Star Gate-Chapter 1530: A Cultured Gentleman Killing People (II)
Lin Hongyu frowned at Gan Wuliang’s reaction and said crisply, “Break through, right now! Don’t think too much. He would’ve taken the dao universes a long time ago if he wanted them. That he hasn’t means he doesn’t want them.
“Does Martial Uncle Hong still not know him well enough? His heart isn’t in the dao universes. Not to mention, the situation is critical. If you don’t ascend and we die, there will be no more world and dao universe...”
“That’s hard to say,” Hong Yitang coughed dryly. “These exalted emperors won’t be able to take the dao universes with them. He might be able to get back in time...”
Bullshit!
“Break through, RIGHT NOW!” Lin Hongyu roared. “No dao universe is worth your lives in his eyes! He’ll be angry only if everyone dies! Advance right now and don’t delay for a single moment!” 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞
Gan Wuliang and Hong Yitang looked at each other. The former didn’t make a sound; Hong Yitang knew that he didn’t dare say anything.
“Alright then,” Hong Yitang nodded. “We’ll break through right now!”
The two vanished; Gan Wuliang did so with a sigh of relief. This has nothing to do with me! Lin Hongyu gave the order, Hong Yitang responded, I’m just along for the ride. That’s what I’m saying when Li Hao comes back.
“I’m only a first rank!” Celestial Pole gambled when the two were gone. Why don’t you ask me if a first rank can take on a second rank?
“The senior was an exalted emperor a long time ago. The elevation of your replica will still grant you elite manipulation of strength!” Lin Hongyu said solemnly. “The senior is a veteran exalted emperor as well...”
Celestial Pole rolled his eyes. Yes yes, I’m a veteran to you. Hello, all other exalted emperors in the chaos are more tenured than I am. Don’t just compare everything to Silver Moon, alright??
Every single exalted emperor in the chaos is older than me! How many years has it been since I became an exalted emperor? But now...
“Not to mention, the senior is just a replica. It’s fine if you die!”
Are you even listening to yourself? Celestial Pole pouted. You’re completely heartless! Are replicas not people? Are replicas not alive?
I’ve been independent of the primary body for one hundred thousand years and formed my own style a long time ago! Well, fine, my style is the same as the primary body’s, but I think I’m my own person, alright?
As rebellious as his thoughts were, he also knew that no egg could remain intact when a nest was overturned. If Silver Moon was defeated, this replica of his was doomed as well.
He could run, but... wasn’t Zhang An still here?
It’d be one thing if he ran off before, but now that Silver Moon was back among the chaos, Old Zhang might know that he abandoned Little Zhang. Then both his primary body and replica would be in for it!
As for wandering the chaos... Forget it. Someone like me just wants to find a nice, comfy bed somewhere. The life of a wanderer is not for me.
“Hong Yitang and Gan Wuliang are seriously too cowardly,” he couldn’t help but say. “Li Hao isn’t even around anymore, but they’re still worried that he’ll take them to account for their actions...”
“They’re not cowardly!” Lin Hongyu shook her head. “They just want Li Hao to be able to reach greater heights if he borrows the dao universe. Only then will Silver Moon find its footing in the chaos! Whether it is Martial Uncle Hong or Gan Wuliang, neither of them think that they have the ability to do so.”
“That’s true!”
The easy conversation between them was in contrast to the frantic nerves that one might expect. Silver Moon had anticipated a great deal of trouble finding them when they exited the seal. That was inevitable, so there was no need to worry.
Panther quietly shifted its body and didn’t express anything. It focused on playing for time. It was best if it could run away. If not, it would join the fight after Hong Yitang and Gan Wuliang verified their daos.
......
Toward the rear.
The exalted emperors looked on with a hint of glee. Silver Moon had no place to run to! They knew that the minor world only possessed two exalted emperors. But those were just a first rank and a second rank—they wouldn’t amount to anything.
Red Moon had placed a very high bounty on Silver Moon. The minimum reward was a mid world. If they captured Silver Moon, they could even join Red Moon. Although the major world’s ranks of exalted emperors were full, some new spots had opened up lately due to a spate of recent deaths.
Li Hao had killed two, for example. New Martial had killed a few more. That resulted in vacancies that could be filled by others. Hence, Silver Moon was no longer just tied to the reward of a mid world, but also a spot in an eighth rank dao universe.
If a third rank captured Silver Moon and devoured the reward, it was almost guaranteed that they would advance into fourth rank. And after joining a dao universe, sixth rank was nearly a foregone conclusion.
Such an opportunity was all too rare for these exalted emperors, not to mention the relative lack of danger it came with. In their present state, sixth rank was beyond difficult and a risky pursuit for them.
“Block their way, don’t let them get away again,” the exalted emperors transmitted through the chaos. “Keep the disturbance down and pick up speed. We’re not far from Red Moon. If their people get to Silver Moon first, there’ll be nothing left for us!”
“Apparently there’s some Red Moon exalted emperors nearby searching for Silver Moon. Everyone, opportunity is at hand right in front of us. Don’t miss it!”
“I’ll take care of the chaos beast, you guys handle the first rank. There might be further surprises in store as well...”
The exalted emperors quickly delegated work, excitement making their movements jerky. Even if the spoils weren’t evenly divided, this was still an enormous stroke of fortune. Based on their earlier agreement, if Silver Moon proved too hard to divide between them, they would convert it to dao crystals and split that. They were all rich, no matter what!
These four had worked together many times before. They wouldn’t dare operate in tandem this time otherwise. When it came to fortuitous opportunities, one less participant was one more share of the riches for them.
The exalted emperors accelerated—the two third ranks were extremely fast and shot ahead of Silver Moon. These ripe pickings had to land solely in their hands!
At the same time, inside Silver Moon.
The whole world was on high alert; the entire population was cultivating and waiting for further instructions. Silver Moon denizens had known that dangers would abound after they entered the chaos. Therefore, when the two masters of dao appeared and required everyone to work together, the people snapped to attention without hesitation.
It wasn’t their first time acting in concert, anyhow.
A myriad of daos converged and two rivers of dao circled the world, forming a yin and yang. The two dao masters no longer held any reservations and had verified their dao on this day.
It’d been one year since Li Hao departed Silver Moon, but the world had rapidly increased in strength. There were double digits of Fused Dao cultivators now, and soon to be three figures worth.
It’d only been a year!
While this paled far in comparison to veteran worlds, Silver Moon had once been just a desolate backwater. This rate of improvement was unfathomable and showcased the benefits of having a dao universe.
Everyone cultivated in a methodological, orderly manner. And with Li Hao having publicized his dao methods and offering up the Hao Moon Sword for everyone to study, Silver Moon inhabitants led blissful lives.
At the same time, they were a bit short on personal reflections. They mostly repeated Li Hao’s comprehensions. Li Hao imitated the ancients, and they imitated Li Hao. This resulted in similar great daos, but not everyone was able to forge their own path. It was difficult enough to reach Fused Dao.
As the strength of the people gathered, the two rivers of dao agitated with motion. A master of dao—the weakest master of dao—should be sixth rank. But these two weren’t even exalted emperors! It was an extremely ludicrous thought.
The dao rivers surged and the strength of great dao filled the world. Two enormous figures could be seen within the waters. They became part of the rivers and incorporated a myriad of daos into their bodies.
The river of the corporeal universe was slightly stronger than the one of the immaterial universe, but only relatively speaking. There were limits to its strength. High numbers of cultivators walked the immaterial path these days as well; they were almost all powerhouses.
As dao strength surged into the rivers and into their bodies, ascending to the exalted emperor level was a foregone conclusion. A great rumble shook the world before long!
Dao echoes of exalted emperors emanated in all directions. Hong Yitang was the first to break the barrier of the corporeal dao and assimilate into the river. A massive earth aura became part of the world when he completed the ascension. Although he wielded a myriad of daos, he still walked the one most suited for him—sword dao, earth aura, Earthturner Sword!
In this moment, Silver Moon world.
Some were awed, others were jealous, and someone like Yuan Shuo was utterly contemptuous.
“Meh, that’s not much.” He rolled his eyes. He was jealous, but also dismissive. It didn’t matter if he was putting on a tough front. Dismissive was dismissive.
While he was a Fused Dao cultivator now as well, he was very far away from becoming an exalted emperor. It couldn’t be helped. His dao lay in the dao universe. The master of the dao universe had just become an exalted emperor. What could he do about it?
Hou Xiaochen and the others next to him smiled. They knew that they were surrounded by danger, that overwhelming danger must be staring them down if the two had chosen to verify their dao now. But... what could they do other than smile?
They were just Fused Dao. It would be hard for them to walk out of the world, much less fight exalted emperors.
They could only pretend ignorance of their situation.
“My disciple’s run off for a year and hasn’t sent anything back!” Yuan Shuo was still grumbling. “Seeing Earthturner Sword and Gan Wuliang verify their daos while we play in the Fused Dao sandbox... I wonder when we’ll be able to journey through the chaos ourselves.”
“What, have you still not given up on that?” Hou Xiaochen coughed.
“Give what up?” sniffed Yuan Shuo. “Why should I be giving anything up? I may have fallen behind for the moment, that doesn’t mean I’ll always be behind. I’m not giving anything up! Even if I can’t be the master of a myriad daos before I become an exalted emperor, I’ll reach that level one day!
“So what if I do it just as an exalted emperor of the five elements? The chaos is enormous! Are those that walk the paths of the five elements not powerhouses?
“Apart from the Human King, didn’t that Supreme Zhang, Sun God, Exalted Blood Emperor, and others of New Martial find their own way? Who says we can’t do it just because we’re not dao masters?”
He would never give up!
