The head master has a new female apprentice

Chapter 329 One Man Fights Nine Perfected Nascent Soul Realm Masters Alone! (6k)

Tu Qianyue laughed as he snatched five blood-stained storage bags from the air. Upon seeing this, a fleeting look of greed flashed in the eyes of the six newly joined powerhouses.

Perhaps the Nine Netherworld Demon Lotus, which could help one advance to the Spirit Severing stage, was among them, but they quickly suppressed their thoughts.

Anyone who dares to reach out at this moment will become the target of public criticism.

"Ok?"

At this moment, Tu Qianyue suddenly frowned and checked each of the five storage bags one by one. Apart from various pills, magical artifacts, and spirit stones, there was nothing else.

The six newly joined powerful individuals exchanged glances, their eyes briefly clashing in the air.

"Ah."

Tu Qianyue sneered, flicked his five fingers, and five storage bags shot towards the six people like arrows.

"I, Tu Qianyue, have never held anything back from my brothers."

He deliberately lowered his voice, but it made the surrounding temperature drop suddenly. "You can see for yourselves."

The group quickly took turns checking, and soon their brows furrowed.

“Strange…” the dwarf old man licked his sharp teeth, “Could they still be on the ship?”

Then, all nine cold gazes turned to the teetering Narwal below.

On the deck, Jin Mantang, covered in blood, leaned against the broken mast.

He gazed at the nine figures in the sky that resembled demons, then looked around—the guards were either dead or wounded, and there were hardly any survivors left on the entire ship.

"Hehehe"

He suddenly chuckled softly, his bloodied fingers touching the shattered merchant guild emblem in his pocket.

The chairman and his team were indeed far-sighted.

"Even if I, Lao Jin, die, it will have been worth it!"

"The shopkeeper's!"

A dozen or so guards, covered in blood, staggered over.

There was no fear on their faces, only a numb calm.

Everyone knows that the chances of surviving the bandits are extremely slim.

Especially for people from the lower classes like them, they don't even have the right to be slaves in the eyes of the other side.

With the help of others, Jin Mantang struggled to his feet.

The penetrating wound in his abdomen made him feel dizzy with pain with every movement, but at this moment he felt a strange sense of ease.

"Gentlemen," he said in a hoarse voice, "I'm sorry."

The guards shook their heads in silence, then looked at each other and smiled with relief.

Then they stood in a row, supporting each other, like a dilapidated but resilient wall, firmly protecting the shopkeeper who had served them all their lives behind them.

Upon seeing their response, Jin Mantang's tears instantly welled up.

At this moment, the leader Tu Qianyue looked down at the completely shattered energy shield of the Cloud Whale and the actions of the guards, and a sinister smile appeared on his lips.

Instead of making the first move, he waved to Zou Lun in the distance and said, "Come here."

Zou Lun trembled and quickly ran over, his heart filled with fear.

He never expected that the Jieyun Bandits would recruit six more, even more terrifying, Nascent Soul Realm Great Perfection cultivators.

I used to think that as long as I advanced to the third level of array master, I could continue to serve as a retainer of the Duobao Merchant Guild on the surface, and secretly become the fourth leader of the Jieyun Bandits.

But now...

Standing before Tu Qianyue, he forced a fawning smile, bowing low like a shrimp: "Boss!"

"Are you sure everything is inside?" Tu Qianyue narrowed his eyes.

“Absolutely true!” Zou Lun patted his chest to assure him, “I saw it with my own eyes when I was repairing the magic array for them in Yaoguang Prefecture, and I even heard that thunder dragon cub calling out not long ago.”

Tu Qianyue nodded in satisfaction, then turned back to Jin Mantang, who was teetering on the deck. His voice was deliberately slowed, but it carried an undeniable pressure.

"Manager Jin, hand over the goods, and I'll spare your life."

Then, he suddenly smiled and said, "My bandit gang has a new stronghold and is in need of someone in charge. You are very loyal and brave, and I have high hopes for you."

Everyone else also looked at Jin Mantang, especially the six newly joined powerhouses, whose eyes gleamed.

The bandaged monster's fingers unconsciously rubbed the blood-stained strips of cloth, while the masked woman's bone rosary spun faster.

The scholar-like young man quietly switched the large brush in his hand to his left.

At this moment, no one dared to rush into the cabin—if something was missing, they might be suspected by others, or even be eliminated by them.

Just like when we checked the storage bag, we must make Jin Mantang hand over the treasure in public to avoid suspicion.

Upon hearing this, Jin Mantang spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm and straightened his back with difficulty.

Regardless of whether this statement is true or false, do you think he would betray the Chamber of Commerce and become a wanted bandit for life?

Seeing the nine people's restless yet hesitant manner, Jin Mantang suddenly smiled contemptuously, as if he had guessed something.

He raised the gilded abacus in his hand and pointed behind him: "The items are on the ship, but they have been placed in different locations."

“Especially the ‘True Explanation of Taixu Refining Artifacts: Fragment’…” He deliberately dragged out his words, “For safety, it has been disassembled. Whoever finds it keeps it.”

The crowd burst into laughter, but no one made a move.

The bandaged man said sinisterly, "That's truly a clumsy attempt to sow discord."

But his eyes kept glancing towards the cabin.

Tu Qianyue snorted coldly: "You really are refusing to drink alcohol when you're forced to drink it. In that case, let's search your soul and find out!"

He slowly raised his hand, and crimson spiritual energy condensed in his palm.

Jin Mantang and the others calmly closed their eyes, awaiting their final moment—

"Boom!!!"

But at that moment, the entire dilapidated Narwhal suddenly shuddered violently!
Jin Mantang and the others subconsciously opened their eyes, only to be astonished to find that the originally tilted ship was now being slowly straightened by an invisible hand.

The broken mast made a "crackling" sound as it healed, and even the deep-seated attack marks embedded in the hull were fading away at a visible speed.

Even more astonishing is that the fragments of the energy shield that had long been shattered are now beginning to coalesce again.

Gold and silver specks of light seeped from every corner of the ship, weaving together in the void to form a brand-new protective array—

The array patterns are no longer simple linear structures, but have evolved into complex yin-yang fish patterns.

The damaged figurehead was automatically repaired, and the eyes of the cloud whale relief suddenly lit up with a dazzling blue light.

A deep, muffled "thump-thump" sound came from deep within the ship's cabin, like the heartbeat of a giant beast.

Each pulsation caused the entire ship to ripple with light, and the ancient patterns embedded in various parts of the hull lit up one after another.

"This, this is—" Jin Mantang was completely dumbfounded, his eyes filled with disbelief.

The moment the last array pattern lit up, the entire ship was suddenly enveloped in azure light.

To everyone's astonishment, a gigantic phantom of a whale shot into the sky from the bow of the ship!

"Ugh——"

The phantom of the cloud whale roared to the sky, and the sound waves transformed into tangible blue ripples that swept across all directions.

The approaching black ships were immediately shaken and tilted to the side.

Above the clouds, Tu Qianyue watched this scene with a furrowed brow.

The third leader, Yin Hongxiao, suddenly turned her head, her sharp gaze piercing Zou Lun: "Didn't you say the formation had been destroyed?"

Zou Lun's face turned deathly pale, and cold sweat beaded on his forehead: "I...I clearly destroyed the core array pattern with my own hands, how...how is this possible?"

"Useless!" the bandaged monster said sinisterly, the blood-stained strips wrapped around his body moving without any wind.

"What difference does it make if a mere two-color magic array is reactivated? It's just a waste of time. We can just break it!"

As he finished speaking, he exchanged a glance with the masked woman and the red-haired old demon, and the three of them took a step forward in unison.

"boom--!"

Three world-destroying divine powers suddenly erupted.

The crimson-haired old demon's blazing blood flames, the bandaged monster's soul-corroding silk threads, and the ghost-faced woman's Hundred Ghosts Parade transformed into three ferocious torrents, rushing straight towards the Cloud Whale!

Jin Mantang and the others on the deck suddenly narrowed their eyes and subconsciously took a half step back.

The terrifying pressure made their bones groan, as if they were about to be crushed into dust at any moment—

"Zheng!"

Just as the three divine powers were about to collide with the protective barrier, a dazzling golden light descended from the clouds, like a sword of divine punishment, annihilating the three attacks in mid-air!

The moment the shockwave exploded, a figure appeared beside the three of them like a ghost.

"It took me a lot of effort to finally fix it..."

A detached voice rang out, as if stating a simple fact.

"Can't you at least show some respect for other people's hard work?"

"Who goes there?!" The bandaged monster was the first to react. The blood-stained strips of cloth wrapped around his body sprang up like venomous snakes, each one carrying a deadly poison that corroded the primordial spirit.

"Die!" The red-haired old demon grinned and slapped out a blood-red palm print, from which countless wronged souls wailed.

The masked woman's bone rosary exploded, and hundreds of vengeful spirits shrieked as they rushed out!

"Noisy."

Zhou Qing raised his hand and casually waved it.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The three were struck as if by lightning; their chests caved in simultaneously, and they were sent flying thousands of feet backward, gushing blood!

They barely managed to stop after crashing into three black ships, their eyes filled with horror.

Only then did everyone see clearly—

The figure stood with his hands behind his back, dressed in a spotless black robe, and wearing a dark gold chicken head mask on his face.

Beneath the mask, a pair of eyes were as deep and unfathomable as a cold pool.

"Chicken...Chicken Prince?!" When he saw the face of the person who made the move, Jin Mantang's voice trembled, and the abacus in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter.

He never dreamed that this person, who had only just been promoted to the second level of array master, would be so terrifying.

With a casual move, he easily repelled three Great Perfection Nascent Soul Realm cultivators?
"Da da."

The sound of crisp footsteps came from inside the cabin.

Luo Lingling, wearing a minotaur mask and carrying an old hen in her arms, walked out slowly, her eyes filled with helplessness and worry.

It's true that she's in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, but she still can't defeat any of those nine people.

However, her many skills were enough to completely hold off one person.

Anyone present!
Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to escape from that half-step Spirit Severing Realm demon beast in the Reverse River at the Primordial Dao Field.

Afterwards, they were hunted down by the Blood Fiend Sect of the Thirteen Sects and the Supreme Elder of the Xuanming Sect, but they still managed to hold on until Zhou Qing came to their timely rescue.

She originally wanted to help Xiao Aqing with the burden of the two of them, but he directly refused.

"Keep an eye on the old hen for me!"

This was the only sentence he said after successfully repairing the core formation.

"It looks chubby, but it feels really skinny. Your feathers... never mind, let's cheer for our little rooster instead!"

Luo Lingling gently stroked the old hen, her voice deep and resonant.

"So there were people there to hold the ship back!"

Tu Qianyue suddenly burst into laughter, his blood-red cloak fluttering wildly.

"The truly strong are always the ones who appear last."

His gaze swept over the three bandaged monsters who were staggering to their feet from the ruins in the distance.

Blood trickled from the corners of their mouths, their chests were sunken, and their eyes were filled with horror and resentment.

Although he laughed freely on the surface, his heart was in turmoil.

The person's speed was so fast that even he hadn't noticed it. What was even more terrifying was the way that a casual wave of the hand had severely injured three Great Perfection cultivators...

"Interesting, really interesting."

The laughter stopped abruptly!

Tu Qianyue’s eyes flashed with blood-red light, and his aura exploded. His blood-red cloak fluttered wildly, like a demon god descending to earth!
"I have already killed five of your retainers, and now I want everything on this ship..." He slowly clenched his fist, his knuckles cracking, and the entire airspace vibrated with his breath.

"It seems there's no possibility of reconciliation anymore?"

"That being the case——"

"boom!!!"

Tu Qianyue shattered the void with one foot, and his figure shot out like a blood-red meteor!

"Villains die from talking too much. I won't waste any more words with you. Blood Demon Overlord Body - Nine Heavens!!"

He pulled his right fist back, and his entire arm instantly swelled to three times its normal size, with veins coiling like dragons, and a crimson sun condensed at the tip of his fist!
"die!"

This punch is enough to shatter mountains!

Faced with this earth-shattering punch, Zhou Qing snorted coldly.

"Physical training?"

Instead of retreating, he advanced, his right hand also clenched into a fist, a dark golden light emanating from beneath his skin, as the "Demon-Subduing Golden Bone" technique rapidly circulated—

"boom--!!!"

The moment their fists collided, a terrifying shockwave exploded in a ring, clearing away the dark sea of ​​clouds for miles around and revealing the unfathomable depths of the dark ocean below.

Hundreds of the Cloud Pirates' flying boats were thrown into the air, and the Cloud Whale's protective shield flickered violently. Jin Mantang and the others had to hold on tightly to the ship's side to barely keep their balance.

Tu Qianyue's blood-red fist energy shattered inch by inch, his entire right arm twisted and deformed, and white bone spurs pierced through his skin.

"puff!"

The next moment, Tu Qianyue spat out a mouthful of black blood, and his body flew backward like a meteorite, crashing through three flying boats before barely stopping.

"Impossible!" He stared in horror at his twisted arm, its bones broken and its flesh mangled.

"My Blood Demon Body Technique has reached the ninth level, how could this be?"

Zhou Qing's right arm was also shattered, but under the operation of the "Demon-Subduing Golden Bone" technique, dark golden light surged, and his flesh and bones healed instantly, leaving not a single scar.

"That's it?" Zhou Qing, now recovered, shook his arm and looked at Tu Qianyue with indifferent eyes.

His tone carried a hint of sarcasm, "Your body cultivation is nothing special."

Tu Qianyue's eyes flashed with a bloodthirsty light, and he laughed in extreme anger: "Good! Very good!"

He suddenly looked up and shouted sharply, "What are you all standing there for? Attack!"

"boom!"

In an instant, the nine Great Perfection Nascent Soul Realm cultivators of Jieyun Thief simultaneously unleashed their power!
Zhou Qing lightly lifted his foot and headed straight for the higher, darker clouds.

After all, some of his next moves are not something that can be known to others.

"Trying to run away, now you're scared!"

The bandaged monster, its body covered in blood-soaked strips of cloth, writhed wildly, transforming into a sky-covering "corpse-shrouded canopy" that blotted out the sun, carrying a thick, rotten stench, and hurtling straight toward Zhou Qing.

The masked woman let out a shrill cry, and the phantom of the Nine Netherworlds descended, with countless skeletal arms emerging from the clouds.

The burly man playing the human skin drum strikes the drum that peels away skin and tendons, the sound waves transforming into invisible blades!
The red-haired old demon burned his life essence and transformed into a giant of blood sea. He threw a punch, and a blood wave surged to the sky!
……

The nine realms of intent were suppressed at the same time, causing the entire sea of ​​darkness to boil. The dark sea of ​​clouds was torn open with countless cracks, as if the sky was collapsing!
Above the clouds, Zhou Qing had already transformed into the second form of the Golden-Winged Roc, his body radiating golden light. Facing the combined attack of the nine people, he spoke calmly.

"The Emperor's Majesty!"

"boom!"

An overwhelming pressure descended like the collapse of the sky, causing the nine people's mental states to freeze simultaneously, as if they were being forcibly suppressed by some supreme being.

Even his mind and spirit trembled, and he inexplicably felt the urge to retreat!
Zhou Qing slowly closed his eyes, a faint smile playing on his lips.

"Each of these imagery is truly both strange and domineering."

He spoke softly, as if savoring some delicacy.

"Let me experience it properly first."

"after all--"

"This is also the nourishment for my artistic conception!"

"Pretend to be a ghost!"

Tu Qianyue was the first to break free from the retreating force. His eyes flashed with blood-red light, and with a roar, he charged forward again!

"Blood Demon Body - Nine Tribulations Annihilation!"

His body glowed with demonic runes, and a ten-thousand-foot-tall phantom of a blood demon appeared behind him, spewing out a crimson river of blood.

Countless ferocious demonic shadows floated in the river of blood, roaring as they lunged at Zhou Qing!

Zhou Qing suddenly opened his eyes!

His eyes shone with golden light, like two great suns rising!

Facing the onrushing Blood River Demon Shadow, he uttered only one word:

"break!"

"boom--!"

A golden ripple spread out from his body, and wherever it passed, the blood river evaporated and the demonic shadows wailed and disintegrated!
Tu Qianyue's artistic conception was easily torn apart like thin paper!
"what?!"

Tu Qianyue's pupils shrank sharply, his face filled with horror!

"puff!"

Before he could even react to what had happened, the backlash from the broken state of mind struck his chest like a heavy hammer, causing him to cough up a mouthful of black blood.

He staggered backward, his breath instantly weakening!
Zhou Qing slowly turned around, his gaze sharp and cold as he swept over the remaining eight people, a cruel smile curving his lips.

"Next"

He raised his hand, his five fingers spread, golden light flowing in his palm, as if he were holding a blazing sun about to erupt.

"It's your turn."

"break!"

The masked woman shrieked, and the countless skeletal arms that had emerged from the Netherworld's canopy vanished amidst the sweeping golden ripples—

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Before they could even get close to Zhou Qing, they burst one after another like fragile bubbles!
The yin energy dissipated, the wailing stopped abruptly, and the ghost-faced woman staggered backward, blood flowing from her seven orifices.

His face was filled with disbelief: "My Hundred Demons... How is this possible?"

"Break again!"

The red-haired old demon roared, his life essence burning, transforming into a ten-thousand-foot-tall blood demon, spewing out a monstrous wave of blood!
Countless hideous faces floated in the blood waves; they were the wronged souls of the cultivators he had devoured!

Zhou Qing sneered, and golden ripples fell like a heavenly blade—

"laugh--!"

The blood wave evaporated instantly, and the ten-thousand-foot-tall blood demon melted away at a speed visible to the naked eye, like snow under the scorching sun!

"break!"

"break!"

"break!"

……

Amidst the golden ripples, the mental states of the nine cultivators at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul Realm were shattered one after another!
No matter how they try to unite or activate them, they cannot escape the word "break"!

"His artistic conception can suppress all our artistic conceptions!" The leader, Tu Qianyue, finally realized and shouted, "Don't use artistic conceptions, just use your divine powers to kill him!"

Upon hearing this, the other eight immediately restrained their focus and began to unleash their most powerful abilities!
Tu Qianyue's fists crackled with crimson lightning, the bandaged monster tore off his last bandage, which transformed into a Soul-Eating Spear, and the dwarf elder unleashed a Reverse Pulse Nail...

Faced with this devastating attack, Zhou Qing not only did not retreat, but instead laughed loudly: "Well done!"

He clenched his right hand, and the rusty tetanus shot rang out.

Behind him, the blazing phantom of the golden crow spread its wings, and the enormous phantom of the Suanni roared to the sky.

It spewed forth bolts of purple-gold, world-destroying lightning, the lightning like dragons tearing through the sky.

"kill!"

……

boom! boom! boom!
On the Narwal, Jin Mantang and the others clung tightly to the ship's railing, gazing up at the sky, their pupils reflecting a scene they would never forget—

The pitch-black sea of ​​clouds was torn apart by countless rays of light, and crimson-gold waves of fire poured down like a celestial river, dyeing half the sky a brilliant golden-red.

A terrifying pillar of lightning pierced the heavens and the earth, each flash causing the clouds within a thousand miles to evaporate.

Crimson demonic light, eerie green ghost fire, and pitch-black malevolent energy.
Various deadly moves intertwined and exploded in the sea of ​​clouds, and the entire sea of ​​darkness seemed to undergo a colossal change, as if the world had been created anew.

The terrifying turbulence of spiritual energy caused space itself to distort!
"Is this what a true battle of the strong is like?"

Jin Mantang trembled all over; his early-stage Nascent Soul cultivation was like an ant under such pressure.

He stared intently at the figure weaving through the barrage of deadly attacks, his heart already churning with turmoil.

"Young Master Chicken, no, just who is this senior?!"

The remaining guards beside him were flushed, and some were even trembling with excitement.

"I never expected this! I really never expected this!"

"This level-two array master, who was temporarily hired by the shopkeeper halfway through the journey, actually..."

"He is actually an unparalleled expert who can suppress nine Nascent Soul stage cultivators with a single hand!"

They gazed at the god-like yet demonic figure in the sky, their eyes blazing with fervent worship.

Luo Lingling held the bald old hen, leaning against the side of the boat, a faint smile in her eyes.

"His path to becoming a powerful figure truly begins here!"

Hundreds of jet-black iron flying boats floated silently in the clouds.

The Cloud Thieves on the ship stood with their arms crossed, their faces bearing ferocious smiles.

Before recruiting the other six leaders, the three leaders alone led them in raids and never left any survivors.

Every battle is a one-sided massacre.

Now that all nine leaders have come out, how could the other side possibly escape?
It's all just a matter of time.

……

"Wow—"

As the battle intensified, they eventually disappeared from sight of anyone in the clouds.

After an unknown amount of time, a clear and melodious phoenix cry pierced through the thick clouds and echoed for a long time in the sky above the sunless sea.

The voice carried an ancient and majestic aura, as if it were an echo from the primordial era.

Then, everything fell into a deathly silence.

Jieyun Dao and his men all looked up, staring intently at the dark sea of ​​clouds, trying to glean some clue from it.

Unfortunately, the Sea of ​​No Light suppressed his divine sense, making it impossible for him to see through it.

They dared not approach rashly, for if they were caught in the crossfire, death would be their only fate.

On the Narwal, Jin Mantang, Luo Lingling, and others were also holding their breath.

They didn't know what the phoenix's cry meant, but their intuition told them—

The outcome has been decided.

Next, who will live and who will die?
……

At this moment, deep in the clouds, Zhou Qing stood suspended in mid-air, his clothes fluttering in the wind.

His face was slightly pale, but his fingertips steadily touched the primordial spirit of the leader, Tu Qianyue.

The crimson primordial spirit convulsed violently, its rolled-back eyes filled with terror and resentment, yet it could not break free even slightly.

"I see……"

As the last ray of memory was extracted, a golden light flashed in Zhou Qing's eyes.

With a light crushing of his fingertips, Tu Qianyue's primordial spirit shattered like glass, turning into specks of scarlet starlight that dissipated into the sea of ​​darkness.

Beside him, three blood-red Blood Phoenix Tribulation Crystals and a dozen storage bags floated silently.

Zhou Qing raised his hand and waved it lightly, putting all the spoils of war into his sleeve.

(End of this chapter)