Chapter 296 - 268: Primordial Bright Moon Battles the Old Ancestor

Chapter 296: Chapter 268: Primordial Bright Moon Battles the Old Ancestor

The sudden flash of sword light startled everyone.

In that instant, everyone’s vision was filled with nothing but this single sword strike. The sword light was as faint as a firefly, but as it streaked across the sky, it was like a comet striking the moon—unstoppable. Leaving a trail of afterimages, it shot into the center of the field in a mere moment, moving at a speed beyond imagination.

The hair on Gu Xingkong’s body stood on end.

He had been in Cultivation for over two hundred years, yet he had never seen such ferocious Swordsmanship. His instincts screamed at him that this attack was immensely powerful and could not be blocked head-on!

"Fellow Daoist Gu! Be careful!"

As the warning cry rang out, Gu Xingkong pushed his True Essence to its absolute limit.

He twisted his body violently, narrowly dodging the attack in a perilous maneuver. However, a Major Cultivator behind him was not so lucky. At the critical moment of life and death, he cupped his right hand and swiftly threw out a large, white porcelain bowl.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Clapping his hands together, he rapidly cast a series of Protective Techniques, which formed a multi-colored barrier of light.

But the Firefly-like sword light sliced right through. Neither the dazzling Protective Magic nor the strange-looking white porcelain Magical Artifact bowl could stop it at all.

PFFT—

It passed through as easily as splitting bamboo, completely unimpeded.

The sword light entered through his brow, carried splattering blood with it, and exited directly from the back of his skull. Before everyone’s disbelieving eyes, the Major Cultivator’s body shuddered violently. His head lolled to the side, and he plummeted into the night like a kite with a snapped string.

"Yangtong!"

Jin Chaoheng cried out in anguish. The Major Cultivator who had died was his son, Jin Yangtong.

Gu Xingkong was drenched in a cold sweat.

’If that last strike had hit me, even I would have been severely injured.’

"..."

Meng Qianxun turned to look at Chen Yin. ’Among all the people I know, there isn’t a single person with Swordsmanship this ferocious. Could the attacker be a friend of the Great Chen Royal Family?’

In his confusion, he saw that Chen Yin was also looking over, his gaze filled with the same doubt.

But then, Chen Yin’s expression suddenly turned strange. It wasn’t just him; many of the Major Cultivators present had odd looks on their faces—some of surprise, some of confusion, some of disbelief. At the edge of their vision, a sound of wind arose, and they saw a great, golden-winged bird slowly flying toward them, beating its wings.

On the great bird’s back stood a Cultivator in green robes.

"..."

Chen Che’s gaze swept over the scene before he looked down at the Cultivators in this part of the world.

’Originally, I had truly not intended to get involved in this mess. Perhaps a promise of Core Formation from Thousand Eyes True Master was worth a fortune to others, but to me, it was worthless.’

’However, self-preservation is one thing, but cowardly fear of death is another. If I hadn’t known the Five Races were joining forces to besiege Juejian Mountain, it would have been fine. But to know and not even come to see what’s happening... what’s the point of Cultivation then...’

As Chen Che’s gaze swept over them.

"Valley Master!"

The Cultivators and disciples of Jinyun Valley were all stunned. Hu Yao and Rong Zhongxuan, in particular, cried out.

The power of that last strike had brought the battlefield to a standstill.

They had been secretly guessing which Major Cultivator was responsible, but they had never imagined it would be their own Valley Master!

Though Chen Yin was surprised and suspicious, he remained composed. ’In my opinion,’ he thought, ’while Chen Che’s previous strike was powerful, it had the advantage of being a sneak attack. The addition of this one Valley Master is not enough to change the course of the entire battle.’

Meng Qianxun, on the other hand, was frantic. He had always seen Chen Che as a junior, like a nephew. ’What kind of situation is this? This is a battlefield for those at Foundation Establishment Great Perfection! If you run into something like this, you should get as far away as possible! How could you possibly rush in?’

Chen Che’s sudden appearance also drew the attention of the Cultivators from the four races.

The earlier cry of "Valley Master" had allowed everyone to guess his identity. Along with their ridicule and surprise, they also secretly admired his courage. If it had been them, they wouldn’t have dared to appear in such a situation.

After all, what Cultivator with several hundred years of experience didn’t understand that in this world, only ’profit’ was truly reliable?

"I recall Valley Master Chen went to the Mortal World, didn’t he? Did you rush here from thousands of miles away just to die?"

Gu Xingkong flicked his fingers, his tone dripping with sarcasm. "You actually dared to attack me? Your sword strike was certainly terrifying, but it’s nothing compared to Wu Qianhai..."

"How would you know?"

Chen Che watched him quietly.

"Of course I know! Within these Sixteen States, Wu Qianhai is the number one Sword Cultivator below the Golden Core realm. You’ve still got a few years of learning to do from him. If you beg me, perhaps I could let..."

Gu Xingkong grinned, his words mocking Chen Che for his ignorance.

However, when his gaze unintentionally swept over Xuan Peng, it froze in an instant, as if he had seen a ghost. The rest of his words were swallowed back down his throat. Because in the claws of that Demon Beast, he clearly saw a barely-breathing Wu Qianhai.

Besides Wu Qianhai, there was also the breathless body of Wu Ming, along with his two Demon Beasts.

Only then did Gu Xingkong understand it wasn’t that Wu Qianhai was late.

But rather...

"Chen Che!"

But Jin Chaoheng, who had yet to grasp the situation, glanced at Jin Yangtong’s body—clearly devoid of life—as it fell into the night sky. He turned his head viciously. "You little bastard, you actually killed my son! I will tear you to pieces and make sure your family line ends with you!"

Before his words had even faded, Chen Che raised his longsword with a deadpan expression in full view of everyone. A strange power instantly swept across the field.

Taichu Haoyue Sword, First Technique:

Firefly!

In an instant, a light seemed to flow across the surface of the Pure Jun Sword.

Then, a faint firefly appeared beside him.

A firefly is normally the most fragile of insects, but at this moment, it became incomparably ferocious. Then, amidst a vision of Sword Qi soaring to the heavens, this single firefly erupted with a BANG, blanketing Jin Chaoheng in its overwhelming light.

Gu Xingkong watched in a daze, then his pupils abruptly shrank.

He saw the ’Firefly’ that had nearly taken his life moments ago multiply as it shot out—from one to a hundred, then a hundred to ten thousand. Countless points of light surged forth like a torrential storm, heading straight for Jin Chaoheng.

Each ’Firefly’ was a beam of sword light!

Chen Yin and Meng Qianxun’s eyelids twitched wildly, their faces filled with astonishment.

As for Jin Chaoheng, his pupils shrank and the hair on his body stood on end. Without the slightest hesitation, he cupped his right hand and brandished a rugged Turtle Shell. As his True Essence circulated, the Turtle Shell instantly transformed into a wall a hundred zhang high.

Judging by its appearance, the Turtle Shell seemed to have come from one of the giant tortoises of the Black Tortoise Calm Sea that carried islands on their backs!

BOOM!

The Firefly Sword Light slammed into the Turtle Shell, creating a sky-full of sparks. The shell lasted for only three breaths before it was pierced by the sword light.

"Not good!"

Jin Chaoheng’s expression was one of absolute terror. He instinctively gripped his saber with both hands, and amidst a flash of lightning, he summoned a ring of saber light that resembled a Thunder Dragon, trying to block the attack. The massive Thunder Dragon saber ring was thirty-six zhang long and even illuminated the night sky.

But under the Firefly Sword Light, the Thunder Dragon saber ring was instantly riddled with holes like a sieve.

With a heaven-shaking roar, the Thunder Dragon exploded, turning into motes of light that dissipated into the void. Then, the sword light, with its momentum unbroken, slammed directly into Jin Chaoheng’s body and blasted out his back.

"Pfft!"

A tearing sound suddenly erupted.

A shower of blood rained down from the sky. Jin Chaoheng’s body trembled and began to fall from mid-air.

With a single sword strike, a cultivator at Foundation Establishment Great Perfection had been killed!

At almost the same moment Chen Che attacked, Gu Xingkong, Lu Hongtai, and the Yuan Family Ancestor, Yuan Yi, all simultaneously activated their True Essence, Qi and Blood, and Divine Sense to their limits, preparing to join forces and execute this arrogant Valley Master.

And then they would work together to take down Chen Yin and Meng Qianxun...

But who would have thought that Jin Chaoheng would die so quickly.

They hadn’t even had time to react before they saw Chen Che turn his gaze toward them and raise the Pure Jun Sword in his hand.

"..."

The three ancestors, who had been stepping forward, simultaneously drew their feet back.

WHOOSH—

The after-effects of the Firefly attack dissipated into the void. With a SPLAT, Jin Chaoheng’s corpse fell from a thousand zhang in the air, smashing into a meat paste on the ground.

In an instant, the gazes of the four races’ Cultivators toward Chen Che changed from their earlier ridicule to terror and disbelief. If his earlier slaying of Jin Yangtong could be attributed to carelessness... then to kill Jin Chaoheng even when he was prepared...

Just how terrifying was his strength?

"..."

Jin Chaoheng’s fall brought the remaining three ancestors to their senses.

The moment Chen Che raised his Pure Jun Sword for a second time, the three of them didn’t hesitate for a second. They transformed into streaks of light and scattered in all directions. As they fled, they waved their hands, sending a sky full of Magic hurtling toward Chen Che.

SCREEE~

Xuan Peng’s great wings flapped once. Amidst deafening explosions, it shot up from the roiling blast waves and fearlessly pounced on the nearest Yuan Family Ancestor.

At the same time, Chen Che also pointed his sword forward.

Sword light scattered, streaking across the night sky like a waterfall. A full thirty-six thousand beams shot toward Gu Xingkong like a hail of bullets. From the right hand holding the sword, a chain flew out, transforming into a Fire Dragon that spanned the heavens and earth as it lunged toward Lu Hongtai.

"BANG! BANG! BANG!"

In an instant, Chen Che had engaged all three ancestors.

The entire night sky shook. Strong Qi danced wildly, and thunder boomed.

"BANG!"

The three ancestors were sent flying out of the battlefield, spitting blood.

"Attack!"

At this moment, Meng Qianxun and Chen Yin also snapped back to their senses and immediately joined the battle. Originally, their top-tier combat power was half that of their opponents. But with the appearance of Chen Che, his slaying of Jin Chaoheng, and the fact that this Major Cultivator’s strength was comparable to someone at the Half-Step Core Formation realm...

...plus the demise of Wu Qianhai.

In an instant, a situation that had been a complete rout was forcefully reversed.

"Pfft!"

Gu Xingkong spat out a mouthful of blood, his expression one of utter terror.

’It’s over!’

’The Five Races had five cultivators at Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, and now two are gone. How on earth does this kid cultivate? I’m no match for him at all.’

He saw that Lu Hongtai and Yuan Yi were also showing signs of fatigue under the assault of Meng Qianxun and Chen Yin.

’Flee, I have to flee!’

’Better a fellow daoist die than me. After I leave, the entire family will have to relocate. Otherwise, even if I escape from him, True Master Duobao will not spare us.’ With this thought, Gu Xingkong gritted his teeth, bit the tip of his tongue, and swallowed his Essence Blood.

Instantly, his body grew by thirty percent, and his speed suddenly increased several times over. In a flash, he had left the enemy’s Great Demon far behind.

"Ha~"

Gu Xingkong broke into a grin, but the smile had barely formed before it froze completely.

He saw Chen Che take a single step, moving like a hurricane. His speed was something even Gu Xingkong’s Great Success stage Demon Luo Blood Shadow Step couldn’t compare to?! ’What kind of Body Technique is that? In just an instant, he appeared above me?’

At the same time, a sword came slashing down.

"Get lost!"

Gu Xingkong’s eyes looked ready to split from their sockets as he waved his hands wildly.

His True Essence boiled as he unleashed a final, desperate strike.

WHOOSH!

The sword light howled.

This strike was already beyond his ability to react.

SQUELCH!

The Sword Momentum swept past.

Gu Xingkong’s savage expression abruptly froze. Then, in mid-air, his body split in two. Blood and entrails rained down like bloody water.