God Emperor

Chapter 2041: Gambit Battle

Seeing Zhang Ruochen was ready to slaughter Teng Gu and the others, all of the powerhouses of the Black Demon Realm could not help but to look at Mo Sheng, as they waited for him to make the final decision.

Even with the Black Demon Realm’s background, if they were to lose hundreds of Saint King, with five Nine-step Saint Kings included, in a single go, they would still feel pain.

Mo Sheng’s eyes became extremely sharp. For someone to dare humiliate the Black Demon Realm powerhouses before him, even with his indifferent character, he still could not help but be enraged.

For so many years on, Zhang Ruochen was the first one who dared to threaten him like this.

At this moment, Zhang Ruochen’s eyes too was very sharp, as he fearless met Mo Sheng’s gaze.

The will of the two collided violently without form as they pierced through the void and entered a strange white space.

The two wills seemed to be very hazy, like two blobs of chaotic Qi, as they collided violently with one another, trying to crush each other.

BAAMM!!

After colliding for over a dozen times, the two blobs of will exploded at the same time.

Hummmmm

A violent tremor appeared in space as a series of ripples spread out.

For a moment, both elites from the Sect of the Blood God and the Black Demon Realm were impacted by the powerful shock wave, and fell backwards.

“This is…”

The elites on both sides were stunned, and did not know what Zhang Ruochen and Mo Sheng had done.

Zhang Ruochen shuddered a little, but the corners of his mouth rose slightly as a smile appeared on his face.

Mo Sheng did not move, but his eyes was a bit more serious now.

The brief exchange of wills finally made Mo Sheng looked at Zhang Ruochen straight in the eye.

With regards to his own strength, he had absolute confidence that he could defeat Zhang Ruochen handily, but to prevent Zhang Ruochen from escaping would not be an easy thing to do.

“The speed of this child’s growth is terrifying.” Mo Sheng said to himself.

If they were to let Zhang Ruochen continue to grow like this, there would be scant few beneath a Supreme Saint that could match him.

Of course, with Zhang Ruochen’s strength at the level as it is today, going further up would be extremely difficult, and he may very well be stuck at this level.

And this situation could not be more commonplace.

As he contemplated, Mo Sheng’s eyes watched Zhang Ruochen closely as he said with rumbling voice. “Alright, Zhang Ruochen, I’ll agree to the gambit with you. I want to see what sort of tricks you could pull.”

“Now that’s more like a leader of the Black Demon Realm.” Zhang Ruochen smiled as he lifted his foot off Teng Gu’s shoulder.

Zhuo Gu and the others were slightly surprised as they could not understand why Mo Sheng suddenly changed his mind.

With Mo Sheng’s callous cruelty, he should not have been too concerned about the life and death of Teng Gu and the rest. After all, to achieve their goals, some sacrifices were inevitable.

With a wave of his hand a dark demonic light appeared, transforming into a black stone tablet several feet tall.

The moment the stone tablet appeared, it immediately released a terrifying demonic aura as the potent demonic Qi radiated and dark clouds condensed in the skies above, as if the sky was about to collapse.

“The Demonstone Engraving.”

For a moment, all of the Black Demon Realm cultivators showed a look of agitation.

In particular Zhuo Gu’s eyes was gleaming bright, his gaze scorching as he could not help but want to strike and seize it.

A demon king holding a demonic spear was engraved on the stone stele, with the spear ripping through a great realm. He was extremely large, and the major realm appeared very small before him.

Such a scene was extremey awe-inspiring, and made one wonder if the ages of yore, was there really such an invincible demonic king?

“The Demonic Tyrant’s Spear Portrait.”

Zhuo Gu licked his lips as his gaze became even more scorching.

What he cultivated was the Demonic Tyrant’s Spear Portrait, and he was very accomplished in it, and on the same level, there were very few people in the Black Demon Realm who could match him.

But Zhuo Gu was not satisfied with just that. He could faintly feel that his demonic exercises were not fully completed, and the reason must be related to him only comprehending from the rubbed prints.

If he could get his hands on the true imprints of the Demonic Tyrant’s Spear Potrait, his demonic exercises would definite be able to reach a whole new level. By then, surpassing Mo Sheng and becoming the number one elite beneath a Supreme Saint would not impossible.

This time, the reason why Zhuo Gu came to the Sect of the Blood God was because he heard news that the Demonic Tyrant’s Spear Portrait was likely to be inside the sect.

And now, it seems like this trip isn’t wasted at all.

Zhang Ruochen placed his hand on the Demonstone Engravings and said with a faint smile. “The Sect of the Blood God has four Demonstone Engravings. How many do you have in your hands?”

“Four? Should be more than that. The Demonic Blood Axe Portrait Xie Canghai had gotten from the auction should also be with you.” Mo Sheng said faintly.

Zhang Ruochen said. “Perhaps, but let’s talk about how many Demonstone Engravings you have at hand.”

“It just so happens that I have five Demonstone Engravings over on my side.”

With a flip of his hand, a stone stele several feet high appeared out of thin air.

On this stone tablet, a menacing voracious wolf was engraved, it looked extremely lifelike, as if it could leap out of the tablet at any time.

The voracious wolf let out a wild howl, destroying a sea of stras as countless of stars were torn apart, as if the end was nigh.

“The Demonic Voracious Wolf Portrait.”

Zhang Ruochen whispered, a flash of surprise appeared in his eyes.

He did not believe what Mo Sheng had said. With Black Demon Realm’s strength, and after searching Kunlun Realm for such a long time, it was impossible that the Demonstone Engravings they had collected to be only five.

Many years ago, the thirty-six pieces of the Demonstone Engravings were scattered and collected by factions like the Black Market, the Sect of the BLood God, the Moon Worship Demonic Sect and more.

Zhang Ruochen remembered that even Shengming’s imperial treasury had two Demonstone Engravings in it, but he had no idea where their whereabouts was now.

The Demonstone Engravings were of great significance, and was one of the six great tomes of Kunlun Realm. Each portrait contained an extraordinary heritage, causing the demonic path in Kunlun Realm to never wither.

Not only that, it was also a powerful weapon in itself, and as long as one cultivated the corresponding demonic exercises, they could unleash its extreme powers.

Zhang Ruochen knew very well that trying to seize all of the Demonstone Engravings that the Black Demon Realm had collected was unrealistic.

So, what he could do was to try to take one at a time. To be able to disrupt the Black Demon Realm’s plans was itself something worth celebrating.

Many thoughts flashed past his mind as Zhang Ruochen said. “If that is the case, we’ll wager based on five rounds. The rules are simple. Both sides send out people with equal cultivation bases, and carry along a Demonstone Engraving with then. If one side is able to seize the Demonstone Engraving of the other, then they are considered victorious. And if your side wins, I’ll release some prisonrs as well. How about that?”

“As you say then. However, I want to know, if Zhang Ruochen you will be joining or not?” Mo Sheng said.

Zhang Ruochen’s eyes swept across the group of Black Demon Realm and chuckled lightly. “If I were to join in, of those with the same realm as me, which of you Black Demon Realm people is my match?”

Hearing this, many of the Precept Dominion-realm powerhouses of the Black Demon Realm could not help but to show an angry expression. They had never been looked down like this before.

Even though they were angry, the powerhouses soon calmed soon. Although Zhang Ruochen’s words were insolent, the truth was as he said. None of them could replicate the terrifying feats Zhang Ruochen had done.

“How about I become your opponent then?” Mo Sheng suddenly spoke softly.

As soon as those words came out, all of the Black Demon Realm cultivators showed a look of surprise, as they were dumbfounded.

Mo Sheng was the strongest Saint King of the Black Demon Realm, there were scant few of the same realm that could match him.

In the eyes of the Black Demon Realm cultivators, while Zhang Ruochen was strong, he was far from having the need for Mo Sheng to personally take to the field.

Zhang Ruochen stared at Mo Sheng for a moment before laughing out loud. “Alright, I too want to see if the leader of the Black Demon Realm is as powerful as the rumors make him out to be.”

“However, you need to take out two Demonstone Engravings as wager, otherwise I would rather fight against people of the same realm as me.”

Hearing this, Mo Sheng narrowed his eyes, as he pondered for a moment and said. “Fine by me. Let’s get it started then.”

“In order to preserve the fairness of the gambit battle, both our people needs to retreat far enough to provide a wide enough battlefield for those in the gambit battle. For the first battle, I will send out a Precept Dominion-realm powerhouse out to fight.” Zhang Ruochen said.

Mo Sheng only nodded slightly, but did not say anything.

With a flicker, Mo Sheng sat back on the back Bloodeye Demon Wolf and swiftly went away.

Upon seeing that, the Black Demon Realm cultivators did not hesitate and immediately followed suit.

And seeing the people from the Black Demon Realm pulling back, many of the Sect of the Blood God could not help but to breathe a sigh of relief.

There were too few powerhouses on their side, and if they were to go into a slugfest, they would undoubtedly be at a disadvantage.

“Little junior brother, are you really going to fight Mo Sheng? I could feel that this person has terrifying power inside him, far beyond mine.” Luo Chen said solemnly.

Luo Chen was extremely strong, and could enter the third level beneath a Supreme Saint and his perception of strength was far better than anyone else.

Hearing what Luo Chen said, everyone showed a look of concern, feeling that Zhang Ruochen is taking too big a risk this time.

Zhang Ruochen smiled slightly and said. “Mo Sheng is indeed very strong, but he is not completely unassailable. Don’t worry, I will never do things that I’m not completely certain. Now I need to identify who will be fighting. Aside from me, I need another four.”

This gambling battle was no trivial matter, so he must be cautious with his choice of candidates.

“Little junior brother, let me. I’ve long been pissed at those demonic whelps.” Bao Lie was the first to sign up.

Jin Yu shook his head. “Fifth junior brother, no not you. Mo Sheng aside, there are at least three people of the Precept Dominion realm that are stronger than you. Even I don’t have that much confidence myself.”

“What what should we do?” Bao Lie suddenly became anxious.

He wanted to share the burden with Zhang Ruochen at this moment, but he was also afraid at the same time that he would lose the gambit battle, and let the Black Demon Realm that the Demonstone Engravings away.

For a time, everyone fell silent as they seriously considered the issue.

“I’ll take the vanguard.”

Mu Lingxi spoke suddenly, breaking the silence.

Immediately afterwards, Han Xue said, Master, I also want to join in.”

When Han Xue came back from the Underworld, her cultivation level was only the Greater Precept-World-realm, and after using the Sundial and going into seclusion for ten years, she had successfully broken through the realm of Precept Dominion.

In terms of cultivation base alone, Han Xue was not much lesser than Zhang Ruochen.

Zhang Ruochen’s gaze swept past Mu Lingxi and Han Xue, and saw the determination in their eyes, knowing that he could no longer change their minds.

Zhang Ruochen nodded and said. “Well, with the two of you, the remaining two shall be fourth senior brother and Blackie.”

“Yeah.” Luo Chen answered without hesitation.

And Blackie turned its head to the side with a displeased expression, saying. “Are you kidding me? You want me to fight those demon losers? Who am I again? What right do they have to fight me?”

“So, you don’t want to beat someone from the Black Demon Realm up to vent your anger? Or are you saying you simply don’t care if the Demonstone Engravings fall into their hands.” Zhang Ruochen retorted.

Hearing that, Blackie could not help but to glare at Zhang Ruochen, saying. “Am I sort of person? Isn’t it just dealing with some Black Demon Realm juniors? I’ll fight sure, but how can you ensure that our own Demonstone Engravings do not get taken away?”

Turning hand over, Zhang Ruochen took out a scroll and said. “This is a Dimensional Teleportation Scroll. If you cannot fight, use it to flee. If we can win Demonstone Engravings the Black Demon Realm had collected, that would be even better, but if we were to lose, we cannot let ours fall into their hands.”

“You’ve already been thinking of playing dirty since the beginning. Heh, not bad, just like me.” Blackie suddenly laughed.

In this regard, Zhang Ruochen was not embarrassed at all. Against the Black Demon Realm, there was no particular need for decorum.

Seeing Zhang Ruochen took out the Dimensional Teleportation Scroll out, everyone could not help but to be relieved.

This thing was not only able to keep the Demonstone Engravings safe, but more importantly ensure the safety of the fighters, which was the most paramount.

After handing a Dimensional Teleportation Scroll and a piece of the Demonstone Engraving to Mu Lingxi, Zhang Ruochen said seriously. “Be careful, don’t force yourself. I don’t want to see you hurt at all.”

“Don’t worry, I will take back a piece of the Demonstone Engraving.” Mu Lingxi said confidently.

As she said that, Mu Lingxi darted out, and appeared on a snow-capped mountain towering into the clouds.

This snow-capped mountain was three thousand miles apart from the Sect of the Blood God and the Black Demon Realm’s stronghold. It was at the center of the two, and was very difficult for any side to interfere.

Mu Lingxi stood on the top of the snow-capped mountain, her robes fluttered as she looked at the Black Demon Realm’s side, calling out. “Who will fight me?”

“Senior Brother Mo Sheng, let me take point for the first battle.”

Immediately, Xiao Wuchang stood up and spoke.

Because he had gotten the true imprint of the Demonic Sword Draw Portrait, Xiao Wuchang had secretly became the number one of the Black Demon Realm’s Precept Dominion-realm elites.

Mo Sheng nodded. “Okay, don’t stain the honor of the Black Demon Realm.”

There was no need for Mo Sheng to take out a Demonstone Engraving as Xiao Wuchang directly took out the piece that he had.

For him, this was not just a bargaining chip, but also a big trump card.

At this moment, Zuo Li was staring at the black stone tablet floating beside Mu Lingxi and his eyes was full of longing.

On the black stone tablet was an engraving of a demonic drake rushing out the sea, setting off stormy waves to drown out a world. The picture was extremely awe-inspiring.

“Junior Brother Xiao, you must take back that Demonstone Engraving. I will repay you later.” Zuo Li yelled.

The Demonic Frenzied Drake Portrait’s true imprint was exactly the thing he had been dreaming of.

Xiao Wuchang stretched out a hand and gently touched the Demonic Blade Draw Portrait as the corner of his mouth raised, saying. “Senior Brother Zuo, don’t worry, It won’t be long before I will bring the Demonic Frenzied Drake Portrait back.”

As he said that, Xiao Wuchang did not delay any further as he transformed into a sharp blade of light and charged towards the snow mountain Mu Lingxi was at.

The first gambit battle was about to commence.

Be it the Sect of the Blood God or the Black Demon Realm, both sides awaited it eagerly.

At the same time, more and more cultivators gathered near the Sect of the Blood God.

The commotion kicked up over at the Sect of the Blood God was indeed too great, and with Mo Sheng’s earlier appearance at the Merit Sub-Terminal, it was impossible not to cause such a ruckus.

Of course, these cultivators were only watching from a distance, and did not intend to interfere with the fight between the Sect of the Blood God and the Black Demon Realm.

Zhang Ruochen and Mo Sheng were not someone you want to provoke, so it was best not to muddy the water.

“Why did the Black Demon Realm suddenly changed tack? Instead of them using the Demonstone Engravings as wager in a one-on-one gambit battle with the Sect of the Blood God, won’t it be better if they were to just fight their way into it?”

“The Sect of the Blood God is after all a faction created by the Blood God. Even if they are already in decline, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and who dares to say the Sect of the Blood God does not have some powerful trump cards under their sleeves? The Black Demon Realm will naturally have their reservations.”

“In contrast, in this gambit battle, the Black Demon Realm would be more likely to get the Demonstone Engravings. After all, how could the Sect of the Blood God’s tiny bit of background compare with the Black Demon Realm?”

“I’m afraid it’s that simple. Since when have you seen Zhang Ruochen taking a setback? This gambit battle to follow should be very interesting.”