SEC Chapter 120 Unstoppable
Chapter 120 Unstoppable
"You vixen, I've finally recognized you! You are Dong Wan, the new sect leader of the Qiankun Sect, one of the three great Daoist sects!" Gu Changpeng roared as he cast his spell.
Holding a knife in her left hand and a shield in her right, clad in golden chainmail, Dong Wan fought fiercely against dozens of Wudang disciples without being at a disadvantage. Upon hearing that Gu Changpeng had recognized her, she disdained to conceal it and loudly proclaimed:
"You old scoundrel! As the Grand Elder of the Wudang Sect, you've been associating with that demonic cultivator An Lushan in this secret realm, slaughtering mortals and wreaking havoc on the court! I'll tell the world about this when I return to the sect, and let everyone see the sinister face of your Wudang Sect!"
Hearing this, Gu Changpeng became even angrier and retorted, "You call yourself a greenhorn and a brat? You think you're worthy to point fingers at an old man like me? This cultivation world is not for a junior like you to be so arrogant!"
Taking advantage of Dong Wan's inability to break free from her battle with Gu Changpeng, Chen Tianfan quickly approached and thrust his spear into Dong Wan's thigh with all his might!
But the instant the spear tip pierced through, a ball of black flame instantly ignited from Dong Wan's body, quickly spreading along the spear shaft towards Chen Tianfan's arm!
How could she not know that her defenses still had blind spots? She had already covered her entire body with a layer of her own Yin-Yang Elixir Fire, a top-level Dao technique that only the sect master and elders of the Qiankun Dao Sect were qualified to learn.
Chen Tianfan realized that the flames had only burned his sleeves, so he immediately withdrew his spear and switched to using ranged spells to attack, slowly depleting Dong Wan's spiritual power and the durability of the defensive magic items on her body, just like the other disciples.
The shockwaves generated by the battle between the two sides leveled the entire back garden of the imperial palace. In the distance, An Lushan was hiding in a side hall, meditating to recover his magical power.
Just then, as Dong Wan unleashed a massive sword strike, cleaving the distant palace in two, the ground began to tremble violently. The surrounding palaces collapsed one after another, and the deafening noise startled An Lushan from his meditation.
“This…” An Lushan suddenly stood up. She felt the ground and sky trembling, and the whole world was beginning to collapse. She immediately understood what was happening.
“I was going to leave here as soon as possible, but I ran into the Wudang Sect fighting amongst themselves, so I took advantage of the chaos to escape…” An Lushan was about to get up and try to get away from here when the gold ring on her finger suddenly started to move.
The ring, which had been cold, began to get hotter and hotter until it was as hot as red-hot iron. An Lushan screamed as he was burned, and he ripped the gold ring off and threw it to the ground.
"Damn it! What's going on?" Just as she was about to go forward to check, the golden ring suddenly emitted light, and the Ten Thousand Souls Banner inside it popped out uncontrollably.
The once dark green banner of ten thousand souls has now turned completely orange-red, and the patterns of vengeful spirits carved on it have all disappeared.
An ominous premonition came over him, and An Lushan immediately leaped backward. Sure enough, the next moment a long sword burning with purple flames flew out from the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and swiftly stabbed towards An Lushan!
"?!!" An Lushan's right hand transformed into a sharp claw, knocking the flying sword away with a single strike. Despite her swift action, she was still inevitably burned by the purple flames swirling around the blade.
Ignoring the pain, she looked sharply at the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and saw a person slowly walking out from it. The long sword that had been knocked away in mid-air returned to that person's hand. It was Zhang Yunling!
"Li Changgeng?! How come you weren't refined?!" An Lushan stared at him in disbelief, but seeing the wounds and bloodstains on his face, and remembering that the Ten Thousand Soul Banner had turned orange-red, she understood the reason to some extent.
"Hmph, you're lucky to be alive, you unkillable cockroach! I'm just unlucky that this Ten Thousand Soul Banner was only recently made and is still in its initial stage, otherwise I would have turned you into a vengeful ghost and used you for my purposes!" An Lushan cursed a few times, then raised his hand and used his telekinesis to pull the gold ring that had fallen to the ground back into his hand.
Zhang Yunling licked the blood from the corner of his mouth and said in a deep voice, "Your world within the banner is truly a blessed land. I find it very enjoyable to cultivate here."
Seeing Zhang Yunling radiating murderous aura and approaching with killing intent with every step, An Lushan subconsciously swallowed hard, cold sweat beading on her forehead. She knew very well the current situation; the pillar of this secret realm had been destroyed, and she could not linger in battle. She had no choice but to hurriedly turn around and flee in a sorry state.
"Little Zhang, what are you going to do now?" A voice came from the wine gourd at Zhang Yunling's waist.
"Elder Lu, is this illusion about to collapse?" Zhang Yunling looked up at the sky, and the entire sky began to tear apart, splitting into several huge sections like a jigsaw puzzle.
"Presumably, you have slain enough vengeful spirits within the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, completed the trial, and gained the approval of the Immortal Sword. In that case, the illusion has no further purpose," the gourd said.
Zhang Yunling frowned at this moment because he saw various colored lights flashing in the distant sky, a scene formed by a large number of magical attacks gathered together.
Just then, this world finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed completely.
As heaven and earth dissipated, all the ruins of the imperial city and the mountains of corpses and seas of blood turned into specks of light and vanished. Zhang Yunling finally saw the Wudang Sect and Dong Wan fighting over there, as well as a group of Qiankun Dao disciples lying unconscious on the ground not far away.
At this moment, the surrounding area was filled with elders and disciples from various sects, including the Sanqing Sect, the Quanzhen Sect, and clans from Chang'an City...
Everyone was originally in the center of the Immortal Ruins, trying to leave, but as the secret realm collapsed, the cultivators who were originally in the secret realm returned to the Immortal Ruins.
On the ground, the Quanzhen Sect members immediately recognized the person in mid-air. Ren Jixing excitedly shouted, "Junior Brother! Why did you take so long to come back!"
Zhu Yi, standing behind them, was shocked because he saw Zhang Yunling's severed left arm.
"Look! It's Brother Yun Ling!" A sweet shout suddenly came from afar. It turned out that Lin Wan'er had brought the Thief Heaven Sect here as well.
No matter how noisy it was below, Zhang Yunling's gaze was fixed on Dong Wan, who was surrounded and unable to escape in the distance. Sensing that the other party's spiritual power was gradually weakening, he suddenly burst out with a strong killing intent, and the long sword in his hand also lit up with a dazzling golden-red light!
In this dimly lit immortal ruin, he seemed to transform into a scarlet sun, and everyone around him felt the intense murderous aura emanating from Zhang Yunling.
Gu Changpeng, who was far away, reacted quickly. Seeing that Zhang Yunling's sword was about to fall, he summoned his magic weapon, the Golden Bell Shield, and rushed into the air to crash head-on into Zhang Yunling's Immortal Sword!
Upon making contact, Gu Changpeng realized something was amiss. This young man seemed to have undergone a complete transformation, his strength being entirely different from the battle in the secret realm.
As the two clashed head-on, the resulting shockwaves transformed into towering waves that swept across the land, sending sand and stones flying everywhere. Ren Tianxiong and Ming Shan quickly cast defensive spells to protect their disciples, while Zhou Hanping, the Great Protector of the Thief Heaven Sect, also hurriedly cast a spell to protect Lin Wan'er.
Everyone looked up at the sky, where the two were still locked in a stalemate. Gu Changpeng then spoke up, "Instead of wasting your time fighting me here, you might as well go after that little brat An Lushan. Her magical treasures are far more valuable than ours!"
Zhang Yunling remained silent. His muscles gradually bulged, tearing his blood-stained robes and revealing his battered body, making him appear even more unstoppable!
At this moment, he was like a war god descending to earth, gradually overpowering Gu Changpeng. Even the supposedly indestructible Golden Bell Shield began to tremble, as if even this magical treasure was afraid of Zhang Yunling's overwhelming killing intent.
Dong Wan, who was some distance away, managed to escape the Wudang Sect's siege. She wiped the blood from her face with her sleeve and looked at Zhang Yunling in the distance, only to hear him angrily say:
"Whether it's you, Gu Changpeng, or that An Lushan, whether it's the grudge of losing an arm back then or bullying the weak with numbers now, I will repay this debt in blood with this sword!!"