The Whole World Was Shocked (Part Two)
"Zhuge Xiang..." As she watched Zhuge Xiang's body being suppressed by the Imperial Seal, Ying Wushuang's eyes were filled with complex emotions.
Although she wasn't in love with Zhuge Xiang as rumored, Ying Wushuang and Zhuge Xiang still had a deep friendship. Watching him being killed by the Imperial Seal today naturally filled Ying Wushuang with grief. However, one of them was her own father, the Emperor; could Ying Wushuang possibly commit patricide?
"Alas, heaven is jealous of talent..." The Great Qin Emperor sighed softly as he retrieved the Imperial Seal.
If this matter didn't concern the stability of the nation, the Great Qin Emperor himself wouldn't have been willing to kill such a talented Cultivator as Zhuge Xiang. However, this matter absolutely must not be spread; if necessary, even Princes and Princesses must be killed.
"Hmm?" However, the Great Qin Emperor's regret did not last long. Suddenly, his expression changed slightly, because after he retrieved the Imperial Seal, he did not find Zhuge Xiang's corpse.
Below the Imperial Seal, the four large characters "Imperial Dao Boundless" were just some broken straws, but no flesh or corpses.
"Explosive Steps!" With a flash, Zhuge Xiang appeared out of thin air, transforming into a streak of light and fleeing swiftly out of the Mount Xiao Imperial Palace.
At the last moment, Zhuge Xiang was fortunate enough to use his Decoy Straw Man Skill; otherwise, he would have been killed by the Imperial Seal.
"He's still alive?" In the eyes of the Great Qin Emperor, Zhuge Xiang should have been reduced to ashes by his Imperial Seal. However, seeing Zhuge Xiang alive and well as he escaped, the Great Qin Emperor found it hard to believe and couldn't understand how he had managed to escape with his life under his Imperial Seal.
"Although I don't know how you'll save your life, do you think you can escape?" Watching Zhuge Xiang flee without looking back, the Great Qin Emperor flashed forward and gave chase, Floating Light Skimming Shadow with incredible speed, far faster than Zhuge Xiang.
Thanks to the effects of the God Slaying Spear, Zhuge Xiang's injuries healed very quickly. In just half a minute, his HP returned to a safe level of over 80%. In the darkness, the Night Emblem also granted Zhuge Xiang a 50% Movement Speed bonus, making him appear like a bolt of lightning streaking across the night sky.
However, although Zhuge Xiang was fast, the Great Qin Emperor was, after all, Cultivator at the Great Accomplishment Stage, a true powerhouse standing at the very top of the Cultivation World. His speed was even faster than Zhuge Xiang's, and the distance between the two was rapidly closing...
"The Imperial Dao Boundless! Suppress and Kill!" Seeing Zhuge Xiang fleeing for his life without thinking, the Great Qin Emperor threw out the Imperial Seal once again, which transformed into a towering mountain. Its supreme Emperor's Aura made people feel that it was impossible to resist. It locked onto Zhuge Xiang and smashed down for the third time. The heavy force of the Imperial Seal was still beyond Zhuge Xiang's ability to withstand.
The chase between the two Great Cultivator naturally attracted the attention of other Cultivator. Although Zhuge Xiang's cultivation level was only at the Ninth Level Nascent Soul Stage, his strength was far beyond what cultivation level could measure.
As for the Great Qin Emperor, he was an unparalleled powerhouse at the Great Accomplishment Stage, possessing Emperor's Aura that drew even more attention.
"Is it His Your Majesty? Who is he chasing?!" Sensing the supreme Emperor's Aura, the Void Returning Stage powerhouses along the way all knew that no one but the current emperor could possess such Emperor's Aura.
But who angered the current emperor in the dead of night, prompting him to personally pursue and kill someone? And who was it that could withstand the emperor's pursuit for so long? It should be noted that the emperor, who is proficient in the Imperial World Shocking Merit, is one of the most powerful figures in the Great Qin Empire.
There was no way around it; the aura of Void Returning Stage powerhouses was as dazzling as the Moonlight, and they didn't conceal it. Anyone with a decent Divine Sense could sense it. Therefore, during the chase between Zhuge Xiang and the Great Qin Emperor, their auras spread out, attracting the attention of many experts.
At first, these powerful figures were simply surprised. Who was this fearless person who dared to provoke the current emperor? They knew that the emperor's strength was among the best, and with the protection of the National Destiny, almost no one in the Great Qin Empire could kill him. He was practically invincible.
However, it wasn't long before someone recognized Zhuge Xiang's identity, causing an even bigger uproar. Zhuge Xiang? The person the current emperor was hunting down was actually Zhuge Xiang?
Zhuge Xiang the show at the Emperor's Birthday Banquet a few days ago, or rather, he made a great contribution. It's worth noting that he slew at least sixty or seventy Corpse King that day, if not a hundred. Finally, he used his formidable strength to close the Gate of the Hungry Ghost Path. Such merit is such that the entire Great Qin Empire owes him a debt of gratitude.
Furthermore, Luo Ba, the Asura Sect Master, was suppressed by the Jade Bodhi Tree while protecting the emperor and has not emerged since. Shouldn't the Imperial Clan owe the Asura Sect a favor?
However, Luo Ba had just been suppressed, and now the Great Qin Emperor was personally hunting down Zhuge Xiang, a meritorious official? For a time, many people were filled with anxiety.
"Oh? Fellow Daoist Zhuge, being hunted by His Your Majesty? Why is that...?" Upon receiving this news, the Sect Master of the Heavenly Sword Sect opened his eyes, his expression filled with disbelief. The Great Qin Imperial Family owed the Asura Sect a favor, Zhuge Xiang had rendered great service. Why would His Your Majesty hunt him down?
"You all wait at Heavenly Dragon Temple, this humble monk will go and see for myself," said Zen Master Da Wu of Heavenly Dragon Temple Abbot to the other high monks after his expression changed several times upon receiving this news.
"Senior Abbot, are you going to attack His Your Majesty?" Upon hearing Zen Master Da Wu's words, several eminent monks from Heavenly Dragon Temple asked urgently.
"At least we should go and see what happened and what the reason was. After all, Zhuge Xiang is also Guest Elder of Heavenly Dragon Temple. How can we sit idly by?" Taking action against the emperor is impossible, as Heavenly Dragon Temple still needs to stay in the Great Qin. But if one of our Guest Elder is killed and Heavenly Dragon Temple doesn't react, wouldn't that discourage the other Guest Elder?
"What!?" As for the Asura Sect, upon receiving this news, the Great Elder immediately stood up, his eyes filled with raging fury. "His Your Majesty is too ruthless! My Sect Master was suppressed under the Jade Bodhi Tree for his sake, and he actually wants to kill the most outstanding disciple of our Asura Sect? Could it be? Does he really want to sever the lineage of our Asura Sect?"
"We've rebelled! It was the Ying Clan that forced us to rebel..." The members of the Asura Sect were all warlike, and now, feeling aggrieved, many of them were already clamoring for rebellion.
The Asura Sect's power ranks last among the Nine Great Sects, and many high-ranking elders are aware of the reasons for this, which fuels their resentment.
Regardless of how other forces reacted upon learning that Zhuge Xiang was being hunted down by the Great Qin Emperor, Zhuge Xiang was quickly caught up with by the Great Qin Emperor. The Imperial Seal descended with immense force, enough to easily crush a towering mountain.
"Push it up!" Seeing the Imperial Seal pressing down hard, Zhuge Xiang couldn't care less about anything else. He spread his arms and supported the enormous Imperial Seal, holding it up tightly to prevent it from pressing down.
The Demon Body was tens of feet tall. Zhuge Xiang's body was not small either, but the Imperial Seal was even larger, like a towering mountain. Holding the Imperial Seal in his hands, Zhuge Xiang felt an indescribable force coming from it, his arms bent and he couldn't even straighten his back.
"Oh? He can actually support my Imperial Seal with his physical body? This physical body is even stronger than Six-Star Corpse King. No wonder he was able to close the Gate of the Hungry Ghost Path with brute force back then..." Although he knew that Zhuge Xiang's physical body was very strong, the Great Qin Emperor was still surprised to see him support his Imperial Seal with his arms.
"However, though its power is strong, let's see how long you can hold out," the Great Qin Emperor said with a cold smile on his Square Face, secretly urging his magic power to make the Imperial Seal even stronger.
The Imperial Seal was getting heavier and heavier. Zhuge Xiang felt that his body was about to give way. Although he had mastered the Great Strength Bull Demon Technique Third Layer Zhuge Xiang bones had become incredibly strong, Zhuge Xiang still felt powerless under the suppression of the Imperial Seal. He could even hear the sound of his bones cracking.
Even though Zhuge Xiang's physical body was powerful, the Imperial Seal was a symbol of the Great Qin Emperor's power, embodying the faith of two billion people in the country. The force of this pressure caused cracks to appear in Zhuge Xiang's incomparably strong body, almost causing it to collapse.
"Is there any way to escape in this situation?" Holding the Imperial Seal tightly with both hands, Zhuge Xiang's mind raced as he searched for a way to get out of trouble. He went through all the Skill, equipment, and Dao Item in his mind, but he couldn't find anything suitable that could get him out of his current predicament.
Awooo...
At that moment, a resounding dragon roar suddenly rang out, filled with an aura of majesty. Immediately afterward, two slender figures appeared from the horizon, their overwhelming momentum pressing down, no less than that of the Great Qin Emperor.
In an instant, two True Dragon appeared. The golden True Dragon were dozens of feet long, exuding a powerful aura. They were incredibly strong, with a cultivation level no less than that of the Spirit Severing Realm, similar to that of several Imperial Preceptor of the Great Tang Dynasty, and even more solid.
The other Azure Dragon, over a hundred feet long, possessed a more restrained aura, yet it was as unfathomable as a vast ocean.
"Smack!"
The Azure Dragon was well over Hundred Zhang long. With a flick of its massive tail, it slammed the Imperial Seal, sending the majestic Imperial Seal flying. This demonstrated the immense power and cultivation of this hundred-foot-long Azure Dragon.
"The East Sea Dragon Palace? The Dragon King!?" Looking at the azure Azure Dragon and the Golden Dragon, with his gaze falling on the Azure Dragon that was over a hundred feet long, the Great Qin Emperor's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice.
"Ao Bing?" Zhuge Xiang didn't recognize the Azure Dragon, but he did recognize the Golden Dragon —it was Ao Bing Zhuge Xiang the East Sea Dragon Palace. He hadn't expected the East Sea Dragon Palace to come to his rescue in this critical moment. (To be continued...)