Da Xuan Martial Saint - Chapter 764: 423 Core Forbidden Land_2

Chapter 764: Chapter 423 Core Forbidden Land_2

“This…”

Some elderly Spirit People, sensing the change in the atmosphere between heaven and earth, were momentarily taken aback before their complexions dramatically changed, and their bodies began to tremble slightly.

The ancient records of the Spirit People Race state, “When an Ancestral Realm perishes, heaven and earth mourn in tandem!”

Looking across the entire Xunmu Cave Heaven, there were only two people who had reached the Ancestral Realm: the old Spirit Ancestor Ling Huan, who had governed the Spirit People Race for over a thousand years, and the newly emerged Spirit Ancestor Ling Ji. And now, Ling Ji returned severely injured, followed by the sentiment of heaven and earth mourning, so the conclusion was naturally only one—Ling Huan had fallen!

The aged ancestor who had ruled the Spirit People Race for a millennium was dead!

Many of the Spirit People Race, upon coming to this realization, all showed expressions of disbelief, and some couldn’t help but cry out, “Impossible. This is impossible. How could the old ancestor…”

Ling Huan.

That was their millennium-old Spirit Ancestor, an absolutely invincible being. How could he possibly have died? Even if the attackers from beyond the sky were extremely powerful, they wouldn’t be stronger than the Ancestral Realm. Even a group assault couldn’t possibly lead to the fall of their old ancestor!

For a time, countless people couldn’t accept it.

But not much time passed before the noisy scene suddenly fell silent, as an abrupt breath appeared and swiftly spread over this way, tearing through the oppressive atmosphere that filled the space.

One could see on the vast plains, a figure was stepping towards this direction. Even though still at a great distance, with each step, it was as though a clear sound of footsteps fell, pounding in the hearts of everyone, accompanied by a terrifying oppression.

Step, step, step,

Chen Mu walked with his hands behind his back, and with each step, he crossed several hundred feet, arriving outside the Spirit People Race’s core settlement in a mere moment, only a little more than ten feet away from the magnificent Formation Light Screen.

On the inside of the Formation Light Screen, nearly a thousand mid-tier members of the Spirit People Race were facing Chen Mu across the formation. With such a large number of people present, they all felt a coldness spreading, and for a moment everyone’s heart trembled, feeling nearly suffocated.

“He, he…”

Someone’s voice trembled as they spoke.

Even though their cultivation levels weren’t high, not even reaching the Marrow Cleansing Realm, living in the core settlement year-round gave them some insight. They could clearly feel that the aura and pressure emanating from Chen Mu were far beyond the capability of the Marrow Cleansing Realm.

It was the oppression of the Ancestral Realm!

Had their Spirit Ancestor fallen at the hands of the man before them?

The thought had only just arisen in some people’s minds when they saw Chen Mu make his move.

Chen Mu stood before the Formation Light Screen, merely observing the core settlement’s formation for a moment, then suddenly stepped forward, ascending to the heavens above with a single stride, and stomped towards the Formation Light Screen!

This stomp was unremarkable, even lacking any overwhelming momentum, but as it descended, it caused the thick light screen covering nearly a hundred miles of the core settlement to shudder tremendously!

It was like a stone dropped on the serene surface of a pool, causing a thousand ripples!

Even though the terrifying force was blocked by the Formation Light Screen, the multitude of Spirit People Race below still felt near suffocation, as if that stomp was trampling on their bodies, ready to crush them to pieces!

Chen Mu, a single stomp to shake the formation.

Crushing a thousand troops!

“Do not panic, form up, form up!!”

Finally, someone, seeing the Formation Light Screen under terrifying pressure, already distorting and deforming, forcibly calmed their spirits and roared out loud. A thousand elite soldiers, led by a handful of Spirit Grandmasters, quickly connected their auras, forming a new formation.

“Rise!”

With a commanding shout, a vast amount of Spiritual Power converged at one point, launching an offensive at Chen Mu in the sky above.

A thousand members of the Spirit People Race, along with the Spiritual Power of many Grandmasters, although not very solidified and not much of a threat to Chen Mu at his current state, combined effortlessly with the Formation Light Screen, piercing through and seamlessly merging.

“…”

Chen Mu remained calm and composed as he turned, avoiding the combined shock rebound that was coming with the formation, and landed back below. Then once again, he acted, pointing out another finger!

This modest finger strike, falling from the skies, was like an ancient divine spirit descending to deliver a point that made the thick Formation Light Screen distort and concave as if it was about to be torn apart by brute force!

The Spirit People Race was filled with chilling fear.

But at this moment, they all knew they couldn’t retreat and had to continue gathering their power to strike back, blocking Chen Mu’s assault.

Meanwhile.

The core forbidden land of the Spirit People Race.

This place was located at the very bottom of the Xunmu Sacred Tree, the entrance to the center of the tree through a hollow. Deep within, a jade-colored Spiritual Pool nestled, shimmering with spiritual light, and was indeed filled with Xunmu Spirit Liquid!

Ling Ji, his complexion somewhat pale, was sitting beside the Xunmu Spiritual Pool at this moment, drawing on the strands of light emanating from the Xunmu Spirit Liquid, healing his injuries. The healing speed wasn’t slow, but his injuries were too severe; a previous strike from Chen Mu had even damaged his viscera.

YՕ𝐮 𝙖rҽ r𝙚𝒶𝗱𝖎ṅg 𝗳rɵ𝗺 Ҡ𝚤ṯ𝗲ɳ𝗼𝓋𝗲𝕝․𝐜𝙤𝗺

It was easy to heal flesh wounds, even visible to the naked eye as they closed, and bone injuries were not much to speak of, but visceral damage was quite serious. Even with the virtually inexhaustible support of Xunmu Spirit Liquid, it couldn’t be healed in a short time.

And sooner than Ling Ji had time to heal, almost as soon as he had suppressed his injuries a little, the entire core of the tree suddenly erupted with dazzling spiritual lights and intense tremors.

“Has it come.”

A rather unpleasant look appeared on Ling Ji’s already pallid face.

With his abilities, he had long since sensed the sorrow of heaven and earth, realizing that Ling Huan had fallen, and the one attacking the Formation now could only be Chen Mu, who had launched his strike almost immediately after Ling Huan’s demise.

He had been careless.

Far too careless.

If he had not chosen to face Chen Mu directly but had retired to the rear and let Ling Huan face Chen Mu, he wouldn’t have been severely injured by Chen Mu’s attack, damaging his viscera.

If he hadn’t injured his viscera and was in peak condition, he could have immediately taken control of the Formation. Even if Ling Huan had died, with the might of the core area’s Formation and him to oversee it, they might not have been able to withstand Chen Mu. At the very least, it wouldn’t have been breached in such a short time. With the abundant Xunmu Spirit Liquid and the inexhaustible power of Xunmu, they could have held out for a month or two without any problem.

Chen Mu and the others from beyond their world could only stay here for a limited time, and they would eventually have to retreat.

But now.

He was seriously injured, his viscera damaged, and even if he barely managed to control the Formation, he wouldn’t be able to sustain it for long.

And Chen Mu clearly had no intention of giving him time to heal.

“…”

Ling Ji took a deep breath, slowly closed his eyes, and put aside the impact on the Formation for the moment, continuing to heal his injuries, hoping that the forces at the core settlement could temporarily block Chen Mu, buying him some time.

However, this thought proved far too optimistic.

About a quarter of an hour later.

Hum!!!

The spiraling spiritual light and Spirit Patterns in the core forbidden zone of the tree suddenly surged, flashing violently, indicating that the impact on the Formation was intensifying, and in a short moment, it had sustained much stronger attacks than before.

This was Yan Hong, Jiang Han, and the arrival of numerous Grandmaster forces!

Ling Ji’s eyes opened once again as he looked at the core of the Formation that was barely holding up, each inch of Spirit Patterns seemingly strained, as if on the brink of collapse, he sighed softly, and made a lifting gesture with his hand, his Spiritual Power spreading out and connecting with the surrounding Spirit Patterns in an instant, linking his energy with the Formation.

Hold on!

That was his only thought now.

Based on past wars, these foreigners like Chen Mu could stay at most for no more than half a month. As long as they could hold on for half a month, Chen Mu and the others would surely retreat, and they would have defended successfully!

All they needed was to hold on this time.

A character like Chen Mu, once returned to the heavens, would inevitably break through to the Ancestral Realm. In a hundred years, it would be impossible for him to step into their world again, and in a hundred or so years, he too hoped to advance further, reaching the Realm of Ling Huan and achieving Unity of Heaven and Man, at which point he would no longer fear foreign enemies and would still be able to resist the invasions from beyond their skies.