In Shangjing, the fleeing refugees, the civilians in the safe zones, and the rampaging soldiers all found their attention captured by the towering Holy Beast. They stared as if witnessing a miracle.
In an instant, countless ordinary Neon soldiers trembled under the giant Holy Beast’s gaze and instinctively began to back away. The expressions of the Neon masters also changed dramatically.
It was a pressure so intense it felt tangible, one they had experienced not long ago.
The power of a single man holding off a siege by four restricted-level masters and over a dozen masters at the level of the Sixteen Generals.
That had been Yuan Tianhao, the number one expert of the Divine Land—an existence the entire Neon army feared.
But the Form of this aura clearly had nothing to do with Yuan Tianhao. This was the aura of another terrifying expert.
’The Divine Land actually produced another expert of this caliber?!’
"This is..."
In the distance, Seiichiro Shintani’s face turned grim as he stared at the terrifying Form of the Holy Beast that had manifested. He immediately identified the man’s identity from his intelligence files.
’The successor of the Holy Beast Fist, Chairman of the World Martial Arts Conference, someone who touched the restricted-level before the age of twenty, a dangerous target who has repeatedly sabotaged the Empire’s plans.’
’Zhao Xuanqi!!’
He had considered countless possibilities, but never once did he imagine that the secret hidden within the Yuan Mansion was Zhao Xuanqi himself!
In terms of individual threat level, the Neon army already ranked Zhao Xuanqi second only to Yuan Tianhao, even higher than the Phoenix Army Commander, Lin Quelan. He was their top priority for elimination after dealing with Yuan Tianhao. But that was because of the potential he had shown.
In terms of his influence on this war, however, Seiichiro Shintani had never considered him a true threat.
First, while the man was the Chairman of the World Martial Arts Conference, the organization had only just been founded. It was merely a civilian group with very limited power, one he did not take seriously.
Second, although Zhao Xuanqi was exceptionally talented and his progress was astonishingly fast, his last appearance had shown him to have only just reached the threshold of the restricted-level. On his own, he likely wouldn’t even be a match for any one of the Three Saints. Even Lin Quelan had been forced to flee in disarray, let alone Zhao Xuanqi. His strength was insufficient to change the current balance of power.
Now, however, it seemed a drastic change had occurred. In a short amount of time, Zhao Xuanqi appeared to have broken through his limits once more, reaching an unprecedented new height.
’He might even be on par with Yuan Tianhao.’
He couldn’t imagine anyone’s strength could advance at such a rate.
’In the end, I still underestimated the threat Zhao Xuanqi posed.’
’Was everything Yuan Tianhao did just to buy this man time?!’
’Is this the backup plan you left behind? For this man to take your place after you died?!’
Seiichiro Shintani muttered under his breath, his expression cold as ice. ’If we can destroy one Yuan Tianhao, we can destroy a second, and a third!’
「On the battlefield.」
SWISH!
Bathed in silver light, a figure shot out from the mansion and landed atop the wall, gazing down upon the crowd.
He wore loose, white martial arts pants, his upper body bare. The lines of his muscles were like a work of art. His face was incredibly young, but his expression was one of absolute superiority, as if the legions of Neon masters and soldiers before him were nothing at all.
An army of thousands meant nothing to him.
Arrogant, confident, powerful, and domineering.
His blazing power, Intent, and aura were so intense that one could hardly bear to look at him directly.
At this moment, with his Fourteen Dragon Body Acupoints open and attuned to the world’s momentum, Zhao Xuanqi had finally recovered his full strength after being reincarnated into this world.
No!
Having cultivated anew and been nourished by this world’s various Secret Medicines, he was now even stronger than he had been in his previous life!
His true peak!!
He was now truly fearless. In his eyes, just as in his past life, there was only the pursuit of a higher realm. The Neon masters and their army were irrelevant. Even if a Divine General stood before him, he would not waver in the slightest. He sought only to let his life bloom and burn, to sublimate into something greater.
There was no path forward but to battle every strong enemy in his way.
All he could see were merely whetstones to sharpen his blade.
"We finally made it..."
Meng Dongtai’s voice trembled slightly, thick with intense excitement.
In Zhao Xuanqi’s powerful aura and terrifying pressure, he thought he could see another figure.
His adoptive father, Yuan Tianhao.
This man’s strength was already enough to dominate the entire Divine Land.
"An aura like this... it seems our gamble paid off!"
The other masters felt the same, their faces breaking into expressions of joy, as if they had been snatched from the jaws of death.
Although dying in battle for Shangjing would guarantee them a place in the history books, if given the chance, no one would refuse an opportunity to live.
"Zhao Xuanqi?!"
Aurora Mitsuro spoke his name, syllable by syllable. They had fought Zhao Xuanqi not long ago, but in such a short time, the man seemed to have been completely reborn.
The four restricted-level masters exchanged a glance and moved almost simultaneously.
Mitsuro instantly returned the Crystal Sword to its scabbard. The next moment, he stepped forward, his hand gripping the hilt in the Iaijutsu Form of the Neon Sword Dao.
VMMMM!
A massive amount of aurora light enveloped his body, making him seem to transform into a ray of light from the inside out. Even his muscles, skin, and membranes became translucent.
His five viscera churned as his Qi and Blood surged.
The Technique and power Mitsuro was unleashing now were far beyond what Zhao Xuanqi had faced in their last encounter.
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