Yan Zhaoge nodded slightly, gaining an understanding of things.
The martial arts of Spirit Rhino Island and the Evil Shifting Sect, like those of Changli Mountain and the Blood Dragon Sect which he had once seen, were similarly somewhat exquisite in certain areas.
The re-established martial civilisation of this Vast Ocean World indeed wasn’t weak.
The two Evil Shifting Sect martial practitioners having failed to defeat Yang Chufan even having joined forces, they instantly looked like they had been enraged as their sabre-qi abruptly grew even more intense.
At this moment, the black sabre-qi had already turned bloodred!
The bloodred skies had condensed into an actual sea of blood at this moment, white bones sticking out from the top of this blood sea as they actually piled up to form two tall mountains of bones.
The two mountains of bone and the blood sea pressured downwards just like that, heavy and brutal to the extreme.
The sabre-qi was like a flawless board of metal now as it seemed as though there were no flaws in it whatsoever. With that, even Yang Chufan executing Spirit Rhino Island’s trademark supreme martial art, the Spirit Rhino Palm, was unable to break the sabre-force sweeping over towards them.
Light appeared all over Yang Chufan’s body as his mid-grade spirit artifact activated. However, his opponents also had mid-grade spirit artifacts, and two of them as well.
Pressured by this powerful force, the jade light brought about by Yang Chufan’s palms was gradually buried by the mountains of bones and consumed by the sea of blood.
Fang Min and the other Spirit Rhino Island martial practitioners hurriedly went up to help, but other martial practitioners of the Evil Shifting Sect had come as well, indeed outnumbering them.
Under the encirclement of the Evil Shifting Sect martial practitioners, the Spirit Rhino Island martial practitioners instantly fell into a tough spot.
Fang Min grit her teeth, slamming down towards her left wrist with her right palm. A bracelet shattered, streams of light surging upwards to form a barrier which enveloped her and her fellow disciples.
However, as the tall mountains of bones standing tall within the sea of blood pressured down together, Yang Chufan, Fang Min and the others were instantly rendered unable to move.
Gritting his teeth, Yang Chufan glanced at Yan Zhaoge and shouted loudly, “The Evil Shifting Sect is a sworn enemy of Changli Mountain! You won’t be able to get any news out of them!”
Yan Zhaoge stroked his lower chin, his expression as per usual as his gaze turned towards the Evil Shifting Sect martial practitioners atop the mountains of bones and the sea of blood.
The Evil Shifting Sect martial practitioners with the two late Essence Spirit Martial Grandmasters at their head all frowned as they looked at Yan Zhaoge within the barrier’s confines.
However, they did not move against Yan Zhaoge, still attacking ferociously towards the Spirit Rhino Island martial practitioners as though they didn’t worry about him causing trouble at all.
Having looked at Yan Zhaoge, their attention would naturally have been split somewhat.
Right at this moment, the people of Spirit Rhino Island mightily sprung forth with power. The light formed of Fang Min’s shattered bracelet suddenly focused at a single point, separating the two mountains of bones.
Meanwhile, jade light flickered within Yang Chufan’s pupils. He flickered completely, next seeming to have vanished within the air.
A sliver of jade light which was thin as a needle shot unceasingly upwards, traversing the blood sea and penetrating through the mountains of bones. While it appeared tiny and insignificant, it was as if there was nothing that might be able to stop it as it shockingly broke through the mountains of bones and the sea of blood.
Having repelled an enemy, Yang Chufan attempted to bring Fang Min and the others away in escaping.
The circumstances were more important than the case. With the strength of their enemy, they could only first retreat for now before finding a chance to avenge their hatred in the future.
However, a streak of black sabre-qi now suddenly appeared, casually descending within the air.
The jade green light from Yang Chufan’s Spirit Rhino Palm had been flowing upwards. Who knew that this streak of black sabre light would actually produce a suction force, drawing the green light towards its blade.
Looking at it, it resembled a green rope entangling the black sabre.
As the black sabre descended, the jade green rope was instantly cut into numerous portions.
Yang Chufan’s face turned pale, “Jiang Xiong?”
He could feel that the other party was also at the sixth level of the Martial Grandmaster realm, a late Essence Spirit Martial Grandmaster rather than an Essence Talisman Martial Grandmaster.
However, with an Essence Spirit Martial Grandmaster having been able to cultivate the Mysterious Dark Sabre Qi of the Evil Shifting Sect to such an extent, it could only be one person, the ‘Dark Evil’ Jiang Xiong!
The black sabre-qi condensed into a real black sabre, held within a person’s hand. He appeared to be around forty, some stubble above his lips and the wisps of blood within his eyes evident.
The corners of Jiang Xiong’s mouth carried mockery and derision as he smiled, staring at the people of Spirit Rhino Island as those eyes that were filled with wisps of blood shone with an extremely dangerous glow.
Seeing him, Yang Chufan’s heart instantly sunk down to the very bottom.
It was no wonder that the other two late Essence Spirit Martial Grandmasters of the Evil Shifting Sect had not been concerned even having found someone not of Spirit Rhino Island there.
It was no wonder that the Evil Shifting Sect had the look of slaying them for good. They indeed had the power to take them completely down!
“Thank you for leading the way,” Jiang Xiong said nonchalantly.
As the Evil Shifting Sect martial practitioners attacked once more with him having cut off their path of retreat, Jiang Xiong pointed to Fang Min, “Old Man Fang’s granddaughter, I want her alive. Kill the rest.”
After he had finished speaking, he walked toward the hole in that barrier, looking at Yan Zhaoge, “You are looking for someone of Changli Mountain?”
Yan Zhaoge nodded, “Yes.”
Jiang Xiong asked, “Are you friend or foe with Changli Mountain?”
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 497: Against trash such as you, how much strength would I need?
HSSB497: Against trash such as you, how much strength would I need?
After having seen the fight between Changli Mountain and the Blood Dragon Sect, Yan Zhaoge had already gained a general understanding of the relationship between the so-called Seven Pillars of Good and the Six Evil Sects in this Vast Ocean World.
Good and evil were diametrically opposed, but powers under the same camp also had their own enmities and grudges in private and would battle it out once in a while. It was just that when the two great camps were clashing, those in the same camp would likely be able to forget about their differences and work together in concert.
While Yang Chufan and the others had not made it clear, Yan Zhaoge could still venture a guess.
Spirit Rhino Island was most likely one of the Seven Pillars of Good alongside the Blood Dragon Sect and Changli Mountain, all of them being enemies with the Evil Shifting Sect of the Six Evil Sects.
However, the relationship between Spirit Rhino Island and Changli Mountain of the Seven Pillars of Good might not be all that harmonious.
Jiang Xiong looked at Yan Zhaoge as he walked towards the hole in the barrier.
His question being similar to Yang Chufan’s earlier, Yan Zhaoge’s answer didn’t change as his tone was casual, “Changli Mountain and I? Most likely friends, though I still cannot say for sure now. I will have to meet people of Changli Mountain first before being able to know this.”
Jiang Xiong was expressionless as he continued walking forward, “What lies with
in this barrier?”
Glancing at Jiang Xiong, Yan Zhaoge smiled as he spread his hands apart, “If I say that I am just passing by and do not know what lies inside, also not having obtained anything from within, is there anyone here who would believe me?”
Jiang Xiong snorted, the other Evil Shifting Sect martial practitioners all looking at Yan Zhaoge with unfriendly expressions on their faces.
While Yang Chufan and the Spirit Rhino Island martial practitioners were currently under attack by those of the Evil Shifting Sect, their appraising gazes on Yan Zhaoge were filled with suspicion as well.
The same thing was clearly written on everyone’s faces here.
Yeah, right.
Jiang Xiong said in an indifferent tone, “With the barrier still existing, the coremost treasures should not have been moved. However, the same cannot be said for the other things.”
Yan Zhaoge clapped his hands, laughing lightly, “In this world, there is no longer anyone who believes the words of the true.”
At this moment, Jiang Xiong had already arrived before the hole in the barrier, being just a single step away from Yan Zhaoge.
His eyes that were filled with wisps of blood stared intently at Yan Zhaoge before he suddenly bared his teeth in a smile, “Whether or not they are true words is no longer important.”
Before his words had fallen, Jiang Xiong had already moved, a bloodred sabre-light suddenly manifesting and hacking towards Yan Zhaoge.
Light flickered above Jiang Xiong’s head, a scene of viciousness and evil appearing within.
Amidst howling black wind, atop the cold white bones of a mountain of bones on a sea of blood, there stood a person, a sabre in his hands, the sabre slaughtering all living lifeforms where it pointed.
It was no longer the Mysterious Dark Sabre Qi of earlier, instead being the Blood Sea Sabre Qi that was a higher-tier martial art of the Evil Shifting Sect.
At this moment, the dense sea of blood seemed to have been condensed into a single thread of bloodred light that was condensed to the extreme!
Where the sabre-light passed, space itself seemed like it was being split into two by the blood thread.
“Whether you really do not care or are just forcibly feigning your composure, being able to maintain an unchanging expression upon seeing me act means that you should more or less have some level of ability.”
Jiang Xiong smiled coldly, “However, your Grandpa Xiong also did not use much strength in dealing with trash like Yang Chufan just now.”
The two already being very close, the bloodred sabre-light descended in an instant.
As Yang Chufan, Fang Min and the other Spirit Rhino Island martial practitioners saw this, they felt a chill run down their bodies.
Brandished mightily, the martial arts of the Evil Shifting Sect were fearsome and vicious, but carried too great a baleful air. As the sabre were launched and retracted, it appeared less easily controllable as well as less swift.
However, if an Evil Shifting Sect martial practitioner was allowed to get close and seize the initiative to launch a mighty attack, it would be extremely hard for their opponent to deal with it.
Jiang Xiong had gotten close to the hole in the barrier in a few strides whilst speaking before suddenly erupting, wanting to catch Yan Zhaoge off guard and unable to react in time.
While Yang Chufan and the others had wanted to give Yan Zhaoge a reminder, they had been left short of breath by the series of ferocious attacks unleashed by the other Evil Shifting Sect Martial Grandmasters.
Currently seeing that Jiang Xiang was not even using the Mysterious Dark Sabre Qi anymore, instead directly unleashing the Blood Sea Sabre Qi, they of Spirit Rhino Island all felt their hearts sink to the very bottom.
“Dark Evil’ Jiang Xiong, an elite of the Evil Shifting Sect’s senior generation, a most powerful existence amongst Essence Spirit Martial Grandmasters as well as the youngest ever late Essence Spirit Martial Grandmaster!
In the Vast Ocean World, the martial practitioners of each major stage were habitually ranked according to their ten strongest.
Amongst the current top ten Essence Spirit Martial Grandmasters, the Blood Shifting Sect’s ‘Dark Evil’ Jiang Xiong was ranked number three!
This ranking did not look at one’s background or cultivation level. There was only a single benchmark for it, and that was personal strength, looking at one’s battling prowess!
Having been ranked third, it was because Jiang Xiong possessed great strength, his battle records exemplary.
He had gained his fame when he was young, trampling over the bones and corpses of countless enemies over the past twenty years to arrive at where he was today. His strength was indisputable.
Having come from one of the Six Evil Sects, other than his viciousness, he also cared not about the means, looking only at the ends.
In order to grasp the greatest chances of victory, he did not mind first feigning a discussion with Yan Zhaoge and decreasing the distance before them before immediately revealing his true intentions and making a move!
Whether or not Yan Zhaoge was a friend or foe of Changli Mountain or Spirit Rhino Island, from that moment he had seen him appear within that barrier, Jiang Xiong had already been set on killing him!
What had been in question was only how he might kill this enemy.
Facing this shocking bloodred sabre-light which had suddenly sprung up, Yan Zhaoge smiled nonchalantly.
He lined up his index and middle fingers into a sword, tapping towards the bloodred light.
A green sword-light suddenly appeared, releasing the long roar of a dragon as it instantly transformed into a green dragon, meeting Jiang Xiong’s sabre-light head-on!
As soon as the two collided in mid-air, the bloodred light that was condensed into a thread of blood instantly expanded mightily, turning back into a sea of blood once more.
The green dragon was utterly without fear as it entered the sea of blood, riding the wind and breaking the waves as it proceeded forth, forcibly splitting apart the blood sea!
Jiang Xiong’s expression did not change as the viciousness within his bloodshot eyes grew, an even crueller smile appearing on his face.
“I was just waiting for you!”
Within the blood sea, a mountain of white bones suddenly shot up, breaking through the sea’s surface and blocking before the green dragon.
Jiang Xiong flipped his palm, a white bone sabre suddenly appearing within, overflowing with baleful qi as it was shockingly an exceptionally well forged mid-grade spirit artifact!
He brandished the sabre mightily, sweeping the mountain of bones and the sea of blood along in toppling over, chopping towards the green dragon formed of Yan Zhaoge’s sword-light!
Yan Zhaoge’s sword-light did not halt in the slightest as it continued shooting towards Jiang Xiong.
As the green dragon slammed onto the mountain of bones and the blood sea, the blood sea roiled unceasingly as the bone mountain also shook intensely, white bones shattering with their fragments plummeting downwards.
However, the green dragon was also sent flying backwards, its light exploding as it seemed about to disperse.
Jiang Ning grinned savagely, “Hand over all the treasures you gained within that barrier and this Grandpa Xiong will leave you a full corpse!”
However, before his words had fallen, Yan Zhaoge’s sword-light had formed yet another green dragon, continuing to slam towards the mountain of bones and the sea of blood!
Afterwards, a third, a fourth…
Jiang Xiong was stunned as he looked at this opponent before him who seemed as though he completely didn’t need to return his qi at all, his tyrannical attacks beating down in a tempestuous storm, swords erupting in a continuous combo!
The numerous dragons were like a crazed, unstoppable tide as they ripped apart the sea of blood, slamming apart the mountain of bones!
“Of course I know that the move you exchanged with those Spirit Rhino Island martial practitio
ners just now was but like a dragonfly tapping on water, not using full force.”
As the sea of blood dispersed, strolling casually out of the barrier, Yan Zhaoge laughed lightly, “However, even with your full force, it still looks like you’re really nothing much.”
“Instead, why don’t you guess this-against trash such as you, how much strength would I need?”
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 498: You are already dead
HSSB498: You are already dead
Yan Zhaoge executed his Coiling Dragon Sleeve with Finger Flicking Shocking Thunder, sword-light resembling dragons thundering out in a continuous stream with the momentum of numerous dragons exiting the sea as they enveloped the heavens and covered the earth in attacking towards Jiang Xiong.
The martial arts of the Evil Shifting Sect had great, ferocious movements, being proficient in head-on clashes.
However, on meeting with an opponent who was even fiercer, tougher and stronger than him, he would easily fall to a disadvantage, getting suppressed at every turn as he felt as if there was no way for him to overturn that disadvantage no matter how he fought.
Every sword of Yan Zhaoge’s was faster than the last, each sword being heavy and vigorous to the extreme and with no intervals between each of them at all as if he completely didn’t need to return his qi.
This caused Jiang Xiong to hallucinate a little, feeling as though there were multiple Yan Zhaoges attacking him at the same time.
The fierceness within his eyes that were filled with wisps of blood only grew as his expression grew increasingly solemn.
The other Evil Shifting Sect martial practitioners as well as Yang Chufan, Fang Min and the other Spirit Rhino Island martial practitioners were similarly shocked beyond compare by this.
Under their extreme shock, their clash de-intensified somewhat. All of them focused some of their attention on the scene of Yan Zhaoge continually sending Jiang Xiong into retreat, staring at it wide-eyed and lost for words.
Fang Min asked dazedly, “Senior apprentice-uncle Yang, he, he seems to be battling Jiang Xiong who is already controlling a spirit artifact whilst unarmed?”
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