Transcending the Nine Heavens

r>Both their sight and hearing were working fine.
They saw and heard everything that had happened earlier, just that they were filled with confusion — Why? Why were they suddenly unable to move?

“This…” Against Zhuge Hun’s rage, the four Supreme Martial Artists were rather ashamed of themselves, their words coming out in stutters.
They were also rather horrified.
If that source of power from earlier had wanted to kill them, wouldn’t that have been too easy?

“Just now… We don’t know what happened just now either… The four of us were about to make our move when all of a sudden… we couldn’t move anymore… And then, when you arrived, we were… we were suddenly able to move again…” One of the fifth-grade Supreme Martial Artists stammered.

Even though he had said what he did, even he himself didn’t believe it.

Therefore, he seriously didn’t hold much confidence in this explanation of his.

“Suddenly unable to move just now? And so, they passed you by? But the moment I came, you were able to move again? And so, you moved?” Zhuge Hun was so furious that he was close to passing out.
Even his face was contorted as he yelled, “What kind of nonsense is that?! Do you yourselves even believe that!”

The four Supreme Martial Artists’ countenances were full of shame.

That’s right, what’s there to say about something that even we ourselves don’t believe? But… that was indeed what had happened earlier.

What are we supposed to say?

We can understand why you’re angry, but we’ve really been wronged too.

Zhuge Hun’s handsome face was totally red.
“Do you have any idea what you just did? Huh?! Do you know how much calamity Ye Zui’s escape is going to bring to the Zhuge Clan? Do you know how much of a loss our clan has suffered by letting that person from earlier get away?”

“That’s the heavenly secrets guidance that three of our ancestors have used their lives to exchange for!”

Zhuge Hun bellowed, berating them furiously almost to the point of disregard for his image.

The four Supreme Martial Artists hung their heads, a look of frustration on their faces.

Even now, their minds were still in a jumbled mess.

This… What exactly happened? Could we have… run into something supernatural? But what kind of malicious ghost had the guts to bewitch the consciousness of four fifth-grade Supreme Martial Artists?

But otherwise, how are we supposed to explain this?

After a long while, everyone’s emotions finally calmed down.
The four Supreme Martial Artists finally had an opportunity to explain themselves.

“…That’s really what happened.
I felt a pressure on my shoulders and then I couldn’t move at all after that…” The countenance of the fifth-grade Supreme Martial Artist in the middle was filled with anxiety.
“I’m not lying; I haven’t reached a point where I need to tell such a ridiculous lie… It’s true.
If you don’t believe me, you can ask the others.”

“That’s indeed the case.
That’s really what happened…” The other three Supreme Martial Artists nodded heavily and repeatedly, as though little chicks pecking at grains.
“The absolute truth, no lies whatsoever!”

Zhuge Hun wanted to faint.

“All of us are part of the pure bloodline of the Zhuge Clan.
Would we betray our own clan?” There was a lot of conviction behind these words.
Zhuge Hun couldn’t disbelieve him.

Besides, these four were really not people whom he was in the position to punish…

Could it be that there really was such a thing?

Zhuge Hun felt the need to calm his emotions and consider this issue.

“What kind of power was that?” asked Zhuge Hun.
“What kind of expert can possess such power? A ninth-grade peak-level Supreme Martial Artist?”

The four fifth-grade Supreme Martial Artists revealed expressions of fear and uncertainty at the same time.
“We don’t know, but what we can be sure of is that… it’s impossible for the Elder Master to possess that kind of power… With that in mind, even a ninth-grade peak-level Supreme Martial Artist may not be able to achieve it…”

The Zhuge Clan members were deep in discussion.
All of them speculated and exchanged opinions regarding this incident that was so bizarre that it had reached the point of supernaturalism.

Zhuge Hun sighed to the heavens.

Ye Zui and that man had already entered the Pagoda Mountain.
There was no longer any hope of capturing them.

“Withdraw at once and return to the clan!” Zhuge Hun made a prompt decision.

If they didn’t leave at once, not only would they be unable to capture them, they themselves wouldn’t be able to get back too — Ye Zui definitely wouldn’t take things lying down!

The Zhuge Clan members withdrew immediately, as though the receding tide.

Even until the point where they disappeared into the horizon, Zhuge Hun was still looking back again and again.
After the failure this time, when would they have to wait until for their next chance? Must the Zhuge Clan lose another three ancestors to peek at heavenly secrets again?

Or perhaps… Since they could fail so absurdly this time even though it was pretty much in the bag, did they still have a winning chance the next time?

Was the Zhuge Clan really at the end of the road?

The footsteps of the Zhuge Clan members were incredibly heavy.

But those of the Lan Clan members were even heavier!

The Second Young Master was dead.
He had died right in front of them in a most tragic manner.

They had followed Zhuge Hun to the Ye Clan’s territory without gaining anything at all.
The only gain they got was leaving behind three human lives, including that of the clan’s Second Young Master!

The Eldest Young Master, Lan Ruo, was isolated in the Lower Three Heavens, unable to come back up.

The Third Young Master, Lan Changge, together with their Second Grandmaster Lan Muxue and 70 to 80 of the clan’s Supreme Martial Artists, had died in Tianji City.

More than 20 of the Lan Clan Supreme Martial Artists had, during the pursuit of Moon Breeze, died in the wilderness among the swirling snow.

And now, the Second Young Master, Lan Meng, had died in the Ye Clan’s territory.

In this past year, the Lan Clan’s capable and talented had truly withered to the point where they wanted to bawl the moment they thought about it.

Their footsteps were as if they were dragging along a million-ton weight.
It wasn’t hard to imagine what they were going to be in for when they got back!

Every step was truly soaked with tears.

…

Chu Yang and Ye Zui rushed into the Pagoda Mountain, as quick as lightning.

Fearful of the enemy’s pursuit, they sprinted at high speed onto any path that they came across.
In an instant, they felt like they had already turned seventeen to eighteen corners and passed by seventeen to eighteen three-way intersections.
When the two of them looked back and ascertained that the enemy hadn’t caught up to them, they finally let out a breath of relief and fell onto the ground with a thud, panting heavily.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc..
), Please let us know so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Tip: You can use left, right, A and D keyboard keys to browse between chapters.