ATPnovel Chapter 1529: Could She Be a Fake?
Chapter 1529: Could She Be a Fake?
"Tsk tsk, Emperor Canglong, what a mighty presence!"Some past events surged to his mind; even Yun Xiao, with his temperament, couldn’t help but sneer at this moment, immediately causing the phantom avatar’s expression to turn as dark as if it could drip water.
"Ignorant brat, how dare you speak nonsense—you deserve death!"
As the high and mighty Emperor Canglong, Lu Qinwan had grown accustomed to commanding with authority over the years. Even within the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, no one dared speak to her in such a tone, let alone here on the Tenglong Continent.
Therefore, the cold voice from Lu Qinwan seemed to instantly invoke the rules of heaven and earth, as a powerful oppressive aura surged towards Yun Xiao in fury.
"Hmph, if Lu Qinwan’s true body were here, I might fear it a bit, but just a clone projection..."
Sensing the violent aura crashing towards him, a hint of a cold smile arose in Yun Xiao’s eyes. Naturally, he didn’t say this aloud but instead made some inexplicable moves in the next moment.
Yun Xiao crossed his arms, releasing a similarly vast aura, which collided with Emperor Canglong’s casual attack.
Boom!
The force of the collision poured down, as if it blew open the sky, causing many faces to change slightly, and even made spectators sweat for the young man in rough clothes.
After all, that figure claimed to be Emperor Canglong; even if it was just a clone projection, its power likely wouldn’t differ much from Ma Nu’s.
In fact, Emperor Canglong Lu Qinwan’s clone projection was indeed at the same level as Ma Nu’s, possessing the combat power of the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage.
It’s just a pity that this wasn’t a battle of the true body, and Yun Xiao wasn’t one of those ordinary cultivators on the Tenglong Continent. In this world, the person who most understands Lu Qinwan isn’t her current husband, Emperor Canglong, but this previous life Dragon Cloud Battle God.
As Yun Xiao mentioned, if the one standing before him were Lu Qinwan’s true body, even if suppressed to the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage, he might flee without fighting.
Yun Xiao was confident but not a reckless young fool; knowing he couldn’t win, he wouldn’t fight blindly. His past fights were based on special confidence or because he had no other choice.
With Yun Xiao’s insight and strength, even if Lu Qinwan’s clone projection had the combat power of the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage, it posed no threat to him.
Such an Emperor Canglong’s clone projection, against those ordinary cultivators on the Tenglong Continent, even peak experts of the Lingyun Realm like Wei Duzheng, would likely defeat them easily.
It’s unfortunate that Lu Qinwan and others didn’t know the deeper details of Yun Xiao, nor did they know that this youngster was knowledgeable about Emperor Canglong’s battle techniques.
Thus, next, all the onlookers below witnessed an extremely mysterious and bizarre scene where the boy, who had only raised his Meridian Qi Cultivation to the middle stage of the Lingyun Realm relying on Ancestor Vein Power, emerged unscathed from a powerful strike.
"This is impossible!"
Even Lu Qinwan, Emperor Canglong, found such an outcome utterly unbelievable.
Though it was a casual strike from her, in her confidence, even experts at the peak of the Lingyun Realm wouldn’t withstand it.
But the ragged-looking young man before her, seemingly using careless means, effortlessly nullified Emperor Canglong’s attack, appearing calm as if nothing had happened.
"I say, the dignified Emperor Canglong, is this all you can do? You wouldn’t be an impostor, would you?"
Only Yun Xiao knew how such a situation happened, but how could he tell the other party. Instead, he jested, speaking words that left the audience pondering.
"You dare, brat!"
Immediately, Lu Qinwan erupted in anger; as Emperor Canglong, she had never been face-to-face ridiculed like this, feeling her originally restrained temper explode.
Even Xue Qi, who was sent to the shore by the water column and was barely conscious, showed a startled look on his pale face, evidently never having seen his teacher so explosively angry.
"Hmph, Yun Xiao, you dare to anger the teacher—you definitely won’t live through today!"
While secretly cursing Yun Xiao for his audacity, Xue Qi felt a rise of confidence, thinking that guy angered his teacher, his fate would be tragic.
Only Xue Qi knew that the phantom appearing to save him was indeed his teacher, Emperor Canglong, not an impostor.
Knowing this, and with her understanding of her teacher, Xue Qi believed that as long as her teacher acted, nothing would be impossible. In her mind, her teacher was synonymous with omnipotence.
At this life-and-death juncture, having such a powerful ally appear was nothing short of a pleasant surprise for Xue Qi. At this moment, she kept her eyes fixed on her teacher’s actions, wanting to see how her teacher would make that detestable young man die a miserable death.
"Void Phoenix!"
Under the gaze of Xue Qi and everyone else, the voice of Empress Canglong suddenly resounded from the sky above, and the energy in the sky seemed to be drawn by something.
Whoosh... whoosh...
Winds carrying waves of energy swept through the air, their force shocking. In the eyes of everyone below, a gigantic Phoenix Illusion suddenly took shape, appearing noble and domineering.
The Ancient Heavenly Phoenix is a mutant among the Flying Beast Pulse Demons, ruling over all flying beast pulse demons. At this moment, Qinwan used some method to shape the Phoenix Illusion, which, although somewhat indistinct, contained a trace of true Phoenix Power.
This caused many Beast Vein Masters’ flying bird demon pets in Demons Mountain to tremble in fear, evidently awed to the core.
Or perhaps it was because these flying beast pulse demons’ Demon Meridian Qi cultivation were too low, and the Empress Canglong’s Void Phoenix technique was too overpowering. The combination of both resulted in the current situation.
"Is it this outdated trick again?"
Compared to the many onlookers below whose expressions changed drastically, when Yun Xiao saw the forming Phoenix Illusion, a mocking smile flickered in his eyes, and then he chuckled softly in his heart.
As mentioned before, if Lu Qinwan’s true body appeared, Yun Xiao might have no choice but to flee in panic. But with just a clone projection, he didn’t have much to worry about.
The reason being that Yun Xiao was extremely familiar with Lu Qinwan’s way of fighting, knowing the features of these techniques and the flaws they contained.
These subtle details were completely unknown to Lu Qinwan, who had no idea that this young man, barely in his twenties, was indeed the spirit of the Long Xiao Battle God she was most guilty toward.
So this time when Empress Canglong Lu Qinwan unleashed the Void Phoenix attack, it was incredibly imposing, seeming as if to swallow Yun Xiao whole as it streaked through the sky.
"Red Feather, it’s up to you!"
Watching the gigantic Phoenix Illusion sweep across the sky, Yun Xiao’s eyes contained a hint of a cold smile. He murmured softly in his mind, and then, on his right hand, a true Heavenly Phoenix Divine Bird appeared.
Red Feather is a young bird of the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix. It’s worth mentioning that Red Feather’s cultivation now was even stronger than Chi Yan’s, reaching the level of a Low Level Golden Grade Sky Demon.
This also indirectly indicated that the bloodline of the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix was more robust than that of the Fiery Holy Rat. However, Yun Xiao didn’t intend to rely on its Low Level Golden Grade Sky Demon combat power at this moment.
Red Feather is a true Ancient Heavenly Phoenix, whose Heavenly Phoenix Bloodline vastly exceeds the latent pressure within Lu Qinwan’s Illusion Phoenix.
It’s like a fake meeting a real one, the difference is instantly clear. So even though the power of the Illusion Phoenix was comparable to a blow by a Middle Stage expert of the Heavenly Realm, it could only unleash about half its power when facing a true Ancient Heavenly Phoenix.
Moreover, Yun Xiao was well aware of the flaws in Lu Qinwan’s techniques and quickly informed the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix of these flaws when he let Red Feather step in.
Shhh!
A gigantic Phoenix Illusion streaked across the sky, as another exotic bird emitting firelight raced to meet it, and the two soon collided.
Just before they clashed, a hint of cold smile and disdain, along with a self-assured confidence, lingered in the illusory beautiful eyes of Empress Canglong.
Even though she knew that her clone projection could only exert the combat strength of a Middle Stage Heavenly Realm, what could a mere bird-form pulse demon possibly amount to, daring to overestimate itself and confront her Illusion Phoenix?
However, the ensuing scene nearly made the illusory eyes of Empress Canglong Lu Qinwan bulge out of their sockets because the result of this engagement was completely contrary to what she had anticipated.
Bang!
Red Feather and that Phoenix Illusion clashed fiercely, and the moment they struck, the true Phoenix Power of the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix burst forth, destroying that half-baked Phoenix Illusion as if it were a decaying branch, collapsing into smoke.
The Phoenix Illusion, emanating an immensely powerful aura, couldn’t even hold on for a single breath before being incinerated into nothingness by the true Ancient Heavenly Phoenix, let alone harm Yun Xiao in the slightest.
This outcome was not just an unexpected shock to Lu Qinwan. The expressions of the onlookers below were also extremely puzzled and strange.
"Could that woman who claims to be Empress Canglong really be an impostor?"
At this moment, after Lu Qinwan’s consecutive two attacks were easily neutralized by Yun Xiao, plus the latter’s previous words, everyone couldn’t help but entertain this thought because the unfolding battle was indeed quite suspicious.