Chapter 389 - 207: Reversal of the Situation! The Destruction of Luoyun

Chapter 389: Chapter 207: Reversal of the Situation! The Destruction of Luoyun

As for Lu Qingsong—if he knew what was good for him, that would be for the best. I certainly wouldn’t be stingy.

But if Lu Qingsong proved to be tactless... well, the Jianghu was a treacherous world, and there would be plenty of ways to deal with him in due time.

"This matter..."

Lu Qingsong slowly began to speak, his voice like a tolling bell:

"This is a matter of great importance and should be discussed at a later time. For now, bringing the Luoyun Manor affair to a close is the priority."

Though Lu Qingsong hadn’t agreed directly, his stance was already abundantly clear.

"Good! Then once this is all over, we can share a drink and discuss the details, my brother."

Chen Sheng nodded emphatically, then turned. His gaze raked across the members of Golden Spring Temple and Qingfeng Temple like a razor’s edge.

"I will say this one last time," he declared. "Luoyun Manor will fall today. Anyone who dares interfere is an enemy of the Government Office and an enemy to all the people of Ning’an! Swords and blades have no eyes... so you will have only yourselves to blame for the consequences!"

"Arrogant brat!"

Seeing Chen Sheng try to force two major sects to back down with just a few words, the last vestiges of hope in Lu Canghai’s heart shattered. He roared,

"My Luoyun Manor’s Mountain Protection Array is the Tier Four Vast Sea Smoke Cloud Array! Even a Pill Realm Grandmaster would struggle to break through it! On what grounds do you dare speak of annihilating my Luoyun Manor?

Daoist Liang, Master Xuanbei, all of you—don’t be fooled by this whelp’s bluffs! I have already sent a message to the Vast Sea Upper Sect. As long as we can hold out today, an envoy from the Upper Sect is certain to arrive.

When that time comes, this crisis will resolve itself. Furthermore, Luoyun Manor is willing to recognize Golden Spring Temple and Qingfeng Temple as its superiors from this day forward!"

In this life-or-death moment, face, dignity, and the pride of a centuries-old legacy could all be discarded.

Lu Canghai had played his final card, gambling the entire future and fate of his manor in exchange for the two sects’ full-throated intervention.

"A pity."

Chen Sheng shook his head gently, the corners of his lips curling into a cold smirk.

"You won’t live to see that day."

Before the words had even faded, Chen Sheng turned his right palm upward.

A Treasure Pearl, the size of a fist and shimmering with an orange-yellow halo, floated quietly in his palm.

Intricate runes swam across its surface like living things, flickering in and out of existence, while the faint sound of wind and thunder rumbled from within.

This was none other than the Tier Four Array-Breaking Pearl he had requisitioned from the Prefecture City!

This object was the bane of all arrays. Having reached the fourth tier, it was powerful enough to destroy any Tier Four array—and Luoyun Manor’s Vast Sea Smoke Cloud Grand Array had only just scraped into that category.

He wouldn’t even need to use the other Array-Breaking Pearl.

"An Array-Breaking Pearl?!"

Lu Canghai’s pupils contracted the moment he saw it, and an involuntary gasp of shock escaped him.

Now, he finally understood why Chen Sheng had been so brazenly confident from the start.

’So this is what he was truly relying on!’

In a flash, Chen Sheng took a step forward, his figure blurring into the air like a phantom. He threw the pearl, which transformed into a streak of orange-yellow light and shot straight for the azure barrier protecting the manor.

There was no violent impact, no earth-shattering boom.

The Array-Breaking Pearl hovered three feet from the barrier, pausing for an instant.

The next moment.

BUZZ—!!!

A low thrum emanated from the pearl as an orange-yellow brilliance erupted from it like a bursting dam.

In an instant, a colossal curtain of light several miles wide unfurled, completely enveloping the Vast Sea Smoke Cloud Grand Array.

BOOM—!!!

Only then did a deafening roar finally erupt.

The orange-yellow light and the azure array clashed violently, corroding and tearing at one another.

The very air churned as the earth trembled for dozens of miles. In the distant forests, birds and beasts took flight in terror. It was a scene of utter turmoil.

Within Luoyun Manor, countless disciples stared, ashen-faced, at the sky, their eyes filled with despair.

Lu Canghai’s own face was ashen, his lips trembling.

His usual composure and calm had vanished completely.

The six Profound Mastery experts—Liang Jingxing and Wu Chengfeng of Qingfeng Temple, and Xuanbei and Xuan Ku of Golden Spring Temple—all had their expressions change drastically at the sight, shock and doubt filling their eyes.

CRACK—!!!

The crisp shattering sound seemed to echo in everyone’s heart.

The azure light barrier that had protected Luoyun Manor, once thought impregnable, shattered with the sound.

It dissolved into countless motes of light, like a swarm of fireflies drifting between heaven and earth.

The Vast Sea Smoke Cloud Grand Array—broken!

"Pass the order."

Chen Sheng hovered in the air, his voice cold and devoid of all emotion.

"Kill everyone in Luoyun Manor—the old, the weak, women, and children. Spare no one!"

"KILL!"

From the army formation below, a roar like a tsunami answered the call.

The next moment, the thrum of bowstrings sounded like a torrential downpour.

A sky full of arrows formed a black cloud of death that blotted out the sun. With piercing shrieks, they rained down upon the defenseless manor.

Breaking Gang Arrows were designed to shatter Protective True Qi, and the immense power of the Divine Arm Bows made them true instruments of slaughter for the military.

In this moment, they unleashed their chilling might.

Blood blossomed and screams of agony erupted wherever the arrows landed.

Within moments, over a hundred bodies already littered the front courtyard, and the thick stench of blood began to spread.

"KILL—!!!"

Lu Canghai’s eyes turned blood-red. He thrust out a palm, and a furious blast of Gang Qi pulverized all arrows within a hundred-foot radius into dust. He let out a hoarse roar:

"Disciples of Luoyun, hear my order! Surrender means certain death! Follow me and fight our way out—seize this one chance to survive!"

Desperation often unleashes the wildest strength.

Shaken from their initial shock, the Luoyun Manor disciples roared and charged forward to meet the attack.

Spirit Talismans flew like rain and the cold glint of swords crisscrossed the air. With two centuries of history, Luoyun Manor would not go down like lambs to the slaughter.

Moreover, ninety percent of the people in the manor were members of the Lu Clan.

Bound by blood and clan, they faced this cataclysm with a tragic, ferocious battle spirit that far surpassed that of an ordinary sect.

"Master Xuanbei! Daoist Liang!"

Lu Canghai shot a final glance at the members of the two sects, his voice sharp and desperate:

"If Luoyun Manor is destroyed today, the butcher’s blade will fall on Golden Spring Temple and Qingfeng Temple tomorrow! If you let the Iron Sword Sect forge this new alliance, will there be any place left for you in the Ning’an Martial World?!

You all must surely understand the principle of ’when the lips are gone, the teeth grow cold.’ I have said my piece. I urge you all to think on it!"

This was all Lu Canghai could do.

The battle was already underway; he had no more time for persuasion.

The next moment, a fierce killing intent flashed in his eyes as his aura locked onto Chen Sheng.

Chen Sheng was the cause of everything that had happened today.

He knew that once the battle began, there was no turning back. The destruction of Luoyun Manor was now a certainty. But before his home was annihilated, he had to kill this man.

He would make him pay for Luoyun Manor’s two-hundred-year legacy with his life!

"CHEN SHENG—!!!"

A long, piercing cry tore through the sky.

The qi and blood in Lu Canghai’s body erupted into flames as the True Essence in his Dantian churned like boiling water.

He instantly pushed his Life-or-Death Secret Technique to its absolute limit.

In the blink of an eye, a cyan light flared around him, and a majestic Palm Seal nearly two hundred feet tall coalesced in the air.

The power of wind and thunder roiled within the Palm Seal as it hurtled toward Chen Sheng with enough force to shatter cities and sunder mountains.

At the same time, Luoyun Manor’s First Elder, Lu Qingfeng, and Second Elder, Lu Guangting, also charged into action.

The killing intent of the three Profound Mastery experts merged, all of it aimed at a single target: Chen Sheng.

"You’re courting death!"

Sun Yuzhi let out a cold cry. Her red spear shot forward like a Flood Dragon bursting from the sea. With a single thrust, the tip of her weapon blossomed into a blinding star of cold light that crashed fearlessly into the majestic Palm Seal.

BOOM—!!!

True Essence detonated, and the shockwave spread like a tidal wave, sending sand and stone from the ground spiraling into the sky.

On another front, the Military Preparation Army’s Vice General, Zhang Wen, swept his long spear. A bolt of Gang Qi, like a swath of silk, shot through the air to intercept Lu Guangting.

Bai Qing of the Danxia Sect hesitated for a fraction of a second before letting out a soft sigh. With a flick of her sword fingers, the longsword at her waist sang from its scabbard, transforming into a streak of cold light aimed straight for Lu Qingfeng’s throat!

High above, Nie Xuanfeng and Li Qianzhou remained standing with their hands clasped behind their backs, their auras as deep and still as an abyssal pool.

Their gazes swept indifferently over the members of Golden Spring Temple and Qingfeng Temple. Beneath their calm demeanor lay a thunderous killing intent, coiled and ready to strike.

If any one of them made a single unexpected move, it would unleash heaven-rending, earth-shattering power.

Down below, the battlefield had already devolved into a bloody hellscape.

Two thousand elite soldiers advanced in formation; after the rain of arrows came a forest of blades and spears.

The disciples of Luoyun Manor counterattacked with their lives on the line amidst explosions of True Qi and showers of gore.

Screams of agony, furious roars, the clang of weapons, and the blast of Gang Qi all wove together into a symphony of death.

A long gust of wind swept across the field, raising a sky-choking mist of blood.

The war had well and truly begun!

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