Chapter 689: Chapter 688: My Words Are Commands (Extra for ’RayEX’, request for votes!)
The strikingly beautiful woman standing before them was one of the Earth Immortals. Furthermore, she possessed an exceptionally strong aura, showing that she was not just a lowly Earth Immortal.
"What is it that you do not accept?"
Shi Xiaole asked.
"Zong Wei, in another decade, we will all yield to you. But as of now, I’m afraid you lack the strength," the woman responded.
The woman’s name was An Hongwei, the only Twice Tier Earth Immortal apart from the two Elders in the Purple Beauty Hill division.
While An Hongwei was somewhat apprehensive of Zong Yue’s potential, it was just that — potential. He had only recently been selected as one of the Ghost Guards. His strength could not be that outstanding.
Yet, he sought to command their respect and obedience.
Giving a slight nod, Shi Xiaole said, "How many moves do you think it would take for the previous two Elders to defeat you?"
The six in the room exchanged glances, seemingly realizing something. An Hongwei laughed, "Around three hundred and fifty moves, at least."
"Well, I will defeat you in less than three hundred moves. Now, make your move."
Upon hearing these words, An Hongwei stiffened, her beautiful eyes narrowing slightly: "Zong Wei, are you serious?"
"Absolutely."
The number, three hundred, was enough to shake the core of the six individuals present. At the same time, it wasn’t too ostentatious. It was fitting of Zong Yue’s status and convenient for Shi Xiaole’s upcoming plans.
Swinging her whip, An Hongwei rapidly moved around Shi Xiaole. Strangely, there was no sound of the wind as she moved, only ever-changing shadows.
The way An Hongwei comprehended was the Shadow Martial Arts from the supreme martial arts. It was best for taking the enemy by surprise. Even someone stronger than her could be caught out if they weren’t careful.
Once shadows filled up the courtyard, blanketing out the sunlight, a whip materialized as if out of nowhere, lashing fiercely towards Shi Xiaole’s head.
A fist met the whip mid-air, sending it flying.
"What?"
An Hongwei was slightly surprised. It was not unusual for him to block the attack, but the calmness he showed was surprising — he didn’t even move an inch.
"Blossoming Flowers!"
Grinding her teeth, An Hongwei accelerated her movement. The whip shadows formed multiple curved arcs. Seen from above, they looked like countless blossoming shadow flowers. Every blossoming flower represented a powerful attack.
The whip shadows were fast, but Shi Xiaole’s hands were faster.
Under his control, no whip shadow could get within three inches of him. As the shadows split, Shi Xiaole struck with a punch. The blow redirected light, creating more fist shadows than the whip shadows.
This was the Illusion Fist Technique.
The predecessor of the Illusion Fist Technique was the Illusion Sword Technique, which was introduced by the ’Shadow Swordsman’ Yang Xuyan. To avoid the embarrassment of being weaponless, Shi Xiaole had recently adapted the sword technique into a fist one.
Bang, bang, bang...
Amidst the collision sounds, a large number of fist and whip shadows disappeared.
Both individuals were managing their Vigorous Air. Even so, the fight was incredibly thrilling. In the end, the remaining five could hardly make out their moves or even see them clearly. All they could see was darkness.
After a hundred moves, An Hongwei started realizing how difficult Shi Xiaole’s attacks were to handle. His Vigorous Air and speed did not necessarily outmatch hers, but his reaction speed was too high, nullifying even her shadow turn technique.
If that’s the case, it should be decided through sheer strength.
"Thousand Flowers Bloom!"
With a fierce whip of her weapon, all the whip shadows centralized on one point, shining brightly and illuminating the whole courtyard. But at that moment, a punch landed squarely on the glowing point, shattering all her consecutive moves.
"Such poison in his glance!"
The move, Thousand Flowers Bloom, relied on endless changes. Yet, Shi Xiaole perfectly timed his attack, much to An Hongwei’s surprise.
Since her ultimate move failed, she was again dragged into a fast-paced rhythm of attack and defense, gradually falling behind.
Two hundred moves.
Two hundred and fifty moves.
To An Hongwei’s horror, she found herself with fewer and fewer options. Shi Xiaole’s fist techniques were like a tightening net.
On the two-hundred-fifty-fifth move, Shi Xiaole suddenly accelerated. Countless punches seemed like a kaleidoscope, smashing into the whip.
There was a loud bang!
An Hongwei staggered backward twenty steps, her face somewhat pale from the depletion of her power. She took a moment to collect herself, then said with a stumble, "The martial arts of Zong Wei are superb. I, a humble woman, am not his match."
If she could, she’d rather not confront him in her entire life.
For some reason, although his strength wasn’t that strong, fighting him was very suffocating. It was as if she was entirely under his control. If it happened a few more times, An Hongwei feared her mental state would also be affected.
"What?"
The individuals were stunned, their original anger completely vanished.
The so-called arrogance is linked to strength. Considering the power Shi Xiaole displayed, he indeed had the qualification to be arrogant. They just didn’t expect him to be this strong.
"Do you want to try also?"
Shi Xiaole looked at one of the men with a single eye.
"No need, I completely yield to you, Zong Wei."
The one-eyed man replied with a bitter smile.
The man had been directly looked at by Shi Xiaole, possessing unusual ability. Furthermore, his strength was even lower than that of An Hongwei. There was no need to seek further humiliation.
"In that case, all of you can leave now. Tomorrow, at the two-hour period, bring your subordinates and wait for me at the entrance."
After saying this, Shi Xiaole turned around and went back to his room.
The six, having been deeply shocked, dared not ask more. After responding affirmatively, they left the courtyard one after another.
The moon falls and the sun rises, breaking dawn with the crowing of a rooster.
A dense layer of illusionary energy fills Shi Xiaole as he takes a deep breath, flooding back into his body.
"Not bad. I believe in a short while, my Illusion Martial Way will enhance by thirty percent."
While methodical training would lead to a slow progress in martial arts, Shi Xiaole was not willing to do so. On a whim, he attempted to use the Heaven and Earth Changing Great Method on himself.
The effect was surprisingly good.
In these few days, the progress in the Illusion Martial Way was more than ten times faster than before, and it seems it would soon reach the third level.
Besides the Illusion Martial Way, thanks to the Divine Wind Movement, the Wind Sword Way was also featuring fast progress, achieving the peak of the third level.
Most surprisingly, the Demon Martial Way was improving every day under the influence of the Xuanyin Twelve Swords. It was expected that the first level would be attained soon.
Conversely, the Life and Death Martial Way, with its profound mysteries and no suitable vehicle, was yet to show significant progress and could only be upgraded slowly for now.
The strength of Shi Xiaole at this moment was undoubtedly higher than before. As for what level exactly had been reached, it would need to be confirmed.
After resting a while, he got up and washed. It was already the time of the double-hour period. He calmly ate the breakfast brought by the servants, and then leisurely walked to the fortress gate.
Leader by An Hongwei and others, thousands of followers waited for more than two-hour period. Many were furious but dared not show it.
"Greetings, Guardian Zong."
An Hongwei and others saluted.
Nodding his head, Shi Xiaole said, "Now that everyone has arrived, take me to see the base of the Right Sect."
Everyone was taken aback, they began to understand, this young man wants to investigate the situation. But in case of an investigation, shouldn’t it be done in secret instead of openly wasting everyone’s time?
Due to his status, and in light of Shi Xiaole’s victory over An Hongwei spreading, no one dared to object.
And just like that, the team set off.
"Elder Wang, what is your opinion?"
On top of the fortress tower, Elder Chen asked.
"This youngster is domineering, somewhat arrogant, I just hope he doesn’t create a mess."
Elder Wang sighed.
The Ghost Guards had always held a high position, which inevitably inflated the hearts of some young people making them arrogant and blind to reality. To tell the truth, Elder Wang had already lost faith in Shi Xiaole.
Yes, his strength was high, but it could not surpass his own. In Purple Beauty Hill, it could only increase the power of the Left Sect. It was simply impossible to turn the tables.
After about half a two-hour period, Shi Xiaole and others arrived on top of a hill.
Looking in the distance, there were fields of herbs, with several people crouching and plucking. Surrounding the fields, three circles formed by warriors were on high alert, even mosquitoes could not fly in.
"That’s one of the regions occupied by the Right Sect. Guardian Zong, we can’t go forward anymore. I believe the Right Sect has already detected our presence."
An Hongwei warned.
In front of them was the border area occupied by the Right Sect. The person in charge of the defense was a Twice-Tier Earth Immortal. Relying on the Array System, it would certainly not end well if they stormed in.
"What is their exact strength?"
Shi Xiaole asked without answering.
Looking at him, An Hongwei said, "The strongest here is a Twice-Tier Earth Immortal. After that is One Tier Earth Immortal, and dozens of lords..."
"That should be enough, be ready to follow my orders."
At this point, whether it was An Hongwei or the others, they all detected that something was wrong and a terrible feeling settled in their hearts.
"Guardian Zong, we..."
"Shut up, my words are orders."
Shi Xiaole turned around, his terrifying aura enveloping everyone on the scene, making them dare not breathe heavily: "If anyone dares to disobey, I’ll kill you even if they don’t."
The thousands of people behind were almost in tears.
They could see that Shi Xiaole was planning to recklessly attack the Right Sect’s base. But this was not kids’ play. If they had had such power, they would have acted long ago.
Even if they were to forcefully seize a place, the loss would be so heavy that it would not be worth the gain.
However, seeing Shi Xiaole’s ruthless appearance, everyone knew that the domineering man would surely kill if orders were defied.
Damn it!
The wind seemed to pause for a moment. Shi Xiaole took a deep breath and shouted, "Kill!" He was the first to dash out. The aura of the Divine Barrier Realm Two Unleashed freely, it spread across like a whirlwind, shaking all directions!
An Hongwei and the other six were shocked. The guards at the moment were at the Divine Barrier Realm Two, not the Divine Barrier Realm One. Had he been hiding his power yesterday?!
Under his aura, they instinctively rushed out. For a moment, thousands of people, like a small dark cloud, rushed towards the base of the Right Sect miles away with their respective auras.
"These idiots really dare to attack, activate the Array System."
Inside the base of the Right Sect, a middle-aged man with a beard disdainfully laughed. As soon as his voice fell, a giant blue glow enveloped the entire base, flowing like water, unbreakable.
Boom!
Shi Xiaole threw out a punch, followed suit by everyone behind. The grand flow of Vigorous Air slammed onto the blue light shield, pushing in three feet deep.
Creak!
The blue light shield exploded.
"What? Did they hit the weak point of the Array System?"
The smiling face of the man with a beard froze.
