Chapter 1343 - 1338: Mutual Destruction
The fiery red light arrow pierced through the air like a swift bamboo stick, and in the next moment, it crashed in front of Lin Chuan.
Lin Chuan spread his hands, and a silver-white arc of light gathered between them into a Light Arc Gun. He moved swiftly, wielding the Sky-reaching Halberd, stabbing fiercely at the incoming fiery red light arrow.
The sound of sizzling spread, and with a boom, the light arrow fused with Lin Chuan's silver Light Arc Gun then exploded violently.
A massive blast wave was unleashed, causing a terrifying shockwave as Lin Chuan's figure was abruptly thrown back.
When the terrifying blast wave touched Lin Chuan, he spat out a mouthful of blood. His figure halted after retreating more than ten zhang, but without a thought for the blood at the corner of his mouth, he fiercely raised one hand.
In the sky, the dazzling Sky-reaching Halberd fell into his hand. Silver-white light enveloped Lin Chuan, making him seem like a War God descending from the heavens!
The intense silver gleam radiated from the Sky-reaching Halberd, casting Lin Chuan's long shadow on the lake.
"Sky-reaching Halberd, Break." Lin Chuan slowly raised the Halberd in his hand, twirled it above his head, and then slashed down. The blinding silver light crashed into the lake, causing immense waves to rise. The surging water did not scatter but slowly gathered together.
During this process, the silver light continued to illuminate the surging water, which astonishingly transformed into a silver-white dragon.
Lin Chuan tapped the ground, flew up, and landed on the silver-white dragon. With the Sky-reaching Halberd waved, waves of intense pressure spread across the lake surface.
Feeling this pressure, those at the lakeside retreated wisely, aware of the previous intense battle between the two.
Strands of silver light emitted from the Sky-reaching Halberd, enveloping Lin Chuan, weaving onto his body, eventually forming spot-sized silver armor wrapping around him.
Before long, as the silver light burst forth, Lin Chuan's body, except for his head, was clad in silver battle armor. Holding the Sky-reaching Halberd in his hand, the intense silver-white light continued to explode, filling the entire lake with its terrifying pressure.
Lin Chuan swung the Sky-reaching Halberd, his face cold and distant. His expression matched the silver battle armor, making him appear a true War God!
Facing Lin Chuan's dominating posture, Mu Xing was unwavering. The firebird carried him, sweeping across the lake surface. In his hand, the Qiankun Xuan Yuan Bow still shimmered with fiery red light.
Mu Xing's eyes narrowed, channeling all his True Qi into the Qiankun Xuan Yuan Bow. Suddenly, the bow's fiery glow expanded, enveloping Mu Xing. From afar,
Mu Xing appeared immersed in a sea of fire, the intense blaze, along with the firebird, turned the lake surface entirely red.
"Come on." A thunderous voice emerged from Lin Chuan's mouth, and his figure charged fiercely towards Mu Xing.
Mu Xing shook the Qiankun Xuan Yuan Bow in his hand, eyes brimming with battle intent, and the firebird beneath him understood his command, charging towards Lin Chuan.
The atmosphere on the lake surface intensified rapidly, Lin Chuan dragging the silver dragon beneath, the Sky-reaching Halberd in his hand slowly rotating. Mu Xing stood upon the firebird, the Qiankun Xuan Yuan Bow in his hand flickering with firelight, tinting Mu Xing's face red.
As they neared ten zhang apart, Lin Chuan suddenly leaped off the water dragon's back, the Sky-reaching Halberd in his hand, shining brightly, illuminating both Lin Chuan and the lake below. To outside observers, Lin Chuan's figure was no longer visible.
A dazzling silver light arc descended from high above, opening up a thousand zhang silk ribbon, attacking fiercely towards Mu Xing. That thousand zhang silk ribbon was Lin Chuan's strongest strike, an all-out attack!
In an instant, the lake surface was ablaze with silver light, the silver light arc, like a galaxy, enveloped the entire lake. A massive shockwave unfolded! Sensing all this, Mu Xing's gaze grew intense! His left hand slowly rose, and the Qiankun Xuan Yuan Bow departed from his grasp! His palms formed seals, slapping fiercely on the Qiankun Xuan Yuan Bow.
A fiery glow spread in an arc, igniting the fire domain, claiming half of the space on the lake surface. The Qiankun Xuan Yuan Bow flew out forcefully, colliding with Lin Chuan's descending silver light arc.
The clash between the silver light arc and the fiery red Qiankun Xuan Yuan Bow occurred fiercely, halting the spread of silver light and flames across the lake at once. Subsequently, the lake surface boiled fiercely, massive waves exceeding a hundred zhang were sent soaring, scattering in all directions. Water waves surged throughout the mountain base.
Even obscured by the encompassing water and light waves, a terrifying sound still emanated from the lake center, clearly audible to everyone! Silver light and fiery red arc scattered abruptly, shattering everything around, ultimately the silver-red intertwined light pierced through the sky-high water curtain, illuminating the entire mountain base.
The powerful light column struck the mountain top, echoing loudly, water waves surged throughout the mountain base, light flashed brilliantly, continuously.
The interweaving flashes of light created a scene reminiscent of a raging mountain flood, unstoppable, plunging the entire mountain base into chaos, the sound still audible, silver-red firelight still lingering, water waves still expanding...
Mu Qiu and the others had already escaped a hundred meters away earlier. When everything settled down, everyone's eyes turned to the center of the lake. There was nothing there.
"Could they have perished together..." This thought simultaneously appeared in everyone's minds.
However, it seemed quite possible. After all, even retreating to a hundred meters away, they were still hit by the impact; what more the two caught in the storm.
Both parties swiftly moved towards the lake shore. After all, the Nine Revolutions Thousand Spirit Fruit was the main objective. Upon reaching the shore, they only saw the shimmering surface of the lake, with nothing there. However, at the very center of the lake, a multicolored plant pearl continued to blossom.
The Nine Revolutions Thousand Spirit Fruit was indeed a holy artifact; to remain undamaged after such terrifying impact.
Everyone glanced towards the fruit with eyes full of greed. Without a second thought, they rushed towards the center of the lake.
The snake demon from earlier was no longer present; they had hesitated due to Mu Xing and Lin Chuan. But now, with both Mu Xing and Lin Chuan's fate unknown, the crowd had no more qualms.
The purpose of this journey was the Nine Revolutions Thousand Spirit Fruit. With such an opportunity, how could Mu Qiu and Luo Feng let it slip? They wanted to claim the fruit, while Murong Xue from Mu Xing's side also had her eyes set on it.
Mu Qiu and Luo Feng darted towards the fruit in the lake, followed closely by Murong Xue. Before they could reach the center, a cough interrupted, followed by a figure leaping up from beneath the lake. His hair looked somewhat disheveled.
"Lin Chuan?!" The figures instantly halted. Lin Chuan wasn't dead; it seemed he had won.
Upon seeing Lin Chuan appear, the crowd had mixed expressions. "Brother Lin!" Mu Qiu and Luo Feng rushed over, their faces brimming with joy, while Murong Xue retreated quickly, her pretty face looking displeased.
"Brother Lin, you won!" Mu Qiu and Luo Feng ran up to Lin Chuan, shouting excitedly.
A hint of exhaustion appeared on Lin Chuan's face. Just as he was about to speak, a voice came from behind him: "I'm not dead yet."
"Brother Mu..." Murong Xue spotted Mu Xing, her pretty face froze, and she hurried over to support him.
"Quick, use this chance; grab the Nine Revolutions Thousand Spirit Fruit and go." Lin Chuan glanced at Mu Qiu and Luo Feng and said, "I'll hold off Mu Xing. Act when the time is right."
Mu Qiu and Luo Feng nodded, waiting for Lin Chuan to make his move.
Lin Chuan's silhouette moved, suddenly leaping up mid-air and turning towards the lake center.
Before Lin Chuan could reach the center, a green figure stood there, as if appearing out of nowhere.
The crowd struggled to turn their heads, gasping, while their eyes gleamed.
A human was on the lake, not a demon beast. The voice was the same as before; only that figure was wrapped in several green ribbons, revealing the enticing body. A slender waist, delicate arms, an exquisitely unmatched face, and a pair of sparkling eyes.
In those sparkling eyes were cold gleams and allure. Beneath the pressure of that entity, beauty mingled with some killing intent.
"You intrude my sacred ground, harm my Spiritual Monkey, my kin, covet my holy artifact, disturb my peace... You all deserve to die!" The green-dressed woman glanced at the crowd, her eyes chilling, killing intent visible. As she moved, the lake surface erupted in waves.
This woman couldn't possibly be the Sect Leader of the Phantom Sect, Lin Chuan's heart jolted. He shouted towards Mu Qiu and Luo Feng: "Retreat quickly."
With Lin Chuan's shout, Mu Qiu and Luo Feng swiftly retreated to the lake shore. But it was too late; sprays of water splashed up, encircling those above the lake.
In an instant, the crowd's eyes showed despair. They all knew the immense power of the green-dressed woman; trapped here, death was certain.
"Everyone, now we must put aside differences and unite, or we'll all die!" At this moment, Mu Xing stepped forward. His face looked pale; the recent battle had already terribly injured him, his strength now less than a tenth of his peak.
Lin Chuan was stunned; Mu Xing was from the Phantom Sect, why was he trying to unite with him? Clearly, this green-dressed woman was the Phantom Sect's Sect Leader.
Seeing Lin Chuan remain silent, Mu Xing seemed to understand Lin Chuan's thoughts and said, "This woman is not from our Phantom Sect, the story is too long to explain. Only by working together can we have a glimmer of hope."