Martialism
Chapter 80's
When Yi Ping regained his senses, he felt a tremendous pain all over his body.
He tried to move his body and slowly opened his eyes.
When he opened his eyes, he was instantly bewildered by the many beautiful girls surrounding him!
Yixian smiled gently at him, “We have been calling you for a long time but you don't seem to hear.”
She paused for a moment to dry her tears before saying, “We thought you had been in a coma .. we were very worried ..”
Yi Ping muttered, “Xian’Er, you are here. I'm very happy. Is...everything is okay? Everyone succeed? Did we make it?”
Lie Qing laughed softly as she winked at him, “Yes, we all made it! We are now in the Heaven Realm now!”
Youxue, Lingfeng, Youxue and Shen Xingyue nodded at him with excited expressions as they exclaimed together, “That's right!”
Lie Qing said, “This place is so beautiful. There are mountains everywhere. I've never seen anything this beautiful.”
Lingfeng smiled alluringly, “There are only mountains in the Heavenly Realm ..”
Lele tried to interrupt in the middle of a carefree cry, “So this is the Heavenly Realm, huh? Yi Ping, what do you think we should do next? Should we go to the city and greet the other Celestials?”
“City?”
Everyone except Lingfeng was perplexed as they stared at Lele with curiosity.
Even Yi Ping was shocked as he tried to stand up to take a better look at his surroundings.
That was because everyone knew that they were on the grassy mountain slope surrounded by majestic mountains everywhere.
Yujian and Meijian immediately said, “Master, let us help you!”
Yi Ping smiled at them, “I'm fine. Are you much better now?”
Yujian pursed his lips, “I'm fine ..”
Meijian sweet smile, “Don't worry ..”
Yi Ping nodded as he looked at his surroundings sharply.
Indeed, they were standing on the mountain platform. There are mountains everywhere. They stood on high ground and could see hundreds of misty mountains in sight and dozens of rainbows could be seen in all directions! The view is amazing.
Yi Ping was silent. That was because other than mountains, waterfalls, clouds, flowers, trees and grasses; nothing else!
He thought, “Where is the city?”
He turned to look at Lingfeng and Lele for an answer and he decided to ask something stupid, “Is this the Heavenly Realm? There is a city in this place?”
Lingfeng smiled at him alluringly, “Indeed, this is the Heavenly Realm. Here, there were no oceans, only endless mountains and seas of clouds. As for the city, yes there is indeed a city in this place. But why does Lele know, I really don't know.”
Yi Ping turned his head to look at Lele, “There is a city nearby? Why don't I see it?”
Lele stroked her long hair gently as she smiled mysteriously, “That was just a lucky guess. No matter how quiet the place was as long as there were people, they were bound to group themselves into clans and organizations.”
Yi Ping was stunned as he slowly said, “Although there might be cities in the Heavenly Realm but we are in the middle of nowhere. Finding a city will be difficult. First, we need a plan about our next destination.”
The girls nodded as they looked at each other calmly.
Yi Ping asked Lingfeng, “What is our next step first?”
Lingfeng sighed softly, “First, we should recuperate first. Next, we have to find out our next location but it won't be easy.The Heavenly Realm was a boundless realm and there were places that even the Ancient Celestial had not explored yet. Next, we must find the Universal Parents and then determine the next appearance of the Stellar Sanctuary. Also, we should avoid settlements.”
Lele asked curiously, “Why? We should visit the Celestials here and even learn from them!”
Lingfeng sighed softly, “Heavenly Realm is divided into many domains. There were many heavenly clans here and the competition between clans was even more intense than the Mortal Realm. If there is a fight between us, we might not be able to win against them. Do not forget that they are heavenly practitioners who have ascended and we have not. In addition, we will risk injuring innocent bystanders.”
Yunzi asked curiously, “An innocent bystander? There's a human here?”
Youxue also asked, “There are humans in the celestial realm?”
Lingfeng sighed softly, “There are many humans but I wouldn't call some of them ordinary humans. Many of them are Dark Celestials and they eat their kind here so they can maintain their youthful appearance forever.”
Suddenly, Yixian, Lie Qing, Lele, Youxue and Lingfeng turned around at the same time as they scanned their surroundings sharply!
For the others, they could not see anyone approaching but Yi Ping knew that for the five of them to be wary of the same would only mean one thing; they had detected the existence of someone!
Yixian was the first to speak, “A group of five people approached us quickly. From their quick movements, they were all super exponents! Beware!”
Lingfeng looked anxious as she said, “Be careful! They may be unfriendly and will seek to exterminate us.”
Yunzi asked, “They will kill us? Why?”
Lingfeng explained solemnly, “If the ascending Celestials land in hostile territory, they will be quickly recruited or annihilated. The Celestials here see everyone as rivals.”
Yi Ping clenched his fists as he trembled. He knew that these nine girls all suffered internal injuries and like him, were not in a condition to fight the well-prepared and powerful gods here.
Lele had already stepped forward as she winked at Shen Xingyue, “It looks like you desperately need a break. Why don't you recover first?”
Shen Xingyue smiled weakly, “As if you fared better than me? Your internal injuries are not light either. I'm sure you're pretending otherwise.”
Lele swung his long black scythe and his Divine Echo Sword before saying coldly, “At least I am much better than you.”
Lie Qing smiled amusedly at their antics as he sighed desperately to himself, “Sometimes I can't if their competition is real or just banter.”
He took out the Eternal Dark Divine Sword and the White Phoenix Divine Sword at the same time. He looked longingly at the White Phoenix Holy Sword before throwing it at Yi Ping, “Ping’Er, take back the White Phoenix Holy Sword. You will need it for your personal protection in the future.”
Yi Ping caught White Phoenix before saying, “Qing’Er, you don't need your sword?”
Lie Qing smiled charmingly, “I am no longer the Luminous Star you knew in the past. Maybe I wasn't him from the beginning. Over the years, I have been attached to the Eternal Darkness and moreover, the White Phoenix welcomes me. You as a true master now.”
Yi Ping sighed as he stared blankly at White Phoenix, “What is Luminous Star without White Phoenix?”
Lie Qing looked at him shyly, “I always Qing’Ermu. Destiny arranged for Sister Xian’Er to give you the White Phoenix on my behalf. It shows that I never forget you. But now, this White Phoenix belongs to you.”
Yixian coughed weakly but she smiled gently at Yi Ping, “Ping’Er, destiny comes and goes. The White Phoenix was resurrected because of you and has chosen you as its rightful master to use it. This is your destiny now.”
Everyone could tell that Yixian's internal injuries were not light, but she simply refused to reveal the true extent of her injuries!
All the girls were willing to fight for Yi Ping and for the other girls but only Yixian, Lie Qing and Lele could still gather whatever little strength they had.
It was because Yixian the Celestial Fairy had received the Divine Calamity disaster before and had protected them from the worst attacks with her Divine Emerald Skill.
Lele nodded as he placed the Divine Echo in Yi Ping's hand. “The Divine Echo has awakened because of you too. It is no coincidence that the two holy swords chose to rise again at the same time together.”
Shen Xingyue nodded, “Indeed. I have never heard of two god swords willingly choosing the same master at the same time.”
Yi Ping gripped White Phoenix and Divine Echo in his hands. There was immediately the divine resonance of the two swords as the rainbow colors shone from within the scabbard!
Yi Ping muttered, “Divine Echo and White Phoenix ..”
Lele placed her hand gently on her arm as she looked at him with gentle eyes, “You know why I gave you Divine Echo from the beginning ..”
Yi Ping nodded but he almost shouted, “Lele, I know. But even with the two holy swords in my hand, what use is there? I must be the one to protect you and everyone!”
Yixian suddenly interrupts, “They are here!”
Before they reached, their evil killing intent had been achieved!
A group of five, four men and a girl suddenly jumped down from the steep mountain slope and stared at them blankly. Three of them had red eyes while the other girl and man had golden eyes!
Suddenly, their evil killing intent decreased drastically. The men stared blankly at the nine girls because their scenery was so enchanting and mesmerizing. It was impossible to find so many rare beauties at the same time even in the heavenly realms!
At the same time, they were also staring at the bewildered number of holy swords that were right in front of them!
Divine swords and metal weapons were extremely rare in the heavenly realms. It was because when a powerful celestial had ascended, they could not carry any metal with them. Moreover, most of the rare sacred relics in the celestial realm were in the hands of the Ancient Celestials and Ta’ala the most powerful!
But today, they had actually witnessed so many metal weapons!
The beautiful regal girl with golden eyes gasped for breath as she shuddered. It was not the sight of the holy sword that shocked him as he stared at the White Phoenix Sword that was in Yi Ping's hands!
He started to look at Yi Ping awkwardly and at Lele, Yixian, and Lie Qing. This White Phoenix was a holy sword that had been used by him for a long time and to Lele, Yixian and Lie Qing, they were someone he had known for a long time!
The man with golden eyes recovered quickly and said coldly, “We have seen the rainbow omen on the horizon and soon know that someone has just arrived in the paradise realm like we used to be. But we never expected to find him. So, tell me, which one of you is the ascending heavenly god and which one of you is the heavenly from the other heavenly clans here?”
He immediately suspected that there was only one heavenly ascending and the other nine must have come from a rival heavenly clan that was observing the surroundings when they too, saw the rainbow omen.
But when he saw the eyes of the intruders, he was confused but he was also relieved at the same time. Celestials with golden eyes were exalted and dangerous Celestials. None of the intruders were of his calibre and the threat they could inflict was minimal.
So he laughed coldly, “I am Lian Longba, the ruler of this domain. I don't want to force my hand but if you're willing to surrender unconditionally, I'm not going to take your life. After all, I have always been so appreciative and tolerant of beauty. So what do you think?”
She looked at the girl next to her as she grabbed her waist, “You should know best, right?”
The beautiful regal girl with golden eyes began to tremble …
Lian Longba noticed his strange expression and said coldly, “You know them?”
The beautiful regal girl nodded slowly and said gently, “Yes, I know them.”
Yi Ping was surprised. He looked at the nine girls but they all drew blank expressions. It seems that none of them knew him!
Lele replied the fastest, “Don't start claiming friendship with us. Whoareyou? Since you know who we are, can you name us?”
The majestic beautiful girl looked hesitant for a while before she pointed towards them, “You are the Star of Revelation (Yixian), the Luminous Star (Lie Qing), the Star of Melody (Lele), and the, Eclipse Goddess of Heaven (Yujian), Axis Goddess of Heaven (Meijian ), Celestial Ocean Heavenly Maiden (Yunzi) and Endor Fairy Vixen (Youxue).”
Lele was dumbfounded as he thought, “How does he know so many of us? But I don't even know him. Is he someone I knew when I was Melody Star?”
Lele was not the only one who was surprised. All the other girls were equally stunned!
Lie Qing said coldly, “Who are you? How do you guess who we are?”
Shen Xingyue silently looked at Lingfeng as she thought, “He has the ability to read minds?”
The beautiful grand girl stared blankly at the White Phoenix in Yi Ping hands and at Yixian, Lele and Lie Qing while muttering, “You don't know who I am? Have you forgotten who I am? You better forget it. I fared badly like that .. “
Suddenly, Shen Xingyue took a step back trembling as she shouted in shock, “She is a Stellar Heaven Fairy! Yixian, Lele, Lie Qing! She was the mistress of your heavenly protege in the past!”
Yixian, Lele and Lie Qing were shocked as they took a step back. They had little memory of the past and what little memory they had through Yi Ping's Transparency Void.
Lian Longba laughed out loud as she stared at Yixian pervertedly, “So they were your proteges when you were at Melody Palace? Goody! Then they can all serve me as you do!”
Stellar Heaven Fairy immediately begged him, “Longba, please let them go. You must do more good or the wrath of heaven will happen.”
Lian Longba slapped her face hard, “How dare you raise your voice to me. Why do I care about the wrath of heaven? Where is the wrath of heaven when I have taken you? Remember, I am the master and you are my slave .In the celestial realm, whoever has power is the right one and he is the one who makes all the rules!”
When Yi Ping saw that he had slapped a vulnerable girl who did not dare to resist, he immediately shouted. “A man can't do that! If you want to vent your anger, fight me first!”
Lian Longba hummed coldly, “Who are you?”
Yi Ping replied coldly, “I am Yi Ping and.”.
Lian Longba interrupted coldly, “You are only half dead now and you dare to raise your voice to me? You seek your own death ..”
Suddenly, there was a strong martial power around him as he stepped forward with an angry look, “I will show you the difference between a Great Heavenly from people like you!”
Stellar Heaven Fairy immediately said as she cried, “Please let them go. The Eclipse Heaven Goddess and the Axis Heaven Goddess were from the Ascension Sect. We can't afford to offend them.”
Immediately, Lian Longba seemed to hesitate for a moment.
The Stellar Heaven Fairy glanced at Yujian and Meijian in confusion. A long time ago in the lower realms, the Eclipse Heaven Goddess and the Heaven Axis Goddess were two of the most powerful Celestial Ta’ala of the Ascension Sect and their heavenly achievements were marked by their golden eyes. But now, their eyes were only red. What really happened to them?
But when Lian Longba saw that the rare beauty and holy sword were almost in his hands, even the grudge fear of the Ascension Sect was no longer a hindrance to him. He laughed, “Sekte Ascension won't know. They were very far away and the celestial realm was so vast. When I have snatched this holy sword, they are the ones who should fear me!”
The other three minions who were with him shifted uncomfortably when mentioning the Ascension Sect.
The Ascension Sect was the most powerful heavenly clan in the lower realms in the past for as long as anyone could remember. Their leadership was aggressive in trying to dominate the other celestial clans and this aggressiveness did not stop in the lower realms and instead extended to the upper realms as well. Since they had the most number of Celestial Ta’ala in the upper realms, they did not create their own heavenly clan once they were in the upper realms but were grouped quickly as a dominating force. Anyone who killed the members of the Ascension Sect was quickly dealt with and their fellow heavenly clan would get a revenge visit as well!
Lian Longba yells at his men, “Quiet! The Ascension Sect is not here. You've been with me for a long time and you're letting words scare you? The Ascension Sect might be a great clan but these people were not even Celestials who were Exalted. Do you think the Ascension Sect cares about their fate? What should we fear from them?”
One of the men said, “But they have a god sword. Their supporters must be strong. What if it is the Ancient Celestial, then we are in trouble.”.
Lian Longba snapped, “It is clear that the Stellar Heaven Fairy is just trying to use the Ascension Sect to scare us. The Dominating Aura Clan had many celestial clans as allies. Do we need to fear the Ascension Sect or even the Ancient Celestials? even if it's true?”
Yi Ping coughed weakly as he looked at Lian Longba furiously, “You call yourself a Great Heavenly? Yet you are no different from a bandit!”
Lian Longba hummed coldly as he would not accept this humiliation by lying down!
With a sudden flash, he leaped onto Yi Ping with incredible speed and had raised his powerful martial palm right on his forehead!
The wind power generated from Lian Longba's palm was so strong that the entire air exploded with a rumble!
Yi Ping quickly put aside Divine Echo and White Phoenix as he raised his palm to take a punch as he thought frantically, “His martial power is the same as when I used the Asper Divinity Horizon Hand? And he has been using so casually..”.
Suddenly, Yixian was in the midst of them at a supernatural speed and had raised her hand with the Divine Emerald Skill to receive a punch!
There was an incredible thunder and martial power that exploded so strongly that Yi Ping was thrown off his feet! Even Lie Qing, Lele and the other girls could barely stand on their feet as they were forced to slide backwards by the resulting martial power that rippled throughout!
Yixian was forced to retreat a few steps as she coughed up blood but her tender eyes were still staring at Yi Ping, “Ping’Er, are you okay?”
But without waiting for Yi Ping to answer him, he suddenly fell to the ground!
Yi Ping was beside him in an instant as he bellowed frantically, “Xian’Er! Xian’Er!”
Lingfeng and Shen Xingyue immediately bowed to check her pulse anxiously!
Lian Longba too, was forced to retreat a few steps but she was unharmed. He was surprised when he thought, “He can really take a hit from my Dominance Force?”
In a confirmed conflict, Yixian the Celestial Fairy had displayed the ninth level of the Divine Emerald Skill to absorb the Dominance Strength of Lian Longba. The Dominating Strength was too heavy to deal with even for the Heavenly Elves, destroying his Divine Emerald Skill in its weak state and it had severely harmed him physically!
There was a burst of seven wisps of blue energetic light around Lie Qing as he raised his Martial Darkness. Immediately, blood began to drip from the tip of his lips as he looked at Lian Longba coldly, “Sister Yixian probably won't lose to you if she isn't injured. Don't be arrogant yet, I'm still there!”
Yi Ping knew that Lie Qing had forcefully used his Unbeatable Divine Power and if he used the Pandora Merciless Strike, a counterattack on himself would be fatal in his current state!
He frantically tried to shout for her to stop but before he could call, his vital energy had been flipped over and he coughed up blood as he fell backwards!
Yujian, Meijian, Yunzi, Lingfeng, Youxue and Shen Xingyue frantically surrounded him!
Lian Longba laughed, “Do you think you have completely avoided my Dominance Force?”
Lele raised his long black scythe and he suddenly became serious. The usual expressive light in his eyes had completely disappeared and his red eyes were killing!
Stellar Heaven Fairy quickly pleaded to Lie Qing and Lele, “Retreat! You are not his opponent! Run!”
Lian Longba laughed, “They won't run away. It was because they could not bear to leave this handsome man behind. It would be their downfall and would be their lifelong mistake. They really don't know what they're up against and don't know who I really am. Geez, today is just my lucky day and the best day of my life!”
Lie Qing said coldly, “I don't care if the Stellar Heaven Fairy is the mistress of my previous protege or not. I wouldn't make the same mistake with him. I'll die sooner than fall into your hands, but I'll make sure.you perish with me!”
