495: Battle of the Saints

It took half a day for Lu Xingchen and Xiao You to fly into the Ghostly Forest.

He immediately released his Soul Power to sense the location of the Evil Soul Sect.

With his Early Heaven Realm Soul Power, he could scan half of the Ghostly Forest, easily locating Dongfang Yuqing and the Evil Soul Sect.

Currently, Dongfang Yuqing was the strongest in the Evil Soul Sect, and his Soul Power had also reached the Early Heaven Realm, but he was still far from Lu Xingchen's level.

In the entire Evil Soul Sect, only he sensed Lu Xingchen's Soul Power, and he immediately took flight toward Lu Xingchen.

"War God His Excellency, why have you come?"

Lu Xingchen said with a smile, "Brother Dongfang, with our relationship, there's no need for such formalities. You can just call me by my name."

"Alright. Xingchen, are you here to scout for the Righteous Path Alliance, or are you here to help me?"

Lu Xingchen smiled and said, "I'm here to help you, of course! Mu Chun from the Righteous Path Alliance and I have some history, so I can deal with him. As for the Saints from the other three Ninth-Rank Sects, you should be able to handle them, right?"

Dongfang Yuqing nodded heavily. "I've obtained the dark armor, so holding off three low-star Martial Saints won't be a problem, but whether I can win is still uncertain."

"However, if you want to deal with Mu Chun, you'll definitely have to reveal your identity. Aren't you afraid the Righteous Path Alliance will view you as a heretic?"

Lu Xingchen gave a faint smile.

"Even if I offend the Righteous Path Alliance, I can still seek refuge with the Human Emperor Hall! After all, these two powers have always been in a constant struggle."

Dongfang Yuqing nodded again. "Then I thank you. The forces of the Righteous Path Alliance won't arrive for another day. Why don't you rest at our Evil Soul Sect first?"

"Alright! I also happen to want to see how Wang Xiaole has turned out under your guidance."

Over the next day, Lu Xingchen toured the Evil Soul Sect.

However, he wore a mask to prevent any potential moles within the Evil Soul Sect from tipping off Mu Chun.

When he learned that the Old Sect Master had sacrificed himself to help Wang Xiaole, he was also incredibly shocked.

Being capable of such a selfless act showed that the Old Sect Master was a person of character, not as tyrannical as the rumors suggested.

A day passed quickly. Three Saints arrived through the air, followed by Mu Chun and Luo Chen, and behind them were over a thousand experts in the Venerable Realm.

Mu Chun was only there to oversee the situation. Unless the three Saints failed, he wouldn't intervene.

Luo Chen had also achieved a Breakthrough into the Saint Realm. He was there to see Dongfang Yuqing off on his final journey.

Since one of his Clones had been destroyed by Dongfang Yuqing on the Liuxing Continent, he had developed a deep wariness of the Evil Soul Sect's Saint and had long wanted him dead.

The Venerable Realm experts within the Evil Soul Sect also flew up one by one, forming a Formation in the sky.

By coordinating with each other, they could unleash even greater combat power.

In contrast, the thousand-plus Martial Venerables of the Righteous Path Alliance were cobbled together from three major Sects and were far less synchronized than the Martial Venerables of the Evil Soul Sect.

But the Evil Soul Sect only had over three hundred Martial Venerable Experts and Shi Mo, who was a Half-Saint. The disparity in strength was simply too great!

Dongfang Yuqing led Shi Mo to the front, cupped his hands in greeting to the three Saints, and said in a deep voice, "Seniors, the Evil Soul Sect has long been in seclusion and rarely operates in the Nine Provinces. Why must you insist on total extermination?"

Lu Xingchen, meanwhile, hid within the crowd.

His task was to deal with Mu Chun and handle any hidden threats; unless Luo Chen and Mu Chun took action, he would not reveal himself.

The leading Saint from the Luoshen Sect sneered.

"The Evil Soul Sect harbors and trains Disciples with evil-attribute Battle Qi, harming the Nine Provinces. Everyone has the right to punish you. I will not give you a chance to surrender. Every member of the Evil Soul Sect shall be slaughtered!"

Dongfang Yuqing said solemnly, "Then there's nothing more to say. Let me see what you're capable of!"

With that, Dongfang Yuqing activated his Battle Qi, fully revealing his strength as a One-Star Martial Saint.

Immediately, the dark armor appeared and merged with his body. His aura surged, becoming powerful enough to contend with a Three-Star Martial Saint.

Seeing this, the Saint from the Luoshen Sect was greatly shocked.

"What a terrifying boy, reaching the Saint Realm before the age of thirty! If you're allowed to keep growing, you might truly become a scourge. Fellow Daoists, let's strike together!"

With that, the Saints from the three Sects simultaneously deployed their Law Domains and launched an attack on Dongfang Yuqing.

Dongfang Yuqing also charged toward them.

The four Domain halos intertwined, possessing a somewhat eerie beauty.

As for the Martial Venerable Experts behind both sides, none of them made a move.

They all knew they were just there for support; the outcome of the battle would be decided by this Battle of the Saints!

The Saint from the Luoshen Sect was a three-star, while the Saints from the Sacred Dragon Palace and the Yitian Sect were two-stars. The three of them thought victory was certain, but they never expected that even with their combined strength, they couldn't defeat Dongfang Yuqing.

The dark armor not only gave Dongfang Yuqing an all-attribute boost, making his Battle Qi intensity comparable to a Three-Star Martial Venerable, but more importantly, it provided him with immense defensive power.

Even with the three Saints using all their trump cards, they couldn't break through his defense.

A quarter of an hour passed just like that.

Generally speaking, the higher the Realm, the shorter the battle, with a winner decided quickly.

But the four of them had fought fiercely for fifteen minutes without a clear winner, which was telling enough.

Luo Chen cupped his hands to Mu Chun and said in a deep voice, "Senior Mu Chun, this Dongfang Yuqing is truly troublesome. It seems that to wipe out the Evil Soul Sect, we'll need you to take action!"

Mu Chun sighed softly and said solemnly, "Alas, what a fine talent! It's a pity he joined the Evil Soul Sect!"

With that, he flew out.

Just as Mu Chun was about to strike, Lu Xingchen removed the mask from his face and blocked his path.

"Lu Xingchen? Why have you come here?"

Lu Xingchen cupped his hands to Mu Chun and said in a deep voice, "Greetings, Senior Mu Chun! Dongfang Yuqing and I are close friends. Today, I'm going to help him protect the Evil Soul Sect."

Hearing this, Mu Chun was both anxious and angry.

"Lu Xingchen, as the Human Race War God, how can you be so blind to right and wrong? The members of the Evil Soul Sect rely on sacrificing innocent commoners to awaken their evil-attribute Battle Qi; they are a cancer of the Nine Provinces! By standing on their side now, are you intending to become an enemy of the Righteous Path Alliance?"

Lu Xingchen said solemnly, "Besides sacrificing commoners during the Awakening of evil-attribute Battle Qi, have the Disciples of the Evil Soul Sect done anything else wrong? News of this suppression campaign was announced three days in advance, but besides the three major Sects personally designated by Alliance Master Ning, has anyone else joined?"

"Senior Mu Chun, this already says a lot! I don't want to be an enemy of the Righteous Path Alliance, but if I'm asked to abandon my friend, I won't do it!"

Mu Chun said in a deep voice, "I have followed Alliance Master Ning for many years; I won't be swayed by a few words from you. If you persist in your ways, I can only take you down first and leave you to be dealt with by the Alliance Master!"