Chapter 172: Celestial Phenomenon Mobilized

Thud…

Thud…

“Hello, sir, your delivery is here.”

“Leave it at the door.”

“Sir, it’s cash on delivery~”

“It’s yours.”

Bang!

The door burst open, and over a dozen people swarmed in.

“Take him down!”

Without wasting a word, the group charged straight toward Jiang Yan with clear intent.

Jiang Yan activated all twenty-four War Ruins Engravings, and a Crimson Gold Battle Shadow materialized behind him. The shadow’s expression was fierce and wrathful, carrying a broad saber on its shoulder. As Jiang Yan swung his saber, a wave of scorching Qi erupted.

The Battle Shadow’s power was no less than Jiang Yan’s own!

With this strike, he was determined to kill.

Squelch!

A black-clad figure collided with the broad saber and was instantly torn to shreds by the terrifying force.

The room was drenched in blood.

“Everyone, be careful! This kid is not normal!”

Boom!

The hotel collapsed, and a soaring Battle Intent erupted. The twenty-four War Ruins Engravings swept through everything, mercilessly cutting the black-clad figures in half.

The scene was gruesome, filled with agonized cries. Yet, the formidable vitality of Martial Artists kept them from dying outright.

Zzzzt—

Another twenty-four rays of energy shot forth.

The world fell silent.

Jiang Yan frowned deeply.

The situation was far more complicated than it appeared.

Under his Spiritual Power scan, the shopkeeper, pedestrians wandering the streets, the intimate couple next door…

All had lost their life force.

“It seems this is a premeditated assassination…”

Jiang Yan grinned, looking up at the barrier shrouding the sky.

The barrier blocked all Divine Sense and sound—no wonder there was no sign of the police despite such a huge commotion.

Within a ten-meter radius around him lay the bodies of the assassins in black, their blood staining the ruins.

Just then, several terrifying Auras descended upon the scene.

They were still clad in black robes, clearly hiding their identities.

The leader’s Aura was overwhelmingly powerful, even to the point of being crushing.

More and more black-clad figures gathered, soon numbering over ten thousand.

On such a scale, the police would inevitably discover it afterward, possibly even tracing it back to wipe out the Heaven Demon Sect’s branch in District 【1026】.

Yet, despite the risk, this Helmsman chose to mobilize the entire branch, sparing no effort to surround the man personally demanded by the Sect Master.

Forget sending small fry first and then the veterans—the Helmsman opted for an all-out siege, giving Jiang Yan no chance to grow stronger.

“Jiang Yan, you have three seconds! Either come with us intact, or be executed on the spot!”

The Helmsman was ruthless—success or death, but Jiang Yan must not leave here unharmed.

Among the ten thousand, five hundred had attained True Intent, fifty had reached Source Domain, and this Helmsman…

Eighth Rank, Celestial Phenomenon!

He disturbed the heavenly secrets and concealed the profound truths, managing to cover up the massive scene of ten thousand people.

Yet, even so, he couldn’t guarantee complete secrecy.

Because District 【1026】 had more than just one Celestial Phenomenon!

Thus, the Helmsman gave Jiang Yan only three seconds to decide.

If Jiang Yan refused, he would unleash the power of the Celestial Phenomenon and execute Jiang Yan on the spot.

The Sect Master had said to bring Jiang Yan back to the sect intact, but if necessary, he could be eliminated.

Only one condition: leave no future trouble.

“Three!”

The Helmsman shouted, his robes fluttering. A terrifying profound force surged, and the supreme authority of the Celestial Phenomenon descended like a colossal hand pressing down on Jiang Yan.

True Qi surged, the earth churned, and all phenomena transformed.

Jiang Yan remained motionless.

The twenty-four War Ruins Engravings teetered on the verge of collapse under the crushing pressure of the Celestial Phenomenon.

“Two!”

The Helmsman’s expression was icy cold, his gaze toward Jiang Yan as if looking at a dead man.

Supreme spiritual might poured down from the heavens and rose from the earth, as if materializing into substance.

The battle shadow behind Jiang Yan still glared with furious rage, exuding an unstoppable momentum, the broad saber in its hand humming with power.

“Attack!”

Boom!

Over ten thousand figures in black surged forth en masse, with the Helmsman, a Celestial Phenomenon-level powerhouse, leading the charge.

Countless rays of light danced, heaven and earth reversed, and all phenomena turned mysterious. The might of the great power stirred the clouds and rain, causing the barrier sealing off the sky to tremble violently.

The Celestial Phenomenon powerhouse arrived in an instant.

“Rumble—”

The Helmsman, carrying supreme might, struck a palm toward Jiang Yan’s heart.

Instantly, the twenty-four engravings united to block the attack.

Crack—

Crack—

Jiang Yan was forced back a hundred meters, with ten engravings already shattered before him.

This was the strongest opponent Jiang Yan had ever encountered, without exception.

In reality, there was no such thing as “defeat the young, and the old will come.” Those who truly wanted to target you would never give you a chance to retaliate!

Yet, at this very moment of life hanging by a thread, Jiang Yan smiled, looking at the ten thousand black-clad figures charging toward him.

“The more people, the more excited I become…”

An unparalleled might erupted, and a hundred War Ruins Engravings materialized before Jiang Yan.

Behind him, ten thousand shadowy figures quietly emerged.

From a distance, these shadowy figures appeared identical to the Heaven Demon Sect members, though their auras were slightly weaker.

Heavenly Slaughter War Ruins.

Trait One

War Ruins Resonance: When you are on the battlefield, the Battle Intent emitted by all living beings can be absorbed by you, entirely converted into your temporary Combat Power, with a small portion of refined Battle Intent converted into your permanent Combat Power.

Chaos Imprint: Myriad Tribulation Body.

【Shadow Hunt】: In battle, you can hunt the Doppelgangers of enemies to assist you in combat.

Trait: The strength of the Doppelganger depends on the evolution level of your Talent. The stronger the enemy is compared to you, the weaker the Doppelganger’s strength.

Trait: You inherit all attributes of the enemy’s Doppelganger.

(After an enemy’s Doppelganger perishes, it can reform after 30 seconds.)

Refined Battle Intent alone was already enough to support Jiang Yan in forming twenty-four War Ruins Engravings, meaning Jiang Yan could create twenty-four engravings without even fighting.

In battle, especially when facing numerous and powerful opponents, the ordinary Battle Intent generated would produce a massive number of War Ruins Engravings.

100, 101, 102…

The number was still growing!

The sudden appearance of enemy Doppelgangers was even more outrageous.

The more opponents there were, the stronger he became.

The reason he rarely used Shadow Hunt before was that he seldom found himself in desperate situations or surrounded by so many enemies.

Additionally, the cost of generating each Doppelganger was immense. After stepping into the True Intent Realm, ten thousand Doppelgangers was the limit. After this battle, he would enter a period of weakness.

The massive group of Doppelgangers shared all their power with Jiang Yan.

At this moment, Jiang Yan’s aura surged to unprecedented heights, his presence towering like a deity.

The originally terrifying Celestial Phenomenon-level Helmsman no longer seemed impossible to face.

“Not good, he has reinforcements!”

“Damn it, where did these ten thousand people come from? Who the hell was responsible for clearing the area?!”

The Helmsman cursed loudly until he spotted himself among the numerous Shadow Hunt Doppelgangers.

(๑ʘ̅ д ʘ̅๑)!!

“Holy shit, a monster!”

His face then turned pale with terror as he stared at Jiang Yan, whose aura had suddenly skyrocketed.

“He is a monster. If he does not die today, our sect will surely perish. Kill him!”

“Kill!”

…The shouts thundered like roaring waves.

With that roar, Jiang Yan condensed ten more War Ruins Engravings.

“What excellent command—the Battle Intent surged instantly.”

Jiang Yan smiled as he looked toward the Helmsman, the hundreds of engravings floating before him resembling eerie, blood-red skulls with sinister eyes.

In the darkness, the scene grew increasingly bizarre and unsettling.