The scene of the collapsing hills was so shocking that Xie Zun seemed to realize something was wrong. He glanced at Zang Xiu, who was covered in injuries and could not hold on for much longer, and actually gave up on pursuing the victory.
His figure flashed and he turned to fly towards the land of heavenly punishment.
"Stop him!" Mingyu's face turned cold and he said anxiously.
Lu Qingshan has become her only hope at this time. Although she doesn't know what the current situation is, she absolutely cannot let Xie Zun interfere with Lu Qingshan.
Mingyu was very sober.
Hearing Mingyu say this, Zangxiu rushed out without hesitation.
His bloody right arm slashed through the air again.
A sword energy so huge that it could shock people appeared in the sky, blocking the path of Xie Zun.
However, Xie Zun simply raised his hand and gently clenched it towards the sword energy that was coming across.
Immediately, thick black mist surged out from his hands and the sound of thunder was heard.
He actually dispersed the sword energy with force!
"With your strength, you still want to stop me? How dare you stop me?" Xie Zun stared at Zang Xiu with murderous eyes, and there was a hint of sarcasm in his tone.
"You'd better think about how to save your life first." Xie Zun sneered jokingly, his eyes flashing slightly, looking behind Zang Xiu.
Zang Xiu's heart trembled.
At this moment, waves emerged from behind him.
This was followed by a violent sound of breaking wind.
Mingyu's pupils suddenly shrank and he looked towards the horizon not far away.
The overwhelming demonic shadows, riding the black fog, swept in from the horizon like a tide.
The thousands of ninth-grade demon cultivators who followed Xie Zun and Qian Zun to the island finally arrived after receiving the message from the Jingjian City.
"The demon army is coming..."
Looking at the enemy with terrifying arrogance, the monk from Jingjian City turned pale.
Although I had already expected this scene to happen sooner or later, when the moment really came, I couldn't help but feel endless panic and despair in my heart.
Now their island owner Zang Xiu can hardly protect himself, let alone protect them.
Most of them are swordsmiths, and fighting is not their strong point, not to mention that most of them have not reached the ninth level of cultivation.
This battle will be completely one-sided and there will be no suspense.
In just a few breaths of time, the demonic tide came from afar and stood in front of the monks of Lingye Island.
Hundreds and thousands of ninth-grade demon cultivators were suspended above the sky.
At the first moment, they did not utter any words, but just stared at the monks of Jingjian City with eyes like a wolf staring at a lamb, which made people feel extremely cold.
Zang Xiu couldn't help but clench his hands.
"Boring." Xie Zun glanced at the countless desperate faces and Zang Xiu who was full of unwillingness, and shook his head slowly.
"In the entire Lingye Island, only this one is somewhat interesting." He turned his gaze to the place where the lightning gathered. A cold and ferocious look slowly emerged at the corner of his mouth, and then he swung his hand downwards suddenly!
“Kill him!”
Following the order from the Evil Lord, the demon army immediately took action. The demonic energy rolled, containing a violent force that made people's hair tingle, and descended towards the monks of Jingjian City in an overwhelming manner.
That scene was truly like the end of the world.
Even though the monks of Jingjian City reacted quickly and dodged the defenses, many of them were still immediately covered by the evil spirit and exploded into balls of blood mist.
Zang Xiu looked at this scene with bloodshot eyes.
"Go, whoever can go is the best!" he shouted .
In front of the demon army, the Jingjian City side suffered heavy casualties in just the first contact.
In this situation, the only option is for the monks from Jingjian City to scatter, as many as possible to go!
Mingyu couldn't help biting his lips.
This situation makes people despair.
The two of them had more or less come into contact with the swordsmiths in the city. Now, seeing such a bloody massacre, how could they not feel pain?
Boom!
At this moment.
An extremely loud thunder suddenly sounded, echoing throughout Lingye Island.
That day, where the lightning struck, there were suddenly bursts of brilliant lightning.
The thunder spread out, instantly covering the sky.
These thunders suddenly appeared and exploded with a loud bang. The shock waves formed shocked the surrounding demon cultivators and made them retreat subconsciously.
Thunder surged across the sky, and finally, it transformed into a human figure shrouded in lightning.
"What is this?!!!" The entire battlefield was in an uproar due to the sudden appearance of thunder.
Even the two great masters of the demon clan, Xie Zun and Qian Zun, were stunned for a moment, then spread out their spiritual consciousness to investigate the situation.
"It's Lu Qingshan, he succeeded!" Ming Yu was shocked when he saw this scene, and then his face revealed an expression of joy that could not be concealed.
She couldn't help but look at the figure.
The sudden thunder made everyone, including the monks from Jingjian City who were fleeing in panic and the monks from the Demon Clan who were committing murders and killings, stop their actions and cast their eyes towards the figure in the lightning.
The lightning gradually weakened, and the human figure became clearer and clearer, appearing clearly between heaven and earth.
With flowing black hair, a slender body and fair skin, he looks like just a young man.
But the sword he held in his hand was dark purple all over, deep and radiating an aura that was enough to change the color of heaven and earth, making everyone fear it.
"Lu Qingshan!"
When Zang Xiu saw that familiar face, even though he was in danger, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. It is conceivable what a huge impact this scene brought to him.
Xie Zun stood on the sky, his breathing stagnant. He looked at the Lieque in Lu Qingshan's hand, and his eyes fluctuated violently. After a moment, they turned into greed. He couldn't help but muttered, "Is this the treasure of Lingye Island?"
He could naturally see that all the previous visions came from this sword.
"The bright pearl is covered in dust, the bright pearl is covered in dust!" After muttering for a while, Xie Zun roared.
"A cultivator who is undergoing tribulation, are you worthy of such a rare treasure?"
When Xie Zun said this, the cultivator who was shocked by Lu Qingshan's different appearance was startled, and then he observed carefully, and then he reacted...
This is just a cultivator in the Tribulation Crossing Stage!
The demon cultivator relaxed immediately, but then became angry and humiliated. He could not accept that he had just been shocked by a cultivator in the Tribulation Realm. He felt a murderous intent towards Lu Qingshan and wanted to kill him.
The monks of Jingjian City fell into complete despair and did not believe that a monk in the Tribulation Realm could change the situation of the war.
Lu Qingshan stood there, looking at the people present with different expressions, not taking them seriously. Finally, his gaze fell on Xie Zun.
"Retreat now. Otherwise, it's hard to say what will happen next, but you will definitely die on this island today."
His voice was calm, but it caused a stir.
No one expected that Lu Qingshan, facing an existence like Xie Zun, would dare to utter such "wild words" with his cultivation level of Tribulation Realm.
"How ridiculous, how ridiculous!" Xie Zun couldn't help but laugh loudly, then narrowed his eyes and looked at the Lieque in Lu Qingshan's hand, "Is this what you rely on?"
"Do you really think that you can compete with me with just an external object?" Xie Zun said lightly.
He snorted coldly, raised his right hand, and punched out directly.
This punch seemed ordinary, but it contained a huge storm with ferocious demonic energy that burst out directly and suppressed Lu Qingshan.
Lu Qingshan felt as if the world around him seemed to have solidified and was pressing down on him, making it difficult for him to breathe and causing the energy in his body to condense.
This is the power of the strongest demon.
Lu Qingshan concentrated his mind, and the soul in his sea of ​​consciousness began to shine brightly at this moment. The power of the soul in the calamity realm began to surge out like a wave, blessing his body.
Three flowers gather at the top of the head!
At the same time, the purple-gold lotus mark between his brows shone brightly, the petals blossomed, and the purple-gold sword domain unfolded.
"Follow the laws of heaven and earth!"
The sword domain showed strange visions, and tremendous power was poured into his body.
"Move fast as a dart!"
As Lu Qingshan hummed, a brilliant red soul shadow emerged and transformed into the soul shadow of a woman in palace dress. It merged into Lu Qingshan's body in an embracing posture behind him.
The Art of War: Dragon Bird!
The dragon bird with full divine power and the four-seal technique of the Bing character.
The combat power bonus brought is... six times!
Lu Qingshan's energy base of 2.5 million in the Fifth Tribulation Realm was the foundation. After being blessed with the three explosive secret techniques in addition to the power of mountains and seas, at this moment, his energy base had soared to a terrifying 3.5 million.
You should know that for a cultivator who breaks through from the Third Tribulation Realm to the Ninth Realm, the energy foundation of his being only fluctuates between 1.8 million and 2.6 million.
In other words, Lu Qingshan is now already overwhelming ordinary ninth-grade cultivators in terms of his Yuanli foundation alone.
Not to mention, the most outstanding aspect of a sword cultivator has never been his cultivation, but his combat power!
At this moment, he actually stretched out his left hand and reached into the air.
A black sword appeared in his hand.
Suppress the demon!
An ultimate killing sword that increases damage to demons by 100%.
Lu Qingshan let out a long roar, his eyes filled with fighting spirit.
"Xia Yuluo!"
With the passive ability of [Demon Breaking] of the Demon Suppressing Technique and the effect of the secret character [Kill] of the Sword Domain, Lu Qingshan slashed out his most powerful attacking secret sword.
The continuous rain makes you unaware of the passing of spring, and the clear sky makes you realize how deep the summer is!
The force of the attack reached its peak at this moment.
The sky was filled with sword marks, like continuous summer rain, cutting directly towards the punch thrown by the Evil Lord!
The earth trembled and the clouds rolled.
The power at this moment is simply indescribable.
The sky was filled with sword afterimages, so numerous that they were beyond description.
Boom!
With an indescribable loud bang, the countless sword lights condensed into one sword, cutting a very deep bloody mark on Xie Zun's fist, and blood splattered!
Lu Qingshan himself was vomiting blood, and his body flew backwards like a kite with a broken string.
But he quickly managed to stand firm.
"The power of heaven and earth!" Lu Qingshan's mind moved, and the rich power of heaven and earth suddenly surged out from the sword domain, wrapping his body and instantly healing his injuries.
[Power of Heaven and Earth]: The domain will be able to automatically draw power from heaven and earth, and the domain master can use the power of heaven and earth to recover from his injuries.
The injuries Lu Qingshan suffered were merely flesh wounds caused by the collision. With the help of the power of heaven and earth, his injuries healed quickly.
"A top-level Demon Lord is no more than this!" After standing firm, Lu Qingshan looked at the embarrassed Xie Zun and suddenly laughed.
His voice is passionate and confident, flamboyant and bold.
Everyone was stunned by this scene, and their hearts were filled with shock!
They saw with their own eyes that this cultivator in the Fifth Tribulation Realm confronted the Evil Lord head-on and was able to barely draw with him!
"Impossible, this is impossible!!"
They can't accept it in their hearts.
Not to mention the demon cultivators, even Zang Xiu and Ming Yu felt extremely complicated at this moment.
They couldn't accept it either.
Lu Qingshan became more and more excited, and even he couldn't calm down completely.
Because this is not a simple confrontation, but a head-on confrontation with the top demon lord!
Although Lu Qingshan used many means in this sword, and almost emptied 70% to 80% of the energy in his body, he was unable to strike out a second sword.
But no matter what, he managed to withstand the attack of the Evil Lord head-on without any external force, and caused him some injuries.
This shows that the sword he just swung was powerful enough to rival the strongest of the top demon lords in the demon clan.
Although there is only one sword.
…
"Good trick, good trick..." Xie Zun laughed in anger.
"I really underestimated you. A cultivator in the Fifth Tribulation Realm could actually achieve this. You are worthy of being the leader of the Sword Sect..."
"But that's where it ends!"
"Although you have many methods, no matter what, you are only an eighth-level cultivator, not a sword immortal..."
"The real thing is always real, and the fake thing is always fake. It dies quickly, so don't get involved!"
Xie Zun roared, really angry.
He suddenly stretched out his arms and used the secret technique of Emperor again!
There was a sudden roar, and a huge imperial shadow took shape in the void behind him.
"Then, I will let you know how powerful the top Demon Lord is!" Xie Zun's face suddenly became ferocious, and he punched out with his right fist again.
The Emperor Shadow behind him moved with him, but his power was several times stronger. The shadow of his fist exploded like a red sun, destroying the heaven and earth, and seemed to exterminate all living things.
Even Zang Xiu, who was known as a "human weapon", could not guarantee that he could withstand this punch.
What’s more, he is a sword cultivator in the fifth calamity realm?
Under the terrifying pressure of this punch, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but squint his eyes, his heart trembling wildly.
The strength of the top-level Demon Lord is too powerful, and he is definitely not able to contend with it now. Perhaps if he can cultivate to the eighth or ninth calamity realm, he will be able to truly match it.
Obviously, not today.
So is this an unbreakable dead end?
Obviously not.
After obtaining Lieque, Lu Qingshan has a real trump card...
Xie Zun thought that the sword he just used was Lu Qingshan’s strongest weapon, but that was not the case.
His real trick...
Lu Qingshan took a deep breath and suddenly raised his right hand.
In his right hand, he held Lieque.
A strong light suddenly burst out from Lieque's sword, and it rushed out in an instant.
It was a ray of lightning, so bright and endless that it seemed to compete with the sun.
The moment he appeared, even someone as powerful as Xie Zun had a changed expression.
"This is……"
Xie Zun felt a strong threat from this lightning.
"That is..." Zang Xiu was dazed.
He felt a familiar meaning in that lightning.
"This is... a punishment from Heaven!"
Lu Qingshan replied in a deep voice.
His voice echoed between heaven and earth like thunder.
Under the horrified gazes of countless people, this ray of lightning burst out with an even stronger light, carrying a breath of destruction, and went straight towards... the Evil Lord!
The power of heavenly punishment has long been verified.
Zang Xiu used the lightning rods all over the city to forcibly attract two thunder dragons, which were the power of Lieque's divine punishment.
Those two thunder dragons were the only means by which Xie Zun felt threatened after fighting with Zang Xiu for so long.
You have to know that Zang Xiu was relying on the power of heavenly punishment triggered by a third party, so there would inevitably be some loss in the process. The power of Thunder Dragon was only 70% to 80% of the full power of heavenly punishment.
The heavenly punishment that Lu Qingshan unleashed through Lieque could release the full power of the heavenly punishment.
It can be seen that this ray of lightning shook the past, present and future, with extreme power, burning the heavens, and directly collided with the emperor's shadow behind Xie Zun!
Although the earth-shaking emperor's shadow did not collapse directly, his fist like the red sun was shattered and a hole appeared!
"This is impossible!" Xie Zun staggered back a few steps, his blood churning, blood oozing from the corners of his mouth, and he was injured.
But he ignored it and looked at Lu Qingshan in horror, with a huge wave of shock in his heart.
The power of the divine punishment made him completely unable to calm down.
This is an attack that is infinitely close to forty times the combat power of the ninth rank!
"Lu Qingshan..." Xie Zun's heart trembled slightly, and he stared at Lu Qingshan.
——As the new leader of the Sword Sect, how could he not know Lu Qingshan?
"It is an external force after all. It is an external force. It is not your own strength. It comes from that sword!"
Xie Zun gritted his teeth, his facial muscles twitching slightly. He said with certainty: "This kind of external force is so strong that it must be extremely demanding to use. You can probably only use it once!"
By the end of his speech, Xie Zun's voice had turned into a roar.
Although it was a guess made in anger, it actually makes sense.
If this level of external force can be used without paying a huge price, is it still in accordance with the laws of nature?
Moreover, there has been a precedent. Zang Xiu only forcibly brought down two divine punishments at the cost of destroying all the lightning rod magic weapons in the city.
"I don't believe you can use this kind of method a second time!" Xie Zun had a gloomy face and dark eyes, and punched out with his left fist.
The Emperor Shadow behind him immediately followed Xie Zun and made the same move with a full left fist.
But what Xie Zun did not expect was that when facing his attack, Lu Qingshan not only did not show the slightest panic on his face, but instead sneered.
"No second time?"
"As expected of you, you are the Evil Lord. You have guessed this!" Lu Qingshan laughed.
"I really don't have a second chance!" He nodded in agreement, then raised his hand and swung the sword again.
Suddenly, amid Lu Qingshan's laughter, the second heavenly punishment appeared on the Lieque sword.
The lightning burst out with supreme power and went straight towards the Evil Lord.
Xie Zun's whole body shook violently, his eyes widened, his mind buzzed, he couldn't believe that Lu Qingshan could actually unleash a second heavenly punishment.
At the same time, the heavenly punishment was approaching and hit Xie Zun's left fist directly.
After a deafening roar that shook the earth, Xie Zun flew backwards hundreds of feet before he could stand firm with difficulty.
However, the hands of the Emperor Shadow behind him had shattered, and his own hands were covered in blood, which was shocking.
Moreover, the heavenly punishment contained calamity power. Even if one possessed an indestructible divine and demonic body, the injuries could not be healed in a short period of time.
"Don't be afraid, this was really the last time!" Without waiting for Xie Zun to come to his senses, Lu Qingshan waved Lieque again while speaking.
Another divine punishment has arrived.
But this time, it was more than just a punishment from heaven.
As Lu Qingshan's voice echoed, the fourth heavenly punishment blasted out from Lieque at the same time.
Two heavenly punishments fell towards the Evil Lord at the same time.
The appearance of two consecutive heavenly punishments immediately shocked Xie Zun's heart. While feeling a strong sense of crisis, his own judgment began to waver.
However, the most important thing at the moment is to face these two heavenly punishments.
While Xie Zun was gasping for breath, he clasped his hands together, and the shadow of the emperor who had lost both arms immediately came from behind him in front of him, blocking the two heavenly punishments with his soul shadow.
In this collision, Emperor Ying almost completely collapsed, and Xie Zun even vomited blood and kept retreating.
From the beginning of this battle until now, ever since Lu Qingshan unleashed the divine punishment, he has been injured repeatedly.
"There must be a limit. I bet you can't launch a few more attacks like this!" Xie Zun was so angry that he almost lost his mind. His chest kept heaving, and his mind was filled with unacceptability and disbelief.
The murderous intent in his heart towards Lu Qingshan had reached its extreme.
The next moment, Xie Zun's body shook, and the broken emperor's shadow actually merged with his body.
With the blessing of the fusion of Emperor's Shadow, Xie Zun's aura was further enhanced, reaching his strongest state.
He roared and rushed towards Lu Qingshan with his injured and broken body.
As expected of a Demon Lord, he would never give up until he saw the Yellow River... Seeing that Xie Zun was so persistent, Lu Qingshan was not surprised.
If he could be scared away by his four heavenly punishments, how could Xie Zun become one of the ruling demon lords of the Beimang demon clan?
Lu Qingshan narrowed his eyes.
He still has fourteen heavenly punishments, not more, but not less.
With the help of fourteen heavenly punishments, he was confident that he could seriously injure the Evil Lord, but the possibility of killing the Evil Lord was not high, let alone saving Lingye Island.
Therefore, he had to find a different way to save the country.
Lu Qingshan already had a plan in mind.
The most important thing is that you must never reveal your bottom line.
So, Lu Qingshan smiled, his face showing extreme calmness and his eyes showing great composure.
"As expected of you, you are the Evil Lord. I can't scare you at all. You see through me directly." Lu Qingshan "agreed" with the Evil Lord's guess and raised his right hand at the same time.
The fifth, sixth, and seventh heavenly punishments suddenly appeared!
Three consecutive heavenly punishments came at the same time, and not only Xie Zun, but even Zang Xiu and Ming Yu were shocked.
Everyone, everyone present, was 100% sure that Lu Qingshan’s heavenly punishment could not be infinite, but... they could not guess where this limit was.
This is a secret that only Lu Qingshan knows.
Xie Zun made repeated attempts in the hope of finding out the truth from Lu Qingshan.
But no matter how you look at it now, the number of heavenly punishments that Lu Qingshan can issue is so numerous that it is unimaginable.
Three heavenly punishments came at the same time.
Xie Zun's body flew out like a kite with a broken string, and blood kept spitting out of his mouth.
But in just a moment, he stood firm, with strong determination in his eyes, and rushed towards Lu Qingshan again.
"I don't believe it, I absolutely don't believe it! Come again if you have the guts!" he roared and challenged.
"It's gone, really gone." Lu Qingshan said with a joking smile.
The lightning was dazzling, and the eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh heavenly punishments burst out.
The moment the four heavenly punishments came out, Lu Qingshan put away his smile and said in a cold voice: "Xie Zun, if you don't lead the army to retreat today, I can't guarantee that Lingye Island will be safe. I can't even guarantee that I can save my life under the siege of so many demon cultivators. But, I can guarantee..."
"I will make sure you are buried with Lingye Island!"
It seemed ridiculous for a cultivator in the Fifth Tribulation Realm to threaten a top-level demon lord in this way.
However, combined with the four earth-shattering powerful divine punishments, the Evil Lord had no choice but to be afraid and in awe.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The four heavenly punishments all fell on Evil Lord.
This time, Xie Zun flew backwards thousands of feet, his body was charred black, and his injuries had reached the point of damaging his origin.
"How could this happen?" The demon cultivators were all shocked. The Evil Lord was injured one after another and was in danger. He was almost suppressed.
He was just a cultivator in the Fifth Tribulation Realm, yet he was like a monster and forced the Evil Lord to this point.
What kind of magic weapon is that that has such magical power that deeply shocks every living being.
"How many times can he launch such attacks!" The pain in his body was masked by the madness and depression in his heart. Xie Zun was really unable to determine Lu Qingshan's limit now, and a hint of hesitation arose in his heart.
Just when Xie Zun's mind was shaken again, Lu Qingshan's calm and playful voice sounded again.
"It's gone. This time it's really gone. It's reached the limit. There's not a drop left. Don't worry ."
The twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth heavenly punishments were free of charge and blasted out along with Lu Qingshan's voice.
Five punishments from heaven came in succession.
This is the smallest lie Lu Qingshan has ever told.
Because after these five heavenly punishments, there are only two left of Lieque's eighteen heavenly punishments, and there will be none left at all.
Lu Qingshan was about to reach the end of his rope.
"Retreat, everyone retreat!" Under the pressure of these five heavenly punishments, the hesitation in Xie Zun's heart completely disappeared.
He no longer suspected that Lu Qingshan was using the empty city trick to scare away the emperor, but was certain that Lu Qingshan wanted to kill the emperor today.
He no longer wanted to test it.
Because in his opinion, this is meaningless.
If I die, what’s the point of killing Lu Qingshan and taking over Lingye Island today?
Not to mention exchanging his life, even if he suffers a serious injury that damages his origin and affects his future cultivation, it is not worth it.
Xie Zun was a decisive person. Since he had given up the test, he gave the order without hesitation for the entire army to retreat.
But even if he gave up attacking Lingye Island, the five heavenly punishments were like water spilled, and even Lu Qingshan could not take them back.
Five rays of divine punishment shone brightly and dazzlingly, approaching from the front, leaving no room for avoidance.
The lightning is terrifying and destroys everything.
puff!
At this moment, blood splattered.
The Evil Lord's body was covered with scars, his injuries were horrific, and blood was constantly oozing out of his flesh.
He coughed up blood and his body was hit by the powerful impact, sending him flying backwards thousands of feet.
But this time, he did not turn back, but fled in panic.
"Lu Qingshan, just wait. I will repay today's humiliation a hundredfold from you, my Lord!"
The figure of Xie Zun disappeared in the blink of an eye, but his unwilling voice echoed between heaven and earth.
Seeing that the Evil Lord was fleeing in panic, the other demon cultivators looked at Lieque in Lu Qingshan's hand in fear, as if they had seen a ghost. They all performed escape techniques, transformed into demon shadows, and fled in the direction where the Evil Lord had left!