Chapter 362 - 102: Netherworld Hand Seal
Seven more days passed after the Five Flames Divine Thunder attack on Yinluo Villa, and all was calm.
Everyone in the villa sealed the mountain to cultivate, not once stepping outside.
On the morning of the eighth day, a startling beam of Profound Light suddenly tore through the sky. Upon reaching Taiyue Mountain, it split into seven massive orbs of light, encircling the peak.
Within each orb of light was a hazy figure, its aura powerful and profound. They were all at the Life Soul Level.
At the peak of Taiyue Mountain, inside the Netherworld Daoist Palace, Fang Cheng looked outside and smiled at Sun Fuguo and the others beside him. "They’ve finally arrived. If we don’t make the Rakshasa Sect suffer a major defeat today, our sect will have no foothold in the Eastern Wilderness in the future."
Sun Fuguo’s body radiated a chilling Sword Intent and overflowed with killing intent. Hearing Fang Cheng’s words, he said, "You are the master here. We will follow your arrangements this time."
Fang Cheng nodded, then walked out of the Daoist Palace with the others to meet the enemy.
In the sky, the figures within the seven orbs of light each took out a large Array Flag and activated them in unison.
In the blink of an eye, an Array formed in the heavens. A cloud of misery and sorrow materialized high above. At first glance, it looked like a cluster of demonic energy about an acre in size, but in an instant, this malevolent cloud expanded rapidly, blanketing the sky.
The Rakshasa Sect had attacked the Yinluo Sect directly, without a single word.
From within the sinister, demonic clouds came waves of shrill, unnatural cries. The moment the sounds reached their ears, the sky darkened as the clouds completely enveloped Taiyue Mountain.
Streams of green, smoky light emanated from the malevolent clouds, shooting down toward the center of Taiyue Mountain. They converged and condensed into a shimmering green, crystalline sphere about a hundred feet in diameter.
The crystalline sphere descended, shimmering as it fell. It crashed against Taiyue Mountain’s Mountain Protection Array and exploded. A boundless torrent of Yin Fire erupted silently, yet it violently shook the Grand Array.
The power of this gloomy green Yin Fire was immense. After the explosion, its lingering force did not diminish. It clung to the seven-colored starlight dome of the Mountain Protection Array, burning fiercely as if determined to burn straight through it.
Above the Netherworld Daoist Palace, the Star Moon Treasure Umbrella slowly opened. As it spun, it unleashed an endless torrent of starlight that illuminated Taiyue Mountain, reinforcing the protective light of the Mountain Protection Array. The barrier became thicker and tougher, steadily holding back the Rakshasa Sect’s assault.
Meanwhile, the malevolent clouds continued to churn. Countless streams of green, smoky light descended, crisscrossing as they condensed into seven or eight more green crystalline spheres that fell upon the Grand Array once again.
The Grand Array trembled ceaselessly. The sky-filling green flames clashed with the seven-colored starlight, unleashing heart-pounding fluctuations of energy.
After testing the defenses with several dozen globes of Yin Fire, the Rakshasa Sect still failed to breach the Grand Array.
At that moment, one of the orbs of light suddenly unleashed a wheel-shaped Magical Artifact.
The Magical Artifact transformed into a strange light and flew beneath the malevolent clouds. It spun with lightning speed, shooting out hundreds of beams of purple-black energy from its sides that violently struck the Mountain Protection Array.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
A world-shaking roar instantly erupted across the sky.
Countless ripples spread across the Grand Array’s dome-like light barrier, which flickered erratically. The purple-black energy beams nearly pierced right through it!
Seeing this, Cai Li and Xun Yuanchu had already summoned their Mechanical Battle Armor. Encased in the Bronze Battle Armor, their Magical Power surged. They then stepped into the Mountain Protection Array, and by merging their auras with it, they stabilized the formation.
Sun Fuguo stood beneath the Star Moon Treasure Umbrella and poured a surge of immense Magical Power into it. The starlight from the Treasure Umbrella instantly intensified, and it seemed to be on the verge of fusing with the Mountain Protection Array.
A savage laugh echoed from the sky, followed by a heaven-shattering saber aura that cleaved down, viciously striking the Grand Array.
The Star Moon Treasure Umbrella trembled violently. Sun Fuguo frowned, let out an angry shout, and furiously channeled his Magical Power.
At the same time, the saber light fanned out like a peacock’s tail, transforming into over a hundred cold, deadly saber auras. They flowed like water, instantly blanketing the peak of Taiyue Mountain. The tide of energy relentlessly washed over the Starlight Array, causing the Star Moon Treasure Umbrella to shake violently.
The Rakshasa Sect had actually brought two Fourth-rank Magical Artifacts. Attacking with both simultaneously put immense pressure on Sun Fuguo.
Just then, a furious roar came from behind Taiyue Mountain.
A Giant Ape—with a large, long head, a protruding nasal bone, and a ghastly blue-white face—shot into the sky. Wielding a long, jet-black club, it suddenly struck out at the heavens.
A sky full of club shadows collided with the saber light, creating a world-shaking explosion!
The Mountain Demon’s face was filled with savagery. Its jet-black club shattered inch by inch as it clashed with the saber light. Monstrous shockwaves spread out in rings across the sky, and a fierce gale swept across a hundred-li radius.
Even the void rippled with waves visible to the naked eye, spreading out in all directions.
A brilliant golden light erupted around the Mountain Demon. Its body swelled, growing to a height of a thousand feet. With a grasp of its massive hand, black light gathered and instantly formed another huge, jet-black club, which it used to once again block the incoming saber auras.
Fang Cheng looked up at the sky, his eyes flashing with a brilliant light. Suddenly, countless Bronze Small Swords appeared around him, and in an instant, the Mechanical Battle Armor covered his entire body.
The next moment, his body flickered. He transformed into an incomparably sharp Sword Aura and shot out of the Mountain Protection Array.
The sky full of green flames, purple-black energy, saber auras, and club shadows seemed to freeze in place. All that remained was this single Sword Aura, which split the heavens in two.
From one of the seven orbs of light besieging Taiyue Mountain, a pained grunt was suddenly heard. Immediately after, the orb was sliced cleanly in two, and the Life Soul aura within it was brutally extinguished!
The sword light solidified, appearing high in the sky. From its commanding position, its Sword Intent bore down on the six remaining members of the Rakshasa Sect.
An angry roar came from one of the orbs. A massive, ferocious Blood Dragon lunged out, shooting straight up into the sky and opening its mouth to devour Fang Cheng.
Fang Cheng’s expression remained calm as he struck out with his palm.
Endless Demonic Light surged from the void. A giant, thousand-foot hand tore through space and, accompanied by the boundless Demonic Light, gently swatted down from afar.
The ferocious and savage Blood Dragon was instantly shattered to pieces.
Netherworld Hand Seal!
The true first Divine Technique of the Ten Directions Netherworld Refining Hell Profound Skill.
After the Blood Dragon dissipated, the giant hand struck down again.
A figure leaped from that orb of light. He held an Array Flag in his left hand and a giant axe in his right, which he swung toward the sky.
The giant axe generated a vortex-like suction, instantly devouring all the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within a thousand-zhang radius. It then transformed into a colossal axe shadow that seemed capable of splitting the heavens.
But when the Netherworld Hand Seal descended, the axe shadow was also shattered to pieces, exploding in mid-air.
Then, the Palm Seal’s remaining power, undiminished, fell upon the figure.
The palm strike was simple, yet the Rakshasa Sect Elder facing the Palm Seal was overcome with a sense of inescapable despair. He could only channel his Magical Power and once again summon a Blood Dragon to meet Fang Cheng’s Netherworld Hand Seal.
BOOM!
The Palm Seal was like a landslide. It instantly shattered the Rakshasa Sect Elder’s Blood Dragon and his Protective Spiritual Light.
The Rakshasa Sect Elder coughed up a mouthful of blood and was sent tumbling through the air before crashing to the ground.
Fang Cheng’s figure flickered. Wreathed in black and white energy, he instantly moved sideways with the ease of a leisurely stroll, catching up to his grounded opponent before the other Rakshasa Sect Elders could intervene.
With a silent flash of golden light, the Immortal Binding Rope, faster than a clap of thunder, bound his opponent tightly.
Then, with a flash of sword light, he beheaded the Rakshasa Sect Elder.
And all of this happened in just a few short moments.
Before the attacks of the other Rakshasa Sect Elders could reach him, Fang Cheng, wrapped in the black and white energy, had already gracefully ascended into the air and reappeared a thousand zhang away.
Of the seven Life Soul cultivators from the Rakshasa Sect, two had fallen in less than the time it takes to burn an incense stick. The scene was utterly brutal.
The malevolent clouds shrouding Taiyue Mountain seemed to have dissipated significantly, their power no longer as immense as before. The pressure on Sun Fuguo and the others immediately lessened.
The five remaining Rakshasa Sect Elders were filled with horror. They focused their senses and raised their guard, no longer daring to leave the Grand Array to attack Fang Cheng so recklessly.
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