Chapter 129: The Future Emperor Is About to Die
Translator: OnGoingWhy Editor: Vermillion
As the aura emanating from King Yu continuously rose, his jet-black hair fluttered on its own. Surging waves of true energy was encircling his body and causing the falling snow to be easily dispersed.
The pores on Ji Chengxue"s body all widened as he faced the intimidating aura emanating from King Yu. As a fifth grade Battle-King, he was somewhat helpless when facing King Yu who was already a sixth grade Battle-Emperor.
"Do you want to kill me?" Ji Chengxue calmly asked.
King Yu"s gaze was cold and emotionless. There was not even the slightest change in his emotion as he expressionlessly looked at Ji Chengxue and said, "I"ve already reminded you before. I told you not to partic.i.p.ate in this mess, otherwise you would pay a price that you wouldn"t be able to bear...
"It"s your own fault for not listening."
Ji Chengxue broke into a grin and took off his heavy cloak. A hint of malice appeared on his face that had always been gentle as well. This malice caused him to appear somewhat sinister.
"Ever since we were young, you"ve always been acting high and mighty. You"ve always felt as if you"re superior than others, right? If you want a fight, then I"ll give you one. In any case, we"re bound to have a fight sooner or later," Ji Chengxue said with a sneer.
True energy started to float around his body as well as he heavily stamped the ground with his foot, dispersing the snow that had acc.u.mulated on the ground.
"Among the three of us, my cultivation level is the highest. How are you going to fight against me?" King Yu broke into a smile and his body instantly charged forward.
Bang bang bang!
As the figures of the two interweaved in a chaotic fight, their clashes resulted in waves of true energy flooding out and affecting the surroundings. Within this freezing cold environment, they were actually having a pa.s.sionate battle.
However, Ji Chengxue was only a fifth grade Battle-King and there was still a difference in his combat abilities compared to King Yu in the end. A mouthful of boiling bright red blood sprayed into the air as Ji Chengxue"s figure continuously backed away and fiercely smashed into a wall, causing the entire wall to collapse.
King Yu coldly smiled as he gathered true energy onto his palm and said, "Goodbye, my brother."
King Yu"s gaze was emotionless as he pushed his palm forward in the direction of Ji Chengxue who was lying within the debris. If this attack succeeded, King Yu was confident that Ji Chengxue would be dead without a doubt.
Ji Chengxue was staring at King Yu as a bitter smile appeared on his lips. Even though the saying goes that the royalty have no relatives, he never expected King Yu to be this ruthless.
However, just as King Yu was about to kill Ji Chengxue with the palm strike, an intimidating aura suddenly appeared and caused King Yu"s entire body to stiffen. Due to the aura, the true energy gathered in his palm dissipated as well.
A figure approached them while stepping on thin air and stopped between King Yu and Ji Chengxue.
"Xiao Meng?! Are you planning to intervene?" King Yu"s pupils constricted and his eyes were filled with incredulity as he stared at the interloper.
"Didn"t Xiao Meng say that he wouldn"t support any of the princes? Why did he appear at this very moment to save Ji Chengxue?" King Yu thought while feeling somewhat furious. He knew ever since Xiao Meng appeared that he would not be able to kill Ji Chengxue.
"I am only partic.i.p.ating on a personal basis today." Xiao Meng indifferently gave King Yu a glance and said, "After all… I am his brother-in-law."
"You..." King Yu was furious. He thought, "What is this lousy excuse! If you want to rescue Ji Chengxue, then just say it! What"s the point of playing a family love card!"
"Chengxue, leave now. I want to have a nice and long chat with King Yu," Xiao Meng said.
Ji Chengxue got up from the ground and gave Xiao Meng a long and hard look as he wiped off the blood from the corner of his mouth. He did not understand why Xiao Meng would appear at this moment.
"Don"t worry, your sister is recovering well," Xiao Meng softly said with his back facing Ji Chengxue.
Ji Chengxue was slightly startled and then an ecstatic expression suddenly appeared on his face. Even the injuries on his body were feeling not as painful as before.
Xiao Meng"s words revealed a certain information, that his elder sister had awakened from her coma. This might have been the reason why Xiao Meng chose to intervene.
Ji Chengxue was overjoyed as he let out a laugh. He turned around before das.h.i.+ng away and left this place.
King Yu took a step forward and was unable to accept his defeat as he watched Ji Chengxue"s departure. However, as he moved, Xiao Meng"s gaze landed on him and a heavy aura pressed down upon him, causing his heart to sink.
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"Elder sister has awakened… that"s great! Looks like the ingredients that Xiao Yue gave to Owner Bu has been successfully turned into an elixir cuisine. As expected of Owner Bu, how formidable!" Ji Chengxue thought. He was holding his chest in pain but feeling extremely delighted.
The person that he was most concerned about was his comatose elder sister. After finding out about Ji Ru"Er"s plan, he was even more looking forward to her awakening.
Now that his elder sister had awakened, Ji Chengxue was so happy that he did not even know what to say.
Suddenly, Ji Chengxue was startled. He looked up and saw that the entire sky was filled with swirling snow but not a single snowflake was falling. It was as if there was a gla.s.s cloche around him that was isolating him from the snow.
"What"s going on?" Ji Chengxue thought as he suddenly felt an ominous feeling. As his gaze slowly lowered, he discovered that there was actually a figure slowly approaching from afar.
Golden rays of light that felt harmonious and warm circulated around Zhao Musheng with every step he took. Each ray of light was as dazzling as a golden lotus blooming.
Ji Chengxue"s pupils suddenly constricted. He felt as if his heart was being tightly grasped by an invisible hand and he could not even breathe.
The soft chant of a sutra was resounding in his ears and his field of vision was filled with bright rays of light, as if Buddhist aura was bathing and enveloping Ji Chengxue.
"Zhao Musheng!" Ji Chengxue suddenly bit the tip of his tongue and the metallic taste of blood spread in his mouth. The pain caused him to sober up and see clearly the appearance of the person that was slowly approaching.
Zhao Musheng"s amiable-looking face was filled with harmony like a Buddha. A smile was on his lips as he serenely looked at Ji Chengxue.
"Did the crown prince send you here to kill me?" Ji Chengxue eerily asked.
Zhao Musheng was someone belonging on the side of the crown prince and yet he appeared here at this very moment. The only explanation was that the crown prince had the same objective as King Yu.
A single posthumous edict triggered killing intent from both of his biological brothers. Ji Chengxue felt a surge of anger rise from the bottom of his heart and almost rush out from the top of his head.
Zhao Musheng shook his head and his gaze was still serene as he said, "His Majesty was very intelligent and kept a close eye on me. I thought His Majesty would chose King Yu but you were chosen instead. Nevertheless, it doesn"t matter who is chosen… The one who will ascend the throne in the end can only be the crown prince."
"You really are loyal! You"re cultivating with methods from the Mahayana Island and yet you"re worrying for the empire, don"t you feel tired?" Ji Chengxue asked with a sneer.
Zhao Musheng indifferently looked at the sneering Ji Chengxue. He slowly raised his hand and true energy immediately gushed out, forming a golden Buddha statue that emanated a gentle aura in front of him.
Zhao Musheng gently formed a mudra with his hand and then pushed his hand forward. That golden Buddha statue suddenly flew into the sky before slowly descending and enveloped Ji Chengxue.
"Loyalty? If he was ambitious like King Yu, I wouldn"t be helping him. I am supporting him exactly because he"s weak. Do you… understand?" Zhao Musheng said with a smile.
"I only need an obedient puppet..."
Plop!
After Ji Chengxue heard those words, his body that was enveloped within the Buddha statue suddenly shuddered. He collapsed onto the ground with blood leaking out from his nostrils and mouth and was at death"s doorstep.
Zhao Musheng slowly walked toward Ji Chengxue while letting out a sigh filled with compa.s.sion.
Suddenly, a feminine shout came from the sky above, and a jade talisman that was radiating bright rays of light came cras.h.i.+ng down toward Zhao Musheng.
Buzz!
Zhao Musheng"s pupils constricted as he formed a mudra before deftly pus.h.i.+ng his hand out and blocked the jade talisman. The jade talisman vibrated for a moment and then released bright flashes of light, forming a simplistic magic array. A dreadful amount of true energy burst out from the magic array and forced Zhao Musheng to take several steps backward.
"The Celestial Arcanum Sect"s… Divination Spirit"s Array!" Zhao Musheng muttered as his eyes narrowed.
A figure wrapped within a loose robe landed next to Ji Chengxue. With a wave of her fair and slender hand, cracks immediately appeared all over the Buddha statue before shattering it to pieces. Thereafter, she picked up Ji Chengxue with one hand.
"Old man, it"s not good to be so ruthless..." After she finished speaking, Ni Yan gave Zhao Musheng a smile before her figure shot out and disappeared.
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Fang Fang"s Little Store.
Bu Fang was curled up on his chair and lightly sipping from a cup of hot water in his hand. Suddenly, a figure dashed into the store. Ni Yan appeared in front of him and at the same time, threw a bloodied figure onto the floor.
"Owner Bu, this fellow is the future emperor of the Light Wind Empire. However, he"s about to die, hurry up and save him."