Chapter 234 - 234 234 Hopes Dashed

Chapter 234: Chapter 234: Hopes Dashed Chapter 234: Chapter 234: Hopes Dashed Murong Tianlie’s aura surged rapidly, and his power grew more and more terrifying.

Having just broken through to the Third Layer of the Tianyuan Realm, his strength was skyrocketing.

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”

“Buzz buzz!”

Many powerful individuals were unleashing martial techniques, with vast and formidable powers soaring into the sky; bursts of light in various colors exploded, dazzling and brilliant, creating a spectacular scene with a strong visual impact.

“Brothers! Attack!” Huanyang roared, and the Sky Shadow Cavalry and Black Flag Army swiftly took action, unleashing yet another wave of powerful martial technique energies into the sky.

Above in the high skies, Murong Tianlie remained unmovable, his terrifying power still soaring.

After this terrifying power reached the level of the Third Layer of the Tianyuan Realm, a green energy shield began to condense on the surface of Murong Tianlie’s body!

“Boom boom boom!”

“Buzz buzz!”

One martial technique after another blasted at the energy shield in a continuous series of explosions, with various dazzling lights flashing one by one, like fireworks, disseminating powerful energy shocks.

However, even faced with such a massive and formidable bombardment of martial technique energy, Murong Tianlie’s energy shield didn’t budge in the slightest.

Inside the energy shield, Murong Tianlie was unharmed, completely unaffected.

The power of the Tianyuan Realm Third Layer was indeed terrifying.

“It’s too late!” Duan Tian Hun’s face darkened, and his heart also started to panic.

“Our strength simply can’t harm him!” Ye Cangqiong’s face was filled with horror.

Hundreds of people launched attacks simultaneously, their combined force absolutely terrifying, yet they couldn’t even shake Murong Tianlie’s energy shield, with all their powers being completely blocked outside.

“His wounds are healing!” Mu Tianyun frowned.

With Murong Tianlie’s breakthrough, his severe wounds were healing, and his power was growing increasingly terrifying.

“We still have hope; no matter how dreadful this old monster’s power is, it won’t break Miss Ling’s barrier!” Duan Tian Hun said solemnly, still harboring a sliver of hope.

Duan Tian Hun was severely injured, and the others were no match for Murong Tianlie; all their hopes were now pinned on Ling Xiaoxiao.

But Ling Xiaoxiao had a massive consumption of True Yuan, and it was uncertain how long she could hold on.

Everyone watched Murong Tianlie with indescribable fear as he broke through at the moment of life and death, causing all members of Tai Xu Sect and Fenglei Sect to finally feel at ease.

To deal with Yanhuo Empire, Murong Tianlie alone was enough.

Up in the high skies, Murong Tianlie slowly opened his eyes, shrewd light bursting forth, intimidating to the extreme.

The energy shield dissipated, and on Murong Tianlie’s face appeared a contemptuous cold smile, as if looking down on all living beings.

“This old bastard!” Seeing Murong Tianlie’s expression, Duan Tian Hun clenched his teeth in anger.

With a cold gaze at Ling Xiaoxiao, Murong Tianlie sneered, “Brat, I should thank you for breaking through to the Tianyuan Realm Third Layer at the moment of life and death.”

Ling Xiaoxiao’s face was icy, offering no response.

With a wave of her hand, an Elixir appeared in her palm, and without hesitation, Ling Xiaoxiao swallowed it.

Moments later, the True Yuan within Ling Xiaoxiao’s body began to recover at a terrifying speed, the efficacy of the Elixir terrifyingly effective.

“Sixth Grade Pill?” Elder Wei Yun exclaimed in shock, eyes widened as he watched Ling Xiaoxiao, the immensely powerful aura of the Elixir deeply shocking to him.

“No, it’s a Seventh Grade Pill!” Yang Tianxian said in astonishment.

“Seventh Grade Pill!” The faces of Duan Tian Hun and others revealed fear and amazement.

Murong Tianlie’s fierce gaze once again swept towards Ling Xiaoxiao, fearlessly saying, “Brat, even if you’ve recovered your True Yuan, you still can’t do anything to me! I’ve already thought of the perfect way to deal with you!”

“Then you just try!” Ling Xiaoxiao responded coldly.

“The power of the Tianyuan Realm Third Layer surpasses my expectations,” Murong Tianlie said with a cold laugh, gently motivating his True Yuan and mercilessly striking down towards the army below with a palm.

“Not good!” Duan Tian Hun’s expression drastically changed.

“Get out of the way!” Huanyang and Chaos God roared in terror, the Sky Shadow Cavalry and Black Flag Army quickly used Instantaneous Movement to evade and leapt up into the air.

“Rumble rumble!”

“Buzz buzz!”

The terrifying palm imprint exploded with a bang, resembling the Buddha’s Palm, rumbling loudly; outside Yanhuo City, a pit tens of yards wide was a startling sight.

With this palm strike, thousands of soldiers met a tragic death!

Such horrifying power meant that no matter how many soldiers Yanhuo Empire sent, they would not be enough for Murong Tianlie to kill!

“This is outrageous!” Duan Tian Hun roared furiously, rage almost shooting from his eyes.

“Murong Tianlie! What is the meaning of this?” Ye Cangqiong bellowed in rage.

The powerful figures and generals of Yanhuo Empire were seething with fury.

“You killed so many of my disciples, it’s just revenge on my part, and also just trying out the power of Tianyuan Realm Third Layer,” Murong Tianlie said arrogantly with a sneer.

To test the power of the Tianyuan Realm Third Layer, he had killed thousands of soldiers.

Murong Tianlie’s palm strike had intimidated the soldiers of Yanhuo Empire and Shuiyue Empire; no one dared to make a move again.

Otherwise, with another palm strike from Murong Tianlie, thousands more would perish.

Gently descending, his cold gaze sweeping over Mu Yunshan and the rest, Murong Tianlie sneered, “All of you come at me together.”

“Attack!” Chi Huang roared without hesitation, summoning all his power and being the first to launch an attack with Instantaneous Movement.

“Whoosh!”

“Boom!”

In an instant, Chi Huang flashed into view and threw a punch toward Murong Tianlie’s chest with a booming explosion, but it failed to budge Murong Tianlie in the slightest—not even causing his eyebrows to furrow.

“The strength of the Seventh Level of the Yuandan Realm thinking of injuring my sect?” Murong Tianlie scoffed with disdain.

“Boom!”

“Pfft!”

As his words fell, Murong Tianlie swung his hand abruptly, creating another booming explosion. The terrifying force caused Chi Huang to spit out blood, his figure shooting away like a black line.

With a single wave of his hand, the Seventh Level Yuandan Realm Chi Huang was severely injured!

“Whiz whiz whiz!”

Mu Yunshan and many other powerful warriors rushed forward, surrounding Murong Tianlie from all directions.

If not now, when would they fight?

“Boom boom boom!”

“Pfft pfft pfft!”

Hundreds of strong warriors swarmed up, unleashing a myriad of martial skills. Powerful figures executed move after move in a fierce and relentless assault on Murong Tianlie!

Every martial skill attack was shattered by Murong Tianlie, posing no threat at all. Those who approached were one after another struck until they coughed up blood and sustained heavy injuries.

As hundreds of people launched frenzied attacks, in less than a minute, dozens were seriously injured, with some even dying on the spot.

Even Mu Yunshan, at the peak of the Eight Layers of the Yuandan Realm, couldn’t inflict the slightest injury on Murong Tianlie with his full-force attack, and was instead gravely injured by a punch.

Yang Tianxian, Situ Zhentian, Duan Wuqing, and other strong warriors were continuously heavily wounded.

“This is merely forty percent of my sect’s power,” Murong Tianlie said with a proud sneer. With just forty percent of his strength, he was already able to crush the heroes. If he were to use his full power, Yang Tianxian and the others would likely be killed instantly.

“Forty percent strength?” Hearing this, Duan Tian Hun and the others turned pale.

Murong Tianlie, looking at the fearful faces around him, seemed to thoroughly enjoy the sight, then added, “My sect will slowly let you feel the power of the Third Layer of the Tianyuan Realm!”

“Whiz!”

No sooner had Murong Tianlie’s words fallen than Ling Xiaoxiao abruptly appeared and swept out her sword without hesitation.

“Ding!”

“Buzz buzz!”

Murong Tianlie, sensing the attack, raised his left index finger, and with a ‘ding,’ he blocked Ling Xiaoxiao’s fierce sword strike with just a single finger. Her terrifying power completely failed to affect Murong Tianlie.

“You little wretch! With my current strength, your power, no matter how strong, cannot harm my sect!” Murong Tianlie said with a disdainful sneer.

With just a single finger, Murong Tianlie was able to withstand Ling Xiaoxiao’s power. With such terrifying strength, who could be his opponent?

Seeing this, despair had already begun to appear in the eyes of Yang Tianxian and the others.

“Ding ding ding!”

Ling Xiaoxiao launched a fierce offensive, her ice sword striking swiftly and violently, but Murong Tianlie was still using just a single finger to block all of Ling Xiaoxiao’s attacks without needing to dodge.

Murong Tianlie did not counterattack due to his wariness of Ling Xiaoxiao’s barrier, simply defending against her.

“Your attacks are futile, only needlessly draining your True Yuan. As long as I don’t attack you, your barrier won’t injure me,” Murong Tianlie said with disdain. After his breakthrough, he simply did not consider Ling Xiaoxiao a threat.

“However, I’ve said that I have a way to deal with your barrier!” Murong Tianlie exclaimed, his aged eyes flashing with a ferocious killing intent.

No sooner had he spoken than Murong Tianlie’s figure vanished abruptly, his speed terrifying.

In the blink of an eye, Murong Tianlie was seen holding the severely wounded Duan Tian Hun, appearing in front of Ling Xiaoxiao almost instantaneously.

“You old bastard! What do you think you’re doing?” Duan Tian Hun asked in terror, unable to struggle due to his serious injuries.

Even at peak strength, one would likely be unable to break free.

“Father!”

“Your Majesty!”

Duan Wuqing and Ye Cangqiong, along with other high-ranking officials of the empire, were immediately frightened into a panic.

Duan Henxi roared furiously, “You old turtle! If you dare harm a single hair on my father’s head, I’ll never forgive you!”

Murong Tianlie completely ignored Duan Wuqing and the others, holding Duan Tian Hun by the neck with his left hand and sneering at Ling Xiaoxiao, “You little wretch, I can see that your barrier can appear on its own, but I wonder if you can control the barrier!”

Upon hearing this, Ling Xiaoxiao’s pretty face changed slightly, guessing Murong Tianlie’s intention.

“Despicable villain! To use this king as a threat against the younger generation!” Duan Tian Hun cursed angrily, also guessing Murong Tianlie’s intent.

Murong Tianlie was holding Duan Tian Hun to threaten Ling Xiaoxiao; if he attacked, triggering the barrier, his death would also mean Duan Tian Hun’s death!

Murong Tianlie slowly raised his right hand, palm facing Ling Xiaoxiao, and a terrifying power began to condense, his palm flashing with dazzling blue light.

“You little wretch! What will you do?” Murong Tianlie asked with a cold laugh as the terrifying power burst forth from his palm.

Ling Xiaoxiao placed her ice sword in front of her to defend.

“Boom!”

“Pfft!”

The horrifying blue palm print arrived in the blink of an eye, exploding with a bang. The barrier did not appear, and the shock caused Ling Xiaoxiao to spit out blood, her figure thrown backwards.

With one palm strike, Ling Xiaoxiao was severely injured. Without the protection of the barrier, she could not withstand the power of the Third Layer of the Tianyuan Realm!

“Oh? It seems you can control that barrier, so it looks like my sect has guessed correctly!” Seeing Ling Xiaoxiao seriously injured, Murong Tianlie sneered even more proudly.

The threat of the barrier was completely eliminated.

The hope of the Yanhuo Empire was shattered in an instant, all their hopes dashed!