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Chapter 561 - 500: Kill Fallacies, Grand Ambitions, Contempt

Chapter 561: Chapter 500: Kill Fallacies, Grand Ambitions, Contempt

"Half-step War God?"

"How... how is that possible?"

A few seconds later, the mercenaries beside Meng Ke recovered from their shock, staring at him with disbelief on their faces.

As members of the adventurer mercenary group, they had unconditional trust in Meng Ke, but thinking of Emperor Bai killing the King of Giant Boas—a being whose strength matched a Half-step War God—with just two blows, they began to doubt Meng Ke’s words.

Because... Emperor Bai was too strong, far surpassing their understanding of a Half-step War God!

"He is Emperor Bai of the Huaxia Bai Family, a martial arts genius, disciple of Huaxia Saber King Jiedao, and the champion of the last Huaxia Youth List competition."

Noticing the mercenaries’ confusion, Meng Ke explained, "His aura is indeed that of a Half-step War God, but he’s the dominator among them. To put it accurately, with the strength he just displayed, he could very well be the strongest existence beneath a War God!"

"Captain, according to what you’ve said, doesn’t that mean he could challenge a War God with the strength of a Half-step War God?" one of the mercenaries asked curiously.

"Based on the intelligence I have, such a demon has never appeared in the cultivation world, but he indeed has the potential to achieve this—his saber technique is too fearsome."

As Meng Ke spoke, he couldn’t help but think of the power of ’Blood Kill’ used by Emperor Bai earlier, and his heart still couldn’t settle.

Although he was a Half-step War God, he admitted to himself that he couldn’t take a single blow from Emperor Bai.

Even, in his view, even those so-called dominators of the Half-step War Gods would struggle to withstand that terrifying blow from Emperor Bai!

"Are you choosing suicide, or shall I make a move?"

Sometime later, while Meng Ke and the other mercenaries were still astounded by Emperor Bai’s formidable strength, Emperor Bai silently appeared behind them, his eyes glowing red as he looked at them like a group of dead bodies.

Shua!

Startled by Emperor Bai’s words, including Meng Ke, the dozen or so mercenaries of the adventurer mercenary group turned around in panic, their faces filled with fear as they looked toward Emperor Bai.

"Sir, our adventurer mercenary group bears no deep grudge against you, and we certainly did not mean to offend you just now; we were just shocked by your extraordinary power," Meng Ke said.

Meng Ke’s face also showed panic, but as the leader of the adventurer mercenary group and a Half-step War God who had repeatedly danced on Death God’s Scythe, his martial arts will was firm, and he quickly adjusted his emotions, stepping forward and bowing to Emperor Bai.

"Aside from my master, everyone who has seen me draw my sword has died," Emperor Bai stated emotionlessly, his murderous intention as evident as the colors of spring, impossible to conceal.

Gulp!

Hearing Emperor Bai’s words again, apart from Meng Ke, the mercenaries felt as if Death God had pronounced their death sentences, their hearts violently trembling, their faces completely overtaken by fear.

Among them, several mercenaries with weaker martial arts will turned deathly pale, their bodies trembling uncontrollably, as if electrified.

Even Meng Ke’s expression revealed some fear!

In his fear, Meng Ke completely abandoned the pride of being a Half-step War God, quickly bowed 90 degrees to Emperor Bai, and pleaded, "Sir, please spare our lives..."

"My patience is thin!"

Emperor Bai coldly interrupted Meng Ke, giving him and his men no chance for mercy.

"Form up!"

Seeing Emperor Bai determined to make a move, Meng Ke’s heart sank, and he suddenly bellowed.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh..."

As Meng Ke finished speaking, the mercenaries, who were previously frightened, reacted like robots receiving orders, gathering instinctively around Meng Ke to form a Hexagram Formation.

All this was because they often fought on the brink of life and death, not to mention the tacit understanding they had developed, executing Meng Ke’s orders had become an instinct.

The Hexagram Formation was their common battle array, complementing each other in offense and defense, and it maximized their strength by uniting them, thus bringing out their most formidable power.

In the past, whenever they encountered powerful mutant beasts or enemies, they would form this formation.

"Your Excellency, we mean no offense, nor do we wish to confront you."

Once the formation was formed, Meng Ke did not dare to issue an offensive order but clung to a last shred of hope, hoping Emperor Bai would spare them.

However—

Emperor Bai’s next words completely crushed Meng Ke’s last hope: "I can give you a chance to make a move, I hope you don’t make me bored!"

"Brothers, since he’s set on killing us, we have no choice but to fight with all we’ve got—bring out the vigor like you would for your godmothers!"

Hearing Emperor Bai’s words ringing in his ears, Meng Ke knew they could not escape their fate today and, giving himself up to it, he roared loudly, trying to boost the morale of the mercenaries around him.

Under normal circumstances, whether facing mutant beasts or other mercenaries and cultivators, such words from Meng Ke would likely stir up the fighting spirit within his men, inspiring them to fight to the death.

But—

The recent sight of Emperor Bai cleaving the King of Giant Boas in half with two strikes was so shocking that they simply couldn’t muster their spirit, their faces still filled with fear.

"You have no chance now."

Emperor Bai originally wanted to see the power of Meng Ke and his men’s formation, but seeing they hesitated to strike, he immediately lost his patience.

"Swoosh—"

As his words fell, Emperor Bai’s figure flashed, almost as if teleporting, and he appeared in front of the Hexagram Formation formed by Meng Ke and the other mercenaries, transforming his hand into a blade and slashing directly.

This strike, Emperor Bai used no treasure sword, nor did he invoke any martial arts skills; it was merely a full-strength attack under normal conditions.

"Whoosh!"

As his Hand Blade slashed, a Gang Qi burst forth from Emperor Bai’s hand, forming a clearly visible Gang Qi Blade Light, slashing towards Meng Ke and the others.

Whoosh—

At the same time, Meng Ke and the others quickly changed their formation—Meng Ke sprang out from the center of the Hexagram Formation, his muscles tensing as he swung the huge axe in his hand with all his might.

This axe, Meng Ke dared not hold back at all, employing his strongest martial arts technique as he too unleashed a blade light of Gang Qi.

But... The Gang Qi Blade Light unleashed by Meng Ke with his magic artifact axe paled in comparison to the clarity of the Gang Qi Blade Light released by Emperor Bai with his Hand Blade.

"Boom—"

The next moment.

Two streams of Gang Qi collided like two mountain peaks fiercely crashing into each other. Meng Ke’s fully powered Gang Qi Radiance was instantly scattered, turning into nothingness, while the sword light from Emperor Bai’s Hand Blade dimmed slightly but continued sweeping towards Meng Ke with undiminished force.

Meng Ke had no time to swing his second axe, nor could he dodge; in a critical moment, he could only horizontally block in front of him with his axe.

"Bang—"

The dull thud sounded again, sending Meng Ke flying back like a struck baseball, spitting a mist of blood from his mouth as the giant axe slipped from his hands.

With just a normal strike of his Hand Blade, Emperor Bai inflicted severe injuries on Meng Ke.

And had Meng Ke not used a mid-level magical artifact, the War Axe, in the nick of time to block in front of him, reducing most of the force, he would undoubtedly have died.

"Pfft... Pfft... Pfft..."

At the same time, a terrifying wave of energy ripple spread out. The mercenaries caught in it vomited blood and fell to the ground, dead.

"Too weak!"

Emperor Bai shook his head, losing any playfulness, and with a leap, dashed to the front of everyone, brandishing his Hand Blade three times in succession.

Unlike before, this time, Emperor Bai used a martial arts technique from the "Blood Shadow Saber Technique" called ’Mad Slaughter,’ which was only second to ’Blood Kill’!

"Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!"

Three streaks of Gang Qi Blade Light slashed out consecutively, merging into one, forming a crescent-shaped blade light that completely enveloped Meng Ke and the others.

With no resistance, not even time to cry out in pain, all members of the adventurer mercenary group were slashed into a pile of blood and flesh, except for Meng Ke. The surrounding flowers and trees were also reduced to debris.

Although Meng Ke used Gang Qi to protect his body, he still couldn’t change his fate of being slain—his organs were shattered, blood streamed from all seven orifices, and he died with eyes wide open in horror.

Seeing this, Emperor Bai’s face remained expressionless, as if he had just slaughtered a group of chicks.

"Swoosh—"

Immediately, Emperor Bai focused his mind, and a surge of Telekinesis shot out from his Yintang point, targeting Meng Ke’s War Axe, which rose into the air and flew towards Emperor Bai.

Swish!

Emperor Bai’s right hand waved, grabbing the War Axe, he turned and left without looking back.

As he walked, Emperor Bai suddenly stopped.

Ten meters ahead of Emperor Bai, an elder in a white robe stood with his hands behind his back, apparently waiting for him.

The elder was none other than Emperor Bai’s master, the Huaxia Saber King—Jiedao!

"Master."

Emperor Bai advanced a few steps and bowed to Jiedao.

"Your strength is already the strongest among those at the near-peak state. Your martial arts will is unbreakable, and your combat skills have reached a peak. Continuing to train through killing here has no more significance," Jiedao advised, recalling how Emperor Bai had successively slain the King of Giant Boas and several mercenaries.

"Next, you should head to Mount Tian to meditate in seclusion. It’s the place with the richest Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi on this planet, very suitable for closed-door cultivation. You can summarize your experiences and insights from the past half year, and you have a good chance at breaking through to the Gang Qi realm," Jiedao continued.

"Alright."

Emperor Bai nodded, giving a concise reply, then, thinking of something, he asked, "By the way, Master, I heard that Chu Xuanji has killed Wu Mu?"

"Hmm."

Jiedao nodded with a somber expression, his hatred for Chu Xuanji deeper than ever, already to the point of irreconcilable past-dead.

Although he had stepped into the peak of Gang Qi, he was no match for Chu Xuanji!

After all, Chu Xuanji had not only entered the peak of Gang Qi in terms of martial arts cultivation but his magic cultivation was also at the near peak of Gang Qi, making him one of the most powerful existences in the Hua Xia Cultivation World, second only to Yan!

"Master, rest assured, in the upcoming Qing bang competition, I will slay Chu Xuanji’s disciple, Ye Fan, to gain some leverage for you and our Huaxia Bai Family," Emperor Bai declared, fully aware of Jiedao’s frustration, his face stern with killing intent.

"Besides that, once I genuinely become powerful, I will help you slaughter Chu Xuanji!" he added.

"Good!"

Jiedao’s face, previously marred by an ugly expression, now basked in radiant smiles.

In his eyes, given Emperor Bai’s cultivation talent, with time, it was highly likely that he would surpass Chu Xuanji, entering the Great Perfection Realm of Gang Qi, and perhaps, even achieving that mythical realm, carving out a path for all supreme strongmen within the Gang Qi realm!

As for Ye Fan...

He didn’t take him seriously at all.

Because.

In his mind, Ye Fan wasn’t even qualified to be a stepping stone for Emperor Bai!

Dismissing Ye Fan.

He wasn’t the first, nor would he be the last.

Wu Mu was the last one, now repenting in Hell!

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