Chapter 363: Night Raid
A full moon was out tonight, peaking through the black clouds.
Bu Liuhen turned to the three behind, âHow much longer?â
A Celestial Immortal said, âSir Blade, one hour.â
âWhen the moment comes, ignore everything and strike. This is my first task and I wonât suffer any slip-ups.â
The hour trickled by painfully slow. Bu Liuhen put on a magic tool mask that blocked awareness as well as the hundred Earth Immortals and three Celestial Immortals dressed in black robes.
Under the cover of night, Bu Liuhen spoke, âNow we can begin. The area assigned to us has one Celestial Immortal. I will deal with him while you handle the rest. Leave none standing!â
He stepped on air and it took him right next to a pavilion. He had surveyed the terrain many times and was now about to enter the building through the window. His target was meditating but easily sensed the powerful energy waves around him.
He flashed his eyes open to see Bu Liuhen standing at the window in a strange mask, the wind fluttering his cloak.
The Celestial Immortal wasnât a core member. He was one who relied on Jade Lakeâs help to reach this far, âWho are you? Do you have any idea where you are? Jade Lake isnât someone you can mess with!â
Bu Liuhen laughed as his foot touched the windowsill. He had long become used to these tasks.
âYour killer!â
Fear gripped the Celestial Immortalâs heart. An immortal sword landed in his hand and powered it with his immortal power. A booming sound coming from his swordforce rattled the whole building like a box of matches.
Bu Liuhen was blunt, âThe Wind Severing Sword while also using a sword soul. This might be interesting. But you are in the light while I walk among shadows. Killing you needs but a moment!â
The Celestial Immortal grew angry, âAll are beneath the Wind Severing Sword. The lofty mountains, the overflowing rivers, the surging seas, even the vast sky, all are inferior. Kill!â
Bu Liuhenâs step formed an azure dragon under him.
It soared along with him, taking him three zhangs away where he began to walk to his target. His every step was akin to a monster drifting about. The Eight Dragon-ascending Steps allowed walking through the Galaxy so of course it could tread the earth!
The Celestial Immortalâs eyes flashed in shock, âYouâre Bu Liuhen! Damn!â
He just spoke when a voice came from behind, âYouâre too late in figuring out!â
He turned just in time to witness the last step of Eight Dragon-ascending Steps hammering his body.
The strike left him coughing, his mind dithering, yet glimpses of another kick seared his eyes.
The Celestial Immortal recovered only at the third strike, spitting blood once again.
He wanted to call back his flying sword but then sensed Bu Liuhen wasnât finished.
As the five blows rattled his body, eyes began to darken, knees soften, and was already kneeling before his enemy. Blood kept pouring out from his head, dripping on the floor like rain.
Bu Liuhen lifted his leg and pressed down the Celestial Immortalâs neck into the ground, breaking it with a twist.
âEight steps can scale a dragon and can also kill a man.â
He stooped and crushed his targetâs skull with a punch.
Normal means didnât kill an immortal, but destroying the head did him in.
Hid hand and legs smeared in blood, Bu Liuhen looked out the window to see the camp in flames, wails breaking the silence of the night.
An immortal battle would rend the ground and crumble a continent. If this place wasnât the Devil Gate and just an ordinary star, the continent wouldâve been rumble by now.
Bu Liuhen said, âSpare no one!â
His forces reaped through the camp leaving only carnage.
Silence set in after two dreadful hours. Bu Liuhen walked among his men with hands behind his back, âBurn it all and take everything!â
The men bowed. âUnderstood!â
Meanwhile, in the Jade Lake garrisonâs territory, two masked Celestial Immortals led a group of masked Earth Immortals towards a city gate.
The Celestial Immortal said, âOpen the gate!â
The city guard replied, âItâs dark and we do not open at this time!â
The two Celestial Immortals swiveled their eyes on him, the pressure from their aura creaking the gate open. One of them said, âKill!â
The Earth Immortals flew over the city gate and started their massacre on the Earth Immortal and Transcending realm cultivators there. A cup of tea time was enough to lay the city to ruin.
Since when could an Earth Immortal fight off a group in the same realm?
The two Celestial Immortals once went to the Red Sleeve Tavern here. One said, âJade Lake has a Red Sleeve Tavern in many cities yet change location based on the period. This one shall find its end here!â
The other one smiled, âThen letâs kill our way out. Leave none alive!â
âWhat if the city lord comes? Heâs a Celestial Immortal.â
âLet him come if he wants to die. No one can stop this! Sirâs order canât be denied. We need to complete that enigmatic personaâs mission! Moreover, this is his first task. Our only choice is to bring it to fruition.â
The tavern blew open the next second yet no city lord in sight. The two Celestial Immortals came here and wrecked the place. That was too ruthless. He didnât want to die and chose to ignore Bu Liuhenâs slaughter.
The fire engulfed half the city, like a pool of lava. Only now did the city lord showed his face.
He saw the city scattered and filled with craters and seemed to have sensed something, âThe Devil Gate is about to open. War has arrived. Pass down my order. We are leaving Devil Gate Star. We can no longer stay here.â
After a long night of bloodshed, Jade Lake pulled out all its forces from the Devil Gate Star, letting the lava and flames spread further and further.
Everyone was aware that disaster was imminent.
Uh, wrong, it was already here.