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Chapter 1003: True Central Heaven Ziwei Emperor Talisman

“I told you to keep him alive, left commander-in-chief. Why did you go so far?” Profound Spirit Taoist said in an icy voice while glaring at the six-armed god demon wreathed in black flames.

“He killed my son. If I could kill him more than once, I would.”

The six-armed god demon replied as he slowly shrank into a middle-aged man in his fifties. He was tall and muscular and wearing a set of crimson armor.

The man was still covered in black flames despite having returned to human. It made his cruel-looking face look even more brutal than it already was.

“Or are you saying that I, a commander-in-chief, do not have the authority to kill even a petty thief?”

“I’m not saying you can’t kill him. I’m saying that now’s not a good time!”

Profound Spirit Taoist could not be bothered to argue with Chi Tian right now. He waved his hand and unleashed a stream of talismans that flew into the hole in space. Right before the hole disappeared, the talismans dragged a body out into the open.

“Thank goodness the body’s still intact.”

Profound Spirit Taoist let out a sigh of relief when he saw this.

Both the living and the dead had their uses. Sure, the thief was more useful when he was alive, but he was also more pliable after he was dead. After all, the dead could neither speak nor defend themselves. Anything that wasn’t a pile of ash or even the absence of ashes was acceptable.

Chi Tian’s eyes burned with the flames of vengeance as soon as he saw the body. He reached out as if he was planning to scatter his ashes.

“Freeze!”

It was at this moment a talisman flew out of Profound Spirit Taoist’s sleeve and landed on Chi Tian, freezing him in place.

“What is the meaning of this, advisor?”

Chi Tian turned to glare at Profound Spirit Taoist.

“It’s bad enough that the thief is dead. No harm must come to his body, or there will be trouble,” Profound Spirit Taoist replied.

“Bullshit! This bastard killed my son! I must flay his skin, rip his flesh, crush his bones, and scatter his ashes so that my son in heaven may rest in peace!”

Chi Tian roared, “Let me go now, or don’t blame me for what comes next!”

The black flames surrounding his body churned ominously, and the talisman began to show signs of burning.

“Calm down and listen to me first, left commander-in-chief.”

Profound Spirit Taoist tried to explain, “This man—”

Suddenly, the talismans enveloping Ye Qing suddenly burst into flames and disintegrated into dust with a soft pop. Before they could react, the thief they thought was dead leaped into the air and guffawed, “Now’s not the time to be arguing among yourselves, you two! I’m still alive!”

Right now, Ye Qing’s skin was dark yellow in color, and his eyes were shining like celestial bodies. His energies felt as thick and heavy as mountains and rivers, and as deep and dense as the earth, mysterious and noble.

Ye Qing raised his hand and punched. He was dishing out Break Hammer with his Earthly Sovereign Body, so as soon as his fist emerged, sky broke, earth cracked, and Primal Chaos destroyed.

The space surrounding the advisor and the left commander-in-chief cracked into multiple pieces like a mirror. At the same time, it felt as if the Five Phases were crumbling, yin and yang were reversing, and the world itself was devolving into chaos.

If all things devolved into Primal Chaos, then nothing would exist.

It was not the end but the beginning, however. The next moment, Primal Chaos itself began disappearing and dying unto itself. Everything was returning to silence and nothingness.

Profound Spirit Taoist and Chi Tian were the targets of the punch. Naturally, they too broke into many tiny fragments and disappeared into nothingness.

Was it a breath or a thousand autumns? Eventually, the space of Primal Chaos finally disappeared, and the two men were completely gone.

For a moment, there was only dead silence. The soldiers’ mouths were half-agape, and their faces frozen as they stared blankly at the young man. It was so silent that one could hear a pin dropping on the ground.

In the soldiers’ mind, their advisor and left commander-in-chief were invincible and unstoppable. And yet, it looked like the thief had just punched both of them into oblivion, leaving not even a speck of ash behind.

Was this possible?

They couldn’t believe it. They refused to believe it. And yet, when had reality ever cared for their beliefs or feelings? Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Contrary to the soldiers’ reactions, Ye Qing was on full alert. It was because he knew that his enemies were still alive.

His punch was powerful if he said so himself, but he also knew that he was only a Trueman. He wasn’t arrogant enough to think that he had grown strong enough to kill two Great Truemen, both of them named warriors on the Earth Champions Ranking, in one punch.

As expected, a talisman suddenly appeared in the air. It was yellow purple in color and surrounded by starlight, noble and mysterious. Then, a man stepped out of the yellow purple talisman.

The man was wearing purple emperor robes and wearing a jade crown. The seemingly infinite purple qi he exuded morphed into countless stars that protected him from every direction. He was none other than the Central Heaven Ziwei Emperor.

The Central Heaven Ziwei Emperor was one of the four imperials of the ancient Heavens. He was the Lord of Central Heaven in charge of the natural and unquestionable truth of heaven and earth, the sun, the moon and the stars.

The moment the Central Heaven Ziwei Emperor appeared, it felt as if the stars in the sky were brighter than before. Then, starlight descended like waterfalls, and a terrifying pressure suffocated heaven and earth. All of creation trembled in its presence.

The next moment, the Central Heaven Ziwei Emperor unleashed a palm strike at Ye Qing.

It was just one strike, but Ye Qing felt as if the sky itself was falling on top of him.

A human’s palm was like the heart of heaven. One could identify the sun, moon and stars and divine the entire world through it, and the Ziwei Emperor was the man in charge of the natural and unquestionable truth of heaven and earth, the sun, the moon and the stars.

The palm strike was so fast, so profound, that before Ye Qing knew it, the palm strike had already landed squarely on his chest. He felt as if he had been struck by the sun, the moon, and the stars. His dark yellow aura crumbled into nothing, and his chest caved inward. At the same time, he was sent flying through the air like a cannonball.

He was still in the air when a wisp of crimson flames appeared out of nowhere and grew into an inferno with just the aid of a gust of wind. Amidst the raging inferno, a Tengshe rose from the flames and wrapped around Ye Qing like a hurricane, ruthlessly smashing him into the ground. The earth immediately burst into flames and melted rapidly like it was made of dry branches.

In the sky, the Central Heaven Ziwei Emperor clasped his hands and lowered them once more. When his hands touched the ground, a mysterious talisman with thirty six stars shining on it abruptly manifested into existence. The mingling starlight looked so beautiful it was like a dream.

Strangely, as the talisman floated toward the ground, the burning flames started to disappear, and the molten ground began to solidify. When it finally touched the ground, the sparks were completely gone, leaving behind only a scorched wasteland.

Once done, the yellow purple talisman in the sky finally grew dim and lightless as if it had expended all of its power. The purple qi and starlight surrounding the semi-transparent Central Heaven Ziwei Emperor, the emperor robe, and the jade crown all disappeared as well, leaving Profound Spirit taoist behind.

Profound Spirit Taoist’s jade mask was gone, revealing a haggard face and a white beard. He looked as if he had aged a decade in a moment.

The Taoist didn’t care about his condition, however. As soon as he landed, he hurriedly grabbed the now ordinary-looking yellow purple talisman with a pained expression.

The talisman was called the True Central Heaven Ziwei Emperor Talisman, and it was the ultimate talisman of the Eight Views Sect and his life’s work. When activated, one could temporarily borrow the power of the Central Ziwei Emperor, one of the four imperials of the ancient Heavens, to fight against one’s enemies.

It was thanks to this talisman that he was able to block Ye Qing’s punch at a critical moment. Without it, he would be lucky to get off with grievous injuries, if not perish outright.

Of course, activating the talisman came at a cost. The Central Heaven Ziwei Emperor was one of the four ancient imperials, and no mortal could withstand the power of a true god for long. Borrowing the Ziwei Emperor’s power would damage one’s body to a certain degree and even destroy it if the user did not deactivate the talisman in time.

Besides that, the True Central Heaven Ziwei Emperor Talisman was ultimately just a talisman. There was only so much power one could contain in the piece of paper, and it could only be used so many times before it crumbled completely. Not only that, it had a tremendous cooldown period. It must be nurtured for a long, long time before it could be used again.

This was why Profound Spirit Taoist looked like someone had dug out his heart.