A Chaotic World

Chapter 134: The Formidable Flying Dragon Ascension Art

"It seems like Beiqian Ming and the sword user have decided to work together. Stay close to me from now on if you want to last even a little longer," Beimu Fei conveyed her voice to Lu Tianzi.

"Oh?" Lu Tianzi was surprised. "Are you able to handle the both of them together?"

"There is no way that I will be able to if they work together as a team. But how would they be able to trust each other? That's why their teamwork will definitely be full of holes!" Beimu Fei explained. "On top of that, now that I have a good understanding of that sword user, it should not be a problem for me to face him."

"Is that so?" Lu Tianzi pondered for abit before continuing. "If I can keep Beiqian Ming busy, how long would you need to defeat the swordsman?"

"You want to keep Beiqian Ming busy?" Beimu Fei turned to look at Lu Tianzi in shock. "Are you serious?"

Lu Tianzi nodded.

Beimu Fei paused for a moment before continuing. "I can't guarantee how much time I will need, but it definitely won't take more than twenty moves! If you can last that long, I will be right there to help you!"

Just like everyone else, Beimu Fei was certain that Lu Tianzi did not stand a chance against Beiqian Ming.

However, she still chose to trust that Lu Tianzi was well aware of his limits. After all, he was still a student that her master had personally chosen.

"Twenty moves? That is easy enough," Lu Tianzi answered with a laugh. "Just concentrate on taking out the swordsman. I will definitely still be in the fight when you are done!"

Lu Tianzi had never seen Beiqian Ming in battle, and thus could not be absolutely certain that he would be able to defeat the latter.

But if it was only about surviving for a short while, then Lu Tianzi was still quite confident about it!

Even if all else failed, he would still have his Flowing River Silent Strides to rely on.

"I honestly don't know where you get your confidence from, but I will just leave Beiqian Ming to you. Don't blame me if you get eliminated!"

By now, Beiqian Ming and the swordsman from Flaming Shadow Sect were standing directly opposite them.

The swordsman reached out his palm towards one of the formation flags once again. But before he could shoot out a fireball, Beimu Fei had already charged towards him.

While doing so, Beimu Fei had remained wary of Beiqian Ming.

No matter what, she still had to be careful of being attacked from both sides.

But contrary to her expectations, Beiqian Ming completely ignored her, and rushed straight towards Lu Tianzi.

From the looks of it, the other side had the exact same idea as them.

Well then, they would just have to see which of them had a better gauge of the situation!

Lu Tianzi focused immediately when he saw Beiqian Ming approach.

He had just eliminated Beihua Wanlei who was said to be the weakest of the Four Stars.

Now, it was time to see what this Beiqian Ming was made of!

Beiqian Ming raised the long halberd in his hands as he neared Lu Tianzi.

Roar-!

The roar of a dragon resounded across the platform as the halberd smashed down towards Lu Tianzi.

What Beiqian Ming cultivated was the foundational cultivation technique of the Flying Dragon Hall the Flying Dragon Ascension Art.

When practised to a sufficiently high level of mastery, every attack would contain the power of a dragon, capable of destroying everything in its path!

In terms of sheer might, it was absolutely top tier among all the cultivation techniques in the Scarlet Moon Kingdom!

Lu Tianzi immediately glided backwards, dodging out of the way.

Even though the Flying Dragon Ascension Art granted a martial artist absolute strength, it was slightly lacking in terms of speed.

But of course, it had its own way of making up for this shortcoming.

Roar-!

A wave of draconic energy surged forth towards the retreating Lu Tianzi.

A ranged attack!

Lu Tianzi immediately recognised this move.

This was the exact same move that had forced him out of his hiding spot back then in the forest. The only difference was that the power behind Peng's attack was far from comparable to Beiqian Ming's!

If this attack struck Lu Tianzi head on, he might even be put out of commission with a single move!

Lu Tianzi tried his best to dodge, but it was simply impossible to completely avoid the attack by then.

If evading was not an option, then he would just have to block it!

Limitless Mirror Eye!

A silver coloured light appeared in Lu Tianzi's eyes as his vision of the world completely changed in an instant.

The energy flow of everything around them was now visible in his eyes.

In fact, he was even able to see the exact energy flow within Beiqian Ming's ranged attack, allowing him to instantly spot the weakest point in the attack!

There!

Lu Tianzi smashed down with his Torrential Sabre, aiming straight for the weakest spot in the energy attack.

Bang-!

The wave of draconic energy shattered, but Lu Tianzi was similarly forced back several steps.

Despite having aimed at the weakest point of the attack, Lu Tianzi was still unable to block the attack without suffering a disadvantage in the process.

This was the sheer power that belonged to the formidable Flying Dragon Ascension Art!

Beiqian Ming did not stop there.

When Lu Tianzi looked up, Beiqian Ming had already arrived before him, smashing down once again with his halberd!

"Just get lost from the fight already! You have already survived long enough for an Intermediate Essence Condensation realm martial artist. Be contented with what you have accomplished and stop struggling in vain!" Beiqian Ming shouted.

But when Lu Tianzi looked at Beiqian Ming swinging down his halberd, he could not help but be astonished by what he was seeing.

The flow of energy within Beiqian Ming was now absolutely clear to him.

It was almost as though Lu Tianzi was able to look directly into Beiqian Ming's inner world!

Not just that, but he could even interpret the meaning behind every change in the flow of energy within Beiqian Ming.

Just from observing the flow of energy, it was possible for Lu Tianzi to understand where Beiqian Ming's Essence energy was concentrated in, or even what move he was about to perform next!

After all, Beiqian Ming would always drive the Slaughter Essence within him, summoning Essence energy to support every single movement and attack.

As for this downward smash from Beiqian Ming, Lu Tianzi knew for certain that it contained Beiqian Ming's full power!

He absolutely must not try to parry this attack!

Beiqian Ming frowned.

He felt that his halberd had suddenly slowed down.

Is it an activation of a world law? If so, is it the Law of Speed?

No, this feeling is different it should be the dampening effect from the Law of Water?

Not bad!

But you are not the only one here who has comprehended a world law!

Law of Wind!

A powerful gust of wind picked up from nowhere, wrapping itself around the halberd in Beiqian Ming's hand like a mini tornado, reaching all the way down to Beiqian Ming's arm and up to his shoulder.

With that, the dampening effect from the Law of Water was instantly dispelled!

Bang-!

The halberd still failed to hit its intended target, smashing straight into the ground.

In the end, that single moment of reduction in speed had been sufficient for Lu Tianzi to escape once again.

But after escaping, Lu Tianzi did not go far.

Instead, he stopped just barely fifteen metres away from Beiqian Ming, standing still as he carefully scrutinised the latter.

"You really are pretty good at running. But I wonder just how long you will be able to keep this up for!" Beiqian Ming sneered before charging towards him once again.

This time, Lu Tianzi was exceedingly calm.

He was now able to completely see through his opponent's intentions, so he had already seen this coming before Beiqian Ming even made his move.

But this was not an effect that the Limitless Mirror Eye should have been capable of.

The only reason Lu Tianzi was able to pull this off was because he already possessed a basic understanding of his opponent's cultivation technique the Flying Dragon Ascension Art.

Back then, he had browsed through a copy of the Flying Dragon Ascension Art that he had obtained from the slain members of Flying Dragon Hall.

Even though Lu Tianzi chose not to cultivate the technique, he had made sure to fully understand it. After all, he had been attempting to find ways to refine his Heaven Devouring Divine Art.

He had failed to accomplish his goal back then, but that attempt of his had actually managed to come in useful right now!

Knowing how Beiqian Ming's cultivation technique worked, coupled with his current ability to see the flow of energy within Beiqian Ming, it was as though Lu Tianzi had obtained a key to see into the future, predicting every move of his opponent!

In a sense, Beiqian Ming's absolute confidence and reliance on his powerful cultivation technique now worked completely against him.

If only Beiqian Ming had chosen to vary his moves, mixing in combat techniques that did not originate from the Flying Dragon Ascension Art, Lu Tianzi would have lost his grasp on his opponent.

But that was just an if.

Roar-!

Beiqian Ming thrust his halberd straight towards Lu Tianzi, who instead of remaining on the defensive, made his move to advance for the first time.

And the speed at which Lu Tianzi moved actually far exceeded that of Beiqian Ming!

Despite the difference in speed, Beiqian Ming did not allow the shock to hinder his decision making. He was able to react immediately, turning his aim towards Lu Tianzi's new position.

"This is it for you!" Beiqian Ming shouted.

Yet in the split second that his halberd was about to strike his target, Lu Tianzi vanished!

What?

Beiqian Ming's eyes opened wide in shock.

How did his opponent suddenly disappear?

What he did not realise was that at this moment, he was the only one who had lost sight of Lu Tianzi.

By abusing his complete grasp over his opponent, Lu Tianzi had moved directly into Beiqian Ming's blindspot at the final moment.

This would not have been as big of a problem if it was anyone else, but Lu Tianzi just happened to possess a jade pendant that concealed his presence. This prevented Beiqian Ming from locking on to Lu Tianzi with his perception.

From Beiqian Ming's point of view, he naturally thought that Lu Tianzi had completely vanished.

By the time Beiqian Ming found Lu Tianzi again, it was already too late.

His vision sunk into a world of darkness, and a ghastly apparition approached, threatening to devour him whole.

No, rather than stating that the ghastly apparition was approaching, it was more accurate to state that it was already right before him.

There was no longer a way out for him!

Despair and regrets filled his heart as the ghastly apparition bit down, devouring him entirely.

Slash-!

Lu Tianzi carved a deep diagonal slash onto Beiqian Ming, so deep that it almost split his body into two!

The next moment, Beiqian Ming dissipated into beams of light, disappearing from the platform.

He had looked to possess the upperhand.

Everyone thought that there was no way he could lose.

And yet he did.

A single strike was all it took to take down Beiqian Ming of the Flying Dragon Hall.

Everyone's eyes turned towards the Intermediate Essence Condensation realm martial artist once again.

There was silence for a moment.

Next, thunderous cheers erupted from the the spectators!

As long as they had no vested interests, everyone loved to see an underdog achieve an upset victory.

And right now, the spectators were fervently cheering for this mysterious entity who was jumping ranks to take on the Four Stars one by one, eliminating them in order!