Peerless Dragon Sovereign-Chapter 579: Zhao Shibang, an Unexpected Death
Bang!
Zhao Shibang’s body weakly fell to his knees, and although Chu Nan had punched through his chest, he hadn’t shattered the heart.
For a strong practitioner at the sixth level of Heaven, such injuries were not lethal.
Yet, it was enough for Chu Nan to imprint the Enslavement Mark on him.
Chu Nan focused his mind and formed the technique. Enslaving a sixth-level Martial Artist was not as casual as enslaving Jiang Chou and Chen Dou had been before.
The Enslavement Mark sculpted by the Soul Servant Technique was incredibly complex, necessary to control the powerful soul and consciousness of a sixth-level Martial Artist.
In the blink of an eye, half an incense stick’s worth of time passed, and just as Chu Nan struck Zhao Shibang’s head with his palm, intending to use the Soul Servant Technique, the Underground Palace’s Grand Array was suddenly breached.
Immediately afterward, a long spear transformed into a rainbow and fiercely pierced in from the outside!
Chu Nan, who was concentrating on the Soul Servant Technique, hadn’t anticipated such a turn of events. Seeing the spear coming, he instinctively abandoned enslaving Zhao Shibang and retreated swiftly.
As a result, Zhao Shibang, heavily injured and unable to resist, was fully exposed in front of the spear.
"Not good!" Seeing this, Chu Nan was greatly alarmed and was about to intervene, but it was already too late.
The spear pierced through Zhao Shibang’s skull, and with a bang, his brain matter splattered in all directions, leading to his instant demise and soul dispersal.
The three Undying Bones refined by Zhao Shibang also went limp, becoming ownerless objects.
"How did it come to this?" Looking at Zhao Shibang’s headless corpse, Chu Nan was furious.
Zhao Shibang’s Corpse Refining Dao was incredibly formidable; he had even crafted the Yin Sha Cloud Sea. Such a slave was extremely useful to the current Chu Nan. Yet,
he was killed just like that?
Disregarding other concerns, Chu Nan immediately split part of his soul and used Soul Devourer to devour Zhao Shibang’s soul.
Zhao Shibang was already dead, so since he couldn’t be enslaved, Chu Nan had to opt for devouring his soul to read memories and grasp all his secrets.
After doing all this, Chu Nan looked toward the direction from which the spear attack had come, secretly clenching his fist.
The array was torn open, and a loud laugh was heard: "Zhao Shibang, did you think you could hide from me by quietly leaving the Desolate Ancient City? I’ve had eyes on all your movements for a long time."
With those words, a handsome youth dressed in elegant attire, holding a folding fan, slowly stepped into the Underground Palace.
A confident smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, exuding an impressive cultivation level of a sixth-level Martial Artist, even stronger than Zhao Shibang by a margin.
"So he is Zhuge Yun, the one competing with Zhao Shibang for the position of the ninth Hall Master?" Chu Nan’s eyes were sharp, quickly noticing Zhuge Yun holding someone in his other hand.
After entering the Underground Palace, Zhuge Yun casually tossed the person out, saying, "Zhao Shibang, I accidentally crushed this subordinate of yours to death just now. You won’t blame me, will you~"
The body fell next to Zhao Shibang’s corpse, none other than Jiang Chou.
Jiang Chou had just left the Underground Palace and ran into Zhuge Yun. But at only the fifth level of the Cloud Sea Realm, how could he be an opponent for Zhuge Yun? He was killed with ease.
Upon entering the Underground Palace, Zhuge Yun was full of pride, thinking he could seize Zhao Shibang’s opportunity, but after throwing Jiang Chou’s body, he saw Zhao Shibang’s corpse.
The proud expression froze on his face, a deep confusion rising in his mind. Utterly astonished, he said, "Zhao Shibang... is dead? And who are you!"
The previous attack was just a sneak attack and a probe. Hurting Zhao Shibang might have been luck, but Zhuge Yun never thought it could actually kill him.
Yet, Zhao Shibang was really dead, leaving Zhuge Yun in disbelief.
But soon, Zhuge Yun, observing the traces of battle around him, speculated, "So Zhao Shibang had already fallen into someone else’s trap."
With these words, Zhuge Yun voluntarily increased the distance between himself and Chu Nan, his eyes filled with vigilance as he said, "I don’t think I’ve ever seen you. Who are you?"
Looking at the battle scars around the Underground Palace and Zhao Shibang’s chest wound, Zhuge Yun immediately deduced that the young man before him had defeated Zhao Shibang, only for his sneak attack with the spear to snatch Zhao Shibang’s life.
In the Southern Desert, someone daring enough to trap and defeat Zhao Shibang must be extraordinary.
After all, even Zhuge Yun was not completely confident in defeating Zhao Shibang, yet this young man had done it.
The more Zhuge Yun thought about it, the more anxious he became, feeling like he had walked into a trap himself.
"Laugh, why don’t you? Weren’t you laughing so happily just now? Why stop?" Chu Nan, holding the Blood Pattern Sword, slowly approached Zhuge Yun.
The excellent slave was killed by this person, leaving Chu Nan extremely angry.
So he decided to take advantage of the situation and make Zhuge Yun his new slave!
Zhuge Yun tried to calm himself, then said, "Dear friend, whatever grudge you have with Zhao Shibang, I wish to stay out of it. Why not each go our separate ways, with no interference between us?"
He guessed that Chu Nan had a vendetta against Zhao Shibang, thus trying to persuade him immediately.
But Chu Nan was not inclined to listen. He wanted Zhuge Yun to become his slave and help him quickly infiltrate the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall.
"I wanted to place the Enslavement Mark on Zhao Shibang, but it’s all ruined because of you."
"Since that’s the case, let you be my slave instead."
With those words, Chu Nan’s Blood Pattern Sword emitted a dim, bloody glow, and the Mi Yuan Killing Sword unleashed astonishing Sword Qi, capable of annihilating all creation.
"Damn it, you want to enslave me? What a fool’s dream!" Zhuge Yun knew he was in the lion’s den, and at this moment, he understood fighting with all his might was his only option.
He recalled his long spear and wielded the folding fan, charging at Chu Nan with both Emperor Martial weapons.
"I wield two Emperor-grade Spirit Martials; no matter how skilled you are, you will not be my opponent!" Zhuge Yun laughed out loud, gathering Celestial-tier Martial Skills, as Spiritual Power surged forth.
Chu Nan showed no fear, instead sneering contemptuously, "Two Emperor-grade Spirit Martials, how laughable!"
With those words, the Battle Soul Banner was summoned back by Chu Nan, the Dragon Slaughter Tower suppressing downward, followed by a series of clanging noises as the Heaven-Locking Chains coiled toward Zhuge Yun.
Zhuge Yun was shocked and horrified. In all his years, he had never encountered such a formation.
The Blood Pattern Sword and Battle Soul Banner were one thing, but the Dragon Slaughter Tower and Heaven-Locking Chains both instilled a strong sense of danger.
"Storm Moves!"
Unable to bother with anything else, Zhuge Yun dared not linger in battle, his body quickly accelerating as he turned to flee.
"Trying to escape? Impossible!" Chu Nan saw this and shouted, causing the entire Underground Palace Grand Array to tremble violently, condensing a mountain-like pressure to restrain Zhuge Yun’s movements.
This Grand Array was crafted by Chu Nan using Inheritance Essence Blood, and though it would dissipate in a few days, it was enough to halt Zhuge Yun’s actions.
The Heaven-Locking Chains wound around, and Zhuge Yun felt like he was being targeted by a venomous snake, immediately shouting in anger, "I am backed by the Eighth Hall Master of the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall! You dare to enslave me, are you not afraid he will find out?"
Desperate times calling for desperate measures, since Chu Nan had dared to set a trap for Zhao Shibang, he presumably had some understanding of the Ancestor Sect. At this moment, Zhuge Yun could only bring up the backing of the Withered Soul in an attempt to threaten Chu Nan.
