Chapter 514 - 483: Smashed to Death by a Gourd

Chapter 514: Chapter 483: Smashed to Death by a Gourd

As a veteran Golden Core cultivator, the moment Chen Che spoke, Gu Tongyang knew this battle was unavoidable.

Therefore, when he attacked, he held nothing back.

The Fog and Dew Dry Fish Pole in his hand was a Tier Three High Grade magical artifact. Its rod, line, and hook were all extraordinary items. With a single flick, the line, which looked like ordinary string, snaked bizarrely through the air.

The anchor-shaped, barbed hook whipped around after it, creating a shocking whistling sound as it tore through the air.

It was as if he wasn’t swinging a mere fishhook, but a massive anchor from a Spiritual Boat tens of thousands of feet long. The heavy sound of it cleaving the air seemed to promise it could shatter a mountain with ease. Clearly, this hook, much like the Thunder Jade Gourd, was a magical artifact designed for ambushes.

Chen Che simply threw out his Thunder Jade Gourd in a direct counterattack.

The Gourd and the hook collided violently, unleashing a thunderous roar.

Amid the tremendous sound, a shockwave erupted. The stone tiles on the ground shattered inch by inch, the debris fanning out like a tidal wave. To Gu Tongyang’s astonishment, his fishhook was knocked flying backward.

At almost the same time, the other Golden Core cultivators, who had just sworn they wouldn’t get involved in the conflict, launched their own fierce attacks. Even Zhu Qingye, who had been sent flying by Chen Che’s punch earlier, suddenly drew his saber and lunged forward.

"Chen Che, die!"

Dragging the saber in his left hand, he crossed hundreds of feet in a single step, the blade carving a gash several yards deep in the ground. The trench stretched from the cliff wall all the way to Chen Che before he swung the saber up in a great arc, chopping down from above.

The blade was chilling, and its terrifying power seemed capable of splitting heaven and earth.

However, Chen Che’s response was simply to raise a hand.

"Begone!"

BOOM—

The Sword Pill exploded into a myriad of swords, blasting forward with ferocious power. The countless Flying Swords were like a flood bursting through a dam, surging forward to engulf everything. The hall they were in was instantly torn apart, followed by the cliff face, and then the very mountain itself!

Before this torrent of power, Zhu Qingye was blasted into dust, obliterated without a trace. All that remained was a splash of blood.

As for the others, Chen Che no longer needed to spare them any attention.

Xiao Chan stepped forward and pointed his Black Dragon Spear.

SWISH!

A fierce wind suddenly whipped through the hollow. The dust-filled air was drawn in, rapidly swirling around the tip of the spear. This was none other than the Overturning River and Sea technique Zuo Qinlong had once used in Celestial Ghost City. He was a true master of the spear, far more powerful than some so-called Spear Master.

Ever since acquiring the Black Dragon Spear, Xiao Chan had been studying this move. He could now replicate a third of Zuo Qinlong’s imposing aura.

Chen Xi clapped her hands together, and a Divine Statue manifested behind her. The cracks on its surface had mostly healed. The most striking new feature was a jade stone, like a red mole, on the statue’s brow. It was the Blood Sea Relic.

Empowered by the Blood Sea Relic, the Divine Statue was immediately elevated to Tier Four. If it could gather enough faith, its power could rise even further.

Of course, the one side effect of this Grade increase was that Chen Xi could only command the statue for two or three strikes.

That was why she was searching for a new Puppet, but this was more than enough for the current situation.

Meanwhile, the father-son duo Meng Qianxun and Meng Changtu formed a Seal Technique. Amidst a flash of light, the Sword-Patterned Silver Flood Dragon and the Green-Winged Flood Dragon appeared. The Mudskipper Shrimp’s massive body made the surrounding rock creak, threatening to burst the hollow apart, its huge Claw Clamps snapping as it appeared.

Zhao Shifeng, Yu Qian, and Lu Yuntian also struck at the same moment.

In that instant, nearly twenty Golden Core cultivators attacked within the narrow hollow. A storm of Strong Qi erupted, spreading in all directions. The entire Three Rivers Peak split down the middle, like a pomegranate being broken in two.

...

「Outside Three Rivers Peak.」

Lei Boyu and his group had already fought their way from the barren hills to the foot of the mountain. Thanks to the earlier downpour of attacks, they had not only eliminated over seventy percent of the enemy cultivators but had also shattered the Evil Cultivators’ confidence.

The vengeful party swept forward, only meeting resistance when they reached the foot of the mountain and encountered the Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

After all, the number of cultivators entrenched here was simply too great.

Moreover, there were always a few with fearsome reputations who, after a brief moment of panic, rallied the fleeing Evil Cultivators to mount a resistance.

Finally, with the mountain’s Foundation Establishment Cultivators joining the battle, they managed to stop the group from Celestial Ghost City.

"It’s the cultivators from Celestial Ghost City..."

"Stop them!"

"Haha, they dare attack us with such a small force? They’re just rushing to their deaths! We just need to hold on a little longer! The Golden Core seniors inside the mountain will come and slaughter these mongrels!"

BANG!

For a moment, Lei Boyu, Lu Ping’an, and the others were like a surging tide crashing violently against another.

Even their party of avengers, composed entirely of Foundation Establishment Cultivators, was forced to a halt. The resources plundered by these Evil Cultivators had them armed to the teeth, making them like miniature juggernauts.

In fact, as the Evil Cultivators counterattacked, several Major Cultivators from Celestial Ghost City were torn to shreds by an overwhelming barrage of Talismans in just four or five breaths’ time.

"Tonight! Let’s take this chance and press the attack all the way to Celestial Ghost City!"

Seeing this, the cultivators of Three Rivers Peak were ecstatic.

Du Yikang had kept them trapped here for far too long.

They had long wanted to storm Celestial Ghost City and plunder it. Although the Star-Picking Sect had suffered heavy losses in that battle, the Primordial Sect hadn’t fared much better. Several of their Golden Core cultivators had not been seen since, and they had even sealed off the entire city.

When the time came, they just had to follow the Golden Core seniors from inside the mountain, and they could easily raze Celestial Ghost City to the ground.

...

CRACK—

Just as they were thinking this, a tremendous shattering sound suddenly echoed from the mountain.

All the cultivators simultaneously looked toward the sound and witnessed an unbelievable sight.

The entire Three Rivers Peak, as if grasped by a pair of invisible, giant hands, was being snapped in two. Under this immense force, the sundered halves of the mountain came crashing down.

A figure shot out from the wreckage, looking utterly battered.

It crashed to the ground, shattering several rock pillars before tumbling for hundreds of feet.

"It’s Gu Tongyang!"

Everyone cried out in shock.

Before he could even come to a stop, a heaven-shaking beam of sword light descended, cutting across several miles of sky and earth to slam into the ground.

"This—!"

A chill ran down every cultivator’s spine. It was as if the very earth had been split open by that single strike. Three Rivers Peak, already broken in half, was instantly cleaved into four pieces, resembling a blooming flower.

With a bloodcurdling scream, Gu Tongyang clutched his severed arm and fled in a panic.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

At the same time, more figures fled from within the shattered mountain.

They were none other than the Golden Core cultivators who had been gathered there.

"What?"

The Evil Cultivators, who just moments ago believed victory was in their grasp, were now struck with absolute terror. They never imagined that their enemies’ Golden Core cultivators had already infiltrated Three Rivers Peak!

"Chen Che, I’m a cultivator from the Mist Rain Tower! If you kill me today, aren’t you afraid they’ll retaliate?"

Gu Tongyang’s eyes were practically splitting with rage.

Chen Che raised an eyebrow.

’Well, well.’

’Another hidden agent. He claimed to be a Loose Cultivator with no backing, but now that he’s at death’s door, he reveals his true identity.’

But Chen Che paid him no mind. If he was the type to be scared off by such words, he might as well give up on Cultivation altogether. He simply waved his hand, and thousands of Flying Swords shot out, merging mid-air into several giant swords that rapidly closed in on Gu Tongyang.

"You little bastard!"

Seeing Chen Che completely unfazed, Gu Tongyang couldn’t help but roar in fury.

He was, after all, a proper cultivator. His Cultivation hadn’t been forcibly raised through Evil Techniques like True Master Xuehai’s. Seeing the Sword Group close in, he gripped the Fog and Dew Dry Fish Pole in his one remaining arm and spun it rapidly.

The transparent fishing line instantly extended, seemingly without end.

The line seemed to have no end as it coiled around his body in layer after layer, resembling a giant spindle. When the Flying Swords slammed into it, they produced a constant ringing of metal striking stone.

Moreover, the lines were both hard and flexible. When they broke, they would simply revert to a misty cloud and continue to swirl around his body.

A thought crossed Chen Che’s mind. ’Looks like I need to find an Origin Object soon to raise the Grade of my Sword Pill!’

His Sword Pill was certainly more powerful than an ordinary Magical Artifact, but it was still incomplete. He didn’t know how powerful it would be once it was whole, but it would definitely be stronger than it was now.

CLANG CLANG CLANG!

A dense cacophony of clashes rang out. The innumerable Flying Swords were ferocious, but no matter how they pressed their attack, they couldn’t break through the screen of fishing line.

WHOOSH—

Just then, Gu Tongyang suddenly counterattacked. He pointed his fishing pole forward, and with a cacophonous roar, the misty cloud swirling around him surged forward, forming a massive tornado-like vortex that bore down on his target.

And the vortex was aimed directly at Chen Che!

At this sight, the eyes of the watching Evil Cultivators lit up.

It seemed it wasn’t time for despair just yet. But before anyone could cheer, the next sight plunged them back into the abyss.

As the vortex of fishing line surged into the air, Chen Che waved his hand, and the Thunder Jade Gourd came smashing down from above.

WHOOSH!

The Thunder Jade Gourd streaked through the air, its body becoming a blur, moving too fast for the eye to follow.

Its descent was unbelievably ferocious.

The vortex, formed from countless strands of line, was as if the entire Black Tortoise Calm Sea had been whipped into a frenzy, so massive it blotted out the sun. The Gourd, by contrast, was like a single leaf on the vast ocean, seemingly about to be shredded in an instant.

But the result was the complete opposite.

The Gourd slammed into it, and the entire vortex exploded into a sky full of white mist, the dissipating cloud of energy pierced straight through. Then, the massive Gourd appeared right before Gu Tongyang.

"Not good!"

Gu Tongyang’s blood ran cold. He quickly crossed his arms to block, taking the full force of the blow.

CRACK!

With a sickening crunch, both of Gu Tongyang’s arms snapped.

WHOOSH—

The Gourd, its momentum unabated, slammed into his body.

BANG!

Chunks of flesh flew everywhere as blood splattered across the sky.

Before the shock in Gu Tongyang’s eyes could even turn to terror, his entire body exploded in mid-air. Innards and blood rained down upon the ground.

THUD!

The Gourd landed with a deafening thud.

But not a single one of the many Evil Cultivators dared to make a sound.