Chapter 285: Chapter 283: All in the Bag
A dark golden light pulsed around Jiang Chen.
All seven powerhouses had joined forces to besiege him, placing him under immense pressure.
At the same time, a biting killing intent flared within him.
"I originally only wanted to take one order. Since you’re all so aggressive, don’t blame me for being ruthless!" Jiang Chen snorted as he slashed out with his Dustfall Sword.
The sword’s light pulsed, and a sharp Sword Aura tore through the air.
His first target was Hua Ruyi!
Hua Ruyi was a master from the Saint Martial Sword Sect and one of the elders of the Celestial Alliance.
Of everyone in Celestial Relief City, Hua Ruyi was the one who wanted him dead the most. He was also the one who had instigated the other six to join forces against him.
"Piss off!"
Hua Ruyi roared.
A massive, blood-red flower appeared behind him. It was his Martial Soul, the Earth Tier Ninth Grade God-devouring Flower.
As soon as the God-devouring Flower appeared, its petals bloomed in all directions, revealing a pitch-black void at its center. A pillar of black light erupted from the flower, shooting forth as if from the Nine Netherworld itself. In an instant, it completely devoured and refined Jiang Chen’s powerful Sword Aura, making it dissipate into nothingness.
Hua Ruyi’s face twisted with pride and malice. "Jiang Chen, you dare to fight the Celestial Alliance? You’re courting death! Hahaha..."
With a cold expression, Hua Ruyi turned to the other six powerhouses. "Everyone, this boy is the one our Celestial Alliance’s Holy Son wants dead. Whoever helps me kill him, our Holy Son will owe you a favor!"
"Oh?"
"A favor from Lan Haichen is definitely worth fighting for!"
"Heh heh... Jiang Chen, even someone from your own sect wants you dead. You really can’t blame us for this!"
Dugu Xue and the others sneered.
Then, the seven powerhouses besieged Jiang Chen with an even more ferocious barrage of attacks.
Sword lights.
Saber glints.
Spear thrusts.
Fist shadows...
One after another, terrifying attacks capable of destroying heaven and earth surged toward Jiang Chen!
"You all want my life? Let’s see if you’re even worthy!"
Jiang Chen snorted, a cold light flashing in his eyes.
"Blood Rain Without Limits!"
"Clear Wind Embracing the Moon!"
"Great Sun Without Limits!"
Overwhelming streams of Sword Qi filled the air as Jiang Chen used brute force to shatter their techniques, forcing all seven powerhouses back.
At the same time, the first Celestial Fate Order flew toward the group of top contenders.
Jiang Chen reached out, condensing a dark golden Azure Dragon Fist Shadow and unleashing it with a punch. Dugu Xue snorted and countered with a wave of his hand, sending out a sheet of biting frost that coalesced into an ice pillar and smashed toward Jiang Chen.
BOOM—
As the True Dragon Fist Shadow collided with the ice pillar, Jiang Chen used the recoil to flash forward, rushing toward the first order at top speed.
He snatched it and put it away in his Storage Ring.
At this, the expressions of Dugu Xue and the others, who had been looking so smug just a moment ago, all changed drastically.
Wum Jiuling roared at Dugu Xue, "Dugu Xue, are you in league with Jiang Chen?"
Dugu Xue snapped back, "You’re the one in league with him!"
Mengg Wanqing said with a grim expression, "You idiot! We could all see he was trying to use the force of an attack to propel himself forward, which is why we held back. But you just had to make a move and send him right to the first order."
The Ghost Emperor snorted. "All of you, shut up. The first order is in Jiang Chen’s hands now. We have to get it back before he has a chance to refine it."
"Exactly, we have to get it back!"
"But he’s already put it in his Storage Ring. How are we supposed to get it?"
"If we have to, we’ll kill him and take it from his Storage Ring!"
The seven of them instantly reached an agreement.
Dugu Xue’s face was grim, his eyes spitting cold light as he stared at Jiang Chen. "Brat, hand over the first order now, and we’ll leave your corpse intact. Otherwise, I will tear you into a thousand pieces!"
"Tearing him to pieces is nothing," the Ghost Emperor cackled sinisterly. "My Nine Sins Hall has a Secret Technique that can imprison a soul and burn it with True Flame, leaving him in a state where he can neither live nor die!" The Ghost Qi around him roiled, and he stared at Jiang Chen like an Evil Ghost.
The other powerhouses also wore expressions of savage, cold killing intent.
Jiang Chen gave them an indifferent glance and said coolly, "The first order is in my Storage Ring. If you have what it takes, come and get it yourselves."
"Damn you!"
"You’re courting death!"
"Kill him!"
The seven masters, all at the Ninth Stage of the Heavenly Destiny Realm, charged toward Jiang Chen in unison.
Wielding his Dustfall Sword, Jiang Chen engaged the seven in combat.
He avoided the strong and targeted the weak.
He primarily focused on entangling Hua Ruyi, Mengg Wanqing, and Shan Yanlin. Whenever Dugu Xue or the Ghost Emperor drew near, Jiang Chen would dodge away at top speed.
After all, the Ghost Emperor and Dugu Xue were at the Peak of the Ninth Stage of the Heavenly Destiny Realm, making them the strongest two of the seven.
They posed the greatest threat to him!
He was picking off the weakest targets first.
With this tactic, Jiang Chen managed to hold his own against the seven masters. Not only did he remain unharmed, but he even managed to sever one of Shan Yanlin’s arms and wound Hua Ruyi.
This performance left the observing Xu Canghai, Xing Haisheng, and Shaoyang Yu completely dumbfounded.
The three of them looked at each other in dismay.
Xu Canghai gave a wry smile. "Brother Xing, I never knew Jiang Chen was this strong. He must have the power of one of the Hundred Kings!"
"He’s definitely at the level of the Hundred Kings. And among them, I’d say he could even rank in the top forty!" Xing Haisheng nodded, his gaze exceptionally grave.
Shaoyang Yu, who was standing to the side, crossed his arms. A sharp glint in his eyes, he said coolly, "It’s a pity he’s so reckless. Daring to fight seven masters at once... he’s doomed to lose this battle."
Xu Canghai and Xing Haisheng were taken aback for a moment, but then they both nodded.
As the saying goes, two fists are no match for four hands.
Jiang Chen was facing seven top-tier masters, and among them were Dugu Xue and the Ghost Emperor, two opponents who were every bit as strong as Xu Canghai.
"Endless Universe!"
Jiang Chen suddenly thrust his sword, and eighty-one streams of Sword Qi rushed out like a torrent, forming an oval cage that enveloped Hua Ruyi.
"Not good!"
Hua Ruyi’s expression changed drastically.
He hurriedly activated his Martial Soul, the God-devouring Flower. A black light pulsed from it as he tried to shatter the Sword Qi Cage.
"Hua Ruyi, I want you dead, and not even Yama can save you!" Jiang Chen’s figure flashed, and he instantly appeared before Hua Ruyi with a cold smirk.
Hua Ruyi shuddered.
Just as he was about to speak, he felt his head spin, and his mind went blank.
His consciousness blurred, and he lost control of his body.
Although this lasted for only an instant, by the time he regained his senses, all he could do was watch as his body was brutally riddled with holes by the dense barrage of Sword Qi, turning him into a human sieve.
"H-How is this possible...?"
Hua Ruyi roared in despair as he was obliterated, not even a complete corpse left behind.
Jiang Chen glanced at the pile of minced flesh that had once been Hua Ruyi. A flash of greenish-yellow light flickered in his eyes and vanished. ’My Divine Thought Power is still too weak. Against a master at the Ninth Stage of the Heavenly Destiny Realm, I can only affect him for an instant. I need to find a way to raise my Divine Thought Power to Tier Three High Level!’
That’s right. Just now, Jiang Chen had used his Divine Thought Blade to make Hua Ruyi lose consciousness, allowing him to land the killing blow!
To any observer, however, it looked as if Jiang Chen had simply killed Hua Ruyi with a single sword attack.
The sight was profoundly shocking!
"How is that possible?"
"Hua Ruyi was at the Ninth Stage of the Heavenly Destiny Realm, and even he’s dead? And that last attack... Hua Ruyi couldn’t even resist?"
"Just how strong is this Jiang Chen?"
Even Dugu Xue and the Ghost Emperor began to consider retreating.
At this very moment, two more Celestial Fate Orders flew out from the City Lord’s Mansion.
Just as the crowd was about to lunge for them, Jiang Chen swept his longsword. A colossal Sword Aura carved a massive trench in the ground, from which sharp Sword Qi pulsed. With an indifferent expression, Jiang Chen declared, "Cross this line, and you will share Hua Ruyi’s fate!"
"..."
Dugu Xue and the Ghost Emperor both stopped in their tracks, a deep sense of dread in their eyes.
A cold smirk played on Jiang Chen’s lips as he collected the two new Celestial Fate Orders.
Deterred by Hua Ruyi’s gruesome death, no one dared to step forward.
They may have wanted to vie for the Celestial Fate Orders, but it wasn’t worth risking their lives.
Jiang Chen effortlessly swept up the first ten Celestial Fate Orders, leaving the crowd to stare on helplessly, filled with both anxiety and rage.
But there was nothing they could do!
