Chapter 46: Fierce Battle
By Gu Zhenren, February 9, 2013
“What?” The usually calm eyes of the Land Whale King suddenly narrowed. Caught off guard, he saw the River of Swords and Blades split into two tributaries from his left and right, directly washing into the heart of the East Sea Faction, causing immense casualties in an instant. Even his innate Tribulation Demon Beast, the Land Whale, let out a world-shattering wail.
“Boy, I will peel your skin and bones, and grind your ashes into dust!” The Land Whale King roared in rage. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he couldn’t even protect his subordinate, and his opponent wasn’t an equal King, but merely a young Marquis level. This was a slap in the face to him. This was an unbearable humiliation!
“You’ll have to ask the Eight Trigrams Battle Formation in my hand first. Open!” Chu Yun’s eyes blazed with divine light, and with an indomitable spirit, he charged towards the Land Whale King.
“ROAR!” Led by the Riot Ape, eight Tribulation Demons responded to the call from his heart, roaring and shooting out from the Upper grade Immortal Pouch. These were once the main forces of the Ten Thousand Beasts King, and they once again cooperated seamlessly, constructing the Battle Formation Space that Chu Yun was most familiar with and skilled at.
*BOOM!* The two battle formations collided like shooting stars, immediately forming a large battlefield. Whether it was Chu Yun, the Land Whale King, or the River of Swords and Blades, they all vanished from the sky above the Archipelago at that very moment.
“Our King has gone to deal with the strongest opponent. Do you not wish to see our King return triumphantly while we are still struggling?” Po Jun Hou asked, looking around and goading them. He was a mid-stage Marquis level expert, second only to the Land Whale King in the East Sea Faction, truly a general second to none. More importantly, his strength lay not in individual power but in battlefield control and army command. He was the commander of the battlefield.
“Hmph, it has indeed been too long that these Shu Family members have been arrogant.”
“Hurry up and finish them. I can’t wait to occupy the Archipelago.”
“Marquis, please give your orders. We generals await your command!”
For a time, all the high-ranking officials of the East Sea Faction responded loudly, their morale soaring, and their fighting spirit ignited. Po Jun Hou laughed heartily, looking at the people beside him, his heart filled with boundless confidence. No one knew better than him how they had battled against wind and waves, and fought against giant beasts over the past decade and more. They were unyielding, tempered by countless battles.
Shifting his gaze to the fierce battle line in the distance, Po Jun Hou’s eyes glinted coldly. He thought to himself, “Hmph, letting you charge this far was merely my deliberate slack. I’ll take down your vanguard first, and then, with overwhelming force, capture Huode City.”
“Generals, heed my command!” he suddenly bellowed.
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Dream Battlefield.
Volcanoes erupted, and icy winds howled. Thorny vines were like a sea, and weapons were like a forest. Infinite, unimaginable terrifying scenes unfolded around the Sleeping Old Man. Crimson, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet – immeasurable radiance bloomed, dazzling and magnificent. However, above the Sleeping Old Man’s head was an endless dark night sky. Two extremes. One side was filled with brilliant light, like fireworks blooming. The other side was silent darkness.
“You’re actually a peak Marquis level Abacus Master? Only Zhuge Wenhou has achieved such a feat in the past hundred thousand years. Who exactly are you?” The Sleeping Old Man frowned slightly, looking up at the night sky. The Yellow Millet Pillow emitted a faint yellow glow in his hand, and the Zhuang Zhou Butterfly rested on his shoulder.
“Hehehe, you finally realize the gap between us? You should thank me for your promotion to Marquis level. However, you are only at the early Marquis level. To defeat me in this dream is a fool’s errand,” a mysterious voice chuckled enigmatically from the night sky.
A smile curved the Sleeping Old Man’s lips. “Indeed. If not for your attack, I wouldn’t have been gravely injured and sought help, nor would I have been able to break through to the Marquis level.”
“Hmph, more than that. Without my item, how could you have comprehended the Xingzhou Net of Law? I have come this time to reclaim what rightfully belongs to me,” the mysterious dream speaker sneered disdainfully. “…
“Your item? How is that possible? Speak clearly,” the Sleeping Old Man furrowed his brows.
“I have no obligation to enlighten you. Drunken First!” the mysterious person shouted.
“Yes, Master.” A figure suddenly appeared in the night sky. It was Drunken First, the Sleeping Old Man’s junior fellow disciple.
“I have created an advantageous situation for you. Do not let my efforts be in vain. I leave this place to you,” the mysterious person said.
“Wait a moment!” the Sleeping Old Man cried out. However, he received no further response from the mysterious person, who had clearly departed.
“Hmph, my good senior brother, we meet again,” Drunken First, clad in a black robe, looked down at the Sleeping Old Man with a sinister gaze.
“So, your Abacus Master cultivation advanced so rapidly back then because this person was backing you,” the Sleeping Old Man snorted sarcastically. “How does it feel to be someone’s running dog?”
“Hehehe, so what if I’m a running dog? Look now, who is looking down at you from above?” Drunken First laughed in anger. “It’s me!”
“Senior brother, a wise man knows when to adapt. If I hadn’t joined Master, how could I have surpassed you? If I hadn’t become a running dog, I would have lived in your shadow forever. Even so, Master still wanted to pass the position to you. Hmph, that old fool was too stubborn. Therefore, look at his end, tsk tsk tsk. Sometimes, aren’t running dogs living more gloriously than others?”
The Sleeping Old Man’s body trembled, his eyes widening in fury as he glared at Drunken First. Then, he roared, enraged, “So, Master’s death was related to you…!”
“Did you really think he died at the hands of pirates in the Archipelago? Ahahaha, senior brother, my good senior brother, you are truly too naive. It’s truly commendable that you’ve been holed up in the Archipelago for over a hundred years,” Drunken First laughed until tears streamed down his face.
“You, you, you.” The Sleeping Old Man’s body shook, his eyes filled with an endless flame of hatred. Gritting his teeth, so angry he couldn’t speak for a moment, he finally managed to utter three words—”You, deserve, to, die.”
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Mermaid Island, Coral Palace.
The battle between the two Kings was in full swing.
“Glory Fish, Boundless Sea!” Amidst the fierce exchange, the Mermaid King let out a soft shout, and a streak of light shot out from the Immortal Pouch at her waist. The light shattered, exploding into blue diamond-like points of light, and an ancient Demonic Beast appeared in the center of the battlefield. It resembled a carp, with red fish scales that were both tight and magnificent. Notably, its body had a blue jade wing on each side. This was a true flying fish, a Great Tribulation Demon with eight hundred years of cultivation!
*WHOOSH!* The Glory Fish opened its mouth and spewed out a boundless stream of water. In an instant, a deep blue ocean spread across the sky. It flapped its wings again, and the waves churned violently, stirring up immense waves. Like a dark blue beast opening its maw, the Ten Thousand Poisons Queen was as tiny as a speck of dust before the tsunami-like attack.
“Gu Diao!” the Ten Thousand Poisons Queen lightly patted her Immortal Pouch, summoning a Flying Demonic. Its cultivation was on par with the Glory Fish, and it was also an ancient Demonic Beast. It resembled a giant eagle with a pair of broad, powerful, multicolored wings, but its body was that of a black panther. A sharp horn grew from its eagle head, on which a cold light flickered, leaving no doubt as to its danger. The Ten Thousand Poisons Queen rode on the Gu Diao’s back, soaring into the sky, evading the tsunami’s attack, and continuing to contend with the Mermaid King.
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“Heartless Grass, Everlasting Vine Armor!” The Falling Cherry King retreated rapidly, summoning a Demonic Plant with Great Tribulation Demon cultivation, which transformed into a vine armor, protecting his entire body.
*BOOM!* In the next moment, a giant wine vat smashed down precisely where he had been. The force was so fierce that the air exploded, and a blast wave surged outwards, pushing aside the air and forming a visible wall of force. The Falling Cherry King couldn’t help but sweat a drop from his forehead. If he had been a moment slower, he would have been in trouble.
“Wine King, you are going too far!” he shouted, suddenly stopping in mid-air. He had intended to find an opportunity to counterattack by dodging, but he hadn’t expected that although the Wine King’s fighting style was bold, it was not crude. His attacks were meticulous and left no openings, preventing him from finding any opportunity to strike. Thus, continuous evasion would only make the situation worse.
“Double Cherry Blossom!” the Falling Cherry King shouted, summoning his signature Demonic Plant. He was going to fight with all his might!
“Very good, you’re finally acting like a man. Come!” The Wine King’s response was an even more vigorous and ferocious attack.
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*BOOM!* Amidst the violent explosions, waves of fire surged through the air. After colliding head-on, both sides were affected. The Land Whale King retreated ten feet, while Chu Yun was sent flying much farther. However, he quickly stabilized his footing and charged forward again with even fiercer momentum. His black wind raged, and the more he fought, the braver he became, his eyes burning with an unquenchable fire.
Behind his heavy armored mask, the steadfast expression of the Land Whale King couldn’t help but change. “Troublesome,” he muttered, his brow furrowed. His eyes weren’t looking at Chu Yun but at the River of Swords and Blades beneath Chu Yun’s feet. After fighting for so long, he had figured out Chu Yun’s true strength. Chu Yun possessed the combat power of a high-stage Marquis and the Dao realm of a great circle Marquis. The reason he could contend with a King like himself for so long was largely due to this massive river transformed from a Divine Path Technique.
“Without this river formed by the Divine Path Technique, this brat is like a falcon that has lost its wings. Chaos, come out.” The Land Whale King sneered coldly, slapped his Immortal Pouch, and summoned a giant beast. Chaos! It was as large as a mountain, resembling both a dog and a bear. Although it had a huge and robust body, it had no claws and was not a close-combat Demonic Beast. Its cultivation reached twenty million years. The moment it appeared, a powerful and immense Demonic energy emanated from it, sweeping through the entire Battle Formation Space like a hurricane.
“ROAR!” It roared, then opened its giant mouth and inhaled deeply at Chu Yun’s feet. Infinite gravitational force exploded, and the River of Swords and Blades was pulled by immense strength. Even Chu Yun, its master, couldn’t control it, and it flowed into Chaos’s mouth. Chu Yun’s expression instantly changed. Without the River of Swords and Blades, he would be at a complete disadvantage! He immediately charged towards Chaos. The Land Whale King sneered, his figure flickering, and blocked his path.
“How could I possibly let you succeed?” came the voice of the Land Whale King, full of composure, from behind his heavy black iron armor.
“Is that so?” Chu Yun replied ambiguously. A pair of iron fists broke through space and ferociously struck the Land Whale King’s back.
(PS: Sigh, I was so engrossed in writing that I almost forgot to update…)
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