hotmtlnovel Chapter 94. Flashing Waterfall Saber Gate (2)
Chapter 94. Flashing Waterfall Saber Gate (2)
Chapter 94. Flashing Waterfall Saber Gate (2)
The sects of the Evil Faction, unlike the Righteous Faction, generally chose their leaders through their fists. The Miao Family Sword Gate was no different.[1]
Miao Zhenpei was their Vice Gate Master, while their leader was naturally their strongest, Gate Master Miao Zhenge.
However, even though he was the strongest, that didn't mean he could just recklessly join the front lines.
His title as the strongest in the Miao Family Sword Gate came second to his role as the foundation of the Sword Gate—their patriarch.
If he were to go out and get surrounded and killed, the resulting damage and chaos to the Gate would be unimaginable.
While he couldn't shirk his responsibility and had to participate in the war, a war large enough to determine the fate of both Gates, it was sufficient for him to command his forces from a distance.
"Gasp... cough, cough! Urgent... Urgent news!" a messenger shouted, his face pale.
"What happened?! Tell me!" Miao Zhenge demanded urgently.
"The—the Vice Gate Master! They say he died!"
"What?!" Miao Zhenge's expression was one of utter disbelief.
Miao Zhenpei had taken his elites to raid the camp at the top of the hill through a detour. However, Ju Zhong had anticipated his plans and set a trap for him. While Miao Zhenpei and his elites tried to survive till the bitter end, except for a few who were able to escape, the rest were all slaughtered.
In the end, Miao Zhenpei was beheaded.
"It was reported by the few warriors who were able to escape. Unfortunately..."
"AGH!!!! JU ZHONG! JU ZHONG, YOU BASTARD!"
Miao Zhenge vehemently cursed.
His eyes turned bloodshot, veins bulging as his face flushed red, then paled with rage.
He screamed incomprehensibly, overcome with grief and anger at the slaughter of his own blood.
"I'll kill you! I'll kill you with my very hands!"
"Gate—Gate Master! Calm down!"
"That's right! You have to calm down first!"
The elders who were assisting him tried to assuage Miao Zhenge.
After losing their Vice Gate Master, the situation on the battlefield was almost unrecoverable. If Miao Zhenge went insane, too, it would signal their end.
"Calm down? My brother was just murdered, and you want me to calm down?"
"I know how you feel, but if you lose control like this, you won't be able to avenge him."
The elders tried their best to comfort and soothe Miao Zhenge.
Miao Zhenge wasn't stupid. He knew that allowing himself to be consumed by vengeance and anger in the midst of this battle was exactly what Ju Zhong wanted.
Crack!!
"... is there anything else for you to report?"
The messenger, having been cut off mid-report by Miao Zhenge's outburst, continued with a face full of despair.
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The despair quickly spread to everyone in the room.
"Aura? You're saying Ju Zhong used saber aura?"
"T—that's right."
Miao Zhenge's face, which had been flushed with anger, suddenly grew cold at the aura.
This was a serious matter.
The Evil Faction’s cultivation techniques allow for faster progress within each level of a realm. However, when it comes to advancing to a new realm, the barriers are much tougher, making it more difficult compared to the Righteous Faction's techniques.
This was why there were fewer masters in the Evil Faction compared to the Righteous Faction.
Masters in the Harmony Realm were already rare within the Righteous Faction, and even rarer within the Evil Faction's ranks.
Unfortunately, there were no masters at the Harmony Realm in the Miao Family Sword Gate.
Even their strongest expert, Miao Zhenge, was only a Transcendent.
Miao Zhenge's shoulders shook violently. He bit his lip so hard that he drew blood.
"Gate Master," an elder called out in concern.
"I know!"
What would happen at the front lines was obvious.
There were no experts of the main force at the front lines anymore. Most of the elites had been assigned to the special ambush force and had followed Miao Zhenpei.
In contrast, the opposing camp was said to have sent the Four Dogs of the Flashing Waterfall. To make matters worse, the special ambush force, including Miao Zhenpei, had been annihilated, leaving no one to support the front lines.
Miao Zhenge knew that the morale of the front lines must have plummeted upon hearing the news. He didn't even want to imagine what must have happened after the deaths of Miao Zhenpei and the others was announced.
He jumped up from his seat, walked past the table with a map, and headed outside the barracks to issue an order.
"Retreat immediately, and pass on my.... order...?"
"...?"
The elders were puzzled when his voice trailed off. They quickly followed him outside and were shocked by what they saw.
"Huh?!"
"What on earth is going on over there?"
Not long ago, they had clearly been fighting fiercely to gain ground, barely making it halfway up the hill, let alone its peak.
However... what?
The main force, which should have lost its morale and been faltering, had already reached the hill's summit.
The world of the murim was one that revolved around repayment. Having killed the sons of the Gate Master, his future was easy to see.
If he ran, they would chase him.
If he hid, they would find him.
It was obvious that the grudge would inevitably extend to those around him. He couldn't just leave this unresolved.
"Zhou Xuchuan? Zhou Xuchuan! ZHOU XUCHUAAAAAAAAAN!!"
The father who had lost his children screamed his enemy's name.
"YOU WON'T DIE EASILY!"
His eyes were fixed solely on Zhou Xuchuan. He didn't care about anyone else around them.
"AGH!!!!"
The qi cultivation methods of the Righteous Faction were slow but stable.
The qi cultivation methods of the Evil Faction were fast but unstable.
In this moment, the unstable points of the Evil Faction's qi cultivation methods were fully exposed with the deaths of Ju Zhong's children.
Not even a master was immune to the possibility of cultivation deviation or internal injuries.
Ju Zhong, overwhelmed by grief, roared with bulging eyes, the capillaries bursting and causing tears of blood to stream down his face
The loss of his sons was such a mental shock that he couldn't avoid cultivation deviation in the end. It was as if his world had ended.
BOOM!
An explosion erupted right where Ju Zhong stood.
As the explosion spread, Ju Zhong's body tensed before flying into the air, swinging his saber.
"Oh dear!"
Zhou Xuchuan leaped sideways, rolling on the ground just as the saber crashed into the spot where he had been standing.
BOOM!
The saber qi now displayed a power far beyond what had been shown before. Prior to this, the saber qi had been focused on its cutting power, but now it looked as if he was swinging a hammer. The ground was dented in an arc, cracked like a spider web.
Zhou Xuchuan clicked his tongue at the power, which seemed beyond the capabilities of a human.
"Is this really a saber technique?"
Who would have thought that a Harmony Realm Master who had mastered the Flashing Waterfall Saber Technique would be this terrifying?!
"ATTACK!"
"THE GATE MASTER IS NOW THE SABER KING!"
Flashing Waterfall Saber Gate members quickly grew excited.
"Saber... saber aura?"
"He's reached the Harmony Realm!"
On the other hand, the morale on the Miao Family Sword Gate side was not good. After barely rising, it had quickly hit rock bottom again.
The word Harmony wasn't something to be thrown around lightly. It was like a saving grace for one's allies but the epitome of horror for the enemy.
The momentum they had just gained, which seemed unshakeable even against the Ten Empyrean Overlords, vanished as the Hundred Man Regiment faltered.
"Hah!"[2]
Zhou Xuchuan shouted with all his might, imbuing his roar with qi.
The pure qi unique to Daoist Arts penetrated the minds of the Evil Faction members.
If they were of the Demonic Path, Zhou Xuchuan's shout would have been like poison to them due to the conflicting natures of the qi. However, the Daoist qi didn't have such problematic effects on the Evil Faction members.
"I'll handle the Colossal Saber!"
He pointed his sword at Ju Zhong.
"Who am I?!"
His allies stirred.
"The... the Resonating Death Bow?"
"Yes! The Resonating Death Bow!"
Zhou Xuchuan nodded while holding his sword.
"The Colossal Saber has suffered cultivation deviation, so he can't exert his full strength!"
His shout resonated through all his allies.
"Our victory is in sight! Fight!"
ROAR!!!
The first to react was the Hundred Man Regiment under his command.
They trusted him, having witnessed his skills firsthand.
While it was uncertain if Zhou Xuchuan's skills would work on someone of the Harmony Realm, a strange excitement filled their minds, pushing such thoughts aside.
"RAGHHH!"
"Ugh!"
The Flashing Waterfall Saber Gate members, now in high spirits, screamed.
"Die!"
1. Which is funny, because it's called family, but I digress. ☜
2. Gal, or rebuke, is a shout that martial artists use to dispel mental states. Often attributed to Buddhism and Daoism. ☜