Chapter 351: Who is This with Such Divine Powers?

Chapter 351: Who is This with Such Divine Powers?

The array formation's restrictions were broken, and soon, over thirty female cultivators appeared below.

"Hehe!"

A playful laugh escaped from Xue Caiyun's lips as her eyes swept over the three leading Nascent Soul female cultivators.

"Cheng Qinghui, is this all you've got? It seems a little scarce. Both Nascent Soul and Foundation Establishment cultivators outnumber you several times over in these mountains. It would be wise to surrender peacefully. I can even plead with the sect to spare you from any physical torture."

Cheng Qinghui's face turned icy as she lifted her head, her eyes cold as she spoke, "Vixen! Stop the idle talk. If you have the guts, kill us all!"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Such delicate beauties—how could I bear to harm you?"

Xue Caiyun chuckled once more.

"If I really wanted you all dead, the male cultivators in our sect would blame me."

Cheng Qinghui and the others were infuriated by Xue Caiyun's words, their faces flushing with anger.

Cheng Qinghui, the highest-cultivation Jade Pool Palace cultivator present, immediately summoned her treasure.

"You wretched woman, I'll kill you first!"

"Cheng Qinghui, don't you know what's good for you!"

Xue Caiyun's charming face twisted with anger as she was repeatedly insulted by Cheng Qinghui.

"Besides the six of us here, there are also two hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators. Even if you want to die, it won't be up to you!"

Hearing Xue Caiyun's words, the over thirty female cultivators from the Jade Pool Palace paled and began looking around anxiously. Xue Qinghui also seemed to be using her spiritual sense to perceive their surroundings.

Soon, her face returned to normal, and she said in a low voice, "Don't believe that vixen's words. Let's end this quickly."

As Cheng Qinghui's words fell, the female cultivators from the Jade Pool Palace took out their spirit tools and treasures.

At this moment, a hint of confusion appeared on Xue Caiyun and Jiang Jiu's faces.

They could also sense that several dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators were rapidly approaching from the west, but the other directions were eerily quiet.

And the west was the farthest direction from their current location.

Just as the Golden Moon Sect's Nascent Soul cultivators were puzzled, a figure flew swiftly toward them from the west.

Xue Caiyun frowned as she recognized the newcomer.

"Why is Li Qun heading this way? Wasn't he on the south side?"

"Protector Xue, something's happened!"

Chu Ning's voice reached Xue Caiyun's ears even before he arrived.

Hearing this, Xue Caiyun's face changed slightly.

When she saw Chu Ning flying straight toward her, she didn't hesitate to transmit her voice and ask, "Elder Li, what happened?"

"I don't know where he came from, but a Nascent Soul cultivator appeared, and many of our people have been killed..."

Chu Ning continued to fly toward Xue Caiyun, soon stopping two zhang away from her.

"What?" Xue Caiyun's face changed, and a surprised exclamation escaped her lips.

She didn't even notice that Chu Ning had taken an incredibly swift step, appearing ghost-like by her side.

"Be careful!"

At this moment, Jiang Jiu, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, sensed something amiss and cried out in alarm.

Hearing Jiang Jiu's warning, Xue Caiyun's eyes widened as she realized the danger. She tried to create some distance between herself and Chu Ning while simultaneously releasing a defensive shield of spiritual power.

But it was too late!

Chu Ning's fists lashed out, the surrounding earth vein essence fire wrapping around them as they easily shattered Xue Caiyun's newly formed shield.

Then, his right fist, infused with the combined might of Thunderstep, Heaven-Shattering Fist, Essence-Gathering Slash, and Soul-Shattering Strike, slammed into her body!

Even though Xue Caiyun, the beautiful Nascent Soul protector of the Golden Moon Sect, was powerful, she couldn't withstand this attack. Her spiritual power and spiritual sense were severely damaged in an instant.

Her body stiffened, and her face turned deathly pale.

Mustering her remaining spiritual power, Xue Caiyun attempted to use an escape technique to create distance between herself and Chu Ning.

However, Chu Ning wasn't about to let her get away. He opened his mouth and spat out a thin crimson beam.

It was the Bloodcloud Needle, infused with his essence blood!

With their proximity and Xue Caiyun already injured from Chu Ning's previous attack, she had no way to dodge.

The needle pierced her skull, instantly ending her life.

In just two breaths' time, a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator had fallen at Chu Ning's hands.

Xue Caiyun's body fell downward, her alluring eyes losing their luster, filled with disbelief.

She couldn't believe that Li Qun, the Foundation Establishment cultivator she had admired, had taken her life in a single exchange.

"You dare, thief!"

At this moment, the Golden Moon Sect's Nascent Soul cultivators finally reacted.

Jiang Jiu quickly flew toward Xue Caiyun's falling body.

The other four Nascent Soul cultivators attacked Chu Ning with their treasures.

However, as their various treasures struck, Chu Ning's body transformed into an afterimage and disappeared.

The next moment, he appeared near the Jade Pool Palace cultivators in the valley.

Taking advantage of the brief moment when the Golden Moon Sect's Nascent Soul cultivators weren't pursuing him, Chu Ning turned to the female cultivators and said, "Leave this to me. There are several dozen Golden Moon Sect Foundation Establishment cultivators to the west—deal with them."

The female cultivators from the Jade Pool Palace were clearly taken aback by the sudden turn of events, and they hesitated for a moment before acting.

"Fellow cultivator..."

Before Cheng Qinghui could finish her sentence, Chu Ning interrupted her.

"Now isn't the time for chit-chat!"

As he spoke, Chu Ning patted his waist, and two dark golden figures appeared.

They were the two Golden Thunder Eagles, and they immediately flew toward two early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators from the Golden Moon Sect.

White Spirit's figure also appeared, confronting a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Chu Ning didn't bother to answer his question. "Aren't you planning to kill the members of the Ziyue Sect? Your target is right in front of you, so why aren't you attacking?"

Leaving those words hanging, Chu Ning flew towards Jiang Jiu and Wu Le.

Witnessing this, Cheng Qinghui decisively said, "Sister Cen, stay here and hold off that fellow cultivator. The rest of us will go and kill those Ziyue Sect cultivators."

Beside her, the veiled woman with the white sash nodded slightly, her eyes turning towards the figure in the air.

In the sky, Chu Ning waved his hands, and two icy blue sword auras shot out, speeding towards Jiang Jiu and Wu Le.

Sensing the power of Chu Ning's sword auras, Jiang Jiu's expression changed drastically, and a purple giant axe appeared in his hand.

With a sweeping motion, several dark purple rays slashed down to meet the incoming sword auras.

The icy blue sword auras filled the air with a chilling aura, breaking through several purple rays before they were finally blocked.

At this moment, Chu Ning's ten fingers danced in the air.

Ten water columns emerged, swiftly following the sword auras, leaving Jiang Jiu no time to react.

The ten water columns resembled ten chains, forming a restraining formation that trapped Jiang Jiu within.

Jiang Jiu's face twisted with surprise, and he brandished his giant axe, sending several dark purple rays slashing down once more.

However, at this moment, a vortex appeared at the base of the ten water columns, blocking each and every one of the purple rays.

Then the vortex expanded, trapping the late-stage Golden Core cultivator within.

Jiang Jiu's eyes widened in shock.

His body stabilized within the vortex, and he frantically swung his axe, but he was unable to break free from the water prison.

Seeing this, a hint of a smile appeared in Chu Ning's eyes.

He opened his mouth and spat out a giant sword, which transformed into a dazzling streak of light as it slashed towards Wu Le, who had just managed to steady himself.

Wu Le had also taken a hit from Chu Ning's Ice Shadow Talisman Sword Aura.

Unlike Jiang Jiu, who was at the late-stage Golden Core realm, Wu Le did not find it so easy to withstand the attack.

Facing this sword aura, which was comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator's strike, Wu Le wielded a black bone staff that continuously emitted black mist.

However, the black mist was unable to hinder the speed of the icy blue sword aura.

As the sword aura drew closer, Wu Le hastily threw out several skull heads that glowed with black light.

The skull heads collided with the sword aura, turning into black smoke that dissipated without a trace, slightly weakening the power of the Ice Shadow Sword Aura.

When the sword aura reached Wu Le, he quickly channeled his spiritual power into his bone staff and used it to block the incoming strike, barely managing to shatter the sword aura.

Even so, the force of the impact still knocked him back several meters.

As he stabilized himself, he saw a dazzling giant sword chopping down towards him, and his face paled in shock.

His eyes were filled with disbelief.

The veiled woman in white nearby also wore an expression of astonishment.

"I wonder who this fellow cultivator is. Not only did he lend us a hand against the Yao Chi Palace, but his abilities are truly astonishing. Clearly, he's only at the late-stage Golden Core realm, yet he's able to suppress both a late-stage Golden Core cultivator and a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator. No, it's not just suppression—he's dominating them!"

Watching Jiang Jiu trapped within the vortex and Wu Le's shocked expression, the veiled woman's eyes widened in amazement.

Just then, Chu Ning's Five Elements Spirit Sword reached above Wu Le's head.

Locked onto by Chu Ning's spiritual energy, Wu Le knew he had no chance of escaping. Desperately, he pulled out several skull heads from his storage bag and threw them at the giant sword.

However, these skull heads, which had been incredibly effective in the past, corrupting even spiritual treasures, had no effect on the giant sword.

The five-colored radiance on the sword easily deflected them.

Wu Le gritted his teeth and swung his bone staff to meet the sword.

"Not good!"

But as soon as the bone staff made contact with the giant sword, Wu Le cried out in alarm.

Chu Ning's Five Elements Spirit Sword was incredibly sharp, and despite the bone staff being a rare treasure, it lost its spiritual essence upon contact with the sword and was about to shatter.

Wu Le realized his mistake, but he dared not retract the staff. If he did, the sword would strike him directly.

"Crack!"

With a soft sound, the bone staff broke into pieces.

What shocked Wu Le even more was that Chu Ning's giant sword seemed to be unhindered, continuing its path towards him.

"Brother Jiang!"

Wu Le cried out, his body reacting instinctively as he activated several defensive shields and flew backwards.

However, his expression immediately turned bitter as he realized that Jiang Jiu was trapped in the vortex and couldn't help him.

At this moment, Chu Ning pointed a finger, and the giant sword flew towards Wu Le once more, chopping down fiercely!

"If you want me to die, then let's die together!"

A ruthless glint appeared in Wu Le's eyes, and he opened his mouth, spitting out a black Golden Core.

The black Golden Core flew towards Chu Ning.

Below, the veiled woman in white saw that Chu Ning was ignoring the incoming Golden Core and was still driving the giant sword towards Wu Le. She called out anxiously, "Fellow cultivator, watch out for his Golden Core attack!"

As she spoke, the woman drove her flying sword forward, preparing to join the battle.

But at that moment, she heard a gentle voice.

"Don't worry, just stay back a bit."

The veiled woman paused, a hint of confusion in her eyes.

It streaked directly towards the pitch-black Golden Core, which was flying through the air!

Having already experienced the might of Chu Ning's Ice Shadow Talisman Sword Aura, Wu Le's face now wore an expression of utter despair.

He knew that once the sword aura made contact, his Golden Core would undoubtedly shatter.

Wu Le didn't even have the chance to self-detonate his Golden Core to harm Chu Ning.

Gritting his teeth, Wu Le didn't wait for the sword aura to reach him. With a low shout, he cried out:

"Explode!"

"It's been a while since I last saw a Golden Core self-detonation."

Chu Ning chuckled, his body glowing with five-colored radiance as he summoned the protective spiritual light of the Five Elements Chaos Formula.

The Golden Core was already at a distance from Chu Ning, and with the protection of his spiritual light, the black radiance from the self-detonation couldn't harm him in the slightest.

On the other side, Jiang Jiu had almost broken free from Chu Ning's trapping technique, the Azure Waves Vortex.

With the added power of the Golden Core self-detonation, the water columns forming the vortex instantly scattered.

Jiang Jiu's figure reappeared, but the next moment, his eyes widened in rage.

For, at that very moment, Chu Ning's giant sword had descended directly from above Wu Le's head.

The second Golden Core mid-stage cultivator of the Ziyue Sect was instantly cleaved in two, ending his life.

"Who exactly are you? Do you know the consequences of offending my Ziyue Sect?"

Jiang Jiu's purple face turned as dark as ink, but he didn't rush to attack. Instead, his expression grew solemn as he asked.

His heart was filled with astonishment. With just a casual display of his art, Chu Ning had managed to trap him.

And in the short time it took him to break free, he had forced a Golden Core mid-stage cultivator to self-detonate.

Was this really the power of a Golden Core late-stage cultivator?

"I'll end your life!"

Chu Ning didn't bother to answer his question. Instead, he waved his hand, sending forth two sword auras of icy blue.

Simultaneously, he pointed with his finger, and the giant sword that was far away also shot towards them.

Seeing this, Jiang Jiu's face turned pale with fright.

His body was enveloped in purple mist, shrouding him completely.

Then, his figure flickered and disappeared into the air.

However, Chu Ning's Ice Shadow Talisman Sword Aura and the giant sword only struck empty air.

"Hmm?"

Seeing that Jiang Jiu was able to break free from his spiritual sense lock-on, Chu Ning furrowed his brows in surprise.

It seemed that Jiang Jiu's Purple Mist Demon Art had some tricks up its sleeve.

But the next moment, Chu Ning's face turned cold, and he let out a cold harrumph.

"Seeking death!"

At that moment, Jiang Jiu, shrouded in purple mist, suddenly rushed towards the veiled woman in white.

Before he reached her, he swung his giant axe and brought it down towards the white-clad woman.

Sensing the power of the giant axe, the veiled woman's clear eyes flickered with fear.

As a Golden Core late-stage cultivator's treasure attack, it was not something she, as a Golden Core early-stage cultivator, could withstand head-on.

However, she knew that even if she tried to flee, she wouldn't be able to escape easily with the giant axe locking onto her.

Wielding her flying sword treasure, the veiled woman prepared for a desperate battle.

"You're courting death!"

At this moment, a cold voice rang in her ears.

The next instant, a figure suddenly appeared before her, and several golden fist shadows blasted forth. A series of crimson empty fists directly confronted the purple giant axe in mid-air.

"Arrogant!"

"Be careful!"

Witnessing this, both Jiang Jiu and the veiled woman exclaimed in unison.

The next moment, they were astonished to see the golden fist shadows collide with the purple giant axe, holding it firmly in place!

"Take this! Use this defensive shield to protect yourself."

Along with the voice, the veiled woman found a new object before her.

It was a massive turtle shell.

Before she could examine it further, the figure nearby flickered and disappeared.

Then, it reappeared in the distance, rushing towards the purple-faced old demon.

In the air, Chu Ning swung his right hand, and a translucent knife aura slashed out, aiming for Jiang Jiu.

Slash Divine Art!

At this moment, Jiang Jiu didn't even have time to recall his giant axe to defend against the attack. However, upon seeing that Chu Ning had only casually unleashed this strike, he waved his hand and released two purple rays to counter the attack.

But to Jiang Jiu's great astonishment, the translucent knife aura, though seemingly insubstantial, possessed a tangible form.

It passed directly through his art and appeared before him in the blink of an eye.

"Not good!"

Realizing the danger, Jiang Jiu cried out in alarm, but it was too late!

The knife aura of the Slash Divine Art struck Jiang Jiu's body!

The powerful spiritual attack was too much for Jiang Jiu, a Golden Core late-stage cultivator at the peak of his power, to withstand. He couldn't help but fall into a brief daze.

In that instant, Chu Ning appeared beside him like a ghost.

His right fist lashed out, infused with the power of the four secret arts of the Nine Refining Body Formula, and struck Jiang Jiu's body!

Having suffered consecutive attacks from the five secret arts of the Nine Refining Body Formula, even Jiang Jiu, a mere half-step away from the Nascent Soul realm, couldn't withstand the onslaught.

By the time he regained his senses, a massive flying sword had appeared before him.

"No!"

With a desperate roar, the Golden Core late-stage cultivator was cut down by Chu Ning's sword!

The veiled woman in white watched from a distance, her eyes, like clear springs, filled with shock despite being veiled.

She witnessed the mysterious ally effortlessly crush a Golden Core late-stage cultivator and a Golden Core mid-stage cultivator with overwhelming force.

Such prowess was truly astonishing!

But who exactly was this person?

(End of Chapter)

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