I Am Unaware That I Am the Peerless Martial God Chapter 1406: As Expected 02

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A single palm strike hurled Long Tian flying backward, as he spewed a spray of blood from his mouth.

That horrifying cultivation force propelled him like a cannonball, crashing through multiple enchanted jade walls until he slammed into the rubble, teetering on the edge of death.

Beaten in an instant, Long Tian desperately tried to rise, yet his wounds proved too grave. He managed only ragged breaths, propping himself up with his hands from the dirt, eyes bulging wide.

Within his vision.

The handful of white-haired silhouettes lingering silently afar had grown hazy, yet their overwhelming presences loomed even more dreadfully. Terror flooded his gaze, while icy sweat poured endlessly from his brow.

Even brief looks left Long Tian gasping harder.

Huff, huff...

A quick check revealed his meridians and divine soul shattered badly, sparking waves of alarm and astonishment in his chest.

This palm strike carried unimaginable weight!

He scarcely glimpsed the blow before it reduced him to utter helplessness. Their power disparity defied comprehension!

How could human cultivators harbor such monstrous beings...

What origins did they possess?

No grudge existed between them, but these foes unleashed a lethal strike on first sight. Their dominance outmatched even the Demon Race's top powers.

Why had he drawn the ire of these enigmatic, savage human fiends?

Was his true identity finally uncovered?

Doubts and terrors swirled chaotically in his thoughts, Long Tian's eyes darting wildly.

In his sight.

Those fearsome forms advanced steadily, shoving forward like colossal peaks. An oppressive might radiated from them, almost choking him. No matter his inner plots, they availed nothing now.

A profound helplessness exploded within him abruptly.

Swish, swish...

The steps drew nearer, pounding like death's relentless drums.

Terror gripped Long Tian so fiercely his throat convulsed nonstop. He grasped at last that before overwhelming might, all tricks dissolved into vapor. His former arrogance as a Demon Race prodigy lay in ruins.

Right then, Long Tian felt utterly trivial!

With doom closing in.

He summoned every ounce of effort to crawl back, but his cultivation seemed utterly sapped. Not a muscle would budge!

His dread intensified.

Thought fled Long Tian entirely, his face drained white as sheet. Instinctively, he shuddered and wailed for aid!

Save...

Help me!

Though his quivering cry echoed, the white-haired elders pressed on undeterred.

Beholding Long Tian's pathetic spectacle, the ancient powerhouses' faces grew colder still, contempt flickering in their stares like gazing upon an insect.

Demons were repulsive as ever, from antiquity to present.

The more piteously he begged now, the better to rip away his false facade, revealing reality to Cloud Star's naive youths while bolstering the veterans' authority.

Today, they aimed to gauge the true mettle of Cloud Star's ruling elite!

The silhouettes remained poised, arms clasped behind, observing Long Tian's howls as if angling for fish. Serenity shone in their eyes, each gesture brimming with dominion over all.

As anticipated.

After merely a few breaths of poised waiting, four silhouettes abruptly barred their way!

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Gazing at the Star God Guards before him, a spark of hope flickered in Long Tian's eyes, though his look turned intricate, blending joy and grief indistinguishably.

In that instant, he struggled to separate illusion from truth, as though he truly embodied Cloud Star's Lord.

Be it total immersion in his guise or deceptive visions toying with him.

Long Tian pinned all faith on the Star God Guards, seized by an odd compulsion, and bellowed forth!

Quick! Quick, repel these villains and save this Star Lord!

His strangled plea reverberated through the wreckage, laced with heartrending desperation.

Yet.

The ancient powerhouses, arms folded behind in stillness, had dismissed Long Tian long ago. One palm had sealed the fight; mere demon trash as predicted, his pleas fell on deaf ears.

Not even the Star God Guards' arrival fazed them.

Even as mere avatars, these individuals wielded sufficient power to instantly pierce through the cultivation levels of the four mighty Divine Guards, sighs briefly crossing their gazes.

Are you the top leaders scheming behind Cloud Star nowadays?

Only at the early Desolate Heaven Realm?

You possess some cultivation, yet remain mere oversized ants. Cloud Star has truly declined; it pales in comparison to its past splendor.

...

These remarks exuded an overbearing presence, with overwhelming authority surging forth relentlessly.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a violent gale surged through the devastated Star Lord's Mansion. Across a hundred miles, no common folk could remain upright. Long Tian, already gravely wounded, fainted instantly!

The four Star God Guards' faces turned gravely serious, though anxiety pounded in their hearts.

Top leaders operating in the shadows?

Cloud Star in decline?

These abruptly appearing elders did hold some cultivation, akin to the vegetable-shopping auntie nearby.

However.

Why did they act deranged, blurting out utter rubbish right away...

The four brothers stood utterly stunned, unsure of any reply for the moment.

They were mere pig slaughterers trailing the Star Lord, just scraping by on Shadow Island. Through the years, they achieved little. Without prior commands, who would rush here to impersonate Divine Guards and perform this act?

Suddenly, how had they turned into high-ranking figures?

Should this news reach Shadow Island, mockery would leave them blushing in humiliation.

How mortifying!

As they lingered in bewilderment, the white-haired elders opposite declared boldly, superior auras exploding from their forms, their voices brooking no argument!

Forget it.

Rare indeed for juniors like you to boast any cultivation. Given our shared Human Race blood, this seat shall kindly impart some wisdom. This Star Lord is no true Human Race member. Repent now, join us in governing Cloud Star, slay this youth, and your errors may yet be atoned!

Refuse, and death awaits alone!

These words sparked sudden understanding in the four brothers' eyes.

Ah...

These elders knew Long Tian belonged to the Demon Race too, even urging his death. Weren't they just gatecrashing?

The drama hadn't concluded; how could the protagonist perish!

Stirring chaos was bad enough, yet they boasted of ruling Cloud Star?

What audacious fantasies!

These sheltered old fools brimmed with unmatched arrogance.

All Star God Guards rolled their eyes in unison, then bellowed icily right there!

What brazen declarations!

How dare you defame our Cloud Star's Lord! Your crimes are heinous and utterly unpardonable!

Though their cultivation lagged behind the foes, they surged ahead fearlessly. Acting prowess and majestic presence both hit new heights!

Each of the four released their cultivation. One shaped hand seals, another triggered the waist rope, a third clawed forth, all unleashing savage assaults in tandem!

Great Grappling Technique!

Take my Unsolvable Dead Knot!

Watch out for my Salty Pig Hand!

...

Odd and freakish techniques rained down successively, their crude titles too crass to stomach. They resembled a horde of fiends and ghouls at first sight, blackening the ancient monsters' faces!

What rubbish is this!

Cloud Star's esteemed young elites lack even proper martial arts?!

Doomed to mediocrity!

Cloud Star's present leaders amount to no more?

Leading Jiang Yuan's face grew stormy, eyes half-shut in silence.

Unlike him, the left-side elder's gaze held sharper chill. With little delay, he signaled his Daoist companions via sidelong glance to strike!

Everyone.

"These ignorant clowns defy heaven's bounds, so let us crush them to assert our might first. Next, we slay that demon filth, proclaim it widely, and warn all creatures!"

A profound voice echoed.

The four phantoms erupted with their cultivations together. Dreadful primordial force shrouded the heavens and blanketed the land, swallowing thousands of miles in a flash. Their joint assault's terror felled the Four Great Star God Guards in mere breaths!

Dominance showed at once.

The whole affair unfolded precisely as anticipated.

Surveying the ruins scattered all around and the dust billowing skyward, the Star God Guards seemed no more than this. Arrogance flickered in the eyes of the four phantoms. Hands folded behind their backs, they advanced steadily, their forms radiating a tremendous oppressive force that quaked the heavens and shook the earth.

At this precise instant.

A rotund silhouette silently materialized, positioned squarely between the opposing sides.

Swish...

Sporting unkempt stubble, an oily demeanor, and a subtle smile on his lips, he was clad in rough hempen clothes belted with a simple rope. From any angle, he looked nothing like an expert, but he had shown up utterly without a sound right at this pivotal moment.

Any spectator beholding this would deem it utterly peculiar.

In that instant.

The surroundings plunged into utter silence, a thick and grave tension saturating the atmosphere!

The four phantoms ceased their steps. A hint of gravity seeped into their appraising stares, their posture and manner subtly altering from earlier.

Dozens of feet to their rear.

The primordial colossus Jiang Yuan displayed no elation or fury. For a long while, he had sat with eyes shut in repose, letting the wild Dao force and swirling dust flow past without touching his garments even slightly. All that had transpired seemed like mere games for children to him, not worth a glance.

Only now.

This enigmatic elder sage at last parted his eyelids languidly. Casting his sight downward, he glanced across Pork Rong's countenance, a assured grin sparking deep within his gaze.

"To appear only at the final moment, your state of mind is indeed extraordinary."

"Just as this seat expected, you are the true leader of the contemporary Cloud Star, are you not?"