"CRIMSON MAAASSSKKK! You bastard, you dare to kill my brother? I'll kill yoooouuuu!"
Lex yelled as his eyes turned blood red utterly; his warrior realm battle qi even seemed to have become chaotic, no longer flowing in its natural flow. However, his cultivation base skyrocketed, climbing the peak of the Low-Level Initial Rank Warrior realm.
Feng Yu knitted his brows at this as he thought to himself, 'Tsk, to think he's willing to burn his Warrior Foundation Core, such a pity, he might have strengthened a bit, but his death is already decided.'
Following his thoughts, Feng Yu's hair fully rose above his head, as his eyes behind his crimson mask, shone in a scarlet hue.
Bang! His body emanated a mysterious, crimson-colored flame that had a vague hint of thunders within it. Even his hair had flickers of red lightning that danced about like a red snake.
He held the common sword in a one-handed sword stance, slanting it to the side as he stood facing the berserk Lex and spoke in tone, inviting him to the real battle.
"Come, let us end it."
With Feng Yu’s words, Lex who seemed to have lost all reason, transformed into a streak of light that instantly appeared before Feng Yu. His mouth opening wide as he roared like a beast.
“Dieeee!”
Not even using a profound technique, he struck his fist forward like a rabid beast, pushing a horrendous amount of power towards Feng Yu. Yet, even in the face of such dreadful energies, Feng Yu’s golden eyes only stared at it with a calm look.
Taking a light step forward, Feng Yu put away his normal sword and reached both of his hands to the side, he then grasped the handles of two of the floating crimson swords in his Sword Domain before his body flickered and appeared behind Lex.
‘Extremity Dual Style – Thunder Flash Swords!’
Feng Yu said in his mind as two rays of thunderous crimson lights flashed behind him, the blazing scarlet flames masking the true forms of his attack as they had swept through Lex’s body in an instant, leaving behind no trace.
Lex now stood behind Feng Yu with his fist in front of him, a trail of destruction had formed from it as it created a pit a few meters ahead.
Both remaining silence for a while as the winds from the chaotic battles around them, stirred their robes, causing it to make flapping noises as their hair fluttered lightly to their sides.
A series of blood red lines soon after formed on Lex’s body, as he could now feel the life slipping away from his, bringing him out of his berserker state as he coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood.
“Well… played…” Lex said with the last of his breath, he didn’t bother to complain, he knew that this battle was his lost. If he hadn’t lost his sanity, he would have been able to exchange blows for a little while, but it was obvious that the opponent had created such a scene, forcing a quick solution to the battle.
‘Brother… it seems I’ll be joining you early…’ Lex thought as he fell face forward, collapsing onto the pit he created with his destructive attack as his mind left this world.
Feng Yu waved his hand, causing his swords to disappear before his Sword Domain and Bloodline Battleform faded, he then glanced at the pit for a short while before turning his sights elsewhere.
‘Hmm, Leon and Myria is already finished, Lang Kuang should be finishing up soon, and Dai Lin is about to handle that fellow. Good, with this we should have enough of an advantage, but it’s better to keep an eye on He Xiu just in case.’
With his thoughts decided, Feng Yu sent both Leon and Myria a message, after getting their reply, Feng Yu transformed into a streak of blazing flames that headed towards He Xiu.
The audience was shocked by his change, those who didn’t notice before could clearly tell that he had a bloodline. As such, it sparked a commotion as many discussed.
“That Crimson Mask, who would have thought that he had a bloodline? Such a powerful man!” One person said in shock.
“Indeed, I’ve heard that the Black Spider Blood Clan and Vulture Blood Clan had started to make moves, but judging by his strange power of crimson flames, he is definitely not related to either forces. Which clan did he come from?” Another person said.
Many others had the same thoughts as they tried to understand his identity, but try as they might, they couldn’t find an answer. The scene here now seemed ready to take on another turn as the battles elsewhere pushed forward, striving to reach their peak.
Chapter 313
Those in the Dark, Dai Lin’s Might
In a dark space, two individuals stood silently before the Grand Preceptor, who stared at a screen in silence. He watched as some of Feng Yu's party members crushed their adversaries in an overpowering manner, keeping a firm eye on Feng Yu himself, who had used his bloodline to defeat Lex.
"This Crimson Mask character, who is he?"
The Grand Preceptor said as his eyes shone coldly, he used a special skill to see behind the mask and was even about to see through the disguise, but as if an unusual power was in hindering him, he couldn't make out the face.
"That darn He Wuhan, these are definitely some of her relic’s; I can't see any of the identities related to this Crimson Mask nor his allies.”
The Grand Preceptor said with a tone of discontent, but as he spoke, one of the persons that stood before him finally spoke.
"Great Father, please allow me to go and handle it for you. I'll show you that this Crimson Mask character, regardless of his current prowess and talent, is no one important."
When the Grand Preceptor heard those words, he turned his sights towards the person who spoke, a young man in his twenties that wore similar tomb pattered clothing to himself. He had a casket on his back, with the symbol (四) on its surface, his skin had a pale complexion, almost like a corpse. His face a bit handsome, with short black hair but with black pupils that shone with a skull symbol.
"Kazak, you should know your true objectives; I want you to focus only on capturing that He Xiu, we need that treasure. I also sense something familiar about her, so make sure to take her back alive." The Grand Preceptor said, his eyes flashed when the screen showed He Xiu, whose powers seemed unusual.
"Yes, Great Father," Kazak said in reply.
The Grand Preceptor then glanced to the side; there he saw a man with a cloak-like Melcraze’s, only he had a more muscular frame than the latter.
“Entoph, when I give the signal, you will assist Melcraze with against those three; make sure to prevent that Master Shaolin and Pill Queen from interfering with Kazak's mission. As for everything else, I will take care of it..." The Grand Preceptor said with a set of cold-looking eyes as he once more turned his attention to the screen, his eyes narrowing as he carefully observed the direction of the crowd of onlookers.
"As the Grand Preceptor commands."
Entoph said respectfully, he was a bit reluctant with working with Melcraze, but he knew better than to step out of bounds. The scene in this dark space turned even more sinister as the enemies readied to make their final move.
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The area grew silent as not only the crowd, but many others who battled had cast their attention away from their grueling battles, fixing their eyes onto Feng Yu. They noticed the scene prior when he was covered by his crimson flames with his scarlet hair dancing about wildly, akin to a crimson fire god. As such, even the core leaders that fought in a deadly battle had been alarmed.
Melcraze's face turned dark as he inwardly cursed, 'Damn, what the hell is this? Since when was a bloodline prodigy so common to interfere in external affairs. Tsk, to think he is a bloodline genius with the Power of Extremity, doesn't this make him far more talented than the Crypt Child?'
When Melcraze thoughts reached here, his attention was a bit dazed.
"Hmph! Letting your guard down, you're asking for defeat! Blood Severing Threads!" Liao Xinyan said as he stretched his palm towards Melcraze, his spinning golden rings sending out multiple thin red threads that chopped towards him.
"Don
't count your luck yet, Crypt Sorcery - Departed Soul Guard!" Melcraze said as he sensed the danger, he countered with a strange attack whereby his palm struck forward, causing the cloths to form a series of shields.
Just by looking at them, one would feel a chill as each strand of cloth had countless souls that cried out in agony, filling its entity with sinister ghost qi.
As his technique finished, Melcraze acted by flickering like a ray of light and pressing the shields ahead, each colliding onto Liao Xinyan's blades. Instantly, a black and red explosion formed, which became even more devastating as both Melcraze and Liao Xinyan fought more intensely.
"Such monsters," A few onlookers said as they trembled in fear.
"Indeed, I've heard rumors, but it looks like Blood Thread Liao, and that Crypt Sorcerer is even stronger than expected. If this formation wasn't this intricate, I doubt any of us would have survived their shockwaves at this distance." One person said.
Others also agreed as they glanced at the battle, but none had the mood to stay entirely distracted with the current scene.
Looking on one corner, one would notice the scene of the Iron Blood Union's Ambassador Yin Ran, who had his team of slaves progressing onwards to the heavily guarded He Xiu.
"Huhu... her guards are even less now, hurry and capture her!" Yin Ran said as he stood in a chair pulled by two robust slaves. He fanned his face with a unique looking fan with strange symbols as he pointed his arm forward much like a commander would do an army.
"Yes, master!" Four of his muscular bodied slaves said as they continued onward with incredible speeds, moving almost like blurs that left behind a series of remnant shades following his command.
Now, only one person remained at his side, a man with a conical hat with most of his features shrouded by a coat. His hand emitted a strand of energy that continued to hold Yin Ran's throne.
He Xiu, Pan Man, Pan Shin, and Tao Shen were already engaged in combat with enemies that had slipped through Toram's and Tira's onslaught.
"Haha, they're mine!" Yin Ran's said with excitement as he saw that they didn't even notice the danger.
Sadly though, Yin Ran's joy couldn't last forever as a bolt of multi-colored lightning came crashing down on his wishes, falling onto the ground before a large slave with muscular prowess; the shockwave from the collision pushed back the big-bodied slaves by a few meters.
As the lightning bolt faded, the scene cleared to reveal Dai Lin, who stood in a calm and confident posture as he faced Yin Ran's direction.
Yan Ran glanced at his slaves from his seat, his eyes noticing that they were currently wiping the blood away from his mouth as if he'd suffered an internal injury. He clicked his teeth while speaking in a reprimanding tone, "How useless you are, you'll each be sent to the Punishment Room the moment we return."
The faces of the slaves turned dark as if they heard a terrifying thing. A few wanted to beg for mercy, but as they saw the cold look in Yin Ran's eyes, they remained silent, knowing full well of its consequences.
"Aya? What's this? It doesn't look like your good with housekeeping, for last I checked that's no way to treat your pets." Dai Lin said with a mocking smile.
"Well, you're quite the cheekily fellow, aren't you, Mr. Qilin Mask? I don't recall any upstarts by a man like you in the south, which can only mean that you're no more than an insignificant wretch. Don't worry, though. Once I capture you from today's battle, I'll show you just how much 'care' I give to my pets. Huhu..." Yin Ran said with a spooky laugh, his fan now covering the lower portion of his face as his eyes flickered in an odd ray.
Dai Lin stared at his expression and felt disgusted; he fanned his nose, making a vile expression as he commented, "Phew, that reeks, no wonder you hid your mouth, all that filth its spewing is making me feel nauseous."
No matter how much of a psychologically stable man he was, Yin Ran was immediately upset by Dai Lin's words,. His eyes turned red when he glared at Dai Lin as if he was an angry wolf that wanted to chew him down to the bone before he yelled.
"You dirty little shit, kill hiiiiiiiimmm!"
"Yes, master!" The slaves replied as their True Foundation energies erupted, mostly at middle stages, with a few being at the late realms. It was clear by their imposing presence that each of them were probably famous warriors in their own rights.
With a gust of violent wind caused by their collective auras, each had charged towards Dai Lin from all angles, but as if Dai Lin didn't mind it, he merely showed a faint smile as he commented.
"Oh, so easily provoked. Well then, since it's a game of numbers, I won't dirty my hands. Sealing Release! Come to me, Enforcer Two and Enforcer Three!"
With his words, his golden chains unfurled by themselves, drawing a circle before him, which expanded rapidly to a few meters as a region of darkness formed at its center.
"Roaaarrrr!"
The former Two-Tailed Crimson Tiger and Ice Horn Unicorn's violent roars had sounded from behind it before their silhouettes soon appeared. They then lunged out of the darkness and quickly charged towards two of the lackeys aiming to crush them without even utilizing their killer techniques.
"What the hell? These are Variation Essence Beasts!" The slaves exclaimed in horror. However, unlike them, the eyes of Yin Ran brightly shone as if he saw a blessed thing,
Not only the slaves, even the distant onlookers felt surprises, the mysterious duo hidden from everyone else had a strange flicker in their eyes as the old female woman in silhouette spoke in a please tone.
"Well now, to create such lifelike puppets using electricity, it proves just how incredible of talent and unique of a Thunder Attribute Technique he possesses, this generation sure is looking up."
The old male silhouette also nodded in agreement, but his lips smiled as he observed the changes. As if she sensed the other party's interest, she turned her eyes towards him.
Soon, her eyes narrowed as she glanced up above the meeting room, her smile fading as she spoke with a message.
"Already getting impatient I see, truly a troublesome fellow."
The old male silhouette nodded as if he knew her meaning, but neither of them showed any signs of acting, remaining in stillness as if they weren’t a part of the world.
While many others had their thoughts, Dai Lin and Yin Ran's fight continued.
"Excellent, truly excellent, I can not only capture a fine slave but even one with such splendid creatures to assist. Huhu, I made a good choice joining in on the fun today. Atkins, hurry and take down their master; he is useless without his two pets!"
Yin Ran said with a look of ecstasy on his face, showing a truly disgusting look to Dai Lin, who observed him from afar.
"Understood!" The vicious-looking slave with the conical hat and black cloth wrapped around his waist said, he waved his hand, causing a thick staff with gruesome blood-soaked spikes embedded to appear in his palms before he charged ahead like a blurry ray of light.
By now, there was a collision between the slaves and two Enforcers. The slaves were repelled with a loud crashing sound as they parried the claw attacks from both the Two-Tailed Crimson Tiger and Ice Horn Unicorn.
Dai Lin nodded at this as he snapped his fingers and spoke, "Stop playing with your prey and finish it."
"Yes, master!" Both the Two-Tailed Crimson Tiger and Ice Horn Unicorn said respectfully as the looks in their eyes changed. A frigid aura rose around the Ice Horn Unicorn's Body while the Two-Tailed Crimson Tiger gathered brilliant red lights in its mouth.
The slaves face turned pale as they hurriedly employed a defensive technique with their muscles bulging and taking on a shiny metallic hue. But it was a pity, for though their techniques were good, they were still very different compared to Variation Essence Beasts.
"Crimson Scar Light! Icy Ray!"
The two shouted as they fired two beams of light towards the slaves; before the slaves could even yell out in pain, the crimson-colored ray turned one into ashes as the icy ray transformed the other
into a block of ice.
Dai Lin stared indifferently at this as he casually turned his attention towards Yin Ran, but as he saw Yin Ran's teasing look, he couldn't help but reply with a smile, "What's wrong? Still think that you have a chance at victory?"
Yin Ran chuckled and replied, "Huhu... boy, killing a few insignificant slaves are nothing, let's see how you fare against my best without your pets."
Dai Lin snorted at those words as his eyes turned to the side, noticing that a blurry figure was upon him.
Both the Two-Tailed Crimson Tiger and Ice Horn Unicorn noticed this a bit late; they turned around and roared, "Master, watch out!"
Dai Lin remained calm, not even adopting battle posture as he spoke, "A mere Eight Tier True Foundation realm isn't enough to get me riled up, come now, it's time for you to join your companions. Enforcer One, take action!"
Immediately after Dai Lin's command, the darkness expanded by a section as a horse cry sounded. Following the battle cry, a loud galloping noise sounded as a horse carrying a grim-looking man in a cloak with a sinister scythe for the weapon had appeared.
"At master's command, Reaper's Touch!"
Enforcer One said with his empty eyes flickering with lightning bolts, he charged towards Atkins with his horse leaving behind icy huff tracks as the sickle in his arm left a trail of baleful red lights when it swung forward.
Yin Ran frowned when he saw the sudden appearance of a new summon, but as he held utmost confidence in Atkins, the frown on his face transformed into a sneer.
"Heh, a foolish summon with no true power, fall to my power!" Atkin's said as he swung his brutal-looking staff towards Enforcer One with great precision; it flew at incredible speed as baleful energies wrapped around it.
Dai Lin shook his head at this as Enforcer One's attack collided with both light sources, with a loud clinking noise, an explosion followed as Atkin's saw his weapon bounced away in the air, spinning as if a tornado hit it.
"What?" Both Yin Ran and Atkin's exclaimed, seeing that Dai Lin's summon easily repel the attack, they soon felt a dark atmosphere, but before they could even react, there was already a change.
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