Free Web NovelChapter 1021: Chapter 649: Earthshattering Reversal
A great battle erupted suddenly. Shen Liang refused to die quietly and resisted with the support of the array.
Hu Li the Immortal wanted to enter the Ancient Divine Tomb of the Shen Family to seize the breakthrough Creation, so he attacked mercilessly. For a moment, two figures clashed within the water-blue light screen, and Shen Liang under the array’s blessing, stood firm against Hu Li the Immortal.
"This is the power of the array! It actually gives a tenth-tier cultivator the strength to counter an eleventh-tier one. Truly terrifying!" Tushan Qing followed Zhang Chen, watching the fierce battle between Shen Liang and Hu Li the Immortal, disbelief in his eyes.
"An array is meant to triumph over strength with weakness!" Zhang Chen replied.
He possessed the Nine Bends Yellow River Array and spoke with authority. Even the peak Innate Divine Spirits, once trapped in his Nine Bends Yellow River Array, could only escape defeated. In the past, he had destroyed the body of the Innate Peacock relying solely on the Nine Bends Yellow River Array.
"Kill!"
At this moment, cries of battle rang out, piercing the night. Suddenly, a batch of cultivators emerged from nowhere, rushing towards the Shen Family array. At this time, the array’s power was restrained by Chen Zhifei, Hu Li the Immortal, and the Eight Gates Locking Gold Array, allowing those martial artists to penetrate the array effortlessly and engage in a battle with the Shen Family disciples.
Zhang Chen watched as one by one, the Shen Family disciples fell. Their blood flowed out, nourishing the underground blue-array, absorbed by the patterns on the array, extending along the patterns to the depths of the earth’s array foundation.
"Leave no Shen Family disciple alive. Only by killing every Shen Family member can we use their blood for the blood sacrifice and open the Ancient Divine Demon Tomb." Gu Mingyue commanded from outside the array.
At this moment, two other tenth-tier experts who had narrowly escaped Shen Li’s attack in Jinling City, stepped out of the darkness, their eyes fixed on the Shen Family array, and the ninth-tier divine spirits wreaking havoc. They resolutely walked into the array.
The Shen Family’s ninth-tier divine spirits, bolstered by the array, had their power infinitely heightened, forcibly gaining tenth-tier strength. If these two didn’t act, their elite forces would soon be annihilated.
So even knowing their strength would be suppressed and they would be placing themselves in danger, they had no other choice.
As the two stepped into the water-blue array, their shoulders suddenly felt as if weighed down by a mountain. A look of caution appeared in their eyes as they sensed they were somehow being suppressed by an unseen force, unable to exert even half their strength.
This was an array of water, with boundless and grand Law of Water. This was the main battlefield of the Shen Family, and except for those who wield water attribute power, everyone else was suppressed—even the tenth-tier divine spirits were no exception.
"Ye Liangchen! Zhou Quan! You both are old relatives of the Shen Family. We’ve intermarried for generations. Recall, tens of thousands of years ago, it was our Shen Family that helped you establish a foothold in Jinling City. Today, being so ungrateful and kicking us while we’re down, wouldn’t it be laughed at by the heroes of the world?" Madam Shen, full of white hair, stepped out from within the water screen, blocking the two.
Zhang Chen outside the array was stunned to see Madam Shen emerge. Her previously hunched figure was now unexpectedly upright and firm. At this moment, her presence was full of dignity, showing no sign of age.
"The five noble families and the Shen Family have long been intertwined. No one is nobler than the other, so why bring up those old stories?" Zhou Quan sighed lightly at Madam Shen. "The fall of the Shen Family is the trend, the fate of heavens. We’re just pushing it along then swallowing the Shen Family’s assets, and in another way, we’re continuing the Shen Family’s legacy."
Zhou Quan’s mother was a Shen Family woman, which technically made the Shen Family his maternal uncle. However, when it comes to the development and survival of a family, naturally, some are closer than others.
Not only Zhou Quan, but Ye Liangchen also had Shen Family blood. His wife was even a Shen Family direct descendant, and his children bore Shen Family blood.
The five noble families of Jinling City had long been mingled together. Even if the Shen Family were to be exterminated, it would live on in another form.
"Why doesn’t your Shen Family give up resistance? We could avoid unnecessary trouble, and everyone would be better off. We could continue the Shen Family’s glory," Ye Liangchen advised Madam Shen.
"Bah! You heartless wretches, utterly delusional!" Madam Shen cursed fiercely upon hearing this.
She wasn’t from the Shen Family, but was a woman from the five noble families. However, after giving birth to her child in the Shen Family, the Shen Family’s assets belonged to her child, so she naturally wanted to protect them for her child.
"Why do it?" Zhou Quan sighed softly. "You lack Shen Family blood, why accompany Shen Family to ruin?"
"Let’s act! We can only prove it with our hands!" Ye Liangchen said.
Instantly, the two were enveloped in brilliant divine light, commencing Extreme Realm Ascension. A great battle was about to break out, when suddenly a voice came from afar: "Little sister, the Shen Family’s demise is settled. Come back with me!" A divine light streaked across the void and landed before the array as they spoke to Madam Shen.
It turned out to be another Tenth Tier: Lord Ma!
"This man is the Tenth Tier ancestor of the Ma Family, one of the five noble families of Jinling City, known as Lord Ma. His real name has long been forgotten." Tushan Qing whispered in Zhang Chen’s ear upon seeing the newcomer.
Zhang Chen looked at the newcomer in surprise, then at Madam Shen, not expecting that Madam Shen was actually from the Ma Family and even the little sister of the Ma Family’s Tenth Tier deity.
"Big brother!!! Are you also here to wade into these troubled waters and seize the property of my descendants?" Madam Shen’s voice was filled with sorrow upon seeing the newcomer.
"For the great cause of the family, I have no choice but to come!" Lord Ma gave a bitter smile: "The demise of the Shen Family is a foregone conclusion. Given this, it might as well be my Ma Family that inherits the foundation of the Shen Family, which can be seen as another kind of continuation of the Shen lineage."
"That is your nephew and great-nephew’s property, and you can still make a move?" Madam Shen responded in a bitter tone.
"Little sister, the general trend is such that who can resist? You should come back with me." Lord Ma gently advised: "As long as you agree, today, regardless of the cost, I will ensure the preservation of the Shen lineage, integrating them into the Ma Family, marrying a woman from our Ma Family, extending the line in another form."
"Vest! You have the nerve to say that! It was you who forced me to marry into the Shen Family back then, and now you ask me to return. It is utterly absurd!" Madam Shen’s voice was filled with cold sharpness: "No more words are needed. Since you want to seize my Shen Family’s foundation, let us see if you are capable enough!"
"Things have reached this point, and there is no turning back. You are already ensnared in confusion and cannot return. Let me capture you to calm you down for a while, and you will naturally understand my well-intentioned motives," Lord Ma sighed lightly. The next moment, he stepped into the light barrier, feeling the discomfort of his power being suppressed. He turned to Zhou Quan and Ye Liangchen: "Please assist me in subduing her first."
"But of course!" Zhou Quan nodded.
The next moment, the three of them made their move together, aiming to quickly subdue Madam Shen, giving her no chance to resist.
Although Madam Shen was not of the Shen lineage, she was not suppressed in this array. Instead, a mysterious blessing allowed her power to rapidly ascend, soon reaching the Tenth Tier. With her cane, she faced the three Tenth Tier deities.
At this time, the Shen Family was in complete chaos. Zhang Chen and Tushan Qing stood by as onlookers, hiding in a corner under the effect of the invisibility rune, feeling carefree and natural.
"Who would have thought Madam Shen had such a background," Zhang Chen thought in surprise.
"The great noble families have long been intertwined, forming a monopoly, giving no chance for ordinary people to rise. For those beneath to rise, how difficult it is. Not just for the Human Race, but also for the Demon Race; any sentient beings with intelligence open to the world are no exception," Tushan Qing commented beside him.
Zhang Chen glanced at Tushan Qing, undoubtedly a noble of the Fox Race; otherwise, with his troublesome nature, he would have long been dealt with.
"What should we do next?" Tushan Qing asked.
Zhang Chen rubbed his head upon hearing: "What else can we do? Wait for the opportunity! Wait until the Shen Family’s blood sacrifice is almost over, wait until those experts fight to mutual exhaustion, and then we seek the chance to first enter that tomb."
"The only variable is Zhang Xiaohua. I don’t know when Zhang Xiaohua will emerge from that treasure tower," Zhang Chen was uncertain about the timing of Zhang Xiaohua’s appearance. If he couldn’t infiltrate the tomb before Zhang Xiaohua came out, he didn’t know what kind of trouble would arise, making it difficult to sneak in at that time.
"Zhang Xiaohua won’t come out until the Tenth Tier deities of the Shen Family have died," Tushan Qing whispered: "As long as we infiltrate before the death of the Shen Family’s Tenth Tier deities, we’ll have succeeded!"
Zhang Chen pondered upon hearing this but did not respond, instead letting his eyes drift over the distant battlefield, where a shocking change was occurring.
In a battle of experts, reversing the situation in an instant can decide victory.
Just as the three Tenth Tier deities and Madam Shen were engaged in a fierce and unresolved struggle, suddenly during a gap, a flash of cold light glimmered from Lord Ma’s sleeve. In Zhang Chen’s shocked gaze, it pierced into Ye Liangchen’s back, directly into his heart, leaving a large hole.
"Lord Ma! What are you doing!!!" Zhou Quan jumped in shock, swiftly retreating from the battlefield, looking at Lord Ma with disbelief.
Vest sighed lightly in response: "I had no choice, Madam Shen is my sister, and the Shen Family offered too much! I couldn’t refuse, so I had to deceive you once!"
