by Fang Xiang
"There's nothing wrong with being poor." Wei's mood was clearly very good. Guard Camp had a good seed in A Wen with his wondrous comprehension and had a reliable leader in Shu Long . Wei was naturally in a good mood.
At this time, a light flashed across Shu Long's eyes. A figure was walking directly towards them.
Shu Long's expression changed slightly as he stared closely at the other. His body unconsciously shifted to a defensive posture.
The other's steps seemed to have a certain mysterious rhythm. Each step seemed to fall on a strange beat. In this moment, Shu Long felt everything else in his view seemed to retreat like the tide. The only thing left in his vision was this male that was walking closer!
Suddenly, a hand was placed on his shoulder. Shu Long's body shook slightly and the parts of his view that had disappeared suddenly recovered. The strange power of the man that was coming towards them disappeared. Shu Long's mind suddenly relaxed.
"Daren!" Shu Long was full of shame.
"It's fine." Zuo Mo patted Shu Long's shoulder and said in a low voice, "Protect A Wen, do not let anyone disturb him."
"Yes." Shu Long bit down on his lips and felt even more ashamed. They encountered an enemy but they needed Daren to defend them. Shu Long, oh Shu Long, was there anything more shameful than this?
He swore inside that he had to work harder and cultivate!
Zuo Mo walked in front of Shu Long, his eyes flashing with a cold light. Truthfully, it was not a pleasing matter to be interrupted when he was reading in pleasure. The other was clearly targeting him and held enmity.
"It seems that even if you do not to find people to challenge someone has come to find you."Pu Yao's tone was that of a spectator.
The other stopped in his walk about three zhang away from Zuo Mo and said politely. "This one is Pang Chen, greetings to Brother!"
Pang Chen was in his thirties and his body had an extremely well-balanced build. The muscles exposed was not in bulky, but were well toned. Each muscle seemed to wrapped around him like coils of wire. People would not doubt the astounding power contained within.
Zuo Mo looked coldly at the other. They had just arrived in Great Peace City and didn't know anyone in the city. This middle-aged man called Pang Chen had directly approached them and disrupted their comprehension. He clearly did not have any good intentions.
Fortunately, Zuo Mo was only immersed in reading, and was not having an epiphany like A Wen. The state of epiphany was something of luck. If it was disrupted, no one knew when it would be the next time it occurred.
No matter if it was xiuzhe or yaomo, this kind of interruption was something that was almost forbidden.
"Say what you want!" Zuo Mo said coldly. Since the other clearly did not have good intentions, Zuo Mo had no intentions on wasting effort being polite. Also, in Pu Yao's plan, he had to challenge some people to increase his fame. Since someone had come to him, that was good.
Zuo Mo started to push up his sleeves.
Pang Chen was slightly shocked. It was the first time he had seen someone like Zuo Mo.
He suddenly found it was interesting. Did the other not know this was Great Peace City? In Great Peace City, someone that conducted themselves with this kind of attitude would not survive for long. This really was an arrogant greenhorn!
He should finish this quickly.
Pang Chen thought and did not waste words. "This one wants to spar with Sir."
"Spar? You are challenging me?" Zuo Mo raised an eyebrow.
The mo in the surroundings instantly started to discuss. Pang Chen had been in Great Peace City for more than three years. Anyone who had spent some time in Great Peace City knew of him. People also quickly recognized that Zuo Mo was the person that had challenged Lan Tian Long at the city gates.
The crowd instantly became excited. What people enjoyed the most in Great Peace City were the challenges. In this place, it was very easy to become famous, they just had to challenge others.
Of course, there were unspoken rules about challenges. For example, if an unknown mo challenged a mo that was well-established, the other could completely dismiss the challenge. Otherwise, those experts would not have time to do anything else.
In the words of Great Peace City, those that just arrived in Great Peace City were nobodies. If new people wanted to become famous, there were battle stadiums where they could gain a little fame. Those that won in the battle stadiums would have the chance to challenge the famous warriors.
For example, no one laughed at Lan Tian Long for refusing to fight Zuo Mo when Zuo Mo directly challenged him. They would feel that Zuo Mo was a new person who didn't know anything. Lan Tian Long's actions had people admiring his composure and mannerisms.
But Pang Chen?
Pang Chen was definitely someone of renowned skill in Great Peace City. He was able to withstand thirty moves from Qi Diao Yu. This kind of strength was enough to stun others. And in these years in Great Peace City, he had never lost a challenge. People admired and respected him.
If it wasn't that Pang Chen did not have any intentions of being recruited into a faction, many families would have sent him an invitations already.
But a famous warrior who had been famous for so long challenged a newcomer.
It was not common to see something like this in Great Peace City.
Pang Chen felt slightly discontent at Zuo Mo's gaze. He had been famous for a long time. When had a junior ever looked at him with a gaze like that?
He smiled coldly and exposed his white teeth. "Exactly!"
The crowd instantly became excited. Even the stupidest person could see that something else was causing this challenge but no one cared. They were excited that they could see Pang Chen fight.
A famous warrior!
How long had it been since a famous warrior had fought!
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The news that Pang Chen challenged Zuo Mo quickly spread throughout Great Peace City.
Due to the Sky-Splitting Calamity, war rose in all areas, and everyone's attentions turned to the state of the world. Great Peace City had been calm for a long time.
Those families instantly smelled the unusualness of this challenge. Their intelligence gathering was faster and more accurate than the average person. The intelligence about Guard Camp, their conflict with the green yaksha was quickly delivered to their desks.
The name Guard Camp started to enter their eyes starting from this moment.
Connecting this to Bu Heng entering Great Peace City recently, they instantly knew who was behind this. However, the great majority of them just smiled. They felt that Bu Heng was too cautious. He had definitely paid a significant price to have Pang Chen act.
Using Pang Chen to deal with a newcomer, wasn't that bullying?
Many people felt that Bu Heng's reputation was overstated and they were even too lazy to go spectate.
Lan Tian Long was one exception.
When he heard his subordinate report the news, light flashed out of his eyes. He recalled that indiscernible feeling of danger that day. A deep meaningful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Famous warrior… … Pang Chen … …
Lan Tian Long unhesitatingly stood and sprinted outside.
"Go! Let's go watch!"
When he flew onto the street, he saw the people moving like the tide.
A famed warrior was fighting. It caused Great Peace City which had been peaceful for too long to finally get busy.
Hearing the people below excitedly discussing Pang Chen's ultimate skills, his famous fights, and the rumors about him, Lan Tian Long suddenly felt great anticipation for this fight.
Translator Ramblings: Enlightenment doesn’t come easily to Zuo Mo. First, he needed to learn some math before he actually pretends to solve cold fusion.
Chapter 574: Domineering
Great Peace City, Challenge Stadium
The flood of people flowed in and quickly filled up the majority of stands. There had been people fig
hting inside but when they heard a famous warrior, Pang Chen, was challenging someone, they instantly cleared the challenge stadium arena.
Zuo Mo's original plan was to beat this dislikeable person until he was on the ground picking up his teeth but no one was allowed to fight near the Mo Skill Steles. Zuo Mo was also worried about interrupting A Wen during his epiphany and agreed to go to the Challenge Stadium.
When he watched as the stands filled up, Zuo Mo recalled attending the Sword Test Conference back at Wu Kong Mountain. This scene was very similar to back then. That was the only combat competition he had ever attended. All the fights since then were battles of life and death. They were harsh and cruel and people would do anything for survival.
He really missed that!
He thought of how he had used formations to defeat his opponents and was scolded by the shishu for embarrassing the sword sect. Thought of the adorable Xiao Guo, thought of Li Ying Feng Shijie. Right, back then, he had relied on Li Ying Feng Shijie. Unconsciously, Zuo Mo's thoughts led him away. Those were hard but very happy days. Those warm scenes of being scolded were like rays of sunlight passing through the wooded canopy and warming the ground. They carried warmth and a slight breeze that filled his heart.
An indescribable longing and sorrow spread in his heart.
Zuo Mo lowered his head. In his vision the ground was distant and blurry. The noise of his surroundings seemed far from him. There was only the sound of his heartbeat and his breathing. The world was silent, there was only his heart's murmurs.
Sect Leader, Shishu, I will definitely rescue Xiao Guo and Li Shijie!
There was no gritting of the teeth, no steely determination. He was so calm there was barely a rise and fall to his breathing as he said these words, as though he was just carrying out a normal matter. There was no burning spirit, no cursing or swearing, this was what how Zuo Mo had said this to himself.
In silence, Zuo Mo raised his right hand and started to unwrap the bandages wrapped around his hand. He did not raise his head to glance at Pang Chen standing on the other side.
A discussion started on the surrounding stands.
"Who is this person? He is so arrogant? Is he a newcomer? He dares to posture in front of Pang Chen. Haha, He really is seeking death!"
"Ahahaha, in any case, it's his death. It's good for him to show off before he dies!"
"So strange, Pang Chen is challenging a newcomer? Just how bored is this person? What is even more ridiculous is that this newcomer agreed! I cannot understand, I cannot understand it!
"What if Pang Chen is defeated … …"
"Ridiculous! Please, Pang Cheng is a famous warrior! Do you think the name of a famous warrior is worth so little? These newcomers now really do not have good judgment. So young, and he will lose his life."
"But Pang Chen's victory will not be a good one, he is lowering himself … …"
The stands were not filled. Even though they could see a famous warrior fight, Pang Chen's opponent was undoubtedly too weak in the eyes of the public. These people had just come to see Pang Chen fight. As to winning and losing, there wasn't anything to look at.
"Pang Chen, if you cannot defeat this person within ten moves, don't try courting me anymore!"
A young female suddenly raised her voice from the stands and shouted into the battlefield. This young female had an outstanding appearance with her bright eyes and her pouting lips that made her seem even more adorable.
The stands instantly exploded.
"Wow wow wow! That is Miss Hua Ning! Now there is something to see now!"
"Haha! I heard long ago that Pang Chen was pursuing Miss Hua Ning. It seems that the rumor is true!"
"Now there is something to see! Ten moves! Miss Hua Ning is really vicious!"
Pang Chen roared in laughter. "Since Little Hua Ning has said it, Pang Chen does not dare to disobey! Ten moves it is!"
This shout was full of bravado and said without any hesitation. The mannerisms and confidence of an expert was displayed! Many mo females showed admiration on the stands. Even though Miss Hua Ning was present, they still shouted and cheered for Pang Chen.
The discussion increased in volume as everyone's interests were stirred up. Compared to the victory that was undoubted, this promise of victory in ten moves was something more entertaining to see. Everyone started to speculate how many moves Pang Chen would need to win. Many people even started placing bets.
Hua Ning was very satisfied with Pang Chen's response, her face excited. The guard beside her also looked with a smile at the stage.
Receiving motivation from a beauty, Pang Chen's morale rose.
Right now, his mind was filled with thoughts of how to win more beautifully. The beauty, Hua Ning, was here. If he did not win beautifully, then he would waste this rare chance to win her favor.
However, when his gaze landed on Zuo Mo, his face suddenly darkened.
The other's head was lowered as he attended to unraveling his bandage. From beginning to end, the person did not look at him.
Anger flickered through Pang Chen's eyes. He had had dozens of battles in Great Peace City before and no opponent dared to dismiss him like this. He did not take the opportunity to make a sneak attack. He had enough confidence in his own strength.
Originally, he had only accepted money to do this yet the underestimation that Zuo Mo showed completely infuriated him.
He, Pang Chen, was being dismissed by a newcomer!
A feeling that he was being embarrassed rose. Pang Chen took a deep breath, his murderousness rising.
If he could not kill this person, how could he leave an impression on Hua Ning?
The long bandage was unravelled, and the mo matrix on Zuo Mo's right hand slowly was exposed to the eyes of the public. The bright blue light flowed along the mo matrix with a dream glow.
Pang Chen's pupils suddenly shrank!
This was … …
At this time, Zuo Mo raised his head. The scenes from Wu Kong Sword Sect and the Sword Test Conference retreated like the tide and his vision became clear again.
His expression was cool but that pair of eyes held an unusual determination and resolve, among the faint feeling of sorrow and longing.
The other had come to him, then he would start his plan with this battle!
Zuo Mo's gaze suddenly became hardened. His aura felt like an invisible shroud had been taken off. A shocking presence was like a freed wild beast that shot off his body without any more disguise.
Boom!
The sudden exploding presence was like a tidal wave that spread out in all directions.
The noisy stands suddenly choked on their shouts as though an invisible hand had gripped their throats!
General level!
He was general level!
Pang Chen's eyes widened, shock and disbelief flashing across his face! He had known that Zuo Mo was general level, from green yaksha's intelligence report. He had not paid close attention to this detail. Those that dared to make challenges in Great Peace City were all general levels. He had defeated several general levels. In a place like Great Peace City that was filled with experts, general level wasn't anything special.
Only now, when Zuo Mo released his enormous presence without any restraint did he recognize that the situation was not good!
In the stand, Hua Ning's eyes widened as she looked dazedly at the field. The expressions of the guards around her turned serious.
Such a powerful presence!
"Let's start."
Among the deathly silence, Zuo Mo's cool voice was like the bell announcing death's arrival, and entered everyone's ears.
Before the sound spread, with a lift of his leg, Zuo Mo seemed to appear in front of Pang Chen, leaving behind afterimages.
The serene blue mo matrix drew a twisting ripple like streak of light. The tight fist twisted the air, and carried great presence as it punched straight at Pang Chen's face.
So fast!
An extreme feeling of danger.
Pang Chen's hairs stood on end!
Under such an emergency, Pang Chen did not dare to hold anything back. With a bellow, his muscles tensed like a chain that suddenly pulled tight. A brown colored mo matrix suddenly appeared!
Twisting Python mo physique!
His arms seemed to snap and then shake as though they did not have bones!
A brown light left his hand and shot at Zuo Mo's fist. At the same time, a shadow that was hard to notice with the naked eye shot straight at Zuo Mo's lower body like snake hidden in the shadows!
In this opening attack, Pang Chen unhesitatingly used his strongest attacks!
The serene blue mo matrix carried mind-shaking light as it hit the brown light in a contest of strength!
Pang Chen's expression suddenly changed. He abandoned the attack and quickly retreated!
Bam!
The thunderous sound of an explosion sounded as though something had broken through something soft. The brown light exploded into a spray of brown mist!
A serene blue fist continued charging out of the brown mist of light and chased Pang Chen.
Pang Chen's soul almost left his body. That snapping attack had a name called the [Python Twist Flick]. It used softness to dissipate force, and had never failed. Today, it wasn't even able to stop the other for a moment. This meant that the power of the other's punch far surpassed the tolerance of the [Python Twist Flick]!
Pew, at the same time, a gold light flashed on the other's left fist as he blocked the sneak attack.
[Snake Tongue Arrow]!
Even the sharp Snake Tongue Arrow was not able to affect the other at all!
What mo skill was this?
How could it have such terrifying power.
What Zuo Mo used wasn't a mo skill at all, but the [Sky Wave Fist Scripture] that he had given up a long time ago! For the present Zuo Mo, this fist scripture was too low leveled to to display is full power. However, he had just learned some basic techniques from the Mo Skill Steles. When they flashed through Zuo Mo's mind, he unconsciously adjusted the fist scripture.
