Chapter 2669: Attacked from All Sides
Layers of dark clouds covered the sky, like a black sea hanging above everyone's heads.
The entire Red Dust Archipelago seemed to fall silent in an instant. Countless pairs of eyes all landed on the blood-soaked Judgment Divine Envoy, the shock in their hearts beyond words.
How could a false god be injured by a Saint-realm cultivator?
Although, according to legend, Tao Hua had once killed a false god. But Tao Hua was an assassin, clearly using unexpected killing methods to succeed.
But Shu Qianchi had fought a false god head-on, sending him flying backward and spitting blood.
The two were not comparable.
Linglong Fairy's beautiful eyes shimmered, her admiration beyond words. After a long moment of emotional turmoil, she exclaimed in amazement, "So everything was under Mr. Shu's control all along. He had long had a way to deal with false gods. There are countless cultivators in the world, but compared to Mr. Shu, they all seem dim and lackluster."
Ao Xukong smiled as he looked at his sister. Such a proud and aloof Dragon Clan princess, this was the first time she had given such high praise to a man. It seemed that she, who had always been unable to marry, had finally found a man she admired.
Earlier, she had followed Shu Qianchi's words without question. After this battle, she might truly fall into the web of love.
But Linglong Fairy did not have as many thoughts as Ao Xukong. She just smiled and said, "Que and Yan Wushen of the Hell Realm are known as the unparalleled pair of their generation, but Mr. Shu is in no way inferior to them."
Ao Xukong said, "Second Brother is also a top-tier powerhouse."
Linglong Fairy nodded and said, "Second Brother can be considered a hero of this era, but compared to Que, Yan Wushen, and Mr. Shu, he still seems half a step behind."
Ao Xukong said no more.
On a sub-god-level warship outside the island, the Alliance Leader of the Ten Thousand Ruins Realm transformed into a beam of holy light, appearing on the deck, revealing his majestic figure. Each strand of his hair was in the shape of a dragon, with small dragon heads constantly writhing in the wind.
His battle intent was surging, as if talking to himself, "That kind of technique is indeed quite impressive. What secret art is it?"
He had seen through Zhang Ruochen's methods and knew how Zhang Ruochen had injured the false god. Although the technique was clever, his strength was still formidable, stirring his battle intent.
On the lantern, the powerful figures of the Heavenly Realm Faction were all stunned, feeling suffocated.
Especially Michael, whose face turned extremely ugly. How could he still think Shu Qianchi was a fool? It seemed the real fool was himself, repeatedly misjudging his opponent's strength.
"Everyone, there is no need to panic. Shu Qianchi is not so strong that he cannot be defeated." Gu Na Fairy's pupils shone with golden light, forming ten-zhang-long substantial radiance, seeing through Zhang Ruochen's methods.
Then, her gaze turned to the sky-covering dark clouds above.
Gu Na Fairy waved her hand and drew a line, a beam of light power emanating from her fingertip, turning into a ten-thousand-zhang-long white ribbon, slashing into the dark clouds. The dark clouds were only broken for a moment before re-gathering.
"Shu Qianchi used some special secret method to cut off the connection between the Judgment Divine Envoy and the Star Soul Divine Throne in the sky. It should be that black cloud," she said.
The cultivators of the Heavenly Realm Faction all breathed a sigh of relief, silently memorizing the name of this secret art, "Dark Clouds Covering the Sky." This method could deal with false gods, and after today, it would surely spread rapidly across the world.
Gu Na Fairy sent out five streams of spiritual power, landing in the ears of five powerhouses on the "Red Dust Peerless List," saying, "Each of you lead a team of cultivators, wield a Supreme Sacred Artifact, rescue the Judgment Divine Envoy, and suppress Shu Qianchi."
These five powerhouses were:
The number one powerhouse of the Elf Clan, Kela Feilin.
The number one powerhouse of the Beast God Temple, Silver Armor War Emperor.
The Great Palace Master of the Order Palace of the Radiant Divine Temple, Sashi.
The number one powerhouse of the Blood Sea Hidden God Temple, Liuliu Great Saint.
The number one powerhouse of the Ruiya Realm, Xiao Mingjun.
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The Judgment Divine Envoy was extremely frustrated, his gaze fixed on the thick clouds above. He refused to believe that a mere layer of clouds could cut off his connection with the Star Soul Divine Throne.
So, he once again mobilized the power of his divine soul to communicate with the Star Soul Divine Throne beyond the sky.
"I, Shu Qianchi, will today slay a false god and shake the world by stepping on the bones of a false god!"
"Take another palm strike from me!"
Zhang Ruochen did not dare to use the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Palm. The palm technique he unleashed was a temporary self-creation.
Relying on the mystery of the Wuji Sacred Intent, along with the Heart of Truth and the Origin Essence, Zhang Ruochen could create a palm technique sacred art with just a thought.
Still unable to communicate with the Star Soul Divine Throne.
The Judgment Divine Envoy roared repeatedly, unleashing a fist technique at the level of a supreme high-rank sacred art, using his own strength to withstand Zhang Ruochen's attack.
"Boom!"
The Judgment Divine Envoy's fist exploded, blood and flesh flying, revealing five white, bony finger bones.
Accompanied by the sound of a broken arm, the Judgment Divine Envoy flew out again, crashing into the wall of a courtyard. The divine patterns on the wall emerged, forming a light barrier, but they could not withstand the impact and shattered.
The Judgment Divine Envoy fell into the courtyard, creating a pit dozens of meters in diameter.
Zhang Ruochen pursued him, saying, "What a false god, you have some skill, able to withstand my palm strike without dying."
To hide his identity, Zhang Ruochen indeed could not unleash his full combat power, but it was no easy feat to withstand one of his palm strikes.
The Judgment Divine Envoy, unable to mobilize the divine power of the Star Soul Divine Throne, had still managed to block his attacks repeatedly, which exceeded Zhang Ruochen's expectations.
But Zhang Ruochen did not know that before refining the Divine Star Soul, the Judgment Divine Envoy had been the Great Palace Master of the Judgment Palace. Moreover, now that his saint soul had transformed into a divine soul and his body had been washed by divine power for many years, how could his combat power be weak?
Hearing Zhang Ruochen's words, the Judgment Divine Envoy felt like dying. As a false god, being beaten so miserably by a Saint-realm cultivator, what face did he have left to live?
But his heart was firm enough not to collapse under the other's mockery and sarcasm. Gritting his teeth, he climbed out of the pit. He mobilized the power of heaven and earth with his divine soul, injecting it into his arm, quickly healing the wound and reconnecting the broken bones.
"If not for your secret art cutting off my connection with the Star Soul Divine Throne, I could have killed you with one hand."
With that, the Judgment Divine Envoy shot into the sky, flying toward the clouds above, intending to disperse them.
"Don't run! Watch my secret art, Chaos Storm."
Since the Wuji Sacred Intent could transform various powers and evolve countless changes, Zhang Ruochen naturally made up the name of the secret art on the spot.
The Wuji Sacred Intent embraced all things, encompassing everything. Any combat technique came naturally, transcending the scope of moves and not being bound by sacred arts. It could be said that no move was better than having a move, and no art was better than having an art.
The method of cutting off the connection between the Judgment Divine Envoy and the Star Soul Divine Throne was also achieved through the Wuji Sacred Intent. As for what specific sacred art it belonged to, Zhang Ruochen himself could not say.
The mysteries of the first-rank sacred intent would take Zhang Ruochen many years to explore.
Zhang Ruochen formed hand seals, and immediately, strands of five-colored chaotic qi emanated from beneath his feet, turning into a rapidly spinning tornado that wrapped around the Judgment Divine Envoy, who was flying mid-air, forcibly pulling him back.
Zhang Ruochen waved his arm, and the five-colored chaotic tornado, like a whip, struck the Judgment Divine Envoy to the ground.
"Boom!"
The Judgment Divine Envoy fell heavily to the ground, crashing into the earth, dazed and covered in dust. Before he could stand up, Zhang Ruochen stepped down from the sky.
A large footprint over a hundred meters long and more than ten meters deep was left on the ground. The Judgment Divine Envoy was trampled into the mud at the bottom of the pit, his body a bloody mess, countless bones broken.
"Shu Qianchi, don't be so arrogant!"
Xiao Mingjun and twelve Supreme Realm Great Saints of the Ruiya Realm arrived.
The thirteen powerhouses simultaneously released the holy qi within their bodies, activating a crescent-shaped Supreme Sacred Artifact.
The surface of the Diamond Moon Wheel lit up with millions of supreme inscription runes, emitting a radiance brighter than the sun.
On the island, all buildings shook, and all defensive divine patterns appeared.
In the nearby sea, waves dozens of zhang high rose.
"Slash!"
Xiao Mingjun roared, and the Diamond Moon Wheel, now the size of a small mountain, spun rapidly and flew out.
As the Diamond Moon Wheel spun, the force it emitted caused the air within dozens of li to flow, forming a giant vortex. Even the Dao Lock seemed unable to suppress its power.
With thirteen Supreme Realm Great Saints simultaneously offering a Supreme Sacred Artifact, Zhang Ruochen dared not take it head-on. He burst into extreme speed and rushed to the right.
"Shu Qianchi, you can't escape. Today, you will die."
Sashi led fifteen Supreme Realm Great Saint elders of the Order Palace, unleashing a scroll-level Supreme Sacred Artifact.
The scroll unfolded in the void, and tens of thousands of angels flew out.
They were not real angels but formed by supreme power, their bodies bright and dazzling, their wings radiating light power. Each angel was a human-shaped sacred art.
Tens of thousands of sacred arts unleashed could destroy a world.
Zhang Ruochen charged in another direction, but was met with a rain of arrows.
Eleven Supreme Realm Great Saints of the Elf Clan held silver holy bows, firing one God-Slaying Arrow after another, each capable of piercing a star. At such a distance, with the suppression of the Dao Lock, forcing a breakthrough would surely result in being pierced by a thousand arrows.
Moreover, Zhang Ruochen saw Kela Feilin among the Elf Clan Great Saints.
This woman's cultivation was not particularly high, but her Heavenly Dao Arrow posed a certain threat to him.
Zhang Ruochen was trapped in a siege of dozens of Supreme Realm Great Saints. Such a formation showed the importance the Heavenly Realm Faction placed on him, but it also pushed him into a desperate situation.
At least, the three false gods in the Mysterious Case Divine Palace all thought he was doomed.
"Isn't this too terrifying? Dozens of Supreme Realm Great Saints, wielding five Supreme Sacred Artifacts, attacking together. Did such a scene occur a hundred thousand years ago?"
"A hundred thousand years ago, there was definitely no such thing as dozens of Supreme Realm Great Saints gathering on an island to besiege a Saint-realm cultivator."
"In such a narrow area, Shu Qianchi can't even escape."
"Shu Qianchi shouldn't have revealed his true strength too early. If he had let the leaders of the Heavenly Realm Faction underestimate him, he might have had a chance to escape. Unfortunately, he was too high-profile and arrogant earlier, which brought about this siege of Supreme Realm Great Saints."
The three false gods thought that if they were in Shu Qianchi's position, with their cultivation and combat power, they would probably have to choose to flee, and even then, they might not succeed.
Sixty or seventy Supreme Realm Great Saints, five Supreme Sacred Artifacts—such a formation had only appeared a hundred thousand years ago when the Heavenly Court and Hell were locked in fierce battle. Even then, it was in a vast starry sky, with stars falling one after another.
In the last hundred thousand years, gathering so many Supreme Realm Great Saints in a single dominant world was no easy task. After all, every Supreme Realm Great Saint had their own affairs—guarding a region, holding a high position, or in seclusion, scattered across various worlds and the starry universe.
In fact, gathering ten Supreme Realm Great Saints was already a sign that something major had happened.