Immortality Starts With Ignorant Heart Sword Art

Chapter 148: Nuclear Deterrence

"Hiss..."

"Is this something that can be achieved at the Qi Refining Stage?"

"Why do I feel like even the Foundation Building Stage can't do it?"

"No need to feel, in the Hongxuan World, a Foundation Building Perfected Being might be able to achieve this, but in the Xuan Yuan World with weak spiritual energy, a Foundation Building Perfected Being really can't do it!"

The sky roared with waves, and thunderclouds pressed down on the city, shocking not only the generals of the Heishan Legion.

Zhong Cang's fellow disciples also had empty eyes, frightened by his power.

At the same time, they couldn't understand how Zhong Cang had achieved this.

Regarding this, Zhong Cang wanted to say that if it were only him, he really couldn't bring down thunderclouds on the city.

Although thunder was powerful, it also consumed a lot of energy, whether it was extracting spiritual energy from the internal organs or using the Palm Containing Five Thunders technique.

Whether it was calling upon dark clouds with the Call the Wind, Summon the Rain technique and then using heavenly thunder, the consumption of both methods was not small.

Although Zhong Cang had the Five Viscera Divine Lord, his spiritual energy was more than ten times that of an ordinary person, but to exert pressure on a city was still too exaggerated.

Especially since this was the Xuan Yuan World.

It should be known that in the Xuan Yuan World, the reason why Martial Artists dared to have a slight resistance was because although cultivators were strong, the spiritual energy was thin.

This caused the power of their spells to decrease, and the number of times they could cast them was greatly reduced.

In Hou Pengfei's opinion, even if Zhong Cang had the Thunder Secret Art and went all out, he could only release it five to seven times, at most ten times. In this way, he could pose a threat to people, but there were more than two hundred thousand soldiers and nearly a hundred Innate Martial Masters here. It would only take a small number of deaths to exhaust his spiritual energy.

In the past, they had also used this method to surround and kill some rebellious cultivators.

But now, Zhong Cang's anger and the current situation of thunderclouds covering the city left him stunned.

Ignoring the doubts of the crowd, the current Zhong Cang had the qualifications to not explain the source of his power.

...

Many generals were shocked and stunned by Zhong Cang's methods, but he didn't stay stunned. Indifferently, he raised his right hand high towards the sky.

"Boom..."

As Zhong Cang made this move, the violent thunderclouds began to gather around his palm.

This scene was as if Zhong Cang had grasped the authority of the heavens, ready to execute divine punishment.

And when his raised palm made a downward chopping motion.

"Buzz..."

At this moment, the dark clouds lowered, the sky collapsed, and the generals and soldiers under the dark clouds and lightning felt their hearts pounding and their bodies shivering.

A premonition arose in their hearts.

"We must not let him chop down his palm!"

"If it falls, we will all die!"

"Kill!"

"I'm getting close to you!"

Previously, Zhong Cang had been standing at the forefront of the cultivator group, and in an instant, some generals rushed to his side.

Facing the approaching enemies, some put away their weapons and attacked with their fists, while others held their weapons and viciously swung them towards Zhong Cang.

The former were shocked by Zhong Cang and feared retaliation from the Cloud Firmament Sect, so they only dared to make a move but didn't have the intention to kill.

The latter, Zhong Cang, hindered them.

These people wanted to kill Zhong Cang and then abandon the city to escape to the area controlled by the Demon Gate.

With the Heavenly Heart possessing him and his multi-core thinking, Zhong Cang easily distinguished between the two.

However, after distinguishing them, Zhong Cang did not take any other action. He remained indifferent and continued to slowly lower his palm.

This scene also puzzled the attacking martial artists.

"He's not dodging, isn't he afraid of death?"

In the rear, a group of cultivators clenched their fists, feeling worried.

"What is Senior Brother doing? Why doesn't he retreat..."

In their confusion, the martial artists who did not have the intention to kill hesitated for a moment in their attack, but the martial artists wielding weapons did not retreat. Instead, they attacked even more fiercely, as if they had seen an opportunity.

"Die!"

"Wait..."

"Shh..."

When Zhong Cang did not dodge or avoid, the weapon of one of the martial artists struck him heavily.

"No matter how strong the attack is, a person will die when they are killed..."

"Huh? How is this possible!"

The person who launched the attack initially had a look of ecstasy on his face, but soon, the joy disappeared and turned into shock.

His full-force strike did not harm Zhong Cang in the slightest—when his weapon struck with full force, a sandy yellow shield shimmered around Zhong Cang.

The sturdy shield, like an eggshell, firmly protected Zhong Cang in the center.

At the same time, as they stared at the shield, everyone felt an unbreakable and heavy sense of reassurance.

However, only the fellow disciples behind Zhong Cang felt reassured, while the martial artists who had the intention to kill were furious.

"I don't believe it!"

"Ah! Ah!!"

The extreme fear drove them into a frenzy. Some released their blood energy and swung their knives in anger.

Some stabbed with their spears, each point gleaming with cold light.

Even a tall martial artist swung a war hammer and violently smashed towards Zhong Cang.

However, the more they attacked, the colder their hearts became.

No matter what kind of attack, it would be blocked by the shield.

The thin shield, like a mountain, gave them an invincible feeling.

This is the Earth Heart.

The shield connected to the earth made it impossible for ordinary attacks to break through Zhong Cang's defense.

As the relentless attacks continued, some became even more frenzied, while others... abandoned their weapons and knelt directly in front of Zhong Cang, begging for forgiveness.

"Sir, Lord Dao, I didn't mean to..."

"Perfected Being, I am willing to submit..."

"I have never had the intention to kill..."

Such things happening were considered normal.

In the final years of the dynasty, most military commanders lacked conviction; some were driven solely by personal desires.

As a result, they sought to join the demonic sect, which was willing to offer more resources, rather than the righteous sect.

Because they lacked conviction and only had personal desires, what they least wanted was to die.

After all, death represented the end of everything.

Currently, Zhong Cang possessed the power of thunderclouds and an impenetrable defense.

The combination of the two made him unbeatable.

Faced with such a formidable presence, those without conviction surrendered without hesitation.

Unfortunately, even though they surrendered, Zhong Cang did not spare them.

"Boom..."

As Zhong Cang's palm struck down, dazzling thunderbolts fell one after another.

The military commanders who were fiercely attacking with their weapons were blasted into charred remains and died in a miserable state.

During this process, there were some military commanders who resisted.

But evading was not so easy; thunderbolts moved at the speed of light, and they couldn't dodge them.

As for defense, the ninth level of Qi Refining was no match for the thunderbolts that contained the intent of destruction.

In this way, the military commanders who harbored murderous intent were slaughtered by Zhong Cang in just a few breaths.

Only those who put down their weapons and prepared to fight Zhong Cang with their fists remained alive.

Hou Pengfei was one of them.

Zhong Cang no longer paid attention to the ordinary military commanders who were scared and dumbfounded.

His gaze fell directly on Hou Pengfei.

"Perfected Being, I am willing to surrender..."

"Attack me."

"Perfected Being..."

"Ten, nine, eight..."

As the countdown began, the powerful force of thunder surged above his head. A thought locked onto him, making Hou Pengfei understand that when the countdown ended, terrifying thunderbolts would strike one after another.

Seeing this, even if he didn't want to, he could only grit his teeth and move forward.

"Hah!"

As a Grandmaster, he could open the door to Heaven and draw upon spiritual energy to launch an attack.

At this moment, in order to deal with the unmatched Zhong Cang, he prepared to attract spiritual energy to enhance the power of his strongest move.

Then, the chilling realization struck him once again.

He... couldn't draw upon spiritual energy.

The door to the world within his body was open, allowing him to sense the presence of spiritual energy around him.

But this spiritual energy was controlled by a stronger force and would not respond to his intentions.

"I can't even draw upon it. Hahaha... I really have provoked a monster."

The reason why a Grandmaster could crush an Innate Martial Artist was because the Grandmaster could draw upon the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth, making their power stronger and greater.

Now, with the spiritual energy disabled, his strength was no different from an Innate Martial Artist.

However, the Innate Martial Master could not withstand Zhong Cang's thunderous strike without the assistance of spiritual energy. Even he couldn't do it.

But at this desperate moment, Hou Pengfei instead let go of all calculations and psychological burdens.

"You are strong, able to witness a higher realm. I have not lived in vain."

"Let me see just how big the gap between you and me really is."

"Drink!"

"The mountains crumble and the earth splits!"

Carrying the strongest attack, Hou Pengfei's palm fiercely landed on the shield at the heart of Zhong Cang.

"Buzz..."

This time, the shield rippled slightly.

Zhong Cang could feel that Hou Pengfei's "mountains crumble and the earth splits" not only had great power, but also contained a special vibrational force.

This vibration, when striking against a city wall, could truly shatter a sturdy wall.

Unfortunately, Zhong Cang's shield was the earth, an area equivalent to more than a dozen football fields.

Even with the addition of spiritual energy, his attack could not overturn such a massive ground, only causing it to tremble slightly.

As a result, he was unable to break through Zhong Cang's defense.

"You are not weak, but I am stronger."

"Boom!"

Without any special treatment, after Hou Pengfei's attack, Zhong Cang moved his mind and another thunderbolt struck him.

However, he was still a Grandmaster after all. Even without being able to activate spiritual energy, his body was stronger and more resilient due to the tempering of spiritual energy.

In addition, when the thunderbolt struck, he raised his hand and attacked the sky, using the force of vibration to weaken the power of the thunderbolt.

This meant that he did not die.

However, his situation was only that he didn't die.

The terrifying thunderbolt charred his body, and his internal organs were a mess from the impact of the thunderbolt.

It could be foreseen that for the rest of his life, he could only live with pain and wouldn't survive for much longer.

Ignoring him completely after completely defeating Hou Pengfei, Zhong Cang's gaze turned to Hou Hua.

"The former commander of the Black Mountain Army is injured and needs to recuperate. Now, I appoint you as the leader to rebuild the Black Mountain Army."

"You have three days. I want a disciplined army."

"Yes, Perfected Being."

Zhong Cang's command and Hou Hua's response caused a stir among the soldiers and high-ranking officials of the Black Mountain Army.

However, in the end, they only stirred slightly and did not cause chaos.

This was also Zhong Cang's plan.

In the Heavenly Heart state, Zhong Cang was not just domineering, but not foolish either.

Between coming here, he had prepared two options.

The first was to display his full power and annihilate the 200,000 Black Mountain Army.

Although such an action would give him the title of a tyrant, it would also make everyone fear and dread him.

As for the Demon Gate, it was hard to say, but Zhong Cang was confident that by demonstrating such power, he would be like a nuclear weapon, deterring some small fry and preventing the warlords of the Xuan Yuan Realm from easily joining the Demon Gate.

(End of this chapter)