Monarch Of Time

Chapter 223 - 223 Fighting Hao Jingguo

ʼʼHahaha! Lord Hao is invincible!ʼʼ

ʼʼOf course! Who do you think that our boss is? Could any random brat actually pose a danger to boss?ʼʼ

ʼʼSurround him, donʼt let him leave! Who knows what kind of evil trick this brat used to harm the Elder Qing Chen and Elder Qing Ren?!ʼʼ

Seeing that Hao Jingguo was unharmed after taking on Shun Longʼs Thunderbolt finger, his subordinates exploded in excitement, and with newfound confidence, they slowly approached closer to Shun Long, surrounding him and cutting off all paths of retreat.

Shun Long smiled inwardly when he saw Hao Jingguoʼs subordinates entering the ʼMonarchʼs Domainʼsʼ radius, while Little Black laughed mockingly inside the ʼStone of Timeʼ

ʼʼIdiots! The last thing that master is afraid of, is small fries ganging up on him.ʼʼ

Indeed, the moment that they entered inside the ʼMonarchʼs Domainʼ, Hao Jingguoʼs subordinates immediately went still.

Inside the ʼMonarchʼs Domainʼ, Shun Long was the absolute king!

Although he couldnʼt stop time against stronger opponents like Qing Ren and Hao Jingguo who were already at the Spirit realm, against cultivators who were merely at the Heaven grade, none of them could even think of standing against him inside the ʼMonarchʼs Domainʼ.

Hao Jingguo looked at his subordinates around him who had suddenly stopped moving all at the same time, with eyes that were filled with disbelief.

A trace of fear flashed through the pupils of his eyes as he looked at Shun Long and unconsciously, he took a step backwards.

Originally, he had thought that even if that bolt of thunder wasnʼt Shun Longʼs strongest move, it couldnʼt be too far off from that.

But now, the same bizarre thing that had happened to Elder Qing Ren was also happening to more than 30 Heaven grade cultivators at the same time.

If the same thing had happened to him, wouldnʼt he be at the mercy of this brat in front of him?

ʼʼWhat kind of terrifying Dao is this?ʼʼ

Hao Jingguo thought to himself before he slowly sighed in relief.

No matter what, there seemed to be some limitations to this move, otherwise Shun Long would have also trapped him along with his subordinates.

After taking a deep breath to calm himself down, the rank 3 Spirit realm expert lowered his head to look at his own earth armor on his c.h.e.s.t, which was actually slightly damaged from the thunderbolt earlier, and using his qi, he quickly repaired the broken parts, as new pieces of earth seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, covering the small hole near his c.h.e.s.t.

Then, holding his 2 white daggers, Hao Jingguo shot towards Shun Long with a serious look in his eyes.

Shun Longʼs golden eyes shone brightly, as a new scene appeared in his mind.

Hao Jingguo quickly arrived in front of him, and waving his 2 daggers, he attacked Shun Longʼs vital spots.

The c.h.e.s.t near his heart, the eyes, the temple of the head... a barrage of chain attacks assaulted Shun Long without stop, but under Hao Jingguoʼs horrified eyes, the young man in front of him either dodged or parried his attacks using the plain-looking wooden staff in his hands.

Shun Long however, could feel a numbness in his hands as he parried Hao Jingguoʼs attacks. After all, although he wasnʼt a body refiner, as a middle rank 3 Spirit realm expert, Hao Jingguoʼs attacks that were infused with his rank 3 Spirit realm qi easily overpowered Shun Long every time they clashed with each other.

Even after using a rank 1 gold grade weapon and the Mystic high-grade ʼStaff of Obliterationʼ, Shun Long could only fend off Hao Jingguoʼs attacks, and was unable to overpower him no matter what.

However, Hao Jingguo was also shocked.

Originally, he had thought that Shun Long was hiding his real cultivation level, but after fighting with him for so long, he clearly understood that the young man in front of him was still at the early rank 9 in Heaven grade.

ʼʼHow is this possible?ʼʼ

The rank 3 Spirit realm expertʼs attacks increased in intensity, but Shun Long still managed to hang on.

Although Shun Long felt discomfort every time he clashed with Hao Jingguo, since he was making use of both his early rank 9 Heaven grade cultivation as well as the middle of the third stage of the ʼMonarchʼs Eternal bodyʼ, the pressure from fighting against a rank 3 Spirit realm expert was the best way for him to bring himself to his limits.

Shun Long was practically forcing his qi balls inside the ʼMonarchʼs Hourglassʼ to provide him with even more qi, slowly pushing his strength to its limits.

More than 2 hours passed like this, while the calm expression had long since vanished from Hao Jingguoʼs face.

No matter whether he tried to overpower the blue-robed young man in front of him with his middle rank 3 Spirit realm cultivation or what martial skill he had used, Shun Long would always dodge or defend, as if he had already foreseen his moves.

Even his most prized rank 2 silver grade daggers, were unable to cut through the wooden staff in his hands.

Of course, Shun Long didnʼt think for a minute that the ʼPurple Blossom staffʼ could be damaged by Hao Jingguoʼs white daggers.

Hao Jingguo however wasnʼt dumb.

As a rank 3 Spirit realm expert, even if he hadnʼt recognized that Shun Longʼs wooden staff was a high-level weapon earlier due to its normal appearance, after enduring so many hits from his daggers without suffering a single scratch, it was obvious that itʼs quality was at least as good if not better than his own weapons, as greed quickly filled his eyes.

ʼʼA rank 3 silver grade weapon?!ʼʼ

A confused look flashed through his eyes after thinking about it a bit more, when an expression of disbelief soon colored his face as a different thought was suddenly etched in the infamous criminalʼs mind.

ʼʼThatʼs not right! Even a rank 3 silver grade weapon canʼt endure so many attacks without getting a single scratch! Could it be a gold...?ʼʼ

The moment that this thought had filled Hao Jingguoʼs mind, his attacks increased in ferocity, while his 2 white daggers started to grow with a deep brown light.

Suddenly, from the earth below them, 2 large vines more than 2m(78inches) thick had appeared, and almost as if they were being guided by the 2 white daggers, they tried to entrap Shun Long.

Seeing that Hao Jingguo was no longer holding back, Shun Longʼs eyes lit up as a blue-colored light suddenly covered his body.

With the second ʼMonarchʼs Domainʼ, his speed instantly increased by more than 10 times, making even the rank 3 Spirit realm expert having trouble to keep up.

Shun Longʼs eyes lit up, and after dodging the 2 vines attacks he quickly appeared in front of Hao Jingguo.

Raising the ʼPurple Blossom staffʼ, he struck sideways at the burly middle-aged man in front of him.

This was the first move of the ʼStaff of Obliterationʼ.

Hao Jingguo quickly raised his 2 daggers in defense when he felt the danger that the ʼPurple Blossom staffʼ was giving off, but he had failed to predict where the staff would actually land, as Shun Longʼs attack connected with his earth armor.

Pieces of earth were instantly broken as soon as they felt the might of the ʼPurple Blossom staffʼ, completely destroying the earth armor.

Breaking through the earth armor the staff squarely hit Hao Jingguoʼs lower ribs, forcing the rank 3 Spirit realm expert to take more than 6 steps back until he stabilized himself.

After the ʼPurple Blossom staffʼ had broken through the layers of his earth armor, it had lost more than 90 percent of its full strength in the process, otherwise, even his bones wouldnʼt have been spared.

Seeing Shun Long who was raising his staff in the air once again, Hao Jingguo had a murderous look on his face as he suddenly surrounded himself with his own vines.

ʼʼBrat, since I canʼt keep up with your speed, then I wonʼt fight you head-on. I will simply wait until your qi runs out before I destroy you.

I donʼt believe that raising your speed like that doesnʼt have some kind of limitation!ʼʼ

The vines that were created by a ʼMystic low-gradeʼ martial skill and were infused with his middle rank 3 Spirit realm qi were more than sufficient to protect him against a rank 9 Heaven grade cultivatorʼs attacks, no matter how much of a monster that person is.

And indeed, Hao Jingguoʼs thoughts were correct.

Shun Longʼs second ʼMonarchʼs Domainʼ was draining his qi alarmingly fast.

He wouldnʼt be able to keep this up for much longer.

Shun Long didnʼt speak, once he saw Hao Jingguo hiding himself behind his vines, while the look on his face was that of unprecedented seriousness.

He could feel his concentration rising to its peak, as his right hand was holding tightly on the ʼPurple Blossom staffʼ.

Then, Shun Long muttered one single word, as he suddenly appeared in front of Hao Jingguo

ʼBlinkʼ