Rebirth: City Sovereign

He had grasped all the basic Thunder Arts s of the Heavenly Master Dao at the age of eleven, and was able to lay down the majority of the Magic Formation s at the Heavenly Master Dao entrance at the age of fifteen. At the age of twenty-three, Zhang Ling succeeded in stepping into the Yuan Dan stage using the support tools provided by the Heavenly Master Dao door. Originally, as a disciple who was only twenty-three years old, this kind of achievement was enough to make people click their tongues in surprise. However, in the Heavenly Master Dao, he was still not the most dazzling one.    

This was because was not the only one with Heavenly Master Dao.    

Zhang Fann, First Senior Brother, current number one in Heavenly Master Dao, self-taught Thunder Arts, increased his cultivation without training, from Heavenly Master Dao to all the elders, to all the outer sect disciples, all of them praised Zhang Fann's talent.    

Zhang Ling had thought that by diligently cultivating, he would be able to catch up to Zhang Fann's heaven defying talent, but he was always the first one to fall behind.    

He was always up in the morning and night, researching Thunder Arts till the middle of the night, and every minute and every second, he would think of ways to increase his cultivation, but Zhang Fann, every day, would wake up naturally, and during the day, he would have nothing to do, even the disciples who cultivated together would think of doing so.    

However, Zhang Ling was unable to accept this fact, that Zhang Fann was actually stronger than him.    

And more than a year ago, Ye Kai came out of nowhere and stepped on India.    

"Have you heard? The White-Clothed Heavenly Master single-handedly destroyed the ten thousand people defense line of the India!"    

"That's more than that, the rest of the India have already bowed their heads to that Heavenly Master."    

"To be able to fend off ten thousand people by himself, is the White-Clothed Heavenly Master really only limited to Yuan Dan?"    

"I heard senior brothers say that White-Clothed Heavenly Master is not even twenty years old and has already reached the Peak of Elemental Core realm, what kind of terrifying talent is that, in my opinion, even Senior Brother Zhang Ling is inferior to him, I'm afraid only Senior Brother Zhang Fann can compare to him."    

"Twenty years old in Peak of Elemental Core, younger than Senior Brother Zhang Fann!"    

A clap of thunder burst out from his palm, and when Zhang Ling, who was in the room next to theirs heard the conversation, he directly crushed the beam and pillar of the Inner Sect into pieces with his bare hands.    

What a great White-Clothed Heavenly Master, what a promising young master!    

Beneath Ye Kai's influence, even Zhang Fann's brilliance had been dimmed a little.    

Originally, was not the most talented person in the China s. Zhang Ling's jealousy, instantly shifted from Zhang Fann to Ye Kai.    

After the India, Ye Kai then stepped into the country, and consecutively killed two of their Protector s, and even Sword Saint, who was like a living legend in the country, admitted defeat in front of him, forcing the entire country to bow down, shocking the entire world.    

This might made Zhang Ling's heart itch.    

"..."    

A few months ago.    

"This time, National War of Martial Arts will be sent to the military region as a list of names. First Senior Brother will accept this heavy responsibility and represent Heavenly Master Dao in battle!"    

The elder stood at the Inner Sect entrance and announced this news to the disciples in front of him with an excited expression.    

Zhang Fann stood beside the elder with a calm expression and remained expressionless. He even yawned twice, and if it was not for the elder calling him, he would have been lying on the bed dreaming at this time.    

"Four years ago, First Senior Brother did not participate because of our age discrepancy, yet in the end, our China was defeated in the Four Great Tournament, and allowed that M Nation to take away the champion. But this time, with Senior Brother Zhang Fann, and that White-Clothed Heavenly Master, our China's champion this time, our China is definitely going to win!" The group of Heavenly Master Dao disciples said excitedly.    

But after Zhang Fann heard this, his heart was pained for a moment. As if he could see Ye Kai's silhouette with the sword on his back, he said to everyone: "From today onwards, I will cultivate in seclusion to attack Peak of Elemental Core. As for the large and small matters within the sect, I will leave them to Second Brother Zhang Ling to manage them."    

"Yes."    

Zhang Ling cupped his hands and bowed as he replied with a gloomy face.    

"..."    

"Have you heard? When the White-Clothed Heavenly Master fought against the Sword Saint, he stepped into the Divine Energy realm and now, the revered one in the world is called the White-Clothed Sword Immortal!"    

"Fortunately, this kind of monster was born in my China. If it had been born in another place, the consequences would have been unimaginable."    

"Yeah, and I heard from other sects that he was directly recognized as the captain of Chinese Team by the military region, leading the Chinese Team to participate in the National War of Martial Arts."    

"In the past, countless of National War of Martial Arts have been won by the M Nation. This year, China experts have gathered together, so there's a chance that we can really defeat the M Nation and peer into the secrets of the Immortal Gate!"    

The secret of the Celestial Sect was something that only the National War of Martial Arts s could own, and it was also the highest goal of every practitioner. Speaking to this point, the disciples that were chatting revealed looks of yearning.    

Zhang Ling stood in a place that the disciples couldn't see, his face full of malice.    

"Why would I, Zhang Ling, have to cultivate day after day to attain my current cultivation and not even be able to withstand the edge of National War of Martial Arts?"    

'If White-Clothed Sword Immortal and Zhang Fann were to spy on the secrets of the Door of Immortality, the gap between them and I would only get bigger and bigger.    

I can't let this happen!    

Zhang Ling thought to himself, whether it was in terms of cultivation or control of the Thunder Arts, Zhang Fann was far above him, and before he could obtain the secrets of the Door of Immortality, he was far from being his match. He was even more unclear about the other three people in Chinese Team, so he had no confidence in winning.    

One by one, he eliminated the enemies. In the end, only Ye Kai who was renowned throughout the world but was known to be a being of evil and evil was left.    

When I destroy him, there will be no one more suitable in terms of China than me to make up for the later positions. After that, I will take the championship, acquire the secrets of the Immortal Sect, and ascend to the heavens in one fell swoop.    

A cyan and purple electric current flowed within Zhang Ling's eyes, as he thought of a flawless plan.    

Pushing open his Inner Sect, he walked in the direction of the elders.    

"Zhang Ling, why have you come?"    

"Elders, I think you all must have felt it as well. That Chinese Team Captain, White-Clothed Sword Immortal's body has been hiding an extremely ferocious yin aura all this time." Zhang Ling bowed and started chanting.    

Zhang Fann had already been cultivating behind closed doors for quite some time. Recently, all sorts of small and large matters had been under his control, and it would be extremely easy to control the direction of public opinion within the Heavenly Master Dao.    

Hearing Zhang Ling's words, the elders kept quiet, which also meant that they had tacitly agreed to Zhang Fann's words.    

"Now, he has relied on the Yin Arts to become a general in the military region, and has entered the highest level of the China. In the future, he will be able to coordinate with the general in the National War of Martial Arts, and the consequences will be unimaginable!"    

"If the military region and the many China Warlocks are blinded, then my Heavenly Master Dao Gate will step forward and exterminate the evil, acting on behalf of the heavens. This kind of demon that relies on cultivation of the Yin Arts to rise to the top cannot be left alive!"    

Finally, an elder hesitantly opened his mouth.    

"But the military sector has already appointed him as the captain of National War of Martial Arts. This isn't something that can be changed just by relying on my Heavenly Master Dao."    

The other elders also nodded in agreement.    

Zhang Ling's mouth twitched, and revealed a cold smile.    

"This disciple has a plan in mind. I wonder if the elders can listen."    

Peeping at the gate of immortality and stepping into the spiritual energy, it was today!    

"..."    

Rumble …    

Within the Soul Sealing Array, seventeen green and purple bolts of lightning shot towards Ye Kai like enormous pythons, as if they wanted to crush his body into pieces.    

As he watched the giant lightning pythons wrap Ye Kai within them, the corner of Zhang Ling's mouth twitched and a crazed smile gradually surfaced on his face.    

"Demon, you train in Ghost Mastering Sect and Yin Arts, and enter the inner parts of the military region. You're delusional enough to think of joining forces from the inside out with your Ghost Mastering Sect, to the detriment of my China's benefits."    

"Today, my Heavenly Master Dao will carry out justice on behalf of the heavens, other than you, the lackey of the Shady Ghost!"    

"In this Soul Sealing Formation, you are completely destroyed, reduced to nothing but dust!"    

These lines that he had already thought of long ago came out of Zhang Ling's mouth as he encouraged the disciples beside him, making them think that he was doing the right thing.    

And in Ye Kai's field of vision, other than the white lightning that covered the entire sky, he could not see anything. Even the figure of Zhang Ling who was right in front of him, was concealed within the enormous energy of the Thunder Arts.    

Ye Kai had seen countless powerful Magic Formation and the scale and energy of this Soul Sealing Formation was also considered very powerful.    

However, as the king of a myriad of universe hegemons, a mere soul sealing array wasn't enough.    

"An insignificant skill." Lifting the Red Crystal Longsword with one hand, Ye Kai opened his mouth.    

The scarlet sword drew a fiery red streak in the air, heading straight for a bolt of lightning.    

He was actually going to directly use the sword to fight against the flood of pure Thunder Arts energy!    

Boom!    

The Red Crystal Longsword collided against the frontmost bolt of lightning, causing an explosive sound to spread to every corner of the Inner Sect.    

The spirit power of the technique that was meticulously prepared by the Inner Sect disciples instantly turned into countless tiny electric sparks the moment it collided with the Red Crystal Longsword.    

Outside of the Magic Formation, Zhang Ling saw this scene, and could not help but widen his eyes, but after a moment, his expression returned to normal.    

"Ghost Mastering Sect is truly worthy of being the number one Shady Evil Sect in the world. There are a lot of things that I have to teach you as a dog!"    

Before his voice had even faded, the shattered electric crumbs seemed to have life, and actually slithered towards the top of Ye Kai's head like little snakes. They gathered together, and slowly converged back into a new cyan and purple bolt of lightning, heading straight for Ye Kai from the top.    

"This Soul Sealing Formation is no ordinary Soul Sealing Formation, it's a completely new Soul Sealing Formation that I, Zhang Ling, modified using the foundation of my predecessors." When Zhang Ling said this, he purposely emphasized his name loudly.    

"White-Clothed Sword Immortal, the talent of I, Zhang Ling, is definitely not inferior to yours."    

"If I kill you, I can fight as a member of National War of Martial Arts and my name will spread far and wide!"    

Thinking about how Ye Kai was turned into charcoal by his improved Soul Sealing Array, Zhang Ling's eyes turned completely red, revealing a crazed look.    

Ye Kai turned his body and dodged the lightning, at the same time he took advantage of the opportunity to raise his right hand, and the Red Crystal Longsword slashed across, breaking the two lightning on his side. But a moment later, the shattered electric shards congealed back together just like before and fiercely rushed towards Ye Kai.    

"That's right."    

As the lightning interweaved, Ye Kai slowly said this, as if the modified soul sealing formation was unable to affect him in the slightest.    

"To be able to change the Soul Sealing Array to this, you truly do have some talent."    

"Those who touch my loved ones, I will definitely kill!"    

After saying that, the dark green Divine Light s in Ye Kai's eyes exploded. Streams of red light shot out, and seventeen divine souls rushed out in all directions!    

Even the elite Inner Sect disciples found it hard to resist. Some of them with higher cultivation, were like Zhang Ling, who were able to maintain their formation positions, and those with weaker cultivations were directly shocked by the divine soul to the point of losing consciousness, their eyes rolling back in their heads.    

To be able to make a person lose consciousness just by attacking with their soul, that was the Divine Strength Expert.    

No matter how powerful the Soul Sealing Array was, it would be difficult for the person who set it up to continue using it. At this moment, the lightning bolts were a bit unstable, as if they were going to scatter by themselves.    

Zhang Ling could no longer maintain his arrogant expression. He opened his eyes wide, looking at Ye Kai who was in the array in disbelief.    

"Not good, he wants to break the array!"    

A few disciples who were unconscious had regained their spirit and were holding talismans, ready to re-create the array. However, how could Ye Kai wait for them to repair the broken spirit sealing array?    

"Break for me!"    

Ye Kai bellowed, the Red Crystal Longsword in his hand drew a circle of fire red Sword Qi that was so strong that the naked eye could see.    

No matter how many thousands of Thunder Arts you have, I will only cut it down!    

A gigantic scarlet sword aura surged within the Inner Sect as it intensely collided with the lightning surrounding Ye Kai.    

An ear-splitting explosion sound spread to every corner of the Heavenly Master Dao Monastery, and the center of the collision, which was the cabinet of Heavenly Master Dao, the roof beams, and the bricks, were all sent flying by the shockwave from the explosion.    

Zhang Ling activated his Qi and stood firmly, looking at the mess in front of him, he laughed out loud.    

The combined power of seventeen Inner Sect disciples was unimaginable for the Magic Formation, but for Ye Kai who was in the center of the explosion, even if he didn't die, he would at least lose a layer of skin!    

"Are you done laughing?"    

Amidst the smoke, a white figure gradually became clearer. Scarlet flames and jade light intersected and a nightmarish face gradually appeared in Zhang Ling's eyes.