The Prodigies War-Chapter 2848 Ambush

“Kill!”

A pitch-black short blade appeared between Jing Ying’s slender fingers as her tall, graceful figure stepped into the air, surging toward the Red Flame Dao Body.

Her reaction was lightning-fast. A master of one-strike kills, she unleashed her full power the instant she moved. Her perfect Nirvana Spirit cultivation surged to its limit as she delivered her strongest blow.

Shua!

The short blade flashed like a streak of gray light, its power condensed to the extreme. It was so tightly contained that not a ripple of energy leaked out. However, wherever it passed, the void split apart in utter silence, leaving behind a straight, razor-thin crack spreading at incredible speed toward the Red Flame Dao Body.

The Thorn of Death! Even against those at the same cultivation stage, Jing Ying had the confidence to kill with a single strike! This was her ultimate trump card.

In the next instant, a clear, resonant sword hum tore through the heavens. The world suddenly froze. All sound vanished. Time itself seemed to halt. Only a single sword qi swept through that still world.

Jing Ying’s Thorn of Death froze midair. By the time she came to her senses, the surging sword qi was already upon her! Her face was drained of color. Time Stopping!

Clang!

At the critical moment, Jing Ying swung her short blade across her body, barely managing to block the lethal sword qi. The impact sent her hurtling backward as blood spilled from her lips. In the end, caught unprepared, she took the full brunt of the blow.

Thankfully, she was still alive... However, before she could regain her balance, a slender hand shot out from behind and clamped around her throat. A terrifying power surged through her body, making her limbs go numb. Her vision darkened, her breath seized and all strength was drained from her body.

It was the Red Flame Dao Body. At that moment, Lin Xun had together unleashed the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron and the divine art Time Stopping. His sword qi swept across the battlefield, freezing the flow of time.

Furthermore, in that instant, he captured Jing Ying while she was caught completely off guard! Still, Lin Xun had to admit that Jing Ying was a fierce and formidable foe. She had even blocked his sword strike earlier. If he had not summoned the Red Flame Dao Body, he might not have subdued her so quickly.

“Run! Now!”

Jing Ying, refusing to yield, screamed in defiance. However, the next instant, her cry was abruptly cut off. She had seen that all four of her comrades had been captured, their faces pale as death.

How could this be?

A wave of uncontrollable terror surged up from her chest. The battle had erupted too suddenly and ended even faster. It was like a nightmare she couldn’t wake from, leaving her mind blank.

Even Li Zhen stood frozen in disbelief. It had only been five days since they entered the Ten Directions Demon Realm. In the past few days, Lin Xun had been in closed-door cultivation, refining the law power he had gathered.

However, today, Li Zhen suddenly realized Lin Xun’s cultivation had soared and his aura was on the verge of breaking through to the intermediate Nirvana Spirit Stage! This speed was not merely rapid. It was terrifying!

Refining law power was a slow and arduous process. Despite that, in just five days, Lin Xun’s cultivation had improved so drastically that there could be only one reason: he had refined a staggering number of law powers.

A chill crept through Li Zhen’s heart. He suddenly understood that he had uncovered one of Lin Xun’s greatest secrets, a secret tied to how he refined law power.

“The Immortal Dao Battle has only been underway for five days, yet you’ve already rushed here from other demon realms. It seems you came specifically for me. Tell me...how did you know where to find me?” Lin Xun asked calmly.

Jing Ying pursed her lips and said nothing. Her four comrades remained just as silent.

Bang!

The Black Water Dao Body acted, instantly killing the gray-robed elder, erasing both his body and soul. A perfect Nirvana Spirit powerhouse from the Jing Clan was slain in the blink of an eye!

The suddenness of his death hit Jing Ying and the others like a thunderclap. Their faces became drained of color and their eyes wide with disbelief.

“Time is precious. Don’t waste it,” Lin Xun said evenly.

Fury burned across Jing Ying’s beautiful face. “Outside this Myriad Ravines Mountain Range, the forces of all the Immortal Giants have gathered. I’ve already sent word. It won’t be long before you, Lin Xun, meet your end!”

Bang!

Another perfect Nirvana Spirit powerhouse of the Jing Clan was slain, his body burst apart, scattering into ash. Jing Ying’s eyes burned red as she ground her teeth. “Lin Xun, you’ll die a miserable death!!”

Bang! Bang!

The last two Jing Clan cultivators were cut down on the spot. Those scenes of blood and death left Jing Ying on the verge of collapse.

Lin Xun turned slightly. “Elder, shall we stay or go?”

Li Zhen met his gaze. “You decide.”

A faint smile touched Lin Xun’s lips. “Then let’s play with them for a bit. If it gets troublesome, we’ll leave.”

With a flick of his sleeve, he sealed Jing Ying in the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron, then vanished with Li Zhen into the distance.

Not long after they left... With a roar of wind, Wang Juehuan descended with a group of powerful figures, tearing through the sky.

When they arrived, the battlefield was soaked in blood, littered with shattered bones and scorched dust. Everyone froze, faces paling in shock. Barely half an incense stick of time had passed, yet Jing Ying and her entire group were already annihilated?!

A cold light flickered in Wang Juehuan’s eyes. “Now, do you all understand just what kind of opponent we’re facing?”

A heavy silence fell.

“Young Master, Lin Xun must have just left not long ago,” an expert from the Wang Clan reported grimly.

“Do we pursue him?”

All eyes turned to Wang Juehuan. There were fifty participants from the Ten Immortal Giants in this battle, each clan dispatching only five Nirvana Spirit Realm experts. Now, before the hunt had truly begun, the Jing Clan’s entire squad had already been wiped out. This realization sent a shiver through the crowd.

“Chase!” Wang Juehuan uttered a single word.

Once the arrow was loose, there was no turning back. If they failed to kill Lin Xun now, who knew when such a chance would come again?

Without hesitation, Wang Juehuan took the lead, his robes billowing as he surged into the distance. The others followed swiftly behind.

“All of you,” Wang Juehuan’s cold voice echoed through the wind, “should have come prepared with secret treasures capable of resisting the power of time. I advise you to stop hiding them and equip them now.”

He paused, his expression hardening. “If my guess is correct, Jing Ying’s team was wiped out because Lin Xun caught them off guard with his forbidden divine art, Time Stopping. And don’t forget, he once severed Yu Fengzi’s cultivation with the Blade of Time. If he ambushes us...”

He didn’t need to finish. The cultivators behind him had already acted. Bells chimed faintly, lanterns flickered, and ancient seals shimmered in the air, each treasure radiating a mysterious and obscure aura.

Long before this operation began, the Ten Immortal Giants had already gathered intelligence on Lin Xun. They knew all too well that as the successor of the Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer, his greatest trump card was his divine mastery over time.

To counter him, each clan had prepared artifacts specifically crafted to resist the power of time and entrusted them to their chosen participants. At the sight of those treasures, a hint of calm returned to Wang Juehuan’s heart.

Long ago, the Ten Immortal Giants of the Eighth Heaven Domain had witnessed the terror of the Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer and paid a heavy price to suppress Luo Tongtian. That hard-won lesson became the Ten Immortal Giants’ greatest advantage when facing the Grand Heaven Abyss Devourer once again.

For instance, the secret treasures each participant carried were forged from that very knowledge. They were crafted specifically to withstand the power of time. Jing Ying and her team had carried similar relics, but Lin Xun’s attack came so suddenly that they never even had the time to summon them before they were captured and slain.

That was precisely why Wang Juehuan had ordered everyone to make their preparations in advance.

“Notify the other five other clans on their way here...tell them to make the same preparations.” Wang Juehuan’s voice was calm but commanding.

“Yes.” An old man stepped forward, flicking a jade talisman into the air. It burst into flame and shot toward the sky.

Wang Juehuan then reached behind his back and drew the pine-grained ancient sword he had carried since his youth. It gleamed faintly in his left hand, which he had always wielded a blade with.

Of note, in his right hand rested a tranquil blue dao pearl, the Time-Space Lightning Pearl! Crystal-clear like a river stone, the pearl pulsed with mysterious arcs of lightning born from the clash of time and space. Those were Divine Lightning of Time and Space.

Long ago, an old antique of the Wang Clan used this very treasure to block Luo Tongtian’s Blade of Time and engaged him in a battle that shook the ages. Although he failed to win, he held off Luo Tongtian long enough for the other old monsters to close in, creating the perfect chance to defeat the legendary being!

It was no exaggeration to say that the Time-Space Lightning Pearl was among the Wang Clan’s most precious relics. Now, this treasure was in Wang Juehuan’s hands. This was a clear sign of how greatly the clan valued their chosen one.

As Wang Juehan held the pearl, calm settled over his heart, and confidence radiated from him. He regarded Lin Xun as his greatest enemy and dared not show the slightest negligence. However, he was equally confident that this time, he would successfully capture Lin Xun and recreate that ancient feat, just like when the Ten Immortal Giants united to besiege and suppress Luo Tongtian!

The mountains stretched endlessly, peaks rising and falling like waves. The Myriad Ravines Mountain Range was boundless, mist veiling the land as deep ravines crisscrossed the ancient terrain.

A bolt of black lightning burst from the depths of a ravine, twisting through the void before unfurling into a massive net woven from strands of law power. It descended upon Wang Juehuan’s group like the heavens collapsing.

Shua!

Prepared for such an attack, Wang Juehuan reacted in an instant. The pine-grained sword unleashed a terrifying cry that made the mountains quake while verdant sword qi cleaved through the heavens like a tidal wave. The lightning net exploded with a thunderous roar, its immense power collapsing like rotten wood before scattering in a tide of sparks.

“Slash!”

“Kill!”

“Don’t hold back!”

Shouts rang out as the cultivators behind Wang Juehuan unleashed their full might. Treasures flared, dao lights erupted, and divine radiance surged forth like the Milky Way crashing down upon the earth.

From the depths of the ravine came a beast roar, filled with terror and despair. It echoed between heaven and earth, lingering for a long time before fading into silence. Seeing this, the bloodthirsty crowd froze for a moment, then gradually relaxed.

“So it was only a Desolate Law Power Beast. I thought Lin Xun had ambushed us,” someone said with a chuckle.

Laughter rippled through the group. Some even wondered if their earlier reaction had been a bit too extreme.

“The beast we saw earlier possessed at least a fourth grade Heaven Rank Law Power. It’s a rare treasure! Wait here a moment while I go claim it.”

A cultivator from the Zhongli Clan stepped forward without hesitation, rushing straight into the depths of the ravine.

Wang Juehuan felt a strange sense of unease in his chest. Something felt off.

At that moment, from the darkness deep within the ravine came a sudden, panicked scream,

“Ambush!”