Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao

Chapter 4753: Awkwardness

Yi, this wouldn’t be asking them to compete in who would be mining faster, right?

Ling Han couldn’t help but curse in his mind.

Quite a number of people had come under the banner of every Great Emperor, and usually, these Great Emperors would barely interact with one another, allowing Ling Han to blend in.

—Everyone thought that he was a disciple of some Great Emperor, though he was not from their own faction.

Thus, if Ling Han didn’t speak and didn’t take sides, he wouldn’t be exposed.

An elder spoke up. He was a Nine-Star Saint, but in this place, his cultivation level could not be considered the highest, because there was no shortage of Nine-Star Saints here.

From this aspect alone, the Primitive Abyss’s overall level of cultivation was higher than the outside world.

All the Imperial Clans added together, even taking into account the old Saints that lived in seclusion and were rumored to have long since died, the number of nine-star Saints could only be counted on two hands, at most, but in this place, there were only nine cities, and that had already exceeded this number.

There was nothing that could be done. With a Great Emperor overseeing things, wasn’t this very normal?

”Inside this mine, there are four Ignited Stone Beasts. You guys go and kill them. The four people who return with the heads of the Ignited Stone Beasts can advance to the next round. As for the others, they will all be eliminated,” the old Saint said.

This was really simple and rough. No matter how many people there were, it would be directly passing through a round of selection to the top four.

”Go on.” The old Saint waved them off.

Instantly, one after another, teams set out, and rushed into the cave.

”Yi, why haven’t you entered yet?” The old Saint looked towards Ling Han.

Why was this guy so strange?

Ling Han was also very confused. He didn’t know which team belonged to the True Dragon Emperor. Moreover, even if he knew, if he forcefully approached, how could those people recognize him?

Wouldn’t his identity instantly exposed?

This was about to become Ling Han’s sore spot. This was a persona, a persona that couldn’t be destroyed too quickly.

”I’m a more modest person,” Ling Han said with a smile. ”So, let them go first.”

The old Saint’s eyes involuntarily lit up. This kind of quality was really too rare.

”Which Great Emperor are you under?” he asked.

”Ninth King under the True Dragon Emperor,” Ling Han said calmly.

The old Saint nodded. He would remember this.

”Hurry up and go. You can’t fall too far behind. After all, there are only four Ignited Stone Beasts,” the old Saint said with a smile. His eyes were filled with kindness as he looked at Ling Han. ŕÄ𐌽ȯ𝐁ĚS̈

Ling Han gave an ’oh’. He had only been making up nonsense, so how had he gained a favorable impression?

Er, who cares.

Ling Han strode into the mine.

He didn’t care whether others would beat him to it or not. In any case, if he saw one person defeat one, then even if the Ignited Stone Beast was killed by another, he could still snatch the beast’s head.

After all, this was only a request to bring back the beast’s head. There was no requirement that it must have been killed by oneself.

He was very relaxed, whistling as he thought about how he was going to cover up for his identity later.

En, if all the disciples of the True Dragon Emperor had ”disappeared”, then there would definitely be no one who would expose his identity.

Ling Han thought for a moment, and felt that this matter could not be resolved any easier.

The paths in the mine extended in all directions. The deeper they went, the more forks there were. Furthermore, this was an abandoned mine, and there were no miners. After countless years of excavation, the passageways here were also like a spider’s web, densely packed.

Ling Han released his divine sense, and searched for the location of the Ignited Stone Beast.

Since it was called Ignited Stone Beast, it must be related to flames. Thus, one only had to grasp the movement of the flames.

However, why was the gravity field here so powerful?

Previously, Ling Han had also gone to a mineshaft. The gravity fields there were very weak, and even if he didn’t wear Battle Armor, he could still come and go as he pleased in the mineshaft, even if he was in the Spiritual Transformation Tier.

But in this place, the gravity was extraordinarily strong, and there was not much difference between this place and the outside world.

Could it be because the mines here had the effect of cancelling out the gravity fields, and now that the ores had been dug out, the gravity fields had returned to their original level?

Yes, that should be the case.

Ling Han mulled over this as he continued his search.

Found it.

He smiled, crossed his arms behind his back, and began walking in this beehive-like mine. It was a walk in the park for him, and he didn’t need to hesitate at all when he encountered a fork in the path.

Half a day later, boom, the shockwaves of a great battle suddenly spread out ahead of him.

Someone had beaten him to it?

Ling Han pursed his lips. Whatever, he would just snatch it back.

He continued to advance. Boom! Boom! Boom! The shockwaves of the great battle surged over continuously, causing the shards on the stone walls to fall one after another.

After another while, the path ahead suddenly opened up. Seven silver-armored warriors were attacking a giant beast made of green stone, and the strange thing was that this was clearly a fierce beast made of stone, yet it was burning with flames, exuding a blazing heat.

It was precisely because of these flames that the seven people surrounding it didn’t dare to force it too far. As their attacks continued, more than half of them were directly burned by the flames, and it was difficult for them to have a very good effect.

However, two of these seven people were Nine Star Saints, and the remaining were either Eight Star Saints or Seven Star Saints. The weakest was at least Six Stars, and with the addition of the Silver Battle Armor, their battle prowess could be said to be considerably strong. Sooner or later, they would be able to grind this fierce beast to death.

En, this must be the Ignited Stone Beast.

Ling Han had no intention of hiding himself. Thus, the seven people immediately discovered him.

”Old Eighth, go and stop him. Don’t let him send out a signal to draw another team over,” a silver-armored warrior said.

”All right!”

One of the seven silver-armored warriors broke away from the battle, and with a leap, arrived in front of Ling Han.

”Hehe, which Great Emperor is this brother under?” this person asked.

Ling Han coughed and said, ”Under the True Dragon Emperor’s banner, the Ninth King!”

The person on the other side clearly faltered for a moment, then forced out a smile, ”Sir, there is no need to act all mysterious. We are the disciples of the True Dragon Emperor!”

Er... what a coincidence!

”Hehe, that would really be awkward,” Ling Han said with a smile.

’You’re still smiling so brightly?’

The silver-armored warrior was the eighth disciple of the True Dragon Emperor. He said coldly, ”Ninth disappeared tens of thousands of years ago, and you impersonated him. Humph, are you provoking us?”

”Eighth Brother, do you not recognize me? I am really Ninth!” Ling Han said very exaggeratedly, ”In these tens of thousands of years, I have been trapped by the storms of heaven and earth, and only managed to break free not too long ago.”

”Have I changed so much? So much that my Eighth Brother doesn’t even recognize me anymore?”

F***!

The expression of the Eighth King immediately darkened, ”Though strictly speaking, we are all family, you keep impersonating my Ninth Brother, and could possibly be blaspheming a dead man. I will definitely not spare you.”

”Eighth Brother! I really am your Ninth Brother!” Ling Han continued his performance.

”Damn it!” The Eighth King charged out, and moved to thrash him with a single punch.

Ling Han moved, and exchanged a blow with the Eighth King. Boom, when their fists crashed into each other, the Eighth King immediately turned into a cannonball, shooting backwards rapidly.

Peng, he crashed heavily into the cave wall, then bounced back. A hemispherical pit was actually revealed behind him.

The might of this punch showed clearly just how violent it was.