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Chapter 359: "Evil Demonic Form" | Silver Emperor! (1)

Translator: Zen Translations Editor: Zen Translations

Zhou Weiqing had pretty much explored almost every inch of Shangguan Bing'er's body, and her body was extremely soft, flexible, fragrant; like flowing warm water that could enrich the world, enveloping and cleansing his body and soul.

However, Shangguan Fei'er was different, her body was like a springy jelly, filled with immeasurable enticing springiness.

Zhou Weiqing's hands were large, and filled with heat, and just like that the two of them stayed motionless in that position of him holding her legs in some strange tacit understanding. Zhou Weiqing had started because of the sudden feel of her legs, while Shangguan Fei'er had been too shocked, along with the rush of sudden heat.

With Shangguan Fei'er's legs on Zhou Weiqing's shoulders, even though she was wearing pants, it was still quite an unbecoming position.

After a moment of shock, the two of them suddenly looked at each other, once again with that strange understanding as if they were both on the same page.

Shangguan Fei'er's beautiful face immediately flushed full red, and Zhou Weiqing immediately took action according to his original plan. With a sudden pull, he exerted all his considerable might, dragging Shangguan Fei'er off the ground.

Isn't your flexibility so good? Without any leverage, let's see how you can react to my throw!

As he thought that, Zhou Weiqing had exerted strength to throw Shangguan Fei'er in revenge for earlier.

Alas, he had once again underestimated Shangguan Fei'er. Her right leg might be caught by his hands, but she still had her left leg. At the same time as her body was flung into the air, her left leg dipped forward swiftly in a small motion, the tip of her legs hooking onto Zhou Weiqing's neck. Instantly, Zhou Weiqing's throw was rendered useless, and in the end it was his neck suffered the immense pulling force, causing him to stumble, while Shangguan Fei'er's flexible body twisted in midair, landing down safely.

"Hmph" Shangguan Fei'er gave a cold humph, her body flipping around again, totally ignoring the fact that one of her legs was still being held, and she instead grabbed Zhou Weiqing by the waist.

Zhou Weiqing did not dare to let her get a good grasp. This girl's close combat techniques were plentiful, and terrifying to boot. If she got a good hold onto him, he would definitely be in trouble.

Switching quickly to a single-hand grasp, his other palm shoved out forward on Shangguan Fei'er's back. She was after all his sister in law to be, and looked exactly the same as Shangguan Bing'er, and he could not strike savagely.

Shangguan Fei'er did not seem to realise that Zhou Weiqing had used a hand to push her away. From appearance, her entire body had to flip all the way down, but Zhou Weiqing only had to push forward simply with his palm, and with such a difference in movement required, it was certain that Zhou Weiqing would be faster. As long as he managed to push her away, she would not be able to grab onto his waist.

However, at that moment, Shangguan Fei'er gave him a lesson on what was the extremes of flexibility. Under such a movement that already seemed to disregard the natural laws of a human body, she actually changed positions once more, twisting suddenly to the left, and Zhou Weiqing's palm actually grazed her back, missing her by just a little.

Right at that moment, Zhou Weiqing felt his waist go numb, and his hand on Shangguan Fei'er's leg loosened its grip involuntarily.

"Are you finally convinced?" Shangguan Fei'er said airily.

Zhou Weiqing lay there unmoving, as if he had been thrown to his death. That was because Shangguan Fei'er's thumbs were on his eyelids, and he dared not open his eyes, though he lay there silently, as if even if he were to die he wouldn't admit defeat.

Shangguan Fei'er gave a humph, saying: "Not bad, very stubborn eh, since you are unwilling to submit, I'll sit until you die!" As she said that, her incomparably elastic little buttock moved about around Zhou Weiqing's chest area.

Zhou Weiqing's body was trembling slightly now, but he still did not make a sound.

It was not that our dear Zhou Little Fatty was stubborn or unwilling to admit defeat. It was just that, in such a scenario, how could this young little rascal be willing to do so!

Such a beautiful young lady, sitting on his chest, that highly intriguingly springy buttocks rubbing along his chest, the faint fragrance of her entering his nose. Although it was a little difficult to breathe, but Zhou Weiqing was enjoying himself in an unprecedented fashion. It took all the control he had not to lift his hands to touch that bounty right in front of him.

Seeing him shivering, Shangguan Fei'er started momentarily. "Why are you shivering, I'm not using that much strength, are you really injured?"

As she said that, she lowered her head, rather uncharacteristically scatterbrained. She could not understand how her extremely low weight could injure him at all.

Could it be that when she threw him down on the ground, he had smashed down on some sharp rocks or something? Shangguan Fei'er turned her head to examine Zhou Weiqing's body.

She spotted something sticking up, a large bulge that was like a proud tent, propping up the material of his pants.

"Ahhh!" Shangguan Fei'er cried out loud. "Little Fatty, I did not mean to do that!" In a flip, she jumped up from his body. She was in truth still an untouched virgin, innocent and naive to the core in that manner, and with her preconceived idea earlier, she had already made the judgement. In her eyes, that large protrusion should be some sharp rock, piercing right through Zhou Weiqing's body. In that moment, she was greatly and urgently worried in her heart, forgetting in that instance that with Zhou Weiqing's toughness and physique, how could he be easily injured by a mere rock, and that there was no sign of any blood anywhere.

She did not dare to pull out the object for fear of aggravating his wounds, and instead she quickly pulled down Zhou Weiqing's pants to reveal the 'critical and deadly' protrusion.

Thepinkish-purple, pigeon-egg sized little head reared out as it was freed from its confines, presenting itself to her. She had moved too quickly, and in her urgency, that thing that 'bounced' out actually struck her cheek once.

Stunned and dazed. That was Shangguan Fei'er. She had never seen such an 'evil demonic object' 1, yet something that caused her heart to race.

Frozen stiff. That was Zhou Weiqing, who had never in his wildest dreams imagined that things would progress in such a way.

Naturally, earlier when Shangguan Fei'er's soft, springy buttocks had been moving around on his chest, it would have been just too strange if he had not had a 'reaction'. After all, he already had intimate relations with both Shangguan Bing'er and Tian'er, and at such a young virile age, his urge for such things were quite high. Furthermore, Shangguan Fei'er and Shangguan Bing'er looked exactly the same, and were top beauties to boot. How could he possibly not have any reaction?

However, Zhou Weiqing had not expected that this mischievous young lady, the Little Demon Girl of the Heaven's Expanse Palace, would actually be so innocent and naive regarding such matters. Even Shangguan Bing'er, when he first met her years ago, had known more than she did! She… had actually thought his 'raised bump' as an injury… !!!

Especially so when Shangguan Fei'er had actually looked upon his 'state' at such a close range, Zhou Weiqing was stunned, frozen and totally in shock. Such a circumstance was also something totally new to him, and although he was usually so shameless, he was totally left at a loss. After all, Shangguan Fei'er was not Shangguan Bing'er, and whether or not she was really here to supervise and monitor him was true or not, if she really ran back to Bing'er to complain about him, to say that he had molested her, what would happen?

Although he also liked Tian'er a lot, and had already had intimate relations with her… in truth, within Zhou Weiqing's heart, Shangguan Bing'er's place was irreplaceable, and no one could match her.

What Shangguan Bing'er had taken hold of… taken over… was the part of his heart that was the softest.

"Ahhhhh!!!" A shrill, high-decibel shriek rang out, piercing the skies, as if even more powerful than any spirit based attacks. Zhou Weiqing was just beside her, and he suffered the effects of it the most. That sudden shrill cry causing him to almost lose his hearing, dazing him momentarily into silence.

Shangguan Fei'er was in short momentarily, before finally reacting. This was not the first time she had thought about what was the difference between man and woman, and had even asked others about it. However, in the Heaven's Expanse Palace, who would dare talk to her about such a thing? In that moment, she finally understood the difference between the two, and in her heart, a strange, indescribable fire was burning, causing her to scream out shrilly involuntarily.

The first thing Zhou Weiqing did was to quickly pull up his pants. If any of his companions saw this sight, he truly did not know what they would think. The second thing was to charge forward in a flash to cover her mouth, not allowing her shrill cry to spread out.

Shangguan Fei'er bit down on Zhou Weiqing's hand savagely, causing him convulse in pain and cry out angrily: "What are you doing?!"

Shangguan Fei'er shoved his hand away, saying: "You… you… bast…"

Zhou Weiqing said angrily: "Is it me? Is it me? If you didn't sit down on me, would I have such a reaction? It was you who pulled down my pants, you scoundrel girl! I'm going to tell Bing'er that you molested me."

"You…" Being accused with an unfounded blame by Zhou Weiqing before she could blame him, Shangguan Fei'er was enraged, and she leaped to her feet, about to beat him up.

Her shrill cry was just too too high, and in the camp, Lin TianAo and the others started heading out to their location, worried. At that moment, something happened abruptly.

A shrill, ear piercing sound rang out, along with a bone chilling cold that caused Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Fei'er, who were in an excited state, to be given a shock. Abandoning their argument instantly, Zhou Weiqing grabbed onto Shangguan Fei'er, and the two dropped down to the ground. The next moment, a silver light passed through where their bodies had been a split second ago before disappearing into the sky.

Chapter 360: "Evil Demonic Form" | Silver Emperor! (2)

Translator: Zen Translations Editor: Zen Translations

"What's that?!" Shangguan Fei'er cried out in alarm. In that moment, she had felt a fatal threat to her life. At her cultivation level and power, for her to have such a feeling, it was clear what strength this attacker of theirs contained.

On the other hand, Zhou Weiqing's expression had changed, pale and ashen in fright. His senses and perception were far beyond the ordinary, and when he had dragged down Shangguan Fei'er, he was facing upwards. He had seen that silver light that had passed over them, and it was just too familiar to him indeed.

"Silver Emperor!"

Zhou Weiqing's voice was filled with shock. Indeed, the silver light that passed over them in that flash was the figure of the Heavenly King Stage Heavenly Beast, the Silver Emperor, that Zhou Weiqing had Skill Stored from before! However, this Silver Emperor was smaller than the ones that he had Skill Stored from, but was just as fast and agile. Previously, that silver light had been it passing through with one of its three powerful skills, the Silver Emperor Lightning Pierce.

Zhou Weiqing also knew that Skill, but naturally the power when he used it compared to when the Silver Emperor used it was like the difference between heaven and earth.

Shangguan Fei'er had said that there were no Heavenly King Stage Beasts in the mainland, then… what was that?! Zhou Weiqing was both shocked and enraged, but now was not the time for blame, and he immediately shouted out loud: "All of you, do not come here!" As he shouted that, he held onto Shangguan Fei'er hard, rolling swiftly to the side. Another silver light struck down to where they had been lying down, exploding in a loud bang, leaving a large, ten yard long hole in the ground. It was the Spatial Rend.

Lin TianAo and the others heard Zhou Weiqing's instructions and stopped in their tracks, and at the same time, the silver light in the sky launched another attack at Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Fei'er.

The Silver Emperor was just too fast. In such a critical moment of danger, both Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Fei'er activated their Legendary Set Consolidated Equipment at the same time.

Two layers of dark gold light bubbles appeared almost simultaneously, causing the two of them to be shoved apart. The new incoming silver light flicked against their respective Consolidating Equipment God Protective Auras. Shangguan Fei'er's one gave a ear-piercing sound as it clashed, cracks forming all around it, but did not shatter. However, Zhou Weiqing's one shattered almost instantly, and he had to make use of a Blink Skill to barely avoid getting destroyed by the silver light.

So strong! Such power!

Zhou Weiqing paled in shock and fear, but his character was such that when he was in intense danger, he was better able to make full use of his power and abilities.

Sometimes, a person who feared death so much was able to show much courage in the face of death; that was because, his most treasured life was being threatened, and he would fight with all his might to stay alive.

Zhou Weiqing was such a person. At the same time as he Blinked away, his second Consolidating Equipment God Protective Aura flickered and formed around him, along with the Demonic Change State. On the other side, Shangguan Fei'er had sprang to her feet in a combat stance.

The difference in their cultivation level showed right then. With Zhou Weiqing's Heavenly Energy stage, he was only able to summon his Legendary Set Consolidated Equipment one piece by piece, while Shangguan Fei'er instantly summoned all four of her God Tier Consolidated Equipment at the same time.

The wings behind her back flapped hard, and her figure darted about like a bolt of lightning in mid air, fluttering about in a sort of rhythmic pattern, causing two illusory figures to form and charge towards the Silver Emperor.

Another ear piercing explosion, and Shangguan Fei'er's body was slammed back down onto the ground, but at the same time, the Silver Emperor's next attack was sent soaring into the skies, disappearing.

"It's not at the Heavenly King Stage yet, it's at the top level Zong Stage, on the verge of breaking through!" Shangguan Fei'er's voice rang out in Zhou Weiqing's ear softly.

That Silver Emperor was clearly angered by Shangguan Fei'er's blocking of its attack, and with a shrill bird-cry, it finally showed itself.

The silvery white feathers glowed in the sunlight, as a brilliant silver light shone forth from its body, threatening to overwhelm even the bright sun.

Zhou Weiqing shouted out loud: "Careful! It is about to unleash its ultimate Fusion Skill, the Silver Emperor Spatial Rend!" As he said that, he did not hesitate to unleash his most powerful skill, and the Heavenly Skill Image of the Demonic Dragon Lady appeared in the sky.

Naturally, the Silver Emperor Spatial Rend was unleashed much faster than Zhou Weiqing's Dragon Silencing Seal, and before he could even prepare to do so, the Silver Emperor Spatial Rend descended upon them.

Zhou Weiqing could also use the Silver Emperor Spatial Rend, and it had saved him or snatched victory for him against powerful enemies. This time, seeing it unleashed by the Silver Emperor with his own eyes, it just had a whole different feel about it.

The Silver Emperor glowed a brilliant resplendent silver once more, leaving behind a black space behind it, and the air all around rushed towards that tear in the space. There was no sound at all, but every inch it moved, that terrifying pressure increased several fold. Zhou Weiqing was suspicious, how could this fellow not be at the Heavenly King Stage yet?

Right at this moment, a huge shield flew in a diagonal motion from the side, blocking right in front of Shangguan Fei'er. A loud clash, and the shield was shattered into bits, and far off at the side, blood spurted out from Lin TianAo's mouth. Even with his six-Jewel Assembly Set Shield,

Even so, it had helped block the Silver Emperor Spatial Rend for a time.

Shangguan Fei'er's close combat skills were extremely powerful, and how could she let go of such an great opportunity? Jumping up in a flash, the wings behind her flapping hard, and her claws struck out at the silver light.

The Silver Emperor was definitely one of the most powerful Heavenly Beasts amongst its level, mainly because its speed was just too fast. With the Silver Emperor Spatial Rend blocked momentarily, its body twisted to the side, the Silver Emperor Lightning Pierce activating in a bright flash, its speed increasing wildly by three hundred percent, and it flew off towards Lin TianAo.

Heavenly Beasts generally had stronger senses than humans, and it could clearly sense that there were many other humans at the other side, much weaker than these two troublesome ones over here. The Silver Emperor loved eating brains the most, especially human brains, and with easy food at the side, it would not waste the time and effort to clash with these two.

However, just at the very instant it activated the Silver Emperor Lightning Pierce, a purple red vortex appeared silently over its head even as it sped away, enveloping its entire body in that purple red light, causing its insane speed to slow down drastically.

The Overlord Bow had appeared out of nowhere into Zhou Weiqing's hands, and a lightning fast arrow flew right through the purple red glow onto it.

Zhou Weiqing did not plan for the arrow to actually hit, and just as the Silver Emperor dodged it swiftly, the arrow exploded, bearing two Skills, a Lightning Explosive Palm and the Absolute Delay!

With the difference between Zhou Weiqing and this top level Zong Stage Beast, most of his Skills would not have any effect on it. However, those Skills with absolute effects were different, and the Dragon Silencing Seal and Absolute Delay were two such Skills indeed.

No matter how fast the Silver Emperor maximum speed was, after being afflicted with the Dragon Silencing Seal and losing its Silver Emperor Lightning Pierce, it was considerably slowed, especially after being also inflicted with the Absolute Delay.

At this time, Shangguan Fei'er finally caught up to it, her claws glinting in the light as she clashed together with the Silver Emperor.

The Silver Emperor's sheer power and terrifying strength was put out on display here. Despite being afflicted by both the powerful Dragon Silencing Seal and the Absolute Delay, just from its own raw power alone, it was able to block most of Shangguan Fei'er's attacks from her powerful Consolidated Claws. It was only because of the Absolute Delay causing its speed to slow drastically that she managed to strike it once, out of all her attacks, clashing against its back and tearing away a bunch of feathers.

*Chitter* *Chitter* The Silver Emperor sensed that it was in danger, and at that moment, it did not plan on staying around.

At the same time, Zhou Weiqing did not stay idle at the side. Although he knew that most of his skills would be useless against this high level beast, even just a tiny effect could turn the tides of battle. As such, he threw Control Skill after Control Skill at it… Fetters of Wind, Touch of Darkness, Curse of Doom… throwing them out so swiftly as if he did not know what the meaning of saving Heavenly Energy was. The vast numbers of Control Skills lit up against the little terror, powered by the Overlord Bow.

Four seconds passed just so quickly, and the duration of the Absolute Delay ended. The Silver Emperor's speed rose back drastically to its usual. However, it was still caught by surprise by the sudden change, causing its defenses to slip momentarily. Shangguan Fei'er immediately seized the opportunity, twisting in an almost impossible hundred degree turn in midair, her claws savagely smashing down onto the Silver Emperor's back. As if in a choreographed motion, Zhou Weiqing's Overlord Bow, Twisting Bowstring Archery Skill powered arrow reached at the exact same time.

This arrow was Zhou Weiqing's final attack, using up the last of his Heavenly Energy in doing so. He had long since calculated that the Silver Emperor would be momentarily disconcerted by the ending of the Absolute Delay and had prepared for this moment. At the same time, Shangguan Fei'er also knew the timing of his Absolute Delay, and at that moment, they had been in a perfect rhythm.

Zhou Weiqing had gained ten Socketing Scrolls in the Heavenly Jewel Island, and he had used one on his Overlord Bow. It wasn't that he didn't want to add more, but if there were too many sockets, it would greatly increase the drain on his Heavenly Energy when he used the Overlord Bow, which could be more of a detriment than gain, especially with his current cultivation level. Even so, with three Sockets and the number of powerful skills he had, the current Overlord Bow was already comparable to most ordinary Zong Stage Consolidated Equipment.

With this arrow, Zhou Weiqing had imbued three Skills within. The first that activated was called Lightning Suffering, the fourth of his Lightning Attribute Skills that he had Stored in the Heavenly Jewel Island.

The Lightning Suffering Skill. On striking an enemy, it would instantly release a number of extremely powerful lightning bolts, striking through the enemy, causing much damage and numbness at the same time. Of course, the number of Jewels the user had would determine the number of bolts.

This was also a Heavenly King Stage Skill. Lightning Attribute Heavenly Beasts were considered rather rare, and if not for the Heavenly Jewel Island, Zhou Weiqing might never have been able to Store such a Skill.

They could clearly see four powerful lightning bolts pierce through the Silver Emperor's body savagely. This Lightning Suffering Skill might seem like a powerful offensive Skill, but it was actually also a Control Skill as well, and as the numbness from the four bolts began to add up to the Silver Emperor, it was definitely not something to be dismissed easily.

Chapter 361: "Evil Demonic Form" | Silver Emperor! (3)

Translator: Zen Translations Editor: Zen Translations

Even for a Heavenly Beast as powerful as the Silver Emperor, with its cultivation level, without being able to use any Skills and numbed by the Lightning Suffering, it was difficult to even muster its own Heavenly Energy.

The next instant, the second Skill imbued within Zhou Weiqing's arrow activated. To be more accurate, both the second and third Skills activated at the same time in a fusion Skill. The Silver Emperor's own famed Skill, the Silver Emperor Spatial Rend Slash!

An ear piercing explosion, as this too was Zhou Weiqing's greatest offensive Skill, exploding with full effect on the Silver Emperor which had just been struck hard by Shangguan Fei'er. It gave a loud shriek as silver feathers fell from its body.

As soon as Zhou Weiqing had let loose of the arrow, he had dismissed his Overlord Bow and charged forward with all his might. Without hesitation, he renewed the Dragon Silencing Seal on the Silver Emperor, not caring about wastage at this moment. At the same time, the Giant Spirit Yang Palm of his right hand grabbed onto the Silver Emperor's body.

The Devour Skill activated instantly, and simultaneously, Zhou Weiqing's left hand, encased with the Giant Spirit Ying Palm, also slammed hard on the Silver Emperor.

Zhou Weiqing's current action now was just too sly and even ironic, almost derisive.

That fellow was Devouring the Silver Emperor's Heavenly Energy with his right hand, before quickly using its own Energy to pump out a Skill from his left. More so, he was using the Silver Emperor's own Spatial Rend!

Soon, even this powerful and tough Silver Emperor was no longer able to handle such abuse. After three, four hits, it was knocked unconscious by Zhou Weiqing, with most of its Heavenly Energy Devoured as well.

It was only then that Zhou Weiqing heaved a sigh of relief, relaxing a little. If this Silver Emperor had managed to charge into the midst of his companions, who knows how many deaths would have occurred. Tossing the Silver Emperor to Shangguan Fei'er, he said angrily: "Didn't you say that there were no powerful Heavenly Beasts in this Ghost Demon Forest? What's this?!"

Shangguan Fei'er pursed her lips and said: "How could I know? The Silver Emperor definitely does not live here, they are all from the north east, still beyond the northern border. Occasionally a Silver Emperor might wander the mainland due to unique circumstances, but that is rare and far between. How could I know that our luck would be so bad, to actually meet one which is wandering the mainland."

Zhou Weiqing said exasperatedly: "You still dare say? This fellow was obviously drawn here by your cries earlier!"

Shangguan Fei'er glared at him, her eyes wide opened: "You!! I haven't dealt with you yet for that, and you still dare to bring it up?"

The two of them stood there arguing, while at the other side, the others stood staring at them in shock.

Naturally, they were not shocked because of the two of them arguing, but because of the sheer power the pair had just shown.

Zang Lang and the others might not know what type of Heavenly Beast the Silver Emperor actually was, but it did not change the fact that they could sense how terrifying it was. All of them had witnessed that sheer speed of that silver glow in the sky, the intense pressure that caused their legs to feel like jelly even at such a distance.

This beautiful young lady who had followed them all the way… who had not displayed anything else on the road besides her beauty and mischievous nature, was actually a Upper level Zong Stage Heavenly Jewel Master! Heavens! Her Physical Jewel… was double the usual amount?! Her power was just too terrifying!

At the same time, Zang Lang and the others had also noticed Zhou Weiqing's four sets of Heavenly Jewels, adding on to that terrifying Skill that they did not know the name of. At this moment, they truly understood how powerful this young boss that they were following.

On the other hand, Zang Lang and the rest might not recognize the Silver Emperor, but Lin TianAo and the other Fei Li Battle Team members certainly did, and they had a clear judgement about the Silver Emperor's power. This Silver Emperor might not have reached the Heavenly King Stage yet, but amongst all Zong Stage Heavenly Beasts, it was already considered one of the top, with its speed and terrifying offense.

Especially that offensive power. The original Fei Li Battle Team members were extremely clear about how strong Lin TianAo's Assembly Shield Set was, especially after he had reached the sixth Jewel, its defense had increased several fold once more.

Despite that, his shield had been destroyed in a single blow. From that, one could tell how horrifying the attack of that Silver Emperor had been. Yet, such a powerful Heavenly Beast had been taken down by Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Fei'er in such a short time, with only that tiny help from in TianAo. These two were just too unbelievable.

In truth, both Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Fei'er had expended everything they had in that fight. The fight might have seemed quick and easy, but in just that short period of time, Zhou Weiqing had used up all of his Heavenly Energy, even the large amount he had Devoured. Shangguan Fei'er was slightly better off than him, but she had also unleashed all of her Legendary Set Consolidated Equipment. Of absolute importance was also that single block of Lin TianAo's shield, which was only a seemingly tiny contribution, but critical in allowing them to accomplish it all; otherwise, even if they managed to beat the Silver Emperor in the end, Shangguan Fei'er would have taken critical damage.

Finally, Lin TianAo gave the order to the others. "Alright, it's over. Everyone, let's go back to rest." As such, the rest of them returned to the their camp, leaving Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Fei'er to their own devices. Lin TianAo would not even attempt to think of intervening. After all, with their relationship, nothing really big would come out of it.

"So, we're even now, alright?" Zhou Weiqing was no longer willing to continue arguing with her, and he took the initiative to say it.

Shangguan Fei'er gave and angry humph, looking up into the sky. The intense fight earlier had lessened the embarrassment she had been feeling previously, but even now when she thought of that evil looking thing, her heartbeat couldn't help but start beating faster.

Zhou Weiqing grinned and said: "I have discovered that close combat skills are really useful indeed. Who knows, I might meet an opponent with powerful Control Skills and need that. Every bit of power and ability has a time and use. Can you teach me please?"

Shangguan Fei'er's eyes lit up, and she looked at him, saying: "You really want to learn?"

Zhou Weiqing nodded.

Shangguan Fei'er shook the Silver Emperor in her hand and said: "Learning close combat has to start from being beaten up."

Zhou Weiqing said exasperatedly: "What? Didn't you already beat me up just now? What about the Silver Emperor, why do we do with it? Do we just kill it off?"

Shangguan Fei'er said: "You have the Darkness Attribute, don't you have any Darkness Skills? If you can Seal it, that'd be great. Although this Silver Emperor has not evolved into a Heavenly King Stage yet, it is still worth a lot. Next time when you come to our Heavenly Jewel island, you can sell it off there. We have a lot of requirements for any high stage Heavenly Beasts."

Zhou Weiqing's interest was sparked, and he said: "I do have a Sealing Skill, the Blood Rites – Seal of Darkness. Will that work?"

Shangguan Fei'er said in surprise: "You actually have that Skill? If you can actually succeed in Sealing it, you might actually be able control that Silver Emperor. However, its cultivation level is just too far ahead of yours, I don't know if you can actually succeed!"

Zhou Weiqing walked up to Shangguan Fei'er and said: "You'll never know if you don't try." He had after all even Skill Stored a Heavenly Emperor Stage Beast, and this Silver Emperor was only at the Zong Stage, albeit at the maximum. In terms of cultivation level difference, he was not too worried.

Shangguan Fei'er looked at him disdainfully, before saying: "Don't be too overconfident, With your Heavenly Energy, you still want to enslave the Silver Emperor?" She did not know why, but whenever she could succeed in knocking him down, Shangguan Fei'er felt a strange happiness.

Looking at her with a provoking gaze, he said: "If I were to succed in Sealing? What do you say? Do you dare bet with me?"

Shangguan Fei'er thought about it for awhile, before saying with interest: "What do you want to bet?"

If Lin TianAo were here, he would immediately think that this Zhou Weiqing was going to take advantage of others by betting once again. Both he and Yun Li had lost to Zhou Weiqing just like this!

Zhou Weiqing said: "If you lose, then you'll have to marry me along with Bing'er. If I lose, then I'll marry into the Heaven's Expanse Palace to you and Bing'er. How about that?"

"Get lost!" Shangguan Fei'er said angrily, giving him a kick.

Zhou Weiqing laughed heartily, jumping back and avoiding her kick skillfully. "You are the one who asked me what to bet, I'm just speaking the truth."

Shangguan Fei'er said huffily: "You already have Bing'er and you're not satisfied? Trying to take advantage of me, stop dreaming! Even if I have to marry a pig, I won't marry you!"

Zhou Weiqing gave a humph and said: "As if I want it that much! What do you want to bet then?"

Shangguan Fei'er's eyes spun in their sockets and she said cunningly: "How about this, if you do not succeed, when we return to the camp, you act as my horse. If you succeed, I'll forgive you for what you did earlier."

Zhou Weiqing said exasperatedly: "You are still trying to take advantage." Thinking about her riding on him like a horse, that taut little buttocks of hers in contact with himself once more, he couldn't help but feel his body heating up, and his eyes naturally fluttered to the abovementioned portion.

"What are you looking at?!" Shangguan Fei'er said angrily.

Zhou Weiqing changed the topic hastily: "Are you going to bet or not? If you want to bet, it has to be fair stakes. How about this, if you win, we'll do as you say and I'll act like a horse for you. If you lose, I'll get to smack your bottom ten times to assuage my anger."

"Scoundrel!" Shangguan Fei'er flushed deeply as she snapped.

Zhou Weiqing said naturally with a beatific smile: "How did you know my middle name? So, do you want to bet or not? Make up your mind!"

Shangguan Fei'er thought about it for a moment, but she just could not see how Zhou Weiqing, at the four-Jeweled stage, could possibly Seal the Silver Emperor. After all, no matter how powerful Darkness Seals were, they would still be restricted by Heavenly Energy levels. As long as there was a difference of more than five levels of Heavenly Energy, it was already nearly impossible to successfully Seal… and the difference between Zhou Weiqing and the Silver Emperor was almost twenty levels! Unless there was some miracle, she could not see any possibility of success.

Thinking about a win and how she could get her revenge on Zhou Weiqing, letting him lose face in front of all his companions, Shangguan Fei'er immediately felt better. Gritting her teeth, she said: "Alright, I'll bet with you."

Zhou Weiqing glanced at her appealing little bottom again, grinning as he said: "Heh heh, alright, you watch and see then."

As he said that, he grabbed the Silver Emperor in one hand before crouching down. All this while, he had not dismissed the Demonic Change State, and currently, with his right foot on the Silver Emperor, he took a deep breath to regain his Heavenly Energy and smoothen his meridians before starting on his action.

Chapter 362: Tian Bei City (1)

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Shangguan Fei'er stood at the side watching, and she suddenly sensed a cold aura emitting from Zhou Weiqing, especially from the right leg he was using to step on the Silver Emperor's body, a spine chilling sensation. Soon after, the entire atmosphere around them seemed to warp around them, as the Silver Emperor, originally white-silver turned colour drastically.

The unconscious Silver Emperor was immediately jolted awake, but it did not have any strength within to resist, instead shuddering violently as three lights intertwined around its body. Black, Grey and Blue, and it could sense its own life draining away swiftly.

It was originally already heavily injured, and with this new attack, it knew it was almost at the end of its life.

Without question, what Zhou Weiqing had used on it was the Dark Demon God Lightning plus Time Interrupt combo he had used before, causing the three attribute poison to enter the Silver Emperor's body.

No matter what living creature, when it met with a threat to its life, it would feel a sense of panic, despite its power. The Silver Emperor was no exception. This was especially so since this unique venom was something so strange that it had not experienced before. Its remaining shreds of Heavenly Energy was low, and no matter what it tried, there was no effect on the poison.

The Tri-Attribute Venom of the Dark Demon God Lightning was extremely overbearing, so much so that even powerful Heavenly Energy could not force it out. Even the Heavenly King Stage powerhouse Shangguan Longyin had failed to do so previously.

Zhou Weiqing grinned, stepping harder on the Silver Emperor as he said: "Little thing, you can sense the threat of death right. If you want to live, then you better cooperate with Your Father, I. When I start Sealing you, you better not resist at all, otherwise, you can just wait for your death. This Tri-Attribute Venom of mine… the feeling is not too good right?"

This was not the first time he had tried out this Tri-Attribute Venom, and not only was it fatal, but it was relatively slow acting and extremely painful. Previously, Shen Little Demon had not been able to take it, even with the Heavenly King Stage powerhouse Shangguan Longyin helping her to alleviate the pain with his Heavenly Energy. Alas, this Silver Emperor did not have such help.

Sometimes, death was not the most scary thing. This sort of incomprehensible pain, that made one want to beg for death but being unable to die… that was the most terrifying thing.

As he said that with a big grin, Zhou Weiqing did not forget to place a hand on the Silver Emperor's body, continuing to Devour its Heavenly Energy. After a while, he bit on his other hand, squeezing out a drop of blood, before starting to unleash a Blood Rites – Seal of Darkness on it.

Under the Demonic Change State, Zhou Weiqing could truly release the aura of the Dark Demon God Tiger to its maximum, especially from his Demonic Right Leg. Using his right leg to step on the Silver Emperor was not just to release the Dark Demon God Lightning, but also in order to let it sense that aura.

Shangguan Fei'er stood at the side, watching all of that. Originally, she had thought that she was familiar with all of Zhou Weiqing's abilities, but now watching him threaten the Silver Emperor, she felt a mixed feeling. On one hand, she found it amusing, doing actions that in her eyes were futile. On the other hand, she had a strange sensation, as if Zhou Weiqing was doing something to the Silver Emperor, some unique hidden ability that she did not know about.

"Stop dreaming already. Threatening the Silver Emperor… you can still think of such a thing. This little thing is not just savage, but it is also very stubborn. If you do not overpower it when Sealing forcefully, you won't succeed. You just wait, soon you'll be my horse!"

Although Shangguan Fei'er was from the Heaven's Expanse Palace, she was after all not a Heavenly Beast, and she could not sense that powerful, intense pressure that only Heavenly Beasts could. If this Silver Emperor was at the Heavenly King Stage, then it would not be too susceptible for this pressure at this moment. Alas, it had not yet successfully evolved.

The bloodline of the Dark Demon God Tiger was no lesser than the Divine Heavenly Spirit Tiger, one of the top in the Heavenly Beast world. From the perspective of a Heavenly Beast like this little Silver Emperor, it would be submitting to a powerful Heavenly Beast of greater bloodlines, not a human.

Finally, it stopped struggling. The Blood Rites – Seal of Darkness symbol on its forehead stabilizing under the blood drop of Zhou Weiqing. Its body started shuddering violently again, as if wanting to struggle, but not daring to do so. Its little eyes just happened to look right into Zhou Weiqing's bloodshot eyes.

At this point, in the eyes of the Silver Emperor, Zhou Weiqing was definitely no human. The law of the jungle of the Heavenly Beast world, in addition to Zhou Weiqing's tri-Attribute Venom and the suffering it brought, finally caused it to submit. Given reason, no one would be willing to sacrifice their own life.

The bloodline pressure from the Dark Demon God Tiger was such a higher level that the Silver Emperor had to look up to, even though it knew Zhou Weiqing's cultivation level was still far beyond its own. It was the same like itself, not having broken through to the Heavenly King Stage yet.

However, the bloodline pressure was of extremely high importance to Heavenly Beasts, and at least allowed it to accept Zhou Weiqing. If it were any human, without an absolute power difference, it would definitely not choose to submit, no matter torture or death.

Finally, the last shreds of its Heavenly Energy was drained away, along with the torturous venom. It still continued trembling, but much lighter now, as the venom had all been drained away as well. The dark red symbol on its forehead flashed brightly once, then disappeared into its body.

Its head dropped down to the side, and the Silver Emperor lapsed back into a deep unconsciousness. Zhou Weiqing did not place it into his own Spatial Ring, instead hugging it into his bosom, a smug look on his face.

When the dark red symbol flashed across the Silver Emperor's forehead, Shangguan Fei'er was totally stunned. She could not believe what was happening before her eyes. How could this Silver Emperor actually submit like that? This Zhou Little Fatty was only at the Four Jeweled Stage! What basis did he have to let such a powerful and stubborn Top Level Zong Stage Heavenly Beast submit to him? How could this be? How could this be?!

"Oei, I know I am very handsome and suave, but if you keep staring at me like that, I will be shy." Zhou Weiqing flashed a teasing grin at Shangguan Fei'er as he said that. At the same time, his gaze swooped down to her buttocks once more.

"You? Shy?" Shangguan Fei'er was so angered by his words that she almost laughed. "Your skin is so thick to almost an invincible point."

Zhou Weiqing sighed and said: "Haiz, although you are from the Heaven's Expanse Palace, you are after all a woman. Our bet is already set, if you really renege on it, I won't be surprised, but just feel sorry for the Heaven's Expanse Palace."

Shangguan Fei'er looked at him, blinking her beautiful eyes. All of a sudden, she laughed. "Zhou Little Fatty, you're trying to provoke me? Nope! The one who represents the face of the Heaven's Expanse Palace is my sister, not me. You are right, reneging is the right of women, and that's exactly what I'm going to do. What are you going to do about it? Did anyone see me betting with you? Who can prove it? No one right? Heh heh, that is to say, we never placed such a bet."

"Ahh?" Zhou Weiqing stared at Shangguan Fei'er with his mouth agape. Originally, he thought that by provoking her like that with the name and reputation of the Heaven's Expanse Palace, she would never renege on the bet. Who could have imagined that this Little Demon Girl of the Heaven's Expanse Palace was so tough to deal with, and she did the reverse instead. Furthermore, his own strength was no match for hers… Zhou Weiqing was immediately vexed.

Looking at his depressed look, Shangguan Fei'er laughed happily, skipping joyously towards the camp. "Ahhh, today's weather is so good. It feels so good to infuriate someone. I have decided to reward myself by eating more today!"

Seeing her retreating figure, Zhou Weiqing couldn't help but twitch in his heart, thinking to himself: Both are from the same mother, but why is there such a huge difference in character? This Shangguan Fei'er and my own Bing'er, they are just too different indeed. Thinking back to the time when he had teased Bing'er ages ago, the way she had reacted so innocently and at a loss, Zhou Weiqing's gaze suddenly wandered into the distance. How great it would be if Bing'er were here with him!

No matter the first time when Shangguan Bing'er had became his Sacrifice in his first Demonic Change, or his 'adult ceremony' in the Heavenly Jewel Island… Both were memories that Zhou Weiqing would never forget, ingrained deep within his heart. This was also why no one could ever be more important than Shangguan Bing'er to him.

The Shangguan Sisters were just too similar, and though Zhou Weiqing did not really want Shangguan Fei'er to follow him, but somewhere deep in his heart, seeing Shangguan Fei'er every day by his side was like seeing Bing'er as well, and it was this conflicted deep thought, along with the fear of Shangguan Fei'er talking bad about him in front of Bing'er, which was what made him keep her by his side.

The difference in character did not detract from Shanggaun Fei'er's beauty, but displaying a totally different sort of beauty. Lively, youthful, spirited, things that Shangguan Bing'er did not display, while Shangguan Fei'er did not have Bing'er's soft, quiet beauty. These two sisters could be said to be different but equal.

The sounds of the birds and insects in the forest was forming a moving melody. Life in the forest was never quiet.

Due to the Silver Emperor's sudden ambush, Zhou Weiqing asked Lin TianAo to arrange a schedule of guards for the night, with the twenty one of them split into groups of guards, with the original Fei Li Battle Team members each leading a guard duty.

The truth was proven that this Silver Emperor was indeed an exception. Through the rest of the night, besides a few weak little Heavenly Beasts disturbing them, they did not meet with any other troubles.

Dawn. A simple meal of dry rations, and the party gathered up their belongings before leaving once more. Once again, Zang Lang's group of twelve showed their high skill and grit, taking barely fifteen minutes to take down everything swiftly.

As they continued on their travels, Zhou Weiqing asked Shangguan Fei'er: "Fei'er, are you sure there are Ghost Demon Horses here?"

Shangguan Fei'er glanced at him, saying: "I am also not certain. They definitely do live here, but in the past decades they have been hunted so much, that I'm not sure if we can find any more wild ones."

Zhou Weiqing widened his eyes. "Are you joking?! If not for the fact that you told us there were these Ghost Demon Horses here, we would not have taken this route!"

Shangguan Fei'er nodded vigorously, saying: "They definitely live somewhere in this forest, but whether or not we meet with them depends on our luck. After all, the forest is extremely massive, and these wild Ghost Demon Horses are already much rarer now, and we might not come across them."

Chapter 363: Tian Bei City (2)

Translator: Zen Translations Editor: Zen Translations

Zhou Weiqing suddenly laughed. From Shangguan Fei'er's angle, that rascals smile looked so crafty and sinister.

"As long as you can confirm they exist, then all is good. We will definitely not leave this place empty handed."

Shangguan Fei'er looked at him in surprise. "Even I have no certain way of finding them, and you think you can?"

Zhou Weiqing grinned and said: "As long as they exist, then I definitely can."

Shangguan Fei'er looked at him with disbelief. "I don't believe you, let's bet again."

Zhou Weiqing gave a humph and said: "You do not honour your bets, I won't bet with you again."

Shangguan Fei'er said: "If you don't dare to bet, that means you can't do it!"

Zhou Weiqing glanced at her pert bottom before saying: "Pay up your debts, then I'll bet with you again."

Shangguan Fei'er pursed her lips, her face reddening slightly, saying in a low tone that only Zhou Weiqing could hear: "Don't dream about it, there's so many people here. How about, we bet first, and I'll pay you back tonight… okay?"

No matter how Zhou Weiqing looked at it, he could not see any hint of sincerity in her words. However, he was a man, and would not really dispute over such things with her. Laughing heartily, he said: "Alright, what do you want to bet this time?"

Shangguan Fei'er thought about it, then said: "How about the same as yesterday. If I lose, then you get ten more times. If you lose, we are even."

Hearing her words, Zhou Weiqing's interest was sparked. That was because, since she had already spoken like that, it meant that she had really taken the bet to heart. That was to say… he actually had a chance to win those stakes. Heh heh.

Not giving Shangguan Fei'er any more time to think about it, Zhou Weiqing nodded immediately and said: "Alright, I'll bet with you."

Shangguan Fei'er smiled happily, saying: "You're bound to lose then! I want to see what kind of ability you have to actually look for those Ghost Demon Horses in this massive forest. That's like finding a needle in a haystack!"

Zhou Weiqing smiled mysteriously, then said: "You just watch and see." As he said that, he tapped his chest lightly. The next moment, a silver light lit up, and the Silver Emperor flew out from his bosom, landing onto his shoulder.

The Silver Emperor was after all extremely tough and powerful, with a high cultivation level. Although it had sustained a heavy injury yesterday, and had most of its Heavenly Energy drained by Zhou Weiqing, with a whole night of rest, it had somewhat recovered; at least able to fly normally. Of course, if it really wanted to fully recover, that would still take some time.

Zhou Weiqing stroked the Silver Emperor on the head and said: "Bring us to look for some Ghost Demon Horses, any ones closest to this location, but there must be at least twenty or more."

The Silver Emperor's beautiful red little eyes blinked, as if deep in thought. After a minute, it nodded towards Zhou Weiqing, flapping its wings and flying off into a direction.

Shangguan Fei'er was staring at them with a dazed look, her mouth slightly open, looking unbelievably cute in her shock.

"You… you… you're cheating…" She said unwillingly.

Zhou Weiqing said easily: "Please may I know, dear Miss Shangguan, how have I cheated?"

"You…" Shangguan Fei'er had a resentful expression, her face slightly red, but she could not come up with any reason for him cheating.

Without the certainty of success, how could Zhou Weiqing possibly bet with Shangguan Fei'er? The Silver Emperor's greatest skill was its speed in flying, and since it lived here, with its flying speed, it naturally flew around the entire forest to hunt for food. As such, it would likely be extremely familiar with most of the forest. As long as this Ghost Demon Forest still had Ghost Demon Horses staying within, it would have seen them. With it leading the way, would it be difficult to hunt them down?

Soon after, the fact was proven that the Silver Emperor was indeed reliable. Although it twisted and turned throughout the trip, it took only two hours before the entire party spotted their target.

A small stream about three metres wide that passed through the forest. Ahead, beyond the stream, a herd of strong and robust horses were either drinking from the stream, or grazing on the green grass beside the stream.

Looking at these huge horses from the distance, the entire partys' eyes were wide and fixated. Without Shangguan Fei'er prompting them, they immediately knew that these had to be the Ghost Demon Horses.

This was definitely quite a large herd. Besides a few shorter and smaller young ones, the rest were all fully grown adults. All of them were black in colour, and as compared to ordinary horses, they were more than half a metre taller, their entire body more than two metres tall, with almost five metres in length. They were stout and robust as well, as they could clearly see the powerful muscles on all four limbs.

Amongst all the land based walking animals, horses' muscles lines were considered one of the most beautiful to humans, let alone these grand horses amongst all horses. All along their muscled bodies, there was a layer of thick scales protecting them. The sunlight shone down through the trees, landing on their bodies, but did not reflect at all, giving them the sensation that these scales were indeed powerful.

Once in a while, one of these Ghost Demon Horses would turn their heads, and they could clearly see that their eyes were bloodshot. Due to the fact that the scales covered all the way to their heads, they looked extremely fierce and terrifying, definitely living up to their name. Just their looks and aura alone would definitely scare off any ordinary horse.

The herd consisted of almost forty of these Ghost Demon Horses, and the herd leader stood there proudly. It was not grazing or drinking, instead standing there like a king or emperor, keeping watch over its people.

This Ghost Demon Horse Leader was even larger, more muscular and robust than the other Ghost Demon Horses. More importantly, it was the only one which had a small, half chi long horn on top of its head, and the glitter of its eyes had a hue of gold mixed within the red, and its scales were clearly thicker than the others as well. It was without a doubt that this was the leader of the herd.

When they were slightly closer to the Ghost Demon Horses, Zhou Weiqing and the rest stopped down to prepare to launch a sneak attack. Lin TianAo said softly to Zhou Weiqing: "What is the plan? These Ghost Demon Horses are at very minimum Lower Level Zun Stage or higher, and worse so, they are all adept at running. Defeating them alone might not be too easy, but capturing them all would be extremely tough."

Zhou Weiqing also had his brow furrowed while he was also thinking through the same problem. On the first look, he had already taken a fancy to the horned Ghost Demon Horse leader, but he knew that it was definitely not easy to capture these Ghost Demon Horses. After all, the huge forest was extremely open on all sides, and these Ghost Demon Horses lived here and were all extremely familiar with the roads. As soon as they spooked and ran in all directions, they would not be able to capture many.

Just as Zhou Weiqing was trying to figure out a plan to capture as many Ghost Demon Horses as possible without compromising their safety, the leading Silver Emperor flew back to land on his shoulder, turning its little red eyes to look at Zhou Weiqing in puzzlement.

As a powerful, high staged Heavenly Beast, the Silver Emperor was extremely intelligent, otherwise Zhou Weiqing wouldn't have been able to communicate with it previously to lead them here. Though they were all Heavenly Beasts, Da Huang and Er Huang were obviously not as intelligent as them, perhaps because of their age or maybe because the Silver Emperor's food was the brains of other animals, Heavenly Beasts and humans. Of course, after enslaving it, Zhou Weiqing would not allow it to eat other humans.

"What's up, Little Red Bean? I warn you, don't kill these Ghost Demon Horses, I want to capture them for our mounts. Sigh, so troublesome, how do we ensure we can capture them without injuring them, or ourselves?"

All of a sudden, he felt a movement on his shoulder, and Zhou Weiqing was surprised to see that the Silver Emperor, which he had named Little Red Bean, had hung its head down to touch his shoulder. He was given a fright, thinking that Little Red Bean's injuries had been reopened, quickly grabbing it to examine it.

"Hahaha, it is looking down on you!" Originally, Shangguan Fei'er had been feeling rather depressed for losing the bet again, but seeing Little Red Dot's actions, she couldn't help but let loose a peal of laughter.

"Looking down on me?" Zhou Weiqing looked at her curiously.

Right at that moment, Little Red Dot wriggled out of Zhou Weiqing's hands, flying out swiftly into mid air, its wings spreading out, hovering right there before letting loose a shrill cry.

The Silver Emperor might be extremely tiny, but its cry was not to be underestimated, extremely loud and shrill, the powerful piercing powerful causing even Zhou Weiqing and the party to feel their hearts shudder.

At the same time, the Ghost Demon Horses which had been leisurely grazing heard the cry, and they were immediately sent into a disorderly frenzy. The few young Ghost Demon Horses immediately fell onto the ground, almost paralyzed, while the adult Ghost Demon Horses raised their heads, their red eyes filled with fear and panic. Although they were still quite far from them, Zhou Weiqing and the rest could still clearly see that amongst these powerful Ghost Demon Horses, besides the horned Leader, all the others were trembling violently, as if they did not even have the energy to run.

The Horned Ghost Demon Horse displayed the power of a leader then, raising its head and giving forth a series of low cries. Standing right in front, the black fur at the back of its neck raised up, while it pawed the ground with its right front hoof. It was clear that although it was not as affected as its other herd members, it was still extremely uneasy.

"What? This is possible?" Zhou Weiqing muttered to himself in shock. Previously, he had not believed Shangguan Fei'er's words, but now he had no choice but to believe it. It was clear that Little Red Dot had been speechlessly hanging its head earlier, looking down upon him.

Heavenly Beasts were much clearly about ranking of bloodlines, and a Upper Stage Heavenly Beast was able to put a lot of pressure on a Lower Staged Heavenly Beast, with only a few exceptions.

Although the Silver Emperor Little Red Dot was not yet at the Heavenly King Stage, but to these Ghost Demon Horses, its cultivation level and bloodline was already much higher. Furthermore, in the Heavenly Beast world, the Silver Emperors were notorious devils, even Heavenly Beasts of the same stage would not dare to take them on easily. As such, its powerful cry caused much more violent pressure.

In truth, if it really wanted to kill these Ghost Demon Horses, even the one with the single horn, it would have been extremely easy. After all, it was a lot higher level, and though the protective scales of the Ghost Demon Horses had a great defense, they would be like paper in front of the Silver Emperor's powerful Skills.

"Let me try." Seeing the performance of the Silver Emperor, Zhou Weiqing immediately thought of the scene where he and Shangguan Bing'er had ran afoul of the Forest Direwolves many years back.

Taking a large step forward, as his body was in motion, a cold, evil, overbearing aura burst forth from his body. At the same time, the muscles of his body bulged out, the black tiger tattoos wriggling all over the skin not covered by his clothes. Especially so for the large 'King' word on his forehead, as well as the change to his right foot.

His Controllable Demonic Change State had been activated.

Chapter 364: Tian Bei City (3)

Translator: Zen Translations Editor: Zen Translations

Turning to face the direction where the Ghost Demon Horses were, Zhou Weiqing puffed up his chest, before unleashing an angry howl like a ferocious tiger.

Including Lin TianAo, all the humans there suddenly felt that in that instant, the entire surrounding Ghost Demon Forest seemed to have a strange tornado whip through. That piercing, bitter cold aura, gave all of them a grave chill down their spines. Although they knew that it was Zhou Weiqing which had howled out loud, they still felt as if a huge majestic tiger of unparalleled magnificence and awe-inspiring, dignified bearing was standing there proudly before them, and all would bow before it.

When they heard this new howl, the Ghost Demon Horses which had barely been standing all fell down like culled wheat in a field. Zhou Weiqing's Heavenly Energy cultivation level might not be high, but the aura that he had when in the Demonic Change State was that of the Dark Demon God Tiger, a bloodline far beyond even the Silver Emperor, let alone these Ghost Demon Horses.

*Pashan* The horned Ghost Demon Horse Leader was the last to fall, but even so, it did not fully fall down, with only its two front legs kneeling down, as if kneeling down in obeisance, its eyes filled with fear and panic.

Zhou Weiqing laughed heartily, his body standing up straight proudly, his right leg striking down heavily on the ground and accompanied with a whistling sound, he charged forth and in moments was at the river side. Ignoring the ordinary Ghost Demon Horses fallen on the ground, he immediately jumped on the Horned Ghost Demon Horse Leader's back.

There was not even a bit of resistance. As Zhou Weiqing had charged closer, that powerful Demonic Aura he was giving forth pressured the Ghost Demon Horses so much that they could not even move.

Zhou Weiqing's Demonic Change State had already gone through evolving twice, and he already could pressure Zong Stage Heavenly Beasts and below, just like how he had done so for the Silver Emperor. These Ghost Demon Horses were only at the Zun Stage, and with the Silver Emperor's help, how could they possibly take their combined pressures?

Seeing the sight before them, the original Fei Li Battle Team members were still relatively okay; after all they had witnessed Zhou Weiqing create countless miracles. However, Zang Lang and the other eleven Military Academy graduates could only stand there swallowing hard. This was the Boss that they had chosen… was he really human? That powerful, terrifying aura… what was that? They were after all not from the Heavenly Jewel Academy, and besides Zang Lang who was a Heavenly Jewel Master and could suspect it was the Demonic Change State, no one else could even guess what these changes on Zhou Weiqing were.

What followed next was extremely simple. With the dual pressure of Zhou Weiqing and the Silver Emperor, all thirty eight Ghost Demon Horses were caught, even the three little younglings.

Besides giving each and every party member one Ghost Demon Horse, Zhou Weiqing handed the remaining Ghost Demon Horses to Lin TianAo, who kept them into a Spatial Ring that could contain living beings. As for Zhou Weiqing himself, he took the Horned Ghost Demon Horse Leader as his own mount, feeling a great sense of satisfaction.

Zhou Weiqing's figure and stature was considered rather tall and robust for a human, but riding on this horned Ghost Demon Horse, he felt as if he was extremely tiny. Riding on it gave him a sensation like he was filled with strength, and with his legs gripping the sides of the horse, he could sense the sheer strength below his legs. As long as he exerted any pressure on his legs, his steed would instantly follow his directions swiftly.

All throughout, there was no resistance. Facing Zhou Weiqing's bloodline pressure, the horned Ghost Demon Horse Leader chose to submit without a hint of resistance, just like if any ordinary Heavenly Beast met with the Heavenly Snow Mountain Divine Heavenly Spirit Tiger. To it, being able to submit to such a powerful noble was an honour, not a disgrace.

Out of the entire party, the most excited should be Crow. Her weight was much heavier than any ordinary human, and normal horses could never carry her for long. However, her six hundred jin weight was nothing to her Ghost Demon Horse mount

Zhou Weiqing had specially chosen one of the strongest and most robust ones for her, and now mounted, if she wielded her Legendary Axes, she would be like an overbearing Queen!

The hooves of the Ghost Demon Horse were also rather different from ordinary horses, much larger and able to traverse difficult terrain. Furthermore, seated on the large, broad backs of these horses was a very stable, comfortable experience.

…

After capturing these Ghost Demon Horses, Zhou Weiqing and the party took about three more days to reach the northern border of the ZhongTian Empire.

The Tian Bei City was one of the important cities in the north border of the ZhongTian Empire, situated strategically for their defense, and in terms of importance, it was the second in the entire north.

In order to defend against the WanShou Empire, the ZhongTian Empire had built three huge cities in the northern border, at the central, and of most importance, was the Zhong Bei City, the one on the northwest was the Tian Bei City, and northeast was the one closer to the Bao Po Empire, called the Bao Bei City.

These three cities lay in a straight line, forming a defensive line along with several dozen other smaller cities. At the same time, they also held large amounts of reserves and resources to sustain their long border wars.

These three huge cities were all built as main defensive structures, and with war in mind. In terms of just defensive capabilities alone, they even surpassed the ZhongTian Capital City, the ZhongTian City.

The Tian Bei City was actually the one closest the to WanShou Empire, and outside of the TianBei City lay the camps for the Fourth, Seventh and Eighth Legions of the ZhongTian Army, more than three hundred thousand men in total.

Zhou Weiqing and the rest entered the Tian Bei City on foot. The Ghost Demon Horses were just too attention drawing, and his own identity and status was rather sensitive at this point. Furthermore, his entire plan was to conceal his identity to enter the ZhongTian Army, and he naturally did not want to draw attention to themselves.

Currently, their party had been lessened by twelve. Zang Lang and the other graduates of the Fei Li Military Academy were no longer with them.

After exiting the Ghost Demon Forest, Zhou Weiqing had asked them to join the ZhongTian Army from the Zhong Bei City, instead of following him.

He had given Zang Lang a mission, for the twelve of them to split up and join the ZhongTian Army. With Zang Lang as their lead, but too much contact between themselves, and they were to train themselves within the army, displaying their talents to become officers of the ZhongTian army. They were all to recruit and train their own trusted men, to gain control of some troops, while awaiting Zhou Weiqing's next order.

This was part of a plan that Zhou Weiqing had come up with previously. If everyone followed by his side, they would be too large a target; a party of over twenty Jewel Masters, with many Heavenly Jewel Masters to boot, how could that not draw attention? Furthermore, Zang Lang and the others were already outstanding graduates from the Fei Li Military Academy, with each and every one of them outstanding in terms of military capabilities and leadership. If they were to stay together, it would be hard for them to flourish individually. As such, he decided to split them up to develop further in the actual army, to best grow and develop themselves. These twelve would be like twelve of Zhou Weiqing's chess pieces, placed subtly into the ZhongTian Army.

These orders had been given in secret, even Shangguan Fei'er did not know about them. After all, such an action by Zhou Weiqing was that beneficial to the ZhongTian Empire. After giving them their orders secretly, they had left without speaking to the others.

"So, this is the Tian Bei City? Such an amazing City it is indeed." Lin TianAo couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

On the surface, the Tian Bei City was not as beautiful as any of the other cities they had seen. The city walls were a plain grey in colour, with no flourishes or decorations. However, the immense wall that did not seem to have an end had such a majesty to it, a grand thickness as if it could never be brought down.

The city walls were about a hundred metres tall, and its thickness was not visible to their eyes. The huge gate was already eight and a half metres tall, twenty metres wide; more than enough for twenty cavalry soldiers to ride out side by side, and there were actually three such gates visible to them.

Zhou Weiqing stood there looking at the huge, thick walls, a serious, solemn look on his face.

Shangguan Fei'er stood at the side, looking at Zhou Weiqing absent-mindedly. That day, after losing the bet once more, she had ultimately reneged on it once again. Of course, Zhou Weiqing did not force her, only teasing her about it once in awhile.

This was her own brother-in-law to be, this rascal, and somehow he seemed very different today. Standing right before this Tian Bei City, his entire appearance and aura was just so different; he did not seem so tiny like most others standing before the huge city, but as if his presence could swallow up this entire city.

Without knowing why, Shangguan Fei'er suddenly found that she no longer had the mood and inclination to take revenge on Zhou Weiqing anymore. At this point, she only felt like she had to help him as much as possible, to not look so solemn and serious.

She still liked his wicked smile more.

Like?! All of a sudden, Shangguan Fei'er snapped out of her reverie. No way, how can I… how can I like him? This is my brother in law!

In order to cover the panic within her heart, she subconsciously asked Zhou Weiqing: "Zhou Little Fatty, we are already at the Tian Bei City, what's your plan?"

Zhou Weiqing said: "Joining the army."

Shangguan Fei'er furrowed her brow, saying: "You're really bringing everyone to join our ZhongTian Army?"

Zhou Weiqing shook his head and said: "No, not everyone. Just myself."

"Just you?" This time, even Lin TianAo was dumbstruck.

All throughout their travels, Zhou Weiqing had not discussed his plans with anyone. All along, Lin TianAo had thought that he was bringing them all to join the ZhongTian Army, to gain some status within the ZhongTian Empire as a base to launch an attack to regain his Empire.

Zhou Weiqing nodded, saying: "There are so many of us, and if we join the army together, it is just too obvious. The ZhongTian Empire is the strongest Empire in the entire mainland, and its army will definitely have many powerhouses, and we will likely not be able to hide our power. In that case, with so many of us Heavenly Jewel Masters joining at the same time, how could we not be suspicious? As such, only I will be joining the ZhongTian army for now."

"Soon after this, we will look for a place to stay in the Tian Bei City. Bro Lin, you will be in charge of purchasing a large house in this Tian Bei City, to stay here and continue training and cultivating, while waiting for my news. Once I have gained sufficient status and ranking within the army, and I'm able to have my own personal soldiers, I will get you all to join under me then. By that time, there should not be any problems."

Chapter 365: Disguise (1)

Translator: Zen Translations Editor: Zen Translations

"You want to go alone?" Hearing Zhou Weiqing's words, Lin TianAo was extremely surprised, and he furrowed his brow in worry.

Zhou Weiqing laughed heartily, saying: "Big bro, you should know by now not to worry about me right? Such a person like me who is afraid of death, if there is any real danger, I will definitely avoid it as best I can. Furthermore, as a lone person, I will be a small, nondescript target, and with my cultivation level and power, I should not need a lot of time to distinguish myself. At that time, you all can join the army by my side much easier. After all, our Fei Li Battle Team had already put on quite a display in the Heavenly Jewel Tournament. If we join the army together, wouldn't it be very obvious to anyone who had watched the tournament?"

Lin TianAo thought about it for a moment before saying: "You do have a point. Alright, we'll do as you say. Rest assured, you can leave things here to me. When do you plan to join the army?"

Zhou Weiqing said: "The earlier the better. Every day is critical, and the earlier I join, the earlier I can go about putting my plan into motion."

Lin TianAo nodded and said: "Very well. In the future, every day at sunrise I will dispatch someone to wait at the north gates for you. Once you have arranged everything in the army, you find a chance to come out to meet him and arrange things with us."

Zhou Weiqing narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "Alright then, that's settled. In that case, I shall leave now. Big Bro, all you brothers and sisters, take care. I'll see you soon." With that, he turned around to leave. However, before he could even take a step, he felt a tug on his clothes. It was Shangguan Fei'er.

"You may be right in not bringing the rest, but you must bring me along. I am not part of the Fei Li Battle Team anyway, one additional person will not be a problem."

Looking at the brightly lit eyes of Shangguan Fei'er, Zhou Weiqing felt a sense of helplessness. "Why are you following me around? Do you really think I am here to play around?"

Shangguan Fei'er gave a humph and said: "Don't think you can abandon me here. First of all, I must help Bing'er keep watch on you. Our ZhongTian Empire Army does recruit females as well, and we do not have any prejudices against promoting capable female officers as well. You, this fellow, are too much of a playboy. What if you find some other woman? Furthermore, you are now sneaking into our ZhongTian Army. As part of the Heaven's Expanse Palace, I need to keep watch on you, lest you do anything that is against our ZhongTian Empire's benefit, then it will be too late for me to regret. In any case, I don't care, I am following you in."

Zhou Weiqing said exasperatedly as he glared at her: "Don't give me all those noble reasons. Don't think I don't know, you must be thinking how interesting and fun joining the army will be, that's why you want to follow me. Looking for something fresh to play with right?"

Shangguan Fei'er flushed slightly; clearly Zhou Weiqing had hit the nail upon the head. However, she continued saying boldly: "So what? No matter what, I'm following you!"

Indeed, Zhou Weiqing was helpless against Shangguan Fei'er. Let alone the fact that he wasn't able to defeat her, even if he could, he couldn't possibly beat her up right? Just looking at her, and how she looked totally like Bing'er, Zhou Weiqing's heart would be too soft to actually strike her.

"My dear Second Miss… please don't play around. Even if your ZhongTian Army is liberal enough to let women join the army, that is still considered much rarer than males. Furthermore, even if you join the army, you can't possibly stay with me too. No matter how liberal your ZhongTian Army is, they would not place a man and woman together in the same camp to stay."

Shangguan Fei'er grinned and said: "Heh heh, isn't that easy? I'll dress up as a man. You just wait!" After saying that, she spun around and ran off, disappearing in a flash.

Seeing Shangguan Fei'er disappear, Zhou Weiqing immediately said to Lin TianAo in a low tone: "Big bro, I'll head off first then. You all take care. Do help me train Ma Qun well. That fellow has talent after all, and if he works hard, he should do well in the future. I'll leave some money here for everyone to get their required Consolidating Equipment Scrolls and Stored Skills, you take charge of it." As he said that, he tossed his gold coin storage card to in TianAo before running off swiftly.

Only a fool would really wait for Shangguan Fei'er to dress up and come out. If he didn't seize this opportunity to run off, he wouldn't be Zhou Weiqing.

Lin TianAo watched as Zhou Weiqing's figure disappeared into the distance, and couldn't help but shake his head with a smile. "Alright, let's go then. First we have to find a place to stay."

Little Miss Muddle Dou Dou looked at him hesitatingly and said: "If Weiqing goes… who will I look for to get food then?"

Yun Li patted himself on the chest and said: "After he leaves, I'm still around. Don't worry, if you want to eat something, just let me know."

Hearing that there was food, Dou Dou immediately smiled happily: "You are such a good person."

Lin TianAo stumbled and almost fell from that, and he turned to look at Yun Li before finally saying: "That girl is too naive, you better not bully her, otherwise I will not be able to account to Weiqing."

Yun Li said in a mix of embarrassment and irritation. "What? Do I look like someone who would do that?"

"Yes!" Little Four, Drunken Bao, Ma Qun and the others chorused out loud at the same time. These few days, they had gotten used to each other, and it was common for them to tease each other.

"Fine fine, you all just wait, don't ask me to make Consolidating Equipment Scrolls for you all!"

Ma Qun laughed heartily, saying: "Teacher Yun, your threat won't work anymore. With food, with Dou Dou, there will be Scrolls!"

Lin TianAo shook his head helplessly and said: "Alright, enough playing around. Let's go look for a place to stay, so we can have a good rest after this long trip."

Hearing his words, the rest of the team finally stopped, and they headed into the Tian Bei City.

It might seem like Zhou Weiqing had left in too much of a rush, without even giving much instructions to the rest. However, with Lin TianAo there, Zhou Weiqing did not have to worry. Lin TianAo was the steady bedrock of the team, and as long as he was there, Zhou Weiqing had absolute confidence that they would be fine.

After entering the Tian Bei City, Zhou Weiqing quickly crossed through the streets. Although he was not familiar with the place, he knew that he just needed to head north. After all, the whole purpose of the Tian Bei City was to defend against the WanShou Empire in the north, and their northern wall would likely be where the army would be stationed. In order to join the army, that was where he would have to go to look for them. That was also the reason why Lin TianAo had arranged for their meeting to be in the north gates.

Zhou Weiqing crossed through street after street swiftly, and before long, he could see the north gates in the distance. Taking a quick look back, he did not spot Shangguan Fei'er, and he heaved a sigh of relief, thinking to himself: Lucky I ran fast!

Right at that moment, a hand appeared out of nowhere, grabbing onto his shoulder without warning.

Zhou Weiqing's senses were far beyond any ordinary person, even most Heavenly Jewel Masters of his cultivation level. Even so, he was unable to dodge the hand, which held down gently onto his shoulder, just happening to grip onto his clavicle acupuncture point. Although his Clavicle acupuncture point energy whirlpool was able to dissipate a large amount of the strength, Zhou Weiqing still felt almost half his body go numb.

Without looking back, his face already had a depressed look. It seems like no matter what, he would not be able to dodge the bullet. Those hands of Shangguan Fei'er which had tortured him in the past few days of teaching him… he was just too familiar with them.

Chapter 366: Disguise (2)

Translator: Zen Translations Editor: Zen Translations

"My Dear Heroine, please let me go." Zhou Weiqing sighed helplessly as he turned around.

However, when he saw the person who had grabbed onto his shoulder, he started visibly.

It was not Shangguan Fei'er there as he had expected, but an ordinary looking cloth-clad youth.

The young man looked very average, not tall or short, average in almost all sense of the word. His clothes were simple, with black hair bound in a ponytail at his back, granting a valiant air to his average looks. No matter what, Zhou Weiqing was certain he did not recognize this person.

On seeing it wasn't Shangguan Fei'er, a sense of warning sparked in Zhou Weiqing's heart, and without hesitation, he drew upon his Immortal Deity Shield to the maximum. At the same time, he kicked out with his right leg at lightning speed towards the youth. It was not anything good to be grabbed by a stranger suddenly.

Alas, his efforts were futile. The hand grabbing onto his shoulder moved along with his own motions, and Zhou Weiqing felt his body weaken and soften. His Immortal Deity Shield did not manage to shake his opponent's hand away, and the kick from his right leg was extremely weak, easily dodged by the youth.

"Zhou Little Fatty, are you trying to die?" Shangguan Fei'er's voice rang out, suppressed in a low tone and filled with embarrassment. How could this rascal kick at a girl's lower abdomen!

"Fei'er, you're Fei'er?!" Zhou Weiqing's jaw dropped as he stared wide eyed at the young man in front of him.

Shangguan Fei'er gave a cold humph as she said: "This Young Master is now Shangguan Fei. You better watch out!"

Although Zhou Weiqing had witnessed Shangguan Fei'er's amazing disguising skills in the Lustre Spatial Realm, she had after all been disguising herself as another girl. At this point, she had actually disguised herself as a man, even down to having an Adam's Apple. Zhou Weiqing couldn't help but shake his head in amazement.

"Hmph, now you know how skillful I am right, if you want to praise this young master, go ahead. I won't stop you!" Shangguan Fei'er said smugly.

Zhou Weiqing nodded and said: "Indeed, that is extremely skillful. Alas, your figure is just too bad."

"Whose figure are you saying is bad?!" Shangguan Fei'er almost went crazy, and the hand grabbing onto Zhou Weiqing's shoulder involuntarily exerted greater pressure.

"Uhhh, I'm wrong…" Under such a threat, Zhou Weiqing could only lower his head and say helplessly. "Since you insist on following me into the army, then let's go." He had no way of escaping this young miss, and could only accept his fate.

Shangguan Fei'er finally let go of him, saying in a satisfied tone: "That's more like it. Come on, let's go."

The two of them continued on towards the north gate. As they moved along, Zhou Weiqing couldn't help but examine Shangguan Fei'er. No matter how he examined her from every angle, he could not find any problems with her disguise. If not for the fact that she had used her original voice to speak to him, he would never have been able to guess this was her indeed.

"So, where are we going to join the army?" Shangguan Fei'er asked him. This time, she heven changed her voice, though still clear and melodious, it was clearly no longer a female voice.

Zhou Weiqing said: "First, we have to head to the north gates to see what the situation is before we decide. Since the combat situation on the north is never-ending, I'm sure your ZhongTian Empire is constantly recruiting fresh blood right."

Shangguan Fei'er nodded and said: "Yup, that is true. Are you preparing to join as a Heavenly Jewel Master?"

Zhou Weiqing said: "Of course, only then can I reach a relatively high rank as soon as possible."

Shangguan Fei'er said: "What about me? This disguise of mine is barely twenty years old; if I reveal my powers, it would be easy to draw suspicion."

Zhou Weiqing rolled his eyes and said: "Of course you can't use your powers, do you still have to ask? Besides those from the Great Saint Lands, it is virtually impossible to reach the six-Jeweled stage at the age of twenty! If you want to join the army with me, you have to listen to me. When I report, I'll say that I am from a declining noble family, and you are my follower. WIthout my permission, unless in critical danger, you cannot use your powers, at least until I achieve the required rank and can have my own unit."

"No way, how can I possibly be your follower." Shangguan Fei'er immediately objected.

Zhou Weiqing said savagely: "If you don't want to be my follower, that's fine, but you have to let me get the twenty slaps you owe me."

Shangguan Fei'er muttered to herself: "So petty… Fine, follower it shall be. But don't you dream of having me wait on you."

Zhou Weiqing secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said: "As long as you don't speak too much, and just stay by my side, that is all. I wouldn't dare to have the Second Miss of the Heaven's Expanse Palace wait on me…"

At last, the pair reached the north gate. Unfortunately, to their disappointment, there was no recruitment center there like they had expected. The north gates were wide open, and the streets were bustling with people. The only soldiers they could see were the fifty or so well armoured ones guarding the gates.

"So, what now?" Shangguan Fei'er looked at Zhou Weiqing curiously. Although she was a citizen of the ZhongTian Empire, she had stayed most of her life in the Heavenly Jewel Island and not left it; in terms of dealing with worldly situations, she was no match for Zhou Weiqing, and did not know much about the situation about the ZhongTian army either.

Zhou Weiqing said: "Let me ask."

Stepping up quickly to one of the guards at the gates, the familiar honest smile that Zhou Weiqing had not used in a long time appeared again. "This big brother here, can I ask you a question? Is our ZhongTian Army recruiting soldiers?"

The soldier looked at him before nodding, saying: "Of course we are recruiting. You're not from around here right, otherwise you would know this for sure."

Zhou Weiqing immediately nodded vigorously, saying: "Indeed! I'm not from around here, but I've travelled here because I want to join the army, especially the border armies, to actually fight against our enemies!"

Hearing his words, the soldier smiled, lifting up a hand to clap Zhou Weiqing's shoulder, saying: "Very good, very good. Looking at your figure, it should be no problem at all in joining the army. Let me give you the directions – once you exit the north gate, keep heading north towards the border. You'll need to travel about two hundred kilometres before you reach the main camp of our army. Besides any special circumstances, recruiting is all over there. You just need to report there and say that you are here to join up, no matter which Regiment, someone will be there to receive you. As long as you pass a simple test, you will be able to enter the army."

"Thank you very much, Big Brother. Two hundred kilometres, that is quite far away."

The soldier laughed heartily, saying: "It is indeed quite a distance away, but that is also a form of training in itself. Oh, right, if you have confidence in yourself, you can also try your luck in the Duelling Corner just outside of the main camp."

"Oh? Duelling Corner? What sort of place is that?" Zhou Weiqing had been about to leave when the soldier had suddenly told him about such an unheard of place, and his interest was immediately sparked.

The soldier said: "The Duelling Corner is one of the unique parts of our ZhongTian Empire northern zone. How do I put it… it is one of the rare entertainment areas in this war zone here, and also a main morale booster for us. It is actually a colosseum arena, and any soldiers can join in at any time."

"With Regiments being the base, each Regiment has their own Duelling Corner. Of course, there are rules to competing in the Duelling Corner; seriously injuring, maiming or killing your opponent is strictly forbidden. Achieving a victory will award the victor with a certain monetary reward, but more importantly, it is also one avenue for earning rank and status. If a soldier manages to achieve consecutive victories, he will be able to gain rank, tantamount to joining a battle. I've heard that the highest rank you can raise from the Duelling Corner is up to the Battalion level. Many powerful Jewel Masters have used this method to raise rank quickly."

"Ohh? Such a thing is possible?" Zhou Weiqing started for a moment, and he couldn't help but exclaim in praise inwardly.

The ZhongTian Empire truly lived up to its name as the strongest empire in the world. Although he only heard a simple introduction by the soldier, Zhou Weiqing could already read into the matter in his heart, and had a simple understanding of it.

The benefit of this Duelling Corner was clear. First of all, it would allow the army to easily unearth and choose talents, promoting them into officials. To the army, for low rank officials at least, their combat prowess was more important than their commanding capabilities. For a small unit, a powerful commanding officer would be of a greater influence on the unit's survival and effect on the battlefield.

Next, this Duelling Corner would also better attract Jewel Masters to join the army, while also maintaining a certain fairness. After all, having witnesses on their actual power in combat was much better than just seeing cultivation level to gain rank.

Next, in this broad northern lands, there were more than a million troops stationed here in total. For the soldiers, besides training and fighting, there wasn't much else for these lonely troops to do. Under such a situation, having this Duelling Corner as entertainment, giving them an opportunity to blow off steam while also giving them an incentive to become stronger, not to mention to earn some side income; this was definitely a great choice. The law of the army was originally like the law of the jungle, where the strong were respected. Who wouldn't want to be strong, to be known? And this Duelling Corner was just the perfect platform for ambitious soldiers to display their power.

Waving his fist, a faint smile crossed Zhou Weiqing's lips. It looks like his journey in the ZhongTian Army would begin in the Duelling Corner.

Returning to Shangguan Fei'er, Zhou Weiqing told her what the soldier had told him. Shangguan Fei'er was naturally interested as well. Both of them did not care about the monetary rewards, but having such a place to fight and earn their rank was definitely a great draw.

"I also want to join!" Shangguan Fei'er said excitedly.

Zhou Weiqing immediately said: "No! Have you forgotten what I just told you? Once your cultivation level is revealed, it will definitely spark suspicion. My figure is large, and I look about twenty years old or more, despite my real age. Being at the four-Jeweled Stage is rather high, but not too impossible. Furthermore, I have the Ring of Concealment, allowing me to show just a single attribute on my Elemental Jewel. That's something that you do not have, especially your Physical Jewel which is just too obvious. If you want to come with me to the army camp, you have to behave yourself, otherwise I'll rather not go to the army at all."

This time, Zhou Weiqing's expression was very serious and resolute, not giving an inch at all. Looking at his uncompromising eyes, Shangguan Fei'er finally gave in.

After leaving the Tian Bei City, the two summoned their Ghost Demon Horses, mounting the robust powerful horses, they galloped towards the north.

These Ghost Demon Horses were not only strong, they had amazing endurance and staying power, and also terrifying speed, galloping along like the wind. They did not have much offensive capabilities, more known for their speed and defense. Two hundred kilometres melted away in a matter of four hours, and by then, the large army camp slowly appeared in the distance before their eyes.