Zhuge Xiang's Extortion
Great Five Elements Sword Formation!
After obtaining the Immortal Slaying Sword, the power of Zhuge Xiang's Great Five Elements Sword Formation was on a completely different level. As Zhuge Xiang unleashed the Great Five Elements Sword Formation, the Immortal Slaying Sword split into five, becoming five swords, forming a regular pentagram, and hanging in five directions.
Metal, wood, water, Five Elements Sword Qi —roam freely within this sword formation space, Sword Qi in the millions, far beyond what a person can count.
The Great Five Elements Sword Formation consists of two steps. In the first step, the five swords transform into a sword formation, with thousands of Sword Qi crisscrossing for five seconds, dealing 20,000 damage per second, plus real damage equivalent to the swords' attack power.
The current Immortal Slaying Sword has an attack power of up to 120,000. Naturally, it can deal 140,000 HP damage every second for five seconds, which is a full 700,000 damage in five seconds.
Zhuge Xiang, with Great Strength Bull Demon Technique Fourth Layer, had HP of just over a million. How many ordinary people could possess HP 700,000? As the Sword Qi advanced, screams echoed within the Great Five Elements Sword Formation...
"Heavens! It's this terrifying Formation!" The Cultivator at the Great Accomplishment Stage cried out in horror as they looked at Zhuge Xiang's sword formation.
Even a useless Treasure Artifact- level sword was ultimately destroyed within the Nine Dragon Sealing Curse. Now, how powerful must the sword formation activated by the Immortal Slaying Sword be?
Faced with the terrifying Great Five Elements Sword Formation, these Cultivator unleashed their formidable defenses to try and block the attack. Unfortunately, the crisscrossing Sword Qi within the Great Five Elements Sword Formation ignored these defenses, inflicting real damage upon them...
For Cultivator at the Great Accomplishment Stage, an ordinary person would only have a mere three or four hundred thousand HP. Under this terrifying Sword Qi, in just three seconds, almost all of those Great Accomplishment Stage Cultivator were dead, lying on the ground one by one, contributing a large amount of Experience Points to Zhuge Xiang, allowing his cultivation to break through to the Ninth Layer the Spirit Severing Realm.
"This sword formation can actually ignore defense!?" The power of the Great Five Elements Sword Formation was already terrifying, but sensing that it could ignore defense, True Man Baijian was horrified. Gritting his teeth, True Man Baijian reached into the Void and took out a Jade Scroll. Within the sword formation, the damage every second was terrifying. With a tremor of his hand, the scroll transformed into a layer of misty light and merged into his body.
"This guy... that scroll is pretty good..." Data Eye, True Man Baijian's HP was only 500,000, but when it was about to drop to only a few hundred thousand, the scroll merged and actually added a long gray health bar. This made Zhuge Xiang's eyes narrow. The scroll actually gave True Man Baijian a shield that could absorb 500,000 damage.
"Blood Shadow Clone!" Facing Zhuge Xiang's Sword Qi damage, which could also ignore defense, Blood Rakshasa's expression changed drastically. In the Void, a Blood-Colored Figure exactly like Blood Rakshasa emerged, also Clone 50 HP. It actually injected its HP into Blood Rakshasa's body, causing her HP to surge to millions.
Blood Shadow Clone is a Secret Technique of Blood Rakshasa. Although the Blood Shadow Clone has no combat power, it can store life force. Every once in a while, a portion of life force is stored into the Blood Shadow Clone, accumulating like sand into a tower. At critical moments, this life force can heal her injuries. However, facing Zhuge Xiang's Great Five Elements Sword Formation, she can only rely on this move to protect herself.
True Man Baijian managed to save his life with a shield that could absorb 500,000 damage. Blood Rakshasa descended with her Blood Shadow Clone, which could provide 500,000 HP. Meanwhile, Cliff Inscription Master was horrified and hurriedly swallowed a golden Dragon Pattern Pill.
Look at that Pill, radiating a hazy light, its surface engraved with dragon-shaped patterns. As the patterns flowed, they seemed almost alive. Even after Elder Moya's HP plummeted to its lowest point after swallowing the Pill, he remained standing, not yet dead...
"That Pill? It actually carries an Immortal Spiritual Energy? Is it an immortal pill? No, it's just Half-Immortal-Grade Pill containing a small amount of Immortal Spiritual Energy." Looking at Elder Moya, whose HP had been completely depleted, yet he was still alive, Zhuge Xiang's eyes narrowed slightly. This was the first time Zhuge Xiang had ever seen someone whose HP had been depleted and yet he was still alive.
"My Undying Golden Core..." Elder Moya, who had survived thanks to the Undying Golden Core, was filled with resentment.
This Undying Golden Core was Elder Moya's most treasured possession. It could keep one alive for five breaths after ingestion, and then the medicinal effects would erupt to heal some of one's injuries. Unexpectedly, it was used up here today.
The first part of the Great Five Elements Sword Formation Sword Qi Formation swept through, and none of the other Cultivator at the Great Accomplishment Stage possessed 700,000 life force. Therefore, they all perished under Zhuge Xiang's attack. Even the True Man Baijian and the Blood Rakshasa only had about 200,000 and 300,000 HP left, respectively. Only Elder Moya, with zero HP, was still alive...
The first part of the Sword Qi energy has passed, but this does not mean that Zhuge Xiang's Great Five Elements Sword Formation is over. The five swords merge into one and transform into the Immortal Slaying Sword once again. However, this Immortal Slaying Sword contains all the power of the Great Five Elements Sword Formation. In Zhuge Xiang's hands, it has the power to cleave the heavens and destroy the earth!
The first part can deal 700,000 true damage to all targets within the sword formation, while the second part, a single-target attack, can deal 800,000 true damage. With this sword in hand, Elder Moya, True Man Baijian, and Blood Rakshasa all looked at the sword in Zhuge Xiang's hand in horror. The aura contained within it made them clear that they absolutely could not withstand this sword.
Five breaths passed quickly. Before Zhuge Xiang's sword could fall, the effects of Elder Moya's medicine wore off. Then, the final burst of the effect restored Elder Moya's zero HP to 150,000, but he was also severely injured...
The three stared in horror at Zhuge Xiang. The power of the Great Five Elements Sword Formation deeply shocked and terrified them. Zhuge Xiang's strength chilled them to the bone. With a single move, he had killed several top experts at the Great Accomplishment Stage, and even nearly killed them? Even if the Cold-Blooded Sword Venerable were resurrected, he might not possess such power.
Looking at the Immortal Slaying Sword in Zhuge Xiang's hand, which contained all the power of the Great Five Elements Sword Formation, the three shook their heads again. No, this guy didn't just almost kill everyone in one move, but only half a move. Right now, he still has half of that move in his hand.
Zhuge Xiang, wielding the Immortal Slaying Sword, whose very strike would decide the fates of Elder Moya, True Man Baijian, and Blood Rakshasa Zhuge Xiang, hesitated to bring his sword down after a quick glance. Instead, he spoke, "I have no irreconcilable hatred for you all. It's all just about seizing the treasure. There's no need for a life-or-death struggle, is there?"
They had initially thought they were doomed, but upon hearing Zhuge Xiang's words, which seemed to indicate a willingness to show leniency, the three were slightly taken aback. Then, overjoyed, they quickly shook their heads and unanimously agreed, "That's right. It was all just a treasure hunt, normal fighting between Cultivator. There's no irreconcilable hatred involved. Now that the Immortal Slaying Sword is in your hands, this matter is considered settled."
"To settle this?" Although Zhuge Xiang seemed to be willing to let them go, he didn't intend to. Instead, he shook his head and said, "No, you seem to have misunderstood. Since we've all come here to seize the treasure, your lives are now in my hands. So, if you want to buy back your lives, shouldn't you offer me some treasure that will tempt me?"
"You..." Upon hearing Zhuge Xiang's words, Elder Moya's face turned ugly. He suddenly realized that he had been presumptuous. It wasn't that this guy was willing to let him off the hook, but rather that he wanted to extort money from him.
Indeed, Zhuge Xiang's intention was to extort them by claiming that his sword strike would only kill one of them and grant him some experience. Moreover, these individuals all possessed private spaces to store treasures, and upon their death, those treasures would be lost in the endless Void, beyond his reach.
However, if one could use this trick to blackmail all three of them at the same time, the gains would definitely be greater than killing just one of them.
"Gentlemen, are your lives more important, or those so-called treasures? I advise you to think it over carefully," Zhuge Xiang said, looking at the expressions on Elder Moya's face. He brandished the Immortal Slaying Sword in his hand a few times, unleashing an attack with 800,000 true damage. For these people who only had 200,000 to 300,000 HP left, it was more than enough to kill them.
"You want to use this trick to extort the three of us at the same time? Do you think we're fools?" Elder Moya, whose mind was indeed very sharp, quickly realized Zhuge Xiang's scheme and said with a very ugly expression.
"Yes, Elder Moya is indeed clever, so he won't do anything foolish like provoking me and letting those two get away with it, is that right?" Zhuge Xiang's face darkened, and he pointed the Immortal Slaying Sword directly at Elder Moya, speaking coldly.
Pointing the Immortal Slaying Sword at him, Elder Moya's face turned pale. Although he realized Zhuge Xiang's idea—to use this attack to extort three people at the same time—he knew that whoever resisted first would be the one to suffer the blow. Elder Moya was not going to be the sucker.
If Zhuge Xiang is angered and killed, Blood Rakshasa and True Man Baijian can escape. However, Elder Moya is far from being so noble.
True Man Baijian and Blood Rakshasa also fell into deep thought. They knew very well that whoever angered Zhuge Xiang would die, allowing the other two to escape. However, everyone wanted to escape and no one wanted to die at Zhuge Xiang's hands.
So, after a moment of silence, the three understood that in this situation, the other two would not step forward.
Finally, the Elder Moya, whose Immortal Slaying Sword by Zhuge Xiang, lowered his head helplessly. He looked much older and said, "I... I'm willing to offer my treasures to buy my life."
"Alright! And what about you two?" Seeing Elder Moya agree, Zhuge Xiang smiled, his gaze falling on True Man Baijian and Blood Rakshasa. (To be continued...)