AST 1519 - The Smug Hua Clan Ancestor (1/2)

The elder laughed. ”I may as well tell you. I am already at the level of Peak False God. How are you going to fight me?”

Qing Shui watched as the old man expressed such genuine self-superiority over him, as though he was not worthy enough an opponent in his eyes. In the old man’s eyes, Qing Shui was akin to a termite. The reason he hadn’t initiated the fight while he was in Imperial Cuisine Hall, and had instead called Qing Shui out here, was that so he could seek such dominance. With this condescendence, he wanted to witness the shock and distress of Qing Shui.

As for the ruthlessness he had reserved for Qing Shui, he concluded that eliminating him without delay would be too easy on the younger man. He was going to defeat Qing Shui bit by bit, and let him experience despair a little by little.

As opposed to the fear he had hoped to see on Qing Shui’s face, the latter merely wore an expression of indifference, upsetting the old man even more. Still, the old man didn’t feel much rage; he would let Qing Shui experience despair.

Although Qing Shui could feel the powerful aura emitted from the old man, it still felt weaker in comparison to Qin Qing. It was even weaker than his own Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant and Hellfire Phoenix.

He wasn’t worried. He would have been able to resolve the situation just by using one of the two beasts, but he didn’t. He wanted to watch the old man’s performance. Qing Shui wanted the old man to feel ashamed for his actions when it’s all said and done.

”Did you seek me out today just to tell me that?” Looking at the old man with ease, he laughed.

”I have made it really clear. Life or death, it’s your choice.” The old man looked down at Qing Shui from where he stood.

”I’m not choosing either.”

The old man was caught off guard by the answer. Qing Shui continued, ”I choose to let you die. There’s no place in this world for someone like you.”

”Presumptuous!”

The old man charged towards Qing Shui as he shouted. With a single lift of his foot, he was right in front of Qing Shui, his palm dropping slowly. A False God was like an immortal existence on land. Even the weakest Peak False God should not be underestimated.

Qing Shui had long focused his strength to its peak and awakened it when the old man made his move, but the old man’s powerful vital energy seemed to have locked onto Qing Shui.

Bang!

Qing Shui was struck on the shoulder and flew backwards immediately from the impact. Fortunately, Qing Shui only felt a slight tinge of pain, which recovered in no time at all.

As his defense had emerged right at that moment and been truly powerful, Qing Shui was ecstatic. With his Golden Battle Halberd, he rushed towards the old man.

The combination of the Nine Stances of Ancient Divine Battle Technique and Phoenix Finger was fearsome in power. Still, to use it on the elder was pushing its limits. It would be difficult to land the attack on him.

While the old man had not expended much energy when he had unleashed the strikes before, the attack that had landed on Qing Shui’s shoulder just now was considerably stronger than before. He had intended to disable Qing Shui’s arm with that tackle.

However, he was shocked to see that there wasn’t even a scratch on Qing Shui despite his having flown backwards from the contact. In disbelief, he swiftly bolted towards Qing Shui again.

Bang, bang!

The noise resounded twice. He knew exactly how much power he had packed into the attack, but when Qing Shui recovered from his fall without sustaining any damage once more, he was infuriated.

Qing Shui had guts, but he knew he shouldn’t be careless. The only reason he would personally battle the old man was so he could train himself for the real fight. Actually… why not just summon the beasts to destroy this old man?

Hell Nightmare Beast!

Dragon Slaying Beast!

Qing Shui placed the Hell Nightmare Beast at the frontline as defense, while he and the Dragon Slaying Beast formed the other two corners. In this formation, he pushed towards the old man, ready to launch a full force attack with the Golden Battle Halberd in his hand.

Qing Shui didn’t seek to injure his enemy at this time. What he needed was experience in combat against an opponent. Alongside Qing Shui was the Dragon Slaying Beast which assisted in his assault. When the situation called for it, it could sustain any damage that came their way. Beside it, there was also the Hell Nightmare Beast with them.

Connected by their heart and soul, Qing Shui and his beasts were in their elemente during the fight. The ancestor from Hua Clan felt incomparably dismal, itching to get a hold of Qing Shui and destroy him to shreds.

When the elder saw them approaching, he pulled out a pair of enormous hammers. They were sky blue in color and looked akin to ice. The hammers were shaped like shuttles, tapering at both ends, and could even be used a single bat as they shimmered in icy frost.

They were good hammers. Qing Shui could feel it.

Area Dominance!

Qing Shui wondered if he should summon the Dragon Slaying Beast and Hell Nightmare Beast to exterminate that old thing, but the opportunity to fight was also precious. After some pondering, he decided to battle some more before putting an end to this.

Heavenly Talisman!

Emperor's Qi!

Qing Shui weakened his opponent first. Using the Nine Palace Steps, he retreated in haste.

Seal of Xuantian!

Art of Pursuing!

Qing Shui realized the power of Art of Pursuing now; it was unexpectedly as commanding as the Emperor's Qi. With a reduction of 20% in speed and a restriction that made it impossible to dispel within a stipulated time, it was comparable to the Emperor’s Qi. The only difference was that one could reduce the strength in all areas while the other solely reduced speed.

Speed was also included within all the aspects that were affected by Emperor’s Qi; it had already decreased 20% of speed on its own. Meanwhile, the Seal of Xuantian was fickle in its success rate, and Qing Shui did not bear much hope.