Star Gate

Chapter 456: Majestic (III)

Xie Gang’s heart quailed; he was suddenly unwilling to summon others for help. He could handle an unawakened Silver Armor by himself and would have plenty of time to call for help if it awakened right before death.

Not to mention, he didn’t have to kill the Silver Armor. There wasn’t much point to that. The slit in its armor had appeared with a quick swipe. Could he break the armor or simply inflict a crack? Would all of those rings be his then?

Most important were those incomparably pure mysterious power stones. Xie Gang possessed a high status with his cultivation level, but he’d never seen stones with such clarity before...

This hesitation was precisely what Li Hao wanted. The young man understood martial masters all too well. Or rather, all humans were thus—greedy, avid, grasping...

Few were those who could control those impulses; not even Li Hao was an exception. He found it hard to restrain himself as well. His self-control had grown only after he saw more of the world. If before, he would’ve taken any risk if someone was willing to pay him one hundred cubes.

Why should Xie Gang seek help for treasure that he could claim by himself? Would there be any left for him if powerhouses were on the scene? Such were modern day supernatural and martial masters. Only a small portion of martial masters could check themselves; most supernaturals completely gave over to their inner desires. Their rapidly increasing strength only served to enhance their greed.

C’mon, show me a thing or two... You want to fight me, don’t you? A smile creased Li Hao’s eyes. “We can begin!” he messaged through the armor system. He flung himself at the supernatural with a longsword!

Xie Gang was still lost in thought and debating whether to notify his organization. He automatically responded with a punch, smashing into the armor like a boulder and even leaving a tiny dent on it...

The man blinked, then beamed! So these Silver Armors could be damaged? Why should he call for anyone then? This soldier didn’t seem that strong.

Xie Gang punched again like a meteor descending, creating a sonic wave with his blow. Li Hao tumbled off the roof and crashed to the ground. Xie Gang was overjoyed at the sight. This Silver Armor wasn’t all that!

He quickly caught up to the soldier, commencing a ferocious battle in the streets. Collisions sounded again and again. Instead of attempting to meld the three auras together, Li Hao utilized only the Nine Forged Force, the armor’s innate durability, and his highly fortified organs to clash with the other again and again!

The young man was noticeably less than Xie Gang without the supplement of the three auras. However, Li Hao didn’t care. This was the kind of battle he wanted. He employed the Nine Forged Force with impunity and even put away his longsword. He called upon the bear style of the Five Styles to smash his fist into his opponent again and again.

Boom!

Fists landed with eruptions of the Nine Forged Force. Surges of power followed one after another.

The more Xie Gang fought, the more astonished he was. The soldier wasn’t that strong, but it was very agile and didn’t seem like a dead puppet. It rather appeared that it possessed its own sentience.

Their fight drew some attention, but that attention was quickly captured elsewhere. Even more fierce fighting broke out on the next street—thunderous collisions rang nonstop!

“Damn it!” a woman shrilled—a Red Moon powerhouse. Li Hao knew who she was. Hong Yitang had mentioned that she was Red Moon’s Yellow Moon. She’d apparently been chasing down Yuan Shuo, but now she was here and had caught Hong Yitang and He Yong’s eye.

Xie Gang was momentarily distracted. What was that? The fight next door seemed more vicious than his own. Was... the one in front of him not a Silver Armor? Had another entered the outer city?

As lost as he was, Li Hao continued to pummel him. The young man deployed his fists at a faster speed and began accumulating his strength. He settled in a comfortable rhythm. Xie Gang’s was very strong and his defense sufficient to the point where it reminded Li Hao of the sea. The waves had crashed upon each other in succession and were greater than the one before as they broke over the boulders.

......

At the same time, in the plaza.

Powerhouses were startled by the disruption and looked at the dim outer city. Some looked sharply, others frowned tightly. What was going on? Had people encountered the Silver Armor? But there seemed to be more than one battle raging... and the ripples indicated a fight beyond Solar.

Hou Xiaochen was also deeply perplexed. He could sense some sword intent and boxing intent from one of the fights. Southern Fist? Earthturner Sword? These were the two that came to mind. But...

He glanced at the solemn Green Moon. “Green Peacock, who is it that’s entered the city?” he rumbled. “They shouldn’t be a regular member as they are very strong. Tell us so we can be prepared!”

Green Moon frowned, ignoring him. She was both shocked and astonished at the moment. She knew who was inside—Yellow Moon. Also a late Nova, Yellow Moon was slightly stronger than her and could fight a fully awakened Silver Armor. Her safety should have been assured, but the situation seemed to be going awry.

From the ripples traveling back and some indistinct shouts, Yellow Moon might be on the losing side. But how was that possible??

Not even a fully awakened Silver Armor would find it easy to swiftly suppress Yellow Moon. She didn’t have a moment to cry out for help, an indication of how much trouble she was in. She couldn’t take a breath from fighting, lest it throw her off balance and create an opening for the enemy!

Next to Green Moon, Blue Moon also sensed the danger. “Something seems to have gone wrong,” he transmitted. “We need to immediately go to her aid...”

Yellow Moon ranked number three of the Seven Moons. There would be grave trouble if anything happened to her here!

“Let’s go! We enter the outer city!” Green Moon hesitated no longer.

“Kong Jie, bring everyone out!” Hou Xiaochen snapped in response, sending his voice into the city to quickly withdraw his men. He didn’t want to be involved in this. The outer city had become a strange place—possibly due to Southern Fist and Earthturner Sword. He didn’t want to be caught in a conflict with them, especially if they were the ones attacking Yellow Moon. It meant that they were stronger than he anticipated.

Just as Hou Xiaochen commanded for his people to be brought out, the Yama and Celestial powerhouses darted in with sharp glints in their eyes. Some of the wandering cultivators also seemed to sniff the scent of something and entered the city!

Who was it that was embroiled in a fight inside the city? One of Red Moon’s powerhouses? One of the Seven Moons? There might be a show to watch and loot to pick up!

......

At the same time.

Hong Yitang and He Yong had indeed engaged Yellow Moon. The shocked woman watched as He Yong brought punch after indomitable punch to bear, ones infinitely stronger than Li Hao on the next street over!

Boom!

They left her no room to breathe or even the ability to cry for help. She didn’t dare because the momentary relaxation would bring about her death. Yellow Moon could barely recover from her shock—she recognized the one who was punching her! Southern Fist He Yong! It must be him! Who else’s fists would be so domineering and penetrating?

Of the two Fists, Northern Fist was more audacious than Southern Fist, but Northern Fist did not fight like this. His fists were boundless and majestic, descending with the inexorable finality of judgment and causing his opponents to be ashamed of themselves.

Southern Fist was the epitome of ruthless domination, a completely different style.

Yellow Moon couldn’t make sense of it, why was Southern Fist wearing a suit of black armor? Had he killed one and was impersonating a soldier?

That was possible, but what about the Bronze Armor next to him? No one had been able to obtain a set so far, was that another imposter inside? That person didn’t need to do much but inflict a single stroke to leave a deep bloody gash on her. It was a swordsman, and an incomparably powerful one. She couldn’t even immediately tell who it was.

One of the Seven Swords?

Sky Sword?

But this didn’t seem to be Sky Sword’s sword intent. His was all-conquering. This person’s was impartial and mild; it lacked the sense of the height of keenness. But the more it was thus, the more terrifying that was.

Sky Sword was like Southern Fist—domineering and penetrating. This person’s sword was more like Northern Fist, a restrained majesty. Yellow Moon couldn’t begin to think where these two had come from. How were they here?

Bam!

Her thoughts in disarray, she suffered one of He Yong’s blows and backed up a few meters. Blood frothed at her mouth, but she didn’t dare further retreat. The swordsman had locked onto her from behind.

He Yong took a moment to catch his breath and smiled. “Someone else is coming, we need to end this!” His presence flared to one more berserk and imperious than before. He was abruptly thirty percent stronger.

BOOM!

There were only his fists between heaven and earth. Hong Yitang swung his sword on the outside and raised a chorus of screams. Some powerhouses that’d snuck in were instantly executed! Only Kong Jie in the distance was left standing. He looked on sternly as he grabbed Mu Sen in a fierce retreat. Golden Spear, however, looked back again and again. He withdrew only with Kong Jie’s repeated reminders.

A somber Golden Spear left the outer city. He’d recognized the two with a mix of emotions! They were old acquaintances, how could they not know each other? It was Earthturner Sword and Southern Fist!