Chapter 258 - 150: The Advent of Gu Sha, an Earth-Shattering Battle

BOOM!!

Two figures suddenly descended upon the sky over Lijing City.

In an instant, the sky transformed. Dark clouds roiled, layers of ink-black clouds like massive mountains blanketing the firmament. The vast, heavy cloud cover stretched over the entirety of Lijing City, spanning hundreds of miles!

The situation shifted as fierce winds howled and dark clouds churned. An invisible, terrifying sense of crisis seemed to descend upon everyone.

"Why is the sky so dark today?"

"Wasn’t it just sunny a moment ago? How did it get so overcast?"

"Useless! Useless! What the hell is the Stargazing Pavilion doing?!"

"Hiss! Why does this weather feel so sinister!"

Countless citizens and Cultivators in Lijing City felt the change in the sky. They all looked up at the oppressive, heavy cloud cover, which felt as if it would collapse upon them at any second, filling them with terror!

"Huh?! Those are human figures!"

Some sharp-eyed Cultivators peered through the dense layers of dark clouds and could faintly make out two shadowy figures.

"Th-this... How is this possible?

What kind of Cultivators could possibly be powerful enough to manipulate the heavens?"

One person, his face a mask of astonishment, voiced his confusion.

Immediately after, that same person’s expression shifted from astonishment to utter disbelief.

His pupils shrank to the size of pinpricks, as if he had witnessed something truly incredible. A look of profound shock spread across his face, and he stammered out, "D... Demon Fiend aura!!"

There, in the sky above,

a tall, powerfully built man with knotted muscles and a pair of dark red eyes was exuding an overwhelming, terrifying Demon Fiend aura that blanketed the entire Lijing City. For a moment, the whole world was filled with dreadful Demon Qi, and the very fabric of space seemed to warp and twist!!

"My heavens!"

"A Gr-Great Demon Fiend is attacking Lijing City!"

"With such a terrifying Demon Fiend aura, can the Royal Family even withstand it?"

From pavilions and towers, in streets and alleyways, someone’s trembling voice could be heard.

"They have to! Even if the Royal Family can’t hold them off, don’t we still have the National Preceptor, Jiang True Monarch? As long as Jiang True Monarch is here, any Demon Fiends or evil spirits will be annihilated!" someone said encouragingly.

Meanwhile,

within the sprawling Imperial Palace of Lijing City, a complex of countless interconnected halls, a dignified, middle-aged man in a Golden Dragon Robe stood in a magnificent chamber. Feeling the terrifying Demon Qi that permeated the sky above, he couldn’t help but feel a tremor of unease.

His expression turned grave as he said in a low voice, "This is... a Tongxuan Level Demon Fiend!"

’When did our Celestial Capital Dynasty ever provoke such a terrifying Demon Fiend?’

’It seems I’ll have to trouble the National Preceptor to intervene.’

But before he could even send a message, Gu Sha, high in the firmament, spoke with a voice like a great bell:

"You wretch! I know you are here. Get out here and face your death!"

The colossal voice shook the heavens and the earth, echoing throughout Lijing City. At the same time, a terrifying Demon Qi surged from his body, making the void itself tremble.

Then, Gu Sha took a step forward, and the void beneath his feet shattered like glass.

With a raise of his hand, he gathered a monstrous amount of Demon Qi, forming a vast, boundless black sea that blotted out the sky. Then, it pressed down through the air, crashing toward the entirety of Lijing City!!

"Is... is Linjing going to be destroyed?!"

"It’s too terrifying!"

In the streets and alleys, from pavilions and towers, and within the palace halls, countless people’s eyes widened as they watched the sky, now covered by the ultimate Demon Qi, press down upon them.

The terrifying Demon Qi, comparable to the Magical Power of the Tongxuan Realm, crushed layer after layer of space.

The dreadful Demon Qi it radiated made people tremble uncontrollably. Their hearts plummeted into a bottomless abyss, as if they were about to be drowned in endless, profound darkness, completely unable to muster any will to resist.

This ultimate Demon Qi, on par with the Magical Power of the Tongxuan Realm, blotted out the sun. Like a boundless black sea, it crushed the void as it bore down to annihilate everyone!! Its monstrous momentum inspired terror and dread in all who witnessed it.

"How dare you!!"

Following the tremendous shout, a dignified, middle-aged man wreathed in a misty glow and flowing with Dao Rhythm descended into the air above Lijing City.

A cold glint flashed in Jiang Qingfeng’s eyes. He circulated a terrifying amount of Magical Power throughout his body, then raised his arm and thrust a palm violently upward.

Instantly, a giant, sky-blotting palm crushed the void and shot upward against the tide. The Blood Evil Dao Rhythm between its five fingers spun with incredible speed, as if containing an entire world-sized sea of blood. The palm expanded for hundreds, even thousands of miles in all directions, and then, wrapped in a vast and mighty momentum, it slammed violently into the black sea of Demon Qi above!!

RUMBLE!!

The two Tongxuan Level techniques, both tyrannical to the extreme, collided violently in midair, instantly creating a world-shaking explosion. Vast swaths of the surrounding space shattered abruptly, and from the rifts of the endless, dark, void-like abyss, an utterly terrifying astral wind escaped.

Layer after layer of chaotic energy currents rushed outward like wild beasts, filling onlookers with dread!

Immediately after,

the terrifying aftershock blasted out in all directions. Even though a Defense Array had already been activated below Lijing City, it was still pulverized as if it were rotten wood.

In that moment, a vast number of buildings collapsed and shattered, and countless innocent citizens were killed by the aftershock for no reason.

But if Jiang Qingfeng hadn’t intervened, Gu Sha’s single strike would have likely wiped Lijing City from existence!

Above, the terrifying black sea of Demon Qi and the monstrous Blood Palm intertwined, their eerie and blood-red glows enveloping the entire world!!

The next instant,

the monstrous Blood Palm, imbued with Blood Evil Dao Rhythm, directly pierced through and shattered the majestic black sea of Demon Qi, then continued onward to crush layer after layer of the void. Between its five fingers, the Dharma Wheel of Blood Evil Dao Rhythm spun and wove, appearing like a world-sized sea of blood as the palm descended to envelop Gu Sha!!