"Come! Slash!"
The stone-piercing roar tore through the fiery clouds at the horizon. A gale suddenly rose in the forest, sending sand and rocks flying. Little Mirage Dragon was blown aside by the airflow with a wail, clutching a branch and swaying wildly.
Someone asked, "Many soldiers have died or suffered bereavement, yet the general has never offered condolences. Why mourn this man alone?"
The answer was, "This man was valiant and resolute, with lofty ambitions. He was bound to win Fugui for himself. How could he be left in lowly obscurity?"
Zhang! Long! Xiang! Martial Saint!
Martial Saint!
Martial Saint!
Slash the Martial Saint! Crack, crack, crack.
Five fingers clenched around the spearshaft, veins bulging like snakes.
Without a word, Liang Qu shut his eyes tightly, crouched low, then sprang from the Azure Dragon's head like a leopard beneath the stunned, bewildered gazes of tens of thousands standing upon the floating steps!
Boom!
White waves exploded, vast as clouds hanging from the heavens. In that instant, thunder sounded above and below at once! "An exchange! It really is an exchange!"
"An exchange between Earl Xingyi and the Dragon Elephant Martial Saint!"
"An exchange between such strongmen, an exchange between such strongmen!"
In that instant, both temples trembled.
Within and beyond the sacred ground, peddlers and commoners, wandering Martial Masters, even court officials—none were unmoved!
The howling wind rushing head-on could not extinguish the fire in their hearts. The fiery clouds torn apart by the long roar boiled and churned, transforming into lead-gray storm clouds that gathered anew, blanketing sky and sun! The clouds rolled, wind and rain stirred, and one man dived straight down. Terrifying airflow tore at his spirit garment, ripping it into strips that lashed wildly around his waist. At this moment, both men were bare-chested! The