Vol 5 Chapter 33.2 (1/2)
Chapter 33 – Withered Wood, Dragon’s Roar < soaring=”” dragon’s=”” cry=””>> (II)
Ye Yin Zhu’s eight fingers moved at the same time. A clear, chilling, bloodthirst br.i.m.m.i.n.g zither melody gracefully emerged from his fingertips. Every simple note now resembled the downcast sobbing of a dragon, touching the soul with its sorrow that spread far and wide to affect everyone present.
Focusing the spiritual forces of forty mages, a qualitative change finally happened at this exact moment. The deep yellow radiance disappeared and was replaced with a layer of faint violet light. Unfortunately, because the mages beside Ye Yin Zhu were releasing their spiritual forces in vast quant.i.ties, they were currently unable to sense the change in Ye Yin Zhu. If not, they would certainly be astounded to see a miraculous ascension from Yellow Rank to Violet Rank.
That was right! Violet Rank, which was the most powerful rank on the continent.
Ye Yin Zhu suddenly opened his eyes, an electrifying, deep violet light shooting outward from his two black eyes. At this moment, however, his eyes were no longer clear and graceful; in fact, within his irises, only a chilling, lethal light remained.
Sura was frightened.
Fisich.e.l.la was frightened.
They were both frightened because of the incomparably vast desire to murder emitting from Ye Yin Zhu’s body.
The Zither Sect cultivated the zither; the system was divided into three major ranks with twenty-seven levels, the latter part matching the Rainbow Ranking System’s twenty-seven levels. Upon entering the Violet Rank, there wouldn’t be a disparity in magical strength between the Zither Sect and Rainbow Ranking System. To Ye Yin Zhu, these three major ranks were divided into the Pure Zither Heart, Courageous Zither Heart, and Profound Violet Zither Heart. At this moment, he was focusing the spiritual forces of forty mages which initialized a fundamental change within himself. He transcended past the Courageous Zither Heart and directly into the Profound Violet Zither Heart Realm. The Profound Violet Zither Heart also had another name, which was—Zither Heart of Slaughter.
Atop the city walls, if any of them were clear-headed, they would, without exception, be stupefied by the scene happening before them. A ring of violet light surrounded Ye Yin Zhu. In this moment, he seemed to have become the center of the entire world.
The beastmen forgot to attack.
The Dragon Cavalry Knights felt panicked.
At this moment, listening to that gradually quickening, gradually chilling and bloodthirsty zither music, both sides seemed to forget about the enemy opposite them.
Perkins sucked in a breath of cool air. “Violet Rank Great Magister, the peak of strength amongst the humans.”
Dis bellowed, “What are we waiting for? Get me to the top. Don’t tell me we’re waiting for him to finish his magic spell before we attack?” At his bellow, the beastmen legion finally began to move. But except for the Behemoths, the Apemen, Tigermen, and Leopardmen’s speed had clearly slowed down significantly. This was because they could feel the dense pressure within the air, one that came from the powerful pressure of dragons.
At this moment, Ye Yin Zhu’s mind could not fully control his magic. The ascension to the Profound Zither Heart Realm had actually destabilized his control. His dark eyes flickered with a tremendous desire to slaughter the heavens and earth. The eight fingers that moved across the Withered Wood, Dragon’s Roar Zither transformed into a phantom.
Within the zither music, the clear and chilling tones completely disappeared. All that remained was the bloodthirst.
Fisich.e.l.la glanced at Ye Yin Zhu and, with difficulty, suppressed the fear in his heart. Concentrating all of his dou qi, he nearly shouted himself hoa.r.s.e. “Milan soldiers! Abandon the dragons and retreat!” Yelling this line was precisely the task Ye Yin Zhu had a.s.signed him.
When they heard his first shout, the Dragon Cavalry woke from the stupor the zither music had placed them in. When he shouted the second command, everyone was able to clearly hear it. At this moment, as the strongest amongst the human species, the Dragon Cavalry Knights could feel a tremendous change occurring within their dragon mounts. The dragons’ bodies unexpectedly expanded. That was right; they expanded. The dragons regained their breaths, but their breathing became several times heavier than normal. Their low roars resembled the rumble that preceded an approaching rainstorm.
The beastmen army were already das.h.i.+ng forward, and the three beastmen races, in a pair of wing formations, pincer attacked the Dragon Cavalry. The Behemoths advanced with heavy steps, the rumbling resembling a meat grinder. Oliveira could already see the intense, bloodthirsty light within the Gold Behemoths’ eyes.
Abandon the dragons? And then, without a moment to spare, renounce any resistance? The beastmen had already arrived!
At this moment, Oliveira’s potential to become a famous general in the future emerged. With a clear head, he connected Ye Yin Zhu’s final warning before he left with the current situation and reacted quickly. He shouted, “Dragon Cavalry, listen to the command! Abandon the Gigantic Dragons. Retreat!” Grasping the dragonspear in hand, he immediately dismounted his Gigantic Dragon.