Kill

Chapter 39: Kill

"Fall back!!"

Ouyang Xuan, the leader among Yaoguang Holy Land's disciples, shouted furiously. At the same time, he made his move, intending to cut off Zhou Tong and let his junior brother retreat.

Everyone could see that his junior brother was absolutely no match for that man. If the fight continued, he would likely be defeated at the other's hands.

Many young cultivators from the Chu Kingdom had gathered within Yangming Cave Heaven. Everyone who witnessed this was deeply shaken. A genius who had emerged from Yaoguang Holy Land was actually unable to defeat an unknown cultivator. It was truly alarming.

Who exactly was this person? Everyone was guessing. Since he dared to cause trouble for Yaoguang Holy Land, he should logically have an identity to match.

"Boom!!"

Azure light flashed across the sky as a massive four-legged Bronze Square Cauldron descended upon Zhou Tong. Its power was unmatched, as though an entire mountain were crashing down upon him.

This was the artifact refined by Ouyang Xuan, Yaoguang Holy Land's leader. He possessed great ambition and had forged this great cauldron in imitation of Yaoguang Holy Land's Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron.

Zhou Tong halted his movements and evaded the cauldron's suppression.

Yet at that moment, a warning suddenly arose in his heart. The Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings instantly unfolded, brilliant and dazzling, divine radiance illuminating the nine heavens. This ring of divine light was like a blazing divine sun hanging in the air, enveloping Zhou Tong within it.

"Buzz!!"

Almost instantly, a pitch-black long nail was frozen in midair.

It was a foot-long nail, black from end to end, as though it could absorb light itself. It was exceedingly sinister.

Even Zhou Tong was startled. If he had not cultivated the "Qian" Character Secret and possessed astonishing spiritual perception, allowing him to unfurl the Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings in time, this strike would surely have injured him.

Zhou Tong turned his head and saw a female Yaoguang disciple beside Ouyang Xuan controlling the black nail, doing everything she could to break through the protection of his Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings.

"What is that thing? Even my Absolute Shadow Nail can't break through it!?" The female disciple was clearly shocked. This Absolute Shadow Nail was not her own treasure, but a divine weapon refined by her master, interwoven with Dao and reason.

"Never mind what it is. Today, we must suppress this man!" Ouyang Xuan snorted coldly. "This man is no ordinary opponent. Junior brothers and sisters, join forces against him today!"

"Buzz!"

The four-legged Bronze Square Cauldron above his head shook and enlarged once more. Dragon patterns emerged upon its surface, resembling the dragon veins of a green mountain as it charged forward. He acted decisively, attacking at once.

"Crack!"

Before the bronze cauldron had even reached them, a vast stretch of earth below split apart. This cauldron was simply too heavy—an unimaginable heavy weapon. If it continued to be refined, it would certainly become a precious treasure.

"Hmph!!"

Zhou Tong snorted. In an instant, lightning shot into the heavens and bolts of electricity flashed with startling brilliance. The Hegemonic Bell emerged from Zhou Tong's body, carrying terrifying thunder as it directly met the bronze cauldron in the sky.

"Buzz!!"

On one side was the bronze cauldron, and on the other was the Hegemonic Bell. The two heavy weapons rapidly approached each other in the void. Auspicious radiance blazed through the air, like two beams of light colliding, unleashing terrifying waves of energy that swept across heaven and earth.

In an instant, the entire world was left in ruins, the ground covered in cracks. Terrifying fissures appeared everywhere, sending chills through all who saw them.

"Array Patterns, appear!" Zhou Tong called softly, and at once—

"Rumble!!"

A vast expanse of Array Patterns emerged from within the Hegemonic Bell. Strands of Dao Patterns, like divine chains, swayed with the bell waves and silently locked onto the bronze cauldron opposite them.

This was the result of Zhou Tong's recent comprehension of the Nine Secrets' Group Character Secret. He could freely arrange the Divine Patterns within his Hegemonic Bell into formations for battle. Divine weapons tempered through the Group Character Secret possessed such divine might, just like the Undying Heavenly Emperor's Undying Heavenly Blade...

"Ah!!"

Ouyang Xuan was nearly driven mad. Light blazed across his entire body as he could feel his cauldron being seized by the other side. Those Array Patterns and the terrifying bell waves were refining his cauldron. He was about to lose this precious heavy weapon.

Zhou Tong glanced at him, then looked toward the female disciple who had ambushed him earlier. A faint flash of nine-colored light flickered between his brows. Threads of light gathered together, transforming into an invisible divine sword that pierced straight ahead.

"Ah!!"

With a shriek, the female disciple controlling the Absolute Shadow Nail fell directly to the ground.

Zhou Tong took the opportunity to seize the Absolute Shadow Nail she had been controlling.

"Junior Sister Wu!" The expressions of the two people beside her turned incomparably ugly.

"This man possesses astonishing divine sense, as well as a divine consciousness secret art. Everyone, be careful!!" The last two hurriedly cried out.

But the instant they spoke, Zhou Tong had already attacked.

Purple fist winds surged forth, their rosy light blazing as dense purple radiance rolled without end, like an ocean with a thousand waves.

Zhou Tong had unleashed his killing intent at this moment. His purple fist gave off the sound of a tsunami, shaking the vault of heaven.

"Boom!!"

The last two disciples of Yaoguang Holy Land had no choice but to forcefully strike out and exchange a blow with Zhou Tong.

"Puff!"

The two were smashed to pulp by a single punch from Zhou Tong, collapsing to the ground like two puddles of mud. The female Yaoguang disciple whose divine consciousness Zhou Tong had severed had even less ability to resist, and was directly shattered by the aftershock of that punch.

At the same time, purple waves surged into the sky, vast and turbulent, stirring all ten directions. Dense purple radiance filled the heavens, and the purple waves directly swept many nearby people away.

"Junior brothers! Junior sisters!"

Ouyang Xuan was overcome with grief and fury, but he could not spare a hand, for he was still doing everything he could to resist Zhou Tong's Divine Scar Purple Gold Pagoda. The expanse of Dao Patterns erupting from the bell was simply too terrifying.

"Who exactly are you?" Ouyang Xuan's eyes were bloodshot. In only an instant, the four spirited youths had been reduced to himself alone.

"Wasn't this grand gathering of yours held for my sake? And in the end, you still don't know who I am?"

Zhou Tong walked toward Ouyang Xuan step by step. At the same time, his disguise faded away, revealing his true face, a faint smile still on his lips.

"It's you... Zhao Hao!?"

"How can this be? You... you actually dared..."

Ouyang Xuan felt his mind explode with a thunderous roar. He had never imagined it would be this man.

All the young people throughout Yangming Cave Heaven also revealed expressions of disbelief. They had been discussing how to deal with this man here, yet he had actually infiltrated the gathering and, in the blink of an eye, slaughtered Yaoguang's disciples cleanly!

"All right, let everything end here!" Zhou Tong gave Ouyang Xuan one last look and casually pointed a finger. At once—

"Whoosh!"

The Hegemonic Bell suddenly shone. A vast wave of bell sound swept across like ocean tides, countless halos rippling outward.

For a time, the entire place became dazzling. The bell waves shook as though the void itself had been pierced through!

When the bell waves dissipated, Ouyang Xuan could no longer be found.

Body and soul destroyed!