Chapter 1535 Great Emperor
Ming Ban, the Great Divine Lord, planned to use a stronger technique to locate the enemy. His Saint Light would amplify his strength and create a temporary runic passage.
Upon seeing this, Ming De said excitedly, “As expected of the Great Divine Lord who specializes in runes.”
It was not easy to create such a huge runic passage in such a short time, after all.
Ming Ban ignored Ming De’s flattery. He glanced briefly at the Qin Yuan before looking away. His attention was now on finding Lu Zhou who had disappeared. Ming De was naturally overjoyed. This meant that Hong Jian’s death would be avenged.
The Saint Light formed a huge vortex in the sky. From afar, it looked as though a white circular light formation was covering the sky. Exquisite patterns made from light could be seen in the formation as well. It did not take long before Feather tribesmen, bathed in the light, emerged from the formation one after another. In the end, more than 1,000 Feather tribesmen descended from the runic passage in the sky.
Ming De’s voice trembled slightly as he exclaimed, “T-the Feather tribe’s Eight Saint Temples?!”
The Eight Saint Temples were formed respectively by eight Dao Saints and had thousands of independent Feather tribesmen as members. The leader of these eight experts was none other than Ming Ban.
Ming De thought the runic passage would disappear at this time. Contrary to his expectations, the runic passage expanded, forming an independent space. Soon enough, he saw eight people flying out of the runic passage. The eight people bowed at the same time. “Greetings, Great Divine Lord!”
At the same time, the Qin Yuan continued to fly. She only came to a stop when she saw a faint halo in front of her.
“What a powerful divine lord!”
The Qin Yuan, who had changed into her human form, sealed her chaotic Eight Extraordinary Meridians before she looked for an escape route.
She was an ancient Saint slayer, after all. Even if she had suffered a beating and was far from being a match for her opponent, she could still escape. It would not be that easy for Ming Ban to kill her.
First, she looked around for Lu Zhou and Mingshi Yin. Even with her keen eyes, she could not see the duo. She let out a long sigh and murmured to herself, “Where are you exactly, Unholy One? Is a disaster about to befall us?”
The Qin Yuan felt somewhat disappointed, but she could understand Lu Zhou. The appearance of a divine lord had messed up their plan. Her initial worries were not unfounded, after all. At this time, it was best for Lu Zhou to hide his strength and bide his time; his cultivation had yet to recover, after all. Hence, she understood why he had to escape. She did notblame him.
“I hope the Unholy One doesn’t forget his promise to the Qin Yuan hive,” the Qin Yuan muttered to herself again.
Then, she looked around for a moment before she found a weak spot in the light barrier and flew in that direction.
She flapped her wings and flew at lightning speed. However, just as she was about to break through the barrier, a pillar of light descended from the sky. The Qin Yuan leaped back in fright and spun around. She twisted her body with all her might to avoid this fatal blow, feeling as though the space around her had been frozen.
Boom!
A huge pit appeared on the ground where she was standing earlier.
Following that, a dignified voice rang from the sky.
“Give up. It’s pointless trying to escape.”
The Qin Yuan knew if she really did as she was told, she would surely die. Although it was risky, at least there was still a small chance of survival if she tried to escape. Hence, she did not give up and continued flying toward that weak spot.
As expected, another pillar of light descended from the sky. It was bigger, thicker, faster, and fiercer than the one before.
“No!”
The Qin Yuan was already injured to begin with. If she were to suffer another blow, she might really die. She looked at the pillar of light in despair when suddenly…
A Golden Buddha’s Body appeared in front of her, blocking the attack.
“Let’s go!”
A solemn and familiar voice rang in her ears.
When she opened her eyes, she saw Lu Zhou, Mingshi Yin, and Qiong Qin in the Golden Buddha’s Body.
“Un-unholy One?!” The Qin Yuan felt her heart stir. Although she did not blame Lu Zhou, she was still disappointed. Now that she saw Lu Zhou who had returned for her, she was naturally moved. How could her heartstrings that had been unmoved for 100,000 years remain still in front of the Unholy One? What made her even more excited was the fact that the Unholy One’s Golden Buddha’s Body was able to block the divine lord’s attack.
She thought to herself indignantly, ‘If the Unholy One recovers his cultivation, these birdmen won’t dare to act so atrociously!’
Mingshi Yin did not have the time to think about why the Qin Yuan had addressed his master as the Unholy One at this time. He said urgently, “Master, hurry up and leave!”
As Lu Zhou’s Golden Buddha’s Body resisted the attack, he turned around and grabbed the Qin Yuan before he leaped toward the weak spot.
At the same time, the experts from the Feather tribe’s Eight Saint Temples moved out in full force, covering the entire sealed space.
Ming Ban said, “Take them down! Don’t let even one of them escape!” “Understood!”
Countless pairs of wings suffused with light unfurled in the sky, lighting up the sky of the western capital.
Meanwhile, Lu Zhou, Mingshi Yin, and the Qin Yuan had already arrived in front of the weak spot.
Lu Zhou took advantage of the ten seconds left of the Golden Buddha’s Body and let of Mingshi Yin and the Qin Yuan. Then, he brought Unnamed in the form of a sword out.
“Follow me.”
Lu Zhou’s indifferent voice brought a sense of calmness to the others. It sounded reassuring at this critical moment.
Upon seeing Unnamed, the Qin Yuan exclaimed, “Void grade!”
Lu Zhou held Unnamed in his hand and unleashed an energy sword that was ten feet long. Faint blue electric arcs flashed on the sword, making it look mysterious.
At this precise moment, Ming Ban could clearly sense the energy fluctuations. His eyes shone coldly as he said, “You think you can escape?”
Boom!
With just a wave of his hand, clouds rolled in as thunder rumbled in the sky. A vortex appeared before a pillar of light shot out from it, illuminating the entire western capital again.
All the cultivators in the western capital could clearly sense the terrifying power contained in the attack.
The pillar of light that was stronger than the ones struck down at Lu Zhou’s Golden Buddha’s Body.
The Qin Yuan could acutely sense the approaching danger. At the same time, she felt like time had slowed down. Her wings buzzed and trembled violently, restoring time in a small area. Then, she said, “All of you, leave first! Please remember your promise to me!”
The Qin Yuan was about to push Lu Zhou and Mingshi Yin out when Lu Zhou said in a low voice, “Don’t bother. Follow me!”
Then, Lu Zhou’s big hand that was suffused with golden light grabbed the Qin Yuan.
The Qin Yuan naturally did not want to die if it was possible. Hence, she did not resist when Lu Zhou grabbed her.
Boom!
The pillar of light accurately struck Lu Zhou’s Golden Buddha’s Body at this moment. The pillar of light did not dissipate for a long time, continuously pressing down on Lu Zhou’s Golden Buddha’s Body, but it could not break the Golden Buddha’s Body’s defenses. On the contrary, the golden light from the Golden Buddha’s Body shone brighter and brighter.
Both Mingshi Yin and the Qin Yuan were shocked by this.
At this time, Lu Zhou used Unnamed and pierced the weak spot on the barrier.
“Go!”
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
After the pillar of light disappeared, the Golden Buddha’s Body disappeared as well.
The trio and Qiong Qi left the barrier at lightning speed, flying north.
In the sky, streaks of white light like shooting stars began to chase after them.
Lu Zhou raised his head to take a look before he muttered under his breath, “The power of concealment.”
With that, the Heavenly Writing power concealed them again.
“Follow closely!”
Lu Zhou and the others landed on the ground.
More than 1,000 experts from the Eight Saint Temples flew in the sky like meteors. They looked down on the land, sensing the energy fluctuations.
“Don’t move,” Lu Zhou said in a low voice.
The Qin Yuan, Mingshi Yin, and Qiong Qi did not move at all. They silently raised their heads and looked at the sky. They were inwardly shocked when they felt Lu Zhou’s divine power.
At this moment, Lu Zhou was wondering if he could really escape from this Great Divine Lord Ming Ban.
Streaks of Saint Light fell from the sky as the Feather tribesmen swept their wings across the sky. When the light shone on the trio on the ground, it was neutralized by the power of concealment. With this, the trio remained undetected.
‘Even Princess Mulberry couldn’t sense us at that time so the Feather tribesmen are even more unlikely to be able to do so…’ Lu Zhou was rather confident about the power of concealment.
Lu Zhou opened his hand and looked at the highest grade Peak Trial Card lying there. As he looked at the runes on it, he wondered, ‘If I use the card, and I’m still no match for that divine lord, won’t I die for sure?’
Lu Zhou shook his head. He thought the card should not be so bad. First, the Ji Tiandao’s Peak Trial Card should be one of the system’s strongest cards. He thought it should be able to block Ming Ban’s attacks. After all, when he encountered the Kun in the Endless Ocean, the system had indicated that it was possible to take down the Kun, but it would exhaust the system’s power.
However, the strange thing was Ji Tiandao only had eight leaves and only sprouted the ninth leaf before he died. Hence, the Ji Tiandao’s Peak Trial Card’s power did not make sense. Could Ji Tiandao be an incarnation of a more powerful being?
Buzz!
Lu Zhou was still lost in his thoughts when the sound of energy resonance pulled him back to his senses.
At this time, a pair of pure white wings suffused with light slowly flapped and flew over. It was Ming Ban, the divine lord.
The runic passage in the sky continued to glow.
Ming Ban did not fly very fast.
Even Ming De, a Dao Saint, could easily follow after him with a respectful expression on his face.
At this time, Ming Ban suddenly came to a halt. His position was just right; he had stopped right above Lu Zhou, Mingshi Yin, and the Qin Yuan. A beam of light shot out from each of his eyes as he scanned the area 30,000 feet ahead. Then, he frowned slightly.
Upon seeing this, Ming De said, “Great Divine Lord, there’s no way they could’ve escaped. Let’s continue searching.” “Eight Saint Temples,” Ming Ban called out indifferently.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Eight Feather tribesmen appeared in front of Ming Ban immediately before they said in unison, “Your orders, Great Divine Lord?” “Dig three feet into the ground and find them,” Ming Ban said. “Understood.”
With that, the eight Feather tribesmen turned into streaks of white light as they flew in eight different directions.
After that, Ming Ban said tonelessly, “If even I can’t find them, I’m afraid the Eight Saint Temples won’t be able to find them either.” Ming De sighed. “We were so close to killing them.”
“I’m a little curious. That person can block attacks from my Saint Light so his strength can’t be inferior to that ancient Saint slayer…” Ming Ban said. “I don’t think he’s that strong. It’s likely that he possesses some defensive sacred relic. After all, I’ve probed him when he was in the Great Abyss Land’s Pillar of Destruction. He should only be a Saint,” Ming De said.
“Even if he has a defensive sacred relic, how did he bring the Qin Yuan away?” Ming Ban frowned.
“This…” Ming De was stumped. Too many incomprehensible things had happened, after all. After a moment, he bowed and said, “Since the passage is still here, why don’t we bring the Ming Luan here?”
Ming Ban glanced at Ming De and said, “Are you trying to teach me how to do things?”
“I don’t dare!” Ming De lowered his head immediately. “I just want to seek revenge. I hope the Great Divine Lord forgives me.”
Ming Ban scoffed and looked at the sky. Then, he joined his palms together.
Following that, the runic passage flashed again before Ming Luan, the giant fierce beast, slowly emerged from it.
Upon seeing Ming Luan, a worried expression appeared on the Qin Yuan’s face as she turned to look at Lu Zhou.
Lu Zhou’s brows were slightly furrowed, but he had no other thoughts at this moment.
The Ming Luan let out a shrill cry that resounded through the land as it landed obediently in front of Ming Ban.
Ming Ban glanced at the Ming Luan and said, “Find the humans nearby.”
The Ming Luan cried out before it flapped its wings and circled the sky. At the same time, rings of light appeared on its body. Its feathers, crowns, and eyes were suffused with different kinds of lights. Just as Ming Luan swooped down, a black runic passage suddenly appeared in the sky, looking like a black hole.
Then, a huge avatar slowly emerged from the black runic passage. The height of the avatar was unclear, but it looked as though it could hold up the sky. Its color was just like that of ink.
Ming De raised his head and cried out involuntarily, “Great Emperor Tu Wei!”
