Chapter 1470: High-Stakes Gamble

Chapter 1470 -1469: High-Stakes Gamble

“Trifling tricks!”

Shang Quan Yi Xin let out a cold snort. At the instant the aura of the sackcloth Elder erupted, he also suddenly brought the Long Knife up before him, and at the same time immediately pulled open the distance between them!

Then, just as Shang Quan Yi Xin made this move, on the sackcloth Elder’s body, streams of cyan air gathered into four vortices, and from within those vortices, an extremely astonishing fluctuation spread out.

Swish swish swish swish!

The four compressed cyan beams shot out violently, lancing straight toward Shang Quan Yi Xin!

“What?”

Shang Quan Yi Xin was startled. The fast knife in his hand flashed like lightning as he blocked three of the beams, but the remaining one brushed past the blade light and shot into his chest.

Crack!

His Protective True Qi shattered, and a Blood Cave appeared in Shang Quan Yi Xin’s chest, blood spraying in all directions.

“Shang Quan Yi Xin is injured!”

Seeing this scene, Wugong Shou He and the other members of the Wugong family all abruptly revealed a trace of shock in their eyes—Shang Quan Yi Xin had actually been wounded by their Great Elder!

“Courting death!”

Shang Quan Yi Xin flew into a rage. The other clearly wasn’t his match, yet had relied on such petty tricks to injure him—how could he not be furious?

The sackcloth Elder sighed inwardly. He had intended to use this strike to take advantage of the opponent’s carelessness and look for a chance at victory, but had not expected it would only inflict such a minor wound on Shang Quan Yi Xin.

“Secret Sword Art – Divine Eagle Style!”

In his fury, Shang Quan Yi Xin unleashed a forcing Sword, the Sword Light like a divine eagle descending from the heavens. True Qi flowed around him like a river, cutting downward along that current from midair!

The sackcloth Elder crossed his arms over his chest, guarding his vital points, while cyan Energy wrapped his body tightly in a thick layer!

Pfft!

However, this time the sackcloth Elder was unable to withstand Shang Quan Yi Xin’s sword techniques. The cyan shield before him was pierced with a large hole, and Shang Quan Yi Xin’s Sword Light struck the Elder’s body.

Blood mist spewed from his mouth, and the sackcloth Elder’s body lost balance, tumbling backward.

“Go die!”

Shang Quan Yi Xin bared his teeth in a grin, then the blade light in his hand hacked down once more, chopping toward the sackcloth Elder’s heart!

“Great Elder!”

Wugong Qian Dai’s little mouth opened wide, her face full of disbelief. If that blade fell, the sackcloth Elder would undoubtedly die!

At this moment, from deep within the Wugong Family compound, a sudden sound of something tearing through the wind rang out. Everyone followed the sound with their eyes, only to see, in their line of sight, a dazzling Sword Light abruptly streaking toward them from afar!

Clang!

Almost without the slightest deviation, the Sword Light struck Shang Quan Yi Xin’s descending blade light, shattering it outright and forcibly rescuing the sackcloth Elder from Shang Quan Yi Xin’s Sword!

“Who?”

Shang Quan Yi Xin abruptly lifted his head, his gaze snapping toward the front. Within his field of vision, at the heart of that dazzling Sword Light was a Flying Sword wreathed in flashing Thunder light. After smashing apart his blade light, it flew back along its original route, to be caught in the hand of a youthful Swordsman’s figure.

The members of the Wugong family also turned their gazes one by one to that Swordsman’s figure, and then a look of surprise suddenly surged into their eyes.

“That is… Senior Ling Chen?”

Wugong Qian Dai’s eyes lit up.

“He really hasn’t left!”

Wugong Shou He and the others were overjoyed, as though seeing hope itself. At this point, even their Wugong family’s Great Elder had already been defeated. At this very moment, there was only one person who could still save the Wugong family, and that was Ling Chen.

“This brat is still here?”

Fengmo Tianchuan, along with Fengmo Rizang, Fengmo Taiyi and the others, all had flickering gazes, and the same strange smile appeared on their faces. It was good that Ling Chen hadn’t left; otherwise they would have had to specially seek him out to seize the Cloud Monarch’s inheritance. Now things were much simpler—once they wiped out the Wugong family, they could conveniently deal with Ling Chen and take his inheritance.

With his blade light dissolved by Ling Chen, Shang Quan Yi Xin locked his gaze onto Ling Chen, frowning unconsciously. “You’re Ling Chen? What are you doing? Do you intend to disrupt the duel?”

A cold gleam flashed in Shang Quan Yi Xin’s eyes as he said, “Since that’s the case, this duel is hereby terminated. All swordsmen of the Shangquan family listen up—make your move and exterminate the Wugong family!”

As his words fell, the swordsmen of the Shangquan family all let cold light fill their eyes and prepared to act. Just then, Ling Chen’s voice suddenly rang out. “The duel has not been terminated. It merely needs a change of participants.”

Ling Chen’s expression was indifferent as he stared straight at Shang Quan Yi Xin. “Shangquan family, let me be your opponent—how about it?”

“Replace him with you?”

Shang Quan Yi Xin’s pupils narrowed slightly, then he let out a cold laugh. “Since it is a Life and Death duel, how could there be any changing of participants halfway? Why should I agree to such an unreasonable demand?”

“Then let’s sweeten the pot.”

Ling Chen’s eyes moved slightly. “If you agree to continue the duel with me, then should you win, I will of my own accord hand over the Cloud Monarch’s inheritance to you—how about that?”

“What? Are those words true?”

Hearing this, Shang Quan Yi Xin’s eyes went wide. His purpose in coming here was merely to wipe out the Wugong family and monopolize the gilded vein, but compared to obtaining the Cloud Monarch’s inheritance, that goal was utterly insignificant.

If he could obtain the Cloud Monarch’s inheritance, what use would a gilded vein be to him? Even ten gilded veins he wouldn’t spare a glance.

“That brat is actually using the Cloud Monarch’s inheritance as a wager?”

Yet Fengmo Tianchuan and the others all had their expressions suddenly change, their gazes turning gloomy. The Cloud Monarch’s inheritance was something they were absolutely determined to obtain. If Ling Chen were to lose to Shang Quan Yi Xin and the inheritance ended up in the Shangquan family’s hands, then wouldn’t it have nothing whatsoever to do with the Fengmo Family?

“This brat is truly a madman!”

Fengmo Rizang couldn’t help but curse inwardly. In this way, they would have no choice but to snatch the Cloud Monarch’s inheritance from the Shangquan family’s hands, and the difficulty of that would be several times greater.

“Ling Chen actually brought out the Cloud Monarch’s inheritance as a wager—for the sake of our Wugong family?”

Wugong Shou He and the other experts of the Wugong family were all stunned. The looks they cast at Ling Chen became extremely complicated. Although they regarded Ling Chen as their life-saving straw, he was, after all, an outsider. He had no reason to do so much for them. Moreover, Ling Chen wasn’t even their friend; could he truly make such a significant sacrifice merely for the sake of that slight connection with their ancestor?

“From this day forth, Ling Chen’s affairs are the affairs of our Wugong family. Our Wugong family shall be of one heart and one fate with Ling Chen. Whatever orders he may give in the future, our Wugong family will obey without question!”

Drawing in a deep breath, Wugong Shou He spoke in a deep voice to the members of the Wugong family.

“By your command!”

Wugong Qian Dai and the others all responded heavily. Today, Ling Chen had shown the Wugong family a grace as great as the heavens, a grace so weighty that the Wugong family could scarcely bear it.

In truth, they were overthinking it. Ling Chen’s assistance to the Wugong family was entirely because of the Human Emperor. The Human Emperor had helped Ling Chen many times and was also the first master Ling Chen had acknowledged. Therefore, no matter what, Ling Chen had to do everything in his power to protect the Wugong family, and absolutely could not allow the Human Emperor’s Bloodline to be severed!

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