Chapter 560-1: Battle of the Black Sea (1)
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[Above the sea surface, the sky is clear for ten thousand li. Looking out, all you see is boundless azure seawater.]
[A gentle warm breeze brushes your face, stirring faint waves. You are in Moon Disc Sea Region, one of the nine great sea regions of the Eastern Black Sea. The gate entrance to the small thousand world Penglai Immortal Island is located in this sea region.]
[You fly side by side with Lu Wu and Tsukishiro Murasakiyo.]
[Tsukishiro Murasakiyo, hovering in the air upon her sword, closes both eyes and searches with a divine soul secret art. Before long, she senses something and brings you and Lu Wu farther east…]
[…]
[A small black dot appears far away on the sea surface. As the three of you fly closer and closer, you see clearly that it is a colossal giant ship entirely black in color.]
[According to what the Crown Prince of Vermilion said before you went to sea, this giant ship is the ironclad flagship of the Vermilion Black Sea navy, and also the divine vessel Martial Emperor rode in the past when he personally led campaigns overseas, the Vast Sea Heavenly Steed Divine Vessel.]
[This ship is over one hundred zhang long and over twenty zhang wide. Its entire body is forged from rare Black Iron Profound Gold, and its sails are made from tough whale hide.]
[The ship is equipped with all kinds of long-range attack weapons, such as thunderfire cannons, crossbow firing platforms, and so on, as well as tightly guarded deck barriers.]
[When Martial Emperor went to sea, he did not bring a large number of soldiers. He only brought a few imperial guards who operated the giant ship, and several favored Rear Palace concubines.]
[After flying closer, however, you do not see any imperial guards stationed upon the giant ship’s deck, nor do you see any concubine women playing and making merry.]
[The deck is empty and deserted. There is only one majestic man drinking alone while gazing at the sea. Upon the square table is a pot of fine wine and two golden goblets.]
[The man wears a dark black imperial robe, with a crown of twelve strings of white jade beads upon his head.]
[His upper garment is painted with six chapter patterns: sun, moon, stars, mountains, fire, and pheasant. His lower garment is embroidered with six chapter patterns: algae, water, powdered rice, sacrificial vessels, axe, and the fu symbol.]
[Every time the majestic man raises his cup, endless malice steams and coils up from the sea surface, all gathering toward the wine in the man’s cup. That is the malice power originating from countless living beings in the sea.]
[You have discovered Extreme Evil Vermilion Martial Emperor!]
[Martial Emperor raises his head and drains the surging malice in the cup. He says to you as you fly over, The one who should drink with Us has not yet arrived, yet uninvited guests have come on their own.]
[His malice-filled gaze stares tightly at Tsukishiro Murasakiyo as he says, Lady Ziguang, have you thought things through and finally become willing to leave Penglai and meet Us?]
[If so, then drink the wine in this cup!]
[As he speaks, Martial Emperor fills another cup with wine. The complex malice within the Black Sea surges over, merging into the clear wine and transforming it into a filthy liquid like ink.]
[Tsukishiro Murasakiyo firmly shakes her head.]
[Martial Emperor chuckles. So be it. Fine wine before Us without fine dishes to accompany it is indeed against the way of treating guests.]
[Then We shall accept the three heads you offer and treat them as rare delicacies to go with the wine!]
[As he speaks, Martial Emperor puts down the golden goblet and stands imposingly. Surging malice emits and releases from his body…]
[Endless malice transforms into a pillar reaching the heavens and rushes straight into the clouds!]
[In an instant, rolling dark clouds sweep across the sky, covering heaven and blocking the sun. Howling fierce winds raise heaven-shaking giant waves.]
[The sea surface that was azure and boundless just moments ago instantly becomes pitch-black like ink. Amid thunder and lightning, black torrential rain pours down.]
[Surging malice filling the sky transforms into blades, spears, swords, and halberds. Martial Emperor casually grips a long blade, steps on the giant ship’s deck, and the entire giant ship suddenly sinks a section into the water.]
[Martial Emperor’s figure rapidly attacks toward you. A black and domineering blade light erupts before your eyes with the momentum to sever heaven and earth!]
[Martial Emperor faces three alone, yet does not fear in the slightest!]
[Now that you have reached the eternal+ grade realm, although your cultivation level is slightly inferior to Lu Wu’s, the strength you can erupt with is not inferior to Lu Wu’s at all.]
[At present, you have not yet displayed your many divine abilities and methods. In Martial Emperor’s eyes, you are the weakest of the three, and He wants to remove you first with thunderous momentum!]
[Before you can attack, a resplendent sword light illuminates the dim heaven and earth.]
[The blade light and sword light clash. Two overwhelmingly powerful forces collide, raising a violent tsunami!]
[The two are evenly matched. The blade light and sword light dissolve each other, and Tsukishiro Murasakiyo blocks Martial Emperor’s charged strike for you.]
[From the looks of it, Tsukishiro Murasakiyo’s cultivation strength seems to be evenly matched with Martial Emperor’s.]
According to the original game flow, Apostles fighting Martial Emperor mostly could not win.
But at this moment, Lin Xun had not only cheated and raised himself to the eternal+ grade realm, he had even brought along the Great Yokai God Lu Wu and senior sister, a top combatant among Great Luo Golden Immortals.
Three Great Luo Golden Immortals ganging up on Martial Emperor alone. The probability of failure and overturning was too small.
If not for remembering the painful lesson of opening the champagne at halftime before, Lin Xun might have relaxed his guard.
But after clearing the game until now, he already deeply understood just how perverse this hellish game was.
Lin Xun did not have the slightest contempt. Dense characters flashed through his eyes. “Martial Emperor might possess Core of Extreme Evil, and might also possess second-stage or even third-stage explosive methods.”
“No matter which situation appears, resolving Martial Emperor with the strongest power and fastest speed is the optimal choice.”
“Only this way can Martial Emperor be unable to use Core of Extreme Evil, and also unable to reveal later explosive stages!”
[You exchange a glance with Lu Wu and Tsukishiro Murasakiyo, then raise one finger.]
[When the three of you crossed the Black Sea eastward, you had already repeatedly deduced the situation of this battle, imagining multiple sets of battle plans. As long as you probe Martial Emperor’s true strength, you can use the predesigned plans to respond one by one.]
[Lu Wu roars, revealing the Dharma body’s original form of a nine-tailed giant tiger. Vast yokai power gathers throughout His body, causing the sea surface to churn with one wave higher than the last.]
[Without another word, He violently pounces toward Martial Emperor.]
[As for you, malice coils around your entire body, and behind you appears the phantom of a crimson ancient dragon roaring toward the sky.]
[Four Bodies One Heart Destiny Great Divine Art activates!]
[The Shell compatibility between your Shell Desire Primordial Fire Child of Evil and Knowledge-Seeking Primordial Ancient Dragon has exceeded 95%!]
[You have triggered the special effect of Same Body Same Heart!]
[The colossal ancient dragon phantom transforms into flowing light and colors, fully sinking into your body…]
[You roar furiously. Your body becomes burly and muscular, and the malice coiling around you transforms into raging flames towering to the heavens.]
[With a turn of your wrist, a sharp great halberd appears, and together with Lu Wu, you attack Martial Emperor at the same time!]
This was the fusion state with Child of Evil as the main body. Compared with the Ancient Dragon of Evil form, this form was better suited for dealing with humanoid BOSSes.