Chapter 429: Hero and Truth
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Chapter 430 â Master of Fight Doctrine
The highest building in the Martial Imperial City was a bell tower. From any viewpoint, it required people to look up to see the top.
The bell tower was not only high, but its foundation was very deep. As a result, it was influenced by the crystals of fire dragon it was built on.
Three men were sitting on the bell tower. They were Li Nanxing from the Hero Palace, Su Xing from the Evil Cloud Palace, and Murong Long from the Murongs, one of the eight aristocratic families of inheritance.
The three had been the top three of List A of the Dragon Rise List for years.
However, there wasnât a number one or number two.
Because the three had never fought against each other. There had never been a fight result to decide their ranks.
They had noticed the arrival of the masked man. Li Nanxing was pretty calm, his eyes as melancholic as usual.
Su Xing raised his eyebrows and looked over with interest.
âWhat a bluffer.â Murong Long felt disdain for him. His black eyes were pretty cold.
Although they had different reactions, none of them intended to stop the masked guy.
Staying in the air, he hadnât really broken the rule theyâd made, since he hadnât entered the city.
If the guy he was going to challenge didnât want to go out, he couldnât enter the city to challenge him, either. Otherwise, any one of the three would kill him easily.
However, competitive practitioners with a strong intention to win definitely wouldnât admit they were a wuss in a place full of geniuses from the Dragon Field.
Zhang Yu went into the air, staying at the same altitude as the masked man.
No opening speech would be necessary, since there was already an awfully tense atmosphere between the two.
âYou are?â the masked man said in the end.
âZhang Yu, ranked fiftieth on List A of the Dragon Rise List.â
Seeing the masked man hadnât recognized him, he curled his lip unhappily.
âIâm not here for you.â The masked man put people at a loss. Although everyone had assumed that he had come to challenge someone, did he really have other things to do except challenge him?
âIs Han Siming in town?â the masked man shouted, ignoring Zhang Yuâs long face.
âHeâs arrogant,â Su Xing commented from the bell tower.
He had said to Zhang Yuâs face that he hadnât come for the latter, and then he had mentioned Han Siming, who was ranked even higher.
Zhang Yuâs expression told everyone how angry he was.
âIf you did that intentionally to irritate me, youâve done it. And youâll pay the price for it,â said Zhang Yu.
âYou got me wrong. Iâm not here to challenge you or Han Siming.â
The person behind the mask, of course, was Jiang Chen. After being separated from Han Siming, he had been worried about the latter.
He had learned of the existence of the Martial Imperial City from the guy he had defeated the day before, so he had come here.
âYou insulted me. Iâll need your blood to wash the shame away.â
But Zhang Yu wouldnât let go of him. Other people in the city couldnât accept it, either.
âHey, you! Are you frightened?â someone shouted from the ground, afraid the fight wouldnât happen.
Jiang Chen smiled bitterly. He did want to have this fight, but he wanted to summarize what he had gained from the past couple of daysâ fights first.
âIf thatâs what you want, letâs fight,â he said.
The whole city raised their arms in exclamation. They opened their eyes wide, trying to see every detail clearly.
âWhy are you wearing a mask? Are you old?â Mu Ronglong shouted loudly from the bell tower before they started the fight.
It reminded the others that the masked man wouldnât be qualified for the top fifty or to be on the Dragon Rise List at all if that was the case.
Zhang Yu managed to control his anger for that moment. He said, âTake your mask off so that youâll have your dignity even if you lose.â
âThereâs a psycho that wants to kill me. Iâll take it off when I step into the world of fight doctrine.â Jiang Chen didnât agree.
âThatâs why youâve been challenging people. Does that mean youâll take the mask off once youâve defeated me?â
Zhang Yu understood why he was doing that. Although surprised, he thought the masked man had a good excuse.
âExactly,â Jiang Chen nodded. His rival was a master of fight doctrine. He had to step into the world of fight doctrine to win this fight.
âWhat a pity. People will only see your dead face,â said Zhang Yu.
Jiang Chen shrugged his shoulders. Reluctant to admit his inferiority, he said, âI wonât kill you, a rival that helps me master the fight doctrine.â
Neither of them had said anything especially arrogant, but their confidence was striking. Only strong people would be that confident.
âThatâs why heâs been challenging people.â
âHe didnât want to have this fight because he wanted to wait until he had mastered the fight doctrine.â
âBut now he has to do it. I donât think he has any chance of winning.â
âDidnât you hear what he said? Heâs going to make a breakthrough during the fight to become a master of the fight doctrine.â
âThatâs impossible, unless heâs a really impressive genius.â
The people in the Martial Imperial City were in a heated discussion. They tumbled to the realization that the masked man had decided to fight. His resolution to fight against Zhang Yu for his own dignity made them look forward to the result.
âIs he just foolish enough or too foolish?â Murong Long scorned disdainfully when he understood the masked manâs intentions.
It would be extremely effective if one fought against a rival that was in the world of fight doctrine. Actually, he himself had succeeded in this way.
However, his rival had been a teacher whom his family had offered a rich reward. The teacher had pressured him on the premises of not hurting him, and left him enough time to be enlightened.
Zhang Yu would absolutely not do the same to a guy who had tarnished his reputation. He would definitely try his best.
It was true. Zhang Yuâs long hair was flying madly in the wind, his energy like an angry dragon dashing around. And he was just accumulating his power.
When he exerted his movement, the sky changed considerably. Energy in the shape of a water ball appeared between his palms.
Another rival who was good at palm methods. It couldnât just be a coincidence, since palms and fists were more suitable for a fight doctrine than knives and swords.
Many people would give up using weapons in the time before their fight doctrine level became high enough.
For example, Jiang Chen had put his knife and sword into his mustardseed ring. He was going to use only his fists to fight.
âFurious Dragon Holy Palm!â Jiang Chen shouted. His fists hit everything around him with massive force.
Ying Wushuang sighed at this scene.
She had thought the masked man was familiar when she had laid her eyes on him. Although the robe had covered his figure perfectly, she could still tell who he was from the view of his back.
If he had held a sword in his left hand, even if it wasnât the Red Cloud Sword, Ying Wushuang would be able to confirm it was him, but it didnât seem possible to her that the Jiang Chen she knew could exert such an aggressive fist method.
Standing not too far away from her, Murong Yuan scorned, âWhat? Did you think he was Jiang Chen?â
When the masked man had mentioned he was being chased by someone, she had also thought of Jiang Chen, who had been chased thousands of miles by Green Ghost.
But of course, she didnât want to believe it. Her fiancĂ© hadnât yet made it onto List A of the Dragon Rise List, while Jiang Chen was working on fiftieth place?
When she saw the masked man use his fists, she was sure it couldnât be Jiang Chen, but unlike Ying Wushuang, she felt relieved.
Her first thought was, Thank god it isnât him.
âShe thought it was that guy called Jiang Chen? How ridiculous. How would that be possible?â Han Feiyu laughed at Ying Wushuang.
It had never occurred to him that the guy could be Jiang Chen, since he thought those who were chased by Green Ghost would have no chance to survive.