The Five Emperors (Part Two)

"Master, that Asura King is quite strong. He doesn't even have the cultivation of a peak Asura King, yet he was able to fight that Savage Axe Emperor to a standstill."

While Zhuge Xiang was fighting the Savage Axe Emperor, not far away, a man dressed in a black bodysuit stood atop a small mountain, looking down at the battle below. Beside him, an elderly Asura spoke respectfully, his eyes filled with a mixture of awe and admiration as he looked at Zhuge Xiang.

"That Savage Axe Emperor, although he only advanced ten years ago, has quite impressive brute strength. That Asura King actually has such strength. If he were to advance to Asura King one day, I imagine our Asura Path would produce another great powerhouse?"

The elderly Asura, with his sharp eyes, greatly admired Zhuge Xiang. However, the man beside him, dressed in a black bodysuit, showed little interest, merely watching the battle below calmly. He said, "What you say is true, but it's too much. That Asura King is indeed strong, and he might achieve what I have today in the future. But his current strength mostly relies on his Half-Immortal Artifact and Half-Demon Artifact. At least in my eyes right now, apart from his physical body, he's nothing special."

In the Asura Path, the Asura are hideous and ugly, while the Female Rakshasa are all beautiful as celestial beings, as lovely as peach blossoms. However, this man dressed in a black bodysuit does not have the strange appearance of the other Asura. Instead, he looks like a handsome young man. Apart from his eyes and hair being an eerie purple, he is no different from an ordinary human.

"Master, you are too arrogant. Even among the Five Emperors, there are few who can catch your eye. It's normal for you to have such a view..." Hearing the words of the black-haired, purple-eyed youth, the old Asura said with a bitter smile.

Although he had also reached the level of the Asura Emperor, he was still far inferior to his young master.

Although one's cultivation reaches the Immortal-Demon level, allowing one to be called an Emperor or Sovereign, while being called an Emperor is possible, not everyone is qualified to be called an Sovereign. The Asura Emperor is an Immortal-Demon level being, but the Asura Emperor is a top-tier Immortal-Demon level being, said to be a powerhouse infinitely close to the Great Emperor level.

In the Asura Path, there are dozens of people who claim the title of Emperor, but only one person has been called a Great Emperor, second only to the Nine Great Emperor of the Asura Emperor. This purple-haired, purple-eyed youth is none other than one of the Five Emperors, the Purple Emperor Jing Wuming.

Among the Five Emperors, the Purple Emperor is the youngest. There are even rumors that he was originally Genius Disciple of the Demon Realm who fought against an Immortal Realm Emperor-level powerhouse from the Asura Path and became the Asura Emperor at a young age. It is only a matter of time before he reaches the Great Emperor level in his lifetime. Therefore, in the Asura Path, the Purple Emperor Jing Wuming has an arrogant and haughty demeanor. Even the other Five Emperors are hard to catch his eye.

No wonder the old Asura Emperor smiled bitterly; there is a huge gap between geniuses and mediocrities, even in their concepts.

The old Asura Emperor still remembered that once, an Asura Emperor came to ask the Purple Emperor how he could raise his cultivation to the level of Asura Emperor in ten years if he were the Purple Emperor.

If it were an ordinary person, faced with the Asura Emperor's question about how to advance from Asura Emperor to Asura Emperor in ten years, they might have offered words of encouragement and guidance on how to achieve a breakthrough. However, even decades later, the aged Asura Emperor still Memory the Purple Emperor's answer.

"Ten years?" Back then, when faced with the Asura Emperor's question, the Purple Emperor's expression did indeed show careful consideration, but then he uttered a shocking statement. "Sleep for the first nine years, and in the tenth year, you will naturally become Asura Emperor."

These words caused a great sensation in the Asura Path at the time. From then on, the name of the Purple Emperor, one of the Five Emperors, resounded throughout the entire Asura Path. He broke through from Asura Emperor to Asura Emperor in ten years, and he just slept for the first nine years?

This kind of statement is like a student with poor grades asking a top student in the class how to get a score of 90, but the top student's answer is, "Leave ten multiple-choice questions unanswered, and you'll get a score of 90."

"Take this, Heaven-Opening Axe Strike!" Seeing that more and more powerful figures were gathering around him because of his battle, including the famous Asura Emperor, and even the figure of the Purple Emperor, one of the Five Emperors, the Savage Axe Emperor was secretly anxious and wanted to finish the battle quickly.

Those who have reached the Asura Emperor are not easy to deal with, especially the Purple Emperor. Even if he is very confident, Savage Axe Emperor has no chance of winning against Five Emperors level expert.

The Savage Axe Emperor, wielding his axe in both hands, raised it high and then slashed down fiercely towards Zhuge Xiang. A giant axe, a Hundred Zhang tall, materialized in the Void and cleaved towards Zhuge Xiang with the Savage Axe Emperor's movement. The destructive aura contained within it made even the Asura King's expression turn serious. Facing the Hundred Zhang -tall Phantom Image the giant axe, Zhuge Xiang looked so insignificant.

"Does this guy want to decide the outcome in one move?" Sensing the destructive aura contained in the Heaven-Opening Axe Strike, Zhuge Xiang's face darkened. He took a deep breath, and his Nine-Orifice Demon Heart pounded. At the same time, Zhuge Xiang also revealed his Hundred Zhang- tall Demon Body Zhuge Xiang form, and a violent aura erupted from his body.

"The Heaven Collapsing Earth Shattering!" Zhuge Xiang shouted from the direction of the Hundred Zhang- tall Demon Body. The booming sound was like a morning bell and evening drum. It also transformed into Hundred Zhang -long giant pillar, Sea Calming Divine Needle, and with an incomparably powerful aura, it smashed towards the giant axe with astonishing power.

Boom!

The violent explosion seemed to shatter the very air, shaking the land within a hundred miles as if it were an earthquake. Fortunately, this was the Asura Path, inhabited entirely by Asura host; otherwise, in the Cultivation World, it would have caused widespread panic among humanity.

"Wow, such powerful strength! Is this the kind of power that Asura King can possess?" Watching the Heaven Collapsing Earth Shattering as the Shura King clashed with the Savage Axe Emperor's Heaven-Opening Axe Strike, the Asura King were all dumbfounded.

Even those Asura Emperor looked much more serious. Whether it was the Heaven-Opening Axe Strike or the Heaven Collapsing Earth Shattering, both possessed power that threatened them.

The powerful energy ravaged Zhuge Xiang's body. Although the Heaven Collapsing Earth Shattering attack was extremely powerful, Zhuge Xiang was still at a disadvantage against the Asura Emperor level. Fortunately, Zhuge Xiang's body was incredibly strong, and he also had the power of the Yin Yang Demonic Rings, which doubled his defensive capabilities. Otherwise, this raging energy would have been enough to seriously injure Zhuge Xiang.

"Explosive Steps!" A violent and powerful force ravaged his body. Zhuge Xiang was bathed in terrifying energy, and his HP visibly dropped significantly. With a blink of his eyes, Zhuge Xiang's body flashed and disappeared from the raging violent power. When he reappeared, he was already in front of the Savage Axe Emperor. His speed was so fast that it was impossible for anyone to catch it.

Shattering Strike!

Relying on his Explosive Steps speed, Zhuge Xiang arrived in front of the Savage Axe Emperor. The golden Ruyi Sea Calming Divine Needle Bang in his hand, carrying a strange and magnificent power, slammed down towards the Savage Axe Emperor. Although he was strong, speed was not the Savage Axe Emperor's forte. This blow landed heavily on the Savage Axe Emperor's shoulder.

Shattering Strike (Perfection Level): Deals a crushing blow to the target. Requires cultivation level of the Dao Seeking Realm and a heavy weapon. The attack can crush 50% of the target's defense for 10 seconds, consumes 3000 MP, and has a 60-second cooldown.

"Defense capability, reduced by half?" Upon hearing the system notification, Zhuge Xiang acted swiftly. He put away the Sea Calming Divine Needle, opened his palm, and the Zhuge Xiang Immortal Slaying Sword landed in his palm once more.

In terms of attack power, the Sea Calming Divine Needle is indeed much stronger than the Immortal Slaying Sword, but in terms of Skill, sword Skill are stronger than those of the Sea Calming Divine Needle.

Wearing the Bull Demon God Armor, Zhuge Xiang's attack power surged again thanks to its passive effect. Although it couldn't compare to the Sea Calming Divine Needle, it still closed the gap considerably.

"The Sky-Supporting Sacred Sword!"

Zhuge Xiang pointed his Immortal Slaying Sword at the sky, and a magnificent Sword Intent appeared in the sky. Then, a Hundred Zhang- long Sky-Supporting Sacred Sword appeared in the sky. In terms of attack power, the move of this Sky-Supporting Sacred Sword was, to some extent, Zhuge Xiang's strongest attack.

Sky-Supporting Sacred Sword (Perfection Level): Incomplete version. Can summon a Giant Sword Hundred Zhang long from the Void. All other swords will be suppressed under the Holy Sword. Single-target attack, dealing true damage equal to 50% of the target's HP, minimum 100,000 points. Consumes 6,000 MP. Cooldown: 500 seconds.

Buzzing...

Although the Asura Path is driven by Battle Will, most Asura wield heavy weapons such as Spear, Battle Axe, Wolf Fang Club. However, there are also many speed-type Asura who use swords. But with the appearance of the Sky-Supporting Sacred Sword, all Asura who use swords can feel their swords trembling, and the power in their swords is suppressed by a large part.

"Hmm?" Purple Emperor had been watching the battle between Zhuge Xiang and the Savage Axe Emperor with a calm expression, as if he were just watching the two perform. However, with the appearance of Zhuge Xiang's Sky-Supporting Sacred Sword Skill, Purple Emperor's eyebrows twitched slightly.

He stretched out his palm, and a long sword, as red as blood, appeared in Purple Emperor's hand. However, this long sword trembled slightly in Purple Emperor's palm, and at the same time, it emitted a series of unwilling clear cries from its blade, as if it was unwilling to be suppressed by the supreme Sword Intent of the Sky-Supporting Sacred Sword. However, Purple Emperor could feel that the power of the sword in his hand was being suppressed.

"Interesting. Even the power of my Demon Artifact is suppressed?" Purple Emperor's eyes flashed with surprise, and when he looked at Zhuge Xiang, a hint of anticipation appeared in his purple eyes.

With his mere Asura King cultivation level, the fact that he could suppress his own Demon Artifact- level Weeping Blood Sword piqued the Purple Emperor's curiosity about Zhuge Xiang. (To be continued...)