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Chapter 498: Intervening in the Shadows
Chapter 498: Intervening in the Shadows
Just as Chu Ning was about to take another detour, he suddenly noticed that the intense battle ahead had come to a halt.
Despite being still several dozen miles away, Chu Ning clearly sensed that two figures were now flying towards him, one in front of the other.
Fortunately, Chu Ning had been continuously using the Divine Concealment Art, so he shouldn't be detected by them.
Hesitating slightly, Chu Ning immediately cast an illusion spell to alter his appearance.
He transformed into the likeness of a middle-aged cultivator, completely suppressing his aura, and landed on a desolate mountain below.
The two late Nascent Soul cultivators, Yan Qichang and Gao Tianyi, were approaching at incredible speeds. Not long after Chu Ning had landed, two figures appeared in the distance, one in front of the other.
Yan Qichang was in the lead, with Gao Tianyi close behind, their speeds remarkably matched.
As they flew, Yan Qichang called out, "Gao Tianyi, do you really want to fight to the death?"
"Yan Qichang, you're absolutely right. I intend to fight you to the bitter end!" Gao Tianyi's voice still carried a sinister edge.
Yan Qichang paused for a moment after hearing this, then abruptly halted his forward momentum and turned to face Gao Tianyi coldly.
"Gao Tianyi, as fellow late Nascent Soul cultivators, there isn't much difference between our cultivation and abilities. I, Yan, simply don't wish to waste too much time and energy, but that doesn't mean I fear you!"
Seeing that Yan Qichang had come to a stop, Gao Tianyi also hovered in the air at a distance and did not immediately launch an attack.
"Yan Qichang, I know you focus on your cultivation and don't involve yourself much with the affairs of the Heaven-Extreme Alliance.
But it's the Heaven-Extreme Alliance that provoked our Demon Path Alliance first. Now that we've crossed paths, I naturally can't let you walk away unscathed."
"Aren't you afraid that such a commotion will attract the attention of cultivators from the Nineflower Sect?" Yan Qichang asked, his brows furrowing slightly.
Gao Tianyi gave an ambiguous reply, "They're merely early Nascent Soul cultivators. Even if that Chu Ning has advanced to the mid Nascent Soul stage, if they dare to show up, I'll kill them first."
Yan Qichang was taken aback upon hearing this.
"Chu Ning has reached the mid Nascent Soul stage? When did that happen?"
Yan Qichang's question left Gao Tianyi feeling rather puzzled as well.
"If it wasn't because Chu Ning had advanced to the mid Nascent Soul stage that you're here to slaughter him, then why are you here?"
Chu Ning, hiding on the mountain below, was equally puzzled.
Yan Qichang's brows furrowed deeper.
"We are indeed here to kill Chu Ning, but I wasn't aware that he had reached the mid Nascent Soul stage."
Gao Tianyi let out a strange laugh. "Yan Qichang, even Cheng Qingmao has fallen, and yet you're still being dragged down by him.
And now, here we meet again, and I don't know what else to say."
Yan Qichang's face twitched with anger upon hearing these words.
Of course, he didn't believe that Cheng Qingmao wouldn't have known about this.
"It doesn't matter. After I kill you, I'll take care of that Chu Ning as well.
Consider it helping you fulfill your wishes, hmph!"
As his words landed, a long spear appeared in Gao Tianyi's hand. With a wave, a black light appeared in the air, resembling a giant black scythe, and slashed towards Yan Qichang.
Having already clashed with Gao Tianyi earlier, Yan Qichang was well aware of the rarity and power of his opponent's treasure.
Without hesitation, Yan Qichang summoned his own treasure, a small ice-blue mirror, and struck it lightly. A cold light shot out from the mirror, meeting the black scythe in the air.
Chu Ning looked up at the battle above, his gaze unconsciously drawn to the ancient treasures in their hands.
"I've already seen several ancient treasures from the Western Continent.
And now, two more have appeared.
The one Gao Tianyi is using should be the Demon Shadow Spear of the Demon Path Alliance, and Yan Qichang's is probably the Icy Spirit Cold Mirror.
Both are renowned ancient treasures from the Western Continent, but it's hard to say which one is more powerful."
As soon as this thought crossed Chu Ning's mind, the two late Nascent Soul cultivators above had already exchanged several moves.
Their intense battle caused powerful spiritual pressure to permeate the entire sky, and the surrounding spiritual energy began to fluctuate violently.
This oppressive pressure didn't affect Chu Ning much.
However, what caused Chu Ning's brows to furrow was that after two incense sticks' worth of time, neither of them seemed to have gained the upper hand, despite using their treasures and spells.
"Even I can tell that their strengths are evenly matched. It won't be easy for either of them to emerge victorious.
They might even fight for several days and nights."
With this thought, Chu Ning's brows knitted together.
He wasn't concerned about himself, as he could easily hide for a few days.
But Chu Ning worried about the Nineflower Sect. He wondered if Yu Changge and Cen Ziqin would come looking for him if he didn't return for too long.
If they stumbled upon these two cultivators, it would be a disaster.
Just as Chu Ning was thinking about this, Gao Tianyi, who was engaged in the fierce battle above, seemed to grow dissatisfied with the current stalemate.
As he launched a fierce attack, he reached for his waist pouch, and the skull that Chu Ning had seen before reappeared.
As Gao Tianyi brandished his giant halberd and lunged at Yan Qichang, the skull nocked an arrow and released it, sending a black arrow beam streaking towards Yan Qichang.
Having experienced the skull's attack power before, Yan Qichang didn't dare underestimate it. He summoned two blue beams from the Ice Spirit Cold Mirror to counter the incoming attacks.
The fierce battle continued for nearly an incense stick's worth of time, during which Chu Ning gradually began to understand what was happening.
"It seems that Gao Tianyi needs to expend quite a bit of mental energy and magic power to control that skull. As a result, his own attacks are slightly less powerful than before. However, the fact that the black skull can exhibit strength comparable to a late Nascent Soul cultivator is astonishing. Yan Qichang is now facing the combined might of two late Nascent Soul cultivators. Even though each one is not as strong as him individually, the coordination between the two is giving Yan Qichang a hard time."
As Chu Ning pondered, Yan Qichang, engaged in the fierce battle above, began to show signs of faltering under the relentless onslaught of Gao Tianyi and the black skull.
The black arrow beam released by the skull penetrated Yan Qichang's defensive aura and struck him.
Although Yan Qichang seemed to employ some defensive measure to keep the arrow beam from piercing his body, he still appeared to sustain a minor injury, as evidenced by the slight change in his complexion.
In the next moment, Yan Qichang struck his Ice Spirit Cold Mirror, causing a surge of icy blue radiance. A gust of icy blue storm erupted from the mirror, now enlarged to nearly ten feet in size, and swept towards Gao Tianyi.
Recognizing the power of the icy blue storm, Gao Tianyi chose not to meet it head-on. Instead, he flashed and teleported himself over a dozen feet away.
While Gao Tianyi was capable of teleportation, the skull was not. Although it tried to dodge by flying away, the icy blue radiance accelerated and enveloped it.
Seeing this, Gao Tianyi's expression changed, and he immediately rushed forward. Wielding his halberd, he slashed at the icy blue storm that enveloped the black skull.
Chu Ning, observing from below, had a flicker of hesitation in his eyes. Although both combatants above were after his life, he was indifferent to whoever perished.
However, based on their earlier conversation, if he had to choose, he would prefer for Gao Tianyi to die first. After all, Yan Qichang seemed more inclined to avoid unnecessary trouble. If Gao Tianyi died first, the other might just leave. But if it were the other way around, Gao Tianyi would likely continue lurking on Mount Ji Hua in wait for him.
"Now's my chance!"
As this thought crossed his mind, Chu Ning casually waved his hand, summoning invisible spatial power.
In the next moment, a black rift appeared in front of Gao Tianyi, swallowing the black skull enveloped in icy blue radiance. It even seemed poised to devour Gao Tianyi as well, but the latter, a late Nascent Soul cultivator, reacted with astonishing speed. At this critical juncture, he shifted his body, turning offense into retreat, and instantly moved over a dozen feet away.
"Spatial rift? How did a spatial rift appear here?"
Watching his skull and the black rift vanish, Gao Tianyi's face twisted in fury. His loss was not just a puppet but also a strand of his spiritual sense attached to it. Such spiritual sense damage was not something he would usually worry about, as he could recover with a year or two of cultivation. However, in the midst of battling another late Nascent Soul cultivator, it was akin to sustaining a severe injury.
Yan Qichang, though surprised, felt a glimmer of joy. Seizing the opportunity, he struck his Ice Spirit Cold Mirror, shooting out several blue beams. At the same time, an icy blue short sword appeared in his hand—another powerful treasure. He launched a fierce attack on Gao Tianyi!
Gao Tianyi, preoccupied with the sudden appearance of the spatial rift, frantically waved his Demon Shadow Spear, summoning black beams. He also threw something forward, releasing countless black beams that condensed into a giant black insect, which charged towards Yan Qichang.
This late Nascent Soul cultivator from the Demon Path Alliance was taking a risky move, attempting a decisive strike while Yan Qichang was focused on offense.
However, even as he executed this risky maneuver, Yan Qichang's icy blue short sword reached him first, leaping over the black beams and arriving before Gao Tianyi.
Gao Tianyi's figure flickered, and he reappeared over a dozen feet away. But as he materialized, a black rift silently appeared beside him!
(End of Chapter)
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