Chapter 101: Divine Marquis's Successor?

  "Boom! Boom!"

  "Spare the prince's life!"

  Gao Tianhen was no longer as arrogant as before, and along with several other disciples of the Liu Yun Sect, he was so frightened that his legs turned soft, and he directly knelt on the ground, kowtowing to Ji Liu Feng and confessing his guilt.

  Ji Liu's scowl slightly eased as he looked at Ji Yunwen, this guy had offended Ji Yunwen, so it was up to him, the Ninth Imperial Uncle, to decide how to deal with him.

  Yan Wen smiled, her eyes scanning Gao Tianhen's body before pointing at Xiao Yun and saying, "If you want to live, that is. You're not trying to snatch this kid's treasure, are you? The two of you can have a contest; if you win against him, I'll spare your life."

  "Huh?"

  Gao Tian hated to lift his head and look at Ji Yunwen, somewhat stunned. This dirty old man could actually make decisions for the Crown Prince of Liu Feng. What kind of big shot had he offended?

  He turned his face to look at Xiao Yun, and Gao Tianhen seemed to see a glimmer of hope. He was familiar with Xiao Yun, a junior disciple of the Tianyin Sect. How could he compare with him? If he were to compete with Xiao Yun, he had a hundred percent chance of winning, and even with his Toxic Golden Sword, he could kill Xiao Yun in one move.

  Yan Yunwen said to Xiao Yun, "Xiao kid, this little one's strength isn't bad, you can use him to practice your skills!"

  Since breaking through the Musician Boundary, Xiao Yun had not fought with anyone before. In the past, he relied on his musical notes to fight, but now he was itching for a real battle. Gao Tian's hatred towards him being in the middle stage of the Musician realm wasn't the main point; what made Xiao Yun wary was that this kid possessed a Musical Treasure.

  Xiao Yun paused for a moment, then smiled and bowed his hands to Gao Tianhen, "Brother Gao, please enlighten me!"

  "Hmmph!"

  He let out a soft hum, and his anxiety was calmed. He looked up at Xiao Yun, regaining his usual arrogance and ferocity. In his opinion, if it weren't for this little brat in front of him, how would he have been so unlucky as to provoke the Crown Prince of Liu Feng?

  Since I've agreed to engage in a martial duel with this little brat, I have no one to blame but myself. Killing him will not only allow me to vent my anger, but also enable me to leave unscathed.

  "Ah-choo!"

  Majestic aura surged, the Poisonous Golden Sword shone with extraordinary splendor, transforming into a three-foot-long sword that slanted upwards, pointing towards the sky. With his head held high and chest out, he gazed at Xiao Yun with an icy expression.

  "Xiao Gege, do you want me to lend you 'Xuanyuan Huang Zhong Fu'?" Hong Kexin knew the toxicity of the golden sword and feared that Xiao Yun was no match for it, so she said to Xiao Yun.

  "No need, just a casual spar will do!" Xiao Yun shook his head. Since it was a duel, he naturally wanted to rely on his own strength; otherwise, even if he won, it wouldn't be glorious.

  "You be careful yourself!"

  Seeing Xiao Yun's confident face, Hong Ke Xin nodded and opened up a circle with the surrounding crowd, retreating far away to watch from the side.

  ——

  "Please!"

  Jiuxiao qin appeared in his hand, Xiao Yun spoke a sentence to Gao Tianhen with hatred, but his eyes were fixed on the cold and shining poisonous golden sword in Gao Tianhen's hand, which posed a great threat to him.

  "Little brat, if you don't die, I'll have to die, so don't blame me, it's all your own doing!" Gaotian Hen gritted his teeth and spat out a sentence, directly swinging his sword at Xiao Yun.

  "Hah!"

  A golden sword energy burst out of the air and shot towards Xiao Yun, a distance of two zhangs, arriving in an instant, directly attacking Xiao Yun's chest.

  Xiao Yun had long been prepared, with a war song on his body, his feet moved horizontally, and he dodged the sword energy with an extremely exaggerated posture.

  That sword energy barely grazed Xiao Yun's cheek, and Xiao Yun could even hear the sound of the sword energy tearing through the air. He didn't dare to doubt the ferocity of the sword energy for a moment; if he were to be cut by it, his body would definitely be severed in two.

  "Whoosh!"

  Just as he landed, another sword energy came towards him. Xiao Yun's toes tapped the ground and he leaped into the air, the sword energy grazing his feet as it passed by. Despite being separated by his shoes, Xiao Yun still felt a thread of heat, and although it was only a pseudo-Blissful Treasure, its power was still not to be underestimated.

  With 'Rainbow Chasing Moon', Xiao Yun dodged and weaved with a bit of difficulty, but for the time being, she should be able to protect herself.

  "Hmph, die!"

  Gao Tian Han Leng hummed and launched another sword attack, directly stabbing at Xiao Yun who was flying in mid-air.

  At this time, Xiao Yun was in mid-air, with no place to borrow strength, and could not avoid it. He immediately held the Jiu Xiao horizontally across his chest with his left hand, and swiftly plucked four strings on the zither with his right hand.

  "Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!"

  "Roar!"

  A high-pitched dragon's roar echoed from the strings, and immediately, a ten-foot-long dragon-shaped shadow roared out, with long fangs and claws dancing, its ferocious face facing the sword energy.

  "Boom!"

  A deafening explosion shook the air, and both of them vanished into nothingness at the same time. The impact from the blast sent Gao Tian Hen stumbling backward several steps.

  At the same moment, Xiao Yun also floated down to the ground, his right hand's five fingers flowing like water, once again quickly plucking the strings several times, and another dragon wail sounded, a dragon-shaped virtual shadow following the sound wave, straight up to the high sky.

  ——

  "What is this?"

  Seeing Xiao Yun's war dance, Ji Yunwen let out a cry of surprise. Next to him, Ji Liu Feng and Ji Xiang Yue were also shocked, their eyes wide with amazement.

  "It's Sleeping Dragon Hum!" Ji Xiangyue exclaimed in surprise.

  Three people's hearts stirred up a wave, Sleeping Dragon Hum was the famous battle song of Zhuge God Marquis 8,000 years ago. At that time, Daxia had just recovered its country, and Zhuge God Marquis relied on this song to kill all sides. In front of Feixian Pass, one tune of Sleeping Dragon Hum destroyed 300,000 troops of Quanrong, and his name shook the world.

  After Wolongzi's retirement, this melody was lost, and only a part of the residual volume remained in Xia Guo, sealed in Qu Yuan Ge. Only the imperial family can study it, so they recognized the battle song used by Xiao Yun at a glance.

  "The melody flows smoothly, it seems that only four notes can gather and form a sound, this song is even more exquisite than the 'Lying Dragon Hum' I learned." Ji Liufeng looked at Xiao Yun from afar, his surprised expression overflowing with words.

  The "Wò Lóng Yīn" in the Qū Yuān Gé is only a fragment, and it's far from possible to produce a complete sound with just four notes. Is it that Xiao Yun used an incomplete score?

  "Could it be that he is the successor of the Divine Marquis?"

  Associated with Xiao Yun's extraordinary musical talent, Ji Yunwen's gaze fell on Xiao Yun, and he was lost in thought. From the moment Xiao Yun composed the immortal melody "The Birth of All Things", he suspected that Xiao Yun was a descendant of some hidden world master. Now, seeing Xiao Yun perform the "Lying Dragon Humming", his dim eyes suddenly lit up.

  ——

  Sound wave impact, Gao Tianhen stumbled backward, just stood firm, and saw another dragon-shaped virtual shadow pounced on himself. Gao Tianhen was frightened, completely unexpected that Xiao Yun would have such a wonderful battle song. In the midst of urgency, he could only raise his Toxic Golden Sword to block horizontally.

  "Boom!"

  A massive impact sent the small body flying, a somersault in mid-air, and it landed on the ground with a thud. The poisonous golden sword couldn't withstand the impact and flew out of his hand, spinning rapidly in the air before landing several meters away, stuck in the soil. Without the support of its mighty energy, the light dimmed, and it returned to its original small sword form.

  Gao Tian's face was filled with shock and incredulity. The Poisonous Golden Sword, his greatest reliance, had actually been rendered useless in a single blow.

  Looking up at the sky with a resentful expression, Xiao Yun curled his lips into a smile, put away the Jiuxiao, and stood with his feet apart in a horse stance.

  "Hiss!"

  He took a deep breath, as if he was going to swallow the sky, and the air around him seemed to be sucked into a huge vortex, gathering in his chest through Xiao Yun's nose and mouth.

  "Come on, roar!"

  As soon as the word was spoken, a massive amount of gas accumulated in the chest cavity roared out, emitting a terrifying sound wave through the vocal cords. A visible white storm, like a beam of light, shot up towards the sky with a fierce whoosh.

  The earth-shattering roar was deafening, especially in the canyon, where the sound was amplified many times over. Everyone covered their ears as one, their faces filled with shock and awe.

  Gao Tian felt an immense sense of danger, at this moment it was not just retrieving the Poisonous Golden Sword that was impossible, even dodging was already too late. He couldn't care about the ear-piercing roar, immediately taking out a Guardian Rhapsody symbol, conjuring a light shield to protect his entire body.

  The storm swept over, everything was devastated beyond recognition, and the roar of the wind lingered in the valley for a long time.

  Innumerable rocks fell from the mountain walls on both sides, and the light shield that protected Gao Tianhen had long been shattered. The clothes on his body were shaken into fragments, leaving only a piece of cloth to cover his shame. Dark red blood flowed slowly from his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose, looking extremely terrifying, apparently he was severely injured by Ao Laihu's roar.

  "Pffft!"

  Gao Tian covered his chest with one hand, looking at Xiao Yun with an incredulous expression. He hadn't caught his breath yet and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, collapsing to the ground.