Chapter 430: Men Must Fight! (First Update)

"That damn thing could be your disciple?"

"And you're telling me to look after him?"

Fang Zhiqun sucked his teeth, feeling as if the whole world had gone wrong.

"Are you crazy? Or am I?"

A young prodigy capable of taking on a hundred enemies alone—you, Ma Mingan, an old and poor beggar, what virtue or ability do you have to take him as a disciple?

You're lying to me, right?

Tell me!

You must be lying to me!!!

It wasn't just Fang Zhiqun who couldn't believe it; the sudden situation before them made everyone present widen their eyes.

"This is impossible!"

"This... what on earth is going on!!?"

"Could it be that those hundred Divine Guards are just silver-plated pewter spears—all show and no substance?"

Of course, this final theory did not garner much agreement; anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was not where the problem lay.

The Divine Court Imperial Guard of the Southern Border Divine Dynasty: ten men can wipe out a sect, a hundred can slaughter a city, and a thousand can destroy a nation!

This was not an exaggeration they claimed for themselves, but a reputation left behind over thousands of years of history—it was a genuine, hard-won combat record!

Not to mention, just a short while ago, a squad of a hundred had already proven their might with the crushing defeat of the Ten Sect Alliance.

So, since it wasn't that the Divine Guards were too weak, there was only one possibility.

It was that the white-haired youth was too strong.

A hundred Divine Guards could break a thousand men, yet they were routed by one person; then... just how strong must that one person be?

Where on earth did a person like this pop out from? Why had no one ever heard of his name before?

The crowd was both amazed and curious, carefully observing the youth's face, striving to commit his appearance to memory.

The youth had sword-like brows and starry eyes, a handsome face, and a lean, athletic build; beneath that seemingly slender frame was an extremely powerful body. His whole person radiated a masculine, upright aura, full of vibrant vitality, along with a faint, elusive sense of danger.

Although the formation of the hundred Divine Guards had been shattered by a single punch and they had suffered some backlash, they were generally unharmed and their ability to act was not affected.

Yet, after that initial strike, they chose to stop, simply holding their weapons and silently watching the carriage approach.

Though their hearts were filled with unwillingness, under the command of their leader, they could only watch as the youth who had caused them to lose all face swaggered past them.

Rage.

Insult.

In this moment, they tasted the humiliation they had inflicted upon other sects not long ago.

Some of the younger Divine Guards were trembling with anger, their fingers white as they gripped their weapons, on the verge of exploding.

Behind the Divine Guard leader, one Divine Guard gritted his teeth, lowered his voice, and asked with difficulty, enunciating every word:

"Leader! Why won't you let us attack!? That was just carelessness earlier; it's impossible for us to be defeated by him!"

He called it a question, but judging by his attitude, it was closer to a challenge.

Why?

Why make us suffer such humiliation?

Why let the glorious Divine Court Imperial Guard bow to anyone other than His Majesty the Divine Emperor!!?

"... This is for your own good."

After a moment of silence, the Divine Guard leader spoke slowly, transmitting his voice to everyone behind him.

"We are the servants of His Majesty the Divine Emperor, the sharp blades with which He conquers the world. We can die gloriously in battle, but we must never die meaninglessly in a place like this!"

"... Also, regarding what just happened, do not be discouraged; that was not your true strength."

"We are currently in this location, our cultivation suppressed and completely unacclimated. In our hasty formation, the strength of the hundred-man military array was not even one percent of its potential. Plus, that person is a Body Cultivator who specializes in physical training, which is why he succeeded through a moment of carelessness!"

"You must understand, that was not our fault!"

The Divine Guard leader's explanation was firm and decisive, allowing the uneasy hearts of the Divine Guards to be soothed to a certain extent.

Hah!

So that was it; that person had merely used a trick.

They had no choice but to believe it; even if they felt something was wrong, they could only force themselves to believe this "reasonable" explanation.

"..."

But only the Divine Guard leader knew the truth of the matter.

At the moment their fists collided, he had not dared to be the least bit careless.

The opponent was very dangerous.

The Divine Guard leader was a Centurion with Spirit Transformation strength. Having campaigned for many years in the forbidden zones of the Southern Border alongside the Divine Guard General, he had seen countless great evils and horrors, even honing an instinct.

When encountering an extremely terrifying monster, he would instinctively feel uneasy and thus take precautions in advance.

And just now, as that carriage kept approaching, his instinct had been awakened!

The level of this fear was something he had previously only felt from Great Demons above the Void refinement stage.

Now, he couldn't be sure whether this danger came from the white-haired youth or from the mysterious figure in the carriage who had yet to appear.

But regardless of the situation, deciding not to attack rashly was absolutely the correct choice.

They were Divine Guards; they could sacrifice themselves, but they must never die without knowing why!

Rumble, rumble...

After approaching the Earth Gate, the speed of the carriage finally slowed down; in the end, it did not force its way through in one go.

Ren Yidao, in the guise of a white-haired youth, tugged on the reins, soothing the two controlled steeds.

Ren Yidao had the confidence to force his way through, but Shi Xue in the carriage likely lacked that strength.

Thus, Ren Yidao tilted his head and shouted toward the big shots watching the lively scene below from above Heaven Gate:

"Friends upstairs, could you help open the gate?"

"I'm in a rush!"

Truly.

Above Earth Gate, there was a deathly silence.

"......"

Cao Zhiyin's expression shifted back and forth, as he too had been quite shaken by the scene just now.

They had only come to stay and guard the house according to Zang Zhenyu's wishes, without needing to put in much effort at all.

But looking at it now, things did not seem to be that way...

Where did this monster crawl out from?

"Tsk! What should we do now? How about we just let them pass?"

Cao Zhiyin consulted with He Kaifeng, but unexpectedly heard no response.

"Hm?"

He turned his head and discovered that He Kaifeng, who had been quiet the whole time, now had eyes filled with fighting spirit.

Ah, damn it!

I almost forgot, this damn guy is a martial fanatic who only knows how to cultivate and spar!

"Haha, hahahaha! You want to pass Earth Gate? You can!"

Laughing loudly, He Kaifeng unbuttoned his top, threw it directly into Cao Zhiyin's arms, then took a step forward and took the initiative to leap down from Heaven Gate.

Furthermore, he did not use any Dharma Power while in freefall, landing on the ground with a boom.

Boom!!!

He knelt on one knee, leaving a heavy, large crater in the earth in front of Earth Gate.

The height of Earth Gate was not great, only a little over three hundred feet, and since he could leave such a mark, there was only one reason...

His body was very heavy, at least several times that of metal of the same volume!

He Kaifeng slowly straightened his body from the crater, his gaze burning as he stared at Ren Yidao.

"As long as you can defeat me, I will let you pass!"