Chapter 557: Nascent Soul True Monarch?

Chapter 557 -519: Nascent Soul True Monarch?

This sudden, unexpected conclusion was completely beyond anyone’s imagination.

First, there was Jiang Shaotian, who, in his attempt to save face, had not only lost two Array Magical Artifacts but was also severely injured. Then there was Zhang Miaqing, who had paid for her greed with the ultimate price: her life.

A dead silence fell over the ravaged Primordial City.

The disciples of the Star-Picking Sect, the Mist Rain Tower, and even the Celestial Spirit Palace all stared blankly at the young man in cyan robes standing at the center of the crater-like pit, their eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

DRIP—

Blood slid from the corner of his mouth, dripping to the ground. Jiang Shaotian looked at Chen Che, his eyes filled with an indescribable gravity. No one would dare to feel even the slightest bit of contempt for such an opponent.

Seeing Chen Che look up, a chill ran through his heart. Without the slightest hesitation, he roared:

“Disciples of the Star-Picking Sect, hear my command! Kill Chen Che immediately, at any cost!”

BOOM—

Amidst the roar, the Star-Picking Sect disciples in the area instantly snapped out of their stupor. Without a moment’s hesitation, they all formed Seal Techniques in unison. A sky full of indiscriminate Magic came crashing down on Chen Che.

‘A being like this is too terrifying. Who would dare to fight him one-on-one?’

The disciples from the Celestial Spirit Palace and Mist Rain Tower reacted a bit slower, but they too attacked at the same time. In an instant, their attacks covered a radius of several miles with Chen Che at the center.

“Che’er!”

Meng Qianxun cried out in alarm.

But it was too late. Once Magic was cast, how could it be taken back?

“Fight them to the death! Avenge Valley Master Chen!”

Just then, Duobao shouted without any warning.

BOOM—

In that instant, many were already furious to the extreme. They had clearly agreed to one-on-one duels, and even fighting him in succession was despicable enough. But now, they were ganging up on him. For those whose courage had already been pushed to its limit, a tide of rage now flooded their hearts.

“Kill!”

Amidst the roars, many Cultivators, like enraged lions, pounced on the nearest Cultivators from the Three Sects.

But Duobao, the one who had shouted those words, stomped his foot, flicked his wide sleeve, and transformed into an Escape Light, flying away.

“Go!”

As he launched himself into the air, he raised a hand, and a crimson Pill flew out, spinning rapidly.

As he spread his arms, the Pill burst open in mid-air. Countless Flying Swords, like stars reversing their course, instantly formed a torrent of blood-red light and charged fiercely toward the Water Sealing Array.

The entire Water Sealing Array was originally constructed from blood and water, supported by the True Essence of the Mist Rain Tower’s Cultivators.

Chen Che’s earlier battle with Zhang Miaqing had already thrown the water domain into chaos. Coupled with the Mist Rain Tower Cultivators’ rush to attack Chen Che while also fending off the charging Cultivators, they were completely unprepared for Duobao’s move.

“Not good!”

By the time everyone noticed what Duobao was doing, it was already too late.

CRACK—

With a crisp sound, a crack appeared on the massive water curtain as if it were glass. It then spread wildly, engulfing the entire Array in a mere instant.

And then:

BOOM!

Before everyone’s horrified gazes, the Grand Array collapsed with a roar, shattering into countless motes of light that dissipated inch by inch.

“That bastard…”

Chen Jiyuan and Qiu Tianshui had also been preparing to charge forward and fight to the death. But when they saw Duobao’s actions, they nearly ground their teeth to dust.

‘He’s truly too sinister.’

Telling others to counterattack while he himself fled. Of course, the two of them weren’t idiots; they immediately understood Duobao’s intentions. Even though Chen Che had publicly killed Zhang Miaqing and Qu Ming and severely wounded Jiang Shaotian, the power gap between the two sides was still immense!

‘Fighting on would just mean death.’

As a hundred thoughts raced through his mind, Chen Jiyuan immediately shouted:

“The Array is broken! If not now, when will you escape?”

BOOM—

The remaining group of Cultivators who hadn’t yet reacted suddenly saw that the Array was broken, and their eyes lit up. In an instant, the crowd surrounded by the Three Sects in the center erupted like a startled flock of birds.

Some fled frantically, while others fought back with all their might.

The sounds of killing, crying, and cursing blended into a chaotic cacophony.

“Che’er!”

The people of Jinyun Valley had no intention of fleeing.

The old man’s eyes turned red as he charged directly at Jiang Shaotian. The Cultivators on the Spiritual Boat also roared and surged down like a tide.

However, just at that moment, a figure supported by magnificent Sword Qi shot into the sky, forcefully breaking out from the deluge of attacks.

Within that Sword Qi, a cyan figure was incredibly clear.

“Go!”

“Don’t get tied down in the fight…”

Who else could this figure be but Chen Che?

It was all thanks to the Cyan Profound Robe he had extorted from Zhu Yiwen and Teng Miao earlier. It had blocked many of the fatal blows for him; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to withstand the attacks of nearly a hundred Golden Core and several thousand Foundation Establishment Cultivators with just his Flame Emperor Body Forging Technique.

Even so, his injuries were far from light.

*Gurgle…*

At this moment, blood was uncontrollably seeping from Chen Che’s eyes, ears, mouth, and nose. There wasn’t a single intact spot on his entire body. His internal organs were displaced, multiple bones were fractured, and even the Golden Core in his abdomen had a massive crack running through it.

It was no exaggeration to say that any True Master who had just recently achieved Core Formation could kill him.

WHOOSH—

As he burst out, he released his True Essence, enveloping the people who had jumped from the Spiritual Boat and swiftly fleeing into the air with them.

In fact, Duobao’s selfishness had inadvertently helped Chen Che.

The reason he had forcibly dragged Zhang Miaqing into the battle was that he wanted to finish what Huang Shiwo had started—

to draw the attention of everyone from the three major powers, then use the opportunity to create chaos and escape. However, he hadn’t expected Jiang Shaotian to just completely drop all pretenses, giving him no chance to do so.

Although the process was a bit convoluted, it ultimately led to the outcome he desired.

If even the slightest thing had gone differently, the outcome would have been completely different.

SWOOSH!

“Valley Master!”

“The Valley Master is back…”

“Hurry, let’s go!”

A series of cries erupted from the Spiritual Boat.

The giant sails were immediately raised. All the Cultivators on the boat rapidly poured their True Essence into the Magic Array, creating a turbulent, wind-breaking sound as the boat shot out like an arrow, leaving a white wake dozens of miles long in the sky.

This wake stretched from the West City Center all the way beyond the walls of Primordial City.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

The Cultivators in its path were smashed to pieces by the Spiritual Boat before they could even react. Among them was even a Golden Core True Master.

“Damn it, damn it all!”

Jiang Shaotian, who also hadn’t anticipated this outcome, was so enraged he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

‘A guaranteed victory, a situation where we could have annihilated them all, actually ended like this.’

Not only did several high-ranking members of the Primordial Sect escape, but even Jinyun Valley managed to get away with at least ninety percent of their people intact. Xiao Chan alone had been a massive headache for the Primordial Sect. What kind of disaster would this many people become in the future?

‘When the Sect Leader finds out, he will never let me off the hook!’

“Quick, stop them…”

Jiang Shaotian roared hoarsely.

But too many people were fleeing, making it impossible to know who to pursue. Several Golden Core masters from the Celestial Spirit Palace and Mist Rain Tower saw that Chen Che was severely injured and tried to stop the Jinyun Valley’s Spiritual Boat. With a wave of their hands, several chains flew out with the clash of metal, wrapping directly around the Spiritual Boat.

However, the high-speed Spiritual Boat unreasonably snapped the chains with a series of loud TWANGS, continuing its escape toward the city’s outskirts without losing any momentum.

In stark contrast to the others, the people of Jinyun Valley felt an indescribable sense of exhilaration and triumph.

Although the Primordial Sect was gone, they had escaped…

The pursuers within the city were, at the very least, no longer capable of hunting them down. As long as they left this place, the future was theirs for the taking—the sky was wide enough for any bird to fly, the sea vast enough for any fish to leap.

“We’re finally out!”

Even Chen Che couldn’t help but reveal a smile.

However, one thing that worried him slightly was that Jinyun Valley could no longer be maintained, as the Star-Picking Sect would never allow such a force to exist right under their noses. ‘It seems I’ll have to find a suitable place to settle down in the future…’

Chen Che wasn’t the only one thinking this; many of the fleeing Golden Core cultivators were making the same calculations.

However, before they could even finish calculating how to evade the coming pursuit, a cold laugh suddenly descended from the sky:

“Did I say you could leave?”

Along with the voice, a terrifying aura that defied description descended from the heavens. Everyone looked up in shock to see two massive hands appear in the sky, which seemed to envelop the entire world over Primordial City the moment they materialized.

At the same time, they pressed down.

BOOM—

A huge Barrier, like a transparent bowl flipped upside down, once again sealed Primordial City.

“A Nascent Soul True Monarch?”

Seeing this, everyone’s heart sank.

‘We’re beyond saving!’