Overlord of the Wilderness

Within the Barbaric Beast Mountain Range, there was a peculiar mountain. It was perfectly square, like an ink seal magnified a billion times, which is why people called it Yintai Mountain.

”SCREECH!”

A low cry suddenly echoed from the horizon. Following the sound, a massive, blood-red bird burst through the clouds. Its enormous wings swept across the sky at high speed, scattering the clouds for miles around and leaving a long trail in its wake.

The blood-red bird flew over Yintai Mountain, then suddenly folded its wings and landed steadily on the summit. The moment it touched down, a young man with white clothes, white shoes, and white hair flew off its back, landing on the ground as firm as a nail.

The white-clad youth gave a slight wave of his arm. The great red bird let out a low cry, spread its wings, and quickly flew away. Gazing at the floating clouds on the horizon, a trace of excitement appeared on the young man’s face. He muttered, ’Zhaang Ye, Zhaang Ye! To think a junior like him could kill four masters from the Shadow. It’s truly incredible! But no matter how skilled you are, Zhaang Ye, you’ll never escape my grasp. This time, I, Yang Yuzhu, will personally snuff out a genius!’

Just as Yang Yuzhu was muttering to himself, another bird’s cry came from the horizon. He looked into the distance and saw a large gray bird emerge like a bolt of lightning from a dark cloud, heading toward Yintai Mountain.

Seeing the gray bird, Yang Yuzhu’s brow furrowed slightly. He muttered, ’It’s him? Fine. I might as well test him and see if he’s improved over the years.’

The gray bird drew closer. When it was over Yintai Mountain, a young man in gray clothes drifted off its back like a wisp of smoke, descending toward the summit. At that very moment, Yang Yuzhu, who was standing on the mountain, transformed into a streak of white light and shot straight up to meet the man in gray.

”Hm?”

”Eh?”

The two young men’s gazes clashed in midair. A moment later, they slammed into each other with an earth-shattering boom. Both had unfathomably profound Cultivation. Despite the violent collision, neither retreated a single step; they just began to fight right there in the void.

”BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!”

Their fists collided violently, unleashing immense Innate True Qi in all directions and causing the air to rumble. The Fierce Beasts below Yintai Mountain felt the power fluctuations above and shrieked in terror, scrambling back to their lairs in a chaotic frenzy.

The two battled fiercely in the air, exchanging hundreds of blows in the blink of an eye. At the height of the exchange, the gray-clad youth suddenly brandished a glistening blue Long Sword and said with a strange laugh, ”Yang Yuzhu, fists aren’t satisfying enough. Let’s test our skills with weapons!”

Yang Yuzhu snorted and dodged far to the side. ”Ling Qingshi, after today, you can fight however you want, and I, Yang Yuzhu, will accompany you. But we have another battle waiting for us. I’m not going to fight you to the death.”

The gray-clad youth, Ling Qingshi, was momentarily stunned, then burst out laughing. ”Yang Yuzhu, you’re talking about Zhaang Ye, right? A mere junior! We only need to use thirty percent of our strength to kill him. What are you so nervous about? Haha, for a Vice Hall Master of the Dark Hall, you have the courage of a mouse. You’re really getting worse with age!”

The white-clad youth, Yang Yuzhu, sneered. ”Ling Qingshi, Zhaang Ye may be a junior, but his combat power is nothing to scoff at. I’d advise you to take this seriously. Otherwise, Yintai Mountain might very well become your burial ground.”

Ling Qingshi was furious and about to lash out when a clear bird’s cry suddenly sounded from the horizon. A huge, cyan bird burst through the clouds. Standing gracefully on its back was a woman in a green dress. A layer of cyan energy veiled her face, making her look both beautiful and demonic.

The woman glanced at Yintai Mountain from afar, let out a flirtatious laugh, and called out, ”Yang Yuzhu, Ling Qingshi, you two are so early. What? Were you waiting for your big sister?”

Yang Yuzhu and Ling Qingshi both snorted coldly. Ling Qingshi said frigidly, ”Chu Qingqing, I would rather wait for a snake than stand here waiting for you.”

A vicious glint flashed in the woman’s eyes, but her voice was as gentle as could be. ”Oh my, I’m just a delicate little lady. Why must you say such nasty things? This little lady is very interested in you, you know. Why don’t we get together tonight? I don’t have many skills, but my only talent is being amazing in bed.”

Ling Qingshi was completely unmoved. He said coldly, ”Chu Qingqing, just hearing your voice makes my skin crawl. It would be better if you spoke less.”

Chu Qingqing flashed down from the cyan bird and landed on Yintai Mountain. Her brow lifted, and just as she was about to retort, a strange, soft sound came from the horizon.

The three of them looked out from Yintai Mountain together. Far off in the sky, a small blue boat, several dozen feet long, had appeared. A man with blood-red hair and black clothes stood coldly upon it, faintly shrouded in a bloody light. This light contained a dense, hostile aura that could make one’s Heart Spirit tremble with fear from a single glance.

In an instant, the blue boat arrived above Yintai Mountain. The red-haired man waved his hand, and a streak of blood-red Innate True Qi enveloped the boat. The next moment, the vessel shrank rapidly, turning into a cyan leaf that landed in the man’s hand.

The red-haired man put away the boat-leaf and said slowly, ”You’re all here. Good, very good. I will be in command of this operation to kill Zhaang Ye. The three of you will listen to me.”

The expressions of Yang Yuzhu, Ling Qingshi, and Chu Qingqing all changed slightly. Ling Qingshi said slowly, ”Helian Blood Saber, your Cultivation may be greater than mine, but we are all Vice Hall Masters of the True Hall Shadow. You have no right to command me.”

Yang Yuzhu said in a low voice, ”Exactly. Zhaang Ye’s strength is impressive, but in the end, he’s just a junior. The four of us attacking together is more than enough. We don’t need you to command us.”

Helian Blood Saber gave a cold smile, his gaze fixed harshly on the three of them. He said grimly, ”You are all courting death! A couple of days ago, we each sent one person to attack Zhaang Ye. Do you have any idea how many moves it took him to kill those four?”

The three of them shook their heads simultaneously.

Helian Blood Saber said slowly, ”Since you don’t know, I’ll tell you! Three moves! No more than three moves! Zhaang Ye killed four Half-Step True Dao Experts with ease. None of them could even last two moves against him! Think about it yourselves. Could you kill four Half-Step True Dao Experts in just a few moves?”

The three of them sucked in a sharp breath of cold air. A Half-Step True Dao Expert possessed immense Innate True Qi. Even with their abilities, it would take them some time to kill even one. To kill four of them within a few moves was simply impossible.

Chu Qingqing’s expression grew solemn. ”Helian Blood Saber, how do you know the four Half-Step True Dao Experts were killed by Zhaang Ye in just a few moves?”

Helian Blood Saber said indifferently, ”I visited the battle site. For this attack, they used Vampire Bats to successfully get within fifty feet of Zhaang Ye. But his reaction speed is terrifyingly fast, and his combat awareness is incredibly sharp. The moment he realized he was under attack, he immediately counterattacked.

”From what I saw at the scene, Zhaang Ye first clashed directly with two of the Half-Step True Dao Experts, blasting the two who attacked from the air away. Then, he shattered the third Half-Step True Dao Expert’s saber with his bare hands and beat him to death.

”After killing that one, Zhaang Ye flew into the air and finished off the two Half-Step True Dao Experts in just two or three moves. As for the final one, Zhaang Ye discovered him before he could even make a move and killed him with a shockwave while he was still underground.”

Helian Blood Saber’s Cultivation was unfathomably deep, and he was exceptionally sensitive to killing intent. After just a brief look at the battlefield, his description of the fight was almost perfectly accurate. Such an ability was truly terrifying.

Yang Yuzhu frowned. ”Helian Blood Saber, did you just make all of that up? I find it hard to believe. How could Zhaang Ye possibly catch a Half-Step True Dao Expert’s saber with his bare hands and shatter it?”

A trace of doubt appeared on Helian Blood Saber’s face. He said slowly, ”I don’t quite understand that part either. But when I was at the scene, I found dozens of saber fragments. There were faint fingerprints on them, so they were clearly shattered by Zhaang Ye’s grip. As for how he managed to do it, I have no idea.”

”HISS—”

Hearing Helian Blood Saber say this, Yang Yuzhu, Ling Qingshi, and Chu Qingqing were paradoxically convinced. They all drew in a sharp breath of cold air, a look of horror flashing in their eyes.

All three were battle-hardened veterans who had fought, if not ten thousand battles in their lives, then at least eight thousand. As seasoned warriors, they naturally understood just how difficult it was to shatter a Half-Step True Dao Expert’s saber with one’s bare hands. For Zhaang Ye to possess such an ability meant his power had far surpassed that of an ordinary Half-step True Dao. No wonder he could so easily kill four Half-Step True Dao Experts!

Helian Blood Saber said in a low voice, ”Now do you understand how formidable Zhaang Ye is? Don’t think of him as a junior. His combat power is not the least bit inferior to yours. If we are careless, he will likely escape. Therefore, for this operation, we must coordinate closely and ensure he is killed.”

Yang Yuzhu, Ling Qingshi, and Chu Qingqing nodded slightly.

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