Chapter 91: The War of the Immortal Cloud Continent, Part 1
Chapter 91: The War of the Immortal Cloud Continent, Part 1
The battlefield was filled with tension. The sounds of battle and heavy breathing echoed throughout. Chang Qian, Master of the Spear Peak, stood motionless, her eyes devoid of emotion as she gazed at the two men before her. Without warning, she launched an attack. Millions of spears materialized in the air and shot toward Tian Lian and Zi Hao with blinding speed.
Zi Hao quickly made the decision to push Tian Lian out of harm's way, protecting him from the incoming assault. As Tian Len disappeared from the battle, the fight between Zi Hao and Chang Qian commenced. Zi Hao slashed waves of sword energy to fend off the spiritual spears.
Chang Qian rushed forward, her Immortal Emperor spear aimed to kill Zi Hao. However, Zi Hao's sword met her strike with equal speed. Still, some of the spiritual spears managed to break through his defense, piercing his body. Blood sprayed from his mouth, yet despite his severe injuries, he drew another sword from his system, swiftly slicing toward Chang Qian's neck.
To his surprise, Chang Qian did not evade. She allowed Zi Hao's sword to slash her neck, her blood spilling from the wound. At the same moment, she drove her spear with all her might, forcing Zi Hao to retreat. Though he dodged, his body was now marred with deep cuts, and blood poured from his wounds without stopping, despite continuous healing from his system.
With a weary voice, Zi Hao muttered, "You're... terrifying. I must end this fight soon."
Just as he was gathering his strength, a spiritual spear burst from the ground and pierced through his foot. He leaped away, but more spears followed, injuring him further. Amid the chaos, he saw Chang Qian, her body drenched in blood, rushing toward him at an alarming speed. Zi Hao braced himself, swinging his sword in defense.
Slash! Chang Qian's body was split in half by Zi Hao's sword. Yet, even as her body fell apart, her emotionless eyes remained fixed on her target. Her spiritual spears continued to strike, one piercing through Zi Hao's head. He barely managed to block with his sword, but his blade shattered from the impact. A spear drilled into his skull, but he avoided a fatal blow. However, the injuries he sustained were dire, and blood gushed uncontrollably. Desperately, Zi Hao sought a way out.
"System... heal me... now," he commanded weakly.
The system responded swiftly, [Acknowledged, Host.]
Within moments, Zi Hao's wounds began to close, and his strength returned. He gazed at Chang Qian's lifeless body on the ground. Tears fell from her emotionless eyes. In the stillness that followed, Zi Hao said nothing. He turned and walked away in silence.
Just as he was about to leave, a man rushed toward him, his voice panicked. "Holy Son... something terrible has happened! Master Tian Lian has fallen!"
Instantly, a cold wave of energy spread through the air, freezing everything around them. Zi Hao turned back, his voice icy as he ordered, "Take me to him. Now!"
The man responded with a shaky voice, "Y-Yes, my lord."
The battle raged on mercilessly. The battlefield was strewn with corpses, and with each passing second, more lives were lost. Shen Lang, the Holy Son of the Heavenly Wolf Clan, held Sa Ying, the leader of the Immortal Shadow Emperor Sect, tightly by the hand. His eyes roamed the battlefield with an amused gleam. "Isn't this battle exciting?" he asked, his voice deep but brimming with excitement.
Sa Ying's voice trembled as she demanded, "Let go of my hand!" But Shen Lang merely smiled and kept his grip firm, despite her attempts to break free.
Amidst the chaos, the two spotted two figures ahead—Gao Yuan, the Master of the Flame Peak, and Chen Wei, the Master of the Moon Peak, both from the Fallen Heaven Blood Sect.
Shen Lang chuckled before asking, "Are you two husband and wife?"
Gao Yuan laughed heartily and replied, "Not yet, but perhaps in the future..."
Before Gao Yuan could finish his sentence, Chen Wei slashed her sword at him. Gao Yuan barely dodged in time, causing Shen Lang to burst out laughing at the sight of their antics. "I'll fight the man, and you... can take on the woman!" he declared.
Sa Ying glared at him in frustration. "Don't you dare order me around!" she snapped before darting towards Chen Wei. Meanwhile, Shen Lang and Gao Yuan exchanged a glance and laughed, before charging at each other in a fierce battle. Gao Yuan's fire energy clashed violently with Shen Lang's Heavenly Wolf power, causing the ground around them to shake violently. Despite being enemies, both men smiled at each other during their intense duel.
Elsewhere, Chen Wei was the first to strike, using her Moon Blade. The blade shone brightly with lunar energy as it sliced through the air toward Sa Ying. However, Sa Ying countered easily with her poisonous energy, dissolving the sharp edge of the blade. Stunned, Chen Wei retreated quickly.
Sa Ying didn't give Chen Wei a moment to recover and rushed toward her with lightning speed. But Chen Wei was unwilling to let Sa Ying get too close. She harnessed the power of the moon, trying to turn Sa Ying into stone. The dark energy of the moon crept into Sa Ying's body, but Sa Ying managed to fend it off at the last second with her poison. The two exchanged a flurry of strikes, their powers of poison and moonlight clashing fiercely, neither willing to back down. Sa Ying kept trying to close the distance, while Chen Wei used her sword and curse energy to keep her at bay.
Both fought with relentless determination, even as their bodies became riddled with wounds. Despite their injuries, they pressed on, neither willing to yield. Their breaths grew heavy, and their strength began to wane, but the battle raged on.
Suddenly, they heard laughter from Shen Lang and Gao Yuan in the middle of their own fight.
Shen Lang was sitting with his arm around Gao Yuan, who was drinking wine. Shen Lang spoke up with a chuckle, "From the moment I first met her when we were kids, I fell for her... Over the years, I've done everything for her, whether she wanted it or not. At first, I was so afraid that my actions would annoy her, or worse, make her hate me. But as time passed, I started to feel like maybe she did have some feelings for me... Even though she's always cursing me and talking to me with such irritation, I believe she feels something."
Gao Yuan laughed alongside him, adding, "I've done everything I can to get her attention too, even if she doesn't want it. Whenever I try to give up on her, my heart just pulls me right back, and in the end, I do everything for her—even though she's never even let me hold her hand. Sometimes she's even drawn her sword like she's going to kill me!"
They both laughed and embraced each other, drunk and chatting merrily, their moment of revelry interrupted when a sword slashed through the air toward them. Gao Yuan barely dodged and shouted, "Hey! We're on the same side!"
Chen Wei stood there with a cold expression, her eyes glaring at Gao Yuan mercilessly. "You traitor! Selling information to the enemy. I'll bring your head back to Mu Chuyuan and that old fool Gongsun Lei," she said icily.
Gao Yuan looked anxious. "Huh... Mu ShuYuan and Gong SunLei, huh? One is attached to his mother, and the other is attached to his son. What can they do to me!" But before he could continue speaking, he had to scream in shock when he was struck by a sword. "Ah! I'm sorry! I give up!"
Meanwhile, Sa Ying stood with her poisoned blade pointed at Shen Lang's throat, glaring at him in frustration. "What do you think you're doing?"
Shen Lang chuckled softly, raising his hands in mock apology. "I was just enjoying some wine with a friend who shares the same thoughts. I got a little carried away... Don't be mad, okay?"
Elsewhere, in a stark contrast to the more relaxed atmosphere, the battlefield was covered in corpses, many pierced by spears, their blood soaking the earth. The screams of the dying had long since faded, leaving behind only the brutal reality of endless fighting.
Suddenly, a group of Immortal Emperors charged at a lone figure, combining all their strength in an attempt to kill him. But in a blink, blood burst from their skin, spears of blood emerging from their bodies and instantly killing them. The man who controlled the blood was Mo Jun, Master of Blood Peak, wielding the terrifying power of blood manipulation. He sneered as he watched his enemies fall, turning their corpses into more tools for his use.
Before Mo Jun could act further, a massive wave of water surged across the battlefield, engulfing everything in its path. Countless lives were swept away in the ocean-like flood, drowned in moments. The wave was created by Ming Hai, Master of Water Peak, controlling the devastating power of water.
Mo Jun grinned widely and dove into the enormous wave, using the blood of those slain by Ming Hai's attack to create blood spears that pierced through everything still alive in the flood. However, just then, an overwhelming force made both of them stop.
Lin Jia, the Second Heaven General of the Immortal Phoenix Dynasty, appeared, his power so immense that both Ming Hai's water and Mo Jun's blood spears dissipated instantly.
Lin Jia stood among the corpses, his energy swirling around him as he smirked at the two. "Mind if I join the fun?" he asked playfully.
Ming Hai and Mo Jun turned to face him, their expressions growing tense. But before they could react, a massive sword wave crashed toward them. Though it did no harm, they both turned to see a man wielding a sword, glaring at them with seething anger.
"You scum of the Fallen Heaven Blood Sect! I'm going to kill every last one of you! I'll slaughter everything and everyone connected to you and your families, your friends, everything!" Zi Hao roared, his voice filled with unbridled fury.