Dominator Emperor

In response to Mei Suyao’s request, Li Qiye glanced at her and said with a lazy smile, ”Those with different paths cannot make plans together. Girlie, don’t try to seduce me. When it comes to being dangerous, you’re still far too green. You’d best not use your little tricks on me. Otherwise, if you piss me off, I’ll strip you naked and carry you away!”

Such words left Chi Xiaodie and the others speechless, and the girls couldn’t help but blush. This was Fairy Mei Suyao; who would dare speak to her like that?

”I agree, Little Ghost! I love this sort of thing,” Bing Yuxia said with a laugh. ”To see the fairy of this generation stripped naked? That would absolutely be a sight to behold.” As she spoke, she looked as if she were drooling. Anyone who didn’t know better would have mistaken her for a real pervert.

SMACK! Li Qiye slapped her on the behind and said nonchalantly, ”You’re a tomboy. This sort of thing has nothing to do with you.”

”You—!” Bing Yuxia leaped to her feet in fury, glaring at Li Qiye. But Li Qiye merely gave her a leisurely glance, completely unconcerned.

Li Qiye’s audacious attitude was astonishing to witness. Fairy Mei Suyao was such an incredible figure, the worldly representative of the Long River Sect and a peak existence among the current younger generation. Back then, forget the younger generation—even experts and Great Teaching Territories were wary of her!

And yet, Li Qiye provoked her with such nonchalance, as if it were the most ordinary thing in the world.

Fairy Mei Suyao, however, did not get angry. Her otherworldly grace was captivating. ”Since Brother Li is unwilling,” she said, ”Suyao will not insist.”

”Let’s go.” Li Qiye smiled and summoned the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle. Carrying Li Shuangyan and the others, it shot straight up, crushing the Void as it raced into the sky at an unbelievable speed.

RUMBLE—RUMBLE—RUMBLE— The four Copper Horses thundered onward, pulling the Copper Vehicle in a wild dash. The sheer size of the World Tree was beyond anyone’s imagination. As they raced across its trunk, it felt like a vast, endless land. A single piece of cracked, ancient bark was the size of a continent, and as the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle ascended, it seemed as small and insignificant as a speck of dust.

Upon the World Tree, a single person and a single vehicle were pitiably small—like a drop of water in the ocean. This one World Tree seemed even larger than the entire Human Emperor Realm.

RUMBLE—RUMBLE—RUMBLE— With a series of deafening roars, the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle charged upward. The four Copper Horses seemed to transform into four flowing streams. Where their hooves struck, copper light flared, leaving behind trails of shimmering brilliance. At the same time, their steps left deep hoofprints on the trunk, as if branded into its very surface!

This was the suppression descending from the heights of the World Tree. The four Copper Horses charged upward as if shouldering a million Divine Peaks. Each of their hoofbeats could shatter the earth. The ancient bark of the World Tree was incredibly tough, countless times harder than Divine Iron and nearly impossible to damage in the slightest. Yet, the four Copper Horses still left hoofprints as they ran. This alone was a testament to the crushing power of the suppression.

Seeing the hoofprints and hearing the thunderous rumble, everyone from Bing Yuxia to Li Shuangyan was awestruck. Had it been them, they would have been utterly incapable of moving at such an astonishing speed under that suppression. This Copper Horse Carriage was truly a Divine Object rarely seen in this world!

The Four-Battle Copper Vehicle raced upward for an unknown amount of time. The suppression from the heavens grew ever stronger. As they ascended higher, strange phenomena began to manifest. The four Copper Horses shattered the Void, smashed through crystalline walls, and tore through the oppressive force. For a moment, the crystalline barriers of the Void crumbled, sending fragments flying through the air.

As the four Copper Horses shattered the Void and broke through the suppression, thunder roared endlessly and lightning coiled around them, as if the heavens were descending with punishment, intent on destroying them.

But the four Copper Horses were unbelievably defiant of the heavens. A bronze radiance emanated from their bodies, making them seem like the most powerful, invincible warhorses in the world. Even when the heavens unleashed the Thunder Marsh and its lightning, they continued their charge, shattering the marsh and sundering the bolts of lightning!

Seeing such a scene, Bing Yuxia and all the others were shaken. This was a direct confrontation against the heavens’ punishment and the World Tree’s suppression. Had it been them, they would have lacked the power to resist. Forget them, even a Saint Venerable or a Saint Emperor would be unable to withstand it. Yet, the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle had succeeded.

”The Four-Battle Copper Vehicle... a legendary existence,” Bing Yuxia murmured, lost in a momentary daze. She recalled a legend, one recorded by her Bingyu Palace. It was written in the personal journal of their founder, Bingyu Immortal Emperor. That journal was a secret of the Bingyu Palace, which only the chosen successor of each generation was permitted to read!

It was impossible to tell how long the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle had been running. The higher it climbed, the stronger the suppression from the heavens became. Gradually, the four Copper Horses began to falter, their speed slowing.

”Rise!” At that moment, Li Qiye let out a deep shout. He spoke True Words, formed a Treasure Seal with his hands, and struck the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle!

BOOM—! With a deafening roar, the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle erupted with invincible Divine Power. In that instant, it felt as though a supreme divinity had been resurrected. A True Dragon soared to the sky, a White Tiger galloped forth, a Divine Phoenix took flight, and a Qilin strode across the heavens!

In that brief moment, the four Divine Beasts carved upon the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle burst forth, tearing through the suppression from the Azure Heaven in an unstoppable charge. Aided by the four Divine Beasts, the Copper Horses were instantly reinvigorated. They galloped with renewed vigor, their speed increasing once more.

RUMBLE—RUMBLE—RUMBLE— Heaven and earth roared as the Ten Thousand Techniques shattered. No suppression in this world could withstand the onslaught of the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle!

At this point, forget Chi Xiaodie and the others—even Bing Yuxia and Li Shuangyan were left dumbfounded. In that moment, it was as if the four Divine Beasts had truly come to life. The power erupting from the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle was in no way inferior to an Immortal Emperor True Artifact!

Chi Xiaodie had seen Li Qiye’s Four-Battle Copper Vehicle before, but she never imagined it possessed such invincible Divine Power. When the four Divine Beasts burst forth, it seemed that nothing in the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands could possibly suppress it!

”With a treasure like this, what is there to fear from an Immortal Emperor’s Treasure!” Sikong Toutian murmured, momentarily lost in a daze.

Xiao Niqiu chuckled. ”What’s so great about an Immortal Emperor’s Treasure? The Young Master’s vehicle is one of a kind. I remember back in the day, whenever the Copper Vehicle appeared...”

SMACK! Before Xiao Niqiu could finish, Li Qiye smacked him on the back of the head. Xiao Niqiu immediately shut his mouth, saying nothing more.

”Little Ghost, if you have a treasure like this, why did you need to put on an act that day? When you faced the Yao Guang Giant, you could have just used this to blast him to smithereens,” Bing Yuxia said in amazement.

Even someone who knew nothing about treasures could tell that the Divine Power of the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle was on par with an Immortal Emperor True Artifact!

”They weren’t worthy of rousing my Treasure Vehicle. This Treasure Vehicle of mine is alive. This climb up the World Tree, for example, takes a great toll on it! Across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, the Six Paths and Eight Desolations, if you were to look for a treasure capable of carrying this many people to the peak of the World Tree, I doubt you could find even three!” Li Qiye gently caressed the Copper Vehicle and shot a sidelong glance at Bing Yuxia. ”Girlie, you may have many treasures, but your chances of reaching the top of this tree on your own are slim to none. By bringing you with me, you could say I’m doing your Bingyu Palace a great kindness.”

Of course Li Qiye’s Four-Battle Copper Vehicle was invincible. Back in the day, it had accompanied him in his campaigns across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. During that darkest of ages, he was able to rampage unopposed and ultimately sweep away the darkness, and his Divine Vehicle could be credited with much of that success.

There was a Divine General under his command back then who had followed him through countless campaigns, achieving one illustrious victory after another. In the final war, that general fought a bloody battle to the very end and died in the process. If not for Li Qiye’s consideration of that general’s immense service and sacrifice, he never would have passed the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle on to the general’s daughter.

The Four-Battle Copper Vehicle wasn’t just a treasure; to be precise, it was a living being. That was why Li Qiye wouldn’t use it lightly. Making the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle unleash its greatest power would take too great a toll on its life!

”Hee hee, so to thank you, I’ll introduce you to Sister Chu Yun,” Bing Yuxia said with a mischievous giggle.

Bing Yuxia’s words, however, made Ye Chuyun’s fair cheeks flush. She said nothing, but her dignified and elegant demeanor, mixed with a bashful look of someone wanting to speak yet holding back, was indeed quite charming.

SMACK! Li Qiye slapped Bing Yuxia on the behind again. ”Girlie, don’t keep pulling these kinds of tricks on me, or I’ll drag you home to warm my bed!”

”Little Ghost—!” Bing Yuxia was furious. She stomped hard on Li Qiye’s foot and snarled, ”If you take liberties with me again, this won’t be over!”

”Aren’t you a boy? How is it now my fault for taking liberties with you?” Li Qiye said with unhurried calm, giving her a sidelong glance.

Bing Yuxia was so angry she was rendered speechless, glaring daggers at Li Qiye. The scene made Chen Baojiao purse her lips into a faint smile. Even the frosty Li Shuangyan cracked a small smile, and Chi Xiaodie had to suppress the urge to laugh.

As for Sikong Toutian, Nan Huairun, and Xiao Niqiu, they huddled together, pretending they hadn’t seen a thing.

BOOM—! After an unknown amount of time, the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle finally leaped high into the air, like a fish breaking the surface of the water. That one instant gave everyone a feeling of boundless freedom, as if the vast oceans were theirs to swim and the endless skies theirs to fly.

They didn’t know how long or how far they had traveled, but the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle had finally leaped onto the summit of the World Tree!

By this point, the four Copper Horses and four Divine Beasts were utterly exhausted. The luster of the Copper Horses had dimmed, and the Divine Light of the Divine Beasts was as faint as a candle flame. The Copper Horses were even covered in sweat stains—and it was copper sweat! Seeing this, Bing Yuxia and the others finally understood that Li Qiye hadn’t been lying. The Four-Battle Copper Vehicle was truly a living being.