C94 Man In Black
Just as Zhan Tianming was growing worried, Little Purple’s voice suddenly sounded out.
“Master, there’s danger up ahead!”
“What?!”
Zhan Tianming could not help but frown. Little Purple’s reminder system had always been reliable. It could not be wrong at this time.
“In the eastern courtyard, a very powerful enemy is waiting for you. Although his intentions are not to kill you, his aura says that he is keeping an eye on you. There seems to be another purpose for his lurking around.” Little Purple followed this solemnly with a sound transmission.
“No killing intent, but with some other purpose?” Zhan Tianming was too startled to say anymore.
What could this other party want?
Did he want to steal something?
Or could it be sex?
Pooh! Pooh! What sort of lecherous thing is this? Who dares to rob this brother’s libido?
Although he was still in the dark in regards to the other party’s motive, it couldn’t be too bad since the other party had zero killing intent. Moreover, this was all happening in the inner court of the prince’s mansion. The guards of the prince’s mansion were always on high alert if any type of commotion were to happen within the palace walls, and the other side most likely did not want to trigger their presence.
Unless the culprit was none other than Zongzheng Qingxuan himself.
Otherwise, who would dare be so brazen?
But just as Zhan Tianming was mulling this over, a strong and powerful force suddenly overcame him.
“This is terrible!”
Zhan Tianming was caught off guard but immediately retaliated.
Nine Dragons Step!
In a flash, Zhan Tianming took a step forward, breaking free from the binding force collecting around him. Then, his eyes made a sweep towards the eastern courtyard and he snorted, “Just a little mouse making a lot of noise!”
“Master, right behind you.” Little Purple quickly notified him through the sound transmission of the incoming danger.
Zhan Tianming effortlessly moved his legs backwards.
Nine Dragon Legs!
One kick and swipe, just like a Divine Dragon swinging its tail!
Whoosh!
Zhan Tianming’s leg strength was very powerful, its angle crafty, and its speed was lightning fast.
Crack, crack, crack...
With the power of the Lightning Attribute on his leg, it caused the air around him to be filled with streaks of silver light.
The figure went in and out of sight, easily moving out of the way of Zhan Tianming’s attack.
After that, a big hand eclipsed the sky in front of Zhan Tianming, bathing his surroundings in shadow.
To reharness his power, Zhan Tianming hurried to jump backwards half a step.
Nine Dragons Finger!
The minute he stepped backwards, Zhan Tianming’s fingers busily moved without stopping. Each of his fingers carried a strong distinctive power of their own.
Puff puff puff...
Puff puff puff...
All of the finger energies combined fell onto the hand that was about to cover up the sky.
Through the hole he had opened up, it was suddenly very clear to Zhan Tianming.
It was a person entirely clothed in dark clothing, making it hard to make out any of the other person’s other features. It didn’t help that the bloody wound on his head made it impossible for him to think clearly.
Time was running out and he didn’t have a spare second to check his opponent’s cultivation level. But just by gauging the situation, he could see that this person was a much more formidable adversary than the former Zhang Yong who previously went berserk during their fight.
This was something beyond his capabilities.
However, since the other party had personally come after him, he couldn’t just lay low and give up.
After dissipating the aura of the large hand powered by the True Qi , Zhan Tianming went ahead and stepped forward.
Nine Dragons Step!
Swish!
His swift movements were like that of a dragon as he fully charged.
Swish…
Swish…
More than ten locust stones shot out from his arms.
Seeing the locust stones rushing at him, the black-clothed man threw his fists in the direction of the empty space in front of him.
Rumble...
The air around them trembled as the True Qi rushed from out of his fist, condensing into a large shield in the air, directly deflecting all the flying locust stones back to where they came from, forcing Zhan Tianming to take a step back and reassess his attack. His trump card will have to wait.
Seeing Zhan Tianming’s retreat, the black-clothed man took his chance and stepped forward.
Rumble…
Another punch was thrown in the wind.
The force was extremely powerful!
Looking at the space where the black-clothed man had previously landed his punches that were now shaking so hard to the point that ripples were forming, Zhan Tianming decided this would be a good time to retreat.
However, a strange thing was occurring. The ripples in the air were doubling over in a rather bizarre fashion, rapidly adding pressure down towards the direction he was making his retreat.
“Ha! Hundred Beasts Extermination!”
Rumble...
The swift punch he made conjured the arrival of a hundred beasts.
The vibrating force of the fist completely dissipated the rapidly approaching ripples. The air around him was once again back to its normal state.
“Master, watch your back!” Little Purple quickly interjected with this reminder.
Zhan Tianming was startled. He could barely keep his enemy at bay.
The man in black attacked with such fluid speed, Zhan Tianming was becoming overwhelmed.
In an instant, a flash zipped across his vision. The other party had penetrated his guard, appearing right behind him.
Zhan Tianming was amazed at the man in black’s incredible speed.
As Little Purple’s warning alerted him of the oncoming danger, Zhan Tianming didn’t even bother to watch as his hands changed into claws out of instinct and grabbed towards his opponent’s back.
Nine Dragons Claw!
Whew, whew, whew...
As the claws flew in the air, their every movement produced sonic booms as golden light lit the skies.
As a counterattack, the man in black leaned back and under this momentum, raised his right foot high.
With a direct hit, he kicked at Zhan Tianming’s claws, breaking Zhan Tianming’s sharp and overbearing weapons.
Then, the man in black balanced one of his palms on the ground, spinning his legs around like a furious top.
Zhan Tianming reacted right away.
He immediately went into a squatting position and began sweeping his legs around like a windmill.
But just as Zhan Tianming’s leg was about to knock over the black-clothed man’s arm that was moments away from hitting the ground, a strange thing occurred. The black-clothed man actually used the momentum of his legs’ rotation to elevate his body up in the air, flipping his entire body around, and smashed down to the ground with the force of his one palm.
Before the palm came in contact, the wind came swooping in.
Zhan Tianming’s hair was blown backwards from the force of the wind.
“Ha! Repent of the Azure Dragon!”
“Ding dong! Harnessing double the power!”
Zhan Tianming quickly reacted by striking out with his palm.
“Roar!”
Zhan Tianming called upon his True Essence Dragon Shadow. As the spirit creature charged forward, it carried with it a violent burst of flame energy.
Rumble...
Rumble...
The two palms made a dead impact and the powerful Qi propelling from the collision exploded in the air.
The black-clothed man took his chance and borrowed from the strength of the powerful Qis and leaped backwards. In a flash, he had disappeared from sight.
“What does this mean?” Zhan Tianming was frowning slightly.
That black-clothed man’s strength and martial arts skills were much stronger than him, but after only exchanging a few blows, he had left?
Could this be that this was only a test for his opponent to gauge his strength?
Zhan Tianming could not help but frown slightly. The energy that gathered in the air just now was only slightly different from the energy he felt gathering outside the Duke’s Palace. Although there was a difference, the difference was slight.
Could it be that the black-clothed man was the same person as that blue-robed middle-aged man?
If it was indeed the same person, then why did he leave after just making a few moves? Moreover, it seemed like he was holding back. The black-clothed man hadn’t used his full strength while fighting him at all. Zhan Tianming found this very odd.
Also, what was the reason for this attack?
At that moment, Zhan Tianming was overwhelmed with many suspicious thoughts.
“Little Purple, have you ever come across that person’s Qi before?” Zhan Tianming asked.
“Never.” Little Purple shook its head.
“No?” This answer left Zhan Tianming startled.
If Little Purple had never before come across this person’s aura, then this leaves out the blue-robed middle-aged man. After all, Zhan Tianming had already come across the blue-robed middle-aged man and the two of them had traded moves before, so it was impossible for the blue-robed middle-aged man not to be under Little Purple’s radar.
“Strange, who could this person be?” Zhan Tianming could not wrap his mind around it.
In the Duke Palaces, other than the blue-robed middle-aged man, who he had properly humiliated by using Feng Wushuang’s identity and status, who else would want to do him harm?
Could it be that Zongzheng Wanyou was here to exact revenge on him?
“This is unlikely.”
Just as his suspicions pointed to Zongzheng Wanyou, Zhan Tianming shook his head to clear his mind. Since he had kept his vigilance on Zongzheng Wanyou a secret, Zongzheng Wanyou had no idea about his surveillance and therefore, there was nothing she could do to him.
To add to that, he was currently pursuing Feng Wushuang.
Furthermore, he wasn’t just any average suitor.
After all, for him to be one of Feng Wushuang’s suitors, this brought along with it a lot of problems. Knowing this and Zongzheng Wanyou’s personality, it was highly likely that she would ignore him as if he was air. So it was clear that it would never cross her mind to find someone to test him.
“Damn it! Why is it that the more I analyze the situation, the less I know?”
Zhan Tianming felt a headache coming along and couldn’t help but pat his head to alleviate the pain.
After giving it a long thought, he tossed aside all the clues. None of them seemed to make any sense.
It was giving him a big headache thinking over such things.
