Chapter 443 - General vs. General (1/2)
Translator: StarReader
Editor: Elitecoder
The leaders’ roars rattled the skies and their men’s ears.
Men poured out from each side like black rain, Bone Tempering disciples.
The two side’s gazes were locked as the wave of men rushed past them and deeper into the valley.
These men’s eyes turned red, consumed by madness as they exploded with Yuan Qi. It took only an instant to brandish their weapons and hack their opponents.
The entire Troubled Falcon’s Gully was saturated with people, in the hundreds of thousands, drowning any other sound with their endless manic cries for blood and death.
There were rules to war. Soldiers went against soldiers, and generals paired with generals.
As Profound Heaven experts and Radiant Stage experts were pretty much killing machines amidst Bone Tempering cultivators, both sides agreed on having their disciples’ battle ignored. Opting instead to stare off their equals in cultivation just across the gully. They were the real targets.
Killing Bone Tempering disciples only brought disgrace.
Safe to say, the killing inside the gully among disciples reached the heavens. While their superiors were still in a staredown competition behind them.
“Huangpu Fenglei!”
Mad Dipper Li Jingtian stood out, bowing before the High Venerable, “We didn’t get to finish our last fight in the imperial capital. With this prime chance befalling, will you dare meet me in battle?”
“Ha-ha-ha, Li Jingtian, you’re on quite the high horse, shamelessly uttering those words to me. Correct me if I’m wrong, but weren’t you under me!”
Laughing, Huangpu Fenglei came forward with an intent to fight and a condescending look.
Li Jingtian grinned, “Humph, that’s all in the past. All I’m asking is if you would dare to come at me!”
“Why wouldn’t I?”
Huangpu Fenglei jumped in the air towards him. Li Jingtian laughed as he did the same.
The two met with a resounding bang, blowing away the clouds for a mile around.
Their clash was so loud that the house lords on each side had to hold their ears due to pain.
Only Radiant Stage experts and the likes of Zhuo Fan and Huangpu Tianyuan kept standing tall and observing their duel.
Huangpu Fenglei shone golden and nine dragon images appeared on his sides, the peak of Imperial Tyrant Body Art.
Li Jingtian flickered in darkness, enveloped in a black dragon image. He was using Wraith Art’s power to cover himself.
Both were peak Radiant Stage experts armed with profound ranked martial arts trained to extremes. They were the brightest gems around, evenly matched.
The surging powers at work here had the valley divided.
One side was shrouded in a black dragon, with lightning crackling along its way, the other in glorious golden halo and imposing dominance. Yet neither could win over the other, stuck in a constant stalemate.
Huangpu Tianyuan’s brow trembled, sighing, “I now know why Elder Li threw his lot with the Luo clan. I don’t even recognize this art. But for him to stand on solid ground against High Venerable, it goes on to show how much power it has. I can’t fathom how the Luo clan could have such wonderful art. Had Elder Li stayed in Regent Estate, he’d never have reached High Venerable’s level even after training for a century in the incomplete Imperial Tyrant Body Art. But now…”
“Ha-ha-ha, Estate Lord, I anticipated Luo clan might be complex. Elder Li is no fool and his complete loyalty to Zhuo Fan shows that he got something great out of it. It was his best choice taking the Luo clan’s outstretched hand.”
Leng Wuchang smiled.
Huangpu Tianyuan sighed inside.
[Zhuo Fan is a genius among geniuses. In under ten years, he dragged a nobody third-rate clan up the stairs of power, turning it into a colossus.]
[Ignoring him seven years ago is my greatest failure. If only I knew, I’d have sent everything to cull him.]
Huangpu Tianyuan squinted.
Zhuo Fan had a knowing smile, tracing two fingers on his neck as a taunt.
Huangpu Tianyuan turned to look at the fight above.
[Humph, Zhuo Fan, be smug all you want. I may not have taken you out when I should, but your time will come soon, very soon.]
[You aren’t invincible. You have yet to taste my Nine Dragons Diamond Body, humph.]