His talent was not outstanding—advancing into the Mountain River Tier had already expended any potential that he possessed. However, the clan still spared no expense and gave him a great many Mountain River Stones to refine. Their purpose was to make him into an invincible existence in the low extreme so that he could obtain even more Mountain River Stones for the clan.
In the last ten thousand years, he had indeed done so, and had also been very successful, but this time… his losses were too big!
Out of two heirs with boundless prospects from the Lang Clan, one was dead, and even if the other was not, he was crippled. How was he going to explain this to the clan?
His eyes spewed fire, and he shouted loudly, “You all deserve to die!”
Ling Han shook his head, and said, “The evils we bring on ourselves are the hardest to bear!”
The old man tossed the young man onto the ground. The latter was already crippled, and there was no meaning in bringing him back to the clan. The priority now was vengeance!
Now that he had nothing to worry about, with his battle prowess of a four-star genius, even if he could not kill this brat, how could it be that this woman would also be as difficult to kill?
Ling Han stood in front of Shui Yanyu with a smile, and said, “See, you still need me to protect you.”
Shui Yanyu was very speechless, but who asked this guy to be such a monster that he could not be treated like a Shattering Void Tier cultivator at all!? She could not help but wonder—when Ling Han entered into the Mountain River Tier, what kind of a monster would he be?
“I, too, want to know how strong I’ll be when I become a Mountain River Tier cultivator,” Ling Han remarked with a nod of his head.
“You know what I am thinking about?” Shui Yanyu asked in surprise.
“It’s all written on your face.”
The old man from the Lang Clan roared angrily, “Do you two think I am not here?”
Brandishing his saber, he charged over.
Ling Han laughed, and said, “Come, let us work together just like we did before.”
“En!” Shui Yanyu nodded. Previously, she and Ling Han had worked together to kill a great many Demonic Beasts whose battle prowess was superior to theirs.
Peng, peng, peng. They engaged in a furious battle. The old man from the Lang Clan was indeed very mighty. After he had closed the distance so that there was no way to exhibit the full might of the Annihilating Dragon Star Arrow, Ling Han could only affect him slightly with his Seven Kill Subduing Soul Technique, though the effects were not obvious.
The old man had been cultivating for several dozen thousand years, so his spirit was very strong, and it was very difficult to influence.
Additionally, he focused on attacking Shui Yanyu. With his stronger battle prowess, he battled at close quarters with Shui Yanyu, so even if Ling Han managed to pull out the distance, he would not dare to activate the Annihilating Dragon Star Arrow, as the possibility of him accidentally hitting Shui Yanyu was extremely high.
WIth the high pressure exerted by the old man, Shui Yanyu immediately looked like she was struggling. Her battle prowess was in the late stage of the low extreme, but the old man was equivalent to being at the peak of the medium extreme. This gap was not just a little small.
In the Immortal level, no one could afford being inferior by a mere sub-level, what more when the gap between them was more than a minor tier.
Merely after over a hundred moves, Shui Yanyu was wounded.
Now, it was only a light injury, but it would very soon become a severe injury, and would finally lead to her tragic death.
If the old man had possessed any extremely filthy thoughts previously, he now only had one intention, and that was to kill Shui Yanyu. At least, he could then take half of his revenge.
Ling Han’s brow frowned, and he finally came to a decision.
He could not bring himself to sit by and watch as Shui Yanyu died in battle.
Seven Kill Subduing Soul Technique!
With the spiritual attack, the old man was briefly stunned. This could only resolve Shui Yanyu’s dangerous situation temporarily—if that had not been the case, how could she have been able to block over a hundred moves from the old man?
Ling Han wrapped his divine sense around the old man, and directly drew him into the Black Tower.
Shui Yanyu was just about to slash out with her sword, yet suddenly realized that she had lost her target. She could not help but gape widely in shock, and asked, “Where, where has he gone?”
Could this old man also be capable of instant teleportation?
Chapter 950 - Not Understanding A Woman’s Heart
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Shui Yanyu did not dare to let her guard down in the slightest.
An enemy that was capable of instant teleportation was too terrifying.
“Be careful!” she advised Ling Han.
Ling Han could not help but smile as he said, “Be careful of what?”
“That old man!” Shui Yanyu was a little driven mad; didn’t you see that a human being had suddenly disappeared?
“Oh, him…” Ling Han scratched his head, and then spread out his hands in front of him. “It should be impossible that he would reappear.”
“You, you, you?” Shui Yanyu suddenly realized. “You drew him into the Spatial God Tool?”
“You finally realized!” Ling Han sighed.
Shui Yanyu shook her head, and said, “No, no, a Spatial God Tool should only be capable of storage. If others were not willing to enter, could you still force them to? With the abilities of that old man, it is impossible that you would be able to force him in! Furthermore, it has already been so long, so no matter what, he should have already fought his way out by now.”
“My Spatial God Tool is a little different; even it was a great elite of the Heavenly Body Tier that entered, whether they stand or kneel would depend on my mood,” Ling Han said, smiling.
Shui Yanyu looked at Ling Han in astonishment; this was too shocking.
It also meant that even if the empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire entered into this Spatial God Tool, her life or death would be in Ling Han’s hands as well?
Hiss, had this guy really come from a small world?
“What is it? Struck dumb by my handsomeness?” Ling Han asked with a laugh.
Shui Yanyu’s eyes turned, and then she said suddenly, “We have encountered so many Demonic Beasts before; you could have actually drawn them into your Spatial God Tool easily, right?”
“Er…” Ling Han hummed. It wasn’t a very good thing for a woman to be too clever.
Shui Yanyu was instantly angered. “There were a good few times that I was almost heavily injured! It is because you did not trust me, so you did not use your Spatial God Tool!”
Ling Han laughed, and said, “Well, I have still trusted you now, haven’t I? Otherwise, I could just watch as you get yourself killed by that old man, couldn’t I?”
“You are merely twisting the facts; in any case, you just did not trust me!” Shui Yanyu was still displeased.
Ling Han shrugged with a smile, and said, “Senior Sister, have you gone too deeply into the act? We are only pretend lovers, but we have not really done anything like handing our hearts to one another.”
Shui Yanyu’s beautiful face turned ashen, and she slashed her sword at the vines in front of her, biting tightly down on her lip.
Were his words too heavy? Ling Han wondered. Still, he and this Senior Sister Shui were indeed merely pretending to be lovers. Aside from that, they did not have any deep relations. When it came to a secret as huge as the Spatial God Tool, how could he easily reveal it to another person?
If it was a decisive and ruthless man like Rain Emperor, he might have already killed Shui Yanyu to ensure this secret remained a secret. Him stepping out to save her was already his heart being soft, but why did it now seem like he was someone who had done something wr
ong?
Women were really baffling!
Ling Han first dealt with the corpses of the two young people of the Lang Clan, and then headed to help Shui Yanyu slash at the vines.
“Stay far away from me!” Shui Yanyu said, her expression icy.
This time, Ling Han did not obey. Instead, he quietly continued to cut away at the vines.
“Thick-skinned!” Shui Yanyu spat, but her expression took a turn for the better.
Ling Han breathed a sigh of relief. It looked like the rain was over, and the sky was beginning to clear 1 .
After another while, more people came from behind them. However, this time, they were from the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire, and knew Shui Yanyu. All of them worked together, and their progress instantly sped up considerably.
From behind them, more and more people came. Now that there were a lot of people, it was hard for fights to start because no one had absolute confidence that they could kill anyone else. If they rashly started a fight, it might possibly result in neither side winning, and both sides coming off worse.
Moreover, everyone had come here for the Mountain River Stones. If they wanted a fight, they could get on the battlefield. There had never been an end to the minor scuffles between the three great Majestic Empires.
When the numbers reached over a hundred, it became an indestructible force. They swept aside all obstacles in their way, and even the Demonic Tree could only uproot its roots and flee, not daring to chance a battle.
From this aspect, the tree that lacked a brain was, on the contrary, smarter than Demonic Beasts, which would make others click their tongues in amazement.
After leaving the ravine, this temporary alliance was immediately disbanded. Everyone used their motion techniques and went their own way. No one had a feeling of camaraderie brought about by battling side by side. To form a group with people who had no relation to them was too dangerous.
Putting aside complete strangers, they might not be able to really trust even the people that had originated from the same clan.
In truth, Ling Han and Shui Yanyu were quite unique. They were obviously pretend lovers, yet had travelled together for such a long way, and a kind of mutual understanding had developed between them.
Since he had already made known a little of the abilities of the Black Tower to Shui Yanyu, Ling Han did not hide this card any further on the rest of their way. When they encountered Demonic Beasts in the Mountain River Tier, he would directly act. He would first strike them unconscious, and then draw them into the Black Tower—as easy as a pie.
But this was only limited to the low extreme. If they encountered those in the medium extreme, even Ling Han could do nothing, and they would have to retreat in defeat.
Even so, their harvest was still amazing. In a short two days, they had killed or captured over a hundred Demonic Beasts, which was something that made Shui Yanyu feel like she couldn’t believe her own eyes. Putting aside Mountain River Stones, the Spiritual Meat was already extremely valuable.
And they finally obtained a Mountain River Stone as well!
It was a stone completely dark green in color. It looked slightly translucent, and holding it in one’s hand would give them a refreshing feeling.
It was indeed extraordinary, and could be recognized with a single look.
Shui Yanyu tossed the Mountain River Stone over to Ling Han, and said, “Hurry up and refine it. Once you form your Mountains and Rivers, you will truly possess the ability to move around in this place.”
Ling Han nodded. He did not need to advance very far in the Mountain River Tier. The most important thing now was to form his Mountains and Rivers, and become a cultivator of the Immortal level!
Unfortunately, this Mountain River Stone did not possess any special trait.
“Halt!” A shout rang out from ahead of them, and they saw two groups of people race out from the side. The group in front was a group of three, and the group behind was a group of seven. Obviously, one group was in flight, whilst the other group was chasing them down.
“Leave the Mountain River Stone, and we can spare your lives!” the group of seven called out.
The group of three in front turned a deaf ear. This was really a joke; they were here for the Mountain River Stone, so they would naturally not compromise so easily. They gritted their teeth, and one of them drew out a pair of wings, which he then pressed down on his back. Hong , two giant nine-meter-long wings actually spread out from his back.
The other two grabbed hold of his thighs, and as the giant wings flapped, they instantly flew into the sky.
In the Immortal Realm, even Mountain River Tier cultivators did not possess the ability of flight—unless they were of a specific race that possessed wings. Otherwise, they could only make use of Flight God Tools.
When the seven behind them saw this, they all stopped weakly. This naturally exceeded the bounds of their control.
In truth, the three people in front had initially not planned to use this treasure. It was completely because they had spotted Ling Han and Shui Yanyu, and were thus afraid that they would be trapped in a pincer attack from the front and back. Hence, enduring much heartache, they used this treasured item.
This was something that had a limited number of uses, so it was indeed a heartache.
When the eyes of the group of seven swept over Ling Han and Shui Yanyu, they all smirked coldly.
“So the Mountain River Stone is with the two of you, hand it over!”
“It’s something that we’ve only managed to obtain after much painstaking effort, and was then stolen by the three people just now. The two of you had better hand the item over; this is not something that belongs to you!” the group of seven called out.
Shui Yanyu and Ling Han exchanged a glance, and their only thought was that this group of seven was really quite shameless. Weren’t they simply spewing lies right in front of them?
Chapter 951 - Separate
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Ling Han chuckled, and asked, “What if we don’t?”
He had completely no intention of arguing whom the Mountain River Stone belonged to exactly; this was completely obvious. The other side simply wanted to take theirs.
“You’re not going to hand it over?” The seven smirked coldly. Was there need to deliberate on that issue further?
“This woman is really quite pretty; if we kill her, it’s a real pity!”
“Hehe, then we’ll have our fun first before we kill her.”
“It’s too bad we couldn’t possibly bring her out of the Mystery Realm. Otherwise, it would have been a real pity to kill her.”
They stared at Shui Yanyu, completely making no effort to hide the lust in their eyes. In their eyes, it was a fight of seven elites of Mountain River Tier against a single Mountain River Tier and a Shattering Void Tier cultivator, so they were naturally certain of victory, and had no doubt about it.
Though the group of three managed to escape, wasn’t there still another Mountain River Stone here? There was also a captivating beauty. This meant they profited.
The more they looked at Shui Yanyu, the more their hearts fluttered. They became impatient, wanting nothing more than to leap over and snatch her away.
“Hey, hey, hey. Swallow down your saliva; she is my wife… though only temporarily,” Ling Han said with a smile, leaping out, and taking the initiative to strike.
“You are courting death!” One of them laughed coldly, and casually struck out a palm strike at Ling Han.
Meanwhile, the other six paid absolutely no attention to them. In their eyes, this was naturally a matter of an instant kill. They were focused on Shui Yanyu; the more they looked at this captivating beauty, the more their hearts fluttered.
Seven Kill Subduing Soul Technique, draw in!
Ling Han was more and more accustomed to using these two moves, and in an instant, the battle was decided.
The remaining six looked astonished
at this. Right in front of their eyes, their companion had actually disappeared into thin air in an incredibly bizarre manner.
Were they seeing things?
“You, what kind of trick did you use?”
“Where did Tu He go!?”
They exclaimed in harsh voices.
“Is there any need to ask?” Ling Han smirked coldly. “Daring to have thoughts about my wife, the natural consequence is to be killed without pardon!”
Shui Yanyu’s beautiful face flushed, but she realized that she seemed to have less and less resistance towards the address “wife” as she was actually not as angry as she used to be.
“Kill!”
The six made their move at the same time. Though the moves Ling Han showed were very bizarre, they believed more in their own abilities; how could it be that six Mountain River Tier cultivators were still insufficient to deal with a Shattering Void Tier cultivator?
Peng, peng, peng. Ling Han was instantly hit. He naturally was not a match for a Mountain River Tier opponent, and was sent flying with the barrage of blows. But when he landed back on the ground, he was actually completely unharmed.
‘This…!’
The six of them gaped in shock; no matter what, they could not accept this reality.
Ling Han moved his muscles and bones, and said, “Not bad, not bad. Though the impact is still not that great, there is at least some feeling.”
The six people were almost driven mad by their fury. Did he think they were giving him a massage? But how could this man’s defenses possibly be so tough? It had practically reached a frightening extent.
Ling Han countered, and delivered another strike with the Seven Kill Subduing Soul Technique. However, this time, a flash of lightning actually passed on the forehead of his target, which blocked his spiritual attack.
“A spiritual secret technique!” The man’s eyes immediately lit up. “I get it now. Just now, you used your spiritual secret technique to confuse Tu He’s senses, and caused him to disappear with some kind of method! Haha, you didn’t know that I have cultivated a secret technique so that my spirit is incredibly firm?”
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