Unfathomable Senior

Chapter 690

“Give it your all, he might still be alive!”

A group of old men and women along with various large creatures behind them continued to barrage a specific spot with all their ranged techniques. They stood before a large ancient gate with many chains attached from all sides. It was the only exit from this area and required a pure Long Clan bloodline to open.

It was a spot where they could teleport themselves as the passage outside was also blocked. Only with the help of the Azure Emperor’s pure bloodline would they be able to leave this place. They needed to do their best to stop this man who was their enemy. He had already proven himself to be Long Qing’s equal.

With that in mind, they offered up all of their spiritual energy to turn this place into a blasting zone. Rubble flew everywhere and even the sturdy walls that had remained unchanged for millenia started crumbling. This was probably their only realistic chance to defeat this monster. If the Azure Emperor was unable to beat him with the help of the azure blade of dragons, then what could they do?

“Continue, give it all that you have!”

“We must eradicate this fake and secure our clan's future!”

“Hoh, you are really into it, do you want some help?”

“Huh?”

The elders looked to the voice that came from the side to witness a human shape emerging from the shadows. It quickly took on the form of the man that they were trying to kill or at least injure.

“Oh? You don’t need my help? Well, I’ll excuse myself then but could you step to the side, I need to concentrate on this last door a little bit...”

“I... it’s the usurper! How did he get here?”

The Elders panicked, the man that they were trying to stop was right there. His clothes were somewhat messed up but this was more due to his battle with the Emperor than from their attacks. It didn’t seem that he had been even grazed by one of their spiritual blasts. Was he able to predict this trap before they could spring it or was he just so strong?

“What’s with those faces? Do you still want to fight? I’m sorry to inform you but without your leader, this will not go your way.”

This answer was answered rather quickly as a massive surge of spiritual energy filled the entire area. All of them started getting pushed down to the ground. It was a strange combination of a suppressive aura attack and gravity shift in the whole area. They could not feel how powerful this person was because of the mystical chamber he was occupying with the Emperor. Now they became aware that they were nothing but flies and could not even stall him for more than a few moments.

...

“Good, just stay there while I open this thing...”

‘Is that a giant spirit cannon? Does he not care about all the elders that I left behind in that chamber? Or are they supposed to be a noble sacrifice?’

His brother was not even trying to swing his sword. Instead, he was waiting for the humongous ray of concentrated energy to do the deed. The Long Qing he was looking at was not even real, he was either a hologram or an illusory technique used to keep him focused on the wrong thing. It was too late to go back now, the energy blast was coming but so was he.

‘There is no other choice... I need to take it and survive.’

Zhang Dong decided to use up his reserves. The ray of energy was bursting forth from the top of the city above him. It was wider than the tunnel he had found himself in after leaving the previous gate. Drilling to the side was not an option as the diameter was just to large, the only way out of there was up.

His whole body turned into a blur as he surrounded himself along with Bahamut in a thick layer of energy. His lightning crackled and another sonic boom resounded through the place as his body slammed into the wave of energy. Everything turned blue and he could feel immense pressure coming from all sides. The force attempted to push him down but he could not let it win.

‘Eleven... ten... nine... eight...’

Bob counted the meters remaining before he could teleport him out of this place. The first set of defenses started to give in as his shield of gravity could not withstand the pressure. Following it were the flames he received from battling the Emerald Phoenix Emperor and other Daos quickly followed suit. Only a thin coat of golden light remained as he pushed himself forward.

His eyes went red and blood spouted from within his nose. He could feel his bones starting to shatter under the immense heat and pressure. This attack contained various energies that when mixed created an almost perfect weapon of death. Yet, with a final burst of vitality and using his forearms to shield his face, he pushed on.

A massive explosion of unprecedented proportions spread through the area as the earth under the capital city collapsed. A giant shockwave spread in all directions and bounced off the defensive barrier of the floating city. The sound was so loud that if heard by a normal person it would instantly rupture their eardrums and the heat resembled an atomic blast.

Only one man remained in this zone of death and only after the dust was starting to settle, did the person that ordered the attack appear. Long Qing had moved into the safety of his city to observe the spectacle along with a few other people. What was left over was a giant crater with a large opened gate beneath it.

“The path was open so the elders probably didn’t survive.”

The man mumbled while focusing his gaze on the few charred corpses in the chamber the elders were supposed to block Zhang Dong’s escape. All the walls there were made from an extremely sturdy material that not even the giant cannon could budge.

“He should be dead... but I won’t know for sure unless I find his body...”

Long Qing flew down with his hand resting on his hip. Even though he had won their confrontation there was something bothering him. What would happen if his brother had escaped? Could he really win another confrontation if his weapon was not there?

“Follow the Emperor! Find the remains of the usurper!”

He was not alone here as his oldest son followed after. The intrusive thoughts were pushed to the background as he focused on the search. If his brother was still alive, then he should be somewhere nearby. There was no escape and if he lived, then finishing the job would not be hard.