Star Gate-Chapter 1689: The West Brightens When The East Doesn’t (II)
At this moment, inside the world barrier.
One person’s eyes snapped to a certain point in the world. The Human King raised an eyebrow. Who dared pose as Old Man Li?
His brow rose further when another thought occurred to him. Kid’s got balls! It’s the new king of Silver Moon, isn’t it?
He’s coming across a bit as the real thing, but to do so in front of me... Forget it, Old Man Li spent many years in Silver Moon. Perhaps the new king is one of his descendants! Who knows if he has a few bastard children or what?
The Human King was simply curious why the new king of Silver Moon wanted to imitate Old Man Li and kill a sixth rank. Does this sixth rank have a death feud with you?
And you seem pretty good! But... your strength seems a bit flimsy.
However, a momentary burst of strength near seventh rank was doable. Those who’d never seen the Sword Sovereign or fought Old Man Li would be sufficiently fooled by the display.
......
“It’s beginning!” Li Zhu breathed out in another part of the world barrier. The show was on the road.
Judging from the looks of things, the Silver Moon king wasn’t a peaceful, kind sort. Li Zhu had waited for a few days and finally welcomed the key to throwing the situation into disarray.
......
Dragon Observatory.
Fog Mountain’s eyes widened. Were they about to begin? The Silver Moon king certainly took revenge for every slight there ever was! He measured up to New Martial in this regard. It was said that Dragon had slight run-ins with the young man early on, but now look at Li Hao!
He wanted the faction leader’s life as soon as he took action!
Just as reactions differed based on various groups, a ray of sword light descended with utmost speed. Blazing sword intent and fearsome strength swept in all directions.
The Observatory leader jerked around with dismay. If this was the Sword Sovereign after him... he knew full well that he couldn’t stand against such an opponent.
Overwhelming sword intent erupted behind him!
That was enough to make the man roar with outrage and summon what appeared to be a real dragon from his body!
He was not of the dragon race, but cultivated one of their body methods. His physical body was powerful beyond compare—a coiled golden dragon rose behind him. It howled at the sky and flared with strength!
“Milord Deepsea!” roared Dragon; he inwardly cursed up a storm at his bad luck. There’s a bunch of seventh ranks here! How dare you make a move?!
You’re crazy!
“Die!” The descending sword detonated the golden dragon, shocking exalted emperors who were yet to rush to the scene in time.
This was the strongest dao method a sixth rank could bring to bear and it boosted of tremendous defensive skills, but the similarly sixth rank Sword Sovereign cut through it in one blow!
It would now seem that rumors of the Sword Sovereign possibly fighting seventh ranks before, as well as causing the death of Clarity, were not false! That was such a formidable blow!
Deepsea vanished on the spot as he charged through the void. Fury blazed from his eyes. How dare he!
A ghastly scream echoed through the firmament!
A sword domain had appeared with that blow—it enveloped Dragon after smashing through the golden dragon! As terrified as Dragon was, he didn’t have a chance to strike back. The falling sword obliterated his physical body!
His dao mark materialized—another little golden dragon!
The sight was quite surprising and made others wonder, if even his dao mark was a dragon, then was this exalted emperor connected to the Dragon Region?
There was no more time for them to consider more, however.
Bam!
It took only a split second for a sixth rank to die in a fiery explosion. Their dao mark crumbled away and the sword domain swept through the area. Everything vanished, nothing was left apart from a crack in the air!
Li Hao turned around to deliver another blow!
One fifth rank and two fourth ranks hastily vacating the area felt death come for them.
“How dare you kill more?!” raged Deepsea.
“You talk too much!” Li Hao sniffed, his sword domain clamping down over the three.
Crunch! His sword swept through them!
“Ahh!!” Agonized wails split the air. The three were bisected at the waist. When their dao marks surfaced, the sword domain swallowed that as well.
It all happened so quickly that many were yet to collect their wits about them. The Sword Sovereign had suddenly appeared... and just as abruptly killed people... with no forewarning whatsoever...
Why?
Even if he wanted to kill Dragon, why did he choose to do so now?
“What are you staring for?!” shouted Li Hao. “Move out and kill Deepsea! I can sense that my opportunity for seventh rank is at hand!”
What?
Just as most looked around with confusion, someone tilted their head back at the sky and gasped, “The dao universe...”
“What is going on?”
“Why is the dao universe opening now??” The string of fast changes left no one enough time to process. That was precisely the effect that Li Hao sought.
The young Human King raised an eyebrow as he stood within the world barrier. The little fella... is speaking to me.
Seventh rank? Is that real or fake?
The young man wasn’t talking about himself, but the Sword Sovereign! The Human King knew that Li Hao must be representing the Sword Sovereign at the moment. Of course, it also didn’t matter!
He smiled; how interesting. The young man’s appearance disrupted the status quo and what was even more interesting was that... the power of time seemed to have borrowed some strength that did not belong to him.
That strength was very strong, but also quite flimsy. It likely wouldn’t last long.
The Human King ignored the dao universe overhead—it was just a shadow and not yet open. Although many were staring raptly at it, he didn’t even glance at it!
Deepsea... Skycloud...
Skycloud had worked with Red Moon on previous occasions. The Human King hadn’t been aware of it before, but later learned of it. He wasn’t of a mindset to respond lately, but as it turned out, the Silver Moon king wanted him to kill Deepsea huh?
How interesting!
“Sever!”
A blade descended from the world barrier!
The imminent arrival of fearsome blade intent shocked Deepsea. Up ahead, Li Hao’s dao domain spread outward. The young man slashed forward with immense sword intent, further dismaying Deepsea!
Damn it! How could he have forgotten about the Human King?
He wasn’t afraid of the Sword Sovereign, no matter how strong the man might be. But the Human King... had killed more than one seventh rank.
Deepsea quickly darted through the void, wanting to evade that blow. But in the sky, the overwhelming blade intent locked onto him. He couldn’t break free!
Was this the full effect of the Human King’s blade?
The entire world seemed to have been transformed into a millstone of yin and yang. There was a taiji diagram around him, pinning him into place. Deepsea had wondered before why the Human King could kill a seventh rank with one blow, now he understood!
It was because of the dao of yin and yang. The Human King’s blade was no ordinary dao of the blade. It was accompanied by the dao of yin and yang, transforming into a domain that confined his opponent!
This was a fatal threat to the enemy!
You can’t run even if you can!
As Deepsea looked around wildly, so did the seventh ranks in the vicinity gape with horror. The Human King had made his move!
At the same time.
A vast presence emanated from the void and an ethereal tendril of cloud and mist filled the land. The millstone of yin and yang that’d locked onto Deepsea began to crumble away!
An illusory figure began to gather in the void and a dao universe seemed to officially arrive.
“Skycloud!” gasped many astonished exalted emperors. The Skycloud master had opted to arrive in person!
The Skycloud dao universe sharpened into focus. Meanwhile, a massive sun also appeared in the firmament. The void around Flare Sun in the distance swirled like a vortex. A resplendent exalted emperor with a keen glint in his eyes slowly materialized on the spot.
Flare Sun was just as stunned by the development. His world master had arrived so quickly! So quickly that it was like... he’d been prepared to come anytime.
Skycloud had arrived quickly, just as Light had done so. The two eighth ranks acted so swiftly that it was as if they’d agreed upon this course of action beforehand. Of course, the Skycloud master had no choice in the matter. Deepsea might have been chopped into two if he hadn’t come.
Boom!
The blade landed, the earth fractured!
Clouds and mist wreathed the land—the Skycloud palace seemed to be visible. Countless palace halls crumbled beneath the blow! Immense strength swept the four corners, shaking the world!
A person materialized at the end of the world, long blade in hand and a carefree smile playing at the corners of his lips. “Skycloud? An eighth rank?”
“Human King, why are you attacking Skycloud exalted emperors?” The Skycloud master also looked very young and did not speak in a peremptory manner. Rather, his voice was slightly wispy.
“Why? Because I feel like it, how’s that for an answer?” snorted the Human King. Do you really not know why? It’s not like Skycloud is anything good. He walked down from the void, instead of darting away as he once might have.
Powerful strength unfurled throughout the land; the millstone of yin and yang appeared once more to lock onto the surroundings. He looked at the Skycloud master and licked his lips. “I’ve killed seventh ranks before, but no eighth ranks yet! I’ll have fun with Deepsea today and will bring you along for the ride if you don’t retreat!”
Sheer arrogance!
Not even had anticipated that the Human King could be this cocky. Of course, the cockier he was, the better.
Powerhouses were on Skyward, but that wasn’t enough. That also didn’t have much to do with the young man. He looked up at the sky and flourished the sword intent around him. The spirited sword intent connected to the world!
Skyward’s dao universe sharpened into clarity.
“Human King, Skyward and I share a deep affinity,” laughed Li Hao. “Today, I am going to verify my dao here as a seventh rank! Take care of these guys for me and don’t let any of them set foot into the dao universe. I want it!”
The Human King tilted his head with a smile, a very meaningful smile. What does this kid want to do? It looks like his borrowed strength has something to do with the Skyward dao universe. Is he going to open it on purpose?
What did he want?
The Human King thought through many things in a split second. Does he need me to stop these guys? But... I never engage in a losing deal.
