Chapter 414 - 411: The Monster’s False Body

Chapter 414: Chapter 411: The Monster’s False Body

With the artillery position destroyed, the Root Cutting Sect’s bombardment ceased, and the tide of battle at the Five Provinces Academy shifted once more.

"Sanmei, that was brilliant!" Lin Luo couldn’t help but give Mei Meimei a thumbs-up. Though Mei Meimei wasn’t always the most dependable, she was a true professional when it came to guns and artillery.

"But of course." Mei Meimei flashed a proud smile. With a wave of her hand, she took control of the gun turrets. In the next instant, over a hundred turrets swiveled, aimed at the surrounding Root Cutting Sect army, and unleashed a furious barrage.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Magic Energy Shells shot into the sky one after another, blooming like brilliant fireworks amidst the Root Cutting Sect’s forces.

Lin Luo and the other two didn’t remain idle. Taking advantage of Mei Meimei’s overwhelming firepower, they quickly pushed toward the Elder Hall.

Meanwhile, the change in the direction of the artillery fire naturally drew everyone’s attention.

Feng Hao, who had been on his way to reinforce Xi Yueyao, abruptly stopped in his tracks. He gazed at the distant artillery that was now frantically bombarding the Root Cutting Sect, and a realization quickly dawned on him. "Haha, that’s Fourth Sister’s handiwork! I knew it. Who else would have the skill to destroy the Root Cutting Sect’s position?"

With that thought, Feng Hao didn’t hesitate any longer and immediately charged toward the source of the bombardment.

Meanwhile, the tide of battle in the skies above had also turned. Without the suppressive fire from the cannons, the Root Cutting Sect’s masters instantly lost their advantage.

With his sword in hand, the Thief Master single-handedly suppressed more than ten of the Root Cutting Sect’s masters with ease.

Seeing the tables turn so suddenly, the members of the Root Cutting Sect looked grim. "What happened? Why did the bombardment stop?"

"It looks like our artillery position is under attack."

"Damn it, so what now?" a Root Cutting Sect Mage cursed, gritting his teeth. ’At our level, we’re no match for that guy.’

The middle-aged leader of the Celestial Eagle Team mulled it over for a moment, then said through gritted teeth, "The other sects will probably arrive soon. We can’t drag this on any longer. Summon the Saint Master’s false body!"

"Do we really have to?" the others beside him asked, hesitating.

"What is there to think about at a time like this? As long as we break the seal, the Saint Master won’t hold it against us." The leader of the Celestial Eagle Team snorted, then angrily pulled out a black Token and crushed it.

Seeing this, the others all took out identical black Tokens as well.

The next moment, once all the Tokens were crushed, a powerful spatial fluctuation rippled across the sky. Immediately after, a terrifying aura surged forth from a newly formed vortex.

The Thief Master’s face fell. He gritted his teeth and sneered, "So your master finally decided he couldn’t sit still?"

"The Saint Master has descended! It’s time for you to die!" the leader of the Celestial Eagle Team cackled, hastily flying a great distance away to make room for the spatial vortex.

Then, before the terrified eyes of everyone present, a colossal black monster burst out from the spatial vortex.

The creature was pitch-black, its entire body covered in fine scales. It was savage and terrifying to behold, and its frame was so enormous that when its fleshy wings unfurled, they nearly blotted out half the sky over the Five Provinces Academy. It radiated a destructive aura, as if it did not belong in this world.

"W-what is that?" Countless people in the crowd below stared, utterly dumbfounded.

But when Sun Yaowen saw the monster, his face filled with shock and terror. "How can this be? How could such a powerful demonic creature appear in the Ancient Cang Realm?"

"What’s happening? Isn’t the seal supposed to be intact?" Xuchang asked, bewildered.

"No, this has nothing to do with the seal. This must be another demonic creature, and a high-level one at that," Sun Yaowen said, his expression grim.

Upon hearing this, everyone from the academy gasped, their faces draining of all color.

"Another high-level demonic creature... H-how is that possible? Isn’t the Ancient Cang Realm protected by the ’Ancient Warding’?" a few instructors cried out.

"This isn’t the time to be discussing that. We need to figure out how to respond," Sun Yaowen said with a helpless, wry smile. "The Thief Master will have a hard time fending it off by himself. I have a few doses of ’Demonic Toxin Antidote’ here. Who can get one to him?"

"I will." Without a second thought, Elder Yun snatched a ’Demonic Toxin Antidote’ from Sun Yaowen’s hand, activated her Wind Spirit Power, and shot into the sky.

Sun Yaowen started to say something, but seeing that Elder Yun was already high in the air, he could only offer another helpless, wry smile.

Elsewhere, facing the sudden appearance of the colossal demonic creature, the Thief Master’s expression grew graver than ever before, yet his eyes held not a single trace of fear.

"You must be the demonic creature pulling the strings of the Root Cutting Sect," the Thief Master said in a low voice. "If your true self were here, I might not be your match. But this is just a false body."

The false body’s gaze locked onto the Thief Master as well, for among all those present, only he posed a threat to it.

"Human, if you dare to ruin my plans, then prepare to be devoured!" the false body roared, spitting out a massive cloud of black mist.

Not daring to be careless, the Thief Master hastily dodged the cloud of black mist. He then transformed into a streak of light, his sword aimed straight for the creature’s vitals.

Unfortunately, the creature’s body was simply too massive. The Thief Master’s strike failed to inflict any significant damage. Instead, a casual movement from the creature sent him flying.

’Damn it!’ the Thief Master cursed under his breath. Suppressing the roiling Qi Blood within him, he raised his sword once more.

Just then, an elegant figure came whistling through the air—it was Elder Yun, propelled by her Wind Spirit Power. "Brother Jiu Da, the Demonic Toxin Antidote!"

"Hmm?" The Thief Master paused, stunned for a moment, and subconsciously caught the ’Demonic Toxin Antidote’ that was tossed to him. It was only after he got a clear look at Elder Yun’s face that a memory surfaced after a long moment. "Little Yunyun?"

"So you do remember me, Brother Jiu Da," Elder Yun said, her eyes filled with bashful delight.

Hearing this, the Thief Master’s expression froze. He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. "This isn’t the time to reminisce. You need to get back down there, now."

"No! I want to fight by your side, Brother Jiu Da!" Elder Yun declared, her face set with determination.

"Don’t be ridiculous," the Thief Master said, exasperated. "This thing is level one hundred and twenty. You’d be no help at all."

"But..."

"No ’buts.’ Go back." The Thief Master wasted no more words. With a push of his palm, he gently but firmly sent Elder Yun back down to the ground.

He then quickly downed the vial of ’Demonic Toxin Antidote’ and charged furiously toward the monster’s false body.

Meanwhile, Feng Hao had met up with Lin Luo’s group of four. They hadn’t even had a moment to catch up before the sudden appearance of the demonic creature interrupted them.

"Holy hell, what is that thing?" Feng Hao exclaimed, aghast.

Lin Luo’s expression was grim. "Damn it. It’s the demonic creature behind the Root Cutting Sect. The old man might be in over his head this time."

Watching the Thief Master struggle to hold his ground, Kang Shuai and Wang Tongqian were also fraught with worry. "Dammit, where are the reinforcements from the five major sects?!"

Realizing the Thief Master was in danger, Feng Hao grew tense. "Is there anything we can do?"

"It’s no use. We can’t get involved in a battle of this caliber," Lin Luo said, shaking his head with a wry smile. Then he suddenly turned to Mei Meimei. "Sanmei, what about those... unstable gadgets of yours? We need to buy as much time as we can."

Mei Meimei immediately understood what Lin Luo meant. She carefully took out two strange-looking shells, loaded them, and fired them directly at the creature in the sky.

BOOM! BOOM!

As it turned out, the power of Mei Meimei’s shells was absolutely terrifying, comparable to that of miniature nuclear bombs.

The two shells detonated, turning the entire sky as bright as day. The monster’s colossal body was rocked by the blast, swaying unsteadily. The shockwave was so powerful that it even caused a large section of the academy buildings below to collapse.