The Immortal Emperor Returns Chapter 177 - Too Afraid To Die!

Chapter 177 Too Afraid To Die!

After a series of intense arguments, the grade-six Grandmaster from Heaven Tao Sect had now gained the upper hand.
Now it seemed that the guests were having second thoughts about confronting Heaven Tao Sect. What Heaven Tao Sect said was right. They were not Chu Xun’s servants nor friends. All they wanted was to witness his incredible power, so it was not necessary to die for it.
“I suddenly recall that I have some important matters to attend to. I will pay my visit another day.”
“I am truly grateful for the Immortal Water from Mr. Chu. Now that I have fully enjoyed myself during the banquet, I should take my leave and let the others behind me have the chance to enjoy this as well!”
“My sect has ordered me to return before dark. It is getting late, I shall take my leave first.”
More and more guests left after citing all kinds of strange reasons.
Some eccentric people left right after paying their respects, cupping their hands and left without saying a word. They may have seemed a bit rude, yet they were definitely more straightforward and honest than those who made up some excuses.
“Look at all those cowards, too afraid to die.” The problematic girl mocked those who left, she did not try to sugar-coat her contempt at all.
Some stared at her in anger while others blushed out of embarrassment, yet they could not say anything, for they had no just reason to argue.
Moreover, even Heaven Tao Sect seemed to be nothing in the eyes of the problematic girl, so it would be stupid of them to mess with her.
More than half of the guests left in a short while.
That grade-two Grandmaster was furious when he saw so many people leaving. His beard looked as if it was about to shoot up.
Meanwhile, Titan informed Chen Hanlong about the incidents at the plaza.
“Bastards...” Chen Hanlong cursed.
“What happened?” Mo Xinghe asked.
Mo Xinghe’s face turned gloomy right after Chen Hanlong explained everything.
“A bunch of blind idiots.”
At this time, those who left the plaza were already at the foot of the mountain.
Chen Hanlong and Mo Xinghe maintained their cold expressions and did not attempt to stop them.
There were still many people from Martial Tao world who were waiting for their turn to go up. They were confused to see so many people running away. After learning about what happened at the mountain top, however, they hesitated.
Chen Hanlong and Mo Xinghe stepped back. With a flick of their keys, the magic formation was activated, blocking off those people on the outside.
They sneered and went up the mountain. “Those cowards will never be allowed to set foot upon Qianlong Mountain again.”𝘧𝓇𝗲e𝑤𝑒𝙗noѵ𝒆𝚕. 𝒄o𝓶
It was no longer lively and noisy at the mountain top. On the contrary, the whole place was exceptionally quiet and deserted.
“Only those who know how to pick the winning side will survive. Are you guys waiting to die?” The grade-six Grandmaster from Heaven Tao Sect asked from the helicopter.
“Do you have what it takes to kill me?” The problematic girl said as she gave a sideway glance toward the sky. She was still resting her legs on the table and there was no trace of fear in her at all.
Her courage would have put many men to shame, let alone those who just ran away.
“It seems that Rock Sect has decided to side with Chu Manor, no matter what.” A voice came from the helicopter, “What a pity. Chu Xun should have picked a better date for the opening of his manor, for today will be the end of his manor.”
“Cut your nonsense already. Now you are just rambling like an old lady.” The problematic girl said with disdain.
There were only about ten people left, all of whom were brave and true warriors. However, they were still deeply impressed by the problematic girl’s teasing words. “She really is a fiery character!”
One could already imagine how insulted the people in the helicopter must feel even without looking at their faces.
To no one’s surprise, the grade-six Grandmaster from Heaven Tao Sect was looking extremely mad. The veins at his temples were throbbing and his face was as dark as a burnt pan.
“Since you are so eager to die, I will fulfil your wish!”
Swoosh!
An enhanced armor-piercing missile was deployed. Its tail was alight with flames and surrounded by thick smoke, it flew right toward the mountain top like a serpent.
Everyone felt their hearts tightening when they saw the missile. They all had complete faith in Chu Xun’s power, yet it was natural for anyone to be gripped by fear in the face of death.
The warriors at the foot of the mountain were not in a rush to leave, so they witnessed the same scene as well.
The water wall appeared in the sky, reflecting lights of different colors and letting out a humming sound. The rays of light spread out like a ripple in the water. They flowed across the sky at high speed, as if they were all living matter.
While everyone was watching, the enhanced armor-piercing missile hit the water wall with an immense impact.
Everyone closed their eyes subconsciously, for they still did not know for sure if the magic formation could block the enhanced armor-piercing missile.
One second passed!
Two seconds passed!
Five seconds... ten seconds passed!
There were no sounds of explosions.
“Look!” Someone shouted after opening their eyes very carefully.
Upon hearing that shout, almost everyone opened their eyes immediately. They then let out multiple shouts and exclamations.
The enhanced armor-piercing missile did not explode upon hitting the water wall, because the water wall caved in at the spot hit by the missile in the same way that a slightly deflated ballon was being poked — instead of exploding, it was simply defused.
When the colorful water wall blocked the previous missiles, it was strong and tough as steel. Now it became extremely soft and pliable.
Everyone at the mountain top watched the enhanced armor-piercing missile straining against the pressure from the colorful water wall.
When the missile was only five meters away from the ground, however, it finally lost all its momentum.
“Move away now!” The grade-six Grandmaster suddenly shouted in fear.
At the same time, the part of the water wall that caved in suddenly bounced back to its original form. The color of the water wall changed and the enhanced armor-piercing missile was shot back to the sky at an even higher velocity.
The pilots were frightened out of their wits. They started panicking as they frantically changed the positions of the helicopters.
One of the helicopters managed to escape the hit as the grade-six Grandmaster had given an early reminder, and another one managed to escape in the nick of time. Only the middle one did not make it and suffered a direct hit from the enhanced armor-piercing missile.
Boom!
With a deafening explosive sound, horrifying flames covered the sky.
Despite being able to escape the hit, the other two helicopters were still blown away by the impact of the explosion. They almost crashed and barely survived.
Not only were the people on the mountain top astonished by what they just witnessed, those at the foot of the mountain also could not believe their eyes at the events that happened.
“Heaven Tao Sect, didn’t you guys have enough fun with the fireworks? Now you are also trying to do some flying stunts? To be honest, your stunts suck. But seeing that you guys really risked your lives for everything, I can give you some money as a reward. Come and get it.” The problematic girl said to Heaven Tao Sect. She seemed to be super experienced in degrading people without uttering any curses at all.
Everyone in the helicopter was scared. That grade-six Grandmaster now looked gloomier and more furious than ever.
“Don’t get too ahead of yourselves. You may live today, yet Heaven Tao Sect will make every single one of you pay in no time!” The grade-six Grandmaster said viciously.
“Is Heaven Tao Sect really that great? Why don’t you stop hiding up there and come down, so I can teach you a thing or two.” The problematic girl scoffed with the utmost contempt after giving him a sideway glance.
“Say whatever you like while you still can, little girl. When the day comes for Heaven Tao Sect to eliminate Rock Sect, I will cut your tongue off myself.” The grade-six Grandmaster said as he was driven mad by the problematic girl. Normally he would not say such crude things to threaten people, yet under the girl’s constant teasing and degrading remarks, he could no longer hold back his anger.
The problematic girl opened her eyes wide as if she just heard a funny joke. “Oh my poor child! Are you mad? Why are you saying such crazy things in broad daylight? Before trying to threaten other people, I think you should first get ready for Chu Xun’s fury.” She said.
In the eyes of that grade-six Grandmaster from Heaven Tao Sect, one could see his strong intent to kill. He looked at the problematic girl with an ominous expression and said something to the pilot in a low voice —
“Let us retreat.”
“The enhanced armor-piercing missile could not penetrate Chu Xun’s magic formation, so there is no point in lingering here. My main objective here today is to disrupt Chu Xun’s opening banquet, and that objective has already been fulfilled.”
“My only regret is that I failed to fulfil the other objective.”