Chapter 143

On Brightness Peak, the deathly silence was like a solidified painting.

The thick smell of blood and the pungent odor of burning still permeated the air.

But at this moment, everyone’s attention was no longer on these things.

Their gazes, their minds, and their souls seemed to have been completely captured by the black dragon hovering in mid-air, wreathed in wisps of golden lightning and radiating a heaven-destroying, terrifying pressure!

One move!

Merely one move!

It had forcibly blasted apart the combined full-strength strike of the world-famous Divine Sword Xie Xie Xiaofeng and Demonic Saber Ding Peng, two top experts infinitely close to the Land Immortal realm!

And it had severely injured both of them, leaving their lives hanging in the balance!

Such strength, such momentum, had long since exceeded the limits of what they could understand!

This could no longer be explained by simple Wu Gong!

This was clearly... a god or demon descending to the world!

After the silence came a shock and uproar as uncontrollable as a volcanic eruption!

The Brightness Left Envoy, Yang Xiao, no longer had even half of his previous arrogance and disdain.

He stared blankly at Ning Chuan in mid-air, his mouth slightly agape, but he could not say a single word.

He felt as if his throat had been tightly gripped by an invisible giant hand, making even breathing extremely difficult.

His heart was filled with unspeakable bitterness and... relief?

Relief that he had not truly made an enemy of this new Cult Leader’s backer before.

Otherwise, his end would likely have been several times more miserable than that of Xie Xie Xiaofeng and Ding Peng!

Xiao Feng’s tiger eyes, bright as stars, were also filled with incredulous shock and... a trace of fanaticism originating from the depths of his soul!

He murmured to himself: "Is... is this the true power?!"

"Turning hands to clouds and covering hands to rain, with a flick of a finger, one can change the color of heaven and earth and reverse the winds and clouds!"

"Compared to the divine might of the Island Master, my so-called Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms are simply... not worth mentioning!"

The heart of the strong man within him, pursuing the pinnacle of the martial path, was completely ignited at this moment!

He longed to one day possess such supreme, heaven-destroying power himself!

The Ming Cult members on Brightness Peak, after a brief moment of distraction, erupted into deafening cheers that shook the heavens!

"Island Master Ning’s divine might is peerless! Invincible under heaven!"

"Island Master Ning’s magic power is boundless! Longevity without borders!"

"Welcome Island Master Ning to Brightness Peak! My Ming Cult is willing to follow the Island Master to the death, to sweep across the six directions and conquer the eight wildernesses!"

The looks they cast toward Ning Chuan were filled with endless fanaticism and devout worship!

It was as if, as long as this Dragon Island Master was here, they could defeat any enemy and conquer the entire world!

This heaven-shattering disaster that could have wiped out the entire Brightness Peak had actually... actually been resolved so thoroughly by Island Master Ning with thunderous momentum and the force of a falling mountain?!

This was simply... too incredible! Too exhilarating!

And opposite them, the remnants of the various sects who had luckily survived Ning Chuan’s heaven-destroying strike.

Were already scared out of their wits, their livers and gallbladders shattered!

They looked at the black dragon hovering in mid-air like a demon god, their eyes filled with endless fear and despair!

Where was there any trace of their previous arrogance and haughtiness?

Their only thought now was... to run!

To run as far away as possible! Never to see this terrifying dragon again!

They did not even have the thought of resisting anymore!

Zhou Zhou Zhiruo of the Emei Sect looked at the already cold and stiff corpse of Abbess Miejue, then looked at the black dragon in mid-air that was pressing down on the world.

Her originally delicate and beautiful face was already covered in tears, her mind a blank.

She murmured to herself: "What... what is that? Is that... heavenly thunder?"

"Why... why is it so terrifying?!"

She felt that the understanding of Wu Gong she had built up over decades had completely collapsed at this moment.

Song Song Yuanqiao of the Wu Dangpai, supported by several junior brothers, barely managed to stand up.

He looked at Ning Chuan, his eyes filled with deep wariness and a trace of unspeakable frustration.

He said in a hoarse voice: "This... this kind of great power... I fear... I fear it has already exceeded the scope of a Grandmaster..."

"Even if my master, True Person Zhang, were here in person, he might not... might not be able to..."

He dared not think any further.

In the distance, the Divine Sword Xie Xie Xiaofeng, blasted half-dead by Ning Chuan’s Heavenly Thunder Dragon Breath, his body charred black and his breath fading.

Struggled to lift his head, looking at the black dragon circling in the sky, radiating endless majesty, his eyes filled with incredulous horror and confusion.

He asked in a hoarse voice: "This... what kind of power is this?! Why... why is it so domineering?! So... irresistible?!"

He prided himself on his sword path being divine and his sword qi being unparalleled, daring to fight even against legendary Land Immortals!

Yet he never expected that today, he would be defeated so miserably! So thoroughly!

Ding Peng, the Demonic Saber, also severely injured and lying not far away, was also full of horror and confusion.

His prized Full Moon Scimitar was now broken into several pieces, scattered on the ground.

He struggled to say: "Land Immortal...? No... that’s not right... this is not the Golden Core power of a Land Immortal!"

"After a Land Immortal condenses a Golden Core, although their power undergoes a qualitative change, becoming purer and stronger, and capable of invoking the power of heaven and earth."

"But... but it absolutely does not have this... this demonic aura filled with destruction and primality!"

"You... what kind of power is this?!"

Both he and Xie Xie Xiaofeng had been fortunate enough to witness a true Land Immortal in action, although it was only a fleeting glimpse.

But they could be certain that the power Ning Chuan was displaying now was completely different from the Land Immortal Golden Core power they knew!

Yet it was not inferior in the slightest, and in some aspects, it was even superior!

These two peerless experts who had once stood at the very top of the Wu Lin were completely stunned, their hearts filled with endless confusion and unwillingness.

Everyone present, friend or foe, was completely awed by Ning Chuan’s heaven-destroying, terrifying strength!

The looks they cast toward Ning Chuan were filled with awe, fear, and a trace of... unspeakable curiosity.

Ning Chuan’s pale golden dragon pupils, however, remained indifferent and calm, without the slightest emotional fluctuation.

It was as if that earth-shattering strike just now was, to him, merely a casual act, not worth mentioning.

And indeed, it was so.

Before he had crossed the Dragon Tribulation and his demonic power had fully transformed.

He had already been able to easily suppress Xu Xu Yanbing, who was at the Nine-Turn Grandmaster realm, by relying on his powerful physical body and numerous divine abilities.

Now, having successfully crossed the Dragon Tribulation and fully transformed his demonic power, his strength had undergone another earth-shaking change.

His opponents were no longer these so-called masters and Grandmasters.

But those... Land Immortals who truly stood at the pinnacle of this world, looking down upon all living beings!

He was considering how to deal with these... ants before him.

Those who should be killed, naturally, must be killed, leaving none behind, to serve as a warning to others.

But some, perhaps... could also be subdued and used for his own purposes.

For example, these two before him, although defeated, could be considered top-tier sword and saber geniuses of the current age.

If they could be subdued, they could be put to some use in the future.

His Ning Chuan dragon essence blood, although precious, was not impossible to bestow.

It was just that not any piece of trash was worth him wasting it on.

Everything seemed to have settled.

There were no longer any blind fools who dared to jump out at this time to challenge Ning Chuan’s majesty.

Those remnants of the various sects who had originally held a glimmer of luck, wanting to fish in troubled waters.

Were already scared out of their wits, ashen-faced, their hearts filled with endless despair.

They knew that today, they were likely... doomed.

The Ming Cult members on Brightness Peak erupted into even more enthusiastic and devout cheers!

The looks they cast toward Ning Chuan were filled with endless fanaticism and worship!

It was as if Ning Chuan were the only god in their hearts!

Dai Dai Qisi moved with lotus steps, arriving beneath Ning Chuan’s massive dragon body.

She looked up at that figure, majestic as a god or demon, and asked in a voice carrying a trace of uncontrollable excitement and respect:

"Reporting to Island Master Ning, now that the thieves have all been suppressed by you, I wonder... how should they be dealt with next?"

Ning Chuan’s pale golden dragon pupils slowly swept over the remnants of the various sects below who were silent as cicadas and trembling.

He said in a cold voice devoid of the slightest emotion:

"Hmph! A group of ants who don’t know life from death, daring to covet what I have set my eyes on, daring to covet the majesty of my Taohuadao?"

"First, lock them all up for me, guard them strictly, and do not make any mistakes!"

"Then, immediately release the news and proclaim it to the entire Wu Lin!"

"Say that all sects and forces that participated in this siege of Brightness Peak are limited to seven days to send the person of the highest status in their sect to personally come to Brightness Peak, kowtow to me to beg for forgiveness, and offer up all the Wu Gong secret manuals and rare collections of their respective sects as compensation!"

"After seven days, if there are still those who are stubborn or who act in defiance while pretending to comply."

"Then I will personally pay a visit and let them know what... true despair is!"