An Awkward Situation

Several figures in black moved with lightning speed, their blades flashing as they attacked.

The aura emanating from them revealed cultivation levels at or above Qi Gathering Fourth Level!

And further in the distance, The leader of the black-clad figures unleashed a terrifying pressure at the Peak Qi Gathering Sixth Level!

The dreadful pressure bore directly into their minds, Making the village Patriarchs, who were mostly at Qi Gathering Third or Fourth Level, feel a suffocating sensation!

It's over!

Their limbs trembled slightly, their faces ashen.

How could they possibly resist such power?!

"Run!"

Following someone's shout, The Patriarchs, who had already been on edge all along, finally snapped.

Instantly, they scattered like birds and beasts, fleeing in all directions.

In the convoy, The mortal martial artists who had come to help as drivers and guards behind them also became panicked and chaotic upon seeing the immortal sects flee.

The long convoy was on the verge of collapse.

But at this critical moment, Clang!

A crisp bell sound rang out.

An invisible wave spread, Instantly engulfing the area ahead, encompassing all the figures in black.

The black-clad figures, who had been rushing forward, froze mid-air. Their heads felt as if they had been struck hard on the back of the skull by a massive iron rod. Their consciousness instantly became blank, the Magical Power circulating within them went haywire, and the spiritual light on their bodies dissipated with a roar.

Then, one by one, they fell to the ground like waterlogged dumplings, scattered and disoriented.

Even the black-clad leader in the distance, who was flanking from the sides and possessed a Peak Qi Gathering Sixth Level cultivation, was affected by the bell's resonance and froze in place.

At this moment, Shen Changchuan held the Soul-Snatching Bell, channeling Magical Power into it, causing it to flicker with a faint white spiritual light.

The Soul-Snatching Bell had controlled almost everyone with a single strike.

In just a moment's pause, Shen Changchuan raised his hand and opened his palm towards the strongest black-clad leader.

Instantly, Roar!

Balls of crimson fire shot through the air, their scorching heat sweeping out and striking down fiercely!

The terrifying heat caused the air itself to visibly distort!

The black-clad leader was, after all, only human.

He was no peerless prodigy, nor was he a Yao Beast like a Gale Falcon.

A peerless prodigy could counterattack while enduring the Soul-Snatching Bell's soul attack.

A Gale Falcon could still resist with its beastly instincts after suffering a soul strike.

But the black-clad leader clearly could not.

In the blink of an eye, Before he could even recover from losing consciousness, Five consecutive Crimson Flame Fireballs struck him from above!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The fireballs exploded in succession, A torrent of flames swept out like a flood, instantly engulfing the black-clad leader.

The terrifying flames not only turned the fallen leaves on the ground to ash in an instant, But even the black-clad figures several meters away

Were enveloped by the intense heat, their hair singed!

Several breaths later, The expanding flames receded, and the residual fire burned slowly on the scorched earth.

The black-clad leader had, by then, become a charred corpse.

crashed to the ground, no longer showing any signs of life.

Though this all sounds long, in reality, from the moment the Soul-Snatching Bell rang out to the leader of the black-clothed men being killed on the spot by five Fireball Techniques, it all happened in the blink of an eye.

Before the Patriarchs from various villages, who were fleeing in all directions, could even react, Shen Changchuan didn't hesitate to continue his assault.

With a wave of his hand, swish, swish, swish.

Rows of crescent-shaped, azure Wind Blades tore through the air, slicing through space dozens of feet like lightning, heading towards the other black-clothed men who were frozen in place by the Soul-Snatching Bell.

Amidst the muffled sounds of flesh and blood being torn apart, the surrounding black-clothed men were practically doomed upon contact.

Blood and severed limbs flew everywhere.

In just a few breaths' time, eight or nine of the black-clothed men were killed on the spot.

And during this same period, those who had been suppressed and controlled by the Soul-Snatching Bell also managed to recover.

As they opened their eyes, they saw the bloody scene of corpses strewn across the ground before them!

"Ah! There's an expert! Retreat quickly!"

"Don't kill me!"

"Run!"

Their leader was easily killed, and nearly half of their companions were lost in such a short time.

Such a terrifying sight struck the remaining black-clothed men, who had narrowly survived, with utter dread.

Forcing down the intense headache, they scrambled away into the distance.

Wishing they had been born with two extra legs.

Shen Changchuan did not pursue them, allowing them to escape.

As the saying goes, a cornered beast will fight.

Among those fleeing were some at Qi Gathering Fifth Level and Qi Gathering Fourth Level.

It wasn't as if they had absolutely no power to resist.

If he were to hunt them down, who could say for sure that their desperate struggle wouldn't involve some powerful weapon that would cause him great harm?

"Don't chase a defeated enemy; it's better to be safe,"

Shen Changchuan thought to himself.

Despite how easily he had killed the black-clothed leader at Peak Qi Gathering Sixth Level, and then subsequently killed more than half of the remaining black-clothed men on the spot.

In reality, most of the credit belonged to the Soul-Snatching Bell he wielded.

The surprise attack with the Soul-Snatching Bell had put the enemy in a state of paralysis, unable to resist for a short period.

Combined with his Mastery Level Spells that could be cast instantly, he had achieved such significant results within a dozen breaths.

If they had fought head-on from the beginning, facing so many enemies, even Shen Changchuan, who mastered numerous Mastery Level Spells, would have had to retreat.

Regarding this, Shen Changchuan had a very clear understanding of himself.

Moreover, the continuous bursts of power in a short time had reduced his Magical Power to only seventy percent.

It was best to play it safe.

Shen Changchuan did not pursue.

The remaining black-clothed men quickly fled into the forest, their figures disappearing from sight.

The surroundings suddenly became empty, leaving only scattered corpses on the ground ahead.

The air suddenly fell silent.

Behind him, within the long caravan, the ordinary martial artists who had been in a panic after the attack were staring blankly at the scene before them.

These mortal martial artists were originally here to help with transportation and lend a hand.

When the black-clothed assailants attacked earlier, the immortal sects scattered in all directions, and they thought they were going to die.

Unexpectedly, in just a dozen breaths, the situation had completely reversed!

That young celestial elder suddenly unleashed his divine might, easily crushing all the attacking enemies.

This drastic, roller-coaster-like shift left them speechless for a moment.

And not far away, the village Patriarchs who had fled from the very beginning, upon witnessing Shen Changchuan resolving the attacking enemies with such speed, almost all gasped in shock!

Didn't the aura emanating from the leader of the black-clothed group feel like Peak Qi Gathering Sixth Level?

And the other black-clothed figures who charged forward were also at the Qi Gathering Fourth Level and Qi Gathering Fifth Level, how did they suddenly fall so quickly?!

This was simply unimaginable, incomprehensible!

Who exactly was this Shen Changchuan? How could he possess such terrifying strength?!

Defeating enemies easily by surpassing two cultivation levels.

If that's the case, wasn't it this young Shen Family disciple right before them who personally killed the Four Fiends of Heshan back then?!

However, they soon had no energy to ponder this.

Because, they realized something.

That was, when the battle broke out, they ran!

They abandoned the young Shen Family member and fled.

Now, they were still midway through their escape, their steps halted abruptly, and at this moment, they didn't know whether to continue fleeing or turn back.

They exchanged glances with each other, the awkwardness, evident on their faces.