Transcending the Nine Heavens - Chapter 701

Chapter 701

Chu Yang had a smile in his eyes . He looked at Luo Ke Di and Ji Mo with admiration .

"I'm coming!" Dong Wu Shang locked his vision on the silhouette of the man opposite to him as that man rushed over . Dong Wu Shang's silhouette moved as he dismounted from the horse . He then stood on the ground, and gripped the hilt of his saber . And, he strode forwards step by step in a dignified manner .

"Make him blossom!" Luo Ke Di stamped his foot, and bellowed . His saliva scattered in all directions . "Mighty Fourth Brother, make him yellow, white, red, green, and black altogether . "

Ji Mo made a big shout, "Right! Make him know that a Saber Emperor can't only use a saber, but he can also use a spear!"

Everyone around him laughed so hard that they almost fell down . Huyan Aobo also burst into laughter with puffing sound . Then, she pinched on Ji Mo's waist using her fingers . and then she ruthlessly rotated it .

Ji Mo screamed . It was an infinitely painful reminder for him .

Tan Tan was still thinking about the stuff on his mind . He was still digesting the on and off memories that he had received in these past days . He saw everyone laughing . He raised his head being at a loss . Then, he asked Xie Dan Feng next to him, "What's going on?"

Xie Dan Feng's lips twitched . She gave him a strange expression . She said angrily, "Nothing that concerns you . "

Tan Tan said, 'oh' and then continued, "Everyone is laughing . They seem happy…" he suddenly recalled something while saying this . He hastily assumed a 'shocked' expression, and then again asked, "Why are all of you laughing?"

"Get lost!" He was staggered by Xie Dan Feng's slap .

Chu Yang suppressed his laughter with great difficulty, and looked towards the two men approaching each other .

The opposite party was in a rage, and had lost his senses . However, he had great strength .

He came in flying like a gust of wind and lightning . His speed was so fast that it made his body change into a vague cyan shadow . The friction between his body and the air issued a sonic boom as he moved forward .

Dong Wu Shang was moving forward in a dignified manner step by step to face the enemy . It felt as if his feet were five-hundred kilograms heavy . It seemed as if the entire earth and all the mountains and rivers were also going forward at the same time .

The man opposite to them rapidly reached to the extreme . But, Dong Wu Shang reached to the extreme slowly .

One of them was quick and the other one was slow . The stark contrast could clearly be seen .

"Sixth Grade Emperor Level Expert!" Sword Spirit evaluated in Chu Yang's mind .

Chu Yang nodded, and became relaxed in his heart .

The level of cultivation of a sixth-grade Emperor Level Expert must be much higher than that of Dong Wu Shang . In fact, it would be more than double his strength . But, the man on the opposite was an ordinary Emperor Level Expert . On the other hand, Dong Wu Shang was a tyrannical Saber Emperor who could rule over the world .

Moreover, Dong Wu Shang had the 285 kilograms heavy Black Saber to help him . It had cut down the disparity between the two sides even more .

Therefore, this fight would be a daunting experience, but not dangerous .

The next moment…

That man issued a long and loud cry . He then pounced over like a black cloud in midair . His cyan robe rose up fluttering . And, he looked like a gigantic falcon that had been ruthlessly coming down to grab and prey on Dong Wu Shang .

Dong Wu Shang suddenly raised his head . His head-full of long hair was fluttering towards the back of his head in a ruffled way . He ferociously pointed the Black Saber forward .

The Black Saber shot substantial black saber-beams with a 'swoosh' sound . Dong Wu Shang didn't get out of the way, not even a little bit . He completely adopted a decisive posture as to not turn around . He directly welcomed the incoming attack of the enemy which the enemy had been charging for a long time .

Sword light flashed!

A shiny sword and Black Saber resolutely collided!

Both of them didn't hold back!

A loud bang was heard . And, the dirt all around Dong Wu Shang suddenly rose up . It ferociously erupted and scattered in all directions in circular patterns .

Dong Wu Shang's black hair fluttered in the midst of a blossoming blast . His eyes flashed like electricity . And, his lips were tightly pursed up . His legs deeply dug into the road's surface . But, his body only swayed for an instant . He didn't retrocede one step .

That man in the air loudly shouted . His body turned backwards . Then, he took seven or eight consecutive somersaults like a whirlwind . After that, he landed on the ground . He then lifted his head, and looked at Dong Wu Shang with a frightened expression . It was obvious that he hadn't expected that the strength of this young Saber Emperor had reached to such a tyrannical extent .

Everyone could finally see everything clearly . This man was an elderly with hoary hair . He seemed to be fifty to sixty years old looking at his face . His grizzled beard and his lower jaw were slightly shaking at this moment .

Dong Wu Shang bellowed . His majestic body ferociously erected . He pulled himself out from the soil, and the soil flew upwards . The Black Saber immediately changed into a black lightning amidst this . It showered down a-hundred-and-eight saber blows like a violent storm .

That man repeatedly shouted out loud . He continuously resisted the attacks with his sword . The two of them engaged in a close combat . Only a white light could be seen twining with a black energy . Then, they gradually separated from each other, and formed a black and a white hurricane .

Chu Yang and Gu Du Xing were standing at the front line . They had fixed their eyes on this fight in front of them .

They still didn't know who that person was . But, they were certain that this man on the opposite side was hostile towards them .

The opposite team slowly pressed over . They all were quietly watching the fight from a distance of over two-hundred feet away . Not even one of them made any sound .

Chu Yang and Gu Du Xing look at each other . They both were very prudent .

Generally, even the experts under the King Level would always stand three-hundred feet away so as to avoid injuries in fights of such strong people . Especially, the saber energy of a Saber Emperor was even more deadly .

But, these people were so close… They didn't have any look of worry on their faces .

In fact, some people showed their enthusiasm… They seemed somewhat eager to join in .

It could be seen from this that these people weren't an ordinary bunch .

Suddenly, a sound like popping sound of fried beans came from the collision between weapons . It then became more and more deafening .

Chu Yang knitted his brows . [This is an extremely unusual phenomenon . The intense sounds that come when experts of such level fight together are rarely like that of forging ironware as it is right now . But, it is clearly different than usual with these two people . ]

[It is evident from this that the fighting style of both the parties is similar . And, the enemy is definitely wielding a Heavenly Armament . Otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to attack so recklessly . His weapon would've already been broken if he had dared to . It wouldn't have been issuing these deafening collision sounds . ]

A look of anxiety faintly emerged on Chu Yang's face . [This man is only a sixth-grade Emperor Level Expert, but such valiant style and a heavenly armament are making him not at all inferior to an eighth-grade Emperor Level Expert . ]

[Dong Wu Shang is certainly bearing enormous pressure!]

The sound of horse's hoofs rose up from behind Chu Yang . Then, a horse came from behind the crowd . Ao Xie Yun came to Chu Yang's side; he was wearing a mask .

"Um?" Chu Yang turned his head, and looked at him in a doubtful way .

"This is my clansman . " There was agony in Ao Xie Yun's voice .

"This is your clansman… or a man of one of your uncles?" Chu Yang discretely asked .

"My clansman!" Ao Xie Yun said with certainty .

Chu Yang exposed a meaningful smile out of the corner of his mouth . Then, he wrinkled his brows, "Is your father – the Clan Lord of Ao Clan – losing control of the clan?"

"Absolutely not . " Ao Xie Yun said, "Father has always been in-charge of all the matters of the clan . It's just that the authority of the Clan Lord has increased more and more along with the growth of the influence of the clan over these last few years . And then, his cousins began to get restless . And, they've secretly started to play dirty games… But, the clan has been rather stable on the otherall . "

"This kind of 'stability' indeed makes me pleasantly surprised . " Chu Yang sarcastically smiled .

Ao Xie Yun smiled bitterly and astringently . "The complexity of a family is beyond the imagination of outsiders . The complexity of a clan whose status has been consolidated is something that no one else can understand .

"Ao Clan was established a thousand years ago . My grandfather had four brothers . They used be called the 'five tigers' . He also had three sworn brothers . All of them were outstanding talents of their generation . The eight brothers worked for a common purpose, and that was to win power and to establish themselves in the Middle Three Heavens . They once shared trials and tribulations of life and death together . In fact, every one of them would dash on bravely with no thoughts of personal safety for each other . They wouldn't even think about their own safety . "

Ao Xie Yun narrated the history of Ao Clan at this moment . It was quite unexpected for Chu Yang . But, he still continued to seriously listen .

Ao Xie Yun was also an outstanding man of this generation . He wouldn't just start spouting nonsense without any reason… especially at circumstances like these . Chu Yang pondered over Ao Xie Yun's intention while listening to him .

"But, it kept on growing bigger and bigger after the foundation of our clan was established . First, the three sworn brothers from outside clans began to revolt . It was because they weren't willing to be mere ministers of the king . And, they were neither willing to be the high priests . Everyone knew that the offspring of the priests would only have to be ministers anyway even though being a priest was very good . In fact, one could be degraded as domestic servants if they were unworthy and unlike their parents . Therefore, they all were unwilling . But, there could only be one Clan Lord of the Ao Clan .

"The power must centralize for a clan to establish . Otherwise, it would be just like scattered sand . But, this kind of centralization would mean to formally separate the relationships of seniors and juniors and masters and slaves .

"Therefore, the three brothers from outside clans finally started revolting against Ao Clan . The brothers also began to destroy each other . Finally, all of the sword brothers were eliminated . The strength of the Ao Clan was also harmed a lot by this . One of the Five Tigers of the Ao Clan also perished in that battle .

"The Ao Clan smoothly developed for a few years when the three people were exterminated . But then, two of the brothers felt wronged . It was because their next generation wasn't born as direct descendants of the clan . Only the lineage of the Clan Lord was considered as the direct descendants of the clan . Therefore, they turned from brothers to slaves and servants as the time passed… after perhaps three generations . Therefore… this difference was very big . So, it brought chaos one more time in the Ao Clan .

"The remaining two brothers also eventually split up!

"Therefore, only we remained in the Ao Clan . My deceased ancestor won all the wars . But, he also lost all of his brothers . He became a loner . He was deeply hurt . He carved several words on a stone tablet in that moment of total victory with the sword stained in blood — the Sword is cold and its edge is colder . It was about to utter something, but forgot what to say . I try to look at the cold blade and the blood that stains it . These drops of blood are all I have of my brothers .

"My deceased ancestor had carved this poem on the stone tablet, and put the tablet straight in the great hall of the clan . This was for instructing the later generations… so as to warn them . But, who would've imagined that these instructions that were supposed to enlighten the future generations would instead become a curse-like thing for them .

"Finally, this kind of struggle again started among the thirteen brothers of the second generation of the deceased ancestor of the Ao Clan . No one admitted defeat… This struggle passed down from generation to generation . Ao Clan expanded for a millennium . However, Ao Clan has had internal strives for power for a millennium in reality!"

Ao Xie Yun bitterly pursed up his lips . He then heaved a deep sigh .

"In fact, it isn't just the case with Ao Clan . Other clans are also like this . " Ao Xie Yun said . "A clan has to continuously endure such kind of massacre of flesh and gore if they want to be formidable .

"This is the law!"

Chu Yang slowly nodded . He seemed to be thinking about something . He said, "It is indeed… cruel!"

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