ASER - Chapter 210
Chapter 210: Snaring Spirit Kings
Baiyue Lingxi was an extremely proud person. Fundamentally, she didn't consider Tong Que and the Taihao Young Lord as her equals. She was even prepared to eliminate Tong Que after joining forces to eliminate A'Diao. But who could have anticipated Chen A'Diao's greater ruthlessness?
She understood all too well the inherent weakness in alliances formed by individuals from different factions to eliminate someone—there was always someone plotting a double-cross, or wary of being double-crossed by others. Therefore, they generally wouldn't play their ultimate trump cards at the very beginning.
This created a time discrepancy. You have trump cards, but you don't use them now; none of you do. In that case, if I strike first and eliminate one of you, turning four into three, then you can't blame me.
But... Baiyue Lingxi and the others were not ones to sit idly by and await death. Having suffered this setback, and watching the unending cascade of lightning, Baiyue Lingxi could discern an array high in the sky, devouring spiritual energy to maintain its operation.
This Chen A'Diao had no weaknesses. Not only that, but she seemed capable of anything.
To kill her was too difficult, unless...
But Tong Que should have long ago arranged for Lesser Spirit Kings from Bronze Mountain to be stationed nearby, ready to provide support at any moment. After all, he was known for his caution. Why hadn't they appeared by now? And why was Tong Que calling for help from the core area instead of from them?
Unless the arranged Spirit Kings had already been ambushed.
Was it Lushan Academy's people?
No, Lushan Academy's Lesser Spirit Kings should all be tied down in the core area. If there were any spare Spirit Kings, other factions would surely have noticed.
A flicker of hesitation in Baiyue Lingxi's eyes, she suppressed the thoughts in her heart and decisively chose to increase her distance, attempting to withdraw from the lightning circle.
In fact, her retreat was remarkably easy, as the lightning circle automatically parted to create an opening for her. Tong Que and the Taihao Young Lord, however, found themselves facing even more concentrated and ferocious attacks.
Damn it!!!
The spiritual arts for help released by the two had instantly traversed thousands of mountains and rivers.
At this moment, on the periphery of the core area, the assembled Spirit Kings were systematically attacking the barrier. Only about a third of the progress remained before the barrier would be breached, yet they all sensed the commotion emanating from the dangerous zone.
When the Moluo Young Lord fell, a celestial phenomenon had manifested. Nearly everyone within the dangerous zone had witnessed it, and they had been thoroughly terrified at the time.
That was a Young Lord of a Heterodox Imperial Clan! Chen A'Diao had just killed him like that?
Terrifying!
Not only that, but as the Spirit Kings in the core area were still skeptical, the cries for help from the two peerless prodigies sounded like pigs being led to slaughter.
Tong Que: "Chen A'Diao is killing me!! She has already killed the Moluo Young Lord!"
Taihao Young Lord: "Chen A'Diao is killing me! The Moluo Young Lord is dead!"
Neither explicitly said "save me," but the message was entirely the same—the Moluo Young Lord is gone, I'll be next, come save me, quickly, quickly, quickly!
Over here, Qing Zan, Bai Lu, and the other Spirit Kings from Lushan Academy, although aware that A'Diao was capable of stirring up trouble, had only assumed she was confident in maneuvering her way out of the siege by Tong Que and the others.
They had never imagined she would eliminate a Young Lord in mere minutes.
This efficiency was faster than a sow farrowing in a pigsty.
And now, the members of the Moluo Imperial Clan were enraged. Several Lesser Spirit Kings, radiating killing intent, menacingly questioned the Lushan contingent.
Qing Zan, aside from Old Man Yu, probably understood A'Diao best among those from Lushan. Hearing their words, she glanced at them and said coolly, "Beaten in a four-on-one, and the first to die at that. And you still have the audacity to come crying to your elders? Have the rules of the Primordial Era degenerated so much after three hundred years?"
In the Primordial Era, when it came to strength, none of the Three Kingdoms or Three Imperial Clans dared to challenge the Three Sects. The Heterodox Imperial Clans ranked lower among the Nine Cauldrons. Their current arrogance isn't without reason, is it?
At Qing Zan's words, the Moluo Imperial Clan members felt an instinctive fear. After all, Lushan Academy had been valiant for generations, rising from the weakest sect to once suppress Bronze Mountain and Wu Mountain. Their glorious battle record was quite intimidating. But having already secured the backing of Bronze Mountain and the Lie Qin Imperial Clan, they immediately puffed up their chests again.
"Very well. The rules of the Primordial Era also state that life and death are decreed by fate. Since Lushan's Junior Sect Master has the ability to kill our Moluo Young Lord, then don't blame our Moluo Imperial Clan for killing her! However, you all are welcome to go and attempt a rescue."
He mentioned rescue. Qing Zan's expression was indifferent as she replied, "Apologies, our Junior Sect Master hasn't called for help. The ones calling for help are your children."
Damn it! Their hearts aching from the rebuke, the Moluo Clan directly dispatched two Lesser Spirit Kings. The Taihao Clan also sent one, and Bronze Mountain and Wu Mountain each sent one as well.
However, Qing Zan knew very well that it wasn't just these four who went; the Lie Qin and Nan Jin Imperial Clans had each sent one too.
A total of 7 Lesser Spirit Kings.
Only the Tang Song Imperial Family and Lushan Academy did not send anyone.
The former didn't want to, hoping to kill with a borrowed knife. The latter... was it ultimate free-range parenting? In any case, they didn't go either.
There had been a group of Lesser Spirit Kings from the Nine Cauldrons Powers here, and suddenly a fifth of them left. The reason more didn't go was that they feared if too many departed, some faction might suddenly launch a heavy assault, accelerating the breach of the barrier. Those who had gone out would then suffer a great loss, weakening their own faction's strength and allowing Tang Song to benefit for nothing.
The sixth elder of the Tang Song Imperial Family watched all this with cold eyes, secretly discussing via voice transmission: "Is Lushan Academy using Chen A'Diao to deliberately lure away these Lesser Spirit Kings? Surely she doesn't also possess the ability to kill Lesser Spirit Kings?"
"Impossible. How long has it been? I heard there are some complaints within Lushan Academy about the grudge between Chen Gui, Langya Changting, and Kunlun, and they feel Chen A'Diao's identity is unsuitable for her to be Lushan's successor. Yu Xuanji has been dealing with internal matters recently. Those elders have been restless, and I heard they often get struck by lightning. It's probably Yu Xuanji suppressing them."
"Perhaps so. But regardless, I still believe Yu Xuanji must have given Chen A'Diao a supreme treasure, allowing her to escape the attacks of Lesser Spirit Kings. Don't forget, she could transform into a dragon and unleash speed comparable to a Lesser Spirit King before."
"Probably. Look at Bronze Mountain; they suffered such a huge loss, losing both face and substance, yet they didn't send many more people. Clearly, they are also testing the waters first. If they can't catch her and end up sending too many people, that would be a true miscalculation."
If the people from Bronze Mountain knew about their private conversation, they would surely be speechless.
Sent too many people?
They did send more; the three ambushing Lesser Spirit Kings had themselves been ambushed.
Meanwhile, seven Lesser Spirit Kings continuously teleported towards the lightning-bombarded zone within the dangerous area. In another section of the dangerous zone, two Lesser Spirit Kings from Bronze Mountain were being tightly suppressed by three other Lesser Spirit Kings.
"Heavenly Spirit Clan, you are one of the esteemed Three Heterodox Imperial Clans! Why must you insist on helping that Chen A'Diao?!"
The Bronze Mountain members were incensed. They hadn't even gotten close before being trapped and pummeled. It wasn't that they couldn't fight back; the main issue was that the enemy outnumbered them! Three phoenixes soared through the sky, attacking wildly. Hearing the question, one of them laughed heartily, "That young lady is our Young Lord's roommate! How could you possibly think of assassinating her!"
"Just a roommate, not a wife. Is it worth it for your Heavenly Spirit Clan to make such a big deal out of it? Aren't you considering the future?"
Cang Wu was playing the zither, its music complementing the Way of the Phoenix, providing powerful support to the three phoenixes' attacks, which was why they were successfully suppressing the two. At this moment, Cang Wu heard the words and glanced at the two Bronze Mountain Spirit Kings, explaining meticulously, "My elder sister is the Empress Dowager of Tang Song, and Miss A'Diao is the Junior Sect Master of Tang Song's Lushan Academy. They are both foundations for the future of Tang Song. Naturally, I must offer some assistance."
"It's not because she is my roommate."
A Bronze Mountain Spirit King sneered, "Is that so? I thought the dignified Young Lord of the Heavenly Spirit Clan was willing to debase himself to be someone's backup option."
Cang Wu's fingers gently pressed the zither strings. His eyes narrowed slightly, and suppressing the corner of his mouth, he said faintly, "I wish I could."
Unfortunately, that person's eyes only lit up now when she received the milk tea he gave her. Clearly, when she first saw him, she would take a few extra glances, especially back at the temple. Perhaps she thought he was reasonably good-looking? But later... her heart became as still as water.
But even if he made her milk tea, there was still someone else who could cook for her. He remembered that refined, elegant, and composed girl, and how her meals were different every time.
Cang Wu lowered his gaze and sighed softly.
She could prepare a Manchu-Han Imperial Feast; he only knew how to make milk tea.
It wasn't supposed to be like this. But initially, watching this little girl kneeling before the statue, muttering away, he found her quite cute. After getting to know her, he felt she had grown up and possessed an extremely charming demeanor. And then later... she was toxic.
She was truly toxic.
Heartless and gluttonous people were the most toxic.
The zither music suddenly turned mournful, faintly taking on a funereal style.
The five Spirit Kings: "???"
It couldn't be that bad, surely not.
However, Cang Wu's expression suddenly changed. He said to the three phoenixes, "Sister is in danger over there. Let's go."
"Her Highness the Grand Princess? Then what about this Chen A'Diao?"
"Of course, Sister is more important."
Cang Wu transformed into an ice phoenix, and the other three phoenixes immediately flew away with him.
The two Bronze Mountain Spirit Kings were surprised by this development but also pleased to be able to escape.
"Let's go, to kill Chen A'Diao! But we must ambush her secretly. Lushan Academy has sent no one to rescue her. They probably believe Chen A'Diao has a speed-type supreme treasure and isn't afraid of Lesser Spirit Kings. The two of us will launch a surprise assassination!"
The "toxic" A'Diao had almost completely annihilated a group of Grandmasters with her lightning. Tong Que and the Taihao Young Lord, however, were extremely resilient and managed to hold on for a while longer.
Hold on!
Just a little longer, the Lesser Spirit Kings are coming soon!
One, two, three... Time passed like counting sheep before sleep, each moment an eternity. Finally, they heard the surging ripples in space and felt the terrifying pressure of the seven Lesser Spirit Kings' arrival.
The arrival of the seven kings shook the mountains and seas.
"Insolent! Chen A'Diao, you're courting death!"
"Killing my Moluo Young Lord, courting death!"
"Today is your day of reckoning!"
"A contemporary prodigy, rampant yet unrestrained. You deserve to die!"
"Die!"
At this moment, on the border between the outer area and the dangerous zone, a group of people was fleeing, with Song Ling and others in hot pursuit. But just then, they saw the terrifying celestial phenomenon to the southeast: the seven kings descending to execute their target. At that moment, a fleeing Bronze Mountain prodigy immediately burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, Chen A'Diao is doomed! You all will die too..."
This sentiment was practically shared by everyone in the dangerous zone who was paying attention to this battle.
But in a certain location... the Lie Qin Third Prince, protected by experts, felt his pupils tremble as he muttered, "What is that?"
What did he see?
He saw the arrival of the seven kings, and he also saw the moment their attacks all converged on that Chen A'Diao.
She was destroyed.
This time, she was truly destroyed.
No other clones.
No puppets.
No substitution techniques.
That was because... she herself was just a clone.
Clone—main body; the main body was also a clone. So, the two Chen A'Diaos that had appeared, one after the other, were both clones.
After the clone disintegrated, it remained an energy body. Under the effect of spiritual attachment, it directly reformed in front of the seven kings and then merged into one place.
The real Chen A'Diao...
Baiyue Lingxi, who had already retreated far from the battlefield, seized the opportunity, grasping the timing to launch an attack.
But she still underestimated her.
When the main body appeared, Baiyue Lingxi, who was launching her attack, hadn't even seen the person clearly when she felt her spiritual body become dizzy.
Buzz... A huge mental domain enveloped everyone.
Seven Lesser Spirit Kings plus one Baiyue Lingxi.
It was just like Yu Xuanji, who had instantly enveloped the Tang Song Imperial Family with his mental domain on the border back then.
Only those who had experienced it knew how terrifying a mental domain was.
And she had enveloped seven Lesser Spirit Kings in one go, indicating her spiritual body was definitely comparable to a Mid-rank Spirit King. However, it was merely trapping them; she couldn't directly launch powerful attacks or critical strikes like Old Man Yu.
But trapping them was enough.
A one-second stun period.
Super Ultimate Kill 606 activated—neither too big nor too small, a thousand meters in diameter, encompassing the eight trapped individuals. Then, the true main body, the Yinglong, appeared.
Nine-Clawed Yinglong.
When it appeared, all the demonic spirits on the entire island were terrified. In the core area, all the Lesser Spirit Kings were so shocked their scalps felt like they were about to fly off.
"Impossible!!"
Even the supreme demon kings like the White Bone Demon King in the depths were forced to lower their heads.
"Nine-Clawed... True Dragon?"
"No..."
They tried to resist, but the Nine-Clawed Yinglong had already opened its dragon pupils.
Eye of the Yellow Springs, time reversal...
Among the eight people, three Lesser Spirit Kings primarily bore the brunt of this attack.
One from Bronze Mountain, two from the Moluo Imperial Clan.
To what point did time reverse?
Back to the moment they had just awakened.
Their most fragile, weakest moment.
Then, with a puff of dragon's breath, the three Lesser Spirit Kings, just like the Moluo Young Lord, were directly... charred.
Terrifying, so terrifying that the Lesser Spirit Kings present who had regained their clarity trembled in fear. But because of this fear, they instinctively unleashed their strongest combined attacks on the massive dragon body.
This was the combined attack of four Lesser Spirit Kings, striking the dragon's body.
Something that made them tremble even more occurred.
It didn't break the skin.
DID! NOT! BREAK! THE! SKIN!
Toilet almost felt sorry for them—Celestial Clan bloodline + mutated substance modification + Nine-Clawed Yinglong body. The current Chen A'Diao was a tank, a super tank!!
When she had the ability to instantly kill ordinary Lesser Spirit Kings, it meant she was basically immune to most Lesser Spirit King-level attacks.
She could withstand the combined attacks of at least three or four Lesser Spirit Kings.
This round, it was her plan all along to trap and kill a group of Spirit Kings.
Tong Que, the Young Lords—they were all bait.
Because the core area was full of Spirit Kings, and there might even be Mid-rank Spirit Kings. If she made a move there, she would be instantly eliminated. So, she could only slowly lure these Spirit Kings over to kill them. It was like a player fighting a boss: there were too many elite mobs over there, you couldn't handle them, so you had to draw aggro and pull some of them over...
Lure them over, close the door, and slaughter them!
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