by Translator: BornToBe; Author: Ordinary Magician (平凡魔术师); Licensed From: 17k
“There must be many people who have been deceived like this. Why would Han Tianyu waste so much time to set up the illusion of him knowing how to read minds?
“Isn’t the only possibility that he doesn’t want to reveal his true strength? Just this fake mind reading skill is able to cause countless people to retreat from him. He can subdue all those people without even fighting them. That’s the most superior battle tactic.
“As for his strongest techniques, other than himself, there is only one kind of person who knows that.”
“What kind?”
“Dead ones.”
Although it was just two words, they caused a chill in Hua Biluo’s heart. Those two words contained many things.
If Long Chen’s guess really was correct, then Han Tianyu’s mind was terrifying. He was actually able to use such a trick to deceive so many people. Even she had believed that Han Tianyu possessed something along the lines of a mind reading skill.
That itself had been a blow to her. If you fought with that kind of mentality, then your combat strength would drop by at least thirty percent. What chance would you have of defeating a monster like Han Tianyu?
This also meant that at this point, there was no one who knew Han Tianyu’s trump cards. The only ones who did were the ones Long Chen had just pointed out: dead people.
Thinking of that, Hua Biluo’s scalp turned numb at the thought of Han Tianyu’s profound scheming. At the same time, she practically prostrated herself in admiration towards Long Chen for his ability to see through it.
Han Tianyu had hidden his scheming so profoundly, but from just a single photographic jade, Long Chen was able to see through Han Tianyu’s intentions.
When compared to Han Tianyu and Long Chen, her and Yin Wushuang’s petty little tricks were truly just laughably childlike.
“Let’s go back. It seems experts have appeared on both sides.”
Long Chen and Hua Biluo returned to their camps. Quite a few faces had appeared amongst the Righteous and Corrupt paths. On the side of the Corrupt path, there were four new people standing beside Xue Wuya. That made Long Chen feel a chill. Obviously, they should be people on the same level as Xue Wuya. Even if they were a bit weaker, it wouldn’t be by that much.
As for the Righteous side, quite a few experts had also appeared. Their auras surged, causing space to uneasily twist around them.
In particular, there was a certain mustached man that drew Long Chen’s attention. This person was over six feet tall and had a tough and stocky build. On his back was a broadsword just as tall as he was.
When he walked, the ground would tremble with each step. That broadsword on his back had to be shockingly heavy.
But the thing that surprised Long Chen the most was that he sensed a familiar aura from this large man. However, he was sure he had never seen him before.
This person walked alone, not interacting with anyone else. Furthermore, a baleful aura came from his body that made it seem like he was a murderous god from hell, making it so others wouldn’t dare approach him.
“This person is very terrifying. How is it possible that no one has heard of him before? It’s a good thing he’s a Righteous disciple.” Hua Biluo was also filled with shock when she looked at him.
Long Chen was just about to reply when suddenly, cheers erupted amongst the Corrupt side. Long Chen quickly turned over to look, a strange expression appearing on his face.
“He’s finally come.”
Chapter 437 Han Tianyu Arrives
The Corrupt path let out a burst of cheers as a lanky man appeared in Long Chen’s eyes.
This man was wearing violet-gold robes with a jade belt around his waist. His face looked as if it had been carved with a knife, and his eyes emitted a cold light that would make people tremble. He looked as if he was a devil god who had descended to the earth, looking disdainfully down on all.
“Yin Luo.”
The Righteous disciples’ hearts quivered, as Yin Luo’s reputation was known to all. Even amongst the geniuses of seven prefectures, Yin Luo still stood at the peak. Without releasing any aura, he still made it hard for them to breathe.
Beside him were two other Corrupt experts, their auras so powerful that they didn’t even lose out to Xue Wuya. That made the Righteous disciples’ morale plummet.
At this point, the Righteous disciples had an absolute advantage in numbers compared to the Corrupt disciples. But in terms of peak combat strength, the two were separated by a great deal. The Righteous side clearly had fewer top experts.
That made them feel a chill. If they fought like this, the majority of them would just be pigs for the slaughter. That wouldn’t be a battle, but a one-sided massacre.
The top experts stood at the peak of the food chain. They would always be the ones to benefit, while the ones to suffer calamity were the ones on the bottom of the food chain.
This battle would quickly wash out all the weaklings. The Corrupt side clearly had more top experts, and so the ordinary Righteous core disciples and even their Favored were filled with despair.
Long Chen was clearly not standing with the Righteous disciples. When the battle started, no one was sure whether Long Chen would be fighting with them against the Corrupt disciples.
Yin Luo’s long hair blew in the breeze, his face icy and grave. As soon as he arrived, countless Corrupt disciples greeted him. He merely nodded slightly towards them. But suddenly his eyes narrowed and his powerful aura exploded out. Terrifying killing intent soared towards the sky, all because he saw a certain person.
“Long Chen!”
“Yin Luo, long time no see! Seeing you safe and sound really is gratifying.” Long Chen smiled.
However, inside, his heart thudded. He could feel an immense sense of danger from Yin Luo.
Considering how powerful he was, there were few who could threaten him now. But that sensation of danger from Yin Luo was extremely intense.
It seemed that it wasn’t just him who had been lucky. Yin Luo had definitely obtained some kind of opportunity in the secret realm that had made him much stronger.
“Die!”
Yin Luo suddenly shot forward, the ground trembling beneath him. He had already appeared in front of Long Chen like some phantom.
A three-hundred-meter illusion appeared behind him, looking like a projection of a devil god. That projection immediately caused the heavens to shake.
“Heavens, Yin Luo’s gone out of control! He wants to instantly kill Long Chen!”
No one had expected that Yin Luo would directly attack Long Chen without saying a word. Would this be the opening curtain for the Righteous and Corrupt battle?
But then thinking about it, Long Chen was already standing alone, and there was a clear distinction between him and the other Righteous disciples, so this wouldn’t necessarily spark the fight.
Guo Ran and the others all stood up, all of them ready to fight. Even Wilde was woken.
Looking at Yin Luo, Long Chen didn’t seem to be doing anything. However, his FengFu Star and Alioth Star were already beginning to circulate, ready to explode with power at any moment.
But suddenly, a bright ray of light shot through the air at Yin Luo.
With a snort, an ancient bronze-colored spear appeared in Yin Luo’s hands. This spear was already corroded, and yet the pressure it released made it seem as terrifying as a bloodthirsty monster.
BOOM!
Yin Luo’s spear smashed into that ray of light. The ground shook as Yin Luo was knocked back by that light, his expression changing slightly.
“Ten years I wandered with my bow, my arrows causing heaven and earth to shake. The nine heavens, ten lands, and all the universe will revolve around me. Only I, Mo Nian, will rise to glory.”
Following a grand chant that rang out in everyone’s ears, a figure appeared in the distance. An ancient, multi-colored bow was held in his hand, and he wore a cloak that made it so others weren’t able to see his face.
“Mo Nian
!” Everyone could guess who he was. That ray of light had been an arrow, however, it wasn’t a true arrow, but one condensed from spiritual qi.
In this world, perhaps only the experts from Mo Gate were able to condense spiritual qi into arrows like this. Furthermore, to use a single arrow to stop Yin Luo was only possible for Mo Gate’s number one disciple, Mo Nian.
Long Chen smiled. This fellow always liked this kind of flashy entrance style. It really left a person speechless.
“Boss, you have to learn from Mo Nian. This is how an expert should show off.” Guo Ran’s eyes were shining as he watched Mo Nian walk over.
Behind Mo Nian were over three hundred bow-carrying experts. They were all wearing the same clothes as Mo Nian. They were ink-black, with only two crossing golden arrows on the front. That was the symbol of Mo Gate.
Although Mo Nian seemed to just be slowly walking, his speed was extremely fast. Each step he took allowed him to traverse a mile. He appeared in front of Long Chen in just a moment.
“Hehe, how is it? I arrived on time, right?” Mo Nian laughed, throwing off his cloak and revealing his still slightly immature face.
“Mo Nian, you’ve also come! Then we can finally settle our grudges. Last time, you joined hands with Long Chen to defeat me once. Today, I’ll let the two of you die together beneath my spear!” Killing intent surged out of Yin Luo’s eyes.
Hearing that, many people suddenly realized that the rumors of Long Chen chasing after a fleeing Yin Luo must have been because he had worked together with Mo Nian.
“Stop being so shameless. The first time we fought together, we worked together to cut off one of your legs. But what about the second time? Wasn’t your arm still cut off by just Long Chen?” said Mo Nian.
Now everyone was confused. Just which one of them was telling the truth?
“Hmph, you’ll only be alive to say that for a little while longer. Long Chen, today you’ll definitely die.” Yin Luo’s words suddenly changed and he surprisingly returned to his side.
Mo Nian and Long Chen were both startled. To just brag without doing anything wasn’t Yin Luo’s style. They had been entirely ready to begin a fight with him.
“Ah, I understand.”
At the same time, Long Chen, Mo Nian, and Hua Biluo realized what was going on.
The crucial point was Han Tianyu. Yin Luo wasn’t an idiot. He knew that Long Chen had killed Han Tianyu’s brother, and Han Tianyu would definitely not let him off.
Now he was just going to watch while the two of them fought. The only reason he had charged forward just now was because his anger had overwhelmed his head.
Long Chen had caused him far too great of an injury. In truth, when he had been advancing to Bone Forging this time, it had been incredibly dangerous. He had almost died because of a heart-devil.
So if he wanted to continue cultivating, he absolutely could not allow Long Chen to continue living in this world. As soon as he had seen him, his killing intent had erupted.
Another reason he had attacked was to test out Long Chen’s strength. Although he had advanced to Bone Forging, he had suffered far too much because of Long Chen, and he didn’t dare be careless.
If Long Chen’s strength was still around the same as before, then he could kill him on his own without waiting for Han Tianyu. After all, personally killing Long Chen would immediately erase his heart-devil.
But if Long Chen died to someone else, then this heart-devil could only be slowly dissipated.
Unfortunately, Mo Nian had stopped him before he could determine Long Chen’s strength. Now that he had Mo Nian and Hua Biluo by his side, they were three peak experts, and he wasn’t so overconfident as to believe he could kill Long Chen one against three.
Since he couldn’t kill him, he naturally wouldn’t bother wasting his energy. It was better to leave this trouble to Han Tianyu while he played the fisherman.
After realizing that, Long Chen just smiled and introduced Mo Nian and Hua Biluo.
Although Mo Gate was not an ancient family, it was extremely powerful, and even the ancient families were intimidated by them. Their statuses were basically the same.
Furthermore, those three hundred Mo Gate disciples he had brought were all experts amongst experts.
Hua Biluo couldn’t help but sigh. The four hundred people by her side couldn’t even compare to the three hundred people by Mo Nian’s side.
Other than a few dozen trusted aides she had brought out from her family, when it came to power, not even ten of her regular members would be able to defeat one of Mo Nian’s.
Originally, she had thought that standing by Long Chen’s side would be helping him out greatly. She really hadn’t expected that once Mo Nian had appeared, her group had become minor extras.
Glancing at Hua Biluo, Long Chen seemed to see through what she was thinking and smiled. “No matter how you put it, I, Long Chen, will still owe sister Biluo a favor.” Long Chen truly was grateful to her, as she was the first to stand by his side.
As for Mo Nian, they were brothers, and so there were no favors to speak of between them.
Hearing that, Hua Biluo couldn’t help being embarrassed. When compared to Long Chen’s candid openness, she felt she really was petty and narrow-minded.
At the same time, she sighed. It was no wonder Long Chen had so many beautiful women by his side. Just how many women could resist the charm of a heroic figure like Long Chen who cared so deeply about emotional ties?
Cultivators all respected the strong, and which expert wasn’t arrogant about their power? But Long Chen had never put on such airs.
He was like a deep well that appeared ordinary on the surface. Only once you got closer to him would you realize he was incredibly profound. He was a kind of mysterious man, and that kind of mysteriousness possessed a fatal charm to women.
He could also be compared to a mountain. He might seem like nothing special normally, but once he erupted, he could destroy the heavens and tear apart the earth. For example, Long Chen’s attack on Feng Xiao-zi just now had truly been just like a volcano erupting. She still hadn’t recovered from her shock from that attack.
In order to protect the women by his side, Long Chen might become a furious lion at any moment or perhaps a raging volcano. In fact, perhaps he would not hesitate to destroy this entire world.
Even Hua Biluo couldn’t help being emotionally affected. No matter how powerful a woman was, who wouldn’t want a shoulder to lean on, one that would never betray them? Unfortunately, such shoulders were pitifully few.
At this time, Long Chen and Mo Nian were chatting. She didn’t know what exactly the two of them were saying, but the two of them seemed to be in high spirits. They were smiling mischievously, and she managed to hear that they were talking about Yin Luo.
Rumble…
The ground began to shake intensely, and people hastily looked into the distance. The Righteous disciples let out a burst of cheers.
“Han Tianyu has arrived!”
Chapter 438 Zheng Wenlong
“Han Tianyu has arrived!”
The Righteous disciples let out an incredibly loud cheer. There was a multi-colored tiger in the distance that was rapidly approaching.
It was unknown what kind of tiger this was. It was around a hundred meters long, and the end of its tail had a hook on it, similar to a scorpion’s tail. That hook shined sinisterly, making people feel an icy chill in their bones.
Han Tianyu was standing on the tiger’s head. Two shining eyes lit up his handsome face. His embroidered robes fluttered in the wind, and with the way his long hair blew back in the breeze, he was indescribably handsome.
“Tch, the pretty boy has come.” Mo Nian spat on the ground.
When it came to looks, Han Tianyu definitely stood at the peak. As soon as he appeared, it was unknown just how many maidens from the Righteous path began to scream fanatically.
Han Tianyu had immediately suppressed Mo Nian’s flashy entrance. Mo Nian did not have Ha
n Tianyu’s influence, and especially toward women, his still slightly immature face truly brought him down.
Once Han Tianyu almost reached everyone, the tiger suddenly paused and Han Tianyu was immediately thrown off, causing quite a few people to cry out.
But then they realized that Han Tianyu was calmly floating through the air like a divine immortal descending upon the world.
This action immediately caused countless cheers. The women were already starry-eyed.
“Boss, do you see? This is what it means to be a poser, to show off! I’ve long since been telling you that you can’t look down on the effect of posturing. Look, those women have practically gone insane! When it comes to looks, you wouldn’t be that much inferior to Han Tianyu. As long as you listen to me, I guarantee you’ll be able to make an entrance ten times flashier than this one!” Guo Ran patted himself on the chest confidently.
Long Chen was speechless, too lazy to respond. However, Mo Nian’s eyes began to shine. “This brother, you should be called Guo Ran, right? Brother Guo Ran, as soon as I saw you, I knew you were an erudite and talented man. In the future, we two brothers should talk more.”
Mo Nian wrapped his arm around Guo Ran’s shoulders. This intimate action made Guo Ran feel as if he were floating through the clouds. Mo Nian was the junior pavilion master of Mo Gate, a peak expert. What kind of glory was this?
“Big brother Mo, you’re too courteous, to think you would think so highly of me! No matter what you tell me to do, even if you want me to tread through fire and water, I definitely won’t even frown!” said Guo Ran.
“Brother Guo really is a loyal man, a true hero!” Mo Nian gave him a thumbs-up. “I hear that brother Guo has great skill when it comes to showing off. In fact, just from your words, I can tell you are a great master. I wonder if you have some time to teach your brother…”
Long Chen finally couldn’t endure it and quietly roared, “Can you two shut up?! Now isn’t the time for nonsense!”
Guo Ran and Mo Nian immediately stopped speaking. But their eyes still seemed to be communicating, and it was obvious they felt great sorrow that they hadn’t met each other earlier.
