As the sky rumbled behind them, four figures rushed towards the city center of Beast God City. They were faster than birds, faster than even the arrows shot out a war bow. They were the four Spirit Lords of the sect. Aside from the He Zicheng and Qu Shen, these four were the strongest present.

  Their combined auras made the people in the streets below scramble for cover. Although the two factions constantly fought with each other, they never did so within the city, not like this. Something was different today; everyone could feel it.

  He Xinghan and Qiu Chuyi were flying ahead together. Their speed was roughly the same. They were heading for the teleportation array, intent on heading to the Rainbow Mountain Province and Bck Sand Town. He Zicheng couldn’t leave the city so the two of them had to go. And, they had to beat the other two to it.

  Nan Lang and Gu Lan were chasing behind, having been caught off guard by the sudden turn of events. Although they were slower by a few seconds, it was a vast distance for Spirit Lords.

  “Old Gu, we can’t catch them… what do we do?” Nan Lang gritted, his powerful voice overpowering the gusting wind.

  They had entered the central district. The teleportation array was right ahead. They didn’t have much time left. If He Xinghan and Qiu Chuyi made it through, it would be difficult to catch up. It would also be difficult to tell which direction they went in.

  Gu Lan’s expression also wasn’t good. His flying speed also wasn’t good. His moniker was Immortal Sky Monkey but it was actually fake. His transformation art didn’t turn him into anything special, just a normal monkey. He was not a sky monkey, a divine beast that could climb the clouds in the sky as easily as tree branches.

  As they were feeling extremely vexed by the situation, a blur shot past them. They sensed the familiar aura of blue fmes but they were shocked by the sheer difference in speed.

  “I’ll block them!” Chen Wentian’s voice carried in the wind but he was long gone.

  Chen Wentian blew past Nan Lang and Gu Lan and rapidly gained on He Xinghan and Qiu Chuyi. His normal blue dragon powers did not provide him any great benefits of flight and his speed would have been ordinary like the other four Spirit Lords. However, he had the soul of the Insightful Swallow which had cultivated the Flying Dragon Saber Art. Its essence was speed.

  Sharp saber energy filled his body, propelling him through the air like a sharp bde. A cocoon of blue dragon fire surrounded him, hiding this drastically different aura from the outside world. Therefore, others couldn’t easily tell, only gape at the sudden change.

  “Watch out!” Qu Chuyi shouted.

  He tugged at He Xinghan’s shirt and pulled the two of them aside. They were just in time, barely avoiding the blue fireball that roared past them. He Xinghan was particurly unlucky as the heat singed his eyebrows.

  “Shit! What was that?” He Xinghan excimed.

  The two of them looked ahead as the fireball reached the teleportation array and slowed.

  Chen Wentian appeared and waved his hand, creating a wall of blue dome of fme that completely covered the teleportation array. He then crossed his arms and turned to the approaching Spirit Lords with a smile, like a naughty troublemaker.

  “If you want to leave, then you have to pay a toll.”

  “Bastard, die!” He Xinghan roared.

  Without bothering to stop and chat, his body expanded, transforming him into a monstrous man with a giant lion head. He roared again and sshed with his bulging arms and a wide lion paw that had repced his hand.

  Chen Wentian made a sweeping motion with his right hand, creating a surge of blue fmes out of thin air. This column of raging fmes was like a battering ram and smmed into He Xinghan’s attack, knocking his paw and even his body away by dozens of meters.

  Qiu Chuyi’s pupils shrank as he observed the exchange, “How are you so strong?”

  Qiu Chuyi knew how strong He Xinghan was. Although the young lord could be an abominable person, he had the strength to back it up. He had recently broken through to the Spirit Lord Realm but he had already completed his first stage of spiritual strengthening. As for himself, Qiu Chuyi had already lived for a long time and had reached the third stage of spiritual strengthening. Even with this, he could not easily knock He Xinghan’s enraged attack away so easily.

  Chen Wentian looked at his own palm, “Oh, I am actually this strong? I just thought this He Xinghan was too weak.”

  He ughed and looked at Qiu Chuyi, “Brother Qiu, I don’t want to hurt you. Just stay in the city and we can have a drink together, like old times.”

  Qiu Chuyi snorted and transformed, “Chen Wentian, my lord is present so I must fight. But tell me truthfully, how strong are you really?”

  “Haha, let’s just say that my fme art has reached the seventh stage of spiritual strengthening. Do you still want to fight?”

  Qiu Chuyi didn’t react nor did he waver. He simply charged and raised his cws which were like swords.

  Shiiing!

  Shiiing!

  Sword energy sang as it sliced through the air. Bdes of sharp destruction created disturbances in the air and left a trail of haziness.

  Boom!

  Boom!

  Two blue fireballs shot out of Chen Wentian’s palm and exploded in the air. The rush of fiery spiritual energy collided with the incoming sword energy, canceling each other out.

  After the smoke cleared, the st two Spirit Lords had arrived. Nan Lang and Gu Lan also looked toward Chen Wentian with surprise. They didn’t expect that he was so strong. Not just strong, he was so fast as well. In their eyes, Chen Wentian was akin to a freak.

  “Little Brother Chen,” Gu Lan, “Many thanks for your assistance. Brother Nan will assist you with holding off He Xinghan and Qiu Chuyi. I will be going ahead, please release the fmes around the teleportation array.”

  His words were courteous but his intentions were not. Chen Wentian saw through it right away. However, he pyed along and drew back the fmes.

  Gu Lan nodded in satisfaction and shot down towards the array.

  “Ah, Brother Gu, actually…” Chen Wentian said, “I am feeling a little tired. I exerted everything just to catch up and then fought one against two.”

  He rubbed his chest and coughed lightly, “I might have suffered some internal injuries, cough.”

  As he spoke, he had moved away from Qiu Chuyi and He Xinghan, giving the two of them a clear path to Gu Lan.

  Shiinng!

  Roar!

  Before Gu Lan could curse the slippery troublemaker surnamed Chen, the two attacks had already arrived, trapping him in midair.

  “Brother Gu!” Nan Lang howled and charged.

  “Insolent!” Gu Lan bellowed.

  Using his full power, the old man in monkey form forcibly blocked the golden lion energy as well as the transparent sword energy. He was successful in his efforts but it left him disheveled and panicked.

  “Chen Wentian! What are you doing!” Gu Lan shouted.

  But he was met with another round of attacks, forcing him to dodge wildly.

  This time, Nan Lang had arrived in front of Qui Chuyi, immediately unching a flurry of swipes and punches. As for He Xinghan, before he could do anything else, he was once again pummeled by a column of blue fme. It knocked him in Gu Lan, sending the two flying away from the teleportation array.

  Chen Wentian returned to his original position, crossing his arms and surveying the scene, “Don’t worry, Brother Gu, Brother Nan, I will assist you!”

  All four Spirit Lords of the Beast God Sanctum were enraged at his words. Simultaneously, they were all helpless against him.

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