Chapter 126: After the Calamity
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Jiang Yiliu was correct in his judgment!
Right now, Jiang Yi had no control of his body to dodge any attacks; he could only look at their weapons cras.h.i.+ng into him and also the fiery red crossbow bolt which was shot towards him like a shooting star.
However, even though Jiang Yi couldn’t dodge; but it didn’t mean that he couldn’t attack. He had an expression that showed he was in no hurry; the edges of his mouth even exposed a faint smile. The black essence forces within his dantian gushed towards his left hand in a frenzy; it was ultimately compressed by the Exploding Essence Palm and gradually flowed out!
“Not good—!”
The instant when the Exploding Essence Palm was compressed, Zhangsun Wuji’s entire body s.h.i.+vered. His face didn’t have any hesitation as he kept his long spear and shot away from the Ancient Divine War Chariot. He burst out, shouting at the same time, “Yiliu! Flee!”
Jiang Yiliu’s eye shrank. He could feel a fatal danger from the black essence forces in Jiang Yi’s palm. This danger wasn’t inferior to an attack from a Soul Travel Realm expert. It had a horrific prowess that was like the sky towering over that made even his soul trembled.
“Swis.h.!.+”
Jiang Yiliu wasn’t a fool: he naturally wouldn’t stand there and wait for death. He took a hard step on the top of the war chariot and flew to the side. The two of them were now several hundreds of feet from the surface. They might have rather competent physical defenses, but this jump would surely make them suffer!
But they had no choice but to jump—because if they didn’t, it was death!
“Haha!”
Jiang Yi let out a burst of long laughter while the black glow from the Exploding Essence Palm gradually subsided. He used his other hand to slam downwards with a palm strike. A violent palm wind blew over and deflected the crossbow bolt that shot towards him.
Since both of them fled, he didn’t dare to release his Exploding Essence Palm; otherwise, the Ancient Divine War Chariot would be sent flying, too. If his body had no place to borrow any strength, he would definitely end up with a horrible death.
“Bang!”
Jiang Yiliu and Zhangsun Wuji had jumped off, but the Ancient Divine War Chariot remained floating in mid-air. Jiang Yi’s body crashed onto the war chariot, causing the war chariot to fall towards the ground. But this war chariot obviously had a mystical restriction: it merely fell a few hundred feet before slowing down and continuing to float in mid-air.
“Ouch…”
As Jiang Yi rolled as he landed onto the war chariot, getting rid of most of the momentum. However, his back and b.u.t.tocks were burning with pain. Had it not been for his fast hands which grabbed onto the chariot, he might have already rolled off. He grimaced and grunted before sitting up. His face revealed a smile as he let out a long breath. He couldn’t help but shout in joy towards the sky, the sensation after the calamity was wonderful!
“Bang!”
Jiang Yiliu and Zhangsun Wuji soon landed on the ground. They were lucky that there weren’t any giant boulders beneath them, and it was all filled with plains. The two of them rolled a few rounds to dissipate the momentum forces. They ultimately stood up after some struggle. Their expressions might be in pain, but it was apparent that they didn’t suffer any grievous injuries.
“Swis.h.!.+”
Both their subordinates gathered towards them at the fastest speed. Gu Shanhe and the few hundred men also rushed here frantically to make sure that both their masters were fine. They then cast their sights several hundred feet above the sky, seeing Jiang Yi seated in the Ancient Divine War Chariot. The shock and confusion were hard to conceal in their eyes!
This man appeared out of nowhere from the sky just like an immortal who descended from the nine heavens, giving an intense shock into the deepest part of everyone’s soul.
Isn’t this a… miracle?!
Su Ruoxue laid on the stretcher and was deeply moved. She was fed with the Essence Sealing Powder by Gu Shanhe and didn’t even have the strength to open her mouth. Even so, she still tried her best to open her eyes and look towards Jiang Yi, who was in the sky, with eyes filled with antic.i.p.ation.
No one desired for death, and it was the same for Su Ruoxue!
Jiang Yi?
In a distant forest, Ji Tingyu, Jiang Henshui, and the rest all felt a s.h.i.+ver in their bodies. Ji Tingyu’s expression instantly turned pale; she looked around and quietly leaped onto a huge tree before she finally hid into the dense leaves. Jiang Henshui and Liu He looked at each other in the eye and immediately went to hide while holding their breaths and looking dead ahead.
“Wow!”
All the slaughtering stopped. Countless martial artists, who stayed hidden, all walked out. Everyone looked at the face of Jiang Yi, who was in mid-air, with disbelief and suspicion.
How could a person appear out of nowhere in mid-air? The paG.o.da of the Tomb of the Heaven Monarch was up there, right? Could he have jumped out from within the paG.o.da? Otherwise, there wasn’t any other logical explanation unless he was a G.o.d! Or a Vajra Realm master who could fly in the air. The problem was that… this tomb rejected anyone who was above the Soul Travel Ream!
“Jiang Yi, get down here if you have the guts! Didn’t you want to kill me? I will stand here and let you do it!”
Jiang Yiliu’s shouts woke everyone up from the daze. He wasn’t a G.o.d but a human. After they confirmed this point, they were even more surprised. Did Jiang Yi truly enter the paG.o.da? If he emerged from the paG.o.da, didn’t it mean he had tons of absolute treasures on him? With all those weird situations earlier and the jade boat that was now s.n.a.t.c.hed by a group of individuals, everyone’s eyes began to burn with pa.s.sion, thinking that Jiang Yi had now transformed into a human-shaped treasure mountain.
Jiang Yi ignored Jiang Yiliu; he swept his eyes around and finally locked onto Su Ruoxue who was with the Western Garrison Army. His body trembled from extreme joy. The fact that Su Ruoxue wasn’t dead was the best news for him.
“Su Ruoxue, wait for me!”
Looking at the pale and bloodless face of Su Ruoxue—along with the tender body that had blood remains—he couldn’t bother anymore. His body released a shocking amount of killing aura as he leaped off the chariot. He flew towards Jiang Yiliu and his men without the slightest scruple.
“Hahaha!”
Jiang Yiliu and Zhangsun Wuji looked at each other and began to laugh. No matter how insane Jiang Yi’s strength was, could he defeat everyone present? Even if they gave him the benefit of doubt, Jiang Yi leaving the Ancient Divine War Chariot meant that they had the opportunity to escape!
“Swis.h.!.+”
A jade talisman shone in the hands of Jiang Yiliu, and the Ancient Divine War Chariot flew towards him. Both of them ran frantically towards the chariot. Before Jiang Yi even landed on the surface, the two of them leaped up and into the Ancient Divine War Chariot.
Before reaching the Soul Travel Realm, there was no way for Jiang Yi to shoot out his essence force. The instant they boarded onto the war chariot, they steered the chariot upwards. Unless Jiang Yi was truly a G.o.d, he would never be able to kill both of them.
“Kill him!”
Once he was on the war chariot, Jiang Yiliu furiously roared. Countless martial artists promptly drew their cavalry saber and circulated their essence force to cleave at the falling Jiang Yi.
“Oh!”
When he saw the two of them escaped, Jiang Yi’s expression turned grave. Due to his worry for Su Ruoxue, he didn’t expect that Jiang Yiliu could control the Ancient Divine War Chariot from a distance. But… he didn’t have the time to worry about such issues. Looking at the countless glistening cavalry saber beneath him, his body suddenly soared with an inexhaustible killing aura, and his eyes had turned blood red. The black essence forces that were within his body were released and compressed in his palm. The Exploding Essence Palm was ready to be released any time.
“Ma.s.sacre Intent!”
Gu Shanhe exclaimed and looked at the people beneath Jiang Yi as he shouted, “Fall back!”
“Ah…”
Dozens of people beneath Jiang Yi could feel the horrific killing aura and instantly felt their bodies go weak. Even the highly-raised battle sabers felt extremely heavy. They wanted to escape, but with their comrades everywhere, where could they run to?
“Swis.h.!.+”
Jiang Yi’s body descended like lightning. When he was just a few feet away from the people below, he slammed down with his already prepared Exploding Essence Palm!
“Boom!”
After a heavy explosion, everything beneath Jiang Yi suddenly exploded. Those sabers, which were originally held high, flew in all directions and even accidentally injured plenty of people.
Over a dozen individuals couldn’t even dodge and were blasted off by the explosion from the Exploding Essence Palm. Many of them were blasted into a b.l.o.o.d.y mess. This was an Exploding Essence Palm that Jiang Yi withheld himself from injecting too much black essence forces; if not, all these people wouldn’t even have any sc.r.a.ps left.
“Pong, Pong, Pong…!”
The shockwave from the explosion sent an impact to everyone in the vicinity. The entire area was in a complete disorder and chaos.
“Bang!”
Jiang Yi was originally descending at high speeds, but he was flung aside by the shockwave from the explosion below. Fortunately, he was able to turn his body in time and curled himself up into a ball. Otherwise, the heavy impact from the shockwave would have destroyed his innards and broke his bones.
“Pfff…”
Even so, after rolling several rounds on the ground, Jiang Yi stood back up and immediately spurt a mouthful of blood before kneeling on the ground. The robes on his back were burst into pieces, and it was bleeding profusely!
He estimated that his ribs had one or two broken bones, which caused his expression to be distorted in pain. It was lucky that he made an accurate calculation and only used ten wisps of black essence force for this Exploding Essence Palm. Or else, he wouldn’t be standing up now and would be blasted into a pile of minced meat instead.