189: God descends from heaven

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "My strength isn't solely from Archery Skill."

With that, he turned to Wang De and said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Wang De, are you interested in fighting them? Leave Li Yue to me; you just need to deal with one Moon Gazing Sect Disciple. Afterwards, I'll give you a bodhi fruit!"

Hearing this, Wang De frowned.

"Lu Xingchen, aren't you being too arrogant? A Two-Star Martial Emperor wants to challenge a Five-Star Martial Emperor?"

Lu Xingchen smiled faintly, "The choice has been given to you. Whether to leave in disgrace or to contend with the Moon Gazing Sect for the bodhi fruit, that's your decision. I don't necessarily need your help."

Wang De hesitated for a moment, then chuckled, "I don't want to leave empty-handed either. Lu Xingchen, this time, I'm betting on you to win!"

Lu Xingchen smiled, "Then let's go!"

Li Yue snorted coldly and said in a deep voice, "You're courting death!"

"Moon Gazing Sect Disciples, attack!"

As Li Yue's words fell, four Moon Gazing Sect Disciples surrounded Lu Xingchen and Wang De.

Lu Xingchen summoned five Earth Fiend Puppets of the Martial Emperor Realm and activated a Concentration Formation. The Puppet in the center had clearly reached the Realm of a Two-Star Martial Emperor.

Seeing this, Li Yue frowned.

"Lu Xingchen, you have quite a few trump cards! I've never seen a Formation that can strengthen Puppets like this before."

Lu Xingchen said indifferently, "Isn't it perfectly normal for you not to have seen it? Li Yue, it's still not too late to surrender!"

Hearing this, Li Yue burst into laughter.

"Lu Xingchen, have you Cultivated yourself silly? You think a Puppet at the Two-Star Martial Emperor Realm can defeat me?"

Lu Xingchen said indifferently, "I hope you can still laugh in a little while."

With that, he drew his shadow sword and charged towards Li Yue.

Li Yue also wielded his long spear and shouted, "Attack together!"

Lu Xingchen's arrow just now had truly astonished him, so despite his advantage in Realm, he still chose to gang up on Lu Xingchen.

Wang De engaged with a Three-Star Martial Emperor from the Moon Gazing Sect, and an Earth Fiend Puppet also tied down another Moon Gazing Sect Disciple.

Lu Xingchen, meanwhile, fought one against three.

Li Yue originally thought that being able to Cultivate such a powerful Archery Skill was Lu Xingchen's limit.

Who knew that his swordsmanship was even stronger than his Archery Skill.

Lu Xingchen fought one against three, activating the shadow sword's displacement skill and "Ethereal Steps". For a time, he was locked in an evenly matched battle with the three.

With his Two-Star Martial Emperor Realm, it was difficult to Breakthrough Li Yue's Dou Qi Shield, but the other two Two-Star Martial Emperors from the Moon Gazing Sect were no match for him at all.

He deeply understood the principle that it's better to break one finger than injure ten, so the shadow sword focused entirely on those two Two-Star Martial Emperors.

In just three minutes, Lu Xingchen severely wounded one Moon Gazing Sect Disciple, and after using the shadow sword's displacement to draw Li Yue away, he killed him.

With his fellow Disciple killed, Li Yue was furious, his eyes even turning red.

To Cultivate to the Martial Emperor Realm before the age of 30, these Disciples were the elites of the Moon Gazing Sect, the future of the Moon Gazing Sect!

Now, the Secret Realm had just begun, and one person had already died at Lu Xingchen's hands. This was a huge loss for the Moon Gazing Sect.

Li Yue roared, "Lu Xingchen, you only know how to dodge! Do you dare to face me in a direct battle?"

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "Speed is also a part of strength. I have a speed advantage, why should I fight you head-on?"

Li Yue said angrily, "Alright! I'd like to see how much longer you can jump around!"

Lu Xingchen said no more, but instead swung his shadow sword, continuing to attack the remaining Moon Gazing Sect Disciple.

A minute later, the remaining Moon Gazing Sect Disciple was also severely wounded by Lu Xingchen, with a blood-filled hole appearing on his shoulder.

Having learned from the previous example, he dared not entangle with Lu Xingchen at all. He turned and flew down the mountain, fleeing the battlefield and abandoning his Saint.

Lu Xingchen grinned, "Li Yue, now it's just you left!"

Li Yue wielded the long spear in his hand, fighting fiercely with Lu Xingchen, and said, "Even if you can block my attacks, your Realm is only Two-Star after all. Your total Dou Qi is not as much as mine. If we continue to entangle, you will undoubtedly lose!"

Lu Xingchen smiled, "That makes sense. In that case, I'll finish this quickly!"

"I say, Divine Descent."

"I say, Heavenly Spirit!"

Hearing this, Li Yue was somewhat puzzled.

The two were in a fierce battle, what nonsense was Lu Xingchen spouting?

Three seconds later, the surrounding Spiritual Qi surged madly towards Lu Xingchen.

His Realm climbed steadily, rising from Two-Star Martial Emperor to Five-Star Martial Emperor.

Feeling the change in Lu Xingchen's aura, Li Yue was greatly alarmed.

"This is impossible! You just said two nonsensical words, how did your Realm suddenly skyrocket?"

"No, these aren't nonsensical words. This is, Word Spirit?!"

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "You have some insight."

That's right, this "Divine Descent Heavenly Spirit" was also from the "Analysis of Commonly Used Word Spirits."

Its effect was simple and crude: absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to temporarily boost the user's Realm.

This Word Spirit was very difficult because it required communication with the surrounding Heaven and Earth Law to control the Spiritual Qi.

But Lu Xingchen still gritted his teeth and learned it.

Because, while it was very difficult, the benefits were also great.

After learning this "Divine Descent Heavenly Spirit," his strength would increase significantly.

One must know that the "Heaven Swallowing Art" had a time limit; it could only be used once a day and lasted only half an hour.

But this "Divine Descent Heavenly Spirit" had no such restrictions and could be used continuously.

Of course, maintaining "Divine Descent Heavenly Spirit" required a constant consumption of Soul Power.

Although the boosting effect of "Divine Descent Heavenly Spirit" was not as good as "Heaven Swallowing Art," it excelled in its duration.

Moreover, the two could be used together to exponentially increase one's Realm.

But Li Yue was not yet qualified to force him to use both together.

Li Yue said in a deep voice, "How is this possible? Word Spirit Power is so mysterious and noble; I've only seen it in some ancient texts. How could it truly appear beside me?"

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "But now it has appeared. Li Yue, prepare to die!"

With that, Lu Xingchen's shadow sword descended once more.

When Lu Xingchen wasn't using Word Spirit, Li Yue couldn't even touch him.

Now with the boost of "Divine Descent Heavenly Spirit," Li Yue was no match for Lu Xingchen at all.

His Dou Qi Shield was as fragile as paper before the shadow sword.

In just one minute, the two exchanged hundreds of blows, and Li Yue sustained over a dozen wounds on his body.

Despite his extreme unwillingness, Li Yue still shouted loudly, "I surrender! Lu Xingchen, I surrender! These three bodhi fruits are all yours, I only ask for your mercy."

Lu Xingchen said indifferently, "If I kill you, I'll still get these three bodhi fruits."

Just kidding, the moment Li Yue went back on his word, Lu Xingchen had already pronounced a death sentence on him.

Now that he had finally won, how could he easily let his enemy go?