Chapter 573 571: The Situation is Settled

By activating the Immortal Treasure Furnace, his Defense was massively boosted for a few breaths, and any injuries he sustained would rapidly heal!

Luo Tian had longed for such a powerful technique. He was only able to use it after reaching the Perfection of the Celestial Furnace Treasure Body's Sixth-Layer a short time ago.

'He's not dead?'

The Purple Luo Hall Master was utterly shocked, his eyes wide in disbelief!

To survive a direct Attack from a Celestial Pool Realm Third Layer expert... If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would have never believed it!

But the one who was even more astonished was the Cyan Armor Race Leader himself.

He hadn't believed Luo Tian's "nonsense" for a second, certain that this one move would be enough to instantly kill him!

But what he saw now sent a violent tremor through his very soul.

"You can't kill me."

Luo Tian gave a wicked smile and continued to use the Demon Thought Technique to influence the Cyan Armor Race Leader!

The Cyan Armor Race Leader's spiritual consciousness sank deeper into chaos. He even began to wonder if Luo Tian truly had the ability to foresee everything—if he had already foreseen his fate!

The attacks from the Black Iron City army never let up for a moment.

The Cyan Armor Race Leader's injuries gradually worsened.

WHOOSH!

Luo Tian retreated some distance.

His plan had already succeeded!

From now on, all he had to do was stall for time!

The Crow's curse was: Old wounds reopen, plagued by sickness!

The first part had already come true, and the second would continue to take effect. The Cyan Armor Race Leader's injuries, under the influence of the curse, would only grow more severe.

As time went on, his condition would only get worse and worse!

Facing a Celestial Pool Realm Third Layer expert who was injured and not in his Peak state,

the tens of thousands of soldiers on Luo Tian's side felt they had nothing more to fear.

The only thing they had to guard against was a final, desperate burst of power from the Cyan Armor Race Leader, an attack that no one would be able to stop.

Although the Defensive Secret Skill, Immortal Treasure Furnace, was powerful and could block a fatal blow if timed correctly, it had its flaws. Namely, its duration was short, and it couldn't be activated consecutively.

Luo Tian opted for a safer approach. He would keep his distance from the Cyan Armor Race Leader and just slowly wear him down.

"Kill!"

"Attack!"

The Purple Luo Hall Master and the brown-robed woman were ecstatic!

The morale of the entire army soared.

A Celestial Pool Realm Third Layer expert, the Cyan Armor Race Leader himself, was being forced back again and again, pushed into a disadvantage. It was an incredibly inspiring sight!

Ultimately...

too heavily injured, the Cyan Armor Race Leader turned and fled in a panic!

"Luo Tian, just you wait! I'll be back to take your head!" The Cyan Armor Race Leader's voice, thick with hatred, echoed across the battlefield.

The Dongchen army gave chase for a while but eventually gave up. None of them could match the Cyan Armor Race Leader's speed.

Luo Tian, on the other hand, could have kept up.

But pursuing a Celestial Pool Realm Third Layer expert all by himself was far too risky.

The army returned to Black Iron City to rest and regroup.

「Half a day later.」

Chairman Long, the Mu Family Elders, and the other experts hurried back.

'Hmm?'

A look of confusion crossed Chairman Long's face.

'Didn't they say the Cyan Armor Race was attacking Black Iron City?'

'But Black Iron City is perfectly fine. It doesn't look much different from when we left. There are just some obvious signs of battle in the surrounding areas.'

'Could it be...'

'...that the Cyan Armor Race Leader got lost and hasn't even reached Black Iron City yet?'

'If that's the case, then we're not too late.'

A smile appeared on Chairman Long's face.

The few of them, all Celestial Level Martial Artists, had rushed back ahead of the rest. If the Cyan Armor Race Leader were to attack now, they would have nothing to fear.

But after Chairman Long and the others returned to the city, they learned that the Cyan Armor Race Leader had already been driven away!

"Driven away? You've got to be kidding me!"

Chairman Long was completely astounded.

The Cyan Armor Race Leader's Cultivation was at the Celestial Pool Realm Third Layer. There was no one in Black Iron City who could have possibly held him back.

"It's true... And it's all thanks to Luo Tian."

The Purple Luo Hall Master didn't quite know how to explain it.

In truth, the battle had been somewhat bewildering. They couldn't understand how fighting such a powerful Celestial Pool Realm Third Layer expert had seemed so... not difficult.

The two Mu Family Elders exchanged a glance.

They had been worried about Luo Tian's Life, only to find out he had been the main force in repelling the Celestial Pool Realm Third Layer expert.

"Chairman Long, your timing is perfect. Let's gather all the Celestial Level Martial Artists and hunt down the Cyan Armor Race Leader."

Luo Tian said with a smile.

The Cyan Armor Race Leader is only severely injured. It won't be long before he recovers and makes a comeback.

The best course of action now is to strike while he's weak and eliminate this threat for good!

"Alright, but..."

Chairman Long also agreed with Luo Tian's proposal.

But hunting down a Celestial Pool Realm Third Layer expert wasn't that simple. They didn't even know where the Cyan Armor Race Leader was hiding.

"The Cyan Armor Race Leader is gravely wounded; he couldn't have gotten far. I'll lead the way. Just follow me."

Luo Tian looked as if he had everything under control.

The two Mu Family Elders had no doubts. When it came to finding people, Luo Tian's abilities were unquestionable.

「In less than half a day.」

Luo Tian and the other Dongchen Celestial Level Martial Artists arrived before a wide river!

"He's here."

Luo Tian suddenly stopped.

The others stopped in mid-air, their faces filled with alarm!

'Is the Cyan Armor Race Leader nearby? Why can't we see him?'

Beneath the riverbed!

Inside a dim cave.

The Cyan Armor Race Leader had changed into a clean set of clothes and was meditating to heal his wounds.

"That brat actually knows a Spiritual Evil Technique!" the Cyan Armor Race Leader hissed.

Logically, with his Cultivation Realm, he shouldn't have been affected by a Spiritual Secret Technique from someone below the Celestial Pool Realm.

The reason was likely that Luo Tian knew his situation like the back of his hand—he even knew about being abandoned by a woman in his youth and his first son dying at the age of one.

If not for that, Luo Tian's Spiritual Secret Technique would never have been so effective, causing the Cyan Armor Race Leader's mind to fall into chaos, leading him into a trap where he was surrounded and gravely wounded.

"And that black bird!"

A cold glint flashed in the Cyan Armor Race Leader's eyes.

He discovered that his injuries were extremely difficult to heal. If not for his Healing Elixirs, they would have continuously worsened!

At that moment, the Cyan Armor Race Leader remembered the Crow's curse: "Old wounds reopen, plagued by sickness!"

"What a Cursed Tongue!"

the Cyan Armor Race Leader cursed through clenched teeth!

He had truly underestimated his enemy to have ended up in such a state.

But after experiencing this setback,

once his injuries were healed, the Cyan Armor Race Leader would make sure Luo Tian died without a grave!

"CAW CAW CAW, you ugly freak! This god is the handsomest in the world! What nonsense are you spouting?"

Suddenly, a shrill, bizarre cry echoed from above!

Immediately after, the Cyan Armor Race Leader felt dizzy and muddle-headed. Agitation welled up inside him, his blood boiled, and his wounds throbbed with a dull pain!

The next moment!

RUMBLE!

A terrifying wave of Energy poured down, and the cave collapsed and shattered!

Amidst the explosion,

a cyan figure shot into the sky. The Cyan Armor Race Leader glared around him and was stunned to find himself surrounded by a total of seven Celestial Level Martial Artists!

Furthermore, that last Attack had been a combined assault from all seven of them. Caught off guard, the Cyan Armor Race Leader's injuries worsened!

'Damn it, how did they find me so quickly?!'

A flash of panic crossed the Cyan Armor Race Leader's eyes.

He had lived for nearly five hundred years and knew all sorts of tricks, including how to cover his tracks while fleeing.

Even if the enemy had a master tracker, it should have taken them at least five days to find him!

"CAW CAW CAW CAW! This god led the way, of course! You're finished! You're dead meat!"

the Crow shrieked at the top of its lungs, interfering with the Cyan Armor Race Leader's spiritual consciousness!

Meanwhile, the seven Celestial Level Martial Artists, along with Luo Tian, launched their assault on the Cyan Armor Race Leader!

Already severely wounded and now facing a combined attack from such a lineup, the Cyan Armor Race Leader was completely outmatched, and his injuries deteriorated even further!

「A few minutes later!」

Hunted down by the group, the Cyan Armor Race Leader died filled with resentment, his corpse plummeting to the ground.

'This old guy was a real pain to kill.'

Luo Tian couldn't help but sigh.

He was a Celestial Pool Realm Third Layer expert, after all.

If it had been a one-on-one fight, Luo Tian's only option would have been to run.

As for the other Dongchen Martial Artists, they were overcome with excitement!

They had killed a Celestial Pool Realm Third Layer expert!

...

「Meanwhile.」

Jin Haiwei had led the remaining Cyan Armor Race army to a new hiding spot.

They had been at a disadvantage in their clash with Chairman Long's army and, in the end, had no choice but to let the Dongchen forces withdraw.

But Jin Haiwei was confident that the Cyan Armor Race Leader had already annihilated Black Iron City and dealt a massive blow to Dongchen!

"Our small losses are nothing compared to the fall of the Human Race's Black Iron City."

Jin Haiwei said with a smile, reassuring the army.

"The Commander-in-Chief is right! With them weakened and us strengthened, we'll definitely be able to turn the tables and conquer Dongchen!"

a lieutenant declared.

Not far away, Zhou Yuquan also wore a smile, awaiting his chance to rise again!

WHOOSH!

Suddenly, a member of the Cyan Armor Race rushed over, fell to his knees, and stammered with a devastated expression, "Commander-in-Chief, the Clan Leader... the Clan Leader, he..."

"The Clan Leader should have already destroyed Black Iron City and is on his way to join us, right?"

Jin Haiwei said with a faint smile.

"No, the Clan Leader... is dead!"

The Cyan Armor Race member finished his sentence.

The entire area fell silent!

"The Clan Leader is dead?"

"What nonsense are you spouting?"

"The Clan Leader is a Celestial Pool Realm Third Layer expert! How could he possibly die?"

The next moment, everyone erupted in an uproar—or perhaps, in despair.

The Cyan Armor Race Leader was the hope of their entire people, the one who was supposed to lead them to sweep across Dongchen and dominate the Continent!

"It's absolutely true!"

"And what's more, the Dongchen annihilation force is on its way!"

The Cyan Armor Race member's next words threw the entire army into an even greater state of panic, confusion, despair, and terror!

Zhou Yuquan stood frozen in place like a piece of rotting wood, his face a mask of tragic despair!

...

「In a flash, half a year went by.」

Half a year ago, the Cyan Armor Race army had suffered another devastating blow from the Dongchen forces and had scattered in all directions.

What followed was a long clean-up campaign, and the Dongchen Continent began its post-war reconstruction.

Luo Tian, meanwhile, had left Black Iron City and returned to the Yunxiao Sect.

Some of his talented friends from the past all received promotions and support from Luo Tian, ensuring they would become Great Powers of Dongchen in the future.

The Sleeping Beast also received Luo Tian's care and gained many benefits. It had already moved to the Celestial Extreme Mountain Range outside the Yunxiao Sect, becoming the Sect Guardian Beast of the Yunxiao Sect.

As for Luo Tian, he would occasionally enter seclusion to prepare for his breakthrough to the Celestial Pool Realm.

「On this day.」

Luo Tian emerged from his seclusion.

'Within half a year, I'll attempt to break through to the Celestial Pool Realm!'

Luo Tian had already made his plans.

"Lord Luo, the Sect Leader requests your presence. He's in the Law Enforcement Hall," a disciple said, hurrying over.

"Understood."

Luo Tian headed straight there.

As soon as he walked into the Law Enforcement Hall, Luo Tian saw an old man in tattered clothes with hair like a bird's nest. He looked like an old beggar who hadn't bathed in years.

Taking a closer look, Luo Tian recognized him.

'Isn't that Zhou Yuquan?'

"Luo Tian, we've captured Zhou Yuquan. He's yours to deal with."

the Yunxiao Sect Master said.

At this moment, Zhou Yuquan had a vacant expression. His eyes were dim and lifeless, like a fool who could only stare blankly. He didn't even react upon seeing Luo Tian.

It was clear what a devastating blow he had suffered.

To think that the once-dignified Third Elder of the Yunxiao Sect would end up in such a miserable state.

Luo Tian could see that Zhou Yuquan was no longer in his right mind. He had fallen into complete despair and given up on everything. He didn't have long to live.

"Just kill him."

Luo Tian said casually.

The moment he finished speaking, someone dragged Zhou Yuquan away and cut off his head.