Volume 11, Chapter 765 – I, Am the Immortal Might (Part 4)

“My heavens, that’s a spatial fissure! Why did a spatial fissure suddenly appear out of nowhere?”

“Could it be Immortal Might?”

“How could that be possible? The Immortal Alliance already announced that the Immortal Stele of the Huarong Sect is nothing but an empty shell, and besides, Immortal Might isn’t like this at all. This spatial scar faintly gives off Yin energy… It looks more like the work of some malevolent entity.”

“Malevolent entity? Why would such a thing help the Huarong Sect?”

“Does it even matter? This is a power that can wound space itself, there’s no way we can resist it.”

Those attacking the Huarong Sect stared at each other, none daring to take another step forward.

Qi Huang’s willow brows furrowed slightly. Her current strength was far too great. Her Boundless Demonic Hair was not only devastatingly powerful, but also as fast as lightning. These people couldn’t even perceive its movements, so they mistook it for Immortal Might.

“What a hassle.”

With no other choice, Qi Huang once again directed the Boundless Demonic Hair to attack. This time, however, she deliberately slowed it down, so they could at least catch a glimpse of it.

The enemies besieging the Huarong Sect were caught in a bind. Suddenly, hundreds of thousands of hair-thin strands burst from the ground, like black lightning bolts shooting straight into the sky. Not only did they tear through space, they also pierced directly through bodies, chilling them to the core.

Though slender, these strands carried terrifying force. Faint ripples of spatial fluctuation clung to them, and with the Yin aura released from their friction, their lethality could only be described as horrifying. Many bodies exploded into blood mist in an instant, life souls torn into shreds.

“Ahhh!”

The densely packed enemies fell in droves. The stronger ones did not die immediately, but their frenzied screams lasted only a few breaths before the battlefield sank into silence.

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“Save me!”

The remaining survivors panicked, scattering in blind terror. But the merciless strands of hair refused to relent, constantly emerging from the earth, skewering their bodies like candied hawthorn skewers. In less than half an incense stick’s time, the million-strong horde of enemies and malevolent entities attacking the Huarong Sect were slaughtered to the last. Only the ordinary onlookers at the outermost edges managed to escape by sheer luck.

“Th-that… was that hair?”

“Yes, and it was faintly giving off Yin energy. It must belong to some kind of malevolent spirit.”

“My god! What sort of malevolent spirit can wipe out hundreds of thousands in an instant with nothing but strands of hair?”

“And why would such a spirit help us? There were plenty of malevolent beings among those attacking the Huarong Sect too!”

The disciples of the Honghua Sect trembled in shock, whispering among themselves.

Qi Huang, not wishing to reveal that she was aiding the Huarong Sect, once again controlled the Boundless Demonic Hair. This time, however, she directed it toward the delicate disciples of the Huarong Sect… or rather, the air around them.

Swish swish swish…

Just as the girls were still reeling from terror, countless strands imbued with Yin energy shot up into the sky right beside them.

“Save us!”

Tens of thousands of Huarong Sect’s female disciples screamed and scattered, crying in panic. In truth, not a single one of them was struck, the only injuries came from those who stumbled or collided in the chaos.

‘Ugh… their courage is too small. They’re making me look like some merciless flower-crushing fiend.’

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Qi Huang thought with slight embarrassment.

Meanwhile, the area around the Huarong Sect’s party had drawn over a million spectators. Many among them had come intending to kill Cheng Tian, but because of Hua Ruyi’s presence, none dared act rashly.

Elder Qiu and the others also held back. It wasn’t fear, they simply wanted to minimize losses, so they bided their time, waiting for Hua Ruyi to leave.

Before long, Elder Qiu received word: the force that attacked the Huarong Sect had been annihilated, and even the Huarong Sect itself had been struck indiscriminately. The culprit, an extremely fearsome malevolent spirit.

“What kind of spirit could slaughter hundreds of thousands in such a short time?”

Elder Qiu was deeply shaken. But knowing that the Huarong Sect had also suffered, he felt a flicker of joy, for Hua Ruyi would surely turn back.

At that moment, Hua Ruyi too received a report from her stationed disciples. She knew instantly this was the work of either Qi Huang or Cheng Hongling. At last, the great weight on her chest lifted.

Cheng Tian pressed onward with her group toward the Panyun Mountain Bottomless Pit. As they drew closer, the sky-darkening Yin mists of the western horizon revealed their dreadful edges. But under Qi Huang’s hidden protection, no trace of fear showed on her face.

Cheng Tian remained calm, but the malevolent beings and ill-intentioned cultivators grew restless like ants on a hot pot. For within the Panyun Mountain Bottomless Pit dwelled Hua Man, a Heavenly Tribulation Realm expert. If they didn’t strike before arrival, their chance would be gone.

The Immortal Alliance’s members, mixed among the crowd, also frowned deeply.

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“Elder Qiu, when are we acting? We’re nearly at the Panyun Mountain Bottomless Pit. Hua Man is there! If we go up against them inside, we’ll be nothing more than food for the slaughter!”

One elder, Elder Tian, could no longer hold back.

“Patience, Elder Tian! The enemies of the Huarong Sect and those malevolent beings are far more anxious than we are. Let them exhaust Hua Ruyi’s strength first. If we charge in recklessly, we’ll only take losses. Against a sect like the Huarong Sect, I seek zero casualties.”

Elder Qiu spoke with patience.

The other elders nodded thoughtfully, suppressing their impulses.

“Kill!”

At that moment, another wave of attackers rushed at the holy maiden’s guard, but their weaker strength meant Hua Ruyi’s group dispatched them before they even reached close.

This time, Qi Huang did not interfere. Her bait was already in place. Now, she only needed to wait for the big fish to bite.

Soon, the frequency of ambushes increased sharply. Pressure mounted on the Huarong Sect’s party, Hua Ruyi’s true qi draining rapidly.

ROAR!

A beast-like bellow thundered out. Onlookers watched as several thousand malevolent beings surged forward. At their head strode a towering, imposing skeleton, each bone gleaming with dark golden light as though forged from metal. Clearly, this was a Golden Skeleton, equal in strength to a late-stage Divine Realm cultivator.

Hua Ruyi’s expression changed drastically. She could sense the skeleton’s strength was no less than hers. With her energy already depleted, if she were entangled, the others would surely seize the opportunity.

Elder Qiu too sensed the opening, and he shouted as he charged: “Everyone, attack!”

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The others weren’t fools. Seeing a powerhouse lead the way, tens of thousands roared as they surged forward. The tide of bodies swelled like a furious sea. Even before they reached, the storm of artifacts they hurled had already darkened the sky, bearing down on Cheng Tian’s group like black clouds crushing a city.

Though the Huarong Sect had mentally prepared, in this instant, they were still terrified out of their wits, standing frozen like walking corpses.

“Protect the Holy Maiden!”

Hua Ruyi was the first to recover, shouting in panic.

“Huarong Sect Master, just what atrocities has your sect committed to draw so many enemies upon you?”

Qi Huang teased, and once again, countless strands of hair erupted from the ground. Each one locked onto a target with pinpoint precision, skewering hundreds of thousands in an instant like candied hawthorn skewers. Even the elders of the Immortal Alliance were not spared. Blood filled the air like torrential rain, artifacts crashing helplessly to the earth as their divine sense anchors were obliterated. Only lifeless life souls remained, standing stunned.

Qi Huang did not immediately retract the strands. Instead, she let them remain, flaunting them like a field of black reeds swaying with the breeze.

“What is that? Hair?”

The remaining souls stared blankly at the swaying strands, forgetting even to flee.

Then came something even more terrifying. The hair suddenly swelled in size, their sharp tips tearing through the void. Waves of spatial ripples spread out like rippling water, sweeping away the scattered remnants of hundreds of thousands of souls in an instant.

“What… is this?”

Both the Huarong Sect’s party and the distant onlookers gaped, minds utterly bereft of thought.