NABC Chapter 2162 Stunned
Chapter 2162 Stunned
This black sun hung silently in the sky, yet it exuded a suffocating pressure.
“This…” Cao Feiyu’s pupils contracted. This black sun felt more ominous to her than the two colliding destructive energies, and it was closer to the end and nothingness.
However, this is just the beginning.
"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!"
Immediately afterwards, as if some predetermined ritual had been initiated, the void trembled repeatedly around the first black sun.
The second round, the third round, the fourth round... a total of nine rounds, with black suns of the same size, the same aura, and the same endless deathly silence and ominousness appearing one after another out of thin air.
The nine black suns were not arranged in a neat row, but hung in various directions of the ruins' sky in a mysterious and eerie manner, like nine cold, dark eyes looking down on this shattered world.
Meanwhile, the previously chaotic and violent sky was now shrouded in an even deeper hue. The collision of golden-red and pitch-black energies continued, but under the nine black suns, the light from the collision seemed to have lost its luster.
A terrifying Daoist aura, signifying that all things will eventually perish and return to nothingness, permeated and enveloped the entire ancient celestial court ruins.
At this moment, the world was completely silent.
Chen Fei's expression was extremely solemn. The appearance of these nine black suns had gone beyond the scope of energy bursts and the collapse of restrictions. It was more like a manifestation of the Great Dao, a sign that foreshadowed some kind of ultimate change.
"go!"
Chen Fei's Devouring Heaven Divine Forging technique was operating wildly within his body, and the dark golden escape light surged, carrying Cao Feiyu as they flew towards the outer edge of the ruins.
He no longer cared whether he would disturb any powerful vengeful demons or unknown dangers along the way; the ominous premonition brought by these nine black suns was so strong that his very soul trembled.
This time, it wasn't just Chen Fei and Cao Feiyu.
With the appearance of the nine black suns, the deathly silence of the Daoist aura that covered the entire ruins spread out. Even the cultivators who had previously been hoping for a miracle in the depths of the ruins finally realized that something terrible had happened.
Throughout the ruins, whether they were exploring the ruins, battling vengeful demons, or hiding to heal their wounds, everyone's expression changed drastically.
In an instant, countless streaks of light of various colors shot up from all over the ruins, like a swarm of disturbed bees, rushing to rise into the sky from their hiding places and exploration sites.
As the nine black suns appeared, all the vengeful demons within the ruins began to go berserk.
Previously, these vengeful demons mostly had their own territories, clinging to their obsessions and guarding one place. As long as cultivators carefully avoided those areas, they could pass through relatively safely.
But now, everything has changed.
All the vengeful demons, regardless of their strength or type, were as if being whipped madly by an invisible lash, completely out of control.
They frantically pounced on anything moving within their field of vision, targeting anything that wasn't one of their own kind.
Moreover, their power was fully amplified the moment the nine black suns appeared.
"laugh!"
A weapon demon, originally a mid-stage Tai Cang Realm being formed from the resentment of countless broken weapons, suddenly experienced a surge in its demonic energy. Its aura instantly broke through to the late-stage Tai Cang Realm.
He brandished a broken sword formed from demonic energy and pounced madly at a nearby Tai Cang Realm cultivator who was fleeing, his speed much faster than before.
"boom!"
In a gloomy canyon, there was a vengeful demon in the late stage of the Tai Cang Realm, which was originally just a phantom holding a broken halberd.
At this moment, under the illumination of the nine black suns, its phantom rapidly solidified, transforming into a demon general clad in tattered black armor. Its aura surged, directly breaking through to the peak of the late stage of the Tai Cang Realm, and even faintly touching the threshold of the Tai Cang Realm's peak.
He let out a deafening battle roar, and with a swing of his broken halberd, a jet-black demonic blade that stretched across the heavens and earth shattered and devoured the three mid-stage Tai Cang Realm cultivators who were fleeing together in the distance, along with the defensive magic treasures they had hastily erected.
Similar scenes were playing out wildly throughout the ruins.
"Power has increased across the board... far surpassing the level when the dark side of the ruins was..."
Chen Fei's divine sense was constantly monitoring the surrounding movements, and he naturally saw the changes in those vengeful demons.
He had long anticipated that with such a dramatic change in the ruins, these vengeful demons born from negative emotions and demonic energy would likely undergo a transformation.
But unexpectedly, the change came so violently.
The ruins are no longer the dangerous but still predictable place of exploration they once were; they have become a desolate wasteland filled with mad hunters.
"Be careful, there is a large gathering of vengeful demons ahead, and they are besieging several cultivators."
Chen Fei whispered a reminder to Cao Feiyu, while simultaneously changing direction, tracing a wide arc to bypass the area. At this moment, any unnecessary fighting would be a waste of time and increase the risk.
However, there were far too many vengeful demons, and they were able to keenly sense the presence and escape light of living beings.
Even though Chen Fei tried his best to conceal his aura and change his route, there were still scattered vengeful demons, like sharks that had smelled blood, attacking from all directions.
"Roar!"
A Bone-Piercing Demon Lizard, its body covered in ferocious bone spurs and its aura reaching the mid-stage of the Tai Cang Realm, suddenly leaped out from a collapsed mountainside. It opened its blood-red maw and spewed out a torrent of venom with a pungent, foul stench, crashing violently into Chen Fei and Cao Feiyu's escape light.
Chen Fei frowned slightly, but did not pause. He simply pointed his fingers like a sword and slashed through the air at the pouncing Bone-Piercing Demon Lizard.
"laugh!"
A dark golden sword aura flashed silently and instantly appeared in front of the Bone-Piercing Demon Lizard's head.
Before the Bone-Spirit Demon Lizard could even react, its torrent of venom and its grotesque head covered in bone spurs were easily cleaved in two by the dark golden sword energy.
Dark green demonic blood mixed with foul-smelling brain matter spurted out, the demonic lizard's massive body stiffened for a moment, then crashed to the ground with a thud, its life force instantly extinguished, and its remains frantically burrowed into the ground.
Chen Fei did not give chase, but continued to fly towards the outer perimeter.
A single vengeful demon at the mid-stage of the Tai Cang Realm is nothing, but if one were to be entangled by dozens or hundreds of such vengeful demons, or even stronger ones, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Moreover, these vengeful demons have an extremely exaggerated regenerative ability under the nine black suns, and they are not so easy to kill. We must leave as soon as possible, the sooner the better.
However, just as Chen Fei dodged another small wave of vengeful demons led by several mid-stage Tai Cang Realm vengeful demons and was preparing to accelerate again, his forward-rushing figure suddenly stopped.
He raised his head, his deep eyes flashing with a sharp light, piercing towards his right front.
At the edge of Chen Fei's divine sense's limit, he caught a trace of a very familiar aura fluctuation.
The fluctuations in their auras indicated a fierce battle, appearing chaotic and rapid.
"What's wrong?" Cao Feiyu immediately noticed Chen Fei's unusual behavior.
Although she also used all her divine sense to explore her surroundings, the strength and range of her divine sense were far inferior to Chen Fei's, and she did not perceive the anomaly in the extremely distant area to her right. However, Chen Fei's sudden pause and solemn expression made her heart tighten, and she immediately asked.
Chen Fei did not answer immediately, but closed his eyes and activated the Undying True Light Mirror to its fullest extent, extending all his divine sense towards the right front direction to perceive.
The howling of vengeful demons, the roar of turbulent energy currents, the sound of other cultivators fleeing in the distance... all irrelevant interference was forcibly filtered and shielded by Chen Fei's powerful divine soul force.
One breath, two breaths...
Chen Fei suddenly opened his eyes.
"It's Senior Brother Wei's aura."
Chen Fei said in a deep voice, "He's right over there. The situation is not good."
"Senior Brother Wei?" Cao Feiyu was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.
"Go over there!"
Chen Fei abruptly turned, abandoning his original route to the outer perimeter, and sped off in the direction from which Wei Zhongqian's aura was emanating.
Ten thousand miles, a hundred thousand miles...
As the distance rapidly closed, Cao Feiyu's divine sense clearly perceived the battle fluctuations coming from ahead.
The raging demonic energy surged wildly, and the sharp sword intent screamed in despair...
"It really is Senior Brother Wei," Cao Feiyu said softly, her beautiful eyes filled with even more worry.
She could sense that Wei Zhongqian's aura was weak and disordered, even carrying a sense of decay like a lamp running out of oil. Meanwhile, the two demonic auras attacking him were violent and powerful, filled with bloodthirsty killing intent.
Chen Fei remained silent, his inner energy surging wildly, his speed increasing dramatically. Carrying Cao Feiyu, he forcefully crashed through the energy mist barrier in front of him, which was a mixture of Yin and Yang energies.
The moment they broke through the energy fog barrier, the distant scene came into clear view of the two of them.
It was a desolate area with fractured mountains, which should be a battlefield of the ancient Heavenly Court or an area that had suffered a terrible impact.
At this moment, in the center of this area, a blood-soaked blue figure is struggling to withstand the attack of two dark figures.
That figure in blue was none other than Wei Zhongqian of the Danchen Sect.
At this moment, Wei Zhongqian was no longer the composed and dignified man he usually was. His hair was disheveled, his face was ashen, and dark red blood kept spilling from the corners of his mouth.
His chest, back, and arms were covered with hideous wounds that were deep enough to expose bone and swirling with corrosive demonic energy. Some of the wounds had even turned black and festered, clearly indicating that the demonic energy of the vengeful demon had invaded his body and was constantly eroding his life force.
Wei Zhongqian gripped a blue ancient sword tightly in his hand. The blue sword energy that originally flowed on the sword was now flickering and about to go out.
Each time he swung his sword to parry, his body trembled violently, clearly indicating that he was at his last gasp.
The two dark figures that attacked him were both vengeful demons at the late stage of the Tai Cang Realm.
It was a massive creature, its entire body made of pitch-black demonic rock, covered with grotesque bone spikes and cracks, from which flowed scorching lava demonic energy.
Each of his palm strikes carried a terrifying force capable of shattering mountains and shaking the earth, causing the space to vibrate and hum. Every time Wei Zhongqian took the blow head-on, he was sent flying backward, his injuries worsening.
The other one is elusive, with no fixed form. Sometimes it transforms into a swirling black mist, and sometimes it condenses into countless ferocious bat shadows. Its speed is astonishing, and its attacks are bizarre and cunning.
His attacks could directly target the soul, making Wei Zhongqian's already weakened soul even worse, and his reactions became increasingly sluggish.
After the appearance of the nine black suns, the two vengeful demons experienced a terrifying increase in strength, and they cooperated perfectly, trapping Wei Zhongqian in a small area of no more than a hundred miles in radius.
Every counterattack, every block, and every attempt to break through Wei Zhongqian seemed pale and powerless. Under the relentless onslaught of the two vengeful demons, his injuries continued to worsen and his breath grew weaker.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, Wei Zhongqian's demise is only a matter of time, and this time will not be long; it may happen in the next round, or the round after that.
Not far from the center of the battlefield, on a clearing leveled by the aftershocks of the battle, lay a lifeless corpse.
The corpse was dressed in the robes of an inner disciple of the Danchen Sect. Although covered in blood and dust, the style was still recognizable. Beside the corpse lay several fragments of divine weapons with dim spiritual light.
Judging from the faint aura remaining on the corpse, its cultivation level during its lifetime had reached the mid-stage of the Tai Cang Realm.
"It's Junior Brother Zhou..."
Cao Feiyu took a deep breath. This Junior Brother Zhou had always had a good relationship with them. She never expected that he would have already died.
In the center of the battlefield, Wei Zhongqian felt his consciousness beginning to blur, and his vision blurred. His internal meridians felt as if they were being burned by raging fire and frozen by ice, with excruciating pain and numbness intertwined.
His Yuan energy was almost completely depleted. If it weren't for his indomitable will, he would probably have collapsed long ago, following in the footsteps of his junior brother Zhou.
"We must... break through!"
A resolute glint flashed in Wei Zhongqian's eyes. He knew that holding out for reinforcements in this environment was practically tantamount to waiting for death.
With such a drastic change occurring in these ruins, heaven and earth are in chaos, and vengeful demons are rampaging, how could our fellow disciples possibly arrive in time to provide assistance when they are barely able to protect themselves? The only way out is to fight to the death and carve out a bloody path.
Taking advantage of the powerful strike from the Rock Armor Demon that he barely managed to dodge, Wei Zhongqian forcefully gathered the remaining Yuan energy in his body and poured it all into the cyan ancient sword in his hand.
Azure Sky Pierces Through the Void, Escape!
The ancient sword suddenly unleashed its last bit of azure sword light, fiercely stabbing towards the tiny gap between the attacks of the Rock Armored Demon and the Shadow Demon.
At the same time, Wei Zhongqian changed his footing and, following the passage opened by the cyan sword light, his figure transformed into a phantom.
"Trying to run? Too late!"
The vengeful demon let out a mocking laugh. It seemed to have anticipated Wei Zhongqian's intentions. Its swirling black mist body suddenly dispersed, instantly blocking all possible escape routes for Wei Zhongqian.
The rock-armored demon roared furiously, raised its other giant hand, its demonic energy boiling even more intensely, and with overwhelming power, struck down on Wei Zhongqian's head.
He was actually planning to trade injury for life, to withstand Wei Zhongqian's sword light, and to smash him into mincemeat.
Wei Zhongqian's pupils contracted sharply, and his heart sank to the bottom.
At this moment, his sword strike was already unleashed, and his escape technique was about to be activated, so it was too late for him to change his move or defend.
A deep sense of despair and resentment welled up in Wei Zhongqian's heart. He knew he couldn't dodge this blow. In his current state, taking it head-on would surely mean death.
"Stay here with us, and keep company with eternal darkness!"
The piercing, sinister laughter of the Shadow Demon echoed in Wei Zhongqian's ears like a final death knell.
"Clang!"
A clear and resonant sword cry, like a thunderclap from the heavens, suddenly exploded across this desolate battlefield.
In an instant, it overwhelmed the roar of the vengeful demon, clearly reaching the ears and souls of every being on the battlefield.
The moment the sword rang out, a terrifying sword intent carrying the awe-inspiring might of heaven descended like an invisible tsunami, instantly enveloping and locking onto the two vengeful demons.
The giant palm slamming down from the Rock Armor Demon and the countless bat shadows scattered by the Shadow Demon both froze slightly under the overwhelming sword intent.
In the next instant, a dazzling, earth-shattering sword light, like the Milky Way pouring down from the heavens, ignored the distance in space and crashed down from the extremely high sky.
"laugh!"
There was no earth-shattering explosion, no ear-piercing energy clash, only a crisp sound like glass shattering.
Before this sword light containing the eighth level of the Heavenly Descent Sword Technique, the Rock Armored Demon's pitch-black giant palm, bubbling with demonic energy, was sliced in two without any resistance, like butter being cut by a hot knife.
The Rock Armor Demon's mocking grin froze on its face instantly.
The grotesque laughter of the Shadow Demon also abruptly ceased, and the countless tiny bat shadows, like a school of startled fish, suddenly contracted, transforming back into the rolling black mist.
Wei Zhongqian, who was on the verge of death, was visibly shaken.
"Sword intent descending from the heavens?"
The sword intent was all too familiar, but Wei Zhongqian didn't have time to think about it. Instead, he followed the path of the sword he had just thrust out and instantly moved away from the two vengeful demons.
"Where do you think you're going!"
The piercing shriek of the Shadow Demon rang out. It was the first to react, and the dark mist, like a leech, rushed towards the direction where Wei Zhongqian had fled.
"die!"
The Rock Armor Demon was even more enraged. Ignoring the sword energy around it, it used its remaining intact giant hand to unleash a storm of demonic energy, blotting out the sky as it slammed down on Wei Zhongqian.
They were actually planning to be injured by sword energy again, but to crush the humans into mincemeat first.
Wei Zhongqian seemed oblivious, or rather, he had no energy left to deal with the attacks around him. He placed all his trust in the sword light that descended from the sky, and in that familiar aura.
The fierce sword light that descended from the sky did not disappoint Wei Zhongqian's trust. After completing this stunning strike, the sword's momentum shifted, transforming into countless strands of sword energy, carrying a chilling sword intent that could freeze everything, and crashed down like a net covering the heavens and the earth.
The attacks of the two vengeful demons collided with the sword net, unleashing a deafening roar. Although the sword net was torn apart, it failed to harm Wei Zhongqian.
"Junior Sister Cao, fight and retreat, these two vengeful demons..."
As Wei Zhongqian fled for his life, he roared hoarsely in the direction from which the sword intent was coming. His voice was hoarse and broken, but it was filled with urgency and a warning.
Although he was critically injured and on the verge of death, he was still conscious and possessed rich combat experience. Cao Feiyu's stunning sword strike, though incredibly powerful and instantly extricating him from the predicament, revealed that the two vengeful demons, empowered by the nine black suns, had become exceptionally fierce and coordinated.
Even though Junior Sister Cao has broken through to the late stage of the Tai Cang Realm and her swordsmanship is divine, it is by no means easy for her to fight two opponents at once. She may even find herself in a bitter battle or even in a dangerous situation.
Moreover, this ruin has undergone a dramatic change and is fraught with danger. In the distance, countless vengeful demons, disturbed by the disturbance, are roaming and killing. To linger in battle is a grave taboo.
The best strategy, of course, is to fight and retreat, getting out of this area as quickly as possible.
Wei Zhongqian shouted these words because he was afraid that Cao Feiyu, in her eagerness to save people, would get entangled in a battle with the vengeful demon and end up in a passive position.
However, he only managed to shout half of his sentence before the rest got stuck in his throat and he couldn't utter it.
Because at that moment, he clearly saw two figures rushing towards him from afar.
One of them, as serene and cold as the moon, was Cao Feiyu.
His aura was powerful and refined, his sword intent soaring to the heavens, clearly indicating the cultivation level of the late stage of the Tai Cang Realm. Moreover, the purity of his sword intent far surpassed that of ordinary late-stage cultivators who had just broken through, even giving him a sense of unfathomable depth.
Beside Cao Feiyu, a dark golden figure accompanied her—it was Chen Fei.
However, the Yuan Power fluctuations emanating from Chen Fei at this moment... clearly indicated that he had also reached the late stage of the Tai Cang Realm. (End of Chapter)