Chapter 302
Chapter 302
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 302
Chapter Title: Darkness Over the Immortal Heaven Gate
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In front of the main gate of the Immortal Heaven Cult's headquarters.
"......What's going on?"
The Alliance Vanguard Captain raised his head.
There were many Immortal Heaven Cult disciples right before his eyes, but he simply couldn't focus on the fight.
His mind was elsewhere.
And it wasn't just him.
The Immortal Heaven Cult disciples.
The Murim Alliance warriors.
Ever since the Heavenly Canopy Pavilion collapsed, everyone had been staring at the very center of the Immortal Heaven Cult headquarters.
Because something earth-shattering was unfolding.
The divine spirits had shone long ago, and it was time for sunlight to blanket the world.
But what was this?
Thick darkness blanketed the sky.
As if night had returned.
'......Such an intense aura.'
It was from an unimaginably distant place.
Yet the energy emanating from that darkness made his skin prickle and tingle.
His heart pounded.
There was only one person who could exude such power from there.
'Was the Immortal Heaven Cult Leader always this strong?'
A bead of cold sweat trickled down his forehead.
The plan had gone awry.
No matter how strong the Immortal Heaven Cult Leader was, he thought they could handle it.
And rightly so, for the Murim Alliance's top elites had gathered here.
But no.
He had seen many Heavenly Martial Realm masters before, but this aura was on another level entirely.
It was overwhelming.
'They say the arts of those who have reached the transcendent realm follow a different path altogether. Has the Immortal Heaven Cult Leader entered that domain?'
Rumble!
Just then, a dark bolt of lightning struck from the hazy, murky darkness.
"Ahh, the Divine One has descended!"
"O Divine One!"
The Immortal Heaven Cult disciples shed tears as they unleashed their qi in all directions.
They recognized it immediately.
That distant murky energy belonged to the Immortal Heaven Cult Leader.
"The Divine One is watching over us!"
Someone shouted.
A pure cry without any internal energy.
But the moment the Immortal Heaven Cult disciples heard it, their momentum and atmosphere shifted dramatically.
Woooong—
The Immortal Heaven Cult disciples grew even more excited, radiating intense killing intent.
A chill ran up the Alliance Vanguard Captain's spine in the midst of it all.
Then, it happened.
Flash!
A crimson pillar shot up into the sky.
A blinding pillar of light that cleaved the sky's darkness in two.
* * * A dark thunderbolt plummeting from above.
A crimson light ascending from below.
The ultimate techniques unleashed by two peerless masters collided in an unreal spectacle.
For an instant, space twisted grotesquely.
Craaaack!
A deafening explosion assaulted their eardrums.
At the same time, the dark thunderbolt and crimson light intertwined and writhed, giving rise to a massive vortex.
A mystical and eerie sight.
Kaboooom—
The vortex born from their powerful clash soon reached the invisible ends of the sky.
Debris from the shattered Heavenly Canopy Pavilion and the corpses of Immortal Heaven executives were swept into it.
It was a scene of heaven and earth being remade.
And within that vortex.
The Immortal Heaven Cult Leader and Cheonhwi faced each other.
Even amid the raging vortex and energy domain, neither seemed affected in the slightest.
It felt almost peaceful.
Then.
"Truly astonishing martial prowess."
Suddenly, the Immortal Heaven Cult Leader parted his lips and murmured in admiration.
Despite his attack being nullified, he maintained his composure.
"You are the second after the Evil-Black Alliance Leader to block the Heaven-Exterminating Divine Demon Claw."
"Didn't seem all that impressive."
Even in the face of clear praise, Cheonhwi brushed it off nonchalantly as he let Flower Moon hang loosely at his side.
Was it because he had just blocked the Heaven-Exterminating Divine Demon Claw? Flower Moon's energy surged wildly.
To dispel it, Cheonhwi immediately unleashed a burst of internal energy.
Bam!
The surging energy burned away in an instant.
It was exquisitely precise internal energy control.
The Immortal Heaven Cult Leader's eyes gleamed as he watched Cheonhwi dissipate the lingering power of the Heaven-Exterminating Divine Demon Claw in a single moment.
"Excellent."
And in that instant, his voice grew murky.
As if shrouded in mist.
It was the influence of the Heaven-Exterminating Divine Demon Art.
Heaven-Flipping or Heaven-Reversing.
The divine art that rejected the laws of the world detached him from reality.
A demonic nature akin to divinity.
Soon, he drew up his internal energy.
Dark ripples like the depths of hell spread from his feet like waves.
Crackle—
The pillar he stood on shattered into pieces, turning to dust and vanishing in an instant.
Yet he remained floating in midair.
Treading the void.
Whoosh—
Moments later, the fierce vortex subsided.
His form then blurred.
Leaving behind a faint telepathic message: 'Can you block this too?'
Whoosh!
The Immortal Heaven Cult Leader appeared right in front of Cheonhwi and raised his left hand.
And his lips parted.
"Heaven-Exterminating Return." ⟨ M extinction Heaven Ghostly Arrival ⟩
As his telepathic message resonated, the internal energy writhing in his left hand suddenly rippled through the air.
Seeing the surging air, Cheonhwi lifted his foot from the pillar and turned his head.
Whoooosh!
A massive gust of wind pressure grazed Cheonhwi's cheek.
The aftershock of the Immortal Heaven Cult Leader's extended energy.
The Heaven-Exterminating Return that brushed Cheonhwi's cheek crushed the air completely as it flew onward, slamming into the roof of a distant building.
Kabooom!
The roof shattered, sending debris flying.
Tremendous power.
Even though it was the roof of a building quite a distance away, the explosion's shockwave reached all the way here.
In that moment, Cheonhwi kicked off the air forcefully.
Swoosh—
His body shot forward in an instant.
The Extreme Star's Shadow Fragrance Step.
As he flickered forward in a single moment, Cheonhwi swung Flower Moon widely.
Screeech—
Just as Flower Moon aimed to sever the wrist of the Immortal Heaven Cult Leader's extended left hand.
Clang!
His palm, twisted at the wrist in an instant, struck Flower Moon's blade precisely.
A sudden counterattack.
Flower Moon's blade trembled violently.
As Cheonhwi tried to shake off the Immortal Heaven Cult Leader's energy infused into the blade.
Swish—
This time, his right hand moved.
The five fingers of his pale right hand surged forth, cloaked in dark Heaven-Exterminating Divine Demon Qi.
Aimed straight at Cheonhwi's heart.
Well, well, quite crafty.
Cheonhwi narrowed his eyes.
A seamless follow-up strike in the blink of an eye.
No wonder he didn't dodge but struck the blade instead—he was aiming for this.
Cheonhwi twisted his body midair upon seeing the hand approaching his chest.
Thud!
A heavy thud echoed.
In that instant, Cheonhwi's robes billowed dramatically, and his shoulder exploded in a spray of blood.
In his hasty twist, the technique that should have pierced his heart struck his shoulder instead.
"Quick......"
As the Immortal Heaven Cult Leader tried to say something upon seeing Cheonhwi deftly evade.
Grip!
Cheonhwi unleashed the Falling Flower Chasing Shadow Palm with his left hand, seizing the Immortal Heaven Cult Leader's wrist.
A golden opportunity exploiting the split-second lapse as he grew careless from his partial success.
Then, Cheonhwi flung him away fiercely, as if skipping a stone across water.
Fwoooosh!
The Immortal Heaven Cult Leader soared through the air, crashing into the debris of the Heavenly Canopy Pavilion on the ground and kicking up dust.
Cheonhwi glanced at his shoulder after releasing his grip.
His robes were completely torn.
"Not bad."
Cheonhwi raised his left hand and ripped away the tattered robes cleanly.
A clear handprint was now visible.
And faint energy rose from the handprint like smoke.
It must have embedded deeply.
With that, he slowly descended from the pillar.
Thud.
The moment he landed atop the shattered debris.
Crackle—
The debris trembled violently, and the Immortal Heaven Cult Leader slowly rose from it.
There was no change in his appearance.
Not a speck of dust despite crashing into the ground, his hair perfectly intact.
An utterly mystical sight.
Swoosh—
In that unbelievable state, the Immortal Heaven Cult Leader flicked his sleeve.
The golden threads embroidered on the sleeve shimmered, and the ground quaked.
The effect of the energy waves he scattered.
"This is getting fun."
His eyes染ed with demonic nature, he stepped forward without a hint of warning.
Step.
A light footfall.
But in that moment, his body seemed enormous, and a massive ripple erupted.
Groooan—
The debris beneath shook.
At the same time, the black battle qi he exuded rippled, blanketing the area in darkness.
Cheonhwi smirked upon seeing the golden threads on his sleeve gleam especially bright.
"I'm starting to enjoy this a bit myself."
With those words, Cheonhwi took a step forward.
The sound of debris crunching underfoot.
Bam!
In unison, both their forms vanished.
Cheonhwi, having raised Flower Moon to his waist, faced the charging Immortal Heaven Cult Leader with his pale right hand fully extended.
The momentum behind it was no joke.
His skin stung from it.
The Immortal Heaven Cult Leader thrust his hand forward.
Black battle qi swirled around his pale right hand, unleashing intense energy.
Heaven-Exterminating Divine Demon Claw: Heaven-Exterminating Fall.
Exterminates the heavens and brings them crashing down.
The technique infused with the Immortal Heaven Cult's long-held grudge unfolded from his hand.
Energy waves spiraled from the palm's center.
With the ferocity to pulverize everything.
Swish—
At that moment, Cheonhwi's sword rose to meet it.
Plum Blossom Divine Art's internal energy flowed along Flower Moon's blade, raised to his chest.
Utterly transparent internal energy.
But it soon gathered at Flower Moon's tip, transforming into a noble crimson hue.
Immediately, Cheonhwi's sleeve fluttered.
Drawing his sword.
Sloooowly—
A long crimson trajectory etched itself.
And in that instant, the internal energy at Flower Moon's tip bloomed into a beautiful flower.
The sword flower, the essence of the Plum Blossom Sword Art.
The sword flower unleashed its power along a horizontal sword mark that severed heaven from earth.
Like a small flame spreading, it brilliantly dyed the darkness with plum blossoms.
⚡ SKILL ACTIVATED ⚡ Seven Ultimate Plum Blossom Sword, Fourth Form Hegemonic Sky Blood Flower Flash
Craaaack!
The Hegemonic Sky Blood Flower Flash blooming crimson plum blossoms clashed with the destructive Heaven-Exterminating Fall surging with black energy, producing an explosion.
Not once or twice, but dozens of collisions.
With each clash, the debris under their feet shattered, shooting upward.
Amid it all, they moved their feet ever faster, unleashing their arts.
Numerous trajectories embroidered in the air.
The Immortal Heaven Cult Leader freely unleashed fists, palms, and claws in relentless combos.
Cheonhwi countered by wielding his sword.
While blooming vivid crimson plum blossoms.
Feints and lethal strikes flew wildly.
The Mount Hua Sect's sword art bloomed brilliant sword flowers, clashing with the Immortal Heaven Cult Leader.
Clang! Boom!
The two crossed paths endlessly.
Over thirty exchanges passed in a flash, shockwaves layering and erupting.
The surrounding ground flipped over, dust rose in all directions, turning the area into a wasteland.
A scene of heaven and earth overturned.
In a split second, Cheonhwi spotted a gap in the Immortal Heaven Cult Leader and dove in deep.
Cheonhwi swung Flower Moon without restraint.
Flower Moon, blooming vivid sword flowers, spun toward the Immortal Heaven Cult Leader's neck.
It was instantaneous.
Just as Flower Moon was about to sever his neck.
Kang!
Flower Moon bounced back powerlessly.
Cheonhwi leaped backward, recalling the energy they had just clashed against.
Body Protecting True Qi?
Cheonhwi looked at the Immortal Heaven Cult Leader.
His robes fluttered as spiderweb-like battle qi spread from his entire body.
Purple-tinged black battle qi.
The Extreme Star's Heaven-Exterminating Divine Demon Qi enveloped his whole form, undulating.
Like a fairy's silk robe.
Body Protecting True Qi: Divine Demon Barrier.
The layered Heaven-Exterminating Divine Demon Qi formed a protective aura tougher than anything under heaven.
"As long as this Divine Demon Barrier exists, touching this seat is impossible."
The Immortal Heaven Cult Leader said, hands behind his back.
An arrogant expression and stance.
Cheonhwi smirked at the sight.
"With just that?"
As he spoke, Cheonhwi channeled internal energy into his toes.
In the moment the already half-crumbled ground began to crush further.
Swoosh!
Cheonhwi charged forward.
Instantaneous.
The Immortal Heaven Cult Leader stood calmly even as Cheonhwi closed the distance rapidly.
Composure born from confidence that the Divine Demon Barrier wouldn't be breached.
But that composure shattered immediately.
Because Cheonhwi's left hand clutched the sturdy Divine Demon Barrier like paper.
And.
Crack-craaack!
An eerie sound rang out.
A crack had formed in the Divine Demon Barrier.
"What!"
The Immortal Heaven Cult Leader was flustered for the first time.
Cheonhwi's fingers, each blooming transparent flames, dug in bit by bit, sparks flying everywhere.
Groooan—
The Divine Demon Barrier gradually warped.
And finally, Cheonhwi tore the gripped Divine Demon Barrier savagely.
Cheonhwi sneered at the Immortal Heaven Cult Leader, who couldn't hide his shock.
"Too easy."