Chapter 949: The Third God-Tier Genius
The rain poured down.
Nearly five days had passed since the Fate World, created by a sliver of Huo Jin’s divine power, had begun. The most prosperous city on this planet, Golden Sparrow City, was now nothing but ruins.
It looked as if the city had endured a world war where modern weaponry ran rampant, leaving it riddled with holes.
Amidst the ruins on the ground, many figures with glowing golden-yellow level markers above their heads charged forward, pursuing each other.
The markers above their heads ranged from level 30 to 40, and the destructive power they unleashed was not inferior to that of True Martial Realm Spirit Masters.
At this moment, high in the sky shrouded by dark clouds, a colossal sparrow-like silhouette could vaguely be seen. Its clear cry sent shivers down the spines of the superhumans on the ground as they looked up.
It was a hundred-meter-long, light-gold flame sparrow, its feathers layered and intertwined, with nine trailing tail feathers, resembling a phoenix.
Its beastly eyes reflected the vast, desolate land.
On the sparrow’s back, three figures stood.
The woman in the middle held a paper umbrella, paired with a classic qipao that revealed her calves. She was graceful and had a cool, aloof demeanor, looking like a woman from a painting, standing erect in the dim, cloudy sky.
To the right of the umbrella-holding woman stood a middle-aged man wearing a black trench coat. Carved in the center of the back of the coat was a golden sparrow flower, symbolizing holiness and authority.
The man had light-blue stubble on his chin, a somewhat pale complexion, and faint dark circles around his eyes, appearing tired and languid.
He was the ninth seat of the Golden Sparrow Flower, An Xingjia.
“It’s already been three days, Maid-in-waiting. If you ask me, the third young master might already be…”
Before An Xingjia could finish speaking, the umbrella-holding woman cast a cool glance at him, and he immediately shut his mouth.
Ke Yanqing was not old, and her strength was only at Venerable One. However, due to her status as a Maid-in-waiting, even An Xingjia, who possessed Sacred Realm strength, had to defer to her.
“The search area has been expanded to the entire city. Have you sensed Konan’s aura?” Ke Yanqing asked the third figure on the left, her brows furrowed.
This was a young girl full of youthful energy, wearing a white shirt, red tie, JK short skirt, black stockings with small leather boots, and soft black hair cascading down her back.
However, her sweet and delicate oval face had a plastic-like quality, like a lifeless doll, and her eyes were vacant as she slowly shook her head.
This person was An Xingjia’s wife, whose name was simply “An,” also known as Madam An, the fifth seat of Sparrow God Mountain.
Seeing this, Ke Yanqing’s delicate brows furrowed even deeper. Just as she was about to say something more, the golden sparrow beneath them had arrived at their destination.
In the distance, beneath the heavy dark clouds, the radiance of the central tower was faintly visible, surrounded by towers and houses of varying heights.
The gazes of Ke Yanqing and the other two figures fell upon it simultaneously.
They saw more than a dozen figures scattered above the towers. Some stood in remote corners, some dangled their legs from the tops of towers, while others had their hands in their pockets, gazing indifferently at the approaching golden sparrow and its three occupants.
As the golden sparrow slowly drew nearer, these figures also raised their gazes.
“Oh ho, quite a few people have arrived,” An Xingjia said casually, with a light laugh.
He scanned them one by one, muttering with his dark circles under his eyes, “Burning Angel Disciple Nian Gengcheng, Yama Disciple Lilithbeia, Elemental Saint Pastor Lottie, Great Sin Shadow Venerable Yin Mian, Justice Guardian Tang Quan…”
“Oh, and the God-tier genius who has risen in the last thousand years…”
An Xingjia’s gaze fell upon a young man in an eagle helmet on a rooftop, gazing indifferently. “Jin Yangtian. This kid is the first time I’m seeing him. He has quite a bit of my old demeanor.”
“Heh heh~ An Guinan, the distance between you and a God-tier genius was far from a millimeter back then. What makes you so shameless to brag like this?”
A young girl sitting on the rooftop, swinging her white-stockinged legs, said with a giggle. She had grayish-white spiral goat horns on her head, her pupils were crimson, and a hint of evil lurked in the corners of her alluring eyes. Her face was charming and lovely.
She was Yama Disciple Lilithbeia.
“Yo, isn’t this old hag Beiya?” An Xingjia’s gaze shifted, and he looked the goat-horned girl up and down, marveling, “After all these years, you still like to pretend to be young, you old hag.”
“!” The girl’s smile faltered, and her crimson eyes turned icy. As thunder and lightning flashed in the hazy sky, it was as if the gates of hell had opened, and countless evil beasts and ghosts were about to crawl out.
The atmosphere of heaven and earth became grim and chilling.
“An Guinan, does this nickname mean you like to improve your strength by dual cultivating with ‘dolls’?”
The young man in the suit, Nian Gengcheng, stood far from everyone else on a collapsed building. He looked at the silicone-JK girl beside An Xingjia with a smiling gaze. “I’ve heard for a long time that Madam An has a special physique. So, this is what ‘special’ means. Interesting. If possible, I’d really like to try it too.”
Hearing the remark, which was tantamount to teasing, An Xingjia’s heavy-lidded eyes drooped. He coldly stared at the “Burning Heaven” dog in the distance. He took a step forward, and killing intent erupted!
“Da—”
Just as a great battle was about to break out, a crisp bell chime suddenly rang out, and the world fell silent.
Above the lightning, there was a young man with slicked-back hair, a long black braid, wearing a blue *magua* robe, and a refined face. His eyes seemed to hold the clear light of swords. With one hand behind his back, he said calmly:
“Everyone, please restrain yourselves a little. If the battle causes this place’s space-time to collapse, we will all have come here in vain.”
He was the Justice Guardian, Tang Quan.
Everyone looked at him. Lilithbeia narrowed her crimson eyes, licked her red lips, and decided to show this handsome man some respect, dispersing her abilities.
In the ten thousand years since the Empire’s founding, four God-tier geniuses had appeared.
The first was Huang Zhaoyue, and the last was Jin Yangtian.
Tang Quan was the third.
“Three days have passed, and the Abyssal Saint still hasn’t appeared. This kid is probably playing with us,” a chilling voice rang out as lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating the shadows beneath a lush tree.
There stood a ninja whose mask covered his right eye and lower jaw. His arms were crossed, his silver-white short hair and dark ninja robe fluttered in the wind, and his left eye was cold and beast-like.
He was the Great Sin Shadow Venerable, Yin Mian. Not far behind him, a woman with vertical pupils stood eerily. It was Huang Zhaoyue, her eyes closed, meditating, completely ignoring all the commotion around her.
Huang Zhaoyue had the patience to wait, believing that the Abyssal Saint would surely appear.
But the others, who were ignorant of the situation, did not have such patience. Some had been waiting outside the Sumeru Gate for five days, yet the Abyssal Saint seemed not to see them, completely ignoring them, as if putting on airs.
However, no matter how impatient they were, they could only suppress their temper and wait there.
After all, the benefits represented by the Heavenly Realm’s spirit energy within the Sumeru Realm were immense. If they couldn’t subdue and control the Abyssal Saint to seize the Sumeru Realm, it would be best to become the first faction to cooperate with him.
However, it seemed that the Abyssal Saint was not someone easy to talk to.
“The intel said that the Abyssal Saint is also the leader of the newly emerged Peach Organization, Spade Person.”
Lilithbeia sat on the edge of a wall, swinging her white-stockinged legs and resting her chin on her hand, she chuckled, “Heh heh~ I’m so curious. Who is this kid’s true identity? If possible, I really want to hang him up and eat him~ he must taste great!”
