Chapter 301 - 147: Deadlock
If that’s the case, then...
A sharp glint flashed in Liang Cheng’s eyes.
Nine Heavens Mountain-Breaking Saber!
Broken River!
This strike wasn’t aimed at the tall man in black. Instead, it slashed toward the short, thin one!
The saber’s light was like a river bursting its banks—vast and mighty, it sealed off all of the short man’s escape routes!
The short man’s expression changed. He tried to use a Body Technique to dodge, but he discovered the strike seemed to have predicted his every move. No matter which way he tried to evade, he would be caught in the saber’s light!
He had no choice but to block it head-on!
Gritting his teeth, he crossed his twin blades to parry.
CLANG—!!!
The saber’s edge crashed against the short daggers, unleashing a piercing screech of metal on metal!
The short man felt an irresistible force slam into him. The web between his thumb and forefinger split open, and the daggers were nearly knocked from his grasp!
The impact sent him sliding back thirty feet, the Qi Blood in his chest churning violently.
And in that instant—
Liang Cheng’s figure suddenly accelerated!
Not toward the short man, but toward the tall one!
The tall man had been about to pursue Liang Cheng to relieve the pressure, but seeing him suddenly turn and charge, he could only meet the attack with his palms in his haste.
But Liang Cheng’s saber didn’t slash at him.
It slashed at the ground beneath his feet!
"Break!"
The Zhenxian Saber hacked viciously into the earth!
The Saber Aura exploded, shattering the ground and revealing a blood-red Array Pattern hidden beneath!
"What?!"
Qian Wanjing’s face instantly contorted.
He never imagined that Liang Cheng could find a critical node of the Array in the middle of such a fierce battle!
With the Array Pattern beneath the tall man’s feet destroyed, the bloody light surrounding him suddenly dimmed by a third, and the enhancement effect was greatly reduced!
"How did you know...?"
the tall man said, horrified.
Liang Cheng didn’t answer. His Saber Momentum shifted again.
Nine Heavens Mountain-Breaking Saber—Broken Sea!
This time, he held nothing back.
The nine Gang Qi Seeds in his Dantian spun wildly, and a torrent of Azure True Aura rushed forth.
In his Sea of Consciousness, the lingering coolness from that drop of Divine Soul Liquid spread to its absolute limit.
His five senses sharpened, his thoughts accelerated.
He could "see" the Array’s network of ley lines!
’The key to survival!’
The saber’s light rose, accompanied by wind and thunder!
The Broken Sea technique, carrying the resolute will to sever rivers and part the seas, slashed directly at the tall man in black!
The tall man tried to dodge, only to find that the strike had already locked down all his escape routes!
He could only take it head-on!
He let out a roar, pouring all his remaining Blood Evil Power into his palms. The crimson Palm Force materialized into a blood-red shield before him.
"Block it!"
The saber’s light collided with the blood shield.
For a moment, time seemed to stand still.
The next instant—
CRACK!
The blood shield shattered!
The saber’s light cut through the tall man’s body, splitting him open diagonally from his right shoulder to his left hip!
SPURT—
Blood gushed like a fountain.
The tall man looked down at his cleaved body, his eyes filled with utter confusion.
He tried to say something, but only a mouthful of bloody foam came out before he collapsed with a heavy thud.
With a critical node of the Array destroyed and one man dead, the Blood Evil Array trembled violently!
The twelve pillars of bloody light flickered erratically. All twenty-four of the True Essence Realm Blood Sacrificers coughed up blood in unison, their auras weakening.
Qian Wanjing’s face was ashen, pale as a sheet of paper.
He never imagined that Liang Cheng, while suppressed by the Array, could first break a node and then slay a powerful foe!
"You’re next."
Liang Cheng turned to face the short, thin man.
The short man had lost all will to fight.
The Array was faltering and the Blood Evil Power was fading. The backlash from his injuries began to set in, and the bloody hole in his chest started seeping blood again.
He glanced at Qian Wanjing, then back at Liang Cheng. Suddenly, he gritted his teeth, turned, and fled!
But how could Liang Cheng let him escape?
He executed the Wandering Dragon Step, his figure pursuing like a phantom, and slashed with his saber!
The short man let out a wretched scream as his head was separated from his body.
Two True Gang Peak Realm experts had fallen, their bodies dead and their spirits dispersed.
Liang Cheng stood with his saber in hand, breathing heavily.
The back-to-back battles, combined with forcefully erupting with power while under the Array’s suppression, had consumed an enormous amount of his Gang Qi.
But he didn’t stop. His gaze swept over the twenty-four True Essence Realm Blood Sacrificers.
They were no longer able to maintain the Array, and the twelve pillars of bloody light were slowly dissipating.
"Mercy..."
someone pleaded, their voice trembling.
Liang Cheng ignored them and walked toward Qian Wanjing.
Qian Wanjing was slumped in the center of the Array. As he watched Liang Cheng approach step by step, a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"Liang Cheng, you’ve won... but do you think you’re safe?"
Qian Wanjing suddenly shouted.
"Elder Huang, please make your move!"
’Elder Huang?’
Liang Cheng froze.
’Why would Elder Huang help Qian Wanjing?’