Chapter 4: Death to Those Who Stand in My Way!

The moment the red-robed elder 'Qu Huan' was annihilated, the black-robed man guarding the secret chamber entrance was greatly startled, but at that instant a sword-light enveloped him.

"No—" The black-robed man despaired; before he could even make a sound, he turned to ashes under the sword-light.

"Let's go."

Ji Ning also took his junior apprentice-brother Mu Zishuo into his随身仙府 and used a Greater Teleportation Dao Talisman.

Hum~~~

Ji Ning vanished into thin air.

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"What's going on?"

"How could there be such intense fluctuations?" One black-robed man after another detected it. Although Ji Ning tried his best to control the fluctuations, he could not avoid their leakage, for the entire 'ancient castle' was covered with restrictions that sensed everything clearly.

Just then, a spatial fluctuation appeared!

"It's a teleportation."

"A Greater Spatial Teleportation!" The black-robed men and bronze demon guards all changed color. Although this forbidden ancient castle was heavily guarded, it could not block 'Greater Spatial Teleportation'. But outsiders knew nothing of the layout within the forbidden area, so even with Greater Spatial Teleportation, it was very difficult to teleport directly into the castle.

...

Deep within the ancient castle, in that independent space, the many gray-robed men, like so many ants, surrounded the giant divine demon puppet, constantly refining it to make it more perfect.

Hum~~~

Spatial fluctuations appeared.

The puppet master gray-robed men present were all immersed in their refining; long years of refining had numbed them, and they did not even feel any vigilance.

"Who are you?" A gray-robed man noticed the suddenly appearing white-robed Ji Ning.

"An intruder!"

"An outsider!"

The two black-robed men specially tasked with guarding the independent space were greatly alarmed and shouted angrily as they charged at Ji Ning.

"Hmph." Ji Ning gave a cold snort, and with a wave of his hand, the thousand-zhang-tall divine demon puppet vanished into thin air.

"No!"

The two charging black-robed men's faces changed drastically. This intruder was indeed targeting their Divine Demon Number One puppet! This was the most important puppet in the entire castle. If this puppet were really stolen... then the two of them, the black-robed demon servants responsible for guarding it, would suffer a miserable fate.

A sword-light, vast and snowy-white like a blizzard, swept over. Heaven and earth seemed to freeze in an instant, and the two black-robed men were frozen solid, then turned to powder.

The gray-robed men in the independent space watched the scene in shock, but they were all numb and just stood by. They were filled with hatred for the forces in this 'forbidden area' and wished for as many deaths as possible.

"This white-robed man is formidable. He actually broke into the forbidden area of this mysterious force, and it seems he knew about this divine demon puppet. He came and immediately took it."

"Yes, very formidable. The black-robed men are all at the loose immortal level, yet they were killed in one encounter."

"I hope all these black-robed men and bronze demon guards die."

The gray-robed men watched from the side.

Meanwhile, the bronze demon guard outside the entrance of the independent space also detected the spatial fluctuations inside and rushed in, but could only watch helplessly as the two black-robed men were instantly killed, too late to rescue them.

"Do you know what this place is? Is it a place you can barge into?" The bronze demon guard roared in fury, and a long spear appeared in his hand, which he hurled straight at Ji Ning... Whoosh! The golden-glowing spear shot toward Ji Ning with boundless might.

"A Void-level divine demon?" Ji Ning sneered.

Bronze demon guards all had strength at the level of a million-year loose immortal, but this bronze demon guard was the top one in this stronghold, an ancient Void-level divine demon! That was why he was tasked with guarding this independent space.

"Die!!!"

Ji Ning struck out with his palm.

His palm instantly expanded to a hundred zhang in size. Under the divine ability 'Star Picking Hand', Ji Ning's palm carried overwhelming power as it slapped forward. The golden long spear was sent flying. Ji Ning's 'Star Picking Hand' had only reached the third rotation, yet it already possessed the power of a Pure Yang magic treasure! But in the past, Ji Ning had always used flying swords and rarely attacked with his palm, fearing that the 'Star Picking Hand' divine ability would be exposed.

But now that he had mastered the Eighty-Nine Arcane Art, attacking with his palm posed no risk of exposure.

A sword immortal does not necessarily have to use a sword.

To a sword immortal, every blade of grass, every tree, even a staff, a spear, a palm, or a leg can be used to execute sword techniques. Now, Ji Ning's enormous palm... was enveloped in a hazy golden light, like a giant divine sword.

"How is this possible?" The Void-level divine demon bronze demon guard was greatly shocked. He let out a low roar, grabbed a long spear in each hand, and blocked Ji Ning.

"Boom~~~"

The giant palm directly struck his body.

The powerful Void-level divine demon bronze demon guard let out a pained roar and was smashed to pieces. Just as his shattered divine body was about to reform, another giant palm flew over. The two giant palms clapped together, smashing the shattered divine body of the Void-level divine demon again. Boom, boom, boom~~~ The two giant palms struck like lightning, each blow shattering the bronze demon guard's divine body further and further, consuming his divine power enormously. After just a few strikes, all the divine power contained in his divine body was exhausted.

In the blink of an eye, the Void-level divine demon bronze demon guard was dead!

"So powerful!"

"This, this..."

"Incredible."

The watching gray-robed men were dumbfounded. They knew very well how formidable that bronze demon guard was. A Void-level divine demon had been killed just like that?

"This is the true power of the Star Picking Hand!" Ji Ning was also unleashing the might of the Star Picking Hand to its fullest for the first time. "Once I reach the fourth rotation of the Star Picking Hand, my palm alone will rival the pinnacle of Pure Yang, comparable to the middle-grade innate level. Then the power of my Star Picking Hand will be even greater."

The fifth rotation would be the pinnacle of innate spirit treasures.

The sixth rotation would be the realm of Sanxiao Daoist, capable of easily smashing a major world!

"Boom!"

Ji Ning waved his hand and collected the treasures left by the bronze demon guard, then, like an ancient divine demon, charged straight out of the independent space.

"Stop him."

"Kill him."

Throughout the ancient castle, black-robed men and bronze demon guards were rapidly gathering.

...

In the Donglin Mountains, within the Donglin Sect, the silver-armored youth was leisurely fishing.

Suddenly—

Spatial fluctuations, like a pebble dropped into a lake, rippled outward and reached the silver-armored youth. His expression changed, and he turned his head sharply toward the forbidden area. "Greater Spatial Teleportation? Not good!"

Boom!

The silver-armored youth immediately transformed into a streak of light and rushed toward the forbidden area. He moved like lightning. Although the forbidden area had numerous layers of great formations, these formations were all controlled by the silver-armored youth himself! He easily penetrated the layers of formations and soon arrived at the great canyon, where he saw the ancient castle at a glance.

Within the castle, there was a rumbling and chaos.

"Stand in my way, and die!!!" An icy roar came from within the castle, making the many black-robed men outside turn pale with fear and panic in their eyes.

"In such a short time, three bronze demon guards have died, even Bo Si'a?" The silver-armored youth's face darkened as he sensed this. This group of demon guards were his most powerful subordinates, and he was very familiar with them. The dissipation and annihilation of those powerful auras shocked him and also made him realize the terror of the enemy!

From the Donglin Sect to the forbidden area, what a short time it was, yet three bronze demon guards had already died.

"Breaking into my territory."

Then the silver-armored youth felt unprecedented anger and humiliation.

How proud he was?

"Die!" The silver-armored youth could sense that the powerful aura in the castle was about to rush out of the castle gate. The restrictions in the castle were also controlled by the general, so he could clearly sense everything in the castle, including the disappearance of the divine demon puppet.

A fiery red divine bow suddenly appeared in the silver-armored youth's hand, and a similarly fiery red arrow appeared in his other hand.

He drew the bow!

He shot the arrow!

"Boom~~~"

The arrow shot out, instantly transforming into a huge fiery divine dragon that charged straight at the main gate of the castle.

A terrifying sword-light flew out from the castle, exiting the main gate. In midair, this terrifying sword-light transformed into a black divine dragon. Just as the black dragon and the fiery dragon collided in the high sky, a white-robed youth had already walked out of the castle gate. Around this white-robed youth floated a dense array of flying swords, each radiating overwhelming power, floating around him as if paying homage to an emperor. The white-robed youth looked up.

He gazed into the distance at the silver-armored youth in midair.

The silver-armored youth also looked down at the white-robed man.

Their gazes clashed, almost tangible.

One was surrounded by numerous flying swords... the other held a divine bow...

"Nearly two hundred flying swords? All seem to be top-grade immortal swords!"

"A bow? Could he be an archer too?"

Both had their own thoughts.

"Boom~~~~~~"

The terrifying arrow and the sword-light of the Grand Thousand Sword Formation collided head-on. For a moment, heaven and earth darkened, and then 'rumbling~~~' rings of ripples spread in all directions. Within those ripples were streaks of sharp light. Some black-robed men caught in the blast were instantly reduced to powder.

"Block it."

"Block it."

After more than ten loose immortals died, the remaining black-robed loose immortals barely escaped with their lives.

"Demon servants, all retreat." The silver-armored youth shouted coldly. At this level of battle... these black-robed loose immortals were nothing but cannon fodder.

"Yes."

Immediately, the many black-robed men fled away. Usually, they threw their weight around, killing Wanxiang and Yuanshen cultivators as easily as killing chickens, but when faced with such a terrifying existence... they were the 'chickens' being killed.

"Flee? Did I give you permission?" The white-robed Ji Ning roared angrily. Instantly, the hundred-plus top-grade immortal flying swords floating around him shot in all directions, directly slaying those black-robed loose immortals. Ji Ning had sworn... he would not let any of those who had harmed his junior apprentice-brother off!

"You're asking for death!" The silver-armored youth was furious. He waved his hand, and a vast black cloud descended, covering the area below.

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