Stranger Danger-Chapter 1666: Five Emperor Divine Kingdom

Bang!

Fist and palm met. Shaped like a blood red arrow, the fist intent swam everywhere like a dragon, disemboweling or beheading celestials everywhere. However, the unstoppable, sharp fist intent empowering the arrow was also depleted as a result.

On the outside, it looked like the duo had only taken half a step backward the instant their hands made contact. On the inside, a war had just ended in a stalemate.

The next moment, the owner grew inch by inch while manifesting his yang god. The laws and principles or the Great Way and his martial true intent blended together to form four divine beings. They were the Heavenly Emperors of the Four Cardinal Directions.

The Azure Emperor stood in the east with the Azure Dragon flanking him, and plants growing here and there.

The Crimson Emperor stood in the south, the Phoenix spreading its wings behind him, and a crimson inferno scorching heaven and earth.

The White Emperor stood in the west, the White Tiger crouching beside him, and sharp, metallic qi filling the sky.

And finally, the Black Emperor stood in the north, the Black Tortoise carrying his feet, and black water flowing everywhere.

The owner of the Celestial Market On A Cloud took a step forward and landed at the center of the world. Sun and moon formed his crown, starlight formed his robe, black water formed his hair, and inferno formed his shoes. Stars aligned above his head, auspicious clouds floated around him, and rivers and mountains spread out underneath his feet. He looked like a dignified celestial or a god looking down on the masses.

Right now, the owner of the Celestial Market On A Cloud represented the fifth cardinal direction. The one at the center of the world was the Ziwei Emperor, and the Ziwei Emperor was the lord of the five Heavenly Emperors.

The five emperors appeared, the world was created, and the celestials cheered in celebration. This was the Marital Domain of the Celestial Market on A Cloud: the Five Emperor Divine Kingdom.

And the ancient corpse was right at the center of it all.

“Four emperors, heed my call. Suppress this cur!”

The owner raised his right hand and formed a seal of stars around his palm. Then, he brought it down as if to stamp an edict.

“As you command!”

The Azure Emperor of the east, Crimson Emperor of the south, White Emperor of the West, and Black Emperor of the north attacked the ancient corpse at the same time.

The corpse wasn’t afraid in the slightest. The vigor and killing intent surrounding her combined into a boiling sea of blood. Bones bobbed up and down on this sea and conjured all sorts of mirages such as celestials and Buddhas ripping into each other, gods and demons succumbing one after another, spirits bowing their heads in submission and more.

The next moment, the corpse let out a low growl and clenched her fists. Then, she clashed mightily against the four Heavenly Emperors.

For a time, a divine kingdom clashed against a sea of blood. The five emperors fought a bloody war against celestials, Buddhas, gods and demons. The sky was gloomy, and the earth was dark. Even sun and moon were pushed out of place by the battle.

Luckily, the battle was taking place inside the owner’s Five Emperor Divine Kingdom. Otherwise, the entire Celestial Market On A Cloud would probably be destroyed.

Even so, the shockwaves that leaked out caused the entire Celestial Market On A Cloud to shake violently. All sorts of runes and restrictions flickered erratically in response. It was quite terrifying.

The actors were absorbed, and the spectators were no less immersed.

The owner of the Celestial Market On A Cloud wasn’t weak as a matter of course. He was in the second level of the Sage-stage. Inside the Five Emperor Divine Kingdom, he could conjure all sorts of Magia and secret arts at the wave of a hand. Lightning boomed, and a storm raged. His divine might seemed bottomless.

However, the old corpse was no less impressive. A pure physical warrior, she might not possess the endless repertoire of Magia and secret arts the owner possessed, but she seemed to have refined her vigor and force to the absolute maximum. Her body was tenacious, and her strength was bottomless. No matter what the owner threw at her, she breached it all with her fists; suppressed it all with her strength. Incredibly, she was not inferior to the owner in the slightest.

That was why the duo were temporarily locked in a stalemate.

“What an incredible body!”

Ye Qing could tell that, in terms of physical strength and tenacity alone, the ancient corpse was on par with his adept level Earthly Sovereign True Body.

Not only that, a mysterious air of Dao seemed to be contained inside the corpse. It diminished any and all secret art or Magia that landed on her person and made her highly resistant to all arts. As if that wasn’t enough, it greatly boosted her offensive power as well.

Because of this, every attack the corpse threw boasted bottomless power even though they were perfectly ordinary techniques that boasted no exquisite turns or profound concepts whatsoever. It was strength so overwhelmingly great that it was practically magic.

Is that the Martial God Body? Ye Qing thought to himself. This might be tied to the so-called Martial God Body.

“Do you know what is a Martial God Body, Qingyou?” Ye Qing asked.

“I’ve not heard of it.” Feng Qingyou shook her head. “The Celestial Market On A Cloud should know about it though. They owe us compensation anyway. You can use the opportunity to ask them about it.”

“We’ll see.” Although it was a good idea, he hadn’t forgotten about the fiasco he unintentionally caused earlier. They were still looking for the culprit behind the Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon’s attention. If possible, he did not want to draw any attention to himself.

“She doesn’t possess any consciousness. She is fighting purely based on instinct. Please join the fight so this battle may end as soon as possible, elders.”

The owner grew irritated after battling the corpse for a long time and still failing to subdue her. For one, it was embarrassing. Two, something might happen if the battle dragged on for too long. Naturally, he wanted to settle this situation as soon as possible.

That was why he used his trump card: Reinforcement-no-jutsu!

At his command, the seven Sages guarding the scene joined the battle.

The old corpse might be able to fight the owner to a standstill, but there was no way it could fight another seven Sages. She immediately fell into a disadvantage and lost ground by the second.

“It’s over.”

Ye Qing did not need to watch to know that the old corpse’s defeat was cemented. It was going to be suppressed in just a matter of breaths.

To his surprise, Feng Qingyou said, “I doubt it. This is just the beginning.”

Ye Qing caught onto her meaning immediately. “You’re saying that the revival of the corpse isn’t an accident?”

Feng Qingyou said in a meaningful voice, “There are only so many real accidents in this world.”

Ye Qing immediately ventured a guess, “You’re saying that someone is coveting the Celestial Market On A Cloud’s business? Who gave them the gall?”

“What’s so surprising about that? Greed is good, isn’t it?”

Feng Qingyou teased him, “You were thinking the same thing, weren’t you?”

“Sure, but I was only thinking about it.”

Ye Qing shrugged. “Should we warn the owner about it?”

“This has nothing to do with us,” Feng Qingyou replied indifferently.

“True.”

He was just throwing out the idea anyway. Forget that warning the owner might not earn him anything—after all, it was possible that the owner was prepared for this—he would be offending those plotting against the Celestial Market On A Cloud as well. After all, there was no way someone who dared to plot against the market would be weak. There was just no need to draw unnecessary attention or trouble upon themselves.

As expected, the owner suddenly let out a grunt and declared, “Who dares to steal the property of the Celestial Market on A Cloud?”

As if on cue, the restrictions set all around the market began flashing and merging their lights together. Space distorted, and six escaping warriors were forced to show themselves.

“Hahaha... isn’t it your motto that the destined and virtuous ones will obtain the treasures?”

“You have so many treasures already. So what if we took some of them? Don’t be so stingy!”

“Yeah!”

......

The six thieves joked while destroying the restrictions bearing down on them. Then, they unleashed their respective Magias and escaped in different directions.

“Hmph! Do you really think you can escape?”

The owner grunted again, and cloudy air enveloped the entire Celestial Market On A Cloud in an instant.

The cloudy air were no ordinary air as a matter of course. It was the air that formed the great array spanning the entire market. They called it the Heaven Filling Art Sealing Cloud Qi. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

The Heaven Filling Art Sealing Cloud Qi boasted no offensive capabilities, though it could “fill the heavens” and “seal the arts”.

One who could “fill the heavens” was massive. The cloudy air might be thin as a mist, but if someone was caught by it, then they would find themselves as lost as a mosquito in a jungle. They would not be able to leave no matter what they tried.

To “seal the arts” was to seal away one’s strength. If someone was caught by the cloudy air, they would be unable to use any and all Magia or secret arts including mental ones.

If someone charged into the Heaven Deceiving Art Sealing Cloud Qi, then their fate was as good as sealed. There was no way they could escape.