Chapter 417 - 415: Surprise Attack

Chapter 417: Chapter 415: Surprise Attack

’What in the world is going on with Junior Wu? Why hasn’t he responded yet? Don’t tell me something happened to him.’

By the entrance to the Secret Realm,

The surrounding Protective Array isolated a small, quiet area from the raging winds that swept between heaven and earth.

And now,

The Second Elder of the Corpse Refining Sect sat cross-legged in mid-air, his brow furrowed on his abnormally pale, almost corpse-like face. He watched the Communication Talisman he had just sent disappear into the void.

Two days had already passed.

Logically speaking, Junior Wu should have sent some kind of message by now.

At the very least, he should have sent someone to report on their progress, right?

So what’s going on?

’Could it be that reinforcements from Barbaric City arrived early and he’s been tied down?’

The Second Elder stood up,

looked down in thought,

and paced back and forth.

After a long moment,

he stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his gaze fixed on the direction outside Golden Wind Valley.

’I’ve already sent the Communication Talisman. If there’s still no response in half a day, I fear there’s been an accident. I’ll have to go in and warn the Sect Leader.’

’Sigh... I hope the Sect Leader hurries.’

’Damn traitors!’

The thoughts flashed through the Second Elder’s mind.

Just as he was worrying,

suddenly,

"AHH!"

several agonizing screams suddenly came from outside the Array Light Curtain.

The Second Elder looked over.

He saw three Corpse Refining Sect disciples who were patrolling the canyon scream as their bodies were torn in two by brute force, their bloody remains falling from the sky.

At the same time,

a golden afterimage flashed past,

and the ferocious aura of a Demon Beast erupted forth.

"How dare you!"

Seeing his own Disciples attacked by a Demon Beast right before his eyes,

the Second Elder’s face contorted with rage. With a furious roar, he transformed into a streak of black light and shot up toward the top of the canyon.

In the span of a breath,

he crossed a distance of thousands of feet,

and in an instant, the Second Elder was above the ambusher.

There,

he saw a giant golden centipede below. It was several dozen feet long and as thick as a water bucket. It opened its mouth, caught the falling remains of a Corpse Refining Sect disciple, and swallowed it in one gulp.

Near its mandibles, sinister black fangs and sharp claws were as terrifying as blades of refined steel. The blood staining them only added to its savage aura!

"You beast! You’re courting death!"

Seeing this Demon Beast dare to devour the body of one of his Disciples right in front of him,

the Second Elder was utterly enraged!

He didn’t actually care about the three dead Corpse Refining Sect Disciples. They were merely at the Qi Introduction Realm Late Stage; the sect had plenty more of them.

What truly angered him was,

this beast showed him no respect whatsoever! It dared to brazenly devour his Disciple’s body right in front of him, without a shred of fear!

Moreover,

to think this beast managed to sneak so close...

’If the Sect Leader finds out, he’ll surely punish me for my lax security!’

"Die!"

the Second Elder roared.

His pale, withered hand clawed at the empty air. Immense black Magical Power gathered, and a claw descended from afar!

Tier Two Spell: Yin Luo Claw!

BOOM!

In an instant,

the winds and clouds gathered in mid-air.

Within a thousand-foot radius, the vast Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth began to boil!

A massive, pitch-black claw dozens of feet long materialized from nothing, seeming to devour the surrounding light and dimming the area. In the next moment, it tore through the air and struck the giant centipede like a bolt of lightning!

Instantaneous,

It was a Perfection Level Tier Two Magic!

Its power was so terrifying,

it seemed to make the very space around it tremble!

BANG!!!

The pitch-black claw came too fast.

With the instantaneous Perfection Tier Two Magic, the giant golden centipede had no time to react before the terrifying force slammed into its body!

Following a violent, muffled explosion,

a powerful collision erupted. The surrounding air seemed to be pulverized, and a tsunami-like shockwave of black Magical Power swept out in all directions!

"HISS!"

The giant golden centipede let out a sharp, piercing cry. A fine crack actually appeared on its carapace, which was like cast Gold.

At the same time, an overwhelming force erupted across its body,

instantly sending it crashing to the ground like a cannonball!

RUMBLE!!!

The giant centipede slammed into the ground with a tremendous roar. The rock and soil of the canyon floor cracked and collapsed, forming a crater. The surrounding cliffs trembled, and shattered stones rained down from above!

"Hmph! You brought this on yourself!"

The Second Elder snorted coldly, having no intention of letting it off the hook.

His pale, withered fingers danced rapidly, forming one hand seal after another.

In the blink of an eye,

in mid-air,

the winds and clouds gathered once more.

A vast amount of Spiritual Qi from a thousand-foot radius was drawn in, and an unrivaled surge of black Magical Power gushed out like a flood. Before him, it formed a massive spear, entirely pitch-black and around a hundred feet long,

The tip of the spear glinted with a terrifying light, aimed at the giant golden centipede struggling to rise from the crater below.

"Go!"

With a sharp cry,

he pointed a finger,

and suddenly,

the spear shot through the sky like a black meteor, piercing toward the giant centipede on the ground!

This attack,

was a Tier Two High Level Magic.

Although it wasn’t at the Perfection level,

the terrifying power it contained was still far greater than the Yin Luo Claw from before!

’That Demon Beast below was already injured by the Yin Luo Claw,’

’Under this attack,’

’there’s no way it can escape!’

However,

at that very moment,

alarm bells screamed in the Second Elder’s mind. The hairs on his body stood on end, and he was overcome with the feeling of plunging into the abyss of death.

Not good!

He sensed an extremely intense crisis,

but,

before he could even react,

ZWIIING!

a dazzling, cyan sword light filled the sky. It erupted from the void behind him, carrying enough power to slice through the vacuum itself as it viciously slashed into his body!

BOOM!!!

The Second Elder was sent flying by the blow,

and slammed him into the canyon cliff over a thousand feet away. The impact instantly blew a huge chunk out of the cliffside, sending countless stone fragments shooting out like bullets in all directions. More than half of the canyon collapsed!

"Elder!"

The sudden turn of events

left the surrounding Corpse Refining Sect Disciples, who had been about to gather, stunned into silence.

At the same time,

below,

the giant centipede, which had been several dozen feet long, suddenly shrank to the size of a thumb.

The giant black spear that descended from the sky pierced through the earth, but it missed its target. The resulting shockwave of wind was just enough to blow the shrunken golden centipede away.

But this scene,

was something few people noticed.

At this moment, everyone’s attention was focused on the Second Elder and the figure who had suddenly appeared and successfully ambushed him!

The surrounding Corpse Refining Sect Disciples glanced hesitantly at the figure in the sky. They gathered around, but not a single one dared to advance.

’Are you kidding?’

’The Second Elder, at the Soul Emergence Seventh Layer, was sent flying by a single strike.’

’With our Cultivation and Realm, how could we possibly dare to join such a battle?’

They could only surround the area,

hesitating to move forward.