Chapter 934 Back to the Real World Imperial Lord Void

w.a.n.g Yanyi was clutching his rusted sword, standing guard outside the palatial building with a menacing look on his face.

Bi Yan was sitting on the bal.u.s.trade nearby, her naked feet swinging lazily below the railing like a pendulum. Cradling her head with both her hands and her lips murmuring something incomprehensible, she looked every bit the semblance of a carefree young la.s.s looking up into the sky, counting stars. If stars could be seen here.

The cacophony of battle slowly rumbled its way nearer.

The pounding tremors elicited by the heavy energy-imbued blows came thundering through the sprawl of the abandoned city. Intermittent blasts of light shone every now and then like fireworks.

w.a.n.g Yanyi immediately knew what was coming. It must be Bi Yans mutant champions trying to stop the enemy from coming.

Give up the gift of providence! Hand me Li Mu!

A deafening voice swept over the whole city like a thunderclap.

It was the enemy: the pre-Emperor Realm Lazulum.

The monster must have finally triangulated where Li Mu was and was coming.

w.a.n.g Yanyi mused with a somber look of dread.

Bi Yan turned around to face him, flas.h.i.+ng w.a.n.g Yanyi a grin. Dont worry, she said, It will still take some time before he gets here.

w.a.n.g Yanyi cast a quick glance over his shoulder. That there was no sign of life coming from inside was unsettling and the feeling of helplessness after waiting for so long was gnawing at him. The few days worth of waiting felt like years, decades, even centuries. Three days had pa.s.sed, he could hold himself back no more, Why is the process not finished yet?

I remembered what I said was about three days, Bi Yan gave him a wry look, Not three days.

w.a.n.g Yanyis eyebrows twitched, but he said nothing.

At the far side of the immortal palace, numerous trap enchantments were being set off. Peril, although an intangible concept, now felt so palpably real that the dregs of magical energy from the activated enchantments that now teemed the atmosphere were so thick that the air warped and distorted when seen from afar.

Rumble!

The din of battle was gradually getting near.

Illumination from the discharge of deadly energies shot into the sky. One could almost make out the color of the blood.

Bi Yans mutant champions were still fighting and some of them might be hurt.

w.a.n.g Yanyi stole a glance at Bi Yan.

The losses must be a blow to her.

Is this female mutant in love with Li Mu too?

He had heard about the touching romance between Bi Yan and Li Mu. Touching, but one could hardly expect that upon awakening the Bloodline of the Fox G.o.d, the Bi Yan of old could still be alive. The reawaken mutant G.o.d must have a.s.similated herbody, soul, and spiritunless the emotions of Bi Yan have affected this persona that even with the consciousness of an ancient mutant G.o.d of untold powers, the feelings she had for Li Mu have managed to endure.

Seconds ticked by.

w.a.n.g Yanyi nervously used his sleeves to rub the rusted blade of the rusted sword. Blood escaped where his finger ran along the blade and dripped on the steel. But like droplets of water that fell on the sand, the beads of red vanished as if absorbed by the weapon and its blade seemed to grow clearer and s.h.i.+nier.

Two hours drifted by.

The bedlam far away seemed to be dying down.

It did not take long for Lazulum to arrive this time. With the magic from the porcelain bowl hovering over his head strengthening him, he had managed to plow every single enchantment that stood in his way.

How dare a puny fox mutant like you try to thwart me?! You think those worthless underlings of yours would work?

Lazulum directed his focus on Bi Yan the moment he arrived, conveniently ignoring w.a.n.g Yanyi, dismissing him as just a weakling that did not deserve any of his attention.

Says the one who has a big mouth but not the power to justify yourself, Bi Yan responded facetiously to Lazulums threatening tone, And here I was, thinking that you have managed to discover a secret or two about Dragon Scorpions enchantment when its just because you have Voids broken bowl, What? You think that gives you the right to hurl questions at me?

Hmph, you might be an ancient mutant G.o.d, but that doesnt mean that youre fully awakened. Besides, how much of your powers could that puny and frail physical body of a lowly mutant wield? Lazulum boomed. Surrender the gift of providence and the Old Fish Spirits heir and I might let you live just yet. Anything else and Ill destroy you and that pitiful soul of yours completely.

Bi Yan patted the tiny, severed hand as she would with an obedient pet and smirked, Gift of providence? Such a nice name, eh? This gift of providence that you speak of is a hand of my former physical body. So why should I surrender my hand to you?

The hand belonged to Bi Yan, or rather, the ancient fox G.o.d who has now merged with her soul.

Tendrils of energies in fume-like forms showered upon Lazulum from the porcelain bowl like a fountain. He stood tall and imposing, a predator at the top of a food chain that regarded everyone else as nothing but mere filth to be trampled upon.

It may be yours in the past, but it is mine now.

The pre-Emperor Realm Cultivator Lazulum declared imperiously.

Bi Yan got to her feet, somersaulted from her perch on the bal.u.s.trade, and landed where she stretched herself lazily. You wish to use my hand as a tool and guide for you to reach enlightenment so that you could fully enter the Emperor Realm, eh? Think closely, you idiot. Every one of us has different paths of our own. Theres no way youll succeed by following my way; youll be destined to forever eat my dust.

Ill tread on your path and trample over you by the time I catch up, Lazulum responded pensively, his face stonily impa.s.sive.

Bi Yans body floated into the air. She stared into Lazulums eyes. She smirked with sardonic playfulness, Lets see if you have the strength to back up those words then.

Mirroring her sentiments was the severed hand that leaped off Bi Yans shoulders. Hovering in mid-air, it hooked a finger at Lazulum like it was issuing a taunt.

Retrieve!

Lazulum grunted. More translucent tendrils of eldritch spread out and shot straight at the severed hand like an octopus whipping its tentacles at its prey.

Bi Yan pursed her lips, looking visibly annoyed.

The severed hand fidgeted like an anxious hare. Next, it caught the tendrils in one swift grip and yanked hard. With the ease of tearing paper into shreds, the hand ripped the tendrils apart before giving Lazulum a middle-finger sign.

A surprised look wiped across the Green Fox G.o.ds face before she broke into a sneering chuckle, Is that it? So thats not only a spit bowl, but its also a fake Emperor-cla.s.s weapon! Brazen, Lazulum. Id give you that. Using a spit bowl and claiming it to be once Voids and thinking youll survive a trip here with that rubbish? Hahahaha!

Refusing to answer her taunts, Lazulum grunted and responded by attacking instead.

Bi Yans entire person glowed with a bright and vibrant radiance as if she was enjoying the blessing of the G.o.ds and she charged to meet her foe.

So began the fierce battle between them.

Song Mian and Silly Dog who had been following Lazulum all the way here landed on the ground.

The sight of thema man with saggy shoulders and a dog that looked ridiculouswas suspicious as ever.

Hey, you there! Whats inside? Song Yu demanded of w.a.n.g Yanyi.

Silly Dog sniffed. Heavens! I smell riches inside! There must be treasures and valuables inside here!

w.a.n.g Yanyi cast Song Yu a scathing look and muttered, Begone, you.

Do you even know how I am, you lowly weakling, Song Yu snorted with indignation, I am the unmatched and unrivaled being serving Imperial Lord Void! I am the

Wait for a second, Silly Dog interjected. Theres something wrong with what you said. If youre serving Imperial Lord Void, then how could you be unmatched and unrivaled?

Song Yu scowled under his breath.

As much as he loved to blather about himself, he could barely admit to enjoying conversing with this dog. He would rather just strangle himself.

Make way, you cretin, Song Yu hissed at w.a.n.g Yanyi.

He did not even think w.a.n.g Yanyi was worthy enough to show any resistance.

But the latter responded by drawing his weapon and thrusting it straight at Song Yu.

Unrepentant fool, cant you see it? Im a G.o.d! Song Yu said as he lifted a hand, his fingers reaching straight for the rusted swords tip, If its just this G.o.dforsaken sword of yours, I can shatter it with my bareah?!

Blood spurted out.

The tip of one of his fingers flew into the air.

Song Yu stared blankly at his broken finger before looking at w.a.n.g Yanyis rusted sword with utter disbelief. What in Heavens name?! What kind of sword is that?!

Gripping the sword firmly, w.a.n.g Yanyi growled, Leave. She did not want to waste the energy held by the sword on this stranger when the real enemy was still around.

Song Yu gazed at the rusted sword intently. He could feel that it was no ordinary sword by now, despite the brown patches of rust that spotted the entire length of the deadly weapon, obscuring the true distinctive patterns of banding and mottling reminiscent of flowing water on its blade.

Hm You, dog, go and try, Song Yu crisply retreated a few paces away as he barked a command at the Husky.

With a vulgar grin, the dog padded forward. But before it could say anything, w.a.n.g Yanyi said sharply, Begone.

Wait, Ive helped Li Mu before. Ive even bled for him once! I Silly Dog tried to explain but the moment it saw w.a.n.g Yanyi was ready to draw his weapon and attack, the glimmer of steel was enough to shatter what resolve the dog had. Maintaining its grinning facade despite the mounting panic in him, Silly Dog quickly withdrew as well.

No one is getting in until Li Mu steps out, w.a.n.g Yanyi growled word after word. Not even a dog.

Song Yu and Silly Dog shared a quick but no less awkward and displeased look.

Rumble!

The ground and structures around them trembled from the shock waves that the fierce battle was giving off.

The battle between Bi Yan and Lazulum was growing increasingly furious.

Fortunately, the air was thick with dregs of energy because this was part of the core region of this entire immortal palace complex, and that helped to cus.h.i.+on the shock waves before they ever got far, preventing severe damage to the structures nearby.

w.a.n.g Yanyi turned around to observe the ongoing skirmish.

Bi Yan was exhibiting strength and speed which could only mean that she must have awakened more of her Bloodline power. With the help of the severed hand, she was proving quite a match for Lazulum. The hand ripped and tore at every translucent tendril it could get its digits on and attacked Lazulum whenever it found the chance to

So shes pre-Emperor Realm too?

w.a.n.g Yanyi was mildly astonished by how far shes progressed.

Bi Yan was just so much stronger than when she first arrived on Earth and it was manifestly clear that such a substantial spurt of growth could have not come from just training and meditation alone.

But that was good enough for w.a.n.g Yanyi.

They needed to deal with Lazulum and if Bi Yan could hold him off until Li Mu got out, they could get out of there without being here like sitting ducks.

The battle waged on.

A quarter of an hour pa.s.sed.

Rumble!

Shrouded by an aureole of emerald-green glow, Bi Yan barreled every blow at Lazulum with the force of a battering ram, forcing him backward and the severed hand found its chance to pounce on the porcelain bowl. It seized the vessel and crushed it.

Crack!

The bowl shattered.

For once, Lazulums face fell.

No, thats impossible! You cant be this strong! He exclaimed with astounded rage.

Bi Yan marched forward, not an avid fan of showing mercy to smug and pompous G.o.ds, Die.

Rumble!

Without his pre-Emperor Realm powers, Lazulum was badly injured. Blood poured out of his mouth.

Knowing that he would have no chance of winning without his bowl, Lazulum turned around to flee.

But Bi Yan was not eager to let him see the next daylight. She gave chase.

Just when everyone thought that the end was nigh for Lazulum, something unbelievable happened.

THATS ENOUGH.

A voicedeep and thunderous, mighty and ancientreverberated from the upper strata of the skies.

What came next was a sudden weight that descended upon Bi Yan, threatening to squash her into bits. Bi Yan disengaged from her pursuit to escape the staggering force that could only have come from the skies above and grimaced bitterly, Void, you old goat! Youre still alive?!