by Fiery Moon
Earlier, in an instant, he had already determined that the person hiding behind the tree was merely an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple. He did not believe this person could have survived.
“Go, take a look. I hope the medicine was not damaged,”
The old man said with some remorse. He made his move too hastily earlier and used a big move from the start. Now that he thought about it, he had overreacted. If the herb was damaged, then it was not worth it.
At this moment, amidst the dust cloud, a blurry figure appeared in the deep pit. Although they could not clearly tell his appearance, the aura coming from him was exuberant, indicating that the person was not injured at all.
“How could this be!?”
The group of Tang Clan cultivators all exclaimed in shock. The old man’s face filled with an expression of disbelief.
He’s clearly just an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple... How could he have blocked my Profound Ranked Martial Technique? That makes no sense.
Xiao Chen, who was still in the dust cloud, did not reveal himself. Instead, he used his Spiritual Sense to see their expressions and scan for the positions of each person. As all the information appeared in his mind, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he revealed a dangerous smile.
Did it feel good to attack me? Well, it’s my turn now!
Xiao Chen smiled in his heart as he pointed towards the sky with his right hand, while his left hand continually made hand seals. Soon the sky rumbled with sounds of thunder.
Despite the previously clear skies, all of a sudden, large black clouds began to gather. The forest instantly turned incomparably gloomy, as if a thunderstorm was arriving, which was extremely strange.
“Lightning Descend!”
“Lightning Descend!”
“Lightning Descend!”
“Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom…”
Xiao Chen was merciless; he used all the Essence within his body and summoned at least ten bolts of lightning. He would not attack unless he was attacked, but if he was attacked, he would certainly return the favor tenfold.
Coming from the black clouds, at least ten bolts of lightning streaked across the sky, brightly illuminating the forest and causing a glare to appear for everyone who saw it.
Seeing the sky darkening, the group of people from the Tang Clan were astonished. The weather was just fine a moment ago, why did it suddenly change? How strange!
“Crap! This is a high ranked Martial Technique. All of you, be careful!” The old man shouted loudly, feeling very anxious.
Although hearing the words of the old man, before they had a chance to react, lightning bolts descended from the sky. Soon, after the sounds of thunder, there were cries of agony.
After the black clouds cleared away, most of the people from the Tang Clan lay burnt on the ground, looking like charcoal and billowing black smoke from their mouths and noses.
Three Superior Grade Martial Disciples died on the spot, giving off a barbecued smell.
Tang Yuan got up from the ground, appearing to be in a sorry state. There were lingering fears in his heart when he saw the three roasted Superior Grade Martial Disciples. If the old man had not protected him earlier, he would now be like those people—roasted black.
“What…what Martial Technique is this…” Tang Yuan asked with a quivering voice and a terrified expression.
The old man remained expressionless as he looked at the figure behind the cloud of dust. He muttered, “Lightning attributed Earth Ranked Martial Technique…Earth Ranked Martial Technique…”
Earth Ranked Martial Technique... even the rich and powerful clans of the Great Qin Nation did not have many of them, treating and protecting it as though it was a treasure. Who in the world was this person, and what kind of status did he have?
Not only was he good at using fire, he even had a Lightning attributed Earth Ranked Martial Technique. Was he a cultivator with dual attributes?
The misgivings in his heart grew even deeper, and before the old man gave it anymore more thought, he immediately rushed forward. After killing so many of his Tang Clan members, he could not let him escape. If he was truly from one of those powerful and influential clans, then all the more reason to kill him.
Otherwise, if he were allowed to return, he might decide to take revenge. With the power of those clans, his tiny Tang Clan would not survive.
Using an Earth Ranked Martial Technique as an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple, there was bound to be a great expenditure of Essence and rebound. He could not give him a chance to recover.
Swallowing a Qi Returning Pill as he observed the Tang Clan members’ situation, Xiao Chen was very satisfied with the lethality of the Lightning Descends he had executed using his full power.
The old man’s move earlier was a lethal one. If he had not learned the Heavenly Lightning Shield, even if he had not died, he would still be gravely injured. Hence, there was no need to be merciful to this group of people. Since he was going to make a move, he may as well go all out.
Xiao Chen’s Spiritual Sense could feel the old man rushing over but Xiao Chen did not feel anxious at all. The Qi Returning Pill had already begun to take effect, and his Essence was recovering.
Seeing the approaching old man, Xiao Chen inwardly shouted, Lightning Evasion!
Right before the old man reached the pit, he took a look at the not so far off Xiao Chen and smiled, Regardless of which clan’s genius you are, you are going to have to answer to me.
However, at that moment Xiao Chen’s body suddenly disappeared and a bolt of lightning appeared about a hundred meters in front of him. The old man raised his head to look at the bolt of lightning, and once the electrical light diminished, Xiao Chen’s figure appeared.
What Martial Technique was this?
The old man was astonished; he raised the Essence in his body to its extremes and quickly advanced forward, making movements akin to that of a sly rabbit. He had to kill him; the consequences of not doing so were too dire, the old man thought anxiously as his speed explosively increased.
Feeling the old man behind him, Xiao Chen dashed forward a few steps, then used the Lightning Evasion again. After the electrical light faded, Xiao Chen once again appeared another hundred meters ahead.
Seeing Xiao Chen escaping further, the old man shouted angrily. A surging flame appeared on his body, forming a pair of fiery wings. After the wings fully extended, they reached two meters wide.
Taking light steps, his body moved rapidly in the air. The trees in his way were burned through, effectively cutting them in two and leaving a path of burning tree stumps in his wake.
Martial Spirit Possession: it was an ability one could grasp only after becoming a Martial Grand Master. In the Tianwu Continent, few people had the very rare flying beast type Martial Spirit.
For those people, after their Martial Spirit left their body, they could grow wings. However, it was a lot more limited when compared to true flight.
The Martial Spirit Possession of Martial Grand Masters was not a true merger with the Martial Spirit. Thus, it only resulted in short distance gliding. Furthermore, it consumed a tremendous amount of Essence, which meant that the state could not be maintained for long.
To achieve a true merger with the Martial Spirit, one had to be at least a Martial King. By that time, one could fly as high as one wanted and the amount of time flight could be sustained was increased. Even the drain on Essence was much lower.
Seeing the old man undergo Martial Spirit Possession and draw closer to him, Xiao Chen helplessly swallowed another Qi Returning Pill; the speed of his Essence recovery increased significantly once more. Right then, he had no time to consider the possible side effects of consuming the pill too many times..
“Triple Burst Flaming Bird!”
The old man shouted angrily. Seeing that Xiao Chen drew nearer to him, he used his Medial Grade Profound Ranked Martial Technique again. He gave up on trying to conserve Essenc
e, as he was worried Xiao Chen would use that strange escaping technique again.
Because this Martial Technique utilized his Martial Spirit, after he executed it the flaming wings on his back left his body and turned into a huge bird. After it cried out, it flew towards Xiao Chen.
With the assistance of two Qi Returning Pills, Xiao Chen’s Essence recovery speed reached a terrifying level. Out of the three white clouds beside the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in his body, two of them had already recovered.
Seeing the flaming bird flying towards him, Xiao Chen’s brain worked furiously. After a short moment, he fully understood the situation. If he used the Lightning Evasion now, he would not make it in time; he would be interrupted at the last moment.
It was also impossible to evade it, as after the flaming bird cried out again, its speed and might would double. Since he was not currently at his peak state, it was unwise to use the Heavenly Lightning Shield to defend against it head-on.
He could only take advantage of the fact that the bird had only cried out once so far; while its might was still relatively lower, he could defeat it. Once he had thought it through, he immediately took action. Xiao Chen was not the kind of person to do a sloppy job. He immediately took out Lunar Shadow from the Universe Ring.
“Rushing Thunder Chop!”
Xiao Chen, who had his back facing the old man the entire time, suddenly turned around and shouted. His figure moved like lightning and chopped at the flaming bird.
With the assistance of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, even his ordinary strike was comparable to that of a peak Martial Disciple. Now that he was using a Martial Technique, the strength he had was naturally raised by many folds.
A resplendent glow appeared on the Lunar Shadow saber. Watching the inflamed bird come nearer, Xiao Chen could feel the heat waves on his face. He squinted his eyes slightly, looking at the fierce head of the beast.
Xiao Chen stomped down and calmly made his move, accurately chopping on its neck. The two horrifying forces clashed against each other, resulting in an intense explosion. A stream of heat waves traveled in all directions and every tree within ten meters broke in an instant.
The huge force rebounded from the saber back to Xiao Chen’s body. Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of fresh blood, and his body flew backward in midair, crashing into a big tree.
With a loud ‘boom’, the tree was immediately broken. Xiao Chen fell onto the ground and vomited another mouthful of blood.
He had miscalculated, having never used this Rushing Thunder Chop before. He expected too much from it and had actually wanted to use it against a Profound Ranked Martial Technique of a Martial Grand Master. Xiao Chen, who was lying on the ground, smiled bitterly. Even if the Azure Dragon was that powerful, a Yellow Ranked Martial Technique was still a Yellow Ranked Martial Technique in the end.
I’ve finally dealt with this fellow. I have not wasted so much of my strength in vain. The old man from the Tang Clan could finally breathe easy. Before he had the opportunity to recover his Essence, he immediately rushed towards Xiao Chen.
After clearly seeing Xiao Chen’s appearance, the old man looked like he had seen a ghost. After quite a while, he laughed loudly as he spoke hoarsely, “I, Tang He, have chased you for half a day, thinking you were some genius from one of the big clans. You caused me to be in such a sorry state; I never expected that you were merely the Xiao Clan trash.”
Chapter 34: Heaven Ranked Martial Technique—Return of the Azure Dragon
Watching Xiao Chen struggling to stand up, he seemed very weak. Tang He acted as though he had planned everything out, “If you didn’t kill the three people from my Tang Clan, on the account of the Xiao Clan, I could have let you off after you handed over the Red Nascent Fruit.”
Xiao Chen’s pale face revealed a cold smile, “Stop being so hypocritical. If you hadn’t attempted to kill me first, would I have made a move against your group?”
Grasping Lunar Shadow tightly in his hands, Xiao Chen coughed lightly as he continued, “Do you actually think that I have no way of resisting you?"
Tang He stared blankly for a while before laughing loudly, “Although I exhausted a large portion of my Essence there should still be more than enough to deal with a severely injured, Inferior Grade Martial Disciple. All I need is just one finger.”
Despicable... This was a Martial Grand Master going against an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple. In terms of strength, the difference between them was like heaven and earth. Xiao Chen held an undisguised look of contempt.
Return of the Azure Dragon was the first move of the Heaven Ranked Martial Technique, Dragon Subduing Slash. This was the exclusive Martial Technique of the Azure Dragon Martial Technique. When using it, one could leap over the seas like a dragon in a majestic and powerful manner.
According to the legends the Hidden Dragon Of The Abyss was the king of the four seas, and Dragon Soaring Through the Universe was the tyrant of the sky. As long as there was water, it would be able to display boundless might. Return Of The Azure Dragon referred to the dragon leaping out of the sea, bearing the might of the sea, and causing even the rivers to flow backwards.
Xiao Chen thought silently in his heart, The Return of The Azure Dragon was just the introductory move, with regards to the Dragon Subduing Slash. Looking at Tang He, who had an incredibly complex expression on his face, he smiled, “One finger… Don’t cry from shock later…”
Tang He watched as Xiao Chen made his final struggles, as though he was a cat playing with a mouse. At such a close distance, he was not afraid of Xiao Chen using his strange escaping techniques to flee. Not bothered by Xiao Chen’s tone, he smiled, “I said that I would only use one finger, thus, I will only use one finger.”
“Chi!”
A flame wisp gathered above Tang He’s finger. Moving his Essence and shouting out, the flames flew away from his finger, creating a long trail of Qi as it streaked across the air heading for Xiao Chen’s brain.
Although this flame did not look impressive, in truth, it contained a huge amount of fire-attributed energy. Many of Tang He’s opponents had died from this flame because they were careless and underestimated it.
He did not believe that at such a distance an injured, Inferior Grade Martial Disciple could withstand the destructiveness of this flame.
Naturally Xiao Chen would not be able to withstand the destructiveness of this flame, but he never intended to face it head on in the first place. He tightly grasped Lunar Shadow in his hands and changed his posture.
Raising his arm, he pointed the sharp end of his saber at Tang He!
Xiao Chen casually changed positions, but did not appear to have made any move. He still looked to be heavily injured and weak.
However, Tang He’s right eyelid started twitching spontaneously. His mind seemed to become empty, and he felt an unrelenting sense of danger.
How could it be? This fellow is currently severely injured, how could he injure me? Tang He shook his head vigorously and suppressed the fear in his heart.
The wisp of flames was already less than one meter away from Xiao Chen. In one second, it would penetrate through Xiao Chen’s brain. All it would take was a second and this fellow would be dead.
Thinking of this, the fear in Tang He’s heart completely disappeared. He revealed a faint smile on his face. It was time for this to end.
However, at that point, Xiao Chen suddenly shouted. A boundless aura, which could almost topple the mountains and seas, emanated from his body. The tranquil forest reacted as though there were great waves bellowing, while the sound of sea waves continuously reverberated throughout the area.
A formless force seemed to explode out from Xiao Chen’s body, and all of the big trees within a hundred meters behind Xiao Chen were uprooted by a strong gale, completely turning into fragments.
The whole sky was filled with broken fragments, and layers of them were piled up behind Xiao Chen. They looked like a great se
a wave, rippling unceasingly, and swaying gently.
Xiao Chen felt like his body was full of an apocalyptic power that was about to burst out of him. At that moment, he felt that even if Gods and Buddhas appeared in front of him, he had the confidence to destroy them.
“Break!”
With a furious shout, Xiao Chen swung lightly from his casual posture, but that small movement was brimming with a huge amount of energy.
This gentle strike was almost able to break through space and time, and the entire space around them fluctuated for a while. The huge sea wave made from tree fragments gave off an explosive sound, and a dragon roar came from Xiao Chen’s Dantian.
The huge energy traveled through Xiao Chen’s arm and Lunar Shadow, then turned into a dragon shaped saber Qi and flew out. The moment the saber Qi left the blade, Lunar Shadow could no longer withstand the violent energy and shattered apart.
While it took quite a while to describe this, everything happened within a breath’s worth of time. The wisp of flame that Tang He had fired was like a little worm in front of Xiao Chen’s dragon shaped saber Qi and dispersed upon contact.
The huge dragon shaped saber Qi had boundless might as it headed towards Tang He, Someday, I will make the rivers flow in reverse.
Tang He stared blankly at all of this He thought he saw a great wave in a boundless sea and that Inferior Grade Martial Disciple riding on a huge Azure Dragon, breaking out from that sea.
Under the might of this ancient Holy Beast, even the Flaming Bird Martial Spirit in Tang He’s body could not help but tremble. Tang He’s entire body trembled, and his Essence inside him was chaotic, refusing to obey his will.
Within an instant, Tang He’s body turned into dust. There were no screams of pain; he just disappeared completely. Only a red jade pendant could be seen falling.
The saber of Qi did not stop at that and continued to rush forward. A huge gorge, that seemed to extend into the distance forever, appeared in the ground.