“What? She’s really one of the seven Star Envoys of the Black Market One Piece Hall, the Orange Moon Star Envoy?”
“Legend has it that the seven Star Ambassadors of the Black Market One Piece Hall are all first-class geniuses, each of them not weaker than a Sacred Body, and are dragons and phoenixes among men.”
“The Orange Moon Star Envoy is about the same age as Lu Flipping Sky, this year, twenty-five years old, yet his ranking in The Heavenly Ranking is much higher than Lu Flipping Sky, reaching the six hundred and forty-third position.”
“To be able to enter the top one thousand of the 『Heavenly Ranking』 at such a young age, I’m afraid that this Orange Moon Star Envoy, in the future, will also be able to impact the top ten of the 『Heavenly Ranking』.”
Although the young martial artists of the Black Market and the Demon Sect were unable to enter the Martial Market Arena in an open and aboveboard manner and participate in the competition, they were able to enter the Market Realm Battlegrounds and accumulate military merit values. Therefore, they were also able to enter the Heavenly Ranking.
Of course, there were even more evil martial artists who didn’t bother entering The Heavenly Ranking at all.
The way they proved their strength was simple, and that was by defeating the established experts on The Heavenly Ranking.
Just like Di Yi back then, even though he wasn’t a 《Earth Ranking》 martial artist, he used only three swords to defeat the first step of the 《Earth Ranking》, Thousand Fan, and thus became famous all over the world.
The masked woman did not hide her identity and said, “That’s right, I am indeed an Orange Moon Star Envoy.”
Upon hearing these words, a group of warriors in black armour immediately rushed in from the outside of the Martial Market’s fighting arena and surrounded the Heavenly Battle Stage.
Since someone from the Black Market had appeared in the Martial Market Fighting Arena, naturally, they could not let her leave.
The Orange Moon Star Envoy glanced downwards towards those warriors below and smiled coldly, ”What? The Martial Market Chambers are worried that I defeated the Sacred Academy’s Saint Zhang Ruochen, causing the Sacred Academy to lose face, so they can’t wait to arrest me now?”
A purple-robed elder of the Martial Market Money Bank, Xie Yun’an, carried his hands behind his back as he walked out from that group of warriors and stood at the bottom of the Heavenly Battle Stage, laughing, “Haha! The Orange Moon Star Envoy has come to the Martial Market Fighting Arena in a big way, we, the Martial Market Money Vault, of course have to give a warm welcome. Today, you won’t have to leave, right?”
To be able to become a purple-robed elder, Xie Yunan’s cultivation was of course profound and unfathomable, and in the Martial City Money Bank, he had an extremely high status, specialising in the order of the Heavenly Battle Arena.
Capturing the Star Envoy of the Black Market’s First Class Hall was a great feat, and there was no way Xie Yunan would let go of such an opportunity.
“Just by you? You’re not qualified to decide whether I stay or go.”
The Orange Moon Star Envoy stared disdainfully at Xie Yunan, then, he stopped caring about him and looked at Zhang Ruochen, saying, “Zhang Ruochen, how about we make a bet?”
“What kind of bet?”Zhang Ruochen said.
The Orange Moon Star Envoy said, “Let’s have a fair fight. If I if I win against you, you will let me go. If you win against me, I’ll tie my hands and let you have your way. What do you think?”
Xie Yunan, who was standing under the Heavenly Battle Stage, sneered, “Today, the person who decides your fate is me, not him.”
The Orange Moon Star Envoy sneered, “Zhang Ruochen is the first place winner of the Sacred Academy, and in the future, he will most likely become the Academy Master’s heir, or even, a Young Exalted of the Martial City Academy. A mere purple-robed elder, how dare you underestimate him, in the future, your days in the Martial City Money Bank are probably going to be very difficult.”
Hearing these words, Xie Yunan’s face changed, and after careful recollection, he finally thought of the powerful relationship.
With his current status as a “Purple Robed Elder”, he was indeed more honourable than Zhang Ruochen’s status as a “Saint”. However, Zhang Ruochen was not an ordinary Saints, but the first place among Saints.
The first place Saints of each term would almost always become the “Successor of the Academy Master”.
The identity of the “Academy Master’s Successor” was far more honourable than a mere “Purple-robed Elder”, and wasn’t even on the same level.
As the Orange Moon Star Envoy said, if he really offended Zhang Ruochen, in the future, he would definitely not have a good time in the Martial City Money Bank.
Xie Yunan snapped, ”Bold Black Market Evil Woman, how dare you provoke our relationship, when did this Elder underestimate Brother Zhang? Brother Zhang is a Saint of the Sacred Academy, one of the six kings of the Eastern Region’s younger generation, and is the pride of our Martial Market Money Vault. This Elder has always admired him, and today, I’ve finally met the real person. Brother Zhang, this Black Market Evil Woman has come to challenge you after all, what do you think should be done with her?”
Seeing Xie Yunan’s face, the Orange Moon Star Ambassador smiled sweetly, a look of contempt in her eyes.
Zhang Ruochen said, “Since she has already ascended the Heavenly Battle Stage, she is the challenger, and I am willing to fight her fairly.”
The Orange Moon Star Envoy couldn’t help but think highly of Zhang Ruochen for a few moments and said, “You’re actually really willing to fight a fair battle with me, Zhang Ruochen, don’t regret it. Since it’s a fair fight, then our bet, is it still valid?”
Zhang Ruochen smiled and said, “If you can win against me, I can let you go.”
“Vigorous.”The Orange Moon Star Envoy said.
Without any sign, the Orange Moon Star Envoy flew up off the ground and took a step forward. After one step, she stood in front of Zhang Ruochen.
With her two fingers, she pinched them into a sword technique and stabbed at Zhang Ruochen’s neck.
Her speed was so fast that it simply surpassed the discernment of the naked eye.
Just when she thought that she would be able to score with this move, she suddenly realised that her two fingers felt like they were striking on top of an iron wall.
Fingers, a sharp pain came from them, and the bones of the two fingers looked like they were about to break.
The Orange Moon Star Envoy fixed her eyes and realised that at some point, Zhang Ruochen had stretched out a palm to block her two fingers. His palm was filled with golden dragon scales.
“What a fast reaction speed, what a powerful force, taking a blow from me, he actually didn’t move at all. His strength, it’s surprisingly powerful to such a level, no wonder even Lu Flipping Tian could only block eleven moves from him.”
It was only when she truly fought with Zhang Ruochen that she would understand how terrifying Zhang Ruochen’s cultivation was, far beyond her imagination.
The Orange Moon Star Envoy immediately put away her contempt and mobilised twelve points of True Qi, preparing to go all out to meet Zhang Ruochen.
However, Zhang Ruochen’s speed of striking was even faster than hers, having already struck out palm seals one step ahead of her.
The palm force, like a continuous monstrous flood, surged down from the sky and drowned her.
“Demon Moon in the sky.”
The Orange Moon Star Envoy closed her hands together, and her martial soul, mobilising the aura of heaven and earth, condensed into a round black moon above her head.
That round moon, with its gloomy aura and full of devouring energy, sucked in the palm force struck by Zhang Ruochen and dissolved it into nothing.
Zhang Ruochen laughed out loud, “So it turns out that you are cultivating the Heavenly Demon Underworld Moon Diagram from the Heavenly Demon Stone Sculptures, which allows you to absorb the essence of the moon and hammer it into your body, cultivating it into the ‘Houtian Underworld Moon Body’, no wonder you are able to fight against the Sacred Body.”
“No, you’re wrong, I was born with a Yin Moon Body, not cultivated as an acquired body.”The Orange Moon Star Envoy snorted coldly.
Cultivating the Heavenly Demon Underworld Moon Diagram allowed one to absorb the essence of the moon, thus cultivating a Yin Moon Body, however, that was only an acquired Yin Moon Body.
The Orange Moon Star Envoy was an Innate Yin Moon Body, which was more than one step more powerful than an Acquired Yin Moon Body.
The Heavenly Demon Undermoon Diagram itself was a supreme technique, belonging to the same level as the Heavenly Demon Innate Diagram that Di Yi cultivated, and coupled with her Innate Yin Moon Body, the strength that erupted from it was naturally extraordinary.
“Even if you are the Innate Yin Moon Body, when you meet me, you can only lose once.”
Zhang Ruochen unsheathed his Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword and quickly rotated his arm, stabbing at the Orange Moon Star Envoy’s chest at an extremely tricky angle.
The Orange Moon Star Envoy immediately controlled the black demonic moon, trying to ward off Zhang Ruochen’s sword move.
Suddenly, Zhang Ruochen’s sword move was staggered, and he struck with a backhand strike, chopping at the back of the Orange Moon Star Envoy’s neck.
The Orange Moon Star Envoy’s face changed and he immediately dodged.
Zhang Ruochen’s sword, like a shadow, chased after him and quickly broke the round of Demonic Moon that the Orange Moon Star Envoy had condensed.
“Swish swish!”
When Zhang Ruochen executed his tenth move, he had already left three bloody sword marks on the Orange Moon Star Envoy’s body, and in the end, the tip of the sword rested against the centre of the Orange Moon Star Envoy’s brow.
The Orange Moon Star Envoy’s ten fingers, which were constantly bubbling with demonic Qi, were not convinced of defeat and wanted to fight again.
“If you make a move, right now, it’s your time to die.”Zhang Ruochen said indifferently.
The seemingly calm tone of his voice gave off an unquestionable feeling, causing even the Orange Moon Star Envoy’s heart to tremble, sensing the firm will in Zhang Ruochen’s words.
She didn’t dare to gamble and let out a sigh, the demonic Qi in her hands, gradually retracted, her eyes a little bleak as she said, “I can’t believe that I’ve only blocked you for ten moves, one less than Lu Flipping Heaven. I underestimated you!”
When Zhang Ruochen used eleven moves to defeat Lu Flipping Tian, the Orange Moon Star Envoy was still a bit unimpressed and did not think that Zhang Ruochen was that powerful, she only thought that Lu Flipping Tian was a bit of a wannabe.
However, it was only when she personally fought Zhang Ruochen that she truly felt the dreadfulness of Zhang Ruochen’s swordsmanship. That kind of swordsmanship realm was simply not something that a young martial artist could achieve.
In that case, it wasn’t that Lu Flipping Tian wasn’t strong enough, it was only that Zhang Ruochen was too heaven-defying.
