Chapter 63 (1/2)

Emerging from the Mo Clan ruins, the time of day was already dusk.

“Tomorrow I will help you steal that Blooming Water Divine Thunder thing.” The Thief Star’s mood was very good.

Su Xing’s party of people was just about to descend the mountain when, at this time, they saw an unidentified, long-haired man sitting upon a large rock not far from the entrance. Seeing Su Xing and the others, his eyes exposed a trace of alarm. He rose with his eyes squinting and smiling as a golden armored short coat and long skirted1 girl jumped down from atop a tree, standing beside the man. That pair of firm and chilling pupils was brimming with a lion’s pride.

One look was enough to see they were not ordinary people.

Shi Yuan and the others’ discussing voices gradually ceased. Lin Yingmei kept close to Su Xing, staring at that golden armored girl, showing a cautious expression.

“At last, you’ve come out, your acquaintance is Gong Xu!” The man squinted and smiled as he introduced himself, his eyes indistinctly glancing at Shi Qian.

This subtle action was revealed within Su Xing’s eyes; this man looked to be here for the Thief Star. Surreptitiously giving Wu Xinjie a few words and making Shi Yuan a bit nervous, he said with a smile on his face: “Is something the matter?”

“The Star General is you, isn’t it?” The golden armored girl stared at Lin Yingmei, advancing forwards a few steps. Waving her empty hand, a golden light flashed, followed by a long sword with a Buddhist swastika appearing in her hand. The girl’s forehead twinkled a light yellow Astral Crest. As expected, she was a Star General!

“Vajra’s Evil Smiting Sword!!”2

Shi Yuan shouted.

“It’s the Devil Star, Giant in the Clouds Song Wan!!”3

“Since we’re all Star Masters, wouldn’t it be better to let us enter a Star Duel with this matchup?” Gong Xu beamed from ear to ear.

“Must we fight?” Su Xing knitted his brow.

Gong Xu nodded his head. The Devil Star Giant in the Clouds evoked a slightly provoking smile, already approaching on the attack with meteoric strides. How could Lin Yingmei be courteous; the Arctic Star Spear revealed its point, fighting at a fast pace with that Vajra’s Evil Smiting Sword.

Su Xing was secretly on the alert but discovered this Nebula Late Stage Star Master Gong Xu, standing motionless at his original spot with a smiling face similar to a Buddha’s, had not the least bit of intent to act, just watching calmly as his Star General and Lin Chong dueled together. Generally speaking, killing a Star Master in a Star Duel always was more convenient than killing a Star General. Seeing him staying his hand, Su Xing also did not make move..

As far as Lin Yingmei was concerned, he still had much confidence in her.

The Arctic Star Spear suddenly thrusted, just like a “hot knife through butter,” and Song Wan raised her Vajra’s Sword horizontally to block. Su Xing inwardly said that she was still truly naive. Relying on Lin Yingmei’s strength, this spear absolutely could repel her, and soon, the follow up killing moves could easily make her receive injuries.

SFX: Clang clank!!

The spear point directly stabbed onto the Vajra’s Sword but firmly blocked Lin Yingmei’s full power thrust without breaking. The Giant in the Clouds cruelly smiled, suddenly lunging forward with her sword slashing horizontally, actually jolting away Lin Yingmei three chi.4

“Arctic Star Spear. Surprisingly, it’s Lin Chong!! Ha, ha, ha, ha…” The young girl howled with laughter.

The tranquil Gong Xu also abruptly changed expressions: “What, that is the Majestic Star, the Panther Head?”

“Heh, heh. I never thought that Lin Chong unexpectedly would also sign a contract. This is indeed unprecedented.” Song Wan grasped her sword with one hand. Upon the side of the Vajra’s Sword flashed a golden colored starlight.

“Lin Chong, be careful. That Vajra’s Sword is already a One Star Destined Weapon.” Wu Xinjie said gravely.

So that was the Star Generals’ sought after Star Graded Star Weapon? Su Xing secretly sized it up in a glance.

The Knowledge Star used her Huangjie Magic–”Think Then Act.” Her eyes sent out a radiant light, and immediately, the Devil Star’s battle strength level and realm was revealed without doubt. What Wu Xinjie did not expect was that the Devil Star had already entered “Heavenly Clothes.”5

“It’s a Heavenly Clothes Realm Earthly Star.” Wu Xinjie warned. “Be careful of her Huangjie Tactics!!”

Based on the Star Generals’ own fighting capabilities, it was altogether divided into the seven realms, “Heartbeat, Heavenly Clothes, Thousand Militaries, Ten Thousand Techniques, Matchless, Extreme Realm and True Phoenix.”6 Although the Devil Star was only a Heavenly Clothes, which was slightly inferior to Lin Yingmei’s Thousand Militaries, possessing a One Star Destined Star Weapon meant that in terms of power, she was not the least bit inferior to Lin Yingmei.

Lin Yingmei nodded her head, her expression unchanged.

“Even if you are Lin Chong, I’ll still make you dead!” The Giant in the Clouds’ arm raised her Vajra’s Sword behind her, and countless “卍”7 symbols radiated forth from the Vajra’s Sword. The sword light warped just like a Buddhist mantra; it was obvious she was preparing to use her Huangjie Sword Stroke.

Lin Yingmei immediately broke off her attack.

A golden light suddenly shot towards the young girl, and Lin Yingmei blocked with her spear point. That gold light abruptly scattered in midair. “Go!!” and Gong Xu no longer dared to watch with folded arms, immediately taking action. A golden flying sword transformed into a large, golden threaded net that rushed to go cover up Lin Yingmei.

Fire-lightning shot onto the net with a boom, bringing it down; it happened to be Su Xing’s Firebolt Sword. Su Xing effortlessly raised it, and the sword turned into fire-lightning that flew towards Song Wan. At this time, the Star Maiden’s and Star Master’s contractual superiority manifested. Gong Xu formed hand seals, and the Astral Crest on her forehead immediately flickered. Obtaining her contractor’s Star Energy that he imparted, the Giant in the Clouds Song Wan’s Huangjie Sword Technique then rapidly shot out.

“Great Wisdom King Cleave!!”8

The young girl coldly shouted, and the Vajra’s Sword seemed to play the song of ten thousand Buddhas. As the sword pierced through, a grand and imposing sword qi from the sword linked together with the entire Grindstone Mountain.

Lin Yingmei defended with her spear, and Su Xing called out the Shark Scale Shield.

The deep and resounding sword qi directly exploded on the High Grade Artifact Shark Scale Shield, and Su Xing immediately felt his throat fill with blood. The Devil Star smiled a savage and toothy grin. After thrusting with Great Wisdom King Cleave, she seized the opportunity to launch an attack, suddenly arriving before Su Xing’s eyes. The Vajra’s Sword slashed and shattered the already spent Shark Scale Shield,9 and a cold light stabbed towards Su Xing’s stomach.

Su Xing did not hide the hand seals he formed, and the Firebolt Sword shot out at the same time.

With a delicate cry, the Giant in the Clouds heavily suffered Heavenly Lightning tremors one after another as she flew several dozens of meters away. Su Xing did not fare as well, for an acute pain washed over from his stomach. The Golden Thread Fish Scale Armor had been unexpectedly punctured open.

Just as Song Wan was being shaken back, a figure flew out. It was Lin Yingmei, raising her spear and sweeping it over.

The Devil Star had her own Star Master, though. Gong Xu shot two golden wheels that pincered from the left and right, obstructing Lin Yingmei’s sudden stab. Subsequently, mobilizing his Star Energy, the shot down golden net once again took to the skies. Lin Yingmei’s feet stepped on the two golden wheels, somersaulting backwards to avoid the golden net.

“Accept death!!”

Gong Xu all of a sudden blew a long whistle, letting the thousand Machine Disciples that lay in wait in advance seize the opportunity to attack Lin Chong.

Dozens of cold lights flew out from within the forest, but they flew towards him. Upon seeing this, Gong Xu hastily emitted Star Energy, blocking those flying needles. These flying needles were not ordinary artifacts. Gong Xu saw the opportunity to raise his sleeve, and a Mechanical Bird flew out and blocked all of those flying needles. (TLN: Can you guys guess who fired these needles?)

“Elder Brother Gong Yang, what’s happening?”

Both Gong Xu and Song Wan were alarmed.

The forest loudly collapsed as two immense Copper Men trampled recklessly in the woods. Those Mechanical Beasts that were ready to ambush had been stepped on and shattered. The thousand Machine disciples underneath the Copper Men also fled and dispersed in every direction. Ordinary artifacts completely did not have any way of penetrating the Copper Men’s defenses.

Copper Man Puppets!

How could she have this sort of puppet!

“Brother, our ambush had been detected.”

Gong Yang ran before him, battered and exhausted.

“Heh heh, playing ambush in front of I, the Knowledge Star, is a bit too naive.”

Wu Xinjie stood on a Copper Man Puppet’s shoulder, smiling coldly. On the other side, the Thief Star Shi Yuan was currently mobilizing the Puppet Flags. The four Copper Man Puppets caught these troops lying in wait for an ambush unprepared; the Thousand Machine Gang’s casualties were disastrous.

“You!!”