The Female Supporting Role Shows Out

Chapter 41: Second To None (3)

In the land of the Eastern Tang, a Grandmaster was formidable enough to build an empire. Even though a Half-step Grandmaster was slightly inferior, they were also powerful enough to build a faction and establish their own power. There were only five Grandmasters they were few and rare to come by. But there were not many Half-step Grandmasters as well, one can only find a dozen of them across the entire continent. Lianyun City sent four elders who were Half-step Grandmasters and they had a total of six. This was how powerful the Lianyun City was in the Eastern Tang.

It was said that, In the heavens sits the Lianyun City; but on earth, it is the Forbidden City." The royal family with monstrous power seemed less noble in comparison with the Lianyun City. It was no surprise that the children of royalty had to compete for a seat to cultivate in the Lianyun City and even had to fight to their deaths behind closed doors.

He Chongling heard that the Lianyun City had sent a Half-step Grandmaster to destroy them, but he was not the slightest bit panicked. He waved his sleeves and said coldly, "Come with me to take a look!

When they went outside the hall, they saw that the foot of the mountain was packed with people, who were ready to launch an attack.

"My lord, they have sent so many people here and have even gotten the help of the top masters. What should we do?" The Right Guardian tried to stay calm, but he was shaking slightly as he spoke. Since there was no way they could win this fight, making an escape would be the next best alternative. Fortunately, many underground paths were built to allow most of the sect members to make their escape.

"Isn't that obvious? Get into the formation, we will fight!" He Chongling shouted while gnashing his teeth.

The sect members drew their swords with a look of resolution on their faces. At this moment, a deep voice rang in the air, "Listen up, members of the Eastern Holy Sect, I will spare your lives if you offer the head of He Chongling. Otherwise, face your death!

This distant voice came from the foot of the mountain, but it echoed in their ears and seemed to contain a powerful inner force. Those who heard the voice could feel the pain in their ears, their blood was rushing, and it was extremely uncomfortable. Some of those who were at a lower level of cultivation even had blood flowing out of their orifices and were killed instantly. Even He Chongling and the Right Guardian who were Superior-rate Masters could not help but show a painful look.

He Yufei suddenly spat a mouthful of blood. She did not use her inner force to resist the power of the voice but quickly rushed to Bai Yan and covered his ears. Bai Yan who had always remained expressionless surprisingly had a smile on his face. Without anyone noticing, he swung his fingers, and the rushing blood within He Yufei had suddenly calmed down. She had a look of surprise on her face but did not give any further thought to what had happened. She thought it was the Half-step Grandmaster who had removed that power and made her feel better.

As everyone was busily taking care of themselves, they did not notice that Lin Dan was standing in the corner with a giant sword in her hands. She was watching everyone with a pair of cold eyes, without showing any pain on her face. The pressure the Half-step Grandmaster exerted on the sect members was fatal, but for her it was nothing more than listening to an ordinary voice.

She had to fight against the raging qi within her body all the time, enduring an immense pain unimaginable to an ordinary person. Such oppression from the outside world naturally became insignificant to her.

The power of a Half-step Grandmaster was unthinkable for the members of the Eastern Holy Sect, but they finally had a glimpse of what they were capable of. With just a few words, he did not have to do anything to kill so many martial artists instantly. They wondered what would really happen if he made a move. It was no exaggeration to say that he alone was enough to crush the entire Eastern Holy Sect.

The sect members were terrified and fearful. They turned to look at He Chongling. Some of them were looking at him with glistening eyes, harboring an evil thought. When someone shouted "run," the attacking formation was broken. The members fled the scene and everything was in chaos.

The Half-step Grandmaster leaped to the top of the gate and released a palm wave from afar. After a loud bang, the fleeing members instantly turned into wisps of blood mist. There was also a palm print of dozens of feet wide imprinted on the ground and even granite, an extremely sturdy rock, was crushed into pieces and deeply pushed into the ground.

It only took him a few words to kill hundreds of people and a palm wave to take dozens of lives before destroying half of the sect hall. The power of the Half-step Grandmaster terrified everyone. The sect members who had intended to flee stood stiffly, as cold sweat slowly soaked their clothes.

"Kill the leader and we don't have to die!" He Yufei screamed in a different voice while herself hiding in the crowd. This immediately aroused the members' desire to survive. They looked at He Chongling with bloodshot eyes filled with killing intent.

"That's right, cut off his head and we can save the Eastern Holy Sect!" The sect members who were already dissatisfied with He Chongling's tyranny shouted and charged at him. They started attacking each other without even having an enemy.

He Yufei pulled Bai Yan behind the pillar and snickered. Bai Yan looked at her with a gentle expression.

He Chongling was only a Superior-rate, so were his Right Guardian and the others. Their strength were comparable. He could cope fighting against five of them at a time, but not beyond that. His body was soon covered with blood. He did not panic at all and even had a crazed look on his face. He threw away his weapons and laughed, "Very well. I've been keeping you with me for so long, it's time for payback!" Once his words fell, he clenched his five fingers in the air and absorbed the blood of the Right Guardian into his palms, turning him into a mummy.

The Right Guardian's blackened body fell to the ground and disintegrated into a heap of dust before disappearing into the wind. It was a horrifying death. They looked at the ground and could not help but shudder, while He Chongling was laughing like a lunatic. Since it was too late to stop, they swarmed up and continued the attack. He Chongling who usually seemed to be inferior to his peers had somehow received help from the Gods. With just a palm wave, he slapped everyone away and grabbed the neck of one of the elders. The elder struggled as his flesh quickly sank and his body soon mummified.

He Chongling threw away the blackened body and charged at the next person. The place was filled with heaps of dust, everyone was no match for him. His peculiar palm wave stunned the people, they slowly retreated and did not dare to come forward. Each time He Chongling mummified someone, his power would soar, and the rapid increase of the inner force would puff his clothes up.

He was no longer surrounded by the people. It was his eyes that were filled with killing intent at this moment, eager to kill everyone.

He Yufei said in horror, "Master, what's going on now?"

Bai Yan said slowly, "This should be the Absorption Practice. As the name suggests, this is a practice that absorbs the inner force of others for their own use. If he continues, he will soon be promoted from a Superior-rate to a Half-step Grandmaster.

He Yufei got so anxious that her eyes had turned red. She grabbed Bai Yan's sleeve and said, "Master, let's run! He Chongling practiced such an evil technique, I'm afraid even that Half-step Grandmaster is no match for him!

"Why should we run?" Bai Yan bent down and picked up a sword. He chuckled, "Before he enters the next level, you can fight with him as a practice. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sharpen your rusty skills.

He Yufei's face turned white with fear but she did not dare to disobey Bai Yan. She held the sword and said, Master, hide yourself so that you won't get hurt. If I lose, escape this place from the secret path I told you the other time.

Although Bai Yan did not know how to fight, he was well-versed in various powerful techniques. Under his guidance, He Yufei saw great improvement in her skills. She addressed him as "Master" and refused to leave him since. Bai Yan saw that she was a simple and adorable girl who had a good potential and did not refuse establishing such a relationship with her.

She knew that her martial arts skills were not weak, but she lacked practical combat experience. She could not help but flustered the first time she stepped up to fight. But she soon found that as compared with the rest of the sect members who were no matched against him, she was able to display her sword techniques against He Chongling with ease and even almost stabbed his vital point.

"Yufei, even you have betrayed me!" He Chongling's eyes were red from killing. He chipped off He Yufei's sword with two fingers and pushed her away with a palm wave before absorbing the power of the people around him. After all, he could not bear to hurt the person he loved the most.

He Yufei picked up another sword and charged at him decisively before exchanging another round of swordplay with He Chongling. Her techniques were awkward at first, but they slowly came together and the sword turned into a shadow of mist. With the vicious sword aura, she drew line after line on the ground with light rays so bright that could hurt one's eyes.

"I didn't know the saintess is so powerful!" The sect members exclaimed as they retreated at the mercy of her sword. Before becoming a saintess, He Yufei was just servant. Although she knew martial arts, she was not even as good as the lowest rated martial artist. But at this moment, she was already on par with the sect leader and was obviously at the superior-rate level.

Bai Yan stood with his hands behind his back and looked at her with delight. Unlike Bai Yan, He Chongling was not in a good mood. He did not want to hurt He Yufei and held back some of his powers, but under her constant pressure, he was starting to lose patience. He gritted his teeth and said, Yufei, I gave you my true love but you showed no mercy.

"There was no love, only hatred!" He Yufei pierced the sword into He Chongling's right palm.

"There was no love? Very well!" He Chongling pulled out his palm that was dripping with blood and backed away in an instant. He instantly absorbed the skill of several sect members and saw someone at the corner of his eye. He shouted suddenly, "Lin Dan, come over right now!

In the past, Lin Dan would silently protect him by his side and would never let him suffer even if it meant she had to risk her life. This was why he treated her like a dog and would never remember such an insignificant existence like her. But at this moment, not only he had to deal with He Yufei, a more powerful enemy was waiting for him. Lin Dan was a first-rate master which was only one level below the Superior-rate level. If he could absorb her force, he would immediately be promoted to a Half-step Grandmaster.

Lin Dan, who had almost no sense of existence, finally took a step forward.

While controlling the sword aura, He Yufei shouted: "Lin Dan, do not listen to him! He wants your life!

Lin Dan ignored her and walked calmly towards He Chongling.

Bai Yan sighed gently. He released his hands behind his back and finally lifted his fingertips before tapping somewhere in the air