World of Cultivation - Volume 06 - All Hail Our King

by Fang Xiang

  After decades of being icy and stoic, his heart was as hard as stone.

  The other people were intimidated by Marshal Yu's reputation and didn't dare to move. However, Bie Han constantly looked at this enormous battalion in search of a weakness he could use to break through.

  His spirit had not calmed down from his battle with the Ming Bandits. He was like a lion that had been caged for too long. He had charged out of the cage and was yearning to find any fight!

  Light flashed in his narrowed eyes.

  When he saw a small troop of the Yu Frontier Guards move towards the flank when people were not paying attention, his eyes turned cold.

  After a moment of thought, he understood what the other intended—the other was surrounding Ceng Lian'er and preventing her from running away.

  Even though this guess was slightly ridiculous because from every angle, it seemed impossible that Ceng Lian'er could escape, Bie Han did not hesitate. His harrowed eyes slowly swept across where the troop was situated and he believed even more in his own judgement.

  The movement of this little troupe did not attract anyone's attention. Among the dense ranks, it was hard to detect a change in position. Even if the Yu Frontier Guard battle generals noticed this shift in position, they would soon look elsewhere. In such a large army, the change in position of a thousand people was not something of particular note.

  Bie Han's eyes narrowed even more. The killing energy and light in his eyes was almost hidden by his eyelids.

  This seemed like a change in position of no value, but Bie Han paid attention.

  He quickly calculated the changes that would occur as a result of this little change in position.

  Xiuzhe battle generals were the most skilled at divination. As one of the best, Bie Han's divination skill could be called terrifying. In his mind, the motionless Yu Frontier Guards were shifting around.

  The movement of the little troop would cause the middle of the army to thin by ten present.

  Noticing the experts near the chariot that were nervously staring at the two fighting in the air, Bie Han seemed to smell prey.

  He became slightly excited, but his gaze became even deeper and his attention even more focused.

  He had a strong feeling

  –the opportunity was slowly coming towards him!

  ———

  The fight in the air reached a climax.

  Mister Tong's black mist that seemed to be made of numerous monsters howling dissipated quickly under the light of Ceng Lian'er's moon like the heat from boiling water after being poured onto ice.

  Mister Tong's expression suddenly changed!

  A drop of blood suddenly came out between his brows and flew into his hand.

  Even though it was only one drop of blood, his palm looked as though it was covered in blood. This bloodied palm was raised up, and Mister Tong's expression became grave.

  "Palm Eye Cliff!"

  The sky above Ceng Lian'er darkened. She raised her head to look and saw a cliff hundreds of zhang tall dropping down quickly!

  Hiss!

  The people below saw it clearly and inhaled.

  A mountain that was shaped like a hand had red channels on it like the patterns of a palmprint. What was most frightening was that on the palm there was an enormous bloody eye.

  Anyone that was swept by this eye froze and their blood almost solidified!

  Even the middle-aged attendant and the others showed some astonishment. They didn't know the powers of this blood eye, but just the presence of the falling mountain was enough to make people feel that they could not win.

  "Such a powerful Palm Eye Domain!" Zhu Ke murmured, shocked inside.

  The Palm Eye Domain originated from the Palm Eye mo skill. This was a very rare and obscure mo skill. The person would only cultivate one palm and one eye. Even Zhu Ke who was very knowledgeable had only heard rumors. But this unknown Mister Tong had clearly cultivated this extremely obscure mo art to a very deep level. His understanding of [Domain] seemed almost unimaginable.

  Even from afar, Zhu Ke felt his heart speed up as he saw that Palm Eye Cliff and its cold presence.

  "In the history of the Palm Eye mo skill, there probably isn't anyone who can surpass Mister Tong. This non-descript mo skill has blossomed in his hand, and one has to admire him!" A one-horned mo standing next to the chariot praised .

  This person was called Ding Dong. His large body was covered in thick armor. What was most curious was that the armor was growing out of his body.

  "Those without persistence cannot do this!" another person praised. This person's eyes were long and narrow, his gaze cold. There was a transparent pair of wings on his back that were as clear as glass. This person was called Qian Qing and was one of the more famous experts in Marshal Yu's command.

  "I hope that this woman can manage to survive a while longer," Ding Dong said with a smile, "I really anticipate examining shen power!"

  Qian Qing snorted coldly and said, "Shen power is just a myth."

  However, the two did not look away. It was rare for Mister Tong to fight, and he was very low-key under Marshal Yu's command. He was had very good relations with everyone and there were not many chances to see him fight.

  There were many experts in Marshal Yu's command. Even as strong as they were, there was still competition.

  The Palm Eye Cliff was Mister Tong's ultimate move. They had only heard the name but never seen it before. Now, they focused their attention to see its power!

  Countless eyes gathered on her, but Ceng Lian'er did not panic.

  At some time, the crescent moon had moved in front of her.

  Mist blurred her eyes, her long sleeves danced and her serene and ethereal voice flashed across everyone's minds.

  "Moon, moon, open!"

  The crescent moon spun in a circle around her and then struck at the Palm Eye Cliff that was crashing down.

  There was no sound or ripple.

  The terrifying Palm Eye Cliff was split open down the middle like tofu!

  Mister Tong's expression changed drastically and his hand froze.

  "Moon, moon, shatter!"

  The crescent moon spun quickly and turned into a flash of light. Ceng Lian'er beautiful figure flickered under the light of the moon.

  Countless ruler-straight marks covered the Palm Eye Cliff in a flash.

  Mister Tong's face turned from red to while. His pupils expanded in disbelief.

  Pew!

  Face ashen, Mister Tong sprayed out blood and fell face down from the sky.

  At the same time, the Palm Eye Cliff crumbled. The pieces rained down and each cut on every piece was as smooth as a mirror.

  The entire battlefield was left silent!

  Translator Ramblings: One down, so many more to go.

  Chapter 640: The Black Gold Seal Solder VS Qian Qing

  The long sleeves blew in the air and rippled in waves. Ceng Lian'er stood serenely.

  There wasn't a sound on the battlefield.

  The Palm Eye Cliff was defeated as simply as this!?

  Everyone's expression was shocked and they were left speechless. Even though they did not personally experience Mister Tong's Palm Eye Cliff, but the cold killing intent and cold presence that radiated off it was felt.

  The ones who knew about the Palm Eye mo skill were shocked speechless.

  Ceng Lian'er gaze moved around and she smiled under everyone's shocked gaze.

  At this time, her beautiful face bleached white. She could not control her body and suddenly dropped out of the sky!

  Several figures leapt out of the Yu Frontier Guards. They were extremely fast as they shot towards Ceng Lian'er!

  Zuo Mo's eyes gave off a sharp light as he snorted coldly. His figure flashed disappearing from where he was. Almost at the same time, A Gui's body also disappeared.

  Bam!

  A figure grunted as though he was hit by something heavy and flew away.

  A Gui appeared in front of this group of Y
u Frontier Guard experts like a ghost. There seemed to be an unspeakable presence on A Gui's wooden and lifeless face. The purple energy in her eyes was clear as she looked indifferently at the experts flying towards her.

  Her posture was extremely strange, one foot was placed high and one was placed low as though she was stepping on a stair.

  That pair of flawless feet held an eerie beauty.

  The remaining people were intimidated by A Gui's uncanny attack and didn't dare to charge forward.

  ———

  Zuo Mo grabbed the unconscious Ceng Lian'er. He then sighed a moment later. She was just tired. Even though he didn't have a good impression of Ceng Lian'er, they had known each other for some time. Additionally, Ceng Lian'er was so cooperative and listened to his requests to the extent that he couldn't even complain.

  A few strands of the Three Thousand Threads of Worry nimbly wrapped around Ceng Lian'er freeing up both of his hands.

  Looking at the people facing A Gui, murderousness boiled in his eyes.

  The moment that Ceng Lian'er had her breakthrough, the shen power in his body had been stimulated. It had started to circulate on its own. Many of the things that had been difficult for him to understand flowed easily through his mind and it was a joy.

  However, want he hadn't expected was that the change in his shen power had not benefited his shen power, but his mo physique instead!

  Ten Crow Celestial Apparatus!

  If his body was completely naked now, people would clearly see that all ten suns on his body were brightly lit up.

  The brightest was the sun script between his brows. The dark gold script which was complex and exquisite glimmered like there was gold flowing through it.

  With the Anti Dragon Claw on his back, Zuo Mo already gave people the feeling of being domineering. Adding on the blinding Sun script on his forehead, he seemed even more like a god descended to the mortal realm. He was someone that people could not directly stare at.

  The active and restless shen power flowed from his right hand into his body. The ten sun matrices were like whirlpools that continuously absorbed shen power.

  Zuo Mo did not now what would result from this change.

  Shen power and the Ten Crow Celestial Apparatus were silently merging together.

  Zuo Mo took a deep breath. This was not the best moment for a breakthrough. That would wait until he finished taking care of these people!

  At this time, a ripple suddenly came from his ring.

  The black gold seal soldier appeared next to A Gui. He looked around sneakily and drawled, "Born To Battle."

  When he saw the mo steeds of the Yu Frontier Guards, his eyes lit up. His expression immediately became excited. He licked his lips and puffed out his chest. He said with a righteous tone, "Sister A Gui, I'll help you!"

  A Gui did not turn back to look at him.

  The black gold seal soldier had one hand placed on his hip and one hand pointing as he started to swear, "Hey! You insignificant peons, move to the side, don't waste ye's time. Ye has been hungry for a long time … … cough cough … … ye's hand has been itching for a long time!"

  Qian Qing and Ding Dong were the two in front of A Gui.

  The two looked with shock and uncertainty at A Gui. Just now, they had seen their other fellow die to A Gui's sudden attack. A Gui's attack had come without any warning or movement. Just like Ceng Lian'er, it was uncanny and unpredictable.

  Was this another person that cultivated shen power?

  They two didn't even look at the black gold seal soldier.

  Mo puppets existed in the mo territories but most of them were nothing special. Mo puppets couldn't influence a battle at this level. It was much harder to create a mo puppet that could fight against top generals than it was to cultivate to become a top general.

  While the black gold seal soldier seemed lively, the two did not place any importance on him.

  But clearly, the black gold seal soldier was very displeased with how they dismissed his presence.

  The dark face that mirrored Zuo Mo's face bared its teeth viciously. "You dare to dismiss ye? I'll eat you!"

  Finishing, he charged at the two!

  ———

  A figure returned next to the chariot and reported in a low voice, "Mister Tong is dead."

  "It really is a pity. Mister Tong was a rare expert to have been able to cultivate the Palm Eye mo skill to such a level." The voice from the chariot was slightly regretful.

  "Shen power is as dominant as expected!" This person was called Wu Yu. He was the most powerful expert under Marshal Yu's command and highly trusted.

  There were many experts in Marshal Yu's service and there were ten that were called the Ten Yu Frontier Guards. Qian Qing, and Ding Dong were among them. Wu Yu was the first of the Ten Frontier Guards and let them. Mister Tong had ranked sixth out of ten. Qian Qing ranked seventh, Ding Dong fifth. The person that A Gui had killed had been called Song Long and ranked tenth.

  The Ten Yu Frontier Guards had an elevated status. Each one of them had been experts that were regional commanders and Marshal Yu had spent great effort to gather them.

  "I had not expected that Xiao Mo Ge would also have many experts in his command," Marshal Yu said slowly. "So young, yet so able. As expected, an accomplished youth!"

  Wu Yu smiled and said, "When this subordinate was at his age, my time was spent in the pleasure quarters and bars. Compared to Xiao Mo Ge, that was a total waste."

  Hearing Wu Yu speak so roughly, Marshal Yu chuckled. "If Ding Dong and the others hear you say this, wouldn't they be ashamed?"

  Wu Yu smiled.

  Marshal Yu suddenly said, "You seem to be entering marshal level soon."

  Wu Yu grimaced. "The time has not arrived."

  Marshal Yu said lightly, "I will make a copy of the shen power for you. It will be up to you if you can break through or not."

  "Thanks, Lord!" Wu Yu suddenly became excited. He had been stuck at the peak of general level for a long time but had been unable to find a solution to break through to marshal level. He knew that if he kept on going like this, his chances of a breakthrough to marshal level would decrease.

  "Helping you is also helping me. When you are in marshal level, I will be able to relax." The voice inside the chariot held tiredness.

  Wu Yu's expression was solemn. "This one will not fail what Lord has given!"

  "Qian Qing is about to lose." Marshal Yu was slightly surprised. "Xiao Mo Ge has such a powerful mo puppet?"

  Wu Yu stilled and his mind turned back to the battlefield.

  ———

  Qian Qing had never been in such a sorry state. He had never thought there would be a day when he was being beaten by a mo puppet and by such a large margin!

  This mo puppet was extremely strange. When it fought, strange characters would appear on its body. Even Qian Qing who was knowledgeable didn't recognize any of them.

  But it was extremely dangerous!

  He didn't dare to touch them.

  After a few rounds, he was suppressed by the black gold seal soldier.

  Qian Qing was of high birth. The bloodline of the Bright Void Cicada Mo gave him unparalleled speed. He was also able to tear apart space at will. [Space Tear] could enable a weak mo to become an expert that killed without a trace.

  He would appear out of nowhere and out maneuver his opponent. But no matter how he tore and jumped through space, the black gold seal soldier seemed to be able to predict his movements and those two fists were waiting for him.

  Damn it!

  He didn't know what the characters on the fists of the black gold seal soldier were. Every time Qian Qing looked at them, he was unable to suppress a thread of terror.

  Qian Qing was talented and experienced. He knew what this thread of unknown terror meant.

  Only something extremely dangerous could make him instinctively feel danger!

  How was it possible?

  Wasn't this black guy in front of him a mo puppe
t?

  Had he met a peerless mo puppet?

  Qian Qing was both shocked and furious!

  However, if he left the battlefield now, his situation would become extremely terrible. His ranking among the Ten Yu Frontier Guards would quickly fall and most importantly, the Lord would lose faith in him.

  There was nothing scarier than that!

  The bloodline of the Bright Void Cicada Mo was noble but they were no longer had the great numbers of the past. The reason that the clan had prospered in these past few years was because he had managed to find shade under the great tree that was Marshal Yu.

  He was a smart person and he understood Lord's like and dislikes very well.

  If he died in battle, his family would still receive the care of Marshal Yu and would not fall into decline. If he ran from battle, he would lose everything he possessed now!

  In a short moment, Qian Qing made his decision.

  He stopped. The wind blew past his face as his panicked eyes calmed down.

  [Space Tear] was the talent that all Bright Void Cicada mo experts had, and the most famous ability of the Bright Void Cicada mo clan. He was very familiar with the technique, but this was not his only offensive attack.

  Relying on only just [Space Tear] he entered the top ten of the Yu Frontier Guards.

  There were not many that knew of the mo physique he cultivated or the [Domain] formed by his mo physique.

  This was his secret!

  Compared to their current low numbers, the Bright Void Cicada mo had once existed in great numbers and produced many experts. They were natural-born assassins, and served many factions. But in secret, they had gathered mo skills from every place they served.

  The experts of each generation would use these mo skills and the Bright Void Cicada mo bloodline as the foundation to created many mo physiques.

  These mo physiques were endlessly varied and each had their own attributes.

  Even within the Bright Void Cicada mo family, there would rarely be people who would cultivated the same mo physique. Because of the decline of the Bright Void Cicada mo, the mo physiques that the clanspeople cultivated were not kept secret like in the past. But no one knew the mo physique of one person, Qian Qing, the most accomplished Bright Void Cicada mo of the present!