CHAPTER 1071: CHAPTER 1027: FIERCE BATTLE

"If you withdraw now and guard the ancestral land with me, I won’t hold grudges for what happened before." The Grand Elder lifted his long-handled iron hammer upright.

"Do you think I would? Not to mention whether you are my match or not, just the idea of guarding the ancestral land, what a joke. Only fools like you, who have never seen the strong of the Central Plains, would do such a thing." Ma Chao laughed maniacally, provocatively.

After returning from the Central Plains, Ma Chao remained incredibly arrogant, yet he became much calmer. That place made him feel abundant vitality, a place completely different from Xiliang. Only the strong there were the true strong!

"Then don’t blame me for being ruthless. Remember my name, I am Yue Ji." The Grand Elder said calmly; the death of the Third Elder made him very dissatisfied. Although the Third Elder often courted death without reason, he should not be casually killed.

Ma Chao sneered repeatedly, as if he didn’t take Yue Ji seriously, but in reality, he slightly crouched into a defensive stance. No matter how much he underestimates the opponent, Yue Ji is a top military general.

Upon seeing Yue Ji’s movement, the Second Elder and Fourth Elder both leaped backward, showing their stance of not participating in this battle anymore.

Ma Chao’s eyes overflowed with strong battle intent; he could feel the unmatched pressure from the opponent. However, this was nothing. When he previously provoked Lyu Bu, he encountered situations several times more terrifying than this.

Their auras clashed fiercely; Ma Chao was as sharp as a blade, while the opponent was overwhelming. The difference was that fear flashed in Yue Ji’s eyes, whereas excitement filled Ma Chao’s.

With a sudden stomp, a shallow footprint was left on the ground as Ma Chao tore through the air directly and charged towards Yue Ji.

[To think his control over power has reached this level.] Dian Wei slightly touched his prickly beard, somewhat surprised.

It’s known that in the past, when Ma Chao unleashed the same speed, even if he steadied the force into the earth, several zhang within the rear would still be shattered.

But now Ma Chao merely left a shallow footprint, akin to how Lyu Bu once leapt high from Hulao Pass, landing a hundred zhang outside without leaving a trace—though not as exaggerated as Lyu Bu, it was still quite astounding.

[I really want a fight!] Dian Wei’s eyes already showed battle intent. Besides drinking and eating meat, his favorite thing was fighting with super masters. As for why he only liked fighting with super masters, the main reason was that, with ordinary masters, lives were at risk after just a few moves.

Thinking about it, when Cao Hong sought excitement, he got his rib broken by just a pat from Dian Wei, showing how terrifying Dian Wei’s strength was.

The gale brought by high-speed sprint was torn by Ma Chao at an even faster speed, suddenly erupting with near-storm force. However, to the battling parties, this was merely a gentle breeze on the face.

On the other hand, Yue Ji tightly gripped his long-handled iron hammer, watching Ma Chao charge over at extremely high speed. His long-handled great hammer was directly swung towards Ma Chao, without shocking light or special sound, only the amazing speed of strong force!

"Boom!" Like an explosion, a powerful air wave swept over, prompting the Qiang clan chief a kilometer away to retreat further.

"How is it?" Although protected by Dian Wei, Xun Youi had no clear view and therefore no good solution.

"No, Meng Qi’s absolute power and absolute speed are not a match. He should be injured with just one strike." Dian Wei shouted excitedly; he loved such high-power, high-speed opponents.

Before the rubble and dust settled, Ma Chao rushed out from within, and Yue Ji also charged out, chasing after Ma Chao.

Ma Chao flew into the sky without waiting to adjust, flipping and stabbing backward at Yue Ji. Yue Ji easily blocked Ma Chao’s attack with his upright long-handled iron hammer, and waves of air exploded between their clashes.

After blocking Ma Chao’s attack, Yue Ji gripped the hammer handle with both hands, suddenly exploding with massive force, directly hammering Ma Chao into the ground like pinning a mole.

Ma Chao struggled, using the spear handle to deflect the hammer blow; the tremendous inertia from the swing still bent Ma Chao’s reinforced long spear into an arc before hammering Ma Chao underground.

"Boom!" With a loud explosion, Ma Chao was hammered into the ground, but unlike when Dian Wei slammed the Fifth Elder into the ground leaving only a small hole, Ma Chao’s impact shattered a large area.

Dian Wei watched Yue Ji floating in the air with a disappointed expression. The opponent was neither innately strong nor had specially strengthened physical qualities. Instead, he used a clever technique, forcing a body not too strong to erupt with power not inferior to a physically-trained military general.

This could be considered a secret technique, but according to Dian Wei’s understanding of the body, this secret technique actually merely overdraws, without strengthening effects. Perhaps with just the previous moves, a lot of the opponent’s muscles had already torn.

However, due to the ultra-strong recovery power of Inner Qi Manifestation and the precise protection of Inner Qi, it had not become apparent, but after just a few moves was already breathing heavily, which indicated a lot of problems.

This is fundamentally a wrong path. If you cultivate Inner Qi to its ultimate manifestation, you’d better use Inner Qi properly. Walking this wrong path seems to erupt with unmatched power but benefits nothing and is instead harmful; such a person will inevitably be ruined!

"Boom!" Ma Chao jumped out from the pit, looking up at the opponent and noticing a lot more than before. For instance, the opponent’s breathing was slightly hurried, and the arms and legs appeared unnaturally trembling, though quickly subsided—this spoke volumes.

[A secret technique, and an extremely consuming one at that. Plus, his previous powerful strike under pressure from the Cloud Qi must have consumed a lot. To still display such power now, unless he was as strong as the Marquis Wenn, it could only be a secret technique.]

Ma Chao pondered that since he had discovered the opponent’s power wasn’t his own, dealing with it would actually be quite simple.

Ma Chao flew up and stopped a few hundred meters from Yue Ji, then the aura in the world suddenly paused. The golden sheen on Ma Chao’s body began to be tinged with other colors.

Gold and purple, purple, blue, blue-white. As this power appeared around Ma Chao, strands of electric sparks kept bursting. Ma Chao’s hair began to move without wind, either fluttering or scattering—his hair was in rebellion.

"Are you ready for the second round?" Ma Chao’s eyes reflected lightning as he looked at Yue Ji with extreme indifference. With the Power of thunder and lightning infused, his body’s reaction, activity, perception, speed, and power reached the peak, though capable of only thirty moves. Nevertheless, they were moves exceeding this level! (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)

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