Chapter 947: Valiant Battle Formation, Angered Crowd
Right after their initial shock, various onlookers immediately started making plans. Xiao Chen was extraordinary for managing to block two of Zhuang Zhenghe’s moves.
However, defeating Zhuang Zhenghe would no doubt be impossible for him.
By that point, Xiao Chen would be fleeing injured. He would definitely need to leave the Heavenly Ruin Wasteland. It would be a good time to wait in ambush at the exit. At this moment, many people sneaked away, preparing to call their companions over to kill Xiao Chen.
Several people from the Frost Moon Palace and the Heavenly Music Sect left quickly to report the news of Xiao Chen’s appearance.
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When Xiao Chen unexpectedly blocked the Buddha’s voice, Zhuang Zhenghe’s expression turned utterly sullen. Then, he roared again, intending to use another of his killing moves.
However, who would have imagined that Xiao Chen would not use this opportunity to flee? Instead, he took the initiative to attack.
A blazing sun illuminated the sky. The ancient character for “sun” plummeted from the sky, carrying a boundless Solar True Flame that was as dazzling as the sun. Then it landed straight on the giant Buddha behind Zhuang Zhenghe.
Instantly, a flame blazed up, raging relentlessly. The Buddha head that had just grown out howled in pain. In a moment, the dignified incarnation suffered deep cracks.
Xiao Chen immediately felt the suppression from Zhuang Zhenghe’s aura disappear. He felt excited. His guess was evidently correct.
Most of Zhuang Zhenghe’s strength came from this incarnation. As long as Xiao Chen attacked it, he would be able to injure him, distracting him from counterattacking.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen’s Magic Energy was insufficient to use the Great Sun Incantation to refine this evil Buddha incarnation directly.
Right now, the Great Sun Incantation could only give his opponent some trouble.
Xiao Chen continued moving his hands. Not daring to waste time thinking, he quickly sent out a Starry Heaven Storm. He shifted nine stars in one breath, forming an extremely ferocious black storm.
Not bothering to check on the results after that, he unfurled the Freedom Wings and activated So Close Yet Worlds Apart. He traversed hundreds of kilometers with one step, arriving at the exit of the Heavenly Ruin Wasteland.
When Xiao Chen saw the fifty kilometers of Dark Demonic Flame before him, he heaved a sigh of relief. It looked like Zhuang Zhenghe was truly in some trouble at this moment. Otherwise, Xiao Chen would not have been able to execute this Magic Skill.
Taking a big step, Xiao Chen entered the fifty kilometers of Dark Demonic Flame without any fear. The previous time he passed through it, he had had to think about Xing Qingyun. Now, he did not have such considerations.
Now, his strength had soared immensely, and he did not have any burdens to carry around. Naturally, he did not need to wait for the special time and could leave as he pleased.
While traveling through the fifty kilometers of Dark Demonic Flame, Xiao Chen worked on recovering his Magic Energy and mulled over his battle with Zhuang Zhenghe. The more he thought about it, the more fearful he became.
The conclusion that he reached was that if he had stayed and exchanged another ten moves or so, he would have died for sure. The gap between him and a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage was unbridgeable. In the short run, he would have difficulty facing off against such a person.
Thinking about this, Xiao Chen remembered how Di Wuque and Tian Youxi worked together to contest against great grandmaster-level Martial Sages. It looked like his knocking Di Wuque into the ground had been due to luck.
Di Wuque could summon out the Deities’ Nation image at any moment, putting him in an invincible position.
Yao Chen’s Profound River Mirror and Di Wuque’s Deities’ Nation—two Emperor Grade Secret Treasure images—had reduced Xiao Chen to a sorry state.
If Xiao Chen could summon out an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure image, he would not be so passive anymore. His thoughts raced wildly. He could not help but fantasize about the Azure Dragon Palace sealed in a space-time formation in the Savage Battlefield.
However, he soon dismissed this fancy. Back then, the Item Spirit old man of the Azure Dragon Palace said that he could forget about entering the second floor before he became a Martial Emperor.
Without Ao Jiao’s help, he would not even be able to cross that space-time formation that could stop Martial Emperors.
By the time Xiao Chen recovered most of his Magic Energy, the exit to the stretch of Dark Demonic Flame was already before his eyes. Without hesitation, he strode quickly towards it.
Carrying close to fifty Peak Spirit Veins and marked by a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, how could Xiao Chen dare to continue lingering in the Heavenly Ruin Wasteland?
He had just taken a step out and had not even had a breath of fresh air when he was shocked by the formation of people outside.
Cultivators in both the sky and on the ground were eyeing Xiao Chen liked tigers eyeing prey. They were all guarding the exit to the Heavenly Ruin Wasteland. A rough count gave at least one hundred people.
There were ordinary Martial Sages all the way to grandmaster-level Martial Sages. Furthermore, these were not all of them. When Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense, he detected many Martial Sages heading this way.
However, the situation was still fine. There were no great grandmaster-level Martial Sages. Neither were there many experts from the Heavenly Music Sect or the Frost Moon Palace; they probably just received the news and had not had enough time to rush over.
The instant Xiao Chen appeared, he felt boundless murderous intent locking down on him. However, no one dared to make the first move.
“He was injured by Zhuang Zhenghe and is currently severely weakened. He is just a fat lamb waiting to be slaughtered. Everyone, do not be afraid. Attack together,” someone yelled.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He immediately figured out why this was happening. The news of him fighting with Zhuang Zhenghe must have leaked out. This group of people was here to try and exploit the situation after hearing the news.
However, these people had seen his strength before. First, he had knocked Di Wuque into the ground. Then, he had exchanged a few moves with Zhuang Zhenghe. They were all afraid and did not dare to take action.
However, Xiao Chen could not let them work together. Otherwise, with so many Martial Sages, he would be exhausted to death. He had to scare them off right away with one move.
After he made up his mind, his white robes fluttered, and electric light flashed under his feet just as that person finished speaking.
Xiao Chen immediately used his strongest Martial Technique, the Subduing Dragon Profound Slash.
Azure Dragons appeared and circled him, roaring without end. The sound of sabers rang out continuously. Eighteen azure saber lights soared in the air.
Each saber light was very long, replete with the power to slay dragons. It was sharp and mighty. The moment the first saber light appeared, boundless saber hums resounded everywhere.
Chop! Chop! Chop! Three saber lights descended and instantly broke the Secret Treasure, protective Quintessence shield, and armor of this person. By the time all eighteen saber lights landed, there was not even a sign of this person’s blood.
The cultivators all around were shocked. No one dared to make a sound. Xiao Chen killed a grandmaster-level Martial Sage just like that, without even giving him a chance to resist.
The shock waves produced by the saber lights had opened a path in the densely packed crowd. No one dared to move to fill the gap.
Xiao Chen did not say a word. He only looked coldly at this mob and calmly walked away.
“First, he knocked Di Wuque into the ground; then, he exchanged a few moves with Zhuang Zhenghe before easily leaving. The White Robed King Xiao Chen is really something now.”
“It looks like the Three Holy Lands will have difficulty using this to get him killed.”
“The King conferring ceremony half a year from now will be very lively. I wonder what the Three Holy Lands will think of this? What will the attitudes of those big factions, which Xiao Chen slapped the faces of, be like?”
After a long time, many soft sighs rang out in the crowd.
A roar came from the entrance to the Heavenly Ruin Wasteland, echoing without pause.
“The Bloody Monk is coming out!”
A scarlet Buddhist light and a furious Buddha voice appeared. Everyone was familiar with this aura, so they quickly scattered.
A scarlet light flashed, and they saw Zhuang Zhenghe walking out with a sullen expression. When he looked around and saw the crowded vicinity, he immediately became livid and shouted in anger, “Scram! Bunch of trash! You are all waiting to make fun of this old man, right? If you still don’t scram, this monk will eat you all alive.”
Now that Zhuang Zhenghe was furious, how could the Primal Chaos Domain cultivators who were originally planning to ambush Xiao Chen dare to remain? They all promptly took to their heels.
Based on the Bloody Monk’s bad temper, speculation on whether he suffered at Xiao Chen’s hands was inevitable. Otherwise, given his status, he would not be so angry.
Zhuang Zhenghe took out the Armillary Sphere, and disappointment shadowed his eyes. “Bastard! He managed to run so far in such a short time. Unexpectedly, he went beyond the range of the Armillary Sphere, so it can’t detect him. I lost fifty Peak Spirit Veins just like that. I will settle this with him later.”
A palace slowly flew in the sky. The Frost Moon Palace’s Xiao Qinghan and the Heavenly Music Sect’s Xia Dongyang stood on it, side by side. As they watched Zhuang Zhenghe leave in discontent, their expressions turned grave.
“Dongyang, how many moves could you last with Zhuang Zhenghe?”
Xia Dongyang replied sullenly, “After using all my trump cards, I might be able to last three moves. However, I would end up half-dead, unable to fight for half a month.”
Xiao Qinghan sighed and said, “The White Robed King Xiao Chen has really become quite extraordinary. Now that he has left, it will be very difficult for us to try and kill him. If he is successfully conferred King, no one would be able to stop him from rising.”
“Don’t worry. Di Wuque will not let Xiao Chen be conferred King.”
“Haha! That is true. This time, Di Wuque is really in a frenzy. The King conferring ceremony half a year from now will be one big commotion.”
“Indeed, a big commotion. The only thing is, who will the main character of that commotion be?”
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After Xiao Chen left the Heavenly Ruin Wasteland, he unfurled the Freedom Wings and activated So Close Yet Worlds Apart. After landing in a forest, he waited patiently.
Half a day later, he heard a loud sound coming from the ground. Then, two figures leaped out. The people he had been waiting for finally arrived.
Naturally, these two people were Lord Jiu and Ye Chen. Lord Jiu smiled and said, “You really managed to escape Zhuang Zhenghe’s grasp. When this news spreads, it will be even more shocking than the news of you knocking Di Wuque into the ground.”
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, “I just made a bet and got lucky. What are your plans after this?”
Smiling faintly, Ye Chen replied casually, “I’ve already met the two people I wanted to meet in the Kunlun Continent. There is a big gap between them and me. I am too embarrassed to remain here, so I will return to the Heavenly Starry Ocean and train properly, see if I can find Yan Shisan.”
The two people that he meant were clearly Di Wuque and Xiao Chen. Before he arrived, he believed that he had seen the world and that these two people were just paper tigers. Now he no longer dared to think that way.
As for Yan Shisan, that was Ye Chen’s eternal rival. Now that Ye Chen had gained much from the Cycle Banner’s killing Qi, Death Qi, and Ruin Qi, he was confident of fighting against him.
Lord Jiu chuckled and asked, “What is there for you to be embarrassed about? When you return to the Heavenly Starry Ocean, I guarantee that your reputation will soar higher. Not just anyone would dare to touch the chest of the Divine Daughter. Hahaha!”
When Lord Jiu mentioned that incident again, Xiao Chen could not help laughing as well.
Ye Chen coughed awkwardly and performed a cupped-fist salute. “I’ll take my leave now. We will meet again in the future. I congratulate Brother Xiao on your King conferment in advance. I will send you some presents later.”
“We will meet again.”
After sending off Ye Chen, Xiao Chen looked at the shifty-eyed Lord Jiu and said, “Old Jiu, what are your plans?”
“Hehe! This Lord Jiu struck it rich this time. Naturally, I have to deal with the resources I have on hand first. I will take my leave too. In the future, let’s work together again when there is an opportunity.”