Chapter 675: Counterattack I (1/2)
Chapter 675: Counterattack (I)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
”Chong-er, don't be too troubled about it. His body had an energy core from which all the energy originated. Once you started absorbing his energy, the energy core became imbalanced, ensuring that he would eventually vanish… All this was inevitable.”
The Demonic Emperor Old Man held his hands behind his back and spoke with a leisurely air.
His Myriad Spirit Sea Art had run through every acupuncture point in Lu Wu's body, so he knew all of Lu Wu's secrets. Perhaps Wang Chong might have felt disappointed, but the Demonic Emperor Old Man had already expected this scene.
The Demonic Emperor Old Man turned to Wang Chong and asked, ”Chong-er, what is going on here? No ordinary faction could control a monster like this. Where did you provoke such a formidable adversary?”
”Master, this question is one that your disciple truly cannot answer,” Wang Chong replied with a bitter smile.
In truth, he wanted to know the answer more than anyone else. It felt like these black-robed people had dropped out of thin air. They not only did not exist in his memories, they also did not exist amongst any faction.
Even now, Wang Chong had no idea what their background was, who belonged to their group, or what they wanted to do. All the information he had regarding them was blank.
The Demonic Emperor Old Man glanced at the bruised landscape of the Wang Clan Residence and subconsciously furrowed his brow. It was clear that Wang Chong's answer was not one he had anticipated.
”Oh, Master, how did you manage to arrive so promptly?” Wang Chong said.
Once this monster transformed, its strength had begun to madly climb, and even Wootz Steel weapons had been useless against it. If not for the Demonic Emperor Old Man's prompt arrival, Wang Chong truly could not predict the chaos the monster would have caused in the capital.
At the very least, the ordinary civilians living around the Wang Clan Residence would have suffered terrible casualties.
”Haha, don't forget that I was the one who taught you the Little Yinyang Art. I'm more sensitive than anyone to the energy of the Little Yinyang Art, so when you suddenly vanished from my senses, I immediately noticed that something was wrong. The Myriad Spirit Sea Art is one with the heaven and earth. Even from several dozen li, nothing can be hidden from me. At that moment, I knew that some incident had occurred,” the Demonic Emperor Old Man lightly said.
This was the first time he had voluntarily brought up the Myriad Spirit Sea Art. Although it had only been a glimpse, the power that the Demonic Emperor Old Man had casually revealed was shocking enough.
To be able to sense activity several dozen li away, the might of the Myriad Spirit Sea Art had already surpassed the bounds of ordinary martial arts.
Wang Chong couldn't conceal his surprise at his master's words. Although he didn't understand what his master meant when he said that the Myriad Spirit Sea Art was one with the heaven and earth, there was one thing that Wang Chong could be sure of: his master truly had recovered his cultivation. Although he still wasn't at his prime where he could shake the world, he was definitely at an extremely high level.
”Congratulations, Master, for recovering your divine strength!” Wang Chong happily said.
”Haha, it's still too early to talk about recovering divine strength, but I truly have recovered a good deal of power. I must thank you for this. The dense spiritual energy on the spirit vein mountain is ideal for cultivating the Myriad Spirit Sea Art. If you hadn't brought me to the spirit vein mountain, I would need at least five years to reach this level.”
As the Demonic Emperor Old Man spoke, his eyes looked with gratitude toward his disciple.
After a lifetime of backstabbing and deception, even being schemed against by his own disciple, the Demonic Emperor Old Man felt truly grateful to have received a disciple like Wang Chong in his later years.
Wang Chong not only had made a great name for himself in the southwest, with the Imperial Court conferring the title of Young Marquis upon him, he was also extremely loyal and filial. The Demonic Emperor Old Man had never felt such things in any of his previous disciples.
'There can be no construction without destruction.' To the Demonic Emperor Old Man, this saying not only applied to martial arts, but to personality, to the mind, to a person's complete transformation. Right now, if anyone dared to harm Wang Chong, the Demonic Emperor Old Man would go to the ends of the earth to execute them and grind their bones into dust.
His two disciples, this brother and sister of the Wang Clan, were his greatest hope in his retiring years.
”This is all due to Master's own efforts. Your disciple is merely an embroidered flower on your brocade,” Wang Chong sincerely said.
Wang Chong had only sought out the Demonic Emperor Old Man to obtain the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art, but now, Wang Chong had inexplicably begun to treat him as a member of the family, their relationship not something as simple as master and disciple.
Moreover, after all he had experienced, Wang Chong could sense that his master's personality had undergone a comprehensive transformation. From a devil of the evil path, he had slowly returned to the path of righteousness. He was now a man of compassion, a serene elder whose heart could hold the rivers, lakes, and seas.
”Hah, there's no need for you to be humble in front of your teacher.”
The Demonic Emperor Old Man smiled and shook his head.
”Other than to find out what had happened, your master's primary reason for coming was to impart to you the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art. Your Little Yinyang Art is already approaching perfection, so it is about time for you to learn this supreme art. This will also allow you to pacify that berserk blood within you. But…”
The Demonic Emperor Old Man stopped and gave a deep sigh, his face fraught with deep concern as he looked at Wang Chong.
”At this time, not even I know if passing on this art to you is good or bad. After all, the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art is an evil art. I cultivated it for the majority of my life and have received a hearty helping of its hardships. In the future, when your meridians begin to flow in reverse, you will have to pay an enormous price.”
”Master does not need to worry. All this is your disciple's choice. I have always known what the result will be.”
Wang Chong gave a faint smile, apparently unconcerned.
He knew what his master was thinking, but if he could do it all again, he would still choose the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art. He had no other option except to choose it.
As for anything else, he didn't care!
”Ha…”
The Demonic Emperor Old Man could only give a long sigh at these words.
”I spent more than half of my life but could not resolve the conflicts arising from the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art. Right now, I can only hope that before your blood energy condenses and your internal energy backlashes, we can find that legendary technique.”
The Supreme and Infinite Origin Immortal Art was the greatest of the ten supreme arts. If he could learn this technique, he could avoid the flaws of the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art for the rest of time.