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Chapter 777: Futile Efforts
On the ground, a slender, long figure slithered towards the God race leader, creating dust clouds in its wake. It was like a swift anaconda that moved extremely fast!
The God race leader had just stabilized his body when he felt a suffocating, evil aura charge towards him!
“Kill!”
A roar exploded in the ears of the God race leader.
Thunderclap Kill!
The divine blood of the God race leader surged and negated the attack of the sound attack almost instantly – he was unaffected!
The next moment, as a sand storm raged, a figure appeared faintly in a hunched manner. The eyes of the figure were deeply murderous as he pushed up towards the God race leader’s chin, as though he was offering an immortal fruit!
“Good timing!”
The God race leader hollered loudly, “I’ll let you have a taste of the strength of the God race!”
He did not avoid or retreat and took a half-step forward as he curled his arm with his elbows down like a gigantic spear. He aimed at Su Zimo’s incoming hands and thrust down fiercely!
Bang!
The flesh and bones collided with a dull, forceful sound.
Su Zimo shuddered and grunted deeply; his clasped hands were almost separated from the God race leader’s attack!
That single exchange made him realize that the God race leader was strong!
Extremely strong!
Even if he was in peak condition, he might not be able to secure victory in melee combat!
The bloodline of the God race was indeed frightening!
Right now, Su Zimo was already exhausted and the power of his Inner Core and blood qi were greatly diminished – he could not withstand the blows from the God race leader.
Right then, after the God race leader thrust his elbows down, he took another half-step forward and flung his arm fiercely like an iron whip!
Swoosh!
His arm smashed down towards Su Zimo’s head and the wind howled in its wake!
The two moves were perfectly executed with a fluid motion.
Given Su Zimo’s condition, there was no way he could defend against the attack.
Furthermore, he had already sensed that the four God race beings who were scattered not far away were already rushing over.
If he were to retreat at this moment, he would lose the opportunity to kill the God race leader completely!
Su Zimo’s gaze turned cold as he narrowed his eyes. He raised his right hand and gripped his fist to defend against the attack.
The Divine Phoenix Bone was in his right hand!
No matter how strong the God race leader was, he could not destroy the Divine Phoenix Bone.
If he could release the power of the Divine Phoenix Bone, Su Zimo would be able to seize the opportunity to kill the God race leader.
If not, the God race leader would definitely take some damage as well!
Bang!
The two fists collided.
The power of the Divine Phoenix Bone was not triggered.
Su Zimo gasped and frowned with a pained expression.
Although the Divine Phoenix Bone ensured that his palm would definitely be intact, he still endured the terrifying blow in his arm which caused unimaginable pain!
While the Divine Phoenix Bone was a mythical object, Su Zimo was not able to wield its power yet and it did not provide much of a boost to his combat strength.
“Ah!”
The God race leader was not in the best state either as he exclaimed and retracted his arm.
His fist was bruised as blood clots converged.
Naturally, a small injury as such was nothing for the God race leader.
His golden divine blood surged and his arm had already recovered.
At that moment, Su Zimo endured the pain and leaped up. He withdrew the Great Qian Imperial Seal from his storage bag with his left hand and smashed it down the head of the God race leader!
He gripped his right fist and hurled it down like a gigantic hammer as well!
“Humph!”
The God race leader did not retreat still as he extended both arms at lightning speed.
His fingers were outstretched and shone with golden glows as a terrifying power surged through them – it was clear that he was releasing a secret skill of the God race!
Swoosh!
Almost at the same time.
The Great Qian Imperial Seal leader’s hands gripped the Great Qian Imperial Seal and Su Zimo’s fist!
Both parties were in a stalemate right in front of one another, contending against the other’s strength!
“You can’t win!”
The eyes of the God race leader flickered with golden spots.
“Not necessarily!”
Su Zimo sneered gently and suddenly, a blinding light burst forth from his right eye. It resembled a blazing sun that illuminated the entire world like daylight!
An incomparably dazzling light column shot towards the God race leader’s face!
Illumination Eye!
This was Su Zimo’s killing move!
Everything he had done earlier was for this burst attack!
The two of them were way too close and it was impossible to dodge!
“Visual technique! It’s a visual technique!”
“What a strong visual technique. It might even be comparable to Di Yin’s Eclipse Eye.”
Cries of surprises came from the crowd.
In the cultivation world, it was extremely rare to find secret skills for vocal or visual techniques.
Even if one possessed the cultivation technique, they might not be able to cultivate it successfully.
Throughout history, there had been countless people who blinded themselves while attempting to cultivate visual techniques.
Visual techniques were secret skills that could be released instantly and were extremely difficult to defend against.
Right now, the God race leader was faced with the attack of a visual technique!
The power of the light column could definitely destroy him!
He could smell the scent of death that had been waiting for a long time!
The God race leader wielded the Great Qian Imperial Seal with his left hand and Su Zimo’s fist with his right hand. Given their distance, it was too late if he wanted to release his grips to defend against the power of the visual technique.
Su Zimo had calculated everything!
There was nobody to save him.
Only he could save himself.
In a flash, a golden spot of light shone from the depths of the God race leader’s eyes and his eyes turned completely golden. They were cold, merciless and exuded a boundless might!
“God’s Eye!”
Accompanied with a holler, the God race leader’s eyes shone brightly golden and released two golden rays.
The two golden rays converged in midair to form an even thicker golden light column which collided fiercely against the blinding white ray!
God’s Eye – the visual technique of the God race!
It could only be cultivated with the bloodline of the God race!
Sizzle!
The two light columns collided in midair and paused for a brief moment before letting out a screeching sound!
Both powers were eating one another!
Immediately after, the blinding white ray intensified and destroyed the golden light in front of it – it shot right into the left eye of the God race leader and vanished!
“Ah!”
The God race leader howled miserably.
He burst in retreat and clutched his left eye. At the same time, he bit his tongue and spat out a mouthful of essence blood to set up a series of golden light shields in front of his body.
Su Zimo was about to charge forward with his advantage but he was blocked by the golden light shields.
Thereafter, he was surrounded by golden, surging blood qi that attacked from all directions.
The four God race beings had already arrived!
“What a pity,”
Su Zimo sighed when he looked at the God race leader who was not far away.
In reality, if the God race leader had not cultivated God’s Eye, the power of Illumination Eye would definitely pierce his head and kill him on the spot!
However, with the obstruction of the God’s Eye’s power, that sure-kill move ended up merely blinding the God race leader’s left eye.
The God race leader’s reaction was even swifter and he was not flustered over the blow.
He bolted in retreat instantly while laying down his moves to prevent Su Zimo from chasing him.
If that wasn’t the case, Su Zimo would have been able to continue his chase and kill the God race leader!
He felt helpless... everything was futile.
Although the fight merely lasted for a brief moment, it expended Su Zimo’s final bit of stamina and mental energy.
Right now, the four God race beings had already encircled him.
It was almost impossible for him to attempt to kill the God race leader once more.
Or rather, it was already impossible for Su Zimo to even defend himself right now!
Chapter 778: Illumination Dragon Eye?
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Su Zimo could no longer defend against the incoming four God race beings and could only try his best to avoid taking damage to his vitals. However, he received three heavy punches to his chest, abdomen and back!
He staggered three steps in retreat with a pale expression and his bones felt like they were on the verge of scattering. His blood qi surged and his organs were immensely shaken.
Every single breath he took had a strong blood stench!
If it was any other cultivator, their bodies would have been split apart by a single punch from a God race being, let alone three.
On the other side, Night Spirit’s initially cold expression turned slightly anxious as he looked at everything unfold.
Upon closer inspection, it could be seen that in the depths of his eyes, there was a hint of conflict, hesitation and cautiousness still.
Night Spirit was still not in his true form.
Even so, the number of Rakshasas that died in his hands increased by the moment!
Even the Rakshasa leader could not stop Night Spirit’s slaughter!
As time passed by, the Rakshasa leader became increasingly alarmed.
He could vaguely sense that the black-robed man seemed to be repressing something.
It was as though there was an even more terrifying and frightening power hidden within the black-robed man’s body – the only reason why it wasn’t released was due to the black-robed man’s considerations!
The Rakshasa leader harbored thoughts of retreating.
However, Night Spirit was distracted when Su Zimo was in danger and the Rakshasa leader seized the chance to cut a bloody gash on Night Spirit’s leg – the wound was so deep that his bone could be seen!
If Night Spirit was a tad slower in dodging that attack, his entire leg would have been severed!
Blood gushed everywhere.
Night Spirit did not say anything but his expression turned frostier.
The Rakshasa leader’s mind was activated once again upon the sight of Night Spirit’s injury.
“The situation at Su Zimo’s side is fixed. Once he’s killed, I might be able to kill this mysterious black-robed man with the help of the God race!”
At that thought, the Rakshasa leader declared, “Everyone, let’s persevere for a little more! Once our friends from the God race are here to assist us, this lowlife will definitely die!”
There were less than 20 Rakshasas remaining.
They released a wave of ferocious attacks under the lead of the Rakshasa leader.
However, despite his injury, Night Spirit could still render the attacks useless one after another!
On the other side.
Su Zimo was pushed back by the four God race beings. He barely managed to stabilize himself and had yet to catch his breath when a golden figure streaked through the air with a suffocating pressure!
A dreadful aura charged towards him!
Although he could only see afterimages, Su Zimo could guess that the God race leader had attacked!
This was an attack filled with rage!
His punch contained the boundless wrath and fury of the God race!
Su Zimo had almost no stamina left and struggled to raise his heavy right hand to shield himself.
Boom!
That punch landed heavily on Su Zimo’s right hand.
The tremendous force sent Su Zimo flying!
Snap!
His right arm snapped and was completely bent out of shape!
Even with his indestructible body, Su Zimo’s arm was snapped by the terrifying power released by the God race leader!
Thump!
His almost invincible and unparalleled body smashed heavily onto the ground like a meteor and created huge dust clouds.
Filled with injuries, he laid on the ground motionlessly with his fate unknown. Mud stuck onto all the blood that drenched his body in a horrifying sight!
The eyes of many cultivators dimmed.
They were clear about the situation.
Su Zimo was defeated. In other words, this meant that none of them would be able to leave Myriad Phenomenon City alive!
The God race leader had a dark expression. His initially handsome face had turned incomparably menacing and there was no eyeball in his left eye – in its place was a bloody, hollow socket!
The area around his injury was burned completely by a scorching power!
Ta! Ta! Ta!
The God race leader strode forward step by step with a boundless killing intent in his lone eye.
The killing intent was not only targeted at Su Zimo, but at every single cultivator present!
“Since he destroyed my eye, I shall have all of you die together!”
The chilling voice of the God race leader echoed through every single corner of Myriad Phenomenon City.
Everyone from the God race were incomparably good-looking and were extremely concerned about their appearances.
Now that his right eye was destroyed, he would definitely fall out of favor – it was worse than disfigurement.
His status within the God race would definitely fall rapidly!
Nobody would place him in high regards!
Somebody had to pay the price for that!
The many cultivators were devastated.
“Young Master!”
Little Fox cried so badly that her eyes were swollen as she dashed out of the crowd towards Su Zimo.
Monkey and the others could not hold back any longer and charged forward as well.
“Don’t come!”
Suddenly, Su Zimo’s voice sounded. Although it was weak, his tone was resolute and unquestionable!
Everyone stopped in their tracks.
Immediately after, in front of countless gazes, the figure that laid in the mud pushed his battered body up with a single arm and slowly rose!
Su Zimo strode over slowly.
His broken right arm was slumped to the side.
Su Zimo’s broken arm, connected by a single layer of flesh, swayed gently as he walked as though it could snap at any time!
A moment later, Su Zimo walked in front of the cultivators present and shielded them from the God race leader once again!
His back view looked frail and wretched.
In fact, it seemed as though it could collapse at any moment.
However, at that moment, all the cultivators were in reverence!
Some of them sniffled and could not help but tear.
“Hais.”
Monk Yin Lu sighed deeply. “Patron Su, you’ve tried your best.”
Perfected Lord Yu Jun had a forlorn expression as he said, “It isn’t the sin of war. This is a calamity! This is fate!”
Su Zimo remained silent with his back facing everyone.
“I don’t believe in fate,”
A moment later, he slowly spoke, “Even if this is fate, I’m going to alter it!”
“Fufufufu!”
The God race leader on the other end suddenly laughed.
The socket on his face looked even more gruesome!
“Illumination Dragon Eye!”
He snarled and remarked, “To think that you’ve managed to cultivate the Illumination Dragon Eye!”
Su Zimo was momentarily stunned.
The visual technique he cultivated was incredibly strong and was imparted to him by the red-headed ghost at the bottom of the Dragon Burial Valley.
The red-headed ghost did not mention its name and merely named it Illumination Eye based on the Illumination Stone in his right eye.
“Could the true name of this visual technique be Illumination Dragon Eye?”
“If it’s called the Illumination Dragon Eye, why did the red-headed ghost have to hide it from me?”
“How does the God race know about the origin of this visual technique?”
“Illumination Dragon Eye, Illumination Dragon...”
Su Zimo furrowed his brows as questions filled his mind; everything was chaotic and couldn’t be explained simply.
However, it was not his fault either.
The consecutive battles took an immense toll on his body and mental state.
If this was during normal times, he would have understood the meaning behind it.
“Stop pretending,”
The God race leader sneered, “On Tianhuang Mainland, the most ferocious and frightening visual techniques belong to the Heavenly Eye race! Apart from the Heavenly Eye race, only the Illumination Dragon Eye can destroy my God’s Eye!”
The Heavenly Eye race, one of the Primordial Nine Races!
The God race leader did not conceal the killing intent in his eyes as he barked frostily, “I don’t care how you are related to the Dragon race or how you managed to cultivate that secret skill of the Dragon race. It doesn’t matter who they are, nobody will be able to save you today!”
“Dragon race?”
Su Zimo had a blank look on his face.
His only connection to the Dragon race was the half dragon egg he consumed back in the Dragon Bone Valley.
What has his visual technique got to do with the Dragon race?
“Dragon race, Dragon race...”
Su Zimo frowned and muttered groggily. A terrifying power deep within his bloodline rumbled and slowly awakened...
Chapter 779: Dragonification!
The single eye of the God race leader surged with boundless hatred and he emanated a torrential killing intent.
Although he did a great deed by locating one of the seven great ancient Unique Treasures, the Mystic Magnet Mountain, in this trip to the ancient battlefield, the loss he suffered was way too great!
His blinded eye was a loss that could not be reversed or salvaged!
He could tell that Su Zimo hid a lot of secrets within his body.
If he could get his hands on Su Zimo’s secrets, he might be able to minimize his losses today!
“Are you still going to struggle?”
The God race leader walked slowly towards Su Zimo with an oppressive aura as he said coldly, “Given your current condition, you won’t even be able to defend a single finger of mine!”
Blood was the only thing that could quench the God race leader’s fury right now!
The distance between the two of them decreased.
A destructive power could descend at any moment!
It wasn’t just Su Zimo – which of the cultivators present could be lucky enough to survive?
Su Zimo looked at the God race leader with a cold gaze.
However, there was a restless power within his body that felt like it was going to explode at any moment!
The distance between the two of them decreased.
When Night Spirit noticed the situation on this side, the killing intent in his eyes intensified as he let out a deep growl. A powerful roar erupted from the depths of his throat!
Immediately after, Night Spirit’s bones began to transform!
Crackling sounds echoed wildly and in the blink of an eye, an incomparably menacing beast head appeared. It resembled both a wolf and a dog with sharp fangs and purple scales lined its entire surface!
Night Spirit did not revert to his true form entirely and merely his head was in his demon form.
Even so, he emanated a shuddering aura!
The Rakshasa leader felt his scalp prickle at the sight of Night Spirit – he was unnerved and his hairs stood on end!
Thereafter, as though he recalled something, his pupils constricted violently as he murmured instinctively, “You are...”
Before he finished his sentence, he was interrupted by Night Spirit’s roar.
Immediately after, Night Spirit’s speed exploded and he burst towards the Rakshasa leader.
The Rakshasa leader was stricken with fear and fled in the reverse direction without hesitation – he did not turn back at all!
Swash!
A dark shadow tore through the air at an extremely fast speed!
Its speed surpassed the speed of the Rakshasa leader and it arrived instantly!
Poof!
A flash of blood appeared.
One of the Rakshasa leader’s meat wings was pierced by the black shadow!
The black shadow was Night Spirit’s tail. His tail was extremely sharp and shone with a cold glint as it swayed in midair like an agile snake.
The next moment, Night Spirit grabbed the Rakshasa leader’s shoulders with both hands.
He lunged forward and chomped down directly on the Rakshasa leader’s neck!
“Pfft!”
That single bite almost snapped the Rakshasa leader’s neck!
“Y-You...!”
The Rakshasa leader’s windpipe was crushed and his body convulsed. He had a terrified expression and seemed like he wanted to say something but could not complete the sentence.
Night Spirit did not accord him the chance as he bit down on the Rakshasa leader’s and twisted viciously!
Snap!
A massive head was ripped off by Night Spirit!
The Rakshasa leader was dead!
From the moment Night Spirit started his attack to the death of the Rakshasa leader, everything happened in less than a single breath!
Although the scene was shocking, not many people noticed it.
That was because almost everyone was drawn towards a sound!
“Ancient Dragonification Art!”
Su Zimo’s voice sounded.
“That’s a secret skill of the Human Emperor!”
Perfected Lord Yu Jun exclaimed.
Nobody expected that Su Zimo would persevere given the circumstances!
His spirit energy was depleted and he was unable to release the Ancient Dragonification Art.
However, earlier on, a single thought crossed his mind unfathomably!
He could use the power of his Inner Core to activate the Ancient Dragonification Art!
Su Zimo gathered the remnant demonic power within his body and demonic qi rumbled. With the power of his Inner Core, he activated the Ancient Dragonification Art and suddenly summoned a frightening power that laid dormant within the depths of his body for a long time!
His blood qi had long deteriorated after the consecutive battles.
However, at that moment, his bloodline was ignited with a tremendous wave of lifeforce!
Like a cyclone and a tsunami, it surged into every single corner of his corner and cruised through his limbs, washing through his organs!
It was painful!
Immensely painful!
The pain was omnipresent!
Su Zimo felt as though his body was about to explode!
“Roar!”
He jerked his head upwards violently and howled into the skies.
It was bright, loud and penetrated metal and rocks with the aura of an ancient might. The roar seemed as though it was from the primordial era and could shatter stars!
In that instant, the entire world shook and the weather changed!
The howl released from Su Zimo’s mouth did not belong to a human!
“D... Dragon Roar?!”
Perfected Lord Yu Jun’s eyes were widened and his voice quivered.
The crowd was shocked!
The next moment, right in front of countless gazes, an even more shocking scene unfolded.
The broken bone of his right arm began to regenerate.
His terrifying bloodline washed through his wounds continuously!
His arm was forming once again!
Although it could not recover completely within a short period of time, the scene was shocking enough!
Su Zimo’s tendons and bones echoed together and his body transformed rapidly. His bones twisted and his flesh expanded, joining his muscles together like the roots of a tree and resembled molten steel!
Even more frightening than that, green scales appeared on Su Zimo’s arms, legs, chest and back. They shone with cold glints and extended rapidly to swiftly line his entire body!
His snapped right arm did not change much as it was still recovering.
However, his left arm became unusually muscular with green veins all over it. Lined with green scales, it was forceful and possessed a malevolent aura!
A green glow flickered from Su Zimo’s palms as the scales lined even more densely without any gaps at all.
The scales were like blades and a deep green finger joint protruded with an explosive force!
That was no longer a palm... it was a claw!
The claw was cold and sharp as it gave off a shuddering aura and was not weaker than any weapon.
Clang!
Instinctively, Su Zimo moved his fingers such that the sharp claws made contact. Instantly, a jarring sound of metal colliding echoed!
Su Zimo was stunned when he looked at that strange, gruesome palm of his.
The Ancient Dragonification Art had gone out of his control completely!
He had truly transformed into a dragon!
Although it was not the same shape as someone from the Dragon race, his body no longer looked like a human.
Even Perfected Lord Yu Jun was shocked, let alone the cultivators present.
As the successor of Enigma Palace, he had naturally heard about the Ancient Dragonification Art.
However, was this the effect of releasing the Ancient Dragonification Art?
Could it really transform a cultivator as such?
Su Zimo was puzzled as well.
Even if he had activated the Ancient Dragonification Art using his Inner Core, it would definitely not result in this transformation.
There must be another reason for this!
Su Zimo did not have time to think about it.
Right now, he had something more pressing on hand.
He had to get rid of the God race!
After his dragonification, Su Zimo was still unable to use his right arm. However, he could sense that his body became even more terrifying and frightening – it possessed boundless strength!
The expression of the God race leader turned extremely grim.
Chapter 780: Brute Force
The current development of the battle had surpassed the control of the God race leader completely!
The Dragon race was also one of the Primordial Nine Races.
He could clearly sense the frightening aura that emanated from Su Zimo’s bloodline. It was extremely pure and possessed boundless might – that was definitely the bloodline of the Dragon race!
Furthermore, Su Zimo had definitely released a Dragon Roar earlier on!
The God race leader felt an unprecedented pressure.
“Kill!”
The four God race beings hollered and their blood qi rumbled. Divine might gushed and golden spears appeared in their palms one after another!
Mysterious, antiquated runes were etched on the long spears.
“Judgment Spear!”
The four of them struck at the same time and tossed out the golden spears in their hands!
Judgment Spear was a secret skill of the God race to begin with.
Now that they threw it with the powerful strength of the God race, the spears arrived almost instantly.
Su Zimo had just dragonified and had many questions in his heart. As such, he reacted slower and the four golden spears pierced into him!
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
A metallic sound could be heard!
Sparks flew!
Right in front of everyone, Su Zimo was pushed backwards by the power of the Judgment Spears.
However, the true terror was that the four Judgment Spears did not manage to penetrate Su Zimo’s defense – they were repelled completely by the scales on his body!
Prior to this, there were countless cultivators that died to Judgment Spear.
Against Judgment Spear, the spirit arts, secret skills, talismans and spirit weapons were like worthless paper.
To think that the Judgment Spears couldn’t injure Su Zimo at all!
“Dragon scales!”
The God race leader’s gaze narrowed. “Only genuine dragon scales possess such frightening defensive capabilities!”
Swash!
Su Zimo’s figure vanished from the spot.
It was too fast!
After his dragonification, Su Zimo even surpassed the Rakshasa leader’s movement technique and speed!
A God race being was alarmed and felt his scalp prickle. Instantly, he conjured a gigantic golden shield of light in front of him.
The moment the shield was formed, a figure smashed onto it violently!
Boom!
A deafening noise echoed!
The golden shield of light was shattered by the figure!
The figure merely paused for a brief moment before using the momentum to continue and smash onto the God race being. Instantly, the God race being was sent flying and landed around the feet of many cultivators.
Many cultivators turned their gazes towards the God race being.
The God race being was initially arrogant and domineering. He looked at all the humans as though they were ants. But now, he laid limply on the ground like a dead dog.
Everyone could tell that the God race being’s meridians were smashed and his tendons and bones were snapped – he was dead!
A single blow smashed the God race being to death!
Violent! Cruel! Tough!
Boom!
It was yet another deafening sound.
Another God race being was sent flying by Su Zimo and was already a corpse when he fell from midair.
“You... ”
The third God race being was about to speak when he felt a malevolent aura surge to his face and force his words back!
The wind was so strong that he could barely open his eyes!
The God race being channeled his God’s Eye instantly and a golden light filled his eyes.
His vision expanded!
All he could see was Su Zimo’s tall and mighty figure right in front of him!
Swoosh!
Su Zimo extended his green claws and grabbed the top of the person’s head!
The God race being raised both arms upwards to try and defend against Su Zimo’s attack.
However, Su Zimo was way too strong.
The God race being’s arms could not handle the blow!
“Pfft!”
The green dragon claw descended and crushed the God race being’s head!
The final God race being was scared out of his wits and turned to flee.
However, he heard a Dragon Roar the moment he turned!
His mind was shaken!
The God race being shuddered.
“Pfft!”
He felt a sharp pain in his chest that caused his body to convulse involuntarily.
He struggled and looked down.
A bloodied claw appeared in front of his chest.
Within the palm was a steaming heart!
That was his heart!
The God race being’s head fell to the side and he died on the spot!
Everything had happened too quickly.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the four God race beings who surrounded Su Zimo initially had all fallen onto the ground and became corpses!
Even if the God race leader wanted to step in, he would not have been able to stop Su Zimo.
After Su Zimo killed the four God race beings, he did not charge towards the God race leader. Instead, he transformed into a green streak of light in a flash and instantly appeared beside Nian Qi!
There had always been a God race being watching over Nian Qi.
All of a sudden!
The God race being felt uneasy and his eyelids twitched. Before he could react to it, a green light flashed before him.
“Get lost!”
Immediately after, he heard a cold voice sound in his ears.
“God’s jurisdiction!”
The God race being did not hesitate and roared. His bloodline surged as he released his Bloodline phenomenon right away!
His figure vanished from the spot.
In its place was an old, mysterious pyramid!
Millions of living beings prostrated around the pyramid and recited prayers sincerely.
Su Zimo had a cold gaze and he possessed the might of someone that looked down on all life. He extended his left hand and gripped his dragon claw into a fist to pummel fiercely on the pyramid!
Bang! Boom! Boom!
The pyramid that had just formed collapsed instantly against Su Zimo’s punch!
Even a Bloodline phenomenon could not withstand a single punch from Su Zimo!
There was no technique or skill involved.
It was absolute strength!
He was overwhelming everything with brute force!
There was nothing that could stop the rampage of the Dragon race!
“Pfft!”
The pyramid collapsed and the God race being who was connected to it coughed out a mouthful of fresh blood with a shocked expression.
Before his figure could descend, Su Zimo threw out a second punch.
Another God race being was dead!
Su Zimo reached out with his sharp nails and scratched across the ropes on Nian Qi’s body gently.
The ropes snapped instantly!
Finally, Nian Qi was free.
“Thank you, young master.”
She teared in joy.
Su Zimo nodded and turned around, walking step by step towards the God race leader. He emanated a torrential ferocity and his gaze was deadly!
To be able to cultivate to his level and become a leader among the God race beings of his generation, the God race leader was definitely not a cowardly man.
Furthermore, he had no way of retreat!
He was now the only person left among the seven God race beings that entered the ancient battlefield!
It was impossible even if he wanted to escape!
He had to fight with his life!
“Well, well, well!”
The God race leader had a grim expression and his lone eye flickered violently. There was no hint of fear as he said with a cold voice, “Today, we’ll see if you can manage to slay a god or if I’ll become famous for killing a dragon!”
“Judgment Sword, form with my blood of the God race!”
The God race leader chanted loudly and cut his wrist with his hand. Fresh, golden blood splattered through the void and did not disperse.
The amount of golden blood gathered increased.
The God race leader’s expression turned paler as well.
Right in front of everyone, the golden blood slowly converged to form a gigantic golden sword with a terrifying aura – it seemed like it could slice through everything!
That was a gigantic sword that was created from the essence blood of the God race leader!
Every single portion of the sword possessed the purest and most terrifying power of the God race bloodline.
Although this sword was created from blood, it was even more terrifying than connate spirit weapons!
The God race leader believed that even Su Zimo’s dragon scales won’t be able to defend against the sharpness of the Judgment Sword!
Chapter 781: Settled Dust
Clang!
The gigantic golden sword in the hands of the God race leader let out blinding rays and his aura exploded. In a flash, he burst towards Su Zimo!
Su Zimo’s gaze was cold and he did not avoid or dodge. He reached out with his muscular, strong arms and used his sharp dragon claws to grab the gigantic golden sword!
Clang!
The sword and claw clashed with a jarring sound.
A line of sparks appeared along the blade of the sword!
Although the gigantic golden sword was sharp, it could not cut away the terrifying claws!
A dragon’s claw was the toughest part of its body!
The sword was repelled high into the air.
The expression of the God race leader changed starkly!
That single clash made him realize that he could no longer take on the dragonified Su Zimo head-on with his current strength!
The bloodline of the Dragon race was not the only thing flowing through Su Zimo’s body after his dragonification – his powerful bloodline cultivated from the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness flowed within his body as well!
Not only that, the dragonification process started from the Human Emperor’s secret skill.
In other words, by some freak coincidence, Su Zimo managed to combine multiple powerful techniques together – the might of his dragonification was imaginable!
Boom!
Su Zimo’s aura rose and he leaned forward, arriving before the God race with a heavy stomp.
The ground shook and the mountains trembled!
“Roar!”
The Dragon Roar echoed through the world relentlessly!
Su Zimo reached out with outstretched fingers and his gigantic, scary dragon claw blanketed over the God race leader’s head as it grabbed down!
The God race leader grit his teeth and retracted his sword to defend.
Clang!
It was yet another head-on collision!
The bloodline on the gigantic golden sword was shaken considerably and its blood qi dissipated!
The God race leader’s expression turned even paler.
The bloodline of the God race was terrifying and because they were physically strong, they were the best in melee combat among the Primordial Nine Races.
However, against Su Zimo’s hand, the God race leader felt an unprecedented danger!
Their exchange of blows became even faster and the only thing that could be seen was two figures intersecting in a flurry in midair – they were almost like afterimages and could not be seen clearly.
Many cultivators could only hear shuddering collision sounds echoing endlessly.
Although Su Zimo’s right arm was snapped and had yet to recover completely, he had an overwhelming advantage against the God race leader in terms of strength and speed after his dragonification.
Furthermore, he was almost invincible in melee combat after cultivating the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness.
Once he had the upper hand, it was almost impossible for his opponents to reverse the tides!
Ten short breaths...
Within that short period of time, the two of them had already exchanged more than a hundred blows!
The hundred blows were each extremely dangerous – a single mistake would have led to their deaths!
Boom!
It was yet another deafening sound!
Two figures collided and split apart instantly, returning firmly to their original positions.
Many cultivators watched with bated breaths.
Both figures were motionless and it was impossible to tell who won.
Finally, the God race leader let out a deep breath of air. The golden glow on his gigantic golden sword dimmed and turned into a ball of golden blood that splashed onto the ground.
A ball of fresh blood oozed from his chest as well, increasing uncontrollably in size as time passed!
His gaze gradually went blank also.
It was a sign that he was at the end of his life!
On the other side, there were less than ten Rakshasas remaining after the Rakshasa leader was killed by Night Spirit and all of them fled for their lives.
Night Spirit was relieved when he saw that Su Zimo was fine. After a quick glance at Su Zimo, he chased down the remaining Rakshasas in a flash!
Su Zimo could vaguely guess that Night Spirit was probably hunting down the rest of the Rakshasas because he was worried his secret might be leaked!
“Unfortunately, I fell a little short,”
The God race leader glared at Su Zimo and slowly said, “If I could kill you, the situation would be entirely different right now.”
“However, it’s nothing much either,”
He gave a bitter laugh. “I’ve said that the age of the human race has long passed! Today’s battle merely proved my point further.”
“Oh? The Rakshasa and God race has been completely annihilated in today’s battle!”
Su Zimo sneered.
“And what about that? The human race has lived in peace for way too long and no longer possesses the same fighting spirit of the past,”
The God race leader pointed at the cultivators at the front and shook his head in laughter. “Look at the grim faces of your so-called human paragons. They did not even have the courage to resist when they faced us of the God race. How can you guys even rule over Tianhuang Mainland?”
“Su Zimo, while you may have won today, you are just one person! A single person won’t be able to save the entire human race!”
“Furthermore, look at the state you are in right now. All the cultivators will merely take you as a fiend demon, as someone of a foreign race. Before the God race even takes revenge for me, you will be outcasted from the cultivation world of the human race!”
Su Zimo was silent.
The God race leader was not wrong about some things.
Even though he killed the God race in Myriad Phenomenon City today and rescued the cultivators behind him, it did not mean that he would be able to fit in the cultivation world outside.
“The human race loves internal strife! Hahaha!”
The God race leader laughed in a deranged manner as fresh blood oozed from the corners of his lips.
The bloodline of the God race was terrifying and they had an extremely strong lifeforce.
Even though his internal organs were ruptured at that moment and his chest was pierced by Su Zimo’s dragon claw, he was still hanging onto life and was not dead yet!
“You are wrong, I’m not alone,”
Su Zimo looked calmly at the God race leader and said, “There are countless human cultivators out there. You have not seen everyone else who is the same as me.”
Back then, when the Blood Crow Palace formed an alliance with the other four major sects of the Great Zhou Dynasty to invade Ethereal Peak along with many itinerant cultivators and experts, the situation was dire.
Even the Great Zhou Dynasty did not dare to go against them.
However, somebody dared to!
The Asura, Yan Beichen!
He arrived at Ethereal Peak and injured the Palace Lord of Blood Crow Palace severely with his Asura Saber!
It did not matter what race or origin they were from, he slew everyone in his path!
Su Zimo believed that if Yan Beichen was the one here, he would have attacked without retreating as well!
Previously, he got into big trouble when he consumed the dragon egg in the Dragon Bone Valley. A True Dragon was drawn out and hunted him all the way to the capital of Great Zhou.
A mysterious old man attacked and pushed back the True Dragon – what sort of boldness was that?
Notwithstanding those people, even among Myriad Phenomenon City, apart from him, Lin Xuanji, Little Fatty, Demoness Ji, Ji Chengtian and the others stood out one after another and fought with their lives to protect the final shred of dignity of the human race!
“The path ahead is long,”
Su Zimo looked at Little Fatty and the others as he said calmly, “They might not be able to compare to the Primordial Nine Races right now, but the day will come when they will be able to match you guys!”
Humans were innately weak but they possessed boundless potential and even gave birth to an existence like the eternal Human Emperor that brought fear throughout history. The Primordial Nine Races could not do anything but avoid him and live an ignoble existence!
The glint in the eyes of the God race leader dimmed gradually.
Not long after, his body fell with a thud and no longer breathed.
Everything was over, the dust was settled.
Many cultivators were finally relieved of their pressure.
Everyone felt as though they had just escaped death.
There was an indescribable joy.
Every single cultivator had a conflicted expression as they gazed at Su Zimo who was soaked in blood and the corpses strewn across the city.
Prior to this, many among them shouted at Su Zimo and wanted to kill him, attacking Little Fatty, Xiaoning and the others as well.
But now, their lives were saved by Su Zimo.
At the thought of that, many cultivators looked ashamed and even guilty.
Chapter 782: Stir
The power of Su Zimo’s Inner Core was completely expended after his consecutive battles.
The dragon scales on his body faded away gradually and he reverted to his original appearance right in front of countless gazes. His black hair danced and he looked like a refined scholar with his clear eyes.
If they had not seen it themselves, nobody would have imagined that the hundred foot tall ancient demon with a humongous body, the frightening existence with sharp fangs and claws and was lined with dragon scales, was actually this refined scholar before them.
Who could have imagined that this seemingly frail scholar almost resolved the earthshaking catastrophe singlehandedly.
He stopped the dam from breaking through; a tower from toppling!
This was the number one of the Phenomenon Ranking!
The impact of this battle was immensely huge on the cultivators who survived.
The impact was not only on their cultivation realm and mental state, it even changed their understanding of the ten thousand races, the cultivation world and Tianhuang Mainland.
Many cultivators gained a true realization of the difference between them and the Primordial Nine Races.
Although they were in the same cultivation realm, they were completely helpless against the Rakshasa and God race!
Su Zimo’s figure shuddered for a moment and he experienced waves of weakness from within his body. His tongue went dry, his head spun and a deeply exhausted look appeared on his face.
“Young Master!”
Two figures dashed forward at almost the same time and exclaimed.
They were Nian Qi and Little Fox.
Su Zimo smiled and said softly, “I’m fine.”
“Young Master, it’s all my fault,”
Nian Qi looked ashamed as she pursed her lips. “If it wasn’t for me...”
“Even if you weren’t here, this battle would have been unavoidable,”
Su Zimo interrupted Nian Qi.
Lin Xuanji, Little Fatty and the others circled over as well.
“Brother Su, it’s all thanks to you this time round!”
Lin Xuanji was no longer in his happy-go-lucky attitude and bowed deeply to Su Zimo with a solemn expression.
“There’s no need to speak of such things between us,”
Su Zimo thumped Lin Xuanji on the chest and chuckled.
Back in the Dragon Bone Valley, Su Zimo would have died if it wasn’t for Lin Xuanji.
Su Zimo suspected that the mysterious old man that appeared in the capital of Great Zhou later on had something to do with Lin Xuanji as well and might even be a powerful figure of Enigma Palace!
Xiaoning’s eyes were red and swollen, a clear sign that she had just cried. She handed Su Zimo a few elixirs and only looked relieved after he consumed them.
Little Fatty rolled his eyes. “Boss, I’ll go help you collect the treasures and bring them over for you.”
There were rivers of blood and corpses strewn all over Myriad Phenomenon City after the earthshaking battle.
However, there were countless treasures within the rivers of blood and corpses!
The most important among them was the Mystic Magnet Mountain which was one of the seven ancient Unique Treasures!
Most of the treasures no longer had any owners and Little Fatty offered to help Su Zimo collect them because he was worried that others might steal them sneakily.
Su Zimo said deeply, “Help me collect the storage bags of the Rakshasa and God race as well as the Mystic Magnet Mountain. There’s no need to take the storage bags of the other cultivators. Let the surviving cultivators retrieve the belongings of their own sects.”
Su Zimo could take the storage bags of the Rakshasa and God race with a peace of mind.
However, he did not wish to lay his hands on the belongings of the 50,000 cultivators that died here.
Perfected Lord Yu Jun nodded in silence when he saw that.
No matter what, his character alone was superior to way too many people.
Little Fatty helped to collect the bronze square tripod and other treasures and handed them to Su Zimo.
“Fufufufu!”
Suddenly, a chuckle came not far away.
A cultivator stood on zephyr thunder and arrived before everyone at an extremely fast speed. He stood on midair and looked down upon the masses.
“Tian Ming!”
Perfected Lord Luo Xue frowned.
It was Perfected Lord Tian Ming of Zephyr Thunder Palace who had escaped from Myriad Phenomenon City earlier on!
Perfected Lord Tian Ming surveyed the surroundings and his gaze lingered on Su Zimo for a long time, coveting the storage bag on the latter’s waist with a greedy look.
Su Zimo lowered his eyes slightly without saying anything.
The hearts of Perfected Lord Yu Jun and the other two sank upon the sight of Perfected Lord Tian Ming’s return.
Su Zimo was completely spent by now.
Although he had just consumed elixirs, there was no way he could absorb the medicinal effects within a short period of time.
Night Spirit had already left to hunt down the remaining Rakshasas.
The three of them were severely injured and their wounds would open up if they made any large movements – there was no way they could fight.
The other cultivators were all Golden Cores and almost everyone was injured.
If Perfected Lord Tian Ming harbored evil intentions, nobody could stop him!
Perfected Lord Yu Jun asked indifferently with no emotions, “Tian Ming, since you’ve already fled, what are you doing here again?”
When the Rakshasa race attacked, the Rakshasa leader chased after Perfected Lord Tian Ming. The reason why Perfected Lord Tian Ming survived was because the three Perfected Lords saved him in the nick of things.
Yet, Perfected Lord Tian Ming turned to flee and left the three of them in a precarious situation.
The three of them harbored immense detest towards this person!
If they were not severely injured and in a bad state, Perfected Lord Luo Xue might have already attacked him given her temper!
“Fellow Daoist Yu Jun, what are you saying?”
Perfected Lord Tian Ming smiled gently. “I meant to sacrifice myself by luring away the Rakshasa leader when I left Myriad Phenomenon City. To think that he didn’t chase after me.”
“When I noticed that, I headed back immediately with the intention of fighting the Rakshasa race to the death. Seems like I was a bit too late.”
His explanation was filled with loopholes and even a child would not believe him, let alone the three Nascent Souls.
Many cultivators of Zephyr Thunder Palace felt their cheeks burning in shame.
“Shameless coward!”
Perfected Lord Luo Xue could not help but chide.
“Humph!”
Perfected Lord Tian Ming replied coolly, “Luo Xue, you’ve got to watch your words! I can kill you with ease given your current condition. It’s best if you don’t provoke me!”
Perfected Lord Luo Xue stood up furiously. Despite the rupturing of her wounds, she shouted with dignity, “Tian Ming, you are nothing but a coward that ran off with his tail between his legs in front of the Rakshasa race. How dare you get cocky in front of me!”
Perfected Lord Tian Ming’s expression darkened and his gaze shimmered. He looked at Perfected Lord Luo Xue for a long time before retracting his gaze and repressing his killing intent.
Right now, he had something more pressing on hand and did not want to waste time with others!
Perfected Lord Tian Ming said indifferently, “On account of the fact that you’re someone from Snowdrift Valley and you’re a woman as well, I’ll spare your life for the time being. I’ve returned to deal with something else.”
With that said, he turned to look at Su Zimo!
“Junior, hand over your storage bag and I’ll spare your life,”
Perfected Lord Tian Ming said coldly with an indifferent expression.
The crowd gradually went silent.
Many cultivators looked indignant but they did not dare to speak up.
“Tian Ming, what’s the meaning of this?”
Perfected Lord Yu Jun repressed his fury as much as he could and said with a deep voice, “This catastrophe was resolved because of Su Zimo. Yet, you’re trying to hit him when he’s down now?”
“You’re making things sound too serious,”
Perfected Lord Tian Ming replied, “He possesses the secret skill of Zephyr Thunder Palace, the Perfected Lord Tian Ming. I’m merely retrieving the secret skill of my sect, what do you mean by hitting him when he’s down?”
“Since your intention is to retrieve the Purple Thunder Manual, why do you need his storage bag?” Monk Yin Lu questioned.
Perfected Lord Tian Ming chuckled. “Who knows what else he’s keeping in his storage bag? There might be other treasures from Zephyr Thunder Palace apart from the Purple Thunder Manual. I’ll do a quick check and retrieve everything at one go.”
He was almost blatantly committing a robbery!”
“He’s clearly taking advantage of the situation and yet he puts it across so righteously. How shameless!”
Little Fatty could not help but curse.
Lin Xuanji and the others were enraged as well.
Chapter 783: Evil of Men
Perfected Lord Tian Ming’s heart was burning.
This was a once in a lifetime opportunity!
Right now, all the cultivators in Myriad Phenomenon City were either exhausted or seriously injured – nobody could stop him.
Initially, he was wary about that black-robed man named Night Spirit.
But Night Spirit had already left Myriad Phenomenon City in pursuit of the remaining Rakshasas!
Although there were not many Rakshasas left, they fled in all directions – it was impossible for Night Spirit to hunt them down within a short period of time!
As long as he could get his hands on Su Zimo’s storage bag as soon as possible and flee far away to hide, nobody would be able to find him in this vast ancient battlefield!
Although it was quite a dishonorable act, he had his way of explaining things upon his return to Tianhuang Mainland.
After all, nobody could blame him if he did it to retrieve Zephyr Thunder Palace’s secret skill!
“Tian Ming, don’t forget that there are more than 50,000 paragons here as well!”
Perfected Lord Yu Jun said deeply, “You’ve got to get through them before you can get your hands on Su Zimo’s storage bag! Even if we’re severely injured, do you think you can defend against 50,000 cultivators singlehandedly?”
“That’s right,”
Pang Yue of Overlord Palace stood out. Although his face was pale, he patted his chest and declared loudly, “It’s all thanks to Fellow Daoist Su that we’re alive today. If you want to lay your hands on him, I’ll be the first to stand out!”
“You’ll have to get through my sword to get to him!”
Dugu Jian remarked coldly.
Within the crowd, cultivators stood out one after another.
Some of them were familiar while others were foreign.
There were both opponents and friends of the past.
Of course, most of the cultivators remained silent.
Some of them wanted to speak but stopped; some of them looked on with hesitant expressions while others watched by the sidelines.
Instantly, the different types of characters were revealed completely.
Perfected Lord Tian Ming’s lips curled when he noticed that. He composed himself further and shouted, “Everyone, don’t be foolish. Su Zimo is still someone of a foreign race. The reason why he stood in was to rescue his friends! He doesn’t care about whether you guys live or die!”
“Heh, there are many among you who once encircled and attacked his friends. Who knows, he might even want to get even with you guys after his injuries are healed!”
A stir broke out amongst the crowd.
Perfected Lord Tian Ming’s words resonated with some of the cultivators.
He laughed even brighter when he saw that.
“Nobody knows if he’ll want to try and kill you tomorrow even if you protect him today!”
Perfected Lord Tian Ming’s beguiling voice continued on, “Don’t forget, he’s from a foreign race. Who can guarantee that he won’t treat you the same way as the Rakshasa and God race did? Don’t forget the old saying, those that are not of our race are our enemies!”
“The Perfected Lord isn’t... entirely wrong.”
“That’s right, he did not fight against the Rakshasa and God race for our sake! There’s no need for us to protect him!”
“This man even took on the Dragon race’s form earlier. The Dragon race is one of the Primordial Nine Races and they aren’t much better than the Rakshasa and God race!”
Discussions broke out among the crowd.
However, they were soft and were not overwhelming.
Demoness Ji gave an ironic laugh at the sight of that. “Today, I finally know what it means to beget kindness with evil. This is nothing more than the evil of men’s nature.”
“That is human nature indeed,”
Lin Xuanji sighed. “Mortals assume that all cultivators are righteous without any desires. However, they don’t know that cultivators actually possess the deepest desires!”
“The cultivation world is no paradise and is much crueler than the secular world! There’s schemes and plots to kill others for their treasures everywhere! Some cultivators can resort to any means for the sake of longevity and strength, what difference does it make if they beget kindness with evil?”
“All of you, listen up!”
Suddenly, Perfected Lord Yu Jun bellowed. Although his arm injury split open immediately and blood gushed out, he was indifferent towards it.
“It doesn’t matter if Su Zimo is a demon or a dragon. In this world, anyone can attack him, but not all of you!”
He pointed to the vast crowd of more than 50,000 cultivators with a stern expression as he said word by word, “That’s because all of you here owe him your lives!”
The clamor within the crowd quietened down gradually once again.
Monk Yin Lu clasped his palms today and uttered a Buddhist proclamation softly before saying, “I don’t know about sayings regarding other races and the rights or wrongs of the world. However, I know one thing. He saved all of us here and almost killed himself in the process.”
“All of us would be dead right now if it wasn’t for him! We would be spirits in the hands of the God race and food in the hands of the Rakshasa race! While I don’t know what is right or wrong, I know what is gratitude and loyalty!”
His impassioned words were firm and deafening!
Some people lowered their heads while others had guilty expressions.
Perfected Lord Tian Ming’s expression was dark. When he saw that the situation was shifting away from his favor, he could not help but declare coldly, “Monk Yin Lu, don’t try to confuse everyone with your falsehoods!”
At that moment, Perfected Lord Tian Ming was already prepared to attack.
He could not let things drag on anymore!
The longer things dragged on, the worse the situation would be for him!
Once Night Spirit returned, it would be too late even if he wanted to escape!
Right now, the remaining 50,000 cultivators had different interests and were not united – he could succeed as long as not many people stood on Su Zimo’s side!
“Disciples of Zephyr Thunder Palace, heed my orders! Kill anyone who dares to stand in my way!”
Perfected Lord Tian Ming’s killing intent blaze and his glabella glowed brightly. A series of erratic thunderbolts appeared within his palm with a terrifying aura!
“Protect the young master!”
“Protect Brother Su!”
Nian Qi, Lin Xuanji and the others circled around Su Zimo instantly to form a human wall.
“Fufu, why do you have to go through the trouble?”
Suddenly, Su Zimo laughed softly. “I’ll give you my storage bag if you want it.”
Su Zimo patted Little Fatty who was standing in front of him on the shoulder and gestured for the latter to make way.
“Boss?”
Little Fatty asked softly with an inquiring look in his eyes.
“It’s fine, move away.”
Su Zimo nodded calmly with a smile.
Everyone exchanged glances and, although hesitant, made a path.
Slowly, Su Zimo walked out and removed the storage bag on his waist. He looked at Perfected Lord Tian Ming who was not far away and held it up in the air as he said indifferently, “The storage bag is right here. Come and take it if you want it.”
“Hmm?”
Perfected Lord Tian Ming’s pupils constricted slightly.
His spirit consciousness had long scanned Su Zimo’s body multiple times and he could confirm that this lad’s blood qi was weak and his spirit energy was depleted – there was definitely no way he could fight any longer.
However, what was this lad trying to do?
Although Su Zimo looked exhausted, there was no hint of panic on his face and he looked calm.
“Hehe!”
Perfected Lord Tian Ming remembered something and sneered, “You sure are scheming, lad. You’re trying to lure me in so that you can release your killing move, right? You’re way too naive, there’s no way you can hide your intentions from me!”
In reality, even if he were to close in, he would not be in much danger given Su Zimo’s current condition.
However, it did not hurt to be careful!
“I’m handing my storage bag over to you and yet you don’t even dare to collect it yourself...”
Su Zimo retracted his smile and hung his storage bag on his waist again before saying coldly, “How can you even dream of taking my life given your cowardice?!”
“Tian Ming, let me tell you one thing. Even if I’m completely exhausted, I can still kill you!”
Chapter 784: Encompassing Blood Qi
Many cultivators were stunned.
Nobody could understand how Su Zimo who was seemingly battered could go against a Nascent Soul.
Su Zimo walked slowly towards Perfected Lord Tian Ming with an overwhelming aura.
The bloodstains splattered on the ground formed thin threads that surged towards Su Zimo’s body in a wild manner, as though they were drawn in by a mysterious power!
Su Zimo’s body seemed to have transformed into a black hole that could consume blood as it drew in the endless power from the fresh blood on the battlefield that had yet to dry up!
The aura around Su Zimo became increasingly evil!
His blood qi was torrential and he was like an Asura that walked out from Hell!
Many cultivators felt their hearts palpitate and it was as though they were about to be sucked into the black hole when they glanced at it briefly!
In fact, many cultivators felt their bloodlines rumble involuntarily!
What sort of powers were these?
Everyone was horrified!
“This is...”
Perfected Lord Yu Jun frowned and pondered for a moment. Suddenly, he exclaimed, as though he recalled something, “The Blood Refinement Fiend Sutra!”
All the cultivators present were shocked when they heard his remark!
The Blood Refinement Fiend Sutra was extremely powerful!
Countless thousand years ago, a fiend of Asura Sect created the Blood Refinement Fiend Sutra and massacred the masses. He created a blood storm throughout the cultivation world that nobody could stop.
This fiend of Asura Sect was the notorious Dao Lord Blood Fiend!
Back then, Dao Lord Blood Fiend was the titular disciple of Asura Sect and was invincible across the same cultivation realm. Although he was not at the Dharma Characteristic realm, his combat strength could match Conjoint Bodies!
In fact, many Conjoint Bodies did not dare to challenge him!
The Mahayana realm came above the Conjoint Body realm.
Everybody at the Mahayana realm were all Patriarchs that rarely appeared; they were untraceable.
During that period of time, although there were many experts that formed alliances to try and kill Dao Lord Blood Fiend, he was crafty and would escape a thousand miles when he detected the slightest activity.
All the experts failed one after another.
Later on, there were even rumors that a Patriarch of the immortal sects showed himself to deal with this matter!
Although Dao Lord Blood Fiend was severely injured, he managed to escape with the use of a terrifying escape technique!
The fact that a Mahayana Patriarch appeared to stop a Dharma Characteristic Dao Lord was shocking enough, let alone his escape from the Patriarch!
This matter created an earthshaking battle between the immortal and fiend sects.
Dao Lord Blood Fiend’s reputation was spread far and wide!
Everybody knew that with his endowment, he would definitely become an emperor if he continued cultivating!
Furthermore, his combat strength would be comparable to the ancient emperors!
He would definitely be a catastrophe to the entire cultivation world and the living masses!
Finally, a monk appeared from seclusion.
This monk was the titular disciple of Daming Monastery for that generation, Monk Daming!
Before he appeared, there was no news of him in the world.
In fact, there were few who had heard of him in the entire cultivation world.
It was only after Monk Daming appeared and engaged Dao Lord Blood Fiend in a massive battle that ended in a draw that his reputation was spread throughout the world!
Later on, the two of them fought countless times but all of them ended in draws. Finally, an outcome was determined during their fourth fight.
The ending of the great battle was a mystery for the entire cultivation world.
Nobody knew the exact story.
The most famous rumor was that both monster incarnates died.
However, neither of their corpses or bones could be found after that fight.
Three of the Mingwang Prayer Beads were lost during that battle as well.
Even until now, the location of two of them was unknown.
The Blood Refinement Fiend Sutra was lost too.
Nobody expected this fiend sutra that was the most nefarious and evil during that period of time to appear once again today!
Unknowingly, Su Zimo had an innate disdain towards this cultivation technique.
He was even more resistant to a secret skill that devoured blood.
Up till this point of his cultivation, he had only released it once.
It was back in Cang Lang Mountain Range when he had just obtained Night Spirit. His bloodline was being consumed by Night Spirit and he had no other choice but to release that secret skill in order to survive.
When he fought against the God race earlier on and was almost completely exhausted, the thought of using the Blood Refinement Fiend Sutra crossed Su Zimo’s mind as well.
However, firstly, he had always been resistant towards it.
Secondly, the blood that flowed through Myriad Phenomenon City was almost entirely from human cultivators!
He truly did not wish to consume the blood of people from his own race.
But now, the blood that he was devouring was not from humans, but from the Rakshasa and God race!
Compared to the tens of thousands of human cultivators, there were only slightly more than a hundred Rakshasa and God race beings. However, their bloodlines possessed tremendous power of blood.
All of that power was gushing into Su Zimo’s body relentlessly!
Su Zimo’s aura was on the rise!
“Kill! Kill! Kill!”
His eyes became bloodshot and his pupils were almost completely dyed red as the thought of killing filled his mind!
He wished for nothing more than to slaughter all the living beings before him!
That was the frightening part of the Blood Refinement Fiend Sutra.
It could even affect a cultivator’s mind and determination!
Right now, Su Zimo had both demonic and immortality cultivation and he had also comprehended the Zen of Buddhism. As such, his mind was clear and his firm determination was unwavering.
Even so, he showed signs of turning into a fiend while he channeled the Blood Refinement Fiend Sutra!
Blood scars appeared on Su Zimo’s face, arms and chest and extended in all directions in a terrifying manner!
Torrential blood qi emanated from Su Zimo with every single step he took towards Perfected Lord Tian Ming. His black hair was gradually dyed red and danced in midair while the blood shade in his eyes deepened.
Perfected Lord Tian Ming felt his scalp prickle and hairs stand on end at the sight of Su Zimo in that state!
A tremendous pressure gushed over!
Even Little Fatty and the others who surrounded Su Zimo initially retreated with fearful eyes, let alone him.
“Fiend, don’t you dare be insolent!”
Perfected Lord Tian Ming mustered his courage and hollered.
His glabella flashed and he pointed forward, shooting a blinding thunderbolt from his finger onto Su Zimo’s head.
However, before the thunderbolt struck, it was dispersed by the blood qi around Su Zimo!
“Not good!”
Perfected Lord Tian Ming grit his teeth and a conflicted look flashed through his eyes. However, he made a decision instantly and turned to flee.
He would have died countless times if he was not so decisive.
Since he wanted to escape, he had to flee with all his might and not hesitate.
Perfected Lord Tian Ming clearly knew that even with the Blood Refinement Fiend Sutra, Su Zimo merely recovered his power of bloodline – Su Zimo’s spirit and demonic energies were both expended and there was no way he could catch up to him!
However, he did not get careless and released Zephyr Thunder Escape!
Perfected Lord Tian Ming rode on zephyr thunder and vanished from the spot as he fled into the distance.
“You’re still trying to escape?”
Su Zimo’s voice sounded, chilling to the bones.
When the word ‘still’ sounded, the both of them were at least a thousand feet apart.
When the word ‘trying’ sounded, the both of them were less than five hundred feet apart!
By the time the final word sounded, Perfected Lord Tian Ming could even feel Su Zimo’s breath!
It was a breath with a hint of blood stench!
He was close by!
Perfected Lord Tian Ming’s eyes widened and he suddenly recalled something. Rumors had it that within the Blood Refinement Fiend Sutra, there was a fearsome Blood Escape technique.
Could it be...
Before that thought was finished, an encompassing blood qi had already engulfed him!
Chapter 785: Reward for the Number One
“Green Thunder Armor!”
Perfected Lord Tian Ming’s eyes widened and he roared as he channeled his Essence Spirit wildly.
Dharmic powers surged and rays of green-colored thunderbolts sizzled across the surface of his body in a blinding manner!
At that moment, the blood qi had surged over and engulfed his body entirely. Outsiders could merely see a massive blood mist that rumbled in midair.
It was grisly scarlet!
Green thunderbolts could be seen faintly flashing from within the blood mist.
However, nobody could see the figures of both people within!
The Green Thunder Armor released by Perfected Lord Tian Ming was a secret skill from the heaven-grade cultivation technique, the Green Thunder Manual. It made use of Dharmic powers to create an armor of thunder around the surface of one’s body to defend against harm.
It was a cultivation technique passed down by the Thunder Emperor and was extremely powerful.
Coupled with the fact that the power of thunder had an extreme Yang nature and was tough, it was the most effective in countering evil and demons.
Perfected Lord Tian Ming should be the one with an advantage in a clash of power as such.
However, that was not the case!
Crackle!
There was a jarring sound.
The glow of the green thunder dimmed rapidly when it collided against the rich blood qi.
One after another, streams of scarlet blood qi crawled across Perfected Lord Tian Ming’s thunder armor vest endlessly like spirit snakes and penetrated every single opening!
The Blood Refinement Fiend Sutra was a cultivation technique of the evil fiends.
However, right now, Su Zimo was using the power of his bloodline.
Even the God race of the Primordial Nine Races could not match his bloodline!
“Ah!”
Perfected Lord Tian Ming howled.
He could clearly sense the blood within his body rumbling in an uncontrollable manner.
His bloodline was expanding!
His heart raced and seemed like it was about to explode.
His bloodline was about to burst forth from his body!
Legend has it that back in the past, when Dao Lord Blood Fiend cultivated to his peak, all he had to do was open his mouth slightly and weaker cultivators would have their essence blood devoured in the blink of an eye helplessly!
It was extremely terrifying!
Even the ancient emperors might not be comparable to the Dao Lord Blood Fiend in terms of cultivation comprehension of one’s bloodline!
Poof!
The stalemate did not last for long before Perfected Lord Tian Ming turned into a ball of blood – his essence blood was drawn out from his body completely and fused within the blood mist in midair.
His Essence Spirit was destroyed instantly with the rush of the blood qi!
It was a true annihilation of his body and spirit!
“It’s over.”
Perfected Lord Yu Jun and the other two sensed it the moment Perfected Lord Tian Ming died.
The fight for the Phenomenon Ranking this time round was filled with turmoils and bloodshed. Finally, everything came to an end.
“The Blood Refinement Fiend Sutra has reappeared once more. I truly don’t know if this is a blessing or misfortune for Tianhuang Mainland,” Monk Yin Lu sighed internally.
Perfected Lord Yu Jun turned over as well.
Both of them could see the worry in the other’s eyes.
The blood mist in midair swiveled slowly and formed a gigantic vortex. Finally, everything converged into Su Zimo’s body and eventually vanished.
Su Zimo stood in midair and his blood-colored long hair danced. His eyes were bloodshot and the murderous, evil aura he emanated was shuddering!
Many cultivators merely glanced at his bloodshot eyes and felt their blood qis rumble as their hearts pounded.
Right now, it was clear that Su Zimo’s mental state was affected and he might veer onto the wrong path.
If he were to conduct a massacre right now, nobody would be able to stop him!
Silence engulfed Myriad Phenomenon City.
Out of more than 50,000 cultivators, nobody dared to speak.
They were afraid that they might trigger Su Zimo with the slightest activity and get themselves killed!
After a period of time, Su Zimo’s bloodshot eyes faded and his blood-colored hair returned to normal as well.
He descended slowly and swept his cold gaze across the crowd not far away.
The cultivators who were discussing whether Su Zimo should be killed earlier on had their heads slumped and did not dare to meet his gaze.
Previously, there were quite a number among them who even encircled and attacked Little Fatty and the others.
If Su Zimo wanted to make them pay for it, none of them would be able to escape!
Many cultivators were jittery and had frightful expressions.
After a long silence, Su Zimo slowly said, “There have been too many people who have died today. I don’t wish to kill anymore, all of you can leave.”
Many cultivators left hurriedly in relief.
Right now, the power of Su Zimo’s Inner Core and Golden Core has dried up completely.
However, his bloodline was more than half recovered after what he devoured!
The feeling of control was nice.
In fact, Su Zimo had an urge to devour and refine all the bloodlines of the cultivators who had died in Myriad Phenomenon City into his body!
It was an extremely frightening thought!
If he could not control it, there was a chance that he could turn into a murderous fiend!
“This Blood Refinement Fiend Sutra is truly evil. I must not use it anymore in the future!”
Su Zimo thought to himself.
The death of Perfected Lord Tian Ming meant that the catastrophe of Myriad Phenomenon City had ended completely.
The cultivators who survived gathered with their sect mates and consumed elixirs and medicine.
Some of the itinerant cultivators went their own ways; they did not leave the city but instead found quiet spots to rest and recuperate.
“Brother Su, fellow Daoists,”
Lin Xuanji cupped his fists towards Su Zimo, Little Fatty and the others. “Everyone is severely injured right now. If you leave Myriad Phenomenon City at this time, chances are you will come across ferocious beasts that wander around the ancient battlefield. Please rest well in the city first before making further plans,”
“Alright,”
Su Zimo contemplated briefly and agreed to it.
With this, there was no longer a need for him to stay in Myriad Phenomenon City. However, he was in no rush and might as well recuperate here as he awaited Night Spirit’s return.
“Right,”
Lin Xuanji thought for a moment and continued, “You’re number one for the Golden Core Phenomenon Ranking this time round. There’s rewards for you!”
Normally speaking, the cultivators of Enigma Palace would disseminate the rewards for the cultivators based on their rankings after the Phenomenon Ranking was confirmed.
However, too many things had happened for the fight of the Phenomenon Ranking this time round!
Although there was an outcome between Su Zimo and Di Yin’s fight, it caused a fight between the Nascent Souls as well. Furthermore, the two of them killed their way out of Myriad Phenomenon City one after the other.
By the time Su Zimo returned, the Rakshasa and God race had already arrived and there was no chance for him to receive his rewards.
Fame was secondary to Su Zimo when he fought for the top of the Phenomenon Ranking – the rewards were the main draw!
The rewards for the number one of the Phenomenon Ranking were extremely enticing.
There was even a chance for him to get his hands on heaven-grade cultivation techniques or connate Dharmic weapons!
Su Zimo would definitely advance to the Nascent Soul realm if nothing untoward happened after he left the ancient battlefield.
Even at this moment, he did not possess a connate Dharmic weapon that belonged to him.
The old monk at the Dragon Burial Valley told him that if he could obtain a connate Dharmic weapon when he was at Nascent Soul realm, he could refine it to become his Destiny Dharmic Weapon!
The power and level of the Dharmic weapon would rise alongside his own cultivation realm.
However, its grade would not change and would always be at connate grade!
Although Su Zimo looked forward to the rewards as the number one of the Phenomenon Ranking, he knew that now was not the time for it.
Myriad Phenomenon City was a tragic sight with rivers of blood and corpses strewn everywhere.
Many cultivators were severely injured and Perfected Lord Yu Jun had even lost an arm!
“There’s no rush,”
Su Zimo replied, “We’ll talk about it after Senior Yu Jun recovers. I’ll stay in the city for a period of time.”
“That’s good,”
Lin Xuanji smiled and nodded.
The rewards for the number one of the Phenomenon Ranking were extraordinary and required a Nascent Soul of Enigma Palace to channel his Essence Spirit using Enigma Palace’s secret skill to activate the Ancient Phenomenon Stele.
The Ancient Phenomenon Stele had a dimension of its own.
Within it were countless mystical treasures, weapons and cultivation techniques.
The sort of treasures one would obtain would depend on his fortune and fate.
Chapter 786: Nian Qi’s Identity
Su Zimo’s group settled down in the grand hall of Enigma Palace for the time being.
Everyone was rather severely injured and thankfully, their conditions turned better after they consumed the elixirs provided by Xiaoning and rested for a couple of days. It would take around a month for them to recover fully.
Su Zimo’s body was pierced by the sharp thorns of the Rakshasa race’s chain and his right arm was severed by the God race leader.
His stamina was completely spent after his consecutive battles. However, it merely took a few days for him to mostly heal up and the injuries left by the sharp thorn chain were completely recovered and scabs had even formed!
His severed right arm was joined together again.
A few more days and he would be perfectly fine as before!
His regeneration speed was something that even the three Nascent Souls could not match!
“Will anything happen to Night Spirit?”
It had been a few days since Night Spirit chased after the remaining Rakshasas but he had yet to return. Worried, Qing Qing could not help but ask.
“Don’t worry, he’s fine,”
Su Zimo smiled gently.
There was probably nothing in this ancient battlefield that could hurt Night Spirit!
Although there were less than ten Rakshasas that escaped, all of them fled in different directions – it would indeed take some effort to kill them off completely.
The image of Night Spirit’s final exchange against the Rakshasa leader flashed through Su Zimo’s mind and he fell into deep thought.
The Rakshasa leader seemed to have discovered something at the final, critical moment and merely managed to utter two words before he was killed by Night Spirit.
What was Night Spirit’s secret?
What was his relationship with the Rakshasa race?
Suddenly, Su Zimo’s heart stirred and he raised his head.
A figure appeared outside the door like a phantom, leaving behind a series of afterimages in his wake. He entered the grand hall without having to step fully onto the ground with his footsteps – it was Night Spirit who was gone for several days!
Night Spirit looked well-worn and tired.
From the looks of things, he must not have rested for the past few days.
“Is everything fine now?”
Su Zimo advanced and asked softly.
Night Spirit nodded. He looked at Su Zimo’s eyes and avoided the latter’s gaze; it seemed as though he wanted to speak but held himself back.
He was conflicted internally.
Honesty should have been a must between brothers, but his secret was way too shocking – he did not know what might change if he revealed it.
Su Zimo could read Night Spirit’s mind and gave a casual smile before patting the latter on the shoulder. “Nothing can stand between us, you don’t have to feel troubled. We’ll speak again when you feel like you’re ready,”
“Yes,”
Night Spirit felt a burden lifted off his shoulders.
Monkey, the spirit tiger and everyone else gathered around with concerned expressions. However, all of them had a tacit understanding and did not press him about his secret.
“Young Master,”
Right then, Nian Qi arrived beside Su Zimo and bowed deeply towards him.
Su Zimo flicked his sleeves and helped her stand with a smile. “You’ve already joined Ethereal Peak so we can be considered as sect mates. There’s no need for such ceremonial acts.”
Nian Qi shook her head hurriedly and said with a serious expression. “No, that won’t do. Even though I’ve joined Ethereal Peak, you are still my benefactor, young master.”
She paused for a moment and her eyes flickered. Pouting her lips, she said with slight embarrassment, “Furthermore, I’m your little maidservant. It’s only normal for me to greet you as such.”
Previously, Su Zimo hid in the capital of Great Zhou to avoid the pursuit of the Dragon race. There, he founded Mo Spirit Weapon Workshop and adopted Nian Qi.
She resided in Mo Spirit Weapon Workshop for more than two years during that period of time and assisted Su Zimo with chores and tidying up, staying as a maidservant.
There were not many people that knew about it and monkey and the others were shocked.
The spirit tiger seemed to have thought of something as he stood in a corner and smirked foolishly at Su Zimo, making eyes towards the latter.
Little Fox gripped her fists slightly and looked at Nian Qi with a nervous expression. Her body was tense and there was even a hint of hostility in the depths of her eyes.
A fragrance wafted over.
Demoness Ji closed in beside Su Zimo with a pitiable expression as she begrudged, “I wonder if you need more maidservants by your side, Young Master Su. I’m willing to be one too.”
“Cut it out, what are you doing!”
Su Zimo rolled his eyes and replied curtly.
He could naturally tell that Demoness Ji was teasing him.
“I’m sorry, young master,”
Nian Qi pinched the hem of her clothes and said softly with a lowered head, “I did not tell the truth and hid my identity from you.”
Back in the capital of Great Zhou, Su Zimo had already asked Nian Qi about her background.
She merely said that her parents were dead and she was homeless without elaborating more about anything else; Su Zimo did not press her further either.
Su Zimo waved it off. “Your identity is unique so it’s only normal for you to hide it.”
“What’s her identity?”
Shi Jian was confused and looked at Little Fatty before asking softly.
“There’s no wonder why you’re Silly Jian! Are you foolish or what!”
Little Fatty face-palmed himself and lamented.
In reality, although nobody mentioned it, everyone present was sharp and could roughly guess.
Although there were only seven people from the God race that arrived, the fact that they captured Nian Qi alive instead of killing her was an issue to begin with.
She was extremely beautiful with a smooth complexion and exquisite features – a single look at her was enough to surprise anyone.
However, the true problem arose when Nian Qi was compared to the seven God race beings!
Her bearings were way too similar to theirs!
The only difference was that the God race possessed golden hair that fell like a waterfall while Nian Qi’s hair was yellow and withered.
However, Su Zimo knew.
He knew that the difference was non-existent as well!
Previously, in the battle at Ethereal Peak, when Nian Qi was pushed to desperation, a mysterious power awakened within her and her combat strength exploded. Her initially withered, yellow hair turned silky smooth as well!
That was the only way many questions were resolved.
It was why Nian Qi was able to cultivate even without a spirit root.
Furthermore, her cultivation speed was extremely fast and she possessed naturally immense strength!
It was why she looked the same after more than 20 years and still resembled the young girl from the past.
It was because she carried the blood of the God race in her body!
The God race had an extremely long lifespan!
20 years was almost negligible in the long lifespan of the God race and that was why she did not have much changes!
Back when Night Spirit first met Nian Qi, he behaved unusually and ran around her to sniff wildly, as though he had discovered something.
On hindsight, Night Spirit must have already smelled the aura of the God race from Nian Qi despite the fact that he was only a cub!
Nian Qi’s gaze dimmed as she said softly, “However, there are some things that I did not lie to you about, young master. It’s true that my parents are dead. My mother is from the God race while my father is a human. Half of the blood that flows through my body is from the God race.”
Her tone was calm as she explained, but there was a deep hint of sorrow.
“Because of my impure bloodline, I’m considered as someone from a foreign race within the God race and was an outcast. That was the reason why I escaped and wandered outside homeless. That was the case until I met you, young master.”
It was not hard to imagine how the young girl before them must have suffered in the hands of the God race without the protection of her parents.
“Everything is in the past now,”
Su Zimo consoled her softly with a tender gaze, “You only have to remember that from now on, if you don’t wish to return, nobody will be able to force you to.”
Nian Qi pursed her cherry lips when she heard that and her eyes reddened; she almost cried out.
Everyone understood what they had to do and dispersed when they saw that.
“To think that she’s from the God race!”
The Golden Lion looked shocked and murmured as he walked away, “First is truly strong to be able to have a maidservant from the God race!”
That was one of the Primordial Nine Races!
How domineering were they in Myriad Phenomenon City just a couple of days ago?
Who would have thought that Su Zimo already had an underling from the God race more than 20 years ago!
Chapter 787: Future Plans
Su Zimo wiped away the tears on Nian Qi’s face gently and handed her a storage bag with a smile. “Don’t cry anymore, here’s a storage bag for you.”
He sounded as though he was coaxing a child.
Nian Qi was both embarrassed and worked up, but she could not contain her curiosity. She received the storage bag and opened it while asking, “What’s inside?”
“Ah!”
She exclaimed when she saw what was inside and raised her head to look at Su Zimo perplexedly.
The storage bag was densely packed with spirit weapons!
There were even countless bottles of elixirs!
Not only that, Nian Qi even caught sight of Su Zimo’s Blood Quencher, Coiling Dragon Seal, Moon Concealment Bow, Black Gold Arrows and 27 supreme-grade flying swords that had lightning streaks coiled around them...
“There’s more than 12,000 superior-grade spirit weapons, 432 supreme-grade spirit weapons, 21 perfect-grade spirit weapons, 5 connate spirit weapons and 10,800 various elixirs,”
Su Zimo said, “Take this storage bag along with you when you return to the sect and hand it over to senior crane.”
Most of the weapons were obtained by him when he annihilated the Glass Palace faction after he entered the ancient battlefield.
“Ah?
Nian Qi was a little stunned and was unable to react.
Su Zimo explained, “I’m about to advance to the Nascent Soul realm. Although these weapons are precious, I no longer have a use for them.”
“After the battle at Ethereal Peak, the other four major sects suffered great losses. Now that senior crane has advanced to the Dharma Characteristic realm, the rise of Ethereal Peak is only a matter of time and these are the items that we are lacking right now.”
This was a vast fortune!
If anyone else knew that Su Zimo had given away so many spirit weapons and elixirs casually, their eyeballs would probably pop out!
There were not only large amounts of weapons and elixirs, there were also five connate spirit weapons – this would set up a foundation that would match even Upper Sects and aristocratic families!
It won’t not be an exaggeration to claim that Su Zimo could establish his own sect given his current capabilities and treasures in his possession!
Ethereal Peak had been established for thousands of years and was considered as a major sect within the Great Zhou Dynasty. However, they were nothing much compared to the entire North Region and Tianhuang Mainland.
The foundation of Ethereal Peak was way inferior compared to the 108 Upper Sects, let alone other super sects.
The boost to Ethereal Peak will be clear if they could obtain these spirit weapons and elixirs!
Nian Qi was disappointed and asked with raised brows, “Young Master, are you not intending to return?”
Su Zimo had a conflicted expression as he replied, “I won’t be able to... return to the sect for the time being.”
He was now at odds with Glass Palace and he would only bring upon an apocalyptic disaster for Ethereal Peak if he returned!
In reality, he had already expected this situation the moment he declared war upon Glass Palace.
He no longer had any attachments to the secular realm after Su Hong’s demise and had long prepared to leave the North Region.
The Tianhuang Mainland was vast and he could take the opportunity to explore it. At the very least, he had to possess the strength to kill Dao Being Xuan Yu by the time he returned to the North Region!
Previously, Dao Being Xuan Yu beat him down to the bottom of the Dragon Burial Valley at the battle in the Great Qian Ruins.
Thereafter, Su Hong’s death and the annihilation of the Yan Country were all related to Dao Being Xuan Yu. Coupled with the grudge of his severed wrist and crushed cores, there was no way Su Zimo was going to let that person off!
Nian Qi sighed gently. “Actually, master has already expected this. She said that given your character, you will definitely choose not to return so that we won’t be implicated.”
Su Zimo was silent.
A moment later, he said slowly, “However, there will definitely come a day when I will return. I will return with glory righteously!”
Ethereal Peak was good to him and everyone within had treated him well.
Otherwise, Su Zimo would not have been so generous to donate all the elixirs and spirit weapons he collected, including Blood Quencher and the Coiling Dragon Seal.
“Yes!”
Nian Qi nodded. “She also said that Ethereal Peak was going to get stronger and stronger. There will definitely come a day when the sect will be able to protect our own disciples so that they won’t have to flee for their lives!”
If they had not sensed that the sect was going to be destroyed, how would Xuan Yi and the other leaders have allowed paragons such as Little Fatty, Ji Chengtian and the others to leave 20 years ago?
“If Blood Quencher and the Coiling Dragon Seal are all in the storage bag, what are you going to use, young master? Won’t you be in danger if you encounter Di Yin without weapons on hand?”
Nian Qi was worried.
Su Zimo replied with a cool gaze, “If I meet Di Yin again, I’ll kill him with my bare hands!”
He was not exaggerating!
If Su Zimo released his Inner Core and Golden Core along with many trump cards without restrictions, he could suppress Di Yin even if he was barehanded!
As for weapons, he had the bronze square tripod and Mystic Magnet Mountain in his storage bag.
Those two weapons alone could defend against thousands of weapons!
Furthermore, the reward for the Golden Core Phenomenon Ranking would be disseminated soon. If he was lucky, he might get his hands on a suitable Dharmic weapon.
Nian Qi pondered for a moment and asked again, “Where are you intending to head to, young master?”
Su Zimo replied, “I haven’t settled on anywhere yet,”
In truth, for the past few days, Su Zimo, monkey, the spirit tiger and everyone else already had a rough sense of direction.
They wanted to make use of the ancient battlefield to leave the North Region and explore the demon regions of Tianhuang Mainland!
Su Zimo’s identity was sensitive and he would be watched by countless people after the battle in Myriad Phenomenon City!
If he brought monkey and the others who were demon beasts with thick demonic qi along into the cultivation world, they would definitely attract endless trouble.
The best method was for them to enter the demon regions!
Once they cultivate their Essence Spirits in the demon regions, monkey, the spirit tiger and the others would be able to advance to become fiend demons. At that time, they would be able to absorb the demonic qi around them and it would be difficult for them to be discovered when they return to the cultivation world.
Monkey and the spirit tiger had resided in one of the eight demon regions, the Wild Lion Ridge, for a full 20 years. They even qualified for two positions to enter the ancient battlefield and had quite a bit of experience.
Now that the seven of them siblings were gathered together, it was not going to be difficult for them to make a name for themselves in the demon regions.
Everyone else aside, monkey was particularly excited about this.
His dream was always to be the king of a mountain and reign over a part of the world.
In the blink of an eye, a month passed.
During this period of time, many cultivators recuperated within Myriad Phenomenon City and their injuries were mostly healed.
The wounds of those with severe injuries had stabilized as well.
This day, Lin Xuanji came knocking with a smile. “Brother Su, let’s go! The Ancient Phenomenon Stele is opening up today. Let’s see what rewards there are for the Phenomenon Ranking this time round!”
“Alright,”
Su Zimo’s eyes lit up and he nodded his head; he was looking forward to this.
Many cultivators came forth from their respective seclusions and headed towards the Myriad Phenomenon Peak.
Although the cultivators on the Phenomenon Ranking were the only ones who would get the rewards, many cultivators wanted to join the crowd and see if any connate Dharmic weapons or heaven-grade cultivation techniques would appear.
Perfected Lord Yu Jun, Perfected Lord Luo Xue and Monk Yin Lu had arrived before the Myriad Phenomenon Peak long ago.
Scabs had already formed on the injuries of Perfected Lord Luo Xue and Monk Yin Lu after a month and there wouldn’t be any sequelae either.
However, Perfected Lord Yu Jun was severely affected by the loss of his arm.
There was no hope for him to regeneration his severed limb unless he cultivated to the Conjoint Body realm!
The Conjoint Body realm was way too far ahead.
The path of cultivation was arduous and treacherous; one could lose their life with a single mistake.
How many people could guarantee that they would be able to advance to the Conjoint Body realm throughout history?
“Cultivators on the Phenomenon Ranking, come over to where I am to collect your rewards,”
Perfected Lord Yu Jun’s voice carried a hint of weakness.
The damage on his body was too great with the loss of his arm!
Only the top ten cultivators on the Phenomenon Ranking were qualified to select their treasures from the Ancient Phenomenon Stele. The rewards for the other cultivators were disseminated by cultivators of Enigma Palace.
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