Chapter 816: Chapter 540: Mountain Lord Slays the Heavenly Demon
Clang!
Before Lu Chenzhou could devour the soul, a dazzling saber light cut through the night sky, slicing heaven and earth like a laser.
A powerful figure hidden in the dark, launching a sneak attack!
In the wilderness,
Six blood-colored shadows emerged.
All simultaneously drew the swift sabers from their waists.
Six blood-red saber lights crisscrossed in attack.
Clang! The saber light collided like a thousand mountains, shaking the Golden Armor violently, with cracks spreading like shattered porcelain.
The earth was plowed layer by layer.
The peaks were flattened.
In the dust, Lu Chenzhou stood tall and unwavering.
"As expected of Da Xia’s top genius, able to withstand an attack from this building master. It’s no wonder you are so fearless."
A cold voice echoed in the darkness and a man dressed in a blood-red robe stepped out of the void, his face pale as paper, his eyes glowing with a demonic red light.
"Blood Hidden Building Master."
Lu Chenzhou looked at the katana in the man’s hand.
Bearing the insignia of the Ye Family.
"Surprised? This building master has reached Absolute Peak and has been hunted for years. Now the roles are reversed."
The Blood Hidden Building Master laughed smugly.
"A body full of demon energy, yet dares to call itself Absolute Peak? Look in a mirror. How are you any different from the Demons? Besides, Da Xia now possesses Eight Realms, which is the true peak. What right does the Seventh Realm have to call itself Absolute Peak?"
Lu Chenzhou sneered. This neither human nor demon form at the Seventh Realm, even upgraded one’s battle power significantly, he truly didn’t fear them.
A vicious glint flashed in the Blood Hidden Building Master’s eyes.
"Let’s see the truth in battle then!"
He didn’t care whether it was bullying with strength.
The Witch had long foreseen the curse of You Tong Demon Emperor would fail, thus coordinating with Mo Yun Demon Emperor to set a trap for Lu Chenzhou, leading him out to kill this Seventh Realm ambusher.
As soon as the Blood Hidden Building Master drew his saber, he transformed into six residual shadows—this was Sakura’s Clone Technique.
"Thousand Leaves Flow·Spiral Kill!"
Six shadows simultaneously drew their blades, slicing forth six thousand-meter tornadoes from six directions, encircling Lu Chenzhou.
Lu Chenzhou’s long spear danced, creating an impenetrable barrier, executing "Eastern Chanting," turning the surroundings into spear shadows and torrents, swirling around him.
Law Realm descended.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Blood-red saber lights clashed with white spear shadows, gleaming like metal in the air, the two rapid figures intertwined endlessly in heaven and earth.
The Blood Hidden Building Master felt a jolt inside.
"The saber technique of my Ye Family is renowned for its speed. Now I’ve advanced to the Seventh Realm, slicing thirty-six hundred times in a blink. How can this kid defend against it?"
As if sensing the Blood Hidden Building Master’s thoughts.
Lu Chenzhou smiled, "Without willpower, insight, skill, your realm is just a castle in the air, trying to force growth. Blood Hidden, you don’t understand Martial Arts."
Every word hit its mark.
The Blood Hidden Building Master’s composure began to unravel.
"I don’t understand Martial Arts?" His body suddenly warped and deformed, dense scales surfaced on his skin, his hands turned into claws, and bat wings sprouted from his back.
Heavenly Demon Six Transformations·Demon Dragon Transformation!
"Becoming stronger is Martial Arts! Whether being human or demon, Martial Arts is about having no restraints!"
The Blood Hidden Building Master transformed into a blood shadow, instantly appearing in front of Lu Chenzhou, claws like a blood rainbow tearing the night.
Lu Chenzhou swung the long spear horizontally, making the spear formation flow like moonlight, shaking off the claws and neutralizing the attack.
He transitioned from defense to offense.
A move called Water Drops Can Wear Stones! He thrust the spear aiming directly at the Blood Hidden Building Master’s throat, who flapped his bat wings to retreat. Still, the spear grazed a blood mark on him.
His expression grew more furious. Though Demon Dragon Transformation wasn’t adept at defense, the demon scale’s defensive power wasn’t weaker than quasi-Spiritual Weapon Armor. That Lu Chenzhou could break through with a single spear—this made him feel as if his advancement wasn’t worth it.
No sense of achievement!
Wasn’t the Seventh Realm supposed to crush the Sixth Realm?
He came with full confidence.
Now, was humbled by Lu Chenzhou.
Why!? As the Blood Hidden Building Master dedicated five hundred years to cultivation, he still less than this kid’s mere sixty years?
Little did he know, after Lu Chenzhou activated the Kun Character Technique, his Qi-Blood approached 380,000, reaching the Heavenly King’s End Realm standard.
Though his Power Extreme Dao and "Mountain Moving Scripture" cultivation hadn’t broken into a major realm, they were far beyond the past few years, placing even late-stage types like Mo Yun Demon Emperor who boasted speed over defense, unable to withstand his all-out spear.
The Blood Hidden Building Master might have entered the Seventh Realm, relying on Demon Skill and Demon Venerable Blood Crystal to forcibly step in, aside from high Qi-Blood, lacked in means all around. To Lu Chenzhou, he was at best a "pseudo-Seventh Realm."
"Demon Ape Transformation!"
The Blood Hidden Building Master distorted again, muscles bulging, hair growing wildly, in an instant transforming into a thousand-meter tall giant ape. Huge fists pounding the chest, creating ripples in the surrounding space.
Demon Ape Transformation, known for power!
The saber technique both fast and fierce, each stroke tearing open a hundred-mile trench on the ground, crisscrossing.
Lu Chenzhou didn’t dare to take it head-on, he retracted his long spear, his figure as swift as a stream of light, weaving through the giant ape’s aggression.
"Hahaha, aren’t you supposed to have strong defense? Why start dodging?" the Blood Hidden Building Master’s eyes lit up.
This indicated Lu Chenzhou’s ability to resist Seventh Realm defense was only temporary, which made more logical sense.
Lu Chenzhou fought and retreated.
Though possessing an Undying Body.
Who would seek death for no reason?
He was currently grappling with elevating "Martial God Spear" to Supreme Divine Skill, the Blood Hidden Building Master was the ideal sparring partner, providing both life-and-death urgency without the crushing power of a true Heavenly Realm opponent.
A general dies in a hundred battles! The spear tip shone coldly, spear waves stacking with a hundred illusions, this thrust striking directly at the giant ape’s chest.
But it was stuck in the demon ape’s muscles.
"Die!"
The Blood Hidden Building Master laughed maniacally, his massive palm swung down.
Lu Chenzhou swiftly drew the spear to parry, still sent flying like a cannonball, exploding onto the ground.
In the crater, Lu Chenzhou stood up holding the spear.
Flexing his muscles, his gaze burning brightly, the golden armor shattering in layers, revealing his muscular upper body.
Gradually, the Blood Hidden Building Master regained his confidence.
"Tsk tsk tsk, the turtle shell is broken. Without this layer of defense, what qualifies your Sixth Realm body to fight me?"
Lu Chenzhou’s eyes pondered.
He suddenly smiled and said:
"Thank you for the reminder, I’ve been overly reliant on defense, neglecting the real combat of spear skills. Come on, me and my spear alone."
"Good, enough arrogance!"
The Blood Hidden Building Master elongated his neck, black scales appeared, and his mouth spat an eerie snake tongue, Third Transformation·Heavenly Snake!
This is the fastest among the Heavenly Demon Six Transformations, and also the Blood Hidden Building Master’s best transformation. He completely shed his human body, with the snake mouth holding a katana, his snake body twisting like a long whip.
Smack!
The snake tail swept horizontally.
Lu Chenzhou’s figure flashed to avoid the attack.
Now, he relied only on spear skills, temporarily forgetting the Immortal Armor, forgetting all the complex Dao, returning to the young boy who practiced fists and spears decades ago.
"Thousand Leaves Flow·Rainfall Kill!"
The snake head holding a katana slashed diagonally.
The saber intention soared to the sky, transforming into billions of sword Qi falling.
Rustling, like a curtain of rain covering heaven and earth.
"This move isn’t bad, it’s a pity it wasn’t executed by a human, somewhat lacking." Lu Chenzhou moved through the rain curtain.
The long spear moved like a dragon to the front of the snake head.
He lifted the spear to stab.
Boom!
Qi force overflowed, the ground cracked. Lu Chenzhou was again sent flying, his tiger’s mouth cracked, and blood flowed down the spear shaft.
In terms of physical quality alone.
Surely the Blood Hidden Building Master is superior.
This direct collision made it difficult for him to have the upper hand.
But he relished it.
Every move of the "Martial God Spear" was being performed by him, using the opportunity to refine his spear skills.
The Blood Hidden Building Master, seeing this, felt cold inside: "He’s actually using me to practice moves? Good, such arrogance!"
The slashes of the blade became faster, accompanied by the sweep of the snake tail, the collision and strangulation of the snake body. The Blood Hidden Building Master gradually forgot the technique, relying on beast instincts to fight.
Boom!
Lu Chenzhou bathed in blood, both his own and the great snake’s, with no trace of Evil Qi, his gaze calm.
Now, in his heart, there is only spear technique.
One man and one snake, battling in the wilderness.
Unnoticed,
Blood rain fell from the sky, scattered among the mountains and rivers.
In the clouds, man and snake fought fiercely, neither gaining an advantage, with the long spear tearing dragon scales at times, and the long knife cutting through the body.
The Blood Hidden Building Master was shaken inside.
For so long, he couldn’t conquer a Sixth Realm.
He gradually calmed his emotions.
"The intelligence said this child was at the Initial Realm of the Heavenly King, but now his aura seems at the End Realm, surely he used a Life Burning Secret Technique. Hold on a little longer, wait for his weak period, if I still can’t kill him, I’ll temporarily retreat. This place’s commotion is too large, estimating the speed of the Daoist Soldiers, they’re probably coming soon."
He came full of confidence.
Now he felt like retreating.
Lu Chenzhou’s eyes were bright, the long spear pierced through the sky, this time the spear tip sprayed seven-colored flowing light, invisible waves spread, forming a gigantic law realm with a diameter of one hundred kilometers, abruptly enveloping the Blood Hidden Building Master.
"How many domains has he actually comprehended?"
The Blood Hidden Building Master’s eyes froze.
The Great Dream Law descended, triggering the hidden beast nature within him, the giant snake twisted and rolled on the ground.
In a trance,
The Blood Hidden Building Master was lost in a dream.
He seemed to be reborn five hundred years ago, in the era of Shogunate wars and the structure of vassal kings. He was hailed as the most outstanding samurai of the Qianye Family, one who exterminated a hundred ghosts in a night.
He broke through First Rank at age 14, Breakthrough Second at 18, Breakthrough Third at 25, Breakthrough Forth at 33, Breakthrough Fifth at 60, Breakthrough Sixth at 90, Breakthrough Seventh at 200, becoming humanity’s first Absolute Peak.
He swept away the vassal kings, leading the Qianye Family to unify the Sakura realm, attacking Da Xia, conquering the Western Ocean, invincible in the world.
Then, he felt lonely as snow.
What Eternal Immortal, Priest, Emperor Shitian, Dragon King, and the likes of Lu Chenzhou, could only bow down.
"My Beichen Ghost Sword is not inferior to anyone!"
With achievements and fame, he shattered the void, arriving at a place known as the Divine Realm, starting from mining again, rising against heaven, step by step becoming the supreme of the Divine Realm.
"I, Beichen Ghost Sword, am the Supreme of Martial Arts!"
He ascended once again, entering a higher world.
"I, Beichen Ghost Sword..."
Rising again.
Ascending again.
Rising again.
Such cycles continued countless times.
Within Beichen Ghost Sword, there arose a sense of emptiness.
"Why am I pursuing power?"
He looked around at heaven and earth, only to find an unimaginably huge face appearing, surprisingly, it was Lu Chenzhou’s visage.
"Not good, it’s an illusion."
Only momentarily lost.
And he lived a lifetime.
Buzz! Heaven and earth pierced through.
The snake’s crucial point was cut off, the Blood Hidden Building Master returned to human form, his headless body standing, the head rolling to the ground.
Lu Chenzhou couldn’t help but say:
"This Seventh Realm is too weak, and the Blood Hidden Building Master dared not even dream bigger in his subconscious, thinking that truly being invincible at age 200 with Breakthrough Seventh is enough.
Indeed, if he had a normal Seventh Realm will, this move [Life is like a bubble] wouldn’t have worked."