334 My Brother! (1/2)
Xiao Tengkong could hear the truth in the other party’s words, but he adopted an uncompromising attitude the moment he heard Wei Xinglu’s name. He spoke faintly, ”I will believe it as what Venerable Lord Sword has said, but Wei Xinglu is this school’s disciple. No matter what he did, he will be judged and punished by the School of Spring and Autumn. Nothing grants the Four Seasons Tower the right to deliver their justice.”
His eyes, as they rested on Venerable Lord Sword, were cold as he continued, ”Are you not regarding yourself too highly by coming to the School of Spring and Autumn to sanction my school’s disciple?”
Venerable Lord Sword was taken aback.
He had imagined all sorts of responses from the school, he was unprepared for such an uncompromising attitude.
After his arrival, the School of Spring and Autumn was obviously very wary of the Four Seasons Tower’s search for revenge. He had subdued the crowd with his aura, but he had yet to exert his power to subdue the entire school. The higher authority of the school did not wish for the conflict to escalate.
When Xiao Tengkong of Spring and Autumn arrived, both sides seemed to relax, adopting a more relenting stance. Venerable Lord Sword had assumed that things would most probably end peacefully. He was confident and proud of his own ability but the School of Spring and Autumn was one of Tianxuan Continent’s top ten ancient sects after all. There was still risk if he were to act rashly. If they were civil to each other, things could still be salvaged.
In spite of this, once Wei Xinglu’s name was mentioned, there was a palpable tension that could be felt throughout the throng in the School of Spring and Autumn.
The unusually uncompromising stance caught Venerable Lord Sword off guard. He could instinctively tell that Wei Xinglu was someone of note.
Yet with how things had escalated, he could only go with the flow; if he were to take a step back, it would be an embarrassment. Since when had the Four Seasons Tower been afraid of anyone?
Venerable Lord Sword straightened up, his eyes glowing with a sharp radiance as he said coldly, ”If so, the School of Spring and Autumn shall be Four Seasons Tower’s first victim in the martial world!”
”Subdue the world by force, bloodshed in the martial world!”
The scabbard that hung on his shoulder emitted a loud, resonating, cry before a sword unsheathed itself and hovered in mid-air. It laid horizontal, an icy glow dancing at the tip as it pointed itself at the crowd.
”Fight if you want, there is no need for so much nonsense!” Xiao Tengkong bellowed, ”We, the School of Spring and Autumn, are no easy targets!”
With a string of whispers, a dozen disciples held swords in their hands.
”Please, do welcome our guest of honor with a sword formation!”
With those words being spoken, the alarm bell in the school rang again, clanging loudly. Silhouette after silhouette charged down from various hills like falling meteors.
An aged voice resounded, ”The School of Spring and Autumn has stood here for a long time. I would like to see how capable the Four Seasons Tower is in bathing this school in blood. Seize Venerable Lord Sword! This old man shall bring him to see Mr. Nian, I’d like to ask if the Four Seasons Tower is going to turn the world over!”
A powerful surge of sword energy was the only reply.
Venerable Lord Sword growled, his killing intent engulfing the heaven and earth and spread through the frontal area of School of Spring and Autumn. He cried, ”Kill!”
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At the same time, the Underworld Valley, where Concourse of the Underworld was situated, had blood pouring through it in streams!
The Four Seasons Tower’s Venerable Lord Ice and Frost, as well as a dozen top-notch experts, were attacking the Concourse of the Underworld’s headquarters in full force!
Both sides spoke no words but dove straight into a duel.
The Concourse of the Underworld’s ten court kings attended the battle personally. while Gold-ranked assassins of the concourse appeared as well, displaying their amazing stealth and combat skills.
The fight was furious and devastating.
The Four Seasons Tower executed their attacks throughout the rest of the martial world as well. Green Garb Knight, Red Garb Knight, Yellow Garb Knight, and White Garb Knight emerged in the martial arts world from different directions, killing anyone who dared go against the Four Seasons Tower or was secretly defying the tower’s orders. They moved domineeringly, washing their paths in red; blood gushed everywhere while bones covered the ground.
The quad-colored riders of spring, summer, autumn, and winter were gone from the martial world for so long that they had almost become legends, yet they had reemerged and had begun rewriting their stories.
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Four Seasons Tower’s subjugation of the world by force and the pouring of blood in the martial world held true wherever they went and took the upper hand. Only the results on the part of Venerable Lord Sword was less desirable.
It was not that Venerable Lord Sword had lost or he had encountered obstacles. His fight was in an unusual atmosphere. Venerable Lord Sword had blocked the School of Spring and Autumn’s gate alone, while his sword energy had completely enclosed the space.
He was not able to attack in the inner part of the school and carry out a massacre, but with him being there, no one could leave either. It would be harder than trying to enter heaven than for the School of Spring and Autumn’s people to charge out.
Therefore, Venerable Lord Sword did not at all feel bad for not being able to slaughter his way in. He knew full well about the real capability of the School of Spring and Autumn – those old ones had yet to show themselves.
Of course, he had kept his secret weapon too; he had yet to use it.
Both sides were on their guards and did not dare act impulsively. This would be a drawn-out siege.
To Venerable Lord Sword, what he wanted was only the ultimate victory.