God Emperor - Chapter 615

Chapter 615

Chapter 615: The Power of the Invisible Cloak

Translator: Transn  Editor: Transn

Dozens of evil cultivators tried assembling a Combined Attack, but Mu Lingxi broke it up before it was even formed .

They had not imagined the Demonic Saintess could be so terrifying . She had killed nearly 20 masters in the Fish-Dragon Realm with a snap of her fingers . It totally exceeded the power she had shown last time .

“I deliberately let you win last time . Do you really believe the Black Market is that great?” Mu Lingxi rolled her eyes, looking very conceited .

“Hurry! Retreat! Don’t let the Astral Wind Breaking Needle hit you!… Ah…”

In the dark forest, another horrific scream was heard . Another evil cultivator in the Fish-dragon Realm was killed by the Astral Wind Breaking Needle .

The Demonic Saintess resembled a queen bee at the moment . Everyone who was hit by her needles died .

All the evil cultivators retreated in panic . They avoided her like she was a snake or a scorpion .

Ice Demon watched from the air, seething with rage .

All the Monks under him had reached the Fish-dragon Realm . Each was an evil master who could fight several warriors . Losing one was like losing a vast amount of wealth .

What irked him was that within the very short span of ten breaths, she had killed nearly 20 evil cultivators of the Fish-Dragon Realm . It was a terrible loss .

Ice Demon said angrily, “Her Highness the Saintess is really good at disguising her strength . I didn’t realize your true power had reached such unfathomable heights . I have underestimated you . ”

“Knife-like Piercing Wind . ”

Ice Demon condensed his Spiritual Power into the dead wood staff .

A powerful wave of fluctuating energy burst out from the staff . It formed a 30-meter vortex of cold air, instantly turning the surrounding grass and trees into fine powder .

Even Mu Lingxi felt the enormous pressure . She quickly released the Vigorous Qi of the Holy Light and leaped to avoid the vortex of cold air, moving back swiftly .

“SWOOSH!”

A white light spot soared out from Mu Lingxi’s left pupil . It turned into a Holy Sword and then landed in her hand . She swung the blade at the vortex of cold air .

“Cloud-splitting Movement!”

The keen sword Qi drew a long arc, tearing open the vortex . It flew towards Ice Demon’s center .

Ice Demon smiled coldly . He spun the dead wood staff in his hand . At once a white icing saber condensed . The saber struck out in front of him and shattered the sword Qi .

“Your Highness the Saintess, you underestimate the abilities of a Master of Spiritual Power at the 44th level . Your cultivation is still too low to fight me . Don’t you think you are too arrogant?”

Ice Demon laughed hoarsely while lifting the dead wood staff up with both hands . At the same time, the vortex of cold air had become even larger, swallowing several kilometers of the surrounding land . Earth, boulders, and trees all soared into the air . It was an apocalyptic scene .

Within the vortex of cold air, icing sabers formed one after another . They kept spinning in the air, whirling loudly .

The terrible destructive power of a Master of Spiritual Power at the 44th level was finally unleashed .

Just as Ice Demon was about to cast his spell, something strange happened .

A thick, purplish streak of lightning appeared in the air . It suddenly condensed behind Ice Demon’s head, forming strange inscriptions, and then swiftly struck down on him .

Without any warning, Ice Demon was struck by the lightning, and his partially cast-out spell backfired .

“BOOM!”

Numerous icing sabers lost control and hurtled to the center, hacking Ice Demon’s body .

The gigantic vortex collapsed in a flash and its power dissipated outward .

After suffering the backlash, Ice Demon grunted weakly . His complexion had become pale and his body tottered, almost as if he was going to fall from the air .

Zhang Ruochen was wearing the Shooting Star Invisible Cloak . He stood behind Ice Demon’s neck, slightly surprised that he had not killed the old demon with his sneak attack .

It looked like the Ice Demon had a protective amulet treasure .

“Wrath of the Thunder God!”

Recovering from his brief surprise, he quickly cast his second spell .

Over a dozen streaks of lightning condensed into the figure of a 10-meter tall ferocious Thunder Deity . The Deity held a thunder hammer . With an ear-splitting bang, the hammer hit the top of Ice Demon’s head .

“BANG!”

A spinel pendant was hanging from Ice Demon’s neck . One of its crystals exploded, emitting a circular green light that then enveloped his body .

The Thunderbolt Deity struck with his thunder hammer, but this blow was immediately parried by the green light . Energy ripples surged out from the light .

Even though the blow was parried, Ice Demon was still hurt by the thunder hammer . He spat out a mouthful of blood and rapidly fell to the ground .

A tremendous thud was heard 15 kilometers away . Ice Demon had fallen to the ground and created a huge crater .

Ice Demon coughed out a mouthful of blood . An icy glitter shone from his eyes . He soared up above the crater and hovered in mid-air around the tree-tops . Glancing around his surroundings, he roared . “Who was it? Who dared to ambush me?”

“Ch-ch!”

After his tirade, freezing Qi emanated from the dead wood staff in his hand . It turned 10 kilometers of the vicinity into an ice plain . Flowers, grass, trees, fishes, insects, birds and beasts were all turned into ice sculptures .

Without any warning, crackling noises were heard 10 meters above Ice Demon . A spherical ball of lightning had condensed .

Ice Demon was an old demon who had practiced for centuries . After the last two sneak attacks, he was now much more alert .

Ice Demon was immediately alerted when Zhang Ruochen condensed the spherical ball of lightning for his third attack . He lifted the dead wood staff and struck above him, forming a three-meter-long ice spike .

Although it was only a Level One Magic Art of the ice series, it was cast by a Master of Spiritual Power at the 44th level . It exhibited great penetrating power .

Even a superior of the Ninth Change in the Fish-dragon Realm who had cultivated a Glazed Treasured Body would suffer grave injuries if struck by the ice spike . A Glazed Treasured Body could only take so much .

Zhang Ruochen had not expected the Ice Demon to be this alert . He quickly used his bodily movement and dodged to one side .

“SWOOSH!”

The ice spike was like a long jade spear . It nearly grazed Zhang Ruochen’s waist as it flew up into the sky, penetrating through the clouds .

The Shooting Star Invisible Cloak had divine power . It could escape a Master of Spiritual Power’s Sky Eye or a Monk’s five senses . However, its user could still be detected if he touched anything or used his martial technique and Spiritual Power .

Therefore, Zhang Ruochen had only one chance to ambush a more powerful master while wearing the Shooting Star Invisible Cloak .

If his attack failed, his opponent would locate him from his Genuine Qi or the fluctuation of his spell . He would have nowhere to hide .

This was what Ice Demon was doing now .

Although he could not see Zhang Ruochen, he could feel the fluctuations of his spell and the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi . So he brandished the dead wood staff again, attacking with a Second-level Magic Art, the Frost Storm .

Overwhelming frost condensed . Once the frosty Qi touched a Monk, anyone under the Seventh Change in the Fish-dragon Realm would immediately freeze and become an ice sculpture .

Once drawn into the storm, even a Monk above the Seventh Change in the Fish-dragon Realm would be in grave danger .

Since he had already been detected, Zhang Ruochen came out of hiding .

His figure emerged in mid-air, taking on a liquid human form . He turned into a streak of light . In an instant he dashed to the Ice Demon and struck the area between his eyebrows with a Level One Magic Art—the Wind and Thunder Finger .

Most Masters of Spiritual Power at the 44th level would fight a foe with a Level One or Two Magic Art . Although these were elementary spells, they could be cast very quickly, so they were suited for close combat .

With no protection from warriors, a Master of Spiritual Power would most likely be killed before he could display the more powerful Level Three or Four Magic Arts .

As he eyed Zhang Ruochen’s rapid approach, the Ice Demon’s pupils began to dilate .

Zhang Ruochen was so fast, he was like a streak of light . Ice Demon could not hide . He was hit between the eyebrows by the Wind and Thunder Finger .

“POW!”

Another crystal on the pendant on Ice Demon’s neck broke .

At the same time, his body flew backward . He fell to the ground once more .

Zhang Ruochen’s blistering speed was thanks to the Shooting Star Invisible Cloak .

This treasure could not only render him invisible, but it could also double his speed . No wonder it was likened to a “shooting star . ”

Doubling one’s speed might not seem much of a deal, but it actually was .

When two closely matched masters fought each other, even a 10% increase in speed would greatly enhance a person’s chance of winning .

If his speed doubled, he could kill his opponent with little effort .

A Monk of the Ninth Change in the Fish-dragon Realm was only twice as fast as a Monk of the First Change in the Fish-dragon Realm, but it was actually a great difference .

Zhang Ruochen’s current power was enough to fight an ordinary monk of the Ninth Change in the Fish-dragon Realm . With the Shooting Star Invisible Cloak, he was likely the fastest warrior of the Fish-Dragon Realm .

“I’m surprised you could ward off three fatal strikes . ”

Zhang Ruochen fixed his eyes on the crystal pendant on Ice Demon’s neck . Three crystals had disappeared, leaving only two .

This crystal pendant must be Ice Demon’s protective amulet treasure .

Mu Lingxi had exterminated the other evil cultivators . She approached, her toes stepping on void space . Ripples of Genuine Qi emanated from under her feet . Light as a swallow, she landed on top of a maple tree to Ice Demon’s left .

From above, Mu Lingxi sized up the embarrassing Ice Demon . She said with a smile, “People say that Ice Demon possesses the Seven-star Pendant, a medieval treasure from the superior level ruins . Someone once wanted to exchange seven cities for it but you refused . Why are there only two crystals now?”

Standing on the ground, Ice Demon was infuriated .

As Mu Lingxi had said, the Seven-star Pendant was a peerless treasure . It meant its owner had seven more lives .

There would be one less crystal each time he was nearly killed .

Over the years, he had been very careful—only two crystals were used .

The first time was when he was besieged by the imperial army 20 years ago in the Eastern Holy Land . He had no choice but to use one crystal to save his life .

The second time was when he was nearly killed by a Half-Saint who had attacked him from thousands of kilometers away . He had no choice but to use another crystal to save himself . He then found some other way to escape .

Both occasions were very dangerous—his life hung by a thread . He had no other choice but to use the crystals on the Seven-star Pendant .

Ice Demon had always thought it was worth it . After all, the Seven-star Pendant helped him escape death twice, otherwise, he would have died 20 years ago .

Today, however, Ice Demon felt a lot of anger . Three crystals were wasted due to a junior’s sneak attacks . They were equivalent to three wasted lives .