A Chaotic World

Chapter 192: Battling Origin Core

Lu Tianzi furrowed his eyebrows as the white wall rose up around them, cutting away any possible escape routes.

This was not the first time that Lu Tianzi was standing off against an Origin Core realm martial artist.

But even though Lu Tianzi had once successfully blocked a frontal attack from Elder Wenshen of the Quake Scroll Sect, it was after all only a single exchange of blows.

There was a fundamental difference between something like that and an all out battle between enemies.

In a real life or death battle, few martial artists would obediently match the opponent blow for blow. If an opportunity arose for one side to take advantage of the opponent's weaknesses, nine out of ten would grasp this opportunity without batting an eyelid.

Elder Wenshen might have only been a newly advanced Origin Core realm martial artist, but if he had chosen to fight to his strengths and not face Lu Tianzi directly, Lu Tianzi would never have defeated him that easily.

While Lu Tianzi did not know that Elder Wenshen was only a newly advanced Origin Core realm martial artist, he was still well aware of the fact that different martial artists at the same cultivation level could have varying levels of strength. The fact that Fourth Prince Mosha had been able to suppress all others at the Scarlet Moon Heroes Meet was the best example of this.

This disparity in strength would only increase the further these martial artists advanced, which was why establishing a solid foundation was so important. At the same time, it was also part of the reason why Lu Tianzi was this much stronger than any of his peers.

And facing the old man before him right now, Lu Tianzi could clearly feel that this new enemy was far stronger than Elder Wenshen!

Of course, Lu Tianzi still did not feel that his life was at risk in any sense, but he could not say the same for his companions.

"Stick to the plan," Lu Tianzi conveyed his voice to the others. "All of you retreat immediately. I will hold him back for as long as I can."

"Got it," Nanlan Qianxue answered immediately.

"This" Nanqing Haowen turned to Nanlan Qianxue in slight disbelief.

Decisively leaving Nanlu Tianzi trapped here to face the opponents alone, was Nanlan Qianxue really such a cold person?

"The white wall is not as strong as it looks," Lu Tianzi continued. "Go all out the moment I move. It shouldn't be a problem for you to get out of here."

Nanqing Haowen frowned immediately. "But"

Before he could even complete his sentence, Lu Tianzi had already charged forward, heading straight towards the tent on which the old man was seated.

"Everyone, let's go!" Nanlan Qianxue immediately conveyed her voice to everyone in the group.

With her flick of her wrist, a talisman appeared in her hands.

"Damn it!" Nanqing Haowen cursed inwardly before retrieving a talisman from his spatial ring as well.

Following their lead, the remaining members of the assault party all pulled out the same talisman, holding it tightly in their hands.

These talismans were the very same ones that the upper echelons of the Scarlet Moon Army had given them for the sake of this mission.

It was originally meant for resisting the defensive formation, but Lu Tianzi's resourcefulness had allowed them to skip that step. Now, it was finally time to put it to use!

The hundred and fifty martial artists drove the Slaughter Essence in their inner worlds, pouring Essence energy into the talisman.

Activated by the Essence energy, the talismans produced a surge of energy that caused the air to ripple around them, and even the ground itself started to shake.

The old man seated atop the tent sneered upon witnessing this scene. "Doing this right in front of my eyes do you lot think that I am blind?"

But before that, I should get rid of some pests!

The old man shot a look of contempt towards Lu Tianzi who was charging towards him.

He stood up from his position, at the same time waving his hand in Lu Tianzi's direction as if shooing away some stray animal.

With that seemingly casual gesture, a white arrow formed in the air before him, firing straight towards the approaching Lu Tianzi.

That should do the trick. Now then, how should he take care of the rest of th-

Bang-!

The old man froze, stupefied for a moment, before turning towards Lu Tianzi once more. This time, he was paying full concentration unlike before.

What just happened?

That brat actually managed to brush off my attack just like that?

The scene before his eyes confirmed for him exactly what he wanted to know.

A completely unhurt Lu Tianzi rushed out of a cloud of white smoke, leaping into the air towards the roof of the tent, and straight towards the old man!

The Sword of Ivory Rock pierced forward, aiming straight for his throat.

At this moment, the old man felt like the world around him was losing its colours, rapidly descending into one of absolute darkness.

The old man was receiving multiple psychological shocks one after another!

Roar-!

The abyssal roar of a ghastly apparition broke the silence of the dark world, emitting nether energy that seemed to have originated from the depths of hell.

Facing this ghastly apparition, the old man felt as though he was stripped bare before the ruler of death itself, and a tinge of fear crept into his heart.

"Shit!" the old man cursed out loud as he drove the Slaughter Essence within his inner world to the extreme.

A wild storm of white smoke burst forth from under his feet, quickly wrapping itself around him and encasing him in a thick cocoon of pure white energy.

Lu Tianzi followed through with his sword strike, but only managed to pierce a few inches into the white cocoon, failing to penetrate through as he had hoped.

This old man's defensive reflex had kicked in, saving himself in the nick of time!

But that was fine as well.

By now, his companions had finally managed to fully activate the talismans in their hands.

Weng-!

These talismans floated up into the air, letting out a buzzing sound as each of them started to emanate energy undulations equivalent to that of a Peak Essence Condensation realm martial artist.

Activated altogether, the energy within these talismans started to resonate and climb even higher than before!

The talisman fluttered and joined together as their formed into the shape of a cylinder, with the end of the cylinder pointed towards the white wall.

"Break!" Nanqing Haowen and Nanlan Qianxue shouted in unison.

On their command, a wave of energy surged forth from within this cylinder of talismans, blasting straight towards the white wall!

It was almost as if this cylinder of talisman was a cannon that was being fired at the moment!

Boom-!

A powerful shockwave was created, along with a huge opening in the white wall.

"Let's go!" Nanlan Qianxue shouted out, leading the way as she dashed through this gap without hesitation.

The rest did not have to be told twice, all of them quickly following behind as they escaped the white prison and made a beeline towards the opening in the barricade where they had entered from.

Lu Tianzi pulled his sword out and took a few steps away from the white cocoon, watching warily as the cocoon dissolved into a cloud of smoke to reveal the figure of the old man once more.

"You what kind of monster are you?" the old man watched Lu Tianzi with trepidation in his heart.

Right now, the old man was so focused on Lu Tianzi that he completely neglected the fact that the rest of the group was escaping.

Seeing the obvious hesitation in his opponent, Lu Tianzi let out a satisfied grin. "That is a good question. Unfortunately, even I do not have an answer to that. For now, let's just say that I am a demon just like you."

To the old man, the satisfied grin on Lu Tianzi's face was one that looked to be full of malice. After all, the dark sensations from the ghastly apparition were still extremely vivid in his mind.

But still, he did not let his emotions cloud his judgement for long.

No matter what happened just now, his defence had clearly worked against the other party's attack, keeping him completely unharmed.

This meant that the other party was still incapable of threatening his life, unless that was not the other party's strongest attack

Thinking up to this point, the old man quickly shook his head to clear his thoughts.

What nonsense!

It was already ridiculous enough for an Advanced Essence Condensation realm martial artist to possess such strength. How was it possible for him to possess even stronger moves?

Then again, it was precisely because he was so heaven defying that there was always a chance for him to have something else in store, wasn't it?

Damn it, without realising it, his will had already started to waver!

Realising that he had actually felt fear towards an Essence Condensation realm junior, the old man felt complete humiliation wash across his heart, which in turn transformed into anger that was directed towards Lu Tianzi.

"I will kill you!" the old man bellowed in rage as he charged towards Lu Tianzi.

A white halberd formed in his hands as he smashed down, threatening to crush Lu Tianzi to smithereens.

Lu Tianzi did not back down.

Instead, he slashed out with the Sword of Ivory Rock, intending to match the opponent blow for blow.

Returning Wraith Sword!

The moment Lu Tianzi's sword started on its trajectory, the surrounding temperature immediately fell, as though there was a mysterious source of nether energy hidden deep within the sword light.

But his sword hit nothing but air.

Struck with a dreadful premonition, the old man instantly stopped his attack and escaped into the air, choosing to completely avoid the clash with Lu Tianzi!

Not just that, but the old man flew high into the sky, as though afraid that Lu Tianzi would still be able to reach him with a giant leap.

"You crazy monster!" the old man yelled in shock.

For just a moment there, he had felt completely suppressed by his opponent's aura, as though he was the one with the lower cultivation level!

"I understand now," the old man took a deep breath to calm himself down. "You are no ordinary soldier. No matter what, even if I have to let the rest of them go, it would all be worth it as long as I make sure that you stay behind!"

And as he spoke, countless white arrows formed before him, hovering high up in the air along with him.

"No matter what, you are still an Essence Condensation realm martial artist. As long as I stay up in the air and beyond the reach of your sword, you will pose no threat whatsoever!"