Chapter 61: Yun Ying
In the Seven-Star Tower, Celestial Eagle had just stepped in, and immediately saw Duan Xingnan standing at the very center of the hall, exuding an awe-inspiring presence, his gaze sweeping down upon Celestial Eagle. Below him were Yan Tong and Duan Peng, along with the Four Major Star Constellations, each of their auras vast and formidable.
Besides them, the Ten Calamity Stars were standing beneath Yan Tong, only two steps away, and in addition, numerous disciples of the Seven-Star Tower were standing in orderly rows within the hall, instantly making the entire Star Hall feel solemn and chilly.
"Seven-Star Tower welcomes me, Celestial Eagle, with such a grand display, truly makes me feel overwhelmed with favor!" Celestial Eagle slowly lifted his cold eyes, stared at Duan Xingnan, without a ripple of fear, even though this place was a trap set with heaven and earth snares, Celestial Eagle had no trace of terror.
Since he had arrived, Celestial Eagle had already anticipated all this.
"Celestial Eagle, the leader of the Twelve Flying Eagles, graces our Seven-Star Tower, naturally we dare not be lax, moreover, you declared that the people Twelve Flying Peng Castles wanted dead have not lived to see another day, how could I, Duan, dare slack off?"
Duan Xingnan's eyes surveyed Celestial Eagle and continued, "Actually, there's something I've never quite understood!"
"Speak without restraint!" Celestial Eagle spoke coolly.
"With your capabilities, Celestial Eagle, you could indeed be a hero of your time; why do you willingly remain beneath others, becoming a pawn in their hands? Haven't you ever considered rising to the position of Fortress Master of the Twelve Flying Peng Castles?" Duan Xingnan spoke with a smile, his words carried a different meaning, yet Celestial Eagle chuckled coldly, "Do you know who I respect most in this world?"
"Your Fortress Master?"
"Since you know, why bother with such pompous words?" Celestial Eagle's voice grew colder as he continued, "Today, I, Celestial Eagle, come here but to kill one person. I stand by my words: the people Twelve Flying Peng Castles wants dead, till now, none have been able to survive in this world!"
After saying this, Celestial Eagle continued, "I hope the master of Seven-Star Tower will hand over Wang Peng!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the Celestial Star in the hall chuckled coldly, "Celestial Eagle, do you think you'll be able to walk out of here alive today? My Seven-Star Tower isn't a place you can come and go as you please!"
"You have no right to speak to me, for soon you will become a corpse, and thus, the dead have no rights!" Celestial Eagle spoke coolly, prompting Celestial Star to laugh, "I shall die? How utterly ridiculous!"
However, Celestial Eagle paid no mind, as if he had already treated Celestial Star like a dead man, then he lifted his gaze to Duan Xingnan and asked, "The person, will you hand him over?"
These words contained Celestial Eagle's resolute intent, making Wang Peng beside Yan Tong's face turn pale, as every word from Celestial Eagle seemed to pierce into his heart, even though surrounded by Seven-Star Tower warriors, he still felt fear, and it was intense.
At this moment, Duan Xingnan furrowed his brow; now that Celestial Eagle had fallen into his Seven-Star Tower's snare, he truly could not comprehend where Celestial Eagle's confidence stemmed from to regard Seven-Star Tower as nothing.
Subsequently, Duan Xingnan spoke coldly, "Handing over the person is impossible, unless you leave your life here!"
"Ha ha!" Upon hearing this, Celestial Eagle laughed coldly and said, "Don't you want to know why there are only eleven Flying Eagles among the Twelve?"
With these words, Duan Xingnan's heart suddenly trembled slightly, feeling as though something bad was about to happen, but even the deeply scheming him could not understand why Celestial Eagle would tell him this.
However, the next second, Celestial Eagle's voice continued to reverberate, "Yun Ying, it's time for you to strike!"
Pff, pff, pff~
With that command, instantly Yan Tong's silhouette suddenly flashed, the two short knives in his hands gleaming cold light, and suddenly Wang Peng's head soared, spraying blood wildly, his headless body struggled on the ground twice and then died.
Not giving anyone time to react, a cold gleam again flashed forth, extremely fast, directly targeting Celestial Star, startling him, he wanted to counterattack, but Yan Tong's silhouette was too quick, and in a thought, his short knife had sliced across Celestial Star's neck.
Moreover, Yan Tong's silhouette continued flickering, within merely a moment, pff, pff, pff, yet another three of the Ten Calamity Stars fell inexplicably down. After Yan Tong's flickering form condensed next to Celestial Eagle, he called out, "Big brother!"
A single call of "Big brother" shocked everyone awake, yet Celestial Eagle still looked at the despairing Celestial Star and spoke, "I said before, you're already a dead man, understood now?"
As the sound fell, Celestial Star, with a look of resentment, directly fell into the pool of blood, as if he truly understood Celestial Eagle's words, he indeed was a dead man.
Stunned.
Everyone in the hall was completely stupefied, the thought of it all seeming incredible, someone who had always been loyal to Duan Xingnan, who followed his every command, Yan Tong turned out to be Yun Ying, the second top expert among the Twelve Flying Peng Castles.
With a single strike, he directly killed several Seven-Star Tower elites and even took Wang Peng's life, seemingly just as Celestial Eagle had said, the people Twelve Flying Peng Castles decide to kill, never survive in this world, even if they are protected by all the top figures of the Seven-Star Tower like Wang Peng.
At this moment, even Duan Xingnan, deeply scheming as he was, was thoroughly dumbfounded; he considered himself extremely intelligent, always proceeding cautiously in all matters, yet now he had been utterly deceived by the Twelve Flying Peng Castles.
Deceived for three years.
Yan Tong, Yun Ying?
Yan Tong, whom he always trusted, turned out to be Yun Ying, the second top expert of the Twelve Flying Peng Castles, if not for Yan Tong having killed several elite warriors of Seven-Star Tower, Duan Xingnan would still find it hard to believe all of this was real.
"Yan Tong, you stayed by my side for three years, all for today?" At this moment, Duan Xingnan's gaze bore down on Yan Tong, fiercely cold, if looks could kill, Yan Tong would already be reduced to a mere stick.
"You're used to calculating against others, now you can savor the feeling of being calculated against!" Yan Tong's gaze lifted, staring at Duan Xingnan, continued, "Indeed, at first, I didn't want to reveal myself so early, but now the one Feiying Castle wants dead still lives, I was forced to act, moreover, you should be thankful the ones I just killed weren't you!"
Hua~
With these words, an immediate surge of cold, murderous intent erupted from Duan Xingnan, his gaze growing exceedingly cold, "Why didn't you strike to kill Wang Peng at Lingxiao Association, but insisted on waiting until here?"
"Ha ha!" Yan Tong lifted his head, gazing at Duan Xingnan, chuckling coldly, "You were secretly monitoring then, even if you weren't paying much attention to me, if I had acted you'd definitely notice, do you think I'm that foolish?"
"Besides, here, everyone's focus was on Big Brother, it was the best opportunity for me to strike!" Yan Tong's voice echoed commanding,
And, Celestial Eagle sarcastically said, "Now do you understand why there are only eleven among the Twelve Flying Eagles?"
"Well, well, well!"
Duan Xingnan was furious, holding command over Seven-Star Tower for so many years, no one had ever dared play him in such a manner, and Yan Tong, who had followed him for three years, was actually Yun Ying.
He continued, "I just want to see how you'll manage to escape my Seven-Star Tower tonight!"