Chapter763:FarewelltoanAcquaintance!
ShaoSijun’shairflutteredashehadalwaysfoughtwithhisbarehands.ThiswasalsotheadvantageoftheBeastEmperorSect.Itwassaidthatthereweresecrettechniqueswithinthesect,capableofmakingthedisciples’physicalbodiesincrediblypowerful,oneafteranother.
"Roarrrr!"
Faintly,therewasaroarechoingthroughthemountains,asiftherewasafierceandferociousbeast.ShaoSijun’sattacksweresavageandrelentless,carryingasenseofdominance.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales棣冩Ё)
ThosewhowerefamiliarwithShaoSijunwouldbeamazed.Thisyoungmanhadbeenalegendsincechildhood.WithintheBeastEmperorSect,hehadalwaysbeenaprominentfigure,surpassinghispeers.Itwasrumoredthatevenseveralpeakdisciplesjoiningforcescouldn’tdefeathim,butwereinsteadsweptawaybyhismight.
Whenthesetwoyoungindividualsclashed,itseemedthattheyhadbothencounteredformidableopponents,makingitdifficulttodistinguishwhowouldemergevictorious.
One,theleadingfigureoftheyoungergenerationintheBeastEmperorSect,andtheother,arepresentativefromtheDivineSwordSchool.Thiswasanintenseandfiercebattle,symbolizingthestrengthoftheyoungergenerationofboththeBeastEmperorSectandtheDivineSwordSchool.Theclashechoedthroughthevalley,causingtheearthtotrembleandsendingsandandstonesflyinginalldirections.
SuYistoodinthedistance,squintinghiseyes,buthecouldstillsensethatneitherShaoSijunnorJianWuquehadtrulyunleashedtheirfullstrength.Theywerebothtestingeachother,unwillingtogoallout.Otherwise,intomorrow’sfinalshowdown,theywouldsufferagreatloss.
ButSuYicouldtellthatbothofthemwerestrong,emanatinganauraofimmeasurablepower.
AsSuYigazeduponthefierceduelbetweenthetwoyoungwarriors,hisheartsurgedwithexcitement.Heyearnedtojointhebattle,butherestrainedhimself.
AsSuYihadanticipated,theduelbetweenthetwowasintense,sendingshockwavesinalldirections.Theirpowerwasunimaginable.However,afterexchangingaboutahundredmoves,itseemedthatbothofthemhadacertainunspokenunderstandingandsimultaneouslypaused.
"Theywerealltesting!"
SuYiwhisperedtohimself,"Untiltomorrowcomes,thesetwowillneverengageinatrueall-outbattle.Theyarebothverystrong,evenifoneisabletodefeattheother,therewillbewinnersandlosers,butthevictorwillundoubtedlyhavetopayaheavyprice."
Thetwoyoungindividualsthenwenttheirseparateways,choosingnottocontinuetheirconfrontation.
"Amazing!"
Outsidethevalley,theonlookerswerefilledwithexcitementandawe.Theyhadwitnessedthetrueshowdownaheadoftime,whichmadethemevenmoreeagerfortherealconfrontationthatwouldtakeplacetomorrow.
SuYiquietlycontinuedonhisjourney,feelingsomewhatrelieveduponseeingShaoSijunandJianWuque.Itappearedthateveryonehadencounteredobstaclesalongtheway,notjusthimself.ShaoSijunandJianWuquewerealsonearby,soheknewhewouldn’tbedelayedformuchlonger.
Inthefollowingdays,SuYiencounteredseveralrealdemonbeastsblockinghispath.However,hedidn’tneedtotakeactionasitwoulddraintoomuchofhisenergy.Instead,hequietlyreleasedahintofhisSupremeChaoticYuanTechniqueaura,whichwasenoughtointimidatethedemonbeastsandmakethemretreat.
SuYihadinitiallythoughtaboutcapturingademonbeasttouseastransportation,whichwouldalsoreducehisenergyexpenditure.However,consideringthedangersandillusionspresentinthisplace,hedecidedthatitwouldbebesttoproceedwithcautionandultimatelyabandonedtheidea.
Upahead,therelayadenseforest,permeatedwithascentofblood,withlingeringfluctuationsofenergyyettodisperseentirely.
SuYifocusedhisattentioninwardly,andsoonhecameacrossmanyyoungmenandwomenwhoappeareddisheveledandcoveredinbloodstains.Aheadofthemlaynumerouslifelessbodiesofdemonbeasts,indicatingthattheyhadjustundergoneafiercebattle.
Seeingthearrivalofanewcomer,SuYinoticedthatthegroupofyoungmenandwomenimmediatelybecamewary.Someofthembegancollectingvaluablematerialssuchasfurandhornsfromthebodiesofthedemonbeastsbelow.TheywereafraidthatSuYimightcompetewiththemforthesetreasures.
TheremainingpeoplegazedatSuYiwithcautiouseyes.Theyjourneyedtogether,joiningforcesalongtheway.
SuYismiledfaintly,completelyuninterestedinthematerialsofthedemonbeastsandnotinclinedtocausetroubleforotherswithoutreason.
"ItseemstobeYiSufromtheOverlordSect.It’shim!"
ButsomeonerecognizedSuYi,YiSufromtheOverlordSect,andwenttogetherwiththepeoplefromtheYutianPalace.ManypeopletooknoteandinstantlyrecognizedSuYi.
ManyvigilantgazesfelluponSuYi,amongwhichwasonegazethatwasquitecomplex,withafaintcoldness,butmoresofilledwithfear.
SuYinoticedayoungman,whoseaurawasquiteformidable.Surprisingly,heturnedouttobeadiscipleoftheSacredMountain.
Hiseyesnarrowedslightly,andSuYifinallyunderstood.CoulditbethatthesepeoplewereextracautiousofhimbecauseofthepresenceofadisciplefromtheSacredMountain?Joiningforcestogether,itseemedthattherewassomeconnectionbetweenthemandtheSacredMountain.
"Iftheydon’tbotherme,Iwon’tbotherthem,"SuYithought.HehadsomegrievancestowardstheSacredMountain,buthewasn’tparticularlyinterestedinthesepeople.Withaleap,hedepartedwithoutstayingforlong.
"Huff,huff!"
WatchingSuYileave,someamongthecrowdsilentlybreathedasighofrelief.Itfeltasifageneralamnestyhadbeendeclared,aseveryoneseemedtoknowthatYiSufromtheOverlordSecthadanunfavorablerelationshipwiththeSacredMountain,andtheywereafraidhemighthaveattackedjustnow.
"YiSuoftheOverlordSect,"hesneered,"Hmph,yourdeathisimminent!"
ThedisciplefromSacredMountainhadacoldlookinhiseyes,hisfaceadornedwithawickedsmile.YiSufromtheOverlordSectseemedpowerful,butthistime,itseemedhemightfacedefeat.
SuYicontinuedonhisjourney.Beforelong,therewasagreatcommotionupahead,accompaniedbythecontinuousroarsofbeasts.
Andthen,SuYileapedontoagiantrockandsawafigureaheadengagedinafiercebattlewithseveralpowerfuldemonbeasts.
Amongthefiercedemonbeasts,afiguredressedinawhiterobestoodout.Theyoungman’smovementsweregracefulandagile,contrastingwiththeviciouscreatures.Witheverystep,heexudedapowerfulaura,hisfeetlightlytouchingtheground.Sometimeshewouldsoarintotheair,likeafleetingshadow,andatothertimes,hisenergywouldburstforthfromhishands.
"Boom!Boom!Boom!"
"Roarrrr!"
Therewerecontinuousmuffledsounds,anddemonbeastskeptfallingtotheground.
"Itfeelssofamiliar."
SuYi,ayoungboy,feltasenseoffamiliarityfromafigureinthedistance.Itseemedasiftheyhadmetbefore,buthecouldn’trecallwhere.However,hecouldtellthatthisfigurepossessedgreatstrength.
Injustamoment,morethantenenormousandferociousdemonbeastslayinapoolofblood.Rightafter,ayoungmandressedinawhiterobeleapedover,asifhehadalreadyspottedSuYi.Hesaid,"It’sreallyyou,Iwasjustlookingforyou.Ididn’texpecttoencounteryouhere."
Afamiliarvoice,afamiliarfigure.TheyoungmanlandedbeneathagiantrockandlookedupatSuYi.Hewasdressedinawhiterobewithmysteriouscloudpatternsonthesleeves.Hisslenderandgracefulfingersresembledthoseofawoman.Heeffortlesslyslewmorethantendemonbeastswithoutadropofbloodstaininghim.Hishandsomefacewassocaptivatingthatevenothermencouldn’thelpbutstealafewextraglances.
"Itishim."
SuYirecognizedtheyoungman,havingastrongimpressionofhim.Onhissharplyhandsomefacewithdistinctcontours,therewerelongeyelashesthatconcealedsharpblackeyes.Hehadaslenderandleanfigure,exudinganairofcoldarroganceandaloofness,yetalsopossessingacharmthatmadepeopleirresistiblydrawntohim.ThiswastheformidableyoungmannamedXuChen,whoSuYihadencounteredontheCentralRegioncitywalls.HehaddefeatedChengQingfeng,whohadbeenonawinningstreak.
"Areyoulookingforme?"
GazingatXuChen,SuYifeltahiddensenseofcaution.Thispersonstoodquietlythere,emittinganairofarrogancethatseemedtodefytheworld,yetstillmaintaininganelegantandgracefuldemeanor.However,theintangibleauraemanatingfromhimmadeSuYisilentlyalert,asitheldanunfathomabledepth.
"Um,I’vebeenlookingforyou.There’ssomethingIwanttotalktoyouabout."
XuChen’sfaceturnedseriousashelookedatSuYi.Therewasahintofdelightinhisexpression,asifhehadtrulybeensearchingforSuYiforalongtime.