Chapter 357: Spreading FREEDOM – Part 1 (1/2)
As soon as Ling Tianlong and Lu Fengxian's fists collided, the former recognized the 5th-stage cultivator's face.
”Ding Bu!”
Lu Fengxian faintly smiled, ”Oh? Do I know you?”
”I can tell from your smell. You're one of the gifted people with a rare physique. Why are you fighting for the demons when you're blessed by the heaven? Join me, and we shall slaughter all demons and free humans from their terror!”
”I don't know what kind of drug you've had, but I'm not interested in that offer. You can shove it down your ass, or you can go home to complain to your mama.”
”I see. Since you're not my friend, you're my enemy!”
”I was wondering what kind of person were you, but it seems that I overestimated you as a human being. Everyone who said that was either an obstinate hypocrite or a naïve and selfish anti-social barbarian who never got out of their caves to experience the world.”
”Ha! Big words for a frog in a well. Let's see how you can handle MY EXPERIENCE AND MY REALMS!”
Ling Tianlong summoned his immortal-grade sword, the Plum Monarch, to his hand. The pink-edge broadsword with crimson core was shot out of the scabbard and got into his hand.
Generating plum flowers around itself, the immortal-grade broadsword emitted the same pressure and power as Miaomiao's soul sword. However, the colorful flower petals contained the will of the Plum Monarch, and they could be used as projectile weapons.
Seeing the immortal-grade weapon, Lu Fengxian grinned, ”Hoh? Immortal-grade sword in this mortal realm? How fancy.”
Meanwhile, Lu Fengxian also came prepared. He had already borrowed Miaomiao's soul sword from Jia Shan, just in case he needed to absorb the Soul Qi from the sword to reinforce his foundation and physique after he successfully advanced to the 6th-stage.
Unfortunately, he needed to use it to fight against another immortal-grade sword. He brandished it and faced the Plum Monarch Sword head-on while his eyes followed the red lines on Ling Tianlong's body.
CLANK
The soul power clashed, causing a high-pitched screeching and sparks. Everything in the radius of a kilometer around both reincarnators was blown by the shockwave.
But that wasn't the only shockwave.
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Every second, over 100 metal-clanking noises resounded and produced repeated shockwaves from the exchanged blows.
Despite being in mid-air, both men's bodies flurried like the wind, rotating, swirling, and circling around their opponent in a dogfight. They also disappeared and reappeared randomly.
Both ex-immortals didn't say anything. They stared at each other expressionlessly, reading each other's weaknesses and attempting to outsmart the other without showing their trump cards or their real skills.
The mind game between the two strongest experts in Aves Continent had started.
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CLANK
Because of the repeated shockwaves from the two monstrous cultivators, the protection arrays of Siren City were destroyed. Wooden structures and weak buildings were collapsed while the weak beastmen screamed in fright.
Noncombatants, commoners, traders, rogue cultivators, and small beastmen rushed to the city gate and evacuated into the inner city.
Ma Shoucheng and Pang Lingming organized the refugees and gathered them at the northern part of the inner city, where most monks and orcs had been using as their home.
Huangjin Monastery monks coordinated and watched over the temporary newcomers, preventing them from wandering around and getting closer to the heart of the city, aka the pylon tower and the Yin Slave Mansion.
Due to the panic, not many human cultivators noticed the thick Qi and Essence in the air. They crouched in fright, fearing for the stray projectile weapons from the two experts.
Still, a few of them paid attention to the tall tower that they had never seen before. An opportunist merchant snapped a picture of the tall tower with his phone and hid it.
Several commoners who had no Qi began to feel the suffocation as the Life Essence in the air was too much for them. Fortunately, several monks carried them out of the city to the north gate and took them to the north town, where they had constructed their monastery there.
Zhao Bao kicked the ground and flew from the west wall. He clapped his hand and transformed into a giant statue of a golden Buddha.
The 8th-stage monk's hands increased from two to ten. Each hand carried a weapon.
However, instead of holding ancient weapons like a Hindu Goddess, he carried a modern Anti-Air artillery cannon in each hand as if they were miniature guns, pointing at the incoming flying sword in the sky.
”Namo Amituofo! Buddha praises peace and freedom!”
Zhao Bao muttered a short chant and a massive pillar of light manifested, covering the entire city and the outskirt areas surrounding the city.
As soon as the light pillar appeared, the shockwaves could no longer harm the citizens and the buildings within Siren City. It also protected everyone from stray energy slashes from the battle between ex-immortals.
However, Zhao Bao hadn't done it. His ten hands injected Light Element Essence into the weapons while he loaded DU-shells in each cannon with his Qi.
Ma Moxi had taught Zhao Bao how he could operate these weapons. He also influenced the monk about the value of a certain right and how he could obtain it.
”Buddha is merciful. Buddha also loves to spread FREEDOM! FREEDOM FOR EVERYBODY!!”
BOOM BOOM BOOM
Ten cannons unleashed their might, shooting at the giant flying sword.
PU
PU
PU
Three of the armor-piercing shells punctured through the flying sword's Qi barrier, a layer of a defensive array, Ling Cao's energy shield, and three passengers on it. One of the unfortunate cultivators was a 6th-stage minor elder of the Mount Hua Sect.
Ling Cao's jaw dropped in shock as he recognized these light-speed shells and their penetration power. He had seen them before.
He faced these bullets in Red Sun City's dungeon!
”You! Were you the master of those monsters!?” Ling Cao glared at Zhao Bao, who was in control of the cannons.
The colossus Buddha statue slightly opened its eyes and gazed at the falling flying sword. His echoing voice vibrated.
”This monk has never met you. This monk doesn't know what you're on about. But since you've attacked our city, even Buddha cannot forgive you!”
Despite being warned by an 8th-stage cultivator, Ling Cao showed no fear. He brought out several earth-grade swords, talismans, and essence cores with inscriptions on them.
Ling Cao formed hand incantations as he cast several spells and arrays at once.
”Protection Array, release! Demon Essence Sealing Spell, release! Light Element Sealing Spell, go!”
Ling Cao came prepared. As he had already learned that Huangjin Monastery had joined forces with Siren City's people, he came with a way to counter Zhao Bao's abilities.
Mount Hua Sect's disciples and elders leaped off the falling giant sword and landed on the ground, two kilometers away from the eastern outskirt town outside of Siren City's walls.
Meanwhile, Ling Cao fired two talisman spells at once – One aimed at Zhao Bao's light pillar while the other aimed at the outskirt town before them.
Grey smog appeared and covered the entire eastern outskirt town, where several beastmen and rogue cultivators had been busy running away toward the city gate. As for the other, it shot a dark beam at the light pillar.
RUMBLE
The light pillar trembled, and cracks appeared on the pillar surface.
Zhao Bao grinned as he circulated Life Essence in the air into the array. The next second, the pillar array was repaired.