Chapter 619 Chu Lei, Chai Ying (1/2)
Countless gazes stared in shock at the youthful figure slowly walking out from the shadow. When everyone finally saw who it was, their expressions immediately turned exceptionally splendid.
“Who is he? A secret weapon of the Cangxuan Sect?”
“Tch, what secret weapon. He’s called Zhou Yuan, he's the chief disciple of Saint Genesis Peak.”
“A chief disciple…dares to reveal himself on a stage like this? Is he resenting the fact that his death isn’t coming swiftly enough?”
“I’ve heard he’s pretty strong and that he has performed remarkably in the Mythic Utopia so far.”
“That’s only with regards to his previous opponents…in the face of two Sacred Palace Chosen, recklessly trying to interfere with his strength is basically courting death…”
“……”
Whispers broke out amongst the various factions as strange looks appeared on their faces. They evidently felt it rather amusing for a chief disciple to suddenly interfere at this juncture.
“Hey, that friend of yours seems to be a little too brave for his own good.” Gong Wan placed a hand horizontally across her brows as she peered at a certain figure before sticking out her lower lip at Zuoqiu Qingyu and Luluo.
The other Chosen from the Hundred Flowers Fairy Palace faintly nodded in agreement. They had heard of Zhou Yuan before, but from the looks of it, he seemed to be rather unclear about his place.
A chief disciple recklessly interfering in such a situation would only lead to self-humiliation and would bring shame to the Cangxuan Sect for no good reason.
Zuoqiu Qingyu and Luluo looked at each other, seeing worry appear in the other’s eyes. They had witnessed Zhou Yuan’s strength before; he was practically invincible amongst the chief disciples.
However, only Chosen level individuals should act in such a situation.
Though Zhou Yuan was very strong, it should not be so easy to make up for the gap between him and the Chosen, right?
“Zhou Yuan...Zhou Yuan should be trying to buy time.” Luluo pondered for a moment before she attempted to explain, “It is impossible for Zhao Zhu to stop the two opposing Chosen, but he may somehow manage to defeat one of them while the other is busy with Zhou Yuan.”
Gong Wan perked up her chin with a hand as she smiled and said, “That’s not a bad plan, but you left out one fatal flaw. Chi Lei is ranked twelfth amongst the sixteen Sacred Palace Chosen, while Zhao Zhu is last amongst the ten Cangxuan Sect Chosen…
“Even if Zhou Yuan somehow manages to survive for a while, it will ultimately end in a hopeless double defeat for the Cangxuan Sect.”
The worry in Luluo’s large eyes grew even greater, and she was unable to find a way to refute this point.
“The Cangxuan Sect has already fallen into a disadvantageous position. We’ll have to see what Chu Qing chooses to do next…” Gong Wan’s tone was somewhat regretful.
The only feasible compromise was to give up on eating the whole pie and allow the Sacred Palace a slice. However, given the latter’s domineeringness, they would likely ask for even more.
If that happened, the Cangxuan Sect would only lose more face.
After all, the Sacred Palace had also uncovered a seven-color treasure location some time ago, but ultimately, not a single inch was yielded to the other sects. Given the similarity of the situations, it would become clear which was the greater faction.
…
At the entrance to the valley.
Zhao Zhu’s expression also changed slightly at the sight of Zhou Yuan walking out. He quickly berated, “Get lost, this is not a matter you can meddle in!”
Although Zhou Yuan was nothing but an eyesore to him, it would be terrible for the Cangxuan Sect if Zhou Yuan were to be killed by Chai Ying here.
The sight of this elicited a soft chuckle from Chai Ying. He said, “Since the hero has already decided to step forward, how can I possibly let him run away?
“Chi Lei, I’ll be handing Zhao Zhu to you.”
Chai Ying waved his hand before turning towards Zhou Yuan with a faint smile. Genesis Qi rose from within his body, growing increasingly violent.
Faint killing intent began to spread.