Evidently, in the clash between Spirit Tools, the Absolute Saber suppressed the Demon Birth Sword, but Ling Han’s strength in turn suppressed Xu Xiu Ran’s, giving him enough pressure, so he couldn’t fully stimulate the saber intent within the Absolute Saber, pulling the battle prowess of both parties onto the same standard again.
This was absolutely unfavorable for Ling Han. He’d relied on Black Tower’s power boost and medicine to obtain his current battle prowess, and once his cultivation fell back down, he and the Demon Birth Sword were obviously going to be totally subdued—not good news at all.
Ling Han might as well not control the Demon Birth Sword. This Spirit Tool had already reactivated by itself and could completely fight alone. He took out the Sunset Bow—under the premise of not being able to use the Three Styles of Black Origin, archery was currently his strongest killer move.
Three Mystical Powers gathered simultaneously as Ling Han fired an arrow.
Xiu , the sharp arrow turned into a streak of light, shooting towards Xu Xiu Ran.
Xu Xiu Ran brandished his saber, and ding , Absolute Saber actually struck the arrow’s shaft, easily slicing in half this treasured arrow forged with eight-tier rare metal.
After this arrow was overcome, both of them were shocked.
Ling Han was obviously shocked by Xu Xiu Ran’s reaction. His current battle prowess reached the limit of the Heaven Tier, and the Annihilating Dragon Star Arrow that was shot out was still blocked by Xu Xiu Ran.
Xu Xiu Ran was even more shocked because he wasn’t the one who struck it down—it was the saber intent within the Absolute Saber that blocked it.
If it had been him, he’d already have been shot by the arrow!
Frightening!
Both of them labeled each other an opponent that they couldn’t underestimate.
After this, they no longer attacked.
“I have to correct myself, you indeed are a rare opponent,” Xu Xiu Ran said with a smile. “As things stand, I can’t kill you.”
He was rather honest.
Ling Han also smiled, and said, “I can’t kill you, either.”
“Then let’s stop temporarily.” Xu Xiu Ran put away the Absolute Saber. “Next time we meet, if your progress isn’t fast, then you’ll only be killed by me.”
“Likewise!” Ling Han said.
Xu Xiu Ran didn’t look at the others, and simply trode on the sky and left.
Ling Han stared at his back for a long time before landing.
His battle prowess was raised by Black Tower’s power boost and medicinal pills, but was Xu Xiu Ran’s battle prowess truly his own? Obviously not. He definitely couldn’t use the Absolute Saber too long, which was the reason why he’d retreated so resolutely.
If both parties continued fighting, it would be a matter of seeing whose trump card could hold out longer, and life and death would be instantly decided the moment either couldn’t; this was what neither of them wanted to see.
So, Xu Xiu Ran proactively stopped the fight, and Ling Han also wasn’t aggressive.
“Brother-in-law… damn!” Li Feng Yu muttered. The battle just now almost drove him crazy. One was in the Spiritual Infant Tier, and the other was in the Deity Transformation Tier, but both exhibited the battle prowess of the Shattering Void Tier.
Ling Han put away the Demon Birth Sword. This Spirit Tool had many nicks and needed proper nourishment for a period of time. He obviously couldn’t do it at the cultivation of the Spiritual Infant Tier, but Black Tower could.
“Congratulations, Brother Ling, climbing to a greater peak again!” Wenren Qian Qian said sincerely.
If Ling Han defeating the Small Saber King only made people think he was hard to surpass, then that battle just now would be enough to make all geniuses despair.
Ling Han and Xu Xiu Ran had already left the so-called geniuses far behind, reaching a height that the latter could only look up to.
In the sky, the Rock Spirit and Yao Hui Yue’s battle also ended in a tie, and such a result made Yao Hui Yue’s face turn livid. He simply turned and left, having no face to talk to Zhu Xuan Er.
… He couldn’t even defeat Ling Han’s puppet, so would he still have the face to challenge Ling Han?
“Go!”
Ling Han led everyone on their way, but didn’t meet with the Rain Emperor and Mu Rong Qing, simply bringing Yuan Cheng He with him. Everyone trode on the surface of the sea, and with their strength, they only needed to borrow a shred of power to be able to walk swiftly on water.
Although the battle was over for a while, everyone still kept talking about Ling Han and Xu Xiu Ran. It was truly too stunning, and had them discussing enthusiastically and unable to stop.
This sea region was ridiculously large and devoid of any islands, so they could only hasten on their way, not even having the chance to stop to eat a meal. Good thing was that after advancing into the Flower Blossom Tier, food and drink was not a necessity, having some effect but by no means being substantial.
They were constantly on the road and the scenery was the same, so everyone became more and more bored, no longer talking and simply wanting to leave this sea region quickly.
Peng!
All of a sudden, the waves split as an extremely thick tentacle came out, lashing towards Ling Han and the others.
Ling Han greeted it with punches; his slender figure was absolutely unproportionally small in front of this giant tentacle.
Peng , he was immediately sent flying, but the tentacle also paused slightly, giving the others time to spread out.
This wasn’t the first time they’d encountered a surprise attack on the sea, but this surprise attack was the most powerful of all so far.
“Deity Transformation Tier beast!” Ling Han flew back. His power was no match for it, but his physique was too powerful, not fearing a head-on fight. This beast didn’t reveal its true body, and simply waved a tentacle.
“Seems like an octopus?” People guessed. Everyone mainly lived on the land, and had little contact with the sea, which was territory that belonged to the sea people.
Xiu , that tentacle lashed over again, and the sea undulated as another tentacle emerged, attacking as well. With the power of the Deity Transformation Tier in addition to that amount, the striking power definitely reached the peak of the Deity Transformation Tier.
No one dared to face it directly—even the Rock Spirit didn’t dare to take it on. Only a freak like Ling Han was qualified to exchange blows with it.
“Grilled octopus! Grilled octopus!” Hu Niu cheered and flew towards a large tentacle. Judging by her stance, she was going to forcibly cut one off.
The rabbit waved and said, “Bring Uncle Rabbit a piece!”
Ling Han laughed loudly, unleashed the Demon Birth Sword, and charged over. A Deity Transformation Tier beast was obviously a greatly tonic thing, so how could he miss out on it after seeing one?
Chapter 710 - Myrietes Treasured Pearl
Translator: Reverie_ Editor: Henyee
Everyone fought the tentacle monster together.
Ling Han was obviously the main force as except for him, no one else could withstand the beast’s whipping. After he’d blocked the tentacle monster’s attack, Hu Niu and the others took advantage of it to unleash their power, cutting this beast and collecting its flesh.
However, this great beast’s defense was astonishing, and sabers and swords were absolutely useless. It was as slippery as if it was coated with a layer of oil, and it had excellent elasticity, which also had the effect of neutralizing the power of enemy attacks.
Only two people could pose a threat to it—Ling Han and Hu Niu.
Ling Han had the Demon Birth Sword, which was extremely sharp, and Hu Niu had sharp claws that could tear apart the tentacle monster’s skin, ripping off a large chunk of meat at once—it was an absolutely horrendous level of violence.
The Gold-seeking Rat shrank in Zhu Xuan Er’s arms and covered its eyes with its small claws, not daring to wat
ch anymore. This little girl was too savage and fierce, and she thought constantly about its flesh—thinking about it was deadly frightening.
The tentacle monster was furious, raising even more tentacles to attack Ling Han and Hu Niu, but it only had a total of eight tentacles. Waving them, it stirred up the sea and rolled up a tsunami that was at least thirty meter high.
This beast was really enormous. The tentacles revealed above the sea’s surface alone were over three hundred meters long, and the parts within the water were definitely larger, easily stirring up raging tides.
Ling Han had wanted to charge into the sea to cut down this tentacle’s true body, but once he was in the sea, he discovered that something was off. The water’s pressure was surprisingly immense, pressing him such that even his bones crackled. If he were to venture to the bottom of the sea, his entire body would be squished into pieces.
After fighting for half a day, the tentacle monster retreated in defeat in the end, leaving a long tentacle, which was broken off by Ling Han and Hu Niu together. One cut with a sword and one tore with claws, and forcibly kept the monster’s huge tentacle.
If it weren’t so, that large monster might not have retreated.
Seeing Ling Han store the tentacle in the Black Tower, Wenren Qian Qian, the Li Siblings, and Yuan Cheng He were left speechless. Just how large was this guy’s spatial tool, being able to store a tentacle that large?
“There’s grilled fish to eat!” Hu Niu smiled happily.
They advanced. It was obviously not a suitable place to grill fish, so they had to wait until they arrived on land if they wanted to cook it.
However, on the second day, they immediately encountered the tentacle monster’s surprise attack again, and it actually grew back the tentacle that had been severed on the previous day. It could be seen very clearly that that tentacle was somewhat shorter, and the color of it was brighter.
If it weren’t so, Ling Han and the others would definitely have thought that this was another tentacle monster.
The result of the battle was that the tentacle monster again contributed a tentacle, which was stored in Ling Han’s pocket.
On the third day, it came again, and then left a tentacle again.
Everyone was speechless. Were you coming to hunt or to give gifts?
On the fourth day, this tentacle beast came as expected.
This time, Ling Han and the others already made a plan in advance. After Ling Han heavily damaged the tentacle monster with Annihilating Dragon Star Arrow, Rock Spirit and Hu Niu would join forces to grab a tentacle, forcibly dragging it out from the sea floor.
It was an absolute leviathan—its tentacles actually reached more than fifteen thousand meters long from its body.
To everyone’s surprise, while they’d thought this was a super large octopus, this large guy’s body actually shrank into a clam shell. This clam shell was obviously astonishingly large, with its three-hundred-meter-long body like an underwater palace.
When the battle shifted into the sky, the tentacle monster’s battle prowess decreased greatly, and it was ganged up on by everyone. Finally, its eight tentacles were severed, without giving it any time to grow them back, and then its shell was broken open as it was torn to shreds.
“Hm?” everyone cried out in surprise, seeing a large pearl at the center of the clam shell. Even at a distance, the Spirit Qi within the pearl could be felt, calming people as if they could comprehend the truth of martial arts with it.
“It would take at least a thousand years for such a large pearl to grow, right?” Li Feng Yu guessed.
Wenren Qian Qian shook her head, and said, “Definitely more than that. I’ve seen millennium pearls, which were only the size of fists. This one… is about the size of a millstone.”
Ling Han also nodded. In his former life, he’d also seen some millennium pearls, which were ground to powder and added to ingredients to greatly improve the effect of pill formation. They were about the size of fists—far from this one’s.
“The longer things live, the rarer they are. This giant clam lived for countless years, possibly several thousand or over ten thousand years,” he said. “According to my conjecture, this giant clam was captured by this tentacle monster, and its shell was also taken over, with it slowly digesting the power of the pearl.”
“It could grow new limbs so quickly because it was its own specialty and due to the benefits this pearl provided.”
Zhu Xuan Er was shocked, and said, “In other words, this pearl was originally even larger?”
“It should have been so.” Ling Han nodded.
“We got rich, we got rich, such a large pearl, how much Origin Crystals can it sell for?!” Li Feng Yu’s eyes were full of sparkling stars.
“Such a treasure, you’re actually going to use it to exchange for Origin Crystals?” Yuan Cheng He sneered. “As shortsighted as a rat!”
The Gold-seeking Rat was instantly annoyed; when did this baby offend you? It stared at Yuan Cheng He, grinding its teeth and wishing to bite him.
Ling Han laughed loudly, and said, “We should thank this beast, not only gifting us large amounts of beast meat, but also a myrietes 1 treasured pearl. I think this is the one and only in the entire vast lands.”
There were originally very few clams that could live for ten millennia. Normally, their lifespan was several hundred years, and to produce a myrietes treasured pearl, it not only had to have a long life, but also be lucky, not being hurt by any living creatures during that time.
This old clam ultimately hadn’t escaped its fate of being eaten. The tentacle monster’s tentacles were all-pervasive, and it was able to worm into the old clam’s tightly shut shell, absorbing all of its flesh; it definitely met its bane.
Ling Han stored away the pearl. This pearl was too precious, and if it were shattered, at least half the essence within would be lost; that would be what a fool would do.
He took the pearl and gave the Li Siblings and Wenren Qian Qian some spirit liquid as compensation. Everyone was delighted; after all, killing the tentacle monster was mainly the work of Ling Han and Hu Niu.
Yuan Cheng He didn’t get anything, but he wasn’t displeased. This was because Ling Han treated him as one of his own, and splitting something with him would be treating him as a stranger.
His attitude also changed, starting as unconvinced to now being completely convinced, and that was mainly because he saw the gap between him and Ling Han.
At this moment, three people flew over from afar, apparently with a clear target in mind.
Two were old and one young. The two old people were in the Deity Transformation Tier, and that youngster was in the Flower Blossom Tier, yet the latter shockingly walked in the front, something that seemed somewhat unusual.
Martial arts world was most particular about the pecking order.
“Hand over that treasured pearl, and you guys can get lost!” the youngster commanded. When his gaze swept by Zhu Xuan Er, his eyes couldn’t help but shoot out radiance. He pointed over and continued, “She stays!”
“Hurray, hurray, we’ll sell her to you!” Hu Niu immediately clapped her hands in agreement.
Chapter 711 - Three Kinds of People
Translator: Reverie_ Editor: Henyee
Hu Niu always viewed Zhu Xuan Er as a rival, constantly thinking of packing her up and sending her away. Therefore, if someone wanted Zhu Xuan Er, she would obviously raise both hands and feet in favor.
That youngster looked proud and took it for granted.
With his identity, could he not get a woman that he wanted? However, this woman was truly beautiful, exceptionally gorgeous and unparalleled. Normally, the two beauties by her side alone would also tempt him, but now, his eyes only had room for one person.
Too beautiful! How could there be such a beauty who simply shouldn’t be on earth, but a fairy from the ninth heaven!
He frowned, and said, “What are you guys still staring blankly for?”
Ling Han
couldn’t help but laugh, and said, “Needless to say, you’re definitely some spoiled second generation that harms the family as is his duty, and diligently advances towards his target, a typical person who courts disaster.”
That youngster snorted, and said, “I’m Yu Xuan Ming, and my ancestor is a Heaven Tier elite! So is the third and seventh forefather!”
Three Heaven Tier warriors in one family, this was indeed kickass. Placed in Ling Han’s former life, this was unimaginable, but now that martial arts flourished, Shattering Void Tier elites were even in the hundreds, so what were three Heaven Tier elites in one family?
Ling Han gave a plain oh, and said, “A Heaven Tier force, I indeed can’t beat it for now.”
This was the truth. If he were to battle a Heaven Tier warrior, he would have to reach the Deity Transformation Tier first—when the time came, it obviously wouldn’t be a problem for him to rival a Heaven Tier with his freakishness, fully surpassing his peak battle prowess in the previous life.
Thinking about it, this really was like a dream; how many years did he cultivate in this life?
“Good that you know you’re a nobody, so why don’t you hand over the treasured pearl?” Yu Xuan Ming shouted coldly. He had always been self-satisfied, and Ling Han’s slight refusal already made him extremely displeased, provoking his killing intent.
“What if I don’t hand it over? You’re going to hit me?” Ling Han said with a smile.
Yu Xuan Ming pointed his finger at Ling Han, and said, “Not hit you, but beat the hell out of you! Senior Zhu, Senior Yang, take them all down!” he said as he turned to the two old men.
“Yes, Young Master!” the two Deity Transformation Tier old men replied respectfully. One of them was called Zhu Bi, and the other one was called Yang Chong. According to reason, they shouldn’t have to listen to a youngster, but this youngster was the most talented one in the three generations of the Yu Family, so the two of them were assigned to Yu Xuan Yin as guardians.
… Although they were his guardians officially, in fact, they were bodyguards, hatchet men, high-class slaves, you name it; but, it couldn’t be helped—who told the Yu Family to be powerful and have three Heaven Tier elites?
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