Chapter 650: Anomaly

The battle between these two Marquis-level powerhouses, Zhu Zhu Qinghuo and Niu Niu Biaobiao, drew countless gazes from both inside and outside the Luolang Wang Fu headquarters, and their strikes could truly be called heaven-shaking and earth-shattering, the vast and mighty phase force carrying the might of heaven and earth crashing against each other in wave after wave.

However, a battle of this level did not damage the Luolang Wang Fu headquarters below or the outside world, not only because of the protection of the strange array, but more because both sides had deployed their "Feng Hou Zhong Jie," using it to form an independent space that bore and dissolved the aftershocks of each other's attacks.

The reason for doing this was perhaps because neither wished to cause greater destruction.

Of course, Zhu Zhu Qinghuo's reason for not wanting to cause destruction was not to preserve the Luolang Wang Fu, but rather to prevent the battle's aftershocks from being too strong and damaging the supreme treasures within the Luolang Wang Fu.

The Regent's Wang Fu.

On a tower within the residence, the Regent stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze fixed toward the Luolang Wang Fu, his eyes piercing through the void like an eagle's, taking in the entire great battle over there.

"This Marquis-level powerhouse of the Luolang Wang Fu is very strong. Zhu Zhu Qinghuo is already a Fourth-Rank Marquis, which counts as top-tier among the Marquis Realms of our Great Xia, yet in this battle he has not gained the slightest advantage," the Regent said slowly.

"This Niu Niu Biaobiao must not have been an ordinary figure in the past. I really don't know why such a person would be willing to serve as a cook in the Luolang Wang Fu for so many years. Do Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan really have that much charm?"

"Of course those two's charm is no small matter—otherwise how could even Duze Yan have chosen to lend a hand at the most critical moment... But this Niu Niu Biaobiao is indeed no simple figure. If he were at his peak, let alone Zhu Zhu Qinghuo, even you would probably not be his match." From behind the Regent, a man walked out of the shadows. His clothes were arranged immaculately, his skin as smooth as a baby's. He appeared very young, yet the indifference and depth in his eyes seemed to have weathered the ages.

What was even more surprising was that he was born with double pupils—within each eye socket, two pupils overlapped, one gold and one silver.

On his finger, he wore an archaic dark-red ring, on the face of which was engraved a bizarre eye with a black sclera and a pale-white pupil.

The Regent turned his head to glance at this man and said, "However, up to now in the fight, this Niu Niu Biaobiao has never revealed his own Marquis Platform. It seems his Marquis Platform is damaged, no?"

"What a keen perception." The gold-and-silver double-pupiled man laughed and praised.

"Even his Marquis Platform is damaged. It seems this Niu Niu Biaobiao truly suffered a devastating heavy wound in the past. To be able to cling to life after that is quite impressive," the Regent said.

"It should be enough to deal with Zhu Zhu Qinghuo," the man said.

The Regent said, "Zhu Zhu Qinghuo is only a decoy. Next comes Shen Shen Jinxiao's move. As long as he takes care of Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge, Niu Niu Biaobiao will naturally have to consider the safety of his charges, and at that point the struggle for the Luolang Wang Fu will have its result. And I will be able to obtain what I want."

"What if Shen Shen Jinxiao also fails? After all, he cannot act personally and can only borrow Manager Pei Hao's body, unable to truly go all out," the man said with a smile.

"Although he cannot go all out, the methods of a Marquis-level powerhouse should have no problem dealing with two little brats, no?" the Regent said indifferently.

The man seemed to deliberately contradict the Regent: "Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge are no ordinary little brats. The miracles they carry are quite numerous."

Regarding his contrarianism, the Regent was not annoyed, merely lowering his eyes slightly as he said, "Regardless of any unforeseen events, the outcome for the Luolang Wang Fu today is already decided. What I want—I have waited so many years for it—I must obtain it."

The gold-and-silver double-pupiled man smiled slightly and said, "A few days after the Luolang Wang Fu's sacrificial ceremony will be your little prince's coronation ceremony. From the intelligence I've obtained, Pang Pang Qianyuan has already begun using the power of the Dragon Bone Holy Grail deep within the Dark Cave to suppress the Fish Chi King. If Guo Ta Cheng Gong, the rift deep within the Dark Cave will be sealed, and at that time he will come out. I believe he will certainly rush to attend the coronation ceremony, because he once promised the old king."

"And once he arrives, all the forces you've painstakingly built will collapse in an instant. After all, he is the Invincible One of Great Xia."

The Regent's face was impassive as he said, "Isn't there still you all? You have laid your plans for so many years—I don't believe you will easily allow Pang Pang Qianyuan to come out from the depths of the Dark Cave."

"Moreover, as long as I master that Guardian Nation Strange Array, even if Pang Pang Qianyuan comes out, I fear he will be unable to do anything to me."

"But for you to control that Guardian Nation Strange Array, you still need to make some alterations to it, and at this time, you also need that supreme treasure from the Luolang Wang Fu as an aid," the gold-and-silver double-pupiled man said with a smile.

The Regent nodded slightly and continued to cast his gaze toward the direction of the Luolang Wang Fu headquarters, saying, "So today is the first step of the plan."

"How could I possibly allow it to fail?"

"Boom boom!"

Above the Luolang Wang Fu, violent phase force shook the heavens.

One after another, massive burning meteors fell from the sky, like falling stars, continuously bombarding Niu Niu Biaobiao's position.

Countless people looked up; the meteors reflected in their pupils, causing expressions of absolute horror to appear on their faces.

Such world-destroying attacks—if the two Marquis-level powerhouses had not sealed the sky above with their "Feng Hou Zhong Jie" at this moment, half of Great Xia City would likely have been destroyed in this kind of battle.

Hum!

However, as the meteors fell, a piercing sound of blade hum suddenly rang out. One saw blade lights, domineering to the extreme, sweep across the void, and the void itself was directly sliced apart by the blade lights, the traces left behind lingering without dissipating for a long time.

The blade lights swept across the meteors, and immediately the meteors shattered, continuously splitting apart from within, ultimately dissolving into nothingness.

Watching this scene, Zhu Zhu Qinghuo's expression was cold. He stared at the butcher's knife in Niu Niu Biaobiao's hand, a hint of wariness flashing through his eyes. This knife seemed to be no simple matter—it was by no means an ordinary Purple-Eyed Treasure, because the special splitting force contained within the blade qi seemed to, once it struck, split apart all matter like a plague.

In the previous clashes, none of his attacks had been able to achieve the slightest effect. This was not only because Niu Niu Biaobiao possessed terrifyingly powerful physical strength, but also because of the murderous-aura-exuding butcher's knife in his hand.

Although the opponent had not revealed his own Marquis Platform until now, even so, it had already prevented him from making the slightest progress.

From this, it seemed ordinary methods were useless.

A cold glint flashed through Zhu Zhu Qinghuo's eyes. He brought his hands together, rapidly forming seals. At the same time, in the sky behind him, fiery-red clouds actually piled up, as if forming a crimson canopy covering the horizon.

The next moment, the crimson clouds were torn apart, and a thousand-zhang-tall fiery-red hand print actually broke through the clouds.

"Marquis Art, Heavenly Fire Divine Hand Seal!"

The instant Zhu Zhu Qinghuo unleashed his Marquis Art, Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge could not help but be drawn in. This was a Marquis Art truly cast by a Marquis-level powerhouse—such might was world-destroying.

However, just as the two were immersed in the might of that Marquis Art, they almost simultaneously sensed a dangerous aura suddenly attacking.

Jiang Jiang Qinge reacted the fastest. In an instant, she slapped Li Luo away with one palm, then struck out with her jade palm. One saw brilliant light phase force pour out like a flood, transforming into layer upon layer of light mirrors before her.

Crack!

However, these light mirrors existed for only a single breath before completely shattering apart.

An extraordinarily fierce and astonishing force poured in like a flood, colliding with the phase force in Jiang Jiang Qinge's palm.

Boom!

The phase force shockwave raged outward, tearing open crack after crack in the nearby ground, and Jiang Jiang Qinge's graceful figure was forcibly sent flying back several dozen steps, her qi and blood violently churning.

"Sister Jiang Qinge!" Li Luo, who had just steadied himself, saw this and his heart jolted. He hurriedly called out.

Jiang Jiang Qinge stretched out a hand and waved it at him, indicating she was fine. Then her somewhat icy gaze was cast toward the direction from which that force had come.

Then their expressions both changed slightly.

Because they saw that not far away, Manager Pei Hao, whose body had already been riddled with holes, was at this moment slowly and stiffly rising to his feet. On his ferocious face, covered in bloody holes, he revealed a bizarre smile toward Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge.

"You didn't think it would end here for me, did you?"