I Can Merge Techniques
Chapter 342 - 136: The Moon Worship Sect’s Reinforcements Arrive, Yet Become the Key to Breaking the Array, a Hair’s Breadth Between Life and Death
A small cauldron hovered above Chu Fan’s left palm.
This was none other than the Five Elements Cauldron—a High-Grade Profound Weapon he had refined with the Map of Mountains and Rivers after killing Ghost Moon!
This High-Grade Profound Weapon was more than ten times mightier than the Spirit Soldier he had previously obtained, the Demon-locking Chain!
Chu Fan activated his Primordial Qi, frantically pouring it into the cauldron.
The Five Elements Cauldron grew in the wind, instantly transforming into a Giant Cauldron. It was wreathed in a five-colored glow and carried the crushing momentum to pulverize all things as it smashed down once more!
BOOM!
A tremendous roar erupted.
The faint black light shield had seemed sturdy, but now it shattered like paper.
The shield had been formed using the power of the Grand Array. After taking this hit, it completely disintegrated, scattering into countless motes of light that filled the sky.
The cauldron’s momentum didn’t cease, and it solidly smashed into the Moon Worship Sect cultist.
SPURT!
The cultist spat a wild spray of blood as his sternum was completely shattered. His body flew backward like a broken sack, landing heavily in the ruins. He collapsed into a heap, only able to exhale, not inhale.
Chu Fan took a step forward. The Five Elements Cauldron shrank and flew back into his hand.
He raised his Thunder Blade and hacked at the array node here.
The moment the Array Stone at the node shattered, ripples seemed to spread through the void. The Grand Array’s fluctuations faltered for an instant, its power seemingly weakening by another fraction.
But the death-siphoning power that enveloped the entire city remained stubbornly strong.
He had already destroyed fifteen nodes. Including this one, that made sixteen, yet he still couldn’t shake the Grand Array’s foundation.
Chu Fan rushed out of the ruins, hoisted the Moon Worship Sect cultist up by his collar, and struck him again in the chest. He then stomped the man’s head to the ground. "Speak! Where are the other nodes of the Grand Array?"
Blood gurgled from the Moon Worship Sect cultist’s mouth as he said in a trembling voice, "I... I don’t know! There are several of us, each responsible for one node. We have no idea where the others are..."
"Lord Zhang doesn’t trust anyone. Not even Lord Ghost Moon knew where all the nodes were..."
CRUNCH!
Chu Fan lifted his foot and crushed the man’s head.
’So, that Zhang Yunpeng is this cunning!’
’The few remaining cultists in Cyan Yang Ancient City don’t even know each other’s specific locations...’
’Finding the other six in a place as vast as North City in such a short time... it’s easier said than done.’
"What do we do?" the Cyan Snake asked, poking her head out from Chu Fan’s sleeve.
"Do our best and leave the rest to fate," Chu Fan said, popping an Essence Enhancing Pill into his mouth.
His nearly depleted Primordial Qi began to rapidly recover.
’High-Grade Profound Weapons are powerful, but their Primordial Qi consumption is terrifying.’
’Just using it at full power a few times had nearly left him completely drained.’
’Using a High-Grade Profound Weapon with his Cultivation at the Second Heaven of the Spirit Awakening Realm was, after all, pushing it too far.’
’But without the Five Elements Cauldron, he had no other way to break the array right now.’
’He’d have to test whether his Moon Eclipse Arrow, combined with the Breaking Gang Trait, could even break through this Array.’
’If it didn’t work, he’d have to let the Cyan Snake wield the Five Elements Cauldron.’
’She wasn’t the Five Elements Cauldron’s master, so she might not be able to unleash the full power of the High-Grade Profound Weapon.’
’But her Primordial Qi was far stronger than his own at the Second Heaven of the Spirit Awakening Realm.’
Chu Fan walked out of the ruins, blade in hand, and looked up at the sky.
The sky pressed down extremely low, filled with the color of blood.
The Nine Nether Spirit Locking Array was like a giant, overturned bowl of filthy blood, sealing off the entire area.
A nauseating stench hung in the air, a mixture of blood and resentment.
Desperate wails, accompanied by the soul-shaking roars of the Resentful Spirit, intertwined to form a doomsday dirge.
Over there, the Triangular Light Prison formed by Ding Jian and the other two flickered unstably.
Old Limp stood with his blade at the ready, facing off against the Resentful Spirit, which was desperately trying to recover.
’I hope they can hold on,’ Chu Fan thought to himself.
’If the Resentful Spirit breaks free, North City, and even the entire Cyan Yang Ancient City, will be doomed beyond salvation.’
Just as Chu Fan was about to move and rush to the central battlefield to provide support, he suddenly sensed something and looked up.
And at that very moment, the sky suddenly darkened again.
It was as if daytime had plunged into twilight in the blink of an eye!
Several strange birds appeared in the sky, their wingspans a dozen meters long. Like low-hanging clouds, they blotted out what little dim light remained!
On the backs of these giant birds, dozens of white-robed Moon Worship Sect cultists and seven black-robed figures with even stronger auras leaped down like falling dumplings!
’The Moon Worship Sect’s reinforcements had arrived at this critical moment!’
’Are these reinforcements from Dragon Ridge Mountain?’
Chu Fan’s expression was grim.
’Judging by the situation, Ghost Moon must have sent a message to Lingkong Jade at Dragon Ridge Mountain when he fled back here.’
’Otherwise, the people from Dragon Ridge Mountain would never have arrived so quickly.’
At this moment, as the city’s populace watched these life-reaping demons descend, the small flame of hope that had been ignited when Ding Jian and his companions temporarily trapped the Resentful Spirit was mercilessly extinguished.
A deeper despair washed over everyone’s hearts like ice-cold water.
But in contrast to the crowd’s despair, Chu Fan’s eyes lit up!
’Perfect timing!’
’Before this, he had already cleaned out most of the Moon Worship Sect cultists in the city. The remaining six who were guarding the nodes were hidden so well that he couldn’t find them in time.’
’But these reinforcements from Dragon Ridge Mountain were undoubtedly a guiding light!’
The moment the white-robed cultists landed, they fanned out in a well-trained manner, like droplets merging into the sea, and sped toward various locations in North City.
Their goal was obvious...
...to find and secure the unactivated nodes, maintain the Grand Array’s nodes, and push the power of the Nine Nether Spirit Locking Array to its absolute limit!
Meanwhile, the group of black-robed figures had a more direct target. They shot like sharp swords straight for the center of North City, rushing toward the battle where Ding Jian and Old Limp were fighting!
Their intention couldn’t be clearer—shatter the Triangular Light Prison and release the Resentful Spirit! 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
Chu Fan couldn’t worry about the crisis at the central battlefield right now.
He had something more important to do...