Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 1043 - 837 Converging Verticals and Horizontals_2

Chapter 1043: Chapter 837 Converging Verticals and Horizontals_2

As the lvling descended, Gouchen and the others’ speed of flight unanimously slowed down.

Yet, it was merely a slowdown, their power was sufficient to withstand the Holy Heaven’s divine laws of the Book of Jinque.

Therefore, Li Xuan subsequently inscribed, ’Violators will receive a seven-day banishment punishment’!

As this decree was written, countless purple thunderbolts suddenly split from the Book of Jinque, targeting every individual fleeing within a million miles.

The punishment, strong as the Holy Heaven level, not only halted the twenty-four Dinghai Pearls but also made it extremely difficult for Randeng, Gouchen, and others to move. They could only watch helplessly as the four Kunpeng Warships grew farther and farther away.

Gouchen unfolded a pair of immense thunder wings in pursuit for a moment, realizing he had been left behind by nine million miles. His ’Thunderbolt’ Rule could no longer reach, and he had to pause.

After a slightly helpless ’tch’, he uttered a word of admiration.

"What an incredible Law of Truth!"

Gouchen was not at all surprised by the power of the Book of Jinque.

This object could deter the Emperors of the Heavens from daring to step half into the mortal realm, which clearly showed its capabilities.

Gouchen was only astonished by Li Xuan’s ’Truth’ legal principle, which not only could suppress and destroy the powers of them emperors but even amplify the Rule’s power of the Book of Jinque.

The recent ’lvling’ and ’punishment’ were, astonishingly, close to the Divine Heavenly level; otherwise, it would not be enough to make them abandon the pursuit.

At this moment, the Ziwei Emperor had flown to his side as well.

This Emperor was clad in an embroidered silk twelve-designed gown, wearing a twelve-beaded crown, looking around twenty years old, with an exceptionally handsome face, and purple aura enshrouding him, exuding an impressive majesty.

With his hands clasped behind, he gazed at the four departing Kunpeng Warships, his eyes filled with contemplation.

"The situation has become a bit tricky," Gouchen sighed lightly, turning his head to look toward Ziwei, "Once that fellow escapes into Taixu, it will be like a fish returning to the sea. It won’t be easy to find him again in the Infinite Taixu. All our heavenly realms are under the threat of being plundered."

But the Ziwei Emperor responded unexpectedly, "This lad has actually taken the Book of Jinque out of the mortal realm."

"Hmm?"

Gouchen Emperor could not help but look doubtfully at his brother, "Isn’t that quite normal?"

If it was him, he would also not discard such a powerful magical instrument like the Book of Jinque.

Yet, the Ziwei Emperor let out a light huff, "Once in the hands of people like us, one could easily control the entire mortal realm."

"So what?" Gouchen Emperor shook his head, "First, you need to snatch this item from his hands. As long as Li Xuan, who also possesses the Heavenly Mortal Dragon Qi, is alive, the Artifact Spirit of the Book of Jinque will not abandon him.

Right now, the priority is how to intercept his fleet. Should we fail, not to mention scheming for the book, we ourselves will suffer heavy losses."

The Ziwei Emperor nodded slightly, "I have already set things in motion. Immortal Master Daode of Qingxu, Immortal Master Miaodao of Qingyuan, and the Emperor of the South have all agreed to my request to join hands and calculate his whereabouts."

Immortal Master Miaodao of Qingyuan was naturally Lord Erlang, and Immortal Master Daode of Qingxu was one of the ’Twelve Golden Immortals of Yuxu’ from the past.

In the great war of the past three Heavenly Courts, these saintly disciples either perished or were demoted.

This Immortal Master Daode of Qingxu was one of the few among the Twelve Golden Immortals who could still maintain their Holy Heaven status.

But upon hearing ’the South’, Gouchen Emperor couldn’t help but grimace, "The South? Why did you ask her for assistance?"

The Ziwei Emperor glanced sideways at him, "With the situation at this point, all the beings in this world are facing life and death, and you still care about that little grievance? Even the South is temporarily setting aside her enmity for the destruction of her flesh, you as a man should show some measure of magnanimity."

Gouchen Emperor couldn’t help but curl his lip, "I’m just worried she might harbor ill intentions. If you insist, brother, then so be it. However, that man possesses the legal principles of the Truth, and your Ziwei Doushu may not be effective."

"Naturally, there will be others to help, but the favors owed this time are enormous," the Ziwei Emperor said as he shook his head.

"Send the orders everywhere, be on strict guard. Gouchen, you will personally command the main forces to defend both ’Ziwei Heaven of the Centre’ and ’Gouchen Heaven’."

Although they held many fragments of heavenly realms in their hands, the most essential ones were still these two great heavens.

Not only were the populations huge, reaching five million people, but the lands were also fertile with countless mines. They were virtually self-sufficient, without the need to purchase food from outside.

"Furthermore!"

The Ziwei Emperor’s voice paused slightly, his eyes filled with endless coldness, "Convey the matter of moving the Book of Jinque out of the mortal realm to the Infinite Taixu as quickly as possible."

The Gouchen Emperor frowned slightly at that; he knew this was the Ziwei Emperor’s scheme to use someone else’s hand to kill, intending to harness the power of the emperors to corner Li Xuan.

However, this action had its pros and cons. In their future struggle for the Book of Jinque, they would also face countless additional competitors.

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After shaking off Gouchen and the others, Li Xuan simply and neatly plundered three Mini Heaven realms along the way.

Regrettably, those emperors were well-prepared. They had long moved the local stores and skilled craftsmen to their main base, resulting in Li Xuan’s gains being few and far between.

Luckily, his purpose in this campaign through Taixu was not to plunder.

Soon, his fleet of over a hundred warships changed course, sailing towards a Heavenly realm world known as ’Chengwu Heaven’.

Along the way, Li Xuan felt the Haotian Seal in his hand grow slightly warm.

This indicated that someone was using divination to calculate the location of their ships, and the methods employed were extremely sophisticated. So much so that Li Xuan, Li Lexing, Master Zhongliu, and Lord Tushan, joining forces, were almost unable to suppress it.

Li Xuan had no choice but to unfold his Liuhe Zhuxian Sword Diagram, covering all the ships, to fend off this invasive force.

Not until Li Xuan’s fleet of more than a hundred ships arrived at ’Chengwu Heaven’ did they manage to resist it.

This place was also crowded with warships—no less than 23,000 warships were assembled here, their presence majestic and imposing.

This time, however, Li Xuan did not hide; instead, he ordered all the ships in his command to slowly stop about seven hundred miles from ’Chengwu Heaven’.

"Let’s go! Let’s meet those emperors," he said.

As Li Xuan said this, he stepped directly into the void and headed towards ’Chengwu Heaven’.

The Divine Generals of Extreme Heaven beside him hesitated slightly before hurriedly following him.

’Chengwu Heaven’ was merely a small world with a radius of two hundred miles, inhabited by about one hundred thousand people in this fragmented heavenly territory.

But at the center of this world, a huge stone platform had been erected, surrounded by more than six hundred thousand fully armored soldiers.

The figures seated atop the platform all radiated boundless mighty power.

Earl Chengyi, the founding ancestor Li Lexing, sighed lightly from afar.

Compared to the forces of emperors like Gouchen, Ziwei, and the Emperor of the South, the emperors that Li Xuan had contacted were truly inferior.

He could tell that although the 630,000 heavenly soldiers and armored warriors seemed well-equipped, a large part of their gear was actually pieced together.

Only the fifteen thousand soldiers clad in blue armor to the south appeared fully equipped.

If he wasn’t mistaken, these should be the forces of the Heavenly Empress Puji from outside the Taixu Realm.

When Li Xuan appeared on the stone platform, he found standing to his left were two figures in full armor, robust, and mountain-like in stature.

One of these two figures had a beard two feet long, phoenix eyes, silkworm eyebrows, a face like a jujube, and lips like painted cinnabar; the other had a broad square face, sparse eyebrows over a prominent forehead, an authoritative visage, with a long crimson mark between his eyebrows and a clump of whiskers beneath his jaw.

To his right was the Maitreya Buddha, lounging on a chair, all smiles with a big belly exposed, with the Heavenly Empress Puji and an elegantly-dressed, scholarly-looking middle-aged man beneath him.

Li Xuan glanced at these individuals, then raised his hand in salute, "Junior Li Xuan, greets the emperors and Buddha!"

At this moment, aside from Maitreya and the Heavenly Empress Puji, the other three, while returning the gesture, also scrutinized Li Xuan intently.

And in that instant, a red spear shadow suddenly tore through the void, aiming to strike Li Xuan.

"You, a junior who came into being thousands of years after my brother, what right do you have to make him bow his head and refer to you as lord?"

The spear shadow moved like a serpent, instantly triggering twelve Purple Gold Dragon Qi rings around Li Xuan to protect him.