by Translator: BornToBe; Author: Ordinary Magician (平凡魔术师); Licensed From: 17k
Wilde roared, his arms covered in green veins. In fact, it was possible to see the blood flowing under his skin.
He swung his club, causing heaven and earth to shake. That Corrupt Favored was horrified. He felt as if he wasn’t facing a human, but a demon god, a bloodthirsty demon god.
The instant Wilde attacked him, he was completely locked down by a terrifying force. He was filled with horror, and he didn’t even have the will to resist.
He viciously bit down on his tongue. He was extremely ruthless, biting off a portion of his tongue, using the pain to awaken himself from his terror.
If he let his terror extend to his heart, he wouldn’t be able to fight back at all.
He roared, smashing his huge hatchet onto Wilde’s club.
BOOOM!
It was like a bomb had gone off. The ground exploded into dust, and a huge wave of earth spread in every direction.
That Corrupt Favored’s arms turned numb, and he was sent flying back, tumbling across the ground. When he got up, his hands were completely covered in blood and the webbing between his thumb and forefinger had been split apart.
“You didn’t die? Come again!”
Wilde roared and once more swung his club at him.
That Favored was completely shocked. He had never imagined that even after using his secret technique, he would still lose in terms of power.
He finally realized something: he was not a match for Wilde in terms of brute power. If he once more faced him head-on, he would definitely end up suffering.
He was a brute power kind of expert and wasn’t used to utilizing skillful techniques. He could only continue facing off against him. However, now he focused purely on defense. He no longer tried to forcibly attack.
Although he was focused on defense and conserving his strength, lessening the impacts of Wilde’s blows, he had given up the initiative and superior ground to Wilde. Now under Wilde’s crazy blows, he was forced back miserably time and time again.
The Corrupt Elders that were watching were stunned. That Favored had been forced into a disadvantage this quickly. In fact, he was essentially defeated, only relying on delaying tactics to hold out until the battle was over.
“Tu Fang, you old fox, how dare you play such a trick against me! Just you wait!” Gui Yan was grinding his teeth. He thought Tu Fang had just made his side appear weaker in order to bait him. In his imagination, this wasn’t supposed to have been a battle, but a one-sided massacre.
They had had twenty-seven thousand disciples, which was almost five times the Righteous path. Normally, the Righteous path’s disciples were at least double theirs, and they only barely managed to eke out a draw.
Furthermore, they had gained five peak geniuses who were all Favored. And Yin Luo was a genius amongst Favored, someone rare for them to find even once in a thousand years.
With that kind of numbers and power, Gui Yan had just thought that this would be a game to kill them. However, it had now developed to this point.
Before the two armies had even met, half of his army had been exterminated.
Yin Luo had now been tied up with some fellow named Mo Nian who was inconceivably powerful. He had somehow been able to fight against Yin Luo this entire time without entering a disadvantage.
And now two other Favored-level experts had appeared on their enemy’s side. That immediately ruined his plans. Now a trace of unease appeared in Gui Yan’s heart.
“Are you guys idiots? What are you just standing around for? Hurry up and kill them all! First, slaughter that damn brat who’s leading them!” raged Gui Yan. In his fury, he no longer cared about capturing Long Chen alive. All he wanted was to exterminate them all.
If more unexpected things popped up, he really wouldn’t have the face to report back after this. Just reporting what had happened so far was enough to warrant him receiving a torrent of curses from his higher-ups.
Hearing Gui Yan’s words, the Corrupt army finally recovered from their shock, doing their best to bring down their opponents.
There were two figures in particular who were rushing directly for Long Chen. Those two were also Favored who had stood behind Yin Luo.
Originally, they hadn’t been planning on taking action. They were high and noble Favored. Killing a lowly insect was an insult to them. They were only interested in fighting other Favored.
But they didn’t dare ignore Gui Yan’s orders. That resentment in their hearts would have to be released on Long Chen.
“Chilling Wind Slash!”
A wind blade flew straight towards one of the Favored. Tang Wan-er had surprisingly come out of nowhere.
Having advanced to the fourth Heavenstage of Tendon Transformation, Tang Wan-er’s aura had become even more solid. Her wind blades were practically solid, and with the runes covering them, they were incomparably sharp.
One of the Favored coldly snorted and punched out at Tang Wan-er’s wind blade.
But what was surprising to him was that although he forced back Tang Wan-er’s attack, he hadn’t managed to destroy her wind blade.
Weapons condensed from spiritual qi might possess powerful attacking strength, but they weren’t solid weapons, so they were lacking in terms of toughness. They were extremely easy to break.
But now that Tang Wan-er had advanced to the mid Tendon Transformation realm, her control over her runic power had increased further, allowing her wind blades to contain both strength and flexibility.
Although Tang Wan-er wasn’t a Favored, she possessed a gold Spirit Root, and her talent was shockingly high. She wasn’t someone an ordinary core disciple could compare to.
“You’re asking for it!” That Corrupt Favored coldly shouted and a bizarre weapon appeared in his hand. It looked like a sword, and yet there were two shorter blades on it, similar to a harpoon.
That weapon was called a water-thorn. The water-thorn didn’t have a handle but instead wrapped around the arm.
Despite being four feet long, it wasn’t at all cumbersome on his arm. The water-thorn’s three blades were lined with sharp teeth that reflected coldly.
After taking out his water-thorn, that Corrupt Favored icily snorted and suddenly appeared right in front of Tang wan-er.
Seeing that water-thorn stab towards her, Tang Wan-er surprisingly ignored it and formed a hand seal. A huge arrow appeared behind her.
“Die!” That Favored coldly snorted. His water-thorn mercilessly stabbed towards her neck, not holding back at all because of her beauty.
“Ice Crystal Shield!” A cold shout rang out, and a shield of ice appeared in front of Tang Wan-er.
That shield was clear, looking like crystal. Within the ice crystals were countless ice flowers, yet they weren’t ice flowers, but runes.
BOOM! The water-thorn smashed into the ice shield, but the Favored was shocked to find that this seemingly weak crystal was able to block his attack.
Crack. After blocking his attack, the ice shield burst apart. But at the same time, a huge arrow shot out from behind it.
“Storm Arrow!”
This Battle Skill was one of Tang Wan-er’s family’s legacy Battle Skills, and it was specially made for wind attribute experts.
To release such a huge attack required a moment in order to store up enough spiritual qi.
That was why Tang Wan-er had ignored this Favored’s attack. She had known that there would be someone to help block him for her.
That was a trust that had been created through the tempering of life and death experiences. She had full confidence that Ye Zhiqiu would be able to block his attack.
And now that his attack had been blocked, Tang Wan-er had accumulated enough energy. With the shattering of the ice shield, her arrow shot forth.
That Favored hadn’t expected the two of them to be so well-coordinated. By the time he reacted, the arrow had already arrived right before him.
“Torrential Rain Slash!” However, it went without saying that Favored were incredibly powerful. Despite the
attack being so close, he was still calm. His water-thorn became encased in a layer of light, slashing down onto the wind energy arrow.
BANG! The arrow burst apart, but that Favored also wasn’t well off. Having been caught off guard, he hadn’t had enough time to brace for the attack, and his blood heaved inside him as he was forced back.
“Six Yang Fist!”
BOOM! That Favored hadn’t realized that Gu Yang had already been waiting behind him. As he was sent flying back, Gu Yang ruthlessly punched him in the back.
The Favored coughed out blood, now sent flying in another direction.
“Lightning Slash!” Lei Qianshang’s lightning sword streaked across the horizon, smashing into him heavily.
BOOM! The earth split apart as Lei Qianshang’s attack cut a huge ditch into the ground.
“Careful!”
Long Chen suddenly let out a shout. Lei Qianshang felt a chill and hastily retreated.
But it was too late. A cold light bored out of the ground, piercing straight through his chest. That cold light was the Favored’s water-thorn.
“Die you damn ant!”
The Corrupt Favored roared angrily, and his water-thorn cut straight across his heart, cutting Lei Qianshang apart. From the start of the battle, he was the first disciple of the Xuantian Monastery to fall.
Chapter 257 Beating a Favored
“Lei Qianshang!”
Gu Yang’s eyes were about to split open. He roared and crazily charged at that Corrupt Favored. Runes lit up all over his body, shining so intensely, they made him look like a blazing sun.
Lei Qianshang’s death caused everyone’s blood to boil. He was the first monastery disciple who had sacrificed their life from the start of the battle.
No one would have thought that the first of them to die would be a powerful core disciple. Everything had happened too suddenly. No one had expected that Favored who had been struck by two heavy blows would suddenly bore through the earth to launch a sneak attack on Lei Qianshang.
“KILL!”
The monastery’s disciples’ hatred erupted. They didn’t even wait for the rest of the Corrupt disciples to charge forward before going out to face them.
Tang Wan-er and Ye Zhiqiu’s eyes were also completely red. Although they had once been enemies with him, those small offenses were nothing compared to the Corrupt disciples they were facing. Everyone had long since forgotten about any of their old enmities and become true comrades.
Lei Qianshang’s death also caused Long Chen’s blood to boil. Killing intent surged out of his heart. But he still needed to stay cool-headed for the moment.
As the commander, he couldn’t let his emotions affect his decisions. What he wanted was victory. For him, victory meant bringing back more of his companions alive.
Tang Wan-er, Ye Zhiqiu, Gu Yang, Song Mingyuan, and Luo Cang crazily attacked that Favored five against one.
Lei Qianshang and Gu Yang’s previous blows had been extremely heavy. The Favored was already dealing with some internal injuries.
The fact that he had received an injury and lost the initiative as soon as he had gone out completely infuriated him.
However, Tang Wan-er and the core disciples were just too powerful. That was especially true of Tang Wan-er. He had to be extremely careful when blocking her attacks.
Furthermore, the others were also people who had awakened their ancestral marks. Their attacks surpassed those of ordinary core disciples. He, a Favored, was actually helpless against the attacks of the five of them. He was completely tied down by them.
“Stay cool-headed! Maintain your formations!” Long Chen saw that many disciples were no longer thinking due to their fury.
“You should be more concerned about yourself!”
Suddenly, a cold shout rang out, and a red-robed man with a dark green cap appeared in front of Long Chen.
“Why don’t you just kill yourself. I’m too lazy to do it personally.” That red-robed man’s eyes were completely icy. He looked at Long Chen like an emperor looked at a beggar. “You should cherish this moment and hurry up. If you wait for me to change my mind, death will become something extremely luxurious for you.”
Long Chen nodded. Taking out a golden saber, he viciously slashed it at that person’s head. “Go fuck yourself!”
Long Chen had long since been holding back a stomach full of anger. After his orders, everyone had gotten back on the right track. There was no longer a need for him to be a commander of anything, and so he no longer had any misgivings.
This idiot here had actually told Long Chen to go kill himself, as if personally killing him would be an insult to his noble self. How could Long Chen still possibly restrain himself?
“Ah, you really don’t know how to appreciate kindness-” That person was enraged that Long Chen would actually dare attack him, a Favored. His sword slashed out to meet Long Chen’s saber.
But he had only just spoken when a terrifying force sent him flying. He had only casually swung out a blow, while Long Chen had used his full strength. The difference between the two was simply too great.
Continuous bangs rang out as a figure shot back, crashing through countless Corrupt disciples.
The Corrupt disciples who were hit by that figure exploded into bloody mist. He was like a cannonball going straight through their ranks.
“What?!”
The Corrupt Elders who were watching from a distance had seen that four Favored had been held up by others. They had just been about to give an order to the remaining Favored to quickly kill Long Chen and then the Scarlet Flame Snow Wolf.
Little Snow was simply too terrifying. He was constantly releasing wind blades, causing huge casualties amongst the Corrupt disciples.
But before they could give that order, Long Chen had sent that Favored flying with a single saber strike. That person had simply been too overconfident, thinking that with his strength, killing someone at the weak Blood Condensation realm was a complete insult to himself.
The result was that he wasn’t insulted, but that he was completely humiliated. That Favored flew back for almost a mile before stabilizing himself.
He felt his arms were about to break, and a huge nick had been cut into the weapon that had been bestowed to him by one of his elders.
But before he could feel any pain about his weapon, Long Chen had already arrived in front of him, once more slashing down.
“You cuckold[1] idiot, you want me to kill myself? If you want to keep acting pompous, then just keep acting, I’ll let you act…”
Long Chen’s Devil Decapitator consecutively slashed out, each time causing heaven and earth to tremble. Terrifying qi waves sent the surrounding Corrupt disciples flying.
The others were clashing intensely on the frontlines. Only Long Chen had charged into the Corrupt ranks alone to crazily attack that Favored.
Each time Long Chen attacked, the morale of the Righteous disciples would rise. No matter at what time, whenever they saw Long Chen attacking, it felt as if their blood was boiling with passion.
“Boss Long Chen has taken action! Let us kill them all!” shouted Guo Ran. His crossbow was continuously firing, focusing on wherever the Corrupt disciples were most packed. That way he wouldn’t have to worry about accidentally injuring Righteous disciples.
Beside Guo Ran were a dozen disciples in charge of defending him. Guo Ran was currently specialized in attacking from a distance; if any enemies approached him, he would be done for.
Following Long Chen’s actions, the monastery’s disciples were all filled with an inexhaustible strength, crazily cutting down those Corrupt disciples.
The monastery’s disciples were extremely well-coordinated and were unafraid of death. They were practically even more vicious than the Corrupt disciples, and the sight of them cutting through their ranks caused a chill to run through their hearts.
The other Righteous disciples were also impassioned when they saw how glorious the monastery’s disciples were. They coord
inated with them, focusing on defending their backs.
Behind the monastery’s fighting disciples were the disciples from the Healing Hall. They were weaker in terms of strength and were only capable of healing everyone’s wounds.
But there were a dozen people amongst them who were exceptions to that. They were the experts from Skywood Palace. Skywood Palace had only sent these dozen disciples to this battle as support.
However, although their numbers were few, they were all on the core disciple level. They were capable of both offense and defense. They might not be as strong as Chu Yao, but to compare them to members of the Healing Hall was laughable. They were more than capable of protecting themselves on this battlefield.
They directly rushed across the frontlines, healing everyone as quickly as they were injured.
Their healing method was not the same as the monastery’s. They didn’t even need to touch a person’s body. They could simply form a hand seal and a vine would grow out of the earth, wrapping around the injured person. Powerful life energy would immediately flow into that person’s body.
Ordinary external wounds were healed in an instant. Even heavy wounds would only require a couple of breaths’ time to completely heal.
Seeing how powerful they were, the monastery’s Healing Hall disciples were all dumbfounded, filled with envy and reverence.
The frontlines of the battle were all filled with experts. With these dozen core disciple wood attribute experts providing assistance, the monastery’s disciples’ lives were kept protected.
It was precisely because of those dozen experts that Long Chen had dared personally go out to fight. There was already no meaning to him conducting them. He needed to personally go out, inciting everyone’s morale, letting them see a hope for victory.
Long Chen was actually very grateful for this idiot Favored. He had given him an opportunity to instantly raise everyone’s morale.
It went without saying that Favored were extremely powerful. Despite being caught off guard and being suddenly attacked by Long Chen, he still hadn’t suffered any heavy injuries.
