Chapter 831 - You Flattered Me (2/2)

He had never felt so terrified in his life.

“Hiyah!”

Xiao Luo gave him no chance to negotiate. He unleashed his battle cry and swung the Dragon Saber downward.

SLASH!

As he smote his blade at Lu De, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled loudly amid the sky. A crimson streak of sword energy, over ten feet long, sliced through the void and sliced downward like a dazzling rainbow. Violent winds howled, and the dust swirled, covering the sky. The people at Tarawa City were terrified, and it felt similar to being alone in a boat in the middle of a raging storm. The winds were so strong that they found it difficult to find their balance and were swaying and falling all over.

There was no turning back. The realm had to suffer the aftermath of the consequences!

An endless amount of energy rippled in all directions. The surging pressure swept outward like a raging wave.

Lu De’s pupils suddenly dilated, and his face blanched in horror. The moment the blade flew into Luo’s hand, he knew Xiao Luo intended to make a deadly move. Initially, he thought he could handle the situation and had no fear of the young man. Now, he realized too late how wrong he was.

It was pointless to regret at that point. The devastating streak of light from Xiao Luo’s blade reached Lu De, and it was too late to evade. He channeled all his strength through his palm to counter the attack. It would be nice if he could parry it, if not, then it would spell the end of him.

The energy from Lu de’s palm morphed into green light and collided with the incoming strike. But the Dragon Saber smashed through his defense, and the sword energy engulfed even Lu De.

The crimson-black sword energy cracked to the ground like a rod of lightning. Mountains crumbled, and the ground shook as if an earthquake of a high magnitude had erupted. After the billowing cloud of dirt and gravel settled, it left a massive fissure, nearly four meters wide, in the ground where the crimson-black sword energy had struck. It looked like a bottomless abyss.

After the attack, the entire place plunged into dead silence. And except for the soft sound of the wind blowing, the gushing sound of water, and the rustling of leaves, everything else was quiet. The people of Tarawa City were so shocked that they stood frozen in a stupor. The people at the square who witnessed the attack could still feel their legs trembling involuntarily.

The grumpy Lu Yang, who still had traces of blood at the corner of his mouth, stared at Xiao Luo in horror with his eyes wide open. Likewise, the other Dwarven Elders were so petrified and struck out of their wits that they couldn’t even mutter a word.

The Time-Space Bracelet was now in free fall, but Xiao Luo merely extended his hand and safely caught it.

Having the Time-Space Bracelet in his hand, the corners of his mouth slowly lifted into a smile. Xiao Luo casually flicked his hand and the Dragon Saber flew diagonally downward from the air like a bolt of crimson light, straight into its sheath. The phenomenal Dragon Saber was back on the ground, calmly standing upright.

“Cough, cough, cough…”

The sound of a dry hacking cough came from within the abyss-like chasm. An aged-old hand grabbed at the edge–it was Lu De! His head peeked appeared from the crevice as he arduously climbed out of it. He was in a very pathetic state with his clothes torn to shreds. Dirt covered him from head to toe. His right arm was dripping with blood, and there was even blood flowing out from his nose.

Mr. Lu De is still alive?

The crowd was shocked but quickly came to his aid. Initially, everyone had thought that the attack from Xiao Luo had blasted Lu De to smithereens. It turned out he got knocked into the crevice.

SWOOSH!

In a flash, Xiao Luo appeared before Lu De. The disparity of the height between the two was noticeable. Xiao Luo bent his head low and calmly looked at Lu De, and said, “You are pretty tough, I have to say.”

Hearing that, Lu De felt like bursting into tears. He would have never survived the attack if a defense-type god weapon had not protected him. To maintain his demeanor, he laughed instead. Bowing respectfully with clasped hands, he said, “You flatter me. Haha… haha… cough…”

Lu De had awkwardly laughed to cover up his embarrassment. But he accidentally choked on his laughter and started coughing.