Chapter 2146: The Human King (II)

“I am yet to repay the three dao masters for saving my life last time.” Li Hao looked down at the trio with a smirk. Are you here to protect me again today?”

“Are you still going to struggle at this point, Li Hao?” snarled Decay. They might’ve protected the young man in the last engagement, but it only resulted in the loss of all of their replicas.

Truth be told, their primary mission hadn’t been to protect Li Hao either. They just wanted to kill Disorder and prevent the dao of time from growing stronger. But the young man was a little bastard. When Long Zhan self detonated, Li Hao took advantage of the confusion to kill Devour’s replica.

Currently, the dao master of devouring was busy with Skyward. If not, he would’ve long charged over.

The three that were in front of Li Hao echoed his sentiments

Gale winds rose through decaying worlds. A shadow seemed to disappear in the gloom. Li Hao could sense the great dao rippling around him.

The young man was a bit different at the moment. His arms were incredibly long and slender, but they were a bit out of balance. In fact, they were as long as an ape’s.

He swung his arms through the void, shaking it and chaos dao. Darkness surfaced and a small sword soundlessly stabbed at Li Hao’s head!

Gale winds churned and the decay spread once more. Li Hao grunted, balling his hands into fists and pummeled the void.

Boom!

A massive collision rang out!

Li Hao was shaken straight out of chaos dao. Three people materialized in front of him.

“Let’s see what else you have up your sleeves today!” sneered Decay.

All of the powerhouses in the chaos were out in the open now. There wasn’t a single premier heavyweight hanging back. What other trump cards did Li Hao have to call on?

Meanwhile, the young man was in no hurry. He drifted around like a fresh breeze. Li Hao focused on the distance, muttering under his breath, I’m not moving if you guys don’t move!

I’m going to drag things out too!

Panth’s already reached the innermost part of the chaos. If you can’t beat Calamity, Su Yu, then I’ll just sit here and stare at you guys!

The hell are you guys all doing, man?

......

On the other side.

The Human King was in an increasingly tragic state and roared, “Do you really want to kill me? I keep a low profile in life, you guys just want to bully me! Where is the justice in three ninth ranks attacking one eighth rank?!”

“......” People just thought he was crazy.

Who are you talking to about justice at a time like this? There’s nothing in your future but death!

Fang Ping looks around him. I’m going against three, Li Hao’s going against three, but that little bastard seems to have just started. He keeps avoiding a direct clash, whereas I don’t have the luxury of that option.

This is infuriating!

So that kid wants to save the best for last, huh?

He then looked at Skyward, at how that old fogey was caught up by others as well. Fang Ping sagged helplessly. That one... could definitely take a beating.

Spring Autumn was the worst off.

The Human King could sense that an innumerable number of her past selves had been destroyed. She was also fading the more she fought. And yet, she insisted on demonstrating how strong she was!

Spring Autumn... you’ve got about as much intelligence as Chaos Sky!

“Fine, fine. I’ll suffer a bit more since I’m older than them!” grumbled the Human King.

His three opponents were turning him into a bloody mess of broken bones. However, they were also impressed by his tenacity. It was quite something to still be able to run at this point in the battle.

Regardless, the conflict would only remain one-sided!

“Everyone likes to pick on me...” The Human King fled again, wiping at the streaks of blood on him. The three ninth ranks were hot on his tail.

Yin Yang sneered as he materialized out of the void. Didn’t you want to kill me? Where did your earlier cockiness go? Are you chickening out now?

“Stop smiling, you’re so ugly, Yin Yang!” the Human King breathed out.

Yin Yang’s smile slid off his face and he glared coldly at Fang Ping. He disappeared, summoning the millstone of yin and yang to bear down on the Human King. He would grind the face off this odious fellow!

Not only was the Human King a vicious opponent, but he also had a foul mouth!

Whether it was Li Hao or Su Yu, they didn’t immediately start with curses, despite having silver tongues as well. Only the Human King let loose with vitriol at the first second and never held back.

The Human King suddenly ignored his opponent and looked into the distance with a smile. “I’ll set an example for you guys. That’ll let you know who’s the granddaddy here and who’s the child. Learn from the pros!”

Whether it was Li Hao, Su Yu, and Skyward, all looked over at Fang Ping. They even ignored their own opponents for the moment. What was the Human King hiding?

They were all extremely curious, even Su Yu. He’d been studying New Martial all along, but wasn’t fully in the know about everything. His period of observation had ended right after New Martial emerged in the chaos. The youngster didn’t know how the Human King had later developed or what he’d done over the next one thousand years.

What had Fang Ping done during this time?

Had he been in seclusion?

Would that be the habit of someone who loved a lively atmosphere? Could he have possibly kept to New Martial and the tiny four regions until the hostilities with Red Moon started?

The Human King’s smile disappeared from his face. He looked at the unending void with emotion. “One thousand years...”

What a long period of time that was!

All of you guys have changed your names and hidden your identities over the past one thousand years. It’s made me rather sad.

“Where are those of Demonic Martial?!” The world changed color when his growl swept through space.

Demonic Martial... was the university that boasted of a thousand years of heritage. It seemed to have disappeared from New Martial as no one had seen it in all this time.

It took only the blink of an eye.

All of existence seemed to have been waiting. Powerhouses emerged in countless worlds, hovering in and out of sight as they were part of the darkness. They were hidden in all corners!

“We of Demonic Martial assemble!”

“Fight fight fight!” Battle cries answered Fang Ping.

Skyward swept a glance over the scene with an upraised brow. Not bad, New Martial had managed to send out a lot of its people at some point. But... none of them seemed that strong. So what if they’d occupied a hundred worlds?

Skyward sank into deep contemplation.

He wasn’t surprised that New Martial had sent a group of its people off world. They liked to run around and had gone to explore new worlds as soon as they’d discovered new territories. It wasn’t surprising that a portion of them had secretly gained control of worlds that weren’t that strong.

It was only one hundred or so worlds, if one counted seriously!

That was about ten thousand personnel from New Martial altogether. That was a drop in the ocean compared to the entire chaos. There were approximately one horned exalted emperors, but what was that worth?

There were only a few seventh ranks, most of them were of weaker cultivation levels.

This was the Human King’s trump card?

Su Yu frowned slightly. There were a lot of people on all sides, but they were all incredibly weak. Was this all that the old senior had?

It was rather disappointing!

Li Hao dodged a slash from Yin Yang’s and creased his brows. Surely this wasn’t it?

I have very high expectations of you, Human King. But... ten thousand people in one hundred worlds... this is not your style.

If this is all you have, that’s far from enough.

The three ninth ranks going against Fang Ping had been startled at first, but then grinned with reassurance after they sensed the strength of the worlds around them.

Yin Yang nearly toppled over with laughter. “The Human King is a martial brute, alright! I was so afraid! But look at this—ten thousand powerhouses, several hundred exalted emperors, yet there’s only eight seventh ranks and one eighth rank. That was so frightening!”

Was that a powerful show of force?

Yes, it was a very powerful show.

It was even incredible that so many people had been hidden over a scant one thousand years. And yet, it wasn’t enough!

Just this tiny amount of people would quickly fall to their weapons. Not a single one would survive.

The Human King didn’t focus on that.

Instead, he looked around and smiled at some people in a rare showing of tenderness. Among the powerhouses were his wife and his baby sister. The Human King Consort that everyone knew was a seventh rank. His sister Fang Yuan, the round-faced girl who liked to tag along behind her big brother had now grown into her own as well.

His teacher was there, his real teacher, not Eternal Sword. His teacher was Lu Fengrou, a tyrannical woman married to the headmaster of Demonic Martial. The headmaster was Snake King Wu Kuishan. They were all present.

There were old friends, classmates, and the teacher that he hadn’t seen in a very long time. These were the companions that he’d grown up with.

Of course, those that’d stayed behind were also his companions, but the ones that’d disappeared might have occupied the last bit of gentleness in his heart. And now, they were all back.

“They don’t think much of you guys...” laughed Fang Ping. What were they to do about that?

Worlds shot toward the Human King at an astonishing speed. They seemed to race through space and time!

Each of them were more akin to seeds, making them different from the worlds. These worlds... seemed to be completely connected to those New Martial powerhouses.

A tiny world appeared over the Human King’s head. It was extremely tiny, the size of a school. Some characters floated out of it—Demonic Martial University!

It was a school.

“The important characteristic of a world lies not in its size. Demonic Martial is just what you see here...” murmured the Human King.

The three ninth ranks made their moves. Although they didn’t know what the Human King intended to do or what he hoped from these weaklings, they wouldn’t let him succeed in the attempt!

They struck swiftly, bearing down on the man!

We aren’t going to give you a chance, no matter what you have in mind. The only thing you’ll be doing today is dying!