He cast a glance at Tsao Suiyan as he stood far to his side. A light crease appeared between his eyebrows, and he spoke in a mocking drawl, "Lord Commander, aren't you standing far behind us? Are you perhaps thinking of only coming out to handle the situation after the both of us fight to the death?"
"And what opinion might you have, Sir?" Tsao Suiyan asked coldly.
The alliance master spoke without a chance in his expression. "Let's work together and take down Dongfang Bubai."
"I'm part of the government, and you're a thief. We do not belong to the same side." Tsao Suiyan's answer was very simple and straightforward.
The alliance master laughed loudly. "If that's the case, I can make way for you and admire how you take revenge for your subordinates. I look forward to how heroic you will look like when you take down Cult Master Dongfang."
Those words hit where Tsao Suiyan hurt.
Thousands of Embroidered Uniform Guards had died in Dongfang Bubai's hands just like that. Their corpses were strewn all over the place, and even if he were the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, he would need to offer an explanation when the death toll was so astonishingly high.
"All of you in the evil cult have always used whatever you have in your disposal to achieve your goals. The instances where you betray your allies after you achieve your goals is too numerous to count. How can I be certain that you will not stab me in the back?"
"We will be working with each other willingly in this. It's your choice as to whether you're willing to work with me. But let me say this first, I will be the one getting Tiger Soul. I will not take Dongfang Bubai's corpse or anything else." When he said this, the alliance master paused for a moment. He suddenly said, "It's not entirely because of Tiger Soul that allowed Dongfang Bubai to be able to not suffer even a single injury while he kills tens of thousands of people while he is encircled by multiple martial artists. I believe you will really like Sunflower Manual."
Sunflower Manual was a peerless martial art, and while it was slightly inferior compared to Tiger Soul, to him, it was something that he could only hope to find.
Even though he was a little reluctant to give up on Tiger Soul, when he thought about this in depth, he found that it was not a bad thing to give up on it, because even Dongfang Bubai, who was himself a matchless elite, was affected by Tiger Soul and turned into a soulless killing machine.
Once he thought of this, Tsao Suiyan's gaze turned firm.
"Alright! We'll take down Dongfang Bubai, and when we do, I'll get Sunflower Manual, while you get Tiger Soul!"
"That's a promise!"
Delight shone in the alliance master's eyes.
These two people in the dao of heaven came to an agreement in the desert.
In the next second, two pairs of cold and fierce eyes landed at the same time on Dongfang Bubai, who was influenced by the demonic nature in Tiger Soul.
At the moment their gazes landed on him, Dongfang Bubai reacted to them by reflex! He had been standing still with the saber in hand, and his face was full of discomfort as he struggled against the saber. But in the next instant, his face turned as cold and stiff as marble. A murderous and bloody red light shone in his narrow, gentle, and bewitching eyes.
He seemed to not have moved at all, but the sound of air being torn still rose.
Hiss!
A blood red saber glare tore through the air. A terrifying trench was left behind in the desert, and in an instant, it arrived in front of the alliance master.
These two people had always been in Dongfang Bubai's attack range, but they had activated their power in the dao of heaven and had become One with the World. That meant that they had disappeared from Dongfang Bubai's world, which was only natural that they would not be attacked.
However, at the moment both of them made their decision, they no longer tried to hide their existences. The powerful presence of those who were One with the World was released fully, and their killing intent, which seemed to have material form, were trained on Dongfang Bubai. It was only natural that Dongfang Bubai would be able to sense them.
"Perfect timing."
The alliance master did not panic as he faced the bloody tiger-shaped saber glare. He moved to the side and easily avoided the attack. His hands, which had been hidden behind his cloak, were swiftly brought out.
The air in front of Dongfang Bubai seemed to have been sunk because it was pushed down by an invisible force, and a ruthless power rammed into him like a cannonball tearing effortlessly through a forest.
As expected of someone who was the most skillful among those who were One with the World and who had defeated six people in the dao of heaven with Tiger Soul. Right when he attacked, his ingenious attack brought about substantial threat to Dongfang Bubai.
"ROAR!"
A blood red light shone around his body. The alliance master's tricky palm strike was blocked by that blood red light. Dongfang Bubai's body did not even move. Two blood-red saber glares charged in front of the alliance master with a spirit pressure that had substantial form.
The alliance master's pupils narrowed.
"Is this the new ability given to you by Tiger Soul?"
"As expected of the greatest catastrophic weapon of the ancient times. It does live up to its name!"
Even though it had happened very suddenly, the alliance master was completely unbothered by it. He did not try to avoid the two fierce saber glares rushing at his face.
Before the saber glares touched him, the wind it stirred had already reached him.
His cloak was flung high into the air behind him, and it let out loud, fluttering sounds.
While he remained airborne, the alliance master's gaze turned even colder.
Right before his body was about to be hit by the two saber glares, the alliance master vanished, as if the world had suddenly lost all traces of the alliance master.
The saber glares cut through the alliance master. They met no resistance whatsoever.
But the alliance master remained unharmed.
Those saber glares charged past, and the alliance master escaped unscathed.
Tsao Suiyan had the clearest idea of what had happened, but it was clear that this was not the time for him to have his mind wander and think about what happened. Even though he was incredibly puzzled, the alliance master had created a rare chance for him while he personally baited Dongfang Bubai to attack him. He would naturally not let this chance go.
He became one with his sword. A magnificent and grand sword force moved like a sentient ray of light shining in the world. It struck Dongfang Bubai's body.
Boom!
"I hit him!"
His attack contained qi that could allow him to break defenses, and it had struck Dongfang Bubai without running into any resistance, just as he expected. Tsao Suiyan was delighted.
However, right when this thought appeared in his head, an incredibly brutal tiger's roar suddenly rose by his ears.
"ROAR!"
It was close to him, and the sound rammed into his eardrums.
Tsao Suiyan's expression changed drastically. He was caught off guard, and he felt as if something had crashed violently into his eardrums. His body shuddered violently, and blood gushed out of his mouth. He could not control it. He fell down from the air.
While he was still in the air, a blood red saber glare chased after him from the sky. Tsao Suiyan shouted in shock, anger, and fear, and it charged past him.
Chapter 1200 - Sudden Change, Attack!
Boom…
Tsao Suiyan's corpse crashed into the sand from the air.
Boom!
Phantasmal Shadow saw this scene behind a sand hill in the distance. She s.u.c.k.e.d in sharp breaths and instinctively stood up from behind the sand hill!
Wu Kuo and the other Wind Assault Tower higher-ups noticed that Tsao Suiyan had died in Dongfang Bubai's hands at the same time. Looks of incredible shock and disbelief appeared on them simultaneously.
This was just
too shocking and unexpected.
They did not expect that things would end this way.
The group originally thought when the alliance master worked together with Tsao Suiyan to fight against Dongfang Bubai after his qi deviated, they would definitely witness an astonishing fight, and the fight would last for some time.
The group had even made preparations to watch the fight from a distance!
Tsao Suiyan was not Dongfang Bubai's opponent. Immediately into the fight, he died in the desert. This caused them to be dumbfounded for a few seconds, and they thought that they were dreaming.
"What's going on?"
Someone cried out behind them.
His words finally snapped Phantasmal Shadow out of her daze. Her eyes focused, and she quickly whispered a private message to her tower members behind her. "From now on, pay attention! The situation has changed. We are to be prepared to take action at any moment! We cannot let Dongfang Bubai leave with Tiger Soul!" Tsao Suiyan's sudden death had thrown Phantasmal Shadow's original plan into a loop. It also caused her tower members to lose their cool!
It was very clear that Tiger Soul had become even more brutal and fierce after it had devoured tens of thousands of martial artists' blood. It seemed like it had gained new abilities, making Dongfang Bubai to become even more unfathomable. Even though he had his qi deviated, he had gained immeasurable power.
In this sort of situation, Phantasmal Shadow could no longer try to deduce Dongfang Bubai's strength based on her previous train of thought, and neither could she try to predict just how high were his chances of winning against the alliance master.
Now that Dongfang Bubai had become even more unfathomable, the alliance master could no longer hope to compare to him. Perhaps the alliance master would even die in the next second…
Even though Dongfang Bubai had become even more terrifying, Tiger Soul's strength had also stimulated Phantasmal Shadow and the others.
When they looked at Tiger Soul, their gazes became even more intense.
Tsao Suiyan's death had not just thrown Phantasmal Shadow and her tower members' plan into chaos, it had also caught the other group of people who were also watching this on the other side to be caught off guard as well.
Thud!
At the moment Flame Wolf became certain that Tsao Suiyan was dead, he struck the sand, and his fierce gaze was pinned on the alliance master and Dongfang Bubai. He gave his orders clearly, "Send my orders, tell our people to take action immediately!
"Immortal, Peach Blossom, bring someone to immediately destroy Wind Assault Tower, and do it quick…" Flame Wolf said these words to Immortal and Peach Blossom. His words were spoken firmly, clearly, and incredibly seriously, "I'll give you five minutes. Once you're done with it, come over immediately to gather with us."
Once Flame Wolf saw Dongfang Bubai's strength after he had his qi deviate, he did not believe that the alliance master would be able to last for a long time. That was why they were now in a greate hurry.
They had to face Dongfang Bubai, who might kill or force the alliance master to retreat at any moment, and also had to make sure that when they attacked, the area around them was safe.
Wind Assault Tower and Wild Wolves were mortal enemies. Naturally, they had to destroy them at first moment.
Right after they finished speaking, the one hundred top-class Wild Wolves behind him had cold killing intent shine in their eyes. Without another word, a group of people broke off the group. They said nothing and just used the rising and falling sand hills to provide cover for themselves. They headed to the place where Wind Assault Tower had hidden themselves in the distance.
Flame Wolf watched Peach Blossom and her group disappear behind the sand hills before he looked away and redirected his gaze on Dongfang Bubai and the alliance master, who had begun fighting again.
"Our success and failure will be decided at this moment!"
When the alliance master saw Tsao Suiyan dying, his pupils shrank, and his eyes were cold and solemn. He stared at Tsao Suiyan's lifeless corpse for two whole seconds before he s.u.c.k.e.d in a breath and looked at Dongfang Bubai, who had suddenly stood still once more. He gritted his teeth and said clearly, "Your qi didn't deviate."
"..."
Dongfang Bubai looked as if he did not hear him. His long and narrow eyes were indifferent and brutal as he stared at the alliance master. A sword gash that was slightly more than an inch long could be spotted on his c.h.e.s.t, and it was bleeding slowly.
Dongfang Bubai was injured.
"You won't be able to deceive me."
The alliance master frowned again, and there was a mocking tone in his voice. "Just now, at the instant Tsao Suiyan managed to attack you, you used a skill from Sunflower Manual, and you deliberately sent a flying needle into his body. That flying needle tore through his defense, the tiger's roar intimidated his mind, and the glare killed him. That sort of cunning and skill isn't something a person who has been controlled by Tiger Soul and who has his qi deviate can do. You might be able to deceive Tsao Suiyan, but you won't be able to lie to me."
His mighty and awe-inspiring voice echoed between both of them in an indifferent manner, and it swept up the dancing sand.
Behind the sand curtain, the bewitching and fierce red light that had appeared in Dongfang Bubai's eyes after he was completely affected by Tiger Soul gradually faded away once he heard the alliance master's words.
And when the red light disappeared, a hint of cunning and clarity of mind slowly appeared in his eyes.
Judging by Dongfang Bubai's eyes, it was clear that he was never affected by Tiger Soul. He still retained his mind!
"I knew it…"
A solemn voice tumbled out of the alliance master's lips.
When he saw that Dongfang Bubai's gaze was becoming increasingly clear and soon regained his usual bewitching charm, the alliance master's tone and gaze turned even more grave and cautious. "You were never affected by Tiger Soul. I was careless…"
Even though he said this, the alliance master still noticed that as Dongfang Bubai's eyes gradually regained clarity, the bloody-red Tiger Soul in his hands was covered in a layer of red that was even more dazzling than before.
The white tiger's spine in the saber seemed to have been stimulated by something. It started stretching vigorously, causing the saber to vibrate frequently, and it looked like it was becoming harder to control it.
When he saw this, realization flashed in the alliance master's eyes, and he appeared to feel relieved as well.
It seemed like Dongfang Bubai had to pay quite the high price to resist Tiger Soul's control as well.
While he suppressed Tiger Soul from devouring him, Dongfang Bubai kept his gaze fixed on the alliance master. He smiled and answered, "Alliance Master, you are indeed extraordinary. As expected of the best of all those in the dao of heaven… I originally thought that I could trick both of you and make you believe that my qi has deviated before I kill both of you in one go. Then, I will search for a quiet place to focus on researching the true secret behind Tiger Soul. I didn't expect that I would only be able to kill one lapdog of the imperial government in the end." Dongfang Bubai's uniquely bewitching voice rose at that moment, and the alliance master's expression changed slightly again.
He opened his mouth and said, "In truth, if that lapdog didn't die, I wouldn't have been able to tell that you weren't controlled by Tiger Soul. I will have to thank him. But there is something I don't understand. I do hope that you will be able to answer my question."
"I know. You want to ask me why I am able to retain a clear mind under Tiger Soul's influence." Dongfang Bubai smiled coldly and faintly, "I don't mind telling you. After all, even if you learn it, you won't be able to use it."
"Oh?" The alliance master c.o.c.ked an eyebrow. His voice suggested that he did not believe in Dongfang Bubai's claim, and he refused to accept that he could not control Tiger Soul. "Then I will have to ask you to generously provide me with your answer."
> They were both in the dao of heaven, but the alliance master believed that his path was much more orthodox that Dongfang Bubai's deviant path, and he was much further down the path as well. But Dongfang Bubai had been able to suppress Tiger Soul for a long time, while the alliance master himself did not even notice that he had been controlled by Tiger Soul. This surprised him more or less, and he also found it puzzling.
Dongfang Bubai was clearly able to tell that the alliance master did not believe in him, so he turned his body sideways. "I don't mind telling you, but there is no such thing as a free lunch in the world. Alliance Master, don't you think you should also tell me some of your secrets?"
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The alliance master was not at all surprised when Dongfang Bubai suddenly mentioned the condition he wanted before he told him of his method.
"Just now, the saber glare has clearly cut through you, but you didn't even bother dodging it, and you managed to ignore Tiger Soul's attack. I want to know what that is." Dongnfang Bubai smiled and mentioned a question that had been plaguing his mind for a long time.
If the alliance master had not used a special method to avoid that attack, he would have been able to get rid of two people in the dao of heaven in one go. That move was definitely the alliance master's trump card!
Dongfang Bubai truly wanted to understand this secret.
The alliance master thought about it for a moment before he answered, "I practice the Supreme Technique of the World. I believe you should have heard of it."
"Indeed.
Dongfang Bubai put on an attentive expression.
"When I fully circulate this technique, I can use it to blend into the world. With my armor, it can protect me during crucial moments." However, since the alliance master really wanted to know the secret behind how Dongfang Bubai resisted Tiger Soul, he showed great cooperation by mentioning the secret behind why he was able to avoid the attack just now.
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