Stay Here—I'll Wipe Out Your Whole Family

This was a Heaven Rankings expert from the Northern Barbarians.

Tall and thin, he wore a green robe and looked like a skinny bamboo pole. The weapon in his hand was no ordinary one either—a bone blade.

When it swung, the bone blade seemed to carry the cries of wronged souls and vicious ghosts, a piercing wail that threw the mind into turmoil, muddling the brain and dazzling the eyes. The blade light it unleashed was even more bleak and sinister, as though black radiance were surging forth.

Lu Chen charged out at once, Sword Intent and blade intent pouring forth in a frenzy, their shrill howls like a torrential rain filling the sky as they engulfed the opponent. The man's face turned pale with horror as he retreated again and again, able only to defend, with no power to strike back.

The people behind them were all greatly alarmed and hurriedly launched frantic attacks at the Founding Ancestor's body.

But Lu Chen ignored them completely. Relying on the fact that the Founding Ancestor's body felt no pain, he continued charging fearlessly at this Northern Barbarian Heaven Rankings expert.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang...

Crash!!

A series of muffled impacts rang out, and the bone blade in the man's hand shattered outright.

Then the Founding Ancestor's body lunged forward like an unrivaled heavenly blade. Its right hand rose and slashed down at the man's body with lightning speed.

Splurt!

Before he could even beg for mercy, a blinding palm strike had already cleaved down from the crown of his head, instantly splitting his body in two. Blood sprayed everywhere as the two halves of his corpse shot away in opposite directions.

A tiny golden figure within was terrified beyond measure and hurriedly shot into the sky, fleeing at top speed.

You destroyed the physical body of a Golden Body Realm expert, cutting off his hope of growing stronger. From this day forth, he has fallen from the Golden Body Realm. Merit Points +800!

"Where do you think you're going?"

Lu Chen shouted sharply, controlling the Founding Ancestor's body as it charged straight toward the tiny golden figure.

But at that moment!

The others' attacks once again surged toward Lu Chen, blotting out the sky and covering the earth.

Monk Yunkong also charged forward again. Both hands thrust out, and a layer of dazzling Buddhist light, vast as the ocean, swept directly toward Lu Chen.

The golden Buddhist light contained the power to dissolve all things.

The instant it appeared, it seemed able to absorb everything on its own, like a golden vortex that made one unable to resist sinking into it and being dragged inside.

Lu Chen and the other two frowned. They could indeed feel something strange coming from the Founding Ancestor's body, so they immediately spared no effort in activating the Level Five Sword Intent contained within it.

Boom!

Boundless radiance erupted from the Founding Ancestor's body. Sword Qi burst from every pore, and the entire body seemed to transform into a sharp sword soaring into the heavens. It forcibly broke free from Monk Yunkong's golden Buddhist light, rising into the air like a divine dragon as terrifyingly powerful Sword Intent shot indiscriminately toward everyone around it.

"Level Five Sword Intent!"

"This is Level Five Sword Intent! How is that possible?"

"Who exactly are you?"

The many Heaven Rankings experts were all shocked. They hurriedly resisted and cried out in alarm.

Level Five Sword Intent!

No one in the entire world had ever cultivated it.

Even Dugu Wudi, mighty as he was, possessed only Level Four Sword Intent.

Yet now, someone with Level Five Sword Intent had suddenly appeared!

What kind of joke was this?

"Junior Brother, hurry and leave! Head for the rear mountain—there's still a grand formation there!"

Breeze Swordmaster's voice reached Lu Chen's ears.

Controlling the Founding Ancestor's body consumed far too much of their true qi and mental power.

Even with the combined strength of all three of them, they felt they could not keep it up for long.

"Alright!"

Lu Chen did not hesitate. Controlling the body, he flashed forward and transformed into a streak of sword light, shooting at top speed toward the rear mountain.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom...

Only then did the crowd finally shatter the Level Five Sword Intent shooting toward them. Their faces were filled with fear as they quickly gathered together.

"Who was that? Who exactly was that person?"

"A master who cultivated Level Five Sword Intent—how could that be possible?"

"Sect Master of the Sword Sect, Sect Master of Xuantian Gate, do you know who that was?"

Many wore shocked expressions as they looked toward the Sword Sect's Sect Master and the Xuantian Gate's Sect Master.

An unknown Heaven Rankings expert!

And he had mastered Level Five Sword Intent!

It was simply too terrifying!

If Dugu Wudi was hiding outside and coordinating with him from within and without, wouldn't that cause them enormous casualties?

"I don't know. I've never seen this person before!"

"This man does not seem to be from the Sky Sword Sect. Throughout history, we have breached the Sky Sword Sect's mountain gate many times and ransacked it seven or eight times, yet we have never seen anyone like him!"

The Sword Sect Master and the Profound Heaven Sect Master's expressions shifted as they spoke.

"You haven't seen him either?"

"Then who exactly is he? This man's strength is terrifying—why would he help the Sky Sword Sect?!"

"The experts on the Heaven Rankings should all be recorded by Heaven's Secret Pavilion. How can there be no information whatsoever about this man?"

Everyone was shocked.

"Amitabha."

At that moment, Monk Yunkong emerged from the distance. His monk's robes fluttered, damaged in many places, yet still carrying an air of otherworldly detachment. He said, "If I am not mistaken, this is not a living person, but a puppet!"

"A puppet?"

Everyone turned to look at Monk Yunkong.

"To be precise, he should be an ancestor of the Sky Sword Sect. According to legend, the Sky Sword Sect once suffered an exceedingly grave calamity in its history. When the third-generation sect master was unable to resolve it, he refined his own ancestor's fleshly body into a sword-path puppet. Controlling this sword-path puppet, he slaughtered in all directions, and only then did the Sky Sword Sect escape disaster. Afterward, he used this puppet to sweep the world, finding no rival beneath heaven. But later, after the third-generation sect master vanished, this puppet also disappeared. It was thought to have vanished completely along with him, but now it seems it has appeared once more."

Monk Yunkong sighed softly.

"What? Such a thing actually happened?!"

"The corpse of a Sky Sword Sect ancestor?"

"This Dugu Wudi truly defies all morality! He actually brought out his ancestor's corpse for use. How is that any different from an evil cult?!"

Everyone was astonished.

"Master Yun Kong, this corpse is so strange. Is there any method to subdue it?"

The Ye Family head's eyes flickered as he asked.

"The true qi and spiritual power within this corpse have long since dried up. If I am not mistaken, someone else must be controlling it from within. They will not be able to control it for long. At most, one day, and they will be unable to keep up with the expenditure."

Monk Yunkong said.

"Then let us block him and surround him without attacking!"

"Exactly. Exhaust him to death, then search for Dugu Wudi!"

"Dugu Wudi must be hiding somewhere in secluded cultivation right now. Lu Chen and the Breeze Swordmaster are most likely controlling that puppet from inside. With the strength of those two, they cannot sustain it for long!"

"Capture Lu Chen and the Breeze Swordmaster first, then force the answers out of them!"

"Quick, chase them! Don't let them get away!"

The crowd rushed out, shooting toward the rear mountain area at top speed.

Golden light flickered in Monk Yunkong's eyes. Standing in midair, he swept his gaze over the vast mountain gate of the Sky Sword Sect.

He was using a powerful Buddhist martial art.

Golden Light Buddha Eyes!

Under his Golden Light Buddha Eyes, he could see many things that ordinary people could not detect.

Yet even after scanning the area with his gaze, he still could not find any trace of Dugu Wudi's aura.

His face grew contemplative. He recited a Buddhist invocation, then directly gave chase into the depths of the Sky Sword Sect as well.

Rear mountain area.

A group of Heaven Rankings experts rapidly gave chase.

Their auras erupted as they began bombarding the surroundings.

Brilliant, powerful rays of light streaked through the area like meteors, raining down explosive attacks amid ear-splitting roars.

They were not only searching for Lu Chen and the Breeze Swordmaster, but also for Dugu Wudi, wanting to see where exactly Dugu Wudi had gone into secluded cultivation.

But as they bombarded the area, it suddenly seemed as though they had triggered something.

With a boom.

An exceptionally dazzling light burst forth between heaven and earth.

Thick white lines appeared across the ground in a dense, star-studded pattern, like a massive chessboard emerging into view. At the same time, enormous chess pieces appeared high in the sky and pressed downward.

Bang bang bang...

As one chess piece after another descended, the entire world seemed to be suddenly bound.

Everyone became human-shaped chess pieces upon the board.

"The Heavenly Net Chess Soul Formation—another grand formation!"

"Damn it! Let's see how many more formations you have!"

"Old Dugu, come out at once, or I'll wipe out your Sky Sword Sect!"

"Old Dugu, get the hell out here!"

Everyone roared furiously, their voices deafening.

At the same time, streaks of light blasted rapidly in all directions.

The Sky Sword Sect's patriarch's body appeared directly from one side. His eyes flickered with sinister light as he sneered, "You want to destroy my Sky Sword Sect? I'll wipe out your entire families first. I'll start with the Sword Sect—I'd like to see who in today's Sword Sect can stop me. Just wait!"

He turned and left, shooting into the distance at top speed.

The Sword Sect Master trapped within the grand formation changed expression, fury and alarm surfacing on his face as he roared, "Lu Chen, stop at once! If you dare go to my Sword Sect, it'll be a fight to the death!"

"Fuck you! Not only will I destroy the Sword Sect, I'll wipe out the Ye Family, Chu Family, Xu Family, and Liu Family along the way. I'll exterminate your bloodlines completely! And your Profound Heaven Sect and Prajna Temple too—not a single one of you will escape. Let's see who can stop me, hahaha..."

Lu Chen burst into laughter, moving at the utmost speed.

Other than the four Heaven Rankings experts from the Northern Barbarians, everyone grew anxious.

One after another, they seemed to have gone mad as they desperately tried to break the formation.

Even Breeze Swordmaster and Zhao Xuantian were startled by Lu Chen's words.

With Lu Chen's killing nature, he was absolutely capable of doing such a thing!

But this truly was a good method!

Only this way could they draw this group of Heaven Rankings figures away.