Chapter 74

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Great Ming.

Mount Mount Wudang.

In front of the True Martial Hall.

Zhang Zhang Sanfeng watched as everything regarding Xiaoyaozi on the Azure Cloud Ranking finally came to an end.

His face was full of emotion.

“What a Xiaoyaozi!”

Yu Yu Daiyan, standing to the side, said, “Master, this Xiaoyaozi is truly capable of enduring for the sake of revenge.”

“However, he is also a heaven-sent genius!”

“His son is now a Vajra of the Buddhist sect.”

“If the two of them, father and son, were to join forces to slaughter the Zhao Song imperial family, it would likely be effortless!”

“But why is he so obsessed with leading an army to destroy the Zhao Song state!”

Zhang Zhang Sanfeng said, “Everyone has things they will do, and things they will not!”

“For Xiaoyaozi, the identity of Li Yu is a tribulation for him!”

“To resolve this tribulation, he must use the Kingly Way to conclude this past.”

“If he were to rely solely on his personal martial prowess to slaughter those whose martial arts realms are far inferior to his, it would be an unheroic victory for him!”

“A man like him would disdain to do such a thing!”

Upon hearing this, Yu Yu Daiyan nodded slightly and said, “Disciple understands; back then, the Zhao Song army destroyed the Southern Tang, so he wants to destroy the Zhao Song in the same way.”

“This is his way of taking revenge.”

Zhang Zhang Sanfeng nodded slightly and said, “Exactly, that is it!”

At this moment.

On the Azure Cloud Ranking in the firmament, golden light flickered.

It seemed a new figure was about to appear.

Zhang Zhang Sanfeng stood with his hands behind his back and said, “Who will be the next person on the list?”

Yu Yu Daiyan said, “Perhaps it is you, Master!”

Zhang Zhang Sanfeng smiled without a word, merely shaking his head gently.

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Great Qin.

Qizhou.

Outside Sanghai City.

Aboard the Mirage ship.

Di Di Shitian, disguised as Lord Lord Yunzhong, watched the Azure Cloud Ranking in the firmament, watching Xiaoyaozi, whose story had concluded.

He could not help but mock him.

“A dignified, supreme expert at the eighth rank of the Land Immortal realm!”

“To think he would actually borrow Ying Zheng’s hand to take revenge!”

“It is simply too stupid!”

“If it were me, I would only need to flick my sleeve to annihilate the Zhao Song imperial family!”

“One man to destroy a city, one man to destroy a country!”

“Why not!”

“No wonder you, Xiaoyaozi, could only rank third on this Azure Cloud Ranking!”

“Compared to me, you are far too inferior!”

“With my cultivation, the top spot on this Azure Cloud Ranking is mine for certain!”

Just at this moment.

The Azure Cloud Ranking, which had returned to calm in the firmament, suddenly underwent a world-shaking change.

Golden light surged!

On the Azure Cloud Ranking, it seemed as if countless wonders were shining!

Upon seeing it, people could not help but feel a sense of heart-pounding shock!

Just at this moment.

The golden light on the Azure Cloud Ranking burst forth!

A line of large characters appeared upon it!

[Second place on the Nine Provinces Azure Cloud Ranking — Xiao Sanxiao!]

[Identity: A messenger under the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan over four thousand years ago! A legendary figure who has lived for over four thousand years!]

Wow!

With the appearance of this line of large characters.

In an instant.

Throughout the Nine Provinces of the world, across the four seas and eight wildernesses!

Everyone who saw this line of characters was left utterly shocked!

The next moment.

On the Azure Cloud Ranking, golden light shone.

A scene slowly appeared within it.

The moment that scene appeared.

An ancient aura immediately swept across the world.

In the scene.

Bright daylight.

By the side of a great river!

The sounds of battle cries shook the heavens!

Two sides were locked in a bloody struggle!

Blood flowed like a river!

Bones covered the ground!

The scene froze on a middle-aged man covered in blood.

His appearance looked completely unremarkable!

He was wearing armor!

He even had a command flag strapped to his back!

Anyone could see that he was the second-place figure on the Azure Cloud Ranking, Xiao Sanxiao!

At this very moment.

Di Di Shitian was completely stunned!

He looked at that line of large characters on the Azure Cloud Ranking.

His eyes were filled with rage.

“How is this possible!”

“How could anyone live longer than me!”

“Over four thousand years!”

“Xiao Sanxiao!”

“Who exactly is this person!”

“What is his background!”

“Why have I never heard his name before!”

“I have roamed the world for over two thousand years!”

“Yet I know absolutely nothing about this person!”

“It truly infuriates me!”

Di Di Shitian’s eyes widened, and he paced back and forth on the deck at the top of the Mirage in his rage.

For him, the appearance of someone who had lived for over four thousand years was a very distressing matter.

He styled himself as a god!

A “god” a level higher than those so-called Land Immortals!

Yet now, someone had lived even longer than he, the “god”!

Over four thousand years—that was a lifespan exactly double his own!

This person was named Xiao Sanxiao!

And he knew nothing about this Xiao Sanxiao!

This filled Di Di Shitian’s heart with panic!

He had always believed that all people and events in this world were under his control!

But he never expected that there would be a figure like Xiao Sanxiao in the world!

Someone he did not know about!

Someone who was outside his control!

This left Di Di Shitian both terrified and excited!

Terrified that this Xiao Sanxiao, having lived for over four thousand years, might be more powerful than him!

Excited because it had been a long time since he had encountered something he found interesting!

The appearance of Xiao Sanxiao made him feel as if he might have a new plaything!

“Cannot be rash, cannot be rash!”