Chapter 319 - 265: Massacre
The forces from both sides gradually converged,
A third battlefield, orchestrated by the tacit understanding between the prodigies of the Righteous and Demonic Daos, officially emerged, with varying numbers of Grandmasters present, but not excessively so, fulfilling roles akin to Guardians and some veteran prodigies.
Niu Pei and Jin Yuanbao, who had been joking around, also adopted a severe expression, galloping to Gu Zhan’s side. Nangong Weiyang gripped the Fangtian Halberd with Primordial Qi rippling around her, emitting murderous intent that was sky-high. Beside her, Sword One slowly drew the Wooden Sword from his back,
Sword One never kills, nor has he ever killed anyone, but his Wooden Sword has defeated a Grandmaster.
On this battlefield, the five people leading the Righteous Dao side constituted the flag bearers of the young generation from the five major forces. Even the Grandmasters consciously stood behind them, with clear primary and secondary positions.
The terrifying aura surged and spread, forming an intangible collision,
The Demon Dao side was also getting closer,
with several young leaders leading the way.
At the forefront was a youth riding a gigantic Black Tiger, handsome with a masculine charm, loosely draped in a black robe that revealed muscular pecs adorned with red runes, giving off an eerie vibe. The Black Tiger under him was several times larger and more majestic than a regular tiger, emitting a low beastly roar that instinctively made many Red Fire Dragon Steeds want to retreat.
Nangong Weiyang, beside Gu Zhan, pointed to the youth and whispered, "That’s the Moon Worship Sect’s Saint Heir, Tian Ze, the direct disciple of Sect Leader Ye Zhaonan from the Moon Worship Sect, and acknowledged across the Demon Dao as the number one prodigy. His cultivation level is hard to define, could be a Grandmaster, or perhaps still in the Fifth Realm."
Gu Zhan nodded slightly,
he was familiar with the Five Elements Banner and naturally wouldn’t be ignorant of this Demon Dao’s first prodigy, Tian Ze.
The Moon Worship Sect’s Saint Heir, a figure in the Dao Realm capable of slaughtering Grandmasters as easily as chickens. In terms of accomplishments, among the Righteous Dao prodigies, perhaps only Qi Baiyu could compare, though Gu Zhan’s feats against Ghost Fang were somewhat similar.
Legend says this person is the reincarnation of an ancient Demon God, born with a fierce tiger descending the mountain voluntarily to protect him, presumably the eerie-looking Black Tiger beneath him, whose vitality rivals that of a Martial Arts Grandmaster.
"That’s just ridiculous!"
Gu Zhan muttered under his breath.
In this world, Martial Arts have transcended the typical scope of ’Martial,’ always presenting incomprehensible phenomena, like the case of Qin Hongyi from Liangzhou Dao Pavilion, who was born possessing Dao Realm cultivation, and had the Dao Pavilion’s legendary Divine Sword fly across a thousand miles to accept him as its master, simply astonishing.
This Tian Ze is no different,
how could a newborn baby make a Beast King submit and recognize him as its master?
Though, considering he had game-breaking abilities, it was only normal that the local prodigies of this world were somewhat peculiar too.
Looking at the fierce tiger beneath Tian Ze, Gu Zhan recalled the Red Fire Dragon Steed he once rode and suddenly felt it was unremarkable. Although his Red Fire Dragon Steed was already a once-in-a-million horse king, bought by Mo Jingzhou for several hundreds of thousands of taels, it suddenly felt not that significant.
"Sword One, can you beat him?"
Just then, Jin Yuanbao sidled up to Sword One and asked.
Sword One, somewhat bashful, chuckled and said quietly, "I... not very good at fighting..."
"My goodness, don’t be timid," Jin Yuanbao smacked his forehead and said, "You’re the Sword Son of Sword King City, your status matches Tian Ze’s exactly. With Qi Baiyu, the freak, not here, you can’t be cowardly!"
Sword One was uncomfortable being watched by many people, looking down at the small donkey he rode, his face flushed.
Little Vajra Niu Pei waved his Iron Rod, and said, "I want to meet him..."
"No, no," Jin Yuanbao quickly interjected, "That Tian Ze is a monster, you definitely can’t beat him, don’t go throw your life away!"
"Then you go," Nangong Weiyang glanced at Jin Yuanbao and said, "Aren’t you known as a child of luck? Go fight him, maybe he’ll be incredibly unlucky, like when Niu Pei fought you, he either had diarrhea or zoned out!"
Gu Zhan also turned to look at Jin Yuanbao,
speaking of which, Jin Yuanbao’s luck was indeed terrifying, having reached fourth on the Celestial Pride List, even third at times. However, his fighting record didn’t have extraordinarily strong feats, every time he fought someone, either his opponent’s old injuries flared up letting him take advantage, or they suddenly zoned out allowing him to defeat them casually with one move.
Gu Zhan suddenly considered that letting Jin Yuanbao use his luck to suppress Tian Ze wouldn’t be unfeasible.
Jin Yuanbao chuckled awkwardly and said, "Sister Weiyang, others may not know, but you know my luck is quite good, yet, how could someone like Tian Ze have bad luck? My luck is just relatively good, not truly a child of luck, if I’m careless, he could kill me with one slap!"
Nangong Weiyang sneered and said, "Not necessarily, maybe you could actually defeat him."
The aura of pressure grew increasingly terrifying,
The Demon Dao’s forces drew ever closer, with Tian Ze slowly coming to a stop, the Demon Dao’s entourage halting thirty zhang away from the Righteous Dao’s forces.
Tian Ze, riding the fierce tiger, holding a blood-colored long spear, slowly advanced and then beckoned, driving out dozens of naked women from the Demon Dao’s ranks, precisely those heroines captured by the Demon Dao to undermine the Righteous Dao’s morale before the battle began.
Once the battle commenced, some were rescued, but a portion was taken away by the Demon Dao.
Gu Zhan wasn’t sure whether these women, once awakened, would have the courage to continue living, but now, he knew the Demon Dao was intending to use the same trick again.