Chapter 460 - 429: Fierce Battle Against the Seven Golden Cores

Chapter 460: Chapter 429: Fierce Battle Against the Seven Golden Cores

The moment Chen Che’s aura broke through to the next Realm.

The surrounding air violently contracted before exploding outward. In the ensuing hurricane, countless ancient trees in the mountains were obliterated into dust. Rocks shattered and clouds dispersed—it was as if a typhoon had just torn through.

A tidal wave of dust, hundreds of yards high, erupted from Chen Che’s position, a torrent of Strong Force that resembled a stampede of ten thousand horses.

"This little bastard!"

Yu Zhen was even more alarmed.

He had seen that his opponent’s strength was considerable when he killed Ke Zhengwen, but he never expected that someone who had just broken through to the Golden Core Fifth Layer could possess such a powerful aura—one that was not the least bit inferior to his own.

The sight was indescribably shocking to all who witnessed it.

"Kill him!"

Amidst the roar, Yu Zhen formed a Dao Seal. Infused with True Essence, the Jade Ruyi’s attack became even more ferocious. It was like a falling star, carrying an air of absolute arrogance, and was several times more ferocious than when he had smashed it toward Xiao Chan earlier.

A direct hit would mean death; a mere graze, a severe injury.

SWOOSH—

A flash of light tore through the giant wave of dust, reaching Chen Che’s face in an instant.

The other Golden Core Powerhouses also unleashed their own techniques at this time.

Each of these Golden Core cultivators was a tyrant in their own right, powerful figures who dominated their respective territories. Even here in Faqian City, they were formidable "Overseas Dragons," powerful outsiders. Their individual skills were far from ordinary. With them all attacking at once, the world itself seemed to be collapsing.

"BANG!"

Chen Che raised his hand and waved, and the Yellow Gourd shot out to meet the attack.

"CLANG!"

Like a thunderclap on a clear day, the massive sound almost shattered everyone’s eardrums.

Under Yu Zhen’s shocked gaze, the Yellow Gourd actually sent the Jade Ruyi flying backward. Yu Zhen frantically caught the Jade Ruyi and was sent stumbling back several steps by the enormous impact.

Only then did he discover that a tiny crack had appeared on his Jade Ruyi.

’What kind of Magical Artifact is that? How can it be so hard?’

Yu Zhen was horrified.

His Jade Ruyi was refined from the Jade Marrow of Baiye Mountain, the heaviest among tens of thousands of Tier Three Jade varieties. A single grain-sized piece weighed a thousand pounds; this entire Jade Ruyi was easily over a million pounds.

Infused with True Essence, even a Cultivator a minor Realm above him would be forced to cough up blood from its impact.

After all, Xiao Chan had resisted with all his might, yet he was still smashed from the sky to the ground. The Ruyi could also rapidly gather Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to cast Magic. But Yu Zhen had no way of knowing that Chen Che’s Yellow Gourd had already clashed head-on with a Three-Headed Fierce Flood Dragon and emerged completely unscathed.

By now, having sent out the Yellow Gourd, Chen Che had already met the others’ attacks. He pointed his sword diagonally, unleashing a glow like the bright moon, meeting Fan Sulan’s downward sword strike.

CLANG—

Sword light exploded, and Strong Qi burst forth.

Overwhelming Sword Qi rapidly radiated in all directions from the point of impact. Within a radius of hundreds of yards, even space itself seemed to warp, blurring and distorting their figures.

"BANG!"

Amid the massive boom, Chen Che stood his ground, but Fan Sulan was blown back several dozen yards.

While blocking Fan Sulan’s sword, Chen Che flipped his left hand, and the Fierce Flood Dragon Lock Chain shot out like a Heaven-Reaching Giant Rope. It swept aside the sky full of talismans launched by the Talisman Cultivator Jiang Yutong. Countless talismans exploded in mid-air, creating a roar like a battery of heavy cannons.

Then, with a point of his finger, the Sword Pill split apart. With a sweep of his hand, countless Flying Swords shot out like thousands of furious arrows. A startled Fei Tongyu, the Beast Master, hastily recalled his charging Hurricane Mantis. Its four bony arm-blades blurred into a wall of light, blocking the Sword Group.

"BANG! BANG! BANG!"

In an instant, Chen Che had exchanged blows with seven Golden Core cultivators.

Among them were Yu Zhen and Fan Sulan, powerhouses on par with Dan Xuanzi.

In an instant, this corner of the world seemed to collapse. A mountain range stretching over a hundred miles was mostly shattered in just a few breaths. Lakes boiled dry, mountains were moved, rivers reversed course, and forests hundreds of years old were incinerated.

"BOOM!"

The seven Golden Core cultivators were simultaneously repelled.

"This..."

As they stopped, their eyes were filled with nothing but horror.

Ke Zhengwen being slain by a single sword strike had surprised them, but they hadn’t thought much of it. They could have done the same. But now, Chen Che’s astonishing combat power made them instantly realize why Duobao had gathered eleven of them here.

"This kid is terrifyingly strong."

"He just reached the Fifth Layer. Where did he get such profound True Essence to block so many of us?"

"Duobao actually had us try to kill someone like this?"

Amid their shock and doubt, some glanced toward the great lake.

Their pupils immediately constricted. Guang Hui was also locked in a bitter struggle. Xiao Chan, holding a Soul-Calling Banner, was actually holding off three Golden Core cultivators by himself and had even managed to trap them.

Every wave of the Soul-Calling Banner brought a chilling chorus of wailing ghosts and howling wolves.

Black smoke billowed and a wild fog pressed down, turning the once-green landscape into something resembling the Wangchuan River. Among the screaming Ghost Gods filling the sky, there were even more than ten Golden Core Divine Souls they recognized—including Ye Yuanji.

The two battlefields, one in the sky and one on the ground, were now simultaneously locked in bitter struggles.

"Forget the battle below! Focus on what’s in front of us."

Yu Zhen shouted.

The Golden Core cultivators were startled and quickly looked back. They saw Chen Che, sword in hand, transform into an Escape Light and charge toward them. His blade was as bright and dazzling as a full moon.

"Fellow Daoists, this boy’s strength far exceeds his Realm! Don’t hold back anymore, or we’ll all die here!"

Yu Zhen swung his Duster, blasting away Chen Che’s sword strike. Then, with a point of his finger, the Jade Ruyi flew up, spinning, and began to orbit Chen Che like a satellite, looking for a chance to smash down.

Fan Sulan touched her thumb and index finger together, forming a strange seal. With a long whistle, several silver-white foxes shot out from a strange bamboo tube covered in talismans and began to circle Chen Che rapidly.

Jiang Yutong raised her hand, and dozens of Tier Three Middle Grade Talismans rained down as if they were free. The talisman paper for these was made from the hides of Demon Beasts and rare Spirit Wood; each one was worth at least tens of thousands of Spirit Stones.

Fei Tongyu’s two Hurricane Mantises also rapidly beat their wings. The combined attack of the two Insect Race Demon Beasts was even more ferocious than Ke Zhengwen’s hurricane slash.

"Good!"

At the same time, Chen Che quickly counterattacked.

The Yellow Gourd, the Fierce Flood Dragon Lock Chain, the Sword Pill, the Ruyi Wind and Thunder Sword, the Xuan Peng—he commanded them all as easily as his own limbs.

The sky was filled with iridescent light and Sword Qi. The mountain range, already half-collapsed, crumbled completely at this moment. Countless living beings were shaken to death before they could even escape.

Yu Zhen and the others, despite the seven of them joining forces, could only barely suppress him.

The more they fought, the more frightened they became.

Chen Che’s Cultivation Realm was clearly one or two Realms lower than theirs, but the strength he displayed was no weaker—it even seemed to surpass theirs.

"How long are you all going to stand there and watch? Once you’re done with Chen Che, hurry up and help..."

The Nine-Conferral Zen Staff and the Soul-Calling Banner clashed and separated. Guang Hui quickly retreated several steps, his Zen Staff buzzing in his hand, shaken by the power of the thousands of Ghost Gods contained within the banner.

’This boy is too much to handle. No wonder the Primordial Sect wants him dead... The three of us can only barely suppress him!’

Guang Hui shouted for reinforcements while thinking this.

But when he glanced up and saw the group in the sky only barely managing to suppress Chen Che, his pupils constricted.

Seeing Xiao Chan swing the Soul-Calling Banner again, he gritted his teeth.

’There’s no other way, I have to go all out! Otherwise, by the time they deal with Chen Che, Xiao Chan will have worn me down and killed me!’

Guang Hui held his Zen Staff vertically in front of him. A Buddhist chant suddenly rose, and under the divine light, he transformed into a six-armed Buddha. Countless Ghost Gods crashed into him but were blocked by the giant Buddha phantom surrounding his body.

At the same time, Guang Hui stomped his foot and, like a living Buddha, broke through the Divine Souls and charged toward Xiao Chan.

The other two Golden Core cultivators followed close behind, charging fiercely.

’These old-school Golden Core cultivators are really a handful!’

Chen Che knocked aside Fan Sulan, who had tried to flank him, but before he could pursue, Yu Zhen’s Jade Ruyi came smashing toward him again. This forced him to abandon the chase and quickly summon the Yellow Gourd to block it.

Enduring a continuous assault from several Golden Core cultivators, even Chen Che, who practiced both Body Refining and Refining God, was starting to feel the strain.

"Break!"

Chen Che’s fighting spirit surged. He drew nearly half of his True Essence and poured it into the Sword Pill. In that instant, countless Flying Swords lit up, and then, as if countless bright moons were rising into the sky, the strange phenomenon of a thousand moons appearing at once manifested.

"Go!"

With a sweep of Chen Che’s hand, more than ten thousand moons streaked across the sky, converging in an instant to slash through the void.

"Not good!"

The moment this attack was launched, the Golden Core cultivators who had been recklessly besieging Chen Che all felt their pupils shrink. Each of those bright moons was ferocious on its own; how terrifying would they be now that they had converged?

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Without the slightest hesitation, everyone present pushed their Body Techniques to the limit. Like startled birds, they shot off in all directions.

Only one Golden Core cultivator didn’t manage to escape in time.

Xiao Hongchen!

Xiao Hongchen hailed from the territory of the Nine Heavens Stronghold and was one of the rare Body Cultivators. He was massive, standing over seven feet tall. Even more terrifying was the Dragon Elephant Profound Skill he practiced. It was a rare Body Refining Marvelous Skill, said to be partially derived from an Ancient Body Refining Technique.

Once cultivated to its peak, it was no less powerful than a Fierce Beast from the mortal world.

He only used two Magical Artifacts: a ten-foot-wide, Kite-shaped Giant Shield and a nearly twenty-foot-long Giant Axe. He had met Chen Che’s attacks head-on several times, not only standing his ground but even forcing Chen Che back.

"ROAR!"

Facing this sword attack, Xiao Hongchen let out a roar. It didn’t sound human, but like a Fierce Beast made manifest.

He stomped down in the void, and it was as if a giant elephant had just stamped on the earth. His body suddenly swelled, his spine twisting like a great dragon as he instantly ballooned to a height of nearly thirty feet.

Such a terrifying size was like something out of the Giant Race of the Ancient Era.

At the same time.

The Giant Shield in his hand also expanded rapidly, instantly swelling to over a hundred feet wide, like a wall that blotted out the sky.

Xiao Hongchen was confident he could block Chen Che’s attack.

"Condense!"

Chen Che shouted deeply and clenched his fist.

The thousands of bright moons converged.

In the blink of an eye, they formed a great sun.

BOOM!"

Along with the Shield in his hands, under the horrified gazes of the crowd, Xiao Hongchen was sliced clean in half from head to toe by this single sword strike. Blood and viscera rained down, and his massive body fell heavily to the ground like the carcass of a Fierce Beast.

"What?"

Yu Zhen, who had just escaped, looked back and saw this scene, his gaze instantly hardening to the extreme.

However, this was only the beginning.