The Brilliant Fighting Master

There was a large mountain shrouded by clouds and fog in the small world of the secret treasure.

The fog never cleared. It shrouded the whole mountain. Those in the air couldn’t see anything in it. The people in there couldn’t even see their fingers when they extended their hands.

Even holy awareness was unable to spread, blocked by the fog.

Only one peak, the highest one, wasn’t underneath the fog. As a result, it had become the only place where those standing on the peak could overlook the whole mountain and observe the changes of the clouds and fog.

There were four figures at the peak, some standing and some sitting, both men and women, all very relaxed.

Each of the four had noteworthy characteristics. They were from the Evil Cloud Palace.

“The exit of the Hero Palace won’t appear, will it?” a five or six-year-old kid said. However, his tone and gestures were pretty mature.

“To open the exit, all ward masters must act together. It won’t work if any of them aren’t there.”

An extremely bewitching woman said, “Our people are among the ward masters of the Hero Palace. They will interfere at a crucial moment and cause irreparable damages.”

“Then the Hero Palace will try to use our exit at all costs,” a man as stable as an iron tower said in a low and muffled voice. Very muscular, he looked like he was full of power.

“Take it easy. Only people with our permission have access here. We have their lifeblood.”

With his back to the other three, Su Xing was smiling, confident. He couldn’t hide the smugness in his eyes at all. Looking off to somewhere on the mountain, he said, “No matter how clever they are, they won’t know what’s happening outside!”

Suddenly, one of their men ran to them to inform them that many people were heading towards them.

“The fish has bit the bait.” Su Xing’s smile became bigger. He said, “Follow the plan!”

The other three nodded, then they flew to different parts of the mountain.

Su Xing flew into the air alone. Soon, he saw Murong Long’s team.

Murong Long came up to him. He asked directly, “Su Xing, is your exit open?”

“Look.” Su Xing wasn’t surprised at his question. He pointed somewhere.

Murong Long looked over and saw the exit was shining high up, like a glistening lake. As soon as they jumped into it, they would be able to leave.

There was a flash of impulse in Murong Long’s look.

“Don’t act on impulse. No one can leave here without my permission!” said Su Xing.

“The Evil Cloud Palace is picking a big fight,” Murong Long said meaningfully. He stopped gazing at the exit.

Shrugging his shoulders, Su Xing said, “I’m only a chess piece that follows orders. The decision was made by the top management. Murong Long, take a stand. Aren’t the Murongs never happy with the restrictions imposed on them by the Hero Palace?”

“Huh, why are you bothering to say these things to me? You want me to defect, don’t you? I have to count on you to leave this place. Of course, I won’t refuse you.” Murong Long didn’t seem to care.

Nodding, Su Xing said, “So, let’s keep to the deal we made before. You’ll kill Li Nanxing.”

“You’re sure this time won’t be like last time, when Li Nanxing sabotaged the whole plan with a single sword attack?” Murong Long said, smiling mysteriously.

Su Xing turned serious at the mention of Li Nanxing. Even he himself didn’t realize he had curled his lip.

“He can’t even guarantee his own safety. I promise there won’t be any incidents like that,” said coldly Su Xing.

“Fine. But I have one condition,” Murong Long said quickly, “I want you to kill Jiang Chen for me. Can you do that?”

“Jiang Chen? Can’t you kill him?” Su Xing was confused. Like Murong Long some time before, he didn’t take Jiang Chen seriously at all.

“Of course I can kill him, but I learned that he was the successor to the lord of the Gaos. Both the Murongs and the Gaos are aristocratic families of inheritance. I’m not in a good position to kill him.”

Murong Long flashed a mysterious smile. He wasn’t lying. He had only skipped over the fact that Jiang Chen had become stronger, and his excuse was persuasive.

“The next lord of the Gaos?”

Su Xing was surprised, but soon, he said, “No problem. I’ll take care of him then.”

More and more people were arriving. What happened to them was exactly what had happened to Murong Long. After some negotiation, Su Xing imposed something on them.

“Only those whose hands are covered with the blood of a disciple of the Hero Palace are qualified to join the Evil Cloud Palace and leave through here.”

But once again, the Evil Cloud Palace’s cruelty was beyond their expectations.

The number of the disciples of the Hero Palace in this small world was less than a third of these people. Such a requirement would induce a massacre for sure.

Besides, there was even competition among those surrendering so that the less useful ones would be ruled out.

They weren’t fools. They were hesitant, too.

“Give up the idea that you won’t air your opinion until you see how the Hero Palace does. Even if the Hero Palace kills all of the members of the Evil Cloud Palace, the exit won’t be at your disposal. We’ll all die together in that case.”

Su Xing wasn’t in a hurry. He said slowly, “So, for the sake of the exit, I need you to help me fight against the Hero Palace, who intend to die along with us. Otherwise, we’ll all be doomed.”

Murong Long got the chills. Even he thought Su Xing was cruel!

“The Evil Cloud Palace is evil indeed,” Murong Long exclaimed.

“We want to join you!” those people decided immediately, but it wasn’t without reservation. Someone said, “But we won’t fight against the disciples of the Hero Palace without your men!”

They had read from Su Xing’s words that they actually had a choice. They could also choose to die together with the Evil Cloud Palace.

Su Xing frowned. This was a lapse. If he was Li Nanxing, he would never have made such a stupid mistake.

“All right. We’ll act together!” Su Xing agreed.

…

At the same time, Jiang Chen was making his plans, too.

“My tactical formation is the only thing we can rely on to win. You saw it just now. The more skillful the swordsmanship of those who form the tactical formation, the more power I can exert!” said Jiang Chen.

Han Siming came forward first. Then three men ranked in the swordsman’s top fifty came forward, too.

Those who had stayed were, of course, very brave, and many of them were ranked in the top fifty.

“This will require your sacrifice, since your spirits of sword will have to identify with mine. In short, you’ll be my puppets. You can’t have any control.”

Glancing at these people, Jiang Chen said, “My team members’ sword skills aren’t as good as yours, so I can manage them without any problem, but in your cases, you’ll have to restrict yourselves. Otherwise, the sword formation will fail.”

“Jiang Chen, how powerful will the sword formation be in the best case scenario?” asked Han Siming.

“Even if Su Xing and Murong Long collaborate, they might not be able to defeat me,” said Jiang Chen.

“Then we’re willing to do it,” said Han Siming.

“Yep. Jiang Chen, you’re good enough for us to do it,” said another swordsman.