“Wang Hu, what you did is unacceptable!” On the street, Leng Changkong, the leader of Horizon Wing Troop shouted at his rival, the leader of Tenacious Tiger Troop.
Opposite him, Wang Hu declared calmly, “That supreme weapon belongs to the Tenacious Tiger Troop. This fact is undeniable.”
“No way, Ling Tian was the one who found it first and brought it back here. Just because you claim that it’s yours doesn’t make it a fact.”
“You heard that right. I’m here to tell you today that I must take that supreme weapon away with me, and I’m not leaving here until that happens.”
A supreme weapon like that was way too precious for them.
One should know that despite their decades of effort at the Ancient Battlefield, the Tenacious Tiger Troop had never discovered more than a handful of supreme weapons.
“So you mean to say that we have to fight you for it.”
Leng Changkong said coldly.
“Bring it on.”
Wang Hu growled as an incredibly ferocious Daoist Rhyme erupted from his body, and a tremendous domineering force encased the bodies of Leng Changkong and his few men.
“This is the perfected Paradise Realm!” Leng Changkong’s expression changed.
His strength was originally more or less equal to Wang Hu’s as they were both Late-Stage Paradise cultivators. However, now it seemed that Wang Hu had achieved a breakthrough before he could.
No wonder he behaved so arrogantly today.
“Leng Changkong, both our troops have rivaled each other for so long, and I have already suppressed my fury for far too long. Today, I’ve decided to let it all out on you guys.” With a grin, Wang Hu threw out a fierce punch.
The violent Daoist Rhyme locked onto Leng Changkong in an instant!
Meanwhile, the longsword on Leng Changkong’s waist was unsheathed as he immediately threw himself into battle with Wang Hu. The rest of the people picked their targets and lunged forward as well.
A big battle had broken out on the street.
Inside the inn.
Chu Kuangren watched as the two sides got into a battle. “This Wang Hu is really courageous. How dare he touch our Daoist from Horizon Wing Sect?”
He should know that Horizon Wing Sect was an affiliated force of the Black Heaven Sect.
“Hah, this is the young people’s matter. As the higher-up of Black Heaven Sect, I think you best not interfere. Besides, Black Heaven Sect has so many affiliated forces, I don’t think you guys would care too much about just one Horizon Wing Sect Daoist.”
Qian Fugui laughed and said.
As a matter of fact, what he said was true. Black Heaven Sect indeed had a lot of affiliated forces, and they did not have the time to care about every single Daoist of the forces.
That was precisely why Wang Hu dared to use violence. He was certain that Black Heaven Sect would never bother about such a trivial matter.
It was a shame.
Never in a million years would he have seen this coming, that the Black Heaven Sect Leader was currently not more than two hundred meters away from him, watching this very battle!
If he did, he would never have attempted this even if someone gave him a hundred times more courage.
“To hell with you!”
Wang Hu let out an evil laugh before he lashed out a forceful punch.
This punch was unusually potent, and Leng Changkong’s expression looked extremely awful. He knew it was very unlikely that he could block this hit.
Even so, standing there and not doing anything was no different from waiting for death!
He then unleashed an abrupt sword strike.
“You really think that sword qi of yours will be able to deflect my attack?!”
Wang Hu yelled out.
However, the moment the sword qi collided with the fist energy, Wang Hu’s expression instantly changed. A gush of impeccably majestic force erupted and tore the fist energy apart within an instant, brutally blasting Wang Hu off his feet.
“Troop leader!”
“What’s going on!”
Everyone on the Tenacious Tiger Troop was shocked.
They rushed to Wang Hu’s side only to find strands of fine and tightly woven sword qi interweaving on his body, carving out bloodied slash marks one after another.
The inner armor that Wang Hu used to protect his own life had already been shattered. He laid there inside the wreckage, his breath shallow and he seemed only half alive.
“There’s an unbeatable master here, let’s leave!” Wang Hu warned. At that, the people of Tenacious Tiger Troop immediately turned vigilant and guarded the surroundings while they escorted Wang Hu away from the place.
Meanwhile, the people of Horizon Wing Troop came to Leng Changkong’s side.
“Troop leader, that’s impressive.”
“Exactly. I can’t believe you managed to beat Wang Hu.”
Leng Changkong himself was dazed.
How could he not know the level of his powers?
That sword that he had struck out just now would be tough for Wang Hu to even protect himself, not to mention defeat him. What the hell was going on?
Was there a possibility that someone was helping him from the dark?
When that thought flashed across his mind, Leng Changkong made a fist salute and said to his surroundings, “I, Leng Changkong from Horizon Wing Sect, would like to express my gratitude for this master who had helped me earlier. Please, may I request to meet you in person?”
“Come to the private room on the inn’s second floor.”
A cold-hearted voice rang out in Leng Changkong’s ears.
He knew what he had to do, so he led his troop mates to the inn not far away.
At the inn, inside the private room.
Chu Kuangren smiled. “That Wang Hu was fortunate that he had a life-saving inner armor on him. Otherwise, he would have long been dead after sustaining that hit.”
It was indeed him earlier who had assisted Leng Changkong from the dark and saved him. No matter what, he was a little brother of his little brother.
Nonetheless, he was rather surprised that Wang Hu wore a life-saving inner armor on him. Otherwise, that degree of Daoist Rhyme he unleashed would have been enough to kill him several times over.
“Seems like you need some time alone with the people from Horizon Wing Sect, Brother Chu. I shall excuse myself and leave you some private space then.”
“See you, Master Qian.”
With a smile, Qian Fugui made a fist salute and left the room.
Not long after.
Leng Changkong and his men entered the private room.
When they saw Chu Kuangren and Lan Yu, they were stunned for a moment. Both of them had a layer of faint spiritual veil shrouding their faces, rendering them unrecognizable.
Despite that, Leng Changkong did not mind the two’s secretive face-concealing antics. He walked up to them and said, “I believe it was you who gave me a hand just now?”
“Yes, have a seat.” Chu Kuangren nodded slightly.
“Many thanks.”
“Don’t mention it. I only saved you because I’m from the Black Heaven Sect, so I can consider myself related to you guys in a way.”
Upon hearing that, Leng Changkong and his men were sent into astonishment. They did not realize that Chu Kuangren was such a heavy-weight.
“Oh, so you’re a fellow brother from Black Heaven Sect. Forgive me for my ignorance. May I ask for your name, Brother?” Leng Changkong inquired.
“My surname is Chu.” Chu Kuangren kept his full name a secret.
It did not bother Leng Changkong at all as the few of them struck up conversations.
“Right, Brother Leng, I have a question. I see you’re not any lowly person. Did Horizon Wing Sect not arrange a Protector for you here?”
Chu Kuangren felt rather strange at that. Whatever it was, Horizon Wing Sect was an honorable orthodoxy after all, so he found it hard to believe that they did not prepare a Protector for their own Daoist.
On that note, Leng Changkong’s eyes revealed a sense of despair. “Some time back, I encountered a high-level tormented soul at the Ancient Battlefield. My Protector sacrificed his own life to save me.”
“I’m sorry. I didn’t know.”
“No worries.”
“I came to the Ancient Battlefield this time for some adventure as well. Brother Leng, since you’ve been at the Ancient Battlefield for so many years, I bet you’re very familiar with the areas nearby. I wonder if you could guide me around,” Chu Kuangren said.
“Haha, now that’s something you don’t have to worry about. My troop and I plan to head there tomorrow. If you don’t mind, Brother Chu, you may tag along.”
“I shall gladly accept your invitation then.”
…
The next day.
Chu Kuangren climbed out from his bed to draw a gacha roll.
“Congratulations Host for drawing the Legendary-tier technique, Tathagata Rebirth Mantra!”
Chu Kuangren’s eyes lit up. “I can’t believe I just got a Legendary-tier technique. Why does this name sound like some sort of Buddhist cultivation technique?”
He retrieved the thing that he had just drawn.
Suddenly, a huge stream of enlightenment gushed into his mind.
Following the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique, the Spring Breeze Healing Technique, and the Sword Qi Transformation, he had mastered yet another Emperor Technique!
The Tathagata Rebirth Mantra!
In addition, he had obtained it through the gacha roll, so he did not need to waste a lot of time trying to apprehend it. The secret and essence of this technique were already fully apparent the moment he retrieved it from the draw.
As Chu Kuangren had guessed, this was indeed a Buddhist Emperor Technique!
This Emperor Technique was extremely powerful. However, there were no opportunities for Chu Kuangren to utilize it now, so he did not dwell on it further.
He led Lan Yu out of the inn and went to the city gate of Sunsoil City. That was where he, Leng Changkong, and his men had agreed to meet.
