A Night of Desperation

Chapter 392: Battlefield 4

Watching the South Heavenly Gate being blasted apart by a subsequent Heavenly Venerate phantom,

Yu Hong felt a profound sense of relief that he had not experienced since leaving the safe house.

"Just from the situation just now, could I have resolved it?" he wondered to himself.

To this, he had no answer, because his strongest state was to recall all the Spirit Light and transform into the ultimate Thunderbolt Transformation.

But he had never used that form before and didn’t know how strong it would be.

After all, the cost was too great.

Continuing forward, he suppressed his speculations and sped up.

Although Quan He had the upper hand now, the endurance of a Magician could not compare to his. Essentially, his Tai Ling Skill was backed by an endless supply of Light Disaster, so what he feared least was a war of attrition.

Thus, he worried that although Quan He was fine now, issues might still arise if the battle dragged on.

Moreover, what puzzled him more was that the Sealing and Sacrifice Platform near Tongning City was where the Heavenly Master and Long Qingzi had their decisive battle.

Yet, as the Spirit Disaster grew more and more exaggerated, the Heavenly Master had not appeared to suppress it.

Could it be that both Heavenly Masters couldn’t defeat a single Long Qingzi?

He felt this possibility was too low.

"So, something must have gone wrong over there!"

Zzzt!

Suddenly, Yu Hong’s eyes sharpened, and he stopped in his tracks, looking directly at a black bird perched on a tree branch ahead.

"What is this thing? A strange bird with human-like Dao Breath and spiritual power?" he guessed it might be a new species resulting from the Spirit Disaster.

But the bird’s aura was not weak, surpassing ordinary Three-eyed Dragon Men by a lot.

This made him think that perhaps he could capture it and turn it into a summoning creature like Agrius in Heavenly River.

"What’s with that look? Kid?" the black bird suddenly spoke human language, its voice sharp and strange.

"Can you actually talk?" Yu Hong’s eyes brightened.

"You really think I’m a bird?" the black bird laughed weirdly. "Seeing your strong aura, are you planning to go to Tongning City to seek death? To play the savior?"

"What I do is none of your business, what are you exactly?" Yu Hong retorted.

"I am Long Qingzi, ah, now probably only one-third of Long Qingzi, the other two parts are gone," the black bird said nonchalantly.

"You’re Long Qingzi, and I’m the current Heavenly Master then. Kid, you sure talk big," Yu Hong laughed.

"You don’t believe me?" the black bird asked back.

"Convince me with one move."

Yu Hong flashed, leaving an afterimage as he appeared beside the black bird, reaching out with one hand.

Bang!!

That grab missed completely, grabbing nothing but air.

But as his right hand missed, Yu Hong spat out.

A beam of purple light burst out, hitting the black bird on the ground not far away.

Pfft!

The black bird shrieked miserably, its black feathers scattered as it was blown rolling into a pit, motionless.

"Is that one move? You cheater!" Long Qingzi roared furiously.

"Anything I say, you would just believe? Aren’t you a bit too gullible?" Yu Hong laughed.

He was surprised to find that despite this black bird being hit by his Breath containing Inner Strength, it seemed mostly fine, only appearing disheveled without any actual injuries.

"Pity your magic is still too weak, that bit of power can’t hurt me," the black bird got up and said.

"I was just worried about killing you, losing a pet," Yu Hong said.

"Hehe, you young one, more interesting than the old Taoist Sect. Didn’t expect Taoist Sect to have such a genius like you," the black bird laughed.

"Still pretending to be Long Qing now?" Yu Hong also laughed.

"No time to waste with you anymore."

Swoosh!

His body shone with purple light, and he shot forth, his hand igniting a purple Inner Strength flame, instantly grasping the black bird.

With a series of popping sounds, it seemed like many techniques were being destroyed by the purple flame on the black bird’s body.

The black bird screamed again, trying to break free and escape, but Yu Hong shoved it towards the Heavenly River in front of him.

Dang.

The Heavenly River didn’t take it in, instead, the black bird smashed into his own breastbone, almost breaking its neck.

"I told you I’m Long Qingzi! The Seven Evils Alliance high-ranking members are nearby, you dare to move against me, do you want to die!?" the black bird screamed angrily.

"You’re this weak and yet dare to pretend to be the Seven Evils Alliance Leader??" Yu Hong picked up the black bird, shaking it a bit, somewhat speechless.

"I’m weak because this body can’t perform Sealing, and also, I’ve been fighting Zuo Yunfeng, that old guy, for a long time, I’m too exhausted! Just help me get some recovery Elixirs, and I can return to my peak, by then, I’ll surely return you thousands of resources," the black bird struggled to say.

"Hehe. I might as well say I’m Yuanshi Tianzun, just temporarily heavily injured by my enemies, descended in destitution, starving, just transfer me one hundred to my bank account and wait until I reach my peak, I’ll definitely return thousands fold," Yu Hong joked.

"What Yuanshi Tianzun, what are you talking about?" The Black Bird obviously didn’t understand.

The other party didn’t understand the internet memes from Earth, it was like talking to a duck if you’re a chicken. Yu Hong suddenly felt bored, grabbed the Black Bird, and continued on his way towards Tongning City.

"Wait! Don’t go there, at your level, you’ll surely die if you go!" the Black Bird shrieked.

Yu Hong turned a deaf ear and continued on his way.

"Wait! Right, you are from the Taoist Sect, do you want to know the biggest secret within your sect!? Do you not feel that something is amiss, even though two Heavenly Masters joined hands to deal with me, there is still no news for so long?" the Black Bird hurriedly said. "Just stop and don’t take me to my death, and I’ll tell you the truth!"

Yu Hong remained unmoved, continuing forward.

"You can start talking, I’ll decide whether to go or not after listening."

"Alright, listen carefully, do you know that the so-called First Mage, the Heavenly Master Zuo Yunfeng, is actually the mastermind behind opening the Gate of Spirit Disaster Black Disaster!"

The first sentence from the Black Bird made Yu Hong’s expression tense up, and he slowed down.

Seeing it take effect, the Black Bird quickly continued, "Not only are the Gates of Despair and the Gate of Ten Thousand Spirits being manipulated by him to open, but even the Taoist Sect experts sent to suppress them are often led into traps due to leaked information by him, mostly returning without success and even being framed and killed."

"Furthermore, the reason why Zihe Palace was destroyed was because he suppressed the distress message himself and deliberately delayed the support troops, which ultimately led to Zihe Palace’s unaided demise," the Black Bird continued.

"If what you say is true, and there’s something wrong with Heavenly Master Zuo Yunfeng, then wouldn’t Xu Chong, the other Heavenly Master, be in great danger?" Yu Hong, feeling that the story was credible, quickly asked further.

"Xu Chong is already dead," the Black Bird laughed, "He was backstabbed by Zuo Yunfeng, seriously injured, and then used a Secret Technique forcefully, overdrawn his body, and now his corpse is probably all stiff."

"You just said that Zihe Palace was destroyed because Zuo Yunfeng deliberately suppressed the support messages?" Yu Hong asked.

"Indeed, not only that, but the Heavenly Master also took the Chi Xiao Sword, the Emperor’s Weapon from Ku Chan for himself. He probably ambushed Ku Chan along the way. Zihe Palace was nearly destroyed by his hands alone."

The Black Bird spoke logically and clearly, making Yu Hong somewhat believe that he might indeed know some insider information.

"I can’t understand why Zuo Yunfeng would deliberately open the gate and destroy the entire world," Yu Hong frowned.

"It’s simple." The Black Bird smiled brilliantly, "Because he is about to die."

"Don’t be deceived by his usual virtuous appearance, the demeanor of a high person of the Taoist Sect, in reality, he is just a coward."

"Afraid of death?" Yu Hong wanted to ask further, but suddenly sensed a strong Spiritual Fluctuation from a certain direction on the left.

This fluctuation caught his attention due to its intensity.

It was even much stronger than the group of Sect Leaders’ experts just now, multiple times stronger.

"Such an expert, not going out to fight against the disaster, but instead internal fighting here, what a waste!" A trace of dissatisfaction flashed through Yu Hong’s eyes, and he immediately turned and rushed toward that direction.

Currently, any Magician reinforcements are extremely precious, he was willing to provide a way out for both Xuan Jingzi and the Silent Taoist for the sake of manpower, let alone encountering such a strong Magician now?

Instantly, he decided to catch the person along the way and go to support Quan He.

At least from what it looks like, Quan He’s situation is not too bad at the moment.

"Hahaha!! This direction, it’s that old fellow Zuo Yunfeng!" At this moment, the Black Bird suddenly burst into laughter.

"Let’s see who he has encountered? This Dao Breath.... Eh?? Isn’t this Ku Chan?!"

Ku Chan?

Yu Hong was stunned, half-believing, and hastened his pace toward that direction.

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In the dark forest.

Two huge orbs of light overlapped partially, floating in mid-air, as if it was a model clipping through another in a video game.

Each contains a bit of the other.

The orbs were both black, but one was purely pitch-black, while the other had a hint of dark red.

Below, two figures confronted each other standing.

One held the Chi Xiao Sword, and the other arm embraced a headless female corpse, with blood-red tear stains at the corners of their eyes, extending down to the chin.

It was Ku Chan, who had come back from near death in despair and had broken through his limits.

The other person, with white hair and sharp eyes, clutched a burnt horsetail whisk, his expression solemn as he stared at Ku Chan across from him.

It was the Heavenly Master Zuo Yunfeng, who had escaped from the pursuit of the Black Giant.

"Are you Ku Chan? How did you end up like this? Also, don’t you recognize me anymore? I am your Mentor Zuo, I even carried you when you were a child," Zuo Yunfeng said with tightly furrowed brows, his tone familiar.

"Why was there no support?" Ku Chan asked calmly, "Why did you want to kill me and my sister..."

"The support arrived too late..." Zuo Yunfeng sighed, looking up at the two opposing Spiritual Domains in midair.

He never expected Ku Chan to have survived, let alone advanced further.

He also never expected this man to have tracked him down and intercepted him at this time, unleashing his Spiritual Domain immediately and forcing him to also release his Spiritual Domain in defense.

Otherwise, once trapped in it and delayed, the disappearance of the Night Pool would mean the vanishing of his last bit of hope.

While releasing the Spiritual Domain is a massive drain for any Magician.

Now, he just wanted to reach the Night Pool. Since he couldn’t achieve immortality, he hoped to use one wish-granting ability of the Night Pool to extend his life and increase his strength.

Once he gets past this period, with his power and realm, he would surely find new opportunities!

With this thought, a look of genuine confusion showed on his face.