Free Web NovelChapter 76: Chapter 76: The General Assault Begins and Retribution Points Surge
"From Dark Energy to Transforming Force, they have people at every level."
Zhang Fan couldn’t help but add, "But their actual strength is completely disproportionate to their cultivation realms. Someone at just the Dark Force First Layer can unleash the power of the Third or Fourth Layer. They’re impervious to weapons, like zombies, which makes them incredibly difficult to fight. We clashed with them a month ago."
"Oh?"
Chen Xuan frowned.
He’d heard something similar from Li Changsheng.
"What about their leader’s strength?"
Chen Xuan asked.
"They’re led by the Four Great Kings, every one of them a great master of the True Qi Realm. The Wang family’s own experts are handling them personally. To deal with those four fiends, the Wang family sent out an exceptionally talented expert.
Below the Four Great Kings, there’s also a Saintess. She’s at the Transforming Force Ninth Layer and has had her blood replaced with that of a top-tier demon beast, so not even Gang Energy Realm masters can injure her. She can also communicate with the Evil God. Once she invites the Evil God to possess her body, she can unleash power equivalent to the Second or Third Layer of the Gang Energy Realm."
Zhang Fan said quickly, "However, the Wang family is handling the Saintess as well. We just need to focus on rounding up the other cultists and making sure none of them escape!"
"What’s the Saintess’s name? How can we be sure she won’t blend into the crowd and escape during the chaos?"
Chen Xuan asked.
"The Wang family gave us a portrait. Her name is Li Feiyan. It’s right here."
Zhang Fan took out a scroll and respectfully handed it to Chen Xuan.
Chen Xuan took the scroll and gently unrolled it.
An exceptionally beautiful woman came into view. She wore a red dress, her features exquisite, her skin like jade. She had a full head of jet-black hair, and the corners of her lips were turned up in a sweet smile that seemed capable of seducing one’s very soul. She possessed a heart-wrenching beauty.
’Just from the portrait, it’s clear she’s one of the world’s rare beauties.’
"A true she-devil!"
Chen Xuan remarked.
’So beautiful.’
’And she has the strength of the Gang Energy Realm!’
’Her physical body is that strong, too!’
’Who could possibly resist her?’
"Word from the Wang family is that this Saintess is also an expert in the arts of bewitchment. They’ve ordered us to fire a signal the moment we spot her. We must not, under any circumstances, confront her alone."
Zhang Fan said.
"Understood."
Chen Xuan responded.
’I wonder how many retribution points killing someone like her would yield.’
As they were talking, a brilliant flare suddenly shot into the sky in the distance. With a BANG, it exploded, leaving a glittering, crimson mark against the sky.
"That’s the Wang family’s signal! The all-out attack is starting!"
Zhang Fan’s pupils shrank as he cried out in alarm.
Everyone from Celestial Wolf Valley shot to their feet, quickly gathering and looking toward the direction the flare came from.
After the first signal appeared, more flares shot up from every other direction, one after another. They exploded in the air, painting the sky with a rainbow of colors.
They were responding to the call.
Confirming they had received the signal and were on the move.
Otherwise, when the Wang family came looking for answers later, no one would be able to save them.
"Chief, we need to send our signal too!"
Zhang Fan immediately took out a signal flare the Wang family had given them in advance and handed it to Chen Xuan.
Without hesitation, Chen Xuan took out a fire starter and lit the fuse.
Instantly, an emerald green light soared into the sky and exploded.
With no more hesitation, everyone let out a great roar and charged toward the mountain peak ahead.
Chen Xuan led the charge, dashing forward ahead of everyone.
’He was eager to see just how many retribution points he could get from killing these cultists.’
By the time they charged from the valley up to the summit, the entire mountain was already a chaotic mess.
Figures were everywhere, their shouts and cries of battle echoing.
It seemed the forces from other directions, who were closer, had already engaged the cultists.
"Charge!"
"Kill!"
BANG BANG BANG BANG...
CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG...
The moment they arrived, they saw a group of cultists with bloodshot eyes, withstanding attacks from masters who outnumbered them severalfold. Fearless and seemingly impervious to weapons, they were charging outward.
Any weapon, fist, or foot that struck them produced a metallic clang.
They seemed to feel no pain, never dodging or flinching. Each one was tall and built like a bronze pillar, a sinister and terrifying sight.
A single one of them was often enough to throw a crowd into disarray.
Further in the distance, an even more terrifying roar erupted, like a series of cannonballs exploding one after another.
They could vaguely make out a woman in a white dress. Her age was indeterminable, but her beauty was peerless and her aura ethereal. Her body was enveloped in powerful True Qi as she clashed with four burly, iron-pillar-like figures at the very summit.
Those four figures were, without exception, also shrouded in incredibly potent True Qi fluctuations.
Every time they clashed with the woman, the impact sent shockwaves blasting out in all directions.
The terrifying True Qi fluctuations swept through the area like an autumn wind scattering leaves, instantly blowing apart anyone who dared to get close.
Bodies were torn apart as if they were made of paper, sending blood and gore flying through the air.
Even massive boulders weighing thousands of pounds were sent flying.
"True Qi..."
Chen Xuan’s expression was grim.
’Truly powerful!’
’If I’m not mistaken, that woman in the white dress must be the infamous madwoman of the Canglan Wang Clan.’
’A True Qi Realm master at only thirty-six!’
’And those four burly, inhuman monsters must be the Four Great Kings of this cult!’
Suddenly, Chen Xuan looked in another direction.
A fierce battle had also erupted in another direction, where seven or eight Gang Energy Realm masters were clashing intensely.
Waves of powerful Gang Energy continuously swept across the area.
The vast mountain peak was a scene of utter chaos.
"Die!"
BOOM!
Suddenly, a red-eyed cultist charged right up to Chen Xuan and threw a vicious punch at his chest. However, before the cultist’s fist could land, Chen Xuan’s own fist had already smashed into the man’s forehead. With a CRACK, the cultist’s head exploded, sending blood and brain matter flying.
His body flew backward like a kite with a snapped string, crashing heavily in the distance.
[You have killed a cultist of the Dark Force Realm. Retribution points +1000!]
Chen Xuan frowned slightly.
’That’s not very high.’
’About the same as a regular master of the Dark Force Realm.’
’I thought there would be a bonus.’
’It seems their status as cultists doesn’t provide any kind of boost.’ freēwēbηovel.c૦m
Chen Xuan stopped hesitating. He stepped forward and began to strike out repeatedly. To him, these cultists, who were so difficult for others to kill, were as easy to swat as mosquitos; none could withstand a single blow.
No matter how ferocious, tough, or fearless they were, a single palm strike from Chen Xuan sent them flying. Their heads exploded, their bones shattered, or their bodies simply burst apart.
BAM BAM BAM BAM...
AAAAHHHH...
[...Retribution points +800!]
[+1000!]
[+800!]
...
Line after line of text floated into view.
"Kill!"
"Don’t let any of these cultists get away!"
"Don’t let a single one escape!"
"Surround them! Quickly, surround them!"
Chaotic shouts echoed from all directions.
The entire summit was a chaotic mess.
Just as reinforcements from all sides charged up the mountain and began to encircle the enemy, disaster struck!
With a deafening BOOM, the ground shook and the mountains trembled as an immense and terrifying inferno erupted.
It was like a volcanic eruption, or a magnitude-eight earthquake...
The entire mountaintop was rocked by terrifying explosions. The sound was shrill and ear-splitting as severed limbs and body parts were sent flying everywhere.
Even massive boulders weighing tons were blown to smithereens.
Even Chen Xuan’s expression changed. He quickly covered his head and dove for cover.
"Fuck!"
’Explosives!’
