Chapter 249: Chapter 224: Lingkong Xudu, Splitting Mountains and Earth_1
This Blood Land Vein was precisely where the headquarters of the Shi Family, a Martial Marquis level Feudal Lord in Hongshi City, was located.
"Get everyone off the Blood Land Vein."
Chu Long ordered.
A bodyguard of King Ming acknowledged the command, leaping into the air. He was already a kilometre away, seemingly about to fall, when a stomp in the air catapulted him forward, flinging him another kilometre. After several iterations, he arrived above the Blood Land Vein.
Lu Yan watched with admiration.
The bodyguard of King Ming, once above the Blood Land Vein, began acting as though he were swimming; when his body was about to fall, a wave of his hands manipulated his momentum, allowing him to hover in mid-air.
"This is but one application of True Vigor. Upon initially reaching the True Body Realm, this cannot be achieved. Only by mastering the manipulation of True Vigor like one’s own fingers can one do so."
Off to the side, Xiang Chongyang reported.
Lu Yan knew that Xiang Chongyang was intentionally giving him advice and appreciated it.
A figure appeared in the air, naturally attracting the attention of those from the Shi Family below.
They stared slack-jawed at the bodyguard of King Ming hovering in mid-air as if watching a god.
"By the decree of the Mansion of King Ming, everyone has half an hour to leave. Those who do not, their lives be on their own heads."
The bodyguard of King Ming’s voice echoed throughout the entire Blood Land Vein.
The Mansion of King Ming?
Upon hearing it, the members of the Shi Family turned pale with fright.
The name of the Mansion of King Ming coupled with the feat of hovering in mid air was too terrifying. None dared to delay.
Regardless of age or gender, the people of the Shi Family fled from the Blood Land Vein like a swarm of bees. They didn’t need half an hour - within a few minutes, no one could be seen on the Blood Land Vein.
Once everyone had fled, Chu Long stepped forward. As though a beam of light, he rocketed to the skies above the Blood Land Vein in an instant.
The speed was so breakneck, Lu Yan hadn’t even noticed how Chu Long had flown.
Moreover, Chu Long simply stood suspended in mid-air, hands at his back, not needing to move his hands as the bodyguard of King Ming had done.
After surveying the scene from high in the sky, Chu Long descended to a location on the Blood Land Vein. An ominous aura began to permeate the area, much like an erupting volcano.
Lu Yan clearly felt the invisible energy of heaven and earth going mad, rushing to congregate around Chu Long.
"Retreat."
Xiang Chongyang spoke, grabbed Lu Yan, and pulled him several miles back.
The other bodyguards of King Ming did the same.
Roar!
At that moment, Chu Long let out a bellow and strike the Blood Land Vein with his palm.
Boom!
Lu Yan felt the entire land vibrate and an invisible wave of force swept out from the Blood Land Vein. Wherever it passed, plants were reduced to ashes.
The Blood Land Vein trembled continuously, then, with Chu Long at the center, split apart at both sides.
The entire Blood Land Vein was bisected, revealing a deep crevice that led into the underground.
"Holy... shit..."
Lu Yan was at a loss for words. Please forgive his lack of eloquence.
Mountain Splitter!
Chu Long had forcibly bisected a mountain. No, not just the mountain, but the ground itself!
Could a Martial Cultivator truly reach such a stage?
"Captain Chu Long has achieved the Primordial Spirit stage and can harness the Heavenly Earth Power. Every strike is shattering, like moving a mountain or reversing a sea. Lu Yan, you have the potential to achieve the Upper True Body Realm. Step by step, you could one day reach this level of cultivation."
Xiang Chongyang said.
Lu Yan clenched his fists, filled with yearning.
At the same time, he couldn’t help but wonder: if Chu Long was already so powerful, just how strong was King Ming?
"Attack."
Chu Long’s voice rang out.
Another bodyguard of King Ming took to the air, standing in the sky alongside the other.
In their hands were war bows. With one pull, they each sent an arrow whirling into the crevice.
Roar!
The next moment, a roar echoed from the crevice, followed by an earth shaking movement. Two massive rocks flew from the crevice, rushing towards the two bodyguards of King Ming.
The two bodyguards drew their bows and shattered the oncoming rocks. Immediately after, two more arrows were sent hurtling into the depths.
Roar!
The roar from beneath grew even more furious. The earth shook continuously, as if a massive creature was about to emerge.
"It’s coming out, Lu Yan. Stay back. This level of battle is far beyond what you can participate in."
Xiang Chongyang said.
Lu Yan nodded and retreated swiftly.
Retreating alongside him were six bodyguards of King Ming.
Not all of the twelve bodyguards who had come to Lingdong were of the True Body Realm. In reality, only four of them were.
Two of them were capable of hovering, while two were not.
The two who couldn’t hover raced forward on the ground.
Meanwhile, Xiang Chongyang soared in the air, pulled out a spear from out of nowhere and held it beside him.
"...Out of thin air? Could it be that legendary storage item from the stories?"
Lu Yan’s mind raced rapidly.
In those fantasy novels he read in his previous life, storage treasures were a standard feature.
However, since arriving in this world, he had never seen these so-called storage treasures.
It seemed now that it was not due to their non-existence, but rather because Lingdong’s six counties were too small and isolated.
"When I first came to this world, I thought it was just a low-level martial arts world. But now it seems, this is truly a fantasy world."
Lu Yan muttered to himself.
Transcending the void, cleaving mountains and earth, storage treasures are continuously appearing.
What he witnessed today truly broadened his horizons and opened a new world of revelations.
Roar!
Amidst a roar like thunder, and ground shaking tremors, a giant lizard with two horns and length of a dozen meters sprang up from a giant crevice on the ground. With a leap of its four limbs, it soared hundreds of meters into the sky.
While coming to the surface, the massive lizard rapidly grew even larger, instantly transforming into a hundred-meter-long beast. With a crocodile-like enormous mouth full of sharp fangs, it lunged at the two bodyguards of King Ming in the sky.
At this moment, the two bodyguards of King Ming had already put away their bows and arrows, one of them, holding a war sword, slashed down, the bright radiance of the sword surged more than ten meters, cutting towards the gigantic mouth of the large lizard.
Boom!
A loud, deafening explosion! The hundred-meter-long lizard, impeded by the force, fell downwards.
The other bodyguard of King Ming, somehow, has already appeared at the side of the huge lizard, his fist smashing into the body of the massive beast.
The lizard’s massive body crashes down onto the Blood Land Vein like a meteorite.
The ground shakes violently, mountain peaks collapse, and giant rocks are sent flying in all directions. A terrifying wave sweeps across the landscape, combined with fragments of shattered rock, everything within a radius of several kilometers is blown away, like a scene of the apocalypse.
The two bodyguards of King Ming on the ground shield their bodies using True Vigor, breaking through the debris and quickly approaching the large lizard.
Holding their spears, they stab forward, burying the weapons deep into the body of the hundred-meter-lizard.
The lizard roared in agony, struggling fiercely. Its tens of meters long tail swept towards the two bodyguards of King Ming like a bolt of lightning.
The two bodyguards blocked the attack with their spears, but were still knocked hundreds of meters away.
Next, the huge lizard got up quickly, attempting to leap into the air and attack the bodyguard of King Ming who was still in the air.
But Xiang Chongyang was already making his move, diving down from above, his body and spear merging into one.
From afar, Lu Yan could only see a huge spear shrouded in dazzling light piercing through the head of the giant lizard and pinning it to the ground.
Roar!
The giant lizard struggled violently, its four limbs and tail attacking randomly. But the glow of its body rapidly dimmed. Then, with a bang, it broke open and revealed its original body of about a dozen meters in length.
The two bodyguards of King Ming in the sky descended, one swinging his sword and the other launching a punch, attacking the giant lizard’s true body.
The two bodyguards who had previously been thrown hundreds of meters away also rushed back quickly, forming a combined attacking stance and blocking all the escape routes for the lizard.
Chu Long, however, stood high above, not making a move, apparently intending to give the bodyguards of King Ming more combat experience.
The giant lizard, caught in a desperate situation, had a ferocious look in its eyes; its body started to glow red, turning completely crimson.
Endless energy from heaven and earth began to gather towards the giant lizard.
"Watch out, it may have awakened its Immortal Technique."
Chu Long’s face changed slightly; he shouted a warning.
As soon as Chu Long’s warning fell, the giant lizard opened its mouth wide, spewing a column of red light towards one of the bodyguards of King Ming.
The bodyguard turned pale, True Vigor protected his body and his fists pounded rapidly, releasing more than a dozen punches in an instant.
The force of the punches howled and collided with the red light, but was clearly overwhelmed and began to break up, eventually shattered, the beam of red light continued to press toward the bodyguard of King Ming.
Luckily, the other bodyguard arrived in time, a swing of his sword blocked the beam of red light.
Xiang Chongyang held a spear with one hand, his aura indefatigable. Like a peerless divine spear, he jabbed towards the lower jaw of the giant lizard.
The giant lizard roared low, another beam of light rained down toward Xiang Chongyang.
Following that, the two long horns on its head also began to emit a dazzling light; energy gathered wildly, eventually turning into two balls of flame and flew toward the two bodyguards of King Ming who were approaching from the ground.
After two loud booming sounds, the two bodyguards of King Ming were forced to retreat hundreds of meters again.
As for Xiang Chongyang, whose strength was clearly superior to the four bodyguards of King Ming, when the spear collided with the red light, the spear trembled slightly, like moving against a strong current, it continued to break through the beam of red light and advance.
Above, two bodyguards of King Ming dived down from the sky, one wielding a sword, the other a fist, both landed heavily, hitting the giant lizard.
The giant lizard roared, its body became even more crimson, heat waves surged wildly, and its two horns again shot out two balls of fire, like two suns, forcing the two bodyguards of King Ming to retreat.
However, Xiang Chongyang had already broken through the red light, swinging his spear like a club, heavily smashing it onto the head of the giant lizard. The lizard was knocked down and lay flat on the ground, its limbs wriggling randomly and its tail swinging wildly.
"It’s about time, let me capture it alive."
High above, a voice from Chu Long sounded, and the other four bodyguards of King Ming, except for Xiang Chongyang, retreated hurriedly.
Xiang Chongyang, holding his spear, firmly suppressed the giant lizard.
From the sky, Chu Long pressed his palm down, a gigantic palm seal several dozen meters in length flew out, like the palm of a titan, pressing down on the giant lizard.
Xiang Chongyang retreated quickly.
Boom!
The giant palm pressed onto the giant lizard, immobilizing it.
Chu Long shook his hand, and a massive force erupted. Boom! The ground beneath the giant lizard quaked, sinking several tens of meters. The vigorous beat of bones snapping and popping could be heard within the body of the lizard, and it fell into a stupor.
Next, Chu Long waved his hand, conjuring nine long needles, each a meter long, which pierced into the giant lizard’s body at nine different points, sealing off the lizard’s strength. He then took out a special rope and had two bodyguards tie the lizard securely.
"Storage treasures are really convenient. I wonder if King Ming’s Mansion has any, if there’s a chance, I need to get one."
Lu Yan pondered to himself.
However, he felt it wouldn’t be that easy. Except for Xiang Chongyang and Chu Long, the other bodyguards of King Ming did not possess storage treasures.
Even the bodyguards of King Ming in the True Body Realm did not have them, which showed how precious and rare they were.
