Chapter 73 - 71: Fighting the 7th Level

The strike came so suddenly,

utterly without a sound,

and with no warning whatsoever!

Even a fellow Cultivator at the Qi Introduction Seventh Layer would have struggled to detect it and would have suffered a great loss from this blow!

It might have even decided the battle in a single strike!

Such a bizarre technique...

It was one of Old Ghost Song’s ultimate killing moves.

He didn’t want to risk any complications from a prolonged fight,

so he had put his full strength into this one strike, hoping to kill Shen Changchuan with it and end the battle quickly!

But thankfully,

while the sudden cane attack was fast,

Shen Changchuan was faster!

Before the attack arrived,

a Seventh Layer Golden Bell Technique had already enveloped him!

DONG!

The cane stabbed into the phantasmal golden bell.

In an instant,

a loud, clear chime rang out, echoing through the night sky.

The colossal impact of their colliding power sent a visible ripple through the air, expanding out in all directions!

At the same time,

accompanied by a series of crisp, cracking sounds that echoed in the air,

the layers of phantasmal golden bells condensed by the Golden Bell Technique around Shen Changchuan shattered one after another under the cane’s assault!

The First Layer, the second, the third... layer after layer of the phantasmal golden bells were smashed with unstoppable force!

This was the power of the Qi Introduction Seventh Layer!

Terrifying beyond compare.

It held a completely overwhelming power over Cultivators at the Qi Introduction Sixth Layer beneath him!

If it were an ordinary Qi Introduction Sixth Layer Cultivator,

they likely wouldn’t have even had time to react before the cane pierced their heart!

But unfortunately for him,

he had run into Shen Changchuan.

Shen Changchuan, who had cultivated several types of Magic to the Perfection Level and whose Divine Sense was no weaker than someone at the Qi Introduction Late Stage!

Six consecutive layers of the phantasmal golden bell were crushed like rotten wood,

but under the successive obstructions, the power contained within the cane was also successively nullified.

When the terrifying force finally slammed into the Seventh Layer Golden Bell, it was instantly covered in a dense web of cracks, but it ultimately didn’t break through.

It stopped at the final layer of the phantasmal golden bell.

He had held on!

However, at the same time,

the immense force still passed through the phantasm of the Golden Bell Technique and struck Shen Changchuan!

Like a mountain collapsing or a tsunami crashing,

Shen Changchuan was sent flying,

like a cannonball.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Along his path,

several trees were smashed in half and blasted apart!

Splintered wood shot into the sky, raining down with a rustling sound.

Shen Changchuan’s figure crashed deep into the Dark Forest outside the camp!

’Another Perfection Level Magic!’

At this moment,

the figure of Old Ghost Song, leaning on his cane, silently appeared where Shen Changchuan had been standing before he was sent flying.

Yet as he gazed toward Shen Changchuan in the distance,

his aged face held not a trace of smugness, but was instead filled with gravity.

He couldn’t help but wear such an expression.

Since the beginning of the fight,

that kid had already displayed four Perfection Level Magic skills, hadn’t he?! Fireball Technique, Wind Blade Technique, Light Body Technique, and Golden Bell Technique!

Such a freak...

A Heaven-defying Demon that no one in the entire land of Qing City could compare to!

This was definitely a figure on the level of a top-tier demonic genius!

’How could such a person be an ordinary disciple within the Tian Nan Shen Clan?!’

’I made a move on a genius like this... Will the Tian Nan Shen Clan just let it go?’

Cold sweat trickled down Old Ghost Song’s back.

’I was too impulsive!’

He realized something.

If he couldn’t kill everyone tonight to silence them, once word got out, he would surely die without a proper burial!

Even if he killed everyone and erased all traces,

the Tian Nan Shen Clan, having lost such an important genius,

would surely launch a frantic investigation!

No matter how perfectly he covered his tracks, he would inevitably leave behind some clues and be hunted down relentlessly!

’This is bad!’

A trace of regret inevitably rose in Old Ghost Song’s heart.

But this moment of regret was fleeting,

and it soon vanished completely.

Tribulation Cultivators were not only ruthless,

but also decisive!

Having survived for so long, Old Ghost Song was naturally not an indecisive man.

’No matter what, since I’ve already made a mortal enemy, there’s no way to patch things up midway!’

’This little brat must die!’

A bone-chilling killing intent swept out, and the temperature of the air plummeted, becoming icy cold.

Many thoughts flashed through Old Ghost Song’s mind,

but all of this happened in the span of a lightning flash.

And so,

at almost the same moment Shen Changchuan was knocked away,

he strode forward. His figure flickered like a phantom, crossing several dozen feet in the space of a breath.

He was pressing his advantage, pursuing Shen Changchuan into the pitch-black woods to kill him on the spot and eliminate any future trouble!

However,

in the instant he stepped into the part of the Dark Forest beyond the reach of the campfire’s light,

DING!

The ringing of the Soul-Attracting Bell sounded,

and an invisible ripple instantly swept through the entire forest!

Shen Changchuan, who had been blasted deep into the woods, had not been sitting idly waiting for death; he had immediately activated the Soul-Attracting Bell in his hand.

At the same time,

several Wind Blades whizzed out from the darkness, following the sound of the Soul-Attracting Bell,

and slashed toward Old Ghost Song!

First, use the Soul-Attracting Bell to control the enemy, then attack with a Perfection Level Magic to kill them.

This had practically become Shen Changchuan’s standard combo!

In his past several battles,

it had almost never failed to secure a victory!

This time was no exception!

At this moment,

under the effect of the Soul-Attracting Bell’s chime, Old Ghost Song let out a muffled grunt.

His steps faltered, and his figure paused for a moment.

Obviously,

he wasn’t immune to the Soul-Attracting Bell’s power,

but,

very quickly,

in the blink of an eye,

a black light of Magical Power pulsed from Old Ghost Song’s body, and he was already back to normal!

"Hmph! A petty trick!"

"The Soul-Attracting Bell might be an unstoppable killing move against others, but before me, it’s nothing more than a cheap trick!"

Having recovered, Old Ghost Song sneered.

He gripped his cane and infused it with Magical Power, causing the entire staff to glow with a dark, eerie light.

He raised the cane and casually swatted it through the air.

With a few BANGS,

the series of powerful Wind Blade Techniques were forcefully dispersed by the cane!

"A futile, dying struggle!"

Having easily scattered Shen Changchuan’s counterattack, Old Ghost Song snorted coldly and was about to stride forward to send the little brat to the Underworld for good.

However,

at that very moment,

Earth-Shaking Technique!

RUMBLE!

The ground suddenly shook, causing his figure to stumble.

Enduring the Soul-Attracting Bell’s attack and dispersing the Wind Blade Technique was, after all, not as effortless as he had made it seem.

The sudden Earth-Shaking Technique, catching him off guard after he had already expended a considerable amount of energy, nearly made Old Ghost Song fall to the ground.

"Is there any point to this?!"

Having nearly lost face in a major way, a ferocious look appeared on Old Ghost Song’s face.

He was about to charge forward and blast the kid to smithereens!

But in that same instant,

before Old Ghost Song could even steady himself,

WOOOOOM!!!

high above his head, a flash of green light suddenly flared.

A Bronze Jar had appeared above him at some unknown point, emitting a powerful glow. Like a giant bowl, it descended and trapped his entire body inside!