Chapter 363: The Four Experts Tremble Before the Sword

The earth trembled, the mountains quaked, and starlight seemed to fall from the heavens.

The Dark Faction's four strongest combatants had begun the battle at the missile silo. Going all out right from the beginning, they attacked Wang Sheng at the same time, hoping to tear him to pieces.

However, when they closed in around him, he made his sword radiance burst and spread like scattered stars. In a heartbeat, dozens of blazing constellations appeared across the void.

Wang Sheng swung his sword as if painting with ink across the heavens, instantly releasing forty-nine sword phantasms. Fourteen rays of sword radiance also arranged themselves in the pattern of the Big Dipper and locked onto Galina's vital points. They clashed in a fierce exchange, forcing her and her blood-stained sword to meet him head-on.

Above her, fourteen more rays whirled about. The third ancient prince, who had ferociously lunged at Wang Sheng, lost his offensive momentum. Though unleashed after, the sword radiance landed first. To avoid being torn apart, the ancient prince was forced to abandon offense and completely focus on defense.

From the left, the Devil's Shadow charged with heavy force, but she lacked substance. Wang Sheng stopped her with seven sword phantasms. A flicker of the Big Dipper mark flashed once, and the creature's arms were severed cleanly. Though dark qi surged and slowly regenerated her limbs, her momentum had been effectively broken as well.

In a short burst of exchanges, Wang Sheng had beaten back two of the three who rushed in with his Heavenly Ziwei Sword Art. A sword strike from him had also split apart the icy blue flames surging upward from below. Even Galina, who was faster and stronger than Wang Sheng, was barred outside a radius of two

zhang

. The weight of his sword momentum prevented her from coming closer.

What they had expected to be a swift slaughter of a lone Hua Republic cultivator had been completely uprooted.

He was alone with his sword, yet the moment he used the Reversed Seven-Star Sword Formation, it seemed as though seven swordsmen fought at his side. Ziwei stood at the center, while the Big Dipper answered his command.

Yin and yang flowed, and heaven's lightning was unleashed!

Lightning cut across the air as Wang Sheng counterattacked. Three bursts of Heavenly Ziwei Sword Intent erupted in succession, and twenty-one sword phantasms erupted one after another, all aiming for Galina's vital points.

Galina hesitated. She contemplated whether to take Wang Sheng's attacks head-on and use her cursed legendary artifact to wound him.

In the end, she chose to retreat. Having lived a long and precious life, she became unwilling to gamble recklessly despite having the advantage.

Her blue wings flapped once. She withdrew with all her might, smashing through the mountain wall to escape most of the sword techniques.

The other ancient prince roared furiously and lunged again while the Devil's Shadow focused on regenerating. Flames surged once more from below, and the expert wreathed in fire charged straight at Wang Sheng.

Wang Sheng's sword momentum never faltered. With a slight turn, lightning slashed to the side as he slipped past three foes. He attacked with his sword in a reverse grip, sending forth seven-star sword radiance.

One swing of his sword nearly suppressed the three!

A beam of blood light flared. Galina darted forward with her European longsword, forcing Wang Sheng to evade.

Lightning cut diagonally as Wang Sheng, wrapped in a tribulation cloud, flashed past. The moment he crossed Galina's path, time seemed to slow. The two brushed past each other, but neither found the chance to land a decisive blow.

Wang Sheng saw killing intent in her cold blue eyes

Galina saw only darkness.

Roars, shouts, shrieks, and sharp cracks of the air echoed endlessly in the silo. Each time they gathered power and clashed, primal qi rippled in violent turbulence, and shockwaves battered the mountain from within.

Wang Sheng used Lightning Flash for speed, the Reversed Seven-Star Sword Formation to take on multiple opponents, and a peerless celestial sword to cut through all things. Though outnumbered, he still unyieldingly held his ground.

After several clashes, the pressure shifted onto the Dark Faction's four experts.

Their combined power had failed to overwhelm him. On the contrary, it was as though they each fought him alone, ending up suppressed. If not for Galina, the other three would have already been slammed into the walls and sliced apart.

He can't be this talented! How can one man unleash so many attacks in an instant?

The more they fought, the more certain they became. The Hua Republic cultivator before them was the strongest among all cultivators, and he was their greatest threat.

The battle had already reached a point of no return. Now, they could only fight to the death!

Even after over ten rounds, Wang Sheng remained unscathed. He never even got the chance to use his combat attire's defensive capabilities.

The four experts were wounded, but not too severely. The ancient vampire princes' powerful regeneration allowed them to fight evenly with Wang Sheng, while the flame-wielding expert, who relied on walls of fire to block and counterattack, turned out to be the only one who could meet Wang Sheng's bursts of sword momentum head-on.

Galina also lived up to her title as the strongest among the ancient princes. Her all-out attacks forced Wang Sheng to break off his momentum and evade.

The mountainside collapsed piece by piece. Within minutes, the missile silo had been ravaged, the fury of the battle having forcibly widened it.

The four Dark Faction leaders realized that attacking Wang Sheng all at once put him under no real pressure. If they charged at him one by one, they were met with a barrage of sword phantasms. If they attacked together, they were met with strikes of nearly the same strength. The Hua Republic cultivator's swordsmanship allowed him to face multiple opponents as if he were fighting just one.

The four began to adjust their tactics. Though they rarely interacted, they were powerful enough to understand each other even without talking to each other. Soon, they took turns unleashing their strongest attacks, hoping to find a flaw in Wang Sheng's defense.

Wang Sheng raised an eyebrow, then changed his approach as well. With Lightning Flash, he took the initiative.

He swung his sword as if heaven itself guided it. The moment lightning split the air, he pierced straight through Galina's wrist, leaving a gaping hole.

Riding the thunderbolts, he closed in on another ancient vampire prince head-on. Surprise flashed across the prince's face as he clawed at Wang Sheng, but Wang Sheng had already predicted his reaction. With one slash, he severed the prince's wrist and carved a deep wound across his neck.

Fierce flames surged from the side. The hulking Devil's Shadow, who looked ferocious but was really just an old lady deep down, followed closely behind.

Wang Sheng was forced to retreat, but not before kicking the ancient prince in the chest. He used the built-up momentum to meet Galina's counterattack head-on.

The prince crashed through the inner structure and the thinned mountain wall. He and his allies burst through the opening one after another, leaving the launch silo behind to fight on a wider battlefield.

Their clash's aftershocks soon devastated the massive secret base.

The battle had already roused the Dark Faction cultivators all over the mountains. Through various means, they saw, heard, and felt the fight. Shaken, no one could stop their hearts from trembling.

It was only natural for them to be afraid. After all, their four strongest combatants had joined forces, yet the best they could do was fight the Hua Republic cultivator to a draw. Moreover, their four experts were being faintly suppressed, and even the lofty ancient princess, who was normally untouchable, had been beaten bloody.

Wang Sheng had already adjusted his approach. To conserve his power, he had begun actively avoiding her attacks. He also stopped focusing on Galina. Instead, he chose the "softer fruits" first; he planned to defeat the weaker opponents one by one before turning back to conquer the strongest of the ancient princes.

For the Dark Faction cultivators, this battle was beyond their reach. The starry sword radiance that repeatedly burst forth would instantly shred weaker fighters to pieces. Even so, some began lurking in the shadows, waiting for chances to hurl spells or fire arrows at Wang Sheng. Though they couldn't disrupt Wang Sheng's offensive and defensive rhythm, their efforts certainly made the battle more difficult for him.

With the four experts of the Dark Faction keeping him engaged, he couldn't afford to control his sword to fend off the distractions. He could take such scattered attacks, but it made him appear slightly ruffled.

𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Before long, many Dark Faction cultivators and Jialington Group employees witnessed the Hua Republic cultivator move swiftly through flashes of lightning to chase down the third ancient vampire prince, whom he had kicked away earlier.

With her cursed legendary sword in hand, Galina pursued Wang Sheng through the lightning. Whenever the prince was about to be overwhelmed, she would manage to rescue him in time.

The raging flames that the Fire Lord summoned occasionally engulfed Wang Sheng, yet they were always cleaved apart in one swing. The Devil's Shadow also charged tirelessly, but she could barely keep up with Wang Sheng in a straight line. Moreover, he brushed aside her attacks with ease, making her the least threatening of the four.

The vampires' eyes began to fill up with fear as they watched their ancient prince grow more battered, become more desperate, and inch closer to defeat.

A wise man among them quickly realized the truth. He raised his voice, and soon the Blood Race began shouting with him.

The Jialington Group's technicians soon heeded their calls. The mountain rumbled as three of the base's great gates opened at once. One of them, a round hatch, opened straight to the battlefield.

The ancient prince lit up with joy. If he could just escape, he could withdraw from the battle and recover. His wings beat violently as he shot toward the starry sky.

A lightning dragon swept in from the side, and dozens of sword radiance burst out from within it, threatening to engulf the ancient prince. However, a sweep of blood light flared once again. Galina stepped in with her longsword, its afterimages flashing as she faced Wang Sheng's Heavenly Ziwei Sword Art.

The ancient prince roared piercingly as he rushed toward the exit overhead. A modern vampire prince then suddenly turned on his own kin. He ripped open the chest of a duke beside him, seizing several small bats covered in dark-golden fur.

Before the shocked eyes around him, he spread his wings and hurled them into the sky—a supply offering for his ancient prince.