“I don’t need you to teach me my martial dao.”
Bishui Cheng’s body was surging with battle intent as he snorted coldly.
His arms unfolded, and true qi emanated from his armour, transforming into a circle of water ripples, emitting the sound of water waves lapping against the rocks on the shore.
“Wow!”
His five fingers unfolded, carrying a circle of water ripples as they struck towards Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen’s right foot, stepped back to avoid Bishui City’s palm imprint.
At the same time, Zhang Ruochen’s right hand pressed down on the hilt of his sword, and together with the scabbard, it was as if he was holding a war club, slashing at Bishui Cheng’s abdomen.
The inscriptions of the Bishui Sacred Armour emerged and intertwined into a formation pattern, and Zhang Ruochen’s attack, after striking down, was blocked by the formation pattern.
The scabbard failed to strike Bishui City’s body, but the force from the scabbard knocked Bishui City back four feet, almost falling off the battle platform again.
Just as Bishui City was secretly rejoicing, Zhang Ruochen had already rushed to his front and jumped up, slapping his palm on top of his head.
Even though he had the Aqua Holy Armour to resist Zhang Ruochen’s palm force, Bishui City still had difficulty with that force, and his legs went limp, and with a bang, he heavily knelt on top of the battle platform.
Zhang Ruochen slashed his sword sheath out again, striking Bishui City’s neck, and it was like the wind sweeping away the leaves, sending Bishui City flying out once again, falling off the battle platform.
“Boom!”
This time, Bishui City didn’t manage to get up again.
This was because, the previous slap, when Zhang Ruochen struck his head, had already knocked him out.
In fact, even if he didn’t wear the Aqua Holy Armour, Bi Shui Cheng’s strength was not weak, at least one step stronger than Pei Ji, who was the forty-first on the Heavenly Ranking, and was considered to be a top expert of the Heavenly Extremity Realm.
Only, the person he encountered was Zhang Ruochen, and whether it was speed, strength, or even power over the Martial Dao, all of them were far superior to him. It wouldn’t be difficult to defeat him.
After Bishui City was knocked off the battle stage, one of the Bishui Clan’s elders, immediately rushed over and picked up Bishui City from the ground.
That one elder, glancing towards the battle stage, revealed a grateful look, “Many thanks.”
He knew very well that Zhang Ruochen had been merciful.
Afterwards, that one Elder, with Bishui City in tow, immediately left the Heaven Level Battle Stage.
Emperor Yi looked at the direction where that one elder from the Bishui Clan had left, revealing a hint of a smile, “The Bishui Holy Armour, it’s quite a good treasure, Bishui City didn’t even bring out one-thousandth of its power, spoiling a good treasure. It seems that I have to find a time to go forward to the Aqua Clan and borrow the Aqua Sacred Armour for a while.”
“Giggle!”
In Zhang Ruochen’s palm, he struck out a Cold Ice True Qi, freezing the water vapour in the air into ice and freezing the remains of Huang Shenyi.
Carrying the remains with him, Zhang Ruochen walked towards the bottom of the Heavenly Battle Stage and said, “Emperor Yi, I’m going to take away Huang Shenyi’s remains. Don’t worry, I will bury him.”
“Wait.”
Emperor Yi greeted him and stopped Zhang Ruochen who was about to walk down the battle platform.
With one hand, Zhang Ruochen held the frozen corpse, while the other hand pressed on top of the hilt of his sword, saying, “You want to fight me?”
Emperor Yi shook his head and laughed, “Sooner or later, we will have another battle, but, not now. How about we make a deal?”
“What kind of deal?”Zhang Ruochen said.
“The six holy swords and remains of the Yellow Divine Anomaly, you can take them away, and I can not stop you. However, you took away one Star Envoy, you can’t take away a second one, right?”
Emperor Yi’s gaze, looked over in the direction of the Orange Moon Star Envoy, revealing a hint of a smile.
Zhang Ruochen’s gaze, too, was fixed on the Orange Moon Star Envoy, saying, “You want me to release her? But she, right now, is my captive.”
Emperor Yi laughed and said, “Zhang Ruochen, you can’t be too greedy, two Star Envoys, you can only take one. If you want a living Star Envoy, or a dead one, you pick first. Am I being generous enough?”
Zhang Ruochen’s face remained unchanged as he said, “What if I have to take away both Star Ambassadors?”
Emperor Yi’s smile withdrew, and that pair of eyes became a few shades colder as he swept a glance towards the Martial Market Fighting Arena, saying, “This is the Martial Market Fighting Arena, the Martial Market Chambers, and there are so many masters, so of course I can’t compete with you. However, as I recall, your three-year marriage contract with County Lord Smokey is due, right? You don’t want, a great happy event, to turn into a funeral, right?”
A coldness appeared in Zhang Ruochen’s eyes, “Are you threatening me?”
“Swish!”
“Swish!”
Sensing the murderous aura on Zhang Ruochen’s body, the green-robed Star Envoy and the green-robed Star Envoy immediately swept out from behind Di Yi and stood on the left and right sides of Di Yi, protecting him in the centre.
The green-clothed and green-robed Star Envoys were both top-notch experts of the Fish Dragon Realm, a man and a woman, and their bodies exuded an aura of transcendent power, as if they were about to step in to suppress Zhang Ruochen.
“Green-robed and green-robed, you must not be rude. This is the Chaotic Ten Thousand Realms Mountain, we have to follow the rules, how can we use force to settle everything?”
Emperor Yi stretched out a hand, signalling for the green-clothed Star Envoy and the green-robed Star Envoy to step back.
Emperor Yi’s gaze, still fixed on Zhang Ruochen, continued, “Zhang Ruochen, I kindly remind you that an individual’s power, even if it is strong, is ultimately limited. In front of the entire Black Market, your power is like a speck of dust, not worth mentioning. I hope you can think it over before making a decision.”
“No need to think about it, I’ve already made my decision, the two Star Ambassadors, I’m taking them both. At the same time, I’m also warning you, if you dare to harm those around me, I will definitely kill you with my own hands.”
Zhang Ruochen’s tone was calm, yet that pair of eyes was so sharp, giving off an unwavering aura.
Emperor Yi’s hands were clenched tightly, very angry, but, in the end, he still held back the anger in his heart and waved his hand, saying, “Good, very good, let’s go!”
Di Yi took the lead and walked out of the Martial Market Fighting Arena, followed by the Evil Dao martial artists of the Black Market, all of whom followed him.
Staring at Di Yi’s back, Zhang Ruochen’s eyes, were a bit gloomy.
Di Yi was a very tactful person, and as long as he was still alive, he would always be a threat.
However, wanting to get rid of Di Yi was not an easy task, as he was always followed by a large number of Black Market’s strongest people. Even the top echelons of the Martial City Money Bank had never succeeded in trying to kill him, let alone Zhang Ruochen.
“Wow!”
The Heavenly Ranking Stone Tablet emitted a powerful light, and the three words “Zhang Ruochen” disappeared from the top of the stone tablet.
A moment later, the three words “Zhang Ruochen” reached the top of the Heavenly Ranking Stone Tablet, becoming the number one on the Heavenly Ranking.
Behind his name, a string of numbers appeared: 12,407,000 Military Merit Points.
Being number one on the Heavenly Ranking meant that one had achieved success and was considered an unrivalled battle king in the same realm.
It could be expected that soon, Zhang Ruochen’s name would definitely spread throughout the Kunlun Realm, becoming a hot young master, and the object of worship and adoration for countless young women.
Ao Xin Yan took the lead and rushed over, walking to the bottom of the Heavenly Battle Stage to greet Zhang Ruochen, saying joyfully, “Group Leader, you are now the number one person on the Heavenly Ranking, moreover, you also killed the Yellow God Star Envoy of the Black Market One Piece Hall, and when you return to the Sacred Courtyard, you will surely be able to pass on receiving a generous reward.”
Huang Yichen, Duanmu Xingling, Luo Shuihan, and all the young talents from the Eastern Region Sacred King’s Mansion also greeted Zhang Ruochen and congratulated him.
Reaching number one on the Heavenly Ranking was quite a remarkable thing.
In the Eastern Domain Sacred King Mansion, if there was a young child who could enter the top ten of the Heavenly Ranking, he would immediately become a key cultivation target, or even, a candidate for the family patriarch.
To become the first in the Heavenly Ranking was even more difficult. The last time someone from the Eastern Domain Saint King’s Mansion had reached the top of the Heavenly Ranking, it had already been six hundred years ago.
Huang Yichen belonged to a branch of the Eastern Domain Sacred King’s Mansion, and since Zhang Ruochen was Huang Yichen’s fiancé, he was naturally a member of the Eastern Domain Sacred King’s Mansion as well.
“Brother Zhang, you don’t have to pay any attention to Di Yi’s threats, your wedding to cousin Smokey Dust will definitely be held in the Eastern Domain Sacred King’s Mansion. Even if I lent him the guts, he wouldn’t dare to come and cause trouble.”Chen Tianran patted his chest and said confidently.
Chen Tianshu also said, “That’s right, although the Black Market is powerful, our Chen Family is not weak. Even if the Saints of the Black Market come to break into the Eastern Domain Sacred City, they are guaranteed to have no return.”
Zhang Ruochen’s face, still quite grave, said, “Let’s go back first, and then we’ll discuss it slowly.”
The crowd from the Eastern Region Holy King’s Mansion, as well as Huang Yichen, Duanmu Xingling, Ao Xinyan, and Luo Shuihan from the Sacred Courtyard, now, all of them were temporarily staying at the Ten Thousand Realms Tavern.
The Ten Thousand Realms Tavern was a very large complex, occupying a rather vast area. The Market Realm warriors who came to the Chaotic Ten Thousand Realms Mountain could only live in the Ten Thousand Realms Tavern, apart from residing in the barracks.
Of course, living in the Ten Thousand Realms Tavern was definitely countless times more comfortable than living in the military camp.
At this moment, Zhang Ruochen was sitting inside Duanmu Starling’s room, his fingers resting on his chin, his gaze deep as he pondered something.
Duanmu Xingling stood underneath a bronze ancient lamp, and under the reflection of the light, her skin, which appeared snow-white and crystalline, and the outlines of her features were clearly defined, making her look exceptionally beautiful.
Duanmu Xingling’s two jade fingers, also stroked her chin, following Zhang Ruochen’s example, in her beautiful eyes, she revealed a hint of a charming and playful smile as she said, ”Zhang Ruochen, you’ve been alone with me inside the room for so long, aren’t you afraid that Sister Dust will be jealous? What exactly is the matter, tell me quickly? If you’re not in a hurry, I’m a bit anxious!”
As if Zhang Ruochen had finally thought clearly, he raised his head and said, “Senior Sister Duanmu, I want to ask you to help me with something.”
Duanmu Xingling was first stunned, then, with a laugh, “Did I hear it right? You’re asking me to help you? You are the number one person in the Heavenly Ranking, Zhang Ruochen, if you ask me, a weak woman, to help you, aren’t you afraid of being laughed at when the word gets out?”
“Are you going to help or not?”Zhang Ruochen said solemnly.
“Help.”
Duanmu Xingling said without hesitation.
She knew that if it wasn’t something really important, Zhang Ruochen wouldn’t have asked for her help.
