Chapter975:TheRunningXiaoCao

Rankingtenth,"BrokenIronSword"Russell,awishincarnationoftheWhiteLotusSecretTreasure,lostthebattle.

Rankingninth,"SteelThornSword"WangQi,alsoawishincarnation,lostthebattle.

Rankingeighth,"WhiteLightSword"BaiYun,anotherwishincarnation,lostthebattle.

Rankingseventh,"BloodLightSword"XieHuanzhen,thefourthwishincarnation,lostthebattle.

InthebeginningoftheCrystalBallTournament,therewerefourbattles.TheGreatXiaPrince,XiaJie,whotransformedintotheBlackDragonEmperor,wonallfourbattles.WiththepowerfulBlackCavalry,theycrushedmanygreententacles.

Victory!

Onlyvictorycansatisfyme!

Onlyvictorycanmakemefeelexcited!

Thisismyfuturepath!

WatchingtheBlackDragonEmperordominatethebattlefieldanddefeattheelitemembersofthenoblealliance,XiaJiefelthisheartbeatingfastasheplacedhishandonhischest.

Yes,thisishiswish,hisdesiredfuture.

Thatdarkfigureistheembodimentofhisideals.

ThefutureemperoroftheGreatXia,theBlackDragonEmperor!

Ontheotherhand,therewassilenceandchaosamongthemembersofthenoblealliance.

AfewtalenteddisciplesfromtheWhiteLotusSwordPalace,whocamefromvariousnoblefamiliesintheSkySwordGod’sDomain,lookedateachotherandfoundconfusionintheireyes.

TheywereamongthetoptenintheWhiteLotusSwordPalace,eachhavingbeengiventheprestigiousWhiteLotusmark.Theirtalentinswordsmanshipwasrecognized.

Butwhyisitthataftergrippingthecrystalball,theyallendeduptransitioningintobeingwieldersofthegreententacles,whichhadcontroloverthem?

Astheygraduallyregainedtheirmemories,theyinstinctivelysensedthatsomethingwaswrong.Thereseemedtobefragmentsofmemoriesfloatingaroundintheirminds.

Thesefragmentswerehazyandoccasionallyappearedasmarkingsresemblingdeep-seaeels.Wheneverthesemarkingsappeared,theirpupilswouldturnanunnaturalshadeofgreen.

"Arewe...?"

"Don’tspeak,stayingaliveisthemostimportantthing."

"Atthispoint,there’snoturningback."

Witnessingthepossiblestancetheycouldawakentointhefuture,thepartiallysaneelitemembersoftheWhiteLotusSwordPalacewerefirstshocked,thenconfused,andultimatelyhadtoacceptthatthiswastheirdestiny.

Asforwhereexactlytheirlivesstartedtogowrongfromtheforkintheirfate,theycouldn’tremember.

ThejudgmentoftheWhiteLotusSecretTreasurewasalmostneverwrong.Thefiguresappearingonthecrystalballhadatangibleconnectiontotheirsouls,onlystrengthenedmanytimesover,approachingtheiridealperfection.

"Agroupofuselesspeople.Sowhatifit’stheprinceoftheGreatXia?Iwon’tlosetohim!"QinSu,thehighest-rankedmemberamongtheprestigiousfamilyoftheHeavenChildSword,lookeddisdainfullyatthesetentacleusers.

Comparedtothem,hehadacceptedthepowerfromtheabyssearlier,donningayellowrobe.

Sincehecouldn’tbecomethetrueHeavenChildoftheGreatQinSwordDomain,becomingtheHeavenChildof"thisside"wasalsoacceptable.

Withthehighesttalentandthehighestlevelofcontamination,hecouldnowhearthevoicesofhisownpeoplebelongingtohisowncountry.

"Shh!Shh!"

Thatwasthesoundofcountlesskinginsectlarvaecrawling.

"Bzz!Bzz!"

Thatwasthesoundofelectricraysswimmingincircles.

"Splash!Splash!"

Thatwasthesoundofalotofgiantjellyfishentangledtogether.

Andinthedeeper,icyabyss,thegazeoftheNorthSeamonster.

Inthismoment,hisyellowrobehadbecomeextraordinary,likereachingtheheavensinasinglestep!

ThosewhobelievedinSuhadgreatfearandgreatwisdom!

Don’tcomparethisYellow-robedEmperorwiththosecluelessfoolswhostillhaven’trealizedthetruth.Onceheunderstoodwhathadhappenedtohim,hefullyembracedthesideoftheabyss.

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WatchingthecoldandpowerfulBlackDragonEmperoronthecrystalballbattlefield,someonefromtheStarwingsKnights’campwaseagertotry.

"I’llgo!"

Withherbraidsflying,XiaoCaoheldontothecrystalrepresentingtheStarwingsKnights.

XiaoCao’swishwassimple鈥搕obattle,atrulypurebattle.

Gochallengeopponentswhoarestrongerthanyou,goacrossmorebattlefields,andaloneyoucanachievegoalsthatnobodyelsecanaccomplish.

Goingonsoloadventuresisperfect.

Beingrebelliousisperfect.

Beingstronginsolitude,notneedinganysupport,andbeingabletochangethecourseofabattleonyourown,that’sthestrongest!

Theswordofanordinaryperson,aftercountlessbattlesoftraining,isgrowingintoacharging,god-likesword.

Nomatterwhatkindofdiresituation,XiaoCaocanpersevereandsurvive.

Evenwhenfacingpowerfulopponents,XiaoCaowillstillgoandchallengethem.

Afteradvancingfromtheordinarypersonranktothehero-ranked,everydayXiaoCaoisgettingstronger,likeatinysproutstrugglingtogrowoutfromunderahugerock,nothingcanstophergrowthanymore.

AndwhatchangesXiaoCaoisMei,likethesunlightandrainthatthegrassneeds.ToXiaoCao,Meiisthesunlightandtherain.

Onceconsideredagirlwithaveragetalent,thevillagegirlhasstartedtogrowtowardsbecomingawarrior.

ThepoweroftheWarGodisbeingrefined!

ThewishfulsceneryofXiaoCaoreflectedintheWhiteLotusSecretTreasureisnoneotherthanherself.

ComparedtothecurrentXiaoCao,thefutureXiaoCaoseemstobequieterandhereyesarecalmer.

Whathaschangedthemostisthemortalswordinherhand.Thismortalsword,whichwasoriginallyjustanoviceironsword,hastakenonawholenewcolorafterbeingreassembledbyXiaoCao.

OnthebladeofthemortalswordheldbyXiaoCaodeducedbytheWhiteLotusSecretTreasure,thereareredmarksthatseemimpossibletowashaway.

Thesemarksaretracesofblood,whetheritbetensofthousands,hundredsofthousands,orevenmore,formedwhoknowshowlongago.

AsXiaoCaogrowsalittle,therearenofrecklesonherfaceanymore.Herbraidedhairgentlysways,likeadragon’stail.

"Hmm,thisisit!"XiaJiefeltthreatenedforthefirsttime.AsuddenopponentemergedfromthecampoftheStarwingsKnights,causingtheBlackDragonEmperorinsidethecrystalballtotaketheinitiativeforthefirsttime.

Andnotonlythat,theyattackedalongwiththeirtwelveBlackCavalryatonce,launchingachargethathadneverbeenseenbeforeagainstanyenemy.

"............"XiaoCaobecameevenquieterandboweditsheadslightly.Itbegantorun,withitsbraidsswayinglikethetailofadragon.

TherunningofthetwelveBlackCavalryandtheBlackDragonEmperorwaslikeanearthquake,shakingthelandandcausingthethunderoussoundoftheirfootstepstoechothroughthesky.

XiaoCao’srunningwaslikeanimbleantelopeontheprairie,lightandagile,smoothandflexible.EvenYunXiwatchingthisscenethoughtthatXiaoCaohadawakenedsomekindofagileability.

No,itwasn’tagility!

Itwasproofthattheyhadmasteredacertainfootworktechniquetoitslimit!

(TranslatedbyGravityTales馃槡)