Chapter 88: Old Demon Yuan Awakens (I)
A figure descended soundlessly outside the storage container and landed on the scarlet shadow’s head. Sounds of the conversation within drifted to its ears.
The Breathing Method of the Five Styles!
The powerhouse beyond Sunflare slowed his steps. He’d wanted to rush in, grab Li Hao, and burn the kid alive, but now he retracted his mysterious power and froze in place.
Yuan Shuo’s Breathing Method of the Five Styles!
Who knew how many had their eyes set on this method? But the old guy never breathed a word of it. Yuan Shuo was about to die tonight and his student with him. If the method was lost here... it might truly vanish forever!
Perhaps... I can kill Li Hao and just capture Yuan Shuo? The thought floated to the forefront of the person over the scarlet shadow. Treasures tempted the heart, but ordinary items had long lost their allure for him. The Breathing Method of the Five Styles, however, could prod him to action!
The organization valued Yuan Shuo not for his martial discipline—martial masters had entered a state of decline many years ago. It was the countless ancient tomes he held in his mind that were of utmost importance. The old guy had destroyed an endless number of them! He’d ruined them out of self-preservation, retaining the only existing copy of them in his memories!
The figure drifted upon the wind and reappeared outside the storage container. Yuan Shuo and Li Hao were completely oblivious!
The professor continued mumbling final words as the young man lowered his head in throes of anguish, brought to the point of near tears.
“Teacher, I’ll treasure this method well!”
“Mm, good.” Yuan Shuo coughed blood. “Not only that... but I’ll be leaving you... many treasures... and sites of ancient ruins... I’ll tell you ones that... no one else knows... Don’t tell anyone! ...They will be the foundation... for your rise... Once you control them... you will have no issue reaching beyond Sunflare... The ancient civilizations... are stronger than we... can imagine!”
“Say no more, teacher!” Li Hao choked out. The guy outside won’t be able to control himself and will rush in if you keep talking!
“It’s... it’s fine... I am a peak Sunderer... I can hold on for a while longer...” Yuan Shuo abruptly lowered his voice as teacher and disciple conversed, “Come closer... I am afraid of others overhearing...”
Li Hao placed his ear next to the old man’s mouth.
The figure outside glanced at Yuan Shuo, but could only make out vague mouth shapes. He couldn’t send in his mysterious power because an ice crystal dome surrounded the area. As he considered potential courses of action, he waved the enormous scarlet shadow into the size of a regular human. It passed through the ice crystals and entered the storage container.
Whether it was him or the shadow, it was all the same. Since he wasn’t at liberty to eavesdrop, he sent the shadow instead. The two could die after he learned what he wished to know! This would also save him the trouble of interrogating Yuan Shuo—he might not obtain all of the secrets in that manner either.
Li Hao nodded with reddened eyes. Yuan Shuo smiled with satisfaction. Got it, the scarlet shadow’s inside! But... can you hold on, kid?
Forget it, they shouldn’t go so far as to kill you right now. Everything’s under my control. Supernaturals are all idiots. How can I so easily let you learn of my secrets?
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“Teacher... farewell!”
“Little Hao... take care of yourself...” Teacher and disciple sobbed in each other’s arms!
The premier powerhouse outside the shipping container stirred restlessly. Hurry up and spit out your secrets, then die!
He’d suppressed his mysterious power to the lowest point possible to prevent detection; he was deathly afraid of Yuan Shuo sensing his presence. The figure fully extinguished his inclination to erupt in sudden fury and sweep the enemies away. Hurry the hell up!
He could sense that Yuan Shuo had broken through to Dominator of Thousands!
“ROAR!!” Yuan Shuo shouted as well, as if he were a tiger descended from the mountain that shook the woods with his presence! The sound wave reverberated through nearby rainfall, turning them into arrows of water that shot in all directions.
Despite not being their target, Li Hao was turned into a pin cushion. A scarlet shadow once more appeared in front of him and acted as his defender. Even now, the supernatural did not think he would lose. Since he wouldn’t lose, then Li Hao could not die right now.
The plan to gather the eight bloodlines would not be complete without the young man!
Yuan Shuo’s roar echoed in the four directions and shook his opponent’s mysterious power. His hair spontaneously returned to black and he regained youthful features. The long blade that he gripped tightly whistled through the air with numerous afterimages.
“Martial dao can communicate with the consciousness!” His blood and qi transformed into a dragon upon his shout, turning the void into a blazing furnace. The very air seemed to be on fire and unparalleled flames licked at the long-haired supernatural.
Not real fire, but blood and qi!
Such was a preeminent martial master! The fusion of consciousness, blood, and qi made heaven and earth into a furnace!
“Kill!!” Yuan Shuo sprang out in the air and slashed numerous times. When his weapon shattered, he waved the hilt around and threw punches to subjugate mountain and river!
BOOM!!
Yuan Shuo was mighty beyond belief. The powerhouse beyond Sunflare didn’t have a chance to counterattack before the formidable barrage forced him back. Bam! sounded as the last of a dozen punches sent him flying.
Blood spattered through the void!
There was a noticeable fist imprint on Long Hair’s chest as he was flung backward. Yuan Shuo bore down with unforgiving momentum! He took one step in the air and kicked his leg, whipping it through the void!
This was only the beginning of their battle, yet it immediately surpassed the dueling Sunflares in the distance. Rain no longer fell in this part of the wilderness and illumination turned the sky white.
“Yuan Shuo!” snorted Long Hair. All metallic objects agitated when mysterious power surged around him, morphing into thousands of swords that shot at the professor!
The combatants’ speed was so incomprehensible that they exchanged countless blows in a split second. Yuan Shuo planted himself in the ground like a brown bear and shook the earth with a heavy step. The ground caved in with a rumble when he sprang upward from the pockmarked land, deploying one punch to shatter the metallic swords!
“So what of mysterious power?!” He whipped his leg outward again like he were a demon god, pulverizing the metallic fragments.
Boom!
The two sides drew closer, so fast that Li Hao didn’t understand what they were doing. He couldn’t even see them clearly. All he knew was that his teacher held the upper hand. Long Hair should’ve suffered some damage after being sent flying, but as for how much, he didn’t know.
......
The Sunflares abruptly halted their battle. Huang Yun was rather worse for the wear—he looked burnt and crispy. However, he had no room to spare for himself. He looked at the horizon with stupefaction.
Yuan Shuo!
And the other person...
“It’s you guys!” Huang Yun looked at his opponent with shock and anger. “That’s Divine Brokensky?!”