Chapter 322 - 317: Reverse-Slaying a Nascent Soul

Chapter 322: Chapter 317: Reverse-Slaying a Nascent Soul

SWOOSH!

The next moment, Zhang Chi was struck by a Magical Treasure. He tumbled wretchedly through the air, struggling to regain his balance before hastily changing direction and continuing his Flying Escape.

As time passed, the number of Cultivators chasing him grew, soon reaching over a dozen.

In the distance, another twenty or so Cultivators followed in small groups, keeping their distance.

Clearly, all these Cultivators had made Zhang Chi their primary target.

They grew even more excited when they saw him wobbling as if on the verge of collapse.

Some even shifted their vigilance from Zhang Chi to the other Cultivators around them.

WHOOSH!

But at that moment, Zhang Chi suddenly halted his Escape Light. With a wave of his hand, seven dazzling beams of Sword Light shot out violently.

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

Several Cultivators were instantly slain by the Sword Light, unable to react at all.

The Protective Measures they had already activated were utterly useless against the Sword Light.

Even a Middle Grade Magical Treasure would dim instantly and be sent flying upon being struck by the Sword Light.

"This is bad!"

The remaining Cultivators’ faces paled in horror. Only then did they realize there was something very wrong with Zhang Chi.

They immediately tried to flee.

CRACK... CRACK...

But unfortunately, it was already too late.

The Sword Light was as fast as lightning. In the blink of an eye, all the Cultivators who had been following Zhang Chi were slain.

Even the Cultivators further back who had managed to activate their defenses, use a Secret Escape Technique, or even a Teleportation Talisman found it was completely useless.

The Sword Light was simply too fast and too fierce for anyone of the Same Tier to block.

A few Cultivators had life-saving measures like Upper Grade Talisman Treasures, but they had no time to actually activate them.

The Sword Light then split up and shot toward the distant groups. The Cultivators following from afar were also quickly killed.

Most of them were killed without even knowing what had just happened up ahead.

ROAR!

At the same time, Zhang Chi flipped his hand and took out a Magical Treasure, a Long Banner, which he waved fiercely.

A horde of Demon Souls immediately flew out, roaring.

Immediately after, the Sword Light swept back, collecting the Cultivators’ Storage Bags, Magical Treasures, and even their corpses, all of which Zhang Chi took.

Not a single one of their Golden Cores was missed either.

As the Cultivators were being killed, their Golden Cores were seized by the Demon Souls, which directly devoured the Divine Souls within, leaving them no chance to escape.

"Despicable!"

"No, please!"

The Cultivators screamed in terror before they died, filled with regret, but it was far too late.

’Now I’m rich.’

A smile couldn’t help but appear on Zhang Chi’s face.

It was obvious now that Zhang Chi had been feigning his desperate escape from the other Cultivators.

His goal was to let them cluster together, making it easier to wipe them all out in one go.

These Cultivators were at most at the Golden Core Peak. Even with their combined strength, they were no match for Zhang Chi.

After all, Zhang Chi possessed a Six Patterns Golden Core, making him one of the few top prodigies even on a large Oasis.

Not to mention, Zhang Chi had activated the Asura Blood Burning Technique and the Star Sword Essence Technique, and his Star Sword Control Technique had long since reached Perfection.

His Star Sword was also of high quality. Fueled by his powerful Cultivation, it was nigh indestructible.

In addition, the range of Zhang Chi’s Divine Thought was so vast that these Cultivators had nowhere to hide. They couldn’t have escaped even if they tried.

SWOOSH!

Then, Zhang Chi resumed his Flying Escape.

This time, he directly used the Blood Escape Technique. His speed was immense, and in the blink of an eye, he was far away from the black market.

"Junior, you think you can run after slaughtering the innocent? Die!"

But just then, a Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivator wearing a silver mask suddenly appeared and blocked Zhang Chi’s path.

This Nascent Soul Cultivator was the same person who had traded the Tongyou Flower and Moonlight Dew with Zhang Chi earlier.

Clearly, he too had been targeting Zhang Chi for some time.

In fact, it wasn’t just him; the other few Nascent Souls who attended the trade meet felt the same way.

It was just that they hadn’t paid too much attention to Zhang Chi before, and he wasn’t their only target.

When they saw Zhang Chi being besieged by the other Cultivators, they had planned to swoop in and reap the rewards. They never expected Zhang Chi to slaughter all the scheming Cultivators in an instant.

His efficiency was even higher than that of Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivators like themselves.

After all, even they could only hunt two or three Golden Core Cultivators at a time.

Besides, killing too many would inevitably displease some of the Major Immortal Cultivation Influences in Beichen Immortal City.

However, despite their astonishment, they were not afraid. In fact, they grew even greedier and became more determined not to let Zhang Chi go.

In their eyes, no matter how proficient Zhang Chi was at killing Cultivators of the Same Tier, it didn’t prove he could fight above his station.

But they hadn’t expected Zhang Chi’s Blood Escape Technique to be so fast. As a result, only this one Nascent Soul Cultivator was able to intercept him in time.

As the Nascent Soul Cultivator spoke, he unleashed the immense pressure of a Nascent Soul Cultivator, attempting to suppress Zhang Chi.

Next, he prepared to summon his Magical Treasure to deliver the killing blow.

SWOOSH!

But Zhang Chi was completely unaffected and had long been ready to strike. With a wave of his hand, a dazzling, thousand-zhang-long beam of Sword Light appeared in an instant.

The moment the Sword Light emerged, it illuminated the night sky for a thousand li around, as if it were the only thing left between heaven and earth.

"This is bad!"

The Nascent Soul Cultivator’s expression changed drastically in an instant. He was locked onto by the Sword Light and immediately felt a sense of impending doom.

He quickly bit his tongue to clear his head and summoned a mass of seven-colored mist to block in front of him.

At the same time, he circulated his Spiritual Power with all his might, pushing his Magic Robe’s defenses to their absolute limit.

Then, he even took out a stack of High Tier Spirit Talismans, intending to use them.

CRACK!

But by then, the incomparably sharp Sword Light had already slashed down, tearing straight through the seven-colored mist, his Magic Robe, and his Protective Magical Power, obliterating his entire body into a bloody mist with a single strike.

SWOOSH!

Then, a small golden figure shot out from the bloody mist, fleeing into the distance with a panicked expression.

The small golden figure looked like a miniature Cultivator—it was the Nascent Soul of the Nascent Soul True Monarch, who had managed to escape his body in time.

Even so, the Nascent Soul’s aura was faint and unstable; it had clearly been severely damaged by the Sword Light.

The Nascent Soul fled with extreme speed, even faster than Zhang Chi’s Blood Escape, and was far in the distance in an instant.

"Junior, you just wait! I won’t let you go! And you possess a Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure! Once word of this gets out, even if I don’t act, you’ll be hunted to death by countless Nascent Souls!"

The Nascent Soul, perhaps thinking it was safe, shouted angrily as it fled.

ROAR!

But in the next instant, a roar suddenly echoed as a Corpse Puppet appeared out of nowhere right in front of the Nascent Soul.

The Corpse Puppet opened its mouth, and a massive amount of Evil Qi instantly surged out, engulfing the Nascent Soul.

"No!"

The Nascent Soul let out a terrified cry before quickly losing consciousness and being snatched up by the Corpse Puppet.

This Corpse Puppet was, without a doubt, Zhang Chi’s Corpse Puppet No.1, and the Sword Light had been unleashed by Zhang Chi using his Spirit Sword.

He had done this to catch his enemy by surprise and end the fight quickly, ensuring nothing went wrong.

SWOOSH!

Then, the Corpse Puppet took a step, appeared before Zhang Chi, grabbed the shoulder of its master—who had already collected his Spirit Sword and spoils of war—and transformed into a swift black light, vanishing into the night in an instant.

"What happened?"

"Was that fellow Daoist just killed? No way!"

"What a huge chasm! Such powerful Sword Qi! Was that a Top Grade Magical Treasure? Or maybe it was caused by a legendary Celestial Grade Magical Treasure?"

"That ’junior’ wasn’t actually a junior, but a Nascent Soul Powerhouse with a powerful Magical Treasure who was just pretending to be weak?"

The next moment, four streaks of Escape Light flew in, revealing four Cultivators. All of them were Nascent Soul Powerhouses, and among them was even the Elder from the Celestial Secret Pavilion.

Apparently, the beam of Sword Light from before had startled him as well.

Looking at the ten-thousand-zhang-long chasm on the ground, all four Nascent Soul Powerhouses spoke with tones of utter shock.

The three at the Nascent Soul Early Stage, in particular, were terrified in hindsight.

It was a good thing the silver-masked Nascent Soul was the first one to catch up to the target. Otherwise, they might have been the ones who were killed.

That’s right. Sensing the lingering bloody mist in the air, they immediately confirmed that a Cultivator had fallen—and it was precisely the one with the silver mask.

"This person is likely a Nascent Soul Middle Stage powerhouse who possesses a powerful Magical Treasure Flying Sword. That’s why our fellow Daoist was killed in a surprise attack."

"However, that fellow Daoist had ill intentions himself, so he has no one to blame but himself for getting killed."

"Of course, if you wish to pursue the murderer, this old man will not stop you."

The Celestial Secret Pavilion Elder reached this conclusion after some further observation.

Even he felt a sense of relief, glad that he didn’t usually get involved in such matters.

’Otherwise, even I might have been injured in that situation.’

At the same time, he couldn’t help but admire the powerhouse who was pretending to be weak, while also thinking that person was far too ruthless and decisive.

"Senior jests. We were just here to watch the excitement."

"Exactly! We’re not Tribulation Cultivators!"

The three Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivators shook their heads repeatedly, having no intention of chasing after the mysterious expert.

Or rather, they didn’t dare.

After all, they had arrived a step too late and didn’t know the specifics of what had happened. Just by examining the residual Sword Qi at the scene, they couldn’t deduce much.

Although the sword mark was left by a Spirit Sword, Zhang Chi’s Magical Power was Golden Core Magical Power, and the Spirit Sword had no Artifact Spirit. Therefore, judging by the Mighty Power of the attack, they subconsciously assumed it was left by a Nascent Soul Cultivator wielding a powerful Magical Treasure.

After all, that was the more logical explanation.

Besides, they had all scanned Zhang Chi at the trade meet earlier but couldn’t discern his specific Cultivation level.

This was, in fact, one of the reasons they hadn’t chosen to strike immediately.

Furthermore, if the other party had been a Golden Core Cultivator, it would have been impossible for them to disappear so quickly after committing such an act.

As for the Corpse Puppet’s aura, it had been completely shredded by the residual Sword Qi at the scene, so they hadn’t detected it at all.

’I have to start my Cultivation all over again. But it’s fine. I was planning on leaving Beichen Immortal City to find a place to lay low anyway. During this time, I can ride a Floating Airship to travel and slowly recover at the same time.’

Meanwhile, Zhang Chi was already far from Beichen Immortal City. He had Corpse Puppet No.1 pilot the Golden Light Shuttle, carrying him up into the Nine Heavens Gang Wind Layer.

His Spiritual Power had been completely drained by the Spirit Sword once again, causing his Cultivation to plummet wildly.

However, because his original Cultivation was higher and the quality of his Golden Core had been greatly improved, his situation was much better than last time. He still retained a Qi Refining Cultivation level.

At the same time, that last beam of Sword Light was clearly a great deal stronger than the one from years ago.

Then, seeing that the Black Coffin and his powerful Divine Thought ensured Corpse Puppet No.1 showed no signs of losing control, just as he had anticipated, he had the puppet carry him on their journey while he took out his spoils to take stock of them.