Chaotic World Book
Chapter 380 - 372: Crossing Through

Chapter 380: Chapter 372: Crossing Through

"Choke!" Tang Wanju’s beautiful eyes still watched Zhao Changhe, yet it seemed like she had eyes on her back as she flicked her longsword backward, perfectly parrying Lv Shiheng’s sneak attack.

Similarly, while Zhao Changhe’s eyes were on her, he swept his Dragon Sparrow horizontally, slashing across Yu Cixiu’s chest.

Both contenders from the Human List felt an intense insult.

What kind of attitude is this from you two!

It was one thing for Tang Wanzhuang—being third on the Earth List justified her disdain for those on the Human List, and considering her three battles and three victories despite the Maitreya’s flank attack, a bit of arrogance was normal.

What was Zhao Changhe playing at, looking down on the Human List so scornfully!

Yu Cixiu was furious.

He swung his Mourning Stick horizontally, the stick suddenly grew longer, aimed at Zhao Changhe’s wrist and he bellowed, "Let go!"

This strike carried the semblance of returning to purity.

With the Mourning Stick slightly longer than the Dragon Sparrow and moving as fast as lightning, striking first despite being later, its speed was unparalleled. Before the tip even touched the body, the sharp Yin Cold Qi had already struck the wrist’s artery. Zhao Changhe had no doubts that if this strike hit, his hand would be rendered useless.

Yu Cixiu even believed that Zhao Changhe couldn’t possibly dodge the strike. His Yin Cold Qi could bind and restrict, greatly slowing down someone with lesser cultivation when suddenly bound, causing any reflexive changes to lag, and then unavoidably hit directly.

However, to his shock, Zhao Changhe seemed unaffected by any restriction at all. His sword momentum remained unchanged, merely retracting slightly, and it landed precisely on the staff.

To perform a horizontal slash with a sword weighing dozens of pounds with a mere stick for blocking...

It was clear who would be at a disadvantage.

"Who’s letting go?" Zhao Changhe laughed heartily, "Life’s impermanence is nothing but this!"

Yu Cixiu felt a numbing pain in both hands from the shock, used the momentum to retreat and stabilize himself, inwardly shocked.

There’s something off about Zhao Changhe’s strength... Was he hiding it? How could he be so swift?

Not just swift, but also steady! His yin cold Qi concentrated like needles, stabbing forward. If Zhao Changhe were really just relying on the weight of his sword and hadn’t scrutinized closely, the strike could have scattered his True Qi, making him unable to even hold the sword. But as the sword met the staff, all he could feel was Zhao Changhe’s solid, tight force, without the slightest spillage. Instead, it was the overwhelming Blood Evil Qi that battered him, shaking his soul.

Such control of strength, such fierce and evil intent—was he from the Demon Path Human List or was I?

Yu Cixiu adjusted his mindset, secretly noting this man couldn’t be treated just as the top emerging talent of the Hidden Dragon anymore, but as an opponent to be taken seriously!

And this "opponent to be taken seriously" didn’t even spare him a glance, crossing directly in front of him as he retreated to adjust his center of gravity.

Yu Cixiu: "?"

"Weren’t you saying this path was blocked? I see it as wide open." Zhao Changhe leaped across the street, casually deflecting a far-shot arrow aimed sneakily at him, leaving only the back of his head to Yu Cixiu.

Yu Cixiu: "..."

The deflected arrow flew back, resulting in a scream from a distance; the ambusher died instantly.

A Human List checkpoint, surrounded by arrows, yet he passed through unhindered.

What became of insurmountable distances!

At this moment, the most life-questioning was Lv Shiheng, the Martial Arts God of Jiangnan.

He and the Maitreya were double-teaming Tang Wanju, originally thinking the Maitreya was always equally matched with Tang Wanju, and with him interfering and looking for opportunities to strike, Tang Wanju should be in a bad predicament.

Yet what happened in reality was far from that. Did the Maitreya’s injuries from the day before not heal as thought, or was Tang Wanju already exerting the Third Layer strength of her Secret Treasure, or even just a part of it?

His understanding of martial arts was insufficient to detect the nuances of the top ranks of the Earth List. He was utterly baffled. Nonetheless, Tang Wanju handled the Maitreya without much difficulty, seemingly focusing her main offensive on him, as if she intended to slay him first before dealing with the Maitreya seriously.

How could Lv Shiheng withstand this!

"Whoosh!" The Spring Water Green Waves emitted dazzling light and shadow, splitting and stabbing at Maitreya and Lv Shiheng almost simultaneously.

Lv Shiheng couldn’t expect Maitreya to block this sword for him and quickly retreated.

But just then, a strong sense of alarm surged in his heart. He swiftly turned to see, under the moonlight, Zhao Changhe, covered in blood, raising his Dragon Sparrow high above from the rooftop, swinging wildly down. His blood-red eyes filled nearly the entire pupil, and the wildly violent Blood Evil Qi emanating from his body almost made the moon itself appear bathed in blood.

The gods and Buddhas were scattered!

After obtaining the Third Secret Treasure, Zhao Changhe used the move again, and it seemed as if there was an illusion of heavenly bodies being pulled, as if the ferocity of the ancients had returned to the human world. He was the Blood God!

Lv Shiheng was truly terrified out of his wits.

Who in this world from the Human List had the qualification to be squeezed between a third-ranked from the Earth List and another person of the same level?

Yu Cixiu, what are you doing with this trash! Can’t even block this?

"Chang!"

In a desperate attempt to dodge Tang Wanju’s sword, Lv Shiheng temporarily parried the gods and Buddhas were scattered. How could he possibly withstand it with such hurried force?

The sword in his hand met the blade and broke. Lv Shiheng immediately discarded his sword and took a desperate roll on the ground, narrowly escaping being split in half.

His forehead was already cleaved by the sword momentum, leaving a bloody trace. A bit deeper and his skull would have truly been opened!

Looking up, he saw Yu Cixiu’s mourning stick chasing up behind Zhao Changhe’s back: "Die!"

"Ding!" The spring water surged, overflowing past the side of Zhao Changhe, intercepting the stick. Their coordination was flawless as if they had worked together countless times.

The tragic Yu Cixiu thought he was chasing Zhao Changhe. Who would have thought that Tang Wanju would be the one to catch his stick... His Yin Cold Qi force seemed like a child in front of her, easily repelled by an adult’s slap: "That’s for playing with water!"

Yu Cixiu’s meridians were thrown into disarray, nearly spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood as he fell back.

But Tang Wanju barely gave him a glance; her Spring Water Green Waves instantly shifted direction, blocking Maitreya while, at the same time, Dragon Sparrow was hacking mercilessly towards Maitreya’s chunky neck.

Suddenly, it became a situation where a couple teamed up against Maitreya.

Maitreya’s face sank like water, suddenly retreating.

Zhao Changhe grabbed Tang Wanju’s hand. "Let’s go, there are yellow sparrows behind, we can’t linger in battle."

Tang Wanju smiled slightly: "Mhm."

The two of them joined hands, using exactly the same Qinggong techniques, swept over the courtyard wall, and departed by treading on the moonlight.

Surrounded by numerous strong bows and crossbows, at this moment, nobody dared to shoot.

The arrow that had just counterattacked Zhao Changhe left people apprehensive; in fact, a volley could have badly damaged both Zhao Changhe and Tang Wanju, but at this moment, they were daunted by their aura, daring not to act.

Especially Zhao Changhe, who looked like a god and demon, instilled fear just by his presence from afar.

In the dense encirclement, not a single arrow was fired, watching helplessly as the couple hand in hand tread on the moonlight, quickly disappearing into the distance.

There, Yu Cixiu was both angry and anxious, asking Maitreya: "Upper Buddha, why not chase them?"

Maitreya turned his head to look at Lv Shiheng retreating, whispered softly: "Tang Wanju having unlocked half of the Third Secret Treasure, can’t be killed by siege... We must leave immediately."

Yu Cixiu was taken aback: "Leave?"

"Of course." Maitreya grabbed him and retreated swiftly, the Maitreya Sect followers also efficiently retreated.

In the distance, vaguely, someone chased after them, looking at their organized manner, and seeing Maitreya seemed unharmed, hesitated and then stopped.

Maitreya, sensing this, turned his head and sneered: "They were hoping we’d kill Tang Wanju, and after both suffer, they come to kill us... To conveniently put the blame of Tang Wanju’s death on us, and then wipe us out at Xiangyang, leaving only them to sweep through Jiangnan. Perfectly calculating!"

Yu Cixiu pondered, "Their troops should still be north of the Han River, perhaps planning to cross over tonight?"

"Exactly, just Yang Jingxiu or Wang Daozhong’s kind, a few experts sneaking into the city," said Maitreya with a sneer. "Always knew their nature."

Yu Cixiu also sneered, "They think they are using us, little do they know our troops have long been hidden in the forest outside the town. Lv Shiheng is actually under our control, once the city gates open, the army can march directly in. Langya Wang, Hengnan Yang, thinking too highly of themselves... once the army enters the city, they’re as good as crushed!"

"As for the northern army crossing south... as long as Blood God Sect’s Xue Canghai arrives on time, their crossing the river would be a joke," Maitreya’s eyes clouded slightly: "Whether we can take Xiangyang hinges on this."

Maitreya contacted the Blood God Sect, not actually to attack Xiangyang, but to deal with the northern army... The plan seemed very complete, the biggest pity being, previously anticipating the aristocratic family’s cooperation to really kill Tang Wanju, but failing to achieve it, who knows what tricks they could still pull off.

Yu Cixiu also asked, "What about Tang Wanju and Zhao Changhe..."

"Tang Wanju having unlocked half of the Third Secret Treasure, must have encountered some complications... Let’s hope they take good care to recuperate, just that they don’t meddle tonight, and all will be settled," Maitreya was quite regretful: "Pity, not sure if they would use Dual Cultivation, Tang Wanju truly is unmatched in beauty, having been enemies for so long, my greatest wish was to capture her. After calculating for so long, yet to be thwarted by some unknown youth taking the first opportunity."