True Martial World - Chapter 368: Killing All Together

After killing Yang Dingkun and Yang Yuefeng, Yi Yun gathered their corpses together and shot a pure Yang flame at the bodies. The two corpses crumbled into ashes immediately, completely disappearing.

The high temperature from the pure Yang flames could even vaporize ash. One could say that the corpses literally disappeared into thin air.

Yi Yun destroyed everything that was Yang Dingkun and Yang Yuefeng. It really was wiping all evidence by destroying the corpses.

This was the first time Yi Yun had killed someone in this and his previous life!

Maybe, he was slowly growing accustomed to this world where martial arts was placed above all. Maybe, it was because he had gone through slaughtering desolate beasts in the Divine Wilderness, resulting in him slowly getting used to it. Or maybe it was because of his hatred for Yang Dingkun and Yang Yuefeng. At that moment, Yi Yun did not feel any remorse for killing them.

On the contrary, he felt like he had released the discomfort he had suppressed and accumulated over the past few days!

These ten days was first marked by the pain of him nearly losing Jiang Xiaorou, and how he nearly lost his life. This came from the despair of being brutally beaten and nearly slaughtered.

One could not rid themselves of their natural intentions. After suppressing all the feelings of being oppressed and tortured, a brutal streak had begun growing in him. The experience from the past few days could be considered a turning point in Yi Yun's life.

In such desperate situations, a person could change a lot.

Yi Yun looked up towards the sky. His gaze and perception had no way of seeing through the chamber's ceiling. He also did not know what was happening outside. He was waiting... waiting for the judgment of Fate.

He swore that this was the last time he was leaving it up to Fate, where he would allow others to decide his survival.

From today onwards, his fate would be controlled by him!

If it was said that only mighty figures in this world had the ability to control their own fate, then he would become a might figure. If the Great Emperor realm was insufficient, then he would exceed a Great Emperor!

...

At that moment in the night sky, the Illusionary Bone sword was being brandished. The sharp sword Qi split the starlight apart, and what was remaining was the bright color of blood that smeared the air. A Shentu family clan Elder had been split in half by the sword Qi!

The Elder screamed before his body was ground to bits by the sword Qi!

Another Shentu family clan Elder had died.

Up till now, five Elders from the Shentu family clan had died!

Those Elders, whose cultivation level was not in the realm of the Emperor realm, had no way of defending themselves from the Shepherd Boy. Once the Shepherd Boy grabbed an opportunity, the outcome would be their deaths in one strike!

The thought of retreating arose in those normal Elder’s minds. Although they were part of the Shentu family clan and had worked hard for it, they were not at the stage where they would not mind giving their lives up.

To them, living was much more important than anything else.

"Oh?"

Realizing that the Shepherd Boy was approaching, the legendary figures hurriedly retreated. The Myriad Empyreal King frowned, "What are you afraid of!? He was hit by the Ancestor's Death Heavenly Revolution a decade ago. It is impossible that he has recovered by now. I don't believe he can last all the way to the end!"

The Myriad Empyreal King put his hand out, and behind him, the large floating bell flew towards his hand.

"Dang!"

The bell rang. In the Chu Prefecture City, even though the citizens had been evacuated, those who heard it from tens of kilometers away felt their ears buzz and their hearts heavy. Those who were lower in cultivation level spat blood out from the tremors.

"Dang!"

The large bell rang again. As the sound waves approached, those mortals who were nearer to it could not withstand the surge of the sound wave. With a scream, they turned into a bloody mist as a result of the sound wave.

"Ah!"

Some people let out shocking cries. After two consecutive sound waves were sent surging, now there was so much blood that it nearly formed a river!

King Chu was on a mountain peak far into the distance. When he saw this scene, he let out a long sigh.

There was an indescribable feeling in his heart. Ever since he heard the Shepherd Boy call out the Myriad Empyreal King's title, he had guessed that the exchange of blows between Great Emperor realm rivals would definitely harm the Chu Prefecture City, thus he evacuated the residents early on.

However, there were too many people in the Chu Prefecture City, so there was no way to complete an evacuation in time. This resulted in many innocent commoners dying!

And what was tragic about this was that they did not die under the hands of the Desolate race expert, the Shepherd Boy, rather they were killed by the Myriad Empyreal King who was human.

Be it the Desolate race or mighty figures from the Human race, they treated commoners like ants.

The large black bell floated in front of the Myriad Empyreal King. There were ghostly runes engraved on the large bell, making it look sinister and savage.

"My Ten Thousand Ghost Bell was strengthened using the souls of ten thousand Human Lords. However, it still lacks a person at the Emperor realm to be its main soul. A thousand years ago, you killed my only son. Today, I will use your soul as my Ten Thousand Bell's main soul, so as to commemorate my only son's spirit!"

"Oh? That is really tragic. Your body is impotent, and you do not have any descendants. What other meaning is there to life?" The Shepherd Boy sneered in a mocking fashion.

The Empyreal King's had a long life, and he would usually have several wives and concubines, resulting in countless numbers of descendants. However, the Myriad Empyreal King had cultivated an ancient evil cultivation technique and had gone astray. He also cultivated the Ghost Dao Death Spirit skills, so he had already lost his potency.

It was very difficult for a deathly body to create life-giving essence; hence, when his only son was killed, this created an irreconcilable feud!

"Courting death!" The Shepherd Boy had touched a sore spot, resulting in the Myriad Empyreal King's eyes turning blood red. "Dong!"

He rang the Ten Thousand Ghost Bell and sent terrifying sound waves out. The tremors had split the earth open below them. Due to the resonance from the sound wave, the ground became like a water's surface. Ripples in the ground appeared like water ripples.

Muddy waves spread out in a circular manner. It caused the Chu royal residence, which was mostly destroyed, to collapse completely!

Countless numbers of pavilions, rockeries, and flowing water bodies turned into ruins. The ground caved in, causing even the foundations of the towers to completely churn upwards.

This was just the fallout. In fact, the highly condensed sound waves from the Ten Thousand Ghost Bell had been directed at the Shepherd Boy.

A soul attack was embedded in the sound waves!

Against the Ten Thousand Ghost Bell's sound waves, the Shepherd Boy gently flipped his hand, and a short bamboo flute appeared in his hand. He carried this bamboo flute everywhere. Even when he led the beast horde, he would use this bamboo flute to transmit his intentions.

A sweet and melodious tune came out of the flute. It clashed with the extensive Bell sound waves!

"Boom!"

The sound wave explosion shook the surroundings. The strongest attacks hidden in the sound waves were their own Sword of the Soul!

Soul attacks were the most dangerous. If a backlash happened, there would be extremely serious consequences.

The two people's souls crossed. Illusions flooded their minds as they reached a stalemate.

In the sky, the Myriad Empyreal King's soul formed into a burning blood-colored skull, which looked like an evil demon entering the world. It was infinitely oppressive.

And behind the Shepherd Boy, it was a scene of the vast wilderness. In the vast wilderness, there were divine dragons and phoenixes flying about. They may not be real divine beasts, but even if they weren't, they were Primitive Sacred Desolate Beasts whose bloodline was extremely close!

The phantom images of the two Great Emperors appeared at the same time. This battle had reached its hottest point!

"The Shepherd Boy and the Myriad Empyreal King are fighting with their souls. Now they are in a deadlock, it is the best opportunity to kill him!"

About ten kilometers away, Shentu Nantian shouted!

However, the few Shentu family clan Elders were hesitant. Previously, their companions had died horribly!

"Move! If you kill the Shepherd Boy and use his blood to refine a divine elixir, I will give one to each of you! If you retreat without fighting, there will be punishments once the Ancestor gets wind of this!"

Shentu Nantian even used the Shentu Patriarch as a threat.

Under this threat, and with the temptation of the Shepherd Boy's blood elixir, a total of seven people consisting of the remaining five Elders, along with Elder Su and Elder Mo, charged at the Shepherd Boy.

They all used their best moves, in a bid to kill the Shepherd Boy in one strike!

At that moment, the Shepherd Boy and the Myriad Empyreal King were in a deadlock, so he was the perfect target!

The divine beams formed into one, like a rainbow cloud that covered the sky, and situated in the middle of the cloud was the Shepherd Boy!

At that moment, everyone held their breaths. Was the battle ending?

Boom!

All the attacks exploded in the night sky at the same time. The air was like a picture scroll that was torn apart by the terrifying impact!

Blinding lights from the energy made everyone shut their eyes. And the powerful energy formed a force field that formed an isolation barrier, which prevented others from using their perception to probe what was going on within it. They did not know what the outcome of the battle in the sky was.

The seven legendary figures had teamed up to attack him, and at that moment, the Shepherd Boy was resisting the Ten Thousand Ghost Bell's ringing. Under this situation, there was no one who could withstand it!

"Is the battle over?"

"The Shepherd Boy is dead!?"

The light slowly dissipated as people focused their eyes upwards. They realized that the empty air had disappeared. What was in front of their eyes was like an immortal paradise in the sky.

It was a vast blue sea that sparkled.

And above the sea, there was an island!

A sea that floated in the sky, and a small island within the sea.

That island was covered with spiritual fountains, and was Spring-like, forming an idyllic scene. There were peach trees that had grown healthily on this land for thousands of years.

At that moment, the peach blossoms went into full bloom. As the petals fell, it formed a rain of flowers. And as light dispersed through this rain, a green cow could be seen walking amongst the flowers...

Green cow, peach blossoms, paradise island!

The green-dressed Shepherd Boy was standing in this paradise. His green clothes were stained with blood while he held his bamboo flute!

The Shepherd Boy was injured!

The silver blood slowly flowed down the Shepherd Boy's fingers before it began dripping...

The pink peach blossoms, the silver blood suddenly formed a beautiful picture.

True Martial World - Chapter 367: Returning it to you

Yang Dingkun stared widely at Yi Yun with fear as he grabbed his calf that no longer had a foot.

"You...you..."

His voice trembled. He could not even complete a sentence.

To Yuan Foundation realm warriors, if their foot was cut off, the foot could be joined back with good medicine. It could completely recover in a few months.

However, if the foot was smashed into meat pulp, then there was no way of recovering it. Only top-grade medicines could regrow a lost limb. However, with Yang Dingkun's status and wealth, it was practically impossible for him to obtain such medicine.

Hence, Yang Dingkun's foot was equivalent to being completely disabled!

A warrior whose foot was disabled was worse than a warrior missing a hand. The despair Yang Dingkun now felt was obvious!

Yi Yun held the brick stained with meat pulp and blood while looking at Yang Dingkun. He said calmly, "You do not need to feel despair. Today, you will die here. Having one foot less or not does not matter."

Yi Yun's voice may sound calm, but it was filled with murderous intent.

Yang Yuefeng, who was beside Yang Dingkun, still held a dagger in his hand. A drop of cold sweat cr down his forehead.

"How… How is this possible? Your cultivation was clearly crippled!"

Previously, when Yang Dingkun and Yang Yuefeng entered the chamber, they had clearly seen Yi Yun covered in ice crystals, as if he was poisoned by frost toxins.

However, in a blink of an eye, all the ice crystals disappeared and Yi Yun's Yuan Qi had exploded!

"Crippled cultivation?" Yi Yun sneered, "Whatever you do to me, and whatever you wanted to do to me but have not done, I will return all of them to the both of you identically! Regardless whether it is you, or the Shentu family clan!"

When Yi Yun said this, his body emitted an unlimited amount of murderous intent. A phantom image of a corpse mountain and blood sea appeared behind him.

This was the Saber Truth's 32 Words – Killing At Its Core!

While Yi Yun's understanding of the Saber Truth's 32 Words grew deeper by the day, the phantom image of the corpse mountain and blood sea would appear automatically whenever he was filled with killing intent.

When they saw the phantom image behind Yi Yun, Yang Dingkun and Yang Yuefeng's faces paled in fright. Cold sweat dripped down their foreheads. "Your… Your cultivation hasn’t been crippled? How can that be!?"

The two of them acted like their souls had left their bodies.

A few months ago, when Yi Yun was at the peak of the Purple Blood realm, he had won the alliance tournament by defeating Bai after beating Feng Lin!

Back then, Feng Lin and Bai may have suppressed their cultivation levels, but they were still people that Yang Dingkun and Yang Yuefeng had no methods to deal with!

And at that moment, Yi Yun had already broken through to the Yuan Foundation realm. His cultivation level was similar to theirs. With Yi Yun's extraordinary battle prowess, they lacked the courage to resist against Yi Yun.

"He still has chains on his body!"

Yang Yuefeng saw that some of the chains on Yi Yun's body were broken, but there were still some that were connected.

These chains were engraved with runes and they were extremely strong. It was not easy to break them.

Yang Yuefeng slowly retreated. He used the corner of his eyes to look at the chamber’s door. He felt hatred towards Yang Dingkun who had closed the metallic door after entering the chamber.

He calculated in his mind that the time it takes to open the metallic door was the time it took to snap one's fingers. As Yi Yun was restrained by chains, he could only attack from a distance, and might not be able to harm him.

And behind him, there was also Yang Dingkun.

At that moment, the idea of brotherly love was just a joke. Why would Yang Yuefeng care if Yang Dingkun lived?

Yi Yun touched his interspatial ring and sneered, "Are you thinking of escaping!?"

Yang Yuefeng's face sank. He knew that the moment he moved, Yi Yun would attack him!

For a Yuan Foundation realm warrior, there was no need to make bodily contact. The power from Saber Qi or Sword Qi cutting through the air was also powerful!

Yang Yuefeng watched Yi Yun's movements carefully. He said coldly, "Do you think you can keep me here? You are being bound by chains and the power of the moves you use will be limited. Besides, you only have the time to strike once, so what can you do to me?"

"If you want to break the chains, you need to waste a lot of energy. The chains you have broken must have wasted a lot of your energy, right!?"

As Yang Yuefeng spoke, he slowly retreated.

He could not turn around and flee as that would open his body to attack. Then, Yi Yun could mortally wound him easily with one strike.

Yi Yun chuckled, as he flipped his palm. He took a old broken sword out from his interspatial ring.

This broken sword was covered in rust. It looked like a relic that had been unearthed.

"Oh?"

Yang Yuefeng was surprised. He did not know why Yi Yun pulled out such a useless sword.

As he was still wondering why, something that made his eyes pop out had happened. He saw Yi Yun casually wave his hand, slashing at the chain.

Following that, with a clear snap, the runes on the chains suddenly shimmered for a while. After they had finished shimmering, the broken sword had completely cut through the chain!

"What!?"

Yang Dingkun stared widely. His face was gloomy as his soul began to separate from his body.

How could this be possible? That was a chain made by a master blacksmith in the Chu royal residence. How could it break so easily?

The broken sword that looked like it was almost going to rot away had cut through the chains as if it was cutting grass!

"What you said previously was well-said." Yi Yun casually threw the useless chains away and said coldly, "You said that one must not be too smug as a person. Or else, you will fall from Heaven into Hell. That is indeed true..."

As Yi Yun spoke, he began walking towards Yang Dingkun and Yang Yuefeng.

At that moment, the chamber's door was still closed. With Yi Yun's strength, Yang Yuefeng had no hope of opening the door with Yi Yun attacking.

"We will go all out and fight you!"

Yang Dingkun was holding onto his calf as he spoke in a threatening manner but he lacked courage deep down. With only one foot, there was no way he could escape from Yi Yun's sword.

And at that moment, he suddenly felt a push on his back. His cousin, Yang Yuefeng had pushed him, who had only one leg, towards Yi Yun!

"Brother, help me block him for a while!"

As Yang Yuefeng said that, he frantically rushed out of the chamber.

"You!"

Yang Dingkun was greatly shocked. He had only one leg left, so how could he withstand the full force of Yang Yuefeng's push? His body flew towards Yi Yun.

Yi Yun sneered as he took a step forward.

"Ah!”

Yang Dingkun screamed in despair. He stabbed his sword at Yi Yun!

However, at the same time, Yi Yun had kept the broken sword. For a despicable person like Yang Dingkun, how could he be worthy of being killed by the companion sword of the Pure Yang Sword Palace's owner?

It was a complete insult to the sword. This sword could only taste the blood of gods and demons like the bronze giant!

With the broken sword put away, Yi Yun entered the battle unarmed. He directed a punch towards Yang Dingkun's face!

"Ah!"

Yang Dingkun screamed as he was punched in the face by Yi Yun. His facial bones sank in, and an eyeball popped out of its sockets. Yi Yun had completely smashed his facial features into a mess!

Yi Yun turned his fist into the shape of a claw. Taking advantage of the momentum, he grabbed Yang Dingkun's face as he rushed forward, slamming the back of Yang Dingkun's head onto the metallic chamber walls.

"Peng!"

With a loud sound, the back of Yang Dingkun's head cracked open and blood splattered out!

Yang Dingkun was left with one eye. There was no eyeball left, leaving an empty socket. His face was also gone. The back of his head was bleeding.

The difference in strength between him and Yi Yun was too great!

At that moment, Yi Yun turned his head and saw the scene of Yang Yuefeng closing the door!

Once the chamber's door was closed, then it could only be opened from outside. And this door was constructed of the same metal as the chains. The two foot thick metallic door was many times stronger than the chains. It was not that easy to tear the door down even with the Pure Yang Sword Palace's owner's broken sword.

"Farewell Yi Yun! Although I do not know how you recovered your cultivation, that does not matter. Young Master Nantian will finish you off!"

Yang Yuefeng used his Yuan Qi transmission to pass the message into Yi Yun's ears in a split second.

He believed that Yi Yun could not break down the door. Even if he could do so, he definitely needed some time. And this time was sufficient for him to escape.

"Pa!"

The door closed. The sound of the metal locking was music to his ears.

Yang Yuefeng let out a long sigh. He could not stay here for long. He had to leave at once, and report everything that had happened to Shentu Nantian.

Shentu Nantian could transmit his voice into the chamber as he had the array disk in hand, but Yang Yuefeng had no way of sending the message out. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

However… when Yang Yuefeng turned around, his blood froze!

He saw that three feet away from him, Yi Yun was standing there like a ghost. His gaze was that of looking at a dead man.

How could he… be this quick?

Yang Yuefeng felt his world fall apart. He originally thought that he had seen a chance at living, but in the blink of an eye, he had entered Hell once again!

When Yi Yun was in the Purple Blood realm, his Minute Subtlety had given him speed that exceeded several Yuan Foundation realm elites.

Furthermore, with Yi Yun already breaking through to the Yuan Foundation realm, his speed at travelling short distances could be described like teleportation!

"It is the end." Yi Yun said calmly, as if he was the judge of fate.

"Ah Ah Ah Ah!" Yang Yuefeng shouted wildly. He retaliated by stabbing at Yi Yun with a dagger.

Yi Yun's Yuan Qi surged out, and he reached out his hand. With the advantage of power, he grabbed Yang Yuefeng's wrist!

Yuan Qi circulated as Yi Yun's energy increased.

"Ka-cha!"

With the sound of a bone snapping, Yang Yuefeng's hand was twisted and broken by Yi Yun!

Yang Yuefeng's hand was twisted at an odd angle giving him heartfelt pain. He gritted his teeth as he sent a punch towards Yi Yun's dantian!

However, Yi Yun's other hand shot out like lightning, catching Yang Yuefeng's other hand.

With a repeat of events, another "Ka-cha" was heard!

The pain caused Yang Yuefeng's face to distort. Both his hands had been twisted and broken by Yi Yun!

The dagger in his hand dropped before Yi Yun caught it.

"You… you will die a horrible death."

Yang Yuefeng felt newborn despair as he stared venomously at Yi Yun and maliciously cursed him.

However, Yi Yun only sneered. With a flick of his hand, the dagger pierced one of Yang Yuefeng's wide-staring eyes.

"Puah!"

His eyeball burst. Yi Yun had pierced the dagger deep into Yang Yuefeng's eye socket

A powerful force completely surged through Yang Yuefeng's brain. Yang Yuefeng's body twitched as blood and brain juices flowed out from his eye socket.

Yi Yun did not feel a thing from such a bloody scene.

He was not a bloodthirsty man, but when his heart was filled with hatred, seeing such a bloody scene, it gave him a thrill that was difficult to be described with words.

“I had previously said: whatever you wanted to do to me, I would return to you identically!"

True Martial World - Chapter 366: Settling Scores

In the sky, the Shepherd Boy and the Myriad Empyreal King had finally begun fighting. The sealing laws of the Heaven Earth Empyreal Array were not effective. At the same time, the Shentu family clan's elders joined in the battle against the Shepherd Boy.

With the Myriad Empyreal King as their leader, Elder Su and Elder Mo, together with the other legendary experts formed a large array to aid him.

When the Myriad Empyreal King used his Ghost Dao laws, a ghastly wail resounded in the sky over a radius of 50 kilometers.

A sea of blood emerged, covering the full moon with a bloody shadow.

Against the Myriad Empyreal King who was going all out, the Shepherd Boy brandished the beast bone sword. Nine runes on the sword lit up one after the other.

"Now is the time!"

A few kilometers away from the battle scene, Shentu Nantian noticed that the Myriad Empyreal King and the Shepherd Boy were about to start their intense battle. He suddenly grabbed Yang Dingkun and Yang Yuefeng and at the same time, the Heaven Earth Empyreal Array's array disk flew up into the air and spun above Shentu Nantian's head.

The array began shimmering. Shentu Nantian threw both Yang Dingkun and Yang Yuefeng into the array.

At that moment, Yang Dingkun and Yang Yuefeng's hearts went tight, "Young Master Nantian, hold on! The Shepherd Boy hasn't made his move yet, now is not the time!"

Before Yang Yuefeng could finish his sentence, he had been thrown into the array's light. In front of Shentu Nantian, how could Yang Dingkun and Yang Yuefeng have the ability to resist ?

"Ah!"

The two brothers let out a scream and felt space distort. They were being warped into the array.

Behind them, Shentu Nantian sneered, "Good luck to the two of you. If you can alert the Shepherd Boy and force him to kill the two of you, then it will be a worthy death."

Although the Heaven Earth Empyreal Array's core had a protective barrier and the Shepherd Boy was busy fighting the Myriad Empyreal King, it was still a question of what the Shepherd Boy would recklessly do as a result of his rage when Yi Yun was really killed.

Besides, Shentu Nantian himself had a feud with the Shepherd Boy, so he definitely would not take the risk.

However, if it was Yang Dingkun and Yang Yuefeng, then it did not matter. If they could anger the Shepherd Boy and distract him into killing them, then there might be a chance for the Myriad Empyreal King to sneak up on him. It would be putting them to good use.

Yang Dingkun and Yang Yuefeng only felt space distort and the next moment, they were already in the Chu royal residence's underground chambers.

...

"Oh?"

High in the sky, the Shepherd Boy noticed something. He swept his perception over the Heaven Earth Empyreal Array's core. He clearly knew that people had just entered the core a moment ago.

The Shepherd Boy's perception pierced through the barrier and clung onto Yang Dingkun and Yang Yuefeng's bodies.

Seeing the two of them, the Shepherd Boy turned silent. He did not make any moves, but at that moment, the Myriad Empyreal King in front of him had let out a strange squeal. A palm strike came towards him. That palm formed a black ghastly claw in the sky, as it came flying towards the Shepherd Boy's face.

The Shepherd Boy flew backward and slashed with his sword. A white flame burned on the white bone sword.

This flame was immaculate and pure. There was not a single trace of any other color, as if it was the Order of Heaven and Earth burning.

Boom!

When the ghastly claw struck the sword beam, a divine beam shot into the sky, and the sounds of wailing ghosts rang. The light of the tumultuous energy poured onto the Chu royal residence from above.

The palaces were built from all kinds of hard and precious stones; however, under the explosive force of the light from the energy, they were destroyed like they were sand castles.

People watched helplessly as the Chu royal residence's main hall was struck by a white beam before it disintegrated. It did not collapse, nor did it crumble, but it turned into dust after being struck by the white light. Later, the dust dissipated away; it was a complete annihilation!

"Terrifying!"

At that moment, King Chu's face was pale. He did not have the time to be concerned about the array-laden palace that he had spent a lot of resources building. Now, lives were at stake. Two Great Emperor realm experts were exchanging blows, so who knows what would happen?

"Send the command. Evacuate all the commoners of Chu Prefecture City. Evacuate everyone in the royal residence too!"

The Myriad Empyreal King was definitely not someone who was kindhearted. As the Shepherd Boy said, he had cultivated an ancient evil cultivation technique, so it was impossible to wish that he was a kindhearted person.

As for the other person, the Shepherd Boy, he may look handsome, but he was after all a member of the Desolate race. He would not show any mercy when he killed humans, just like how humans slaughtered desolate beasts mercilessly!

"Boom!"

The Shepherd Boy and the Myriad Empyreal King exchanged blows once again. The ground in the center of the Chu royal residence had completely collapsed. A huge ghastly claw mark was left imprinted on the ground. Countless palaces collapsed as the earth quaked...

...

"What happened!?"

In the core of the Heaven Earth Empyreal Array, Yang Dingkun and Yang Yuefeng slammed heavily into the chamber walls. When the ghastly claw struck, it had directly hit the barrier of the Heaven Earth Empyreal Array's core!

Although the barrier did not explode, the terrifying vibrations had sent Yang Dingkun and Yang Yuefeng, who were within it, flying. They nearly spat out blood from colliding with the wall!

"What the heck is going on? Is the Shepherd Boy attacking the array?"

Once they entered the array, all sound was cut off completely. Yang Dingkun and Yang Yuefeng were completely unaware of what was going on outside.

At that moment, a Yuan Qi transmission from Shentu Nantian entered their ears, "Do not panic! The Shepherd Boy has completely ignored you. He is currently battling the Myriad Empyreal King. You will feel some vibrations due to the fallout from their fighting."

Shentu Nantian did not know what was going on in the array, but he guessed that the aftermath of the Myriad Empyreal King's ghastly claw would definitely make Yang Dingkun and Yang Yuefeng suffer. Hence, he used his Yuan Qi transmission to inform them.

What? The fallout was that powerful?

Yang Dingkun and Yang Yuefeng looked at each other and they were secretly alarmed. However, as long as the Shepherd Boy ignored them, then everything would be fine.

"Let's first get rid of Yi Yun!"

"Yes, since we are in here, killing Yi Yun is of utmost importance. I have long hoped to place that kid under my feet and stomp on him until he becomes a muddy mess!"

The two sneered. Just thinking of them facing Yi Yun whose cultivation level had been wasted made them excited.

They dashed to the chamber where Yi Yun was imprisoned in one breath.

"Peng!"

The chamber's door was kicked open violently by Yang Dingkun.

"Hahaha! Yi Yun, you must not have imagined that this day would come!?"

In the chamber, Yi Yun's body was chained up. He was huddled up in the corner of the walls. His face and hair were veiled with a layer of frost. His clothes were mostly torn and stained with blood. Those stains were from the blood that he had bled when Shentu Nantian wounded him. Now, the blood had dried up, turning black.

Yi Yun's current state looked no different to a beggar.

"Yi Yun, to think you have already turned into such a state after not seeing you for a few days. If I did not know that you were the only person locked up in here, I would really not be able to recognize you. Is this really the proud son of Heaven from the Tai Ah Divine City of yesteryear? Keke, life sure is unpredictable."

Yang Dingkun felt very happy seeing Yi Yun in such a state. He suddenly felt that it was worth it to risk his life to enter the chamber.

To be able to ravage a genius who had previously been praised by the Tai Ah Divine City's City Lord and idolized by countless numbers of Tai Ah Divine City cultivators was indescribable!

"Yi Yun, you must not be too smug as a person. The higher you stand, the harder you fall. You fell from Heaven into Hell. I really feel sad for you. However, don't worry, we are here to end your suffering. For a person like you to become a cripple, living itself is a suffering, isn't it?"

Yang Yuefeng also mocked.

Yi Yun looked up and his gaze pierced through his messy hair and landed on Yang Dingkun and Yang Yuefeng.

"It is you two..."

A cold beam flashed in Yi Yun's eyes.

When Jiang Xiaorou's identity was revealed, Yang Dingkun and Yang Yuefeng had diligently offered to prepare an alchemy lab for Shentu Nantian. They had also sent a voice transmission to Yi Yun saying how great it would be if they were given some elixirs.

Yi Yun had a strong murderous intent towards the two of them!

"Keke, your gaze looks fearsome, but what can you do? In a while, it will be me brutally killing you. Your gaze is not bad. I will dig your eyes out and soak them in herbal liquid to store them properly. After that, you can keep staring at me. It would definitely be very interesting."

Yang Dingkun and Yang Yuefeng laughed without restraint as they walked towards Yi Yun.

Yang Yuefeng flipped his hand and retrieved a dagger from his interspatial ring. The dagger reflected a cold beam. He brandished the dagger tip in front of Yi Yun's eyes as he simulated the act of digging Yi Yun's eyes out.

On the other hand, Yang Dingkun stopped in front of Yi Yun and raised his foot. He was preparing to step on Yi Yun's face.

"So what if you are a proud son of Heaven?! Stepping on you now is no different from stepping on a dog!"

To step on Yi Yun's face gave a great sense of achievement.

However, just as Yang Dingkun raised his foot to step downwards, Yi Yun who was in the corner, suddenly sprang up like a leopard.

"Crash!"

The chains on Yi Yun's body tightened!

Phew–

Yuan Qi surged out from Yi Yun's body as it burned!

The sudden turn of events greatly alarmed Yang Dingkun. He had no time to react before Yi Yun grabbed his neck. Yi Yun pressed Yang Dingkun’s entire body on the ground.

"You!"

Yang Dingkun screamed. At that moment, Yi Yun had already used a hand to hold Yang Dingkun's calf down, and he took a brick out from his interspatial ring with his other hand.

The black metallic brick was suffused with a cold beam. This was the brick that Yi Yun used when he traversed the Divine Wilderness. Yi Yun's eyes looked ferocious as he aimed the brick towards Yang Dingkun's ankle before slamming it down with full force.

How could using the Sonic Deathblade to chop off a foot be more joyous than smashing it into a pulp with a metallic brick?

"Peng!"

An explosive sound rang as Yang Dingkun squealed like a pig being slaughtered. Yi Yun's brick had slammed onto Yang Dingkun's foot. The chamber's floor was made of specially constructed metal and it was extremely hard. The metallic brick along with Yi Yun's brutal force, together with the hard metallic ground caused Yang Dingkun's entire foot to become meat pulp!

The foot's bones were crushed into dust and the flesh into bits.

Yang Dingkun screamed crazily as if his throat was filled with glass. His face was white as he sweated profusely.

He had never expected that the Yi Yun, who was half-dead, would suddenly become so terrifying!

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 80: Plan

It was dead silent in the School of the Emperor Star. Countless gazes fell on Ye Futian and the figure who was unmoving on the ground beside him—Mu Yunxuan.

That strike had not only hit Mu Yunxuan's body. It seemed to have hit everyone's hearts, making all of them shudder. Mu Yunxuan, top student of the School of the Emperor Star, the disciple of Han Mo, had just been killed before the school.

Ye Futian had really dared to strike.

Han Mo looked up and glared at Ye Futian. When he received the minister's degree, his heart had wavered and he had hesitated but then his disciple was killed.

"With Minister Zuo supporting you, you committed murder in Donghai Academy. Good job, Ye Futian," Han Mo said coldly, tossing the minister's decree to him.

"Senior, you can ask your own conscience who wants to kill whom?" Ye Futian replied indifferently. He was very sensitive and could sense how Han Mo and Mu Yunxuan wanted to kill him. Even so, he had never planned on doing this. Mu Yunxuan should not have angered him so many times.

Hua Jieyu had confessed to him before leaving Qingzhou City that she would wait patiently for him in Donghai Academy, worry over his every move, and face everything with him. But Mu Yunxuan had insulted her like that and Ye Futian could not allow it.

"Clean it up," Han Mo said coldly. He turned and walked toward the School of the Emperor Star. The others quickly carried Mu Yunxuan away. Many glared at Ye Futian before scurrying away.

Today, the School of the Emperor Star had lost all dignity. In this fight of life and death, prodigy Mu Yunxuan was killed on the spot by Ye Futian.

The students of the other schools studied Ye Futian. He was too crazy. His talent was intimidating and after he left with Minister Zuo, he had received the man's favor. He even had the minister decree; it was obvious how highly the minister thought of him.

In Donghai Academy, barely anyone's talent could be compared to him. There was Yu Sheng, a natural-born warrior, and Hua Jieyu, the starlet of the School of the Emperor Star. The former was Ye Futian's best friend who had entered the school with him and seemed to be very obedient; the latter was his girlfriend.

Now, Hua Jieyu walked to Ye Futian's side. She lightly pulled on his hand. Ye Futian glanced over and saw her.

She asked quietly, "Why were you so brash?" She obviously understood that Ye Futian had done so because he was angry for her. She hated Mu Yunxuan but she also knew that Ye Futian would become the enemy of the Emperor Star because of this.

"If anyone says that to you again, I'll act the same way," Ye Futian said with a smile.

Hua Jieyu lowered her head. She felt warm and fuzzy inside. "I'll go bid farewell to my grandmaster. I won't cultivate here anymore."

"Okay." Ye Futian nodded. "What about the future?"

"I have you, don't I?" Hua Jieyu looked at him with a smile.

"Okay." Ye Futian returned the smile.

"I'll go now," Hua Jieyu said quietly. Ye Futian nodded and let go. Hua Jieyu walked toward to the school to bid farewell with her teacher. Since her lover was now against the Emperor Star, she naturally could not remain there.

Ye Futian turned and walked toward the School of the Finance Star. His fellow disciples all looked at him with some respect. Today, Ye Futian had helped them vent their anger.

"Headmaster, I caused trouble for you," Ye Futian said to Yi Xiang.

"You already killed him. There's not much to think now," Han Mo said nonchalantly. "If you didn't kill him, he would kill you. Just as you said, if you had lost before, Han Mo would definitely want you dead and I wouldn't be able to save you either. So, instead of letting them think about how to deal with you, challenging them straightforwardly isn't that bad."

Ye Futian eyed Yi Xiang. His headmaster was so agreeable this time.

"Let's go." Yi Xiang began walking away. Ye Futian walked beside him and the other students followed behind. Seeing them leave, the spectators dispersed as well though they still had not calmed down. They had a feeling something would happen in Donghai Academy soon. It was not just a sudden conflict between the School of the Emperor Star and Ye Futian but a long-time rivalry. However, they finally realized just how strong the youth was. If he could survive, he would definitely become something impressive.

On the way back to their school, Yi Xiang, Ye Futian, Yu Sheng, and Yi Qingxuan walked in the front. Yi Xiang said lightly, "Your reason of challenging the Emperor Star wasn't so simple today."

Ye Futian looked up. Yi Xiang continued, "Forcefully defeating the disciple of the Art Saint, blocking their gate, revealing your talent, and expressing your attitude toward Hua Jieyu… Are you trying to prove something to the Nandou clan?"

Ye Futian's eyes flashed. Yi Xiang said, "With the talent you showed off today and the minister's decree, the Nandou clan will definitely pay attention now."

"Headmaster, I don't want that either." Ye Futian shook his head and smiled wryly. Since the School of the Emperor Star had suspected his relationship with Hua Jieyu, the Nandou clan obviously did too. It was better to make things clear now since it would come out sooner or later. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Ye Futian looked forward and said, "I don't expect to be accepted by the Nandou clan but I do hope I can win some time for Fox. After a few years, it won't matter if they agree or not."

"Well, you're confident," Yi Xiang said lightly. "What about your other motives? Just confess."

"Uh…" Ye Futian looked at Yi Xiang. Was this man really so sensitive?

Yi Xiang sneered and said, "Since Minister Zuo gave you the minister decree, his attitude toward you is obvious. He must have told you to go to the royal city. That's why you're not scared about making trouble here. You can just leave, after all. Thus, you decided to make it even bigger and help the Finance Star. Is it to thank me?"

Ye Futian looked at him, speechless. The man really knew his stuff.

"When are you leaving?" Yi Xiang asked.

"Minister Zuo wants me to attend next spring's Tingfeng Banquet," Ye Futian said.

"Stay in the School of the Finance Star and cultivate obediently. Don't go out anymore and I'll take you there personally next year," Yi Xiang said, facing forward.

Ye Futian looked at the serious side profile and smiled. This old guy always had a stern face but after interacting more, Ye Futian realized he was pretty lovable too.

However, they did not know that things were never as one expected.

...

A while after Ye Futian returned to the School of the Finance Star, Hua Jieyu went over as well. Seeing the figure that appeared in the yard, Ye Futian smiled gently.

Hua Jieyu seemed down. She walked over to Ye Futian and looked at him with her pretty eyes.

"What's wrong?" Ye Futian asked quietly.

Hua Jieyu reached out a slender arm and grabbed Ye Futian's hand. Her voice was low. "After I leave, Grandmaster will be alone again."

"Silly girl, Grandmaster will be fine," Ye Futian said softly. Thinking of the old man at the School of the Emperor Star, he felt bittersweet.

The old man's smile was so benevolent. He could feel his grandmaster's love towards him and Hua Jieyu in his gaze. Though he was old, he still had a scholarly and refined aura. He did not seem to like how the School of the Emperor Star had become. Staying there by himself must be lonely.

"Okay," Hua Jieyu said with reddening eyes. "Let's go visit him whenever we can, alright?"

"Of course. I still have to learn to play the guqin from him," Ye Futian said with a smile. However, he knew that there would be fewer and fewer chances. With Grandmaster's age, no one knew how many more years he could live. But it was this old man who had taught him pieces such as the Decree of the General.

"Also, you're not allowed to leave me anymore." Hua Jieyu stared deeply at Ye Futian.

"Weren't you the one who left me? When did I ever leave you?" Ye Futian asked.

"You did." Hua Jieyu glared at him.

Ye Futian sighed. He couldn't argue with Jieyu's logic. "Does that mean you're planning on being with me now?" Ye Futian's eyes brightened.

"You still want to shake me away?" Hua Jieyu whined.

"Oh no, seems like I won't be able to talk to pretty girls anymore," Ye Futian muttered.

"You…" Hua Jieyu stomped her feet and kicked Ye Futian lightly.

"Why do girls always like to do that?" Ye Futian mumbled but realized it sounded wrong so he quickly shut his mouth.

Then he discovered that Hua Jieyu was smiling at him. "Really? Who else does that?"

"No, I've seen Qingxuan kick Yu Sheng like that." Ye Futian pointed at the two figures in the near distance.

"I've never done that." Seeing Hua Jieyu look at her, Yi Qingxuan glanced over with a smile. She was not going to take responsibility for this.

Ye Futian's face darkened. Yi Qingxuan was such a bad friend!

Looking back, he realized Hua Jieyu was still looking at him. Helpless, he looked up to the sky and said quietly, "The weather is so nice today. We should take a nap."

With that, he walked toward his room. Hua Jieyu blinked and followed. Ye Futian turned around and asked her, "Together?"

Hua Jieyu halted. When Ye Futian smiled proudly, she suddenly grinned. "Sure."

As she spoke, she caught up to him. It was Ye Futian's turn to blink in shock. Happiness had come so suddenly!

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 79: I Will Take His Life Now

Countless eyes landed on Ye Futian who was up in the air. At this moment, he looked magnificent. He was a handsome young man to begin with. Now that the Golden Roc has been released and wings had appeared on his back, Ye Futian seemed to be basking in a divine light. In his hand was a golden rod, and he was bursting with power. Perhaps, if he gave it all he got, Ye Futian would really be capable of fighting against Mu Yunxuan, despite the three-plane difference between the two. Everyone around shared this thought as they watched Ye Futian challenge one of the School of Emperor Star's genius cultivators.

Mu Yunxuan's golden pupils narrowed on Ye Futian. Then, his Life Spirit was released. A golden Demon Cat appeared. Its eyes were even more demon-like than those of Mu Yunxuan. Those eyes had the ability to make people feel uncomfortable when looked at.

A golden storm gathered in front of Mu Yunxuan and formed sharp golden swords, long and thin. As the swords circled Mu Yunxuan, a low whistling of the wind was heard. This was no ordinary Metal Elemental Sorcery, but an extreme control of the Metal Spiritual Qi.

Mu Yunxuan was mainly a Mandate Sorcerer of the Spirit element. His spiritual energy had a much stronger control over Metal Spiritual Qi than most people. Even a common nine-starred Metal Sorcerer would not be able to control Metal Spiritual Qi like Mu Yunxuan could. With this extraordinary ability, Mu Yunxuan did not even need to cultivate in martial arts. His powers in the element of metal were sufficient enough to attack and defend.

"Mu Yunxuan is definitely more powerful than Leng Qiufeng. Will Ye Futian really be able to withstand this battle?" asked someone in the crowd. Witnessing the release of Mu Yunxuan's powers had many people lose the confidence they previously had on Ye Futian. The golden storm surrounding Mu Yunxuan was too frightful. The sharp swords revolved around him, controlled as if they were toys.

Han Mo stood quietly in the School of the Emperor Star and observed. Obviously, he could see just how gifted Ye Futian was, but the young man now stood against the school, so they must get rid of him. Since Ye Futian personally proposed a life or death battle, it saved the school a lot of trouble.

"Since you're asking for it, I'll let you die," Mu Yunxuan said with a cold demeanor. Just as he finished his sentence, the swords around him whistled through the wind and shot towards Ye Futian. In perfect unison, these swords were much more powerful than those drawn by Zhou Mu. After all, there was a huge difference in regards to the planes Zhou Mu and Mu Yunxuan were in.

The golden rod danced in Ye Futian's hand. He tried to take a step forward when a large force erupted, and the wings appeared on his back. Just like a flash of lightning, Ye Futian shot up into the sky.

Mu Yunxuan hmphed and directed his attention up above. The swords immediately altered their route to continue in their attack on Ye Futian. Even though Mu Yunxuan did not specialize in the element of wind, he was not afraid to face a sorcerer who could fly.

Ye Futian moved at an incredibly fast speed. His every movement was graceful like a real roc. He zipped through the clouds in the sky but the swords followed relentlessly.

At this moment, the force building up in Ye Futian's body was growing stronger. An equally strong force from the golden storm chased after him. The golden rod he held grew thicker.

"Until when do you plan to keep running away from me?" Mu Yunxuan asked coldly. Immediately after he spoke, Ye Futian appeared in the air right above him. Ye Futian was no longer dodging the attacks. He held the enormous golden rod and struck downward. Just then, the atmosphere around and even the world seemed to be shaken up. Onlookers almost could not see Ye Futian's figure. To them, there was only the shadow of a rod coming down from the heavens to wipe out everything below.

The ferocious swords were no more, turned into ashes by the rod. Mu Yunxuan lifted his head and saw Ye Futian coming for him. After this quick glance, the Demon Cat behind him had a fierce look in its eye. The crazed golden storm recollected into a giant sword. With a scary glint in his eyes. Mu Yunxuan screamed, "KILL HIM!" The giant golden sword shot upward into the sky.

BOOM! The rod and the sword collided. The golden sword had been destroyed. A powerful force pushed Mu Yunxuan back, but he managed to stop Ye Futian's attack. It halted in mid-air. The force was still there. Ye Futian's golden wings flapped and he flew in the skies. Suddenly, the force within began to build up once again, exceeding the prior.

Mu Yunxuan sensed what was happening, and the look on his face changed. He put out both of his hands. The golden storm started once more and formed a pattern, shielding him. At the same time, strains of golden silk sliced through the air, attacking Ye Futian. This spell was protecting and attacking all at once.

Ye Futian remained emotionless. He soared through the air and then formed into lightning, hitting down on Mu Yunxuan again. Mu Yunxuan's spell, Winding of a Thousand Silk Strains, advanced towards Ye Futian, but a golden light barricaded him, not leaving space for anything to get past.

Finally, Ye Futian descended upon Mu Yunxuan. Ye Futian attacked with the second attack of the Nine Heavenly, ready to destroy everything in his way.

BOOM! Mu Yunxuan's golden pattern exploded and a powerful force forced him to slide backward on his own two feet.

Right now, the expression on everyone's face has changed. They were utterly shocked.

What kind of battle technique was this? It was so domineering, wiping out everything in its way. It was as if one attack could kill any enemy you pleased, not leaving any survivors.

Ye Futian was truly a young war god at this moment. Not only did his powers not diminish after two attacks from Mu Yunxuan, but he got even stronger. Upon sensing the crazed energy gathering within Ye Futian, everyone from the School of the Emperor Star had a change in expression. Even Vice Headmaster Han Mo did not look too well. Ye Futian's second attack with the rod was obviously stronger than the first. If there was another even stronger attack, there was no way Mu Yunxuan would be able to withstand it.

A prepared Ye Futian advanced. He unleashed his power, which caused Mu Yunxuan to blanch. With a loud scream, My Yunxuan used Metal Spiritual Qi in a spell which summoned a large ancient bell to encapsulate himself. He had given up on attacking and focused solely on his defense.

Ye Futian charged ahead at full speed and delivered his third blow. Without any hesitation, the golden rod struck the ancient bell. The bell rang and then cracked. What followed were the blood-curdling screams of Mu Yunxuan. After the rod broke through the bell, it landed on Mu Yunxuan, throwing him onto the ground. His body slid across the ground, and blood flowed from his mouth. In an instant, the color in his face was gone. It was obviously, Mu Yunxuan could no longer battle. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"This..." the people did not know what to say. Their hearts pounded in their chest. Ye Futian was too violent. Looking at his figure, Ye Futian looked majestic and furious. The aura around him made it clear that anyone who tried to stop would only have one result—death.

"He's so powerful." Many people were excited by this scene. Ye Futian was a great example of how a true man should act.

Just then, many people remembered Hua Jieyu's words. She had said that Mu Yunxuan was not worthy of being compared to the person she liked. A lot of people doubted her words. Was there really someone like that at Donghai Academy? Maybe she was simply blinded by love. However, when the person she liked faced Mu Yunxuan in battle and completed destroyed him despite being three planes lower, everyone finally understood that Hua Jieyu had not been exaggerating. Whether it be giftedness or actual ability, Mu Yunxuan was truly unworthy of being compared to Ye Futian. Perhaps only a person like Ye Futian was suited to stand beside the goddess Hua Jieyu.

As Ye Futian approached Mu Yunxuan, one step at a time, many from the School of the Emperor Star had a change in expressions. This battle was a matter of life or death. Mu Yunxuan had already agreed to these terms.

Mu Yunxuan held himself up with his hands on the ground as he looked up at Ye Futian. Blood dripped from the corners of his mouth. With a crazed look in his eyes, he stared at Ye Futian and said, "This is the School of the Emperor Star, you dare to commit such a sin here?"

"Get down on your knees and apologize. I will spare your worthless life then," Ye Futian said to Mu Yunxuan coldly.

Mu Yunxuan looked even more crazed now. Ye Futian wanted him to kneel down and apologize?

"Are you done with this nonsense?" Han Mo approached. His aura was forceful as he stared at Ye Futian.

"This is a battle to the death. Have you been watching, Senior?" Ye Futian lifted his head to look at Han Mo.

"You are standing on the Emperor Star school's territory," said Han Mo. Suddenly, Ye Futian began to laugh. Mockingly, he said, "If it were Mu Yunxuan who was victorious today, you probably would not hesitate to kill me."

Naturally, Han Mo had nothing to say to that.

Seeing the Vice Headmaster step in, Mu Yunxuan let out a laugh. "You can't kill me now, Ye Futian. Do you really think that you and that b*tch will have a happy ending?"

Ye Futian looked down at him. Mu Yunxuan was laughing like a madman. He had obviously been deeply affected by his defeat today. He deepened his voice and said, "With those looks, that b*tch will definitely end up as someone else's plaything in the future."

"You're calling out for death." Ye Futian clenched his fist around the golden rod. Then, he lifted his arm, ready to strike down at any moment.

"Vice Headmaster," Mu Yunxuan called to Han Mo as he turned to look at the elder. Han Mo took another step forward. The headmaster spoke, "Ye Futian, do you want to die?"

Ye Futian reached his left hand into his shirt and pulled out a badge. He tossed it to Han Mo. Han Mo scrunched his face as he caught the object. Upon realizing what he had in his hands, his expression fell. He mustered in a low voice, "The Decree of the Minister."

"Minister Zuo has said, seeing the badge is the same as seeing him. People from the seven schools of Donghai Academy have witnessed our battle to the death today. So, I will take his life now." The golden rod Ye Futian held in struck down. Mu Yunxuan was horror-stricken. As he watched the rod come down, several thoughts crossed his mind. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but never got the chance to.

BANG! The golden rod came down directly through Mu Yunxuan's head.

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 78: Face It Holding Hands

Mu Yunxuan had hurt Ye Futian's girlfriend while spreading rumors? Earlier, Ye Futian had also said that his girlfriend was from the School of the Emperor Star. Thinking of the rumors that had spread around Donghai Academy earlier, everyone stared at Ye Futian.

Months ago, that fairy-like figure had walked down from the School of the Emperor Star and announced to the entire academy that there was nothing between her and Mu Yunxuan. She had said that Mu Yunxuan could not even be compared to the one she liked.

They had thought about whether someone that talented really existed in the academy. Today, Ye Futian had blocked the gate and challenged the School of the Emperor Star. He was so mad. With what he just said to Mu Yunxuan, it was easy to link the two events.

Everyone's hearts trembled. They slowly looked over toward the School of the Emperor Star. Behind all the students, they saw a beautiful figure standing quietly at the high point. She stood alone, and it seemed that wherever she was, everything else would lose color.

Now, the beautiful figure moved. She slowly walked down. The other students quickly moved aside and watched her. There was some yearning in their hearts but they knew it would be an impossible dream.

Hua Jieyu walked down the steps and entered the battlefield. She walked past Mu Yunxuan. The boy looked to the side at the scene. There was lust deep in his eyes. Every time he saw this beauty, his heart would be shaken but he did not exist in her eyes. She had even embarrassed him in front of the entire academy. Hua Jieyu stood before Ye Futian. Her eyes gazed at him without blinking.

"Jieyu, fight with him," Han Mo said behind them. His expression was so dark and gloomy. However, Hua Jieyu completely ignored him. She kept staring at the youth's figure, thinking how impulsive he was.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Ye Futian stared back at Hua Jieyu and shrugged.

"Why do you think?" Hua Jieyu said sharply. She sounded angry but was also whining. Though she was glaring at Ye Futian, there were rich emotions inside her beautiful eyes.

Many people felt their hearts breaking. There had been rumors before but they were only rumors. Now, they personally witnessed the fairy of Donghai Academy talk and look at Ye Futian like a little girl. It was a peculiar feeling. With just one sentence and one glance, they experienced the feeling of dating. Many felt moved but sadly, the voice and eyes were for Ye Futian, not them.

"Didn't I say that I'll announce it to Donghai Academy?" Ye Futian said with a smile. "You're so pretty and everyone keeps thinking about you. It pisses me off. Today's the best chance to tell them that you're mine and they can just be jealous."

Many faces became long at this. Hearing Ye Futian's words, they suddenly wanted to beat him up. This b*stard was doing it on purpose. Hua Jieyu was the girl of their dreams!

"Idiot," Hua Jieyu reprimanded, still glaring. After that, she continued forward. When she was beside Ye Futian, she reached out gently. Then, under everyone's eyes, she grabbed Ye Futian's hand to announce their relationship publicly.

Hua Jieyu turned to the side and tilted her head up to look at Ye Futian. A smile bloomed on her face; it was so intoxicatingly beautiful.

"Are you satisfied now?" Hua Jieyu smiled gently. Since Ye Futian chose not to keep it a secret, she was willing to face it with him. No matter what would happen in the future, they would face it together, hand in hand, just like now. Minister Zuo had said that she had the fate of an empress. She did not believe in fate. Even if she had this fate, she would change it, she believed. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Seeing the smile on the girl's face and those gentle words, Ye Futian's smile was also warm. The most beautiful promise was no better than that. The most beautiful girl was no better than the Fox's smile. So what if he had seen a girl even more beautiful at Mount Tianyao? His godfather had said that his woman would be the empress of the world. If that really happened, his fox's temperament was enough to rule and impress the world.

"Yes, very satisfied." Ye Futian smiled and nodded. This feeling was amazing.

"Hey, are you guys done?" someone finally called out, feeling tortured by the public display of affection.

"I feel like I just got dumped. My heart hurts," someone muttered, a hand to his chest.

"Psh." In the Finance Star crowd, Yi Qingxuan, who was standing beside Yu Sheng, laughed out loud. Ye Futian was seriously going full out with his affection. However, it was beautiful. Yi Qingxuan knew that even though they were smiling and holding hands, there was a heavy burden on this relationship. But despite it, they would face it together.

Thinking of this, Yi Qingxuan also reached out and touched the arm beside her.

Yu Sheng glanced at her and asked, "What's wrong?"

Yi Qingxuan looked up him with her pretty eyes. Yu Sheng scratched his head. He did not understand the girl, making her so angry she stomped on Yu Sheng's feet. The boy blinked and looked away. Just as Yi Qingxuan fumed, a big muscular hand wrapped around her small hand. In an instant, her heart seemed to melt and she smiled like a flower. It seemed that this guy was not so insensitive. He had learned a lot from Ye Futian.

In the direction of the School of the Emperor Star, a beautiful figure was watching the two holding hands with smiling eyes. It was Shu Yuyan. She was the one who understood Hua Jieyu the most in the school. Only she knew how much Hua Jieyu really cared about the boy. Jieyu had overlooked all the talents in the School of the Emperor Star and become nervous because of the boy's every action. She was practically a fairy but would become an ignorant little girl once Ye Futian was mentioned.

However, the others were not so happy. Ye Futian had become to disgrace them. He had defeated Zhou Mu and humiliated the school. Now, he had snatched away their goddess—the top beauty of Donghai Academy. Their hatred toward Ye Futian was obvious.

"B*tch," a dissonant voice rang out. Mu Yunxuan's face had darkened to the extreme. He looked menacing. His love for Hua Jieyu was no secret because he had not rejected it when Han Mo wanted to use him for the rumors. The relationships between people were strange. When enough people spread the rumors, the other would take notice. Maybe it would become true. However, he never expected that Hua Jieyu and Ye Futian would have been dating already and be so in love.

Hua Jieyu had felt disgusted from the rumors, thus leading to everything else.

When the goddess he adored publicly humiliated him, telling him to scram, he had endured it. But now, seeing Hua Jieyu act affectionately to Ye Futian with his own eyes, he finally could not take it anymore. Evil thoughts burst within him and he uttered a word he should not have.

Even if Ye Futian had come to mess with the School of the Emperor Star, it was a just fight. However, when Mu Yunxuan, star of the school, said that word to Hua Jieyu, the starlet, it was grating to the ear.

Many cold stares turned toward Mu Yunxuan. They were filled with hatred. Though they were envious of Ye Futian, they could feel the true love between the two as they stood together, so the people still felt happy for them deep down. However, Mu Yunxuan's curse had revealed his personality. Just as Ye Futian had said, cultivating with someone like Mu Yunxuan was a disgrace.

Hua Jieyu's expression changed. No woman could take being insulted with that word, let alone someone like Hua Jieyu. Ye Futian's heart twinged and felt a chill. However, he repressed his anger and said gently, "Leave it to me."

"Okay." Hua Jieyu nodded and stepped back.

When Ye Futian glanced at Mu Yunxuan, his eyes were filled with a terrifying coldness and murderous intent.

"Ye Futian, disciple of the School of the Finance Star, Five-star Glory Plane, now challenges Mu Yunxuan. Life and death, will you accept the challenge?" Ye Futian said coldly. Everyone's hearts shuddered. Ye Futian had challenged him to a fight of life and death.

Crazy, everyone thought. However, if they had a lover like Hua Jieyu, they would not allow anyone to insult her either. No wonder Ye Futian was furious.

Mu Yunxuan clenched his fists with a sneer. Ye Futian, a Five-star Glory Plane, dared to start a life and death challenge with him? Earlier, Ye Futian and Yu Sheng had worked together to defeat two Eight-star Glory Plane students. In his opinion, Ye Futian was the reinforcement while Yu Sheng was the most powerful. If a Five-star was willing to fight, what could an Eight-star Glory Plane like Mu Yunxuan fear?

"Prepare to die." Mu Yunxuan's expression was so cold. As soon as he finished speaking, a gust of violent wind gathered around him. Then his eyes turned gold; they were extremely sharp.

Ye Futian cast his life spirit. The Golden Roc appeared and it was beautiful. At the same time, there was a terrifying spiritual Qi windstorm. It transformed into a golden cane in his hand. Seeing it, many people shivered with fear. It was the one that had defeated Zhou Mu with a pure martial arts attack.

Now, Ye Futian was going to fight for life or death. He would obviously fight at a different level from before.

His wings flapped powerfully and he instantly shot to the sky. The spiritual Qi of wind was on him, transforming into a spell. He could fly with the golden Roc alone but now, he added the wind spell to it. His speed was terrifying.

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 77: Even the Score

Leng Qiufeng glared at the arrogant Ye Futian. Then, Wind and Earth bi-elemental Spiritual Qi gathered in front of him. A row of stone-tipped spears appeared, encapsulating the power of the wind.

"Attack!" Leng Qiufeng commanded the spears. In a split second, the sorceries of Wind and Earth joined together within the spears and charged towards Ye Futian and Yu Sheng.

Yu Sheng stood in front of Ye Futian, radiating a dim golden light. With a loud roar, Yu Sheng threw out his fists, and in the blink of an eye, the spears were destroyed.

"Go," said Ye Futian from behind. The sorcery of Wind descended upon Yu Sheng and he raced forward. With a single step on the solid ground, his body was launched into the air at the speed of light. In the same moment, because of the aid from Ye Futian's Wind Sorcery, Yu Sheng was able to ascend even higher into the sky and charged at Leng Qiufeng with full force. The shadows of a thousand fists approached Leng Qiufeng, ready to destroy everything in its way.

"This power..." Everyone was speechless. A person's gift was truly dependent on fate. If Ye Sheng specialized in Wind Sorcery, he would never have lost against his two opponents the last time.

Yi Xiang was very pleased to see Yu Sheng attack with the battle tactics he had learned. Yu Sheng seemed to be innately suitable for cultivation in all sorts of explosive tactics.

"Protection of Rock!" said Leng Qiufeng. A large boulder appeared in front of him. This was an extremely powerful defense spell. However, after a loud explosion, the boulder was in pieces and Yu Sheng appeared in the air above him. However, Leng Qiufeng did not retreat. Even though Yu Sheng was like a monster, Leng Qiufeng was still of a higher level than him. Plus, Leng Qiufeng's Life Spirit was able to give him immense power.

The image of a large Stone Lion overlapped on top of Leng Qiufeng's figure. The spear in his hand shot towards Yu Sheng. Around the tip of the spear, collected both Wind and Earth Spiritual Qi. The shadows of the thousand fists turned into stone and dissipated into ashes upon meeting with the tip of the spear.

Yu Sheng descended with the force of a war god. His body emanated a forceful aura, golden thorns appeared on his arms and his fist was thrown out to meet the spear. However, before the two could even meet, Yu Sheng's arms froze. Then, the stone that had just formed on his arms were absorbed by the golden thorns. His body had turned into a sort of fearsome blackhole. Finally, as everyone watched in shock, Yu Sheng's fist finally met with the stone-tipped spear. His fist was seemingly even more powerful and stronger than the weapon.

BOOM! After the loud commotion, Yu Sheng, who was previously protected by the shadows of a thousand fists, was now defenseless and bleeding. Though, Leng Qiufeng's spear was now destroyed as well. Both of the young men fell back in mid-air. Yu Sheng's arms shook. Ling Qiufeng was not doing too well either. The force of the thousand fists transmitted through the spear on to his arms, which were now numb.

Just then, Leng Qiufeng felt something amiss. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a flash of gold. The audience on the ground watched, wide-eyed. They saw a figure appear behind Leng Qiufeng. Vines appeared, blocking off Leng Qiufeng's exit. Then they began to wrap around his body rapidly.

"Wood Sorcery, the Lock of a Thousand Vines. How could a five-starred Glory Plane cultivator create such a fearsome effect?" Onlookers watched as the vines appeared endlessly like frightening tentacles.

Leng Qiufeng was then swept up in hurricane winds and brought higher into the sky. The powerful Wind Sorcery cut straight through the vines like a sharp blade. A sharp sound was emitted, and the jade-green vines now shone with a dim golden light. This made the vines stronger than before, but it was still no match for Leng Qiufeng's Wind Sorcery. Many of the vines were cut through with ease. However, the relentless vines were endless and continued to creep up Leng Qiufeng's body, wrapping him up tightly.

Again, with the aid of Ye Futian's Wind Sorcery, Yu Sheng was carried up to where Leng Qiufeng was. Leng Qiufeng's expression changed and let out a scream. He struggled to get out of the vines. Yu Sheng threw his fist at Leng Qiufeng. The sloppy defense Leng Qiufeng put up was broken easily, and the punch landed on his chest.

The vines disappeared. Yu Sheng now had Leng Qiufeng in his grasp. The two of them began to descend from the skies. Yu Sheng ruthlessly threw Leng Qiufeng into the ground. Another loud noise erupted, and the surface of the ground split open. Leng Qiufeng laid there, twitching, becoming one with the dirt on the ground.

Ye Futian landed on the ground softly and stared at Leng Qiufeng coldly. To him, Ye Futian asked, "Does it feel good fighting two on one?"

Last time at the School of the Treasury Star, Yu Sheng was defeated by Leng Qiufeng and Jiang Kun. Just now, Ye Futian and Yu Sheng joined hands to hand Leng Qiufeng a brutal defeat. Of course, Jiang Kun had already been defeated prior to this. Two five-starred Glory Plane cultivators challenged two eight-starred Glory Plane cultivators from the School of the Treasury Star and came out victorious.

"Two monsters," the people commented about Yu Sheng and Ye Futian. They shook in their shoes. The strength Yu Sheng possessed was inhuman. A lot of people had disagreed when others claimed Yu Sheng may be the most gifted martial arts student in all of Donghai Academy. But after the previous battle at the Treasury Star school and today's battle, there would not be a single person who could deny this fact any longer. Who else would possessive such explosive powers? It was not a question as to why Headmaster Yi Xiang of the School of the Finance Star, who specialized in combat, choose Yu Sheng to be his discipline.

Ye Futian was equally as monstrous. A bi-elemental Mandate Sorcerer of Metal and Wind with a Roc Spirit. He was also a Musical Sorcerer. Furthermore, he had just revealed his gifts in the Wood element and also cultivated in martial arts. He was simply good at everything.

Some people thought, could it be possible that Ye Futian is hiding his gifts in other elements as well? It was possible that the only person who was able to beat him in terms of elemental gifts was the girl genius from the School of the Emperor Star, Hua Jieyu. However, she would most likely be unwilling to make a move. Other than the time she was trying to get into the academy, she had not used her powers. Hua Jieyu also rarely stepped out of the Emperor Star school. The last time she came out on to the main campus was when she personally spoke up regarding the rumors about her and Mu Yunxuan.

The School of the Treasury Star really lost all face this time, thought everyone in the crowd. They watched as Yu Sheng picked up Leng Qiufeng and threw him in the direction of the Treasury Star school. It was a direct, domineering, and slightly insulting action. It was obvious that Yu Sheng was unhappy with what had happened during their previous battle. His opponents were able to soar through the skies, while he was stuck on the ground, not even able to make contact with them.

He was finally able to get payback today.

"This is the capability of eight-starred Glory Plane cultivators in the School of the Treasury Star? Stop making fools of yourselves at Donghai Academy," Ye Futian said calmly. The expressions on the faces of students of the Treasury Star turned more and more sour.

Everyone was speechless upon hearing Ye Futian's words. He came today with revenge on his mind and was not going easy on them, whether it be the students of the Treasury Star school or the Emperor Star school. First, Ye Futian defeated Zhou Mu. Then, he assisted Yu Sheng in defeating Leng Qiufeng and Jiang Kun. What was he going to do next?

At this moment, everyone saw Ye Futian walk to the side. He looked towards the School of the Emperor Star and said with a smile, "I came here yesterday seeking my girlfriend but Senior Brother Zhuo Qing did not allow me to enter. He told me the Emperor Star school was full of genius cultivators and that I was no match for Zhou Mu. It was because of this that I came today. Sadly, I am disappointed by Zhou Mu abilities. Now that I have proved myself to be more capable than Zhou Mu, I am curious about the abilities of these other 'geniuses'. Both Yu Sheng and myself are five-starred Glory Plane students of the Finance Star school. Would any students of the self-proclaimed top school at Donghai Academy, the School of the Emperor Star, be willing to challenge us? If any students of the same plane are willing, you may choose to challenge either one of us."

The students of the Emperor Star school did not know what to do. Same level cultivators to fight against these two freaks? It was possible that Hua Jieyu could give it try, but her schoolmates knew things that everyone else did not. So, they knew that she would never battle Ye Futian.

The onlooking crowd was speechless. They all shared a thought about how shameless Ye Futian was. Two eight-starred Glory Plane cultivators had already lost to Ye Futian and Yu Sheng. Now, he was asking students of the same plane to challenge them. Wouldn't that be digging their own grave? However, there was nothing that the students of the School of the Emperor Star could complain about. They were the ones who bragged about housing many genius cultivators and claimed to be the top school of Donghai Academy. Asking to challenge students of the same plane should not be considered too out of line. Also, Ye Futian's girlfriend was in the Emperor Star school? What was going on?

"If that's not possible, I'll also accept six-starred Glory Plane cultivators," Ye Futian said with a smile when he noticed that no one was willing to answer him.

Han Mo's expression darkened. Six-starred Glory Plane cultivator? Zhou Mu already tried. Defeated with one rod.

"Then what about seven-starred?" Ye Futian continued, "Yesterday, Senior Brother Zhuo Qing said that the Emperor Star school was packed full with geniuses. What's going on today?"

Everyone turned their attention towards Zhuo Qing, only to see the normally gentlemanly Zhuo Qing with a dark face. He forced a smile and said, "Junior Brother Ye, since you're trying to provoke my fellow schoolmates into a challenge, what's the need to bring up planes?"

"So, what Senior Brother Zhuo is trying to say is that I should ignore planes and fight against students four, five planes above me? Maybe even those in the Dharma Plane?" Ye Futian laughed. "Is this what the students of your school have been doing to my fellow schoolmates these past days? Why don't you try to challenge Dharma Plane students in my school, Senior Brother?"

Zhuo Qing had nothing to say once again. The students of the Emperor Star school all stared coldly at Ye Futian. They were getting anxious under his questioning.

"If nobody has the guts to come out and challenge us, then I hope that the students of the Emperor Star school will stop being so brazen, coming to pick on the weaker students of my school," warned Ye Futian when he saw that nobody was going to speak up. Only when he said this, onlookers realized his true intentions: to stop the School of the Emperor Star from attacking the students of the Finance Star school.

"I know that Junior Brother Ye possesses extraordinary gifts, and has once said that I would like to see them for myself. So, I am willing to be thick-skinned and step out to challenge you as an eight-starred Glory Plane cultivator, but if you are here simply to give empty threats, then please leave," said a figure as it stepped out. A handsome young man, one of the "geniuses" in the Emperor Star school, walked towards Ye Futian and introduced himself, "Student of the School of the Emperor Star, Mu Yunxuan. Eight-starred Glory Plane."

As soon as he heard this name, Yu Sheng took a large step forward. His body radiated a powerful force.

"Yu Sheng," called Ye Futian. Yu Sheng halted.

"Let me," said Ye Futian. Yu Sheng nodded and retreated.

Ye Futian looked at Mu Yunxuan. A sarcastic smile spread across his face and he continued, "You're not just thick-skinned. I feel ashamed simply attending the same academy as you."

"You!" Mu Yunxuan broke his façade immediately. His expression darkened.

Ye Futian stood quietly and a powerful aura emanated from him. His clothes moved without wind. "Since you have the guts to step up, then I'll also settle the incident of you spreading rumors about my girlfriend. Let's even the score today," said Ye Futian calmly. After he spoke, there was silence.