Ever since he was ambushed, he had been very careful. He had traveled several million kilometers from the Ascendant Cloud Sword Pavilion, and he had used Lozosy's disguise talisman to alter his appearance, soul aura, voice, and even bloodline.
Under normal circumstances, even Han Jianqiu wouldn't have been able to recognize him.
How was it that the other party was able to see through his disguise with a single glance?
How did he give himself away?
"That's right."
The young man who had just spoken turned to Zhang Xuan and said, "The fact that you were able to kill four of our warriors shows that you aren't too weak. However, you won't be so lucky today."
Zhang Xuan scanned his surroundings.
With the previous experience of being ambushed by the Hall of Gods, he knew that it was unlikely for him to escape from this space unless he killed the three of them.
Back then, it was just a single High Immortal realm cultivator, but he had already ended up in such a state. This time around, there were three of them, and each of them was even stronger than the High Immortal realm black-robed man from before.
"Let's make a move together. If we fail this time, our master will surely kill us!"
Paying no heed to the anxious Zhang Xuan, the young man leaped into the air and clawed downward.
Five fingers fell from the sky like five massive mountains. Without any hesitation, the other two attacked from the left and right, sealing the space once more.
"Come out!"
The young man slapped his tamed beast sack.
The four immortal beasts that he had just tamed immediately flew out.
The massive claws of the Serpentine Dragon swiped at the young man standing in front of it while the Fiery Phoenix transformed into a crimson flaming dragon and charged at the young man standing in front of it.
"Child's play!"
The young man was slightly taken aback by the appearance of his tamed beasts, but he swiftly regained his composure. With a light chuckle, he continued his attack.
As soon as the palm strike landed, the Serpentine Dragon felt as if it was being crushed by the Five Elements Mountain. It was unable to exert any strength at all.
"Die!"
It was at this moment that Zhang Xuan flew over.
With the Gods' Sword Intent, it felt as if he had turned into a razor-sharp sword.
These were three Heavenly High Immortals from the Hall of Gods, so he didn't dare to act arrogantly. He had to kill them in a single strike.
Otherwise, he would really be in deep trouble.
To be honest, even though his cultivation had reached the Heavenly True Immortal realm, making it impossible for ordinary Heavenly True Immortals to be a match for him, he did not even have the confidence to defeat the Heavenly High Immortals of the Hall of Gods in a one-on-one battle, let alone three against one!
Previously, he had the Book of Heaven's Path as his trump card, so he was able to relax a little. However, at this moment, he had nothing at all. If he were to be captured, there was no way he would be able to escape!
"Amazing!"
The young man in the lead obviously did not expect that the person in front of him would be so decisive and grasp the timing so mysteriously, striking at the same time when he defeated the flood dragon.
Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows as he whipped out a sword and charged forward.
His sword was filled with an eerie cold aura, giving off a gloomy feeling. Once it appeared, its strength instantly increased by several folds.
A weapon at the peak of the Immortal Monarch Realm!
In fact, it was much sharper than the Tongshang Sword.
Buzz!
As soon as the sword appeared, countless strands of sword qi burst forth from it, forming a series of arcs that converged together in the blink of an eye before piercing toward Zhang Xuan.
Judging from the strength of the attack, as long as Zhang Xuan was struck, there was no way he would be able to withstand it. Not only would his ambush fail, his arm might even be severed by the other party.
"Humph!"
In the face of such a powerful attack, Zhang Xuan did not back down at all. Instead, he harrumphed coldly and continued charging forward.
"You are courting death!"
The young man in the lead sneered coldly as he channeled all of his strength into his sword. Just as he was about to shatter Zhang Xuan's attack, he suddenly felt his grip loosening.
"What the heck?"
Zhang Xuan's body stiffened.
The Heavenly High Immortal-tier sword that he had been holding in his hand all this while had actually … disappeared!
When did it disappear?
Puhe!
Without the sword, the sword qi dissipated. Before the young man could react, Zhang Xuan's sword had already pierced through his palm and through his entire arm.
"Break!"
Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up as countless strands of Sword Intent burst forth.
Peng!
With a resounding explosion, the young man's palm was reduced to minced meat that splattered all over the place.
"Ahhh!"
With a cry of agony, the young man in the lead hurriedly retreated.
Zhang Xuan was just about to follow up with another attack when he suddenly retracted his body, causing his sword qi to float in midair.
Hu!
Zhang Xuan managed to dodge the attack by leaping thirty to forty zhang into the air. Looking down, he saw the Serpentine Dragon, Nine-headed Fiery Phoenix, and the other immortal beasts lying on the ground. Clearly, they had been injured by the young man in the lead.
The young man in the lead was none other than the two remaining young men.
He had only launched a single attack on the young man in the lead, but the two of them had already defeated the four immortal beasts.
That was really fast!
Furthermore, the two of them didn't seem to have sustained the slightest injury after defeating the four immortal beasts.
In other words, the immortal beasts that he had just tamed didn't pose much of a threat to the young man in the lead at all. Even if the young man in the lead had lost an arm, his fighting prowess would still be slightly weaker.
It might seem like he had the upper hand in the clash, but in truth, he was in a much more dangerous position.
"Hurry up!"
The young man in the lead swiftly regained his composure. With a thought, he stopped the blood from flowing out of his arm. He flicked his wrist once more, and a metal seal appeared on his other hand.
This metal seal wasn't as powerful as the sword that Zhang Xuan had used earlier, but it was still at Heavenly High Immortal-tier. On top of that, it was also made of a heavy material, giving it a crushing aura.
"Go!"
The young man in the lead threw the metal seal toward Zhang Xuan.
Hu!
Zhang Xuan immediately felt as if he was shrouded by a mountain. It felt as if his body was bound by a rope, and no matter how he struggled, he was unable to break free.
The metal seal wasn't as powerful as the Tongshang Sword, but it was simply too heavy. No matter how powerful Zhang Xuan's swordsmanship was, he didn't dare to face it head-on. It was just like how a metal hammer might not be as tough as a bone cleaver, but a single strike from it would still be able to break it.
"Hahaha, come down!"
Seeing that Zhang Xuan was bound by the metal seal and would be crushed to death at any moment, one of the two Heavenly High Immortals chuckled softly. With a leap, he appeared right before Zhang Xuan and sent a palm strike toward him.
He was intending to take advantage of the situation.
In any case, Zhang Xuan was already trapped by the metal seal, so there was no way he could escape. As long as he was struck by the metal seal, even if he didn't die, he would still be severely injured.
"I think you should go down instead!"
Seeing that the other party's palm was right before him, Zhang Xuan suddenly burst into laughter.
At the same time, the metal seal that was suppressing him vanished along with the sword. Zhang Xuan flicked his wrist, and a burst of sword qi burst forth.
Puhe! Puhe! Puhe!
In the blink of an eye, the young man before him was riddled with holes by the sword qi. With a look of indignation in his eyes, he fell from the sky.
Never in his wildest dreams would he have thought that the metal seal would vanish all of a sudden. Not only that, the young man who was supposed to be immobile was able to move once more.
"Hu!"
After killing one of the Heavenly High Immortals, Zhang Xuan didn't dare to let his guard down at all.
In order to lure the other party into his trap, he had intentionally endured the pressure of the metal seal. On top of that, the burst of sword qi was simply too powerful, and it was hard to tell how many of his meridians had been shattered.
However, this wasn't the time for him to rest yet. The other Heavenly High Immortal had already arrived before him, and unknowingly, his palm was already on Zhang Xuan's back.
The palm strike suddenly burst forth like a bomb, and Zhang Xuan's face paled as he was sent flying.
His body stiffened in midair, as if he had already died.
"Hmm?"
The Heavenly High Immortal frowned.
The reason why he hadn't used his full strength in his earlier attack was because he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to answer to his leader if the other party were to die.
Could it be that the other party had really been killed by him?
If the other party had really died and failed the mission, he would have been slapped to death by his leader.
Hu!
The Heavenly High Immortal hurriedly flew over to the frozen Zhang Xuan, wanting to see what was going on with the other party. However, his vision blurred once more, and a figure suddenly appeared before him.
"You …"
The figure was dressed in the same black robe as him. However, he wasn't one of the three but the middle-aged man who had failed the mission earlier.
Hula!
Just as he was wondering why the other party would suddenly appear before him, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his throat.
Lowering his head …
Padah! His head fell to the ground.
The other party had actually executed a sword art at the very moment he appeared, decapitating him with a single move.
Under normal circumstances, given that he was stronger than the other party, it would have been nigh impossible for him to kill the other party. However, when Zhang Xuan suddenly stiffened up, he thought that he had killed the other party, so he was filled with anxiety. On top of that, the other party suddenly appeared before him as if a weapon, catching him completely off guard. As such, he fell for the other party's attack.
Pu! Pu! Pu!
After killing the middle-aged man, the Heavenly High Immortal expert disappeared once more. Zhang Xuan finally lost control of his body, and he fell heavily to the ground, spurting three mouthfuls of blood.
Using the Dongxu Gourd's ability to devour the sword and metal seal in the middle-aged man's hand, he made use of the opportunity to cripple the other party's hand and kill the other party. Then, using the elusive Soulless Metal Humanoid, he killed the other party.
In less than five breaths, even though Zhang Xuan had won the battle, his body was already on the verge of collapsing.
This was especially so in order to bait the other party into taking a palm strike head-on!
If not for his Heaven's Path zhenqi, he would have already died.
With a flick of his wrist, Zhang Xuan took out a jade bottle of bathing water and gulped it down. Feeling his injuries slowly recovering, he heaved a sigh of relief before turning to the middle-aged man.
"Why did your leader capture me?"
Even though he had guessed that the other party had made a move on him due to the Gods' Sword Intent, he was still unable to make sense of the situation.
As formidable as the Gods' Sword Intent was, it had appeared once before. There was no need for the other party to send someone to assassinate him time and time again when he was only at the Heavenly True Immortal realm!
Furthermore, from the looks of it, the other party had already reached a level where they would resort to underhanded means.
This was completely different from the Hall of Gods that he had read about in the books.
"You aren't qualified to know …"
The middle-aged man did not expect that the fellow before him, who was a cultivation realm lower than him, would be able to sever his arm and slay his two companions in just three breaths. His face turned livid.
He had already failed the previous time, and if he were to fail this time …
He would most likely be severely punished!
In fact, he might even suffer a fate worse than death!
Taking a deep breath, the middle-aged man narrowed his eyes.
"Our leader's guess is right. You are indeed powerful. I didn't intend to use the artifact that our leader has bestowed upon me, but it seems like I have no other choice now …"
Hu!
The middle-aged man flicked his wrist, and a circular object floated into the air. As soon as it appeared, a spatial rift began to appear.
"A Semi-Divinity artifact?"
Zhang Xuan's body turned cold.
(Updated at midnight. The Dongxu Gourd will break its seal and reveal its true form! Let's see if everyone's guess is right.)
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