"Am I hallucinating?" Shan Ling blinked as he took a second look at the person lying p.r.o.ne on the ground .

Was he . . .

Really dead?

As Shan Ling was thinking about it, Nangong Hao's sword had already reached Canyang .

It was a transparent sword .

It was named Standstill .

The tip of the blade exuded an icy chill . A thick mist enveloped Nangong Hao, almost as if he was being wrapped by an icy wind .

Everyone looked at Nangong Hao .

Including Canyang .

Even though he couldn't see, he was still calm as a mountain . He was the all-powerful Canyang . Nothing could beat him .

The golden Light of the Sage glowed radiantly .

Canyang's action was simple . It wasn't fancy but Nangong Hao's sword stopped in mid-air, almost as though it had been caught by the Light of the Sage .

It wasn't anything unexpected . . .

But Nangong Hao's expression changed, almost as though a giant rock had been thrown into a calm lake .

A mult.i.tude of emotions could be seen on his face .

The next moment, Standstill hummed . . .

Then, Nangong Hao sprang into action . . .

It was almost as if he forcefully extracted the sword from the Light of the Sage . To be precise, it felt as though the sword had done so independently .

It was a strange feeling . . .

But those were the facts, the transparent Standstill sword was removed from the Light of the Sage .

A sword within a sword!

What was even stranger was that Nangong Hao's Standstill Sword seemed to be dragging countless shadows with it .

As he moved back, countless copies of the Standstill Sword appeared .

Each one as transparent as the original .

"Hum!" The blade hummed .

The swords began to twirl manically, almost like a tornado around Canyang . At the same time, Nangong Hao disappeared from sight .

The blade's humming intensified .

The golden Light of the Sage exploded outwards at the tornado .

Everyone tensed up . They knew how powerful the Light of the Sage was . They had witnessed it with their own eyes .

However, the countless Standstill Swords all expanded with the Light of the Sage .

Even though . . .

Half were shattered by the light, the remaining half returned to their original state, twirling into a tornado .

This was an even more intense tornado .

The golden Light of the Sage receded .

The tornado followed suit . . .

This was a shocking sight . What was even more shocking was that when the tornado receded, there was an opening on Canyang's robe .

It had been sliced open . . .

The opening was small!

But it was clear for all to see .

"Wow!"

The Dragon Protection Squad and the Mountain Breaking Army were excited . After Canyang became a Sage, Nangong Hao was the first person to injure him . . .

Or at the very least slice open his clothing!

The fire in the soldiers of the joint forces was reignited .

Shan Ling felt a chill down his spine as beads of sweat formed on his forehead .

He finally understood why Nangong Hao had dared to stay behind . . . he also understood what Nangong Hao meant when he challenged him .

"Nangong Hao!"

　　 . . .

"Good, what a strike! Using Standstill to bend the rules!" Xing Yuanguo looked on approvingly .

"Using Standstill to bend the rules?" The Dragon Protection Squad and Mountain Breaking Army knew that Xing Yuanguo was describing Nangong Hao's technique . . .

But they couldn't understand what that statement meant . . .

That being said . . .

This was clearly not the right time to ask . . .

Chi Guyan was also looking at the sky . She seemed to be thinking of something as she watched the tornado of blades .

Few people knew how powerful Nangong Hao was .

It was rare that someone could force Nangong Hao to use everything in his a.r.s.enal .

Chi Guyan was one of them .

When Chi Guyan had taken the top spot on the Double Dragon Honor Rolls, Nangong Hao had tried his best but failed .

He had been defeated by Chi Guyan .

"One achieves success not by standing still, but by playing by the rules . . . even so, I do not have confidence!" Chi Guyan murmured to herself .

"What is Sister Yan saying?" Ping Yang couldn't understand .

"Nothing much . " Chi Guyan shook her head .

　　 . . .

In the sky . . .

The sword continued to hum in the sky . The sound and waves in the air were completely controlled by the tornado formed by the Standstill Swords .

Canyang did not move . He stood quietly in his original spot .

At that moment . . .

A ray of light shot past . . .

Opening another hole in Canyang's robe .

The previous damage had been to his sleeve . But this time, the sword had sliced just below his chest, and it seemed to have drawn blood .

The Dragon Protection Squad and Mountain Breaking Army rejoiced .

"Nangong Hao!"

"Nangong Hao!"

　　" . . . "

The demons reacted differently .

The demon soldiers were all furious . They knew what tactic Nangong Hao was employing .

Canyang was a sage . . .

But he was still Canyang .

He was different from other sages . He could only determine location based on sound and the waves from his surroundings . Right now, Nangong Hao was disrupting both .

In other words . . .

Nangong Hao had caused himself and his sword to disappear in front of Canyang's 'eyes' .

What was even stranger was that the blades could expand and contract with the Light of the Sage .

Even though they didn't know how Nangong Hao was doing it, they weren't happy about it .

"Despicable!"

Their eyes were on the verge of popping out of their sockets .

They wanted to curse and swear, but they knew that Nangong Hao was fighting intelligently .

The only thing that mattered in battle .

Was the outcome . . .

Was the process important?

No one bothered about the process .

　　 . . .

"Not bad, the disciple of the Nangong family doesn't disappoint . . . " Canyang's voice rang out as he retracted the Light of the Sage .

The symbol on his forehead continued to glow .

All of the demons were shocked to see this . Their jaws dropped, unable to understand why Canyang was doing this .

Wasn't this equivalent to dropping his defences?

He was blind . . .

Why would he forgo the protection offered by the Light of the Sage?

None of the demons could understand .

Yun Qingwu clenched her fists anxiously as she watched Canyang hover in mid-air .

Just at that moment . . .

A figure appeared in the middle of the tornado .

This was a figure who had melded completely into the tornado . He held a sword in his hand .

It was a sword that was mere inches from Canyang's forehead .

There were no disturbances in the air to announce its arrival .

It was silent and deadly .

It had one name . . .

The Dragon Combat Plan!

Everyone's eyes were locked on the sword . They wanted to shout, but they couldn't . The sword was too fast! They didn't even have the time to make a sound .

"Clang!" A soft sound echoed out .

It seemed rather insignificant during the chaos of the battle, but after this clash, all of the humming stopped .

Two hands . . .

Clasped together . . .

In between was a sword, a transparent, silent, deadly sword .

Nangong Hao's expression changed .

"Senior, you . . . " Nangong Hao was in disbelief . He had tried the attack twice and didn't fail .

"Do you have any other choice other than to target my forehead?" Canyang's expression was calm as he held the blade of the sword in his hand .

"I see . " Nangong Hao nodded .

Everyone was silent .

The demons smiled because their hope had been restored .

The Dragon Protection Squad, Mountain Breaking Army, and Southern Region soldiers despaired . Their hopes had been quashed once again .

Was it . . .

All in vain?

Was the war going to end here?

"He may not have a choice, but I do!"

A voice interrupted the silence . The voice had strangely come from the sky .

There were only two figures in the sky .

Canyang and Nangong Hao .

There was no third person .

Yet, the voice had come from the sky . To be precise, it had come from behind Canyang . It was sudden and unexpected .

Canyang's expression changed instantly .

He paled .

Just as that voice rang out, he felt an unbearable pain below . He had never felt such pain in his life .

"He doesn't have a choice, but I do!"

The voice echoed in Canyang's mind .

He was extremely bitter .

He had always known that he had an Achilles heel . That was his forehead . . . and he would stop at nothing to protect him .

That was his only weakness .

But now . . .

He realized that he had another weak spot .

That was a spot that no one could possibly know about .

Canyang rarely writhed in pain, but right now, his face was contorted .

"Fang Zhengzhi!" Canyang bellowed in embarra.s.sment and anger .

As a Sage . . .

He never thought that he would be injured in that area .

But Fang Zhengzhi . . .

Fang Zhengzhi had aimed for it twice now . More importantly, he had hit his mark this time .

Rage and embarra.s.sment!

Canyang's body shot skyward before he crashed into the ground with a shudder .

Silence . . .

The silence previously was a result of joy and sorrow respectively . . .

But this time, it was a result of shock an awe . . .

Because . . .

Everyone knew what had just happened .

They saw a figure standing behind Canyang . That was a naked, bloodied figure .

However, the figure's posture sent chills down everyone's spine .

He held his hands together . . .

It was similar to how Canyang had captured Nangong Hao's sword, but he had clasped two fingers together .

In a single move . . .

He struck upwards . . .

Fang Zhengzhi had used it once and wasn't going to hesitate to use it again . This time, he poured every ounce of energy he had into it .

"Attack!"

He knew that it was bound to work . . .

Everyone was stunned as they stared at Fang Zhengzhi . They couldn't figure out how someone they had left for dead . . .

Could reappear . . .

How did he manage to pull that off?!

"He's not dead!"

"Fang Zhengzhi is alive!"

"He didn't die?"

No one could believe their eyes . . . how did Fang Zhengzhi survive that?

That was a gigantic Fruit of Dao .

How did he manage to swallow it?

They were even more shocked by Fang Zhengzhi's audacity and lack of manners .

That was a Sage!

He actually used such despicable tactics against a sage - twice! How audacious could this man be?

The soldiers of the joint forces concluded that only a man standing on the borders of death would dare to do such a thing .

However, the demons did not think so .

"Shameless!"

"Immensely audacious!"

"How dare he?!"

The soldiers were furious! Their Sage, the most powerful and revered person in their hearts . . . had just been stabbed!

In the privates!

Most importantly, Canyang fell to the ground?

He crashed!

How embarra.s.sing!

This was unbearable!

All of the demon soldiers pulled their bows taut . They decided to shoot Fang Zhengzhi off the face of the earth .

However, they never released their arrows .

Because . . .

They saw a pair of eyes .

It was a strange pair of eyes . One of Fang Zhengzhi's eyes was a deep purple . His other eye was filled with a myriad of colors .

Red, yellow, blue, green . . .

Never in their wildest imaginations did they think that someone's eyes could look like that .

Chapter 460 How unsightlyTranslator Sparrow Translations Editor Sparrow Translations Am I hallucinating Shan Ling blinked as he took a second look at the person lying p.r.o.ne on the ground . Was he . . . Really dead As Shan Ling was thinking about it, Nangong Hao s sword had already reached Canyang . It was a transparent sword . It was named Standstill . The tip of the blade exuded an icy chill . A thick mist enveloped Nangong Hao, almost as if he was being wrapped by an icy wind . Everyone looked at Nangong Hao . Including Canyang . Even though he couldn t see, he was still calm as a mountain . He was the all powerful Canyang . Nothing could beat him . The golden Light of the Sage glowed radiantly . Canyang s action was simple . It wasn t fancy but Nangong Hao s sword stopped in mid air, almost as though it had been caught by the Light of the Sage . It wasn t anything unexpected . . . But Nangong Hao s expression changed, almost as though a giant rock had been thrown into a calm lake . A mult.i.tude of emotions could be seen on his face . The next moment, Standstill hummed . . . Then, Nangong Hao sprang into action . . . It was almost as if he forcefully extracted the sword from the Light of the Sage . To be precise, it felt as though the sword had done so independently . It was a strange feeling . . . But those were the facts, the transparent Standstill sword was removed from the Light of the Sage . A sword within a sword What was even stranger was that Nangong Hao s Standstill Sword seemed to be dragging countless shadows with it . As he moved back, countless copies of the Standstill Sword appeared . Each one as transparent as the original . Hum The blade hummed . The swords began to twirl manically, almost like a tornado around Canyang . At the same time, Nangong Hao disappeared from sight . The blade s humming intensified . The golden Light of the Sage exploded outwards at the tornado . Everyone tensed up . They knew how powerful the Light of the Sage was . They had witnessed it with their own eyes . However, the countless Standstill Swords all expanded with the Light of the Sage . Even though . . . Half were shattered by the light, the remaining half returned to their original state, twirling into a tornado . This was an even more intense tornado . The golden Light of the Sage receded . The tornado followed suit . . . This was a shocking sight . What was even more shocking was that when the tornado receded, there was an opening on Canyang s robe . It had been sliced open . . . The opening was small But it was clear for all to see . Wow The Dragon Protection Squad and the Mountain Breaking Army were excited . After Canyang became a Sage, Nangong Hao was the first person to injure him . . . Or at the very least slice open his clothing The fire in the soldiers of the joint forces was reignited . Shan Ling felt a chill down his spine as beads of sweat formed on his forehead . He finally understood why Nangong Hao had dared to stay behind . . . he also understood what Nangong Hao meant when he challenged him . Nangong Hao . . . Good, what a strike Using Standstill to bend the rules Xing Yuanguo looked on approvingly . Using Standstill to bend the rules The Dragon Protection Squad and Mountain Breaking Army knew that Xing Yuanguo was describing Nangong Hao s technique . . . But they couldn t understand what that statement meant . . . That being said . . . This was clearly not the right time to ask . . . Chi Guyan was also looking at the sky . She seemed to be thinking of something as she watched the tornado of blades . Few people knew how powerful Nangong Hao was . It was rare that someone could force Nangong Hao to use everything in his a.r.s.enal . Chi Guyan was one of them . When Chi Guyan had taken the top spot on the Double Dragon Honor Rolls, Nangong Hao had tried his best but failed . He had been defeated by Chi Guyan . One achieves success not by standing still, but by playing by the rules . . . even so, I do not have confidence Chi Guyan murmured to herself . What is Sister Yan saying Ping Yang couldn t understand . Nothing much . Chi Guyan shook her head . . . . In the sky . . . The sword continued to hum in the sky . The sound and waves in the air were completely controlled by the tornado formed by the Standstill Swords . Canyang did not move . He stood quietly in his original spot . At that moment . . . A ray of light shot past . . . Opening another hole in Canyang s robe . The previous damage had been to his sleeve . But this time, the sword had sliced just below his chest, and it seemed to have drawn blood . The Dragon Protection Squad and Mountain Breaking Army rejoiced . Nangong Hao Nangong Hao . . . The demons reacted differently . The demon soldiers were all furious . They knew what tactic Nangong Hao was employing . Canyang was a sage . . . But he was still Canyang . He was different from other sages . He could only determine location based on sound and the waves from his surroundings . Right now, Nangong Hao was disrupting both . In other words . . . Nangong Hao had caused himself and his sword to disappear in front of Canyang s eyes . What was even stranger was that the blades could expand and contract with the Light of the Sage . Even though they didn t know how Nangong Hao was doing it, they weren t happy about it . Despicable Their eyes were on the verge of popping out of their sockets . They wanted to curse and swear, but they knew that Nangong Hao was fighting intelligently . The only thing that mattered in battle . Was the outcome . . . Was the process important No one bothered about the process . . . . Not bad, the disciple of the Nangong family doesn t disappoint . . . Canyang s voice rang out as he retracted the Light of the Sage . The symbol on his forehead continued to glow . All of the demons were shocked to see this . Their jaws dropped, unable to understand why Canyang was doing this . Wasn t this equivalent to dropping his defences He was blind . . . Why would he forgo the protection offered by the Light of the Sage None of the demons could understand . Yun Qingwu clenched her fists anxiously as she watched Canyang hover in mid air . Just at that moment . . . A figure appeared in the middle of the tornado . This was a figure who had melded completely into the tornado . He held a sword in his hand . It was a sword that was mere inches from Canyang s forehead . There were no disturbances in the air to announce its arrival . It was silent and deadly . It had one name . . . The Dragon Combat Plan Everyone s eyes were locked on the sword . They wanted to shout, but they couldn t . The sword was too fast They didn t even have the time to make a sound . Clang A soft sound echoed out . It seemed rather insignificant during the chaos of the battle, but after this clash, all of the humming stopped . Two hands . . . Clasped together . . . In between was a sword, a transparent, silent, deadly sword . Nangong Hao s expression changed . Senior, you . . . Nangong Hao was in disbelief . He had tried the attack twice and didn t fail . Do you have any other choice other than to target my forehead Canyang s expression was calm as he held the blade of the sword in his hand . I see . Nangong Hao nodded . Everyone was silent . The demons smiled because their hope had been restored . The Dragon Protection Squad, Mountain Breaking Army, and Southern Region soldiers despaired . Their hopes had been quashed once again . Was it . . . All in vain Was the war going to end here He may not have a choice, but I do A voice interrupted the silence . The voice had strangely come from the sky . There were only two figures in the sky . Canyang and Nangong Hao . There was no third person . Yet, the voice had come from the sky . To be precise, it had come from behind Canyang . It was sudden and unexpected . Canyang s expression changed instantly . He paled . Just as that voice rang out, he felt an unbearable pain below . He had never felt such pain in his life . He doesn t have a choice, but I do The voice echoed in Canyang s mind . He was extremely bitter . He had always known that he had an Achilles heel . That was his forehead . . . and he would stop at nothing to protect him . That was his only weakness . But now . . . He realized that he had another weak spot . That was a spot that no one could possibly know about . Canyang rarely writhed in pain, but right now, his face was contorted . Fang Zhengzhi Canyang bellowed in embarra.s.sment and anger . As a Sage . . . He never thought that he would be injured in that area . But Fang Zhengzhi . . . Fang Zhengzhi had aimed for it twice now . More importantly, he had hit his mark this time . Rage and embarra.s.sment Canyang s body shot skyward before he crashed into the ground with a shudder . Silence . . . The silence previously was a result of joy and sorrow respectively . . . But this time, it was a result of shock an awe . . . Because . . . Everyone knew what had just happened . They saw a figure standing behind Canyang . That was a naked, bloodied figure . However, the figure s posture sent chills down everyone s spine . He held his hands together . . . It was similar to how Canyang had captured Nangong Hao s sword, but he had clasped two fingers together . In a single move . . . He struck upwards . . . Fang Zhengzhi had used it once and wasn t going to hesitate to use it again . This time, he poured every ounce of energy he had into it . Attack He knew that it was bound to work . . . Everyone was stunned as they stared at Fang Zhengzhi . They couldn t figure out how someone they had left for dead . . . Could reappear . . . How did he manage to pull that off He s not dead Fang Zhengzhi is alive He didn t die No one could believe their eyes . . . how did Fang Zhengzhi survive that That was a gigantic Fruit of Dao . How did he manage to swallow it They were even more shocked by Fang Zhengzhi s audacity and lack of manners . That was a Sage He actually used such despicable tactics against a sage twice How audacious could this man be The soldiers of the joint forces concluded that only a man standing on the borders of death would dare to do such a thing . However, the demons did not think so . Shameless Immensely audacious How dare he The soldiers were furious Their Sage, the most powerful and revered person in their hearts . . . had just been stabbed In the privates Most importantly, Canyang fell to the ground He crashed How embarra.s.sing This was unbearable All of the demon soldiers pulled their bows taut . They decided to shoot Fang Zhengzhi off the face of the earth . However, they never released their arrows . Because . . . They saw a pair of eyes . It was a strange pair of eyes . One of Fang Zhengzhi s eyes was a deep purple . His other eye was filled with a myriad of colors . Red, yellow, blue, green . . . Never in their wildest imaginations did they think that someone s eyes could look like that .