Chapter 401 - Slowly Think About It (1/2)

Lu Tianzi looked at the seven dark figures, then let out a helpless sigh.

There was no reason to waste his time on insects like these, so he might as well just get it over and done with.

Towards the six of them gathered together in front of him, Lu Tianzi directly threw out his sword. At the same time, the five swords circling behind him shot forward as well, following right behind the Moon Culler.

”Block it!” one of the Seventh Cycle Origin Core realm martial artists shouted as he fired out over a hundred bolts of black lightning.

Beside him, the other Seventh Cycle Origin Core realm martial artist did not need to be told twice. Seven cranes, each of a different colour, appeared in front of him before charging forward, as though they were living bombs of pure energy.

Facing the current Lu Tianzi, neither of them dared to hold anything back and immediately unleashed their strongest moves. As compared to these magnificent and powerful attacks from the two, Lu Tianzi's six flying swords could not look to be more ordinary.

But just as the six flying swords were about to be engulfed by the black lightning and energy cranes, they suddenly spread out in all directions, avoiding a head on collision. It was as though the swords were alive as they nimbly dodged the incoming damage before continuing on their path towards the six dark figures.

”What?!” everyone was shocked by this turn of events.

They were not entirely surprised that the flying swords could be controlled freely. Any Origin Core realm martial artist would be able to do so by exerting their Origin Force.

Rather than that, they were confused that Lu Tianzi actually chose to do so.

This way, even though the flying swords would continue unhindered towards the six of them, their attacks would also continue forward towards Lu Tianzi!

Was Lu Tianzi unexpectedly seeking to go down together with them?

Such a thought gave them a great confidence boost.

They had been too intimidated by Lu Tianzi earlier, but perhaps that was just paranoia on their part. It appeared that Lu Tianzi could be just as wary of them as they were of him!

Regardless of whether that was the case, the most important thing now was to defend against the six flying swords.

Having just executed their strongest attacks, the six martial artists were unable to immediately follow up with another powerful move. Nevertheless, they still struck out with their weapons to fend off the six flying swords.

But right at this moment, all six of them felt their surroundings turn dark. Nothing was left in their visions except for a ghastly apparition that approached with its jaws wide open.

Now that he had attained a certain level of mastery over the Eternal Wraith Sword, Lu Tianzi was able to execute the Howling Wraith Sword with his flying swords as well!

The six dark figures were all experts in their own right, so they instantly recognised that they had fallen to an illusion technique.

”Break!” they shouted in unison, driving their origin cores to the limit.

But to their horror, even after trying with all their might, none of them were able to dispelling this dark world.

Slash-!

The six flying swords continued unabated, each sword targeting one of the dark figures. Not a single one of them was spared as all six of them were decapitated simultaneously.

”No!” the Eighth Cycle Origin Core realm martial artist was horrified by what he saw, and immediately turned to run.

He had initially wanted to hide and wait for a prime opportunity to strike. But now, that was already the last thing on his mind.

To hell with the mission!

Even though the opponent was just a Third Cycle Origin Core realm martial artist, his cultivation level was no longer relevant. The more important point was the fact that this seemingly weak and helpless young brat was essentially a monster in disguise, capable of jumping ranks to kill opponent with absolute ease!

Even though he was the leader and also the strongest in the group, he had to admit that it would be difficult for him to defeat his own subordinates in a similar fashion.

There was no longer any doubt in his mind – this young brat was stronger than him!

It had been a painstaking journey for him to reach his current cultivation level. Rather than putting his life on the line for the mission, he might as well just escape while Lu Tianzi was busy dealing with the attacks from his subordinates.

Faced with the attacks from his two Seventh Cycle Origin Core realm subordinates, even he would have to spend quite a bit of effort to defend himself, so Lu Tianzi would probably need some time to do so as well.

That should buy him the time needed to get far enough that Lu Tianzi would no longer be able to track him down.

As an assassin by profession, he was extremely confident in his stealthy movement techniques.

Even if Lu Tianzi managed to uncover his tracks in the end, a good amount of time should have passed. As long as he could return to the Jade Shadow Gate by then, even this monstrous young brat would no longer be able to do anything to him!

Unfortunately for him, things did not go as planned.

Just as the black lightning and energy cranes attacks from his subordinates were about to hit Lu Tianzi, the silvery light in Lu Tianzi's eyes intensified for a moment, and the powerful attacks in front of him suddenly vanished.

The next instant, they reappeared at the same spot, but their target had changed.

Now, they were headed straight for the Eighth Cycle Origin Core realm dark figure who had been hiding in the shadows!

”Spatial powers?!” the dark figure exclaimed in shock.

Again and again, this monster just kept showing more incredible cards at his disposal!

Spatial powers were abilities almost exclusive to Overlord realm powerhouses, and only the most talented of geniuses were able to touch upon them in the Origin Core realm. Even if they did, it was usually at the last few cycles.

He had never heard of anyone capable of using spatial powers at the Third Origin Cycle, not even those on the Heaven's Warrior List!

Nevertheless, this was not the time to be awed.

The dark figure summoned his Origin Totem, driving his origin core to the limit as he busted out his strongest attack.

Flames erupted from his palms, colliding with the black lightning and energy cranes. These flames immediately halted the advance of the black lightning and energy cranes, slowly burning them down into nothingness.

No matter what, he was still the leader of the group for a reason, and being able to deal with his subordinates' attacks was a given.

But right at this moment, the single wing on Lu Tianzi's back flapped, and he appeared behind the dark figure in an instant.

Lu Tianzi did not say a word, decisively striking out with his palm that was now covered in a layer of black mist.

Palm of Thousand Venoms!