Chapter 284.3: Lu Changsheng Arrives at Supreme Sky Sect and Shocks Everyone with a Single Palm Strike! (III)

Several of Supreme Sky Sect's Deity Transformation grand elders stared gravely at the vast masses of flesh covering the sect.

One of them raised his hand. "Ten Thousand Soul Banner!"

A treasure wrapped in dense black qi flew from his grasp and rapidly expanded. Within moments, the banner grew to a thousand zhang in size and soared beyond the formation toward Lu Changsheng's flesh and blood that was surrounding the sect.

Buzz...

An immense suction force erupted from the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, engulfing Lu Changsheng's mass of flesh.

The Ten Thousand Soul Banner was said to devour all living things, making it an exceptionally fearsome enchanted treasure. Under its power, the surrounding flesh and blood began to churn violently, and for the first time, it seemed like the Supreme Sky Sect could actually fight back.

Oh? This enchanted treasure is quite impressive. But devouring my flesh and blood won't be so easy, Lu Changsheng snickered inwardly.

With a thought, his consciousness spread through the flesh and blood surrounding the sect. The flesh immediately stabilized, and no matter how fiercely the Ten Thousand Soul Banner was trying to draw it in, it could not break off a single piece.

The expression of the Deity Transformation grand elder changed. "My Ten Thousand Soul Banner can't absorb it? Elder Yan, try your Ten Thousand Sword Mantra."

Another grand elder opened his mouth and released a streak of sword light.

Whizz!

With a sharp whistle, the flying sword shot into the sky and hovered above the sect, its sharp edge pointed at the vast mass of flesh and blood below.

"Fall!"

At the grand elder's command, the flying sword erupted into a thousand streams of sword qi. They poured down like rain, piercing through the flesh and blood before slicing it apart again and again.

The flesh was defenseless against the sword qi. Within moments, it was riddled with countless holes, and some pieces were cut off outright. However, this did not last long either.

The severed fragments of flesh began writhing almost as soon as they hit the ground. Torn flesh joined back together, pierced sections closed, and within moments, everything had recovered as though it had never been damaged at all.

The grand elder's expression darkened. "The Ten Thousand Sword Mantra is also useless against it."

Another Deity Transformation grand elder stepped forward. "Let me try, then. Divine lightning is the best way to deal with such demonic and heretical techniques."

With that, he activated his technique, and dark clouds quickly gathered overhead until they blanketed the sky, while thunder rolled continuously within them.

"Divine Nine Heavens Lightning, fall!"

Thick bolts of lightning shot down from the dark clouds, striking the flesh and blood with devastating force, blasting it apart and charring it wherever they landed. More lightning followed in dense waves, spreading across the sky like an enormous net. The masses of flesh surrounding the Supreme Sky Sect were caught within it, and one after another, they were annihilated beneath the relentless blast.

The disciples of the Supreme Sky Sect immediately erupted in excitement.

"It worked! The flesh and blood is gone!"

"Lightning really is effective against strange techniques like this."

"All of it was destroyed in a single attack!"

For the first time since Lu Changsheng had surrounded the sect's base, the cultivators of the Supreme Sky Sect could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Lu Changsheng, however, seemed completely untroubled.

"Destroyed?" He smiled faintly. "The power of that technique is indeed impressive. It can destroy my flesh and blood..."

He then raised his hand.

"But do you really think this is all the flesh and blood I've accumulated?"

The next moment, vast masses of flesh erupted once more. They multiplied rapidly, spreading in every direction, and in the blink of an eye, the Supreme Sky Sect was completely surrounded again.

The smiles on the disciples' faces instantly froze.

"Wh-What's going on?"

"Why is there so much flesh and blood again?"

"Is it coming from that same martial artist?"

Many of them stared with wide eyes. It seemed they had been too hasty in thinking the flesh and blood had become a nightmare of the past.

"Hmph! Let's see how much flesh and blood you have left. Divine Nine Heavens Lightning, fall!"

The Deity Transformation grand elder wielding the lightning technique made another move.

Dark clouds gathered across the sky once more, and muffled thunder rolled through the sky as lightning began to form within them.

Lu Changsheng looked up at the clouds, his gaze cold. Then, he threw a punch so hard that it tore through the sky and pierced straight into the dark clouds. Lightning flickered wildly within them, but before a single bolt could descend, everything was blasted apart and scattered into nothingness.

"He destroyed the thunderclouds with one punch?"

"Just how great is his physical strength?"

"I've always heard that martial artists possess tremendous physical strength, but now seeing it firsthand is just..."

"Could it be that martial artists are also as strong as immortal cultivators?"

Many of the immortal cultivators present had heard stories of martial artists capable of contending with Deity Transformation experts, but few had ever personally witnessed it. Now, seeing Lu Changsheng disperse the Divine Nine Heavens Thunder left them deeply shaken.

Even the Supreme Sky Sect's Deity Transformation grand elders could no longer conceal the shock in their eyes.

Lu Changsheng turned toward the martial artists behind him. "Everyone, don't hold back. Attack the Supreme Sky Sect's formation with everything you have!"

At his command, the Human Saints and Earthly Saints of Divine Sword Manor released their full power.

Enormous Saint Bodies and Dao Bodies manifested throughout the sky, ranging from hundreds to thousands, and even tens of thousands of zhang in height. One towering figure after another stood over the Supreme Sky Sect like primordial gods from myths and legends, their sheer scale overwhelming everyone who looked upon them.

For those who had come hoping to enter the Supreme Sky Sect, the sight was especially shocking. Most had never seen a Human Saint or Earthly Saint reveal a Saint Body or Dao Body before, and this display of power had overturned everything they thought they knew about martial artists.

"Martial artists can become this powerful?"

The realization unsettled many of them. None of them had a deep understanding of Saint Bodies or Dao Bodies. After all, those belonged to the martial cultivation system of the Immortal Martial World. However, the notion that there was a path that rivaled immortal cultivation was something none of them had ever considered.

Power erupted from the enormous Dao and Saint Bodies one after another. Fists, palms, and other overwhelming attacks shot through the air before converging upon the Supreme Sky Sect's formation.

Under normal circumstances, attacks of this level would probably still have struggled to damage the defensive formation, but the current circumstances were no longer normal.

Lu Changsheng's flesh and blood had never stopped eroding the formation. Even while the Supreme Sky Sect's grand elders were trying to destroy the flesh surrounding the sect, the formation itself had continued to weaken under the relentless devouring. Now, with the combined attacks of the Human Saints and Earthly Saints crashing into it from outside, the entire formation began to shake violently, looking as though it might collapse at any moment.

The Supreme Sky Sect could not believe what they were seeing. Even after all nine Deity Transformation grand elders had appeared and personally intervened, it seemed like they still could not stop the martial artists of Divine Sword Manor.

"Everyone, stabilize the formation together!"

The nine grand elders acted at once, pouring their power into the formation. Its violent trembling quickly subsided, and the barrier steadied as its strength surged. With nine Deity Transformation cultivators personally sustaining it, the formation was naturally far more powerful than before.

However, to Lu Changsheng, that only made things simpler.

Infinite Dao Body!

With a thought, his Dao Body appeared.

Boom!

An overwhelming aura swept across the area. Anyone who sensed even a fraction of it felt an instinctive chill rise from deep within. The pressure was so powerful that even ordinary people could tell at a glance that Lu Changsheng's Dao Body was fundamentally different from those of the other Earthly Saints.

Apart from the aura his Dao Body gave off, it also towered above the rest, larger and far more imposing. Countless rays of light flowed across its enormous form, making it resemble an ancient deity.

"Heaven-Turning Seal!"

The next second, Lu Changsheng's Dao Body flipped its palm and brought it crashing down.

Everyone felt as though the heavens themselves had overturned. The insane pressure passed straight through the formation and pushed down on the disciples of the Supreme Sky Sect. Some felt as though the sky were collapsing above them, while others could barely breathe beneath the force.

"What kind of technique is this?"

"Can the formation withstand it?"

"This is crazy! How can a martial artist have such power?"

"This kind of power is enough to contend with heaven and earth themselves..."

Even the Human Saints and Earthly Saints of Divine Sword Manor stared in shock. They had known Lu Changsheng had to be extraordinarily powerful, given that the manor lord himself had sent him to lead them. Still, knowing was one thing, and witnessing it firsthand was another. They had never imagined that an Earthly Saint could be this strong.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The massive palm crashed down on the formation over and over again, while the Deity Transformation grand elders tried to strengthen the formation.

For a brief moment, the formation held.

Crack!

But then, a crack spread across the formation, and a few seconds later, the entire thing shattered like a glass bottle.