Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor

Chapter 1955: The Four Direction Expedition IV

”Do it.”

”What?” Cui Yun asked.

”You heard me.”

”You think Iʼm bluffing? Iʼm not. You said it yourself: if the holy land is to perish at an allyʼs hand, then the world will perish with us.”

Wu Hong remained calm. ”I have the power to back these words, but you donʼt.”

Cui Yun looked at these calm eyes, and all she saw was bountiful power and confidence: no hesitation, no doubts, and no fear — only an eternal calmness as clear as the surface of a river.

”Do it.”

”Holy Lord, this —”

Cui Yun controlled her emotions. With a cold expression, she said, ”Send the order, and tell everybody to prepare for a life-and-death struggle.”

”As you wish.”

A few seconds later, the projected screen changed. All the soldiers activated a talisman, instantly teleporting out of the Samsara Battlefield. However, this wasnʼt the end. The legions stationed on the Right Battleline also left, leaving only the Central Battleline still occupied. All eyes turned to Wu Hong, but she only motioned with her hands, and everything was settled.

An unknown legion clad in silver armor suddenly teleported to the Samsara Battlefield and occupied the empty battle lines. The Red Cloud didnʼt even have time to react as the exchange was swift and efficient, almost as if they were prepared for such an eventuality.

”Impossible! How do you have so many troops?” an elder asked. It was already unbelievable to have so many troops, but they all had high cultivation, and they were all Emperor cultivators. One contributing factor to the decline of the Emperor Path was their extremely slow cultivation speed. Yet, in such a short period, the Heavenly Court successfully trained so many of them.

”You lied,” Cui Yun said. ”You didnʼt just want to cultivate 129,600 Great Emperors every generation. You used the excess Heaven Will to train a secret army.”

”Youʼre quite sharp,” Wu Hong said, smiling. With her reform, each generation gave birth to only 129,600 Great Emperors, and they were only First Class and above. However, after every Heaven Will Battle, the holy land would recruit the losers and train them into Second Class and below Emperors. More importantly, Wu Hong spread the method of cultivating Heaven Will Emperors to train countless low-level soldiers.

Cui Yun clenched her fist underneath her robe. Although the Samsara Battlefield was the greatest contributor to all the holy landsʼ deaths, no one would want to give up its strategic advantages. The battlefield is not only a great place to train disciples; access to the Human Gate and the broken Demon Gate was still extremely valuable.

”Prepare for battle,” Cui Yun ordered.

”Yes.”

Legions of soldiers and disciples rushed out of the pagoda. Some formed arrays, while others prepared talismans, weapons, and even pills; some focused on direct battle, wishing to eliminate the enemyʼs leaders. The elders took control of these troops, bringing some order to the chaotic mess.

Wu Hong ignored their actions and focused on her avatar. After ensuring she was setting up protection in the Samsara Battlefield to prevent the return of these holy lands, she focused on the task at hand.

”Attack,” she ordered.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Time Boats did not hesitate to begin their bombardment. Although this timeline lacked the River of Time, Wu Hong modified their design to draw Time Energy from the Source Qi Space; the result was only slightly weaker than the originals, and she also supplemented them with the artificial Grand Constructs she had secretly made.

The sound of constant bombardment spread between Heaven and Earth, followed by the roar of the puppet legion. The sky trembled as the clash of Qi and Dao spread to every cardinal direction. Cui Yun and the Five Element Harmony Holy Land didnʼt take long to realize their tactic was wrong. The Heavenly Court was only using puppets and mechanical weapons, meaning their human legions preserved their numbers and fighting prowess.

”This canʼt go on,” Cui Yun thought. Even if they could defeat the first wave, the human soldiers would finish the job. No longer hesitating, Cui Yun sent a new order, and immediately afterward, more than a dozen powerful auras manifested between Heaven and Earth.

”Why are there so few?” Cui Yun asked.

”The curse has claimed the others.”

The newly elected Holy Lord was silent. In this world, living long means knowing ancient secrets—secrets the Red Cloud often does not want to exist. So, even those who secretly sealed themselves cannot completely escape the fate of death.

”Holy Lord, we still have the number advantage.”

”True,” Cui Yun sighed.

”Quasi-Saints,” Han Guo uttered, calmly glancing at these newly arrived combatants. ”It seems Your Majesty was correct: they have been faking their death and sealing themselves.” The Emperor Path Holy Land does the same thing, but without Quasi-Saints, they can only select highly talented individuals whose battle strength reaches that of Quasi-Saints. Unfortunately, those individuals are rare and easier for the Red Cloud to target.

”Are you guys up to the challenge?” Wu Hong asked.

”Your Majesty, we wonʼt let you down.”

Wu Hong nodded. How could a bunch of people who have been sealed for countless years be a match for this Golden Generation of Quasi-Saints that she had cultivated? In fact, she was looking forward to it; this battle was an opportunity to cement the Emperor Pathʼs dominance over the world. So, Wu Hong calmly watched the battle.

”Not bad,” Wu Hong praised. ”But letʼs put a bit more pressure on them.” She gave the order, and everyone immediately activated their [Pillar Boosting Technique], drastically increasing their strength. Then, one by one, the enemy Quasi-Saints were systematically slaughtered.

”Now, young girl, what are you going to do?” Wu Hong thought, glancing at Cui Yun.

The young leader desperately wanted to bite her nail, but she had an image to preserve. ”I canʼt allow our foundation to be destroyed,” Cui Yun thought. In terms of legions, their holy was no match for the Emperor Path. And now, theyʼve also lost in terms of top powerhouses. Now, only a few effective options remained.

Cui Yun raised her hand to manifest a Qi Luck Dragon with 195 legs. Under her control, the dragon slowly condensed into a five-legged tripod, with the symbol of the five-element cycle engraved on both sides.

”A Luck Condensing Artifact?” Wu Hong uttered. ”Hm? Not just luck, but also the destiny of the entire Qi Paragon Path. However, the amount seems pitifully small. I reckon most of it should have been taken by the True Qi Path Holy Land.”

”It might be small, but itʼs enough to deal with you,” Cui Yun sneered. The luck of the entire holy land and its destiny was comparable to a Saint Artifact. More importantly, it didnʼt have the backlash of one; the only downside was that it could only be used to defend the sect, and only as a last resort.

Bang!

The tripod clashed into a shield that manifested in front of Wu Hong, leaving a deep crack. ”Your Majesty!” Countless voices echoed throughout the world, and many people rushed toward Wu Hong. However, she only raised her hand to stop them.

”Stand down!”

”You can try to act as tough as you want, but today, you will not leave this place intact,” Cui Yun sneered. The first attack failed because it was her first time controlling such power, but she wonʼt make any mistakes on the second strike.

Wu Hong smiled. ”How about I borrow a play from your book?”

A feeling of trepidation spread to every corner of Cui Yunʼs body. She didnʼt know why, but as a powerful cultivator, the simple truth of listening to your intuition was engraved deep in her soul. She flicked her wrist to smash the tripod on Wu Hong, and this time, she did not hold back.

Bang!

The Divine Seal Empress remained intact, a small smile still on her angelic face. The character for ”sinner” suddenly appeared in the sky, releasing a shield that perfectly protected her from all damage.

”You labeled me a sinner for invading an ally. So, tell me, how much sin have you committed for abandoning the world? For condemning the lives of countless souls because of your selfish decision?”

Cui Yunʼs expression turned ugly; she immediately mobilized all her power to retreat with the trips. It was too late. The sinner character released a myriad of red chains that bound the tripod, slowly sealing its strength and all the luck and destiny it contained.

Cui Yun did not hesitate to burn her Genesis Qi Space to boost herself, trying to save as much as possible. In the end, a small Qi Luck Dragon with 18 legs flew out of the tripod and fused with the holy land (the pagoda).