Chapter 271 - The Battle of Diablo: Start (1/2)

Chapter 271 The Battle of Diablo: StartLyu Liang did really well inside the Thoreau Secret Realm.

The thick Spiritual Qi and the Lu Tian Divine Stone were a great help to him. Meanwhile, he also had the Linden, so his cultivation increased rapidly and reached the bottleneck of the Middle-stage Heavenly Master in less than a 100 days.

During those days, he discussed with White about the types of moves he would be activating in the competition. It would be better if he did not use the moves that he had used in the previous battles at the Nether Big World, as they might be spotted by others. He could not afford to take that risk.

To sum it up, the Kunwu Sword could not be used for the time being. After being used several times before as the Sword-Blood Soul Guide, it had become like a calling card for Lyu Liang. In addition, he was not supposed to use the Xuanyuan Sword Formation, either.

In the end, the only moves he could depend on were the Five Acts of Heaven Soul and the Divine Body. As for the Spirit Swallowing Bugs and Ghost Soldier Transforming Realm, they were only suitable for short-term use. His only fear was they would be coveted by greedy people, which was not a good thing for him.

No matter what, they should be enough for just one battle!

Although Lyu Liang was very interested in the Lu Tian Divine Stone, he decided not to use it, as he thought it might seem as if he was showing off, by winning three times in a row. To be honest, he was not even sure if he could get to the end. But even if he did make it, he would definitely become a target for all in future, something he definitely did not want to happen.

During the cultivation, there was another occurrence that Lyu Liang was very delighted about. The girl in the Heaven-Burning Xumi Formation was actually starting to recover!

“Man… Linglong… miss you…” As soon as Lyu Liang went into the formation to see her, a warm and soft body immediately appeared in his arms. Smiling at him, the girl stuttered these sweet words.

Linglong!

That should be the girl’s name. Ancestor Frost had also called her by that name before. It seemed that she was starting to regain her memory!

Lyu Liang was so happy that he brought out a pile of fruits for her to eat. Linglong’s eyes shone.. She looked and touched some of the fruits. At last, she picked up an apple and took a few big bites out of it.

As Lyu Liang looked at her innocent smile, his mood lifted, after having felt so depressed and gloomy for some time.

But just as he was about to leave, Linglong had a pathetic look on her face, and clung to the edge of his clothes, crying in a heart-broken voice, “Man… Man…”

“Be good. I promise that I will come and see you every one or two days, okay?” Lyu Liang said this tentatively, and it worked. The girl nodded reluctantly, and had a faint smile on her tearful face.

Lyu Liang kept his promise and visited Linglong at least every two days.

After more than 400 days had passed, Linglong was able to speak a couple of complete sentences, and her actions became more normal. Every time Lyu Liang entered the formation, instead of behaving childishly, like embracing him and eating apples, she would even take care of him. The pure passion in her eyes brought that lifeless waste land back to life.

As the 500 days of cultivation inside the Thoreau Secret Realm came to an end, Lyu Liang had already practiced his Cultivation Method to a much higher level.

Especially the fourth act of the Five Acts of Heaven Soul named Frightened Stab, he could actually use it! Although he could only use it to create a momentary problem for his enemies, he had White’s instantaneous flash, at the same time. Therefore, the fourth act was definitely a trump card for him!

The only thing he was worried about was that his cultivation remained at the bottleneck of the Middle-stage Heavenly Master. There were no signs to indicate that he was about to break through…

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Five days later, when the five of them gathered at Tianshu Pavilion, Lyu Liang was the most outstanding one. That was due to the Linden. Lyu Liang’s cultivation speed had doubled with it.

The barbarian at the moment, was showing a cultivation of the Middle-stage Heavenly Master, which was not the most surprising feature.

The thing about him that shocked the people most, was the layer of coppery light that shone faintly around him. It was indescribably creepy and oppressive.

“Good! Let’s go. It’s time for us to get together!” Ancestor Tian Shu said, seemingly satisfied with their achievements.

“What? Three Masters are coming along with us!” Seeing that even Ancestor Tian Shu, Ancestor Wen Shu and Ancestor Wu Shu were accompanying them, Feng Mazi blurted out in amazement.

“Some important figure from the Dark Reign will be watching the competition this time, but it’s not something you should care about!” Ancestor Tian Shu said indifferently. Then he led them to a wing room on the right side of the palace, where a large transmission formation had been set up earlier.

Lyu Liang felt dizzy for a moment, and the next minute, he was already inside a magnificent palace!

“This… is too luxurious!” Lyu Liang exclaimed in his heart, as he saw all the furnishings in the large palace were made of ultimate-grade Primordial Stones.

“Haha, welcome!” “It’s rare to see you guys coming to You Luo Mansion together, my old friends!” an airy voice came from behind them. Lyu Liang and the other people turned around and saw a potbellied person in a black robe, laughing as he greeted them.

“This man is Kong Liang, another top deacon of the Dark Reign with the nickname of ‘velvet paw’! It is said that he used to be an important figure in the Kong family of the Remote Antiquity in the space of Goddess Nyu Wa. No one knows why he came here to be a deacon! Even when facing the Tao Ancestors of the Dark Reign, he treats them as equals.” Feng Mazi secretly transmitted a voice message to Lyu Liang, who was immediately struck by the name, Kong Liang.

“Kong Liang?”

The man who had participated in the destruction of Lush Mountain World that Zhang Ran had mentioned? The son of the Ancestor of the Kong family called Kong Wuming?

Although Lyu Liang had no dealings with him until that time, he instinctively regarded him as a dangerous person. Surely, his nickname of ‘a velvet paw’ was also a key factor for that.

“They are also the candidates for this competition? Well, well, lots of old friends… Eh, is this brother Man Zi who made such a stir in Icy Peak before? Nice to meet you! I’m Kong Liang, a small deacon in the Dark Reign. We’ll get to know each other better, as long as we keep in touch!” Kong Liang spoke like an old friend, and patted Lyu Liang’s shoulder, with a smile.

Lyu Liang acted as if he was super flattered, while in his heart, he knew that he would definitely have treated him as a good-natured fatty, if it were not for the reminders from Zhang Ran and Feng Mazi.

“Brother Kong, how are you doing? We are not late, I suppose.” Ancestor Tian Shu smiled and asked casually, as he greeted him with cupped fists, sounding very courteous at the same time.

“No, no, you are just in time! Let’s go now. You three Tao Ancestors have come personally, which could be said to be the grandest appearance among all the competitions, until now.” Kong Liang said, as he led them forward.

At that moment, another beam of brilliance flashed by and then several figures appeared. The one leading the way was Li Caiyun, whom Lyu Liang was most afraid of!

The people behind her looked really weird. They were dressed in black robes and each of them had a pair of creepy golden pupils. All in all, they looked very different from the normal cultivators.