Chapter 833: Eradicate the Roots and the Weeds

"Damn, he ambushed me!"

"Damn, damn..."

"A mere Void Refinement cultivator killed His Majesty?"

"Truly... I've capsized in a filthy ditch!"

In the Palace of Light, the Light Divine Emperor Aglei roared in fury.

Of course, the current Aglei was not his true body, only a projection.

His true body had been slain; now, after merging his projection's soul with his original soul, he became the sole true body.

Only now, upon careful reflection, did Aglei understand the full sequence of events.

That young Phoenix clan brat was merely putting on a show to deceive me—making me believe the Phoenix clan was the greatest threat, while leaving my defenses vulnerable for that human boy to strike.

How I hate it!

A Divine Emperor of Body Integration, killed by a mere Void Refinement brat—if this got out, it would be the ultimate humiliation.

What should I do?

Aglei stood in the great hall, his mind swirling with thoughts.

If he went to the battlefield now, it would take roughly two hours.

If he could find that man's aura and pursue him, he'd likely be able to kill him.

With caution, he could not only kill the enemy but also seize his Emperor's weapon.

Should he go?

Aglei hesitated for about half a stick of incense, then finally shook his head.

He dared not risk it.

Because he had no more projections.

Once the projection was gone, death would be final.

Though he had a ninety percent—or even higher—confidence he could kill the enemy, what if he capsized in another filthy ditch?

After all, the enemy still had a Body Integration Phoenix!

No, he couldn't go.

The Emperor's weapon was precious, but not as precious as his own life.

Thus, Aglei completely abandoned any thought of returning to hunt He Pingsheng, though a flicker of doubt rose in his mind: how had that boy killed my true body?

That doesn't make sense!

I am a Body Integration eighth-layer cultivator! Even if I stood perfectly still, a normal Void Refinement cultivator's full-power strike couldn't kill me in one blow.

That boy... is no ordinary fellow.

When did the human race produce such a figure?

Aglei pondered long but found no answer, so he shook his head, sat cross-legged again, took out his ring, and spilled out all the materials he'd collected over the years.

Let's see if he had enough to form a projection.

For him, the immediate priority was forming a projection.

Only with a projection could he secure a foolproof strategy.

Time passed slowly.

One day, two days!

On the third day, a powerful spatial fluctuation suddenly came from not far north of the imperial city; though faint, Aglei caught it.

"This is..."

Aglei's eyes snapped open, his body trembling.

A month ago, a massive spatial fluctuation had come from the direction of Bamboo Node City, so Aglei had set out to investigate near Bamboo Node City.

He found nothing, and was then ambushed and killed by a Void Refinement brat.

Now, this spatial fluctuation had returned.

At this moment, Aglei had completely forgotten He Pingsheng—he could not possibly link He Pingsheng to the spatial fluctuation.

To uncover the source of this spatial fluctuation, without hesitation, he instantly teleported away and flew toward the northern city gate.

As for safety?

Not an issue!

Who could kill His Majesty near his own imperial capital?

His Majesty has countless escape techniques.

As long as he didn't encounter a Mahayana Emperor, he'd be fine.

Judging from the aura of this spatial fluctuation, it was not created by a Mahayana Emperor—because the aura was entirely different.

Aglei had seen many such Mahayana Emperor-created spatial passages before.

That's why he dared to leave the palace and fly toward the rear.

Traveling by instantaneous teleportation and flight, after roughly one stick of incense, Aglei finally arrived at a desolate wilderness.

There, a cultivator stood.

The cultivator's realm was Void Refinement eleventh layer.

But Aglei paid little attention, for this cultivator was not He Pingsheng—only a woman.

"Who are you, and why are you here?" Aglei asked the woman. "A moment ago, did you witness spatial distortion here?"

The woman smiled, then bowed respectfully. "Your Majesty, a spatial vortex just appeared here!"

"A spatial vortex?"

Aglei asked, "Where?"

The woman replied, "Right here—it was just here, but vanished in this short time!"

"Oh oh oh..." Hearing this, Aglei split half his spiritual sense and swept it toward the empty space the woman pointed to.

But as soon as his spiritual sense extended, he heard a piercing sound from behind.

He turned—and saw eight slender, purple-black needles striking him from eight different directions.

"Damn..." The Light Divine Emperor cried out, instinctively trying to dodge—but instantly realized the spatial laws around him had been disrupted.

Looking closely, a golden banner a thousand zhang wide had unfurled a hundred li away.

At that moment, Aglei finally realized something was wrong—he smacked his forehead. "Damn it!"

Ding ding ding...

All eight poison needles were blocked by his shield.

Aglei, being a Body Integration Divine Emperor, still had such defenses.

After blocking the eight poison needles, the Light Divine Emperor whirled around—only to see seven emerald-green divine nails hurtling toward him.

He initially thought them ordinary attacks and shifted his shield to defend—but the seven divine nails passed straight through the shield, piercing his spiritual sense with a series of thuds.

A figure like the Light Divine Emperor would never lack a treasure to defend his spiritual sense.

Unfortunately, that spiritual sense treasure had been on his true body—and after his true body died, it fell into He Pingsheng and Feng Wu's hands, not on his projection.

That's why He Pingsheng could strike without hesitation—and succeeded again.

"Ahh..." The Light Divine Emperor felt his spiritual sense torn apart, screaming in agony.

But the next instant, he felt numbness spreading through his spiritual sense.

It was He Pingsheng's Formless Northern Dipper Nails, enhanced with the 【Ten Thousand Corrosions Affliction】 technique, laced with poison.

Fighting through numbness and pain, Aglei shot away like a streak of light.

He Pingsheng made no pursuit, merely watching calmly.

After roughly twenty breaths, the Divine Emperor manifested his true form and crashed headfirst into a valley among the mountains, utterly incapacitated.

The Light Divine Emperor was a 【Heavenly Elephant】.

"Phew..." Far away, the woman's face He Pingsheng had assumed faded, revealing his true form. Seeing the Divine Emperor plunge into the deep valley, he exhaled softly. "Feng Wu, go clean up—be careful, he might be feigning death, waiting for one final strike!"

"Don't fall for his tricks!"

"Yes!" Far away, Feng Wu retracted the Golden Space-Time Banner and flew toward the valley.