Chapter 1084: Chapter 1083: Seeing Zhan Liye Again_1
"My Zhen Family has the backing of the Ten Sword Sect, Sir, you’d better not act recklessly.""
Fully aware of the impending disaster, Zhen Shan, the family head, had no choice but to speak up. Delaying even for a moment could offer a chance of hope.
"Heh, Ten Sword Sect? My Sky Alliance is the overlord of the Colorless Realm. What’s the Ten Sword Sect in comparison? I’ve come today precisely to exterminate your Zhen Family."
The man with the unremarkable face let out a chilling laugh, the words he spoke causing a collective shudder through the Zhen Family members, as if they had fallen into an ice cave.
On the contrary, the Lv Clan’s masters either laughed heartily or cursed wildly, and some licked their lips, ready to commit themselves to a major brawl at any moment.
In fact, without the support of the Sky Alliance’s experts, even the brash Lv Clan wouldn’t dare to attack the Zhen Family directly.
Liu Quan laughed and said, "Protector Huang, why bother wasting words on these riff-raff? Please make your move and kill them!"
Having obtained the Cleansing Evil Sword, Liu Quan, a peak Earth Immortal, was not without the desire to monopolize the famous sword. However, he well knew that with his own abilities, he absolutely could not protect the sword.
After much consideration, Liu Quan steeled his heart and, through certain connections, personally presented the Cleansing Evil Sword to the Sky Alliance leader, Old Master.
Old Master was indeed overjoyed, and to show off his own means, he promised Liu Quan a series of benefits on the spot. The Lv Clan folks probably didn’t even know that Old Master had already decided to merge the Zhen Family and the Lv Clan and hand them all over to Liu Quan to manage!
"After tonight, I will be the king of Falling Leaves City. Perhaps I can even follow Old Master aboard the Color Crossing Ship, leaving this godforsaken Colorless Realm, hahaha."
At the very moment Liu Quan was secretly pleased with himself, the Sky Alliance’s Protector Huang had already made his move. His wild aura spread out, almost like a Heavenly Collapse and Earth Shattering event. Even before getting close, the aura almost scattered the souls of the Zhen Family’s masters.
Sima Ming sought to cover Zhen Zhen’s escape but only now realized all was but his vain hope. Under this pressure, let alone cover her, he didn’t even have the strength to make a move.
"Destroy!"
Protector Huang struck with his palm, the world seemed to turn upside down, and all the core masters of the Zhen Family were caught in the palm force, like a group of ants awaiting death. The sight was so shocking it left the Lv Clan’s masters on the other side aghast.
But before the palm force could land, a gust of wind blew from afar, and the overwhelming palm force immediately dissipated like smoke.
"Who?"
Protector Huang hadn’t considered today’s slaughter to be a big deal. After all, they had already fallen out with the "Ten Sword Sect", but the sudden anomaly made alarm bells ring in his heart.
His gaze swept around, and in an instant, he saw a young man in green at the back of the crowd. Some intuition told him that the person upsetting his plan was right there.
"Annihilation Palm!"
With a flash of ferocity, Protector Huang aimed a palm at the young man in green and used the momentum to flee outwards, knowing that anyone who could appear so stealthily had strength no less than his own.
Of course, the previous palm strike was casual, and he didn’t believe a person who seemed so young could be that much stronger than him.
Shi Xiaole stood still and flicked his finger lightly. With a popping sound, the palm force filled with annihilating power simply dispersed. Protector Huang, who a second ago was still lunging forward, suddenly appeared as if he had been hit with a freeze spell. Dragged back by Shi Xiaole, he fell at his feet like a lost dog, unable to move.
"You!"
Protector Huang was so terrified his face turned ashen, completely dumbfounded. He was, after all, a second-rate Human Realm Martial Emperor; how could he not even withstand a single move?
Those surrounding, whether from the Zhen Family or the Lv Clan, were all dumbstruck, stunned by this sudden turn of events.
Not bothering with idle talk, Shi Xiaole directly employed the Heavenly Palace Illusion, and the information he received left him pleasantly surprised.
He had originally just wanted to understand the situation in the Colorless Realm to prepare for finding the Cleansing Evil Sword, but according to the feedback from the opponent, the Cleansing Evil Sword was clearly in the hands of the Sky Alliance Old Master.
That made things simple.
With a wave of his hand, Protector Huang disintegrated into ash. Shi Xiaole then turned to Liu Quan, who attempted to run, but under his gaze, Liu Quan’s spirit simply collapsed and he died. From the information obtained, Shi Xiaole was sure the man was no good, and so he killed without mercy.
These two actions, however, shocked everyone present.
Among the Lv Clan crowd, many had weak knees and nearly urinated in fear. With just one move to kill Protector Huang, they no longer dared to imagine what kind of being Shi Xiaole was. Perhaps his strength was close to Old Master’s!
The Zhen Family members were equally astonished and doubtful, not daring to approach and start a conversation.
It was Shi Xiaole who took the initiative to smile at Zhen Zhen, "Miss, thank you for your life-saving grace."
Even though the Zhen Family had not been able to offer any actual help, if not for Zhen Zhen bringing him back, he might have encountered misfortune.
"You, what are you talking about?"
Zhen Zhen’s mind was completely muddled. She didn’t remember saving Shi Xiaole, and such a figure would hardly need her help.
"Has the young lady forgotten the charred body?"
Shi Xiaole smiled and said.
"Ah, you, you, you’re..."
Zhen Zhen covered her mouth, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Next to her, Sima Ming was so spellbound that it took him a long while to finally break into a smile of incredible complexity. He had been so vigilant before and had even almost stopped the young lady from rescuring someone. Who could have imagined that in the end, it was her act of kindness that saved the entire Zhen Family?
"Miss, how do you want to deal with the people from the Lv Clan?"
Shi Xiaole asked. He was giving Zhen Zhen the right to decide.
With Shi Xiaole’s skills, everyone was convinced that if he wished, he could put the Lv Clan to death without a survivor. After learning about the relationship between Zhen Zhen and Shi Xiaole, many Zhen Family experts were both anxious and elated, secretly sending her voice transmissions.
The people from the Lv Clan, who previously had been smug, now looked like prisoners awaiting their sentence, each of them pale with fear and sweating profusely. A few thought about fighting to the death, but under the pressure of Shi Xiaole’s sword intent, they couldn’t even move a finger.
Zhen Zhen hesitated for a long time. She detested the people from the Lv Clan and was reminded of this by the elders of her clan, but her inherently kind nature made it difficult for her to utter brutal words. She said, "Swordsman, is it possible not to kill them? But I also don’t want my family to suffer persecution."
Many of the Zhen Family experts nearly beat their chests in dismay. Shi Xiaole, however, just smiled and looked at Zhen Zhen with appreciation, "That’s easy." He flicked his fingers.
Puft, puft, puft...
All the core experts of the Lv Clan collapsed to the ground, their power completely gone.
Zhen Shan, quick to seize the opportunity, shouted to the people from the Lv Clan, "Get lost!" He dared not kill in front of Shi Xiaole, but now that the Lv Clan was mostly crippled, there would be plenty of opportunities in the future.
After the Lv Clan members left in a state of defeat, the Zhen Family members were about to cozy up to Shi Xiaole when he suddenly looked up, a different kind of smile appearing on his celestial face, "Zhan Senior Brother, hope you’ve been well!"
"Shi Junior Brother!"
A robust and surprised voice rang out. A handsome young man streaked through the night and with a few flashes arrived in front of Shi Xiaole. It was none other than Zhan Liye, the young Suzerain of Ten Sword Sect, from Rainbow State.
Originally, Zhan Renxiong and his son Zhan Liye had achieved three consecutive victories in Wuyuan Palace, escaping the fate of becoming slaves. After the fall of Rainbow State, Shi Xiaole had not heard any news of them and had always found it strange, until this night when his doubts were dispelled.
Reuniting after a long separation, both men had much to feel and to say, and, ignoring the Zhen Family, Zhan Liye pulled Shi Xiaole away to a quiet pavilion to talk.
The Zhen Family members wanted to meet them, but fearing they would disturb the two important figures, they simply sent over some wine and dishes and tactfully retreated to take care of matters on their own.
Through their conversation, Shi Xiaole learned that shortly after leaving Rainbow State, Zhan Renxiong and his son had accidentally entered the second area of the Colorless Realm and had no choice but to establish the Ten Sword Sect there.
When Zhan Liye heard that tonight’s trouble had been dealt with by Shi Xiaole himself, he exclaimed in shock, "I heard that the one who came was Huang Haotian. This man is a Human Realm Martial Emperor. Shi Junior Brother, you couldn’t possibly have already..."
Under Zhan Liye’s burning gaze, Shi Xiaole nodded his head, leaving Zhan Liye speechless.
What Shi Xiaole didn’t know was that, despite more than a decade having passed, Zhan Renxiong and his son still often spoke of the earth-shattering battle at Wuyuan Palace. Zhan Renxiong had said more than once in private that Shi Xiaole very likely had already achieved Void Origin.
Now, seeing the other party admit it, Zhan Liye felt not just surprise but also an ’I knew it all along’ sentiment, which made him feel quite helpless.
"Xiaole, if you can drive away Huang Haotian, it seems you’re certainly no ordinary Human Realm Martial Emperor. We should spar when we get the chance."
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the Colorless Realm was even richer than the outside world, which allowed Zhan Liye to progress quickly. He had become a Void Origin Realm Sword Emperor five years ago and was now just reaching the level of the Human Realm.
Zhan Liye still didn’t know that Huang Haotian had been effortlessly killed by Shi Xiaole; he thought that sparring more with Shi Xiaole could greatly improve his own swordsmanship.
After three rounds of drinks, perhaps because they were old acquaintances in a foreign place, Zhan Liye proposed on the spot to take Shi Xiaole to see his father. Shi Xiaole chuckled, "Zhan Senior Brother, no need to rush. I will certainly pay a visit to the Suzerain, but before that, I need to go to the Sky Alliance to retrieve my weapon."
"Oh? Who dared to take Junior Brother’s weapon?"
Zhan Liye asked gravely.
"Old Bastard."
Zhan Liye’s heart skipped a beat, and he swallowed the words he was about to say. After a moment of careful consideration, he advised, "Junior Brother might not know this, but Old Bastard is incredibly fortunate. A hundred years ago in the Colorless Realm, he devoured one of the ten Exotic Fruits, the Hedao Fruit, which greatly increased his strength. Now, he is very likely a top-tier Heaven Realm Martial Emperor, unmatched by any. Don’t be reckless, Junior Brother. With your talents, you’d be better off quietly cultivating and taking revenge later."
Zhan Liye felt a bitter taste talking about this.
Outsiders only knew three major forces were vying for the spots on the Color Crossing Ship, but the truth was, the Sky Alliance had already taken the lion’s share, and what was left was merely the Cold Crow Association and the Ten Sword Sect squabbling over the scraps.
In the Colorless Realm, probably only a few knew the real strength of Old Bastard. If it weren’t for his need for manpower to prepare for boarding the ship, it’s likely neither the Cold Crow Association nor the Ten Sword Sect could exist.
Worse yet, it was rumored that Old Bastard had recently acquired a famous sword and, with his own strength and the sword, was indeed invincible.
"I can’t wait that long. Senior Brother, do you know the location of the Sky Alliance headquarters? I want to have a look tonight,"
Shi Xiaole said with a smile, knowing it would always be more convenient to have someone familiar with the area to lead the way.
"Junior Brother..."
Seeing Shi Xiaole’s unwavering ambition, Zhan Liye felt a bit helpless. But he reconsidered; Shi Xiaole was always prudent in his actions, likely just wanting to scope things out and get a sense of the situation. Preventing him would only be counterproductive. It might be better to accompany him and then leave as early as possible. Thus, he agreed in one go.
That night, the two left the Zhen Family and with their speed, in merely three days, they arrived outside the headquarters of the Sky Alliance.
