Translator: CinderTL
The sky was a clear azure, and the clouds were like a painted masterpiece!
Suddenly, dozens of streaks of light, resembling divine swords, tore through the clouds and roared towards the distance.
"Quick, quick, quick! Full speed ahead!"
"The reckless fools of the Taixu Sword Sect are wreaking havoc in our Yuezhou! This is our chance to make a name for ourselves for the sect!"
"The Sect Master has decreed! Whoever injures Li Chunjun will be rewarded with the Myriad Spirits Divine Light! Whoever kills Li Chunjun will be granted a Nascent Soul Pill! Didn't we come to this Blue Star Minor Realm from the Profound Yellow Great World precisely for the chance to form our Nascent Souls!? Now, the opportunity is within our grasp!"
Within the streaks of light, the Divine Sense of Yuezhou's True Inheritor, Hai Fenglie, continuously echoed, urging everyone forward.
These Core Formation cultivators also pushed themselves to the limit, unleashing astonishing speeds in their Sword Flight, racing ahead with all their might.
"Boom!"
Just as Hai Fenglie estimated they were nearing the rendezvous point, a deafening roar erupted from the horizon.
A hundred miles away, a vast expanse of clouds seemed to be torn apart by an invisible force.
The sky appeared as if it had been punctured, revealing the boundless starry void behind the clouds.
This awe-inspiring sight shook the hearts of Hai Fenglie and the other Core Formation cultivators.
"Is it just ahead!?"
"Has the True Inheritor Dongfang Wu clashed with the Taixu Sword Sect? Is it Li Chunjun!?"
As their thoughts raced, a sword light suddenly burst into their view.
Fifty or sixty miles away, Dongfang Wu seemed to have activated a Secret Art, his entire body transforming into a streak of blood light as he fled at full speed towards Hai Fenglie's group.
"Form the Battle Formation! Prepare for combat!"
Hai Fenglie shouted.
But before their formation could be fully set up, a sword light, carrying an unimaginable sharpness, had already caught up to Dongfang Wu.
This True Inheritor, seeing Hai Fenglie's Battle Formation just over fifty miles away, felt the terrifying destructive aura emanating from the sword light behind him. His eyes filled with despair and unwillingness.
"Li Chunjun!"
He let out a roar, as if it were his final cry, burning all his Qi to the limit, transforming it into a long spear. With the force of an eagle striking the sky, he hurled it towards the sword light behind him.
"Buzz!"
Just as the spear, guided by his Divine Sense, was about to hit the Flying Sword, the sword light made an unimaginably agile maneuver.
A slight "V" turn allowed it to evade the spear, which was condensed from all his Qi, and then it shot upwards, piercing through his head.
Instantly, the eyes of this True Inheritor, who was considered one of the strongest Core Formation cultivators in the Zhou Tian Sect, froze in place.
"The Flaming Phoenix Sword Prodigy…"
This was the power of the Flaming Phoenix Sword Prodigy!
How laughable it was that he thought he was more cautious and careful than Zhou Wu Gou, that he had more Core Formation cultivators with him, and that the Zhou Tian Sect excelled in Battle Formations.
With all these advantages, he believed that facing Li Chunjun, the Flaming Phoenix Sword Prodigy, would not end like it did for Zhou Wu Gou, whose territory was breached, his trusted followers killed, and who was humiliatingly captured alive.
But in the end…
There was no difference.
It was even worse!
At least Zhou Wu Gou had angered Li Chunjun, causing him to spare his life for various reasons.
But he…
As a True Inheritor of a major sect, he didn't even have the qualification to have his life spared.
With this sense of sorrow and self-mockery, the True Inheritor's consciousness quickly faded.
His body, like a withered leaf, plummeted towards the earth below.
"Dongfang Wu!"
Miles away, Hai Fenglie, who had witnessed the death of a fellow True Inheritor from the same sect, let out a furious roar.
His gaze was fixed intently on the figure that had just arrived, reabsorbing the flying sword into his body.
That was...
"Li Chunjun!"
An unparalleled sense of humiliation and rage filled his heart.
Yet, he forcefully suppressed these emotions, ensuring that the people around him maintained the formation without the slightest slack.
Because the person they were about to face was the Flaming Phoenix Sword Prodigy! The most outstanding prodigy they could ever hope to encounter in their lifetime! A terrifying existence who, with his sword alone, could suppress the entire Blue Star Minor Realm, forcing thousands of Core Formation cultivators to bow their heads! A man who, single-handedly, had breached the capital of Great Shang, guarded by Zhou Wu Gou, and the capital of Star Province, defended by Dongfang Wu! The number of Core Formation cultivators who had fallen by his hand had already exceeded a hundred! Facing such an invincible powerhouse among Core Formation cultivators, if they dared not to be fully alert, Zhou Wu Gou and Dongfang Wu would be their best examples.
"Whoosh!"
Almost as soon as Hai Fenglie steadied his emotions, Li Chunjun, who had just slain Dongfang Wu and his two companions, was already charging at them on his flying sword once more.
With the explosion of air currents and the tearing of clouds, the distance of over fifty miles between them was rapidly closing.
Seeing that Li Chunjun dared to attack their Dipper Calamity Dragon Formation alone, Hai Fenglie shouted fiercely, "How dare you! Change the formation! Southern Dipper Killing Form! If he dares to come, let him come and never return!"
"Senior Brother Hai, be careful! According to the information we have, Li Chunjun once directly breached the Dipper Calamity Dragon Formation set up by Dongfang Wu and his followers. We should change to a defensive formation and wait for the Four Symbols True Lord to bring the Eight Desolations Dragon Locking Formation before engaging!"
A trusted subordinate quickly reminded him.
These words gave Hai Fenglie pause.
Now that he had regained his composure, he was not the type to ignore advice.
Especially with the example of Dongfang Wu fresh in his mind?
He had no desire to end up like Dongfang Wu, slain before the formation when the Four Symbols True Lord arrived! Thinking this, he waved his hand.
At his gesture, the Dipper Calamity Dragon Formation shifted to a defensive stance, like a boulder standing firm in the void. "What is that!?"
Just as he was transforming the formation into a defensive stance, with the aura of thirty-six Core Formation cultivators connected as one, he keenly sensed something.
In the next moment, his pupils constricted sharply, "Be careful!"
With a flick of his Divine Sense, a flag in his hand swiftly waved, and several gusts of wind, like sword Qi capable of splitting mountains and rivers, rapidly surged forward.
Before many of the Core Formation cultivators could even figure out what was happening, a sword light whistled through, shattering the wind with unstoppable sharpness and swiftly targeting a nearby Golden Core cultivator! However, Hai Fenglie's hasty action finally allowed the Core Formation cultivators to react.
"A flying sword!?"
"Where did that flying sword come from!?"
"What's going on? The flying sword was upon me, and I had no warning!? It was clearly within the precise range of my Divine Sense, yet I... instinctively ignored it!?"
Amidst the exclamations, the Core Formation cultivators reacted with incredible speed.
The Golden Core cultivator targeted by the Scarlet Sky Sword immediately summoned a Protective Magical Artifact and even tore a Tier 4 Talisman, transforming it into a protective golden light.
Under such protective power, although the strike of the Scarlet Sky Sword caused a dazzling golden explosion on his body, shattering the power of the Talisman with a single sword strike, he...
Ultimately managed to preserve his life.
As the Scarlet Sky Sword appeared, the reactions of the Core Formation cultivators around were swift as lightning.
Natal Spirit Artifacts, Flying Swords, Arcane Arts, and Talismans were unleashed almost simultaneously, forcing the Scarlet Sky Sword to change direction and strike from another angle.
However, these Core Formation cultivators were already prepared, and the entry-level Great Void Destruction Sword Intent could no longer affect them.
Under Hai Fenglie's control, no matter which direction the Scarlet Sky Sword advanced from, it would face a dual assault from the first group of six and the second group of six Core Formation cultivators.
For a moment, Li Chunjun found himself unable to break through the solidly defended Dipper Calamity Dragon Formation.
At this moment, a Divine Sense fluctuation from Jun Zhou suddenly came through the communication jade talisman he carried: "Sword Prodigy Li, we have just received news that the Zhou Tian Sect has hastily gathered forty to fifty elites, escorted by the Four Symbols True Lord on a Flying Boat, and they will soon arrive at your location!"
After delivering the message, he urgently advised, "Breaking through the capital of Star Province is already a glorious achievement. We should take some time to consolidate our gains and not recklessly advance further."
Upon hearing this, Li Chunjun turned his gaze toward Hai Fenglie and the others.
A prolonged defense would inevitably lead to vulnerabilities.
Given enough time, he could surely find an opportunity to break this Dipper Calamity Dragon Formation and slay another True Inheritor of the Zhou Tian Sect.
But this was, after all, the territory of the Zhou Tian Sect, and they clearly wouldn't give him that much time.
Especially since the Zhou Tian Sect had already mobilized a Nascent Soul True Lord, who was escorting a large group of elites to his location.
So...
Retreat!? "It seems it's already too late?"
Li Chunjun glanced toward the horizon.
A Flying Boat, enveloped in a dazzling stream of light, entered his Divine Sense perception at an incredible speed.
That stream of light...
It was the Transverse Golden Light! A Fifth-Tier Talisman, the Transverse Golden Light Talisman! Clearly, Hai Fenglie had already relayed the situation here to the Four Symbols True Lord, who, upon receiving the news, did not hesitate to use a Transverse Golden Light Talisman, causing the Flying Boat's speed to increase tenfold! In an instant, it crossed the hundreds of miles that originally separated them!
"They're here, our reinforcements are here!"
As the golden light appeared on the horizon, Hai Fenglie was the first to notice, his eyes immediately lighting up with joy.
He barked an order: "Change formation! Lock the space!"
The remaining thirty-five Core Formation cultivators quickly shifted their formation, aiming to encircle Li Chunjun instead.
"So fast."
Li Chunjun glanced at the rapidly approaching golden light, which covered twenty to thirty miles in a single breath.
He knew that unless he used a Minor Teleportation Talisman to escape immediately, once Hai Fenglie completed the formation change, he wouldn't be able to flee.
The Flying Boat, enhanced by the Transverse Golden Light Talisman, was simply too fast.
It was several times faster than his full-speed Sword Flight.
Even without the Transverse Golden Light Talisman, the Flying Boat could easily keep up with his Sword Flight speed.
After all, the Flying Boat was being controlled by the Four Symbols True Lord.
While Nascent Soul cultivators couldn't directly intervene, repeatedly positioning forces ahead of his escape route was well within their capabilities.
"However... Minor Teleportation Talismans are quite expensive."
Li Chunjun looked at the Flying Boat, which seemed only a breath or two away from entering the battlefield.
"A Fifth-Tier Talisman is impressive? As if I don't have one."
With a wave of his hand, a Fifth-Tier Talisman appeared.
The Sky Sword Cloud Severing Talisman! Almost all major sects had prepared a Fifth-Tier Talisman for their frontline True Inheritors, and the Taixu Sword Sect was no exception.
In fact, the Taixu Sword Sect had more Fifth-Tier Talismans than the other sects.
After all, the eight great sects had expended considerable resources to deal with the previous Flaming Phoenix Sword Prodigy.
Thus, after using two Fifth-Tier Talismans, the Taixu Sword Sect sent him three more.
In addition to the offensive Sky Sword Cloud Severing Talisman and the defensive Grand Unity Golden Light Talisman, there was also a Primal Chaos Limitless Talisman that could directly manifest a chaotic force to create disorder.
As the situation grew increasingly dire, Li Chunjun did not hesitate to use the Sky Sword Cloud Severing Talisman, which the Taixu Sword Sect had provided for his protection, and hurled it at the Dipper Calamity Dragon Formation, which was attempting to alter its formation!
(End of the Chapter)
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