Chapter 150 - The Death of the Qing Long Keep Lord
The lord of Qing Long keep said, “It is my honor to die by the hands of someone as strong as you. What a shame, my lifelong wish was to die fighting for the monsters, or in the battlefield against the humans, the celestial races or the dragon races. Never have I thought that I would die by the hands of my own kin, and especially by you.”
Shi Buyi said calmly, “That’s because you are too ambitious. If you had not tried to to steal my 【Monster God Ming King’s Art】 to find out my weaknesses then you would not have to die here today. Perhaps, you might fight with honor and die with glory in the battlefield after I conquer the East Barren.”
“HAHAHAHA! What is the point of living if one is not ambitious and strives for nothing in his life?”
The Qing Long Keep Lord laughed and said, “Shi Buyi, you too have your own wild ambition, which is why you’ve hidden your true strength. But I too have my own wild ambition! But what I wanted was to cultivate more powerful generations for the future of the monster race, whereas you just wanted the position of the Saint City Lord! This is what makes us different, you are jealous of the better individuals and you desire control over everything while I want fight for the prosperity of the monster race! Your ambition … is self-centered and small-minded.”
Shi Buyi sighed and said, “Seems like we are not on the same page… You leave me no choice but to kill you, senior martial brother.”
On the other side, blood flowed out from Zhong Yue’s seven orifices as he was affected by the thunderous voice of the two incredibly strong individuals. He rushed towards somewhere further away as fast as he could and he thought, Fights between strong individuals could bring calamity to the weak individuals. There are barely any Rebirth Qi Practitioners that could defeat me now and I could even put up a decent fight with the Awakening level Qi Practitioners, but I do not even have the power to observe the battle between these two. I have to leave this place as fast as possible or I would be killed by the aftermaths of their battle….”
Without having much attention to spare, Zhong Yue visualized the golden crow wings and he flew away in high speed, just like a meteor.
At the same time, the Qing Long Keep Lord and Shi Buyi finally began their fight. Two bright rays ascended from two huge mountains that covered the sunlight, which brightened up the area around them!
Then, the rays dispersed and the surroundings became pitch black in a second. In the split second where the surrounding brightened up and turned black again, invisible waves were emitted in all directions vigorously, evaporating the water in centre of the river between the mountains, causing the water on the side of the river to gushed towards the sides, which turned into rogue waves within seconds!
Then, the sound of a huge explosion could be heard. Zhong Yue was flying in the air and he had already flown for about a hundred miles with a speed faster than sound. But it must be understood that this was the speed of sound in the air. The shockwaves created by the fight caused the air outside to compress, crazily increasing its density.
The rate of which sound propagated through a material increased with its density; traveling quickly in the air, even faster in water, but the fastest through solid matter! The shockwaves of the attacks of the Qing Long Keep Lord and Shi Buyi created a vacuum around their immediate vicinity which only served to compress the air further out to a density that was virtually equivalent to solid matter. This enabled the sound wave to travel with a ghastly velocity!
With little effort, the soundwave soon caught up with Zhong Yue, shattering his wings and causing him to fall from the sky. As he fell, he was no longer able to stop the blood from gushing out of his mouth!
But he did not stop moving even after falling; as soon as he touched the ground, he started running with his life on the line quickly!
Dong——
A second sound wave was emitted and Zhong Yue vomited blood again, causing him to stagger as he continued to run away with gritted teeth. He ran with his life and after running for a few hundred miles, when he felt that the sound waves no longer posed a threat to his life, he stopped and let out a long breath.
Then, Zhong Yue immediately took out the various precious pills given by the messengers from various factions and he swallowed them down as he treated his wounds with the medicinal efficacy from the pills.
Judging from the powerful waves created during their battle that almost killed him, even if the power of the Qing Long Keep Lord is not as strong as the Saint City Lord, there would not be a huge gap between their power. I wonder if he could survive….
As soon as he thought this, the cacophony of the battle unexpectantly halted and Zhong Yue’s heart sunk, The Qing Long Keep Lord is dead….
Cruelty.
This showed just how cruel the competition was between the monsters!
From the point of view of a human from the Great Wilderness, Zhong Yue once viewed the monsters as a united and incredibly strong race but now, what he saw today had shown how broken and splintered they truly were as a race.
Although the Qing Long Keep Lord’s actions were more beneficial for the monsters, his downfall was destined as there was still the Shi Buyi who desires all the power onto himself.
Zhong Yue suppressed his injuries and thought, If the Qing Long Keep Lord had succeeded, it would only bring a disaster to the humans. Thank god there was someone like Shi Buyi within the monsters to brew discord among themselves….
Zhong Yue was of two minds when it came to characters like the Qing Long Keep in the monsters. He admired his personality, but also worried about the calamity someone like him would bring to the human race!
Shi Buyi is a formidable lord in this generation and he can ensure the prosperity of his race for the time being but after his death, there will be no one to continue his legacy and what he had achieved. His death would only cause the monster race to spiral into chaos due to the massive power vacuum that would be left in the wake of his conquest for power. But a hero will cultivate a new bright generation that could bring light his entire race. Without the likes of the Qing Long Keep Lord, the monsters will welcome a deteriorating scene after the death of Shi Buyi!
He then looked and checked on his injuries, causing him to laugh bitterly. This was because the two waves of soundwaves inflicted even heavier injuries than the injuries he suffered in the battle with the supporters of Heavenly Monster Li Jun back then.
But what decides the fate of a race is not on the people, but the strong individuals who stand on top of the world. No matter how many low-leveled Qi Practitioners there are in a race, they are all ultimately trivial ants when placed in front of the true paragons of a race. Humanity needs someone that could be the pillar of the race in order to ensure our survival! And this man has to be a hero, not a formidable lord!
Again, a pair of golden wings formed behind the back of Zhong Yue, lifting him up flying him out of this place. This time, instead of heading towards the Burning Sparrow Keep, he headed back towards the Savanna Wasteland. He thought, Countless enemies await me on the path to the Burning Sparrow Keep, and Lang Qingyun holding my soul lantern that allows him to precisely detect my location, Hmph … then I shall take you guys for a walk!
His pattern of movement then became very irregular, erratically heading towards the east and west, front and back without rhyme or reason. After a night of fleeing, he had already breached through the encirclement of his enemies, which was why he was acting much more leisurely.
Although there were still countless monsters tailing him, eager for his life, a situation like the battle that happened that night where he was besieged by enemies would not happen again.
What worried him the most was the likes of Ha Ming’er among his pursuers that followed him tightly behind his back!
In the whole process of running away, his speed was even faster than during the night, but the same could be said for his fatigue. The entire East Barren is incredibly big and was littered with jungles and mountains. While the Gu Xia City is located at the border of the Wilderness, making it impossible to reach there in a short period of time.
Despite trying his best to return to the Gu Xia City, he only managed to push forward for ten thousand miles during the day and he was even ambushed by some Qi Practitioners, forcing him to retreat two thousand miles away to avoid them.
It was easy for an average person to run quickly for a hundred miles but the person’s speed would decrease if it was a thousand miles. In order to be able to sustain a long period of running, one must slow down his footsteps and adjust their breathing accordingly to accommodate for the distance.
The same applied to Qi Practitioners. Although being stronger than most of the normal people, Qi Practitioners could not maintain an explosive rate of running for a long time.
Zhong Yue had been running at full speed from day to night, in which time he managed to advance eighteen thousand miles But this took a toll on his body and mentality. As much as he wanted to rest, he was forced to keep on running as once he stopped, he will be surrounded by the monster Qi Practitioners brought by Lang Qingyun.
He then dispersed the golden wings and landed on the ground as he quickly visualized the 【 Sun Moon Prodigious Emanation Art】to recover the strains on his body and soul as well as his injuries. After a long time, he had already recovered from the injuries he suffered as a result of being dragged into the battle of Shi Buyi and the lord of Qing Long Keep.
Although his body and mentality were still tired, his combat proficiency was maintained at the peak state and the prolonged hours of running also increased his cultivation base.
But when fatigue struck him, he felt very sleepy and he wanted to lie down on the ground and sleep immediately, throwing his problems and stress behind!
Zhe——
A sword qi shot out from Zhong Yue’s finger and he cut himself lightly on the chest. With that, he managed to use the pain he inflicted on himself to temporarily curb his fatigue and continue his escape on the Jiao dragons under his feet.
Somewhere in front of the path Zhong Yue was running on, there was a jade-green colored lake. The lake’s waves surged in all directions and at the center of the lake, there was a lonely boat on the water. On top of the boat, was a lotus picking girl paddling while singing with a clear and beautiful voice that resonating to every corner of the landscape. She was singing a traditional monster song that storied a girl who and a monster hero sitting on a tree under the light of the moon, voicing out their love for each other.
The boat, the girl, the lake and the green leaves formed a picturesque scene as the sunset shone upon them.
As Zhong Yue heard the melodious singing, he was uncontrollably sent into a deep sleep while standing beside the lake but the dragons under his legs were still carrying him towards the center of the lake!
So tired… No! This is a voice art that is messing up my mind!
Zhong Yue had a shock and as he almost recovered from the charm, the singing sounded again, enticing him back to sleep!
At the same time, two powerful auras closed in rapidly, and the two pursuers must have been notified by Lang Qingyun and they continued to pursue up to this point!
Zhong Yue forcefully opened up his eyes and he faintly saw the lotus picking girl getting closer to him on her lotus boat. He knew that he cannot sleep anymore deep inside him but each time the succumbing voice sounded, he felt that his psyche, soul and body became very heavy and he felt so comfortable to the point that he could not bring himself to wake up at all!
Zhe——
Sword qi flew out and he cut himself again in desperation to stymie his descent into unconsciousness, but despite his efforts, his will began to succumb to the enthralling voice!
He struggled to open his eyes and along with the two pursuers, the lotus boat inched ever so closer. Zhong Yue then cast another sword qi and he stabbed fiercely into his stomach and twisted it, inflicting immense pain to himself which kept him slightly more awake.
The Heavenly Emperor on his throne that repel all sorts of evil!
Zhong Yue shouted and psyche gushed out from his psyche ocean while his soul turned into the Sui Sovereign that sat on his throne in the Flame Orderly Palace. With that, he was able to banish the seductive charm of the voice and his soul, psyche and body were roused from their stupor!
Yuan Shen out, Monster God Ming King!
Boom——
On his back, his soul leaped out and turned into the eighteen feet tall Ming King with eight hands. Zhong Yue then looked behind and he saw two Awakening level QI Practitioners closing in quickly on their monster cloud and as the cloud dispersed, two weird looking Qi Practitioners appeared.
Zhong Yue turned back again and he looked towards the lotus boat and the lotus picking girl on top of the boat as he smirked and said, “Disciple of Shu Qianqiu and the senior martial sister of King Teng. Am I right? Senior Martial Sister Qing He?