The Space Dragons Enter the Fray
"Heh heh, you old blind man, this is interesting!"
"Chief Golden Crow, you flatter me. This old servant's methods are meager; please forgive my shortcomings!"
In Xingtian's mind, all the Top-Tier Supreme Powerhouse are geniuses.
Although they have slightly different personalities, they all have their own sense of pride.
But the old Jian Nu before him shattered his preconceived notions.
Both his tone and actions revealed the old man's humility.
Dignity and pride seemed to have nothing to do with him.
Even when facing an enemy like the Golden Crow Clan Chief, his inherent humility remained unchanged.
This only deepened Xingtian's doubts.
Was the other person genuinely humble to the core, or was it just an act?
Judging from the reactions of the many Supreme Powerhouse present, they seemed to have long been accustomed to the Jian Nu's behavior.
Seeing this, Xingtian shook his head and stopped worrying about it.
Whether it's real or fake, it doesn't matter.
Just like Liu Bei in the Three Kingdoms period.
Some say he's hypocritical, others say he's outwardly loyal but inwardly treacherous.
Some even say he pretended to be benevolent and moral his whole life.
Regardless of whether his benevolence was genuine or not.
Even if his benevolence and righteousness are indeed fake, looking at it from another perspective, how many people can pretend to be virtuous their whole lives?
Moreover, only what is genuine can be called pretense.
If it was never real, how can you claim it was fake?
Therefore, regardless of how others viewed it, Xingtian believed that the old man named Jian Nu truly had humility ingrained in his very being.
You could say it's just his personality, or you could say he simply doesn't care.
With his level of strength, even if he were humble enough, how many people would dare to speak disrespectfully to him?
After all, the other party was only being humble; when they were chasing Xingtian and the other two, they showed no mercy.
If the Golden Crow Clan Chief hadn't intervened in time, the two would have surely died on the spot.
Seeing that the black flames filling the sky were easily broken by the servants, the Golden Crow Clan Chief was not surprised.
Instead, it condensed the Principle, forming nine black orbs around its body.
Upon seeing the black orb that appeared, the Jian Nu's smile vanished instantly.
With a wave of his hand, he recalled the worn-out longsword.
Then, changing his hand seals, he split the longsword into nine pieces.
Nine longswords transformed into streaks of light, hurtling towards the Golden Crow Clan Chief.
The Golden Crow Clan Chief also took the opportunity to push out the nine precious pearls surrounding his body.
As the pearl hurtled toward the longsword, its size increased during the charge.
It quickly transformed into nine stars, buzzing in the void.
As for the nine longswords, they seemed to sense the terror of the black bead as well. A surge of Sword Qi suddenly appeared, like a raging storm or a volcanic eruption, extremely sharp, as if it would tear the entire world apart.
As expected, the two collided in mid-air.
The powerful shockwave forced Xingtian and Feng Jiu to retreat repeatedly.
However, it had no effect on the Jian Nu and the Golden Crow Clan Chief.
The two leaped forward at the moment of impact and clashed directly.
Their movements were as fast as lightning, as swift as the wind, dazzling the eye.
In the instant their attacks clashed, their eyes met, and they could both feel the killing intent in each other's eyes.
Because the longsword was split into nine by the Jian Nu, it held back the nine black beads.
This forced him to use his fingers as a sword, repeatedly pointing at the Golden Crow.
His fingers were long and nimble, as if wielding a magical paintbrush, each stroke carrying immense power.
Faced with the finger pointed at him by the Jian Nu, the Golden Crow Clan Chief dared not be careless and revealed his true form with a spin.
At the same time, its wings flapped rapidly, deflecting all the surging Sword Qi.
Those wings acted like a giant shield, deflecting the Jian Nu's attacks one by one.
"Drink!"
With a roar, the nine broken swords in the void suddenly erupted, instantly shattering all nine black beads.
Afterwards, the nine swords were combined into one and returned to the Jian Nu's hands.
With the longsword in hand, the Jian Nu's demeanor noticeably changed.
He abandoned his ranged attacks and instead brandished his longsword, closing in on the enemy.
Seeing this, the Golden Crow Clan Chief dared not be careless. His three sharp claws were like three peerless weapons, blocking the incoming sword attacks one by one.
In the blink of an eye, the two had exchanged more than ten thousand blows.
"Cracking!"
With a clear cry that resounded throughout the heavens and earth, a wisp of black flame emerged from the body of the Three-Legged Golden Crow.
Then, like a wildfire, it engulfed the Jian Nu completely.
Sensing the intense heat around him, the Jian Nu dared not be careless. His body trembled violently, and countless Sword Qi rose up.
It not only completely dispersed the surrounding black flames, but also created a vacuum between him and the Golden Crow.
But the Golden Crow Clan Chief's black flames are not so fragile.
What was scattered was only a drop in the ocean; most of the battlefield was quickly filled with his black flames.
Only the area around the Jian Nu was spared.
However, upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that these black flames are currently surging desperately towards the Jian Nu.
It was only because of interference from some force that they were unable to achieve their goal.
"Black Flame Domain?"
Jian Nu looked at the surrounding flames and shook his head helplessly, saying, "Golden Crow Chief, why bother? You and I both know that there's no need to risk our lives right now! The war between our two clans won't be decided by our victory or defeat!"
"Hahaha, you're right, old blind man! How about this, as usual, your Human Clan army retreats, and we'll call it a day!"
The situation described by the Golden Crow Clan Chief is indeed the norm.
Over the past few centuries, the Human Clan army has retreated many times.
The territory lost is also increasing.
It can be said that if we retreat a few more times, the Human Clan will perish on its own without the Demon Race forcing them.
This is the real reason why his Jian Nu appeared this time.
Human Clan can no longer afford to retreat!
But all of this is under the premise that the Golden Crow Clan Chief has not shown up.
Now that the Golden Crow Clan Chief has appeared, even though the Jian Nu possesses the strength to intimidate the Demon Race army, he must first defeat the Golden Crow Clan Chief.
As a long-time rival, Jian Nu knew this was almost impossible.
But what could he do, burdened with such a heavy responsibility? He could only fight with all his might.
Thinking of this, the Jian Nu slashed with his longsword, and the surrounding black flames retreated rapidly as if they had encountered a natural enemy.
One after another, phantom images of long swords began to appear around the Jian Nu.
And it quickly spread across the battlefield, forcing Black Flame to retreat repeatedly.
In an instant, the two people's domains clearly divided the entire battlefield, and they collided at high speed at the point where their domains intersected.
Countless black flames and sword shadows vanished into nothingness upon collision.
Under the command of the Supreme Powerhouse leader, the armies of both humans and demons retreated repeatedly, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire.
Just as the two were locked in fierce combat, low growls came from behind the Human Clan.
Peng Tianlin arrived in an instant, surrounded by ten giant dragons.
Without him giving any orders, ten giant dragons began to fly back and forth in front of the Human Clan battle formation.
After a long while, they stopped one after another, and then watched the battle between the Jian Nu and the Golden Crow without moving.
"Elder Jian, please return! Do not linger in battle!"
As Peng Tianlin shouted, the Jian Nu turned and left, appearing beside Peng Tianlin in a flash.
This move greatly distressed the Golden Crow Clan Chief; the battle was raging, yet his opponent had escaped.
So, glancing at the Human Clan battle formation, he shouted sternly, "Jian Nu! Have you no shame?"
Faced with Golden Crow's questioning, Jian Nu calmly replied, "Please forgive me, Clan Chief Golden Crow!"
Peng Tianlin, unlike Jian Nu, was not so good-natured. He pointed at Golden Crow and shouted, "Didn't Chief Golden Crow order our Human Clan to withdraw? Our Human Clan army is waiting right here! Let's see how you make us retreat even half a step!"