Chapter 272 - Sudden Unnatural Phenomena (1/2)
Bulging blue veins appeared on Zuoqiu Yang’s forehead. His eyes were bloodshot, though no one knew if it was because of Xiao Chen or because he was practicing some demonic arts. He bellowed, “Xiao Chen! Prepare to die today!” He abruptly attacked Xiao Chen.
When Xiao Chen felt a strong gale slamming into him, he immediately lifted his palm to block the attack. The collision of forces resounded and he found himself staggering backward. To his surprise, he felt as if he wasn’t a match for Zuoqiu Yang.
Suddenly, he noticed a cold, murderous aura piercing his back. The aura originated from Huangfu Xin’er!
A pained screech shattered the air as a red orb of light descended. Traceless for Ten Miles, who was trying to ambush Xiao Chen, had his chest ripped open in five places. Blood gushed out of his wounds.
Huangfu Xin’er appeared beside Xiao Chen, with her maroon-colored nails increasing to a length of three inches. Her five fingers were soaked with blood.
Traceless for Ten Miles, as befitting of his name, was as swift as lightning. He could come and go as he pleased without notice. Were it not for Huangfu Xin’er, he would have succeeded in ambushing Xiao Chen earlier.
Shaken, Xiao Chen looked at Huangfu Xin’er and whispered, “Xin’er, you…” He was confused as to when she began practicing such a demonic set of martial arts.
She remained expressionless. Her red clothing billowed with air as she charged at One-dot Red. Zuoqiu Yang scoffed and attacked Xiao Chen once again.
Taking advantage of Traceless for Ten Miles’ injuries, Mu Shaoai dashed toward him and stabbed him in the chest. With a lightning-fast trick of the hand, he grabbed the Illusory Moon Pouch from the former’s waist.
Yu Yifeng and the rest started a chaotic fight with the other members of the Fallen Immortals Sect. Suddenly, a pained scream rang out from the distance. Then came a loud cry. “Senior Brother Zuoqiu! Thousand Feathers Sect stole my Hearts of Illusory Moon!”
Zuoqiu Yang’s gaze turned cold. He turned to look at Xiaoyue. “Xiaoyue, you shameless b*tch!” His voice hadn’t faded when Xiao Chen abruptly struck him in the back with Cyan Dragon Roars.
Amid the chaotic battle, a burst of applause erupted from the southeast direction. Then came a clear and bright voice of a man. “Not bad, not bad at all. So this is where everyone is.”
The speaker was an elegant-looking young master holding a folding fan. Beside him was a teenage girl in red. They were Su Zimu and Su Wan of the Su family.
“I’ve long heard of the exceptional Coalesced Colors Equal to Dust of the Thousand Feathers Sect. This untalented one wishes to challenge Fairy Xiaoyue to a fight,” Su Zimu said.
When he snapped his folding fan shut, three of him immediately materialized and attacked Xiaoyue. It turned out that he was using doppelganger arts.
Xiaoyue remained calm in the face of three enemies that were nearly impossible to be distinguished as the real thing. She unleashed the Coalesced Colors Equal to Dust and human silhouettes immediately filled the space around her. It was similarly difficult to distinguish which was real and which wasn’t.
Xiao Chen was fighting Zuoqiu Yang, Huangfu Xin’er had her hands full with One-dot Red, while Su Zimu was challenging Xiaoyue. Their respective battles took the six of them out of the forest and then into the air. No one noticed that fifteen minutes had passed. The commotion drew the attention of many cultivators from other sects. All of them gasped as they watched the fierce battles between the six unfold in the sky.
“Meow! Since when did so many people show up?” Zhiluan yelped in surprise when he saw the sudden appearance of so many unfamiliar faces.
His yelp drew the attention of quite a few cultivators, who looked at him in confusion. He was a strange cat that could not only fly but also speak human language. There was even a Lingzhi plant growing from the top of his head. What was he?
Detecting their attention on him, Zhiluan cried, “Oh no!” He unfolded his wings and flew away. Many cultivators unsheathed their flying swords and chased after him.
“Catch him! He’s definitely a treasure! We can turn him into a pill ingredient!”
Zhiluan was scared out of his wits. While flying haphazardly in the sky, he loudly cried, “How dare you! This great one is sent here on the Jade Emperor’s…” He then changed his tune and pointed at Xiao Chen. “That kid is my Elder Brother! He’ll kill you if you dare hurt me!”
“Hurry up and catch him!” Unconcerned with the possible consequences, everyone charged toward him in like a swarm of bees. A frightened Zhiluan yelped and immediately dashed out of the way, causing the cultivators to collide with one another.
“Why did you hit me?”
“Why did you get in my way?”
“You Divine Illumination Sect folks are looking for trouble, aren’t you?”
“Do you think we, the Nine Empyreans Sect, are afraid of you?”
The mid-air collision soon erupted into a battle. Zhiluan continued to weave in and out of the crowd, knocking in one cultivator and then another. Finally, he flew toward Xiao Chen’s direction. “Kid, quickly save me!”
Xiao Chen, who had his plate full dealing with Zuoqiu Yang, didn’t have the luxury of saving Zhiluan. Zhiluan yelled, “Kid, quickly save me! I’ll give you another half bottle of blood!”
Zhiluan hovering above Xiao Chen’s head had drawn the wrath of other cultivators’ Sword Qi on the latter. Xiao Chen pressed his forefinger and middle finger together and shot a blade of white light that enveloped Zhiluan. Swiftly later, he disappeared.