Chapter 248: A Critical Moment
Chapter 248: A Critical Moment
Fortunately, Mu Hua had reached the Blood Weapon Second Level, and his physical body had been well-tempered; otherwise, that kick would have killed him.
Pan Hong glared at the enemy, gathering her blood and energy. As the enemy closed in, she suddenly spat a blood arrow, catching him off guard.
“You wretch!”
The man roared, backhanding Pan Hong across the face. She crashed to the ground, blood oozing from her seven orifices as her aura of Life dwindled rapidly.
The great battle ended.
“Finish the boy. Take the girl.”
Mu Hua lay motionless, the divine light in his eyes fading as he strained to turn toward Pan Hong’s direction – but failed.
“Junior… sister…”
His weakening voice carried final thoughts of Pan Hong alone.
Several hundred feet away, Pan Hong lay still, her aura growing fainter.
A Divine Martial Sect disciple strode toward Mu Hua, foot rising to crush his skull.
“Die, brat!”
Mu Hua remained impassive. Paralysis left him numb to death’s approach, save for his lingering concern for Pan Hong.
“Junior sister…”
His eyes slid shut as the lethal foot descended.
A razor-edged sound wave ripped through the air moments before impact, thrumming with killing intent and volcanic fury.
Light flashed. An unfathomably mystical force slammed the attacker’s foot, hurling him backward.
“Who dares?!”
The Divine Martial Sect expert whirled, scanning surroundings.
“Alert! Gather up!”
Three disciples clustered together as two injured comrades joined them.
Fury permeated the void like spreading wildfire.
Mu Hua’s eyes fluttered open, confusion swirling through his dimming awareness. Immobile and dying, he sensed the rage but saw only fragmented glimpses.
Through desolate woods, a pulsing light wave approached.
“Elder Brother Mu…”
The call jolted Mu Hua’s failing body. “Who…?”
A figure materialized beside him – Tian Feng.
Nie Jiaolong raced toward Pan Hong while Cheng Lingyu hovered mid-air, space warping around him from the Universe Shift. His blade-like gaze pinned the five Divine Martial Sect experts.
“Tian… junior apprentice…” Mu Hua rasped, sudden panic cutting through his fading consciousness. “Flee…! Can’t… match them…”
Tian Feng tightly held the gravely injured Mu Hua, comforting, “Elder Brother Mu, don’t fear. Cheng junior apprentice is here.”
On Nie Jiaolong’s side, Pan Hong lay half-conscious.
“Senior Sister Pan is fading fast!”
Nie Jiaolong cried out, frantic.
Hearing this, Mu Hua suddenly rasped, “Junior sister… junior sister…”
Cheng Lingyu produced two spiritual herbs and several pills, handing them to Nie Jiaolong and Tian Feng.
“Make them swallow these.”
The five Divine Martial Sect experts studied Cheng Lingyu with suspicion.
“Soul Martial Realm… Are you from Lou Ri City?”
Unfamiliar with Cheng Lingyu, they merely felt curiosity.
“I am Cheng Lingyu!”
Five icy words carried the promise of slaughter.
“You?! Brat, you die today!”
All five knew of Cheng Lingyu slaughtering fifty-seven Divine Martial Sect disciples. Their hatred burned, and they would show no mercy.
Tian Feng and Nie Jiaolong moved Mu Hua and Pan Hong onto the flying spirit artifact, Cloud Boat. Earlier, Cheng Lingyu had summoned the Cloud Boat to block a Divine Martial Sect disciple’s kick, saving Mu Hua. Now, the four boarded the vessel, activated its defenses, and withdrew to observe.
After consuming the herbs and pills, Mu Hua stabilized slightly. Pan Hong awoke, aided by Nie Jiaolong and Tian Feng as they healed wounds and monitored Cheng Lingyu’s plight.
“Can he survive?” Pan Hong fretted. A Soul Martial Sixth Realm cultivator facing five Blood Weapon Second Level experts seemed hopeless.
Tian Feng said, “Cheng junior apprentice wouldn’t act without absolute confidence.”
Cheng Lingyu stood coldly in the void, eyes brimming with killing intent.
“Capture him for merit! Move!”
The five dismissed Cheng Lingyu—the gap between Soul Martial and Blood Martial Realms was unbridgeable.
“I’ll handle this. A Soul Martial Sixth Realm whelp isn’t worth our combined effort.”
An injured Divine Martial Sect disciple stepped forth. The earth shook as giant stones erupted skyward.
Swirling brilliance spread across the ground, forming a restrictive formation trapping Cheng Lingyu. Blood Weapon Second Level cultivators excelled in engraved formations.
Divine Martial Sect disciples specialized in attack-oriented formations, merging them with ruthless techniques to project crushing auras.
Cheng Lingyu’s gaze remained detached, radiating silent contempt.
“Weak cultivation, yet such arrogance.”
Enraged, the Divine Martial Sect disciple lunged forward.
At that moment, Cheng Lingyu suddenly moved. The formation beneath his feet activated as multiple deadly formations merged in the void, forming a Composite Formation that manifested as an ethereal brilliance releasing terrifying ripples.
When both forces collided, their attacks intertwined into an expanding sphere of light. The next instant saw roars and cries of despair piercing the air as the Divine Martial Sect disciple’s body exploded violently, his soul nearly obliterated.
This outcome shocked everyone present – both Divine Martial Sect experts and Lou Ri City disciples stood dumbfounded. In their first exchange, Cheng Lingyu had delivered a devastating blow, nearly killing his opponent instantly.
“I’ll kill you!” screamed the disembodied cultivator, launching a Spiritual Attack to destroy Cheng Lingyu and seize his Physical Body.
Cheng Lingyu smirked coldly. His eyes transformed into swirling vortices revealing starry rings – the Nine Ring Star Vortex from his Immortal Soul, representing the Divine Thought Kill. This Star Soul possessed two unparalleled ultimate skills: the Divine Sky Technique that devoured the heavens, and the Destruction of Space Divine Thought Wave involving thought extension and spiritual convergence – supreme abilities in the mental realm.
Though still at low cultivation level and unable to practice the Divine Sky Technique, Cheng Lingyu had mastered basic control of the Destruction of Space Divine Thought Wave. Far surpassing even Magic Eyes in complexity, this skill offered exploration, analysis, communication, defense, and offensive capabilities. Its core strength lay in thought expansion, penetrating all matter and energy across void and reality.
The Divine Martial Sect disciple’s Spiritual Attack would’ve required cautious handling with Dreamy Magic Eyes before. Now Cheng Lingyu simply twitched his thoughts, shattering the enemy’s thought sword instantly.
A brief scream echoed as the soul vanished. A Blood Weapon Second Level expert had fallen like a leaf in storm.
“Excellent! Eliminate them all!” Mu Hua shouted excitedly.
“How… How did he…?” Pan Hong stammered.
Nie Jiaolong stated simply: “Impossible doesn’t exist for him.”
The four remaining Divine Martial Sect disciples burned with fury rather than fear. “Avenge our junior!” they roared, charging simultaneously.
Cheng Lingyu’s eyes narrowed as his formation activated. The ground cracked with glowing patterns while the void trembled, trapping all four attackers within a Composite Formation.
“You think you can trap us?” A disciple’s body erupted with spiritual patterns, light waves spreading through the void like cosmic vines as he channeled Blood Weapon Second Level power to break the formation.
Mid-air exploded with thunder and lightning from clashing energies. Cheng Lingyu remained calm-eyed as his divine thoughts condensed. The Destruction of Space Divine Thought Wave vibrated thousands of times faster, materializing as a tangible thought sword that pierced all defenses to sever the attacker’s soul.
Nine Ring Star Vortex. Divine Thought Kill.
This lethal combination exemplified Cheng Lingyu’s true strength – spiritual mastery far exceeding his Soul Martial Sixth Realm cultivation. The soulless body fell into the churning formation below, instantly shredded.
“Focus! Kill him now!” The three survivors attacked viciously.
Cheng Lingyu grew solemn. Having eliminated two unexpectedly, his capabilities were exposed. Yet he welcomed this challenge – after reaching Soul Martial Sixth Realm, he needed worthy opponents to test himself.
The violent clash continued mid-air.