Proving Immortality Starting with Hextech Runes

Three black-robed cultivators crashed heavily onto the stone-paved street, their bodies convulsing, dark red blood oozing from their seven orifices.

Nan Longyue swiftly stepped forward, her long sword transforming into several streaks of cold light, precisely piercing the dantian of the three men.

Chen Xu scanned the three with his divine sense and confirmed that they were just Foundation Establishment stage outer disciples of the Blood Sea Sect, so he stopped paying attention to them.

His gaze returned to the city wall, where the array node had completely dimmed, and a significant gap had appeared in the protective light shield.

"roar!!!"

The roars of the sea monsters instantly increased several times over.

Countless arrow-toothed demon fish, like a swarm of sharks attracted by the smell of blood, rushed in through the gap.

Their sharp teeth gleamed coldly in the sunlight, and wherever they passed, low-level cultivators who couldn't escape were instantly torn to shreds.

"Form the formation! Guard the breach!" A sharp shout came from afar from the Xuan Shui Palace cultivator at the Core Formation stage.

Hundreds of Xuan Shui Palace disciples quickly gathered behind the breach, waving their array flags, and a pale blue water curtain was barely erected.

But as more and more sea creatures surged in, the water curtain shook violently under the impact, and it could break at any moment.

Chen Xu frowned slightly. With his strength, he was invincible among Core Formation cultivators.

However, the battlefield was in chaos at the moment, and the Blood Sea Sect was clearly well-prepared. It would not be wise to rashly reveal all their trump cards.

"Senior Xu, we..." Nan Longyue gripped her longsword tightly and looked at Chen Xu.

"Let's stabilize the situation first." Chen Xu's voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable determination.

"You will stay with me and guard this area, protecting those cultivators who have fled."

Before he finished speaking, his right hand had already risen, and his fingertips were rapidly tracing lines in the air.

Within the Beast Taming Space, Qing Ling sensed Chen Xu's summons and immediately transmitted the rhythm of [Zhenyu Tianyin] through her Soul Imprint.

hum...

A semi-transparent bluish-gray sound wave barrier unfolded in front of Chen Xu.

It enveloped him, Nan Longyue, and dozens of low-level cultivators who were fleeing in panic.

Almost simultaneously, the three-headed arrow-toothed demon fish broke through the weak point in the water curtain, rushing towards the crowd with a fishy stench.

"roll!"

Chen Xu let out a low shout, and the sound barrier suddenly contracted, then expanded outwards.

boom!!!

The three-headed demon fish crashed into the expanding barrier as if it had struck an invisible iron wall.

Its sharp teeth shattered instantly, and its massive body was sent flying backward, crashing into a building next to the street, sending bricks and stones flying.

"It's a Core Formation cultivator!!"

"There's hope!"

The lower-level cultivators who had been protected cheered with relief and gathered behind Chen Xu.

Seeing this, Nan Longyue immediately organized the order: "All cultivators at the late Foundation Establishment stage and above, form the Three Talents Formation to protect both sides!"

"The Qi Refining disciples are positioned in the center, providing remote support via talismans and magical artifacts!"

Her commands were methodical, and her voice, clear and resonant, carried an undeniable authority.

Seeing that she knew Chen Xu and was also a Core Formation cultivator, the crowd did as she was told.

Soon, more than thirty Foundation Establishment cultivators were divided into ten groups of Three Talents Formations, protecting Chen Xu and Nan Longyue on both sides.

Nearly a hundred Qi Refining disciples retreated to the back, taking out talismans and magical artifacts, and nervously looked towards the gap.

Chen Xu nodded slightly, praising Nan Longyue's quick thinking and adaptability.

He scanned the area with his divine sense and discovered that, in addition to the three Blood Sea Sect disciples he had just killed, there were seven or eight faintly visible demonic energies lurking in the nearby buildings.

"It seems the Blood Sea Sect has planted quite a few pawns in the city," Chen Xu thought with a cold smile, his thoughts sinking into his beast-taming space.

"Qingling, use the Zhenyu Tianyin to probe the surrounding three hundred feet and lock onto all demonic energy fluctuations."

"Yes, Senior Brother!"

Inside the Beast Taming Space, Qingling floated cross-legged, her eyes gleaming with intense blue light.

She formed a hand seal, and an invisible sound wave spread out from Chen Xu as the center.

Where the sound waves passed, the space rippled almost imperceptibly, like the surface of water.

The subtle spatial distortions around the demonic cultivators hidden in Meteor City, caused by the operation of their cultivation techniques, were as obvious to Qingling as candlelight in the dark.

"Seventy feet to the left front, at the window of the second floor of the restaurant, two late-stage Core Formation demonic cultivators are setting up some kind of array node."

"One hundred and twenty feet to the right, in an abandoned warehouse cellar, there are three peak Foundation Establishment cultivators, one of whom has an aura close to that of a Pseudo-Core cultivator and is holding a Blood Banner magic weapon."

"One hundred and eighty feet directly behind..."

Qingling's voice quickly rang out in Chen Xu's sea of ​​consciousness, accurately conveying the location, cultivation level, and status of each lurking demonic cultivator.

A cold glint flashed in Chen Xu's eyes as he transmitted his voice to Nan Longyue: "There are nine lurkers in the southeast, west, and northeast directions, with cultivation levels ranging from the late Core Formation stage to the half-step Nascent Soul stage."

"You take two teams to deal with the two in the southeast, and leave the rest to me."

Nan Longyue felt a chill run down her spine upon hearing this; she had been completely unaware of these lurking individuals.

But she had no doubt about Chen Xu's judgment and immediately nodded, "Understood!"

Before he finished speaking, Chen Xu's figure had already vanished from the spot like a ghost.

The next instant, he appeared in the air above the abandoned warehouse, which was 120 feet to his right.

"Not good! We've been discovered!" The half-Nascent Soul demon cultivator in the cellar sensed the terrifying pressure coming from above, his expression changed drastically, and the blood banner in his hand shook violently:

"Blood Fiend Protection..."

"Too late." Chen Xu's voice rang coldly in his ear.

Seeing Chen Xu's right hand clench, the power of the Silent Sound in the Beast Taming Space was transmitted through the Soul Seal, condensing into a continuously collapsing dark vortex in his palm.

"town."

Chen Xu clenched his five fingers, and the dark vortex exploded silently.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a pure "annihilation" Daoist aura that swept over the entire warehouse like a tide.

chi chi chi...

Everything inside the warehouse: the walls, the shelves, the clutter.

Even the blood-fiend protective shields surrounding the three demonic cultivators and the blood banner magic artifacts in their hands vanished into nothingness the moment they came into contact with the dark tide, as if they had never existed.

Only three terrified phantoms remained, struggling in the air for a moment before completely dissipating.

Then, Chen Xu turned to his next target.

Almost simultaneously, a violent fluctuation of spiritual energy came from the southeast.

The two teams of Three Talents Formation led by Nan Longyue have already engaged in combat with the two late-stage Core Formation demonic cultivators.

Nan Longyue's longsword transformed into a sky full of cold stars, its light imbued with the Daoist principles of water, each strike precisely targeting the key points in the opponent's Blood Fiend Technique.

Although the two demonic cultivators were quite powerful, they were quickly overwhelmed by Nan Longyue's exquisite swordsmanship and the coordination of the Three Talents Formation.

"Those scum of the Blood Sea Cult dare to run wild in my Meteor City!"

A cultivator from the Xuan Shui Palace roared, unleashing a water tornado that, combined with Nan Longyue's sword light, forced a demonic cultivator into a corner.

Seeing this, Chen Xu stopped paying attention, as Nan Longyue was more than capable of dealing with the two demonic cultivators.

His figure flickered continuously among the streets and buildings, each appearance accompanied by the spread of a dark tide.

In just ten breaths, the nine lurking demonic cultivators that Qingling had targeted were all wiped out, except for the two in the southeast who were being besieged by Nan Longyue. Not a trace of them was left behind.

When Chen Xu returned to his original spot, Nan Longyue had just finished her battle.

One demonic cultivator was killed and the other captured, both being relentlessly suppressed by the Three Talents Formation.

"Speak! How many people did the Blood Sea Sect send this time?" Nan Longyue pressed the tip of her sword against the throat of the captured demon cultivator and demanded sharply.

The demonic cultivator let out a bitter laugh, a mad glint in his eyes:

"Heh heh...you will all die...a sea of ​​blood, a sacrifice for all souls..."

Before he finished speaking, a blinding blood-red light suddenly erupted from his body.

"Retreat!" Chen Xu shouted, and a bluish-gray sonic barrier instantly unfolded, protecting Nan Longyue and the surrounding cultivators.

boom!!!

The demonic cultivator's body exploded into a cloud of blood mist, and the terrifying blood-fiend shockwave crashed into the sound barrier, creating ripples.

This was actually a self-destruction technique commonly used by the Blood Sea Cult, releasing a final blow at the cost of the annihilation of the soul and spirit.

"Damn the Blood Sea Cult!" Nan Longyue's face was grim. She had originally intended to keep one alive to interrogate him for information.

Blood mist filled the air, and the air was filled with a pungent, sweet, and metallic smell.

The ripples on the sound barrier slowly subsided, and Nan Longyue stood with her sword sheathed, her expression solemn.

"The Blood Sea Sect is so resolute; I'm afraid their ambitions are far from small." She looked at Chen Xu, her voice tinged with worry.

"A coordinated attack from within and without, a long-planned scheme..." Chen Xu's gaze fell on the breach in the city wall, his voice calm yet chilling.

"Their target is probably not just Meteor City, but the Mysterious Water Palace..."

Before he could finish speaking, violent explosions came from several directions within the city at the same time.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Amidst the deafening roar, flames shot into the sky and thick smoke billowed from the Spirit Stone Vault, the Inner City Teleportation Array Plaza, and the Xuan Shui Palace's Enforcement Hall in Meteor City.

"It's a Blood Fiend Blazing Talisman!?" a cultivator exclaimed.

Even more terrifying, as these three nodes were destroyed, the light of the entire Meteor City's protective array suddenly dimmed by nearly 30%.

The pale blue water curtain, which had been barely holding together, completely collapsed at the breach, and a tidal wave of sea monsters surged in.

"roar!!!"

A sea monster, as big as a small mountain and covered in dark red scales, squeezed through the gap.

Its scarlet vertical pupils swept over the terrified crowd in the city, and it let out a deafening roar.

Its aura had reached the peak of the Core Formation stage, comparable to a half-step Nascent Soul stage!

Following closely behind were dozens of ferocious Core Formation sea beasts, and...

"The Blood Sea Cult's warships have entered!"

Someone screamed in despair, and then three bone warships, flying blood-red skull banners, took advantage of the moment when the formation weakened and forced their way into the city through the gap.

On the warship, hundreds of blood-robed cultivators let out sinister laughs, and various blood-fiend spells rained down on the city-guarding cultivators.

In an instant, this area where the inner and outer cities of Meteor City met was completely transformed into a living hell.

Although the disciples of Xuan Shui Palace were well-trained, their defenses quickly collapsed when faced with a pincer attack from both sea beasts and demonic cultivators.

"All cultivators, listen to my command! Abandon the outer city and retreat to the inner city walls!" Elder Ling Yu's voice resounded throughout the city once again.

But this time, his voice clearly carried a hint of barely suppressed anger and exhaustion:

"The inner city's formation has been fully activated. Cultivators below the Foundation Establishment stage should immediately enter the inner city for refuge!"

The order was given, and the remaining defenders began to fight and retreat.

However, the sea monsters and Blood Sea Cult cultivators pursued them relentlessly, and the retreat quickly turned into a rout.

The area where Chen Xu was located instantly became the front line.

"Senior Xu, what should we do?" Nan Longyue looked at the enemy surging in like a tide, her hand holding the sword turning slightly white.

The lower-level cultivators behind her turned ashen-faced.

Chen Xu's gaze swept across the battlefield, and his divine sense rapidly communicated with Qingling and Jiemie in the Beast Taming Space.

"The inner city walls are a hundred feet high and protected by an independent formation, so retreating inside is indeed safer," Chen Xu quickly analyzed.

"But at this moment, the routed soldiers and pursuers are mixed together, and the city gate will inevitably be congested and chaotic. Going through rashly would be more dangerous."

He glanced at the rampaging sea monster and the three bone ships behind it that were gathering Blood Sea Cultists, a fierce glint in his eyes.

"For an orderly retreat, someone must cover the rear and disrupt their pursuit rhythm."

"Senior wants to..." Nan Longyue seemed to understand.

"Take these people and retreat along the left side towards the Guanhaitai (Seaview Platform)."

"The alleys there are complex, and there are several small defensive formations that can be used to block the enemy," Chen Xu said very quickly.

"I will use this opportunity to attract the attention of that sea monster and part of the Blood Sea Cult."

"But you're all alone, senior..." Nan Longyue said urgently.

"It's alright." Chen Xu interrupted her: "Remember, don't linger after you reach the Sea-Viewing Platform. Immediately go around to the inner city. There is a second line of defense set up by the Xuan Shui Palace there."

Nan Longyue gave Chen Xu a deep look, then turned around and sternly addressed the cultivators behind her:

"Everyone, heed my command! Form a wedge formation and follow me!"

She pointed her longsword and led dozens of cultivators toward the alleyway on the left.

Chen Xu turned around and faced the surging tide of beasts and demonic shadows, standing alone in the middle of the long street.

The terrifying sea monster had already noticed the cultivator blocking its path.

A savage glint flashed in its crimson vertical pupils, and its massive body suddenly accelerated, charging forward like a blood-red mountain.

Chen Xu neither dodged nor avoided, but made a gesture with his hands in front of his body.

A bluish-gray wind silently surged from his body, and a strange fluctuation flowed from his fingertips, blending the deep rhythm of [Zhenyu Tianyin] with a wisp of annihilating aura.

"town."

He uttered a cold syllable and suddenly pushed his hands forward.

hum...

A semi-transparent sonic barrier instantly unfolded in front of him.

"roar!!!"

The Sea King Beast's massive body slammed into the sonic barrier.

At the moment of impact, the dark red scales on the Sea King Beast's body, which were strong enough to withstand the bombardment of magical artifacts, emitted a corrosive "sizzling" sound the instant they came into contact with the sonic barrier.

The bluish-gray aura spread upwards like a living thing, and wherever it passed, the violent bloodlust on the scales melted away like ice and snow.

Meanwhile, the dark annihilation ripples within the barrier, like the sharpest file, silently eroded the defensive structure of the scales themselves.

The terrifying kinetic energy of the Neptune's charge was dispersed and neutralized layer by layer by the sonic barrier at a strange frequency.

Chen Xu's feet sank deep into the ground, carving out two deep furrows, but his body remained as still as a mountain.

The barrier trembled violently, and ripples spread wildly across its surface, yet it never broke.

For the first time, a hint of surprise flashed in the Sea King Beast's crimson vertical pupils.

It instinctively felt that its invincible force of impact had crashed into a bottomless quagmire.

There was also a chilling aura that was seeping into its body through the point of contact.

"Annihilation!" Chen Xu's thoughts echoed in the Beast Taming Space.

Within the dark realm, the languid, silent shadow trembled violently and let out a roar.

A pure wave of destruction was squeezed out with all its might, flowing through the soul imprint and into the sonic barrier in front of Chen Xu...