Chapter 125 - 118: So What if the Whole World is My Enemy?

Chapter 125: Chapter 118: So What if the Whole World is My Enemy?

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Inside Qingtian Hall.

The air surged in a sudden, fleeting instant. Brought here from the Celestial Prison, Zhang Liting was still in a state of shock and disbelief that Chen Sha had come down the mountain. Suddenly, he felt his body being forcefully sucked toward his junior martial brother by a powerful, terrifying force.

"Crane-Controlling Hand!" He instantly recognized the origin of Chen Sha’s object-manipulating martial arts. It was a superior martial arts from Dao Yi Mountain. Their youngest martial uncle, Zhou Santong, had put tremendous effort into this technique. He could capture a falcon flying high in the sky from over a hundred feet away, forcing the bird to spread its wings but remain unable to fly away, eventually falling obediently into his hand. However, that was because their youngest martial uncle’s power had long reached the First-Grade Great Innate realm, and his innate power was connected with heaven and earth, allowing him to sustain such a terrifying effect. But now... Zhang Liting immediately understood the answer.

"First-Grade Great Innate!" His junior martial brother, the Sect Leader, had also stepped into this realm.

Right after Zhang Liting was safely brought to Chen Sha’s side, Chen Sha threw a punch at Zhao Danyang, who stood below the jade steps in the hall. The punch carried rolling, thunderous soundwaves and emitted a terrifying explosive boom, instantly pressing down on Zhao Danyang’s head.

"You..." Zhao Danyang only had time to reveal a look of shock and anger as he felt this punch pressing down like a meteor from the sky. After all, he was one of the Four Great Celestial Masters of Jade Emperor Mountain, with a First-Grade Great Innate cultivation.

BOOM!

His Celestial Master’s Daoist Robe fluttered wildly. Two arms, as translucent as jade, stretched out from his sleeves and crossed each other. He immediately executed the superior martial arts of Jade Emperor Mountain, clashing directly with Chen Sha. This was the simultaneous execution of his inner power Jade Emperor Tower and another superior martial arts, Golden Core Formation.

Although executed a half-beat slower, once the Golden Core Formation was unleashed, a pulsating ball of golden true qi formed in the crossed palms of Zhao Danyang’s hands. His palms formed a pill furnace that seemed to open slowly. In the instant the furnace was unveiled, the true qi radiating golden light transformed into terrifying energy, just like an immortal pill coming into the world! This martial arts was a top-tier secret art of Jade Emperor Mountain, something only those ranked as Celestial Masters could study. Its power was immense and terrifying.

However, the moment it collided with the terrifying fist power of Chen Sha’s sweeping punch...

CRACK!

Zhao Danyang only felt his two palms trembling wildly from an irresistible, tyrannical great strength. Then, the pill formed by the true qi of the Jade Emperor Tower in his palms was instantly smashed by the punch, sending golden light scattering in all directions! A single punch broke the ultimate technique of the Jade Emperor Mountain’s Celestial Master. Following that...

The unrivaled fist power penetrated Elder Celestial Master Zhao’s arms and stamped fiercely onto his chest. Unable to withstand this terrifying force, his Celestial Master’s Daoist Robe suddenly exploded into countless shreds of cloth in the air.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Like a cannonball, Zhao Danyang was blasted straight out of Qingtian Hall.

Outside.

The soldiers of the Imperial Army, who were originally in neat formation with worried and tense expressions, were suddenly caught off guard as a human form cannonball shot out from the hall and crashed directly into their midst!

CRASH!

In an instant, Zhao Danyang knocked away an unknown number of Imperial Army soldiers. He smashed a terrifying crater into the ground where he landed and half-knelt on the floor, his hair and beard stained with blood. He then looked up, his eyes filled with sheer horror. "How could his strength..." His lips trembled. As soon as he opened his mouth, his chest rumbled like thunder, and he couldn’t help but spit out another mouthful of blood. He hissed, "Be so terrifying!"

Even on the way to the Imperial Palace to save the Emperor, Zhao Danyang had heard that Chen Sha defeated the God Catcher, Wan Qingtao, in three moves, and then single-handedly propped up a qi wall to block a volley of nearly ten thousand arrows. It was exactly because of this that Zhao Danyang, also at the Great Innate level, compared himself and thought that if he had experienced such a massive depletion of qi power, it would be absolutely impossible for him to maintain his peak strength. But it wasn’t until he took this punch that his heart was truly shaken. He wondered in disbelief, "Could it be that the previous battles barely consumed any of his energy? What kind of monster is he?"

How could he know? Inside Chen Sha’s seemingly twenty-year-old body, there were actually over one hundred and fifty years of innate power. With such profound power, it could be said that no one in the world could compare to him, except for Ancient Transformation Dragon who practiced the Qi Stealing Technique. Coupled with the physical power bolstered by the Great Yellow Court, a mere Wan Qingtao and some arrows were only enough for Chen Sha to warm up and stretch his muscles.

Inside the hall.

When the Emperor initially saw his own imperial uncle, Zhao Danyang, coming to his rescue, strong hope had swelled in his heart. He felt there was a chance he could be saved. He never expected that his imperial uncle, a First-Grade Great Innate level master, would be punched right out of the hall by the Daoist beside him before he could even say two words. His eyes welled up with the utmost terror as he looked at Chen Sha. What level of Great Innate had this man truly reached?

After casually blasting Zhao Danyang away with a punch, Chen Sha looked at Zhang Liting with concern. Only towards his own people would he show such an expression. "Third Senior Brother, you’ve suffered."

Yuu Miaolian also hurried forward, patting Zhang Liting up and down to see if he had endured any inhumane treatment in the Celestial Prison.

Seeing this, the Emperor couldn’t help but grow tense. Chen Sha’s earlier words were still ringing in his ears. If his senior brother was fine, the Emperor would be fine. But if his senior brother wasn’t... Having just witnessed the overbearing and fierce temperament of this young Daoist with his own eyes, the Emperor fully believed that if Zhang Liting had suffered any horrifying torture, he would most likely have to pay with his life!

As the Emperor nervously watched Zhang Liting, waiting for the response of the third disciple of Dao Yi, Zhang Liting somewhat embarrassedly grabbed Yuu Miaolian’s hands. "Don’t worry," he said. "The hardest part about the Celestial Prison is actually the endless, sunless darkness. Basically, once someone is locked up in there, there’s almost zero chance of being let out, so other forms of torture are virtually nonexistent. The darkness is the most terrifying torture of all. Physical injuries and the like are the least of their concerns..."

He had been framed to begin with. The people who framed him knew better than anyone how innocent he was, so there was completely no need to torture a confession out of him. His imprisonment in the Celestial Prison was purely a dark trick of political manipulation. As long as Zuo Qiantang was the Minister of the Ministry of Justice and sat in that position, Zhang Liting would be locked up until death, even if he was as clean as a blank sheet of paper... Therefore, there was absolutely no need for torture.

Seeing this, the Emperor heaved a huge sigh of relief inwardly and hastily looked at Chen Sha. "Sect Leader Chen, since your esteemed senior brother is unharmed, you can release Us now."

Unexpectedly, Chen Sha first glanced at Zhang Liting to confirm that his senior brother had neither external nor internal injuries before turning his gaze to Zhao Yi. "Release you? Even if my senior brother wasn’t hurt, how long was he locked up in the Celestial Prison? This Daoist said that if he is unharmed, you will be unharmed. Since he wasn’t injured, this Daoist will not injure you either. I’m just going to have you take a trip with this Daoist so I can lock you up for some time. That’s only fair."

Zhao Yi’s expression changed drastically. "You want to take Us out of the Imperial City and lock... lock Us up for a while?"

Chen Sha said plainly, "This Daoist has always acted fairly. However long my senior brother was locked up, you will be locked up for the same amount of time. Whatever he ate and drank in prison, you will eat and drink the same. Even if you call yourself the Emperor, in my eyes, who on my Dao Yi Mountain isn’t more noble than you? Come with this Daoist!" Saying this, he grabbed Zhao Yi’s shoulder and prepared to head out of the grand hall.

By now, Zhao Yi’s face was completely drained of color. He gritted his teeth and said, "You... We are the Emperor! How can We be reduced to a prisoner?! If word of this gets out, where will the prestige of our Zhao Country be?!"

Chen Sha replied indifferently, "You’re not the first Emperor to be taken prisoner by our Dao Yi Mountain. Furthermore, do you really think your Zhao Country will have any so-called prestige left after today?"

Zhao Yi felt as if he had been struck by lightning. However, his body was completely out of his control. Grabbed by the shoulder by Chen Sha, he could only follow him step by step out of the hall.

The Emperor was finally reaching his breaking point. Unable to imagine himself being locked away in a sunless, lightless cell, his voice trembled uncontrollably. "Sect Leader Chen, We... We were wrong. We can issue an Edict of Repentance..."

Yuu Miaolian and Zhang Liting both looked at Zhao Yi in shock. To force an Emperor to personally admit his mistakes and issue an ’Edict of Repentance’—from ancient times to the present, perhaps only their Master and their current junior martial brother were capable of pushing things to this extent.

The difference was that Ancient Transformation Dragon’s fate had been even more miserable. He had been locked away on the back mountain of Dao Yi for thirty years, struggling even to eat daily. It was only because Zhou Santong followed his senior brother’s request to not let Ancient Transformation Dragon die that he periodically tossed wild animals and beasts from the forest into that well. That was precisely the reason why there were so many animal bones beneath Ancient Transformation Dragon’s chains.

From being the Venerable to spending thirty years in sunless darkness as a prisoner who ate raw meat and drank blood. In comparison, Zhang Liting thought to himself about his life in the Celestial Prison. If his junior martial brother replicated that exactly for Zhao Yi, Zhao Yi would still be much luckier than Ancient Transformation Dragon.

However, no matter how Zhao Yi pleaded, impatience already showed on Chen Sha’s face. With a casual tap, he sealed the Emperor’s mouth.

In the blink of an eye, everyone outside Qingtian Hall watched as their Emperor was led out by Chen Sha. Having taken a punch from Chen Sha, Zhao Danyang watched as Chen Sha, who had already rescued his senior brother, seemingly intended to take the Emperor out of the Imperial City. His mind reeled, and filled with endless shock and fury, he roared, "Chen Sha, this old Daoist knows you likely possess the strength of the top few in the world, but don’t take things too far! The Qi Stealing Technique practiced by the woman beside you is already deeply abhorred by all martial artists in the world. If word of this gets out, your Dao Yi Mountain will definitely become the target of universal condemnation. And with you acting so madly and unscrupulously now, aren’t you afraid of making the whole world your enemy?!"

Chen Sha looked over and praised, "Old Daoist, you’re absolutely right. I might as well tell you: this Sect Leader’s descent from the mountain this time is exactly to make the whole world my enemy!"

What did it mean to be number one in the world? What did it mean to be invincible? It meant that even when the whole world was his enemy, he still had the confidence to defeat all opponents! If he didn’t harbor such a mindset when coming down the mountain, why come down at all? If his goal wasn’t to bring Dao Yi Mountain back to its position as the number one Major Sect in the world, why descend?

Zhao Danyang’s words also gave Chen Sha an even more convenient idea.

"I won’t be returning to the mountain for a short while this time, so you don’t need to worry about the Emperor in my hands being taken up to Dao Yi Mountain. Since you said you want to make the whole world my enemy, why don’t you lend me your Jade Capital Temple for a period of time? During this period... your Emperor will be imprisoned by me in that temple. It’s easy if you want to save him. You can just go find opponents for this Daoist..."

Holding onto the Emperor, Chen Sha strode forward. The Imperial Army in front of him stepped aside in horror, instinctively terrified of him.

"Go tell the world and the top ten masters of this realm that I, Chen Sha, am right here, waiting for anyone who wants to fight me!"