Chapter 207 - 159: Slaying Another Golden Core, Crisis in Great Yu

Lin Chang’sheng immediately put away the Sky-shining Flame Bow, suppressing his aura and cultivation.

He found that the moment two Divine Senses swept across him, their owners instantly sped toward his location.

"Golden Core Late Stage?"

Lin Chang’sheng used his Divine Sense to gauge, by their speed and the strength of their senses, that among these two Golden Core cultivators, one was at the Golden Core Late Stage, and the other at the Middle Stage.

Fortunately, neither of them posed a deadly threat to him—at least for now.

What truly worried him was that damned old Celestial Concealment behind them.

In the space of a single cup of tea, the two Golden Core Late Stagers arrived at the spot where Lin Chang’sheng had just flattened a mountain range.

"Huh? Only a Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer worm left? I clearly sensed a Golden Core aura just now!"

Mo Li was a little taken aback.

They were acting on orders from Celestial Concealment Divine Master, still searching for Lin Chang’sheng’s whereabouts.

They hadn’t left the area, continuing to sweep through this hundred-thousand-li region.

As luck would have it, the moment their Divine Senses brushed this spot, they caught a whiff of a Golden Core Early Stage aura and rushed over immediately.

But by the time they arrived, all that was left was a Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer worm sword-flying off in the distance.

There was no way a Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer cultivator could unleash power like that.

"Beimu Golden Core, huh? Looks like these must be Celestial Concealment’s men!"

Flying on his sword, Lin Chang’sheng spotted that the pursuers were indeed from the Beimu Immortal Race.

So long as they didn’t poke at him, he didn’t want to risk killing them, either.

Otherwise, the commotion would draw Celestial Concealment’s attention, and that would cause trouble.

But while Lin Chang’sheng wasn’t eager to kill these two, they had no intention of simply letting him go.

Two golden rays turned into streaks of light, directly blocking Lin Chang’sheng’s path.

"Better to kill the wrong man than let one slip. Kid, if you wanna blame someone, blame your crummy luck!"

Mo Li sneered. Their search for Lin Chang’sheng was getting boring, anyway.

Perfect chance to slaughter a worm and amuse themselves.

"Senior Brother Mo, let me handle this worm—no need for you to dirty your hands. My Soul-Hunting Seven Evils Spear hasn’t tasted blood in ages!"

Speaking, Du Yue immediately summoned his True Name Treasure—the Soul-Hunting Seven Evils Spear.

It was a ten-foot long spear, jet-black all over, ringed with wisps of dark mist, exuding a chilling aura of evil.

Clearly, plenty of souls had perished beneath this weapon.

"Fine, he’s yours!"

Mo Li nodded, glancing at Lin Chang’sheng with a rare trace of pity.

This junior brother Du Yue, he wasn’t even sure where the Soul-Hunting Seven Evils Spear came from, but the more people it killed, the more terrifying it became.

With his Golden Core Middle Stage cultivation and that spear, he could even spar with Mo Li for a hundred rounds and still not lose.

"Kid, dying under my Seven Evils is a damn honor for you!"

As he spoke, Du Yue slapped the spear’s butt, and the entire artifact shot toward Lin Chang’sheng like an arrow.

"You want to die!"

Lin Chang’sheng’s eyes went ice-cold. He’d planned to spare them, but they so desperately wanted to die?

Fine—there was no longer any need for Lin Chang’sheng to hide his strength.

In a flash, he used "Within Reach," dodging the incoming spear aura in a single movement.

At the same time, the Sky-shining Flame Bow in his hands was fully drawn.

Channeling his magical power, a Celestial Thunder Flame Arrow instantly formed.

"Let’s see how you handle the power of my Celestial Thunder and Flame Arrow Technique!"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

Nine arrows screamed forth, hurtling through the air at Mo Li and Du Yue.

Their momentum was ferocious and overwhelming.

Arrows flew in from all directions, each taking a different angle of attack.

"Golden Core Stage! This—"

"You...you were hiding your cultivation?"

In an instant, both men felt an ominous aura closing in.

Nine arrows hunting from nine unique directions.

Cutting off their escape—nowhere to run.

Mo Li, who hadn’t yet attacked, was luckier. He immediately summoned his Lifebound Treasure, the Celestial Vault Shield, to block.

But Du Yue wasn’t nearly as fortunate.

His Soul-Hunting Seven Evils Spear had just been thrown, leaving him defenseless; all he could do was power up a protective talisman, golden light blazing around him as a Profound Turtle Golden Armor materialized.

BOOM—

BANG BANG—

Thunderous booms exploded instantly.

Among the blasts, bolts of Celestial Thunder cracked, the power unbelievable.

Even Lin Chang’sheng, with his Golden Core cultivation, shuddered at the deafening roar of those thunders.

Let alone the two trapped inside the explosion.

Once the crash of carnage faded, Lin Chang’sheng looked over.

The two on site were now utterly disheveled.

Their bodies barely had a spot unscathed.

The Profound Turtle Shield in front of Du Yue had been pierced straight through by a Celestial Thunder Flame Arrow, a massive hole opening in his chest.

Blood and flesh mangled all around it.

Du Yue stared downward, stunned he’d been run through by a single arrow.

"No, no..."

Du Yue’s magical power drained rapidly; before he could even finish a sentence, his body tumbled from the sky, aura snuffed out.

Mo Li hadn’t fared much better in the comparison.

Though he had his Celestial Vault Shield to block, his leg and shoulder still got skewered at vicious angles by Celestial Thunder Flame Arrows.

He was badly wounded.

"Junior Brother Du?"

Mo Li glanced at the now lifeless Du Yue, a wave of doom crashing over him.

"Y—you’re Lin Chang’sheng?"

Only now did Mo Li realize the truth; at this moment, there was no one else he could suspect.

Other than Lin Chang’sheng—the youth who had absorbed eight strands of Heaven and Earth Qi and seized treasures in the Void Divine Hall—who else could possess such cultivation at this age?

"Guess you’re not a total fool. Pity about your luck, though!"

Lin Chang’sheng tossed the guy’s own words right back at him.

At the same time, he drew the bow full again.

Nine arrows wreathed in thunder and fire shot out from every angle.

In Mo Li’s eyes, only wave after wave of fiery arrow-light surging toward him.

He knew—today, this was his grave.

BOOM—

Another massive blast. Mo Li suffered the same fate as Du Yue, falling from the sky, lifeless.

With his severe injuries, how could he possibly withstand Lin Chang’sheng’s full-force strike?

If the two of them had attacked Lin Chang’sheng head-on from the start, maybe they would’ve lasted a few more rounds.

But one slip, one severe wound, and death was a certainty.

Lin Chang’sheng pulled out the Soul Summoning Banner from his storage bag and swept up both of their souls.

He gathered their corpses as well.

"Not bad for Golden Core Late Stage cultivators—some decent loot!"

Lin Chang’sheng gave Mo Li’s storage bag a quick scan with his Divine Sense—inside, piles of spirit stones, spiritual materials, and magical treasures.

But now wasn’t the time to take stock.

He kept the bodies for refining Golden Corpses later.

Lin Chang’sheng left the area at once.

No telling if Celestial Concealment might show up any second—it was better to bolt.

After escaping thousands of miles away, Lin Chang’sheng finally let out a breath of relief.

"Haven’t maxed out my Gale Cloud-piercing Technique yet. Perfect time to practice while running."

Once he was sure it was safe, Lin Chang’sheng fled, brushing up on Gale Cloud-piercing Technique’s proficiency as he hurried along.

This kind of wind-running just wasn’t possible inside a cave, so he hadn’t achieved Perfection yet.

Once Gale Cloud-piercing Technique reached perfection, he’d be able to merge it with Within Reach and Nine-Star Soaring Cloud Step.

It would become an even more formidable technique.

Gale Cloud-piercing Technique Experience +1!

Gale Cloud-piercing Technique Experience +1!

Gale Cloud-piercing Technique Experience +1!

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"We have to run! The Beimu Immortal Race is killing everyone they see. If we get caught, us Southern Domain cultivators are as good as dead!"

"Yeah! I thought it’d be an even fight, but the Southern Realm is getting slaughtered!"

"And where the hell are the Nascent Soul experts? Are they just gonna sit back while we all die here?"

"Beimu Immortal Race has marched into Great Yu. At this rate, it won’t be long before they’re at the doors of Liuyun Sect and Celestial Sword Sect!"

...

As he traveled, Lin Chang’sheng unleashed his Divine Sense, scanning everything within ten li.

He immediately overheard a group of cultivators griping as they fled in disgrace.

"Beimu cultivators have already invaded Great Yu? That means... Yu Wenjing..."

At that thought, Lin Chang’sheng altered his course and sped off toward Great Yu.