PDLP Chapter 116 Meeting the Emperor of Fengdu, Edict - Deprivation
Chapter 116 Meeting the Emperor of Fengdu, Edict - Deprivation
The figure on the throne finally moved.
Only the head, adorned with a twelve-tasseled flat crown, was slightly raised.
The beaded curtain swayed gently, the sound of jade stones clinking echoing through the hall, as if striking the hearts of everyone present. That gaze pierced through the beaded curtain, no longer scrutinizing, but rather a judgment after reviewing an examination.
The voice, grand yet gentle, now carried a clear tone of approval.
Gold failed to sway you, illusions failed to deceive you, and inner demons failed to shake you.
"good."
Finally, that gaze fell upon Lu Yan, as if piercing through his skin and looking straight into the depths of his soul.
"Especially you, at such a young age, with such a calm mind, you can see through the superficial laws of emotions. You are very interesting."
The word "interesting" made Xiao Qianyu and the others' hearts leap into their throats. Being targeted by such a being was definitely not a good thing.
The Emperor of Fengdu seemed unconcerned about their tension as he slowly rose from his black jade nine-dragon throne.
With just a simple movement of standing up, the air in the entire hall seemed to freeze instantly. The black dragon reliefs coiled around the beams and pillars flickered with ghostly fire in their eyes, and an indescribable pressure, like the pressure of the deep sea, squeezed in from all directions.
"So, the third challenge."
His voice was no longer gentle, but carried the majesty and indifference of the laws of heaven and earth.
"Defeat my Emperor's Shadow. This shadow is not of the Five Elements, is not subject to reincarnation, and is immune to all physical and energy attacks. The only way to defeat it is to understand and utilize the 'Rules'."
The words fell.
A figure in a black imperial robe, identical to that of the Emperor of Fengdu, separated from His body and landed silently in the center of the hall, like a reflection in water.
The emperor's figure stood silently, his face blurred, with no energy fluctuations around him, yet he was more suffocating than any previous boss.
Xiao Qianyu was the first to react.
Further words are useless; probing is the first priority.
[Flash Strike]!
Her figure vanished instantly, and the next moment, a crimson spear light appeared before Di Ying's throat.
Then, they went through it.
There was no physical form, no blocking, and not even a ripple of energy.
The Crimson Lotus Goddess Spear seemed to pierce the air.
"Physical immunity?" Lin Chuxue immediately followed suit, raising her hands as endless fire elements gathered in her palms.
The Unquenchable Flame of Karma!
A torrent of crimson-gold flames, like a roaring dragon, instantly engulfed the Emperor's Shadow.
However, when the flames subsided, the figure in black still stood in the same spot, without even a wrinkle on the hem of his clothes.
Wen Yue's grenade barrage followed closely behind, the dense explosions lifting a layer of ground around the Emperor Shadow, but the shockwaves and shrapnel passed through its body without causing any effect.
All attacks were ineffective.
Everyone's hearts sank.
Immune to all attacks, how can we fight like that?
Just as the first squad's attack failed and they were locked in a brief stalemate, the imperial figure slowly raised his hand.
It didn't use any fancy skills or chant any complicated incantations; it simply opened its mouth calmly and uttered a single word.
"Judgment."
The sound was not loud, but it resonated with the laws of heaven and earth.
In an instant, a huge black character for "sin" appeared out of thin air on the ground beneath Zhao Leiguang's feet, emitting an ominous black light.
Zhao Leiguang felt as if his entire body was being frantically drained by an invisible black hole. The energy within him was draining away at an unprecedented rate, and the thick yellow light of the Earth Pulse Suit was visibly dimming rapidly.
An invisible yet irresistible force pressed down on his head.
"Thump!"
Zhao Leiguang roared and tried to resist, but was forced to kneel on one knee by the force. His knee struck the hard black jade ground and created a spiderweb-like crack.
"Old Zhao!"
"What's going on?!"
Su Yunqing immediately raised her hand, and the healing light of [Gift of Yao Guang] shone on Zhao Leiguang, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea, unable to replenish his lost power at all.
This goes beyond the scope of treatment.
However, in Lu Yan's pupils, which reflected the black lotus, the entire world was deconstructed into the underlying data stream.
In those pupils reflecting the jet-black lotus, the entire world has been transformed into a stream of underlying data.
The word "judgment" uttered by Di Ying was neither an energy attack nor a mental shock. It was a line of cold, absolute law-based commands forcibly written into Zhao Leiguang's data core.
The target has committed the sin of "destruction," and the judgment is upheld; therefore, the source of their power is stripped.
Sin?
Lu Yan's mind raced like lightning.
Zhao Leiguang just smashed the clock tower with his shield. According to the rules of this secret realm, this is a "sin". And his "source of power" is the earth power connected by the Earth Pulse Set.
Emperor Shadow's attack severed his connection with power directly at the level of rules!
"This isn't an attack! It's the rule!"
Lu Yan's voice rang out in the communication channel, calm and devoid of any emotion: "Zhao Leiguang, give up resistance! Disarm all defenses and actively deplete all your energy!"
Give up resistance?
A look of astonishment flashed through Zhao Lei's mind. What kind of fighting style was this?
But his trust in Lu Yan had long surpassed his thinking, and without the slightest hesitation, he immediately did as instructed.
He dispelled the yellow light from his shield, forcibly severing the resonance with the Earth Pulse Suit, and even released all the remaining battle qi within his body. He became like an ordinary person who had removed his armor, completely abandoning any form of resistance.
The next moment, a miracle happened.
The huge black "sin" brand on his feet flashed with light and then quietly disappeared.
The invisible, immense force that had almost crushed his bones also vanished.
Zhao Leiguang gasped for breath as he stood up from the ground, his face still showing the shock of surviving a close call.
"Damn it... what the hell is this thing?"
Lu Yan did not answer him.
His gaze was fixed on the dark imperial figure, and the data in his mind surged wildly.
You can't defy the rules with brute force.
One can only follow the rules, or even... take advantage of them.
Emperor Shadow's attack methods opened a completely new door for him.
But an even more difficult problem has arisen.
We've found a way to evade it, but how do we retaliate? We can't keep fighting this Shadow Emperor who's immune to all damage forever.
Just as Lu Yan was deep in thought, the emperor's figure in the center of the hall raised his hand once more.
This time, its blurry face turned towards Lu Yan.
Behind the beaded curtain, a gaze that seemed to see through everything landed precisely on the magical artifact disguised as an ordinary black wooden pendant at Lu Yan's waist.
Emperor Ying slowly uttered two words.
"Imperial Edict - Deprivation"
Before he finished speaking, Lu Yan's expression changed for the first time.
The Void Disc, disguised as a black wooden pendant, on his waist began to vibrate violently. A sense of dislocation, as if it were being forcibly detached, came over him, as if the next second, this divine artifact that belonged to him would break free from his control and belong to another master!