Chapter 1727 — A Move That Shakes Heaven and Earth
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His face hideous and ferocious, the Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon seized the Cyan Emperor's true body, that ancient tree, in his claws, spewed divine fire from his jaws, set the ancient tree alight, and let it burn to ashes in the flames! "Cyan Emperor, you killed so many of my offspring, defiled my fleshly body, seized my ancestral land, enslaved my descendants — grinding your bones to dust and scattering your ashes would be too light a fate for you!
" The azure dragon spat a breath of dragon qi that blew the Cyan Emperor's ashes across the whole sky, and said viciously, "Old rival, on your way!
" The three armies besieging the Cyan Emperor saw it and did not know what to do.
Having vented his fury, the Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon inadvertently glimpsed Jiang Baigui, his face as still as water, and his heart lurched. Jiang Baigui's countenance grew darker still, and the Eastern Emperor's heart quailed.
"Heavenly Venerable Azure Dragon, do you wish to die a hero's death here on the Eastern Sea?
" His face as still as water, Jiang Baigui said flatly, "The Cyan Emperor meant to surrender to me.
Had he surrendered, Eastern Heaven's great army would have fallen into my grasp; Jingping's soldiers would not only have been spared further slaughter against it, but would have gained a mighty force out of nothing.
Now you have killed the Cyan Emperor, and every division of Eastern Heaven's army will fight to the last breath; I do not know how many of Jingping's soldiers must die before they are brought down.
" The Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon feared him even more than he feared Shen Mu; hearing this, he hastily put on a smiling face and said, "My strength far surpasses the Cyan Emperor's, and the divine dragon host of my Eastern Pole Heaven is little weaker than Eastern Heaven's great army.
Imperial Preceptor of Jingping, rather than employ the Cyan Emperor, employ me!
A thousand pieces of gold are easily come by, a good general is hard to find; I am willing to be a good general beneath the Imperial Preceptor of Jingping's banner, charging the enemy lines! " Jiang Baigui said nothing.
The Eastern Emperor's heart quailed, and he studied that face without cease.
After a moment Jiang Baigui said, "Then what is the Eastern Emperor still waiting for?
Why not go forth to battle?
" The Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon finally set his heart at ease, and straightaway charged out toward Eastern Heaven's camp, thinking, "When he called me Heavenly Venerable Azure Dragon, his wrath and killing intent were stirred; when he called me Eastern Emperor, that wrath and killing intent were dispelled.
It seems I am safe now.
" Jiang Baigui watched him cut his way into Eastern Heaven's camp, and only then did the hand gripping his divine sword slowly loosen.
His knuckles had gone somewhat white from the force of his grip. The Prince of Mount Tai, the Generalissimo of Heavenly Strategy and the others came forward, and the Duke of Wei bowed and said, "Congratulations to the Imperial Preceptor of Jingping on gaining a great general! " Jiang Baigui's face was as unrippled as an ancient well; he said softly, "Just now I nearly could not keep myself from killing him.
" Everyone was startled; the Duke of Wei was about to speak, remembered that his voice was too loud, and hastily shut his mouth. The Prince of Mount Tai said, "Why did the Imperial Preceptor of Jingping harbor the intent to kill? " "The Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon should rather be called Heavenly Venerable Azure Dragon; he is a figure of the same order as the ten Heavenly Venerables of the Heavenly Court.
Should an existence such as his live on and later infiltrate the upper reaches of Jingping to steal the fruit of our labor, then if Jingping decays in the years to come, it will be because of men like him.