Yamafu Military Affairs

Chapter 632 Imperial Might
"Kid, why are you getting involved in the old people's grudges?"

Along with the voice came a stunningly beautiful woman with fiery red hair, eyes like autumn waves, a face as white as snow, and unparalleled elegance.

Dragon Consort and Rain Master Concubine!
In an instant, all was silent. Everyone stared up in disbelief, never expecting that the God Emperor and Dragon Consort, who had disappeared from the Great Wilderness for more than ten years, would come to Pingqiu at this critical moment!

Sensing the aura of the black-robed figure (Lu Wu) beside her, which encompassed all five elements, Chaoyang Shuibo Tianwu's mind went blank for a moment, and he exclaimed in disbelief, "Sister, I didn't expect you to actually bring Tuoba back!"

But Yu Shi Qie shook her head and said, "Brother, Zhu Long murdered the emperor and usurped the throne, murdered loyal officials, and waged endless wars. Because of his selfish desires, he caused untold suffering to all the aquatic creatures. This time, I returned to the Great Wilderness from the Ghost Realm to ask Lu Tianshen to take charge of the overall situation, resolve the disaster between water and wood, and bring all the culprits to justice!"

"Lu Tianshen? When did the Great Wilderness produce another Supreme God-level expert comparable to a God Emperor?"

Tianwu fixed his gaze on Luwu's true form, let out a long roar, and flashed forward: "Let me test the strength of this celestial being, lest you, sister, be deceived by a villain!"

"Insanity!"

Before he finished speaking, a figure in a green robe suddenly appeared in front of Lu Wu. It was none other than the Azure Emperor, who had recovered to his peak condition after consuming countless precious medicines from Qin Huai!
Linggan struck out with his palm, and the surrounding air surged like a raging wave. In an instant, the golden aura reached Tianwu.

"Qing Emperor?!"

Upon seeing the Azure Emperor, who had been missing for many years, appear in Pingqiu, Tianwu was greatly alarmed. The purple-black giant bronze sword in his hand burst forth with mysterious light, and the [Ancient Rhinoceros Rose Light Slash] was like a rainbow soaring into the sky, swirling and flying, shattering the green wood palm blade.

The eyes behind the black wooden mask suddenly changed color, flashing with a pale purple light, and he said coldly, "I have long heard of the Azure Emperor's name, but it is a pity that I have never had the opportunity to spar with him. Now that my divine skill has been completed, I would like to experience Your Majesty's [Eternal Life]!"

boom! ! !
Emerald light burst forth in layers, and the Azure Emperor leaped from the ground into the sky. The mountain wall cracked repeatedly, instantly splitting open several huge long cracks. Azure light blades flew wildly, their momentum like thunder. The stone wall shattered upon hearing the wind, and the ice waves of the abyss surged. Birds and beasts from all directions cried out in alarm and flew away, no longer daring to follow.

The aura of Tianwu is like the tide, moving with the current, like a whirlwind sweeping away fallen leaves, or a small boat on a raging wave, rising and falling in the vast expanse of azure energy. It seems extremely dangerous, yet it always manages to dodge at the last second.

"What a wonderful inspiration! What a wish for eternal life!"

The Ancient Rhinoceros Radiant Light Slash opened and closed with dazzling light, and with each collision with the fierce and violent blade energy, Tian Wu's horror intensified.

Over the years, he has witnessed many awe-inspiring Qi weapons in the Great Wilderness, such as the Dragon Fang Marquis's Broken Wave Qi Whirlwind Slash, the Crimson Emperor's Purple Light Seven Luminaries, and the Black Emperor's Five Dragons Qi Weapon. But no one has ever been able to transform the simplest palm strike into such a domineering, fierce, and ever-changing Qi-attribute divine weapon!
"The essence of the four elements of change, death, constancy, and tolerance—water, fire, metal, and earth—is all contained within this endless, verdant forest. This is not the [Eternal Life Technique], but rather the Five Elements of Wood!"

Hearing that Tianwu's insight was sharp and his words hit the mark, Qingdi Linggan was no less surprised than he was.

For decades, Ling Ganyang has been trapped underground, his bones broken, half-human and half-ghost. In order to escape and take revenge, he can only cultivate true qi in the simplest way.

He was exceptionally intelligent and had a close personal relationship with Emperor Shennong. Through this exposure, he gradually grasped the essence of the Five Elements and their transformations. In a solitary and desperate situation, he finally integrated these principles and created his own unique style, forging an unparalleled skill based on wood, supplemented by metal, earth, water, and fire. He truly surpassed his teacher, and although not possessing the five elements himself, he embodied their subtleties.

Since acknowledging Lu Wu as his master and willingly becoming the Wood Master of Kunlun, Qin Huai has expended great effort, sacrificing many demon spirits and fierce souls belonging to the five elements in the Demon Refining Pot, to use the [Meditating Creation] to adjust his original body to a balance of the five virtues. His true essence transformation is comparable to the body of the five virtues, allowing him to truly cross the Tai Shen Heavenly Pass and become a Qing Mu Heavenly Demon (Six Divisions) with four thousand years of cultivation.

Facing his Azure Flame Golden Light Blade, Tian Wu, though struggling to keep up, did not reveal any weaknesses. The two exchanged dozens of blows and were locked in a stalemate.

"Strange, how could Tianwu be entangled with the Azure Emperor for so long? Could he also be one of the Six Departments?"

Looking at Tianwu, from whom no information could be gleaned in a short time, Qin Huai (Lu Wu) raised an eyebrow, and some guesses began to form in his mind.

Ouch——

Just then, a strange roar from Tianwu suddenly resounded throughout the heavens and earth. The world suddenly brightened, and thousands of rainbows shot into the sky. The Azure Emperor felt his hair stand on end as he felt eight fierce and incomparable waves of energy crashing down from all sides in front of him, with the force of a mountain collapsing and a tsunami, and the force of ten thousand thunderbolts!

Most strangely, these eight waves of energy belonged to the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, and they exploded in a series of waves, crashing into his meridians and acupoints. The situation was just like the Five Elements Rotation that the Black Emperor and the Five Elements Ghost King had jointly performed before!
The Azure Emperor snorted coldly, his divine sense sweeping across the area. In an instant, he calculated the location, force, and sequence of the eight incoming true energies. Amidst the exclamations of the crowd, the powerful true essence of the Five Elements of Wood flowed into his hand, transforming into a gigantic emerald cone of light that rapidly expanded, forcefully shattering the eight raging waves of energy and repelling them. The remaining force of the eight true energies had not diminished; their radiant light surged forth, crashing against the mountain wall like a raging torrent. Boulders shattered, dust billowed, and the once smooth, mirror-like cliff face was blasted into a massive crater a hundred feet in diameter!

On the opposite peak, Yu Shi Qie stared blankly at Tian Wu, overwhelmed with emotion, and sighed softly, "Brother, you...you have finally mastered the Eight Extremes Technique."

"Oh? So it really is one of the Six Heavenly Demons. Then this general must not be let go!"

Qin Huai's heart stirred, recalling the rumors about the Eight Extremes Technique in the Great Wilderness. He immediately summoned his hidden Tianwu clone to rush from the East Sea to Pingqiu, preparing to seize this perfectly matched top-level secret treasure.

Taking advantage of the moment when the Azure Emperor was recovering his energy, billowing smoke and dust filled the air as Tianwu transformed into a gigantic, ferocious beast unlike anything ever seen before. Its body resembled a giant tiger, covered in white stripes, except for its back, which was a patchwork of blue and yellow. Its eight tiger claws and eight tiger tails were multicolored.

Although its head was still human-shaped, it was covered with scars, and seven more heads had grown on its ears, forehead, and back of its head. They kept turning, their blue eyes flashing with a fierce light, and they looked at everyone with a ferocious gaze. They let out a rumbling, strange roar from their throats, making them look indescribably ferocious and terrifying.

【Eight Extreme Bodies】: The true form of the Six Heavenly Kings Wu. The closer the state is to the peak of perfection, the less damage it can withstand. It can also forcibly absorb the extraordinary characteristics of the outside world to heal injuries and restore its state.

Note 1: This Dharma Body can serve as Tianwu's substitute for breaking through to the peak of the Seven Palaces. However, since you have already embarked on the path of returning to the true self, you cannot cultivate any Dharma Body of any lineage. Please explore the method for breaking through to the peak of the Seven Palaces on your own!

Note 2: The power of Tianwu is perfectly compatible with Tianwu! Devouring the power of Tianwu will greatly increase the awakening level of the Tianwu spirit and allow you to unlock the Tianwu Secret Treasury, gaining an inherited divine power ahead of time!
Note 3: Since the Tianwu inheritance belongs to the Four Seas Divine System of the Great Wilderness of Mountains and Seas, your [Kunlun Hill] can subdue it and use its blessing ability to open the Tianwu Secret Treasure and obtain an inherited divine power in advance!
Note 4: Because the Water Lord Palace of Tianwu's lineage [Chaoyang Valley] can naturally subdue mythical creatures of the same kind and origin, you can try to persuade these six Heavenly Demons to surrender and obtain the same species blessing and Jambudvipa secret treasures as mentioned above!

"There are often rumors in the Great Wilderness that when the Azure Emperor is angry, the heavens and earth will split, but now I see that's nothing more than that!"

Having endured humiliation and bided his time under Zhulong for a century, Tianwu was finally able to make a name for himself and reveal his strength. He was extremely proud, and his eight heads opened their mouths simultaneously, laughing wildly, their voices booming like thunder. "The Eight Extremes Technique?"

The Azure Emperor narrowed his eyes. With his knowledge as the Emperor of the Wood Clan, he could recognize the reason for Tian Wu's current state. Immediately, his true energy surged, and the azure fire and golden light slashed again. In an instant, the hundred-foot blade light had already slashed to the top of Tian Wu's head.

Roar! ! !
Tianwu let out a long roar, and the surging waves crashed back, gathering into a massive water shield that blocked the Azure Fire Golden Light Blade.

A series of booming sounds were heard, waves surged and steam rose into mist. Tianwu, who had raised his head to withstand the aftershocks of the tail blade, remained unmoved, as if nothing had happened. The power of the Eight Extremes Body was evident.

"Alright, alright, Tianwu, come help me quickly!"

Upon suddenly witnessing Tianwu reveal his Eight Extremes form and display his divine power, Zhulong, who had been entangled with the Black Emperor's primordial spirit for a long time, was overjoyed. Although he was full of doubts and couldn't understand why his right-hand man had to hide so deeply, he still subconsciously issued orders, wanting to concentrate his strength to first suppress the Black Emperor who had crawled back from the underworld.

"coming!"

Tianwu smiled coldly, his sixteen emerald eyes staring intently at the Candle Dragon, who was in a terrible state due to the Five Qi Dragon Soldiers. He raised his two front claws high, and a dazzling rainbow light shot into the sky, stirring up a huge vortex in the high sky.

However, this cyclone storm was not aimed at the most threatening Qingdi in the field, nor at the "resurrected" Heidi, but at Zhulong, who had been obedient to him for so many years!

"Tianwu, what do you want to do?!"

The Candle Dragon roared angrily and was suddenly sucked away. The Xuan Shui True Qi flowed into the center of the vortex like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea, and then was swallowed by the Eight Extremes Body through Tian Wu's claws.

"What are you doing? Hahaha, you old demon, do you really think I can't find out about your shady dealings?"

The eight heads of Tianwu displayed different expressions: some were smug, some were ecstatic, some were resentful, and some were mocking. He stared coldly at Zhulong and smiled, "Back then, you suspected Chaoyang Valley, killed my father, and slaughtered 168 clansmen, but you framed Elder Duan for this blood feud. Then you deliberately killed Elder Duan to win people's hearts. Did you think I was just a six-year-old child who couldn't see your venomous heart?"

His emerald eyes blazed with fury, his voice growing increasingly bitter. He said coldly, "Back then, even though the Black Emperor was still in power, the Council of Elders and all the nations and cities were already under your control. How could I, a mere child, possibly be your match? To avenge you, I have had to endure humiliation and hardship for decades, working for the wicked while secretly accumulating power. You killed my parents and clansmen, humiliated my sister, and treated me like a slave. I have never forgotten these shameful hatreds, these 30,000 days and nights!"

Hearing this, Qin Huai turned his gaze to Yu Shiqie with interest. Seeing her staring blankly at Tian Wu, her expression complex with mixed feelings, he could roughly guess the humiliation and hardship the brother and sister had endured over the years. So he simply waved his hand and said, "Zhi Guangji, now that you have avenged your great enemy, why don't you quickly tell the truth and reveal who exactly cooperated with you to cultivate the Corpse Gu and stir up the Great Wilderness Gu Calamity?"

"Hahaha~ Zhulong! I never thought that you, this heinous old thief, would have such a day! Usurping the throne, murdering your lord, and harming loyal officials, every day in the Netherworld I wished I could tear you to pieces and skin you alive! Now that the Water God has turned over a new leaf, I can finish you off in one battle, how satisfying! How satisfying!"

Having witnessed Zhulong being betrayed by his longtime confidant, Hei Di Zhi Guangji, having avenged himself, exhaled his pent-up frustration and slowly descended. He glanced one last time at the aged witch god controlled by the Five Elements Cyclone, then turned to Qin Huai, with whom he had previously made a deal, and said, “Your Excellency, you are wise to know that the mastermind who lured me into using the Gu seedlings carried by the Thousand Corpse Gu Egg Pill to cultivate Corpse Gu in the Netherworld was none other than the Water Saintess, Usma, who had once been kind to me. At that time, I was filled with hatred and only wanted to take revenge on the Great Wilderness. Therefore, I cooperated with her, preparing to use the Gu calamity of the Ghost Kingdom to dominate the Great Wilderness and settle accounts with this old thief!”

"Hmm? The mastermind behind the Gu calamity really isn't this Candle Demon?"

When Shizuka Mitsuki revealed the truth, Qin Huai was taken aback, somewhat surprised.

"Absolutely not. Your Majesty, you are unaware that fifty years ago, I was in seclusion cultivating the so-called Netherworld Great Art offered by that old thief. The Nine-Tailed Fox, the ruler of Qingqiu, disguised herself as my second daughter and tricked me into taking the Thousand Corpse Gu Egg Pill. Once the poison took effect, my meridians were severed, and my limbs and bones were devoured by Gu worms. Only my primordial spirit stubbornly resisted and held on for a few more days. Just when I was about to be completely destroyed, Wusima suddenly appeared, as if she knew the inside story. She brought the Primordial Soul Pearl to save my life and helped me pass through the Netherworld to hide in the Ghost Realm. I secretly cultivated the Corpse Gu, waiting for a change in the Great Wilderness so that I could unleash the Gu calamity, lead the Ghost Kingdom's corpse soldiers back to the Great Wilderness, and avenge this blood feud!"

After a pause, Hei Di Zhi Guang Ji continued, "If Your Majesty does not believe me, I can open my primordial spirit, and you can use the Soul Searching Technique to check."

"No need, Usma is in my hands right now."

After Qin Huai finished speaking, the Taotie clone stomped its foot heavily, and the black snake was in great pain. It had no choice but to obey and come to the top of Pingqiu Peak.

Immediately afterwards, Taotie released the still unconscious Usma from the Kunlun space, covered her face with its large hand, and activated the Soul Searching Technique.

"Soul search!"

The primordial energy surged forth, flowing into Usma's exquisite seven orifices, heading straight for the Niwan Palace, where her three souls and seven spirits reside.

Just then, a ring of orange-yellow light suddenly emanated from Usma's chest, shining brightly and revealing ancient seal script faintly through her gauze dress. This immediately jolted Qin Huai out of his reverie, who was trying to search for her soul.

"The Chaos Ring? How could Usma possess such a divine artifact!"

After defeating Tianwu, Qingdi, who had been guarding Qinhuai, saw that Taotie's mind was shaken out by the orange-yellow light. He immediately made a move, and the green light, like a green snake coiling around his finger, cut off the jade necklace hanging around Wusima's neck and hung it in mid-air.

【Chaos Ring】: Legend has it that in the ancient times, there were three extremely fierce beasts: Chaos, Kunyu, and Jinpeng, all of whom were stronger than the Supreme Gods (peak of the Six Departments). The goddess Nuwa used stones to mend the sky and then used the remaining five-colored stones to forge divine weapons. She fought the three beasts for seven days and seven nights before finally sealing and subduing them. And the artifact that contained Chaos was this divine weapon.

Because the Chaos Ring contains remnants of Nuwa's divine power, it can protect the body and soul, preserve the primordial spirit, and also block detection, rendering all kinds of eye techniques ineffective.

Note 1: This Nuwa artifact is a fruit-specific item and cannot be taken out of the Yanfu Fruit!

Note 2: Originally, it was a divine artifact of Nuwa that contained the ancient and extremely fierce [Chaos]. However, many years ago, the Chaos within was captured by Yanfu Xingli Anan, whose consciousness was erased and used for the cultivation of the Chaos itself. Therefore, this divine artifact was left in the Great Wilderness and later ended up in the hands of the Water Saintess Wusima.

After reading the hint from Yanfu transmitted by [A Glimpse of Beauty], Qin Huai's expression immediately turned strange.

(End of this chapter)