Chapter 1142 - 770: The Battlefield That Must Be Won

Gu Mingyue really did want to take Zhang Chen under his command. For him, if a Tenth Tier bloodline powerhouse could join his banner, it would be like adding wings to a tiger.

The Divine Spirit Dao ultimately has its flaws. Cultivators who rise by relying on Incense Faith have unstable foundations in the end, easily shackled by Incense.

Zhang Chen ignored Gu Mingyue’s words and instead turned his head, his eyes staring at that twisted void in the distance. There, countless evil beings on the verge of emerging were crashing against space. A thought rose in his heart: "If I can completely suppress them and imprison them in the Ice Hell, then whether I pick up Skills from them or refine and devour them, it will all be a huge tonic for me."

Greed stirred in Zhang Chen’s heart, but wanting to suppress those evil beings and lock them one by one into the Ice Hell was not a simple matter.

As the saying goes, two fists can’t beat four hands. He didn’t have three heads and six arms, so how could he restrain that many freaks?

"If I can seize control of the Blood Sea Array, use the Blood Sea Array to suppress those weird beings, and then take myself as bait, I’ll definitely be able to lock them all into the Ice Hell." Zhang Chen lifted his head, looking at the Sea of Blood that shrouded the entire Chongzheng Academy, a hint of contemplation in his eyes.

With the Blood Sea Array personally controlled by him, plus the blessing of Power of Blood Dao, its might would be no weaker than the Nine Bends Yellow River Array.

"Brat, this ancestor is talking to you. Did you hear me clearly?" Gu Mingyue saw Zhang Chen’s vacant eyes and dazed expression, and a trace of Evil Qi flashed in his gaze.

"Old bastard, back then I clearly took first place in the Daoist Temple grand competition, yet you insisted on stripping me of my opportunity to curry favor with Zhang Xiaohua. And now you still have the face to demand my submission? You’re simply delusional. Old thief, you and I are irreconcilable! If you’ve got the ability, just use it all on me. I want to see if you can subdue me!" Zhang Chen pointed the Celestial Measuring Ruler at Gu Mingyue’s nose and cursed him out.

At those words, Gu Mingyue’s face instantly flushed red with rage. Ever since he became one of the Yellow Heaven Dao’s Twelve True People, when had he ever been humiliated like this?

"Originally, seeing you had some methods, this ancestor cherished talent and planned to have you atone through meritorious service. But since you’re seeking death yourself now, don’t blame me!" Gu Mingyue stretched out his palm, and a water-blue Light Saber flashed out. Then he leapt down from the blood-colored cloud, a hundred-zhang sword light wrapped around him, hacking down toward Zhang Chen.

"If you were some other Eleventh Tier powerhouse, I might have to be wary of you. But you just had to be a Water Dao Divine Spirit..." Zhang Chen watched the sword light Gu Mingyue was cleaving down, the scale marks on the Celestial Measuring Ruler in his hand flickering slightly. The void around him twisted, becoming dim and flickering. That hundred-zhang sword light slid past in front of Zhang Chen, actually unable to harm him in the slightest.

The next instant, Divine radiance flowed all over Zhang Chen’s body as he actively charged toward Gu Mingyue. At the moment the two drew close, Zhang Chen’s Authority of Water Element erupted:

"Suppress!"

Gu Mingyue was the Yangtze River Water God, holding the Authority of Water Element. On the Yangtze River, with the blessing of the Authority of Water Element, he could exert Twelfth Tier strength, a Twelfth Tier god. After leaving the Yangtze, across the land of Jiangnan he could exert Eleventh Tier strength, possessing Eleventh Tier combat power.

But right now Zhang Chen directly activated the Authority of Water Element, stripping away Gu Mingyue’s Authority of Water Element blessing. His own foundation was nothing but a Ninth Tier Incense Divine Spirit.

And that Ninth Tier Incense Divine Dao power was the Yellow Heaven Dao gathered together, not a blessing brought by the Authority of Water Element, so Zhang Chen couldn’t strip it away.

Zhang Chen lightly tapped with the Celestial Measuring Ruler in his hand, shattering the sword light in Gu Mingyue’s grip, then swept the ruler along in passing. Gu Mingyue was directly knocked over to the ground by that one stroke.

In the end, he held back and didn’t go for the kill.

Of course, this wasn’t out of mercy. Outside Jinling City the Demon Race had set up a grand array. With his strength alone it would be hard to shake it. He still needed helpers.

Moreover, opening the Shen Family Underground Palace and breaking that Innate Water God Array also needed helpers, and Gu Mingyue was the best helper he had chosen.

"How is this possible!!!"

Gu Mingyue staggered, staring at Zhang Chen in utter disbelief, his eyes full of shock.

This time it wasn’t just Gu Mingyue’s horror; it was the shared voice of everyone present.

How could this be?

Gu Mingyue was an Eleventh Tier, high-and-mighty god! How had he been smacked to the ground with a single ruler by Zhang Chen?

Zhang Chen ignored Gu Mingyue and slapped a Fixed Rune that turned into a streak of light, sinking into Gu Mingyue’s body and suppressing all his power.

"Ancestor!!!" On the cloud, the Po Jun Star Zhao Lie sensed something was wrong. Seeing that scene of Gu Mingyue being casually suppressed by a single stroke of Zhang Chen’s ruler, he felt as if the entire sky had collapsed.

On what grounds could Zhang Chen suppress the Eleventh Tier Gu Mingyue? Could it be that the other party was a Twelfth Tier powerhouse?

"Mobilize the Blood Sea Array and use the Blood Sea Array to kill him!" Zhao Lie hurriedly shouted.

But by now the disciples of Yellow Heaven Dao had long since hopped out of the Blood Sea Array to loot the Creation inside Chongzheng Academy, so how could they still make it back into the Blood Sea Array in time?

The sudden change on the field had already alarmed all the nobles and Yellow Heaven Dao cultivators; everyone’s expression changed drastically, pairs of eyes staring in shock at Zhang Chen. Those Yellow Heaven Dao cultivators who were scavenging treasures in the academy hurriedly abandoned their opponents and rushed toward the Blood Sea Array, but how could Zhang Chen give them that chance?

Zhang Chen’s palm clawed at the void, and in an instant all sound within a thousand miles gathered into his palm. Then the Law of Sound Waves circulated, and a powerful ultrasonic blast erupted from Zhang Chen’s hand. Wherever it passed, there was earthquake and mountain collapse; everyone only felt the sky spin, blood spurting from mouth and nose, the Qi Blood within their bodies thrown into chaos, their Bloodline Power dispersed as they all toppled to the ground.

These Yellow Heaven Dao cultivators were nothing more than ordinary Martial Dao cultivators; though they had refined their Qi Blood, they were nothing in front of Zhang Chen.

Only, Zhang Chen’s ultrasound didn’t just strike the Yellow Heaven Dao cultivators; even the various nobles suffered, their eyes rolling white as they collapsed to the ground, some directly fainting, others entirely losing their ability to fight.

Zhang Chen’s Law of Sound was derived from the Blood Dao, a Tenth Tier Skill; suppressing a group of Seventh, Eighth Tier, or even Third, Fourth Tier cultivators was simply effortless.

Up above, Zhao Lie saw that the situation was bad and, without a word, turned into starlight and vanished into the blood cloud, not even caring about the Blood Sea Array anymore.

After all, those several thousand Yellow Heaven Dao cultivators had all been captured by Zhang Chen, and with these people no longer hosting it, the Blood Sea Array could no longer be maintained. How could Zhao Lie alone operate the Blood Sea Array to reverse the situation? Fleeing for his life was clearly the best choice at this moment.

Zhang Chen watched the fleeing back of the other party without giving chase, because it was already too late to pursue now. Zhao Lie commanded the Power of the Stars, and in an instant could traverse thousands of miles.

"If he runs, he runs. It doesn’t affect the overall situation." Zhang Chen did not pursue, instead turning his gaze toward Huang Chao standing on the head of the cloud. Huang Chao stared blankly at Zhang Chen, then at Gu Mingyue lying at Zhang Chen’s feet. He had always thought he’d already overestimated Zhang Chen as much as possible, yet now it seemed he had still underestimated him.

That was Gu Mingyue, who possessed Eleventh Tier battle power, yet he couldn’t even take one exchange in front of Zhang Chen. Then to what level had this man’s cultivation already reached?

Huang Chao was shocked, his eyes filled with disbelief.

But the next moment, his gaze swept over Gu Mingyue on the ground, then at the fleeing Po Jun Star Zhao Lie, and he couldn’t help but secretly rejoice: "My chance to show off has come!"

Po Jun Star Zhao Lie fled the moment he saw Zhang Chen unleash his Divine Power, while he himself would rush forward without hesitation to save Gu Mingyue. When the two were compared, wouldn’t his own pure-hearted devotion shine all the more? Wouldn’t Gu Mingyue see his loyalty?

Anyway, Zhang Chen absolutely wouldn’t kill him; this was exactly his chance to perform. After today, Gu Mingyue would surely treat him as his number one confidant!

"Zhang Chen, you treacherous, faithless cur! You are also a disciple of Yellow Heaven Dao, yet you dare show disrespect to the elders of Yellow Heaven Dao. Today I shall enforce family law on behalf of Yellow Heaven Dao! Release Daoist Gu Mingyue at once and free everyone else, and I will forgive your crimes. Otherwise, I will never rest until one of us is dead!" Huang Chao stood in the blood cloud and shouted angrily at Zhang Chen.

Off to the side, when Gu Mingyue saw Huang Chao’s righteous and awe-inspiring appearance, he couldn’t help but feel a stir in his heart, a trace of emotion flashing in his eyes: "To think that at this critical moment, he didn’t think of fleeing first, but instead stayed without hesitation to save me..."

Compared to the fleeing Zhao Lie, Huang Chao’s thin figure seemed especially tall at this moment.

"He is a loyal man, someone to whom important tasks can be entrusted and who can be trusted. If I, Gu Mingyue, can survive this calamity, I will definitely put him in heavy use, cultivate him into my confidant! That vacant Star God position might even be something I could strive to obtain for him!" Looking at the righteous Huang Chao, Gu Mingyue felt a wave of emotion in his heart.

The more critical the moment, the more it revealed how noble Huang Chao’s character was.

"You bastard, give my master back!" Huang Chao shouted as he turned into a wisp of black smoke and pounced toward Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen gave a disdainful smile at this: "A praying mantis trying to stop a chariot. Your master wasn’t even my match for a single exchange, let alone a mere ant like you."

The Celestial Measuring Ruler in Zhang Chen’s hand traced across the void, striking toward that black smoke.

"Watch out, dodge it! That ruler in his hand isn’t simple; it seems to have the ability to affect space!" Gu Mingyue hurriedly shouted a reminder from the side.

Unfortunately, it was already too late! Only by truly facing that ruler head-on would one know just how powerful it really was.

Huang Chao knew Zhang Chen was strong, but only when he was actually facing that ruler did he understand just how powerful Zhang Chen truly was.

Under that ruler, space seemed to be sealed, turning into a Copper Wall and Iron Wall that fixed him in place. At that moment he was like an insect trapped in amber, unable to move in the slightest, forced to watch as the ruler fell, knocking him out of his black mist form and back to his original body, crashing down beside Gu Mingyue with his life or death unknown.

"Just an ant, yet he dares raise his hand against me. Truly doesn’t know his place." Zhang Chen sighed faintly, his voice dripping with disdain.

"Zhang Chen, you scorn your elders and butcher your fellow disciples, even ruining the great plans of my Yellow Heaven Dao. The Great Virtuous Master will not forgive you!" Gu Mingyue spoke up at this moment, glaring angrily at Zhang Chen.