Section 66: The Secret of Becoming an Emperor
By Gu Zhenren, published June 18, 2014
Instantly!
An boundless, dazzling white radiance filled the Immortal Pouch King’s vision. He was like a fallen leaf, swept into an infinite river.
Helpless!
*Splat, splat, splat.*
Golden light exploded, sounds like popping beans erupting one after another around him.
The Immortal Pouch King’s expression changed drastically as the countless golden talismans surrounding him were continuously shattered by the blade and sword energy. In just three breaths, only a small handful remained, their golden light dim and his Vital Energy severely depleted.
The Immortal Pouch King, heartbroken, quickly gathered the remaining talismans into his Immortal Pouch to nurture them.
*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!*
Countless massive waves crashed onto the Three Flavors Divine Shield.
The three giant shields emitted brilliant radiance, united as one, standing firm against the surging waves.
Chu Yun sneered, wielding his blade and sword to control the Heavenly River. He was now a King level expert, capable of freely controlling this Heavenly River.
The water level of the Heavenly River immediately surged, creating monstrous waves. Chu Yun trod upon the waves as he advanced. With a “boom,” the Ice River Sword pierced one of the divine shields.
The Immortal Pouch King’s face turned pale, feeling an infinite chill surging towards him. The divine shield trembled violently, shocking him.
“I can’t stay in this Heavenly River!” The Immortal Pouch King tried to escape, but a sharp blade light met him head-on.
The blade light sliced through space, carrying boundless dominance, destroying everything, with a terrifying power that could shatter heaven and earth, striking another divine shield.
Instantly, a deafening roar erupted in the Immortal Pouch King’s ears, causing them to ache.
He withstood the white-hot, blinding blade light, opened his eyes, and was horrified to see countless fragmented shield pieces.
The Three Flavors Divine Shield, which he took pride in, couldn’t even withstand Chu Yun’s attack. It was destroyed in the first encounter.
“How is this possible!?” The Immortal Pouch King cried out in distress, his eyes bulging so wide they nearly fell out. His voice was filled with disbelief. How could Chu Yun’s attack be so terrifying?
Chu Yun swung his blade again.
This time, it was easier than the first. The second Three Flavors Divine Shield was directly cleaved in half, then washed out of sight by the surging Heavenly River.
*Boom!*
With another explosion, the third strike landed.
It was a strike that could destroy worlds and sink stars!
The last divine shield was also shattered into pieces.
“The Innate Drunken Snow Saber is still better!” Chu Yun shouted inwardly with satisfaction. Even though his right arm trembled and ached from these three strikes, he felt incredibly exhilarated.
The Drunken Snow Saber was his strongest single-target combat weapon, with a cultivation of ten million years and being an Innate Gold Essence Demon Soldier, which allowed it to directly cleave through the defense of the Three Flavors Divine Shield.
Undoubtedly, this was a supreme offensive weapon!
“Immortal Pouch King, take another move from me!” Chu Yun laughed heartily, his voice heroic and unrestrained. He moved like a dragon overturning the river, or a roc soaring across the sky. With both blade and sword, the Immortal Pouch King could not resist!
The only remaining item on him was his Mysterious Yellow Breathing Earth Dao Robe, which, though an Innate Demon Soldier, only had a cultivation of 110,000 years.
This was because Innate Demon Soldiers placed a great burden on the Monster Tamer’s Spirit Light. The Immortal Pouch King, lacking a supreme weapon or Divine Path Technique, and not having mastered the various Spirit Light Contracts of the Ten Thousand Beasts King, could only suppress the cultivation of this Dao Robe to use it freely.
Golden speckles of light were stripped away layer by layer under Chu Yun’s blade and sword strikes. Simultaneously, the surrounding Heavenly River of blades and swords surged with countless snow-like waves, encirling the Immortal Pouch King.
The Immortal Pouch King released one Demonic creature after another, attempting to resist, but all were heavily struck by Chu Yun and crippled.
“Chu Yun, you’re pushing me too far. This is what you forced me to do!” The Immortal Pouch King was in disarray, heavily wounded and covered in blood from Chu Yun’s attacks.
Even a cornered dog would leap over a wall, let alone a King level expert!
He shouted loudly, pulling out a tattered, gray Immortal Pouch from his embrace, its exterior unsightly.
Driven to desperation by Chu Yun, he was forced to take out this Immortal Pouch and carefully open a small slit.
Immediately, an infinite suction force emanated from the pouch opening, voraciously devouring the surrounding Heavenly River of blades and swords.
Chu Yun was greatly astonished. Immortal Pouches were, in common knowledge, auxiliary Demon Soldiers used for storing Demonic creatures. No one had ever seen an Immortal Pouch used as a weapon.
However, this Immortal Pouch King’s Immortal Pouch was extraordinary. It was like a bottomless pit, continuously absorbing the blade and sword energy, showing no signs of being overwhelmed.
Chu Yun refused to believe it and attacked fiercely again.
The Immortal Pouch King could not withstand Chu Yun’s sharp offense and could only repeatedly raise the Immortal Pouch in his hand.
The Immortal Pouch absorbed all of Chu Yun’s attacking Dao Methods, and its opening grew larger and larger.
The Immortal Pouch King was covered in cold sweat, his face growing paler. Suddenly, he主动 surrendered, shouting, “Stop fighting! I’m losing control of this Immortal Pouch. If the opening fully unfurls, none of us will escape!”
At this moment, Star Maiden, who had been hiding in a corner of the Battle Formation Space, also cried out, “This is too dangerous, stop quickly! Once the opening unfurls, it will be the Sea of Chaos! It will not only flood this Battle Formation Space but also erupt directly in Huode City, sweeping through a large part of the Archipel!”
“Alarmist talk!” Chu Yun snorted coldly, raising his blade and sword, and rushed forward again.
The Immortal Pouch King was on the verge of tears. How could he be so unlucky to encounter such a rogue, simpleton, and ruthless character!
“Hold your hand!” Just then, space tore open, and the Wine King suddenly appeared before Chu Yun. He had largely recovered from his psychological trauma after these days of recuperation and could now mobilize his Demon Soldiers.
Chu Yun was not surprised at all; he had planned for the Wine King as a setup. If things truly escalated, the Wine King would be the one to help him de-escalate.
Chu Yun feigned hesitation, finally sheathing his blade and sword, his expressionless, “Since the Wine King has spoken, I will give you face.”
He had achieved his goal; not only had he tested his combat strength, but he had also successfully deterred the Immortal Pouch King.
He immediately dissipated the Heavenly River of blades and swords. The Immortal Pouch King, exerting all his strength, finally managed to narrowly close the opening of the Immortal Pouch.
“Do you know how dangerous that was just now! Ignorance is truly terrifying!” He sighed in relief, then shouted again, cold sweat running down his face in rivulets, extremely agitated.
“Oh? Is that so… Immortal Pouch King, are you provoking me again?” Chu Yun drew his blade and sword once more.
“You.” The Immortal Pouch King’s face stiffened. His lips moved, but no words came out, and he could only glare at Chu Yun.
A cold glint flashed in Chu Yun’s eyes, pressing down on the Immortal Pouch King with an even fiercer aura.
“Gentlemen!” The Wine King spoke again.
“Hmph, fine. This time, for the Wine King’s sake…” The Immortal Pouch King felt his aged face truly losing all dignity and could only use the Wine King as an excuse to step down.
His heart was filled with anger, shame, and hatred towards Chu Yun, along with a trace of fear he didn’t want to admit.
This kid truly had the ability to kill him!
After personally witnessing Chu Yun’s combat power, the Immortal Pouch King fully recognized this rather shocking and cruel reality.
“Now that two Emperors have emerged and the Archipel is in turmoil, we all have common enemies and need to rely on each other’s strength. Why resort to infighting? Come, come, I invite you all to my Dragon Gate Inn for drinks. You must come, you must all give me, the Wine King, some face, hahaha…” As the atmosphere grew cold, the Wine King busied himself to smooth things over.
“As expected of the Wine King, you have great foresight. I came today with genuine sincerity, not to engage in violence,” the Immortal Pouch King quickly agreed, his tone filled with anger, and even more so with resentment and gloom.
Half an hour later, at the Dragon Gate Inn.
The wine had flowed for three rounds.
Under the Wine King’s mediation, the atmosphere improved, and the initially tense relationship gradually eased.
The Immortal Pouch King candidly revealed his intention: he needed some help.
“To forge a Supreme grade Immortal Pouch?” Chu Yun and the Wine King exchanged glances, then looked at the Immortal Pouch King.
“That’s right. As everyone knows, Immortal Pouches are divided into upper, middle, and lower grades. In fact, above upper-grade Immortal Pouches, there are Supreme grade Immortal Pouches. However, Supreme grade Immortal Pouches are so rare that most people in the world believe that upper-grade Immortal Pouches are already the pinnacle of Immortal Pouches. This is not the case.”
The Immortal Pouch King paused, then continued, “Supreme grade Immortal Pouches do exist in this world. They can only be forged by Emperor level experts, which is why the number of Supreme grade Immortal Pouches in history is extremely scarce, so much so that they are considered non-existent. I intend to forge a Supreme grade Immortal Pouch.”
The Immortal Pouch King’s statement was contradictory: on one hand, he said that Supreme grade Immortal Pouches required the strength of a Great Emperor to create, and on the other hand, he said he needed help to forge one.
“It seems the pouch the Immortal Pouch King used during the recent fight was a semi-finished product of a Supreme grade Immortal Pouch. The Sea of Chaos… seems very dangerous. So that’s it, the Immortal Pouch King has been diligently collecting upper-grade Immortal Pouches to create a Supreme grade Immortal Pouch. His death in his previous life was likely also due to the creation of this Supreme grade Immortal Pouch.” Chu Yun’s Spirit Light erupted within him, combining with his past life’s memories, he connected all the clues and understood the situation.
Indeed, the Immortal Pouch King continued, “However, through my research, I’ve discovered that by using many upper-grade Immortal Pouches, I can forge a Supreme grade Immortal Pouch with King level cultivation. This is why I’ve been collecting upper-grade Immortal Pouches everywhere. The upper-grade Immortal Pouches are now sufficient, and we are in the final stage, requiring your assistance. Of course, I won’t let you work for nothing; I have prepared a generous gift to reward both of you.”
“Hmph! Why should I help you? Tell me what the reward is first, and then I’ll consider it,” Chu Yun said with a deliberate cold snort.
The Immortal Pouch King chuckled, his eyes flashing with boundless confidence. He spoke slowly, “This reward, you definitely cannot refuse. Because it is — the Secret of Becoming an Emperor!”
The Secret of Becoming an Emperor?
Instantly, a divine light shone in the depths of Chu Yun and the Wine King’s eyes.
The Secret of Becoming an Emperor!
It is common knowledge that the difficulty for a King to advance to the Emperor level is harder than climbing to the heavens. In the long river of history of the Archipel, only the Star Saints, the Three Emperors, and the Five Emperors have surpassed the King level.
The total number of them does not exceed ten. This illustrates the difficulty of a King becoming an Emperor!
Every King level Monster Tamer yearns to become an Emperor. Everyone wants to advance further, but this immense hurdle has stopped countless heroes and prodigies.
Chu Bawang, Nine Ghost King, Sword King, Ten Thousand Beasts King… so many brilliant seniors, so many talented figures, all failed at this very obstacle.
Even now.
The Immortal Pouch King suddenly told them that if they helped him forge a Supreme grade Immortal Pouch, he would exchange it with the Secret of Becoming an Emperor!
(To be continued)
