Chapter 1482: Killing People and Also Destroying Their Hearts?

"Flying with swords?" Yan Xuehen and Yun Jianyue were astonished. At the peak of the Grandmaster realm, after cultivating the Yin Spirit, one could attach it to a flying sword, allowing them to take someone's head from thousands of miles away.

At their current cultivation level, they could also perform sword flight, but their control range was limited; it would become ineffective if they went too far.

Yet Zu An had just entered the Master realm, cultivating the Root Chakra's Valiant Soul. He hadn't even completed one of the seven corporeal souls, let alone reaching the Life Soul among the three spiritual souls.

But how could he control a sword from a thousand miles away?

Little did they know that a radar map with target markers had appeared in Zu An's mind. This was likely due to his recent manifestation of the Dongfeng-17 missile, as radar is an integral part of the actual Dongfeng-17's functionality. Thus, using the radar's perspective, he locked onto the Demon Emperor, and the remaining Dongfeng-17 missiles automatically pursued him.

Meanwhile, a ripple shimmered a thousand miles away, and the Demon Emperor's figure reappeared. However, compared to his usual dignified appearance, he was in a wretched state. His yellow robe was tattered, like that of a ragged beggar by the roadside. No, he was even worse than a beggar; his clothes had many holes, and blood stained them, indicating significant injuries.

It turned out that in his hasty evasion just now, although he had dodged the full force of the nuclear explosion, he hadn't escaped it entirely. The memory of that scene still sent shivers down his spine. What exactly was that fire-spitting arrow, and why did it possess such terrifying destructive power? If he hadn't been an Earth Immortal, long transcending space, he might have perished there completely. Zu An was clearly only at the Master cultivation level; by all accounts, he shouldn't have such an attack method. He couldn't comprehend it, but he was profoundly shaken.

He glanced in the direction he had just come from and sneered, "Although I don't understand how he did it, a Master is still just a Master. I've instantly moved a thousand miles away; what can he do to me now?" However, for some reason, a strong sense of unease lingered in his heart. He didn't ignore this feeling. After reaching the Earth Immortal realm, many sixth senses were no longer vague concepts but closer to genuine prophecies.

"I still feel a bit unsafe here." As soon as he finished speaking, he performed several consecutive spatial jumps, moving another three thousand miles away before finally feeling secure.

"Hmph, now I'm a full four thousand miles from that spot. What can he do to me?" The Demon Emperor, having settled his nerves, regained his usual domineering aura. He mused that such a terrifying weapon must come at a great cost to the user, so there was no need for him to engage in a direct confrontation. He would temporarily avoid their edge and return to deal with them properly once their period of weakness arrived.

For a moment, he felt some regret. If he hadn't been so overconfident and had gone directly to search for the Immortal Medicine in Spirit Mountain, he wouldn't be in such a difficult predicament now. This thought, however, was immediately overshadowed by even greater fury.

Who was he? The Demon Emperor, whose name struck fear across the land, undefeated for so many years. Yet today, he was forced to employ such tactics by a mere youth! To reach the Master realm at such a young age, with combat power far exceeding that of a normal Master, and even posing a threat to him—what would happen if he truly matured? This child must not be allowed to live! Murderous intent flashed in his eyes as he resolved to grind Zu An to dust later.

Just then, he suddenly felt something, instinctively looked up, and saw several bright spots appearing in the sky. "Meteors?" The Demon Emperor was momentarily stunned, but then grew puzzled. How could there be meteors in broad daylight? It was then that he finally distinguished the glowing objects and felt a cold dread, for they were unmistakably those fire-tailed arrows from earlier!

He instinctively tried to dodge, but the arrows were incredibly fast; they were upon him almost as soon as he saw them. Little did he know that in another world, the Dongfeng-17 could reach Mach 10, or ten times the speed of sound. In such haste, he had no time to dodge and could only unleash his full aura, bracing for a direct confrontation with these things. The colossal Golden Crow Dharmakaya appeared, its wings glowing golden, unleashing countless golden sword qi forward. His entire body ignited with raging Golden Crow Sacred Flames, which were almost corporeal, enveloping him as if he were inside a golden barrier.

At that moment, the Dongfeng-17 missiles successively struck his body. Several nuclear missiles exploded together, creating a mushroom cloud many times larger than the previous one. The blinding flash of light was visible from thousands of miles away. The enormous blast wave instantly swept away everything nearby; the surrounding vegetation vaporized, and even hard rocks turned into magma. The entire world trembled. Not only animals but also many sentient fierce beasts were inexplicably terrified, wondering if the world was ending, given the repeated terrifying fluctuations today.

Zu An had now arrived near the blast site in the golden war chariot. He warned the three women beforehand: "You must circulate your energy to protect yourselves. Do not let any gas or matter here get close to you, or it will cause severe harm to your bodies, possibly leading to a fate worse than death."

"Is it really that exaggerated? The explosion is over," Yun Jianyue said dismissively.

"Although the explosion is over, there's still strong residual radiation... Uh, what's radiation, you ask? It's hard for me to explain clearly right now, but after being affected by this invisible, intangible radiation, your body will develop irreversible diseases, the kind that are incurable." Zu An thought for a moment and added, "And any children born in the future are also likely to be deformed."

Yun Jianyue spat, "Pah, there's no man in this world who could make me bear his children!"

Yan Xuehen's expression was also unnatural. "I won't either."

Although they said this, they all, like Yu Yanluo, instinctively added two more layers of protective shields around themselves. For high-level cultivators, there was already a protective layer around their bodies, and the golden war chariot provided significant defense for its passengers, so Zu An wasn't overly concerned about the subsequent radiation.

The golden war chariot arrived above the explosion site. Although some time had passed since the blast, the extremely high heat still surged upwards. Fortunately, neither Zu An and the women nor the golden war chariot were ordinary, allowing them to withstand it. The thick smoke and dust gradually dispersed, revealing an enormous crater below, clearly the aftermath of the nuclear explosion, many times larger than the previous one.

"The Demon Emperor couldn't possibly have survived this," Yu Yanluo's voice trembled slightly; the sheer power had clearly terrified her. It wasn't just her; even Yan Xuehen and Yun Jianyue had never witnessed a weapon with such destructive force.

Zu An didn't reply. His radar sense had just confirmed that the Demon Emperor had been caught off guard this time and hadn't managed to escape. However, the Demon Emperor was simply too powerful, and Zu An wasn't sure if he had successfully killed him. As the saying goes, "see the living, or see the corpse"; otherwise, he wouldn't be at ease. But at the epicenter of a nuclear blast, wouldn't any corpse be incinerated to ash?

However, he immediately realized his fears were unnecessary as a figure slowly rose from the swirling smoke and dust. Zu An and the others' hearts leaped. The Demon Emperor was still alive even after that.

As the smoke gradually cleared, they finally got a clear look at the figure. Who else could it be but the Demon Emperor? However, he was in a particularly tragic state; all his hair and robes had been incinerated to ash. The women didn't see anything unsightly, however, because the Demon Emperor at this moment barely maintained a human shape. Half of his body was gone, and the remaining half revealed exposed bones, with some bloody flesh still clinging to them, looking much like pork ribs sold at a butcher's stall in his previous life. However, these were bloody and bore many charred marks. Apart from a small amount of flesh, he was almost a skeleton, his internal organs a mess. Only his heart seemed largely intact, still beating weakly.

The Demon Emperor looked up at Zu An, his half-skull, half-flesh head appearing utterly terrifying.

"Hahahaha, your attacks certainly have great power, but unfortunately, they couldn't kill me in the end! Once I recover, I will grind you to dust, sell the women around you into brothels as prostitutes, and make every single person connected to you wish they were dead!" The Demon Emperor's tongue had long been destroyed; this was his consciousness directly projecting into their minds.

Rage from the Demon Emperor +1024 +1024 +1024...

His words were utterly venomous, but without them, he couldn't unleash the fury in his heart. As the formidable Demon Emperor, virtually unrivaled save for Zhao Hao, he had been reduced to such a pathetic state by a mere ant. He had been somewhat careless this time, not expecting those fire-tailed arrows to strike him from thousands of miles away. Next time, with precautions, he would never give the opponent even a sliver of a chance.

Yan Xuehen's expression changed. "Oh no, the Golden Crow Sacred Flame has extreme regenerative abilities. Once he leaves, we'll never be able to find him again."

Yun Jianyue also hastily said, "Quick, stop him!" Unfortunately, she knew in her heart that this was a pipe dream. Not only were they just depleted, but even at their peak, they couldn't stop him. Earth Immortals could cross the void at will; how could they possibly prevent it?

As expected, ripples began to appear behind the Demon Emperor, indicating he was about to teleport. This time, Zu An couldn't conjure a weapon like before, and he wouldn't know where the Demon Emperor would teleport to.

Just then, Zu An suddenly spoke, "Demon Emperor, I forgot to tell you a secret."

"What secret?" The Demon Emperor knew Zu An was likely trying to play some trick, but he couldn't help but ask. Of course, he wasn't foolish. With half his body already stepping into the void, ready to teleport away at any second, he wasn't afraid of any deceit.

"The secret is..." Zu An's face revealed a strange expression, "Your wife is truly amazing!" As he spoke, he directly activated the Eye of the Golden Snake King, and fearing it wouldn't be enough, he also activated the "Flowery Language" skill.