Chu Xun left nothing – absolutely nothing in the vault remained when he finished.
If only Louis knew. If only he would know that after everything he'd done, such wealth amassed through ages and millennia across various generations of the Holy Temple would only end up as bounty for Chu Xun. Somehow Chu Xun wondered morbidly if he would spring out of his grave with rage.
But while Chu Xun's plunder went on smoothly in peace, outside, the citadel was in a state of chaos.
Under cover of the night, the Dark Guild, allied with several other forces, had begun an assault upon the citadel of the Holy Temple.
They could hardly hold back their greed at the prospects of getting their hands on the treasure and riches the Holy Temple had amassed for thousands of years.
When the clamor of battle above finally alerted Chu Xun that something was wrong, he quietly slipped back up to find that the assault was already underway.
Cries of pain and wails of agony filled the air overhead the main square of the Fire Dragon Palace.Scores of students and acolytes of the Palace huddled around to look at the commotion.Bang!Chu Xun's fist barreled straight into Yan Wushuang's face, sending him crashing away with howling screams.Bang! Bang! Bang!Lei Bao, Yan Chong, and the others were all having a terrible time viciously punished by Chu Xun."Gods, I feel sorry for the chiefs.""I can feel the pain just by watching them. What did they do to anger the Master so much?""The Master's not called the Devil for no reason. Do you think he'd need any reason to give anyone a walloping?"That seemed to make sense and everyone bobbed their heads in agreement.After almost a half-hour, Chu Xun emerged feeling refreshed and reinvigorated.In stark contrast, Yan Wushuang and the others
A deluge of bright golden shimmers dazzled the sky.Jing Hong's face sank with dismay; not even a hundred Chu Xun could ever hope to withstand one single stroke from Emperor Ao.Hardly furious in the least, Chu Xun instead broke into a gleeful smile resembling that of a little sly fox, hardly moving a single inch.Woosh!The golden bolt of light shot down but it did not hit him nor did it plunge into the ground; it stopped and hovered in mid-air right before his eyes.The blinding radiance of the golden flash forced Chu Xun to squint his eyes.It was a three-foot-long saber with a golden blade as wide as a man's hand. Its hilt was carved into the visage of a dragon and the saber pulsed with a bright glimmering sheen that never stopped flickering with the gossamer silhouettes of a raging beast as if it was trapped inside.Chu Xun guffawed proudly and reached out to grip the weapon by its hilt,
With pretentious concern, Yan Wushuang laid out a chair and forced Chu Xun into it.Chu Xun gritted his teeth as he wrestled in return. Pain stung at him even at the slightest movement or he would have long given Yan Wushuang a slap into his face to send him flying.Yan Wushuang must have realized Chu Xun's inability; he pressed on Chu Xun's shoulders, keeping him pinned to the chair."ARGGGHHH!" Chu Xun howled with so much pain that tears came pouring out."What in the world are you doing! Can't you see that he's in such pain that he cannot sit?" Tang Rou shoved Yan Wushuang aside, no longer being able to stomach what he was doing.Yan Wushuang was quick to put up an apologetic look. "Sorry! I've forgotten all about that."Chu Xun ground his teeth and almost spat at that. "That's some remarkable playacting, Yan Wushuang!""It's fine." Chu Xun looked up, staring at Yan Wushuang with dead calmn
Despite Yan Wushuang now being in safe hands, Chu Xun was positively unsettled. If not for Yu Cheng's help, Yan Wushuang could still be wavering between Life and Death."Bar all exits and no one leaves! Kill anyone who disobeys this order!" bellowed Chu Xun with genuine fury.Someone was trying to use Yu Cheng to cause harm to Yan Wushuang and the others.Yan Chong and Lei Bao glowered sullenly."It's the Dark Claret Pearl," Yu Cheng drew a drop of Yan Wushuang's blood and sniffed at it. "It's a poisonous substance created from the heart of a mutated raven and the venom of a spider. Any other victim would have been killed instantly. It's lucky that we noticed it quick enough or Master Yan might have..."Yu Cheng could not bear to finish his sentence but Chu Xun knew full well what he was trying to say. With their powers all sealed, Yan Wushuang and the others could have died if they did not notice the poison quickly en
"It would appear so," attested Emperor Ao, nodding.That only made Chu Xun anxious about Jiu You's wellbeing."Leave this fruit here. I'll see if I can do anything about it."Chu Xun nodded his consent."In the meantime, I'm going northwest. There Zombies on the rampage.""Heavens, the race of Zombies," grimaced Emperor Ao, "How quick the world's mutating now...""How about healing my wounds first?" Chu Xun grumbled sourly. The swelling at his backside had been unbearably agonizing.Emperor Ao giggled. He flicked a bright little burst of light at Chu Xun who immediately felt a cool, refreshing sensation on his rump and the pain was gone."All right. That's enough blather, I'll say my goodbyes to Jing Hong," said Chu Xun. He barely took a few steps when he halted and he looked over his shoulder at Emperor Ao, saying, "And be quick with that magical fruit. It is Jiu You that I was m
Wielding the Master Drum, Azure Dragon kept a close and wary eye on Presbyter Cui while protecting his companions War Tiger and Jade Rabbit.He knew that he and his companions would fall into enemy hands if he could not hold on until Chu Xun arrived and that would cause him a great disadvantage.With eyes as keen as a hawk's, he maintained his composure. As equals, he saw how the Master Drum had exhausted War Tiger easily and he needed to make every attack count.Swoosh!Presbyter Cui charged as quick as a lightning, firing another bolt of Internal Breath.Bong!Azure Dragon pounded the Master Drum and the air quivered with another pulse of sonic wave.Boom!The sonic wave obliterated Presbyter Cui's attack easily, causing a deafening explosion that made everyone's ears rang.A furious and hateful Presbyter Cui backtracked quickly aside before he rebounded for another
Up on the crest of a mountain peak, Chu Xun stood beside Jing Hong."She doesn't seem to like me," observed Jing Hong from afar, watching Jiu You who was sitting in front of Hua Qingwu's ice casket, talking to her.That made Chu Xun felt awkward. He knew what Jiu You was trying to do – to keep a close watch on him on behalf of Hua Qingwu.Owing to her intimacy with Hua Qingwu, Jiu You felt it her responsibility to keep all other women away from Chu Xun, especially one with such beauty as Jing Hong."Maybe you just need some time," said Chu Xun, desperately hoping that this reasoning might sound more acceptable.Jing Hong gave Chu Xun a piercing look with her bright eyes that seemed to look through him."She's watching you for Little Wu's sake."That remark made Chu Xun jumped. He did not expect Jing Hong to be so acutely observant."They used to spend some time together. That's wh
Having reached her peak late in the Foundation Stage, Jing Hong was powerful in her own right, even though she could have easily ascended into the Golden Core Stage if she so chose.She had been too quick in her training that her fundamentals needed more work. Hence Emperor Ao's decision to prevent her from ascending so that she could focus on the basics while amassing more experience."ROAR!"The Zombie let loose a thunderous howl with anger, churning out more dark fumes from all over it as everyone could practically feel its rage and malice. It rose up, fully bringing itself up to its three-meter-tall stature; clearly, Jing Hong's attack failed to mortally harm it.Swoosh! Swoosh!Bolts of white cloth zipped from hither to thither like what flashes of lightning bolts, streaking through the darkness with shrill whistling as they shot straight at the Zombie.The monster lifted its two-meter long arm and sw