by Fang Xiang
But since Zuo Mo asked, Tao Xing decided to give him a good explanation so that Zuo Mo would understand who he could provoke and who he could not.
"There are many experts in Great Peace City and they are all called famous warriors. However, there are ranks among these famous people. Pang Chen who you defeated is only a normal Famous Person, and was unranked. These famous warriors are general level and have mo physiques. The experts among the famous warrior have a ranking called the Great Peace Mo Ranking. It records the twenty most powerful experts in Great Peace City. The three strongest are Chang Yuan Hao, Yu Shuang and Nanmeng Xue. There are just a step away from marshal rank. Qi Diao Yu is also at this level, but it has been many years since he appeared in Great Peace City so his name is not on the Great Peace Mo Ranking."
Zuo Mo listened carefully.
"The second tier is the fourth to twelfth spots. The experts of this level have been in general level for many years and are experts that have comprehended [Boundary]. The third tier is the thirteenth to the twentieth positions. The experts of this level have not comprehend [Boundary] but if they are not cultivating an unique mo physique, they use a powerful mo skill in order to reach this spot on the Great Peace Mo Ranking. Lan Tian Long is this level. He is eighteenth."
"Under them is the Famous Warrior Ranking. The people on the Great Peace Mo Ranking are not ones that we can challenge. Most of them have come for the Great Peace Mo Skill Steles, and do not attend to outside matters. In comparison ,the changes in the Famous Warrior Rankings is more intense. The possibility of victory is also greater. If you are interested, you can try the Famous Person Rankings."
Tao Xing said probingly to Zuo Mo. If this one had to make a challenge, then it would be best if he went to the Famous Warrior Ranking. It was alright for him to try the Famous Warrior Ranking since he had killed Pang Chen in two moves and Pang Chen's ranking on the Famous Warrior Ranking was not low.
Zuo Mo glanced at him, asking, "What is the twentieth person on the Great Peace Mo Ranking called?"
Tao Xing's face instantly turned ashen, his heart beating rapidly. He said timidly, "Daren, you can start from the Famous Warrior Ranking, this also has many experts … …"
Famous Warrior Ranking?
Zuo Mo's head shook like a rattle drum. Just by listening to it, he knew the weight of the Famous Warrior Ranking was not enough. In order to move an ancient family like the An Wei Family which had high standards, if he could not reach the Great Peace Mo Ranking, the other wouldn't even look at him properly.
Thinking about the pile of stupid invitations, Zuo Mo's eyes twitched
–He was being underestimated!
"The twentieth of Great Peace Mo Ranking!" Zuo Mo's attitude was determined.
Tao Xing shrunk back under Zuo Mo's pressuring gaze. He said with a startled heart, "Miao Jun!"
"Miao Jun!" Zuo Mo repeated, his gaze murderous.
Tao Xing looked at Zuo Mo's vicious expression. His legs softened and he sat down on the ground.
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A Zha Ge was slightly shocked. Gongsun Cha had come to find him again. He did not know why. The two of them had just entered an alliance. Did Gongsun Cha had some new ideas?
"Brother Gongsun, is there something that you come to find this one with?" A Zha Ge was not afraid and directly asked.
A Zha Ge's straightforward attitude suited Gongsun Cha's appetites. He said seriously, "This one wants Brother A Zha Ge to give up the chaos rift."
A Zha Ge's expression suddenly changed and his eyes darkened. "What does Brother Gongsun mean?"
Gongsun Cha knew that he was the one asking something outrageous but there was no reasoning that could be spoken of in this matter. He was silent for a moment before saying, "This one is compelled by the circumstances. This one is willing to make this up to Brother A Zha Ge in other places."
A Zha Ge smiled coldly. "This one wants to hear the circumstances!"
Gongsun Cha was very honest and narrated the situation. Other than not saying Zuo Mo's name, he did not conceal anything else.
After A Zha Ge heard this, his anger dissipated. He was a person that was attuned to details and he naturally could hear the truthfulness of Gongsun Cha's words.
He still shook his head. "Brother Gongsun is a good friend and this one is moved. However, Orchid Home Jie is an important part of my clan and definitely cannot be given up. If Brother wants to go though, that is fine."
Lil' Miss shook his head. "We will successively send out battalions. We also need more mo experts in order to increase our reinforcements."
A Zha Ge suddenly laughed. "Brother Gongsun is really fantasizing. The yaomo have deep hate with xiuzhe, how can they work for you?"
Gongsun Cha glanced at A Zha Ge, saying, "Brother A Zha Ge, please wait for a moment."
A short while later, a large crowd of mo suddenly appeared in front of Lil' Miss and bowed to him.
A Zha Ge suddenly stood up. He stared at the mo in front of him and almost didn't believe his eyes!
Mo! True mo! What surprised him even more was that they were all brigadier mo! Even within his battalion, these would be elite members.
There were dozens of them in front of him.
"I believe that Brother A Zha Ge can see that they are truly mo and we have not put jinzhi in them." Gongsun Cha's words came.
A Zha Ge stared hard at this mo. He suddenly asked in a deep voice, "Why are you working for xiuzhe?"
E De's brow furrowed. "Who is working for xiu? We are in the service of our king!"
"King!" A Zha Ge almost froze where he stood. He was sure that his smart mind wasn't enough to use today. He saw a group of brigadier mo within a xiuzhe battalion and then these mo were saying they were in the service of King.
Then what were these xiuzhe?
Just like he did not believe that mo would stay in the service of xiuzhe, he also did not believe that xiuzhe would work for a mo, even if he was King!
E De was very displeased at the other's gaze. However, he still narrated how their King had been lost to the xiuzhe world, how he had cultivated the Great Day mo physique by himself, how he had created a xiuzhe battalion, how he had fought against Ye Ling Daren and received everyone's loyalty.
These absurd words were being spoken by a brigadier mo, and when this was said a she stood with several dozen mo, it became extremely convincing.
But A Zha Ge felt it was incomprehensible. Looking at E De's troops, he was motionless for a long time.
Gongsun Cha glanced over. This was possible!
He hurriedly pulled A Zha Ge to watch Vermillion Bird Camp's new tactics.
A Zha Ge's mind which had been dizzy suddenly cleared up. His eyes widened as he stared hard at this battalion!
He could see that the skeleton of this battalion was still the battalion that he had fought against before but that the brigadier mo had been added.
This was the first battalion he had ever seen that was composed of xiuzhe and mo mixed together. This kind of heterogeneous battalion had extremely unique tactics. Even though he was only seeing the foot of the mountain, he still inhaled sharply.
Such a transformation!
In this short time, this battalion had completely transformed. Their present strength caused A Zha Ge's heart to beat wildly.
His gaze turned to that bashful youth that had the face of an innocent neighbors boy. For some reason, coldness continuously corroded his bravery and was unable to be suppressed. His limbs felt cold.
As one of the three great battle generals of the Stellar Rahula Clan, A Zha Ge never lacked for bravery.
But his face was ashen as though he had just been defeated in a battle.
He knew that if the two fought again, he had no chance of victory.
The faint smile on Gongsun Cha's face was so profound. A Zha Ge did not know what had happened in these days that a battalion could transform so completely!
This youth … …
He saw the insanity and stubbornness in th
e depths of Gongsun Cha and suddenly understood -he's a madman!
Translator Ramblings: Oh Zuo Mo, it still isn't enough. You need to pretend harder.
Chapter 585: Gamble
"Yes, he caused the Shifting Star Sands, all of Great Peace City saw it, and he also broke Qi Diao Yu's record. Many families are starting to pay attention to him."
"Continue to monitor the situation."
"Should we make contact? There are many people noticing him … …"
"Do not worry too much. With his present fame, no major family would offer him a high price. As for those small families, even if they recruit him, it would not be hard for us to pull him over."
"But … …"
"No one is stupid. The Shifting Star Sands are very powerful and show that he has potential. However, those that are worth us acting are geniuses that can grow and live to become experts."
"Yes, Bu Heng is acting against him… should we make contact?"
"Why should we? You have to understand those that cannot survive are of no value to us."
"Yes … …"
"Go and help Bu Heng. However, do not leave any clues behind. It is the Shifting Star Sands, you have to give him some special treatment! I feel some anticipation!"
"Yes, this subordinate understands."
"Go."
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The Shifting Star Sands worldly manifestation only remained in the minds of the people of Great Peace City for a few days before it was quickly replaced by major news of the Four Realms victories on all fronts.
The power of the Four Great Sects caused both the yao and the mo to become nervous, especially the mo.
The in the battles of Blood Sky Metropolis Jie the yao had suffered heavy casualties but the mo had been largely unharmed and not really felt any pain. However, of the four jie which had been conquered, three belonged to the mo.
A strong feeling of danger seemed to press down on them.
Fortunately, the three jie that were taken were all very far from Great Peace City. But terror and nervousness still uncontrollably spread.
Something like this was not something that could be reversed by one expert unless a king personally acted. But while the mo would have King level experts, the xiuzhe also had people in the dacheng realm.
The fighting between experts of this level were on a strategic level. Unless it was a crucial time, neither side would act as the risks were too high.
As long as there were enough people and resources, a battalion could be reconstructed again in a few years and were naturally restored. But experts of such a high level, if one died, there would not be one to replace them. Not just king, even a mo marshal was very difficult to nurture. This could be seen from how many general levels were stuck at the very edge of marshall level in Great Peace City.
A string of defeats suddenly caused all of Great Peace City to become more solemn.
Everyone lost interest in chatting and were all worried.
"Brother Miao, what do you think?" An extremely elegant mo looked with worry at Miao Jun.
Miao Jun did not have a large figure. He had a square face with sharply defined features that slightly showed his age. His eyes were a crisp green, his figure stocky and he sat there casually but with presence.
Miao Jun thought and then said gravely. "This is not a strange development."
"Not strange?" his friend's interest was stirred by this and he hurriedly asked, "How is this not strange?"
Miao Jun said in a low voice, "No matter if people verbally agree or not, the xiuzhe are stronger than the yaomo, this is the truth. This is caused by the results of the thousand year war, and no one can change this. In the past, we had the Blood Sky Metropolis Jie as a barrier but now without it to serve as a border we are all mixed together. We lost the buffer between us and now have to face them and fight. At this time, what matters is strength. So it is not strange that we have lost."
"So according to Brother Miao, doesn't this mean that we will definitely lose in the end?" another person asked in disagreement.
"Losing in the beginning is already set in stone, but it is hard to say what is going to happen later on." Miao Jun's tone was calm and his thoughts clear. "The xiuzhe have started to gain victories so they will keep on advancing, and we will keep retreating. Many things will change in this cycle of advances and retreats. The other will be fighting on foreign land, and once the battle lines are drawn out, they will be tired out in maintaining it. We look to be retreating but we have an advantage in fighting on home territory. Also, with the calamity and battles many clans will be destroyed, and we will not have any more places to retreat to. When we are fighting with our backs to the precipice, we will be determined!"
The speech was rational and clear. All of them sighed in agreement.
At this time, Miao Jun's gaze suddenly focused and he shouted in a deep voice, "Which friend has come here, why do you not come forward?"
Clap clap clap!
As Zuo Mo walked in, he clapped. He was not pretending, he truly felt that the other had spoken well. The complex state of matters was simplified by the other into clear and concise points. Just this foresight alone was unusual.
Little Mo Ge was someone that had seen great things!
"Xiao Mo Ge!" Miao Jun's expression was surprised. He was not the only one. The expressions of the people around him instantly became strange.
Everyone recognized the youth in front of them.
Was this that Xiao Mo Ge that just a while ago had caused the Shifting Star Sands?
Zuo Mo was examining Miao Jun, Miao Jun was also examining Xiao Mo Ge.
Miao Jun had been astounded by the Shifting Star Sands that night, but what he felt more of was admiration. In terms of talent, he and the other people of the Great Peace Mo Rankings did not lack for it. Otherwise, they would not have gotten on the Great Peace Mo Ranking. However, compared to a freak that could have Shifting Star Sand, their presence instantly became dim in the light of that person.
Miao Jun sometimes would think if he could have the Shifting Star Sand once, even if he could not enter marshal level, he would not have a problem comprehending [Boundary].
But no matter how jealous he was, after being shocked for two days, the matter had settled. So when Miao Jun saw Zuo Mo, he was just slightly surprised.
"I had originally come to challenge Brother Miao."
When Zuo Mo spoke, the room instantly became silent. Everyone was shocked by his words.
"But when I heard Brother Miao's speech just now, this one is in great admiration of Brother Miao's foresight and suddenly changed ideas." Zuo Mo spoke smoothly as though he thought himself a very strong person and did not show any timidity.
Miao Jun suddenly felt it was very humorous and asked interestedly, "Oh, how did you change your opinion?"
When he was young, wasn't he also as green as this?
The other people could not suppress their amused expressions, especially when they saw Zuo Mo's serious expression. Some even laughed. In their eyes, Zuo Mo was a complete greenhorn while Miao Jun was someone who had been famed for a long time.
Right now, the greenhorn was swaying his head and lecturing in front of someone famous, wasn't this funny?
Zuo Mo did not seem to feel the others laughing at him. He said with a serious expression, "I believe that Brother Miao is an exceptional battle general."
Miao Jun was slightly surprised. He would occasionally speak about matters of the world but no one had ever connected him to being a battle general.
It seemed that this youth had very sensitive perception!
Miao Jun's heart shook slightly.
"So I hope that Brother Miao can come help me!" Zuo Mo said with a serious expression.
Everyone's smiles seemed to freeze on their faces. Their eyes were wide as they looked at Zuo Mo, their expressions strange.
A moment later.
"Haha!"
One person finally could not stop himself and slammed the floor
in laughter as though he heard the funniest joke in the world. The laughter seemed to be infectious and quickly spread. All the people in the room roared with laughter.
"Haha! He wants to recruit Brother Miao! He actually wants to recruit Brother Miao … …"
"Hahahaha! Did I hear it right? What day is it today?"
"I'm going to die from laughing!"
A little child actually ran over and serious wanted to recruit Miao Jun. This was the funniest matter in the history of Great Peace City.
Even Miao Jun couldn't help but laugh. "I'm very sorry, my present life is already very good."
Zuo Mo suddenly said, "You wouldn't even consider it for [Celestial Azure Essence]?"
Miao Jun's smile suddenly froze and he abruptly stood up. "You have [Celestial Azure Essence]?"
He unconsciously stepped forward and grabbed at Zuo Mo.
Zuo Mo did not dodge. A light flashed in his eyes and his presence was suddenly released!
———
Luo Li shut himself off in the room.
His complexion had recovered from its previous pale tone. The content of [Life-Death Lock] flashed through his mind. He had spent the last days studying this art that was completely irrational without any rest.
For him, death was not a difficult matter.
Sometimes, it would take more bravery to live than to die.
This bravery might just be a reason or a thread of hope.
Luo Li did not have anything to hesitate about.
His heart that had returned to life was grasping at a hope so small it was almost nonexistent.
Entering the state of death could stimulate the greatest potential of a person. Then it could reconstruct Wo Li, right?
Even if this only allowed him to just see her one last time … …
Luo Li slowly closed his eyes. He let the darkness take over his world but his lips were curled in a smile.
———
Zuo Mo's explosive presence was like a tsunami that lost its restraints and flowed in all directions.
Miao Jun's eyes suddenly lit up. They were like suns and unable to be stared at directly.