Chapter 321 - At Death’s Door (2/2)

Fang Qiubai sported a big smile.

[By defeating Huangpu Qingtian, Zhuo Fan had cut the seven houses’ prestige in one fell swoop. His Majesty would be ecstatic at the news.]

The emperor had planned for Zhuo Fan to cut down the Regent Estate’s momentum. But the man had gone leagues beyond his duty. Zhuo Fan had passed his mission with flying colors. Regent Estate’s very reputation was severely affected. It was a great help for when they had to quell the seven houses.

Fang Qiubai smiled and nodded.

[Having the Dragon Vein Soul doesn’t mean a thing. Huangpu Qingtian was still dragged through the mud before everyone. He won’t have the gall to be cocky now…]

“I forbid it!”

Fang Qiubai’s bright smile faded. While Leng Wuchang and the rest of the Regent Estate watched their vassals tense up, as a cold voice came from within the dust cloud.

Rumble!

Zhuo Fan couldn’t fight the shudder. His face darkened as he looked ahead in stunned silence.

You Yushan’s trio looked as well, with tears of joy welling in their eyes.

[Eldest young master… lives!]

[This can’t be!]

Fang Qiubai was aghast. [He suffered the brunt of all that raw power no Radiant Stage expert could take. How the hell…]

The dust scattered and revealed a bloody and panting Huangpu Qingtian with his entire right arm turned into a dragon claw, like a true monster.

It was this claw that ruined Zhuo Fan’s mighty blow.

“Transformation!”

Fang Qiubai and Zhuo Fan cried at the same time and color drained from their faces.

The act implied changing one’s soul and body. Special cultivation methods could turn one into a merciless beast when trained to perfection. And Huangpu Qingtian who had the Dragon Vein Soul would ultimately turn into a dragon.

Huangpu Qingtian only had a claw, but it was a true dragon claw, an earth dragon’s claw. Tough beyond imagination, leaps above even a 6th grade spiritual weapon.

“How? To reach transformation he had to have trained Nine Dragons Diamond Body to perfection, but he’s still in the first level. How did he do it?” Fang Qiubai was incredulous, “Not even Tianyu’s founding emperor could do it!”

Leng Wuchang sighed, seeing Huangpu Qingtian safe and smiled at Fang Qiubai, “Ha-ha-ha, it’s a simple matter of talent.”

Fang Qiubai was overwhelmed.

[Has Huangpu Qingtian’s talent reached such a monstrous level that he could transform before training Nine Dragons Diamond Body to completion?]

That made him the most dangerous being in existence. When he finished Nine Dragons Diamond Body, not even Gu Santong could face him.

[It will mark the day when the Regent Estate will become the ruling family…]

Leng Wuchang easily gleaned into his thought process, looking at the National Elemental Stone with a smile, “The true winner has finally been decided…”

Whoosh!

Huangpu Qingtian sprung at Zhuo Fan, clawing at him.

Zhuo Fan panicked. Try as he might, he was too weak to even dodge.

But he was still defiant, gnashing his teeth and gathering the last vestige of power, “Wraith Style’s second move, Ghostly Dragon Claw!”

Roar!

A dragon roar began but was cut off. Huangpu Qingtian’s own claw had a firm grip on the enemy’s claw.

“Not a chance!”

Zhuo Fan’s last act scared him. Huangpu Qingtian no longer looked at Zhuo Fan with the usual haughty attitude, instead he looked at him with fear.

Zhuo Fan was the first to ever shake him so much. So for the first time, he went all out. He felt Zhuo Fan was at his weakest moment, on his deathbed.

But against Zhuo Fan he would never feel safe until the very last breath left his body.

Ah!

Huangpu Qingtian wailed and ripped Zhuo Fan’s right arm clean off. Blood spurted like a fountain and Luo Yunchang cried in fear.

Zhuo Fan’s eyes bulged out and his features twisted. But he pushed through the pain and pierced at Huangpu Qingtian with his wings, despite how hopeless it was…