Chapter 134 - You Think Too Low of Me (1/2)
"*Cough *cough, King Teng really was a knotty opponent."
Zhong Yue was in the monster god Ming King's palace. He laid a palm on his chest, his eyes twitched in pain. The battle with King Teng had been too risky, King Teng was indeed worthy of his title as the undying one, his prowess was incredibly strong. The battle with him had inflicted immensely heavy injuries to Zhong Yue's body.
His muscles were almost ripped apart during the fight, a few tendons snapped from the tension. Deep wounds and small cuts added up to a hundred on his body, and his internal organs were slowly beginning to dehisce!
The injuries would have been the death of most ordinary people, but he was still able to temporarily suppress the wounds and maintain his peak condition for the duration of the battle. However, as time passed, his wounds would eventually erupt and if by then, he was still embroiled in a protracted fight with King Teng, unable to finish him once and for all, then his ending would've only been death.
His forte was that he was taught the art of sculpting by the Swords Gate headmaster. Although the art of sculpting seemed to be useless, it was the key for him to turn the tide of battle and ultimately slay King Teng's undying body, and incinerate him from the inside to destroy the giant vine treant.
Otherwise, if the battle had persisted, Zhong Yue would've been in grave danger!
Come to think of it, King Teng's defeat was reasonable and his death was not an injustice, it could even be said that it was unfortunate that he was matched up with Zhong Yue. He was after all, a wood affinity monster cultivator who has cultivated from a green vine. His body was made up of the vines which just happened to be a suitable material to engrave the totem patterns. What led to his defeat was his own recklessness in entrapping the seven Sword Qi inside of his body with the intention of preventing Zhong Yue from reclaiming them.
"King Teng forced me to muster all my strength in battling against him, and yet, he was only regarded as the second strongest among the monster Rebirth Qi Practitioners?"
The sun and moon spun behind Zhong Yue, the sunlight and moonlight shone onto his wounded body, healing his injuries, and he became lost in his own thoughts, King Teng despised the saint city lord of the monster race, accusing him of being biased towards the Heaven Monster, Li Jun. But what kind of existence is the saint city lord? One that was on par with the old man, the old man had only taught me the art of sculpting and just with that, I was able to use it to finish King Teng's undying body. It isn't likely that the saint city lord's evaluation was erroneous. That would mean that this Heaven Monster, Li Jun truly is even stronger than King Teng! What a shame that he died, I could have used him as a test subject for my strength to ascertain any flaws in my prowess in the Rebirth level."
He recollected his thoughts and took out the key he had obtained from Zhu Xian'er, he then placed it on the notch of the door.
The five poison totem patterns on the notch were completed, and it was as if the mother insect and the five poison totem patterns were coming to life, moving on the surface of the door as if they were swimming in the water. The scene was incredibly bizarre.
The tracks they took seemed to be random but they in actual fact, they followed a certain pattern of a seal. On the outer-most rim, was the big mother insect, it was squirming its body tardily, while incubating eggs within its womb.
Those are the just changes of the totem carvings on the door. The five poisoned insects and the mother insect did not actually come alive, and the formation of the eggs was not real either.
After a short while, the door slowly creaked open, revealing a pathway tunneling down a stoned stairway. Walking down the stairs into the deep space beneath the palace, Zhong Yue thought with curiosity, Why didn't I notice this place when I was casting the [Boundless Great Sun] to burn down the entire Ming King palace? Furthermore, Ming King palace is located on a mountain, the mountain dangling mid-air with only a pillar connecting it to the abyss. Are the guarded treasures of the Ming King palace in this very mountain? If they were, wasn't this place too easily discovered?
"Why isn't Brother Long Yue out yet?"
Hu Qimei and Yu Xuanji looked at each other and waited patiently. There was no movement after Zhong Yue killed King Teng and the two cannot help to ask themselves, Is there really a complete heritage of the Monster God Ming King in the palace? Or is he severely injured?
Suddenly, both of them felt something and turned their heads around, what met their eyes was a 'young and pretty' man treading on the pontoon walking towards them.
The description of "young and pretty" was because he had a countenance that would even incite the jealousy of females; he boasted flawless skin and his pointed ears could make the females erupted with an obsessive furor!
His charming eyes were like a twin emerald that exuded an extraordinary and refined aura. Zhong Yue held a stern and unflustered bearing, but under which, there was hidden an explosive power that would instill fear in all. He was akin to a simmering volcano that was on the verge of eruption. King Teng was malicious; Yu Xuanji was peculiar; and Hu Qimei was temperamental — each individual had a unique air of their own. Likewise, this man also commanded his own charm.
He carried himself like an elegant fairy in the midst of clouds; like an eagle that soared unfettered in the lofty firmament, and like a slumbering dragon quietly hibernating in the cold and desolate winter.
He was the prodigal son of the monster race!
"The Heaven Monster, Li Jun!"
Hu Qimei and Yu Xuanji were shocked and dumbfounded at his unexpected arrival. The Heaven Monster, Li Jun, proclaimed to be the strongest among the Rebirth Qi Practitioners by the saint city lord of the monster. He was believed to have been killed in the dark forest, but had just made a sudden appearance, nearly reaching their sides without them even noticing at all!
Yu Xuanji and Hu Qimei exchanged panicked looks, catching the anxiousness in each other's eyes, He is here to act as the fisherman! He waited in silence until both Long Yue and King Teng were embroiled in battle, so that he could then jump out and reap the rewards from the effort of the two formidable opponents to secure his place as the disciple of the saint city lord!
Heaven Monster Li Jun must have thought that he could not handle Long Yue and King Teng at the same time, given their strengths. So he decided to wait until Long Yue and King Teng's strength was exhausted to take the fruits of their labor!
Heaven Monster Li Jun was already at the hundred and eighth step of the stoned stairway when they returned their attention to him. He stepped on the first pontoon, passing the first threshold and continuing on towards the second platform.