Volume 1 Volume 6 Chapter 133

Volume 6 Chapter 133: Gathering at Black Emperor Cliff (Part 14)

Although lacking the ease and grace of Zhang Xusheng, with a different aura and a gloomy expression, those slender eyes and the gentle face still resembled Zhang Xusheng perfectly.

Everyone was astonished to see "Yu," who looked exactly like Zhang Xusheng.

"Tian" clearly did not expect this; after staring at "Yu," who was just like Zhang Xusheng, for a moment, he suddenly snorted and said, "A double outside the body? What a clever trick! You’ve even given it life and awareness, fooling even me."

After a long silence, "Yu" suddenly smiled at "Tian’s" words.

"If we’re talking about deception, who can compare to you? The entire cultivation world, oh no, all of humanity has been fooled by you for thousands of years."

At the same time as "Yu" spoke, Xuan Luo had already dropped to the ground because "Yu’s" voice was no longer gloomy; it sounded just like his master, Zhang Xusheng. It was Zhang Xusheng’s Original Soul that had entered "Yu’s" body.

In that moment, standing before "Tian" and Xuan Luo was no longer "Yu," but Zhang Xusheng!

"Didn’t I manage to fool you?"

"Tian" snorted coldly.

"I am naturally different from others."

Hearing Zhang Xusheng’s obvious words, "Tian" let out a cold snort again, but he chose to ignore the Zhang Xusheng before him and slowly closed his eyes.

"Drink!"

After a moment, "Tian’s" eyes suddenly widened, and a violent wave of energy began to surge around him, rapidly spreading outwards. Wherever it went, the purple-robed cultivators, who had gone mad under "Yu’s" control, were crushed to pieces, while those purple-robed cultivators who had survived the fighting between "Yu" and Xuan Luo remained unharmed, showing the strength of the control.

Xuan Luo sensed the immense energy wave before him and looked up in alarm, only to see the space in front of him twisted to the extreme, ready to strike. Xuan Luo was startled and tried to dodge, but he was even more terrified to find that he could not move his body for some reason. He was about to be torn apart in the twisted space.

Just then, "Yu" lightly pointed in Xuan Luo’s direction. Without any visible energy wave, the space surrounding Xuan Luo within a ten-foot radius became extraordinarily stable. The turbulent space resembled flowing water, while Xuan Luo’s space was like a rock in the water. Under the impact, the turbulent space parted around him and passed by, not harming Xuan Luo at all.

"What are you still doing? Quickly continue controlling the ‘Great Formation of Killing Immortals and Gods’ to resist the attack of the Righteous Alliance."

"Tian" lightly called out to the participating purple-robed cultivators, watching them get busy again. With the "Great Formation of Killing Immortals and Gods" back in normal operation, although its power was not as strong as during its peak, it still managed to hold back the attacking Immortal Puppets formed by the "All Immortals Formation."

Once the situation stabilized, "Tian" turned to look at "Yu," his eyes filled with even more surprise.

"Substitute for Heaven," you are actually able to use "Substitute for Heaven." Your clone not only has life energy and spirit energy, but it can also use "Substitute for Heaven!"

There was a hint of disbelief in "Tian’s" voice.

Usually, a clone does not have life energy and spirit energy, and only possesses the natural traits it had when created. It cannot perform the cultivation methods of its origin, such as Xu Qingfan’s clone Xu Ying and Xu Zhiyuan. Although they are strong, they cannot control life and death as effortlessly as Xu Qingfan.

"Yu," or Zhang Xusheng, smiled and nodded after hearing "Tian’s" words, saying, "I taught him."

A look of disbelief flashed in "Tian’s" eyes. With life energy and spirit energy, able to learn various cultivation methods, except for lacking a soul, how could this "Yu" be just Zhang Xusheng’s clone? It was truly a human created by Zhang Xusheng.

Can a human actually be created?

The look of shock quickly vanished. "Tian" quickly gathered his emotions and looked at "Yu" for a moment before sighing and saying, "Your research on the human body is indeed extraordinary, to create a human body under your control. It’s a pity, if it were normal, I would certainly trap this clone of yours and study it carefully, but now, I must eliminate you."

"So, are your people about to regain their strength?"

"Yu" asked, still smiling, but beneath his natural aura, there was a dark undertone.

"Tian" did not answer; he only sighed and said, "Your doppelganger is indeed clever, but you have overlooked the most important point. The essence of a doppelganger is to create a helper whose strength is not weaker than your own to fight for you, thereby strengthening your own power. Yet, your doppelganger, while it has life energy and spiritual awareness, and can learn your magical techniques, is too weak. It only possesses the strength of a human in the early stage of Astral Projection, not even reaching one-tenth of your true self’s power. With such strength, it would be very easy for me to destroy it."

As he spoke, noticeable ripples of space surrounded "Tian," ready for him to act.

However, "Yu" showed no signs of nervousness and smiled, saying, "‘Tian,’ I thought that after all these years of scheming against humans, you had learned a lot. But I did not expect that, although you are the first sage of the Shura Clan, you remain essentially a Shura. You only seek power, not realizing that while strength is important, it cannot solve everything. For example, if this doppelganger were as powerful as my true self, would you trust it? Could I have so easily driven this nail close to you? Alas… If your Shura Clan has not understood this after being sealed for so many years, then you will ultimately not be able to match humans."

"Tian," who had shown no reaction to everything before, felt a strange anger upon hearing "Yu’s" prophecy, perhaps sensing something within himself.

Anger flashed and vanished; the spatial ripples around "Tian" began to gather between his fingers, and then he pointed gently at "Yu," saying, "Call me Great Brahma; at this point, I no longer need to hide my identity!"

As Great Brahma’s words fell, the twisted space at his fingertip shot toward Zhang Xusheng. When space was twisted to its extreme, it wielded unimaginable power; wherever it went, space shattered. Even the Spirit Qi of heaven and earth turned to nothingness under the might of the powerful distortion.

"It’s a pity about this body; it took me a hundred years to create it."

"Yu" sighed softly, and as he did so, his body suddenly expanded, then, just before the twisted space reached him, he exploded violently.

The twisted space passed through "Yu’s" self-destroyed body without any hindrance, shooting outside of "Black Emperor Cliff," where the Immortal Puppet and the countless demons created by the "Great Formation of Killing Immortals and Gods" were battling. It exploded into a black hole with a radius of about ten feet, and before they could react, the Immortal Puppet and the demons were sucked in, ground to dust. The black hole vanished in an instant; however, both the Immortal Puppet, whose strength was nearly that of a grandmaster, and the countless demons were instantaneously reduced by more than half.

Great Brahma did not feel proud of his achievements. He never expected Zhang Xusheng to be so decisive, willing to let his clone self-destruct without hesitation. Thinking of the core hidden somewhere in "Black Emperor Cliff," his face changed greatly. With a wave of his hand, a thick black-purple mist spread from him, forming a black-purple barrier that surrounded "Yu" within a distance of ten zhang before the full power of "Yu’s" explosion could spread.

To be safe, Great Brahma also added a defensive barrier around a seemingly unremarkable giant stone three zhang behind him, which hid the core of the "Great Formation of Killing Immortals and Gods."

However, the explosion power of a master at Astral Projection Stage was extremely terrifying. Great Brahma’s defenses were set up in haste, and in a moment, the force of "Yu’s" self-destruction broke through the defenses he had arranged, spreading across "Black Emperor Cliff."

Although Great Brahma’s barrier at least blocked about sixty to seventy percent of the explosion’s power, "Black Emperor Cliff" was still in ruins beneath "Yu’s" explosion. The ground had sunk by more than three feet, and the remaining purple-clad cultivators controlling the "Great Formation of Killing Immortals and Gods" were turned to ashes by the aftershock, leaving no time to even cry out before their demise.

After the smoke cleared, the only one left on "Black Emperor Cliff," Great Brahma, had a pale face, realizing that he had been outsmarted by Zhang Xusheng.

The power of the "Great Formation of Killing Immortals and Gods" was strong, but changing the formation required a large number of cultivators to cooperate, and although Great Brahma was powerful, he could not control it all by himself.

Now, how would he defend against the attack of the Righteous Alliance’s "All Immortals Formation" in the remaining ten days?

Great Brahma had a pale face, now showing a hint of determination.

However, the changes on "Black Emperor Cliff" were far from over.

…

"Whoosh…"

More than a hundred miles away from "Black Emperor Cliff," after Great Brahma appeared, Zhang Xusheng, who had kept his eyes closed, suddenly opened them. A mouthful of blood was spat out, and his face turned a bit pale.

After his clone was destroyed, the backlash he felt was also strong.

Zhang Xusheng glanced at Immortal Zizhen beside him and said, "I can hold Great Brahma for a little more time."

Immortal Zizhen nodded slightly, indicating that he understood what to do.

Although "Black Emperor Cliff" was still over a hundred miles away, with their cultivation, they could see the situation clearly and did not ask how Zhang Xusheng could hold off Great Brahma after his clone was destroyed. Instead, he waved his hand towards the sky, and once again, a colorful spiritual light shot into the air. Under Immortal Zizhen’s direct command, the "All Immortals Formation" changed again. Countless Rainbow Spirit Swords emerged from the "All Immortals Formation," quickly flying toward the location of "Black Emperor Cliff."

At that moment, the "Great Formation of Killing Immortals and Gods" was uncontrolled. Although it operated on its own, the area around "Black Emperor Cliff" was still filled with thunder and lightning, and gusts of ominous wind, the power was less than one-tenth of its peak strength. Millions of Rainbow Spirit Swords transformed into vibrant beams of light, almost without any hindrance, swiftly approaching "Black Emperor Cliff."

At the same time, as many Immortal Puppets were destroyed by the "Great Formation of Killing Immortals and Gods" and Great Brahma, hundreds of Immortal Puppets gradually emerged from the misty Immortal Spirit Qi of the "All Immortals Formation." As the Righteous Alliance cultivators grew more skilled in controlling the "All Immortals Formation," the Immortal Puppets that emerged this time were even stronger than before.

"Dear Taoist friends, the time has come. Let’s enter the formation. Qinglingzi, after we enter, the ‘All Immortals Formation’ will be directed by you."

As the various changes of the ‘All Immortals Formation’ gradually appeared, Immortal Zizhen gently nodded and then spoke to the fourteen grand masters beside him.

Previously, we let the ‘All Immortals Formation’ and the ‘Great Formation of Killing Immortals and Gods’ oppose each other to conserve the strength of the grand masters. But now that the ‘Great Formation of Killing Immortals and Gods’ will be broken, this is no longer necessary.

Qinglingzi bowed in response, while the other fourteen grand masters lightly nodded, following Immortal Zizhen as they quickly flew towards the ‘Great Formation of Killing Immortals and Gods.’

Li Fulu looked strange, clearly not expecting the powerful ‘Great Formation of Killing Immortals and Gods’ to be so easily broken. He moved slightly, as if wanting to do something, but noticed that Immortal Zizhen had silently followed him, his eyes shifting for a moment before returning to normal, and he entered the area of the ‘Great Formation of Killing Immortals and Gods’ with the other grand masters.

Zhang Xusheng also acted together with the grand masters of the Righteous Alliance. This time, he played a significant role in breaking the ‘Great Formation of Killing Immortals and Gods.’ He later got injured because of it. Although the grand masters remained cautious of him, their previous mistrust had eased considerably. Even Scholar Buxing, who had the most doubts about Zhang Xusheng, nodded at him when they entered the formation. Zhang Xusheng smiled and nodded back, his expression unchanged throughout.

The ‘Great Formation of Killing Immortals and Gods’ was indeed powerful, but without anyone to control it, the threat to the grand masters was greatly reduced. Once the grand masters entered the formation, an impressive aura erupted from them. They displayed their powers to defend against various attacks from within the ‘Great Formation of Killing Immortals and Gods’ and rapidly advanced toward the ‘Black Emperor Cliff’ behind the thousands of Rainbow Spirit Swords.

Following the fifteen grand masters were more than four hundred Immortal Puppets that had just been born within the ‘All Immortals Formation.’

…

In fact, above the "Black Emperor Cliff," besides Great Brahma, there was one person who was not killed.

That person was Xuan Luo, who was protected by "Yu" in "Substitute for Heaven," where the space around him was incredibly stable, and no external forces could invade.

Just now, "Yu’s" self-explosion and Great Brahma’s reaction had revealed the location of the heart of the "Great Formation of Killing Immortals and Gods" to him.

Under the impact of "Yu’s" self-explosion, the protective barrier around the heart had also become much weaker.

Suddenly, Xuan Luo vanished and pushed his speed to the limit, dashing toward the hidden heart of the "Great Formation of Killing Immortals and Gods." As he flew, a determined look appeared on his face, and his body began to swell, as if he intended to self-explode like "Yu" to destroy the heart of the "Great Formation of Killing Immortals and Gods."

"You dare, boy!"

As soon as Xuan Luo moved, Great Brahma noticed his strange behavior. With a furious shout and a wave of his hand, a powerful wave of space surged toward Xuan Luo, attacking like a giant wave.

Sensing Great Brahma’s attack, a strange smile crossed Xuan Luo’s face; he showed no fear at all. He opened his mouth and shot out a golden light toward the location of the heart, allowing his body to be torn to pieces by the endless twisting space.

That golden light was Xuan Luo’s Golden Core.

Great Brahma snorted softly. With a light touch of his finger, the space froze. The Golden Core stopped not far from the center of the formation. Then, the space twisted violently, and before Xuan Luo’s Golden Core could explode, it was crushed into dust.

Though he ultimately stopped Xuan Luo from damaging the formation, Great Brahma was momentarily delayed by Zhang Xusheng and couldn’t help but let out a soft sigh.

As he dealt with "Yu" and Xuan Luo’s self-destruction, the Immortal Puppets formed from the "All Immortals Formation" rushed up to "Black Emperor Cliff." Although there were only a few dozen left and they were much weaker than Great Brahma, they did not fight hard. They moved around the "Black Emperor Cliff," occasionally launching attacks towards the center of the "Great Formation of Killing Immortals and Gods." When it came time to self-destruct, they did so without hesitation, managing to hold back Great Brahma for about half a cup of tea’s worth of time.

Once Great Brahma finally dealt with the remaining Immortal Puppets, he had no time to control the "Great Formation of Killing Immortals and Gods" before countless Rainbow Spirit Swords attacked him.

Along with the attack came the soft shouts from the masters of the Righteous Alliance.

Great Brahma sighed again, realizing he had no chance to control the "Great Formation of Killing Immortals and Gods." His expression became exceptionally calm as he turned to face the countless Rainbow Spirit Swords and the fifteen human masters behind them.

At this point, he could only rely on his own strength to hold back the Righteous Alliance!