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Chapter 469: He is Chu Ning
Chapter 469: He is Chu Ning
Outside the Changming Sect, a large crowd appeared, their dark figures filling the sky.
Even with the protective array separating them, the powerful spiritual pressure emanating from this group caused the Changming Sect's disciples to turn pale.
Just as the opposing group came to a halt, a cold laugh rang out from within the Sky Extremity Alliance's camp, echoing across the sky.
"Steward Yuanlian, come out. I know you're in there."
Do you really think this sect's defensive array can stop us?"
Wu Hua's face was filled with worry as he spoke, "Alliance Master Situ, I'm afraid our sect's array won't be able to withstand an attack from so many cultivators..."
Si Tu Yuanlian glanced up and coldly humphed, "Then let's go out and meet them. With Fellow Daoist Qin and his group helping us, we need not fear them!"
With that, Situ Yuanlian took the lead and flew out.
The other Nascent Soul cultivators followed suit.
Seeing this, Wu Hua quickly had the restrictions on the array removed.
Surprisingly, the Sky Extremity Alliance did not take advantage of this moment to launch an attack.
Chu Ning followed the group out of the array, intentionally lagging behind.
Just before they had returned from the back mountain, Qin Changkong had instructed Chu Ning to conceal his identity and avoid drawing attention from the Sky Extremity Alliance's cultivators.
He had even given Chu Ning a hat-like treasure to help disguise himself.
With the hat on, Chu Ning was able to shield himself from the probing spiritual senses of other cultivators.
However, Chu Ning could tell that the treasure's ability to block spiritual senses was not exceptionally powerful.
It would be ineffective against a forceful probe by a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator or above.
Nonetheless, it was better than nothing, and he doubted that the Sky Extremity Alliance cultivators would bother to forcefully scan him, a mere early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.
He hadn't even bothered to alter his appearance with an illusion technique.
As he stepped out of the array, his gaze immediately fell on the two figures at the forefront of the opposing group.
These two exuded powerful auras, surpassing even Qin Changkong and Situ Yuanlian.
They were clearly late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.
From their attire, Chu Ning could also guess their identities.
The one with thick eyebrows and black hair was most likely Xu Zhanyuan, one of the three late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators of the Sky Extremity Alliance.
The other, a white-haired Daoist, was probably Cheng Qingmao.
As Chu Ning assessed these two, the Sky Extremity Alliance's late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators swept their gazes over the group of Nascent Soul cultivators, finally landing on Qin Changkong.
"Qin Changkong, you arrived quite quickly, disregarding Yunxiao City. You're quite bold," spoke Xu Zhanyuan, his eyes turning colder.
Qin Changkong replied in a deep voice, "Your Sky Extremity Alliance acts with tyranny. Our two alliances have already formed an alliance and will rise and fall together."
"What a joke!" Xu Zhanyuan's aura surged at these words.
"Then today, let's bury you all here at Changming Mountain!"
Steward Yuanlian's face twisted with anger as he heard this. "Fellow Daoist Qin, this Xu fellow is getting arrogant. Let's not waste words with him.
I'll take care of this Xu fellow, and you handle Daoist Cheng."
As he spoke, Situ Yuanlian's aura also surged.
The incredible spiritual pressure emanating from the two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators caused the complexions of the other Nascent Soul cultivators on both sides to change slightly.
The Sky Extremity Alliance had clearly anticipated this situation and kept their Golden Core cultivators at a distance.
Otherwise, just this spiritual pressure alone would have injured many of them.
"Late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators!"
Chu Ning's gaze fixed on the two figures, who seemed akin to immortal buddhas in the sky, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
Despite possessing numerous divine abilities and treasures, he knew that he couldn't replicate the overwhelming spiritual pressure of these late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.
One simply couldn't achieve such a feat without reaching that realm.
"With my current cultivation, facing a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would be too restrictive, and I'd have little chance of victory.
If I want to truly engage with a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, I'll need to break through to the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm and undergo another qualitative change in my spiritual power and senses."
As these thoughts flashed through Chu Ning's mind, he became more cautious.
At least for now, he decided to avoid confronting late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.
Sitong Yuanlian and Xu Zhanyuan were also aware that their auras were affecting the other cultivators.
And this was without even engaging in combat.
Once they started fighting, the more powerful spiritual pressure would make it difficult for some early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators to resist, let alone fight back.
Thus, the two swiftly ascended, disappearing from view in the blink of an eye as they sought another location to battle.
Soon after, Qin Changkong and Cheng Qingmao did the same, but instead of ascending, they flew horizontally away from the battlefield.
They flew hundreds of miles away to face off, but Chu Ning's extraordinary senses still allowed him to vaguely perceive the fluctuations of spiritual energy in the distance.
At this moment, the remaining Nascent Soul cultivators from the Sky Extremity Alliance stopped talking and rushed forward, brandishing their treasures.
Each time, a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Spirit Azure Alliance would step forward to meet them.
After all, the Yunxiao Alliance had come to provide support, so it was only natural for them to take the lead in battle.
However, when all the mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators from the Spirit Alliance were engaged, and there were still mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators flying out from the Sky Extremity Alliance, Gu Yuexian coldly humphed and took the initiative to face them.
One by one, Nascent Soul cultivators flew out to engage in battle. Although Chu Ning was powerful, he refrained from taking the initiative due to Qin Changkong's earlier instructions.
As they waited, Chu Ning suddenly realized that he seemed to have no opponent.
The numerous Golden Core cultivators from the Tianji Alliance had charged into battle, but the combined forces of the Lingcang and Yunxiao Alliances still outnumbered them by two.
Aside from Chu Ning, there was also Fu Jing'an from the White Crane Peak, who had accompanied him to the Tianyu Pavilion before.
The two glanced at each other and seized this opportunity without hesitation.
In an instant, they transformed into dazzling rays of light and attacked two Nascent Soul cultivators from the Tianji Alliance who were engaged with the Yunxiao Alliance's cultivators.
Chu Ning charged towards a burly man who was fighting against Sun Zhiyuan from the Tianyin Pavilion.
Although the burly man was only at the early Nascent Soul stage, his aura was stronger than Sun Zhiyuan's.
After exchanging a few blows, he began to gain the upper hand and gradually suppressed Sun Zhiyuan.
Moreover, this man was clearly skilled in close combat, repeatedly launching attacks at close range, making it difficult for Sun Zhiyuan to defend.
"This person's movements and attacks give me a very familiar feeling.
He seems similar to the Iron Lion I defeated before."
As this thought flashed through Chu Ning's mind, several golden rays shot out from his hand, directly attacking the burly man.
At this moment, he intended to hide his identity and help establish dominance without the need to use his signature treasures that would reveal who he was.
The burly man naturally noticed Chu Ning's attack, but at this moment, he still had the upper hand against Sun Zhiyuan.
So, although his expression changed slightly, he didn't panic.
He manipulated his spiritual light to continue attacking Sun Zhiyuan while activating a defensive shield to block Chu Ning's incoming attack.
Chu Ning was currently unleashing pure Metal energy without infusing it with any spells.
While it had some offensive power, it couldn't be considered strong.
As expected, the burly man's shield successfully blocked these two threads of pure metal energy.
Seeing this, the burly man relaxed slightly.
Even though he realized that Chu Ning's attack was a probe, judging from the spell's power, he could tell that Chu Ning was indeed an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator.
So, when he saw Chu Ning attacking again, he continued to manipulate his shield to defend.
However, the next moment, he felt that something was amiss.
"Boom!"
Accompanied by a thunderous roar, the burly man suddenly felt a formidable pressure.
And just as he was about to focus more of his attention, a thick golden lightning bolt struck down, landing on his shield.
To his astonishment, the shield, which had decent defensive capabilities, instantly lost its spiritual connection and fell to the ground.
It was as if it had been completely destroyed by that single strike, and even his spiritual sense techniques could no longer activate it.
The thick golden lightning arc continued to descend, aiming to strike him.
Caught off guard, the burly man hastily activated his protective spiritual light and attempted to dodge.
But he was a step too slow.
As the golden arc struck, his protective spiritual light dissipated, and the lightning landed on his body.
This caused the burly man's body to stagger several meters back, and his face turned pale.
Immediately after, his expression changed drastically once more as several shadowy rays with a hint of dark golden light appeared before him.
The burly man didn't have time to dodge or defend, and he could only watch as the shadowy rays struck him.
"What the hell is this?"
The next moment, the burly man was shocked to find that his proud physical strength offered no resistance against these shadowy rays.
As the rays hit him, he could clearly feel his life force ebbing away.
What shocked him even more was that his Nascent Soul seemed to have been struck as well, and he couldn't even separate it from his body.
"Save me!"
In his panic, the burly man let out a desperate cry for help.
The sudden turn of events caught the nearby Nascent Soul cultivators from the Tianji Alliance off guard, and they didn't have time to lend aid.
However, at that moment, three figures suddenly flashed into view, appearing dozens of meters away.
Unbeknownst to anyone, three Nascent Soul cultivators had emerged from the Golden Core cultivators' camp of the Tianji Alliance, and their auras indicated that they were all at the mid-Nascent Soul stage!
As they appeared, a series of sharp attacks assailed Chu Ning and Sun Zhiyuan.
"Hmph!"
Chu Ning coldly snorted, and his figure vanished from his original spot.
At the same time, with a thought, he unleashed the power of the Seven Spirit Perforating Pearls.
"Ah!"
In the distance, the burly man only had time to let out a miserable scream before his vitality faded, and he fell from the sky.
Under Chu Ning's attack, this early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator was instantly eradicated, body and soul, without even a chance to escape with his Nascent Soul.
This startling scene caused the three mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators who had come to support their ally to change their expressions drastically.
One of them stared intently at Chu Ning, who was still wearing the hat-like treasure, and then exclaimed in shock:
"He is Chu Ning!!!"
(End of Chapter)
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