Monarch of Evernight - Chapter 1036

Chapter 1036

Chapter 1036: Sudden Variable

Ji Tianqing was left pondering hard . Qianye, on the other hand, raised East Peak and took a step forward . “Get ready . ”

Anwen was stunned momentarily . “What did you say?”

Qianye pointed at Ji Tianqing’s sculpture . “Out of consideration for that sculpture, I won’t launch a sneak attack . Get ready to fight!”

Anwen was puzzled . “I talked so long and hard, you still want to fight?”

“You’re too dangerous, I won’t be at ease unless I beat you into a pulp,” Qianye spoke honestly .

“Barbarian!” Anwen was furious .

“You’re right . I read too little to understand your theories, fighting is all I’m good at . ” Qianye didn’t look embarrassed at all . He bent his body forward slightly, intent to do battle .

Anwen was so angry that he didn’t know what to say . He put away his rapier and brought out the two-meter sword . “I might not like fighting, but don’t think for one second that I’m afraid of you! You’re indeed powerful, but I’ve seen your fight with the Demoness . You’re still a bit short of being able to beat me to a pulp!”

Qianye said nothing . His foot left the ground as he floated upward and unfurled his luminous wings . The tips of the wings were outlined in black, and one of the feathers had a tinge of darkness that made it stand out especially .

Anwen’s expression changed abruptly when he saw the wingtips . “You broke through again? It has only been how long?”

Qianye smiled indifferently . “It has already been some time . ”

The confidence and pride on Anwen’s face vanished, replaced by seriousness . Several beams of demonic energy shot out around him to form a chain, drawing him halfway into the air . He needed to be off the ground in order to wield the full might of that two-meter sword .

Every chain would transform his figure several times . It was only by the seventh chain that Anwen realized his reflection in Qianye’s eyes never faltered—that the stinging sensation at his back never receded .

His expression grew even more serious . The long sword trembled slightly as a wisp of demonic energy surged upward from the top of his head .

Anwen was ready to go into a head-on duel with Qianye, something he wouldn’t have chosen if he had a choice . Qianye had severely injured the Demoness with three Shots of Inception back in the city of Indomitable . No matter how confident Anwen was, he didn’t believe he was more powerful than the Demoness or that he was capable of taking Qianye’s attack .

He had utilized every power at his disposal, yet he couldn’t escape Qianye’s lock-on . The only choice left was to fight head-on .

Anwen wasn’t an easy character, either . With a shake of his sword, he outlined an extremely complicated diagram in the air made of lingering demonic energy . The old diagram hadn’t yet dispersed when new ones were quickly formed over them . This superimposition actually gave Qianye a sense of pressure .

Qianye had a feeling that he wouldn’t be able to evade this slash .

Up until this day, Qianye had gone through hundreds of battles and fought countless peers . He had also witnessed many strange abilities and talents, but he had never seen an ability like Anwen’s . Even when facing it personally, Qianye couldn’t quite figure out the principle behind the stance . Why would a bunch of strange diagrams lock onto Qianye?

Anwen’s technique looked comical, but Qianye knew that wasn’t the case . Just like when he carved Ji Tianqing’s sculpture, these diagrams might have the same effect as those formulas and numbers . Qianye couldn’t say they were useless just because he couldn’t understand them .

The current situation ended up with Qianye and Anwen locking down one another, with neither being able to evade the other’s attack . It seemed they would end up in mutual destruction .

Anwen was quite calm at first, but his heart skipped a beat when he saw the mockery in Qianye’s eyes . Only then did he remember that Qianye had withstood the Demoness’ long-range attack . Not only did he live to tell the tale, but he even broke through after that . It was obvious just how strong his body was .

All of a sudden, Anwen lost all confidence in himself . The complicated diagrams he had drawn were analyses in space and time . The calculations eventually reached a point where he could strike Qianye no matter how the latter changed his movements . However, this art could only help him hit the target and not to improve the power of his attack .

In the blink of an eye, Anwen understood the gravity of his situation . He would be able to strike Qianye but not kill him . Meanwhile, Qianye’s upgraded attack would likely take his life . It was only natural that Qianye wouldn’t refuse such a trade .

Additionally, the opponent clearly had no true awareness of a true expert . Ji Tianqing and Li Kuanglan had spread out, with the former targeting Bai Zhongzhao and the latter waiting to launch a surprise attack . Anwen could naturally tell that Li Kuanglan specialized in speed and could easily distract him at the critical juncture . It wasn’t a certainty whether he could even strike Qianye at that point .

Anwen shouted without turning back, “Run!”

Bai Kongzha was puzzled . “Run?”

“Now! Immediately!” Anwen rushed her anxiously . At the same time, his sword trembled faster and faster, adding more and more layers to the diagram . Even Li Kuanglan felt as though she was being locked onto .

Qianye revealed a cold smile . Anwen’s sword wasn’t enough to kill him, yet he was still intent on splitting the force with Li Kuanglan . This would only end up with him giving the both of them moderate injuries . Qianye would have a harder time if the demonkin were to focus his power on Li Kuanglan .

Bai Kongzhao was surprised by Anwen’s anxiousness . “Why are we fighting? Why must I run?”

She was still ignorant about the entire situation, and Ji Tianqing wasn’t about to give her a chance to come to . She arrived behind Bai Kongzhao in a single step and broke off her path of retreat .

Donning a pair of spiked scale gloves, she said with a smile, “I’ve heard about you . I’ve been waiting to witness your peerless combat instincts . Now that there’s a chance, I must see whether Bai Aotu is bluffing or not . ”

Bai Kongzhao reached toward her back, but there was nothing there . She had used that cleaver of hers while trying to stop the six-armed general . Ji Tianqing took a step forward in response to the girl’s movement, completely locking her down .

Bai Kongzhao possessed unfathomable combat instincts . Her attacks were always unimaginable and accurate, capable of grasping the briefest of opportunities . Ji Tianqing, on the other hand, was unpredictably diverse in her repertoire of powerful secret arts and skills, definitely a good candidate to suppress Bai Kongzhao .

On the surface, it would seem Anwen was destined to lose, but his fighting spirit didn’t falter . He tapped in the air with his left hand, whereupon a ring of faint demonic energy appeared around Bai Kongzhao’s feet . The girl’s body became extremely light, and her speed increased sharply . Now, Ji Tianqing could no longer laugh because she wouldn’t be able to stop Bai Kongzhao if she was intent on running away .

“Run!” Anwen shouted . He was already at his limit after restraining three people at once .

Although no one had really attacked at this point, the situation had been changing constantly . Both sides had been in a secret confrontation that could only be described as brilliant .

Bai Kongzhao, however, didn’t take the opportunity Anwen had created for her . She only said, “I’m not running, I surrender . ”

“Surrender?” Ji Tianqing, who was ready to burst into battle, felt as though she had tripped and fell . She had considered Anwen and Bai Kongzhao as equal experts . How could people at their level utter the word surrender?

Qianye’s gaze fell upon Bai Kongzhao’s face . At this moment, the reflection in his eyes was no longer Anwen but the little girl .

Anwen became even tenser after noticing that he was no longer being locked onto . However, Li Kuanglan was retraining him from the side, so he couldn’t make a move to draw Qianye’s attention back to him . If he were to break this deadlock and attack, Qianye might take Bai Kongzhao’s life with a single Shot of Inception .

The demonkin stared at that black feather on Qianye’s wings and sighed after a good while .

Qianye finally spoke, “Why are you surrendering?”

Bai Kongzhao produced half the white-fruit she had been keeping . “This is for you . ”

The white fruit seemed easy to get for Qianye’s group, but it had become a scarce resource now that they were far from the central region . Obtaining more was now impossible after the appearance of the six-armed general, so half a white-fruit was now a fairly valuable treasure .

Ji Tianqing snorted . “You want to buy your life with just that? Take out better things or there’s no discussion . ”

Qianye waved his hand . “Fine, I accept . You guys can go . ”

Ji Tianqing and Li Kuanglan were surprised at why Qianye would let such powerful enemies go . But since Qianye had already spoken, they refrained from arguing with him and merely stepped back to open the way .

Bai Kongzhao placed the bounty in his hand, and then slowly stepped backward . Anwen glanced at Qianye, saying, “I hope we can fight to our heart’s content when we have the opportunity . ”

Qianye replied calmly, “Anytime . ”

Ji Tianqing asked all of a sudden, “Why are you guys here?”

Anwen replied without any hesitation, “I have a Storm Pearl, so I wanted to help her condense an origin crystal . ”

“Oh, that’s why . I have two origin crystals here, see if you want it . You can trade it for the Storm Pearl and other things . ” Ji Tianqing produced the two origin crystals she and Li Kuanglan had condensed .

Anwen didn’t refuse . He took out a pair of black-rimmed glasses and arrived beside Ji Tianqing to observe the crystals .

They had daggers drawn the last moment, yet now they were ready to do business . The situation had changed so unexpectedly . Qianye took a step forward and stood behind Ji Tianqing, lest Anwen attacks all of a sudden .

Anwen noticed Qianye’s thoughts . He looked up with a cold smile, saying, “She’s a proud lady who won’t go back against her words . And so am I . We’re looking to trade right now, so we won’t be fighting midway . You’ve known her for so long, don’t you even realize this much?”

Qianye was astounded and didn’t really know what to say . He really didn’t understand Ji Tianqing all that much . In truth, Qianye hadn’t given her much attention despite their long friendship .

Ji Tianqing chuckled . “Pick fast or the price will go up . ”

Anwen looked at the crystals for a while and then shook his head . “Don’t you have better ones?”

“No,” Ji Tianqing replied decisively . She wasn’t about to take out the crystal Qianye had produced .

Anwen said regretfully, “Their grades are too low for her . ”

“Too low?” Ji Tianqing wasn’t happy .

Anwen didn’t hold back . “Her future prospects will become limited if she were to absorb these two crystals . ”

These two middle-grade origin crystals were for people with no hopes of becoming a divine champion . Bai Kongzhao was quite famous back in the Bai clan, but everyone knew of her talents as well . She had no hope of reaching the divine champion realm, so none of the major powers paid her much attention . Bai Aotu eventually caved in to the clan’s pressure as well .

Anwen was implying that she had the potential to break through to the divine champion realm, but Ji Tianqing couldn’t be bothered to explain or argue .