Chapter 279 - 256: Slaying the Grandmaster
Outside the manor, crowds fled in panic,
Hundreds of Embroidered Uniform Guards galloped on their warhorses, kicking up clouds of dust, shrouding the area like the thick morning fog.
Gu Zhan sat atop his horse, standing at a distance, not commanding the Embroidered Uniform Guards himself, but letting Tian Yu take charge. He merely rode quietly on the side, watching intently, while at the same time opening the system interface to check it.
During the previous clash with the Danyang Sect,
He specifically targeted the experts to kill. Although the time was short, he managed to slay several Great Cultivators, plus two Fifth Realm Elders and the remaining Experience Points, accumulating more than fourteen million Experience Points in total.
[Spend 1.5 million Experience Points]
[Mahayana One Slash upgraded to Minor Success Realm]
[Spend 3 million Experience Points]
[Mahayana One Slash upgraded to Great Success Realm]
[Spend 1.5 million Experience Points]
[Lingyun Soar upgraded to Minor Success Realm]
[Spend 3 million Experience Points]
[Lingyun Soar upgraded to Great Success Realm]
...
The reason for choosing to upgrade these two Martial Arts was a decision Gu Zhan made after thorough consideration.
Mahayana One Slash and Netherworld King’s Array-breaking Saber, though both Earth Tier Upper Grade Saber Techniques, differ greatly. Netherworld King’s Array-breaking Saber is suited for battlefield crowd control, exceedingly strong against encirclements, but in one-on-one it falls a bit short and consumes a lot.
But Mahayana One Slash is different. As its name implies, it is One Slash—gathering the strongest possible strike. Mahayana signifies boundless; this slash is boundlessly powerful, able to concentrate a Swordman’s most powerful attack and Sword Intent. This Martial Art excels as a trump card.
As for Lightweight Lingyun Soar,
It’s simple. Having such a powerful Qinggong at one’s side can avert many crises; even facing an ordinary Grandmaster, unless specialized in speed, if Gu Zhan can’t win he can still escape.
Moreover, a strong Qinggong in battle can create many opportunities for surprise attacks.
...
Hundreds of Embroidered Uniform Guards formed a circular array; at the very front, over a hundred Guards holding heavy shields advanced step by step toward Liu Zuifeng, gradually tightening the encirclement. Behind them marched the spearmen armed with long spears.
In the middle, over two hundred mounted Guards circled in three rows, rotating in opposite directions, following the shield-bearers and continuously shrinking the ring.
At the rear, Guards armed with God-Shocking Crossbows crouched and waited.
Within the battle array, Tian Yu gripped a Long Sword in one hand, a Command Banner in the other!
"Celestial Net of Heaven and Earth!"
With a thunderous shout,
The mounted Guards of the array suddenly moved; countless barbed steel cables crashed down toward Liu Zuifeng, carrying deadly intent through the dust and smoke.
"Hmph!"
Liu Zuifeng let out a cold snort. He stamped lightly, hands forming a Magic Formula, and his Long Sword hovered in midair, instantly transforming into a dozen swords that shot forth in streaks of light, weaving a dense net of swords around him.
"Cheng, cheng, cheng, cheng..."
A rainstorm of metallic clashing resounded.
Steel cables snapped or rebounded, crashing onto the first row of shields in the encirclement.
Tian Yu rode a black steed at full speed, swiftly waving the Command Banner in his hand.
A series of mechanical clicks rang out,
Densely-packed crossbows fired at Liu Zuifeng, leaving not the slightest gap for escape.
Liu Zuifeng snorted coldly, seized his Long Sword, and dashed forward like a specter, Sword Qi flaring as he attacked the Embroidered Uniform Guards, sword meeting crossbow arrows, weaving dangerously to dodge the barrage,
"Swift!"
With a shout, the first row of shield-bearers rapidly contracted, astonishingly fast. In a blink, the arrow rain ceased, and the encirclement shrank to barely three feet apart; long spears emerged from behind the shields.
Liu Zuifeng swung his Long Sword, cleaving the spears, smashing the heavy shields; yet he did not pause—other shield-bearers closed in, and dense spears thrust forth.
At the same time,
Outside the ring,
Tian Yu waved the Command Banner again. Over ten Great Cultivators among the Embroidered Uniform Guards sprang into action; spearmen switched out, and a dozen Great Cultivators simultaneously charged at Liu Zuifeng.
Trapped in the confined space,
Liu Zuifeng already struggled to maneuver. Now faced with a dozen Great Cultivators, in just a few breaths wounds split his flesh—bloody gashes appeared all over his body!
"Break!"
Liu Zuifeng roared, plunged his Long Sword into the ground,
In an instant, a terrifying force erupted. The earth split into vast fissures spreading outward, Embroidered Uniform Guards scrambled to retreat; those slow to react fell straight into the ground below.
Outside the ring, Tian Yu again waved the Command Banner,
Cavalry moved once more, and hundreds of steel cables lashed out at Liu Zuifeng from every direction,
However, what stunned everyone was,
This time, Liu Zuifeng did not evade, but stood his ground. Both hands formed a Magic Formula; the sword plunged in the earth suddenly vibrated and shot into the sky, vanishing from sight,
Immediately,
The bright sky suddenly turned dim,
The wind surged violently overhead, storming down from the heavens, as if blanketing the sky, emitting thunderous howls. Dense Sword Qi shattered the Embroidered Uniform Guards’ attacks; terrified warhorses shrieked.
A colossal sword streaked across the sky in the blink of an eye, roaring toward Gu Zhan, leaving countless onlookers dumbfounded.
"Heaven and Earth Dharma Aspect, Grandmaster!"
Someone cried out in shock,
This was a power unique to Grandmasters—manifesting the Dharma Aspect body.