An endless crimson ocean suffused space, seeming even vaster than the Royal Reed Sea as it obscured the sky.
Enveloped by that red sea, everyone present felt as though they were not in control of their own lives.
The Western Exalt Lian Zulin was descended from the lineage of the Red Sea that was said to be the dao tradition of the bigwig of legend, Red Essence One, who had been a personal disciple of the Lord of Primordial Beginning, founder of the Jade Clear lineage.
They cultivated in yin and yang and controlled life and death, being boundlessly profound.
This legacy had resumed after the Great Calamity, with many baleful and vicious methods having newly been born.
While Lian Zulin was female, the brutality of her methods was ranked amongst the top of the Ten Exalts.
This attack of hers was even more ferocious than that of the Southern Exalt Zhuang Shen’s!
“There is indeed no easy Human Exalt,” Enveloped by the red sea, Yan Zhaoge sensed his rather unstable soul as it was seemingly about to be forcibly pulled and extracted out from his fleshly body.
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1025: Battle of Human Exalts
HSSB1025: Battle of Human Exalts
As the Southern Exalt Zhuang Shen and the Northwestern Exalt Lian Zulin acted simultaneously, the Eastern Exalt Daoist Oneheaven and the Northeastern Exalt Liu Zhenggu moved as well.
Liu Zhenggu raised a hand, countless thunderbolts condensing in the form of a darkish-green lance in his hands.
He brandished the lance, piercing forward.
The sky above the entire Royal Reed Sea was filled densely with dark clouds at this moment as those thunderbolts roiled.
The thunderclouds even extended to places outside of the Royal Reed Sea.
Numerous snakes of lightning slithered swiftly within the dark clouds, traversing the area as they converged from all directions to congregate in the air above the Spirit Inheritance Region of the Royal Reed Sea.
Then, infinite, endless snakes of lightning descended simultaneously, coiling about the lance that was wielded by Liu Zhenggu.
The next moment, thunder exploded, violent thunderbolts piercing through the heavens and the earth as they condensed as a single line, completely chopping space away before Liu Zhenggu.
How incomparably sturdy were these spatial boundaries of the World beyond Worlds, and how were they when compared to the likes of the Eight Extremities World and Vast Ocean World?
Yet, as Liu Zhenggu stabbed out with his lance, he still hacked out a shocking scar between the heavens and the earth.
A crevice and fissure vaguely seemed now to be ripped open in the World beyond Worlds.
Even if the ninth level Martial Saint ‘Treasured Branch Suppressing Peak’ Zhang Shuren were to defend against this lance with the full power of the Wutong Phoenix Perching Formation, as soon as he was struck by it, he would still perish immediately.
Whether it was the phoenix or the Wutong tree, it would all be smote into smithereens by heavenly thunder!
The Divine Sky True Art was ferocious and violent as Liu Zhenggu’s Divine Sky True King Lance surged forth with an unstoppable momentum.
Daoist Oneheaven blocked it, his palms combining to form a circle amidst space as the five elements merged to form a massive vortex.
It was precisely a supreme martial art of the lineage of Remote Cloud Mountain’s Clear Light Locale, the Five Elements Samsara Wheel.
Executed by Daoist Oneheaven, this supreme martial art was completely different from when Yan Zhaoge had seen the likes of Xiang Yiyang using it initially, much like the difference between mud and clouds.
At this time and at this place, all things between the heavens and earth seemed to have transformed into the spiritual qi of the five elements. As the vortex rotated, there seemed to be numerous figures within, seeming alive whilst also dead as it was like an amalgamation of the worlds of lifeforms and the dead.
All things transformed into the five elements, circulating life and death for the various heavens.
This was the Five Elements Samsara Wheel!
The vortex intercepted Liu Zhenggu’s Divine Sky True King Lance, unceasingly dispelling the destructive power and death qi within, transforming it into surging life force which resisted that shocking strike.
With his cultivation base of a Human Exalt, it was still necessary to subdue toughness with subtlety when facing Liu Zhenggu’s attack in order to dispel its might.
However, Daoist Oneheaven had not intended to go all out in an exchange of blows in the first place.
His target was Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di, or rather Xue Chuqing, just like it was for Lian Zulin and Lang Qing.
While he could not personally attack Broad Creed Mountain now, it was already enough for him to block Liu Zhenggu.
If Broad Creed Mountain fell, there were quite a few things which he desired.
As the Exalts of the east, northeast, south and northwest battled now, the Western Exalt Lang Qing and the Southeastern Exalt Cao Jie did nothing at all.
Lang Qing stood silently on the surface of the sea as if this did not concern him at all and he was a mere casual bystander who had come here to see the commotion, being unaffiliated with Zhuang Shen’s lot.
While there was a smile on his face, no feeling of humour was visible within his gaze at all.
Cao Jie was expressionless as even though he was currently standing atop Broad Creed Mountain, being enveloped by the attacks of Zhuang Shen and Lian Zulin as well, he still seemed like he had not seen any of it at all.
His gaze was just fixated on the surface of the sea down below on the Western Exalt Lang Qing who seemed completely harmless.
This was for no other reason than the fact that Lang Qing was a Human Exalt who cultivated in the Spatial Heavenly Scripture of the Jade Clear lineage.
Distance virtually held no significance whatsoever for Lang Qing.
It could be said that he was very likely the fastest of all the experts present.
Even Liu Zhenggu whose momentum was like raging thunder and flashing lightning could not compete with Lang Qing in terms of pure speed alone.
Indeed, as Liu Zhenggu saw that Daoist Oneheaven intended to slowly whittle him down, he immediately snorted coldly, changing his stance.
The darkish-green lance that was condensed of thunder instantly turned from ferocious and violent to gentle and subtle as water.
The toughest, most blazing existence between the heavens and the earth, thunderbolts, resembled flowing water at this moment.
Liu Zhenggu abruptly retracted his lance and retreated before his figure flashed and he moved past Daoist Oneheaven at a speed that resembled lightning.
Yet, the Western Exalt Lang Qing now moved from atop the surface of the sea down below.
Without any gap in time whatsoever, Lang Qing had already appeared before Liu Zhenggu!
It was as if the time taken for him to move was wiped out from the memories of all, a time fragment lost from their minds.
The concept of spatial distance seemed not to exist for the Western Exalt Lang Qing at this moment.
Cao Jie who had been passive before this as he continually paid attention to Lang Qing’s movements finally acted now.
The condensed sword qi shot into the heavens, with the skies opening as a speck of starlight glowed exceptionally brightly amidst the darkness of the universe.
As the majestic, immeasurable will descended, it was like a mighty overlord had descended onto this earth.
The Purple Tenuity Star flickered amidst the sky up above as it was guided by Cao Jie’s sword-qi and boosted his strength.
Cao Jie brandished his sword, a streak of purple sword-light piercing towards the Western Exalt Lang Qing.
As compared to the powerful momentum of the other Exalts which shocked the heavens, this sword of Cao Jie’s looked very ordinary.
Still, strangely enough, the purple sword-light that seemed ordinary and innocuous actuall
y vaguely shot forth to instantly catch up with the Western Exalt Lang Qing with his instant spatial movement.
Along with that sword, Cao Jie’s aura had changed in its entirety as it resembled that of a sovereign of swords who presided domineeringly over the heavens and earth, all bowing in submission to his reign.
Facing this Purple Tenuity Sword, even the Western Exalt Lang Qing’s mind was shaken, drifting off as it was difficult to stabilise.
He and Cao Jie were old enemies as neither of them was unfamiliar with the other.
Seeing that Cao Jie was attacking forcefully, Lang Qing’s figure suddenly disappeared from the spot once more as he avoided Cao Jie’s supremely powerful sword.
Still, right as he vanished, he reappeared in another location.
It was Cao Jie’s back!
Space distorted in Lang Qing’s empty hands, transforming into a formless, transparent sabre which hacked towards Cao Jie!
This was his actual target.
Just as Lang Qing was familiar with Cao Jie, Cao Jie was also deeply experienced with Lang Qing’s powerful methods.
The stars of the north collectively shone down from the skies as the purple sword-light suddenly expanded, forming a pillar of light which enveloped Cao Jie’s entire body.
“Clang!”
Cao Jie’s sword pointed towards his back, swiftly moving to block Lang Qing’s spatial sabre by the narrowest of margins.
Meanwhile, now rid of the threat posed by Lang Qing, Liu Zhenggu continued piercing towards the Southern Exalt Zhuang Shen with the darkish-green lance in his hands.
While he was not as fast as Lang Qing, he was still swift with thunderbolts penetrating through space as he instantly arrived before Zhuang Shen.
Beside them, the Northwestern Exalt Lian Zulin was expressionless as she pressured down with the Red Sea towards Broad Creed Mountain with one hand while pointing towards Liu Zhenggu’s lance with a finger of her other hand.
The twin qis of yin and yang intermingled at her fingertips, shaking the heavens and the earth as causality and effect were reversed.
While that darkish-green lance formed of violent thunderbolts did not deviate from its trajectory, in order to resist the effects of Lian Zulin’s Yin Yang Finger, Liu Zhenggu’s movements instantly lagged slightly for a moment.
The reason he had attacked Zhuang Shen and not Lian Zulin was precisely that he knew that the latter cultivated in the Yin Yang Heavenly Scripture, not being afraid of attacks from multiple enemies.
Still, Lian Zulin possessed a profound cultivation base as while the attack was not directed towards her and the finger was pointed from far away, it still possessed remarkable profundities.
As the attack was intercepted, the Southern Exalt feared nothing as he continued attacking towards Broad Creed Mountain.
At this moment, Daoist Oneheaven whom Liu Zhenggu had temporarily shaken off earlier had caught up as he punched towards Liu Zhenggu’s back!
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1026: Immortal Bridge VS Human Exalt
HSSB1026: Immortal Bridge VS Human Exalt
The Exalts utilised various methods of their own as a chaotic battle ensued.
All of them could face attacks from more than one opponent at any time.
While the Southeastern Exalt Cao Jie had blocked the Western Exalt Lang Qing, the attack by the Northeastern Exalt Liu Zhenggu was still obstructed by the Northwestern Exalt Lian Zulin.
With this slight delay, Daoist Oneheaven had already arrived behind him, punching outwards.
Unlike Liu Zhenggu’s purple thunder-light, Daoist Oneheaven’s hand was currently shrouded by azure thunderbolts.
The lineage of Remote Cloud Mountain’s Clear Light Locale that was descended from the Southern Longevity Emperor cultivated in thunder arts too.
The Longevity Scripture was all-encompassing as besides endless life force, those who cultivated in it could also temper their bodies with thunderbolts to obtain immense power.
While they were not as ferocious as Grave Thunder Palace’s Divine Sky True Art, the martial arts of Clear Light Locale were also extremely domineering.
This Immortal Capital Thunder Light Fist was a secret killer move recorded in the Longevity Scripture.
Daoist Oneheaven transformed the qi of life into the qi of death with the Five Elements Samsara Wheel before executing the Immortal Capital Thunder Light Fist once more, exerting his full strength as it was boundlessly powerful!
“Open!” Liu Zhenggu was not panicked despite his opponent having arrived behind him as he sucked in a deep breath and roared loudly, his roar resembling exploding thunder as it caused half the lands of the entire southeastern Yang Heaven Territory to quake.
The old man who wore the purple crown did not evade that incoming attack as the golden light of thunder instead surged on his body.
As the golden light of thunder appeared, the timeflow of the surrounding space seemed to have fallen still.
Everything had become eternal and unchanging.
It was ancient and eternal, undecaying and inextinguishable.
As Daoist Oneheaven’s Immortal Capital Thunder Light Fist landed on the golden light of thunder, there was no heaven-shocking, earth-shaking eruption or flows of qi that scattered messily about.
This instant seemed to have been locked down, transforming into eternity.
This was ranked fifth amongst the Nine Heavenly Immortal Thunders.
Undecaying Eternal Thunder!
Eternity and an instant were the two extremes of time.
By analysing the true intent and profundities of eternity and an instant, one could decipher the mysteries of time.
The Nine Heavenly Immortal Thunders all had miraculous uses of their own. Amongst them were the Undecaying Eternal Thunder and An Instant’s Thunder which were respectively ranked fifth and sixth. When combined, they manifested the true significance of creation’s time.
Liu Zhenggu’s fighting style was ferocious and violent as it depleted one greatly.
Still, with the Undecaying Eternal Thunder, so long as he did not exceed certain limits, the essential qi of thunderbolts of this Northeastern Exalt was virtually limitless.
Protecting his body with this thunder art, he possessed great defensive power.
Liu Zhenggu forcibly took Daoist Oneheaven’s punch with the Undecaying Eternal Thunder, with his figure quaking as his purplish-red face instantly regained its colour after turning pale for a moment.
Because of Lian Zulin, the chance had already been lost. Liu Zhenggu simply accepted this fact as he ignored Zhuang Shen for now, turning back with a lance and stabbing straight at Daoist Oneheaven’s chest!
Daoist Oneheaven’s gaze flickered as while azure lightning leapt within his pupils, purple thunderbolts suddenly surged within its depths!
His strength abruptly rose to a whole new level!
Yan Zhaoge was extremely familiar with this eruption of strength.
That was precisely An Instant’s Thunder!
When Yan Zhaoge had previously obtained a fragment of the Eye of the Thunder Emperor from a disciple of Clear Light Locale, Xiang Yiyang, he had guessed that the Eastern Exalt Daoist Oneheaven was likely proficient in An Instant’s Thunder too.
As he unleashed it now, it was indeed extraordinary.
He was a Human Exalt in the first place. As he suddenly blazed and erupted with strength now, that instant’s terrifying explosive power caused him to be even more ferocious than the Northeastern Exalt Liu Zhenggu.
He intersected his palms and clapped down on the darkish-green lance formed of the light of thunder, directly snapping it and shattering the thunder light!
As the lance was shattered, the thunder light that formed it scattered into the surroundings, causing the heavens and earth all around to be completely bathed within this stormy rain of thunderbolts.
Thick pillars of thunder descended, slamming mightily into the surface of the sea and penetrating right through it.
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Countless pillars of thunder densely filled the area, causing the place to turn entirely into a hell of thunderbolts.
At this moment, the region of sea of the Spirit Inheritance Region that Broad Creed Mountain was in was even more threatening than the neighbouring Clear Scenic Region where Endless Magnetic Storms rampaged.
Let alone being struck directly by the thunder, martial practitioners who had not ascended the Immortal Bridge would be blown into smithereens in mere moments right after entering this domain of electricity.
After this eruption, as Liu Zhenggu’s True Sky Divine Lance was dispelled, Daoist Oneheaven’s aura weakened slightly as well.
Still, inhaling deeply, he quickly regained his original momentum.
Daoist Oneheaven had already analysed An Instant’s Thunder for many years and possessed a high cultivation base as well. He possessed intricate control of it as he was able to freely adjust the level of eruption of An Instant’s Thunder as he wanted, not necessarily having to blaze all his energy in a single go.
Now, Liu Zhenggu attacked once more with chain explosions of thunder which appeared endless in their momentum.
Daoist Oneheaven’s face was sunken as water. He changed his stance, utilising that technique which suppressed toughness with subtlety once more as he entered a protracted battle with Liu Zhenggu.
With the projected scenes, that clash between Exalts was virtually witnessed by everyone in the west in the southern Blazing Heaven Territory and the east in the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory.
Countless martial practitioners were sighing in amazement at this moment.
They thought back on how the Southern Exalt had previously battled once against four, simultaneously battling three ninth level Martial Saint experts who included the Southeastern Swordsmistress as well as Long Hanhua of the eighth level of the Martial Saint realm. Without even having to use his true strength, he had been able to deal with it relatively easily.
At this moment, it was in a battle against opponents of the same level that these Exalts were displaying their true methods, letting everyone see why it was said that the difference between the ninth and tenth levels of the Martial Saint realm was like that between the heavens and the earth.
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