Volume 1 Chapter 10 Part2 (1/2)
Last chapter: An envoy from the Radiance Church appears, and Ba Erbo and Ba Tuke schemes.
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Chapter Two – Central Cloud City
“What? You want to challenge me?” The young male smiled and raised his head. His pale face was full of disdain. “I urge you to not. I'm not Young Captain Rong. You benefited from the sacred beasts when you fight him. Pity, I do not lose to you in that regard.”
The seven-sword spirit magister silver pattern rose under the young male's feet. An enormous circle of light flashed next to him. A magnificent motley-furred Saber-Toothed Tiger King appeared in the room. The enormous figure covered all of the moonlight from outside the room!
The sky seemed to suddenly turn black!
There was an enormous “king” character imprinted on the head of the Saber-Toothed Tiger King flying in the air. With a sky-shaking howl, it frightened all of the guests inside the mansion and out. The strong magus beast presence spread. Aofeng had to use magic and have Liao Ya and Ben Lei resume their normal forms in order to fight back. She could feel the trembling of her soul. Xiao Bing could barely maintain the armorized state.
As the silver light flashed, the Four Winged Silver Wolf and the Thunder Leopard appeared at the same time. Three enormous sacred beasts in their true forms filled the garden, and was a startling sight.
“Ah! Master, seven-star sacred beast!”
“Master, that sacred beast is a strong one! Ben Lei and I added together might only be able to prevent our defeat.”
Liao Ya and Ben Lei mentally communicated with Aofeng in grave tones. Their eyes were locked onto the Saber-Toothed Tiger King in fear that it would suddenly sneak an attack on Aofeng just like it had previously. Seven-sword and seven-star were levels where there were innate changes. Above seventh level and below were two different worlds. The slightest difference would be fatal.
Aofeng's brow creased. She would not win against a seven-star spirit magister who possessed a seven-star sacred beast if they fought head on. But even so, Aofeng's thin body under her black robe stood upright. She looked coldly at the white-robed youth.
The person that Rong Luo had protected was not a coward. Aofeng didn't care about face, but the pride in her bones did not allow her to retreat in a situation like this!
“Saber-Toothed Tiger King?” When everyone saw the two people facing off, they inhaled in shock. Rong Luo said in a grave voice, “You are Li Qing, the second-strongest of the younger generation of Radiance Magus Church behind Jun Luoyu!”
“It's Li Qing! It's really Li Qin. How come he came here?” The people from the various factions in the room discussed in shock. Radiance Magus Church covered the entire continent and people were familiar with some of the famed people within the church. Li Qing was famed not just because of his outstanding talent, but because he was the only son of the Radiance Temple's high priest.
Many of the people who had been planning just now to stand up for Aofeng became silent.
It would have been fine if it was an ordinary envoy, but no one was willing to anger a strong person. Li Qing's strength was known. In comparison, Aofeng was a mysterious youth with an unclear background. Unclear meant people lost confidence in her. Ordinary families would not be a strong background as the Radiance Magus Church.
The people who wanted to form ties with Aofeng lamented inside, Zhui Yun Daren was really to be pitied. He had just risen up. Now he had great trouble coming from Radiance Magus Church. If this was not taken care of properly, the bright future might become a deathly grey.
Glancing at the silent crowd, Aofeng once again tasted the ruthless and cruel rules of this world. No matter where on the continent, strength was the basis for the right to speak. If one did not want to be bullied by others, they could only become stronger.
“One three-star spirit beast, one five-star spirit beast, tsk tsk, I didn't think that your sacred beast's power levels are not bad. No wonder you were able to earn a draw against Young Captain Rong. Pity, you are too weak!” Li Qing enjoyed the fearful and reverent gazes around him. He smirked coldly with amus.e.m.e.nt, “Little Friends, go home and eat milk for a few more years. The continent is very dangerous. When you enter this circle, you will find, that one-sword spirit magisters are at the bottom tier of second-rank professionals everywhere. When travelling the continent, no one will look at your potential, no one will care if you are the youngest spirit magister in history! Hmph, a one-sword spirit magister, what is there to be proud of?”
Aofeng's gaze was locked onto Li Qing. Her lips suddenly curved into a disdainful smile as she said coolly, “Second-cla.s.s experts are second-cla.s.s experts. Where at the bottom or the peak, there is no difference in the eyes of first-cla.s.s experts. So what if you are the strongest of the second-cla.s.s experts. In the eyes of celestial magisters, you are also at the bottom! Are you the strongest of Radiance Magus Church, can you compare to Jun Luoyu? What do you have to be proud of?”
Li Qing's expression changed. He raised his voice in anger, “What did you say? If you have the gall, say it again!”
Li Qing hated being compared to Jun Luoyu. Jun Luoyu constantly suppressed him with his greater strength. Both in terms of status and position, he could not compare to Jun Luoyu. How could this proud man tolerate his scar being revealed in public? He had only planned to give a display of strength to Aofeng. Now, he really was serious.
“I said, the one that should go home to drink milk is you!” Aofeng's cold expression did not change as she shouted harshly.
After a short silence, gasps rose. No one had expected that this youth set himself against Li Qing Daren of Radiance Magus Church like a fearless newborn calf.
“I will! Very good!” Li Qing smiled in anger, his hands in fists as his eyes narrowed dangerously. “The youngest spirit magister on the continent, you have the gall! You really think you are a match for me?”
“He is not a match, what about me added on?” Rong Luo walked with determination to Aofeng's side and released the Gold Marked Lion. He said coldly, “I protected him once, I can protect him again. Li Qing Daren, if you do not believe me, you can try. If you want to touch him, step over my corpse!”
“Young Captain Rong, you really want to meddle in this measly matter?” Li Qing who had acc.u.mulated his power forced down his anger and asked coldly. The first-ranked mercenary company of the continent, Crimson Forge Mercenary Company, was not as simple as it appeared. If Rong Luo partic.i.p.ated, he could not act freely.
“It is not that I will involve myself, I am already involved!” Rong Luo pointed to the wound on his arm and said with a snort, “Also, this is not a measly matter. Li Qing Daren wounded me first, is it a surprise that I ask for justice from you?”
“Haha, include me as well.” The bearded captain Lu Feng slowly walked forward with his broadsword. “Young Brother Zhui Yun just became a visiting official of this company not ten minutes ago. As the captain, I cannot allow something that I just gave out be spat on.”
Li Qing's pale face became even darker. While he had said the words easily, the reality was not so easy. It would take more than a few minutes in order to take the life of Aofeng who had two sacred beasts. Aofeng was a spirit magister in the end, and while Rong Luo did not have a sacred beast, he was a seven-sword spirit magister that could not be underestimated. Adding on this nine-star sacred swordsman, they were enough to match him.