Chapter 496: Go with the flow?
Chapter 496: Go with the flow?
The Ghost Emperor said nothing, but just stared at his own palm in the starlight.
However, what was strange was that the Prince of Tomb and the Prince of Chess were also silent, standing on both sides behind the Ghost Emperor like puppets.
Chu Qing stood on a huge rock, with his hands behind his back, watching coldly.
The system prompt popped up again.
[Commissioned mission: Assassinate the Ghost Emperor Modo! ]
【Do you want to receive it? 】
He looked at the prompt and seemed unable to make a decision for a moment.
“Every generation has its own talented people, each of whom leads the trend for decades.”
The Ghost Emperor spoke slowly:
"Sometimes, when I look at young people like you, I can't help but feel... that I am old."
Chu Qing narrowed his eyes slightly:
"Don't pretend?"
"You have already seen through it, so why should I hide it any longer?
"It's a pity that you are such a great martial artist, why are you so unwise..."
The Ghost Emperor said softly:
“The Twelve Holy Kings are nothing but chickens and pottery dogs. They have gone to great lengths to try to control me, and I will grant their wish.
"Today, as long as you don't tell this matter, I will follow them back to the Heavenly Evil Cult...
"When their leader fights against the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors again and thinks that I can be of assistance, I can take the opportunity to kill him. In this way, the crisis in the world will be resolved and the Tianxie Cult will be destroyed in an instant. Isn't this good?"
Chu Qing was silent for a moment, but it didn't last long before he laughed.
The Ghost Emperor's face darkened slightly:
"Why are you laughing?"
“I just think it’s ridiculous.”
Chu Qing said softly:
“So from the beginning, Your Excellency Ghost Emperor, you already knew that it was your Second Wife who killed your First Wife.
"As your bedmate, you know that the Second Madam has been used as a substitute.
“What we did was just going with the flow.
"You locked up your eldest daughter and even tried to force her to death. You allowed the fake second wife to be abducted to the Abandoned God Valley, and pretended to be crazy to find the Tianyuan chess manual...
"All of this is just for one thing... to make the Twelve Holy Kings think their plan has succeeded!?"
The Ghost Emperor nodded:
"What's wrong with that?"
"No."
Chu Qing smiled:
“To be honest, if I were in your shoes, I wouldn’t think there would be any problem at all.
“The Heavenly Evil Cult is coming with great force. As the lower-ranking members of the Jianghu, we cannot see as clearly as the Ghost Emperor who is on the top of the mountain. Perhaps in our eyes, it is just an ordinary thing.
“And His Excellency the Ghost Emperor has long known that the Tianxie Cult is unstoppable.
“It is only natural to go with the flow and take advantage of the situation.
"That's no problem at all..."
The Ghost Emperor Modo smiled slightly when he heard this:
"It is truly rare and precious for someone so young to have such knowledge and martial arts skills."
"But……"
Chu Qing's tone changed slightly.
The Ghost Emperor's two-colored eyes flashed:
"But?"
"But the Ghost Emperor is so far-sighted that he naturally knows how much you will have to pay for your so-called counterattack, right?
"How many people have to die before that plan is completed?"
Chu Qing said softly:
“You will sit in the Ten Absolute Caves and watch helplessly as the people of the Heavenly Evil Cult break into the Southern Territory, wantonly kill people, capture cities, and the people wail and the Jianghu weep.
"Although the appearance of the younger generation has prevented the Tianxie Cult from being as rampant as they expected...
“But His Excellency the Ghost Emperor obviously won’t be there at that time, even if I show up.
“That is to say, you are so far-sighted that you knew exactly what the Tianxie Church was doing, but you still allowed the Southern Region to be trampled and slaughtered by the people of the Tianxie Church.
"After that, you pretended to be controlled by the [Heavenly Demon Control Heart Art]. How many people will the Tomb Prince and his men use you to kill?
“You will slaughter the Jianghu with your own hands without losing your sanity!
"May I ask your Excellency...where do you place them?"
The Ghost Emperor sighed upon hearing this, with a hint of disappointment in his tone:
“Those who achieve great things do not pay attention to small details. They should not focus on the immediate future but on the whole world.
"I shouldn't have to explain to you what I did. Considering that you are the only one who can hurt me in the past few decades, I will teach you...
“Indeed, as you said, I have long discovered the Tianxie Cult’s plot.
“But if it is as you wish, and I kill that evil woman and protect the Southern Region, what will be the result?
"With your intelligence and wisdom... and the current fate of the Eastern and Western Regions, don't you understand?
“By then, the Southern Region will be trampled upon by the iron hoof of the Yutian Evil Cult just like the Eastern and Western Regions!
"Even if it can be saved for a while, can it be saved for a lifetime?
"As long as the leader of the Tianxie Cult is alive, we will fight him sooner or later. Once we are defeated, the world will completely fall into the hands of the Tianxie Cult.
“Based on what the Tianxie Cult has done, the world will be plunged into an endless hell from now on.
"That is the true wailing of the people, the devastation of the world, and eternal damnation!
"Using the lives of the people in the Southern Region to gain a chance to kill the leader of the Heavenly Evil Cult, this is the true vision of the future of the world!
"Instead of caring about the petty gains in front of you."
"A small profit?"
Chu Qing laughed again, but his laughter seemed to anger the Ghost Emperor Modo again.
"What are you laughing at again?"
There was an indescribable gloom and spookiness in his voice.
Chu Qing chuckled and said:
“What I am laughing at is that you have told so many lies that you have come to believe them yourself.
"You are obviously aware of why the East and West regions have fallen to the current situation...
“That’s because the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors who were supposed to protect them were restrained by the leader of the Tianxie Cult at that time.
“I will not deny that without the support of the Ghost Emperor and my mediation, the Southern Region will surely be invaded by the Heavenly Killing Soldier Lord. No sect or school in the martial arts world will be able to compete with them, and there will be a large number of casualties.
“But…if before that, even when the four great military masters were attacking the world, His Excellency the Ghost Emperor and the other three emperors and five emperors had fought against the leader of the Heavenly Evil Cult.
"How can the leader of the Tianxie Cult fight against you alone?
"If he really had such ability, he would have already set foot on the battlefield long ago. Why would he go through so much trouble?
“If you don’t do this, to put it bluntly, it’s just that you have your own motives and plans.
"The Martial Emperor Li Juechen built a martial arts academy and used the original Dao Sutra to create a variety of sinister and mysterious methods.
"And what about the Ghost Emperor? Although you said that you would use the opponent's trick against him and sacrifice tens of thousands of people to achieve the world.
“But let me ask you one thing…what does this have to do with you killing Hua Jinnian?
“You were clearly not controlled by the so-called [Heavenly Demon Controlling Mind Art], but you still wanted to kill your own daughter.
"What exactly is its purpose!?"
"How dare you!" Ghost Emperor Modo was furious:
"How dare you, little boy, speak to me like this!?"
In his rage, the image of the Ghost King Senluo solidified into a substance. In an instant, within an area of five or six miles in radius, cold winds blew violently and evil ghosts howled!
Wherever the internal energy covers, one can see numerous ghost shadows, just like hundreds of ghosts walking at night.
Inside the hill, the battle was at a stalemate, with both the Tianxie Cult and the Southern Territory masters suffering casualties. However, seeing the situation around them, one could still feel terrified.
"It's bad. The Ghost Emperor was really controlled by the evil cult that day. With the situation now, I'm afraid he is making things difficult for the Alliance Leader. The Alliance Leader is in danger!!!"
"Kill! Kill these demons. The leader is doing this for the good of the world, so he didn't take advantage of others. We must not let the leader suffer any loss. Kill them and we will go to support the leader together!"
"Just take care of yourself. The leader's martial arts may not be inferior to the Ghost Emperor. We fight hard and if we can't hold him back, we have already done our duty!"
At the same time, Wu Qianhuan's voice came from Chu Qing's heavenly voice transmission:
"How are you doing?"
"Third brother!?"
"Alliance leader!?"
Chu Qing looked at the strange scene around him and answered casually:
"No problem, he is chatting with the Ghost Emperor. Maybe because of his age, his mood is not very stable."
"???"
Tian Fengzi looked confused:
"Why do people become emotionally unstable when they get older? The older people are, the more stable their emotions are!
"No, you were chatting with the Ghost Emperor? He wasn't controlled by that damn [Heavenly Demon Control Heart Art]?
"Then what's going on?"
"You guys can't hear any noise over there?"
Chu Qing asked.
"I can't hear you anymore. I can't hear you anymore after you said you wanted to kill the Tomb Lord."
Wu Qianhuan said:
"Then the aftermath of your fight came over. What exactly happened?"
Chu Qing narrowed his eyes slightly. According to Wu Qianhuan's statement, the time when he couldn't hear was probably when the Tomb Prince was controlled by the Ghost Emperor.
The fact that they didn't hear any fighting but felt the aftermath of the fight basically proves this.
So the strangeness of the voice transmission comes from the Tomb Prince?
As his thoughts turned, he waved his hand and swept his sleeves, and the ghostly aura spreading around him was swept away.
Chu Qing raised his eyes:
“Your Excellency Ghost Emperor should know that today, when I stand here and say this to you, I will never be afraid of your title as Ghost Emperor.
"Your actions are meaningless except to prove that you have something to hide."
"You little brat, you deserve to die for exposing this matter today!
"You still dare to speak so arrogantly now, I really can't let you go!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Ghost Emperor Moduo put his palms together, with their palms facing each other. Endless ghost energy spread out from between his palms in all directions. The image of the Ghost King Senluo behind him kept growing, and countless phantoms like ghosts and evil spirits surrounded the Ghost King's image.
Chu Qing's eyes narrowed, and his fingers pointed like swords.
hum! ! !
The sword energy traverses 80,000 miles, and one sword splits the sky on the other side!
The extremely strong sword energy suddenly broke through the clouds and rushed straight towards the Ghost Emperor Modo.
The Ghost King pressed down with one palm, and it really was like the sky was collapsing, all things were falling, and the ground collapsed before the palm force arrived.
Bang bang bang, bang bang! ! !
The ground collapsed, the ancient tomb broke, and strong winds swept across the world.
However, this is only the beginning.
The next moment, the Ghost King's Dharma Image had already grabbed Chu Qing's sword energy.
Endless sharp edges cut through the Dharma image, and even the Ghost Emperor Modo's face changed.
This attack was three times more powerful than the Three-Point Divine Finger that Chu Qing had just used. It incorporated all of Chu Qing's knowledge and was full of mysteries.
Even though the Ghost Emperor took it head-on, he couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.
He hurriedly adjusted his internal energy to avoid being defeated by this sword.
The invisible shattering occurred between the Dharma image and the sword energy. The huge force split in all directions, causing the ground to collapse continuously.
Even if the terrain was intact, it could not withstand the fight between Chu Qing and the Ghost Emperor.
What's more, the Ten Absolute Caves are like honeycomb coal. After such a turmoil, the underground is in great trouble.
But within a moment, there were signs of collapse everywhere.
Mud and rocks were flying everywhere, rubble was collapsing, arrows hidden in the ancient tomb, and all kinds of shameful insects jumped up one after another, making the scene extremely lively.
Chu Qing's figure was like an arrow shot from a bow, breaking through the endless fog and heading straight for the Ghost Emperor.
The Ghost Emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, and his body retreated instead of advancing. He saw the Tomb Prince and the Chess Prince both approached Chu Qing at the same time.
The chess prince's eyes suddenly changed color, the left eye turned black and the right eye turned white.
Raise your hands to pick stars and press your fingers to place the pieces.
It is exactly the [One Piece Falls to the Heavenly Origin] move in the [Chess of Life and Death] of the Seven Secrets, Three Treasures and Six Profound Sect!
Tianyuan is located in the middle of the chessboard, but few people will place their first piece at Tianyuan at the beginning, unless they deliberately give it up.
However, in martial arts, this move [One Child Falls to the Sky] is like a command to the universe, and the move is filled with extreme confidence and tremendous power.
Chu Qing only felt that the chess king's finger seemed to be able to cut off all directions and decide life and death with one finger.
On the other side, the Tomb Prince just gave an ordinary palm.
This palm strike did not make people feel the slightest sense of crisis, nor was there any strong wind surrounding it. It was as if it was just a simple attack, and success or failure did not matter.
But Chu Qing already knew that the Tomb Prince, the Evil Prince, and the Buddha Prince were the three most capable among the Twelve Holy Kings.
And this Tomb Prince is actually what Chu Qing fears the most.
Naturally, he would not take this palm strike lightly.
But just as Chu Qing was about to fight them, a dark flame suddenly fell from the sky, and an extremely arrogant voice came into Chu Qing's ears:
"If you dare to seriously injure me, I will skin you alive and pull out your tendons. I will pull out your head and spine and use it as a hammer..."
Chu Qing smiled:
“Too much nonsense!!”
His body turned and he struck out with a palm, which was like a dragon swinging its tail. The sound of the dragon's roar was mixed with yin and yang energies, the sound of wind and clouds, and instantly stirred up clouds all over the sky, instantly covering the field of vision completely.
The Ghost Emperor Modo's expression changed slightly. He retreated just now not because he felt he was no match for his opponent.
It was because he had long discovered that the evil prince was wandering around. He was a madman... Since his target was Chu Qing, no matter what he knew, he would deal with other things after killing Chu Qing.
Since his own plan is likely to fail, why not kill with a borrowed knife?
Even if he can't be killed, he can see clearly Chu Qing's methods.
That's why he retreated deliberately, letting Prince Qi and Prince Tomb take action to attract Chu Qing's attention, and then used Prince Evil to launch a sneak attack to see if he could inflict a heavy blow on Chu Qing.
Although he thought it was probably impossible...but the white fog covering the sky and blocking his vision was beyond his expectations.
Just as he was about to wave his hand to disperse the fog, he heard two whooshing sounds.
The figures of the Tomb Prince and the Chess Prince were the first to break through the fog and flew back. The Ghost Emperor moved his mind and froze the figures of the two.
Immediately afterwards, a palm strike was thrown out and the white mist dissipated.
On the hillside, Chu Qing grabbed the evil prince's throat with one hand, lifted him up high, and spoke slowly:
"You just said...what do you want to do to me?"
(End of this chapter)