Chapter 170: Time Strikes Fierce as Poison
Chapter 170: Time Strikes Fierce as Poison
Two Realms Mountain was still shrouded in darkness.
The massive Sky Passage, which previously resembled a bleeding wound, now looked more like a terminal sickness nearing death.
Then, the golden light from the Ten Directions Potala Buddha statue illuminated the sky! It instantly dispelled much of the shadow and darkness brought by the giant ghost faces.
Lu Hangzhi secretly sighed in relief and muttered to himself:
“Immortal Lord Yuding has reached the Great Perfection of Mystic Light, Master Bitter Sea is at the late Mystic Light Stage, Immortal Lord Jiuzao is at the mid Mystic Light Stage, and the other fifteen Immortal Lord Xuan Guang have reached either the Initial Profound Light Stage or mid Mystic Light Stage. With such a lineup, they should be able to handle some danger.”
With a full eighteen Immortal Lord Xuan Guang guarding the Sky Passage, the Blood Demon Legion should not threaten Two Realms Mountain for a while.
Judging by how the group acted, Immortal Lord Yuding’s own strength was not below Situ’s. He was extraordinary and undoubtedly the number one expert in the Barbarian Wildlands!
Next was Master Bitter Sea, a master of the Buddhist Sect. His expertise in the “Diamond Principle” provided super strong defense and possessed astonishing group intimidation power. Alone, he could tightly guard the Sky Passage, not allowing a single Blood Fiend to land on Two Realms Mountain. This gave many people a glimmer of hope amid the giant ghost faces and endless darkness.
Immortal Lord Jiuzao served as the logistics support in this trio.
The Immortal Liquid at the entrance sprayed out as mist, forming dense spirit fog in the void. Its concentration was dozens of times higher than the Spirit Gathering Array, greatly helping the cultivators recover their Magic Power. His contribution should not be underestimated.
As for the other fifteen Immortal Lord Xuan Guang, their strength was much inferior, but they were still good for plugging gaps and covering weaknesses.
With the help of the Codex of Time, Lu Hangzhi swiftly patrolled the Sky Passage of Two Realms Mountain, searching for any weak points that the Great Fiend King might break through.
Then, Situ transmitted a grave message:
“Hangzhi, found it.”
“Location!”
Lu Hangzhi quickly focused his mind and looked in the direction Situ pointed.
It was an ordinary Blood Fiend, mixed in behind the Blood Demon Legion. But its eyes had less savage madness and more calm intelligence compared to regular Blood Fiends.
The Great Fiend King’s Clone was disguised very well and constantly changed positions. If not for the features Situ described, Lu Hangzhi felt he would lose track soon.
“Only found one?”
“There are six more Clones further back.”
Situ replied seriously:
“The other six Clones have also been found, but they are very far back.”
“This Clone is indeed the farthest forward. It seems ready to do something. Be careful.” Lu Hangzhi did not constantly watch that Blood Fiend.
The stronger one was, the more sensitive they were to gaze and Spiritual Sense probing. Anyway, Situ’s Sound Wave Law lock ensured they wouldn’t lose track.
“Alright.”
Situ said, “On the Green Maple Continent, the Blood Demon Legion Regiment Commander must possess at least two innate abilities. It seems Clone is one of its innate abilities, but we don’t know what the second one is.”
Two innate abilities!
Lu Hangzhi couldn’t help but glance at the Mirror Spirit Cat in the air.
This fellow also had two innate abilities: Soul Capture and Clone. It seemed quite promising.
“Meow!”
As if sensing Lu Hangzhi’s thoughts, the Mirror Spirit Cat, forcibly assigned a task, waved its paws in protest, very displeased.
“Movement detected!”
“Not good! The Great Fiend King’s Clone disappeared!”
Situ suddenly warned in alarm:
“There! He’s mixed in that group of Blood Fiends, preparing to rush out of the Sky Passage.”
Lu Hangzhi was startled and quickly noticed that this was when the Spatial Rift Formation was at its dimmest.
Damn!
The Great Fiend King’s Clone chose the best breakthrough moment.
Fortunately, with the Codex of Time’s assistance, the moment Situ spoke, Lu Hangzhi quickly locked onto a Blood Fiend with eyes calm and devoid of emotion. It was passing through the Sky Passage at an astonishing speed, unaffected by Master Bitter Sea’s Diamond Principle, streaking toward Two Realms Mountain like a meteor.
So fast that even Immortal Lord Yuding had no time to intercept!
“Damned beast!”
Immortal Lord Yuding roared angrily!
He flung out a seven-story pagoda. The pagoda swelled rapidly in the wind, instantly becoming as huge as a sky-piercing peak. Suddenly, thunder boomed, and heaven’s thunder rolled, carrying world-destroying power toward the escaped foe.
The Great Fiend King’s Clone sneered and flicked a pebble with its finger.
Boom!!!
The sky-piercing seven-story pagoda emitted a bell chime that shook Two Realms Mountain, its sound reaching ten thousand miles.
The full-power strike of a Great Perfection Mystic Light Stage expert aided by a Magical Artifact was easily neutralized by the Great Fiend King’s Clone with a casual flick.
Immortal Lord Yuding immediately realized something was wrong.
Just as he was about to shout a warning, Lu Hangzhi and Situ moved together!
Forty-nine Arcane Light Sword Auras drew brilliant gray-white light trails in the air, intercepting the rapidly descending Great Fiend King from below.
It happened in a flash.
The Great Fiend King had just flicked away Immortal Lord Yuding’s full-power strike when Sword Qi came slicing at its face. The forty-nine Sword Auras sealed off all possible escape routes in every direction.
Hmph!
The Great Fiend King emitted another extremely disdainful snort.
Although these humans’ reaction speed exceeded its expectations, the one who attacked was actually a young cultivator who hadn’t even reached the Life and Death Realm. This made it somewhat scornful…
However!
The next moment, the Great Fiend King regretted it deeply.
Hearing!
Deprived!
Situ secretly struck, using the strongest Art Technique of the Sound Wave Law to blockade, instantly depriving the Great Fiend King of its hearing ability, creating a vacuum.
The Great Fiend King unavoidably paused momentarily.
This brief pause immediately made Immortal Lord Yuding and the others react.
“Banner of Ten Thousand Souls! Rise!!”
Biluo’s expression was solemn as he shouted fiercely. The Evil Spirit Formation roared to life, sealing the space with ten thousand souls.
Ten thousand Mystic Light Stage Evil Spirits swarmed out, instantly filling the void of Two Realms Mountain, surrounding the Great Fiend King from all sides. Its Spiritual Sense was immediately sealed.
Swish!
Swish! Swish!
Preparedness against the unprepared.
The Great Fiend King only felt the forty-nine Arcane Light Sword Auras sweep past its body. Immediately, dozens of fine, dense small wounds appeared on it, making it horrified…
It was a Demonic Fiend of the Creation Realm, its entire body protected by Law Power. Ordinary Art Techniques and Sword Qi shouldn’t be able to damage its body.
On this young cultivator’s Sword Qi…
The Great Fiend King’s heart chilled. Before it could sort out its thoughts, it quickly detected the wounds all over its body rapidly festering, corroding its true form. It was scared out of its wits:
“What power is this… No!!”
“Temporal Law! How could someone in the Lower Realm master the Temporal Law!! No! Impossible!!”
Even though the Great Fiend King frantically manipulated his Laws to suppress it, with black flames swirling wildly, it was useless. The decay continued from dozens of wounds all over his body. Once the black flames faded, the decay resumed. In extreme panic, his entire body rapidly festered and rotted, a gruesome sight. Thick, billowing smoke emerged from his body as it gradually weathered away.
Immortal Lord Yuding and the others witnessed this scene, completely stunned.
If they hadn’t just personally experienced the Great Fiend King casually flicking his finger and shaking the seven-story pagoda, they would never have believed that this Blood Fiend was actually a Creation Realm Great Fiend King, and that Lu Hangzhi had defeated him so easily.
“He’s gone just like that?”
“No wonder Immortal Lord Yuding thinks so highly of Commander Lu. Sect Leader Lu truly has extraordinary power!”
The group of Immortal Lord Xuan Guang all showed deep respect.
Immortal Lord Yuding did not know whether to laugh or cry.
Truthfully, he hadn’t expected Lu Hangzhi to already be this strong.
From Lu Hangzhi’s earlier reaction and decisive actions, it seemed he had noticed the Great Fiend King’s presence long ago and had made preparations early on!
“The new generation surpasses the old.”
“Now… I can truly rest easy.”
Master Bitter Sea and Immortal Lord Jiuzao nodded silently.
On the other side.
Situ stared at the Great Fiend King’s Clone, which was screaming wildly and rotting, and sent a joyful message to Lu Hangzhi:
“The Temporal Law is truly remarkable.”
“When the Great Fiend King descends to the Lower Realm, he is naturally suppressed by the power of the plane. I observed that he can only display the strength of the early Creation Realm at most, and his Clones are even weaker! So… the Great Fiend King is not invincible. Moreover, since your Temporal Law forcefully destroyed one of his Clones, his main body will also suffer severe damage! His power is greatly reduced. From now on, we finally have a sliver of hope.”
Situ’s words undoubtedly gave Lu Hangzhi a boost, greatly lifting his morale.
“What about the other six Great Fiend King Clones now?”
Just as Situ was about to speak, a sudden change occurred in the Sky Passage!
A giant ghost face suddenly solidified into a physical form, effortlessly passing through the Spatial Rift Formation. It glared down viciously at the Two Realms Mountain, revealing an angry, cold smile as it said:
“No wonder my Blood Demon Legion couldn’t conquer this Lower Plane. It turns out not only are the escaped Cultivators formidable, but the Barbarian Continent also has capable people! It seems I must show some real strength.”
Its voice rumbled like thunder, echoing throughout the Two Realms Mountain.
The Cultivators in the four Marketplaces below also heard it clearly. Looking up, they could see the giant face, and panic quickly spread.
Lu Hangzhi looked at the ghost face and said:
“To think the Regiment Commander of the Blood Demon Legion would resort to using this monstrous face to distract us while sneaking in from the side. Isn’t that a bit too obvious?”
He had already noticed that while the Great Fiend King used the ghost face to press down on the Two Realms Mountain, creating unprecedented pressure and intimidation for everyone, the six Clones were leading countless Blood Fiends to swarm toward the Sky Passage under the cover of the ghost face’s thunderous voice. He immediately exposed the latter’s plan.
Immortal Lord Yuding and the others were shocked and quickly took action.
“Heh heh heh heh…”
The ghost face laughed heartily:
“As long as it works! I carelessly fell for your trick earlier, but this time I want to see how you stop my Clones from descending!”
As it spoke, the six Clones, covered in black flames along with hundreds of Blood Fiends, simultaneously rushed out of the Sky Passage!
As soon as they emerged, the six Great Fiend King Clones directly stirred up massive waves of blood. The swirling black flames easily extinguished the Art Techniques and Sword Qi of Immortal Lord Yuding and the others, like a falling crimson river, crashing down toward the Two Realms Mountain with a thunderous roar.
In an instant, the sky was stained with blood, and the aura of blood soared.
Everyone was terrified.
“Meow!!!”
At that moment, a pair of eyes appeared in the blood-red sky, staring directly at the six Great Fiend King Clones that had intruded into the Barbarian Continent.
The Mirror Spirit Cat stood in mid-air.
Its small body, at that moment, became the center of attention.
A Mystic Light Stage Spirit Beast!
The seemingly frail little creature had eyes that emitted a strange power capable of shaking souls.
Soul Capture!
The six Great Fiend King Clones simultaneously froze in the void.
The overwhelming blood waves lost their momentum.
Three prongs struck.
Situ quickly followed up.
Hearing!
Deprived!!
Tens of thousands of souls wailed like ghosts and howled like wolves, madly swirling back. The Mystic Light Stage Evil Spirits shot up like arrows from a bow, letting out sharp, piercing shrieks as they soared into the sky!
They sealed the void!
Disrupting the Great Fiend King Clones’ Spiritual Sense.