Incredible Sect Simulator-Chapter 372 - 342: Strongly Slaying the Enemy
Under Zhao Zicang’s urgent evasion, he narrowly avoided the attack of the Profound Fire Sword.
But precisely because of this, his flight speed slowed, allowing Zhang Nianchuan to seize the opportunity and immediately pursue, intercepting in front of Zhao Zicang.
The Profound Fire Sword streaked across the sky, aiming directly at Zhao Zicang’s neck, causing Zhao Zicang to curse out loud as he hastily summoned a mountain-shaped spiritual artifact to block.
The flying sword and the mountain spiritual artifact intertwined in the air, emitting a muffled explosion.
This mountain spiritual artifact was called Mountain Opening Seal, possessing the might to split mountains and overturn seas, with its tier being Tier Two Middle Grade.
Once the Mountain Opening Seal unfolded, its size reached a full thirty feet, rendering the Profound Fire Sword utterly inconspicuous in comparison.
Judging from the size ratio, it seemed the Profound Fire Sword was at a disadvantage, appearing as if it was about to be suppressed.
Zhang Nianchuan fully exerted his magical power, remotely controlling the Profound Fire Sword, struggling against the suppression of the Mountain Opening Seal.
At this moment, Zhao Zicang was unwilling to abandon the Mountain Opening Seal artifact, attempting to use it to suppress Zhang Nianchuan’s Profound Fire Sword.
Having tried to escape, but unable to shake off Zhang Nianchuan, Zhao Zicang suspected that if he continued to flee, Zhang Nianchuan would eventually catch up, so he might as well take a gamble and fight for a chance at survival.
Facing the suppression of the Mountain Opening Seal, Zhang Nianchuan showed no intention of retreating, relying on his abundant Foundation Establishment True Essence, continuously pouring it into the Profound Fire Sword, resisting the Mountain Opening Seal.
The two artifacts, under the masterful control of their respective owners, unleashed their full potential, clashing fiercely, locked in a stalemate in mid-air, with vast amounts of Foundation Establishment Magical Power colliding against each other.
After merely a dozen breaths of such confrontation, the outcome was quickly determined.
"Hmph!"
Zhang Nianchuan snorted heavily, the Profound Fire Sword, under his intense control, actually overpowered the Mountain Opening Seal, putting it at a disadvantage.
"What!"
Witnessing this, Zhao Zicang’s eyes widened, finding it somewhat unbelievable.
At this point, the contest with Zhang Nianchuan was all about the thickness of magical power, comparing who had the greater endurance, akin to a stamina race.
But both were at First-Layer Foundation Establishment, yet the opponent’s Foundation Establishment Magical Power was stronger than his own!
This kind of disparity was quite rare within the First-Layer Foundation Establishment Realm.
In this realm, the purity of magical true essence among cultivators usually didn’t exhibit any significant differences.
Unless...
At this thought, a notion suddenly emerged in Zhao Zicang’s mind.
"Could it be..."
Zhao Zicang gritted his teeth, staring intently at Zhang Nianchuan, suspecting that Zhang Nianchuan might not have relied on Foundation Establishment Pill for his foundation establishment.
Otherwise, how could he possess such pure and robust true essence?
But as soon as this idea arose, the Profound Fire Sword charged forward with astounding power, widening the distance from the Mountain Opening Seal, then explosively unleashed fierce Profound Fire Sword Qi, slashing at the Mountain Opening Seal.
This strike was beyond Zhao Zicang’s expectations, not targeting the cultivator’s body but rather directly slashing at the artifact!
Bam!
Before he could react, the Profound Fire Sword ruthlessly sliced into the Mountain Opening Seal, splitting it open with a crack, which continued to spread.
The Mountain Opening Seal’s glow dimmed, trembling in the air, and with another sword strike, it was certain to shatter.
"Slash!"
With a shout, Zhang Nianchuan’s eyes flashed like lightning, and the Profound Fire Sword Qi surged, seizing the opportunity to slash the Mountain Opening Seal again, exploding the artifact!
By this time, Zhao Zicang realized things weren’t going well and had already pulled out a series of attack talismans, hurling them towards Zhang Nianchuan.
These were all Tier One Talismans, such as Flame Talismans, Ice Spike Talismans, Enemy Trapping Talismans, Paralysis Talismans, each showcasing unique effects.
In desperation, Zhao Zicang spared none of the instant-attack talismans he could use.
The Earth Spirit Shield unfolded, enveloping Zhang Nianchuan in its protective light screen, unaffected by the talismans that exploded outside the shield.
The Profound Fire Sword sliced relentlessly towards Zhao Zicang.
Zhao Zicang battled through several rounds, finding his magical power increasingly unmatched against Zhang Nianchuan, until in the eighth strike, Zhang Nianchuan shattered the Compass Spiritual Artifact beneath Zhao Zicang’s feet, stripping him of his ability to fly with artifacts.
In a panic, Zhao Zicang’s body plummeted through the air, failing to summon a new artifact for flight in time, only to see the Profound Fire Sword coming to slash head-on.
"Damn it!"
As the flying sword drew closer, the Sword Qi was oppressive, making Zhao Zicang’s hair stand on end, enveloping him in fear.
He wanted to plead for mercy, but clearly, there was no room for negotiation.
The speed of the flying sword was incredibly fast.
Zhao Zicang braced himself and performed Ten Thousand Wild Immortal Traces to dodge, exerting all his strength to evade the strike, yet realized it was indeed too late.
Pfft!
On the spot, he was cleaved in two by the sword, his body incredibly weak, spilling blood into the void, with a look of resentment still on his face.
A large amount of Foundation Establishment True Essence scattered from his dantian, due to the dantian being sliced open, causing magical power to bleed out, mixing with blood and diffusing in the air.
As the battle progressed, Zhao Zicang was thus killed, his maimed body crashing to the ground, plummeting into the forests along the Chu River, startling the surrounding birds. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
"Whew..."
Only at this moment did Zhang Nianchuan let out a sigh of relief, relaxing his highly concentrated spirit, his expression turning easygoing.
The Profound Fire Sword slowly returned to his side, cleared of bloodstains, and stored in the Storage Bag.
To one side, Lu Ping’s eyes showed an expression of appreciation, realizing Zhang Nianchuan’s future prospects were truly limitless.
He didn’t drag things out with enemies, didn’t talk nonsense; the whole fight was swift and decisive.
The fact that he was able to kill Zhao Zicang so quickly truly surprised Lu Ping.
Originally, he had considered providing some combat guidance to Zhang Nianchuan from the sidelines, perhaps activating one or two Two-star Talismans to assist, if needed.
However, facts proved, no help from Lu Ping was necessary.
Zhang Nianchuan completed the revenge task alone, shedding Zhao Zicang’s blood.
"Ancestor."
Zhang Nianchuan glanced around, using the existing communication channel to ask Lu Ping.
"Are you still there?"
Regarding Lu Ping’s presence, Zhang Nianchuan dared not question why he appeared here, though generally guessed it was most likely related to him.
This inevitably warmed Zhang Nianchuan’s heart, feeling unworthy of the Ancestor’s attention.
During the previous battle, he received reminders, allowing him to preemptively defend against Zhao Zicang’s talisman sneak attacks.
The victory of this battle was inseparable from the Ancestor’s credit.
"I am here."
Lu Ping simply responded, then turned his thoughts to Zhao Zicang’s Black Lake lair, offering a suggestion: "You should investigate the lair of this creature, ensuring no remnants or dangers are left."
Since vengeance was sought, all disciples or cultivators related to Zhao Zicang, even a single spirit beast in his lair, should be eradicated together.
Provided, of course, that such beings truly exist.
