The Prodigies War-Chapter 2650 Saving People

Dragon Ridge Mountain Range.

For members of the Luo Clan, it was easy for them to enter and exit this place at will. However, for outsiders, it was a different story. Dragon Ridge Mountain Range was like a dragon's den or tiger’s lair to them. It was not only covered with many terrifying forbidden arrays, but also protected by their law power.

In fact, even Immortals would find it extremely difficult to sneak in. Even if intruders were being led in by a member of the Luo Clan, they would be sensed by the law power. Therefore, when he stepped into the mountain gate, Luo Xuanzhen suddenly became nervous. After all, both Lin Xun and Luo Xuanfu were hidden in his Emperor-grade weapon.

Luo Xuanfu wasn’t the issue. When he was born, his aura was imprinted with their clan’s law power, so it would not sense any abnormality. Unfortunately, Lin Xun was different.

Buzz~

Suddenly, the law power reacted abnormally. Almost at the same time, the guards guarding near the mountain gate were alarmed and stared at Luo Xuanzhen. He instantly stiffened, and he secretly cried out inwardly that things were bad. He didn't expect that he would trigger the reaction of the law power right after entering the mountain gate!

Luo Xuanzhen did not dare to act rashly as the guards were looking at him with suspicion and vigilance. Fortunately, it was only for a moment, and the law power that had just been alarmed returned to silence. Seeing this, the guards couldn't help but relax.

The leader of the guards snorted coldly, "Luo Xuanzhen, if you dare to come back this late in the future, I promise I will not let you step through the mountain gate!"

Luo Xuanzhen glanced at him and then hurried away. In fact, he was quite relieved. It was not until he returned to his residence and made sure that there was no one around that he took out his life-bound Emperor weapon. It was then that Lin Xun and Luo Xuanfu who were hidden in it also appeared.

"It's done!"

Luo Xuanfu's eyes lit up. This was the strategy he and Lin Xun had come up with. Luo Xuanzhen had let them sneak into Dragon Ridge Mountain Range. Their only issue was the possibility of the law power identifying them.

However, it was obvious that they had succeeded!

"I did nothing. It’s because our uncle has the means to fight against the law power." Luo Xuanzhen looked at Lin Xun with admiration.

Lin Xun smiled. If the Nirvana law power couldn't even handle this, it would be ridiculous.

"Next, you just stay here and wait for news." Lin Xun casually reminded them, then walked out of Luo Xuanzhen's residence. He looked around quickly and rushed towards one direction.

As they watched him leave, Luo Xuanzhen and Luo Xuanfu became nervous.

"I just don't know if our uncle’s mission will go smoothly..." Luo Xuanzhen said.

"It will definitely work!" Luo Xuanfu responded firmly.

This night was destined to be restless!

At night, Dragon Ridge Mountain Range was bathed in soft starlight. As a first-class famous mountain range in the Sixth Heaven Domain, Dragon Ridge Mountain Range resembled a shining aurora, with thirty-six peaks standing alone. They stretched and undulated, resembling the spine of a giant dragon coiled on the earth.

Lin Xun walked in the night, and his steps were neither fast nor slow, but he disappeared in the blink of an eye. Some patrolling guards along the way did not notice any traces of him at all.

Before coming to the Dragon Ridge Mountain Range, Lin Xun had gotten a route map from Luo Xuanzhen, which recorded in detail the path to Feiting Mountain and Cuiyun Cave, as well as some arrays and checkpoints distributed on the route. This was undoubtedly a great resource for him.

A quarter of an hour later, he quietly arrived at a verdant and beautiful mountain. No accidents had occurred along the way. In fact, with his current level of cultivation, even Immortals would find it hard to detect his presence, let alone ordinary cultivators.

Cuiyun Peak!

After a quick look, Lin Xun was sure that he had found the right place. The verdant mountain in front of him was where Pei Ru lived and cultivated. Therefore, the cave where his uncle Luo Qingheng and grandfather Luo Xiao were imprisoned was also on this mountain!

After standing still and staring for a while, he took a step and walked towards Cuiyun Peak. This mountain was covered with extremely exquisite forbidden formations that were like layers of invisible barriers. A slight touch would instantly activate these countless arrays that would burst out with unimaginable terrifying killing disasters.

However, for Lin Xun, these defenses were not enough! Along the way, he walked through the layers of restrictions silently as if he was walking on plain flat ground. Not long after, he arrived at the halfway point of the mountain.

There was a cliff here, and on one side was a closed cave with ancient pines and cypresses planted on both sides making it full of ancient charm.

Cuiyun Cave had no one guarding it, and it was quiet. In fact, no matter who it was, no one would have thought that someone could easily avoid the detection of the law power and sneak into Dragon Ridge Mountain Range silently.

Furthermore, no one would ever believe that Cuiyun Peak, which was covered by layers upon layers of forbidden arrays, could be easily breached by someone as if they were entering their own home.

At this time, Lin Xun's heart was as calm as ice, without any fluctuations, as he stood in front of the cave. For a moment, he stared at the closed cave door. Then, he stepped forward and raised his right hand. The aura of Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron appeared faintly in the palm of his hand.

When his palm was pressed on the door, the layer of law power covering it disappeared in an instant like snow melting into water. If anyone else had pushed the door, it would lead to unpredictable consequences if they had no means to resist a law power!

Lin Xun did not push the door open to enter. Instead, his figure turned into a ray of light as he quietly entered through a crack between the door and the wall.

Inside Cuiyun Cave was a bloody scene. A man with disheveled hair had blood stains all over his body, and he had been pierced through by thick chains. He lay motionlessly in a cage, resembling a corpse.

The cage was covered with a dense aura of forbidden arrays, which was cold and terrifying. Not far from the cage, there was a pool of blood. A tall and slender figure lay in it, with his eyes closed and his skin pale. Thin and long scarlet nails were inserted all over his body.

Each nail was like a sharp cone, and they were obviously an extremely strange secret treasure. Every once in a while, a drop of bright red blood would be drawn from the tall figure.

The pool of blood was filled with various magical medicines and treasures, which continuously replenished the vitality of the tall figure. Even if the blood essence in his body was constantly being sucked away, he would not die.

This strange and bloody image made Lin Xun's pupils shrink suddenly, and the names of various evil secrets emerged in his mind. With his current cultivation, how could he not tell that the layout of this blood pool was clearly being used to continuously absorb the blood essence in the body of the tall figure?

Lin Xun's originally calm heart could not help but tremble as he walked forward and stared at the tall man.

Star Annihilation Battle Emperor!

It's really my uncle!

In his mind, a memory of a scene emerged involuntarily. A long time ago, there was a tall figure running wildly in the starry sky. Along the way, the stars had shattered one by one. The kind of power he displayed was simply terrifying.

He was like a huge abyss, moving across the starry sky, as if he didn’t know how to feel tired as he charged relentlessly forward. In the end, there was no way forward. Still, he rushed forth resolutely.

"I take the universe as a game of chess, regard the past and present as the chess board, the great dao as the chess manual, and my life as a chess piece to play against the sky..."

"Use my body to reconstruct a path!"

"Use my spirit to guide the lost forward!"

...That heroic and resolute voice in his memory still seemed to still linger in his ears after so many years.[1]

Unfortunately, the man who had once crossed the cosmos and was as arrogant as a god had fallen to this point, regarded as mere prey by the enemy. He had clearly suffered from extremely vicious torture day and night!

An uncontrollable murderous intent surged into Lin Xun's heart like a landslide and tsunami, and he was on the edge of losing control. After a while, he took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, and his eyes moved to the cage that was not far away.

The figure in the cage, with disheveled hair and blood stains all over his body, was motionless. There was only a trace of weak vitality to prove that he was still alive. That had to be Luo Xiao!

In other words, that was his grandfather, and the father that his mother Luo Qingxun was most worried about!

Lin Xun did not delay any longer and came to the blood pool. With a wave of his sleeves, the strange blood-colored nails that had been inserted all over Luo Qingheng's body emerged one by one. In the end, a total of seventy-two were extracted and all of them had clearly absorbed a lot of bright red blood.

Lin Xun exerted force with his palms and fingers.

Bang bang bang!

All seventy-two long nails exploded and were pulverized, and the blood that had accumulated in them was collected by Lin Xun. He then turned them into a long stream of blood that poured into Luo Qingheng.

Even with the naked eye one could tell that Luo Qingheng had obviously recovered a lot, but he was still unconscious. After investigating carefully, Lin Xun discovered that his cultivation base had been exhausted, and his mind was severely damaged after being cruelly imprisoned for so long. It was likely that he would not wake up for a while.

"Pei Ru...the Wang Clan..." Lin Xun's eyes became colder.

He lifted Luo Qingheng from the blood pool and carefully put him away. Then he walked to the cage not far away and gently slashed with his fingers like swords. The cage covered with many formations was easily sliced open like a piece of tofu.

Crack! Crack!

A burst of dense explosions sounded, and the chains that had penetrated Luo Xiao's body broke one by one before being pulled out, which brought up bright red blood. Luo Xiao also did not wake up as he was obviously quite seriously injured.

Lin Xun also put his grandfather away and turned away immediately. He did not dare to delay any longer. After all, this was Cuiyun Peak, where Pei Ru lived and cultivated. However, just when he was about to walk out of this cave, he abruptly stopped and retreated violently. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Boom!

Almost at the same time, a dazzling flying sword flashed out from outside the cave and shot towards him. The weapon was filled with the terrifying and boundless aura of an immortal law! However, this attack ultimately missed its mark.

Lin Xun had dodged in time and had shot up like a ray of light. His previously restrained cultivation abruptly burst out at this moment. He rushed straight towards the ceiling of the cave.

Boom!

The rest of the mountain blocking the top was split open like rotten wood. Stone chips exploded and flew, producing a rumbling sound. In just a breath of time, Lin Xun had appeared above the top of Cuiyun Peak!

In the aftermath, Cuiyun Peak looked as if it had been split from the middle by a peerless divine sword, and it was collapsing at this moment. The forbidden formations covering the mountain suddenly began to shake, releasing a violent and dazzling divine light of rune formations.

1. See chapter 896 for when this was first mentioned. Of note, we didn’t even learn that this was Star Annihilation Battle Emperor, and the author had that man then as an ‘old man with disheveled hair and a haggard face’ which I’m not sure if that holds weight now. ☜