Chapter 293 - Dragon That Battles Through the Nine Heavens (1/2)

Outside of the Fire Capital, Zhong Yue was walking on the road, treading over a few miles away from the city. The streets started to fade away as the surroundings slowly turned rugged. More and more Qi Practitioners followed their trials, tailing behind Zhong Yue and Qiu Jin'er. Some of them were following underground, some tracked them from the sky above, while others strode past them, waiting to stop them in front of their paths.

There merchant caravans of the trading expeditions could still be seen coming to and fro the Fiery Capital; however, upon seeing the massive crowd following behind Zhong Yue, the merchants became terrified. They braced themselves for any incidents while trying their best to avoid intersecting paths with the group.

Rules of the South Barren: it was forbidden to engage in battles within the territorial land of the Fiery Capital. After all, Fiery Capital was an economic center, a place for businesses and tradings. If there were battles and chaos all over the capital, then the deals wouldn't be able to continue smoothly. Hence, Zhong Yue wouldn't need to worry about getting ambushed for a hundred miles of land centering from the Fiery Capital.

Ten miles away from the city gate, there was a small pavilion on the side of the road, set up there as a shelter for the travelers. In the pavilion, there was a figure waiting patiently on the chair while a bottle of wine and three cups were prepared on the table in front of him.

"Senior martial brother, he is the one with the celestial emperor's bloodline, Bi Xie!" Qiu Jin'er was afraid, she whispered to Zhong Yue.

Zhong Yue heard her and looked over. He walked into the pavilion along with Qiu Jin'er; the young celestial stood up, his eyes were pure and gentle, smiled as he invited the duo to have their seats.

"I'm very grateful for Brother Bi Xie to send me off in this pavilion ten miles away from the city." Zhong Yue said smilingly while he patted his clothes before sitting down.

Bi Xie raised his cup of wine and said, "I'm afraid if I don't send you off today, I wouldn't be able to see you anymore. It'll be a regret that I'll have to endure for the rest of my life; so I came and patiently waited for your arrival in this little pavilion."

Zhong Yue also raised his cup of wine, and the duo drank. Bi Xie stared closely at Zhong Yue, he stood up and gave a slight bow, he asked, "Is Brother Zhong preparing to let go of the restrains that shackled your heart, and go all out for today?"

Smiled, Zhong Yue replied, "It depends, I will not hesitate if the need arises."

The young celestial didn't speak a word, a few moments later, he broke the silence and said, "It's hard to find a praiseworthy opponent, it's difficult to come by an opponent that could be of my match, what a pity we couldn't have a proper battle … it's unfortunate that Brother Zhong has too many things holding you back at the moment. I'm not sure whether I can even find a worthy opponent like you anymore."

Zhong Yue, however, was nonchalant, "There are cultivators that will rise in every generation. Every one of them can stand at the summit of this world for the least of hundreds of years; even without me, Brother Bi Xie will eventually find one in the future."

Bi Xie lamented, "I'm afraid, that will take many more years for the next name to be added to the Godlike Board."

As the last sentence of the conversation was spoken, they drank three cups of wine each; Zhong Yue then stood up and walked out of the pavilion with Qiu Jin'er.

The Great Sun Golden Crow suddenly emerged behind Zhong Yue, the wings covered an area of few mus, carrying Qiu Jin'er on the Golden Crow's back while he stood on its head. It bolted into the sky and pierced through the clouds, soaring along with the winds.

"Bi Xie, if I can survive through this, I'll become the dragon that will battle through the nine heavens, I'll make the world tremble under me! When that day comes, you can look for me, and we will have the duel that was promised!"

Krong—

The three-taloned Golden Crow broke the speed of sounds and bolted away with lightning and fire around it!

While behind him, the Qi Practitioners also suddenly lunged into the sky, casting out their flying arts following behind him. Bi Xie lifted his head up and looked over, it scenery looked like a meteor shower in bright daylight, flitting across the sky toward the north.

"Dragon that battles through the nine heavens…."

The young celestial placed his hands on the back and mumbled, "I'll be waiting, I hope you can survive till that day."

In mid-air, the same darkness clawed a hundred miles of land as all of the sunlight was siphoned away by Zhong Yue and was converging around him.

He was like a blazing fireball, a miniature scorching sun that embodied Zhong Yue and Qiu Jin'er with the Golden Crow in it, bolting away at an ever-increasing speed.

One after another, the Qi Practitioners following behind him were left behind, unable to catch up to his speed.

A hundred miles of distance flitted over in almost an instant.

Zhong Yue was now traveling at a speed three times the speed of sound. He was so quick that most of the Qi Practitioners chasing after him were shaken off his tail; however, long before he traveled, there were already Qi Practitioners that have strode over him to the front waiting to ambush him on his path.

However, the most significant threats were those who were still chasing behind him, those who were able to keep up to his speed were mostly the Inner Core or even Heavenly Dharma Qi Practitioners, they were the most deadly hunters!

Gales blasted on their faces as they sped through the sky, patches of clouds formed a new ground, covering the earth away from their views; all of a sudden, some mountains emerged in the midst of clouds, it was indeed a fantastic view.

These mountains were floating above the clouds, looking bizarre and mysterious as if they were like a paradise in the heaven.

Looking at it, Zhong Yue gave a cold sneer and mumbled, "Junior martial sister!"

Qiu Jin'er who was behind him extended her arms out and immediately, the Gou Mang Yuan Shen emerged behind her. It lashed out countless vines over like jade green dragons that intertwined with one another.

They looked as if they were vines, but in fact, they were purely formed by her Wood Sword Qi in the [Great Boundless Sword Qi].

Peng peng peng—

The vines lashed on the mountains and crushed them apart, the mountains crumbled into countless totem patterns which formed even more mountains; not only that, but there were also mountains falling from the sky above, crashing down on them.

Meanwhile, a giant slowly stood up in the center of the mountains. His body was completely covered in rock and stone, making him look like a stone giant.

The stone giant had four arms with no eyes, and it was equipped with two huge bows of at least two hundred feet long, the stone giant pulled the arrows back, and readied to release them.