Ling Han nodded and said, “I will begin concocting the Boiling Blood Pill as soon as possible. You study more fully the Battle Image Fists to ensure that it would be a surefire win.”
“Yes!” Guang Yuan nodded.
Ling Han did not immediately concoct the pill—mainly because he was lacking one main ingredient. Thus, he exited the Black Tower and headed towards the nearest settlement.
As he expected, Duan Zheng Zhi caught up with him not too long after. This time, Ling Han did not duck into the Black Tower, but rather used his movement technique to compete with him. Just when the latter was about to catch up with him, Ling Han arrived successfully at the next city.
The remaining dregs of the Thousand Corpse Sect were akin to gutter rats, so how could he possibly dare to expose his identity in public?
As a result, Duan Zheng Zhi only glared fiercely at Ling Han, and it was only after Ling Han’s figure disappeared at the city gates that he gave a cold humph and left swiftly. Needless to say, he must have gone somewhere, waiting to ambush Ling Han.
“This perverted corpse man, if it was not for the fact that I have to leave you to Guang Yuan, I would definitely make you experience some suffering!” Ling Han said. He had the Demon Birth Sword, and even if he was not Duan Zheng Zhi’s equal, there was no need for him to avoid him like he had all this while. It was only because he wanted to leave Duan Zheng Zhi for Guang Yuan to deal with that he had deliberately pretended weakness.
He had a huge shopping spree in the city. That main ingredient lacking for the concoction of the Boiling Blood Pill could not be considered too rare, but it was still a Level Five Spirit Grass after all, so the price was still extremely shocking. Ling Han had to pay more than 50,000 Origin Crystals for it.
Aside from that, Ling Han had also unrestrainedly bought other Spirit Grass—all the types the Black Tower did not have. For a large number of them, he directly purchased their seeds, intending to bring them back to be planted. With the cheating tool that was the Black Tower in his possession, ordinary Spirit Grass needed only grow for a month or so and would be ripe enough to be used in medicine.
However, after spending so much money, there was not many Origin Crystals he had left. There was even barely enough left for cultivation.
“I have to hurry and get to the Extreme Yang City, then concoct some alchemical pills to earn money. Otherwise, putting aside the purchase of the two main ingredients, even the Origin Crystals I need for cultivation would be gone.” Ling Han immediately entered into the Black Tower and began to concoct the Little Three Yang Boiling Blood Pill.
The Boiling Blood Pill was a class of alchemical pills; there were still two other types called the Great Three Yang and Extreme Three Yang. However, the lowest acceptable cultivation level necessary to take these two pills were the Flower Blossom Tier and the Deity Transformation Tier, respectively. They could allow one to increase their battle prowess by close to a whole cultivation tier, but it was not possible for them to exceed the major cultivation tier.
For example, if one in the ninth layer of the Flower Blossom Tier took it, he would only be able to gain ability close to one who had half a foot in the Spiritual Infant Tier, so there was not much difference. However, the side effects were the same, and that was directly slicing off his cultivation by a whole major cultivation tier.
And if Guang Yuan were to take the Great Three Yang Boiling Blood Pill now, there would only be one result: his body would explode and he would die.
It took only about an hour, and Ling Han had concocted four Little Yang Boiling Blood Pills.
Chapter 369
Chapter 369: Battling Again
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All of them were excited. Though none of them had experienced it first-hand, they had heard from Ling Han that he had been pursued by Duan Zheng Zhi all these days. All of them felt ire at that, and now that the Boiling Blood Pill was successfully concocted, they could finally raise the flag for their counterattack.
Ling Han exited the city and headed south. However, he had only travelled about a hundred miles when Duan Zheng Zhi appeared once again as if he was a tapeworm.
“Brat, let’s see where you’ll run off to this time!” Duan Zheng Zhi sneered. Previously, Ling Han did not use the “instant movement talisman” but rather chose to take the risk and compete with him in speed to escape into the city; what did that imply?
He no longer had any instant movement talismans left—or he only had one or two left, which he had to save for a time when he needed it to save his life.
“However, I am quite impressed. You obviously have no more means to preserve your life, yet you still dare to leave the city alone!” he continued. He was trying to probe Ling Han’s words now; he wanted to know if Ling Han still had any instant movement talismans in his possession.
Ling Han smiled calmly and said, “Who said that I left the city alone?”
“Oh, could it be that you’ve hired an elite martial artists?” Duan Zheng Zhi was slightly alarmed. There was indeed no such idiot in this world who obviously knew that he was currently being hunted down by an elite in the Spiritual Pedestal Tier yet would still deliberately and boldly leave the city to go to his death.
However, when he expanded his divine sense, he did not detect that there was anyone lying in ambush in their proximity.
In truth, he had followed Ling Han for a long while before he finally appeared in front of him. Firstly, now that they had travelled far enough, it was impossible for Ling Han to escape back into the city, and secondly, he had to confirm that there were no elite martial artist following behind Ling Han to protect him.
How was it possible that he would appear if he was not completely sure?
Ling Han smiled slightly, and raised his right hand slightly. Hu Niu’s figure appeared out of nowhere and immediately stretched out her small arms to hug him, looking completely like she was planning to keep clinging to him.
Duan Zheng Zhi’s mouth instantly opened in a gape, his eyeballs looking like they were about to pop out of his head.
How could this be possible!?
A living person appeared out of thin air? Could it be that this little girl had appeared by using the instant movement talisman? But did this world have this kind of instant movement talisman that would actually allow one to appear in such an exact location?
Duan Zheng Zhi suddenly had a sense of foreboding. When one encountered something that he could not logically explain, he would definitely experience a feeling of helplessness.
“Niu Niu, thrash him!” Ling Han said with a smile.
“En!” Hu Niu answered decisively. Her tiny figure twisted, and xiu , like a bolt of lightning, instantly appeared behind Duan Zheng Zhi. She raised her tiny fist, aiming a punch on the back of Duan Zheng Zhi’s head.
Her speed was really much too fast, so fast that Duan Zheng Zhi did not even have the time to dodge nor parry. All he could do was use Origin Power to protect his head and circulate his martial intent to form a shield.
To clash head-on with an opponent in the Spiritual Pedestal Tier with the ability of the Spiritual Ocean Tier… the only result would be that Hu Niu’s fist would be completely shattered.
But how could Hu Niu be so easily dealt with?
Her tiny fist changed direction inconceivably and pounded right below. Peng , it hit Duan Zheng Zhi’s back directly, and this one punch was enough to make Duan Zheng Zhi stumble so that he almost collapsed onto the ground.
Hu Niu succeeded in this first attack and immediately displayed her beastlike style of attack. Peng, peng, peng. Her tiny fists waved repetitively, endlessly assaulting Duan Zheng Zhi’s weak points.
Duan Zheng Zhi was astonished and could only expand his Origin Power without caring for the price to protect his entire body. It was as if he had become a porcupine, and there was no longer any area left for Hu Niu to attack. This finally forced Hu Niu to have no choice but to stop. With a xiu , she had leaped back to
Ling Han’s side and once again clung to him, acting spoiled.
The Hu Niu now looked harmless, like a delicate, pretty little princess. Who would have thought that her attacks just now had been so wild and incisive!
Duan Zheng Zhi suddenly felt a powerful fear, because protecting his whole body with Origin Power like this was a very huge expense on his reserves, and about an hour at most in this condition would leave him powerless. Hu Niu needed only wait until the time when he appeared to be short of Origin Power to attack, and at that time, he would be… The results would be unthinkable!
Thankfully, he still had a secret weapon!
Duan Zheng Zhi drew out his imitation Demonic Noise Saber. This was a Level Five Spirit Tool, and furthermore, it was capable of releasing sound attacks from all directions. Hu Niu’s cultivation level of the Spiritual Ocean Tier was a solid weakness. With the demonic noise penetrating her brain, her only fate would be being slaughtered by him as he desired.
“Heng, you two are indeed a bit strange, but in front of absolute power, your only fate would be death!” he said coldly.
Ling Han laughed loudly and said, “Haven’t you seen how pathetic you looked just now!”
“Ugly guy!” Hu Niu exclaimed haughtily.
“How dare you!” Duan Zheng Zhi waved the Demonic Noise Saber, and immediately, sound waves spread out to attack Hu Niu and Ling Han.
“Big Brother Guang, it’s time for you to come out!” Ling Han waved his hand, and Guang Yuan’s figure appeared instantly. This guy curled his hand into a fist, and hong , four flashes of Fist Qi danced, all transforming into the image of five silver-colored dragons that charged towards the demonic sound waves.
Peng, peng, peng, peng . The five dragon images were shattered in the first instant, but the demonic sound wave was not diminished. It continued on its path and left a considerable number of wounds on Guang Yuan’s body before finally disappearing.
It was worthy of being called the imitation of a Level Ten Spirit Tool. It was far stronger than any other ordinary Level Five Spirit Tool.
Duan Zheng Zhi, meanwhile, looked astonished. He said, “You have actually broken through to the Spiritual Pedestal Tier? That’s not right, how could you possibly appear here all of a sudden?” If one person used an instant movement talisman to appear here, that could still be called a coincidence, but for two? How could such a thing be possible!
Moreover, how could instant movement talismans be wasted like that?
He came to a realization abruptly and exclaimed, “A Spatial Spirit Tool that can store living beings! You brat, you actually have such an extremely valuable treasure on you!” His expression turned heated. This was too shocking, because that was equivalent to having an army of his own wherever he went!
Just think, if he went alone and snuck into a major faction, then released a large number of elites from his Spatial Spirit Tool and suddenly mobilized them into a sneak attack… How shocking would be the results of such a battle?
Especially for the Thousand Corpse Sect. The thing that this party needed the most was a place of concealment where they could secretly develop. If he could obtain such a divine treasure, then who in this world would still be able to find the Thousand Corpse Sect?
“Hahahaha, even the gods are on my side!” He laughed loudly. If he could bring back this kind of divine treasure, then there would no longer be any need to mention his failure of destroying the branch at the Sea Breeze City. He would be rewarded greatly, and it might be even possible that he would be directly promoted to become the vice sect leader.
“Dream on.” Ling Han naturally knew what he was thinking. He shook his head and said, “Big Brother Guang, kill him!”
“All right!” Guang Yuan opened his hand and took a crimson red pill, which, of course, was the Boiling Blood Pill.
“Haha, so what if you have broken through to the Spiritual Pedestal Tier? You are only in the first layer, whereas I am in the third, and I also have the Demonic Noise Saber in hand! Killing you would be as easy as killing a chicken!” Duan Zheng Zhi said disdainfully.
To prevent any accidents from happening by having the battle drag on, he immediately took the initiative to charge over. He raised the saber in a flying slash and the offensive demonic noise surged forth, able to penetrate the brain and shatter the heart.
Guang Yuan roared in rage. Hong , a terrifying aura emanated in a wave from his body, and actually formed a hurricane around him. Martial intent was flickering within.
Peng , he shot out another punch, and as before, four flashes of Fist Qi which transformed into five dragon images appeared. Yet these five dragon images were at least ten times bigger than the previous five. Each was about thirty feet tall, and their silver color shone brilliantly.
Chapter 370
Chapter 370: Killing Duan Zheng Zhi
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Peng, peng, peng, peng. The dragon images crushed them, and the demonic noise disappeared completely.
Previously, the demonic noise easily shattered the dragon images, and even managed to wound Guang Yuan. Yet the situation was turned around now. The dragon images crushed the demonic noise, and majestically rushed towards Duan Zheng Zhi.
Duan Zheng Zhi could not help but pale in shock. How could this be? Guang Yuan’s ability actually rose to a point that he could only look up to in a single instant.
This was the seventh or the eighth layer of the Spiritual Pedestal Tier… how could it be so powerful?
The higher one’s cultivation level, the more they would feel the gap of one or two minor cultivation layers. Duan Zheng Zhi was only in the third layer of the Spiritual Pedestal Tier, and even if he had a Level Five Spirit Tool, the seventh layer of the Spiritual Pedestal Tier would be sufficient to suppress him.
After all, he himself was not some kind of outstanding battle genius, but had depended entirely on his imitation Demonic Noise Saber.
“You can go to hell and ponder over it!” Guang Yuan charged out. He did not have much time, and by the time the effects ended, not only would he have to return to his original cultivation level, he would even have to fall back down to the first layer of the Spiritual Ocean Tier.
Duan Zheng Zhi somehow managed to parry his attack, yet repeatedly threw up blood from Guang Yuan’s attacks. In front of absolute power, his counterattack looked so weak.
“Angzhi!” he suddenly released a strange call, and within a moment, a coffin slid out of the forest, as if it had legs of its own. Peng , a loud thump was heard, and a Corpse Soldier leaped out of the coffin.
It was Nong Qing Yue.
“Qing Yue!” Guang Yuan could not help but gasp.
“Haha, now that you’ve seen your old lover, you should be very happy, right?” Duan Zheng Zhi sneered. “Could you bear to kill your old lover?”
Shua, shua, shua . A Corpse Soldier had no concept of emotions, and she immediately launched a fiery attack against Guang Yuan. Her skeletal claws waved in a series of attacks, and there was a black-colored Corpse Qi surging forth. If it came into contact with flesh, especially an open wound, this Corpse Qi would enter the body. It had to be removed from the body at the very first instant—if not, the Corpse Qi would invade the body and he, too, would become a Corpse Soldier.
It was extremely terrifying.
Guang Yuan could not bear to assault the remains of his old lover. He merely continued to dodge endlessly, yet this gave Duan Zheng Zhi enough opportunity to act wildly. Demonic noise gushed forth in a sound wave, and endless streams of blood splattered from Guang Yuan’s body.
Ling Han did not say anything. If Guang Yuan could not be decisive and stubbornly chose to do this, that was his matter. He had already created a chance for Guang Yuan to obtain his vengeance, but if the latter was not able to make use of it, then he would not give him any other chance in the future.
“Hahahaha, I know that you managed to have such battle prowess because you took an alchemical pill. The problem is how long w
ould the effects of an alchemical pill last?” Duan Zheng Zhi smirked. He had now returned to the upper hand in this battle.
Guang Yuan did not answer, and only looked dumbly at Nong Qing Yue. Though this was a Corpse Soldier, she was quite well preserved, and looked as if she was merely asleep.
Chila, chila , the clothing on his body was endlessly torn, and multiple wounds appeared. The black-colored Corpse Qi wove around his wounds, as if venomous snakes trying to enter his body through his wounds.
“Allow the Corpse Qi to invade obediently, and I’ll be kind enough to refine you into a Corpse Soldier to allow you and your old lover to be a pair!” Duan Zheng Zhi laughed loudly. The match was set. He was destined to rise within the Thousand Corpse Sect.
“Die!” Guang Yuan suddenly exploded, and shot out a punch that hit Nong Qing Yue’s face directly. The terrifying power behind his blow directly shattered the Corpse Soldier into pieces.
How terrifying was the ability of one who had half a foot in the Flower Blossom Tier?
Duan Zheng Zhi looked on dumbstruck. He had never thought that Guang Yuan would suddenly show his might. There was a sliver of his divine sense in the Corpse Soldier and that was how he could control it according to his will. Now that the Corpse Soldier had been destroyed, this sliver of his divine sense was also obliterated, which instantly caused a backlash on him.
“Ah!” he screamed, and spat out a mouthful of blood.
“Guang Yuan, you are too cruel, you actually shattered Qing Yue’s remains!” he hurriedly called out. Guang Yuan was even capable of shattering a Corpse Soldier, so how could he possibly be able to oppose Guang Yuan? He could only use words to attack him, and try as much as possible to drag the battle on until the effects of the alchemical pill in Guang Yuan’s body disappear.
“You are the one who has defiled Qing Yue’s remains, I am only letting her rest in peace!” Guang Yuan’s expression was determined, his eyes sharp. He had already thought things over enough, and would no longer be moved by Duan Zheng Zhi’s words.
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