Chapter 519: Exposed
The Ripple Emperor looked around with wariness. He had already ordered the immortals under him to flee and planned to teleport away with the Redmoon Emperor, but he found himself in an unknown location. It was a space devoid of land, sea, or sky. Instead, ripples and twisting colors filled the space. Mortals who saw it would have their minds shattered from the lack of ability to comprehend what they saw.
It resembled the Ripple Realm he had constructed by folding layers of space and detaching it from the Numinous Realm. It wasn’t quite a realm or even a quasi realm artifact, but it served its purpose, to enhance his spatial abilities. However, there was a key difference. He couldn’t control this strange space.
The Ripple Emperor couldn’t help but recall the person who appeared earlier and took the Kunlun Sword Emperor’s divine sword, and the one that stole the Immortal Confining Sword from them after they killed Emperor Wujian. He understood that the perpetrator was someone who walked farther in the way of space than him. Not only because he was pulled into this unknown space that resembled his oh so much, but also because he couldn’t access his own space anymore. It was as if something had dulled the connection.
If it was a monarch that did this, the Ripple Emperor would have no trouble saving his life, injured as he was. However, he didn’t think someone with greater mastery over space would be inferior to him in terms of cultivation.
“Come out. I don’t know who you are, but you must have a reason for capturing me. Speak, what are your demands?” the Ripple Emperor asked rather calmly, despite his circumstances.
A black humanoid formed of mist appeared across from him, but he didn’t speak. What answered the Ripple Emperor was the distortion of space in his body. It twisted, as if it wanted to warp and destroy his body.
The Ripple Emperor sensed the power of space, but that confused him. Although the power was strong, its profoundness was inferior to his own. He mobilized his immortal qi and neutralized the twisting force. He looked at the misty figure, only to see that figure preparing to attack him.
The misty figure released a series of space-related spells, all of which the Ripple Emperor neutralized or deflected. He wanted to teleport away, but it seemed teleporting was the sole technique he couldn’t use. Left with no recourse, the Ripple Emperor counterattacked with his own spells.
As time passed, the Ripple Emperor’s expression turned ugly. He noticed that the proficiency of the hazy humanoid fighting him was improving at a noticeable rate. Not only did the person who kidnapped him not deign to talk to him, but he was also using him to train his juniors!