Volume 1 Volume 6 Chapter 13

Volume 6 Chapter 13: The Final Battle Begins, Journey to the Southern Wasteland, the Change of Ronghua (Part 3)

Just how strong is Zhang Xusheng?

This is something that all the powerful beings in the world would like to know.

At this moment, after mastering dark magic, Zhang Xusheng’s true power finally appeared in the world.

Zhang Xusheng slightly raised his hands, seemingly ready to make a move, when suddenly something unexpected happened.

Scholar Buxing became famous for his powerful and mysterious "Star Weaving Technique." Facing the legendary dark master Zhang Xusheng, who comes once in thousands of years, he did not dare to be careless and immediately used his best skill to try to intimidate Zhang Xusheng.

However, Zhang Xusheng’s reputation was so great that, even after the "Star Weaving Technique" was fully unleashed, Scholar Buxing still did not relax at all. He kept a close watch on every little movement of Zhang Xusheng, while Zhang Xusheng appeared calm and showed no sign of pressure, not reacting to his or Master Tianhan’s actions. Yet, this calm demeanor unknowingly affected Scholar Buxing’s mind, and without realizing it, he began to mirror Zhang Xusheng’s movements.

As Zhang Xusheng slightly raised his hands, Scholar Buxing’s already tense mind became even more strained, leading him to launch an attack prematurely.

Scholar Buxing quickly moved both hands, and instantly the countless stars in the surrounding sky brightened. Rays of starlight shot out, connecting with each other, creating a dense web of light. As Scholar Buxing brought his hands together, the numerous light nets wrapped around Zhang Xusheng.

Seeing Scholar Buxing’s actions, Master Tianhan silently worried. Facing someone like Zhang Xusheng, they should have been calm and steady, but to their surprise, Scholar Buxing’s level of skill was easily influenced, making him act early. Feeling helpless, Master Tianhan joined in, placing his hands together and closing his eyes slightly. With a chant, countless golden bodyguards appeared behind him, rushing toward Zhang Xusheng like lightning.

Both Scholar Buxing and Master Tianhan knew that Zhang Xusheng was one of the top experts, even among Mahayana Stage masters. Even if they gave it their all, they didn’t expect to defeat Zhang Xusheng, and in their minds, simply injuring him would be the best outcome.

In fact, the two were already prepared for Zhang Xusheng’s powerful and terrifying counterattack after being attacked.

But things went surprisingly smoothly.

The starlight was sharp, and the web of light formed by countless stars was also incredibly fierce. It wrapped around Zhang Xusheng from above and below, leaving him no way to escape. In just a tiny fraction of a moment, the light net completely surrounded Zhang Xusheng, and he showed no reaction to the attack.

After witnessing this scene, Scholar Buxing suppressed his disbelief and excitement. His fingers gradually came together and clenched tightly. As the sharp light net wrapped around Zhang Xusheng, it began to shrink. As it tightened, it cut into Zhang Xusheng’s skin, causing numerous blood trails to flow from him.

"Hah!"

With a low shout from Scholar Buxing, his hands finally clenched tightly. The light net compressed once more, and under its force, Zhang Xusheng’s body was torn into numerous bloody pieces, shooting out into the starry sky.

At that moment, the Diamond Arhats transformed by Master Tianhan finally arrived.

Facing the countless flying blood clots, the Diamond Arhats showed no mercy. Master Tianhan, concerned about the legend of Zhang Xusheng’s "Immortal Body," commanded the Diamond Arhats to raise their Buddha staffs and strike down on the blood clots. With their powerful attacks, the blood clots instantly turned into fine blood mist, floating in the beautiful starry sky, adding a touch of eeriness and sadness to it.

Is Zhang Xusheng dead?

Did we win?

Looking at the spreading blood mist, Master Tianhan and Scholar Buxing were both stunned, filled with a feeling of disbelief. They didn’t expect to have defeated Zhang Xusheng so easily. Could it be that Zhang Xusheng was just a name without power?

Both of them, still in doubt, did not dare to lower their defenses and remained alert.

Things were definitely not that simple.

After some time, just when the two thought Zhang Xusheng had truly been defeated, an unexpected change occurred.

They saw every particle of blood mist in front of them beginning to move. As they wriggled, each speck of blood started to grow rapidly, expanding millions of times in an instant, taking on human shapes. Within no time, countless Zhang Xushengs suddenly appeared before them, each with a mocking smile on their faces.

Fortunately, or perhaps unfortunately, the powers of the two had not yet been withdrawn.

When the first Zhang Xusheng appeared, Scholar Buxing began to control the countless stars in the starry sky once more, tightening the web of starlight around the Zhang Xusheng, while Master Tianhan commanded the many Arhats, armed with their Buddhist staffs, to attack the multitude of Zhang Xusheng.

Then, the previous events repeated; each Zhang Xusheng was easily shattered into powder by the light web and the Arhats, turning into tiny misty droplets of blood, and this time, there was much more blood than before.

After that, the scene replayed; each droplet of blood transformed back into a Zhang Xusheng, only to be once again crushed by the combined efforts of Master Tianhan and Scholar Buxing.

After three such cycles, the entire starry sky had unknowingly filled with blood mist; Master Tianhan and Scholar Buxing, while continuously unleashing their ultimate techniques, had also unknowingly consumed a lot of their Spirit Qi.

Most importantly, neither of them noticed that the blood mist filling the starry sky began to slowly seep into the web of starlight and the Arhats, gradually revealing a strange shade of blood red amidst the golden light.

After defeating countless Zhang Xusheng once more, just when the two thought this battle would go on indefinitely, the blood mist finally stopped transforming and no longer floated in the air, gently descending to the ground.

Only then did the two realize in surprise that the blood accumulated through their kills was far greater than they expected; when all the blood mist came together, it turned into an endless sea of blood, churning beneath their feet. Fearing that the blood sea might have something strange about it, they quickly flew into the air. After exchanging a serious glance, they focused gravely on the blood sea below, quietly waiting for the next wave of attack.

At that moment, the blood sea suddenly rippled, transforming into a human face, which upon closer inspection, was unmistakably the face of a Zhang Xusheng.

The face formed from the sea of blood opened and closed its lips, and Zhang Xusheng’s voice began to echo between heaven and earth.

"Both of you are powerful warriors, and you have reached a level that makes me admire you. Therefore, in front of you, I will not hide anything. This is one of my three ultimate moves, the ‘Blood Sea Magic.’ I hope my two Taoist friends will guide me."

The voice was indifferent, making it unclear whether the words were polite, serious, or sarcastic.

As Zhang Xusheng finished speaking, the sea of blood beneath Master Tianhan and Scholar Buxing suddenly surged, creating towering waves of blood that crashed towards them. Shocked, Master Tianhan and Scholar Buxing hurriedly used their own powers to either dodge or withstand it, beginning to resist Zhang Xusheng’s "Blood Sea Magic."

However, the power of the blood sea was vast and endless, continuously reducing the space for the two to evade. In the end, both could only use their defensive magic to withstand the towering waves. They soon realized that the waves not only had terrifying attack strength but also contained a strange corrosive force. Their defenses could only withstand a few attacks before being assimilated by the blood sea. Under pressure, they had to cast their defensive magic again, but their defense was much weaker than before and was quickly eroded by the blood sea, forcing them into a vicious cycle of changing defenses.

"It’s not a solution to keep defending passively."

Master Tianhan and Scholar Buxing thought at the same time. Then, controlling the endless web of starlight and countless Arhat Buddhas, they directed their attack towards the infinite sea of blood, regardless of where Zhang Xusheng’s true body was.

But then, something despairing happened.

The starlight web and the Arhat Buddhas no longer followed their control; instead, they turned against them. Caught off guard, the two were first slashed by the starlight web, causing blood to splatter, and then they were struck by the Buddhist tools of countless Arhat Buddhas, spitting out blood. In an instant, their defenses weakened, and a hundred towering waves of blood came crashing down, leaving them with no strength to resist. They were engulfed by the sea of blood.

Then, the sea of blood churned for a moment, and quickly shrank down. In just an instant, the once endless sea of blood turned into a shape about a few feet wide, and then transformed into a human figure, becoming Zhang Xusheng.

Master Tianhan and Scholar Buxing fell not far from Zhang Xusheng, their bodies invaded by the power of the sea of blood, unable to move for a while. Upon closer inspection, both of them were terrified to find that Zhang Xusheng’s current standing place was exactly where he stood before the battle began. He had not moved at all.

After Master Tianhan and Scholar Buxing were trapped, the powers they had used before gradually disappeared. The endless starry sky was gone, and so were the countless Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. The great hall remained the same, the chairs still in place, as if the previous struggle had only been a dream.

"I will spare your lives as a reward for helping me create the ‘Four Spirit Sky Map’. You don’t need to thank me."

Zhang Xusheng looked at the two masters before him, who showed signs of despair, and spoke with a smile. However, Zhang Xusheng’s face was also a bit pale. Master Tianhan and Scholar Buxing were not weak; defeating them was not as easy as it seemed during the earlier fight.

After speaking, Zhang Xusheng ignored their angry and desperate gazes and calmly walked toward the back hall.

Just then, when Zhang Xusheng thought he was safe and let his guard down, an unexpected change occurred!