Past life sage: This life a dual cultivator

'Those who strike first will have the edge", Zhan Chen thought to himself after looking at the devil army. He looked towards Ying Chao who was leading the Xuantian sect cultivators in the Yellow stone city.

Ying Chao was the same elder who brought Zhan Chen to the Xuantian sect. So, he was extremely familiar with the prowess of Zhan Chen. He felt curious when Zhan Chen looked towards him from the top of the city wall.

"Zhan Chen, do you want to say something?", he sent a mental message to Zhan Chen's mind. Zhan Chen nodded his head in reply. He wanted the Xuantian sect to strike first and only Ying Chao could give such an order.

"Is it related to the devils?", Yung Chao asked again. Zhan Chen nodded his head and a semn expression appeared on Ying Chao 's face.

"In that case, leave the city wall. We will talk where the devils can not see us", Ying Chao spoke. He acted like nothing happened and continued his conversation with other elders but his eyes were on Zhan Chen who went towards the stairs to climb down the city wall.

"Zhan Chen, what do want to say? Is it a message from senior Deming?", Ying Chao asked Zhan Chen. He came down from the sky to meet Zhan Chen as soon as Zhan Chen left the city wall.

"No, senior Deming didn't give any message. It is me who want to give a suggestion to you. It is upto you whether you want to implement it or not", Zhan Chen spoke.

"Speak. If it is anything helpful, I will be glad to implement your suggestion", Ying Chao replied.

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'Creak!', loud rumbling was heard as the city gate of the Yellow stone city was pushed open. The devils watched with disbelief as a large group of cultivators charged towards them.

It was impossible for the Yellow stone city to strike back if it was half an hour earlier. It was a foreigner conclusion that devils would conquer the Yellow stone city eventually. But the addition of the Xuantian sect completely changed the scenario.

"Disciples of the Xuantian sect, follow my order. Charge under your group leaders and slaughter these devils. Whoever performs great will be awarded by our sect", an elder announced.

"Charge", he waved his hand and the disciples of the Xuantian sect poured into the battlefield.

"Fight", the leader of the devils shouted soon after the city gate was open. Devils were bloodthirsty and brutal. So, they would not back away if a fight was upon them.

Soon, a chaotic fight ensured as the Xuantian sect cultivators and the devil army collided. Despite supremacy in the quality of experts, the Xuantian sect disciple found themselves in a tough spot.

It was because devils were unlike humans. They had incredibly sturdy bodies and many of them were equipped with weired abilities. Few cultivators started to fall as their devilish opponents overwhelm them. Blood splattered everywhere as a brutal fight began.

There was a pained look on many elder's faces as they saw the disciples from their respective peaks getting killed. Some had excited expression on their face as the disciples of their respective peaks were performing marvelously.

Compared to them, the leader of the elders, Ying Chao was completely calm. He had only a little curiousity on his face as he kept his soul consciousness focused on Zhan Chen.

Zhan Chen followed one of the group at middle to leave the city gate. Compared to other cultivators, he didn't have any group to rely on. Few elders were against his idea to let him fight alone but Ying Chao allowed him. Zhan Chen charged along with group of cultivators and faced the devils along with them.

A vicious looking devil pounced towards him as soon as he joined the battle. Zhan Chen only swept his hand in the air and a cut appeared on the devil's neck. The devil was charging ruthlessly but he suddenly slumped to the ground. Black blood flew from his neck as he died with a look of disbelief on his face.

Zhan Chen was looking harmless as he was not holding a weapon in his hands. Moreover, he didn't have a dominnering appearance which enticed the devils to charge toward him.

Unfortunately for them, Zhan Chen was like a hidden ripper. They were slaughtered as soon as they approached Zhan Chen. Soon, some of the devils started to notice as Zhan Chen slayed more than ten devils comprising of True essence realm and Core condensation realm devil warriors.

"Human scum, you are actually hiding your strength", a winged devil charge towards him. He had a cultivation of peak Core condensation realm which made him a slightly interesting opponent for Zhan Chen.

"Wings of darkness, ripper storm", the devil unleashed a brutal move as soon as he got close to Zhan Chen. A solemn expression appeared on the face of Ying Chao as he was keeping an eye on Zhan Chen. Few elders also had panicked expression on their faces as they saw Zhan Chen being engulfed by the dark storm.

The winged devil flapped his wings and the dangerous looking pitch black wind engulfed Zhan Chen. The devil thought, he was winning as a vicious grin appeared on his face but his happiness was short-lived as he felt the presence of someone behind him.

He turned to look back but it was too late. An energy sword was already penetrating his back and it shattered his heart right away. "Human....", he could only mutter this much before his body slumped to the ground.

Zhan Chen was like a ripper who killed every devil he met on his way. Even the older Martial ascension realm disciples were no match for him as he advanced and killed around as he pleased.

Most of the elders had look of approval and admiration on their faces as they saw how Zhan Chen fought. Now they could understand why he was choosen as a core disciple. Moreover, they could see why Zhan Chen was deadset on fighting alone in this battle. The reason Zhan Chen wanted to fight alone because he didn't want any group to limit him. Only a group of Tribulation realm experts could match his prowess and even they would have to be talented if they wanted to match the speed of Zhan Chen's slaughtering.

Winged devils, horned devils, bone devils, many kind of devil fighters tried to stop him but but they were easily slaughtered like chickens. Zhan Chen's rampage finally attracted the attention of the elites from the devils' army.

"That brat seems like a genius from the human world. Probably, we have to step in to kill that brat", a devil spoke. He was one of the young devils who was standing close to the spatial crack.

"I wonder how his soul tastes like?", Nu Chongyi licked his lips. He was the same devil who had unleashed 'Soul Reaper vortex' on the cultivators of the Yellow stone city. Seeing Zhan Chen sp impressive, he wanted to have a taste of his soul.

"Don't do anything for now. Let that human brat do as he please. Even if he kills all of these troops, it will not have any impact on the strength of our Abhorst empire ", Lord Tianzun spoke.

"Senior Tianzun, when should we expect other generals to come? It will be bad if some expert of theirs come to attack the spatial crack", a devil standing next to Nu Chongyi asked.

"I have already notified lord Marquis. Considering his ability, he most have already reached the spatial crack. The passage way is safe. We only have to wait untill other eleven generals under lord Marquis descends", lord Tianzun spoke. A reverent expression appeared on the face of young devils when they heard the word 'Marquis'. They nodded their heads and did not disturb lord Tianzun anymore.

Zhan Chen was unaware about the true motives of the devils. He could have heard them with his soul consciousness but he was wary of trouble to spread his soul consciousness so far.

He was currently facing a winged devil who was a female. She was at the peak of Core condensation realm and fighting evenly with Zhan Chen. It was ofcourse Zhan Chen who was lenient on her. It was the first time he had seen a female devil and he was slightly curious.

In the entire army of devils, the number of females were very less. So, it was no surprise that Zhan Chen found a female devil only after slaughtering tens of the devils.

The female devil was slightly taller than Zhan Chen. She had dark bluish skin with two pitch black wings on her back. She was holding a sword on her hand and raining attacks on Zhan Chen while flapping her wings.

The wings would allow her for a short flight. So, she was using it to float higher and found some initiative in the battle with Zhan Chen.

"So, you are little different than human females. It is only that you have wings in addition to human body. Your cultivation is not high. So, it is a pity", Zhan Chen spoke.

"Human, are you out of your mind?", the winged devil shouted. She couldn't believe that a human had such disregard for her. She flapped her wing more fiercely and charged towards Zhan Chen.