99: That shadow between heaven and earth! (asking for monthly ticket)

“Chen Yuan! Chen Yuan!”

A furious Dragon roared, its mighty sound shaking the sky.

The heavens rumbled, and the sound echoed in all directions.

In Baidi City, at the North City Gate, horses were startled, whinnying in terror, causing a commotion.

People from all walks of life shouted, their faces filled with shock, as they looked up in alarm.

Then, on the city wall, a piercing alarm whistle rang out.

“Something’s happening!”

“Armor up and get to the wall!”

The Garrison Commandant’s expression immediately changed; he stomped his foot, and his body leaped like a tiger, landing on the city wall.

Then, his leopard-like eyes gleamed with a terrifying light, shooting towards the distance.

The next second, his pupils suddenly constricted into a thin line, his face hardened, and he shouted loudly.

“Enemy attack!”

“Beat the drums!”

Soon, urgent drumbeats resounded on the city wall, like a sudden storm, spreading far and wide.

“Thump-thump-thump”

Completely breaking the stillness of the night.

And settling in the hearts of many.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh”

Instantly, figures leaped up, rapidly cutting through the air, flying to high places.

Upon seeing the scene in the distance, their expressions all changed.

In the distance, on the vast wilderness, a giant talisman, thirty to forty feet high, crashed like an ox horn hitting a mountain, rumbling and exploding the hills along its path.

Behind it, thunderclouds rolled, and a Dragon roared; within them, a colossal creature was clearly visible, its huge, ferocious claws flashing out of the thunderclouds like lightning, striking the black talisman.

On the wilderness, a large horse, using the talisman to clear its path, breaking through mountains when encountered, charged through the scattered rubble and dust, leaving all others behind, galloping wildly towards Baidi City.

Behind it, a vast horde of people and horses, shouting and killing, stirred up rolling dust on the wilderness.

For a moment, cries of alarm erupted on the city wall.

“That’s… the Demonic Sect’s Azure Dragon!”

“Chen Yuan, Chen Yuan, why is this Azure Dragon so enraged? Who exactly is this person?”

“That talisman… it looks like the Sky Patrol Division’s Banshan Tiger Talisman?”

“How is this possible? The Banshan Tiger Talisman is held by a Patrolling Mountain Commandant, and this clearly involves the Fourth Heavenly Gate.”

“……”

At this moment, above the wilderness, within the thunderclouds, the Demonic Sect’s Azure Dragon’s two massive green eyes stared furiously at the Banshan Tiger Talisman before him.

The familiar aura emanating from it made him grit his teeth.

He never expected the Patrolling Mountain Commandant’s Banshan Tiger Talisman to appear here.

What a narrow escape!

After returning to the Demonic Sect’s main altar, he didn’t even treat the injury on his arm; he immediately ordered the blockade of the passages between inside and outside the pass, thinking that the revenge for his severed arm couldn’t be settled so easily.

As a result, he heard someone forcefully breaking through their blockade.

The familiar aura immediately alarmed the Azure Dragon, who roared and chased after him.

“Trying to call for reinforcements? No way!”

He guessed Chen Yuan’s intention; his evil Dragon claws transformed into a sky-covering hand, fiercely striking the Banshan Tiger Talisman.

“Clang!”

The two collided, creating an earth-shattering roar like a massive bell.

However, a talisman containing the true meaning of a Dao Seed, he absolutely had to seize it to vent the Qi in his heart.

Thinking this, the Demonic Sect’s Azure Dragon, with his evil Dragon body like a small mountain, moved with lightning speed, continuously lashing and clawing, while also spitting dazzling silver lightning, constantly bombarding the mountain-shaped Banshan Tiger Talisman.

Amidst continuous collisions, loud clanging sounds reverberated.

The black light on the Banshan Tiger Talisman trembled, and the birds, beasts, insects, and fish on it expanded and contracted, gradually shrinking, their true meaning constantly being eroded.

But the Banshan Tiger Talisman was filled with Battle Intent; the mountains, rivers, birds, beasts, insects, and fish on it seemed to come alive, fighting alongside the Tiger Talisman.

Mountains shook, rivers surged, tigers roared, insects chirped, all things moved in unison, engaging in a great battle with the Demonic Sect’s Azure Dragon.

Constantly being sent flying, yet roaringly rushing back up.

Firmly holding back the Azure Dragon.

Below, Qin Hu merely glanced back, his eyes surging, then he shouted and never looked back, galloping wildly towards Baidi City.

Twenty li.

Fifteen li.

Ten li.

Five li.

…

Baidi City was clearly in sight.

At this moment, the Garrison Commandant on the city wall could finally clearly see the figure galloping on horseback, and then a look of surprise appeared on his face.

“It’s Commandant Qin Hu!”

However, he immediately looked at the rolling dust following closely behind, his expression suddenly tightened, and he couldn’t help but look up at the sky, at the Banshan Tiger Talisman, which was constantly battling the Azure Dragon and had been bombarded to only a few feet in size.

He clearly recognized that it was the Tiger Talisman unique to their Patrolling Mountain Commandant!

And at this very moment,

Black light plummeted from the sky, and the earth let out a roar.

The Banshan Tiger Talisman was blasted down from the thunderclouds by the Demonic Sect’s Azure Dragon, smashing onto the wilderness!

A large pit was created on the ground, stirring up rolling dust.

“Hahaha!”

The Demonic Sect’s Azure Dragon let out a deafening laugh.

Then, his ferocious, massive green eyes peered through the thunderclouds, looking at Qin Hu, who was still galloping wildly on the wilderness like an ant, and he sneered, rolling the thunderclouds, about to chase after him and kill him on the spot.

Seeing this, the Garrison Commandant on the city wall’s expression changed drastically, and he quickly gave orders.

“Black Armored Army, listen to my command!”

“Follow this Commandant out of the pass to rescue!”

As he spoke, he was the first to land, transforming into a cannonball, leaping up and flying towards outside the pass.

Immediately following, the city gate rumbled open, and the thunderous sound of hooves galloped out of the city; hundreds of cavalrymen in heavy black armor, accompanied by the neighing of horses, roared out of the pass.

Their black Xuanjia armor clanged together, emitting exciting metallic echoes.

Even facing a Demonic Sect Venerable, their sharp blades pointed straight ahead!

On the city wall, the people from those various factions, seeing this group daring to charge forward against the Demonic Sect’s Azure Dragon, had varied expressions.

Isn’t this just throwing their lives away?

Suddenly, a wild roar abruptly shook the sky.

Immediately following, a golden light shot up from the large pit mentioned earlier.

A blurry, ethereal golden figure stood proudly between the two armies.

The next second, this golden phantom was seen wildly waving its hands towards the surging Demonic Sect forces, which were stirring up rolling dust ahead.

“Rumble!”

Immediately, the heavens and earth shook.

Mountains rose from the ground, stretching across the path of the pursuing Demonic Sect army.

For a moment, horses and men alike screamed; many crashed into the mountains and died, some were directly twisted and killed by the true meaning of the mountain forms.

The Azure Dragon was enraged, stopping its pursuit, and conjured a fierce wind to rescue its demonic subordinates.

And during this delay,

Qin Hu had successfully met with the Black Armored Army who had come to receive him, and then he galloped back into the city!

Looking back at the golden phantom in the sky, he sighed with emotion in his heart, having a great, great brother was simply worth ten years of effort.

He hadn’t actually expected the Banshan Tiger Talisman Chen Yuan gave him to have this additional meaning, granting him protection.

If it weren’t for this Tiger Talisman, he estimated he would have been trapped and encircled by the Demonic Sect.

At this time, the Demonic Sect’s Azure Dragon, seeing that he ultimately failed to stop them, glared across the mountains at the golden phantom, his two green eyes almost bursting with rage.

“Chen Yuan!”

“Ah!”

And that golden phantom finally ran out of energy and dissipated.

Requesting monthly votes, next time I’ll update all at once, seeing as everyone suggests it! Also, thanks to “Compromising Bean Sprout” for the 1500 point reward, thank you, great one!