Chapter 122: One That Shines Is Enough
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Jiang Yuan had come to the Celestial Clan today for the sole purpose of stirring up trouble.
Gao Lanying was holding off the Fourth Elder, Yun Zang, all by herself, and had even gained the faintest upper hand. The remaining Celestial Clan disciples hesitated, wanting to rush forward and help, yet fearing that they would merely become cannon fodder.
This was a true clash between immortals.
The battle between two Golden Immortals of the Great Principle was far beyond their ability to interfere with. For a time, they had no idea what to do.
Should they go guard Peach Mountain?
Jiang Yuan solved the problem for them.
He stood alone before the Celestial Clan disciples and smiled faintly. “What are you waiting for? Only you and I are idle here now. Come at me together.”
Without waiting for their reply, Jiang Yuan charged forward with the Xuanyuan Sword in hand.
He had no intention of giving them a chance to answer. These were all glaringly obvious Tyrant Points. How could he possibly let them go?
In any case, he would never allow them to escape!
Most of them had only just entered the Golden Immortal realm, and there were only a few of them. Jiang Yuan felt no pressure whatsoever as he slaughtered them.
It was as easy as chopping vegetables.
The more he killed, the more excited Jiang Yuan became, because he could constantly hear the system’s notifications.
“Ding! Yun Li has been slain. Reward: 90 Tyrant Points. Current Tyrant Points: 296!”
“Ding! Yun Weiqi has been slain. Reward: 120 Tyrant Points. Current Tyrant Points: 316!”
“Ding! ...”
As Jiang Yuan killed more and more members of the Celestial Clan, the increase in Tyrant Points gradually became less impressive. It seemed that in the future, even killing True Immortals would not earn him many Tyrant Points.
After all, he was already a Golden Immortal himself.
Killing several Golden Immortals, however, had earned Jiang Yuan a considerable number of Tyrant Points.
When Jiang Yuan finally killed the last Celestial Clan member brought by Yun Zang, the system issued its final notification.
“Ding! Yun Che has been slain. Reward: 230 Tyrant Points! Current Tyrant Points: 1,786!”
He was the last Golden Immortal, and also the strongest. That was why Jiang Yuan had saved him for last, dealing first with the weaker members of the Celestial Clan.
He had struck it rich! Who would have thought that grinding monsters could yield so many Tyrant Points?
This trip to the Celestial Clan had been well worth it!
When Yun Zang saw that every Celestial Clan member he had brought with him had been slaughtered by Jiang Yuan, he flew into an uncontrollable rage.
“You cursed Human Emperor! I will kill you today! Do not even dream of leaving the Celestial Clan alive!”
Jiang Yuan merely looked at him with faint mockery. What use was it to make such threats now? If he had the ability, he should first defeat Gao Lanying.
At present, Yun Zang was clearly at a disadvantage in his battle against Gao Lanying.
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“Madam Zhang, if you defeat this man, do not kill him in haste. Wait for me to return and deal with him,” Jiang Yuan ordered Gao Lanying.
“Yes, Your Majesty,” Gao Lanying replied succinctly.
One could not afford to be distracted during a battle.
Yun Zang had just exposed an opening because of that angry roar, and she had struck him as a result.
This left Yun Zang even more exhausted. He had already informed the Celestial Emperor of what was happening here, but he did not know whether the Celestial Emperor was currently in secluded cultivation.
After all, the Human Emperor had arrived, and Yun Zang felt that the matter deserved serious attention.
The last time the Human Emperor had come to the Celestial Clan...
He had only heard rumors from some of the older members of the Celestial Clan about Shennong’s visit to their territory. He did not know whether those rumors were true.
Still, they were probably not entirely baseless.
Jiang Yuan flew through the air to the summit of Peach Mountain. Nezha’s destructive power was indeed impressive.
The summit of Peach Mountain, which could serve as a great magical artifact, already had a small hole blasted through it—and Nezha was still hammering away with all his strength.
Jiang Yuan could not help feeling that bringing Nezha along had been an excellent decision.
The boy had boundless energy with nowhere to vent it, so Jiang Yuan had simply given him the opportunity.
Zhang Kui was facing ten Golden Crow chicks alone. He was outnumbered, but he handled them with considerable ease.
After all, Jiang Yuan’s task for him was merely to hold the ten Golden Crows at bay and prevent them from interfering with Nezha.
Zhang Kui’s strength as a late-stage Golden Immortal was indeed dependable. He had followed Jiang Yuan for so long and had fought more than a few battles. His experience was certainly sufficient.
“Why have you come up here, Your Majesty?” Zhang Kui asked curiously as he looked at Jiang Yuan.
“I came up to kill these beasts. Why wouldn’t I do anything that might irritate the Celestial Emperor?”
“Has that old bastard not done enough to irritate me over the years?” Jiang Yuan said righteously.
Those rebellions by the various alien races had surely been instigated from behind the scenes by the Celestial Emperor. In the end, aside from offending the Sages, Jiang Yuan had also gained the Celestial Emperor as a natural enemy.
The Celestial Clan had long harbored deep resentment toward humanity, while the Celestial Emperor was the being who hated the Human Emperor most of all. After all, that old man Shennong had been utterly shameless.
If he wanted to hit someone, he should simply hit them. Yet he had actually lashed out with a whip!
“Then shall I stand guard for Your Majesty?” Zhang Kui asked with a smile.
Jiang Yuan nodded and said casually, “These Golden Crows will become suns once they mature, right?”
“That is what the legends say, but this subject cannot be certain. I have cultivated for fewer than several decades, after all, and I truly know little about such ancient secrets.” Zhang Kui looked somewhat troubled.
“I understand.”
Jiang Yuan flew toward the Golden Crows with his sword in hand.
All these Golden Crows were still in their juvenile stage. Though their strength was formidable, their intelligence had not yet fully developed.
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That was why Jiang Yuan found them far easier to deal with than Yun Yi.
Their minds had yet to awaken. They were merely a pack of reckless brutes—less intelligent even than Nezha.
Nezha possessed an innate talent for battle, something others could only envy.
Jiang Yuan even wondered whether, if Nezha were reincarnated into his previous life, he might become a honey badger.
When he flew into the midst of the ten Golden Crows, Jiang Yuan felt nothing except heat.
Damn, it was hot.
It seemed the legends were true: these Golden Crows would indeed become suns once they grew up.
He simply did not know how the transformation worked. Would they become dead suns or living ones? Could a single Golden Crow transform into a sun, or did several of them have to merge together?
Jiang Yuan felt certain those would be the questions Nezha would ask after learning of this matter.
One Golden Crow charged toward Jiang Yuan first, moving with astonishing speed.
It carried a wave of scorching wind.
Its enormous, razor-sharp beak opened wide, as though it intended to swallow Jiang Yuan whole.
Jiang Yuan gave a cold laugh and raised the Xuanyuan Sword, slashing at the charging Golden Crow. The blade struck directly against its open beak.
Clang!
The sound was like metal weapons colliding.
Could the Golden Crow’s beak truly be that hard?
When Jiang Yuan looked at it again, he discovered that the Golden Crow’s beak had already been knocked crooked.
Fortunately, his Xuanyuan Sword was hard enough.
Jiang Yuan naturally would not let such a fine opportunity pass. While the Golden Crow was still shrieking in pain, he charged forward without the slightest hesitation.
Another slash.
This time, Jiang Yuan severed one of the Golden Crow’s wings. It fell onto Peach Mountain and transformed into a mass of flame that lingered for a long while.
With one wing gone, the Golden Crow immediately became unsteady. Jiang Yuan pressed his advantage and severed its head.
“Ding! A Golden Crow has been slain. Reward: 220 Tyrant Points. Current Tyrant Points: 2,006!”
This was the first time Jiang Yuan’s Tyrant Points had broken into four digits.
And they had reached two thousand! He had truly struck it rich!
From that moment onward, Jiang Yuan’s gaze became even more fervent than that of the Golden Crows themselves. Looking at the Golden Crows surrounding him, he said calmly, “One source of light is enough.”