The Devil Dao's Cruelty and the Qin Emperor's Resentment
"Bang!"
The moment their fists and palms collided, a deafening roar erupted.
The next moment, the giant ape's paw was blasted to pieces, and shattered bone fragments mixed with demonic blood splattered everywhere. The ape's arm broke off inch by inch from the base of its paw.
The Five Elements Fist surged into the giant ape's body through its arm.
A series of muffled explosions emanated from its body, and the giant ape let out a shrill scream as its massive body flew backward like a kite with a broken string.
It collapsed to the ground, spitting out blood, its wounds splattering with blood, staring at Liu Yi with a face full of terror, and roaring:
"Impossible! You're only at the Void Return Realm (Dao Soul Realm), how could you possibly have severely injured me with a single blow?"
"Nothing is impossible in this world. You're incredibly tough; you didn't die. But daring to steal my Chaos Stone is courting death!"
Liu Yi's gaze swept over the faint light emanating from the giant ape's body, discerning its intention to escape, and he said coldly:
"You think you can run away? You're dreaming."
Before he finished speaking, he flashed and appeared on the giant ape's head, unleashing the Five Elements Palm with a backhand.
On the black and white Yin-Yang Plain, a five-colored palm print suddenly appeared, carrying the momentum to Destruction all things, and struck directly at the giant ape.
"Boom!"
The giant ape's escape technique, which it hadn't fully unleashed, was instantly annihilated. Its massive body was reduced to dust, and even its Primordial Spirit, which had attempted to flee, Destruction.
Liu Yi carefully checked three times to confirm that the giant ape's soul had been scattered. Then, he reached out and grabbed the storage Law Treasure it had left behind.
With a mental connection, he immediately saw that the storage Law Treasure contained:
A piece of Yin-Yang Iron the size of a human head, a Chaos Stone the size of a fist, several hundred thousand high-grade Spirit Stone, and several various Law Treasure.
Without pausing, he first stored the Yin-Yang Iron and the high-grade Spirit Stone into his Storage Space.
The Law Treasure were directly uploaded to the System Store for sale, while the Chaos Stone was stored in the Portable Daoist Sanctum.
After doing all this, he raised his hand and released Little Yellow and Su Yuxuan from his Portable Daoist Sanctum.
"The enemy has been eliminated, Fellow Daoist Su. Which direction shall we go next?"
Su Yuxuan's gaze fell on the remaining fragments of flesh and blood on the ground. The faint aura of the Dao Integration Realm had not yet dissipated, causing her mind to tremble violently.
In the blink of an eye, a powerful demon at the Dao Integration Realm had perished at Liu Yi's hands. This strength was truly terrifying and astonishing.
She only snapped out of her daze upon hearing Liu Yi's voice, and quickly replied, "Please wait a moment, Senior Liu, I'll confirm the direction right away."
After saying that, he quickly took out the Bagua compass and carefully recalibrated the orientation.
In the imperial garden of the Qin State palace in the Central Continent.
Qin Wu moved nimbly, his movements fluid and powerful, displaying a set of ordinary boxing techniques with impressive skill, before finally coming to a sudden stop.
Upon seeing this, the guards nearby immediately swung their iron rods and smashed them down on his body.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Dull thuds echoed as the iron rod struck Qin Wu repeatedly.
The training session only ended half an hour later when the iron rod was bent.
Qin Wu finished his practice and stood still, slowly exhaling a breath of stale air. But then he heard a voice that was both arrogant and disdainful:
"So what if you've mastered your mortal martial arts to the extreme? In the eyes of us cultivators, you're nothing but an ant."
Why suffer like this when you could simply enjoy the Wang Sheng?
Qin Wu froze for a moment before slowly relaxing, though the cold glint in his eyes remained.
He turned around, looked at a young man dressed in a dark red robe with a gloomy face, and respectfully said:
"Immortal Master, I lack the aptitude for cultivation; I can only strengthen my body through martial arts."
Moreover, if I hadn't honed my martial arts skills, I probably would have perished in an assassination attempt long ago. In the past six months, I've already survived three assassination attempts."
He paused slightly, then gritted his teeth and said, "Immortal Master, could the annual tribute of 100,000 beauties to the Demonic Flame Sect be reduced?"
"Now, the Qin State is plagued by natural disasters, and civil unrest is breaking out everywhere. The state is on the verge of collapse. We beg the immortal master to have mercy and leave the people of Qin State a way to survive."
Upon hearing this, He Yucheng refused without hesitation. "No way! The 100,000 beauties must be supplied on time."
Those civil unrest are nothing but ants trying to shake a tree; this immortal master can suppress them with a mere wave of his hand. You need not worry."
With that, he casually tossed out two talismans. "These are a Vajra Talisman and a Protective Talisman; they will ensure your safety."
Qin Wu quickly accepted the two talismans, a smile spreading across his face. He bowed respectfully and said, "Thank you for your generous gift, Immortal Master."
Seeing his respectful attitude, He Yucheng nodded slightly, then suddenly spoke:
"My cultivation has improved slightly, and I need to go into seclusion to break through. You must immediately prepare twenty stunningly beautiful women and send them to my residence."
Qin Wu's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly stepped forward, his tone pleading:
"Your Excellency, could you possibly make an exception and reduce the number of people?"
I simply cannot gather enough people in a short time. Even the palace maids are few and far between; it's almost to the point where even mosquitoes and flies are scarce!
"Snort!"
He Yucheng's face instantly darkened, and the pressure of his Middle Stage of the Golden Core Realm power poured out without reservation, pressing down on Qin Wu like Mount Tai.
This is your business, it has nothing to do with me.
"Twenty women must be delivered within a day, or the Emperor of Qin State may be replaced."
Qin Wu was almost suffocated by that overwhelming aura, even though he had reached the Peak of the Celestial Person Realm.
He was powerless to resist under the opponent's oppressive aura, and the bones in his body were creaking faintly.
He was filled with resentment. He had exceptional talent in martial arts, and after thirty years of arduous training, he had reached the Peak of the Celestial Person Realm.
However, he could not find a way to break through, and could only strengthen his physical body by practicing external martial arts.
He originally thought he could contend with the other party, but now he realizes that despite his efforts, he can't even withstand the other party's momentum.
In the end, he could only grit his teeth, lower his head, and reply, "Yes, sir. I will arrange for someone to deliver it to the Immortal Master shortly."
Seeing that he had given in, He Yucheng was satisfied and withdrew his imposing manner. He snorted coldly and turned to leave.
Qin Wu's face remained calm and expressionless, as if the humiliation he had just experienced had never happened to him, but in his heart, he was already roaring with rage:
"Damn He Yucheng! Damn Demonic Flame Sect! Every year I send 100,000 beauties directly to your sect to be your furnaces!"
Your cultivation of the Demonic Flame Art has caused an excess of yang energy. Instead of gradually refining and expelling it yourself, you want to take a shortcut by using the dual cultivation of women from the Great Qin to dissipate this yang energy.
Those girls who cultivated with you, how could they withstand the violent heat of the sun? Which one of them didn't perish in a short time?
Every bit of progress you make in your cultivation comes at the cost of countless bones of the people of Qin State.
The Qin State is now suffering terribly because of you cultivators.
I, the Emperor Qin, have acted like one of your dogs; it is an utter disgrace.
What's even more ridiculous is that the people of the world all think I'm licentious and tyrannical, and I'm the one who has to bear all the blame for them.
The more he thought about it, the more he hated it, his heart filled with resentment. "Why don't those righteous sects kill all these demons who are wreaking havoc on the world?"
Even if the Devil Dao Sect destroy the Demonic Flame Sect, it would be a good thing. After all, there aren't many A Mortal kingdoms under the rule of other Devil Dao Sect that are in such a miserable state as my Qin State!
Which of the Qin State emperors throughout history hadn't considered rebellion? Yet, in the end, it was all in vain.
Although I am a martial arts prodigy, a once-in-a-century talent in the Qin Household, and even with martial arts cultivation at the Peak of the Celestial Person Realm,
But against cultivators, this level of strength is still utterly insignificant. I'm not reconciled!