Chapter 924: Hammered to Death

Seeing Yun Tiancheng's fate, the cultivators from the Zhongtian Dao Sect and the Profound Yellow Palace exchanged looks of shock.

Finally, their gazes all landed on the only person who could intervene—the expert in the Enlightenment Realm.

After a brief moment of contemplation, the Enlightenment Realm cultivator suddenly laughed and said, "Since you are in the Enlightenment Realm, why bother with petty conflicts with juniors? Why not pull back your methods and come sit down at the Purple Pole Dao Academy for a chat?"

Fang Chen smiled, "There's no need to sit. Kneel and talk."

Kneel and talk?

Before anyone could react, the power of the Five Elements in the air went berserk, like a mountain crashing down upon them.

Thud! Thud! Thud—

One by one, the cultivators from Zhongtian Dao Sect collapsed to their knees. Their shoulders sunk, as though an invisible mountain was pressing down on them. The Foundation Building Realm, Golden Core Realm, Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, and even the Enlightenment Realm expert had been forced to their knees. No one had been spared.

Yun Tiancheng finally came to his senses. He struggled to tilt his head back and look at the kneeling figures. His face leeched of blood.

What kind of technique is this!?

The cultivators from Zhongtian Dao Sect exchanged nervous glances, their faces alternating between green and pale. They desperately tried to channel their spiritual energy in an attempt to resist, but their powers were so insignificant in comparison; they were like insects before a giant force.

The Enlightenment Realm expert gritted his teeth, a low growl escaping his throat. Slowly, his knees began to rise from the ground—first a little, then an inch.

His entire face turned red as he was simultaneously enraged and terrified. The force crushing him seemed to be nothing but the most basic power of the Five Elements and not some advanced technique.

The fact that he, an Enlightenment Realm expert, was being crushed by such a simple force made him feel an unbearable shame.

The crowd held their breath, watching the Enlightenment Realm

expert struggle to rise to his feet.

It seemed like his knees had risen a couple of inches when, suddenly, someone let out a startled shout.

Fang Chen had somehow appeared right in front of the Enlightenment Realm

expert. The expert looked up only to see Fang Chen smiling at him, holding a massive hammer condensed from metal element power.

"You—" Before he could finish.

He didn't have the time to finish his sentence when the massive hammer came crashing down on his head. Despite the spiritual barrier around him, the impact caused the expert's vision to go blurry. His previously rising knee slammed back down into the earth.

Bam!

Another blow came crashing.

His knees dug deep into the ground, completely buried underneath.

Bam!

The crowd felt their hearts leap into their throats with each strike.

The third blow planted the expert into the earth. His lower body had been fully submerged.

The hammer rained down repeatedly.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

When the dust finally settled, the Enlightenment Realm cultivator was fully buried beneath the ground, leaving only his head exposed.

Witnessing such a scene, the cultivators from the Zhongtian Dao Sect no longer dared to resist. Even an Enlightenment Realm cultivator was helpless against Fang Chen—what outcome could they possibly achieve by resisting?

Qian Wenjin, the sole survivor from the Spirit Void Dao Sect, slowly averted his gaze, focusing on his own thoughts with a calm expression.

The only Nascent Soul Realm ancestor from the Profound Yellow Palace was already contemplating how to distance himself from Yun Tiancheng. Just as everyone thought Fang Chen would stop at this, another loud boom echoed. The giant hammer fell again and again on the Enlightenment Realm cultivator's skull.

This sight terrified the cultivators present, leaving them breathless and terrified.

That was an Enlightenment Realm cultivator from the Zhongtian Dao Sect of the Zixu Empire!

Was this man planning to beat him to death right here?

The Nascent Soul Realm cultivator from Profound Yellow Palace gasped and quickly transmitted his voice to Immortal Void Rush, "

Immortal Void Rush, you know this person, right? Hurry and persuade him. If an Enlightenment Realm cultivator from the Zhongtian Dao Sect dies here, it will bring great trouble to the Azure Cloud Empire.

"

Immortal Void Rush remained silent, deep in thought.

Suddenly, the sound of ice cracking reached everyone's ears.

Crack—

The spiritual barrier above the Enlightenment Realm cultivator's head shattered.

He endured the dizziness, his voice filled with shock and anger: "You dare kill me! Aren't you afraid—"

Bang!

With just one strike, his skull shattered, and a mix of red and white matter instantly spilled out. Then, everyone saw a cyan Nascent Soul emerge from within, attempting to flee the scene.

Hisss—

The crowd collectively gasped in shock. Being forced into Nascent Soul meant his physical body was completely dead.

Yun Tiancheng couldn't believe it. In just a few decades, Fang Chen had grown so powerful he could casually kill Enlightenment Realm experts.

The cyan Nascent Soul fled quickly, but no matter how fast it was, it couldn't outrun the azure lightning.

A bolt of azure lightning, no thicker than a thumb, descended from the sky, striking the Nascent Soul and turning it into a wisp of smoke. After the Nascent Soul vanished, a wandering soul stood dazed in place, seemingly still processing what had just happened.

Fang Chen said with a faint smile, "Immortal Void Rush, the Purple Pole Dao Academy was surrounded. But with their Enlightenment Realm expert now dead and these Nascent Soul Realm cultivators immobilized, you should take your people and clean up the rest."

Unlike Jade Void Mountain, it seemed the Spirit Blood Sect intended to thoroughly humiliate the Purple Pole Dao Academy before wiping them out entirely. This was likely because Immortal Void Rush's identity as a cultivator from the Killing Spiritual Division had been exposed during the battle in the Hidden Cloud Region.

Immortal Void Rush had already made up her mind. Without hesitation, she let out a light shout and led the Purple Pole Dao Academy cultivators to charge in all directions.

The crowd immediately became chaotic. Some tried to escape under the cover of the confusion, but their movements couldn't escape the notice of the well-prepared Immortal Void Rush

Over the past half-year, she had memorized all their faces. Even if a few slipped through the net, it wouldn't matter.

The crowd was stunned. They couldn't understand how the situation had escalated so suddenly. Not only had the Enlightenment Realm cultivator leading the Zhongtian Dao Sect's delegation been beaten to death, but Immortal Void Rush was also hunting down nearby cultivators!

The situation grew more chaotic, but as the cultivators realized Immortal Void Rush was targeting specific individuals. This made them calm down, not daring to act rashly for fear of inviting death.

Mu Zhaohe stood with the Profound Yellow Palace cultivators, pretending to remain calm as he watched the scene unfold. However, this was all a facade. He was terrified, a chill rising in his heart. He wanted to slip away but feared that his sudden departure would arouse their suspicion.

He could only stand there, feeling as uncomfortable as if ants were crawling all over him.

"We of the Zhongtian Dao Sect were only here for a spar. How could it have come to this?" one of the Zhongtian Dao Sect's Nascent Soul cultivators couldn't help but shout angrily. "Why did you kill our Enlightenment Realm ancestor?"

Fang Chen glanced at him. Whether this person was a Spirit Blood Sect cultivator or just a pawn, he should have realized long ago that something was amiss with this situation.

Fang Chen smiled but offered no explanation.

Li Badao was summoned once again. He had already understood that Lord Fang was cleansing the world of Spirit Blood Sect cultivators. Without a word, he used his ghostly chains to bind the wandering soul of the Enlightenment Realm cultivator. Then, one by one, he captured the wandering souls of the cultivators killed by Immortal Void Rush and her group.

In a short time, he had already seized over a hundred wandering souls.

"Who are you? Why did you kill me? And why are you slaughtering these innocent cultivators?" the Enlightenment Realm wandering soul demanded, glaring at Fang Chen.

Fang Chen said indifferently, "Lin Hao has already confessed. Stop pretending."

The wandering soul immediately fell silent, looking conflicted.