Chapter 605: Fire Dragon Mountain

Edo.

The Imperial City of Dongying.

Although it could not compare to the imperial capital of the Central Plains, it was nonetheless a prosperous place; yet now, it had vanished just like that, leaving no trace of its existence.

The men and women, the old and the young, the poor and the rich, the suffering and the joyful, the hopeful and the desperate within the city... such varieties, once separated by the vast difference between heaven and earth, between clouds and mud, would never be spoken of in the same breath. But at this very moment, they were all reduced to equality.

Under this city-toppling blade, all living beings are equal.

Because what this blade brought was only... death.

Death is the final destination for all living beings, and it is also their greatest equality.

"One blade... topples the city."

Even though Hayato Tianyin was the sect leader of the Hidden Sword Stream, and could almost be considered the strongest existence apart from the Great Demon God and the Great Master, and what he had learned was the supreme divine art of the Myriad Ways of the Universe, at this moment, he still found it hard to believe, as if he had fallen into a dream.

That there could truly be a city-toppling blade in this world, erasing a city where tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people lived.

How terrifying!

Even if his master, the Great Master, were to face this blade, he would likely only be able to fold his hands and wait for death.

Hayato Tianyin suddenly recalled the Panic List he had seen passed down from the Central Plains.

On the Panic List, a peerless, miraculous technique was recorded, a miraculous technique invincible under heaven.

It is rumored that it only appeared over a thousand years ago during the Three Kingdoms era. That blade not only surpassed time and space, but it could also truly and utterly topple a city.

This technique is—the City-Toppling Love.

So, there really is a City-Toppling Love in this world, a peerless, miraculous technique that can topple a city.

The opponent would not let him go; how could he possibly deal with someone who could unleash such a miraculous technique?!

For a moment, a sense of despair enveloped Hayato Tianyin.

But soon, his spirit rallied, and a fierce light erupted from his eyes.

Even if Yu Liancheng's martial arts were peerless, unleashing the City-Toppling Love must have exhausted his True Qi and physical strength; did this not mean that now was a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity?

"That's right, this technique did indeed leave me severely injured," a clear, bright voice rang out.

Hayato Tianyin turned his head abruptly and was shocked to see the black-clad Yu Liancheng, with the little girl holding a long blade beside him.

"This technique was created by the Martial Saint Guan Yu. Guan Yu is revered as the Martial Saint, and his cultivation was earth-shattering; even after he unleashed this technique, he had to recuperate for several months."

Yu Liancheng's complexion was somewhat pale, and his aura had weakened to the bottom.

Upon noticing all this, Hayato Tianyin hesitated almost not at all, and with a "clang," he drew his sword, "War Soul." War Soul was the sword carried by the Dongying Sword Saint Yagyu Muji three hundred years ago. Yagyu Muji had once relied on this sword to defeat the Central Plains Sword Saint of three hundred years ago.

The moment War Soul left its sheath, a boiling, violent airflow suddenly exploded from Hayato Tianyin's body, then transformed into scorching flames that rose upward. "Crack, crack," with Hayato Tianyin as the center, scorching sparks splattered, the ground beneath his feet cracked in succession, all moisture was evaporated in a breath, and even the hard stones could not withstand the roasting, suddenly bursting apart.

This was precisely the "Red Fire Path" that Hayato had created by integrating his family's martial arts into the Myriad Ways of the Universe.

"Die!

"

Hayato Tianyin roared, suddenly merging with his sword, his entire body transforming into a crimson, raging fire dragon, lunging fiercely toward Yu Liancheng.

Wherever the fire dragon passed, the air twisted and deformed, all vitality withered, and was evaporated by the air.

"Don't be in such a hurry, I haven't finished speaking yet."

As he spoke, a smile curled the corners of Yu Liancheng's mouth. He channeled the Red Fire Divine Art, and a ball of flames ignited on his arm as well. His five fingers rotated into a fist, and he struck out heavily toward the fire dragon Hayato Tianyin had become.

"Although I have consumed a lot, I recover very quickly too!"

Bang!

After a muffled thud, flames splattered, and in the faintness, a mournful cry of a fire dragon seemed to be heard before it completely exploded. Hayato Tianyin, who had been enveloped by the fire dragon, fell backward, spraying blood from his mouth. But his reaction was extremely fast; he spun his body, borrowed the force of Yu Liancheng's punch, surged his True Qi, and fled into the distance.

Yu Liancheng was not in a hurry to pursue, saying calmly, "Can you run?"

He reached out his palm toward Hayato Tianyin from afar. In the sky, clouds gathered, transforming into a giant palm that suddenly pressed downward!

Boom!

However, after taking this blow, Hayato Tianyin actually dragged his severely injured body, channeled the Myriad Ways of the Universe, and vanished without a trace.

Several days later, Fire Dragon Mountain.

Fire Dragon Mountain is an active volcano. It is said that it erupted once a hundred years ago, with rolling thick smoke shooting straight into the clouds, tens of thousands of catties of giant rocks being thrown into the sky, magma and subterranean fire surging out endlessly, and volcanic ash covering the sky like a blizzard, extinguishing all vitality.

Although Fire Dragon Mountain had not erupted in recent years, one could hear a gurgling sound like surging magma as soon as one approached, which is why no one lived within a ten-mile radius.

Hayato Tianyin had fled to Fire Dragon Mountain.

"Stop, Sect Leader Hayato, the Great Master is in seclusion on Fire Dragon Mountain and is not seeing anyone for the time being." Just as Hayato Tianyin was about to ascend the mountain, two figures flashed out on the usually deserted Fire Dragon Mountain and blocked Hayato Tianyin. The lightness skills of these two were definitely those of First-class Experts, yet here, they were merely gatekeepers.

"Go and report to the Great Master quickly, I have something very important to tell him." Hayato Tianyin's face was pale, his figure was swaying, and there was a patch of blood on his chest. He was in such a wretched state that it caught the two figures by surprise.

Sect Leader Hayato was the Great Master's most prized disciple, having inherited the Great Master's true teachings in both martial arts and strategy. In today's world, apart from the Great Master, who else could have severely injured him?

"Apologies, Sect Leader Hayato, the Great Master is at a critical moment of his seclusion. He previously instructed us that we must absolutely not let anyone disturb his seclusion. We hope the Sect Leader will forgive us," the black shadow said respectfully.

"Get out of the way, this matter concerns the entire Dongying, those who block me die!

" Hayato Tianyin was very anxious, channeled his remaining power, and struck out with a palm toward the two black shadows.

Although the two black shadows were experts, they were still a notch below the Great Master. Although they each neutralized Hayato's palm, they could not help but be knocked backward, clearing the path.

Just as Hayato Tianyin was about to further ascend the mountain.

More figures flashed out on Fire Dragon Mountain, surrounding Hayato Tianyin in an instant. Looking around, there were forty-nine people in total, every one of them a First-class Expert of the current age, and the forty-nine of them connected their auras in a breath, forming a great formation in the blink of an eye. Even a Hayato Tianyin in his prime would have found it difficult to break through the formation, let alone now that he was severely injured.

"Sect Leader Hayato, please retreat for now, don't make it difficult for everyone. We can guarantee that as soon as the Great Master comes out of seclusion, we will report to him immediately."

One figure said.

Hayato Tianyin did not retreat.

The aura on his body circulated, his eyes were icy, and his killing intent was surging.

Clearly, he intended to force his way through the encirclement.

And those figures did not try to persuade him, but simply waited quietly for Hayato Tianyin to make his move.

"Hayato, what business do you have with your master?"

And just as the atmosphere grew stagnant, a figure slowly appeared.