With Yan Zhaoge’s vision, he was even able to see the person’s completely unmoving form from after he had plummeted to the earth down below.
However, Yan Zhaoge who had already begun analysing the Life Creation Heavenly Scripture was currently becoming more and more sensitive towards the life force of others.
While that corpse was enveloped by the qi of death, a shocking life force was actually concealed within that body!
This person was not dead!
At the same time, the other party also realised that he had been found out.
The originally unmoving ‘corpse’ suddenly leapt up from the ground now, continuing to flee into the distance.
“I shouldn’t have failed to kill him just now. How strange…” Yan Zhaoge was expressionless as he simply gave up on his opponent of the fifth level of the Martial Saint realm, instead pursuing that fleeing early Seeing Divinity Martial Saint.
His opponent of the fifth level of the Martial Saint realm did not make use of this chance to flee as he instead continued entangling with Yan Zhaoge.
Yan Zhaoge deflected his attack with an Yin Yang Finger, sending it towards that fleeing person.
The fleeing martial practitioner groaned tragically, falling once more.
Yan Zhaoge arrived before him, raising his palm and releasing another Cyclic Heavenly Seal.
Now, this thin youth who had played dead suddenly turned, meeting Yan Zhaoge’s Cyclic Heavenly Seal head-on.
He abruptly opened his mouth, a bright light suddenly surging from within.
The rain of light formed of a spirit flag that pervaded the heavens and earth and restricted the use of various treasures now died down.
A purple orb shot out from this thin youth’s mouth, striking over towards Yan Zhaoge!
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 846: Undying at the same cultivation level
HSSB846: Undying at the same cultivation level
As soon as that orb of thunder appeared, Yan Zhaoge instantly knit his brows.
He could not be any more familiar with that terrifying thunder light that was violent and decisive.
He too often unleashed it.
Of the Nine Heavenly Immortal Thunders, An Instant’s Thunder!
Blazing all one’s power in a single bid, concentrating it all in a single strike, blooming in an instant!
This purple orb of thunder was clearly also a fragment of the Eye of the Thunder Emperor.
A slight stabbing pain could be felt in Yan Zhaoge’s right eye as strands of thunder light uncontrollably flickered within.
His Eye of the Thunder Emperor fragment which had always been concealed within was now drawn over by an immense force as it sought to break free of his control, shooting towards the other party.
Both being fragments of the same Sacred Artifact, the larger, stronger ones would automatically draw the smaller, weaker ones over.
The Eye of the Thunder Emperor fragment that this thin youth had was bigger than the one Yan Zhaoge currently grasped.
Now, the power of that Sacred Artifact fragment and the power of the thin youth himself were both blazing at full force, set to erupt in that next instant.
The power contained within already surpassed that of mid-grade Sacred Artifacts!
Both sides were just mere inches away from each other, with An Instant’s Thunder possessing speed that was extraordinarily swift beyond compare as it was an extremely ferocious and rapid existence even amongst the Nine Immortal Heavenly Thunders.
At such close proximity, the activation of An Instant’s Thunder virtually left Yan Zhaoge with no time to react at all whatsoever!
The rain of light formed of the spirit flag that restricted the use of treasures did not just affect Yan Zhaoge alone. It affected the Clear Light Locale disciples as well.
Therefore, however much of a heaven-roiling, earth-overturning battle it had been earlier, no treasures had been used at all as everyone had relied solely on their cultivation bases in battle.
The other party made use of the chance just when the rain of light was about to disperse with Yan Zhaoge still yet to make use of any treasures to attempt to take Yan Zhaoge helplessly by surprise!
How could any of the cunning from feigning death and the panic in fleeing still be seen on the thin youth’s face now?
He was expressionless, his gaze cold as he had been waiting for precisely this moment.
This person had previously judged that Yan Zhaoge was extremely powerful such that he was not his opponent with just his cultivation base alone.
If he wanted to obtain victory as the weaker party, his only chance at victory would be to buy some time before making use of that instant when the rain of light dispersed to attack Yan Zhaoge at full force with the help of the Eye of the Thunder Emperor fragment.
With the activation of An Instant’s Thunder, he believed that even if Yan Zhaoge possessed full control over a high-grade Sacred Artifact like the Extreme Yang Seal, he would still not have the chance to take it out and use it.
Yan Zhaoge had had the upper hand all this while, fighting one against many as he left his three opponents either dead or wounded.
Even when the rain of light dissipated, he would surely not take out the Extreme Yang Seal to boost his strength immediately afterwards as he would definitely still depend on his own martial prowess.
That was already sufficient for him to take care of his opponents.
The thin youth had been targeting this very mentality of Yan Zhaoge’s. In having attempted to flee and feigned death earlier, it had all been to secure this opportunity to turn the tables and slay the enemy at this final juncture!
Yan Zhaoge’s terrifying Cyclic Heavenly Seal continued mightily descending towards the head of this thin youth!
The Cyclic Heavenly Seal on one side, An Instant’s Thunder on the other.
Their attacks struck towards each other’s vitals simultaneously as both sides instantly seemed about to drag each other into death together!
That person went all out in unleashing the power of the Eye of the Thunder Emperor fragment as he was thus unable to evade.
Yan Zhaoge’s palm slammed down on his head, directly exploding his skull.
The top of his head directly caved in with a large, shocking pit being formed.
However, this thin youth actually did not die. While he had only his last breath remaining, streams of clear qi still surged upwards to his head.
The Longevity Martial Scripture was circulated fully in reversing life and death at this moment as it sought to turn the qi of death into the qi of life, protecting him from dying.
A shocking scene unfolded with this youth actually shockingly managing to bear his head caving in following a direct blow from the Cyclic Heavenly Seal.
Despite a broken head and the spewing blood, his skull having split apart, he was actually still alive!
His body was weak as it had never been before as his head rung chaotically and all was dark before his eyes. The intense pain caused him to feel frenzied before turning numb, then caused him to feel frenzied again as the cycle continued.
However, this person managed to forcibly pull himself back to the living from the gates of death just like that.
“I’ve succeeded!” He opened his mouth, “Would you have imagined, Yan Zhaoge?”
This was the result he had been aiming for from the very beginning!
His various efforts had all been directed simply at securing a situation where peril befell both sides.
At an immense disadvantage, he had still desired to achieve victory, the true victory of the weaker.
He wanted to make use of his abilities to create such a situation wherein he was confident that he would survive and take Yan Zhaoge’s life in exchange.
“Junior apprentice-brother Xiang!”
That Clear Light Locale fifth level Martial Saint gave a startled exclamation as he made to draw near.
The thin youth, Xiang Yiyang, actually only ha
d a breath more than a corpse left in his body as he desperately needed fellow disciples to treat his injuries for him.
However, the other party did not come over in the end as he instead emitted a muffled groan.
Xiang Yiyang was shocked as he struggled to open his eyes and gazed over. He saw Yan Zhaoge sending his fellow disciple into retreat even as he still clutched that Eye of the Thunder Emperor fragment which had already lost its lustre as it had descended into a deep slumber!
He had not seen how things had been earlier when that terrifying An Instant’s Thunder had arrived before Yan Zhaoge even as his head had been exploded by Yan Zhaoge’s Cyclic Heavenly Seal.
At that time, a strange flow of qi had appeared about Yan Zhaoge’s forehead, forming a clump of qi that resembled chaos.
Obstructed by this clump of qi that resembled chaos, the violent thunderbolts had instantly halted slightly.
As it momentarily halted, Yan Zhaoge had been granted sufficient time to react.
The light of thunder shot out of his right eye, his Eye of the Thunder Emperor fragment plunging straight towards the opposing one.
However, Yan Zhaoge had already long since become familiarised with An Instant’s Thunder as he was able to unleash it using his own cultivation base even without the assistance of the Eye of the Thunder Emperor fragment.
The shocking light of thunder erupted from Yan Zhaoge’s eyes as well!
An Instant’s Thunder versus An Instant’s Thunder!
The violent thunderbolts directly resulted in an endless chain explosion just mere inches before Yan Zhaoge.
Yan Zhaoge’s figure swayed slightly as he had already moved elsewhere, perfectly avoiding the swift, raging thunder.
His opponent’s trump card missed, no longer landing on him.
Yan Zhaoge beat back that Clear Light Locale disciple of the fifth level of the Martial Saint realm into retreat before extending a hand and grabbing the slumbering Eye of the Thunder Emperor fragment.
The fragment that he had originally possessed had already merged with this bigger fragment of his opponent’s now, resulting in an even more massive orb.
Yan Zhaoge looked at the tragic-looking Xiang Yiyang whose head had caved in, his flesh and blood distorted and unrecognisable.
Xiang Yiyang painfully stared wide-eyed at him.
Looking at him, Yan Zhaoge saw that despite the severity of his injuries, the wound at the top of his head had actually begun to slowly heal.
That shattered skull and that distorted and unrecognisable flesh and blood were clearly mending on their own.
Yan Zhaoge said, “You have the Withered Wood Meeting Spring Body? No wonder your regenerative abilities are so great.”
“I once heard those of Golden Court Mountain mention that there is someone of Clear Light Locale known as Xiang Yiyang who is the most outstanding expert of the newer generation in this eastern Vast Heaven Territory. He possesses the miraculous physique, the Withered Wood Meeting Spring body, and also cultivates in a supreme martial art like the Longevity Martial Scripture which allows him an infinite lease of life. He also has the great reputation of being undying at the same cultivation level.”
“Hard to come by indeed. It is rare indeed that I can personally witness a physique as rare as this,” Yan Zhaoge clicked his tongue in wonder, “A pity that I have never seen your appearance before. Otherwise, I would have recognised you at once.”
Yan Zhaoge suddenly laughed, “I should really congratulate you now. After today, your great reputation of being undying at the same cultivation level can henceforth be preserved for all eternity.”
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 847: There is nothing a single palm cannot solve; if there is, well, another palm then
HSSB847: There is nothing a single palm cannot solve; if there is, well, another palm then
While Yan Zhaoge was smiling, Xiang Yiyang and the others felt a chill overrun their entire bodies.
His great reputation of being undying at the same cultivation level would henceforth be preserved for all eternity.
If he died today to Yan Zhaoge whose cultivation level was lower than his, wouldn’t it truly be the case then that he would never be killed by an opponent of the same cultivation level in the future?
“When facing a situation such as this, some people will think that since you actually managed to take a palm of mine, how rare it is. Perhaps I should just spare your life,” Yan Zhaoge curled his lips, “Still, I won’t think of it that way.”
“It would be fine for any normal opponent. Still, facing my enemies, my belief has always been that there is nothing a single palm cannot solve. If there is, well, just another palm then.”
With that, Yan Zhaoge struck down with a palm, directly unleashing another Cyclic Heavenly Seal.
With a ‘bang’, Xiang Yiyang who was unable to put up any resistance at all was slammed straight into the ground by Yan Zhaoge’s palm, his corpse and bones ground directly into dust.
That Clear Light Locale martial practitioner of the fifth level of the Martial Saint realm was helpless to stop this as he could only feel very bitter inside.
In truth, that middle-aged man of the late Seeing Divinity stage aside, Xiang Yiyang was their actual number two expert who had ventured here.
While his cultivation base was indeed higher, in actual battle, Xiang Yiyang of the fourth level of the Martial Saint realm had always been more powerful than him.
He was the descendant of the younger generation that the Eastern Exalt thought the most highly of, his potential and status unparalleled amongst the lineage of Clear Light Locale.
While his fame did not shake the world like the Grand Red Lotus Fu Ting, Xiang Yiyang was similarly a young genius who was renowned throughout the entire World beyond Worlds.
Amidst his great prominence in the eastern Vast Heaven Territory, the experts of the other lands had all remembered his name.
He might not have been the strongest in terms of attack, defence, speed etcetera.
However, in terms of life force and regenerative abilities, Xiang Yiyang who bore the Withered Wood Meeting Spring Body and cultivated in the Longevity Martial Scripture could virtually be considered a peak existence amongst those of a similar cultivation level.
In the past, he had relied on his powerful regenerative abilities to forcibly wear out numerous experts who were superior to him both offensively and also defensively to death, even having brought about the collapse of many opponents whose cultivation bases were higher than his.
It was relying on this that Xiang Yiyang had feigned death earlier with Yan Zhaoge’s sword having been unable to bring about his demise.
His confidence in having dared to attempt such a risky plan and forcibly receive a direct blow from Yan Zhaoge’s Cyclic Heavenly Scripture to the head also lay here.
Sadly for him, his all-out trump card had been dispelled by Yan Zhaoge.
However formidable his life force and regenerative powers, it would be impossible for him to quickly recover completely from one of Yan Zhaoge’s Cyclic Heavenly Seals.
With that, as Yan Zhaoge unleashed a second palm, Xiang Yiyang was only able to close his eyes and await death.
He was not slain by someone of the same cultivation level or higher, instead having died to this Yan Zhaoge whose cultivation base was lower than his.
Xiang Yiyang hereby perished with unsaid grievances.
Yan Zhaoge meanwhile laughed as he kept that Eye of the Thunder Emperor fragment which had fallen into slumber, “It is larger than my original fragment, probably having devoured quite a few larger ones beforehand. You must have spent quite some effort in gathering this treasure. I must really thank you for having saved so much effort for me.”
He kept the orb of thunder, turning to target that middle-aged man of the sixth level of the Martial Saint realm.
The other party had already long since wanted to flee, just that he was unable to keep up with the Northern Ocean Clone in terms
of speed.
A bright moon arose within the foreign dimension, immeasurable clear radiance scattering amidst the heavens and the earth.
Feng Yunsheng did not brandish the Clear Sun Divine Sabre this time as she instead wielded the Extreme Yin Crown in battle, helping Yan Zhaoge to tie down that Clear Light Locale martial practitioner of the fifth level of the Martial Saint realm.
The roar of a dragon resounded as a light dragon of black and white descended from the solitary moon in the sky, instantly obstructing that Clear Light Locale martial practitioner.
Meanwhile, Yan Zhaoge joined forces with his Northern Ocean Clone as the middle-aged man of the sixth level of the Martial Saint realm fell to an even greater disadvantage.
With the rain of light having vanished, allowing everyone to use their treasures, things would only be more beneficial to Yan Zhaoge.
If not for the fact that he wished to capture this opponent who had the highest cultivation base and possibly grasped the most information alive, Yan Zhaoge would end this conflict even more quickly.
In terms of combat style and special characteristics, martial practitioners who cultivated in the Longevity Martial Scripture were steady and not rash.
It would be harder for Yan Zhaoge to speedily bring an end to such battles. Still, obtaining victory would still not be hard.
If it were an opponent at the level of Lin Hanhua or Fu Ting at the Seeing Divinity stage, the battle would be very fierce as both sides would definitely have to go all out to subjugate the other.
Because Xiang Yiyang possessed both the Eye of the Thunder Emperor fragment and the Withered Wood Meeting Spring Body, his situation was comparatively unique.
He possessed a greater foundation with which to engage in this battle than his fellow disciples did.
It was only Yan Zhaoge who had been able to safely dispel his intricate methods, unleashing a final, fatal blow.
If it were Fu Ting and she had not been able to get her Phoenix Woven Plume to protect her in time, there would have been a real possibility of her falling to his methods.
Meanwhile, while Fu Ting would be able to defeat fourth level Martial Saints who cultivated in the Longevity Martial Scripture, she had not reached the extent of Yan Zhaoge wherein she would be able to force even Xiang Yiyang with that Withered Wood Meeting Spring Body into a perilous, virtually fatal predicament.
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