Fate-Defying Demon Emperor

Chapter 152: Chapter 152: It’s Not Gentlemanly Not to Take Revenge

”Our leader is dead?”

Seeing the white-haired old man slain with a single slash, the remaining four assassins were dumbstruck, their faces deathly pale. He had been the strongest among them and their leader, yet he had unexpectedly fallen to Su Han.

Before this battle, they knew Su Han was a disciple of the Seven Stars Sect and must be a martial arts prodigy. However, they were confident that their superior cultivation Realms and combined strength would allow them to easily defeat and capture him alive. But no one had expected this outcome. Not only was their Five Elements Formation broken, but one of their own had been killed in a counterattack.

At this point, they could no longer form the Five Elements Formation. They had already failed to defeat Su Han when there were five of them. Now that their leader was dead, it was an utter fantasy for the remaining four to capture him.

”He treated me like his own brother. I must avenge him!” The burly man’s eyes turned bloodshot with hatred. Spiritual Energy surged from his body as he gripped a heavy hammer and charged at Su Han.

”Earth Rank Low Level Martial Technique: Earth Dragon Shattering Ground!”

The burly man attacked with pure rage. A hundred-meter-long earth dragon appeared once more, charging toward Su Han alongside him.

”Phenomenon: Tai Mount Pressing Down!”

Simultaneously, the burly man manifested his own Phenomenon. An illusory yet towering mountain emerged behind him. Although it was just a phenomenal illusion, the mountain was immensely heavy and possessed terrifying weight. At the burly man’s command, it bore down on Su Han, seeking to crush him completely.

”You overestimate yourself!” Su Han snorted coldly. A black aura instantly surged from him, rapidly condensing into Dual Black Holes.

FWOOMP!

With a sudden pull, the Dual Black Holes devoured the burly man’s Phenomenon, making it vanish without a trace.

”What?” This abrupt event not only caused the burly man to suffer a backlash but also struck terror into the hearts of the other three. A Phenomenon is energy condensed from one’s Spiritual Essence. How could someone else just devour it? This... This is inconceivable!

BOOM!

Su Han unleashed the Golden Light Fierce Fire, which struck the hundred-meter earth dragon, causing it to crack and crumble before exploding violently. He then used the Character Technique of Motion, transforming into a streak of light and instantly appearing before the burly man.

”Golden Emperor Tanyang Fist!”

His left hand clenched into a fist. His golden Qi-Blood surged as his thirty-five Great Luo Golden Bones shone brilliantly. Empowered by the Fighting Character Secret, this single punch could shatter a thousand-zhang-tall mountain. The Golden Emperor Phantom emerged behind Su Han, mirroring his punch. From a distance, it looked as if a Divine Emperor had possessed him, ready to destroy everything in his path.

Although the burly man was at the Seventh Layer of the Phenomenon Realm and had a formidable Physical Body, he was utterly incapable of withstanding such a punch.

BANG!

The fist connected, and the burly man’s head exploded like a watermelon, turning into a spray of blood and gore, leaving no complete corpse behind.

The woman in red, who had a fiery temper, was now consumed by a thirst for vengeance and had no thoughts of escape. ”The mission has failed! We’ll be put to death if we go back anyway. We might as well fight him to the death and avenge our leader and Fifth Brother!”

”If we can’t capture him alive, then we’ll die together!” the tall, slender man declared. Though he looked frail, his will was ironclad, and he was now resolved to die.

SWISH!

The tall, slender man rushed out first. A green light flared from his body, but it quickly turned into a ghastly gray as his rich vitality was suddenly converted into Death Qi. The Wood Element Technique he cultivated not only allowed him to absorb spiritual energy from plants but also to reverse life and death. By turning his own life force into Death Qi, he could detonate himself to cause catastrophic damage. This was a one-time ability; after the self-detonation, he would die, his very soul scattered to the winds.

The woman in blue and the woman in red flanked him, both to protect him and to prevent Su Han from escaping with his Shape-Shifting Shadow technique.

”Death Explosion!”

Though the tall, slender man was not fast, the two women attacked Su Han simultaneously, entangling him and giving the man just enough time to close the distance for his self-destructive attack.

BOOM!

The man exploded violently, transforming into a powerful shockwave of Death Qi that rocked the very fabric of space, making it seem as if it might shatter at any moment. The Death Qi surged like a tide, obliterating the clouds in every direction and turning the ground below into a terrifying Dead Zone.

”Is he dead?” the woman in red asked, craning her neck, desperate to know if the self-explosion had succeeded in killing Su Han.

Within the shockwave of Death Qi, a river of blood flowed ceaselessly. Inside the river of blood was Su Han, protected by his Dragon Phoenix Protection. The most terrifying aspect of the man’s self-destruction wasn’t the explosive force but the Death Qi, an energy that would cause the flesh of any living being to wither and decay on contact.

However, the Demonic Blood in the Demonic Blood Taoist Calabash was inherently evil and full of deadly poison, capable of resisting the Death Qi. This, combined with the Dragon Phoenix Protection, the Adorned with Stars and Moon, and the defensive power of the Star Shifting Technique, allowed Su Han to successfully withstand the blast.

”He’s not dead!” The woman in red’s pupils contracted in shock as she saw Su Han standing there, completely unscathed.

SWISH!

Su Han retracted the river of blood and used the Character Technique of Motion, lunging toward the two remaining women.

”Earth Rank Low Level Martial Technique: Earthfire Entangling Kill!”

The woman in red clenched her teeth, choosing to advance rather than retreat. Fire Spiritual Energy surged from her body as she unleashed her most powerful Earth Rank Martial Technique.

”Playing with fire in front of me? That’s just a pathetic, amateur display.” Seeing the Magma Fire Pillar reappear, Su Han sneered. He had inherited the memories of the True Monarch of Fire Virtue, which not only allowed him to condense the Nine Mysteries True Fire but also gave him mastery over an exceptionally profound Fiery Control Technique.

”Self-Immolation!”

Su Han acted swiftly, deploying his Fiery Control Technique. The Magma Fire Pillar instantly turned on its caster, engulfing the woman in red and burning her ferociously.

”AAAAAH!”

A blood-curdling scream erupted from the woman, chilling enough to make one’s skin crawl. In moments, she was incinerated by her own attack, reduced to a charred corpse. Although she had cultivated a Fire Element Technique and her control over fire was decent, she was no prodigy. Her skills were nothing compared to Su Han’s Divine Method; the two were on completely different levels, like heaven and earth.

With the woman in red dead, only the woman in blue remained.

WHOOSH!

The woman’s courage had completely shattered. She didn’t dare to attack Su Han and instead turned to flee for her life. Unfortunately, against Su Han and his Character Technique of Motion, she had no hope of escaping.

”Please, I beg you, spare my life! I’ll be your slave!” she quickly pleaded, desperate to survive.

”If you dare to try and kill me, you must be prepared to be killed by me in return!” Su Han was decisive and ruthless, showing not a shred of pity. Mercy toward an enemy was cruelty to oneself.

With a flash of his blade, the woman’s head was severed from her body, her fate sealed.

With that, all five assassins sent by Tian Yunshan had perished, completely annihilated. Su Han collected their Storage Rings and then destroyed the bodies, erasing all traces of the battle.

After finishing, Su Han did not resume his journey back to the Seven Stars Sect. Instead, he turned and stared in the direction of the Imperial Capital. A sharp glint flashed in his eyes. He steered the Thunder Light Treasure Ship and turned back toward the Imperial Capital, intent on killing.

Tian Yunshan. Your son framed me, and you sent people to kill me. I will repay this debt of hatred a hundred times over! I am not one to let a grudge go unavenged!