Divine Brilliance

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

“… This is step one grade-9!”

When this exclamation rang out, within a thousand feet there was utter silence.

Wasn’t that the case? With each step that Zong Shou took, one grade-9 cultivator would be slain on the spot!

Xuanyuan Tong was also at a loss. He knew that with the four thousand Blood Cloud Iron Cavalry, Zong Shou would definitely win this battle.

He also knew that his son-in-law was already really strong, but for a person to be this strong, it was unheard of.

Even as someone who had personally witnessed Zong Shou’s shocking talents, he, who merged spiritual and martial arts when drunk, still found it unbelievable.

Worry appeared in Kongyao’s eyes. East of the Cloud World, for such a strong country to appear with such an intelligent master, who knew if this was a blessing or a curse for their great Shang.

In her heart, she felt that it wasn’t right. Using her bloodline’s secret method, a wound appeared between her brows. Once again, she looked towards that mountain peak at the person not far away.

Her petite face instantly turned white.

She saw that with each step that Zong Shou took, threads of white energy from Heaven and Earth gathered around him.

This was obviously king’s energy! Maybe Zong Shou couldn’t feel it himself.

She knew that as Zong Shou got closer to the peak, each grade-9 cultivator he killed would cause the white energy to become thicker!

She could feel that the luck of the entire Donglin Cloud Continent was slowly gathering in Zong Shou’s body! Slowly, he began to take on the shape of a dragon.

It was obvious that as his strength formed, a dragon body’s was also formed! As long as he starts a country and worships the heavens, instantly, he would become the ruler of that country.

However, now it made her confused and lost. That king’s energy was normal, shining without any impurity. It even became a little purer.

… It was actually Saint King Energy!

Kongyao had many questions that couldn’t be answered, and she felt that she was unable to believe what she was seeing.

The Blood Cloud Cavalry had already massacred close to a million troops. The soldiers that scattered and given up were still slaughtered. Zong Shou was really violent and vicious. He wasn’t kind or merciful at all.

How could he be the saint king?

She thought back to his majesty, always caring and thinking for his subjects, rewarding them with huge gifts.

He didn’t mobilize the troops without important reason, and he had never loved to kill. Every time the northern and southern lands provoked him, he would suppress them. He took care of his subjects. He knew that wars harmed the finances and tired the people, and would create many casualties.

Every few years he would pardon the world, and pardon a few sinners. The world praised him as a really intelligent ruler!

How could he be compared to this barbaric man?

Was what Confucius said wrong? Was the true ruler’s path to be a king on the inside, and a domineering force on the outside, rather than being a saint-like person on the outside?

How was that possible?

In the past, Emperor Shi of Qin conquered many lands, wasn’t he an example? This person was domineering when he did things, but he died during the Second Generation…

After him, there were many emperors who used the word “Wu” as their title. However, they had all caused the country to weaken due to their domineering ways.

Had the Heaven Path changed?

Her mind was totally confused, as all sorts of thoughts rose up. She only felt that she was about to go crazy.

Unbelievable, totally unbelievable! Something must have gone wrong within..

“As expected, none of the Six Pinnacle Swords of the Cloud World are weak! Dragon Shadow’s disciple is truly amazing!”

Shui Lingxiao was in awe. Its as like she didn’t know that Zong Shou was Tanqiu, and that Tanqiu had won against Jueyu with the sword a few months ago. Now, she shook her head and said, “If our Seven Spirit Sect wants to reap some benefits, we can’t let others say that we didn’t do anything. Sect disciples, form the formation!”

With that, she rose up into the air. Threads of spiritual energy lines spread out from her body.

The cultivators of Seven Spirit Sect also rose up into the air. Lined up according to their cultivation, they accepted her spiritual network, and then more of these lines spread out.

In only a dozen breaths, an even larger formation was created. Numerous spiritual veins and flying talismans were formed.

At this moment, Shui Lingbo pointed into the distance. She didn’t cast a spell, or chant any incantations.

The body-protecting formation on the peak of Mysterious Cloud Mountain suddenly twisted, and a massive hole appeared.

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“Not bad, not bad! It should be like this. Kill! Kill! Kill! Well slain! The disciple of my disciple should be so domineering against the world!”

In the air, Dragon Shadow laughed out loud in delight, his face showing a gleeful expression.

“What a good Blood Cloud Cavalry! Since he has such great troops, he should be more confident and swift. He could just wipe out those despicable people. Why did he bother to talk about right and reasoning…”

Suddenly his heart moved, and he laughed. “That person finally couldn’t take it anymore!”

Aokun’s brows rose. “Is it Wenxu?”

“Who else could it be? Naturally it is the ancestor of the Lingyun Sect!”

Dragon Shadow scoffed, “I will make a move first to block him! You come later on, destroy as many God Realm Saint Realm experts as you can! Even if you kill them, all it doesn’t matter!”

Amount smiled. His eyes had a fierce glow as he licked his lips. He hadn’t killed in a long time. It was only unfortunate that human meat wasn’t very nice to eat.

To think his members of his race had such appetites in the past.

Dragon Shadow didn’t worry about him. He knew that even if his old friend was locked up for ten thousand years, his personality still wouldn’t change.

He tore open the void, and a moment later, crossed numerous worlds.

In the next instant, from afar he saw a young cultivator who was also tearing across the void at a fast pace.

Actually, currently the two of them were within the void stack layers and unable to see. However, Dragon Shadow could sense the youth, as his spiritual senses were sometimes better than his eyes.

Dragon Shadow was delighted. “Wenxu where are you going? Do you need me to accompany you?”

That young cultivator seemed to have expected that, as he had known that Dragon Shadow would definitely come over. He was expressionless as he turned around.

“Brother Dragon Shadow, you already know so why are you asking? Your disciple’s chess skills are better today. If I don’t go over to save them, Mysterious Cloud Spirit Sect will be wiped out, Lingyun Sect will also suffer heavy losses of energy. Wenxu can’t sit around and do nothing!”

Dragon Shadow smiled and nodded, squinting his eyes, and asked, “Then Wenxu, do you think I’ll let you go over?”

“No!” Wenxu decisively shook his head, his tone still very calm, “So this time I don’t plan to personally head over to the Cloud World.”

While he spoke, within the void layers, two auras, no weaker than the two of them, appeared behind Dragon Shadow, several layers away.

A sword intent instantly rose up from Dragon Shadow as he swept the two people with his spiritual sense. He knew that their strength was also at the middle of the Saint Realm.

“Their strength is not bad! Wenxu, to think you can ask such experts to help you. However, do you think with only you three, you can defeat me?”

“Whether or not we can, we will only know after we fight!”

Wenxu shook his head fiercely, sword held in his hand. The void layers around him were forcefully twisted.

“Whether or not I am able to win or lose isn’t important, as long as I am able to hold you back for a while. Your disciple is indeed intelligent and a great schemer. In just a few years he was able to recreate the Blood Cloud Cavalry. Unfortunately, he didn’t know that as long as we are willing to pay the price to disregard a few world-protecting rules, destroying the cavalry is as easy as the back of my hand…”

Dragon Shadow had become more and more delighted, and now he burst out laughing. “What words! Coincidentally, I also have such intentions! How about this: let’s just wait here quietly. But oh! I am afraid you can’t wait any longer…”

It this moment, Wenxu was startled, and a shocked expression appeared on his face.

At the same time, not far from the two of them, many strong auras crossed the few space layers and headed towards the Cloud World.

At the head of the travelling lights was Shenxiao. His eyes were filled with rage and impulsiveness.

If a cultivator hadn’t reached the End Realm, their lifespan would be limited. The few ancestors of Mysterious Cloud Spirit Sect had all fallen from using up their lifespans.

These many generations of disciples, they were now led by Shenxiao. In the past, the small sect had grown swiftly under him, and had eventually become the third-ranked amongst the Nineteen Spiritual Houses due to his hard work.

Seeing the Mysterious Cloud Spirit Sect suffer heavy losses and be pushed to the brink of extinction, how could he not be furious, how could he not rush things…

… Zong Shou, Blood Cloud Cavalry!

The moment they entered the Cloud World, the four venerable cultivators needed only the space of a breath to rush over.

If they suppressed their cultivation to grade-9 and below, the situation would be different.

With his strong physical body and God Realm strength, Shenxiao grasped the laws of Heaven and Earth. Killing the Blood Cloud Cavalry and the Gantian Monster King would be simple!

He thought about it as he communicated with the other God Realm cultivators through spiritual sense.

Suddenly a huge hand smacked over in the void.

Shenxiao was shocked, and swiftly dodged. Two of his fellows were unable to, and one of them was instantly smashed into pieces.

The person that had died was a Celestial Realm Peak Lingyun Sect cultivator. The one who was badly injured was his disciple, one of the three God Realm experts of Mysterious Cloud Spirit Sect.

Shenxiao was so furious his that his eyes were about to pop out, but his heart was terrified as he looked at the void, where that giant palm had come from.

“Who are you, why did you sneak-attack us?”

In the next moment, he saw a youth suddenly appear, a playful and bloodthirsty smile at the corner of his lips.

“It is I, Aokun! You want to get to Cloud World’s Mysterious Cloud Mountain? Then I can only apologize! I will collect your lives here..”

The moment he said those words, the youth pointed towards one of the people. This Mysterious Cloud Spirit Sect Celestial Realm cultivator was shredded into pieces by a weird power!

The youth’s brows rose, and his heart filled with praise. This destruction technique was really good to use.

Shenxiao felt his heart totally turn cold. The person in front of him was actually Saint Realm-level!

What connection did he have to Zong Shou, and why was he helping him?