Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 388 - 378 Pursuit
The four War Emperors made a swift decision. Since War Emperor Kong Ming had issued the order, it was clear that he had made up his mind: he was determined to protect Huo Jiang and place his own progeny above the entire Sect.
This was a clear case of obsession, beyond persuasion, so the only option was to send Chu Hao, the one with great merit to the Sect, and the Barbaric Girl with limitless potential as a genius disciple, away.
"Quick, Huo Jiang will likely come soon. Once he finds out, he will surely complain to Lord Kong Ming, and by then it’ll be too late for you to leave!" Fire Cloud War Emperor urged.
Chu Hao also realized how serious the situation was. A War Emperor was ready to stoop so low as to personally strike against him and Yun Cai, two mere Warriors. Only another War Emperor or the War God could stop him.
They had no choice but to leave.
"Girl, let’s go!" Chu Hao extended his hand to the Barbaric Girl, feeling secretly relieved that Xiaocao had already returned to Medicine Valley in advance.
"Okay!" The girl trusted Chu Hao implicitly. She took his hand and then looked at the four figures of War Emperor Tianshuang, saying, "Grandmaster, second master, third master, fourth master, you must come to visit me in the future."
"Of course we will!" The four figures of War Emperor Tianshuang all said with a smile. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
"And don’t forget to bring something tasty!" the girl reminded.
This little glutton!
The four figures of War Emperor Tianshuang nearly shed tears, touched by the short time they had spent with the pure and kind-hearted little glutton, whom they had come to adore like a granddaughter.
They had planned to cultivate the girl carefully and would never have let her travel far from the Sect before she reached the War Venerate Realm. To their surprise, they had to let her wander so soon.
"Let’s go!" Chu Hao tugged at the girl.
Only then did the girl start walking, waving her hand to the four War Emperors reluctantly. She was simple-minded and treated this merely as a trip, so she naturally felt no sorrow.
Chu Hao released a long howl, summoning Fat Cat and Flying Fire. If they could not arrive in time, then he would have to depart first with the girl. After all, Tang Xin and Fu Xue were still in the Sect, and they would certainly take good care of Flying Fire. As for Fat Cat... the world should be grateful if that scoundrel cat did not cause trouble.
"Fire Cloud, Tianshuang, Jingfeng, Night Demon, you have deeply disappointed me!" Just then, a voice suddenly came from that decree, the golden light growing more and more dazzling, forming a sphere of light, which then parted to reveal an elder stepping out.
He appeared to be about 70 years old, with a full head of black hair and a complexion as rosy as a baby’s, but his eyebrows were white, long enough to droop to the corners of his mouth. He stood very tall, exuding a terrifying presence, as if a mere raise of his hand could pierce the sky.
War Emperor Kong Ming!
"My Lord!" The four figures of War Emperor Tianshuang saluted in unison, "Chu Hao is a great hero of our Sect and possesses supreme potential. He might even become a War God in the future. We beseech you to show mercy."
War Emperor Kong Ming snorted, "He has injured Huo Jiang; there is no future for him!" Saying this, he strode towards Chu Hao and the Barbaric Girl.
"My Lord!" The four War Emperors moved to intercept him together.
War Emperor Kong Ming showed a disdainful smile, "You think you can stop me?"
"We plea for leniency from you, my Lord!" Tianshuang War Emperor clenched his teeth and said.
Whoosh, Fire Cloud War Emperor waved his hand, sending out Star Force that transformed into a fiery bird, boldly reaching out with its claws to grab Chu Hao and the girl, then flapped its wings to speed away rapidly into the distance.
"Thinking of running away?" War Emperor Kong Ming said with disdain. He glanced over the four figures of War Emperor Tianshuang and commanded, "Step aside!"
"No!" The four War Emperors all shook their heads. In their eyes, Chu Hao and Yun Cai were the future of the Spirit Spring Sect, and they were ready to give everything to protect them.
"So ungrateful!" War Emperor Kong Ming made his move, and snap, snap, snap, snap, the four figures of War Emperor Tianshuang were simultaneously repelled flying. In front of a War Emperor, the Four Emperors might not be as helpless as babies, but they weren’t much stronger either.
But the Four Emperors immediately charged back into the fray, determined to buy time for Chu Hao and the girl to escape.
"Hmph!" This time War Emperor Kong Ming was truly angered. He flicked his right hand, and an unstoppable force surged through, causing the Four Emperors to spurt out blood violently, their bodies flung away like straw.
"Grandmaster, second master, third master, fourth master!" The girl cried out, fire practically shooting from her eyes, shouting, "You old fart, stop hitting my masters, I’ll fight you! You stinky old freak!"
Chu Hao remained silent, but his fists were clenched tight.
He had believed himself to be strong enough to protect himself and those around him. Yet, before Emperor Level power, he didn’t even have the right to fight back; he could only watch helplessly as the Four Emperors were repeatedly hurled away, coughing up blood, yet still selflessly throwing themselves back into battle to buy time for Chu Hao and Yun Cai.
This filled him with burning rage, as though he wanted to set everything ablaze with his fury.
So consumed with vehemence, he didn’t even notice the Phoenix Blood Jade on his body releasing a dazzling light, a warm current surging within.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, War Emperor Kongming struck again. This time, after the Four Emperors were shaken and sent flying, they couldn’t get up again and were all lying on the ground, with only their chests moving slightly, proving they were still alive.
War Emperor Kongming did not kill them, after all, those four were the mainstays of the Spirit Spring Sect; otherwise, had the War Emperor harbored the intent to kill, could the four War Emperors have held on for that long?
"You old bastard, if I don’t die today, I’ll surely come back and chop off your dog head!" Chu Hao bellowed in fury.
War Emperor Kongming remained indifferent. As a War Emperor, why would he get angry over the insult of a mere Warrior? The opponent was not worthy of such a reaction, he could easily eradicate him with a flick of his hand.
Whoosh, he controlled the artifact to fly and chased after the Fire Bird.
The Fire Bird was already fast, but compared to the War Emperor, it was far too slow, and it was caught up in a matter of moments.
"Hmph!" War Emperor Kongming reached out with a flick of his finger, and with a burst, the Fire Bird instantly shattered, causing Chu Hao and the Barbaric Girl to suddenly fall from the sky. However, Chu Hao immediately brought out his Flying Sword, for otherwise, falling from such a height would have left them either dead or severely injured.
At this moment, they hadn’t left the Spirit Spring Mountain, and many disciples witnessed this scene.
When the War Emperor made a move, what did that signify?
Most were sincerely frightened, not knowing what misstep Chu Hao had made to warrant War Emperor Kongming’s personal involvement. Yet, some reveled in his misfortune, like the Han Zongxin brothers; in their minds, since War Emperor Kongming had personally taken action, Chu Hao was certainly doomed.
War Emperor Kongming reached out again, pointing towards Chu Hao and the girl.
Whoosh, the form of Fat Cat materialized, its two paws resting on Chu Hao while the other two were on the girl, as it said, "Stinky kid, I only went out for a stroll, and you’ve already caused such a disaster, provoking such a formidable monster!"
"Cut the crap, is there any way out?" Chu Hao asked anxiously.
"I’m thinking!"
Whoosh, War Emperor Kongming’s finger had already pointed, but at that moment, Chu Hao, Yun Cai, and Fat Cat’s figures vanished into thin air.
"Eh, Spatial Teleportation?" War Emperor Kongming was slightly taken aback, showing a hint of surprise.
For those with a Spatial Physique, Spatial Teleportation was not extraordinary, but to carry others along in Spatial Teleportation was no simple feat; the difficulty was exponentially greater.
"Is it that Cat Demon?" murmured War Emperor Kongming, who, with his strong Soul Force, could naturally capture the prior exchange between Chu Hao and Fat Cat. He sensed for a moment and couldn’t help but reveal a smile. Although they had teleported away, they were not far.
He controlled the artifact to fly, his speed astonishingly fast.
Whoosh, Chu Hao only felt a blur before his eyes, and they had appeared in another location. He looked around and said, "This is still within the territory of the Spirit Spring Sect!"
"Yes, if this lord has to carry you two fat pigs, of course, the distance of Spatial Teleportation will be limited." Fat Cat panted heavily, as it was still only a Warrior, and to carry two other Warriors who practiced Body Cultivation, with bodies as heavy as mountains, was naturally extremely strenuous.
Just as it was about to spew some more vulgar words, its eyes suddenly bulged and it said, "Not good, that stinky old freak is coming after us again!"
No sooner had the words left its mouth than they saw War Emperor Kongming flying swiftly over to stand above them with his arms behind his back.
"Damn it, if my Cultivation were still intact, I could’ve slapped him to death with a single palm!" After making a hollow statement, Fat Cat placed a paw on Chu Hao and the girl each and teleported again.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, in just a few minutes, Fat Cat had teleported Chu Hao and the girl seven times, yet after each teleportation, War Emperor Kongming was able to catch up immediately.
Fat Cat was just a Warrior, and under the strain of continuous teleportation in such a short period, it was nearly coughing up blood.
"Damn it, this lord can’t take it anymore; if we keep this up, I’m really going to croak!" After the final teleportation, Fat Cat finally collapsed on the ground, exhausted.
Chu Hao took out all the treasures from his body, donning the Silver Dragon Armor, with the Heavenly Dharma Stone in his right hand and the Flame Bird Feathers in his left. He was not one to sit around waiting for death; even if there was only a one-in-ten million or one-in-a-billion chance, he would fight to the end.
But after only a short while, War Emperor Kongming had already caught up with them. The gap in their Realms was too large; there was no suspense in the outcome.
"You are allowed to take your own life," said War Emperor Kongming.
"Bullshit!" Chu Hao had lost any sense of reverence for this War Emperor; standing tall and proud, a true man fought bravely until the end, and he would not be ashamed of how he lived his life.
The gaze of War Emperor Kongming turned cold, and his intent to kill grew stronger.
In fact, he did feel some pity for Chu Hao’s talent. After all, those with Great Perfection in the Three Minor Realms were exceedingly rare. But Chu Hao had injured Huo Jiang, his beloved successor; nothing in this world was more important than his descendants.
"Then let this old man see you off. The fact that I deign to personally take action signifies you die with honor," War Emperor Kongming hummed, about to strike, when his expression suddenly froze, shifting his gaze to the side.
"May I ask Lord Kongming to show mercy!" A group of four people arrived swiftly, not on flying artifacts or using their own power, but mounted on four huge blood-red bats. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com).
