Chapter 647 Uninvited Gues (2/2)
Shui ManKong waved his hand, a look of deep contemplation on his face as he spoke, ”With your current level of martial arts, how could you merely be a nameless p.a.w.n? Could it be that inside the Sky Alliance, you're actually not one of the heads?!” Shui ManKong had begun to put up his guard. From his tone, one could immediately infer that this person was indeed here on orders! This mysterious person had skills that were no less than the Shui Family's number one expert Shui WuPo, but with such unrivaled skills, he was merely an underling! If that was the case, then to what extent had the abilities of the three heads reached? The more he thought about it, the more he realized that he was drenched in cold sweat! Shui ManKong's voice could not help but carry a few more hints of politeness.
Ling Jian only smiled coldly in response, ”I have fulfilled my orders, so this subordinate will first bid farewell!” Shui ManKong was, in the end, Shui QianRou's father, and with her already being recognized as a partner of Ling Tian, Shui ManKong could be said to be Ling Tian's father-in-law. As such, even with Ling Jian's natural arrogance, he did not dare to disrespect him. Thus, he did not flaunt his words of 'Your father' here and there!
Ling Jian swept his black robes to the side, preparing to leave. In actual fact, he was extremely disappointed. During the confrontation, he could already see that while there were experts aplenty, no one really wished to take action. This might be the Shui Family's territory, but in the hearts of the two families, the upcoming battle between themselves was more important compared to himself!
The remainder aside, the Beyond Heavens Sect would definitely not make a move. Whether the Above Heavens Sect made a move or stayed put did not matter, as Ling Jian saw with a glance that none of them was his match at all! Even if the three of them were to go against him, he could take them together. There would be no meaning in such a battle! If so, then what was the point in him staying?
Anyways, since his main objective was already met. That was utter deterrence! After this matter was over, even if the Shui Family wished to oppose the Sky Alliance, they would still have to weigh the benefits properly! For someone like Ling Jian, who was able to go head on with Shui WuPo without any disadvantage, could be said to be as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns. In fact, their numbers probably could not even add up to five fingers on a hand! These were people that could not and should not be provoked!
”Wait!” Shui WuPo suddenly shot out, ”It won't be too late to leave after fighting once with me!” His eyes were filled with the excitement of meeting an equal!
”Sou!” Ling Jian's rising body suddenly shot back down, floating slightly above the ground. With his body inclined forward, he drew out his sword and cut down. Shui WuPo retaliated by stabbing out, and as both swords neared, Shui WuPo's sword seemed to split into three and then another three, forming nine exquisite sword blossoms as they intersected each other, surrounding Ling Jian completely!
”Good move!” Ling Jian shouted out, before violently waving the black iron sword in his hand. With a loud hum, a resplendent white ray of light lit up before everyone's eyes. This was actually sword energy that had been fully materialized, turning into something akin to a wall in midair!
The nine sword blossoms from Shui WuPo's sword pierced the wall of sword light, urged on with the full strength of his cultivation!
A loud explosion was heard before the sound akin to tinkling gla.s.s rang out. The white wall of sword light had shattered like a huge piece of gla.s.s, but yet there was nothing physical on the floor.
The black-robed man originally standing at the door had already disappeared. Shui WuPo's sword had already been sheathed, and he was standing at the doorstep, with a crestfallen expression.
”Grand Elder, how are you?”
Shui WuPo's eyes were fixed on a certain direction outside the room, and his expression fluctuated irregularly, before he suddenly shouted loudly, ”After the generational battles, I wish to fight properly with you! Do you agree?!”
From afar floated a cold and monotonous voice, ”If you're still alive three days later, it won't be too late to make an appointment. Better change your sword first, though.”
Shui WuPo snorted in reply before turning to walk back to his place. However, a clattering sound suddenly rang out from his sword sheath, causing his face to change greatly. His hand immediately darted to the sword hilt and tugged it out, only to see that the sword hilt was all that was left of his sword!
His sword sheath slipped out of his hand and dropped on the floor. With a series of tinkling sounds, more than ten pieces of broken sword shards scattered all over the floor. Under the glare of the lights, it resembled the stars in a night sky, s.h.i.+ning like a pair of bright eyes.
Everyone instantly gasped in shock. At the exact point when they crossed swords, the opponent actually managed to shatter Shui WuPo's sword into bits! No wonder he would say, ”Better change your sword first, though!” As it turned out, the sword in that black-robed man's hand was actually a rarely seen peerless weapon!
Everyone was aware that Shui WuPo had always stuck to using the most ordinary steel sword, because based on his own words, so long as his martial arts reached an extreme, even a flying petal or a floating leaf could all turn into peerless instruments of slaughter! However, today's episode totally changed the mindset of Shui WuPo at this moment.
Looking at the strewn shards of his sword on the ground, Shui WuPo suddenly burst into laughter. He laughed long and hard, and waved his hand, causing all the shards to vanish. He returned back to his seat and calmly sat down, with a neutral expression, as though nothing had ever happened.
HuangFu YanHan and Song TianQiao's expressions looked like sh*t. The duo never thought that even after reaching the most restricted area in the Shui Family, the Sky Alliance would still dare to come looking for them. Furthermore, they even chose to come knocking in such a brazen and arrogant manner, before easily leaving unimpeded!
If that was the case, then even though the land below the heavens was vast, where would be a safe place for them to hide? There was nowhere! Could it be that they had to watch their hundred-odd years of foundations destroyed in their very own hands?!
If they did not wish to be vanquished, then could it be that they had to surrender? Forever living as subordinates under someone, to be ordered around like mules?
HuangFu YanHan and Song TianQiao glanced at each other, seeing the bitterness in each other's eyes. That was the bitter sensation of impending doom, but unable to do anything to prevent it!
Yu ManLou, on the other hand, had a contemplative expression on his face. Could it be that his conjecture was wrong? This person might not be the First Pavilion Head, but their martial arts obviously looked like they were from the same sect. This point was undeniable. Following this conjecture, could it be then that the First Pavilion actually did not belong to Ling Tian? And was actually the a.s.set of the Sky Alliance? He himself had long heard of the fame of the Sky Alliance, but all along he simply treated them as an upstart. However, it seemed now that this bunch of upstarts actually possessed enough influence to change the playing field in the Heavenly Wind Continent! Actually, the strength the Sky Alliance now possessed could be said to be above that of the Shui Family with a millennium of acc.u.mulation. If they were to combine with the mysterious First Pavilion...
Could it be that in this great showdown of vying for supremacy, he had to add the Sky Alliance as another one of his opponents?
The more he thought along this line, the more Yu ManLou started to panic and be filled with anxiety. As for whatever was mentioned in the meeting after, he basically did not pay the least bit of attention, and it was only after he realized that everyone was staring at him did he realize that the banquet had already begun.
What followed next was the opponents who were supposed to face each other would come up and offer a toast to each other. This wine was termed as the Dissolving Grudges Wine, and after toasting and downing this cup, no matter who died in whose hands, there would be no grudges nor hatred. Life and death would be completely based on your own capabilities, as well as fate.
Under everyone's gazes, two similarly heaven toppling beauties both cradled their wine cups as they stood up. Their eyes locked, and they stated their intentions at the same time, lifting their heads to down the cup in one go.
Shui ManKong's eyes twinkled as he smiled, ”Brother Yu, is that your niece BingYan? Indeed a beauty, an outstanding one among her peers too!” Shui ManKong had long found out that his daughter's opponent this time, the little princess of the Yu Family, was actually a cripple that could not learn martial arts. However, sweeping a glance at her showed that the lady was actually full of spirit, and even possessed a demeanor similar to that of a first-rate expert. Just how was this supposed to be a cripple? Even if one started to practice martial arts since they were young, it was still a momentous task to reach such a level! She was completely not inferior to even his daughter, Shui QianRou, whom he was proudest of!
”That's right, this is my humble niece Yu BingYan. BingYan, why are you still not greeting Uncle Shui?” Yu ManLou naturally knew what was going on in Shui ManKong's mind, but he was not worried at all. He even cast a look of disdain towards Shui MaKong as he thought, 'My niece came this time to give her life away, what are you so afraid of?!' However, how could Yu ManLou have foreseen that concern breeds confusion? Shui ManKong actually intended to send his daughter back to Heavenly Star after the battles this time, for her to stay and live together with Ling Tian. How could he allow his daughter to be in such danger?!
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