Chapter 826: Laying the Cards on the Table
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Zhou Bao is also no fool and highly skilled in combat. He has the ability to defeat and kill an ordinary Earthly Immortal. However, he could do nothing when faced with four well-prepared Earthly Immortals. He could only risk his life to give himself a glimmer of hope to survive. To be able to kill Emperor Hulong, it would be down to pure luck.
Emperor Hulong was one of the nine Earthly Immortals in the Seven Mysteries World. Since then, however, there probably would only be eight Earthly Immortals in the Seven Mysteries World left.
Although Zhou Bao had a good relations.h.i.+p with Emperor Baiqi, he was destined to be an enemy of the Seven Mysteries World after this incident.
“I am able to conquer any part of the world and afraid of n.o.body!” Zhou Bao used his Supreme Fairy Weapon—the Black Pearl—to break out of the encirclement set up by the three Earthly Immortals and countless s.p.a.ces to leave the Central Star Area in just several breaths.
“d.a.m.n it! We actually let him escape!” The three Earthly Immortals immediately felt ashamed. Zhou Bao was besieged by four of them, but he managed to escape with great ease and also killed one of them. If the news of this incident were to spread, they would certainly lose face.
“We cannot do anything about it. This guy is really too sharp. As soon as he discerned that the situation was unfavorable, he immediately wielded his Supreme Fairy Weapon without masking his intentions. His attacks were malicious and insidious. Although Hu Long had fought him once, he is unable to fully uncover his strength. And this is the Tribulation Taker. What do both of you think?”
“Well, we have all reached the Earthly Immortal Realm and led a stable life for too long. We are no longer suitable to face such a fierce fight anymore!” An Earthly Immortal let out a sigh. Since they became Earthly Immortals, they have focused on meaningful things such as comprehending the mysteries of the universe and have not concerned themselves with things such as fighting for a long time. Even if there was any dispute or difference on ideas between them, they would settle these problems through negotiation. The fight between Earthly Immortals would not necessarily happen for hundreds of thousands of years. Nonetheless, Zhou Bao had killed three Earthly Immortals in a row within just a few months. He certainly had a rich experience in battles.
Since they had suffered a great loss, they knew for certain that it was time to give up. In fact, they could do nothing because Zhou Bao was too fast for them to catch up with.
The Black Pearl moved at such a great speed that ordinary, and even mighty Earthly Immortals were simply unable to catch up with it. The Supreme Fairy Weapon is not an ordinary weapon and if its speed could be matched and it could be destroyed so easily, it would not be worthy of its name.
Hu Long and the other three Earthly Immortals had speculated that Zhou Bao might have the Supreme Fairy Weapon. However, being self-conceited and arrogant, they did not think that he was really able to use it well. They thought that he could only bring out part of its full potential at best and that four of them together with three Heavenly Fairy Weapons were sufficient to restrain the Supreme Fairy Weapon. Nevertheless, they did not expect that this Supreme Fairy Weapon was refined by Zhou Bao himself. He could even realize its full potential without scruple and bring out 120% of its potential if he wanted to.
Of course, if they had known it before, they would never have been so stupid to come here and besiege him.
“It’s really troublesome. My ident.i.ty as Cundi has been thoroughly exposed. I cannot stay in the Holy Alliance anymore. Do I have to change my ident.i.ty and get another name? Forget it, fate is a weird thing. If I get another name and the two names exercise restraint on each other’s fate, I might be in much more serious trouble !”
The idea of giving himself another name perished the moment he thought of it. Now he was certain that the name “Cundi” had brought him a visible and tangible fate. It was impossible for him to abandon this kind of fate in order to get a new name. It would make no difference even if he changed his name to Honored Lord of the Origin or the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord (that is, two formidable Taoists). Most importantly, perhaps the fate that the name “Cundi” had brought to him would disappear, or both kinds of fate would overcome each other. As a result, he would not even know how he would die.
A prudent person would never make such a stupid mistake.
“Fine, I’d rather keep the name ‘Cundi’. Apart from the Central Star Area, there are still many other places that I can go in the Void Universe. Even though this name has spread throughout the Void Universe and everyone knows that I possess a Supreme Fairy Weapon, do they really have the nerve to s.n.a.t.c.h it? I don’t think so!”
Presently, Zhou Bao was full of confidence.
Why was he so confident?
It was solely because he had killed three Earthly Immortals.
His current reputation and confidence were brought upon with the lives of the three Earthly Immortals.
Since antiquity times and even during this period, in addition to the top-ranked supreme emperors among the 99 Emperors, no one had ever heard of anyone who could kill three Earthly Immortals in a very short span of time.
Was there anyone else who was able to kill three Earthly Immortals at the Human Immortal Realm?
No. No one had ever heard of that.
Zhou Bao knew that after this battle, his name would inevitably spread throughout the Void Universe. Be it the ones who knew him or those who did not, they would weigh in the depths of their hearts whether it was a wise choice to oppose him when they heard of his name. If they did not have a deep hatred towards him and could clam themselves down, they know better than to provoke him.
Sometimes, a ferocious name was an advantage as it would deter others from provoking you.
However, he could not walk away from this problem.
Just as what Emperor Baiqi had said, he was the Tribulation Taker and was unable to escape from it. In this case, he could do nothing but brace himself to face such a situation.
“Whether this tribulation likens to the legendary Dharma Ending Tribulation or not, the key lies in the Heaven Realm World. The reason that all of this had taken place is that the Devil Realm and the various macro or micro worlds in the Void Universe are searching for the pa.s.sageway leading to the Void Immortal Realm. Therefore, as it stands, the Heaven Realm World is the key. Presently, the situation involving the tripart.i.te confrontation in the Heaven Realm World has emerged as a war of attrition. Both the Holy Alliance and other influences in the Void Universe had begun to send more troops into the Heaven Realm World. With Marquis Zhihai leading a large group of Devil Tribesmen, the ordinary pract.i.tioners are simply no match for them. Without the Sea-overlooking Gate Tower to protect the Falling Star Reef, it might be broken through. The existence of the Sea-overlooking Gate Tower deters the Devil Tribe and other worlds. They would not dare to provoke the Falling Star Reef but can only attempt to wear down its military strength. However, all these parties are not fools and should not be trifled with. Under these circ.u.mstances, they may probably reach a compromise!”
At the thought of this, Zhou Bao felt that he had a slight headache. He was not afraid of them fighting each other. What he feared was that they might reach a compromise and come to a covert agreement. In such a scenario, he might become a victim.
After all, it was he who messed up the Celestial Mystery Emperor’s plans. If the latter desperately wanted to open the pa.s.sageway to the Void Immortal Realm and let the other two parties cause trouble, he would have brought upon serious trouble for himself.
“It’s impossible!” Standing beside and seeing Zhou Bao’s worry on his face, the Ghost Child looked blank at first but soon laughed and said, “The Celestial Mystery Emperor’s party is waiting to entrap the Devil Tribe. They would not compromise until the big cheeses of the Devil Tribe appear. Even if these heavyweights show up, the two sides must put up a desperate fight!”
“Are you sure?!”
“Their purpose is to, of course, lure the few Devil Emperors from the Devil Tribe who are most likely to step into the Celestial Immortal’s Way into the Heaven Realm World. They will then banish them to the Alien Universe. Even if these Devil Emperors do not die here, it will be extremely hard for them to find a way back into the Void Universe!”
“The Alien Universe? The one that is outside of the Void Universe?!” Zhou Bao nodded his head. “They have been thinking this idea?! How can I forget that? However, there are different ways to seduce them here. This can also be settled through negotiation. It is not a bad idea to lure those powerful Devil Emperors here!”
“Not everyone is as treacherous as you are!” Upon hearing Zhou Bao’s words, the Ghost Child looked helpless. “Even if they are, those Devil Emperors will not be tricked so easily!”
“If the purpose of the Devil Tribe is to find the pa.s.sageway of the Void Immortal Realm, they will take the bait so easily. Do they really believe that they can occupy the Void Immortal Realm with the help of the two Earthly Immortals—Marquis Wugu and Marquis Zhihai—together with a pack of Fierce Owls? Will the Old Weirdos who have immersed themselves in the single-minded practice in the Void Immortal Realm let them run amok?”
“You mean…!” The Ghost Child was shocked after Zhou Bao reminded him. He seemed to realize something and looked at the latter in astonishment.
“Since the Celestial Mystery Emperor’s party wanted to banish the big shots in the Devil Tribe, they will wait for them. They are not afraid that the pa.s.sageway of the Void Immortal Realm will be discovered. Rather, they are afraid that this incident will occur when they are not well-prepared. That is why they are using the Sea-overlooking Gate Tower to resist the Devil Tribe. Once ready, they will let the Devil Tribe enter the Heaven Realm World!”
“What sort of preparations will they make then?”
“I don’t know, but don’t forget that the Child-endowing Buddha is still in the Heaven Realm World. He is the descendant of the Primordial Fierce Beast—Ghost Flood Dragon. Thus, he can control the Chakra of the Void Universe. I guess when the time is right, the Sea-overlooking Gate Tower will be defeated and the Celestial Mystery Emperor will target me. He will use this Supreme Fairy Weapon to pursue my Black Pearl. Apart from this Supreme Fairy Weapon, other Supreme Fairy Weapons may join in the fray and by then, a fierce battle will ensue!”
“You are thinking to ruin their plan?”
“Sure, now that we are enemies, I would not show any mercy!” Zhou Bao’s face darkened. “Do you think I am very kind-hearted?”
“What are you going to do?”
“I’ll divulge their plan and tell every one of Celestial Mystery Emperor’s plot. I will, of course, polish their plan; the Celestial Mystery Emperor’s purpose is not only the Devil Tribe but also other influences in the Void Universe. He plans to use the pa.s.sageway to the Void Immortal Realm as bait to wipe out the elites from the Devil Realm and the various influences in the Void Universe so that he can restore the glory of the Heaven Realm World in antiquity times. Moreover, he prepares to re-establish the Heavenly Court!” Zhou Bao stressed every word he said in a sinister way.