Chapter 540: Chapter 539: Determined to Kill Shi Xiaole
The fierce battle in the Western Region palace had been going on for three days and three nights.
In the end, Tang Ao, the fortress master of the Tang Family Fortress, had used the Ghost Kill, one of the Tang Sect’s Hundred Secret Weapons, to inflict heavy damage on the master from the Heavenly Snow Mountain; he successfully seized the black spear.
The sword was obtained by the top lord of the Oblivion Assembly, a man whose Flying Skill was extremely exquisite; he seemed to have reached the mid-tier of excellence.
Unexpectedly, the axe ended up with Silver Sword Gentleman, one of the three eccentric men.
Even though Silver Sword Gentleman was ranked among the top hundred martial artists in the Shuntian Capital, he did not stand out among the top lords. All of this was reliant on the mysterious array disc on his body.
The moment the array disc was activated, the array discs of the top masters from several major forces had all malfunctioned. People all around were unable to dodge in time and were all injured to varying degrees.
"Let’s go!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
The three eccentric men disappeared from the Western Region Palace.
"Damn you all, just you wait!"
The top lord from the Blood Emperor’s Lair roared in frustration, his face gloomy. He was the closest to the axe earlier, and if it hadn’t been for Silver Sword Gentleman getting in the way, the axe would already be his.
...
Inside a room in the City of Death.
A stifling atmosphere pervaded the room.
"Laughable! You all were utterly defeated by a youth in his early twenties. Have you all been living as pigs all these years?"
A middle-aged man with a long beard on his lower jaw roared with rage, his eyes shooting daggers.
It was none other than Xiahou Zong, son of the patriarch of the Xiahou Clan.
The missed opportunity to acquire three top-notch inferior spiritual weapons had fueled Xiahou Zong’s rage. When he learned that almost all the middle and low-level lords of the Xiahou Clan had been wiped out, he was so angry that his vision went dark, nearly passing out.
Those were nearly half of the top martial artists of the Xiahou Clan, the source of the Xiahou Clan’s formidable power. Just like that, they were gone?
"Nine Cliffs, tell me what happened."
The speaker was an ugly elder: a top lord of the Tianyan Sect.
When Nine Cliffs Lord agreed and relayed the events that had transpired, he did so meticulously, leaving out no details.
"You’re saying that the brat by the surname of Shi, not only displayed illusions and body techniques but also some kind of unique effect which allows him to convert the opponent’s Vigorous Air into his own?"
The ugly elder of the Tianyan Sect asked in a hoarse voice, a flicker in his eyes.
"Indeed, if it weren’t for that little brat’s mastery of such wicked arts, I would have shredded him into pieces a long time ago!"
At these infuriating words, Nine Cliffs Lord turned a table next to him into dust with a slap. The veins on his forehead popped as he ground his teeth in fury.
The other high-ranking lords present also started speaking up, confirming Nine Cliffs Lord’s claims.
"Hahaha, had I known earlier how much of a nuisance that damned dog would be, I would have killed him without any hesitation during our encounter in Spring Night Hell."
The Assembly Master of the Tianyuan Association, Lu Zixiong, emitted a potent murderous aura. But beneath his two golden eyebrows, his eyes were glinting incessantly.
He was interested in Shi Xiaole’s martial arts.
To be precise, there was hardly anyone present who wasn’t interested.
They all understood the importance of a mid-tier martial art rated as first-class.
Why were there no Divine Barrier Realm experts in Xuanwu State, at least not openly? Rumors said that in order to advance to the Divine Barrier realm, one must practice a martial art rated as mid-tier, first-class.
The past Illusion Lord, who had made a name for himself in the Xuanwu State, was said to be infinitely close to that realm. But after his wife passed away, he abandoned everything in his despair.
The reason everyone disregarded the risks and came this time was primarily for the Illusion Lord’s Purusha Illusion Extremity Skill.
But, so far, there had been no traces of the supreme skill. At this point, they had missed out on spiritual weapons and had even lost half of the elite martial artists from their respective sects; if they didn’t take at least something back, wouldn’t they have lost even more?
"The little brat is a constant source of trouble; we must kill him as quickly as possible!"
Xiahou Zong declared coldly.
"This young man is extremely talented. It seems like only us can handle him. Now that he has shown such talent, he will surely be heavily protected by strong forces like the Ai Family. It will not be easy to kill him."
The ugly elder of the Tianyan Sect frowned.
Just then, Lu Zixiong suddenly started laughing, saying, "Actually, we have an opportunity right at this moment."
The masters present involuntarily turned to look at him, each showing a different reaction.
Lu Zixiong’s eyes flashed menacingly as he continued, "You all might not know that amongst the group on the other side, there is a character of considerable importance who was secretly accepted as a disciple by my old black-clothed servant, Elder Yan, and has provided the Tianyuan Association with information on multiple occasions."
"With him there, we can easily track the brat’s whereabouts. All we need to do is set an ambush on the road ahead and have him draw away the other masters. Then the brat can be easily captured."
If possible, Lu Zixiong also wanted that person to eliminate the other masters secretly, but that was unrealistic. When it came to the peak of Dragon Gate Realm, ordinary clandestine methods and poison were useless.
Xiahou Zong squinted his eyes, saying, "What are we waiting for? Brother Lu, notify that person immediately and let’s take action as soon as possible to avoid unwanted complications."
"Wait."
Lu Zixiong laughed, "As that person is my secretly arranged mole which cost me quite a bit, I have one request. If we get the secret manual, it must be looked at by me first. Everyone here needs to swear by their martial artist’s heart."
Hearing this, all the people present showed different expressions. However, Xiahou Zong was the first one to decide, swearing by his martial artist’s heart. Seeing this, the others also followed suit.
They already had nothing to lose. If they missed Shi Xiaole again, who knows what would happen in the future? Besides, they were just letting Lu Zixiong look at the secret manual first; they weren’t getting nothing in return, so there was no need to hesitate.
"Damn that bastard Shi, stealing my woman and causing the Tianyuan Association to lose its elites. This time I’ll show him what I’m capable of!"
Compared to others, Lu Zixiong’s hatred towards Shi Xiaole was tenfold stronger.
With no Shi Xiaole, he would have married Zi Xiangbo, and through dual cultivation with her, might have squeezed his strength into the top ten martial artists of Shuntian. Then, by merging the Tianyuan Association and Spring Night Hell, who would he compete with among the native forces of Xuanwu State?
One could say that the grand plan he had been secretly plotting, was all destroyed because of Shi Xiaole. To not kill him would not alleviate his resentment!
...
"Tian, look what father brought for you."
As well, in the City of Death, upon meeting the people from the Tang Family Fortress, Tang Ao immediately handed over a totally black spear to Tang Jingtian.
"Top lower-grade Spiritual Weapon?"
Tang Jingtian hastily took it, then after a hint of joy, shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "Father, Tian is not worthy of such a weapon, please give it to someone else."
Tang Ao was secretly surprised. His son, who was always full of pride, when did his will become so low?
After listening to the voice message of the high-level lord of Tang Family Fortress, Tang Ao fell into silence for a while.
"Father, Tian has a favor to ask."
"You say."
"Please dispatch someone to help me, the Shi guy has caused me to lose all face, Tian can’t swallow this breath."
Tang Ao stared at Tang Jingtian, his expression changing.
...
After Ai Yinglong, Yu Qinghe and others left the Western Region palace, they also learned about the other two battlefields, they were overjoyed. Without any delay, they left Illusion Lord’s residence through the Life Gate and hurried back on the same day.
On the long official road, many carriages raced, raising dust.
Inside one of the carriages.
Shi Xiaole was sitting cross-legged, his body surging with layers of mighty aura, which was like a needle, sometimes strong, sometimes soft.
After a while, the aura dissipated, Shi Xiaole opened his eyes somewhat disappointed.
"Still a bit short."
After reaching 20% mastery in Illusion True Intent, it’s difficult to progress in a short term. Undying Seven Illusions also needs the essence of Buddhism and Demonism to continue to improve.
So Shi Xiaole focused his energy on Wind True Intent which was at its peak of 40%, hoping to break through in one fell swoop, but in fact, he underestimated the difficulty.
He lifted the curtain to the outside and saw the blue sky and the continuous green mountains scattered with the natural scenery, which could not be compared with the environment of his previous life.
Where his eyes went, a group of birds were flying from a distance. Probably influenced by the wind, they were swaying, and they quickly increased the force of their wing flapping.
Shi Xiaole clearly noticed that under the flapping of the wings, the wind around them suddenly started to change shape. Although the bird subsequently ascended, the power of the wind itself also increased significantly and blew elsewhere.
"Wind changes according to outside forces. It is strong when the object is strong, there is no limit."
Like a thunderbolt hitting his head, Shi Xiaole stared at the place where the birds were circling, and couldn’t regain his senses for a long time.
All along, he’s paid too much attention to himself, but overlooked that the strength of the wind not only comes from itself but more from the opponent, it’s the result of the combined action of the two.
Whir!
Bracing gusts of wind came out of nowhere, revolving around Shi Xiaole continuously. When shot out, it almost made the several carriages in front and behind him fly.
"What happened?"
Inside the carriages, the experts of Ai Family were all moved.
"It’s Wind True Intent, someone understood 50% of Wind True Intent."
The father of Ai Wenhong and Ai Wenqian, Ai Yinglong said.
"Who is it, as far as I remember no one has understood Wind True Intent, it’s not, there’s one, could it be..."
Ai Yingjie was dumbfounded.
Several people looked out at the same time, just in time to see Shi Xiaole’s act of converging his breath, their hearts were all incredibly shocked.
Ai Yingjie shook his head repeatedly, said, "When I was 24, I just reached 30% in Water True Intent, two grades worse than him."
Sixth Elder of Ai Family gave him a sidelong glance: "Only two? He’s tens of years younger than you, and his strength is stronger than yours, you guys are not comparable at all."
Several people, including Ai Yinglong, all smiled bitterly.
Even though it sounds unpleasant, but damn it, it seems to be the case.
Those traveling with the Ai Family included experts from the Yu Family, Heavenly Inquiry Sect, and Tide Gate, who also sensed this, and all of them were at a loss for words.
In front of Shi Xiaole, it seems no one is worthy of being called a genius.
"It’s bad, we’re under attack."
At that moment, someone suddenly shouted a and flew towards the distance.
"It’s Elder Ying, what happened to him?"
"Seems like something happened, let’s go check it out."
In an instant, many experts took action and followed after Elder Ying.
At the same time, Shi Xiaole’s hairs stood on end, a strong sense of crisis, led him to rush out of the carriage without thinking, and fled hundreds of meters away.
With the insight of the Divine Border Realm, he naturally could have taken precautions in advance, but he was in the crucial stage of improving the True Intent, therefore giving the enemy an opportunity.
Boom boom!
His previous carriage was turned into powder by the horrible Vigorous Air falling from the sky, the official road also out of nowhere appeared a pit that’s dozens of feet deep.
A figure came with towering momentum, his body was covered in deep red flames, punched out, a large fireball melted the void, causing the trees on both sides to burn.
"Xiahou Zong, you despicable guy!"
Ai Yinglong yelled angrily and went to meet him.
