No one knew how much more powerful the Blackflame General was than Shi Lingkun. How could he have been so miserably defeated?
However, he could not have imagined that Zhang Ruochen only needed a single slash to kill the Blackflame General. What kind of monstrous power did one need to pull that off?
At this moment, everyone inside the hall had a really different view of Zhang Ruochen.
Earlier on, they probably felt that Zhang Ruochen might have been lucky and captured the Blackflame General by chance.
But now, no one doubted him any longer.
If he could slay the Blackflame General with a single slash, then capturing him would undoubtedly be easy.
It was no surprise that some now looked at Zhang Ruochen with a trace of awe in their eyes.
Clap clap clap…
Xuanyuan Liekong stood up and applauded Zhang Ruochen.
“Your sword technique is most excellent. The Scion of Time and Space sure lives up to his name.”
Zhang Ruochen smiled faintly. “Brother Xuanyuan, you flatter me. My technique is not really worth mentioning when compared to you.”
“You don’t need to put yourself down. If you were to cultivate a little longer, how many here can actually be your match? Zhang Ruochen, I think highly of you, so if you need anything in the future, you can come to look for me.” Xuanyuan Liekong laughed.
Hearing this, many could not help but appear to be taken aback. All of them knew what kind of temperament Xuanyuan Liekong had, and they never thought that he would take the initiative to be friendly with Zhang Ruochen.
For a time, many re-evaluated Zhang Ruochen in their eyes. Even if they cannot be friends with him, they must avoid becoming his enemy.
The Smiling Faceshifter and the other Blackdemon Realm cultivators had extremely uncomfortable looks on their faces. At that moment, they were completely turned into the butt of the joke here.
“Fairies, what was the outcome of the interrogation? Did the both of you managed to gain some important information?” Xuanyuan Liekong looked at Ji Fanxin and Fairy Yuan.
Ji Fanxin nodded slightly at Fairy Yuan before walking to Zhang Ruochen’s side.
Fairy Yuan said, “I joined forces with Fairy Baihua earlier, and there was some gain. As Zhen Yuan mentioned, the Deathkin have created an extremely evil Altar of Death inside Xianji Mountain, and they were drawing the Northern Region’s recovery power.
“Over time, the Altar of Death will become stronger and stronger. By then, the Northern Region’s recovery power will be drawn clean, and the Northern Region will be dead land.
“Besides, the Deathkin can absorb the recovery power absorbed by the Altar of Death to enhance their strength and create a new trump card at the same time, completely clearing the channels between the stars, where the Deathkin are located, and the Kunlun Realm. By then, the Deathkin army will commence their ceaseless advancement and destroy the Kunlun Realm.
“The masterminds behind this are Yuanmo Shenzi and the Fane of Destiny’s shadowy hands.”
Hearing this, many looked solemn. To them, it was not good news.
If the channel between the Deathkin’s star and the Kunlun Realm was fully opened up, who could stop the Deathkin army’s invasion?
Now that it involved the Fane of Destiny, things had definitely become a lot more troublesome.
“Zhen Yuan, what do you think we should do?” Xuanyuan Liekong looked at Zhen Yuan.
Although Zhen Yuan was much younger than Xuanyuan Liekong, he was naturally not any ordinary person since he was one of the Tao sect’s leaders. So, Xuanyuan Liekong had never underestimated him, and at that moment, he was eager to hear his opinions.
Zhen Yuan pondered slightly and said, “Since we now know of the Deathkin’s plot, we cannot just wait for our doom. It is best for us to launch a decapitating strike and destroy the Altar of Death. We will take back Xianji Mountain to regain control of the Battlefield of Merits.”
“Yes, I have similar thoughts too. However, the situation in Xianji Mountain is very complicated, and there are many Deathkin powerhouses hidden there. We need to be fully prepared if we want to attack, and it must not be rushed,” Xuanyuan Liekong said.
Needless to say, as the helmsman of the Northern Region Basecamp, he would not allow the Deathkin’s plot to succeed. Otherwise, where would he put his face?
In any case, the Northern Region must not be lost, he did not want his foes to laugh at him.
Very soon, most dispersed, leaving only Zhen Yuan, Xuanyuan Liekong, and several other leaders to continue their discussion.
Attacking Xianji Mountain was not a trivial matter, and needed detailed planning.
The leaders of the great realms had returned as they sought to mobilize their armies, and prepare for the offensive against Xianji Mountain.
Even those of the Fane of Youshen and Blackdemon Realm must be involved. At this moment, it was impossible for them to extricate themselves.
And when everyone was busy preparing, Luo Yi quietly left the Northern Region Basecamp.
On a mountain 30,000 miles away from the basecamp, Luo Yi reappeared as he landed on it.
Whoosh!
A rakshasa powerhouse appeared.
“Greetings, Your Royal Highness.”
The rakshasa powerhouse bowed and saluted Luo Yi.
Luo Yi glanced past him and softly said, “Go and get rid of that mouse at the back.”
“Yes, Your Royal Highness.”
The rakshasa powerhouse immediately darted away.
On the other side of the mountain, Fairy Yuan stood on a branch of a giant tree as she observed from afar.
When she first met Luo Yi, she had felt that something was off about the latter. It did not seem likely that he was Supreme Saint Xuanmeng’s disciple, so she had secretly observed him.
Noticing that Luo Yi had left the Northern Region Basecamp alone, Fairy Yuan immediately followed him quietly, and sure enough, she discovered Luo Yi’s secret.
Although she did not hear what Luo Yi said to the rakshasa powerhouse, the fact that Luo Yi sneaked out and met a rakshasa powerhouse was already a problem in itself. At that moment, the rakshasa powerhouse was charging at her. This meant that Luo Yi’s identity was even more suspicious and he was possibly a rakshasa cultivator.
Fairy Yuan did not know what Luo Yi was capable of, so she chose to withdraw without any hesitation.
In the blink of an eye, both Fairy Yuan and the rakshasa powerhouse had disappeared into the horizon, no one knew where they went to.
Luo Yi turned around and looked toward a spot as he faintly said, “Zhang Ruochen, I know you’re here. Show yourself!”
The space rippled as Zhang Ruochen appeared out of thin air and stood only three feet away from Luo Yi.
Looking at Luo Yi, Zhang Ruochen shook his head slightly. “Luo Sha the Rakshasa Princess, you really are a haunting specter.”
“Hehehe, you are my destined one. I will, of course, look for you.”
Luo Yi burst into bell-like laughter, and he was not surprised that Zhang Ruochen had guessed his true identity.
The next moment, Luo Yi’s body changed rapidly.
In a blink of an eye, Luo Yi transformed from a feminine-looking man into a tall beauty in light green sacred robes. There was a silver crystal crown on her head, and she exuded an extremely noble temperament.
The tall beauty that Luo Yi had transformed into was very familiar to Zhang Ruochen. She was the Rakshasa Princess whom he had encountered many times before, Luo Sha.
A long time ago, he had already doubted Luo Yi’s identity, and after some probing, he had vaguely guessed Luo Yi’s true identity. Now, everything was confirmed.
“Tell me, what do you actually want? Why are you deliberately lurking around me like this?” Zhang Ruochen asked in a cold voice.
Luo Sha rolled her eyes and said with some slight resentment, “What do you mean by I’m ‘deliberately lurking around you’? It’s only a coincidence.”
“What do you mean?” Zhang Ruochen asked.
“That day, I led an army of rakshasa cultivators, and the Celestial Court army ambushed us. My army was almost completely destroyed, and even I was seriously injured. Back then, that black fool brother of yours appeared, and left with no choice, I could only transform myself into a Celestial Court cultivator. I didn’t expect it to actually fool him.”
“Sadly, that black fool made himself all too familiar. I simply could not shrug him off, and I was instead brought back to the Celestial Court camp, unable to find a way out.”
“Fortunately, at the same time, he heard the news of your return to the Kunlun Realm, so I went to the Eastern Region with him. Tell me, was I wrong?” Luo Sha spread out her fair white arms and wore a helpless but slothful look.
Zhang Ruochen would never believe a tall tale such as bringing an enemy princess back to one’s own base if it had been someone else. Xiang Chunan however…
Zhang Ruochen said, “Your meeting with the rakshasa elite earlier, what was it about?”
Luo Sha smiled and said, “Give me the sundial, and I’ll tell you.”
“It looks like I need to capture you before you will tell the truth.”
“Another way then, you return with me to the Infernal Court and become the Prince-Consort of the Rakshasas, and I will tell you all of my secrets.” Luo Sha smiled enchantingly.
That smile was charming and beguiling, and even a Saint cultivator would have fallen for it, unable to extricate oneself.
Zhang Ruochen was unmoved, and with a wave of his hand, the Ancient Abyssal Blade appeared. With a slash, countless dazzling rays of the Sword Force ripped through the air and flew out.
Upon seeing this, Luo Sha could not help but shake her head and say, “You really are heartless. It just so happened that I found a treasure in the Sword Vault, and I can give its power a try.”
“The Sword Vault?” Zhang Ruochen was perplexed.
Luo Sha took out an object that looked very quaint, it was a sword hilt.
The sword hilt instantly attracted Zhang Ruochen’s attention. It might have looked ordinary, but the Precepts of Heaven and Earth were already quivering.
A special aura radiated from the sword hilt, just like the Sword Vault.
There were countless swords inside the Sword Vault, but Luo Sha only took out one. There must be a special reason for that.
Vooosh!
Luo Sha waved the sword hilt, and suddenly a divine light flew out from the hilt, and instantly transformed into a long sword blade. Countless sword precepts were interwoven within it as a potent divine power radiated out.
For a time, the Precepts of Heaven and Earth spun around the sword of light.
What’s even more amazing was, within a thousand miles, all of the trees and plants revealed sharp edges, seemingly being transformed into sharp blades.
The sharp blades made out of trees and glass all pointed at the sword of light in Luo Sha’s hand as if they were in an imperial audience. That was the true Convergence of Swords.
The Ancient Abyssal Blade shook involuntarily, as though it was facing the King of Swords. It was the kind of pressure that was difficult to resist.
Vooosh!
The Dreadblade abruptly flew out of the Qiankun Realm.
The Dreadblade trembled endlessly, and it was completely out of Zhang Ruochen’s control as it flew straight toward the sword of light in Luo Sha’s hand.
“What’s going on?”
Zhang Ruochen was shocked. He had never encountered such a situation before.
A mere sword hilt was enough to cause the Ancient Abyssal Blade to tremble, and the Dreadblade to lose control, that it defied comprehension!
Amid his shock, Zhang Ruochen immediately reached out and grabbed the Dreadblade, not allowing it to fly toward Luo Sha.
At the same time, Zhang Ruochen used his spiritual power to communicate with the sword spirits of the Ancient Abyssal Blade and the Dreadblade as he thought that they should have a better understanding of the reason for all of this.
What surprised him was the completely unconscious state of the Dreadblade’s sword spirit, leaving only a type of instinct left. It wanted to fly toward the mysterious sword of light in Luo Sha’s hand.
The sword spirit of the Ancient Abyssal Blade too was greatly affected, but it still managed to maintain its consciousness.
“The sword in Luo Sha’s hand contains the original power of the Sword Vault, and the formation of the Sword Vault is heavily linked to that sword. When I culminated my form, I also absorbed some of the Sword Vault’s original power, but it is far less powerful than the one in Luo Sha’s hand.
“There is an orb of divine light inside the body of the Dreadblade that is wrapped in other materials. I suspect that this orb of divine light was a fragment of the sword of light in Luo Sha’s hand, so that’s why the Dreadblade went out of control.”
“Quickly, suppress the Dreadblade, you cannot let that orb of divine light to be taken away. Otherwise the Dreadblade will be lost!” The sword spirit of the Ancient Abyssal Blade said anxiously.
Hearing this, Zhang Ruochen dared not tarry as he took out the Secret Tome of Time and Space and kept the Dreadblade within the multi-dimension, suppressing it with all of his might.
Right then, he discovered that there was indeed a small orb of divine light manifesting inside the Dreadblade, and it was extremely unstable as if it would fly out of the sword at any time.
Whooosh!!
Luo Sha waved the sword of light and slashed at Zhang Ruochen with immeasurable Sword Qi.
At the same time, the trees and grass within a thousand miles also shot out a series of Sword Qi that locked onto Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen’s gaze sharpened as he once again deployed the Secret Tome of Time and Space, forming a multi-dimensional space that covered himself.
Boom!!
Tens of thousands of Sword Qi rays came slashing from all sides, and they all crashed upon the multi-dimension formed by the Secret Tome of Time and Space.
With Zhang Ruochen’s current cultivation strength, the multi-dimension formed by the Secret Tome of Time and Space was pretty much extremely sturdy and difficult to destroy.
Despite that, against the impact of the Sword Qi torrent, the multi-dimension still fragmented layer by layer as it was completely engulfed by the Sword Qi.
Luo Sha did not press the advantage. That strike had taken a lot out of her qi, and her pretty face became quite pale. Although she held the upper hand with the hilt she had gotten from the Sword Vault, she would definitely lose if she continued to fight.
The Zhang Ruochen of today was not comparable to that of the past.
“Zhang Ruochen, there will be one day where you will beg for me! Hehe!”
As she said this, Luo Sha cackled as she flew up and instantly disappeared into the horizon.
