The Heavenly Martial Venerable exuded terrifying pressure, causing the entire Cang King Tomb to tremble with his presence.
No one expected that the Corpse Control Old Ghost had such a trump card up his sleeve.
"The Heavenly Martial Venerable was a Great Power of ancient times. In the great war between the Human Race and the Demon Race, he once slew four Demon Race Great Powers in a single battle, shaking the Demon Race. Later, the Heavenly Martial Venerable was ambushed by the Pig King and an army of Pig Demons, and was struck to the point of souls dispersing by the Pig King. If it werenât for other Great Powers from the Wushen Palace arriving, the Heavenly Martial Venerableâs corpse would likely have been eaten by the Pig King. Itâs unexpected that his corpse later fell into the hands of the Corpse Control Old Ghost, and was refined into a puppet. The Corpse Control Old Ghostâs Puppet Path is truly astonishing."
Yuexiâs expression was now tinged with fear.
Before his death, the Heavenly Martial Venerable was a Fifth Grade Great Power, and even as a mere shell, refined into a puppet by the Corpse Control Old Ghost, combined with the lingering souls summoned by the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, it was an extremely terrifying existence.
If her master, the Qiongxiao Sword Maiden, were here, Yuexi wouldnât be worried.
However, the Qiongxiao Sword Maiden had been ambushed by the Evil Extreme Sectâs Deputy Sect Master, her life and death uncertain, and distant waters couldnât quench a present thirst.
"Take them down."
The Corpse Control Old Ghost sneered coldly, waving the Ten Thousand Souls Banner to manipulate the Heavenly Martial Venerable to attack the two statues guarding the Cang King Tomb.
The two statues had developed intelligence, sensing the immense pressure from the Heavenly Martial Venerable, and so using the formation of the Cang King Tomb to forcibly resist the Heavenly Martial Venerable.
Their existence was meant to guard the Cang King Tomb.
A continuous flow of Earth Core Power came from the formationâs core, pouring into the two statuesâ bodies.
The two statues once again swung their six hundred feet long giant swords; this time, the power of the two rays of sword qi doubled, surging with blazing fire, fire dragons roiling!
The Heavenly Martial Venerable faced the two extremely hot and grand sword qi, and articulated word by word, threw a punch: "Ten Directions Dominating Fist!"
Boom!
A violent explosion resounded through the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, causing the buildings of the Cang King Tomb to collapse in batches; even the barrier quaked violently.
"We must hurry, otherwise, if the two statues are destroyed and the corpses of the Cang King and Merak Swordswoman fall into the hands of the Corpse Control Old Ghost, the consequences will be even more serious."
"Fifth Style, Ten Thousand Blades Chasing Wind!"
Lu Changsheng made his move, directly using the move from the âPrimordial Nine Stylesâ.
Countless sword qi crisscrossed for miles, with countless spatial rifts along the way, quickly spreading towards the Lightly Arrogant Sword Saint.
"Vast Sword Qi Technique!"
Saint Zou drew the sword from his waist, concentrating Vast True Qi into the three-foot longsword.
The sword qi slashed by Saint Zou was vast as Yanhai, with imposing righteousness, suppressing demons.
His target was also the Lightly Arrogant Sword Saint.
They had to quickly take out the Lightly Arrogant Sword Saint to besiege the Heavenly Martial Venerable.
"Light and Arrogant Sword!"
The Lightly Arrogant Sword Saint struck out like lightning, with energy like a swift wind, sweeping forward!
The sword qi of Lu Changsheng and Saint Zou was devoured, layer by layer, annihilated.
Lu Changshengâs body was slashed by the reversed sword qi, his powerful physique showing several cracks, with his Dao Seal nearly damaged.
"Pff."
Saint Zou, being an Eighth Grade Great Power, though protected by Magnificent Righteous Qi, was still wounded by the sword qi of the Lightly Arrogant Sword Saint, spitting a large mouthful of golden blood.
"The means by which the Corpse Control Old Ghost summons lingering souls from the Netherworld is just too unsolvable... The Lightly Arrogant Sword Saint in life must have been a Six Grade Great Power..."
Both Lu Changsheng and Saint Zou attacked simultaneously; most Great Powers couldnât withstand it, yet the Lightly Arrogant Sword Saint, in a lingering soul state, resolved the attacks of both of them alone, showing his prowess.
Even with only his Three Souls and Seven Spirits remaining, the Lightly Arrogant Sword Saint still displayed almost Seventh Grade Great Power strength.
"How dare you hurt my master, Three Thousand Karma Flames!"
Seeing her master injured, Lu Qinglian flew into a rage, summoning the Nirvana Flames Red Lotus, sending endless karma flames howling towards the Lightly Arrogant Sword Saint.
"Ten Thousand Buddhas Return to Origin!"
Chen Yi used a Buddhist Skill, the shadows of Three Thousand Buddhas appeared, and Three Thousand Buddhist Martial Skills simultaneously blasted at the Lightly Arrogant Sword Saint.
"Nine Reversals Skills!"
"One Sword Across Ages!"
"Dragon-Elephant Limitless Fist!"
"Star Moon Illusion Sword!"
"Dragon Might Dominates the World!"
"Divine Thunder Brilliance Sword!"
All the disciples under Lu Changsheng unleashed various top-tier cultivation techniques and martial techniques, besieging the Lightly Arrogant Sword Saint.
Though they had not yet reached the Immortal Realm, they were already Greatly Accomplished God-Kings or nearing it. Their combined attack on the Lightly Arrogant Sword Saint could not be completely ignored, even by him.
"This secret technique is an unconventional path and not common; besides the Corpse Control Old Ghostâs talent in this secret technique, there must be a flaw..."
While the disciples held off the Lightly Arrogant Sword Saint, Lu Changsheng unleashed the Mirror Flower Bell. This Mysterious-grade Treasured Item emitted a seven-colored glow, and with a chime, an invisible wave attacked the Lightly Arrogant Sword Saint.
Since the Lightly Arrogant Sword Saintâs body had only lingering souls, his soul might not be strong enough to resist the spirit attack from a Mysterious-grade Treasured Item.
"You brat, it seems youâve discovered the flaw in my Puppetry Technique, but I have roamed the Three Realms for over a billion years and have excavated many Holy Landsâ graves, remaining unscathed, so I am prepared."
Corpse Control Old Ghost poured Demonic Qi into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, releasing countless wraiths that let out blood-curdling screams, pouring into the Lightly Arrogant Sword Saintâs body, enhancing his aura. More terrifyingly, countless souls surged into the Lightly Arrogant Sword Saintâs body; even when subjected to the Mirror Flower Bellâs mental assault, he could withstand it, and would not fall into the Illusion Realm because of it.
"Itâs actually ineffective..."
Lu Changsheng couldnât harm the Lightly Arrogant Sword Saint even with a Mysterious-grade Treasured Item, indicating that even if he found the opponentâs weak spot, he couldnât defeat him by that alone.
"This is my Sword Technique Mantra."
Suddenly, the voice of the Lightly Arrogant Sword Saint echoed in Lu Changshengâs mind.
"Many thanks, senior!"
Lu Changsheng instantly understood the second flaw of the Corpse Control Old Ghostâs Puppetry Techniqueâthe lingering souls summoned from the Netherworld might enhance the puppetâs combat capability, enabling them to use more divine skills from their past life, but correspondingly, these lingering souls were not simple; they were formidable individuals in life and were not entirely under the control of the Corpse Control Old Ghost.
"My Light and Arrogant Sword is divided into seven realms, capable of controlling the wild winds. With each breakthrough, the speed of the sword moves faster. Although you are aware of the flaw in this sword move, use it to defeat me."
The Lightly Arrogant Sword Saint generously imparted his entire sword technique.
Having been temporarily summoned back as a lingering soul through the Ten Thousand Souls Banner from the Netherworld, he was not reborn, and would be recalled by the Netherworld.
Since he was already deceased, he no longer had any qualms about imparting his absolute techniques to future generations.
"Now that youâve discovered the flaw in this sword technique, come and defeat me."
The Lightly Arrogant Sword Saint even pointed out the flaws in his sword move.
"Thank you, senior!"
Upon receiving the Lightly Arrogant Sword Saintâs guidance, Lu Changsheng recognized the flaws in his swordsmanship.
No one knew a cultivation techniqueâs weakness more clearly than its creator.
With no time to lose, Lu Changsheng summoned the Mirror Flower Bell, and this Mysterious-grade Treasured Item emitted a seven-colored radiance. With a resounding bell chime, an invisible wave reverberated towards the Lightly Arrogant Sword Saint.
Since the Lightly Arrogant Sword Saintâs remnant soul wasnât fully powerful, he might not withstand the spirit attack of a Mysterious-grade Treasured Item.
As the souls within the Lightly Arrogant Sword Saintâs body resisted the attack, Lu Changshengâs sword qi pierced towards the blind spot of the Lightly Arrogant Sword Saintâs Qi Sea.
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