Just when everyone thought that Gu Linfeng would compromise, his attitude, however, remained quite forceful as he said indifferently, “I’ll say it for the last time, if you want to take away Beauty Stone, unless you step over the corpse of.”
Hearing these words, Kong Hongbi’s eyes, gradually turned ice-cold.
Murong Yue stared towards Zhang Ruochen, feeling very puzzled. All along, His Highness the Crown Prince had been a rather sensible person, how could he lose his mind over a strange woman?
No matter what, since His Highness the Crown Prince had made a decision, this battle today was inevitable.
Murong Yue revolved her holy qi, and then above her head, a bright crescent moon, emerged and rose to hundreds of sheets high in the sky, radiating a dazzling light, becoming the second moon in the night sky.
This was her signal.
Seeing the bright moon hanging in the dome of the sky, the Murong Family’s experts, with the fastest speed, rushed into into the Pearl Light Pavilion.
“Greetings to the Young Lord.”
There were six people in total, all of whom were half-Saint realm powerhouses.
Among them, the one with the highest cultivation level was even at the Ninth Order Half Saint.
Murong Yue gently nodded, looked at Zhang Ruochen, and said, “Once the war starts, Mr. Gu will take the Stone Beauty to leave first, and the Murong Family’s powerhouses and I can intercept the Young Lord of the Hall of Brightness.”
Obviously, Murong Yue was worried about Zhang Ruochen’s safety and wanted him to leave first, while she, on the other hand, stayed behind to break the back.
“I came to Pearl Pavilion to purchase an Elephant Soul, why should I leave?”
Zhang Ruochen appeared subdued, yet his gaze was very firm as he added, “When necessary, I will use some of my cards, even if Kong Hongbi is the seventh in the Half-Saint List, there is nothing to fear.”
If, indeed, it came to the time of last resort, Zhang Ruochen would take the stone beauty away even if he spared exposing his identity.
The fresh breeze blew gently, causing the lake, which covered hundreds of acres, to ripple.
In the lake, the images of two bright moons gradually became blurred.
The two forces were confronting each other, and all of the Half-Saints present released their Sacred Soul Fields, creating an intimidating aura of solemnity.
In the southeast direction of the Pearl Pavilion, on top of a stargazing platform, Ouyang Huan and Qi Fayu were sitting opposite each other, and with the location of the stargazing platform, they could just see the lake in the distance.
On top of the stone platform between the two of them, driving a fireplace, a pot of tea was being boiled. In the teapot, the fragrance that emanated from it wrapped the entire Stargazing Platform in a dense atmosphere, as if it was a fairyland.
Qi Fayu sat on the ground and looked over in the direction of the lake, saying, “If the two of them continue to fight, the Blood God Sect and the Hall of Brightness will most likely completely tear their faces off.”
Ouyang Huan smiled warmly, “The Blood God Sect, the Hall of Brightness, and the Moon Worshipping God Sect, only by joining forces can they check and balance the Taiji Dao, the Ru Dao, and the Ministry of War. The cooperation between the three major sects has long been extended to various fields with thousands of links, how could they tear their faces apart because of a woman?”
Immediately afterward, Ouyang Huan added, “At most, only Gu Linfeng and Kong Hongbi will tear their faces apart and become enemies.”
Qi Fayu shook her head and said, “The gap between Gu Linfeng and Kong Hongbi is just too great, it’s not enough to level the playing field with Kong Hongbi.”?Ouyang Huan looked confident and smiled, “Letting the Blood God Sect and the Hall of Brightness create some gaps is not a good thing for the God Sect?”
The Blood God Sect, Ming Tang, and Moon Worshipping God Sect were indeed cooperating with each other, and at the same time, the three sects were also holding back and competing with each other.
If the Blood God Sect and the Hall of Brightness really fought secretly, it would only end up benefiting the Moon Worshipping Sect.
Qi Fayu’s pair of black and white distinct eyes stared at Kong Hongbi’s body as she asked, ”Kong Hongbi is ranked seventh in the Semi-Saint Ranking, his battle power, just how powerful is he? With your current cultivation level, are you able to fight him?”
Ouyang Huan revealed a solemn expression, cupping a fan in his hand and fanning the fire, he contemplated for a moment and said, “My cultivation, I’ve only just broken through to the ninth ranked Half-Saint, whereas Kong Hongbi’s cultivation is only half a step away from the Saint realm. With my current cultivation, if I fight him, the number of victories and defeats will be just fifty-fifty.”
Qi Fayu sucked in a breath of cold air, and her heartbeat couldn’t help but speed up a few points.
Not long ago, Ouyang Huan had returned to the Divine Sect, and with the cultivation of a Ninth Order Half-Saint, he had challenged three Saint realm Demon Sect Elders in a row, shocking the entire Sect with two victories and a draw.
A half saint defeating a saint was an act against the heavens.
Such a battle record also made Ouyang Huan’s position as a divine son as stable as gold, no one could shake it anymore.
“If Kong Hongbi’s battle prowess is really this powerful, then he only needs to use one finger to press Gu Linfeng and the experts of the Black Market One Piece Hall, all to death. A praying mantis couldn’t be more appropriate to describe Gu Linfeng.”
Qi Fayu shook her head, mourning for Gu Linfeng.
The Moon Worshipping Demon Sect’s powerhouses didn’t make a move to stop Gu Linfeng and Kong Hongbi’s fight, but they turned on all the defense formations around the lake, turning it into an isolated zone.
On the surface of the lake, Kong Hongbi’s face revealed hostility as he swept over to Zhang Ruochen and the group of cultivators from the Black Market One Piece Hall, saying disdainfully, “A group of arrogant and cocky mole crickets that dare to call out to this Gongzi, they really don’t know what to do with their lives.”
One must know that there were many cultivators gathered around the lake, and all eyes were watching.
If, Kong Hongbi didn’t snatch the stone beauty back and teach Gu Linfeng a hard lesson, in the future, his reputation in the Kunlun Realm would plummet.
Just as Kong Hongbi was about to make his move, Sage General Yan Xu rushed out first, saying, ”To deal with them, why is it necessary for the Young Hall Master to personally make a move? This general alone is enough to take them down.”
Yan Xu Sage General stepped out with a single step, and the holy qi that erupted out pressed the water surface of the lake, causing it to sink downwards.
“Those who dare to make an enemy of the Young Lord, kill without pardon.”
Behind Murong Yue, six Murong Family’s Half-Saints rushed out at the same time to meet the Yan Xu Sacred General.
The one in the lead, named Murong Xifeng, had a cultivation level of a Ninth Order Half-Saint, and in the Eastern Domain, he was definitely a formidable and powerful person.
The other five Half-Saints were all powerful as well, comparable to the kings of the Military Ministry.
Facing the six great Half-Saint experts, Saint General Yan Xu did not have a trace of fear, instead, he laughed out loud.
With his arms, dozens of bowl-thick thunderbolts surged out, as if the Thunder God had descended into the world, slapping the two palm imprints out at the same time.
“Wow.”
Two torrents of lightning condensed into a torrent that flew out from his palms, paving the way to strike the six Half-Saints of the Murong Family.
It sent the other five Half-Saint realm powerhouses, other than Murong Xifeng, all flying out and crashing down to the lakeshore.
One had to know that those five Half-Saint realm powerhouses, two of them, reached the Seventh Order Half-Saint.
For them to join together and not be able to block a single strike from the Yan Xu Sacred General was truly somewhat appalling.
The entire lakeside was completely covered in lightning, with densely-packed electric ripples traveling through the water, causing it to boil.
“Saint General Yan Xu is worthy of being the sixteenth ranked Saint General, and I don’t know if Murong Xifeng, can he block his attack?”
“Murong Zhanfeng is a ninth ranked Half Saint, an existence that stands at the peak under the Saint realm, I’m afraid that Yan Xu Saint General is still a little bit behind when compared to him.”
Yan Xu Sacred General let out a long whistle, his body’s aura like a rainbow, and between the opening and closing of his hands, he coalesced into a gigantic ball of lightning light with a diameter of three zhang.
His right hand flipped over and slapped the ball of lightning light down towards Murong Shi Feng.
“A sword separates the paths of life and death.”
Murong Zhanfeng stood on the surface of the lake as if his feet were stepping on a flooded ancient sea of intertwined thunder and lightning as he held the hilt of his sword with both hands, condensed his sword qi, and slashed upwards with all his strength.
The piercing blade light, trailing out hundreds of meters long, was like a river of blades separating heaven and earth, tearing the ball of lightning light apart and splitting it in two.
Sage General Yan Xu’s arms were clothed in two pieces of purple iron armor that took on a shield shape.
His arms, crossed together, and the two pieces of shield armor overlapped each other, surfacing with densely-packed lightning attribute inscriptions.
“Wow!”
A lightning light shield with a diameter of ten feet was presented, blocking Murong Zhanfeng’s blade light.
Murong Zhanfeng’s eyes narrowed as he stared at the Yan Xu Sacred General who stood in the air, revealing a gloomy expression as he said, “Your cultivation, you’ve already broken through to the Ninth Order Half-Saint?”?”That’s right.”
Saint General Yan Xu’s hands, clasped in front of his chest, appeared to have an extraordinary aura.
Saint General Yan Xu, who had broken through to the Ninth Order Half-Saint, already had the strength to enter the top ten of the One Hundred and Eight Saint General rankings.
“Swish.”
Yan Xu Saint General’s body, transformed into a lightning stream, rushed in the direction of the gazebo, wanting to capture Gu Linfeng.
Capturing a thief was the first step.
As long as he took Gu Linfeng, he would also lock up the victory, not afraid of Murong Yue and Murong Zhanfeng continuing to obstruct from it.
Even if Gu Linfeng was no longer strong, he was only a Fourth Order Half-Saint, and with the power of a Ninth Order Half-Saint, he could suppress him with just one move.
Only, Yan Xu Sacred General failed to reach Gu Linfeng’s body before he was once again intercepted by Murong Xifeng.
The Ghost Valley Saint General stood behind Kong Hongbi, his body radiating a gloomy aura as he said, “Murong Xifeng’s strength is quite strong.”
Kong Hongbi snorted coldly, “The Murong Family was a traitor to the Sacred Brightness Central Empire back then, and if they weren’t hiding in the Eastern Region’s Evil Lands, the Hall Master would have long since exterminated them. Since, the Murong Family’s cultivators dared to come to the Central Domain, will this Lord let them go back?”
“Ghost Valley, go and take down Murong Yue and Gu Linfeng, and make them kneel to meet this gongzi.”
Saint General Ghost Valley hesitated slightly and said, “Murong Yue is the young master of the East Domain Black Market’s First Grade Hall, taking her down, I’m afraid it will cause a fight between the Black Market and the Ming Hall.”
Kong Hongbi appeared confident, pointing and laughing, “Nowadays, the world is about to be in chaos, the situation is complicated, the Black Market One Piece Hall doesn’t dare to go to war with Ming Tang easily yet. Besides, there are a total of two Young Masters in the Eastern Region’s Black Market One Piece Hall, even if we kill Murong Yue, the impact won’t be too great.”
“In that case, my subordinate will now go capture Murong Yue and Gu Linfeng.”
The body of the Ghost Valley Saint General, as if it was a piece of paper, shattered and split apart, transforming into a pitch-black yin wind that swept across the lake and surged over in the direction of the gazebo.
The black shadowy wind, emitted a whimpering sound, and vaguely, hundreds of hideous ghostly shadows could be seen, fluttering in the wind.
Those ghostly shadows, overlapping together, coalesced to form a headless ghost that was a hundred meters tall, stretching out a claw the size of a house, pressing down towards the gazebo.
The bone-piercing coldness, in an instant, froze the lake water.
Although the huge ghost’s claw hadn’t yet fallen, the beams of the pavilion couldn’t withstand the powerful force, emitting a “rattling” sound and appearing a crack.
The Ghost Valley Saint General ranked ninth amongst the 108 Saint Generals in the Hall of Light, and his battle power was even stronger than that of Yan Xu Saint General.
Murong Yue’s face paled, her body trembled, and blood flowed from her eyes.
Just the Ghost Valley Saint General’s Sacred Soul Domain had already traumatized her.
It could be imagined that once the gigantic ghost claw he struck landed, the few people in the gazebo, even if they did not die, I was afraid that they would become invalids.
