Sovereign of the Three Realms - Chapter 1794

Chapter 1794: 1794

Jiang Chen knew the Mortal Silken Threads very well . They were a rare but deadly material feared not for their physical properties, but for their ability to attack a cultivator’s soul as well . Once the threads latched on, they changed color very quickly . A deep red meant that their victim had both his flesh and soul drained away .

More concerningly, they could attack others from afar . Even nine to fifteen meters of space weren’t enough to mitigate their effects, though the distance did dampen their influence somewhat .

The closer they were to their prey, the more powerful they were . However, a slow and methodical assault from afar was also useful to lull the opponent into a false sense of security . By the time they realized, it was often too late .

Thankfully, Jiang Chen had seen them in the past and knew how dangerous they were . He summoned an absurd amount of magnetic force all around him without hesitation . The surging waves blocked the threads’ brisk aggression .

He charged ahead as a streak of light .

“Where are you trying to go, kid?”

The barricade around him was airtight . Each corner and pathway was meticulously manned .

The one who stood in his way carried a lotus-flower hammer . Jiang Chen was blasted by countless streams of petal-shaped air currents, preventing him from proceeding .

Though this cultivator wasn’t as strong as the white-haired old man, he wasn’t too far off . Jiang Chen wasn’t certain of winning one-on-one, much less breaking through the defenses in a crucial moment .

“Out of my way!” Jiang Chen roared angrily .

He aimed a fierce shot at the cultivator without warning . The other didn’t expect an attack at such close range with minimal preparations; the arrow had appeared almost magically upon the string .

He hastily raised his hammer to block the missile, and Jiang Chen used the momentum to attempt to dash past .

“Where’re you going now, kid?” A sinister voice echoed from the side .

It was none other than Boss Luo . He had said he would assist in the initial attack, but was actually waiting in the wings . He’d been waiting to land that crucial strike and now his opportunity had come!

His own flash of light heralded a two-handed sweeping cut that pointed horizontally at Jiang Chen’s abdomen .   It was so sudden and brutal that it could cut through space .

Jiang Chen was astonished . If he were hit by the attack, even his tempered body wouldn’t save him from severe injury . In fact, it was quite possible he would be cut in half .

Without much thought as to the consequences, he summoned a Confounding Puppet to deter the slash . He himself leaped higher into the heavens .

Clang!

There was a harsh screech of metal on metal . The force behind the slash had been terrifying indeed .

Though the Confounding Puppet was quite sturdy, its arms were nevertheless sliced off by the blow . Thankfully, there was no blood – owing to the fact that the puppet was a mere construct .

Jiang Chen seethed when he saw the damage the puppet had suffered . The Confounding Puppets had been with him for a long time . He considered any damage to them as damage to his own siblings . How could he not be furious?

“I swear vengeance on Warmspring Island as long as I live!” The young man howled in anger .

Boss Luo was a little discouraged by the puppet’s interception of the lethal attack, but his expression quickly turned into a malicious grin once more .

“You think you still have a chance, kid? Lay down and die!”

Everyone could see that though the kid was capable, he couldn’t last much longer under their collective encirclement . It would only take a few more moments for them to get the kill .

The white-haired old man harrumphed softly . “Don’t be too eager for the prize . Keep to your own responsibility . Be careful not to give the kid an opening!”

The old man was concerned that a hole would occur in their formation . That meant an opportunity for their quarry to escape – not exactly something he wanted to see .

Though he had been attacked only a handful of times, Jiang Chen was in a real bind . He had never been so on the back foot in his entire life . Any attack from his assailants could be lethal at any time .

All six cultivators here could threaten him . One or two wouldn’t be enough to kill him, but it wouldn’t be difficult for them to take him down in tandem .

“I have to hold on . ” Despite his passiveness, he wasn’t panicked . He had trump cards he’d still yet to play . Even if the Vermilion Bird and his draconic friend couldn’t get here in time, he could depart with his spacetime seal at any time .

The cultivators before him were clearly committed to slaying him; obviously he wasn’t going to let them do as they wished .

“Myriad Abyss lives up to its reputation . Even a place as small as Warmspring Island has many elite experts . ” At the same time, Jiang Chen could admit that he had underestimated his enemy .

He had thought a place as minor as Warmspring Island capable of housing two to three empyrean experts at most . It was frankly remarkable that the island had been able to mobilize as many as it had .

He wasn’t going to give up anytime soon though, and wouldn’t activate his spacetime seal until the very last .

“Stop struggling, kid . You don’t have another chance . ”

“Forcing us to do all we’ve done… you can consider yourself skilled . ”

“Now, you can die!”

The white-haired old man’s Mortal Silken Threads filled the sky once more, cast upon Jiang Chen like a great net . This attack was several times more threatening than his last . It seemed that the old man was giving it all he had .

However, Jiang Chen had a definite plan to counter it . Tendrils from his Bewitching Lotus of Fire and Ice formed a dual attribute defense all around him . At the same time, he transformed into escaping light once more .

He wanted to use his Lotus’ illusory abilities to trick his opponents . Unfortunately, the white-haired old man had an exceptionally sharp eye .

“A decoy this time?” he harrumphed . His fly-whisk shook, throwing innumerable deadly threads in Jiang Chen’s direction .

Jiang Chen cursed the sly old fox . His heart grew heavy . Would he really need to use his spacetime seal?

It was at this time that a crisp bird call sounded at his ear . The sound was more beautiful to him than any music could possibly be in the world .

Chirp, chirp!

In the next instant, waves of fire burned across the skies . It descended to meet the Mortal Silken Threads that threatened Jiang Chen .

The white-haired old man smirked . He didn’t care much about counterattacks of this kind .

“Ridiculous . Normal fire won’t work against my threads . ” Indeed, the Mortal Silken Threads were a remarkable material . Standard attacks of any kind failed to damage it in any capacity .

Alas, his smile barely had time to spread before his expression froze . Incredulity bulged from his eyes . His heart skipped a painful beat .

Not good!

His Mortal Silken Threads, his pride and joy, was being burned by the fiery curtain and disintegrating into ashes at an incredibly rapid pace . The fire touched the handle in almost the next instant .

How could this be?

The white-haired old man felt his blood run cold . Not content with just the threads, the fire was attempting to consume his body as well!

Terrified, he rolled backward in a mad dash to retreat . He was filled with a fear for the unknown .

Jiang Chen was overjoyed . He knew that the Vermilion Bird had finally come .

“Young master Chen, is that you?” The divine creature’s voice sounded in the air .

“Hahaha, you’re finally here . If you’d taken much longer, you’d no longer be able to see me,” Jiang Chen responded in ancient beast language .

The six cultivators from Warmspring Island looked listlessly among themselves, unsure of what the young man was saying . They didn’t know why, but a cloying aura seemed to hang upon their hearts, giving them an apocalyptic pressure that they couldn’t relieve .

The white-haired old man backed off several hundred yards before halting in a daze . His eyes glittered as he glanced into the sky, his dread unabated .

“What is it, venerated elder Lu?” Boss Luo sidled over, his eyes burning with rage . Clearly, he was agitated at not having killed Jiang Chen in the prior effort .

“Be careful, everyone . The kid has a helper!” Though the old man didn’t understand the ancient beast language, the strange voice that had sounded was real enough .

“Hmph, so the kid had a backup plan? Not bad . What are we six scared of though? We’ll just take all of his helpers down too . ” Boss Luo’s sinister declaration lacked the old man’s wariness .

Jiang Chen became very relaxed after reuniting with his bestial friends . The Vermilion Bird had finished its rebirth several years ago . After baptism in flame over all these years, it must have recovered to its original peak!