The Glory of the Tribe-Chapter 91

This was the first time in Lu Kong’s life that he felt such helplessness.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!" Lu Kong suddenly screamed in rage.

This time, he had managed to get within ten zhang of Jiang Xuan. He could feel that the closer he was to Jiang Xuan, the more agile and faster the eighteen swords under Jiang Xuan’s control became. If he were farther away, the speed and agility of the swords chasing him would slow down.

Lu Kong paused, his eyes flashing with fury. He swung his blades wildly around him, the shadows of his knives dense like a hundred red threads forming a cocoon. Jiang Xuan quickly retreated, understanding Lu Kong's explosive power.

The two of them separated by seventy zhang.

But then, Lu Kong suddenly turned around.

"Jiang Xuan! You dare to use such methods to entangle with me. Since you won’t let me be comfortable, I won’t let you be comfortable either! I’ll settle the debt for killing my three stupid disciples!" Lu Kong’s voice was sharp, echoing off the city walls of the Earth City. "I’ll start by killing your woman!"

"You dare!" Jiang Xuan’s eyes turned red as he instantly pushed his speed to the limit, leaving behind afterimages as he rapidly approached Chen Yuan Shi.

The eighteen swords continued to chase and entangle Lu Kong, slowing him significantly. Although Lu Kong was still beyond innate level, his movements were slow enough for the Black Armored Guards, the Demon Slaying Guards, and the Jiang Clan members at the city walls to clearly see. The people scattered quickly, turning into afterimages to dodge, while Lu Kong casually swung his blades and killed many.

Only by dispersing could they avoid death.

Chen Yuan Shi turned into an afterimage.

"Wife, head west! Grip your sword but don’t infuse it with innate power," Jiang Xuan whispered into Chen Yuan Shi’s mind.

Chen Yuan Shi leaped down from the city wall and sped toward the west.

In the time it took for a single breath, all three were moving at top speed, forming a triangular formation. Though Lu Kong was closer to Chen Yuan Shi, she and Jiang Xuan were closing in on each other.

"Come!" Jiang Xuan thought, controlling Chen Yuan Shi’s longsword to fly toward him.

The sword, infused with Chen Yuan Shi’s peak innate energy, moved rapidly. She grasped the sword’s hilt, feeling the speed increase dramatically! The sword flew diagonally upward into the sky, and Chen Yuan Shi soared like a goddess pointing at the crescent moon, taking flight!

"Still trying to escape? Come down!" Lu Kong instantly leaped into the air, aiming directly at Chen Yuan Shi.

The eighteen swords, however, instantly blocked Lu Kong’s path toward Chen Yuan Shi. His swordlight was as dense as a waterfall, and although he broke through the blockade of the eighteen blades, he was in the air with no leverage. His speed slowed dramatically as he was forced back toward the ground.

Jiang Xuan flew past him, leaping powerfully into the air!

He grabbed Chen Yuan Shi around the waist and spun as they descended from the sky.

"Are you okay?" Jiang Xuan asked.

"Mm," Chen Yuan Shi replied with a soft hum, resting her hand on Jiang Xuan's shoulder and leaning against his chest, looking completely at ease.

She glanced toward Lu Kong, her expression icy.

"What’s going on?"

"Jiang Xuan’s woman?"

"How did Miss Yuan Shi—"

A group of people on the back of the eagle from Flying Snow City exclaimed in shock, most notably Chen Yuan Zhou, whose mouth hung open in shock! He had never seen his sister resting in a man’s embrace, looking like a little daughter!

"No wonder Miss Yuan Shi stays at Blackpool Mountain often."

"Miss Yuan Shi... with Jiang Xuan? He’s just a tribal chief, how can she... have such good taste?!"

Eyes turned to Chen Yuan Zhou, and even Lu Dong looked stunned.

"Yuan Zhou, your sister and Jiang Xuan are..." Lu Dong couldn’t help but ask, his tone filled with more politeness than usual. No matter Jiang Xuan’s identity, whether a tribal chief or the first family of Flying Snow City, after Jiang Xuan’s display today, no one would consider his background a problem anymore!

A tribal chief this powerful, and only seventeen years old!

It was certain that he would lead his tribe to become a noble, with little risk of dying prematurely, as long as his talent remained this high, he would become an investment for large forces, even receiving protection from the lords of the gods and demons!

As long as Jiang Xuan survived today, he would become the hottest figure around!

Some large powers might even bet on him, expecting him to become a god or demon. They would lavish him with treasures, resources, and women, hoping to build a relationship with him for future assistance.

"My sister and him..." Chen Yuan Zhou was still stunned. He stammered for a moment before continuing, "They must be... in love."

He didn’t know what to say!

He didn’t know anything at all!

"Up top!" Jiang Xuan and Chen Yuan Shi spoke softly, their legs bending and straightening!

Boom—

A pit over ten zhang wide appeared beneath Jiang Xuan’s feet, and he shot into the sky like a cannonball, holding Chen Yuan Shi tightly. The jump carried them nearly one hundred and fifty zhang.

"Go!" Jiang Xuan released Chen Yuan Shi and unleashed his primordial spirit power.

Whoosh!

The longsword shot higher into the sky!

Chen Yuan Shi tightly gripped the hilt and followed, soaring even higher. Her speed increased for another hundred zhang before slowing. Meanwhile, Jiang Xuan quickly descended, the distance between them growing.

"Husband! We must win!" Chen Yuan Shi suddenly shouted.

At this moment, Lu Dong and others finally reacted. They immediately ordered the Blue Feather Giant Eagle to dive, spinning around. As soon as Chen Yuan Shi reached an altitude of nearly three hundred zhang and began descending, the Blue Feather Giant Eagle appeared beneath her, and in a flash, she landed on its back.

"Sis!" Chen Yuan Zhou hurried over to his sister’s side, his face full of concern, wanting to say something but hesitating.

Chen Yuan Shi ignored her brother, walked to the edge of the eagle’s back, and looked down.

Jiang Xuan gently landed!

After comprehending the Might of Heaven and Earth, with just a thought, he could manipulate the forces of nature, even reverse them to slow his descent.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!...

The eighteen swords returned to Jiang Xuan’s side, blossoming like flowers, slowly rotating.

Lu Kong suddenly stopped, staring at Jiang Xuan as he descended. Jiang Xuan withdrew the attacking swords to take a brief rest! His primordial spirit power had been heavily drained. Continuing this fight wasn’t a sustainable strategy.

A moment of suffocating silence fell upon the scene.

Jiang Xuan and Lu Kong locked eyes.

"Jiang Xuan!" Lu Kong broke the silence, grinning savagely, "Good! Good! You can save your woman! But can you save your tribe? How many of them can you save? I’ll slaughter your Jiang Clan’s Earth City first! Let’s see what you do then!"

"I can’t save many."

Jiang Xuan narrowed his eyes. "But what does it matter? Didn’t you want to kill me? If you can’t kill me in the end, what’s the point of killing as many as you want? If you kill them all, I’ll be unburdened. Do you think I won’t take the chance and reach the eagle’s back?"

"You dare try to reason with me?!" Lu Kong burst out laughing.

"Go ahead, laugh!" Jiang Xuan said with cold determination, "Remember! You only have one chance! I’ll be out of your sensory range in four breaths! After that, you won’t have any chance to find me!"

Whoosh!

Jiang Xuan disappeared.

In an instant, he darted into the forest, speeding away!

Escape!

Jiang Xuan had chosen to escape! Or perhaps, to lead the demon Lu Kong away!

At this moment, everyone inside and outside the Earth City felt a deep sense of relief. They understood what Jiang Xuan’s actions meant! Originally, Lu Kong had many targets, but now, Jiang Xuan’s choice ensured that Lu Kong would focus solely on him!

Jiang Xuan had saved everyone!

But the price was that Lu Kong wouldn’t be distracted anymore. Jiang Xuan would be his only target!

The chances of surviving had become slim.

"That fast?!" Lu Kong sensed Jiang Xuan’s fleeing aura in the distance, greatly surprised. Jiang Xuan’s speed this time was faster than any previous attempts. Lu Kong thought Jiang Xuan had only four breaths to escape his range, but now it seemed he was leaving even faster.

Whoosh!

Lu Kong disappeared from the open ground, chasing Jiang Xuan with all his might! Jiang Xuan’s aura was wild, but Lu Kong’s aura was even more intense. The two auras entered the forest, speeding toward Blackpool Mountain!

Within just a few breaths, everyone could no longer sense their auras.

The terrifying pressure finally dissipated, and everyone let out a sigh of relief.

"Can we follow them? It’s safe now," Chen Yuan Shi asked, looking toward Lu Dong.

"Let’s save people first?" Lu Dong said, "If that demon comes back, we can’t leave anyone behind."

"Yuan Shi, don’t worry. Ling Yu is the fourth-generation flying beast cultivated by our Long family of Eternal Flame City. We even bought special cultivation techniques through the Sky Tower Auction to train it. Its ability to sense danger and track targets is almost god-like. Delaying for a while before we catch up is no problem."

"Mm." Chen Yuan Shi nodded.

"Whoosh!"

The Blue Feather Giant Eagle descended and landed outside the Earth City’s gates.

"Lord Luo, please board." Lu Dong invited, respectful toward the famous general of the Flying Snow Army, Luo Yingcheng. Luo Yingcheng didn’t refuse. The eagle’s back had enough space. He quickly made arrangements, signaling several personal guards to join him on the eagle’s back. The rest were divided into teams, evacuating the Jiang Clan’s Earth City.

"Grandma Jin Hua, Aunt Cui Yun, please come aboard." Chen Yuan Shi also invited important figures of the Jiang Clan.

Including the ten innate guards from the Chen family who had been living with Chen Yuan Shi in Earth City, all boarded the eagle’s back first.

Grandma Jin Hua didn’t want to board, looking as though she preferred to die in Earth City.

Aunt Cui Yun and the others shared the same attitude.

"The demon might return. If we lose track of my husband, he’ll definitely come back to Earth City," Chen Yuan Shi persuaded. "You’re the most important people in my husband’s heart. If that demon catches you, forcing my husband to show himself, what will happen? Wouldn’t that drag him down?"

Chen Yuan Shi convinced them.

In the end, seven Jiang Clan members boarded the eagle’s back, while the other Jiang Clan members evacuated Earth City in an orderly manner. This time, Lu Kong’s assault was no different from a "demon beast attacking the city." The Jiang Clan had existed for a thousand years and had plans in place for such disasters, knowing exactly what to do.

They would temporarily leave and wait for the army to arrive or for the supervising officials to return for safety.

"Brother Lu," Shen Taiping approached Lu Dong with Shentu Yu and several guards, bowing his hands. "I’m Shen Taiping."

"Ah, long time no see!" Lu Dong returned the greeting.

Before coming to Flying Snow City, Lu Dong had heard of Shen Taiping. He had competed with Chen Yuan Zhou for twenty years. Last year, he had a breakthrough, but it seemed like he had fallen into a mental crisis. Lu Dong didn’t know the details.

It was not uncommon for cultivators to fall into mental crises.

Great geniuses often fell this way.

Shen Taiping knew that Lu Dong had come to Flying Snow City. His family had sent him a message, but he had no interest in getting involved, so he had never returned to the city.

"Could we?" Shen Taiping gestured toward the eagle’s back.

"Of course." Lu Dong nodded.

Chen Yuan Shi and Chen Yuan Zhou glanced at Shen Taiping, but didn’t say anything. There were things that couldn’t be said at moments like this, and Lu Dong couldn’t refuse to take him.

Shen Taiping climbed aboard the eagle with his confidants and Shentu Yu.

The Blue Feather Giant Eagle could carry about one hundred people, and with the fifty elites from Flying Snow City and Eternal Flame City, after Chen Yuan Shi, less than thirty people boarded. There was still enough space, but there was no need to fill it completely.

"Whoosh!"

The Blue Feather Giant Eagle took off again, spiraling into the sky, speeding toward Blackpool Mountain!

On the eagle’s back, everyone felt a great sense of security. The demon was terrifying, and it was only in the sky that they felt safest.

Jiang Cuiyun supported Grandma Jin Hua, looking around, her expression full of amazement.

The Blue Feather Giant Eagle created a protective air shield when flying at full speed, so everyone on the eagle's back could only hear the intense wind outside but felt no breeze themselves, making the ride incredibly smooth!

No Heavenly Tribulation could match the speed of this eagle!

In no time, the Blue Feather Giant Eagle, guided by the traces in the forest and the residual aura in the air, caught up to Jiang Xuan and Lu Kong.

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"Kid! You can’t escape! Give up!" Lu Kong sneered as he slashed through blood-red sword light, breaking through the encirclement of eighteen sword rays and chasing Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Xuan didn’t even turn back, fleeing ahead.

Occasionally, when Lu Kong got too close, Jiang Xuan would turn and slash through the air with a knife, forcing Lu Kong to use Heavenly Tribulation sword techniques. Although Jiang Xuan seemed to be at a disadvantage, each time he was knocked back, he managed to slip away, creating distance again. Lu Kong couldn’t follow because the eighteen swords blocked his path.

This bizarre, tangled fight continued.

Jiang Xuan might be at a disadvantage, but he had not been completely defeated by Lu Kong.

Everyone on the eagle’s back watched in awe as the two fought.

"How much innate power does Jiang Xuan have?"

General Luo Yingcheng exclaimed, "Fighting against Xie Hanjie, he must have been holding back, but the consumption of innate power is no joke. Now he’s in a chase with Lu Kong. Though he’s at a disadvantage, you must know, Lu Kong is injured! He might suddenly collapse!"

"Right!" Lu Dong nodded in agreement. "Lu Kong may seem strong, but he can’t use his most important domain. Without a domain, Jiang Xuan’s control over weapons will lose its effectiveness. He’s no match for Jiang Xuan anymore... The only reason Jiang Xuan has a chance is that Lu Kong’s injuries are so severe. Maybe Jiang Xuan can really wear him down."

"Even if Lu Kong is injured, he’s still a great Heavenly Tribulation," Chen Yuan Zhou glanced at Lu Dong, then looked down. "As long as he can move, no middle Heavenly Tribulation can kill him. Without a domain, his short-term combat ability is still at the level of a great Heavenly Tribulation!"

"That’s true." Lu Dong nodded.

"Jiang Xuan’s enemy, Wei Clan’s Patriarch Wei Chengshan entered the great Heavenly Tribulation last year at an advanced age," Chen Yuan Zhou’s young, plump friend said in shock, "At that time, everyone thought Jiang Xuan would never have the chance for revenge! Now, it seems Jiang Xuan doesn’t even need to surpass innate levels to defeat Wei Chengshan!"

"Wei Chengshan is too old," Luo Yingcheng said, "Even though his body recovered after breaking through, his stamina is poor. If his explosion isn’t strong enough, he really might not be a match for Jiang Xuan."

The group fell into stunned silence after hearing this conversation.

Where does the limit of innate power lie?

What is Jiang Xuan’s secret technique of controlling objects from afar?

These were the questions that lingered in everyone’s minds.

"Lu Kong is an existence even Lei Hong couldn’t kill, no matter how injured, he can’t die!"

Shen Taiping suddenly spoke, "If he really can’t hold on, he’ll probably choose to flee, not giving Jiang Xuan any chance. If he lets him escape, and focuses on the Jiang Clan, it will only become more troublesome. And since Lu Kong is using Heavenly Tribulation power, even if he’s consuming it, dragging this fight out will only work against Jiang Xuan. Whatever methods Jiang Xuan uses, if he wins today, he’ll go down in history. But if he loses... it will be deserved."

Lu Dong looked at Shen Taiping, unsure why he said such bleak words.

However, deep down, he somewhat agreed with him. How could legends be created so easily?

"Whether Jiang Xuan wins or loses today, he’ll go down in history!" General Luo Yingcheng said, offering a fair judgment.

An hour passed.

In the depths of Blackpool Mountain.

"We’re getting close! We’re getting close! We’ve entered the depths of Blackpool Mountain!" Jiang Xuan was

still running at top speed. No one knew that his true goal wasn’t to exhaust Lu Kong, but to kill him with the help of the demon beasts of Blackpool Mountain!

As long as he found a powerful Heavenly Tribulation demon beast and led Lu Kong into its territory, the stronger Lu Kong’s aura would attract the demon beast’s attention, and Jiang Xuan would have a chance to kill Lu Kong with the demon beast’s help!

This was the safest approach.

If it were just about exhausting Lu Kong... Jiang Xuan wasn’t confident he could outlast him!

"Whoo—" Jiang Xuan heard a strange low growl from far away, deep and eerie under the moonlight.

"Is there one over there? A growl that travels so far... it must be comparable to a great Heavenly Tribulation," Jiang Xuan quickly pinpointed the direction and turned, leading Lu Kong straight toward it!