Yet Lin Chang’sheng wasn’t the least bit flustered.
"If I can’t escape in any direction, let’s see if the ground can be broken open!"
Lin Chang’sheng thought to himself, then summoned the Dragon Abyss Sword—an Immortal Treasure left behind by a Sword Immortal, which still held Immortal Power within.
Lin Chang’sheng could channel the Immortal Power inside, unleashing a devastating attack.
"Break!"
Lin Chang’sheng shouted furiously, cutting downward with the Dragon Abyss Sword.
He knew this wasn’t real ground, but part of the Heaven-Reaching Divine Tree.
After all, the Heaven-Reaching Sect was built atop the Divine Tree.
BOOM—
In the next instant, the entire Heaven-Reaching Divine Tree trembled violently.
Far away, Bai Baihe’s heart clenched at the tremendous commotion.
"No way that kid broke the array, did he?"
Bai Baihe thought to himself—if Lin Chang’sheng and the others broke the array, Heaven-Reaching Sect would be in deep trouble.
The Immortal Martial Hall would never let them off if word got out.
"Sect Leader, did they really break the array? This array needs the Power of an Immortal to break—unless they—"
The fat Third Elder wore a look of terror.
He had thought they could wipe out Lin Chang’sheng and his companions quietly inside the formation.
But he hadn’t expected them to make such a commotion.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
No matter what, Bai Baihe refused to believe Lin Chang’sheng and his crew could unleash an Immortal Power attack.
Lin Chang’sheng indeed couldn’t launch an Immortal Power attack himself, but he held the Immortal Blade in his hand.
The brutal blow blasted a gaping hole in the ground, scattering a storm of dark green leaves.
"It couldn’t slice through in one blow?"
Lin Chang’sheng was surprised, then slashed out again.
BOOM—
This time, amidst the thunderous roar, the Sword Aura shattered the Grand Array, causing it to collapse and tumble downward without pause.
After breaking the Grand Array, Lin Chang’sheng soared skyward, leaving the area behind.
Gu Shan followed close on his heels—only Lin Chang’sheng ever seemed to find a way out when they faced desperate odds.
The sheer power of the attack sent Heaven-Reaching Sect disciples fleeing the Sect, fearing the Heaven-Reaching Divine Technique or falling debris would bury them alive.
WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH—
As Lin Chang’sheng hovered in midair, having burst from the array, the elders and Sect Leader of Heaven-Reaching Sect rushed out together.
"Never thought you’d break the array, kid!"
Bai Baihe frowned at Lin Chang’sheng’s intact form, shocked the overwhelming formation couldn’t finish him off.
"With a formation like yours, not only can I break out, you couldn’t trap me even if I tried! Hand over the Divine Liquid, or I’ll destroy Heaven-Reaching Sect!"
Lin Chang’sheng spoke with murderous intent.
But the Heaven-Reaching Sect crowd couldn’t help but scoff when they heard Lin Chang’sheng’s threat.
He’d just blown apart the array; he probably spent his strongest moves. Now, he couldn’t possibly take them on.
"What a joke. With only your Late Stage Mahayana Cultivation? Burned up all your Immortal Talisman Treasures already, haven’t you?"
The skinny Seventh Elder mocked.
"Do I need Immortal Talisman Treasures to slice you up? Don’t flatter yourselves!"
Lin Chang’sheng sneered, and in the next instant, summoned the Divine Thunder Bow.
There were nine elders in Heaven-Reaching Sect—just enough for one arrow each.
TZZZ—
As soon as the Divine Thunder Bow appeared, arcs of lightning flickered all around, drenching the entire space in thunderlight.
"Heaven-Reaching Immortal Treasure?"
Seeing the Divine Thunder Bow in Lin Chang’sheng’s hand, greed instantly flashed in the elders’ eyes.
None of them had such a treasure.
SWISH SWISH SWISH—
Then Lin Chang’sheng let loose the Divine Thunder Bow. Arrows of lightning shot toward all nine elders without mercy.
The nine elders thought Lin Chang’sheng was just at the Mahayana Stage—the Heaven-Reaching Treasure wouldn’t amount to much in his hands.
They didn’t take him seriously.
All nine surged their Primordial Power and moved forward to intercept.
BOOM BOOM BOOM—
BANG BANG BANG—
The next instant, explosions rang out nonstop.
The mighty nine elders—each arrogant to the bone—were blasted flying by Lin Chang’sheng’s Divine Thunder Bow.
Celestial Thunder Arrows smashed through their defenses, punching holes straight through their bodies.
When the elders hit the ground, six were dead on impact; the other three were gravely wounded.
"Wha—how could this happen?"
Bai Baihe was so stunned by the scene that he couldn’t even speak.
Lin Chang’sheng shot down six of Heaven-Reaching Sect’s elders with one arrow volley, crippling three more.
What kind of power must you have to pull off something like that?
"No wonder it’s a Heaven-Reaching Immortal Treasure—the power is terrifying! Don’t worry—all that means after you die, the treasure’s mine!"
Bai Baihe’s gaze was glued to the Divine Thunder Bow, burning with greed.
In his mind, it was the Immortal Treasure, not Lin Chang’sheng, responsible for the carnage.
Once he killed Lin Chang’sheng and escaped, he’d have three drops of Divine Liquid in hand. Afterward, he’d have a thirty percent chance to break through to the Immortal Realm.
Once he reached the Immortal Realm, who in the Immortal Domain could stop him?
Fortune favors the bold—Bai Baihe wasn’t about to let this chance slip.
Otherwise he wouldn’t have tried to trap Lin Chang’sheng in an array in the first place.
"That’s only if you’re up to it!"
Lin Chang’sheng snorted, then waved his hand and summoned a Late Stage Corpse Puppet.
Perfect time to test what this Corpse Puppet could really do against Bai Baihe.
"Late Stage Corpse Puppet? You—you really are an Evil Cultivator!"
Bai Baihe was thunderstruck when Lin Chang’sheng called out the Corpse Puppet.
What terrified him wasn’t that Lin Chang’sheng was an Evil Cultivator—it was that the Corpse Puppet’s Realm was not only higher than his, but reached the terrifying Late Stage of Tribulation Crossing.
How had Lin Chang’sheng managed that?
"So what if I’m an Evil Cultivator? Against rats like you, you think I need to dirty my own hands?"
Lin Chang’sheng sneered, commanding the Corpse Puppet to punch at Bai Baihe.
Seeing Lin Chang’sheng was absolutely sure of himself, Gu Shan didn’t hesitate; he began slaughtering the fleeing Heaven-Reaching Sect disciples one by one.
Nothing happening today can be allowed to leak out.
"Die!"
Bai Baihe roared, swinging out a giant axe and hurling it straight at the Corpse Puppet with all his might.
BOOM—
In the air, the axe and the Corpse Puppet’s fist collided, unleashing a thunderous explosion.
When the noise died, the Corpse Puppet was perfectly fine; Bai Baihe had actually been sent flying from the force of its attack.
Bai Baihe tasted blood, nearly spitting it out.
"How is this Corpse Puppet so powerful?"
Bai Baihe was freaked out inside—how the hell had Lin Chang’sheng forged such a monstrous Corpse Puppet?
Even the Immortal Corpse Sect’s Sect Leader probably couldn’t manage that!
After knocking Bai Baihe away with a punch, the Corpse Puppet showed no sign of fatigue, charging forward again.
This time, it didn’t use any Immortal Techniques—just all-out, close-quarters brawling.
Lin Chang’sheng wanted to test the Corpse Puppet’s physical defenses.
When the Corpse Puppet came at him, Bai Baihe swung down with the giant axe, aiming for its head.
CLANG—
But even with that power, the blow did nothing to its skull, as if hacking at impenetrable Dragon Scale.
"That’s your attack power?"
Lin Chang’sheng mocked.
He kept commanding the Corpse Puppet to pound Bai Baihe relentlessly.
And even though Bai Baihe had Middle Stage Tribulation Crossing Cultivation, fighting a Late Stage Corpse Puppet left him unable to even mount a defense.
Though the Corpse Puppet didn’t have any Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures, its body was freakishly strong.
Bai Baihe’s attacks did squat to it—and he just kept getting injured over and over.
In less time than half a stick of incense, Bai Baihe couldn’t hold out anymore; his body was covered in injuries as he planned to flee.
But Lin Chang’sheng wasn’t about to let him escape.
He immediately unleashed the Divine Flame Realm—his powerful Force Field Realm severely slowed Bai Baihe down.
SWISH SWISH SWISH—
Lin Chang’sheng fired the Divine Thunder Bow again; arrow after arrow of lightning tore through the sky, streaking right for Bai Baihe.
Alongside, the Corpse Puppet’s attacks fell upon him too.
Surrounded front and back, Bai Baihe panicked completely—he actually gave up defending and just tried to run.
But under Lin Chang’sheng’s realm suppression, he couldn’t outrun the Divine Thunder Arrows.
BOOM BOOM BOOM—
Arrow after arrow slammed into Bai Baihe’s back, thunderous explosions ringing out again and again.