Chapter 694: Chapter 693: Life-saving Means
High in the sky, Zhuge Cang stared at the scene before him, momentarily stunned.
As a cultivator of the Divine Travel Realm, he had substantial research in Array Formation Talisman Tao, but his physical body realm remained in the Innate Realm.
However, with the enhancement of the Divine Travel Realm, his control over the power of Heaven and Earth far surpassed those in the Innate Realm, and thus his strength was greater.
But inside his body, the capacity of acupoints to hold True Yuan might not be much greater than those top cultivators of the Innate Realm.
Especially in terms of physical strength, it was continuously weakening as they aged.
The terrifying physical strength like Yang Fei’s, it was his first encounter.
It was almost like the legendary Physical Body Vajra.
Although momentarily not comparable to the Physical Body Vajra, if this youngster continued his cultivation, it’s feared that looking around the world, there would hardly be anyone capable of breaking through his physical defenses.
This was defying the heavens.
In the world of cultivation, having invincible defense meant an unbeatable position.
Moreover, this youngster’s attack power was also frighteningly strong; at such a young age, the purity of True Yuan inside his body far surpassed many veteran Innate Realm masters.
Is the Taoist orthodox cultivation technique truly so powerful?
For a moment, Zhuge Cang’s heart was filled with shock as he watched Yang Fei battling seven Innate Realm masters from the Hidden Sect on the ground, managing the fight effortlessly and having the upper hand, and a sense of dread emerged in him.
He had ultimately been careless.
If he had asked the boss and the sixth brother to come along, the three brothers could certainly have suppressed this youngster.
But to prevent other powers of the Hidden Sect from detecting this secret place, he had come alone and had not let other cultivators from the Divine Travel Realm accompany him.
"Die!"
A furious roar spread, only to see Yang Fei suddenly turn towards a person to his left, who then momentarily froze. The next instant, Yang Fei swung his hand, and a burst of Qi from midair directly severed that person’s head.
Using the power of the Divine Soul, Yang Fei could instantly kill someone of the Innate level!
"Everyone be careful, this kid has reached the Divine Travel Realm, focus on guarding your mind, never let him infiltrate your Sea of Consciousness," one of the veteran Innate Realm loudly reminded.
Even though Yang Fei had killed one of them, they did not retreat but remained united.
Yang Fei was secretly surprised.
He had previously underestimated the cultivators of the Innate Realm from the Hidden Sect; these people had firm willpower and strong combat capabilities. Taking them on many-to-one, hoping to decisively and swiftly defeat them wasn’t that easy.
Hu Lizhong also joined the battle.
He was surrounded by several experts from the Military Department.
Luckily, those experts from the Military Department, at most, had Unique Tier strength, and Hu Lizhong, now in the Innate Realm, was not at a disadvantage even though outnumbered. Considering his past camaraderie, Old Hu did not kill mercilessly.
"Bang!"
A loud sound echoed as Yang Fei, using his formidable body, barged into the embrace of a person, who immediately spat blood and flew out.
Yang Fei was also subjected to some reaction force, but it was nothing serious.
Seeing this move effective, he immediately laughed and relied on his strong physique to crazily ram into two other opponents who were barehanded.
However, towards the three wielding swords, he dared not confront them with his body. There was a previous instance when clashing with the sword wielder, even with the aid of Protective Gang Qi, his fist had been slit open.
This made him realize, while his body’s defense was strong, facing Innate Realm masters armed with sharp weapons, he still could not resist head-on.
As the three using fist and palm martial arts were rammed and lost their combat abilities, the threat of the remaining three people to Yang Fei significantly reduced.
In a chance move, Yang Fei swung his dark wooden stick to block an incoming steel blade, resulting in a crisp collision sound, and the blade was deflected back. He looked down at the stick in his hand, which surprisingly didn’t even bear a mark.
Shit, this hard?
After a brief stun, Yang Fei was overjoyed.
The stick wasn’t very long, but it was harder than the tempered steel knives from the Hidden Sect. Not only that, but it was also quite heavy, making it a substantial weapon to wield.
Thus, in the ensuing battle, Yang Fei, now armed, was utterly devastating to the three that carried swords and quickly suppressed them completely.
In the high sky, seeing several of the Innate Realm unable to withstand, Zhuge Cang decisively manipulated the Five Elements Thousand Mechanism Array to assist, pressing down Yang Fei’s rising momentum again.
The brothers, Chu Que, and Chu Tianshu, didn’t join the battle.
Yang Fei was not mentioned; with his powerful strength, they didn’t dare confront him. Even Hu Lizhong, who used to be at the same level as Chu Tianshu, now demonstrated overpowering fighting capabilities, causing Chu Tianshu to feel both shock and envy.
"Quickly, bring the energy cannon over, we can’t let them escape at any cost," Chu Que commanded with a sharp gaze and definitive orders.
Soon, his subordinates brought the energy cannon and other special weapons, including the ultrasonic disruptor, all specifically designed to counter those in the Divine Travel Realm.
Dozens of special soldiers surrounded the battle zone, with layers of soldiers appearing on the outskirts, all weapons like Gatling guns and rocket launchers locking onto the battlefield.
Seeing this setup, Hu Lizhong grew anxious inside.
If they couldn’t win the battle swiftly, the enemy would only continue to grow in numbers.
Brother Yang, with his immense defensive abilities and higher realm, might be confident about escaping from this encirclement of troops, but Hu himself was not.
After all, there were martial arts experts among the enemies, and any slight negligence could result in death.
In his anxiety, he couldn’t help but caution, "Brother Yang, we shouldn’t stay here for long."
"Right!"
Yang Fei responded, the ground beneath his feet cracking as he once again soared into the sky.
To capture the king, as long as they could eliminate Zhuge Cang and deal with Chu Que and Chu Tianshu, who then could keep them confined?
High above, Zhuge Cang showed signs of exhaustion, but he still maintained his superior demeanor. Seeing Yang Fei surge forward, he felt a shock in his heart but, driven by an intense reluctance, he once again resisted using the power of the Five Elements Thousand Mechanism Formation.
Bang bang bang!!!
After several collisions, Yang Fei was restrained and sent flying, yet without substantive injury, he continued his assaults.
After the seventh attempt, the force controlled by Zhuge Cang noticeably dwindled.
Already heavily depleted, he had been forcefully manipulating the formation’s power to battle Yang Fei for so long and finally could no longer sustain it.
With a muffled grunt, Zhuge Cang flew backward.
A trace of fresh blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
"Cough cough cough..."
A violent cough followed.
For someone of his age, he was indeed in a good state when unharmed, but once injured, compared to a young and robust youth like Yang Fei, he appeared much weaker, and his condition plummeted instantly.
"So you’re finally done for, die already, old man!" Seeing that the old fellow could no longer hold on, Yang Fei immediately rejoiced and, in his style of striking when the enemy was down, charged crazily forward.
A deep sense of reluctance flashed in Zhuge Cang’s eyes.
To think he would lose to a junior from the Mortal World!
His lifetime’s reputation was now half-ruined.
As Yang Fei neared, in a flash, Zhuge Cang reached into his robes and pulled out several yellow talisman papers, swiftly tossing one towards Yang Fei, his hands forming a spell and his mouth chanting, "Break!"
Yang Fei saw a yellow talisman paper flying towards him and initially did not consider it a threat; however, for some reason, an alarm went off in his heart.
"Boom!"
A loud explosion ensued and the talisman unexpectedly burst less than ten meters from Yang Fei, followed by a terrifying bolt of lightning that struck directly at him.
Yang Fei’s pupils shrank, a dreadful sense of fatal danger enveloping him.
"Fuck!"
He instinctively cursed, slamming on the brakes.
However, given his previous speed and the short distance, he couldn’t stop in time.
He crashed headlong into the terrifying bolt of lightning.
"Ah!"
A scream of agony followed.
Hu Lizhong was greatly shocked, looking up towards the sky.
Everyone in the valley turned their eyes there as well.
A hint of regret flashed in Zhuge Cang’s eyes.
To have forced him to use this life-saving talisman, you indeed died a worthy death.
It’s just a pity, he couldn’t capture this young man alive.