Chapter 687: The Eye-Catching Dragon

The gazes and cheers of people possess power.

Youming has always firmly believed this.

In his childhood, he watched his father win match after match on the fighting ring, watched the people around him cheer and shout for his father, and listened to the praise and envy that came from all around.

He began to yearn for a day when he would have the same, and later, he indeed got his wish.

If not for that upheaval, he would have enjoyed such a life.

So many years have passed; he has lost his former appearance and name, using a codename known to no one.

On the several streets centered around the Red Sleeve Restaurant, there are nearly ten thousand people inside and out.

The moment Youming's voice rang out, everyone's gaze turned toward him.

Standing under the sunlight once more, he is the focus of ten thousand gazes.

Youming can still feel a pleasure and anticipation that springs from his heart.

"Who are you?"

Shentu Yue frowns as she looks at Youming standing on the roof.

Hearing this question, Youming's expression is dazed for a moment.

Then he sighs: "It doesn't matter."

The next second, darkness shrouds the entire Red Sleeve Restaurant!

Even though it is under the scorching sun, the people currently inside the restaurant cannot see any light, nor can they feel a trace of warmth.

There is only stillness and gloom.

Huang Jin's complexion changes.

In this instant, he has lost his perception of his surroundings, including Shentu Yue, who is standing right beside him; he can no longer sense her either!

Within the darkness, a cold killing intent emerges, locking onto him.

And at this moment, he is isolated and helpless.

"Is it someone from the New Heaven Society? The other party actually dares to send someone to kill me directly?!"

Huang Jin has already reacted, and he finds it unbelievable.

However, this does not delay him from taking action.

A streak of bright sword light tears through the darkness, and scorching flames roar to life.

The firelight illuminates the gloom, and the high temperature dispels the cold.

A phoenix bathed in fire soars within the darkness!

The supreme art of the Red Dust Pavilion, the "Bright Phoenix Sword Scripture."

Dao Power—【Flame Flying Phoenix】!

The enemy's "Divine Intent" has influenced the entire Red Sleeve Restaurant; this is a method of Dao Power, so Huang Jin also responds with Dao Power.

He has not stimulated core-level extraordinary abilities for all five of his implanted bodies; his visible combat strength is only at the 7th rank.

But relying on his extraordinary swordsmanship, he has stepped into the peak of the Dao Foundation Realm, and two years ago, he was listed as a candidate for the "Under Heaven" Wind and Cloud General Ranking.

Previously, Shentu Yue said his swordsmanship had another breakthrough, and this is indeed true; otherwise, he would not have gone to challenge Li Fei.

Perhaps he is inferior in overall combat strength, but facing any Dao Foundation Realm practitioner under heaven, Huang Jin has the confidence to fight them!

However, this opponent exceeds his expectations.

In the darkness, something indistinct seems to coil around, extinguishing the bright flames and making the soaring phoenix sluggish, as if it has fallen into a swamp named "Netherworld."

After soaring for less than a second, the phoenix bathed in fire dissolves into the darkness!

"How could..."

Huang Jin wears a look of astonishment.

Only an absolute suppression at the level of Dao Power could cause such a result!

But how could a Dao Foundation Realm martial artist suppress him in Dao Power?

Unless...

A strong sense of fear surges into his heart; only now does Huang Jin suddenly realize:

He was far too rash. Clearly knowing the New Heaven Society's strength is unfathomable, why did he dare to suddenly turn against them?

The other party even dares to assassinate the Emperor; what is he, a true disciple of the Red Dust Pavilion, in comparison?

"A sword has two edges..."

This sentence surfaces in Huang Jin's mind once again.

Fear, panic, regret—all sorts of negative emotions fill his heart, and the surrounding darkness is about to swallow him completely!

Suddenly, another streak of firelight ignites in the darkness.

This firelight is even more brilliant than the last!

Then, a phoenix bathed in fire tears through the darkness, scattering a rain of fire in all directions.

Passionate, blooming, soaring into the sky!

The phoenix flies south, spiritual flames like rain.

Dao Power—【Flame Flying Phoenix】!

Watching the phoenix soaring above his head and the rain of fire falling all around, Huang Jin forgets his fear for a moment, immersed in this stunningly beautiful scene.

He knows that Shentu Yue has made her move.

As fellow direct disciples of the Pavilion Master, Shentu Yue also practices the "Bright Phoenix Sword Scripture," so it was Huang Jin who originally instructed her in martial arts.

But the young girl who once followed behind Huang Jin learning the sword has now walked ahead of him.

Using the same 【Flame Flying Phoenix】 technique, when Shentu Yue uses it, it truly embodies the nobility of the phoenix, like a monarch of flames!

The darkness is finally torn apart completely, and Huang Jin and Shentu Yue see the light again.

As for the onlookers, they only see Youming, standing on the roof, lightly flicking his sleeve toward the ground, a massive force shrouding the entire Red Sleeve Restaurant.

Then Huang Jin and Shentu Yue draw their swords one after another, two streaks of sword light shooting into the sky, causing bursts of exclamations.

"Are you trying to make an enemy of my Red Dust Pavilion?!"

Shentu Yue's expression becomes grave as she loudly demands an answer.

The various martial artists of the Stop-War Department maintaining order feel somewhat puzzled; with Shentu Yue's strength as the second on the Wind and Cloud General Ranking, plus a Huang Jin, even if they really encountered some assassin, is there a need to be so alarmed?

Youming smiles and flicks his sleeve toward the ground again:

"And what if I am?"

The darkness that had just been broken surges back from all directions like a tide!

Huang Jin and Shentu Yue's two successive 【Flame Flying Phoenix】 strikes failed to completely break Youming's first Dao Power technique; now that he uses a second Dao Power technique, he connects it to the first, triggering the "lingering charm" of the first, making the second like "adding oil to fire," becoming even more powerful!

Being able to connect two Dao Power techniques so smoothly and freely already exceeds the level of "Entering the Dao."

"The As-You-Will Realm?"

Shentu Yue finally confirms the conjecture in her heart, shouting while striking with her sword:

"Sound the alarm—"

The next second, her voice is annihilated by the darkness.

The crowd is in a stir.

Ordinary commoners can only see the dark, ghostly force Youming struck downward; only the martial artists closest to him can perceive the powerful pressure brought by the Dao Power, a vast shadow vaguely projected into their minds, and the scene before their eyes dims accordingly.

After hearing Shentu Yue's words, the martial artists maintaining order realize the severity of the problem.

Someone immediately takes out the signal gun at their waist, raising it toward the sky.

But before they can pull the trigger, their eyes suddenly widen, and they fall backward.

They have completely lost their breath!

A martial artist nearby sees this and immediately rushes over to pick up the signal gun from the ground.

But before they can stand up, they collapse headlong onto the ground, also losing their breath!

Now the surrounding martial artists are terrified and dare not go to pick up the signal gun again.

"Attack together!"

A leading Dao Foundation Realm martial artist shouts loudly.

Then he suddenly lets out a muffled groan, his eyes widening, revealing a look of terror.

Pfft—

This Dao Foundation Realm martial artist spits out a mouthful of blood, his aura rapidly weakening.

He falls down in pain and soon loses his breath.

A Dao Foundation Realm expert has died just like that!

This scene makes the surrounding Stop-War Department martial artists show looks of terror.

No force seen, no figure seen, no perception of any extraordinary ability or spell fluctuations, and a Dao Foundation Realm expert has died just like that?

"It's a Divine Ability!"

Someone shouts in panic.

This man who suddenly appeared is actually a Martial Arts Master?!

"Run—"

The group of martial artists scatters and flees, having completely lost the courage to resist.

Facing a Martial Arts Master, except for those at the peak of the Dao Foundation Realm, the others have almost no qualifications to trade blows with him; they can only use their lives to exhaust the other party's force and Divine Ability power.

But as the saying goes:

How much is your monthly salary? Why would you risk your life?

On the rooftop, You Ming looked down at the martial artists fleeing in all directions, the smile on his face unchanged.

Without him making any movement, one martial artist after another fell without warning, dying right there.

Such a method of killing had indeed already exceeded the scope of martial arts.

This is a divine ability!

Daring to come here so confidently to kill, and declaring he would kill her senior brother in front of the second-ranked person on the Wind and Cloud General Ranking, You Ming naturally had his own confidence.

A Martial Arts Master is a titan wherever they are!

The crowd near the Red Sleeve Restaurant began to stir, constantly emitting gasps and screams.

But the people in the back did not know what was happening at the very front; they only saw You Ming at the highest point making his move.

"Has it started?"

"Is that person Li Fei?"

"Why don't I see Shentu Yue?"

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The vast majority of people still maintained the mindset of watching a martial arts duel.

Then they saw a flash of brilliant red.

A scorching sword light rose from the ground, thrusting toward You Ming on the rooftop.

The sword light bloomed in the air, transforming into streaks of bright yellow wings; these wings outlined a small world, locking You Ming within it.

Even from far away, even ordinary people who had never practiced martial arts could perceive an extremely noble aura from these fluttering wings.

A spiritual treasure of heaven and earth, a hundred birds come to pay homage.

Dao Energy—【Feather Court Phoenix】!

For a moment, the gazes of ten thousand people were drawn by that beautiful figure rising into the air and that magnificent technique.

Knowing full well that the opponent was a Martial Arts Master, Shentu Yue still unhesitatingly took the initiative to strike with her sword!

Zhu Fenghua, ranked first on the Wind and Cloud General Ranking, could trade a hundred blows with a Martial Arts Master without being defeated; although she was not as good as him, she still had the confidence to fight.

This is the provincial capital of Gansu Province; as long as she can hold him for a moment, she can wait for Chi Chengyu and the Imperial Guard Army to arrive!

Huang Jin was only a moment slower than Shentu Yue, also rising into the air and thrusting his sword out.

Shentu Yue gave him infinite courage, making him no longer afraid.

"With my junior sister and me joining forces, we will certainly be able to..."

Roar—

A deep dragon roar interrupted Huang Jin's train of thought.

A pitch-black flood dragon appeared out of thin air, circling around You Ming, setting him off as if he were a monarch in a dark world!

The flood dragon only lightly swayed its body, and it shattered the small world composed of feathers, breaking Shentu Yue's 【Feather Court Phoenix】.

How can a shallow pond trap a flood dragon?

Immediately after, the flood dragon bared its fangs and brandished its claws, tearing toward Shentu Yue.

"Junior sister!"

Huang Jin's eyes were split with rage, and he disregarded everything to meet the flood dragon with his sword.

The fire-bathed phoenix appeared again, but in the next second, its body was bitten apart by the flood dragon!

The aftermath of the energy formed a huge mirror surface, spreading toward the surroundings.

The outer wall of the sixth floor of the Red Sleeve Restaurant cracked, visibly shaking a few times, and a gale swept across half the city!

The two who had leaped high fell down.

Gasps came from all directions.

People stared fixedly at that arrogant black flood dragon, revealing expressions of amazement.

They had come today to watch the duel between Shentu Yue and Li Fei, only to see Shentu Yue and another person join forces to fight an enemy, and be struck down in a single move!

Who is this person? Why is he so strong?

You Ming stood on the rooftop, listening to the sounds all around and feeling the gazes of ten thousand people, slightly closing his eyes.

This is the feeling!

He could clearly feel that power from the gazes and gasps gathering toward him.

In the vast heaven and earth, I shall be the leader!

You Ming looked at Shentu Yue and Huang Jin below, not in a hurry to deal the killing blow.

Whether it was Chi Chengyu or the Imperial Guard Army, it would take some time for them to arrive.

That was enough for him to complete today's "performance."

He first pointed at Huang Jin:

"You don't even have the qualifications to make me draw my sword."

Then he pointed at Shentu Yue:

"You are still acceptable."

(End of chapter)