Dong Shizhang Against Three

"What am I doing? I came to see you." Dong Shizhang smiled, his gaze lingering on Ye Chen for a moment.

The pause lasted only an instant, but Bai Zhan noticed it.

He reached out and pulled Ye Chen behind him.

"I don't care what you're here for, but you're not welcome in Zanghai City."

Bai Zhan extended his right hand, the space between his thumb and forefinger facing down.

A long sword appeared in his grip.

The blade was three feet and one inch long, and three fingers wide.

Its name was Long Sky!

This was Bai Zhan's talent!

A special-type talent: sword.

"Hm? We haven't seen each other in so long, and the first thing you want is a fight?" Dong Shizhang laughed.

Ye Chen stared at the sword in Bai Zhan's hand, astonished.

That kind of talent exists?

Something suddenly occurred to Bai Zhan. His eyes narrowed. "That lion's roar. Was that your doing?"

Dong Shizhang froze, then snorted in displeasure.

"Hmph. This old man doesn't have the strength to provoke a Bright Moon Realm Westwind Lion King."

Bai Zhan was stunned. So was the entire school.

Even Zhang Daosheng, who had sensed something wrong and come over, swallowed hard.

"The Bright Moon Realm..." he rasped.

Then he gave a bitter smile. "And I thought I could take revenge. It's next to impossible... What a joke..."

Bai Zhan's face darkened. "If it wasn't you, what are you doing in Zanghai City?!"

"I told you. I missed you." Dong Shizhang gave him a knowing smile.

"Then you should've gone to the military district, not the school!" Bai Zhan raised Long Sky and pointed it at Dong Shizhang.

Dong Shizhang laughed. "Bai Zhan, Bai Zhan. You're too clever for your own good, you know that? Sometimes you need to learn to play dumb."

Zhang Daosheng's heart sank at those words.

Everyone knew Dong Shizhang had joined the Beast God Cult years ago.

Aside from the Westwind Lion King, what in Zanghai City would draw the Beast God Cult here?

Only one thing... a dragon! The dragon Ye Chen had encountered not long ago!

With that thought, Zhang Daosheng readied himself for battle.

Ye Chen was an exceptional young man. He had to be protected.

Bai Zhan was no fool, either. He understood what Dong Shizhang meant.

He pulled Ye Chen firmly behind him and said in a low voice, "When you get a chance, run."

Ye Chen was baffled. He was about to ask why, but Bai Zhan looked so tense that he simply nodded.

"Whatever you're looking for isn't in Zanghai City. Please leave." Bai Zhan kept his eyes fixed on Dong Shizhang.

He couldn't risk being caught off guard.

Seeing this, Zhang Daosheng hurried forward to evacuate the students.

Just as he was about to take Ye Chen away, Dong Shizhang spoke.

"They can go. You can go, too. But Ye Chen... stays." Killing intent surged from Dong Shizhang.

Ye Chen finally understood. He had been Dong Shizhang's target all along.

Zhang Daosheng frowned and instructed the students behind him.

"Evacuate everyone in the school, and everyone within ten li of it."

The students froze. Zhang Daosheng continued, "I'm counting on you..."

"Yes!" the students answered in unison.

They sprang into action, evacuating the people nearby.

Dong Shizhang made no move to stop them. To him, they were nothing but ants.

Forget Zanghai City. Even in Yunhai City, no one could stop him!

The human race's greatest experts were all on the front lines.

There were a few ancient elders in powerful families, but they would never intervene for some young brat.

"Well, look who it is. Old Dong! Three years apart, and you've gotten even uglier."

His voice arrived before he did.

"Heh. You old bastard Lan. Here to join the fun?"

"Why not? You've thrown my Zanghai City into chaos. You even scared my precious daughter unconscious." Lan Batian raised his head sharply and fixed Dong Shizhang with a fierce stare.

"I'm in one hell of a bad mood right now! Ready to get the beating of your life, old Dong?"

Zhang Daosheng watched without a word, then stepped forward.

Frost gathered around him.

A fierce tiger appeared behind Lan Batian.

Bai Zhan kept Long Sky trained on Dong Shizhang.

The four faced off for a long moment before Dong Shizhang suddenly laughed.

"You think the three of you, without a single Myriad Stars Realm cultivator among you, can beat me?!"

Lan Batian flew into a rage. "We won't know until we try! Damn it, I've been wanting to find out what it feels like to pound a Myriad Stars Realm punching bag!"

As he finished speaking, the Windwing Tiger behind him merged with his body.

The burly man, over two meters tall, rose into the air. A pair of pale green wings spread from his back.

Green light shone in his eyes, and his speed increased dozens of times over.

That was what made the Windwing Tiger talent so fearsome: it strengthened his body, boosted his speed, and let him fly!

Zhang Daosheng and Bai Zhan exchanged a glance and nodded.

"Tiger Hunt!" Lan Batian roared.

Several sharp claws sprang from his fist and stabbed toward Dong Shizhang.

Dong Shizhang shook his head helplessly. A pale blue shield appeared before him.

The moment Lan Batian's claws struck it, the shield swallowed the attack without a ripple.

"You're the same brute you always were," Dong Shizhang said flatly.

He pointed a finger, and a column of water appeared from thin air.

It broke into countless tiny droplets.

With a slight crook of his finger, the droplets accelerated, shooting toward Lan Batian like bullets.

Lan Batian was incredibly fast. He might have been huge, but his Windwing Tiger was a speed-type talent!

He hurriedly propelled himself backward.

But the gap in strength was too great. He couldn't outrun the droplets.

As they closed in, Lan Batian gritted his teeth and prepared to take the hits with his body.

At that moment, a wall of ice appeared before him.

Zhang Daosheng had made his move!

Ice was water's superior element, but water could take far more forms.

Each had its strengths, yet ice had the advantage over water.

The instant the droplets touched the ice wall, they froze in place.

Dong Shizhang smiled at the sight. "Interesting."

Lan Batian glanced at Zhang Daosheng and nodded.

Zhang Daosheng raised both hands. Mountains of ice surged from the ground.

Bai Zhan stopped watching. He flashed forward, bounding across the ice mountains toward Dong Shizhang.

After all, Lan Batian was the only one of the three who could fight in the air.

Bai Zhan and Zhang Daosheng both had ranged attacks, but Dong Shizhang was too nimble up there.

They had to find an opening and close in.

Dong Shizhang finally grew somewhat serious. He looked down at Zhang Daosheng.

His brows drew together. "I've never seen that old bastard before."

Dong Shizhang had once guarded Zanghai City because he was a water-type Myriad Stars Realm cultivator.

One side of Zanghai City bordered the sea. It was seawater, but it was still water.

Zhang Daosheng had only come to Zanghai City after Dong Shizhang abandoned humanity.

Naturally, Dong Shizhang had never met him.

But now killing intent began to rise within Dong Shizhang.

Ice... What a nuisance!

I need to kill him first!

Is anyone reading this? Leave a comment! I feel like I'm posting into the void and nobody's responding! It's so frustrating!!!

I said I'd start posting four chapters a day yesterday, but... I really do have something to take care of. I might need to go to Fuzhou, so I'm holding onto my stockpiled chapters for now. Once I'm done with everything...