Chapter 394: More Changes (3)
Zheng Ping sighed, "Hu Ping and Zhao Mingyue are family. They care about this more than anyone. But without Marquis Xia's order, we can't interfere."
"If you can't even protect your family, who can you protect? In that case, you guys might as well withdraw from the Allheaven Battlefield."
"This..." Zheng Ping did not know what to do. He awkwardly said, "If my family is involved, I would definitely interfere. I can't do anything if those two are too cowardly to do anything. Since my family isn't actually involved, it would be pointless for me to work so hard and engage these people in such a fierce battle, right?"
Upon hearing that, Su Yu felt somewhat regretful. If he had known about this earlier, he would have instigated Zheng Yunhui to come with him. Then again, that might be too dangerous. A single Mental Tempering Stage student would probably end up dead right after stepping into the warzone.
Both General Zhao and Administrator Hu remained silent.
But both were looking at Marquis Xia. When Marquis Xia sensed their gazes, he smiled, "There's no rush. Let Jin Yuhui force them for a bit. Let's see if they still have any other trump cards."
The two looked at each other and could only nod. Marquis Xia turned his head to look in the Great Xia Cultural Research Academy's direction. Just what was Wan Tiansheng doing right now?
...
The banner continued dropping. Zhao Mingyue was already at her limits. She was coughing blood as the banner continued pushing herself downward. Not far away, Hong Tan, who had turned into a giant, had an unsightly expression.
"Zhou Mingren, I only sparred with you earlier out of respect for you. Are you sure you want to obstruct me now?"
"You can naturally leave after winning."
At that moment, a bright sun rose into the sky and shone upon Hong Tan. At contact with the sunlight, Hong Tan's shield started melting away.
"You guys only want to see if I have any information related to the advancement into the Invincible Realm from my teacher. Let me tell you. I don't have the information. Nor do I need it. The path of our predecessors is only good as a point of reference. Do you think you can step into the Invincible Realm walking the path of others? Zhou Mingren, don't regret this!"
Whoosh!
With a howl, Hong Tan started merging his sword and shield.
"You guys want to see my trump card, right? Sure. Have a good look! Fuse!"
With that, the two items finished their fusion. A wave of incomparably powerful willpower erupted from Hong Tan's body.
"Since you're courting death, I'll gladly deliver!"
His new weapon was a gigantic broadsword. With the brightly shining sword in hand, he swung it. The sword flickered and the air rumbled. Before the sword even finished descending, the sun above him broke into pieces. After coughing a mouthful of blood from the backlash, Zhou Mingren hurriedly withdrew the remaining pieces of his sun. That was actually his main Divine Character.
The stone pillars had been crushed. The waves had been obliterated.
It was as though the sky was collapsing and the earth was rending.
"Jin Yuhui, you are courting death!"
Ignoring the escaping Zhou Mingren, Hong Tan streaked toward Jin Yuhui and swung his sword.
Crash!
A loud boom reverberated throughout the area as the sword swept through the night sky. The banner instantly vanished before reappearing in the hand of an old man. Floating amid the night sky, the old man hurriedly brandished his banner to block the sword attack that was heading toward him. But the moment the attack arrived, the banner broke apart.
The old man was pushed a few kilometers away, his body dyed red in blood. Still in his giant form, Hong Tan moved forward before swinging his sword again.
With an unsightly expression, Jin Yuhui hollered, "Zhou Mingren, let's fight together!"
Zhou Mingren flew over from afar with a sun and a moon manifested in his hand. Upon arriving, he pushed his palm forward.
"Fuck off, garbage!"
Hong Tan merely swept his sword over to send Zhou Mingren flying away. After dealing with Zhou Mingren, Hong Tan stomped his foot down on Jin Yuhui.
"Sunmoon?"
A lot of people exclaimed in alarm. Had Hong Tan entered the Sunmoon Realm? Was that really the case?
"No, but he's only a step away from that realm..."
Shan Tianhao hurriedly shouted his observation.
"Move, take Liu Wenyan!"
Shan Tianhao then charged toward Liu Wenyan. Zhao Mingyue and the others had sustained heavy injuries. They all tried to stop Shan Tianhao with furious roars, but they weren't able to stop him as he was a ninth-stage Mountainsea. Liu Wenyan, who was standing behind everyone, frowned.
"So no Sunmoons have arrived, after all?"
Liu Wenyan muttered to himself. He then looked at the distant Marquis Xia. Was Marquis Xia also waiting for him to make his move? Had the marquis been investigating him all these years as well?
If he made his move, would someone new appear? Which Sunmoon would appear? If the Sunmoon was going to keep hiding, then he would need to start leaving.
"Let's go!" Liu Wenyan suddenly said, "Yunji, you guys stop them. I'll leave first. You guys will have to be the ones to protect Ruoling's grave. I'll return to Nanyuan first. Remember to visit me in Nanyuan."
"Sure!" Zhao Mingyue then shouted, "Wu Yuehua, what are you waiting for? Escort him away!"
Wu Yuehua merely gave her a glare. After pushing her current opponent away with a cauldron strike, she landed on the ground and grabbed Liu Wenyan before flying away.
Someone shouted, "Liu Wenyan, if you really leave today, you will never be able to settle this debt!"
Liu Wenyan did not answer.
While both Zhou Mingren and Jin Yuhui were blocking Hong Tan with great difficulty, Zhou Mingren shouted, "Liu Wenyan, the character will remain a source of calamity if you keep it. Are you going to bring the multiple character faction more troubles after all the suffering they have gone through all these years?"
"..."
Liu Wenyan remained silent. He was already on the verge of leaving the warzone. And the moment he stepped out, the battle today would come to an end. They had already paid a large price to force Liu Wenyan to come here today.
Right as Wu Yuehua was about to take the final step out of the warzone with Liu Wenyan, a massive hand appeared in the sky and descended upon them. With a furious bellow, Wu Yuehua sent her cauldron out. But the cauldron was easily slapped aside. Cracks could be seen on its surface. It had actually been damaged.
She was an eighth-stage Mountainsea yet her cultural weapon had been damaged with one hit!
"Sunmoon?" Wu Yuehua was alarmed, "Who is this?"
The newcomer remained hidden in the darkness. No words were said as the hand continued descending toward Liu Wenyan. Not far away, Marquis Xia stood up. His eyes were solemn. An actual Sunmoon was finally making a move. This was a true Sunmoon, not a fresh Sunmoon or a pseudo Sunmoon.
"Bastard!"
Wu Yuehua grabbed Liu Wenyan in preparation to throw him out of the warzone. She recalled her cauldron and was about to fight with her life on the line when Liu Wenyan grabbed her hand, stopping her from throwing him out.
"You..."
Wu Yuehua was furious. Why was this fool still refusing to leave? A true Sunmoon had arrived!
Not far away, Hong Tan roared as he attacked his two opponents madly, causing the two to suffer even more injuries.
"How dare you! I'll kill you!"
Regardless of his fury, Hong Tan was too far away to help. The massive palm was getting nearer and nearer to Liu Wenyan. In her desperation, Wu Yuehua fused her apertures and brandished her cauldron as she got ready to face the Sunmoon with all her strength.
Once again, Liu Wenyan grabbed her hand and stopped her. He sighed, "Don't court death..."
He then looked at the palm and said, "I've been waiting for you."
Immediately after, his sea of willpower shook violently. Then, an axe appeared in his hand. Yes. It was an axe. The axe looked completely inconspicuous. But the moment it appeared, silence enveloped the area.
Looking at the axe, Liu Wenyan had a wistful look as he said, "It has been way too long...I have almost forgotten that...I am Liu Wenyan!"
He looked up at the sky and smiled, "I suppose you would do."
"Kill!"
The roar reverberated throughout the area.
Instantly, the axe in his hand shone with a glorious radiance. The axe easily cleaved through the massive palm, causing blood to spill. The moment the axe moved, its presence seemed to envelop the entire world.
Outside the warzone, Su Yu was completely shocked.
At that very moment, all the Mountainseas and all the battles between them faded into the background. That axe was the only thing that existed in the world.
"Liu Wenyan!"
A sigh rang out in the sky. Then, a bright moon appeared and descended upon the axe. A loud pop sounded. Instantly, the bright moon broke apart.
"Spurttt!"
Blood flowed. The same voice muttered, "The aura of an Invincible...you...have succeeded in your assimilation..."
"Cut!"
Liu Wenyan said nothing. With another roar, he swung his axe at the dark sky. At that very moment, Liu Wenyan was incomparably powerful. A Sunmoon had been beaten back by him with one attack. Slowly, darkness was replaced by light and a silhouette appeared in the sky.
Marquis Xia stared at the silhouette with a pair of burning eyes. He then looked at Administrator Hu. At that, Administrator Hu's back turned perfectly straight.
At the same time, the faint aura of an Invincible appeared from Liu Wenyan's body and swept through his surroundings. Su Yu could only feel a massive weight pressing down on him, forcing him to lie sprawled on the ground. This was not a force he could resist.
Nor was he trying to resist it. This was his teacher. There was no shame in bowing to his own teacher. But he couldn't hide his shock. Was Teacher Liu really so strong?
"Break!"
With a rumble, the newly appeared silhouette broke apart. Liu Wenyan's expression changed.
"It's a fake!"
Right where the silhouette had broken apart, a Divine Character appeared. The character hurriedly exploded.
This was a character clone! It was not a real person! Someone had produced a fake Sunmoon with a character! Yet this fake Sunmoon was comparable in strength with a true Sunmoon!
Right that moment, the air behind Liu Wenyan split and a finger shot out, aiming straight for his head.
At the same time.
The group observers who had done nothing so far suddenly shot forward.
The refined and gentle Administrator Hu seemed to have transformed into an ancient fiend. His vitality surged as he streaked forward with a roar and vanished into thin air. After exchanging a move with the unseen opponent, he reappeared beside Liu Wenyan and crushed the incoming finger.
"Another fake!"
Administrator Hu shouted. Not far away, General Zhao, who was publicly known as a peak Mountainsea, was also displaying an astonishing level of strength. Right after Administrator Hu spoke, General Zhao brandished his spear and pierced through the very sky itself. Space itself seemed to shatter, revealing a silhouette hidden within the void.
"So all of you have been waiting for me?"
The silhouette laughed with indifference. He already knew that these people were waiting for him. He reached out and grabbed General Zhao's spear. In the sky, five resplendent suns appeared.
Fifth-stage Sunmoon!
This General Zhao that everyone believed to be a Mountainsea was actually a fifth-stage Sunmoon! The spear merged with the suns and stabbed at the silhouette yet again.
Crash!
The space around the silhouette started collapsing, but the silhouette did not care. Instead, he reached out toward Liu Wenyan yet again. Administrator Hu streaked over and attacked the incoming palm.
At that moment, Liu Wenyan roared before swinging his axe at the sky. Once again, space split open, allowing a punch to fly out of the crack in the air.
"What an overwhelming force." Marquis Xia sighed, "For the sake of killing him, you have truly gone through a lot of trouble."
The axe and the fist met, creating a resplendent shockwave around them.
After taking the final bite at the watermelon in his hand, Marquis Xia grinned, "I have been waiting for you. What a surprise. You have actually decided to show up. Are you finally running out of patience?"
Before he had even finished speaking, his body had started to fade away. That was actually an afterimage. Before anyone could see anything, a fat old man appeared in the sky. He caught the fist and punched the space in front of him apart before stepping into the resulting crack in the air.
"Since you're already here, don't leave. Old Hu, Old Zhao, move faster. That's an Eternal character. Don't destroy it. Capture it. I want to see just who this person is."
"Yes, sir!"
The two Sunmoons replied. Rumbling sounds rang out unceasingly. The two experts were no longer hiding their strength. In fact, the refined Administrator Hu looked even stronger than the valiant General Zhao. His palm enlarged infinitely, blanketing the sky before grabbing at the silhouette in the sky.
"Capturing me?"
The silhouette laughed. A Divine Character appeared with a loud rumble before exploding. Administrator Hu's palm was blasted apart alongside the character clone. With a frown, Administrator Hu collected the broken pieces of the character instead.
Alongside the destruction of the character, the surrounding area was completely flooded with willpower. The intent of the destroyed Divine Character also remained in the area. An Eternal character had been destroyed.
The stunned Su Yu could no longer spare any thought on anything else. He hurriedly started absorbing the character intent in the air with his own characters. At the same time, he was also absorbing the ambient willpower flooding the area. Every single one of his apertures opened wide.
He didn't have the time to think about what had happened. He only knew that something major had happened. In the blink of an eye, two Eternal characters had been destroyed. Liu Wenyan had destroyed one while Administrator Hu and the others had destroyed the second.
What was going on?
Who was that?
Which Invincible was that?
Meanwhile, Marquis Xia could no longer be seen. Only the constant booming sounds coming from the sky and Marquis Xia's roars could be heard.
...
At the same time.
Heart Cultivating Pavilion.
Wan Tiansheng's eyes were shining, as though he was looking at something. After a long while, he frowned, "That's not him. It's a fake as well. He's not here at all. That stupid fatty has alerted the enemy with this move."
He cursed.
Wan Tiansheng was furious. He was certain that the damn fatty had never intended to capture that person in the first place. The fatty had been aiming to scare off that person all along.
"Damn that bastard! So what if it's an Invincible? Even an Invincible can be killed if he deserves it!"
He knew what Marquis Xia was thinking, but he was very unhappy. He was furious. But soon, he inhaled deeply and sat back down. There was no rush. He could wait longer. If it didn't work this time, there would be a next time.
Since that person had decided to make a move this time, then that person would definitely be making more moves in the future. Even from this incident alone, Wan Tiansheng had managed to see something.
Several faces appeared in his mind. Only these people were left. And one of them was the person he had been looking for!
"Im closing in on you! Don't even think of hiding from me!"
A sun and a moon appeared in his eyes as he stared far into the distance. Slowly, an illusory figure took form in his mind. Alas, the face of that figure was still blurry. And the aura of that figure was still unstable. Wan Tiansheng was furious. This was not enough. That person was too cunning.
"I'll be waiting for you to make another move."
After another deep inhalation, Wan Tiansheng shut his eyes. He could afford to wait longer.