Star Gate

Chapter 555: Silver Moon Swordsmen (II)

Chapter 555: Silver Moon Swordsmen (II)

Waves of shock roiled in the hearts of the powerhouses attacking the trio. Had the heavyweights themselves brought their full strength to bear?

No.

At the very least, the two in metamorphosis hadn’t brought all of their power to bear. Under these circumstances, whoever was the strongest would become Earthturner Sword’s primary target. That wasn’t a good idea, considering that the attackers weren’t all from the same faction and there were a lot of them.

Even so, thirteen premier heavyweights were a force to be reckoned with, even in the central region. Such strength was sufficient to annihilate some of the stronger organizations. And yet, they couldn’t break the defenses of a single person. How incredible!

Of the two metamorphosis titans, one wore a mask and the other black armor that somewhat resembled the kind from Battle Heaven. The armored one couldn’t help but sigh with appreciation, “Earthturner Sword is probably number one among the Seven Swords of Silver Moon...”

Just this defensive technique alone was sufficient to place him at the head of the Seven Swords. It was airtight and present everywhere at the same time. Not to mention, Hong Yitang’s reaction skills, internal force, and battle experience were already first class!

Upon seeing that the armored heavyweight had the presence of mind to judge the battle as he fought, someone cursed inwardly. Our current situation is because you two aren’t bringing your full strength to bear!

He bit his tongue and didn’t say anything, but his sentiments were shared by many. Everyone present was an incredible heavyweight, there was no pulling the wool over anyone’s eyes. The armored man’s identity was revealed as soon as he opened his mouth. A name appeared in people’s minds—Fan Chang!

This was someone who was absolutely a mover and shaker in the world. He was the tyrant of Near River province, the one who held all the reins of power. Originally just the director general of the provincial government, he’d later consolidated all of the provincial institutions and built the Director General Office. He was Silver Moon’s old neighbor and apparently the backer behind the Sea Monster Raiders, one of the eight pirate factions.

Fan Chang, the nine ministries, and the royal family were thorns in Silver Moon’s side. No wonder he needed to conceal his identity. If he exposed himself and killed Light Sword, he might draw vengeance from Silver Moon martial masters.

Near River and Silver Moon were too close to each other.

But in this moment, no one minded Fan Chang’s identity. By this point of the battle, most of the thirteen’s identities had been more or less revealed.

Fan Chang cursed to himself. He was one of the metamorphosis experts. The other under a cloak was not from Celestial. If his guess was right, his counterpart was the commander of a certain prince's royal guards.

The Steppe Prince!

Indeed, Fan Chang had met the prince a few times. To think that he would possess greater strength than previously thought! The Steppe King was Hou Xiaochen’s superior and the one who’d built the Skystar Guards.

His manor was not too far away from the North Sea. Plainly, someone had come from his side. This person’s name was Qian Feng, one of his major leaders.

Of the four peak Novas, Fan Chang knew that one of them was from the Steadfast Duke and another behind a mask was Orange Moon. She wasn’t fooling him, and neither were the other two concealing their identities.

One was a pirate—a duke under the North Sea King. Fan Chang wasn’t familiar with his name, but he called himself the Duke of Sea Pacification. Fan Chang had heard of the title before and smirked at how shameless and ignorant the pirates were. It now appeared that they weren’t weak as this one was a peak Nova.

It was a similar situation in which the two trusted that he could defend them to the last.

“Yup!” Hong Yitang roared once more, enlarging his defensive circle instead of shrinking it. Their attackers willingly gave way, ruthless looks entering their eyes.

You won’t hold out for long!

Li Hao had mostly put his five auras in order, he just didn’t have enough time to fully consolidate them. But that didn’t matter, this was good enough. Stellaris trembled when he infused the little sword with the five auras. When he utilized the sword nurturing technique, the little sword dimmed and stopped shaking.

To nurture one stroke!

The young man opened his eyes and focused on Xu Zhen among the thirteen. There... might be quite a different reaction if this one was to die. Panther should also be prowling around, looking for an opportunity. If Xu Zhen died and his people ran, the dog would certainly take advantage of that opening.

With that, Li Hao raised his sword and charged out again!

It was weightless as before, just like a willow leaf. And just as before, he was attacked on all sides as soon as he showed himself. The barrage was so fierce that his silver armor shuddered violently and began shrinking back into his body, revealing his true form.

There were limits to the silver armor and the young man wasn’t able to fully deploy its complete abilities at the moment.

The Weeping Willow Sword struck again and was sent off course by a fist. The recipient reached for Li Hao’s arm, wanting to seize the sword. The young man struck back, but his riposte was impotent.

After a few blows, Li Hao quickly retreated back into the defensive circle. As regretful as the attackers found the development, they were in no hurry. The young man’s power wasn’t worth mention in this situation. Apart from the two mid Novas who needed to be careful, the rest weren’t worried.

“Stop being so stubborn, Hong Yitang! If you back away now, Li Hao hands over the sword of the Lis, and Light Sword hands over the Windchaser Boot, then all three of you can live! If not, none of you will be making it out alive today!” The speaker was one of those in metamorphosis—General Qian Feng from the Steppe King.

Hong Yitang didn’t respond. He’d sensed something from Li Hao’s sword intent, an omen of something about to erupt. The young man wanted to kill, but could he do it? The man didn’t know, but he didn’t mind creating an opportunity for the lad.

Hong Yitang roared when Qian Feng finished speaking and seemed to abandon his defenses. He shattered heaven and earth, parting the seas with his stroke. It was as if the sea was caving in.

The group jerked with surprise and some charging at the forefront quickly backed away. Those weaker couldn’t react in time, but Hong Yitang abruptly withdrew his sword and took a defensive stance again. The group of attackers cursed loudly to themselves.

What are you scaring us for?!

The stronger of the group included their fellow pursuers in the insults. All of you are so scared of death, no wonder you can’t take down the targets!

Some of the mid and late Novas were standing in the front now because they’d been a bit slower to retreat moments ago. Li Hao’s eyes darted rapidly around, this was his chance! It was so lovely to work with martial masters! Hong Yitang was so adept at creating the right opportunity.