NOVPUBHao Ren sailed through the tribulation with great ease. The spiritual giant that condensed from the burning talisman took all the damage of the tribulation and the condensed energy was channeled to Hao Ren. The city was safe, and the tribulation vanished after a few minutes. The young man didn't know that he had caused the people to wonder how that talisman was made.
Hao Ren spent a few minutes, and then he went back to the ninety-ninth floor. He found Akura in a stand-off with a massive beast. This silver tiger was so big that it put the so-called spirit vessels to shame. This guy was as big as a huge ship, and Hao Ren said, "What are you doing, Akura? Do you wish to die by offending the King of the Forests?"
The tiger and Akura turned to look at the young man walking over to them with his hands behind his back. The tiger was silver in color with black stripes spread all over its body. The young man asked, "Can you tell me what is going on here?"
The Silver Tiger snorted and said, "Human, you are the first one to step in here after a very long time, I command you, get me out of here."
Hao Ren looked at the big tiger and then he said, "Sit."
His voice was calm, but it was akin to a heavenly mandate for the tiger. The tyrannical beast directly sat down on its hind legs with a look of disbelief in his eyes. Hao Ren said, "You want to defy me, but can you do that without killing yourself?"
The beast looked at Hao Ren and asked, "What have you done to me?"
Hao Ren smiled and replied, "Sorry, trade secret. Just sit here, we will talk later."
Then he waved to Akura and said, "Stay here, he will not attack you anymore. However, I need to get to the last floor and see what all the fuss is about."
Hao Ren reached the door that led to the last floor, and the floor guardian statue turned to face him. This statue was just as tall as a human being and it seemed to have been made from jade. The young man asked, "So, is it going to be a double challenge to get to the last floor?"
The jade statue before him said, "Yes, you have to withstand my attack to get through here."
Hao Ren nodded and took out his sword as he said, "Go on."
The jade statue took out a stone sword and then slashed it hard at the young man. Hao Ren raised his brow and said, "Good."
He returned the attack with his own sword attack. The sword intent that came from Hao Ren was so strong that it almost condensed into a tangible wave that clashed with the intent of the jade statue, and tore through it as if it was hot knife through butter.
The jade statue stood calmly, and when the sword aura vanished, the statue said, "You can go in freely."
Hao Ren nodded and walked past the statue, and moved through the void door that led him to the lowest and the deepest floor of the Labyrinth.
When the young man opened his eyes, he found himself standing in dark surroundings. After a few moments his eyes adjusted to the darkness, and looking around he found that this place was not as big as the other floors, however, it was awfully dark and he could sense a lot of dragon energy in the void. He sighed and asked, "Are you two people not going to talk? Or are you both dead already?"
A chuckle echoed in the surroundings and a male voice echoed, "Hmm, I didn't expect that someone would be coming through after such a long time."
Hao Ren nodded and said, "Well, the place is not all off the limits if you place it under a labyrinth, is it?"
After a few probes, the person replied, "True, the motive was to kill the dragon and it is still the same. Come help me."
Hao Ren looked at the old man and said, "I am not as shameless as you to harm someone who tried to defend what was hers. You people took away her eggs when she was about to hatch them. Did you think that this greed of yours would ever stop?"
After the question, Hao Ren suddenly felt a gazing at his back. He stopped and turned around to find a red orb looking back at him. The Dragon asked, "Who might you be to speak in my favour? Are you not afraid of the retaliation you might face from all the guilds and the other squads?"
Hao Ren replied, "It is not about fear, it is about what is right. However When you go outside I hope that you can avoid harming human life. If you still wish to enact your vengeance then you can destroy the Dragon City, how about those who can control themselves, can control anyone in this world."
Hao Ren shook his head and said, "I will give you my word that no human would come to attack you, Senior."
Then the dragon looked at the two humans, and then she laughed, and said, "I wonder if the humans have learned to let go and they have actually become civilized. Tell me kid, what do you want from me?"
Hao Ren shook his head and said, "Senior, shall I take an heavenly oath?
The dragon replied, "No. If you didn't let me go, I will kill you."
Hao Ren chuckled and said, "I love my life more, Senior."
The dragon shrank into a smaller figure which gave him a better view of her body. He sighed and remarked, "Senior, you are magnificent."
The dragon chuckled and the man on the otherside roared, "How dare you sympathize with a beast? You scum of humanity!"
The young man chuckled, "If you think I am a scum, then what do you have to say after surviving the massacre triggered by the ancestors of your nation. Forget it. If you want to stop me then you should play with your attacks." 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝔬𝖒
That said the young man took a deep breath and facing the dragon, he found four black chains tying her four limbs. Hao Ren walked close to the dragon calmly knelt on the ground. He place a hand atop the shackle and the sharp sword energy shot out of his palm and collided with the shackle.
Click!
The shackles came apart and fell on the ground. The dragon was not sure how it happened but yes, she was now free. The beast roared, the excitement in her heart was evident. The dragon looked at the expert tied to the wall and said, "Sword Saint. Now you'll die."
That said the beast lunged a little but the old man took out a jade sword and a Halo slowly manifested on his back and he said, "Pig slaughter cut."
Hao Ren saw this beast take the sword attack with ease. Hao Ren sighed and said, "Old ginger, surely is a bit spicier."
He watched the two entities fight, no hold bars. What surprised him even more was the fact that the tied up ol man could keep up with the battle pace of a dragon that was unbound from the sealing chains. The young man ran his eye of insights on the old man and he couldn't help but feel shocked.
He exclaimed, "Fucking old relic, these chains are a method that you are using to gather and absord the dragon energy all these years. Even after everything you still haven't given up."
The two fighting figures stopped fighting and while they looked at each other. Suddenly, the old man started laughing and his temperament changed. He said, "You have no idea how hard it was to hold back myself. This act was getting a bit too long. I thought this lizard would die here, but even after thousands of years she still has the energy to fight like this. However, you, young man, are a variable and you changed the dynamic. For that congratulations that you have achieved something great, the bad thing is none would know."
Hao Ren looked at the old man for a long time and then he sighed as he said, "Dementia in old age is common. Well, let me give you the salvation you are looking for."
He took out his sword, and when he looked at old man a Halo lit up behind him as well. The old man shivered and yelled, "How could it be? How can you be a sword saint at such a young age."
Hao Ren replied, "None of that matters. You just need to die and it will be over."
When the old man revealed his aura and aimed the sword attack Hao Ren made it the final boss. The fight between the two sword saints was about to kick off, and it was not going to be easy or gentle.
