It was precisely their Hall Lord, Shen Li, who had shattered all of this in his earlier attempt to flee.
The gazes of the Heavenly Thunder Hall martial practitioners all grew lost and bewildered.
Having eaten two spears from the Northern Ocean Clone, Shen Li had already been heavily injured and nearing the point of death. His final bid for life had then been stopped by Yan Zhaoge with the Myriad Dragon Palace.
This Green Thunder Martial Saint had to vent his pent-up anger now.
His face that was covered in fresh blood as well as a despairing layer of death qi glared at Yan Zhaoge, appearing exceptionally savage.
The Northern Ocean Clone took the blow from the Divine Sky Heavenly Thunder Formation with his Imperious Cold Martial Armour before chasing after Shen Li and punching out once more.
His iron fist that resembled a spear pierced through Shen Li’s body from the back, exiting from his chest.
The Northern Ocean Clone did not retract his fist, raising his entire arm and the impaled Shen Li along with it.
Shen Li spat out a mouthful of blood, his expression completely defeated and ashen as the qi and blood within his body deteriorated quickly.
Looking calmly at Shen Li, Yan Zhaoge said mildly, “Skinhead Shen, when my Broad Creed Mountain faced a great tribulation and was in a bloodied battle with the Decimating Abyss that year, your Heavenly Thunder Hall came over looking for easy pickings. Do you think that that would have ended with merely the deaths of Lin Tianfeng and those others?”
“Today, I will settle the debts, new and old, all in one.”
Shen Li looked at Yan Zhaoge with great difficulty, “Child of the Yan Family, you…don’t be arrogant. While this old man has fallen at your hands today, you and Broad Creed Mountain won’t be able to stay happy for long!”
While saying this, light was emitted from Shen Li’s eyes as he began laughing strangely as if he was thinking back on something right before his death.
“This old man will be waiting for you down below!”
Yan Zhaoge raised his brows slightly, “You are placing your hopes on the Sacred Sun Clan? I know that the Sacred Sun Clan has wrested the Heaven Cleaving Axe from Infinite Boundless Mountain, but so what?”
“I’ve said that this time, I will be settling all the debts. Don’t think of running, every last one of you.”
Shen Li’s eyes were wide open as he glared unforgivingly at Yan Zhaoge, “Arrogant kid, not knowing life and death!”
Looking at Yan Zhaoge, he chuckled strangely, “You are still this confident now because you don’t know that in this world, there is an existence known as the World beyond Worlds!”
“That is a world that is much more powerful than the Eight Extremities World and the Flame Devil World. No, not just powerful, it ‘exceeds’ these greatly. Just like the human realm and the Heavenly Court of pre-Great Calamity times, one on the earth and one in the heavens.”
“Those in our world can only ascend to that World beyond Worlds if they attain the third level of the Martial Saint realm. How many experts do you think there are in that World beyond Worlds, how far beyond one’s imagination are they?”
Shen Li whispered, “The Sacred Sun Clan, haha. In telling this old man, they have no good intentions. They want this old man to see how powerful of a backer they have, how all these conflicts between our Sacred Grounds over the years have been nothing but a game of chess on their chessboard.”
Hearing this, Yan Zhaoge’s expression did not change as he just nodded in understanding, “Having no other options now, the Sacred Sun Clan is still inviting people of the World beyond Worlds down ‘below’ at the end of the day? The way you say it, they must already have arrived in the Eight Extremities World?”
“You know of the World beyond Worlds?” A rather surprised Shen Li shook his head, “Although you know about it, it seems like you still don’t know at all how terrifying a place it is!”
“This old man is not afraid to tell you. Even if you are cautious, there is no way that you will be able to do anything about it at all.”
Shen Li looked at Yan Zhaoge’s calm face, “This old man knows what you are thinking. You think that those who have come from the World beyond Worlds will be just like the Nine Underworld True Devils, being restricted to the third level of the Martial Saint realm at most.”
“That’s right, that’s indeed not wrong at all. Still, let this old man tell you. Those who descended here have come with the intention of dealing with your father, Yan Di.”
“Yan Di is indeed a heaven-defying genius, being able to resist a Great Flame Devil King upon just having stepped into the Martial Saint realm. Yet, he is still just a single person at the end of the day.”
“This old man knows Yan Di’s level, and the Sacred Sun Clan does as well. Do you think that the people who descended would not know?”
“How many experts do you think they would have dispatched?”
“This old man admits that you are truly a prime figure in the Eight Extremities World. Still, even Yan Di will soon be dying, much less you!”
Shen Li laughed, “What will you do, flee through the dimensional tunnel that this old man opened? That would be your only chance at life.”
“Sadly, while you can run, Broad Creed Mountain and Yan Di over in the Seal of the East Sea cannot!”
“What do you think this old man had left the Heavenly Thunder Hall for? I had precisely received the Sacred Sun Clan’s invitation to go trample over your Broad Creed Mountain together! It was having received news from the clan that I turned around and returned.”
Hearing his words, Yan Zhaoge did not say anything, his gaze just turning colder. Shen Li could see no fear in his gaze at all.
“You…” Shen Li stared yet could not say anything at all as the Northern Ocean Clone behind him flung his arm before punching out once more, sending his head flying right off his body!
A bald, shiny head flew into the air, rolling as it displayed Shen Li’s unresigned face.
On this day, the Lord of the Heavenly Thunder Hall, the Green Thunder Martial Saint Shen Li, was slain by Yan Zhaoge before the gates of the Heavenly Thunder Hall.
Yan Zhaoge’s expression was indifferent as he turned to leave. Behind him, garbed in the Imperious Cold Martial Armour, the Northern Ocean Clone extended his arms before ripping forcefully to the sides.
The Divine Sky Heavenly Thunder Formation collapsed, the all-encompassing thunderclouds were ripped apart. The great earth here that never saw the light of day all year round was finally bathed in sunlight once more.
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 575: Where is Yan Zhaoge?
HSSB575: Where is Yan Zhaoge?
After parting ways with Yan Zhaoge, Fu Enshu headed east back to Broad Creed Mountain.
However, as she passed through the Earth Domain, arriving at the easternmost East Heaven Region and coming into contact with the Broad Creed Mountain martial practitioners stationed there, she learnt a piece of shocking news.
The Sacred Sun Clan had gone north, launching an assault on Broad Creed Mountain.
An inauspicious premonition arose within Fu Enshu’s heart.
Infinite Boundless Mountain and Jade Sea City currently lacked both Martial Saints and Sacred Artifacts. It would be hard for them to rush all the way over to the Heaven Domain in assistance.
Turbid Wave Pavilion was usually neutral, but would most likely intervene in such a situation. Even if Shen Li was not found by Yan Zhaoge, he might also be hindered by Turbid Wave Pavilion.
Thus, the Sacred Sun Clan could only attack Broad Creed Mountain with its own power. While they grasped the Extreme Yin Crown and the Heaven Cleaving Axe, wanting to trample down Broad Creed Mountain, they should still lack the strength for such.
The Clear Qi Robe was guarding over Fang Zhun. Unless it was utterly necessary, they would not use it to battle with the enemy.
However, this matter should, logically speaking, only be known by Bro
ad Creed Mountain’s higher echelon experts. The Sacred Sun Clan shouldn’t know of it.
Broad Creed Mountain still had the two Transcending Mortality Martial Grandmasters Zhang Kun and He Ning sitting over it. Possessing the Clear Qi Robe and the geographical advantage provided for by their guardian grand formation as well, the Sacred Sun Clan should not be able to gain much of an advantage in their sudden invasion.
“Could someone have Transcended Mortality and entered Sainthood, or might their Maiden of Extreme Yin have stepped into the Martial Grandmaster realm?”
Fu Enshu pondered, yet felt somewhat uneasy somehow.
She thought of her previous conversation with Yan Zhaoge over in the Vast Ocean World.
Not daring to delay things, Fu Enshu hurriedly continued westward to the Central Heaven Region.
Not even having returned to Broad Creed Mountain, just having entered the Central Heaven Region, Fu Enshu could already feel that something was wrong.
Just having approached Broad Creed Mountain, she saw glowing runes densely filling the entire sky as it was clearly the appearance of their guardian grand formation being circulated to the maximum.
Meanwhile, other than their guardian grand formation, Fu Enshu could still vaguely feel not just a single extremely powerful aura emanating over from the direction of Broad Creed Mountain.
These powerful auras caused Fu Enshu to feel as if over there was someone like Huang Guanglie or Old Man Mo.
They seemed even more powerful than the both of them.
At the very least, there was not just a single expert at the second level of the Martial Saint realm!
Fu Enshu’s heart sank. She knew that it was impossible for so many peak experts to have suddenly appeared within the Sacred Sun Clan in such a short period of time.
There was only one explanation for this. The worst possible scenario that they had thought of had currently become reality.
The Sacred Sun Clan’s backer from the World beyond Worlds had made a move.
Whether the Sacred Sun Clan had pleaded or beguiled, that massive entity of the World beyond Worlds had finally personally made a move, interfering in matters here for the first time.
The Sacred Sun Clan had drawn in a power external to the Eight Extremities World.
From a certain perspective, she should be happy. It meant that the Sacred Sun Clan had run out of options.
However, the problem before them still had to be dealt with. Forces from the World beyond Worlds having finally entered the Eight Extremities World, what should Broad Creed Mountain do about it?
Everything else aside, with not just a single expert at the second level of the Martial Saint realm pressuring down upon them, whatever should be done about it?
What caused Fu Enshu’s heart to feel even heavier was the fact that it was impossible for the other side not to know about Yan Di. However confident and proud they were, it was also impossible for the massive entity of the World beyond Worlds to avoid Yan Di’s problem.
Still making a move under such circumstances, this meant that they were sufficiently confident of getting rid of Yan Di as well in one fell swoop!
The people here at Broad Creed Mountain might not even be the main force. The other side had definitely dispatched experts of the third level of the Martial Saint realm or higher to the Eight Extremities World.
Fu Enshu felt worried.
She could not approach lightly now as she had no way of breaking through their lockdown of the area and returning to the Mountain at all.
While her personality was tough and fearless, also rather not caring about anything, the gap between the two sides was too great that she wouldn’t foolishly send herself directly to die, benefiting no one at all.
Now, Fu Enshu heard a voice resound in the distant horizon, shaking the surrounding space as it seemed to reverberate throughout the entire Central Heaven Region.
“Has the one named Yan Zhaoge returned?”
On Broad Creed Mountain, all the remaining higher echelon experts were congregated on the Heaven Rising Peak with the Grand Elders Zhang Kun and He Ning at their head.
The once flourishing clan now appeared rather devoid of numbers as apart from the two Transcending Mortality Martial Grandmasters, there only remained a mere few Essence Talisman Martial Grandmasters.
The First Seat of the Disciplinary Hall Chang Zheng, the First Seat of the Heaven Sealing Gorge Elder Gong, the First Seat of the Martial Repository Elder Meng and the First Seat of the Martial Inheritance Hall Elder Qin all had grave expressions on their faces as they stood beside Zhang Kun and He Ning.
In the air above them stood a group of people.
The current Chief of the Sacred Sun Clan Huang Xu was standing somewhat deferentially beside the two people at the front.
The Sacred Sun Clan martial practitioners who had accompanied them here were respectfully standing behind them.
The two people standing at the front appeared to be in their thirties or forties from their external appearances, their true ages behind hard to determine.
However, their auras suppressed the entire Broad Creed Mountain to the point of being unable to make any rash movements.
Of these two people, one was garbed in white with an emblem of crimson flames embroidered on his back, conspicous as well as dazzling. He did not say anything, just standing quietly there as his expression seemed rather casual.
Meanwhile, the other person was garbed in green with a sword hanging by his waist.
The one who had spoken was precisely this green-clothed man, looking down from up high on Broad Creed Mountain.
On the Heaven Rising Peak, Zhang Kun inhaled deeply, saying, “Our clan’s Yan Zhaoge participated in the great battle that culminated in the sealing of the Flame Devils on the East Sea. After the seal was accomplished, he has no longer been seen, his fate currently unknown.”
The green-clothed man did not linger on this problem as he instead said, “Since that is so, give me everything that he has left on this mountain.”
Zhang Kun and the others exchanged looks, their expressions all sinking.
However good their tempers were, they would also inwardly fume at such a request.
It was just that with the other party’s strength and background, they could only fume within their hearts, not speaking the words out loud.
The green-clothed man’s expression was calm as he said matter-of-factly, “I am Jin Jie, a guest Elder of the Radiant Light Sect. You are all aware of where I come from.”
“We of a higher realm were originally not intending to interfere with matters of this world. However, there is a treasure of our Radiant Light Sect that has fallen within your world, currently being in the position of your disciple named Yan Zhaoge.”
“If he is not here, we will search for clues from his possessions.”
Jin Jie said slowly, “We must retrieve that treasure. If you cooperate with us, we will not make things difficult for you.”
Zhang Kun inhaled deeply, saying in a heavy tone, “His belongings were all within his accompanying Shadow Shrinking Pouch and with he himself.”
Jin Jie said nonchalantly, “That is fine. I will take his lodgings away before anything else.”
While his tone was casual, his meaning was digging out the mountain and excavating its rocks as he dug away the entire surrounding area where Yan Zhaoge had resided.
Zhang Kun was still wrangling with the other party when Huang Xu suddenly said, “There was someone else of Broad Creed Mountain who left the Earth Domain alive. Apart from Yan Zhaoge, there was also someone by the name of Fang Zhun as well as a Sacred Artifact, the Clear Qi Robe, which accompanied him back here.”
“Also, it should have been Yan Zhaoge who sent them out of the Earth Domain at the time.”
Jin Jie raised his brows lightly, “Oh?”
The white-clothed man who had always been standing quietly beside him thus far said nonchalantly upon hearing those words, “Then, that Fang Zhun and that Sa
cred Artifact-hand them over to us as well.”
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 576: You’re not qualified to fight with me
HSSB576: You’re not qualified to fight with me
Hearing that the other side wanted to take away Fang Zhun along with the Clear Qi Robe, the expressions on the faces of Zhang Kun and He Ning both changed.
However conservative and moderate their styles were, it would also be rather impossible for them to accede to such a request.
It would be equivalent to unconditionally laying down their arms in surrender.
Zhang Kun said in a heavy tone, “You are making things rather hard for us…”
That white-clothed man interjected, “There will be no discussion. You simply have to do as we say.”
Streaks of light shot out of the acupoints of his entire body, dazzlingly illuminating the surrounding area as the Clear Qi Grand Formation was shaken to the point of trembling slightly.
That green-clothed swordsman Jin Jie did not draw his sword, just saying nonchalantly, “Earlier, I said that we are of no mind to interfere in matters of your world. We have never intended to participate in the conflict between those clans here.”
“On the flip side, however, extinguishing your legacy and dao tradition would only be a simple and casual thing for us. It wouldn’t be anything great.”
“Everything depends on your performance, or whether we feel like it or not.”
While they were facing a great enemy, the two experts at the second level of the Martial Saint realm causing the Clear Qi Grand Formation to tremble just standing there alone as it seemed like it might collapse at any time, no one of Broad Creed Mountain showed any signs of submitting as they silently faced the two people up above.
A Sacred Sun Clan martial practitioner laughed coldly, “Are you still depositing your hopes on Yan Di over at the East Sea? You’d better give up on that thought.”
“The place where that Yan Zhaoge was last seen was in the Seal of the East Sea. While the possibility of him having died is greatest, the power of the seal would have been unable to destroy the treasure that he took away.”
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