“Understood, sir!” The divine spirits seemed to still control their own will. They cast a complicated look at the struggling queen not too far away, then flew in all directions. They would bring calamity to the world. The queen set her jaw and looked at the other moon in the sky, across the way from her. That was where the Moon God resided. It was emanating a powerful force that was sweeping through the land. It threatened and controlled her. The power that she thought she commanded was all a joke. She was a pawn for these people from beginning to end! A harsh expression appeared on the queen’s face as she ground her teeth. Red light glinted out of her eyes. All of you bastards! Do you really think I had no idea this would happen and wasn’t the least bit prepared?? Can you control this queen just because you want to?! Her body was flying her toward Li Hao, as if wanting to use her as a probe against Li Hao. They wanted her to delay the young man and didn’t have hopes for her to actually kill him. Having absorbed a large amount of lunar strength, the queen rivaled a late Empyrean King at the moment. She was fully on par with Li Hao. But whether it was Li Daoheng, Zheng Yu, or even the queen herself, all parties involved knew that she was no match for Li Hao. That was a fellow who couldn’t be judged by his cultivation level. As the queen shot toward Li Hao, her eyes darted around rapidly. Finally, when she neared the young man, joy and relief dawned in her eyes. Are you guys having a great time manipulating me? In the distance, Li Hao watched silently, as if waiting for something. He suddenly furrowed his brows, not understanding the queen’s change in expression. A bright moon hovered in the sky, its presence daunting. Li Daoheng wasn’t bothering to conceal anything anymore. Or perhaps he felt that whatever he held in store wouldn’t be needed in the future. Overwhelming strength rushed through the land; it was more than solely lunar strength. A surge of power rushed through dao meridians—the queen’s dao meridians! Li Hao knew where her dao meridians were located and had corralled them in his mental world. The onslaught of strength battered his world of mental strength. However, he’d anticipated this development, so it didn’t derail his plans much. Just as he was about to pinch the strength out of existence... The queen suddenly smiled—it wasn’t the smile of the Moon God, but the queen’s own foolish, self assured smile. Li Hao immediately grew uneasy when he saw it! Is she... trying to get one over us again? He wouldn’t be concerned if she proceeded methodically and followed Li Daoheng’s plan. His only fear came from her attempts to dig a hole for the enemy—the results often caught everyone in the vicinity! He really felt that the queen was a dunce! Smart people knew what other smart people were thinking, but a dumb person often committed to actions far outside everyone’s realm of expectations. “You guys want to manipulate my life?” sneered the queen. “Is this queen... such an easy target?” Li Hao’s sense of foreboding intensified. “Don’t do anything rash!” he called out. The queen ignored him and let loose with a blast of power. Red energy swept through the world, causing a certain exalted emperor trapped in a seal to blink with astonishment. A small hole had appeared in the middle of the seal. He blinked once more, then sent his strength seeping through. He was quite lost by the turn of events! But this was no time to dwell on it. That place... seemed to be where the moon had resided. “All of you can die together!” the queen roared with laughter. Overwhelming Red Moon power gushed outward and another figure appeared beside her—the collection of the dense Red Moon power. It wasn’t the Red Moon exalted emperor, but another replica that was equally strong as the first one! The exalted emperor’s second replica looked around in a haze. How did I... get another replica so suddenly? The queen lit up with glee and abruptly summoned the primary body of the moon. A radiant wheel appeared and sped for the Red Moon exalted emperor. “Both of you can blow up together!” she shrilled. The Red Moon exalted emperor’s second replica paused, then punched the incoming missile without hesitation! Within the immaterial dao universe, the man with a sword on his back immediately turned to the first replica. The exalted emperor’s first replica didn’t say a word; he quietly watched the proceedings! I have another replica in the field! In that case... I don’t care about anything else. If that replica can enter the immaterial dao universe and convene with me... I’ll get stronger. As for how the queen had opened a passageway through the seal, he had no idea. The queen hadn’t directly appeared inside the seal last time either. She’d followed the pre-established passageway in, which was later sealed. How had she done it this time? But it was of no loss to him. Since the primary body was still trapped for the time being, one bit more of strength in the outside world was all the better. If this happened a few more times... his primary body wouldn’t need to emerge anymore. Apart from lacking a real exalted emperor body, all of his strength would be outside the seal. This would be a wonderful development. Li Hao grappled with a massive headache! He could contend with Li Daoheng’s plots and plans, but when a pawn like the queen didn’t follow her prescribed path and insisted on striking out on her own... It was a headache inducing situation! In fact, it could prompt a mental breakdown! For fuck’s sake! There’s another Red Moon exalted emperor replica on the loose. And judging from its strength, it’s not that far off from half step emperor. ...another half step emperor to deal with?? Oh... for... I’m not ready to engage a half step emperor right this very moment! The key was, Silver Moon did not tolerate half step emperor presences for the time being. That the replica could appear was solely due to the half moon in the sky. Li Hao wanted to keel over on the spot. Don’t mess up my plans, damn it! On the other hand, the immensely satisfied queen looked around with a smile of gratification. You guys scheme against me, do you? That’s fine, it’s not like I can’t scheme right back! Do you guys think this queen is easy to bully? Since Li Hao’s pissed me off, I’m going to summon the Red Moon exalted emperor too and kill you all! She turned for a look at the young man, as if telling him that she wasn’t someone to provoke. I’m not an easy target, see? I can also plot against Li Daoheng! But when she took a closer look at Li Hao, she saw that he was... livid! The queen blinked. What was with the reaction? Isn’t it a good thing that the exalted emperor has sent out another replica to face against the moon’s primary body? This saves you from having to fight me! Li Daoheng schemed against me, so I schemed back at him, which also benefits you. How are you not happy about that? “You absolute blithering idiot!” snarled the young man. “What the hell are you doing?!” It was a rare showing of temper from Li Hao! I knew that this woman is trouble whenever she uses her brain! She’ll doom us all! It’s not good for anyone once the two exalted emperor replicas become one. She’s completely blowing it! “Li Daoheng, detonate it!” Li Hao bawled at the immaterial universe. Up in the sky, Li Daoheng’s expression was extremely unpleasant as well. One half of the radiant moon abruptly erupted with scintillating light; a tremendous explosion echoed through the world! Vast and magnificent strength roiled through the land as half of the moon flew apart into pieces! The queen vomited blood and looked at Li Hao with incomprehension. Are you... working with Li Daoheng?! The young man couldn’t be bothered with her and beckoned the river forward. He sent it at a scarlet shadow hurtling through the world, one that wanted to rush into the immaterial dao universe! The Red Moon exalted emperor’s first replica brooded within the dao universe. “How very... interesting!” he hissed. Whether it was Li Daoheng or Li Hao, both of them chose to focus on killing him first when his replica appeared! Even half of the moon had been discarded, blast them all! Zheng Yu simply watched the show, a smile on his face. The Red Moon exalted emperor had both overestimated and underestimated himself. He’d thought too highly of his intellect and too little of his strength. Whether it was Zheng Yu, Li Daoheng, or Li Hao, no one wished to fight an exalted emperor. At least, not right now! The guy might be able to help his primary body out of the seal once his two replicas came together. The queen’s haphazard interference had nearly ruined all of their plans. Who else would they kill right now, if not his replica? When the replica was stronger than the primary body, would it be difficult to break the seal then? The two could wear down the seal from both within and without! Zheng Yu, Li Daoheng, and Li Hao were considering far more than the queen. If they permitted the situation to continue to develop, then this exalted emperor might outright break the seal. Who wanted that to happen? It wasn’t as if the seal of the eight main cities was completely infallible. Holes had been drilled through it long ago! Li Hao rose into the air; the river churned through the sky. Whether it was Li Daoheng, Zheng Yu, or even the divine spirits bent on killing mortals—everyone chose to pause and give Li Hao time. The young man could be permitted to kill the replica, just one in the world was enough! Another one would ruin everyone’s plans. This kind of tacit accord was something that the queen lacked. Therefore, as Li Hao’s sword pierced through the world and swung at the exalted emperor, the latter’s second replica briefly panicked. “Idiot! I’ll have to handle those two first when my replicas combine,” he snarled. “Do you think those two are easy targets?” Li Hao is getting in my way?? Damn him! The young man didn’t say a word. Of course I’ll be happy to see you focus on those two, but I can’t release your primary body today. That will result in too much trouble otherwise. Do you really think we haven’t considered the possibility that you might be able to summon your primary body when your two replicas meet? The longsword pierced through the world! However, the replica wasn’t weak. Another moon appeared at this time and suppressed the world with a loud thud. The scarlet shadow took a step back—it was the primary body of the Moon God! A coldly aloof figure appeared over this moon and cast an eye on the queen. The latter was still vomiting blood. The Moon God seemed to be considering why she’d chosen this fool back in the day. The second generation... is really... quite... maddening! Fresh chapters posted on novel·fire.net The longsword flashed through the air! At the same time, the moon erupted with indomitable strength, suppressing the world and scarlet shadow once more. The world shattered when the scarlet shadow punched out! The Moon God had set her eyes on Li Hao at first, but the battlefield was a quickly shifting place. Fortune was a fickle mistress and the two sides that’d been at each other’s throats were suddenly close allies.