Chapter 582: Endless Killing

Seeing this, the three didn’t say a word. They joined forces, transforming into an endless torrent that rushed directly at Ye Xuan.

"Hmph." Medicine City snorted coldly. On his palm, wisps of Profound Sense swirled, forming a round, cyan light shield that blocked the trio’s attack.

BOOM!

A violent roar echoed. In the sky, Medicine City’s figure stood proudly, unmoving like a mountain no matter how the torrent of Profound swept over him.

"What?"

Many people present were greatly shocked.

An attack from three experts at the Peak of Tier Seven Second Layer actually failed to break through the defense of Gale Light Academy’s Medicine City?

Medicine City’s attainments in Alchemy were ranked among the best in the entire Dream Realm Plain. Thus, there were people in every major power who knew him.

But while this person was strong in Alchemy, his actual strength was only equivalent to an ordinary Martial King at the Peak of Tier Seven Second Layer. When had he become so terrifying?

But when they sensed the pressure emanating from Medicine City, their expressions all changed in horror.

"Tier Seven Third Layer?"

Everyone’s hearts trembled. When had Medicine City broken through to the Tier Seven Third Layer? No wonder he could block the attack of three Profound Mystery Sect experts all by himself.

But...

Suddenly, the crowd noticed something was off and turned their heads to look.

In the Gale Light Academy’s camp, everyone’s cultivation level was different from what they had previously known.

Dong Boson and Medicine City had both broken through from the original Tier Seven Second Layer to the Tier Seven Third Layer. And the other instructors, who had originally been just Tier Seven First Layer, had actually all broken through to Tier Seven Second Layer.

What shocked everyone even more was Ge Puzi.

Although Ge Puzi’s and Sect Master Tang Zhao’s cultivation levels were both Tier Seven Triple Peak, in terms of real strength, everyone knew that Profound Mystery Sect’s Sect Master Tang Zhao was actually far superior to Ge Puzi.

But now, the two had been fighting for so long, and although Ge Puzi was at a disadvantage, he had held on without being defeated. To the crowd, this was nothing short of a miracle.

At a glance, the strength of nearly every expert from Gale Light Academy had increased by a whole tier. The academy’s forces alone were holding back the majority of the Profound Mystery Sect’s experts, preventing the Profound Mystery Sect and its allies from achieving a swift, crushing victory.

"This..."

Everyone was inwardly shaken. Although they didn’t understand what had happened to the people of Gale Light Academy to cause their strength to advance by leaps and bounds, their hearts were all stirred with excitement and filled with hope.

Under Medicine City’s protection, the three experts from the Profound Mystery Sect attacked repeatedly but couldn’t even touch a hair on Ye Xuan’s head.

"Hmph," Tang Zhao snorted. In a gap during the battle, he suddenly pointed a finger. With a loud rumble, a cyan finger-shaped shadow shot out, instantly striking Elder Yao’s cyan wheel of light.

BOOM!

A blast of energy erupted. Cracks appeared on Elder Yao’s cyan wheel of light, and he was sent flying backward.

"Tang Zhao, you dare to get distracted while fighting me? You’re courting death!" Ge Puzi’s gaze turned cold. A cyan phantom burst from his purple longspear, sweeping through and detonating the void, transforming into a purple flood dragon.

The purple flood dragon bared its fangs and brandished its claws as it lunged forward to bite Tang Zhao.

RUMBLE!

Tang Zhao hastily brought his longsword up to block in front of his chest. A cyan light emerged from the sword, and he was sent flying backward.

’Dammit, how did Ge Puzi’s strength suddenly become so great?’

Tang Zhao’s face was ashen. As far as he knew, Ge Puzi’s strength was actually much less than his own. But in this exchange, his opponent had managed to hold on for so long without falling behind in the slightest, which greatly shocked him.

Ge Puzi, on the other hand, secretly glanced at Ye Xuan, feeling a surge of gratitude. ’If it weren’t for Ye Xuan, our group’s strength would never have undergone such a world-shaking transformation.’

No one knew that for this entire time, Ge Puzi and the others had been receiving Ye Xuan’s guidance and help.

In his past life, Ye Xuan was a famous powerhouse on the continent, followed by numerous Tier Nine Martial Emperors. His understanding of the Martial Dao naturally far surpassed that of Ge Puzi and the others.

The current Ye Xuan, though his own strength was low, couldn’t help Ge Puzi and Elder Yao break through to Tier Eight Martial Sovereign in a short time, but helping them advance one tier from their original foundations was still incredibly easy.

This was also why Gale Light Academy’s experts had unleashed unprecedented strength in this great battle.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Under the combined assault of Ge Puzi and the others, the side of the seven great powers gradually began to gain the upper hand.

"Hahaha! The Profound Mystery Sect and its allies thought they could slaughter us all here. Today, we’ll show them just how laughable their actions are!"

The remaining great powers all had looks of wild joy on their faces, fighting with ever-increasing valor.

RUMBLE! RUMBLE! RUMBLE!

Deafening roars echoed endlessly as both sides clashed madly. One after another, people fell.

The advantage of the seven great powers gradually grew, becoming more and more obvious.

"Kill them! Kill every last disciple of the Profound Mystery Sect!"

Protector Li Zongluo of the Qingfeng Empire led several of the empire’s experts in pursuit of a few Martial Kings from the Profound Mystery Sect.

Watching the chaotic battlefield, Tang Zhao finally revealed a trace of helplessness on his face.

"Old Ancestor, I beseech you to act."

He let out a long, bitter laugh, his voice filled with helplessness.

"Old Ancestor?"

Everyone present, aside from the people of Gale Light Academy, was startled.

"Tang Zhao, you have greatly disappointed me!"

An indifferent, cold snort echoed between heaven and earth, and then—

BUZZ!

A pressure so powerful it made everyone’s heart palpitate suddenly descended upon the whole of Ancient Yang City. At the same time, a domineering, peerless figure in red stepped out of the void, standing high atop the Seven Star Earth Element Array, looking down on everyone below.

It was none other than the Profound Mystery Sect’s Old Ancestor, Elder Tianyi.

His gaze fell upon the few Martial Kings from the Qingfeng Empire who were hunting down the Profound Mystery Sect’s experts.

"You dare to hunt my Profound Mystery Sect’s disciples?"

Holding the Skull Staff, Elder Tianyi revealed a sinister smile and spoke in a low voice. His voice wasn’t loud, but it struck everyone’s mind like a great hammer. Then, Elder Tianyi extended his Skull Staff, aimed at the men from the Qingfeng Empire, and swung it from afar.

BOOM!

The entire void began to boil. Thick plumes of black smoke appeared in the void, rapidly condensing into the shape of a massive skull. It opened its terrifying mouth and lunged forward to bite the experts from the Qingfeng Empire.

The terrifying Profound aura made the entire sky above Ancient Yang City shake violently.

Faced with this terrifying attack, the men from the Qingfeng Empire who had just been madly hunting the Profound Mystery Sect’s Martial Kings now had looks of horror in their eyes. They stopped in mid-air and roared, unleashing their most ferocious attacks at the black skull biting down at them, heedless of the cost.

"Not good!"

Li Zongluo, the leader of the Qingfeng Empire’s group who was nearby, cried out in alarm. With his strength at the Tier Seven Third Layer, he could naturally sense how terrifying Elder Tianyi was.

"Dammit! Wang Lu, don’t fight it! Retreat, now!"

At that moment, the Profound within Li Zongluo’s body instantly ignited. He turned into a bolt of lightning and shot toward the black skull, letting out a furious, horrified roar.

But it was too late. The black skull seemed slow but was actually extremely fast. In an instant, it was already in front of the several experts from the Qingfeng Empire.

The all-out attacks from Wang Lu and the other experts were the first to strike the black skull that radiated an astonishing pressure. But they were like pebbles thrown into a lake, only creating a few faint ripples on the skull’s surface before disappearing without a trace. The gigantic, mountain-like black skull’s momentum didn’t decrease in the slightest as it instantly swallowed Wang Lu and the others.

"AHHH!"

A bloodcurdling scream rang out. Under everyone’s terrified gazes, Wang Lu and the others who had been swallowed by the black skull instantly began to emit puffs of black smoke. First their robes, then their skin, then their flesh and tendons, and finally their internal organs and bones, were all melted down bit by bit, turning into bloody water that merged into the black skull.

In just a few moments, Wang Lu and several other Martial Kings from the Qingfeng Empire had been reduced to nothing, completely vanishing into the void.

WHOOSH!

After devouring the men, a faint red light actually appeared in the black skull’s empty eye sockets. It then turned into a streak of black light and returned to Elder Tianyi’s Skull Staff.

Having absorbed the essence and blood of several people, the Skull Staff appeared even more bizarre and sinister.

The whole process seemed to take a long time, but in reality, it was over in a moment. Several Tier Seven Martial Kings from the Qingfeng Empire had vanished into thin air, completely fallen, without even bones left behind.

Such a shocking scene stunned everyone present.

"Wang Lu!"

In the sky, Li Zongluo let out a heart-wrenching roar. Blood streamed from his eyes as he stared, full of rage, at the red figure above the valley.

"Die!" Li Zongluo roared. Endless Profound erupted from his body. The martial soul above his head twisted continuously as starry rings swirled around it, releasing a terrifying Soul Power.

At this moment, he shone like a lightbulb, emitting a dazzling radiance as he charged fiercely toward Elder Tianyi.

"Ignorant!"

A low, cold voice resounded across the sky. Elder Tianyi coldly watched the ascending Li Zongluo and waved his Skull Staff once more.

BOOM!

A plume of black smoke, like a billowing wolf-smoke signal, swept out and instantly wrapped around Li Zongluo’s body.

The Profound and Soul Power on the surface of Li Zongluo’s body continuously rippled as they were rapidly corroded by the black smoke, which soon reached his physical body.

TCHH! TCHH! TCHH!

Black smoke quickly rose from his body, and countless bubbles appeared on his face, giving him a horrifyingly grotesque appearance.

His eyes widened in anger and alarm. A silver shield suddenly appeared in his hand, and he retreated frantically while blocking.

"Hmph. Since you chose to attack, you can die."

Elder Tianyi sneered. The black smoke from the Skull Staff intensified, wrapping around Li Zongluo layer by layer.

"No!"

Amidst a bloodcurdling scream, a rain of black blood fell. The black smoke dissipated, but Li Zongluo’s body had vanished from the sky, leaving nothing behind. Only a palm-sized piece of the corroded silver shield fell from the sky, continuously turning into black liquid until it melted completely.

In an instant—

The whole of Ancient Yang City fell silent, like a city of the dead.