Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 192 Fate

Chapter 192: Chapter 192 Fate

(Chapter 189 - The Outcome is Decided - For those who cannot read normally, add QQ: 280793601)

"Ah!" Shi Xuan’s agonized roar echoed through the heavens and earth, his silver armor shattered by three sword shadows. A gruesomely long and bloody gash appeared on each of Shi Xuan’s arms and across his back, exposing even the white bones within.

The three sword shadows from Shi Feng dissipated after a single strike.

"You villain! Today, I must kill you to avenge my father! Ah!" Even so, Shi Xuan’s face twisted with rage, teeth clenched, exuding a relentless and resolute air. He pulled back his spear, previously blocked by Shi Feng’s longsword mid-air, and swept it fiercely at Shi Feng’s midsection. Such was his violent onslaught that it seemed intent on cleaving Shi Feng’s waist in two, utterly ignoring the sword Shi Feng slashed at his head. This was a move meant to perish together with Shi Feng.

"Hmph, to think you, half dead as you are, would wish to take this young master with you. As if I would let that happen. Nine Nether Illusion Sword!" Shi Feng lowly bellowed once more, as three illusions appeared again. Shi Feng himself parried Shi Xuan’s sweeping attack with his sword, while the other three illusions raised their swords to strike down at Shi Xuan simultaneously.

"Clang!" Shi Feng parried away Shi Xuan’s attack with a single sword strike, "Clang! Clang! Clang!" The other three illusions’ longswords struck Shi Xuan. At that moment, metallic clashing sounds emitted from Shi Xuan’s body, as if the three longswords had struck an incredibly hard metal, failing to penetrate Shi Xuan’s flesh once more.

"What’s happening? How did his body suddenly become so hard?" Shi Feng furrowed his brows, though his hands did not stop moving as he thrust his sword forcefully towards Shi Xuan’s heart.

At that moment, Shi Xuan’s body glowed brilliantly with silver light, the most intense brightness emanating from the region of his heart, with rays also shining from his neck.

Shi Xuan’s expression changed, and he looked down at the piece of Silver Stone on his chest, shouting, "Master!"

"Boom!" Just then, Shi Feng’s longsword reached its target, striking Shi Xuan in the chest, "Clang!" Once again, a metallic resonance sounded. Shi Feng suddenly felt a strong rebounding force transmitted through his sword, thrusting into his chest, forcing him to stagger back repeatedly.

With a "Crack," the Silver Stone at Shi Xuan’s chest shattered. Startled, Shi Xuan cried out loud, "No! Master! I cannot go! This evil person killed my father; I must slay him! Avenge my father! Give me time, Master! Just a little more time, ah!"

When Shi Xuan descended the mountain, his master had told him of a calamity predicted in his life, entrusting him with the Silver Stone and informing him that when disaster struck, the stone would shatter, creating a space rift to transport him back to the mountain.

Shi Feng steadied his retreating figure. As the Silver Stone shattered, he suddenly sensed a mysterious force, "Power of Destiny!"

Power of Destiny, boundless and profound. Ancient texts recorded that in Ancient Times, those with great Power of Destiny could foresee the past, present, and future. But today, very few could grasp the profundity of Power of Destiny, and even those who practiced it could not compare to those of Ancient Times.

Next, Shi Feng sensed fluctuations of Space Power. Last time, during the battle in the desolate wilderness, Shi Feng had learned of the Secret Treasure that Shi Xuan possessed, one that could affect space.

Behind Shi Xuan, the air abruptly split open with a crack, a strong suction force pulling Shi Xuan in.

Biting down on his teeth, Shi Xuan resisted the suction force, struggling step by step toward Shi Feng in front of him, roaring angrily, "You villain! Come here and face your death! Villain! Today, I must exact your execution! Ah!"

"Die!" Shi Feng’s hands formed the Sealing Handprint, his gestures continuous and ever-changing. Above Shi Xuan, in the void, a squarish and ghostly white massive seal materialized, followed by his low shout, "Smash!" The Nine Nether Four Extremes Seal fiercely plummeted towards Shi Xuan below.

"Ah! Die, you villain! Master! Don’t, Master! Just give me a little more time!" Shi Xuan, with disheveled hair, roared like a Mad Demon, but as the suction from the spatial rift behind him grew stronger, he staggered backward several steps. Just as the Nine Nether Four Extremes Seal was about to smash into Shi Xuan’s body, he was completely sucked into the spatial rift.

"Boom!" The Nine Nether Four Extremes Seal slammed violently into the ground, which emitted a booming sound, shaking violently as though groaning under the force of the seal.

"It seems that the little beast got away!" The Nine Nether Four Extremes Seal dissipated, and as Shi Feng gazed at the devastated land before him, he expressed his regret.

Shi Feng looked up and saw that, in the void, many eyes were watching him. When he met the gazes of some people he had never encountered before, he noticed that many averted their eyes, not daring to meet his gaze.

"What, do I look that good!" Shi Feng said, his eyes coldly set upon these people.

"Young Master Feng, Long Ao has practiced evil techniques and slaughtered innocent beings; only you can subdue him," a middle-aged man Shi Feng had never met before beseeched him.

"Yes, Young Master Feng, the heavy responsibility of saving all the living beings falls on you," another unacquainted elder said to Shi Feng with heartfelt sorrow and compassion.

"Young Master Feng is a genius of our Yunlai Empire; surely you will not let Long Ao, this tyrant, run amok without restraint."

"Young Master Feng’s talent is something I’ve never seen in my life; such a genius will surely eradicate evil and promote good for our Yunlai Empire!"

One after another, the crowd flattered Shi Feng, simply hoping he would take action against the tyrant Long Ao, so they could have a glimmer of hope.

"Enough, you old folk, I’m not as grand as you make me out to be," Shi Feng waved his hand, cutting off those who wanted to continue speaking, and then turned his head to face the figure in a golden Nine-clawed Golden Dragon robe exuding an aura of majesty and surging with Demonic Qi—Long Ao.

At that moment, a distance away, Long Ao stood with hands clasped behind his back, observing Shi Feng with an interest that suggested he was looking forward to the confrontation.

Shi Feng’s figure soared into the sky, wielding a blood-colored longsword. In a blink, he broke through space and flew to a spot not far from Long Ao. Long Ao, looking at the approaching Shi Feng, said indifferently, "You are the young man who entered our Royal Forbidden Land, toppled the Evil-Suppressing Monument, executed Feng Qianyu, and are now known as the number one Evil Demon of the Yunlai Empire—Shi Feng!"

"Exactly, it is I," Shi Feng replied. Pointing his blood-colored longsword straight at Long Ao, he said coldly, "You beast who slaughters innocent beings, let’s fight!"

"Good! Very good!" Long Ao nodded at Shi Feng and said, "You are better than those useless sons of mine! Truly very good! If you submit to me, swear allegiance as my adopted son, I’ll name you Crown Prince, and we father and son will conquer the world together. After a hundred years, you will be my heir to the Imperial Throne. How about it?"

"You really are insane!" Shi Feng spoke and lunged with his sword towards Long Ao.