Top Grade Immortal Emperor in the Flower City

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The Black Smoke Monster felt like crying but had no tears. If he could beat Ye Ling, he would have used his long sword to chop Ye Ling into eighteen pieces and then eat him with mustard to relieve his hatred.

Being strong is tremendous, huh? If you're so capable, why don't you win people over with virtue? It's not like it's easy for me, a Black Smoke entity; it's tough to put up a front before you all. And now you've ruined my reputation completely.

"My lord, I really didn't know what treasures there might be there. Please have mercy and spare me. You know that a low-grade guy like me can't possibly have access to the secrets of our masters," the Black Smoke Monster almost knelt down and begged for mercy, seething with indignation.

Let's see if you have the face to still make outrageous demands even as I beg miserably, you bastard, almost making me disperse all my smoke.

"Alright, alright, I won't make things difficult for you anymore. Just go have a good time with them, I'll stand by and watch. If you dare not give it your all, I'll dismantle all your black smoke," Ye Ling waved his hand dismissively.

The Heitu Baiyun duo, Shenfeng, Li Tianhao, as well as several key members from the Bureau of Superpowers followed Ye Ling through the challenge and waited casually on the other side.

Ye Ling didn't want to bring everyone from Huaxia over, but he knew it wasn't realistic. If he were to do so, Black Smoke General would probably not agree to it even if it cost him his life.

Moreover, passing this challenge was a rule set by the Immortals. If one didn't follow the rules, it was equivalent to defying the decree of the Immortals, which would likely bring disaster.

Ye Ling left leisurely, leaving behind a crowd with their mouths agape, all puffing with anger and wide-eyed.

"Hey, gatekeeper monster, isn't this considered partiality and cheating? Can't I complain to your master about this?" a Houtian peak expert from The Holy See said coldly. Find more chapters on empire

The crowd echoed in agreement. It's clear you're cheating too obviously here, right in front of everyone's eyes, and it's just too underhanded.

The Black Smoke Monster's face darkened. He was already embarrassed, and they were rubbing salt in his wounds. Have they no shame? This was a true betrayal.

"Who said that? Step forward!" The Black Smoke Monster gnashed his teeth, or rather, its smoke.

The man from The Holy See stepped forward with an arrogant look, tilting his head at a forty-five-degree angle, putting on a great act, deserving a perfect score of one hundred and three.

A hundred for perfection, one for admiration, one for flawlessness, and one for performance.

The Black Smoke Monster immediately attacked, a long sword in his hand shimmering with a chilling cold glint. The sword descended, and a thread of cold light burst forth like a dazzling aurora, appearing silently.

Whoosh, with one strike, the man from The Holy See fell to the ground, joining his head that had been separated from his body.

"I'll let you act! Your acting was so bad that I couldn't even stand watching it. Are you still going to act now?" the Black Smoke Monster spat out a breath of black smoke and said in a cold voice.

Everyone was stunned. This guy didn't play by the rules at all, attacking directly without any warning?

"You shameless fellow, don't you have any rules? Attacking recklessly, what on earth are you trying to do?" a blond man stood out and roared furiously.

The Black Smoke Monster paused, lifting his long sword suddenly, and the blond man was scared back into the crowd, hands in his pockets, looking around nervously.

"What a hypocrite you are. I'll behead you first!" the Black Smoke Monster let out a fierce roar and charged into the crowd.

Boom!

The sword flashed like thunder, striking amidst the crowd. Those who were unprepared were wounded by the Black Smoke Monster's attack; over a dozen were injured, and one who was not at the Houtian peak even died on the spot.

"Everyone attack together, don't hold back, and kill this guy quickly!" the strongest member from the Dark Council, a Middle Stage Foundation Establishment expert, shouted loudly.

The Black Smoke General howled, enraged that this bastard still had a dirty trick up his sleeve.

"Shaggy old monster, take this from me!" the Black Smoke General charged at the Dark Council's strongman.

He lifted his long sword high and swung it fiercely down at the Black Smoke General. The sword light was like a bolt of lightning, reaching the strongman from the Dark Council in the blink of an eye.

"Hmph, as if I'm afraid of you!" the strongman from the Dark Council snorted coldly.

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But just then, General Hei Tu's sword in his hand suddenly turned, the blade's light changed from vertical to horizontal, and with a fierce pull, it swept directly across the six experts like a crescent moon.

With a splatter, the six experts were sent flying to the ground, their stomachs slashed open, their expressions filled with panic.

"Despicable! You despicable smoke monster!"

"You even resort to dirty tricks, you scoundrel, just like Ye Ling!"

Immediately, the superpower forces from abroad were all shouting and yelling, while the people of Huaxia all hid at the very back, after Shenfeng gave them a sign to let these old farts go first.

In matters of strategy, who could outplay our nation that has a heritage of thousands of years? The Art of War is there for whom to read?

Both adults and children can come up with a stratagem, "Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, fleeing is best." Look, see how cultured we are, with both literary and martial tactics.

"Hmph, get past me first," General Hei Tu coldly sneered, leaping into the crowd with his sword, fully unleashing his Foundation Establishment peak cultivation.

Ye Ling watched General Hei Tu and nodded in approval, "This guy has a decent nature. If he weren't just a wisp of smoke, this young master might've considered becoming sworn brothers with him."

"Right, you're both equally shameless. That much is clear to me."

"You're absolutely right, his nature isn't bad, but it's only in relation to you."

Shenfeng and Li Tianhao both strongly agreed. They really couldn't understand—had everyone in the world died off? How could it be that a vile and despicable person was to dominate the new era?

"Jealousy, this is pure jealousy. This young master won't take it to heart!"

"What's the value of a thick skin? Can you eat it?"

"As long as one's dignity remains, that's enough. In this damned world, even in the Immortal Realm, you can't be a bright and upright gentleman; otherwise, you'll end up like Tianhao's ancestor, swindled till all you have left are your underwear."

Ye Ling sat with his legs crossed, full of bluster, shaking them non-stop.

People often say women shake out of pettiness and men shake out of poverty, but Ye Ling here was a complete exception. Why did it seem the more he shook, the richer he got?

It turns out that even our ancestors could be wrong at times.

"Hey, hey, hey! Are you stupid? Use your sword to chop their nuts, that's their fatal weakness. Don't you have any?"

"For men, chop the nuts; for women, the chrysanthemum!"

"Chop these old farts to death!"

Ye Ling didn't stop giving tactical advice to General Hei Tu, who was endlessly grateful. This lord truly understood him well.

In the midst of the chaos, the Saintess roared furiously: "Ye Ling, you bastard! Shut your mouth!"

"You little wench, scratching for a spanking, aren't you? My hand is quite warm right now. Want to give it a try?" Ye Ling replied disdainfully, with a smile.

How dare you threaten this young master; it's simply courting death.

On the battlefield, General Hei Tu was starting to falter, despite his peerless combat strength, unable to hold up against the relentless assault of so many opponents.

General Hei Tu's armor was in tatters, emitting black smoke, and clearly leaking air, as he leaned on his long sword, gasping for breath.

"Would you dare to give me an hour to recover?"

General Hei Tu jokingly asked, his voice very gentle.