Chapter 147 - 91: I Am the True Successor of the Wave-Treading Saber!

Chapter 147: Chapter 91: I Am the True Successor of the Wave-Treading Saber!

The river water was bone-chillingly cold, yet it could not mask True Man Yuan Yi’s torrential hatred.

Just what was this Zheng Jun’s background? Could he be an illegitimate child of the Cai Family?! Why else would things turn out like this?

Originally, True Man Yuan Yi’s hatred for Zheng Jun merely stemmed from the fact that Zheng Jun had killed his disciples and disrupted the Dao heart of his most successful disciple, Gao Jingxing. However, accompanied by the frustrations he had suffered since descending the mountain, his hatred for Zheng Jun grew by the day. Particularly the day before yesterday, being attacked by two Outer Gang experts hiding their identities in Zhiyuan County made True Man Yuan Yi go mad with rage!

One of them had intercepted him. This person was clearly much stronger than him, yet they toyed with him like a cat playing with a mouse, solely to consume his True Gang. This infuriated True Man Yuan Yi to no end.

The other attacker completely ignored him and slaughtered every single disciple traveling with him right before his eyes! He could only watch helplessly as that person massacred his disciples down to the last man! How could True Man Yuan Yi not be infuriated?

What angered him even more was that the two of them relentlessly pursued and fiercely attacked him. It wasn’t until his Gang Qi was completely exhausted and his True Essence greatly depleted that they suddenly stopped and left. This felt extremely sinister to True Man Yuan Yi!

What did this mean? True Man Yuan Yi was no fool. He could tell at a glance that they were keeping him alive to act as a sparring partner for Zheng Jun to practice his saber! Nine times out of ten, the attackers were from the Cai Family!

Realizing this, True Man Yuan Yi’s heart sank. If he didn’t go along with it, the Vast Sea Sect would likely face true annihilation. But if he did go, he could only follow their predetermined script and serve as Zheng Jun’s whetstone. He, a dignified Outer Gang Martial Artist, had actually fallen into a situation where he was backed into a corner. How could he not be furious?

Despite the immense resentment in his heart, he still resolutely came to Black Mountain County. Firstly, he wanted to avoid bringing trouble to his Sect; secondly, he wanted to see if there was a chance to actually kill Zheng Jun.

Therefore, he went up Black Mountain, intending to persuade the Black Mountain Thieves’ Lu Hao to make a move. However, Lu Hao clearly had no interest in doing so. True Man Yuan Yi decided to ignore everything else and simply take action himself!

But inside Black Mountain County, there were Outer Gang Martial Artists. The little thief Zheng Jun’s strength was absolutely incomparable to that of an ordinary Qi Storage Martial Artist. If he fought Zheng Jun in the city, the battle would likely drag on for some time. By then, the Outer Gang experts of Black Mountain County would arrive, leaving him with zero chance of victory.

Therefore, he waited for an opportunity outside the county city—waiting for the little thief to leave the city!

Hard work paid off. For some unknown reason, shortly after he went into hiding, he saw Zheng Jun leaving the city all by himself! He brought no soldiers; he was completely alone! This filled True Man Yuan Yi with wild joy. He trailed him all the way, waiting for Zheng Jun to distance himself from the city or reach his destination.

The reason he didn’t attack immediately was that they were still too close to Black Mountain County. An assassination attempt could easily provoke the experts inside the city to intervene. Thus, he had to choose a remote area. He never expected Zheng Jun to actually give him such an opportunity by coming to Shengdong Village.

Shengdong Village was one of the furthest villages from Black Mountain County. Fighting Zheng Jun here meant that by the time he killed him, Black Mountain County wouldn’t even have time to react! As for whether the Cai Family’s Outer Gang experts would intervene, True Man Yuan Yi was not particularly afraid.

If they were truly going to intervene over this, they would have long since Slashed him to death back in Zhiyuan County. The fact that they let him come here clearly meant they wanted him to fight Zheng Jun in a one-on-one battle. In close-quarters combat, unless an Outer Gang Martial Artist was right in front of them, it would be impossible for them to lend a helping hand immediately.

Only an Acupoint Opening Martial Artist could protect Zheng Jun’s life. But the Cai Family’s two Acupoint Opening experts were both in the Bozhou State City. Therefore, at worst, after killing the little thief Zheng Jun, he would just be hacked to death by those Outer Gang experts! After all, his original plan was to kill Zheng Jun and then commit suicide to atone for his sins. Everything made perfect sense.

At this thought, True Man Yuan Yi, who was moving underwater, became even more agitated. All the Qi and Blood in his body seemed to be preparing for the next strike. Even though he didn’t know what Zheng Jun was doing here, it didn’t matter. This Shengdong River would be Zheng Jun’s burial ground!

However, right at this moment, True Man Yuan Yi suddenly felt a flash of blade light attacking from the surface of the river. He was instantly startled. The next moment, he felt a violent and sharp aura!

"Hmm?!"

True Man Yuan Yi froze in surprise. A second later, Gang Qi surged wildly from his sleeves. Endless blue light emerged to guard him, intertwining like millions of fishing nets that locked him in the center, bracing against the incoming blade light.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

A violent disturbance ripped across the surface of the river. The sound of explosions echoed along both banks as water splashed in all directions. The turbulent river surged, sending fish and shrimp darting wildly beneath the surface.

"Zheng Jun!" True Man Yuan Yi’s expression darkened. Feeling this Perfection level Wave-Treading Blade Technique, he instantly flew into a wild rage. The Wide-Backed Saber in his hand let out a long hum. The incredibly sharp blade edge instantly pierced through a distance of over a hundred feet, hurtling toward the direction from which the blade light had just Slashed!

BANG!

With a loud bang, blade light shot out across the riverbank. Even though they were two intangible streaks of blade light, their intersection produced the clashing sound of metal and iron.

Zheng Jun stood atop a floating reed, his green robes fluttering lightly. With five fingers resting on his saber, he looked indifferently at True Man Yuan Yi beneath the water and sneered. "Is this the Outer Gang? It seems like nothing more than this."

Invisible Blade Qi collided with each other, sending ripples spreading outward from the Central part of the river, causing the water to tremble like a tsunami. The fishing boats along the banks swayed violently, provoked by the fierce blade edges. A chilling aura of slaughter had already permeated the entire river.