LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 207: Battle!
Chapter 207: Battle!
The women quickly packed their things. In truth, Xu Lian had already warned them beforehand to be ready to evacuate at any moment.
As for the members of the Pei, Lin, and Zhao families, they would stay in Pingyang County. There shouldn’t be any problems. No powerful being would think of using these people to threaten Xu Lian. This world was ruthless – even using close family members as leverage might not work, let alone people who were only loosely connected.
In addition to the women, Xu Lian would also take Lin Bufeng, Yun Conglong, Feng Conghu, and Qin Liu with him. These individuals were now considered to be his followers.
Even Fang Shaoze had come.
This left Pei Zhaoxi speechless. “Brother Fang, why are you following my husband?”
“Sister-in-law Zhaoxi, I’m also a follower of Brother Xu. What’s wrong with following him?” Fang Shaoze replied with a sunny smile. The young man had truly matured, and he had matured quite a bit. He knew how to make full use of connections. As long as he followed Xu Lian, no matter where they went, it would be easier for him to become a cultivator.
Xu Lian didn’t say anything. Since he was already taking so many people with him, one more or one less didn’t make much difference.
“How are we going to leave?” Xu Lian asked White Fox. “Through the altar? Or will you take us through the void?”
White Fox looked at him. “Do you think with so many eyes watching, they’ll let you swagger out of town to use the altar? Traveling through the void won’t work either. These people will definitely intercept us.”
Perhaps sensing the unprecedented pressure, even the powerful being of the Huo Clan and the old clan leader of the Thirteen Clans-these two “old foxes”-emerged from the void. One of them was surrounded by crimson flames, while the other was holding a rusty, battle-worn spear. Both looked solemnly at the various powerful beings surrounding them.
“Where are you sending Xu Lian?” the old clan leader asked. “If you have no good destination in mind, why not send him to Taizhou Prefecture City? The various powerful forces probably wouldn’t dare cause trouble in the territory of our Thirteen Clans.”
The powerful being from Huo Clan, on the other hand, remained silent. He was merely a protector assigned by the Sword Pavilion to ensure Xu Lian’s safety. Arranging a destination for Xu Lian wasn’t within his authority.
“Wait. I have my own arrangements,” White Fox said to the old clan leader. “We can’t just leave. We have to teach these people a lesson they’ll never forget. Otherwise, this will never end.”
Upon hearing this, both the old clan leader and the Huo Clan’s powerful being looked grave. It seemed like White Fox was serious this time. Would she use some hidden trump card? Or would her true body make an appearance?
Xu Lian couldn’t help but feel excited. He was eager to find out the true identity and origin of White Fox.
Time passed slowly.
For some reason, the various powerful beings hesitated to make a move. Maybe they were wary of the three protectors at Xu Lian’s side, or maybe they didn’t want to be the first to act and let others reap the benefits.
Although no one had made a move yet, the atmosphere was extremely tense. The air itself seemed to freeze. Everyone knew that a brutal battle was about to begin!
Finally, one of the ghostly beings couldn’t hold back any longer. From every shadow in Pingyang County, a pitch-black hand emerged, stretching out like noodles, stretching out endlessly, as if it were reaching out from the depths of an abyss. Countless hands like tendrils reached out to grab Xu Lian.
Perhaps because of the three protectors by his side, or maybe because he had grown accustomed to such grand scenes, Xu Lian felt nothing. At the same time, he couldn’t help but complain internally: Why do these powerful beings always try to grab me with their hands? Don’t they have other methods?
The atmosphere, which was already tense to the breaking point, was set off by the ghostly being’s move. The other powerful beings could no longer hold back!
In the sky, the mountain-sized pair of blood-red eyes shot out two beams of crimson light. Wherever the light passed through, space itself disintegrated. The beams shot directly toward Xu Lian, White Fox, the Huo Clan’s powerful being, and the old clan leader, aiming to obliterate them all. After all, Xu Lian, blessed by the laws of the Divine Kingdom, wouldn’t die.
In the sky, an unknown creature revealed a gaping maw filled with sharp fangs, like a massive spatial rift, and took a bite out of Pingyang County.
On the distant horizon, the monstrous figure that had reached the heavens also made its move. Reaching out from who knows how many miles away, it grabbed at Pingyang County as if it were a clump of mud, intending to take over the entire city.
A golden, shining war chariot burst out of the void, charging forward to seize Xu Lian by force.
The powerful beings hidden in the void also unleashed their abilities, all vying for Xu Lian.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
“Boom!”…
In an instant, the sky collapsed and the earth split apart. Spirits wailed and gods howled!
It was as if the world itself was coming to an end.
Xu Lian’s mind went blank. With so many powerful beings around, could White Fox hold them off?
The women all huddled around Xu Lian in fear. But with so many of them and only one Xu Lian, it was inevitable that some of them couldn’t get close to him. They could only rely on each other.
The common folk of the city wept openly, men and women, old and young, all crammed together in corners, instinctively thinking that this would keep them safe.
The Huo Clan’s mighty being and the old clan leader also turned pale. They glared at White Fox. If she didn’t act now, when would she act?
White Fox closed her eyes and stood motionless, as if her soul had left her body.
Suddenly, the entire sky and earth trembled with a “hum” and turned into a translucent white.
Time seemed to freeze. All the attacks of the powerful beings slowed to a crawl.
Above the sky, dark clouds churned, lightning flashed, and thunder roared. A translucent white hand appeared, boundless and infinite, with clear palm lines visible.
In the sky, the unknown creature let out a shrill scream. Its scales and flesh quickly withered, aged, and fell off. In no time, it was reduced to a white skeleton, which then crumbled into ash mid-air!
In the sky, the blood-red eyes as big as mountains showed deep fear. They too quickly disintegrated into crimson ashes!
The pitch-black hands reaching out from the shadows melted like snow in the sun!
The golden war chariot that had burst out of the void fell apart, its countless components losing their spiritual essence and raining down!
“The Law of Time… It is…”
On the distant horizon, the monstrous figure that had reached the heavens cried out in shock. Seeing the dire situation, it turned around and fled. However, it was still affected. Its towering figure rapidly hunched over like an old man in his twilight years, trembling as it disappeared over the horizon, barely escaping with its life.
All the other powerful beings also aged, withered, decayed… turned into skeletons, and finally crumbled into ashes!
Everything calmed down.
Dust returned to dust and earth to earth. There was no need for rites of passage.
Above the sky, the translucent white hand slowly retreated and disappeared.
The shock of this movement lingered for a long time.
Xu Lian stared blankly at the gradually returning sky. Was this the real body of White Fox moving? Or had she called upon an ultimate powerhouse to intervene?
The Huo Clan’s mighty being and the old clan leader were also stunned for a long time. Covering the heavens with a single hand, controlling the law of time, striking enemies with precision without harming a single blade of grass-what kind of cultivation level was that?
Compared to such a level, the so-called “mighty beings” were far inferior.
The ordinary people of Pingyang County cried tears of joy, as if they had been reborn after a catastrophe. They knelt on the ground and prostrated themselves before Heaven.
“This was the hand of Heaven! Even Heaven couldn’t stand by and watch, so it destroyed those lawless ghosts and monsters!”
“Let’s see who dares to cause trouble in Pingyang County now!”…
Xu Lian snapped out of his daze and looked eagerly at White Fox… or rather, at her legs. Those “short legs” weren’t just thick, they were unimaginably thick!
White Fox opened her lively eyes. Before Xu Lian could ask, she turned around and walked toward the Spirit Tree. “You can leave now. Go to Heavenly Mystic Sacred Land.”
Xu Lian said, “With such a powerhouse protecting us, do we still need to leave?”
“My true body doesn’t have time to protect you indefinitely,” White Fox replied without turning around.
Xu Lian’s eyes widened. Had her true body just made a move?
The Huo Clan mighty being and the old clan leader exchanged glances, their eyes flickering as if they vaguely understood something. The two old foxes disappeared into the void.
Xu Lian opened his mouth, intending to ask these two seniors for more information, but they had fled faster than rabbits. Helpless, he could only lead the women and his followers onto carriages and head out of the city.
When they reached the altar, they all stood on it together.
If Xu Lian hadn’t been wealthy now, he truly wouldn’t have been able to afford the travel expenses. There were too many people, and it was ridiculously expensive.
It was only after piling up spirit stones like a small mountain that the altar began to glow, activating the teleportation.
As expected, when they entered the spatial tunnel, except for Xu Lian, Huo Xin’er, Jiang Yunyan, and a few others who had used the altar before, the rest were terrified by the monsters.
Qin Liu even shouted in fear, “Good heavens! There are even ghosts in the void! This is too terrifying!”
Xu Lian gave a brief explanation, but didn’t elaborate. There was no point in saying more – they wouldn’t understand.
When they emerged from the spatial tunnel, they found themselves standing on another altar.
Before them was an ancient stone tablet inscribed with the words “Heavenly Mystic Sacred Land”. The tablet was pockmarked, having endured countless years of wind and rain.
Behind the tablet, a massive stone staircase stretched upward, filled with people-men and women, old and young. Without exception, all of them bore the aura of a cultivator.
The stairs reached up to the sky, where the heavens seemed to be torn apart by an irreparable rift. Inside the rift, a small world could be glimpsed. Above this small world was another, and another, and another… all the way to the heavens.
Xu Lian counted them. In total, there were thirty-three small worlds.
Huo Xin’er’s eyes sparkled with amazement. “These are the thirty-three Heavens of the Heavenly Mystic Sacred Land.”
Xu Lian asked curiously, “What is so special about the Heavenly Mystic Sacred Land?”
White Fox had sent him here, so there must be some connection between her and the Heavenly Mystic Sacred Land. Moreover, it was likely a close relationship, which was why she had directed him to come here.
Huo Xin’er explained, “The Heavenly Mystic Sacred Land is one of the Nine Heavenly Sacred Lands.
The Nine Heavenly Sacred Lands include Heavenly Mystic Sacred Land, Heavenly Pivot Sacred Land
Heavenly Harmony Sacred Land, Heavenly Gate Sacred Land, Heavenly Inquiry Sacred Land, Heavenly Movement Sacred Land, Heavenly Jade Sacred Land, Heavenly Radiance Sacred Land, and Heavenly Evolution Sacred Land.
These nine Heavenly Lands have always been united, advancing and retreating together.
What’s most terrifying is that each of the Nine Heavenly Sacred Lands is a top-tier power on its own.
When the Nine Heavens unite, they are invincible.”
Nine Heavenly Sacred Lands? Xu Lian suddenly remembered what the old vine demon had said about the Goddess of the Nine Heavens. He also remembered that White Fox’s true body was connected to the Heavenly Mystic Sacred Lands. Could she be the legendary Goddess of Nine Heavens?
It was quite possible!
“Graceful and slender, with a long, elegant neck, cloud-like hair, and bright, captivating eyes…” Xu Lian felt like reciting the “Ode to the Goddess of Luo River” again. According to the Old Vine Demon, only the Goddess of Nine Heavens could match such descriptions. This thought made his heart burn with excitement. Given his “old acquaintance” relationship with the Goddess of Nine Heavens, it seemed like he really had a chance?
Soon, he calmed down. The cultivation level of the Goddess of Nine Heavens was far too high. He still had a long way to go before he could stand shoulder to shoulder with her. Otherwise, she would just tell him to scram…
“Are you Xu Lian from Pingyang County?”
A middle-aged woman walked down the stone stairs with a smile on her face.
Upon hearing her voice, Xu Lian was momentarily stunned. It sounded familiar, as if he had heard it before…
Then he remembered!
The former Town Guard Commander of Pingyang County, the Earth Flesh Avatar of the Squirrel!
What a coincidence!
But there was no such thing as coincidence in this world. Xu Lian’s gaze turned strange. Clearly, this middle-aged woman knew White Fox’s true body, which was why she had been sent to greet him.