Chapter 255: Go All Out!

Chapter 255: Go All Out!

Within the deep, shadowy cavern, the atmosphere suddenly grew tense. A mythical beast from the

Classic of Mountains and Seas

and three mysterious shamanic masters had already formed a delicate standoff.

But now, with Li Yanchu and Feng Jiu stepping in, that fragile balance was broken. Among the three, the white-haired elder was one of the Shaman Sect’s two great Protectors, Grand Magus Hak. His status was supremely revered.

Now, having triumphed over Grand Magus Bantu in the struggle for power, he had become the actual leader of the Shaman Sect. His mastery of sorcery far surpassed that of Bantu.

After all, in such a powerful and mysterious cult, the one who held the highest seat was

always

the one with the greatest strength.

When Li Yanchu called out just now, the three of them all froze for a moment. Someone they knew had caught up with them here!?

This was Mount Hengduan, a bitter, frigid land beyond the passes, far from the Central Plains. The three had only made it here so quickly because of their shamanic sorcery.

And more than that, this was the cavern beneath the Thousand Corpses Ridge. The winding, twisting route here was so well-hidden that, for most cultivators, just getting past the illusions of lingering obsession of the skeletons would be near impossible.

Given all this, meeting someone here who actually knew Bai Hongtu was... beyond surprising. It was downright inconceivable.

Thoughts flash quickly; all these realizations crossed their minds the instant they heard Li Yanchu’s shout.

Li Yanchu had seen scenes like this where the hostages were being held countless times in TV dramas. The villains always demanded the hero surrender, or else they’d kill the hostage.

But this time, the ones he faced were masters of the Shaman Sect from beyond the passes, and from the lineup, it was obvious they had a mage-warrior-assassin combination. It was practically an impossible fight.

Li Yanchu didn’t hesitate for a second.

“Five-Lightning Pure Yang, True Law of Heaven and Earth, die!”

Boom! Boom!

Lightning crashed from the heavens.

Crash!

That muffled thunder was deafening, echoing through the world.

Boom!

Boom!

Two more peals of heavy thunder followed.

These were quadruple-enhanced Five-Lightning Talismans, and their blazing thunderous might was more than ten times stronger than the triple-enhanced kind.

Three bolts of lightning struck at once. Li Yanchu’s vision was filled with a blinding white. Even as the master of the Five-Lightning Talismans, one who often observed the Five-Lightning Spell, he still felt an unbearable stabbing pain in his eyes.

His primordial spirit’s five senses were completely shrouded by the blazing aura of the Five-Lightning, yet relying on the tempered instincts of a battle-hardened martial man, he unleashed the Divine Astral Hands,

Crane Control Hand, Dragonbind Hand!

A surge of powerful qi burst forth from his palms.

When the blinding white finally receded, the Grand Magus Bantu and the barbarian protector whose blood and qi had surged, were already utterly annihilated. Their body and soul scattered, and not even bones were left behind!

Only the black-robed figure survived. Her robe was torn in large patches, revealing an incredibly alluring figure. It turned out... she was a woman!

Bai Hongtu awoke as if from a dream, his gaze still dazed. When he saw Li Yanchu, his first reaction was joy, but that expression quickly shifted to shock!

“Yanchu, go! You’re no match for them!”

In an instant, he realized that Li Yanchu had actually found him. But his very first instinct was to tell him to run!

Li Yanchu stood where he was, smiling faintly. He casually pointed to the spot where the three Shaman Sect masters had stood moments before. “Two are dead. Only one left.”

Bai Hongtu quickly turned his head, glancing in disbelief at the black-robed figure.

“How long have I been captured? Three to five years? Ten, eight years?” Bai Hongtu asked.

Li Yanchu replied, “About a month. This is the Thousand Corpses Ridge in Mount Hengduan beyond the passes. I tracked my way here.”

Bai Hongtu’s eyes widened in shock.

A month!

It was like thunder exploding in his head, a flood of thoughts rushing in at once. But then, recalling the fallen martial arts master, his face darkened.

He pointed at the mysterious black-robed woman.

“With her like this, can you still win?” Bai Hongtu asked.

He knew Li Yanchu carried those domineering Five-Lightning Talismans, which were deadly and ruthless. He had once turned the tide in an ancient tomb, slaying a mysterious young man. But after using them, his own cultivation was only about equal to Bai Hongtu’s.

Li Yanchu cast the black robe a cold glance, then smiled, his tone brimming with confidence.

“You’re worried about someone like her?”

The black-robed woman’s face was ordinary; she was not a beauty that could turn heads, but her eyes were intensely alluring, as though they could drip water.

At the moment, her soul still throbbed with searing pain, and her mind was in a haze. That was the injury dealt by the Five-Lightning Talisman.

If not for the protective artifact gifted to her by the sect leader, she might already have ended up like those two. Her soul would be scattered, and her body would be destroyed!

Hearing the two men’s conversation, she couldn’t help but show fear, instinctively taking a step back.

Just what sort of man did we capture?! Where did this ridiculously powerful friend of his come from? Right off the bat, he unleashed the Five-Lightning with such devastating force without even ask a single question! He has no martial ethics at all!

Clang!

A flash of saber light, and the black-robed woman’s head went flying, thereafter blood spurted like a fountain.

Bang!

A palm strike, heavy and unyielding, shattered her corpse and lingering soul, burning them to nothingness.

Bai Hongtu, suppressing his emotions, nodded toward Li Yanchu. “One month apart, and you’ve gotten this badass!?”

Li Yanchu chuckled lightly. “If the heavens hadn’t birthed me, Li Yanchu, the Great Qian would suffer eternal darkness!”

Bai Hongtu thought speechlessly,

You really know how to put on airs!

But... he had to admit, that line did sound... pretty domineering.

Feng Jiu had been staring blankly, but at the two men’s exchange, she couldn’t help but burst into a laugh. Then she realized that maybe laughing wasn’t appropriate right now, so she quickly forced her face straight again, making her look rather cute.

“Who is she?”

Bai Hongtu eyed Feng Jiu warily. He was still wounded from Xu Lingsu’s role-playing betrayal.

“She’s Feng Jiu. I saved her along the way. The news about the Myriad Phenomena Heavenly Palace being hidden in this abyss, she was the one who sent it out. And she also knew that at the bottom of the abyss, there’s a

Fei

, a creature from the

Classic of Mountains and Seas

.”

Bai Hongtu glanced at the ox-bodied, snake-tailed beast, which still hadn’t moved from its spot.

Then he looked again at Feng Jiu, dressed in her wide Daoist robes, looking delicate and adorable.

He was silent for a long moment.

“This girl... doesn’t look like a good person.” Bai Hongtu said blandly.

Hearing this, Feng Jiu was stunned, as she never expected that the very first thing this refined young man would do after being rescued was to sow discord!

“What nonsense are you spouting!?” Feng Jiu scolded lightly.

Then she turned to Li Yanchu with a pitiful expression, her small face scrunched. “Master, he’s slandering me! Slandering me!”

Bai Hongtu cut in, “I bet you just went and claimed him as your master for yourself too, huh?”

Feng Jiu shot Bai Hongtu a glare.

“Pretty boy, if it weren’t for my information, you’d still be in those bad people’s hands. You’re so ungrateful, like a dog biting the hand that feeds it!”

Bai Hongtu just chuckled and didn’t respond.

𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

That awe-inspiring mythical beast from the

Classic of Mountains and Seas

, which had seemed powerful enough to turn the entire Thousand Corpses Ridge into a wasteland, was now utterly silent.

It stood there like a mere backdrop, not even letting out a single proper roar. It met Li Yanchu’s calm gaze and then... took a step back!