With a technique that he had not created himself, he would always encounter this kind of awkward situation. In this aspect, he could not help but admire the Rain Emperor, who had invented his own Son of Heaven Fist Technique. As long as his cultivation level increased, he would naturally boost the might of his self-invented Fist Technique, and endlessly become stronger.
Of course, this process was definitely not simple.
Weng , golden characters flipped and turned in Ling Han’s mind. Some became words, whilst others took the form of pictures.
Annihilating Dragon Star Arrow.
No, this was not the Annihilating Dragon Star Arrow that he had learnt, but rather a new archery technique.
This was the real Annihilating Dragon Star Arrow. One arrow would annihilate a dragon, and one arrow could shatter a galaxy! Only after stepping into the Immortal level would he attain the qualification to learn this archery technique.
There was only one move because this was not a fixed move, but rather a method to convert power, instilling the full power in one’s body into the arrow, which would kill any god or Buddha that deigned to block its path.
It did not appear before, because Ling Han had not stepped into Immortal level at all.
Ling Han revealed a smile. The heavenly tribulation was dispersing. He would soon become a real Immortal—forming the Mountains and Rivers was only a sign of the Mountain River Tier. Whether it was successful or otherwise would still have to depend on whether he could pass the tribulation.
When the last bolt of lightning fell, the black clouds in the sky also began to quickly disperse, returning to the mass of red they had once been.
Xiu, xiu, xiu. The six men on the sidelines immediately leaped over, surrounding him closely.
“You are quite bold, daring to refine our Mountain River Stone!”
“However, you have suffered heavy injuries passing the tribulation. Though you have forcefully facilitated your recovery by taking Spiritual Herbs, there must have been extremely serious problems left behind.”
“Quickly surrender, and we can grant you a quick death!”
The group of six sneered coldly, their expressions arrogant.
Although they were all in the low extreme of the Mountain River Tier, two of them had reached the peak of the low extreme, while three were in the late stage and one was in the middle stage. Furthermore, the two that had reached the peak were one-star geniuses, so their battle prowess was comparable to the early stage of the medium extreme.
Wouldn’t it be very easy for them to deal with a rookie that had just broken through to the Mountain River Tier?
Ling Han cracked a smile, and said, “I am really expectant. After being a human punching bag for so long, it’s finally my turn to fight back! Come, come, come, the six of you, do you plan on attacking one by one, or will you attack together?”
“Such an arrogant tone!!”
“You think you have reached the heavens with a single step just by entering into Immortal level?”
“Shi Hao, you go deal with him!”
“Alright!”
One young man moved, and very casually pressed down on Ling Han. Weng , the image of a huge mountain and river appeared in midair behind him. There were divine patterns glowing on the mountain as well as on the river.
He was in the late stage of the low extreme, so his river was clearly much smaller.
The appearance of the Mountain River meant that though his attack looked casual, he was actually serious. Otherwise, he could completely conceal his Mountain River, just like how it was when he had not made his move. It was obvious that though he possessed a disdainful attitude towards Ling Han, in his heart, he dared not be careless.
After all, they were all in the low extreme, so he would naturally not dare be too careless.
Ling Han did not have much of an idea of his own power, so he similarly dared not be careless. With a thought, his Mountain River took form.
Pu!
The remaining five instantly choked with laughter; this Mountain River was really f***king small!
They had looked too highly on him.
Though the Mountain River would become larger with the increase of cultivation level, with such a low starting point… he definitely did not have much future prospects.
Even that Shi Hao who had made his move showed a hint of a smile. He had really been too cautious. His opponent had just broken through, so how much might of the Mountain River Tier would he actually be capable of showing?
Peng!
The two fighters’ hands finally came into contact. After a momentary pause, Shi Hao’s hand actually formed a wave as if it was made of noodles. Pa , a broken bone directly pierced out of his shoulder. The bone shone brightly, covered with bits of blood, yet it was like they were agate, forming beads, but merely gathered and did not fall.
All of a sudden, the surroundings were frighteningly silent.
Had their sight blurred?
The remaining five tried their utmost to blink. It should have been Shi Hao who had broken Ling Han’s bones with a single punch, right? But no matter how hard they blinked their eyes, the scene in front of their eyes did not change in the slightest.
They inhaled sharply, and an expression of astonishment appeared on their faces.
How much strength would that require? What kind of physique would Ling Han have to have to be able to break the bone in Shi Hao’s arm with a single punch?
“Ah!” Shi Hao was also dumbstruck. Only now did he feel the agonizing pain, and he could not help but release a terrible scream. He took a few successive steps back, revealing an expression of extreme terror.
“This force is definitely not something that a cultivator in the low extreme could possess!”
“Early stage of the medium extreme, or perhaps even more than that!”
Chapter 954 - Five-Star Genius
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The expressions of the six people were all very serious.
Power that reached the medium extreme and battle prowess that reached the medium extreme were two completely different concepts.
Take, for example, the two individuals in the group of six who were at the peak stage of the low extreme—Yu Lihui and Wu Fu. They were both one-star geniuses, and their battle prowess was already comparable to ordinary cultivators at the early stage of the medium extreme. However, in terms of power alone, they were still at the peak stage of the low extreme.
Power was only one part of battle prowess. However, it was also the most important part. If Ling Han’s power alone had already reached the early stage of the medium extreme, then what level could his peak battle prowess reach?
It was only normal that the group of six was scared. That person had only just entered the Mountain River Tier!
Four-star genius? Or perhaps even a five-star genius?
A satisfied smile spread across Ling Han’s face. His strength sure did live up to the fact that he had only leveled up after cultivating his strength to 20 Stars of Shattering Void Tier. Right now, just his power alone had already reached the stage of a four-star genius. So, what would it reach if he took his Eye of Truth, Three Styles of Black Origin, and other Mystical Powers into consideration as well?
“Come, come, come. Let’s fight to our heart’s content!” He appeared extremely enthusiastic, and he couldn’t wait to test out his strength.
“You think we’re scared of you?!” the group of six roared. Even the wounded Shi Hao hurriedly swallowed a few pills to forcefully set his broken bones back into place. Then, he used his Origin Power to hold it in place. With such treatment, he would be able to fight at full strength for a short period of time.
However, these six people were certainly not brave or honorable individuals, and they all drew out their weapons. Some wielded swords, and some wielded sabers. Their formation appeared very neat.
Ling Han laughed loudly as he took the initiative to launch an attack
. His physique was on par with Level Two Godly metal, so whom in this Mystery Realm would he need to fear?
Peng, peng, peng! Ling Han was like a lion tearing into a pack of wolves, and the six people were too afraid to even face him head on! They all skirted to Ling Han’s side before launching attacks toward him.
As the swords and sabers flashed about, one of them suddenly started to pulsate with a divine pattern.
It wasn’t as simple as the weapon being forged from Godly metal. It had been imprinted with a divine pattern, meaning that it possessed an additional power.
It was a God Tool!
This was the first time Ling Han had seen a God Tool in the Immortal Realm. He couldn’t help but find it fresh and interesting.
The additional power that this God Tool possessed was flames. A wave of flames would occasionally sweep out from the tip of the sword blade. They were extremely thin, yet they were incredibly powerful. After purposefully allowing a wave of flames to hit him, smoke wafted from Ling Han’s hand. He also felt a hint of scorching heat.
However, it was merely a little hot. Perhaps these flames wouldn’t even be able to wound his previous physique, which was only on par with Level One Godly metal. That being so, how could it wound the current him?
But what if the level of this God Tool was slightly higher?
Ling Han nodded imperceptibly. Even though he possessed a powerful physique, he still couldn’t be too careless. After all, his current cultivation level was still too low.
He retrieved his Heaven Transformation Bowl to test whether he could snatch this God Tool.
Weng! Streaks of divine patterns lit up on the Heaven Transformation Bowl as it rose into the sky and faced off against that God Tool.
They were an even match.
Ling Han involuntarily sighed. By the looks of it, the grade of the Heaven Transformation Bowl was only so-so. As it couldn’t snatch that God Tool, it was evident that its grade was merely that of a Level One God Tool. In fact, this made a lot of sense. If its grade had been too high, how could he have activated it?
In the small world, Ling Han’s wealth was quite enormous. The Heaven Transformation Bowl, the Vial of Curses… which of these wouldn’t incite envy and jealousy if they were shown to others? However, looking at them now, they were merely Level One God Tools, the lowest grade tools in the Immortal Realm.
Ling Han unleashed his Three Styles of Black Origin, Thunderclap Ninth Heaven, and other secret techniques as he analyzed his own battle prowess.
If he didn’t use any martial arts techniques and relied on his power alone, then his battle prowess could reach a four-star level. When he activated any one of his secret techniques, however, his battle prowess still remained at a four-star level. His battle prowess couldn’t rise to the fifth-star level.
Only when he activated several of his Mystical Powers together could his battle prowess finally surge up to a fifth-star level.
From this, it could be seen just how difficult it was to punch above one’s weight in the Immortal level. At the same time, Ling Han rejoiced that he had persisted in raising his power to the level of 20 Stars of Shattering Void Tier. Otherwise, his battle prowess right now would only be able to reach a maximum of four-stars.
‘However, I still haven’t tested the Ultimate Arrow of the Annihilating Dragon Star Arrow yet,’ Ling Han thought to himself. He wasn’t planning on testing it, either. This arrow would drain all the power in his body, and it would most likely take him a very long time to recover after launching such a strike.
Moreover, the strength of these six people was far too weak. As such, he wouldn’t be able to determine the limit of the Annihilating Dragon Star Arrow anyway.
‘Then let me test the Vial of Curses again.’
Ling Han wounded each of the six people and collected their blood into the Vial of Curses. In the end, one person was killed, and two had their hands and feet rot away. The remaining three were merely rendered dizzy.
Sure enough, the Vial of Curses was also a Low-Grade God Tool.
“Enough with this waste of time!” Ling Han raised his battle prowess, and quickly disposed of the two people whose hands and feet had been rotted away by his Vial of Curses. Then, he swung his sword and slashed a third person to death. With that done, there were only two opponents remaining, both at the peak stage of the low extreme.
The two people exchanged a glance, and each could see a look of sheer terror on the other’s face. They immediately turned around to flee, both speeding off in a different direction.
“Hah!” Ling Han cast a Seven Kill Subduing Soul Technique, and the expression of the person on the left instantly froze. Once Ling Han caught up, he slammed his Earth Overturning Seal into his opponent’s head, instantly extinguishing his mind.
However, in that instant, the person on the right had already fled over three hundred meters.
Ling Han drew a bow and activated his Annihilating Dragon Star Arrow.
Whoosh!
An arrow shot out.
He didn’t use the Ultimate Arrow. However, this arrow was still tremendously terrifying, and the fleeing person simply didn’t have the courage to turn back and resist. How could he evade such attacks if all he knew to do was run?
Pu! The arrow penetrated his body and pierced through his heart.
That person dazedly turned around, and it looked as if he wanted to say something.
Peng!
However, his entire chest exploded violently. It was a swift death.
“Impressive!” Ling Han walked over to retrieve his arrow. He had obtained this arrow from the assassin of the Dark Night Hall. In the beginning, he hadn’t realized that the shaft of the arrow was imbued with divine patterns, which raised the lethality of the arrow immensely.
Fortunately, his physique was suitably strong. Otherwise, if he had been run through by this arrow at that time, he wouldn’t have the chance to be standing here right now.
“This is an important lesson,” Ling Han mumbled to himself. “I can’t become careless just because I think my physique is powerful. Otherwise, I’ll only be digging my own grave.”
After cleaning the Spatial Spirit Tools of the six people, he discovered a few hundred True Origin Stones! This was a small mound of wealth. What delighted him further was that there were also three pieces of Spiritual Meat as well as two Mountain River Stones!
“No wonder so many people like to kill and loot. Indeed, it’s a great way to rapidly accumulate wealth.
“However, just as you’re able to kill others, others are also able to kill you. This is an endless cycle of grief and destruction.
“I won’t seek to actively kill and loot others. However, if anyone is blind enough to target me, heh…”
Also, that Divine Sword suited Ling Han quite nicely. However, he didn’t dare use it here, or he would be announcing to the world that it was he who had killed the group of seven. Although it was common knowledge that battle and slaughter was inevitable in this Mystery Realm, it was still a bad idea to be too showy.
‘I’ll test it out when I get back.’
Ling Han carefully determined his direction. There was no sun or moon here, and north, south, east, and west were all relative. These directions had been artificially decided after countless years of exploration.
He had already memorized Shui Yanyu’s map a while back. Thus, after analyzing the terrain for a while, he started walking in the direction of the Crimson Lake.
“Wuwuwu…” After a short while, the sound of eerie sobbing traveled over from the dense woods to his side. It sounded like the sobbing of a ghost.
Chapter 955 - What Ghost?
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Ling Han’s heart suddenly jolted.
All kinds of weird and bizarre monstrosities could appear in the Mystery Realm. Perhaps… it was nothing unusual for a ghost to appear.
However, curiosity killed the cat. He was brave and extremely curiou
s, and thus he couldn’t help but creep toward that stretch of woods. He trod nimbly, and even drew his Divine Sword. His movements were especially careful.
After arriving at the edge of the woods, he lightly swept aside the tall grass. A sobbing white-robed person appeared in his view. The terrifying thing was, she actually didn’t have a head!
‘It’s really a ghost?’
Ling Han clenched the sword in his hand as a numb feeling spread across his body. This wasn’t a feeling of fear. Rather, it was one of excitement.
He had never killed a ghost before.
Xiu! He leaped forward, and his sword flashed down.
“Huh?” The white-robed figure suddenly raised her head… Who said she didn’t have a head? It was just that her head was buried too far down just then. Moreover, her arms had also been wrapped behind her neck, so he had only been able to see the white-colored cloth of her robes. As a result, Ling Han had mistaken her for being headless.
Hu Feiyun, the Ninth King.
The face of this young female was covered in tears, and her expression was also one of daze. Only when the reflection of the sword flashed in her eyes did her dainty mouth suddenly become slack. A stunned expression spread across her face, yet she didn’t even attempt to instinctively block or evade.
It was already too late for Ling Han to stop his strike, so he instead decided to push forward and send the tip of his sword scraping past the left side of Hu Feiyun’s face. A light breeze blew over, causing Hu Feiyun’s robes to dance in the air.
Pu, pu, pu, pu! After the Sword Ray slashed past, at least 100 towering trees behind Hu Feiyun came crashing down as they were cut down in unison.
Hu Feiyun was momentarily dazed before she suddenly came to her senses, and leaped to her feet. She wiped her tears, sobbing. “W-why are you attacking me?” There was an aggrieved expression on her pretty face.
‘This?’
Ling Han smiled bitterly, and said, “I thought you were a ghost!”
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