Chapter 758 : Gathering Shadows for the Final Reckoning

With the addition of three new True Lord [a high-level cultivator who has formed their Infant Soul], and combined with the eight True Lord the clan had previously, the Chen Clan now boasted a total of eleven True Lord from the Chen lineage alone.

When Eldrin Chen's Dao companions [life partners in cultivation] and the disciples from both sides were included, the number of Infant Soul True Lord approached twenty.

Furthermore, the Chen Clan now had five cultivators at the Infant Soul Late Stage: Eldrin Chen's four Dao companions, plus Kael Chen himself.

This significantly bolstered Eldrin Chen's confidence for the coming conflict, solidifying his resolve to utterly annihilate the Fang Clan in a single decisive battle.

He glanced at the assembled group, informed them of the situation, and then turned to Ethan Chen beside him. "Over these years," he inquired, "how have you progressed in gathering the curse-targeting items [personal objects used to focus a curse] for the Fang Clan True Lord?"

"We have collected items and information for thirteen of the Fang Clan True Lord," Ethan Chen replied. "However, Mystery Heir Fang remains deeply concealed. We have yet to locate any of his daily personal effects or intimate belongings."

As he answered, Ethan Chen handed a Storage Ring [a ring containing an extradimensional space for storage] to Eldrin Chen.

Hundreds of years prior, after the enmity between the Chen Clan and the Fang Clan first arose, Eldrin Chen had already ordered the clan to begin collecting materials for curses: the birth dates, personal items, drops of essence blood, and names of the Fang Clan True Lord.

Now, after centuries of effort, although the Chen Clan had not managed to gather complete data on all twenty-eight Fang Clan True Lord, they had secured information on nearly half of them.

Eldrin Chen examined the contents of the ring. Among these thirteen sets of materials and items, most were merely used belongings of the Fang Clan True Lord along with some basic information—insufficient to guarantee a lethal curse. Experience the full epic at audio-novel.com (official site).

With only two portions of True Lord [a cultivator who has attained the True Lord realm] essence blood and a single set of birth characters, one could inflict a fatal crisis upon the target.

Regardless, possessing these treasures, Eldrin Chen was confident he could make the Fang Clan suffer significant losses even before the war officially began.

Setting down the items in his hand, Eldrin Chen spoke with grave solemnity, "Make your preparations. For this battle, we will leave four True Lord to guard the clan. All others will join the assault."

"As you command."

The True Lord present immediately nodded, their expressions turning serious as they affirmed the order.

For this campaign against the Fang Immortal Clan, and to prevent them from detecting their movements and ensure a decisive victory in a single engagement, Eldrin Chen had not mobilized any forces below the Infant Soul [the stage of cultivation where the nascent soul is formed] realm.

He planned to deploy fifteen of the clan's True Lord, along with Violet Consort Yan, a Late Stage Infant Soul Great Cultivator [a powerful cultivator at the peak of the Infant Soul stage], to strike the Fang Immortal Clan together.

Early that morning, using the Great Deduction Polarity Stars Path [a profound art of divination and celestial concealment] to veil their Celestial Mechanism [the subtle workings of fate and heavenly secrets], he led the fifteen clan Infant Soul True Lord [True Lords at the Infant Soul stage] and quietly arrived above the Gu Yuan Mountain Range, conducting a thorough reconnaissance.

After scouting the Fang Clan's Mountain Protection Formation [a defensive array protecting a mountain stronghold], Exquisite Jiang pondered and said:

"This Mountain Protection Formation of the Fang Clan is constructed upon a Quasi-Sixth Rank [approaching the power of the sixth rank] Golden Origin Earth Vein [a potent terrestrial energy leyline] and a Quasi-Sixth Rank Spiritual Vein [a vein of concentrated spiritual energy]. It could withstand three strikes even from a Primordial Spirit Great Power [a mighty cultivator of the Primordial Spirit realm]. Therefore, we must commit our full strength."

Verdant Consort [the Verdant Consort] nodded, then stated decisively, "If we all attack together, unleashing three Primordial Solar Immortal Sword [Primordial Solar Immortal Swords] and then activating the 'Crimson Gold Barrier-Breaking Energy Shuttle' [Crimson Gold Barrier-Breaking Energy Shuttle], we should be able to shatter their Mountain Protection Formation [Mountain Protection Formation] in one fell swoop."

"Not so fast. To avoid a mutually destructive outcome, I shall first use the 'Polarity Annihilation Fallen God Curse' [Polarity Annihilation Fallen God Curse] to cripple their combat strength,"

Eldrin Chen declared. He then concealed himself not far from the Fang Clan's Path-Field [Path-Field] and, drawing upon the power of the Star Observation Tower [Star Observation Tower], began to channel the Polarity Annihilation Fallen God Curse [Polarity Annihilation Fallen God Curse].

With Eldrin Chen's current cultivation level, the power he could unleash with the Polarity Annihilation Fallen God Curse [Polarity Annihilation Fallen God Curse] was truly formidable. Had he possessed their birth dates and times, he could have even cursed to death a Half-Step Primordial Spirit [Half-Step Primordial Spirit] great power.

Now, he unleashed thirteen consecutive strikes of the 'Polarity Annihilation Fallen God Curse' [Polarity Annihilation Fallen God Curse], achieving a stunning result almost immediately.

In an extremely brief span of time, thirteen True Lord [True Lords] of the Fang Clan [Fang Clan] atop Gu Yuan Mountain [Gu Yuan Mountain] were almost simultaneously grievously wounded, coughing up blood. Five of the True Lord [True Lords] perished on the spot.

Among those five fallen True Lord [True Lords], three were cursed to death by Eldrin Chen using their blood essence and birth details as a medium. The other two were in the midst of cultivating their Divine Ability [Divine Abilities] when the curse struck, causing them to suffer a catastrophic deviation in their energy flow and die instantly.

Aside from these five, the remaining eight True Lord [True Lords] suffered unprecedented severe injuries. The dual curse energies of Primordial Solar Flame [Primordial Solar Flame] and Profound Darkness Water [Profound Darkness Water] became entangled within their bodies, ceaselessly ravaging their physical forms.

With their combat strength so utterly crippled, these eight individuals barely clung to life. Their power had been diminished by seventy or eighty percent, leaving them with no capacity to fight further.

It could be said that Eldrin Chen's long-hidden trump card, which he had not even used against the Azure Flood Dragon Demon Emperor [Azure Flood Dragon Demon Emperor], the Polarity Annihilation Fallen God Curse [Polarity Annihilation Fallen God Curse], had now proven its worth decisively. In one move, it had effectively incapacitated nearly half of the Fang Clan's [Fang Clan's] True Lord [True Lords].

At this moment, if they were to strike, the Chen Clan True Lord [a high-level cultivator]s were no longer outnumbered by those of the Fang Clan. Coupled with the several Primordial Solar Immortal Sword [swords imbued with the power of the primordial sun] in their possession, they were fully confident in their ability to annihilate the Fang Clan.

"Who is attacking?"

Mystery Heir Fang, who was currently in secluded cultivation, suddenly sensed the abrupt demise of five True Lords within his clan. An inexplicable panic seized his heart.

In that instant, a profound sense of foreboding washed over him. He immediately pushed the Mountain Protection Formation [a defensive array protecting a mountain stronghold] to its absolute limit and issued a command, "All members, heed my order! Channel all your power into sustaining the Mountain Protection Formation! No one is to take a single step outside the Formation [a structured arrangement of energy for defense or attack]!"

As soon as the words left his lips, he hastily checked his Storage Ring [a ring containing an extradimensional storage space]. Seeing the Primordial Spirit Pill [an elixir for advancing to the Primordial Spirit realm] still safely inside, he drew a deep breath and then flew towards the Teleportation Formation [a formation for instantaneous travel over great distances].

With the clan suddenly under attack and nearly half of its Infant Soul True Lord [a True Lord who has condensed an Infant Soul] combat strength lost, Mystery Heir Fang understood that the assailants had come prepared. This chapter is provided by audio-novel-dot-com. Support the original.

Faced with such a mortal crisis, he resolved to abandon the clan and flee for his life first. Vengeance could wait until after he had broken through to the Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core realm of a cultivator].

But before he could act, Eldrin Chen and the others struck together. In the blink of an eye, a blindingly brilliant sword radiance erupted across the Heavenly Vault [the sky or firmament], cleaving down upon the Path-Field [the spiritual cultivation grounds] of the Fang Clan.

The first to attack was Verdant Consort. Her Azure Dragon Stirring Sea Sword tore through everything in its path, striking the Fang Clan's Mountain Protection Formation and causing its glow to dim drastically.

Immediately following, Kael Chen's Heavenly Demon Immortal-Slaying Sword and the Azure Abyss Sword descended almost simultaneously. Exquisite Jiang also acted in that fleeting moment, unleashing the Crimson Gold Barrier-Breaking Energy Shuttle [a magical projectile designed to shatter defenses] in a devastating strike.

With such overwhelming power striking down simultaneously, aside from a Mountain Protection Formation [a defensive array that draws upon the spiritual energy of a mountain range] maintained by a Sixth Rank [the sixth major stage of cultivation] Primordial Spirit Realm [the spiritual core cultivation stage] expert, there was no Formation [a structured arrangement of energy nodes and patterns used for defense, attack, or cultivation] in the world that could withstand it.

In the span of a single clash, the Mountain Protection Formation of the Fang Clan was torn asunder.

"Disaster!"

Mystery Heir Fang's heart plummeted. Without a second thought, he desperately flew towards the Teleportation Formation [a magical array designed for instantaneous travel across vast distances].

Yet, how could the assembled experts allow him to escape? Violet Consort Yan, who had been lying in wait, instantly made her move. She summoned the Violet Cosmos Void Escape Mirror [a mystical treasure capable of sealing and stabilizing space], forcibly locking down the spatial fabric and sealing the Teleportation Formation shut.

"My thanks."

By this point, Eldrin Chen had finally caught his breath after the successive casting of powerful curses.

He let out a slight sigh of relief, offering a faint smile to Violet Consort Yan. The very reason for inviting her to this battle was to seal Mystery Heir Fang's final path to survival.

Witnessing this scene, a look of utter despair and savage fury twisted across Mystery Heir Fang's face.

His gaze, filled with venomous hatred, swept over the assembled foes. Through gritted teeth, he spat out the names with unparalleled malice: "The Heavenly Demon Immortal-Slaying Sword [a legendary blade forged for the express purpose of slaying celestial beings], the Azure Dragon Stirring Sea Sword [a divine sword imbued with the power of the azure dragon to churn oceans], the Azure Abyss Sword [a peerless sword said to contain the depth and chill of an unfathomable abyss]."

"That upstart Eldrin Chen, what a grand spectacle you've arranged, all for this old man's Primordial Spirit Pill [a supreme elixir that can help a cultivator form their Primordial Spirit]." Find thousands of chapters at audio-novel .c om.