txolops Chapter 26 The Cicada Awaits
Chapter 26 The Cicada Awaits
The rocks of Liehuo Ridge were scorching hot, and Huang Chen lay in the shady depths of a crevice, like a piece of dead wood.
The Breath Concealing Technique forcibly suppressed the heartbeat to only once every half incense stick's time, and the blood flow throughout the body was as slow as a swamp.
A sharp sonic boom suddenly echoed from the horizon.
A dozen dazzling sword lights brutally tore through the thick volcanic ash above Blazing Fire Ridge. The sword energy crisscrossed, instantly turning any birds in its path into a bloody mist.
The elderly man at the head of the group wore a dark blue Taoist robe, his beard and hair stood on end, and his eyes gleamed with a terrifying killing intent.
It was Zhao Wuji, the punishment elder of the Xuantian Sect.
Zhao Wuji hovered in mid-air, his gaze dark as he stared at the churning lava pool below, holding a large bronze seal in his hand.
"You beast! You killed my Xuantian Sect disciples, and you still dare to cower here!"
Zhao Wuji pressed his right hand down sharply, and the bronze seal swelled in the wind, instantly transforming into the size of a small mountain. With immense force, it crashed down on the main peak gate of Blazing Fire Ridge.
boom--!
The deafening roar tore apart the entire mountain range.
The main peak was directly leveled by one-third.
Countless boulders, carrying mud, tumbled down and crashed into the lava pool below, igniting towering pillars of fire.
"roar!"
A roar erupted from the depths of the earth, causing the ground within a radius of several miles to tremble violently.
Countless crimson pillars of fire burst through the earth's crust and shot straight into the sky.
The Crimson Flame Demon King's enormous body was bathed in lava as it stepped out into the air.
Its body was covered with thick, crimson scales, and it had a single, dark red horn on its head. Its eyes spewed out tangible fury.
"Where did this trash come from!" The Crimson Flame Demon King's voice boomed like a bell, distorting the surrounding air.
Zhao Wuji was so angry that he laughed instead.
"You dare spout nonsense even when you're about to die? Today, I'll extract your demonic soul and burn it to the heavens!"
There was no further communication between the two sides; one believed the other had killed the sect's elite, while the other believed the other had destroyed a century-old foundation.
The Crimson Flame Demon King opened its mouth wide, and countless demonic flames poured down like a waterfall. These flames were a strange dark red color, and they made a hissing sound as soon as they touched the air.
"Form ranks!" Zhao Wuji shouted sharply.
More than ten elite disciples of the Xuantian Sect quickly dispersed, unleashing their flying swords in unison. The sword light intertwined to form a huge silver sword net, attempting to block the sky full of demonic flames.
But they underestimated the wrath of the Great Demon of Refining Emptiness and Merging with the Dao.
The moment the demonic fire collided with the sword net, three disciples with slightly weaker cultivation levels coughed up blood on the spot.
The flying sword was burned red-hot and completely out of control.
"what!"
Dark red flames spread along the energy, instantly engulfing the three disciples. Before they could even utter a couple of screams, their charred corpses plummeted from mid-air.
"You beast, die!"
Zhao Wuji suddenly bit his tongue, spitting a mouthful of blood onto the bronze seal.
The seal burst forth with dazzling golden light, smashing through the raging demonic flames and heading straight for the Crimson Flame Demon King's head.
The Crimson Flame Demon King roared, neither dodging nor avoiding, and slammed his thick right claw down hard against the seal.
clang--!
The deafening clang of metal shattered the clouds for miles around.
The violent shockwave of spiritual energy spread outwards, leveling all the surrounding rocks and trees.
Huang Chen, at the bottom of the crevice, let the rubble hit his back while staring at the battle in mid-air.
The battle reached its climax.
Five more Xuantian Sect disciples have fallen, and the remaining ones are all wounded, only able to harass the outside with sword techniques.
The Crimson Flame Demon King was also in bad shape, with large areas of its scales falling off, revealing deep, bone-revealing sword wounds crisscrossing its body, and dark red demon blood raining down.
Zhao Wuji had disheveled hair and his Taoist robe was mostly burned, but the killing intent in his eyes grew stronger.
"town!"
Zhao Wuji frantically formed hand seals, pouring all his spiritual power into the bronze seal.
The seal paused abruptly in mid-air, then crashed down with incredible speed.
The Crimson Flame Demon King had just spat out a mouthful of demonic fire, and with his old power gone, he had no time to dodge.
Click!
The seal slammed heavily into the chest of the Crimson Flame Demon King.
A chilling sound of bones cracking rang out. The demon king's hard sternum was smashed open, and the seal became deeply embedded in its flesh.
"roar--!"
The Crimson Flame Demon King let out an extremely shrill scream, and its massive body plummeted to the ground like a kite with a broken string.
Zhao Wuji hovered in mid-air, panting heavily, his face pale, his fingers trembling slightly, as he prepared to take out pills from his storage ring to recover.
Right now.
Huang Chen gripped the Wind-Stabilizing Pearl tightly, his qi and blood surging wildly into it.
The Wind-Stabilizing Pearl emitted a blue halo, and the raging spiritual energy turbulence and the scorching aftershocks of the demonic fire in front of it were forced to the sides like water ripples cleaved by a sharp blade in front of this blue light.
A channel in absolute vacuum is formed instantly.
Huang Chen slammed his legs against the rock wall.
boom!
It shot out through the vacuum channel.
The speed was extremely fast.
While in mid-air, Zhao Wuji only saw a blur before his eyes as a black shadow pounced straight at the falling Crimson Flame Demon King.
"Who is it?!" Zhao Wuji exclaimed in shock and anger.
The primary witch clan battle body was fully activated. Dark golden witch runes emerged from under Huang Chen's skin like living things, instantly covering his entire body. His muscles bulged high, and his bones made a cracking sound like popping beans.
"Who is it?!" Zhao Wuji exclaimed in shock and anger.
The primary witch clan battle body was fully activated. Dark golden witch runes emerged from under Huang Chen's skin like living things, instantly covering his entire body. His muscles bulged high, and his bones made a cracking sound like popping beans.
A surge of violent power coursed through his body, and using the momentum of his fall, he instantly caught up with the heavily injured Crimson Flame Demon King.
A flicker of surprise flashed in the Demon King's crimson eyes, which quickly turned into extreme terror.
Huang Chen twisted his waist suddenly, stretching his right arm backward to its limit.
Seven Forms of Witchcraft: Sky Rift!
All the power and energy in his body converged in his right fist at that moment. The air around his fist was compressed, producing a piercing sonic boom.
"die."
Huang Chen squeezed out a cold word.
With overwhelming force, his right fist slammed into the Crimson Flame Demon King's massive head.
boom--!
The Crimson Flame Demon King, already critically injured and on the verge of death, was completely unprepared and unable to withstand this ferocious attack.
The hard skull exploded like a watermelon.
Red and white brain matter, shattered bone fragments, and scalding demon blood exploded in mid-air in a radial pattern.
Ding!
[Slay a powerful demon at the Void Refinement and Dao Integration stage, gaining 35000 Karma Points!]
The system's cold notification sounded in my mind.
Using the recoil from his punch, Huang Chen suddenly raised his right leg and kicked the demon king's massive headless corpse hard.
The corpse, like a battering ram, crashed down on Zhao Wuji, who was in mid-air.
"How dare you, you brat!"
Zhao Wuji was so angry he almost vomited blood. He never expected that the prey he had fought so hard to kill would be snatched away right under his nose.
He mustered his last remaining magical power, pointed his fingers like a sword, and fiercely slashed at the demon king's corpse that was crashing down upon him.
scoff!
The sword energy cleaved the massive corpse in two.
Blood rained down from the sky.
Visibility was completely obscured by a thick mist of blood.
Taking advantage of this brief cover, Huang Chen suddenly turned back in mid-air and plunged into the bottomless poisonous forest behind Fiery Ridge without looking back.
"Stay here!"
Zhao Wuji roared and with a flick of his sleeve, several sharp sword energies pierced through the blood mist, heading straight for Huang Chen's back.
The sword energy grazed past, leaving afterimages, and severed several towering ancient trees.
Huang Chen crashed heavily into a pile of rotting leaves, rolling and scrambling to dissipate the impact before quickly disappearing into the dense miasma.
Zhao Wuji hovered above the poisonous miasma, looking down at the churning green poisonous fog, his face ashen, the bronze seal in his hand humming with resentment.
Several surviving Xuantian Sect disciples helped each other fly over.
"Elder..."
Zhao Wuji stared intently at the poisonous miasma, his teeth grinding together.