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After witnessing how Xiang Shaoyun had defeated Wu Longfei and Devil Fairy, his attitude toward Xiang Shaoyun had shifted. And after the appearance of Ye Chaomu and Duo Ji, his sense of superiority was no more. Still, he had a lofty and unyielding character and would not bend his knees before Xiang Shaoyun.
"You are incomparable to your sister," said Chen Zilong the moment he saw Xiang Shaoyun, frightening Chen Jiayan into quickly berating him.
"Zilong, what nonsense are you speaking?"
Chen Jiayan knew very well all the experts were here for Xiang Shaoyun. If they offended Xiang Shaoyun, he could destroy the entire Chen Clan at any time.
Xiang Shaoyun waved his hand and smiled. "Haha, Brother Zilong is right. I am indeed incomparable to my sister. Growing up, she has always been the one to bully me."
Chen Jiayan heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Xiang Shaoyun was not angered. He quickly hinted at Chen Zilong with his eyes, reminding the young man to no longer talk nonsense.
But Chen Zilong completely ignored him and said, "After we become Kings, I will battle you."
"Haha, if you want, I don't mind fighting right now," said Xiang Shaoyun with a laugh.
"No, I'm not your match right now. We will fight after we become Kings," said Chen Zilong.
"Shrinking before fighting? That's not like you at all," said Xiang Shaoyun in astonishment.
This was not the first time he had met Chen Zilong, and he knew he was a battle fanatic. Chen Zilong was not one to easily concede, and it was truly surprising that those words were coming out of his mouth.
"You were able to defeat Wu Longfei and Devil Fairy alone. I can't do the same," said Chen Zilong forthrightly.
"Sure, we will fight when we become Kings," said Xiang Shaoyun. He then said, "Let's go. I need to go to the Cloud Margin Pavilion."
Chen Zilong did not reject the invitation and went together with him. Chen Jiayan also offered to send them there on a mount, but Xiang Shaoyun rejected the offer.
"Jin Wo, I'll be troubling you," said Xiang Shaoyun.
"No trouble at all, that is my duty," said Jin Wo before transforming back to his original form.
A gold serpentine crocodile several dozen meters long appeared before Chen Jiayan and Chen Zilong, giving the two a fright. Chen Jiayan was a late-stage Emperor who had witnessed a lot of things. However, he couldn't help but be astonished to see a Demon Emperor right before his eyes.
Inwardly, he thought to himself, This Xiang Shaoyun's background is way too scary. This will be a great chance for the Chen Clan to rise!
The gold serpentine crocodile's head was raised proudly. His body was robust and sturdy, his scales looking as tough as steel, giving off a dreadful and oppressive sensation at all times.
Xiang Shaoyun took the lead to hop on the back of Jin Wo before inviting Chen Zilong up, "Come on up."
Chen Zilong composed himself before hopping onto the gold serpentine crocodile's back as well. Then, they flew toward Cloud Margin Pavilion. Jin Wo moved extremely quickly and was able to instantly reach high up in the sky before anyone in the Chen Clan could even notice that a massive beast had just flown out of their estate.
Xiang Shaoyun had expected that the trip to the Cloud Margin Pavilion would be smooth, but trouble had still arrived.
Chapter 338: Crisis of Zi Changhe and Co
Cloud Margin Pavilion.
This place was much more desolate compared to the past; the traffic had reduced by more than half. An organization that originally seemed so powerful and mighty now seemed so bleak. They didn't look like an organization trying to advance into a tier-4 organization, but rather a declining tier-3 organization.
Why?
The answer was obvious: Linggu Haonan's group.
Back then, Linggu Haonan's group had appeared and beaten up Lightning Emperor who had just broken through, giving the Cloud Margin Pavilion a hard slap on the face. They had also forced many Cloud Margin Pavilion Emperors to show themselves, yet a large number of their outer disciples had still ended up killed.
If Du Xuanhao the Saber Emperor and Chen Jiayan had not arrived, the Cloud Margin Pavilion would have suffered even more. As a result, fear enveloped the entirety of Cloud Margin Pavilion, and many elders were looking for excuses to receive a mission away from the pavilion.
A lot of overseers and disciples had also quietly withdrawn from the pavilion, returning to where they had come from. They were all terrified that those dreadful experts would suddenly return and eliminate all of them. One could say that the incident had harmed the Cloud Margin Pavilion's very foundation.
If Murong Qing, the previous generation pavilion master, had not subsequently declared that all who had attacked them had been dealt with, they would have lost even more members. As for those who had some sort of relationship with Xiang Shaoyun, different fates had befallen each of them.
Xia Liuhui had previously been accepted as the last disciple of an elder who had been in seclusion for a long time. But after that incident, the elder had expelled him. If Zi Changhe, who had just broken through into the King Realm and was experiencing a growth of status in the pavilion, hadn't given him shelter, he would have been forced to leave the pavilion as well.
As for Lu Xiaoqing, who had been accepted by a previous generation vice pavilion master as a personal disciple, her master had brought her away after the incident, and both of them had been missing ever since then.
Even Gong Qinyin only found out about that after they were gone. She wanted to seek her master's help to look for Lu Xiaoqing, but since Hua Cheng was recuperating in seclusion, she was left helpless.
Recently, there was news that Lightning Emperor was slowly recovering. Those close to his faction were all busy thinking of ways to flatter him. One of them was an elder called Nan Huai, and he had just arrived at Zi Changhe's estate with more than 10 people looking for trouble.
This was an elder who had always been affiliated with the Lightning Emperor. With a cultivation level of fourth-stage Skysoar Realm, he wasn't anything special among the various elders. But after the Linggu Haonan incident, the situation within the pavilion had changed, and his status had grown considerably.
Zi Changhe went outside his estate and asked, "Elder Nan Huai, what are you doing?"
"Hmph. Three days have passed. Why are all of you still here? Leave the pavilion! Are you staying here to await your death?" said Nan Huai with a sneer.
"Why should we leave? Is this the command of the pavilion master?" Zi Changhe asked.
"It is not the pavilion master's command, but it is Lord Lightning Emperor's. The people in your estate are all related to Xiang Shaoyun. If you don't leave by today, all of you will be executed as traitors!" Elder Nan Huai threatened.
Zi Changhe's face turned unsightly. Although he was already a King, he was still too weak to resist a veteran King like Elder Nan Huai. More importantly, the elder was backed by Lightning Emperor. Even though Zi Changhe was part of the vice pavilion master's, Tian Xu's, faction, he still couldn't contend against him.
"Fine, we'll leave," said Zi Changhe after some hesitation.
After all, there was no longer a place for them in the Cloud Margin Pavilion.
"That's a smart choice," said Elder Nan Huai smugly.
Zi Changhe then returned to the estate and called Wang Zhenchuan and Xia Liuhui over before telling them, "Pack up. We will be leaving the Cloud Margin Pavilion."
Both Wang Zhenchuan and Xia Liuhui were now Transformation Realm cultivators, and the bearing about them had changed considerably compared to the past. Both of them seemed to have seen it coming. Looks of disappointment appeared on their faces as they nodded silently before going off to pack up in preparation to leave with Zi Changhe.
They had just left the estate when someone suddenly appeared up in the sky. A loud roar rang out in the air, "If all three of you commit suicide here, you will be allowed to die with your corpse intact."
A person then shot down from the sky li
ke a bolt of lightning. This person was the disciple of Lightning Emperor, Young Lightning King Zi Poli. With a weapon in hand and a murderous intent surging out of him, he emanated an oppressive aura as he gazed sharply at them.
"Greetings, Young Lightning King," Nan Huai and the others quickly greeted him respectfully.
Young Lightning King did not even bother sparing them a glance. Rather, he shouted at Zi Changhe, Wang Zhenchuan, and Xia Liuhui, "Are you deaf?"
"Young Lightning King, are you really going to do this?" asked Zi Changhe as he tightened his grip on his spear.
"Hmph, all three of you are related to Xiang Shaoyun. He is the reason my master suffered such disgrace. All of you need to die to vent my master's anger. If you are smart, kill yourself. If I have to do it myself, you won't even have your corpses intact when I'm done," demanded Young Lightning King.
Looking at the people before him, despair filled Zi Changhe's heart. He couldn't even rely on his master's help, and in truth, his master had gone missing as well. Even if his master was present, he still wouldn't have been able to do anything. Young Lightning King was an influential person, and apart from the pavilion master, nobody could suppress him.
"Spare the two children. I will kill myself," said Zi Changhe resolutely after some hesitation.
"Master (Elder Zi), no!" both Wang Zhenchuan and Xia Liuhui called out in alarm.
"You are not qualified to talk terms with me. All three of you need to die. Alright, I'm a busy man, and I don’t have the time for this. On the count of three, if you are still standing, I will have to do it myself," said Young Lightning King coldly.
"Fine, you leave me with no choice. Let me see just how strong the Young Lightning King is," said Zi Changhe as his spear shot out and sent a howling elder wolf flying toward Young Lightning King.
After cultivating the cultivation method Xiang Shaoyun had given him, Zi Changhe's combat prowess had increased considerably. That stab of his was equivalent to the attack of a late first-stage Skysoar Realm expert.
But it was far from enough to face Young Lightning King. Young Lightning King dodged to the side before sending a palm attack at Zi Changhe's chest. The attack sent Zi Changhe flying several dozen meters away and coughing up blood.
"Master (Elder Zi)!" both Wang Zhenchuan and Xia Liuhui cried out in alarm.
They immediately ran toward Zi Changhe when Young Lightning King attacked again, shouting, "I'll send you two dogs on your way to the afterlife!"
Right this moment, a bright figure appeared in the sky above them. A furious voice rang out, "If they are dogs, then you are lower than a dog!"
Chapter 339: He Is Xiang Shaoyun
The newcomer was none other than Xiang Shaoyun. It only took a short instant for him and Chen Zilong to reach Cloud Margin Pavilion on the gold serpentine crocodile. Fortunately, he had arrived in time. Otherwise, both Xia Liuhui and Wang Zhenchuan would have died.
Young Lightning King was furious when he heard someone speaking to him like that. He turned around in anger and was faced with a massive gold serpentine crocodile emperor above him. The crocodile emanated a terrifying pressure that stirred fear into his heart.
The sight of the massive wide-opened jaws and the terrifying fangs shocked him so much he even took a step back. Xiang Shaoyun and Chen Zilong got off Jin Wo's back, and Jin Wo transformed back into a humanoid form and stood beside Xiang Shaoyun.
The only reason Young Lightning King was still alive was because Xiang Shaoyun had not given a command to kill. Otherwise, he would have been crocodile fodder by now.
"Boss (martial uncle)!" both Xia Liuhui and Wang Zhenchuan called out in surprise.
"Are you fine?" Xiang Shaoyun asked.
"We are fine, but Elder Zi was injured," said Xia Liuhui.
Xiang Shaoyun dashed over to Zi Changhe to check on him and found that his breathing was growing weak. Young Lightning King's palm attack was not weak at all; it had nearly killed Zi Changhe.
"Hang on there, senior brother!" Xiang Shaoyun said as he quickly fed him some of the spring water he had. He was using the spring water he had obtained off Devil Face at the Land of Soul Springs. Although the spring water was not as good as the king springs, it was still very good for healing.
"Who are you? You dare meddle in my affair?" said Young Lightning King, who was fuming when he noticed how Xiang Shaoyun was completely ignoring him. He did find the young man familiar, but he was unaware that he was Xiang Shaoyun.
At this time, an overseer among the group brought by Nan Huai said, "Young Lightning King, he is Xiang Shaoyun!"
"What, you are Xiang Shaoyun?" Young Lightning King cried out in shock.
"Very well. I have been looking for you far and wide for you to just appear before me. Today, I will take you back to Lightning Emperor!" said Nan Huai, eager to prove himself to his master. He then rushed at Xiang Shaoyun.
Beside Xiang Shaoyun, Chen Zilong merely sneered, "What an idiot."
Only then did Nan Huai notice Chen Zilong. He quickly said, "Young Master Chen, this has nothing to do with you. This kid has offended Lightning Emperor and will not be allowed to live."
He then continued on toward Xiang Shaoyun. At this time, Jin Wo stepped forward and blocked Nan Huai's path. There was contempt in Jin Wo's eyes.
Nan Huai pointed at Jin Wo and berated, "Piss off, gold serpentine crocodile!"
He thought that Jin Wo was merely a Demon King unworthy of his attention. Jin Wo did not say anything, but he remained standing like an unmoving iron tower.
"Looks like you won't know what's good for you if you are not taught a lesson," said Nan Huai furiously before sending a punch at Jin Wo.
He placed a lot of might behind the punch, clearly intending to defeat Jin Wo with one hit. However, Jin Wo caught his fist before it hit.
"A pathetically weak human," said Jin Wo with a smile before he twisted his wrist, snapping Nan Huai's arm.
Crack!
A wail akin to a pig being slaughtered came out of Nan Huai's mouth, shocking everyone. Jin Wo followed up with a kick, sending Nan Huai flying more than 10 meters away. Nan Huai crashed heavily into the ground. There, he lay weakly like a dead dog no longer capable of standing up.
The people that had arrived with Nan Huai quickly pulled away, fear covering their faces. They all looked at Young Lightning King, seemingly waiting for him to do something to punish the transgression.
"Impudent! You dare create trouble in the pavilion grounds? Are you looking down on the Cloud Margin Pavilion?" shouted Young Lightning King, trying to borrow the prestige of the pavilion to pressure Xiang Shaoyun.
He was a second-stage Skysoar Realm cultivator capable of punching above his weight to battle those at the fifth stage. However, that was not enough to give him the confidence to face this gold serpentine crocodile. For some reason, this gold serpentine crocodile gave him an extremely familiar feeling, as if they had met somewhere before.
"Xiang Shaoyun, gold serpentine crocodile..." Young Lightning King started searching for any information he had in his brain about the two before him.
Meanwhile, Xiang Shaoyun called Xia Liuhui and Wang Zhenchuan over and said, "Liuhui, Zhenchuan, help my senior brother back into the estate so that he can heal himself. I will deal with this."
"Boss, I think it is better if we leave this place immediately," persuaded Xia Liuhui.
"That's right. You are very hated in the Cloud Margin Pavilion currently. That's why we are currently the targets of suppression," said Wang Zhenchuan.
"Don't worry. I can handle this. Nobody will dare to kick you out of the Cloud Margin Pavilion. In fact, nobody will dare touch even one of your hairs," declared Xiang Shaoyun overbearingly.
"What boastful words," said Young Lightning King before he commanded the others, "Go. Kill all of them!"
Young Lightning King was a very cautious person. He was commanding everyone to attack so that they could probe Jin Wo's actual strength for him. They were aware of Jin Wo's stre
ngth. After all, Nan Huai had been sent flying so easily. How would they be his match?
But since Young Lightning King had given the command, they had no choice but to carry it out. However, none of them were idiots. They all stayed at range and attacked from afar. Over 10 attacks went flying toward Jin Wo.
Rumble! Rumble!
They all struck Jin Wo, creating a series of explosions that created a mess out of his surroundings. But by the time all the dust settled, Jin Wo still stood there completely unharmed.
He sneered, "That is not enough to even scratch my itch. What a bunch of useless humans. Come, have a taste of this."
Right after saying that, he spat a clump of golden energy out of his mouth. The golden energy split into numerous snakes that instantly arrived before the group of humans. Before they could even realize what was happening, they lost consciousness. Blood sprayed everywhere, blooming like a group of terrifying crimson flowers. Fear filled Young Lightning King's face. Without a second thought, he started fleeing at the fastest speed possible.
Unfortunately for him, he wasn't able to go far before Jin Wo appeared before him. With a smile, Jin Wo said, "Without his highness's approval, you are not allowed to leave."
He then reached for Young Lightning King, who wasn't able to resist, and catching him, slammed him helplessly into the ground.
Bang!
A loud rumble rang out in the air as a human-shaped hole formed in the ground.
Chapter 340: The Mad Lightning Emperor
Young Lightning King was a proud genius of his generation who had reached third-stage Skysoar Realm before 30 years old. His talent, coupled with Lightning Emperor's backing, destined him to a bright future. It was such a genius that Jin Wo had nearly killed with a slam to the ground.
Both Xia Liuhui and Wang Zhenchuan feared for Xiang Shaoyun. Although the Cloud Margin Pavilion had declined after the recent incident, it was still an organization with Emperors. Since Xiang Shaoyun had brought a Demon Emperor here to commit murder, it was very likely that the Cloud Margin Pavilion would not spare him.