The King of Urban Mercenaries

Chapter 1673 - 1678: Divine Artifact Snatched

The palm of the Lonely Mountain struck out, and the True Qi condensed palm appeared in the air the next moment. Then, it suddenly expanded, reaching a size of four to five meters in the blink of an eye, and it came crashing down towards Zhang Fan.

Zhang Fan shouted coldly, adopting a posture as if holding up the heavens, ready to meet the opponent’s strike. If he could withstand this one, he was confident he could defeat his adversary.

However, Zhang Fan seemed to have underestimated this Elder from the Desolate Earth Sect named Lonely Mountain. His posture could not withstand the opponent’s attack. The gigantic palm descended from the air, striking Zhang Fan below. His body trembled and was directly pressed into the soil by the immense palm.

As the giant palm dissipated, half of Zhang Fan’s body was planted into the dirt. He spat out a mouthful of blood and looked toward the Lonely Mountain above.

"Mid Nascent Soul Realm!"

"That’s correct. I am indeed a cultivator at the mid Nascent Soul Realm, so a guy like you at the Golden Core Stage stands no chance, even with your Demon Ape Transformation skill," Lonely Mountain said coldly.

Even then, Zhang Fan had not given up. He sprang up, soaring into the sky, rushing towards Lonely Mountain.

"Stubborn fool, since you insist, I’ll send you on your way, to meet your end sooner!"

After saying this, Lonely Mountain drew his longsword and charged towards the rising Zhang Fan, merging with his sword, appearing before Zhang Fan in an instant.

Zhang Fan’s pupils contracted, and his large hand slapped towards the flying Lonely Mountain. But when he struck down, he realized that he had only hit an afterimage, and Lonely Mountain’s true body had already penetrated Zhang Fan’s body, leaving a bloody hole in his abdomen.

"Ah!"

Zhang Fan let out a scream, his body plummeting downwards, finally crashing into the ground. Blood flowed as his body slowly shrank, finally returning to the size of a normal person.

However, the bloody hole remained, though it had become much smaller.

"Prepare to die!"

Lonely Mountain had no intention of sparing Zhang Fan’s life. He directly controlled his longsword, attacking the fallen Zhang Fan, aiming for his head.

Lin Fei was shocked, and without hesitation, rushed forward, summoning the Moon Blade. In an instant, the Moon Blade left a streak of light in the air, colliding with the opponent’s longsword.

Although the opponent’s sword was a treasure, it was still no match for the divine artifact in Lin Fei’s hand. Therefore, the Moon Blade from Lin Fei slashed directly, striking it and cutting it away.

An expression of surprise appeared in Lonely Mountain’s eyes; he retracted his sword, seeing the notch on the blade, and said, "You must be the Law Enforcer from the Lower Realm, holding a divine artifact?"

Hearing the question, Lin Fei stood in front of Zhang Fan, looked at the opponent, and said, "Indeed, that’s me."

"In that case, hand over your divine artifact." Lonely Mountain said.

Lin Fei laughed, "You want a divine artifact? If I give it to you, will you let me go?"

"Of course. Our only aim is the divine artifact; other matters don’t interest us, nor do we wish to stay in this worm-infested Lower Realm," Lonely Mountain said disdainfully, belittling Lin Fei and the Lower Realm.

"Alright, take it." Lin Fei said, and then controlled the divine artifact, sending it flying towards the opponent. The Moon Blade appeared before him.

Lonely Mountain smiled and reached out to grab the Moon Blade, but at that moment, the blade suddenly attacked him!

"Hehe, kid, you have too many tricks up your sleeve."

Lonely Mountain merely smiled slightly, without any fear or surprise. Perhaps he had already anticipated that Lin Fei would attack him.

So when the Moon Blade flew towards him, he immediately extended his hands, clamping the Moon Blade between them, rendering it motionless, unable to be controlled by Lin Fei.

He used a powerful True Qi to suppress the Moon Blade, preventing it from sensing Lin Fei. After all, Lin Fei’s strength was still too weak. Otherwise, if Lin Fei were stronger, it might’ve been Lonely Mountain with a hole through his chest.

But unfortunately, Lin Fei’s strength was too weak. In the end, Lonely Mountain controlled the Moon Blade with one hand and grabbed its hilt with the other. Looking at the peculiar-shaped weapon in his hand, he said, "Haha, so this is a divine artifact. Let it first be sanctified by its master’s blood!"

After speaking, Lonely Mountain wielded the divine artifact, attacking Lin Fei and Zhang Fan.

Lin Fei frowned deeply. He had already planned with Little Black to make a move at this critical moment to slay Lonely Mountain.

But suddenly, a silver light appeared in mid-air, swiftly colliding with Lonely Mountain. Both simultaneously retreated, and Lonely Mountain frowned, looking across.

"Who are you to interfere in the affairs of our Desolate Earth Sect?" Lonely Mountain coldly asked, looking at the youth opposite him.

The young man coldly replied, "Dare to harm our Qingyun Sect’s disciple, unforgivable, face your death!"

This person was Lin Yu. At this point, Lin Yu had descended from the Upper Realm, with strength comparable to the Elder from the Desolate Earth Sect, Lonely Mountain, and thus, they clashed immediately!

"It’s Senior Brother? I didn’t expect to be saved by him." Zhang Fan, supported by Lin Fei, took some elixir pills and felt better, looking up at the heavenly battle with boundless admiration.

"I didn’t expect your Qingyun Sect to be so wealthy. The sword in your hand must be a pseudo-divine artifact, for it to appear in the hands of a disciple." The Desolate Earth Sect Elder’s tone was tinged with envy and jealousy, being a mere Elder without a pseudo-divine artifact himself.

"How Qingyun Sect handles matters is no concern of yours. Since you’ve injured my Junior Brother today, you’ll pay the price!" After speaking, Lin Yu charged at Lonely Mountain, slashing towards his neck.

Lonely Mountain blocked the attack with the Moon Blade in his hand, while simultaneously kicking at Lin Yu.

A foot condensed by True Qi appeared in front of Lin Yu. He quickly dodged, and the attack caused the ground to explode into a huge pit.

"Seeking death!"

Lin Yu shouted coldly, "Qingyun Swordsmanship!"

Beams of green light continually emerged from the world, strands of azure silk appearing on Lin Yu’s longsword. As the green light bloomed, Lin Yu swung the sword at Lonely Mountain.

Lonely Mountain shouted coldly, prepared to continue blocking with the Moon Blade. Because the opponent’s attack came from above, he raised the Moon Blade to resist Lin Yu’s assault.

Yet, as the attack neared, Lin Fei suddenly revealed a sinister smile, very crafty...