Da Xuan Martial Saint

Chapter 759: Chapter 421: The Great War_2

“Celestial Human Stance.”

“Not good, that old guy is going all out!”

Yan Hong and many other Grandmasters also noticed the change in Ling Huan, and their expressions shifted slightly at this moment.

When a Celestial Human expert employs a desperate forbidden technique, it is naturally extremely terrifying. If it were not for having Chen Mu, an expert nearly on par with a Celestial Human, on their side, they would most likely all choose to retreat at the first opportunity.

Hum!!

And in the next moment, the Formation Light Screen that seemed on the verge of collapse began to show a scene of shattering.

The formation, already struggling to withstand the combined onslaught of Chen Mu and the many Grandmasters, now neared the brink of collapse as Ling Huan forcefully extracted the majority of the Xunmu power for himself!

Finally.

Accompanied by a cracking sound, cracks spread everywhere, and the entire Formation Light Screen finally shattered with a loud boom!

Almost at the same time that the formation began to crack and shatter, the many Spirit People inside, Ling Ji included, were the first to retreat backwards.

Ling Ji looked up at the sky where Ling Huan, bathed in a verdant glow, was unleashing an unprecedented terrifying power. His eyes were full of unwillingness, yet he still retreated with the others, heavily injured as he was, no longer able to fight alongside Ling Huan.

And with Ling Huan’s lifespan already spanning a thousand years, which is already near the end even by the long lifespans of the Spirit People Race, using this move to forcibly contain the power of Xunmu and transforming himself into the Formation Core, even if he could repel Chen Mu and the others, he was not far from self-destruction!

“…”

Ling Ji then looked towards the figure of Chen Mu, grinding his teeth even harder.

If it weren’t for Chen Mu, they would have been completely able to withstand the assault this time, and even turn the tables to chase the enemy in half a month, capturing some of them and recouping some losses. But now, it had all turned to nothing.

Yet despite his heart being full of unwillingness and resentment, he could only grit his teeth and retreat, knowing that he had more important things to do. This was the space Ling Huan had left for them by using the forbidden technique as the price; Ling Ji must return to the Forbidden Land, heal as soon as possible, and take control of the Xunmu Grand Formation in the core area, which must not fall into disarray.

“Thinking of escaping? It’s not that easy!”

“Stay!”

Seeing Ling Ji and the others retreat, Hong Shida and many other Grandmasters naturally wouldn’t let them off easily. They all shouted out loud, preparing to pursue and attack Ling Ji and the others.

Compared to Ling Huan, who stood in the sky radiating a terrifying power, it was clearly easier to bully the heavily injured Ling Ji and the group of Spirit People Race. Naturally, they were not willing to stay and have a hard confrontation with Ling Huan.

However.

Just as Hong Shida and the others attempted to chase and kill Ling Ji and the others, Ling Huan, standing in the sky and bathed in grand spiritual light, his figure majestic as if merging with the myriads of Xunmu, showed no emotion in his eyes. There was neither anger nor hatred, only a very bland wave of the hand. Then, the long Xunmu branches below roared and thrashed wildly.

In an instant, Xunmu from all directions twisted, and nearly endless branches extended from everywhere, forming a towering forest that swept towards Hong Shida and the hundreds of Grandmasters.

This expanse of forest covered the sky and blotted out the sun, grand and boundless, and each branch that extended from within contained the surging power of Xunmu, like myriad wooden dragons crossing the heavens.

Hong Shida and the many Grandmasters, who tried to pursue and kill Ling Ji and the Spirit People, were immediately stopped in their tracks.

In the sky above.

Chen Mu looked on indifferently as Hong Shida and the others were stopped, watching Ling Ji and the many Spirit People flee. His expression did not change at all, or perhaps, in his eyes now, Ling Ji and the others were nothing more than ants; let them escape if they would, it wasn’t of any concern.

Now, he only had eyes for Ling Huan alone!

“I had thought that in this Xunmu Cave Heaven, you wouldn’t be able to exert true Celestial Human power. Yet you still had such a forbidden technique. Although it’s somewhat forced, you still qualify as a worthy opponent. To battle against you is truly not in vain,” he mused.

Ling Huan was the first Celestial Human Level expert he had encountered in his Martial Arts cultivation journey, and now with the use of the forbidden technique, Ling Huan had become a full-fledged Celestial Human.

As for him, practicing Body Tempering Martial Arts, progressing from Skin Toughening and Body Refinement to Tendon Changing and Bone Tempering, and then to the Five Viscera and Six Viscera, and finally mastering the Marrow Cleansing Martial Body, he had reached the extreme at every step. It could be said that once he left Xunmu Cave Heaven, he would be ready to breakthrough to the Blood Exchange Realm.

Before that.

To have a full-fledged Celestial Human expert as an opponent to validate his Martial Arts was indeed a fortunate thing!

“I don’t know much about the Celestials from your side, but with your talents, even there… you would be considered exceptional. Yet to pass my trial today, you might still fall short,” Ling Huan declared from his position in the sky, his old verdant eyes seemingly having crystals constantly shattering within, gradually showing streaks of blood, while the aura of the Celestial Human Stance was grand and vast.

Whoosh!!

In the next instant, Ling Huan moved, instantly appearing close to Chen Mu. The piece of Xunmu heartwood in his hand had melted at some point, turning into a verdant color and integrating into his body. Now the move he made against Chen Mu was a simple yet elegant Fist Seal, with verdant spiritual light diffused and intertwined within, forming a seemingly small, yet actually majestic Xunmu seal!