Chapter 447: Escaping Death

Chapter 447: Escaping Death

In Zone 1 of the Changping Mystic Realm, Tie Xiong and the others unleashed their most powerful attacks.

Deep within the Mystic Realm, standing amidst the Bone Burial Site, Li Wu, who was on top of Lao Gu's tomb, looked up at the sky.

The sky of the Changping Mystic Realm was usually gloomy and oppressive.

Especially when looking up from the Bone Burial Site, it was even blood-red.

But at this moment, the sky above Changping was shattered.

It was bright and dazzling.

As Li Wu raised his head, he saw a meteor falling towards him.

The meteor was so massive that there was no way to dodge it.

And at this moment, Li Wu had no intention of dodging either.

He knew there was no escape, and to survive, he had to fight with all his might.

Before making his move, Li Wu gently caressed Lao Gu's tombstone, "Lao Gu, I originally wanted to stay by your side for a while. This entire Alliance, only your place could give me peace of mind, but I never expected something like this to happen.

I'm sorry, even in death, you can't rest."

"But I promise you, if, I mean, if I survive, I will definitely give you an explanation!"

After saying this, Li Wu stood up and faced the falling meteor.

As he rose, a surge of power erupted within his body.

It was the combined strength of Little Skeleton, Little Golden Dragon, Dopey, and the Heavenly Cloud Sword.

Li Wu didn't activate their beast souls; they unleashed their beast souls on their own.

They could sense that Li Wu needed their power!

He needed their strength to counter the terrifying meteor above.

"You've all given it your all, so I'll do the same!"

Li Wu said, gripping his longsword and assuming a stance.

It was a stance for drawing the sword.

This was also the first time Li Wu had attempted to draw his sword since his promotion to the Epic rank.

This meant he was truly going all out.

After his promotion to the Epic rank, Li Wu was influenced by Liuchuan Longyichirou.

He gathered all his power, focusing it into a single, concentrated force that he rarely unleashed.

This power had been accumulating since the Epic 1-Star rank and continued until his current Epic 3-Star rank, constantly refining and concentrating. Even Li Wu didn't know the extent of this power.

And now, the time had come to release it.

As the unimaginably huge meteor descended, Li Wu drew his sword, blocking it like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

Everyone outside the Changping Mystic Realm witnessed this action.

The one who reacted most frantically and intensely was Zhang Chen.

Seeing Li Wu's stance, he couldn't help but ask, "What are you trying to do? Do you think you can block our attack with a single sword?"

"No!"

Li Wu, deep within the Changping Mystic Realm, remained calm and stared at the meteor, giving Zhang Chen an unexpected answer, "I just want to kill you, that's all!"

Zhang Chen fell silent for a moment after hearing Li Wu's words.

Then, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Kill me? Now?

Can't you see your current situation? You're not the same as yesterday.

Right now, you can't even save yourself. Do you think you can kill me?"

Li Wu nodded firmly, "I can!"

At this, Zhang Chen's expression changed slightly.

He could sense from Li Wu's tone that he was serious.

But regardless of Li Wu's seriousness, this should have been impossible! Just as Zhang Chen was reassuring himself, within the Changping Mystic Realm, Li Wu drew out the Heavenly Cloud Sword and slashed outward.

In an instant, the sword, imbued with all of Li Wu's power, wisdom, and comprehension, cleaved through the air.

A dazzling sword beam, so brilliant it seemed out of place, sliced towards the massive meteor.

At this moment, Zhang Chen's heart began to race.

He vaguely sensed the aura of death but kept reassuring himself.

"Don't worry, it's fine. This sword can't hurt me!"

"That meteor contains the combined might of nearly ten Epic 3-Star and dozens of Epic 2-Star cultivators. Li Wu can't possibly withstand it!"

"It's fine, this is just Li Wu's final roar before death. I'll be safe!"

"Yes, only Li Wu will die! He should be the only one to..."

"Pfft!"

Before Zhang Chen could finish his sentence, the sword beam Li Wu unleashed sliced through the meteor and unwaveringly slashed towards the outside of the Changping Mystic Realm.

At this moment, Zhang Chen's scalp went numb.

Although he still didn't believe that Li Wu's sword beam could directly kill him,

But despite his fear, he unconsciously took a step back.

This instinctive retreat immediately snapped Zhang Chen back to his senses, and he was flooded with shame and anger.

"I actually retreated in fear? I was scared off by a dying beast? How absurd is that!"

"Why would I retreat? Why would I be afraid? He can't possibly do anything to me..."

"Pfft!"

Before Zhang Chen could finish his sentence, an incredibly fast sword beam pierced through a massive meteor, so large it was almost unimaginable.

In that moment, Zhang Chen was left speechless.

He could only step forward, his inner energy erupting as he tried his best to block Lu Wu's sword.

Logically, Zhang Chen should have been able to withstand Lu Wu's strike.

After all, although Lu Wu's sword was powerful, having sliced through the meteor, it had consumed most of its energy. With Zhang Chen's strength, he should have been able to block it. At least, that's what Zhang Chen believed.

But when Zhang Chen's defense came into contact with the sword beam, he was stunned.

His full-powered defense was as thin as paper against Lu Wu's sword beam.

Lu Wu's sword energy gently slashed, easily cutting through Zhang Chen's defense and slicing him in half.

This terrifying strike left everyone in shock.

No one had expected Lu Wu's power to be so abnormal.

Not only had he deflected everyone's attacks, but he had also killed a powerful Epic Rank 3 cultivator right before their eyes.

"Don't panic, Zhang Chen won't die! He's just heavily injured at most."

"Also, Lu Wu can only manage that one strike. After this, he's definitely finished!"

Tie Xiong's words immediately calmed everyone down.

Of course, it was mostly due to the latter statement, as most people present didn't care about Zhang Chen's life; they were concerned with taking Lu Wu down.

Everyone's attention returned to Lu Wu.

They watched as Lu Wu, who had just unleashed a powerful attack, was now in a semi-disabled state.

"Go!"

"Finish him off!"

As long as Lu Wu was alive, no one's mind would be at ease.

Everyone eagerly prepared for the next round of attacks, determined to finish Lu Wu off for good.

But they seemed to have been spared the need to prepare further.

At that moment, the meteor that Lu Wu had just sliced in half fell into the Changping Mystic Realm.

Yes, the very meteor Lu Wu had unleashed.

Although Lu Wu's sword energy had passed through the meteor, it didn't mean the meteor had been eliminated.

Lu Wu's sword energy had merely pierced through, and the meteor's power hadn't diminished significantly.

As the meteor split in two, it unleashed unimaginable energy within the Changping Mystic Realm.

Extremely terrifying waves of energy erupted, and in an instant, the entire Changping Mystic Realm began to shatter inch by inch.

Lu Wu, standing at the center of this chaos, was engulfed by the energy from both sides of the meteor, tearing him apart. Half of Lu Wu's body was destroyed.

If it had ended there, it would have been fine. After all, Lu Wu's pet, already at Epic Rank 3, could recover from such injuries with ease. It wouldn't be difficult for Lu Wu to make a full recovery.

But this was just the beginning.

Wave after wave, round after round of explosions continued to occur.

With each explosion, ripples of energy spread, each more intense than the last.

Lu Wu, at the center of this storm, was like a small boat in a raging storm.

In an instant, he was about to be torn apart by the energy tempest.

He couldn't hold on any longer! Lu Wu, amidst the energy storm, felt helpless, but he had to accept this reality.

This time, he truly couldn't endure any longer.

"Ah!"

As Lu Wu faced this dire situation, Illiya's elder father sighed and reached out, tapping the air. Yes, he finally intervened.

He couldn't just sit back and do nothing.

After all, Lu Wu's current predicament was, to some extent, of his own making. If he didn't act, Lu Wu's death would be on his conscience.

So, he finally took action.

With a light tap, a mysterious tombstone appeared in the Changping Mystic Realm, right next to Lu Wu.

Illiya's elder father had helped Lu Wu access a deeper secret realm within the Changping Mystic Realm, sending Lu Wu into the heart of the mystic realm.

The action was swift, and with the power of 'Meteor' erupting, those outside the Changping Mystic Realm were oblivious to what was happening.

They had no idea that Li Wu had vanished, and all they witnessed was the Mystic Realm shattering piece by piece amidst the meteor's explosion.

The shattering of the Mystic Realm soon triggered a chain reaction.

Fragments rained down in large swaths.

The core of the Mystic Realm's Primal Essence began to collapse.

Apparently, the Mystic Realm, which had been repeatedly experimented on by Zhao Xue'en and his group, had reached its limit.

Subsequently, as the core collapsed to a certain extent, an immense surge of energy began to spew outward.

This resulted in a massive explosion.

"Boom!"

The powerful energy wave struck out, instantly sending the strong cultivator flying for miles.

Immediately, the core of the Mystic Realm started to draw in all the energy that had been expelled.

In the blink of an eye, all the energy that had been released during the explosion was completely retracted.

Within moments, the Mystic Realm was reduced to an extremely tiny point.

"Success!"

"Li Wu is dead!"

Witnessing this, the experts on the scene couldn't help but rejoice.

The most delighted, or perhaps one should say the happiest, was undoubtedly Zhang Chen.

Yes, he hadn't died even after being sliced in half by Li Wu's sword.

After all, he was an Epic Rank 3 cultivator; how could he be so easily defeated? Even if he had been sliced in half, there was still a chance of survival.

Having survived, he watched as the Mystic Realm shrank to a single point and couldn't help but laugh heartily.

"Good, good, good! This bastard has finally..."

"Pffft!"

Zhang Chen's laughter was abruptly cut short.

Of course, it wasn't Li Wu who interrupted him; Li Wu was in no condition to do so.

It was Zhao Xue'en who, during Zhang Chen's moment of laughter, swiftly beheaded him with a single sword strike.

There's a saying, isn't there?

'Bird in a Cage, Discard the Bow.'

The group before him was only united by their common goal of eliminating Li Wu.

Their relationship was far from harmonious, and there were even considerable conflicts and grudges among them.

When Li Wu was still around, they had a shared objective that kept them together.

Now that Li Wu was dead, the alliance immediately crumbled, and Zhao Xue'en took the opportunity to strike.

With a single strike, he beheaded Zhang Chen. Then, he turned to deal with Tie Hong.

But Tie Hong wasn't as foolish as Zhang Chen. Sensing that the situation had stabilized, he had already fled.

Zhao Xue'en couldn't find him, so he turned back to deal with Zhang Chen.

Poor Zhang Chen, who had already suffered a mental blow from Li Wu the previous day and had just been sliced in half by Li Wu's sword, was no match for Zhao Xue'en.

His only hope of survival against Zhao Xue'en was Tie Hong.

However, Tie Hong had already left, effectively selling him out.

Zhang Chen, abandoned by Tie Hong, managed to hold on for only a few minutes before Zhao Xue'en captured him and sealed him with a single hand, while holding the tiny point that had formed from the collapse of the Changping Mystic Realm in the other. He was in high spirits, and his good mood was largely due to Li Wu's death.

After all, they had been thoroughly humiliated by Li Wu the previous day.

Zhao Xue'en and his group of Elder Mountain cultivators had even considered retreating and sealing off the mountain until the return of their leader.

But unexpectedly, within a single day, the situation took a turn.

Li Wu, who had forced them to retreat and hide like dogs with their tails between their legs just the day before, was now dead, eliminated like a rabid dog.

"Indeed, life is full of surprises and unexpected twists."

"People like Li Wu, who lack martial morality and act recklessly, may flourish for a while, but their arrogance won't last forever. Let him have his moment of triumph, but in the end, he will meet his demise!"

"With his death, a great burden has been lifted. Now, we can finally get a good night's sleep when we return."

Zhao Xue'en spoke, laughing heartily as he led the Elder Mountain cultivators back to their mountain, simultaneously announcing the reopening of Elder Mountain after a day of seclusion...

(End of Chapter)

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