The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron
Chapter 1490 - Chapter 1490: Chapter 1588: Defeat the Enemy in an Instant

Chapter 1490: Chapter 1588: Defeat the Enemy in an Instant

Old Emperor Yuan was very fast indeed, but ultimately unable to prevent Dugu Nian from playing that earth-shattering piece.

Although his fingers didn’t touch the zither strings, the sound of the Great Tao burst forth, the surging power instantly flipped Old Emperor Yuan over, completely preventing him from approaching Dugu Nian.

“Not good!” Old Emperor Qin saw this situation and instantly felt a sense of foreboding, quickly retreating.

The four masked individuals were even more decisive, immediately flying into the Sky Swallowing Palace, clearly knowing the tremendous power of Dugu Nian’s move. It was not only the enemies that were affected, but even they themselves could be caught in it. Hiding inside the Sky Swallowing Palace was the safest option.

Because the Sky Swallowing Palace itself was the former Supreme Saint Hall, possessing unimaginable defensive capabilities, and it had an array personally arranged by the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, making it the safest place to hide.

Across the Seven Seas and the three sects, all instruments with strings, regardless of whether someone was playing them or not, began to sound, the zither strings crazily vibrating.

“What is happening?”

“It seems like something similar happened seven years ago too!”

“Is it haunted again? This time it’s even more violent than the last!”

“Don’t panic, maybe it will stop soon, don’t touch these zithers lightly.”

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For a moment, cries of shock arose everywhere in the Nine Countries. Many people still remembered the incident from seven years ago, which had already been quite alarming to hear, and now that it was happening again, the sensation it caused was no less than before.

On the side of the Seven Seas and three sects, all the ancient zithers also started playing by themselves, and the people of the three sects knew more about this, because seven years ago, Dugu Nian had used this Great Tao Without Strings move in the Seven Seas, killing many high-ranking members of the three sects and seriously injuring many strong practitioners, including the woman in the black dress.

Once this move is executed, its power could be described as earth-shattering, and if one had not reached the Immortal realm, being caught in this move would result, if not in death, then in serious injuries and the loss of capacity to continue fighting others.

“To be able to use this move, it seems that the girl from those years is employing this peerless skill again.”

“I never thought this woman was still alive; I originally assumed she had died.”

“Truly terrifying, there actually exists such a dreadful Tao of the Zither in Martial Arts.”

“Even those few masters of the Tao of the Zither in our Confucian sect do not possess such strength.”

“Just hearing this zither music makes me feel panic.”

****

Many of the seasoned practitioners from the three sects who had experienced that terrifying battle years ago felt a sense of fear and dread in their hearts. Although seven years had passed, the stringless piece played by Dugu Nian back then had led to the death of many high-ranking members of the three sects on the spot, and those who survived probably would never forget that horrifying scene.

Now, as the zither music sounded once again, all the stringed instruments were vibrating, naturally causing great unease among the people of the three sects.

However, fortunately, whether it was the Buddhist Sect or the Confucian Sect, or even the Taoist Sect which had been severely affected seven years ago, apart from the stringed instruments vibrating, no other incidents occurred. It was clear that the girl from seven years ago had not used this peerless Tao of the Zither skill in the Seven Seas this time, but rather within the bounds of the Nine Countries.

“Quick, scatter!” Old Emperor Qin roared at the people, but he himself did not retreat, instead, he took out a green-colored ancient mirror.

The Kylin mask on Dugu Nian’s face shattered, revealing one eye and half of her face, her eyes a fierce scarlet, cold and piercing. Even though using the Great Tao Without Strings greatly taxed her, Dugu Nian was no longer the person she used to be; once she set out to do something, there was no turning back.

The power gathered from various places was now infused into the zither before her. Dugu Nian looked at everyone present, pleased with their panicked fleeing.

“What a pity, how many will survive?” Dugu Nian’s light voice sounded, accompanied by a soft chuckle, as if in that moment, she had transformed back into that carefree, radiant young girl.

The zither music spread, carrying with it an unimaginable power.

Old Emperor Qin, who stood his ground, was first to bear the brunt. With a grave expression, he tried to use the power of the ancient green mirror in his hand to block all the power of the Great Tao Without Strings.

Unfortunately, Old Emperor Qin still underestimated the power of the Great Tao Without Strings, the pinnacle of Martial Arts within the Tao of the Zither, which had never been surpassed throughout history. A mere ancient mirror attempting to block this ultimate move was a gross underestimation of its power.

When the zither music surged with boundless power, Old Emperor Qin felt as if he was a lone sail in a massive wave, at any moment liable to capsize.

His ancient green mirror, however, emitted dazzling brilliance, continuously dissolving the terrifying power assaulting Old Emperor Qin.

But it didn’t hold long before a crack sound was heard. Old Emperor Qin looked up astonished.

The ancient green mirror had developed numerous cracks, its light rapidly dimming, clearly unable to withstand the ferocious power of Dugu Nian’s zither music.

“Disaster!” Only then did Old Emperor Qin deeply regret not retreating. Now he was doomed, his treasured item destroyed.

To protect himself, Old Emperor Qin activated all his power, continually resisting the force of the Great Tao Without Strings, but soon he was completely engulfed.

Those who saw the bad omens and scattered were also unable to escape. The entire Extreme North Icefield was enveloped by the zither music. Unless one could escape the Icefield in an instant, they would inevitably endure the power of the Great Tao Without Strings.

Clearly, even for the Great Longevity Ones, escaping the Extreme North Icefield in an instant was impossible.

The refined zither music brought suffocating death.

Even the woman in the black dress, who had stepped into the realm of the Immortals, was seriously injured under the power of the Great Tao Without Strings, not to mention those Great Longevity ones.

The Green Robe Guest vomited blood, screaming as his body exploded, his fate more bad than good.

The Alluring Fairy tried to escape into the earth but couldn’t avoid the calamity, being violently shaken to death within.

A peasant’s large ax split apart; he vomited a mouthful of blood and fell into the Icefield, his life or death unknown.

Western Moon King, South Zodiac King, and North Spirit King were bloodied all over. Their powerful vitality, characteristic of the Great Longevity Ones, seemed to be completely severed at this moment.

In the moment of crisis, Emperor Qin used several treasures but was unable to protect himself. Struck by the zither music, he was cut in half at the waist, his internal organs spilling out.

Yuan Emperor’s body was severely damaged in an instant, half his head sheared off.

Only the physically strong Old Yuan Emperor managed to endure the zither music a bit longer, but soon after, with a muffled groan, he fell powerlessly downwards. Although he didn’t lose consciousness, he was seriously injured.

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