Chapter 690: Chapter 12: How Daring!
First Grade Grandmaster, among the Seven Cold Domain Nations, either holds a high position or is a king of the Seven Nations, second only to the Cold Domain Blade Emperor.
A single grandmaster can withstand a thousand soldiers and horses, when did they become so unable to fight?
The Imperial Guards of the Black Water Country, already overwhelmed and defeated by the coordinated efforts of Xue Tuan’Er, the White Ape, and the Little Golden Roc.
The people persist, merely to wait for the grandmasters’ battle to decide the outcome.
Seeing Han Hui and the Cyan Dragon Lord, two powerful grandmasters, being killed by Chen Tang in a few punches, these Imperial Guards completely collapsed, fleeing without looking back.
The tide of the battle instantly turned!
Chen Tang killed Han Hui and the Cyan Dragon Lord, turned abruptly, and looked down at the Death Demon, slowly saying, "Third Senior Brother, you won’t take me away, you should go back yourself, I won’t make it difficult for you."
The Death Demon still held up the grandmaster’s phenomenon, his expression unchanged, but inside he was raging with turmoil.
He had to admit, things were different now.
During the Xiling period, the Little Junior Brother needed the Mahayana Buddha Palace to escape their surveillance.
And now, with his means, it’s no longer enough to take the Little Junior Brother back to Xiling.
He even suspected that even if the Eldest Brother came, he might not gain any advantage from the Little Junior Brother.
In just a few months, the Little Junior Brother has grown to such an extent!
No wonder the Master granted the title of ’Demon Monarch’ to the Little Junior Brother.
The Master truly had keen insight, the Demon Sect will surely flourish under the Little Junior Brother’s hands.
The Death Demon’s respect for the Master grew even deeper, and he was even more unwilling to disobey the Master’s orders, stubbornly saying, "Come back with me."
Chen Tang said, "Third Senior Brother, you’re different from Tie Falei and others, don’t mix with them."
"The Master’s orders cannot be disobeyed!"
The Death Demon moved forward instead of retreating, the grandmaster’s phenomenon grew stronger, he said in a deep voice.
This statement not only indicated his refusal to disobey the Master’s orders, but also served as a reminder to Chen Tang not to defy the Demon Venerable’s orders!
"Hahaha!"
Chen Tang laughed loudly, the forest shaking, he shouted, "I never regarded the Demon Venerable as my master, let alone the master’s orders, wanting to use the Demon Venerable against me, you underestimate me, Chen Tang!"
Now, there are few in the world who can threaten him.
His own powerful strength gives him such a commanding presence!
In the world, there are only so few people he respects.
The Demon Venerable is not among them.
"Bold!"
The Death Demon’s heart was enraged, he shouted loudly.
In his heart, the Demon Venerable has an ultimate supreme status, and he will never allow anyone to disrespect or challenge it!
"You are the bold one!"
Chen Tang’s eyes glowed with a mass of golden light, his whole aura was solemn like a wrathful Vajra, he shouted, like thunder in a flat land.
Vajra’s Wrathful Gaze, pupil technique exploded, the Death Demon was shaken all over, his mind bewildered.
Being glared at by these golden eyes, it was as if a Dharma Protector Vajra was loudly reprimanding him, his mind trembling, the grandmaster’s phenomenon behind him tottered, nearly collapsing!
The Death Demon dared not meet Chen Tang’s gaze, instinctively wanting to bow his head.
But after all, he’s a grandmaster, with a strong will, he quickly reacted.
Vajra’s Wrathful Gaze can only have some effect on the mind of the opponent, triggering the fear deep within, without any substantial harm.
The Death Demon was about to raise his head and activate the grandmaster’s phenomenon, when Chen Tang’s voice reached his ear again.
"Let me calm you down!"
Before he could react, he felt a sky-shattering force on his skull that couldn’t be resisted.
He was almost pressed to kneel on the ground by this force, completely unable to resist.
The next moment, his head ached, instantly losing consciousness, slumping to the ground.
In the eyes of onlookers, they saw the two arguing, and suddenly Chen Tang extended his big hand, slapping the Death Demon’s head, pressing and rubbing.
A grandmaster soon became motionless, life or death unknown.
On the other side, Mei Yingxue was directing One Plum in chasing down the fleeing Black Water Kingdom Guards.
Chen Tang grabbed a large robe off the ground, wearing it.
Activating Body Radiance, his strength surged, overwhelming everything, the only downside was ruining clothes.
Chen Tang dressed up, carrying the unconscious Death Demon, came to Mei Yingxue’s side, said, "The terrain here is complex, most of your people are injured, it’s better to stay to heal, leave the rest to the Little White Ape and others."
Mei Yingxue nodded, and quickly ordered to gather the troops.
Don’t chase a cornered enemy, although the Black Water Guards were scattered by Chen Tang, they still possess their strength.
If truly cornering them, forcing them to retaliate desperately, her people would suffer losses as well.
However, the heroes of One Plum were in the thrill of the chase.
Being pursued by the Black Water Country, fleeing for so long, finally venting their anger, everyone was extremely excited.
Some of the injured were limping, but still holding knives, pursuing the Black Water Guards.
They had never fought such a rich battle before!
Previously always evading in the Black Water Country, never daring to confront the Black Water Country’s main forces directly.
Now, the Eldest Master’s people killed two grandmasters, what is there to fear?
Mei Yingxue suddenly remembered something, asked, "That White Ape senior, you called him Little White Ape, did he really come with you?"
Chen Tang nodded.
Regarding this matter, he was about to ask Mei Yingxue.
Chen Tang asked, "Previously in Changze County I heard rumors about you, saying you have the help of a Mountain God in the Three Thousand Snow Ridges, is that Mountain God a huge White Tiger?"
Mei Yingxue nodded quickly, said, "That White Tiger senior seems to have human characteristics, understands everything, but I’ve only met him once."
"Who taught you the White Ape Swordsmanship?" Chen Tang asked again.
"It was the White Ape senior."
Mei Yingxue said, "That time, rescued by the White Tiger senior, healing at the camp that night, the White Ape senior suddenly appeared, took me outside to a deserted place, and demonstrated a set of swordsmanship."
"At that time, I was quite amazed, and only later did I realize that Senior White Ape had taught me this set of swordsmanship."
"It’s precisely because of this swordsmanship that my cultivation rapidly advanced, and now I’ve cultivated to the Sixth Grade Bone Marrow Cutting."
Speaking of this, Mei Yingxue thought of Chen Tang again and felt deeply hit.
Her cultivation was already fast, but compared to Chen Tang, it seemed like nothing.
Chen Tang asked, "Have you encountered any strangers in the Three Thousand Snow Ridges?"
"Strangers?"
Mei Yingxue was taken aback, reminisced for a moment, then shook her head and said, "No."
Chen Tang pondered.
The Little White Ape probably wouldn’t take the initiative to teach Mei Yingxue the "White Ape Swordsmanship."
Most likely, Emperor Wu, not wanting to show up, commanded the Little White Ape to descend the mountain and impart the skills.
Even the intervention of the Mountain Lord to rescue Mei Yingxue and her group should have been at Emperor Wu’s behest.
The Three Thousand Snow Ridges were once a battlefield between the Wu Dynasty and the Extreme North Cold Domain.
Presumably, Emperor Wu, seeing Mei Yingxue leading a rebel army against the Black Water Country, appreciated her hardships and thus asked the Mountain Lord to save One Plum and let the Little White Ape descend the mountain to teach swordsmanship.
Looking at it now, Emperor Wu did not show himself, and Mei Yingxue knows nothing of his whereabouts.
Mei Yingxue glanced at the motionless Death Demon in Chen Tang’s hand and tentatively asked, "Is he, is he dead?"
"No."
Chen Tang smiled and said, "This person is stubborn; let him sleep for a while to calm down and not bother me."
As Chen Tang had said, the feeling the Death Demon gave him was different from Tie Falei and the Yin Demon.
The Yin Demon was full of plots and schemes, ambitious.
The Celestial Demon was naturally ferocious and bloodthirsty.
Although the Death Demon was persistent and single-minded, he was principled.
In his heart, the Demon Venerable held an unshakable place, valuing brotherhood.
Even though Chen Tang had once used him to fight against Monk Fa Qing and shed his skin like the Golden Cicada, he still stepped in front of Chen Tang to block Han Hui and the Cyan Dragon Lord, two grandmasters.
In his mind, to fulfill his master’s order, he could forcibly take Chen Tang away.
But no outsider could harm Chen Tang.
Chen Tang knew that explaining to someone like him was impossible.
Moreover, given the Death Demon’s usual reticence, he might not say a few words all day; explaining would be overly taxing.
It was better to suppress him with absolute power and let him figure it out once he awoke.
Before long, One Plum’s army gradually regrouped and began clearing the battlefield.
This great battle saw the Imperial Guard of Black Water Country discarding everything as they fled, leaving behind abandoned armor.
One Plum had reaped massive gains, greatly replenishing their supplies.
At night, bonfires were lit around the camp.
Apart from some cries of the injured, there were bursts of light laughter from time to time.
The previous despair and lifelessness were swept away.
Even the patrols and sentries could be spared.
On the ground, Xue Tuan’Er and the Little White Ape patrolled.
In the sky, the Little Golden Roc kept a watchful eye, able to notice any movement.
Many people, exhausted, hadn’t slept for many days, could no longer hold on, and fell into a deep sleep.
It had been a long time since everyone had slept so soundly.
Chen Tang, Mei Yingxue, Meng Liangyu, Wei Qun, Wang Yanli, Mei Zhenyu, and Yan Qi gathered in the tent; they were all old acquaintances. Having not seen each other for a long time, they had endless things to say.
Mei Zhenyu couldn’t help but ask, "Brother Chen, how did you become the Demon Monarch of Xiling? What’s the story here?"
Mei Zhenyu had just told others that Chen Tang was doing well in Nanxia, and yet, in just over half a year, Chen Tang’s situation had undergone earth-shattering changes!
Chen Tang briefly explained the events of leaving the Sword Pavilion, being seriously injured by Uncle Wang, getting captured by the Demon Venerable, who forcibly took him as an apprentice, and finally escaping from Xiling.
That’s why the Death Demon was tracking him.
"Then how did you end up here, just in time to save our Eldest Master?"
Meng Liangyu jokingly smiled and winked at Chen Tang.
"Hey!"
Mei Yingxue lightly spit.
"Haha!"
Meng Liangyu laughed heartily, "Eldest Master, I’ve been easy on you. You don’t know, the camp is saying your old lover came..."
"Chen Tang, don’t listen to their nonsense."
Mei Yingxue quickly said.
Chen Tang smiled, not minding.
After chatting a bit with Wei Qun, Wang Yanli, and others, he learned of Tan Wujiu’s death.
Chen Tang sighed softly.
This Captain Tan of the Cyan Dragon Bureau, in the end, returned to his roots.
Actually, when parting in Nanxia, during a casual chat with Tan Wujiu, he had expressed guilt towards Cai and those Cyan Dragon Guards who followed him back then.
Over the years, he never let it go.
Tan Wujiu had said to Chen Tang that he would return to Pingzhou someday to pay respects to Cai.
Unexpectedly...
Perhaps, for him, this was also a release.
Chen Tang thought for a moment and said, "In a few days, when we go to pay our respects to Cai outside Wu’an County, let’s bury him with Cai and Qin Xiaomei."
"That’s what we were thinking too."
Wei Qun and several others nodded in agreement.
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