Chapter 1597: The Earthly Sovereign Suppresses Mount Tai

Translator's Note: My creator mission posts are up. Check it out if you want to. In this case I basically wrote a small fanfic from the perspective of Ye Qing's storage artifact, Nine Heavens. He never stopped carrying it, you know?

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It might actually be game over this time...

It was at this moment a bell chime resounded once more. However, it was like any chime he had ever heard in the past. It was thick and heavy, vast and infinite. The sun, moon and stars fell because of it; the mountains, rivers, and the land shattered for its sake. It was terrifying.

“Argh! Earthly Sovereign!”

The grand bell chime instantly echoed throughout the four directions and penetrated heaven and earth. The book he was holding in his left hand burst into yellow flames and dissolved into nothing. The brush in his right hand snapped into two.

At the same time, King Taishan’s silhouette grew a tad more transparent.

Ye Qing was losing his consciousness, but King Taishan’s furious roar instantly snapped him back to reality.

Of course, it was the bell chime that really dispelled the invisible power wiping out his existence and saving him.

The first thing Ye Qing did after awakening... was to look at King Taishan.

There was no fucking way he was missing the ass beating King Taishan was getting after all that he had suffered in the bastard’s hands.

Trapped amidst the storm of nothingness kicked up by the bell chime, King Taishan looked unsteady and helpless.

“You are dead, Earthly Sovereign! How is it you’re still ruining my plans?!”

King Taishan’s voice was full of anger and hatred.

My my, someone’s quite resentful!

Unless he was mistaken, the Earthly Sovereign had screwed over King Taishan plenty of times in the olden days. Not only that, it was clear that King Taishan was the loser most of the time!

Ye Qing only had one thing to say about this: Well fucking done! “It’s been so many years, and still you haven’t gained much improvement, Taishan. You’re still a piece of trash who only knows how to hide in your hole and plot your useless schemes.”

An ancient but unfettered voice responded.

King Taishan calmed down after he was done venting. “You are dead, but I am still alive, Earthly Sovereign. In the end, you are the ultimate loser!”

“Better to die a fiery death than living a mouse’s life like you.” The Earthly Sovereign scoffed, “Besides, who told you that I’m dead?”

King Taishan was speechless at first. Then, he blurted out, “You’re still alive? Impossible! You’re dead! I saw it with my own eyes! You’re definitely dead!”

The Earthly Sovereign’s voice grew increasingly scornful. “They say that seeing is believing, but is it really? Surely you can’t be this naive, Taishan! If even a piece of trash like you can survive until today, why can’t I?”

“You were bested by me countless millennia ago, and today, that is still not going to change. Your conspiracies will never succeed.”

“I don’t believe you.” King Taishan said icily and hatefully, “Don’t be too happy just yet, Earthly Sovereign. In ancient times, you were a destined one favored by the world and protected by the Heavenly Way. That is why you were able to do as you please. However, your era is long behind you. What do you have left to fight against me?”

“Fate? Not even dogs believe in that kind of shit.” The Earthly Sovereign scoffed at King Taishan’s belief in fate. “I am me. Why would I be restrained by something like fate? And why do you doubt my ability to beat you like the dog you are, now or before?”

“You will eat your words eventually.” King Taishan grunted. “You may have achieved a small victory today, but I will take it back with interest in the future!”

Realizing that his objective could no longer be fulfilled, King Taishan finally decided to cut his losses and get ready to leave. After saying this, King Taishan shot Ye Qing a long, icy look, “You too will regret this, junior.”

“I will decide if I regret my decision or not, King Taishan.”

Ye Qing replied, “And at the very least, I do not regret it now.”

King Taishan stopped talking and got ready to leave. It was at this moment dark yellow light descended from the sky like a waterfall and transformed into a gigantic hand. It grabbed straight for King Taishan.

“It’s not everyday you get to tour the human world. You should stay.”

“You are going too far, Earthly Sovereign!”

King Taishan was enraged. He did not think that the Earthly Sovereign would hound him even after he had admitted his loss. This was not how an ancient sovereign should act!

“So what if I’m bullying you?” The dark yellow hand continued to descend. “Who gave you the gall to bully my successor?”

“You think I’m scared of you, Earthly Sovereign?” King Taishan flipped his hands upward, and a gigantic, magnificent mountain shining with divine light took form. On the mountain, a bronze tree was swaying and unleashing endless rays of dark light. The Yellow Spring, the Naihe Bridge, and the Six Paths manifested from it.

The mountain was Mount Tai, and the tree was the Bronze Like Tree as a matter of course.

However, the dark yellow palm was like the rugged hand of a brutish ruffian. It did not care what kind of sophistry or warped logic the frail scholar on the opposite was showering him with, he simply ripped through all of it with sheer brute force. He tore the Yellow Spring, Naihe Bridge and Six Paths into pieces, then uprooted the Bronze Like Tree and smashed Mount Tai.

By the time Mount Tai was shattered, King Taishan had escaped the dark yellow palm’s range and ventured deep into the gap leading to the Nether.

“You cannot capture me, Earthly Sovereign!”

“Oh, I think I can.” It was at this moment a bronze bell sneakily appeared within the Nether. It just happened to block in front of King Taishan.

It felt as if the bell had been waiting for King Taishan all this time.

The bell was of course the Earthly Sovereign Bell.

However, the Earthly Sovereign Bell was upside down right now. Its top was facing toward the Nether, and its mouth was facing toward King Taishan. The interior of the bell was deep as the abyss. Dragons, phoenixes and strange beasts were dancing, and the sun, moon and stars were orbiting inside it. They combined to weave a grandiose, mysterious painting.

By the time King Taishan realized his mistake, it was already too late. An invisible force was pulling him into the depths of the Earthly Sovereign Bell.

He was like a rabbit who hopped head first into the hunter’s net.

“Release me, Earthly Sovereign! I promise—”

King Taishan wasn’t willing to give up, of course. He struggled with all his might and softened his tone.

“Get down, you!”

But before he could finish, a figure appeared on top of him and kicked him right in the face.

King Taishan was busy fighting against the Earthly Sovereign Bell’s power and so could not spare even an ounce of energy to defend himself. As a result, he was kicked straight into the Earthly Sovereign Bell. A furious shout erupted from its depths, “Ye Qing! I won’t forget this!”

“Heh... Like I’m scared of you!” Ye Qing sneered.

That’s right. The person who booted King Taishan into the Earthly Sovereign Bell was none other than Ye Qing.

As for why he did it, it was to take revenge for what the old bastard did earlier, of course.

Revenge is a dish best served cold, but Ye Qing preferred to serve his in all kinds of temperatures.

As for whether this would provoke a terrible retaliation from King Taishan, Ye Qing honestly did not care anymore. After all, the fucker literally tried to kill him earlier. There was already no chance this debt could be settled in any way except blood. So, why the fuck would he be scared?

Naturally, he was going to take revenge when the opportunity presented itself.

Buzz...

It was at this moment the Earthly Sovereign Bell vibrated slightly before shooting into the sky.

Ye Qing didn’t stop it. He knew where it was going.

By now, he fully understood who was the one who used the Earthly Sovereign Bell to save him.

There was only one person in the world that could earn the Earthly Sovereign Bell’s complete obedience and unleash its full power.

That was why he didn’t stop it. It wasn’t like he could even if he tried.

As expected, the Earthly Sovereign Bell flew up to the Earthly Sovereign’s Coffin and landed on that thick wide, coarse palm.