The trip to Azure Dragon City was much smoother than the journey to Crouching Dragon City. Many of the skirmishes in Azure Dragon Region had quieted down after the great battle between Lu Yun and the Fish King, and the subsequent release of the Terra Potentateâs decree prevented any new action from developing.
The group spent less than a day rushing to Azure Dragon City, a location also on high alert. All of its formations were active and layering the city with protection. Since its city lord and Coiling Dragonâs city lord were attacking other cities, the cultivators and kings of those cities naturally wouldnât go quietly into the night. They also moved to attack Azure Dragon and Coiling Dragon City.
Most of the other regions in the Hongmeng had no wish for Azure Dragon Region to be unified under one banner. That would only create additional competition for them. Thus, they sent forces to reinforce various cities in the regionâsome of which had surrounded Azure Dragon City with a teeming horde of troops.
Many of its formations were shattered, but Azure Dragon wasnât Crouching Dragon City. Its formations were connected to the Azure Dragon Lake and borrowed its strength to power the cityâs defenses. Not even ninth step kings would be able to breach the city walls.
Despite its formidable shielding, Azure Dragon City teetered on the edge of destruction. The Wild Formation King had come for it!
âThe Immortal King is here.â Meditating with his eyes closed and roughly fifty thousand kilometers from the city, the Wild Formation King opened his eyes and looked in Lu Yunâs direction. Everyone with him perked up.
âBut he defeated me last time and claimed even my seed storage. Iâm still not too confident in facing him.â The Wild Formation King wasnât too certain of his chances against Lu Yun. He could break the great formation around the city, but once it was shattered, Lu Yun would certainly head for another locale.
Of course, he didnât know why the Immortal King was traveling to Azure Dragon City.
âIt was all due to the Intrance King last time.â A figure slowly materialized next to himâthe Alchemist King whoâd challenged Lu Yun at the same time with the Wild Formation King. âWho couldâve imagined that sheâd be a true king?! In her absence, the Immortal King is certainly much less than us!â
Bitter resentment surfaced in his eyes. His reputation had fallen to rock bottom after two defeats at Lu Yunâs hands; heâd become the Immortal Kingâs stepping stone to fame and glory. His dao heart was almost completely broken and the only thought that occupied his mind was revenge. This was the perfect opportunity!
While the Wild Formation Kingâs dao heart remained intact, Lu Yun had become a great weight around his neck. His formation dao would no longer improve if he didnât remove it.
âWho cares about a fair fight, kill him as soon as he shows himself!â shouted the Alchemist King as one hundred and eight jade-green poison pills circled around him, each exuding devastating poison qi.
They irradiated the Hongmeng qi around them and turned their surroundings into lethal poison. Specially prepared for Lu Yun, the Alchemist King had tested them on a ninth step king before this trip and left his subject as a twitching corpse.
Apart from the two of them, there were also seven seventh step kings and one eighth step king in their group. They were all from the Immortal Region and the strongest force that the two kings could muster at this point in time.
âKill!â shouted the Wild Formation King as he shot to his feet and strode forward.
Formation glyphs appeared beneath his feet and stretched in all directions, colliding and reassembling with each other along the way to craft numerous formations.
Lu Yunâs Eternal Life Glory steered right into a grand formation thatâd appeared out of nowhere and abruptly disassembled into pieces.
âWhat?!â Lu Yun jumped with surprise. Preoccupied with his thoughts, he hadnât noticed anything abnormal in the surroundings until too late. Alarm bells rang in his mind only when the formation suddenly materialized.
âItâs the Wild Formation King, heâs here as well!â Lu Yun inwardly berated himself for his moment of carelessness. When heâd seen only cracks in the Azure Dragon City formation, heâd thought that there weren't any major supplemental kings present since the formationâs core remained untouched.
But the Wild Formation King was here for him, not the city!
One hundred and eight miniature jade suns popped into existence as the formation rose. They released gleaming green luminescence in the void that erupted with black flames as it devoured Hongmeng qi and consumed the energy whole.
âPoison pills!â Slack jawed with surprise, Lu Yunâs hands flew through the air and wove shimmering rays of karmic energy into a huge ball that enveloped his party.
âWhat terrifying poison!â Jin Naluo was as white as a sheet. If it hadnât been for Lu Yunâs swift reaction, he would already be dead.
âThe Alchemist King!â Lu Yun forced out through his teeth. He had to focus with everything he had. The one hundred and eight poison pills had turned this area into a zone of death. Though his karmic power could withstand the poison, the Wild Formation Kingâs formation was starting to operate.
Poison and formation perfectly complemented each other, supplementary and interdependent on the otherâŚ
If Lu Yun had answered with a formation, his wouldâve been eroded by the extreme poison. If heâd focused on the poison first, the formation wouldâve crushed him to pieces! The power of karma could withstand the poison, but it couldnât defend against a solid formation.
The air around them had turned a ghastly green and pressure from the formation was bearing down on them.
âWhat is that⌠it looks so yummy!â Feng Qiâs eyes suddenly turned green and he drooled over the sparkling pills in the air. âYum-yum!â Unable to hold back any longer, he swallowed hard and shot out of the zone of karmic power, shooting straight for the nearest poison pill.
âPiss off!â he yelled and slashed out with his hand, rebuffing the great formation coming to crush him. He wielded neither treasure nor weapon; his own body was a great treasure itself.
His blow shook the formation as he unreservedly released strength of true first level. This wasnât a degree of battle strength, but of real cultivation level!
The Wild Formation Kingâs seemingly indestructible formation now had a large chunk taken out of it!
âWhat?!â its maker gasped. âTrue first level! Heâs a powerhouse from one of the ten divine nations!â
ââŚwait, he wants my poison pills!â The Alchemist King was also highly alarmed.