Chapter 63 (2/2)

Also, during the exchange with Wind Devil, every time his long spear and the bent blade met, a loud collision sound resounded!

The harmless but still-felt forces and the loud sounds all alarmed the people in the castle.

Needless to say… Xue Ying’s utilisation of the world energy meeting with the blood-red wave Qi was even more frightful to those present. In this clash between two rankers, the control of the natural forces created thunder-like sound.

“Uncle Zong.” Xue Ying opened his mouth, being a Meteor knight, Zong Ling was the fastest to reach the side of Xue Ying.

“The bronze heart-protective gear on this person’s body is an extremely special refiner treasure,” Xue Ying said, “Uncle Zong, please take and examine it. You should be able to use something like this.”

The stronger a Legend ranker was, the less help any refiner treasure would be to them.

Zong Ling nodded, extending his hand in that split second to accept the bronze heart-protective gear. He then continued taking the other treasures, weapon, armour, etc. Yet suddenly —

“Hong!!!”

Xiang Pang Yun who had come down from several hundred meters above landed directly on the battlement of the inner castle. That blood-red wave Qi of his surged outwards, pressuring several soldiers beside the wall onto the ground, causing such terror that they even screamed out in horror. Those weaker soldiers were affected so much that their entire faces were pale like ghosts, and blood even oozed from their orifices.

Actually, world energy already had a suppressive power against Silver Moon knights and Meteor knights. Against all these mortal soldiers, their lives would even be threatened by it.

“In front of I, Xiang Pang Yun, you still dare to resist?” Xiang Pang Yun looked down upon his opponent, Xue Ying, “Dong Bo Xue Ying, you sure are daring.”

“Hong hong hong~~~~”

Xue Ying manipulated the world energy as if it were an immense unseen cover, shrouding against the surrounding and clashing countless times against Xiang Pang Yun’s blood-red wave Qi.

“Xiang Pang Yun?” Zong Ling’s face immediately paled. That scary big demon? That Legend ranker who dominated the entire Azure River County for close to a hundred years?

“Uncle Zong, help me take care of Qing Shi.” Xue Ying said resolutely. With his control of the world energy, he could clearly view the confused-looking Qing Shi walking out of his residence.

“Yes.” Zong Ling did not carry on pillaging the bodies any longer. This could wait until after this situation was settled. Quickly, he leaped towards the third floor of the castle, landing beside Qing Shi.

“What happened?”

“This, what exactly happened?”

Qing Shi was even feeling hoodwinked.

He had previously been hugging his quilt, sleeping unhappily on his bed. For so many years, his brother had not ever treated him so fiercely. He hugged his quilt and had cried before eventually falling asleep.

The surging world energy, the loud noises in the clash of weapons, and that collision between two legend ranker’s world energy, as well as several horrible shrieks outside had woken Qing Shi, causing him to come out immediately from his room.

The moment he came out…

He saw his brother Xue Ying standing below with a body beside him and three other bodies some distance away.

At the same time, his surroundings seemed so strange.

The air around was distorted.

Standing on his brother’s side, a huge region of air was being covered by an unseen force. On the other side, standing on the battlement of the wall was a crimson-robed demon-looking man emitting out a wave of blood-red Qi. That blood-red wave Qi was clashing against the huge unseen cover.

As for that blood-red wave Qi, just by looking at it with his naked eyes, he could feel a building terror! Qing Shi’s experiences of tempering himself was not enough to keep him from turning pale at this sight..

“Uncle Zong, what happened?” Qing Shi was somewhat panic, turning to the closest person he could trust – Uncle Zong.

“It’s Xiang Pang Yun!” Zong Ling said solemnly, “It’s the scariest killer in the entire Azure River County. He’s even scarier than the Si Clan’s ancestor, Si Liang Hong! Even if it was a Legend ranker fighting against him, most of them could not even last for more than move!

“What?” Qing Shi was aghast.

Legend ranker, how strong was that?

In front of Xiang Pang Yun, dying from a single move? One must know that the reason why the Si Clan could control the entire Azure River County was because of that ancestor of theirs! Yet Xiang Pang Yun was even stronger than the ancestor of Si Clan?

“Dong Bo Xue Ying, I came today because of a mission given by the Bloodshed Tavern. It was a mission to take away your brother, Dong Bo Qing Shi’s life.” Xiang Pang Yun had a strange look on his face as he stood on top of the wall battlement. His voice resounded in the air, “I do not care about killing you at all. Obediently step aside for me to kill your little brother and I’ll turn away after I complete it. After all, the Bloodshed Tavern did not give me any bounty for killing you.”

Xiang Pang Yun did this deliberately.

This time, the mission was actually accepted by Wind Devil. Even when he, Xiang Pang Yun killed Qing Shi, he would also not have the chance to acquire the bounty!

The reason why he would say this was purely to disrupt Xue Ying’s mood. If this could cause him to waver in his decision, then all the better it would be. Being an openly-publicised killer, he killed not because of any bounty! Killing was actually a pleasure for this madman.

“Kill me? Bloodshed Tavern’s mission?” Qing Shi stood in amazement. This scary situation was all because someone was sent to kill him?

…

“Kill my little brother?” Xue Ying glared at Xiang Pang Yun, before he coldly said, “Unless I, Dong Bo Xue Ying die, nobody else will be permitted to harm my little brother! Even you, Xiang Pang Yun!”

“Big brother!”

Standing by the railing on the castle’s main building, Qing Shi felt sour after seeing all of this. Looking down at the blurrish shadow figure of his brother behind that distorted air, it was as if he saw the same shadow that had been with him all the time since he was young. That immovable mountain that would always protect him.

“For your little brother, you are even willing to sacrifice your life. That’s so touching. Since that’s the case… then you can just die!”

Xiang Pang Yun suddenly looked grim, before shouting out.

Hu.

A blood-coloured shadow suddenly rushed out from the wall battlement of the castle. A biting cold light of sword flew across the sky. Those around felt terror simply by seeing this snow-white blade of light flying across countless meters in the sky.

“Big brother.” Beside Zong Ling, Qing Shi was so nervous that be began trembling.