Chapter 1544 (Raw 1526):
What's going on?!
The Treasure Master was surprised to see the seventeen Immortal statues killing the Demonic World's cultivators and Demonic Beasts.
These statues were the Treasure Master's trump cards—trump cards that could turn the battle around. How did they end up in another's hands?
Immortal Venerate Yun Chen!
The Thunder Sovereign could no longer be bothered with fighting Xiao Chen. Dismissing the Thunder Hell, he quickly flew towards the seventeen Immortal statues.
The Thunder Sovereign needed to go and deal with this problem quickly. Otherwise, the tide of the battle would turn against him.
At the very least…at the very least, the Thunder Sovereign needed to last until the arrival of the Demonic God.
"Leaving is not that simple."
Xiao Chen held up his saber, wanting to give chase.
"Xing Wang, block him for me." The Thunder Sovereign did not pay the slightest attention, directly calling Xing Wang, one of the two Vice Church Masters fighting the Kunlun Palace's Palace Master, to block Xiao Chen.
Xing Wang and Fa Wang, two peak Primes, happened to be fighting an even battle against the Kunlun Palace's Palace Master when working together. Now that Xing Wang was leaving, Fa Wang would be in a bad position.
Xing Wang, who would face Xiao Chen alone, would be in a worse situation.
"Church Master, go. Rest assured that I'll block him."
Xing Wang knew that this development was very bad, so he immediately extricated himself from the fight and blocked Xiao Chen's path.
Back then, when the two exchanged moves from a distance, Xing Wang lost by a little. Now, they were facing each other properly.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. It was such a great opportunity, but the Thunder Sovereign managed to leave. In a desperate battle, the Thunder Sovereign clearly could not hold out for long. Now that he had a chance to catch a breather, he would be hard to kill.
However, this was fine as well. The sudden change in rhythm from the arrival of the seventeen Immortal statues was an extremely good thing for the Kunlun Realm.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Xing Wang held the chain of the ax, slowly whirling the ax. It moved like the wind, causing countless clouds to crash into each other and bolts of lightning to fall, making thunderous noises.
"Brat, don't be distracted."
"Whoosh!"
Xing Wang released the grip of his right hand, still holding the end of the chain with his left, and his ax tore through space. It appeared above Xiao Chen's head, bringing a scary aura as it tried to chop Xiao Chen in half.
Xiao Chen's figure flashed, avoiding the huge ax with a surging momentum.
Who would have imagined that Xing Wang would jerk hard on the chain and the ax would veer at a strange angle?
"Jangle! Jangle! Jangle!"
The chain wrapped around Xiao Chen's body.
"Azure Dragon King, you are only so-so!" Xing Wang was caught off guard at being able to gain the upper hand with one attack. So, he could not help laughing loudly, "Now that you are chained up by my Demon Patterned Chain, even if you are very powerful, you will not be able to free yourself. This is the price of being careless."
"Is that so?"
Xiao Chen snorted coldly. Then, his right hand suddenly grabbed the chain. Ten thousand Dragon Force condensed into an ancient dragon cauldron.
One Cauldron Force erupted out. Before Xing Wang could react, he got yanked forward. "Ka ca!" A saber light flew out, looking like it would chop Xing Wang in half.
Xing Wang was startled, spooked out of his mind. Now, he finally understood why the Treasure Master had said so straightforwardly back then that he was not a match for Xiao Chen.
The careless one was not Xiao Chen but Xing Wang.
At the critical moment, Xing Wang did his best to avoid getting any of his vital spots hit. However, the saber light still chopped off one of his arms.
The Demon Patterned Chain fell off, and Xiao Chen stopped caring about Xing Wang, continuing to chase after the Treasure Master. Within the time of this quick exchange, the Thunder Sovereign had dwindled into a vague figure in the distance.
"Stop him! Don't let him catch up to the Church Master!" Xing Wang ordered loudly. Immediately, countless Demonic Beasts roared and charged toward Xiao Chen, covering the sky as they did so.
"You are seeking death!"
Saber light danced, supported by Great Dao Energy. The white-clad Xiao Chen appeared like the grim reaper. None of the Demonic Beasts or Demon Race cultivators blocking him could last even a single exchange.
The difference in strength was too great. Unless the eighteen Demon Monarchs worked together to block Xiao Chen, no one would be able to do so.
The Kunlun War Banner fluttered loudly in the wind behind Xiao Chen, encouraging every Kunlun Realm cultivator still fighting.
"The Azure Dragon King chased off the Dark Church's Church Master. Now, the Immortal statues are helping us as well. The Kunlun Realm can be saved!"
"Everyone, hold on. We will gain victory very soon."
"With the Azure Dragon King around, everything will be fine."
The other cultivators were already mentally fatigued. They all held on through sheer determination and faith. Everyone encouraged each other, continuing to fight a bloody battle!
Together with the chaos of the Immortal statues' attack on the Demons, for the first time, there was a meaningful counterattack. The Kunlun Realm now started to push back the Demon Races.
"Hahaha! It is worth lasting until now. I definitely have to keep living. I have to see all of the Demon Races die!" Xing Jue, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God's personal disciple, laughed loudly. His body was covered in wounds, his bones all broken.
These were internal injuries left behind from fighting the Iron Demons head-on. Even if he survived this, a full recovery would be difficult.
"There is hope?" Feng Xingsheng, once the top bladesman of the southern Tianwu Domain, asked, feeling fatigued as he looked at this scene.
The Immortal Venerate of the Penglai Sea brought the seventeen Immortal statues in a sudden charge, wreaking great havoc in the Demonic World's rear line. This simply felt like a dream.
The Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen chased after the Treasure Master; no one could stop him.
The golden Kunlun War Banner fluttered loudly in the wind. As he zoomed by, everyone felt like dawn had suddenly appeared.
Far in the distance, the Thunder Sovereign rushed to the rear of the Demonic World's line in a rage.
"Immortal Venerate Yung Chen, stop now! What are you trying to do?!"
As the Treasure Master glared coldly at Immortal Venerate Yun Chen, who was controlling the seventeen Immortal statues, a murderous intent appeared.
Unexpectedly, truly unexpectedly, Immortal Venerate Yun Chen betrayed the Treasure Master.
The Treasure Master was not surprised that the other party could control the Immortal statues. After all, the Puppet Pearl was a Magic Treasure of Immortal Cultivators in the first place. The Immortal statues had also been repaired and strengthened by the Penglai Sea's Immortal Cultivators time after time.
However, the Treasure Master held the other party's weakness and hope. He believed that the other party would not dare to mess around.
Could it be that they were not afraid of even death?
"What is he trying to do? Treasure Master, can't you clearly see it?"
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
A skinny and aged figure flew over and arrived beside Immortal Venerate Yun Chen, looking at the Treasure Master with a mocking smile.
"Xie Changtian, you trash, you actually came as well," the Treasure Master said coldly with a frown.
Xie Changtian smiled. "That's right. I'm here to see how you die. You probably never even dreamed that the various races of the Kunlun Realm would be so united. You probably never imagined that the Penglai Sea would betray you. Not everyone will be played in the palm of your hand.
"You are already at the end of your road. If you stop now, I think the people of the Kunlun Realm can let you die an easy death."
The Treasure Master simply did not care about what Xie Changtian said. "Pissant, scram far away."
The Treasure Master flicked his finger and sent Xie Changtian flying far away. However, he did not kill Xie Changtian. He probably truly looked down on the other party.
The Treasure Master looked gravely at Immortal Venerate Yun Chen and said, "Yun Chen, have you thought it through? You know that the Penglai Sea's Immortal Qi is nearly exhausted. All of the Immortal Cultivators will die. Only I can save them; only I can make you grow stronger."
The Immortal Venerate nodded and said, "I am different from my two senior brothers. They did their best to try and let Immortal Cultivation be passed down. However, in my opinion, this is just extending our suffering. The Immortal Cultivators are trapped in an area like a cage. We have no goals, no freedom. Living like this is meaningless."
The Treasure Master's eyes sank as he asked, "You are here to seek death?"
"That's right. This is the Martial Epoch, where Immortal Cultivation is not tolerated. Why exist in the world as an exception? I've long been tired of this. I might as well let the final inheritance of the Immortal Dao do something meaningful."
Immortal Venerate Yun Chen formed hand seals, and the seventeen Immortal statues gathered together, drawing close to him.
He knew that even with seventeen Immortal statues, his odds of victory over the Treasure Master were not good. More importantly, the Treasure Master had defeated the three Immortal Venerates long ago and left restrictions in their bodies.
"In that case, you can die!"
The Treasure Master gently waved his hand, and the electric restriction in Immortal Venerate Yun Chen's body instantly exploded. Electricity flashed in Immortal Venerate Yun Chen's chest. First, his Yuanying was destroyed; then, many bolts of lightning shot into his body, obliterating it all.
Nevertheless, before the Immortal Venerate died, he completed the final hand seal.
The seventeen Immortal statues shattered together with Immortal Venerate Yun Chen. However, the Magic Treasures in their hands gave off boundless Immortal Might as they all flew towards the Treasure Master.
The pursuing Xiao Chen happened to see Immortal Venerate Yun Chen die and the seventeen Magic Treasures surround and attack the Treasure Master.
Xiao Chen did not have enough time to do anything to stop this. He could only watch as Immortal Venerate Yun Chen died, and the seventeen Immortal statues' Magic Treasures struck the Treasure Master simultaneously.
The Treasure Master had been significantly injured in the first place. Now, he was gravely injured. He vomited a large mouthful of black blood, his hair in disarray, appearing to be in a sorry state.
Xiao Chen spread his arms and firmly landed, pointing his saber at the Treasure Master.
The Treasure Master before Xiao Chen no longer stood a chance of winning.
The Treasure Master was riddled with wounds. The saber scar on his face appeared, turning even uglier. However, Xiao Chen did not look flustered at all.
"Men can leave passion behind but not their hearts. Some leave passion everywhere but never their hearts. These are the most heartless people. Some do not leave any passion behind but leave their hearts everywhere. They appear to be heartless but are actually the most passionate people."
The Treasure Master smiled faintly as he looked at Xiao Chen. "Are you the former or the latter?"
Xiao Chen frowned and said, "Get your men to stop, or I'll kill you immediately."
"Did you not notice that all but one of the eighteen Demon Monarchs are present?" the Treasure Master asked indifferently, making Xiao Chen's heart skip a beat and his entire body tremble slightly.
Leng Yue!