Chapter 142 - Grand Battle Between Top Experts

The second prince remained calm and composed, but his heart was beating wildly as he glanced resolutely at the dragon phantom which was descending towards their camp at top speed.

It was an attack from someone who was at the late stage of the Immortal-Class level!

He might be talented, but he was still at the initial stage of the Immortal-Class level. And there was no way he could block an attack at that level.

The second prince's lips then curved upwards after sensing a disturbance from within their camp.

'Those four old fogies are finally here.' He thought to himself after sensing thick amounts of elemental essence revolving behind him. 

He then saw four old men who emitted powerful auras which were not any lesser than Duke Shutra's aura. 

One old man conjured a water serpent that soared towards the dragon phantom with an angry hissing sound.

Another old man summoned a giant rock golem which was as tall as a skyscr_a_p_er. Its thick limbs which were made of stone burst with unbridled power.

Next to them was another old man with a messy beard and a bald head. He waved the staff in his hands which caused the air to tremble.

Multiple tornadoes emerged threatening to strike the fire dragon phantom.

Behind the three old men was a feeble silhouette who looked to be the oldest among the four men. His murky eyes were wide open.

Two black gates emerged from above the sky. When it sprung open, thick bronze chains came out of it.

It then wrapped around the body of the fire dragon phantom, refusing to let it make another move.

"To think that even the hall master of the Rising Sun Supreme Hall would come to attack our Celestial Sword Empire!" Duke Shutra proudly stood atop the head of the fire dragon phantom as he glared solemnly at the feeble silhouette of the old man who produced the bronze chains.

The old hall master merely laughed amicably after hearing Shutra's words. 

He was also a figure at the late stage of the Immortal-Class level!

Although he was not someone as talented as Duke Shutra, he still held quite the reputation within planet Shura. 

The Rising Sun Supreme Hall that he controls was also a strong power that few dared to provoke.

"But do you think that the four of you old fogies are enough to stop me?" Duke Shutra suddenly revealed a faint smile which made the four old men alarmed.

They then felt the fire dragon phantom which they had thought was already suppressed release a strong and overpowering aura that made their scalp tingle in dread.

The fire dragon phantom roared angrily and produced a huge fireball that destroyed the three other attacks aimed at it.

Duke Shutra smiled coldly before raising his short sword and swinging it downwards. 

Following his movements, the fire dragon phantom resumed its descent towards the second prince's camp.

The four old men then hastily conjured their strongest spells to block the raging fire dragon phantom. 

"Overturning Sea Waves!"

"Sky Shattering Earth Fist!"

"Heaven Destroying Wind Slash!"

"Demonic Soul Hand!"

The attacks collided in mid-air which produced an earth-shattering booming sound.

They saw five majestic silhouettes embroiled in a brutal elemental fight. 

Duke Shutra Ignius seemed to be capable of going toe to toe with the four old men, but he himself knew that one careless mistake would also get himself killed. 

The four old men who were against him were not just some random riffraff. They were also fighters in the late stage of the Immortal-Class level!

Furthermore, he was also unsure if the soldiers down below would be able to defeat the second prince's army. 

Nonetheless, Duke Shutra focused on his fight and decided to trust the crown prince. Although he was not as talented as the second prince, he had a Saint level sword in his hands. Aside from that, he was also a very good tactician in the art of war.

Duke Shutra was confident about the crown prince's abilities, thus, he turned his focus towards the old men in front of him.

"You old fogies will regret this! Once the emperor heals from his illness, the supreme sects under your control will be trampled under his feet! By then, you will only have yourselves to blame with!" 

One of the four old men guffawed as if he had heard the funniest joke of the century. He then glanced towards Duke Shutra with scornful eyes.

"Brat Shutra, that old bastard Aventus Doomblade is already at death's door. And now you tell me this funny joke?" 

Duke Shutra clenched his teeth in profound hatred. The flames around him danced wildly threatening to burn even the air around him.

He then attacked the four old men more viciously.

* * *

Inside the imperial palace of the Celestial Sword Empire.

On the left side of the palace where the Imperial Treasury was situated, numerous guards with high cultivation levels can be seen patrolling with sharp eyes. 

"Woosh! Woosh! Woosh!"

The sounds of multiple arrows being released suddenly resounded silently.

Not before long, the stoic guards patrolling the Imperial Treasury lay dead on the ground. Their bodies were shot like porcupines, unable to even utter cries of help.

In less than a blink of an eye, multiple shadows in tight black clothes emerged. 

He then placed it on the Imperial Treasury's door. The moment the object touched the door, numerous array formations appeared. 

"Click!"

Following the cl_i_c_k_i_n_g sound, the door of the Imperial Treasury was opened! 

The men in tight black clothes wasted no time and immediately went inside the treasury.

* * * 

Outside the Cave of Endless Grievance, hundreds of soldiers were eyeing the cave's entrance with worry.

They knew that someone bought time for them to escape. And now they were waiting for him to come out.

Furthermore, that man also had the Holy Nourishing Crystal which was why they were anxious about him.

"Rumble!" Rumble!"

Everyone then heard several rumbling sounds from within the cave. They gawked at the cave's mouth with their eyes opened wide.

There they saw a man holding a menacing-looking sword with a mocking smile on his face as he gazed at the Heavenly Winged Guardians who appeared to be fearful of stepping out of the cave.

The humanoid beasts could only roar indignantly at him, but they were afraid of stepping out of the cave. Even the massive a_d_u_l_t Heavenly Winged Guardians could only glare angrily at Cale.

The latter then stepped out of the cave with a nonchalant expression. 

Cale kept his Void Wolf Immortal Sword inside his storage space before walking towards the soldiers who eyed him with all sorts of emotions.

General Lexus heaved a sigh of relief after seeing Cale stepping out of the cave. He then walked towards the latter with a solemn expression.

"Young sir, can I have the Holy Nourishing Crytal? Don't worry, the moment we go home, I will tell your accomplishments to the emperor so that you will be compensated accordingly." General Lexus studied Cale from head to foot, but he was still unable to discern his strength. 

'How strong is this young man for him to be capable of slowing down five of those a_d_u_l_t Heavenly Winged Guardians? He was even able to control two of the rarest among all elements, the element of space and the element of time. Just who could he be?'

"Oh, right." Cale put on a surprised expression before taking out the green colored Holy Nourishing Crystal out of his storage space. 

General Lexus body trembled unconsciously after seeing the crystal. It was the only thing that is able to help their emperor regain his health! So how could he not be excited?

Cale then casually tossed the Holy Nourishing Crystal to the old man. 

General Lexus' eyes enlarged after seeing Cale's e capricious behavior. He then hurriedly caught the crystal with his heart in his mouth. 

The old general carefully held the crystal while glaring at Cale who looked at him with a foolish smile.

"Old man, this crystal won't be able to heal the emperor. Unless you process it and extract the pure energy inside while throwing away the bestial energy. 

If you don't do this, then instead of healing the emperor, you will only hasten his death. But I doubt if there is anyone inside the empire capable of doing so." Cale put on a regretful look on his face as he spoke with a serious tone.

What he said was indeed true, but he also had hidden motives for saying that. He wanted to exchange the crystal for Black Coins!

That crystal was worth more than two hundred billion Black Coins! As for the emperor, he can simply buy him a Heavenly Restoration Wine from the store which was only worth one billion Black Coins.

Asteria had also told him that the wine alone can save the emperor.