Chapter 986: Do You Have a Problem?
Creak!
Lu Zhou’s astrolabe creaked, showing signs of caving in. His heart skipped a beat. ‘What kind of ability is this? Is it the ring?’
Although Nangong Yutian was only left with three Birth Charts, he could still display such strength. As expected of a Nine Chart expert! How could he rise to become a judge of the White Tower Council without any means?
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The energy fists grew stronger and stronger, and the sounds of the collisions were endless. Every time they landed, a golden-white circle would ripple out just like how it was when a nuclear bomb detonated.
Xiao Yunhe said with unconcealed admiration, “Brother Lu is truly skilled and bold. He’s only using the strength of a Four Chart cultivator to deal with Nangong Yutian’s Hades Ring.”
Wu Chao exclaimed in surprise, “That’s the Hades Ring?”
Xiao Yunhe said, “It’s said that there are two Hades Rings. They were the treasures obtained during the Great Void Expedition. It was said that it was thanks to the Hades Ring that Nangong Yutian rose in ranks so quickly in the White Tower Council. Apparently, the rings can’t be measured by grade. They can increase a cultivator’s strength greatly for a short time. However, it’s said that the downside is one would be in a temporary state of weakness after using them.”
Upon hearing this, Wu Chao frowned. “Since the Hades Ring is so powerful, won’t Senior Lu be at a disadvantage?”
“Don’t worry. Senior Lu is much stronger than we can imagine. Look! He’s only using Four Charts to deal with Nangong Yutian. He probably wants to test Nangong Yutian’s strength,” Xiao Yunhe said confidently.
In the sky, Lu Zhou was pushed back another hundreds of meters. His astrolabe creaked again, and the dent grew deeper and deeper. If this continued, he would lose one Birth Chart.
According to the battle style of the Thousand Realms Whirling, he should withdraw his astrolabe and let the attack fall on him instead to protect his Birth Charts. However, he was rather unwilling…
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Nangong Yutian smiled sinisterly. “Do you dare to do it?” A hint of provocation flashed in his eyes; he was daring Lu Zhou to withdraw his astrolabe. Following that, he laughed arrogantly before he said, “Since you destroyed my Birth Charts, I’ll destroy yours as well. You didn’t expect this, did you?”
Perhaps, if Nangong Yutian did not say these words, Lu Zhou would have taken the conservation approach. He would have withdrawn his astrolabe and quickly killed Nangong Yutian to preserve his strength and intimidate the blackguards at the same time. However, he changed his mind after listening to Nangong Yutian’s words. He said in a deep voice, “How can a mere ant shake a tree?”
The astrolabe in Lu Zhou’s hands suddenly disappeared and was replaced by a blue palm seal. Unlike the palm seals before, the blue was close to being dark blue.
Bang!
When the power of supreme mystic power exploded, it easily pressed down the attacks that were coming from below. Just like that, the palm seal easily crushed the countless energy fists, causing the void to ripple.
The gray sky seemed to have become a foil for the dazzling blue palm seal at this moment.
Bang!
At this moment, the blue palm seal landed squarely on Nangong Yutian’s chest, causing him to spit out another mouthful of blood.
Lu Zhou did not stop. He unleashed his remaining supreme mystic power without any hesitation.
Bang!
Another palm seal.
Bang!
The second palm seal.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In the end, Lu Zhou launched five consecutive palm seals that landed accurately on Nangong Yutian’s chest.
Boom!
Nangong Yutian smashed into the ruins below.
And yet, Lu Zhou was not down. After launching the blue palm seals, he now continuously launched golden palm seals toward the ground, creating a huge pit.
His golden palm seals that fell like a deck of cards were incredibly dazzling and eye-catching. The transition from the blue palm seals to the golden palm seals was incredibly smooth as well.
The spectators were frozen. Their expressions and their thoughts were all frozen. Nangong Yutian’s counterattack with the Hades Ring was nothing but a small interlude that did not affect the outcome in the slightest.
“Ding! Destroyed three Birth Charts. Reward: 18,000 merit points.”
“Ding! Killed a target. Reward: 8,000 merit points. Domain bonus: 2,000 merit points.”
Just like that, the battle ended. However, Lu Zhou did not let his guard down. Just one judge had pushed him into such a sorry state. What if more judges came or Jiang Liuli and the others attacked? At that time, how was he supposed to deal with them? He had completely depleted his supreme mystic power. Even if he used the Purple Glazed Ceramic now, he still would not have enough supreme mystic power.
Silence returned to the ruins. The air seemed frozen at this moment.
No one dared to speak in fear of disturbing Lu Zhou, who was still hovering in the air. No one knew what he was doing at this moment.
Lu Zhou was thinking at this moment, still wary. Although the system had notified him of Nangong Yutian’s death, he had to personally confirm that was the case. After all, he had met Thousand Realms Whirling witchcraft cultivators. At this moment, he did not have much Primal Qi left. He did not hold back and used most of his energy to launch the final golden palm seal.
After a while, Lu Zhou s.h.i.+fted his gaze to Nangong Yutian who had smashed into the ruins and shook his head. At this moment, Nangong Yutian’s corpse did not even resemble that of a human. He thought to himself, ‘Even a witchcraft cultivator could not revive or control a mess of meat, right?’
Following that, Lu Zhou waved his hand.
A purple-green item flew into his hand from the ruins.
“Ding! Obtained Hades Ring.”
“Hades Ring: can increase one’s strength and potential significantly for a short time.”
Then, Lu Zhou waved his hand and brought a bag that was lying next to the mystic bird’s corpse to him. There were three Birth Chart Hearts in the bag: one intermediate life heart and two elementary life hearts.
After Lu Zhou’s breathing stabilized, he straightened his back before he placed one hand on his back and stroked his beard with the other. He said indifferently, “How’s a mere Nine Chart cultivator worthy of seeing me?”
“…”
Everyone trembled. How did the old man know Nangong Yutian wanted to see him? Was he observing from the dark?
At this moment, Xiao Yunhe stepped forward and cupped his fists together at Lu Zhou. “Brother Lu, we meet again.”
Lu Zhou was aware that Xiao Yunhe had been a big help to Yu Zhenghai and Yu Shangrong. “It’s you?”
Xiao Yunhe smiled and said, “That’s right. I’m Xiao Yunhe.”
Lu Zhou nodded. “What are you doing here?”
“There are many Birth Chart Beasts in the Land of Chaos. My brothers and I are trying our luck here,” Xiao Yunher replied.
At this moment, Yu Shangrong walked over and bowed. “Master, Eldest Senior Brother and I encountered difficulties twice in a row, and it was all thanks to Tower Master Xiao’s help that we were able to turn the situation around.”
Lu Zhou looked at Xiao Yunhe and said, “Is that so?”
“It’s nothing. It’s not worth mentioning at all,” Xiao Yunhe said. Then, he wondered inwardly, ‘Why isn’t he surprised that his disciple referred to me as Tower Master Xiao?’
Xiao Yunhe was a little discouraged that Lu Zhou did not ask about his past. He was planning to use that as a springboard to speak about his glorious past to improve his image. Otherwise, the disparity between their status was too big.
Alas, Lu Zhou only nodded before he looked at his two disciples and asked, “Are you injured?”
“It’s just a flesh wound. It’s nothing serious.”
Wu Chao quickly said, “This is a poison spike. If senior doesn’t mind, I can treat it.”
“You?” Lu Zhou turned around and looked.
With this look from Lu Zhou, Wu Chao trembled. “Y-y-yes…”
“Alright. Then, I’ll have to trouble you.” Lu Zhou nodded.
Yu Shangrong cupped his fists together at Wu Chao in a gentle manner and said, “Thank you.”
“I-it’s a small matter…” Wu Chao said before he walked to the side.
Yu Shangrong followed Wu Chao to the side to be treated.
Meanwhile, Jiang Jiuli chose to speak up at this moment. Alas, he could barely speak coherently. “I… I…”
Lu Zhou turned around as his eyes glinted sharply. “You have a problem?”
“N-no problem…” Jiang Liuli who was a judge from the Black Tower Council did not have the bearing of a judge at all at this moment.
“Why are you here?” Lu Zhou asked.
Before Jiang Liuli could reply, Xiao Yunhe said, “He’s Jiang Jiuli, one of the four judges of the Black Tower Council. I don’t know what he’s doing here. Maybe he wants to deal with your disciple.”
No one in the world hated the Black Tower Council more than Xiao Yunhe. How could he not seize the opportunity to fan the fire?
Jiang Liuli said indignantly, “Tower Master Xiao, don’t talk nonsense! I’m here for the Birth Chart Beast. Moreover, the White Tower Council were the ones who left the formation flags here. How could I know Senior Lu’s two disciples are here?”
Lu Zhou asked, “Hmm? What Birth Chart Beast?”
“This…” Jiang Jiuli hesitated.
Lu Zhou asked indifferently, “You have a problem.”
Despite the similar words, Lu Zhou’s earlier words were a question, but now, they had turned into a statement. The change was enough to cause Jiang Jiuli to s.h.i.+ver.
Jiang Jiuli no longer hesitated and hurriedly said, “It’s a special Birth Chart Beast from the depths of the Southern Land. It’s said to be rather intelligent. There’s a rumor that its life heart is suitable for those activating their tenth Birth Chart…”
Lu Zhou turned to Xiao Yunhe. “Xiao Yunhe, is he telling the truth?”
“…”
Naturally, if it were up to Xiao Yunhe, he would rather conceal this matter. After all, he would only gain another compet.i.tor by revealing the matter. However, since things had come to this point, he could only say, “It’s true. This Birth Chart Beast is a top-tier Birth Chart Beasts. Nangong Yu had nine Birth Charts, therefore, he was very enthusiastic about the Birth Chart Beasts…”