Chapter 1594: You Are Fated With Me

“Open!” At the last moment, Ye Qing broke through King Taishan’s restraints and exhaled like thunder. At the same time, he slapped the Earthly Sovereign Bell beneath him. Grandiose bell chimes mixed with dark yellow light immediately engulfed King Taishan like a raging river.

“Thank you for the compliment, but this untalented, unvirtuous one is undeserving of your attention. Please find someone else to be your Yin Son of Heaven.”

As soon as he regained his freedom, Ye Qing immediately executed Flowing In The Six Places and traveled dozens of kilometers in an instant. He did not hesitate to turn tail and run away. “Let’s never meet again, King Taishan.” He knew full well that his earlier outburst could not kill King Taishan. Forget killing, he wasn’t sure if he could even injure the man. At best, he had put a few insignificant scratches on the man’s skin.

King Taishan wasn’t someone he could handle right now. This was evident from the fact that he was singlehandedly suppressing the Chief Libationist and White Robe Demon Master at the same time. In fact, without them constantly trying to break through King Taishan’s suppression, there was no way he could have broken out of his restraints so easily.

More importantly, this meant that he could no longer get involved in this matter any longer. He was just a small fry with thin arms and bony legs. He could throw his whole person at King Taishan’s leg, and the guy would still be able to send him flying in one kick. To stay behind was to become King Taishan’s food. The only thing he could do now was to run as far away as possible from the man.

“Why do you persist in your folly, young friend? You are fated with me.” However, goosebumps broke out of every part of Ye Qing’s body the next second. It was because King Taishan’s voice had broken out right next to him. It was almost like King Taishan was standing right behind him.

Ye Qing resisted the urge to look back and tap his finger against the Earthly Sovereign Bell. His life was on the line right now, so he did not hesitate to go all out.

THANG!

The bell chime rang loudly and without reservation. It froze space and time, stilled the wind and fire, and suppressed the thousand autumns.

“This bell is pretty good, but you don’t yet possess the power to unleash its full strength. Allow me to keep it for you.”

However, the Earthly Sovereign Bell’s power failed to affect King Taishan in the slightest. His voice clearly overwhelmed even the all-encompassing chime.

Holy shit, this guy is shameless as fuck!

Ye Qing complained inside his head. King Taishan clearly coveted his Earthly Sovereign Bell, but he just had to make it sound like he was doing Ye Qing a favor.

At the same time, Ye Qing saw an illusory palm making a grab for him out of the corner of his eye.

“Like I’m scared of you, you old bastard!”

Ye Qing steeled himself, spun around, and unleashed a devastating punch.

His turn was like a dragon shaking its tail, stirring wind and cloud, and his punch was like a dragon with dark yellow blood warring on the battlefields.

His punch annihilated the Five Phases, extinguished yin and yang, and stifled the cycle of rebirth. Hence, it was Annihilation Hammer.

Ye Qing was a Sage now, so his understanding and control of Annihilation Hammer had far surpassed what it used to be. In one punch, the fist intent that sought to annihilate anything and everything created a murky, chaotic black hole that spanned over three hundred meters in diameter. Nothing, not even time and space, could survive it.

However, a wisp of white light slowly appeared from the black hole that consumed it all like a candle flame in the middle of the night, or a ray of sunlight shining through a harsh winter.

The white light kept spreading, while the black nothingness kept growing thinner and weaker. Eventually, it was revealed that the white light was really just a hand.

A flawless, jade-like hand.

Right now, the hand was making a grab for Ye Qing.

“This punch isn’t bad either. As expected of my chosen Yin Son of Heaven.” When the hand descended, age stopped, time froze, and space stilled. Ye Qing too froze all of a sudden and could not move a single muscle. Even his mind and consciousness had become impossibly slow.

He’s for real this time!

Ye Qing knew that his resistance had annoyed King Taishan. That was why he was going all out.

Astonished he might be, Ye Qing did not fear the man.

“How shameless are you to attack a child, you old bastard? Fight me if you dare!”

It was at this moment the Chief Libationist’s free and fearless voice boomed. The next moment, a cloud and a gust of wind came from the distance.

The wind turned into a man, and the wind turned a ruler.

When the man swung his ruler, it somehow ignored the timestop and struck King Taishan’s flawless white hand perfectly.

Tap!

There was a soft tap that sounded like a teacher disciplining a naughty student. The flawless white hand abruptly became dyed by all sorts of color and slowly broke into pieces.

“Get away, boy! Leave this old bastard to me!” At the same time, the Chief Libationist’s voice boomed once more. The Chief Libationist appeared at the horizon, and the Six Ghosts and Gods were right behind his back.

“Be careful, mister!” Ye Qing wasn’t afraid because he was waiting for the Chief Libationist. The man was the undisputed champion of the world right now. If even he could break free from King Taishan’s restraints, then surely the Chief Libationist could do better.

He also believed in the old scholar’s character. He believed that he would come to his rescue no matter what.

In fact, that was exactly what happened.

Ye Qing did not know if the Chief Libationist could defeat King Taishan. However, he was confident that the old scholar could keep him busy for a moment.

𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

All he needed was a moment. That was enough time for him to make his escape.

“Hahaha... don’t worry about me! This old bastard is not enough to threaten me!” The Chief Libationist barked out in laughter and drew a circle. It formed a world that trapped King Taishan at the center.

Meanwhile, the escaped White Robe Demon Master blocked in front of the Six Ghosts and Gods so that the Chief Libationist could focus on King Taishan.

“You are no match for me, junior.” Inside the pocket world, King Taishan declared in a solemn, dignified voice. There was no emotion in his voice whatsoever.

“Says who?” The Chief Libationist declared fearlessly. “I wouldn’t have feared you even if your true self is here, and a mere wisp of consciousness dares to talk down to me? Allow me to teach you why the human world isn’t your playground!”

Before he finished his words, the Chief Libationist plucked the clouds out of the sky to use as a brush, and wet its tip in the wind. Then, he wrote the word “Human” on the canvas that was the world.

Various images took form once the word was complete.

Ancient people struggled to survive despite the countless hardships and obstacles barring their paths.

Ancient sages used knots to record events and invented words so that the torch of humanity could be passed onto the next generation.

The supreme sages and first teachers set up rules, laid down laws, and invented literature that would be remembered for ages.

Heroic warriors rushed forward without fear to create a never-before-seen peace.

Countless citizens built houses and cities, farmed and herded, added all sorts of flavors to the red dust.

Scholars studied and recited to inherit the wisdom of those who came before...

......

It was only one word, but it was a picture of the grand river of the Human Way; a history book of human civilization from the start until now.

Because of the word, the pocket world gained smoke and fire, life and spirit, humanity and red dust.

The red dust as the chain, and the smoke and fire were the screen. For a time, King Taishan was unable to escape. In fact, the grand river of the Human Way was slowly but surely grinding away at the image of King Taishan.

As expected of the Chief Libationist! Well done! Kill that fucker!

Ye Qing was seeing all of it through his demonic thought, and to say he was rejoicing King Taishan’s predicament would be an understatement. If he wasn’t busy running away, he would be clapping his hands and cheering the Chief Libationist on already.

It might look like the Chief Libationist had the upper hand right now, but King Taishan was a famous figure of ancient times. No one could say what other trump cards and arts he knew. It was too risky to stay behind or circle back to the imperial capital. For his own sake, he should stick to his current plan and escape.

So, after offering the Chief Libationist his mental support, Ye Qing continued his escape by executing Flowing In The Six Places.

What happened next was not up to him to decide. He had done literally everything he could to save himself. Now, it was all up to fate.

Flowing In The Six Places allowed him to flow endlessly via the six qi. Thanks to this, he had traveled hundreds of kilometers in just a few breaths.