Chapter 676

Chapter 676: Repercussions

Translator: TYZ Editor: Lucas, TYZ

Dai Gang was sitting motionlessly in a lotus flower . One could not tell he was in danger, as there was a calm and peaceful look on his face

The [Yin Furnace] was devouring the sunlight continuously . The area that was affected by it looked as though it was isolated from the rest of the world . Dai Gang’s elemental energy regeneration was completely cut off and the black flames were still corroding his vitality . If this carried on, he would die soon .

Pop .

Inside the lotus seed head beneath him, a lotus seed transformed into a wisp of smoke and disappeared, leaving behind a hole .

Every lotus seed contained pure and vigorous vitality . He spent a large amount of time and effort to cultivate them . Every one of them was extremely precious . In a situation whereby he was isolated from the world, he had no choice but to use these Revival Lotus Seeds .

Unbelievable! He couldn’t believe he had to resort to this drastic measure .

Le Buleng, who had been challenging him for nearly a lifetime, finally cultivated a skill that could restrain his [Revival Lotus Seeds] . Was this destined?

Dai Gang’s lips curled into a smile, feeling somewhat amused .

If the eighteen lotus seeds were expended, he would die . However, one couldn’t tell that he was anxious about it .

That was because he knew that the sun would not shine upon the earth forever . Nothing in this world could last forever .

When the sun set and the moon rose into the sky, the power of [Yin Furnace] would decrease drastically . That was when he would retaliate .

He would definitely take good care of Le Buleng .

The smiling Dai Gang was filled with confidence .

Suddenly, a long and continuous sword chime rang across his ears . The sword chime wasn’t loud or clear and it sounded almost like a sigh . It had passed through countless pieces of clouds, mountains, valleys, and rivers before arriving here . At the same time, violent and boundless energy waves were rising through the sky in an extremely distant place .

The energy waves were filled with provocation .

The smile on Dai Gang’s face froze . Since the start of this battle, he had been calm and collected . However, now he was stunned . For a moment, he furrowed his eyebrows and an incredulous look appeared upon his face .

A Grandmaster? Who could it be?

The first person he thought of was the Holy Emperor . However, he turned down this notion very soon . He was no stranger to the Holy Emperor’s aura . In the past, the Holy Emperor’s aura was frenzied and domineering in nature . Nowadays, his aura was purely magnificent in nature, alike to that of a king .

Was it possible that there was a new Grandmaster?

This was what made him feel incredulous . For so many years, the only people who had attained the level of Grandmaster were himself and the Holy Emperor . Facing Le Buleng, who had just become a Grandmaster, he was already battered and exhausted . Now one more Grandmaster was born in a distant place?

It was really . . .

Dai Gang did not know how to describe what he was feeling . He felt an indescribable excitement, just like how he felt when he saw Le Buleng becoming a Grandmaster .

It felt as though… there was one more person that was of the same kind as him in this world .

Upon taking a closer look at this powerful yet unfamiliar aura, he realized that this person was at a… war-torn area . . .

And from the sword chime just now, Dai Gang reckoned that this person must be a swordsman . He could only think of one name .

The Lightning Blade, Ai Hui!

If it was really Ai Hui, that would be amazing .

Dai Gang somewhat couldn’t believe it as Ai Hui was far too young .

Unlike Dai Gang, Le Buleng knew it was Ai Hui instantly . After all, he had met Ai Hui before . Other than Ai Hui, he couldn’t think of anyone that possessed such powerful sword consciousness .

At the same time, he was feeling the same amount of shock as Dai Gang .

The speed at which this lad progressed… was terrifying!

For a moment, Le Buleng had mixed feelings . All along, he had a lot of admiration for Ai Hui, but he certainly did not expect him to reach this universally shocking level in such a short period of time .

However, very soon, Le Buleng furrowed his eyebrows . Something wasn’t right!

Le Buleng had a deep impression of Ai Hui’s sword consciousness . Like what his nickname, “Lightning Blade”, suggested, his sword consciousness was pure, boundless, and majestic . His sword consciousness was formed by the purest sword aura and the majestic and domineering lightning .

Even though the power of lightning was domineering in nature, its dominance exuded a callousness that followed the law of nature, not a frenzied bloodlust .

Even though the sword chime was long and continuous, the energy waves that rose into the sky contained an aura of bloodlust, resembling a wild beast that had been hungry for a very long time .

There was such a strong bloody smell!

There was definitely something wrong with Ai Hui!

Was it possible that he was infected with blood poison?

Countless doubts ran through Le Buleng’s mind . However, he soon threw them to the back of his mind .

So what if Ai Hui was infected with the blood poison? Le Buleng had tried many different cultivation paths and he never viewed any of them as orthodox or unorthodox . From the ancient times until now, the world had never been fair . One had to pay a price for anything he or she wanted . If it was him, he wouldn’t care about the blood poison infecting him as long as it could elevate him to the level of Grandmaster .

Perhaps this was the price .

Le Buleng returned to his senses . He no longer had any distracting thought in his mind . There was only one person in this world that he cared about . This person had been his arch-enemy for his entire life, Dai Gang .

Battle fervor surged through Le Buleng’s heart when he saw the tightly shut [Revival Lotus] below him . Right now, he did not care whether or not Ai Hui was infected with the blood poison . The sword chime was filled with provocation and he loved it! It felt as though another person had entered this cold and desolate world . This realm was no longer exclusive to only two or three people .

This suited Le Buleng’s temperament perfectly!

The long and continuous sword chime sounded like a bugle horn to Le Buleng, making his blood race with battle fervor .

He clearly knew Dai Gang’s intention . So what?

His abyss-like, black pupils contained nothing but insanity . His [Yin Furnace] was operating at full power . Crack, crack, crack . Black-colored cracks appeared everywhere on Le Buleng’s body, making him like a porcelain statue that was covered in cracks . Every crack seemed to be connected to an abyss, exuding intense and pure darkness .

A black-colored liquid began to seep from the cracks . The liquid resembled black-colored blood and molten lava at the same time .

Whoosh .

Wisps of black mist began to rise from the black-colored liquid . The mist gathered and did not dissipate .

Following which, the black mist shrouded Le Buleng, making him look like the demonic god of the darkness .

Opening up his palms, the surrounding black mist gathered at the center of his palms and formed a black-colored axe . The axe was entirely pitch-black in color, simple and unadorned .

Le Buleng raised the axe over his head, leapt into the air, and flung the axe down on the [Revival Lotus]!

… . .

High in the sky, where metal winds were blowing incessantly, the Holy Emperor was looking in the direction of Jadeite Forest . He was sitting cross-legged in the air with both his eyes closed . He was watching the battle between the two Grandmasters from their elemental energy undulations .

He was no stranger to Dai Gang’s exuberant vitality . On the contrary, he was extremely interested in Le Buleng’s cold and gloomy elemental energy undulations .

Grandmasters had always been in scarcity . He felt fortunate that there were individuals that were as powerful as him in this era . And a battle between two Grandmasters like this was extremely rare . Even though he could only watch it from a distance, he still felt glad as it was still an extremely rare opportunity .

Suddenly, a long and continuous sword chime rang across his ears .

The constantly blowing, violent metal winds could not stop it from reaching his ears at all .

The Holy Emperor opened his eyes . His eyes were flickering with a sparkling glow and his indifferent face looked slightly stirred, which was an extremely rare sight,

He stood up and faced the direction of the sword chime .

That was the front line!

Sword chime? The Holy Emperor’s facial expression returned to his usual indifferent self . Similarly, he thought of Ai Hui . He had been observing this lad . Even though his strength level was ordinary, he could be considered the most powerful swordsman of this era . It was also this lad that led a bunch of rookies to stop the advancement of his armies .

What an interesting lad!

The Holy Emperor admitted that he overlooked Ai Hui . However, he did not really mind this “mistake” at all . If he wasn’t wrong, Ai Hui had just become a Master recently . Therefore, why should a Grandmaster-cum-ruler-of-a-nation care so much about a lad who had just become a Master recently?

Such pure sword consciousness!

The Holy Emperor had nothing but admiration for Ai Hui . He did not expect to see such pure sword consciousness in an era where swordsmanship was irrelevant . He felt very fortunate to be able to witness it .

Ai Hui truly possessed the style of those ancient swordsmen!

However . . .

God’s Blood? This lad must be quite gifted to be able to absorb the God’s Blood without exploding to death .

If there was anyone that understood the God’s Blood the best, it would be the Holy Emperor .

It would be very interesting to see what would happen next for someone that obtained absolute power in such a way .

An indescribable smile appeared on the Holy Emperor’s face .

… . .

When the sword chime rang across Skyheart City, commotion broke out .

“How could it be?”

Madam Ye’s face turned pale-white with horror and despair .

The battle between Dai Gang and Le Buleng at Jadeite Forest had terrified her . The horrifying powers of two Grandmasters at their peaks truly overwhelmed her . However, she was still feeling optimistic; she was even secretly overjoyed .

However, the sudden sword chime was able to make her feel despair and fear .

Ai Hui!

After the Sky Leaf Division was born, almost the entire Beyond Avalon was in her hands . Even a powerful aristocratic family like the Gong Residence had bowed down and surrendered to her . The only person that could strike fear into her heart was Ai Hui!

Ai Hui was a thorn in her flesh .

Every day, she was racking her brain on how to deal with Ai Hui while not affecting the situation at the front line .

Ai Hui becoming a Grandmaster was the worst outcome for Skyheart City . After all, the Sky Leaf Division was nothing in the face of a Grandmaster .

Every trump card and advantage she had had disappeared all of a sudden .

Therefore, how could she not be despaired?

Her mind was blank . She stood there blankly like a corpse that was completely devoid of life . All of her schemes were weak and fragile in the face of absolute power .

Every high-ranking official of Skyheart City was thrown into despair . The flourishing and advantageous situation that they were still in yesterday popped like a bubble of fantasy today .

How could it be?

How was it possible that Ai Hui could become a Grandmaster?

He was a swordsman!

And he was so young!

Why . . .

While everyone was feeling despair, no one noticed that a five elemental lotus in the Lake of Masters was emitting faint, black smoke and losing vitality .

Inside that lotus, Xiaobao could sense his mother’s despair and fear .

He wanted to console her, but he couldn’t make any sound . He turned anxious and frustrated as he did not know what to do .

Fear and despair engulfed him . He was afraid that he might lose his mother .

No!

The depths of his soul was screaming, like a drowning man that was wailing for the last time while looking at the sky from under the water . Boundless fear flooded him like a tidal wave and he began to lose his consciousness .

The five elemental lotuses on the Laker of Masters were withering . The elementalists inside them had been reduced to nothing but pale-white bones .

The hundreds of lotuses withered and disappeared . Only one lotus was left in the center of the lake . It was flawless and sparkling clean like a piece of high-quality jade .

“Ahhh!”

A man’s trembling howl rang across the depths of everyone’s minds .

A dazzling, white-colored light pillar shot up the sky and ripped through the layer of the clouds, shocking everyone in the world .