Chapter 152: The Ultimate Skill Shines in Might

Both Swift-Spirit Leopard legions discovered anomalies in different sectors.

The confinement arrays had vanished inexplicably, and the spiritual entities within had long since fled without a trace.

Even more alarming was that the branch shrines in these sectors had been completely wiped out, a blow that practically shook the very foundations of the Black Wind Cliff outer sect.

Each of the two Swift-Spirit Leopard legions was commanded by an inner sect elite at level 45.

After conducting separate searches, they crossed paths outside a branch shrine and saw the identical look of panic on each other's faces.

"Senior Brother Wen, I found that two branch shrines on my side have been destroyed, with not a single soul surviving."

"Junior Brother Wei, it's three on my side, and even the Dragon Soul Crystals are gone."

"Just what kind of person dares to act so lawlessly on our territory!"

"That's hard to say, but the only certainty is that our opponent is extremely powerful. Now that the frontline battle is tense and such a massive mess has erupted in the rear, this matter must be reported to the Cliff Master."

"I think so too, otherwise it will likely trigger a total collapse."

"There's a branch shrine here as well. Let's go inside and take a look first; hopefully, things won't be too dire."

"Agreed."

With that, the two Swift-Spirit Leopard legions rushed toward the outer sect branch shrine garrison at an astonishing speed.

Meanwhile, Qin Chuan was inside this very branch shrine, having just concluded his massacre and beginning to harvest the spoils of war.

Just as Qin Chuan finished devouring the Dragon Soul Crystals, the two Swift-Spirit Leopard legions arrived at the entrance of the branch shrine's grand hall.

Seeing a man in black slowly walking out from the hall fifty meters away, they could not help but gasp inwardly.

"Hiss!"

"Th-This... how is this possible?"

"A single person uprooted six branch shrines? This is simply unbelievable!"

"And his level is only 37?"

"This..."

At this moment, to say nothing of Wen Da and Wei Zhong, the two thousand men behind them all wore expressions of utter shock.

Qin Chuan also spotted the two Swift-Spirit Leopard legions, so he halted, a faint smile hanging on the corners of his lips.

"My luck seems pretty good."

Pretty good luck? What was that supposed to mean?

Hearing these words, everyone present wore a bewildered expression.

Did he not realize that he was currently facing two Swift-Spirit Leopard legions?

Their combat power was not something the outer sect branch shrines could ever compare to.

As a standard configuration on the Spirit Realm battlefield, while they might not be able to obliterate the heavens, earth, and air in an instant, even if they encountered a level 60 powerhouse, they would still have the confidence to put up a fight.

The triad-fusion spirit beast cavalry was immensely powerful, to say nothing of the fact that these were all inner sect disciples, every single one of them at level 40.

Wielding long spears and mounted on the blindingly fast Swift-Spirit Leopards, they could truly be described as leaving no trace upon coming and going on the battlefield.

Yet this man in black did not care in the least, and actually seemed somewhat excited.

Wen Da pointed at Qin Chuan and shouted furiously, "Audacious wretch! What kind of person are you? To dare slaughter the people of Black Wind Cliff—you truly deserve to die a thousand deaths!"

Such accusations and intimidations had zero effect on Qin Chuan. He calmly replied, "Do me a favor and change your script next time; my ears are getting worn out from hearing this."

Arrogant—extreme arrogance!

Everyone present felt that Qin Chuan's words were beyond arrogant; he was clearly not taking them seriously at all.

In truth, Qin Chuan was merely stating a fact—he really was sick of hearing it.

Just as Yiyi had said, everyone from Black Wind Cliff was cut from the same cloth.

"Disciples, hear my order!"

"Present!"

Wen Da and Wei Zhong shouted in unison while raising their long spears high, and almost all the disciples mirrored the exact same movement.

Qin Chuan looked at them and remarked calmly, "You lot riding around on Swift-Spirit Leopards like cavalrymen—now that's quite a novelty."

Hearing this, the two thousand men burned with fury.

The dignified elite spirit beast cavalry of Black Wind Cliff was described by Qin Chuan as merely "quite a novelty."

This was contempt! No, it was outright disdain!

"This fellow is looking down on us. Can you tolerate this?"

"No!"

"Then what should we do?"

"Kill him! Tear him to shreds!"

True to being a well-trained elite force, even their speech was uniform and thunderous; this momentum alone was enough to terrify the living daylights out of someone.

"Are you done yet? Hurry up, I'm pressed for time."

If Qin Chuan hadn't wanted to see what was so special about this spirit beast cavalry, he would have made a move long ago. These people really knew how to dawdle.

This remark acted like a fuse, detonating with a loud bang.

"Prepare!"

Fire blazed in the eyes of every single member of Black Wind Cliff as they gripped their long spears, wishing they could impale Qin Chuan on the spot.

All the Swift-Spirit Leopards broke into a full sprint, moving in near-perfect synchronization. In the blink of an eye, they crossed a distance of twenty meters, the legion of a thousand looking like a flying arrowhead.

Why an arrowhead? Because they had formed a triangular battle formation.

This formation could vastly amplify offensive power and was a common sight on the battlefield.

By this time, the spiritual energy of all the disciples had merged into a single entity as they shouted in unison and swung their long spears forward.

"Gale Piercing Thrust!"

"Whoosh, whoosh!"

"Boom!"

Two massive spear illusions swept across the front like shooting stars, shattering even the grand hall into pieces. The destructive power was truly immense.

"Hmph, serving you right for looking down on us! Now there won't even be dust left of you!"

"Daring to be so arrogant at level 37, you're simply courting death!"

"I've seen plenty of arrogant people, but never one this arrogant—and yet so utterly fragile!"

...

As a military force, these two Swift-Spirit Leopard legions harbored no notions of single combat; upon encountering an enemy, they unleashed their full strength.

Whether it was a single individual or a crowd, it made no difference.

For they understood deeply that on the battlefield, one must never give the enemy an opening; if a target could be obliterated in a single strike, they would never launch a second one.

At this moment, the grand hall lay collapsed amidst billowing dust. Qin Chuan stepped out slowly over the debris, a faint smile still lingering on the corners of his lips.

"Hmm, stronger than I imagined, but unfortunately ineffective against me."

Qin Chuan had just estimated that the attack from those two spear illusions had a destructive value of at least 5,000+.

"Hiss!"

"Th-This... how is this possible!"

At this very instant, everyone was utterly stunned.

An attack of this magnitude could completely annihilate a level 50 cultivator in an instant, yet Qin Chuan emerged completely unscathed!

Meanwhile, the two thousand-strong Swift-Spirit Leopard legions maintained their triangular formation, charging toward Qin Chuan like a howling gale.

"Intimidation!"

At that moment, cold electricity flashed in Qin Chuan's eyes as his aura erupted instantly. He traced a circle with his left hand and a circle with his right before thrusting forward.

"Go, Descending Heavenly Flow Strike!"

Two five-meter-wide circles flashing with red light hurtled toward the two Swift-Spirit Leopard legions.

The next moment, a hundred sword images spewed forth from the red light rings like a machine gun barrage.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

"Ah, ah, ah!"

"Ding! Obtained 160 merit points. Slain Black Wind Cliff inner sect disciple; additionally obtained 320 merit points."

"Ding! Obtained 180 merit points. Slain Black Wind Cliff inner sect elite disciple; additionally obtained 360 merit points."

...

Amidst the sustained barrage, Wen Da and Wei Zhong, who had been leading the charge at the front, barely withstood two hits before perishing.

In terms of personal strength, they were inferior even to General Soul Cheng; what they relied upon was collective strength.

The ultimate skill's sword images swept away swathes of enemies with a sharpness value of 3,300+, which spiked even higher upon activating Slaughter, reaching over 3,850+.

While triad-fusion could indeed vastly enhance power, their foundational strength was lacking, and caught under the coverage of Slaughter, they could only meet their doom.

In an instant, the two Swift-Spirit Leopard legions looked as though five meters of their formation had been cleanly erased from existence.

This outcome scared a surviving disciple out of his wits, causing him to desperately try and pull to a halt.

"Big Brother, can you please stop!"

"Master, I can't stop! If we halt forcibly, we'll all break our bones in the fall."

"Break my bones then, it's better than losing my life! I order you to stop immediately, or I'll finish you!"

The Swift-Spirit Leopard couldn't help but curse internally: *Damn it, what an idiot!*

Yet it dared not slack off; failing to execute the order meant death within a minute.

The Swift-Spirit Leopard slammed its front legs hard into the ground, its ten claws digging deep as it slid forward with a screeching sound.

A surge of joy washed over the disciple, and he prepared to urge the leopard to flee. However, he had yet to realize what a true fool he was.

"Bang!"

The Swift-Spirit Leopard directly behind him plowed right into him, followed by a continuous chain of collisions. It was quite literally a "traffic accident" scene.

"What the hell, you moron! Why did you stop?!"

"Utterly brainless!"

...

Cries of agony and curses blended together. True to his wish, that disciple ended up fracturing his bones in the crash.

At that moment, the disciple himself couldn't help but burst into profanities: *Damn it, I really am an idiot!*

Meanwhile, facing the surging tide of merit points and vital energy, Qin Chuan began his busy harvest.