Chapter 324: Chapter 324: Senior Brother, Take Him Down
The scene descended into chaos in an instant as a large group of Divine Clan powerhouses stormed into the area. Mo Lai was forced to act, while Wei Xiaoxi kept a close watch on Jin Wushuang.
At that moment, Jin Yu, standing behind Jin Wushuang, spoke up. "It seems the Demon Emperor isn’t here."
"Ancestral Elder, it’s her! She carries the Tao Seed!" Jin Yi pointed at Guang Xiaoyu.
Ugh!
Jin Yu followed her pointing finger, looked, and was stunned. He recalled carefully, It seems to be her.
It had been very dark inside the ancestral land’s forbidden area; one could hardly see anyone’s face. Moreover, Divine Sense was blocked, preventing him from clearly seeing Guang Xiaoyu.
Therefore, he couldn’t confirm if Guang Xiaoyu was the Demon Emperor.
It’s over!
Guang Xiaoyu realized she might have been recognized, and her heart skipped a beat.
Chen Pingping’s voice came from beside her. "What are you dithering for? Get moving!"
While both sides were clashing and Wei Xiaoxi and Jin Wushuang were in a standoff, it was an excellent opportunity to flee. As long as they reached the Mo River and got close to the altar, they could return to the Heaven Martial Continent.
"They’ve gone," Jin Yi said.
"No hurry." Jin Wushuang’s eyes widened. "The Emperor Son is waiting up ahead. They won’t escape."
Chen Pingping and Guang Xiaoyu fled.
Everyone noticed this, and the corners of the mouths of the people from the three great imperial dynasties twitched.
The Divine Clan’s upper echelons also saw it, but no one gave chase.
Mo Lai sent a clandestine voice transmission. "Palace Master, they..."
"If they had stayed here obediently, I would naturally have protected them. But since they want to flee, the Divine Clan surely has other plans," Wei Xiaoxi responded. "You don’t need to concern yourself with this matter."
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Two people, a dog, a chicken, Mao Qiu, and a towering Emperor Spirit quickly escaped the terrifying battlefield.
Just as Chen Pingping was feeling complacent, he suddenly remembered something, and his expression shifted. "It seems the Emperor Son of the Divine Clan hasn’t appeared!"
It wasn’t a matter of seeming.
He simply hadn’t.
Logically, as they fled the battlefield, the Divine Clan powerhouses should have pursued them.
But it was too quiet behind them.
"Senior Brother, what do you mean?" Guang Xiaoyu exclaimed.
"The Emperor Son is still..." Chen Pingping’s eyes widened. "He’s waiting for us up ahead."
Because there was only one way back.
It was unavoidable.
Guang Xiaoyu said, "Doesn’t the Emperor Spirit have spatial abilities?"
Huh?
Chen Pingping smiled and looked towards the Emperor Spirit. "Can you open a spatial passage?"
The Emperor Spirit: "..."
It didn’t want to go with Chen Pingping. Firstly, it was afraid of Hei and Mao Qiu. Secondly, only someone from the Purple Gold Divine Clan could remove the Tao imprints on its body. This was despite Chen Pingping having dug out the Divine Clan’s Spirit Vein. Thirdly, it had long heard that the Heaven Martial Continent was an extremely barren place where Spirit Qi was depleted and the Tao barely manifested.
So why should it go there?
The Emperor Spirit shook its head and took a few steps back, as if to express its "unwillingness."
Guang Xiaoyu, standing to the side, had an odd expression. In a soft voice, she said, "Quite stubborn." My Senior Brother doesn’t lack a Spiritual Beast like you, she thought. He’s no ordinary person; common Spiritual Beasts wishing to follow him would need to be qualified! Yes! He is, after all, the Demon Emperor’s Senior Brother!
Guang Xiaoyu silently added this in her mind.
"Because leaving means death." A figure clad in green approached on the distant path. He was handsome, impeccably dressed, and carried an air of refined elegance.
The two of them looked over sharply.
The man in green continued, "The Emperor Spirit is no ordinary Spiritual Beast. It possesses great wisdom, having once followed a Great Emperor, and thus has its own method of cultivation—except... it’s a bit of a coward."
Ugh!
Hearing the words "a bit of a coward," Chen Pingping also laughed. "It is indeed quite timid."
"It has no combat prowess!" the man in green added.
"Indeed!"
"So, why did you go to such great lengths, even risking offending the Divine Clan, to take the Emperor Spirit? Don’t you fear the Divine Clan’s retribution?" The man in green was perplexed.
"I’m afraid!" Chen Pingping shrugged, having already guessed the man’s identity.
"Since you’re afraid, why still do it?"
Because of the system, of course, and for cultivation, Chen Pingping thought. Lao Huang’s and Hei’s growth rates were too slow, barely different from collecting welfare. Mao Qiu’s appetite was enormous, and getting rewards from it was also very difficult... The Earth Chicken was a good option, but unfortunately, the things it desired were almost non-existent in this world. What else could he do? With new system tasks appearing and new Spiritual Beasts on the line, Chen Pingping had to acquire them no matter what.
Chen Pingping smiled. "Because I like it. Look at the Emperor Spirit—isn’t its pure white fur quite lovely?"
"Indeed!" The man in green nodded. "I like it too."
"So, you’re not thinking of snatching it by force, are you?" Chen Pingping asked.
"Not snatching, but taking back!" he declared. "The Emperor Spirit is the Spiritual Beast my father left me. Its abilities align perfectly with the Tao of my cultivation, so you cannot take it. Besides, you destroyed my Divine Clan’s ancestral land, dried up the Spirit Pool, dug out the Spirit Vein, packed away the Emperor Scripture, and even stole the Emperor of Medicine. No matter what, I will not let you leave here alive."
He stopped, slowly opening his eyes.
Unlike other members of the Purple Gold Divine Clan, his eyes were black—deep, crystal clear, and strikingly sharp.
Moreover, the aura fluctuations around him were incredibly calm, like an ancient, undisturbed well, giving off an unfathomable feeling.
Guang Xiaoyu became vigilant.
Chen Pingping said, "You just mentioned that the Emperor Spirit was left to you by your father, and its abilities align with the Tao of your cultivation?"
The Emperor Son nodded. "Yes!"
"So, if I were to kill you, would the Emperor Spirit then follow me?" Chen Pingping narrowed his eyes.
Guang Xiaoyu, standing beside him, was stunned.
Upon hearing this, even the Emperor Son was somewhat bewildered.
Does he even know what an Emperor Son is? That’s the offspring of a Great Emperor, with Emperor Blood flowing in his veins. Such a person, from the day of their birth, is destined for an extraordinary path of cultivation. And indeed, that was the case. Since his birth, he had never known defeat. This aspect was exactly like the experiences of the "Demon Emperor." And now, this fellow before him was blustering about killing him—all for a Spiritual Beast? Not worth it.
The Emperor Son laughed. "Sacrificing your life for a Spiritual Beast is unwise."
Chen Pingping shook his head. "You don’t understand!"
If he killed the Emperor Son, he could gain the Emperor Spirit’s recognition, complete the task, and unlock the rewards for the new Spiritual Beast. The benefits from this would be far more direct and potent than forcibly taking the Emperor Spirit and slowly cultivating its loyalty. This was a good opportunity.
Chen Pingping felt a stirring of anticipation.
It was fortunate Wei Xiaoxi and Mo Lai weren’t here; otherwise, they would surely think Chen Pingping had gone mad.
Guang Xiaoyu’s heart pounded. She discovered with amazement that her Senior Brother rarely made a move, but when he did, it was always earth-shattering!
Damn! I love it, I love it! If her Senior Brother could slay the Emperor Son, just imagining that scene made her blood boil with excitement! Truly worthy of being my Senior Brother!
Her face filled with admiration, she blurted out, "Senior Brother, kill him!"
Ugh!
Chen Pingping’s expression darkened, and he said slowly, "Junior Sister, please don’t look at me like that. I was just talking, you know... You’re putting a lot of pressure on me."
"No, Senior Brother, I believe you can do it!" Guang Xiaoyu said, growing more excited by the second. "Should I go notify the others to come and watch the fight?"
Chen Pingping: "???"