CHAPTER 1044: CHAPTER 1042: WHEN TWO KINGS MEET

Master Lei Hu was the first to act, swiftly taking down a group of black-robed cultivators, while an old woman stepped forward, seemingly an old acquaintance of Lei Hu.

The old woman was dressed in priestly attire, walking through the air with a staff in hand. With a gentle wave of her staff, a Gu Insect flew out, its wings vibrating rhythmically.

Boom!

A peal of thunder exploded in everyone’s ears, tearing through the sky.

But it was not true thunder, rather it was the sound waves condensed to the extreme, creating a sharp explosive sound as they rubbed against the air.

A visible wave of sound spread from the Gu Insect, carrying a teeth-grinding hum, erupting in the air like a reaper’s scythe sweeping across.

"Buzz——"

Wherever the sound waves passed, the cultivators of Chen Nanfang had just released their Gu Insects or summoned their demon beasts, only to be suddenly struck hard.

The defensive shields they had conjured using mana emitted a piercing friction sound under the impact of the sound waves, beginning to twist and deform violently.

Ultimately, like fragile glass, they shattered into pieces.

Several Golden Core Stage cultivators’ looks of astonishment could not even solidify on their faces before their bodies were sent hurtling back fiercely, shattering under the assault of the sound waves, turning into a mist of blood!

Against Nascent Soul cultivators, those below Nascent Soul were simply ground to dust!

The ultimate target of the sound waves was the rotten tree created by Master Lei Hu with mana. As the sound waves approached, they not only cleared the poisonous fog but also made the rotten tree tremble violently.

Several obvious cracks even appeared on the tree.

Finally, both the black-robed cultivators and those from the Heavenly Border engaged in battle, though they kept their distance from the Nascent Soul cultivators’ battleground.

After all, the shockwaves from a Nascent Soul cultivator’s battle could take their lives.

The old woman and Master Lei Hu clashed, while on the other side, Shuang Jiang set her sights on Chen Nan, releasing her formidable aura without reservation as she flew toward Chen Nan.

She raised her hand and slapped, condensing mana in the air into a giant hand, like a mountain, crashing down toward Chen Nan!

The huge wind pressure generated gusts of wind, as Chen Nan looked up at the giant hand, his face showing no extra expression.

At that moment, Zha Guang suddenly appeared above Chen Nan, transforming into a stream of light and crashing into the giant hand, shattering it.

"Shuang Jiang, why make it difficult for a younger generation?"

"Zha Guang, mind your own business!" Shuang Jiang roared angrily through clenched teeth.

But Chen Nan was the protagonist of this battle; Zha Guang couldn’t possibly let Shuang Jiang easily defeat Chen Nan.

Zha Guang’s silhouette flashed, blocking between Chen Nan and Shuang Jiang, his expression serious yet determined: "Let me accompany you!"

Seeing this, a trace of anger flashed in Shuang Jiang’s eyes, but she also understood that Zha Guang’s strength was not to be underestimated. The atmosphere between the two tightened suddenly, as if they would fiercely clash at any moment.

Meanwhile, Chen Nan seized the opportunity to rush toward Gu God Mountain, accompanied by Chang Qing, Ge Yan, and a few other cultivators for protection.

The Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm was on the mountain!

The other Nascent Soul cultivators each found their own opponents. Fortunately, Chen Nan had killed Sang Feng earlier; otherwise, with one more Nascent Soul cultivator in black robes, there would be no need to continue this battle.

High-level cultivators could easily sway the outcome, even if these were most of the Heavenly Border’s cultivators.

Low-cultivation-level cultivators were merely cannon fodder in front of high-level cultivators.

"Chen Nan, face your death!"

A Golden Core Stage cultivator saw Chen Nan and immediately released his demon beast, because all the black-robed cultivators knew that Gu Insects were useless against Chen Nan.

But Chen Nan didn’t even glance in his direction and continued to charge forward.

Just as the demon beast’s attack was about to hit him, a sturdy figure suddenly dashed over and rammed the demon beast away.

It was Ge Yan!

"Chen Nan, keep going!"

Weaving through the battling cultivators, many had already noticed them and moved to intercept.

First came Drum Master, followed by Noige... until in the end, only Chang Qing remained by Chen Nan’s side.

By then, they had arrived at the foot of Gu God Mountain.

A stone staircase appeared before Chen Nan, leading straight to the mountaintop.

"Chen Nan, go now!"

Chang Qing suddenly turned around, taking a stand in front of the steps, as if to bar ten thousand enemies from passing.

"Take care."

Chen Nan whispered, then quickly dashed toward the mountain, the Thunder Wings on his back unfurling, turning him into a streak of light.

But just as he was about to reach the summit, a colossal figure appeared, its massive palm smashing down toward Chen Nan.

Chen Nan’s expression changed, raising his arms to block, yet he was slammed away, crashing down on dozens of steps.

The immense power left his hands somewhat numb. Looking up, he saw a white ape, three zhang high, with muscles like rocks on its arms, bursting with explosive power.

An effeminate-looking man was standing on the platform at the mountaintop, looking down at Chen Nan.

"You are Chen Nan, right? If you want to climb this mountain, you’ll have to step over my body."

"However, with your mediocre cultivation, getting past might be difficult."

He let out repeated cold laughs, his eyes flashing with disdain.

Being already at the Golden Core Eighth Layer, he naturally had the qualifications to look down on Chen Nan, especially since even his demon beast had reached the Golden Core Sixth Layer.

At that moment, Chen Nan silently raised his head, stretched out his hand, and almost let the white Thunder Liquid drip from his hand.

With a flick of his wrist, the Thunder Liquid shot out suddenly, as fast as lightning, landing directly on the great ape.

With a thunderous boom, the glaring thunder illuminated the sky, enveloping both the great ape and the black-robed cultivator in an instant.

After the thunder dispersed, the great ape had turned into a charred corpse, and the Golden Core Stage black-robed cultivator, although only caught in the aftermath, also passed out directly, smoke rising from his body.

Chen Nan didn’t spare him a glance as he stepped over his body.

"I don’t have the time to linger with you now."

With that quick and decisive resolution of the obstacle, Chen Nan finally reached the summit.

The platform at the summit was as flat as if it had been sheared off, with the mountaintop completely gone.

In the very center was an array, the barrier above it glowing with countless densely packed runes.

At the center of the array lay a one-zhang-long Heavenly Silkworm, with eight distinct patterns on its body and blood-red eyes like they were stained with blood, startling all who saw them.

This figure was very familiar to Chen Nan, as he had seen its projections many times.

Surrounding the array were eight cultivators sitting cross-legged, presumably the Holy Daughter and the remaining seven elders.

What to do next, Chen Nan had no idea, as the King of Ten Thousand Gu suddenly stirred, which Chen Nan summoned to his shoulder.

The little snake was far different in size from the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm, but the moment it appeared, its small eyes locked onto the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm, radiating waves of battle intent.

A meeting of two kings!