NOVEL NEXT Chapter 402: Right and Wrong
Chapter 402: Right and Wrong
When the sun reached its zenith, marking the exact moment of noon, the blood characters began to change!
In an instant, all the blood-red characters converged, forming a crimson vortex. A pair of stone chopsticks abruptly emerged from the vortex, pointing directly toward the Divine Race Ancestral Grounds.
Xu Lian’s face turned pale with shock. Clearly, the other Supremes had hidden their presence first, while the Time Supreme had hidden herself last, leaving behind a faint trace of her aura. As a result, upon emerging, the stone chopsticks immediately targeted Time Supreme.
Without any time to think, Xu Lian grabbed the Sword of Destruction with both hands, channeled the power of the Thirty-Six Heavenly War God Battle Formation, and slashed fiercely at the stone chopsticks.
With a resounding “clang,” the Sword of Destruction struck the stone chopsticks, sending sparks flying in all directions. The surrounding space within ten thousand miles shattered, and fragments cascaded down like a massive waterfall.
The recoil from the Sword of Destruction nearly caused Xu Lian to lose his grip on the Thirty-Six Heavenly War God Battle Formation . The formation itself was pushed back several steps.
This left Xu Lian and the thirty-five Supremes utterly shaken. After all, the Thirty-Six Heavenly War God Battle Formation represented the peak strength of a Ninth Stage Supreme, further empowered by the Sword of Destruction’s Nightblood Lightning Sword Domain. This strike had even surpassed the limits of the Supreme Realm, yet it failed to sever the stone chopsticks. The fact that the Thirty-Six Heavenly War God Battle Formation had been pushed back spoke volumes about how terrifying these stone chopsticks truly were. No wonder they could pinch Supremes as easily as one might pick up food.
Fortunately, the force of the blow caused the stone chopsticks to veer off course, extending toward the Wen Dao Sect instead and pinching one of their Supremes.
The Supreme from the Wen Dao Sect was completely dumbfounded. Upon realizing what had happened, he began struggling fiercely while hurling curses: “Xu Lian, you wretched turtle spawn! What did I ever do to you to deserve this kind of targeting? You will surely be condemned to the eternal cycle of reincarnation, doomed to wander in confusion without salvation!”
“…” Xu Lian had initially intended to unleash another slash to knock the Wen Dao Sect Supreme off the stone chopsticks. However, upon hearing these foul-mouthed words, he promptly sheathed his sword.
He calmly regarded the Supreme of the Wen Dao Sect and said, “You didn’t provoke me. It was my strike that deflected the stone chopsticks, causing them to accidentally pinch you. I apologize for that. Originally, I wanted to save you, but now that you’ve provoked me, you can just die.”
The Supreme of the Wen Dao Sect desperately tried to push the stone chopsticks apart with his hands and feet, but they didn’t budge an inch. He unleashed various secret techniques to shake the chopsticks, but to no avail. It was as if he were being held by two divine chains of order – completely immovable for any ordinary Supreme.
In the end, the Supreme of the Wen Dao Sect could only look at Xu Lian pleadingly and hurriedly explain, “I was merely overcome with anger and spoke out of turn. Please don’t take it to heart – save me!”
Two voices of reprimand rang out from the Wen Dao Sect’s sacred grounds.
“Xu Lian, hurry and save my junior brother!”
“The stone chopsticks were originally heading toward the Divine Race’s ancestral grounds, but you deflected them to our Wen Dao Sect, pinching my junior brother. You must take responsibility for this and save him immediately, or else our Wen Dao Sect will never let this go!”
Clearly, these were the other two Supremes of the Wen Dao Sect .
Although the two Supremes angrily berated Xu Lian, they remained hidden within the Wen Dao Sect’s sacred grounds, too afraid to step forward and rescue their junior brother themselves, fearing that they would become the next target of the stone chopsticks.
Xu Lian’s expression remained indifferent. “You’re telling me what to do and threatening me, so now I have even less reason to save him. Watch your junior brother die.”
The two Supremes within the Wen Dao Sect’s sacred grounds grew furious.
“Xu Lian, if you don’t save our junior brother, we will settle this score with you sooner or later!”
“You were chosen by the Great Wheel of Calamity to quell this disaster, yet you stand idly by and refuse to help. You’ve already violated the rules of the Great Wheel of Calamity and will surely incur heavenly punishment!”
Xu Lian paid no attention to her threats. “Do you really think that our Nine Heavens Sacred Land fears your Wen Dao Sect ? If you want to settle this, come to us anytime – we are always ready.
“As for the rules of the Great Wheel of Calamity, they aren’t set by your Wen Dao Sect. I’m currently in the process of quelling this calamity, and if your sect happens to suffer some collateral damage along the way, that’s perfectly normal. I haven’t violated any of the rules of the Great Wheel of Calamity .”
The powerful figures from the various top-tier factions were all hiding, watching the spectacle and remaining silent. Inwardly, they might even be secretly delighted to see the Wen Dao Sect faction clash with the Nine Heavens Sacred Land faction.
The Vast Domain, allied with the Wen Dao Sect, the Silver Blood Family, and the Violet Cloud Sacred Land, boasted nearly ten Supremes in total. When they had surrounded the Supremes of the Qian and Liang Dynasties, they deployed seven Supremes-a testament to their overwhelming strength.
On the other hand, even though the Nine Heavens Sacred Land faction only had six Supremes, it included a Great Supreme like the Time Supreme. Even when the combined forces of eight Supremes from the Divine Thunder Sect and the Sacred Land of Heaven’s Treasury challenged them, they were no match for the Nine Heavens Sacred Land faction. Five Supremes from the opposing side were killed, underscoring the sheer power of the Nine Heavens Sacred Land faction.
Moreover, Xu Lian himself had the potential to become a Great Supreme like the Time Supreme in the future, which would further strengthen the Nine Heavens Sacred Land Faction.
The major powers didn’t want such a formidable faction to grow even stronger, and were secretly hoping that the Wen Dao Sect faction and the Nine Heavens Sacred Land faction would come to blows.
“Save me!”
Trapped by the stone chopsticks, the Supreme of the Wen Dao Sect cried out in terror, but his pleas were futile. The stone chopsticks dragged him into the crimson vortex. Accompanied by the sound of crunching, the Supreme of the Wen Dao Sect let out a piercing scream as he erupted into a cloud of blood mist. His cries abruptly ceased-his fate was sealed. It was clear that he had met a grim end.
As allies of the Wen Dao Sect, the Supremes from the Vast Domain, the Silver Blood Family, and the Violet Cloud Sacred Land could no longer remain silent. Together, they raised their voices in angry condemnation:
“Xu Lian, you deserve to die!”
“Xu Lian, are you mocking our alliance?”
Xu Lian couldn’t stand it any longer. With a cold laugh, he retorted, “Are you mocking me?
Do you really think that I won’t use the Thirty-Six Heavenly War God Battle Formation to destroy your four factions right now?
Do you know who you’re talking to?
Shut your filthy mouths. If I hear one more word from any of you, I’ll wipe out all four of your factions right now!”
The Supremes from the Wen Dao Sect, the Vast Domain, the Silver Blood Family, and the Violet Cloud Sacred Land fell utterly silent.
This was the terrifying might of the peak Ninth Stage Supreme Power-the strongest under the heavens, unparalleled, and without equal. Without revealing their hidden trump cards, who could possibly challenge them?
Seeing the Wen Dao Sect faction back down, the powerful figures from the other top-tier factions felt deeply disappointed. They had hoped that Xu Lian would unleash the Thirty-Six Heavenly War God Battle Formation to crush the Wen Dao Sect faction, or at least force them to reveal their hidden strengths.
However, Xu Lian chose not to continue clashing with the Wen Dao Sect faction, knowing that doing so wouldn’t align with the strategic interests of the Nine Heavens Sacred Land.
Instead, he focused on dealing with the foundation of the Qian Dynasty. Raising the Sword of Destruction, he furiously hacked and slashed at the crimson vortex.
Having been chosen by the Great Wheel of Calamity, he had no choice but to quell this disaster. Otherwise, he would face the crushing suppression of the Great Wheel of Calamity’s rules, leaving him no way out.
His actions seemed to infuriate the monster inside the crimson vortex. The stone chopsticks appeared once again, but this time, instead of targeting another Supreme, they directly pinched the Thirty-Six Heavenly War God Battle Formation and began forcibly dragging it toward the Crimson Vortex!
Seeing this scene, the powerful figures of the various top-tier factions couldn’t help but gasp in shock. The foundation of the Qian Dynasty had turned out to be far more terrifying than expected.
Meanwhile, the Supremes from the Wen Dao Sect, the Vast Domain, the Silver Blood Family, and the Violet Cloud Sacred Land secretly smirked, inwardly hoping that Xu Lian would be dragged into the vortex.
“I wield the peak Ninth Stage Supreme power of the Thirty-Six Heavenly War God Battle Formation . Do you really think you can swallow me whole?”
Xu Lian swung the Sword of Destruction and mercilessly slashed at the stone chopsticks.
The thirty-five Supremes forming the Thirty-Six Heavenly War God Battle Formation alongside him poured every ounce of their strength into the formation, frantically channeling their spiritual energy to maximize its combat power.
If the entire Thirty-Six Heavenly War God Battle Formation were to be swallowed, it might spell doom for all of them. At this point, they were all in the same sinking ship, and no one dared to slack off.