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Chapter 286: Wiping Out the Enemy
Chapter 286: Wiping Out the Enemy
"What an unlucky year, he actually attracted his attention."
The demon from the Celestial Demon Sect was also fleeing, and as he glanced back at the Necropolis Sect's base, he couldn't help but feel a shiver run down his spine. His original intention was to use the Necropolis Sect to escape, but he never expected Chen Mu to suddenly appear.
Judging by the situation, it was clear that Chen Mu had not just arrived but had been following Shen Lin all along. He was trying to trace the source of the problem, hoping to uncover a Celestial Demon Sect stronghold, but instead, he unexpectedly stumbled upon the Necropolis Sect's secret base.
Chen Mu was no ordinary person; he was a top-ranked expert on the Gale Wind Rankings, even closer to the top ten. Such a formidable figure had been following them from behind, naturally causing a sense of fear and unease. The demon's escape was swift, driven by sheer terror.
But.
Just as he managed to escape a short distance, a sword beam tore through the void, carrying with it a dense water intent and a strand of green wind blade. Within the beam was a wooden longsword, not particularly grand in appearance, but its sharpness seemed capable of slicing through anything. It was the Divine Peach Sword!
Meng Danyun had also arrived at the scene.
"Not good."
The Celestial Demon Sect's demon clerk's pupils contracted, but facing this sword, there was no way to evade it. He could only unleash his demon energy to its limit, causing his body to burst open with strands of blood.
Even so, the blow he managed to unleash with all his might was not enough to withstand the flying sword strike from the Divine Peach Sword. In an instant, the sword beam tore through him, and he felt his vision spin as a line of blood flashed across his neck, his head already flying through the air.
"Damn..."
A hint of unwillingness flashed in his eyes.
He had done everything he could, leading Shen Lin and Chen Mu to the Necropolis Sect's base, using the Necropolis Sect to draw out Chen Mu, and then finding an opportunity to escape. Yet, in the end, he still couldn't get away.
Thud.
A head fell to the ground.
In the distant snowy plains, Meng Danyun's figure covered several meters with each step, as if flying through the air. Her movements left no trace on the white snow, and in the blink of an eye, she arrived beside the demon's corpse, catching the returning Divine Peach Sword with an outstretched hand.
She calmly swung her sword, slicing through the demon's corpse with a net of sword beams, cutting it into countless fragments, blood splattering everywhere.
It wasn't that she deeply hated the demon and wanted to crush its bones to ashes. The demons of the Celestial Demon Sect had unique demon bodies; losing their heads didn't necessarily mean death, though it was rare. Having dealt with them for a long time at the border, she was well aware of their characteristics and knew she had to be thorough.
Swish.
After eliminating the Necropolis Sect's demon, Meng Danyun turned her gaze to the nearby area.
The Necropolis Sect's base had completely exploded, with countless necromancers fleeing in various directions, some of them rushing towards Shen Lin, attempting to kill her to restrain Chen Mu.
However, Meng Danyun remained calm, taking a step forward with the Divine Peach Sword in hand and heading towards Shen Lin. With a single sweep of her sword, several necromancers enveloped in black mist were cut in half at the waist.
As a newly promoted Defender, her strength far surpassed most Six Viscera Realm cultivators. Even though she had only recently advanced to the Six Viscera Realm, with the Divine Peach Sword in hand, she could hold her ground against most Six Viscera Realm cultivators, including top-tier ones like Chen Mu. Even facing Chu Jingshu, she wouldn't be defeated in a single move.
"Senior Sister Meng!"
Seeing Meng Danyun, Shen Lin felt relieved as she had just killed several necromancers. She was also slightly surprised and said, "How did you end up here?"
"I received your distress message."
Meng Danyun nodded slightly at Shen Lin. She had been operating in the vicinity of Shen Lin's team, searching for traces of the Celestial Demon Sect's demons, and upon receiving Shen Lin's message, she immediately rushed over.
Her speed was not as fast as Chen Mu's, but she didn't rush to take action. Instead, she followed Shen Lin discreetly, eventually luring out a big catch—a secret stronghold of the Necropolis Sect. The Necropolis Sect was different from the Celestial Demon Sect.
The demons of the Celestial Demon Sect acted like true demons, often sleeping under the sky and using the ground as their bed. They rarely had fixed strongholds, usually only using them for communication and trading purposes.
But the Necropolis Sect was different. Their necromancy required finding special regions with dense Earth Slaughter Qi, allowing them to achieve twice the result with half the effort. Sometimes, they even needed to set up Earth Slaughter Arrays to gather and conceal the Earth Slaughter Qi.
Therefore, Necropolis Sect strongholds often had a large number of hidden members and stockpiled resources. Taking down a Necropolis Sect stronghold was far more valuable than clearing out a Celestial Demon Sect base.
In the past, there was a Necropolis Sect stronghold hidden in the Purple Mist Mountains of Yuzhou, which had been a long-term hiding place for the sect. It attracted the attention of the Heaven Sword Sect's elders, who personally led a team to attack it. In the end, the entire stronghold was wiped out... That stronghold was much larger than this one.
It even had Necropolis Sect elders who had created Earth Corpses, causing significant casualties for the Heaven Sword Sect. This was one of the reasons why the Heaven Sword Sect had been relentlessly searching for Necropolis Sect strongholds throughout the Cold Northern Territory.
Meng Danyun's gaze fell on Chen Mu, who was slaughtering his way through the Necropolis Sect's base.
Wherever he went, whether it was against necromancers or dark corpses, none could withstand a single blow. With a wave of his Frost Soul Blade, either a group of necromancers would be crushed, or a batch of them would be frozen in ice and then shattered into countless ice shards! Although Meng Danyun could handle them one-on-one or even two-on-one, she wasn't confident against three or four simultaneously. Against five or six, she would have to retreat.
"This is Chen Shidi's current strength. I wonder how he compares to Senior Murong."
Meng Danyun muttered to herself.
She had witnessed Murong Yan's formidable power firsthand, as he had easily crushed several sixth-rank demons of the Celestial Demon Sect with a single strike from his domain, leaving them with no chance to resist.
On the other hand, she hadn't seen Chen Mu fight in a long time. Back in Shacheng, Chen Mu had only displayed half of his Heavenly Firmament Realm power before her, not going all out.
Later, she only heard about the battle at Cloud Peak, including Chen Mu's confrontation with the Frost Soul Blade, Master Situ Zhu, from intelligence reports. She learned that after breaking through the Six Viscera Realm, Chen Mu's strength had increased significantly, rising from barely making it onto the rankings to nearly the top ten. He could defeat old powerhouses on the Gale Wind Rankings like Situ Zhu, but she hadn't witnessed it herself.
Given her understanding of Chen Mu, even if he were to encounter an ambush and have his Martial Path obstructed, he wouldn't simply stagnate. After all, Chen Mu had entered a period of stable growth after reaching the Six Viscera Realm, and with the acquisition of the Frost Soul Blade, a Spirit Armament, his strength would undoubtedly increase significantly.
However, it was difficult for her to discern the strength difference between Chen Mu and Mu Ran Yan solely through observation. After all, there wasn't a significant gap between cultivators of this caliber, and without any qualitative changes, their disparities were minuscule.
In the arena, Chen Mu's expression was indifferent. Wielding the Frost Soul Blade, he entered a state of complete control, not needing to employ the Heaven-Earth Wheel Seal. To crush these Malevolent Corpses and Dark Corpses, a casual swing of his blade was sufficient for slaughter.
Instead, he borrowed the power of the Frost Soul Blade, unleashing Martial Dao techniques of ice and cold, which were more in harmony with the environment of Frost Province. This not only killed a group of Necromancers but also allowed him to influence another group through the cold air, slowing their movements.
"Chen Mu, don't be too arrogant!"
"Dark Corpse Disintegration!"
A Guardian from the Heavenly Corpse Sect roared, executing a technique that caused a faint glow to flash in the void. Four or five Dark Corpses exploded, along with over ten Malevolent Corpses and numerous other Necromancers, all shattering into pieces.
Simultaneously, the Earthly Yin Array within the Heavenly Corpse Sect's base disintegrated, and the dense Corpse Yin Qi, which had been suppressed underground, erupted wildly, shaking the thick frost and snow on the ground.
Buzz!
The dense Corpse Yin Qi converged, ultimately forming a massive gray shadow composed entirely of Yin Qi.
In a version of the book, the gray shadow was enormous, and wherever its gray aura touched, whether it was the frost and snow on the ground or the thick rock layers, they all melted with a sizzling sound, revealing a terrifying power that caused Meng Danyun and Shen Lin to pale slightly.
This place was, after all, a base of the Heavenly Corpse Sect, established for many years. Knowing that they couldn't withstand Chen Mu and couldn't hold this base, they completely abandoned it, unleashing the accumulated dense Corpse Yin Qi, which was quite terrifying.
The Corpse Yin Qi shadow was massive, but since it was formed entirely of Yin Qi, it lacked a physical body, making its movements extremely agile. Its body rose, and it pounced towards Chen Mu.
Before the enormous shadow could land, it had already transformed into a vast expanse of Corpse Yin Qi in midair, like an umbrella, covering the sky and blocking out the sun, attempting to envelop Chen Mu within.
Chen Mu was about to take a casual step to the side, but he noticed that the Corpse Yin Qi wasn't solely directed at him. Its path of attack included not only him but also Meng Danyun and Shen Lin in the distance.
Although both women sensed something amiss and immediately retreated, Meng Danyun was fine, but Shen Lin's speed was obviously slower than the spreading Corpse Yin Qi. If Chen Mu avoided it, it would catch up to her within a breath.
"Trivial tricks."
Seeing this, Chen Mu coldly snorted, realizing that the Heavenly Corpse Sect was intentionally using Shen Lin and others to restrain him. So, without retreating further, he held the Frost Soul Blade and suddenly swung it upwards.
This time, instead of releasing the Frost Soul power, the blade's radiance transformed, and the vast Heaven and Earth force gathered, forming the Heaven-Earth Eight Phases Light. The blade's energy swept like a giant brush, erasing the Corpse Yin Qi."
Sizzle!
The grand energy clashed with the Corpse Yin Qi, sizzling as they frantically rubbed against each other.
Finally, as the blade energy exploded, the terrifying Corpse Yin Qi that had enveloped them was instantly obliterated by a third, collapsing and dispersing, revealing the blue sky above once more!
"Indeed, it's invincible..."
A Guardian from the Heavenly Corpse Sect had an unsightly expression. At that moment, like the others, he immediately fled into the distance, simultaneously waving his sleeves to force the Corpse Yin Qi, which Chen Mu had scattered, to gather again and rush towards Chen Mu.
Chen Mu coldly snorted. This time, instead of wasting energy to dispel the Corpse Yin Qi, he noticed that the remaining Corpse Yin Qi's power and speed had significantly slowed. Meng Danyun and Shen Lin had already retreated to a safe distance, and other Heavenly Corpse Sect remnants were fleeing in different directions. So, he flickered and leaped out of the Corpse Yin Qi's range, then raised the Frost Soul Blade and threw it towards the fleeing Guardian.
Swish!
The blade light slashed through the void.
The Guardian's expression changed dramatically. He was currently sitting on a Dark Corpse's shoulder, fleeing into the distance. Without hesitation, he flipped over and fell, and the Dark Corpse under his control roared and punched towards the incoming Frost Soul Blade, attempting to block it. But upon contact, it was like an ant trying to stop a chariot.
The Dark Corpse's body, as sturdy and resilient as Dark Iron, was directly pierced by the Frost Soul Blade, shattering one of its arms and passing through its chest. It also struck the Guardian who had just flipped and fallen, piercing him as well!
The Frost Soul Blade pinned the Dark Corpse and the Guardian together, and they flew forward several dozen zhang before slamming into a boulder wall, accompanied by a burst of ice mist that froze the nearby air into ice.
The Dark Corpse lost control.
Behind them, the Corpse Yin Qi gathered at the Heavenly Corpse Sect's base also dispersed.
Swish.
Chen Mu didn't even glance back. He took a step and immediately gave chase, raising his right hand to pull the Frost Soul Blade out. The Dark Corpse and the Guardian, frozen into ice sculptures by the Frost Soul Blade, shattered into pieces as he withdrew the blade, leaving behind a trail of cracks.
This base of the Heavenly Corpse Sect was not small; it was even larger than Chen Mu had initially expected. There were at least several dozen to a hundred members of the sect, and the hidden Necromancers numbered in the hundreds. Even though he had slaughtered nearly two hundred of them, many still escaped under the control of their Corpse Controllers.
At this moment,
Meng Danyun and Shen Lin were also pursuing and killing the fleeing members of the Heavenly Corpse Sect.
Chen Mu didn't pause for long. His figure flickered, and he charged towards the distant escaping Clerks and Guardians of the Heavenly Corpse Sect. After he completely destroyed the Corpse Yin Qi within the base, the others had no resistance, and wherever he went, heads rolled.
He chased and killed for nearly half a tea's time, annihilating several Clerks, a few Guardians, and over ten other Clerks who had fled in various directions. Finally, Chen Mu stopped.
"Huff..."
Chen Mu surveyed the valley behind him, littered with corpses, and took a deep breath. He lowered the Frost Soul Blade, approached the nearest corpse, and began searching for any valuable items.
(End of Chapter)
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