Chapter 1014: The Enemies Meet Again
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
"Hmm?" Tong Shan raised his eyebrows and turned around to look at the Five Element Sectâs senior officials. He seemed to be searching for the person who had spoken to him through Voice Transmission.
The Five Element Sectâs senior officialsâ faces, including Tian Gu and Yu Fang, turned solemn when they saw Tong Shan glaring fiercely at them.
Only the Peak Master of Fire Peak, Cha Baiâs face was calm as his eyes gleamed coldly.
"Senior Tong Shan, Duan Ling Tian didnât return to our Five Element Sect after leaving the Martial Emperorâs secret treasure... He mustâve returned to his hometown, the Darkhan Dynasty." The person who cast the Voice Transmission on Tong Shan was Cha Bai.
At this moment, Cha Bai continued to use Voice Transmission to speak to Tong Shan. "Senior, if you need the direction to Darkhan Dynasty, you can go to Blade Sect in the southern zone of the northern desert to ask for its location."
"I think... The Blade Sect will be able to provide you with a satisfactory answer," Cha Bai revealed everything in a go.
Tong Shan looked at Cha Bai discreetly. "Youâre good... I, Tong Shan, will owe you a favor when I kill Duan Ling Tian in the future."
Cha Baiâs eyes lit up when he heard that.
A Martial Monarch powerhouse promised him a favor?
All of a sudden, his heart was filled with excitement and joy. His hatred toward Duan Ling Tian due to his direct discipleâs death seemed to have been forgotten at the moment.
If it was not for his concern that the Five Element Sectâs senior officials might discover what he had done, he would have cheered out loud in excitement.
"Thank you, senior." Cha Bai thanked Tong Shan through Voice Transmission.
Cha Bai inhaled deeply while he tried to maintain the calm on his face.
Tong Shan coldly glanced at the Five Element Sectâs senior officials again before he left with the other three people in tow. They then vanished before the Five Element Sectâs senior officialsâ eyes.
âWhoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!â
...
The Element Sectâs senior officials who were tense felt relieved after they saw Tong Shan had left with his men.
"Heâs a Martial Monarch powerhouse alright... The oppressive aura he subconsciously released was suffocating me," Tian Gu exclaimed.
"Thatâs right... Martial Monarch powerhouses are too powerful." Yu Fang agreed and subsequently mumbled with anticipation on her face, "I wonder if Iâll ever have the opportunity to break through to the Martial Monarch Stage while Iâm still alive."
"Our Five Element Sect will have two Martial Monarch powerhouses when the Sect Leader and Peak Master Qi Yu return! At that time, our Five Element Sect will be the fourth second-rate force in the northern desert."
It was unknown who said that, but it caused the Five Element Sectâs senior officialsâ, excluding Cha Bai, eyes to brighten as anticipation filled their eyes.
âDuan Ling Tian... Youâll definitely die this time!â A cold gleam flashed through Cha Baiâs eyes.
Naturally, Duan Ling Tian was unaware of the incident at Five Element Sect.
He was also unaware that Tong Shang, under Cha Baiâs advice, had made his way to Blade Sect at the southern zone of the northern desert to ask for the location of Darkhan Dynasty.
In the meantime, Duan Ling Tian had just left the Seven Star Sword Sect and met up with a red silhouette above the sect.
"Big Brother Duan, did you manage to find him?" The red silhouette belonged to a red-clad lady whose body was graceful and face was extremely beautiful. Her smile seemed as though it was able to make grown men fall head over heels for her.
"Yes." Duan Ling Tian nodded. He was still thinking about the Foreign Landsâ force that his two fiancees were currently in.
Snow peak! Volcano!
That was the only clue he had right now.
"Tian Wu, letâs go! Letâs look for Xiong Quan," Duan Ling Tian said to the lady and took the lead to fly away once he regained his senses.
Feng Tian Wu elf-like figure trailed after him like his shadow.
Duan Ling Tian was moving like a bolt of lightning. However, he frowned just as he was about to increase his speed. He seemed to have noticed something when he was looking at the sky obscured by the clouds.
"Someoneâs there."
Soon after, Feng Tian Wu heard a quick sound of wind whistling that flew toward them. Its target was the Seven Star Sword Sect behind them.
âWhoosh!â
The clouds before them spread out as a lightning-like silhouette appeared before Duan Ling Tian and Feng Tian Wu.
The lightning-like silhouette came to a halt when it arrived near Duan Ling Tian and Feng Tian Wu.
"Ahh!!" When the person looked at Duan Ling Tian, his blood-shot eyes gleamed. He then held his head with his hands as he shrieked in pain.
"Howâs this possible?!" Duan Ling Tian did not move when the person stopped before them. Disbelief filled his face when he looked at the person whose body was shrouded with black fog.
He did not expect he would see this person here!
At this moment, Feng Tian Wu who followed Duan Ling Tian also came to halt. She happened to see the shock and disbelief on his face. She asked inquisitively, "Big Brother Duan, do you know him?"
However, Duan Ling Tian did not answer her. All he did was stare at the old man whose eyes were red, and his body was covered in black fog.
Duan Ling Tian lost control of his breathing as it quickened. The person before him had truly shocked him!
"Shouldnât he be suffering in that Inscription Formation?"
"Didnât I severe his Dantian?"
"And also his limbs... They shouldâve been severed by me as well!" Questions flashed in Duan Ling Tianâs heart one after another.
The person who appeared before him was none other than Zhao Ming!
Zhao Ming was one of the two Seven Star Sword Sectâs Guardian Elders. Everybody used to address him as Elder Ming.
Previously, when Seven Star Sword Sect was declining, he betrayed the sect and joined the Azure Forest Tri-Sect. He then became the Azure Forest Tri-Sectâs Guardian Elder.
Later on, he attempted to kill Duan Ling Tian many times, but Duan Ling Tian tricked him into an Inscription Formation in the Darkstone Empire, and he was trapped inside ever since.
After the Dynasty Martial Competition ended, Duan Ling Tianâs ability had a significant boost and it surpassed Zhao Ming by many folds.
When he entered the Inscription Formation, he severed Zhao Mingâs Dantian and all of his limbs after killing the other Azure Forest Tri-Sectâs Guardian Elder.
At that time, when he left the Inscription Formation, he thought Zhao Ming would spend the rest of his life in fear and agony to the point where he would wish for death.
However, he did not think he would encounter Zhao Ming here today!
Furthermore, the current Zhao Ming seemed to be completely different from before. The current him exuded a dangerous vibe.
"Shouldnât this Zhao Ming be a cripple? Howâs it possible that heâs here? Also, he seems to have a powerful ability now." Duan Ling Tianâs expression did not look too good as he extended his Spirit Energy out in an attempt to probe Zhao Mingâs cultivation base.
However, he soon realized when his Spiritual Energy got close to Zhao Mingâs body that was surrounded by black fog, it completely disappeared as though it had sunk into a bale of cotton. There was no way for him to probe Zhao Mingâs cultivation base at all.
"My current Spiritual Energy can even detect a Ninth Level Void Transformation martial artistâs cultivation base! I canât believe my Spiritual Energy canât detect Zhao Mingâs cultivation base." Duan Ling Tianâs expression turned uglier.
At the same time, a bad premonition rose within him.
âMaybe heâs not Zhao Ming? Maybe heâs just someone who looks identical to Zhao Ming?â Soon after, a strange thought appeared in Duan Ling Tianâs mind.
However, the old man near him completely destroyed his theory as soon as the thought appeared.
The old manâs initially lifeless and bloodshot eyes instantly brightened. He stared at Duan Ling Tian with clenched teeth before he shouted, "Duan... Duan Ling Tian... I remember now! Youâre Duan Ling Tian! Youâre Duan Ling Tian!!"
"Itâs really Zhao Ming!" Duan Ling Tianâs heart jolted when he saw the hatred and ferocity on his face. Duan Ling Tianâs face immediately turned grim.
"Hahaha... Duan Ling Tian, I finally found you! Apart from killing you today, Iâm also going to destroy the Seven Star Sword Sect that you rebuilt!" Zhao Ming who had regained his senses laughed maniacally as he looked at Duan Ling Tian.
"Zhao Ming, I didnât expect youâll still be alive," Duan Ling Tian said in his deep voice as his eyes coldly gleamed.
"Of course youâll hope for me to be dead... Unfortunately, you didnât manage to kill me! You didnât kill me back then, but Iâll kill you today. Remember this while youâre on the road to death - Nip it in the bud!" Zhao Ming looked ferocious as he informed Duan Ling Tian.
"I managed to destroy you back then, Iâll definitely be able to kill you today!" Duan Ling Tian said coldly.
Duan Ling Tian had full confidence in his current ability.
Although he could not see through Zhao Mingâs cultivation base at the moment, he figured it could not have surpassed his.
After all, Zhao Ming was only a Void Initiation martial artist when Duan Ling Tian severed his Dantian and limbs.
It had been more than a year since Duan Ling Tian destroyed Zhao Ming.
In Duan Ling Tiaâs opinion, it was impossible for Zhao Ming to surpass him no matter what Zhao Ming did or encountered given that it had only been over a year since that incident.
"Are you sure?" Zhao Ming began to laugh when he heard what Duan Ling Tian said. There was a hint of viciousness in his laughter. "Duan Ling Tian, Iâll take my time killing you today! Iâll do exactly as you did to me. Iâll give you a taste of despair." As he laughed maniacally, the black fog surrounding Zhao Mingâs body roiled as it exuded a terrifying aura.
âBang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!â
...
When black fog roiled around Zhao Mingâs body, the air current began to compress. The sound of air explosion was petrifying.
"Such powerful strength!" Duan Ling Tianâs expression changed. Feng Tian Wu, who stood next to him, had a slight change of expression on her beautiful face as well.
âFwah!â
Meanwhile, the Heaven and Earth Energy rumbled in the sky above Zhao Mingâs head and eventually formed the Heaven and Earth Phenomenon.
Ancient horned dragonsâ silhouettes appeared before Duan Ling Tian and Feng Tian Wu one after another. The number did not stop growing.
One hundred.
Two hundred.
Three hundred.
...
A thousand.
The number was still going up.
"Three thousand ancient horned dragonsâ strength?" When Duan Ling Tian saw the three thousand ancient horned dragonsâ silhouettes that appeared above Zhao Mingâs head, his expression changed completely.