Chapter 201 - Among The Four (1/2)

The gap between our strengths is just too big.

Zhong Yue put up a serious expression as under such situation, he had no chance of winning at all. He had used up every trick up his sleeves and even revealed all his trump cards. But the result was still as such. After all, the Xiao Mang Celestial Race's Qi Practitioner's level was twice as high as Zhong Yue's. This was simply an absolute differential in strength that cannot be overcome by some trick.

"Someone's coming!" in Zhong Yue's psyche ocean, Xin Huo suddenly exclaimed.

Zhong Yue had a shock and he almost got grabbed by the huge hand before he asked, "Someone? Someone as in humans?"

Xin Huo nodded and replied, "The one heading towards here is indeed a human."

Zhong Yue frowned as that fact gave an even more portentous feeling. Feng Shouzhu, Tian Yanzong and the others should have returned back to the Swords Gate by now so who could this person be?

The one that could only appear at this hour and in this situation could only be the Swords Gate's celestial messenger that sold Shui Zian out!

This guy must have come here to retrieve the tokens of Elder Shui. He must have thought that the tokens are with me and he showed up because he thinks that I am dead for sure.

As soon as he thought of this, a loud draconic roar could be heard, trembling the mountains and instigating avalanches. Then, a huge monster could be seen moving with difficulty, leaving huge footprints on the ground as it advanced.

It was a gigantic old turtle and on top of the turtle's back was a shining sword ray while a man in white robes stood on the head of that gigantic turtle, unperturbed by the heavy snow and strong gales.

Fang Jiange….

Zhong Yue's eyes twitched as he thought. The person who came was one of the four young aces of Swords Gate – Fang Jiange, the Golden Innate Spirit Body!

Fang Jiange stood on the turtle's head with his hands at his back and he put up a blank expression as he looked towards Zhong Yue and the Xiang Mang Celestial Race's Qi Practitioner. Then, his gaze landed on Zhong Yue who immediately felt that his stare was like sharp Golden Sword Qi that shot towards him. This chilling sensation caused Zhong Yue to have goosebumps.

Is it really him?

Zhong Yue felt an acute disappointment and frustration mounting within him but suddenly, the Xiang Mang Celestial Race's Qi Practitioner retracted his psyche hand and the hand returned to his inner core while the Xiang Mang Celestial Race's Qi Practitioner swallowed his inner core back.

"Swords Gate's Fang Jiange?"

The Xiang Mang Celestial Race's Qi Practitioner's face turned serious and he looked around as he asked, "How did you get here? Where is the Xiao Guzhen, our race's senior?"

"Are you talking about him?"

Three heads were then thrown onto the ground as he said smilingly, "I've killed this whatever Xiao Guzhen you are talking about."

The three heads belonged to Xiao Guzhen, a Heavenly Dharma level Qi Practitioner of the Xiang Mang Celestial Race and also the Qi Practitioner that was guarding the final exit out of the West Barren!

"Senior Xiao Guzhen!"

The Xiang Mang Celestial Race's Qi Practitioner's face changed rapidly and another man could be seen walking towards them in the heavy storm. He appeared to be tall and muscular, just like a bear and there was a huge thunder dragon formed with a type of thunder totem carvings that wound all over his body.

This man's face was covered with a beard and he stood up high and straight. The Shan Shen and Zhu Jian Celestial Race's members were all little giants that appeared to be big and muscular. But this bearded man was no smaller than them, even being slightly larger than them!

"You are Lei Hong, one of the four young aces of Swords Gate?"

The Xiang Mang Celestial Race's Qi Practitioner turned pale while Zhong Yue felt relieved immediately. Originally, he thought that it was the Swords Gate's celestial messenger and thus, he suspected Fang Jiange as the traitor hidden of the Swords Gate. But he did not expect Lei Hong would be following behind Fang Jiange and he even killed the Heavenly Dharma Qi Practitioner from the Xiao Mang Celestial Race.

"Junior Martial Brother Zhong, come here." said Fang Jiange camly.

Lei Hong laughed and said in a thunderous voice, "In order to search for you, Young Master Feng, Elder Sister Jun and the two of us searched in all directions. Young Master Feng went to the North while Elder Sister Jun went to the South and the two of us went to the East and West. Just now, I felt that there was someone fighting in this direction and so I planned on taking a look here after I killed the old hag. But unexpectedly, that Brat Fang managed to reach here faster than me."

Zhong Yue felt relieved and he started walking towards Fang Jiange and Lei Hong while the eyes of the Xiang Mang Celestial Race's Qi Practitioner twitched as he was internally debating whether or not he should act to capture Zhong Yue. Just as he was still considering his next course of action, Fang Jiange suddenly turned back and a Sword Qi in the size of a hair shot towards the Xiang Mang Celestial Race's Qi Practitioner.

Zhe——

The Xiang Mang Celestial Race's Qi Practitioner then got sliced in half by this hair-like Sword Qi!

"Get up and let's go." said Fang Jiange.

Zhong Yue then jumped up the back of the old turtle along with Lei Hong while Lei Hong measured Zhong Yue curiously and asked suddenly, "Where is Elder Shui?"

Zhong Yue's face turned dark and he relied, "Elder Shui was ambushed by Xiao Yin, Xiao Yuan and Xiao Qing, he's already…."

Lei Hong and Fang Jiange both then remained silent for quite a while.

Then, after a moment, Lei Hong exhaled a long breath and he sighed as he said, "Along with Tian Yanzong and the others, Elder Feng has returned to Swords Gate but they all suffered heavy injuries. As soon as Elder Feng touched down at Swords Gate, he immediately ordered us to move at once to escort you guys in the Lian Yun Ridges. Who would have thought that we would not be able to arrive in time. Junior Martial Brother Zhong, is Elder Shui really dead?"