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“I actually didn’t kill him?” Ling Han was startled, then shook his head, loosening his grip as the twig turned into fine powder.
That was jut a normal twig and couldn’t possibly endure his sword intent. Once the Origin Power dispersed, it naturally crumbled.
Luo Da looked overwhelmed with shock at Ling Han—was this youngster a monster? He was only at the seventh layer of the Spiritual Ocean Tier, but his battle prowess was stronger than Shen Zhong Cheng’s, almost annihilating him with a twig used as a sword.
Ling Han stroked his chin and said, “What to do, I said to use a twig, but I couldn’t kill the man… now that’s awkward.”
Luo Da’s teeth chattered, but his expression was resolute as he said, “Kill me if you want, don’t humiliate me!”
Ling Han laughed mischievously and said, “Surely a figure of the prodigy roll, at least you have some guts. Alright, if you want to die so badly, I’ll have to fulfill your wish.”
Luo Da’s face twitched involuntarily. Could Ling Han have had the thought of letting him go, but was his unyieldingness going to make him lose his life? The price of this unyieldingness was too great.
Ling Han’s expression suddenly turned stern. Lifting his head and looking at the sky, he said, “Since lordship has come, there’s no need to keep stay hidden.”
“Hehe, just passing by and watching the fun.” A middle-aged man in his thirties leapt off the top of a tree, his body lanky, but still emitting a charming demeanor even in his thirties.
The ninth layer of the Spiritual Pedestal Tier!
Ling Han evaluated him in his mind; if he were unarmed, his battle prowess would be about two stars Spiritual Pedestal Tier. Using the Mysterious Three Thousand could upgrade his battle prowess to three stars, and on top of the two Spirit Tools, he could reach seven stars, and then with addition of the formation, his limit could match Spiritual Pedestal Tier’s nine stars.
This was extremely shocking, as he was now only at the seventh layer Spiritual Ocean Tier!
Battle prowess that crossed an entire large tier… this was truly going to be nature-defying.
Of course, taking Black Tower’s power boost into account… Never mind, this wasn’t normal battle prowess and could only be used once every tier.
However, he was freakish, but his opponent could also be freakish. A ninth layer Spiritual Pedestal Tier elite didn’t necessarily only have nine stars battle prowess. It could be ten stars, and maybe fifteen stars, or even twenty stars, who knew?
“What is your lordship called?” Ling Han said smilingly.
“Surnamed Ding, and named Yuan Xin,” the middle-aged man said smilingly. As his gaze swept by Ling Han, a baleful presence was emitted.
Ding Yuan Xin? Ding Gao Yang’s older brother, a figure on the last last term’s prodigy roll, and not ranked low at all.
Now, Ling Han was immediately certain that the opponent’s battle prowess was definitely not just nine stars. Without the ability to fight beyond one’s tier, could one ascend onto the prodigy roll? No way, one had to have at least battle prowess surpassing five stars.
Ling Han let out an oh and said, “I might’ve heard of one called Ding Gao Yang, you know him?”
“That’s my brother,” Ding Yuan Xin said.
“Then I’m truly sorry, I butchered him.” Ling Han shrugged his shoulders.
“I know, so I’ve come to kill you!” Ding Yuan Xin said calmly, but his tone emitted an extreme coldness.
Ling Han stroked his chin and said, “You sure you can kill me?”
“You certainly are extraordinary, being only at the seventh layer of the Spiritual Ocean Tier but having battle prowess that broke through Spiritual Ocean Tier’s limit, reaching Spiritual Pedestal Tier two stars, and even three stars. But that’s all that it is. I am at the ninth layer of the Spiritual Pedestal Tier and my battle prowess can reach fifteen stars, how can you resist?” Ding Yuan Xin said indifferently, appearing extremely calm.
“So what are you waiting for? Let me test out fifteen stars Spiritual Pedestal Tier battle prowess!” Ling Han laughed loudly.
“As you wish!” Ding Yuan Xin snorted. His figure flashed and already cut to the front of Ling Han. A palm swatted towards Ling Han’s forehead, and before the palm hit, Origin Power had already struck overwhelmingly, filled with terrifying destructive power.
Ling Han’s figure shot backwards. Weng , the Thunder Battle Armor was already activated, forming a lightning barrier. The Demon Birth Sword also appeared in his hand, and as he lit up two vein-like lines, he sliced with his sword and seven flashes of Sword Qi waved.
Pa!
Under this attack, he was still sent flying. His palm, neck, and other areas revealed cracked skin and traces of blood. The Spiritual Pedestal Tier fifteen stars battle prowess was too terrifying, and he hadn’t activated Small Heavenly Origin Spirit Snake Formation, so he was even less of a match.
Ding Yuan Xin, however, revealed an astounded expression. Although he didn’t give it his all in this attack, with his strength, a casual attack was at least ten stars battle prowess. Yet it only shocked and cracked open Ling Han’s skin… this was too ridiculous.
Ling Han neglected it on the inside. If it weren’t for the fact that he was still at the Rock Cliff Body and hadn’t yet advanced into the Iron Sheet Body, the shock from such power wouldn’t even be able to crack his skin.
Only Luo Da was frightened to the point of sweating bile. Ling Han was actually strong to such a degree, and he actually wanted to kill Ling Han… he truly had an exaggerated opinion his own abilities.
The problem was, how could Ling Han be so strong?
“What Spirit Tool is that?” Ding Yuan Xin stared at Demon Birth Sword in Ling Han’s hand. Just now, if he weren’t intimidated by the sword, making his battle prowess drop by a whole lot, Ling Han definitely wouldn’t have simply been sent flying.
It wasn’t only this sword, but the battle armor also had surprising defense. The two together gave Ling Han battle prowess that could match Spiritual Pedestal Tier ten stars battle prowess.
“You guess,” Ling Han said smilingly.
“No matter if you don’t say, after I seize it from you, it’ll be mine!” Ding Yuan said, filled with confidence. His battle prowess was as high as fifteen stars, and Ling Han had difficulty in receiving a casual attack of his, so how could Ling Han fend against him at his full strength?
Ling Han clapped and said smilingly, “Your imagination is quite rich.”
“Whether it’s imagination or reality, you’ll know very soon.” A hint of greed was revealed Ding Yuan Xin’s eyes; the two Spirit Tools made his eyes red with desire.
Whether it was to avenge his brother or to seize the two spirit tools, he had to annihilate Ling Han.
Hong , he attacked, a palm striking out, moving the wind and clouds.
The ninth layer of the Spiritual Pedestal Tier was the limit that mortals could reach, so the might was naturally terrifying. His palm struck out as vein-like lines lit up one after another, and with a hong , boundless flames sprayed outwards, turning the surroundings into a sea of flames.
“Ah!” Luo Da screamed tragically, hurriedly trying to frantically escape. He was only at the first layer of the Spiritual Pedestal Tier, so how could he defend against the might of the flames?
On the Thunder Battle Armor, vein-like lines wove closely and emitted ceaseless light of lightning, convolving around Ling Han and blocking the might of the flames. However, this was quite unbearabl;, his tier was still somewhat low and the power of lightning activated wasn’t strong enough, unable to match the might of the flames.
Ling Han struck with his sword, and as seven flashes of Sword Qi danced, he circled around Ding Yuan Xin.
“Not enough!” Ding Yuan Xin sneered. The advantage in his cultivation was too great, the difference couldn’t be changed no matter what methods Ling Han used.
Ling Han didn’t respond and simply fought o
n. His left hand shook, unleashing the Purple Golden Patterned rods, laying out Small Heavenly Origin Spirit Snake Formation. Instantly, a spirit snake appeared and entered his body, increasing his battle prowess further more.
“Huh, formations?” Ding Yuan Xin revealed a shocked expression. “Never would’ve thought you’re also a formation master! However, even if you’ve set a formation, you’re still not my opponent at all!”
Peng, peng, peng, the two battled fiercely, but without a doubt, it was one-sided. Ding Yuan Xin had the complete upper hand, and with only a few moves, signs of danger already surrounded Ling Han.
This was also because he had the Thunder Battle Armor, or else, he would’ve already died several times. Nevertheless, he was still riddled with scars, and in some places even wounded to the bone, affecting his battle prowess greatly.
Chapter 408
Chapter 408: The Eighth Flash of Sword Qi
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Battling till near exhaustion, Ling Han began to run.
Ding Yuan Xin was obviously in hot pursuit—the two played out a flee and kill.
Why didn’t Ling Han hide in the Black Tower?
That was because he didn’t want to rely too much on the Black Tower.
The Black Tower was certainly the most precious treasure for saving his life, but if Ling Han always treated it as an omnipotent trump card, then should he encounter an expert the Black Tower couldn’t fend against, what would he do? This wasn’t exaggerated at all since the Black Tower was heavily damaged and there were plenty of elites in the world.
Besides, forming the habit of hiding inside the Black Tower when faced with danger would make Ling Han lose unyieldingness and courage.
To want to climb to the peak of martial arts, courage was definitely a trait that couldn’t be lost.
So Ling Han would rather lick the blood on his wounds and not hide inside the Black Tower. He was using Ding Yuan Xin to toughen himself, because he felt that the door to the eighth flash of Sword Qi would very soon open up to him.
He was the type to be more resilient and have a stronger fighting spirit the greater the pressure, so Ding Yuan Xin was a good whetstone that could hone his sharp sword even sharper.
Time and time again, Ling Han almost fell into the land of everlasting perdition, but activating the Indestructible Heaven’s Scroll, each injury would be quickly recovered no matter how heavy it was, allowing him to keep circling around. Continuing for seven days, Ling Han retreated whilst fighting. The most dangerous time was when an attack landed on his chest where the hole in the Thunder Battle Armor was, making his heart almost explode.
Fortunately, with a drop of the Indestructible True Fluid, he immediately recovered, but it also made him break out in cold sweat from fright.
But lingering near the line of death this one time, Ling Han received enough realization and as he struck his sword, eight flashes of Sword Qi fired out.
“What!?” Ding Yuan Xin’s eyes almost fell out. He clearly almost pierced through Ling Han’s chest, and under the shock of Origin Power, Ling Han’s organs should’ve exploded; however, Ling Han was not only completely fine, but also improved further, forming the eight flash of Sword Qi.
What a true freak!
Ling Han laughed loudly and said, “Thanks!”
‘Thank your sister, ugh!’ He never had the intention of helping Ling Han’s enlightenment!
Ding Yuan Xin’s expression turned stern as he said, “So what if you have eight flashes of Sword Qi, this absolutely can’t make up the difference in tier between you and I.”
“You’re right, so I’m not going to play with you anymore!” Ling Han leapt and wormed into the thick forest, and with a flash, he entered the Black Tower.
He couldn’t possibly defeat Ding Yuan Xin in the short term, and since he formed the eight flash of Sword Qi, the mission was completed. There was naturally no need to keep tangling with the latter—he still had to cultivate.
Ding Yuan Xin chased to the point, but Ling Han’s traces were already all gone, naturally making him bellow repeatedly in wrath.
After chasing for seven days and seven nights, he still hadn’t killed a small martial artist at the seventh layer of the Spiritual Ocean Tier, but instead let Ling Han form the eight flash of Sword Qi—it was a direct slap to his face!
“I’ll definitely find you!” Ding Yuan Xin said a stern voice. “Your treasures are all mine! Mine!”
***
Ling Han cultivated for a while in the Black Tower. These few days, he was either fighting or running, having no time to cultivate, but fighting was certainly the best method to improve. He found that his body was in a very special state—no matter Spirit Qi or Origin Power, both had an extremely good confluence.
In this state, his cultivation’s effectiveness could increase by tenfold.
This was extremely surprising since he hadn’t cultivated for seven days, but only used one day to make up for it; moreover, the effectiveness was better by three to four times.
No wonder Sword Emperor, Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden, and the others were so bellicose in his former lifetime. After advancing into the Flower Blossom Tier, the spirit medicines that could improve cultivation were extremely rare, and Origin Crystals were also the same; which Deity Transformation Tier or Heaven Tier would be willing to refine large amounts of Origin Crystals for others to use?
At most they were refining one or two pieces for their juniors, mainly to help them comprehend martial intent.
Thus, nurturing through battling was the best choice. After all, there was only one exceptional alchemy emperor in Ling Han’s lifetime, and no one could copy his path.
Ling Han nodded—it looked like he’d have to find some strong opponents to fight in the future. Of course, they couldn’t be too strong, or else he’d die once coming to grips with them… then what more would there be to do?
Ling Han had long been unable to see through Hu Niu’s cultivation. Only after fighting her did he know that the little girl improved to the fifth layer of the Spiritual Ocean Tier, lower than him by a tiny bit yet with her momentum surpassing him. It was like waving a whip behind Ling Han’s back, supervising and urging him not to relax for a moment, or else Hu Niu would surpass him.
Being surpassed by a five- to six-year-old little girl would be quite embarrassing.
Ling Han and Hu Niu left the tower, and after walking for a while, they bumped into the campsite of a party. There were ten tents in front, and it just happened to be mealtime. Thirteen people surrounded the campfire and ate.
“Hahahaha, guys look, this youngster actually brought a little girl into the Dark Demon Forest!” Seeing the two of them, several of the people instantly began to make a fuss.
Certainly, Hu Niu was indeed too small.
“Being able to walk here, this youngster must be a piece of work!” Someone saw through even more.
“Isn’t he just at the seventh layer of the Spiritual Ocean Tier? “Hiss, the seventh layer of the Spiritual Ocean Tier!” A seventh layer Spiritual Ocean Tier short of twenty years old was somewhat surprising.
“Youngster, you’ve come for the Heavenly Lucky Stone too, right? Hehe, several Flower Blossom Tier elites have already appeared, even Spiritual Pedestal Tier oness have no right to speak, let alone a small Spiritual Ocean Tier. Running around recklessly like you do will only bring the disaster of death to yourself,” said an old man at the seventh layer of the Spiritual Pedestal Tier.
Ling Han responded with an “oh”‘, and said smilingly, “Senior, why say such a thing, could it be that the Dark Demon Forest now doesn’t allow others to enter?”
“It certainly is so!” The old man nodded. “The Heavenly Luck Stone’s value is extremely high. Although it has no use for Flower Blossom Tier and Spiritual Infant Tier elites, for those martial artists below, it’s extremely precious as it can create a genius!”
“Currently, Spiritual Infant Tier elites haven’t appeared,
but many Flower Blossom Tier ones have already come; a small character like you wandering randomly might just be swatted to death by someone.”
“Youngster, join us Heavenly Silkworm Court just for these few days of work! It’s two pieces of Origin Crystals each day, how ’bout it?”
Ling Han pretended to be shocked and said, “Senior, I’m only at the seventh layer of the Spiritual Ocean Tier, what use could I be. Encountering Flower Blossom Tier elites, I’m absolutely no match.”
“The Heavenly Luck Stone’s location has already been determined, but everyone is worried about the beast that guards it. No one will attack rashly lest it gives others an advantage. However, this impasse won’t continue for long, since everyone would definitely first form an alliance to kill that beast. At that time, the alliance would naturally break, and the stronger the group, the higher the possibility of seizing the Heavenly Luck Stone by them. Even Spiritual Ocean Tier warriors are powers not to be neglected,” the old man explained.
Ling Han laughed, what powers not to be neglected—this only sounded nice, but it was simply taking them as cannon fodder.
Seeing the killing intent deep within the old man’s eyes, Ling Han knew that if he shook his head in rejection, the old man would definitely attempt to kill him. Although he was unafraid, why not play with them for now? When he found the location of the Heavenly Luck Stone, he’d just fish in troubled waters.
“Alright!” he readily agreed.
The old man also revealed a smile, smothering the killing intent instantly.
Chapter 409
Chapter 409: Golden Blood Demonic Ape
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This was a team of Heavenly Silkworm Court, but only that old man truly belonged to the Heavenly Silkworm Court. His name was Zuo Yu Dao. The others were like Ling Han, recruited along the way.
Needless to say, they were completely a cannon fodder party. If they encountered a great battle, they would simply be putting out their lives.
Some had anxiety in their eyes, evidently seeing the truth, but others were filled with joy—earning two pieces of Origin Crystal per day, where else would one find such a good job?
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