“As a token of friendship,” he had said.
There was naturally no disadvantage to having another friend, so Ling Han naturally accepted the latter’s kindness happily. He first went to meet the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden, and then entered into seclusion.
Chapter 1270 - Faceless
Chapter 1270 Faceless
Two months passed in a flash.
Ling Han finished the stabilization of his cultivation level, and comprehended Dao beneath the Reincarnation Tree. This was of too much help. He could break through to the medium extreme, but did not begin immediately. Instead, he headed to the auction house first.
Jin Ming had bought a great amount of Godly metal for him, and after buying all of it, Ling Han turned from being massively rich to slightly rich. His wealth of close to 400,000,000 True Origin Stones had been spent to the point where only about 300,000 remained.
However, the amount of Level 5 Godly metal that he purchased was just about enough for the Divine Demon Sword to advance.
He let the Divine Demon Sword continuously swallow Godly metal, and after half a day, there was only less than 10 pounds of Level 5 Godly metal left, and the Divine Demon Sword had also reached a state of satiation. It merely needed to “eat” one more small piece of Godly metal, and it would be able to complete a qualitative change from Level 5 to Level 6.
Ling Han did not rush to take this step. Instead, he himself began to break through to the medium extreme.
He wanted to let the Divine Demon Sword complete the qualitative change when he was undergoing the heavenly tribulation so that they could experience the tribulation together, which would in turn allow the Divine Demon Sword’s might to become stronger.
Comprehending Dao underneath the Reincarnation Tree, time passed quickly.
After a month, Ling Han had already comprehended Dao for 30 years. With a flash, he exited the Black Tower. Hong, long, long. Immediately, dense dark clouds appeared in the skies, forming dense thunderclouds.
The strange thing was there were not just blazing white lightning bolts among the thunderclouds this time; there was actually black lightning too!
This was the Two Realm Battlefield, so it was both the Immortal Realm and the Netherworld. Hence, this heavenly tribulation… also contained the unique traits of both Realms.
Ling Han had long since left Wolf Fang City. In any case, he was accumulating comprehension in the Black Tower, so there was no need for him to worry that he would be disturbed. Furthermore, after he had gathered enough comprehension, he could exit and directly experience the tribulation. There was no need for him to worry that he would bring disaster to others.
As the thunderclouds rolled, terrifying lightning blazed, forming thunderbolts even wider than mountains. They suddenly descended down onto him.
Kuang!
The heaven and earth shook. The path of cultivation was snatching the fortune of the heavens, and was not tolerated by the heaven and earth. Hence, a tribulation had to descend to allow this energy to return to the heaven and earth.
Ling Han did not mind at all. His physique was much stronger than his cultivation level, so he would be fine no matter how much the heavenly tribulation attacked him. But for the sake of tempering his physique, he still took the initiative to shatter his Godly bones. Beneath the tribulation, he would be able to advance to a higher level.
The Divine Demon Sword also swallowed the last piece of Godly metal, and completed the qualitative boost, similarly being tempered underneath the heavenly tribulation.
There were bits of scrap metal expelled from the sword’s blade, and it was becoming even brighter, like a pool of water in fall, exuding a supreme divine might.
This was a divine sword!
Meanwhile, Ling Han was experiencing the power of the heavenly tribulation. Now its might was even greater, causing him to be able to perceive even more Regulations of the heavenly tribulation, the rhythm of the great nature.
Half a day later, the tribulation dispersed.
Ling Han had not had enough; he had not comprehended enough yet!
Never mind. When he freeloaded off of others’ tribulations in future, they would all be of this grade, so there was no need to be impatient. If he couldn’t manage to comprehend it with a single time, then he’d just do it a second time, and if two times weren’t enough, he would go for three. There would be a time when he could comprehend it fully.
His Divine Demon Sword trembled slightly, twining around Ling Han’s body, and shooting out a frightening cold light.
Ling Han by himself possessed extremely strong defenses and recovery abilities, and the Divine Demon Sword had reached the pinnacle in terms of attack.
If someone used the Divine Demon Sword to attack him, then would his defenses win out, or would the Divine Demon Sword prove to be sharper? Ling Han suddenly thought, and then immediately felt that he was purely seeking out his own torture. What was there to think about?
“Good sword!” A compliment rang out from afar. He saw that it came from a white-robed person, whose face was covered with a white cloth. Even his hair had been wrapped inside. He did not show his eyes, nose, or mouth at all, appearing extremely bizarre.
Moreover, his white robes were extremely spacious, so there was no way to discern whether he was man or woman from the figure alone. His voice even was extremely gender-neutral, so he could be a slightly feminine man, or could also be described as a more heroic woman.
He stood on one leg, and there was a qin[1] laid on his bent thigh. HIs right hand lightly strummed, and a tinkling melody immediately sounded, like a stream flowing over pebbles, very pleasant to hear.
This person was very strong! Ling Han thought. He could not discern the exact cultivation level of this person, but had an instinctive feeling that this person was very, very strong.
It was getting closer and closer to the Two Realm Prodigy Gathering, and prodigies from all areas were popping up like bamboo shoots after a shower.
Ling Han smiled slightly, and said, “It is indeed a good sword!”
“Can you bear to part with it?” the white-robed person asked.
“Apologies, this is not for sale.” Ling Han shook his head.
The white-robed person flicked his fingers. Weng, weng, weng, the sound of the qin rang out. He paused, and said, “Then let us have a bet. If I win, you shall sell this sword to me!”
Ling Han laughed loudly, and said, “I’m not interested!”
“Then how about a spar?” the white-robed person continued. He did not seem like he was about to give up any time soon.
Ling Han’s fighting spirit soared as well. He put away the Divine Demon Sword, and said, “All right!”
The white-robed person couldn’t help but become anxious, and asked, “Why did you put away the sword?”
“When the time comes that I should use it, I naturally will!” Ling Han said, smiling. “Sir, how should I address you?”
The white-robed person hesitated for a moment, and then replied, “Faceless.”
Faceless?
Just covering his face and he called himself Faceless; then shouldn’t Ling Han call himself Bodiless?
“I am Ling Han.” Ling Han clenched his fist. His physical defenses were invincible among his peers. Thus, he was very fond of using his bare hands. The feeling of directly using his fists to pummel his opponent was very pleasant.
“Watch out!” Faceless strummed his qin strings. Weng, a sound wave actually took form, and became a sharp blade that slashed out towards Ling Han.
Ling Han couldn’t help but look shocked. This attack was extremely fierce. It actually caused him to feel a pressure from not being able to block it. This was not the other’s aura, but rather that this attack was indeed that frightening.
The other was in the consummate level of the Sun Moon Tier!
No, no, no. Ling Han hurriedly used the Star Plucking Step. Even consummate level was not as powerful as this; it was not that he had never battled th
is kind of opponent.
Pinnacle level!
That was right, the other should have cultivated to the pinnacle level of the Sun Moon Tier, and that was the only possible way he could have such frightening abilities.
It should be known that even though Ling Han had advanced into the medium extreme, his true battle prowess was in the late stage of the high extreme. He had not even touched the boundary of the consummate level. Yet, the other had already cultivated to the pinnacle level. Whether in terms of cultivation level or battle prowess, how huge was the gap between them?
This was practically a hopeless situation.
“Oh, right. You are only in the early stage of the medium extreme.” Faceless nodded, seeming to have just realized this fact, “I will suppress my cultivation level, and battle you on equal level.”
True enough, the aura he exuded immediately declined, yet it merely fell to the middle stage of the medium extreme because he could only seal off a complete set of sun and moon, and could not seal off half of a sun and half of a moon. He could only be in the middle stage of the medium extreme or the peak stage of the low extreme.
Though Faceless was quite a fair character, he was not about to put himself at a disadvantage for the sake of being fair. Thus, in the choice of being close to Ling Han’s cultivation level, he naturally chose to be stronger than Ling Han by one sub-minor level.
There was no absolute fairness in this world, and this was already an extremely ideal result.
Weng, Faceless once again strummed the strings of the qin. Weng, another sound wave formed, slicing towards Ling Han.
This time, Ling Han did not dodge any further. Instead, he clenched his fist to greet the incoming attack.
Peng!
The blade formed from the sound wave was forcefully shattered by Ling Han. With a battle cry, Ling Han charged towards Faceless.
[1] Zither.
Chapter 1271 - Like Old Friends
Chapter 1271 Like Old Friends
Faceless plucked the strings of his qin even faster.
Weng, weng, weng!
Melody reverberated through the air, and bursts of sound waves transformed into countless weapons that shot at Ling Han.
The sky was almost blotted out by the tsunami of weapons. Their cold glints intertwined, creating an extremely harrowing scene.
However, Ling Han was unafraid. He had advanced one minor level, and his physique had also elevated to the toughness of Level Seven Godly metal. Even if he faced the attack of a consummate level cultivator head-on, he would at most spit two mouthfuls of blood.
Moreover, his opponent had suppressed his cultivation to the middle stage of the medium extreme. Thus, even if he possessed a battle prowess of six stars, it would still be incredibly difficult for him to injure Ling Han’s physique.
Peng, peng, peng!
Ling Han launched a flurry of attacks and shattered the onslaught of sound wave attacks. He drew closer and closer to Faceless.
Faceless appeared slightly astonished. When battling at the same cultivation level, his opponent was actually this powerful! However, this also stirred his fighting spirit. His hands became a blur as more sound waves surged from his qin. They didn’t transform into sabers, swords, axes, and spears this time, instead gathering to form into a giant human.
The giant measured 30 meters in height. It was dressed in a full suit of armor, and it held a massive ax in his hand. However, upon closer inspection, this giant was actually a corpse that had already shriveled to become a skeleton. Ignis fatuus[1] burned in its empty eyes, releasing an eerie and sinister chill.
Upon appearing, the skeletal giant immediately raised its ax and charged at Ling Han. At the same time, the armor on its body started to glow, surprisingly forming streaks of divine patterns. This skeletal giant appeared incredibly realistic.
‘It’s merely formed with sound waves, so why does it feel so real?’
However, Ling Han was unfazed, and he met the skeletal giant’s attack with his fist.
Peng!
His fist collided with the skeletal giant’s ax, releasing a devastating shock wave that instantly surged into the surroundings, crushing the land and causing a huge amount of damage.
However, this was a stretch of desolate land to begin with, so it mattered little how much they damaged the surroundings.
What was astonishing was that the skeletal giant was actually able to block Ling Han’s attack.
Ling Han hadn’t expected this. The skeletal giant was merely formed from sound waves, so how could it possess such powerful might?
‘As expected of a king tier. Their abilities sure are astonishing.’
Ling Han laughed loudly as he continued to exchange blows with the skeletal giant. Streaks of divine patterns appeared on his fist and arm, and his battle prowess instantly surged to another level. He threw several more punches, and the skeletal giant was finally shattered into pieces.
However, Faceless simply plucked his qin a few more times. Another skeletal giant materialized and charged at Ling Han.
‘Again?’
Ling Han shook his head. He couldn’t stay passive and allow Faceless to attack him at will. He activated the Star Plucking Step, escaping from the skeletal giant at a blinding speed before dashing at Faceless.
“Hmm?” Faceless was slightly surprised. He hadn’t expected Ling Han to possess such tremendous speed. However, this didn’t faze him. He extended his arm, and surprisingly drew a thin sword from his qin. He immediately thrust the sword at Ling Han.
He had hidden a sword in his qin and caught Ling Han completely off guard.
Ling Han had no time to adjust his attack, so he immediately took a deep breath before exhaling forcefully.
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He instantly floated back like a falling leaf.
Shua!
Faceless’ thin sword swept past the tip of Ling Han’s nose. If it were an inch closer, it would have sliced Ling Han’s nose clean off. Even if it hadn’t sliced his nose off, it would have still drawn blood.
Meanwhile, the skeletal giant had already arrived behind Ling Han. It viciously swung its ax at his back.
Faceless naturally wouldn’t let this opportunity slip, and he immediately charged at Ling Han from the front. This placed immense pressure on Ling Han.
Peng, peng, peng!
Faceless and the skeletal giant launched a flurry of attacks at Ling Han, one from in front and one from behind.
‘Just as I expected, he’s incredibly powerful!’ Ling Han exclaimed in his mind.
This was the first time he had become so disheveled in a battle against someone at the same cultivation level. However, although they said this was a battle at the same cultivation level, Faceless was actually one sub-minor level above him. Moreover, Faceless had only suppressed his power. His grasp and application of Regulations were still at the pinnacle level.
Thus, there was still a gap between their abilities—a relatively big one, at that.
However, did fair battles truly exist in the world? If one possessed weaker cultivation than their opponent, who dictated that their opponent had to suppress their cultivation level? Faceless was already being extremely generous by suppressing his cultivation level.
Ling Han naturally wouldn’t complain, either. However, since his opponent had drawn a weapon, he also wouldn’t hold back anymore. He roared as he unsheathed his Divine Demon Sword.
Murderous aura instantly soared into the sky.
The Divine Demon Sword had elevated in quality and become a Level Six God Tool, and thus its might had naturally soared to a new height. A wisp of heaven’s might also flowed through it, and this more so induced fear into one’s heart. Ling Han swung the sword.
Pu!
The skeletal giant was instantly sliced into two halves. Sword’s might coursed through it, and the two halves of its body violently exploded into pieces. It was unable to withstand even a single attack.
“Bri
lliant sword!” Faceless didn’t forget to praise the Divine Demon Sword as he slashed his own sword at Ling Han.
Ding!
Their swords collided, releasing a dazzling divine light.
Faceless’ sword was a Level Eight God Tool, yet it was completely unable to suppress Ling Han’s Divine Demon Sword. Faceless had nurtured his sword himself, and thus it contained his martial intent. Coupled with its two-level advantage, its might wasn’t weaker than that of the Divine Demon Sword. However, it was still unable to gain an advantage.
Ling Han’s Level Six Divine Sword was just as powerful as Faceless’ Level Eight Divine Sword—this was simply incredible. It was no wonder that Faceless was interested in the Divine Demon Sword.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Faceless was definitely one of the most powerful king tiers of the younger generation. His battle prowess was absolutely terrifying.
He had grasped higher-level Regulations of heaven and earth than Ling Han, while Ling Han had a freakish physique and recovery ability. Thus, the former possessed a stronger offensive ability, while the latter possessed a stronger defensive ability. As a result, neither of them could gain the upper hand.
However, if this battle continued, Ling Han would definitely emerge the final victor.
This was because his defensive ability was passive and something that would remain forever. Meanwhile, Faceless would be wounded if he lost concentration and accidentally allowed Ling Han to strike him.
“Hahaha!” Faceless laughed loudly and pulled out of the battle. “I can’t defeat you if we battle at the same cultivation level.”
“I can’t defeat you, either,” Ling Han said.
“If we genuinely battle at the same cultivation level, you’ll definitely defeat me,” Faceless said. “After all, I can only suppress my power. My grasp of Regulations is still far stronger than yours.” Faceless was completely honest about this.
“However…” He paused for a moment before continuing, “We were only sparring just now. If that were a life-and-death battle, it’s hard to say who would have killed whom.”
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