Chapter 517: Calling for Reinforcements (Star Like Dying Snow)
Chapter 517: Calling for Reinforcements (Star Like Dying Snow)
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A Nascent Soul cultivator had just been killed with a single slap.
Everyone stared at this scene in stunned disbelief.
Wasn't that ape only at Foundation Establishment level?
How could it effortlessly defeat a Nascent Soul elder without any resistance?
"You... you actually harmed my Dao Companion!" The remaining Nascent Soul elder let out a shrill scream, his face contorted in rage as his trembling fingers pointed at the ape.
He then leapt into the air and charged forward in disbelief.
Bang—!
Another swing of its staff.
The crowd didn't even see it move.
They only felt the entire stone platform shake twice.
The elder was sent flying back at even greater speed, crashing heavily against the nearby mountain rocks.
When he fell, he landed neatly beside his deceased companion's body - both now flattened into identical pancakes by the ape's staff.
"This..."
All the Ascenders, including Wang Shouyi, were dumbfounded.
What should they do now?
Their two strongest fighters had been instantly killed with single blows.
Wouldn't the rest of them just be throwing their lives away?
Chen Huaian remained relatively calm, having roughly figured out the ape's situation.
When the Foundation Establishment Ascenders had approached earlier, the ape displayed Foundation Establishment level power.
When the first Nascent Soul elder attacked, the ape matched his early Nascent Soul cultivation.
The second elder was stronger at mid-stage Nascent Soul, and the ape's power surged to match accordingly.
Setting aside why these two eunuchs called each other Dao Companions...
This ape seemed to adjust its cultivation level based on its challengers' strength.
Anyone entering its fifty-meter radius would face an ape of equal cultivation. Considering how it previously held its ground against group attacks, Chen deduced that against multiple challengers, the ape's power would match the strongest opponent multiplied by the number of challengers.
"Senior Wang, what should we do now? Both elders are dead, and this ape blocks our path..."
With the Nascent Souls gone, Wang Shouyi became the de facto leader as the strongest remaining cultivator.
Wang Shouyi looked between the ape and the elders' corpses, completely at a loss.
He was only Golden Core, not Void Refinement - what could he possibly do?
After quick consideration, he made a decisive command: "We'll detour around it!"
Detouring presented serious problems. The stone platform stretched endlessly left and right, seemingly cutting across the entire Kun Mountain. Moreover, the mountains teemed with demons that prevented normal airship travel. They'd have to fight their way through - who knew how long it would take to reach the Demon Sealing Pagoda's entrance?
And... whether they'd even survive that long remained questionable.
When Wang Shouyi consulted Chen Huaian, the latter saw no reason to object while maintaining his observer stance. Thus the group began their detour.
After painstakingly crossing one mountain while fending off demons...
Another identical stone platform appeared before them.
"Senior, how many of these platforms exist? Please don't tell me each has such a powerful monster..."
Chen Huaian shook his head. "Haven't you noticed? The environment hasn't changed. We've returned to the same platform."
The group froze, but soon realized Chen spoke the truth.
The same ape remained seated there, with the two elders' corpses still neatly arranged.
"What's happening? A ghost wall?!" someone shrieked.
"Not a ghost wall," Chen Huaian analyzed the surroundings and reached his conclusion. "If I'm not mistaken, ever since our airship entered the misty region, we've been trapped within a natural grand formation. That's why the airship couldn't fly. No matter which direction we take in this formation, we'll always return to this platform. Detouring is impossible."
"I'm not challenging the Demon Sealing Pagoda anymore! I want to return to the sect!" Several cultivators immediately broke down upon hearing this.
"Right! With the Nascent Soul elders dead, we should retreat. This place exceeds our capabilities."
Like dominoes, over half of the two hundred-plus Ascenders lost their nerve.
Chen Huaian wasn't surprised by this reaction.
The difference between Ascenders and Cangyun Realm cultivators extended far beyond cultivation techniques and True Essence purity.
The most crucial distinction lay in temperament - to put it bluntly, these Ascenders' weak wills would only qualify them for demonic cultivation in Cangyun Realm.
Assuming they could even endure the harsh training required.
"Spineless cowards!" Wang Shouyi angrily rebuked them. "You're frightened by this minor setback? Didn't you understand the senior's words? We're trapped in this formation - no matter where we go, we'll return here to face this ape! Where exactly would you retreat to?"
Some skeptics flew away from the platform, only to return shortly looking disheveled.
After numerous failed attempts, they finally gave up completely.
An aura of despair permeated through the Ascender ranks.
Just as all seemed hopeless...
Wang Shouyi suddenly produced his phone and opened GreenChat, saying irritably:
"What's the rush? Let me contact Her Eminence for reinforcements!"
After some rapid typing, a cheerful "ding-dong" confirmed his message had sent successfully.
Despite being within the formation, communication signals remained unaffected.
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Kunlun Immortal Palace.
Hua Jin, who had been staring blankly out a window, felt her phone vibrate.
Seeing the contact name "Little YiYi," her lips curled into a faint smile.
Was he messaging her during work hours?
How adorable.
But her expression darkened instantly upon reading the message.
"Prepare my airship immediately!" she commanded.
"Yes!" A disciple outside the screen responded hastily, confused by the unprecedented urgency in Her Eminence's voice.
Behind the screen, Hua Jin grabbed her flying sword and threw on a plain white robe, her face stormy.
She'd specifically assigned two Nascent Soul elders to protect Wang Shouyi from danger.
Yet something had still gone wrong.
Both elders instantly killed by a monster?
Did that mean Wang Shouyi now faced near-certain death?
Although reports suggested the monster ignored cultivators beyond fifty meters, what if that proved wrong?
The more Hua Jin thought, the more frantic she became.
Unable to wait for the airship, she mounted her sword and flew straight toward Kun Mountain.
"Her Eminence, the airship is ready... Your Eminence?"
When the disciple returned, Hua Jin had already vanished.
The disciple gaped upward.
A freshly smashed hole in the palace ceiling whistled as wind poured through.
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Hua Jin arrived with astonishing speed.
She found them in less time than it takes an incense stick to burn.
Her violently swirling True Essence betrayed the breakneck pace of her journey.
Upon landing, Hua Jin immediately scanned for Wang Shouyi, only relaxing after confirming his safety.
Chen Huaian observed this with quiet approval.
The Ninefold Spring's effects were indeed formidable.
Look how it had transformed the normally aloof Hua Jin the True One.
"Where are the two elders' bodies?"
"Here, Your Eminence." An Ascender guided her to the remains.
Seeing the Nascent Soul elders' gruesome state, Hua Jin's face darkened like storm clouds.
These were Kunlun Immortal Palace's elite forces, killed like stray dogs?
"This humble one shall see what makes you so special, demon!"
Hua Jin turned toward the meditating ape and drew her sword with a sharp "shing!"
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