Chapter 23: Incompetent Cloud Emperor

"Ah!" the Cloud Emperor standing beside the Blood Pool sighed softly, "Two lives just gone like that."

He was still able to come back to life because he had cultivated a technique called the Phoenix Nirvana Technique!!

However, the Phoenix Nirvana Technique cannot grant him infinite revivals; he only has three lives!

He has already used two of his three lives; if he is killed again next time, he will truly die.

Moreover, after each death, his current strength is far weaker than before, his combat power now only sixty percent of what it used to be.

"How can there be such an overpowered person in the Nine Provinces Continent?!" Two lives just gone like that, the Cloud Emperor felt utterly frustrated!!

If he were to fight someone in an epic battle and lose due to inferior skill, losing two lives would be acceptable to him.

But that person didn't even give him a chance to fight; with just a point of a finger, he was turned to ashes—what kind of thing is this?!

Overpowered, way too overpowered!!

The Cloud Emperor has wandered the world for years, encountering countless strong individuals, yet he has never seen such an overpowered monster.

"Huh? Cloud Emperor, how did you come back?" At that moment, a tall, burly man with two black dragon horns on his head and his face covered in bluish-black scales heard the commotion and walked over.

The burly man with dragon horns on his forehead wore a black robe covered with all kinds of runes that glowed and flowed; he approached the Cloud Emperor and, putting on a feigned curious, sarcastic tone, said: "When did you come back? Don't you like using the front door when you return?"

He has been stationed here all along; sensing a magical fluctuation, he came over to check.

Of course, he naturally knew the Cloud Emperor had been beaten back to the spring.

However, he has always been at odds with the Cloud Emperor; knowing the Cloud Emperor had suffered a loss, he came over to launch a psychic attack on him!

Aren't you, Cloud Emperor, usually arrogant and overconfident, claiming to be invincible among peers—how did you get beaten back to the spring again?

"Hmph, Black Dragon, don't laugh at me either; that person's strength is terrifying—you'd better pray you never run into him."

"If you encounter him, a single glance from him can kill you instantly; I can die and still be reborn via Nirvana, but if you die, you're truly dead." The Cloud Emperor gave a cold snort.

"Oh? Is that the white-clad youth you reported to the Grand Priest last time?" the man named Black Dragon asked curiously.

He still knows the Cloud Emperor quite well; although he is a bit arrogant, there's nothing wrong with his combat ability.

Within the same realm, he truly has few rivals.

Yet someone as strong as the Cloud Emperor actually had two of his lives taken—it's truly somewhat unbelievable.

One doesn't even know how powerful the person who killed the Cloud Emperor must be!

The Cloud Emperor nodded, his expression solemn, and said: "Hmm, that person is a bit overpowered; tell the brothers to be careful."

"Oh? Your battle with him must have been quite tragic, right?" Black Dragon asked curiously.

"Go on, tell me what divine abilities and killing moves he has, so that the brothers can have a strategy if they encounter him in the future."

Upon saying that, the Cloud Emperor fell into silence.

"Huh? Why aren't you speaking?"

"Tell me his killing moves so I can analyze them; knowing how to counter him when we meet later—after all, knowing yourself and the enemy ensures victory in a hundred battles." Black Dragon said with a serious expression.

"You might not believe it if I say it." The Cloud Emperor took a deep breath, still somewhat frightened, and said: "He didn't even use any killing moves; he didn't release any aura at all—just lightly poked me with a single finger, and then I respawned."

After hearing the Cloud Emperor's words, Black Dragon wore a strange expression: "You're not joking with me, are you?"

A mere finger poke, and even an Emperor Realm expert as strong as the Cloud Emperor respawns directly?!

You know, in this world, only beings as powerful as the Grand Priest or the Immortal Emperor can easily kill an Emperor Realm expert like the Cloud Emperor!

"Do I look like I'm joking?" the Cloud Emperor said solemnly: "In short, that white-clad youth is absurdly strong; if I had to name his killing move, it's just his two hands—I've seen him kill people by simply waving his hands around."

"Also, you need to watch his eyes—he makes people explode with a single glance, as if he can see through illusion; he must have trained some pupil technique or was born with a divine eye."

"That person at least requires the Grand Priest to subdue him, or even the Immortal Emperor to take action."

"Alright." Seeing that the Cloud Emperor didn't seem to be joking, Black Dragon smacked his lips: "Let's first note him down in our little notebook; after this major affair is done, we'll have the Grand Priest or the Immortal Emperor take care of him when they have time."

The Cloud Emperor also nodded, then looked at Black Dragon and asked: "Black Dragon, how many piglets have you caught? Lend me some."

"I haven't caught enough myself." Black Dragon said: "How about you?"

"Nonsense, I've already respawned; the piglets I caught were naturally released by that white-clad youth, and even a sect piglet I raised was completely killed by him for offending him!" the Cloud Emperor said helplessly.

"You actually lured him to your base?" Black Dragon frowned at the Cloud Emperor: "Does that mean you've exposed what we're trying to do?"

"I didn't flee back to my base; who knew he'd secretly follow me?" the Cloud Emperor also wore a helpless expression: "That person probably only knows I captured a bunch of people, but doesn't know why I captured them."

Black Dragon gave a cold smile: "The Immortal Emperor is about to achieve his Immortal Body—don't mess things up."

"If this matter is discovered, it's something everyone will shout to beat."

"If a group of Emperor Realm experts notice and join forces against us, ruining the Immortal Emperor's affair, you know what methods the Immortal Emperor has."

Upon hearing the words "Immortal Emperor's methods," the Cloud Emperor's face darkened with fear; he glared at Black Dragon and said: "I understand, no need to remind me."

"Besides, the Grand Priest's concealment of heavenly secrets only covers the Nine Provinces Continent; don't go beyond its borders to catch piglets." Black Dragon said solemnly.

"Do the cleanup work cleanly; don't let any Emperor Realm experts notice any clues."

"Soon we will conduct the sacrifice ritual; after it, the Immortal Emperor will be able to achieve his Immortal Body, at which point no one in the Nine Provinces Continent, nor all heavens and myriad worlds, will be able to stop our advance—at this critical moment, there can be no margin for error."

The Cloud Emperor also fully understood the importance of this: "I know what to do; I still have some piglets I've raised—it's time to put them to use."

"What a pity—the Cautious Void Sect originally had tens of thousands of piglets, but that person killed them all!"

The reason the Cloud Emperor supports the Cautious Void Sect from behind the scenes is naturally to raise them as piglets, so that one day they can all be sacrificed to the Immortal Emperor!!

But they were all wasted by Li Zhangsheng!

Just thinking about the tens of thousands of piglets he raised being slaughtered by Li Zhangsheng makes him hate it to the point of his teeth itching!

Raising so many pigs is no easy feat for me!

Of course, he can only resent it; there's nothing he can do!

Incompetent Cloud Emperor!