"Who are you?"
"I’m your grandpa!"
With that, he punched toward the corner of Master Shen Jue’s mouth, sending him hurtling thousands of feet away.
As Shen Jue flew, he seemed to hit an invisible barrier and was bounced back. He stood up in the void, panic etched on his face.
Shen Jue reached out and touched the space barrier behind him in disbelief, then looked at the Lord of Zhenhai Palace in shock. "Space cage!"
"Tsk, tsk—you do have some sense," the Lord of Zhenhai Palace remarked as he strode forward.
Though they were thousands of feet apart, he took only three steps and appeared before Master Shen Jue. "It seems the immortal inheritance you acquired is indeed remarkable."
Shen Jue snorted coldly. "Do you know what I despise most about your Qianyuan Sword Sect?"
"Which part?"
"You all act so arrogantly—it’s disgusting! We are all cultivators; who is truly nobler?"
After saying that, Shen Jue vanished in an instant. In the very next moment, a fist shining with golden light struck the face of the Lord of Zhenhai Palace, tearing cracks in the surrounding space.
In response, the Lord of Zhenhai Palace extended his jade-like palm and gently clenched his fist. "The body of an immortal—a marvel of immortality.
Yet, you cannot even exert one billionth of its power!"
Then, he stretched out a finger and tapped lightly. The space before him suddenly collapsed, and Shen Jue shrank until, finally, he was reduced to a transparent bead about the size of a glass marble, suspended in the Lord’s palm.
Upon closer inspection, one could see a tiny man—no larger than a fingernail—trapped inside the bead. It was none other than the True Man Shen Jue.
After examining the bead, the Lord of Zhenhai Palace tucked it back into his sleeve and raised his head to survey the tragic battlefield in Cangzhou Fairy City.
"Old Demon Shen Jue is worse than a beast," he sighed. Stay updated via Freewebnovel
Pointing his finger, he caused the space within a radius of hundreds of miles to ripple like water.
This spatial ripple, capable of distinguishing friend from foe, passed harmlessly through our own cultivators.
However, when it encountered the surging group of zombies, they collapsed one by one into lifeless corpses.
From a high vantage point, the horde of corpses tumbled to the ground like wheat being harvested—motionless and overwhelming.
The group of corpses present—aside from the six Half Step Golden Core corpse servants led by Sun Fu in the 37th Defense Zone, who were still under siege by Zhou Mubai and other sword cultivators—had all perished.
Thousands of feet away, Luis looked up at a green figure standing proudly in the sky. His heart pounded with shock.
There truly were such powerful individuals in this world! He couldn’t tell what level of cultivation this person had—Nascent Soul or Soul Transformation?
After killing tens of millions of corpses with one finger, the master of Zhenhai Palace turned his gaze toward Luis and smiled.
Then he directed his attention to Defense Zone 37. Luis swallowed hard, ignoring the turmoil in his sea of consciousness, and quickly flew to the side of the Lord of Zhenhai Palace.
Bowing, he said, "Junior Guang’an Prefecture cultivator Luis Hartmann greets you, Senior!" He lowered his head, too fearful to meet the other’s eyes.
The Lord of Zhenhai Palace spoke, "Cangzhou has produced a new sword cultivator—this is cause for celebration. It’s thanks to you that we managed to lure out the old demon Shen Jue this time."
His face then showed a trace of regret as he added, "Unfortunately, what we captured was merely a clone cultivated by the old demon Shen Jue, not his real body."
"Doppelganger?"
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Luis asked in disbelief. After all the sacrifices, they had only caught a clone of the True Man Shen Jue!
Inwardly, Luis cursed, "What a coward!" As if sensing his thoughts, the Lord of Zhenhai Palace shook his head and said, "Don’t underestimate this clone. If I’m not mistaken, it is the old demon Shen Jue’s greatest support."
"The biggest support?" Luis looked puzzled.
"Right," the Lord of Zhenhai Palace nodded. "You must have heard that Master Shen Jue inherited the legacy of an immortal, right?"
"I’ve heard of it—is that even possible?" Luis wondered, recalling the old man he had just seen. Could it be that the old man was one of the remains of that immortal? Thinking of this, Luis couldn’t help but curse, "Old demon Shen Jue, you truly are a beast!"
"A beast indeed," the Lord of Zhenhai Palace agreed.
"Not only is he extremely cruel to mortals, but he also uses the remains of his master to sacrifice and refine his clone. There is only one such being in the entire Ten Thousand Star Sea."
Luis then swept his spiritual sense across the battlefield and immediately detected that the fight in Defense Zone 37 was far from over.
He bowed to the Lord of Zhenhai Palace and said, "Senior, I will go and help you right away!"
Hearing this, the Lord of Zhenhai Palace smiled and replied, "Go ahead."
"Yes!" Luis responded. Shortly afterward, his escape light flashed, and his figure soon reappeared in Defense Zone 37.
Now, all the low-level cultivators in the thirty-seven defense zones had hidden within their sub-formations, and every cultivator in the area surrounded Defense Zone 37.
Sun Fu and his six Half Step Golden Core monks found themselves encircled by a group of powerful fighters. Looking up at these formidable opponents, Sun Fu knew that today would likely be his end.
At that moment, he noticed Luis appear not far away. Sun Fu’s golden pupils narrowed, and he stretched out his dark claws, pointing at Luis. "Luis Hartmann, if you have the ability, let’s have a fair fight!"
Luis ignored the provocation, folding his arms as he replied, "You’re at the Half Step Golden Core stage, while I’m in the early Foundation Building stage. Can that really be called fair?"
Sun Fu then looked around calmly and declared, "Don’t you want to know the location of my master’s cave?"
No sooner had those words been spoken than a figure suddenly materialized in front of Sun Fu. If it wasn’t the Master of Zhenhai Palace, then who could it be?
"Explain!" Sun Fu demanded.
The Master of Zhenhai Palace looked at him coolly and said, "Where is the old demon Shen Jue?"
Feeling the terrifying pressure emanating from the Lord of Zhenhai Palace, Sun Fu struggled to speak. After restraining the pressure on his body slightly, the Lord of Zhenhai Palace continued, "As long as you tell me, I promise not to kill you."
"Not kill me?" Sun Fu laughed bitterly. "Can the Qianyuan Sword Sect really tolerate an uncontrolled me wreaking havoc in the Ten Thousand Star Sea?"
The Lord of Zhenhai Palace remained silent for a moment before slowly saying, "I can place you in Xuanqing Dao territory."
Sun Fu was slightly stunned by this, but he shook his head and replied, "Forget it, I don’t believe you." Then he turned to Luis and added, "How about it—if you and I fight, I’ll tell you the location of my master."
At that moment, every eye in the room turned to Luis. Nearly all the cultivators in Cangzhou knew him—the newly rising sword cultivator who had almost single-handedly held up the crumbling defense of Cangzhou Fairy City.
When it came to dispatching low-level zombies, even Golden Core cultivators would likely admit defeat in comparison.
Seeing the expectant stares, Luis nodded solemnly and said, "Okay, since you want to fight me, I’ll satisfy you."
The reason he was so confident was that the Lord of Zhenhai Palace had just sent him a message guaranteeing his safety.
Furthermore, several weeks ago, he had fought against Sun Fu’s younger brother, Sun Mang. Relying on his self-developed escape technique—transforming himself into sword light—Luis managed to corner Sun Mang.
Over the past few weeks, Luis’s strength has increased significantly. Even if he is still not a match for Sun Fu, he is no longer in any real danger.
Think of it this way: he agreed to the duel request. After all, if Sun Fu were unwilling to reveal the location of Shen Jue, then probably no one in the world would know where Shen Jue’s cave was.
As for using the soul-searching secret technique to probe Sun Fu’s soul—after all, even a zombie has a soul—this might be the only way for everyone to learn where Shen Jue is.
For the sake of his family’s safety and the future stability of Cangzhou, Luis must stand up. Now that he has taken a stand today, all his colleagues in Cangzhou—even the master of Zhenhai Palace—will owe him a favor.
Despite the huge gap in their cultivation levels, Luis still dared to stand out, which earned him a higher opinion from the Lord of Zhenhai Palace.
Soon, everyone made way for Luis and Sun Fu to gather in a large area. As for Sun Fu’s six corpse servants, the Lord of Zhenhai Palace eliminated them with a single wave of his hand.
Appearing seemingly out of thin air, Luis looked at Sun Fu, who was thousands of feet away. Sun Fu returned his gaze. For some reason, Luis saw no fighting spirit in Sun Fu’s eyes—only calmness. That sight made Luis’s heart skip a beat. Why does he seem so at ease?
As if sensing Luis’s confusion, Sun Fu transmitted a voice message: "Luis Hartmann, aren’t you curious about where my brother is?"
"Aren’t you curious why he hasn’t appeared till now?"