Volume 1, Chapter 44: The Two Kings Appear!

“Mu Yi, do you really think you can kill me?”

Suddenly, Yao Tiannan’s lips curled into a savage grin.

In his right hand appeared a beast bone blade, glowing with a crimson bloodlight.

“Die!”

With this strike, the entire space was suffused with a bloody aura, as if the earth itself would be cleaved in two.

He was launching a sneak attack!

And what Mu Yi faced was no ordinary weapon, but a superior-grade treasure—the Battle Tiger beast bone blade.

The four kings of the Great Qian Academy—Dragon, Tiger, Leopard, and Crane—each possessed a superior-grade treasure bestowed by the academy.

“Hmph, so you truly intended to scheme against me. But alas, before absolute strength, all tricks are feeble and powerless.”

Facing Yao Tiannan’s sudden assault, Mu Yi smiled faintly, his charm undiminished.

He took a slight step forward.

His body seemed like a dragon riding the clouds, commanding the wind, free and unrestrained like a divine dragon.

Yao Tiannan wielded the blade with both hands, slashing fiercely, carving a deep ravine in the ground.

But Mu Yi had already vanished without a trace.

“Xiaoyao Yunyou Step!”

Yao Tiannan recognized Mu Yi’s movement technique.

“How can he be so fast...”

Yet he found it hard to believe; after Mu Yi used the Xiaoyao Yunyou Step, his speed was almost impossible to perceive.

“No...!”

He was going mad!

Gripping the Battle Tiger beast bone blade, empowered by the superior treasure’s might, Yao Tiannan lashed out wildly at Mu Yi.

But alas, every strike missed its mark.

However, now wielding the Battle Tiger, Yao Tiannan’s power had greatly increased, forcing Mu Yi to keep his distance.

In the Great Qian Dynasty, magical weapons were divided into three tiers: spiritual artifacts, treasures, and Dao artifacts.

Among these, Dao artifacts were usually only wielded by the heads of the four great academies.

Treasures were reserved for those at the Yuan Mansion or Golden Core realms.

Only upon reaching such a realm could one activate a treasure.

Yet the four kings of the Great Qian Academy—Dragon, Tiger, Leopard, and Crane—possessed extraordinary talent; though only half a step into the Yuan Mansion realm, they could already wield superior treasures.

Even though Mu Yi had awakened two acupoints of the Dragon Elephant Divine Demon Battle Body, granting him the might of two colossal dragon-elephants, he still dared not clash directly against the blade.

So Mu Yi employed the Xiaoyao Yunyou Step, hovering around Yao Tiannan without closing in, waiting for the perfect moment to deliver a decisive blow.

“Come on! Hit me! What are you always dodging for?”

Yao Tiannan knew it was unrealistic to sustain the activation of his superior treasure for long.

Each swing of the Battle Tiger beast bone blade consumed tremendous energy.

Mu Yi could afford that, but he could not.

If he couldn’t end this quickly, he would be the one to die.

“Fine, since you insist, I’ll oblige.”

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As Yao Tiannan bellowed madly, Mu Yi instantly seized a fleeting opportunity.

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