I was just making up techniques… how did all of you become Emperors? Chapter 640 640: Xia Kang: Stop Looking, It Has Been Suppressed by My Master
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"Kang'er, before we separate, this is the present your Master is offering you. When facing difficulties beyond these walls, don't hesitate to act boldly. The Tyrant Fist Sacred Ground excels at quelling every form of rebellion. Should you find yourself overpowered, channel your spiritual power into this jade pendant, and it will surely shield you entirely."
Beyond the Five Elements Mountain, Cao Youqian placed a firm hand on Xia Kang's shoulder while speaking with deep sincerity.
With respect, Xia Kang took hold of the jade pendant and replied, "Your disciple is grateful for Master's gift of this treasure."
A smile crossed Cao Youqian's face as he responded, "No thanks are necessary. This belongs to our sect's legacy. Back when this Master first descended the mountain for his trials, your Master Ancestor gave me the same guidance."
Xia Kang gave a nod, his admiration growing for the unseen Master Ancestor. He resolved to carry on this tradition. In time, he too would rise to mighty heights like his Master, ascending to godhood and founding his own line.
"Offer your respects. This Master won't add more words. Depart with a calm heart."
Cao Youqian wasn't one for endless talk; he simply felt unaccustomed to bidding farewell to a disciple on their initial journey down the mountain.
Something seemed to strike Xia Kang's mind, prompting him to quickly add, "Master, your disciple wishes to bring Junior Brother Eagle along to my home. His own dwelling isn't too distant from mine."
"That's fine."
While saying this, Cao Youqian turned his eyes toward Ying Li. By now, Ying Li had shaped himself into human form, appearing as a striking youth with features as refined as carved jade. From his storage ring, Cao Youqian drew out a jade pendant and flung it his way.
"Ah Li, take this one."
Ying Li snatched the jade pendant mid-air, joy lighting up his expression. He hadn't anticipated that Master would ready one for him as well, overlooking his Demon Race origins entirely. Filled with thanks, he declared, "Master, I thank you."
A touch of annoyance in his tone, Cao Youqian remarked, "You brat, why didn't you mention it to this Master sooner? Had I not made one for each of you, folks might accuse this Seat of bias."
These words sparked eager expressions among the assembled cultivators. It would be false to claim they didn't covet the eldest senior brother's fortune. With Master announcing one for all, they yearned for theirs now.
Cao Youqian easily read the thoughts of these youngsters. Grinning, he told them, "Quit staring. Claim yours from this Seat when you head down the mountain. Do you really require such items here? Even if a Witch God or Demon God shows up, this Seat could rip them to shreds bare-handed. Why delay your cultivation any longer?"
Hiss...
The disciples all drew in sharp breaths at these words. They were aware of Master's formidable strength, yet they hadn't imagined it reached such horrifying levels. Hastily, they chorused, "We shall obey."
Cao Youqian held great affection for his disciples. Once they scattered to practice, he held his tongue. After seeing Xia Kang and Ying Li off, he headed toward Da Lei's seclusion spot.
No sooner had he arrived than he detected a shift in Da Lei's aura. Moments later, a fearsome energy surged skyward, followed swiftly by the onset of lightning tribulation.
Witnessing this, Cao Youqian's lips curved upward: Da Lei has triumphed in his breakthrough. Soon, he'll advance to Great Sage.
Meanwhile, Ying Li, who had just reverted to his true form and soared away from the gate, abruptly felt the disturbance within the mountain. To Xia Kang riding upon him, he called out, "Eldest Senior Brother, it looks like Uncle Lei has made his breakthrough."
"Likely so. But we've already soaked in the spiritual rain once. Heading back for another round wouldn't yield great gains now. As Master puts it, excess can harm as much as scarcity."
Xia Kang had no plans to turn back. The spiritual energy from his prior spiritual rain immersion remained only partially refined.
Ying Li agreed with a nod. The issue Eldest Senior Brother raised plagued him too. Without his recent tempering in the Earth Fire, the spiritual rain's energy would have overwhelmed him these last days.
Thirty minutes passed before Xia Kang spotted the Great Xia Tribe in the distance. Yet before approaching, an overwhelming force plummeted from above.
Feeling this dread pressure, Ying Li shuddered and dove sharply toward the earth.
"Junior Brother, watch out!"
Alarm etched Xia Kang's face. After yelling, he leaped from Ying Li's back. Landing firm, he seized the plummeting Ying Li and inquired, "Junior Brother, are you okay?"
"I'm alright, Senior Brother, though trouble looms for us shortly."
Regaining balance, Ying Li beat his wings and touched down steadily, directing his sight toward the Great Xia Tribe's location.
A grand dark silhouette wheeled overhead. Its enormous frame blotted out the heavens and cast the world in shadow. Even without showing its full form, it instilled terror in every creature below.
"This... precisely what beast is that?"
Ying Li gazed at the shape, his words quivering. The aura radiating from it crushed him through his very bloodline.
Silent, Xia Kang clutched the jade pendant from Master tightly, eager to discern what entity hovered over the Great Xia Tribe.
Within the Great Xia Tribe, chaos reigned. Even powerhouses like the Tribe Leader and Grand Priest paled in horror at the monstrous presence aloft.
The Grand Priest whispered, "We're done for, utterly done. The heavens seek to end my Great Xia Tribe."
The nearby Tribe Leader urged, "Grand Priest, we must summon aid at once. I trust Kang'er's Master won't abandon us to perish."
Shaking his head, the Grand Priest replied, "Pointless. This dread force terrifies more than the former Demon Dragon Emperor. Its might disrupts every means of transmission we have. No messages can escape."
Bang!
At these words, the Tribe Leader collapsed in fright. His gaze turned vacant as he stared upward blankly.
With even the mightiest pair, Tribe Leader and Grand Priest, surrendering to despair, the rest of the Great Xia Tribe stood no chance; soldiers couldn't grip their arms.
Priests and Elders rushed their kin into cellars, hoping such shelters might spare their lives.
Roar!
A thunderous dragon cry echoed from on high, revealing a five-clawed black dragon in the firmament. Surveying the land below, it boomed, "This Emperor, ninth son of the Black Dragon God, demands you ants emerge to prostrate yourselves before me!"
These commands made the Grand Priest and Tribe Leader exchange glances. Clenching jaws, they stepped from their shelter. Kneeling earthward, they bowed low to the sky's five-clawed black dragon and intoned, "We pay homage to you, Dragon Emperor."
The five-clawed black dragon peered disdainfully at the pair below and haughtily declared, "Pathetic humans. From what this Seat understands, this land falls under Hei Mo's domain. Where is he? Lead this Emperor to him without delay."
These statements drained color from the Grand Priest and Tribe Leader's faces. That Demon Dragon Lord had fallen to Kang'er's Master. Revealing the truth invited doom; lying promised reckoning from whichever victor emerged later. Trapped in anguish, they wavered.
"Hmm?"
Impatience laced the five-clawed black dragon's voice: "Are you both tongueless?"
Suddenly, a bold shout rang out from afar.
"I know the Demon Dragon's location!"
This utterance drew the five-clawed black dragon's stare from the duo toward the sound's source. There stood a human youth alongside an eagle bearing mutant bloodline, not far off.
The familiar timbre struck the Grand Priest and Tribe Leader, twisting their features. One grim notion hit them both: Disaster— that's Kang'er's voice.
Eyeing the steadfast youth before it, unflinching despite the scene, the five-clawed black dragon smirked, "Boy, why stand you before this Emperor without kneeling?"
Forcing down his inner dread, Xia Kang stated firmly, "I, Xia Kang, bow solely to my parents and betters. Never to you."
"Hahaha..."
The five-clawed black dragon bellowed in laughter. With scorn etched clear, it mocked, "Boy, such arrogance. This Emperor hears this realm belongs to that half-breed Hei Mo. Doubtless you'd kneel to him. Let me reveal: even Hei Mo kneels to this Seat."
"That Hei Mo— is he the Demon Dragon Senior speaks of?" Xia Kang inquired.
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Perplexity crossed the five-clawed black dragon's visage. Yet even in his dimness, he sensed irregularity now. Hei Mo's nature forbade tolerating such casual address from frail humans.
"Do you claim Hei Mo fell to some other Demon Emperor?"
"No."
Xia Kang clarified, "More accurately, my Master subdued him."
"What?"
Shock registered on the five-clawed black dragon. Though his half-breed kin ranked low among Black Dragons, no humans should dare assail him. His gaze sharpened to menace, voice icing over: "Boy, you dare lie to this Emperor?"
"I do not," Xia Kang affirmed.
The five-clawed black dragon bellowed, "Excellent, splendid. Your kind slew this Emperor's brother, so I'll start by bathing in your wretched blood to honor him, then hunt down and butcher your Master myself!"
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