Seven swords drawn together, rushing like a dragon!
The Yuan Ci Qi Sha Gourd was originally a supreme treasure of the military school, built upon the long spear and the metallic aura of starlight that two cultivators painstakingly refined throughout their lifetimes.
Then, Wu Ming, wielding the power of a Celestial Master and employing divine techniques from the memories of the Eastern Peak Emperor, further refined it, making its might extraordinary indeed.
Each of these flying swords could pierce blood auras and defeat Grandmasters or even Grand Grandmasters. With the aid of starlight, they could even assassinate a Martial Saint!
Ding ding!
Yet even such swords, after piercing three-tenths into the Flesh-Eating Child’s flesh, encountered formidable resistance.
The seven swords plunged in, slicing through the Flesh-Eating Child’s skin, only to be gripped tightly by its bones, producing a crisp metallic clang.
“The Wu Sect’s body refinement technique? It does have some merit! What a pity!”
Wu Ming slightly shook his head and cast another hand seal into the gourd: “Haste!”
Ao wu!
Dense star energy emerged, transforming into a ferocious white wolf that swallowed the seven swords. Its claws and teeth gleamed coldly as it lunged forward in an instant.
Star energy as the body! Swords as claws and fangs!
Originally, the Qi Sha Gourd stored the star energy of the Star of Kui Mu Wolf, but this time Wu Ming combined the energies of the Seven Killing Stars, the Break Army, and the Greedy Wolf. How could he possibly give away even a hair without effort?
He naturally seized the opportunity to refine the Qi Sha Gourd once more, infusing it with the star energies of the Three Stars—Killing, Breaking, and Greed—making its power even more boundless.
At this moment, a single claw strike from the starlight wolf sent the Flesh-Eating Child flying backward with blood spewing from its mouth. Then, in one bite, its entire shoulder was left bloodied and torn.
Peng!
The entire Killing-Breaking-Wolf pounced down, shaking the ground and raising a cloud of dust.
When everything settled, only a large crater remained, with the Flesh-Eating Child lying in the center, missing an arm and a leg, gravely wounded and near death.
This was still because Wu Ming deliberately left it barely alive. Otherwise, no matter how formidable the body-refining technique of the Witch Sect was, it would have been reduced to ashes!
“This person inherits an ancient lineage of the Wu Sect!”
Wu Ming’s mind stirred: “Although witchcraft and gu sorcery are nearly inseparable in the Great Zhou World today, the techniques of witchcraft and the arts of gu are entirely distinct!”
Take the Flesh-Eating Child, for example. He was a practitioner of the ancient Wu sect’s body cultivation method. Wu Ming even suspected that the origins of this lineage could trace back to the ancient formation of the Twelve Divine Warriors of the Du Tian!
“Seal!”
Of course, while thinking of these things, Wu Ming acted swiftly, sealing the Flesh-Eating Child in an instant and confiscating all suspicious items to ensure it could never rise again.
“What?”
Li Zizai beside him nearly popped his eyes out.
“Th-This… is this still the formidable Flesh-Eating Child? How could he be captured in just a few moves?”
Li Zizai was dumbfounded, feeling as if he had completely lost the ability to think. His only thought was: “Is this Sanmao Immortal truly a Celestial Master? Could he have already ascended to become an Earth Immortal? Otherwise, how could he be so incredibly powerful?”
Not only him, but on this small battlefield, both allies and enemies alike experienced a “petrification” phenomenon.
After all, these elite soldiers of the Great Shang were originally lured by the Flesh-Eating Child to surround and attack. The Flesh-Eating Child himself was also a high-level expert. Even faced with such a dangerous situation, at the very least, he should have been able to hold Wu Ming back, allowing them to handle the situation calmly.
But now, Wu Ming had defeated the Flesh-Eating Child in just a few moves, immediately tilting the battlefield.
Would Wu Ming let go of this opportunity?
Of course not!
Chi chi! Chi chi!
Almost instantly, the Killing-Breaking-Wolf appeared again, rushing into the crowd of Great Shang’s elite like a tiger among sheep, beginning a ruthless massacre.
The supreme treasures of the military school were originally deadly, cutting people down like grass. Now, after Wu Ming infused them with the star energies of the Three Stars and refined them once more, they became even more deadly.
Beneath the vast expanse of starlight, countless Taoists, monks, Legalists, and even several Southern Jiang Gu masters were reduced to mud without even a chance to scream!
“Wait a moment… we do not intend to defy Heaven’s decree!”
Once one walks the path of cultivation, the instinct for survival becomes far stronger than that of ordinary people.
Combined with their independent nature and lack of military discipline, when they saw the tide turning, several cultivators at the edges immediately cried out and fled, abandoning their magical techniques.
Wu Ming intentionally held back, sparing these unfortunate souls.
Seeing this, a greater collapse quickly followed.
“If even ants know how to preserve their lives, how can one expect these cultivators, who have mastered supernatural abilities and extended their lifespans, to sacrifice themselves recklessly?”
After several rounds of Wu Ming’s ruthless attacks, only the disciples of the Buddhist and Legalist sects remained from the Great Shang forces. These groups, however, were bound by strict rules, supporting each other and barely managing to hold out under the attacks.
“Fellow Daoist, quickly assist me!”
At this point, the central battlefield opened up, revealing a field of clear light, and the voice of the Yu Qing Daoist came through, clearly struggling.
“Yu Qing is indeed unfortunate. If given another hundred years to cultivate his own sacred ground and reap the fruits of good deeds, he could have easily crushed these two opponents with just two fingers. Alas, Heaven will not grant him so much time, and with his fate entangled and his body gravely wounded…”
Of course, Wu Ming was well aware that despite Yu Qing’s current state, as a fifth-level Earth Immortal, he could still suppress these two opponents without hesitation, even at the cost of backlash.
But if he could reduce his burden, why should he risk injury?
“Very well! Decree!”
With a thought, the Killing-Breaking-Wolf, formed entirely from star energy, roared and charged into the central battlefield with terrifying ferocity.
Ao wu!
Boom!
Amid the wolf’s howl, clear light, legal nets, and Buddhist chants could be faintly seen, entangling and clashing before exploding violently.
“I shall remember this favor from you two today!”
In the midst of the violent explosion, a figure rapidly retreated, transforming into Han Zhouzi’s battered form, who didn’t even glance at the battlefield before fleeing in panic.
“Master!?”
Numerous Legalist disciples opened their eyes wide. The clever ones immediately fled, while those slightly slower were surrounded and killed.
“Haha… haha…”
However, Yu Qing Daoist, holding a bald head, laughed heartily: “Today, I have managed to kill Gan Lin. What a joyous occasion!”
With Wu Ming’s assistance, he naturally didn’t need to pay the price of grave injuries to defeat these two. As for sparing either the Buddhist or Legalist sects? Wu Ming didn’t even need to think to know Yu Qing’s choice.
To completely eliminate this Gan Lin monk, he had even paid a small price.
“All Daoist disciples, listen to my command! Kill these Buddhist baldies, leave none alive!”
Yu Qing Daoist, holding the head, issued the order ruthlessly.
“Obey the decree!”
The Daoists below responded loudly, their morale reaching a peak…
…
The moon fell behind the willow branches.
A bloody battle among cultivators had come to an end.
The valley was filled with crisscrossing trenches, a scene of chaos, with large numbers of corpses and blood flowing like water.
Elite soldiers from the military school patrolled the battlefield, collecting heads and gathering spoils.
“After this battle, the Ten Absolute Pass should be as solid as a fortress!”
On a small hill, Wu Ming and Yu Qing Daoist stood side by side, observing the battlefield’s aura, both nodding slightly.
Although Han Hulin’s forces were merely a ragtag band, the Ten Absolute Pass had the advantage of terrain, and behind it was the support of the Martial King. Holding out for over ten days was entirely feasible.
Previously, the fear was the various extreme methods these cultivators might employ.
But now, after this great victory, they were no longer afraid.
“This battle has almost determined the fate. I must thank you, fellow Daoist, for your help!”
Now that things had reached this point, Yu Qing Daoist had slightly regained his refined and noble demeanor, expressing gratitude to Wu Ming.
But he did not ask why the Great Shang was so determined to kill Wu Ming.
To him, it was enough to know that the Three Mao True Lord possessed profound Daoist cultivation and was an enemy of the Great Shang.
“Greetings to the True Lord and Daoist Master!”
Li Zizai approached with a dazed expression, his face a mixture of sorrow and joy.
“Hmph! You may go now!”
Wu Ming waved his hand, already too tired to speak to this person.
Regardless of his intentions, upon returning, he would surely be sidelined by Han Hulin. One misstep, and he would face death.
More crucially, the reason couldn’t even be explained!
“Actually, this might be better. If the two of them can be placed under house arrest until the end of the war, it would truly be a stroke of luck!”
Thinking thus, Wu Ming immediately grabbed the Flesh-Eating Child and returned to the Ten Absolute Pass, preparing for a thorough interrogation.
When it came to the arts of interrogation and torture, it must be said that he had learned much. If all else failed, he could still use Daoist spells to confuse the mind. After all, he had no qualms about the Flesh-Eating Child’s true soul, nor would he worry about the opponent becoming a fool or being unable to reincarnate in the future.
…
“This is…”
As soon as the Flesh-Eating Child awoke, he found himself surrounded by sealed walls, as if in a sealed chamber.
Across from him stood the Three Mao True Lord, his eyes filled with shock: “Never would I have thought… truly, never would I have thought…”
The powerful enemy Wu Ming had casually slain many, and in this world, he had amassed countless merits—each one too numerous to even bother reading.
Previously, out of curiosity, he directly checked the Flesh-Eating Child’s Reincarnator number and main mission, only to find it had already been altered.
However, the method of alteration left him speechless.
[Reincarnator Number: Jia Zi 96! Your main mission has been changed to: Survive until the end of the chaos!]
It sounded grand and impressive, almost making Wu Ming believe he had encountered another Master Controller like himself.
But in the next moment, he realized something was wrong.
Through his True Vision, the opponent’s mission bar was hazy, with the text covered in a layer of mysterious light.
Only after he used his authority to dispel this mist did the text clearly reveal:
[Primary Objective: Assist and protect the Shoulder King until the end of the chaos, and destroy the Twelve Golden Men! Upon successful completion of this mission, you will be rewarded with 500 Heavenly Merits! In case of failure, all members of the faction will be annihilated!]
“This…”
Wu Ming immediately understood the trickery: “This Flesh-Eating Child has been deceived. The other party didn’t change his mission; they merely added an illusion over it!”
“In other words, his main mission hasn’t changed at all. He just believes it has… What a tragedy!”
Now, he was quite certain that the Flesh-Eating Child was merely a pawn.
“You…”
At the change of the mission, the Flesh-Eating Child’s eyes filled with boundless terror: “What exactly do you intend to do?”
Caught between two powerful beings, even this cold-blooded and ruthless figure felt like weeping!
“You yourself should have realized it by now… your so-called leader has no intention of rescuing you. He is merely deceiving and using you! Right now, you are nothing more than a discarded piece!”
Wu Ming’s following words were cold and unfeeling, plunging the Flesh-Eating Child into an abyss of despair: “Don’t even think that any hidden tricks you’ve set up can harm me. Let me remind you, friend, if you die, you’re truly dead…”
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