God Emperor - Chapter 898

Chapter 898

The battle platform hovering in the air was made of black metal and was three feet thick . It could take a Saint’s full-power attack . It had been passed down from the middle-ages and still hadn’t been destroyed .

The rings on the edges were tied with 72 black chains . They connected to the center altar .

Whoosh .

Zhang Ruochen seemed very composed . He signed the life-or-death contract . Then he jumped, arriving at the battle platform first .

He stood in the center of the platform . His Shooting Star Invisibility Cloak shone with white light . His sharp gaze swept past the Half-Saints of the Ministry of War . “I’ve signed the contract . My life or death is not up to me anymore . I will not show mercy on this platform . Please think carefully before coming up . ”

Zhang Ruochen was speaking the truth . He really wouldn’t show mercy here . If he attacked, it would be fatal .

He couldn’t help it . There were too many Half-Saints from the Ministry of War . If he didn’t attack to kill, he would have to go through rounds of battles . Then he would use up his Holy Qi and undoubtedly die in the end .

In this battle, either he died or they died .

“I’ll take care of you!”

Feng Qin had wanted to attack, but another Half-Saint rushed out first beside him . He stepped on the chains and flew to the platform with a whoosh .

Feng Qin glared at the short and thin man on the platform, feeling furious . “Wang Piao is too impatient in trying to accomplish something . ”

A life-or-death naturally had to be one-on-one . Since someone else had stepped out, Feng Qin could only retreat .

Wang Piao was also a king of a lower region . His title was the Marten Demon King . He was shorter than five feet, but he had four legs and four arms . His limbs were all covered in dark blue scales .

It was obvious that he was from the Bi-Marten-Human Clan . He had two faces, one male and one female, with four arms and legs .

“Zhang Ruochen, I, Wang Piao, will take your life for the Ministry of War!” Wang Piao thundered .

Zhang Ruochen had quite an impression on this man . Earlier, he’d claimed to be a blood brother of King Thousand-elephant . He wanted to avenge King Thousand-elephant by dueling with Zhang Ruochen .

Now, he said he was going to take Zhang Ruochen’s life for the Ministry of War . It was quite laughable .

Wang Piao’s four hands all held a crescent-moon blade . As he added Holy Qi into it, the four blood blades instantly radiated with icy Qi . They were like four blood moons .

The sky darkened instantly and icy wind started blowing . The four blood moons hung above the platform, shining with bloody-red light . Everyone below the platform felt the cold dig into their bones .

“Wang Piao must have cultivated the Earth Demon Scripture to the 12th level and reached the sixth level of the Half-Saint Realm . No wonder he dared to duel with Zhang Ruochen . ” Feng Qin’s eyes narrowed and his fists tightened .

“Before, Zhang Ruochen used the Taotian Sword to release the Destruction of the Thousand-patterns and kill four Kings . ”

“Do you think Zhang Ruochen still dares to use the Destruction of the Thousand-patterns now?”

“Even if he can kill one challenger per strike, he’ll use up his Holy Qi . When the second challenger walks up the platform, he’ll only need to use a finger to squash him . ”

“If Zhang Ruochen can’t use the Destruction of the Thousand-patterns, he’s only a powerful first level Half-Saint . With Wang Piao’s cultivation, he can kill Zhang Ruochen in three strikes . ”

The Half-Saints of the Ministry of War were all chatting . Only Wan Zhaoyi and the Saint Lady kept quiet while sitting above the altar .

To Wan Zhaoyi, the Empress had only ordered to capture Zhang Ruochen in three months . She hadn’t said whether she wanted him alive or dead . Clearly, it was more beneficial to him if Zhang Ruochen was dead .

Right now, he only needed to chop Zhang Ruochen’s head off and send it to the Royal Capital . He wouldn’t have to worry anymore .

However, the Saint Lady’s eyes were worried . After all, Zhang Ruochen had only just entered the Half-Saint Realm . If they were in the wilderness, he might be able to save himself from a sixth level Half-Saint with the saint decree she’d given him .

They were fighting on a battle platform now though . They didn’t have that much space . There was also a formation around it . He couldn’t escape even if he wanted to .

Faced with this situation, a first level Half-Saint could never be the match of a sixth level Half-Saint .

After all, the Saint Lady had taken the nine Heirs to the Royal Capital for a test once . The results were that even the nine Heirs with many trump cards and tactics could at most fight with a fourth level Half-Saint while in the first level . Even so, many Heirs had still lost .

Zhang Ruochen’s talent was only a bit higher than the nine Heirs . Even if the rumors were true that Zhang Ruochen had reached the Tenth Change of the Fish-Dragon Realm, he probably could only fight with someone in the fifth level .

He was now faced with Wang Piao, who’d reached the sixth level of the Half-Saint Realm . Could Zhang Ruochen survive?

For some reason, the Saint Lady’s peaceful saint heart was now in a mess . She didn’t want to see Zhang Ruochen die on the platform .

She wasn’t the only one . Li Min and Shi Ren were very worried about Zhang Ruochen too . They furrowed their brows and held their breath . They felt repressed .

On the other hand, Zhang Ruochen seemed composed . He stood in the center of the platform with his hands behind his back . He stared at the four blood moons in the sky .

No matter how strong the cold wind was, not a single strand of his hair moved nor did his clothes flutter .

“Burning Void Sword . ”

Pure black demonic Qi poured out of Wang Piao like ink . His five-foot-tall stature expanded ten times . He was now a demon god, 50 feet tall .

The four crescent-like blood blades lit up in flames and came down on Zhang Ruochen from four different directions . However, the flames were icy cold . They sealed the entire platform in ice . Various sharp icicles shot out .

“Draconic Transformation . ”

Zhang Ruochen’s body started popping . Blinding gold light and powerful dragon Qi surged from him .

Roar!

There was an ear-splitting sound . The next moment, Zhang Ruochen transformed into a golden dragon that was dozens of feet long . Two huge dragon claws slapped forward, crashing against two blood blades . He averted Wang Piao’s attack .

Shock colored Wang Piao’s eyes . He hurriedly whisked out the two other blades, cutting toward the golden dragon’s neck and talons .

However, the dragon’s power was beyond his imagination . A huge talon with blazing fiery Qi passed through the two blood blades and struck Wang Piao’s head .

“How can he be so strong?”

Wang Piao was scared out of his wits . He squeezed his fingers and crushed the jade badge around his wrist .

Boom .

The broken jade formed a light shield around him, protecting his body . This was a protective talisman made by a Spiritual Power Saint . It was a flawed copy, but it still had shocking defensive abilities . It could block a ninth level Half-Saint’s full attack .

Of course, it could only be used once .

Wang Piao had used one hundred million Spiritual Crystals to buy it, practically going bankrupt for it . He didn’t think that he’d have to use his lifesaving trump card against a first level Half-Saint .

With a thud, the golden talon struck the light shield . It fell down on both Wang Piao and the shield, hitting the platform . The light shield quickly dissipated after blocking that one hit .

“Damn kid . ” Wang Piao looked at the broken jade at his wrist furiously . Gritting his teeth, he roared, “Earth Demon Change!”

Wang Piao continued expanding and enlarging . Finally, he’d become a huge demonic marten . He had sharp claws, sharp fangs, and blood-red eyes .

A moment ago, there were two human Monks fighting on the platform . The next moment, it was a dragon and a marten . The surroundings were filled with the auras of savage beasts . It was very strange .

Zhang Ruochen’s aggressive attack had shocked many people . The gleeful Monks wiped their smiles away .

A first level Half-Saint was powerful enough to force a sixth level Half-Saint to activate his lifesaving talisman .

“Ninth Palm of the Dragon and Elephant Prajna Palm . ”

Li Min’s eyes brightened . She was excited and a faint blush covered her pale cheeks . She finally saw Zhang Ruochen transform into a dragon . He truly was powerful .

Zhang Ruochen had used Draconic Transformation because he wanted to end things quickly . The longer the battle was, the more disadvantageous it was to him .

The golden dragon roared and circled in the air . He rushed down and attacked with full power, fighting with the demonic marten that was Wang Piao .

Judging solely in terms of power, Zhang Ruochen’s current cultivation was similar to Wang Piao . He didn’t actually have many advantages . Wang Piao had only been surprised because he’d underestimated his enemy .

Boom, boom .

The dragon and marten created gouge after gouge, ring of shockwave after ring . They ripped apart the clouds in the sky .

The demonic marten crouched in the center opened its mouth . Icy Qi wrapped around the four blood blades and attacked the draconified Zhang Ruochen together .

“Rip it!” An ear-splitting roar came from the dragon .

The golden talons clawed downward, ripping apart the void . It created a spatial crack that was dozens of feet long .

The demonic marten had guessed that Zhang Ruochen was skilled in spatial attacks . So the moment the spatial crack appeared, it rushed to the left .

However, Zhang Ruochen’s reaction was faster than his . The demonic marten had just started moving when the flying dragon already transformed into a blazing human figure . He quickly landed and sent out a palm . He hit the demonic marten’s stomach with a thud .