Chapter 113: Emperor Taichang's Heavenly Book

At night, after the banquet dispersed, Chu Danqing didn't rest and took Da Bao to sneak into the Imperial Palace.

He mainly relied on Da Bao to bring him; Chu Danqing didn't know how to sneak at all.

Da Bao's size was indeed a bit large, but his perception and intuition were high, so he could still avoid people.

They headed all the way to the Yangqi Hall where Emperor Taichang lived.

"So many experts?" With Da Bao's help, Chu Danqing figured out the open guards and secret sentries, which added up to hundreds of people in total.

Even without using Spirit Sight to collect their attribute information, one could tell that they were all experts.

Inside the hall, there were five eunuchs with military posts, not inferior to Yuan Chong, protecting him closely.

"Little Chu, fight, cannot." Da Bao said in a low voice: "Must let, Guo Ming, come."

With such tight protection, even if the Heart Demon wanted to succeed in an assassination, it would be difficult.

As for Da Bao, once he made a move, the commotion would certainly expose them.

One must know that these hundreds of people were only the guards of the Yangqi Hall; there were more guards scattered throughout the vast Imperial Palace.

Once something happened at the Yangqi Hall, they would arrive in the first instance.

To kill Emperor Taichang, one could only charge forward head-on and finish it quickly.

【Hidden Mission: Kill Emperor Taichang within ten minutes】

【Trial Difficulty: A-tier (Heroic)】

【Trial Reward: Paradise Points × 10,000, Attribute Points +4】

【Trial Failure: Paradise Points -20,000, Reputation cleared, and hunted by all factions of the Taichang Dynasty】

The Dimensional Paradise issued an A-tier hidden mission to Chu Danqing at the right time.

"The difficulty is so high?" Chu Danqing directly chose to summon Guo Ming but left the mission hanging without accepting it immediately.

He had to wait to discuss the mission with Guo Ming before taking action.

Once Guo Ming was summoned, Chu Danqing explained the situation and the mission to him.

"It is quite difficult." Guo Ming saw the layout of the Yangqi Hall at a glance and then said: "The five eunuchs guarding Emperor Taichang in the bedroom have connected auras and are not low in cultivation."

"The techniques they cultivate are not ordinary; even if I kill them with the Hour-of-the-Rat Divine Queen Sword, I cannot guarantee they will die instantly."

"At that time, it will inevitably alert the other guards."

After saying this, Guo Ming calculated in his mind and said: "There is still another solution."

"Kill all the way from the perimeter; with my sword art, besides those five eunuchs, I can certainly make them die silently."

"Then enter the bedroom to act without worrying about exposure."

Once Chu Danqing heard this, he felt as if he had heard this second solution somewhere before.

Sneaking means no one sees you, so if everyone is dead, it counts as a successful sneak?

Theoretically, there is no problem, but now it is practice, not theory.

Charging in like this would mean hundreds of people would die.

He wasn't a mass murderer; the people serving as guards for Emperor Taichang weren't all heinous villains.

You can't just kill everyone you see.

"Are there any other ways?" Chu Danqing asked again.

"Yes, it costs money." Guo Ming wasn't happy about Chu Danqing spending Paradise Points: "I'll go back and fetch a sound-insulating and shadow-breaking array."

"Once we enter the bedroom and cover it, we won't have to worry about endangering others when we act."

Sure enough, there is nothing that can't be solved by "krypton gold" (spending money).

One round trip would be an expenditure of 2,200 Paradise Points, an extra consumption of 1,100.

Chu Danqing thought about it and agreed immediately: "Then I will summon you in a quarter of an hour."

"Good." Guo Ming didn't object and was then sent back by Chu Danqing.

Chu Danqing waited for fifteen minutes before summoning him again. This time, Guo Ming's equipment included three Excellent-tier arrays: a sound-insulating array, a shadow-breaking array, and a light-extinguishing array.

"Does Brother Chu want to go together?" Guo Ming asked.

Normally, Chu Danqing certainly wouldn't go; why would a summoner charge into the fray?

But thinking that this was an A-tier hidden mission, the last A-tier hidden mission was facing the Son of the Imperial Heaven.

Although Guo Ming was no longer the Guo Ming he once was, if Chu Danqing followed, Guo Ming could enjoy the aura effect bonus of the Spirit Seal, and his combat efficiency would be higher.

"I'll go; it's better to be safe than sorry, and it's good to have someone to look after things if I follow." After Chu Danqing finished speaking, he accepted the mission.

If it were B-tier difficulty, Chu Danqing would have been at ease letting Guo Ming go alone.

Guo Ming immediately activated the three arrays to cover the three of them, and then the Hour-of-the-Rat Divine Queen Sword turned into a stream of light, taking them straight into the bedroom of the Yangqi Hall.

The moment they landed, the arrays expanded instantly, directly swallowing the bedroom.

The speed was very fast, and no one noticed at all.

However, because the arrays expanded and swallowed the bedroom, the figures of the three of them were exposed.

The five eunuchs with military posts who were protecting Emperor Taichang closely shouted in the first instance.

"Assassins!"

"Protect the Emperor!"

While shouting, the five of them were about to form a formation to protect Emperor Taichang.

However, before they could do so, the Hour-of-the-Rat Divine Queen Sword had already shaved off their heads.

Five heads fell to the ground with a thud and rolled.

Emperor Taichang was startled awake, and when he looked up, he saw the headless corpses of the five military eunuchs collapse with a crash, blood flowing everywhere.

"Good, how bold!" Emperor Taichang recognized Chu Danqing and couldn't help but curse angrily.

He seemed to want to say something else, but Guo Ming's Hour-of-the-Rat Divine Queen Sword wiped across Emperor Taichang's neck.

With a flash of silver light, Emperor Taichang's head fell off just like that.

"That's it?" Chu Danqing looked surprised; the person was dead, but the mission hadn't been completed.

A strange "click" sound emerged from under the bed.

A humanoid claw broke out, followed by a strange head that was a combination of a human and a lion.

From the facial features, one could tell it was Emperor Taichang.

"You actually killed my Dharma body; heh, you don't know whether to live or die." The complete body crawled out.

It was a monster with a human face, lion body, ram horns, bat wings, and a scorpion tail.

"What? Seeing the true body of a god, you feel surprised?" Emperor Taichang's tone carried mockery.

Guo Ming didn't hesitate and acted immediately, while Chu Danqing cast Spirit Sight and summoned all his summoned creatures.

【Emperor Taichang】

【???】

Bad news: all question marks.

Good news: Emperor Taichang still couldn't beat Guo Ming.

Then the question arises: how could such a monster appear in a martial arts world?

"Brother Guo, act as quickly as possible; I'll take them down to have a look." Chu Danqing said, then took Da Bao and a group of summoned creatures and jumped down the passage under the Yangqi Hall.

Underground was actually a huge and complex palace, and there were many things that looked like scientific vessels.

The overall layout didn't fit the ancient style at all, but rather had a strange feeling of Western fantasy combined with modernity.

Turning his gaze, there were a large number of humans in the underground palace, many of whom were dead or scattered.

"This must be one of the reasons for the existence of the Ghost Market." Chu Danqing understood why the Ghost Market's human trafficking could be done on such a large scale.

It was caused by the top setting an example for the bottom.

And in the very center, a leather book was placed upright, with a large number of flesh-and-blood pipes connected to it.

The surface of the leather book had some kind of unknown text.

This should be the reason why Emperor Taichang turned into a monster.

After approaching and making contact, Chu Danqing discovered that it was actually a piece of equipment.

【Spellbook of the Flesh Scholar】

【Type: Equipment · Spellbook】

【Quality: Excellent】

【Durability: 100/100】

【Spell Attack: 1~30】

【Mana +3000】

【Alien Ritual (Active): Can fill materials to perform permanent modifications on oneself; the modified part gains special effects, each modification permanently consumes 10 points of sanity】

【Body Optimization (Active): Strengthen the modified part of oneself; each part can be strengthened up to 3 times and cannot exceed Excellent quality, each strengthening permanently consumes 10 points of sanity】

【Flesh Mutation (Active): For every highest strengthening possessed, all attributes +1 point when the five-dimensional attributes are below 30 points, each attribute improvement permanently consumes 30 points of sanity】

【Equipment Requirement: Spirit 30 points, Flesh Meditation LV. 5, Magic Power 2000 points】

(Note: Excellent-tier equipment left behind after the death of a reserve Dimensional Apostle, raised to Excellent-tier quality through flesh feeding)

(Note: When Dimensional Apostles use Flesh Mutation, attributes have rank restrictions)

A "holy crap" appeared on Chu Danqing's face; this was actually the equipment of a reserve Dimensional Apostle.

He naturally wouldn't think that he was the first batch of apostles to enter this Trial World.

It was originally Excellent-tier equipment, but it was forcibly raised to Excellent-tier quality by Emperor Taichang using human lives.

Chu Danqing realized at this moment that not only was the Trial World affecting the Dimensional Apostles, but the equipment and props left behind after the death of Dimensional Apostles, if not recovered and obtained by the natives of the Trial World, would also cause great influence.

Da Bao stretched out his sharp claws and tore the flesh-and-blood pipes directly, handing this Spellbook of the Flesh Scholar to Chu Danqing.

It felt like a living thing when he took it; Chu Danqing didn't hesitate and stuffed it into his storage space.

This piece of equipment could only be taken out and sold; fortunately, it was Excellent-tier anyway.

There would always be people who dared to gamble and fight who would choose to buy it.

At worst, he would sell it at a discount.

"You little thief, you actually dare to steal my Heavenly Book!" Emperor Taichang's roar came, and he jumped down into the underground palace.

It was just that his injuries were extremely serious at this time; he didn't know if he had escaped after being defeated by Guo Ming or if he had noticed that the Spellbook of the Flesh Scholar had been taken away by Chu Danqing and chased after him.

But it didn't matter which one it was, because Guo Ming had followed him down.

The Shadow of the Cold Spring in his hand cooperated with the Hour-of-the-Rat Divine Queen Sword, and on the spot, he cut off Emperor Taichang's head and blasted it into powder.

After the huge body lost its head, the flesh actually began to squirm irregularly.

It was just that in less than a moment, it began to gradually decompose into a pool of pus.

【Mission completed, you obtained: Paradise Points × 10,000, Attribute Points +4】

On the monster corpse of Emperor Taichang, a treasure chest emerged.

The treasure chest was not the style of the treasure chest he had obtained before; it looked extremely luxurious, but the luxury carried a feeling similar to flesh and blood.

It was very likely not a conventional quality treasure chest, but a special treasure chest.

Once he got his hands on it, the Paradise's prompt confirmed Chu Danqing's thought.

【You obtained the Heavenly Mandate Treasure Chest (Special)】

Chu Danqing narrowed his eyes; did Emperor Taichang possess the Heavenly Mandate? He had turned into a monster; no matter how you looked at it, he didn't look like it.

If he really had the Heavenly Mandate, he wouldn't have been killed by Guo Ming.

He would know what the situation was after he went back and opened it.

"Retreat!" After the matter was finished, Chu Danqing decisively chose to let Guo Ming take him and Da Bao to run away.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 114 =====