. . .

Fang Zhengzhi would rarely be this pa.s.sionate about a battle which he had little chance of winning . However, the rush that he was feeling was too awesome to give up .

More importantly, his opponent was Nangong Hao .

Most people could not understand this feeling . However, put simply, would there be any satisfaction in defeating an unknown weakling?

Perhaps a little, but not too much .

However . . . if one defeated someone famous and powerful . . . it'll be a different story altogether .

Nangong Hao made a name for himself four years ago, earning himself the t.i.tle of the top talent in the Great Xia Dynasty . Furthermore, his cultivation state was a full level above Fang Zhengzhi .

Yet, with 40,000 troops as witnesses, he could not easily defeat Fang Zhengzhi .

Fang Zhengzhi wanted to clash with Nangong Hao a few more times .

But . . .

Just as he was having the time of his life, he felt a wave of iciness crash towards him from above .

"Sneak attack?!" Fang Zhengzhi looked up instinctively . This was part of his reflexes, especially since he was so adept at the sneak attack tactic .

However, he did not notice anything .

To be more precise, all he saw was a ray of sunlight . It was rather bright and piercing .

Then, he felt a sharp pain in his chest .

It felt like needles or a sword .

In actual fact, what Fang Zhengzhi didn't know was that when he raised his head, a silver ray of light had already reached his chest .

Bai Xing would never let his victim know in advance that he was under attack .

By the time his victim felt the icy chill, it was all over . The blade was already on its way . As for the iciness . . .

It was the suppression after he had released the blade .

Fang Zhengzhi felt that a sneak attack was coming, but he had no way of dodging the sword . It was so fast that he didn't even have time to react to it .

　　 . . .

The cold icy killing intent rose and spread in all directions, causing all the dust in the air to freeze in that instant . It looked extremely queer .

However, if one looked closely, one would see that every speck of dust was covered in a layer of white ice . This was not dust anymore . It was ice .

Yun Qingwu watched quietly from the cliff . Her lips parted and pursed as she watched the dust turn into ice . She clenched her fingers tightly, almost as if she was saying something .

However, even the guys closest to her could not hear anything .

Of course, this was partially because of the fact that Yun Qingwu's voice was too soft . However, it was more because they were too captivated by the icy ground they saw in front of them .

From the freezing of the dust to the ice falling to the ground . . .

Less than a second had pa.s.sed . However, for Yun Qingwu, this was a slow, agonizing wait .

In actual fact, the wait had begun from the moment Bai Xing disappeared .

She waited anxiously for the sword to find its mark .

And now . . .

The blade had struck, right between Nangong Hao and Fang Zhengzhi . To be more precise, the blade had struck Fang Zhengzhi's chest, just as she had guessed .

Did that mean that it was all over?

The ice fell to the ground like drops of rain, making pitter patter noises as it did so . It was light and almost soundless .

The ragged breathing of the candidates was much louder in comparison .

They did not see the ray of light coming down from the heavens, but it would be impossible not to see the light strike Fang Zhengzhi .

The iciness that enveloped the land also engulfed the hearts of the candidates .

They did not know where the ray of light had come from or why it had struck . However, they knew that they were in enemy territory, and this ray of light was not a good sign .

"Fang Zhengzhi!"

A voice rang out from within the crowd . This voice was icy, but traces of anxiety were clear for all to hear .

When Yan Xiu saw the ray of light, he was not stunned like the others . The only thought in his mind was, how is Fang Zhengzhi?

　　 . . .

Fang Zhengzhi did not know what Yan Xiu was thinking . If he did, he would definitely reply that he was not fine, and that he was furious .

In actual fact, Fang Zhengzhi always had a different outlook on life from the people in this world .

If he could avoid getting hurt, he would . If he could avoid fighting, he would . As such, when he was going to fight and get hurt, there was no point in asking him if he was okay .

The answer was obvious .

Fang Zhengzhi had seen Bai Xing before . As such, when he saw the figure appear in front of him with a bright red demonic eye, the only thing he could do was . . .

"Bai Xing, f*ck your mother!"

Fang Zhengzhi rarely cursed this badly . Normally, he would choose comparatively more civilized terms .

However, this time, he felt that only the crudest and most despicable swear words could describe the anger he felt .

Then, he spat out a mouthful of blood .

The bright red stream of blood rocketed through the air and landed on the snow white ground some distance away . It looked like a red flower in the snow .

In fact, Bai Xing felt the same way as Fang Zhengzhi . He too wanted to curse and swear . However, Bai Xing was a demon .

To the humans, the demons were an evil race .

However, to the demons, they were royalty . They were the rightful rulers of the world .

As such, the demons rarely chose to scold others . Ordinarily, they would choose to kill before they chose to scold .

But right now, Bai Xing really wanted to scold and curse .

It wasn't just because Fang Zhengzhi had just defiled his mother with his words . More importantly, his strike had hit home, but Fang Zhengzhi did not die!

Of course, Bai Xing's strike had hit its mark .

Even though it had been more difficult than he expected . . . When his blade was thrust towards Fang Zhengzhi's chest, the blade in Fang Zhengzhi's hand mysteriously appeared in front of his sword .

Then, there was a crystal clear sword that was aimed at his side causing him to feel like his blade wasn't his .

However, these were not enough to stop Bai Xing .

His sword still found its mark .

He swiped away Fang Zhengzhi's blade and his sword took a hit from Nangong Hao's blade . However, his sword did not stray from its intended path .

However, just when his blade hit Fang Zhengzhi's chest . . .

He felt a hard object . This did not feel like human flesh . This was a metal, a metal that was strong enough to block his blade .

But Fang Zhengzhi was only wearing a leopard print leather suit . . .

Where did the metal come from?

Unless Fang Zhengzhi was also wearing armor underneath, armor that had saved his life .

Of course . . .

No matter what the reason was, the fact was that Bai Xing had failed to a.s.sa.s.sinate Fang Zhengzhi . That was a truth that he could not deny .

Nangong Hao turned to look at Bai Xing . He did not look at Bai Xing's appearance or the blade in Bai Xing's hand . He merely looked at Bai Xing's red demonic eye .

Then, he swung his sword .

There was no hesitation .

When he battled Fang Zhengzhi, his attacks were silent . However, this time, his blade hummed as it sailed through the air .

This was the sound of a dragon, the hum that resulted from prolonged suppression .

All of the ice on the ground seemed to be summoned by this hum . They flew towards Nangong Hao's blade and congregated there .

Then, they formed an icy, h.e.l.lish aura .

"Hum!"

　　 . . .

Bai Xing knew all along that Nangong Hao was powerful . However, he was still shocked when he saw this strike .

He could feel that even with his powers, he needed to defend against it with everything that he had .

"Boom!"

Bai Xing's body flew back more than 10 steps . He steadied himself and stared at Nangong Hao, then back at Fang Zhengzhi .

He had always thought that his sword was quick .

Only now did he know that there was someone else below the Rebirth State that was just as quick as him . That person was Nangong Hao .

If not for the fact that Nangong Hao had attacked his flank, Bai Xing was confident that he would have been able to penetrate whatever armor Fang Zhengzhi had .

Of course, this was all history .

Bai Xing had thought that his strike had no chance of failing . But yet, Fang Zhengzhi had blocked his blade and Nangong Hao's sword had clashed with his . In the end, he had been stopped by Fang Zhengzhi's armor .

He had to admit . . .

This was quite a hit to Bai Xing's ego .

Furthermore, Yun Qingwu and the elites of the demon race were all observing from above . This was not just a matter of being humiliated .

He decided to make good his failure . . .

He would kill Fang Zhengzhi AND Nangong Hao .

　　 . . .

Nangong Hao's sword was pointed at Bai Xing but he did not look in that direction . Instead, he looked at Fang Zhengzhi .

From the moment Bai Xing appeared, Nangong Hao knew that the combat examinations had been paused . If his guess was correct, the war of the Southern Mountain Range had begun .

Naturally, his sword would not be pointed at Fang Zhengzhi .

"Go first!" Nangong Hao's voice was not loud but it was determined . However, he was quite shocked to see a silver metallic glow where there was a tear in Fang Zhengzhi's leather suit .

He knew exactly how powerful Bai Xing's attack was . Even though he had struck Bai Xing's blade, all he did was weaken it slightly .

As for its accuracy . . .

It had been unchanged throughout .

As such, the thing that managed to defend against Bai Xing's attack was that metallic, mirror-like object .

"She really gave that thing . . . to him . . . "

　　 . . .

Fang Zhengzhi wanted to leave as well, but he knew that he couldn't . He was Bai Xing's target .

He felt much better after he finished berating Bai Xing .

However, after being snuck up on, it would be impossible for all his anger to dissipate after a single curse .

If not for the fact that Traceless Sword went against his will and turned back . . . If not for the fact that Nangong Hao had attacked Bai Xing's sword . . . If not for Chi Guyan's Heart Protection mirror . . .

Most importantly, if Bai Xing had not aimed for his heart . . .

He would have been dead .

At the very least, he could not be able to retaliate .

Fang Zhengzhi rarely fought battles he had no confidence in winning . He knew that Bai Xing was a Rebirth State Demon .

However, for some queer reason, after he spat out the mouthful of blood, his heart burned with an unquenchable rage .

It seemed to originate from his hand .

More precisely, it seemed to originate from the Traceless Sword .

However, what he did not notice was that the blood that he spat out was now being collected by his sword . It was being incorporated into that purple stain .

The purple stain began to expand .

This caused Fang Zhengzhi much discomfort . However, his eyes began to turn purple, a weird glow swirling around in his pupils .

Just at this moment . . .

A red beam of light appeared in front of him . It was the shade of blood, and it was different from the iciness he felt from the silver beam of light .

This cold felt like it came right out of h.e.l.l . Furthermore, the stench of blood was strong .

Fang Zhengzhi turned back instinctively .

He saw a figure almost entirely enveloped in red light . Then, he saw two glowing, bloodshot eyes .

"Yan Xiu?!" Fang Zhengzhi had seen Yan Xiu use the Dao of Asura, but he had never seen Yan Xiu use it in this way .

It wasn't because Yan Xiu looked any different .

But . . . his aura . . .

This aura came from within his body . It did not feel like Yan Xiu was using the Dao of Asura . Instead, it felt like the Dao of Asura was complementing Yan Xiu . In other words, Yan Xiu was the Dao of Asura!

"Die!" Yan Xiu bellowed as his eyes turned completely red . The Mountain and River, Heaven and Earth Fan in his hand was covered by a layer of red crystals .

It looked beautiful and translucent, but it was filled with killing intent .

Chapter 384 This is AsuraTranslator Sparrow Translations Editor Sparrow Translations . . . Fang Zhengzhi would rarely be this pa.s.sionate about a battle which he had little chance of winning . However, the rush that he was feeling was too awesome to give up . More importantly, his opponent was Nangong Hao . Most people could not understand this feeling . However, put simply, would there be any satisfaction in defeating an unknown weakling Perhaps a little, but not too much . However . . . if one defeated someone famous and powerful . . . it ll be a different story altogether . Nangong Hao made a name for himself four years ago, earning himself the t.i.tle of the top talent in the Great Xia Dynasty . Furthermore, his cultivation state was a full level above Fang Zhengzhi . Yet, with 40,000 troops as witnesses, he could not easily defeat Fang Zhengzhi . Fang Zhengzhi wanted to clash with Nangong Hao a few more times . But . . . Just as he was having the time of his life, he felt a wave of iciness crash towards him from above . Sneak attack Fang Zhengzhi looked up instinctively . This was part of his reflexes, especially since he was so adept at the sneak attack tactic . However, he did not notice anything . To be more precise, all he saw was a ray of sunlight . It was rather bright and piercing . Then, he felt a sharp pain in his chest . It felt like needles or a sword . In actual fact, what Fang Zhengzhi didn t know was that when he raised his head, a silver ray of light had already reached his chest . Bai Xing would never let his victim know in advance that he was under attack . By the time his victim felt the icy chill, it was all over . The blade was already on its way . As for the iciness . . . It was the suppression after he had released the blade . Fang Zhengzhi felt that a sneak attack was coming, but he had no way of dodging the sword . It was so fast that he didn t even have time to react to it . . . . The cold icy killing intent rose and spread in all directions, causing all the dust in the air to freeze in that instant . It looked extremely queer . However, if one looked closely, one would see that every speck of dust was covered in a layer of white ice . This was not dust anymore . It was ice . Yun Qingwu watched quietly from the cliff . Her lips parted and pursed as she watched the dust turn into ice . She clenched her fingers tightly, almost as if she was saying something . However, even the guys closest to her could not hear anything . Of course, this was partially because of the fact that Yun Qingwu s voice was too soft . However, it was more because they were too captivated by the icy ground they saw in front of them . From the freezing of the dust to the ice falling to the ground . . . Less than a second had pa.s.sed . However, for Yun Qingwu, this was a slow, agonizing wait . In actual fact, the wait had begun from the moment Bai Xing disappeared . She waited anxiously for the sword to find its mark . And now . . . The blade had struck, right between Nangong Hao and Fang Zhengzhi . To be more precise, the blade had struck Fang Zhengzhi s chest, just as she had guessed . Did that mean that it was all over The ice fell to the ground like drops of rain, making pitter patter noises as it did so . It was light and almost soundless . The ragged breathing of the candidates was much louder in comparison . They did not see the ray of light coming down from the heavens, but it would be impossible not to see the light strike Fang Zhengzhi . The iciness that enveloped the land also engulfed the hearts of the candidates . They did not know where the ray of light had come from or why it had struck . However, they knew that they were in enemy territory, and this ray of light was not a good sign . Fang Zhengzhi A voice rang out from within the crowd . This voice was icy, but traces of anxiety were clear for all to hear . When Yan Xiu saw the ray of light, he was not stunned like the others . The only thought in his mind was, how is Fang Zhengzhi . . . Fang Zhengzhi did not know what Yan Xiu was thinking . If he did, he would definitely reply that he was not fine, and that he was furious . In actual fact, Fang Zhengzhi always had a different outlook on life from the people in this world . If he could avoid getting hurt, he would . If he could avoid fighting, he would . As such, when he was going to fight and get hurt, there was no point in asking him if he was okay . The answer was obvious . Fang Zhengzhi had seen Bai Xing before . As such, when he saw the figure appear in front of him with a bright red demonic eye, the only thing he could do was . . . Bai Xing, f ck your mother Fang Zhengzhi rarely cursed this badly . Normally, he would choose comparatively more civilized terms . However, this time, he felt that only the crudest and most despicable swear words could describe the anger he felt . Then, he spat out a mouthful of blood . The bright red stream of blood rocketed through the air and landed on the snow white ground some distance away . It looked like a red flower in the snow . In fact, Bai Xing felt the same way as Fang Zhengzhi . He too wanted to curse and swear . However, Bai Xing was a demon . To the humans, the demons were an evil race . However, to the demons, they were royalty . They were the rightful rulers of the world . As such, the demons rarely chose to scold others . Ordinarily, they would choose to kill before they chose to scold . But right now, Bai Xing really wanted to scold and curse . It wasn t just because Fang Zhengzhi had just defiled his mother with his words . More importantly, his strike had hit home, but Fang Zhengzhi did not die Of course, Bai Xing s strike had hit its mark . Even though it had been more difficult than he expected . . . When his blade was thrust towards Fang Zhengzhi s chest, the blade in Fang Zhengzhi s hand mysteriously appeared in front of his sword . Then, there was a crystal clear sword that was aimed at his side causing him to feel like his blade wasn t his . However, these were not enough to stop Bai Xing . His sword still found its mark . He swiped away Fang Zhengzhi s blade and his sword took a hit from Nangong Hao s blade . However, his sword did not stray from its intended path . However, just when his blade hit Fang Zhengzhi s chest . . . He felt a hard object . This did not feel like human flesh . This was a metal, a metal that was strong enough to block his blade . But Fang Zhengzhi was only wearing a leopard print leather suit . . . Where did the metal come from Unless Fang Zhengzhi was also wearing armor underneath, armor that had saved his life . Of course . . . No matter what the reason was, the fact was that Bai Xing had failed to a.s.sa.s.sinate Fang Zhengzhi . That was a truth that he could not deny . Nangong Hao turned to look at Bai Xing . He did not look at Bai Xing s appearance or the blade in Bai Xing s hand . He merely looked at Bai Xing s red demonic eye . Then, he swung his sword . There was no hesitation . When he battled Fang Zhengzhi, his attacks were silent . However, this time, his blade hummed as it sailed through the air . This was the sound of a dragon, the hum that resulted from prolonged suppression . All of the ice on the ground seemed to be summoned by this hum . They flew towards Nangong Hao s blade and congregated there . Then, they formed an icy, h.e.l.lish aura . Hum . . . Bai Xing knew all along that Nangong Hao was powerful . However, he was still shocked when he saw this strike . He could feel that even with his powers, he needed to defend against it with everything that he had . Boom Bai Xing s body flew back more than 10 steps . He steadied himself and stared at Nangong Hao, then back at Fang Zhengzhi . He had always thought that his sword was quick . Only now did he know that there was someone else below the Rebirth State that was just as quick as him . That person was Nangong Hao . If not for the fact that Nangong Hao had attacked his flank, Bai Xing was confident that he would have been able to penetrate whatever armor Fang Zhengzhi had . Of course, this was all history . Bai Xing had thought that his strike had no chance of failing . But yet, Fang Zhengzhi had blocked his blade and Nangong Hao s sword had clashed with his . In the end, he had been stopped by Fang Zhengzhi s armor . He had to admit . . . This was quite a hit to Bai Xing s ego . Furthermore, Yun Qingwu and the elites of the demon race were all observing from above . This was not just a matter of being humiliated . He decided to make good his failure . . . He would kill Fang Zhengzhi AND Nangong Hao . . . . Nangong Hao s sword was pointed at Bai Xing but he did not look in that direction . Instead, he looked at Fang Zhengzhi . From the moment Bai Xing appeared, Nangong Hao knew that the combat examinations had been paused . If his guess was correct, the war of the Southern Mountain Range had begun . Naturally, his sword would not be pointed at Fang Zhengzhi . Go first Nangong Hao s voice was not loud but it was determined . However, he was quite shocked to see a silver metallic glow where there was a tear in Fang Zhengzhi s leather suit . He knew exactly how powerful Bai Xing s attack was . Even though he had struck Bai Xing s blade, all he did was weaken it slightly . As for its accuracy . . . It had been unchanged throughout . As such, the thing that managed to defend against Bai Xing s attack was that metallic, mirror like object . She really gave that thing . . . to him . . . . . . Fang Zhengzhi wanted to leave as well, but he knew that he couldn t . He was Bai Xing s target . He felt much better after he finished berating Bai Xing . However, after being snuck up on, it would be impossible for all his anger to dissipate after a single curse . If not for the fact that Traceless Sword went against his will and turned back . . . If not for the fact that Nangong Hao had attacked Bai Xing s sword . . . If not for Chi Guyan s Heart Protection mirror . . . Most importantly, if Bai Xing had not aimed for his heart . . . He would have been dead . At the very least, he could not be able to retaliate . Fang Zhengzhi rarely fought battles he had no confidence in winning . He knew that Bai Xing was a Rebirth State Demon . However, for some queer reason, after he spat out the mouthful of blood, his heart burned with an unquenchable rage . It seemed to originate from his hand . More precisely, it seemed to originate from the Traceless Sword . However, what he did not notice was that the blood that he spat out was now being collected by his sword . It was being incorporated into that purple stain . The purple stain began to expand . This caused Fang Zhengzhi much discomfort . However, his eyes began to turn purple, a weird glow swirling around in his pupils . Just at this moment . . . A red beam of light appeared in front of him . It was the shade of blood, and it was different from the iciness he felt from the silver beam of light . This cold felt like it came right out of h.e.l.l . Furthermore, the stench of blood was strong . Fang Zhengzhi turned back instinctively . He saw a figure almost entirely enveloped in red light . Then, he saw two glowing, bloodshot eyes . Yan Xiu Fang Zhengzhi had seen Yan Xiu use the Dao of Asura, but he had never seen Yan Xiu use it in this way . It wasn t because Yan Xiu looked any different . But . . . his aura . . . This aura came from within his body . It did not feel like Yan Xiu was using the Dao of Asura . Instead, it felt like the Dao of Asura was complementing Yan Xiu . In other words, Yan Xiu was the Dao of Asura Die Yan Xiu bellowed as his eyes turned completely red . The Mountain and River, Heaven and Earth Fan in his hand was covered by a layer of red crystals . It looked beautiful and translucent, but it was filled with killing intent .