Chapter 353 Blood Burning
The Jiang family's protective formation rose up, and a powerful force immediately enveloped an area of a thousand miles, protecting everything around it.
Otherwise, with the strength of these powerful people present, after a few simple clashes, the Jiang clan would have no idea how many buildings that had been passed down for tens of thousands of years would have been destroyed.
As for those Jiang family members who are not strong enough, they will be unable to protect themselves in the aftermath of the battle.
Jiang Cheng led five great saints from other races, plus the guardian formation set up by everyone, and worked together to activate the Hengyu Divine Furnace. Naturally, its power was extraordinary!
Even though Liu Xuanfeng had reached the quasi-emperor realm, he still felt a little pressure when facing such power.
His palm only moved forward half an inch before it stopped and could not move forward any further.
The enormous divine power and laws collided violently, forming a storm core between the Hengyu Divine Furnace and Liu Xuanfeng. The surrounding void was constantly twisting and collapsing, looking like a doomsday disaster.
Fortunately, the protective formation is strong enough, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
"Liu Xuanfeng, even if you have become a quasi-emperor, it is still wishful thinking if you want to show off your power in my Jiang family's territory! I am just an incompetent junior in the Jiang family. You can do nothing with the Hengyu Divine Furnace in your hand. If you wait until my Jiang family ancestor takes action personally, I am afraid you will have to stay here today!"
Jiang Cheng had five people helping him behind him. He was emitting a brilliant divine light, like a god of war. He was calm when he spoke, without any arrogance, which made people feel even more fearful.
When Liu Xuanfeng heard this, a trace of fear flashed across his brows, but it soon turned into murderous intent, and he said angrily: "The Jidao family is indeed powerful! However, as a Jidao family, can you take whatever you want from others, even the imperial weapons? I can die, but I will never be the eternal sinner of the Liu family!"
Although the Jiang family's background is unfathomable, even the quasi-emperor is unwilling to provoke them easily.
But to Liu Xuanfeng and even the entire Liu family, the God-killing Halberd has an even more significant meaning - it is the source of their family's prosperity, and it is also the inheritance entrusted by their ancestors!
Just as Liu Xuanfeng said just now, in order to regain the God-killing Spear, he would even risk his life and reputation.
"You are so stubborn! Old man, do you think that now that you have become a quasi-emperor, no one in this world can stop you? Those old guys on the ancient road actually let you do whatever you want. It seems that they are all stubborn old men who can't tell right from wrong!"
Pang Bo held a blood-red Guandao with flames burning on its surface. Taking advantage of the gap between the two commanders' fight, he swung the sword towards Liu Suheng who was hiding far away, cursing as he swung.
"Back then, Liu Yu, as a law enforcer, actually seduced the guides and alien warriors, and even invited the imperial soldiers of the tribe to assassinate Chai Xin! How cruel is that?
"Then he was killed in the counterattack and lost the God-killing Halberd. That was all the result of your arrogance. Even now, you don't know how to reflect on yourself, and you are actually trying to blame others? You are really shameless and shameless!"
Pang Bo has always been a reckless person. He was like this when he was still on Earth. Later, after he entered the world of cultivation, not only did he not restrain himself, but he became even worse.
Even if the other party is a quasi-emperor, if he has done something that makes him despise him, he will never hesitate to scold him!
While cursing Liu Xuanfeng for being shameless, he continued to wave the red sword in his hand, performing the Nine Slashes of the Demon Emperor and madly killing Liu Suheng.
Although Liu Suheng's realm was almost equal to his, he was far inferior to him in terms of skills, secret techniques, various adventures, and bloodline.
Pangbo possesses the strength to almost fight with an ordinary great sage, but he is just an ordinary supreme saint king. Under the powerful attack of the opponent, he can only barely parry and has no room to fight back, let alone compete with him.
"Old man, you probably think you are here to show off your power today, so you brought this unworthy descendant with you, right? But in fact, you underestimated the strength of the Jiang family, and even more underestimated the heroes of Beidou! Today, I will kill this waste in front of you, and it can also be regarded as collecting some interest on the old debt for my brother!"
Pang Bo roared towards the sky, his blazing divine power shining like a rosy glow, accompanied by the blazing flames rising from the long sword in his hand, transforming into a sword energy that tore through the sky and split the earth, slashing down fiercely at Liu Xuanfeng!
This big sword of his is one of the many magical weapons that Chai Xin left to the Demon Emperor's lineage. It is called the Red Sun Sword and is a weapon forged by the Great Sage with all his efforts.
When Pang Bo saw the sword, he liked it very much. After asking for it from Yan Ruyu, he used the secret technique of the Demon Emperor to refine it with his own blood and essence. Over the years, he had already mastered the skill of spiritualism and was very adept at using it.
With his current strength, he can almost fully unleash the power of this great sacred weapon. For nearly thirty years, he has been using it to traverse the Big Dipper, and the blade must have been stained with the blood of countless geniuses!
"No! Ancestor, save me!"
How could Liu Suheng withstand such a fierce attack? Seeing that life and death were imminent, he immediately ignored his former majestic image and shouted for help to Liu Xuanfeng.
Although he also had a great saint weapon in his hand, his strength did not allow him to exert even 50% of its power. Fighting head-on with a ruthless man like Pangbo, he was doomed to die.
"Evil creature! What an evil creature!"
After hearing the cry for help, Liu Xuanfeng finally could not remain indifferent. A look of grief and anger flashed across his old face. He didn't know whether the person he was cursing was Pang Bo or his disappointing junior.
"How could I not know the background of the Jidao family? Since I came here today, how could I be unprepared? I didn't want to make things too extreme, but you youngsters are too presumptuous and insult me too much!"
As the words fell, the palm of his hand in front of his chest suddenly flipped over.
In an instant, a mysterious and heavy aura emanated from his palms, carrying with it an unimaginable amount of pressure, overwhelming the entire venue!
"Imperial Soldiers! This old guy actually brought Imperial Soldiers!"
"I see. This must be the reason why he came here. It must have been lent to him by those old immortals on the Ancient Road!"
Many people from the Jiang family sensed this breath and immediately screamed in surprise.
They can be said to be the group of people in the world who are most familiar with the ultimate imperial weapons. After all, they have been practicing in front of the Hengyu Divine Furnace for many years, and they could identify this aura in an instant.
What emerged in Liu Xuanfeng's palm was a pitch-black pagoda, no more than nine inches high, divided into nine floors. The surface was surrounded by a strong aura of chaos, and rays of imperial power emanated from it, which could completely compete with the Hengyu Divine Furnace.
"This is... the Hunyuan Black Gold Pagoda?! I didn't expect that those old guys on the Ancient Road were so generous. In order to test the background of my Jiang family, they were willing to lend you this imperial weapon! The Xue family... hehe, very good."
The moment he saw the black tower, Jiang Cheng recognized its origin and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
This pagoda dates back to the ancient times and was the weapon of a great emperor of the human race. That emperor was called "Emperor Hunyuan". He also left his bloodline in the starry sky and founded a great ancient family, the Xue family.
The Jiang family relied on the formation of many people, plus the power of the Hengyu Divine Furnace, to compete with a quasi-emperor.
At this moment, the quasi-emperor in front of him suddenly had an extra imperial weapon in his hand, and the situation between the two sides immediately showed signs of becoming one-sided.
"You are quite knowledgeable. I might as well tell you the truth. Who would easily lend their own imperial weapons to others? The price I paid for this is far beyond your imagination!"
Liu Xuanfeng did not show any joy of gaining the upper hand. Instead, his face became even gloomier. There was murderous intent in his words and cold light flashed in his eyes.
"I have already said that I will not hesitate to sacrifice my life to get back the imperial weapon of my clan! Do you think I am joking? As long as the Jiang family is willing to return the God-killing Spear, I will turn back and promise that I will never set foot in Beidou again in my life! Otherwise... I am afraid blood will have to be shed!" After saying all this, he turned his palm slightly, and a ray of light immediately shone from the pagoda and swept towards Pangbo.
Pang Bo's sword strike just now had almost hit Liu Suheng's neck, but unexpectedly the imperial soldiers appeared and a trace of imperial power emanated, which immediately made him unable to move.
At this moment, the imperial soldiers were falling again, and he didn't even have the ability to dodge!
"As expected of a quasi-emperor, as expected of an imperial soldier, he is indeed formidable!"
Pang Bo watched the black light rushing towards him, but there was no fear in his eyes. Instead, there was a hint of joy that the clouds had finally been cleared and the sun had finally been seen, allowing him to glimpse the great road.
It seemed that at this moment, he had a new understanding of the Tao, and he would have no regrets even if he died immediately.
"Damn it, I don't know where those two brothers went crazy. They couldn't even get together and have a drink together before they died..."
Pangbo smiled calmly, with a hint of regret on his face, but he did not show any fear of facing death.
Over the years, I have experienced countless life-and-death crises, and I have long been prepared for that day to come. It's just a pity that after so many years of separation, I will never see my old friend again.
"not good!"
When Jiang Cheng saw this scene, his calm face showed a hint of anxiety.
First of all, he knew very well how important a friend Pang Bo was to Chai Xin. If he died here today, the Second Ancestor would be furious and blood would flow like a river when he returned.
Besides, even if he didn't consider Chai Xin's face, he couldn't ignore the fact that he died just because he came to help in times of crisis.
A thought flashed through his mind, and he immediately activated the Hengyu Divine Furnace to provide rescue.
“You can’t even save yourself, and you still want to save others? I’ll say it one last time. I’m here only for the God-Slaying Spear. If you don’t return it, blood will splatter every five steps!”
However, Liu Xuanfeng lightly pinched a magic formula, and the pagoda in his palm immediately began to spin. Countless divine lights emanated more and more vigorously, completely suppressing the edge of the Hengyu Divine Furnace.
"You! Good! You dare to force my Jiang family like this, dare to humiliate my Jiang family like this, dare to look down on my Jiang family like this... Do you really think that if you don't awaken the family heritage, my Jiang family can't do anything to you? You... underestimate the Jidao family too much!"
Jiang Cheng's face turned completely gloomy. He couldn't let the allies who came to help the family die, so he made a decision without hesitation.
"I use my blood to summon the first..."
When he was halfway through his words, Liu Xuanfeng's face changed. He immediately urged the pagoda in his palm and shouted, "If you want to fight to the death, I will accompany you to the end! Even if you don't hesitate to consume the essence of your bloodline and stimulate the power of the imperial soldiers, it is still wishful thinking to suppress a quasi-emperor!"
As he spoke, endless divine energy gushed out from the Hunyuan Black Gold Pagoda, like clouds covering the sky and the sun, crushing the nine heavens and ten earths, and sealing off all space.
"Summon the spirits of our ancestors! Hengyu Divine Furnace, awaken!"
Jiang Cheng did not hesitate at all. Red divine light emanated from his hands, all of which were the source of his own blood, and he poured them into the Lihuo Divine Furnace without hesitation.
“Holy Lord, let me go! Although the Seventh Great Ancestor is much stronger than me, my bloodline is closest to the First Ancestor and can stimulate the power of the Divine Furnace!”
In the Jiang family's guardian formation, a young man with white clothes as white as snow and handsome features as if he had been chiseled by a knife or an axe, shouted in a sonorous and powerful voice.
Jiang Ren looked at Jiang Cheng in the distance, his eyes already red. Hearing this, he scolded without hesitation: "Yifei, you are the greatest hope of this generation of our Jiang family besides the Second Ancestor. How can you sacrifice yourself so easily?"
This young man was no one else but Jiang Yifei, the most talented person of this generation in the Jiang family besides Chai Xin.
"Back off! Even though you are now stronger than us old guys, everyone here is your uncle or grandfather. How can you do whatever you want?"
"Don't be so presumptuous, kid. Even if we fight to the death, we should follow the order of seniority. It's not your turn yet!"
"Keep yourself useful, my Jiang family's inheritance depends on you..."
Everyone in the Jiang family stood in front of Jiang Yifei, preventing him from acting on impulse.
Jiang Yifei's eyes were as sharp as swords. He stared at Jiang Cheng who was desperately activating the Hengyu Divine Furnace in the distance. He sighed deeply and murmured, "I wonder where the Divine King Ancestor and the Second Ancestor have gone..."
"The Divine King Ancestor had already achieved Quasi-Emperor status ten years ago, but he kept it a secret... He stepped into the starry sky again three years ago, and there has been no news since then. Alas!"
"The Second Ancestor has not appeared in the past two hundred years. Back then, he had the strength to rival the Great Sage. I wonder what level he has reached now."
While everyone was maintaining the protective formation, they couldn't help but feel nervous, with all sorts of complicated thoughts constantly bubbling up in their minds.
After all, what he was facing was a quasi-emperor, and a quasi-emperor holding an extremely powerful imperial weapon. In the post-ancient era when no great emperor appeared, such an existence could almost be described as "invincible".
Especially since those present were all core members of the Jiang family, they naturally understood the terrible price they would pay to awaken the Hengyu Divine Furnace with their original bloodline...
Even if he wins the battle today, it will be difficult for Jiang Cheng to survive, and a great sage may very likely die.
This is an unbearable burden for any force.
But the Jiang family had to do this. Outsiders didn't know, but they themselves knew that Chai Xin had never returned to the Jiang family since the incident with the God-killing Spear.
Even if they wanted to hand over the God-killing Spear, they couldn't do it!
"Damn it, I'm not afraid of death, everyone will die one day anyway, but I have to die at the hands of such an old jerk, it's really disgusting and aggrieved!"
Pang Bo was still in a state of being suppressed and unable to move. Feeling Liu Xuanfeng's determination to kill him, he couldn't help but start cursing again.
"Bah! Why die? We brothers are going to live forever together and enjoy endless freedom!"
But at this moment, a long-lost voice appeared in Pangbo's ears, causing his expression to suddenly freeze.
(End of this chapter)