Chapter 305

305. Chapter 305: Name Shakes Hao Yue

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Protagonist:

Yu Changsheng

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!"

The sound of tearing air exploded through the clouds and mist, continuously churning up ring-shaped ripples in the void; invisible qi waves swept the surroundings, and under the eruption of giant force, a long rainbow was drawn across the sky, like a scar of heaven, stabbing fiercely toward Chen Geng!

"No!!"

Chen Geng turned his head; the long spear rapidly enlarged in his eyes, soon occupying everything in his vision, spreading rapidly like a thunderclap; a strong sense of life-and-death crisis also reached its peak at this moment.

At this moment, domains flickered all around, transforming into a massive pressure that weighed upon Chen Geng's body; the divine sense of the Spirit-Piercing Stab continuously rampaged through Chen Geng's sea of consciousness, bringing a violent tearing sensation, muddying his perception; his final outcome was also without surprise — as the golden long spear pierced through his heart, his five viscera and six bowels instantly shattered, and his life force slowly dissipated.

Finally, he turned back, casting a glance at Yu Changsheng with a hint of shock and regret in his eyes; his pupils slowly closed, the flames extinguished, and his body suddenly plummeted from the high sky.

And at this moment, with Chen Geng's fall, the battle between Zhang Tianwen and the other two below also entered its end; even more so, after Chen Geng's fall, the three Dark Current people thoroughly lost heart, thoroughly despaired, and before long they too fell at the hands of Zhang Tianwen and Li Minghan.

"The battle... is over?!"

"A Golden Core acting — truly terrifying as expected!"

"Crushing! This person is actually a Beast Tamer? Is his combat power this terrifying?"

With the curtain falling on this battle, the various forces great and small secretly watching this scene were each shocked and doubtful, observing from afar with great caution.

"Wait, that looks like... Changsheng?!"

The place where the two fought was originally not far from the Yu Family Residence; the battle ended, the aftershocks dispersed, moonlight sprinkled down, and the Yu family members who had been silently watching this battle, at this moment, looking at that silhouette beneath the moonlight, found it increasingly familiar.

In the end it was still Yu Cheng who, relying on his familiarity with his own son, cried out in alarm, his tone unbelieving.

"What? Are you sure it's Changsheng?"

The moment these words were spoken, the Yu family crowd instantly clamored, instantly widening their eyes, looking toward Yu Cheng.

"Mm, it should... indeed be Changsheng, can't be wrong."

Feeling one blazing gaze after another cast over, Yu Cheng took a deep breath, turned his head again and stared dead at Yu Changsheng's silhouette, affirmed, "It's him"; meanwhile his heart and mind rippled — both with deep emotion and with excitement.

Seeing Yu Cheng so certain, the crowd thoroughly lost their composure, especially Yu Tairan; under his far-gazing eyes, he took the lead in transforming into a long rainbow, speeding toward Yu Changsheng.

Along the way, his mood was uncertain and apprehensive, and in the end it all transformed into thick disbelief and excitement, floating on his face.

After all, judging from the combat power Yu Changsheng displayed, there was already no difference from a Golden Core! If it really was Yu Changsheng, then the significance behind this...

Thinking this, Yu Tairan took a deep breath, his speed even faster, the expectant look in his eyes even thicker.

"Heaven bless my Yu family; if a Golden Core this young has truly appeared, then... my Yu family will truly rise in the future!"

Under this complex emotional trend, Yu Tairan didn't even notice that his flying body was even trembling slightly.

On the other side, seeing Chen Geng fall, Yu Changsheng lowered his head to glance below; Zhang Tianwen and Li Minghan's side was also thoroughly finished.

"Huu..."

Yu Changsheng let out a long exhale, sensing the mana in his body almost entirely consumed, secretly clicked his tongue, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

This battle ended very fast; even for Yu Changsheng there wasn't too much pressure before he killed Chen Geng; the key reason lay in Xuan Gui.

"Just two ultimate moves and my blue was already drained dry; this consumption is truly terrifying."

Yu Changsheng muttered in his heart, turned his head to glance at the lazy Xuan Gui, then was slightly stirred, somewhat excited.

From Xuan Gui's entry, it only used two moves total: one was the Domain Water Country Abyss, restricting Chen Geng's movements; one was the Boundless Vast Sea, fully erupting, beating Chen Geng into severe injury. The power was unquestionably terrifying, and the consumption was also astonishing.

"However, this also has something to do with that Chen Geng's cultivation being vacuous and not having cultivated up through his own effort; his true strength is probably quite a bit weaker than his surface cultivation."

Yu Changsheng pondered; the Dark Current people cultivate fast, but they are all strange, evil methods — their realms are raised up, but their actual strength is perhaps a few points weaker.

"Changsheng, are you alright?"

Zhang Tianwen and Li Minghan exchanged a glance, suppressed the shock in their hearts, stepped forward two steps, and asked with concern.

"I'm fine, it's all over; this Dark Current Golden Core was a bit weaker than I thought."

Yu Changsheng heard this and laughed "hehe" at the two, waving his hand and speaking gently.

"That's just because your strength is terrifying, Changsheng; even a weaker Golden Core is still a Golden Core."

Li Minghan muttered, secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and chuckled "heihei".

"It hasn't been that long since we met; looks like in Hui Shui Shan, Changsheng's gains weren't small..."

Zhang Tianwen stood to the side, looking at Yu Changsheng, somewhat dazed, his gaze complex as he glanced at Yu Changsheng, and in the end it all turned into a smile.

His mood was somewhat complex; originally when Yu Changsheng said he'd leave the Golden Core to him to deal with, he thought it would be using some other means to temporarily restrain him; he never expected it would be resolved so easily and leisurely.

Once upon a time he was still the Wanxiang Sect's First Prodigy; now looking at it, he is somewhat living up to his name in vain; the excitement he had just recovered from becoming an Eight-Layer Spirit Platform was also diluted quite a bit under this growing sense of shame.

As the three conversed, Yu Tairan also arrived; looking at Yu Changsheng's familiar face, even though he had prepared himself, he was still somewhat dazed in spirit.

"Changsheng?"

Carrying a hint of disbelief, Yu Tairan tentatively spoke.

"Grandpa." Yu Changsheng turned his head, looked at Yu Tairan, a smile surfacing on his face, nodded in greeting.

"Good, good, good; as long as you're fine, as long as you're fine." Yu Tairan paused for a moment, his smile radiant, hurriedly patted Yu Changsheng's palm, suppressed the surprise in his heart, exhaled a breath, and laughed "hehe".

"I'm fine; on a Sect Quest, came here to kill a Dark Current Stronghold; afraid of alerting the enemy, I didn't tell you all in advance."

Yu Changsheng picked up Chen Geng's Storage Bag from afar. He explained in a gentle tone, and at the same time handed Chen Geng's Storage Bag to Yu Tairan.

"So that's how it is." Yu Tairan suddenly realized; the Dark Current matter, he had naturally heard of it too; then he was somewhat doubtful, looking at the Storage Bag Yu Changsheng handed him, looking at Yu Changsheng with some hesitation.

"Keep it; this Golden Core's Storage Bag should have quite a few good things inside, just right to supply the clan's needs; it's of no use to me anyway."

Yu Changsheng smiled, brooking no refusal as he seized Yu Tairan's arm and placed it in his hand.

"This..." Yu Tairan's Adam's apple bobbed, his expression somewhat moved; looking at Yu Changsheng's brook-no-refusal eyes, after a moment he nodded, smiling:

"Alright, then Grandpa won't stand on ceremony."

Having finished speaking, he sighed, his gaze filled with emotion, carrying a trace of apology: "These years, the clan hasn't been able to help you with anything; now it's turned around and needs you to help prop up the clan instead."

"What are you saying, no need to be so particular about these things." Yu Changsheng frowned, hearing this he shook his head.

"Greetings, Old Master!"

Zhang Tianwen and Li Minghan looked at Yu Tairan, their bearing respectful as they politely greeted him.

Yu Changsheng also came back to his senses, softly introducing the two to Yu Tairan: "You two are my fellow disciples from Beast Taming Peak, Zhang Tianwen and Li Minghan."

Only then did Yu Tairan notice them, a smile naturally surfacing on his face; he patted his forehead and said:

"It was my negligence. So you're Changsheng's good friends. You're all Wanxiang Sect heavenly talents, not shirking hardship to come accompany Changsheng to Haoyue City to eliminate harm for us. Come, this isn't a place to talk. If you don't mind, let's go back to the residence first and sit a while."

"Okay."

The three had no objection; led by Yu Tairan, they headed toward the Yu residence.

After the three left, an incense stick's time later, at this spot, figures slowly arrived one after another; their cultivation bases varied in height, most were big shots with reputation in Haoyue City, yet they all strangely maintained silence, finally casting their gazes toward the Yu family direction; the shock and astonishment in their eyes could not be concealed.

Yu Changsheng had not deliberately concealed the scene of Yu Tairan's arrival just now; therefore those who had been secretly watching all along saw it very clearly.

After a long while, someone in the crowd finally spoke.

"Unexpectedly, that Golden Core expert is actually a Yu family person, Yu Changsheng..."

"How is this possible? Yu Changsheng is only so young; a Golden Core expert at this age..."

"Long heard the Yu clan produced a genius disciple who stirred up wind and clouds within Wanxiang Sect; originally I still had some disbelief, now it seems it is indeed so..."

Each person's bearing differed; some felt it was nothing, expression normal; some had complex expressions, sighed deeply; but in the end, all turned into a thread of reverence.

"From Yu Tairan's Foundation Establishment breakthrough... to Yu Changsheng's Golden Core now, this Yu clan counts as having produced a qilin son; soaring to the heavens, they have thoroughly risen."

"From now on, inside Haoyue City, whoever wants to hit on the Yu clan's ideas will have to carefully weigh it; the Yu clan... can only be befriended!"

In a short time, news of this battle spread through the whole of Haoyue City at an inconceivable speed; moreover the descriptions of Yu Changsheng grew more and more fantastical, but in the end they all condensed into a sigh of emotion.

The dark current matter handled, Yu Changsheng and company weren't in a rush either; the next few days they simply stayed at the Yu clan. Cultivators, the further they go, the blurrier their concept of time becomes; therefore since he had come to Haoyue City with difficulty this once, Yu Changsheng naturally wanted to properly accompany his family, and incidentally handle some matters.

However, regarding this hunting operation against the Dark Current, it did not end there; as strongholds were uprooted one by one, the Dark Current's fury was accompanied by spreading panic; this operation sweeping most of Wu Zhou grew ever more fierce.

The Profound Yin Gate's location lies in the far west of Wu Zhou; if one must be precise about its sphere of influence, it covers a radius of ten thousand li. But compared to the other two gates, this gate has always been low-key; disciples walking in the outside world are also few; therefore these years, although its strength is strongest, its sense of presence is extremely low, and it rarely meddles in worldly affairs.

But now because of the Dark Current matter, it was suddenly pushed to the cusp of the storm; attention from all sides toward it increased considerably.

At this moment, the Profound Yin Gate headquarters is a boundless red plain; viewed from high sky, the plain is like blood, exceptionally abrupt amid heaven and earth; amid howling yin winds, red winds roll, carrying a faint bloody scent, faintly visible.

And at the plain's end, several towering mountains stand in continuous succession; these mountains are each different; the most eye-catching are three among them: one pitch-black like ink, looking oppressive and ominous; one scarlet like blood, conveying unease and bloody qi; the last deep purple like an abyss, like swords and blades, towering straight into the sky dome.

Precisely the Profound Yin Gate's Three Mountains: Ferocious Mountain, Sha Mountain, Evil Mountain! They represent the Profound Yin Gate's different Ferocious, Sha, Evil three veins.

These three mountains are not natural; they are man-made. Legend says at the Profound Yin Gate's founding, its first generation Gate Master used immense divine ability to refine them into existence, taking them as the Profound Yin Gate's foundation; they themselves are three massive sect-guarding magic treasures, one of its heritage foundations!

At this moment, on Sha Mountain's peak, a stretch of palaces stands in dense, orderly rows; within one grand hall, Sha Mountain Peak Master Zhu Zhengping wears a moon-white long robe, middle-aged appearance; between his brows, whether illusion or not, a trace of scholarly elegance naturally emerges; his whole person seems like a tireless teacher in the mortal world; every gesture is ordinary, returning to simplicity.

But right now between his brows a trace of gloom faintly emerges; looking at the subordinate kneeling with head bowed below, Zhu Zhengping speaks blandly: "Ta'er's soul lamp shattered, unfortunately perished; this matter, has it been investigated clearly?"

Words just fell, not waiting for the subordinate to answer, the void not far before him suddenly twisted; a middle-aged cultivator in a full-body sha-red robe appeared, glanced at the kneeling subordinate, turned his gaze to Zhu Zhengping, lowered his brows and smiled, answering first:

"No need to think. Yan Ta perished; your subordinates won't find anything. But my Dark Current knows quite a lot."

This middle-aged cultivator in a sha-red long robe, with his appearance, wisps of blood-sha qi naturally seemed to unintentionally drift out; thus the void trembled, faintly ghost-crying wolf-howling sounds reverberated at his side. He is precisely the Dark Current Gate Master, Tong Yuan Zheng! Toward Tong Yuan Zheng's appearance, Zhu Zhengping was not surprised; he waved his hand, and his subordinates silently withdrew. Zhu Zhengping merely raised his brows slightly, gaze landing on Tong Yuan Zheng, speaking blandly: "What, suddenly visiting without a word, really treating this Sha Mountain as your home?"

"I didn't say that." Tong Yuan Zheng shrugged, looking at Zhu Zhengping with a slight smile.

"I came only to tell you a piece of news. Your beloved disciple Yan Ta perished at Hui Shui Shan; during that period, the only ones who went to Hui Shui Shan were a group of Wanxiang Sect disciples."

"At that time, my Dark Current received a mission to go assassinate them; Yan Ta also knew this. Unfortunately, my people underestimated that group of disciples' strength; in the end, helpless, they could only return in defeat." (Chapter End)