Chapter 00298: I Can Also Call for Help
# I Can Also Call for Help
Chapter 298
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 298: I Can Also Call for Help
Lan Xiaobu smiled, "You're lucky you ran into me. Otherwise, you might not have made it out alive."
"Brother Xiaobu..."
Cheng Yinyao looked at Lan Xiaobu with confusion, not understanding what he meant.
Logically, as long as they escaped into the Black Bone Swamp, Lu Zhenmu shouldn’t have been able to do anything to them.
Cheng Yinyao knew her way around the swamp.
Staying in the Mo Xuan Path Immortal City would have been a death sentence.
Ju Xiuruo wasn’t as naive as Cheng Yinyao.
She had a vague idea of what Lan Xiaobu was getting at.
"Brother Xiaobu, are you saying that Lu Zhenmu has been waiting for this day?"
Lan Xiaobu nodded, "Exactly. I’m certain that even now, as we sit here, he’s watching us from the shadows. He wouldn’t trust this kind of thing to anyone else. Even the other members of the Black Hammer Immortal Squad probably don’t know about it. The reason he agreed to let you two move around freely wasn’t because you wanted it, but because he wanted it that way. If I’m not mistaken, Lu Zhenmu intentionally let you roam free. That way, you’d naturally think of the Black Bone Swamp as your only way out. Once you leave, he’ll follow you in secret. As for his daily ‘closed-door cultivation’ sessions, that’s just a lie to give you a window to escape. He needs to make sure you have a chance to leave."
"Brother Xiaobu, what should we do then?" Cheng Yinyao asked, her voice filled with worry.
"Simple. We head to the Black Bone Swamp. If Lu Zhenmu wants to follow, let him," Lan Xiaobu said.
Ju Xiuruo had seen Lan Xiaobu’s boldness before.
He had even dared to release prisoners from the Forbidden Immortal Bureau’s cells.
There was probably nothing he wouldn’t do.
Lan Xiaobu was clearly planning to ambush Lu Zhenmu, but could they really take on a Great Luo Golden Immortal?
"But he’s a Great Luo Golden Immortal," Cheng Yinyao’s concern was evident in her voice and expression.
Ju Xiuruo nodded in agreement, "That’s right. All six members of the Black Hammer Immortal Squad are Great Luo Golden Immortals, and their captain, Ji Qianshan, is at the late-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal level. Since they formed, they’ve never lost a single member. In the Black Pottery Forest Range, other squads often suffer losses, but not them. I’m worried..."
Lan Xiaobu replied, "Your concern is valid. In a dangerous place like the Black Pottery Forest Range, if a squad hasn’t lost a single member over a long period, it can only mean one thing: they have a way to regroup quickly. Even if we manage to trap Lu Zhenmu, he’ll be able to call for reinforcements in no time. The quickest way to do that is through positioning talismans or teleportation arrays. That means at least one of them is a high-level talisman master or array master. But don’t worry, they have their methods, and I have mine. I can also call for help."
"With six Great Luo Golden Immortals, we’d need at least six of our own to match them. And..."
Ju Xiuruo trailed off.
The Black Hammer Immortal Squad had been surviving in the Black Pottery Forest Range for years.
Each member had extensive combat experience.
Six ordinary Great Luo Golden Immortals might not be enough to take them down.
"You might be underestimating them. I suspect they have at least one Immortal King," Lan Xiaobu said confidently.
"If they only had six Great Luo Golden Immortals, they wouldn’t be able to dominate the Black Pottery Forest Range. Even with teleportation arrays, it’s impossible to go so long without losing a single member."
That made sense.
The Black Pottery Forest Range was rich in resources.
How could six Great Luo Golden Immortals claim a share of everything? To do that, they’d need the strength to back it up.
Lan Xiaobu took out a communication bead and sent a message to Teng Mo, explaining the situation and asking for help.
With only two days left before the alchemy competition, Teng Mo was growing anxious.
He had no idea where Lan Xiaobu was.
Just as his anxiety peaked, he received Lan Xiaobu’s message.
"I’ve run into some trouble and need the help of an Immortal Venerable. If you can find one, follow my instructions. If not, send a message back and have Immortal King Xie Chuan come instead."
Lan Xiaobu was asking Teng Mo to find an Immortal Venerable.
If that wasn’t possible, he’d have to set up an eighth-level trapping and killing array.
However, Lan Xiaobu didn’t want to reveal his status as an eighth-level array master unless absolutely necessary.
Teng Mo was stunned.
What kind of trouble had Lan Xiaobu gotten into that required an Immortal Venerable? Regardless, since Lan Xiaobu was working for him, he had to help.
There were at least a dozen Immortal Venerables in the Immortal Court who had come with the Immortal Court King.
Teng Mo was confident he could find one to assist.
Without hesitation, he sent a message back to Lan Xiaobu, confirming that he could arrange for an Immortal Venerable and to proceed as planned.
"Let’s go. We can head out now," Lan Xiaobu said, standing up after receiving Teng Mo’s confirmation.
Lan Xiaobu’s goal was to completely wipe out the Black Hammer Immortal Squad.
Otherwise, he could have taken care of Lu Zhenmu on his own.
Even if the squad had an Immortal King, it was likely their captain, Ji Qianshan, not Lu Zhenmu.
Lan Xiaobu estimated that Lu Zhenmu was either at the early or mid-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal level.
But so what if he was a Great Luo Golden Immortal? Lan Xiaobu had killed Immortal Kings when he was only a True Immortal.
He had taken down countless Great Luo Golden Immortals.
Now, at the second level of the Great Perfected Immortal realm, he was confident he could handle Lu Zhenmu even without a trapping and killing array.
As for Lu Zhenmu sending out a distress signal? Ha! With Lan Xiaobu’s eighth-level array mastery and ability to construct third-level array patterns, that was just wishful thinking.
The reason he asked Teng Mo to find an Immortal Venerable was simple: if they were going to act, they might as well go all the way and eliminate the threat completely.
"Alright," both Ju Xiuruo and Cheng Yinyao nodded, placing their full trust in Lan Xiaobu.
They had no other options.
Almost as soon as the three of them left the Mo Xuan Path Immortal City, Lan Xiaobu sensed a faint divine sense following them.
He knew it was because Cheng Yinyao and Ju Xiuruo had divine sense marks on them.
Until Lu Zhenmu was dealt with, he had no intention of removing those marks.
A few million miles wasn’t far for a top-grade flying immortal artifact.
In just half a day, the three of them arrived at the outskirts of the Black Pottery Forest Range.
"Brother Xiaobu, over there," Cheng Yinyao pointed in a direction, following their earlier plan.
However, this direction wasn’t toward the Black Bone Swamp.
Just as Lan Xiaobu was about to ask, he heard a voice transmit into his mind, "There’s a talisman at your feet. Pick it up. When you need me, just crush it."
Lan Xiaobu breathed a sigh of relief.
The Immortal Venerable had arrived.
He had sensed an additional divine sense mark following them as they approached the Black Pottery Forest Range.
One was definitely Lu Zhenmu’s, and the other had to be the Immortal Venerable he had invited.
Now that the Immortal Venerable had sent a message, Lan Xiaobu felt reassured.
Using his divine sense to pick up the talisman, Lan Xiaobu signaled for Cheng Yinyao to keep moving.
Cheng Yinyao led Lan Xiaobu and Ju Xiuruo on a fast-paced journey.
After about an hour, they stopped in a desolate area.
"Wait a moment. I need to set up a trapping and killing array to prevent that person from getting too close," Lan Xiaobu said.
He took out array flags and began setting them up.
In no time, a slightly rough third-level trapping and killing array was in place.
"Brother Xiaobu, if you go straight for a hundred steps and then move thirty steps to the side, you’ll see the entrance," Cheng Yinyao said.
As soon as she finished speaking, a sharp voice rang out, "You’ve got some nerve."
A man with a fierce, murderous aura stepped forward, though his voice was grating to the ears.
"Are you Lu Zhenmu?" Lan Xiaobu asked, looking at the man.
Lu Zhenmu chuckled, "That’s right. Do you think you’re safe just because you’re a third-level array master?"
Lan Xiaobu smirked, "Do you think my confidence comes from a mere third-level trapping and killing array? Since you’re here, let’s see if your Black Hammer Immortal Squad has what it takes."
As he spoke, Lan Xiaobu summoned his Seven-Tone Halberd.
Silver waves of halberd light surged toward Lu Zhenmu, carrying the power of the Seven Souls Slash—Heavenly Charge Slash.
Lan Xiaobu had only just begun practicing the Seven Souls Slash, and this was the first time he was using the Heavenly Charge Slash in actual combat.
Lu Zhenmu was furious.
In his eyes, Lan Xiaobu was at most a Great Yi Immortal.
How dare a mere Great Yi Immortal wield a halberd against a Great Luo Golden Immortal like him?
Just as Lu Zhenmu was about to use his aura to crush Lan Xiaobu and show him the vast difference between a Great Yi Immortal and a Great Luo Golden Immortal, he felt one of his seven souls—the Heavenly Charge Soul—being torn apart by the violent halberd light.
A bone-chilling sensation spread through his body, and his divine soul trembled.
At this point, trying to crush Lan Xiaobu with his aura was a joke.
The young man wielding the halberd was definitely not weaker than him, and his soul-attacking technique was terrifying.
Lu Zhenmu frantically summoned his Reverse Silver Chain, focusing all his energy on suppressing his divine soul and the Heavenly Charge Soul that was about to be ripped apart.
Crack! The hastily summoned Reverse Silver Chain managed to block the Seven-Tone Halberd’s violent killing intent aimed at his divine soul.
Immortal energy exploded like molten silver, and his domain was completely shattered.
Lu Zhenmu had indeed blocked Lan Xiaobu’s strike, at least preventing the halberd from tearing apart his Heavenly Charge Soul.
However, his earlier underestimation of Lan Xiaobu, who appeared to be only a Great Yi Immortal, had cost him dearly.
His dantian was injured, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Regardless of whether he could block Lan Xiaobu or not, Lu Zhenmu immediately sent out a distress signal.
Based on his experience, he was certain that Lan Xiaobu was stronger than him.
Lan Xiaobu chuckled inwardly.
He had been waiting for Lu Zhenmu to call for help.
As soon as Lu Zhenmu sent the signal, Lan Xiaobu crushed the talisman in his hand.
(That’s all for today’s update.
Goodnight, everyone!)
(End of Chapter)