Chapter 542 One Arrow Explodes the Mountain, Moths Fly to a Flame
Feinting to the east while attacking in the west is a common tactic when facing multiple opponents alone. Just like picking on the weakest persimmon or kicking the cripple's bad leg, these are all normal tactics.
Since Long Pan was weaker, Wang Yu naturally wanted to eliminate one opponent first so that he could focus all his efforts on dealing with the more troublesome Master Long Chan.
A crimson line, seemingly capable of cleaving the heavens and earth, descended instantly behind the Dragon Coil Sect Master. He was terrified and tried to use his natal spiritual treasure for protection.
The Asura Blood Sea Illusion completely swallowed his consciousness.
Even though it only took less than half a breath, he was able to wake up from the illusion of killing intent by using the characteristics of his primordial spirit, but the sharp bloodline had already touched the tip of his nose.
There was simply no time for him to react.
In that very instant.
Master Longchan arrived across space, and a huge vajra appeared in the hand of the Vajra Subduing Demon King formed by the magic array, as if they were real metal weapons clashing.
It collided violently with the blood-red slash.
Amidst the blazing golden light, the demonic energy was subdued by the Buddha's light, quickly subsiding and visibly declining. This was not merely a matter of restraint.
There's also the fact that the array master's cultivation level far surpasses Wang Yu's own.
After his first attack failed, Wang Yu immediately retreated and fled towards the outside of the sect. Fighting on this floating mountain was definitely not his intention.
The Dragon Coil Sect Master, who had miraculously survived, was covered in sweat.
He touched the wound on the tip of his nose and wiped away the blood. The more fear and despair he had felt just moments before, the angrier he became, with a kind of madness that had almost destroyed his reason.
The magnificent and righteous Buddha light emanating from behind his head had, at some point, developed a dark halo around its edge, completely changing the nature of the originally dazzling golden light that gave people an extremely warm feeling.
What appears to be the bright light of Buddha actually possesses demonic qualities. The Buddhist sect not only has orthodox Buddhist cultivation methods, but also demonic cultivation methods, a unique demonic Buddhist tradition belonging to their faction.
This is also why Long Chan wanted that demon skull container. If it weren't for the fact that it could help him improve his cultivation and break through his bottleneck, why would he have gone head-to-head with Wang Yu?
It is important to know that the higher the cultivation level of a cultivator, the more they cherish their life.
Especially after reaching the top, there is communication with peers, and it is rare for a fight to the death to occur, unless there is a long-standing grudge.
After successfully rescuing the Dragon Coil Sect Master.
Long Chan watched Wang Yu flee, a cold smile playing on his lips: "He was spouting nonsense just now, and now he wants to run away... Isn't it too late?"
He admitted that Wang Yu had some tricks up his sleeve. If it weren't for him, his junior brother Long Pan would probably not be a match for him and would likely die at Wang Yu's hands.
But the situation is different now.
With him around, the Tianhai Ancient Sect is Wang Yu's prison. The Vajra Subduing Demon formation is just an offensive formation; he hasn't activated the true sect-protecting formation yet. You should know that it was a formation personally set up by the Tianhai Ancestor.
—【Colorless Realm Glazed Tile Array】!
The origin of this formation is unknown, but Long Chan is very familiar with its effects and usage.
A seal appeared in his hand without his knowledge.
He said softly.
"Charge!"
The ocean vortex at the foot of the giant floating mountain reacted instantly, and a layer of colorless light waves spread out in the blink of an eye, forming a peculiar circular area.
Everything in the area was rendered in gray.
The air stopped moving, the leaves stopped rustling in the wind, and the surging ocean currents froze completely. A bizarre situation of colorlessness and silence played out across the entire floating mountain.
Wang Yu maintained his teleportation posture.
My mind remained active, but my body seemed frozen in time, unable to move an inch.
This situation was truly beyond his expectations.
The foundation of the Tianhai Ancient Sect is even more mysterious and unpredictable than that of the Seven Righteous Sects. At the very least, almost none of the formations he knew could achieve a similar effect.
Naturally, there will be no corresponding countermeasures.
Fortunately, he had taken precautions when he entered the Tianhai Ancient Sect. Such a powerful formation was difficult to break through from the inside, so he could only increase its strength from the outside.
Sensing a warning from his spiritual senses, Wang Yu quickly made mental contact with the Thunder Corpse in the spatial rift, and the Sun-Piercing Demon Bow was charging at full power...
at the same time.
As the manipulator of the formation, Master Longchan's movements within it were also quite awkward, as if his normal movements had been slowed down several times.
It's so funny.
He didn't have a good solution to this problem either. According to his research in ancient books, the prototype of the magic array should be a supreme supernatural power in Buddhism that combines space and time.
Its name is—【The Power of the Colorless Realm】!
The formation simulates the effect of this supernatural power, but because it does not possess the same source of power, it is also subject to the limitations of the formation.
Such a situation, where the manipulator is also affected by the formation, is extremely rare. In fact, formations with this side effect are mostly considered failures and are not qualified to be passed down.
The colorless realm protective array was too powerful.
Those who are affected are practically lambs to the slaughter, which is why this technique has been passed down from generation to generation. Compared to the side effects, the effects of the magic array are far more powerful.
As far as he knew, apart from the Heavenly Demon Lord who escaped due to the effect of his innate demonic flame, no one had ever entered the magic array and escaped unscathed.
Wang Yu was no exception in Long Chan's eyes.
However... although he could move within the magic array, his speed was not much better than that of an ordinary person, and he had not yet reached Wang Yu's side.
Beyond the colorless realm, a cold glint swept in.
Like a shooting star from outer space, it pierced through all obstacles with overwhelming force, arriving in an instant!
It's like a meteorite.
Midway through, it transformed into an ice phoenix spreading its wings and soaring, bringing color into the colorless realm array with an arrogant attitude, and everything in its path returned to normal.
The clamor of the wind, the surging water... and Wang Yu moving his body!
He glanced at Long Chan with disdain.
Following the path cleared by the arrows, it transformed into aurora and left the area covered by the array, while the Taiyin Demon Dragon Dharma Form had already been withdrawn.
Instead of taking advantage of the situation to attack Long Chan, he chose to leave first, and as it turned out, his choice was absolutely correct, when the arrow's power was exhausted.
The colorless light wave returned to normal in the blink of an eye. Long Chan stared at the fleeing Wang Yu with a grim expression, making no move.
Without the aid of the formation, even he wasn't absolutely certain of killing his opponent, and the source of that arrow hadn't even been revealed yet.
That kind of power far surpasses the initial stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
This made him somewhat hesitant, wondering if the kid had hired a helper of the same level to assist him. He couldn't guess who possessed such freezing power in a short time.
Wang Yu was unaware of Long Chan's brainstorming session.
After escaping the area affected by the formation, he threw the Thunder Corpse back into the Thunder Fiend Coffin. In the blink of an eye, the Sun Piercing Demon Bow reappeared in his palm, and he could feel the excited and joyful spirit within it.
He stood tall and straight, suspended in mid-air.
What is the advantage of a bow? Naturally, it's its range! When making the decision to be on guard, Wang Yu had already devised different battle plans to deal with different situations.
Right now, it's almost certainly the worst possible outcome.
But... those who have nothing to lose are not afraid of those who have something to lose. Right here at the gate of the Tianhai Ancient Sect, and holding the top-grade spiritual treasure, the Sun-Piercing Demon Bow, how could he let these people bully him?
Take a deep breath.
The Taiyin Demon Dragon Dharma Form reappeared, enveloping Wang Yu within it. The giant Dharma Form's thighs were completely submerged below the sea level, while the moon disc behind it rose into the air, transforming into a frost moon of magical power.
Various unusual phenomena appeared around the Dharma image.
Osmanthus tree, moon rabbit, ice axe, jade plate, fairy shadow, palace, cold bridge, frost sword, aurora, feather robe, ruyi, holy bow.
Exactly twelve types, no more, no less. Then, the Frosty Moon and the Taiyin Star hanging coldly in the sky overlapped, and the incredibly rich moonlight fell into the hands of the Dharma Giant, transforming into a long arrow shimmering with starlight.
The Sun-Piercing Demon Bow instantly grew to a gigantic size, perfectly matching the form of the Dharma Giant. Arrows were nocked onto the bowstring, and starting from the cassia tree, the twelve phases transformed into streams of light that merged into the arrows.
A sense of being targeted by a great terror made Long Chan almost jump up. He looked at Wang Yu's gathering of power in disbelief, but there was no way to interrupt him.
what to do?
Before he could come up with a solution, his junior brother Long Pan appeared beside him, leaving him both angry and somewhat helpless.
"The highest-level defense plan has been activated, senior brother... what kind of method is this?"
"Innate Divine Power!"
Long Chan's face was extremely ugly. He felt that not only was this supernatural power excessive, but Wang Yu himself was also somewhat abnormal, not like a normal Nascent Soul cultivator at all.
Who could possibly have such excessive levels of this product?!
As the energy grew stronger and stronger, Long Chan's emotions reached their limit, and he finally could no longer hold back.
"Let the sect cultivators retreat; the enemy is clearly heading straight for the sect."
"But those facilities..."
For a sect, cultivators are an important part of its power, as are the sect itself, with its spiritual veins, fire veins, earth veins, and buildings with special functions, all of which have been acquired through considerable effort from other places.
These are the family assets that our ancestors and predecessors painstakingly accumulated. If we were to give them up so easily, how could we face our forefathers?
"The opponent is only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and judging from his aura, he's only at around the first level. He just broke through not long ago. How could he possess such power? Maybe it's a trick?"
Sleight of hand?
Long Chan thought about it and decided not to take any chances. He might have lost his life for the sake of saving face when he was younger, but now... he should run as far away as possible!
Having cultivated the secret methods of Buddhism and demonism, he no longer cares about anyone or anything outside of himself.
Just as he was pondering this.
After accumulating power for nearly twelve breaths, Wang Yu finally released his hand from the bowstring. This move actually didn't require such a long preparation; the arrow could be released the moment the bow was drawn.
However, when he discovered that neither Longpan nor Longchan made any move, he simply changed his tactics and began to build up his power, using the Twelve Phases of Guanghan as his innate divine power.
Its upper limit can expand almost infinitely.
He continued until he reached the limit of Wang Yu's realm. His already perfected realm allowed him to fully control this power. If the opponent did not move, he would continue to accumulate power.
Those twelve breaths contained not only the immense power of the supernatural ability itself, but also the power of the Taiyin star summoned by the Zhou Tian Xing Chen Condensing Arrow Technique.
He then added fuel to the fire.
The power of the Ice Dragon Flame was also injected, transforming into flame cloud patterns on the Guanghan Arrow. The demonic dragon wrapped around the arms of the Dharma Giant imitated the shape of two dragons spitting pearls, swirling and coiling above the arrow.
Finally, as his right hand loosened, a flash of annihilating black light disappeared, leaving no trace of the arrow's trajectory.
The instant you let go.
The colorless protective array was pierced through, and gray shards, like glass, scattered all over the ground, restoring color to the world.
The Vajra Subduing Demon King statue standing atop the mountain was also blasted apart by arrows, and golden raindrops of Buddhist light fell, leaving many disciples of the Tianhai Ancient Sect who were still unaware of what had happened somewhat bewildered.
Then.
It was a silent annihilation, without much fanfare, as a closed, ice-blue lotus flower enveloped the entire floating mountain and slowly bloomed.
In the center of the lotus flower, a bright moon is slowly rising.
A vast number of lives were wiped out by Wang Yu in an instant. He breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling little sense of reality, but rather marveling at his own power.
Regarding good and evil, right and wrong, Wang Yu always had a scale in his heart to measure things, but... the division of camps has nothing to do with good and evil.
It would be untrue to say that the entire Tianhai Ancient Sect is full of people like Long Chan; there are also genuinely virtuous disciples who practice Buddhist principles.
They died somewhat unjustly.
But if given the chance again, Wang Yu would still fire that arrow. This was his demonic path. No matter who the enemy was, they all had only one fate... death!
The residual power belonging to a Nascent Soul cultivator will affect this area for a long time and will not dissipate in the short term, even if one is very confident in the power of this arrow.
Wang Yu didn't believe that Long Pan and Long Chan would die from the power of this arrow; his original intention was to target the entire mountain gate.
He wanted to see if the two would deliberately run into the arrow out of a desire to protect each other, which would solve the problem, or at least severely injure them.
This is one of the most common and despicable tactics used by the demonic path.
Coincidentally, he was also good at it.
Whether it's exploiting moral blackmail or the weaknesses brought about by emotional connections, it works just as well in the battle of wits.
Unfortunately, he underestimated how much the two valued their own lives.
After swallowing several pills to restore his demonic energy, and as his internal energy was being fully processed and digested, the giant ice lotus in Wang Yu's eyes suddenly exploded.
Inside, the magnificent floating mountain scenery with its clusters of palaces was gone; all that remained was an unidentified black, hard object, like the rubble of a melted-down mountain structure.
Two streams of black and gold light flew out from the ice lotus, and in mid-air they manifested the figures of Long Pan and Long Chan. The former was covered in blood, like a blood-soaked man, while the latter had lost an arm.
Their breath had weakened to the extreme.
When confronting Wang Yu again, Long Chan let out a near-maniacal laugh. His extraordinary perception allowed him to discover that Wang Yu was all bark and no bite. He shouted loudly.
"Your magic power was depleted just now, so how are you going to deal with a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator in good condition?!"
He described his own missing arm as being in good condition, and portrayed Wang Yu, whose complexion was rosy and radiant, as outwardly strong but inwardly weak.
But that is indeed the case.
After the outbreak, Wang Yu, being a newcomer to the Nascent Soul stage, had indeed exhausted his demonic energy, but he had already taken a spiritual pill, so his recovery speed would be very fast.
At the same time, he still has the abilities of a body refiner that he has not yet used.
The golden blood and divine essence that filled his spine was the source of his confidence, and although Long Chan's condition was average despite his missing arm, his internal magical power was still quite abundant.
Resisting the previous attack had not completely depleted his strength.
This is because he didn't have the means to exhaust his magical power all at once, so he could only do his best, which led to the current situation.
Upon hearing Long Chan's assessment, the Dragon Pan Sect Master jumped out impatiently, his eyes filled with anger and resentment.
"Boy, this sect master will use your life to comfort the spirits of tens of thousands of cultivators in the Heavenly Sea Ancient Sect!"
That's a bit of an exaggeration.
There were at most tens of thousands of cultivators on the floating mountain just now, definitely not tens of thousands, but that's obviously not the point. Since the other party has said so, Wang Yu doesn't mind cooperating a little.
The look in his eyes when he looked at the Dragon Coil Sect Master held a hidden fervor, especially when he looked at that physical body, as if he had seen some kind of precious treasure.
He licked his lips and said forcefully.
"How can fireflies know the brilliance of the moon? I can use that divine power three more times. If you're not afraid of death, then come and try."
Having said that, he flicked his right middle finger.
The provocation was so intense that it made Long Pan hesitate. But then Long Chan's pupils suddenly contracted.
"This is bad! His magic power is rapidly recovering; he's probably stalling for time. Attack together!"
Two figures, their auras waning, rushed toward Wang Yu, whose aura was at its peak, like moths to a flame. The scene looked rather strange.
(End of this chapter)
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