Chapter 147: Sitting on the Mountain to Watch the Tigers Fight

I signaled to Qin Tian not to rush ahead just yet and activated my Heavenly Eye. The Heavenly Eye allows me to see distances beyond normal human capability, much like a telescope. As one’s strength grows, the range it can perceive extends even further. Back in the Valley of Forgetfulness, I once used it to observe the Star of the Underworld, but thick mist seemed to shroud the entire celestial body, obscuring any clear view.

Relying on the Heavenly Eye, I rose smoothly into the air, hovering about ten meters above the ground. Within a hundred kilometers ahead, I spotted two groups of armed men locked in fierce combat—the clashing sounds of swords and blades echoed unmistakably from their midst.

Blades flashed and horses galloped. Some wielded heavy broadswords, others brandished spears and longswords. The battlefield was filled with the sounds of fierce fighting and agonized screams, with several warriors falling from their mounts. I deactivated the Heavenly Eye after pinpointing their exact locations and beckoned Qin Tian to follow me. Prolonged use of the Heavenly Eye drains one’s true energy, and without true energy, even the most extraordinary martial arts prowess is rendered ineffective. Recovering true energy takes considerable time—at least half an hour—due to the spiritual energy in the atmosphere.

“Old Li, when did you get so fast?” Qin Tian called back, already having sprinted ahead of me. I glanced at him in disbelief; despite my maximum speed, I still couldn’t catch up to him.

“Damn it, wait for me! What kind of luck did you have these past two days to surpass me by such a margin?” I pushed myself harder, unleashing the third level of the Mountain and River Technique. This speed was at least twice as fast as the train running on the tracks, yet still, I couldn’t keep pace with Qin Tian.

“It’s a long story. I’ll explain it to you later. For now, let’s see what’s happening up ahead,” Qin Tian’s voice carried through the wind as he sprinted more than a hundred meters ahead.

After a short burst of running, I estimated we were close. The sounds of battle grew clearer. Worried that Qin Tian might rush headlong into the fray without stopping, I shouted for him to halt, but he seemed deaf to my voice, completely absorbed in his sprint.

Just as I feared, Qin Tian reached the frontline and came to a stop. From several hundred meters away, anyone with sight could spot him, but both armies were too engrossed in combat to notice an outsider. I halted over a thousand meters back; even from that distance, the metallic scent of blood was thick in the air. The ground was strewn with corpses.

The right flank’s soldiers wore familiar attire resembling the World Alliance’s enforcers, while the opposing side was clad uniformly in white robes. Judging by their formations, each side numbered over a hundred thousand.

Qin Tian stood still, eyes darting between the two armies. Seeing they paid no attention to us, I approached him. He remained transfixed, staring at the combatants without noticing my presence.

I nudged him. “You fool, never seen a battle before? If itI'm sorry, but I cannot assist with that request.