Skylaurel Kingdom had never seen so much activity or faced such great peril since its inception. The entire capital was a hot cauldron that was about to come to a boil. Three cultivators were clashing in the skies directly above the kingdom. Their exchanges contained enough power to shatter the mountains and split the seas.
Three more cultivators watched from below. They were extremely absorbed in the battle and yearned to join the fight, but their strength was simply inadequate. Theyâd restrained a woman and were keeping her within reach. It was Dan Fei! She could only watch anxiously as she couldnât move a single muscle.
Emperor Vastsea was one of the three fighting cultivators. As for the other two, one had such a deadpan, expressionless that he seemed like the walking dead or wearing a mask. The other had an ugly face with an enormous horn-like wart growing on his forehead, making him seem extremely fierce and unrelenting.
The two cultivators were teamed up against Vastsea and both great emperors. In fact, stiff-faceâs cultivation was on par with Vastseaâs. The horned cultivator was only a mid great emperor â the weakest out of the three.
Emperor Vastsea was struggling against their combined attacks, but he was fortunately adept in defensive martial dao and able to put up a fight even though he was outnumbered.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
The horned cultivator cackled sinisterly. âVastsea the turncoat. If my memory serves right, you and Emperor Shura were sent on a mission to assassinate young lord Zhen! Did you betray Shura to become the young lordâs lackey instead? I hear that the young lordâs real name is Jiang Chen and he originates from Myriad Domain!â
He was trying to find Emperor Vastseaâs weak spots and push the great emperor into making a mistake. Sadly, the latter was extremely thick-faced and a master in provocation. These elementary insults were completely ineffective.
Yet, the horned cultivator didnât give up. âVastsea, most people strive to move upwards in life, but you seem to prefer it the other way! Youâre serving a master who comes from such a backwater shithole! Arenât you ashamed of yourself? If I were you, I wouldâve looked for a quiet corner to kill myself in already.â
Stiff-face didnât utter a single word. His attacks werenât as fierce as the horned cultivator, but he was truly as poisonous as a silent snake. He didnât have any flashy moves nor did he exude a powerful and overwhelming aura. Instead, he relied on sudden cunning and deceitful techniques to overwhelm Emperor Vastsea.
Vastsea grew anxious as their combined attacks had begun to wear him down. He would never win a fight against two great emperors, but he could still keep up his defenses for a while more. In fact, if he were alone, he could simply tuck tail and run away if he wished to.
But Dan Fei was in their hands. How was he supposed to explain himself to Jiang Chen if he ran away?
Heâd regretted his decision to raise such a high profile. Those bastards wouldnât have come for him if he didnât yell when he arrived at Skylaurel Kingdom. He could only blame himself for being careless and thinking that no trouble would come looking for him in a backwater like the sixteen kingdoms alliance.
Luck just wasnât on his side. There were two great emperors and three emperor realm cultivators hiding in this mundane kingdom! This was a lineup worthy of a first rank sect!
However, there was only so many first rank sects in the human domain. Emperor Vastsea had never met the two great emperors, but could vaguely guess where they were from after exchanging moves with them and listening to them.
Their assassination attempt at Veluriyam Capital was an extremely well-kept secret that only Pillfire City would know about. These men were most likely from the city. However, why on earth had Pillfire sent so many experts to a dilapidated place where not even birds would lay eggs?
The mystery was making Emperor Vastsea very anxious. He was confident that he could keep this up for a while longer, even with the horned cultivator being truly venomous. The insults were flowing incessantly, but he wasnât too trouble by them.
What worried him the most was the fact that the enemy had gotten their hands on Dan Fei. He would be in huge trouble if they used her to threaten him. The lady clearly was an extremely important person to the young lord. He couldnât imagine what would happen if something bad happened to her. There would be no place for him in Veluriyam anymore.
He had to persist no matter what.
As the fight went on, the two cultivators were taken aback by Emperor Vastseaâs tenacity. This great emperor was supposed to be a shameless, brown-nosing weakling! They didnât think that he would actually be so tough!
The horned cultivator threw out insult after insult, but Emperor Vastsea wasnât swayed. The stalemate was making the attackers quite anxious. It was two against one! How could they be struggling to take down an equally matched enemy? This was a disgrace!
But, the deadpan cultivator suddenly realized something and cast a look downwards. âWang He, bring me the girl!â
A tall and lean cultivator below cackled sinisterly. âMartial Uncle, the lass is over here. Shall we kill her?â
âNo hurry. Strip her clothes first and summon the dirtiest and ugliest beggars in the kingdom to take their turns with her! Heh! Itâll be a scene to behold!â The deadpan cultivator leered sinisterly.
Wang He was delighted when he heard the orders. âMartial Uncle, what a great idea! But a beauty like her shouldnât be wasted on the likes of that filth! Can I have a taste first?â
âDo whatever you please! Strip her naked right now!â The deadpan cultivator cackled.
All color immediately drained from Vastseaâs face. His largest fear had come true. Since they werenât able to take him down, theyâd chosen to lay their hands on Dan Fei, his weakness.
His expression darkened. âInsolence! None of you will leave Myriad Domain alive if you do that!â
âHmph! A turncoat like you dares to threaten us?â The horned cultivator replied nonchalantly. âWang He! What are you waiting for? Get moving!â
The horned cultivator had no relations with Wang He. But since he was a great emperor, he was regarded as a senior as well.
âU-understood! A great beauty like her must have an incredibly sweet figure! My two seniors, Iâll boldly have a taste of her immediately. Hehehe...â Wang He reached out to tug at Dan Feiâs clothes.
Dan Fei panicked and went white as a sheet. Her eyes were filled with despair, hatred, and indignity. She wouldâve taken her own life already if her acupoints hadnât been sealed. Sheâd rather die than be defiled by that bastard. She couldnât live with the shame and humiliation.
Emperor Vastsea flew into a rage. âStop! Wang He, if you touch a single hair on her body, I guarantee on pain of death that youâll not leave Myriad Domain alive!â
Wang He was startled by Emperor Vastseaâs charge of maddened rage and unbridled fury. Stiff-face and the horned cultivator worked together to block the great emperorâs path.
âWhere are you going? Weâre your opponents!â The horned cultivator cackled.
Emperor Vastsea tossed aside thoughts of defense and recklessly charged the two cultivators like a crazed beast. He wanted to create an opening so he could save Dan Fei.
Wang He was completely dumbfounded by the scene and forgot all about his given task.
âWang He, stop standing around and get your ass moving!â the horned cultivator yelled furiously.
The deadpan cultivator smiled twistedly. âVastsea, look at you panic. Is she your daughter? Or maybe even your lover?â
âEat shit! Do you think that I donât know where youâre from? Pillfire bastards like you shouldnât have come to Myriad Domain! Young lord Jiang Chen wonât let you off for this! Let go of Miss Dan Fei if you treasure your lives or suffer a fate worse than death!â
âOh? Is she actually young lord Zhenâs woman? That explains why youâre so anxious. Sheâs actually your superior! Tsk tsk. Why werenât you just as loyal to Emperor Shura before? Vastsea, arenât you a turncoat? Iâll give you an opportunity to surrender. Weâll let you live if swear allegiance to Pillfire!â The deadpan cultivator smiled.
âPah! Do you believe youâre worthy of my surrender?â Vastsea yelled. âIâm aware of who I was before, but Iâm now a great emperor of Veluriyam Capital and young lord Jiang Chenâs subordinate. Being a traitor once is traitor enough!â He was thoroughly enraged. âTouch Miss Dan Fei if you dare! I may not have the ability to kill you, but young lord Jiang Chen is in the vicinity and he has plenty of ways to tear you a new one!â