Chapter 340: Where Are They? (1/2)

Chapter 340: Where Are They?

Translator: IreneEditor: X/TYZ

Ai Hui realized suddenly that as the sword formation grew stronger, the Yin Yang turbulent flows gradually regained an advantageous position and started to suppress the metal wind.

Ai Hui started to think again. Could he strengthen the metal wind?

Again, without hesitation, he decided to try, but how?

The Yin Yang sword formation covered a wide area, but the change in Yin and Yang was extremely basic because the grass swords could only endure so much. It was precisely because the change was on such a very basic level that Ai Hui was able to quickly understand the sword formation’s evolution under the stimulation of the sword ring metal wind.

On the other hand, the sword ring metal wind, or fragmentary porcelain sword rays, were much more difficult to understand. Under the bombardment of the sword formation, however, Ai Hui was able to witness the marvel within.

The success from earlier gave Ai Hui courage. He struck the moment the fragmentary porcelain sword ray was complete. With a shake of his grass sword, a sword ray entered the fragmentary porcelain sword ray, appearing to give it an additional porcelain piece.

The sword ray became slightly more powerful.

Ai Hui thought this was pretty interesting. He tried supplying the ”porcelain pieces” from different positions, which all resulted in differing degrees of strength increment.

Ai Hui memorized each move and its result. It was as if he had just opened the door to a whole new world.

Engrossed, Ai Hui noticed that the sword formation was starting to fall into an inferior position.

He then started to strengthen it.

Ai Hui alternated between strengthening the sword formation and the metal wind.

People outside were all dumbstruck. The range of elemental energy suffocation increased continuously at a constant tempo.

15 feets later, the area affected increased 1 feet by 1 feet…

What situation was this?

Those who witnessed this scene looked bewildered and uncertain. They could not wrap their head around the situation within the sword formation.

Hua Kui, who blended into the crowd, was flabbergasted as well. He knew that Chu Zhaoyang’s skill had always been decent, which was why the latter had been selected by him to become an important nurturing target.

Yet, as far as Hua Kui knew, Chu Zhaoyang was merely a decent warrior and definitely not the strongest.

Chu Zhaoyang’s current display of talent and power made Hua Kui’s jaws drop.

Chu Zhaoyang had soared ever since he attained elemental externalization. He improved astonishingly fast, leaving everyone stupefied.

It was not the first time Hua Kui had seen something like this. Thinking back carefully, Chu Zhaoyang’s splendid performance was not strange.

Generally speaking, similar situations often happened to elementalists who had accumulated experience, but were stuck at a certain juncture. Because of their profound and long accumulation of wisdom, they usually progressed rapidly the moment they broke through.

Chu Zhaoyang’s experience as a swordsman was extremely profound. While it was surprising that he took a long time to reach elemental externalization, it did not affect Hua Kui’s evaluation of him.

Hua Kui could not help but feel somewhat excited.

He suddenly noticed that it was a marvelous decision to invite Chu Zhaoyang into the sword league. Having attained elemental externalization stage, Chu Zhaoyang’s swordsmanship progressed rapidly. How could Karakorum not be interested in someone like him?

Things progressed just as he had predicted. No, even better. He had thought that Chu Zhaoyang’s ability to break one or two sword formations was already commendable. Who knew that he could actually destroy several sword formations…

Legend had it that the Karakorum’s chief was a genius swordsman, but it seemed to Hua Kui that Chu Zhaoyang was on par.

All was well, except for those uninvited guests.

He squinted and scanned the crowd, a murderous glint flashing across his eyes. From one look, he was shrewd enough to tell who the dangerous ones were.

The ordinary looking big man, along with his gang, were the infamous Yellowsand Bandits. This group of bandits was ruthless. The Great Wei Enterprise’s massacre was executed by these fellows.

In another corner, a fellow who looked like a simple merchant was Jiao Dafeng, another ruthless character. The three brothers from the Jiao family were inseparable, so the other two had to be hiding nearby.

The harmless-looking lady standing by the wall reminded him of a dangerous name.

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After filtering all the suspicious and dangerous targets, his face instantly turned grave. He’d heard some rumors, but had not expected the situation to turn out like this.

He knew that these people were here for Xiao Shuren. Could it be that the ancient treasure Xiao Shuren had obtained was actually an important artifact?

He decided to investigate when the time came.

For now, his priority was to protect Karakorum. Weighing his abilities against the people here, it would not be a problem for him to defeat any one of them. Unfortunately, with so many opponents, he was unable to manage them all at once, which created a thorny situation.

He could not help but tremble at the thought of the punishment that awaited him if he failed the mission.

The organization never had the least bit of patience and mercy toward failures.

He really had been caught off guard!

Hua Kai’s gaze fell upon the sword formation once again and was slightly startled. Perhaps this fellow could give him a nice surprise. His rich experience told him that Chu Zhaoyang was possibly undergoing a period of enlightenment.

For someone who had so much accumulated knowledge and experience like Chu Zhaoyang, a sudden enlightenment would increase his abilities exponentially.

There were diligent people who achieved success through constant perseverance and there were also overnight prodigies who succeeded without effort.

Hua Kui quickly weighed the matter in his mind.

Ai Hui, with his increased strength, was in the open. Karakorum’s Qin Xian and Lian Junyu had decent abilities. He was in a hidden spot so even if he could not protect everyone around him, this did not mean that it was a lost cause.

Eh?