Volume 1 Volume 7 Chapter 77

Volume 7 Chapter 77: The Eerie Treasure Hunt (8)

Among the many masters in the cultivation world, Xuan knew the least spells and techniques. In fact, since the moment he started practicing the "Eight Gate Sword Formation," he had given up all the seemingly mysterious and powerful techniques he had learned before. He continually deepened his understanding and cultivation of the "Eight Gate Sword Formation," and everything he understood about the Heavenly Way over thousands of years was integrated into the "Eight Gate Sword Formation."

While the righteous and evil paths were scheming against each other, and humans were in a life-and-death battle with the Shura Clan, Xuan never got involved. He only focused on perfecting the "Eight Gate Sword Formation." Even when he joined the "Ming" organization back then, it was merely to obtain more God Weapons to improve the "Eight Gate Sword Formation." Essentially, Xuan was the purest cultivator in the world, and it was his extraordinary focus that made him one of the top beings in this world.

The "Eight Gate Sword Formation" relies on eight extraordinary God Weapons to create a sword array. Each God Weapon can transform into eight spirit swords made of the Spirit Qi of heaven and earth, forming a small "Eight Gate Sword Formation." These eight spirit swords can then produce eight sword energies, creating an even smaller "Eight Gate Sword Formation," and this process continues repeatedly.

In this way, one becomes eight, eight becomes sixty-four, sixty-four becomes countless, forming the strongest offensive technique in the world!

At this moment, Xuan had only mastered seven of the "Eight Gate Sword Formation," which meant his cultivation method still had significant flaws, and his strength had not yet reached its peak. However, because of his understanding of the "Eight Gate Sword Formation," which far surpassed that of anyone else, his incomplete techniques made him much more powerful than any person in history who had fully mastered the "Eight Gate Sword Formation."

Among all the masters in the world, who is the strongest? Perhaps it is the ancestor of the Zhong family, or Zhang Xusheng, or Immortal Zizhen and Mr. Liu. Opinions vary, but when it comes to the strongest attack power in the world, Xuan is undoubtedly the best, with no room for debate.

Although the "Eight Gate Sword Formation" is precious, there are at least a hundred people in the world who know its cultivation methods. However, the strength of a technique ultimately depends on the person using it.

In the beginning, it was perhaps the "Eight Gate Sword Formation" that created Xuan, but now, it is Xuan who has brought the "Eight Gate Sword Formation" to its peak.

If the Demon Ancestor is the most powerful being in the cultivation world, and Zhang Xusheng was once thought to be the one most likely to reach the same level as the Demon Ancestor, then in reality, if Xuan truly masters the "Eight Gate Sword Formation" to its peak, he would be the one capable of challenging the Demon Ancestor from back then.

The Shura Clan is very similar to Xuan in some ways; they do not learn countless magical skills like humans do. While they can control certain Spirit Qi in the world, it is simply their natural talent. However, they do not value this talent; instead, they focus on training to strengthen their bodies. Most of their power comes from their incredibly strong physical bodies, and since the Shura Clan is naturally combative, most of their abilities are centered on offense.

This means that the battle between the Shura Clan and Xuan is one of direct attack.

Fearless of injury or death, they only attack and do not defend!

What a thrilling battle this is! There are no plots, no tricks, no defenses—only pure dodging and attacking, with a single-minded goal of crushing the opponent into pieces.

Because of this, battles between top masters that usually take months or even years to determine a winner, between Xuan and the Shura Clan, surprisingly only took one hour to begin to show a clear outcome.

Under the siege of over a thousand Shura Clan members and four master-level Shura Clan experts, two of whom were on par with Xuan, despite Xuan’s nearly divine strength, he still inevitably faced defeat.

Xuan stood in the center, with the "Eight Door Lock Palace Map" overhead, covering an area of a hundred miles. As the "Eight Door Lock Palace Map" slowly turned, countless powerful sword energies fell like heavy rain, accompanied by deafening thunder, striking down like lightning. The thousands of Shura Clan members in the area were left in chaos, suffering heavy casualties.

But defense is not the nature of the Shura Clan; in their hearts, there is only attack, attack, and more attack!

Although the rain of swords caused them heavy losses, they were fearless, quickly charging towards Xuan amidst the countless sword energies coming from the sky and ground, their faces fierce as they roared to the heavens.

Sometimes, when the rain of swords and the wind of blades became too dense and ferocious to avoid, these Shura Clan people would rather endure the sword energy’s strike with their bodies than retreat even an inch. This bravery, in the eyes of humans, seemed unbelievable and unreasonable; fighting also requires wisdom. This was pure strength without thought, a reckless courage.

Different races, different ideas and cultures, are not so easy to accept and understand.

Yet, these Shura Clan people, who only knew how to show reckless courage, in front of the powerful "Eight Door Lock Palace Map," lost over three hundred of their members crushed by countless sword energies in just one hour, while the other Shura Clan members were all injured. The four leading Shura Clan masters had already approached Xuan.

If it were a human master who confused fighting with cunning, achieving such results would take at least ten days!

Xuan watched the four Shura Clan masters approaching with cold eyes, saying nothing, but the seven swords behind him had already drawn themselves and were circling around his body, moving along some mysterious path.

The moment the Shura Clan truly arrived in front of Xuan, it would set the tone for this great battle.

"Annihilate!"

As four skilled fighters from the Shura Clan approached Xuan from a distance, Xuan let out a soft shout that echoed like thunder, causing seven God Weapons to suddenly grow many times larger. They pointed at the four Shura Clan fighters and fiercely lunged at them from seven different angles.

The force was immense, sealing the sky and locking the earth, leaving no openings or gaps for the Shura Clan to escape, and it seemed they were about to be struck by the seven God Weapons.

The four Shura Clan fighters showed no sign of dodging. For them, since there were no weaknesses, they could create weaknesses with their own power.

"Ah, ah, ah!"

One Shura Clan fighter, equal in strength to Xuan, suddenly let out a loud roar that darkened the skies, causing the winds to change and the ground to crack. The countless sword energies within a hundred miles scattered due to this roar. During his shout, this Shura Clan fighter’s body expanded a hundred times, his green scales shimmering under the sword light. He used his own body to shield his three kin behind him and charged towards the seven God Weapons, which were a hundred meters long.

There was a loud boom, and the earth shook. The power of the seven God Weapons was too strong and sharp. Although this Shura Clan fighter was immensely powerful, he could not stop them, and they pierced into his body. Blue blood burst forth, and blood rained down from the sky.

Seeing this Shura Clan fighter take the hit with his own body, Xuan’s eyes shimmered with surprise. This kind of battle tactic was something he never expected after spending so long in the human cultivation world.

Meanwhile, the other three Shura Clan fighters took this opportunity to bypass their comrade, showing no concern for his life or death as they continued charging at Xuan, their speed and might increasing.

"Hmph!"

Xuan snorted softly and was about to pull back the seven God Weapons to continue fighting the remaining three experts from the Shura Clan.

However, something unbelievable happened.

The seven God Weapons, which Xuan had skillfully wielded for a thousand years, suddenly could not leave the body of one Shura Clan expert, no matter how Xuan urged them. After piercing into the expert’s body, an immense pulling force emerged from within, making it impossible for the God Weapons to break free, even as the expert’s injuries worsened.

This immense pulling force was created by draining the expert’s life energy.

The strange light in Xuan’s eyes grew brighter; he suddenly realized that even though he was in a passive position, this battle felt like the most thrilling experience he had encountered on his journey of cultivation.

But during this delay, the remaining three Shura Clan experts had already rushed in front of him.

Under the "Eight Door Lock Palace Map," Xuan’s Spiritual Sense, speed, attack power, and Spirit Qi recovery speed had all increased by at least three times. Faced with the three Shura Clan experts’ attack, he remained calm; with a swift movement, he reached the pinnacle of speed and instantly created distance between himself and the three experts.

At the same time, with a wave of his hands, the sword rain formed by the "Eight Door Lock Palace Map" in the sky gathered together and charged toward the three Shura Clan members.

But next, something even more incredible happened.

Facing the endless storm of swords, the three masters of the Shura Clan did not even glance. The two slightly weaker Shura Clan fighters, who were a bit behind, focused all their strength together and struck the back of the Shura Clan master who was equal to Xuan. Suddenly, under the immense force, the speed of this Shura Clan master increased several times, and he swiftly dodged the incoming rain of swords, closing the distance to Xuan in the blink of an eye. Despite being injured and blood leaking from his mouth, his fierce face became striking in that moment.

As for the other two Shura Clan masters, they were instantly torn to pieces by the countless sword energies attracted by Xuan.

"Boom…"

A deafening roar erupted, as this Shura Clan warrior concentrated all his previous anger and patience into one punch. A dazzling golden light flashed on his fist as he fiercely struck towards Xuan’s chest. Caught off guard, Xuan quickly managed to form a small "Eight Door Lock Palace Map" to protect his chest, but it was shattered in an instant by this Shura Clan master.

Then, blood burst forth, and this time, it was Xuan’s blood falling to the ground.

With one punch, all the flesh on Xuan’s chest was crushed, and most of Xuan’s bones shattered under this blow, severely damaging his meridians and dantian.

Xuan flew backward, and in that moment of injury, he waved his hands with difficulty. Over a hundred feet away, the Shura Clan master who had been pierced by seven God Weapons was instantly torn apart, while the seven God Weapons swiftly returned to Xuan’s side.

Due to Xuan’s injury, the "Eight Door Lock Palace Map" covering an area of nearly a hundred miles in the sky also vanished, making the endless storm of swords disappear, and peace returned to the world.

In the cold wind, only Xuan, drenched in blood and barely stopping his backward flight, stood facing the last remaining Shura Clan master.

Behind the Shura Clan expert, there were the shattered limbs and blood of three Shura Clan masters, crushed by Xuan’s God Weapon sword energy.

Xuan checked his body, a strange light flashing in his eyes. The power of this punch was surprisingly great. His meridians and dantian were seriously damaged, and Spirit Qi could not flow. Any movement caused unbearable pain, and he couldn’t even use half of his full strength.

At that moment, a golden core cultivator could fight Xuan on equal terms, with a good chance of winning.

Although the last remaining Shura Clan member had taken the full strength of two of his clan, suffering significant internal injuries, his power was still well above that of Xuan at this moment.

From the time the Shura Clan approached to when the world returned to calm, Xuan’s total defeat happened in an instant.

This is the nature of a battle—intense, fast, effective, hurting both the attacker and the attacked.

Watching the last remaining Shura Clan member glare at him coldly, Xuan suddenly smiled. Although he had been completely defeated, killing three Shura Clan masters, one of whom was almost his equal, didn’t seem too bad, did it?

However, an unexpected change occurred.

After being killed by Xuan’s God Weapon sword energy, strange energy waves suddenly appeared amid the shattered limbs and blood of the three Shura Clan members. From the center of these energy waves, the strange, floating pieces of flesh quickly began to gather, piecing themselves together. Before long, the three Shura Clan masters, who had been killed by Xuan, reappeared alive before his eyes, staring at him with mocking looks.

At the same time, the Shura Clan expert who was previously seriously injured by Xuan showed signs of recovery.

"Immortal Body…"

Xuan suddenly forced a smile, forgetting that these older members of the Shura Clan still had the Immortal Body. Thousands of years ago, cultivators had no choice but to seal them because they could not kill them no matter what.

Although they had recovered, the four Shura Clan experts seemed much weaker than before, clearly indicating that even though they were brought back to life, their strength could not return to its peak in a short time.

However, this was more than enough to deal with the heavily injured Xuan at that moment.

At the same time, the remaining fewer than seven hundred members of the new generation of the Shura Clan finally arrived, surrounding Xuan in the center.

"It seems I still have to use those eight ‘Spirit Locking Rings.’"

Xuan frowned and thought to himself.

While thinking, Xuan waved his sleeve, and eight long black chains appeared in his hand.

When the eight long chains appeared, the new generation of the Shura Clan did not react much, but the four expert members of the Shura Clan suddenly remembered something, and their expressions turned serious, with a hint of anger in their eyes.

However, the four Shura Clan members remained silent and slowly moved closer to ‘Xuan’.

The "Spirit Locking Ring" was crafted from countless rare materials and had immense power, but over the thousands of years, it had suffered much damage. Although Xu Qingfan and Zhang Xusheng had repaired it, its power was still far from what it once was.

However, with the eight "Spirit Locking Rings," it should be enough to deal with the four expert Shura Clan members, right?

Just as Xuan was about to use the "Spirit Locking Ring," he suddenly felt a jolt in his body, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

At the same time, the four expert Shura Clan members also felt a jolt, and together with Xuan, they turned to look in a certain direction.

…

…

In the direction they were watching, over thirty cultivators wearing half-dry wooden masks suddenly appeared silently at some unknown time.

Black robes and a withered wooden mask; this is the disguise of Zhang Xusheng’s loyal followers.

More than thirty cultivators did not catch the attention of Xuan and the four masters of the Shura Clan, nor did it make these five top experts feel the slightest bit of tension.

At this moment, the reason Xuan and the four Shura Clan masters looked so surprised was because of the leader among the thirty black-robed cultivators.

Silence, indifference, killing intent, and resentment.

All these feelings, which should have been contradictory, perfectly blended together, as if the God of Death and a world-destroying demon merged into one, quietly floating in the air, coldly watching everything before them.

Besides wearing a half-withered wooden mask, this person also wore a large cloak. Beneath the hood, their face was hidden in darkness, with only two points of blood-red light faintly flickering.

The aura, mingled with the essence of the God of Death and a world-destroying demon, was faint yet incredibly clear, drifting between heaven and earth, reminding the five unparalleled experts and the hundreds of Shura Clan members how dangerous and terrifying this person was.

Although Xuan was seriously injured at this moment, he still had insight and quickly judged the newcomer’s rough strength with just one glance.

Late stage of the Astral Projection Stage, or a strength equivalent to the late stage of the Astral Projection Stage.

The late stage of the Astral Projection Stage means that this person is a human cultivator, but their power, comparable to the late stage of the Astral Projection Stage, makes Xuan uncertain if the visitor is truly human.

However, even though Xuan cannot be sure if the visitor is a human cultivator, a Death God, or a world-destroying demon, he is certain that even at his peak, he would be very cautious around this person, who appears weaker than him. If possible, he would avoid trouble. Some people are powerful but not dangerous, while others may not be strong but are extremely dangerous.

After this cultivator, the more than thirty other cultivators gave Chou the same feeling: lifeless, indifferent, yet filled with endless killing intent and hatred. However, in comparison, the sense of threat they posed was much weaker.

The four members of the Shura Clan felt similarly to Xuan, even more intensely, as the leader reminded them of their Shura Clan’s domain—"Spirit Eater"!

These cultivators were Chou and his subordinates from Tianyou Camp.

However, their current identity is as direct subordinates of Zhang Xusheng, members of the "An" organization.

Chou looked coldly at the Shura Clan members in front of him, his mind replaying the scene of his parents being tortured and killed over and over again, with anger and killing intent bubbling up inside, causing his body to tremble involuntarily. Yet, strangely, he felt calm and even indifferent.

Finally, he could confront the Shura Clan members directly in battle.

How long had he waited for this day?

Forty years!

For forty years, every day, he has been tormented by his hatred for the Shura Clan. Each time he sits in meditation, the bloody images from forty years ago suddenly appear in his mind, almost causing him to suffer from Qi deviation.

For this day, he has given up everything he could forfeit—family, friendship, even human feelings and his humanity—becoming the half-human, half-demon he is now, walking a path destined for destruction.

Yet he feels no regret, because he has gained the strength to take revenge on the Shura Clan. For him, that is enough.

This time, pretending to be Zhang Xusheng’s subordinate and going on a dangerous mission to attack the Shura Clan was a life-or-death situation. But when Xu Qingfan assigned this task to him, he hesitated not at all and instantly agreed. What he feared was Xu Qingfan not allowing him to face the Shura Clan; the danger and the threat to his life did not concern him at all.

The moment he accepted the task was the only time in these forty years that his emotions surged intensely.

Finally, he could face the Shura Clan directly.

The Shura Clan that killed his parents and relatives, the Shura Clan that brought him endless suffering!

Behind Chou, over thirty Tianyou Camp cultivators felt the same way as him. Each person trembled slightly, their indifferent faces hiding endless hatred. They coldly stared at the Shura Clan members in front of them, all of whom had lost their families and homes because of the Shura Clan.

Compared to Chou, they were weaker and had no chance at all in this mission, doomed to be mere cannon fodder. But like Chou, they had no complaints or regrets. As long as they could get revenge for Chou, they were willing to do anything.

In fact, if it weren’t for Chou in front of them, they would have charged straight at the Shura Clan the moment they appeared.

Chou and his Tianyou Camp existed solely to destroy the Shura Clan.

And now, the opportunity to prove their worth had finally arrived.

However, at this moment, Chou still remembered Xu Qingfan’s instructions, for he knew that only by doing this could they deliver an even greater blow to the Shura Clan in the future.

Struggling to hold back the urge to rush into battle, Chou slightly bowed to Xuan in the distance and coldly recited Xu Qingfan’s words.

"Senior, my family master has asked you to delay the Shura Clan for two hours, but now it seems only one hour has passed and you’ve already lost? It appears that our master foresaw this and sent us to provide backup. Relying solely on your own strength until the last moment to use the ‘Spirit Locking Ring’ is too late, haha."

Facing Xuan, a top-level master, Chou’s words were cold and mocking, just like members of the "An" organization, who would only bow to Zhang Xusheng. In their eyes, anyone who shared fame with Zhang Xusheng was nothing but a fraud.

The arrival of Chou and Tianyou Camp was not only to ensure the Shura Clan would turn their attention to Zhang Xusheng in the future but also to sow discord between Xuan and Zhang Xusheng. With Xuan, the world’s strongest master, as an ally, Zhang Xusheng was nearly unbeatable.

Hearing the mocking words from Chou, Xuan’s eyes sparkled. Even though the newcomers looked like members of the "An" organization and knew about the agreement between him and Zhang Xusheng, Xuan couldn’t help but doubt their identities. First, Zhang Xusheng would never send someone to meet him because Zhang Xusheng knew Xuan was an extremely proud person. Sending help would mean Zhang Xusheng did not trust Xuan. This would not make Xuan feel grateful but instead make him angry, creating a rift between them. Second, although each of Zhang Xusheng’s subordinates had a strange aura, they lacked the deep silence and terror that surrounded the people in front of him.

Chou replied coldly, "We are the most successful creations of our master over the years. For him to send us to bring you means he values you highly. Now you can leave; we will take care of the rest."

Xuan’s eyes shone brightly as he stared intensely at Chou, who met Xuan’s gaze with indifference, showing no fear.

As time passed, Xuan’s anger grew as they stared at each other. Although he still refused to believe Zhang Xusheng would treat him this way, the thought that Zhang Xusheng did not trust his abilities filled him with rage. He had come into this dangerous situation for Zhang Xusheng and even gave up the chance to enter the "Azure Crystal Treasure House," but Zhang Xusheng had already assumed he would fail.

"I said I would delay the Shura Clan for two hours, and within those two hours, I will definitely be here. I don’t care if you are Zhang Xusheng’s people or if you have other intentions to stir up trouble between me and Zhang Xusheng. In the last hour, you just watch and do not interfere!"

As he spoke, the seven God Weapons around Xuan began to spin faster, glowing brightly. The blades became almost transparent, and Xuan, who was on the brink of exhaustion, suddenly felt a surge of power, even stronger than during his peak.

During this time, the four Shura Clan experts silently watched, allowing Xuan and Chou to talk freely. However, the aura that Chou had, resembling that of a "Spirit Eater," made them feel unsure.

At that moment, the leader of the Shura Clan, who had remained silent during the battle with Xuan, suddenly asked Chou, "Who are you? Are you human? Are you one of Zhang Xusheng’s?"

However, Chou ignored the question and said to Xuan, "Now that we are here, whether we take action or not is not up to you!"

While speaking, the black cloak on Chou suddenly shattered, revealing his terrifying appearance that looked like a monster or demon, with three blood-red eyes, a body covered in blue scales, curved horns on his head, and a strong armored suit that formed from the cloak. Behind him were black wings and thirteen sword-like tails. What was even more shocking were the countless strange eyes flickering with deep and eerie light between the armor and the blue scales, which, along with the three eyes on Chou’s head, coldly stared at the Shura Clan members on the scene.

"Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah…"

At the same time, dozens of cries of horror from the Shura Clan echoed as, at the instant the black cloak shattered, the thirteen sword tails behind Chou suddenly elongated and instantly pierced into the bodies of some nearby Shura Clan members.

Chou was positioned outside the surrounding circle of the Shura Clan directed at Xuan, closest to him were the new generation of Shura Clan members. Unlike the older generation who had powerful Immortal Bodies, these new members were not as strong. As Chou suddenly attacked, the sword tails pierced into their bodies without any resistance, and in a twist and shake, these Shura Clan members shattered into countless severed limbs and pieces of flesh, falling towards the ground.

As Chou launched his attack, over thirty members of the Tianyou Camp also shook off their black clothes, transforming instantly. Some grew several times bigger, some sprouted sharp horns and fangs, and some had blue scales covering them. Their strength increased greatly as they charged at the outer Shura Clan members.

The new generation of Shura Clan members, due to their short lifespan, mostly possessed strengths comparable to the Real Golden Core Stage of human cultivators, except for a few with excellent or poor qualifications.

The Tianyou Camp cultivators, especially the sixteen who remained after the battle with the East Sea, had received countless rewards after fighting the East Sea Demon Monster. With the daily Chou’s deep hunting in the East Sea, the number of "Immortal Ascending Pills" they consumed was greater than that of the Tianzuo Camp. Even the weakest among them had reached the peak of the Real Golden Core Stage, and after transforming, their strength increased even more, allowing them to stand side by side with ordinary golden core cultivators. The six great masters, like Huangquan Baigui and Shier Daluo, were even stronger. The twenty new cultivators who joined the Tianyou Camp had only been practicing for half a year, and although they were not yet skilled in using their power, they fought relying on the instincts of the "Blood Body Demon," showing that their strength was not weak.

In an instant, with the entry of over thirty Tianyou Camp cultivators, the Shura Clan’s encirclement was thrown into chaos. With thirty-seven members, led by the six great masters, they managed to battle against nearly seven hundred Shura Clan members, inflicting many more casualties on the Shura Clan than on the Tianyou Camp cultivators.

Meanwhile, Chou quietly hovered in place, calmly watching the four old masters of the Shura Clan in the distance. The sword tails behind him constantly elongated and stabbed, killing every Shura Clan member who dared to approach him. With each attack, more than ten Shura Clan members died instantly. In a short time, sixty or seventy Shura Clan members fell to his hands. Faced with such a killing machine, even the brave Shura Clan began to hesitate to approach him, creating a vacuum around Chou.

Although Chou hated the Shura Clan deeply, he did not care much about the little minions because he knew that no matter how many of them he killed, they could not harm the Shura Clan’s spirit. His goal had always been those few old masters of the Shura Clan.

When Chou suddenly attacked, treating them as if they were nothing, and coldly stared at them in a provoking manner, the four Shura Clan masters were first taken aback, but in an instant, they were filled with rage and no longer cared about Xuan, rushing toward Chou.

But at that moment, something unexpected happened with Xuan.

Suddenly, a thunderous sound of a sword echoed through the air, and at the same time, seven God Weapons around Xuan transformed from transparent to nothingness, merging into Xuan’s body. With the joining of the seven God Weapons, Xuan’s power surged, and his body grew unexpectedly tall, reaching about ten meters. His skin had a faint metallic shine, and his eyes were like sharp swords, intimidating and powerful.

The existence of Tianyou Camp was a closely guarded secret. Six months ago, only a few people around Xu Qingfan knew about it, and even now, it is limited to the people of Rainbow Spirit Seven Islands. So, to the cultivators of the world, Zhang Xusheng was the only one who could transform human cultivators’ bodies, giving them strange abilities and greatly increasing their strength after they transformed.

Therefore, when Xuan saw Chou and the Tianyou Camp transform together, remembering how Chou and the others had dressed before and their knowledge of the agreement between Xuan and Zhang Xusheng, Xuan finally confirmed that Chou and Tianyou Camp were indeed Zhang Xusheng’s people.

Thinking that Zhang Xusheng did not trust his abilities, Xuan felt great anger. Zhang Xusheng’s previous grand words turned out to be just a way to use Xuan’s abilities.

The saying "I won’t fight unless it’s necessary" applied to Xuan, who focused on practicing the Eight Gate Sword Formation and did not concern himself with other matters. At the same time, he was a very proud person. From the past, when he intentionally lowered his strength to gamble against Xu Qingfan, and when he had the Spirit Locking Ring but chose to fight the four masters of the Shura Clan with his own strength, it was clear that he had absolute confidence in his Eight Gate Sword Formation and pride in his abilities, though he could not tolerate doubts about his strength from others.

If he were saved this time by a junior of Zhang Xusheng’s subordinates, how could he show his face to Zhang Xusheng in the future? How could he stand alongside Zhang Xusheng as one of the top masters in the world?

Because of this, Xuan decided not to become close friends with Zhang Xusheng anymore. Instead, he began to use a secret skill he thought he would never use—"Unity of Man and Sword, the Body of the God Weapon"!

As he merged with the seven God Weapons, it felt like an unparalleled God Weapon had been born. The world changed colors, and the four skilled fighters from the Shura Clan, who were ready to charge at Chou, sensed as if four divine swords were striking toward them. The power was grand and extremely dangerous, causing them to pause their movements and slowly turn to look at Xuan.

The feeling of the swords piercing toward them was just Xuan’s sword-like gaze.

Originally severely injured and nearly exhausted, after using the secret skill, Xuan’s power was even greater than at his peak.

The four Shura Clan fighters exchanged glances, and their years of fighting together had created a strong understanding between them. With just one look, they knew what the other three were thinking.

Among the four Shura Clan fighters, two were as strong as Xuan, matching the peak of the Soul Splitting Stage. The other two were slightly weaker but still had the strength of a human cultivator at the peak of the Out of Body Stage, making them slightly stronger than Chou. Instantly, the two stronger Shura Clan fighters charged at Xuan like lightning, while the two slightly weaker ones approached Chou.

With two against one, they felt confident of victory in any battlefield.

As for the fighting between the ordinary Shura Clan members and the Tianyou Camp members, they didn’t care at all. For them, it didn’t matter how many of the new generation of Shura Clan members were injured or died, as they could be easily replaced. Besides, Shura Clan members who had never experienced fierce battles couldn’t truly be considered Shura Clan members.

Suddenly, three intense battles broke out within several dozen miles of the Shura Clan’s base, shaking the earth and changing the skies into a scene of destruction.

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After Xuan and the sword became one, all his previous powerful sword techniques, which gathered energy into blades and spirit into swords, completely vanished. In that moment, he himself was the strongest and sharpest sword in the world.

As he moved, a whistling sound followed, his body shining with a metallic glow and radiating an aura like the God of War. Xuan charged fiercely at the two powerful fighters from the Shura Clan.

The two Shura Clan fighters transformed as well, their bodies swelling several times, their blue scales growing tougher, and their skin becoming thicker. They rushed towards Xuan, matching his speed and momentum, but their fierce spirit was even more intense than Xuan’s sharpness.

In the next instant, Xuan collided hard with the two Shura Clan fighters, relying solely on his physical strength.

"Boom…"

It was like Iron Tai Shan crashing into Steel Kun Lun. At the moment of impact, the wind scattered wildly, and the space twisted violently.

After the collision, each Shura Clan fighter had a glaring injury visible down to the bone, while Xuan was sent flying far away.

But whether it was the two Shura Clan fighters or Xuan, they paid no mind to the injuries they had sustained from the collision. After steadying themselves, they rushed at each other once again, crashing together fiercely.

"Boom… Boom… Boom…"

The iron Taishan and steel Kunlun constantly collided fiercely in a short time. In the blink of an eye, they had clashed at least a hundred times, shaking the world violently. It made people worry that such fierce shaking might cause the world to break apart.

After merging, Xuan fought equally against two Shura Clan warriors who specialized in physical strength, relying only on his own body, but he did not know how much longer he could hold on.

On the other side, the battle between Tianyou Camp and the ordinary Shura Clan fighters was a different scene.

Huangquan Baigui, Shier Daluo, and the six great experts, including Qisha, Chongshi, Jiuyou, and Lieqiong, were much stronger than these ordinary Shura Clan fighters. The ten veteran members of Tianyou Camp, after transforming, were also notably stronger than the ordinary Shura Clan fighters, but since the Shura Clan was just too numerous, each person had to face at least twenty or thirty foes. The remaining twenty new Shura Clan members were much weaker than the ordinary fighters.

For a time, although the battle was intense, it looked like a scene where you kill yours, and I kill mine. The six great experts and the ten veteran members of Tianyou Camp gathered together, charging through hundreds of Shura Clan fighters. Wherever they went, many Shura Clan warriors fell, while the twenty new members of Tianyou Camp quickly fell behind, overwhelmed by the sea of Shura Clan fighters, and it was uncertain how many of them were still alive.

The six great experts and the ten veteran members of Tianyou Camp gradually adapted to the fighting style of the Shura Clan fighters, the situation became more stable, and they slowly surrounded them, making it hard for them to move.

However, compared to these two battlefields, the fight between Chou and the other two Shura Clan experts was much more mysterious and eye-catching.

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In the land of You State by the sea, near the Zhong family’s main base.

Besides the powerful masters led by Grand Tantian and Asura who went to the "Azure Crystal Treasure House," most of Shura Clan’s strength is currently engaged in a chaotic battle with the Zhong family, which has already lasted for a full ten days.

The overall strength of Shura Clan is undoubtedly much greater than that of the Zhong family, but the Zhong family has created far too many undead. Over the past ten days, more than ten masters from Shura Clan and thousands of new-generation Shura Clan members have destroyed no less than a million undead, yet there are still endless zombies in front of them. They have already killed nearly a thousand Zhong family members, but many more Zhong family members are hiding in the shadows, controlling countless undead to attack them.

At this moment, the Zhong family’s accumulated wealth over many years finally shows. The two powerful undead left behind by the old ancestor of the Zhong family in the main base have been defeated by the combined efforts of the Shura Clan masters, but there are still frequently appearing zombies at the level of human masters. On the other hand, the Shura Clan members have suffered heavy casualties. Even the older generation of Shura Clan members with Immortal Bodies have already died and come back to life no less than three times, causing a significant drop in their strength for a long time.

"Grand Routian, something is wrong!"

During the battle, a vigilant Shura Clan master came up to the leading Shura Clan master and spoke urgently.

"What’s wrong?"

"Pay close attention to our main base!"

Hearing the words from this Shura Clan master, Grand Routian sensed a mighty power clashing between Xuan and the Shura Clan masters, and his face changed drastically.

"Someone is trying to sneak attack the main camp; we must hurry back!"

As he shouted, Grand Routian led more than ten skilled fighters from the Shura Clan back toward the main camp.

The other Shura Clan members were momentarily surprised but quickly followed.

However, those from the Zhong family were already furious, leading countless undead warriors in pursuit of the fleeing Shura Clan, moving powerfully toward the Shura Clan’s main camp!