Chapter 421

Chapter 421: Chapter 420 In close-quarters combat, Ye Tianchen could only rely on close combat, hoping to suppress Tian Boguang and at the same time, he swung his fists incessantly while trying to figure out how to get near the collapsed stone wall and make his escape. Dongfang Meng had already left, and her familiarity with the environment inside the ancient tomb was far superior to his own. She was certainly not in any danger now. The current task was to find a weakness in Tian Boguang and escape as well, which would be a happy outcome for everyone. As for Li Qiushui, that malicious woman, well, that would depend on how Tian Boguang dealt with her.

Who knew, Tian Boguang was not so easily fooled. Even though Ye Tianchen’s sudden burst of combat power surprised him, forcing him to continuously retreat and defend, he did not give Ye Tianchen an opportunity to disengage and retreat. After all, there was a great difference in cultivation strength between the two. The fact that Ye Tianchen had managed to fight to this extent was already surprising to Tian Boguang.

"Boy, you’ve gone to great lengths to save that woman. It seems that your relationship with her is quite ordinary, indeed. You really are a man of loyalty and principle. I, Tian Boguang, have rarely admired anyone in my life, but you, lad, are one of them!" Tian Boguang said while fighting with Ye Tianchen.

"Pfft, I’m peerless in martial arts, handsome and suave; even a single strand of my hair is a hundred times more stylish than you. Who needs your admiration? Besides, everyone says that. Can’t you come up with something fresher?"

Ye Tianchen looked at Tian Boguang disdainfully, the power of thunder and lightning flickering in his fists as he kept striking. He couldn’t afford to be careless; Tian Boguang’s Fast Blade Skill and Divine Movement Skill had long since reached perfection and were truly difficult to deal with.

Unconsciously, Tian Boguang and Ye Tianchen seemed to develop a sense of mutual respect between heroes. It was not to say that both of them had similar shameless rascal traits. Speaking of lust, there was no man in the world who did not desire, unless he was impotent or homosexual, but it was just a matter of degree, mastering restraint differently, with some being boundless and others maintaining a bottom line.

So-called gentlemen are passionate with principle; that is the behavior of most men. Tian Boguang, however, was unscrupulous, resorting to all sorts of extreme methods to get what he wanted, earning him the notorious reputation of a lecher, hunted everywhere. Yet with his unmatched Fast Blade Skill and Divine Movement Skill, he lived a carefree life, straightforward and high-spirited, much better than those hypocrites who fantasize every day while pretending to be upright gentlemen on the surface.

Hypocrites are always more frightening than true scoundrels. May all men and women remember this!

The reason Ye Tianchen and Tian Boguang felt this mutual respect as heroes was because both were candid and straightforward, without pretense or affectation. In Ye Tianchen’s eyes, Tian Boguang was not some unforgivable villain. Of course, his rampant debauchery and coercion of women were indeed excessive and deserved punishment, but he was not a man of indiscriminate killing. On the contrary, he was outspoken and very magnanimous, far better than some of the scheming hypocrites in the Superpower World and Ancient Martial Sects, or demons like Li Qiushui who killed without batting an eye.

"Alright then, brother, I’ll give you a good fight. My word still stands; if you can land a blow on me, just one strike, I promise not to trouble you or that woman any further!" Tian Boguang laughed as he said this.

Ye Tianchen didn’t speak, attacking with full force. The power of his Thunder Sky Fist filled the entire stone chamber, but Tian Boguang’s Divine Movement Skill was too formidable. Ye Tianchen found that as long as Tian Boguang exerted a bit of force under his feet, his speed would be as fast as lightning. If it weren’t for the limitations of the stone chamber, who knows, he might be able to travel thousands of miles in an instant. It was truly difficult to imagine who had created such a formidable Divine Movement Skill.

"I’m not just going to hit you; I’ll make you bruised and swollen!" Ye Tianchen snorted coldly.

His fists never ceased their assault. To rescue Dongfang Meng from Tian Boguang, Ye Tianchen indeed had gone through a lot of trouble. It’s not that he wanted to waste so much time here; his mind was still set on rushing back to the Capital City. The problem was that Tian Boguang had strong skills and a sharp mind, not easily fooled. Now, at last, he had let Dongfang Meng go.

"No, if I want to seize the chance to escape, I can’t do it without using a large-scale Superpower Killing Skill. Tian Boguang’s Divine Movement Skill is too powerful, and if I’m not careful, his cleaver will reach me. This guy is really difficult to deal with!" Ye Tianchen thought to himself.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Left fist, right fist, Ye Tianchen’s punches, accompanied by a massive force that tore through the air towards Tian Boguang, were terrifying with the power of thunder and lightning ripping through space. Tian Boguang did not dare to block them head-on, activating his Divine Movement Skill, he vanished in a flash, with no indication of his whereabouts. Ye Tianchen, however, did not care about this. He was looking for just this opportunity. Clapping his hands together, he pushed violently towards the ceiling of the stone chamber and shouted,

"Golden Divine Shield!"

With a resounding boom, a golden light filled the entire stone chamber, as a shield as gigantic as a gold brick descended from the sky with thunderous force. This was the Slaughter Skill that Ye Tianchen had comprehended upon triggering his Gold Element Superpower Skill for the first time. The "Golden Divine Shield" was unlike any other Superpower Killing Skill in that it possessed destructive offensive power that could shatter heavens and obliterate the earth. It could also serve as the sturdiest defensive shield, capable of both attack and defense.

Boom!

Tian Boguang appeared, and just as he did so, he felt a beam of golden light above his head. He looked up and was shocked to see such an immense Golden Shield smashing down. He could sense the ferocity of its power and knew that even as a Mid Martial Venerate expert like himself, he could not afford to block it directly. To do so might not kill him, but it was very likely he would be severely injured. Ye Tianchen, although not as skilled in movement, wielded an uncannily powerful longsword and, as a Superpower User, had a variety of strange and formidable Slaughter Skills. Tian Boguang had little experience fighting against Superpower Users, so he was taken aback and furrowed his brow.

"Brother Tian, if you kneel down now and acknowledge me as your godfather, I can spare you the pain of Mount Tai crushing down on you. You can’t handle this Golden Divine Shield, and you can’t escape either; the stone chamber is only so big!"

Ye Tianchen controlled the Golden Divine Shield with both hands, pressing it down quickly yet slowly, fully in control.

"You really impress me with your potential, kid, but you’re underestimating me, Tian Boguang," he said confidently. "As a grand lecher, if I only had such small tricks up my sleeve, I would probably have been dead long ago. Today, I’ll let you witness the true might of a grand lecher!" Tian Boguang glanced at Ye Tianchen, still brimming with self-confidence.

Ye Tianchen was practically speechless; he could be quite bizarre at times, but Tian Boguang surpassed him in oddity, proudly calling himself a grand lecher, without the slightest sense of shame, acting as if it were an honor. Indeed, Ye Tianchen found himself at a loss for words with this man!

"Grand Lecher’s Magnificent Flower Technique!"

Tian Boguang roared like a lion in heat, and his palms struck together in unison. Between his palms, True Qi and Inner Strength flowed, conjuring a large red flower almost as big as the Golden Divine Shield that Ye Tianchen had sent crashing down. Whereas the Golden Divine Shield came from above, the True Qi embroidered magnificent red flower rose from below. It was so astonishing that black lines appeared over Ye Tianchen’s forehead—he, a man of both Death God and rogue-like traits, was also overwhelmed by Tian Boguang’s absurdity. Naming his special move the "Grand Lecher’s Magnificent Flower Technique" was enough to make one curse. It seemed that Tian Boguang was determined to embrace his infamy for life.

Thump!

The entire stone chamber trembled. Both Ye Tianchen and Tian Boguang were slightly unsteady on their feet. The Golden Divine Shield clashed with the Grand Lecher’s Magnificent Flower Technique, two Absolute Skills of immense power. To Ye Tianchen’s surprise, Tian Boguang truly had hidden depths—this was the first time someone had confronted his Golden Divine Shield head-on and kept up without falling behind. Meanwhile, Tian Boguang was shocked at how Ye Tianchen’s Superpower Killing Skill could stand up against his own realm’s Absolute Skill—it was quite unbelievable.

In fact, what Tian Boguang didn’t know was that Ye Tianchen was once a Divine-level Superpower User during the apocalypse. These Superpower Killing Skills were learned at that high standing or during breakthroughs in his cultivation. Although his cultivation strength wasn’t as formidable as before, the skills he had comprehended at that level, especially since they were unique to him and not copied from others, naturally held great power.

Once the Golden Divine Shield and the Grand Lecher’s Magnificent Flower Technique collided, the stone chamber was filled with dust and there was no space to see anything clearly. Ye Tianchen and Tian Boguang were both knocked to the side. If one were to consider the severity of their injuries, Ye Tianchen’s were naturally more extensive, while Tian Boguang was also wounded, his left shoulder bleeding profusely from the impact of the Golden Divine Shield.

Ye Tianchen lay on the ground, leaning against the stone wall, inwardly amazed. He had given it his all during the clash of the Golden Divine Shield. Using power that spanned multiple stages of cultivation, he managed to match Tian Boguang blow for blow, yet he hadn’t been able to inflict a severe injury on him. Tian Boguang, the grand lecher, was indeed not to be taken lightly—he was formidable.

"To think you could injure me, impressive, truly impressive..." Tian Boguang laughed heartily.

"Injuring you is nothing. I’m tired now, and I want some wine. You want some?" Ye Tianchen suddenly felt a craving for wine, primarily because the wine from Sword Elder in the Xuanyuan Sword Different Space was indeed quite memorable. After a fierce battle that left them exhausted, they really felt like drinking.

"Of course, don’t think of me, Tian Boguang, as just a lecher – I’m a Wine Celestial!" Tian Boguang boasted.

Ye Tianchen took out two jars of wine, which he had brought from the Xuanyuan Sword Different Space, and threw one to Tian Boguang. They both opened their jars and began to drink deeply. It was a thoroughly enjoyable moment for these free-spirited heroes: meat went through their gullets, and beauties sat in their arms—a truly delightful experience! (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian.com to cast your recommendation votes and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation.)