Chapter 52: The Strongest Human, Yorick the Martial Saint

  "Not bad, not bad. You deliberately showed many flaws to make me suspicious, and just when I thought there must be something fishy about the food and drink, it turned out that my judgment was wrong. And once a person discovers that their accurate judgment is actually incorrect, they will inevitably let their guard down. But just as I did, you suddenly made a run for it, making my relaxed nerves tense up again. However, when I judged again that there must be something hidden in the brocade box that couldn't see the light of day, it turned out to be another mistake on my part. Two consecutive mistakes would make even the calmest person's mind waver. And at this time, your real action finally began. Firstly, the brocade box wasn't actually empty; it hid a kind of poison gas that was almost imperceptible to humans. When I was completely unguarded, I got poisoned."

  "Furthermore, I couldn't have imagined that a proud and arrogant Yaoke Emperor would stoop to disguising himself as a lowly soldier in order to assassinate me, delivering the fatal blow at the most critical moment. Honestly, your plan is flawless, with each step perfectly linked together, not a single detail out of place. What's even more impressive is that your strategy took into account the psychological changes of people. It's truly an excellent calculation and tactic!" Despite being on the receiving end of a deadly plot, Huangfu Yan still gave his opponent ample praise.

  "But such a perfect plan can't even harm you in the slightest." The Emperor of Yori sighed, "It seems that the legend is true, every ultimate strong human being like Yori Saint has the ability to defy the heavens with their own power. Yori Saint, indeed worthy of being called a half-god among humans!"

  "You must be laughing at me!"

  "What do you plan to do with me?"

  "How impressive! Although your intention was to put me to death. But your courage, your strategy is really admirable. You should know that I am not a person who seeks revenge for every slight. So, if you can reveal who instructed you to assassinate me and swear allegiance to me from now on, never betraying me again, I will forgive your transgression and grant you unimaginable wealth and status!"

  "Huangfu, you old thief, stop pretending to be clever! I, Chu Tian, am a lone and isolated person, with no one behind me pulling the strings. I want to assassinate you, old thief, only because you're manipulating the imperial court, treating my great Yan emperor like a puppet at your beck and call. For someone like you who's disrupting the imperial court, anyone would be justified in killing you - let alone letting me join forces with you? You must be dreaming!"

  "Damn it, do you think my grandfather would be willing to deal with these messy court affairs? If not for Murong Yan's weak and indulgent personality, my grandfather wouldn't have taken on this huge mess! My grandfather has worked day and night for the sake of Great Yan, pouring his heart and soul into it. How many people understand the hardships he's faced? But in your mouth, such noble integrity becomes a disaster for court politics. I'll kill you!" Huangfu Jun was furious.

  "I'll tear you apart!" Huang Fu Jie also shouted loudly.

  "Little rabbits, can you all just calm down for a moment?" Huang Fu Yan also shouted loudly.

  "I advise you to cooperate, reveal the mastermind behind you, otherwise I have a hundred ways to make you experience what it's like to be worse off than dead!" Huang Fu Yan's laughter sounded especially ominous.

  "Huangfu old thief, I've said it before, killing you was just a momentary impulse of mine, there's no so-called mastermind behind the scenes. As for torture? Come on, if Chu Yun furrows his brow, he's not a good man!" Chu Yun's eyes were full of contempt.

  "You really are a good man. But do you think I don't know who is behind your back? Huang Pu Yan sneered, "In this world, there are only a few people who can make the majestic Yaoke Emperor willingly surrender and hate me to the bone, and have the guts to assassinate me. Adding the nearly tasteless toxic gas in the brocade box, there's only one person who meets all these conditions, and that's him!"

  "He... is... the Upper Master of Huayang Sect, Shangguan Yunlong!" Emperor Huang Yan shouted loudly after a pause.

  "You... you're talking nonsense!" A hint of panic finally appeared in the eyes of Emperor Yao Shi.

  "Although I have made two consecutive misjudgments in your hands, this time, I can guarantee with my own head that it will not be wrong!" The tone was extremely confident.

  "Extreme torrent!" A golden dazzling light surged forward like a raging tide.

  "The Emperor is supreme!" Huang Fu Yan bellowed. Amidst the vast and pure white radiance, an aura of awe-inspiring majesty and sacredness was faintly discernible.

  "Ahh!" A mournful cry. The body of Yao Shi Wu Di Chu Yun slowly dissolved in the faint, holy white light.

  "The ultimate strongman of humanity, Yao Shi Wu Sheng, is indeed terrifyingly powerful. With just a single strike, he completely annihilated an entire Yao Shi Wu Emperor!" The terror-inspiring strength of Huang Pu Yan left even the normally arrogant and condescending Huang Pu brothers in awe.

  "Poor guy, he had a loyal but foolish heart. But until his death, he didn't know that he was just an insignificant pawn in the hands of Shangguan Yunlong!" Looking at the direction where Chu Yun disappeared, Huangfu Yan sighed, "You probably don't know, in the face of absolute power disparity, any scheme is just a joke!"

  "This point, you may not understand. But with the old man as a fellow Yueshi Wusheng, Shangguan Yunlong is probably clearer than anyone else. Unfortunately, such a loyal person was used by others and still didn't know, what a pity, what a sigh!" Huangfu Yan's tone was full of regret.

  "Grandfather, I don't understand. If Shangguan Yunlong that old scoundrel knew that sending a Yaoke Stone Emperor to assassinate you would be futile, why did he still do it?" asked Huangfu Jie.

  "There's nothing else, just a small demonstration. Shangguan Yunlong wants to tell me through this matter that he is not afraid of me." Huangfu Yan smiled and paused for a moment, "And I killing this Yao Shi Wu Di is also telling him that I, Huangfu Yan, am absolutely not a soft-handed person!"

  "So that's how it is!" The two brothers suddenly enlightened. It turned out that in the game between big shots, the sacrifices were just some insignificant pawns.

  Outside Jiayuan County, Ding Heng hastily led Xiao Chen and his party into a small grove next to it. When he was sure that no one else was watching, he could finally calm down and listen to Xiao Chen's story.

  "Xiao Chen, I really don't know what to say about you. As everyone knows, the people of Huayang Sect are all hot-tempered and never ask right or wrong when dealing with others, only asking their own personal preferences. People from all over the world who hear the name of Huayang Sect will change their faces in shock, fearing that they can't avoid it quickly enough. But you're different, not only do you not want to avoid Huayang Sect, but you also go to great lengths to try to find out where Huayang Sect is located."

  "Deputy General Ding, you also know that everything that has happened to me in the past few days is related to the Huayang Sect. I can escape, but what about those innocent civilians? What if the Huayang Sect takes their anger out on them because they can't find me? One cannot be too selfish, Deputy General Ding, this time I returned to Jiayuan City just to ask you how to get to the Huayang Sect. I want to tell the people of the Huayang Sect that Huang Shan and Huang Liang's deaths were solely my responsibility, if they want revenge, it should only be directed at me, don't involve innocent people!"

  "Xiao Chen, you are indeed a true and honest person, I, Ding Heng, can only sigh in admiration!" Ding Heng exclaimed sincerely, "To be frank, I do know the general location of the Huayang Sect, but I couldn't let you go to your death for nothing!"

  "How can that be? I, Xiao Chen, cannot put many innocent people in danger for the sake of one person's safety!" Xiao Chen was anxious.

  "Xiao Chen, don't be nervous. I won't let you go to your death, but I also won't let those innocent civilians face danger. Xiao Chen, how about this? I'll take you to see someone. If he's willing to help, even if the Huayang Sect people are dissatisfied, they can only give up!" At this point, Ding Heng finally made a decision. He knew that as long as Guoshi was willing to help, this matter shouldn't be a big problem. As for whether Huangfu Yan would be willing to help or not, with Guoshi's kind and benevolent nature, he definitely wouldn't ignore someone in danger.

  "Heh heh heh!" Just then, a chilling laugh echoed. Two mysterious figures suddenly appeared out of nowhere in front of Ding Heng and Xiao Chen, who were in the middle of a conversation. One was dressed in black, the other in purple.

  "Who are you? What do you want to do?" Ding Heng's heart skipped a beat, he clearly felt the thick killing intent emanating from the other party.

  "Of course it was the one who killed you!" The black-clad man's voice was exceptionally cold.

  "Do I know two of them?" The answer was a shake of the head.

  "Do I have a feud with either of you?" The answer was still negative.

  "We don't know each other, nor do we have any grudges. Why do you two want me dead?" Ding Heng was furious.

  "Does killing really need a reason?" The purple-robed person's words were filled with ridicule. As the words fell, a silver-white light flickered between the two people's eyebrows. The silver-white light grew stronger and stronger, finally enveloping their entire bodies.

  "Yao Shi Wu Zun?" Ding Heng was shocked. Yao Shi could emit a silver-white glow, which clearly represented the opponent's strength as the undisputed Yao Shi Wu Zun.

  "Xiao Chen, get out of the way." Ding Heng pushed Xiao Chen aside with one hand. He clearly knew that the young man in front of him was an ordinary person who didn't even have a Lingyao stone or any sign of awakening to the Fantian Sea.

  "The wind rolls up the remaining clouds!" The air waves surge forward, pressing down on people.

  "Rapid Thunder Silver Snake!" A silver-white light flashed forward like a dancing silver snake.

  "Aurora Thunderbolt." Facing the two Solaris Warriors, Ding Heng, also a Silver Solaris Warrior, no longer dared to hold back. Dazzling light burst forth like a wild horse breaking free from its reins, enveloping the entire area in a silver-white glow. The intense collision of three massive forces shook the heavens.