Chapter 381 - Earth Shattering (1/2)

South Barren, Fiery Capital.

The strong individuals of the many barrens had all gathered here, turning the Fiery Capital into the center of attraction again. Even the dragon race had sent their own people as they were all interested in Zhong Yue and Long Yue's battle.

"Has Long Yue arrived?" shouted a magnate Qi Practitioner from Zhong Li Celestial Race.

A luxurious-looking war chariot then descended from the air, and a huge figure from the West Barren walked out. His appearance created a ruckus among the people.

It was a magnate Qi Practitioner from the Zhu Yan Celestial Race, and when he walked out from the chariot, the skies across the west became filled with multicolored celestial light.

On the other side of the Fiery Capital, the arrival of Qi Practitioner experts was accompanied by great fanfare. But a luxurious flying warship with phoenix carvings and enshrouded by fire still attracted the most attention.

Upon the warship's arrival, the many Qi Practitioners from the various clans and races as well as the clan masters of both Xia Clan and Zhu Rong Clan personally welcomed the people that were in it with great deference. Word soon spread that this warship was from the Kunlun Mountains and that those on board were the people of the phoenix race that lived within the mountains, in seclusion from the rest of the world.

It was very rare to see anyone from the phoenix race as the Kunlun Mountain was the steepest, tallest and the most mysterious celestial abode in the West Barren. It was sequestered from the world's view and was a place that subsisted within its own self-contained ecosystem.

Some rumors even claimed that the Kunlun Mountain was not a mountain, but a planet from another dimension!

This planet itself was called Kunlun and was purported to exist in a higher plane to the Ancestral Star.

And the entrance into this planet lied within the Kunlun Mountain; the mountain itself was a giant portal that allowed one to enter the planet and come into contact with the phoenix race.

Other than that, the phoenix race was said to be merely just one of the myriad of races that lived on that planet, and there were existed more races far stronger the phoenix race.

However, all of this was ultimately hearsay, legends uncorroborated by any evidence.

Nonetheless, the appearance of the phoenix race had undoubtedly elevated the atmosphere to a higher level, and there was news that there was even a female member of the royalty of the phoenix race on board the warship.

The last time the Fiery Capital was so lively was when the Heavenly Monarch's Residence appeared in the Lesser Void World, but this time, it was because of the upcoming battle between two rising stars of humanity and the demon race!

However, if it were simply just a battle between two young Qi Practitioners, it wouldn't warrant so much attention. It was all because Zhong Yue was the strongest Qi Practitioner in the human race's younger generation who had accumulated achievements most couldn't hope even to witness that made the battle very highly anticipated across the Ancestral Star.

And with his meteoric rise, there was no lack of people that wanted his life, whether it be to repay humiliations or to gain renown from being able to kill him.

On the other hand, the ruckus caused by the East Barren's Long Yue was much smaller, but it was nothing to dismiss. Long Yue had managed to kill Inner Core level Qi Practitioners when he was still at the Atman Body level and thrived to become the strongest of his generations. He fought with the young dragon Qi Practitioners in the Eastern Sea and from what leaked out from the dragon's Jiao Qingtu's mouth, it was also known that Jiao Qingtu had once lost to Long Yue.

Jiao Qingtu was the strongest among the Inner Core level in the Eastern Sea right now, and his defeat at the hands of Long Yue had definitely raised Long Yue's fame to another level.

Besides, Long Yue had also become the Gu Xia City's lord after Gu Hongzi passed the position to him!

"Long Yue has arrived!"

Suddenly, someone shouted as another warship advanced towards the Fiery Capital in the air while the banners of flying dragons attached to its frame flapped in the wind.

On top of the warship were the Li Dragons and Fish Dragons that were encircling as protectors, guarding the front were Inner Core monster Qi Practitioners that were in their true form. They all carried chains that connected to the warship as they pulled it forward.

There were also a few monster elders that stood on the bow of the warship and scanned the surroundings with cold stares.

In front of the elders stood Long Yue who had a serious expression on his face and carried a huge sword at his back. Also, behind him were four pretty human Qi Practitioners.

Around them were monster clouds and within the cloud was an ancient monster Qi Practitioner. It was Chief Di of the four monster chiefs!

Tian, Di, Xuang, and Huang ... these four old monsters were Shi Buyi's most trusted inner circle, and they had been silently protecting Xian Kong Saint City in the dark throughout all these years. When Shi Buyi was heavily injured by the old headmaster of Swords Gate, Feng Shang, it was also the four of them that fended Yan Yunsheng and Xiu Tianchen off of him.

Now, Di Shou left Xian Kong Saint City on a mission to find Long Yue's identity to see if both Zhong Yue and he were the same person. If his suspicions turned out to be true, then he would eliminate Long Yue on the spot, and if Long Yue and Zhong Yue were not the same person, then he would proceed with whole-heartedly guarding Long Yue's safety so as to prevent the monster race's brightest young star from being killed before he could mature.

The warship sailed into Fiery Capital, and the monsters pulling the warship turned into their alternate form – beast headed and human bodied – as they descended from the skies while the dragons all turned into handsome men and beautiful ladies that landed at the bow of the warship.

When Long Yue got down from the warship, the ladies all followed behind him closely.

"Is the human from the Zhong Shan Clan not here yet?" questioned Long Yue. His voice was still slightly immature, but his voice carried with it an imperious tone filled with an immense draconic aura that swept across the entire Fiery Capital, allowing everyone to hear his voice clearly.

"Eastern Sea's Long Yue, such a loud voice, are you trying to provoke us from the South Barren?"

Suddenly, another voice sounded out as a white-haired young man walked towards the capital. It was Xia Chusheng from the Zhong Li Celestial Race, the Qi Practitioner that was first on the Warrior Board!

Right now, Xiao Chusheng had also reached the Inner Core level, and his strength was accordingly domineering as well.