Chapter 856: 837 Wu Ji Heavenly Emperor_1
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"Oh," Zhu Yan's large eyes swiveled, and he nodded.
"Little Zhu, I am going to the next level," Chu Qin said with a smile.
"Ah, Master, Yazi just said that the last level is particularly dangerous!" Zhu Yan said with a look of concern.
"Don't worry, I'm just going to take a look," Chu Qin smiled. "The last level should be the God King Realm. Without the Divine Artifact, I'm not confident I could defeat him."
Let's not forget, Chu Qin had defeated Yazi without ever using any of his Divine Artifacts; otherwise, Yazi would have been defeated by him long ago.
"Well, okay, Master. I'll wait for your return," Zhu Yan nodded.
"Mhm!" With that, Chu Qin dove directly into the seventeenth-floor entrance that he had sensed.
The seventeenth floor of the Tower of Undying was shrouded in clouds and mist; looking around, an enormous Immortal Palace stood erect, almost indistinguishable from the Heavenly Palace to the unknowing eye.
Chu Qin read the inscriptions beside it, which boldly stated, "Wuji Heavenly Emperor, to defeat is to become the Emperor!"
"It seems that this level must be guarded by someone of the Ancestral Emperor's caliber," Chu Qin remarked with an indifferent expression.
At that moment, the sound of a zither came from within the courtyard of the Immortal Palace.
The zither's melody was exceedingly enchanting, wrapping around the Immortal Palace like heavenly music, adding even more of an Immortal aura to the place.
Chu Qin's eyebrows rose at once. "This music... could it be from a woman?"
Suddenly thinking of something, Chu Qin teleported in rapid succession, entering the Immortal Palace.
Inside the courtyard, a woman was playing the zither with delicate hands, creating an exceptionally beautiful melody.
Upon closer inspection, Chu Qin saw that the woman could only be described as a divine beauty.
She appeared to be in her thirties, with long, lustrous, jet-black hair tied in an ancient fishbone braid that hung down to her waist.
Her beauty was extraordinary, with a seductive charm that contained an eminent kingly aura, beguiling yet dignified, her entire appearance exuding grace and nobility.
Her eyebrows were like willow leaves, slender and neat, beneath which were a pair of bright yet profound eyes, void of any worldly disturbance, reflecting a high-spirited and unworldly demeanor.
Her attire was also a black robe, clean and orderly, just like her complexion, untouched by a speck of dust. Underneath the robe was a full and exquisite figure with clear contours, curvaceously sculpted, presenting a perfect silhouette that left onlookers yearning for more.
Truly an image combining a transcendent master with an oriental beauty of unmatched allure.
The first glance at the woman gave Chu Qin an inexplicable sensation.
This woman was too special, in the same league as the Azure Dragon.
Especially the deep groove in front of the woman.
"Descendant of the Azure Dragon, it seems you are the first to reach the top floor of the Tower of Undying. Everything is predestined," the woman continued to play the music while her thin lips opened slightly. Her voice, like the sound of her zither, was heavenly to the ear, melodious and pleasant.
"Are you, the last guardian of this floor, the Wuji Heavenly Emperor?" Chu Qin asked.
"Correct," the Wuji Heavenly Emperor said as she played the zither with her fingers as tender as young onions. "My rule is the same as Yazi's: defeat me and you may become the Emperor; lose, and become ashes."
"Mhm," Chu Qin nodded calmly.
"Yazi told me, your name is Chu Qin?" the Wuji Heavenly Emperor nodded.
"Yes," Chu Qin nodded in response.
"Do you know how to play the zither?" the Wuji Heavenly Emperor asked.
"...Yes," Chu Qin said with a slight smile. "But in this situation, is there really leisure for zither-playing?"
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"Why not?" Wu Ji Heavenly Emperor revealed a smile that made a hundred flowers blush with inadequacy, enchanting and captivating, "With your current realm, you cannot yet challenge the tower. Why not stay and play a tune on the zither with me?"
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"What realm is required to be able to do so?" Chu Qin asked.
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"Firstly, you have just battled Yazi and your Divine Power has not fully recovered, and secondly, you have just advanced to the Progenitor Realm and need to consolidate. Otherwise, you would be seeking your own death," Wu Ji Heavenly Emperor said, seemingly with a smile that held a knife, yet seemingly truly considering Chu Qin's best interests.
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"Alright, then I'll come again next time." Chu Qin smiled indifferently and turned to leave.
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"Won't you stay to play the zither with me?" Wu Ji Heavenly Emperor asked.
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"No," Chu Qin replied without turning back.
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It wasn't that Chu Qin didn't want to; firstly, this so-called Wu Ji Heavenly Emperor was too captivatingly beautiful, their voice and the sound of the zither always mixed with irresistible charms, and Chu Qin was afraid of losing himself.
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Secondly, and most importantly, Xiaowu and the others were still challenging the tower, and Chu Qin needed to hurry and see how they were doing.
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Watching Chu Qin's departing figure, Wu Ji Heavenly Emperor gently lifted her head, then continued to lower it and play the zither.
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"Master, did you lose so quickly?" Seeing Chu Qin appear, Zhu Yan said excitedly.
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"It seems that what Yazi said wasn't wrong. The final level of the Tower of Undying is indeed extraordinary," Zhu Yan added with a laugh.
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"If I had lost, you wouldn't have seen me," Chu Qin rolled his eyes, "It hasn't even begun yet."
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"It hasn't begun?" Zhu Yan was slightly surprised, "The Undying Tribe Empress didn't start fighting with you?"
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"What, Wu Ji Heavenly Emperor is the Undying Tribe Empress?" Hearing Zhu Yan's words, Chu Qin asked excitedly.
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Don't forget, his Goddess Mission was to target the Undying Tribe Empress.
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"Yes, Wu Ji Heavenly Emperor, the sister of the Ancestral Immortal Emperor, isn't that the Undying Tribe Empress?" Zhu Yan replied.
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"I've been hasty!" Chu Qin muttered to himself. So, the one he had just met was his future wife. If he had known, why did Chu Qin leave so quickly?
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But he couldn't go back now; it would be too embarrassing at this point.
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"Zhu Yan, let's go check on how Xiaowu and the others are doing."
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Saying this, Chu Qin, along with Zhu Yan, flew towards the twelfth floor of the Tower of Undying.
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Xiao Qi was still challenging the fourteenth floor!
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Xiao Qiu, Xi E, and Gu Yin were on the thirteenth floor.
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However, on the twelfth floor, Huo Ninger, Gu Yuena, Yuè Yīnà, Xiaowu, Phoínix, Murong Qianxun, Murong Linger, Bi Bidong, Qian Renxue, Life God King, Luo Yiyi, and Shi Yao had all successively arrived. This meant that they, relying on their own abilities and strength, had successfully broken through the twelfth floor, and had successfully advanced to the Second Calamity Supreme God!
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"Na'er, Xiaowu, Dong'er, Xue'er... have all of you broken through?" Chu Qin asked, clearly excited.
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"Chu Qin, you're finally back." Seeing Chu Qin and Zhu Yan, Xiaowu and the others were all very excited and thrilled.
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"Yes, after three days without seeing you, we thought something had happened to you. If we could have gone up, we would have come looking for you earlier," Xiaowu replied.
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"I'm sorry, it should be because I was breaking through for three days," Chu Qin said with a touch of remorse.
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"Ah, you've broken through too?" The women all exclaimed in unison, surprised.
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"What realm are you at now?" Bi Bidong asked in astonishment.
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"Progenitor Realm!" Chu Qin responded, without any concealment.
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"I've never heard of it," the women said, looking baffled.
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