Chapter 127: 110. Emperor’s Unrestricted Law, Leading the Army to Unify the World (4K Big Chapter, seeking monthly tickets)_2
With this Heavenly Emperor Technique, he wouldn’t need to be the Chief Capture Officer of the Six Fan Gate anymore.
Even worldly emperors could not compare to the Heavenly Emperor of legend.
The two monks to the side could no longer sit still. Although they didn’t know why the usually composed Guo Xia would commit such a foolish act as snatching a treasure and fleeing, one thing was certain: the copper slip in Guo Xia’s possession was an absolutely priceless treasure. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have made him act so out of character.
"Stop!"
"Flicking Finger Skill!"
The monk from Mituo Temple took out several stones from his pocket and flicked them with his fingers.
SWISH! SWISH!
The stones, as fast as crossbow bolts, directly sealed off Guo Xia’s escape route.
The other monk, from Tongtian Institute, was not to be outdone. While Guo Xia used his blade to parry the stones from the Flicking Finger Skill, the monk wielded an eyebrow-level short staff, striking several of Guo Xia’s major acupoints in succession.
CLANG! CLANG!
Guo Xia retreated violently, blocking the short staff of the High Monk from Tongtian Institute with his blade. His eyes blazed with fury. "You dare to snatch my Heavenly Emperor Technique? You’re seeking death!"
He had been on countless assignments in his life and faced innumerable perilous situations. Against the combined might of the High Monks from Mituo Temple and Tongtian Institute, he was indeed hard-pressed. But he was, after all, a constable who had licked blood from his blade’s tip and apprehended countless villains. In terms of combat experience alone, these two monks were no match for him.
With those words, he charged directly toward the High Monk from Mituo Temple. His Goose Feather Blade danced with ferocious power, each slash faster than the last. In a mere blink, he had delivered thirty-six slashes.
The naked eye could no longer follow his blade’s speed, only perceiving trails of blood-red afterimages.
"Blood Burning Blade Technique?"
"That’s the blade technique of the Blood Blade Demon from back then! You actually learned it?"
"Right, the Blood Blade Demon was killed by you..."
The High Monk from Mituo Temple was momentarily stunned.
However, he too had a counter.
He slipped off his kasaya and draped it over his right shoulder. The kasaya instantly transformed into an iron shield, impenetrable, capable of steadily blocking Guo Xia’s Goose Feather Blade no matter how many times it struck.
"A mere Iron Cassock Skill..."
"Break for me!"
Guo Xia roared, raising his Goose Feather Blade high, poised to strike.
But just as the High Monk from Mituo Temple focused all his attention on defense, Guo Xia’s blade abruptly changed its trajectory. He flashed to the side of the High Monk from Tongtian Institute, first using an Iron Mountain Charge to catch him off guard, then, gripping the blade in his left hand, he stabbed it directly into his own left side.
RIP!
The narrow Goose Feather Blade pierced through his body, directly striking the left chest of the High Monk from Tongtian Institute who was behind him.
"You..."
"You tricked me! What a ruthless man!"
At that moment, the High Monk from Tongtian Institute behind Guo Xia was raising his eyebrow-level short staff. He had spotted an apparent flaw in Guo Xia’s stance and had closed in from behind, preparing for a fatal blow to the head. He never expected that this ’flaw’ was a deliberate ploy by Guo Xia. Guo Xia then exchanged injury for injury, stabbing through the monk’s heart from an impossible angle.
Fresh blood instantly stained the clothes of both men.
One dead, one injured!
"You killed my Junior Brother..."
This time, even if the High Monk from Mituo Temple possessed excellent breath control cultivation, he could no longer remain composed. His eyes were bloodshot, and his Iron Kasaya danced like a saber as he continuously clashed with Guo Xia.
"Xuan Kong Fist!"
After Guo Xia dodged two attacks, the High Monk from Mituo Temple switched his martial arts technique. His left hand formed a fist, and a wave of fist energy struck Guo Xia’s injured left shoulder.
Even though the High Monk from Mituo Temple’s combat experience was inferior to Guo Xia’s, he knew that Guo Xia had just killed his Junior Brother by trading injuries. Now, Guo Xia’s left side was vulnerable due to that wound...
With one punch, Guo Xia’s right shoulder caved in three or four inches, and half of his body was instantly crippled.
"You die too!"
However, Guo Xia didn’t utter a single cry of pain. He clenched his teeth and, seizing the opportunity when the High Monk from Mituo Temple was momentarily distracted, squatted low and slashed his Goose Feather Blade directly at the Old Monk’s thighs.
The wind howled!
With this slash, both of the Old Monk’s legs were severed!
"Wonderful! Truly wonderful!"
Seeing Guo Xia fight two against one and kill both High Monks, Xu Xing, standing in the treetops, couldn’t help but praise him.
He had originally thought Guo Xia would be killed by the two monks.
Unexpectedly, Guo Xia had given him a huge surprise. Not only was he not killed by the High Monks of Mituo Temple and Tongtian Institute, but he had also used cunning tactics, exchanging injury for injury, to kill both of them...
Truly worthy of being the world-renowned Chief Capture Officer of the Six Fan Gate!
"Heavenly Kun King..."
"Allow me to copy a portion of the Heavenly Emperor Technique, and I will return this copper slip to you..."
During the battle, Guo Xia was severely injured and had temporarily overcome the temptation of the Heavenly Demon Copper Scroll. At this moment, he had no intention of monopolizing the Heavenly Demon Copper Scroll; instead, he just wanted to copy a portion of the Heavenly Emperor Technique and then retreat.
However, what greeted him was only a streak of bright yellow Sword Qi descending from the sky.
Under the Sword Qi, Guo Xia was instantly decapitated.
"You spread poison in the surroundings when the battle began..."
"Although these two High Monks had less battle experience than you, there’s a reason their reactions were a step slower than yours. Were you trying to lure me down too, to be harmed by you? Chief Guo, you underestimated the strength of the Immortal Foundation Realm."
A sarcastic smile flashed across Xu Xing’s lips.
Fortunately, his cultivation level was a major realm higher than Guo Xia’s. Otherwise, if they were at the same stage, Guo Xia, with his combat experience, would have definitely toyed with him until he was dead.
He knew his own limitations.
Although his cultivation was higher than Guo Xia’s, he had spent most of his time on cultivation.
His actual combat experience wasn’t non-existent, just pitifully scarce.
Most of his battles were overwhelmingly one-sided victories, and he never engaged in a fight unprepared...
Leaping down from the treetop, Xu Xing picked up the copper slip hidden in Guo Xia’s clothes.
He only had some silver on him, not even a single secret manual.
That makes sense...
The three of them weren’t lone travelers; even if they had secret manuals, they wouldn’t carry them on their persons.
After searching the bodies for a moment, Xu Xing felt greatly disappointed.
What’s clenched in his hand?
At this moment, Xu Xing noticed that Guo Xia’s left hand was tightly clenched, as if hiding something in his palm.
He used the Goose Feather Blade to pry open Guo Xia’s palm, revealing some yellow powder.
He must have planned to ambush me with it when I came down.
He was secretly glad he hadn’t approached Guo Xia but had killed him from a distance.
I should leave first...
Return to Cliff State, cultivate the Reed Crossing River Technique, and make some preparations for entering the Outer Sect.
Xu Xing made plans for his future.
Ever since Song Knife’s failed attempt at condensing a First-Rate Dao Pill, the small Imperial Court established by the Song Family in various prefectures of Fengxi Country had become useless. A few days later, the Flying Feather Immortal Palace issued an Immortal Decree allowing him to continue attacking the various separatist forces in the prefectures, no longer needing to heed the previous decrees from the Immortal Sect...
Moreover, generally speaking, only after conquering all sixteen prefectures of Fengxi Country could one condense a Human King physique. But he was different; he had already completed the condensation of his Human King physique even before the Siming Mountain Court had fully unified the land.
This elevated the Sect’s evaluation of him by a whole level.
According to Deng An, the Immortal Sect was already preparing to send a Celestial Messenger to bring him to the Sect for cultivation.
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「Reality.」
Fengxi Country, Shenjing, the Imperial Palace.
One day, after the morning court session ended, Xu Xing, following his usual routine, summoned his trusted ministers to the Side Hall to discuss important matters.
"Li Liang has recently been showing signs of submission..."
"He has repeatedly made friendly overtures to our court."
Gongyang Yi, the Grand Chancellor, spoke first.
"Li Liang..."
"He can’t sit still any longer."
After having the palace maids pour a cup of Fragrant Tea for each of the assembled ministers, Xu Xing smiled gently. "When I initially issued the twelve gold plaques ordering General Chang to cease military operations and withdraw his troops, King Zhenbei thought our court was weak and entertained ideas of a southern invasion. Little did he know that we would annihilate the pseudo-court of Zhunnan Road overnight."
Although on the surface, he had issued twelve gold plaques to Chang Ji, ordering him to immediately withdraw his troops and return to court.
In reality, however, he had secretly dispatched Heavenly Envoys to instruct Chang Ji to be patient for a while longer and to delay his return to court using various excuses.
If it were any ordinary emperor, Chang Ji, upon receiving these overt and covert imperial decrees, would probably have lived in constant fear.
After all... regardless of which decree he followed, there would be risks.
However, Xu Xing’s credibility was too high, so Chang Ji had no such worries. With the sovereign and minister cooperating, they deceived the Immortal Sect as well as King Zhenbei Li Liang and other separatist powers.
"Our court absolutely cannot allow Li Liang to remain as this hidden danger!"
Xu Xing made the decision with a bang on the table.
Now that he controlled seven or eight tenths of the prefectures under Heaven, with the rest likely to be settled by mere proclamation, the momentum was on his side. It was time to "discard the donkey after it has done its job at the mill," to deal with King Zhenbei Li Liang, and eliminate the largest separatist power within Fengxi Country.
Li Liang is a sword hanging over Shenjing’s head.
He cannot be allowed to remain unchecked.
"I shall go and arrange for provisions and fodder at once."
Gongyang Yi cupped his hands, hurriedly exited the hall, not even pausing to take a sip of tea.