Chapter 613: Death of a Saint Ruler Three (2/2)
With the commotion being spread farther and farther away, more and more people began to converge into the area to watch the spectacle. On one hand, they wanted to watch a good fight, and on the other hand, they were curious to see just what punishment would befall the offender. Everyone had heard of how the punishment would be severe, but the details of it had never been fully divulged.
Soon enough, the fight between Jian Chen and the Saint Ruler from the Jiede clan had drawn practically everyone within the surrounding area. Some of the spectators had even been people with major influence and groups behind them.
“That’s Jian Chen! Ai, how could he be so foolhardy? Doesn’t he know about the prohibition on fighting that Mercenary City has? Even if he’s a Heaven Saint Master, he’ll suffer the punishment from the barrier without fail.” An elder wearing red robes sighed. It was the man from the Vulcan Shrine.
The man with the fan from the Dayong clan had sighed as well as if he was feeling regret. “Jian Chen’s death is inevitable. It’s truly a shame. It’s hard to come across a genius like this, but he decided to be so foolish as to start a fight in Mercenary City. Even if the grand elders of Mercenary City were to try and intervene, Jian Chen’s fate would still not be changed.
“I didn’t think that it’d be the King of Mercenaries, Jian Chen, of all people to be the one to start fighting. Ai, how lamentable. He was a genius with no parallel. But now he will fall today here in Mercenary City. Does he not know that Mercenary City has prohibited fighting? In the case that there is a violation of the rules, then even a Saint Ruler would not be spared from the following consequences.”
“This Jian Chen is really too reckless. Ai, his unlimited potential will be stopped here today. He could have been a Saint Ruler in the future if it weren’t for this act today.”
Recognizing Jian Chen as the offender, plenty of people had shook their heads with pity. The prohibition on fighting had been a rule that was set in stone since countless of years ago. In the history of those who broke this prohibition, each one of them had been penalized severely. Even Saint Rulers had fallen to this rule while the weaker ones would quite often not even have their bones left behind to bury. So everyone thought that the Heaven Saint Master, Jian Chen, would fall as well, even if he was the King of Mercenaries.
As of right now, Jian Chen was pursuing the Saint Ruler from the Jiede clan without reprieve. The Origin energy in his hand shot forth continuously from his right hand, but it had never been able to land a clean hit onto the Saint Ruler. Each time, the man had dodged the strikes with ease, allowing the ray of Origin energy to fly off unimpeded into the buildings to the side of the streets with a loud explosion.
While the streets of the city were protected by a mysterious power to such an extent that the Origin energy couldn’t even leave a dent in them, the buildings were not covered by such a power. The very moment the bursts of Origin energy had crushed the buildings like it was tofu and reduced it to scraps of metal.
Watching Jian Chen continue to try and pursue him, the Saint Ruler laughed coldly, “Jian Chen, prepare to die.” Then borrowing the power of space, he warped over to another spot a hundred meters away to dodge Jian Chen’s strike.
“You from the Shi family, are you willing to fight against me? A mighty Saint Ruler is being forced back by an insignificant Heaven Saint Master. Don’t you think that’s a bit an insult to your grand rank?” Jian Chen jeered. It was not a very easy opportunity to find a time to fight a Saint Ruler like this. Because of the tremendous difference in strength, there was simply no competition between the two, and that had weighed heavily on Jian Chen.
With a thought, the energy of the world began to rotate the wind elements around his body. With lightning quick speed, he flew towards the Saint Ruler from the Jiede clan and extended his arms out. Three bursts of Sword Qi flew out from his hand and arced through the air with the spectrum of a rainbow.
“Boom!” As soon as the three bursts of Sword Qi zoomed towards the Saint Ruler, the man had dodged it easily once again to the side, allowing the Sword Qi to cause a nearby restaurant to tremble from the blast. Several wooden splinters could even be seen flying off.
“Get out of the way or get hurt in their fight!”
Someone from the crowd had cried out a warning so that the other people in it could be warned to run as far as they could away from the scene of the carnage in fear. Although they were all strong in their own right, but they didn’t dare act out in even a defensive manner to protect themselves in fear of being struck down by the punishment of the city. Since they couldn’t use their own power to defend, they could only try to get away so as to not be mixed up in what Jian Chen was doing.
Patriarch Shi had not been angry at Jian Chen’s response. Instead, he laughed coldly, “Jian Chen, your words mean nothing to me. The commotion you’ve caused in Mercenary City has already incurred severe consequences upon yourself. You will die today, and I won’t be dragged down to the underworld with you.”
Clenching his teeth tightly, Jian Chen spoke no more and chased down the other Saint Ruler. Despite the fact he couldn’t hit him, he was determined to have him ‘forced’ into something.
“Strange, he’s fought long enough already, and several restaurants were destroyed by him by now. Why hasn’t the city punished him yet? This isn’t what the legends say about the city at all.” An elder spoke curiously from within the crowd.