Chapter 887: You Are Not Even within My Sights
If Xiao Chen could win back a resource star from each of the two bets, he would regain two resource stars without any effort. This feat would be worth one million military merits.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before he slowly opened his eyes. He said, “Wei Hua, I wonder if you really look down on me or are just pretending to. In any case, you are nothing in my eyes. You will definitely lose this bet.
“Since you mentioned the grudges from inside the Sage Mark Monument, that is just as well. We will settle everything in one go. Kui Dou, you attack as well. If the two of you can defeat me while working together, I will break my own arm. If you lose, at least you will be able to hand over a resource star, convinced of your loss.”
With these words, the entire place erupted in a furor. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen wanted to challenge two Sovereign Martial Emperor descendants at the same time. In this age, there was no lack of young demonic geniuses that performed miraculous feats.
However, the number of young demonic geniuses that would dare to say such worlds could be counted with one hand.
The previous Xiao Chen might be considered nothing much. Before, he had had to play many tricks in order to take advantage of the Corpse Race and the Ghost Race. He had used his words to trample on Di Wuque. But the Xiao Chen now was someone who lived up to his words.
In this flourishing age, Xiao Chen would definitely be one of the leaders.
However, no matter how anyone thought about it, what Xiao Chen said seemed impossible. He was more likely to suffer defeat and become the joke of the world, a lesson to others on hubris.
“Xiao Chen, you are really courageous. Since you want to die so much, I will let you.”
Kui Dou’s biggest goal in Dragon Wood Star was to deal with Xiao Chen. After he saw Xiao Chen undergo a rebirth, he thought that he would have difficulty finding a chance to do so. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen presented this opportunity to him on a silver platter.
Fighting two against one to resolve all the grudges from the Sage Mark Monument suited Wei Hua’s intentions.
Although Wei Hua did not think much of Kui Dou, he still felt that with the two of them working together, their chance of victory would definitely increase significantly.
Long Fei gently closed his folding fan and slowly flew backwards. The starlight gradually vanished, and he retreated fifty kilometers in the blink of an eye.
As Kui Dou responded to the challenge, the cultivators in the sky all showed cautious expressions, flying higher.
These three people were not ordinary demonic geniuses. They were very strong, far stronger than regular Superior Grade Martial Sages. They also came from very illustrious backgrounds. If they did not change the location of this battle, the entire Black Patterned Island would end up shattered to bits without a doubt. So it was better that the spectators distanced themselves.
Xiao Chen, Kui Dou, and Wei Hua all stood in midair, each to a corner. They did not do anything. Under the night sky, the entire Black Patterned Island fell silent. None of the three took the initiative to attack. They did not even project their auras.
A refreshing cold Qi came from the Sea Monarch Headscarf on Xiao Chen’s forehead and flowed around in his body, keeping his heart as calm as still water.
On the surface, Kui Dou and Wei Hua looked calm. However, their hearts were wavering. Worry filled their minds as they tried to think of countermeasures. They felt rather conflicted.
The two of them wanted to work together to attack, but they could not find any opening in Xiao Chen. They did not dare to rush forward and could only continue waiting anxiously.
After figuring out what Kui Dou and Wei Hua were thinking, Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, “I already gave you the chance to make the first move, but you did not take it. In that case, you can forget about me giving you any more opportunities.”
Xiao Chen’s figure flashed and left behind an afterimage where he had been. He turned into a flawlessly bright saber light. The melodious sound of a treasured saber being unsheathed rang out in the silent night. It sounded very distinct, drawing the curtains on this act, starting the battle.
It looked like Xiao Chen’s afterimage sent out a strand of saber light. His real body was already so fast that most of the onlookers could not see it at all.
Kui Dou felt a cool sensation on his forehead. Before the bright saber light formed, he already felt that Xiao Chen was charging at him.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Kui Dou moved as well. The pure Vital Qi in his body surged like a river, gushing around with a rumble. When he moved, his Vital Qi made the surrounding air tremble.
The vibrations blended, sounding like explosions in the air. However, even though they were startlingly loud, they could not drown out the melodious saber hum.
A shining saber light appeared before Kui Dou’s eyes. He held his breath and paid attention, staring at that saber light. As long as Xiao Chen appeared, he would strike Xiao Chen with half a Dragon Force.
With two thousand five hundred tons of force, Kui Dou could smash a body made of iron into mush. What more one of flesh?
“Roar!”
However, entirely outside Kui Dou’s expectations, it was not Xiao Chen who emerged from the bright saber light but a dragon—a soaring Azure Dragon baring fangs and claws. As it exhaled, it spat out clouds. Azure scales covered its body. If this was not the legendary Azure Dragon, what else could it be?
“How could this be?!”
Kui Dou’s heart exploded with foul language as he goggled at the unbelievable scene before him. However, he had two years of experience in the Starry Heaven Silver Lake. At this critical moment, he did not fall into a daze. He shouted a war cry and threw a punch.
In the end, Kui Dou managed to strike out with half a Dragon Force. There was even a faint image of an ancient Heavenly Dragon behind him when he punched.
“Bang!”
Kui Dou struck the Azure Dragon’s claw. Space trembled, and the explosion deafened everyone within five hundred kilometers. The buildings on Black Patterned Island below shattered into rubble.
Kui Dou’s body shot back like a cannonball. He could feel that the force of his punch surpassed that of the Azure Dragon’s. However, he was the one who got sent flying.
Long Fei, who was fifty kilometers away, fiddled with his folding fan and said in a soft voice, “Incredible. He managed to manifest the potential of Soaring Dragon to the point of flawlessness. This potential is the momentum from the take-off. If Kui Dou wants to resist it, he has to produce a corresponding momentum, directly breaking technique with force. Unfortunately…”
“You are thinking of breaking my Soaring Dragon with half a Dragon Force? You are too naive.”
Xiao Chen’s calm voice resounded. Incredulous, Kui Dou looked at his bloodied right hand and then back to the front. Right before his very eyes, that Azure Dragon actually transformed into Xiao Chen.
“Rumble…!” Just as Xiao Chen was prepared to attack with half a Dragon Force, together with his Flawless saber Dao, and take down Kui Dou in one move, he suddenly heard the sound of surging waves.
He glanced over his shoulder and saw a surging black wave rushing at him. Standing on top of it, Wei Hua looked down at him and said coldly, “Today, I will show you that there will always be someone better. Underworld River Nine Waves.”
Eight other similar towering waves appeared, surrounding Xiao Chen. A Wei Hua stood on the top of each wave. The nine waves looked like a cage boxing Xiao Chen in and slowly shrinking.
“Xiao Chen, these waves are made from real water from the underworld river. Their death Qi is at least a thousand times denser than the Corpse Refining Pool’s. Once it surrounds you, you will never be able to get out and will turn into a desiccated corpse.”
The nine Wei Huas spoke at the same time. Cruel laughter resounded all over.
“You think that I would take the initiative to challenge the reborn you without any trump cards? How naive! If you were not distracted by Kui Dou for that moment, perhaps you might have been able to escape at the start.
“Now, my nine waves have formed a great power that can trap a Divine Dragon. Even if you are a True Dragon, you cannot escape it.”
Surprisingly, Wei Hua used his trump card at the very beginning. He did not have any intention of probing Xiao Chen.
Everyone felt startled in their hearts. However, it was fortunate that Wei Hua had not tried to test him. If he had, he might have ended up like Kui Dou, defeated in one move.
Xiao Chen’s lips curled up, and his eyes revealed an expression of disdain. He said, “I thought you had some powerful technique as your trump card for you to be confident enough to bet a resource star with me. It turns out all you have is a regret-filled, half-baked Martial Technique. I will break it by raising one hand.”
The Kun Peng spreads its wings, covering the sky in a blink.
When an ancient divine Kun Peng flapped its wings, it could fly four thousand kilometers in one breath. When it spread its wings, it could cover the sky.
Now, Xiao Chen used his Flawless saber Dao to execute Kun Peng Fist. Instantly, a perfect form materialized and rushed into the sky, clashing wildly with Wei Hua’s move.
The expected stalemate did not occur. As Xiao Chen shouted, his punch shattered the black wave he faced.
With one of the nine waves lost, Wei Hua’s move broke down naturally without Xiao Chen needing to do anything more.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!” The remaining eight towering waves shattered one after another. Wei Hua’s body wobbled in the air as blood leaked out of a corner of his mouth. He said, “How can that be? The Underworld River Nine Waves is a Martial Technique that can save my life before a grandmaster-level Martial Sage.”
Under the night sky, Xiao Chen retorted calmly, “No matter how powerful a move is, if it is full of flaws, how can it bring out its might? I already said, the current you is nothing in my eyes.”
Xiao Chen’s gaze swept over the two morose people lacking any fighting spirit.
He felt somewhat disappointed in his heart. Before he comprehended the Flawless saber Dao, these two people could inspire some fear in him. However, they were now far from being his opponents.
The victory of this battle was already set.
“Wei Hua, Kui Dou, is there a need to continue?” Xiao Chen asked calmly as he stood erect, clasping his hands behind his back, and looked at the two.
In just one exchange, he beat the two of them down so badly that they lost their confidence. Their earlier bravado seemed like a joke.
Wei Hua clenched his teeth and said, “You win!”
He added sullenly, “Three days hence, I will fulfill my promise and take my Underworld Fire Hall’s people from the resource star we conquered.”
Kui Dou endured the intense pain from his right hand as he said, “Xiao Chen, the grudge between you and me will not end like this. When I attain a Rank 4 Sage Body, I will come and challenge you again.”
None of the spectators had anticipated that this battle, which they had believed would be shocking, would end like this. It was hard to imagine how strong Xiao Chen had become.
In midair, Bai Wuxue, Feng Xingsheng, and the others had difficulty accepting such an ending.