“Hahahaha!” Yue Kai Yu rubbed his hands and laughed loudly. “If the Elder of the Ao Clan saw this sight, his nose would definitely be bent out of shape from his extreme anger! But it’s really strange. This battle armor has fallen into the hands of our sect for a few hundred years, yet there has never been one capable of activating it. Why, against all expectations, was this brat able to do it? Could it be that this battle armor was waiting for him in the first place?”
Chapter 365
Chapter 365: Imitation Demonic Noise Saber
Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu
The Thunder Battle Armor originated from ancient times. The Elder of the Ao Clan wanted to take possession of it to pass it down to his descendants. Even if they were unable to activate the powers of the Spirit Tool, merely the materials used to forge it were qualified to be an indestructible defense to protect the vital areas of the wearer.
As such, he advocated it full-heartedly, determined to make this battle armor into the prize for the entry trials. He had also made some sacrifices for this to be possible. After all, everyone knew very well that this battle armor would definitely fall into the possession of one of the Seven Sons of Ao Family.
But now, fantastic…. He had paid a double penalty with nothing to show for it!
More importantly, Ling Han actually managed to activate the Thunder Battle Armor. That was really too miraculous. It was guaranteed that no one in the Winter Moon Sect would believe such a thing.
Ling Han, with the might of the Thunder Battle Armor supporting him, actually managed to restrain the battle prowess of two powerful opponents in the Spiritual Pedestal Tier. This was firstly because the Thunder Battle Armor was indeed an awesome Spirit Tool, and secondly because whether it was the disciples of the Thousand Corpse Sect or their Corpse Soldiers, their natures were inherently evil, and thus could be restrained by the nature of lightning which subdued evil.
That was why such a brilliant conclusion to the battle was possible.
If this was told to others, they would likely die of shock—a brat who was merely in the first layer of the Spiritual Ocean Tier was actually capable of standing equally against two opponents in the Spiritual Pedestal Tier.
Yue Kai Yu and Guang Yuan had already entered a dumbstruck condition, and the others of the Thousand Corpse Sect were more or less in the same condition, too, as they were all astounded by Ling Han’s logic-defying battle prowess.
“Heng, that’s only a Spirit Tool. Do you think I really have no way to deal with you?” Duan Zheng Zhi humphed coldly. With a sweep of his right hand, a long saber appeared in his hand. Obviously, he possessed a spatial ring.
This long saber was a Spirit Tool, and it possessed multiple patterns engraved on its body that quickly lit up. There was a total of thirteen patterns, and they all emanated a dim light; the whole saber seemed to be surrounded by black mist.
He waved the saber in a quick slash. Wu, wu, wu . Ghastly wails could actually be heard coming from the saber, and it was as if the noise was capable of devouring their brains, and could make one feel awful.
“Ah!” Yue Kai Yu and Guang Yuan immediately covered their ears with their hands, but blood still gushed out from their eyes, ears, and mouths. Blood was also seeping out from between their fingers. Apparently, their ears were bleeding as well.
“Demonic Noise Devouring Brain, Killing the Seven Apertures!” Duan Zheng Zhi smirked. The might of this Spirit Tool lay not in its sharpness, but rather in its ability to release a demonic noise, and only those who had cultivated Corpse Qi were immune against it.
Years ago, the Thousand Corpse Sect possessed three priceless treasures—the Three Lives Corpse Caskets, Demonic Noise Saber, and the Pond of the Underworld, and this Spirit Tool was an imitation of the Demonic Noise Saber. It was only a Level Five Spirit Tool, but it was naturally more than enough to deal with a few people in the Spiritual Ocean Tier.
Ling Han was still fine. The Thunder Battle Armor had formed a barrier. This was a Level Ten Spirit Tool, even if it was damaged, the barrier it formed still possessed a shocking defensive ability and managed to block the demonic noise from harming him.
However, this greatly consumed Ling Han’s Origin Power—one needed to continuously feed Origin Power into the Thunder Battle Armor to keep it activated. After all, without the presence of a Tool Spirit, one could only use one’s own abilities to activate a Spirit Tool.
The best plan to defeat the enemy was naturally to capture their leader. As long as he could subdue Duan Zheng Zhi, the demonic noise would naturally stop. But the problem here was, Duan Zheng Zhi was in the Spiritual Pedestal Tier, so how was he to subdue him?
Ling Han immediately leaped over to Yue Kia Yu and Guang Yuan. He moved suddenly, and with two blows, struck both of them unconscious.
How could the two of them ever imagine that Ling Han would suddenly attack them? Thus, they really had not put up any defenses at all. Moreover, Ling Han was indeed powerful, and that why he was able to successfully knock the both of them out with a single strike.
Duan Zheng Zhi was stupefied as well. What did this mean? Could it be that Ling Han was planning to surrender, and these two were his proof of surrender? Even if he was stupefied, the Corpse Soldier would not. Nong Qing Yue immediately charged over with a sharp hiss.
“I am not going to play around with you anymore. Great Spirit Heaven Instant Movement Talisman, let’s go!” Ling Han had one hand holding onto Yue Kai Yu and Guang Yuan, whereas his other hand randomly drew out a piece of paper, smacked it onto his body, and xiu , the three of them instantly disappeared.
He had naturally entered the Black Tower, but how could Duan Zheng Zhi imagine that there existed such a valuable treasure in this world. Furthermore, after hearing that whatever “Great Spirit Heaven Instant Movement Talisman”, he assumed that Ling Han had used a Spirit Talisman to teleport away. Instantly, he released a few roars of rage.
“Milord, what do we do?” the others stepped forwards.
Pa, pa, pa, pa . Duan Zheng Zhi gave all of them a harsh slap each, and cursed angrily, “You bunch of trash! You can’t even take down three people!”
They could not help but complain internally, isn’t it the same damn case for you? However, they only dared to say such words in their heads and did not dare to reveal an inkling of their thoughts on their faces. They all knelt and said, “Please calm your anger, Milord!”
After Duan Zheng Zhi indulged himself in a momentary fit of anger, he commanded, “Retreat. Before daybreak, we must leave the city and abandon this stronghold.”
“Milord, but Elder Jiu Yun is going to come for an inspection three days later!” one disciple said.
“Heng, our stronghold here is already exposed. Latest by noon tomorrow, the Winter Moon Sect will definitely send some elite martial artists here.” Duan Zheng Zhi waved his hand. “Elder Jiu Yun is only in the Flower Blossom Tier, whereas the Winter Moon Sect has elite warriors in the Spiritual Infant Tier. If Elder Jiu Yun was allowed to fall into the grasp of the Winter Moon Sect… whom amongst you can bear the responsibility?”
“Understood!” They all nodded and immediately dispersed to awaken the others, leaving with their Corpse Soldiers in tow. They still had to destroy this underground basement.
“Guang Yuan, ah, Guang Yuan. We are really destined arch-enemies. In the past, you fought with me over a woman, and now, you have forced me to abandon this base that I’ve operated for years! Don’t you let me encounter you again, or I will definitely swallow you whole and skin you alive, to be refined into a skinless Corpse Soldier!” Duan Zheng Zhi declared darkly, leaving in a sweep of his robes.
***
Ling Han naturally saw and heard everything clearly from within the Black Tower. He was not in a rush to leave, either. In any case, the Thousand Corpse Sect was planning to retreat. After they had all left, it would not be too late for him to calmly leave.
Furthermore, even if he immediately rushed back to the Winter Moon
Sect at this very moment, he would not have the time to mobilize the elites of the sect to surround and annihilate them.
The Thousand Corpse Sect, ah, the Thousand Corpse Sect, their spirit was really strong. He managed to encounter them everywhere he went.
Anyways, he had free time on his hands now, so he might as well use the time to cultivate for a while.
Ling Han tossed Guang Yuan and Yue Kai Yu over to one side. He did not plan to wake them, planning to wait until after they had left.
He beckoned casually with a hand and an Origin Crystal appeared. With a thought from him, it shattered with a pa , and instantly, a rich, dense Origin Power enveloped him. He stimulated his Spirit Base to absorb it, and within a few moments, he had completely absorbed the Origin Power that had been so dense that it almost seemed solid just a little while ago.
“F***!” Ling Han was astounded. The last two days, he had not managed to settle down and cultivate properly, and today was the first time he had used an Origin Crystal, which gave him a shock.
A Single Star Origin Crystal required the continuous input of Origin Power from a martial artist in the Spiritual Ocean Tier for a whole month to be successfully formed. Thus, one could imagine how powerful the Origin Power inside such an Origin Crystal was.
Yet, Ling Han had just simply absorbed it for a few moments, and the Origin Crystal was gone!
Gone!
‘This Spiritual Ocean of mine… is a bit too big. Furthermore, there are two of them!’ Ling Han sighed. His power far exceeded an ordinary person in the Spiritual Ocean Tier, which also implied that if he wanted to raise his cultivation level, he needed far more Spiritual Qi than the average person.
‘To gain, one must first sacrifice. However, if I were able to become invincible amongst those of the same tier, even if that means I have to absorb more Spiritual Qi, that’d be fine. Anyways, Origin Crystals are easy to get.’
Ling Han flipped his hand again, and this time, he drew out a hundred Origin Crystals. Pa, pa, pa . They all shattered at the same time, and instantly, Origin Power gushed forth like an ocean wave, sweeping around him.
Chapter 366
Chapter 366: Leaving Sea Breeze City
Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu
The biggest benefit of cultivating with the use of Origin Crystals was that there was no time limit.
The process in which a martial artist absorbed Spiritual Qi and transformed it into Origin Power would require him to expend his spirit to stimulate his Spirit Base to absorb the Spiritual Qi. However, if one cultivated with Origin Crystals, one could skip that step and greatly conserve his spirit.
Thus, the cultivation time could at least be extended to twice or thrice the normal time. One could practically cultivate for the whole day then sleep. When one woke up, his spirit would naturally have recovered already, so he could again continue to cultivate.
This was also why the disciples of great sects could improve so fast. They not only had a large amount of Spiritual Medicine to break through the shackles of their cultivation level—they also had endless Origin Crystals to speed up the accumulation of their Origin Power.
In only half an hour, a hundred Origin Crystals were completely used up.
Ling Han hissed. The rate he used Origin Crystals at was already so fierce now, then when he reached the Flower Blossom Tier, and the Deity Transformation Tier, wouldn’t his body become an endless pit? So how many Origin Crystals would he need at that time to ensure that the rate of his cultivation would not slow down?
‘Thankfully, I have the Black Tower, which has its own herb garden and is capable of speeding up the growth of Spirit Grass. Otherwise, how could I manage to earn so many high grade Origin Crystals?’ Single Star Origin Crystals were practically useless for the Spiritual Pedestal Tier, and when he reached the Deity Transformation Tier, he would need at least Five Star Origin Crystals to be able to speed up his cultivation rate.
In his last life, he had not been as monstrous as he was now. As a result, the alchemical pills he concocted added together with some Origin Crystals were enough to support his flight-like cultivation rate. But now… hehe.
He continued to cultivate as one pile of Origin Crystals after another shattered into pieces. He quickly absorbed the Origin Power to increase his cultivation level.
‘However, there is no bottleneck to my current cultivation rate. As long as I have an ocean’s worth of Origin Crystals, my cultivation level would still be raised extremely quickly.’ Ling Han smiled slightly. He estimated that with another ten days, he’d be able to step into the second layer of Spiritual Ocean Tier.
After another few hours, he could hear banging noises, and the whole basement had exploded.
This implied that the members of the Duan Clan had completed all the things they needed to do to retreat.
“It’s time to leave.” Ling Han flashed out of the Black Tower and immediately could feel pressure—he was buried under debris.
He was already prepared for this. The Thunder Battle Armor showed its might and released the terrifying power of thunder. Pa, pa, pa . The bricks all around him were instantly shattered into pieces as he blasted a hole in the rubble.
He calmly advanced as the Thunder Battle Armor continuously released bolts of lightning. He very easily walked out of the ruins and arrived on ground level.
At this moment, the whole Duan Manor was already a scene of complete disorder. There were huge fires burning, which a considerable number of people outside the manor saw and quickly came to help extinguish the flames.
Ling Han used his movement technique and left quickly. In a remote alley, he summoned Yue Kai Yu and Guang Yuan out of the Black Tower. Then, he released a pillar of water that spewed onto the two of them.
“Eh!?” The two of them jumped up at the same time and moved into a defensive stance. However, they quickly looked confused in the next instant, because their memories were still stuck on that time when they were under the combined attacks of Duan Zheng Zhi and Nong Qing Yue.
“How did we get here?”
“Hiss… My head is a bit painful. Yi, I remember now, you were the one who knocked me out!” Yue Kai Yu stared at Ling Han.
Ling Han quickly shook his head and said dramatically, “Your eyes must have blurred, how could it be possible that I would hit you? That’s because I used a Great Various Heaven Instant Movement Talisman to bring us out of the Duan Manor. The two of you could not withstand the powerful pressure of instant movement, so you two passed out.”
This bluff made Guang Yuan and Yue Kai Yu stare blankly. Neither of them had ever used any kind of talisman for teleportation, so naturally they did not know what side effects would result from its use. They might be of the mind to doubt Ling Han’s words, yet it seemed like they had no basis for their doubt.
“We should go back!” Ling Han said.
Yue Kai Yu said quickly, “We should return to the sect first and report the information about the Thousand Corpse Sect to the upper ranks! Junior Brother Han, we discovered the base that the Thousand Corpse Sect have built here, this is a great achievement. I’ll ask our Grand Elder to speak a few words of you and your punishment will definitely be cancelled, so you would not need to venture to the Dark Devil Forest anymore.”
Ling Han merely smiled and said, “That’s all right. I was planning to go out and travel a bit anyways. You go ahead and return to the sect to make a report, and I will bring them to the Dark Devil Forest for a stroll.” He had already found out some information about his mother, and for the moment, it was not possible for him to rescue Yue Hong Chang, so it would be better for him to go and find the two remaining main ingredients for the medicine for Ling Dong Xing.
Thus, even if this trip to the Winter Moon Sect could not be considered completely satisfactory, he had basically achieved his goal.
Yue Kai Yu nodded. The Thousand Corpse Sect had appeared in this Sea Breeze City—that was practically right under the nose of the Winter Moon Sect. Th
is was a huge matter, so it had to be made known to the sect at the very first instant.
After he left, Ling Han and Guang Yuan returned to the inn.
Guang Yuan looked very awful. His goddess from years ago had been refined into a Corpse Soldier, and this filled him with bone-deep hatred for Duan Zheng Zhi.
“If you want vengeance, you must first increase your own power,” Ling Han said calmly. “With your current ability, there is no way you would be able to get your vengeance. You would only be delivering food to Duan Zheng Zhi. I am not going to help you. This vengeance is up to you to obtain.”
Guang Yuan curled his hands into fists, and a strong fighting spirit could be seen on his face.
“Very good. In terms of cultivation resources, I will satisfy you completely, but whether you are able to step over this threshold into the Spiritual Pedestal Tier—whether you would be able to catch up with Duan Zheng Zhi—will still depend on your own effort,” Ling Han said calmly.
Guang Yuan nodded. He did not want to entrust something like obtaining vengeance for the woman he loved to someone else, either.
“Previously, I had indeed knocked the two of you unconscious,” Ling Han said abruptly. “I have a Spirit Tool that is similar to a spatial ring, but it is capable of containing living things. Just now, I drew the two of you into it, and that was how we managed to escape from Duan Zheng Zhi.”
He kept this from Yue Kai Yu because this guy couldn’t keep any secrets after he got drunk—how could he possibly tell him?
Guang Yuan was astonished. A Spirit Tool that could contain living creatures—he had never even heard of something like that. However, because of the limitations of his cultivation level, he did not know how valuable such a treasure was, so he was only shocked for a short while.
“I am now going to draw you into it. You may use the Origin Crystals inside as you like. First, you need to solidify your foundation with the Return Spirit Pill, then break through. Otherwise, in a battle between equals, how could you possibly defeat the combined forces of Duan Zheng Zhi and a Corpse Soldier, what more when he has an uncommon Spirit Tool in his possession,” Ling Han continued.
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