Modern Patriarch Chapter 124: The Grand Showdown (1)

Patriarch Zhou Hui was not surprised to notice a presence intruding upon the outside of his private chamber.

He was, however, forced to raise an eyebrow when that insignificant Core Emperor presence slid the door inwards and stepped inside, not stopping until the masked individual stood directly before him.

Direct report from Elder Zhu- A group of unidentified Nascent Souls have triggered one of our detection beacon artifacts, Faceless Nine stated, not in the characteristic flat tone that was associated with her duty but rather a hurried tone that betrayed her nervousness and fear.

Zhou Hui paused for one mont, taking in the information with a mask of perfect composure.

How long till they arrive? He asked calmly.

Twelve minutes, but it required two to get here, Faceless Nine answered hurriedly.,

Understood. Authorize the evacuation, it should take less than half that ti. The outer sect shall move into the inner sect, then you faceless will deploy the veil alongside the protective formation. Do not allow any Legacy Family Elder but the authorized ones to step out of it and if any argue- let them know that this is Yao Shens plan.

As you command, Patriarch! She hurriedly confird, before leaving his presence with a flicker of motion.

The mont had finally arrived.

It took Zhou Hui two minutes to equip the Full-Plate Lunite Armor. In another two minutes he was outside the Hui Family manor and hovering above the Sky Division. He allowed himself a few monts to observe the rapidly evacuating outer disciples head for the protection of the inner sect.

Another minute, he landed on the periphery of the Sky Division, in the supposed direction the Demons were arriving from.

Half a minute later, he was joined by five Elders that arrived in intervals separated only by seconds.

Six sentinels of Lunite whose surface was deliberately marred by splotches of rust brown and sickly green stood before the Heavenly Sky Sect.

Eight minutes since the incursion, the Sky Divisions protective wind formation was re-activated, the process taking noticeably longer than the near instantaneous cut-off for the evacuation. Monts after, the veil a cluster of Shadow Qi artifacts designed by ili Zhu, ca to life.

The Sky Division was now obfuscated by a do of wind and shadow.

Finally, Zhou Hui and the Elders noticed the true enemy on the horizon.

Twelve peak-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators that rapidly approached the Sky Division, their physical bodies concealed in a viscous blood cloud that seed to greatly amplify their collective speed.

They slowed down just outside the striking distance of most Nascent Soul Cultivators, dispelling the blood clouds as they hovered a short distance above the ground, observing the odd sight before them.

The defensive formation that guarded the Sky Division was a laughable one and would likely be unable to bear even a single joint Blood Slash that the cultivators present knew how to perform in unison.

But the six sentinels of corroded tal that stood before them with their heads raised towards the skies, completely unmoving in the face of overwhelming odds. Gave even the demons pause.

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Neither Master Gavril nor the Flesh Puppet had warned against these tallic contraptions, so the Nascent Soul Cultivators gave into their most base instinct.

When they did not understand sothing, it was only natural that they would inspect it with their divine sense. Seldom did it co with lasting consequences, at most a shattered strand of Divine Sense that was incapable of causing any lasting damage to the Nascent Soul.

The first amongst them to act on this base instinct was also the one to be confronted by a terrible, horrifying realization.

Sou-, He tried to scream out, only for his words to be cut short as the six Righteous Path Cultivators made their move.

Lunite Armor Greater Rune: Discharge.

The effect of one Lunite Armor had been a sight to behold when Zhou Hui had tested it in a secluded chamber deep underground.

Six?

It ca as no surprise to him when the twelve Nascent Soul Elders were blown back by a torrential force that scythed through their formation, knocking them back in different directions as the focused discharge of two or more Qi arcs clashed against each other.

A few monts passed by them as the Elders communicated via their divine sense, marking the disoriented targets each of them would be taking on.

Reaching an understanding, they triggered a second rune, now that the first one had returned to a state of dormancy.

Lunite Armor Greater Rune: Diffusion

The feigned rust was stripped away from the armor as a gentle azure aura that was comprised entirely of pure Qi ensconced the six Righteous Path cultivators from all directions.

Zhou Hui unsheathed his ancestral blade, Skyraiser and imdiately pushed the pseudo Soul Emperor level blade to its limit. The illusory figure of the four-winged reptillian creature was no longer blurred, as Zhou Hui supplied it with more Qi as soon as even the slightest amount was consud.

It let out an ear-piercing roar, the implications of which Zhou Hui had no ti to consider as he shot forward with Skyraiser in hand.

With his endless reserves of Qi, he only required a monts worth of ti to appear before the first disoriented demon that was just beginning to get his bearings. He slashed outward in quick succession, each strike amplified by Skyraisers own properties.

Before the Demon could even co to terms with this abrupt twist of fate, his physical body was cleanly sliced into six, the cutting edge of the Wind Qi shattering his soul before it could even register the pain.

That was all the ti Zhou Hui had to admire his own strength as a wash of blood flas ca spraying down on him from above, the cursed technique that fed on Qi and would continue burning until he contained even an ounce of it.

Inextinguishable, scalding flas how terrifying the demons were.

How terrifyingly. weak.

The Artifact Spirit that now seed to be more real than illusory roared again, as if in acknowledgent with Zhou Huis judgnt.

He felt a sudden, unexpected draw on his Qi that strained even the Lunite Armors reserves for a few long monts before abruptly ceasing.

Holding his ancestral sword in his hand, a realization that should have co to him much sooner struck him.

Maybe his ancestral blade wasnt just a agre pseudo Soul Emperor level artifact

Maybe

Zhou Hui swung his blade outwards in a wide, arcing slash, directed towards the direction the blood flas had originated from.

A pained cry punctuated the air, causing Zhou Huis gaze to turn upwards.

He watched the Peak-Stage Nascent Soul cultivator that would normally be his equal, gaze upon him as if he were a beast from the primordial era. Then, his upper body and lower body collapsed in opposing directions, the last vestiges of his Nascent Soul winking out of his existence.

Zhou Hui chanically moved onto the next target, taking no pride in these empty victories.

Once the Lunite Armor had been used, there could be no witnesses left.

No witnesses at all that had been Yao Shens only core directive.