Chu Kuangren walked towards the cottage, one step after another.
His pace was not fast, but it was extraordinarily steady. On the other hand, the other Sages could only move ahead by one or two steps at once despite doing their best.
âThis is bad. If this goes on, the treasures in the cottage will be taken away by this guy!â Eversodden Sage thought.
He took a deep breath and then took out a piece of jade talisman. Its surface was exquisite, bright, fine-textured, and it contained a surge of Emperorâs Aura as well!
Everyoneâs expressions changed slightly upon seeing that. âAn Emperor Weapon?â
âNo, thatâs not an Emperor Weapon. It could just be something that an Emperor had worn during their lifetime, so it eventually has an aura of its own after being influenced by the Emperorâs energy.â
âI canât believe Eversodden Sage has an item like this on him.â
Everyone was a little bit surprised.
Once he took out that jade talisman, the Emperorâs Aura on it started to collide and resist with the one that was coming from the cottage, making things a lot easier for Eversodden Sage. As his pace quickened, he soon caught up with Chu Kuangren.
The other Sages had started to use their tricks or techniques as well.
Some of them used a secret technique to enhance their bodyâs Daoist Rhyme, while some used Sage Weapons to increase their strength, and some started to emanate their hard-cultivated Sage Daoist Rhymeâ¦
However, no matter what kind of techniques they used, they still could not top the Eversodden Sageâs jade talisman. Just that jade talisman alone was enough to replace all of the other Sagesâ techniques combined. Only an Emperorâs Aura could resist another!
This was the most effective method there was.
An Emperor Suppressing All Abilities!
Any other techniques would only be suppressed by the Emperor Dao.
Very soon, Eversodden Sage was walking side by side with Chu Kuangren. There were only twelve meters left to go between them and the cottage.
âFellow Daoist Brother, your abilities are truly remarkable. But this is still the Thirty-Six Oceanic Islandsâ territory, so the treasures inside that cottage will undoubtedly belong to us,â Eversodden Sage said confidently.
Chu Kuangren took a glance at him but said nothing.
Crack.
At that time, a clear and crisp sound was heard.
Multiple cracks were forming on Eversodden Sageâs jade talisman, which meant that the Emperorâs Aura from that talisman was nearly depleted!
As more crisp cracking sounds were heard, the jade talisman in Eversodden Sageâs hand shattered into dust upon the final crack.
It was then carried away by a gust of wind.
âWhat?â Eversodden Sageâs expression changed.
After losing the Emperorâs Auraâs resistance from the destroyed jade talisman, Eversodden Sage was almost crushed onto the ground.
âD*mn it!â Eversodden Sage bent his knees as he channeled every ounce of strength from his body to resist the extremely overbearing Emperorâs Aura that surrounded him.
âHeh, I suggest you focus on standing up first before saying anything else.â
Chu Kuangren chuckled.
He then straightened his back and walked towards the cottage slowly.
âD*mn that brat!â
Eversodden Sage was so angry by Chu Kuangren mocking him, and even though he so desperately wanted to catch up to his opponent, he could not.
Then, he took out a piece of broken saber.
A horrifying surge of Emperorâs Aura emanated from that piece of broken saber.
âThatâs an Emperor Weapon, and a broken Emperor Weapon it seems.â
A look of surprise flashed in Chu Kuangrenâs eyes.
He did not expect Eversodden Sage to have something like that, nor the jade talisman which contained an Emperorâs Aura.
It seemed that the Eversodden Sageâs Opportunity of Fortune was quite good.
âEverything inside that cottage can only be mine!â Holding that piece of broken saber, the Eversodden Sage unleashed the Emperorâs Aura it contained.
He soon caught up with Chu Kuangren again.
By then, both of them were only about six meters away from the cottage, leaving all the other Sages behind them.
âThe items inside there belong to me.â
The Eversodden Sage walked past Chu Kuangen as he headed towards the cottage quickly. Five meters, five and a half meters, four meters, four and a half metersâ¦
When there were only three meters left to go, Eversodden Sageâs pace began to slow down again. Each step he took was extremely difficult.
Behind him, Chu Kuangren too noticed that the Emperorâs Aura at the last three meters to the cottage was on a level higher.
Chu Kuangren also felt its pressure bearing upon him.
âAm I going to give up just like that?â
âNo!â
âHow can I ever give up!â
Within Chu Kuangrenâs spiritual mound, his Six Supreme Foundation Levels radiated brightly and his three Supreme Daoist Physiques activated all at once to resist the suppression of the Emperorâs Aura!
The crowd of Sages behind Chu Kuangren were all dumbfounded and could not believe that they were seeing surges of various Daoist Rhymes surges swirling around his body.
âF*ck me! He has that many Daoist Physiques?â
âHow the hell did he manage to do it?â
âThree Supreme Daoist Physiques? By the heavens, how can such a horrifying being exist in this world! I canât believe someone like this has emerged within the Four Domains!â
The Sages were extremely shocked.
At that moment, Chu Kuangren was within three meters before the cottage, standing beside the Eversodden Sage who was holding the piece of broken saber.
He had also felt the frightening surge of Emperorâs Aura.
âNo wonder Eversodden Sage looks so exhausted even with that broken Emperor Weapon. The Emperorâs Aura here is extremely terrifying.â
Despite giving it his all, Chu Kuangren still felt it was extremely laborious. Just as he was about to use the Nine Deaths Blazing Blood Art, the Eternal Emperor Scripture and Mindful Emperor Scripture inside his Yin and Yang ring suddenly unleashed two different surges of Emperorâs Aura at the same time! It was as if they had sensed something.
Seemingly triggered by the Emperorâs Aura within that cottage, the aura that was released by the two Emperor Scriptures was far stronger this time than when Chu Kuangren had gained insights from them.
The two surges of Emperorâs Aura surrounded Chu Kuangren, repelling the Emperorâs Aura that was coming from the cottage.
âI didnât know something like this can happen.â
Chu Kuangren grinned as he walked towards the cottage in a leisurely manner, like he was strolling through a courtyard. His pace now was quicker than it was before.
Upon seeing this, Eversodden Sage, who was desperately urging all his strength to resist the Emperorâs Aura, was stunned. He did not dare believe his eyes.
âWhatâs going on? How can he walk so effortlessly?â
âWhat technique is he using?â
Besides the Eversodden Sage, the other Sages at the scene, including the Four Domainsâ Sages who were familiar with Chu Kuangrenâs strength, were astonished.
âThe Emperorâs Aura is supposedly the densest and strongest at the last three meters to the cottage so itâs the hardest to go through. But how is Chu Kuangren walking through it so easily?â
Very quickly, Chu Kuangren had arrived at the cottage entrance.
âNo, you shall not enter!â
âEverything inside belongs to me! Youâre now allowed to take any of them!â
Eversodden Sage yelled behind Chu Kuangren.
He urged forth all his strength and managed to take two steps ahead. However, he was still around two meters away from Chu Kuangren.
In a moment of panic, he tried to channel his spiritual power and unleash a palm attack at Chu Kuangren. However, the palm qi was disintegrated by the Emperorâs Aura before it could even reach his opponent. His attack did not reach Chu Kuangren at all.
âHeh, just take your time and walk slowly. Iâll go in and have a look first.â Chu Kuangren smiled cheerfully as he pushed open the cottageâs wooden door.
When he went in, he noticed that the inside was no different from any other cottage, but there was a man who was sitting with his legs crossed on the bed.
It was a huge, handsome, white-haired man who had mysterious Daoist Rhymes swirling around his body. Despite sitting there unmoved, he still let off an overbearing presence.
However, it was not the white-haired man who had attracted Chu Kuangrenâs attention but the item that was in front of him instead. It was someoneâs⦠head!
It was a womanâs head, to be precise. Her face had beautiful features and had the appearance of a jade sculpture. This head was simply placed on the bed.
As for the Emperorâs Aura that came out from the cottage and filled the whole island, it was emanating from that womanâs head!
That was right! It was not from that complete white-haired man, but the womanâs remaining head instead!
âWhat kind of person was she during her lifetime?â
Such a thought could not help but pop up in Chu Kuangrenâs mind.