Lu Wu’s giant paw that seemed as huge as Mount Tai fell from the sky. In its eyes, Lu Zhou’s size was no different from the Golden Buddha’s Body.
Everyone held their breaths. They had no idea if the gigantic paw would be able to smash ‘the golden man’.
At the same time, the black lotus cultivators retreated in unison.
Boom!
The giant paw landed.
Lu Zhou descended on the ground. His Golden Buddha’s Body was like a giant pillar that held Unnamed in the form of a sword.
Lu Wu’s giant paw stopped 200 feet away from the ground.
‘The giant paw’s defense managed to hold up against Unnamed? Is this the beast emperor’s ability?’ Lu Zhou was astonished when he saw this. If he were ten minutes slower, his life would have been in danger.
‘Supreme mystic power!’
Unnamed shone with a blue light.
Bang!
The peerless Unnamed combined with the supreme mystic power finally pushed half a meter up against the immense force of Lu Zhou’s opponent and pierced into the giant paw.
Roar!
Lu Wi withdrew its giant paw in pain. Then, it spat out white mist from its mouth again.
With that, the purple smoke wafting on the ground seemed to grow stronger and stronger. Even the Li Lis’ corpses were corroded by the purple smoke.
It seemed as though hell had descended in Jianbei Circuit’s Northern Sword Canyon.
Lu Zhou was not in a hurry to deal with Lu Wu. He stomped on the group and rose into the air.
Lu Zhou swept his gaze across hundreds of black lotus cultivators who were continuously launching their energy swords.
The Heavenly Writing’s power of smell.
“Mu Ertie, let’s see where you’re going to hide…”
With the power of smell, Lu Zhou filtered out all unrelated scents, and quickly caught Mu Ertie’s scent. It did not take long before he locked onto Mu Ertie’s location.
Lu Zhou’s figure flashed as he stabbed his sword toward a black lotus cultivator standing at the back of the crowd.
Swoosh!
Unnamed released an energy sword that was hundreds of feet long, piercing the black lotus cultivator’s chest in just an instant.
Bang!
Mu Ertie, who was hiding behind the black lotus cultivator, blocked the energy sword with his fist. His expression was one of shock.
At this time, the fierce beasts surged over toward Lu Zhou like a tide.
Lu Zhou did not pay them any attention. He maintained his flight and forcefully pushed the energy sword toward Mu Ertie. He seemed even more violent than the fierce beasts as he charged through the herd of fierce beasts, knocking them away. Soon enough, he arrived in front of Mu Ertie, almost face to face.
Mu Ertie’s heart thumped wildly in his chest when his eyes that were brimming with shock met Lu Zhou’s eyes. His breathing quickened as he launched energy fists after energy fists in a frenzy.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Mu Ertie’s energy fists fell on Lu Zhou like a storm. He attacked Lu Zhou in frenzy, leaving afterimages around Lu Zhou.
Although Mu Ertie only had ten Birth Charts now, Lu Zhou’s true strength could not compare to his. Moreover, he was going all out.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The energy fists left ripples on the Golden Buddha’s Body.
Lu Zhou remained calm. He hovered in the air, unaffected.
After a few breaths, Mu Ertie retreated in the air. He endured the pain and asked, “Why?”
Lu Zhou raised his head to look at Mu Ertie. “Are you done?”
“P-Pavilion… Pavilion Master Lu… talk… I want to talk to you…”
“If you’re done, it’s time for you to die…” Lu Zhou said indifferently. Lu Zhou used Di Jiang’s ability and flashed in front of Mu Ertie. At the same time, Unnamed, which he held in his hand, released a million energy swords.
The energy swords lined up in a row, resembling a dragon as they shot forward.
Lu Zhou only needed to focus on attacking. With the Golden Buddha’s body, he did not need to care about defending himself at all. He had to save his strength to deal with the strong first; he had to follow his plan of taking down the leader first.
Although Lu Zhou possessed seven Birth Charts, the energy swords possessed the power of an Eight Chart cultivator. Together with the supreme mystic power, the energy swords were deadly.
“Hades Ring!”
The Hades Ring burst with light immediately.
Mu Ertie’s body grew stronger. His arms and body seemed to be plated with gold that was so dark it was black. At the same time, he shone very faintly with a purple light.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Mu Ertie frantically repelled Lu Zhou’s energy swords. Perhaps, due to his shock over Lu Zhou’s five Golden Buddha’s Bodies and wariness over the collective demotion of the Black Tower Council, he did not hold back and went all out in his attacks. He blocked the million of energy swords with his Hades Ring and energy fists.
Both opponents flew back at the same time.
Mu Ertie’s eyes widened in shock and disbelief as he looked at his fists. He said excitedly, “Pavilion Master Lu, you’ve gotten weaker!”
“Is that so?” Lu Zhou attacked at lightning speed again.
At this time, Lu Wu’s giant paw fell from the sky again. This time, it was even bigger and stronger than before.
Lu Zhou frowned slightly. “Livestock!”
Lu Zhou turned out and crushed an ordinary Deadly Strike Card.
The Confucian school’s Expansive Heavenly Energy palm seal shot toward Lu Wu.
Lu Wu’s eyes that were as big as the sun and the moon stared at the Expansive Heavenly Energy palm seal that was shooting toward it. Its giant paw changed direction and swiped at the palm seal instead.
Boom!
The earth shook.
Everyone within a radius of 1,000 meters felt the violent tremors.
The Expansive Heavenly Energy palm seal flew undeterred past Lu Wu’s giant paw and shot toward its heart.
Bang!
Roar!
The palm seal landed.
Lu Wu’s mountain-like body fell backward. It rolled back a few times before it regained its footing. Then, it spat a word out, unresigned. “Human…”
Lu Wu’s huge paw was broken, and blood was flowing out of its chest.
Humans and fierce beasts alike were dumbfounded by this scene.
“He actually broke through Lu Wu’s defenses?!”
Meanwhile, Lu Zhou thought to himself, ‘As expected, there’s no reward…’
Lu Wu was different from humans. Lu Zhou needed to destroy all four of its life hearts to kill it before he would be rewarded. He would not be rewarded for destroying only one life heart. Nevertheless, he did not regret using the ordinary Deadly Strike Card. He continued flying toward Mu Ertie.
Upon seeing this, Mu Ertie turned tail and ran.
“Where do you think you’re going?” Lu Zhou’s figure flashed continuously.
Meanwhile, the cultivators from the Dark and Light Alliance’s fighting spirit seemed to weaken despite not being affected by the purple smoke.
“Such a violent fighting method… It’s the first time I’ve seen anything like this in my life!’
“Did you notice he ignored all the attacks? He’s impervious to the attacks!”
“Is the Black Emperor trying to flee?”
Mu Ertie fled in Lu Wu’s direction while Lu Zhou followed closely behind.
At the same time, the fierce beasts were chasing after Lu Zhou as well.
At this moment, a pillar of white light descended from the sky.
The Sun seemed to rise on the left while the moon rose from the right as Lan Xihe descended from the sky like a fairy. With this, she blocked Mu Ertie’s path.
Lan Xihe’s eyes were slightly closed, and her arms were folded in front of her. Her hair was as blue as the clear sky as the miniature sun and moon shone from between her eyebrows.
Following that, two terrifying pillars of light shot out from the sun and the moon at the sides. At the same time, the largest astrolabe known to the white lotus domain and the black lotus domain appeared behind Lan Xihe. 36 triangles flashed dazzlingly on the astrolabe as a strong wind blew her hair in all directions.
Mu Ertie raised his head and said in a trembling voice, “The… T-the power of heaven and earth?! H-how’s this possible? How did you mobilize the power of heaven and earth?”
Lan Xihe opened her eyes. The pillars of light from the Sun, Moon, and Star Wheel shot in all directions, killing the black lotus cultivators and fierce beasts behind Lu Zhou indiscriminately. With just one move, she killed more than half of the enemies in Jianbei Circuit’s Northern Sword Canyon.
Cold air descended in the area within a radius of 10,000 meters as snowflakes fell.
At this moment, the 36 triangles suddenly dimmed before a mysterious and sharp blade flew toward Lu Wu.
Boom!
Lu Wu leaped up into the clouds, leaving for huge paw prints on the ground.
The sharp blade suddenly changed direction and slashed toward Mu Ertie.
Bang!
Mu Ertie fell as a Thousand Realms Whirling avatar appeared and shrunk. Just like that, he lost another Birth Chart.
“Lan… Lan Xihe… Y-you…”
Lan Xihe’s hair color returned to normal as she withdrew the Sun, Moon, and Star Wheel before she looked up at the sky. She said, “Be careful. Lu Wu isn’t simple…”
Lu Zhou, whose body was bathed in a golden light, said, “I’ve underestimated you…”
This move of Lan Xihe was much more powerful than he was during their sparring session in the White Tower Council.
Swoosh!
The clouds in the sky swirled.
“Lu Wu.” Lan Xihe raised her head as she looked at the horizon. Following that, she flew toward the horizon.
Lu Zhou looked down at Mu Ertie who had been shot down by Lan Xihe. After that, he checked the time he had left; he still had plenty of time.
After five minutes passed, the scales of the war had begun to tilt. Most of the black lotus cultivators and the fierce beasts had been killed by him and Lan Xihe.
Lu Zhou glanced at the advanced Reduction Card. ‘Perhaps, it’s time to end this…’
He had to save some time for when everything was over, just in case something unexpected happened.
Zhe Bieli, one of the Five Tigers of the Dark and Light Alliance, and some of Great Yuan’s experts were still around.
Fortunately, he still had some supreme mystic power and Birth Chart Power left. This was all thanks to Lan Xihe and her 13 Birth Charts. Otherwise, he would not have had it so easy.
At this moment, Mu Ertie burst into laughter. He struggled to his feet and straightened his back and laughed maniacally.
Lu Zhou placed his hands on his back and asked, “How can you still laugh when you’re about to die?”
Mu Ertie said excitedly, “Pavilion Master Lu, you’re stronger than Lan Xihe; even Lu Wu is afraid of you. However, do you know why I didn’t run away?” He did not wait for Lu Zhou’s reply and continued to say, “If it weren’t for someone ruining my plan with the Li Lis, you and Lan Xihe wouldn’t have found me, and you… you wouldn’t be my opponent at all…”
Lu Zhou frowned slightly. “You’re behind the Li Lis, not Fan Ruozhi?’
Mu Ertie continued to laugh. “That idiot is just a pawn, and so is Lu Wu. Although I know your cultivation base is profound, and yet, I still came to Jianbei Circuit. Don’t you want to know why, Pavilion Master Lu?”
“Hmm?”
Mu Ertie continued laughing. Soon enough, hints of anger could be heard in his laughter. He raised his arms as his robes were torn apart, revealing his body that was covered with black symbols. He held a purplish-black crystal in his hand as he said with a burning gaze, “Come!”
Following that, he slammed the crystal on the ground.
Boom!
What looked like veins lit up on the north, south, east, and west of the Northern Sword Canyon in Jianbei Circuit. The veins were all connected to the northernmost part of the Northern Sword Canyon.
“The Star Gathering Formation?” Lu Zhou looked to the north.
“That’s just the exit for the Li Lis… This thing here is a sacred item from the Unknown Land. It can absorb the power of heaven and earth and gather the power of death,” Mu Ertie said, “You can’t stop me! Even if I die, this sacred item can resurrect me!”
Buzz!
The essence from the blood of the fallen on the ground and the Li Lis’ purple Qi intertwined and flowed into the sacred item. The fierce beasts’ blood essence, in particular, seemed to provide tremendous vitality energy to the sacred item.
Soon enough, a vortex formed in the sky and began to funnel energy into the sacred item.
Mu Ertie said in a clear voice, “Pavilion Master Lu, since you helped me today, I’ll remember your contributions when I successfully master my demonic technique!”
“You used me?” Lu Zhou frowned slightly.
Everything was clear now. No wonder Mu Ertie specifically chose these four circuits. No wonder the fierce beasts were carrying corpses with them to Jianbei Circuit. No wonder there were so many Li Lis.
“If it weren’t for your disciple ruining my plan, I would have been able to travel to all four circuits to absorb the blood essence of the fallen. At that time, you wouldn’t have been able to do anything to me. Once I complete the demonic technique, I’ll be comparable to a Fourteen Chart expert. Moreover, I won’t be restricted by Birth Charts, and I will never die!” Mu Ertie said.
Lu Zhou looked at the red flying chariot before he looked at the horizon. He could no longer waste time.
An enhanced Reduction Card appeared in Lu Zhou’s hand as he said, “Mu Ertie, all living things have to abide by the law of nature. No matter what, all living things will have to die sooner or later…”
Lu Zhou opened his fingers.
In just an instant, a bright light illuminated the sky, forming a huge inescapable net. The net seemed as vast as the ground that was lit up with veins.
Mu Ertie remained confident and began to launch thousands of energy fists.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The energy fists collided with the net that was falling swiftly.
Mu Ertie flashed around wildly, colliding with the net as well.
Bang!
At this moment, the net suddenly shrank and landed on Mu Ertie’s chest.
Mu Ertie’s Thousand Realms Whirling avatar appeared, and before it vanished, the net suddenly turned into a streak of light and shot into his astrolabe. The mysterious streak of light entered the astrolabe swiftly, causing five Birth Charts to dim immediately.
Although Mu Ertie did not lose all his Birth Charts, Lu Zhou was not bothered.
On the contrary, Mu Ertie trembled as he sat limply on the ground.
Lu Zhou checked the time again; he had two minutes left. Since Mu Ertie only had four Birth Charts left, he had nothing to be afraid of. He only had to deal with Lu Wu now.
Lan Xihe and Lu Wu’s intense fight in the sky could not be seen at all.
Buzz!
At this moment, the mysterious sacred item shook violently.
All the corpses of humans, fierce beasts, and flying beasts alike floated up along with severed limbs and the Li Lis’ corpses.
The purple smoke filled the air for 10,000 meters. It was like hell on earth. All the plants within the purple smoke’s range withered at a speed visible to the naked eye.
At the same time, blood essence, Primal Qi, and the purple smoke converged at the sacred item.
There were so many Li Lis’ corpses that the purple smoke obscured everyone’s sight and caused the sky to darken.
Lu Zhou launched a palm strike at the sacred item.
Bang!
“It’s useless! It’s a sacred item!” Mu Ertie said.
Bang!
Lu Zhou did not pay attention to Mu Ertie and struck again.
Alas, not a scratch could be seen on the sacred item.
When all the purple smoke went into the sacred item, there seemed to be no movement…
Mu Ertie’s eyes widened in shock as he exclaimed in disbelief, “Not enough?! How’s this possible?”
“Impossible! How can it not be enough?! No, no, time is of the essence. Hurry up, give it to me!” Mu Ertie pounced forward and grabbed the sacred item. He hurriedly mobilized his Primal Qi to absorb the energy in the sacred item.
Bang!
As soon as Mu Ertie tried to absorb the energy in the sacred item, he was sent flying by the scared item.
Buzz!
It made a buzzing noise as it began to shine with a purple light.
Mu Ertie was confused; he did not understand what went wrong.
Similarly, Lu Zhou found the entire strange; what was the sacred item doing?
Buzz!
The veins on the ground flashed again with veins that appeared in the sky, connecting heaven and earth.
At this moment, Duanmu Sheng suddenly floated up from the red flying chariot. The protective energy that Lan Xihe left behind had already shattered. At this time, the veins in the air that looked like spider webs seemed to be controlling Duanmu Sheng.
Ning Wanqing was taken aback by this sudden turn in events. He hurriedly flashed to the front, trying to disperse the purple smoke. Alas, the purple smoke was too dense, and he could fully dispel it. Although he was blind, he could acutely sense the danger in his surroundings and the strange energy around him. In the end, he could only call for help. “Pavilion Master Lu!”
Lu Zhou flashed and used the Golden Buddha’s Body to stop the veins that controlled Duanmu Sheng like a puppet. Unfortunately, the veins bypassed him and snaked toward Duanmu Sheng. Clearly, the sacred item intended to absorb the Li Lis’ evil energy from Duanmu Sheng’s body.
At this moment, Lu Zhou suddenly thought of something. He turned around and moved to stand in front of Duanmu Sheng in just a flash. Then, he tapped Duanmu Sheng’s Dantian’s sea of Qi and shouted, “Even if you’re a god, you can’t take his life!”
Boom!
Duanmu Sheng’s Dantian’s sea of Qi glowed with a green light.
Mu Ertie said with a complex expression, “The Great Void Seed?”
Ning Wanqing, who could sense the Great Void energy, exclaimed in shock, “No wonder the Li Lis’ corrosive energy didn’t kill him! No wonder!”
The Great Void Seed’s energy seemed to swallow the spiderweb-like veins.
All of a sudden, the sacred item flew into the air. As though it was no match for the pure and mighty Great Void energy, it suddenly exploded.
Following that, the purple smoke in the sky suddenly began to converge toward Duanmu Sheng.
