“The eighth disciple of the Evil Sky Pavilion? Are you trying to fool me?” The leader of the white-clad men shook his head.
Zhu Honggong really disliked acting stern like his master and his Eldest Senior Brother. He was very, very exhausted.
‘It’s fine if you call me Fatty; I can tolerate it. After all, since I was young, I’ve gotten used to hearing such a word. However, how dare you say you’ve never heard of the eighth disciple of the Evil Sky Pavilion, the Leader of the Tigerridge Gang, and the former villainous king? I really can’t tolerate this!’
Zhu Honggong turned slightly and asked, “Old Lu, can you tolerate this?”
“I can’t.”
“Then, can I not tolerate it anymore?”
“Your master has always shown restraint. How does he deal with people like them?” Lu Li asked.
“My master would send them flying with just one slap.”
“Then, did you learn anything from your master?”
“No… My master is too stingy…” Zhu Honggong said with a straight face.
Lu Li sighed. “Just do as you wish…”
With that, Zhu Honggong charged out like a wild horse that was freed from its reins. A boxing glove that shone with gold light appeared on his hands as a wave of violent wind swept toward the leader of the white-clad men.
The leader did not expect Zhu Honggong to suddenly attack. He quickly retreated to the side of a red pillar in the hall before he said, “A mere Ten-leaf cultivator dares to act so arrogantly. I’m going to kill you! After all, I won’t offend Pavilion Master Lu by killing someone like you. Who knows he might even be happy that I help him get rid of someone who’s encroaching on his territory?”
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The leader launched numerous energy seals in the main hall.
Cracks began to appear on the pillars in the hall. Creaking noises began to ring in the air as well. Clearly, if this continued, the main hall would collapse.
Ji Hong, Great Ming’s emperor, knew this was not the time to feel distressed by the destruction of the main hall. He hurriedly retreated to the side.
A group of eunuchs and palace maids immediately surrounded Ji Hong.
Upon seeing this, Ji Hong pushed them away and said, “It’s useless…”
Although it was useless, how could these eunuchs and palace maids stand aside when the emperor was in danger? Even if they were only meat shields at best, they still had to protect the emperor.
At this time, many of the people in the palace knew that the three seemingly ordinary cultivators might bring with them an unprecedented calamity. In their opinion, the prosperity and the future of Great Ming depended on Zhu Honggong now.
The leader of the white-clad men was surprised when he saw Zhu Honggong was unharmed after his attacks landed on Zhu Honggong’s body. He turned around and barked, “Don’t just stand there. Do something!”
The other two white-clad men rushed into the fight immediately.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The three men struck at the same time.
Boom!
Zhu Honggong was caught off guard and was sent flying out of the hall.
The hall creaked noisily; it seemed to be on the verge of collapse.
Lu Li and the Flood Sect disciples left the hall immediately.
Three white-clad men flew out of the hall and hovered in the air.
The leader of the men said, “You’re not a Ten-leaf cultivator?”
“I never said I’m one in the first place,” Zhu Honggong said loudly before he manifested his avatar.
Buzz!
The unique sound of energy resonance rang in the hall, and a dazzling golden avatar appeared behind Zhu Honggong. It grew to 450 feet at a speed visible to the naked eye. A golden halo surrounded by eleven leaves hung at the back of the avatar.
The dazzling golden light made the guards and Great Qing cultivators prostrate themselves on the ground, calling out to their Divine Lord.
Behind the Dharma body, the golden hoop was surrounded by eleven leaves.
Ji Hong, the emperor of Great Ming, looked at the towering avatar, and his lips trembled slightly as he thought to himself, ‘This is the great pillar of Great Qing that will never fall!’
The leader of the white-clad men’s eyes widened in shock as he exclaimed, “What kind of avatar is this?”
He had never seen an avatar like this before in his life. What was even more shocking was the eleven leaves that hung at the back of the avatar.
Meanwhile, Zhu Honggong stepped on a stone slab wordlessly before he rushed out at top speed. His avatar followed in his wake as he punched with his boxing gloves.
When the energy fists collided with the energy swords, the leader of the white-clad men was stunned by the surging force of the attack. From what he knew, only Twelve Chart experts had eleven leaves. The feeling that the fatty in front of him was an undefeatable opponent rose in his heart.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Over a thousand energy fists landed on the leader of the white-clad men.
At this time, the other two white-clad men dove with their avatars in tow,
Bang!
The two men were instantly sent flying.
“His avatar can move?!”
The two men flew back for dozens of meters before they finally managed to stabilize their footings. They were shocked when they saw the avatar that could move.
Zhu Honggong had long discovered that avatars with lotuses could move their limbs. He controlled his avatar and rushed toward the leader of the white-clad men again. If he was a ferocious tiger, his avatar was a bigger ferocious tiger.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Zhu Honggong swung his fists, and energy fists fell like rain, destroying the buildings in their surroundings.
The white-clad man could not fight against two fists. He had to use his astrolabe to block Zhu Honggong’s avatar and energy fists that shot toward him from all directions.
Meanwhile, Lu Li was taken aback. How could the eleven leaves have strength comparable to a Three Chart Thousand Realms Whirling cultivator? Moreover, although it was obvious Zhu Honggong was still not used to fighting with his Eleven-leaf avatar, based on the looks of it, it should not be a problem for Zhu Honggong to defeat the three men at all.
Lu Li continued observing Zhu Honggong carefully.
The white-clad man was exhausted. He put his astrolabe away and flew back.
Meanwhile, the other two men released their energy swords and sent them toward Zhu Honggong.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Zhu Honggong instinctively moved his avatar to block the attacks. Not only did the avatar block the energy swords, but it was completely fine as well.
“…”
“Stop!” the leader of the white-clad man cried out and raised his hands as he hovered in the air. At this moment, he felt an uncomfortable sensation in his Eight Extraordinary Meridians.
The two white-clad men instantly flew to their leader’s sides.
The leader looked at Zhu Honggong and said, “So you’re an expert. My name is Wang Chao. Who are you exactly?”
Zhu Honggong said indignantly, “I’ve already told you I’m from the Evil Sky Pavilion!”
Wang Chao frowned. He felt that it was really pointless to argue over this matter. “The Evil Sky Pavilion? Enough with this joke. You won’t gain any advantage by doing this. When Pavilion Master Lu arrives, everyone will die.”
Zhu Hong Gong really had never heard of Pavilion Master Lu before. His master’s name was Ji Tiandao so where did this Pavilion Master Lu come from? He was quite confused.
Perhaps, the colors yellow and gold were similar, the white-clad men did not notice Zhu Honggong’s golden avatar.
“Fat dwarf, you better be careful. Let’s go,” Wang Chao said before he turned away.
With that, the three men no longer said anything and flew away.
‘I can endure it if you call me fat, but how dare you call me short as well?!’
Zhu Honggong stomped his foot once before he rushed out to chase after the three men.
Upon seeing this, Lu Li hurriedly said, “Don’t chase after those people!”
Zhu Honggong paid no mind to Lu Li and chased after Wang Chao.
Lu Li said in a deep voice, “The core disciples of the Flood Sect, come with me! The experts of the royal palace, come with me as well!”
“Understood!”
Lu Led thousands of cultivators from the yellow lotus domain and flew after Zhu Honggong.
Before long, they arrived at a mountain north of the capital.
“Leader, he’s coming,” one of the white-clad men said.
Wang Chao replied, “If he wants to die, let him die. We’ll act accordingly later…”
“Leader, I just received another message from the Grand Tutor.”
“We have to prioritize. Let’s deal with the matter at hand first,” Wang Chao said.
“Understood.”
The three men decisively descended on treetops.
Zhu Honggong moved as fast as the wind. However, due to his unfamiliarity with his newfound powers, he tottered in the air for a moment before he managed to come to a stop.
Wang Chao had to suppress the laughter that threatened to spill out of his mouth before he said, “Damn Fat Dwarf, you really dare to chase after me?”
“Say that again!”
“Damn Fat Dwarf! Damn Fat Dwarf!”
In fact, Zhu Honggong was not short at all; he could be considered rather tall. Wang Chao had called Zhu Honggong short because Wang Chao was so abnormally tall that everyone was short in comparison.
Zhu Hong Gong was burning with anger.
Wang Chao smiled and said, “Don’t interfere. Watch how I toy with him!”
“Okay. Leader, let’s end this quickly.”
“Don’t worry.” Wang Chao rushed toward Zhu Hong. His strength and speed were clearly twice as strong and as fast compared to when he was in the palace. He thrust his sword out.
Zhu Honggong was shocked by the increase in Wang Chao’s strength. He dodged to the left and the right, occasionally releasing energy fists to block Wang Chao’s attacks.
The two sides soon engaged in a fierce battle.
The energy from their collisions cleaved the tree in a radius of one kilometer into two.
“You dare to chase after us with this kind of strength?” Wang Chao said as he attacked fiercely.
Energy swords spun and shot out in all directions as a Thousand Realms Whirling avatar appeared.
Buzz!
A wave of energy swept out, sending Zhu Honggong flying. He flipped a few times in the air before he steadied himself and looked at the Thousand Realms Whirling avatar. It was also 450 feet tall even though it was completely different from his Eleven-leaf avatar.
At this moment, Lu Li and the other cultivators finally arrived.
Zhu Honggong hurriedly said, “Why don’t we fight next time?” Then, he turned around to leave.
“Yo, where did your arrogance from earlier go? You can’t leave!” Wang Chao said. He unleashed his grand technique and arrived in front of Zhu Honggong in just a blink of an eye. Then, he thrust his sword out at Zhu Honggong.
Bang!
Wang Chao did not hold back his strength at all. He said, “I don’t have time to play with you so I’m going to finish you off now…”
Subsequently, Wang Chao tossed his sword out. With his sword hovering in front of him, he joined his palms together. Primal Qi, which seemed one with nature, surged around his feet immediately. Soon enough, the Eight Trigrams Seal shone underneath his feet and Daoist scripts revolved around him.
This was a Daoist sword technique; a killing technique.
Zhu Honggong retreated a few steps.
However, the momentum of the sword had built up to the point where it was impossible for Zhu Honggong to retreat.
The energy swords began to gather into a tornado, boosted by what seemed to be endless power from the Eight Trigrams Seal. Following that, they spun toward Zhu Honggong at top speed.
“I’m going to die.”
At the critical moment, Lu Li rushed over and shouted, “Old Zhu, astrolabe!”
“Oh!” Zhu Honggong instinctively moved his feet. Instead of an astrolabe, the golden halo that hung at the back of his avatar flew out. As soon as his golden halo appeared, the energy swords were struck down from the sky.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Soon enough, all energy swords were struck down by Zhu Honggong’s golden halo. Upon seeing this, he was overjoyed. “I seem to be stronger!”
Wang Chao frowned and said, “Die!”
Just as the tornado-like energy swords disappeared, Wang Chao arrived in front of Zhu Honggong at lightning speed before he wielded a 1,000-meter energy sword with both hands and swung it down with all his might. The force from the swing seemed as though it contained the force to destroy heaven and earth.
Zhu Honggong hastily threw the golden halo away before he raised his hands…
Bang!
Zhu Honggong caught the 1,000-meter long energy sword.
Everyone cried out in surprise.
“The Divine Lord is so powerful!”
“What’s the opponent’s background?”
Lu Li said, “Keep quiet. The opponent’s strength is beyond your understanding.”
Zhu Honggong looked at Wang Chao, whose expression was unsightly, and said, “I blocked your attack again…”
Seeing Zhu Honggong’s carefree attitude, Wang Chao grew even angrier. “Are you pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger?”
“What pig? Who are you calling a pig? Today, I’ll show you how powerful I am!”
Buzz!
The golden avatar suddenly rushed out as it wielded the golden halo that was surrounded by eleven leaves. The eleven leaves were like incomparably sharp blades as they tore through its opponent’s protective energy.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
When Wang Chao’s protective energy was breached, he was so frightened that he withdrew his energy sword and began to descend.
“I seem to be faster than you.” Zhu Honggong descended along with his avatar as well. His fists seemed as heavy a mountain as he punched them out.
Wang Chao had no choice but to fly up again.
Alas, the golden avatar seemed to have been waiting for Wang Chao all this time. It pressed down as soon as he rose up and its heavy fist landed on his body. He groaned and spat out a mouthful of blood before he fell from the sky.
Upon seeing this, the disciples of the Flood Sect chanted repeatedly in unison, filled with passion and enthusiasm, “The Divine Lord is mighty!”
Zhu Hong Gong turned and waved his hands. “It’s not that great. Back when I was a Tiger Ridge, I was much more domineering than this!”
Wang Chao’s eyes were bloodshot as he glared at Zhu Honggong.
Bang!
Wang Chao stomped his feet on the ground before he shot up the sky like an arrow. He said through gritted teeth, “Damned Fat Dwarf, die!”
