Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations
What was awkward?
When you reminded someone to be careful but he took care of the matter cleanly and without any problem, this was greatly awkward.
The Heavenly Oasis Saint could deeply sense this form of awkwardness. Furthermore, he also felt that he was turning old and his mind could no longer keep up with the younger generation.
Of course, he was not alone. When the head of Second Elder of the Black Moon Island landed on the ground, the mouths of everyone and the Heavenly Oasis Saint fell open in shock.
However, they could not say anything. They felt as if something was stuck in their throat and that they were fighting to keep it down. It was so tedious that their faces turned slightly red.
Too fast!
This battle ended too quickly!
Even though Yuan Rong was hurt earlier, this was still a two-on-one battle. Furthermore, two Sages were fighting against someone in his Rebirth State.
Under normal circumstances, shouldn’t it be two Sages killing a Rebirth State cultivator?
Even if the situation was exceptional, it should be a stalemate at most? Right now, however, the battle ended in less than half a joss stick’s worth of time. What did this mean?
No one understood but this was the reality.
Four!
In one day, four Sages perished. Furthermore, they all died at the hands of the same person and they did not even put up much of a fight.
Was he that strong?
How strong could he really be?
“Rebirth Plate? Is this the Rebirth Plate?” Second Elder gripped the sword in his hand tightly. For once, he felt the true terror of these four words.
Furthermore, more importantly, Fang Zhengzhi only activated three types of the Six Rebirth Daos. What would happen once he activated all six of them?
Second Elder did not think about that. He did not dare to.
This was because he knew that once that happened, the situation in the entire Holy Region would change.
No!
Such a thing must not happen!
Before the Shadow Sect revealed its strength, Second Elder’s main thought in his mind was the elimination of this threat to his future development. Right now, however, he worried more for the Heaven Dao Pavilion.
If Fang Zhengzhi could become a Sage in three months and take care of his lifespan problem, it was the equivalent of a new power rising in the Holy Region.
Furthermore, this new power could potentially unify the Holy Region.
At that time, all of the wrongs they inflicted on Fang Zhengzhi would be returned back to them ten times, or even a hundred times, more.
“No! I won’t permit it!” Second Elder bellowed in rage. Then, his entire body turned into a shadow as he charged toward Fang Zhengzhi.
“Trying to kill Fang Zhengzhi? You have to get past me first!” Yan Qianli naturally noticed Second Elder’s actions. Hence, he rushed forward as he tried to block Second Elder from reaching Fang Zhengzhi.
However, the moment he tried to block the shadow, he suddenly felt that something was amiss. This was because the shadow disappeared almost instantly.
It seemed to have disappeared into space.
“Oh no, it’s an illusion!” Yan Qianli reacted quickly to it. However, it was too late for him to dodge. This was because a sharp force was already behind him.
At the final moment, Yan Qianli gritted his teeth and behind him, a blood-red barrier of light appeared. However, that force was far too strong.
In other words, it was a sword!
“Boom!” A huge explosion rang out and Yan Qianli instantly felt the light screen behind his back being torn apart. Then, a huge force landed on his back, pushing his body forward. At the same time, his face paled and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
“Bleurgh!” Blood flew everywhere.
“Grandpa!” Yan Xiu’s voice rang out at this moment. Then, he lunged without a second thought toward Yan Qianli.
Quickly, however, a huge hand pulled him back. It was Yan Qing, who stood in front of Yan Xiu.
“Yan Xiu, don’t go!” Yan Qing did not understand this sentiment well. However, he could sense that Yan Xiu felt very strongly about Yan Qianli.
Was this familial love?
Yan Qing’s brain was momentarily stunned because ever since he was borne, he had never felt the emotions which were common for most people.
At this moment, a black shadow flashed past his eyes. This shadow was extremely fast, which made everyone’s heart shiver.
“Eh?!” Yan Qing’s heart missed a beat. He subconsciously punched out at the black shadow. However, the moment his punch flew forward, he felt a huge force coming from the arm with which he had grabbed Yan Xiu.
Then, that arm blazed with a ball of black fire. At the same time, he felt a huge force on his chest.
“Thud!” A dull sound rang out.
Yan Qing’s eyes turned round. At this moment, he clearly saw the shadow which was rushing toward him. It was Shi Fan, who had been lying on the ground.
Right now, Shi Fan appeared to have recovered from his wounds. His leg, which had previously been cut off, was now covered with black flames.
“Scram!” Shi Fan had no intention of fighting Yan Qing. His target was Yan Xiu as he reached out to grab his shoulder.
“Ah!” Yan Xiu screamed in agony. His pale-white face turned greenish-purple and an intense pain made his very body tremble violently.
It was not because Shi Fan had touched his wounds. In fact, Shi Fan had not even grabbed him.
Instead, it was because Yan Xiu finally felt how utterly useless he was.
Not only could he not help Fang Zhengzhi or his grandpa, but he also made them take risks time and again for him. Right now, as Shi Fan’s hands came toward him, he realized that it was almost impossible to dodge.
Closer and closer!
As he watched Yan Xiu drawing closer to him, Shi Fan’s mouth curled into a cold smile because he knew that the moment he grabbed Yan Xiu, the fate of the entire battle would be in his hands.
“Fang Zhengzhi, what can you do after Yan Xiu falls into my hands?” Shi Fan laughed. He wanted to seize control of the battle once again by using Yan Xiu.
However, at this moment, a shadow appeared like a specter in front of Shi Fan. It was clad entirely in black armor, which also blazed with black flames.
It was Fang Zhengzhi.
In fact, the moment Shi Fan moved toward Yan Xiu, Fang Zhengzhi acted too. After he had killed Second Elder of the Black Moon Island, he turned his attention toward Shi Fan.
However, as Shi Fan was closer to Yan Xiu, this made him appear slightly slower. In fact, he was only slower by a single step.
He thrust with his sword.
His Traceless Sword glowed with purple light as he aimed it straight for Shi Fan’s throat.
This was an extremely crucial moment but Fang Zhengzhi was absolutely confident that as long as Shi Fan continued reaching forward with his hand, there was no way he could dodge his attack.
“How can he be so fast?” Shi Fan naturally saw this sword. This made his originally cold smile freeze. He never expected Fang Zhengzhi to come so quickly.
Retreat, all he could do was to retreat!
However, he did not want to retreat as he was unwilling to do so. Most importantly, he knew that if he retreated now, Fang Zhengzhi’s next attack would come even faster.
Fight!
All he could do was to fight!
He gritted his teeth and used his arm to block his throat. He would sacrifice one arm for this excellent opportunity.
This was Shi Fan’s decision.
It offered him a slim chance of hope because the moment he blocked his throat with his arm, another shadow appeared before them.
This person wore white flowing robes which rippled in the wind.
He wielded a shining golden sword and an unbelievably sharp sword radiance appeared before them. The sword radiance was directly above Fang Zhengzhi’s head.
“Heaven is helping me!” When Shi Fan saw Second Elder of the Heaven Dao Pavilion appearing before him, it was impossible for him not to feel slightly touched.
After all, with Second Elder’s sword, it was impossible for even the gods to save Yan Xiu.
However, just when Shi Fan felt that Fang Zhengzhi would dodge Second Elder’s sword, which would allow him to seize control of the situation, reality proved him wrong.
This was because Fang Zhengzhi did not even dodge it at all.
He twisted his head to the side and his body did not move. He did not slow down as he thrust forward with his sword but instead, he actually moved even faster.
“Crrack!” A clear, crisp sound
Blood flew everywhere at this moment, forming a flower in mid-air.
Second Elder’s sword landed on Fang Zhengzhi’s shoulder, which caused his black armor to split apart. It penetrated his flesh by an inch, causing his bones to crack.
Blood spewed everywhere.
“Kaboom!” A huge explosion.
Fang Zhengzhi’s legs sank downward as he stepped down hard on the ground. He sank by an entire inch. After all, it was not easy to resist Second Elder’s attack.
However, Fang Zhengzhi’s sword stabbed out nonetheless. However, it was not aimed at Shi Fan’s arm, which guarded his throat, but his chest instead, where his heart was.
Shi Fan’s eyes widened in shock.
He could not believe that this move, which was clearly aimed at his throat, changed its target and went for its chest. This was because Fang Zhengzhi’s actions had not changed at all.
“Is this Second Elder’s sword?! Fang Zhengzhi, you… you are… vicious indeed…” Shi Fan looked deep into Fang Zhengzhi’s eyes. As he looked at the Traceless Sword which had penetrated his chest, he finally understood.
Fang Zhengzhi never planned on dodging Second Elder’s sword. In other words, Fang Zhengzhi had long predicted that Second Elder would be here.
Everything was within his control.
From the moment he rushed over, he had calculated everything. He used Second Elder’s sword to make his body sink.
In fact, the reason why Shi Fan did not notice Fang Zhengzhi was because of Second Elder’s sword.
Horror.
This was a horrific calculative ability.
Furthermore, it was vicious, not only to his enemy but to himself too.
To kill a foe, he would not mind getting stabbed!
Shi Fan was unwilling to accept this fact but he could not afford to be so for long. He knew that he would be the fifth Sage to die by the Traceless Sword.
Furthermore, he was also an elder of the Yin Yang Hall.
He could almost foresee that when news of this battle spread, the name ‘Fang Zhengzhi’ would rattle the Holy Region to its core.
And this was all thanks to…
Their efforts.
These five Sages traveled thousands of miles from the Nine Pinnacles Mountain and the Yin Yang Hall to the foot of the mountain of the Heaven Dao Pavilion to lay an ambush in anticipation of Fang Zhengzhi.
Then…
They sent themselves to die!
With their lives, they helped Fang Zhengzhi pen his miracle of defeating five Sages at once, making him famous throughout the Holy Region.
Shi Fan’s hand gripped Yan Xiu’s shoulder but it was useless. This was because the moment he grabbed Yan Xiu, he saw Second Elder looking at him.
His gaze was cold.
That was right!
Second Elder was the true victor here.
His sword ended his life and would end Fang Zhengzhi’s. He had no need to collaborate with him and to take a hostage.
Second Elder just had to wait for him to die before pulling out his sword and killing Fang Zhengzhi. Like this, the matter would have been resolved.
Shi Fan knew what Second Elder was thinking.
He was a gift for Second Elder, who could report his ‘success’ to the Heaven Dao Pavilion and boost his own prestige.
Fang Zhengzhi killed five of them, and Second Elder would kill Fang Zhengzhi…
The result was clear.
Shi Fan slowly shut his eyes as he felt the energy draining from his body. He waited for death to come. It should be a fast process but for some reason, he felt that time was passing very slowly. In his mind, various images of his life flashed past.
He was a genius, an unrivaled genius.
Before he had even set foot in the Holy Region, his name was feared by those who spoke it. It was even more so the case after he entered the Holy Region.
“No! I don’t want to die!” Shi Fan cried out in his mind. He continued to be defiant, but he could not stop the outflow of energy. He had no choice but to die.
Even so…
At this time, he felt a powerful energy spurting out from his palms. It was evil and brimmed with a killing intent.
It was very strong!
Furthermore, it seemed as if it wanted to rush out. However, for some strange reason, this powerful energy was suppressed by another energy.
“A seal?!” Shi Fan opened his eyes wide. Then, he looked at Yan Xiu, whose shoulder he was grabbing, and then looked at the look of agony on Yan Xiu’s face. He suddenly understood why Yan Xiu was unable to resist. He suddenly understood why Yan Xiu was unable to resist and why did he become an ordinary person. “So that’s why!”