As Fan Ruozhi flew back, he could feel the black lotus cultivators and the fierce beasts’ restlessness.
As the fierce beasts moved forward, the human cultivators collectively took a few steps back.
The fierce beasts obeyed Lu Wu and were unafraid of death, ready to pounce at a moment’s notice. Most of them had the intelligence of animals. They would not know even if they were used as cannon fodders.
The human cultivators, on the other hand, were much more cautious. Humans’ survival instincts were strong, after all; all of the black lotus cultivators knew how strong Lu Zhou was. There was no doubt that those who charged forward at this time would end up with the fates of cannon fodders.
Even Mu Ertie, the Black Emperor, did not dare to recklessly charge forward.
At this time, Fan Ruozhi finally retreated behind the fierce beasts with a triumphant smile on his face.
Mu Ertie’s smile was even wider in comparison. He said, “Even ten BTCs can’t compare to today’s scene. Pavilion Master Lu, please enjoy to your heart’s content. I won’t play with you anymore. The beast emperor protects me so you can’t kill me…” He shook his head and continued to say with a sigh, “Pavilion Master Lu, you should’ve seized the chance when I expressed my goodwill earlier. Now, the course is set, you can’t change the ending.”
After Mu Ertie finished speaking, he retreated as well.
The flying beast formed a shield in front of Mu Ertie and Fan Ruozhi who still maintained the smug and sly smile on his face.
Lu Zhou no longer hesitated. He climbed higher into the sky until he could see Fan Ruozhi and Mu Ertie again. Then, he said in a deep and thunderous voice, “Fan Ruozhi, Mu Ertie. Die.”
Lu Zhou opened his hands and spread his five fingers apart. The scripts of the Expansive Heavenly Energy seal could be seen between his fingers. The reason he had chosen this Confucian technique was due to the Li Lis’ purple energy. The Expansive Heavenly Energy could suppress the purple energy.
He had two effects to choose from the enhanced Deadly Strike Card. He could use it to kill a target with eight Birth Charts or fewer or he could use it to deal with five weaker targets at the same time.
The Expansive Heavenly Energy seal shone with a golden light as it flew forward.
Lu Zhou, bold and experienced as he was, stayed calm and pushed the seal forward when fierce beasts pounced at him from all directions.
The black lotus cultivators held their breaths and looked at Lu Zhou and his huge Expansive Heavenly Energy seal.
The Xuans, the Scarlet Pheasant, and goshawk-like flying beasts flapped their wings in a frenzy, flying toward Lu Zhou.
At this moment, the seal grew several meters in size.
Bang!
The sound of the collision thundered in the air as the flying beasts and the fierce beasts that tried to stop the seal were turned into meat paste. Countless beasts rained down from the sky in just an instant.
When the human cultivators witnessed the might of the seal, they were even more afraid to step forward to become cannon fodders. Some of them even felt like fleeing. This was especially true for those higher cultivation bases. The higher one’s cultivation base was, the more cautious one would be.
“Block him!” Fan Ruozhi shouted as he retreated quickly. Alas, no matter how much he increased his speed, the speed of the Expansive Heavenly Energy would be twice faster.
More and more fierce beasts were smashed into meat paste by the seal. Even flying beasts that tried to fly around it could not avoid it. Apart from the beast emperor, the four beast kings had already died.
Mu Ertie flew in a different direction and launched energy fists as he flew away.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The energy fists landed on the Expansive Heavenly Energy seal, but they did not affect it at all.
At this time, Fan Ruozhi discovered that the seal seemed to have eyes of its own, following him closely. No fierce beasts could stop it. He began to panic and fled in a different direction.
To Fan Ruozhi’s shock and horror, the Expansive Heavenly Energy increased by dozens of feet before it switched direction as well, shooting toward him at lightning speed.
Unexpectedly, the Haoran Tiangang once again became dozens of feet bigger, and also changed direction, pouncing over like lightning. He frantically waved his hand, releasing energy seals and trying to block the Expansive Heavenly Energy seal.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Alas, Fan Ruozhi’s attempt to block it was futile. He waved his hands again, but it was still useless.
The fierce beasts could not block it, and the death warriors could not stop it. All of them were smashed into meat paste without exception.
At this time, someone shouted, “This seal is strange! Avoid it!”
The speed of the palm seal was so fast now that Fan Ruozhi could no longer outrun it.
All of a sudden…
Buzz!
The palm seal split into five.
Mu Ertie shouted, “You dare!”
Lu Zhou ignored Mu Ertie.
Unlike the previous time when Lu Zhou used the enhanced Deadly Strike Card and the five palm seals surrounded their target, this time, the five palm seals were neatly lined up in a row.
“What technique is this?”
The three Expansive Heavenly Energy seals on the right smacked Fan Ruozhi mercilessly.
Bang!
The remaining two palm seals on the right flew toward Mu Ertie.
Bang!
The duo seemed like they had been struck with the force of lighting and felt as though their internal organs had been crushed. Both of their heads buzzed, and they spat out a mouthful of blood. Their eyes were brimming with fear and expressions of disbelief appeared on their faces as they looked at Lu Zhou. Even if Lu Zhou was outnumbered, he could still take down the generals of an army of 10,000.
The instant one of two Thousand Realms Whirling avatars, Lu Zhou moved using the ability from Di Jiang’s life heart and grabbed one of the avatars before it could disappear. Then, he pushed his hand, which glowed blue and burned with the karmic fire, down on the avatar’s lotus.
Boom!
A hole appeared on the lotus seat immediately.
A storm of Primal Qi began to rage following that.
Lu Zhou flashed and left the range of the Primal Qi storm.
Just like that, the first round ended.
Lu Zhou hovered high in the sky and looked down at the storm of Primal Qi.
Lu Zhou floated in the air and looked down at the Yuan Qi Storm. Initially, he had planned on using the time Fan Ruozhi’s avatar appeared when Fan Ruozhi lost his Birth Charts to the enhanced Deadly Strike Card to destroy Fan Ruozhi’s Birth Palace with his supreme mystic power. Unfortunately, his palm strike did not destroy and kill Fan Ruozhi. Indeed, it was difficult to destroy 11 Birth Charts in one go. In the end, Fan Ruozhi only lost four Birth Charts; one to his palm strike, and three to the Deadly Strike Card.
On the other hand, Mu Ertie lost two Birth Charts to the enhanced Deadly Strike Card.
Fear took root in Fan Ruozhi’s heart and soul, and he was trembling uncontrollably. Mu Ertie was no better.
Lu Zhou looked down at Fan Ruozhi indifferently and glanced at Mu Ertie from the corners of his eyes.
“Who dares to stop me?” Lu Zhou’s voice was like a war drum, thundering through the entire Jianbei Circuit.
“…”
No one dared to move. They did not understand how the person in front of them could be so strong.
Meanwhile, Lan Xihe and the blue-clad female attendant looked at Lu Zhou in confusion; he was so daring that he entered the heart of the enemy. Would he not be surrounded if he went into the midst of his enemies?
Even Lan Xihe, an expert with 13 Birth Charts, would not easily charge into the enemy’s ranks. Being surrounded on all sides would require a large-scale attack that would waste a lot of Primal Qi. Moreover, there were also fierce beasts and death warriors. How was Lu Zhou going to deal with all of them?
At this time, Mu Ertie roared, “Kill him for me!”
The military order pulled the other black lotus cultivators back to their senses. All of them quickly manifested their avatars.
“Even if you have 14 Birth Charts, you have to die today!” Mu Ertie said through gritted teeth.
When Mu Ertie’s soundwave rolled out, strangely, it was accompanied by purple energy that was similar to the Li Lis’. The purple energy looked like smoke as it wafted in all directions, looking as though it held some mysterious magical power.
Upon seeing this, some of the black lotus cultivators nodded.
‘Hmm?’ Lan Xihe furrowed her brows slightly. She looked at the mountain of Li Li’s corpses below and the severed limbs and human corpses that were strewn on the ground, lying in a pool of human and Li Lis’ blood. She wondered what Mu Ertie was doing? Where did he get the confidence to deal with a Fourteen Chart expert?
No one in the black lotus domain and the white lotus domain had ever activated 14 Birth Charts since suitable life hearts were scarce. The limit was 12 Birth Charts. Lan Xihe was only able to activate 13 Birth Charts because she participated in the Great Void Expedition. This was also the reason why everyone assumed Lu Zhou only had 12 or 13 Birth Charts.
At this time, the black lotus cultivators advanced toward Lu Zhou with dull expressions on their faces as though they were prepared to die.
Lu Zhou’s expression was as calm as a still lake; nary a ripple could be seen.
Boom!
A Birth Chart Beast on the ground suddenly leaped into the air at this moment. Its gaping maw revealed its curved fangs that looked terrifyingly sharp. It was so big that it looked as though it could easily swallow Lu Zhou into its stomach.
Swoosh!
When the Birth Chart Beast’s bloody maw was right in front of Lu Zhou, he raised his hand.
A shining golden palm seal struck the Birth Chart Beast heavily.
Bang!
The palm seal pressed the Birth Chart Beast down to the ground after it resisted briefly in the air.
After a brief silence, all hell broke loose.
The now Seven Chart Fan Ruozhi, who was standing on the ground, shouted, “Go!”
The black lotus cultivators and the fierce beasts in the sky swarmed toward Lu Zhou, drowning him.
“Sh*t.”
Meanwhile, Lan Xihe frowned upon seeing this and flew up into the sky. The Sun, Moon, and Star Wheel flew around her.
Lu Wu moved as well. It opened its mouth, and mist-like Primal Qi shrouded the fierce beasts in its vicinity.
The mist-like Primal Qi seemed to agitate the fierce beasts. Their eyes turned red and their fur stood up as they bared their fangs and brandished their claws. It seemed like they had gone berserk. Then, they charged in unison toward Lu Zhou who was completely surrounded.
The Sun, Moon, and Star Wheel flew toward Lu Wu. It shone brilliantly as it descended to disperse the dense mist.
Lan Xihe turned around to look at Lu Zhou who was submerged in the wave of fierce beasts and black lotus cultivators. She could not help but shake her head.
All of a sudden…
Boom!
A bright golden light exploded in all directions along with the sound of a thunderous explosion.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
All the fierce beasts and black lotus cultivators within a radius of 1,000 meters were sent flying by a strange and mysterious force.
Countless energy seals could be seen in the golden light.
The cultivators who were out of the range of the golden light had no choice but to close their eyes and activate their protective energies to shield themselves from the backlash.
A 200-foot-tall golden Buddha appeared. However, there were still many fierce beasts and black lotus cultivators gathered around it.
After the first explosion of golden light, when everyone thought it was over…
Boom!
Another bright golden light exploded, shooting countless energy seals out in all directions.
Once again, the black lotus cultivators and fierce beasts in its range were sent flying back.
All of the black lotus cultivators were throwing up blood at the same time.
Lan Xihe frowned and returned to the red flying chariot. Her hands held the Sun, Moon, Star Wheel in front of her as a white oval energy seal blocked the backlash of energy.
Mu Ertie crossed his arms in front of him; the Hades Ring on his finger lit up. His expression was incredibly unsightly at this moment.
Only Lu Wu that was thousands of meters away was unaffected. It crouched and breathed out mist-like Primal Qi again, sending the fierce beasts into a frenzied state.
At this time, Lu Zhou who was shrouded in the golden light said, “It’s not over yet…”
The third, fourth, and fifth explosions of golden light continued flashing as another three Golden Buddha’s Bodies appeared, illuminating the land as far as the eye could see.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Some of the black lotus cultivators did not even have time to react and were instantly killed.
Some were like flies and were swatted down to the ground by the energy seals, turning into meat paste.
“Ding! Killed a target. Reward: 1,000 merit points. Domain bonus: 500 merit points.”
“Ding! Killed a target. Reward: 3,000 merit points.”
Even Lan Xihe was pushed a long distance away by the backlash.
Countless people were killed and injured.
A circle with a radius of a few thousand meters soon appeared. The inside of the circle was incredibly clean; even the corpses were pushed out.
After five explosions of golden light, everything fell silent as the backlash of energy gradually subsided.
Lan Xihe looked up.
Several thousand meters away, Mu Ertie, Fan Ruozhi, the black lotus cultivators, and even the fierce beasts looked up.
They saw five Golden Buddha’s Bodies that overlapped with each other.
The outermost Golden Buddha’s Body was 1,000 meters tall; the second Golden Buddha’s Body was 800 meters tall; the third Golden Buddha’s body was 600 meters tall; the fourth Golden Buddha’s Body was 400 meters tall; the fifth, and innermost, Golden Buddha Body was 200 meters tall. They stood between heaven and earth, looking down on all living things.
Most importantly, in the heart of the fifth Golden Buddha’s Body was the Pavilion Master of the Evil Sky Pavilion whom everyone wanted to kill at this moment.
Lu Zhou hovered in the Golden Buddha’s Body and looked around. He was satisfied with the effect, but this move was a defensive move; it could only kill the weak. It was far from what he wanted to do.
Buzz!
At this time, the five Golden Buddha’s Bodies merged into one and shrunk to 200 feet tall. It still shone with a reddish-golden light.
This was a move Lu Zhou had never used before.
“Ding! Enhanced Impeccable Card’s effect: invulnerability; will obtain five overlapping invulnerable Golden Buddha’s Bodies. Lasts for ten minutes (note: due to the special nature of these cards, they can only be synthesized thrice).”
There was not much difference between the enhanced Impeccable Card and the ordinary Impeccable Card. With the enhanced version, there were five Golden Buddha’s Bodies that looked very cool. When used, it would force those who were close to the Golden Buddha’s Bodies away. The biggest difference was the duration.
Lu Zhou naturally planned to make good use of the ten minutes he had. Along with the Golden Buddha’s Body, he flew toward Fan Ruozhi.
“What kind of technique is this? Why haven’t I seen it before?” Fan Ruozhi hastily flew up.
Mu Ertie said in shock and disbelief, “He must be using some sacred object from the Unknown Land!”
Lan Xihe’s were of the same opinion as Mu Ertie when she saw the Golden Buddha’s Bodies. She withdrew her energy and looked at Lu Wu in the distance. It was unharmed. She murmured, “It’s very strong…”
Ning Wanqing’s eyes were dull as usual as he said, “I can feel it. Its power is very mysterious. It makes me feel… feel…”
“What is it?”
“I can’t describe it. It’s very strong; so strong that it feels like no one will be able to overcome it. It feels like some mysterious power from heaven and earth, but it could be from a sacred object…” Ning Wanqing tried his best to explain.
Lan Xihe nodded before she calmly said, “Stay here. I’ll deal with Lu Wu.”
“Understood.”
Following that, Lan Xihe flew out of the red flying chariot, rising high up into the sky.
On the other side, Lu Zhou and the five Golden Buddha’s Bodies that had merged into one moved as fast as lightning.
The fierce beasts and the black lotus cultivators who tried to stop failed miserably.
Energy swords and energy sabers fell like torrential rain on the five-layer Golden Buddha’s Body, but they were as dangerous as feathers to the Golden Buddha’s Body.
Mu Ertie, the Black Emperor, led the black lotus cultivators in the sky, constantly looking for an opportunity to attack.
Meanwhile, the fierce beasts pounced fearlessly, but all of them, without exception, were blocked by the Golden Buddha’s Body.
When Lu Zhou arrived above Fan Ruozhi, Unnamed in the form of a sword appeared in his hand. It was his best weapon.
Fan Ruozhi did not dare to leave the army. He would definitely die if he were alone.
Alas, Lu Zhou was too fast.
“Accept your death.” Lu Zhou thrust his sword toward Fan Ruozhi.
Fan Ruozhi, who had nowhere to retreat, struck with his sword as well. Then, he roared, “Don’t force me! Mutual Destruction!”
Following that, Fan Ruozhi’s body surged with vitality energy.
Mutual Destruction was a move where one had to disregard one’s life. It was a move where one risked getting hurt just to obtain a chance to attack.
If both sides attacked at the same time, the brave would win. The one who dodged out of fear, and thus, leaving a fatal opening, would lose.
Fan Ruozhi’s sword that contained his vitality energy stabbed toward Lu Zhou.
Unexpectedly, Lu Zhou did not dodge.
Fan Ruozhi panicked briefly and retreated only half-an-inch, but that was enough.
Bang!
Lu Zhou’s sword pierced Fan Ruozhi’s heart, but Fan Ruozhi’s sword that met the Golden Buddha’s Body broke immediately, completely unable to touch Lu Zhou.
“O-old… Demon Lu… It’s worthy to have you buried with me…” Fan Ruozhi chuckled as he looked up at the sky behind Lu Zhou.
Black lotus cultivators’ energy swords and energy sabers were shooting toward Lu Zhou’s back.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
“You’re wrong.” Lu Zhou did not even turn to look and allowed the energy swords and energy sabers to land on the Golden Buddha’s Body. Following that, he said in a thunderous voice, “Get down here!”
The flying beasts and the black lotus cultivators in the sky were suddenly pressed down by a huge force. All of them fell to the ground in just an instant.
This was the ability Lu Zhou gained from the giant turtle’s life heart.
Fan Ruozhi’s eyes widened, and his lips trembled. This completely impenetrable defense had overturned his worldview. He muttered to himself over and over again, “You’re not human, you’re not human, you’re not human…”
Lu Zhou paid no attention to Fan Ruozhi and brandished his sword.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Lu Zhou’s expression was focused as he sent energy swords through Fan Ruozhi’s chest.
Fan Ruozhi was as frail and frightened as a newborn bird. Even with the surge of vitality energy from Mutual Destruction, he had lost his fighting strength. The energy swords destroyed his Birth Charts one after another until he was just an ordinary man wielding a sword.
As soon as Fan Ruozhi fell to the ground, Mu Ertie shouted, “Lu Wu!”
Lu Wu raised its paws and leaped forward.
Boom!
It felt as though the sky and the earth had collapsed when Lu Wu landed heavily on the ground.
Lu Zhou looked up and raised the sword in his hand as he said in a deep voice, “Beasts are just beasts in the end…”
