Chapter 349 The Bright Emperor vs. Cassius, Marsius
Chapter 349 The Bright Emperor vs. Cassius, Marsius
"Little one, you have indeed given me many surprises. Given time, you may really grow to an unpredictable level."
The Radiant Yellow Emperor Saft retracted the three giant swords he had thrust out to his side and straightened his body.
"To be honest, I admire you very much. If possible, I can introduce you to my master..."
"dream!…"
At this point, Cassius was kneeling on the ground, his armor torn in many places, leaving him with very little good flesh.
From his face to his torso and limbs, broken wounds and dark red scabs were everywhere, proclaiming the ferocity of the previous battle.
"I really want to know, why are you working so hard?"
Saft asked.
“I see the cursed power on you. Those self-proclaimed righteous guys should be very hostile towards you. And with this thing involved, you must be having a very difficult time.”
“I have personally killed many of the so-called righteous people you speak of, and their answers to me were all about protecting what they loved or upholding their sense of justice.”
"However, one thing is the same: those people have been bathed in honor and praise since childhood, so it is understandable that they hold certain beliefs."
"And what is it for?"
You'll never understand.
Saft took a step forward, his greatsword and shield hovering at his sides, emitting a heavy clang.
He looked down at Cassius, but instead of attacking him, he let out a soft sigh.
"Sigh... You guys are always like this. When you can't beat someone, you start talking nonsense. When you can't win an argument, you get all sullen. I can't even communicate with you guys."
Cassius mustered all his strength, raised his head, glared fiercely at the Emperor of Light, gritted his teeth, and braced himself with his hands on the ground, trying to stand up.
"Haha... The first of the Five Emperors, the Yellow Emperor of Light, you are quite different from the villains I have seen before."
Saft remained expressionless and continued, "So, can you answer my question?"
"I once heard a saying: goodness arises from the state of mind, while evil is born from impure thoughts. There's no need to look for objective conditions or examine my past. Becoming a partner of justice is the best choice I was born with; eliminating evil villains is my destiny!"
Savit nodded, his expression remaining completely unchanged.
"Alright, I have been a loyal apostle of the evil spirits since birth, and everything I do stems from the most primal desires in my heart."
Saft said this, yet a sense of emptiness welled up inside him; he felt as if he was missing something, but he couldn't find it or grasp it.
He liked to ask his opponents questions, as if that would help him find what he was missing, but it was never effective.
Perhaps he wasn't lacking anything.
"It seems we are not so different, just on different sides."
Saft said softly.
"Hmph, stance, you always like to use an excuse to justify yourselves."
"Is it not?"
“A stance cannot be a reason for you to do evil. Stances themselves can be right or wrong. Good is good, and evil is evil!”
The Yellow Emperor didn't know how to refute it. Looking at the genius child at his feet, he chose a response that was almost shameless.
"Still too young and inexperienced."
"What...what are you trying to do?"
Saft suddenly felt a surge of power being unleashed. He looked at Cassius in shock, but in the end, he laughed out loud. He did not stop it and let Cassius detonate the power.
"Let me tell you, even if you self-destruct, you still can't completely defeat me. Would you still do it then?"
"Enough with the talk. You're a very different opponent, but I will still do my best to eliminate you! Barrier Curse!"
The shadow element gradually took over the dominant position of Cassius's attributes, and layers of dark black energy rose outwards, disturbing the Yellow Emperor's light energy.
Cassius gripped Saft's arm, which was engorged and red with blood. A massive amount of elemental energy was accumulating in that direction, causing Saft to feel a pang of fear.
"There's no point in saying more now. But this level of damage isn't enough to hurt me. I pray for light."
The greatsword in his right hand took shape once more, but instead of swinging it downwards, the tip of the sword pointed straight up to the sky.
Cassius clearly felt the power he had gathered in his arm begin to dissipate, flowing through his palm and the other's armor into the body of the Radiant Emperor.
The power of the curse neutralized the power of light within Saft's body, and then vanished without a trace.
Cassius wanted to stop it, but he couldn't break free from Saft's restraints. He was anxious and didn't know what to do, so he could only continue to increase the output of the curse power.
"You won't stop me!"
However, Cassius was severely injured and was at a disadvantage. The more he tried, the faster his energy was depleted.
80%, 70%, 60%...
30%, 20%, 10%...
As the power of the curse burned out, Saft slowly released Cassius's wrist, then forcefully shook his hand, dispersing all the remaining power of the curse.
Looking at Cassius again, the power of the curse had lost its fertile ground to erupt. His empty body could no longer support his sturdy back. Cassius completely lost consciousness and was at the mercy of his enemies.
"Want to be a martyr? That depends on whether I agree or not."
"Lying so flat, it seems like he's really not going to make it."
Saft breathed a sigh of relief. Such a high intensity of neutralizing curse power had also taken a toll on him. If Cassius's physical condition hadn't been so bad, he would have really messed things up by doing this.
As for this little guy... he is indeed amazing. Let's spare his life for now and take him back to his master for a decision.
Sheathing his sword and shield, Saft knelt on one knee and reached out to embrace Cassius.
"xiu!"
As a shot came, Saft's eyes sharpened, and his Shield of Light spun, blocking the sneak attack.
A silver blur flashed by, and Cassius had vanished without a trace.
Immediately afterwards, Saft saw an old friend, and his calm expression instantly changed.
"It's you? Marsius! You've sealed me away for thousands of years, and you still dare to show yourself!"
Saft leaped into the air, his three greatswords moving at will, and slashed down at Marsius together.
Marsius quickly switched forms to the Solid Wall form, but was still pushed backward by the immense force of the slash.
"How is this guy so strong!"
Wu Erqi was supporting Cassius and frantically pouring recovery potions into his mouth, but when he saw this scene, he was still extremely shocked.
Marsius said that Saft was no less than him, and I'm afraid that's not an exaggeration.
"Fortunately, I switched to the Fortified form in time. Saft has always been the strongest of the five Emperors."
"No matter what form you take, I'll shred you!"
Enraged, Saft raised his greatsword of light again and slashed down. The sword struck the light barrier with a piercing sound, and Marsius retreated continuously.
"If you keep doing this, I won't let you!"
Marsius decisively switched to Destruction form, and the mechanical halo on his back transformed into a ferocious three-headed mechanical dragon, spitting three beams of destructive death energy at Saft.
Saft snorted coldly, and the Great Shield of Light moved in front of him, blocking all three beams of destructive death light, but he also had to retreat quite a bit.
The Mechanical Elf King and the Light Emperor, though belonging to different factions and lifelong rivals, share remarkably similar fighting styles.
Both are well-rounded in offense and defense!
"It looks tough to fight."
Wu Erqi frowned.
He recalled a line from a movie in his past life.
"They were all taught by the same master. They can't break the moves."
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