Eternal Sacred King Chapter 702 to 711
Chapter 702: I’ll Bash You up if You Mess With Me!
“What?”
Nie Hao could not believe what he heard and glared at Lin Xuanji as though he was looking at a dead man, snarling word by word, “I want to mess with you, what can you do?”
“I’ll bash you up if you mess with me!”
Lin Xuanji leaped into the air towards Nie Hao.
“You must have a death wish!”
Nie Hao was enraged and the horsetail whip in his hands shone with a dazzling luster.
Six spirit patterns, a connate spirit weapon!
Although he was undermined by Di Yin’s reputation, Nie Hao was still in possession of a connate spirit weapon.
It was obvious that his status in Chaos Essence Sect as a Golden Core was not weak – he was only beneath Di Yin!
Swash!
Nie Hao waved the horsetail whip in his hands and three thousand silver-white threads turned into a spectacular beam of white light, slicing towards Lin Xuanji’s waist like a sword!
The light was blinding and traveled at an extremely fast speed – it was almost instantaneous!
Lin Xuanji’s expression did not change, as though he had predicted it beforehand, and he dodged downwards, avoiding Nie Hao’s killing move by a hair’s breadth!
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
He swung his arm in reverse and three supreme-grade flying swords tore through the air.
The three flying swords split into three different directions and thrust towards Nie Hao’s vital points with unusual movements.
His sword maneuvering technique was already rather advanced.
At the same time, Lin Xuanji made a series of complex and mysterious hand seals.
Heaven Dominating Palm!
Root Departure Finger!
Frost Palm!
Cloud Stirring Palm!
Zen Qi Explosion!
Tri-Green Phantom Saber!
Icicle Formation!
...
After a series of confusing hand seals, Lin Xuanji burst forth with 18 spirit arts that surged towards Nie Hao like raging tides!
Shocking!
That was the only word in everyone’s minds when they saw it.
“This...”
“Amazing!”
“What’s the background of this man?”
“There’s spirit arts from different sects among the 18 of them. I can’t tell where he’s from!”
An uproar broke out from the crowd.
In order to conceal his identity, there was naturally no way Lin Xuanji would release Enigma Palace’s ultimate secret skills. However, he had vast knowledge and knew a little about everything – a simple attack from him could suffocate his opponents!
Even Su Zimo could not grasp Lin Xuanji’s true strength, let alone Nie Hao.
“F*ck!”
Nie Hao was scared out of his wits and cursed internally. “This guy’s playing cheat!”
How was this a nobody?
He waved the horsetail whip in his hands and the three thousand strands of hair split into three directions to receive the incoming flying swords.
The next moment, Nie Hao circulated his Golden Core wildly and released a secret skill of his sect – Chaos Essence Palm!
Huff! Huff! Huff!
Nie Hao was flustered and released Chaos Essence Palm repeatedly.
A series of palm prints materialized in midair and clashed against the 18 incoming spirit arts!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The collisions created deafening bangs and shockwaves.
Nie Hao stood in the air with a frightfully pale expression – he was almost sent flying.
He had expended almost half the spirit energy in his dantian with the successive release of his secret skill!
“What a lunatic!”
Nie Hao cursed and withdrew a few elixirs from his storage bag, ready to consume them to replenish his spirit energy.
“Let go!”
All of a sudden!
A voice exploded in Nie Hao’s ears, almost scaring him out of his wits.
Unknowingly, Lin Xuanji had already arrived beside him, tapping him gently on the wrist that held the elixirs with an iron ruler!
“Ah!”
Nie Hao shrieked tragically and his wrist swelled instantly, causing him to relinquish his grip on the elixirs.
“How dare you attack me!”
Nie Hao’s eyes were bloodshot as he clenched his teeth; he wished for nothing more than to tear Lin Xuanji apart!
In reality, Lin Xuanji had already shown mercy with that attack.
If he had attacked with his full force, Nie Hao’s hand would have already been crippled!
In other words, that iron ruler could have been tapped on Nie Hao’s head rather than his wrist...
As long as he pondered calmly, Nie Hao would definitely be able to understand. However, he could not care less at that moment. The only thought on his mind was how to kill Lin Xuanji so that he could regain his dignity.
“I’ve already told you not to mess with me but you refused to heed my advice,”
Lin Xuanji pouted his lips and murmured, “Is there something wrong with your brains? You really believed me when I said that I was a nobody? What an idiot! Have you gone stupid after receiving daily beatings from Di Yin?”
“Kill!”
Nie Hao was so angry that he was trembling with smoke steaming from all orifices.
The horsetail whip in his hands quivered and all three thousand strands of hair burst into the air before scattering down like a waterfall. It resembled a jail as it tried to envelope Lin Xuanji.
“Fufu.”
Lin Xuanji’s eyes shone with mockery. In a flash, he had already darted far away.
He declared with a raised voice, “Hey, don’t blame me for not reminding you. If you mess with me, I’ll bash you up!”
“Hahahaha!”
Far away, a series of laughter broke out from the crowd.
Nie Hao’s face flushed red and he almost exploded from rage. Unable to contain himself any longer, he cursed, “I’ll bash your mother!”
As he said that, Nie Hao dashed forward once more.
On the other side.
Leng Ming and Little Fatty, the legacy disciples of Tomb Sect, had collided as well!
This was an inevitable battle.
The victor would be this generation’s true successor of Tomb Sect!
“Junior Brother, admit defeat,”
Leng Ming shook his head. “You’ve joined the sect for 20 years and have fought me for 20 times. When have you ever defeated me?”
“It’s enough as long as I defeat you this time round!” Little Fatty said darkly.
Leng Ming’s gaze turned cold as he remarked frostily, “Junior Brother, if you hand over the Yellow Springs Diagram, I can consider sparing your life. If you insist on your folly, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”
“You’re the one insisting on your folly, not me,”
Little Fatty withdrew a flying sword from his storage bag. “There’s no need to speak further, let’s fight!”
“Alright!”
Little Fatty bellowed and summoned his flying sword as well, fighting to the side with Little Fatty.
Before the remaining thousands of cultivators could attack, monkey, the spirit tiger, the Golden Lion and Qing Qing had already rushed into the crowd and brought forth a massacre!
Their opponents had the advantage in numbers. If they waited, a single flying sword from each opponent would be enough to injure monkey’s group.
Right now, they split into four groups and charged into the crowd, slaughtering wildly and causing chaos.
The cultivators could only fight for themselves.
Little fox stood motionlessly on the spot and released her bewitching techniques from the fox race. She opened her mouth slightly and sent forth a fragrance that charmed dozens of cultivators before long, causing them to fight their comrades.
Clang!
A jarring sound of metal clashing rang, causing the ears of cultivators nearby to ring in pain as they winced.
It was Su Zimo clashing against Xu Cheng.
The collision of Blood Quencher and the Green Thunder Saber.
Sizzle!
The blood beam and lightning, two entirely different powers, interweaved in midair and devoured one another!
The stalemate lasted for a single breath.
Xu Cheng shuddered and his expression changed as he fell to the side.
Zephyr Thunder Palace specialized in thunder techniques and there were many body tempering methods in the legacy of Void Thunder Manual as well.
Although they could not compare to top-tier body tempering sects such as Glass Palace and Overlord Palace, their melee combat strength was not to be underestimated as well.
However, Xu Cheng had not expected that he couldn’t withstand a single slash from Su Zimo!
He could not defend even though Su Zimo did not use his full strength!
The power of thunder imbued on the Green Thunder Saber surged into Su Zimo’s body as though it was treading through a swamp and did not even cause a single ripple.
However, the power of bloodline from Blood Quencher surged into Xu Cheng’s and caused his blood qi to turn chaotic! He was nearly ruptured on the spot from the reverse flow of his blood!
Chapter 703: Immovable Foundation Seal
Xu Cheng retreated backwards as his eyes flashed with a grim expression.
Although it was merely a single exchange of blows, his arms had already gone numb and his blood qi was fluctuating wildly.
However, Su Zimo wielded Blood Quencher and charged over as though he was completely unaffected!
“I can’t fight him head-on anymore!”
Xu Cheng made up his mind decisively and gripped his Green Thunder Saber with one hand. His other hand conjured a hand seal before eventually releasing a spirit art that burst forth immediately!
“Zephyr Thunder Break!”
Xu Cheng hollered.
A wild wind gusted and fluttered towards Su Zimo – sand was already flying everywhere before it arrived!
In the wild wind, there was even a sizzling green lightning that looked extremely horrifying!
Xu Cheng also released the sound secret killing move of Zephyr Thunder Palace through his voice.
His voice materialized into soundwaves that surged towards Su Zimo, causing the entire void to quake!
The combination of his spirit art and sound secret killing move arrived at the same time!
Su Zimo’s expression was unchanged as he put away Blood Quencher and clasped his palms together. His fingers interlocked into a grip, leaving only his forefingers upright as their fingertips touched.
When he released that Dharmic Seal, Su Zimo’s aura changed entirely!
A divine light covered his body.
Lowering his head, Su Zimo ignored the wild gust coiled with lightning. In fact, he looked extremely dignified as he opened his mouth slightly without even looking at Xu Cheng, “Pa!”
The entire world went silent with that Sanskrit exclamation!
There were six different Daming Dharmic Seals.
This was the only defensive Dharmic Seal among them – the Immovable Foundation Seal!
Daming Mantra!
It was released together with the Daming Dharmic Seal!
This was a secret technique in the Daming True Sutra!
However, this secret skill had been buried in the sands of time, lost with Daming True Sutra after the destruction of Daming Monastery.
Nobody expected that secret skill to resurface in the ancient battlefield!
Lin Xuanji was initially glaring at Nie Hao while bashing the latter up. When he heard that Sanskrit exclamation, he was surprised and turned towards the voice.
“Mmm? That is...”
As though he recalled something, Lin Xuanji’s expression changed as he exclaimed, “The Immovable Foundation Seal from Daming Monastery!”
Nie Hao was bruised from head to toe and had a swollen face. Flustered, he finally managed to catch a breath with Lin Xuanji’s pause.
However, when he heard the words Daming Monastery and Immovable Foundation Seal, his eyes were filled with disbelief.
10,000 years ago, Daming Monastery was destroyed.
Although none of the legacy disciples from super sects had witnessed the true Daming Dharmic Seal, all of them had heard of the famous Daming Monastery.
Throughout all these years, countless cultivators have risked danger to head to the Great Qian Ruins in hopes of locating the secret skills of Daming and Fahua Monasteries.
The Sanskrit rang throughout the world.
Almost instantly, Xu Cheng’s sound killing move dissipated.
Against the divine light from the Immovable Foundation Seal, the raging winds and shining lightning around Su Zimo dispersed as well.
Xu Cheng’s eyes shone coldly.
He had not expected his attack to be swept away by Su Zimo with such ease.
All of a sudden!
Du Ren appeared behind Su Zimo, throwing out a bunch of blue poison needles that were as thin as a cow’s hair and arrived instantly.
From his swaying robes, he tossed out another handful of green powder.
Pshew! Pshew! Pshew!
Immediately after, iron needles that were an inch long appeared from Du Ren’s fingertips. He circulated a unique force before shooting them towards Su Zimo!
Su Zimo’s Immovable Foundation Seal had just dissipated after colliding against Xu Cheng’s Zephyr Thunder Break and his defense was now at its weakest.
After biding his time, Du Ren finally spotted a great opportunity.
He released Poison Sect’s most frightening killing move the moment he attacked!
Poison Sect specialized in poison.
In the sect, the seven most frightening killing moves were known as the Seven Lethals.
The blue poison needles earlier on were one of the Seven Lethals, the Heart Seeking Spike.
Thin as a cow’s hair, they were hard to spot with one’s naked eyes. The moment they made contact with a person, they could enter the veins through the pores on one’s body, dooming the person instantly!
The purplish-green powder was another one of the Seven Lethals, the Purple Corpse Corrosion Poison!
This was the poison that Xiaoning was struck by previously. It was thanks to Night Spirit’s blood as well as her mysterious Elixir Furnace that she did not turn into a pus of blood.
The final five iron nails were even scarier and were also one of the Seven Lethals – Armor Bursting Bone Corrosion Nails!
Those iron nails possessed a frightening corrosive poison that could penetrate armor and robes – they were extremely difficult to defend against.
Any cultivator that was struck by the Armor Bursting Bone Corrosion Nail would have their bones turned into powder within 10 breaths!
Three of the Seven Lethals were flying towards Su Zimo at the same time!
“You truly have a death wish!”
Su Zimo’s gaze turned cold as he circulated his Golden Core. His spirit energy gushed and he released the Ancient Dragonification Art right away!
A divine dragon dozens of feet tall appeared in the air with magnificent horns on its head. It coiled a few rounds around him upwards before hovering in midair!
The divine dragon was lined with scales that shone with a cold gleam. With spikes on it back, it bared its fangs and claws menacingly towards Du Ren who was not far away!
A slight collision against the spiraling divine dragon caused all the Heart Seeking Spikes, Purple Corpse Corrosion Poison and Armor Bursting Bone Corrosion Nails to disperse immediately!
When the Armor Bursting Bone Corrosion Nails struck the divine dragon, sparks merely flew before they scattered to the ground.
The dragons once ruled over the ten thousand races and had the noblest bloodline that was the most terrifying and was immune to poison.
For the dragons, the Seven Lethals of Poison Sect was nothing but puny tricks!
Alongside the birth of the divine dragon, a shuddering aura that was extremely frightening descended!
“Ah!”
A series of exclamations came from the crowd.
“What is this?”
“Could that really be a True Dragon?”
“Goodness, that man is guarded by a True Dragon? Just who is he? Could he be an immortal reincarnated from the upper world?”
Even cultivators who were watching from afar had shock on their faces as they sensed the repressive pressure, let alone the cultivators directly in the battlefield.
Du Ren felt his limbs go cold after the divine dragon targeted him. His scalp prickled and his back was already drenched in sweat.
“Go!”
Su Zimo pointed forward.
The divine dragon that spiraled around him soared into the skies with a divine light and horrifying aura, lunging towards Du Ren with a nefarious howl of wind!
“Ah!”
Du Ren was scared out of his wits.
“Senior Brother, watch out!”
Many Poison Sect cultivators attacked one after another, aiming the divine dragon in midair with poisoned weapons.
The divine dragon swayed its tail.
The massive sweep of the dragon’s tail ruptured the bodies of dozens of Poison Sect cultivators. They turned into blood mists and a trail of blood appeared in midair!
More than half of the Poison Sect cultivators were dead!
Realizing that he could not escape in time, Du Ren released his Golden Core phenomenon right away!
“I’ll send you down to meet your brother in Hell!”
Su Zimo hollered. The divine dragon understood his intentions and extended its head, chomping down on Du Ren while neglecting the latter’s Golden Core phenomenon!
Snap!
Du Ren’s Golden Core phenomenon dissipated instantly!
“Pfft!”
With a few bites, the divine dragon minced Du Ren and swallowed the latter!
Blood oozed from the side of its mouth.
Du Ren died on the spot!
Poison Sect cultivators were not proficient in head-on combat, even if they were legacy disciples.
Du Ren’s Golden Core phenomenon could not even be ranked on the Phenomenon Ranking.
The Ancient Dragonification Art was a secret skill of the Human Emperor and could go against most of the phenomenons!
Chapter 704: Chaos Essence Hole
The crowd was shocked!
Poison Sect had more than a hundred cultivators. Nobody expected more than half of them to be wiped out by the divine dragon Su Zimo summoned before they could release their true strength!
Even the paragon of Poison Sect, Du Ren, died without a corpse remaining!
The Poison Sect cultivators who managed to survive fled in all directions and did not dare to linger on the battlefield.
“Immortal! He’s definitely the reincarnation of an immortal!”
“How can ordinary cultivators be protected by a True Dragon?”
Some of the Poison Sect cultivators were scared out of their wits and began mumbling incoherently.
Fear was an infectious emotion.
Against the repressive pressure of the dragon, it was already difficult for most cultivators to maintain their composures.
When they witnessed the tragic state of the Poison Sect cultivators, even cultivators of the three super sects, Zephyr Thunder Palace, Chaos Essence Sect and Corpse Refinement Cult, went into chaos.
Monkey, the spirit tiger, Qing Qing and the Golden Lion seized the opportunity to launch a series of powerful attacks.
Little fox made use of the cultivators’ shock to penetrate their mental defenses, controlling even more cultivators to fight against their fellow comrades!
Although the three super sects had the advantage in numbers, they suffered immense losses and could not handle the situation at the moment.
“What are you guys getting flustered for?!”
Xu Cheng astutely sensed that something was amiss with the situation and yelled. He pointed at the divine dragon spiraling in midair before shouting, “Open your eyes! That’s a fake dragon that’s created by this man using spirit energy!”
There was no wonder why Xu Cheng was a paragon of Zephyr Thunder Palace.
Although he did not know the origin of the Ancient Dragonification Art, he could maintain his composure and deduce that the divine dragonw as a product of Su Zimo’s spirit energy.
Su Zimo sneered and said indifferently, “It’s rude to not return favors. Have a taste of my sound killing move too!”
“Hmm?”
Xu Cheng’s expression changed slightly and he felt fear.
Su Zimo took a deep breath and his cheek puffed up like an airbag at a visible speed; it was swelling rapidly!
The most beguiling thing was that the divine dragon spiraling in midair was taking a deep breath as well. Its body expanded as it puffed up its chest with surging air currents, forming a series of cyclones in midair!
The man and the dragon seemed to be moving at the same time!
There was a slight pause.
Both of them opened their mouths at the same time!
“Roar!”
A roar that could tear through the clouds and metal was released!
Su Zimo was also letting off a dragon roar!
Instantly, the world changed and dust billowed!
The sounds of killing, screams, spirit arts and weapons colliding seemed to have vanished from the battlefield.
It was as though the dragon roar was the sound remaining in the world as it reverberated relentlessly!
Some of the cultivators from the three super sects that were closest to Su Zimo bled from all orifices with lost gazes. Unable to withstand it, their brains were quaked into sludge on the spot!
Figures fell from midair one after another.
For Xu Cheng who was facing Su Zimo directly, the blow he received was even more frightening.
Most of the dragon roar’s power was focused on him.
“Ugh!”
Xu Cheng grunted dully and staggered in retreat.
Every single step created a deep footprint on the ground that flickered with electric currents.
It took Xu Cheng more than ten steps before he could stop and his face was extremely pale by then.
Xu Cheng’s blood qi moved as he gulped, causing a trickle of blood to ooze from the corner of his lips!
That dragon roar had already penetrated his flesh and injured his organs!
Cultivators of the three super sects received an immense blow from the dragon roar while monkey and the others fought even fiercer!
The tides were slowly turning!
Xu Cheng wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth and swallowed a bunch of elixirs. He circulated his Golden Core slowly and a scary aura began to emanate from his body as his eyes flashed with lightning!
The only way they could turn the tides right now was if they killed their opponents as soon as possible.
If things were to drag and the few demon beasts managed to break free, all of them would be doomed!
“I’ll admit that you are strong indeed,”
Xu Cheng said slowly, “However, you must be dreaming if you think that you can win me! Today, I’ll let you have a taste of Zephyr Thunder Palace’s Golden Core phenomenon so that you can give up completely!”
Snap!
A thunderbolt that was as thick as a water bucket struck the divine dragon on the head – the power of phenomenon was released instantly!
Crack! Crack! Crack!
A series of cracks appeared on the divine dragon’s body.
At the end of the day, the Ancient Dragonification Art was merely a spirit art and could not defend against a top-tier Golden Core phenomenon.
Su Zimo furrowed his brows slightly.
There was a chance that Xu Cheng’s Golden Core phenomenon was scarier than he had imagined it to be!
Lin Xuanji reminded him that Xu Cheng managed to cultivate the strongest phenomenon in Zephyr Thunder Palace’s legacy, the Apocalyptic Five Thunders!
If this was the power of Xu Cheng after releasing a single divine thunderbolt, things would definitely get sticky if he released all five thunderbolts.
On another side of the battlefield at the moment, things were even worse for Nie Hao of Chaos Essence Sect – he was completely suppressed by Lin Xuanji without the chance to retaliate at all!
Lin Xuanji had a lot of techniques and it seemed as though there was nothing he didn’t know.
Up till this point of the battle, Lin Xuanji had not repeated a single spirit art twice.
At the same time, he even released some of Chaos Essence Sect’s spirit arts!
“Hey, it’s about time. You’ll have a shot at survival if you hurry and escape now,”
Lin Xuanji reminded out of goodwill, “A while later and you won’t even be able to escape!”
Lin Xuanji had more than ten chances of taking Nie Hao’s life by now, but he did not do it.
His words were truly earnest advice.
However, Nie Hao was bruised from head to toe and only felt embarrassment after the beating in front of the crowd. Adrenaline surged through him and he could no longer be bothered as he released his Golden Core phenomenon with a roar!
Most Golden Cores could not release their phenomenons casually in a battle.
Golden Core phenomenons were the strongest methods available for Golden Cores.
The release of a phenomenon meant that there was no going back between the two parties.
They would have to fight to the death!
Lin Xuanji frowned and cursed, “What a lunatic! You don’t know what’s good for you!”
“Since you refuse to leave, I’ll leave!”
Lin Xuanji was unwilling to get entangled further and turned to leave.
“Where are you headed to?!”
Nie Hao’s features were contorted and his expression was menacing. Killing intent filled his eyes as he charged towards Lin Xuanji while roaring, “Chaos Essence Hole!”
Spirit energies visible to the naked eye spiraled and collided in streams before caving eventually.
A black hole surfaced behind Nie Hao that gusted with an evil wind.
Initially, the hole was cramped and small. However, it enlarged as Nie Hao circulated his Golden Core wildly, looking like the bloody mouth of a wild beast that wanted to devour everything!
Chaos Essence Hole, the legacy phenomenon of Chaos Essence Sect that was ranked 28 on the Phenomenon Ranking!
Essence qi was indeterminate and one with chaos.
Some of the distracted cultivators found the weapons in their hands sucked in by the Chaos Essence Hole!
Crack! Crack! Crack!
A supreme-grade was swallowed by the Chaos Essence Hole immediately and disintegrated into dust!
The black hole moved towards Lin Xuanji with a powerful suction force!
Although Lin Xuanji gave in the entire time, Nie Hao kept pushing his luck.
Instantly, Lin Xuanji’s expression darkened and his eyes flashed with coldness – he was truly angered!
Chapter 705: Great Expanding Mist
“Hurry, look! They’re using Golden Core phenomenons now!”
“An ancient phenomenon ranked 28 on the previous Phenomenon Ranking, Chaos Essence Hole sure is frightening!”
“Although that gray-robed cultivator knows many things, all his spirit arts cannot do anything against the Chaos Essence Hole and will disintegrate into nothing!”
The cultivators watching from afar discussed excitedly.
They felt spectacular able to witness the fight of ancient phenomenons earlier here!
“You’re truly pushing your luck!”
Lin Xuanji no longer gave in and glared coldly at the incoming Nie Hao. His Golden Core circulated slowly and an extremely terrifying aura rose in him!
Suddenly, a hazy mist appeared around Lin Xuanji.
The mist carried an ancient aura, as though they had returned to the beginning of the century; an age where chaos had yet to form!
The hazy mist rumbled as though it possessed the most enigmatic energy in the universe – even Chaos Essence Hole could not envelope it!
“Hmm?”
Nie Hao’s eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at the mist.
“Goodness, that gray-robed cultivator released his Golden Core phenomenon as well!”
“What phenomenon is that? It seems like it can go against Chaos Essence Hole!”
“It looks like...”
As he listened to the discussions in the surrounding, Nie Hao’s eyes flashed as though he recalled something. His expression changed starkly and he exclaimed, “Ancient phenomenon, Great Expanding Mist!”
The crowd’s expression changed at the mention of those words!
Not far away, Xu Cheng who was fighting against Su Zimo frowned and looked over as well.
The Great Expanding Mist was created by the ancient expert, Fairy Ling Long, and could only be released by the successor of Enigma Palace!
Initially, everyone thought that the gray-robed cultivator was merely an itinerant cultivator with a mysterious background.
But now, his identity was fully revealed!
“Fellow Daoist of Enigma Palace?”
Leng Ming had a vague feeling that something was amiss.
The situation had gone completely out of control!
Nie Hao calmed down gradually with a tinge of regret at the sight of the Great Expanding Mist.
Initially, his opponent had no intention of intervening. However, he was the one that pushed his luck and fought that man to the death, leading to the current irreconcilable situation.
Leng Ming shifted his eyes and declared, “Why did Enigma Palace interfere in a fight between disciples of Tomb Sect?”
The moment he released the Great Expanding Mist, Lin Xuanji had no intention of hiding his identity.
“I had no intention of interfering,”
Lin Xuanji removed his mask and put away the iron ruler. He pulled out his folding fan from his embrace and sneered, “However, someone refused to let me go!”
Leng Ming and the others glared at Nie Hao and cursed him to the core in their minds!
“I had not thought things through for this. It was my mistake for pushing my luck when I did not know your identity, fellow Daoist,”
Nie Hao took a deep breath and said, “Fellow Daoist, feel free to leave. I’ll definitely not stand in your way!”
“Fufu.”
Lin Xuanji sneered and shook his head. “It’s too late for you to bow down now,”
He pointed to Nie Hao with a stern expression and said word by word, “I warned you a few times not to mess with me. But now, you’ve truly riled me up!”
Boom!
Lin Xuanji took a stride forward and the Great Expanding Mist churned into a gigantic chessboard in front of him that seemed like it could engulf the entire world!
Nie Hao had a conflicted expression.
No matter what, he was a paragon of Chaos Essence Sect and possessed the pride of one!
“Fine, let’s see just how strong the Great Expanding Mist of Enigma Palace is!”
Nie Hao hollered and controlled his Chaos Essence Hole, using it to devour the chessboard that was formed in front of Lin Xuanji!
From the ancient era till now, although Fairy Ling Long was the one who set up the Golden Core Phenomenon Ranking, no successor of Enigma Palace took part in the fight for the ranking spots.
Most cultivators merely knew that this ancient phenomenon had a powerful background and extraordinary might.
However, nobody knew just how strong it was or what position it could take on the Phenomenon Ranking.
Right now, despite knowing Lin Xuanji’s identity, the fact that Nie Hao was willing to fight bravely was proof that he was confident Chaos Essence Hole could devour the Great Expanding Mist!
“Humph!”
A look of ridicule flashed through Lin Xuanji’s eyes as he sent the giant chessboard created by the Great Expanding Mist into the Chaos Essence Hole without dodging or evading.
The darkness of the hole tried to engulf the chessboard repeatedly.
However, the chessboard spiraled and released streams of mysterious energy that tore the Chaos Essence Hole up instead!
“Hmm?”
Nie Hao’s mind was connected to the Chaos Essence Hole and his expression changed as he sensed the changes in it!
“Break it!”
Lin Xuanji pointed forward and a streak of spirit light surged into the Chaos Essence Hole.
The chessboard expanded swiftly!
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Under countless gazes, a series of tears appeared on the Chaos Essence Hole!
“Ah!”
“There’s an outcome to the fight between the two ancient phenomenons!”
“To think that the Great Expanding Mist would be this scary!”
Before their discussions were finished, a resounding bang reverberated through the world!
Boom!
The Chaos Essence Hole exploded!
“Pfft!”
Nie Hao shuddered and spat out a huge mouthful of blood, looking despaired instantly.
The chessboard created by the Great Expanding Mist merely dimmed significantly after destroying the Chaos Essence Hole. However, it did not dissipate and continued spiraling above Nie Hao’s head!
A single thought from Lin Xuanji was enough to kill Nie Hao at the moment!
“Kill!”
At that moment, another battle elsewhere had reached its peak!
Situ Shi controlled his thirty foot tall battle corpse to fight against the formation created by the five puppets repeatedly.
The battle corpse was extremely strong and every single punch and kick possessed frightening power – Shi Jian’s five elements puppets could not hold on for much longer!
Even so, there was no trace of panic in Shi Jian’s eyes.
He pursed his lips tightly and spirit qi threads coiled around his fingertips as he controlled the five elements puppets.
Among them, the fire puppet blazing with flames and the water puppet attacked the battle corpse relentlessly, releasing different powers into the body of the battle corpse.
At this point of refinement, the battle corpse was almost invulnerable towards fire and water.
Plain fire or water could not damage the battle corpse.
However, water and fire were irreconcilable.
When the two different powers were used at the same time on the battle corpse, a violent clash would happen!
Being irreconcilable, the different powers of water and fire would use the body of the battle corpse as a battlefield.
Against the incomparably strong and resilient battle corpse, the clash had no impact on it initially.
However, as time passed and the powers of water and fire were injected continuously, the clash stacked endlessly and finally... something changed!
The movements of the battle corpse turned increasingly sluggish!
Its skin and flesh showed signs of degradation and even its bones that were comparable to spirit weapons turned extremely fragile amidst the fire and water!
It was already too late by the time Situ Shi noticed it!
“Go!”
Shi Jian pointed forward and his earth, wood and metal puppets flashed, splitting into three directions before charging towards Situ Shi who was not far away!
The thirty foot tall battle corpse was already rooted to the spot by the fire and water puppets and could not get close to Shi Jian!
On one end, it was battle corpses. On the other end, it was puppets.
Even if the battle corpse fought against the puppets for three days and nights, it would be hard to determine the victor.
But now, that balance has finally been broken!
Situ Shi could not protect himself any longer!
Chapter 706: Fall of a Paragon
“Ah!”
Situ Shi exclaimed with fright in his eyes.
Be it cultivators of Puppet Sect or Corpse Refinement Cult, they spent most of their efforts refining their puppets and battle corpses.
Cultivators of Poison Sect and Tomb Sect would have similar inclinations by spending most of their efforts on external objects.
That was also the reason why they were defined as heretical doctrines.
There were limits to a person’s strength.
Less accomplished in their personal cultivations, cultivators of the five heretical doctrines were also naturally weaker physically compared to cultivators of other super sects.
There were even less cultivators who could cultivate Golden Core phenomenons.
For example, Du Ren of Poison Sect was already a rare paragon for Poison Sect. Unfortunately, he was killed by the Ancient Dragonification Art the moment he released his Golden Core phenomenon!
Situ Shi’s capabilities were completely tied to his thirty foot battle corpse.
Now that his battle corpse was restrained by Shi Jian and three more puppets were heading his way, Situ Shi instantly realized that something was amiss!
“Go!”
He slapped his storage bag and summoned a flying sword, thrusting it to the metal puppet on the left.
Clang!
The flying sword was repelled instantly with sparks when it struck the metal puppet.
The metal puppet had the toughest and most resilient body such that even Situ Shi’s battle corpse had difficulty destroying it. If so, how could it be injured by Situ Shi’s flying sword?
In his panic, Situ Shi conjured a spirit art.
The earth puppet created a shield using sand and defended against the spirit art with ease.
Realizing that he could not win, Situ Shi turned to flee. Unexpectedly, a series of green vines surged beneath his feet and bound them together!
Before he knew it, the wood puppet had already arrived before him.
The leaves of the vines were thin as paper and equally sharp, cutting wounds on Situ Shi’s thighs as fresh blood flowed.
“Ah!”
Situ Shi shrieked tragically.
The metal puppet had already arrived and used its palm as a knife, chopping down fiercely on Situ Shi’s head!
It shone coldly with a chilling killing intent!
Before the knife arrived, Situ Shi could already feel his hairs standing on end.
He had no time to hesitate as he waved the long rod in his hands.
Clang!
The sound of metal colliding could be heard.
Situ Shi felt a piercing pain in his ears as though they had gone deaf!
Although he managed to defend against the attack, the earth puppet had already closed in. It stuck to Situ Shi and wrapped him up in layers of mud!
In the blink of an eye, Situ Shi vanished, leaving behind a human-shaped mud block.
Thump!
A moment later, the mud block fell to the ground and shattered, revealing Situ Shi’s body once again.
There was no longer any trace of life within the body of the Corpse Refinement Cult paragon and his eyes were widened with fear and indignance.
They were the first group with a victor determined among the various paragons who were fighting!
“What a surprise. Situ Shi has been famous for many years. To think that he would be killed by this unknown lad who looks like a dunce.”
“He can multitask and control the five elements puppets to kill the paragon of Corpse Refinement Cult. This dunce of Puppet Sect is about to get famous!”
“At the end of the day, the Dao of corpse refinement is evil and is inferior.”
The cultivators watching nearby lamented with sad expressions.
“Huff! Huff!”
Shi Jian half-knelt on the ground and panted heavily. His clothes were already drenched with sweat and he was thoroughly exhausted.
Although he did not fight Situ Shi with his bare hands, the continuous control of five puppets took a huge toll on his spirit energy and mental state!
If the battle continued for another hour, it would be hard to determine the victor.
Nie Hao was defeated and Situ Shi died a horribly death.
Leng Ming realized that if he could not take down Little Fatty as soon as possible and take away the Yellow Springs Diagram, it would be difficult for him to escape unscathed today!
“Kill!”
Decisively, he hollered and released his Golden Core phenomenon!
“Junior Brother, admit defeat!”
A hazy yellow river appeared behind Leng Ming. It was massive and huge, emanating a rich nether aura as corpses floated on the surface while ghosts squirmed within.
Splash!
Little Fatty was fearless as he released his Golden Core phenomenon as well!
The two legacy disciples of Tomb Sect released their Yellow Springs phenomenon at the same time!
“Fufu, Junior Brother. So what if you’re able to release the Yellow Springs phenomenon as well?”
Leng Ming’s eyes were filled with mockery as he shook his head. “Throughout all these years, when has your Yellow Springs phenomenon ever defeated mine? You’re too far from me...”
Before Leng Ming could finish, his expression changed and he froze up!
A hazy yellow river current appeared behind Little Fatty as well. It was massive with corpses and ghosts inside but the aura released by it was much scarier than Leng Ming’s!
“How is that possible?”
Leng Ming looked at everything in disbelief.
Little Fatty had not cultivated his Yellow Springs phenomenon to this extent before he entered the ancient battlefield!
“Roar!”
In that hazy yellow river current, there was even a faint figure of a wyrm that created torrential waves and released a loud roar!
After he received the acknowledgment of the Yellow Springs Diagram, Little Fatty did not only undergo a transformation physically, his Yellow Springs phenomenon evolved as well!
Furthermore, he had obtained 50% of the dragon vein in the Yellow Springs Diagram!
Against the shroud of Little Fatty’s Yellow Springs, Leng Ming’s Yellow Springs resembled a feeble stream of water.
The Yellow Springs rumbled and buried the six paths of reincarnation!
This was the true Yellow Springs phenomenon!
Amidst the torrential tides, Little Fatty supported his Yellow Springs phenomenon and dragged Leng Ming into it.
“That’s impossible!”
Within the Yellow Springs, Leng Ming screamed from the depths of his throat as he struggled furiously with a menacing expression.
However, his Yellow Springs phenomenon was extremely weak against the true Yellow Springs and could not withstand a single blow!
“How could this be? How could this be!”
Leng Ming’s body was enveloped by the power of the Yellow Springs phenomenon and his clothes disintegrated while his flesh and skin started rotting!
“I’ve got it! It must be because of the Yellow Springs Diagram!”
“Your phenomenon has been imbued by the true Yellow Springs!”
“What are you trying to do? Do you really dare to kill me?!”
Leng Ming glared at Little Fatty and howled.
Initially, there was a hint of hesitance in Little Fatty’s eyes.
However, when he heard what Leng Ming said, Little Fatty took a deep breath of air and channeled his Golden Core with his full strength. The Yellow Springs were torrential and swallowed Leng Ming whole!
“Junior... brother, we’re from the... same sect! Please... spare my... life!”
Leng Ming did not give up in the Yellow Springs and resisted with all his might. His voice stuttered and turned weak.
“Senior Brother, the only thing I know is that you will definitely not let me off if the situation was reversed!”
Little Fatty’s voice was calm as the Yellow Springs howled and drowned Leng Ming completely!
Any cultivator that saw that watched with gaping mouths and shock in their eyes!
The true Yellow Springs phenomenon was born!
Along with the defeat of Nie Hao and death of Situ Shi and Leng Ming, the outcome of the fight was almost determined.
However, the cultivators spectating still watched fixedly with excited expressions, as though they were afraid of missing something.
A showdown between two peerless paragons was happening on the other side!
The world changed!Chapter 707: Double Phenomenon VS Apocalyptic Five Thunders
Nie Hao was defeated tragically while Situ Shi and Leng Ming died in succession. Cultivators of the three super sects were also mostly defeated and dead after the charge of monkey and the others!
It was almost certain that Xu Cheng’s side was defeated!
However, at that moment, Xu Cheng had no intention of retreating still and his eyes had a raring battle intent. He locked onto Su Zimo with his gaze and lightning crackled from the Golden Core phenomenon behind him!
Everyone could retreat except him!
The Purple Thunder Manual was in Su Zimo’s hands. As long as he retrieved it, he would have done a huge merit for the sect and would also obtain the opportunity to cultivate the Purple Thunder Manual. Of course, that would naturally lead to a boost in his combat strength as well!
In Zephyr Thunder Palace, a legacy cultivation technique was the Green Thunder Manual and it was also at heaven-grade.
It was clearly recorded in the sect that individually, the Purple Thunder and Green Thunder were both low quality heaven-grade cultivation techniques.
Combined, they would become a high quality heaven-grade cultivation technique with unimaginable power!
Xu Cheng believed that this was his opportunity.
As long as he killed Su Zimo and retrieved the Purple Thunder Manual, he would become the number one Perfected Lord upon advancing to Nascent Soul realm!
In fact, he could dominate everyone as a Dao Being at Void Reversion realm and become the new titular disciple of the sect for this generation!
Xu Cheng could not retreat.
He was the number one disciple of Zephyr Thunder Palace in the ancient battlefield and he had his pride to maintain!
Even if he escaped cleanly today, the two of them would definitely fight again in the Myriad Phenomenon City for the Golden Core Phenomenon Ranking.
At that time, he would lose in terms of aura before the battle even begins!
Xu Cheng believed that he could kill Su Zimo with overwhelming strength and regain the Purple Thunder Manual. In fact, he could even try to get his hands on the Yellow Springs Diagram!
“Alright!”
He nodded as he swept his gaze across the battlefield with a torrential aura. “Without Situ Shi and the others, I’ll take all the treasures in the tomb singlehandedly! It’s all thanks to you guys for killing them!”
“You have yet to realize your situation,”
Just by standing in the air indifferently with his hands behind his back, Su Zimo was already able to contend against Xu Cheng who had his Golden Core phenomenon released without being disadvantaged.
Su Zimo remarked coldly, “You can barely protect yourself right now, but you’re coveting the treasures of the tomb?”
“Hahahaha!”
Xu Cheng reared his head in laughter. “Su Zimo, I’ll admit that you are strong in melee combat. However, the strongest means available to Perfected Beings are Golden Core phenomenons!”
“The ranking list created by Fairy Ling Long is called the Golden Core Phenomenon Ranking, not the Melee Combat Strength Ranking! I heard that you have a double phenomenon, so let’s see just how strong they are today!”
“As you wish!”
Although Su Zimo’s tone was calm, lightning flashed and electricity crackled behind him. The firmament collapsed and countless meteors fell with raging currents flooding.
A gigantic Divine Turtle appeared in the world, rearing its head as it roared with a divine might and an imposing gaze!
The Primordial Divine Turtle had descended!
Mysterious patterns shone from its shell one after another as it supported the shattered firmament. Its limbs suppressed the raging currents like heavenly-piercing pillars!
“Go!”
Xu Cheng pointed forward after sensing the tremendous pressure.
Initially, there was only a single thunderbolt behind him. Instantly, two more appeared, thick as water buckets and shining brightly!
Snap! Snap!
All three thunderbolts struck the shell.
Sizzle!
Lightning flashed and created frightening arcs on the shell.
Even after enduring three thunderbolts, the Primordial Divine Turtle did not yield and protected Su Zimo beneath it!
“Ah, there’s no wonder why that’s a lost primordial phenomenon. It’s so strong!”
“Seems like there’s nothing Xu Cheng can do to Su Zimo.”
“That’s not for sure. The Golden Core phenomenon Xu Cheng cultivated is the Apocalyptic Five Thunders but he has only just summoned three divine thunderbolts! However, the strength of every single divine thunderbolt multiplies!”
“Hmm?”
Xu Cheng narrowed his gaze.
He did not expect to defeat Su Zimo with three divine thunderbolts.
However, he did not expect that three divine thunderbolts would not deal much of an impact to Su Zimo’s Primordial Divine Turtle as well!
“We’re just getting started!”
Xu Cheng said coldly as he swallowed a handful of elixirs before circulating his Golden Core once more. The dark clouds above his head turned thicker and darker as though they were about to fall at any moment!
Sizzle!
As the clouds moved, lightning flashed and another divine thunderbolt was created, striking instantly!
Four divine thunderbolts descended at the same time!
Boom!
The four divine thunderbolts resembled lightning spears as they struck the Divine Turtle fiercely on its back, creating a deafening explosion!
“Roar!”
The Divine Turtle cried tragically with a hint of pain in its eyes.
Against the strike of four divine thunderbolts, the Golden Core phenomenon behind Su Zimo quaked violently and its luster dimmed.
“Humph!”
Su Zimo had a cold gaze as he circulated his Golden Core with a single thought. Once again, an incomparably strong and scorching aura burst forth from his body!
Bang! Boom! Boom!
The mountains toppled and volcanoes spewed.
One after another, scorching lava sprayed across the land and incinerated all living beings, blazing through the masses.
Hiss!
The Primordial Soaring Serpent flapped its wings and hissed endlessly as it glided into the air from a fissure in the ground. It took a deep breath and devoured all the lava before spewing it out once more!
Shing!
The scorching scarlet lava let out a strange sound when it splashed on Xu Cheng’s Golden Core phenomenon.
Even the divine thunderbolts were burning as a red flare surged into the air!
The descent of the two primordial divine beings, the Divine Turtle and Soaring Serpent, formed the union of fire and water – the birth of the double phenomenon caused the entire world to quake!
“Hmm?”
Xu Cheng’s expression changed starkly.
The power of the double phenomenon was much scarier than he had imagined!
In the past, the Soaring Serpent and Divine Turtle phenomenons could both be ranked in the top ten of the Golden Core Phenomenon Ranking!
When the two great phenomenons were released at the same time, how frightening would their powers be?
The four divine thunderbolts could not deal with it and their lightnings dissipated – the Golden Core phenomenon was on the verge of dispersing at any moment!
“Well, well, well!”
Xu Cheng clenched his teeth and said coldly, “You should feel proud that you’re able to force me to such an extent. This Apocalyptic Five Thunders that I’ve cultivated was meant for Di Yin initially. But now, I’ll use it to suppress you first!”
“The fifth divine thunderbolt, gather!”
Xu Cheng’s Golden Core was already at its limit and there were even waves of throbbing pain!
A series of thunderbolts flashed around him and he seemed as though he was possessed by the God of Thunder. He pointed into the skies into the depths of the forming sea of dark clouds where a single light spot was intensifying!
An even more terrifying divine thunderbolt descended!
With the creation of the fifth thunderbolt, Xu Cheng’s Golden Core phenomenon was finally fully formed and evolved in quality!
Five divine thunderbolts possessed an apocalyptic might!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The five divine thunderbolts descended and struck the Divine Turtle and Soaring Serpent phenomenons repeatedly.
Naturally, the two primordial divine beings were unwilling to express weakness against such provocation. They howled and stirred raging tides and blanketing flames to clash against the five divine thunderbolts!
A blinding and resplendent aurora was created where the three great Golden Core phenomenons clashed.
The surrounding spirit qi was already dried up, absorbed completely by the three phenomenons!
The air currents surged!
Cultivators nearby the two of them who could not dodge in time were drawn in by the shockwaves created by the clash of the three phenomenons and evaporated into blood mists instantly!
Everyone witnessed a perfect spirit weapon trapped among the three phenomenons and cracks appeared on it one after another!
Psst!
The crowd fell into an uproar.
The explosion was so terrifying that even a perfect spirit weapon could not withstand it!
Chapter 708: Entwining of Serpent and Turtle, Descent of the Black Tortoise
A series of terrifying energy fluctuations were released by the repeated clashes between the three phenomenons.
The cultivators in the vicinity had already retreated far away a long time ago.
The voids were quaking violently!
Xu Cheng had a deranged expression and green veins popped on his neck one after another – he had already circulated the power of his phenomenon to its limits!
Even so, the five divine thunderbolts could not break through the Soaring Serpent and Soaring Serpent primordial phenomenons.
The Golden Core phenomenons of both parties were in a stalemate in midair and expended energy continuously!
Compared to Xu Cheng, Su Zimo was much more composed. Although his double phenomenon had the slight advantage, he could not take down the five divine thunderbolts either!
It was as Lin Xuanji had said, apart from Di Yin, Xu Cheng was the most troublesome paragon Su Zimo had come across.
The Apocalyptic Five Thunders was also the only Golden Core phenomenon up till this point that could defend against the Divine Turtle and Soaring Serpent!
In midair.
The three phenomenons devoured and clashed against one another – it was difficult to determine who would prevail.
Xu Cheng’s eyes shone.
During this short period of time, the successor of Enigma Palace as well as the legacy disciples of Puppet Sect and Tomb Sect had consumed some elixirs and regained some strength after the breather.
He would definitely be defeated if the three of them were to charge forward!
“Su Zimo, I’ll consider this a draw today,”
Although he was indignant, Xu Cheng could only swallow this as he grit his teeth. “I’ll definitely fight you to the death in Myriad Phenomenon City. Don’t worry, I’ll make you hand over the Purple Thunder Manual for sure!”
Xu Cheng wanted to withdraw after saying that.
Unexpectedly, Su Zimo continued pushing with a look of disdain in his eyes as he said indifferently, “Why should we wait till we get to Myriad Phenomenon City? I’ll fight you to the death today!”
“Humph!”
Xu Cheng sneered, “Su Zimo, I’ll admit that you’re strong. However, you must be naive if you think that you can kill me with just your double phenomenon!”
“You’re the naive one, not me,”
Su Zimo sneered as well, “Do you really think that the double phenomenon is all I’ve got?”
“Hmm?”
When he heard that, Xu Cheng’s expression changed as his heart skipped a beat.
This man had a stronger trump card?
That was impossible!
Xu Cheng denied that thought in his mind right away.
However, his eyes widened immediately after with endless shock in them.
“Fuse!”
Su Zimo stood in the air and shouted as his hands clasped together slowly.
Along with his command and motion, the two primordial phenomenons behind him leaned towards one another and gradually fused!
The Primordial Divine Turtle and Primordial Soaring Serpent belonged to two extremities.
One was fire while the other was water.
One was passive while the other was active.
But now, the Soaring Serpent wrapped around the Divine Turtle and coiled itself on the latter’s shell with its massive body as their heads were lined one above the other.
The two primordial divine beings seemed to have fused as one!
This was not only the fusion of two primordial divine beings.
In it, there was a mysterious truth of the universe.
The entwining of turtle and serpent, the fusion of water and fire, the combination of passiveness and activeness!
An even more frightening aura was released and spread into the surroundings, encompassing the world!
Be it cultivators in the battlefield or watching from afar, all of them shuddered in fear and instinctively wanted to kowtow onto the ground!
Even for monkey, he felt the jitters despite his untamed nature.
This was a suppression that came from the depths of the bloodline!
It was a fear that originated from the memories of one’s soul!
The turtle and serpent vanished.
There was only a single Golden Core phenomenon remaining!
Although Xu Cheng’s Apocalyptic Five Thunders was frightening, it swayed as though it could dissipate at any moment in the face of this Golden Core phenomenon!
None of the cultivators present could recognize the origin of the phenomenon.
However, Lin Xuanji’s eyes were widened as he muttered softly, “That is...”
After a moment, he gasped as though he recalled something and exclaimed, “The entwining of turtle and serpent, one of the four great sacred beasts, the Black Tortoise[1]!”
Legend has it that at the origin of Chaos, before the world was created, there were the four sacred beasts, the Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger and Black Tortoise!
In reality, the dragon race of the Primordial Nine Races in Tianhuang Mainland had its bloodline from the Azure Dragon.
As for the phoenixes, their bloodline came from the Vermilion Bird bloodline.
The four sacred beasts could be considered as the oldest and scariest existences in the universe and were considered as the progenitors of many demon beasts!
Su Zimo remained dormant in the Dragon Burial Valley for 20 years, studying Zen and Buddhism. Through the wisdom of Buddhism, he resolved the conflict of his immortality and demonic cultivation, allowing water and fire to fuse together – there was no distinction between immortals or demons and the serpent and turtle had fused!
For the past 20 years, the only thing that Su Zimo did apart from strolling was studying scriptures. Although it seemed like a carefree life, he had benefited immensely!
The serpent and turtle were entwined and the Black Tortoise had descended!
“Go!”
Su Zimo pointed forward with a calm expression.
The Black Tortoise reared its head and moved with four limbs, pushing forward gently.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Instantly, a series of cracks appeared on Xu Cheng’s five divine thunderbolts. They dimmed significantly before dissipating into light spots into the surroundings!
“Pfft!”
Xu Cheng spat out a huge mouthful of blood and color drained from his face.
The Black Tortoise was a sacred beast!
Sacred beasts were existences that came before the origin of Chaos and more frightening than the legendary immortals and immortal beasts of the upper world. Although it was only a phenomenon, it was not something that Xu Cheng’s divine thunderbolts could contend against!
In the face of the Black Tortoise phenomenon, Xu Cheng felt as though his life was as insignificant as an ant!
“How scary, Di Yin finally has an opponent!”
“This is an unprecedented phenomenon. Even against the top-tier phenomenons throughout history, this phenomenon can make it into the top ten! No, top five! In fact, maybe even top three!”
“In my opinion, the Human Emperor’s Chaos Ocean is probably the only thing that can contend against it.”
“Su Zimo will definitely be able to leave his name on the Golden Core phenomenon for creating such a frightening phenomenon by tracing back to the ancient experts of the past. I’m so envious!”
In the fight for the Golden Core Phenomenon Ranking, if someone managed to create an unprecedented Golden Core phenomenon through their own comprehension or opportunities and managed to get into the rankings, they can name their phenomenons!
It was an immense honor and would truly embody leaving their mark in history!
On the Golden Core Phenomenon Ranking, many of the ancient phenomenons were handwritten by top-tier experts of the past personally.
Xu Cheng could not be bothered with his severe internal injuries and grabbed a handful of elixirs from his storage bag, devouring them.
“Su Zimo, although I’m defeated, you can dream about killing me!”
He ignored his injuries and made a decisive decision to turn and leave while declaring, “You had better not show yourself in Myriad Phenomenon City or you’ll die miserably!”
A pair of wings made of wind and lightning appeared behind Xu Cheng.
In that clamor, he had already vanished from the spot and fled far away at a frightening speed!
Xu Cheng endured the pain in his body and snarled, “This is a secret skill of our sect, the Zephyr Thunder Escape! Even ordinary Nascent Souls won’t be able to catch up to me!”
In the Purple Thunder Manual, Su Zimo caught sight of a section introducing a secret escape technique called the Lightning Escape. Although it was similar to the Zephyr Thunder Escape, it was a pity that he could not cultivate it just yet.
Right now, it was relatively simple for him to capture Xu Cheng.
First, he could release his cultivation and circulate both cores. Coupled with Ethereal Wings, there’s a high chance he could catch up.
Second, he could release Blood Escape.
Right as Su Zimo was considering his options, he sensed danger!
[1] The description of a Black Tortoise is of an entwined tortoise and serpent
Chapter 709: Counterattack!
As Xu Cheng fled into the distance, Su Zimo retracted his Black Tortoise phenomenon.
The support of a Golden Core phenomenon requires immense expenditure of spirit energy. Now that the outcome was determined, there was no need for Su Zimo to maintain his Golden Core phenomenon everywhere he went.
However, the moment he retracted his Black Tortoise phenomenon, he sensed an immense danger that was close by!
Su Zimo did not have time to check it out.
The person struck at a perfect moment when his defenses were at its weakest – it was also the moment when he was the most relaxed!
There was already no one within a hundred feet of his battle with Xu Cheng.
Su Zimo had not expected anyone to close in to him stealthily and attack without warning!
The killing intent enveloped him immediately and it was chilling to the bones!
If he had not cultivated the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness and possessed his unpredictable spirit perception, Su Zimo would not have been able to react and would have died on the spot!
This could be considered as a perfect assassination attempt!
Although he did not turn to look, a figure crossed Su Zimo’s mind. Someone whose attire was indeterminate and had shifting appearances; a woman at times, a child at times, an elderly person at times...
The assassin of Hidden Death Sect!
Only a legacy disciple of Hidden Death Sect could have the insight to launch such a frightening assassination attempt!
Su Zimo fought against the most prominent successors of Hidden Death Sect twice and each time was equally treacherous.
20 years ago, Su Zimo only managed to kill the Thousand-faced Assassin beneath the Human Emperor’s Palace!
To think that an assassin of Hidden Death Sect would leech onto him in the ancient battlefield again and try to claim his life immediately upon striking!
“Ah!”
A series of exclamations broke out from the crowd.
“Mister...!”
“Bro!”
“Brother Su, watch out!”
Little Fox, the spirit tiger and everyone else did not have time to move and could only shout.
Lin Xuanji had just taken a half-step forward before he stopped.
It was already too late.
Nobody could save Su Zimo.
The sword of the assassin was inches away from Su Zimo!
A wary look flashed through Lin Xuanji’s eyes – this was the true terror of a legacy disciple of Hidden Death Sect!
If he was in Su Zimo’s position, he would be doomed from this assassination as well!
There was nothing much to offend an ordinary cultivator.
However, if one offended an assassin, one would never have a moment of peace in their future unless either one of the parties were truly dead!
Nobody could know when an assassin would appear and they would always have to be on guard.
The assassin could be far away or nearby, always biding an opportune moment for a fatal strike like a ghost in the dark!
The mental torture was extremely frightening and most cultivators wouldn’t be able to handle it.
“Om!”
In that instant, Su Zimo shouted with Sanskrit and released his robust voice as his blood qi surged and reverberated relentlessly like the crack of a thunderbolt!
Sound killing moves had almost instantaneous power bursts.
At that critical moment, only a sound killing move could save Su Zimo!
The assassin’s body shuddered upon hearing the Sanskrit word.
Even for legacy disciples of Hidden Death Sect, they were not superior in head-on combat. The Sanskrit was released with haste and might not have had an impact on someone like Xu Cheng.
However, the impact was great for the Hidden Death Sect assassin!
The sword in the hands of the assassin paused for a moment!
However, immediately after, the assassin released Hidden Death Sect’s secret skill and suppressed the wild blood qi in his body. He straightened the sword and thrust towards Su Zimo’s heart from the back!
The pause lasted for less than a single breath.
Most cultivators wouldn’t be able to react to it.
However, Su Zimo possessed the warning from his spirit perception to begin with. There was no way he could miss this fleeting opportunity!
Splash!
His blood qi rumbled.
Su Zimo’s body expanded massively all of a sudden and his robes were torn, revealing muscles that resembled molten steel!
Although the transformation did not seem like anything much, the expansion of Su Zimo’s body caused the initial position of his heart to deviate!
Buzz! Buzz!
Six spirit patterns shone on the assassin’s thin blade – it was a connate spirit weapon that was extremely sharp!
However, the moment the thin blade entered Su Zimo’s flesh, it was met with great resistance and let out a strange noise.
Half of his thin blade was pushed through but it did not hit any vitals.
Furthermore, when the assassin wanted to withdraw the sword, he discovered that his sword was stuck tightly within Su Zimo’s flesh!
The next moment, a gigantic palm descended from the skies as a dark shadow blanketed the world!
“How dare you!”
Su Zimo hollered and disregarded his injuries as he counterattacked!
He was truly enraged by the assassination!
Thankfully, he had energy remaining after his fight with Xu Cheng.
If he was facing an opponent like Di Yin, it would be deadly to have an enemy like this assassin lurking nearby!
He had to strike this person to death with his palm!
Right here, right now!
The assassin was decisive without any hint of panic in his eyes. He abandoned his thin sword and turned to flee, scurrying into the distance without touching the ground.
His movement technique resembled a ghost and he would disappear from one’s line of sight if one was careless!
“You’re still trying to escape?”
Su Zimo withdrew the long sword on his body and stuffed it into his storage bag.
A stream of blood spewed out but Su Zimo ignored it.
His physique was way too strong that an injury like this would not impact him much – he would recover on his own before long.
In a flash, Su Zimo chased in the direction of the assassin.
“Om... Ma... Ni... Pa... Mi... Hom!”
Su Zimo released the six Sanskrit words of the Daming Mantra immediately, bursting like thunder!
A single Sanskrit word was enough to affect the assassin.
Now that all six words of the Daming Mantra were released, a terrifying power was formed in the voids!
A Buddha light flashed and Sanskrit reverberated endlessly!
“Pfft!”
Against the shock of the Sanskrit words, the assassin spat out a mouthful of blood and instantly revealed his position.
“You’re far weaker compared to the Thousand-faced Assassin!”
Before his sentence was finished, Su Zimo had already arrived behind the person. He reached out and punched the assassin heavily on the back!
Snap!
A tremendous power almost snapped the assassin, causing a lump to protrude from his chest in a shocking manner!
That single punch severed the life of the assassin!
Thump!
The assassin fell forward stiffly.
Su Zimo arrived beside him and put away the latter’s storage bag. He then reached out and kicked the assassin’s corpse to flip it.
The assassin was naturally unable to maintain Hidden Death Sect’s secret skill after his death and his appearance was revealed.
He was an ordinary person.
His features could not have been anymore ordinary.
He was someone that would not be noticed at all when thrown into a crowd.
Although Su Zimo had just seen how this person looked, the moment he closed his eyes, he could not even remember the person’s face!
Someone like that was a natural-born assassin!
However, it was a pity that he chose the wrong prey!
Chapter 710: God Race
Although the assassin of Hidden Death Sect was dead, Xu Cheng of Zephyr Thunder Palace managed to escape with the opening as well.
It was already too late for Su Zimo to chase in pursuit.
In the end, Lin Xuanji did not kill Nie Hao of Chaos Essence Sect ruthlessly either, choosing to release the latter.
Enigma Palace had an exceptional status in Tianhuang Mainland and would naturally not sow grudges with other super sects. Lin Xuanji could not be as indifferent as Su Zimo in handling things.
There were few cultivators remaining from the three super sects and they fled in all directions wildly, vanishing without a trace.
The cultivators watching nearby were emotional upon seeing that.
After this battle, Su Zimo’s would become even more prominent in the ancient battlefield!
To many cultivators, Di Yin was probably the only one who could fight with him!
This battle was an eyeopener for many cultivators.
Notwithstanding the spirit arts and combat technique used in the massacre, there were quite a few ancient phenomenons that appeared!
Chaos Essence Hole, Yellow Springs, Apocalyptic Five Thunders, Primordial Divine Turtle, Primordial Soaring Serpent and the extremely mysterious Great Expanding Mist.
At the end, everyone had the fortune of witnessing the birth of a brand new Golden Core phenomenon. Furthermore, it was so scary that it could destroy the Apocalyptic Five Thunders with ease!
“To think that even terrifying existences such as Leng Ming, Situ Shi and the assassin of Hidden Death Sect would die here. What a pity.”
“Don’t forget, this is the ancient battlefield where anything can happen!”
“That’s right! If the assassin of Hidden Death Sect had not appeared in the end, Xu Cheng of Zephyr Thunder Palace might not have been able to escape as well!”
Many cultivators dispersed as they discussed in hushed voices.
The battle had come to an end.
Although everyone knew that this group was in possession of treasures such as the Yellow Springs Diagram and Purple Thunder Manual, nobody dared to fight them for it.
“Thank you.”
Su Zimo turned to Lin Xuanji and nodded.
Lin Xuanji was different from Little Fatty and Shi Jian.
His identity was sensitive and there was no need for him to help out.
Although Nie Hao was the one who pushed his luck, given Lin Xuanji’s capabilities, if he truly wanted to escape, there was no way Nie Hao could have stopped him.
Lin Xuanji waved it off and said deeply, “This Black Tortoise phenomenon that you’ve created is extremely strong and terrifying. Perhaps it can truly go against Chaos Ocean, but...”
He paused for a moment before saying slowly, “From what I know, Di Yin is way scarier than he was a hundred years ago. I don’t even dare to divine anything pertaining to him. You must be careful!”
Su Zimo furrowed his brows slightly.
The fact that Lin Xuanji was so wary was proof of how frightening Di Yin was!
“Don’t worry, I haven’t wasted my past 20 years as well,” Su Zimo replied.
Lin Xuanji nodded with a pensive expression. “There’s one more thing, you’ve got to be careful after entering Myriad Phenomenon City. You’ve already offended almost everyone from the immortal, Buddhist and fiend sects in the elementary ancient battlefield.”
“You killed and injured many of them in the battle at the Human Emperor’s Palace. Although they can’t blame anyone since they were the ones that joined forces, some sects might hold on to the grudge and make things difficult for you because of it.”
“Since Xu Cheng and Nie Hao are not dead, the two great immortal sects, Zephyr Thunder Palace and Chaos Essence Sect, will definitely cause trouble for you in Myriad Phenomenon City!”
“Humph!”
Su Zimo sneered, “That’s great. I’ll send Xu Cheng down to the Yellow Springs if he comes to look for me!”
“There’s something you might not know,”
Lin Xuanji said slowly, “In Myriad Phenomenon City, there’s formations and seals left behind by seniors of Enigma Palace. Nascent Souls can make use of Dharmic powers freely without being detected by the outside world.”
He was implying that Nascent Souls could attack freely in Myriad Phenomenon City without being devoured!
That was a little troublesome.
Lin Xuanji continued, “Zephyr Thunder Palace and Chaos Essence Sect have Nascent Souls tagging along for their expedition. These Nascent Souls are not Sealers that are in their twilight years, but people in their prime with immense vitality!”
“You must be careful of these Nascent Souls causing trouble for you after entering Myriad Phenomenon City!”
Su Zimo nodded.
In that case, anyone that did not have the backing of Nascent Souls in Myriad Phenomenon City was definitely disadvantaged!
Lin Xuanji said, “Alright, I’ll leave you guys to clean up the battlefield. I’ll take my leave first,”
“Hold on!”
As though he recalled something, Su Zimo called back Lin Xuanji.
“What’s wrong?” Lin Xuanji froze for a moment.
Su Zimo asked, “Have you seen a group of cultivators, around eight of them, with ancient attires? They have golden hair, blue eyes, sharp noses and every single one of them is extremely good looking!”
When he heard that description, Lin Xuanji’s expression turned increasingly grim.
“Why are they here?”
He murmured with a dark look on his face.
Su Zimo asked, “Who are they?”
He had to know their background since Nian Qi was taken away by them.
Lin Xuanji asked instead, “You know about the Primordial Nine Races, right?”
Su Zimo nodded.
Lin Xuanji said slowly, “They are part of the Primordial Nine Races, the god race!”
God race!
Su Zimo’s heart skipped a beat at the mention of those words.
There was a race in Tianhuang Mainland that dared to refer to themselves as gods!
They were either lunatics or...
They must be truly frightening that they resembled gods!
Lin Xuanji frowned deeply and murmured, “The Primordial Nine Races would almost never appear in the ancient battlefield. To think that beings of the god race from this generation would enter!”
“Why are you asking about that? Have you seen them?” Lin Xuanji asked.
“No.”
Su Zimo shook his head. “However, I’ve got a friend that was taken away by that group. I’ve got to rescue her!”
Lin Xuanji sighed gently and shook his head.
“You haven’t interacted with the god race before so you don’t know about their terror.”
He continued, “In the god race, killing above their level is something as simple as drinking water! The only thing that would pique their interest slightly is killing someone that’s a major realm above them!”
“To put it simply, against the god race, your body, blood qi and advantage in melee combat is almost non-existent!”
Su Zimo did not doubt Lin Xuanji.
From Qing Qing’s description, he could already vaguely guess how frightening the group of cultivators were!
How terrifying was Su Zimo’s body and blood qi?
He had yet to experience defeat in melee combat!
Even when he exchanged blows with Di Yin in the old temple at the bottom of the Dragon Burial Valley, he had a slight advantage.
But now, it was said that the god race could match him in terms of physique and blood qi!
“As one of the Primordial Nine Races, the god race has a noble bloodline and possesses many ancient secret skills and techniques. Even Di Yin would not dare to provoke them recklessly.”
Lin Xuanji mulled, “The arrival of the god race... seems like something big is about to happen in the ancient battlefield!”
“This is not good, I’ve got to hurry back and inform the elders of the sect so that they can prepare for things.”
With that said, Lin Xuanji vanished right in front of their eyes in a puff of smoke.
“God race, god race...”
Su Zimo murmured with an unfathomable expression as he said coldly, “To think that I’ll come across the Primordial Nine Races so quickly!”
It was no wonder why Nian Qi possessed such immense strength in the past without knowing anything.
It was because she carried the blood of the god race in her body!
Chapter 711: Myriad Phenomenon City
Of course, there were many indications that showed that even with the bloodline of the god race in her, Nian Qi’s background might be even more complicated.
There was naturally a reason why the Primordial Nine Races ruled over the ten thousand races back in the primordial era.
If not for the battle royale in the primordial era which reduced the ten thousand races and caused immense damage to the strength of the Primordial Nine Races, humans wouldn’t have been able to overthrow the rule of the Primordial Nine Races even if they had immense fortune and multiple emperors!
The Ancestral Dragon that appeared more than 10,000 years ago had frightening strength.
Two super sects and an empire was annihilated because of it!
After the ancient war, the nine races fell and humans ruled over Tianhuang Mainland.
Even so, there were nine forbidden grounds for cultivators on Tianhuang Mainland!
The nine forbidden grounds were the places where the Primordial Nine Races resided!
Any living being apart from those of the Primordial Nine Races would be killed mercilessly if they entered the forbidden grounds!
Previously, the Palace Lord of Blood Crow Palace arrived at the Dragon Bone Valley and alarmed a divine dragon.
The reason why the Palace Lord explained hurriedly that he was one of the nine races was so that he could save himself.
Unfortunately, the divine dragon could tell with a single look that the Palace Lord’s bloodline was impure and almost killed him on the spot!
After a while, Little Fatty and the others swept through the battlefield and reaped their rewards.
“Boss, where should we go next? I’ll go along with you,” Little Fatty said.
Su Zimo replied deeply, “We’ll find a place to rest for the day. Tomorrow, we’ll head for Myriad Phenomenon City!”
“Alright!”
Everyone nodded.
If they wanted to search for the god race aimlessly in the ancient battlefield, it would be akin to seeking a pin in a haystack – it was unrealistic.
There was definitely a reason why the god race appeared in the ancient battlefield!
They merely discovered Nian Qi by accident.
The place where the god race had the highest possibility of appearing was at the center of the ancient battlefield, Myriad Phenomenon City!
...
Myriad Phenomenon City existed for a long time and had been around since the ancient era.
Fairy Ling Long named the ancient city and it represented endless phenomenons. She hoped that humans would be able to create Golden Core phenomenons limitlessly in the future!
Right now, even if there weren’t ten thousand, there were several thousand different Golden Core phenomenons.
However, there were not many that could be ranked at the top of the Phenomenon Ranking.
Most of them were familiar ones that had been passed down from the ancient era.
This day, a group of strange, travel-worn cultivators arrived outside Myriad Phenomenon City.
To be precise, there were only three cultivators in the group. The other five cultivators gave off a faint demonic qi and showed clear signs of being demon beasts!
Although demon beasts could take on human form after creating a core and even speak in human tongue, they could not erase their demon beast roots entirely.
After creating an Essence Spirit, demon beasts can resonate with the universe and absorb the essence of the sun and moon, allowing them to take on human form completely while hiding their auras so that they can hide among humans!
Those demon beasts were difficult to detect and that was the reason why they were called fiend demons!
Among the five demon beasts, three of them looked menacing and had burly bodies filled with long fur. Their gazes were vicious and they emanated a rich demonic qi.
The other two were female.
One of them was tall with long, slender legs that looked extremely flexible.
The other one was in her prime and had peerless looks. She wore fiery red robes that were daring and barely concealed her body. Every single blink of her huge, watery eyes seemed as though they could steal someone’s soul!
As the group of them walked, the young lady in her prime drew away half of everyone’s attention alone!
The reason why the group of them was described as strange was not because of the five demons or the young lady with the charming looks alone.
In the ancient battlefield, many disciples or strong paragons of different sects had their own mounts or spirit beasts – it was a part of their combat strength!
Previously, there were even cultivators that rode on seven wyrms into Myriad Phenomenon City and emanated an exceptional aura – five demon beasts was nothing compared to that!
Wyrms were pure-blooded ferocious beasts and looked way stronger than the five demon beasts!
There was even a female cultivator with an unmatched grace who rode on a Snow Bird and descended into Myriad Phenomenon City.
There were spirit chariots that flew through the air as well where men could be faintly seen lying on the laps of beautiful women while enjoying wine and making merry!
The spirit chariots were followed by many gorgeous women and flower petals were scattered everywhere they passed with an aromatic fragrance that others envied.
In terms of grandeur, this group of people were nothing.
However, the truly odd thing about the group of them was the attitude between the three cultivators and the five demons.
All of them conversed happily and rather than slaves, they seemed like good friends.
“Hmm?”
Finally, someone exclaimed softly and sized up a green-robed cultivator among them before murmuring with a puzzled expression, “Could he be...”
...
Su Zimo and the others had finally arrived here after an arduous journey.
Myriad Phenomenon City was like an ancient gigantic beast that sat here motionlessly, giving off an antiquated aura as it witnessed history pass by.
Beneath Myriad Phenomenon City.
Everyone raised their heads.
The tiles on the city walls were greenish-black with marks left behind by sharp swords, as though they were telling a story.
“How tall!”
Little Fox exclaimed.
The group of them were akin to insignificant ants beneath the walls of the ancient city!
“This ancient city sure is grand,”
Qing Qing could not help but exclaim as well.
The spirit tiger shifted his eyes and gazed at the entrance of Myriad Phenomenon City, pouting his lips. “It’s a pity that there’s no gates to this ancient city. Its defenses are too weak. If a beast stampede arrives, the city will be infiltrated instantly!”
“You’re mistaken.”
Su Zimo smiled and shook his head. “There’s no need for city gates in Myriad Phenomenon City!”
Given the treacherous environment of the ancient battlefield, the only ancient city that did not require a city gate was Myriad Phenomenon City.
“Ah?
The spirit tiger froze for a moment in confusion.
Su Zimo pointed beneath his feet and said slowly, “The most outstanding cultivators of the Golden Core realm in Tianhuang Mainland are all gathered here in this city!”
“Of the hundreds of thousands of cultivators who entered the ancient battlefield, at least a hundred thousand of them will make it to Myriad Phenomenon City!”
“With that figure, no demon beast, beast stampede or any living being would dare to attack Myriad Phenomenon City. That would be akin to having a death wish!”
Qing Qing kicked the spirit tiger and teased, “Hey, go and trigger a beast stampede. I’ll see how you take down Myriad Phenomenon City.”
The spirit tiger coughed twice hurriedly with an awkward expression.
Suddenly, a voice sounded above the city walls that caused a commotion!
“Su Zimo! He is Su Zimo!”
“Huh? What are you talking about? The monster incarnate who obtained the legacy of the Human Emperor’s Palace, has a double phenomenon, destroyed Glass Palace’s ancient city and defeated Xu Cheng?”
“I’m definitely not mistaken, it’s him!”
“It truly looks like him. Green robes and accompanied by the legacy disciples of Tomb Sect and Puppet Sect!”
“There will definitely be a good show to watch. I heard that there are many people in the city that have their eyes set on killing him!”
“Hehe, they should be eying his treasures instead, right?”
Above the city walls, on both sides of the pathways and within buildings, countless gazes looked down. Some of them were in awe, some were envious, some hostile. But more than that, most of them were gloating.
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