Chapter 207 - Decisive Battle in Canglan City (Part 4) (1/2)
Chapter 207 Decisive Battle in Canglan City (Part 4)
After seeing what had happened, the Zuoqiu family’s disciples were so frightened that their faces turned ashen. Many women started prostrating on the ground, howling in grief after knowing that they couldn’t escape this calamity. Many children were huddled together in an embrace, ignorant of what was going on. Just moments ago, they were building clay figurines in the courtyard; why was their death upon them now…
Xiao Chen’s Divine Sense caught all of this and the bloodthirsty look in his eyes finally dimmed. He slowly stopped his spell and moved his fingers to cast something else. The gigantic dragon in the sky slowly turned pale and the dark clouds gradually scattered as well.
The two remaining Elders exchanged glances, thinking that Xiao Chen’s powers had run out. They were so badly injured that their heart meridians were nearly crushed. They landed on the ground while coughing up blood uncontrollably.
Xiao Chen walked over to the garden and used his Qi-imbued voice to yell, “Don’t force me to kill! Hand my friend over right now!” He had scanned many places in the manor with his Divine Sense earlier, but couldn’t find any trace of Gui Xian. They must have hidden him.
His voice was just fading when a hundred-feet sword radiance flared from the distant horizon. It was incomparably swift and concealed a fierce, surging force. Even the clouds on the other side of the sky started churning.
Xiao Chen could feel a potent power far beyond the likes of the three Elders. He was about to heighten his Qi and resist the force when the sword radiance appeared in front of him. A huge palm print materialized out of thin air and slammed into him.
He hastily evaded the attack. Subsequently, a loud explosion resounded and formed a large palm-shaped dent on the ground. Under such a force, everything around it was reduced to dust. Even though he managed to dodge just in time, the attack still made his Qi and blood run wild. A thought instantly came to him, “This is a quasi-Nascent Soul Realm expert, perhaps even a real one!”
The sword radiance finally landed on the ground and turned into an old man with greying hair and beard. The Zuoqiu family’s disciples sighed in relief after seeing him making it here in time.
“I’m an independent cultivator from the Northern Wilderness. I don’t intend to make an enemy out of you, but the Zuoqiu family has promised me three Nascent Soul Pills. So, I’ll have to take your life.”
Xiao Chen stared at the old man. Judging from his breath, this man had likely not entered the Nascent Soul Realm. He flicked his sleeves coldly and scoffed. “What shameless boast!” He called forth his True Energy and lunged at the old man with a Cyan Dragon Roars attack.
The Dragon’s Roar shook heaven. The independent cultivator from the Northern Wilderness heightened his Qi in resistance at once. Even though he managed to quell most of Xiao Chen’s palm strength, he couldn’t help feeling surprised. “This kid had demonstrated his remarkable supreme arts in his battle earlier, but why is he still so confident?”
Xiao Chen could tell what the old man was thinking. That was exactly what he hoped to achieve with his palm attack earlier. He said icily, “Senior, are you that confident in subduing me? If I go all out today, you might not gain any benefit at all. I advise you to weigh the pros and cons carefully!”
The independent cultivator narrowed his eyes, finding the kid’s words to be reasonable. If Xiao Chen went ballistic without concern for his life, he would probably gain no benefit whatsoever. On the contrary, he might even make himself a target for a few old things hiding in the crowd. Did he show up too soon in the game? Why didn’t he wait until the kid was at the end of his life?
Suddenly, a cold radiance lunged at Xiao Chen. With his sharp Divine Sense, Xiao Chen had naturally detected the cultivator that was hiding somewhere nearby. He retrieved a steel saber from behind him and swiped it. Blood sprayed in all directions as he cut off the arm of the Core Forming Realm cultivator who tried to ambush him.
Simultaneously, about ten Core Forming Realm cultivators blurred out of view and reappeared in the courtyard. One of them said to the independent cultivator from the Northern Wilderness, “Don’t listen to him, senior. We should work together and eliminate this person immediately!”
Xiao Chen focused on guarding against these people. The Zuoqiu family had truly spared no expenses in getting help. He knew there were even more people hoping to kill him today. He raised his head and laughed, all while moving his Qi into his Elixir Field. His voice extended more than 5 kilometers away. “All of you who wish to kill me are free to give it a try, but I promise you I’d drag a few of you to hell with me! Hehe! Let’s see who among you are lucky enough to join me!”
Sure enough, the cultivators who were beginning to make their move stopped after hearing what he said. Each of them wanted to be the one to swoop in at the end and reap the benefits. No one wanted to be the first to attack and be stepping stones for the rest.
His words were not only imbued with excessive True Qi, but also carried the mental manipulation arts of the Mystic Cyan Sect for added effect. He sneered again and yelled, “If I don’t die today, I’ll surely eliminate all those who provoke me today! Even if I must pursue you to the end of the earth in the future, I promise that I’ll kill you!”
This time, he sounded even more ruthless. The cultivators in the area didn’t dare to make any reckless move. Xiao Chen’s reputation had been on the rise lately. Everyone knew that he was someone who wouldn’t think twice about throwing away his life when he went berserk. Just from the fact that he had breached the Zuoqiu Manor on his own today, they could tell that he wasn’t to be trifled with.
In an instant, the atmosphere turned out the way Xiao Chen had planned for. Everyone who came here today harbored sinister thoughts. They wanted another to be the first to attack and to be last to pick up the benefits in the end. Then, an ice-cold voice rang out in the darkness. “How dare you boast when you’re at death’s door!”
A sword radiance suddenly lunged at Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen scoffed and waved his arm, unleashing psychokinesis and Dragon Roar Palm at the same time. The cry of a dragon reverberated as a golden illusory dragon emerged from the hollow of his palm. The illusory dragon flew toward where his attacker was standing. With a hard pinch, the dragon caused the attacker’s seven apertures to bleed.
“Dear God, what was that?! Was that the legendary Dragon-taming Divine Method, a supreme art from the Archean Eon?”