Chapter 1329: Chapter 1300: I Am Lieu Zhanxiao, Sacred Mountain Sect Leader!
Lieu Zhanxiao’s actions stunned everyone.
All along, people only thought of this man as a bit arrogant, a bit crazy.
Although he possessed great strength, he did not seem to be a threat.
And all along, although this man showed vigilance toward them, he never showed any intention to make a move.
But at this moment, Lieu Zhanxiao shocked everyone around him.
Even Li Chen was no exception.
“Lieu Zhanxiao, he actually…” Looking at Lieu Zhanxiao gradually being surrounded by strong warriors, Li Chen’s gaze became complicated.
Originally, seeing Rinal urging his students to their deaths, Li Chen was already struggling to hold back.
But unexpectedly, Lieu Zhanxiao acted even faster.
Evidently, as a relatively traditional Huaxia Martial Artist, Lieu Zhanxiao could not tolerate such behavior.
Even though the two were enemies, even though Lieu Zhanxiao had once tried everything to kill him, at this moment, Li Chen couldn’t help but feel a sense of admiration for this man in his heart.
Perhaps he was his enemy, but Li Chen could not deny that Lieu Zhanxiao was a true strong warrior.
Both in cultivation and in temperament.
A strong warrior should protect the weak, not enslave them, letting the weak become shields and sacrifices for the strong!
As he watched the allied strong warriors gradually encircle him, Lieu Zhanxiao’s face remained indifferent, as if he had no worries about them whatsoever.
“What have you done?!” An angry allied strong warrior shouted at Lieu Zhanxiao.
He was a good friend of Rinal, and seeing Rinal suddenly meet his end for nothing, he was indeed quite furious.
“What have I done? I just did what I felt I should do,” Lieu Zhanxiao said calmly.
“You’re looking for…” The man was about to make a move, but was stopped by the woman beside him.
Differing from the focus of others, this woman was more interested in the combat power Lieu Zhanxiao displayed just now.
Although she knew Lieu Zhanxiao’s strength wasn’t weak, once he made his move, she was still taken aback.
“Mr. Lieu, we brought you out from the deep mountains. Although it can’t be considered a great favor, it was at least a gesture of goodwill. But your actions just now, you should give us an explanation.”
“Liz, what’s there to explain, he…”
The woman called Liz coldly glanced at the man beside her, and immediately, the man shut his mouth.
Although Liz was one of the few women among them, in terms of strength, Liz was much stronger than him.
“Explain?” Upon hearing Liz’s words, Lieu Zhanxiao sneered, “What explanation do I need? I just did what I was supposed to do.”
“You all possess great cultivation power, but look at yourselves, what are you doing?” Lieu Zhanxiao disdainfully glanced over the faces of the group.
“Sending the weak to their deaths, using them as cannon fodder, as shields. And you? You hide behind, ready to enjoy the spoils without a care. I’m ashamed to be called a Martial Artist alongside people like you!”
Pointing a finger towards the Demon King in the distance, still slaughtering group after group of allied soldiers, Lieu Zhanxiao spoke calmly, “Even the Demon King of the Demon Clan knows to step forward and protect his subordinates and kinsmen. Yet look at you. Just because the other’s strength is too great, you hide behind like turtles, urging those you should protect to their deaths. Does this make you worthy of being called strong warriors?”
Lieu Zhanxiao spat on the ground without a trace of courtesy.
“Pei!”
After his speech, the expressions of all the strong warriors present turned ugly. Though Lieu Zhanxiao’s words were harsh, they had to admit their actions were indeed quite shameful.
When everyone was acting this way, they subconsciously chose to ignore the feeling of shame, but when Lieu Zhanxiao brutally and openly exposed the wound, everyone knew they couldn’t evade it.
Turning to the side, Lieu Zhanxiao nonchalantly pushed aside two strong warriors encircling him.
“Get out of my way! If you want to be turtles hiding here watching your kinsmen die, at least I’m still human!”
The two warriors staggered back after being pushed by Lieu Zhanxiao. Although they intended to fight Lieu Zhanxiao, they fell into silence after hearing his words.
Looking at the battlefield in the distance, Lieu Zhanxiao’s expression was somewhat complicated.
In his life, he experienced many ups and downs, having been a strong warrior admired by the world, and once being a junior martial artist often bullied by others.
Just when he thought he stood at the peak, with nothing to fear or worry about, Li Chen’s appearance struck him like a lightning bolt.
When he awoke, he was already in the minor world.
Having stayed in the mountains for a long time, Lieu Zhanxiao deep in thought.
He pondered many things: from when he was an unknown junior martial artist to when he was gloriously crowned as the Sacred Mountain Sect Leader. But mostly, he thought of being bullied by someone around his age when he was still striving to climb the upper echelons of Martial Artists.
During that time, although he was bullied pretty badly, that experience undeniably played a significant role in his later training.
For a long time, he had been cultivating to defeat that guy.
Then, unknowingly, as his cultivation grew higher and higher, that guy suddenly disappeared.
Afterwards, losing his target, he was somewhat lost.
Lieu Zhanxiao himself didn’t understand where exactly he got lost, but staying alone in the deserted deep mountains and forests, he finally became completely clear-headed.
Yes, he was indeed lost.
Perhaps it was because of the complex feelings of hatred and gratitude, or perhaps due to an excessive thirst for power, in any case, he was lost.
So much so that, ten years ago, he was already a Great Scorching Heat Expert, and now, he still was.
What was holding back his breakthrough wasn’t his cultivation, but his heart.
And in the minor world, when he was all alone, he finally understood this truth.
He ‘woke up’.
Looking at the distant battlefield, Lieu Zhanxiao’s gaze was somewhat complex. That was an expert at least above Infinite Hell, and very likely had already touched the legendary edge of the Heavenly Level.
And himself, was merely a Great Scorching Heat.
After seeing the previous battles, Lieu Zhanxiao understood.
He was not a match for the Demon King. It could even be said that the difference was vast.
In his not-too-short, but neither too-long life, he had had many glorious moments, but fighting for the world like this was something he was doing for the first time.
Although this world was not the one he originally belonged to.
“Besides, I’m not ready to die yet either.” Lieu Zhanxiao secretly mused to himself.
He indeed was no match for the Demon King, but if he allied with all the powerful experts here, perhaps there was still a slight possibility of victory.
Lieu Zhanxiao was well aware that at higher ranks, the difference in strength between each level becomes greater. So, even if there was hope, it was only a slim chance.
As for those sent as cannon fodder hoping to deplete the Demon King’s power, their deaths were meaningless.
Perhaps others didn’t know, but Lieu Zhanxiao understood that after reaching a certain level of cultivation, as long as you kept your power output at a certain level, you could maintain a balance between recovery and output.
In other words, however much power was used, that much could be recovered. Their deaths were utterly meaningless.
Standing in front of a group of grim-faced allied forces, Lieu Zhanxiao turned his head slightly: “Actually, someone among you should also know that such expenditure actually has no meaning. Sending them to their deaths like this is just to buy a little time.”
“I just want to ask, if you are so afraid to die, why are you still here?”
Lieu Zhanxiao turned his head indifferently: “No matter what eventually, you will have to face him. If you don’t look for him, when all your people are dead, he will come for you.”
Suddenly, Lieu Zhanxiao’s face revealed a trace of carefreeness: “Compared to being found and forced into a passive defense, trembling with fear, I’d rather go forth to battle in an upright manner!”
“Wait!”
Just when Lieu Zhanxiao was about to strike, a voice suddenly came from behind him.
A petite elf appeared within everyone’s sight.
“I also think you make sense.” Patricia glanced around at the experts and came to stand behind Lieu Zhanxiao.
“We of the Elf Race have had enough of being attacked and destroyed! So count me in!”
Holding a staff, Patricia’s figure instantly transformed into battle mode, standing behind Lieu Zhanxiao.
“I’ll go too.” Among the group, Liz suddenly spoke, then also stepped forward.
Facing away from the formidable experts, a faint and almost imperceptible curve appeared at the corner of Lieu Zhanxiao’s mouth.
“Is it possible that we so-called experts are not even as good as women?” A wry voice came, and Sulin also stepped out.
Thus, more and more experts agreed to go to battle.
They also understood that it was indeed time to stand up.
“This guy, though a bit cunning, I must say, he really is quite a character!” Ning Wangyang, standing beside Li Chen, spoke quietly.
Li Chen nodded, agreeing with Ning Wangyang’s sentiment, as he felt the same.
Lieu Zhanxiao was indeed quite a character!
With a group of powerful experts, Lieu Zhanxiao soared into the sky.
Looking at the distant Demon King, an astonishing fighting spirit erupted in Lieu Zhanxiao’s eyes.
“Demon King, I, Lieu Zhanxiao, Sacred Mountain Sect Leader, hereby challenge you!”