Chapter 754: The One Who Retreated 50 Steps Laughs at the One Who Retreated 100 Steps
“Damn it, Honey Snow Tower was actually hidden here!!” When the imperial secret spies advanced close to Tranquil Hill, the first thing they saw was Shuang Lian’s magician tower.
“Follow me, charge!” The saint level shield guardian heavily ordered, taking the lead as the vanguard.
Qi Ci Lang burst into laughter and followed close behind.
The imperial secret spies braced themselves, forming battle squads and charging in an orderly manner.
The magician tower whistled, and magic erupted across the sky, instantly dealing immense casualties to the imperial forces.
But it could do nothing to the saint level shield guardian.
As soon as the shield guardian drew near, Shuang Lian promptly had the magician tower take flight.
“You lot keep going, I will put an end to it!” The shield guardian chose to pin down Honey Snow Tower.
He had to do so.
A magician tower was too much of a threat, and if it was ignored, it would endanger the others.
While Shuang Lian had her hands full, Qi Ci Lang led the others in a grandiose charge towards Tranquil Hill.
They clashed with the duelists headed by Long Meng!
Qi Ci Lang insolently cackled, “Long Meng, as expected you were here. You are a coward; you actually ran away! Hahaha.”
Long Meng and Qi Ci Lang crossed blades, the former retreating again and again in defeat.
Due to the Ice Sculpture King’s haste, he hadn’t completely healed him, Long Meng’s battle qi also hadn’t recovered fully either.
By contrast, Qi Ci Lang had been restored to peak condition, as he had committed suicide in the prior operation.
Long Meng was not Qi Ci Lang’s opponent, and although Mei Lin, Gu Dong, and Bao Li Gen were very strong, the imperial secret spies had far more gold levels. There were only four pairs of hands, while the perimeter was massive and completely devoid of fortifications.
At that desperate juncture, reinforcements came.
“I’ve come to help you!”
“As have I.”
“I’m here too!!”
“These scoundrels are actually vainly attempting to storm the holy land Tranquil Hill!”
He Gai Tou, Xue Tuan Zi, Qing Hong Yan, Yi Jiu, Mi Fang, Mo Gui Ji, Zhu Gan, Yun Zhong, and the dragonman youngster teleported into the battle.
Each was a Dueling God holy warrior, and a gold level expert.
These reinforcements instantly changed the situation.
“Long Meng!” The dragonman youngster roared, forcing Qi Ci Lang back.
He finally reached Long Meng’s side.
Long Meng and he glanced at each other, then attacked Qi Ci Lang together!
Qi Ci Lang and the two dragonmen fought, the former quickly giving way and being battered by martial arts.
Long Meng and the dragonman youngster worked together for the first time to face an enemy, and unexpectedly, their mutual understanding was astonishing. On the one hand, it was because the dragonman youngster’s martial arts fundamentals had been tutored by Long Meng, and the two were familiar with each other. On the other hand, both the dragonman youngster and Long Meng were gifted fighters, and they quickly figured out the techniques and intricacies between them both.
Qi Ci Lang was unable to defeat the two dragonmen and was quickly killed twice.
“Abominable!” Qi Ci Lang was no longer as arrogant, sensing now a hint of dread.
At that moment, the Thirteenth Prince’s voice transmitted via a communication device in his ear, “The spatial layer has been decoded, don’t resist, the Secret Gate bishop is teleporting you in!”
Qi Ci Lang sneered at the two dragonmen, “Have fun with each other, I won’t be keeping you company anymore.”
After saying that, space fluctuated, and he disappeared.
The dragonman youngster and Long Meng looked at each other, both looking bewildered.
…
Da Han was engrossed in diving deeper.
He had been hiding near the capital, as his camouflage abilities were lacking. He had no confidence that he could sneak into the capital undetected.
Now, after an earthquake shook the capital, aquatic magic beasts and ice sculpture guardians were fighting everywhere. Da Han was ecstatic, instantly grabbing hold of this golden opportunity once in a blue moon to easily enter the capital.
He unrelentingly squeezed through a breach in the earth.
He dove deeper, going down from the surface ice layer to the century ice layer, and then the millennium ice layer.
Still, he was dissatisfied, Da Han was going all the way to the ten millennium ice layer.
“Millenium Divine Dragon corpse, I’m coming!”
It was the Ten Millenia Ice Lake’s most quintessential feature.
“Go no farther!!” An old voice transmitted into Da Han’s ears.
Soon after, the Royal Family Grand Magician’s figure slowly appeared in front of Da Han.
“Da Han, go back now and I will pretend to not have seen you.” The Royal Family Grand Magician clutched a long magic staff with a rigid presence.
Da Han laughed, looking disdainful and taunting, “I am a pirate, and when a mountain of treasure is right under my nose, you try to convince me to retreat?!”
Without any hesitation, Da Han charged onwards.
The two saint levels fought in the abyss of the ice lake.
Teacher Si Ling was hiding nearby, calmly watching this and constantly analyzing to himself, “The Ice Sculpture King entered the Dueling Divine Domain, the Royal Family Grand Magician is fighting Da Han, then the only saint level is the White Dragon King. Oh, perhaps there is Qian Xing too.”
Teacher Si Ling’s constant scans found nothing.
His patience waned quickly.
Not long after, he decided to stop waiting.
He stuck towards the spatial door.
“No one is stopping me?” Teacher Si Ling deliberately stopped before stepping into the spatial gate.
The moment he entered the Dueling Divine Domain, the Royal Family Grand Magician suddenly detected it, flying into a rage, “Who?!”
“Running away?!” Da Han obstructed the Royal Family Grand Magician.
There was only one path in front of Da Han, defeat the Royal Family Grand Magician, then leave with the spoils of war, the Millenium Divine Dragon Corpse. He couldn’t let the latter take control of the Millenium Dragon Ultra-formation!
…
“This is the interior of Tranquil Hill?” Qi Ci Lang teleported in.
“The Dueling Godhead!!!” He cried out in surprise, the first thing he saw was the rainbow crystalline Godhead in the very middle.
The god level aura oppressed him, stirring endless greed and longing in him.
“Incredible! The Ice Sculpture Kingdom’s millennia long project actually had such swift progress; they have already gathered together a complete Dueling Godhead!”
Qi CI Lang was in awe, then he stepped forward and charged towards the Godhead.
As he rushed out of the darkness and slowly approached the Godhead, his body was illuminated much more by the rainbow divine light.
The divine light constantly accumulated and covered his body. It resisted him, but at the same time, a portion of it assimilated into him.
“Who?!” The trapped halfway Ice Sculpture King suddenly turned, rigidly locking onto Qi Ci Lang in a split second.
At that moment, Qi Ci Lang’s body was also covered with dense divine light. The divine light formed a spherical halo that dazzled the eyes and perfectly hid Qi Ci Lang’s physique and appearance.
Qi Ci Lang’s footsteps slowly stopped as he detected the Ice Sculpture King at the same time.
“You are…oh! Ice Sculpture King.” Qi Ci Lang yelled.
It wasn’t hard to surmise.
Qi Ci Lang learned the Ice Sculpture King had gone to Tranquil Hill. But when they were charging the hilltop, he didn’t see the king, so who else could the one person in Tranquil Hill be?
The Ice Sculpture King narrowed his eyes, a deep loathing arising in his heart, “That tone…you are Qi Ci Lang?!”
“Hahaha, it’s me.” Qi Ci Lang arrogantly cackled, then he easily surpassed the Ice Sculpture King’s record and got closer to the Dueling Godhead.
When the Ice Sculpture King saw this, his body and mind shook as he suffered an unprecedented blow, “Hold on!”
“How can this be? How can you surpass me?”
“You are just a gold level!”
The Ice Sculpture King couldn’t help but rage.
When Qi Ci Lang saw his enemy freaking out, he cheerfully and honestly giggled, “You want to acquire the Godhead, yet aren’t aware of this?”
“Saint levels comprehend laws, and have the foundation of divinity, of course the Dueling Godhead rejected you.”
“By contrast a gold level, one who hasn’t stepped into the saint level, is like a blank white paper. There is no fundamental repulsion, so naturally it is easier to gain the Godhead’s favor.”
When the Ice Sculpture King heard that, his eyes couldn’t help but widen.
Qi Ci Lang became more arrogant, and as he watched the Ice Sculpture King being humiliated, he wantonly scurried over and said sarcastically, “Heavens, you’re already a saint level, yet you’re thinking of obtaining the Dueling Godhead? Go back to your castle to cry and wail, you have no chance!”
The Ice Sculpture King angrily gnashed his teeth, doing his best to step forward.
Impossible!
He couldn’t move even a millimeter forward, the incorporeal pressure ahead was grander and vaster than the mountains or the sea.
“Don’t tell me this is how I lose?”
“Looking on helplessly as the empire takes away the Godhead?”
“Damn it, fuck! Why didn’t my ancestors leave behind such crucial information? Why?!”
The Ice Sculpture King’s rage filled his chest, and his anger needed to be vented.
But a moment later, things took a turn for the better.
Qi Ci Lang was also obstructed, and unable to get closer.
“Hahaha, you’ve reached your limit too.” The Ice Sculpture King jeered.
Now it was Qi Ci Lang’s turn to be silent, he began to twist his body, struggling at all costs to advance.
But his circumstances were the same as the Ice Sculpture King, and for a moment the scene was very awkward.
“This can’t be, I definitely received the command, if the Godhead was really complete, I would be allowed to take the Dueling Godhead.”
“If I wasn’t qualified, the empire wouldn’t have implemented such a plan.”
Qi Ci Lang was bewildered, but didn’t forget to bite back at the Ice Sculpture King, “What qualifications do you have to ridicule me? I am only 50 steps from the Godhead, while you are over 100.”
The Ice Sculpture King coldly snorted, and after a moment of silence, he clenched his teeth in firm resolution.
A moment later, he twisted his alchemy device and vanished, returning to the top of Tranquil Hill.
The duelists were in the process of wantonly slaughtering the imperial secret spies.
In the distant skies, the saint level shield guardian was entangled with Honey Snow Tower.
The Ice Sculpture King was in a terrible mood as he swept his eyes around, landing on Long Meng.
Long Meng promptly saluted, “Your Majesty!”
The Ice Sculpture King gazed at Long Meng with complex emotions, then deeply sighed, “Follow me.”
He put his hand on Long Meng’s shoulder, twisted his alchemy device, and teleported back into Tranquil Hill’s interior.
He returned to the startling line, next to him, Long Meng curiously looked all over the place.
“That is the Dueling Godhead, your mission is to go to it and seize it.” The Ice Sculpture King concisely explained.
Long Meng was startled, and he promptly expressed that this was a treasure he could not touch.
The Ice Sculpture King shook his head and deeply sighed, “I really wanted to acquire it, but regrettably, I am not qualified.”
“Rather than let the Godhead fall into the empire’s hands, I hope you can get it.”
“Of all the duelists here, you are the most qualified. If you can’t, then no one can.”
Long Meng approached the Dueling Godhead in accordance with the Ice Sculpture King’s directives.
The king followed behind him.
Halfway there, the king came to a sudden stop, his placement identical to before.
As Long Meng got further, he turned around and asked, “Your Majesty?”
The king conscientiously waved his hand, “Go, take the Godhead.”
Qi Ci Lang’s expression changed, tenaciously staring at Long Meng’s light filled form, smiling, “You are Long Meng?”
Then, he stared blankly as Long Meng walked further than him; he was only 30 steps away from the Dueling Godhead.
When the Ice Sculpture King saw Long Meng stopping, he utterly despaired, hoarsely asking, “If you can’t do it, then who can?”
Qi Ci Lang coughed, relinquishing his worries, and laughed heartily, “Long Meng, I defeated you. Your king also meddled in a sacred duel; this caused you to severely violate dueling rules. Hahaha, therefore, you cannot obtain the Godhead’s favor.”
Qi Ci Lang’s killer words stung Long Meng.
Long Meng retorted back sharply, “Who do you think you are? You are 50 steps away, what qualifications do you have to laugh at me?”
Qi Ci Lang grinded his teeth, anger twisted his face. But a rainbow ball of light covered his body, and no one could see his expression changing.
Then at that moment, a fourth competitor appeared.