Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal

Chapter 900: Chapter 150: Who Is the Mantis, Who Is the Sparrow? (2)

”Forgive me, my lord, the Nine Swords True Monarch of the Human Race is too formidable. If we hadn’t fought tooth and nail, we would have been dead already.”

Extreme Nether Monarch explained cautiously, his face full of obsequiousness.

”The Nine Swords True Monarch, is it him?” King Qianshe slightly frowned, looking towards the distant Nine Swords True Monarch, a trace of seriousness flashed in his eyes.

”It is indeed this person, my lord, you must avenge Meng Rijun!” Lord Fengzhu quickly echoed.

King Qianshe didn’t speak; he merely observed the Nine Swords True Monarch quietly, secretly gauging the opponent’s strength.

Although he outwardly showed disdain for Extreme Nether Monarch and others, he knew well enough that for these three to end up in such a plight, the Nine Swords True Monarch before him was definitely no ordinary figure.

”His strength is certainly worthy of his name!”

”I, Qianshe of the Human Race, have come to seek advice from the Nine Swords True Monarch!”

”I was just looking forward to experiencing your skills, make your move!” Nine Swords True Monarch snorted coldly, hands clasped behind his back, his expression calm and composed,

He pointed with his sword; nine flying swords all aimed at King Qianshe across from him.

King Qianshe, upon hearing this, waved his hands, ghostly qi surged around him instantly like black waves rolling incessantly, ghostly qi engulfed his figure,

In a moment, as the ghostly mist dispersed, a black ghost head the size of a hundred feet appeared in the field, surrounded by waves of black shadows,

The ghost head bared its teeth and claws, its face fierce, exuding a terrifying aura, as if about to devour someone.

”Go!”

King Qianshe roared, pushing forward with his hands, and the black ghost head charged at the Nine Swords True Monarch with a whistling sound,

Where it passed, the space was corroded by ghostly qi, emitting ”sizzle” sounds, as if being invaded by strong acid.

The surrounding ghost shadows also scattered, attacking from different directions,

Nine Swords True Monarch narrowed his eyes, his hands swiftly forming spells,

The nine flying swords hovering above his head suddenly shone brilliantly, transforming into nine streams of light, violently colliding with the ghost head,

The several ghost shadows instantly shattered, the sword blades fiercely struck the ghost head,

Countless metallic ”ding ding” impact sounds arose,

The next moment, the ghost head suddenly exploded, turning into patches of black mud, enveloping the flying swords, seemingly about to capture them all.

Nine Swords True Monarch’s expression remained unchanged, his spell transformed, pointing at the nine flying swords,

Brilliant lights erupted, streams of sword light separated, transforming into gray threads, slicing in all directions!

”This is Transforming Sword into Silk!”

One of the top divine techniques in the Sword Cultivator path!

Suddenly, the black mud was divided into pieces, falling from the sky!

Taking this opportunity, the nine flying swords buzzed, returning above Nine Swords True Monarch’s head, pointing at King Qianshe,

”What an impressive Nine Swords True Monarch, truly living up to his reputation!” King Qianshe praised, pointing his hand, those falling mud pieces flew back up, reassembling,

Reforming into a ghost head of a hundred feet in size, completely unharmed!

”Hmph, you’re not bad either!” Nine Swords True Monarch snorted coldly, knowing that this ghost king in front of him was extremely strong, and he alone couldn’t defeat it.

Meanwhile, Zhou Xun and True Monarch Tianci were not idle, taking advantage of Nine Swords True Monarch and King Qianshe’s confrontation, they unleashed their ultimate skills,

Charging at Extreme Nether Monarch and the others, then being pressured by Extreme Nether Monarch and the three ghost kings,

”Kid, Nine Swords True Monarch is a figure famed across the lands. It’s understandable for him to oppress us, but who are you, treating me like clay?”

All the while, a gigantic ghost palm descended from the sky, smashing towards Zhou Xun,

Facing such a heaven-shaking strike, Zhou Xun could only ’strenuously dodge,’ looking extremely awkward!

But his eyes were exceedingly calm, and his gaze towards Extreme Nether Monarch was filled with cold intent.

Amid their fierce battle, a spirit light rapidly approached from behind, landing before the crowd,

It was none other than the Purple Flood Dragon Demon Emperor,

But soon, another black spirit light flew over, revealing a Tier Four Middle-Grade Ghost King.

Thus, Human Race True Monarchs and Ghost Race Demon Kings continued to gather at this place,

Before long, more than a dozen ghost kings had already assembled here, most of them Tier Four Middle-Grade and above,

Among them were seven Tier Four High-Grade Ghost Kings, including Charm Shadow King and Blood Shadow King.

On the Human Race side, besides Zhou Xun and others,

Only four Great Cultivators revealed their presence, namely True Monarch Profound Resonance, South Abyss Demon Emperor, Thunder Feather Demon Emperor, and Wind Split Demon Emperor.

”Qianshe, initially I thought we were just rescuing members of my Holy Race, but I didn’t expect such gains!” Charm Shadow King licked his lips, revealing a seductive smile.

”Hahaha, counting Nine Swords True Monarch, it’s five Great Cultivators; today we must earn our merits!”

More than a dozen ghost kings surrounded Zhou Xun and the others.

”Indeed, today is my lucky Blood Shadow day. My two brothers will be so envious when I return!”

”The taste of a Great Cultivator’s Nascent Soul is indeed exquisite!”

The gruff voice of the Blood Shadow King rang out, clearly treating Zhou Xun and the others as prey!

”Human Race Cultivators, if you surrender to our Holy Race, you might still leave with your lives!” King Qianshe slowly spoke:

Hearing this, Zhou Xun exchanged a glance with the others, smiling slightly,

”Is that so? Little do you know that we humans have an old saying, ’The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it,’”

”I wonder, are you the mantis or the oriole?”

Zhou Xun let out a light laugh and crushed the jade talisman in his hand,

Immediately,

three streaks of spirit light sped in from afar, landing at the outermost perimeter!

At the forefront stood a tall figure, his aura majestic, draped in a black cloak, resembling an ancient god descended; it was none other than a True Monarch,

To his left was a figure in a golden dragon robe, with twin horns on his head, exuding a towering aura; it was the Golden Flood Dragon Demon Emperor!

On the right was one in the guise of a scholar, with a serene aura, akin to a great scholar well-versed in classic texts, who was in fact True Monarch Celestial One, the leading figure of the Central Continent Righteous Dao.

The arrival of these three encircled the Ghost Race once again.

”It’s you, True Monarch Yama and Golden Flood Dragon Demon Emperor!”

In an instant, the Charm Shadow King recognized them,

Upon hearing this, many Ghost Kings turned pale with fright; as the saying goes, a person’s name is a shadow of their reputation,

True Monarch Yama was known to have single-handedly slain five High-Grade Ghost Kings, his power renowned across the world!

His presence alone could suppress half of their battle strength,

Moreover, there was also the Golden Flood Dragon Demon Emperor,

Although not as terrifying as True Monarch Yama, he was far beyond the reach of ordinary Ghost Kings.

King Qianshe wore a somber expression, recalling Zhou Xun’s earlier words, seemingly realizing something,

”You... you deliberately set a trap to lure us here!”

”Hahaha, so you finally understand. Honestly, putting on a guise for you was rather tiring!” Zhou Xun chuckled softly,

Then his gaze fell upon the Extreme Nether Monarch on the opposite side:

”Is it you, Extreme Nether Monarch? That attack just now, I, Zhou, will surely repay it!”

No sooner had the words been spoken than he patted the storage bag at his waist,

and a flash of blood light appeared,

immediately, a pale-faced, bloodless young man clad in a red robe suddenly appeared before the Extreme Nether Monarch,

holding a pitch-black short blade,

and viciously stabbed it towards the Extreme Nether Monarch’s head,

At the same time, the other hand reached for his abdomen,

”Tear—” The sound of tearing fabric,

The young man’s left hand easily pierced through his abdomen, through to his back,

In his palm lay a fist-sized, jet-black bead, still pulsating as if wanting to escape!

But as a red light flashed in his hand, the Ghost Pearl instantly fell silent!

In an instant, the once haughty Tier Four Middle-Grade Ghost King, Extreme Nether Monarch, perished!

The one who struck was none other than the Blood Demon Emperor!

From the moment Zhou Xun summoned the Blood Demon Emperor to the moment he made the decisive strike, it was only a fleeting instant!

”Human Race, how dare you!”

”Human Race, stop!” Furious shouts erupted!

These were the reactions of the Ghost Kings,

At the same time, waves of black mist surged towards the Blood Demon Emperor,

but the next moment, a red light flickered again, and the Blood Demon Emperor returned to Zhou Xun’s side!

”What do you all think?”

The Ghost Kings’ expressions were all darkened,

but True Monarch Yama and others were exceptionally surprised, not expecting Zhou Xun to possess such divine techniques,

However, now was not the time for curiosity,

True Monarch Yama’s eyes turned cold, looking at the Ghost Kings before him, he waved a large hand, and said:

”Kill!”