Chapter 520 - 227: Leave? You’re Not Getting Out.
Chapter 520: Chapter 227: Leave? You’re Not Getting Out.
As the old saying goes, two fists are no match for four hands.
A top-tier Golden Core Cultivator’s combat power was indeed extraordinary, but when facing several cultivators of the same realm and over a dozen refined corpses, even the most formidable person would have no choice but to retreat.
’Honestly, if I were in this situation, I’d have no choice but to take a step back and wait for a better opportunity.’
Wen Suruo looked at Xiao Chen. ’What will you do?’
For some reason, she found herself filled with anticipation, wanting to hear a different answer.
"Who the hell do you think you are, demanding I give you face?"
Xiao Chen’s defiant words rang out, causing every cultivator present to hold their breath.
’To face such a threat without even flinching... What kind of courage is that?’
Some even began to secretly wonder, ’Could it be he already had a blood feud with the Yin Corpse Sect and came here today specifically for revenge?’
"Zhang, don’t waste your breath on a dead man."
Dai Tianrui shouted, "He actually wasted one of my precious Life Replacement Grassmen! Hurry up and kill this bastard!"
"I’m going to turn him into a Soul-Imprisoned Corpse Puppet and keep him by my side to play with like a dog!"
The moment those four words—Soul-Imprisoned Corpse Puppet—were spoken, the surrounding cultivators were all stunned, exchanging horrified glances.
It was said that this special type of Corpse Puppet could retain a sliver of its own consciousness and could even speak when permitted.
However, its every move was controlled by the Technique Practitioner, making it a truly extreme form of torture.
Some cultivators couldn’t help but feel a chill run down their spines just imagining such a scene, and they began to feel a pang of pity for Xiao Chen.
Tens of thousands of years ago, the Yin Corpse Sect had publicly announced that they had abolished such a vicious Technique.
But that was clearly a lie; at the very least, the Dai Family was still using it in secret.
’How could there be such an idiot? He’ll say anything that comes to mind.’
Zhang Gongxian frowned at the words, but he figured it didn’t matter. After all, he wasn’t the one who’d said it.
’When the time comes, the sect can just make the Dai Family put forth a scapegoat, claiming someone was secretly researching Forbidden Techniques.’
’For now, the most important thing is to keep this idiot alive and make sure I don’t get dragged down with him.’
Xiao Chen scanned the circle of refined corpses and sneered. "Hmph. What a fine bunch of degenerates, practicing such Evil Techniques."
"I suppose I’ll have to trouble myself today. Consider it a public service."
"Anyone else here from the Yin Corpse Sect? Come on out and attack me together. It’ll save me the trouble of hunting you down one by one."
As he spoke, he actually put away his golden mace.
’Faced with a siege like this, fighting them one by one is far too inefficient.’
’But that’s fine. I’ve just learned a new move: the Condensed Fire Palm.’
’Even though it’s only at the Entry Realm, it’s more than enough to deal with this trash.’
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HUMMMMM!
The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within a thirty-li radius suddenly began to roil, forming a massive vortex centered on the Observatory Platform.
Below the platform, the temperature skyrocketed, distorting the very air.
The bluestone slabs melted into crimson glass, leaving behind charred black chasms and a web of incandescent white cracks on the ground.
And at the center of the battlefield, a Fire Lotus bloomed in furious glory.
Despite the Five Elements Magic raging around him, none of it could get near Xiao Chen at the center.
Above his head, the Ghost-Faced Profound Light Shield had absorbed three hundred streams of True Essence. It now shone with a brilliant light, like a great sun suspended in the sky.
During the harrowing opening moments of the fight, a full eight Spiritual Artifacts had descended upon him, yet all of them had been blocked.
Since he was unharmed, it was naturally the cultivators of the Yin Corpse Sect who suffered.
COUGH! COUGH!
Barely clinging to life, Zhang Gongxian gave two hoarse coughs and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
The exquisite Life-Protecting Jade Token that had been at his waist was now nothing but dust.
As for the other Yin Corpse Sect cultivators, all except for Dai Tianrui, whom he had shielded with his body, had been annihilated in the battle that lasted a mere Quarter Hour.
HAAH—!
Zhang Gongxian struggled to push away the charred Corpse Puppet in front of him and managed to raise his head to look at Xiao Chen. "You... you’re the heir of the Flame Manipulation Sect?"
At this point, he knew his death was certain.
But he still tried to fish for information, hoping to learn his enemy’s origins so that the sect could one day avenge him.
"What?"
The Five Thunders Temple Walking Elder, who had retreated five li away, was startled. ’Could it be I misidentified him before?’
Xiang Yiyang, who had long since hidden himself beneath the Observatory Platform, was even more stunned to hear this.
’He’s the heir of the Flame Manipulation Sect?’
’Then who am I?’
But there was one thing even Xiang Yiyang had to admit: even as the genuine heir, his strength didn’t amount to a tenth of Xiao Chen’s.
They weren’t even in the same league.
Whether it was that incomparably powerful Palm Technique or the indestructible Fire Lotus, both had reached a Realm he could only dream of attaining.
Even within the Flame Manipulation Sect, among all the old-timers who had dedicated their entire lives to cultivating the Path of Fire, not a single one could unleash such a powerful Fire Technique.
’The Path of Fire... so it can reach such a high Realm?’
Xiang Yiyang felt as if he had just been taught a lesson.
When he had first emerged into the world, he had been eager to show off, even intentionally flaunting his knowledge of the Ancient Spirit Language at the entrance.
But now, his complacency was completely gone. He finally understood that the world was full of countless geniuses, and that there was always someone stronger.
However, Xiang Yiyang only intended to rein in his pride for the time being. He watched Xiao Chen’s back and swore a silent oath. ’One day, I will catch up to you.’
He prided himself on his talent in the Path of Fire and believed that day was not far off.
"Still harboring ill intentions even at death’s door."
Xiao Chen instantly saw through Zhang Gongxian’s malicious intent.
But he was already prepared to reveal his identity anyway, so he had no intention of letting someone else take the fall. "Remember this in the netherworld: the one who killed you is called the Golden Light Wanderer."