Chapter 1585: Lonely Grand Dao (2/2)

“Your life is eternal. I will definitely die before you, Your Excellency.” Zhengfeng smiled back.

They had many things to say. At their level, it was hard to find someone to talk to but before the departure, words couldn’t come out.

After Li Qiye left, Zhengfeng went back to his counter and curled up then slowly closed his eyes into a slumber. The tiny fire inside the lamp was still jumping like before. This faint light illuminated his face in a surreal fas.h.i.+on.

It was peaceful for this old man and his small pub residing in the little alley. It seemed that no one would pay attention to it until the day of demise.

The monarch who has been waiting outside quickly caught up to Li Qiye. She had to look back at the entrance after taking several steps. She couldn’t understand why a supreme master was hiding away from the world in this place. Though there were many reclusive masters in the world, they would pick paradisiacal and picturesque locations instead.

Alas, this great character was hiding in such a rundown pub. No one would believe such a story.

“No need to look.” Li Qiye shook his head and sighed while walking: “He’ll stay there forever. Won’t be easy to get him to come out.”

After a long time, she couldn’t contain her inquisitive mind and quietly asked: “Young n.o.ble, who is stronger between Matriarch Yu and this senior?”

Needless to say more about Matriarch Yu. She was someone who fought against Immortal Emperor Yin Tian and was recognized to be an Emperor a.s.sailant. As for the old man, he was Matriarch Yu’s older brother who has lived for three generations.

“You think he’s too unknown, right? Power can’t be measured by prestige. Matriarch Yu indeed has the power to a.s.sail an emperor but Yu Zhengfeng, he’s much stronger.”

“Stronger than her, even?” The monarch was shaken and eventually asked for elaboration: “Rumor has it that those who could survive one hundred moves from an emperor are considered a.s.sailants.”

Li Qiye laughed in response: “One hundred moves as the baseline? Which idiot told you that? Too many people would be a.s.sailants then. Plus, not all emperors are bloodthirsty. They actually love talents and juniors so they go easy on the challengers.”

He shook his head and continued: “This belief emanated from a few fools who are trying to increase their own worth and reputation.”

“Then what’s considered a real Emperor a.s.sailant?” She said with great curiosity.

She has heard many things about this t.i.tle. The most popular belief was the one hundred moves requirement.

“An a.s.sailant isn’t that easy to come by.” Li Qiye explained: “The normal standard is that against the regular power of an emperor who is not holding back, they just need to last one thousand moves to be qualified for this t.i.tle.”

“Regular power?” She didn’t understand this.

“It means not using the Heaven’s Will.” Li Qiye continued: “The standard is strict so emperors can’t go too easy. They have to take it pretty seriously against the real ones. For example, the ones who can last one hundred or two hundred moves were usually young talents and the emperors went easy on them.”

He slowly recalled: “When Matriarch Yu fought against Immortal Emperor Yin Tian, the emperor actually used a life treasure and nearly shattered the world. Matriarch Yu relied on her own incredible strength to last more than one thousand moves. The emperor recognized her strength and bestowed her the a.s.sailant t.i.tle. The other self-claimed a.s.sailants can’t compare to her at all.”

She has heard of Matriarch Yu’s legends before but no one knew the exact details of the fight or how long she had actually lasted. But now, this revelation took her like a storm. Matriarch Yu actually made it to the one thousand moves mark against an emperor using a life treasure, the grand dao, and not holding anything back. Even without using the Heaven’s Will, each strike could destroy the world. Thus, one could imagine how mighty Matriarch Yu used to be.