Eternal Sacred King Chapter 620 to 628

 Chapter 620: A Farewell With Warm Wine on a Snowy Night

For the next period of time...

Su Zimo behaved like a mortal, accompanying Su Hong daily, spending his days chopping firewood for fire, cooking and chatting.

He was going to accompany Su Hong to the end of the road.

Su Zimo recounted his experiences in the years.

He started from over 20 years ago, the night when he started cultivating beneath this peach blossom tree. He spoke about Die Yue, Xiaoning, Ji Yaoxue, Ethereal Peak...

He recounted every single bit in detail without hiding anything.

Su Hong had never heard of anything as such and everything was extremely fresh for him.

When he was excited, his energy level would rise as well.

Of course, as time passed by and the weather turned colder, Su Hong’s health declined and the time he spent awake diminished as well.

Instead, he slept for increased periods of time.

In fact, he even told Su Zimo in a seemingly joking manner, “Who knows if I might just fall asleep as such one day and never wake up again.”

Su Zimo did not reply as his heart soured in pain.

When Su Hong was awake, Su Zimo could not bear to leave.

He knew that every single minute spent between them was a minute less left.

Every single sentence he said was a sentence less for them remaining.

He would only leave after Su Hong was asleep.

After leaving the mansion, Su Zimo would move around Ping Yang Town in an indeterminate direction, pausing occasionally to mull for a prolonged period of time.

He walked extremely slowly, as though he was strolling casually.

However, if any sharp cultivator were to pass by, they would be able to notice that there was a trickle of spirit qi leaking from Su Zimo’s fingertip. It was like a sharp dagger that was carving something on the ground.

Mysterious scars would appear on the ground behind him one after another, looking like runic patterns.

A single breeze from the cold wind was all it took to cover the scars with dust.

When he sensed that Su Hong was awake, Su Zimo would return to the mansion to continue chatting with his brother.

Only when Su Hong was asleep, he would leave again.

Day after day, he repeated the cycle.

Nothing seemed to have changed.

However, Su Zimo could clearly sense Su Hong’s deteriorating health. His lifespan was ending and he was already nearing its limits!

This day, after Su Hong entered slumber once more, Su Zimo left the mansion and pulled out a series of old flags from his storage bag – there were a total of 49.

The flagpoles were made of wood but there were no signs of corrosion.

The flags were made from unknown beast skins and had mysterious, complicated patterns on them. A single glance was enough to confuse anyone, as though their souls were drawn in!

Su Zimo flew through the air.

Everywhere he passed, he would examine for a long time before tossing down a flag.

The flagpole would slide right into the ground before vanishing after a mysterious glow.

One after another...

By the time he cast all 49 flags into the ground, he had already gone one round around Ping Yang Town and was visibly fatigued with sweat on his forehead.

His act of tossing the flags looked simple but it took a huge toll on him mentally!

Suddenly, Su Zimo’s heart skipped a beat and he returned to the mansion immediately.

Su Hong had already awoken by now.

Today, he looked to be in a much better condition.

However, Su Zimo’s heart ached.

He was clear that this was a sign of the final respite of lucidity before the end.

Su Hong smiled gently. “Zimo, help me heat up a bottle of wine to warm my body.”

“Alright.”

Su Zimo came beside Su Hong and lit the furnace to boil water.

There was a bottle of wine in the boiling water.

Su Hong said, “Zimo, the things you’ve told me about your immortality cultivation in this period of time are truly mysterious, magnificent and inspiring. It’s good that you want to establish a Dao and help everyone become the best they can be. However, I can also tell that something such as the establishment of a Dao is even more difficult than ascending the heavens.”

“That’s right.”

Su Zimo nodded.

To establish a Dao unlike that of the immortal, Buddha and fiend Daos such that the masses without spirit roots could cultivate... that was something that even the primordial emperors could not achieve, let alone a mere Golden Core like Su Zimo!

The path of the Dao was endless and the future was unknown.

Nobody could help him.

The moment he decided on establishing a Dao, Su Zimo was destined to be alone!

But of course, groups were only meant for sheeps – all ferocious beasts walk alone!

Su Hong declared loudly, “What sort of boldness is required to want to change the fates of all living beings in the world? Zimo, whether or not you succeed, I will definitely be proud of you!”

Immediately after, Su Hong looked somewhat dejected and sighed gently. “It’s just a pity that I won’t be able to witness that moment. Also, when I’m not around, you must live on well together with Xiaoning.”

“Brother...” Su Zimo felt his nose stuffing up as he choked and was unable to speak.

Su Hong waved it off and pointed to the little furnace at the side. “Pour me a bowl of wine.”

A faint fragrance wafted from the bottle of wine that was in the boiling water.

The wine was already warmed.

Su Zimo repressed the sadness in his heart and poured a bowl of piping wine for Su Hong.

After he received it, Su Hong gazed at the fragrant wine in the bowl with a dazed look.

In a flash, a suave young man in a splendid attire seemed to be reflected on the water surface. He raised his spear and led heavy armored cavalry into a war, domineering the battlefield!

One after another, the scenes flashed through the water surface.

A long, long time later...

A glimmering snowflake landed on the wine and dispersed, breaking apart the water surface that resembled a mirror.

It was snowing.

This was the first snow of winter.

The end of autumn and the arrival of winter seemed to imply something.

The scenes from earlier had already vanished.

The only thing left on the water surface was an old face.

Su Hong smiled suavely and raised his bowl of wine, downing it in a single mouthful!

It was as though he had consumed his entire life with that mouthful of wine!

“Good wine!”

With a loud laugh, Su Hong passed on.

Su Zimo collapsed and knelt with a thud. He gazed at the old man before him and could not hold back any longer as tears streamed like a fountain.

This day had eventually arrived.

Although he was prepared for it, Su Zimo still felt a heartbreaking sadness at the actual departure of Su Hong.

The deeper one was invested in secular affairs, the harder it was for them to sever them.

The deeper one was invested, the more painful it would be!

The skies gradually darkened.

The snow was getting heavier.

Su Zimo knelt before Su Hong motionlessly with a dazed expression.

He was a cultivator.

He was the strongest monster incarnate in history.

He was the second person throughout history who managed to cultivate to the Extreme Foundation Establishment realm.

Even so, he could not save his closest kin!

The snow fell heavily.

The temperature turned colder.

However, Su Zimo’s heart seemed to be burning with a relentless blaze!

A long time later, the sound of people and horses could vaguely be heard from the South of Cang Lang Mountain Range; the sound turned clearer as time passed by.

The hooves of the horses were getting closer!

Although ordinary people may not be able to sense it, Su Zimo could hear it clearly!

Pshew! Pshew! Pshew!

There were even sounds of spirit vessels speeding through the air in the clamor.

Far away, dust and earth was overturned!

With a cold expression, Su Zimo rose and his eyes surged with a torrential killing intent. Soaring into the air, he sped towards Cang Lang Mountain Range!Chapter 621:Sinister Forest

Dust billowed, the earth shook and the light of armors shone.

Far away, a black army was approaching slowly with a steely killing intent. A single look at the dense crowd would reveal that there were millions of people!

What was even more frightening was that the army was made up of a few million cultivators!

Those marching on the ground were Qi Refinement Warriors.

Those riding on mounts were Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Above the army, there were even spirit vessels traveling through the air.

A few cultivators stood on the deck and looked down at the masses against the winds.

Those that could board the spirit vessels were all Golden Cores!

This was the allied army of the three dynasties.

Led by the princes of the three dynasties, this was an army that consisted fully of cultivators!

No vassal state they passed could defend against them!

Moreover, there were even a number of Nascent Souls that held the fort within the allied army; it was just that they rarely showed themselves.

Right at the very end of the allied army, a dilapidated city that was bloodstained and billowed with smoke could be vaguely seen.

Jian An City of Yan Country was already reduced to ruins.

Corpses were strewn all over the city and there were rivers of blood!

The City Lord of Jian An City did not surrender and stood to fight.

As such, when the city was beached, the prince of the Great Xia Dynasty ordered to slaughter every single last person in the city with no survivors!

The cities would be slaughtered if they did not surrender!

Along the way, the allied army trampled over countless cities, leaving nothing but mountains of corpses and rivers of blood.

This was an apocalyptic disaster for the citizens and living beings of the world!

Even if there were mortals that were indignant and struggled or grumbled, nothing changed.

Some of them chose to escape.

However, how difficult was it to escape?

How could mortals escape the pursuit of cultivators with their fragile bodies.

Even if they were lucky enough to escape the hunt of the cultivators, how long could those mortals survive in this chaotic era where there were bandits and hoodlums all around?

If they hid in the forests, even beasts that were not sentient would most likely be able to kill them, let alone spirit beasts and demons.

Their fates were sealed.

The allied army crossed Cang Lang Mountain Range that was not far away and soon, the same fate would befall Ping Yang Town.

The princes of the Great Shang, Xia and You Dynasties were gathered on the largest and most majestic spirit vessel, surrounded by Golden Core guards.

The defense was tight!

The three of them were in a leisure chat with their wine glasses raised merrily.

The prince of Great Xia was fat and when he smiled, his eyes narrowed into a thin slit. They shone with a gold glint as he said lustfully, “I heard from a secret report that Ji Yaoxue’s in Cang Lang City right now. As long as we cross that valley in front and another few small towns, we’ll arrive at Cang Lang City!”

“Fufu, you’re moved, Brother Si?” The prince of Great Shang was a refined man who asked with a fake smile.

“Heh!”

The prince of Great Xia laughed. “Ji Yaoxue can be considered as a peerless beauty and it won’t be too much to say that she’s the number one beauty of our four dynasties of the North Region. Who wouldn’t want a taste of that?”

“What’s even rarer is that she’s the Empress of Great Zhou. If I can make her submit, the feeling would be...” The prince of Great You’s body was robust and he sneered and smacked his lips.

The prince of Great Shang smiled gently. “I’m not going to fight with you two. However, I heard that Ji Yaoxue has a younger sister who is also a beauty. She does interest me instead.”

“Hahahaha!”

The three of them exchanged glances and laughed merrily.

“Although, Ji Yaoxue might not stay in Cang Lang City. If she continues retreating, we’ll still have to chase her for quite a bit.” The prince of Great Xia said darkly.

“No,”

The prince of Great Shang said calmly, “She is stubborn by nature. If not for the fact that she was injured previously and chose to retreat because the eldest prince of Great Zhou took control temporarily, there is no way the Great Zhou Dynasty would choose to give up on so much of their territory.”

“But now, I heard that she’s already awake. Given her character, she will definitely stand by Cang Lang City and defend it steadfastly!”

“That’s for the best!” The prince of Great You clapped and laughed.

The prince of Great Zhou remarked with a smile, “In my opinion, the imperial court of Great Zhou is already in a mess. Even if Ji Yaoxue is awake, the eldest prince of Great Zhou will not want to relinquish his position so easily!”

“Hehe, there’s no guarantee that they won’t end up in internal strife. At that time, we’ll be able to reap the rewards without even interfering! We’ll capture the Empress of Great Zhou alive and continue heading North to charge right into their nest!”

“Awesome!”

“Let’s drink!”

The three princes sat on the deck under the starry night and chatted with vigor.

Suddenly, the troops at the front slowed down.

“Hmm?”

The prince of Great You frowned gently.

Not long after, a Golden Core streaked through the air. The moment he descended on the deck, he knelt on one knee.

“Princes, we have already arrived at Cang Lang Mountain Range! It’s late at night now and beasts wander the valley dangerously. Should we proceed and cross it or make a detour?”

The prince of Great You rose and shouted, “Of course we cross it! Our allied army is mighty and invincible! How can a mere Cang Lang Mountain Range stand in our way!”

“Go on,”

The prince of Great Xia waved his arm. “This mountain range isn’t some ancient forest. At the most, there are only some Golden Core spirit demons. There aren’t even any fiend demons. What are you afraid of?”

The prince of Great Shang chuckled as well. “General Sun, you are indeed a little too cautious.”

“If we cross a mountain range as such alone in the night, there’s a chance we might get ambushed by the demons. However, given our mighty force, the demon beasts will want nothing more than to hide far away. What threat can there be?”

“Understood,”

General Sun nodded and turned to leave. He floated in midair and bellowed, “Continue forward!”

Bang! Boom! Boom!

The army moved together with a terrifying might!

Although the allied army had a few million troops, it was also nothing compared to the Cang Lang Mountain Range which spanned hundreds of kilometers.

Not far behind the three princes, a skinny old man opened his eyes and gazed at the dark forest before them.

It was as though there was an ancient ferocious beast laying in ambush with its mouth wide open awaiting the group of them to send themselves to him!

The feeling arrived and disappeared almost instantaneously, like an impulse.

The skinny old man frowned slightly and shrugged it off. He then closed his eyes and returned to meditation.

The valley meandered around with ancient trees. Due to the low visibility, the army proceeded at a slow speed.

However, the allied army did not encounter any danger along the way!

The surroundings were quiet.

Everything went silent!

Not long after, the allied army had already crossed more than half of the Cang Lang Mountain Range.

All the troops let down their guard.

The prince of Great You burst into laughter. “Indeed, it’s as you had expected! All the beasts in this mountain range are too afraid to even appear! Hahaha!”

“Something isn’t right!”

Suddenly, a voice sounded not far away.

The skinny old man had a grim expression and his glabella flashed, spreading his spirit consciousness slowly. “It’s way too quiet! It’s so quiet that it’s sinister!”

Even if the demon beasts of the Cang Lang Mountain Range were frightened into hiding, there was no way they wouldn’t have encountered a single demon beast the entire way!

It was as though... all the creatures had hid themselves a long time ago!

The surrounding air suddenly turned stale.

There was a deep killing intent shrouding the dark, sinister forest!

Pshew!

All of a sudden!

The sound of a sharp blade tearing through the air echoed.

Immediately, there was a boom!

The bow of the spirit vessel seemed to have been struck by something and exploded right in front of everyone!

The massive spirit vessel broke into parts and among the dozens of Golden Cores, some of them died on the spot!

Chapter 622: Endless Hell

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Cold lights flashed.

Sharp arrows burst forth from the dark forest before them one after another, arriving instantly and striking the spirit vessels in midair.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The spirit vessels exploded one after another!

Splintered limbs flew all over and the skies were stained red.

Some of the Golden Cores on the spirit vessels had not even managed to react before they were turned into blood mists by a tremendous power!

Debris of the vessels flew everywhere and when they landed in the crowd, some of the Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment Cultivators who were not prepared were crushed to death.

The arrows were extremely fast and some of the cultivators present had already let their guard down a long time ago and could not react to it.

The allied army fell into chaos.

Although the remaining spirit vessels were not struck by the arrows, many Golden Cores were already frightened and abandoned the vessels to soar into the skies.

“Roar!”

“Howl!”

“Screech!”

All of a sudden!

A series of shuddering cries of beasts sounded from the depths of the forest.

An evil gust of wind blew over and the ancient trees swayed!

The leaves rustled.

In the skies far away, many beasts tore through the air in a dense flock.

It was as though all the beasts and birds of Cang Lang Mountain Range had appeared all of a sudden, forming a beast stampede that charged with an engulfing might!

The spirit vessel of the three princes was located right in the middle of the allied army and did not receive too much of an impact.

At that moment, all three princes rose and gazed over.

They could see things even clearer from up in the air!

The entire Cang Lang Mountain Range was moving!

Countless demons were going berserk!

The trees and grass shook as thousands of demon beasts scurried forth from all directions, forming a massive beast stampede with a terrifying might that was shocking!

All three princes looked terrible.

The prince of Great Xia narrowed his eyes and asked darkly, “What’s going on?”

Compared to the true massive forests, major regions of demons or even the realms of the eight demon races in Tianhuang Mainland, Cang Lang Mountain Range was nothing much.

After all, there had never been a fiend demon born in the valley after all these years.

But now, it was definitely unusual for a beast stampede to burst forth from the mountain range to attack the allied army.

The skinny old man was a Nascent Soul and was the personal guard of the prince of Great Xia. At that moment, he knitted his brows and gazed at the dark forest before them in silence.

Not far away, the personal guards of the princes of the Great Shang and You dynasties, two other Nascent Souls, rose as well.

One of them was a bald burly man in heavy armor. He strode over in huge steps and said darkly, “A new demon king must have been born in this mountain range.”

“That’s right, the demon beasts of the mountain range will only gather under the command of a demon king to form a beast stampede of such a scale!” The other Nascent Soul was a white-bloused woman.

“Princes, don’t worry. We have a hundred Nascent Souls accompanying this army. Even if this demon king is a pure-blooded ferocious beast, it will have to die!” The bald burly man said.

The prince of Great Shang had an uneasy expression and suddenly asked, “Where’s the demon king?”

“This...”

The bald burly man and white-bloused woman exchanged glances – neither of them was certain.

Searching for a single demon beast in a beast stampede was equivalent to searching for a pin in a haystack – it was indeed difficult.

The skinny old man gazed ahead and suddenly said, “The beast stampede came from all directions except for one!”

Right ahead!

The group around the princes on the spirit vessel was not the only people to sense something, the Golden Cores at the front did as well – everyone gazed at the sinisterly dark forest before them with grim expressions.

The arrows came from that direction!

Light was blurry in the forest.

The Golden Cores could vaguely see a blurry shadow in the forest up ahead, resembling a tiny mountain peak.

“Who is there?”

Someone shouted.

The moment he said that, the ‘mountain peak’ moved!

It grew endlessly.

The ancient trees around them shook!

In the blink of an eye, that ‘mountain peak’ had already exceeded the height of the ancient trees and was more than a hundred feet tall!

Everyone in the allied army turned their heads over instinctively.

A gigantic shadow covered them from above the skies...

That was no mountain peak...

It was clearly a humanoid ferocious beast that had just risen!

Standing at the front with its majestic body, it was like an unshakable tower!

Instantly, the entire Cang Lang Mountain Range seemed like it was part of the backdrop!

The massive ferocious beast’s black hair danced wildly and it was surrounded by demonic qi, resembling a fiendcelestial. A pair of bloodshot eyes looked down at the allied army as it breathed out air currents through its nose!

It was as though those bloodshot eyes could spew flames!

Psst!

Many cultivators were scared out of their wits and gasped.

Countless horses neighed in fright and fell to the ground, peeing and shitting themselves helplessly!

Even beasts had to bow down to this humanoid ferocious beast, let alone mere horses!

Countless Foundation Establishment Cultivators fell from their mounts and the army was in chaos.

Even the Nascent Souls who were present were shocked at the sight of this, let alone the low-leveled cultivators!

This was way too ferocious!

They could sense an immense killing intent from the humanoid ferocious beast, an apocalyptic malevolent qi that threatened to devour everything in its path!

Up till this point of their cultivation, they had come across many pure-blooded ferocious beasts.

However, even the fiercest pure-blooded ferocious beasts looked like kittens compared to this ferocious beast before them.

The person blocking their way was none other than Su Zimo who had just experienced the pain of losing a kin in his demon form!

“Roar!”

Su Zimo took a deep breath of air and his chest puffed. Opening his mouth, he took on the stance of Thunderclap Kill and released a deafening howl!

The weather changed!

Boom!

It was as though thunder had struck!

Against the mighty howl, the beasts cried and the birds screeched; the sound of the beasts trampling endlessly seemed to have vanished.

Countless ancient trees were uprooted!

The minds of the Golden Cores right at the front went blank as they stood motionlessly in midair with frozen looks on their faces.

There was a brief pause.

Poof! Poof! Poof!

Blood mists appeared one after another.

It was like a tragic burst of fireworks.

Against the horrifying soundwave, dozens of Golden Cores exploded from the shock, turning into blood mists without corpses!

The Golden Cores slightly further away also had stoned gazes. They bled from all seven orifices and their lives were severed.

One after another, figures fell from midair.

The situation on the ground was even worse for the allied army.

There were countless Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment Cultivators that were ruptured to death!

The beast stampede had already closed in together with the howl, charging into the allied army with a wild massacre!

Spirit lights filled the skies and spirit energy surged.

Fresh blood splattered all over the forest.

Cultivators were weak physically and the greatest taboo for them in a fight against demon beasts was being closed in.

And now, demon beasts were charging into the crowd endlessly, gnawing and swiping their claws at everything before them – this was something that Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment Cultivators could not defend against at all.

Furthermore, there were tens of millions of demon beasts in Cang Lang Mountain Range, a few times more than the number of troops in the allied army!

Up in the skies, down on the ground, deep underground...

Demon beasts were everywhere!

The gathering of countless demon beasts formed a massive force!

Even Golden Cores would most likely die if they were closed in by spirit demons of Golden Core realm!

Only a few Perfected Beings with Golden Core phenomenons managed to hold out in midair.

However, the true terror had only just begun.

The moment Su Zimo returned from the bottom of the Dragon Burial Valley and decided to attack, it was already decided that Cang Lang Mountain Range would turn into an endless Hell for the allied army!

Chapter 623: Vanish!

Su Zimo moved his mighty body and took a step forward like a towering fiendcelestial!

Bang! Boom! Boom!

A massive blood-colored ravine was carved out on the ground!

Many Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment Cultivators could not dodge in time and were trampled into meat sludge by Su Zimo’s gigantic feet, mixing into the ground!

A single step from him caused the entire mountain range to quake!

“How dare you behave so insolently, beast!”

“Kill him!”

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Spirit lights flashed.

Flying swords streaked everywhere.

Many Golden Cores attacked and released their flying swords, sending forth a series of white beams towards Su Zimo’s body like a heavy downpour!

Although there were many Golden Cores in the allied army, their strength were far too weak compared to the paragons of the North Region 20 years ago.

The flying swords they used were also superior-grade flying swords.

Even supreme-grade spirit weapons were rare, let alone perfect or connate spirit weapons.

Su Zimo did not dodge or avoid. In fact, he did not even blink as he allowed those white beams to pierce his body!

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The sound of metal clashing echoed.

Countless flying swords were repelled – they could not pierce Su Zimo’s body at all!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Su Zimo took three consecutive strides forward and rammed domineeringly. Countless ancient trees were uprooted and snapped on the stop and many cultivators were trampled to death!

Each time his gigantic feet stomped down on the crowd and left, a red, bloody region would appear.

There were initially millions of cultivators in the allied army. But now, they were mostly defeated and split up by Su Zimo to fight in small groups.

With the swarm of the beast stampede, although they had only fought for a brief moment, the allied army received a tremendous blow and suffered heavy losses!

This was the core of Cang Lang Mountain Range.

Even if they wanted to retreat, there was nowhere out for them!

Demon beasts were cruel and bloodthirsty by nature.

Now that there was a massive massacre, the demons were even more excited and their eyes were bloodshot!

On the spirit vessel.

The princes of the three dynasties frowned.

The bald burly man said darkly, “Don’t worry, princes. That’s only a Golden Core realm spirit demon. Although it’s slightly larger in size, there’s nothing to worry about.”

“That’s right.”

The white-bloused woman nodded in agreement. “We just need a few top-tier Golden Cores in the battlefield to release their Golden Core phenomenons and it would be enough to kill that demon!”

Before her sentence was complete, a few Golden Cores that killed a few demon beasts in succession had already released their movement techniques to charge towards Su Zimo.

“Beast, catch my River Crossing Chains!”

The person hollered and a gigantic river surged behind him, crashing on the shores.

An extremely thick chain crossed the river and whipped Su Zimo ruthlessly!

Bang! Bang!

Another few Golden Cores charged forward and released their phenomenons that surged with a burst power as well.

“Scram!”

Su Zimo hollered and waved his gigantic fist against the few Golden Core phenomenons with such vigor which seemed like he could devour rivers and mountains with his roar alone!

“You’re asking for death!”

“At the end of the day, he’s nothing but a beast. To think that he would try to take on Golden Core phenomenons head-on with his body!”

Splash!

Su Zimo’s tsunami blood, tendons and bones sounded together.

That single punch from him instantly released a tragic aura of blood stench!

Boom!

There was a deafening sound.

The void seemed to be frozen.

Immediately after, the Golden Core phenomenons in midair shattered entirely!

A few Golden Cores were severely impacted and they fell from midair with pale faces while puking blood – they were most likely doomed!

“Hmm?”

The expressions of everyone on the spirit vessel changed.

The strength of that demon beast had exceeded their expectations!

A metallic strong body that was invulnerable against weapons, fire and water.

Even the combined attack of a few Golden Cores with their phenomenons could not injure him at all. Instead, they were killed from a single punch by him!

What sort of terrifying power did that body of his possess?

“Something isn’t right!”

The prince of Great Shang frowned with a grim expression. “If this continues, our allied army is going to be destroyed by this beast! Perfected Lords, please make a move.”

“Don’t worry, prince. I’ll head over right now and retrieve the head of that beast!”

The bald burly man glared at Su Zimo who was not far away with a murderous aura and smacked his lips.

“I’ll go too,”

The white-bloused woman took the initiative to obey the order.

“Please hold on, the both of you!”

The skinny old man frowned slightly. “The three of us have a mission to protect the safety of our princes. We should let our fellow Nascent Souls deal with this beast.”

There were another hundred Nascent Souls that accompanied the allied army.

At that moment, the commotion of Cang Lang Mountain Range had already alerted the other Nascent Souls.

One after another, figures soared into the air from the back of the army with terrifying auras that were much more frightening than Golden Cores. They sped to the front with sharp gazes.

The skinny old man said deeply with a glint in his eyes, “There’s something weird about this. It’s better for us to be careful.”

“Fufu.”

The bald burly man’s eyes flashed with mockery as he chuckled. “Fellow Daoist, aren’t you being overly cautious? Surely a Golden Core spirit demon can’t cause any huge troubles?”

“There’s no need to argue,”

The prince of Great Shang said calmly, “The combined attack of a hundred Nascent Souls will fill the entire place with Dharmic powers. There’s no need to fear these beasts, all we have to do is sit back and wait.”

“Where’s the beast?”

The white-bloused woman exclaimed softly and suddenly asked.

“What beast?”

Everyone froze for a moment.

Thereafter, they came to a gradual realization.

Just as they conversed, the towering humanoid ancient beast had vanished!

Everyone looked down in a hurry.

The battlefield was intense and chaotic but there were no traces of the humanoid beast!

How was that possible?

It was extremely difficult for that massive body to remain hidden – how could it have vanished?

The three princes had uncertain expressions.

The bald burly man frowned. “Don’t worry, princes. I’ll check it out with my spirit consciousness.”

His glabella shone as he spread out his spirit consciousness that extended continuously.

Sight was one of the five senses and was limited in use.

The moment one’s eyes were covered, they wouldn’t be able to see anything.

Their vision would also be obstructed by any objects blocking their view ahead.

This was the logic behind the saying of how one wouldn’t recognize something great in front of them if their eyes were covered even by a piece of leaf.

However, spirit consciousness was an energy fluctuation released by the Essence Spirit, a sensory tool that extended outwards.

Even with closed eyes, if the spirit consciousness met with any obstructions, it would just wrap around them like water. It could permeate every single pore and it was omnipresent, reflecting images in the mind clear as day!

There were no secrets that could be hidden!

It was simple if a demon beast wanted to hide itself in this forest.

However, it would be more difficult than ascending the mountains if it wanted to avoid detection from spirit consciousness.

The bald burly man retracted his spirit consciousness a while later with a terrible expression.

There was nothing!

The search radius of his spirit consciousness extended for a full five kilometers. However, there was no trace of the humanoid ferocious beast at all!

The bald burly man was a little confused.

It was practically impossible to escape more than five kilometers within such a short period of time!

Even Nascent Souls and Void Reversions won’t be able to do it, let alone a spirit demon at Golden Core realm!

It was as though the humanoid ferocious beast had disappeared into thin air!

In reality, the bald burly man was not the only one.

The hundred Nascent Souls in midair, as well as the white-bloused woman and skinny old man, had released their spirit consciousnesses instantly to track down Su Zimo.

However, none of them sensed anything.

All of a sudden!

A change occurred on the battlefield!Chapter 624: Night Assault

The hundred Nascent Souls in midair were descending onto the battlefield, releasing their spirit consciousnesses to check.

A Nascent Soul had just passed by an ancient tree when unexpectedly, a thick arm reached out from the darkness!

The arm was thick like an anaconda and wrapped itself around the Nascent Soul, pulling him behind the ancient tree!

“Ah!”

The person only managed to let out a brief, tragic cry before silence ensued.

Bang!

A disfigured body was tossed out from behind the ancient tree – its head was smashed to a pulp!

Although its appearance was completely destroyed, it could be seen from the corpse’s attire that this was the Nascent Soul who was attacked earlier on!

“Who’s there?!”

“Kill!”

A group of Nascent Souls roared and released their Dharmic arts that surged towards the ancient tree like a tidal wave.

Boom!

The ancient tree exploded into dust!

In the darkness, a figure could be seen sliding off the ancient tree long ago. With nimble moves, it tunneled into the forest in a flash and disappeared!

“It’s him!”

“That’s the humanoid beast!”

Although they could not catch sight of the figure’s face, everyone could clearly tell that the aura it emanated was exactly the same as the humanoid beast!

“Where can you run to?”

Many Nascent Souls hollered and gave chase.

However, limited vision was already an issue to begin with in the forest. Coupled with the dark night skies, the group of them lost sight of the humanoid ferocious beast once again after a short chase!

“What is that demon beast?”

“I’ve got no idea. I tried using my spirit consciousness to check it out earlier but i couldn’t see its true form, as though something was blocking me!”

“How could this be?”

A few Nascent Souls frowned and discussed in hushed voices.

If a demon took on human form, its true form could be revealed easily with the use of spirit consciousness as long as the difference between their cultivation realms wasn’t too great.

For example, if an anaconda took on human form, the image that appeared in the cultivator’s mind after a check with spirit consciousness would be an anaconda!

The effect was even more obvious with the use of the Demon Revealing Mirror.

After forming a core, demons could take on human form and speak in human tongue.

If they advanced further and cultivated an Essence Spirit, they could even hide their demonic qi and at that point, even cultivators would be hard-pressed to differentiate them!

Because of that, in the ancient era, an emperor created a weapon targeted at demons called the Demon Revealing Mirror. Later on, it became common and widespread in the cultivation world.

High grade Demon Revealing Mirrors could even revert the demon beasts to their true forms with the release of Dharmic powers!

Even if they couldn’t, the mirrors would reflect the demon beasts’ true forms so that everyone could see.

“How strange!”

A black-robed Nascent Soul mumbled.

Suddenly, a purple-winged eagle flew towards them with a vicious gaze. It reached out with its pair of sharp talons and grabbed the black-robed cultivator.

“You have a death wish, beast!”

The black-robed cultivator harrumphed coldly and tapped his glabella to pull out a flying sword. Dharmic powers surged as he waved his robes, sending the flying sword forward!

Poof!

The speed of that sword was way too fast!

The purple-winged eagle tried its best to dodge but it still failed and was pierced by the sword, dying on the spot.

The carcass of the purple-winged eagle fell from midair and passed by the black-robed cultivator.

The black-robed cultivator did not pay any attention after slaying a Golden Core realm spirit demon. During his absence of mind, he felt a figure flash past the corner of his eyes!

A chilling killing intent surfaced!

Instantly, the black-robed cultivator felt as though he had fallen into a pit of ice water.

It was the humanoid ferocious beast!

The ferocious beast had been hiding on the purple-winged eagle and only struck after the carcass of the eagle passed by the cultivator!

The black-robed cultivator’s flying sword was not by his side and he panicked. In his fluster, he conjured hand seals to release Dharmic arts to repel the intruder.

However, they were too close together and the figure had already leaped towards him in the blink of an eye!

The intruder reached out with both arms and clutched the black-robed cultivator’s shoulder blades, exerting strength in his fingers.

“Pfft!”

Fingernails that were as sharp as daggers pierced the bones and flesh of the black-robed cultivator instantly!

“Ah!”

The black-robed cultivator howled in pain and cold sweat ran down his face immediately.

Before he could react, the intruder’s knees were already rammed forward like a sprinting stallion.

Bang!

The black-robed cultivator’s chest caved him and his eyes bulged. With a ripping sound, his arms were torn right off him!

A blood mist spewed out!

Another Nascent Soul was dead!

“How dare you, beast!”

The other Nascent Souls realized what happened and were enraged, summoning their Dharmic weapons hurriedly to turn around and give chase.

Under the guise of the night, the figure did not pause at all after killing the black-robed cultivator, turning into a streak of light before bolting into another part of the forest.

After turns and twists, it rushed into the beast stampede and disappeared before long again!

All the Nascent Souls had grim expressions on their faces after chasing all the way without gaining anything in return.

In their wrath, the Nascent Souls attacked one after another, summoning their Dharmic weapons and releasing Dharmic arts, almost flattening the entire forest!

Countless demon beasts in the vicinity died!

On the spirit vessel, the prince of Great Xia could not help but ask uneasily, “Where has that beast gone to? We can’t let him escape just like this!”

The white-bloused woman raised her brow and remarked in confusion, “For some unknown reason, my spirit consciousness can’t lock onto that person. The moment my spirit consciousness spreads out, it’s blocked.”

“I get the same feeling as well.”

The bald burly man nodded.

Everyone turned towards the skinny old man by instinct.

Among the three of them, the skinny old man was the most experienced with the highest cultivation realm.

“There’s only two possibilities,”

The skinny old man said, “First, the demon beast cultivated some sort of a demonic secret skill that can block away spirit consciousnesses. Second, it’s carrying some sort of a treasure that can block out spirit consciousnesses!”

The white-bloused woman and bald burly man nodded with pensive expressions.

The gaze of the skinny old man shone coldly. “This demon beast’s cultivation realm isn’t high so it’s unrealistic for it to cultivate such a demonic cultivation. I’m guessing that it should be in possession of a treasure!”

The hearts of the white-bloused woman and bald burly man skipped a beat as their eyes flashed with a brief hint of greed.

A treasure as such was also valuable to them!

The skinny old man was not wrong.

The humanoid ferocious beast that killed two Nascent Souls in succession was Su Zimo.

The treasure that the skinny old man was referring to were the Mingwang Prayer Beads.

Although Su Zimo underwent both demonic and immortality cultivation, he had not cultivated an Essence Spirit for either Daos. As such, his true strength was definitely not a match for Nascent Souls.

Furthermore, he was up against a hundred Nascent Souls!

A head-on fight would be courting death.

His advantage was in melee combat!

Su Zimo only managed to kill the two Nascent Souls after making use of the complex environment of Cang Lang Mountain Range, the dark night, the Mingwang Prayer Beads alongside a change of his body and appearance.

Although the processes were simple, the difference between life and death was merely a single breath.

However, Su Zimo was the only one who knew how dangerous it was.

If he was slower by a single step or committed a single mistake, he would be locked down by the hundred Nascent Souls and killed on the spot!

Furthermore, after killing two Nascent Souls in succession, the remaining cultivators were now extremely guarded. Any activity at this point would lead to a thunderous retaliation.

The dark night had already passed.

The skies were turning brighter.

It was no longer possible for a sneak attack.

Su Zimo hid in the depths of the forest as one with his surroundings and glared at the largest spirit vessel in midair with a cold, silent expression.

Chapter 625: Send You to Your Grave!

After the deaths of two Nascent Souls in successions, the remaining Nascent Souls had grim expressions as they stood tensely in midair.

Any hint of danger or activity would alert everyone to attack preemptively!

No matter the demon beast, anything that tried getting close would be slain mercilessly!

“Where’s that beast?”

The prince of Great You asked loudly.

It had been quite sometime after the two Nascent Souls were killed and Su Zimo never appeared again, as though he had already left the place.

“This beast is extremely crafty,”

The bald burly man harrumphed coldly. “If he dares to appear right now, he’ll definitely be locked down and killed!”

The white-bloused woman said, “Demon beasts are much sharper towards danger than humans. I’m guessing that it has already escaped.”

After the both of them spoke, they turned and looked at the skinny old man automatically.

The skinny old man shook his head. “I don’t know. I’m just curious as to why that demon beast would gather a beast stampede to stand in the way of our allied army.”

Right then, a Golden Core sped towards them, drenched in blood. The armor on his body was almost torn apart completely by the demon beasts.

The person descended on the deck of the spirit vessel and walked towards the three princes, saying hoarsely, “Princes, the beast stampede is way too ferocious and we can’t defend against it. Please release the order for us to retreat, princes!”

“Bullshit!”

The prince of Great You slapped the table and stood up, berating, “We’ve got a hundred Nascent Souls accompanying our allied army. If they attack, we can suppress the beast stampede at any time!”

“Humph!”

The prince of Great Xia narrowed his gaze and said coldly, “Although you’re a general of the army, the way you’re dropping our morale is punishable by death!”

“That’s enough,”

The prince of Great Shang waved it off. “General Sun, head on down first and kill the enemies as best as you can. Victory is already decided with the Nascent Soul seniors around.”

General Sun was someone from the Great Shang Dynasty after all and could not be killed with such a reason.

The prince of Great Shang had to protect him no matter what.

Furthermore, the situation on the battlefield was indeed as he had described.

Many Nascent Souls had already attacked and released Dharmic arts to suppress the beast stampede!

Although the beast stampede was ferocious, they were inferior in terms of cultivation realm at the end of the day and could not withstand the killing might of Nascent Souls.

The force of the beast stampede was already showing signs of weakness!

In that short period of time, General Sun did not stop in his tracks on the spirit vessel and approached the three princes.

When the battle broke out, the skinny old man and the other two Nascent Souls had already closed in to the three princes to prevent accidents from happening.

The first to notice something unusual was the bald burly man.

Looking at General Sun who was walking over, the bald burly man frowned and barked, “Don’t you know the rules? How dare you not kneel down in front of the princes!”

At the same time, the skinny old man frowned and released his spirit consciousness across General Sun.

“Hmm?”

The skinny old man’s expression changed.

His spirit consciousness was blocked by a mysterious energy!

It was a familiar feeling, as though...

Not good!

The skinny old man gasped and his heart nearly stopped!

At the same time, a voice sounded coldly, “I’m not kneeling because... I’m here to send you to your graves!”

At that moment, General Sun had already arrived before the three Nascent Souls.

Right in front of everyone, General Sun’s facial muscles twitched sinisterly and he transformed into another person in the blink of an eye!

It was a refined looking scholar whose eyes were cold and murderous!

The intruder was not General Sun, but a transformed Su Zimo!

Almost everyone was focused on what was happening outside.

Nobody thought that Su Zimo would dare to approach them personally!

“This...”

The white-bloused woman was stunned.

That single lapse was the difference between life and death!

In Su Zimo’s eyes, an opening as such was death in melee combat!

Reaching out, Su Zimo slapped the white-bloused woman on the head.

There was a loud thud on the ground.

The white-bloused woman’s head exploded with brain juices splattering everywhere – even her Essence Spirit was destroyed on the spot!

The skinny old man and bald burly man reacted right away.

The bald burly man was a body tempered warrior and he was delighted to see Su Zimo close in.

His bloodline surged.

The bald burly man punched at Su Zimo’s head fiercely!

His fist was like a meteor that arrived with an unparalleled force instantly!

However, the skinny old man was more experienced and retreated immediately.

He would gain the advantage as long as he could increase the distance between them!

At the same time, he conjured hand seals to release a Dharmic art.

Dharmic power churned.

A thick finger that resembled a heavenly-piercing pillar was conjured rapidly and thrust at Su Zimo’s chest viciously with a frightening might!

“Om!”

Su Zimo spoke at the same time.

Daming Mantra was released!

Sanskrit reverberated through the air endlessly, forming a noble might!

The first to be implicated was the Imperial Army that was nearby the deck.

Cling! Clang!

Many Imperial Army soldiers revealed pained looks as their weapons fell to the ground one after another in loud clangs.

Piak! Piak! Piak!

A series of cracks appeared on the protection talismans of the three princes – they were shaken by that single Sanskrit word!

As for the skinny old man, he shuddered and frowned with a hint of pain deep in his eyes.

Although he was a Nascent Soul, he was not a body tempered warrior and was not exactly strong enough to withstand the power of the Sanskrit sound.

The Dharmic power finger that was conjured in midair dissipated slightly and its power was reduced.

The bald burly man was the least impacted by the Sanskrit sound.

There was almost no pause in his punch!

“Ma!”

Su Zimo’s expression was unchanged as he spoke once more.

The second Sanskrit had arrived!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Most of the Imperial Army soldiers on the deck collapsed stiffly with blood oozing from all orifices. They suffered miserable deaths and their brains were mostly rattled into sludge.

The three princes slumped to the ground with terrible expressions on their faces as well.

The Dharmic power finger arriving from midair trembled and its strength was greatly diminished.

The skinny old man staggered as well.

However, he was fearless.

He had already increased the distance between them.

Moreover, Su Zimo had to deal with his Dharmic art and the bald burly man’s melee combat – there was no chance for him to get close to the skinny old man.

All of a sudden!

The skinny old man caught a glimpse of light from the corner of his eyes.

Instinctively, he turned over.

Not far away, Su Zimo’s right eye released a dazzling brilliance that resembled a blazing sun, illuminating the entire world like daylight!

Illumination Eye!

Boom!

A blinding light column surged forth through the void and delved right into the skinny old man’s face!

Instantly, the world went still.

A radiance illuminated.

The next moment, the light beam dispersed.

Night returned.

On the spirit vessel, the skinny old man’s body convulsed helplessly.

A hollow hole appeared on his face; his features were gone and everywhere around the hole was burned.

His head was penetrated by that white column of light!

His Essence Spirit was annihilated before it even had the chance to escape!

In the blink of an eye, two Nascent Souls on the spirit vessel were dead!

Chapter 626: Color Change

Although the skinny old man was dead, Su Zimo was attacking in succession and did not manage to avoid the Dharmic power finger conjured by the former after all.

Bang!

Su Zimo shuddered and his organs shook!

A stream of blood surged upwards and choked at his throat.

Since he wanted to kill Nascent Souls as a Golden Core, he had to undertake an immense risk!

Thankfully, Su Zimo had released the Daming Mantra in succession that reduced the impact of the skinny old man’s Dharmic art.

Otherwise, he would have been severely injured with that attack!

Dharmic power was the energy of the universe and contained its might as well – it was not something that ordinary people could defend against!

Although Su Zimo’s organs were shaken now, he had a strong physique and frightening regeneration capabilities – this was an injury that he could still withstand.

At the same time.

The bald burly man’s eyes shone viciously and his fist had already arrived!

In his opinion, Su Zimo would be killed by a single punch from him even if the latter was in peak condition, let alone now that he was injured!

After all, he was a Nascent Soul realm body tempered warrior!

Su Zimo’s eyes lit up and shone viciously. His blood qi surged with the howls of dragons and roars of tigers, his tendons pulsated and his bones echoed with metallic sounds!

Without retreating or avoiding, Su Zimo returned a punch as well.

Bang!

The two fists collided.

A jarring and dull sound echoed with the collision of flesh and bones!

The bald burly man’s expression changed starkly.

He could sense an unstoppable power surging through the other party’s fist towards him; it was like a tsunami that threatened to devour him!

“This is bad, this person’s physique is really strong!”

The bald burly man was alarmed.

Although Su Zimo was not at Nascent Soul realm, his body was extremely frightening. The power of his blood and melee combat capabilities had far surpassed ordinary Nascent Souls.

If a Nascent Soul from Glass Palace that was renowned for body tempering was here, the fight between him and Su Zimo might be indeterminate.

However, this bald burly man was only an ordinary body tempered warrior!

In other words, this bald burly man wouldn’t even have the advantage against Xi Wuya who died in Su Zimo’s hands in melee combat, let alone Su Zimo himself!

If Su Zimo hadn’t been struck by the skinny old man’s Dharmic art previously, victory would have been decided by that single punch!

With that single exchange, the bald burly man had already sensed something amiss.

The bald burly man retreated with the momentum from Su Zimo’s punch, intending to increase their distance so that he could release a Dharmic art to kill the latter.

When Su Zimo noticed the bald burly man’s actions, his gaze flashed and he frowned slightly.

Although he had killed two Nascent Souls in succession, the situation was extremely disadvantageous for him.

Furthermore, things would only get more dangerous the longer the situation dragged on!

The surrounding Nascent Souls were already starting to notice what was going on here.

He had to kill this bald burly man with a definitive might!

But now that the bald burly man had retreated with the momentum of their clash, Su Zimo was already a little too slow – it was too late for him to give chase by now.

Suddenly, Su Zimo was struck by inspiration and opened his mouth.

“Pfft!”

With the help of his powerful organs, tongue and mouth, Su Zimo spat the blood in his throat towards the bald burly man’s face like an arrow!

The Daming Mantra’s impact on the bald burly man was minimal.

However, that blood arrow could not be ignored!

Su Zimo could shock Golden Cores to death with just the power of his voice.

It was obvious how strong the corporeal blood arrow would be!

The bald burly man’s eyelids twitched rapidly. Unable to dodge, he could only extend his arms to block instinctively.

Bang!

A piercing pain surged through him when the blood arrow struck his palm!

Although it did not injure his core, the bald burly man was still shocked.

If he had ignored that blood arrow and took it head-on, his face would have been destroyed in a mess of flesh and blood!

The bald burly man felt uneasy.

However, before he could snap out of his stupor, he caught sight of a vague shadow from the corner of his eye.

The bald burly man’s heart sank.

The next moment, he sensed an immense killing intent surging over, causing his scalp to prickle and his hairs to stand on end!

“That blood arrow was merely a bait!”

The bald burly man had goosebumps all over.

Like an ancient fiendcelestial, the figure had already arrived before him and pushed down on his head with a massive engulfing palm!

“Die!”

Su Zimo’s ferocity was torrential as he hollered with a lightning gaze.

The bald burly man did not have time to gather his Dharmic powers and could only cross and prop up his arms while channeling his bloodline to defend against Su Zimo’s encompassing palm!

Bang!

Both parties collided.

The bald burly man’s expression changed starkly and a piercing pain surged through his arms!

Immediately after, he lost all feeling in both arms!

The bald burly man merely felt a tsunami-like power crushing down boundlessly – it was invincible like the collapse of the heavens!

The might of a heaven’s collapse was not something that human strength could defend against!

Thump!

The bald burly man knelt on the ground and his ankles were almost smashed!

By then, most of the surrounding cultivators had already noticed what was happening over here.

Everyone was shocked when they saw that.

A Nascent Soul was forced to kneel on the ground!

In everyone’s eyes, the bald burly man who was trembling beneath Su Zimo’s palm was like an insignificant ant struggling to survive.

However, Su Zimo stood firmly and his black hair danced. His eyes were bright and lively, like an enraged diving being with a torrential might!

He had suppressed a Nascent Soul with a single palm strike as a Golden Core!

Who in history could achieve this?

With a cold gaze, Su Zimo extended his foot and tapped the bald burly man gently on the chest.

The bald burly man’s body was already enduring an unimaginable burden propping up Su Zimo’s palm. His bones creaked as though they could collapse at any moment.

He could only watch as Su Zimo’s foot arrived without any way of dodging.

Snap!

The bald burly man’s chest caved in right away.

The bones in his chest shattered and the snapped bones pierced his heart, ending his life!

The bald burly man’s blood qi deteriorated rapidly as blood gurgled in his agape mouth. His eyes were listless and filled with the aura of death.

His glabella shone.

A glow appeared.

The bald burly man’s Essence Spirit left his body and was trying to escape.

“Ma!”

He chanted in Sanskrit.

The Daming Mantra descended once more.

The bald burly man’s Essence Spirit shuddered and its glow dimmed.

The Essence Spirits of Nascent Souls were filled with impurities and extremely weak.

After leaving their physical bodies, the Essence Spirits couldn’t even withstand the heat of the sun or the coldness of rain – at the very least, the Essence Spirits would already be severely injured, if not dead!

Essence Spirits were only free to leave at will without fear of the blazing suns and roam the world once one cultivates to the Void Reversion realm.

Although the bald burly man’s body could withstand the might of the Daming Mantra, his Essence Spirit could not.

That single Sanskrit sound annihilated his Essence Spirit!

Su Zimo continued pushing down with his palm.

Boom!

The bald burly man’s body was squashed onto the deck of the spirit vessel, turning into a meat sludge with its tendons and bones crushed completely along with a destroyed Essence Spirit!

A clear blood-colored imprint appeared on the deck, etched deeply!

The spirit vessel was made of superior-grade metal and was even tougher than superior-grade spirit weapons.

But now, a mark was etched onto it by Su Zimo’s palm!

“Roar!”

Su Zimo stood up, his palm still stained with the blood of the Nascent Soul as he let out a shuddering aura. With a frightening gaze, he surveyed the surroundings before releasing a reverberating roar.

“Roar!” “Roar!” “Roar!”

Immediately after, the beasts howled in unison and all demons went wild!

Instantly, demonic qi filled the air and the color of the mountains and rivers changed!

Chapter 627: Buried Along With Him!

Initially, the beast stampede was already showing signs of defeat after the onslaught of the Nascent Souls.

But now, after Su Zimo’s appearance to murder three Nascent Souls on the spirit vessel with a thunderous might, blood stained the skies. The torrential ferocity brought forth a massive boost to the morale of the demons!

Countless demons howled within the endless valley.

The nearly defeated beast stampede gathered once again into a series of currents that charged towards the allied army!

Fresh blood and massacres filled the entire place!

The reason why the demon beasts of Cang Lang Mountain Range were so united wasn’t merely out of fear towards Su Zimo’s strength.

More than that, it was because the flesh of cultivators was a great tonic for them!

There were millions of cultivators in the allied army.

By now, corpses were strewn all over the place and there were rivers of blood.

With that massive amount of lifeforce essence, there was bound to be a biological change. There was a high chance that a fiend demon could be born in Cang Lang Mountain Range after this battle!

Demon beasts were also sentient and all of them wanted to become fiend demons!

Prior to this, the hundred Nascent Souls traveled far away from the spirit vessel as they expanded their search radius for Su Zimo.

Although they noticed what was happening on the spirit vessel, it was already too late for them to return.

The three Nascent Souls had died way too quickly.

The entire process took less than five breaths!

“Y-Y-You are...!”

The prince of Great Xia seemed to have recognized something as he pointed at Su Zimo, shivering with fear in his eyes.

“You look like...”

“Su Zimo! You are Su Zimo!”

The prince of Great Xia shrieked and the fat on his face shook.

Back then, the three dynasties sent their armies to the Great Qian Ruins and the prince of Great Xia was one of those lucky enough to witness that earthshaking battle.

Although that strongest monster incarnate in history leaped down into the Dragon Burial Valley and died, the memory of his face was everlasting like a nightmare.

Su Zimo.

The moment that name was spoken, there was an uproar!

“How is that possible?”

“Didn’t he leap down Dragon Burial Valley right in front of everyone? Wasn’t his Golden Core destroyed and his Inner Core torn? Hasn’t he already died?”

“It really looks like him! Back then, I saw him from afar as well!”

“That monster incarnate... is not dead?”

The hundred Nascent Souls revealed uneasy looks of shock.

Golden Cores were not the only ones who died in the paragon battle 20 years ago.

At that time, even Nascent Souls that appeared were annihilated, burned to death without any corpses remaining by a blaze of flames; even their Essence Spirits were destroyed!

It was a tragic battle that was rare in history.

Nobody expected that this man who was thought to be dead would stand before them alive and well!

All the Nascent Souls looked at Su Zimo and none of them could sense any spirit energy fluctuation. Someone said coldly with an icy glare, “Well, well! It seems like you’ve turned into a demon completely! Since you’re not a human, you’re our common enemy!”

Against the threat of the Nascent Soul, Su Zimo was fearless as he turned to look at the three princes shivering on the deck.

The three princes shuddered.

The prince of Great Xia was in an even more pathetic state as his pants were wet with a stench – his pee and shit had already flowed uncontrollably.

“Su Zimo, you will definitely die today if you dare to hurt the princes!”

A Nascent Soul hollered.

The Nascent Souls sped over in an encirclement.

However, the three princes were on the spirit vessel and nobody dared to attack recklessly.

The prince of Great You was no longer as intimidating as before. He was extremely frightful as he asked with a quivering voice, “Su Zimo, we’ve got no grudge with you. W-Why are you doing this?”

“No grudge?”

Su Zimo laughed and pointed to the land beneath him, asking, “Do you know where this is?”

“T-This is the Cang Lang Mountain Range,” The prince of Great Xia replied hurriedly, afraid that he would die if he took his time.

“Wrong,”

Su Zimo shook his head. “This is the Yan Country. The allied army of the three dynasties sent forth millions of troops to invade the territory of the Yan Country while massacring countless of our citizens. Yet, you say that you have no grudge with me?”

“If you spare us, we’ll withdraw our troops right away!”

The prince of Great Shang was the only one who could maintain his composure right now among the three princes as he said with a dark voice.

“Withdraw? Ha!”

Su Zimo laughed. “Nothing in the world is that easy.”

The prince of Great Shang snarled, “What do you want?”

Su Zimo gazed at Jian An City that was still billowing with smoke in the distance and said, “How many people in these lands have died to the merciless iron hooves of your army? How many people have died in this chaotic era of war?”

He retracted his gaze and turned to the three princes, asking coldly, “Who is going to atone for their lives?”

Su Zimo’s tone was extremely calm. However, the more that was the case, the more afraid the three princes felt!

Beneath that refined exterior was a fiend demon that could devour anyone at any moment!

“Fellow Daoist, you’re a cultivator.”

The prince of Great Shang was smart and did not point out Su Zimo’s identity as a demon right now, afraid of triggering the latter.

Gulping to compose himself, he continued, “Since you’re a cultivator, you’ve already let go of your mortal self and severed your ties with mortality. Why does the lives of the living beings in the world matter to you, fellow Daoist?”

“In other words, how many people can survive from the flames of war in the North Region? Are you going to interfere in everything, fellow Daoist? Are you going to save everyone?”

“You’re not wrong,”

Su Zimo nodded.

When he heard that, the prince of Great Shang felt relieved.

The princes of Great Xia and Great You were so emotional that they nearly cried.

“However...”

Suddenly, Su Zimo changed the topic and remarked indifferently, “I’m very sad and angry because my brother is dead... therefore, I want to kill! I want you to be buried along with him!”

The moment he said that, the three princes felt chills run down their spines as though they had just fallen into a cesspool of cold water.

That was a reason that seemed simple and absurd.

Yet, no one could refute it.

“Su Zimo!”

The prince of Great Shang felt an immense threat and could not help but shout, “There are a hundred Nascent Souls here and your presence has already been exposed! If you hurt us, you won’t be able to escape as well!”

Although the prince of Great Shang was calm and tried to use both hard and soft tactics, he had not realized that he was dealing with someone so terrifying!

This was a person that was decisive to kill without reservations!

This was a person whose guts would shock Nascent Souls!

“Is that so?”

Su Zimo smirked. “I’m going to give that a shot!”

Boom!

With a ferocious gaze, he stomped his feet fiercely on the deck, letting off a reverberating boom!

The spirit vessel shook violently!

On the deck, a crack could be seen clearly extending endlessly from where Su Zimo stood – it was extremely fast and dense!

Boom!

It was yet another deafening sound.

Su Zimo stomped once more.

The spirit vessel exploded into different parts!

The massive spirit vessel was stomped apart by Su Zimo’s foot!

Su Zimo fell rapidly and waved his sleeves, causing countless debris before him to shoot towards the three princes in a flurry.

Poof! Poof! Poof!

Blood mists spewed from the three princes, riddling them with holes and ending their lives – they were already dead before they landed on the ground.

“The princes of the three dynasties are dead and this place shall be your resting ground!”

Su Zimo’s voice spread through the entire forest in a chilling manner!

Chapter 628: Escape

“Bastard, you’re courting death!”

Many Nascent Souls shouted at the same time and attacked one after another.

Dharmic power filled the skies as multiple Dharmic arts collided to create a deafening bang!

Dharmic weapons descended.

The might of the universe enveloped Cang Lang Mountain Range and the entire valley quaked violently.

Mountain peaks collapsed, gravel rolled, ancient trees fell over and dust billowed – it was like an apocalypse!

The Nascent Souls present were truly enraged.

Su Zimo had murdered the three princes right in front of them. That was equivalent to a complete disregard for them!

Furthermore, with the three princes dead and a heavy loss for the allied army, they could only retreat even if they survived.

This conquest could only be considered as a failure.

After killing the three princes, Su Zimo did not linger at all and escaped right away.

His Inner Core churned fanatically and his blood qi surged. Descending rapidly, he stuck close to the ground like an anaconda and slithered towards the depths of the forest with extremely nimble movement techniques!

His frightening spirit perception was released.

He was escaping with all his might!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The sound of Dharmic arts bombarded his ears constantly.

Dharmic weapons tore through the air with cold gleams.

Against the hunt of a hundred Nascent Souls, a single mistake would result in instant death!

A Dharmic art descended.

Su Zimo’s tendons and bones rang at the same time and his body contorted to a degree beyond the limits of an ordinary person. By a hair’s breadth, he evaded the Dharmic art again!

Bang!

The Dharmic art ruptured a mountain rock that smashed down heavily on Su Zimo’s back.

He coughed out a mouthful of blood but he did not stop at all!

At that moment, a single moment of sluggishness in his movement would result in instant death!

“Pfft!”

A flying sword streaked by.

A bloody gash appeared on Su Zimo’s thighs.

However, there was no fluctuation in his eyes, as though he could feel no pain at all!

As Su Zimo escaped, he coordinated his muscles to allow the flesh on both sides of the wound to close and stop the blood flow momentarily. He continued sprinting and his speed had already reached its limits!

To be fair, this was also because it was dark in Cang Lang Mountain Range at the moment and he had the advantage of the complicated terrain.

Mountain peaks, forests, trees and holes... there were way too many places for him to hide.

Su Zimo had cultivated the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness and had spent a year living in Cang Lang Mountain Range many years ago. As such, he knew this place like the back of his hand.

That was the reason why he was able to maneuver his way around for such a long time against the pursuit of a hundred Nascent Souls. In fact, there were a few times when he nearly shrugged them off his tail!

However, as time passed by, Su Zimo’s situation became increasingly dangerous.

He was injured.

The frantic escape took a huge toll on him and he had no time to recuperate at all.

His speed was bound to drop after an extended period of time.

Furthermore, it was no longer late at night.

As the day turned brighter, the vision range of the Nascent Souls would increase as well.

Once they formed an encirclement, it would be difficult for him to escape even if he had wings!

“Beast, you’re bound to die today!”

The hundred Nascent Souls had cultivated for several hundred years and with their experience, they could naturally read the current situation.

“I think we should capture this beast alive.”

“That’s right. I’m sure that there are countless factions and sects in the North Region who are interested in this lad.”

The hundred Nascent Souls were confident of their victory and began discussions.

After all, there were way too many secrets on Su Zimo.

He had entered the Human Emperor’s Palace and was the second person in history after the Human Emperor to cultivate to the Extreme Foundation Establishment realm.

He was the only one who knew the secrets behind the Extreme Foundation Establishment realm!

Furthermore, he was in possession of the legendary treasure, the divine phoenix bone!

The eyes of the hundred Nascent Souls shone with excitement.

In reality, at their cultivation realm, they were no longer really attracted towards the strife of dynasties.

Although this conquest was a failure, if they could capture Su Zimo alive and obtain a treasure such as the divine phoenix bone, the trip would definitely not be wasted!

“I’m extremely curious how someone in this world can fuse the cultivation techniques of demons and immortals!”

A Nascent Soul mulled deeply.

The other Perfected Lords looked on keenly in silence.

In reality, everyone had the same idea. Although Su Zimo had many treasures and secrets on him, what was truly valuable was that unknown demonic cultivation technique!

Everyone witnessed how Su Zimo was able to kill five Nascent Souls above his level after cultivating the technique!

Although they were sneak attacks that preyed on one’s carelessness, it was still frightening!

Furthermore, Su Zimo’s movement speed was not weaker than Nascent Souls. The strength of his body and intensity of his blood qi was shocking as well!

Both sides continued with the chase and escape.

A group of Nascent Souls discovered to their shock that the forest before them was gradually thinning.

Everyone gazed into the distance.

The path ahead was clear!

“Haha! That lad chose a wrong path in his panic and escaped out of the mountain range!”

The Perfected Lords roared in laughter and chased endlessly.

If they left the forest, it would mean that Su Zimo’s final hope at escaping would be gone.

The Perfected Lords witnessed Su Zimo sprint furiously into a small town closest to Cang Lang Mountain Range before entering a room in a mansion and never appearing again.

“Everyone, hold on. Let’s not get careless. There might be some reason why that lad escaped here,” Someone stopped the group with a doubtful expression.

“Brother Li, you’re giving too much credit to this lad,”

Someone at the side chuckled softly. “Take a look at what’s in that mansion.”

“A corpse?”

Someone came to a realization. “I’ve got it! That must be his brother’s corpse!”

“That’s right. After knowing that he has nowhere to run, the lad has most likely returned to this place so that he can die with his brother.”

A Nascent Soul declared confidently, “This is what it means by returning to one’s roots. If I’m not mistaken, this small town should be where the lad was born!”

“It’s highly possible.”

“Let’s go!”

The Nascent Souls emanated with sharp auras as they barged into the small town.

With the huge commotion, the citizens that chose to remain in the town were long awakened.

Everyone had frightful expressions, hiding in their houses not daring to make any sound.

“Granny, what are you afraid of?”

In a dilapidated house, a naive sound of a child echoed.

Although the voice was weak, the Nascent Souls in midair heard everything loud and clear.

“Shh!”

The old lady raised her finger and whispered in a hushed tone, “Child, don’t speak! You will die if the immortals are offended!”

“Why?”

The child asked with widened eyes of curiosity, “Why would the immortals be offended? What did I do?”

“Sigh, there’s no need for any reason for immortals to be offended.”

The old lady sighed. “Dozens of years ago, there was a scholar in this town who was nearly burned to death in flames because he did not kneel down to the immortals!”

“Ah!”

The child exclaimed, seemingly scared.

The old lady clutched the child’s mouth hurriedly and broke out in cold sweat.

When she released her hand slowly a while later, the child had a pensive look before whispering, “Granny, there are also good and bad immortals! The immortals who kill without reason are bad immortals!”

There was a boom.

The roof above the both of them was torn away all of a sudden!

A hundred mighty figures stood in midair and looked down at the both of them coldly.

The old lady hugged the child tightly with frightful eyes and shivered.

A Nascent Soul barked coldly with a menacing gaze, “Talking bad about immortals behind our backs is a crime punishable by death!”

Suddenly, there was a creak and a door opened in a mansion not far away. A refined-looking scholar strode out with long green robes.