Sword Sovereign of the Celestial Emperor-Chapter 826 - 825: Kill the Sword Emperor?
"Cough, cough, cough..."
In the void, Chu Ming again spat out a few mouthfuls of blood. In fact, from the very beginning, he had sensed the presence of the Sword Emperor and the White Stone Demoness, among others, but he paid them no mind.
This time, he exposed the Undying Tree, which would inevitably attract many prying eyes, whether from the Human Race's emperors or from the powerful forces within the Restricted Area.
However, he had now reached the brink of breaking through to the high-tier emperor level. Once he returned and broke through to a high-tier emperor, his combat power would surely surge. By then, anyone attempting to seize the Undying Tree would face certain death.
But the battle with the Demon Blood Horn King also made him realize the gap between himself and seasoned emperors like the Emperor Ming and the Sword Emperor. In terms of Defense, due to the Celestial Level Defense Armor, he was no less than them.
However, in Attack Power, there was quite a difference. The Celestial Extinction Thunder Shadow Sword couldn't withstand the Great Yin Yang Sorrow Poem. He believed that both the Sword Emperor and Emperor Ming had their own means, sufficient to resist the Great Yin Yang Sorrow Poem. Ultimately, his foundation was lacking, missing a powerful top-tier Secret Technique Sword Technique.
Although he possessed the Evil Celestial Emperor's memories, the Evil Celestial Emperor was not a Sword Dao Life and Death Realm King. The only useful secret martial arts for him were the Hidden Dragon Blood Formation Technique and the Blood Gang Explosion Flame Needle.
The Hidden Dragon Blood Formation Technique was naturally very powerful. If he could cultivate it to the Fifth Layer Perfection, it would be enough to advance his Body Refining Power to the high-tier emperor level. But with his current step-by-step cultivation, the progress of the Hidden Dragon Blood Formation was painfully slow. At this rate, breaking through to the Fourth Layer would take at least two years, and as for breaking through to the Fifth Layer, without ten years of hard practice, it was impossible.
As for the Blood Gang Explosion Flame Needle, though it was a top-tier secret martial art, it was considered marginal even among them, not even as good as the Celestial Extinction Swordsmanship.
"Troublesome!"
Chu Ming muttered inwardly, then immediately dispelled the distracting thoughts. The immediate priority was to break through to a high-tier emperor.
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An hour later, Chu Ming returned to the Central Divine Domain, the Life and Death Tower. This time, the place he chose for his secluded cultivation was the eighth floor of the Life and Death Tower.
The eighth floor of the Life and Death Tower was not only vast and uninhabited but also brimming with Spiritual Power, making it an ideal place for secluded breakthroughs.
To be honest, the Life and Death Palace also had secret martial arts. As long as one had enough Life and Death Points, they could be exchanged, but most of what could be exchanged were high-tier secret martial arts or weaker top-tier secret martial arts. Some were even inferior to the Blood Gang Explosion Flame Needle, after all, the trump cards of the Emperor Ming and the Death Emperor were not to be revealed. Thus, if Chu Ming wanted to increase his Attack Power, he had to create his own top-tier secret martial art.
Although Chu Ming had previously created Sword Techniques, wanting to create a top-tier secret martial art increased the difficulty significantly.
Whoosh!
Chu Ming returned to the Life and Death Tower, passing through the Teleportation Array on the first floor and immediately teleported to the eighth floor of the Life and Death Tower.
On the eighth floor of the Life and Death Tower, Spiritual Power rained down, and mist curled around. Chu Ming chose a place where the Spiritual Power was most abundant. Then, he took out tens of thousands of top-grade Spirit Stones from his Storage Ring, placing them around him before beginning his closed-door cultivation.
His purpose for this secluded cultivation was simple: to break through the threshold of becoming a high-tier emperor and truly reach the high-tier emperor realm.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Activating the Pure Essence Sword Qi Technique, countless Spiritual Power in the air converged toward Chu Ming, and his aura began to rise slowly.
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At the Undying Peak, ever since the Death Emperor returned from the North Sea, he stayed alone in the blood-colored Divine Hall, never emerging. While the Death Emperor was in deep thought, not even the Bloodthirsty King and others dared to disturb him lightly.
"Should I really make a move?"
The Death Emperor stood gloomily atop the pavilion of the great hall, his eyes wavering.
To be honest, today, when he saw that Chu Ming possessed the Undying Tree, his heart was filled with instant murder intent.
The Undying Tree, to ordinary people, was just a divine object, but to him, it was the assurance of overcoming the final tribulation. As long as he obtained the Undying Tree, he would have a ninety percent chance of surviving the Ninth Tribulation.
His hesitation was due to Chu Ming being an emperor of the Human Race. Although he himself also belonged to the Human Race and had no affection for the Human Race, it was deceitful to say there were no feelings after living together for countless years.
Ultimately, the allure of power consumed him, 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
immediately summoning the Bloodthirsty King and the Snow Demon Immortal. The Snow Demon Immortal had already become a top-tier king. In a few decades, becoming an emperor seemed inevitable.
"I want to head out for a while. The Undying Peak will be under your care. Until I return, do not let anyone enter this hall."
The Death Emperor instructed the Bloodthirsty King and the Snow Demon Immortal.
"Yes, Master!"
The Bloodthirsty King and the Snow Demon Immortal respectfully agreed.
The Death Emperor rarely stayed at the Undying Peak, so the two did not suspect his sudden departure.
Whoosh!
The Death Emperor tore through the void, stepping into the air, moving towards the stars like a meteor.
Half a day later, he reached the starry sky, not pausing, seemingly to conceal something. His flight path was not a straight line, and during this journey, he also killed many powerful demons.
Ten days later, the Death Emperor finally stopped before him lay an abandoned continent, roughly the size of a regular domain of the Celestial Martial Continent.
The Death Emperor exploded with Soul Power, sweeping the entire Abandoned Continent. Only after finding no anomalies did he step onto the continent.
"Hehehe, who would have thought, after so many years, you're still so cautious!"
A swirl of black mist rose from the center of the Abandoned Continent, an icy voice sounding, followed by the appearance of the Black Demon Nether King in front of the Death Emperor.
"If I weren't cautious, I would have been discovered long ago!"
The Death Emperor spoke indifferently, his eyes devoid of any emotion.
"Tell me, what do you want us to do this time?"
The Black Demon Nether King asked slowly. No one could have guessed that the Death Emperor was actually a pawn planted by the Demon Race among the Human Race.
In fact, when the Death Emperor was merely in the Realm of Transcendence, he was enticed by the Black Demon Nether King to join the Restricted Area. The Death Emperor's rise to emperorhood had the full support of cultivation resources from the Restricted Area.
"I want to kill the Sword Emperor!"
The Death Emperor stated flatly.
"Kill the Sword Emperor?"
The Black Demon Nether King's eyes showed a trace of amusement, lightly questioning back.
"You're after the Undying Tree?"
The Death Emperor didn't deny it, nodding slightly, speaking slowly, "That's right. The Undying Tree is very important to me!"
"Hehehe, kill the Sword Emperor? We also want to smash the Sword Emperor, but the Sword Emperor possesses the Undying Tree and his strength is that of a high-tier emperor. If he decides to escape, none of us can stop him!"
The Black Demon Nether King shook his head, carefully analyzing the situation.
