System's Super Sect-Chapter 575 - 572, Second Mechanism Realm

At the moment he picked up the girl from the narrow corner of the room, Huan Cheng stood on the ruins and suddenly turned towards the city center, in the direction of the inn where Situ Xiuneng was staying—trying to see it from afar, but was blocked by tall buildings.

Why look there?

Because he felt that this disaster must be related to the Hundred Sects Alliance.

Also, besides the Hundred Sects Alliance, in the region of East Lake, no one dared cause a commotion in Cangwu City.

He, a humble Profound Realm, naturally couldn’t punish them or do what a City Lord should do. But he trusted Wen Ping would seek justice for Cangwu City.

No matter what big figure came from the Hundred Sects Alliance.

...

In the city.

"What’s going on?"

When the loud noise came, Situ Xiuneng walked out of the house, not yet able to ask Murong Qing and others outside about what happened, when he saw the surging crowd continually crossing the street before him.

With one glance, at least a thousand people.

Thousands of people, speaking in bits and pieces, the noise was as thunderous as the sound of rain in the night, streaming into his ears. It gave Situ Xiuneng a feeling that it seemed Cangwu City was facing a catastrophe.

However, clearly, this was impossible. In East Lake, though the Demon Race was stronger than the Human Race, Cangwu City was backed by the Immortal Sect that could destroy the Dragon God Sect, making it safer than anywhere else in East Lake. To say, even cities guarded by Four-star Influences like Xuanse Lake are not as safe as Cangwu City.

But the feasibility of demons attacking the city was denied, so what exactly caused these people to panic and disorder?

Situ Xiuneng frowned in doubt, leaping up to stand on the inn’s eaves, gazing into the direction the loud sound came from, and immediately saw the abrupt, dazzling red glow at the edge of the night city. Situ Xiuneng quickly released perception, directly sweeping across Cangwu City, past the ruins at the city’s edge, directly towards the center of the battle.

The aftershocks from the Mountain Suppression Realm, and everything occurring at the moment, immediately fed back into his mind, as if he was standing there. He then understood what was happening.

Many Mountain Suppression Realm forces were fighting outside the city!

When curiously wanting to see which side’s forces were involved, a familiar aura surged into his mind.

Situ Xiuneng exclaimed, "Lu Ming!" 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Only then did he realize what that dazzling red light in the sky was.

It was Vein Technique—Thousand Leaps!

"Damn it!" Situ Xiuneng cursed silently, suddenly moving, swiftly heading towards the outskirts where the battle was occurring, while looking towards Yunlan Mountain. "It’s the critical moment for peace talks, is Lu Ming seeking death?"

He had no time now to think about Lu Ming acting on his own. This mistake could be punished later. He now just hoped Lu Ming wasn’t targeting the Immortal Sect. If so, the situation would be better. Otherwise, how the situation would unfold today was uncertain.

Because now, anything could trigger a chain reaction!

The Immortal Sect could destroy the Dragon God Sect; if they directly killed Lu Ming...

Thinking of this, Situ Xiuneng immediately quickened his steps.

At this moment, as the perception was retracting, it suddenly swept over the sky above Yunlan Mountain, sensing two auras continuously falling. One aura was very familiar, elusive, unclear—precisely that of the Immortal Sect Sect Leader Wen Ping encountered earlier.

And the other aura was very unfamiliar.

But this aura was obviously not as mysterious as Wen Ping’s—this person was definitely a Mountain Suppression Upper Realm expert!

He had tried many ways to meet the power behind the Immortal Sect during his last visit to Yunlan Mountain but was unsuccessful. Yet he unexpectedly saw such figures under these circumstances today. This indicated that this matter was likely related to the Immortal Sect.

Situ Xiuneng’s heart grew worried, immediately hastening his steps towards outside the city.

What you fear always comes!

...

Meanwhile, the fire walls formed between each fire column in the Thousand Leaps·Second Mechanism Realm were now rippling like emerald waves, spreading outward from the center of the fire walls, with the flames no longer rising.

Following this, each fire wall suddenly extended a huge Fire Vine. Looking around, at least twenty or thirty vines. Each Fire Vine, after emerging from the fire wall, seemed to grow eyes as they directly charged towards the two of Luan Yue.

Both in front and behind!

The two of Luan Yue had no choice but to fight head-on.

Seeing this, the two quickly leaned back to back, entrusting each other’s backs to the most trusted ally. Amid the vibrations of the Meridian Gate, the two continually performed Vein Techniques against the attacking Fire Vines. But no matter what Vein Technique was blasted out, it would be scattered by the Fire Vines.

"What should we do, our Vein Technique can barely fend off the Fire Vines?" Hei Shan, as a Mountain Suppression Realm expert, looked extremely grim seeing his Vein Technique being scattered by several Fire Vines.

Luan Yue, whilst constantly releasing Vein Techniques, whispered a warning, "Even so, don’t stop, use all your strength to quickly deploy Vein Techniques."

Luan Yue and Hei Shan cultivated high-grade Vein Techniques, and their cultivation realm was not low either. But facing the Fire Vines of the Second Mechanism Realm was like facing attacks from dozens of Mountain Suppression Realm forces simultaneously, making their resistance truly feeble.

The most lethal thing was that they could only blast out their Vein Techniques one by one, as singular attacks. But School Vein Skill can be stacked and complement each other. It remains perpetually strong under the augmentation of the Meridian Gate.

Luan Yue and Hei Shan continually released high-grade Vein Techniques, and although the Meridian Gate could continuously absorb Vein Qi to condense Vein Techniques, it would more quickly exhaust Spiritual Power. In contrast, the opponent maintained balanced consumption, allowing them to fight for ten years without issue.

Luan Yue and Hei Shan knew this was enough to be fatal, but currently, the First Extreme Realm and the Second Mechanism Realm of Thousand Leaps had already been deployed. The two complemented each other, making defense and attack nearly invincible. So all they could do was continuously release Vein Techniques, exhausting power to fend off the Fire Vines, first ensuring the two wouldn’t be separated.

Once separated, neither would have protection behind their backs, and the Fire Vines would continuously attack their unseen rear. The outcome could likely be determined in an instant, unable to wait for the Immortal Sect’s intervention.

At that point, perseverance becomes a luxury.

Immortality is already a longing.

Lu Ming, a battle-hardened warrior, could easily see through their scheming. He kept verbally interfering to distract the two, saying, "Don’t resist stubbornly. Even if I use ordinary Vein Techniques, neither of you are my match, let alone School Vein Skill. Close the Meridian Gate and surrender; Lord Situ Xiuneng may spare your lives."

Besides the verbal interference, the Fire Vines also continuously attacked the gaps on both sides of the two, areas less smooth for defending.

The initial one or two root disturbances didn’t have much effect.

So Lu Ming immediately added a few more.

Five Fire Vines charged directly at Luan Yue’s front, then switched to her left side. The situation for Hei Shan was also precarious; Fire Vines striking and slapping from the front had already put him in disarray, and now five more were attacking from the right.

If they wanted to block, both had to turn simultaneously to release Vein Techniques.

But the back would become vulnerable!

Luan Yue noticed this, feeling inside that things were going awry, hurriedly shouted, "Turn!"

Hei Shan nodded and his body followed Luan Yue in turning. The two no longer remained still standing, but started rotating while releasing Vein Techniques, thus strengthening their weak sides abruptly.

Of course, this also meant that the spiritual power consumption was greater.

Previously, they might have lasted a quarter-hour.

In this current state, at most 500 breaths.

But right now, who cared about so much, as long as they weren’t separated, any means were worth it.

"Seeking death!" Seeing them, Lu Ming, like a cat with its tail stepped on, angrily roared, beckoning at the five people beside him to move, "Since you won’t surrender, then die—"

As the words fell, the expressions of determination on Luan Yue and Hei Shan suddenly flashed with despair in their eyes. They saw the five Mountain Suppression Realm experts, who had been spectators, now readying their Meridian Gates for attacks.

This was the sign before Vein Techniques were unleashed!

Luan Yue’s original estimate of enduring for 500 breaths was instantly reduced to 50.

"Let’s die together—"

After saying this, Lu Ming coldly glanced at Luan Yue and Hei Shan, his lips curling up slowly, turning to give Xia Jin a look. After all, this battle was publicly fought for Xia Jin, to wipe out threatening enemies for him.

As expected, Xia Jin, being from the Xia Family, was very pleased and proud, with a crazy gleam in his eyes.

But just then, a loud bang resounded!

Boom!

Like a meteor crashing to the ground.

Suddenly, massive dirt and rocks splattered next to him like a torrential downpour, covering him.

The unexpected change made Lu Ming instinctively back away quickly, leaving his previous position, then hearing muffled cries in front. But those sounds were brief, like a blink, swiftly vanishing.

Upon sensing, Lu Ming’s complexion greatly changed — the life signs of the five Mountain Suppression followers instantly disappeared for three.

And as probing continued, another vanished.

"What?"

Lu Ming panicked for the first time, feeling fear as well. The Mountain Suppression Realm was like ants being killed by the intruder, meaning he would likely fare no better in their eyes.

Suddenly, a thought spontaneously arose.

Retreat!

Quickly retreat!

As this thought surfaced, the last life sign completely faded. Amongst the swirling dust, an aura swiftly approached him, its speed chilling his heart.

"Mountain Suppression Upper—"

The terrified voice abruptly stopped as Lu Ming felt his face slammed by a towering mountain, blacking out, losing control and flying backward into the deep forest.

At this moment, the Thousand Leaping Artery Skill transformed, with Luan Yue and Hei Shan standing back to back, sweat pouring down, watching as the Fire Vines slowly dissipated. Finally, smiles of relief appeared on their faces, and they collapsed back to the ground.

"We’ve finally survived!"

Both exclaimed in one voice.

It could be said that if the Immortal Sect expert had arrived ten breaths later, under the attack of Thousand Leaps Vein Techniques and five Lower Mountain Suppression Realm fighters, they would have met a tragic end just like Hei Yu.

Continuously releasing high-grade Vein Techniques, who could endure that?

Luckily, the Immortal Sect expert appeared timely.

Then, Wen Ping’s voice appeared.

"Elder Zhao, bring over the still alive Middle Mountain Suppression Realm one; I’ll first check the casualty situation at the city edge."

After the words fell, Wen Ping began walking slowly from Yun Lan’s foot towards the ruined city wall to closely examine the disaster situation, when suddenly a figure rapidly approached over the rooftops. Wen Ping squinted and focused — it was Situ Xiuneng!