Chapter 146: Heavy Casualties

  Heavy casualties

  Zhou Yuan also adopted the method of Icy Nine Heavens, not making a move for the time being. Although he was heartbroken to see so many academy elites fall at such a rapid pace, he had no way to stop it either. His strength was still insufficient to block the attacks of so many people.

  If Zhou Yuan were to recklessly charge out at this time, attempting to stop them, the outcome would be only one: being overwhelmed by the endless tide of spells, leaving nothing but residue.

  He waited for the right moment, waiting for those Taoist priests to be injured or killed, before making his move. This way, he would be able to seize the Creation Divine Elixir and dominate the world with one throw.

  Rumble, rumble, rumble...

  Innumerable spells and incantations continued to erupt, with a large number of mages dying almost every moment. At this time, nearly five mages who had transcended the void and crossed boundaries flew in from afar, saw the struggle for the Creation Divine Elixir among the crowd, and immediately rushed into the crowd, plunging into chaos.

  At a glance, Zhou Yuan saw that the one charging at the forefront was none other than Shi Jue Ming, the young master of the Wu Sheng Sect. Unexpectedly, in just a few short hours, Shi Jue Ming had already gathered so many cultivators to follow him. It had to be said that compared to Bing Ji Tian, Shi Jue Ming posed a much greater threat to Zhou Yuan.

  Because he wasn't alone, his side was always followed by dozens of Lingkong virtual boundary masters, who followed him and drove for him. If Zhou Yuan wanted to kill him, he would inevitably trigger these dozens of masters to take action together, and at that time, Zhou Yuan would really be in danger.

  Before, although Zhou Yuan successfully broke out of Shi Jue Ming's encirclement and even killed more than a dozen Ling Kong Xū Yuè (Law Masters), such success was not guaranteed. The reason why Zhou Yuan could break out and kill so many people was that those people did not understand him at first and did not know how terrifying his strength was, so they underestimated him. Zhou Yuan, on the other hand, did not hold back at all, launching his strongest attack as soon as he made a move, completely stunning them. As a result, more than a dozen people were killed in an instant. Finally, before they could react, Zhou Yuan summoned the wind and snow with the terrifying speed of Feng Jian (Wind Arrow), thus escaping successfully.

  In other words, if those cultivators had been vigilant enough when they first faced Zhou Yuan and used their strongest spells from the start, Zhou Yuan would have died long ago.

  No matter how strong a person's power is, no matter how against the heavens it is, there will be a limit. Like Zhou Yuan, even if everyone says he is a rare talent that appears only once in a thousand years, the number of Ling Kong Virtual Crossing Boundary Realm law practitioners he can challenge and kill consecutively won't be too high. At most, he can now only consecutively kill eight linked hands, any more than that and Zhou Yuan will also be unable to handle it.

  In the arena, Shi Jue Ming joined the battle and immediately felt out of his depth. The excitement he had previously felt when seeing the creation god pill had long since disappeared, replaced by endless terror. He discovered that as soon as he appeared in the arena, dozens of divine senses locked onto him, and soon a large number of spells came crashing down on him, intent on completely annihilating him.

  "Miscalculation, this Cihua Shen Dan actually triggered such a crazy scene. Wherever the Shen Dan reached, the flood of spells swept wherever it went. I was trapped in it, it seems that this time is more ominous than auspicious."

  Shi Jueming roared in anger, and the dozens of monks around him also saw that things were not going well. They immediately surrounded Shi Jueming, forming an alliance with him as the center. The dozens of people cast spells one after another, gathering into a torrent and blasting out in all directions. Finally, they managed to barely withstand the attacks from the other monks.

  But they also didn't dare stay for long, because the number of law enforcement personnel was increasing more and more, and far exceeded their own numbers.

  Watching the mages around him start to resist no longer, then being swept away by the torrent of magic, dying and disappearing, Shi Jue Ming's eyes turned red again. He had been severely injured in Zhou Yuan's hands this time, and he absolutely could not afford to lose anyone else. Otherwise, who would dare follow him in the academy from now on?

  "Brothers, let's go! Don't stay by the side of the Cihua Shen Dan. This will push us to a dead end. Although the Shen Dan is good, we don't have the fortune to enjoy it at this moment. Let's first jump out of the range of these magic attacks and then plan for the long term."

  In an instant, those cultivators began to retreat, flying towards the periphery. However, their retreat was not chaotic and disorderly, but rather organized and purposeful. As they escaped, they simultaneously cast spells to resist the magic that came from all directions, protecting themselves.

  Zhou Yuan looked at Shi Zhuang again with a new gaze, unexpectedly, this group of cultivators he hastily gathered were so formidable, their tactical application was so pure and skilled. If it were someone else, they would have probably scattered in all directions upon seeing such a dangerous scene, and by then, they would have definitely died in the torrent of magic.

  However, even so, they still left behind nearly ten corpses of Lingkong Xuvirtual border mages before barely retreating, with heavy losses.

  "Brother...................." Shi Jue Ming cried out in sorrow, and tears actually began to roll down his eyes.

  Regardless of whether he was true or not, Zhou Yuanchen sincerely admired him. No wonder those Taoist priests were so loyal to him, even in such a dangerous situation, they didn't abandon him and instead united as one to resist the spells for him, and finally managed to rescue him successfully.

  Although Zhou Yuan didn't quite believe it, he admired Shi Zhuoming's superficial article, which was done very well.

  A monk beside him comforted, "Stone brother, don't be too sad. Being able to save you, our brothers died without regret. Even if we were to go in again, my brother would still do the same, because you are our most respected big brother."

  Shi Jue Ming nodded slowly, his face still painful. "Once I return to the Zhen Wu Academy, I will definitely investigate who it was that made a move against my brother. I will make them wish they were dead, even if it means offending the higher-ups of the academy. I will stop at nothing to do this, those bastards!!!"

  At this moment, the scene had already entered a white-hot stage. Many spells, it was unknown from which direction they came crashing out, wherever there were people, they would all be struck, every second, many mages were dying.

  An hour has passed...

  Two hours have passed...

  It wasn't until five watches later that the torrent of magic gradually dissipated, and the amount of magic also decreased by more than half. Nearly 70% of the mages died in this chaotic battle, and even their corpses couldn't be found. It was truly a pitiful sight to behold.

  "It's finally settled, these people are truly crazy. In the past few days, the number of monks who entered the underworld and died was less than 10,000, but in just a few hours today, seven out of ten have already died. It's really too crazy. I don't know what kind of expression the higher-ups at the academy will have when they find out about such a heavy loss. But that's not for me to consider anymore. Now it should be my turn to take action."

  In the void, a white figure swiftly darted out and shot straight towards the Canghua Divine Pill.

  "With this divine elixir, I can successfully break through to the Xianyao realm. At that time, among the students of Speed Academy, there will be only a few people who can be my opponents. Zhou Yuan, wait until I break through to the Xianyao realm, I will heavily humiliate you and make up for the face I lost because of you. I want everyone to see that you are not my opponent, not now, and even less so in the future."

  Whoa!!

  Bingjiu Tian instantly pounced in front of the Creation Divine Pill, perhaps it had already escaped long ago. At this moment, the Creation Divine Pill was no longer escaping, but instead stayed in place, spinning around rapidly.

  "Bingjiutian, are you too naive to think that you can take advantage of the situation and snatch the Cauldron of Creation? I won't let you have your way... Brothers, let's join forces and kill this Bingjiutian who claims to be the number one in the Lingkong Xuvu realm!!!"

  "Great!!!"

  In an instant, the dozens of monks standing behind Shi Jue Ming simultaneously made their move, unleashing a large number of spells that collided and entwined with each other in mid-air, merging into a torrent of magical energy that charged towards Bing Jiutian.

  "A thousand miles of ice sealed!!!" Bing Jiutian was shocked and lost his color, he had been too focused on this creation divine elixir, and hadn't even noticed the existence of Shi Jueming, this old opponent, and in an instant fell into a passive state.