Chapter 629: 587 Second Coming 1
People on both sides stood on the riverbank exchanging taunts, but in fact, they were both stalling for time, waiting to recover.
The White Ten Sect’s side, after being corroded by blood, healed extremely slowly, even if they had divine worship, they deeply understood the disgusting nature of the Human Immortal Temple at this moment.
The two Holy Cross Stars also understood the order for pursuit given by the arbiter.
No wonder the higher-ups listed the Human Immortal Temple as one of the primary targets for elimination.
This blood corrosion damage, truly disgusting!
"The message has been sent back, how long until reinforcements arrive?" Mina asked in a low voice.
The message had been sent back by someone France dispatched earlier, and this time, they secretly had considerable collaboration from internal forces within the Great Spirit.
Their opponent’s purpose seemed to be to crush the Great Dao Alliance, so when they invaded Citong, they encountered almost negligible resistance, even less than those wealthy merchants and rich families’ self-protected guards within the city.
"This place isn’t far from the port, someone will be here soon... it’s best to resolve this quickly, so as not to affect the Archbishop’s subsequent plans."
France surveyed the surroundings, everywhere in the forest was blood and severed limbs, the bodies were either turned into mummies or bled profusely.
The amount of blood these Human Immortal Temple demons released upon death far exceeded that of ordinary people. This was very abnormal.
The two exchanged glances, calmed their minds, and quietly waited.
For a moment, both sides fell into an eerie silence.
Loom...
Unnoticeably, the clouds thickened and the sky slowly darkened.
Beams of light pierced through the crevices in the clouds, landing and reflecting golden light patches on the river’s surface.
During this eerie silence, not far from the Guandu River.
Two figures landed lightly on the branches, looking out from a height.
One had a slim, tight figure, the other was full and voluptuous, each with their own charm.
Both wore black veils over their faces, revealing only their beautiful eyes.
"It seems this is the place. The masters from the Celestial Character Institute of the Human Immortal Temple stopped here," said Yan Shuang, who came over out of curiosity to watch the excitement.
"The fight is fierce...." Gong Shuyin frowned, looking at the corpses and blood in the distance, raising her guard.
"Be careful, don’t get too close, there are fierce characters here!"
"I know, the White Ten Sect.... The secret message we just received says that members of our Hong family were also pursued in Citong, it seems there will be big moves coming up." Yan Shuang sighed.
"The White Ten Sect is just the vanguard; there will probably be a continuous flow of Western armies and experts to follow. The water here is very deep. Although the Human Immortal Temple is strong, Zhang Rongfang is only a top-notch individual strength, facing the army and the White Ten Sect’s high-level, he is bound to be unable to withstand it." Gong Shuyin said.
"Mother’s words are very true, but I think the White Ten Sect must have their primary target and won’t allocate too much strength here due to a small conflict with the Human Immortal Temple.
Therefore, this conflict is likely to end in a truce for both sides."
Yan Shuang analyzed simply.
"I think the White Ten Sect will deliberately use this incident as an excuse to march towards the Mountain Province with a large army." Gong Shuyin shook her head slightly.
"Mountain Province? Why not head to the Great Spirit capital?"
"Someone is provoking them into a head-on collision with the Great Dao Alliance, they must understand in their hearts, no one in this world is a fool.
What is the purpose of the White Ten Sect and other Western allies? Is it really to annihilate the Great Dao Alliance as stated in the secret message? Of course not, their biggest purpose is to plunder wealth, people, and resources!
So, forcefully attacking the Great Capital is not worth the gains for them. Instead of touching a tough bone, plundering all resources in the rich surrounding areas can yield even more." Gong Shuyin explained. "If you were the commander of the White Ten Sect, what decision would you make?"
Yan Shuang suddenly fell silent. Upon careful thought, it indeed made sense.
"Then why is no one from the Human Immortal Temple fleeing from here?"
"I don’t know... but if this conflict doesn’t dissolve quickly, I fear it will endanger the entire Human Immortal Temple. Zhang Rongfang shouldn’t be that irrational.
Moreover, although he was publicly expelled from the Great Dao Teaching, in essence, he is still a Daoist of the Great Dao Teaching. If they can capture him, it might be a significant help for the entire Great Dao Alliance."
"So... someone has come!?" Suddenly Yan Shuang turned her head to look into the distance.
In the forest from the direction of Cituogang Port, a group of White Ten Knights, dressed in white armor, was rapidly forming ranks and approaching here.
The leading three were riding tall horses, emitting a faint thick blood aura. This was a special field formed by the integration of the natural radiation from a strong body and other auras.
The approach of the White Ten Sect’s reinforcements immediately relieved the hearts of France and Mina.
On the other side, Chang Yuqing and others felt their hearts sink.
"Retreat!! As many as can run should!"
Chang Yuqing didn’t hesitate, decisively whispered.
Immediately, all the people from the Human Immortal Temple turned and fled rapidly.
One figure after another leaped into the air, quickly leaving into the distance.
"You follow me!"
A bloodline grandmaster from the Celestial Character Institute grabbed Chang Yuqing and Sun Chaoyue, turned, and stepped into a blood shadow, swooping away into the distance.
As for Ye Bai, he had no time to worry about.
First, take away the two core individuals!
From afar, in the blink of an eye, the Human Immortal Temple camp burst like a soap bubble and disintegrated.
Everyone turned into spots of red mist, frantically fleeing in multiple directions.
Ye Bai reacted too, carrying Lu Luo’s corpse, quickly displaying his body technique and rushing to the back.
But his body technique, though fast, was still a notch behind the grandmaster, falling behind.
"Pursue!!" France laughed loudly, raising a giant sword and chasing everyone.
In a flash of white shadow, two Human Immortal Daoists were cut into four pieces with one sword.
The two of them, with the upper halves on the ground, still roared frantically, their arms gripping towards his running leg armor.
Clattering crisp sounds, the leg armor was penetrated, but the sharp fingers stabbing into the skin left no marks on France’s body.
He shouted, like a massive rhino, his body defenses were incredibly strong, madly sprinting forward.
"Death is imminent!!"
The giant sword in his hand turned into a round of white light in front of him, everything in its path was cut and severed.
And the direction he was chasing was precisely the last grandmaster of the Celestial Character Institute who was fleeing with two people.
Bang, bang, bang!!
The ground by the riverbank splashed up columns of mud with each step he took.
Suddenly, his expression changed, and he abruptly stopped. The giant sword stabbed into the ground, and his body swelled again, muscles bulging out through the gaps in his armor.
It was clear that he had activated the final form once more.
Standing still, his eyes were fixed on the spot ahead.
There, the Grandmaster of the Celestial Character Institute had already stopped with the two women, landing in front of a dark red Taoist, and then gave a slight bow in greeting.
The Taoist took one step at a time, slowly walking towards them.
His black hair dragged on the ground, like black ink, with a strange, sticky feeling.
As the Taoist approached, the air around thickened with the stench of rust.
Gulp...
France’s throat bobbed as he began to back away step by step, eyes fixed on the Taoist, pupils contracting.
His skin tingled with a needle-like itch as every survival instinct in his body screamed.
This was an unprecedented sense of sharp threat.
"The Human Immortal Temple... actually has such a high-level expert!!?"
Cold sweat trickled down his forehead inside the helmet as he continued to retreat.
By now, Mina and the newly arrived White Ten Knights support team were also there, slowing down behind him and gradually stopping.
Everyone’s gaze gathered on the long-haired Taoist by the river.
"France, Mina... are you two really going to fear the power of these small places?" Among the new knights, the leader was a bald strong man with golden sideburns.
He dismounted, flexing his fists and cracking his neck, producing a rapid series of cracking sounds.
"Where are the others?" He looked around.
"All dead." Mina rolled her eyes, "Be careful; this new guy seems formidable. We should team up to take him down!"
"Team up? Don’t make me laugh!" The golden-bearded man bellowed with laughter. "You two useless fools! So many losses for such a small problem!"
He brusquely shoved France aside.
Without hesitation, his body swelled rapidly, turning red as blood filled his skin, with his eyes swiftly turning red as well. It resembled the bloodline of the Human Immortal Temple on the opposing side.
"You’ve wasted enough time. The Archbishop is displeased; I’ll deal with this guy, and you should start thinking about how you’ll explain to the Archbishop later."
"Be careful, Flote!" France warned seriously.
"I’m not as weak as you!" The golden-bearded man hunched his back, gathering strength.
He locked his eyes on the approaching black-haired Taoist.
"So.... final form!!"
A violent gust of air shot from his closed mouth towards the ground, creating small pits.
"Destiny Blade!"
Boom!!!
In an instant, his figure exploded from his original position.
He descended from above like a white streak of light, straight and sharp, piercing forward.
All obstacles along his path crumbled and shattered before the white light.
"Silence."
Suddenly, a gentle voice sounded.
Swish!!
The white light halted, and the sharp blade of the golden-bearded man’s right palm hovered motionless in front of the Taoist.
His body trembled, veins bulging on his arm, as he struggled to press downward.
Yet, as strange as it was, part of his body’s muscles fiercely pulled him back, stopping his attack.
"You.... this guy!!??"
The golden-bearded man’s eyes widened, unable to comprehend his current state.
He didn’t understand why he suddenly couldn’t move. Moreover, the other hadn’t done anything—just spoken a single sentence...
Just one sentence!!??
"Flote!!" Two Holy Cross Stars in the distance turned pale, sprinting closer.
"Evil... demon...!!" The golden-bearded man Flote’s face contorted, struggling with all his might, pressing his hand down little by little.
"Child... you’ve been blinded by evil." The Taoist’s black hair flowed like living creatures, lightly tinged with blood.
Strands of hair crawled from all directions onto Flote’s body.
Bundles of hair swiftly snaked through the gaps into his body.
"Let me liberate you...."
The Taoist raised his hand, gently touching Flote’s broad forehead.
Hiss.....
His fingers flicked upwards.
Suddenly, streams of blood flew out from Flote’s eyes, nostrils, ears, and mouth.
The blood formed into a bundle, floating below the Taoist’s palm, winding and dancing like a snake in mid-air.
Hiss.
Flote’s entire body convulsed, and his blood rapidly sprayed out.
Two seconds later.
His body turned pale, and with a thud, he knelt to the ground.
Beside the Taoist was already a blood-red giant serpent as thick as an adult’s arm.
Utterly powerless to resist!!!
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