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Chapter 770: The Spiritual Light's Captivating Grip
Chapter 770: The Spiritual Light's Captivating Grip
The ground where the impact occurred was almost entirely stripped of its top layer, creating a massive crater as if struck by a meteorite. Chen Chuan stood within it, maintaining a posture of striking downwards with his fist, the glow at the front end of his arm gradually dimming and extinguishing.
This strike involved concentrating the highly condensed "Spiritual Fire" within his body and unleashing it in an instant, knowing she was unaware of the situation. "You didn't need to worry. I was able to handle it."
Below, in the pit, the Black Armored General lay half-buried in the dirt, with white smoke slowly rising from the exposed parts of his body. His body was nearly charred, and his shattered armor was almost fused with his flesh, leaving only his skull and three broken arms—one long and two short—visible. The lower half of his body was barely discernible.
Despite this, he wasn't dead. His transformed tissues stubbornly emerged from within, repairing his wounds, and where his limbs were severed, tendrils extended as if trying to regrow.
Chen Chuan's gaze fell upon him, and at that moment, the general suddenly opened his eyes, and with a swift movement, he transformed into a black shadow, leaping outward. However, he only made it halfway before freezing in mid-air.
Chen Chuan's hand firmly grasped his shoulder.
At that moment, he noticed that the back and sides of the half-severed body had grown insect-like appendages, which were rapidly moving. It was these appendages that had allowed him to leap and dart about, but now, the remaining two hands tried to grab Chen Chuan's arm.
Chen Chuan pulled him over, grabbed one of his arms, and with a twist, snapped it with a crisp crack. He then threw it to the ground, stepped on it, and with a crunch, crushed another limb underfoot. He then kicked backward, his body tensing like a drawn bowstring, and with a final kick, sent the head flying!
A hissing sound accompanied the glow at the tip of his foot as it sliced through the neck, and the head soared high into the air, finally landing on the edge of the crater, rolling to the side.
As the head detached, all the transformed tissues on the shattered body stiffened, then shriveled and withered, followed by a wisp of white mist rising from the body. Within a short while, it completely disintegrated into a pile of charred black fragments.
Zhao Zhenye, observing from a distance, had his entire body enveloped in a silver-white glow. He pressed his hands forward, causing Yao Zhiyi and Xiao Wan to change their expressions. In that instant, they felt an abnormally violent force, and they quickly adjusted their stances to defend.
The next moment, a massive glow shone in front of them, and the force of the impact sent both men flying backward, carving deep trenches in the ground.
When they looked up, they saw a cloud of dust in the distance, and a silver-white glow was rapidly moving away.
At this sight, Xiao Wan swiftly wiped his waist, and in that instant, he flung over a dozen long spikes from his waist, creating a dozen copies of himself on the ground, which seemed to explode, causing the air to burst with loud blasts.
However, as the spikes, enveloped in orange flames, pierced the glowing area, no sound emerged, and after a few flickers, they disappeared without a trace.
Xiao Wan, surprised and amazed, exclaimed, "Impressive!"
Yao Zhiyi, with a solemn expression, watched the retreating glow. When he had seen Wei Guozhen going to Chen Chuan to retrieve the relic, he had intended to go to his aid. But this Zhao Zhenye was unexpectedly formidable, and when the two of them faced him, it was a match of equal strength. If one of them had been absent, they might have been defeated.
Yao Zhiyi could sense an extremely dangerous aura from Zhao Zhenye, indicating he was not an ordinary opponent. In terms of combat prowess, Zhao Zhenye might be even stronger than the two of them combined.
Xiao Wan added, "Such incredible speed, but it's a pity he got away."
Yao Zhiyi shook his head. "Under normal circumstances, even if the two of us fought him, victory wouldn't be guaranteed. He has an injury, and he's enduring the pain to fight. He won't last long, and he must have been injured when he came here."
Xiao Wan was taken aback. "Principal Yao, are you joking?"
Yao Zhiyi spoke in a low voice, "I'm not joking. Didn't you sense it? This man is injured, and he's fighting with a wounded body. He can't sustain this for long. He must have been injured when he encountered someone on his way here."
Now that they were aware of Zhao Zhenye's existence, they would certainly take precautions. This time, they had specifically invited someone to counter him.
It seemed that Zhao Zhenye had encountered this person on his way and was injured during their confrontation, preventing him from displaying his full combat potential.
However, since this man had aided the Ancient Kingdom, he was now an enemy of Great Shun.
They had just finished dealing with Wei Guozhen, and now a stronger Zhao Zhenye had appeared. The situation didn't seem to have improved much.
No, there was a difference.
Yao Zhiyi looked towards Chen Chuan. Their side had also gained a powerful fighter, one capable of influencing the situation in an entire region.
He lifted the long sword in his hand and said to Xiao Wan, "Let's go and take a look."
Scholar Chen Chuan emerged from below the large pit and approached the severed head, as he had expected, the people from the Old Imperial House had already transformed. Even at this stage, as long as their brains were not completely destroyed, they would not die for a while.
However, this was intentional on his part, as he was unsure how Datong intended to handle this person. In case there was a plan, he decided to keep him alive for now.
As he watched the two men approaching, he took the initiative and walked towards them, nodding to Principal Yao Zhiyi, "Principal Yao."
Principal Yao's thick eyebrows moved slightly, "Are you a teacher at Wu Yi Academy?"
Scholar Chen nodded, "I'm Chen Chuan, a teacher at Jinbei Dao Wu Yi Academy and also the investigation director of the Handling Bureau. This time, I was assigned by the Defense Department, the Government Hall, and the Handling Bureau to come and support the retrieval of the relic."
Principal Yao looked at him and sighed, "Old man, I haven't been back to the school for a long time. I didn't know there was such a talent like you in the school."
At this moment, Xiao Wan's gaze towards Scholar Chen became much warmer.
"So, you're my junior. I'm Wan Yunshan, probably a decade ahead of you in graduation. But my records were sealed early on, so you probably wouldn't have heard of me."
"Why bother?" Chen Chuan asked. "Back then, many people knew me. Who didn't know how formidable I was? If I were to say there was another fighter, they could easily guess who it was as he swiped through the field display. "They could guess who it was..."
"Alright, don't talk too much. Let's deal with the situation here first."
Principal Yao interrupted Wan Yunshan's excited speech. He had to do this; otherwise, Wan Yunshan would likely talk endlessly. In truth, if it weren't for the mission to eliminate Wei Guozhen, he would have preferred for Xiao Wan to stay at the World Ring for a while longer.
At this moment, Scholar Chen took out the spherical object hanging at his waist, "Principal Yao, this is the relic I retrieved on this mission."
Principal Yao could guess that someone must have informed Scholar Chen about the situation beforehand. Even so, Scholar Chen still brought this object to the camp, and he greatly admired his courage and audacity. "Since you retrieved it, you should take it back."
Seeing his reaction, Scholar Chen didn't hesitate and put the object back into his pocket. He stepped aside to let the two men see the situation behind him and said, "Principal Yao, Senior Wan, Wei Guozhen's head is here. I don't know how to handle it, so I can only leave it to you two."
Principal Yao looked at the head and sighed, "We'll take care of this matter."
Scholar Chen said, "In that case, I'll take my leave for a while." After saying this, he nodded to the two men and walked towards the rift.
At this moment, Mr. Zuan was sitting on a broken stone slab at the other end of the fusion zone. The surrounding terrain was severely damaged, and his mask was shattered, with only a large portion remaining, barely hanging on his face.
His clothes were tattered, with one trouser leg missing half its length, revealing a shin and other damaged areas emitting a silver-white aura.
He spoke slowly, "This time, I still couldn't stop him."
A faint light appeared on the mask, and the lower half of his face spoke, "There was no other way. I didn't expect Zhao Zhenye to be so powerful, and even with my psychic secret arts, I couldn't subdue him."
Furthermore, I believe he must have been practicing some secret technique. When we fought, his strength wasn't fully unleashed yet.
From the previous battle, it seems he not only obtained several secret techniques from the Fusion Sect but also acquired some from the Pure Sect, and he improved them all to suit himself better. It seems we need to reevaluate our assessment of him."
Mr. Zuan sighed, "He is indeed a genius. What a pity, he could have been the pillar of our Pure Sect."
After Mr. Zuan finished speaking, his facial muscles relaxed, and he continued, "The stronger his displayed abilities, the greater the destruction. The more powerful he becomes, the more we realize our mistake."
The mask said, "Since it has come to this, what else can we do? We can only think of a solution. Fortunately, among our new recruits, there are many talents, like that Bao boy..."
Yes, and also Chen Director, I have high hopes for him. He is most likely to become our Pure Sect's next fighter. With him, our Jinbei Dao Central City branch can stand tall. But with Zhao Zhenye being so difficult to deal with, the pressure on him won't be small."
Mr. Zuan stood up, and the silver-white aura on his body slowly faded. He gazed at the radiant aura of the relic, picked up a suitcase from his side, and walked towards it.
The mask hurriedly said, "Hey, I suggest finding a nearby airship."
Mr. Zuan chuckled, with such an obvious radiance, would he really walk in the wrong direction?
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(End of Chapter)
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