Holy Fist
Chapter 332 - 170 Power of Stars, Beidou Light_2

Chapter 332: 170 Power of Stars, Beidou Light_2

In the fog, a muffled step was gradually approaching.

Crack!

It was the sound of shoes heavily crushing stones.

Thump thump thump...

Suddenly, the footsteps quickened as if something had been spotted as prey.

Boom!

A black Bloodthirsty Battle Axe fiercely penetrated the wall to Bai Xiao’s right. Between the scattering of broken stones, the sharp blade, carrying a strong wind, struck fiercely.

Clang!

Bai Xiao blocked it with one hand, creating a huge shock at the point of collision.

"How did it find me?"

He frowned slightly, tightened his hand suddenly like a steel clamp, and pulled inward. With a loud bang, the wall was shattered by a figure clad entirely in metal Battle Armor. This figure was agile, quickly released his hand, drew the rusty sword from his waist, and turned with a spin.

The iron sword traced a sharp arc in the air, then fell.

Again a clang.

Defense was unbreachable.

Bang!

The palm confronting the iron sword forcefully exhaled, and the figure receded back.

Bai Xiao quietly observed the other with steady eyes.

This appeared to be a knight from within the city, around six feet tall, fully encased in silver tin-can-like curved Armor, heavy and oppressive. The helmet was a simple cylinder, adorned only with wing-like patterns near the ears. The figure was tall and healthy, fierce and majestic, with layers of black cloth and silver chains quietly covering the joints as inner Armor.

On the chest, a simple sun emblem was branded.

Below it, a star.

"Zhenzhan City, Sun Legion, First-level Officer."

Images from the Totem Giant’s memories flashed through his mind.

He understood; this one seemed to be a lower-ranking officer.

Tap tap tap tap!

The silver tin can charged forward again, accelerating its steps. The iron sword at its side suddenly swung in a fierce arc, slicing through the air ahead.

"Clang!"

Bai Xiao responded once more, colliding with the sword blade.

"To possess strength close to a Martial Artist?"

He held back intentionally, testing the other’s strength out of curiosity. So, in the following seconds, Bai Xiao repeatedly struck out but defended without attacking.

Clang clang clang clang...

After a series of metallic clashes, the Silver Knight suddenly raised both hands. It seemed a stream of azure starlight was flowing between the body gaps, all converging at the iron sword. Instantly, the power, at least twice as strong as before, exploded, the sharp sword waved starlight and heavily chopped towards Bai Xiao.

Ding!!!

The starlight shattered, causing a minor explosion.

Bai Xiao instantaneously raised his palm, shattered the iron sword, but his eyes became grave.

"What is this? It’s somewhat like Secret Martial yet not entirely."

During his moment of confusion, he suddenly threw a punch, carving out a transparent cavity in the air. With a bang, his fist directly exploded the tin can.

Various fragments scattered about and fell to the ground.

At once, Bai Xiao absorbed some Fear Qi, his hand briefly glowing.

Just as he was about to leave, a surge of killing intent moved within him.

Air roared out, spontaneously forming a vast shadow of a Totem Giant behind Bai Xiao. On the ground, from where the Silver Knight had died, a transparent Qi flow came over and merged into the shadow, quickly disappearing from sight.

The next second, the Totem Giant vanished as well, retreating back into Bai Xiao’s body.

"What’s going on..."

He furrowed his brow, sensing briefly, but detected no abnormalities.

...

Suppressing his filled stomach of doubts, Bai Xiao continued forward,

heading towards the direction claimingly known as the Beidou Holy Temple.

On the way, he encountered some dangers and variations. Mainly, numerous soldiers and officers wandering aimlessly within the city, extremely vigilant, would come rushing over at the slightest noise to struggle desperately. Moreover, each one of them possessed no small strength, the weakest being at least a Breaker level, and the strongest appearing were Martial Artists. Bai Xiao personally saw a squad of Silver Knights, formed by Martial Artists, slowly walking along the street, extremely dangerous.

If he had been discovered at that time, he could not guarantee escaping unscathed because Bai Xiao felt a couple of formidable characters within the knight squad, each emitting an astounding oppressive aura.

Joined together, they could pose a lethal threat to him.

...

"Bang!"

After a fierce tussle, the Patrol Knight fell heavily.

This was a ruined courtyard, where one of the enclosing walls had already collapsed, evidently from the two having smashed into it during their street fight, leaving it in shambles.

Bai Xiao gasped for breath and slowly got to his feet.

He looked down at a shallow red mark on his body, which was slightly bleeding.

Perhaps as he moved away from the residential area and got closer to the Beidou Holy Temple, the fearful creatures he encountered grew stronger, and so did the patrolling Silver Knights. Just five minutes ago, he had encountered a nearly invisible entity trying to forcibly invade his body; it took all his effort to extricate and kill it. Now, he had encountered a Second-level Noncommissioned Officer.

The opponent was undeniably at the level of a Martial Artist, wielding a power similar to a formidable Secret Martial, capable of explosive bursts in a short period.

"It’s becoming more dangerous..."

Bai Xiao slightly circulated his Blood Pill, warm Qi flowing, repeatedly soothing his chest. Gradually, the blood mark closed and turned white.

This was the effect of the Blood Pill, possessing certain healing abilities.

In the courtyard, dark Qi gathered and flowed into the Skull Mark. The dark Qi in the Skull Mark was then extracted, bit by bit, all merging into the heart area.

Along the way, he had killed many fearful creatures.

But all combined, they had blackened less than one-eighth of the heart.

The conditions to unlock the Magic Bird Secret Scripture required a frightening amount of Fear Qi!

"Hm? Why isn’t that intangible aura present this time?"

Bai Xiao noticed that the killing intent and the Totem Giant inside his body remained indifferent, unlike last time. He pondered for a moment, clueless, then put this question aside. He turned to look at the yard and resumed his steps.

Tap!

Bai Xiao had just walked out of the courtyard through another gate when he suddenly stopped in his tracks. In the distance, at the end of the street, was evidently a huge hall.

"Have I finally arrived?!"

He murmured to himself, somewhat surprised.

He quickly approached, and the vista of the hall came into view.

This was a grand hall a hundred meters high, with densely packed, sharp black spires as if piercing into the sky, with no indication of where they led. The surface of the hall had Gothic patterns, layered heavily, resembling bizarre fish scales. The mysterious and intricate religious patterns were faintly glowing.

It was visible that in front of the hall was an open square, and at the junction of the square stood a huge arch. The surface of the arch was filled with reliefs, displaying a glorious platinum color, especially with seven gem-like stars embedded at the top.

It was unknown if it was because this area was under some unknown power.

The surrounding thick gray mist did not swarm over, but very distinctly didn’t dare to approach the hall, making this place seem quite safe.

"Is this... the Beidou Holy Temple?"

Bai Xiao paused, his gaze flickering slightly.

"There are no Guardians around?"

"Could it be that they all have been drawn away by those giants attacking the city?"

He felt this guess was very likely correct; otherwise, where did the axe mark on the skull of the giant beast near the city wall breach come from?

Bai Xiao resumed his steps, slowly walking forward.

The surroundings were very quiet, only the sound of his own footsteps tapping.

As he got closer, he suddenly saw a white stone statue on the square. It depicted an angel with its arms wrapped around its body, its upper half slightly curled, and wings spread out like a cross behind its back.

Next to the statue, there was a giant sword made of stone with inscriptions on it.

"Power of Stars,... Heaven..."

"Beidou Light,... Fear..."

Bai Xiao stumbled over the words as he stepped past the arch, walked across the square, and even ascended the steps to a metal door.

On the door, there was a delicate and solemn relief of an angel. Its slender palms slowly reached out, grasping a giant sword larger than its own body.

He took a deep breath.

He stretched out his hands and pushed open the door forcefully.

Creak...

The metal door opened, and the platinum color inside poured out like flames.

In the hall, a tall figure silently stood with its back to Bai Xiao.

Click, click, click...

The figure pulled a long cross sword from the ground and slowly turned around.

The splendid platinum armor on him shone like a mirror. Terrifying patterns of starlight lit up, spiraling upwards.

An abnormal, mountain-sea-like presence burst through, compressing the space.

"Second-level Soldiers, only permitted on the first and second floors of the Holy Temple..."

"Any violations, and you shall be killed without mercy!!!"