788 Life, Death, and Breakthrough! (1/2)
Chi Tian Feng's angry face turned completely red, and he was so infuriated to the point his lips were trembling as he spoke. ”Jun Mo Xie, you've used so many crafty schemes and plots to drive the four of us into a corner, now… You even have the cheek to call us despicable and shameless? You…. Do you even have any shame?! Any conscience?!”
Jun Mo Xie shot an icy look and said coldly. ”Dear Saints, the four of you are currently at the end of the rope! Naturally, I would not want to lie to the dead. So I shall let you die understanding why you died! So you can all go on your way willingly!”
He paused before continuing pensively. ”Since I, Jun Mo Xie, have risen abruptly within Tian Xiang, I never thought of going against anyone! As long as no one offended me, I would offend no one! This has always been the case! To me, the three Holy Lands were high above me, and it is true that I would not attempt to claim connections with you, but neither would I whimsically provoke you!
”Only when I met Xue Yan did I then learn of the existence of a great calamity that was a threat to mankind! The War for Seizing the Heavens that you always talk about! At that time, the two of us often discussed how we should help during the War for Seizing the Heavens, and how we had to keep the strange races beyond the Pillar of Heavens Mountains no matter what sacrifice we had to make! At that time, the two of us felt that even if we were going to lose our lives at the Pillar of Heavens Mountains, it would be worth it.”
A glimpse of shame appeared on the faces of Chen Chong and the rest. They had already guessed what he was going to continue to talk about.
”At that time, I believe that the plot to defeat Xue Yan was already in its beginning stages, and it was carried out as well. Don't you dare try to deny this! That attempt many years ago—I believe the few of you are well aware of it! But we did not think of seeking revenge, or rather, even if we wanted revenge, it would have to wait until the War for Seizing the Heavens was over first! Xue Yan set her heart on protecting the stability of the continent and the peace of mankind, preparing for war. Although I extremely disapproved of your actions from the start, but I didn't say anything and chose to support her…. But for the sake of the War for Seizing the Heavens, while Xue Yan was constantly merciful towards the three Holy Lands, all she got in return was greater harm!
”But with the appearance of the heaven-defying Dan of my Aristocrat Hall, the three Holy Lands used all sorts of despicable means to seize it by force! Stopping at nothing! Never mind, for the sake of the War for Seizing the Heavens, we tolerated it! But of all things you shouldn't have done, aside from sending over ninety experts into the Jun Residence with the intention to wipe the Jun Family out and forcefully steal the Dan prescription…..was to set up countless attacks on our long journey to the Dongfang Family!
”When I, Jun Mo Xie, reached home, you barged into the Jun Residence. When I, Jun Mo Xie, went to fetch my mother, you repeatedly ambushed us! Slaughtering us over a distance of ten thousand li! When I, Jun Mo Xie, went up the snow mountains, you sent almost six hundred forces to wait for me! And even nine Saints to Tian Xiang! My beloved wife—because of your joint attacks, using such a despicable method of threatening her with my family—was forced to use the Saint King Pill and almost perished!”
Jun Mo Xie scoffed and gritted his teeth. ”Chen Chong, say, if you were me, what would you do? Am I supposed to extend my neck and let you guys kill me? If I deal with you guys, would it be considered outrageous and treacherous? Despicable and shameless? What sort of underhanded methods did I use? I am not strong enough, but am I still supposed to use my disadvantage and face off with you Saints? Only then would it be just and honorable? You guys used despicable methods and killed people with palms and swords; I used water, fire, and mountain rocks! Am I very despicable?!”
Chen Chong remained silent, but he looked up into the sky and let out a long sigh. Remorse welled up in his heart.
”Even if you still insist that I am despicable, so what? I can't be bothered to talk to you about bombastic logic—it's not worth my time! From start to end, I never thought of becoming enemies with the three Holy Lands on my own accord! But you guys kept forcing me to this current state! This was all a result of your own actions! What does it have to do with others, and what does it have to do with me?!”
”For the sake of the entire world, it is indeed a noble cause and an a great reason….. but this was not a reason why the Jun Family should perish!” Jun Mo Xie said with anguish. ”Even if you killed one person for the sake of the peace of the entire universe, that person would also put up a resistance! Saint Chen Chong, what I am saying, do you…. understand?”
Chen Chong replied. ”Of course I know what you mean. Perhaps we did go overboard. But we also…. have a clear conscience!”
”Yes! You guys would definitely be with a clear conscience. Since when did you guys ever have a guilty conscience?!” Jun Mo Xie laughed coldly and said. ”So now that you guys have fallen to this state, please don't say that I'm shameless. Because when I kill you, I will also have a clear conscience! You deserved to die, and your death is not enough to wipe out your crimes! Regardless of what reason you had, the moment you offended the Jun Family, you should have already died!”
Chen Chong laughed bitterly and shook his head. ”Jun Mo Xie, indeed, you have the upperhand in this battle. But did you think that victory is in your hands now? That you could be this unbridled? Indeed, we have all sustained heavy injuries and lack the strength to put up a fight, but you're not worthy of taking our lives!”
He suddenly stood up and chilling battle intent oozed from his body. ”Jun Mo Xie, come! This old man shall let you see what a Saint is! Even if it's in a plight where I have no way out, the might of a Saint is not for a mere junior like you to insult!”
He raised his head and said seriously. ”Jun Mo Xie, let me tell you one thing! That Yin Yang Saint, Jiang Jun Ji…”
Jun Mo Xie cut him off and coldly said, ”He has already gone in advance to make arrangements for you guys. He died comfortably, merely ripped to shreds by a pack of wolves!”
Chen Chong jerked in shock. After a while, he chuckled and said, ”Good! Good! Truly vicious and merciless! Come, Jun Mo Xie; let this Saint send you on your way! Use your life to experience the terrifying prowess of a Saint!”
Chen Chong suddenly puffed his chest. A vast and mighty, imposing aura flowed everywhere. Right now, although he looked pathetic and his clothes were torn and tattered, his face was extremely calm. His gaze was insufferably arrogant!
The might of a Saint had been completely revealed!
Jun Mo Xie chuckled coldly. ”The might of a Saint? Haha, fine, let me see what shocking capabilities this pathetic beggar-like Saint before me has!” He laughed loudly before continuing. ”See how this young master defeats four Saints with a single sword! Who else in this world is capable of such an impressive power?!”
Holding his sword, with a flutter of his white robes, he flew over with a whoosh!
Chen Chong was so close to dying from anger! Had we been in our original states, you scoundrel would be running away from any one of us! Perhaps you'd even have difficulty escaping! Now you dare to talk big and say that you want to take on four Saints on your own…..
But Chen Chong knew that he was the only one who could put up a bit of a fight amongst the four of them. The other three had absolutely no resistance! If Jun Mo Xie defeated him, then the other party's big talk would become reality!
The process didn't matter; what mattered was the end result!
While he was still thinking, Jun Mo Xie had already appeared overhead! Chen Chong hollered and jumped, his sword clashing with Jun Mo Xie's mid-air!
The more Chen Chong battled, the more dismayed his heart became.
His remaining strength was not enough to defeat the enemy! On the other hand, Jun Mo Xie was braver as he fought, showing no mercy, pursuing relentlessly, completely full of mettle….
Those who lost their power would be belittled and defeated!
Chen Chong felt more aggrieved the more he fought. Suddenly he flew backwards and shouted. ”If the three of you can make it back, just say that Chen Chong has failed the Saint King's hopes and he cannot do his part in the War for Seizing the Heavens anymore!”
Chi Tian Feng was shocked. Ignoring the pain all over his body, he jumped and shouted, ”Brother Chen! You…”
Chen Chong laughed maniacally, his hair exploding all around, a blinding glow shooting from his eyes. His entire body began to swell up, and his face instantly turned completely as red. He kicked Chi Tian Feng and the rest away to a safe distance to prevent them from getting caught up. Then he charged towards Jun Mo Xie, howling, ”Jun Mo Xie! Follow me on my way! To be able to roam the underworld with this old man is the greatest honor you can have! Carefully savor the remains of this Saint's prowess and step on your journey to death!”
Jun Mo Xie snorted coldly, his eyes glowing suddenly. Carefully sensing the powerful aura exploding from the Saint, he said indifferently. ”Chen Chong, you're destined to be disappointed!”
Since Young Master Jun left the snowy mountains, he had felt like his cultivation was reaching the top of the bottleneck, that he was about to breakthrough the fifth level any moment!
But nothing happened even as he was busy running all over. Until yesterday, when he was battling with the four Saints in his wits and strength, he unexpectedly came to an enlightenment from the acts of the Saints. Now, he suddenly felt that same sense of enlightenment!
Which was why he decided to take a gamble and fight with Chen Chong when they came down the mountains!
So that he could experience this sort of imposing aura that belonged only to Saints!
Otherwise, he would probably wait till when they died to reveal himself. He wasn't interested in even wasting his saliva on them!
Which was why even in this one-on-one battle with Chen Chong that had been going on for so long, he had yet to activate his Power of the Five Elements to subdue the enemy! And this time, the impact on him from Chen Chong's self destruction would be extremely huge!
So Jun Mo Xie was extremely looking forward to this sort of feeling!