Chapter 106: Returning to the Central Plains

Demon Person Duan Fengyun wandered wantonly through the Imperial Palace; everyone who saw him, with his towering Demon Energy, scattered like birds and beasts.

Demon Person Duan Fengyun laughed wildly in an overbearing manner; indeed, only with strength can one make others feel awe and fear.

After seeing Duan Fengyun leave the Forbidden Land, the Emperor quietly snuck back into the Forbidden Land alone, wanting to go into the cave to summon the Yamata no Orochi to save the situation.

But when the Emperor arrived outside the cave and saw the chaotic mess of the living creature cage, a bad premonition arose.

He walked into the cave and took a look, and the final pillar of support in his heart suddenly snapped.

He mistakenly thought the invincible Yamata no Orochi's eight snake heads were scattered separately on the ground; the entire cave was filled with the smell of blood, and this bloody scene was entirely caused by the blood of the Yamata no Orochi.

The Emperor roared:

"Ah, ah!

Duan Fengyun, you killed my six spirit guards and slaughtered my Yamata no Orochi; I absolutely cannot let you leave Dongying alive."

Familiar with the path, the Emperor quickly gathered the remaining guards; he was going to fight Demon Person Duan Fengyun to the death!

The overbearing Demon Person Duan Fengyun was still wandering in the palace, and soon a large crowd of people appeared before his eyes.

Demon Person Duan Fengyun looked at the Emperor provocatively and said:

"Wow, as expected of the Dongying Emperor, so unafraid of death!"

The Emperor shouted angrily:

"Duan Fengyun, I will not let you leave Dongying.

Even if I die in battle, I will keep you here!"

Demon Person Duan Fengyun laughed:

"Since you are so confident, then come!"

The guards beside the Emperor swarmed forward, wanting to hack Demon Person Duan Fengyun to death with their blades.

Demon Person Duan Fengyun looked at this group of useless good-for-nothings and didn't even have the desire to draw his sword.

He leaped up, and his continuous Wind God Leg struck toward the Guard Army with the momentum of Overturning Seas and Mountains.

The Guard Army was indeed as he had said, useless; they were all knocked to the ground and lost their combat effectiveness.

The Emperor drew the twin blades from his back; he was the contemporary Phantom Sword successor of the Dongying Iga Ninja Sect.

It was precisely by relying on being the Phantom Sword successor that the Emperor had gained the favor of Lao Tianhuang and defeated a crowd of competitors back then.

The Emperor charged forward, his Phantom Sword gesturing continuously, and soon the Emperor split into two figures and attacked Demon Person Duan Fengyun.

This was another peerless Movement Technique the Emperor had practiced: Avatar Demon Shadow.

Avatar Demon Shadow combined with the Phantom Sword had made him invincible throughout Dongying, and he had once become the strongest and most mysterious expert in Dongying.

Because those who had seen the Emperor strike either submitted to the Emperor or were killed by the Emperor, the Emperor's strength had once become a mystery.

The Emperor mistakenly thought that once his Avatar Demon Shadow came out, Demon Person Duan Fengyun would definitely try to judge which one was real and which was the shadow.

If he followed this judgment, then he would definitely be defeated.

Because there was no distinction between shadow and original body in the Emperor's Avatar Demon Shadow; both carried attack power.

If Duan Fengyun only defended against one, then the other would attack him with the force of crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood.

If it were anyone else, they might have fallen for this move of the Emperor.

But this was Demon Person Duan Fengyun; possessing the Demon Eye, he saw at a glance that both were physical entities.

He gripped the Jue Sword with both hands and then shouted:

"Break!"

The Jue Sword flew directly out of his hand; this was precisely the Demon Blade's blade-controlling technique.

Now, wherever he pointed his finger, the Jue Sword would attack.

He directed the Jue Sword to attack the Emperor's Demon Shadow Avatar, then he charged up and fought the Emperor's original body using his hands as blades.

The Emperor's Phantom Sword emphasized the combination of reality and illusion, while Demon Person Duan Fengyun's Demon Blade was open and bold, each strike more powerful than the last.

As Demon Person Duan Fengyun hacked fiercely and continuously, the Emperor began to retreat steadily.

And on the side of the Demon Shadow Avatar, it was directly pierced through by Duan Fengyun using the Jue Sword, and then the Demon Shadow Avatar simply vanished into thin air.

The Emperor knelt on one knee, his hand bracing himself to keep from falling; he stared at Demon Person Duan Fengyun and said:

"Duan Fengyun, I have lost!

Kill me.

But don't be happy too early!

Sooner or later, my Dongying samurai will invade the Central Plains to avenge me."

Demon Person Duan Fengyun had intended to finish off the Emperor with one sword strike, but these words from the Emperor gave him a wicked sense of humor.

He laughed:

"Rest assured, I will not kill you.

I will let you carry your bushido spirit and die in unwillingness."

Demon Person Duan Fengyun turned around; as he turned, he glanced back, and a strike of Duanmai Sword Qi from his fingertips attacked the Emperor's vital point directly.

He laughed:

"Don't you Dongying people love carnal pleasures so much?

I have taken your life-pulse; let's see if you can still perform, haha."

After saying this, he swaggered away, while the Emperor, having been struck in his vital point, had already fainted.

After Demon Person Duan Fengyun wandered around the Imperial Palace, his battle-hungry nature felt bored; since there were no opponents in Dongying, he would return to the Central Plains to challenge the various sects and factions.

He looked at the Jue Sword in his hand and said:

"After returning to the Central Plains, I will definitely let you have your fill every day!"

In response, the Jue Sword emitted continuous sword hums, expressing its excitement.

"Hahahaha, that guy, the host, couldn't even give you a full meal; believe me, I will make sure you get a full meal every single day."

Demon Person Duan Fengyun mocked Duan Fengyun.

Soon he arrived at the pier and found a cargo ship heading to Zhongyuan; he did not greet the boatman and jumped straight onto the ship.

Seeing his murderous appearance, the boatman knew he was not someone to be trifled with, and thinking that it was better to avoid trouble, the boatman remained silent.

Soon the ship hoisted its sails and began to set off; Demon Person Duan Fengyun lay down directly on the gangplank, silently waiting for the ship to dock.

Meanwhile, Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun, still at the inn in Dongying, were very worried about the safety of Duan Fengyun; they now deeply regretted not having left Duan Fengyun alone at Tianhuang Palace.

Bu Jingyun spoke up:

"Junior Brother Feng, let us go to the Imperial Palace and find Junior Brother Duan."

"With our combined strength, we will surely be able to restrain him; we will bring him back to Zhongyuan and seek help from Senior Xiehuang."

Nie Feng nodded in agreement, and after packing up their own luggage and Duan Fengyun's, the two rushed toward Tianhuang Palace.

When the two arrived at Tianhuang Palace, because the Emperor was seriously injured, the entire Imperial Palace was busy in a state of chaos.

Nie Feng grabbed the young eunuch from before and asked:

"What happened?"

The young eunuch replied in a panic:

"A master from Zhongyuan came to the Imperial Palace and went on a killing spree, and even wounded His Majesty the Emperor."

Nie Feng continued to ask:

"Then where is this master from Zhongyuan?"

The young eunuch shook his head and said:

"I don't know! After he wounded His Majesty the Emperor, he left the Imperial Palace."

"His strength is astonishing, and we dared not provoke him."

Learning that Duan Fengyun was unharmed, the two felt much more relieved, but the biggest problem now was finding Duan Fengyun.

But with such a vast crowd of people, where were they to find Duan Fengyun?

After leaving the Imperial Palace, the two inquired along the way and finally learned of Duan Fengyun's tracks at an inn.

According to the innkeeper's directions, Duan Fengyun had headed toward the pier after finishing his meal.

After the two arrived at the pier, they inquired and learned that Duan Fengyun had already boarded a cargo ship to return to Zhongyuan.

Realizing that things were not looking good, the two immediately found a cargo ship, and only after some intimidation by Bu Jingyun did the boatman agree to take them on board.

Soon, the cargo ship carrying Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun also hoisted its sails and set off to return to Zhongyuan.