Dragon Tamer

Chapter 531: Chapter 533: Lower Realm Earth Dog
 

Although the youth was clad in expensive, exquisite attire, adorned with jade artifacts all over his body, his own cultivation base was obviously not particularly high. He didn’t notice someone approaching, and when he reached out to pluck the fruit, the Platinum Cultivation Fruit in front of him vanished as if blown away by a gust of wind!

“Scoundrels, daring to steal spiritual treasures right in front of our Great Zhou Clan, Iron Crossbow Army, shoot him to death!” a Great Zhou Clan elder roared from above.

“Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh!!!!!!”

Iron crossbow arrows tore through the air, emitting piercing whistles, numerous and densely packed, like a sudden downpour, even the rugged, solid rocks were directly penetrated by these crossbow arrows!

“Caw caw caw caw caw!!!!!!”

Simultaneously, a series of cries echoed from Black Ridge, as flocks of Chinese Ink Ravens appeared from nowhere. Their numbers were immense, forming a huge black cloud that dove towards the Iron Crossbow Army atop the ridges.

The Chinese Ink Ravens grew in number, obscuring the sky and completely blocking the Iron Crossbow Army’s line of sight, not to mention that many of the archers were snatched into the air by these ravens, forcing the Iron Crossbow Army to resort to shooting down these birds!

The Chinese Ink Ravens were bizarre; after being pierced through, they promptly turned into drops of black ink, then dripped onto the ridges without leaving a single drop of blood, let alone any bodies or feathers!

With the Iron Crossbow Army’s barrage halted, Zhu Minglang naturally no longer needed to tiptoe around.

After picking one Platinum Cultivation Fruit, Zhu Minglang headed straight for the second, and though a few Dragon Beasts’ angry roars came from behind, Zhu Minglang flicked his hand, casting four or five sword shadows.

These sword shadows seemed to possess their own consciousness, autonomously fighting and blocking the attacks of the Dragon Beasts.

“Three in total, not bad at all!” Zhu Minglang was about to pick the third when suddenly, a young man decked in jade artifacts charged at him furiously, looking ready to fight to the death.

“You lowborn peasant from the Lower Realm, daring to stir trouble over Tai Sui’s head, you… you think you’re worthy!!!” The young man was supremely arrogant, speaking in a tone that placed him well above others, as if, in his eyes, a cultivator like Zhu Minglang was no more than a cockroach or an insect.

Zhu Minglang grabbed the last Cultivation Fruit, turned his head to look at the youth charging at him like a mad dog.

This youth, he actually had claws, which extended from his fingers, gleaming with the color of rose gold, a seemingly fine specimen at first glance. The problem was, his speed and strength both seemed somewhat lacking.

“Smack!!!”

Zhu Minglang struck back with his hand, using the flat of his sword to send the exceedingly arrogant young man flying.

“Whatever riffraff, and here I thought he was some peerless expert,” Zhu Minglang said disdainfully.

The young man sent flying by the sword’s flat was so furious he almost crushed his teeth. He landed on the green pines covering the stone cliff and turned his head furiously towards the Great Zhou Clan’s Zhou Xian, “Are these guards of yours all good-for-nothing deadweights? How could they let a wretch charge down like this!”

“Priest Ming Ji, please calm your anger. This person has been lying in wait nearby for a long time, just waiting for this moment to strike. Nevertheless, he shall not leave here alive!” Zhou Xian was also immensely frustrated.

They had already instructed seven sects to conduct a thorough search of the two ridges; anyone found alive, regardless of who, was to be killed on the spot, all to ensure the safety of the Cultivation Fruit.

Little did they know, someone was still hidden here, and that someone was a highly skilled Flying Sword Swordsman.

The man had his face covered, and Zhou Xian didn’t know who he was.

On the Supreme Court Courtyard Continent, the number of Sword Masters was exceedingly high. Sect Forest, Sword Faction, Sword Manor, Sword Gate, and countless others existed. Even some powerful Sword Masters occupied a hill by themselves, taking in only a few disciples. It was difficult even for Sword Masters to identify which style or power the other party belonged to.

Of course, as one of the Six Great Clans, the Great Zhou Clan did not need to bother with who the other party was. If they dared to come here to snatch spirit, there was only one outcome—death!

“Three Elders, strike him down; there’s no need to question his identity!” Zhou Xian did not charge forward himself.

The intruder’s cultivation base was not low, able to easily pass through those pine guard Dragon Kings, Zhou Xian risked being chopped down with a single sword strike if he recklessly went forward.

Three elders wearing Flying Bird Robes appeared beside the Cultivation Fruit Tree. They formed a three-sided encirclement, clearly not intending to let Zhu Minglang leave this place alive.

Zhu Minglang had sensed these three people early on, all of them strong beings of the King-Level Realm. Although they were only quasi-King level, they were not to be underestimated. If they possessed any special ability to restrain him, his last bout of Sword Awakening energy would be wasted here.

Zhu Minglang did not intend to employ the power of Sword Awakening, as that was his final trump card. There was still too much unknown to explore at the World Dragon Gate, and he could not afford to squander this hard-earned energy under any circumstances.

Fortunately, he had learned a few moves from that respected white-haired elder, all of which were quite practical and powerful Art of the Flying Sword techniques.

“Sword Sweep All Directions!”

The Sword Spirit Dragon was of a Lower Level King cultivation base, and with its powerful Flying Sword Technique, the resulting Sword Might was even more terrifying. If it weren’t for the Time Wave that had also reinforced the mountain rock over the years, the two peaks would have likely turned into dust the moment the Sword Spirit Dragon unleashed its Sword Qi!

The three Great Zhou Clan elders were all repelled by Zhu Minglang, who stepped on a sword shadow and flew at extreme speed towards the noble young man he had sent flying earlier.

“So it was you who just called me a ‘lowborn’, wasn’t it? Didn’t your elders teach you how to speak properly? Take this slap!” Zhu Minglang didn’t pamper the noble young man, raising his hand and delivering several sweeping slaps, all the while stepping on the shadow of the flying sword and furiously backhanding the young man.

Zhou Xian would never have imagined that the three elders couldn’t stop a Flying Sword Swordsmaster, let alone that this Swordsmaster would directly seize Priest Ming Ji.

This priest was really something—without any strong combat ability of his own, why provoke a fearsome Flying Sword Swordsmaster?

“Oh? There’s a Life-preserving Jade Tool on you, quite the background, eh?” When Zhu Minglang increased his strength, a repelling force burst from the jade tool on the noble young man’s body, trying to eject him away.

This repelling force was more extravagant than the strong breath from a King-Level Dragon, but luckily, Zhu Minglang withdrew his hand in time, and the strange bouncing force immediately disappeared.

Zhu Minglang’s family sold equipment after all.

He certainly knew that this type of life-preserving tool would only activate automatically and generate strong energy to protect its master and repel the enemy when the wearer’s life was threatened. But if the force was “appropriate,” it wouldn’t trigger the tool’s effect.

The device on the noble young man had quite the origin, and even a full-strength sword strike would hardly break through it.

“You lower realm cur, even if you cultivate for ten thousand more years, you cannot hope to break through my Immortal Jade Shield. Better to be convicted now, and I’ll leave your body intact!” the noble young man said fiercely.

“Slap!!!!!”

Another slap landed heavily on the young man’s face, knocking out two teeth and leaving his mouth bloody, his cheek swollen like a pig’s.

“You…”

“Slap!!!!!” Another slap, causing the young man to spit out blood, his nose now crooked.