Chapter 1785 - Powerful Foes Strike (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Six shadows darted across Royal Mountain like a beam of light as they quickly flew between hills and mounds.

The man at the front was Yuan Che.

To be precise, Yuan Che was not a human being but a Vajra Snowsea Ape that had cultivated for over two thousand years, and his cultivation was at a Nine-step Saint King level. He had two-meter-long white hair and broad shoulders while his head and eyes were twice the sizes of a normal person’s. Even without unleas.h.i.+ng his Saint-ly Aura, he had an oppressive air about him.

All of them were elites from the Fane of Youshen, and they had rushed over after tracking Zhang Ruochen’s aura.

Closely behind Yuan Che, an old woman with a spiritual power of Level 58 had a little golden snake coiled around her wrist. She looked down at the mountain below, and a strange glint appeared in her eyes as she said, “Master Yuan Che, this mountain is no ordinary mountain. It may be an awakened sacred land, and I have detected the aura of many sacred medicines.”

The old woman was called Tian Lanzi, and she was a beastmaster who held a high position in the Fane of Youshen.

The deeper they flew into Royal Mountain, the stronger the heavenly and earthly Saint Qi they detected.

The sacred medicinal herbs on the ground exuded a resplendent light that made them extremely tempting, and all of the Saint Kings from the Fane of Youshen had a look of avarice on their faces.

Yuan Che said, “Do not let the sacred medicines cloud your judgment. Our real task is to capture Zhang Ruochen. Once we deal with that brat, will everything here not belong to us?”

“You are right. We need to secure Zhang Ruochen and bring him back to Master Youshen—”

A Seven-step Saint King in green Saint Mail Armor was. .h.i.t by a beam of white light before he could finish speaking, and his voice ceased abruptly.

That light was actually a white arrow.

Rrrrip!

His green Saint Mail Armor was instantly torn into pieces by that white arrow as if it was made out of paper.

The arrow pierced the Seven-step Saint King’s chest, and he screamed as Saint Blood gushed out of his falling body. “Watch out! Zhang Ruochen is nearby,” Yuan Che roared.

He immediately reached out, and a white stream of Saint Qi jetted out of his hand and enveloped the wounded Seven-step Saint King.

A moment later, all five of the Fane of Youshen’s elites landed on the ground.

Yuan Che had experienced many trials and tribulations, thus he was a very cautious creature. The moment he landed, he immediately deployed four flags and placed them facing four different directions.

The four flags expanded in the wind and turned into four bra.s.s pillars that were hundreds of feet high. They were intertwined with lightning patterns, which condensed and took the form of four sacred beasts.

Yuan Che examined the Seven-step Saint King in his arms and found that the vitality in the latter’s body had totally been drained. He was now a cold dead body.

Even the wise Yuan Che was taken aback.

“Watch out for that white arrow. Do not get hit by it.”

Yuan Che tossed the Seven-step Saint King’s body onto the ground and flew dozens of feet into the air. Raising his voice, he said, “Zhang Ruochen, you are Yueshen’s envoy after all, and your status is comparable to that of a Supreme Saint, so how could you execute something like a sneak attack?”

A burst of laughter echoed across the mountains. “The Fane of Youshen acted against mortals just to force me to show myself. Did Youshen teach you such a method?”

Yuan Che’s eyes turned grim as he tried to provoke Zhang Ruochen. “What kind of ability is this—hiding and not daring to show yourself? Are you afraid of me to the point that you cannot show yourself?”

When the enemy was exposed and one was not, it was an absolute advantage. Therefore, Zhang Ruochen would obviously not reveal himself so easily.

An Eight-step Saint King with the head of a golden leopard and dazzling golden mail, as well as a flaming halberd in his hand, shouted, “Zhang Ruochen, if you dare to show your face, I will kill you with just a single hand.”

Whoos.h.!.+

From deep within the mountain, a Whitesun Arrow flew out toward that humanoid golden leopard.

Boom!! Boom!!

The arrow hit a spot between two of the flagpoles, and a lightning net appeared out of thin air, effectively blocking it.

Seeing that, the humanoid golden leopard laughed. “Master Yuan Che’s Thunder Flags Array has been refined for thousands of years. With your cultivation level, you would not be able to break it even if we gave you a whole year.”

“You lot can just stay inside for a whole year, then!” Zhang Ruochen’s voice rang out.

Yuan Che and the humanoid golden leopard’s expressions turned grim. They did not expect Zhang Ruochen to be so composed and not reveal himself until now.

Then, Yuan Che looked at Tian Lanzi. “Any progress?”

Tian Lanzi shook her head and said, “Zhang Ruochen’s spiritual power is not beneath me. I am not able to find him using my spiritual powers.”

A brilliant light flashed in Yuan Che’s eyes as he deliberately raised his voice. “Well, since he wants to be a tortoise, we will head back to Yunwu Royal City and turn all of the human cultivators there into blood pills.”

Tian Lanzi, the humanoid golden leopard, and the rest grinned.

“Are you not afraid of being discovered by the Emissaries Vigilant with that brazen move?” Zhang Ruochen’s voice traveled out of the forest.

Yuan Che was overjoyed. He secretly reckoned that Zhang Ruochen probably felt uneasy and would soon be forced to reveal himself.

So, once again, he said in a cruel tone, “We have captured an Immortal Vampire Saint King, and even if we were to sacrifice every human in Yunwu Royal City, we can pin all of the blame on him.

“Zhang Ruochen, you are still too naive! Our playbook is much, much bigger than you think.

“Those fools in the Kunlun Realm think that hiding in the city means their lives are safe. Yet, they do not know that the prohibitions are like pieces of waste paper to us. If we want to kill him, it will be as simple as slaughtering dogs and pigs.”

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