Chapter 133: A stolen fighting style.
Following a path decided by Wei Zhong Jun, the group slowly started getting closer and closer to the mountain where Wei Zhong Jun had first seen the treasures. The closer they got to the mountain, the stronger the Demonic beasts that they faced got.
But that did not mean that Yao Jun no longer had to battle. Mixed with the strong Demonic beasts were many weaker Demonic beasts that served as messengers. Once they spotted approaching people, they would try to flee and deliver the news to whoever controlled this territory. It was Yao Jun's duty to kill all of these weaker Demonic beasts before they managed to flee.
Of course, Yao Jun was the only one who knew that these weaker Demonic beasts were messengers. The others merely thought that they lived in the area and did not want to die. The reason Yao Jun knew that they were messengers was because he could understand what they were saying as they were fleeing.
“The previous time I arrived at the mountain, I did so from the other side. I do not know what we will face as we approach the mountain from this side, but at least here we won't be noticed by the spider immediately.”
Wei Zhong Jun pointed at the mountain that had gotten much closer to them as he explained the path they were taking. There was a good chance that the spider was keeping an eye on the path he took last time, so if they took that path, they might get discovered immediately and then surrounded.
“Unless you are capable of quickly and silently killing the Demonic beasts that we encounter, leave the fighting to me. Lin Hanying and Jing Huo, the two of you are too flashy when you fight, so the two of you cannot participate in the battles, at least not until we have reached the mountain.”
Wei Zhong Jun wanted them to get as close to the mountain as possible before they got discovered, so Lin Hanying and Jing Huo, who often produced a lot of noise whenever they fought, could not participate in the battles.
“Understood.”
The others in the group did not reject Wei Zhong Jun's ideas, simply nodding their heads in agreement. Yao Jun had found that Wei Zhong Jun seemed to be very suited to leading others, especially leading others into battle. He seemed to always know who would be good at battling who.
The group started moving more slowly, with Wei Zhong Jun himself walking in the lead, ready to act on a moment's notice. After walking for a few more hours, faint noises could suddenly be heard from the forest around them.
Two large Demonic beasts in the shape of rhinoceros beetles sprung out from the ground in front of them, while four Demonic beasts shaped like one meter long spiders jumped out from the trees to their right. In the forest to their right, two ape-like Demonic beasts quickly turned around and fled away from them.
“Yating, Jun! Quickly!”
Wei Zhong Jun only glanced at all the Demonic beasts before he let out a low shout. Wei Yating and Yao Jun understood what he meant, quickly moving into action. Wei Yating attacked the four spiders, the trees around the spiders twisting and bending to attack them. Wei Zhong Jun moved towards the two rhinoceros beetles, while Yao Jun moved to kill the two monkeys.
The monkeys swung from tree to tree, but Yao Jun fully utilized the wind as he moved. With the wind supporting him, his body moved like a leaf on the breeze, sliding past every obstacle in his way.
When it was impossible to move past the obstacle, he sliced it down using thin blades of wind. Grabbing onto the branches and swinging himself forward allowed him to keep a constant forward momentum as he moved, his speed slowly increasing.
When he finally reached the monkeys, and they realized that fleeing without killing him first was impossible, they turned around and decided to fight. When the monkeys turned to face him, the branches in the surrounding started twisting and bending, trying to ensnare Yao Jun. The monkeys were clearly capable of controlling wood, much like Wei Yating.
Yao Jun bent his body in a position that bordered on impossible, and twisted slightly, slipping past the branches that shot at him. He placed a hand on one of the branches and grabbed on, using it as an anchor as he spun his body sideways, stretching out one leg and using it to send forth a small blade of wind.
The blade of wind was invisible and silent, but it contained power that the monkeys could not resist. The first monkey only felt a slight sting before its stomach was sliced open and its organs started falling out from the gash. Wind continue to rampage through its body, slicing open all its veins and organs.
With Yao Jun's body spinning sideways, his foot hit a branch and he used the moment he still had to kick off, stopping the sideways spin and transferring into a front flip. He once more stretched out his leg and send out a blade of wind, slicing the second monkey cleanly in half, from the top down.
“Where did you learn to fight like that brother Jun, it is rare that I get to see someone perform something so gruesome with such elegance.”
After he returned to the group, Sito Yanyou let out a sweet laugh as she asked. The two rhinoceros beetles had all their blood drained by Wei Zhong Jun, while the four spiders were completely crushed by the surrounding trees. Of the three fights, his had been the one who lasted the longest.
“I have a friend who uses the sword when he fights, I have based my combat style on how he uses the sword.”
Yao Jun shrugged his shoulders as he responded. The fighting style he used when he used his wind element was based on how Yun Yantian fought with the sword, favoring flexibility, elegance, as well as sharpness.
“He sounds like an excellent fighter, if you ever get the chance, you should bring him to the Wei clan, we would welcome both of you with open arms.”
Wei Zhong Jun moved the two rhinoceros beetles out of the way as he commented. The four clans would accept almost anyone, as they favored strength above all. That could be seen by how Qiao Xian Yi could be next in line for the Peng clan matriarch, despite not having Peng clan blood in her veins.
“I will hear what he thinks.”
Yao Jun gave a noncommittal answer and a faint smile. Both he and Yun Yantian were members of Titan's Gate, so there was almost no chance of them joining any other clans or sects. After Wei Zhong Jun moved away the corpses of the rhinoceros beetles, the group continued moving towards the mountain.
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While Yao Jun and Guo Luo were doing their best inside the hidden realm, Yun Yantian and the others were facing their own troubles on the Guanyu continent, mainly the Broken Boulder Sect.
“Hoh? To think that they would only send so few people. Are they not underestimating us a little too much?”
Yang Long and the others were gathered together on a small hill located a short distance away from Violet Sky Town. A small distance away from them stood a group of around 30 people, each one clad in grey metal armor and carrying long spears. Yang Long was the one who spoke, a slight chuckle escaping from his lips.
“They are just a small sect that is used by the Yao clan to spy on this continent, how many strong people can they really have? It's just like that Raging snow Sect that was located on the Grand Quan continent.”
Wan Yi shrugged her shoulders as she responded. The 30 or so people in the distance were the fighting force that the Broken Boulder Sect had sent over when Titan's Gate refused to follow their demands.
The reason Yang Long chuckled was because the strongest person amongst those 30 or so soldiers was the Broken Boulder Sect's sect master, an old man who was only at the middle stage of the 2nd Mortal Earth.
Just like the Guo clan did not dare send someone overly strong to rule over the Raging Snow Sect on the Grand Quan continent, the Yao clan did not send over someone overly strong to rule the Broken Boulder Sect. After all, despite the Yao clan being stronger than the Guan clan, they did not want to start a war with them.
“We merely want to enter a partnership with you, why must you react so drastically?”
An old man clad in the gray robes of the Broken Boulder Sect stepped away from the armed force they had brought with them, shouting towards Wan Yi and the others. But his words only resulted in Yun Yantian letting out a loud laughter and responding.
“A partnership? You giving us protection while we give you 70% of our profits cannot be considered a partnership. Roll on out of here, or we will take action.”
Yun Yantian had seen the terms that the Broken Boulder Sect wanted them to accept. That was not a partnership, that was simply highway robbery. There was no way they would agree to terms like that, abolishing Titan's Gate would be preferable over that.
“Since that is how you feel, you leave us no choice. Move out!”
The old man shook his head and spoke in a regretful voice, returning to the armed forces and giving the order. Since they could not have them agree to the contract willingly, they would have to use force to make them agree.
“Like we agreed on, the two of you can deal with them.”
Wan Yi looked at the approaching people with a disinterested expression, glancing at Yun Yantian and Lin Ren. There was no need for all of them to fight against such a weak enemy force, Yun Yantian and Lin Ren would be more than enough.
“Alright then brother Ren, time for us to earn our keep. Lets show them that Titan's Gate is not something they can swallow up.”
Yun Yantian wore a grin as he spoke, a light green longsword appearing in his hand. It had been too long since he had last gotten to participate in a good fight, so he was looking forward to getting to let loose.
“Alright. It is about time I fill up my Ghost God's Gate, otherwise brother Jun will probably far outclass me once he returns.”
Lin Ren was also looking forward to this fight, a grin appearing on his face as a ghostly gray halberd appeared in his hands. His Ghost God's Gate still only held a single soul, so this was a good opportunity to gather up some more souls. With these thoughts in mind, the two of them stepped towards the approaching enemies.