God Emperor - Chapter 862

Chapter 862

Half-Saint Yuanlong looked far away in the direction of the Grasslands from the corner of his eye . Zhao Shengyu’s threat did not bother him at all .

Without sufficient evidence, the ministry could not do anything with him .

But he needed to find out Zhang Ruochen had snuck in .

Boom!

Outside the city, there was a massive explosion, and the ground shuddered beneath it .

Right before the explosion, Zhao Shengyu aimed a crescent shaped saint weapon thrust towards Zhang Ruochen, but it was parried by the Abyss Ancient Sword . Zhang Ruochen performed Sword Two and casted a shield to defend himself against the incoming object coming from afar .

The clouds above moved away to show a clear blue sky .

“That was incredible . ”

Zhang Ruochen was thrown a few miles further . He felt an incredible pain, as if all of his organs were detached from his body .

Fortunately, the attack had been launched from a hundred miles away, Zhang Ruochen could still take the hit . If it was any closer, that one strike would have taken him down .

Zhang Ruochen held back the Abyss Ancient Sword . Rather than fighting Zhao Shengyu, he chose to escape .

With the help of Luan Phoenix Deity Print, he was far ahead of Zhao Shengyu . Rather than ditching him completely, he started circling the Grasslands .

After many attempts, Zhang Ruochen concluded:

One, Zhao Shengyu had a tracking device that could locate him from afar .

Two, that device could locate him up to a distance of a thousand miles .

That said, as long as he could keep a distance of at least a thousand miles away from Zhang Shengyu, he would never be found .

Thereafter, Zhang Ruochen set a new route and left the Grasslands .

After losing Zhang Ruochen, Zhao Shengyu searched high and low for two consecutive days . At last, he figured that Zhang Ruochen had already left the Grasslands .

“Damn you, Zhang Ruochen! How dare you trick me! If you ever fall in my hands again, I will make sure you suffer!” Zhao Shengyu said through gritted teeth .

The lead of the Ultimate Four, Zhao Gongming, found Zhao Shengyu in the Grasslands . He reported, “My Lord, Young Master Wan has arrived at the base . ”

“Young Master Wan is here already?” Zhao Shengyu’s face darkened .

Young Master Wan was essentially Wan Zhao Yi .

Although Wan Zhaoyi was close to a hundred years old, he was extraordinarily talented and was blessed with age-defying looks . Therefore, everyone in the Wan family addressed him as ‘Young Master Wan . ’

The military camp base of the werewolf forces was built among a ridge of hills, situated at the border of the Grasslands . Row upon row of military tents could be seen, stretching up to 300 miles wide .

In the center of the camp base, there was a luxurious mansion meant for the Werewolf King of the North .

Wan Zhaoyi was casually sitting on a golden throne, wearing Blue Dragon Armor . His appearance was similar to a gentleman in his 20s, but he had such a majestic aura around him .

He was at the top of the Five Heroes List . Even Zhao Shengyu had to keep his head bowed and dared not look straight at him .

After listening to Zhao Shengyu’s explanation, Wan Zhaoyi did not reprimand him . Instead, he smiled and said, “I have met Zhang Ruochen . He was one of the few top talents of Kunlun’s field of this century . Previously, Wan Ji failed to capture him, even with 30,000 elite soldiers of the Leopard clan . It was expected that you would not succeed either . ”

Zhao Shengyu heaved a sigh of relief, feeling less nervous now .

Wan Zhaoyi was known to be a tough and dominating military leader, but was never ruthless towards his militants . His charismatic dominance attributed to the numerous voluntary militants he had under his command .

The next moment, he looked stern . Then said, “But since he showed himself at Qingli County, he should not be far away from here . You must take him down, at all costs . ”

“I have given an order to turn on all Octagon Mirrors placed across all 36 counties under Yuan Mansion . Once you locate Zhang Ruochen, arrest him at once . ”

Zhao Shengyu expressed his concern . “Young Master, the speed of Zhang Ruochen was faster than a level 7 half-saint . I’m afraid he’ll get away again, even with the combined power of the 36 commander-in-chief . Besides, he holds the saint decree of Sword Saint Xuanji . If he activates it, no one will be able to stop him . ”

Wan Zhaoyi reassured him, “About this matter, you don’t have to be too worry . This time, I have chosen 10 elites meant to take him down . The moment his location is known, the 10 elites will make their move . No matter how fast he is, he will be in dire straits . ”

Zhao Shengyu was relieved to hear that .

The chosen ones must be the cream of the crop . While one or two half-saints might not be able to hold him, three attacking him simultaneously would probably work, despite him having the saint decree .

Zhao Shengyu could tell that Young Master Wan valued Zhang Ruochen very much .

Without further ado, he ordered men to have a portrait of Zhang Ruochen drawn and replicated, sending it to all cities in Qingli County . He even offered a hefty amount of reward money to anyone who could tip him off about Zhang Ruochen’s location .

Meanwhile, the wanted man had been heading west ever since he departed the Grasslands . The fact that he was on the run did not change his original plan, nor was he speeding up or slowing down his pace .

The plan was to visit Pluto Sword Tomb, followed by the Royal Capital . He would also like to stop by the Crypt of Sacred Central if necessary . He wondered how many were still living in the old capital .

As it had been said by Sword Saint Xuanji, Pluto Sword Tomb was located in the Yuan mansion of the Tiantai state . Its specific location was, however, not disclosed by Sword Saint Xuanji, leaving him only the contact details .

Although there were only 9 states in the Central region, each state had a large area . The state of Tiantai was further divided into 36 mansions, which had 36 counties each .

Qingli county might seem borderless, with an immense territory, yet it was only one of the 1,296 counties in the state of Tiantai .

Fortunately, Qingli County was one of the 36 counties under the mansion of Yuan . This saved Zhang Ruochen from the unnecessary travelling . He planned to first visit the capital city of Qingli County, hoping to get in contact with someone from Pluto Sword Tomb .

He spent two nights travelling across 10,000 miles and finally he had arrived at the capital city .

The capital city of Qingli County was well regarded for its educational reputation where all the top scholars gathered . Its size was notably three times larger than Extreme Yin Ancient City .

The Central and Eastern Region were far apart . Needless to say there would be distinct cultural difference .

Along the streets of Qingli County, one could see many young men in scholarly robes . They were the scholars of the capital – well-versed in poetry and literature as well as arts and culture . They would discuss all political matters with the ambition of building a greater future for the empire .

Some of them practiced spiritual power, and cultivated successfully to the level of monk through reading, poetry, paintings and others . Of course, there were also scholars who practiced The Great Spirit – Confucius Guide to Divinity .

Due to the support given by the imperial court , the practice of Taoism was more inclined towards Confucius’s way in the Central region, and the number of practitioners was expected to surpass the practitioners of Taichi’s .

Just then, a few of the scholars were seen gathering under a twinning tree . There seemed to be a heated discussion among them, with fingers pointing and eyes staring at a painting hanging on the tree .

Zhang Ruochen was curious about their discussion and walked over .

He was shocked to see the portrait they had been discussing .

It was a portrait of a man so surreal that it looked like a replica image of Zhang Ruochen, himself . There were ripples of spiritual power floating above the portrait like a veil covering it .

One would have known this portrait must be a masterpiece of a highly skilled spiritual power artist .

Zhang Ruochen had acquired strong spiritual power and had been emitting it as a protective shield to avoid the public recognizing him . Unless he bumped into a spiritual power half-saint .

One of the young scholars said, “Have you guys heard? Wan Zhaoyi came all the way to Qingli County to capture Zhang Ruochen . For this matter, he even visited the werewolves clan military case camp two days ago . ”

“At his level, there’s no need for him to deal with this young adversary himself . From what I’ve heard, he’s here for other reasons . Something related to Pluto Sword Tomb and the immortal vampires .

“But he did send ten elites to capture Zhang Ruochen . Five of them are in the capital already . Rumor has it that the Li’s are hosting them . I wonder if this is true . ”

“Li Min, you are the spiritual power genius of the Li’s . There must be many insider stories that you have heard . Did the ministry send ten elites to arrest Zhang Ruochen?”

All the scholars turned their heads toward a young lady . Their eyes flashed with curiosity .

Zhang Ruochen did the same .

The lady, whose name was Li Min, looked like a young teenage girl of 16 or 17 years old . She looked studious and frail due to her petite frame wrapped up in a scholarly robe, and she held a book in her arms .