Chapter 473 - Where Is My Spear?
The Empress's Gigolo
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Along with the battle between these two, the buildings on the street began to collapse.
A figure in red and a figure in black continuously shuttled through the unceasing dust.
Teng Yue flicked the spear in his hand, and a piece of slate flew toward the empress. However, it turned to dust when it came into contact with her lily-white palms.
âPurple lightning!â Teng Yue shouted at the top of his lungs. At this moment, the spear in his hand turned into a Z-shaped lightning bolt and struck the empress.
Similarly, the empress used her lily-white palms to block the attack, and a visible shockwave was created, sweeping across the entire area. Just then, another building collapsed.
Ren Baqian was dazzled and stunned by this sight. The purple pattern on the empressâs face was just so beautiful that it caused his heart to skip a beat. He also wanted to loudly sing a song, but was missing an erhu.
âHas Teng Yue regained his strength?â Ren Baqian asked Xi Wanya because he didnât have the ability to make discerning judgements, so much so that he couldnât even clearly see their silhouettes.
From time to time, he saw the empress whenever she landed on the ground. With her red outfit fluttering in the wind and the purple pattern covering her skin, the empress looked extremely mysterious and beautiful.
âI canât tell, but at least 80 percent or even 90 percent!â Xi Wanya said in a deep voice.
âWhat are Her Majestyâs odds of winning?â
âSwallowing the mountain!â Teng Yue yelled once again. The spear in his hand turned into a golden python that revealed its snow-white fangs and opened its mouth to swallow the empress.
The empress did not seem to know how to dodge. From the beginning of the battle up until now, she had not retreated half a step and never dodged a single time. Ren Baqian thought about it and realized that during the battle with the Tianjing Basin experts, the empress had also never tried to dodge. Instead, she fought head-on with her invincible lily-white palms.
At this moment, the empressâs slender waist twisted in midair, and she turned halfway around. Her five fingers formed a hook, and she waved her arm up and down as if she was tearing something. Before the golden python could even come in contact with the empress, it was torn apart from its mouth and turned into a golden ray of light.
A spear flew back to Teng Yueâs hand.
âConfine in prison!â Teng Yue single-handedly caught the spear and spun 180 degrees in midair. The spear sprang into the shape of a bow, headed straight for the empress, and struck at her. Before it even landed, the air below the spear had all been squeezed toward both sides to the extent that even a crevice appeared on the ground.
In Ren Baqianâs eyes, it wasnât just the strike of a spear. Instead, he saw a huge black mountain on the tip of the spear that pressed down in the direction of the empress.
Boom!
Once again, both parties collided into each other. The empress fell from the sky, crashed to the ground, and created a huge crater.
Then, the huge black mountain in the air disappeared. Teng Yueâs spear jumped high, drew a large circle in the air, and launched at the empress who was below.
Ren Baqianâs heart tightened.
However, the empress was currently buried in a big crater, so he couldnât see anything.
Teng Yue went down fast and came up even faster. He flew upward while somersaulting and finally stabilized himself after completing 3,600 rotations in the air while wisps of blood flowed down from the corner of his mouth.
A red silhouette skyrocketed and collided into Teng Yue once again.
Ren Baqian broke out in cold sweat as he watched on.
In theory, the empress shouldnât be weaker than Teng Yue. After all, Teng Yue was injured and had yet to fully recover. This was all in theory, however, and no one knew if Teng Yue had any hidden trump cards with him.
Additionally, when experts compete, the outcome of a battle would be separated by just a fine line. It wasnât like in theory, where the weaker one would certainly lose.
Fortunately, they were both equally strong. Even if the outcome of the battle was separated by just a fine line, there wouldnât be any danger to their lives.
Ren Baqianâs side still had Xi Wanya and the rest. Even though many of them were severely injured, there shouldnât be any problem controlling Teng Yue. Even if the empress were to suffer a defeat, her life still wouldnât be in danger.
âStop tugging! Ren Baqian patted the hand that was tugging his clothes. It was actually a tender and smooth little hand.
Ren Baqian turned to look and saw Lin Qiaole sitting behind him. With a face filthy with grime, she was staring at the bag of candy hanging from his waist and drooling at the same time.
He grabbed a bunch of candies and passed them to Lin Qiaole. Ren Baqian turned his head to look and just happened to see a red silhouette crashing into the ground.
Boom!
âSky gauze!â Teng Yue let out a lengthy sigh, and there seemed to be countless meteors smashing toward the empress.
In fact, there were countless spear silhouettes that radiated golden light.
Clang, clang, clang, clangâ¦! From the pit, sounds of clashing metal could be heard continuously.
âEarth Net!â When Teng Yue spoke, a golden ray of light overtook the other spear silhouettes and plunged vertically into the ground.
Ren Baqian immediately felt violent shaking coming from the bottom of his feet.
âOh no!â Xi Wanyaâs expression changed drastically. Without thinking, he grabbed Ren Baqian by the front of his shirt and jumped away.
Qing Yuan and Hong Luan were also brought along by Zong Sheng and Qing Ping to escape.
Just when everybody left the ground, the ground was suddenly covered with countless cracks. Soon after, each and every spear silhouette soared into the sky.
All of a sudden, there were many spears moving freely in this area.
Bang! Like a lightning bolt, Teng Yue collided with the empress who had leaped into the sky.
âWhere are you escaping to?â Xi Wanya shouted out loud as he unsheathed the long saber on his back. Like a magnificent radiance, a snow-white sword gleam rolled out from the bottom to the top.
Before he could take any action, Ren Baqian was thrown toward Qing Ping.
However, just at this moment, the spear in Teng Yueâs hand connected with the saber gleam, but the spear actually turned a corner and passed by Teng Yue. (TLC. Iâm not sure why the spear passes by Teng Yue when he is the one wielding it. Should it be Xi Wanya here? Or did the saber pass by?)
âNot good!â Qing Ping shouted with glaring eyes. However, it was already too late.
Fortunately, Ren Baqian was already used to being thrown in the air. As such, he didnât panic at all. Just as he was deep in thought, a big hand grabbed his collar and caught ahold of him. However, why was the distance increasing between him and everyone else?
âTeng Yue! As one of the top-ranked experts in the world, you actually did something like that? Arenât you going to quickly release Principal Ren?â Qing Ping yelled at the top of his lungs as he and Hong Luan landed on the ground.
Ren Baqian was at a loss for words.
Crap. I was caught by that old bast*rd Teng Yue?
The person behind me is Teng Yue?
Immediately, Ren Baqianâs forehead was drenched in perspiration. It was as if his heart had been tightly grasped by a huge hand too.
âRelease him!â Just when the empress landed on the ground, she jumped up once again and chased after Teng Yue and Ren Baqian.
âQi Zixiao, itâs better that you stop now. Otherwise, Iâll strangle him to death instantly.â Teng Yueâs gloomy voice sounded from behind Ren Baqianâs back.
Iâm dead! Ren Baqian felt that he wanted to curse and say the word âF*ckâ 10,000 times.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
After Teng Yue finished speaking, Ren Baqian could finally step on the ground. However, he felt that his legs were still a little soft.
The empress landed at a position 50 meters in front of the both of them and asked in an icy-cold tone, âTeng Yue, what do you plan to do?â
The empressâs current condition wasnât that good as she had many fresh, bloody wounds on her body as well.
âYou actually stopped. It seems like you really care about this little fellow!â Teng Yue laughed mischievously.
âIf you dare to hurt him, even if you are at the ends of the world, Iâll definitely kill you and dismember your body.â
Ren Baqian didnât know what to say.
Your Majesty, arenât you telling him that Iâm the best thing he could use against you?
Right now, should I shout, âYour Majesty, ignore me and help me take revenge!â or âYour Majesty, you musnât be impulsive!â
âHaha!â Behind Ren Baqianâs back, Teng Yue laughed mischievously. Even if Ren Baqian didnât turn around, he was able to deduce the meaning of this laughter.
Subsequently, Ren Baqian felt himself being thrown backward and felt a sharp pain in his body. At this moment, a spear had nailed him onto a wall.
He was pinned to the wall by a spear. Ren Baqian only knew that his surroundings were turning black, and he nearly passed out from the excruciating pain. Even though the spear didnât pierce any of his vital points, it still passed through the area under his shoulder blade. Each and every wave of pain stimulated his brain.
Teng Yue stood two meters in front of Ren Baqian and asked leisurely, âQi Zixiao, what are you going to do now?â
âI must kill you!â The empressâs voice was filled with murderous intent.
âSince you already want to kill me, this fellowâs life doesnât matter anymore. I detest that mouth of his anyway, so why donât I just rip it away!â Teng Yue burst into loud laughter.
âYou dare?â The empressâs eyes widened as she glared at him. She subconsciously took a step forward.
âDonât move!â Teng Yue easily slapped the spear. Immediately, the spear was nailed in further, causing an intense pain that made Ren Baqian shut his eyes.
âTeng Yue, you are practically courting death.â Xi Wanya, Qing Ping, and the rest finally caught up, and they all glowered at him.
âWhy donât you slap yourself once and reduce your strength by 30 percent before we resume our fight again? With so many people on your side, this is the only way I can be at ease.â Teng Yue looked at the empress and sneered.
The empress stared at him silently.
âYour Majesty, you must not do that!â Xi Wanya hastily cried out.
âSure!â The empress raised her palm.
âYour Majesty!â everyone called out in a sudden outburst of emotion.
The empress was staring intently at Teng Yue as well as at Ren Baqian who was behind him.
âAttract his attention!â Ren Baqian mouthed out these words. Even though he was suffering very badly, he still didnât let out a single sound.
âYour Majesty!â everyone cried out.
âNoisy!â The empress slapped to the side, and a gust of wind lifted Xi Wanya into the air.
âGreat, great, great! Not bad. As expected, you are a loyal and passionate person!â Teng Yue had a good laugh upon seeing this scene.
âEh?â Just when Teng Yue was in the middle of laughing, he suddenly felt that something was amiss and used his palm.
Immediately, he slammed his body backward and directly smashed the wall into smithereens.
Ren Baqian was gone⦠So was his spearâ¦
Teng Yue was speechless.
Like a cuckoo bird, a scream that was filled with anger, desolation, misery, and confusion resounded across the top half of Wu City.
âWhere is my spear?â
His spear was right behind him, no further than two meters away, but it suddenly disappeared just like that? How could this be?
Even though he was a blind man, his eyeballs were on the verge of bursting from opening too wide underneath the cloth.
Everyone was speechless.
Apart from Teng Yue, everybody else clearly witnessed Ren Baqian disappear together with Teng Yueâs spear while he was pinned to the wallâ¦
With her killing intent overflowing, the empress sneered and ordered, âDonât let him escape. Today, Iâll definitely tear him apart!â