Chapter 168 – Battle Invite [First Change]
Translated by: Ting
Edited by: TranslationNations and De Andre
Poof!
A barely audible sound rang from inside Tang Tian.
No one noticed, for their gaze, were all transfixed on the intense battle of Ling Xu and Wu Ze Xing. Only Elder Yu seemed to noticed, his snowy-white eyebrows twitched similarly unnoticeably.
Suddenly, a sense of looming danger crept up in Elder Yu’s heart.
But before he could take any action, there was a sudden evolution.
Poof poof poof!
A series of sounds exploded inside Tang Tian.
Tang Tian’s skin, that was exposed outside, trembled like waves. Crack crack crack, a series of bone cracking sounded at the same time. Tang Tian’s body seemed to have a monster breaking through
Hoo.
Beside Tang Tian’s leg, a faint air flow, quietly formed, and developed into a tiny vortex.
That was… ….
Elder Yu’s pupils constricted as a sense of anxiety and danger became even more intense, seemingly substantial. His eyes revealed a look of alarm, he had become famous for so many years, but he had never seen such odd happenings.
Tang Tian, with his eyes closed and arms opened wide before him, seemed more mysterious by the moment.
Elder Yu never liked crossing paths with opponents he did not comprehend, for that would be extremely dangerous. He has been famous for years, and had seen numerous martial artists who had more superior abilities than him. Having suffered at the hands of those unfamiliar and dangerous opponents, it made him extremely cautious now. And exactly because of his cautiousness, it allowed him to secure his status for so many years.
Hoo hoo hoo!
A few air currents formed, and swept across the surroundings, the air surrounding Tang Tian, became extremely unstable.
Elder Yu’s gaze was fixated on Tang Tian, and dispelled any preparations of striking, he could not comprehend what was happening to Tang Tian, and what evolution was happening.
He decided to wait and observe.
Voila! The air current started to surge, the sound also changed from that of breathing to a fluttering sound, like when the wind pulled the flag. The gravel around Tang Tian’s feet, was driven by the surging air current, and rolled around on the ground.
Numerous pieces gravel were like alarmed ants, scattered all over the slate ground.
This commotion finally attracted the attention of some martial artists who were absorbed in Ling Xu’s and Wu Ze Xing’s battle.
“My god! What happened?”
“Hurry, take a look!”
The sounds of exclamation jolted more people awake, and shifted their attention to Tang Tian in the middle of the hall, they were stunned by the scene before them.
Crackle crackle!
The surrounding air within 1.7m of Tang Tian, seemed to be boiling, numerous surges of air currents were colliding and causing friction with each other. The concentrated sounds of explosion came endlessly, the sparks generated from the friction of the air currents, flickered.
Tang Tian’s figure was blurry, like a flowing water screen separated them.
Other than Ling Xu and Wu Ze Xing who were engaged in an intense battle, others’ gazes were all now attracted by this scene. No one has ever seen such an incredible, impactful scene!
Everyone was dumbfounded, and their mouths were left hanging open, staring dazedly at Tang Tian in the middle.
They seemed as though they had witnessed a terrible storm, brewing right before their eyes. A question formed uncontrollably in everyone’s mind, what sight awaited them, when this storm fully took shape?
What kind of sight would it be?
No one knew!
They opened their eyes wide, mixed with fear and curiosity, not daring to shift their attention away.
The sounds of explosion became even more intense, the air surrounding Tang Tian surged even more, the feeling of the calm before a storm, enveloped everyone.
Suddenly, as though time came to a halt, all the explosions vanished, and the surging air currents became stagnant and solidified.
Soon a loud bang followed, the unstable air strip around Tang Tian, burst into pieces in an instant!
The strong wave of air, mixed with a frightening power, swept through the entire hall. Martial artists who were slightly weaker, seemed as though they were knocked over by wild beasts, unable to stabilize themselves, and were pushed to the corner forcefully by the air wave.
Wu Ze Xing who was in the midst of an intense battle was unprepared for it, when the air wave was nearly approaching him in around 9m, then was he aware of the looming danger. His reaction was extremely fast, the instant the wave reached him, he had already adjusted his position, and floated away with the air wave like a piece of leaf.
Wu Ze Xing, who was floating in mid air, stared in disbelief at Tang Tian.
That atmosphere… … so imposing!
Ling Xu was also unprepared for the sudden explosion of air wave, and hurriedly grabbed his spear with him, and appeared behind a pillar. He was awestruck, and when he realized it was Tang Tian who caused this commotion, he was stunned.
This fellow, just what kind of freak was he!?
Even if one was as powerful as Elder Yu, his face was now unable to remain calm and collected, revealing deep cautiousness and guarding.
Such powerful might!
He started to hesitate, the punch that Tang Tian gave Ji Tian just now, he could tell that Tang Tian was in a frenzied state, and thus the sudden rise in power. But the scene before him now was definitely not explainable by just a frenzied state.
This fellow… … what exactly was his background?
Unknowingly, when this thought popped out, it seemed to be like a shadow, lingering.
However, his attention was quickly diverted by Tang Tian, who revealed himself in the hall.
Tang Tian with his arms spread open wide, eyes tightly shut, standing still, was silent as though he was in deep sleep.
Suddenly, Tang Tian opened his eyes.
Boom!
The skyrocketing aura seemed to open the spacce, and the overflowing floodwaters were discharged like a thunderstorm!
Tang Tian’s eyes were bright red like snow, but had an unspeakable aloofness in them. The stunning, imposing manner made the faces of all martial artists in the hall changed, their hearts seemed to be clutched by an invisible hand, their bodies were not under their control, and were unable to move.
In the corner, no one noticed, Yan Xia and the others were mingled inside. Yan Xia’s face was somber, his gaze filled with shock. And beside him, Wu Nan and the others changed colour.
“Who exactly is this fellow?” Gong Yi Xiu’s voice had a tinge of alarm, such imposing aura, made his heart palpitate wildly.
No one could answer this question.
Xia Yan lowered his voice, “It’s blood meridians, he seemed to have activated his blood meridians.”
“Activated his blood meridians?” Su Guang nearly exclaimed aloud, he restrained himself and lowered his voice, “Activating his blood meridians at this moment, this is too… …”
Wu Nan’s face was in extremely bad shape, “I’m afraid we have caused big trouble this time!”
Xia Yan actually agreed with Wu Nan in his heart, but he sniggered, “Ours is a small trouble, the one in big trouble is Elder Yu. We merely injured Gu Xue’s underlings, but Elder Yu even wanted to snatch Gu Xue.”
The trio heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing that.
When Xia Yan heard the relaxed breathing of the three, he knew in his heart, that Wu Nan and the rest no longer had the courage to battle with Tang Tian.
However, luckily there was an even more foolish person helping to block him.
A sneer surfaced on Xia Yan’s face, Elder Yu was in big trouble this time.
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Tang Tian put down his arms, his bright red gaze, fell on Elder Yu without any misgivings.
Suddenly, Tang Tian raised his right arm, his index finger straight like a spear, and pointed right at Elder Yu.
An unruly and arrogant battle invite with no routes for retreat, was clearly sent to everyone’s ears without mistake.
“Hey, old man, let’s end it all with a battle today!”
The perfectly upright body, the taut index finger, the outstanding Tang Tian, was so unfamiliar, there was no fury, no howls, but everyone in the hall now, Wu Ze Xing included, was awestruck by such an unfamiliar Tang Tian.
Tameless, steadfast, head on.
Even though Elder Yu’s self-cultivation was far superior than anyone, being provoked in such manner, before everyone’s eyes, made him flushed red, and his cheeks burned!
Elder Yu was so incensed that he laughed instead, “Then let me teach you a good lesson, you impudent lad!”
Elder Yu stood up, his face darkened, and slowly walked towards Tang Tian. A sense of substantial coercion, suddenly spreaded, it was unlike Tang Tian’s aggressiveness, but was filled with age and spiciness.
The other martial artists instantly became excited.
Elder Yu had been famous for more than forty years, a real evergreen in Humble Forest Planet, and Yu Clan rose to the highest position in Humble Forest Planet, thanks to his leadership. He had a great reputation, the only blotch in his life, was being defeated by The Dark Swordsman Qi Ya. Qi Ya turned up that year, went for all types of battles, and did not suffer any defeats, eventually rising to the top.
That defeat did not cause any drop in rankings of Elder Yu, because that year was termed as the Year of Darkness. Almost every expert in Humble Forest Planet, was defeated by the hands of Qi Ya. However, life was unpredictable, due to unknown reasons, Qi Ya suddenly changed his personality, and his standards dropped greatly, he fell from the first to the fifth in ranking, and thus became the most iconic assassin of Humble Forest Planet.
Elder Yu’s ranking was always constant at number 15.
This was a ranking feared by all, yet it was also an embarrassing ranking.
The top ten was like a watershed, everyone was a tycoon, while the 10th to 20th, were despots. But to the ambitious Elder Yu who wanted to be in the limelight, being a mere despot was unable to satisfy him. However, his ranking was difficult to raise, thus he thought of using his prestige and seniority to make up for his lack of abilities.
And this was the reason why he was so dedicated, and extensively issued the Heroes Invites.
The situation after was progressing too smoothly, thus he decided to hit on the Gu Family. Perfectly justifiable, for the Gu Family was extremely crucial to his plans this time, he needed to hold Gu Family firmly in his hands. Without the Gu Family’s plea, he would not have any reason to meddle.
Tang Tian and Ling Xu were barely a threat to him, for being ranked in the top 50 may be looked upon by the normal martial artists, but to him, they were only comparable to his underlings Li Xin and Ji Tian. Besides, he believed there will be numerous experts from different Clans coming forward endlessly in the future. Martial artists of these standards, he could gather at least eight of them. Besides, there would be experts like Wu Ze Xing, who could enter the top 20.
He had sufficient chips in his hands, which boosted his confidence.
But he miscalculated.
Ling Xu could fight against Wu Ze Xing, and Tang Tian defeated Ji Tian in one punch, his abilities were definitely not below Wu Ze Xing. His aura now was even more fearsome. From the start, Elder Yu had never thought that he would be dragged in the mud as well.
His situation now was extremely precarious.
Suddenly, he felt as though he returned to the battle with Qi Ya. Although that battle did not lower his ranking, it had great impact on his prestige. But the most important was his confidence, after that battle, he spent seven years before he could recover his confidence as a top expert.
And today’s situation was even more grim, if he failed… …
Elder Yu took a deep breath, and pushed this thought to the back of his mind. His expression was sombre, his clothes puffed up, full of vigour.
He walked towards Tang Tian step by step, his hair and beard all spread out.
This battle was life, or death!
