Chapter 306: Force Kill! God Kill!
Shang Zha's bronze disc was specifically forged to complement his spells.
However, this disc could not be activated at will, but only once every period of time.
The reason for this was likely due to the enormous consumption it placed on the user.
But precisely because of this, the bronze disc was incredibly terrifying; each time it flew out, it carried the power to almost destroy the world, heavy as mountains pressing down, capable of grinding everything to dust.
There were only seventeen Old Ancestors from the Dan Sect's in-law Sect; six had gone to pursue Chu Hong and Chen Ke, and among the remaining eleven, three had already been crushed into a pulp.
So when it activated again, everyone was despairing.
And it wasn't just Yuan Li, Danyang Zi, and others on the top floor of the Sect Leader's bedchamber who were despairing, but also the family Disciples who were blocking the Immortal Sect members on the Nine Steps.
Firstly, they didn't want to see their Old Ancestors die, and secondly, they knew that when all the Old Ancestors were dead, the battle would be completely lost.
In fact, as soon as the disc was activated, some family Old Ancestors had already moved.
They dared not confront it directly, but they all brought out Spirit Treasures to protect themselves, their bodies surging with Spiritual Qi in their palms, veins bulging, yet they couldn't stop it for even a moment.
This was just like Yuan Li's sigh at dusk:
In truth, a decisive battle at this Realm ultimately depended on the strongest combat power.
Facing a Wujiang Realm mighty figure, whether it was external objects or numbers, they could only barely delay, and ultimately could not escape death.
However, just as the disc was unleashed, stirring up a violent wind and grinding everything to pieces, Shang Zha sensed something was amiss.
His disc attacked in a parabolic trajectory; simply put, its path should have been like the arc of a falling star.
But this time, the bronze disc launched straight up but did not press down.
“Woooosh!!!!”
Under the dense night, intense whistling sounds continued, and the cracks spreading towards the Sect Leader's bedchamber abruptly stopped.
Yuan Li and the Elders all stared intently, looking forward with a mixture of surprise and reverence.
They hadn't expected to see him, and had never even thought they would see him in such a situation.
Under the night sky, Ji You held the irresistible bronze disc with his bare hands, hot Qi surging continuously in the darkness, causing his immortal robe and black hair to fly wildly.
The tyrannical Qi was unwilling to be obstructed, exploding like a thunderstorm in his palm, trembling madly.
When force cannot move forward, it must spill to the sides, so the surrounding stone lamps and rocks shattered in an instant. The immense force made the faces of the Dan Sect members turn pale, unable to imagine how terrifying this object would be if it truly fell.
But even such a world-destroying object, its wildly gushing Qi was fiercely ground away in that single, clearly jointed hand, finally even its tremors subsided, unable to move.
“Ji You?!”
Upon seeing the disc contained, Shang Zha's eyes instantly widened in fury.
“All of you are Senior Immortal Sect figures, having dominated for half a lifetime, with your immortal names widely known. You naturally possess your arrogance, so I presume you won't attack together.”
Ji You spoke softly, and with a flick of his wrist, he put the disc into his storage pouch. Then, he firmly gripped his sword hilt with his right hand, his entire body's fiery Aura swaying even more intensely.
In an instant, an intense tremor surged from everyone's hearts, causing their hair to stand on end and their scalps to tingle.
This was not pressure; this was the deepest fear and vigilance of living beings towards power, so much so that everyone found it difficult to look up directly.
But even so, the astonishment in their hearts surged like a tsunami.
Since yesterday, some had seen him appear on Danxia Peak, and later, others had seen him in Kaiyang Hall.
Some believed he was secretly dispatched by Tianshu Academy, unwilling to bear a bad reputation, with the same goal as the Five Great Immortal Sects: to capture several alchemists.
Others thought he intended to take Yuan Caiwei away amidst the chaos, flee far away, and live in anonymity from then on.
When the Dan Sect was on the verge of turmoil, some saw him wandering all over the mountains, as if detached from the entire affair, as if merely there to watch the excitement.
But no one had thought that he would appear in such a manner now.
Dan Sect Leader Yuan Li's thoughts were similar.
He had found many powerful forces for the Dan Sect to rely on, but his daughter kept delaying marriage, and in the end, she fell for a man who was a private cultivator from the countryside.
So when he saw Ji You wandering on the mountain, his heart was filled with intense unwillingness.
He felt that if it were a direct Disciple of Asked the Dao Sect, or even You Buyu, who had already been crippled, the Dan Sect would not have fallen into such a difficult situation today.
But he hadn't expected Ji You to come alone like this, forcefully stopping the disc that had crushed several family Old Ancestors.
Yuan Li suddenly felt a scorching Aura at this moment and couldn't help but retreat three steps.
In fact, he was somewhat puzzled.
Because from his actions since coming up the mountain, which were merely to watch the excitement, he had always felt that the rumors circulating from Shengjing were false.
But when he discovered that the rumors were indeed true, Yuan Li didn't understand why he only appeared now.
What had he been doing before? Was he merely observing the battle?
As he thought, Yuan Li suddenly froze, then turned his head in a daze, looking at the distorted Dan Sect Grand Array.
In fact, upon learning that the array core and array gate had been moved near Yaoguang Hall, he had already understood that it was an escape route left for the Disciples of Yaoguang Hall.
Yuan Li's eyes trembled, and as he pondered, he noticed that the Dan Sect Elders beside him were also looking back at the distorted Grand Array.
“Bang!”
Just then, a muffled thud exploded in the night.
Ji You clenched his five fingers slightly, and instantly, a turbulent wave tore open the ground, a Sword Qi soaring into the sky.
Shang Zha, having just unleashed the disc, had expended considerable energy, so the one who bore the brunt was Yan Jingfu from Tianjian Peak of Lingjian Mountain, who had arrived through the air.
Strictly speaking, Ji You should still address him as Third Uncle.
Sword light like lightning, killing intent like a tide!
Under the night, two Sword Qi clashed with a roar. In an instant, a violent sword pressure descended like a collapsing sky, shaking a meditation courtyard beneath their feet into ruins.
Sparks splattered like a rain of stars, and Qi exploded, a visible circle of Qi sweeping out, raising a fierce wind across the mountain.
The two shared the same Sword Dao, both originating from Spiritual Sword Mountain.
But in the eyes of the Qingyun World, Ji You was the one who had secretly learned it, naturally unable to compare with the legitimate Yan Jingfu.
Moreover, no one could clearly state his true combat power to this day.
The next moment, both Sword Qi shattered simultaneously, but Ji You did not stop. Instead, like a fierce tiger descending the mountain, he advanced with his sword!
His entire body's bones and muscles roared, his Qi and blood surged like a volcanic eruption, his sword momentum was like a mountain pressing down, and with just his iron sword, he sent Yan Jingfu flying!
Bang!
Yan Jingfu stepped back with his left leg, his feet crunching continuously, directly crushing several long steps before stopping. The Qi and blood in his body had already begun to churn incessantly.
Since Ji You emerged from Xianxian Holy Land, there have been many rumors about him, each one feeling like a dream.
But at this moment, he truly raised his hand like a mountain pressing down, his entire body's Aura surging like the sea, fighting head-on against a genuine Wujiang Realm expert without falling into a disadvantage.
Almost in that instant, the gloom in the hearts of the family Disciples was swept away, and they charged down furiously.
The chaotic battle on the Nine Steps instantly erupted, countless Magical Artifacts and immortal lights fiercely colliding in the night sky, and killing intent boiled once more.
At the same time, Ji You and Yan Jingfu's iron swords clashed again in mid-air. The moment their sword edges met, a violent burst of Qi swept out.
However, just as their Sword Qi countered each other, a streak of immortal light wrapped in purple lightning struck down from the Nine Heavens, like a heavenly punishment descending!
As Ji You caught sight of Mountain and Sea Pavilion Elder Huo Yu standing in mid-air from the corner of his eye, that mountain-shattering, rock-splitting pressure had already rushed towards him!
“Boom—!”
The powerful spell struck, and Ji You's body flew horizontally like a kite with a broken string, his iron-hard body plowing a several-zhang deep gully in the ground, directly crashing into the mountain forest behind!
Ancient trees as thick as bowls snapped one after another, wood chips flew, and dust rose everywhere.
When he finally managed to stabilize himself, he found his right chest had been pierced through, blood gushing like a spring, soaking half his robe.
These damn Immortal Sect old dogs truly have no martial ethics.
Blood flowed down Ji You's arm to his fingertips, and his blood-stained hand was now reaching for the storage gourd at his waist.
Fortunately, the bronze disc had consumed Shang Zha, so he dared not act rashly.
But even just two Wujiang Realm experts had already made the situation completely unfavorable; if all three attacked together, he would have no chance of winning at all.
He had to kill one person before Shang Zha recovered.
Just then, Huo Yu's cold shout suddenly came from the night.
“He doesn't use spells!”
“Brother Jingfu, feel free to unleash your sword. Let's combine our strength and kill this child.”
Yan Jingfu glanced at the sky, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his entire body's Sword Qi began to surge skyward, the sword hum echoing through the firmament as his sword slashed into the forest.
Seeing this, Yuan Li and Danyang Zi's expressions instantly changed slightly.
Indeed, Ji You did not use spells.
Because he was a private cultivator from the countryside, he had been ostracized since entering Tianshu Academy.
He had gone through nine deaths to one life in Qi Ridge, finally defeating Chu River in the Autumn Tournament and entering the Inner Courtyard. However, none of the five great Immortal Halls of Tianshu Academy were willing to accept him, so much so that he didn't even know the most basic wind and thunder spells.
What he relied on were only the Spiritual Sword Mountain Sword Dao and his peculiar Body Refining, which, to be honest, was quite limited.
And at this moment, his opponent had a Sword Dao of the same origin as his, and even an assistant who could bombard him with spells.
However, just as the Sword Qi entered the forest and spells whistled.
Among the bent mountain forests, Ji You's figure suddenly appeared, his arm raised, and over fifty sharp swords soared into the sky, like a magnificent Sword Dragon.
The swaying Sword Qi shredded the clouds under the night sky, and in an instant, descended with a roar.
The feeling was as if the sky had collapsed, and countless immortal mountains were pressing down with a roar.
He wasn't just strongest in Sword Dao and Physical Body; his Divine Thought and Spiritual Qi reserves were also very strong.
That's right, these were all basics, far less profound than spells.
But—
【Dao Sword · Fifty-Plus Layered Mountains】
Yan Jingfu, who had come with his sword, had a horrified look in his eyes; his Dao sword was directly shattered, and his entire body was submerged under the magnificent Sword Qi.
Puff—a blood mist exploded, limbs flying.
On the sleeping quarters, below the nine-layered steps, amidst the wildly flying dust, countless people’s eyes widened in that instant.
Most cultivators above the Divine Roaming Realm live in seclusion because reaching such a stage means their Lifespan has likely been mostly expended, and they spend most of their time in seclusion seeking Breakthrough.
Therefore, the Wujiang Realm was almost the strongest ordinary people could see in this world.
But no one expected that in just two Sword Intent attacks, in the time it took for a dozen breaths, a Wujiang Realm expert was already sprawled everywhere.
In the eastern mountain forest, a curse filled with admiration quietly sounded.
However, at this moment, a burst of immortal light suddenly struck down, bringing with it a thunderous magical technique that fiercely attacked Ji You, instantly pulling back everyone's thoughts.
Bang!
Under the magnificent thunder and fire, Ji You, who was gasping for breath, was directly blasted into the dark mountain forest. After he stabilized himself, he immediately took a Medicinal Pill to replenish his Qi and quickly hid in the forest.
Seeing this, Huo Yu, who was above the Void Realm, instantly narrowed his eyes. His Divine Thought surged out, constantly scanning the mountain forest, but he found that the Aura in the forest had instantly disappeared.
A few breaths later, as the trees trembled twice, a figure like a Vicious Beast rose from the forest.
A pair of fierce iron fists, carrying the force of a collapsing mountain, heavily smashed towards Huo Yu, who stood in the Void Realm. Explosions erupted in the Void Realm where his fists swept through. Like Chu Hong, Huo Yu also had various magical techniques accompanying him. At this moment, he took a punch head-on, pulling away from him, with the magical Qi throughout his body wildly surging.
His gaze, like lightning, locked onto him.
Ji You’s clothes were torn, revealing his robust upper body, with only his trousers relatively intact.
He was injured, especially his right chest, which was particularly noticeable.
But the problem was that the blood hole was no longer bleeding.
But what Huo Hong cared about most was his second attack, which was the Nine Heavens Kill, a generational secret technique mixed with thunder and fire magic, a killing secret technique passed down by the Mountain and Sea Pavilion. It was impossible for it not to leave a trace.
In a brief moment of alarm, he saw two symmetrical burn marks on the outside of his arm, and his eyes instantly trembled.
At this moment, Ji You pulled his arm back like a bow, and his furiously striking iron fist smashed down, directly scattering the magical techniques that accompanied him.
At this time, the area outside the Yaoguang Hall, the highest point of the Dan Sect, was already crowded with people, looking at that figure in a daze.
They were far away at first and didn’t know what had happened. They only knew that after the deadly bronze disk flew out, the mountain suddenly became quiet.
It wasn’t until two Sword Qi clashed with a roar that they finally saw Ji You’s figure clearly.
Then they looked again at the distorted grand formation, saw Yan Jingfu killed, and saw Ji You’s fists shattering everything around him.
In fact, just the methods displayed by the Innate Realm and Integration Realm cultivators of the Immortal Sect attacking the mountain had already made them terrified, and when those Wujiang Realm experts broke through the nine-layered steps, they were filled with despair.
But no one ever thought that Ji You could actually kill such an Immortal Sect great power.
Under the night sky, thick as if a storm was brewing, Hong Zhen, Wen Bin, and Lu Ze turned to look at Yuan Caiwei, who stood beside them.
They initially didn't understand why Junior Sister insisted on staying outside the hall instead of hiding inside, because in their opinion, inside the hall was always safer than outside.
It wasn't until this moment, when they saw Junior Sister's gaze, which had been drifting aimlessly for half the night, finally seemed to find a target, that they understood. It turned out that Junior Sister had been waiting for Ji You to appear all along.
Two days and one night, the pressure that had terrified thousands of Dan Sect Disciples, made the Sect master contemplate mutual destruction, and frightened countless affiliated Sect to flee down the mountain in a panic, was thus shattered by that person.
“Boom!!!!”
While everyone was in a daze, the explosions from below the mountain continued.
Ji You clenched his fist and smashed down again, heavily striking Huo Yu's accompanying magical techniques. The mountain-collapsing force of his punch directly scattered the surrounding Mystic Light, almost causing it to dissipate.
The accompanying magical techniques are the foundation for Dao cultivators to gain combat strength. As their Realm improves, their understanding of the Heavenly Dao becomes deeper, and the accompanying magical techniques also become more intertwined. Some who specialize in this Dao can even make ice and fire compatible, rendering them immune to all magic.
But no one ever thought that this kind of intertwined and integrated magical technique would be scattered by pure force.
At this moment, a roaring sound suddenly exploded in the sky.
Huo Yu turned his hand towards the sky, and a ray of thunder and fire instantly gathered in his right palm, striking down with scorching and dazzling brightness.
Seeing this, Ji You reached out and grabbed his wrist, holding him suspended in the air against the immense force of the lightning.
Pfft—
Before the killing intent could fully manifest, Ji You suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
Huo Yu’s face contorted in a sneer: “I thought your Physical Body was truly indestructible, but now it seems you still suffered internal injuries.”
Ji You narrowed his eyes: “But I can still kill you.”
“Ignorant child—
During that magical attack in the mountain forest earlier, Ji You appeared to have blocked it with his arms, but in reality, some Qi had still penetrated his body, causing injuries.
Now, as he continuously exerted force, the blood in his mouth was becoming harder to suppress.
However, Ji You was not boasting. He indeed had enough confidence to kill him here, but the continuous battle without a moment's rest made him overlook something.
At this moment, a figure with an overwhelming Aura rose into the air.
Shang Zha surged with killing intent, gathering countless immortal lights into a massive hand that struck down.
Almost in an instant, Ji You was directly struck in the back, and his entire body flew horizontally, violently crashing into the Tianshu Academy behind the nine-layered steps.
With a rumble, the hall’s beams and pillars broke, and the entire dome collapsed.
But even so, Ji You still didn’t let go, directly pressing Huo Yu and dragging him through the entire hall.
At this moment, Huo Yu’s Nine Heavens Kill in his right hand had already switched to his left, but as he pressed down, Ji You’s other hand clamped it firmly, and the explosive lightning constantly detonated before their eyes, but it could never fully descend.
Shang Zha’s eyes narrowed for a moment, and he immediately soared into the air, gathering another ball of immortal light in his hand to strike down.
“What a vicious heart, you villain!”
Ji You slammed his foot down and flew up with a bang, fiercely pulling Huo Yu to shield himself, and then heard an angry curse echo through the Void Realm.
But what he didn’t expect was that before the killing palm arrived, two sickles connected by iron chains suddenly appeared in Shang Zha’s hand, fiercely striking his shoulders and instantly seizing his arms.
“Two against one, truly the Immortal Sect’s style.”
“Still yelling when death is at hand!”
Huo Yu, having broken free from his grip, immediately roared and struck down with his palm.
Ji You’s Qi was too strong to be easily killed, so Shang Zha did the opposite, trapping him in place so he had nowhere to hide. Seeing this, everyone’s faces, both on and off the mountain, instantly turned pale.
Because ever since Shang Zha joined the battle, Ji You had clearly lost the ability to retaliate, and he was constantly coughing up blood, trapped in a dead end.
He could kill a Wujiang Realm expert one-on-one, but how could he possibly fight two?
But at this moment, Ji You suddenly swung his arm to strike the thunderous palm, and at the same time, fiercely headbutted Huo Yu's forehead, the surging Qi from his body directly dragging Shang Zha, who was locking him, several feet away.
However, even so, this act was merely a dying struggle in everyone's eyes.
Bang—Huo Yu was violently headbutted in the forehead. Before he could feel the pain, he suddenly saw a pair of brilliant golden eyes light up, like the rising sun, dazzling and radiant.
Under the mountain wind, trees danced wildly, and the roar never ceased.
The moment the lightning exploded, almost everyone was waiting for Ji You’s death.
But at this moment, a heart-wrenching scream suddenly erupted, making everyone's scalp tingle, but it quickly stopped again.
In less than a moment, Huo Yu, his body stiff and trembling, fell to the ground like a kite with a broken string, collapsing onto the shattered roof, devoid of Life Qi.
Dong.
Ji You broke the iron chains on his body, then took out a Medicinal Pill and consumed it, turning to look at Shang Zha behind him.
Only one left—
As he murmured, a powerful medicinal force began to spread within his body, surging through his limbs and bones, swiftly repairing his body like starlight entering him.
At the same time, Shang Zha, who stood opposite him, stared with wide eyes, a hint of disbelief in his gaze.
Because he saw a pair of eyes as bright as molten gold, within them surged Divine Thought as vast as the heavens, and at the same time, between his eyebrows, three inches away, spiritual light pulsed, roaring incessantly.
Back then, a Divine Roaming Realm expert from the Tianshu Academy tried to kill him with Divine Thought but failed, which led him to much contemplation afterward.
However, after much thought, there was more helplessness, thinking to himself that no enemy would willingly let me kill him by pressing my forehead against his.
“The Aura is gone—”
“Dead?”
“What just happened?”
On the nine-layered steps, all the Disciple from the Sect and Immortal Sect were looking at the fallen Elder Huo, realizing that he had no Aura left, and were still somewhat slow to react.
Because just now, with the double hook and chain, and the exploding lightning, it was clearly a death trap for Ji You, but no one expected that Huo Yu would be the one to die in the end.
Only Yuan Li, Danyang Zi, and the other Elders knew, or rather, as Dan Masters, they could discern the situation.
But even if they could see it, they remained stunned for a long time.
Huo Yu’s spiritual platform was shattered, and his Divine Soul was broken.
At the same time, a towering Sword Qi soared into the sky, and Ji You, gripping his sword, charged towards Shang Zha.
The Dao swords previously scattered at the edge of the forest all rose into the sky with a humming sound, carrying swaying Sword Intent, descending like a torrential rain.
The cost of forcefully killing Yan Jingfu was immense. The reason he fought Huo Yu with pure Physical Body earlier was because the fifty-plus layers of mountains had exhausted all his Spiritual Qi.
It wasn’t until this moment that the Qi-replenishing Medicinal Pill he took in the forest began to take effect.
Boom!
Under the surging Sword Qi, the Asked the Dao Sect Elder angrily waved his palm, and a four-cornered treasure seal and a hexagonal black object were unleashed with a roar amidst flashing spiritual light.
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