Free Web NovelChapter 196: Chapter 193: Divide and Conquer
"Who’s there?!"
"Dammit! Block it!"
Amidst the shocked and furious roars of the black-robed men,
a figure appeared in their midst as swiftly as a phantom.
Previously, the combined assault of the black-robed men had linked their auras, creating an overwhelming force that seemed impossible to resist.
But now,
this sudden attack
forced them to retreat one after another,
and the unified aura of their Magical Power was utterly shattered!
Their joint formation was torn apart in an instant!
"Damn you, you treacherous coward! A sneak attack? You have no honor!"
one of the black-robed men roared in fury.
The timing of the enemy’s attack was too perfect!
The three powerful streaks of thunderous sword light had descended like meteors at the exact moment their own attacks were about to strike Nangong City!
They could either press on and kill Nangong City, at the risk of one of them being severely wounded or even killed,
or they could let him go and defend themselves.
Obviously,
the black-robed men all chose the latter.
They had no choice but to forcefully reverse their attacks to defend,
and though their combined strength managed to block the three thunderous sword lights,
the flow of their interlinked Magical Power auras stagnated!
Furthermore, the violent explosion from the impact knocked them all back.
In that same instant,
as the uninvited guest’s figure charged onto the scene,
their previously overwhelming siege formation vanished into thin air, utterly shattered in a moment!
"Tsk, four of you ganging up on one guy, and you have the nerve to talk about honor? Are you kidding me?"
A clear, mocking laugh rang out as an aura of boiling Magical Power swept forth.
The one who had acted
was none other than Shen Changchuan!
Even as he spoke, his movements were swift and decisive.
In a split second, the Magical Power in his body had finished circulating and condensing.
Earth and Stone Gravity Technique, Third Layer!
The gravity suddenly shifted,
causing the black-robed figures—who were already flying back from the force of the Three-Thunder Shadow-Annihilating Sword—to stumble abruptly. Their bodies became unstable, and the Magical Power auras within them roiled, preventing them from reacting in time.
Immediately after,
Vine Strangulation Technique, Sixth Layer!
Arm-thick vines burst from the earth, their sharp thorns tearing through the air with a faint whistling shriek, lashing toward the men like iron whips!
The expressions of the black-robed men changed drastically.
From the sound of the thick vines alone, it was clear that being struck by them would have dire consequences!
They had to suppress the roiling Magical Power caused by the Earth and Stone Gravity Technique, and, ignoring the potential damage to their Dantian Meridians, forcefully muster their energy to shift their bodies in mid-air and evade the attacking vines.
One after another, the iron-whip-like vines struck empty air.
But at the same time,
this move had also forcefully separated the four black-robed men!
’It worked!’
At that moment,
a hint of a smile touched Shen Changchuan’s lips.
Four Qi Introduction Ninth Layer Cultivators, none weaker than Nangong City, fighting together would be a handful even for him. He would have to use his trump cards, like the Cyan Wood Sword Light, to deal with them.
But with so many prying eyes around,
there were still many others lurking in the shadows, probably hoping for both sides to suffer so they could swoop in and pick up the spoils...
Under these circumstances,
Shen Changchuan felt it was best to hold something back,
lest someone use his Cyan Wood Sword Light technique to trace him back to his alias, Zhang Qingyuan,
and eventually deduce his true identity.
Without using those trump cards,
the only way to handle this was to divide and conquer!
He had to split the battlefield so they couldn’t fight together, then use his full power to target one or two of them!
Concentrate his own advantages,
and destroy them piece by piece!
All of this took longer to describe than it did to happen; it all occurred in the blink of an eye.
The moment the black-robed men were completely separated by the vines,
Shen Changchuan exploded into action without the slightest pause!
Sword Light Technique,
Swift Sword Technique,
Spiritual Light Sword Shadow!
One Sword Magic after another erupted from Shen Changchuan, cutting through the air with shrill whistles, bombarding the man on the far left like a torrential storm!
"NO!!!"
The black-robed man’s face was a mask of terror. He barely had time to cry out
before he was drowned by wave after wave of sword light!
The pupils of the other three men shrank instantly.
"Dammit! How ruthless!"
"This man is treacherous! Be careful!"
"Such a fast casting speed! Could this be Perfection Level Magic?"
The black-robed figures cried out in alarm.
Shen Changchuan’s attack speed was just too fast!
With Perfection Level Magic, every spell was Instantaneous, the Magical Power circulation completed in a flash!
An attack speed like that was even faster than a physical punch or kick,
which left the black-robed men, their formation already broken by the sneak attack, no room to breathe. The opening created by the ambush quickly snowballed into a massive disadvantage!
It was so overwhelming that a mighty Qi Introduction Ninth Layer existence was killed on the spot with almost no chance to resist!
The scene was undoubtedly shocking!
So much so that fear inevitably began to rise in the hearts of the other black-robed men.
But Shen Changchuan was relentless, pressing his advantage.
While the other three were still off-balance, he struck again!
Spirit Binding Technique,
Vine Cage Technique,
Falling Wood Technique,
Fireball Technique,
Fire Dragon Technique!
In an instant, a thread condensed from the spiritual light of Magical Power shot out like a bolt of lightning, wrapping itself around the black-robed man on the far right—the one who seemed to be the weakest and slowest to react.
Before his panicked eyes,
before he could even erupt with his own Magical Power to break the thread of spiritual light, snake-like vines shot out from all around, rapidly coiling around and covering his body.
At the same time, the massive phantom of a log fell from the sky and smashed viciously into his head, bursting with the spiritual light of Wood Attribute Magical Power.
The black-robed man’s head swam, and the Magical Power he was trying to circulate for a spell was forcibly interrupted.
But it wasn’t over!
While the man was immobilized,
Shen Changchuan cast another set of Magic with a mere thought.
One after another, Fireballs and a Fire Dragon roared forth, carrying scorching heat, and instantly engulfed him!
The wind fanned the flames, and the fire rode the wind’s might.
Moreover, the abundant Wood Attribute Magical Power acted as a catalyst for combustion, like adding fuel to the fire.
In a mere instant,
a massive fire explosion erupted on the open ground. The roaring flames instantly devoured all the earth and plants within a dozen-meter radius, burning them to ash!
At this point,
with two of their comrades killed in quick succession,
the remaining two men finally managed to stabilize their Magical Power and recover from their state of unpreparedness.
But by now,
in that short span of time, two people were already dead,
and they could only watch it happen,
completely unable to rescue them in time!
"Run!"
Coming to a stop, the two black-robed men exchanged a glance and, without a moment’s hesitation, turned to flee.
This man’s power was too terrifying.
He had mastered multiple types of Perfection Level Magic, and his every move was a powerful killing technique.
Even though he had the advantage of a sneak attack,
they knew that if it came to a life-or-death battle, they would still most likely be the ones to die.
The only way,
was to run!
