The Wine Shop of Eternity
Chapter 217 Phantom Sky Rendering Sword
Jiu Shen knew that there were still other corpse puppets this strong, so he looked around to look for them. His gaze then lingered in a certain place several hundred meters away. There, he saw an old man who had a joyous and nervous expression on his face.
Xue Yangkun's.
It was the supreme elder of the Xue Family and the father of Xue Tong!
The strength of the old man was on par with Xue Yangkai and even their corpse puppets almost had the same level of strength. Their plan this time was to lure the hidden expert of the Silveria Imperial Family by letting Xue Yangkai fight with the emperor, and when the hidden expert showed himself, it was the, Xue Yangkun would immediately come out to attack the expert in surprise. It was a very clear plan, but they didn't care about it. They knew that a hidden expert would definitely come out to save the emperor, so they were not worried in the slightest.
Elder Ming had discovered the presence of powerful hidden experts in the imperial palace and this was also why they had been cautious over the past few months. However, with the unexpected breakthrough of Elder Ming, there was no longer any need to be careful with that hidden expert!
Emperor Elyk slowly stood up. He could not believe that Xue Yangkai actually possessed this kind of strength. He finally realized that everything must have been the Xue Family's plan all along!
The emperor then saw the fourth prince escape from the battle platform under the combined efforts of over twenty Embroidered Dragon Guards that were destroyed by four-armed corpse puppets.
The Embroidered Dragon Guards were probably elite soldiers with great cultivation levels, but facing these peak stage 9 rank corpse puppets, they could only shout pitifully as their bodies were torn to shreds!
It was a cruel sight and the emperor felt sad to lose his people, but he knew that this was the only way that his son could be saved. He could only promise to take care of the families of those who had died…
The Emperor glared at Xue Yangkai so angrily that his eyes almost turned red in the process. “It wasn't Xue Tong's corpse doll, but yours, right? You want to kill Dante in front of me?” The emperor uttered through gritted teeth. His depressed voice sounded extremely cold and everyone could feel the emperor's anger in his tone.
Xue Yangkai sneered mockingly when he heard this and replied in a mocking voice. “So? What are you gonna do? Killed me? Do you even have the ability to do that? Hahaha!”
His insulting laughter echoed throughout the place and the crowd could only look at him furiously. They had seen how Xue Yangkai had easily thrown back the emperor with a single blow, so they were wary of his strength.
Xue Yangkai and Xue Yangkun were both at the 9th rank Saint and one of them could easily defeat an emperor who was only a peak stage 8th rank Divine realm expert.
Emperor Elyk ignored his mocking words. He was not worried about death here. His father was just hiding in the shadows, waiting for the right opportunity to attack! Not to mention he also had Jiu Shen who was watching the scene quietly.
Emperor Elyk looked at Xue Yangkai before ordering the remaining Embroidered Dragon Guards to retreat. “Return from the battle platform! That corpse doll is not something you can beat!”
The Embroidered Dragon Guards immediately retreated after hearing the emperor's orders, but of the two dozen Embroidered Dragon Guards, only slightly more than ten remained.
Xue Yangkai gestured at the corpse doll and immediately ran towards her. This monstrous creature looked helpless in front of Xue Yangkai.
The man patted the creature's back while saying. “Your Majesty, you see this big man? He was created by uniting five powerful beings. Amazing, right?”
Seeing Xue Yangkai's grinning face, Emperor Elyk wished he could spit on his face.
“Xue Yangkai! What does your Xuemu Family want?!” The emperor spat coldly.
“Is it unclear? Our. Want to. These. Venue.” Xue Yangkai replied with a wide grin on his face.
The crowd was immediately angered by his words.
“You crazy bunch! You guys really rebel at a time like this?!”
“Who would want to acknowledge the Xuemu Family as the ruler of our empire?! Only a fool would do that!”
“Kill it! Kill!”
The voice came from the patriarch of the Beiming Family, Beiming Liqiang.
Their Beiming Family had always been loyal to the Silveria Imperial Family and even when facing the much stronger Xue Family and the Immortal Corpse Sect, their loyalty had never wavered! Even when they were doubted by everyone in the Silver Wing Empire, they were still standing behind the Silveria Imperial Family!
Jiu Shen who was watching on the sidelines could not help but admire the unwavering loyalty of the Beiming Family. Silveria Imperial was really lucky to have them as their subordinates…
Emperor Elyk tightly held onto his Silver Wing Sword as he pointed the tip towards Xue Yangkai. “You want to claim the throne for yourself? Over my corpse!” He shouted as he flew across the sky.
The diamond pattern hardened, giving it an impenetrable look, but the emperor knew that it was not enough to block the attacks of Saint rank 9 stage pinnacle corpse puppets!
Seeing this, Xue Yangkai laughed coldly. “Elyk, you are a stubborn man, but your efforts are useless in front of true strength!” He then ordered his corpse doll.
“Kill him!”
The evil-looking creature immediately crouched down as if gathering strength from its feet.
The ground beneath the beast sank under the intense pressure it emitted. It then leaped straight towards the emperor like an arrow as it pointed its sharp horn towards him.
It then let out an ear-piercing roar that resembled an ancient beast.
Roaaarr!!
Emperor Elyk was nervous, but he quickly drew a sword pattern in the air as he muttered. “Sky Rendering Phantom Sword's. Materialized.”
An incorporeal white sword slowly appeared in the air following the emperor's spell. He then pointed a finger at the corpse doll as he shouted. “Releasing!”
Holy hooch!
The ghost-like sword walked like a beautiful mirage as it shot towards the rising corpse puppet.
Everyone held their breaths as they stared at this scene with dumbfounded gazes.
The baanng!
The corpse puppet was thrown back to the ground by the emperor's attack!
Xue Yangkai frowned upon seeing this. His corpse puppet was not good at aerial combat because it was a body enhancer. It might not receive any serious injuries from the attack, but killing Emperor Elyk would be difficult if he was in the sky.
“Looks like I should kill you with my own hands.” Xue Yangkai said as he slowly flew upwards.
Emperor Elyk looked at Xue Yangkai as the latter slowly climbed up. “It looks like your corpse doll is completely useless here.” Emperor says.
Xue Yangkai's lips twitched hearing his words, but he did not say anything in response. He only glanced at the emperor coldly while chanting the incantation silently. “Hurricane Rage. Wind Region Fierce.” He whispered.
The air around the two suddenly turned chaotic as a gust of strong wind swept over their figures. The invisible wind blades revolved around them randomly.
Xue Yangkai looked unharmed as he coldly looked at the emperor.
Emperor Elyk knew that this must be a skill that Xue Yangkai had given him. He could feel the sharpness of the strong wind around him. One wrong move and he might be cut into pieces!
“Hardening!” Emperor Elyk pressed his hand on the Sky Diamond Protective Halo to strengthen it. He was confident it could block Xue Yangkai's attack.
He might not be able to defeat someone at the peak stage of a 9th rank Saint, but he was confident that he could fight one on one with Xue Yangkai despite the difference in their cultivation level.
* * *
Inside the estate of the Xue Family, a friendly-looking middle-aged man was seen walking quietly. He suddenly raised his head when he felt a gust of strong wind above the sky. “Did they finally start?” He said with a soft tone.
If one took a closer look, they would find it almost similar to Elder Ming, but this person looked much younger in comparison. However, an invisible air of death and darkness covered his entire body!
“I have waited many years for this day and finally come. Maybe I should look and see how they both killed Elyk and that mysterious expert.” He muttered as he walked with steps that carried a trace of depth.
This man was none other than Elder Ming! Sect master of the Immortal Corpse Sect! A being that had just surpassed and become a Nascent Divine Realm expert!