CHAPTER 272: CHAPTER 272 DEMON-SUBDUING PESTLE

Han Dulong was indeed not a very smart person, but he wasn’t too stupid either.

Without the Earth Fiery Array, Zhao Jiang would not need to exert much effort to kill him. However, just as he opened his mouth, seeing the look in Ran Deng’s eyes, he swallowed his words.

Ran Deng wanted him to go to his death.

"It doesn’t really count as death. The Primordial Spirit will enter the Investiture of the Gods, and later he can still reshape a physical body to serve in the heavens."

Thinking this way, Han Dulong, with a mournful face, was just about to fly off the city wall when he saw Nezha in the middle of the battlefield, not retreating but instead fighting one against two, against Zhao Jiang and Wen Zhong!

He had a sudden idea and turned around, saying, "Senior Bruder Wei Hu, lend me your Demon-Subduing Pestle!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Hu, not caring about the look from his master, removed the treasure from his waist and handed it over.

"Thank you, Senior Brother."

Wei Hu took the Demon-Subduing Pestle and flew off the city wall, shouting, "Nezha, I’m here to help you!"

Seeing this, Xue Ehu waggled two fingers in the air and said slowly, "Sharp sword dispels evil with cold light, Demon-Subduing Pestle shocks ghosts and gods!"

Yang Jian cast a cold glance at him and said, "Stop reciting your worthless poems."

He turned his head and came closer to Yu Ding and asked, "Master, I didn’t see clearly. How did Nezha break the Heavenly Termination Array just now?"

Master Yuding shook his head and said, "There was a dark wind full of evil spirits within the array, I couldn’t see clearly either. Unlike you, he hasn’t mastered the Eight-Nine Mysterious Skill, but still managed to withstand this Killing Array’s power. Truly mysterious."

Master Taiyi on the side snorted and said, "I’m afraid the boy has some treasure on him."

Since Nezha killed Qin Wan, there hadn’t been a trace of a smile on Master Taiyi’s face.

Yuanshi Tianzun forbade him from killing Nezha, but did it really take him to kill a Golden Immortal Realm cultivator personally?

Today’s dragon’s pool and tiger’s den were set up by him and Ran Deng for Nezha. Everyone knew his and Ran Deng’s intentions, yet Nezha was not dead.

Wasn’t this a slap in the face?

"Senior Brother."

"Say no more." Ran Deng sighed, "I never expected that Bai Mushuang had hidden so many things within that Iron Mountain."

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Hearing Han Dulong’s shout, both Wen Zhong and Zhao Jiang sneered, "Oblivious to life and death!"

This Han Dulong was mere Golden Core Realm, even with a treasure like the Demon-Subduing Pestle in hand. But the Demon-Subduing Pestle was for killing and not self-defense, and the Immortal Dao Barrier stood there, they only needed to glance at him for him to die.

However, Nezha at this moment said, "Hold on, spare his life."

Zhao Jiang changed his color and said, "Nezha, after you’ve killed my two Dao brothers without hesitation, now you think to command us?"

But Wen Zhong realized that the world’s affairs change rapidly, and sensed something fishy, saying, "Do you wish to cooperate with us?"

Nezha said, "The Heavenly Emperor grants the Investiture of the Gods, all Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect are listed. Yet, they tamper with the orders, hoping to evade disaster through this massacre, doesn’t the Grandmaster Celestial Lord know this?"

Zhao Jiang said, "What does this have to do with a minor figure like Han Dulong?"

Nezha said, "If Han Dulong dies, there is one less spot on the Investiture of the Gods."

Zhao Jiang laughed, "Naive child, do you think I don’t know? The Heavenly Emperor grants the Investiture of the Gods, many from Jie Sect are listed too, isn’t it also good for us if the spots on the list decrease?"

Wen Zhong frowned and said, "All Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect came, yet they sent two juniors, Han Dulong aside, even a promising young man like you would be handed over to the Heavenly Emperor. Nezha, it seems you are not well-regarded in Chan Sect."

Nezha smiled and said, "So I want to see if the Grandmaster can offer me a way out in Jie Sect."

Wen Zhong was also unsure of Nezha’s intentions. If Nezha was like Han Dulong, he would have just killed him.

But Nezha had killed Qin Wan and broken through the Heavenly Termination Array. Even with Zhao Jiang’s help and the Earth Fiery Array nearby, he wasn’t sure he could capture Nezha.

Since that was the case, why not do him a favor and see what he had in store.

"Zhao Jiang, cease our attack, and retreat today!"

Wen Zhong ordered, but Zhao Jiang didn’t comply. As the Heavenly Monarch of Golden Turtle Island, having Nezha kill his Dao brothers fostered such hatred that he didn’t care about the Investiture of the Gods.

"Nezha, if you do not die in my array, then we can talk about other matters!"

His face twisted fiercely, he waved his command flag, spitting three mouthfuls of blood, forcibly transposing the Earth Fiery Array’s pivot below his feet by secret technique.

Zhao Jiang waved his command flag again, and instantly thunder roared in the heavens, flames burst from the earth!

Under Nezha’s feet, the Dao Trace crumbled instantly, his body, even with the Nine-Pattern Divine Pill’s protection, had blood streaks cracking on his skin.

As Nezha endured the excruciating pain, marveling at the formidable power of the Ten Extremes Formation, Zhao Jiang’s shock was beyond description.

If the Earth Fiery Array’s power, let alone Nezha, a Golden Immortal Realm cultivator, even a Taiyi Golden Immortal’s attained flesh would disintegrate in an instant without Dao Fruit defense.

Nezha was so formidable, if the Earth Fiery Array could not kill him, relying solely on his cultivation was impossible.

"Good Nezha, no wonder you could kill Yao Bin and Qin Wan!"

Zhao Jiang indeed stopped attacking, he then said, "I, Zhao Jiang, keep my word, let’s stop today and discuss matters with the Grandmaster later."

In the black wind, the world was shrouded in mist, what was happening inside was invisible to those outside.

Nezha wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, smiling, "Thanks, this is not the place to talk, when the time is right, I will seek out the Grandmaster myself!"

At this moment, Han Dulong had also arrived.

Amongst them, he was the weakest.

But his leap from the sky made no one dare to ignore his strike!

This was because he held the Dao Treasure, the Demon-Subduing Pestle, which had made Heavenly Venerate famous.

With this treasure in hand, it was light as ash, but struck as heavy as Mount Tai!

Nezha, Wen Zhong, and Zhao Jiang separated instantly from their positions.

Upon impact, the Demon-Subduing Pestle created a web of cracks in a hundred feet radius!

Before the shattered rocks could scatter, they were ground into powder by a violent wind, and a dull thunderous wail came from deep within the earth as the shockwave burst forth, bringing along gray-blue rock debris, shooting straight into the sky.

The dense clouds that had hung over the heavens for days were torn apart by this surge of malevolent energy, the rolling shadows scattered in panic as if facing a mortal enemy.

A beam of golden sunlight pierced through the crack, landing precisely on Han Dulong.

He once again hefted the Demon-Subduing Pestle onto his shoulder, awed by the treasure’s power, but when he looked again, Wen Zhong and Zhao Jiang were already gone.

Even the Chengtang army in front of him was retreating like a slow tide.

"Where are they?"

"Of course, our Great General Han scared them away." Nezha patted Han Dulong’s shoulder, startling him.

Han Dulong glanced at Nezha, covered in blood, shivering. He recalled the terrifying look from Ran Deng earlier and thought to himself that the mountain was indeed safer, the mortal world was too dangerous.

He said, "Are you alright?"

"Thank you, Senior Brother, for your help." Nezha saluted with cupped fists.

Han Dulong was embarrassed, waving his hand, and said, "Don’t thank me. If it weren’t for Uncle Master Ran Deng’s urging, why would a small Golden Core like me dare to get involved in your Golden Immortal battles."