457 It Has Begun (1/2)
Huiming City.
Within an underground mansion not known to many in the Core Area, Xing Hezi looked the same as he held on to his whisk.
Suddenly, he stood up and his eyes glistened. ”He has finally appeared... I knew that he would never give up on such an opportunity.”
At this point in time, a talisman on his body started to burn up in flames. However, he did not pay any attention to it as he quickly retrieved a piece of jade rock to send a message. ”Brothers, we have located traces of that demon!”
”Great!”
”We will rush here!”
From the jade, there were a few excited voices.
Xing Hezi stood up, examined his surroundings and activated a few arrays around before having a sigh of relief.
After the fight that year, the news of Fang Yuan being an otherworldly demon had spread. He was being investigated by the Demon Alliance and the Hidden Cultivators Sect and had to disappear without a trace.
To think about it, Xing Hezi had some feud with him and therefore had to put in more effort to trace him.
Through the talisman, he knew that Fang Yuan had also taken control over the Demon Weapon and was on alert. 'Considering my powers, I am no match for any single one of them. However, if I rely on this array and our previous set-up, I should be able to wait out until my reinforcements arrive.'
In the past 10 years, a few other seniors of the Hidden Cultivators Sect had also woken up.
However, most of them were still heavily injured and could not restore their original power due to the fact that the spiritual energy in the planet was not at its peak yet.
Once all the old demons were to gather together with the members of the Demon Alliance from the East and West Continents, what threat could a small thief possibly bring about?
Unfortunately, his thoughts only lasted for a while.
In the next moment, the defensive array over the entire city was being destroyed by an immense force. The defensive weapons were of no use and an ear-deafening alarm was being sounded.
”Ah!”
Xing Hezi exclaimed loudly as though the skies were being ripped apart.
From the tremor, his underground mansion started to collapse. The ceiling flew apart, revealing two weird-looking silhouettes outside.
”Fang Yuan! Do you really dare to take action?”
Xing Hezi shouted with vigour as the power of stars started to descend, forming an array around. Numerous blue glows started to gather together, forming a protective membrane. A few silhouettes of dragons were flying about on the surface of the membrane, roaring with life.
”The Xinghe 4 Spirits Array?”
Fang Yuan stood in mid-air and scoffed. ”Old thing, who would think that you would reveal your killer move...”
”Fang Yuan, you otherworldly demon! How dare you go against the strongest force on the planet!”
Seeing how Fang Yuan was about to strike without hesitation, Xing Hezi's eyelid twitched.
As they spoke, the city had realised that something was wrong. All types of guided missiles and special abilities erupted into the air like fireworks.
”Go against you guys? Do you think you are worth it?”
Fang Yuan scoffed once again. He knew that his ultimate plan was to go against the world to perform a high-dimensional experiment.
How would such a lowly being understand his lofty goals? Ambitions? It was wasting his own effort to explain these to others.
With this, Fang Yuan struck his right fist out. A green-coloured illusionary shadow of a giant appeared as it roared loudly before landing a fist.
”Bang!!!”
Amidst the explosive force, the original membrane of the array started to flicker and the dragons on the membrane slowly dispersed as though they were being attacked.
”Rumble!”
After the first fist, there was a huge crater on the ground. Xing Hezi turned into a streak of starlight and retreated with embarrassment. ”Fang Yuan, don't push it!”
”So what if I'm pushing it? Previously, you people from the Hidden Cultivators Sect had combined forces with the Demon Alliance to ambush me many times. Do you think I will let you guys go?”
Fang Yuan took a step forward and streaks of lightning landed on him. Suddenly, the streaks of lightning transformed into a lightning dragon which slithered around the giant's body. With that, the giant struck his palm out with the force of a mountain.
”Thousand Stars and Spirit, protect me!”
Xing Hezi roared as he transformed the day into night. The stars in the night sky scattered their light down towards him, blessing him with increased powers.
However, Fang Yuan did not care what Xing Hezi was doing. He was simply delivering punches like a reckless person.
”Crackle!”
The glow of lightning flashed across and all the stars disappeared.
”Rumble!”
Under a single punch, the night scene was being destroyed, revealing the actual clear skies.
Fang Yuan held his hands behind his back and stood by the side. Xing Hezi's clothing was filled with blood as he crawled on the floor with embarrassment. He appeared extremely pitiful.
”You... The Hidden Cultivators Sect will never let you go. I have already called for reinforcements...”
Xing Hezi attempted to struggle for the final time.
”Is that so?”
Fang Yuan appeared calm as though he didn't care. ”Where are your reinforcements? What do you think they will do if news of your defeat were to spread...”
As soon as Fang Yuan spoke, Xing Hezi's expression changed.
”People only do things for their personal interests. Now that the plan is about to be completed, how many will be willing to put their lives on the line and sacrifice their optimistic future?”