Le Tian sighed helplessly and said, “I was initially of the same opinion. However, after witnessing junior brother Zhou Yuan’s methods, I am glad that I brought along such a huge crew. If not, I may not have even found you today.”
If he was alone, there was no way he would be able to scour every inch of the valley, and force Zhou Yuan out.
With the advanced Ethereal Form, even if Zhou Yuan could not defeat Le Tian, the former would still easily be able to escape from the latter's hands.
Le Tian gazed at Zhou Yuan and chuckled. “Thankfully, lady luck chose to side with me in the end. After creating so many waves in the Cangxuan Sect, I believe that you must have had your fill. Therefore, it will be best for you to lay low from now onwards.”
“As such…”
“Junior brother Zhou Yuan, on account of the fact that you forced me to rack my brains to force you out, how about you voluntarily quit this purple sash selection and save us the trouble. It will save you a little pain as well.”
He looked at Zhou Yuan with a superficial smile.
“What if I don’t want to?” Zhou Yuan answered with a smile.
Le Tian shrugged. He did not say anything else, and instead waved his hand. The surrounding Sword Cometh Peak disciples immediately locked onto Zhou Yuan, as their formidable sword-like Genesis Qi began to surge.
Zhou Yuan did not pay attention to these Sword Cometh Peak disciples. Instead, he lifted his head and looked at Le Tian, as a mysterious smile flowed out from the corners of his mouth.
“Senior brother Le Tian seems to be under the impression that I was only using the advanced Ethereal Form to hide from all of you?”
Le Tian’s eyes narrowed slightly. “What else could it be? The Ethereal Form is indeed a wonderful technique. However, it is quite useless in a situation like this.”
Zhou Yuan grinned, his smile tinged with a hint of mockery.
“Senior brother Le Tian, you were mistaken about something from the beginning…”
“I was not running from the start. My goal… was to bring your Sword Cometh Peak disciples to a beautiful treasured land for a big surprise.”
“And that treasured land is right here…”
Le Tian’s eyes widened slightly, as he stared deeply at Zhou Yuan. However, he did not panic because of the latter’s words, but instead calmly waved his hand.
“Send him out.”
“Junior brother Zhou Yuan, if this is your final attempt to resist, it is a truly childish one.”
It was obvious that he did not believe what Zhou Yun had said. From what he could see, Zhou Yuan was merely bluffing in hopes of causing them to make a mistake so that the latter may find an opening to run away.
Therefore, he gave the order for them to attack without any hesitation at all.
Swoosh!
The Sword Cometh Peak dashed forward the moment they heard his order. Genesis Qi pulsed from their swords as they thrust towards Zhou Yuan.
Zhou Yuan watched the formidable attacks approach as his gaze lowered slightly. Following which, a ripple suddenly erupted from the Spirit between his brows.
Buzz! Buzz!
The Spirit ripple swept outwards. In that very moment, several light beams began shooting out from the valley, interweaving together. In the blink of an eye, they transformed into a boundary that completely enveloped the entire valley.
This sudden turn of events caused the numerous disciples outside the valley to be completely shocked...
“You guys have been chasing after me for so long. It’s now time for me to return the favor…”
“I hope all of you will like this present that I have so painstakingly prepared for all of you.”
The corners of Zhou Yuan’s mouth raised slightly as his hands joined together.
“Heavenly Lightning and Mystical Fire Boundary!”
“Go!”
Chapter 372 Heavenly Lightning and Mystical Fire Cover the Valley
Rumble!
When the boundary wrapped around the entire valley, everyone saw red clouds appear in the sky above, as scorching Genesis Qi waves rapidly converged.
Under the searing heat, the creek flowing in the valley instantly evaporated.
This sudden turn of events shocked everyone present.
All of the disciples were stupefied as they blankly stared at the boundary that had risen from the valley, and the red thunder clouds in the sky above. The violent undulations radiating from the clouds were so powerful that even a sixth layer Alpha-Origin expert would feel extremely threatened.
“A boundary?”
Su Wan’s pretty face was filled with astonishment as she gazed upon this scene.
“This is the Heavenly Lightning and Mystical Fire Boundary.” A soft voice sounded behind Su Wan. She turned her head to look, only to discover that it was Xia Yu from Spirit Rune Peak, who appeared to have only just arrived. As she looked at the boundary, a look of admiration appeared on her face.
“Senior brother Zhou Yuan is truly amazing. This boundary is considered a powerhouse among the grade 4 boundaries, but is extremely difficult to set it up. I never expected him to be capable of doing so.”
This boundary could only be found in their Spirit Rune Hall. This meant that Zhou Yuan had managed to learn it in a short period of time, demonstrating his astonishing talent in Genesis Runes.
“With this boundary in place, it doesn’t matter how many disciples Sword Cometh Peak sends, there is no longer anything they can do to senior brother Zhou Yuan.” Said Xia Yu.
Su Wan’s eyes widened, before she took in a deep breath. Zhou Yuan was indeed extremely surprising. To think that he would be able to carve out a path for himself even in such a dire situation.
If Zhou Yuan managed to escape from Sword Cometh Peak’s encirclement today, they would truly lose all face.
When she thought of this, even Su Wan felt a little joy at their misfortune.
...
While the disciples outside the valley were gasping in shock, the commotion outside the mountain range was even more unimaginable. Countless disciples burst out into gasps of astonishment, creating a tsunami of noise that flooded the area.
Just moments ago, everyone was under the impression that Zhou Yuan had been forced into a dead-end by Sword Cometh Peak. Besides voluntarily withdrawing from the purple sash selection to keep his dignity, there seemed to be no other route he could take. However, none of them had expected that he would suddenly blow away their trump card in the blink of an eye...
Unbeknownst to everyone, he had already set up an extremely formidable Genesis Rune Boundary in the valley!
Outside the mountain range, innumerable disciples fell into a frenzied state. Zhou Yuan’s sudden comeback made the blood of even onlookers like them begin to boil in excitement.
A gorgeous smile blossomed on Gu Hongyi’s beautiful face, as her tightly clenched hands slowly loosened. She knew that Zhou Yuan would not give up so easily.
If they want to force him to his knees, even the elite gold sash disciples from Sword Cometh Peak would have to pay a heavy price.
Beside Gu Hongyi, Qin Lan expression had turned rather stiff. He too never expected Zhou Yuan to have such a trump card hidden up his sleeve.
“Le Tian and his crew are trash. I can’t believe they allowed Zhou Yuan to set up a boundary right under their noses!” Qin Lan cursed inside. Even though a Genesis Rune Boundary was extremely powerful, it was quite difficult and time-consuming to set it up. And yet, Zhou Yuan had managed to deploy it right under Le Tian and his crew’s noses. One had no choice but to admit that Le Tian and gangwere truly a bunch of dumbassess.
They had now lost the initiative, allowing Zhou Yuan to gradually tip the odds in his favor.
...
“To think he still had such a trump card.” Li Qingchan slowly withdrew her gaze and turned towards Yaoyao, who had remained calm from start to end.
Yaoyao gently stroked Tuntun’s fur as she said, “It seems that you ar
e about to lose this bet.”
Li Qingchan sighed and said, “So he wasn’t using the advanced Ethereal Form to hide. Instead, his goal was to to conceal himself with Ethereal Form so that he could secretly set up the boundary. At the same time, he was also baiting Le Tian and the rest into the valley.”
“Now that all the prey have entered the net, it’s time for him to pull it up.”
Li Qingchan stared at the Sword Cometh Peak disciples in the mirror, before she said with some sympathy, “Those guys thought that they were the ones chasing Zhou Yuan, but they would never have imagined that he had been using himself as bait from the start…”
She stared at the young figure in the Genesis Qi mirror, as amazement flitted across her clear eyes.
Although the current Zhou Yuan was still nothing to fear, Li Qingchan had begun to admire his mental fortitude. It was no longer as strange as before for him to have such a close relation to Yaoyao, because he did have some ability.
...
Boom! Boom!
Red thunder clouds churned above the valley, as scorching ripples violently pulsed.
The Sword Cometh Peak disciples, who were about to attack Zhou Yuan, had stopped in a panic, a trace of fear in their faces as they gazed at the boundary before them.
They could detect an extremely dangerous scent from the boundary.
How could they have expected that what they originally believed would be a piece of cake would suddenly take such a turn.
As they looked towards Zhou Yuan, the contempt in their gazes turned to graveness.
Le Tian stared at this boundary as his face gently twitched. He gaze swept about the area, finding several glowing jade strips hidden between the cracks of the rocks around the valley.
It was these jade strips that formed the boundary.
However, he had not noticed them previously, and did not know when Zhou Yuan placed them down…
Le Tian stared intently at Zhou Yuan and said, “You weren’t using Ethereal Form to hide, but to secretly set up the boundary.”
Zhou Yuan smiled, but did not answer. It was already obvious after all.
Le Tian smiled bitterly. Previously, he had thought that Zhou Yuan was merely hiding from them. Who could have imagined that the latter never had any intention of hiding. Rather, he was completing a boundary right under their noses.
Behind Le Tian, there was a dazed look on Lu Xuanyin as she blankly stared at this scene. The joy in her eyes had already completely vanished, fear now in its place.
“Senior brother Le Tian…” She mumbled with a trembling voice.
Le Tian took in a deep breath, as he gradually regained his calm. “There is no need to panic, we will deal with him together. Though this boundary is extremely powerful, I don’t believe that it is capable of wiping out our entire party.”
“This is his final trump card. Once we cross it, I will make him pay a painful price!”
Thanks to Le Tian’s words, the panicking Sword Cometh Peak disciples finally regained their balance. They quickly huddled towards Le Tian, as streams of powerful Genesis Qi shot into the air, forming protective Genesis Qi layers above them.
Le Tian stared at Zhou Yuan like a hawk. Having the tables turned on him had obviously dealt a blow to his ego. However, he knew that there would be a chance to regain his pride as long as they managed to withstand the boundary’s assault.
Zhou Yuan stared at the Sword Cometh Peak disciples who have banded together, before he chuckled.
“Since you wanted to send me out, how about…”
“I give all of you a ride first.”
Boom!
The instant his voice sounded, the Genesis Qi accumulating in the rumbling thunderclouds above finally reached the limit. In the next instant, giant red thunderbolts pulsing with the scent of destruction rained down upon the land.
Chapter 373 Might of the Heavenly Lightning and Mystical Fire
Boom!
Red thunderclouds churned above the valley. In the next instant, red thunderbolts filled with the scent of destruction howled forth, raining down on the Sword Cometh Peak disciples below.
Moreover, fire seemed to burn around the thunderbolts.
In the face of the boundary’s power, even Le Tian’s expression had become solemn, his eyes filled with caution.
Several powerful and thick streams of Genesis Qi shot out from Le Tian, Lu Xuanyin and the rest, forming layers of protective Genesis Qi barriers. Evidently, they planned on working together in order to withstand the attacks from the boundary.
Boom! Boom!
The bombardment of burning thunderbolts began, blowing apart the Genesis Qi shields one layer after another like a hot knife through butter.
As each layer was shattered, Le Tian and his crew desperately squeezed out all their Genesis Qi to continuously repair the shields in order to maintain their defenses...
Boom! Boom!
As Le Tian and gang defended, thunderbolts continued to fall from the red thunderclouds above.
The entire valley was devastated by the resulting shockwaves. The ground was rapidly torn apart, as numerous boulders evaporated into dust.
Zhou Yuan sat on a boulder with a look of indifference on his face. His eyes were lightly shut, while the Spirit between his brows continuously flickered. Controlling a boundary of this level took an extremely heavy toll on his Spirit.
If his Spirit had not broken into the mid Corporeal stage, he would have likely exhausted his Spirit energy after a single round of attacks.
Outside the valley, countless gazes unblinkingly watched the astonishing clash.
As they watched, complicated feelings rose within their hearts. Who could have imagined that the top elite gold sash disciples of Sword Cometh Peak would wind up in such a sorry state: singlehandedly trapped by Zhou Yuan in this valley, and assaulted by a heavy barrage of attacks.
They turned to look at that young figure atop the boulder,their eyes were filled with caution and respect.
Before today, many of them had regarded Zhou Yuan as a new disciple who had just entered the inner mountains. Even though he had some accomplishments under his belt, he was still lacking compared to the veteren disciples, and they did not consider him as a serious threat. In fact, even after his performance at Spirit Rune Peak, many people still attributed his success to Yaoyao, which inevitability downplayed his accomplishments.
However, Zhou Yuan was currently facing the most outstanding gold sash disciples of Sword Cometh Peak all by himself, a feat that finally made everyone feel slightly in awe of him.
This new inner mountain disciple had already became powerful that he now possessed the qualifications to challenge and even surpass the senior disciples...
Boom! Boom!
The red thunderclouds churned violently as they absorbed Genesis Qi from their surroundings, transforming it into an endless shower of red lightning.
Inside the valley, Le Tian and gang bitterly hung on inside the layers of Genesis Qi shields.
However, it was clear that the scales were slowly by surely tipping against them.
“Since the boundary is able to absorb the surrounding Genesis Qi, the ones who run out of stamina first will be us!” Said Le Tian in a heavy voice, the smile on his face had vanished long ago.
The other disciples asked in a panic, “What should we do?”
Le Tian stared at the red thunderclouds in the sky as he said, “It is meaningless for us to focus on defense. We must go on the offense instead. Only be destroying the thunderclouds will the boundary naturally crumble!”
“We must prepare our strongest attack and destroy the thunderclouds!”
“But once we disperse our defenses, how will we protect ourselves against the red thunderbolts?”
Beside him, Lu Xuanyin gritted her teeth as she retrieved a longan-sized white glowing jade ball. The glowing ball was covered in ancient runes, and looked as if an entire sea had been poured into it.
“Senior brother Le Tian,
this Divine Sea Pearl of mine specializes in defense, and should be able to buy us some time.”
Le Tian’s eyes lit up when he saw this. The Divine Sea Pearl was a defensive Genesis treasure, and could be found in the Glittering Jewels Pavillion. However, it was not cheap, and cost at least three thousand pieces of Genesis jade. Nonetheless, most purple sash disciples will try their best to purchase one before going out on missions. He never expected Lu Xuanyin to possess one as well.
“Then we’ll have to trouble junior sister.”
Lu Xuanyin shook her head, as she stared at Zhou Yuan and said, “It’s no trouble at all. I do not want to become his stepping stone and help grow his fame.”
Initially, she thought that she could finally teach Zhou Yuan a lesson, and relieve the pent up resentment in her heart. However, the situation was now completely out of her expectations. In fact, a single slip was all it would take for them to end up boosting Zhou Yuan’s fame via their Sword Cometh Peak’s reputation.
This would be extremely humiliating for Sword Cometh Peak.
If that were to happen, none of them would be able to escape punishment.
Dread rose within Lu Xuanyin’s heart the moment she recalled their peak master’s character. She knew that the stakes were already too high, and there was no way they could allow themselves to be defeated by Zhou Yuan...
With these thoughts in mind, Lu Xuanyin gently flicked her wrist. The Divine Sea Pearl promptly transformed into a glowing dot as it rose into the sky. In an instant, a screen of ocean-like water spread, wrapping around them like a capsule.
Glowing runes appeared on the water, pulsing with powerful Genesis Qi.
Boom! Boom!
Thunderbolts bombarded the water shield, stirring violent ripples on it. However, the attacks were ultimately neutralized by the water shield.
As more and more thunderbolts rained down, the water shield began to grow thinner and thinner.
Lu Xuanyin urgently said, “Senior brother Le Tian, I am afraid that the Divine Sea Pearl won’t last much longer.”
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