Sovereign of the Three Realms - Chapter 1879

Chapter 1879: 1879

Jiang Chen was entirely calm as he glanced at the frenzied Mad Fiend . None of his opponent’s scary expressions and gestures disturbed his heart .

“Eat this, kid!” The crazy old man produced a golden walking staff in his hand . On one side was a crescent, the other a square spade . Both ends were as untamed as the weapon’s owner .

A wave of the staff produced a burst of light, almost blinding Jiang Chen with radiance . However, he was quite familiar with this kind of dazzling attack . His magnetic golden mountain could do something quite similar . In fact, it could blunt all of someone’s senses .

Because of this, the attack barely did anything to him .

At his level, he didn’t need his senses to catch an opponent’s attacks anymore . He instinctively used his Kunpeng Meteoric Escape, vanishing on the spot by turning into a streak of light .

Mad Fiend cackled . “Fast one, are you? The Kunpeng Meteoric Escape? What a shame that you’re fighting me!”

True to his name, he was a complete madcap after going berserk . He brandished the staff about, leaving a flurry of countless afterimages that seemed like a golden airborne windmill . Following this, he gave chase in a burst of golden light .

Jiang Chen saw no reason to fear Mad Fiend .

Yes, the old man was crazy, but he had kept his promise of keeping his strength at the young man’s level .

Harrumphing, the youth clapped to bring a golden bell into being . It grew in the wind from its already huge size into something even bigger, a sudden obstacle between Mad Fiend and himself .

The bell flew with tempestuous strength, ringing in no time at all .

Jiang Chen made a hand seal . “By the glorious might of heaven, let the thunder of this bell quash mine enemy!”

As an unrivaled tool for defense, the bell was also pretty decent on the attack . In particular, it excelled at catching and imprisoning its prey . When its power was invoked, the mouth of the bell became an abyssal maw, filled with endless terror .

The golden bell shrieked like a ferocious beast, casting itself with an ear-piercing wail at the approaching fiend .

Though Mad Fiend’s madness was true to his name, he knew that his opponent was quite the competent rival . In particular, the treasure before him could deal a serious blow .

Alas, the bell’s momentum and spatial attribute meant that it was an all-consuming maw that stopped at nothing to swallow its target .

The old codger didn’t expect Jiang Chen’s real purpose in using the Kunpeng Meteoric Escape . Rather than actually escaping, he had been trying to lure the old man into a trap .

This golden bell looked like the trump card Jiang Chen was relying on to turn the tables . Therefore, Mad Fiend saw good reason to respect the treasure’s power .

Mad Fiend’s hairs stood on end as he took in the gluttony and thirst of the bell .

“Nice moves, kid! No one who gets to the fourth palace can possibly be a pushover . ” In the heat of the moment, he perceived that he wouldn’t have time to move out of the way .

Thus, he performed a vicious thrust with the staff almost without thinking .

The staff shimmered with an agonizing radiance . The two superb weapons both reverberated with a mournful wail .

Mad Fiend shook all over . He looked incredulously at the staff in his hand, still ringing at the impact . Although it had fended off the maw of the golden bell, the staff’s spirit was dampened considerably for the time being .

The golden bell was clearly an ancient treasure . Forefather Goldenbell wouldn’t possibly have been able to achieve such heights with it otherwise . The bell alone had been responsible for propelling him to demi-godhood .

In other words, the golden bell was every bit as potent as Mad Fiend’s staff . In fact, it was superior in some respects . Any other opponent would’ve retreated at the bell, but not Mad Fiend .

The old man cracked another toothy smile . He glanced at his staff, noticing its fading light, then cackled . "A remarkable treasure alright . But do you think you'll be able to match me with just a bell? Dream on!"

He swung his staff with renewed frenzy, unleashing a flurry of blows in Jiang Chen's direction . So ferocious were his strikes that the golden bell rang discordantly without rest . Staff and bell were evenly matched .

As befitting of his name, Mad Fiend fought with a crazed delirium that made him imposingly ferocious .

The bell contained offense within defense, while the staff was just the opposite . The two treasures were nearly evenly matched .

Though it was hard for the bell to overwhelm Mad Fiend, the golden staff could hardly overcome its opponent either . For a time, the two combatants were locked into a standstill .

Jiang Chen took out other pieces of equipment at this time, his Holy Dragon Bow among them . Alas, he was unable to actually take aim or fire .

Mad Fiend fought in such a ridiculous manner! His favored method of engagement was a brawl in close melee .

This was as simplistic as fighting could get . Still, someone on Mad Fiend’s level could unleash incredible power, especially if he did so with no regard for himself .

Mad Fiend was smart enough to notice he couldn’t let his young enemy take the initiative and settle into a rhythm .

Otherwise, the Holy Dragon Bow’s long-distance attacks alone would be extremely difficult to handle, to say nothing of if the young genius found an optimal attack position .  

As an experienced veteran of countless battles, he was more than capable of reading the state of the fight .