Qu Yue mustered up all his energy to escape. He could only hide in the Lord Yuan Palace, which might be able to buy him some time.
At this moment, his thoughts were still unusually calm. He thought that with Zhang Yan's strength, Yuxiao school might not keep their promise and send reinforcements.
However, if no one came, he could just give up on the North Darkstar Continent and escape overseas through a sea channel under Guo Yuan Jun Palace.
In the battle between Yuxiao and Qincang School, any combat power was indispensable. This Palace Master Zhang would not chase him across the ocean just for him.
However, before he could get far, he felt a chill behind him. He turned around and saw that the sword gleam was already right behind him. In a few breaths, it would catch up.
However, since he had chosen to escape, how could he not know that the other party's Sword Escape Technique was far better than his own escape technique? Therefore, he had prepared a backup plan. Whether or not he could pull it off depended on his own luck.
After the two of them flew away, a ray of spiritual light flew out from the water where the divine beast egg was placed. It was a shadow clone that Qu Yue had left there.
He came closer and raised his hand. A ray of light rose from his palm and pressed down on it.
He did not hide his Qi dynamic, nor did he move quickly. This was not hesitation, but to let Zhang Yan notice so that he would come back to protect him and give up on chasing his real body.
"Luo Hou has lost his will to fight. How pitiful. If he works with me, we can destroy this egg even if we can't."
After thinking about it, he pressed his hand on it and his mana landed on the egg. Other than stirring up a cloud of water vapor and smoke, there was no trace left.
He was shocked. He knew that this thing was more powerful than he had imagined. If he did not use his full strength, he would not be able to do anything.
He looked back and saw that Zhang Yan had no intention of coming back to save him. He was still chasing his real body. He knew that he could not lure him back.
He scoffed. Even so, as long as he could destroy this thing, the Lord Yuan Palace could still be saved. The North Darkstar Continent's spiritual opportunity could still be preserved. Therefore, he did not hold back and retreated a few miles away. With a loud shout, he did not hesitate to activate all the magic power of this clone. His entire body turned into a beam of divine light, and with the momentum of rolling thunder, he fiercely smashed into the divine beast egg.
The mountain that supported the egg crumbled. It turned into countless stone shards that sank into the ocean below.
However, when the light dissipated, the surface of the egg was still smooth and clean, as though the impact did not affect it at all. Although it fell from the sky into the ocean, the speed at which it absorbed spiritual opportunity was not any slower than Just Now.
While pursuing Qu Yue, Zhang Yan had also sensed the commotion behind him. However, if the egg could be so easily destroyed, how could he abandon it and not care about it?
Looking over, he saw that Qu Yue's streak of light wasn't far away. With a thought, a sword light flew out of his body and slashed over.
Qu Yue had been on high alert. Feeling a sense of foreboding, he immediately rolled to the side and the red cloak on his body swirled. Although the cloak was destroyed by the sword light, it was still able to slightly block the sword light. At the same time, he waved his hand and summoned a copper mace, which turned into a ray of golden light that shot toward Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan did not bother, turning the light around and going around it. With a command, the sword light turned into hundreds of streaks in the sky. They were sharp and were about to land.
Qu Yue was shocked. Luckily, he had been flying along the coast. Seeing that he had no other choice, he shook his body and turned into a ten thousand feet long carp with a horn on its head. He dove into the water. He wanted to use the water to escape.
Zhang Yan secretly scoffed. This Qu Yue was a member of the Water Tribe, and was only one step away from transforming from a carp to a dragon. If it was any other time, he would have to go through some trouble to catch up to him once he fell into the sea. But it was different now. He reached into his sleeves and grabbed onto the Dragon Soul Essence. He channeled his spiritual power into it, and with a slight movement, the seawater in all directions froze in an instant. He then pointed with his fingers, raising the Dark North Heavenly Sword into the air before pointing it downwards. In an instant, a beam of mysterious light descended, and with a loud bang, a huge crack appeared in the seawater below.
Qu Yue was caught within, unable to escape in time and was struck by the sword light. His body trembled and his huge body flipped over. After a few breaths of time, his entire body exploded, turning into balls of surging clear air that stirred up tens of thousands of waves.
Zhang Yan waved his hand and the Dark North Sword landed. After holding it, he put it back into his sleeves.
Outside of Yuan Jun's Palace, only a thousand miles of land remained. Because the surrounding mountains had been destroyed and the water had flowed in reverse, it looked like a lone island.
At this moment, the four Demon Marquises who came out to fight were all dead.
Other than a Demon Court that existed in name, there was nothing left in the Northern Nether Continent that had survived since the ancient times.
He looked up at the sky and could clearly feel that his aura was much lighter than before. He thought to himself coldly, "Although we have turned the tables a little, our fate is still not enough. Yuxiao school has taken the initiative. But it doesn't matter. I can just kill a few more people. Once the divine beast is born, I will bring it to Donghua Continent and attack Taihao School's mountain gate. Let's see if Yuxiao will save it!"
On Mo Chiyu Cliff, Tan Dingxian drew in a cold breath. He pointed and said, "This person's battle ability, I wonder how many of us can match up to him!"
Qu Ruyi's expression was solemn. The battle ability that Zhang Yan had displayed, in his eyes, was not much weaker than a third degree cultivator.
Xiao Lingyun said, "As long as this person is alive, he will be a great threat to me. Why don't Sect Leader Tan use Xuan Technique to attack him?"
Tan Dingxian was in a difficult position. The Xuan Technique in his hands was powerful, but it was best used as a deterrent. If he used it, there would no longer be any hindrance to Qincang School. It was originally a technique to attack many people, but it was not worth it to use it on one person. But it seemed inappropriate to ignore it. He could only cast a questioning look at Zhenren Kangzheng. Seeing the latter shake his head slightly, he kept his thoughts.
Bi Bi Palace Master bowed and said, "Since the four Demon Marquises are dead, should we call the few Zhenrens back?"
Zhenren Kangzheng said firmly, "Since we have already gone out, we must not retreat halfway. Otherwise, we will admit that we have lost, and our morale will be affected."
Xiao Lingyun said, "That's right. If we can kill Zhang Yan, not only will our fate not be reduced, we can also weaken Qincang School."
Bi Bi Palace Master said, "But this person is not easy to deal with. He also has two killing weapons, the four of you may not be able to win."
Zhenren Kangzheng thought for a moment and raised his head to look at Qu Ruyi. He raised his hands and bowed, "Now that things have come to this, I can only ask Sect Leader Qu to come back and end this person."
Qu Ruyi did not agree immediately. Instead, he thought for a moment and said, "I can come back, but I have a condition. The four of you must listen to my orders."
Zhenren Kangzheng was slightly startled. He thought for a moment and nodded, "Sure, I will send a letter later and inform them. Sect Leader Qu is of high status, and now that we are facing a great enemy, I think no one will dare to disrespect you."
Qu Ruyi got his promise and stood up, "That's good."
He bowed to the people at the table and strode out of the pavilion. He stood up and turned into a golden light, flying to the Northern Sky.
About an hour later, the four Daoist Zhenrens who were on the way received the letter and knew that Qu Ruyi was rushing over. They ordered him not to attack rashly, which was exactly what they wanted.
Just Now, Zhang Yan had killed four Yao Cultivation Caves. They saw it with their own eyes and were terrified. Although they usually looked down on those Yao Cultivation Caves, they understood that, regardless of their background, their cultivation was definitely not weak. Even if they were to fight against any one of them, they would not be defeated so easily.
Zhenren Shi of Taihao School and Yuanyi Weng of Nanhua School had left first, so they had already gathered together.
Zhenren Shi said, "My Sect Leader sent a letter, asking me to listen to Sect Leader Qu's orders. How is your side?"
Yuanyi Weng said, "It's just so-so."
Zhenren Shi said, "Sect Leader Qu's cultivation is not weak, but we are not cultivators under his sect. Doing this is not appropriate."
Yuanyi Weng knew what he meant. Zhenren Shi was afraid that Qu Ruyi would use them. In fact, he had this worry. He thought for a while and said, "The order has been given. Are we going to disobey it? Just be careful later."
After waiting for a while, they saw three golden rainbows coming from the horizon. The two of them looked at each other and knew that the other party had arrived.
Above the Floating Heavenly Palace, Meng Zhen suddenly felt something was wrong. He stood up and looked to the south. He said in a low voice, "It's Yuan Yang Sect Leader Qu Ruyi. I didn't expect him to come out. Looks like he's coming for Hall Master Du Zhen."
Everyone in the palace was moved. Yu Xiao's side had already lost four Xuanmen cultivators. Their divine arts and Daoist arts were not comparable to those demon cultivators. Since they were here to fight, they might be carrying a true weapon. This was not easy to deal with. If they were to add Qu Ruyi, a cultivator who cultivated his Yuanfu, this kind of momentum was not something that a cultivator under the third realm could handle.
Qi Yuntian bowed and said, "Sect Leader Zhenren, Hall Master Du Zhen might not be able to deal with him alone. Can we use that Xuanshu to stop him?"
There was a Xuanshu in Qincang School called "Milky Way Far". It could turn a flat road into a natural moat. As long as this technique was not used, no matter how one walked, one would not be able to reach the other side. If it was used, Qu Ruyi and the four cultivators could only wander on the road if they did not have a way to break it.
Meng Zhen thought for a while and said, "Honored Master, do you need me to stop Sect Leader Qu?"
Sect Leader Qin said, "Hall Master Du Zhen is outside. He has his own ideas. Just inform him about this."
Meng Zhen bowed and said, "Yes, disciple will do it now."
He took out a spell and sent a message to Zhang Yan and said, "Yuan Yang Sect's Qu Ruyi and the four cultivators are rushing towards Hall Master Du Zhen. This time, it is not a sword duel. They might join hands. What should Hall Master Du Zhen do?"
Zhang Yan thought for a while and said, "This may be an opportunity for me, Qincang. If Qu Ruyi comes, I will fight with him. Moreover …" He took a look at the ten thousand feet tall divine beast's egg in the sea, "I am not alone."
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