Chapter 422 420: Who's Crushing Who?

Two Middle Tier Earth Element Realm experts led the charge.

Following close behind were three other Low Tier Earth Element Realm cultivators. As for Zi Shan, he remained inside the Void Ship, seemingly with no intention of making a move.

"Since you refuse to repent, you will meet your end here today!"

Zi Shan stood with his hands behind his back, a cold sneer on his lips. It seemed he wanted to witness Luo Tian's death.

WHOOSH...

Five Earth Element Realm cultivators of the Purple Scale Race charged toward Luo Tian's Void Ship.

In an instant, a sky full of attacks descended. The most terrifying among them was the purple-haired elder's attack—a vast and immense, deep-purple Palm Force that pressed down, carrying a roiling torrent of air!

"The Void Ship's defenses can only hold out for a few minutes at best!" Yan Lihui said urgently.

"What's there to be afraid of? We'll just kill them!" Luo Tian barked coldly.

Yan Lihui was speechless. The enemy had a huge advantage in both high-end combat power and numbers. 'How are we supposed to kill them?'

WHOOSH!

Just then, a wisp of black smoke shot out from Luo Tian's body, transforming into a scorched and shocking-looking crow.

"CAW CAW CAW! Kid, every time this god comes out, enemies come knocking. You really know how to make people hate you."

The Crow's piercing voice drew everyone's attention.

"Enough nonsense. Take these people out!"

Luo Tian didn't have a deep understanding of the Crow's abilities.

The most basic were mental interference and its "Cursed Tongue" ability, followed by its Curse Ability.

Luo Tian had yet to see the Crow use its Curse Ability.

Furthermore, the last time they were in the Martial Venerable's Heritage Treasure Hall, the Crow had also chosen a Guqin.

"CAW CAW CAW! This god has never performed since obtaining the 'Miaoyin Zither.' Today, I'll let you all witness my Zither Skill, which was once unrivaled in the world!"

The Crow's morale was high.

A black light flashed, and a classical, elegant Guqin appeared beneath its feet. It gave the strings a vicious pluck with its jet-black claws.

TWANG!

An indescribably horrifying sound struck straight at their souls, causing the six enemy Earth Element Realm cultivators to stiffen, their expressions changing instantly.

Immediately after, a series of terrifying, demonic notes were played.

An invisible wave of dim, dark light pulsed outward in all directions. Everything it passed seemed to tremble in fear.

"What… what is this?"

"Such a terrifying sound!"

The purple-haired elder and the others had twisted expressions, their minds in chaos and their spiritual senses a jumbled mess.

They had never imagined that zither music could be played to such an awful degree. This probably required an unimaginable talent of its own; not just anyone could achieve this.

Yi Jingwen, Yan Lihui, Yan Xiaoxia, and the others were unaffected by the zither music, but they were all utterly exasperated.

At that moment, BOOM!

On the Dark Blue Void Ship, Array Patterns on one of the cannons flared as Energy gathered. Several thousand Spiritual Essence Coins were instantly consumed, exchanged for a blazing, crystal-white beam of light that shot out!

The one who activated the cannon was Yan Xiaoxia.

Her Cultivation was the weakest, so the enemy had all but ignored her.

BANG!

The shot accurately struck the enemy Void Ship, blasting a hole in its surface Defense Shield.

Zi Shan's figure swayed, and his expression was dark with anger.

Suddenly, he saw a white afterimage rapidly approaching.

"Luo Tian?"

"You're courting death! Kill him!"

The purple-haired elder saw Luo Tian's intention and bellowed, his killing intent surging.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Yan Lihui and Yi Jingwen rushed out of the Void Ship to interfere with and pin down the purple-haired elder and his men.

By now, Yi Jingwen had already broken through to the Earth Element Realm Second Layer.

The Crow's zither music continued. It had a look of complete self-absorption as it played with abandon, sending layer after layer of invisible, dark waves through the void.

The purple-haired elder and the others not only suffered intense interference with their spiritual senses, but they also struggled to control their own bodies, which would periodically go rigid, making for a somewhat comical sight.

"Hm? Are they dancing to this god's melody? A pity. Their figures are too poor, and their dancing is ugly."

The Crow opened its eyes slightly, revealing a look of disdain, before closing them again to continue its absorbed performance.

SWOOSH!

Luo Tian rapidly approached the enemy Void Ship. He pushed his Wind Manipulation Technique to its limit, becoming like a wisp of fierce wind—ethereal and formless.

In that instant, Luo Tian's Body Technique seemed to touch the threshold of Perfection, and his speed suddenly increased by thirty percent.

He dodged the attacks from the purple-haired elder's group, passed through the gap in the Defense Shield, and landed on the enemy's Void Ship!

"Heh heh, Luo Tian, are you trying to walk right into a trap?"

Zi Shan wasn't the least bit flustered. He gave a cold laugh, took out an Ancient Bronze Saber, and slashed out viciously!

His Cultivation was at the Earth Element Realm Third Layer. He was older and even stronger than Black Fang from the two races' tournament.

"Young Master Zi Shan, don't speak too soon!"

Luo Tian took out the [Ice Nether Sword] and executed the Nine Heavens Sword Technique. An imposing, incomparably sharp Sword Qi shot forward!

PSHHH-BOOM!

The sharp, light-purple saber light collided with the bone-chilling Sword Qi, setting off a series of explosions.

"Hm? You're not even using Sword Intent, yet you're on par with my Saber Technique?"

A hint of shock appeared on Zi Shan's face.

He also noticed that Luo Tian had broken through to the Earth Element Realm Second Layer.

The next moment, the hairs on the back of Zi Shan's neck stood on end.

Luo Tian's Body Technique was like a ghost's; he had appeared behind him at some unknown point!

PSSSH!

The Ancient Bronze Saber in Zi Shan's hand erupted with a brilliant purple radiance. Activating a sliver of the True Intent of his Saber Technique, a sharp, light-purple saber light swept behind him.

Unhurried, Luo Tian's crystal-like silver palm, coated in a layer of light-green True Essence, struck out with a dark Cold Current.

CLANG!

A muffled sound, as if metal had been struck, rang out. The purple saber light froze in place before being shattered by the silver palm!

Zi Shan's face filled with alarm, and he tried to retreat.

But suddenly, he felt a cold sensation on his neck as a sharp, silver-gray sword touched his throat.

"Everyone, stop!" Luo Tian commanded coolly.

In mid-air, the purple-haired elder, the Blood Robe man, and the others were drawn by Luo Tian's voice.

"Release the Second Young Master!" the purple-haired elder and his men glared over and roared in anger.

Originally, they hadn't been too worried when Luo Tian approached Zi Shan.

But they never expected that in less than three breaths' time, Zi Shan would be captured alive!

If Zi Shan had just held on a little longer, they could have killed Yan Lihui and Yi Jingwen and then surrounded Luo Tian.

"Cut off one of your arms, and I'll let him go!" Luo Tian said with a smile.

The purple-haired elder's face darkened. Although Zi Shan held a high status in the family, crippling one of his own arms would have a significant impact on his strength.

"Uncle Song, save me!" Zi Shan cried out in panic.

The man who had been so arrogant and smug just moments ago was now a hostage in Luo Tian's hands!

Zi Shan didn't want to die. He still had to inherit the Purple Scale Race's fortune and enjoy a glorious, unrestrained life.

"Uncle Song, if you cripple your arm to save me, the family will definitely reward you handsomely, and Physician Pang can reattach your arm," Zi Shan sent a secret voice transmission.

"Fine, Luo Tian! I hope you keep your word!"

The purple-haired elder's gaze hardened. He swung his right hand at his left arm and sliced it clean off.

At his Cultivation Realm, as long as the severed arm wasn't lost, it could still be reattached.

THWACK!

In that same instant, Luo Tian kicked Zi Shan in the rear, sending him flying.

Zi Shan scrambled to flee toward the purple-haired elder.

But in the next instant.

PSHHH!

A sharp, ice-cold sword pierced through his heart.

"I already let you go. Too bad you were too slow, and I caught you again!" Luo Tian revealed a mocking smile.

"Luo Tian, you…!"

The purple-haired elder, who had just cut off his arm, was so enraged that blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

SHING!

After killing Zi Shan, Luo Tian didn't pause for a second and charged toward the other enemies.

Nether Dragon Divine Vein, erupt!

WHOOSH!

A vortex-like, dark Cold Current instantly swept over a forty to fifty-meter radius. It was like an ocean gyre in a glacial wasteland, its suction and Cold Power immensely strong.

As Luo Tian closed in on the enemy group, the Cold Current Vortex enveloped them first. Everyone felt as if they had been plunged into the dead of winter, their bodies stiff with cold.

Even the Blood Robe man at the Earth Element Realm Fourth Layer was immediately coated in a layer of frost.

The purple-haired elder, at the Earth Element Realm Fifth Layer, had a relatively high resistance to the cold, but the wound from his recently severed arm was a weak point.

PSHHH!

The shadow of the Ice Nether Sword bloomed like a shooting aurora, piercing the throat of a cultivator at the Peak of the Earth Element Realm Second Layer.

A one-hit kill!

"Four left!"

Luo Tian's expression was icy. His Body Technique was as ethereal as the wind as he charged toward another person.

"Die!"

The purple-haired elder flew into a rage. True Essence surged out like a tide, and deep-purple waves boiled around him as a colossal, dark, and profound palm whistled forth!

"Black Wind Chaotic Blade Slash!"

Yan Lihui immediately charged out, his black saber swinging wildly, unleashing a chaotic storm of fragmented saber light.

Facing the purple-haired elder who had lost an arm, Yan Lihui felt his pressure greatly reduce.

Yi Jingwen also did her best to interfere with an Earth Element Realm Third Layer cultivator.

At the same time.

PSHHH!

Luo Tian reaped the life of another Low Tier Earth Element Realm cultivator. The process was simple, as if it were a trivial matter.

With his current Cultivation, the [Ice Nether Sword], his Sword Intent Prototype, and the Nether Dragon Divine Vein, Low Tier Earth Element Realm cultivators were no match for him at all. They could only be crushed!

"Only three left!"

Luo Tian locked onto his next target. A ferocious and violent Sword Light stirred up a dark, freezing storm of a Cold Current, letting out an enraged roar!

Nine Heavens Sword Technique Sixth Technique, Sword Wind Howl.

'So strong!'

The Purple Scale Race member at the Earth Element Realm Third Layer was being tied down by Yi Jingwen. Suddenly faced with that ferocious and violent sword strike, he felt as insignificant as if he were facing a storm that could blot out the heavens.

Under the threat of death, he attacked with all his might, punching out with both fists to unleash a blazing orange fist light, like two small suns.

But under Luo Tian's Sword Wind Howl, the fist light was instantly shattered and crushed!

PSHHH-BOOM!

The violent Sword Light pierced through, leaving a shocking, bloody gash on the Purple Scale Race member's body as blood splattered everywhere.

He grew weak and began to fall.

Just then.

The Blood Robe man at the Earth Element Realm Fourth Layer launched a hideous, crimson blood-claw that radiated a monstrous, baleful aura, striking at Luo Tian's back.

As the attack drew near, it was first obstructed by the Cold Current Vortex, which reduced its power by thirty to forty percent and also slowed it down!

PSHHH! BOOM!

Luo Tian spun around and slashed with his sword, slicing the crimson blood-claw apart and causing a burst of True Essence to explode.

Luo Tian formed a True Essence Shield and, with the additional Defense from his Celestial Furnace Treasure Body, withstood the blast unscathed.

"He blocked it?"

The Blood Robe man's eyes bulged in shock.

Yan Lihui also saw Luo Tian's current combat power and was secretly astonished at how much he had improved.

"Now, there are only two of you left!"

Luo Tian's calm and cold voice rang out.

The purple-haired elder and the Blood Robe man's expressions changed slightly, and they couldn't help but feel a sense of dread!

Originally, victory had been in their grasp, and they should have been able to completely crush Luo Tian and his companions.

They never would have expected that in a battle lasting less than ten breaths, only two of them would be left standing!

Who was crushing whom, exactly?