The Human Emperor

“Shush! That’s not something you or I should be worried about. With the great calamity imminent, it’s already good enough that people like you and me can survive through it,” the first voice said, a tremble of fear in his voice.

“I really don’t want to stay here. Once the teleportation gate is set up, will we be allowed to leave?”

The two of them continued their whispered conversation, but the contents turned to the irrelevant. Wang Chong stopped listening and silently departed with the faceless man.

Turning a corner and finding a deserted nook, the two of them stopped.

“Master, what do we do now?”

The faceless man turned to Wang Chong.

This place was far from the Central Plains, so the men in black were much less afraid and would inadvertently leak information.

They probably assumed that even if someone overheard them, it wouldn’t have much effect. After all, outsiders basically couldn’t understand what they were talking about.

The conversation just now indicated that the time left for the two of them was short.

Once the teleportation gate was complete, it would be even harder to destroy.

Moreover, these people also had plans to attack An Sishun and Gao Xianzhi in Baghdad.

As the Supreme Marshal of the Great Tang, Wang Chong could not sit on the sidelines.

Wang Chong’s brow creased as countless thoughts passed through his mind.

Firmament Supreme was too much of a threat!

He had intended to first take stock of the situation before acting, but now, it seemed that he had to do something.

All kinds of ideas flitted through his mind.

Wang Chong’s eyes swiftly locked onto the place where the energies of the Sky, Earth, and Water Officials had gathered.

These three were powerful and were the guardians of the teleportation gate’s perimeter. But Wang Chong also felt that they were guarding something else.

To ruin their plans, I have to start with the three of them!

With this thought in mind, Wang Chong suddenly had an idea.

“Stay here. I’ll go over and look.”

Wang Chong used the Greater Void Step and swiftly headed toward the three officials.

The Greater Void Step was an art used by the men in black, so there was nothing strange about using it here.

Wang Chong swiftly approached the area without drawing any suspicion.

A few moments later, the massive palace of dark gold appeared in Wang Chong’s vision.

The palace was built in a classical western style, with large stone pillars, but the roof was Chinese, featuring flying eaves and bracketed arches. It all seemed indescribably bizarre.

Wang Chong sensed that those three storms of energy resided in this palace.

A voice rang out at this moment. “…These savages stink, their bodies covered in filth. Truly no different from wild beasts. The three lordships summoned them, but they dared to resist. They don’t know the difference between life and death!”

Wang Chong turned to the source of the voice and saw several men in black walking side by side toward that golden palace.

“Hmph, they’re nothing but ants. If they weren’t a tiny bit useful, we would have made them disappear a long time ago,” another man in black said.

“Let them live for a little longer. In any case, they’ll die like the rest once the plan begins.”

“Hush! The leaders are cultivating inside. Softer!” One of the men in black shushed the others, upon which the other men in black immediately shut their mouths.

“We’re here. Hurry and report to the leaders!”

The group soon arrived in the palace. They paused as one of them pushed open the doors.

Creeeak!

There was a piercing creak as the golden doors opened to reveal the inside.

The hall was brightly lit, and Wang Chong could see three majestic figures wearing golden robes seated cross-legged on the ground.

Dazzling halos radiated from their feet, slightly trembling and making the trio appear as gods.

Most uniquely, they wore red official hats upon which the words ‘Sky’, ‘Earth’, and ‘Water’ were written in ancient script.

Very strong!

Wang Chong’s eyes narrowed, and he instantly sensed danger.

He sensed that the Sky, Earth, and Water Officials were extremely powerful, and not merely in terms of pure strength. They seemed to possess secret techniques.

Not only that, in this brief glance, Wang Chong was able to sense that while the three of them possessed different kinds of energy, they had a special connection, similar to the one shared between his three divine embryos.

These three are too strong. They can’t be allowed to stick together!

A thought flashed through Wang Chong’s mind.

Buzz!