<h4>Chapter 1003: The High-Hanging Red Lantern</h4>


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    An icy blue spear appeared in Lin Yu’s hands and the tip of the spear was sharp while a blue ice crystal could be seen in it.


    It was the first time Lin Yu was using a weapon.


    A spear.


    “His spear is made of ice and my spear is made of fire. Let me fight against him!” Ping Yang was burning with excitement when she saw the icy blue spear in Lin Yu’s hand.


    “You want to fight against him!” Fang Zhengzhi did not want to kill Ping Yang’s enthusiasm.


    However, Ping Yang’s power was not even sufficient to fight against an ordinary Monster King, so how could she even fight against Lin Yu, a Godly State Expert?


    The difference in their enlightenment state was too big.


    “I am willing to fight with Princess Ping Yang, although we may not win, I am confident that we can drag on for a while!” said Yan Qianli.


    “I can kill that female monster in the timespan of three strikes,” said Yan Xiu as he looked at Ling Ning.


    “So, I am left with no other choice?” Fang Zhengzhi smiled as he looked at the three of them.


    “Hmm.” Yan Xiu nodded.


    Yan Qianli and Ping Yang rolled their eyes at Fang Zhengzhi. ‘You still wanted to choose? If you could choose, then do we still have to carry on with the battle?”


    Without any further discussion, the n was made and the battle began.


    Ping Yang dashed out first while Yan Qianli followed closely by her side. Both of them attacked Lin Yu from the left and the right.


    Their attack surprised Lin Yu.


    He was a Godly State expert. Although he was not at the most powerful phase of the Godly State, he was still well-known in the ancient battlefield. Yet now, after he revealed his weapon, he was being “provoked” by two Sages.


    “Go and die!” Lin Yu raised his icy blue spear. His eyes turned blue while a beam of blue light shone on his forehead.


    Meanwhile, sharp ice crystals flowing with blue radiance rose from the ground underneath his feet.


    They were not any ordinary ice, they were ice crystals.


    Not only were they more chilly than ordinary ice cubes, but they were also much harder and even the blue radiance that flowed on them was tough.


    Although its toughness was iparable to that of a cane, it was still able to cause a change during an attack.


    Ping Yang was not aware of this and stabbed her zing Qilin Spear down.


    Boom! A loud sound was heard.


    However, ice shavings did not stter across the sky unlike what was expected. The ice piton was as hard as steel walls and grew rapidly upon Ping Yang’s stab of her spear.


    They stabbed at Ping Yang crazily.


    “Leave now, Your Highness!” Yan Qianli’s battle experience had been trained in the battlefields. He knew that the ice pitons were not easy to deal with and hence without hesitation, he pulled Ping Yang backward and a red Asura shield appeared in his hands.


    Bam! Yan Qianli flew back with Ping Yang as the ice pitons collided with the Asura shield.


    However, Yan Qianli forcefully pulled Ping Yang behind him and Ping Yang’s feet were shockingly ced stably on the ground.


    What was more shocking was that...


    After Ping Yangnded, Yan Qianli made use of that stability to do several somersaults in the air before hended.


    Both of them were fine even after a blow.


    Even Lin Yu was surprised by this oue.


    “Yan Qianli? Hmm... In terms of battle experience... Yan Qianli is rather impressive!” Lin Yu could tell that Yan Qianli had managed to salvage the situation with his rich battle experience as anyone else would have rolled on the ground.


    “Uncle Prince Yan, you are amazing!” Ping Yang was slightly astonished.


    “Haha, if you trust me, listen to mymands and attack ordingly, alright?” Yan Qianli smiled and blushed slightly.


    “Yes, I will listen to you!” Not many people could make Ping Yang listen to them. However, Yan Qianli was one of them.


    The reason was not only because Yan Qianli was the grandfather of Yan Xiu but rather because Yan Qianli was from Great Xia and was a hero of Western Liang.


    He even deserved to be called the battle god of Western Liang.


    Even someone as stubborn as Ping Yang would be fully willing toply with him and respect him fully after restraining her arrogance.


    “With the directions of Prince Yan, Ping Yang should be safe for now.” Mu Qingfeng looked more rxed upon seeing this.


    “Hmm, Yan Qianli indeed is someone special. Otherwise, the borders of Western Liang would not have been possibly uninvaded for a hundred years!” Mo Shanshi nodded too.


    After hearing the conversation between Mu Qingfeng and Mo Shanshi, the disciples who chose to stay back clenched their fists silently.


    How could they have not heard the name of Prince Yan of the Great Xia Dynasty?


    Although Yan Qianli was not the most powerful in the Holy Region, he was rather famous in the Four Great Empires.


    Fang Zhengzhi was smart to choose Yan Qianli to participate in this battle.


    ...


    Under the attack of Ping Yang and Yan Qianli, the third round of the battle entered the fierce state while Yan Xiu initiated the attack towards the female monster Ning Ling.


    Boom!


    With the collision with a palm, the female monster Ning Ling was forced to take three steps back. A shocked and astonished expression could be seen in her pale face as, after all, the blow that struck her was pure brute force.


    A sage...


    Was able to attack a powerful Monster King?


    Moreover, Yan Xiu was only eighteen years old. His potential caused Lin Yu to be shocked.


    Although humankind was weaker than the monster race and demon race in nature, they definitely won in terms of numbers.


    Plus the opportunities they had along the way and continuous learning.


    The powerful individuals were born with great potential that made them even more powerful than some of the talented monsters and demons.


    Yan Xiu was evidently one of them.


    He could fight against a powerful monster king at the age of eighteen and suppress him in terms of powers. If this progresses, in the near future, he could definitely be a hero.


    “I have to kill him!” Lin Yu was determined.


    However, he clearly was unable to this now as he had to first ovee thebined attack by Ping Yang and Yan Qianli.


    Following Yan Qianli’s orders, Ping Yang has stopped being clumsy and every strike she made was killer attacks.


    Along with Ping Yang’s freestyle in attack methods...


    Her strikes were somewhat professional.


    If Lin Yu had not experienced it personally, he could hardly imagine how a sixteen-year-old girl could use the spear so professionally.


    Bam! Lin Yu was forced to take a step back and he blocked his crotch area with his icy blue spear.


    Then...


    A hand full of lime powder flew towards him.


    “Go and die, little girl!” Lin Yu was finally mad. The blue radiance on his forehead grew rapidly and an icy blueyer of armor had covered his body.


    He was not afraid of being injured as it was not an issue regarding being injured or not.


    It was dignity.


    A dignity that every man ought to uphold.


    Moreover, Yun Qingwu was still looking at thepetition silently nearby. How could Lin Yu allow himself to suffer from such terrible injuries?


    The battle was at a deadlock.


    Although Lin Yu still had an absolute advantage, it was difficult for him to kill Yan Qianli and Ping Yang within a couple of strikes.


    ...


    Nangong Mu ignored both Lin Yu and the female monster Ling Ning.


    That was because he had never taken his eyes off Fang Zhengzhi. He did not attack since Fang Zhengzhi did not.


    It had to be noted that Fang Zhengzhi was already injured.


    By right, Nangong Mu should be initiating the attack but he seemed to be deliberately waiting for Fang Zhengzhi’s injuries to recover.


    “Are you still not attacking?” asked Fang Zhengzhi.


    “I am waiting for you,” said Nangong Mu.


    “Really? Me too.” Fang Zhengzhi pointed the two tips of the long swords at Nangong Mu’s throat.


    “If that’s the case, here Ie.” Nangong Mu nodded.


    Fang Zhengzhi stopped talking as Nangong Mu came right up to him after he said that sentence.


    It was really fast.


    The disciples of the Human Alliance could not even add Nangong Mu’s actions clearly.


    It was a battle between two powerful individuals.


    Fang Zhengzhi’s sword also moved. One of his swords was ced vertically while the other was ced horizontally, forming a cross in front of his face.


    Boom!


    Nangong Mu was thrown back. However, after he took two steps back, he turned to his left and was right beside Fang Zhengzhi.


    “Closebat?” Fang Zhengzhi remembered that Chou Qi was a demon and by right, the Demon Race did not like closebats.


    However, “Chou Qi” seemed to be deliberately closing up the distance between himself and Fang Zhengzhi.


    Boom! Fang Zhengzhi’s sword moved again. With a turn, both of his swords struck towards Nangong Mu.


    However, at that instant, he realized that Nangong Mu had disappeared without a trace.


    He disappeared?


    Fang Zhengzhi did not guess where he had disappeared to because he could have been tricked even if he guessed it correctly. Therefore, he charged upwards directly.


    With a p of his ck wings, he reached the midair of the sky.


    At this moment, ayer of gray haze formed beneath his feet and shrouded his entire body like an ocean.


    “Oh no, Fang Zhengzhi is trapped by the Dao of Death!”


    “Indeed, he is injured?”


    “Please don’t lose!”


    The disciples of the Human Alliance were extremely nervous when they saw Fang Zhengzhi shrouded by the gray haze.


    Meanwhile, the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race were extremely excited.


    “Sir Chou Qi is indeed powerful!”


    “I can’t believe that Sir Chou Qi could actually fight against Fang Zhengzhi!”


    “With Sir Chou Qi, I don’t think Fang Zhengzhi would dare to be as arrogant and wild as what he is now?”


    The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race acted as though they had smelt victory.


    However, aspared to the excitement of the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race, Yun Qingwu, who was standing amongst the Human Alliance frowned as though she was deep in thought.


    Although Yun Qingwu was not powerful, she roughly knew how powerful Chou Qi was.


    Was he able to catch Fang Zhengzhi?


    Yun Qingwu felt that the chances were slim but “Chou Qi” managed to do it and was at an advantage in the battle against Fang Zhengzhi.


    What exactly happened?


    Did something go wrong?


    Could it be that Chou Qi had found the thirty-six maps of ess to heaven?


    Although Yun Qingwu had not met Chou Qi many times, she had an urate judgment that determined what Chou Qi was looking for correctly.


    However, like how Lin Yu was unable to attack Yan Xiu, she was unable to conduct a deep investigation about what Chou Qi had experienced thus far.


    However... she felt that something happening in the dark.


    Boom! A loud boom was heard and a golden beam of lightning struck from the sky andnded in the gray haze.


    It was a bolt of lightning that was powerful enough to tear the sky apart.


    However, it did not tear the gray breaths of death apart.


    “If I surrender now, will I be able to share the control of the world with you?” Fang Zhengzhi looked shocked as he felt the breath of death continuously swallowing his origin energy in the gray haze.


    “No.” Nangong Mu’s voice could be heard.


    “Oh, then...bine the Near-Life!” Fang Zhengzhi looked somewhat disappointed but soon attacked at the direction of the voice.


    A few chains of different color appeared at the position where the voice came from.


    Hell Near-Life Chains.


    Moreover, there were various types of radiances flowing on the few chains of Near-Life as though the radiances were connected to the Rebirth te on Fang Zhengzhi’s head.


    Boom! A loud sound was heard.


    The Hell Near-Life Chains returned back to Fang Zhengzhi but one of them had a few drops of red blood dripping down it.


    “Was it painful?” asked Fang Zhengzhi as he looked at the blood.


    “Not really.” The voice was heard at another position.


    “Then let me try again... Combine hell!” Fang Zhengzhi was somewhat shocked as he had thought that “Chou Qi” would answer him again.


    Was “Chou Qi” acting to be foolish or was he really a fool?


    Fang Zhengzhi was unsure but he could not miss such an opportunity to locate where exactly “Chou Qi” was.


    Eight clouds of ck mes rose up in the air.


    It raged towards the position where the sound came about like the fire in hell.


    At that moment, two clouds of red radiance shone at that spot, looking like two rednterns in the haze.


    Hmm? Are we guessing some riddles on the 15th day of the lunar new year?” Fang Zhengzhi suddenly recalled the traditional festival in his past life and a riddle came to his mind.


    Guess a word with the hint: add another half to the word ‘tree’, the answer is not ‘forest’! [1. The Chinese character of ‘tree’ and ‘forest’ are made up of two and three simr characters respectively.]