Chapter 3087: Worthy of Our Deepest Bow |
Amid the billowing smoke and dust, Xing Jianxia and Fu Nanli, who had been waiting for this very moment, launched their assault without hesitation.
“Young friend, remain here and oversee the battlefield. Old Fu and I will take their heads.” Xing Jianxia roared as he unleashed the lightning pagoda in his hand.
Wrapped in a raging torrent of lightning, the pagoda tore through the void and hurtled straight toward Wu Hongzi in the distance.
Clang!
At the same time, Fu Nanli activated his crimson flying sword. Together with the six Lesser Boundless Realm experts, he surged forward. Vast, monstrous sword qi flooded the heavens like a violent crimson storm. When two Greater Boundless Realm giants joined forces, their combined might was enough to drown the world in terror.
Wu Hongzi finally shook off his shock and fury, and transmitted urgently, “Take everyone and retreat at once! I’ll cover you!”
Buzz!
As he spoke, he brandished the black wooden staff and thrust it skyward. In an instant, space fell into chaos. Heaven and earth seemed to invert as ink-black law power surged forth, transforming into a colossal barrier that spanned the skies.
The supreme divine art, Seal of the Demon Realm!
However, barely a heartbeat later, that very barrier shattered. After all, Wu Hongzhi was fighting alone. Although he was a Greater Boundless Realm being, his cultivation was still slightly inferior to Xing Jianxia;s and Fu Nanli’s. To withstand their combined strike even once was already an astonishing feat.
“Run!” Wu Hongzi roared. His gaunt figure erupted with billions of dazzling rays as his aura surged to terrifying heights. He swung the black wooden staff again and again, and one black spatial barrier after another rose from the earth, stretching across the void like overlapping demon realms.
Such peerless divine power lay far beyond the reach of Creation Realm cultivators. Unfortunately for him, his opponents were Xing Jianxia and Fu Nanli. As the two went all out, those demonic-realm-like barriers burst apart like paper, collapsing into violent torrents of power that scattered into nothingness.
The backlash sent Wu Hongzhi’s blood and qi churning wildly. His chest tightened as he nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.
“Run!”
The six Lesser Boundless Realm experts dared not hesitate any longer. Together with more than twenty Creation Realm cultivators who rushed out from the Great Barbarian Mountain, they tore through the void and fled with everything they had.
How ironic…those Creation Realm beings, once terrifying figures who once inspired awe throughout the world, now fled like startled beasts, panic written across their faces.
“Seniors, you deal with Wu Hongzi. Leave the rest to me.” Lin Xun, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines, finally spoke, his voice ringing clear across the battlefield.
“Excellent!” Fu Nanli immediately shifted his focus, pouring all his killing intent into facing Wu Hongzi.
Kill!
A colossal battle erupted. Xing Jianxia and Fu Nanli joined forces, unleashing overwhelming divine power as they clashed fiercely with Wu Hongzi. At the same time, Lin Xun moved. His figure flashed and with a thunderous roar, his five dao bodies surged forth, sealing off the surrounding mountains and rivers.
“Get lost!”
At the very front, an Immeasurable Realm expert activated a golden jade ruler and smashed it viciously down toward Lin Xun’s true body. In his eyes, no matter how astonishing Lin Xun’s earlier feat of seizing the Divine Rank laws had been, he was still nothing more than a Creation Realm cultivator. In a real fight, he believed Lin Xun would not survive even a single blow.
Of course, to everyone’s shock, Lin Xun neither dodged nor defended. He simply reached out. With one hand, he caught the descending golden jade ruler in midair, gripping it firmly in his palm.
Huh?
The attacker’s pupils shrank violently.
Lin Xun smiled faintly. “Even Jue Wutian was never this arrogant.” The moment the words fell, he unleashed his full power. A storm of sword qi erupted from him, and boundless sword intent crashed down like a heavenly tide.
Boom!
The defensive power of that Lesser Boundless Realm expert shattered in an instant. The peerless sword intent tore through his flesh, and even his primordial spirit was crushed beneath the raging torrent of sword light.
In the blink of an eye, the Lesser Boundless Realm powerhouse was annihilated on the spot! The bloody scene sent a chill straight down the spines of the remaining five Lesser Boundless Realm figures and the nearby Creation Realm cultivators, making their scalps tingle with dread.
“Over here!”
An elder in silver robes, his hair and beard snow-white, roared as he brandished a blood-red spear and shot off in another direction. There, standing all by itself was Lin Xun’s Green Wood Dao Body.
As they rushed in, the silver-robed elder joined forces with the other four Lesser Boundless Realm experts, determined to annihilate the Green Wood Dao Body in a single strike and carve out a path of survival for the group.
Boom!
How terrifying was the combined might of five Lesser Boundless Realm cultivators? Swords, sabres, spears, ancient seals, and flying blades swept through the air as supreme divine techniques erupted, forming a vast torrent of power that crashed straight toward the Green Wood Dao Body.
“Hmph.” The Green Wood Dao Body snorted coldly. Drawing in a deep breath, he formed a hand seal in midair and pressed down fiercely.
Boom!
The heavens quaked, the earth trembled, and the sun and moon dimmed. Divine flames condensed from billions of strands of green law power roared skyward, radiating a might capable of scorching the heavens and annihilating the earth. They crashed head-on into the oncoming torrent of force.
Boom!
A deafening explosion shook the world, as though creation itself were being torn apart. Waves of destruction swept outward, instantly reducing the surrounding mountains, rivers, and all living things to ashes. The void was transformed into a scene of utter devastation, like the end of the world itself.
In that clash, the combined assault of the five Lesser Boundless Realm figures, including the silver-robed elder, was actually stopped cold. It didn’t even make Lin Xun’s Green Wood Dao Body waver, let alone retreat!
“He…!”
The silver-robed elder and the others stared in disbelief.
How could a mere dao body of a Creation Realm cultivator be this terrifying?!
“No…”
“Ancestor save us!”
“Ahhh…!”
Suddenly, shrill screams filled with terror rang out across the battlefield. Not far away, Lin Xun’s Red Flame, White Metal, Yellow Earth, and Black Water Dao Bodies had already converged, closing in from all sides as they unleashed their slaughter without the slightest restraint.
Meanwhile, those Creation Realm experts were now as fragile as paper, cut down one after another, their blood spraying through the air like a crimson rain. At the same time, Lin Xun’s true body had already reunited with the Green Wood Dao Body!
This tightening encirclement plunged even the silver-robed elder and the other Lesser Boundless Realm experts into deep despair.
“Kill!”
“Fight with everything!”
Amid shrill roars, the silver-robed elder and the others, their eyes bloodshot as if gone berserk, hurled themselves into a desperate last stand. Once after another, they unleashed their strongest trump cards.
“If you were Greater Boundless Realm beings, I might take you seriously,” Lin Xun said calmly, “But you guys…are no different from clay chickens.”
His expression never wavered. As his words fell, the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron appeared out of thin air and began its merciless slaughter.
Rumble!
The world plunged in utter chaos. Fierce battles raged in every direction. Under the combined onslaught of Lin Xun and his five dao bodies, the twenty-nine Creation Realm cultivators were the first to be wiped out on the battlefield.
Not long after, the five Lesser Boundless Realm figures, including the silver-robed elder, also met their end one after another. There were no surprises. It was a massacre without suspense. Lin Xun swept away every enemy in a short time with overwhelming, absolute power.
In addition, from beginning to end, he remained unscathed! Blood rained from the skies, and screams still echoed between heaven and earth. On the battlefield, only Wu Hongzi remained, struggling bitterly to hold on.
However, his face had already turned ashen. Watching Lin Xun ruthlessly slaughter the silver-robed elder and the others filled him with despair. Who could have imagined that a mere Creation Realm youth would possess such heaven-defying power, enough to sweep away an entire group of Lesser Boundless Realm experts?
Gradually, Wu Hongzi’s wounds grew ever more severe. Blood streamed down his thin, battered body, leaving him in a state so miserable it was painful to look at.
Unfortunately for him, Xing Jianxia and Fu Nanli showed not the slightest mercy. This was the path of the great dao. Once blood feuds were formed, only life and death could decide the end. Had they fallen today, their enemies would never have spared them either.
“I understand now…” Wu Hongzi suddenly cried out, as though struck by a flash of enlightenment. His expression twisted with realization, bitterness, regret, and deep melancholy. “It was Lin Xun’s appearance three days ago when he destroyed the territories of the Jue, Ye, and Yuan Clans that…from that very moment…this calamity began…”
Three days ago, the Great Dao Fate Lotus appeared. Furthermore, three days ago, the change happened, setting everything else into motion. The fact that Xing Jianxia and Fu Nanli were able to break free from their predicament and fight their way here today was also the direct result of the change Lin Xun set in motion!
Wu Hongzi had never imagined that the one to overturn everything would be a young man at the Creation Realm! Yet he felt little hatred, only deep bewilderment and sorrow.
Could the lotus the Lord of Fangchun Mountain had awaited for countless ages truly possess the divine power to overturn the past and break the fixed order of the heavens?
“Calamity? Wrong! For us, Lin Xun’s arrival is our chance to turn the tide and overturn destiny itself! From this moment on, all past grudges will be settled once and for all!” Xing Jianxia thundered.
“Back when the Will Dharma Form of the Lord of Fangchun Mountain was destroyed, he foretold that before the epochal calamity arrived, the structure of Spirit Martial World was destined to change. Now I finally understand…Young Friend Lin Xun is the one who will bring about that change!”
“Is that so…” As his injuries worsened, Wu Hongzi suddenly opened his eyes wide and let out a shrill howl. “I refuse to believe he can rival the Alpha Origin Master! Not him…not even the Lord of Fangchun Mountain, the golden cicada, or Chen Linkong! None of them will ever be a match for the Alpha Origin Master!”
His voice boomed like thunder, shaking heaven and earth. The very next instant, his shattered body was crushed beneath the descending lightning pagoda, exploding into nothingness, while his primordial spirit was severed by the crimson flying sword that followed.
Xing Jianxia’s and Fu Nanli’s coordination in that final strike was flawless. Only after witnessing Wu Hongzi’s complete annihilation did the two Greater Boundless Realm giants finally exhale in relief and withdraw their dao weapons.
They stood in silence, gazing at the devastated land before them, their hearts roiling with turbulent emotions. Today, together with Lin Xun, they had wiped out every last remnant of the enemy forces left behind in Spirit Martial World!
Such a victory was something they would never have dared to even imagine before today. All of it had changed because of Lin Xun alone!
“Young Friend Lin Xun!” Xing Jianxia said solemnly, turning and bowing deeply as Lin Xun approached. “You have our deepest thanks.”
Fu Nanli took a deep breath and followed suit, bowing deeply beside him. Today, Lin Xun had accomplished feats without parallel, changing the course of the world and shattering the humiliation they had endured for countless years! Such merit and such grace deserved nothing less than this bow of utmost respect!