880 The True Function of The Ethereal Amethys (1/2)

The martial levels here were more difficult to attain than anything he had encountered before!

No matter how gifted one was or what divine tricks one had, it was pure unadulterated wishful thinking to want to kill someone of another level.

Take Yun Yang's battle for example – he had been equipped with a marvelous weapon and the skill to execute a phantom-like ambush, but he had to play attrition with all that he had in order to exhaust his opponent; ultimately, Fatty had to steel himself to deal the ultimate blow before the both of them could wipe out a fourth-level Honor.

The ache and despair could hardly be understood unless one was involved in the exercise!

As it was, Yun Yang entertained the thought of what would have happened if the fourth level Honor had not disregarded both of them during the start of the battle. What if he had not handicapped Fatty at the very beginning? Perhaps the result would have been different… If that was the case, the Residence of Nine Supremes might as well be closed. The Supreme and the majordomo would already be on their way to meet the Yama King.

At least, the majordomo would have to see the Yama King for sure. Yun Yang was certain that he would be incapable of ensuring both his and Fatty's safety by then.

The fact was that cultivators who had registered their sects and could establish them securely were not great in number at all. Those who could build their schools and ultimately rest in peace were even more scarce. As for the ones who could bring glory to their sects… not only were they not many, but they were also terribly few and far between.

After these people had died, the white banner image would automatically fly back to delete themselves. Of course, cultivators who managed to stay alive and grab a Celestial Luck Banner… that was a different matter altogether!

Now, both Yun Yang and Qian Duoduo were being pursued by two fourth-level Honors and were fleeing in pitiful panic.

”We're being chased by dozens of people…” Fatty cried, ”You've killed so many people. The only thing I'm sure now is that we're in more trouble than we were before.”

Yun Yang scoffed indifferently.

Fatty counted with his fingers.

”Up to now, you've killed a total of forty-seven people, boss. Twenty-nine of them were rogue cultivators; we can basically ignore them. However, the remaining eighteen people – there were shadows of the Celestial Luck Banners rising after their deaths, proving their identities. The sixteen black flags are still fine, but there are two green Celestial Luck Banners!”

”Do you know what this means? We have at least – at the very least - offended ten schools or more that have the celestial flags. Great, we've actually offended all the schools that possess the Celestial Luck Banner within an area of tens of thousands of miles! It took us only one day!”

Fatty hissed, unable to secrete any tears, despite his desperate wish to cry.

He could not blame Yun Yang, however. If it had not been for him who had exposed the Ethereal Amethyst from his inability to hold himself in, could they have brought such deadly trouble upon themselves? Could Yun Yang have killed so many people?

The root cause was due to Fatty after all.

Therefore, Fatty was already on the brink of death from the shock. If it were not for this acknowledgment that he was the culprit, he might have carried Yun Yang to safety instead of rising to the occasion and killing the attacker when he was met with the severely injured fourth-level Honor.

The seed of disaster was already sowed. Once the schools found out that it was the two of them… peace would be forever out of the question!

”So what about it?”

Yun Yang was unaffected by his circumstances.

”It's only a matter of time before we take note of who we offend. The outcome's the same. It doesn't matter.”

He firmly believed this to be true. Those whom he should kill, he would have to kill them sooner or later. It was indeed only a matter of time.

”What's urgent currently is not to hide from pursuit, it's to first find permanent shelter,” said Yun Yang, ”Only then can we begin to recruit people.”

He suddenly recalled something.

”You said that that's the Ethereal Amethyst?”