299: A resounding victory

Liang Ji felt like thorns were at his back, and cold sweat poured down. He and Huan Yunfei were both at the Nascent Soul Stage Ninth Level, and their strengths were not much different.

At this moment, the experiences of Xiao Chen slaying demon souls three times in the Secret Realm, as told by those Golden Core Disciples, were no longer in doubt.

"This..."

Nangong Xiao was stunned on the spot, his tongue practically tying itself in knots: "This, this... how was this accomplished?"

Even with the aid of an ancient Spiritual Artifact, it should be impossible to cross eight minor Realms and defeat a Nascent Soul Stage Ninth Level expert in an instant.

"Mansion Master!"

With a cry of alarm, three gray figures instantly shot out from the Kunxu Sacred Mansion's mystic ship, rushing straight toward Huan Yunfei.

Meanwhile, the jade mechanism cauldron, like a falling star, pressed down upon Huan Yunfei.

Three Advanced Nascent Soul Cultivators, each at the Nascent Soul Stage Sixth Level or higher, swung their longswords, sending three silver beams of light crashing toward the jade mechanism cauldron.

"Everyone, attack together!"

Baili Xu roared, stowing away his mystic ship as his body shot forward. Spiritual energy erupted from his palms, instantly transforming into a massive Azure Dragon claw seven or eight zhang wide.

"Ten Thousand Zhangs of Buddha Light!"

Zen Master Wuxiang pressed his palms together, his body overflowing with Buddhist light. A barrier of golden light rapidly expanded outward from him as its center.

Faintly, it seemed capable of weakening the suppression of the Pure Yang Astral Domain to a certain extent.

"dragon subduing divine seal!"

Liang Ji's body catapulted forward as he let out a furious shout. The bronze-colored mystic seal in his hand flew out, spinning rapidly and instantly transforming into a world-shaking rainbow.

At the same time, the other Nascent Soul Cultivators from the four great powers—twelve in total—also struck immediately. Sword light and blade light intertwined in a brilliant display.

Various attack Formations, like a dazzling meteor shower, streaked across the sky, completely covering the airspace where Xiao Chen stood.

Below, everyone from the Nangong Family watched the world-destroying offensive in the sky, all of them stunned into silence.

A Nascent Soul Stage First Level cultivator had actually drawn out nineteen Advanced Nascent Soul Cultivators for a combined attack; it was something they had never seen in their lives!

Nangong Yue's expression was solemn, her clenched palms dripping with sweat.

"Boom!"

A terrifying roar and blinding profound light instantly illuminated the surrounding world, and a shockwave surged forth like an overturning sea.

In that instant, the heavens collapsed, the earth split, and the sun and moon lost their luster.

All the peaks surrounding the Nangong Family's perimeter collapsed entirely. Space twisted rapidly, collapsing into a massive black hole.

A void storm surged wildly, its destructive power like a blade, shredding countless rocks and vegetation before pulling them into the vortex.

The terrifying aftershocks slammed into the Clan Protection Array, causing a massive indentation as if it might explode in the next moment.

"Protect the array!"

Nangong Xiao cried out in alarm. Everyone turned pale with fright, sending beams of spiritual energy into the Formation from their palms.

Xiao Chen's expression was calm. He formed a seal with one hand and pressed his palm downward. The jade mechanism cauldron flew back and landed in his hand once more.

"Cauldron Control Art, Stabilize the Universe!"

As his voice fell, the jade mechanism cauldron soared into the high sky, once again transforming into a ten-thousand-zhang golden cauldron, shimmering with a dazzling bronze profound light.

The cauldron's body spun rapidly, each rotation tearing the space into threads.

Then, it crashed down toward the nineteen Nascent Soul Cultivators below like a collapsing heavenly mountain.

This strike concentrated all the spiritual energy of Xiao Chen and Bai Su. The still-unhealed collapsed space twisted and deformed again, and the black hole grew even larger.

He intended to completely crush them with a single blow!

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Overwhelming beams of spiritual energy flew from the palms of the nineteen Nascent Soul Cultivators.

One nascent soul magic tool after another slammed into the jade mechanism cauldron, but they only managed to slightly slow its descent.

"As expected of the jade mechanism cauldron, a Spiritual Artifact famous since the ancient era!" Nangong Xiao stroked his beard, inexplicably shocked.

The three sisters of the Nangong Family were all sweating for Xiao Chen. Nangong Yue was so nervous that her beautiful face had lost all color.

Nangong Pan, not fearing the scale of the event, jumped up and shouted: "Brother Xiao, keep it up! Kill them all!"

Xie Pingtian had already retreated far away. He stood motionless on his mystic ship, his gaze shifting slightly to glance at Nangong Pan, a sinister curve appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"Azure Dragon Shakes the Heavens!"

Baili Xu roared, his body rapidly swelling to dozens of zhang in height. Covered in azure scales, his arms extended and transformed into two giant Azure Dragon palms, instantly grabbing the base of the jade mechanism cauldron.

The other eighteen Nascent Soul Cultivators spared no effort in resisting at the same time, finally managing to halt the cauldron's descent.

Watching this, the shock in Xie Pingtian's eyes surpassed everyone else's. He murmured to himself: "Last time actually wasn't his full strength!"

"Xie Pingtian, what the hell are you dazed for!" Baili Xu cursed. They had been fighting for a long time, yet not a single person from the Qingtian Sword Sect had made a move.

"Sect Master, it's our turn!" The three Grand Elders of the Qingtian Sword Sect looked at Xie Pingtian in confusion, unable to understand why he wasn't attacking.

However, the response to Baili Xu was a massive rumbling sound.

Under the shocked gazes of everyone, Xie Pingtian took the three Elders and drove that azure mystic ship away, disappearing over the horizon at extreme speed.

As that crimson vortex gradually vanished, Baili Xu was stunned. He finally realized he had been played.

Xie Pingtian had deliberately gathered the other four major powers to pressure the Nangong Family, hoping to force Xiao Chen out and use everyone's combined strength to kill him.

He had not expected that the Xiao Chen from last time had not fully revealed his strength. Seeing that things were going poorly, he decisively chose to flee.

As long as the green mountains remain, one need not worry about firewood!

Even Xiao Chen was a bit stunned. This old fellow had been the loudest just now, even threatening to attack the Nangong Family's Clan Protection Array.

Could it be that it was all a bluff just to draw him out?

His gaze immediately turned cold. He pressed his palm downward, and the gravity of the jade mechanism cauldron doubled. Cracks instantly appeared on the two giant palms holding the base.

Huan Yunfei, Liang Ji, and Zen Master Wuxiang were horrified. They frantically released spiritual energy to resist the pressure of the jade mechanism cauldron.

"Damn that Xie Pingtian!"

Baili Xu cursed. His clothes burst apart, and veins popped on his forehead. He could only secretly Transmit a message to several Nascent Soul Elders to retreat.

Several figures broke through the air one after another, fleeing into the distance without looking back.

In an instant.

Baili Xu withdrew his hands and shot out like a beam of light, pushing his speed to the limit as he fled toward the Baili Clan.

Those two old foxes, Liang Ji and Huan Yunfei, had a flash of pain in their eyes at the loss, but they also abandoned everyone else to flee at the same time.

Without the support of the Baili Clan, the jade mechanism cauldron crashed down with thunderous power. The twelve Nascent Soul Cultivators who hadn't had time to retreat all exploded into blood mist.

The massive jade mechanism cauldron hit the ground. Instantly, mountains crumbled, sand and stones flew, and the earth split open with cracks several zhang wide. Countless peaks were leveled in that moment.

If Xiao Chen hadn't deliberately controlled the power of the jade mechanism cauldron, the shockwave from this strike would have been enough to shatter the Nangong Family's Sect Protecting Grand Array.

In the distant shadows, a snowy silhouette flashed by, leaving behind a faint, almost imperceptible sigh.