novelraw Chapter 372 - 274: Fierce Battle of the Seven Sects! (Part 2)
Chapter 372 - 274: Fierce Battle of the Seven Sects! (Part 2)
"No... it’s not good..."
At this moment, time seemed to slow down, making the process of Murong Hai’s thoughts feel so prolonged.
But this didn’t help him, it only made him feel even more the terror of approaching death, a shadow casting over his heart.
Too fast, unbelievably fast!!
The speed of the enemy attacking from the shadows had already surpassed the speed of his divine thought, leaving him no time to react, not even time to mobilize his magical power!
As he was about to die under this sudden attack from Zhang Yao:
"Buzz!"
The magic robe on his body suddenly shone brightly. Stimulated by the magical power mechanism at close range, it released a human-shaped blue light shield, suspended an inch outside Murong Hai’s body at a critical moment.
"Boom!"
The jade hair ornament on Murong Hai’s head suddenly exploded, and a divine technique that had been solidified through secret techniques automatically triggered, making his figure suddenly blur.
At the brink of life and death, before Murong Hai had time to react, the magical treasures and secret treasures he was wearing and using saved his life.
"Snap!"
Zhang Yao’s seemingly unstoppable palm strike hit that blue shield. It only paused for a fraction of an instant, almost negligible, before breaking through the shield and slashing down.
But it was this trivial time that was enough for Murong Hai to react. He didn’t have time to mobilize his magical power, but instinctively leaned forward slightly.
Thus, Zhang Yao’s palm did not strike his head but landed heavily on his back.
"Pfft!"
Murong Hai spat out blood, his entire body was pounded by the palm, his eyes bulged, blood burst from his ears, and he was sent flying forward, instantly smashing half of the pavilion.
Even the protective and life-saving divine technique left by his father Murong Xiao couldn’t completely neutralize Zhang Yao’s terrifying palm, which was as forceful as thunder.
After the power of Zhang Yao’s ’Wind and Thunder Celestial Fury Divine Palm’ was mostly countered by the ’Celestial Void Free Body’, the remaining palm force still severely injured Murong Hai, not only breaking his spine but also rupturing his internal organs. If he hadn’t been wearing a top-grade magic robe, his chest might have been pierced by this strike.
And as he was sent flying, Murong Hai didn’t even have the time to feel anger or hatred, his mind filled with the relief of escaping death and surviving the catastrophe.
This incredibly long instant finally passed.
"What?!"
As Murong Hai was blasted away, Murong Xiao was the first to react, shocked to the extreme, his thoughts momentarily halted:
"A sneak attack?! How is this possible?!"
The headquarters of the Seven Sects Alliance is protected by a fourth-grade array!
A fourth-grade array and restriction involve powers above the Nascent Soul level, starting to slightly involve the power of space.
Such abilities include modifying a natural spatial secret realm, completely isolating and sealing space inside and outside, or initially compressing and expanding space for small-scale movement, which can only be achieved by a fourth-grade array.
The array at the Seven Sects Alliance headquarters, although not meant for internal use, wouldn’t change its nature, how could anyone have infiltrated inside without breaking it?!
"Damn it!"
The situation changed suddenly, and Murong Xiao had no time to ponder why, the shocking thought flashed by, and his body instinctively rushed out.
"A Hai!!"
His escape light was extremely fast, arriving after the fact, and in a moment, he caught the blasted Murong Hai, pulling him into his arms.
With a sweep of his divine thought, Murong Xiao detected that his son’s injuries were unexpectedly severe. He immediately infused magical power to help Murong Hai stabilize the injuries, while his heart was filled with extreme rage:
"Qingxu! You’re courting death!"
Zhang Yao hadn’t bothered to conceal his appearance, so Murong Xiao immediately identified who launched the sneak attack, locking onto him with his divine thought.
But when the feedback from his divine thought came, it caught him by surprise.
In the brief moment he went to catch Murong Hai and help stabilize his injuries, Zhang Yao had already killed two more people!
His escape light was extremely fast, leveraging the element of surprise, moving through the Seven Sects Alliance headquarters, his body a formless embodiment of wind and thunder, surrounded by azure and purple light. As he charged up, in just a moment of mixed punches and palm strikes, he could kill a Golden Core cultivator!
While large-scale divine techniques wield immense power that may be dodged or survived using secret treasures or divine techniques, this upfront, brutal close combat left no room for luck!
A single strike of fist or palm, with the horrifying power of wind and thunder fury, unleashed completely within the true body dharma form, these early-stage and middle-stage Golden Core cultivators were as fragile as eggs, inevitably getting hurt upon contact, death unavoidable upon impact!
Such overwhelming, fearsome might could strike terror and trembling into ordinary Golden Core cultivators!
"Zizla..."
As dazzling lightning surged, the unfortunate victim targeted by Zhang Yao’s assault didn’t even have time to utter a scream before turning into a pile of charcoal!
But his advantage of surprise ended here.
Within a brief moment, the remaining Golden Core cultivators had already reacted, rapidly flying out from their respective guarded nodes and rushing toward Murong Xiao.
"It’s Elder Qingxu!"
"Kill him!!"
While converging from all directions toward the center, they executed various techniques, activating magical treasures, and unleashing divine techniques, attacking Zhang Yao from every angle.
The Golden Core cultivators were far from foolish. Having witnessed Zhang Yao’s strength and methods firsthand, they immediately assessed the current situation — if they stayed at their original nodes, they would certainly be defeated individually!
Only by centering around Murong Xiao, providing mutual support and coordination, could they truly leverage their numbers for a chance at victory!
Yet even though they reacted swiftly, they still underestimated Zhang Yao’s strength!
"Swoosh!" "Boom!" "Zing!"...
Many magical treasures and divine techniques, under the control of their respective wielders, besieged Zhang Yao from all angles, effectively forming a tight and seamless net, coordinating very closely with each other.
But, the problem is, their positions at various key nodes differ, some are just a few miles from Zhang Yao, while others are over ten, or even dozens of miles away.
The differing spatial distances, coupled with the fact that many Golden Core cultivators didn’t actually practice the battle array combined attacks, only relying on past experience in magical battles to cooperate, even after deliberate adjustments, still left gaps and flaws.
And as Zhang Yao swept his divine thought across, he instantly seized those flaws and gaps, never missing any opportunity.
"Zoom!"
He transformed into a dazzling white arc of light, twisting multiple times in mid-air in a flash, naturally and effortlessly, like a mountain goat hanging its horns, avoiding the sharp edges of all the divine techniques and magical treasures.
Flying swords, seals, copper mirrors... seven or eight magical treasures, several slaughter divine techniques, none could even brush against his robe.
It was as if he passed through a forest of flowers without letting a single leaf touch him; at this moment, those powerful magical treasures and divine techniques seemed like mere background decoration for him, allowing him to pass freely and unimpeded.
"What? This..."
This scene made many Golden Core cultivators shocked and pale.
"How is this possible?!"
A middle stage Golden Core elder from the Changluo Xu Clan, his eyes widened in disbelief.
He diligently studied the clan’s Sword Dao Secret Manual; his flying sword could take a head two hundred miles away, and at full force, his natal flying sword transformed into a flow of sword qi, surpassing the speed of fivefold thunder, able to cross five or six hundred meters in an instant!
Many early stage Golden Core cultivators, without powerful divine techniques and ancestral magical treasures, couldn’t even take his full-force sword; the sharpness of a sword cultivator’s slaughter can be seen!
Yet, in that instant of a turn, even if he risked his life with his natal flying sword, he couldn’t even catch up to the opponent’s escape light!
"The speed of this person’s escape light probably exceeds eightfold thunder..."
At this moment, many Golden Core cultivators even felt a hint of horror in their hearts!
Just this escape light speed, innately puts him in an invincible position; if he doesn’t want to fight but chooses to escape directly, who can stop him?
If this person breaks out of the encirclement and escapes, then the Seven Sects Alliance will never have peace in the future!
"Oh no!!"
Murong Xiao instantly realized the severe situation — the Seven Sects Alliance’s Golden Core cultivators were indeed numerous but couldn’t pose much threat to the opponent.
Without enough heavyweight fighters to entangle the opponent, the opponent can come and go freely, breaking through the encirclement effortlessly!
"Quickly retreat!"
The situation was urgent, and Murong Xiao didn’t even care about his son, directly casting forward, transforming into an arc of light, attacking Zhang Yao!
He never lacks decisiveness in his heart; if this moment they don’t desperately remove this major enemy, what good end could their Seven Sects Alliance expect?
"Cough, cough..."
The severely injured Murong Hai kept coughing blood, barely stabilizing his escape light, intending to retreat first, distancing himself from the battlefield, to avoid being a burden to his father.
Yet, just as Murong Xiao charged at Zhang Yao, attempting to entangle him and create opportunities for many Golden Core cultivators:
"Boom!!"
After a heaven-shattering, earth-cracking explosion, the pale gold light curtain was blasted into tatters, completely collapsing!
Without many Golden Core cultivators stationed at the critical nodes, relying only on those Foundation Establishment cultivators and Qi Refining cultivators, the entire array was merely an empty shell, easily shattered by a single divine technique from the Nether Abyss Ancestor!
"Whoosh..."
Billowing black mist gushed out, soaring into the sky, like an enraged dragon wreaking havoc in all directions.
The Nether Abyss Ancestor broke free and stormed out of Mo Yuan!
"Hahaha..."
Amidst long laughter, the Nether Abyss Ancestor swept his divine thought across the field, the aura of Golden Core Perfection pressing towards all directions without restraint.
"Swoosh!"
After a sweep of his divine thought, he unhesitatingly transformed into a black light, attacking Murong Xiao, even abandoning the seriously injured Murong Hai, which seemed easily attainable nearby!
In just an instant, he discerned the key to the situation on the field; as long as he killed the core opposing force, Murong Xiao, those remaining, in disarray, could never stand against him and Zhang Yao!
People like Murong Hai can be dealt with later, but missing this opportunity would never come again!
"Oh no! It’s the Nether Abyss Ancestor!"
"Damn it!"
At this moment, many Golden Core cultivators’ expressions changed!
Just the Elder Qingxu was already fearsome and difficult to deal with, yet troubles came in succession, as the Nether Abyss Ancestor also broke through his cultivation and appeared boldly at the Realm of Golden Core Perfection!
But after the Nether Abyss Ancestor made his decision, the real danger was with Murong Xiao!
"Zoom!"
Zhang Yao also seized this opportunity, breaking away from the encirclement of many magical treasures and divine techniques, and at the first moment, turned his escape light to attack Murong Xiao!
In just an instant, Murong Xiao fell into a perilous situation, assailed by Zhang Yao and the Nether Abyss Ancestor from back and front!
The battlefield situation for the Seven Sects Alliance had already become precarious!