Free Web NovelChapter 3109 Averting the Crisis
There had been a total of twenty Greater Boundless Eternals in Ying Tiansheng's camp. After the deaths of Gu Caozhi and Demon Lord Huyong, there were still eighteen of them including Ying Tiansheng.
Now that they were charging up together to attack, the horror could be imagined. Lin Xun also hadn't expected that the other party would be so decisive and ruthless, even abandoning Four Symbols Heavenly Pass and flying straight out like this.
When he reacted, Ying Tiansheng’s group had already approached. Without hesitation, the first thing he did was turn and flee. If he let them surround him, his life would be forfeited here today.
“Suppress!”
With a wave of Ying Tiansheng's hand, a black copper bell glided out. The void all around with Lin Xun was instantly caged up by a black law power, and he himself stagnated like a fish in frozen water.
However, boom! The imprisoning force was shattered in the next instant. It was Xing Jianxia who had arrived just in time to smash the black imprisoning power with a slash of his sword. The powerful sword intent went on to sweep towards the approaching group of old monsters.
At the same time, Fu Nanli and Daoist Shanfeng rushed up to join Xing Jianxia. Xiao He, on the other hand, used this opening to take Lin Xun and run. The whole thing happened in a flash, so fast that it was unbelievable.
Rumble~~
Xing Jianxia’s trio immediately slowed Ying Tiansheng’s group. However, the latter's counterattacks also shook them. Their qi and blood churned as they staggered. They only felt fortunate that Xiao He had rescued Lin Xun.
“Even if I can't get the brat, I will take your lives, you old bastards!”
Ying Tiansheng's face was seething with murderous rage as he led his group and directed their attention to Xing Jianxia's trio. If nothing unexpected happened, the eighteen of them would be more than enough to trap and kill the latter.
Right at this juncture, Madame Crane shouted, “Everybody, follow me to capture Four Symbols Heavenly Pass!”
Immediately, all the old monsters in the surrounding area moved. Ying Tiansheng's face instantly became incredibly unsightly. It was easy to occupy a Heavenly Pass, but it would be difficult to seize it back!
“Madame Crane, you and your lot are courting death!”
Despite his fury, Ying Tiansheng decisively gave up besieging Xing Jianxia and led his men back to Four Symbols Heavenly Pass.
Xing Jianxia’s party sighed in relief, but they did not leave. Since Madame Crane and others had been so righteous, they needed to make sure that nothing bad happened to their saviors. However, Madame Crane’s group was only halfway to the heavenly pass when they suddenly split up and bolted in different directions.
It was no attempt to capture Four Symbols Heavenly Pass! They had clearly set themselves up as a decoy to pull Xing Jianxia’s group out of danger. Realizing this, Ying Tiansheng was so infuriated that he nearly coughed up blood.
Originally, they had tried a surprise move, confident that even if they couldn't kill Lin Xun, they could still make Xing Jianxia’s party pay a hefty price. However, Madame Crane and her accomplices had ruined it all!
Now, while Four Symbols Heavenly Pass was still under their control, it was no longer possible to deal with Lin Xun’s and Xing Jianxia’s group. Unless...they willingly abandoned Four Symbols Heavenly Pass! But, how could Ying Tiansheng’s group be willing?
“Madame Crane, do you lot want to make a complete enemy out of us?” said Ying Tiansheng after returning to Four Symbols Heavenly Pass, his face blue.
Before, he had been all otherworldly and amiable-looking, but at this moment, his aura was violent and his voice was icy. Even those far away could feel the pressure emanating from his thick killing intent.
"We just don't like your methods. The duels, no matter life-or-death or victory-or-defeat, we will not and cannot intervene. But you old devils are so shameless as to go and bully a young Creation Eternal with numbers. Are you not afraid of heaven's condemnation?" Madame Crane replied with a calm demeanor. Ying Tiansheng and company were indeed frighteningly strong, but she was not scared of them.
Having lived for this long, she and the others could just escape from this Fate Lotus World if worse came to worst. All they would lose was an opportunity to compete for a ticket to the All-Wonder Dominion. It wasn't like they hadn't missed it before...
At her response, Ying Tiansheng's expression twisted even more, so furious that his chest heaved dramatically.
A young Creation Eternal? You make that sound harmless, but what kind of young Creation Eternal can kill the strongest experts of the Greater Boundless Realm?
“Heh, you hit the nail on the head, Madame Crane. One-on-one doesn't work, so they can only resort to such a despicable tactic.” Xing Jianxia sneered. Then, he cupped his fist towards Madame Crane and the others. “Thank you all for your righteous act. I, Xing Jianxia, will never forget this and will definitely repay you one day!”
“This won't make us go easy on you if you at one point occupy a heavenly pass and we try to snatch it from you, you know?” Madame Crane said with a winsome smile.
“We’ll just decide through victory or defeat duels.” Xing Jianxia chortled.
It was then Lin Xun and Xiao He returned together. They both sighed in relief when they saw what was going on.
“However, if our young friend here is the one who occupies a heavenly pass, then we will have to weigh it up.” Madame Crane smilingly looked at Lin Xun, not hiding her heartfelt appreciation.
The crowd around them burst out laughing. As for Ying Tiansheng's group on the distant Four Symbols Heavenly Pass, their faces couldn't be more unbearable to look at.
The deaths of Gu Caozhi and Demon Lord Huyong were a substantial blow to their overall strength, especially the loss of Demon Lord Huyong. Regardless, their lineup remained a very powerful one in the current Fate Lotus World. As long as they stayed inside and guarded the heavenly pass, ordinary cultivators wouldn't dare to come and provoke them.
They only needed to keep this up for ten days. Ten days later, the Fate Lotus Dao Altar would awaken from silence and the law power sealing it would dissipate. At that time, they could compete with the other heavenly passes’ occupiers for the chance to go to the All-Wonder Dominion!
Therefore, Ying Tiansheng's group would never give up on Four Symbols Heavenly Pass at this critical period of time.
“Xing Jianxia, cut the crap. Do you dare to have a life or death duel with me?”
Suddenly, a skinny man in an ink-black robe next to Ying Tiansheng spoke up. His cheeks were sunken, and his eyes were insidious. He carried a pair of huge copper maces on his back, his aura extremely bold and ferocious.
Qiu Fengchi!
Like Demon Lord Huyong, this man was one of Ying Tiansheng's right arms and his combat strength was not any inferior to the former’s.
"Hah, what a stupid thing to say and think I'd fall for it. After I’ve seen Ying Tiansheng cheat and send Demon Lord Huyong in Ning Buqu’s place, I'm worried I'll enter the battlefield of life or death to see that my opponent is someone else entirely." Xing Jianxia laughed, not concealing his sarcasm.
Whether to challenge or not, the initiative was his. However, once the challenge was made, who the other duelist would be was up to Ying Tiansheng.
“What was that? So you're scared of my fellow cultivators?” Qiu Fengchi continued to provoke as he couldn't accept a loss.
This time, Daoist Shanfeng rolled his eyes and stepped in. “Enough bullshit from you already. Since you're not scared, why don't you get down from Four Symbols Heavenly Pass by yourself? If you dare, I promise Xing Jianxia will fight you one-on-one, but do you?”
Qiu Fengchi was stumped. If it was in the battlefield of life or death, others could not get involved. However, if he exited Four Symbols Heavenly Pass alone, he might be besieged during his fight with Xing Jianxia. Ying Tiansheng and the others probably wouldn't be able to come to his aid in time.
Qiu Fengchi's silence evoked a peal of laughter around the field. Even Ying Tiansheng wasn't pleased about Qiu Fengchi's actions and was complaining inside. Why do you still have the leisure to pick a fight in this kind of situation? Look what we have now, couldn't even win a verbal exchange and got laughed at for nothing!
“Let's leave here first.” Xing Jianxia shot Lin Xun a glance. Then, delaying no further, they left.
Madame Crane and the others were not surprised by their choice. After all, Xing Jianxia's force was far below Ying Tiansheng's force in overall power. Lin Xun had only been able to kill Demon Lord Huyong and Gu Caozhi because no one had expected a Creation Eternal like him to be so heaven-defying.
It was different now that everyone understood how terrifying he was. Even if he still had the strength to fight on, Ying Tiansheng’s party wouldn't let themselves be caught off guard like before. In fact, if Lin Xun were to initiate another life or death duel, Ying Tiansheng would probably put himself forward!
“Brother, do we just let them go?” Seeing Lin Xun’s group getting further and further away, Ning Buqu found it somewhat hard to let the matter lie like this.
Ying Tiansheng coldly said, “You wouldn't be here asking this question if I let you fight that duel, no?”
The single sentence rendered Ning Buqu speechless. His face burned red. He was well aware that to Ying Tiansheng, he was far less important than Demon Lord Huyong. If it was possible, Ying Tiansheng would have preferred him to be the one to have died earlier!
“Stop wallowing in your hatred, it won't solve any problem. What we need to do now is hold down Four Symbols Heavenly Pass and win the Fate Lotus Dao Altar.” Taking a deep breath, Ying Tiansheng said with a cold look, “Besides, Xing Jianxia's lot isn't the only mortal enemies we have in this Fate Lotus World!”
He thought of those from the Buddhist Epoch and the Shamanic Epoch. These two camps were no weaker than them, the Demonic Epoch camp.
......
After the time it took to savor a cup of tea, in a vast mountain range hundreds of thousands of miles away from Four Symbols Heavenly Pass...
“Young Friend, you can recuperate at ease here.”
With a wave of their hands, Xing Jianxia and the others built Lin Xun a cavernous abode and set up heavy restrictions around it. Then, they sat down somewhere near to guard him. Lin Xun didn't stand on ceremony. He got inside and sat down cross-legged, casually taking out various divine elixirs and proceeding to absorb them.
The duel with Gu Caozhi hadn't given him a wound, but the duel with Demon Lord Huyong had given him many. Although not fatal, they seriously limited his combat performance. Most importantly, after two fierce fights, he was almost running out of energy.
“Whew~!”
Lin Xun cleared all distracting thoughts and quickly immersed himself in meditation.
As time passed outside, the story of him killing Gu Caozhi and Demon Lord Huyong in succession before Four Symbols Heavenly Pass had been spreading to the rest of the world.
In less than a day's time, all the cultivators across various regions of Fate Lotus World were startled, setting off a storm of uproars.
