Chapter 248 - Chapter 248: 248 kills (1/2)

Chapter 248: 248 kills

Meanwhile, Lingyun War General, who was locked in a battle with Ziyang Heavenly General, had part of her attention on the situation unfolding with Azure Moon Sky General.

Given her position, she couldn’t just run away. But she wasn’t planning on fighting a losing battle either.

If she could stall a two-on-one fight, even for a moment, she would have fulfilled her duty.

If she could risk taking some minor injuries, all the better, as it would provide her with an explanation to the Sky King.

They were all celestial beings of the same rank. They knew each other’s tricks all too well.

She couldn’t outlast Ziyang Heavenly General in a one-on-one fight.

However, it was also impossible for Ziyang Heavenly General to defeat her.

Even in a two-on-one scenario, as long as she was careful not to get caught in the crossfire, it wouldn’t be easy for the two of them to kill her.

Lingyun War General resolved to fight and retreat at the same time when Azure Moon Sky General dealt with the person before joining the fight, thus ensuring her survival.

Her subordinates had already gone to get reinforcements. As long as she could delay for an hour or two, the crisis could be resolved on its own.

However, what she saw left her in shock.

Azure Moon Sky General was being brutally beaten by two Golden Core stage cultivators, a scene of utter disgrace.

One of them, a Golden Core stage human cultivator, was wielding a knife, managed to splice a crack in the divine shimmer protecting Azure Moon.

The other, a Golden Core stage Monster Ape, endured the Power of Exorcising Evil with its mortal body and with a single slap, almost broke Azure Moon’s divine shimmer.

She had never seen such a combat strategy. It was simply too violent; it filled her with shock and fear.

They were celestial beings and usually possessed an aloof demeanor. Even in battle, they defeated their enemies by casting magic. With a flick of their sleeves, the enemies would disappear into ashes. How could they physically fight like mortal beings?

What shocked her most was that the two beating Azure Moon Sky General were only at the Golden Core stage.

In the Golden Court, the hierarchy among celestial beings was extremely strict.

The saying “a higher rank can crush you” was not an exaggeration at all.

A higher rank signified overwhelming power that could easily crush lower-ranking beings, who couldn’t even put up a fight.

Since the establishment of the Golden Court, there had never been a case of a lower rank overcoming a superior.

A human could never stand a chance against a divine being of Earth element, even if they held the same title.

Let alone Steele coercing a Sky General. That was a sheer impossibility.

The situation before her eyes completely subverted Lingyun’s understanding. While she was distracted, she nearly got hit by a magic spell.

Boom!

Azure Moon Sky General was hit by the Monster Ape and slammed into Lingyun Peak like a shooting star, nearly going all the way through the mountain.

A massive gap formed on the mountain peak. Countless rocks collapsed.

Azure Moon was lodged within the stones, the golden shimmer around him much more subdued.

That slap from the Monster Ape had almost scattered his divine protection.

Suddenly, his golden light flared significantly, the mountain exploded violently.

In the sky, a golden light beam fell on Azure Moon, with a horrifying surge of power radiating from his body.

He looked up and roared loudly, “You’re all going to die!”

When had he ever been subjected to such humiliation?

Shockingly, two Golden Core stage cultivators had relentlessly beaten him to the point where his divine protection had almost collapsed. He was infinitely disgraced.

Azure Moon, born into the royal family of Golden Court, was the grand-nephew of Xuan Zhen Sky King.

Thanks to this connection, his ascent was meteoric, taking a smooth ride to the position of Sky General. He had never encountered any setbacks.

Today, however, he had suffered greatly in the hands of these two Golden Core stage cultivators.

He was furious, willing to do anything to kill these two.

“He’s gone mad, actually using the origin energy of the Golden Court!”

Seeing the falling starlight, Lingyun was astonished.

All the celestial beings derived their power from the Golden Court; the higher the rank, the greater the power obtained.

All celestial beings received fixed amounts of power from Golden Court.

However, there were exceptions.

Once a celestial being becomes a Sky General, they could utilize the origin energy of the Golden Court.

But this would mean that for the next few years, they would not be able to gain any power from the Golden Court.

It was as if they were using up several years’ quota all at once, which would grant them extraordinary power in the short term.

But the consequences were severe; without access to power from the Golden Court for the next few years, they would be virtually incapacitated.

This was a last resort for Sky Generals, a life-saving measure only used when they were cornered.

At this moment, Azure Moon Sky General had clearly lost his composure.

Once Lingyun got over the shock, she was ecstatic.

In this way, even if Azure Moon Sky General eliminated the two Golden Core stage juniors, he would essentially be rendered useless, no longer a threat.

The only remaining enemy would be Ziyang Heavenly General, whom she could certainly keep at bay until the reinforcements arrived. His death would then be certain.

If she could manage to kill a Sky General and snatch his pardon, she would have achieved a great feat.

Quite the turn of tides. A moment ago, she was only concerned about protecting herself. Now, she found herself planning a counterattack.

All thanks to those two Golden Core stage juniors.

At this point, Lingyun hoped they could hold on as long as possible. She quickly maneuvered and began her counterattack.

Ziyang Heavenly General was also dumbfounded. He hadn’t expected that Azure Moon, being caught off guard, would suffer such a humiliation, and even resort to using the source power of the Golden Court.

What a waste!

He grumbled internally.

A dignified Sky General was being humiliated by two mere Golden Core stage cultivators. It was an absolute disgrace to the Sky Generals.

Yet, he couldn’t just abandon Azure Moon and run.

Azure Moon had some familial ties with the Sky King. If he were to die here and Ziyang made it back alone, he would face a dire outcome.

Frustrated, Ziyang felt the pressure mounting. Lingyun War General was counterattacking.

He yelled out in anger, “Kill them quickly!”

“Damn it!”

Seeing that Unleaking Realm powerhouse’s intensified strength, Gu Yang cursed under his breath.

At this point, he had no choice but to go all out.

In the sky, a layer of dark clouds quickly formed, with torrents of lightning roiling within like serpents.

Azure Moon Sky General was about to unleash his most powerful spell to annihilate those two annoying beings.

However, executing this magic required a bit of time.

Currently, the divine shimmer around him was many times stronger than before, strong enough to withstand a full-force attack from a divine being of Earth element.

Those two insignificant Golden Core stage cultivators couldn’t possibly break this divine light.

This magic was called Sky Execution and Earth Obliteration!

Gu Yang floated in the air, raising his Phoenix Feather Knife high up, his eyes icy cold, devoid of any emotion.

A bizarre wave spread in all directions.

The sky cleared up, with the thunder disappearing and the clouds dispersing.

“What is this magic?”

Azure Moon was in the middle of casting his magic, but was interrupted by that bizarre wave. He was astonished, as if he was experiencing the pressure of a Sky King.