AST 1697 - Killing Second Palace Lord (1/2)

AST 1697 - Killing the Second Palace Lord

The Second Palace Lord began to lift up his head after a long while. He had already regained the former peace in his eyes, but with added unidentified emotions as well. Qing Shui couldn’t detect the hatred or malice that were previously present in his eyes. Instead, he was able to see an unprecedented peace lingering from within.

Qing Shui was a bit perturbed by the unusual display of behavior. The surroundings were quiet and the air remained fresh as always. The tremor from before had already decontaminated the flow of water around the surroundings.

Qing Shui continued to stare at the Second Palace Lord as the thought of Qin Hanye surfaced in his mind. He couldn’t be sure that she would be the same Qin Hanye that he knew several years ago. Based on the current circumstances, he surmised that she wouldn’t have changed that much from how she was before.

The Second Palace Lord had now lost half of his arm and his weapon. Likewise, he looked at Qing Shui coldly and slowly lifted up a weapon on his right arm to point at him.

Qing Shui didn’t expect him to make the first move even in this kind of situation. However, it wasn’t surprising to him. At this level, some actions could not be measured by conventional means anymore.

Besides the two of them here, there was no one else in the area. The reason the Second Palace Lord blocked Qing Shui in this place was most likely due to his intention of killing him. The more secluded the area was, the better. He knew that he would have to get rid of this man if he wanted to have Qing Hanye for himself, just so she could forget about him completely.

The Second Palace Lord began to make his move!

His movement in that sudden moment shocked Qing Shui, because the stream of a shadow had formed around the Second Palace Lord. This shadow was a demonic beast with a wolf body and a dragon head. He could see it clearly, yet this was definitely a shadow—a realistic shadow.

The Dragonwolf shadow wasn’t that big, merely the height of three adult humans. The shadow was extremely substantial and grim, with only the half of its front legs somewhat obscure. Nonetheless, they were still visible.

The shadow charged toward Qing Shui in a blink of an eye while viciously drawing out its giant front claws.

Sizzle!

A black hole then swiftly appeared in the sky. The sharp attack had exuded a compelling aura that felt as if one could be torn apart any time soon.

Qing Shui lit up as he realized that the force this Dragonwolf shadow had struck was the combined energy of the force of Heavenly Dao, Origin Qi, and spirit energy.

A smile curved on Qing Shui’s lips as he swept his Golden Battle Halberd to attack as well.

Bang bang bang!

A vacuum of space quickly appeared in the surroundings. The monstrous explosion had destroyed everything in its place.

Qing Shui did not move backwards and managed to counter against his opponent’s attack, while pushing him back. He was now aware that the shadow of the Dragonwolf was the Second Palace Lord’s greatest trump card. If Qing Shui wasn’t able to control this type of energy, he would just be beaten blindly by it.

However, it was different this time. The Second Palace Lord was already cornered by Qing Shui.

Given that the Second Palace Lord was pushed back, during the short moment when the shadow of the Dragonwolf stopped, Qing Shui did not hesitate further and quickly charged toward his opponent.

Bang bang…..

After a few moves, the Second Palace Lord had already been returned to his human form. He was trembling, with blood dripping all over his body. His dejected eyes were focused on Qing Shui. If he wasn’t able to defeat his opponent with the Dragonwolf Shadow, then there was no doubt in his mind that he would definitely die today.

The wounds on his arms were not mild. It was because of his injuries that his strength was affected. He had also been severely wounded after he had fought in the battle earlier.

Qing Shui wielded the Golden Battle Halberd and slowly walked toward the Second Palace Lord. However, the Second Palace Lord was the one who spoke first.