Night of Despair

Chapter 395 - 395 Battlefield 393 Five

?Chapter 395: Battlefield 393 Five Chapter 395: Battlefield 393 Five “As for killing you and your senior sister? What are you talking about, who has laid hands on you? With your current strength, who could face you and your senior sister together?” Zuo Yunfeng frowned. “Since you are being hunted, why did you not come to Taoist Sect, Zihe Palace is indeed gone, but your Uncle Zuo is still here, I will have your back no matter what!”

“I smell it, the scent of Chi Xiao is on you…” Ku Chan’s sword blade slanted toward the ground.

“You….!” Zuo Yunfeng wanted to say something else.

Suddenly, a dark red flame burst open in front of his eyes.

His entire view was engulfed by the majestic and exaggerated flames at this moment.

“Spiritual Technique: Serving God Heaven.”

Ku Chan swiftly drew a complex pattern with his long sword, activating the three Passive Techniques laid out on his body.

The initially ordinary Passive Techniques were forcibly elevated to a new level by the Dao Breath of the Heavenly Master Realm, and they exploded together in unison.

The surging dark red flames simultaneously targeted both mind and reality, submerging everything within two hundred meters around him in an instant, forming a gigantic dark red flame circle.

Forests burned, the ground turned scorched, rocks semi-melted, with temperatures shooting up to thousands of degrees.

The virtual and real overlapping flames roared and flickered violently, mixed with black and red thick smoke that sparkled with embers, vaguely morphing into a hazy faced, muscular figure in spiked black armor above.

The figure had two swords on his back, a black sun radiating piercing golden light behind him, and three dark red flame patterns on his forehead, glowing red in the black smoke.

Despite the black sun behind him, eye-piercing golden light surrounded it.

Such a contradictory scene made Zuo Yunfeng’s heart race.

‘Is that… the Black Flame Great Sun Exorcising Heavenly Venerate?!’
As one of the Taoist Sect’s venerated Heavenly Masters, he was naturally very familiar with it.

And when a spiritual Technique manifests the apparition of a Heavenly Venerate, it indicates that its strength has surpassed the level of the Spiritual Domain, reaching a new transformative point.

At this point, he had no time to dodge; the hundred-meter range around him was almost instantly ignited, and he could only stand his ground and release his own Technique to defend.

Because it involved both virtual and real elements, he had to resist both the mental spiritual technique and the real-world invasion of thousands of degrees of high temperature.

If he were in his prime, he would naturally not fear such a powerful Technique, but he was now severely injured, having fought continuously, with great exhaustion.

Having lost most of his strength, he was powerless against such a top-tier Heavenly Master level technique, and he could only endure painfully, hoping that Ku Chan would not be able to maintain it and would dissipate on his own.

After all, the consumption of such a level of Technique was also terrifyingly huge.

The endless dark red flames washed over his black protective shield like waves.

The color of the black shield was constantly being washed away, becoming faint and semi-transparent.

“Junior Ku Chan! I sincerely do not understand why you have become like this! If you have any grievances, we can stop and talk it over to resolve them, rather than starting a life-and-death struggle upon meeting!”

Zuo Yunfeng transmitted his voice loudly.

“…..” Ku Chan remained silent, as the Chi Xiao Sword in his hand gave off a light chiming sound, standing erect in front of him.

An ancient sun-pattern in golden color lit up on the sword blade.

“Nephew! Are you really certain all of this is my doing?! And not someone deliberately framing me?! Think carefully, if we end up both injured from this battle, who stands to gain the most! Your father Yu Qin and I have always been on good terms, there’s absolutely no reason for me to harm you like this!”

“Even many times, your father Yu Qin has been criticized by the top echelons of Taoist Sect for supporting me! Why would I have any reason to take action against Zihe Palace??” Zuo Yunfeng analyzed with a sincere expression.

“…Then why is there the scent of the Chi Xiao Sword on you?” Ku Chan said with a cold voice.

“…Stop for a moment, the contest of Spiritual Domains consumes a lot, now is not a good time to talk!” Zuo Yunfeng said earnestly. “Remember not to do anything that would cause joy to enemies and pain to loved ones. We are not each other’s enemies. I can even say that when I first received the news, I sent people to support you immediately, but what I got back was….”

He let out a long sigh.

“Afterward, I had people search everywhere for you, but to no avail. And now, I didn’t expect you to be alive! And even become stronger!”

He then showed a look of relief.

“If your father saw your achievements now, I don’t know how happy he would be! He always mentioned you in front of me, worried that you couldn’t break through the final step….”

These words caused Ku Chan to hesitate, and the glow on the Chi Xiao Sword in his hand slowly faded.

He looked at the half-sky Spiritual Domain,
“Let’s withdraw our Spiritual Domains together.” Zuo Yunfeng’s voice came through.

“Three.”

“Two.”

“One!”

Ku Chan formed a Seal with one hand.

The sphere of the Spiritual Domain dispersed.

But to his shock, Zuo Yunfeng’s Spiritual Domain didn’t disperse.

Not only that.

This Spiritual Domain was even expanding faster.

Hss!!

In an instant, the black Spiritual Domain sphere rapidly expanded, swallowing him up completely.

Hum!!

The interior of the Spiritual Domain sphere violently bulged out, as if something was furiously struggling within, like a bird trapped in a huge balloon.

Zuo Yunfeng breathed a sigh of relief below, his gaze complex as he looked at the Spiritual Domain sphere.

“Spiritual Technique: Reverse Flow Mirror!”

He formed seals with both hands, conjuring an intricate and exquisite oval bronze mirror.

The bronze mirror spun several times and then suddenly shot into the Spiritual Domain.

Boom!

A loud noise. The Spiritual Domain slowly descended and dispersed.

Revealing Ku Chan’s body half-kneeling on the ground.

His waist, back, arms, and even the side of his neck, all bore clear and deep gashes.

Spurt.

He lowered his head and vomited a large mouthful of blood.

“You…” Ku Chan looked at Zuo Yunfeng in disbelief, completely not expecting that his momentary soft-heartedness, not pursuing his advantage, would lead to such an outcome.

“Nephew Ku Chan… You’re too dangerous right now. As a precaution, I will temporarily seal off your cultivation, in case you suddenly lose control and lash out at others.” Zuo Yunfeng sighed. “I hope you can understand, after all, our Taoist Sect is too fragile now, we can’t endure any more losses.”

He slowly moved forward, walking up to Ku Chan.

“With such severe injuries, it was hard for you to travel this far. Your uncle has some urgent matters to attend to, so you just stay here for now. Once I’ve taken care of everything, I will come over and help you,” Zuo Yunfeng said earnestly.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, he struck out with his palm, hitting Ku Chan hard in the center of the forehead.

The immense Dao Breath converged into an ice-spike-like technique, surging into Ku Chan’s mind.

Bang!!

Waves of Passive Techniques exploded outward.

Ku Chan groaned in pain, tumbling backward several meters, unable to get up for the moment.

Blood trickled from his nostrils.

“Goodbye… nephew…” Zuo Yunfeng didn’t look at him again but turned his head to continue observing the Night Pool.

He did not choose to fight to the death with Ku Chan, considering his current state, being able to achieve such a result was already sufficient.

Ku Chan had now broken through to the Heavenly Master Level, and while merely inflicting heavy damage on him was not an issue, completely killing him would force a mental breakdown, and the threat of death could cause Ku Chan to further advance his power, unleashing a final burst.

At that moment, it might backfire.

So, he chose not to kill his opponent completely and turned to leave.

Turning around, accelerating, he dashed towards the direction of the Night Pool, quickly disappearing into the foggy forest.

He hadn’t run very far.

Suddenly, he came to a screeching halt next to a black, dead tree, looking ahead.

Spurt.

Ahead of him, a Three-eyed Dragon Man with a chest pierced from the back, his body burning with purple-red luminescence, slowly dissipated into fog.

Amidst the mist.

A two-meter-tall stalwart figure emerged from behind the Dragon-man.

“I wonder which fellow Taoist is battling here, I am Zheng Rou, the Temple Master of Qingchen Temple in Taizhou, and the Leader of the Spirit Light Alliance, specifically here to mediate. With the heavens undergoing disaster, we magicians should join forces to fight the enemy and strive together for the reconstruction of stability and peace. If there are private grievances, please address them later.”

“Zheng Rou?” Zuo Yunfeng recalled carefully, quickly digging up information about Qingchen Temple in Taizhou from the depths of his memory, it seemed that this Zheng Rou had reported some intelligence information a while ago.

Feeling the mysterious and immense power emanating from the other party.

His face once again revealed an air of solemn righteousness.

“Private grievances, not really. Just some misunderstandings, causing the other party to think that I am the mastermind behind the scenes, who wouldn’t listen to explanations, so I had no choice but to fight,” Zuo Yunfeng sighed.

“Is that so?” Yu Hong showed a look of surprise.

“Under a great disaster, it’s inevitable that some would fish in troubled waters, taking advantage of the situation. If I, Zuo Yunfeng, find out who’s causing mischief, I’ll make sure they wish they were dead! Soul obliterated!!” Zuo Yunfeng solemnly declared.

“Indeed! With such frequent natural disasters, even monsters cannot be eradicated, and yet there are those who try to fish in troubled waters, indeed they deserve to die!” Yu Hong showed a look of approval. “Since you, my friend, have the determination to kill the enemy, why fight alone? Why not join me in the Spirit Light Alliance, receive the protection of the Spirit Light, and fight the disaster together? How about it?”

“This… I have always been a loner by nature, used to being on my own and not accustomed to acting with others,” Zuo Yunfeng showed a troubled expression.

“No worries, everyone adjusts from discomfort to comfort over time. In the current dire situation, with the concurrent outbreak of the Spirit Disaster and Black Disaster, knowing that we face a rotten and extremely dangerous situation and still allowing you, my friend, to fight the enemy alone and put yourself in jeopardy, would be the greatest irresponsibility on my part as the leader of the Spirit Alliance!”

“But I…”

“No buts.” Yu Hong interrupted him, smiling. “You might have misunderstood.”

His right hand hanging down, he clenched it into a fist, and a purple-red flame of Inner Strength ignited on his fist.

“I’m not asking for your opinion.”

“…” Zuo Yunfeng’s expression stiffened somewhat. “You’re coercing me.”

“You’re wrong, my friend,” Yu Hong sighed, “What I am doing is merely trying to leave a glimmer of hope for this noble universe, for this difficult world.”

“One more person’s strength is one more sliver of hope,” he added.

“There’s really no room for discussion?” Zuo Yunfeng asked again.

“What are you still hesitating for?” Yu Hong declared sternly, “I’m doing this for your own good. If you fight solo, how many monsters can you defeat? But if you join forces with the brothers and sisters of our Spirit Alliance, when you’re tired, someone can replace you, and if there’s danger, someone can take turns. Why make things hard for yourself at a time of life and death?”