Volume 1 Volume 6 Chapter 151

Volume 6 Chapter 151: The End of an Era (Part 1)

At the moment Feng Qingtian gained his power, while Jin Qinghan and Lv Qingshang rushed towards "Black Emperor Cliff," and while Xu Qingfan and a group of close friends hurried to meet Little Black in the Western Desert, the battle of the Righteous Alliance at the distant "Black Emperor Cliff" also reached a critical point.

Near the already flattened "Black Emperor Cliff," the Spirit Qi surged powerfully, with continuous roaring sounds. The shining light from the displayed magical abilities overshadowed the bright sun in the sky. Amidst the fierce attacks, the ground cracked, and clouds of smoke rose, creating an apocalyptic scene.

When the Righteous Alliance finally flattened "Black Emperor Cliff" and found the entrance leading into the "Ming" organization’s stronghold, they hadn’t yet entered deeply before eight towering stone statues, exuding a strange and terrifying aura, suddenly appeared. These eight stone statues were immensely powerful; as soon as they emerged, they charged at the surrounding "All Immortals Formation" with great force, unstoppable. As they moved, the earth shook. A single punch shattered everything within a hundred feet, turning it to dust. Neither the Rainbow Spirit Sword created by the "All Immortals Formation" nor the summoned Immortal Puppet could inflict real damage, leaving only a few scratches on the statues and knocking off some stone chips, unable to harm their core.

Instead, under the onslaught of these four stone statues, the defenses of the "All Immortals Formation" faced multiple crises. If not for the relatively slow movement of these eight stone statues and their only ability to attack up close, the situation would have been even worse.

Watching these four stone statues, Zhang Xusheng’s face showed great surprise. He recognized them; these eight stone statues were the objects beneath the sixteen members of the "Ming" organization during their gatherings. Originally thought to be mere decorations, he never expected them to possess such power.

During the years of lurking in the "Ming" organization, Zhang Xusheng believed he had uncovered everything about them. However, first, the early return of the Shura Clan, and now these eight powerful stone statues, were beyond his expectations. It seems even he underestimated Great Brahma, who had hidden among humans for tens of thousands of years to prepare; indeed, it was a wise move.

After pushing back the statues that charged forward once again, Zhang Xusheng said to Immortal Zizhen and Mr. Liu, "Dear Taoist friends, as I know, there are a total of sixteen of these stone statues. Just these eight have already delayed us for nearly a day. We must come up with a strategy in advance, or we will have to watch the Shura Clan regain its full strength helplessly."

Upon hearing Zhang Xusheng’s words, Immortal Zizhen and Mr. Liu’s faces turned pale in disbelief as they asked, "Are you saying there are eight more identical stone statues?"

Although Immortal Zizhen and Mr. Liu were only involved in the "All Immortals Formation" to resist the stone statues, and did not fight them directly, it is roughly estimated that each of these eight stone statues was nearly as powerful as they were. Normally, if they encountered them, they could only rely on their speed to win by avoiding direct confrontation. They never expected there to be eight such strong stone statues within the "Ming" organization.

However, Zhang Xusheng and the others did not know that Great Brahma had been lurking in the Shenzhou Continent for tens of thousands of years and had only done three things. First, he caused nine major disasters in the cultivation world, collecting countless vengeful souls’ blood to erode the barrier that sealed the Shura Clan. Second, he gathered countless rare materials, using nearly half of them, along with a large amount of vengeful soul blood, to refine a blood pool to help restore the Shura Clan’s strength. Third, he used the remaining rare materials to create these sixteen statues.

These rare materials were collected by Great Brahma over tens of thousands of years, and the sixteen stone statues he refined were certainly not ordinary puppets; their strength was entirely above that of Soul Splitting Stage masters.

Zhang Xusheng nodded and said, "I think the Shura Clan is afraid that we will use the ‘Demon Slayer’ technique we applied to destroy ‘Black Emperor Cliff’ and eliminate all the statues, so they only sent half to delay us, while the other half is hiding inside, ready to take over at any moment."

Scholar Buxing looked at the eight stone statues that could not be destroyed for a long time and said anxiously, "Why don’t we use ‘Demon Slayer’ again to wipe out these eight stone statues at once? Otherwise, it’s taking too much time."

Immortal Zizhen shook his head and said, "The ‘Demon Slayer’ is the strongest move in the ‘All Immortals Formation.’ Even with the combined strength of over four thousand cultivators and us, we can only use it three times. We have already used it three times, so we cannot waste it anymore. This move is reserved for the Shura Clan."

"What should we do then? At this speed, to destroy all eight of these stone statues will take at least four to five days, and then another eight will appear. By then, the Shura Clan will have fully recovered their strength!" Scholar Buxing said.

Scholar Buxing said.

After a moment of contemplation, Immortal Zizhen suddenly asked Zhang Xusheng and Mr. Liu, "Dear Taoist friends, if you were to take action, how long could you hold these stone statues?"

Mr. Liu pondered, "These stone carvings are nothing special, but their strength is immense and they cannot be harmed by any magic. It is quite troublesome to try to trap them. If there were just one stone carving, I believe I could hold it for an hour, but with two, I would be powerless."

Zhang Xusheng replied, "I am similar to Taoist Friend Liu, but with the help of the ‘Four Spirit Sky Map’, I can trap one more stone carving and hold the second one for even longer."

Immortal Zizhen gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, let’s do this. I ask both Taoist friends to each choose an opponent and trap three stone carvings. Taoist friends Master Tianhan, Deaf Mute Blind, you three engage the remaining five stone carvings with me during this time. Qinglingzi, after Taoist Friend Zhang and Taoist Friend Liu trap the five stone carvings, you lead the ‘All Immortals Formation’ to attack the stone carvings, and remember, focus all the attacks on the joints of their legs!"

Upon hearing Immortal Zizhen’s command, everyone responded in unison.

"Let’s begin."

While speaking, Immortal Zizhen, Mr. Liu, Zhang Xusheng, Master Tianhan, Scholar Buxing, and Venerable Deaf Mute Blind all sprang into action, transforming into six beams of spiritual light, rushing towards the stone carvings that were struggling within the ‘All Immortals Formation.’

Seeing the six masters spring into action, Qinglingzi did not immediately attack the stone carvings. He raised his hand and shot a colorful arrow into the sky, under his command, the formation of ‘All Immortals’ changed. Six wisps of Immortal Spirit Qi gathered together, shooting across the sky and enveloping the six masters. With the Immortal Spirit Qi empowering them, the masters felt a surge of strength, particularly Zhang Xusheng, Mr. Liu, and Immortal Zizhen, who felt their power increase even more.

Immortal Zizhen waved his hand, and endless purple mist transformed into waves attacking the three stone carvings surrounding him. Suddenly, a vast ocean of purple appeared on the ground, surging towards the stone carvings. The purple waves rose hundreds of feet high, crashing down repeatedly, nearly knocking even the powerful stone carvings to the ground.

Under Immortal Zizhen’s attack, the eyes of the three stone carvings ignited with bloody light, shifting their target toward Immortal Zizhen. As they attacked, the purple sea before them turned to nothingness. However, the purple sea was endless; whenever it seemed to disappear under the stone carvings’ attacks, another wave surged forth. Immortal Zizhen skillfully evaded, appearing to be on the defensive, but the stone carvings could not catch him in a short time.

On the other side, the heavenly punishment lightning technique of Venerable Deaf Mute Blind, the heavenly star reflection of Scholar Buxing, and the ten thousand Buddhas of Master Tianhan also trapped the remaining two stone sculptures. For a moment, the night sky covered the world, and countless illusory Buddhas floated in the space between heaven and earth. Numerous heavenly thunders appeared out of nowhere, making this battlefield the most lively one.

However, even though Venerable Deaf Mute Blind, Scholar Buxing, and Master Tianhan faced three against two, the situation was much more dangerous than it was for Immortal Zizhen. Not only were they chased around by two stone sculptures, but they also faced life-threatening situations multiple times. In the end, they could not even trap the two stone sculptures anymore. It was only when Bo Guangyan and the others saw that the situation was unfavorable and rushed to help that the situation was barely stabilized.

The most critical point was whether Zhang Xusheng and Mr. Liu could trap the remaining three stone sculptures.

Zhang Xusheng dashed out of the "All Immortals Formation" without hesitation. With a wave of his hand, the "Four Spirit Sky Map" unfolded, revealing a colorful jade plate that ascended into the sky, casting a shadow over one of the stone sculptures. Around the jade plate, the illusions of the four great Mythical Beasts—Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, and Black Tortoise—began to appear, rotating endlessly around the stone sculpture. At the same time, the sounds of the four Mythical Beasts echoed through the air, creating immense pressure that filled the space.

Noticing the illusions of the four Mythical Beasts, the stone sculpture showed no fear and struck out at the Azure Dragon in front of it. However, the punch passed right through without harming the Azure Dragon’s illusion at all. Instead, while tangled in the rotating illusions, it felt an overwhelming force surging within its limbs, causing its movements to slow down until it could no longer move at all, remaining in its original position, unable to budge an inch despite the immense strength coursing through it.

Zhang Xusheng was very confident in the "Four Spirit Sky Map." After unleashing it, he didn’t even look at the situation on that side and charged toward another stone sculpture. As Zhang Xusheng came closer, the stone sculpture’s expression grew even colder. It threw a punch at Zhang Xusheng, but Zhang Xusheng seemed stunned, allowing the stone sculpture’s punch to land on him. In an instant, his body shattered, turning into a thick mist of blood that floated around the stone sculpture.

However, after Zhang Xusheng’s blood dripped onto the stone sculpture, it did not dry up. Instead, it acted as if it had a life of its own, gathering together and spreading across the stone sculpture. In the end, the blood stains connected with one another, forming a blood net that tightly trapped the stone sculpture in place, growing tighter and tighter. No matter how the stone sculpture struggled, it could not escape. Eventually, the stone sculpture was also unable to move under the confinement of the blood net.

Among everyone, the one who seemed the most relaxed was Mr. Liu. After leaving the "All Immortals Formation," he didn’t fly far but hovered in the air, watching the stone sculpture charging toward him with an unchanged expression. With a wave of his hand, a golden bowl appeared—this was the "Yunbei Spirit Bowl," which he had used before to absorb Li Fulu’s icy aura. Under Mr. Liu’s control, the "Yunbei Spirit Bowl" released endless cold, transforming into a powerful yet localized blizzard that swept toward the stone sculpture. Within moments, the stone sculpture was surrounded, and icicles formed on its body, causing its movements to slow down. Next, with another wave of his hand, a golden net appeared out of nowhere, trapping the stone sculpture completely so it could no longer move.

After doing all this, Mr. Liu’s expression remained unchanged; he simply glanced deeply at the situation over where Zhang Xusheng was.

According to logic, people like them are incredibly powerful, Mr. Liu could never believe that Zhang Xusheng only had the self-destructive ability to turn his body into a blood net to trap the stone statue. This method, though effective, is extremely embarrassing for a master. Perhaps Zhang Xusheng only cares about efficiency and never thinks about dignity, but at the moment the stone statue’s punch hit Zhang Xusheng, Mr. Liu could clearly sense that the seven "Black Dragon Nails" he had driven into Zhang Xusheng’s body slightly trembled, as if they had relaxed a bit.

"This Zhang Xusheng, I really cannot let my guard down for a moment; I almost forgot our relationship due to his earlier active performance. But do you think that by self-harming he can break free from the control of the ‘Black Dragon Nails’? The ‘Black Dragon Nails’ will also turn into energy and attach to your blood. However, Zhang Xusheng likely has more tricks up his sleeve, so it’s better to be cautious in the future."

Just as Mr. Liu was lost in thought, the long-awaited attack of the "All Immortals Formation" finally began.

Suddenly, countless Rainbow Spirit Swords appeared in the sky. These Rainbow Spirit Swords gathered together, forming two streams of colorful energy. Each Rainbow Spirit Sword was like a drop of water within these streams, rushing towards the stone statues controlled by Zhang Xusheng and Mr. Liu, just as Immortal Zizhen had arranged before leaving. The two colorful streams united to attack the right leg joints of the two stone statues.

Each Rainbow Spirit Sword could only shave off a little bit of stone from the statues, but when countless Rainbow Spirit Swords came together, each sword shaving off some stone in the same spot, how could the massive stone statues withstand such a depletion? The stone statues clearly sensed their impending fate, struggling hard, making both Mr. Liu and Zhang Xusheng work extremely hard.

With a loud boom, the right leg of the stone statue broke off, and Mr. Liu and Zhang Xusheng both felt a lightening of pressure. Then, without hesitation, the "All Immortals Formation" commanded the two streams of colorful energy to attack the left leg joints of the statues. After a moment of time, both stone statues had their legs broken and could no longer move. Although they remained powerful, they could no longer pose any threat to anyone.

After doing all this, the "All Immortals Formation" directed the colorful streams toward the stone statue trapped by Zhang Xusheng’s "Four Spirit Sky Map." After another moment, there was another loud boom, and the third statue also lost its ability to move.

Thus, Immortal Zizhen, Scholar Buxing, and others were responsible for stalling, while Zhang Xusheng and Mr. Liu were in charge of confinement. The "All Immortals Formation" was responsible for the main attack. After more than an hour, all eight stone statues had their legs broken and fell to the ground.

However, these stone statues felt no pain or fear at all. After their legs broke, they actually used their hands to grab the ground and charged toward the "All Immortals Formation." When everyone finally broke off the heads and hands of these eight stone statues, their bodies continued to twist and turn, but they could no longer cause any trouble.

A great battle has finally come to an end.

However, after everyone worked hard to defeat the eight statues, the other eight statues still did not appear.

"It seems that the other eight statues are waiting for us in the tunnel."

Immortal Zizhen looked at the dark and deep cave at the entrance of the "Ming" organization’s headquarters and said coldly.