CHAPTER 1070: CHAPTER 1026: MA CHAO NEARLY AT HIS PEAK

At this moment, the position of the King of Qiang is only a step away for Ma Chao, and for the Hundred Qiang, the hope of unification rests on Ma Chao.

"Come at me together!" Ma Chao shouted, his aura bursting forth no less than that of the Qiang Clan’s Grand Elder, "I won’t hold back against you. You are different from the other Qiang people—submit or die. The king has the right to strip away everything, come fight!"

Ma Chao’s powerful voice carried over dozens of miles, and the elders who had intended to rebuke Ma Chao for the Third Elder’s death kept silent, as the battle for the King of Qiang allows no concern for life or death! To walk the path of a king, countless corpses must naturally pave the way.

Just as the path Chen Xi walks has no errors, Chen Xi understands that countless corpses have already paved his path to the heavens, and he will continue this way. The King’s Way is grand above, with bones piled below—it’s an unchangeable path.

The Second Elder and Fourth Elder exchanged a glance and directly roared, "Everyone retreat a thousand steps, otherwise life and death are irrelevant!"

Ma Chao’s imposing aura declared to everyone a fact: his strength had surpassed human limits, unmatched by mortals. Naturally, under such circumstances, even the chiefs among the Hundred Qiang quickly retreated upon receiving the elders’ transmission, leaving the field open for a true battle.

As over ten thousand people retreated a thousand meters, the scattered military formation that had been suppressing Ma Chao’s Cloud Qi almost dissipated at this moment, reaching this extent, Ma Chao no longer needed any concealment and crazily unleashed his Inner Qi. Without Cloud Qi suppression, unleashing full strength to quickly defeat the opponent was Ma Chao’s best choice.

Soon, only seven remained on the field: the Grand Elder, the Second Elder, the Fourth Elder, Yano Xing, Dian Wei, and Xun Youi. In fact, Xun Youi wanted to retreat, but Dian Wei stopped him—he had grown interested in Ma Chao. Ma Chao’s progress exceeded his imagination in such a short time.

Unlike when he first returned swollen like dough, now Ma Chao had completely mastered every ounce of power within his body. This is true extremity; the so-called extremity means perfect control of body, heart, and Qi, fundamentally flawless mastery.

Only perfect mastery allows one to display astonishing power when needed, using the same force to create an effect that completely surpasses the force itself. Just like the lever principle, using minimal power to achieve maximum effect.

Ma Chao now reached such a level, having not only mastered his Inner Qi but also truly grasped the power of thunder and lightning within his body, even striving to completely blend the power of thunder and lightning with his Inner Qi.

"Yano Xing, I thought you would ambush me. Since you’ve dared to step out, I definitely won’t kill you this time!" Ma Chao said, scanning Yano Xing on the side, surprised he would step out, as this doesn’t match Yano Xing’s sneaky nature.

"After all, I have Qiang blood, and I’m a martial artist, I don’t mind using any means on the battlefield to kill you, but now, I won’t do that!" Yano Xing coldly replied.

On the battlefield, when Yano Xing went all out, he felt no pressure. Since it was a matter of life and death, he had no hesitation. Killing the opponent to survive is the right thing.

However, he is still a martial artist, a top warrior, he has his own ethics, but such ethics only manifest for his own people, and now he and Ma Chao belonged to his own people.

Although Yano Xing felt it awkward, as a principled professional soldier, he suppressed this awkwardness in his heart, doing everything necessary. Of course, if someday Hann Sui and Ma Teng fell out, Yano Xing would have no pressure to continue fighting Ma Chao.

This man is like a blade, never resisting the one who wields it, executing the wielder’s command with no pressure.

"..." Ma Chao was a bit dumbfounded, not expecting Yano Xing to respond like that, stunned for a moment. Amidst his astonishment, a cold flash shot forth, Ma Chao dodges with effort, but a sword mark was still drawn across the front of his armor.

"Hmph!" Ma Chao angrily, no longer exchanging pleasantries with Yano Xing, directly charged at the sneaky Second Elder, his long spear roaring towards the opponent, turning into a golden shadow instantly.

"Ding!" a loud roar, Ma Chao’s spear aimed at the Second Elder’s chest, was blocked by the Fourth Elder’s halberd. Ma Chao’s wrist flicked, instantly forming a flurry of spear tips, spinning the spear to envelope both in its shadow.

The frenetic roaring sound, and the clashing sword wind all indicating the massive force both sides exerted had compressed the air to vacuum. Following a brief silence, Ma Chao suddenly exploded with unmatched Qi Force, directly sending the two elders flying.

The two flew backward, lightly stepping on the ground to backtrack nearly a hundred feet, crouching by the Grand Elder with solemn expressions facing Ma Chao, feeling a pressure they only sensed from the nearby elder.

In their words, it was near-divine power, and now it appeared in a young man, a level unattainable even if trained from the womb!

"Warm-up is over. If you don’t step down, Grand Elder, I’ve already won." Ma Chao spat out a foul breath, his eyes shining brightly.

Ma Chao was already excited, having set aside the King of Qiang position. He clearly realized that facing two Inner Qi Manifestations, though feeling the pressure, he could indeed handle it. On the contrary, during the engagement, his entire body felt exhilarated!

"In this round, I withdraw; I only want to express that I currently have no intention to oppose you." Yano Xing calmly raised his hand and leaped back.

"Let’s also retreat a bit." Dian Wei rubbed his stubbly beard, picked up Xun Youi like a chick, and leaped back. The bear-like stature paired with nimble retreat made even the emotionless Qiang Grand Elder nod in recognition as a worthy opponent.

If the Grand Elder had never fought Dian Wei, he wouldn’t understand that it can’t be described by worthy opponent. As a superior military general capable of throwing tons-heavy boulders at supersonic speed, anyone taking him lightly within a hundred-foot ground battle faces life and death.

Ma Chao’s eyes flashed with a peculiar light. Yano Xing’s withdrawal eased him greatly, though prepared to fight four, knowing one was an Ultimate Inner Qi Manifestation, even their Inner Qi greatly depleted, left him uncertain! (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for it, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)