A Night of Desperation

Chapter 391: battlefield three

Click.

The heavens and earth suddenly made a light sound again.

The sound was crisp and pleasant, as if accompanied by a musical instrument.

The South Heavenly Gate finally, for the last time, completely opened.

The massive gate, forced outward by two forces, one pushing and the other pulling, opened wider and wider.

At the same time, more and more white Immortal Lights flew out from the gate, continuously transforming the Three-eyed Dragon-men below into new Cai Jing Taoists.

Snap.

Suddenly, a huge brass-colored arm stretched out from the South Heavenly Gate.

The arm alone, in width, filled the entire entrance of the South Heavenly Gate.

It reached out of the gate, gripping the dark clouds on the side, trying to leverage them to push the rest of its body out.

The ancient copper patterns and faint green rust marks on the arm showed the long passage of time it had endured.

Roar!!

A huge roaring bellow erupted from within the gate, shaking the outside air and making the dark clouds tremble slightly.

The sound waves, like shockwaves, hit the ground layer by layer, causing the glass in the high buildings of the city below to shatter and fall, with fierce winds and the earth trembling.

Swoosh!

Quan He Monarch, Jin Guang Taoist, Yaochen Taoist, and Lian Yunzi, four people appeared out of thin air on the rooftop of a ten-story building in the city district.

They looked up towards the sky. The Cai Jing Taoists were still endlessly devouring the living beings’ spiritual power within the city below.

"What a massive scene, I’ve only read about such events in ancient Classical Books. It seems it’s trying to open the South Heavenly Gate to bring down even more troublesome and powerful Immortal Gods…"

Quan He’s expression became slightly serious.

"Teacher, we’ve also read Ancient Books, but we haven’t seen this… The scene makes me feel a bit panicked."

Yaochen Taoist couldn’t help but speak up. Next to his teacher, he no longer seemed like an old man in his forties, but rather the young Taoist pupil with adoring eyes from long ago.

"The Classical Books I read were lost during that upheaval by the time it got to you all. Magicians from other countries entered our nation and stole secret strategies, destroying many Ancient Books. If it were not for that, the dispute would not have escalated to a life-and-death struggle."

Quan He started to rapidly form Seal gestures with both hands while she explained.

"That’s true..." Jin Guang Taoist nodded, "We were still waiting for your next lecture back then, but the next day we heard you had been severely injured and unconscious, while the foreign Magicians’ association suffered heavy losses, almost annihilated. Who would have thought there was such a hidden story."

"You truly are the supreme role model for us Magicians!" Lian Yunzi said without hesitation, slapping his hand.

"It’s not as noble as you say…" Quan He’s face showed a bit of modesty, "At that time, I and their chairman both had our eyes on a classical secret book at an auction, leading to a dispute. Later, when I didn’t carry enough money and couldn’t outbid them, I thought about borrowing it to have a look since we’re all Magicians, a global family really, and looking wouldn’t cause any harm, might even foster friendship? But that chairman claimed to be Thunder Emperor, with a terribly fiery temper, hard to talk to. Not only did he refuse to lend me the book, but he also struck me. As the world’s number one expert, if I didn’t retaliate when attacked, where would I put my face? So, I fought back, but he called for more and more people. Eventually, it escalated into a large-scale war…"

Quan He completed her Seal gestures, and millions of Dao Breaths surged up, wildly rushing into a golden crane-shaped Jade Pendant at her chest, which was her Inheritance Dao Artifact.

"Enough about that, I need to handle this situation now."

She looked up at the increasingly dire situation in the sky.

"After all, if we delay any further, the problem might really become too troublesome."

"Teacher...the current situation... Disciple feels, it’s already very troublesome…" Jin Guang Taoist clasped his hands nervously, trying to calm himself. Given the Magician system’s emphasis on spiritual Dao Breath, he couldn’t even perform at half his strength if he was not calm.

"Actually, despite the massive scene…" Quan He’s hands swiftly contracted her Sealing gestures into a Termination Seal, hanging in front of her chest. "Resolving it only takes a moment."

"Spiritual Technique: Sky-reaching Earth-sealing!"

Instantly, her hands formed layers of afterimages, blossoming like a flower, she pushed towards the sky.

Moo!!

A loud sound, like a cow’s roar, spread from above her head.

Boom!!!

A loud crash.

A terrifying white light suddenly lit up around Quan He’s body.

The white light, like the sun, even suppressed the light from the Cai Jing Taoists in the sky.

The light soared into the sky, transforming into a column of light, shooting straight into the dark cloud vortex, striking right at the center of South Heavenly Gate.

Thump!!!

"Give it to me, close the gate!!"

Quan He shouted angrily, her voice amplified like a thunderous roar.

Boom!

The South Heavenly Gate was firmly held by a tremendous force, then froze for a moment.

Followed by a loud noise, it instantly closed.

The copper-colored arm, losing its support, was forcibly severed, struggling as it faded into grey mist, disappearing into the sky.

Below, Jin Guang Taoist and the others looked up at this spectacle, despite the bright light stinging their eyes, the shock and awe in their hearts made them reluctant to close their eyes to avoid the light.

"Teacher, you’re still so fierce…" Yaochen Taoist murmured.

"You truly were the strongest last century; this is beyond my comprehension... Teacher, you’re no longer human..." Jin Guang Taoist couldn’t help but say.

Snap.

As soon as he finished speaking, a slap mark appeared on Jin Guang Taoist’s forehead.

He shivered, seeing Quan He looking vaguely towards him from within the white light column, hurriedly bowed his head in fear.

"Teacher is the first throughout the ages! No one before and none to come! Suppressing the current era, unrivaled!!" Lian Yunzi learnt his lesson and just kept praising.

"Even the divine beings of Heaven are no match for a single finger of our teacher! As it is said, exhale can break the Black Disaster, a single hand can suppress the Heavenly Gate, being able to listen to the Dao under our teacher is simply the merit of ten lifetimes of cultivation!! Long live the teacher!!"

In terms of thick-skinned, Lian Yunzi could be the first among the three.

However, it seems that the gentle Quan He Monarch fell for this. Immediately standing in the beam of white light, she nodded in satisfaction, showing a face indicating that she could teach.

The white light quickly dispersed.

She grabbed her golden Jade Pendant with one hand, pulled it off, and threw it forward.

Following that, the golden Jade Pendant floated up,

With a whoosh, it shot out a golden light in mid-air.

The golden light cut a golden crack like a blade from top to bottom in the air.

Crack.

The crack opened, revealing brilliant golden ripples inside, constantly surging and pulsing.

"Four Extremes Sky Phenomenon, Unlawful Heavenly Venerate. Merging the heart with the Dao, Nine Palace Soul Devouring!!"

Quan He rapidly recited the True Words, her face also becoming tinged with gold.

Just then.

A golden light column suddenly burst out from the golden crack.

The golden column soared into the sky, growing bigger and brighter in midair.

In just a few seconds, it emitted a blinding light like the sun.

Two seconds later, the column dispersed, revealing a gigantic ferocious Taoist inside.

The Taoist, a hundred meters tall, wielding a steel whip, dressed in a golden Daoist robe with purple-red patterns, rushed towards the shut doors of South Heavenly Gate.

In that moment, the world became suddenly still.

Then there was a massive explosion, a mingling of gold and black in the sky.

Black clouds mixed with golden beams spread out in concentric circles, forming massive rings.

Seconds later, the explosion dissipates, everything calms, and the giant South Heavenly Gate no longer appeared, the black cloud vortex also blasted away and vanished.

"Alright, the gate is blown up, next up, this guy." Quan He shifted her gaze, landing on the Cai Jing Taoist in mid-air.

"Don’t just look at him continuously devouring beings, as those devoured beings haven’t perished, just kill this guy, and they can naturally return to their bodies. Afterwards, at most they might be sick for a few days, then recover."

"I always said the teacher is beautiful and kind-hearted, how could she possibly ignore millions of people, so that’s the reason." Yaochen Taoist hurriedly praised first.

"Exactly right, that’s our teacher, every action and movement has its deep meaning. If we find any issue in teacher’s words and deeds, it must be our own lack of virtue and insufficient realm, unable to see the true Dao." Golden Light Taoist didn’t want to be outdone.

Lian Yunzi this time found himself out of praises to give, suddenly feeling a bit dumbfounded.

But at this moment, Quan He no longer paid attention to the three, stomping her foot, she lightly floated up, flying toward Cai Jing Taoist.

"This guy is already at the second phase, it’s a bit troublesome, I’ll deal with it and we can talk later."

She left behind these words, leaping higher and faster, soon stirring the air around her, bringing up vapors, transforming into a huge white crane, crying out sharply, diving towards the Colorful Mirror and the army of Golden Armor Dragon-men.

At this moment, Cai Jing Taoist had already digested the recent boost from the Immortal Light, the halo behind him completely turning into a divine form of external gold and internal white.

Opening the South Heavenly Gate for him seemed to be only a task, in comparison, elevating and strengthening himself was a more important goal.

This also resulted in no reaction from him when Quan He shut the gate just now, as he was taking the opportunity to digest the Immortal Light.

Seeing the giant white crane Quan He had transformed into approaching, Cai Jing Taoist pinched a Seal, a black chain shooting from the halo around his head, flying towards the white crane.

The chain split in half mid-flight, quickly turning into thousands of black chains, coming overwhelmingly towards the white crane.

"Spiritual Technique: Mirror Heart." Quan He pinched a seal with one hand, uttering the True Words.

Eyes closed.

Sss!

A ring of white light rapidly expanded from her body, heading towards all the chains.

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Bang!

Yu Hong exploded the two three-eyed Dragon-men blocking his path, disintegrating into mist and scattering away.

His entire body glowed with a purplish-red fluorescence, swiftly flying through the woods.

Everywhere were roving Golden Armor Dragon-men, Silver Armor Snake-people. Occasionally there were a few three-eyed Dragon-men patrolling.

Golden light and silver light flickered in the mist, making this place feel less like the human world, more like a strange world dominated by demons.

Suddenly he seemed to sense something, looking up.

"Give me, close the gate!!"

Quan He’s furious shout faintly drifted from afar.

Immediately after, he saw the South Heavenly Gate being hit by a massive force, slamming shut instantly.

"It’s Senior Quan He! She’s finally here!" Yu Hong felt relieved.

"Truly deserving of being the once number one in the world, so powerful!"