Not only was it unable to block his palm seal, it even shattered his attack, while the remaining three arrows continued their deadly path toward him.
"How is this possible?"
Lu Shan was stunned at the sight, his heart pounding—could the opponent’s cultivation be higher than his?
To break apart his palm seal this easily?
Seeing the three Thunderbolt Arrows closing in, Lu Shan didn’t have time to dodge and could only draw upon his primordial power to form an Elemental Shield around his body.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The next moment, three Thunderbolt Arrows crashed violently against Lu Shan’s Elemental Shield.
The explosive blasts sent Lu Shan staggering backward, his qi and blood surging wildly within him.
The Elemental Shield before him was shattered by the Thunderbolt Arrows.
When Lu Shan finally steadied himself, he found Lin Chang’sheng, Gu Shan, and the other two already landed not far away.
In Lin Chang’sheng’s hand was a longbow crackling with lightning.
"You’re Lin Chang’sheng?"
Lu Shan asked in astonishment.
No wonder Tang Zhongming had come all this way to kill Lin Chang’sheng.
This man actually possesses a Heaven-Reaching Immortal Treasure in his hands.
And by the looks of it, it’s even more dominating than his own Demon Blood Godslaying Spear.
"Hand over the treasures, and we might spare your life!"
Lin Chang’sheng responded coldly.
He had also heard the exchange between Lu Shan and the Heart Demon just now.
If Lu Shan let the Loose Immortal Heart Demon out, they would all be in deep trouble.
This kind of Heart Demon must either be killed or trapped inside an Immortal Treasure—that’s the best option.
"You want these treasures? Let’s see if you’re really up to it!"
Lu Shan sneered. Lin Chang’sheng was only at the middle stage of Mahayana cultivation. Even with a Heaven-Reaching Immortal Treasure, killing him wouldn’t be so easy.
Gu Shan might be a bit stronger, but he was just at the early stage of Tribulation Crossing.
Lu Shan figured it wouldn’t be hard to wipe out Lin Chang’sheng and Gu Shan.
Once he killed Lin Chang’sheng, he could claim his treasures as his own.
This trip to the Secret Realm would truly be worth it then.
"Is that so?"
Lin Chang’sheng replied with a sneer. Although Lu Shan possessed formidable mid Tribulation Crossing strength, Lin and Gu Shan were not without the power to fight him.
Originally, Lin Chang’sheng had planned to use the Holy Soul Banner to finish off Lu Shan.
But he felt that would be too wasteful—the Holy Soul Banner was best saved for a crucial moment.
If Tang Zhongming or Mou Yuntao happened to catch up while he was still fighting Lu Shan and the Holy Soul Banner hadn’t finished him, he’d be unable to use it again.
For now, Lin Chang’sheng and Gu Shan could handle a mid Tribulation Crossing cultivator.
Against a late Tribulation Crossing opponent, though, they’d stand no chance.
The gap was simply too wide—not even the Heaven-Reaching Immortal Treasure could bridge it.
"Hope you can withstand this arrow!"
Lin Chang’sheng once again drew the Divine Thunder Bow.
Sliiick—
Above, the sky gathered with dark rainclouds, and bolts of lightning illuminated everything around them.
Countless silver serpents coiled and writhed amid the storm clouds.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
When the power of thunder reached its peak, Lin Chang’sheng loosed the bowstring, unleashing streak after streak of Thunderbolt Arrows straight at Lu Shan.
These Thunderbolt Arrows were far stronger than at the start—each was much larger, lightning cracking through the air, thunder booming all around.
This arrow was Lin Chang’sheng’s Nine Thunder Godslaying Arrow Technique, just recently mastered to Great Perfection.
Nine Celestial Thunder Arrows surged forth carrying the vast might of heaven and earth, blasting straight at Lu Shan.
Lightning and thunder filled the sky, as if the Thunder God himself was enraged.
"Break!"
Lu Shan shouted, swinging the Heaven-Reaching Immortal Treasure—Demon Blood Godslaying Spear—and unleashing a peerless spear aura, as if to pierce the heavens.
Even though Lu Shan had only recently obtained this treasure and hadn’t refined its restrictions yet, he still couldn’t unleash all of its power.
But even as it was, the might of this Immortal Treasure eclipsed his former Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure by far.
Rumble—
In an instant, the Thunderbolt Arrows and the spear aura collided with tremendous force.
The blast sent dust and rocks flying everywhere, a cloud of smoke and dirt rolling out across the land.
When the dust finally settled, the two sides were deadlocked—completely evenly matched.
"No wonder it’s a Heaven-Reaching Immortal Treasure!"
Lu Shan was thrilled. Was this treasure really so dominant?
Mere moments ago, he’d been outmatched by Lin Chang’sheng, but now, wielding the Heaven-Reaching Immortal Treasure, he could no longer be pushed back, even by Lin’s most ferocious strikes.
"Fated one, let me out! I can help you slay your enemies!"
The Heart Demon within the Demon Blood Godslaying Spear once again seduced Lu Shan.
"Don’t do it! That thing is the Heart Demon of a Blood Evil Loose Immortal! If you set it free, no one here can suppress it!"
As the Heart Demon in the spear tempted him again,
Gu Shan immediately sounded the alarm.
Even though this creature was only a Heart Demon of a Blood Evil Loose Immortal, its power was at the Loose Immortal level—who present could stand against a Loose Immortal Heart Demon?
"Loose Immortal Heart Demon?"
Lu Shan’s heart skipped a beat.
He hadn’t expected it to be the Heart Demon of the Blood Evil Loose Immortal itself!
He’d nearly been possessed by it just moments ago.
"Hand me those two treasures, and your life will be spared! They’re useless to you, and holding them will only bring you disaster!"
Lin Chang’sheng said calmly.
He harbored no deep grudge against Lu Shan; if he could persuade him to hand over the treasures, so much the better.
"What a joke! It’s still not clear who’s sparing whose life!"
Lu Shan scoffed.
He lashed out with his long spear, continuing to attack Lin Chang’sheng.
Seeing that Lu Shan was stubborn to the end, Lin Chang’sheng showed no more mercy.
He stomped fiercely on the ground, at once unleashing the Divine Flame Realm.
For ten miles around, the earth cracked and collapsed, with countless fissures appearing as surging flames rose up from below.
These flames were no ordinary fire—they were the Five Flames Sacred Fire, powers terrifying beyond imagination.
Other than Immortal Realm experts, even Tribulation Crossing masters would struggle to withstand them.
"This..."
Feeling the horrifying heat, Lu Shan tried to leap into the sky to escape.
But the overwhelming force field around him slowed his movement.
Lin Chang’sheng drew the Divine Thunder Bow once more; nine Thunder Flame Arrows ripped open the heavens as they shot forth.
This time, each arrow was wreathed in the Five Flames Sacred Fire—even if they weren’t enough to kill Lu Shan by force,
if a single spark of the Five Flames Sacred Fire touched him, it would cost him half his life.
"Die!"
As Lin Chang’sheng unleashed another volley of the Nine Thunder Godslaying Arrow Technique, Gu Shan, not far away, blasted out the Ancient Long Fist; a single blow roaring forth, its fist aura, like a mountain range one hundred zhang tall, crashed at Lu Shan.
Now Lu Shan faced nine Thunder Flame Arrows before him, and a mountainous fist aura barreling down from behind.
With nowhere left to escape, he could only swing his spear to defend one side.
He finally chose to charge the nine Thunder Flame Arrows, hoping that by breaking through he might still crush Lin Chang’sheng.
Unfortunately, his plan was far too simple-minded.
This time, the arrows fired by Lin Chang’sheng were many times stronger than before.
Bang bang bang—
With thunderous blasts, Lu Shan was flung backward before he could shatter the nine Thunder Flame Arrows.
The Five Flames Sacred Fire controlled by Lin Chang’sheng was not easily resisted.
Careening backwards, Lu Shan was struck in the back by Gu Shan’s fist aura, spitting blood in midair.
He crashed violently to the ground.
Upon landing, Lu Shan was swallowed by the Five Flames Sacred Fire, its devastating divine flame impossible to extinguish, burning him as he writhed in agony.
In moments, the Five Flames Sacred Fire had burned Lu Shan’s body into a bloody, mangled mess.
"Aaaargh—"
Lu Shan screamed in torment.
"Who would have thought that I, Lu Shan, renowned all my life, would die at the hands of lowly worms like you—I can’t accept this, I can’t!"
Though his regret was endless, Lu Shan, gravely wounded, could no longer fight.
"Fated one, set me free—I can help you take revenge!"
The Heart Demon tempted him one last time.
Hearing this, Lu Shan did not hesitate. Since death was certain, why not drag Lin Chang’sheng and the others down with him?
At that thought, Lu Shan began unraveling the restrictions on the Demon Blood Godslaying Spear, releasing the Heart Demon.
But in the next instant, a tremendous fist aura crashed down from the sky.
BOOM—
The ground where Lu Shan lay caved in instantly, sand and dust blasting outward.
When the dust cleared, Lu Shan lay lifeless on the ground, slain directly by Gu Shan’s fist.
The might of the Ancient Long Fist was in no way something ordinary martial arts could rival.
Lin Chang’sheng stepped forward with the Holy Soul Banner and, in the moment Lu Shan’s divine soul emerged, sealed it inside the banner.
As for his corpse, Lin Chang’sheng wasn’t about to let it go to waste; he collected it into his storage bag.
"This guy really had a lot of treasures on him!"
Lin Chang’sheng discovered that Lu Shan not only held treasures taken from the Blood Evil Hall, but also quite a few Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures.
He must have lined his pockets well during his time in Blood City.