Chapter 246: Suppression
Not good!
The faces of the people from the Yan Ying Sect changed, and fear immediately appeared on their faces.
Third-order spirit sealing, with a short burst of power, is enough to rival a third-order feral beast.
“Form a battle formation and join forces, use long-range sharp weapons.”
The martial artists of the Yan Ying Sect immediately reacted. Several Spirit Merging Stage martial artists acted as the core, mobilizing the true essence of the surrounding disciples, which then transformed into the phantom images of four giant beasts and pounced.
Although these few were not Core Opening Realm martial artists, they still had some skill.
The True Intent Beast Spirits below the Spirit Merging Stage directly engaged in combat with the Blazing Flame Lion, which was under spirit sealing.
Between the tearing of beast claws, cracks like those left by a giant iron plow being dragged across the ground appeared.
For a time, everyone was stunned.
Especially the County Magistrate of Yun Cang Town, Liu Pingchuan, the Old Ancestor of the Lin family, Lin Zhitui, and Zhang Tianhong of the Hundred Herbs Hall, all looked at Wang Cang with immense astonishment.
After a long while, Liu Pingchuan exclaimed, “Shopkeeper Wang actually possesses such means, it is truly admirable.”
At this point, they could not utter any unpleasant words.
In Yun Cang Town, among the major and minor powers, the True Intent Realm was already considered a significant figure.
The Old Ancestor of the Lin family, Lin Zhitui, the County Magistrate, Liu Pingchuan, and Bai Changlin of the Golden Ape Martial Arts School had all reached the Condensing Momentum Stage in their cultivation, making them the strongest.
Of course, for forces like Grindstone Stockade, or rather the Sacred Insect Merchant Guild, Wang Cang and his companions were also Condensing Momentum Stage experts.
But all of this was still within the scope of the True Intent Realm.
Who would have thought that Wang Cang would now display means comparable to the Core Opening Realm.
Yun Cang Town was about to undergo a change.
Wang Cang’s gaze was calm, and he said, “I was entrusted to look after this city.”
A different light flashed through Bai Changlin’s eyes.
‘A Yan, perhaps?’
Bai Changlin could only think of Su Yan as someone who possessed such capabilities.
Even his own daughter, Bai Yun, likely didn’t have the means to entrust someone to look after things to this extent.
Even though she had already apprenticed under a Core Opening Realm True Person.
But according to what Bai Yun said, Su Yan was the true prodigy in the Beast King Sect.
His ability to reach the Condensing Momentum Stage within a year was also thanks to the pills sent by his disciple and daughter.
“Everyone, prepare yourselves, and fire arrows in unison to defeat the True Intent Beast Spirits, otherwise we won’t last long.”
Wang Cang’s true essence was rapidly depleting, even with the help of the Blood Marrow Worm to supplement his true essence.
Maintaining combat with the third-order spirit sealing still required a high expenditure.
‘If Lord doesn’t come, and Miss Nangong hasn’t arrived, then I can only leave with School Master Bai.’
The third-order spirit sealing talisman was not given by Su Yan.
Instead, Nangong Hong Yue sensed the change in the situation and handed the spirit sealing talisman to him.
Yun Cang Town was where Su Yan got his start, and where his Master resided. If something were to happen here, it would be their incompetence.
“Roar!”
Liu Pingchuan and others ordered their subordinates to attack continuously, firing arrows and short spears, turning the ground outside Yun Cang Town into a hedgehog.
Especially those four True Intent Beast Spirits, under the formation, they could still contend with the Blazing Flame Lion to some extent.
However, under the continuous barrage of arrows, they quickly fell into a passive state.
“Useless.”
Li Qiulong’s gaze was icy as he watched the stalemate on the battlefield.
He knew that the third-order spirit sealing talisman would not last forever, and if they continued to fight, the city could be taken.
But if they continued to deplete their forces like this, how many of his subordinates would be left.
Feng Hong’s eyes narrowed slightly: “After all, they are lacking high-level battle formations, spirit tools, and spirit sealing artifacts. Attacking a city with the True Intent Realm is still somewhat lacking.”
A True Intent martial artist could fight a hundred ordinary people, and if they reached the Fourth Realm, the Spirit Merging Stage, the True Intent Beast Spirits they summoned would be enough to shake the city gate.
But that was in a one-on-one situation.
With high walls, deep moats, and countless martial artists keeping watch, arrows raining down, and formations protecting the city.
On such a battlefield, it was difficult for a single or two True Intent Realm martial artists to achieve the feat of breaking through a city.
Therefore, in an offense-defense situation, either it would be as it was now, with several Spirit Merging Stage martial artists forming a battle formation, activating the battle formation’s true intent, transforming into war beasts to break through defenses.
Or they would possess special spirit sealing artifacts like the Cloud Beast Boat or Siege Engines, unleashing their siege power.
These two methods were the core of sects, and also the secret knowledge of great powers, especially dynasties.
Although the Yan Ying Sect had a formidable presence, they were merely a coalition of rogue cultivators, small families, and minor sects.
They lacked such siege capabilities.
Feng Hong and Li Qiulong were well aware of this.
The disciples before them were merely a mob, their purpose being to disrupt the entire Lingnan Prefecture, disrupt Lingnan Prefecture’s arrangements, plunder resources, and kill geniuses.
“Let’s act.”
Feng Hong said calmly, “Avoid prolonging the situation.”
“I’ll do it.”
Li Qiulong stepped forward unceremoniously and said, “I will take this third-order spirit sealing talisman.”
A third-order spirit sealing talisman in the hands of a True Intent Realm martial artist was a waste of treasure!
“Good.”
Li Qiulong’s figure flew out, hovering in mid-air.
He exuded dominance and shouted, “All disciples retreat.”
Clang!
His Natal Spiritual Artifact flew out, which was a cerulean precious sword with a sharp edge, emitting waves of water-attribute true essence.
“Roar!”
Wang Cang’s expression suddenly changed, and the Blazing Flame Lion under his control lunged towards Li Qiulong in mid-air.
The monstrous flames seemed to be burning the sky.
Core Opening Realm!
Everyone was greatly alarmed upon seeing Li Qiulong. Only Core Opening Realm martial artists could fly.
Li Qiulong unleashed his Natal Spiritual Artifact, instantly transforming into three crisscrossing cerulean sword lights, each dozens of feet long.
The Blazing Flame Lion’s monstrous flames collided with the sword light, and in an instant, the flames were split in two, as if submerged in a tidal wave, and extinguished.
With a light sound, a large opening was torn in the Blazing Flame Lion’s body. Numerous flames were instantly absorbed by the spirit sealing talisman, turning into a token with a scratch mark.
The second and third sword strikes pierced through the battlefield, slicing the ground, like a giant plow overturning the earth for a hundred meters, heading straight for the city wall.
Li Qiulong did not even glance at Yun Cang Town. He raised his hand to grab the third-order spirit sealing talisman.
‘Such a token, at least ten thousand Origin Stones.’
The third-order spirit sealing talisman, halfway to him, suddenly changed direction and was caught by a fair hand.
“Who?!”
Li Qiulong’s expression drastically changed. He looked up and saw the person, with a mere wave of their hand, conjure a giant white hand seal, hundreds of feet in size. With a grab, it extinguished the two sword energies in mid-air.
The city wall remained as it was, the newcomer stood with his hands behind his back.
“Yun Cang Town actually has two Core Opening Realm First Heaven martial artists dispatched? I had no idea this place was so valuable?”
Su Yan had arrived a while ago and saw Wang Cang make his move, so he hadn’t intervened immediately.
“Who are you?!”
Feng Hong flew over, standing beside Li Qiulong, with a Golden Gourd Small Hammer floating before him.
“Su Yan of the Beast King Sect!”
Su Yan swept his gaze over them, revealing no intention of hiding.
Li Qiulong and Feng Hong’s eyes flashed with brilliance, and a wave of joy erupted.
They were naturally shocked, not expecting Su Yan to have broken through to the Core Opening Realm so quickly.
No wonder he was on Yan Ying’s assassination list.
However, after the shock came great joy.
Having just broken through and rushed here, in this state, facing them both, the advantage was theirs.
“Well done, Beast King Sect, you truly have no regard for others.”
Li Qiulong’s voice was sharp, his sinister gaze scanning Su Yan up and down.
“If you wish to protect this city, then fight a gambling match with me. If you win, we will both leave, how about it?”
To fight two against one and still propose a gambling match clearly showed they were afraid Su Yan would escape.
“Don’t even think about running, otherwise everyone in this city will be in danger.”
Li Qiulong added. Su Yan’s eyes held a cold smile.
“Noisy.”
He raised his hand to grab, and it transformed into a giant Star Picking Hand, lunging directly at Li Qiulong.
Li Qiulong’s pupils constricted, and he was shocked in his heart: “Such strong true essence.”
He immediately summoned his True Intent Beast Spirit, which was a water demon fox tens of feet tall.
The Water Spirit Sword in his hand flew towards Su Yan, drawing a brilliant sword light.
The Water Demon Fox behind him attached itself to the spirit tool, emitting a monstrous aura.
The Star Picking Hand collided with the Water Spirit Sword. This blow had the momentum of shaking heaven and earth, causing the entire city wall of Yun Cang Town to tremble.
“This, this is the power of a Core Opening Realm martial artist’s attack…”
Lin Zhitui and Zhang Tianhong were dumbfounded. Even Liu Pingchuan was filled with shock.
In terms of siege methods, besides using battle formations and large spirit sealing artifacts, the simplest and most brutal method was for high-level martial artists to forcibly break through formations.
Bai Changlin was completely in a daze at this moment. Others might not recognize who the person in mid-air was, but how could he not?
“You, are you A Yan’s subordinate?”
He quietly asked Wang Cang, his voice barely audible.
Wang Cang nodded, respectfully and proudly: “Reporting to School Master Bai, indeed.”
Amidst everyone’s shock, Li Qiulong was even more pathetic than them at this moment.
Under the collision of attacks, the Star Picking Hand’s starlight flowed, as if it were indestructible jade, showing no signs of breaking.
However, his Water Spirit Sword let out a mournful cry under this collision, its true essence even scattered a bit.
The True Intent Beast Spirit, the Water Demon Fox, condensed its body, thus withstanding the attack.
“Feng Hong!”
He made a decisive move, and Feng Hong immediately deployed his Golden Gourd Small Hammer.
With a flash of golden light, the true intent of a Golden-Winged Falcon merged into the small hammer. In just a moment, the small hammer crossed a hundred feet and landed on Su Yan’s head.
This move was extremely perilous and sudden. If it had landed directly, let alone a person’s head.
Even a Core Opening Realm furnace made of profound gold would be hammered with a large hole.
The two of them, by joining forces, had killed countless Core Opening Realm martial artists.
At this moment, Li Qiulong was even more concerned that Su Yan would not die. The Water Spirit Sword turned into a blue beam of light, heading straight for Su Yan’s heart.
“Suppress!”
Su Yan uttered the word “suppress,” and a black tower with red patterns flew out from his body.
The tower body grew against the wind, instantly becoming hundreds of feet tall.
Red light instantly enveloped the two spirit tools, and the light held them fixed in mid-air.
The hearts of the two were shaken, and they immediately mobilized their true essence and divine sense, attempting to regain control of their Natal Spiritual Artifacts.
Su Yan simply smiled lightly and thought to himself, “If I let you take them back so easily, then my Myriad Insect Prison Suppressing Tower would have been refined in vain.”
With a mere thought, several chains descended from the Myriad Insect Prison Suppressing Tower, directly binding the two weapons.
The chains contained even more powerful sealing and devouring power.
Upon contact with the spirit tools, they instantly severed the connection between them.
Li Qiulong and Feng Hong panicked. The next moment, a mouthful of fresh blood gushed from their throats, the bloody smell filling their mouths, and their divine sense was actually damaged.
The chains began to devour the divine sense on the spirit tools, as well as their true essence.
At this moment, the aura of their Natal Spiritual Artifacts belonging to them was being stripped away.
They watched with their own eyes as their spirit tools were collected into the black tower before them.
Run!
The two grabbed a handful of second-order spirit sealing talismans and threw them directly at Su Yan.
Rumble!
These were top-tier spirit sealing talismans, and they were not talisman orders for controlling sealed spirit beasts, but rather sealed attacks comparable to the Core Opening Realm.
As they erupted simultaneously, the entire battlefield was instantly engulfed, and true essence exploded like a storm.
Wave after wave of attacks descended upon Su Yan.
Su Yan pressed his hand down, and the attacks were all dissipated by him.
At this moment, Feng Hong and Li Qiulong had already used an evasion technique to escape several hundred meters away.
“Devour them.”
Su Yan raised his gaze, and a dark red figure flew out from the Insect Realm Space.
The Dragon-Eating Worm suddenly charged out, transforming into a streak of blood-red light.
Its body twisted, and in mid-air, it transformed from a ferocious insect form into a blood flood dragon hundreds of feet long.
The blood flood dragon soared through the clouds, its ferocity spreading.
In just a moment, it caught up to the two.
Li Qiulong and Feng Hong’s hearts were filled with dread. They frantically attacked, still wanting to struggle a bit.
However, no matter how powerful their techniques were, they had lost their Natal Spiritual Artifacts.
They unleashed all their attacks, fighting desperately, but still found it difficult to break through the blood flood dragon form of the Dragon-Eating Worm.
Where there is blood, all wounds can be healed.
The prototype of this blood flood dragon was a half-step Demon Saint. Even though its current cultivation was only third-order Calamity Beast, its foundation was far beyond ordinary.
After only a few rounds of combat, Li Qiulong and Feng Hong died one after another.
The Dragon-Eating Worm devoured their essence blood and bones, and carrying two golden cores, it flew back.
It delivered the two golden cores to Su Yan’s hand.
Su Yan casually caught them and looked closely, his eyes narrowing: “One second-turn Golden Core and one third-turn Golden Core. No wonder their strength was a bit lacking.”
The Myriad Insect Prison Suppressing Tower shone with red light, and Su Yan threw the golden cores into it.
Chains wrapped around them, and began to continuously extract the true essence from the golden cores.
Impurities were constantly eliminated, and the rest turned into pure true essence, integrating into Su Yan’s body bit by bit.
The hardening cultivation technique circulated around him, directly intercepting this essence, continuously refining qi and blood, and strengthening his body.
The Core Opening Battle ended in an instant. The Yan Ying Sect disciples on the battlefield reacted and were now scattering like startled birds, trying to flee the area.
“Collect.”
Su Yan dropped the Myriad Insect Prison Suppressing Tower over them, and countless chains shot out, dragging the martial artists into the tower.
The Yan Ying Sect disciples who had fled further away, yet not escaped a hundred feet, suddenly discovered something even more desperate.
Disciples of the Mountain Guard, along with inner and outer disciples, riding their mounts, charged forward, completely surrounding them.
The overall situation was decided.
Su Yan took a step forward, landing on the city wall.
Everyone on the city wall was struck dumb with fear. Liu Pingchuan was about to step forward to pay respects when he saw Su Yan bow to Bai Changlin, a smile on his face: “Master, did I disgrace you today?”
Bai Changlin was stunned at first, then his old face crinkled like a chrysanthemum, smiling brilliantly.
“How can a golden scale remain in a pond? It turns into a dragon when it encounters wind and clouds. After entering the Beast King Sect, you truly soared. My life was worth it.”
Bai Changlin’s eyes welled up with tears, partly happy for his disciple’s success, and partly touched that Su Yan had not forgotten him.
Only Liu Pingchuan, Lin Zhitui, and the others stood there dumbfounded.
This, this Core Opening Realm True Person was Su Yan, who had joined the Beast King Sect more than a year ago.
He was Bai Changlin’s disciple.
In the future of Yun Cang Town, would it not be surnamed Bai?
