139: Chapter 139 Powerful Slaying

Seeing this, the one-eyed elder hurriedly threw out a Talisman to save his life.

That Talisman transformed into a streak of golden light to block in front of him. On the other side, the gray-robed Foundation Establishment Cultivator sacrificed that set of bronze-colored flying daggers, slashing straight toward Chen Changqing.

Chen Changqing glanced at them and raised an eyebrow as the xuanyu sword appeared, accompanied by drops of rain.

Clang, clang, clang!

Twelve bronze-colored flying daggers entangled with the xuanyu sword in mid-air.

Meanwhile, the one-eyed elder also recalled the sea dragon banner. After the previous consumption, the seventy-two strands of Azure Thunder had been depleted, and the sea dragon banner's light was now dim, making it likely usable only one more time.

However, how could Chen Changqing give them a chance? Two spatial-splitting Talismans appeared out of thin air in his hand, and he sacrificed them the moment they were activated.

A dozen wind blades slashed toward the two of them.

A look of heartache appeared on the one-eyed elder's face as he drove the sea dragon banner to self-destruct.

Boom!

After the sea dragon banner self-destructed, it produced destructive power that surpassed the Perfection of Foundation Establishment Layer 9, and for a moment, even the wind-rending talisman failed to take down the opponent.

Seizing the opportunity, the gray-robed Foundation Establishment Cultivator formed hand seals, directing the twelve bronze-colored flying daggers to attack the xuanyu sword. Instantly, the xuanyu sword was surrounded by the bronze flying daggers, and every attack stained the xuanyu sword with a trace of bronze rust, which then spread across the sword body.

Surprised, Chen Changqing hurriedly withdrew the xuanyu sword. By this time, the xuanyu sword was nearly half-corroded by rust. He circulated his Cultivation Technique, attempting to clear away the bronze rust attached to the sword body.

However, even though he exerted his magic power to the fullest, the bronze rust still could not be removed. In the end, the xuanyu sword was completely corroded, turning into a pile of bronze rust.

"Hehe! My flying daggers can do more than just corrode Magical Artifacts; they can even corrode Cultivators," the gray-robed Foundation Establishment Cultivator said shrilly.

Chen Changqing glanced at him with disdain, raised his finger and tapped lightly, causing seventy-two strands of Azure Thunder to bloom.

Just as Chen Changqing made his move to suppress the two of them, Li Taixuan and Shen Bei on the other side were at a disadvantage.

Li Taixuan was dealing with two Foundation Establishment Layer 8 Cultivators—a man and a woman who appeared to be Dao Companions. Working together in coordination with their Cultivation Technique, the two of them pressed Li Taixuan to the point where he could barely fend them off.

As for Shen Bei, due to his severed arm and being only at Foundation Establishment Layer 7 himself, he had been completely suppressed by the other two right from the beginning. Had it not been for the Formation weakening the opponents' strength, he would have been dealt with long ago.

Knowing that if this dragged on, the two of them would suffer sooner or later, Chen Changqing became even more ruthless in his attacks.

After the seventy-two strands of Azure Thunder knocked away the twelve bronze-colored flying daggers, he wielded the Xuantian Demon-Slaying Saber and slashed toward the gray-robed Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

With a single slash, even though the opponent managed to dodge, an arm was still sliced off by Chen Changqing.

"Bastard! I'm going to make you die," the gray-robed Foundation Establishment Cultivator roared angrily. Looking at his severed right arm, he was driven to utter fury and rushed forward to fight Chen Changqing to the death.

As for the one-eyed elder, after previously self-destructing his Magical Artifact to block the attack of the Tier 2 Top Grade wind-rending talisman for both himself and the gray-robed Foundation Establishment Cultivator, and without the sea dragon banner, his strength was severely damaged, making him unable to help much at the moment.

He had no choice but to take out a Tier 2 High Grade Talisman from his Storage Pouch and attack Chen Changqing, buying time for the gray-robed Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Chen Changqing showed disdain. His current combat prowess was indeed extremely strong, having already surpassed the ordinary Perfection of Foundation Establishment Layer 9. In reality, he was still hiding his strength; if he hadn't wanted to avoid displaying it directly, these two would have been slain by him just now, leaving no time to fight with him here.

The Xuantian Demon-Slaying Saber in his hand flipped, and with another slash, he effortlessly tore apart the one-eyed elder's Tier 2 Talisman, turning his head to launch a Divine Soul attack directly at the one-eyed elder.

Boom!

The one-eyed elder's head instantly roared with thunderous noise, standing there blankly and motionless, though he snapped back to his senses very quickly.

However, by the time he reacted, his head was already separated from his body.

"What just happened?"

Shock filled the one-eyed elder's heart. He could accept being casually slaughtered, but he could not accept not even knowing how he died.

In less than a quarter of an hour of combat, Chen Changqing had simultaneously dealt with two people, not only suppressing them the entire time but also managing to kill one of them.

Such strength suddenly terrified the remaining five. As long as Chen Changqing freed up his hands, they fully felt that he alone could slaughter the other five.

The gray-robed Foundation Establishment Cultivator immediately fled, and the other four also broke away from Li Taixuan and Shen Bei, scattering in all directions to escape.

How could the three of Chen Changqing let them off so easily?

The wind and cloud wings on Chen Changqing's back spread, soaring into the air and catching up to the gray-robed Foundation Establishment Cultivator in the blink of an eye.

"Spare me—" Before the gray-robed Foundation Establishment Cultivator could finish his sentence, he was split in half by a single slash from Chen Changqing.

Next, he targeted the rest. The other four felt as if they were being watched by the God of Death when caught in his gaze, fleeing frantically with trembling hearts without looking back.

Chen Changqing immediately chased after one of the directions. The Xuantian Demon-Slaying Saber carried a terrifying momentum; lifting the blade and slashing down, another person was killed.

Although three people were successively slain, the other three ultimately escaped. After all, each person fled in a different direction precisely to prevent being killed together if Chen Changqing caught up.

As for Li Taixuan and Shen Bei, they did not continue pursuing. Firstly, they lacked Chen Changqing's strength, and secondly, a cornered beast should not be pursued. If they really chased after them, there was no guarantee they wouldn't end up dying together.

"Huu! Three of them still managed to escape." Chen Changqing felt some regret.

Hearing this, the other two were speechless while offering bitter smiles.

"Brother Chen doesn't need to belittle yourself. With your Foundation Establishment Layer 6 cultivation, you suppressed two Foundation Establishment Layer 9 Cultivators and even killed them along with a Foundation Establishment Layer 8 Cultivator. Even someone like Shen has never seen such strength before." Shen Bei smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Li Taixuan felt the same way. As the one with the highest cultivation among the three of them, he was still suppressed while dealing with two Foundation Establishment Layer 8 Cultivators. Compared to Chen Changqing, it was simply not on the same level.

He wondered just how Chen Changqing had managed to raise his strength to this extent.

"Brother Shen is joking. Chen was just lucky; I obtained a Spirit Medicine in my early years, which is why I barely possess this strength. Moreover, erupting with such strength consumes an extremely terrifying amount of one's magic power," Chen Changqing said modestly.

Naturally, Shen Bei and the other did not believe these words, but Chen Changqing could not explain further. This concerned his secrets and could not be told to others.

Except for Li Qingling, though he had never mentioned this matter to Li Qingling.

"Since the opponents have already fled, we need to find a way to leave here. There are less than five days left before the Secret Realm closes." Chen Changqing changed the subject, turning back to discuss the current situation.

"I have a map of this core area. Although it avoids the lairs of Tier 3 Monster Beasts, we still need to exercise utmost caution. Even if we avoid their lairs, it's inevitable that they might come out to forage, and encountering them then would cause us trouble," Shen Bei reminded them.

"Mn, then according to Brother Shen's words, what should we do next?" Chen Changqing asked.

"We will now head to the Mo River and then follow the downstream flow of the Mo River; there might be a path there. However, the Mo River itself has quite a few Tier 2 Monster Beasts inhabiting it, as well as a Tier 3 Monster Beast. As long as we are careful, we might be able to avoid that Tier 3 Monster Beast." Seeing that neither Chen Changqing nor the other objected, Shen Bei decided to head to the Mo River.