Volume 1 Chapter 12 Part1 (1/2)

Last chapter recap: Ba Tuke's plan goes into action, after being diverted by Aofeng. Aofeng blocks an attack from a magic beast for Rong Luo.

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Section Twelve – Ascension of the Monarch

Chapter One Ascension of the Monarch

“Big Brother Rong, sorry, I didn't lie to you on purpose.” Aofeng smiled helplessly. “It is actually good to let you find out this way. At least you won't beat me up.”

“Aofeng, you are so stupid. Even if I was. .h.i.t, I might not die. Your strength is not as high as mine, why did you help me block. Do you think I will be happy if you died?” Rong Luo looked at the traces of blood by Aofeng's lips. His heart was trembling. He blamed himself, hated himself for not being stronger until he could protect Aofeng! In this moment, his desire to become strong was strangely fierce!

Rong Luo's arms tightened around Aofeng. He used his body to block her slightly ashen face as best as he could so no one else could see. He knew why Aofeng had wore a mask all this time.

Feeling Rong Luo's consideration and knowing that Rong Luo was not offended, Aofeng jerked the corner of her lips and said coolly, “Something happening to me is better than having it happen to you. If this happens again, I would still do it.”

Rong Luo didn't know what to say. He grimaced and shook his head. “You are just the same as before, so stubborn.” However, Aofeng's stubbornness was the thing that pulled at his heart.

“Young Brother Zhui Yun, are you alright?” Lu Feng leaped in front of the pair with a stride. He held his enormous sword horizontal and turned back to look at the black-haired “youth” that was weakly learning in Rong Luo's embrace with half-lidded eyes. He stilled slightly and sighed in shock.

So this person appeared not even sixteen years old, so young, and with a handsome appearance.

“I'm fine, that divine beast stopped,” Aofeng said softly. She looked towards the dark red figure she had stopped. The gazes of most people on the battlefield had already gathered there.

A pitch black horse the size of a normal horse but an elegant and healthy body and a nimble posture. Its four hooves had burning black b.a.l.l.s of cloud like Ben Lei's did. Two horns curved behind its head like those of a ram. Its dark red pair of eyes looked unusually pressuring, but were so magnificent people felt their souls shake.

“Double-Horned Nightmare Warhorse! Dark type divine beast!” Rong Luo and Lu Feng exclaimed in shock with wide eyes.

The Nightmare Warhorse had a shroud of dark red b.l.o.o.d.y mist. This was a small-scale divine beast domain of a divine beast which could be released outside the body when fighting. The beings that entered this realm would decrease greatly in speed. Just now, Aofeng had suffered in his domain.

“Dark type divine beast?” Aofeng stilled in shock. Dark type magus beasts were extremely rare and famed for their great offensive power. High rank magus beasts were slightly weaker than celestial magisters or magus scholars of the same rank but Dark type magus beasts were comparable to human counterparts.

“No wonder so many sacred beasts appeared in the magic beast siege this time. The Double-Horned Nightmare Warhorse is strong. It is not a wonder that it has such a large magic beast army.” Lu Feng held the sword in front of him. He saw the Double-Horned Nightmare Warhorse stare towards where the three of them were with its dark red eyes. His scalp p.r.i.c.kled but he did not shy away.

“Horrid human, you have successfully aroused the anger of a divine beast! I will kill you!” The Double-Horned Nightmare Warhorse said angrily in human speech as it glared at Aofeng.

He had just come out of the forest and wanted to eliminate the humans that had captured his sacred beast “subordinates.” He thought he would be able to kill Rong Luo in one attack. Then someone interfered.

Divine beasts were peerlessly proud. The Double-Horned Nightmare Warhorse felt it wasn't just any ordinary humiliation to be blocked by some unknown boy who wasn't even in sky rank.

Adult divine beasts possessed intelligence equivalent to that of humans. Being able to speak the human language was not a strange matter. Aofeng and the other two people were standing at the front of Crimson Forge's group. The mercenaries who were fighting with nine-star magic beasts in the surroundings erupted with great power to cut at the surrounding magic beasts when they saw what was happening. They wanted to help Aofeng. But after the divine beast appeared, the other magic beasts went mad. Even though the mercenaries were using all their power, they couldn't take a step forward.

“Young Brother Zhui Yun, Young Captain Ro, retreat first. I will stop him!” Lu Feng glared with enmity at the Double-Horned Nightmare Warhorse. He felt helpless. That was a Dark type divine beast! Even sky rank experts may not be able to win. They had encountered great trouble this time.

“Hm, you cannot stop me, Meng Yan? If you want to die, I will fulfill you!” The Nightmare Warhorse snorted disdainfully. The blood mist around him immediately thickened exponentially. His figure blurred

As Lu Feng's nervousness reached a peak, he heard a clear voice behind him.

“Captain Lu Feng, come back, lets met!”

When the words wounded, even the Double-Horned Nightmare Warhorse stilled.

Lu Feng turned around and saw Aofeng had recovered. She managed to gather magic to force Xiao Bing to turn into a mask. She stubbornly broke free of Rong Luo's embrace and walked forward.

“Young Brother Zhui Yun, do not show off. Go back!” Lu Feng said urgently. Rong Luo grabbed Aofeng's shoulder and said angrily, “Ao … … Zhui Yun, you cannot fight in your state! I will now allow you to try to be brave!”

“I have confidence I can defeat him. Believe me.” Aofeng turned her head and looked calmly at the two with with her black eyes. Her eyes sparkled with light and determination. People couldn't help but feel great trust towards her.

“Alright. However, be careful.” Rong Luo knew her stubbornness and relaxed his hand with a sigh. He and Lu Feng silently watched the back of the black-robed youth and suddenly felt that figure was so magnificent.