HSSB299: Definitely won't let you destroy Broad Creed Mountain
Shi Tie struck out with his fists, other than Yang Nie, also heavily injuring Sima Chui who had just recovered some of his vitality to the point of spitting out blood once more!
However, his three opponents had also turned vicious as they howled madly, attacking Shi Tie once more, determined to slay him!
Yang Nie gave a cold shout, purple light surging madly from his entire body, transforming into countless strong gales of purple wind, lunging towards Shi Tie.
Sima Chui gripped his lance tightly, trapping Shi Tie's figure, shooting towards the great earth down below!
The struggling Elder Wang also lunged over!
"I definitely won't let you destroy Broad Creed Mountain!"
Shi Tie roared, his left hand parrying Elder Wang's palm as he punched out with his fist, directly blowing the brains of this senior apprentice-uncle of his who had fallen to the dark side into smithereens!
However, his figure was swept by Yang Nie's sabre-light.
The sky above him turned completely purple.
On the great earth beneath him, blazing heat reduced all the fertile soil within the surrounding five hundred kilometres into sand!
Between the heavens and the earth were violent black hurricanes that swept Shi Tie along, plummeting towards the great earth down below that had already transformed into a desert!
Shi Tie reached out abruptly, grabbing Yang Nie's sabre-wielding right hand, dragging him down alongside him.
Yang Nie did not evade it, unleashing his power to the maximum as countless streaks of purple light were infused into the great desert below.
Mournful radiance shone, transforming into countless purple spirit patterns, forming a brutal formation.
Then, dense streaks of purple light shot into the air, resembling innumerable sharp blades as they pierced into Shi Tie's back together.
Shi Tie seemed not to feel any pain at all as he raised his right fist, punching out towards Yang Nie!
His left hand grabbed by Shi Tie, Yang Nie could not evade, only able to watch on helplessly as Shi Tie's right fist punched onto his chest!
That destructive force completely agglomerated at one point, Shi Tie's fist resembled a famed divine artifact as it directly penetrated through Yang Nie's body!
His flesh and blood, internal organs, bones, everything, all shattered!
Yang Nie stared as fresh blood spurted out from his mouth, splashing onto Shi Tie's entire face.
The final late Essence Talisman Martial Grandmaster of Black Nightmare Mountain, slain in battle!
Slaying Yang Nie with a single punch, driven by the force of the lance within Sima Chui's hands, Shi Tie's plummeting figure also completely smashed into the desert down below.
That lance resembled a nail, pinning Shi Tie to the earth!
While Yang Nie was dead, that purple formation of light still served its final purpose, countless streams of purple light streaking upwards, resembling numerous purple chains as they entangled Shi Tie's body and that lance, imprisoning Shi Tie right where he was!
Of his three opponents, only Sima Chui still lived. He stood within the air, looking at Shi Tie, lying on the great earth down below.
At this moment, Shi Tie completely resembled a statue that was soon to shatter, dim and lustreless, mottled and broken.
Only his left fist still flickered with the light of Vajra.
Sima Chui opened his mouth, wanting to speak, but what emerged was first a mouthful of blood.
Injury inflicted upon injury, his situation was also tragic to the extreme.
"While injured, fighting once against three, still able to kill two," Sima Chui coughed non-stop, but his gaze remained fixed on Shi Tie, "Surnamed Shi, you live up to the name of the Iron Lion King!"
Shi Tie's face was expressionless as not speaking a word, he struggled, trying to stand.
However, those numerous purple chains trapped him tight.
Connected with those purple chains of light, that black lance that pierced through his body and nailed him to the ground erupted with an even more ferocious force.
It was fine when Shi Tie did not move, but as long as he tried to do so, his body was instantly struck by the impact.
Sima Chui's gaze landed on Shi Tie's left hand, "If I wanted to kill you now, it would be as easy as flipping my palm."
"However, I would first have to get near you."
"But if I do so, I know that you still have the strength for a final blow. If I were to kill you, I would be destined to die alongside you!"
An ashen look on his face, Sima Chui shook his head, raising his head to look at that tall mountain peak that rose into the clouds in the distance, "What exactly are you doing over there?"
"I don't know, and am also not interested. I just know that whatever you want to do, it'd be right for me to stop you from accomplishing it."
Whilst coughing blood, Sima Chui laughed with some difficulty, "If I kill you, you have the ability to bring me into death with you. If I don't kill you, I won't die, and while you also won't die, I can wreck your plans."
"And this might also not be your personal matter, instead concerning your entire Broad Creed Mountain. Hahahaha!"
The light within Shi Tie's gaze surged madly as he grabbed that black lance and tried to move it. However, the black and purple lights mightily struck his body together, imprisoning him, leaving him unable to move.
Sima Chui smiled, "Do it slowly; spending a bit more time on it, you should be able to break the formation, pulling out my Yin Dragon Lance. Although, you might not be fast as me ah."
Laughing loudly, Sima Chui flew towards that lone peak.
On the mountain peak, Xu Fei stood at the centre of the '天'character, hands raised towards the sky, palms facing upwards, as though lifting the heavens.
Beside him, Ying Longtu knelt down on one knee, hands pressing down on the '天' character together.
The golden hurricane that surrounded the two grew stronger and stronger, completely enveloping the lone peak, unceasingly sweeping the surrounding spiritual qi of the heavens and earth to be infused within.
Amidst their combined efforts, Xu Fei and Ying Longtu gazed nervously into the distance where a heaven-shocking, earth-shaking battle was currently unfolding.
Suddenly, following the many intense clashes, the battle suddenly seemed to come to a halt.
Then, a powerful aura shot over in the direction of Xu Fei and Ying Longtu.
When it had come near, Xu Fei's heart sunk to the very bottom, because he could tell that that was not that of his Master, Shi Tie!
Indeed, the figure of the 'Scaly Dragon King' Sima Chu appeared before the two.
Looking at the golden hurricane that enveloped the mountain peak, appraising it for a moment, Sima Chui chuckled.
Without his lance on him, he still punched out, his true essence transforming into a black scaly dragon, seeming firm and indestructible as it pierced towards the mountain peak!
Black light flickered as the scaly dragon left the sea, a violent, evil dragon's roar mixed in with the hurricane.
The black scaly dragon brandished its claws, frenziedly ripping at the golden hurricane.
Whilst being heavily injured, at the point of near death, Sima Chui's strength was still far from ordinary.
Under the attacks of the scaly dragon manifested from his true martial soul, the golden hurricane was instantly greatly compromised.
The establishment of the '天' character had also reached its final stage at this moment.
Above the lone peak, complicated, profound spirit patterns appeared, seeming like a greatly miniaturised version of Broad Creed Mountain's guardian formation.
The spirit patterns combined with the '天' character, countless streams of light expanding outwards into the distance.
Sima Chui gave a low shout, a violent power interfering with the golden hurricane, interfering with the '天' character, causing the circulation of the '天' character to slow.
The two sides temporarily descended into a stalemate.
Sima Chui grinned savagely, beginning to unleash his full strength, the golden hurricane gradually being ripped apart by his power!
His fist began nearing the lone peak. Not even having reached, the mountain peak began shaking intensely, as though about to collapse!
If the mountain peak collapsed, the '天' character would immediately collapse as well!
On the mountain peak, Xu Fei and Ying Longtu stabilised the '天' character with all their might, fighting against Sima Chui.
In the distance, within the great desert, Shi Tie's face was expressionless as he grasped that black lance that pierced through his body.
"Creak…creak…"
Bit by creaking bit, Shi Tie drew that black lance out of his body!
Purple light and black light flickered intermittently.
Shi Tie's skin burst, his flesh in shreds!
The body of that man who always seemed cast of iron was trembling unceasingly at this moment.
Only his hands were stable as a monolith.
HSS300: The eternal Iron Lion King!
Shi Tie exerted force with his hands, the high-grade spirit artifact, the Yin Dragon Lance that pinned him to the ground being pulled out bit by bit.
Every inch that the Yin Dragon Lance was pulled outwards, Shi Tie's body suffered immense pain.
The lance worked in combination with the formation on the ground, together forming chains that trapped the lion!
These chains embedded themselves into his Shi Tie's flesh, every attempt of his to remove them reducing his flesh to bloodied shreds.
Shi Tie did not waver in the least, pulling out that lance with all his might.
However, as Sima Chui had said, this, was too slow!
While Shi Tie would still have combat power remaining after breaking free, Xu Fei and Ying Longtu could not wait much longer!
Beneath the lone peak, Sima Chui's strength grew, even beginning to penetrate through the golden hurricane, attacking towards Xu Fei and Ying Longtu!
Countless forces that resembled Black Scaly Dragons viciously lunged towards the '天' character and the two on the mountain peak!
The difference in the cultivation bases of the two sides was just too large. Even heavily injured, Sima Chui was not someone that they could withstand. Xu Fei knew this full well, but his face was without fear as he resolutely guarded Ying Longtu behind him.
The only thing that tugged at Xu Fei's heart was that if the mountain peak beneath them was shaken, the '天' talisman would be compromised!
With the heaven, earth, human technique unable to be set in place, they would be unable to wrest back control of the Clear Qi Grand Formation from Xin Dongping!
Outside, there were still strong enemies of the Sacred Sun Clan and the Heavenly Thunder Hall soon coming to assault.
Broad Creed Mountain would be in grave danger!
Ying Longtu asked uncomprehendingly, "Senior apprentice-brother, where's Master?"
Before his words had fallen, a majestic roar of a lion resounded in the distance!
Beneath the mountain peak, Sima Chui looked back in surprise, his gaze piercing through space to land on that great desert.
Pinned to the ground by the Yin Dragon Lance, Shi Tie gripped its shaft with his right hand, raising his left hand high!
Shi Tie clenched his left hand, a bright light condensing, illuminating the surrounding heavens and earth!
The next moment, a destructive force was unleashed from Shi Tie's left fist, mightily punching onto the shaft of the Yin Dragon Lance!
A sound like muffled thunder resounded, the high-grade spirit artifact, the Yin Dragon Lance, being forcibly snapped by Shi Tie!
As the Yin Dragon Lance broke, the purple chains of light and the black hurricanes were no longer able to entangle and restrict Shi Tie's body.
However, a violent backlash now completely erupted, shocking Shi Tie's body!
Shi Tie spoke not as he arose.
Creak…
Creak…
The piercing sound of friction rose between the broken lance shaft and his body once more, shocking one's soul.
Sima Chui looked at Shi Tie with a disbelieving expression on his face, "You're mad! This way, you're doomed for sure!"
With Shi Tie as its centre, a great wind blew through the great desert.
Sand and dust flew as Shi Tie's body stood up straight once more.
Resembling an eternal divine statue-even if it was shattered, even if it was crooked, it would still stand tall once more in the end!
Shi Tie grabbed the half-shaft of the Yin Dragon Lance, his gaze like a tiger's as he abruptly flung it in the direction of Sima Chui!
The half-lance of the Yin Dragon Lance formed a streak of black lightning, shooting madly towards Sima Chui!
Sima Chui wanted to evade it, yet found that whilst contesting with the '天' character and the golden hurricane, he was also locked in place by their suction force!
Unable to move, Sima Chui had on a look of utter despair, only able to use a hand to block that incoming black light!
"Bang!"
The black light erupted with a shocking glow, firm as Vajra, bright as shooting stars.
Sima Chui's arm directly shattered, and what followed what his body!
Shattered, shattered, shattered again, finally bursting mightily into pieces!
The last of the three late Essence Talisman Martial Grandmasters, the 'Scaly Dragon King' Sima Chui, was slain by the Iron Lion King Shi Tie on the spot!
Having lost the interference by Sima Chui, the golden hurricane returned to normal, its power being circulated to the maximum.
The '天' character combined completely with the spirit patterns above the mountain peak, countless formless streams of qi extending, merging with Broad Creed Mountain's Clear Qi Grand Formation!
Of heaven, earth and human, the final heaven position was finally established.
Seeing the '天' character finally completely established, Xu Fei did not think about anything as he just rushed down the mountain towards Shi Tie, Ying Longtu following closely behind him.
In the distant desert, on the great earth, a single figure stood, resembling a mottled statue.
That statue was riddled with cracks all round, full of injuries, mottled and broken, as though it had stood through countless winds and rains.
However, it stood eternally tall, resembling a pillar that held up the very sky.
Xu Fei's expression was sorrowful as he knelt before this figure, silent.
Shi Tie opened his eyes, raising his head to look towards the sky with great difficulty.
Countless streams of light shot past him one after another, shooting over in the direction of Broad Creed Mountain.
Shi Tie wanted to turn his head to look towards Broad Creed Mountain, but he was already unable to do so.
Yet, some scenes still surfaced before his eyes, they that existed at the depths of his memories, engraved within his very soul, bringing him back to days long past.
His parents had died early, with him diligently living on a difficult life.
One day, a middle-aged man had appeared before him, smiling as he had asked whether he was willing to learn martial arts from him.
That was his Master, Yuan Zhengfeng, currently in secluded cultivation in Broad Creed Mountain's back mountains, similarly giving it his all for Broad Creed Mountain.
His master then had been in the prime of his youth, not appearing old, just like he himself had been earlier…
The scene changed. He was cultivating diligently when his Master brought a child back to the clan, just like how he had brought him back that year.
That child was still young, but his gaze was deep and calm, seemingly mature as an adult.
That was his second apprentice-brother Fang Zhun, currently suppressing the Devilish Domain Grand Formation in the back mountains, preventing the Nine Underworlds from descending into this world.
After that, his Master had continuously brought back some children, all becoming his junior apprentices. Sometimes, he still had to instruct and guide them on behalf of his Master.
One of them was a little girl, a daughter of a late senior apprentice-uncle, spoilt greatly by his Master to the point of lawlessness, even his Master feeling headaches over her later on.
It was only when he stiffened up his face that the girl would feel scared, sticking out her tongue as she fearfully quietened down.
That was junior apprentice-sister Fu.
Finally, when he had already become of age, famed across the world, his Master who had already come to appear old had brought back a youth, saying that this was a junior apprentice-brother, his closed door, final disciple.
At a young age, he was already shining with talent, spiritedly striving for greater heights.
That was Yan Di, currently in a life and death battle with Yuan Tian and Xin Dongping in the Clear Qi Grand Formation.
Other than them, there were still many fellow disciples, some still here, some already not.
The old died, but new blood was infused.
Such as his favoured disciples Xu Fei and Ying Longtu here.
Similarly fighting for the future of Broad Creed Mountain, Yan Zhaoge, Feng Yunsheng, Sikong Qing and others…
The scenes changed unceasingly, finally slowing.
His wife had been injured during her pregnancy. She had endured and given birth, but died soon after.
The only thing that comforted him was the gradual growth of his son, growing from a lively young body to an intelligent youth, and finally an upright young man, his life's pride.
Soon, his son had also married and borne a child.
Before that, he had also not thought that he would be able to enjoy the later part of his life like this, enjoying great familial joy, in the happiest times of his life.
His daughter-in-law Ying Yuzhen carried his grandson Shi Jun, standing by Shi Songtao's side, the family of three all smiling as they looked over.
Little Shi Jun extended his chubby little pair of hands towards him…
The scenes within Shi Tie's mind finally stopped here.
In the distance, at the lone peak where the '天' character was, that golden hurricane led the spiritual qi agglomerated from all around to combine with the Clear Qi Grand Formation.
Within the sky, countless spirit patterns lit up, the Clear Qi Grand Formation being shaken once more!
This meant that the earth and human positions had both already been established.
The three connected; the Clear Qi Grand Formation changed once more!
Shi Tie smiled slightly, slowly closing his eyes.