Chapter 558: New Grudges and Old Grievances
Chapter 558: New Grudges and Old Grievances
After leaving Unity City, Chu Ning did not fly directly towards the eastern sea region. Instead, he chose a random direction.
After flying for nearly a thousand miles, Chu Ning's figure suddenly came to a halt. He turned his gaze towards the rear and coldly spoke, "You've been tracking me all this way, it's time to show yourself!"
As Chu Ning's words fell, a figure appeared in the distance and landed about a hundred zhang away from him. This person, dressed in black, had a tall and robust stature, and it was none other than the mysterious black-robed man Chu Ning had encountered in the city earlier.
"Your divine sense is quite powerful to have discovered me," the black-robed man said, his face cold and his voice somehow giving Chu Ning the impression that he was laughing.
In the next moment, as the black-robed man looked at Chu Ning, a hint of mockery appeared in his eyes. "Why, aren't you going to reveal your true appearance?"
Hearing the black-robed man's words, a chill flashed in Chu Ning's eyes. Indeed, the man could see through his Illusionary Transformation.
"Who are you, and what do you intend by following me?" Chu Ning asked.
"Who am I? Haha, you probably don't know me! But it doesn't matter, as long as you know that I'm here to take your life!" The black-robed man finished speaking and disappeared from his original spot.
His movements were incredibly fast, but Chu Ning was not slow either. With a flash of his body, he used the Thunder Dodging Technique to move more than ten zhang away.
At the same time, he opened his mouth and spat out seven streaks of dark light that flew towards his original position.
Sure enough, a figure appeared from that spot, and it was the black-robed man.
Facing Chu Ning's seven streaks of dark light, the black-robed man remained calm. He stretched out his palm, and a halo of light flashed, directly dispersing the seven streaks of dark light.
In the next instant, several streaks of dark light were swatted away by this person.
The last streak of dark light was even grabbed directly in his hand.
Chu Ning instantly felt his connection with the Seven Spirit Drill weaken.
This scene made his heart shudder.
The Seven Spirit Drill was refined from the fingernails of a ten-thousand-year-old corpse, and it was highly effective against Primordial Soul Cultivators. Its sharpness was unparalleled, making it very effective against the physical bodies of ordinary Primordial Soul Cultivators.
He never expected that the black-robed man could directly reach out and grab it, and even withstand its power.
This kind of physical strength was probably no less impressive than Chu Ning's own.
Without immediately summoning the Five Elements Spirit Sword and the Yellow Wind Banner, Chu Ning, at this moment, still didn't know who his opponent was. He didn't want to reveal his identity too early.
With a wave of his hand, silver lightning instantly filled the entire sky.
At the same time, several streaks of golden lightning descended first.
Chu Ning, at this moment, combined the Thunder Stirring the Eight Directions and the Golden Lightning Talisman to unleash their power together.
Just as the golden lightning was about to strike the black-robed man's hand, the man's figure suddenly flickered and disappeared from his original spot.
"Teleportation Technique!"
Seeing this, Chu Ning's face changed slightly.
Could it be that this person, like himself, was hiding his cultivation and was also a Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator?
With this thought, Chu Ning was about to summon other treasures to attack, but he hesitated.
Just then, the black-robed man punched out, and a light halo rippled from his fist, blocking the descending silver lightning.
In the next moment, his figure flashed, and he used the Teleportation Technique to move out of the Thunder Stirring the Eight Directions' attack range.
However, he also didn't attack Chu Ning. Instead, he looked coldly towards the side.
"Who's there, lurking around? Show yourself!"
As these words fell, a slender figure slowly appeared.
His expression was cold and proud, comparable to the black-robed man.
It was indeed Dan Tianqi, the Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator from the Starfeather Sect.
"It's him!"
Seeing Dan Tianqi's figure, Chu Ning's heart trembled slightly.
After his previous encounter with Tong Zhanghong, Dan Tianqi had suddenly appeared without Chu Ning noticing.
Just now, when Chu Ning fought the black-robed man, he used the Soul Splitting Technique to split off a strand of divine sense to constantly sense the surroundings.
This time, when Dan Tianqi approached, Chu Ning finally sensed something unusual.
That was why he hadn't hurriedly used the Yellow Wind Banner and the Five Elements Spirit Sword to attack the black-robed man again.
After all, these two treasures had been used during the previous battle with the two Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators from the Starfeather Sect, and it would be easy for them to be recognized.
When Dan Tianqi appeared, he scanned Chu Ning and the black-robed man with his gaze before fixing his eyes on the black-robed man.
"A Mid-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, yet you can use the Teleportation Technique. Who are you? Where are your companions?" Dan Tianqi asked, clearly questioning the black-robed man.
Facing Dan Tianqi's interrogation, the black-robed man's cold face showed impatience. "Who I am is none of your business! I'm here to kill that guy, so you'd better leave now."
Dan Tianqi, as the top-ranked Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator in the Starfeather Sect, had never been treated so rudely by a Mid-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator.
Anger flashed across his face. "How bold! Let me see what you're capable of!"
As he spoke, he raised his hand, and a star beam flashed and vanished, attacking the black-robed man.
At the same time, a silver feather fan appeared in his hand, and with a wave, countless wind blades assaulted the black-robed man.
The black-robed man, upon seeing this, still didn't dodge or evade. He punched out, and a light halo rippled from his fist.
The incoming starlight and the wind blades from the silver fan seemed to be blocked by the glowing aura, which left Chu Ning in awe of the opponent's strength.
"This person is incredibly powerful!"
Witnessing this scene, Chu Ning couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.
"But this aura around his fist gives me an eerie feeling, as if it's laced with some demonic energy."
Chu Ning was slightly surprised at this realization.
However, his face remained expressionless, revealing nothing.
Unintentionally, his gaze drifted towards the distance.
At that very moment, he sensed a fleeing light approaching from afar, rapidly closing in on their location.
"Tong Zhanghong has arrived too!"
Apparently, Tong Zhanghong didn't possess the same concealment technique as Dan Tianqi, allowing Chu Ning to sense his presence much earlier.
The Starfeather Sect's late-stage Nascent Soul Grandmaster had just arrived when he witnessed the black-robed great Han's body flash, teleporting forty zhang closer to Dan Tianqi.
Without hesitation, he waved his silver fan, launching an attack towards the black-robed great Han.
Facing two late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators, the black-robed great Han showed no fear.
Suddenly, a cluster of dark purple light surged on his palm, meeting Tong Zhanghong's attack with one hand, while the other continued its assault towards Dan Tianqi.
Witnessing this, Chu Ning's eyes flashed with surprise.
"An Outer Plane Demonic Beast!"
He finally understood why the black-robed great Han's attacks always gave him a sense of being enveloped in demonic energy.
This dark purple demonic aura was all too familiar to Chu Ning, who had encountered Outer Plane Demonic Beasts several times before.
"I've encountered this demonic aura before..."
At that moment, as Chu Ning watched the three of them clash, his heart sank.
He recognized the demon—the same one that had possessed You Jing in the Golden Spirit Seed Spirit Realm and had its arm severed by Chu Ning, only to regenerate and survive.
Chu Ning was shocked to find this demonic beast on Skylid Continent, and it seemed even stronger than before.
No wonder it had such intense killing intent towards him.
Chu Ning's heart stirred, and he shouted, "Fellow Daoist Tong, Fellow Daoist Dan, don't hold back! He's not a human cultivator; he's an Outer Plane Demonic Beast!"
As he spoke, Chu Ning opened his mouth and spat out a crimson Spirit Sword, aiming to slash at the Outer Plane Demonic Beast!
Previously, when Chu Ning faced Tong Zhanghong, he had also used the Five Elements Spirit Sword, but only the giant sword.
The Fire Spirit Sword, now separated from the Five Elements Spirit Sword, was an entirely different magic treasure.
Tong Zhanghong and Dan Tianqi, naturally, couldn't sense this.
However, the black-robed great Han, who was the Outer Plane Demonic Beast in disguise, had his expression turn hideous at that moment.
He couldn't forget how Chu Ning had severed his demonic arm in the Golden Spirit Seed Spirit Realm.
Demonic energy surged around him, enveloping his entire body in a layer of dark purple demonic aura.
At the same time, a demonic arm covered in scales suddenly appeared before him.
Before Chu Ning's Fire Spirit Sword could reach him, this demonic arm directly attacked Tong Zhanghong, who was closest to the demon.
Tong Zhanghong was already startled when Chu Ning revealed the demon's identity, and his expression changed slightly as he saw the demonic arm approaching.
His first instinct was to raise the silver fan as a shield, its surface swirling with wind blades to block the demon's arm attack.
But the demon's arm, its most powerful attack, wasn't something ordinary treasures could easily withstand.
The demonic arm, shrouded in dark purple energy, pierced through the silver wind blades and struck Tong Zhanghong's body-guarding spirit light in the next instant.
Despite being a late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, Tong Zhanghong felt his blood boil under the impact.
A powerful demonic energy seemed to penetrate his body.
Startled, Tong Zhanghong didn't have time to retract the silver fan in front of him and was sent flying backward.
The three-handed demon didn't pursue him. Instead, its third hand casually grabbed the silver fan and held it firmly.
Then, its gaze shifted to the descending crimson Spirit Sword.
The demon wasn't overly concerned about the power of the two late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators' treasures.
However, it had suffered losses from Chu Ning's Spirit Sword before and knew it contained Black Obsidian Gold, so it dared not block the attack with its hand.
Holding the silver fan, it struck out, intercepting Chu Ning's incoming Fire Spirit Sword.
Simultaneously, its other demonic arm reached for the sword's hilt.
Chu Ning had already lost a Seven Spirit Drill to the demon, and he wasn't about to let it control his Spirit Sword again.
He manipulated the sword's incantations, causing the crimson flames to surge, and with a soft humming sound, the Spirit Sword accelerated forward.
It left the silver fan swinging in vain.
"Not good!"
By the time the three-handed demon reacted, the Crimson Spirit Sword had already reached its target! Its third hand quickly retracted into its body.
But it was too late.
A flash of crimson light, and the blackened hand holding the silver fan was severed.
Chu Ning had fought these Outer Plane Demonic Beasts several times and knew they could regenerate their limbs.
He immediately had another idea, and the Crimson Spirit Sword pinned the demonic hand, plunging towards the mountain peak below.
"Damn it!"
The three-handed demon, having failed to harm Chu Ning, found itself with another severed hand, thanks to Chu Ning's swift action.
Anger and vengeance intertwined, and the demon roared in fury.
(End of Chapter)
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