As soon as he made a move, he would immediately expose his true background.
However, in such a situation, ignoring why Pan-Pan had suddenly grew berserk, if it was the real Elder Li, what reason would there be for him to stand there like a piece of wood, foolishly waiting to be trodden to death by Pan-Pan!
Letting out a long sigh towards the heavens, the Yao Shan who was imitating Elder Li abruptly retreated rapidly!
His fist-intent erupted, as his retreat actually seemed to hold a similar concept to the Black Nightmare Storm within the sky that was still yet to calm.
The illusory heaven and earth formed of his aura-qi was of a boundless black hurricane that enveloped the surrounding area.
Of the direct lineage of the past Wind Domain Sacred Ground Black Nightmare Mountain, this was the Black Nightmare Godly Wind!
This sudden turn of events took most of those present by surprise. Just seeing Yan Zhaoge’s Pixiu steed suddenly turn berserk and rush towards Elder Li alone, they had already been a little unable to react to it.
However, what happened after left them dazed like wooden chickens.
A Broad Creed Mountain martial practitioner, the Acting Elder Elder Li, actually displayed the direct lineage martial arts of Black Nightmare Mountain!
While the descendants of Black Nightmare Mountain were already extremely rare, this was still the Wind Domain. Of those who were active around these parts, how could they not recognise the direct lineage martial arts of Black Nightmare Mountain whose fame once shook the Eight Extremities World?
Yao Shan’s face was expressionless, having known as soon as he had retreated that it would be hard for him to succeed today. Looking for his companion through the corner of his eye, he saw that he who had originally been in charge of containing Pan-Pan was currently being blocked by Feng Yunsheng.
Swivelling his head over at this moment, Yan Zhaoge looked calmly at Yao Shan who had on the appearance of ‘Elder Li’, “So, is it that I have been too nice these past two years, thus causing people to think that I am good to bully?”
“Did you think I was asking that one surnamed Lian just now? I was asking you.”
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 226: You are not in a position to ask
HSSB226: You are not in a position to ask
Yan Zhaoge’s gaze landed on the Yao Shan who was completely identical to Elder Li in appearance.
“Not only the appearance, even the breathing and the aura can also be imitated. Not truly making a move, even fellow disciples of the same clan would not be able to tell,” Yan Zhaoge said coldly, “Is it the Imitation Killing Jade?”
Since it was the Imitation Killing Jade, this meant that this appearance’s original owner, the real Elder Li, had already perished.
Looking at Yao Shan, Yan Zhaoge’s gaze was cold.
Stared at by Yan Zhaoge like this, even the experienced Yao Shan felt a chill in his heart.
Although he didn’t know where they had gone wrong, since they had already been found out by Yan Zhaoge, Yan Shan’s first thought was to immediately retreat.
With Yan Zhaoge being prepared, Yao Shan didn’t have the confidence to kill him.
Since that was so, there would be no point in staying and fighting; it might even be a meaningless struggle that ended in them pointlessly giving their lives away.
Not succeeding with a single strike, immediately escaping a thousand kilometres away, thinking up a next plan of action.
This was what Yao Shan had thought, but when he wanted to retreat, he discovered that it was not as easy as he had thought-in fact, far from it.
Pan-Pan’s aura was ferocious, completely different from his silly, clumsy laziness of earlier as white flames and black water appeared about his entire body.
The white flames enveloped Pan-Pan, while numerous streams of black water expanded, immediately covering the entire area, resembling a cage as it trapped Yao Shan within.
Yao Shan tried to forcibly break through the obstruction of the cage of black water, but just having his footsteps slowed down slightly by the streams of black water, Pan-Pan was already before him, forcing him to have to use his full strength to face him.
After evading one of Pan-Pan’s attacks, the cage of black water before him had regained its original form, even having become stronger than before.
As time passed, the streams of black water were clearly becoming denser and denser.
Yao Shan had originally thought to forcibly take one of Pan-Pan’s attacks, risking it as he broke out of the encirclement, but the white flames about Pan-Pan’s body held an extremely violent power.
This caused a despairing Yao Shan to discover that if he dared to only care about escaping, taking Pan-Pan’s full-powered blow, he would probably be heavily injured on the spot, basically unable to run.
This Pixiu of Yan Zhaoge’s was even more formidable than they had predicted.
He looked over to the side, seeing that companion masqueraded as him shockingly also being obstructed, unable to extricate himself.
Yan Shan’s heart immediately sunk.
Having returned from saving Jun Luo and the others, Ah Hu bared his teeth, chuckling coldly at them, “Black Nightmare Godly Wind; hehe, I happen to cultivate in it too. How about we spar for a bit?”
Hearing his words, the two just snorted, not saying anything.
The other Broad Creed Mountain martial practitioners now finally understood the situation, their expressions strange as they looked at Yao Shan, still in the guise of Elder Li.
Hearing Yan Zhaoge mention the Imitation Killing Jade, those who had heard of it before all came to a sudden realisation, as the gazes that were directed at Yao Shan also turned cold.
Yao Shan looked at Yan Zhaoge rather unresignedly, “You didn’t move personally, also not asking that tiger of yours to move, instead asking your Pixiu steed to pretend to have lost control of its emotions and come to test me. You actually also weren’t certain of it, right?”
“Only when I was forced to evade your Pixiu’s attack, revealing my martial foundation, did you see through my secret.”
Yan Zhaoge laughed indifferently, “You seem to have gotten something wrong. Now, it is you who have fallen into my hands. Afterwards, it should be you who’ll answer some of my questions regarding you remnants of Black Nightmare Mountain. While you-do you think you still have the leisure to ask me questions now?”
Yao Shan’s brows were tightly knit, “I followed Elder Li for a long time, having been a confidante of his since long ago. I know that I am much more familiar with his habits and style than you Yan Zhaoge; where exactly did I reveal a flaw, leading to your wariness?”
“Why must I explain to you?” Yan Zhaoge chortled, “Explaining to you wherein your flaw lay, then introducing my plan in detail.”
“How would it be as troublesome as that; you only need to know what you will be facing after this.”
Turning away, Yan Zhaoge said mildly to Ah Hu, “I want them alive; wring out everything they know.”
Having already captured the other, Ah Hu now smiled coldly as he entered the cage of black water to deal with Yao Shan.
Yao Shan let out a loud, resentful howl, resisting with all his might, yet was hard pressed to stand against Ah Hu.
The streams of black water of Pan-Pan’s innate talents restricted Yao Shan unceasingly, making it such that it would be hard even if the latter wanted to take his own life.
Jun Luo and Lian Cheng also regained their wits at this moment, their emotions complicated as they looked at the dried up corpse of Lian Ying as well as the two attackers.
Meanwhile, the Broad Creed Mountain martial practitioners glared hatefully at the two attackers, especially feeling much anger and hatred when seeing Yao Shan currently with the appearance of Elder Li.
Having finished speaking to Ah Hu, Yan Zhaoge’s attention returned to the stone pillar on his palm.
The stone pillar shot out radiance in all directions, transfo
rming into a formless barrier which helped shield them from the wind and the rain, keeping away the still rampaging black storm within the air.
The Black Dragon Dread was fierce and cruel, but along with that, while arriving quickly, it also left quickly.
Withstanding it in safety for a time, it would gradually begin weakening.
When the fierceness of this time’s Black Dragon Dread passed, while the Black Nightmare Storm that would remain afterwards was still violent and formidable, its power shocking, even without the help of the stone pillar, Yan Zhaoge and the others would still be able to resist it.
Seeing the Black Dragon Dread before their eyes already beginning to ease gradually, Yan Zhaoge nodded slightly.
Keeping her sabre, Feng Yunsheng returned to his side, asking in a low voice, “If it was the Imitation Killing Jade, Elder Li should already be dead.”
Yan Zhaoge was momentarily silent before he nodded, Feng Yunsheng also feeling slightly down.
Having come to Suzhou City, it was Elder Li who had received them, then acted as their guide, entering the Great Western Desert together.
Along the way, the capable Elder Li had handled everything very competently, at the same time extremely friendly in his interactions with Yan Zhaoge, Feng Yunsheng and Ah Hu.
Feng Yunsheng gazed at Yao Shan, “I wonder when Elder Li was harmed, and how his corpse was disposed of.”
Yan Zhaoge answered, “The Imitation Killing Jade has a time limit, and to be on the safe side, he wouldn’t have made his move too early. The first coming of a Black Dragon Dread was the first time they tried to kill me-he should most likely have killed Elder Li not long before then.”
“Counting the time, this is the second time they’ve acted, and also their final chance. Not long after, the Imitation Killing Jade’s effects should be wearing off.”
Hearing his words, Feng Yunsheng said, “Elder Li is a Xiantian Martial Scholar. If he died, the deterioration of his qi and blood would have emanated naturally. If he was harmed in that place where you pulled out the stone pillar, Elder Li’s corpse must not have been buried. Along the way, we have not felt the stench of death or blood.”
“If they carried along Elder Li’s corpse with them, there should be a Shadow Shrinking Pouch.”
Yan Zhaoge said, “One person masquerading as Elder Li, the other moving about as him. The additional person should have been waiting in that Shadow Shrinking Pouch beforehand.”
Feng Yunsheng asked, “Right, I also want to know-how did you find them out?”
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 227: Spirit patterns of before the Great Calamity
HSSB227: Spirit patterns of before the Great Calamity
Yan Zhaoge similarly replied through sound transmission, “Since I knew that they wanted to make use of the chaos caused by the Black Dragon Dread to kill me, I naturally had to observe carefully.”
“When the Black Dragon Dread descended, I asked everyone to gather around me. As they did so, they naturally all looked at me, wanting to know what plan I had.”
“There were only these two who, other than looking at me, also kept on observing Ah Hu’s and Pan-Pan’s positions. Thinking carefully, it also seemed to be so during the first Black Dragon Dread.”
“Why were they concerned about Ah Hu and Pan-Pan?”
Yan Zhaoge curled his lips, “I could take them both as liking men, having set their sights on Ah Hu…”
Although he couldn’t hear Yan Zhaoge’s voice, the Ah Hu who was currently in the midst of capturing Yao Shan involuntarily shivered, almost giving Yao Shan a chance to commit suicide.
Yan Zhaoge casually continued, “However, why did they also take note of Pan-Pan? Unless their tastes were unique to that point?”
Hearing his words, Feng Yunsheng did not know whether to laugh or to cry.
While Yan Zhaoge’s words were humorous, his tone didn’t hold the slightest frivolity, “In the eyes of the outside world, not only is Ah Hu my retainer, he is also my guard.”
“It’s fine when Ah Hu isn’t there, but as long as Ah Hu is by my side, those who want to assassinate me all know-want to kill Yan, first kill Hu.”
“If they don’t have Martial Grandmasters, wanting to get me, they would first have to consider how to break through Ah Hu’s protection.”
“Meanwhile, Pan-Pan has also always stayed near me. A spirit beast guards its owner, and however lazy Pan-Pan usually looks, Pixius are extremely talented and powerful. Moreover, just with his great size, he naturally forms a barrier even just standing by my side, that they would have to go around.”
The Black Dragon Dread gradually passed, the light patterns on the stone pillar similarly vanishing as the light of thunder shining within Yan Zhaoge’s eyes also gradually dimmed.
Seeing Yao Shan already having been captured by Ah Hu, Yan Zhaoge said mildly, “The Black Dragon Dreads were not just to create chaos, but also to deplete the power of the Sacred Artifact fragment I possess.”
Feng Yunsheng nodded, going forward to remind Ah Hu, who also nodded, “I’ve searched, and there indeed is a Shadow Shrinking Pouch. I’ve not checked its contents yet, though.”
Receiving the Shadow Shrinking Pouch, Feng Yunsheng opened it, indeed discovering Elder Li’s corpse inside.
Elder Li had already been dead for a long time. The qi and blood of his corpse had already gradually completely deteriorated, but as he had been a Xiantian Martial Scholar in his life, with their strength, they still currently didn’t show any signs of rotting.
The other Broad Creed Mountain martial practitioners gathered around, looking at the deceased Elder Li. Also seeing Yao Shan, still in Elder Li’s appearance, who had been caught by Ah Hu, they instantly felt an anger welling that could not be suppressed.
Elder Li’s face had already grown stiff, but the stunned expression on his face had not yet faded, his eyes wide open like bottomless pits, not having died in peace.
Yan Zhaoge came before Elder Li. While lifting that massive stone pillar with his right hand, he bent down, reaching out with his left hand and gently shutting Elder Li’s eyes.
“Wring everything they know out of them; there will be no need to keep them then,” Yan Zhaoge stood up straight once more, saying to Ah Hu, who unhesitatingly answered, “Yes, Young Master.”
Yao Shan looked defeated as he lowered his head, not speaking, while his struggling companion said, “However it is, we will still die. You still think for us to provide you with information?”
Ah Hu turned and glanced at him, grinning savagely, “Sometimes, death actually isn’t scary.”
Yan Zhaoge raised his head to look at the Black Nightmare Storm that was gradually returning to normal, his eyes slightly narrowing into slits, “Black Nightmare Mountain…”
Shaking his head, Yan Zhaoge examined the things obtained from the two.
The valuable objects there were limited. What caught more of Yan Zhaoge’s notice were mainly two items.
The first was another, still unused Imitation Killing Jade, found on the body of Yao Shan’s companion.
Fingering the Imitation Killing Jade, Yan Zhaoge fell into deep thought.
The Imitation Killing Jade had many limitations, such as that of time, as well as the cultivation bases of the killer and the killed.
However, it was undeniable that this thing could prove extremely useful at times.
Especially when the killer was extremely familiar with the killed, understanding most of his habits as well as manner of speaking, in which case the imitation could mostly likely be successfully achieved.
Yao Shan was a good example of this. Masquerading as Elder Li, before the descent of the second Black Dragon Dread, Yan Zhaoge had indeed not suspected anything.
While he currently had no use for it, remaining in his hands, it might come in useful sometime.
Even if Yan Zhaoge himself did not use it, handing it over to someone he trusted, it should also be able to bring about some unexpected ef
fects.
As for the second item, originating from Yao Shan, it was a semi-circular jade coin, looking from its style to be extremely ancient.
Observing it carefully, Yan Zhaoge found that it should have been from a complete jade coin, having been split into two right from its hole in the middle, the whereabouts of the other piece unknown.
The jade coin had patterns on its surface. While they were simple, they had a majestic air about them, leaving those who saw them with a deep impression of them.
Yan Zhaoge carefully identified it for a moment, finding it somewhat unexpected, “Oh, actually spirit patterns from before the Great Calamity?”
The spirit patterns were not words, not containing any special meaning to them.
However, after analysing them for a moment, Yan Zhaoge could confirm that if it was the compete jade coin with the complete spirit patterns, it would be a small-scale spirit formation.
This small-scale spirit formation perhaps had some rather valuable things contained within.
“Looking at where it is broken and the extent of the dispersion of spiritual qi, this jade coin should have been split into two not long ago,” Yan Zhaoge analysed for a bit, “The other half could be in this part of the Wind Domain, very possibly in the Sand Region.”
“Along this line, I can instruct people to perform a meticulous search for it.”
“This type of spirit pattern was also rather rare before the time of the Great Calamity. The number of people who can identify them as well as activate the spirit formation within should be very limited in the Eight Extremities World now. Therefore, the information contained within the spirit formation most likely has not been deciphered.”
As he pondered, Yan Zhaoge didn’t put it too much to heart, just shrugging his shoulders as he kept the two items.
Ah Hu directly brought the two enemies into that Shadow Shrinking Pouch.
Afterwards, they still had to hurry along as much as possible, leaving the Great Western Desert.
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