Chapter 215 – Precursor (2/2)

Hiding behind waves after waves of fierce claw strikes, Zhou Kuang rushed into the cloud of debris. Both of his hands carried the strength to take out returned prime Warriors.

“Bang! Bang!”

The two fighters’ figures crossed in the sky, claws and fists clashed, and a muffled rumble sounded.

Within the matter of a few breaths’ of time, the fighters had exchanged hundreds of blows. Zhou Kuang’s claws were as sharp as razors; Ye Wei’s fists were sturdy and heavy like a mallet. Neither of them could gain an advantage. The initiates watched in fear as the screen of debris turn into a storm.

‘They are dead even! How is this possible!?’ Baili Hengtian could just make sense out of the blurred shroud of dust. Expecting a one-sided battle, he couldn’t believe what he was seeing. ‘How can a newbie fight like this – is he related to the royal families!?’

“It’s only been a few months since we fought, but he’s become so powerful. He almost fights like a different person, and now he is twice as strong and fast…” Jian Chen murmured, his eyes shining with admiration as his Qi expanded in excitement.

Watching the fight closely, the initiates were reflecting upon their own selves. The pride and the arrogance in their hearts slowly started to sap away at their backbone. Regarded as their respective region’s best, all of them were handpicked by the Helian agents. Although they were siding with Ye Wei as opposed to the veterans, they were inevitably threatened by and envied the young Runemaster’s superior talent.

The girls within the group of initiates were naturally attracted to Ye Wei. They found themselves blushing. Their fine, crystal-clear eyes glued onto the young Runemaster, impressed by the masculinity in his stand against, supposedly, a senior.

Growing up treated as princesses, they were as picky as they were strong. None of them could help themselves from having a crush on the powerful rebellious figure.

“Boom!”

Affected by the storm of Qi produced by the fight, the wild primal energy in the air inflated and exploded in mid-air in the ring, each wave potent enough to knock an initiate unconscious.

Even fully defending himself with a layer of Qi armor, and perfectly dodging the waves, Baili Hengtian’s face turned pale. He flew backwards next to the square’s entrance as he realized he could actually die if he was hit.

The caretaker was sweating, startled by the strength and mastery displayed by Ye Wei, glad that his greed drove him to accept the bribe from Ye Wei, to establish connection with potentially the strongest initiate that Million Star palace had ever seen.

“Boom!”

The two figures crashed into each other again, another thundering sound filling the square momentarily as a visibly rippling force wave swept the dusty ground. They both flew backwards for over three hundred feet after the exchange before either of them could regain their balance, stirring up several shrilling gusts in the process

Zhou Kuang’s chest rose and flattened in a few quick cycles. After adjusting his breathing, he glared across the settling dust at Ye Wei. His daze shone through his dark pupils, evidently surprised.

He was stupefied by the fractions of their combative exchange that just flashed back in his mind.

‘Were we even this whole time…’

Zhou Kuang was confident about his own cultivation. Although he was not as prominent as the gifted who squeezed themselves into the black dragon list, though still not far from being strong enough to challenge the top thousand, he was a top three-star returned prime Warrior throughout the entire dynasty who just needed to polish a few bad habits in order to translate his power into combative context.

Meanwhile, Ye Wei was utilizing the little pause to analyze his opponent, calculating his next move. He was evidently impressed by Zhou Kuang’s capabilities.

“I came to the right place to refine my techniques!” Ye Wei mumbled and drew a refreshing, shuddering breath.

‘I was almost starting to believe the Eternal Star stance would make me undefeatable amongst three-star returned prime Warriors.’ The Runemaster thought to himself. ‘Now I am truly looking forward to fighting the ones capable of entering the black dragon list at three star level! They must have some tricks I can mimic then customize.

‘I just put an end to this fight!’ Ye Wei’s eyes glimmered with excitement.

“If this is all you can do, we can stop fighting now.” The young Runemaster said calmly, his posture contrasting Zhou Kuang’s restlessness.

“Hahaha, just because you can match me for a few exchanges doesn’t not mean you bluff your way through? You should be ashamed of yourself!” Zhou Kuang interpreted what he heard as another insult, his stress and frustration quickly rendered into fury. His hands whizzed, eagerly became different hand seals as his envy turned sour.