Chapter 86: The Disciple Continues to be Fierce
Li Qing froze in midair. He held the Master Bow in his left hand as he pulled on the bowstring with his right hand before he formed an arrow with his energy. His actions showed how skilled he was. His movements were natural and precise.
It was unfortunate that there was no way to stop the Great Seal of Fearlessness.
Li Qing’s arrow only left minor ripples on the seal before it disappeared. His arrow seemed to have been absorbed by the seal.
“How’s that possible?” Li Qing’s eyes widened. His eyes that were initially filled with confidence had been replaced with fear and despair.
The powerful energy of the seal that was dense and scorching like magma landed on Li Qing’s body.
n.o.body could clearly see how Li Qing was defeated. The Great Seal of Fearlessness had blocked their sights. They only saw the Great Seal of Fearlessness appearing before it shot out and disappeared.
The spot in the air where Li Qing once stood was currently empty. He was nowhere to be seen.
The air seemed to have stilled at this moment.
Fan Xiuwen did not even have time to activate his avatar to rescue his subordinate. Li Qing was one of his most loyal and helpful subordinates. How did he lose his subordinate just like this? His attempt to block and stop the seal with his energy had no effect at all. He could only watch helplessly as the seal flew toward his subordinate. He was greatly shaken by this feeling of powerlessness and helplessness. It seemed like the master of Evil Sky Pavilion, Ji Tiandao, his former opponent, had gotten stronger. He was stunned and found this difficult to accept.
At this moment, the sounds from Duanmu Sheng and the two Dark Knights’ battle reached everyone’s ears.
‘Is this the true strength of the Evil Sky Pavilion? However, the approaching limit of his lifespan, the deterioration of his cultivation base…’ Fan Xiuwen was perplexed. ‘He killed Li Qing, a skilled archer in the Nascent Divinity Tribulation realm, with just a strike. It seems like Ji Tiandao’s strength is still at its peak!’
“Master, your strength is peerless and amazing!” Little Yuan’er exclaimed in surprise as she clapped her hands, shattering the silence in the great hall. She pointed at Fan Xiuwen and said, “Master, there’s someone else you missed!”
Zhou Jifeng and Pan Zhong were awestruck. They were not as shocked as Fan Xiuwen since they had witnessed even more unbelievable scenes before this. Whether it was the Nine-leaf avatar, Ji Tiandao’s seemingly endless ultimate techniques that could kill his opponent with just a strike or his strength that seemed to be still at its peak, they were more terrifying and shocking compared to the Great Seal of Fearlessness.
Ye Tianxin, on the other hand, took one step back. Her frail body made it difficult for her to stand so she took a seat on the chair. If her subordinates did not support her, n.o.body else would have helped her since they did not want to go near her.
Fan Xiuwen’s expression was indiscernible under his black mask. However, his silence and straight back seemed to show he was furious and unresigned. After a while, he said through gritted teeth, “I won’t hold you accountable for killing the other Black Knights. However, anyone who touches the Four Dark Knights is my enemy.”
Everyone could clearly see the 180 degrees change in Fan Xiuwen’s mannerism. He was no longer respectful when he spoke. He did not address Lu Zhou with a respectful term like he did before and began to call Lu Zhou ‘you’. This clearly showed how angry he was.
Lu Zhou continued to look at the battles taking place outside the great hall.
Duanmu Sheng fought valiantly as the battle dragged on. Moreover, his affinity with the Overlord Spear had increased as well. A moment ago, the two Dark Knights had the upper hand, but they were gradually being beaten back. At this moment, it seemed like they were evenly matched. It was clear that Duanmu Sheng would emerge victorious in the end.
As for Mings.h.i.+ Yin, Lu Zhou was not worried in the least. Among the four Dark Knights, the one who had gotten the shorter end of the stick had to be Chen Zhonghe, or Old First.
Golden Court Mountain was the Evil Sky Pavilion’s territory, after all. The barrier was usually up. With their master restricting them, the disciples dared not wander out of its bound. Hence, they spent their days exploring the mountain and knew every nook and cranny like the back of their hands.
Lu Zhou knew Mings.h.i.+ Yin intended to toy with his opponent by using his familiarity with the terrain to his advantage.
Lu Zhou stroked his beard and looked at Fan Xiuwen. “Leng Luo, in the end, you’ve overestimated yourself…”
Fan Xiuwen balled his hands together. His Primal Qi had grown agitated at this moment.
The others took a step back. They knew Fan Xiuwen was going to make a move soon.
“If the Evil Sky Pavilion doesn’t take responsibility for Li Qing’s death and give us an explanation, my brothers in the Black Knights and the palace will never let this matter go!” Fan Xiuwen’s energy spiked with every word he spoke. His energy continued to grow stronger and denser.
Meanwhile, Lu Zhou remained calm as usual. He did not attack Fan Xiuwen immediately. He wanted to see what his former opponent, who was once on the top of the blacklist, had up his sleeves. He wanted to know why Fan Xiuwen was so confident about coming here.
At this moment, Fan Xiuwen’s Primal Qi surged out in all directions before a colossal avatar appeared.
If the Evil Sky Pavilion’s structure was not stable or was not protected with special Formations, the appearance of the avatar would have made the pavilion collapse.
“E-eight-leaf…” Zhou Jifeng frowned slightly. He was slightly appalled by this.
If they had not personally seen Lu Zhou’s Nine-leaf Avatar, they would have been more afraid.
Even among Eight-leaf Avatars, there was a difference in their strength.
Ji Tiandao had already possessed an Eight-leaf avatar 300 years ago when he was at the top of the blacklist. Currently, he had a Nine-leaf avatar.
Lu Zhou continued stroking his beard, he did not think Fan Xiuwen was a threat at all. He said flippantly, “Leng Luo, is this all you’ve got?”
Fan Xiuwen spoke in a deep voice, “A few centuries ago, we were evenly matched… I don’t think I’ll be able to defeat you now, but it’ll still end in a draw!” As soon as he finished speaking, he began to move, filling up the room with his afterimages.
Everyone stumbled backward.
Fan Xiuwen’s target, Lu Zhou, the master of Evil Sky Pavilion, stood in his spot. He flicked his sleeve. A great net weaved from energy seals shot out from his sleeves, s.h.i.+elding him. He thought to himself as he stroked his beard, ‘Dao Invisibility Technique?’ He thought he would have to waste an Impeccable Card, but it seemed the Binding Cage Card would suffice. ‘The success rate is 30%. Will it hit him? Well, even if it doesn’t hit him, it’s still enough to distract and repel him, right?’
The net glittered with golden radiance and increased in size!
“What’s this technique?” Everyone was shocked by this never-seen-before sight. There was no technique in Great Yan that was similar to this.
Fan Xiuwen shouted, “Aren’t you overestimating yourself? You think this is enough to stop an Eight-leaf avatar’s Dao Invisibility Technique?”
Whoos.h.!.+ Whoos.h.!.+ Whoos.h.!.+
Fan Xiuwen moved at lightning speed toward the net.
Ten meters, three meters, one meter…
Clang!
Before Fan Xiuwen reached Lu Zhou, the net suddenly moved to the floor, and a large cage that was also s.h.i.+ning with gold brilliance suddenly appeared, occupying most of the s.p.a.ce in the great hall.
Bam!
Fan Xiuwen who was using the Dao Invisibility Technique charged into the cage, unable to stop his momentum.
“Ding! Captured an Eight-leaf Nascent Divinity Tribulation realm expert. Rewarded with 200 merit points.”
The Binding Cage had landed!
Lu Zhou stroked his beard and nodded. ‘Well, there’s the word cage in its name after all. It can’t possibly only be a net. This item is more useful than I had expected.’ He wondered how many merit points would he be rewarded with if he killed an Eight-leaf target. Capturing the target had earned him fewer points compared to capturing a disciple of the Evil Sky Pavilion. If the Binding Cage Card did not capture Fan Xiuwen, he would have incurred a loss.
Fan Xiuwen rammed against the thin bars of the cage that was formed by special energy, trying to free himself.
Lu Zhou stood with his hands on his back as he asked, “Leng Luo, I’ll ask you again. Who’s the mastermind behind the Fish Dragon Village’s incident?”
At the same time, the cage began shrinking. Before this, it had taken up almost the entire s.p.a.ce of the great hall. It began shrinking toward the center.
Fan Xiuwen retreated, but he did not answer Lu Zhou’s question. He looked around the cage before saying in a deep voice, “You think you can keep me here?”