Chapter 710: Heavenly Moon Purple Gold Wheel, Flaying the Wolf King Alive(II)

The two groups that had been driven back earlier had already split to either side. In the sky, the aged but experienced Cen Qiusheng was pressing his opponent down with unrelenting force. On the ground, Fu Jiusheng, who had yet to properly reach the first stage of the Golden Core Realm, was teetering on the edge of collapse. He was fighting with a sword in one hand while tossing out simple formation discs with the other.

Under the demonic wolf's frenzied assault, those hastily deployed formation discs only unleashed a fraction of their intended power and were almost useless. The wolf still had strength to spare even as it attacked Fu Jiusheng. Every so often, it swept violent demonic energy across the field to strike at the other low-tier cultivators of the Luo Tian Alliance.

In just a short span of time, several hundred cultivators died at its claws, including seven or eight Initiates. Above, on the colossal dragon boat hovered motionless in the sky, disciples growing pale at the slaughter unfolding below.

"Palace Leader Xu, what should we do? Should we help?"

A flying boat that had reached the level of an enchanted treasure was no mere means of transport. Such a vessel carried offensive formations of its own. Yet when this plea rose, Xu Haizhen clenched his jaw and answered in a low voice, "No one is to move. The Supreme Elder left orders. The dragon boat is our vehicle for advancing and retreating. It is to serve as our final trump card to stabilize the battlefield and as a shield against other unknown enemies."

"But—"

Xu Haizhen shot him a cold glance and said, "Do not underestimate them. The Luo Tian Sect has no useless people."

𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Amid a sea of humans and wolves, a thunderous shout exploded. A three-zhang-tall giant rose from the ground and strode toward the demonic wolf facing Fu Jiusheng. At first, it took one heavy step after another, but before long, it had broken into a run.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

"Elder Fu, I am here to help!"

It was Wang Yuan. As soon as the words left his mouth, he squatted down and kicked off with both legs, shooting skyward with explosive force. He descended upon the Snow Wolf King with the weight of a mountain crashing down. With his arrival, the pressure on Fu Jiusheng eased at once, and Fu Jiusheng quickly pulled back.

He shouted, "Wang Yuan, hold it for a moment. I will set up a formation and grind this beast to death!"

Wang Yuan did not answer. Though the demonic wolf was both larger in size and higher in cultivation, he felt no fear whatsoever. Surging blood qi shrouded his entire body, and qi force rampaged in all directions as his attacks erupted frenzily.

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For a thousand li around Snow Wolf Plateau, war raged and battle cries shook the heavens. One battlefield after another, from large to small, had been carved apart by the rampaging spirit power and demonic energy. Among all these clashes, the most eye-catching was the vast plateau where three men fought a single wolf.

Everyone knew that once victory or defeat was decided, the course of the entire battle would tilt completely to one side. As for Cen Qiusheng, he had more than enough strength to suppress his opponent but lacked the power to finish it off.

On Fu Jiusheng's side, Wang Yuan held down the wolf, and the pressure on Fu Jiusheng dropped sharply. Even so, the formation needed time before it could show real effect. To ease Wang Yuan's burden, he had to drive his flying sword from time to time to block as many blows for Wang Yuan as he could. As a result, the pace at which he laid down the formation slowed drastically.

For a moment, the battle seemed to have fallen into a deadlock. Yet everyone understood that it could not remain so. The mid-stage Snow Wolf King had already gone into a frenzy and fought with increasing savagery. It used demonic abilities in such rapid succession that they seemed almost simultaneous. At the same time, the crescent blade lashed out again and again, posing a tremendous threat to the three of them.

Worse still, that bizarre Snow Corrosion continued to slow their movements. Although Luo Chen and his companions clearly held the advantage of a three-on-one, their speed had plummeted, and the strikes that should have killed the wolf outright were easily dodged.

Whoosh!

The crescent blade suddenly swept in front of Luo Chen. He pointed with one finger, and the Armor-Piercing Nail shot out, blocking the strike. The crescent blade withdrew, and the Snow Wolf King shot Luo Chen a furious glare. The pesky enchanted treasure had already foiled several of its sneak attacks on Luo Chen.

Faced with that rage, Luo Chen grew only calmer. His way of fighting differed from Wang Yuan's. Wang Yuan became more and more ferocious the longer he fought, whereas Luo Chen became calmer the greater the danger. Ever since he had mastered Stilling Wind and Waves, his spirit had been cemented into unshakeable composure.

After he recalled the Armor-Piercing Nail, firelight suddenly surged across Luo Chen's body. Under that glow, the strange force slowing down his movements dissipated at once.

As expected, primordial true fire suppresses ice and snow. Let's see how you slow me down now!

But just as Luo Chen was preparing to unleash, Diwu Qi staggered back several steps in midair. A torn cloth pouch was clutched in his hand, and he bore a grim expression on his face. "My enchanted treasure Wind Pouch is severely damaged."

The howling winds that had blanketed the battlefield ebbed away, revealing the massive Snow Wolf King at its centre. Its huge body was covered in wounds: sword cuts, corroded patches, rents from cutting winds, and the burns from fire spells. Its once lustrous white fur was now charred black in large areas. Blood was streaming everywhere, and thick bones showed through torn flesh in a grotesque display. Yet its aura showed no sign of weakening. The aura of a mid-stage demon king still bore down heavily on the three Adepts of the Luo Tian Alliance.

Diwu Qi shouted, "Stop holding back. Finish off this beast quickly!"

Luo Chen and Jiang Yu exchanged a glance and nodded in tacit agreement. In the next instant, Luo Chen moved first. With a flick of his hand, three streaks of black light shot out.

The Three Piercing Nails! Luo Chen had already used these three nails earlier in the battle, but they had not achieved much because they were just too slow. Now that he had gotten rid of Snow Corrosion and his mana flowed unimpeded, the speed of the three nails soared.

The Snow Wolf King had originally intended to blast the three nails aside with its overwhelming demonic power, but it sensed something was wrong. Under the control of its divine soul, the crescent flying saber tore through the air to intercept the three streaks of black light.

Clang! Clang!

The Qi-Disrupting Nail and Armor-Piercing Nail were knocked aside on the spot. Yet the Soul-Breaking Nail trailing behind them suddenly accelerated again! It slipped past the crescent flying saber and buried itself in the top of the Snow Wolf King's skull. An invisible force erupted, and the demonic wolf shivered violently.

At that moment, Jiang Yu's face lit with joy. "Snow Corrosion is gone!"

In his delight, he released his grip on the Rain Summoning Banner and opened his mouth, spitting out a round bead. It was none other than his life-bound enchanted treasure, the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl.

The instant the pearl flew out, a tremendous black radiance surged forth and enveloped the Snow Wolf King. Under that dark light, torrents of water erupted and crashed against the wolf again and again.

Jiang Yu called out anxiously, "My life-bound enchanted treasure has not been refined for long; it's still unstable. I cannot wear it down by myself. You two need to push harder!"

In truth, he did not need to say a word. Diwu Qi had already moved. The flying sword in his hand transformed into a giant sword that came crashing down. Under the onslaught, the Snow Wolf King's fall seemed all but certain. However—

Boom!

The crescent flying saber suddenly exploded, and the immense force of the blast hurled the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl hundreds of zhang away. Blood spurted from Jiang Yu's mouth as he reached out and summoned the pearl back. It was now covered in cracks.

Agony flashed across his face, but he had no time to spare for it. The Snow Wolf King's body swelled once more, and its claws clamped down hard on the heaven-piercing giant sword.

"You want to kill me? You will pay the price!"

As a low growl rumbled on, the wolf's grip suddenly tightened.

Crack!

Diwu Qi's face turned pale. The flying sword he had refined for many years had been crushed to pieces by the wolf's bare claws! Worse still, due to their spiritual link, his divine soul had taken a heavy blow!

The Snow Wolf King crouched low and focused its energy, slowly forcing the black nail out from the top of its head. Its pair of yellow wolf eyes swept the surroundings with killing intent that shook the sky.

"Anything else? If not, then sit there and wait for death!"

Fear crept across Jiang Yu's face. His newly refined life-bound treasure had been damaged, and he no longer wished to continue the fight. On the other hand, Diwu Qi was driven into a ruthless frenzy. He pressed the two fingers of his right hand together before him, and a strand of chilling ghostly wind slowly rose.

"Do not let it force that nail out. I'll take it down!"

Just then, Luo Chen's voice rang out from the other side. "Fellow Daoist, if you have such a powerful killing move, save it for later. Allow me to finish this."

Diwu Qi froze for a moment. Then he saw golden light erupt from Luo Chen's body and fill the sky. A purple-gold full moon rose above his head, transforming into many crescent blades that started to spin.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The shrill sound of air being split came from three hundred sixty-five spinning blades that wrapped tightly around the Snow Wolf King's massive body. Luo Chen's vast divine consciousness surged out at once as his hands formed seals. A frigid light burned in his eyes.

"Flay."

With that low shout, the Heavenly Moon Purple Gold Wheel turned into boundless purple-gold moonlight that scoured the Snow Wolf King's gigantic body, fifteen zhang in height.

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AAAAAHHHHHHH...

"

A shrill scream rang out at once, but Luo Chen paid it no mind. He poured his entire focus into the Heavenly Moon Purple Gold Wheel. Every crescent blade was under perfect control. Even when the Snow Wolf King erupted with boundless demonic energy to smash against the wheels, he shifted the remaining ones to strike at weaker parts of its body. The purple-gold wheels were linked to one another, but they all moved independently. Some were fast, some were slow, and they all came from different angles. They left almost no gaps at all.

For many years, Luo Chen had known that he was best at using set artifacts. In the past, he had been limited by a lack of suitable weapons, as well as insufficient spirit consciousness and spirit power, so he had not employed such methods. Now that he was an Adept with surging mana and powerful divine consciousness, and an enchanted treasure as exceptional as the Heavenly Moon Purple Gold Wheel, that limitation no longer existed.

Light filled the sky; blood and flesh flew in all directions, while screams echoed again and again. Finally, the mid-stage Snow Wolf King could no longer endure it. It shrank its body down to its normal size and attempted to flee.

However, Diwu Qi and Jiang Yu gave it no chance at all. The Wind Pouch unfurled once more, roaring wind blocking every path of retreat. The Rain Summoning Banner stirred heaven and earth, and corrosive rain poured down over Snow Wolf Plateau, making the demonic beast scream even more miserably.

The countless demonic wolves fighting desperately to defend their territory heard the sound, and their fighting spirit faltered. By contrast, the cultivators of the Luo Tian Alliance found their morale blazing even more.

The balance had tipped decisively.

At last, the flaying storm reached its end. With a single gesture, all three hundred sixty-five crescent wheels swept inward in perfect unison.

Ka! Ka! Ka!

All of the flying wheels merged into a single disc that fell back into Lup Chen's hand. In the air, only a single demon core with restrained demonic energy spun in place. It still seemed to have some strength left and was about to shoot off toward the east when a massive hand reached down and closed around it. Luo Chen seized the demon core with one light grasp.

When they saw Luo Chen use the Great Handprint of Primordial Qi to take the demon core, neither Diwu Qi nor Jiang Yu had the slightest intention of fighting him for it. They both knew that Luo Chen had contributed the most to this battle. On top of that, he was the leader of the alliance, so the finest spoils naturally fell to him to distribute. Luo Chen pinched the demon core between his fingers and gave the two of them a bright smile.

"This battle is over!"

Diwu Qi gave a slight nod. The battle truly had been won, and he had saved a devastating killing move he had refined for years. Although the Wind Pouch had been damaged quite badly, it could be repaired once they returned. The only real loss was the fine flying sword, worth over a hundred thousand spirit stones. But compared to the third-tier spirit vein land that was about to fall into their hands, such a loss hardly counted for anything.

However, Jiang Yu's aura had become a little feeble. He had not lost much besides a huge amount of mana, but the damage to his life-bound treasure left him deeply distressed. He had no idea how much effort it would take to bring it back to its former state.

"Next, let us deal with the other two wolf kings," Diwu Qi said.

Luo Chen nodded, and his gaze first turned toward Fu Jiusheng's side. Yet one glance was enough to twist his expression into shock and fury.

"Bastard!"

Along with that shout came a massive palm imprint that he hurled out without regard for anything else.