Chapter 5839: Fierce Aguta
Huai Yushan’s declaration startled the Undying Willow race’s experts. While the Undying Dragon Tree race was one of their protector races and their loyalty had never been in question, this matter carried immense weight. The Undying race could not afford to lose. Though Huai Yushan was undoubtedly strong, it wasn’t exceptional among them.
Judging by her aura fluctuations alone, Huai Yushan wouldn’t even rank in the top hundred of the Undying Willow race’s junior generation. Yet, she had stepped forward to fight the third bout. That made the Undying Willow race feel awkward.
The beautiful woman glanced from Huai Yushan to Long Chen, who remained hidden within the crowd, but ultimately, she said nothing.
Chu Yao looked at Huai Yushan. “Big Sister, this matter concerns not just the dignity of the Undying race, but also my little sister’s reputation. I…”
Although Chu Yao was human, that wasn’t reason enough to stop her. After all, the Devil Eye Water Lily race was even willing to form hybrids with demonic beasts.
With her soul intertwined with Liu Ruyan’s, Chu Yao could be considered half a member of the Undying race. If she wished to fight, no one could prevent her.
Ultimately, Chu Yao wanted to fight the third match as she had absolute confidence in her power. She also knew they could not lose the third match no matter what.
Looking at Chu Yao, Huai Yushan softly said, “The Dragon swims across the four oceans; the Phoenix flies throughout the nine lands.”
“You…” Chu Yao and Liu Ruyan suddenly quivered. Chu Yao covered her mouth with a trembling hand. She was filled with disbelief.
“How could you…”Those were the words she had said in the Phoenix Cry Empire’s lantern festival. At that time, she had accepted her fate and only wanted to say the words in her heart before her death.
However, Long Chen had responded with, “Seas of blood may block us, but we will never give our path up; Dragon and Phoenix will both live to old age.”
That had been their vow—to face any obstacle together, no matter what.
Against all odds, they had fulfilled that promise. They had endured a storm of bloodshed. Even in the Martial Heaven Continent’s final battle, when all had vanished, leaving their fates unknown, that oath had remained unbroken.
Chu Yao and Liu Ruyan had been transported to the Undying Willow race’s territory. During her stay, Chu Yao constantly missed Long Chen, and the pain was indescribable. Her only solace was that Liu Ruyan shared her grief, and together, they could reminisce about the past. That shared bond was what had kept her going.
For a moment, Chu Yao couldn’t even speak. Seeing her in this state, Long Chen felt like a needle was stabbing his heart.
Using Huai Yushan’s voice, he said, “Leave the third battle to me! Have I ever disappointed you in all these years?”
Tears overflowed from Chu Yao’s eyes. She now knew that the fellow she missed day and night had finally come.
Chu Yao simply nodded and turned away. In this world, there was no one more reliable than her man.
The beautiful woman of the Undying race observed Liu Ruyan and Chu Yao’s reactions, a glimmer of realization flashing in her eyes. She frowned but ultimately sighed, choosing not to interfere.
With that, the fighters for the match were decided. Aguta and the white-haired man exchanged knowing smiles.
Seeing their expressions, Long Chen smirked. They really think they can pull these childish tricks in front of me? Very soon, Boss Long San will teach them a painful lesson.
“Alright, then since the match has been decided, let’s not waste any more time. I’ll end this in three moves!” shouted Aguta.
Feeling like success was already in his grasp, Aguta suddenly stamped on the ground. The moment his thirteen heaven veins appeared, power instantly flowed in his armor.
BOOM!
The entire battlefield trembled. The very air grew heavy. Aguta’s armor blazed with divine light as his Blood Qi ignited. His power far surpassed Lan Yin’s.
“Die!”
With runes flowing over his armor and vajra scepter, Aguta truly embodied his title—the Power King.
Long Chen’s eyes gleamed. A full set?
Only now did he realize that Aguta’s armor and vajra scepter were part of a complete set. Such things were incredibly rare, requiring unparalleled craftsmanship.
According to Guo Ran, the knowledge to make these kinds of weapons had been lost over the years. By now, exceedingly few people could create such things.
Without a formation master like Xia Chen, even Guo Ran would have struggled to refine weapons and armor that could keep up with their current level of power. He would have outright given up on it.
In this era, any divine weapon set consisting of four or more pieces was considered an ancient relic from the primal chaos era. But Aguta had a perfect thirteen-piece set—a true masterpiece.
It was clear how much the Devil Eye Water Lily race valued this battle. They had made Lan Yin seem like their strongest warrior, deceiving the Undying race into focusing all their attention on him. In reality, their real strategy had been to stake everything on the second and third matches.
The white-haired man had played along, ensuring that by the time the Undying race realized their trickery, the third fighter would have already been locked in.
Now that the trap was sprung, Aguta had no reason to hold back. He unleashed his full power.
The Undying race’s experts were visibly shaken by Aguta’s transformation.
“Hehe, you looked down on hybrids? Then today, I’ll show you the true power of mixed blood.”
Aguta grinned, revealing sharp teeth. Like a beast released from its cage, he charged forward.
BOOM!
A massive ring of light exploded, and the air itself shattered under his momentum. Before the ring of light even faded, Aguta had already closed in on Liu Chi.
Liu Chi had long since formed hand seals. Eighty-one shields materialized before him, each brimming with sparkling runes and pulsating with vast life energy.
Liu Chi didn’t dare to be the slightest bit careless and directly brought out his strongest defensive technique.
BOOM!
However, these eighty-one shields were instantly obliterated by a ray of divine light. Everything above Liu Chi’s waist was instantly erased by this light.
As the light dimmed, Aguta stood where Liu Chi once had, his vajra scepter embedded in the ground.
Aguta sneered, “I actually thought you’d last three moves. I overestimated you.”
Silence.
Every expert of the Undying race stood frozen in utter shock. No one could utter a single word.