the ground. He chuckled and said, “Now, your heart should be feeling very clear; even the wind can enter and exit.”
[TL Note: The Chinese word for distressed can also mean not clear or not smooth. Lord Jiu is using the other meaning of the word as a pun.]
Ye Chen found Lord Jiu’s presence very strange. Unexpectedly, this unremarkable mouse managed to keep up with Xiao Chen’s incredible speed.
Xiao Chen was not surprised at all. Lord Jiu’s ability to dig was positively extraordinary, comparable to a Magic Skill for traveling through the ground.
As long as Lord Jiu had earth under him and he remembered Xiao Chen’s smell, it was not strange that he caught up.
“Tell this Lord Jiu quickly how you offended Di Wuque, agitating him that much,” Lord Jiu prompted hurriedly with a smile and a twinkle in his beady eyes after he came out of the ground.
Curiosity also gleamed in Xiao Chen’s eyes. He really wanted to know how Ye Chen offended Di Wuque as well. He knew that Di Wuque’s mental state was not weaker than his own.
Why would Di Wuque kill the Frost Moon Palace disciple who leaped out, with one glare, because of Ye Chen? Di Wuque was truly angered.
Ye Chen appeared extremely innocent as he said, “How would I know? His bitch sent a palm strike at me. Naturally, I had to return it, so I smashed a heavy palm strike at his bitch’s chest.”
Ye Chen’s explanation left Lord Jie and Xiao Chen speechless for a long time, particularly when they saw his innocent look. All the more they did not know what to say.
“What’s wrong? She struck me with a palm strike to my chest, so I struck her with a palm strike to her chest. Isn’t that very normal?” As Ye Chen looked at the two, his expression became even more innocent.
Lord Jiu laughed wretchedly a few times before he asked, “How was it? What did the palm strike to the Divine Daughter’s chest feel like?”
Ye Chen raised his head as he tried to recall. After thinking for some time, he answered honestly, “Very big, very soft, felt very good.”
Xiao Chen simply could not endure any longer. He guffawed, “The world says that I, Xiao Chen, am very bold, daring to anger even Di Wuque. However, they do not know that you are the truly bold one. ‘Very big, very soft, felt very good.’ Hahahaha! I’m going to laugh myself to death!
“You touched the Divine Daughter’s chest and still put on an innocent face. Only you can do it! I, Xiao Chen, very rarely admire others. Today, there is one more person, you—Ye Chen!”
Lord Jiu laughed until he collapsed on the ground. He could not stop repeating the words, “Very big, very soft, felt very good.” This reaction left Ye Chen totally at sea, unable to understand at all what was going on with the two.
“It is very funny?!”
Just at this moment, the group heard the sound of gnashing teeth. The three turned their heads and saw Di Wuque standing right behind them with a dark and cold expression.
“Was that funny?”
From Lord Jiu and Xiao Chen’s perspective, someone with such a one-track mind like Ye Chen had touched the aloof Divine Daughter’s chest. Furthermore, he had done so right in front of Di Wuque.
Naturally, they found this funny. However, it was not that funny to Di Wuque.
The Divine Son and Divine Daughter of the Deity Race would definitely become the Divine Sovereign and Divine Queen in the future. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Di Wuque suffered extraordinary shame and humiliation from his fiancée’s dishonor.
Compared to this, Xiao Chen kicking Di Wuque off the Sage Mark Monument was nothing.
Based on Di Wuque’s expression, he must have been here for some time already. He must have heard Ye Chen’s words of “Very big, very soft, felt very good.”
Xiao Chen could understand how angry and conflicted this famous outstanding talent must have felt.
When Lord Jiu saw Di Wuque with his dark expression, he was startled half to death. He quickly explained, “That’s not funny! That’s not funny! It is not funny at all. What big, soft, and felt good? This Lord Jiu did not hear it. For every grievance, someone is responsible; for every debt, there is a debtor. Divine Son, please don’t look for the wrong person in this.”
[TL Note: For every grievance, someone is responsible; for every debt, there is a debtor: This means that when settling disputes, one should not involve third parties.]
Divine light blazed in Di Wuque’s eyes like fire and spewed out towards Lord Jiu.
“Damn, this Lord Jiu already said that it has nothing to do with me, although this Lord Jiu really wants to go and touch as well.” Lord Jiu cursed and leaped up before diving into the ground. He dodged the beam of divine light, fleeing somewhere.
“Go!”
Xiao Chen unfurled the Freedom Wings, then picked up Ye Chen and quickly left.
Di Wuque’s strength was unfathomable. Furthermore, he had a group of outstanding talents at his side. At this moment, it was not a good time for Xiao Chen to fight him.
Right now, Xiao Chen had recovered only thirty percent of his Magic Energy. He dared not use So Close Yet Worlds Apart; he just relied on the speed bonus of the Freedom Wings and flew off like the wind.
“Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign, World Eliminating Imprint!”
Di Wuque moved his hands, and the golden halo behind him coalesced into the form of a Divine Sovereign. As he flashed hand seals, the image of the Divine Sovereign mirrored his movements.
Di Wuque’s vast Mental Energy burned, and the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign behind him emitted a bright light. Its figure quickly swelled. In the blink of an eye, it soared beyond the clouds, growing into a horrifying giant.
The First Heaven…Second Heaven…Third Heaven…Fourth Heaven…all the way to the Ninth Heaven appeared behind the Divine Sovereign.
Every layer of heaven was a great realm, a true great realm, just like the Sky Dome Realm, which Xiao Chen came from. The only difference was that these were the great realms ruled by the Deity Race.
In the nine Heavens, the followers of the Deity Race all felt the call of the Divine Sovereign. They closed their eyes and prayed very sincerely, contributing their energies.
Boundless Divine Might spread out. Xiao Chen turned his head back and saw that the eyes of that Divine Sovereign were as large as stars. Even though he already fled fifty kilometers, he was still within range of that Divine Sovereign’s palm strike.
“Eliminate!” Di Wuque shouted expressionlessly.
The World Eliminating Imprint sent out by the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign pressed towards Xiao Chen, traveling fifty kilometers quickly.
A vast aura of ruin spread out. The might of this palm imprint seemed like it could really destroy a world. Even before the palm imprint landed, the ground cracked in a spiderweb pattern.
Such a strong Deity Race Martial Technique stunned the many older-generation cultivators flying over from the heavenly palaces.
“Every single Divine Sovereign of the Deity Race had their own title and would pass down a Martial Technique to be inherited. All of those were Martial Techniques that surpassed Heaven Ranked.”
“Back then, the one to contend with the Azure Emperor for the Kunlun Realm seems to be this Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign.”
“That Divine Sovereign was also a powerful character, equal to the Sea Monarch. Unfortunately, he ran into the Azure Emperor. That was a great misfortune for him.”
“However, the difference between Di Wuque and the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign is too big. The Deity Race ruled nine hundred lower realms. With one thought, the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign could bring out nine hundred Heavens. He could shatter a star with one palm imprint.”
“Don’t say that. Di Wuque is still young. Being able to bring out nine Heavens is sufficient to sweep through his generation.”
“That’s true. Given this, it looks like he held back with his earlier Split Second Beginning Conscience Sword. Xiao Chen’s accumulations are insufficient. He is still far from comparable to Di Wuque. How unfortunate!”
The cultivators who came were all at least peak Superior Grade Martial Sages. Many were grandmaster-level Martial Sages. Some of the older-generation Martial Sages were very experienced. With one look, they could make out the origins of Di Wuque’s Martial Technique.
Ye Chen sighed softly and said, “My Dao of the killing saber also works to destroy the world. If I was at my peak, I would really love to give this move a try.”
Even in a crisis, Ye Chen was remarkably accepting of his situation, not showing any fear of death at all.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Freedom Wings and looked at the descending Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign, World Eliminating Imprint. Ye Chen’s words moved him, and pride stirred within him. He laughed and said, “World Eliminating, let’s see how you’re going to eliminate the world!”
Xiao Chen’s sea of consciousness churned as his Magic Energy burned. Then, he executed Dragon Tone Art, the Dragon’s Gate’s secret technique that countered the Deity Race.
The Azure Dragon image swam around in Xiao Chen’s chest. A surging dragon tone spread out irrepressibly through Xiao Chen’s body. As the Azure Dragon roared, a strong wind blew.
Under the prompting of the Dragon Tone Art, the formless Dragon Qi moved about above Xiao Chen’s head and formed a huge indistinct dragon head.
The body of the dragon lay concealed behind fifty kilometers of clouds. As Xiao Chen’s Magic Energy burned, the dragon head became clearer.
Seen from a distance, it looked like an ancient King Azure Dragon tearing space and peeking its head out.
Xiao Chen could no longer suppress the energy in his chest. He raised his head and roared ferociously with anger.
Chapter 941: Get Eliminated
The huge dragon head in the clouds opened its maw at the same time as Xiao Chen. A whirlpool-like sound wave came from the King Azure Dragon, forming a small black hole that clashed with the descending Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign, World Eliminating Imprint.
“Boom!”
A loud, overwhelming sound reverberated endlessly through the air. The sky shook, and the earth trembled. The nine Heavens shattered one by one behind the Divine Sovereign.
The golden light waned, and the Divine Might disappeared. Xiao Chen’s throat felt sore. This was the first time he used the full power of the Dragon Tone Art since he had achieved Great Perfection.
The Dragon Tone Art was unexpectedly effective against the Deity Race Martial Techniques.
“Dragon Tone Art!”
“What a strong Mental Energy! He must have summoned out the ancient King Azure Dragon. Otherwise, he would not be able to match the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign.”
“We keep calling him White Robed King Xiao Chen, but we forgot about his identity as the Azure Emperor’s descendant. Unexpectedly, the grudges of ten thousand years ago continue to this great age.”
Everyone was shocked at Di Wuque’s failure to kill Xiao Chen despite using the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign, World Eliminating Imprint.
“It’s just a mere Divine Sovereign, not very strong. It is already dead, and yet it still dares to glare at me? Eliminate!”
Di Wuque had said “eliminate” earlier. Now, Xiao Chen said the same thing. A large banner filled with starlight, giving off the tricolor light of Massacre, Death, and Ruin, thrust toward the Divine Sovereign image.
The Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign, which had lost its Divine Might, simply could not stop the Cycle Banner flying toward it like a meteor.
“Ka ca!” The banner stabbed into the forehead of the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign. Death Qi, Ruin Qi, killing Qi, and the power of the constellation instantly spread out.
Cracks appeared in the gigantic Divine Sovereign image. Then, it exploded. All this happened too fast for Di Wuque to react.
One hundred thousand strands of divine light flew out. This divine light touched several cultivators. When they felt their Mental Energy rapidly increasing, these people immediately revealed expressions of joy.
The other cultivators promptly rushed over to try and capture these strands of light. Only the older-generation grandmaster-level Martial Sages and the disciples of the large sects did not do anything.
Holding a divine halberd, the Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi, materialized thirty-three dark-yellow pagodas. The scattered strands of divine light all surged into the dark-yellow pagodas like a gust of wind.
The heads of the cultivators who absorbed the divine light immediately exploded. The divine light surged out and entered the pagoda.
“A bunch of fools. They actually dared to recklessly absorb the energy of the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign without being a quasi-Emperor.”
“The Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign’s image is broken. The power of faith will decline significantly. The next time Di Wuque uses this move, its might will be considerably less.”
“The Dragon Tone Art lives up to its reputation as the Azure Emperor’s creation. It is really incredible against the Deity Race.”
Di Wuque had a somewhat stunned expression. It was not that he had not known that Xiao Chen knew the Dragon Tone Art. It was just that the suppression of the Dragon Tone Art on the Deity Race Martial Techniques was like how water countered fire. Once the fire became a conflagration, splashing just a bucket of water on it would be like a praying mantis trying to stop a car.
“You gave me a palm strike, so I will return a punch to you. As they say, ‘It goes against etiquette to not respond in kind.’”
In the air, Xiao Chen had not stopped moving. Deities Descending, tenfold combat prowess, ten Dragon Force, fifty thousand tons!
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sleeve on Xiao Chen’s right arm instantly tore. His skin ripped apart and blood flowed out. However, he still threw the punch.
Di Wuque squinted, and he sensed danger in his heart. He had only felt such foreboding before when facing older-generation experts or extremely dangerous and ferocious beasts.
He could also faintly make out ten ancient heavenly dragons roaring behind Xiao Chen. The might of this one punch contained the might of ten dragons, ten Dragon Force.
When the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign image broke, Di Wuque had blanked out in shock for a while. Xiao Chen caught this period of blankness.
By the time Di Wuque returned to his senses, the fist light had already arrived before him. He had no way to dodge and no time to summon the image of the Deities’ Nation.
He quickly formed hand seals, and a third eye opened on his forehead. Then, twelve small shields flew out and materialized a miniature formation. They turned into twelve different mutated beasts encased in divine light.
These shields were a King Grade Secret Treasure that Di Wuque refined himself, the Heavenly Beast Shield. This Secret Treasure was different from others. He unilaterally worked towards the highest quality possible. However, this resulted in its strength being limited.
The Heavenly Beast Shield was a Secret Treasure tailor-made to Di Wuque’s strength. He could bring out a hundred and twenty percent of its might.
Once Di Wuque became stronger, he could immediately add in more divine materials to allow it to keep up with his improvement in strength.
Although the might and grade of this Secret Treasure were not as good as many peak King Grade Secret Treasures, it was more suitable for Di Wuque. It could improve according to Di Wuque’s improvements, and he could always bring out a hundred and twenty percent of its might.
Di Wuque was confident that no matter how powerful Xiao Chen’s punch was, even if Xiao Chen had caught hold of that momentary opening, with the Heavenly Beast Shield, he would not suffer any harm. At most, he would only lose one Secret Treasure.
However, the force of this punch far surpassed Di Wuque’s expectations. With ten dragons howling, that was fifty thousand tons of force.
The twelve pieces of the Heavenly Beast Shield instantly shattered. The mutated beast images cried nonstop in misery.
Despite this collision, the fist light’s might did not diminish. Before Di Wuque’s shocked eyes, the attack penetrated his protective divine light and shattered his armor, knocking him down.
With a loud ‘bang,’ the ground cracked. A deep pit appeared in the earth, and a hill’s worth of dirt flew into the air. As a dust cloud filled the air, no one could see the situation inside.
After three years, Di Wuque got knocked back once again. Furthermore, the person who struck him was the same—the same person who kicked him down from the Sage Mark Monument three years ago.
The Divine Son, Di Wuque, got knocked down. Everyone was stunned, not daring to believe what happened before them.
“Whoosh!”
Just when everyone’s mind turned blank, a beam of divine light flashed. Tian Youxi held the divine halberd in her hand as she charged towards Xiao Chen, who was weakened after executing Deities Descending.
Tian Youxi’s white hair flew wildly. Her divine and innocent face looked cold and expressionless. Instead of checking on Di Wuque’s injuries, the first thing she did was make a move on Xiao Chen when he showed the biggest opening. She was frighteningly calm.
A scarlet light filled the air, and bewitching saber lights appeared beside Xiao Chen. Every strand of saber light contained a boundless will of massacre. It confused people and kindled a bloodthirst that made them want to kill everything in sight.
Ye Chen held a long and slender saber as his figure flashed. He landed right in front of Xiao Chen. The scarlet light gathered together as he swung his saber at the approaching Tian Youxi.
Ye Chen’s black hair and eyes turned scarlet. His aura became extremely sinister as if he was a god of massacre that just walked out of hell as he sent out an eerie saber light.
Tian Youxi held up her divine halberd and circulated her profound Deity Race Cultivation Technique as she blocked the saber. Divine light burst out, and her clothes fluttered. Her divinity looked like it could not be profaned.
Her appearance formed a stark contrast to Ye Chen’s aura.
In the end, Ye Chen was still injured. Despite putting in his all into this attack, he could not hold back Tian Youxi for long. Soon, she pushed him back.
Tian Youxi’s eyes turned cold as she brandished her divine halberd. The divine light behind her fell like rain.
However, Xiao Chen had already recovered his wits. His weakest moment had passed. He stretched out his hand and gripped the Cycle Banner in the air.
Starlight burst out, and he blocked Tian Youxi, who was preparing to attack Ye Chen, with one move. Xiao Chen smiled faintly. “Is the Divine Daughter truly emotionless, thinking of killing Brother Ye? The attachment that this brother of mine has for you seems to be no weaker than the Divine Son’s.”
At this moment, Di Wuque’s status was unknown. The thirteen Keepers surrounded that area, not letting anyone near.
Xiao Chen had drained his Magic Energy and Vital Qi. His physical body also received a huge backlash. Moreover, he had been injured previously. Now, he was further injured despite being already injured.
However, when Xiao Chen faced this aloof, pure, innocent Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi, with her unfathomable strength, he thought about Ye Chen’s one-track mind. Then, he looked at the other party’s chest, and his mind could not help but relax.
No matter what, Xiao Chen had knocked down Di Wuque and mocked the Divine Daughter. Even encircled by the experts of the Primal Chaos Domain, surrounded by danger, he could be considered to have gotten his revenge.
Xiao Chen used his actions to tell the Three Holy Lands—to tell the world—that he would definitely rise up in this life, no matter who tried to stop him. Even Di Wuque would not be able to stop him.
Xiao Chen would not die in this half year. He would arrive for the King conferring ceremony on time and inherit the title of Azure Dragon King.
“Bang!”
The rocks around the deep crater Di Wuque had formed shattered, and a figure flew out. Blood leaked out of a corner of his lips as he revealed himself.
At this moment, Di Wuque’s complexion was pale, and blood stained his skin. However, he had already changed his clothes.
The golden light behind his back no longer existed; he was like an ordinary person. As he walked in the air, he tied his fluttering white hair into a bundle. Then he revealed a faint smile on his face.
“White Robed King Xiao Chen, descendant of the Azure Emperor, you are indeed a person with great Luck. Even Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign, World Eliminating Imprint could not kill you. You even grabbed the opportunity to injure me.”
Di Wuque’s tone made Xiao Chen’s heart sink. At this moment, Di Wuque’s mental state had returned to being perfect and flawless, lacking the rage from earlier.
Even though the injuries on Di Wuque’s body were incomparably severe, he still gave Xiao Chen a dangerous feeling.
Di Wuque’s eyes were calm, appearing peaceful. He said, “Many thanks. Your punch scattered my arrogance and knocked me off the divine altar. My Thirty-Three Heavenly Divine Sovereign Holy Scriptures also made a breakthrough. Now, even if you have overwhelming Luck, I can kill you in an instant.”
Xiao Chen crossed his arms over his chest and smiled faintly. “Haha! So, Brother Di’s Cultivation Technique is so special, needing someone to forcefully kick you down before you can make a breakthrough. In the future, if there is a need for it, this Xiao will not mind kicking you down a few more times.”
He then raised an eyebrow abruptly and smiled in understanding. “My mistake. For your Cultivation Technique, you still need to be angered first. Your Divine Daughter needs to be touched by others first, before someone kicks you down. Only then can you improve.
“The Cultivation Technique of the Deity Race is indeed too wonderful for words. This time, Brother Di needed two people to help before you could make your breakthrough. In the future, you can just leave it all to me alone. I will trample on your face and touch your Divine Daughter’s chest as well!”
Xiao Chen looked very proper as he nodded and explained. Occasionally, he even leered at the Tian Youxi’s chest.
Di Wuque’s perfect state of mind fractured right away. He vomited a mouthful of blood in fury. The rage in his eyes burned ferociously once more.
The Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi, became so angry that her chest rose up and down irregularly.
Chapter 940: If I Can’t Vent My Frustration, I Will Feel Distressed
Under the lead of Xia Dongyang and Xiao Qinghan, the experts of the Heavenly Music Sect and the Frost Moon Palace quickly followed Di Wuque.
The other cultivators, who came after hearing the news, discussed for a while. A significant number of them could not contain their curiosity and followed as well.
A duel between the Azure Emperor’s descendant and Di Wuque was not something that could be chanced upon at any moment. Furthermore, they knew that gaining the real treasures of the Immortal sect Remnant was impossible for them.
Xiao Chen, who arrived outside the heavenly palace after just one step, did not stop moving. He controlled the Freedom Wings and used So Close Yet Worlds Apart three times in rapid succession before stopping to catch his breath, having drained his Magic Energy.
Without saying anything, he swallowed a Medicinal Pill and sat down cross-legged. He circulated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation and quickly replenished his energy.
Ye Chen’s injuries were even more severe. The nine sword wounds in his chest were very eye-catching, like a series of air vents. How he offended Di Wuque remained unknown.
Fifteen minutes later, Xiao Chen had recovered thirty percent of his Magic Energy. He opened his eyes and stopped wasting time. They were not truly safe yet.
Ye Chen had already changed his clothes, and his complexion looked much better. However, full recovery would take a while.
“Do you still have Sage Grade Medicinal Pills for treating injuries?” Xiao Chen asked.
Ye Chen smiled faintly and said, “Many thanks for Brother Xiao’s concern. However, Sage Grade Medicinal Pills for treating injuries are no longer effective on me.”
“About that…you are overthinking. My physical injuries were only eighty percent healed, and I fought again. When I asked, it was for my own use.”
Ye Chen stared at him somewhat blankly. Then, he smiled. “I don’t have them anymore. I already used all nine Sage Grade Medicinal Pills. Thank you for those. If not for your Medicinal Pills giving me nine chances to make my move, I would not have been able to repay that palm strike.”
When Xiao Chen heard that, he was aghast. “You are really relentless. For the sake of one palm strike, you ended up like this?”
Ye Chen recovered his usual expression, revealing his sharpness. “This is natural. When I moved around the Northern Sea, it was always me sneak-attacking others—never the other way around. Furthermore, it was a woman who did it. If I can’t vent my frustration, I will feel distressed.”
“Bang!”
Suddenly, a hole opened in the ground. Ye Chen’s right hand immediately gripped his saber’s hilt. However, Xiao Chen calmly stopped him.
Lord Jiu’s sneaky head popped up from the ground. He chuckled and said, “Now, your heart should be feeling very clear; even the wind can enter and exit.”
[TL Note: The Chinese word for distressed can also mean not clear or not smooth. Lord Jiu is using the other meaning of the word as a pun.]
Ye Chen found Lord Jiu’s presence very strange. Unexpectedly, this unremarkable mouse managed to keep up with Xiao Chen’s incredible speed.
Xiao Chen was not surprised at all. Lord Jiu’s ability to dig was positively extraordinary, comparable to a Magic Skill for traveling through the ground.
As long as Lord Jiu had earth under him and he remembered Xiao Chen’s smell, it was not strange that he caught up.
“Tell this Lord Jiu quickly how you offended Di Wuque, agitating him that much,” Lord Jiu prompted hurriedly with a smile and a twinkle in his beady eyes after he came out of the ground.
Curiosity also gleamed in Xiao Chen’s eyes. He really wanted to know how Ye Chen offended Di Wuque as well. He knew that Di Wuque’s mental state was not weaker than his own.
Why would Di Wuque kill the Frost Moon Palace disciple who leaped out, with one glare, because of Ye Chen? Di Wuque was truly angered.
Ye Chen appeared extremely innocent as he said, “How would I know? His bitch sent a palm strike at me. Naturally, I had to return it, so I smashed a heavy palm strike at his bitch’s chest.”
Ye Chen’s explanation left Lord Jie and Xiao Chen speechless for a long time, particularly when they saw his innocent look. All the more they did not know what to say.
“What’s wrong? She struck me with a palm strike to my chest, so I struck her with a palm strike to her chest. Isn’t that very normal?” As Ye Chen looked at the two, his expression became even more innocent.
Lord Jiu laughed wretchedly a few times before he asked, “How was it? What did the palm strike to the Divine Daughter’s chest feel like?”
Ye Chen raised his head as he tried to recall. After thinking for some time, he answered honestly, “Very big, very soft, felt very good.”
Xiao Chen simply could not endure any longer. He guffawed, “The world says that I, Xiao Chen, am very bold, daring to anger even Di Wuque. However, they do not know that you are the truly bold one. ‘Very big, very soft, felt very good.’ Hahahaha! I’m going to laugh myself to death!
“You touched the Divine Daughter’s chest and still put on an innocent face. Only you can do it! I, Xiao Chen, very rarely admire others. Today, there is one more person, you—Ye Chen!”
Lord Jiu laughed until he collapsed on the ground. He could not stop repeating the words, “Very big, very soft, felt very good.” This reaction left Ye Chen totally at sea, unable to understand at all what was going on with the two.
“It is very funny?!”
Just at this moment, the group heard the sound of gnashing teeth. The three turned their heads and saw Di Wuque standing right behind them with a dark and cold expression.
“Was that funny?”
From Lord Jiu and Xiao Chen’s perspective, someone with such a one-track mind like Ye Chen had touched the aloof Divine Daughter’s chest. Furthermore, he had done so right in front of Di Wuque.
Naturally, they found this funny. However, it was not that funny to Di Wuque.
The Divine Son and Divine Daughter of the Deity Race would definitely become the Divine Sovereign and Divine Queen in the future. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Di Wuque suffered extraordinary shame and humiliation from his fiancée’s dishonor.
Compared to this, Xiao Chen kicking Di Wuque off the Sage Mark Monument was nothing.
Based on Di Wuque’s expression, he must have been here for some time already. He must have heard Ye Chen’s words of “Very big, very soft, felt very good.”
Xiao Chen could understand how angry and conflicted this famous outstanding talent must have felt.
When Lord Jiu saw Di Wuque with his dark expression, he was startled half to death. He quickly explained, “That’s not funny! That’s not funny! It is not funny at all. What big, soft, and felt good? This Lord Jiu did not hear it. For every grievance, someone is responsible; for every debt, there is a debtor. Divine Son, please don’t look for the wrong person in this.”
[TL Note: For every grievance, someone is responsible; for every debt, there is a debtor: This means that when settling disputes, one should not involve third parties.]
Divine light blazed in Di Wuque’s eyes like fire and spewed out towards Lord Jiu.
“Damn, this Lord Jiu already said that it has nothing to do with me, although this Lord Jiu really wants to go and touch as well.” Lord Jiu cursed and leaped up before diving into the ground. He dodged the beam of divine light, fleeing somewhere.
“Go!”
Xiao Chen unfurled the Freedom Wings, then picked up Ye Chen and quickly left.
Di Wuque’s strength was unfathomable. Furthermore, he had a group of outstanding talents at his side. At this moment, it was not a good time for Xiao Chen to fight him.
Right now, Xiao Chen had recovered only thirty percent of his Magic Energy. He dared not use So Close Yet Worlds Apart; he just relied on the speed bonus of the Freedom Wings and flew off like the wind.
“Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign, World Eliminating Imprint!”
Di Wuque moved his hands, and the golden halo behind him coalesced into the form of a Divine Sovereign. As he flashed hand seals, the image of the Divine Sovereign mirrored his movements.
Di Wuque’s vast Mental Energy burned, and the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign behind him emitted a bright light. Its figure quickly swelled. In the blink of an eye, it soared beyond the clouds, growing into a horrifying giant.
The First Heaven…Second Heaven…Third Heaven…Fourth Heaven…all the way to the Ninth Heaven appeared behind the Divine Sovereign.
Every layer of heaven was a great realm, a true great realm, just like the Sky Dome Realm, which Xiao Chen came from. The only difference was that these were the great realms ruled by the Deity Race.
In the nine Heavens, the followers of the Deity Race all felt the call of the Divine Sovereign. They closed their eyes and prayed very sincerely, contributing their energies.
Boundless Divine Might spread out. Xiao Chen turned his head back and saw that the eyes of that Divine Sovereign were as large as stars. Even though he already fled fifty kilometers, he was still within range of that Divine Sovereign’s palm strike.
“Eliminate!” Di Wuque shouted expressionlessly.
The World Eliminating Imprint sent out by the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign pressed towards Xiao Chen, traveling fifty kilometers quickly.
A vast aura of ruin spread out. The might of this palm imprint seemed like it could really destroy a world. Even before the palm imprint landed, the ground cracked in a spiderweb pattern.
Such a strong Deity Race Martial Technique stunned the many older-generation cultivators flying over from the heavenly palaces.
“Every single Divine Sovereign of the Deity Race had their own title and would pass down a Martial Technique to be inherited. All of those were Martial Techniques that surpassed Heaven Ranked.”
“Back then, the one to contend with the Azure Emperor for the Kunlun Realm seems to be this Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign.”
“That Divine Sovereign was also a powerful character, equal to the Sea Monarch. Unfortunately, he ran into the Azure Emperor. That was a great misfortune for him.”
“However, the difference between Di Wuque and the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign is too big. The Deity Race ruled nine hundred lower realms. With one thought, the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign could bring out nine hundred Heavens. He could shatter a star with one palm imprint.”
“Don’t say that. Di Wuque is still young. Being able to bring out nine Heavens is sufficient to sweep through his generation.”
“That’s true. Given this, it looks like he held back with his earlier Split Second Beginning Conscience Sword. Xiao Chen’s accumulations are insufficient. He is still far from comparable to Di Wuque. How unfortunate!”
The cultivators who came were all at least peak Superior Grade Martial Sages. Many were grandmaster-level Martial Sages. Some of the older-generation Martial Sages were very experienced. With one look, they could make out the origins of Di Wuque’s Martial Technique.
Ye Chen sighed softly and said, “My Dao of the killing saber also works to destroy the world. If I was at my peak, I would really love to give this move a try.”
Even in a crisis, Ye Chen was remarkably accepting of his situation, not showing any fear of death at all.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Freedom Wings and looked at the descending Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign, World Eliminating Imprint. Ye Chen’s words moved him, and pride stirred within him. He laughed and said, “World Eliminating, let’s see how you’re going to eliminate the world!”
Xiao Chen’s sea of consciousness churned as his Magic Energy burned. Then, he executed Dragon Tone Art, the Dragon’s Gate’s secret technique that countered the Deity Race.
The Azure Dragon image swam around in Xiao Chen’s chest. A surging dragon tone spread out irrepressibly through Xiao Chen’s body. As the Azure Dragon roared, a strong wind blew.
Under the prompting of the Dragon Tone Art, the formless Dragon Qi moved about above Xiao Chen’s head and formed a huge indistinct dragon head.
The body of the dragon lay concealed behind fifty kilometers of clouds. As Xiao Chen’s Magic Energy burned, the dragon head became clearer.
Seen from a distance, it looked like an ancient King Azure Dragon tearing space and peeking its head out.
Xiao Chen could no longer suppress the energy in his chest. He raised his head and roared ferociously with anger.
