God Emperor - Chapter 854

Chapter 854: 854

“Up . ”

Zhang Ruochen bent his arm and released his Space Domain, enveloping Mu Lingxi and Han Qiu . He performed the Spatial Move and disappeared from the street .

With a boom, a thick pillar of white light hit the ground . The powerful shockwaves spread in all directions like white ripples . The stone on the ground shattered, turning to dust .

Following that, the buildings on either side started collapsing . A moment later, one-fifth of the entire Shentai City sank into the ground . It lifted up a mass of ash-gray dirt .

Small rings of ripples appeared in the air .

Zhang Ruochen, Mu Lingxi, and Han Qiu emerged from the center of the ripples . They landed on the top of a damaged building .

The three looked down . There was now a huge crater in the center of the city .

Fortunately, the Earth Martial Saint Light Cannon had hit the ground . One could imagine what would have happened if that strike had hit them .

Is this the destructive ability of the Earth Martial Saint Light Cannon?

Zhang Ruochen’s eyes narrowed, fear growing in his heart . After all, the Shentai City was used by the outer disciples of the Yin and Yang Sect to trade . There were many defensive formations inside the city and underground .

Most of the formations within the city had been destroyed, but the foundation was still extremely sturdy . It was obviously difficult to create such destruction .

Whoosh!

Zhang Ruochen waved his sleeves . The Abyss Ancient Sword flew out in a dark streak . It forced through the Spiritual Qi and rushed into the white mist .

“Good . ”

Cao Feng added Holy Qi into the Earth Martial Saint Light Cannon once again . A beam of light surged out of the cannon, flying toward the Abyss Ancient Sword . He wanted to use the Earth Martial Saint Light Cannon to decimate Zhang Ruochen’s artillery .

Zhang Ruochen’s heart twitched . The Abyss Ancient Sword suddenly rushed up, appearing above Cao Feng . Then it struck down . Sword Qi poured down like a sheet of water .

Cao Feng knew that Zhang Ruochen wasn’t easy to deal with, so he didn’t underestimate the man . However, Zhang Ruochen’s attack was still beyond his expectations . He was forced to abandon the Earth Martial Saint Light Cannon . He rushed forward, escaping from the top of the city wall like a laser beam .

Rip!

The powerful Sword Qi split the Earth Martial Saint Light Cannon into two halves . A 30-foot-wide crack opened up in the center of the wall, extending to the ground . Even the ground had a long gash .

Han Qiu was dumbfounded . The fight before her eyes was completely in the Half-Saint Realm . Any mishap would pulverize the entire city .

The law of Kunlun’s Field clearly stated that Half-Saints were forbidden to fight inside a city . This was because a Half-Saint’s horrifying power could hurt many innocent people .

Even so, there were still Half-Saints who didn’t care about people’s lives . They would ignore the imperial court’s law and reduce cities to rubble .

Thus, the imperial court would set up defensive formations in every city . Some important cities even had defenses below every street . If the attacks reached a certain level, the defenses would be activated automatically . This way, losses could be reduced to a minimum .

This was why the large forces would first send their younger disciples to take care of fights . A force would only start a Half-Saint fight if they had no other choice .

When Cao Feng landed on the ground and saw that the Earth Martial Saint Light Cannon had been destroyed by the Abyss Ancient Sword, his expression turned ugly .

After all, the resources spent to create an Earth Martial Saint Light Cannon were enough to cultivate two Half-Saints . He’d lost an Earth Martial Saint Light Cannon to save himself . Even if he survived this, he would be punished by the Ministry of War .

He might be able to make up for it if he captured Zhang Ruochen .

“Seven-dimension Ice Palm . ”

Cao Feng released his saint soul again . He manipulated the Spiritual Qi into two palms . The air in the entire Shentai City instantly froze over . Snowflakes floated down from the sky .

The powerful palm slapped down at Zhang Ruochen, sweeping over .

Zhang Ruochen also struck with a palm . The palm contained images of a fire dragon and elephant . It chased away the icy Qi, making Cao Feng spit out blood as he fell into the crater at the center of the city .

Cao Feng flew out of the crater . His hair was a mess and he was covered in dirt . He wanted to attack Zhang Ruochen again .

“Stop!” Wan Ji roared . “Back down . You aren’t his match . ”

Cao Feng was indeed badly hurt . His legs gave out and he half-knelt onto the ground . Then he took out a pill and began healing himself .

Wan Ji stared at Zhang Ruochen . “You can defeat Cao Feng while in the Fish-Dragon Realm and didn’t even use your full power . Zhang Ruochen, you should be able to fight a third level Half-Saint now, right?”

“You can’t even see through my abilities with your cultivation?” Zhang Ruochen asked in return .

Wan Ji’s expression didn’t change, but his heart was greatly affected . The abilities that Zhang Ruochen had displayed were too shocking . Even Wan Zhaoyi hadn’t been this strong when he was at the peak of the Ninth Change . Wan Zhaoyi was known as the top genius of Kunlun’s Field in the past century .

However, the Wan Family and Zhang Ruochen were at opposing fronts now . Thus, they couldn’t let Zhang Ruochen mature . Now was the best time to remove Zhang Ruochen .

Murderous intent shone in Wan Ji’s eyes . Next, he released his Saint Soul Territory . It spread out from under his feet .

Oh no .

Zhang Ruochen’s expression hardened . He opened his arms, pulling his Space Domain back . Finally, it shrunk to only 30 feet wide .

Wan Ji’s Saint Soul Territory crashed against Zhang Ruochen’s Space Domain . Zhang Ruochen’s trio flew out from the impact . However, the Space Domain didn’t shatter . It protected them closely .

What was most terrifying about a Half-Saint? It was the Saint Soul Territory . If a first level Half-Saint’s Saint Soul Territory fell upon a Monk in the Ninth Change of the Fish-Dragon Realm, it could create 100 times more gravity .

A second level Saint Soul Territory could impose 1,000 times more weight on the Monk .

Of course, Zhang Ruochen, Mu Lingxi, and Han Qiu all had special physiques . They could release their laksana . A second level Half-Saint’s Saint Soul Territory couldn’t affect them .

However, Wan Ji wasn’t just a first or second level Half-Saint . Zhang Ruochen guessed that he was at least a seventh level Half-Saint or even stronger .

Wan Ji didn’t even have to attack . He could kill a Fish-Dragon Monk with just his Saint Soul Territory .

He stared at Zhang Ruochen, a bit shocked . “The power of space is indeed mysterious . It can actually fend off my Saint Soul Territory . Interesting . ”

Zhang Ruochen was using all his might to hold up the Space Domain under the extreme pressure . If Wan Ji was a bit stronger, the Space Domain might not have been able to bear the pressure either .

Wan Ji saw the sweat rolling down Zhang Ruochen’s forehead and smiled . “Unfortunately, you’re too weak . Even if you can control the power of space, you still can’t make a difference . ”

He didn’t want to keep wasting time talking . Wan Ji stepped forward and appeared at the edge of the Space Domain, leaving behind a trail of afterimages .

Crackle!

Wan Ji’s hands were completely covered in Holy Qi . They gradually reached into the Space Domain, striking toward Zhang Ruochen’s head .

Just then, Wan Ji saw a strange smile appear on Zhang Ruochen’s face . How could he smile when he was so close to death?

Suddenly, a black pill appeared between Zhang Ruochen’s fingers . He threw it at Wan Ji .

Boom!

The black pill exploded . It transformed into a puff of Evil Death Qi, enveloping Wan Ji’s palm . The Evil Death Qi was strongly corrosive . It quickly ate through Wan Ji’s Holy Qi and invaded his meridians .

Wan Ji’s expression changed . He quickly retreated and sealed the meridian of his right arm as quickly as possible . This stopped the Evil Death Qi from spreading through his entire body .

One must admit that Wan Ji was well-experienced . It was quite impossible to plot against him .

Of course, it was still a feat to make him suffer a bit . Zhang Ruochen naturally had to take advantage of this .

“Sword Three . ”

Wielding the Abyss Ancient Sword, he rushed forward and stabbed with all his might . Thousands of beams of Sword Qi burst forth . Then they grouped together, becoming one with the Abyss Ancient Sword .

Wan Ji stopped immediately . Instead of fighting back, he stood in place and grouped all his Holy Qi before his chest .

When the Abyss Ancient Sword was three feet from Wan Ji’s chest, it was stopped by an invisible force . It couldn’t continue on .

Power with earth-shaking momentum surged out of Wan Ji, sending Zhang Ruochen flying .

Zhang Ruochen landed, half-kneeling on the ground . He supported himself with his sword . Blood flowed out of his palms, streaming down the body of his sword and dripping onto the ground .