Chapter 502: Bai Long's Death Anniversary |
The soul did not wear a Bamboo Hat. It was Official Gui's original appearance.
Looking at that soul, the person in the carriage sighed softly: "So it was you."
Official Gui flew backwards over three meters, rolling as he hit the ground.
Getting up, he used the back of his hand to wipe away the bloodstain at the corner of his mouth. An inexplicable look flashed past his eyes: "So you really didn't die..."
In this instant, Official Gui finally figured everything out: "No wonder Chancellor Wang could capture Privy Councilor Yuan alive. No wonder Chen Ji, a lowly Concubine's Son, could stir up the clouds and rain to turn the world upside down. No wonder Old Four and Old Five died of unknown causes. So it was you."
With a god assisting by his side, what couldn't Wang Daosheng accomplish?
The person inside the carriage didn't speak. The carriage doors slowly opened, only to see that person's face covered by a lifelike white fox mask, dressed in a spotless pure white long dress. Holding a scroll in her hands, she sat quietly in the carriage, looking at Official Gui.
Bai Hu.
Official Gui suddenly laughed: "Are you truly unable to kill? Even at a time like this, you only knocked my spirit out of my body, unwilling to deliver a killing blow."
She could step forward to block him only because Chen Ji and Wang Daosheng had sworn an oath to Heaven and Earth on Dragon Hidden Island, and she also owed Wang Daosheng karma.
Back then, had Wang Daosheng not helped her dissolve her killing karma and guided her toward a sliver of fortuitous encounter, it would have been impossible for her to condense a Golden Core twenty years ago.
Even so, Wang Daosheng could only ask her to take action to save lives, not to kill.
Official Gui slowly stood up: "Since you cannot kill, what do you rely on to stop me from killing Chen Ji? This formation isolates Heaven and Earth. Even if you are a god, it would be difficult for you to break it... You natively had enmity with Chen Wende. Now borrowing my hand to get rid of Chen Ji and get rid of the second branch, borrowing a knife to kill, is actually achieving victory without drawing blood."
Bai Hu paid no heed to his attempts to sow discord, merely looking at him quietly.
Seeing her unmoved, Official Gui gave a cold laugh and turned toward the fog to the side: "With you here today, I cannot kill Chen Ji. Then I will kill Chen Wende first."
With that, his figure shrank back into the black smoke, vanishing from sight.
Looking at the churning black smoke all around, Bai Hu sighed softly.
She indeed could not break open this formation. This was no ordinary talisman formation, but relied on the power of a certain Dharma Treasure.
This caliber of Dharma Treasure was naturally scarce in the Ning Dynasty. She didn't know why it had fallen into the hands of the Chen Family's second branch.
The smoke isolated sight and perception, and even sound could not be transmitted.
She could only wait in the carriage. Wait for Chen Ji to slaughter his way through this formation, or wait for the formation to dissipate on its own.
...
At this time, the slaughter on the second floor of the wine shop had already descended into white-heat.
Chen Ji leapt in. Wherever the Whale Blade passed, blood and flesh flew across in all directions.
Though those archers held Stiff Bows, they were fundamentally not Chen Ji's match in close combat.
In the span of a few breaths, over a dozen corpses had fallen on the second floor.
But precisely at this time, black smoke churned outside the wine shop, enveloping the entire wine shop within.
With his sight obstructed, Chen Ji had to slow down his offensive.
Leaning his back against the wall, he alertly perceived the stirring around him.
From within the black smoke, cold arrows would shoot over from time to time. Although lacking their previous density, they were even more tricky and fatal.
Swinging the Whale Blade, Chen Ji picked off every arrow that shot over.
He knew that dragging things out like this was not a solution. The other party came prepared, and this black smoke formation clearly possessed something peculiar.
He had to find the eye of the formation as quickly as possible and break this formation.
Right at this time, the sound of intense combat came from downstairs.
The Feather Forest Army and the second branch's dead soldiers had begun exchanging blows.
Chen Ji's heart stirred. Perhaps he could find a breakthrough point from below.
Without hesitating, he jumped directly down from the second floor, landing in the lobby on the first floor.
The lobby was similarly filled with black smoke; he could only faintly see the flickering silhouettes of people.
Relying on his keen perception, Chen Ji shuttled through the crowd, searching for the leader of the second branch's dead soldiers.
Suddenly, he felt a powerful gust of wind assaulting him from behind.
Without a second thought, Chen Ji delivered a backhanded cleave with his blade.
"Clang!"
The sound of metal clashing rang out. Chen Ji felt his arm slightly numb.
Turning his head to look, he only saw a burly man wielding a Xuanhua axe, staring at him fiercely.
"Chen Guang!"
Chen Ji recognized this person at a single glance.
Back then at the Altar of Mountains and Rivers, it was this person who had 'invited' him to watch Chen Lizhi execute the second manager of the salt shop.
"Young child Chen Ji, today is your date of death!"
Chen Guang roared furiously, swinging his axe to cleave over once more.
Chen Ji gave a cold laugh. Instead of retreating, he advanced, moving to meet him.
The two launched into an intense slaughter within the black smoke.
Though Chen Guang was a Path-Seeking Stage Practitioner with boundless strength, Chen Ji's "Mountain Lord" cultivation method was a cut above. Coupled with the sharpness of the Whale Blade, for a time they actually fought to a standstill.
Just as the two were locked in a stalemate, a bone-piercingly cold aura suddenly assaulted Chen Ji from behind.
Alarm bells rang loudly in Chen Ji's heart. Without a second thought, he directly utilized the movement techniques from "Mountain Lord" to dodge to the side.
"Pfft!"
A black sharp blade grazed past Chen Ji's shoulder, bringing up a spray of fresh blood.
Chen Ji turned his head to look, only to see an ash-clothed figure wearing a Bamboo Hat standing in his previous location.
"Official Gui!"
Chen Ji's pupils constricted.
He hadn't expected that this fellow had actually come too.
"Lord Chen, I trust you have been well since we last met."
Official Gui looked at Chen Ji with a cold sneer.
"It seems there are truly quite a few people who want to kill me today."
Chen Ji took a deep breath, tightening his grip on the Whale Blade in his hands.
With Chen Guang in front and Official Gui behind, plus the dead soldiers glaring like tigers watching their prey all around, Chen Ji sank into an unprecedented desperate situation.
But he didn't feel fear; instead, there was an inexplicable excitement.
Ever since swearing the oath to Heaven and Earth on Dragon Hidden Island, his cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds, but he had also lost much of the joy of combat.
Today, he could finally have a thoroughly enjoyable fight!
"Kill!"
Chen Ji let out a furious roar, actively launching an attack.
He didn't choose to clash head-on with Official Gui, but turned and threw himself toward Chen Guang.
Intimidated by Chen Ji's imposing manner, Chen Guang subconsciously raised the Xuanhua axe to resist.
"Clang!"
The Whale Blade cleaved heavily onto the Xuanhua axe, causing sparks to fly in all directions.
Chen Guang only felt a massive force surging over. His purlicue cracked from the shock, and the Xuanhua axe nearly flew out of his hands.
With the advantage on his side, Chen Ji showed no mercy. Each blade strike was faster than the last, forcing Chen Guang to retreat continuously.
Right at this time, Official Gui's attack also arrived.
The black sharp blade was like a venomous snake spitting its tongue, aiming straight for Chen Ji's back heart.
As if he had grown eyes on his back, Chen Ji perilously dodged this strike.
Simultaneously, with a backhanded blade strike, he cleaved a dead soldier attempting a sneak attack into two segments.
Thus, the three violently clashed together within the black smoke.
Although fighting two against one, Chen Ji didn't fall to a disadvantage in the slightest.
His blade techniques opened wide and closed wide, his momentum like a rainbow. Every swing and strike carried the force of a myriad thunderbolts.
Although Chen Guang and Official Gui were both Path-Seeking Stage Practitioners, for a time they could also do nothing to him.
"How could this kid be so strong?"
As he fought, Chen Guang grew increasingly shocked in his heart.
He was a Practitioner at the peak of the Path-Seeking Stage, and naturally endowed with divine strength. To think he actually couldn't take down an eighteen-year-old youth?
Official Gui also had his brows locked tightly.
He discovered that Chen Ji's strength was even more terrifying than he had anticipated.
If they didn't finish him off quickly, once the Feather Forest Army freed up their hands, they would be in trouble.
"Brother Chen, use that move!"
Official Gui suddenly yelled loudly.
Hearing this, a look of ruthless ferocity flashed past Chen Guang's eyes.
He fished out a black talisman from his bosom and spat a mouthful of blood essence onto it.
"Buzz!"
The talisman self-combusted without wind, transforming into a streak of black light that submerged into Chen Guang's body.
The next moment, Chen Guang's body violently expanded. His muscles knotted, and his veins popped out, resembling a demon god descending upon the world.
His aura also surged wildly in tandem, actually faintly breaking through the shackles of the Path-Seeking Stage and reaching the legendary realm!
(End of this chapter)
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