Chapter 636: The Thunder Hammer’s Fearsome Might

Chapter 636 -305: The Thunder Hammer’s Fearsome Might

The moves were clearly just wild swings, yet they created an unbeatably suffocating pressure!

“Hmph!” Zhang Daozong’s brow furrowed. He shot dozens of feet to the side, evading the hammer’s deadly edge.

He then swung his Longsword with extreme speed. The auras of the Heaven Realm and the Earth Realm surged and converged, instantly forming a Mental Realm Longsword of Heaven and Earth.

Although it was only a combination of the Second Layer Heaven Sword Intent and the First Layer Earth Realm Sword Intent, its power had nearly doubled!

SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!

The Mental Realm Longsword slashed ferociously at Chen Cheng, who was right on his heels!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Amidst the violent roars, Chen Cheng—hammer and all—was sent flying!

Having gained the upper hand, Zhang Daozong pressed his advantage. He unleashed his entire body’s Qi Blood Power, his Primordial Gang True Force surging wildly as he shot forward in pursuit of Chen Cheng.

In mid-air, his Longsword once again madly condensed the aura of the Heaven and Earth Realm. The resulting Mental Realm Longsword erupted with monstrous power, faintly locking onto Chen Cheng and leaving him no escape!

But Chen Cheng clearly had no intention of fleeing. After all, those last two hammer strikes had just been a small test, a trial to see what kind of power his own physique could unleash when combined with the Military Dao Combat Killing Hammer.

He was quite satisfied with the results. Relying on the Military Dao Combat Killing Hammer and his full physical strength alone, he could unleash power comparable to a Realm Power value of three thousand.

It was enough to overwhelm Zhang Daozong’s Second Layer Heaven Realm when channeled through the Pseudo-Spiritual Sword, though it was still slightly inferior to his Pseudo-Spiritual Artifact-enhanced Heaven and Earth Realm combination.

But this had clearly given Zhang Daozong the wrong impression!

He actually thought his combined Realm was enough to crush Chen Cheng!

‘In that case, let’s try pairing the True Intent of Heaven and Earth with the Military Dao Combat Killing Hammer!’

Chen Cheng landed on a massive boulder and whipped around. The Military Dao Combat Killing Hammer abruptly swelled to the size of two millstones, its handle lengthening to over ten feet as he gripped it with both hands!

Streams of Heaven and Earth Origin Qi converged upon it. Thunder Arcs flickered across the Military Dao Combat Killing Hammer as it radiated an utterly terrifying pressure!

The very air for dozens of feet around seemed to freeze under this pressure, becoming utterly still!

“I’ll crush you to death!”

Chen Cheng’s gaze was profound as he cracked a slight grin.

“True Intent of Heaven and Earth!”

Sensing the utterly suffocating pressure, Zhang Daozong’s pupils contracted violently, and his blood ran cold.

‘What kind of terrifying monster have I provoked?’

He had only one thought now: ‘Run! I have to run now!’

He stopped dead in his tracks and violently swung his Longsword, loosing several bolts of light from his combined Sword Intent. Pushing his Primordial Gang True Force to its absolute limit, Zhang Daozong fled at top speed in the opposite direction!

But by the time he reacted, it was obviously too late!

BOOM!

Shattering the boulder beneath him, Chen Cheng shot forward like a meteor chasing the moon.

He held the Military Dao Combat Killing Hammer as if to throw it, its massive head leading the charge. Wreathed in the Wind and Thunder Power, it easily shattered the bolts of light from Zhang Daozong’s attack.

VMMMM!!

The Military Dao Combat Killing Hammer’s momentum, rather than decreasing, actually increased, making the very air tremble!

An observer would have seen Chen Cheng’s body being dragged along by the Military Dao Combat Killing Hammer at extreme speed.

In the night sky, it would have truly looked like a meteor, complete with a tail, streaking across the firmament.

Its speed was several times faster than Zhang Daozong’s!

Zhang Daozong sensed the mortal danger. A chill shot down his spine, and his hair stood on end.

While unleashing all his Qi Blood Power in a desperate flight for his life, he hastily pulled a Jade Talisman from his robes and slapped it onto his body!

VMM!

The Jade Talisman instantly shattered, transforming into a pale yellow, circular shield that materialized behind him, radiating a powerful, earthy aura.

BOOM!

The Military Dao Combat Killing Hammer smashed into the shield, unleashing a heaven-and-earth-shaking roar!

The shield shattered instantly!

Zhang Daozong was sent flying dozens of feet like a kite with a cut string. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and his face went deathly white. His eyes, now leaking blood, were wide with absolute horror.

But the horror quickly vanished, replaced by a dull, lifeless gray.

‘To think he actually had a Life-Saving Talisman Treasure. And here I was, holding back, afraid I’d blast him to smithereens with one strike!’

Recalling the Military Dao Combat Killing Hammer, Chen Cheng shook his head slightly.

The shield produced by the Jade Talisman Zhang Daozong used at the last moment was capable of blocking an attack with a Realm Power value of three thousand. It was truly a rare treasure!

‘Whoa! Turns out Zhang Daozong wasn’t poor after all!’

After a few quick flashes of movement, Chen Cheng had looted a good number of treasures from Zhang Daozong’s corpse. A faint smile returned to his face.

Two Secret Manuals, a pile of silver coins, Medicinal Materials, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and even two Source Crystal Jades and two Low Grade Marrow Cleansing Pills.

He stored the looted items in his ring’s space, but the Pseudo-Spiritual Sword wouldn’t fit.

‘Carrying this Pseudo-Spiritual Sword is really inconvenient. Besides, the grotto-heaven is full of all sorts of top-tier Medicinal Materials and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects. There’s a limit to what I can carry; I’ll need to make some trade-offs.’

‘Ah, whatever. It’s loot I worked hard to get. I’ll keep it for now.’

After a moment of hesitation, Chen Cheng finally picked up Zhang Daozong’s Pseudo-Spiritual Sword and dashed toward the interior of Lake Heart Island with a few leaps.

「Two hours later.」

The sky gradually darkened as the sun set and the moon and stars rose.

The sky visible within the grotto-heaven was not that of the outside world. Instead, an Array drew upon the power of celestial Circulation to form a star-curtain barrier overhead, simulating daylight, the four seasons, and various other astronomical phenomena.

Chen Cheng strode into a cave, shouldering a Tier Five Demon Crocodile that was over twenty feet long.

He then built a bonfire deep inside the cave and began roasting the Demon Crocodile Meat.

Lake Heart Island was not large, with a radius of only a few miles, but it was home to many powerful Demon Beasts.

The Tier Five Demon Crocodile Chen Cheng had hunted was incredibly powerful. An ordinary Perfect Martial Artist of the Organ Refining Realm would not necessarily be its match.

As for the Kan Palace Array Hub, Chen Cheng had searched the entire Lake Heart Island but found no trace of it.