Chapter 1904: Three Sides Strike At Once (III)
“That’s impossible!” roared Drifting Life. He was taken aback and refused to believe that someone had killed the seventh ranks in an instant!
The man wanted to run, but collected his wits the next second. The Human King was close to him and panting for breath. Hotly flushed, it was evident that the Human King likewise couldn’t withstand killing four seventh ranks in one go. This wasn’t an act, although the Human King dearly loved to act.
“I’m old.” The Human King leered amid gasps for breath. “But it’s alright, I’m... old but vigorous!”
I can still kill seventh ranks!
“You...” Drifting Life’s expression flickered. He didn’t say anything. Instead, he brightened when he sensed something and thrust a palm strike at the Human King.
A lot of people were keeping tabs on this fight, even those far away. That included Reincarnation powerhouses. It was just, no one had expected the Human King to be this ferocious. He’d killed four seventh ranks in the blink of an eye!
Reincarnation dao strength extended toward the battlefield. A powerhouse sought to descend upon the area through the Reincarnation dao universe!
Was it the Reincarnation master?
Drifting Life quickly determined that it wasn’t. It should be one of the other two martial uncles. The world master had been in closed door cultivation lately—true seclusion. It was no act as there wasn’t a need to put on an act.
A premier existence such as the world master rarely left the home world. Danger mounted exponentially when he did.
Although the other two eighth ranks weren’t dao masters, they retained special privileges within the dao universe. They could sense the danger that Drifting Life was in and the deaths of the seventh ranks.
There was no time to consider anything else. They locked onto Drifting Life’s location and prepared to teleport through a premier dao universe.
Drifting Life chose to stay put due to sensing this change. The Human King detected it as well. He cursed to himself, but wasn’t afraid. He would just run at the end of the day, even if the Reincarnation master himself came. Granted, it didn’t seem likely that the world master would arrive at the moment as a certain amount of speed and time was still required...
What a pity that he likely didn’t have enough time to kill this eight rank. How damned unlucky! They were so fast that they were a bit faster than he’d thought. However, it was enough to kill just the four seventh ranks for now.
The Human King was prepared to retreat!
......
In the shadows.
Earth Yang took stock of the situation and furrowed his brows. So fast! Reincarnation major world had gone mad, hadn’t it? Its eighth ranks traveled elsewhere at the drop of a hat. It looked like they placed immense importance on Drifting Life. Weren’t they concerned that this might be a trap?
If they set foot into it, the outcome wouldn’t be as simple as losing one eighth rank. They were certainly bold!
No one else from New Martial had appeared on the Human King’s side. If they did, would that prompt the Reincarnation master to arrive in person?
Li Hao frowned slightly, sensing from the ripples in the dao universe and world that powerhouses were en route. The young man did not choose to abort his plans. Rather, he transmitted an instruction as violent ripples converged upon the scene.
The dao chess in the far rear rippled its own dao universe when it received Li Hao’s message. The treasure itself was equipped with transportation abilities, but each usage came with a great disturbance.
They wouldn’t normally utilize its transportation abilities, but since the Reincarnation dao universe was already shaking so violently, no one would notice a bit more disturbance.
Li Hao was unconcerned!
So long as he killed Earth Yang and the others next to him, he could just convene with the Human King if more Reincarnation powerhouses arrived. They stood a chance whether it was to run, kill enemies, or fight for a while.
This opportunity was rare, what was he afraid of?
And to be frank. Li Hao felt the most pressure after seeing that the Human King could kill four seventh ranks. A certain... impulse brewed in the young man! If the Human King could eliminate so many enemies in a split second, could he do the same?
What nonsense.
I would have issues with one seventh rank, much less four. Although the Human King is an eighth rank and I’m a sixth rank... he’s only just set foot into eighth rank. I count as a seventh rank as well, so really, we’re only one rank apart.
But he can kill four in one move...
Li Hao clenched his teeth as spatial ripples rose behind him. Earth Yang thought it was the ripples of Reincarnation’s dao universe at first, but then sensed something off. That wasn’t it!
What was this?
It feels like the presence of powerhouses...
“My people seem to have arrived,” said Li Hao.
Your people?
Earth Yang’s expression shifted right after the thought rose in his mind. The four seventh ranks next to him didn’t sense anything. Li Hao didn’t seek to conceal anything in this moment. He struck with the sword of a thousand worlds!
He shot straight for a seventh rank instead of the eighth rank Earth Yang. The young man knew that he wouldn’t be able to kill an eighth rank with one blow, even if the eighth rank wasn’t currently on his home world. Such a personage would not be dispatched in one move. But seventh ranks, however, stood a great chance of being eliminated in a surprise attack.
Sword intent flourished when his sword struck!
The Sword Sovereign?? New Martial?? were Earth Yang’s first thoughts.
Fog Mountain delivered a palm strike. The familiar presence made Earth Yang lose his cool. That’s Fog Mountain! So it really is New Martial... no, why is everyone else’s presence different apart from Fog Mountain?
What was going on??
The thought had just surfaced when the longsword crashed through the void. A completely defenseless seventh rank was immediately cut down!
Li Hao flushed for a moment before returning to his original state.
“You are...!!” shouted Earth Yang. Was that... the Silver Moon king?? Although he’d never met the young man, he knew a thing or two about this mysterious personage.
That little bastard! How did he pose as Cloud Dust??
Li Hao ignored the man. He simply looked behind him, meeting the Human King’s eyes since the latter seemed to be looking at Li Hao at the same time. They locked eyes before the Human King suddenly grinned.
Is this little guy trying to prove himself? Or does he want to say that the Silver Moon king isn’t any weaker than the Human King? That I can cut down seventh ranks as an eighth rank, but he can also do so as a sixth rank?
It was only a split second, but Void, Number Two, Fog Mountain, and the dao chess acted at the same time. Five powerhouses, including Li Hao, erupted with force. Li Hao cut down one seventh rank, whereas Void, Number Two, and the dao chess joined hands against another seventh rank.
Fog Mountain preoccupied Earth Yang. The remaining three seventh ranks were still gaping with shock.
A punch of six daos flared, far stronger than what it’d once been.
Boom!
The punch blotted out the cosmos. Number Two breathed in, severing dao strength. The dao chess came down on the four cardinal directions and dragged the other two seventh ranks into a pocket of space in which direction was inverted.
Rumble!
The punch of six daos had connected with and detonated a seventh rank.
“Bastard...” howled Earth Yan. Damn them all to hell! This was a trap and I fell for it!
Li Hao’s group moved so swiftly that it couldn’t be believed. The sudden ambush took Earth Yang completely off guard. Cloud Dust had been plotting with him one second prior, but was abruptly the Silver Moon king the next!
“You are... Li Hao... how dare you... Li Hao...”
“Shut up!” snorted Fog Mountain. Hello, I’m right here. Do you not see me? Do you think so little of me?
His five fingers stretched forward and strummed a chord in the void. It was as if he’d flicked a chord of fate. A wave of discomfort came over Earth Yang.
The nondescript Fog Mountain seemed to desire to prove himself. A drum suddenly appeared in the void. The fingers came together in the shape of a fist and punched the drum.
Boom!
They produced a sound like the beating of the world’s heart, or a summons from the primordial past. Earth Yang’s heart jolted, but that was far from the limit of Fog Mountain’s abilities.
Pillars of varying colors of light appeared in Fog Mountain’s eyes. They seemed to be the threads of destiny, or the coalescence of fortune. To Fog Mountain, this was the design of fate! Such was his dao!
Massive drum beats send ripples through the void. They charged straight at a thread of black and red. As opposed to thread, they might more accurately be described as a pillar. The ripples sought to shatter the pillar.
Fog Mountain shouted. This method didn’t seem all that powerful in regular times, but today, it could break worlds.
Boom!
The drum beat again, threatening to crush the hearts of listeners. Earth Yang took one step back as he looked around with shock. What was that?! Where did these people get all these strange daos from??
Li Hao and the rest didn’t bother looking at him. The four heavyweights rushed the remaining seventh ranks. In the distance, the Human King roared with laughter. “Kill!”
He charged Drifting Life!
Li Hao was quite bold and clearly wanted to work together. They would kill the Gemini powerhouses with the fastest speed possible, then partner against the Reincarnation exalted emperors coming to support their own!
It was a good idea, but execution proved difficult. At the same time, what did that matter?
Let’s give it a try!
The Human King was an outrageously arrogant person. It was clear to see that Li Hao wanted to provoke him when the young man stood and fought. He exposed himself to kill four seventh ranks and one eighth rank—it was the same setup on the Human Kings’s side!
Hah! Do you think I’ll be afraid of you, brat?
The Human King madly swung his blade through the air. Blood qi gathered and became one. Countless dao rules came to the fore...
Meanwhile, Li Hao sensed something too. Oh? The Incantation of the Blade of Blood? Almost everyone was sell-versed in New Martial’s ultimate moves. He knew it too!
The young man had always known it, just didn’t use it anymore. There was a limit to how much the method could enhance one’s strength. Not only was it limited in scope, but it posed a great burden on the body. It wasn’t a good tradeoff, especially considering that the improvement was just a tiny amount.
But at the moment, a bloody light shone over Li Hao’s longsword. The Incantation of the Blade of Blood!
His blood qi surged and flared over his body. The mind and qi were one. The spirits of the Five Styles came together. A dao domain appeared and the sword struck. A thousand worlds appeared and a thousand dao rules erupted!
“Kill!” bellowed the Human King.
“Strike!” yelled Li Hao. Is this a contest of who’s faster, huh?
The genteel Li Hao was no longer self-contained. You’d obviously exhausted yourself, but now erupt anew. Who are you putting on a show for? I’m here to help you, but you show me how strong you are. Although you’re older than me, I still want some face, alright?
All Silver Moon martial masters want face!
