Chapter 312 - Battling the Emissary

With a flick of his wrists, the Moon Culler appeared in Lu Tianzi's right hand, and the Torrential Sabre appeared in his left.

Zuomin Ta's smile immediately faded from his face when he saw that.

"What's the meaning of this?" Zuomin Ta questioned while correcting his posture and getting into a proper battle stance, the halberd in his hands now at the ready.

Lu Tianzi did not bother replying to Zuomin Ta's words. Instead, he let go of the Moon Culler, allowing it to float freely in mid-air.

This action caused the wary Zuomin Ta to frown in confusion.

Is he trying to show off his control of Origin Force?

A mocking smile crept across Zuomin Ta's face.

First Cycle Origin Core realm martial artists were always eager to make use of their newly acquired Origin Force. The other party had probably never faced off against an opponent of a higher cultivation level, and therefore did not realise that since he was at the Third Cycle Origin Core realm, he would surely have a greater control over his Origin Force.

By letting go of the sword, the other party had essentially given it up to him!

No, that's not it.

Zuomin Ta quickly shook that thought out of his head.

At first glance, Lu Tianzi's movements might seem to be slow and casual, but every action was actually filled with absolute confidence.

There must be more than meets the eye!

But while he was being cautious, Zuomin Ta was not too worried either.

After all, he was two full boundaries above his First Cycle Origin Core realm opponent.

He was certain that as long as he did not get careless, there was no way he could lose.

Then again, before the other party could do anything unexpected, he might as well just make the first move!

Zuomin Ta's grip tightened around his halberd. With a sudden burst of power in his legs, he shot forward towards Lu Tianzi at top speed.

He thrust out his halberd, aiming its pointed tip at Lu Tianzi's shoulder.

While Zuomin Ta was intending to get rid of Lu Tianzi, he wanted to siphon every last bit of information out of him before that. To do that, he had to keep Lu Tianzi alive for as long as possible, until he got what he wanted.

Lu Tianzi looked calmly at the approaching Zuomin Ta, a silvery light flashing across his eyes.

There was only one thought in his mind right now.

Slow!

Far too slow!

Even the Second Cycle Origin Core realm Longshao Wenqin had been slightly faster than this!

Or perhaps it was simply because his senses were heightened now that he had broken through to the Origin Core realm?

Either way, it did not matter.

Lu Tianzi stood still as the pointed tip of the halberd drew nearer and nearer.

Just as it was about to connect with his shoulder, Lu Tianzi suddenly glided to the side, dodging the halberd by mere inches.

"What?!" Zuomin Ta widened his eyes in shock.

He had been absolutely sure that the attack would land!

But before he could pull back his extended halberd, Lu Tianzi had struck out with his palm, aiming straight for Zuomin Ta's chest.

His Essence energy condensed into a black mist, gathering into a thin layer that wrapped around his hand.

Palm of Thousand Venoms!

At such close proximity, the only defence that Zuomin Ta could muster in time was to gather his Origin Force at the point of contact, absorbing whatever damage he could.

Bang-!

The impact lifted Zuomin Ta from the ground, sending him flying into the air. But he recovered quickly, and remained hovering in mid-air instead of falling back down to the ground.

Looking down at Lu Tianzi from above, he gritted his teeth in irritation. "Tch! You slippery bastard!"

Lu Tianzi sighed inwardly.

It appeared that his Palm of Thousand Venoms still had a ways to go before it could be of use to him in combat.

Even after receiving a direct hit, Zuomin Ta seemed to be just fine.

Well then, what should he try next?

After breaking through to the Origin Core realm, Lu Tianzi had not really had a chance to fight with a proper opponent.

Now that he had already decided to get rid of Zuomin Ta, Lu Tianzi was intending to take this rare opportunity to test out everything in his arsenal!

"Since you refuse to submit, I shall not show mercy anymore either," Zuomin Ta was furious after losing out in the last exchange.

A pair of illusory black wings shimmered into existence behind him, and his strength level instantly surged.

"Die."

Still hovering in the air, Zuomin Ta swung his halberd downwards.

Essence energy exploded out from within him, flooding into his halberd and creating the illusion of it growing multiple times in size, in turn allowing the halberd to reach the ground despite how high up he currently was.

Lu Tianzi watched as the giant halberd smash down from above. But this time, he had no intention to dodge.

Stretching out his arm, Lu Tianzi simply pointed towards the approaching halberd, and the floating Moon Culler immediately reacted.

The Moon Culler tore through the air, producing sounds of the wind as it pierced straight towards the giant halberd.

It appeared so insignificantly small as compared to the giant halberd, but its momentum did not lose out one bit.

At the same time, an illusory green vortex shimmered into existence behind Lu Tianzi.

With the appearance of his Origin Totem, the Moon Culler instantly sped up, smashing straight into the giant halberd.

Bang-!

The fierce collision produced energy shockwaves that swept out in all directions, riling up a wind storm across the world within the giant bell that caused their robes to flutter wildly.

The resultant energy undulations swept across the world within the giant bell as the two weapons collided, riling up a storm of wind that caused their robes to flutter wildly.

"Impossible…!" Zuomin Ta exclaimed in disbelief as his halberd was stopped dead in its tracks by the relatively fragile-looking Moon Culler.

Using a mere sword, the First Cycle Origin Core realm White Griffin actually blocked his full-power halberd strike?

How?!

That did not make any sense!

On the other hand, Lu Tianzi grinned.

The Palm of Thousand Venoms might not have worked well, but the Eternal Wraith Sword certainly did.

Since that was the case…

Lu Tianzi's left hand let go as well, allowing the Torrential Sabre to float freely.

Seeing this, Zuomin Ta was even more enraged.

"You are underestimating me a little too much!" Zuomin Ta swept out with his Origin Force, wrapping it around both the Moon Culler and the Torrential Sabre.

Since his opponent was foolish enough to let go of his weapons, he would gladly accept them as his own!

But the next moment, Zuomin Ta froze.

No matter how hard he tried, he was unable to wrestle the two weapons away from his opponent's control!

In fact, there wasn't even a contest.

The weapons simply did not even budge no matter how he tried to pull at them with his Origin Fore!

Ridiculous… was his opponent really just a First Cycle Origin Core realm martial artist?

How could his control over Origin Force be this strong?!

Lu Tianzi naturally noticed what Zuomin Ta was trying to do, and could only laugh in his heart.

If it was about their control over Origin Force, Lu Tianzi would indeed not have much confidence when facing this Third Cycle Origin Core realm opponent.

However, the Eternal Wraith Sword worked differently from mere Origin Force control.

The Eternal Wraith Sword worked on the basis of establishing a connection with his sword to grant him complete control over it.

This so-called control went beyond mere manipulation by touch. This was about control on a mental level, allowing him to freely control the movements of his sword with a single thought.

In comparison to forcefully moving the sword with Origin Force, it was on a whole other level.

Right from the start, there was simply no chance that his opponent could have wrestled control of his weapons away from him!

Pu-!

Before Zuomin Ta could even recover from his shock, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood.

"This…" Zuomin Ta immediately linked his condition back to Lu Tianzi's earlier palm strike. "I knew you were lying. You are a poison master after all!"

"I wasn't one, but I guess I am now," Lu Tianzi blinked blankly.

So the Palm of Thousand Venoms did have an effect on his opponent, just that the effect was not as instantaneous as when Lord Er executed it.

To reach Lord Er's level, it seemed that he still had a long road ahead of him!

"Damn you. Even at this point, you are still denying?" Zuomin Ta cursed. "So be it then, the truth is no longer important. All that matters now is for you to meet your end!"

After saying his piece, Zuomin Ta drove his origin core to the limit, channelling every last bit of his Essence energy into his halberd. This time, the two raven bracelets on his wrists glowed brightly as well, and the illusory wings behind him extended out in an intimidating manner.

With the vast momentum gathered, Zuomin Ta raised his halberd and swung down with all his might.

Just like before, the halberd instantly grew in size, turning into a giant weapon that threatened to crush Lu Tianzi into oblivion.

This time, the pressure exuded by his attack was far greater than before. Even Lu Tianzi could not help but be amazed at the sudden increase in power level.

In response, Lu Tianzi pointed towards the halberd. Both the Moon Culler and the Torrential Sabre immediately moved into action.

At the same time, Lu Tianzi drew out the Star Reaper Spear from within his spatial ring. With the spear in hand, Lu Tianzi shot up from the ground, heading straight towards Zuomin Ta without the slightest hesitation.

Rising Serpent Splitting the Heavens!

Lu Tianzi might not be as adept with the spear as he was with the sword and sabre, but this was a unique combat technique that would grow stronger as the angle of the attack grew higher.

Now that Zuomin Ta was directly above him, the strength of this technique would be amplified by multiple folds, making it the ideal opportunity to use it!

Bang-!

Sword, sabre, and spear struck the halberd all at once. Compared to the earlier exchange, this collision was far stronger, and the resulting shockwaves far fiercer.

But at the end of it, even the mighty halberd strike from Zuomin Ta was sent straight back to where it came from.

"Wha-?!" Zuomin Ta's stance was blown right open by the collision.

He did not even have time to curse this time.

While the Torrential Sabre and Moon Culler crossed and held up his halberd, stopping Zuomin Ta from bring it back down, Lu Tianzi seized this opening and thrust out the Star Reaper Spear, piercing it straight towards Zuomin Ta's chest.

Stab-!

Blood spurt out like a fountain as the Star Reaper Spear tunnelled straight through Zuomin Ta's chest, its speartip emerging from behind his back.

"Y-You… who are you exactly?" Zuomin Ta struggled to speak through the blood that had welled up in his throat.

His trembling hands involuntarily let go of his halberd, allowing it to fall to the ground with a loud thud.

"I've already told you many times before," Lu Tianzi sighed. "But as you said, the truth is no longer important. All that matters now is for you to meet your end."