Chapter 171: Known To All Under Heaven
Chapter 171: Known To All Under Heaven
The Great Fiend King truly possessed exceptional cunning.
First, he planned an elaborate deception. He intended to descend upon Two Realms Mountain with his Clones, creating chaos. After Situ and Lu Hangzhi joined forces to thwart that, he quickly changed tactics. Leveraging the overwhelming pressure from his demonic guise, he crushed all the cultivators at Two Realms Mountain. Six of his Clones forcibly led the Blood Demon Legion through the Spatial Rift Formation, entering the Barbarian Continent like lightning. They descended upon Two Realms Mountain, catching the cultivators there completely off guard. They seized the initiative brilliantly.
However, the Great Fiend King overlooked one crucial factor: the Codex of Time.
Under the accelerated time flow of the Codex of Time, Lu Hangzhi’s sharpness and reflexes were pushed to their limit, not inferior in the slightest to those of a Creation Realm powerhouse.
The very instant the Six Great Fiend King Clones jointly burst into the Barbarian Continent, the Mirror Spirit Cat unleashed its Bloodline Talent. It shook the firmament instantly interrupting the subsequent actions of the Six Clones. They all froze mid-air. The Great Fiend King’s waves of blood attack were successfully blocked, buying all the cultivators of Two Realms Mountain precious moments to catch their breath…
Situ’s Sound Wave Law arrived next!
Striking second to gain the advantage!
Immortal Lord Biluo’s Banner of Ten Thousand Souls strained to its limit. Tens of thousands of Evil Spirits instantly sealed the surrounding space layer upon layer, trapping hundreds of Blood Fiends.
The attacks from Immortal Lord Yuding and others immediately followed…
However.
None of this could touch the Great Fiend King Clones!
All kinds of Law Power landed on the Great Fiend King Clones but was swiftly consumed and neutralized by swirling black flames erupting from their bodies, causing no real harm at all.
“What a bunch of clowns!”
“Die for… this King!!”
The Great Fiend King Clones shook off the stun effect. Although their Spiritual Sense, sight, and hearing were blocked, they each still released their attacks. Countless streaks of black flame shot out from their bodies. The surrounding Evil Spirits were instantly ignited. Trailing black flames, they let out even more terrifying, agonized screams as their bodies rapidly shrank. It looked as if the spatial prison formed by the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls would be broken through at any moment.
The Banner of Ten Thousand Souls itself began to crack slightly.
Biluo’s face turned deathly pale. He screamed hoarsely:
“I can’t hold on much longer!!”
“Go! Get them!”
Before his voice faded, a powerful streak of Golden Greatsword Energy soared upwards from below.
Lu Hangzhi’s eyes blazed with intensity. His voice rang out firm and clear:
“Clear the way!”
Swoosh!
Countless Evil Spirits scattered and fled in all directions.
The chaotic void instantly regained its clarity.
The golden Sword Qi seamlessly continued its path. It shot straight through the channel cleared by the Evil Spirits, swift as thunder, enveloping all six Great Fiend King Clones within its brilliance.
Seeing only a lowly Sword Qi form, the six Great Fiend King Clones instinctively showed a flicker of disdain. But in the next moment, shock flooded their faces again.
“Space Law!!!”
“Bloody Sky Dance!”
The Great Fiend King Clones were utterly shocked. In their terror, waves of blood surged out in all directions to meet the golden Sword Qi…
Meowrr!!
The Mirror Spirit Cat cried out again.
Its eerie pupils exploited the moment of vulnerability.
The Great Fiend King’s mind, reeling from shock, was invaded once more by the Mirror Spirit Cat. For one crucial heartbeat, his focus shattered; the blood waves faltered.
The golden Sword Qi veered away from the surrounding blood waves suddenly accelerated and slashed across the throat of the first Great Fiend King Clone!
Pfutt!
The Clone’s head was completely swallowed by a Spatial Fissure.
Along with it disappeared over half of the torso.
The second Great Fiend King Clone perished!
Simultaneously.
Forty-nine streaks of Arcane Light Sword Aura pierced through the gaps left by the scattering Evil Spirits. They swept upwards, slicing through the bodies of the second and third clones.
The bodies of the two Great Fiend King Clones immediately began to crumble apart.
The third and fourth Clones perished!!
However, what made Lu Hangzhi’s heart clench was that…
After the golden Sword Qi destroyed those Clones, its glow visibly dimmed and shrunk, its power greatly diminished.
Summoning the forty-nine streaks of Arcane Light Sword Qi drained a huge chunk of his Magic Power all at once. His face paled, and his body staggered briefly.
Lu Hangzhi frowned deeply. He quickly closed his eyes, channeling Magic Power to restore the Sword Qi’s power while frantically gulping down Spirit Honey.
Within the void.
Lu Hangzhi destroying three Great Fiend King Clones in one stroke spurred Immortal Lord Yuding and the others.
Of the Seven Great Fiend King Clones, only the last three remained.
“Vajra Seizes the Fiend!”
A Buddhist chant echoed like thunder in a clear sky.
Countless illusory Buddhas and deities manifested behind Master Bitter Sea.
Sacred chants filled the air, exuding fragrance.
They dispelled the sinister gloom brought by countless Evil Spirits and overwhelmed the pungent stench of blood carried by the waves.
Under the gazes of countless onlookers, a wrathful six-armed Vajra Buddha emerged from the Buddha Realm. Its palms reached down, seemingly slow yet incredibly fast. It grasped the three remaining Great Fiend King Clones, squeezing hard. It opened its mouth and uttered an exorcist mantra:
“Lin!”
The Great Fiend King trembled violently but remained unaffected. Black flames blazed fiercely, crawling rapidly up the Vajra Buddha’s enormous palms.
The black flames swiftly spread over the entire six-armed Vajra body.
Then they ignited the Buddha Realm behind Master Bitter Sea. The black flames surged menacingly, threatening to engulf and destroy the entire sacred realm.
A Buddha Realm Cataclysm!
“Master! Retreat quickly!”
Yuding cried out urgently.
Immortal Lord Jiuzao also immediately moved to assist.
But alas…
It was too late!
Black flames ignited on Master Bitter Sea’s own body.
“Amitabha Buddha!”
“If I do not descend into hell, who shall?”
As Master Bitter Sea pressed his palms together and softly chanted the Buddha’s name, both he and the Buddha Realm were instantly engulfed by the black flames, blazing fiercely until the Buddha light was extinguished.
The Buddhist Sect master, Master Bitter Sea.
Perished!
“A mere Life and Death Realm bald donkey, overestimating himself!”
The three Great Fiend King Clones scoffed in furious disdain.
Immortal Lord Yuding and the others all wore expressions of grief and anger as they glared at the Great Fiend King. But then, something unexpected happened.
Master Bitter Sea crumbled into ashes.
Within the vanished void space, several smooth, round sacred relics floated, radiating a dazzling brilliance.
“Amitābha.”
From the radiance of the relics within the void, Master Bitter Sea emerged once more. His eyes held the essence of all profound teachings as he declared, “I won’t enter hell, who will?” As he spoke, his gaze fixed intently on one specific clone of the Great Fiend King.
The targeted clone froze in place, a look of pure terror on its face.
“The Laws of Life and Annihilation!”
As the words echoed, Master Bitter Sea’s illusory golden form dissolved and merged directly into the Great Fiend King’s body.
Boom!
The remaining three clones of the Great Fiend King died on the spot, consumed by black flames, turning to ash.
All seven clones of the Great Fiend King were destroyed.
ROAR!!!
From the depths of the Sky Passage, the Great Fiend King let out a furious scream of rage, the sound like thunder rolling through the heavens:
“Damnation!”
“Foolish humans! Dare to destroy my clones!!”
“When this King’s true form descends, I shall have every last person of your human race be slaves for all generations!”
Be slaves for all generations… be slaves for all generations…
The Great Fiend King’s voice echoed incessantly between the mountains of the Two Realms Mountain.
The cultivators, who had been ecstatic just moments ago at the destruction of all seven clones, felt their smiles freeze on their faces. They were struck with shock and disbelief:
Such a formidable enemy had merely been clones? The true body hadn’t even arrived yet?
The clones had already been so terrifyingly strong, forcing every cultivator at Two Realms Mountain to exhaust their strongest means in the battle…
Ultimately, Master Bitter Sea had perished together with the demonic fiends; the number one Evil Cultivator, “Biluo’s”, treasured artifact, the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, was severely damaged, and Biluo himself suffered damage to his heart meridian, forcing him into seclusion to recover.
One could only imagine how horrifyingly powerful the true body must be!
A heavy gloom settled upon the hearts of everyone present.
Lu Hangzhi stood in mid-air. Scanning the scene below, he noticed the plummeting morale at Two Realms Mountain and frowned slightly.
Just then, Situ’s voice reached him through mental transmission:
“Don’t be fooled by the Great Fiend King.”
“Hmm?”
“The destruction of those seven clones dealt it a heavy blow. Its strength must have decreased by at least thirty percent. Can’t you see? Its approach to the Barbarian Continent has slowed!”
Prompted by Situ’s words, Lu Hangzhi immediately focused his senses to observe more closely. A look of joy soon spread across his face.
Indeed!
Previously, the Great Fiend King had been charging forward aggressively, breaking away from the Blood Demon Legion to advance alone with incredible speed. Now, its momentum had visibly slackened, and the distance between it and the Blood Demon Legion following behind was gradually closing.
What did this signify?
The Great Fiend King was losing confidence.
After the consecutive loss of seven clones, it had grown wary and apprehensive of the Barbarian Continent. It was now waiting to join forces with the Blood Demon Legion before invading.
Thinking this, Lu Hangzhi breathed a quiet sigh of relief. He gathered himself and addressed all the cultivators at Two Realms Mountain, his voice low, grave, and carrying immense weight through mental projection:
“Everyone! Master Bitter Sea sacrificed himself gloriously for the Barbarian Continent, for the Human Race, dealing the Great Fiend King a severe blow! He achieved a great feat worthy of song and tears by forcing it to slow its invasion! We owe it to him to remember his sacrifice and pass down his legend.”
“But the Great Fiend King’s true body approaches imminent invasion! I, Hangzhi, implore all elders and fellow Daoists to shake off despair! Do not betray Master Bitter Sea’s profound intentions and sacrifice! Do not betray the sacrifice made by countless fellow cultivators who have perished defending Two Realms Mountain over the centuries! We must continue to give our all! Hold our ground at the Two Realms Mountain defense line! As the Sect Leader of the Xuanxin Sect, Lu Hangzhi vows to stand on the front line for the Barbarian Continent, for the Human Race! I will fight to my dying breath!”
“WHO WILL STAND WITH ME?!”
His voice resounded across every corner of Two Realms Mountain.
Every cultivator lifted their heads, gazing unwaveringly at the figure standing before the Sky Passage.
“I, Yuding, leading the entirety of the Yuding Sect, pledge to follow Commander Lu! Together we resist the demonic fiends!! We will fight the Great Fiend King to the death!!!”
Immortal Lord Yuding declared, his voice booming across Two Realms Mountain.
A wave swept through the entire mountain range.
Immortal Lord Yuding’s fame across the Barbarian Continent even surpassed that of Lu Hangzhi. His declaration instantly lifted everyone’s spirits immensely.
“Jiuzao! I lead the Imperial Wine Sect, pledging to follow Commander Lu! Together we resist the demonic fiends! We fight the Great Fiend King to the death!”
Immortal Lord Jiuzao’s voice carried across Two Realms Mountain.
The very next second.
Biluo gathered his strength, forcing his voice to carry across Two Realms Mountain: “I, Biluo of Yanfu Mountain, pledge to lead all its cultivators to follow Commander Lu! For the Human Race… we fight to the death!”
The declaration from the leader of the Evil Cultivators set Two Realms Mountain boiling once more.
Immediately after.
The Sect Leader of Danxia Sect declared across Two Realms Mountain.
The Sect Leader of the Painting Sect declared across Two Realms Mountain.
The Seven Great Sects spoke in unison, pledging to follow Lu Hangzhi and fight the Great Fiend King to the death.
From the Two Realms Sect, all four Sect Leaders sent their voices across Two Realms Mountain together, declaring they would follow Lu Hangzhi and fight the Great Fiend King to the death!
Then, one by one, voices rang out. Perhaps slightly less resonant than the sect leaders, but filled with equally fierce, powerful, and heroic conviction – the declarations poured forth across Two Realms Mountain as sect after sect pledged themselves.
Two Realms Mountain boiled over!
The Human Cultivators surged with fervor!
Cultivators from the Four Great Marketplaces converged upon Two Realms Mountain.
A single spark can start a prairie fire.
A heart filled with righteous passion defends the Barbarian Wildlands.
The suffocating cloud of death and pressure brought by the Great Fiend King was instantly shattered and swept away by the tide of heroic promises that surged across the mountain range.
The very next moment.
Towers began to blaze to life one after another, Matrix Towers bursting with dazzling radiance that tore through the infinite darkness brought by the ghostly apparitions.
Like beacons of light.
The Two Realms Mountain, plunged into darkness, was rapidly illuminated anew.
Light dispelled the darkness;
Light drove away the chill.
More and more people were infected, their eyes shining brightly.
Inside every Matrix Tower, every gaze blazed with determination, spirits soared with fierce fighting spirit! All eyes watched the Sky Passage!
Lu Hangzhi and Immortal Lord Yuding stood overlooking the vast expanse of the mountain range below, brilliantly illuminated like daylight. Their robes whipped fiercely in the wind.
Immortal Lord Yuding surveyed the array of mountains and ranges before them. Facing the wind, he smiled and said:
“Starting today, the world will know your name.”