Chapter 1725 — The Peerless Imperial Preceptor of Jingping
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The Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon shot him a glance, and felt that this Imperial Preceptor of Jingping was every bit as detestable in appearance as the one before him, a man who set one's teeth on edge.
Shen Mu had rescued him from the Grand Luo Heaven of the Primordial One Qi, and Jiang Baigui had revived him with the Eastern Emperor divine weapon; their purpose was plain enough to him — nothing more than to borrow the strength of a mighty ancient god to fight Jingping's wars. The Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon was by nature an existence of incomparable power; Jiang Baigui had no means to break the Cyan Emperor of the Eastern Heaven, and so could only revive him and beg him to take the field.
But not a single soldier was given him — was he to go into battle alone?
Across from him stood sixty army marquises; of heavenly soldiers and generals there were no fewer than a million.
Every manner of great treasure, every manner of formation, and on top of it all the Cyan Emperor of the Eastern Heaven — was he to charge in alone and throw his life away?
Purple light blazed in the Eastern Emperor's eyes: "Jiang Baigui, do you mean to say that you give me only a horse, and send me to meet the sixty army marquises of the Eastern Heaven, and take the head from the shoulders of the Cyan Emperor of the Eastern Heaven amidst millions of gods and demons?
" Jiang Baigui nodded. The Eastern Emperor's dragon eyes narrowed, and he drew a long breath: "Then when will you lead your troops out to relieve me?
" Jiang Baigui said, "The Eastern Emperor charges at the front; when the moment comes, I shall send out my army.
" The Eastern Emperor stared fixedly at this refined man: "One horse?
" "A peerless horse.
" Jiang Baigui said, unhurried, "Heavenly Venerable Azure Dragon, your fleshly body, your ancestral land, and your countless descendants are all in the enemy camp.
You may also decline to fight, and cast all of it aside.
" The Eastern Emperor laughed aloud and turned away. Jiang Baigui said mildly, "Heavenly Venerable Azure Dragon, Heavenly Venerable Mu has already repaid your debt of gratitude; he owes you nothing more.
If you should die again in the future, then you will truly be dead.
" The Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon's heart skipped; he understood his meaning, and turned his head back: "If I can make him owe me a favor once more, then even if I die in the future, he will revive me again. " Jiang Baigui smiled and nodded slowly.
The Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon went on: "And now there is a splendid opportunity to make him owe me a favor — if I can help the Imperial Preceptor of Jingping shatter the sixty army marquises of the Eastern Heaven, that will be a great merit, and Heavenly Venerable Mu will surely be grateful! " Jiang Baigui nodded, smiling.
The Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon's enormous body shook and shrank, smaller and smaller, until it became a middle-aged emperor with a dragon's head and a man's body, divine might surging from him; he said in a deep voice, "Bring me my horse!
" Jiang Baigui led the horse forward and placed the reins in his hand. The Eastern Emperor's dragon qi circulated, drilling into the old date-red horse.
The old horse gave a long neigh, its mane streaming; scale after dragon scale pushed out from its body, its hooves split open and sharp dragon claws emerged, its frame growing ever larger, dragon power leaking out and turning into blossoms of divine fire that floated about it!
A moment before, this horse had been a mere mortal beast; now it had truly become a Fire Dragon Steed! The Eastern Emperor sat upon the dragon horse, glanced at Jiang Baigui, and said, "You are wicked; you are a wicked man.
" With that he clamped his legs, and the dragon horse leapt into the air, whinnying, its hooves treading the sea's surface, charging straight for the Eastern Heaven camp across the water!