Chapter 532 - 484: Slay

Chapter 532: Chapter 484: Slay

"You can’t escape. Surrender quietly and tell me where that brat is hiding. I guarantee you a quick death!"

"Otherwise, I’ll make you wish you were dead!"

The old man’s face was grim. As he spoke in a cold voice, he formed a seal with one hand. Waves rose without a wind, and a waterspout suddenly erupted from the calm sea, shooting toward the fleeing Zhao Shuang and her sister.

At the same time, the several Foundation Establishment cultivators chasing alongside the old man attacked in perfect unison. Dazzling Magic Techniques and Spiritual Artifacts bombarded them. A web of brilliant, crisscrossing light, accompanied by surging fluctuations of Spiritual Qi, instantly swept across a large swath of the sky.

Zhao Shuang’s face was deathly pale, a trace of blood still at the corner of her mouth. Caught off guard, she unleashed a green glow from her body, enveloping herself in a light-green protective barrier. But under the combined assault of multiple Foundation Establishment cultivators, the barrier was as fragile as paper and shattered in an instant.

Blood splattered across the sky as Zhao Shuang was slammed into the sea. Zhao Yu, who was right behind her, cried out in alarm, but the overwhelming attacks immediately descended upon her as well.

Zhao Yu was even less able to resist. Several Magic Techniques struck her accurately, tearing her long dress. Like a kite with its string cut, she fell helplessly.

Just then, Zhao Shuang, who had fallen into the sea, shot back out. Several flashes of green light barely managed to block the follow-up attacks as she reached out and caught the heavily injured Zhao Yu.

At this moment, the pursuing Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Overlord Saber Alliance had already surrounded them, cutting off all routes of escape.

"I told you, you can’t escape!"

The old man stared coldly at Zhao Shuang and her sister. "It’s not too late to tell me where that brat is. You can still avoid the agony of a Soul Search!"

Zhao Shuang and her sister’s clothes were tattered, their delicate bodies stained with blood. They supported each other, and as their eyes met, a look of grim resolve appeared on their faces.

Just then, a sharp, piercing whistle suddenly tore through the air. It moved from far to near in just an instant, and a figure appeared in the sky above.

The newcomer also wore black robes. His head of silver hair danced in the wind, and though his face was old, it was resolute, as if carved by a knife and chiseled by an axe. His cold gaze immediately fixed on Zhao Shuang and her sister.

"Greetings, True Master!"

The Overlord Saber Alliance’s Foundation Establishment cultivators immediately bowed and shouted their greeting.

Despair washed over the faces of Zhao Shuang and her sister. With a Golden Core True Master from the Overlord Saber Alliance here, even death was a luxury.

"Where is that brat hiding now?"

As the unquestionable voice rang out, a terrifying pressure descended upon Zhao Shuang and her sister. The thought of self-detonation, which had just arisen with a surge of their Magical Power, was forcefully suppressed by this immense pressure.

Their Magical Power stagnated and went still. For the two sisters, who were already at the end of their ropes, even remaining standing now seemed like an impossible dream.

At this moment, within the Void Gap, the Sky-Breaking Flying Boat seemed to exist in another dimension. Chu Mu stood at the bow of the Flying Boat, watching the massive commotion unfold. The strange light in his eyes grew more intense.

’To think a couple of mere Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators would provoke the Bazhou Alliance into such a large-scale pursuit.’

’And it even drew out a Golden Core True Master from the Bazhou Alliance to act personally...’

"Luo Hao..."

Chu Mu whispered the name. Although he had never met the three Golden Core masters of the Bazhou Alliance, it was clear that thanks to Qing Ling, he had long since gathered thorough intelligence on them.

The Golden Core master before him was none other than Luo Hao, the number one subordinate of Ba Xing True Master, the current leader of the Overlord Saber Alliance!

’He was also the grand-disciple of that Tier Four Blade Cultivator.’

’This man’s story was the stuff of legends.’

’A Foundation Establishment cultivator has a lifespan of three hundred years, but this man, just as his life was about to end, had some unknown stroke of luck and suddenly succeeded in Core Formation. He was a prime example of a late bloomer. In the Vast Sea Cultivation Immortal World, the story of his Core Formation was widely known and considered quite inspirational.’

"The person the Overlord Saber Alliance is making such a fuss to find..."

Chu Mu stroked his chin. It seemed he was beginning to understand.

’After all, who in the Vast Sea Cultivation Immortal World didn’t know that a mere Loose Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Realm had recently given the Overlord Saber Alliance a huge slap in the face? Not only was the Alliance’s prestige dragged through the mud, but its credibility was also almost completely destroyed.’

’The so-called "all who come are guests" and "we cheat neither the old nor the young" were mottos every major power in the Cultivation Immortal Realm used to promote themselves, at least on the surface.’

’What happened in the shadows stayed in the shadows. Even if everyone knew what was going on, no one would ever bring it out into the open.’

’But the Overlord Saber Alliance had clearly made a huge fool of itself.’

’A customer came to trade resources, but the shop decided to bully its patron and tried to rob and kill them. In the end, even a Golden Core True Master from the Overlord Saber Alliance shamelessly intervened, yet they still let the person escape...’

’If not for the news that the Overlord Saber True Master had achieved Nascent Soul Formation, which drew everyone’s attention, the Overlord Saber Alliance would have truly become the laughingstock of the entire Vast Sea Cultivation Immortal World.’

’And so, the reason for the scene before him was undoubtedly crystal clear.’

’But... why would Zhao Shuang and her sister get mixed up with that Loose Cultivator?’

Chu Mu’s eyes flickered. ’Could it be just as I suspected back then? Is that brat the last direct descendant of some fallen power from Great Chu?’

Chu Mu was lost in thought.

’Great Chu has been in chaos for many years. The number of great and small clans and powers that have been destroyed is truly countless.’

’Even the so-called colossal powers of the "One Sect, Five Clans"—the East Lake Xie Family and the Nanshan Li Family—could, for all intents and purposes, be said to no longer exist.’

’Under the aggressive pressure of the Longevity Sect, the remnants of these two behemoths, the East Lake Xie Family and the Nanshan Li Family, were forced to completely merge into the so-called Righteous Alliance, losing their former status as independent overlords who dominated their own territories.’

As his thoughts swirled, Chu Mu’s gaze returned to the massive confrontation right before him.