Overlord of the Wilderness

After intimidating Master Mei Qi with his presence, Zhaang Ye considered that the Purple Great Bow could cause him trouble, so he found a relatively secluded spot to disguise it. Afterward, he traveled quickly, rushing toward Python City.

Python City was pitch-black all over and elongated in shape, resembling a great serpent lying stiffly on the ground.

Upon entering Python City, Zhaang Ye’s first impression was that the culture of fighting was incredibly prevalent. He had only walked down two streets but had already seen three fights, and each one was exceptionally brutal.

BOOM!

A tremendous sound came from the distance, causing the ground to tremble slightly.

”Haha, an expert is challenging the Rakshasa King today!”

”Ah! Which expert dares to challenge the Rakshasa King?”

”I don’t know! But for this person to dare challenge the Rakshasa King—who is ranked fourth among the Younger Generation’s experts in Python City—they must have some skill. Let’s go take a look!”

Zhaang Ye’s interest was piqued when he heard this, and he immediately followed the crowd forward.

At the end of the street was a massive Martial Arts Arena. This arena was dozens of yards wide, and at its edges stood four enormous, cylindrical stone pillars. Each of these four pillars was blood-red and carved with all sorts of strange patterns. A single glance was enough to make one’s blood boil with excitement.

By now, several thousand people were packed tightly below the Martial Arts Arena. All of them had their eyes fixed on the stage, their gazes excitedly locked on the two people standing there.

Of the two people standing on the Martial Arts Arena, one wore a large, blood-red robe. His thick, black beard bristled, giving him an exceptionally fierce appearance. The other was a man in his thirties. He had shoulder-length hair, wore a green robe, and appeared calm and unhurried.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Both men emanated sharp auras. Their almost tangible presences collided violently, creating a series of dense, explosive sounds.

The big man in the red robe let out a booming laugh. ”Hahahaha! Good, good! Lingruo Sea, you’re not bad. You can actually withstand my aura. You’re truly worthy of being a disciple from the Da Ling Kingdom True Hall!”

’Da Ling Kingdom True Hall?’ Zhaang Ye’s spirits lifted, and he instantly grew eager for this battle. Although Zhaang Ye had never left the Wei Kingdom, he knew that the Da Ling Kingdom was its neighbor, and the open and hidden struggles between the two had never ceased.

The Wei Kingdom’s True Hall and the Da Ling Kingdom’s True Hall were also rivals. Zhaang Ye knew that as long as he was cultivating in the Wei Kingdom True Hall, he would sooner or later encounter experts from the Da Ling Kingdom True Hall. Therefore, he became very interested in this fight. He wanted to see just what astonishing skills this Lingruo Sea possessed.

At this moment, Lingruo Sea spoke slowly, ”Rakshasa King, you are one of the four great experts of Python City’s Younger Generation. But you are the one I’m challenging today. Let’s see how many moves you can last against me!”

His tone was very level, but the confidence and domineering intent within it were completely exposed. It was as if he didn’t even see the Rakshasa King before him as a threat.

The Rakshasa King gave a sinister smile and said, ”What an arrogant brat! But I’ve killed at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, people just like you...”

Lingruo Sea smiled arrogantly as a gleaming Long Sword suddenly appeared in his hand. With a slight shake of his hand, an earth-shattering KABOOM! was heard, and a terrifying Sword Light slashed out toward the Rakshasa King.

Seeing Lingruo Sea make his move, Zhaang Ye’s heart skipped a beat. ’Lingruo Sea’s Cultivation has reached the Mid-stage of the Martial Arts Seventh Layer,’ he thought, ’and his Swordsmanship and Long Sword are also extraordinary. I’m afraid even a Martial Arts Expert of the same level would have a hard time blocking a casual strike like that!’

Surprisingly, the Rakshasa King didn’t dodge or evade. He let out a great shout, and a red glow erupted from his entire body. This light was like churning blood, a shocking sight even from a distance. Zhaang Ye even caught the faint, coppery scent of blood.

RUMBLE!

The Rakshasa King gave a slight push with both hands, and a basin-sized mass of blood-red light instantly shot toward Lingruo Sea’s terrifying Sword Qi with a rumbling sound.

BOOM!

The mass of blood-red light from the Rakshasa King collided squarely with Lingruo Sea’s Sword Qi. The violent torrent generated by the impact tore through the surrounding air, spreading out abruptly around the Martial Arts Arena. Zhaang Ye, who was a full hundred zhang away, could feel the force of the terrifying shockwave. Some of the Martial Artists closer to the arena were sent flying by the fearsome gust.

Amidst the sky-filling blood-light, the Rakshasa King’s shout could be heard, ”Truly worthy of a disciple from the Da Ling Kingdom True Hall! But no matter how strong you are, challenging me has only one outcome: getting knocked off this Martial Arts Arena with a single palm from me!”

As he spoke, the blood-red light on the Rakshasa King’s body grew even more intense. He abruptly swung both arms, and two terrifying masses of blood-colored light tore through the air, hurtling toward Lingruo Sea from a distance.

Experts of the Martial Arts Seventh Layer have reached the stage of Binding Qi into Thunder. The blood-colored light sent out by the Rakshasa King were masses of True Qi condensed to the extreme, like terrifying bolts of Celestial Thunder that would cause an earth-shattering explosion on contact.

Lingruo Sea let out a long laugh. He swung the Long Sword in his hand as fast as lightning, and two fierce Sword Lights shot out. They instantly tore through the obstructing air and, with a sharp, piercing shriek, collided with the masses of blood-colored light.

KABOOM! KABOOM!

Amidst the two massive booms, the Sword Qi and the light transformed into a huge Tornado that shot straight into the sky. Both combatants, the Rakshasa King and Lingruo Sea, retreated more than ten zhang.

”Incredible!”

”Good, do it again!”

”Rakshasa King, kill him!”

The spectators below, seeing such an explosive scene, immediately began to shout loudly.

Watching the two fight from below, a grave expression appeared in Zhaang Ye’s eyes. These two were truly outstanding experts among the Younger Generation. Although their Cultivation was only at the Mid-stage of the Martial Arts Seventh Layer, their combat strength far exceeded that of other experts at the same level.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM—

The Rakshasa King continuously sent out masses of blood-colored light. His blood-colored masses could attack from a distance, as could Lingruo Sea’s Sword Qi. The two remained several zhang apart, constantly launching terrifying attacks. As their Qi Forces clashed, the energies constantly shattered and erupted outward with thunderous momentum, shaking the massive Martial Arts Arena.

The longer the battle raged, the richer the blood-red glow on the Rakshasa King became. The bloody stench also grew stronger, drilling into people’s nostrils. The Martial Artists who smelled it immediately felt a wave of discomfort.

Someone next to Zhaang Ye spoke up, ”There’s something strange about this stench! What kind of Cultivation Technique is this?”

An older Martial Artist chuckled and said, ”The Cultivation Technique the Rakshasa King practices is called the Blood Transformation True Skill. Practicing it requires devouring a large amount of blood, and to reach the Great Success Realm, one must devour the blood of several thousand Mid-level Fierce Beasts. After reaching Great Success, his entire body is enveloped in a brilliant blood-light, which is an extremely terrifying weapon. Not only is it as dense as a physical substance, but it also lingers. If an opponent smells even a little of it, they will immediately lose their ability to fight...”

”What a powerful Cultivation Technique!”

”Heh, of course it’s powerful! The Rakshasa King has extremely high aptitude and originally had a great chance to enter the True Hall and become a True Hall Disciple. But in order to practice this Blood Transformation True Skill, he not only slaughtered Fierce Beasts but also wantonly killed Martial Artists. As a result, he lost his chance to enter the True Hall and was hunted by a group of experts, so he had no choice but to flee here to Python City...”

As the two Martial Artists were speaking, the Rakshasa King on the Martial Arts Arena suddenly let out a long laugh and said, ”Lingruo Sea, it seems this is the extent of your strength! Watch closely, I’m about to blast you off this arena!”

After saying this, the Rakshasa King’s figure shot forward. He moved like a blood dragon, appearing three zhang away from Lingruo Sea with an irresistible momentum.

RUMBLE!

The Rakshasa King suddenly waved his right hand, and a terrifying beam of blood-light shot toward the sky, like a living blood dragon that instantly pounced on Lingruo Sea!

Lingruo Sea’s expression changed. He abruptly swung the Long Sword in his hand, instantly delivering three slashes. Each slash produced a long stream of Sword Qi that hacked straight at the blood dragon, intending to sever it.

SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!

Under Lingruo Sea’s Sword Qi, the blood dragon was instantly cut into four pieces. But to Lingruo Sea’s surprise, the severed pieces of the blood dragon did not dissipate. Instead, they all pounced on him at once!

”Ah—”

Lingruo Sea’s face fell. He frantically unleashed Sword Qi from his Long Sword, trying to disperse the four pieces of the blood dragon.

BOOM!

The four pieces of the blood dragon were simply too fast and too fierce. Lingruo Sea had just unleashed his Sword Qi when they arrived. Amidst a tremendous noise, the impact blasted Lingruo Sea, causing him to vomit blood wildly as his entire body was sent flying far off the Martial Arts Arena!

After sending Lingruo Sea flying with a single blow, the Rakshasa King let out an earth-shattering laugh. ”So this is all a True Hall Disciple from the Da Ling Kingdom amounts to! It seems not joining the True Hall was the right decision!”

After saying this, the Rakshasa King’s gaze suddenly fell upon the crowd below the Martial Arts Arena. He shouted, ”Who else dares to come up and fight me?”

The blood-light on the Rakshasa King’s body was incredibly dense. The bloody stench and almost tangible killing intent he emitted caused the spectators around the Martial Arts Arena to shrink back one after another.

’That final attack from the Rakshasa King... its force was like a physical substance that even Sword Qi couldn’t disperse. If I could grasp the subtleties within it, it would be beneficial for my Saber Technique...’ Zhaang Ye mused.

He very much wanted to have a match with the Rakshasa King. But his current tasks were to find arrows and buy a map of the Python Marsh to prepare for entering it. Besides, Zhaang Ye knew he was likely being watched by people from the Jiang and Mei Families. If he drew attention to himself now, he would face endless trouble.

After taking one last deep look at the Rakshasa King, Zhaang Ye turned and left. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote with Recommendation Tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)