Path of Alchemy Mastery
Chapter 176 - 178 Initiating the Encounter

Chapter 176: Chapter 178 Initiating the Encounter

Dark clouds loomed over the city, threatening to destroy it; Mu Can watched as the vast army of the Demon Clan slowly advanced, pondering for a moment.

"I’ll take some men down; we can’t let them attack the city with such momentum." After saying that, Mu Can kicked Zheng Ming down and immediately followed by leaping off the city wall himself.

Bang! Bang!

Two sounds echoed; the first was Zheng Ming hitting the ground, and the second was Mu Can forcefully smashing into the enchanted ground beneath the city wall, which was as hard as refined iron. Given Zheng Ming’s Martial Venerate strength, even a fall from such a great height elicited a muffled groan, almost causing him to vomit blood.

"This child is too impulsive," Mu Can sighed and shook his head, then quickly followed by leaping down himself.

Purple Cloud followed closely, floating gracefully down beside Mu Can.

"Die! Die! Beat you to death!" A crazed old man, seeing others jump down, flipped straight over and plummeted down the city wall.

Bang!

The crazed old man landed face-first directly onto the ground.

Mu Can couldn’t bear to watch; such a fall would be tough even for a Martial Saint to handle, knowing that the city’s Array was effective against cultivators with Martial Saint level and above.

"Dead! They’re all dead." The crazed old man flipped right back up, alternating between sobbing and laughing loudly.

Mu Can was speechless, thinking how thick-skinned one must be to land face-first and remain unscathed; this crazed old man was truly extraordinary.

"Let’s start here, as our master’s research assignment," Mu Can said, looking towards the distant dark tide resembling a thin line in the sky, consisting of a seemingly endless Demon Clan army. Thirty thousand troops advanced together, already forming a tide of beings.

Zheng Ming wiped the blood trickling from his nose, feeling like he could barely stand. Even though he was a Saint Heir, he dared not confront such a vast army of thirty thousand with just a few people.

"Go, dad!" Dumpling quietly cheered for Mu Can, sending a warm stream from his body into Mu Can, which circulated back to Dumpling after a full round, forming a complete cycle. During this process, Mu Can was surprised to find his physical condition gradually improving.

Dumpling actually had such an ability to share his life force with others. This must be one of the benefits a Treeman contractor ought to have. No wonder when Mu Can first obtained the Treeman Dumpling, Destitute Tiger had that meaningful expression. He probably knew about these things.

Mu Can led the group forward to meet the surging army of thirty thousand from the Demon World. Although Zheng Ming felt weak in the knees, he still closely followed Mu Can, fearing being left behind.

"Kill him," the Demon World Commander ordered, upon seeing Mu Can and others daring to jump down the city wall to fight. He roared loudly.

To the Demon World Commander, Mu Can’s actions seemed like a suicidal move.

At the Commander’s order, the people from the Demon World immediately surged with excitement, shouting loudly and charging towards Mu Can, closing the distance gradually.

Watching the oncoming Demon World army, Zheng Ming felt unsteady and inwardly regretted offending Mu Can, now finding himself in this seemingly deadly predicament.

"Look at you, do you even resemble a Saint Heir?" Mu Can coldly mocked the trembling Zheng Ming.

In his view, Zheng Ming didn’t look at all like a Saint Heir. Facing the people of the Demon World, he was so frightened that he couldn’t even stand steadily and became like a jelly-legged shrimp.

Zheng Ming glanced at Mu Can but said nothing. However, he thought to himself, even if we can’t win later, can’t you still run? When my cultivation is sealed by you, where will I run to?

"Kill, kill, kill, they all must die." The mad old man shouted loudly, making Mu Can feel as if he was about to boil over. He gave the old man a surprised look. Mu Can always felt that the origin of this mad old man was certainly extraordinary; why would a powerful Martial Saint become a crazy old man?

Purple Cloud looked at the mad old man. She almost imperceptibly furrowed her brows, wondering what kind of experiences such a strong elderly man must have gone through to become mad.

"Here they come," whispered Mu Can.

The approaching large army of the Demon World, now less than ten miles away from them. Mu Can could even see the fierce and vicious smile on the face of the demon cultivators at the forefront.

Just like a butcher wielding a slaughtering knife, like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

"Do you really think you have a grip over me?" Mu Can chuckled softly, as since he dared to come here, he had his own plans.

"Do you need me to make a move?" Purple Cloud looked at Mu Can. In this situation, he didn’t mind taking action, but Mu Can shook his head.

Honestly, Purple Cloud was also very curious. What kind of method would Mu Can choose to resist this thirty-thousand-strong army of the Demon World?

In Purple Cloud’s eyes, this thirty-thousand-strong army was insignificant.

Without the Demon Lord, the army of the Demon World was like children in front of Purple Cloud, powerless to fight back. But for Mu Can, this thirty-thousand-strong army was more than enough to crush him.

"Activate the array enhancements," instructed the General in Golden Armor.

The Holy Master in charge of the array set the city’s protective array to its maximum capacity. The city had long been stocked with a massive amount of spirit stones, enough to sustain dozens of battles like this.

Mu Can suddenly felt his whole body brimming with strength, knowing that the city’s Array had been activated. He turned back and gave the General in Golden Armor a thumbs up.

The soldiers from the Demon World running at the forefront generally had the strength of the Martial Sect Level. Some squad leaders could reach the power of Martial Venerate. Only those Demon Commanders further behind had the strength of a Martial Saint.

Since there was no Demon Lord, Mu Can dared to act boldly and decisively.

He twisted his neck, releasing a crisp crack sound. Mu Can could no longer suppress the murderous intent in his heart which had been accumulating since he returned to the Mortal World and saw the headless corpses in the city. Passing by deserted city after city on his journey, his killing intent grew even more until now he could no longer hold back the towering murderous intent in his heart.

He crazily charged into the enemy camp, plunging in like a nail hammering down.

The moment he made his move, Mu Can showcased his specialty.

Dragon Ascending Nine Steps made its first appearance in the Human World. With the first step, Mu Can lifted his foot high and slammed it down hard, causing groups of Demon Clan soldiers to be blasted away. With the second step, its tremendous force directly crushed one small squad leader’s head deep into their chest cavity.

Step followed by step, each stronger than the last, until the fifth step, when shockingly, an empty circle appeared within the grand army of the Demon World. All the Demon Clan soldiers within the circle were fiercely blown away, their end destination unknown.

Mu Can also charged into the Demon Clan, the mad old man shouting incomprehensible words as he too fiercely crashed into the army of the Demon World. Zheng Ming’s gaze flickered, initially retreating, but was grabbed by Purple Cloud and thrown into the ranks of the Demon Clan, the great battle erupted instantaneously.