Chapter 314

Chapter 314: The Blood Guards Arrive, the Army Besieges the City

Translator: CatatoPatch Editor: Vermillion

Illusory Spirit Swamp .

An astonishing battle occurred in the muddy swamp as two powerful seventh grade spirit beasts fought against each other . The terrifying aftershocks of the battle engulfed the entire swamp . The muddy water billowed and mud on the ground flew everywhere .

The seventh grade spirit beasts were fighting over territory, which was a usual occurrence in the Illusory Spirit Swamp . Just like in the Wildlands, the more one ventured into the Illusory Spirit Swamp, the stronger the spirit beasts would be .

In this region, two seventh grade spirit beasts were not considered powerful at all . There were countless other spiritual beasts who were much more powerful compared to them .

All of a sudden, a sonic boom resounded as the air above the swamp was compressed . It was as though a bomb was thrown into the swamp, and mud splattered all over the place .

The body of those two seventh grade spiritual beasts stiffened as they stopped their fight temporarily . They looked toward the figure who appeared in front of them . It was the same figure who caused the sonic boom .

It was a tall and muscular man wearing armor . His true energy behaved like a dragon as it unceasingly revolved around him .

The man had a sharp face and he directed his calm gaze at the two spirit beasts who were fighting . Looking at the two of them, his brows slightly furrowed .

His body was emitting a frightening pressure which scared those two spiritual beasts . They quickly dived into the swamp and didn’t dare to peek their heads out for a long time .

Since they were spirit beasts, they could sense that the man was an extremely dangerous individual .

Another sonic boom resounded as this man ripped the air apart . He rushed toward a distant place and left the swamp in a matter of seconds .

. . .

The Wildlands .

A tall and lofty tree which seemed to prop up the sky was suddenly sliced into two .

A giant spiritual bird whose wings were as sharp as a sword swept through the area . Its wings severed every tree in its path, making it look unstoppable .

There was a ferocious and bald youth sitting on top of this terrifying bird . The youth had brown skin and his whole body seemed quite odd . It seemed as though his entire body was crafted from bronze and every inch was perfectly toned . Every muscle in his body was filled with terrifying strength .

As the bald youth stood on top of the spiritual bird, his gaze flashed with lightning . He stared into the distance and it seemed like he was looking at a specific place outside the Wildlands .

“This time, My Godly Temple of the Wildlands lost two experts . Xia Yu was a person who had great potential . He had a high chance of becoming a Supreme-Being in the future . However, he actually died in the capital of the Light Wind Empire . I’ll definitely obtain justice for him . As for the Shura Sect’s devils, I have to get rid of them completely . If the Shura Sect recovers, they will cause havoc and there won’t be any peace left in the Land of Southern Border . “

The bald youth’s eyes twinkled as he coldly snorted . Sending a fierce stomp to the bird below him, the spiritual bird immediately emitted a sharp cry . It shook its wings and started to increase its speed .

As such, the combo of one man and one bird transformed into a beam of light . This beam of light instantly disappeared from the Wildlands .

In the tall and lofty Wuliang Mountain and in the boundless Hundred Thousand Mountians . . .

Countless experts started to set out toward the Light Wind Empire . They knew that they had misjudged the Shura Sect’s strength . This group of experts was hurriedly gathered and sent toward the Light Wind Empire .

In a place several hundred miles away from the Imperial Capital .

King Yu’s army was stationed here but they didn’t start their charge at the Light Wind Empire’s Imperial Capital . They clearly knew that there was no way reckless charging and attacking would take down the Imperial Capital . They knew that they had to keep calm and think of a plan .

As the capital of the entire empire, the strongest experts of the empire were gathered there . Even if the Shura Sect was supporting him, King Yu knew that he still had to be careful when attacking the Imperial Capital .

It was a must for him to be prudent . If he wasn’t and lost the next battle, there was only one outcome waiting for him . He would be dead beyond a doubt .

Zhao Musheng was wearing a long gown as he sauntered toward King Yu, adressing the latter with a light smile on his face .

“King Yu, you must be excited to finally return to the Imperial Capital… It will finally belong to you . . “

“How can I be excited? There were far too many casualties in this war . Too many people died because of this . ” King Yu took a deep breath and said .

Zhao Musheng calmly smiled as he stood beside King Yu . As he stared at the lofty Imperial Capital in the distance, his gaze gradually became sharp .

“After we seize the Imperial Capital, I don’t have any other request . I only hope that you can hand Bu Fang over to me . “

“Bu Fang? His store is protected by a supreme beast . . . “

“It’s only a supreme beast . We have a Supreme-Being on our side . There is no need to be afraid of a supreme beast . I have a hunch that Fang Fang’s Little Store is hiding a great secret . Even if it doesn’t possess any secrets, the Path-Understanding Tree is enough for me . ” Zhao Musheng rubbed his fingers and his eyes contained a trace of killing intent .

All of a sudden, Zhao Musheng raised his head .

He saw two blood-red light beams rushing toward them, but they stopped right above their heads .

In the army, an old-man suddenly opened his eyes .

He took a step forward and instantly appeared in the sky . He floated before the two blood-red light beams .

“The Blood Guards? Shouldn’t both of you be protecting the Sacred Tower? Why did the both of you come here? Did something happen to the Sacred Tower?”

The old-man furrowed his brow and shot questions at the two who just appeared in the sky .

“We greet the Venerable . “

Cupping their hands, the two Blood Guards greeted the old man who had just appeared . They quickly told him the reason they were here . They also relayed the High Priestess’s instructions .

A Soul Congregation Array was stolen and it appeared in the Imperial Capital .

The Venerable’s eyes immediately narrowed and a cold glow flashed in his eyes .

“Could it be that they were stolen by the Celestial Arcanum Sect? Impossible . The Celestial Arcanum Sect’s experts didn’t even appear in the Imperial Capital . It can’t be them… Could it be the experts from the Hundred Thousand Mountains?”

The Venerable was quite puzzled as he had already sent people to monitor the experts in the Imperial Capital . After thinking about it for quite some time, he was still unable to think of anyone . Who in the world could have possibly stolen the Soul Congregation Array?

The moment the three of them landed on the ground, King Yu and Zhao Musheng came over . Both King Yu and Zhao Musheng extended their greetings to the three of them .

The Blood Guards didn’t care about the greeting at all . They simply nodded their head at the two of them as they were from factions in the secular world . People from the secular world couldn’t pique their interest at all .

When Zhao Musheng listened to their conversation, his eyes immediately brightened .

“Venerable, I know who might have stolen your Soul Congregation Array . “

“Who?”

The eyes of the two Blood Guards brightened the moment they heard what Zhao Musheng said . When they shouted at him in unison, a terrifying pressure engulfed him .

This pressure immediately made Zhao Musheng and King Yu suck in a breath of cold air .

“There is a store in the Imperial Capital . It’s called Fang Fang’s Little Store . It is protected by a supreme beast . Since there are no Supreme-Beings in the capital at the moment, they are the only ones who could have stolen your Soul Congregation Array . ” Zhao Musheng hurriedly explained as his eyes flickered .

Staring at Zhao Musheng, the Venerable exposed a cold smile .

He naturally saw through Zhao Musheng’s trick . However, if Zhao Musheng was telling the truth, it was worth a trip to the store . If the store really possessed a Supreme beast, it didn’t matter if they had the Soul Congregation Array .

Since they will launch their assault on the Imperial Capital soon, they can’t possibly ignore the existence of a supreme beast .

“Then, what are we waiting for? We should quickly attack the Imperial Capital . The High Priestess seems to be quite angry . ” When he thought about the High Priestess, one of the Blood Guards couldn’t help but shiver . He was anxious and wanted to attack the Imperial Capital as soon as possible .

The complexion of the other Blood Guard changed . With a wave of his hand, a compass appeared on his hand .

There were many light specks in the compass . One of them was particularly bright and prominent .

“The Soul Congregation Array appeared once again . “

That Blood Guard said .

. . . .

In one of the Imperial Capital’s alleyway, in Fang Fang’s Little Store .

Bu Fang laid on the chair as he slightly narrowed his eyes . A gust of cold wind brushed past his face .

Today, the business of the store wasn’t good . Due to the news of Xiao Meng’s heavy injury, everyone was afraid . Many of them hid at home which caused the business of the store to take a hit .

Extremely bored, Bu Fang immediately thought of something . The five talismans which he took from an enemy in the Western Mystery City immediately appeared in his hands .

Those five talismans seemed to be quite worn-out . There were many cuts and slits on them . It seemed as though they would disintegrate any time . As the talismans revolved, they formed an array . This array contained an amount of white smoke, which was just like soul essence . From time to time, there would be a fuzzy human’s face appearing in the smoke . The human faces emitted fearsome shrieks before disappearing into smoke again .

“This array is truly evil . ” Bu Fang furrowed his brows and came to a conclusion .

After observing and studying the talismans until he was bored, Bu Fang collected those five talismans again . In the distance, he saw that a figure was approaching him .

When he looked at the figure, Bu Fang blanked out for a second .

Xiao Meng?

The person approaching him was the famous Xiao Meng . It was the same Xiao Meng who was supposed to be heavily injured . Xiao Meng’s complexion wasn’t good at all . The color of his skin was quite pale, and it gradually turned black .

Bu Fang stood up and welcomed him into the store .

The moment Ouyang Xiaoyi saw Xiao Meng, she blanked out . His weak and feeble appearance worried her .

“Owner Bu, serve me a bottle of the Ice Heart Jade Urn Wine . ” Xiao Meng’s voice was hoarse and he couldn’t help but cough after saying several words .

After a mouthful of coughs, he spat out a mouthful of black blood .

“You are poisoned . ” Bu Fang calmly stared at him . The pool of black blood seemed quite familiar to him . It seemed as though Xiao Meng was poisoned with the same poison as the Southern City’s Xiao second master . However, it seemed like the poison in Xiao Meng was much stronger than the Xiao second master .

The Demonic Fish’s meat was still in his system’s dimensional storage . Maybe it could be of help to Xiao Meng .

“I really embarrassed myself this time . When the armies were rushing toward the Imperial Capital, I got injured . In such a precarious situation, I, Xiao Meng, actually got myself injured . I don’t have any face left to face the citizens of the Imperial Capital . Tomorrow, His Majesty will conduct the last round of negotiations with King Yu . If he fails, the battle will immediately start . I stand no chance of survival in the final battle . “

Xiao Meng bitterly smiled .

“Since I have almost no chance of living anymore, I’m here to drink my last bottle of the Ice Heart Jade Urn Wine . “

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The moment he was done speaking, a figure appeared in front of him . It was the graceful figure of Xiao Yanyu . The current Xiao Yanyu wasn’t wearing a veil and her beautiful face contained a trace of worry .

“Father . . . “

Xiao Yanyu’s voice was choked with emotion when she saw her father .

Bu Fang didn’t say anything . Turning around, he returned to the kitchen . Before long, he came back and placed a bottle of the Ice Heart Jade Urn Wine in front of Xiao Meng .

Looking at the bottle Bu Fang placed in front of him, Xiao Meng laughed and brought it up to his lips . He took big mouthfuls of the wine as he laughed heartily .

The poison deeply seeped into Xiao Meng’s body . Although it seemed like the one which the Xiao second master suffered from, it was still slightly different . Xiao Yanyu knew that Bu Fang once cured the Xiao second master’s poison and she had thoughts of looking for him . However, she knew that Bu Fang’s detoxification method depended on the Demonic Fish’s meat . She knew that only the meat’s essence could cure the poison . However, even though the meat’s essence was able to cure the Xiao second master, it was unlikely that it could cure Xiao Meng .

Bu Fang sighed as he clinked his wine glass with Xiao Meng’s . Bringing it back to his lips, Bu Fang drank the entire cup in one mouthful .

Just when the two of them were drinking to their heart’s content, deafening roars came from outside the capital . It was obvious the roars came from the tens of thousands of soldiers situated outside the capital .

Xiao Meng was shocked . He slammed the bottle of wine on the table as he stood up from his seat .

“Didn’t you say they would negotiate first? Why is King Yu directly attacking the City?”