The Immortal Emperor Returns

Chapter 325 Leave No One Alive

The Wang Family enjoyed a long dynasty of wealth and power and just a half-year ago, the Brotherhood of Seven Stars aligned themselves to them, offering their fealties so long as the Wang Family provided them supplies of resources.

Kong Junde was one of the Brotherhood – a Fourth-grade Human King member of the Brotherhood now attached to the Wang Family to keep away the usual prosaic threats of danger.

As a warrior, Kong Junde was not one who abstained from the pleasures of women and money and that made him a regular here.

Jiu You’s face creased with wariness, knowing that her foe was a powerful opponent.

Mesmerized by Tang Rou’s beauty, Kong Junde could hardly resist swallowing a gulpful of saliva as his eyes blinked with a carnal hunger.

“Go.”

Jiu You wrapped her fingers around Tang Rou’s wrist and led her away.

“Go?!” smirked Kong Junde. He bolted after them and raised a hand to fire a bolt of energy at Jiu You from behind.

Pushing Tang Rou roughly aside with an arm, Jiu You wheeled around and slid sideways past her with her silver spear thrust ahead.

Boom!

Its tip struck the energy bolt and its ensuing explosion sent a terrible shock wave buffeting winds like a storm.

“It is rare for one as young as you to have such powers,” Kong Junde observed, clearly amazed that with such young age, Jiu You wielded powers on par with that of a Human King.

“I suggest you stand down and not invite trouble unto yourself. Whatever organization you serve, none of them will be able to save you if you ever harmed us,” warned Jiu You threateningly.

It did not come as a surprise to Kong Junde. Only strong and powerful organizations could possibly afford to cultivate one as young as Jiu You into a talented Human King.

But the die had been cast and whether he liked it or not, he could never erase the fact that he had initiated hostilities on the girls. He might as well finishwhat he started by apprehending the girls, had his fill of fun and quickly disposed of them to avoid further loose ends. No one would know.

“That’s rather high words for one of your age, girl,” hissed Kong Junde, raising his hand to fire another blast of Internal Breath that came like a tidal wave.

Armed with her iron spear glittering brilliantly, Jiu You battled Kong Junde.

Biting her lip, Tang Rou decided at last that she needed to help. Raising her slender hand, she let loose a burst of True Energy.

Kong Junde quickly spun around to destroy the energy bolt coming at him from Tang Rou, gasping quietly with shock. “Such power! Another Human King?!”

Tang Rou teamed up with Jiu You to defeat Kong Junde.

But despite her extraordinary demonic physique, Jiu You was still no match for a Fourth-grade Human King.

As for Tang Rou, lacking adequate experience in battle, she could hardly use more than seven or eight-tenths of her full potential.

Bang!

A blast sent Jiu You hurtling away.

Tang Rou fired a volley of her own, but Kong Junde easily nullified it and he swooped down on her and delivered a blow into her shoulder, flinging her into the air.

“Run! I’ll hold him back!” yelled Jiu You.

Brandishing her steel spear around in a metallic flurry of silver, Jiu You charged again.

But with more than one level of gap in powers, Kong Junde easily blasted the spear out of her hand.

Unable to summon any strength because of the wound on her shoulder, Tang Rou bit hard and threw herself forward in a desperate attempt to help.

Bang!

But a callous Kong Junde fired another blast into her, sending her careening away with blood pouring out of her mouth.

Filled with rage, Jiu You howled like a beast and charged at Kong Junde with her spear thrust forward like a lightning bolt, but to no avail. She crashed backwards into the ground as if she’d hit a wall; Kong Junde remained too powerful for her.

“Run!” Jiu You cried.

Roar!

A deep roar resounded and a huge python, with scales of colorful palettes like a rainbow, reared its head as rays of sunlight bounced off its skin.

In her true form, Jiu You stretched more than sixty meters long with a trunk even larger than a train coach. Every one of her scales gleamed a cold and keen sheen like the dangerous creature she was.

Kong Junde was stunned to see such a huge creature suddenly before him. He had never seen a human turning into a monster before.

Tang Rou too was equally awestruck. At long last, she realized what Jiu You was: the little colorful snake that Chu Xun once kept with him.

With a swing of her tail, Jiu You swatted Tang Rou into the distance to safety.

Tang Rou flew in the air, with a trail of tears pouring from her eyes. She knew she would be of no help at all, and she turned around and escaped.

Kong Junde wanted to give chase. But he barely took a step when something gargantuan and huge came crashing down on him and he quickly ducked.

Bang!

Every inch of the ground in sight cracked and sand and dirt flew everywhere. More cracks extended, reaching everywhere like vines creeping up a wall as the entire chateau rocked convulsively.

Shocked and angered at the same time, Kong Junde dashed up to Jiu You and drove a forceful punch into her.

Clang!

Sparks flew everywhere. Kong Junde’s attack managed to connect, but Jiu You was saved by her thick, sturdy hide, although the force of impact battered her a half-meter away.

Staring coldly at the human, Jiu You bared her fangs menacingly at him and spewed a huge stream of ice at him.

The attack missed Kong Junde who leaped out of the way, and the ice devoured the rockeries in the garden and they froze and shattered into countless little bits.

Fuming, Jiu You swung her tail at the building of the palatial mansion.

“How dare you!” Kong Junde roared. The young man – the prodigal son of the Wang Family – was still inside, and he fired an energy bolt at her tail.

Bang!

Jiu You’s tail was blasted off-course, but her mountain-sized head quickly spun around to ram at the just-landing Kong Junde.

With him now momentarily out of the way, she swung her tail viciously again, and with a huge boom, the palatial mansion came crashing down.

“Dammit!” Kong Junde cursed loudly as he dove inside the collapsing building to save his young employer.

The prodigal son might not be as likable as he would have preferred, but he could not afford his ward dying in his care.

With that moment of opportunity, Jiu You quickly reverted back to her human form and shot like a flash of light away.

An enraged Kong Junde rushed into the ruins and began screaming for his young liege.

“Help... Help me... I’m here...”

Hearing his voice filled him with renewed hope and Kong Junde quickly tossed aside several blocks of concrete and wooden logs until he finally found his ward.

Fortunately for the prodigal son, the bed tray was large and sturdy enough for him to take cover underneath and his quick actions of ducking beneath it saved his life.

Kong Junde examined him and found him all well, although the young man was badly shaken.

“Contact the people from the Brotherhood. Have them dispatch a team here,” Kong Junde ordered one of the surviving acolytes.

The fact that Tang Rou and Jiu You having become Human Kings at such a young age was indicative enough that they must be part of a strong organization. Knowing that, he knew he needed to handle this fracas with utmost caution and prevent them from escaping Xiacheng lest more troubles follow.

From a distance, Tang Rou heard the crashing sound of the palatial country house collapsing. Fearing for Jiu You’s safety, she decided to backtrack for a look.

“RUN, TANG ROU!” shrieked a terrified Jiu You when she saw Tang Rou coming back.

Tang Rou was relieved and happy to see Jiu You escaping unscathed.

With that, the two girls fled as quickly as they could.

“Wait, Jiu You, you’re hurt,” said Tang Rou suddenly, noticing the scarlet wound on Jiu You’s fair calf.

“Don’t worry about it. We need to get away fast.”

But Fourth-grade Human King commanded greater speed than theirs and it would not take long for Kong Junde to catch up to them.

“I’ll call Big Brother quick,” said Tang Rou.

Jiu You nodded frantically. Only now did she finally understand how dangerous it was for them without Chu Xun’s protection.

Far away at the stronghold of the Tianwu Sect in Gujiang City, a badly-worried Chu Xun was on tenterhooks.

“Don’t worry, my liege. The girls are both Human Kings with invincibility of their own right. I’m sure they’re fine.” Wu Busi did his best to console.

Chu Xun looked at him. “These two lasses have just as much experience of roaming around as a five-year-old. Especially with that troublemaker Jiu You, I wouldn’t put any sort of havoc or fracas past her.”

He rubbed his temples. Suddenly, his phone rang. At first guess, he knew it was his mother.

Since Tang Rou’s and Jiu You’s disappearance, she had called him at least a hundred times, pestering him to make haste.

But when Chu Xun lifted up his phone, to his amazement, it was Tang Rou’s name on the screen.

He had tried calling Tang Rou before, but her phone was shut off and failing to make contact with her was making him more agog than ever.

The line connected.

“Big Brother, help! Someone is trying to kill us and Jiu You is hurt!” Tang Rou’s distraught voice came blaring through the speaker.

Chu Xun’s face fell, turning into an expression of cold fury as if his entire self was burning.

“Where are you?!”

“Xiacheng!”

“COME QUICKLY, CHU XUN! OR YOU’LL NEVER SEE US AGAIN!” He could hear Jiu You’s voice in the background.

Chu Xun’s stare grew cold. He could hear the blowing of winds too in the background which showed that the girls were fleeing for their lives.

“It did not take long for Kong Junde to catch up to them indeed. Jiu You was hurt and that made it easier for him.

“Let’s see where you two little things are running to this time!” he bellowed when he caught sight of them.

Clatter!

Tang Rou was so frightened that she accidentally dropped her cell phone.

“Leave it, let’s go!” Jiu You dragged her along.

Chu Xun heard the unfamiliar roar and his eyes turned cold.

Kong Junde stopped in his tracks and bent down to pick up Tang Rou’s phone, and as he saw the words “Big Brother Chu Xun” on the screen, he froze.

Chu Xun. A name he had heard before, although he could not remember where. Then, as he thought, his pupils shot wide with recognition and the comprehension of the name almost made him drop the phone.

Chu Xun. The Devil. He finally remembered the terror of this name.

Most people called Chu Xun not by his name, but by his moniker “the Devil”. With only a few people ever mentioning Chu Xun’s name, he did not remember it until now.

But now that he knew who Chu Xun was, he was so terrified that his insides were shaking convulsively.

“I don’t care who you are, if those girls lose even a strand of hair, I’ll slaughter every one of you. I will leave no one alive.” Chu Xun’s voice came from the other side, and an aghast Kong Junde immediately dropped the phone.

The electronic device fell on a jagged protrusion on a rock and broke into pieces.

Hearing the line went dead filled Chu Xun with so much rage that his aura swept his surroundings and beside him, Wu Busi nearly succumbed to the sheer pressure of it.

Kong Junde was certain now. That person must be Chu Xun. The Devil himself. No other man was capable of such harsh and brutal words.

Shaking, he thought, “What can I do?” Everyone knew the Devil’s reputation of meting out whatever carnage he promised. Stronger oppositions – the Broken Souls Cult, the Sifang Sword Sect, and the Tianlong Fort – had tried and each failed ignominiously and instead, they were routed like scattered ants, now fleeing for their lives into hiding.

With fear flickering in his sight, he would have given anything to go back and just kill the prodigal son out of anger. Useless pup who was responsible of this havoc!

He quickly made a call back to the stronghold of the Brotherhood.

The Chief of the Brotherhood of Seven Stars, a man called Tong Li was in a meeting with his presbyters.

The tale of Kong Junde in pursuit of people related to Chu the Devil and how he had injured them made Tong Li sprang up with disbelief and fear, startling every member of the Brotherhood’s high council.

“Kong Junde, you fool! Are you seeking death?!” swore Tong Li hotly into the mouthpiece.

“Wait for my orders. Stop the pursuit!” he snapped, hanging up the phone.

“What’s going on, Chief?” asked one of the presbyters.

Tong Li told them what Kong Junde reported to him.

No one could ever hope to remain calm after hearing Tong Li’s tale. Everyone was familiar with Chu Xun, the Devil, and his bloody reputation.

“Kong Junde ordered someone to call here just moments before, saying that he was in trouble and he needed men. Not thinking much of it, I sent ten of our best men,” reported one of the presbyters.

“What filled him with such recklessness?! He’s pursuing someone related to Chu the Devil!”

“I think it’s better to apologize! After all, we didn’t know and neither did Kong Junde! I’m sure of it!”

“Apologize? This is Chu the Devil we’re talking about. Think about what happened to those who had opposed him – the Broken Souls Cult, the Sifang Sword Sect, and the Tianlong Fort. All of them are now fleeing with their tails between their legs! What makes you think that such a person would accept our apology? Besides, Kong Junde has injured both the persons.”

“Well... since it all began with Kong Junde... I suppose that leaves us with only one option...”

The presbyter did not finish, allowing his voice to hang. But everyone knew. They might need to cut their losses and sacrifice Kong Junde if need be.

“There is another way,” said another of the presbyters suddenly and all eyes were on him. Everyone wanted to know what else could they do.