Chapter 155: Rebirth After Death
Chapter 155: Rebirth After Death
Everything happened too quickly!
The situation was extremely complex.
The people on Two Realms Mountain were completely unprepared.
Lu Hangzhi had been focused inside the Matrix Tower, preparing to summon the fourth layer of the Sword Formation to deal with the Blood Demon Legion that might break through the Sky Passage and descend upon the Barbarian Continent at any moment. He hadn’t noticed the fire breaking out in his own backyard.
It wasn’t until the strange male and female soul forms eerily infiltrated the Yuding Sect’s Matrix Tower that he realized something was wrong…
However!
What surprised him even more was that the art technique “Divine Thought Clone,” which he had obtained from Jiuyou but never actually used, automatically activated. It transformed the male and female soul forms into his first and second clones…
What was going on?!
One surprise after another left Lu Hangzhi caught off guard.
But there was no time to comfort or address Biluo’s astonished and resentful feelings. The information transmitted by the mysterious man and woman before they were converted into clones was too vast. He had to devote all his energy to absorbing and digesting it.
What world was this?
So huge!
Amid the massive amount of information, some images appeared in Lu Hangzhi’s mind. They were very unfamiliar, yet they gave off a sense of being ancient, eternal, sacred, and inviolable.
What place was this?
Which realm was it?
There were also many voice messages and text messages in his mind, all very obscure and hard to understand.
The only things Lu Hangzhi remembered were:
Life and Death Realm… Creation Realm… Void Realm… Earth Immortal Realm… Celestial Immortal Realm… Ancient Immortal Realm…
It made sense that the Lower Realm was at the very bottom of all the realms.
Despite the flood of information rushing into his mind, his brain didn’t crash. This was all thanks to the powerful information-processing ability brought by Seven Motions with One Thought.
Soon, Lu Hangzhi felt immensely relieved.
He realized that the couple transformed into Divine Thought Clones seemed to correspond to the “Void Realm” in his mind. That was a cultivation level that absolutely shouldn’t exist on the Barbarian Continent—a truly divine level capable of moving mountains and filling seas.
Instinctively, Lu Hangzhi remembered their instructions before they were transformed into clones:
“Ancient Primordial Land, Ran Qianqian.”
Inside the Matrix Tower, while frantically absorbing and caching the sudden flood of information, Lu Hangzhi gradually had some spare energy to control his spiritual sense and observe the surroundings.
The Sky Passage…
It was okay.
Although the Blood Fiends had already begun to assault the Sky Passage, they hadn’t managed to immediately approach the Spatial Rift Formation.
As for Immortal Lord Biluo, who had subdued the mysterious couple’s soul forms…
Well.
Lu Hangzhi saw an old face wrinkled like a bitter gourd, full of resentment and sorrow.
However…
There was no anger or killing intent in Immortal Lord Biluo’s eyes. Instead, there was a trace of nostalgia and sadness—a very complex emotion.
Lu Hangzhi quickly recalled what the mysterious man had said: Immortal Lord Biluo was originally an ordinary mortal without any innate talent, whom he had trained for hundreds of years to achieve his current accomplishments. Now, Lu Hangzhi could understand where Immortal Lord Biluo’s complex and sorrowful emotions came from.
At that moment, Honglian’s voice transmission came through, urgent and full of concern:
“Hangzhi, are you okay?”
“I’m fine.”
Lu Hangzhi’s reply eased Honglian’s worries.
“It’s good you’re unharmed. The Blood Fiends are approaching the Spatial Rift Formation. They’re probably planning to consume its power by force. The formation could break at any moment.”
“I know.”
After processing the information in his mind, Lu Hangzhi took a large gulp of Spirit Honey, focused his mind, and quickly glanced at the two soul clones beside him.
It felt incredibly strange!
With the clones by his side, it was as if he suddenly had three visual interfaces.
With the ability of Seven Motions with One Thought, controlling the two clones was effortless.
The only regret was that after the soul clones were formed through the contract, their original cultivation levels were compressed to the Initial Profound Light Stage, which was the initial stage of the Life and Death Realm. They couldn’t use many art techniques, and…
“There’s no time to familiarize myself with them.”
“Oh well, I’ll just have to use the Seven-Seven Sword Formation.”
Fortunately, when he was at the Jiuyou Sect, he had taken all the treasures from the Jiuyou Sect’s treasury, which included countless Top-grade Magical Artifact Flying Swords.
He pulled out ninety-eight Top-grade Magical Artifact Flying Swords, dripped blood to refine them, and gave them to the clones for use.
Although they were only soul clones, their combat instincts remained intact, and their foundation in various art techniques was preserved. Combined with the strange connection with his main body, he quickly gained a preliminary grasp of the Seven Motions with One Thought ability of the Seven-Seven Sword Formation.
“No wonder the Demonic Monk and Ghost Weeping Taoist coveted Jiuyou’s ‘Divine Thought Clone.’ It truly deserves to be included in the Mind Convergence Canon.”
Lu Hangzhi was overjoyed.
This way, he could effectively wield the combat power of three Initial Profound Light Stage cultivators. Their hope of defending Two Realms Mountain increased a bit more.
Roar!!
Roar roar!!
Terrifying roars echoed from within the Sky Passage, each one louder than the last, like thunderclaps, reaching the ears of all the cultivators on Two Realms Mountain.
Inside the Sky Passage, hundreds of Spatial Fissures glowed brightly, crisscrossing and weaving like lightning, forming a dense white “electric net” at the exit of the Sky Passage.
Whoosh whoosh…
A Blood Fiend happened to charge forward. The bloody ferocity in its pupils was instantly replaced entirely by white light and horror. Unable to stop, it crashed directly into the net.
This was the first time Lu Hangzhi saw a Blood Fiend in its complete form.
It stood ten meters tall, with a pale face and pointed ears. It had a pair of huge demonic wings, resembling a vampire from movies, but with a larger bone structure and a massive build, giving it a more intimidating presence for head-on confrontations.
The Spatial Rift Formation, created by one hundred and eight Mystic Light Stage powerers burning their life force, was astonishingly powerful!
The Blood Fiend, whose body was as hard as a Magical Artifact, was sliced into dozens of pieces the moment it collided with the “electric net.” The pieces scattered and fell toward Two Realms Mountain…
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh…
With the death of the first Blood Fiend, the full-scale assault of the Demon Army on the Barbarian Continent officially began. The roars from within the Sky Passage grew in number and intensity. One Blood Fiend after another, each with a terrifyingly large build, recklessly charged at the Spatial Rift Formation, scrambling to be the first. The sheer momentum sent chills down the spines of everyone on Two Realms Mountain.
In just a short while, dozens of Blood Fiends were shattered by the Spatial Rift Formation, their remains scattering over Two Realms Mountain…
Countless body fragments rained down from the sky;
Blood poured from the heavens!
The sky above Two Realms Mountain was instantly stained red.
The thick blood rain, which had started as a light spatter, quickly turned into a waterfall-like downpour, accompanied by impacts from body chunks no smaller than small meteors.
Countless cultivators turned pale, bent over, and vomited.
It was too gruesome!
When the Monster Beast army attacked, nothing like this ever happened…
It seemed the blood of these Blood Fiends wouldn’t burn, and their bodies wouldn’t either. That’s why such a horrifying, hellish scene unfolded.
“Everyone, be careful.”
Situ Chuyun wore a mask, so her expression couldn’t be seen, but a slight tremble in her voice gave away her feelings at that moment: “If you see a complete Blood Fiend head, be sure to chop it into pieces!”
Reminded by Situ, Lu Hangzhi quickly suppressed his discomfort and rapidly gave orders to his Clones. Three overlapping strands of Spiritual Sense covered the area, swiftly scanning every fragment of the Blood Fiend within range.
“Ah!!”
The scream came very suddenly.
Lu Hangzhi looked over…
Outside his Divine Sense Range, a surviving Blood Fiend head, hidden amongst some rocks, suddenly leapt out during its fall and bit the shoulder of an unsuspecting Evil Cultivator at the Late Concentration Stage.
The powerful Late Concentration Stage Evil Cultivator surprisingly offered no resistance at all. He screamed once, and all his Essential Blood was instantly drained, including the marrow from his bones. A series of crisp cracking sounds echoed, and only a dried-up, parchment-like skin was left, fluttering to the ground.
After its full meal, the Blood Fiend quickly grew a body the size of an ordinary human. Its head also shrank to normal human proportions. It had fair skin and beautiful features, looking exactly like a vampire from the movies.
However…
Before this vampire could even get used to its new body, an invisible sound wave blasted its head apart. The corpse heavily thudded to the ground.
“All Mind Focusing Cultivators, enter the nearest Matrix Towers immediately. Avoid becoming blood meals for the Blood Fiends to repair their bodies,” Honglian ordered loudly.
With rumbling sounds, dozens of Matrix Towers quickly appeared on Two Realms Mountain.
Including over a thousand Evil Cultivators, all Spirit Coalescence Elders entered the Matrix Towers. They activated the Defensive Barriers, creating a defensive line against the Blood Fiends.
Inside the Sky Passage, Blood Fiends were densely packed.
More and more Blood Fiend heads managed to slip through the net and escape destruction.
But thanks to Honglian’s warning, the Blood Fiend heads couldn’t find a blood source to repair their bodies. Their threat level was less than ten percent. They were quickly subdued and killed by the Cultivators inside the Matrix Towers.
Even though the Blood Fiends’ outer skin was as hard as a Magical Artifact, their wounds offered no defensive capability. Any random Art Technique could finish them off.
Seeing that the situation was relatively optimistic, Lu Hangzhi did not join the hunt.
His two Clones controlled Flying Swords, frequently attacking, using the falling corpse fragments as imaginary enemies.
The Clones clearly had a foundation in the Sword Control Art. Their skills improved rapidly, and they soon could control seven Flying Swords to attack simultaneously…
Moreover.
Lu Hangzhi discovered a pleasant surprise from his Clones.
The Sword Qi wielded by the two Clones seemed to contain a faint trace of Law Power…
The male possessed the Law of Fire. Each strand of Sword Qi could easily burn the Blood Fiend corpses to ashes.
The female was no less capable. Anything touched by her Sword Qi quickly turned into ice and shattered explosively. She probably cultivated the Frost Law.
Happiness came too suddenly.
Lu Hangzhi promptly named his two Clones:
Male God!
Female God!
Both were figures as perfect as gods, worthy of these names.
Most importantly, the two didn’t object…
Heh.
However, Lu Hangzhi didn’t dare let his guard down.
The Clones also consumed Magic Power when using Art Techniques. Once overused, the Clones would automatically enter a dormant state and couldn’t be summoned again for a short time.
After thinking for a while, Lu Hangzhi decided to let the Female God rest and wait inside a Matrix Tower for now. He and the Male God would take the main offensive role, rotating with each other.
A sustainable strategy, after all.
This scene made Biluo, who was not far away, extremely envious and filled with regret.
Originally, he had planned to use this opportunity to absorb the power of his two masters for himself. He never expected that after all his hard work and playing the villain, he had just prepared the stage for someone else’s success, losing his masters and gaining nothing.
Just then, Situ’s warning sounded in his ears:
“The Spatial Rift Formation can’t hold on much longer!”
“Prepare for battle!”