The others all nodded in agreement. How many years had it been since Ling Han opened the sky and arrived in the Immortal Realm? How could he have possibly reached the medium extreme of the Sun Moon Tier already? This was far too unbelievable. Had he perhaps ingested some supreme Divine Pill?
“I’m certain! It’s definitely him!” the middle-aged man said, his voice dripping with hate. He had seen Ling Han’s divine sense before, and the aura of a cultivator’s divine sense was incredibly hard to change.
This middle-aged man was called Liu Shi, and he was an orphan who had been adopted and raised by the Heaven’s Sword Palace. He was the 10th infant to be adopted, so he was named Liu Shi[1]. 3,000,000 years had now passed, and he had already grown from a small orphan to a formidable pillar of the Heaven’s Sword Palace.
“What luck! We’ll kill this brat today, then obtain a ginseng king while we’re at it!” the others said with a cold smile.
“Obtain your mom!” the old ginseng immediately shouted. “You people are still 8,000,000 years too young to eat your Grandpa Ginseng! Little Han, beat them up for me! There’s no need to go easy on them! If you kill them, I’ll cover for you!”
However, he continued to retreat as he shouted this. Just look at his thin arms and thin legs… How would he dare to face so many elites head-on?
Ling Han drew his sword, and said, “Since we all know each other’s identity, let’s save the nonsensical talk. Come, let’s battle!”
“You’re a mere ant!” Liu Shi said in disdain. In the eyes of Immortal Realm elites, people from small worlds were naturally nothing more than ants. In fact, they were even lower than ants. If they didn’t think this, how could they have ruthlessly refined the people of the Lower Realm into Realm Pills?
Yet, an ant actually dared to challenge them right now! How impudent!
The cultivation speed of this brat was indeed astounding. However, he was only at the medium extreme, so what did it matter even if he were a five-star genius? Before the seven of them, he most likely couldn’t even withstand a single strike.
“Kill him!” Liu Shi commanded. It was beneath him to deal with such an ant himself.
“Understood!” the six people replied. They all charged at Ling Han.
Meanwhile, Ling Han was itching to do battle.
He had advanced to the middle stage of the medium extreme, and his battle prowess had soared to the peak stage of the high extreme. Add to that his Divine Demon Sword, and his battle prowess was easily on par with that of elites at the early stage of the consummate level. Moreover, this was already discounting the suppressive ability of the heaven’s might that he could unleash. In addition to all this, he still had a huge weapon in the Misty Soul Capturing Flower.
With Liu Shi standing back, the six others were like mere children before him.
Ling Han swung his Divine Demon Sword as he charged forward. Sword projections intertwined, and killing intent soared into the sky.
Liu Shi’s expression instantly changed. Almost everyone in the Heaven’s Sword Palace used a sword as their weapon, and he was no different. He was also a sword-wielding elite. Thus, he couldn’t help but feel deeply astonished upon seeing Ling Han’s attack. He knew that he had severely underestimated Ling Han’s strength.
“Hurry! Retreat!” he shouted frantically. At the same time, he hurriedly dashed toward Ling Han.
[1] Liu Shi literally means Liu number 10.
Chapter 1276 - Tool and User Become One
Chapter 1276 Tool and User Become One
Liu Shi wanted to stop Ling Han, but he was too late.
How astonishing was Ling Han’s speed when he was using the Star Plucking Step? As his sword swept part, millions of sword projections swept out. The whole space was filled with fierce flashes of Sword Qi.
“Aaah!”
Terrible cries rang out. With that one blow, five of the seven members of the Heaven’s Sword Palace had fallen, and aside from Liu Shi, the last remaining person had also suffered a considerably injury. There was a very deep wound in his right ribs.
Liu Shi’s eyes couldn’t help but widen. He was both furious and shocked; how could this brat’s brat be so terrifying?
This was definitely battle prowess on the level of the consummate level, only slightly weaker than himself—he was in the middle stage of the consummate level, and had not reached the true peak stage of the Sun Moon Tier yet.
It was enough that he was cultivating at such a rapid pace, but more importantly, his battle prowess was still so strong. Couldn’t he allow others some way to survive?
How could a lowly commoner that came from a small world possibly have such natural talent, fated opportunities, and good fortune?
He couldn’t understand it in the slightest.
The only other living person was also covered with cold sweat. Presently, he was filled with lingering fear. If it were not for the fact that he’d reacted that slight bit faster just now, he would’ve probably shared the fate of his five companions that were lying on the ground, their corpses gradually becoming cooler.
“Little beast, what a cruel heart you have!” Liu Shi felt like his heart was bleeding. How much did the sect have to sacrifice to nurture a Sun Moon Tier disciple? Especially when they were advancing from Mountain River Tier to Sun Moon Tier. That had been achieved by diluting the effects of the Realm Pill and distributing it to these disciples.
They could only concoct a few pills every 10,000 years, and they would have to be divided equally among the Five Sects as well. After distribution, each sect would only have a single pill. And from the moment Ling Han opened the sky, even this one pill was no longer ensured.
Though it was not discernible yet, the Five Sects would definitely begin going downhill. Every single Sun Moon Tier disciple was incredibly precious.
Ling Han brandished the Divine Demon Sword, the sword’s blade like snow, without the slightest bit of blood on it. He coldly said, “What a joke. All of you are filled with killing intent towards me, and it is only allowed that you kill me and not the other way round?”
Liu Shi naturally knew that he had spoken nonsense, but what else could he say in his rage?
Of course, this was also because he was used to being in a lofty position. He automatically placed himself on a high spot, and reprimanded those he deemed below himself.
“You have to use your blood to repay your debts!” Liu Shi took in a deep breath. Though this young man was frighteningly young, his abilities were astonishing, and he had no choice but to be extremely cautious.
He summoned his own God Tool. It was a white jade tower, and only had seven levels. The moment it appeared, it shone with astonishing light. It was as if he had plucked a sun out of the skies; it was incredibly blinding.
“Yi!” Ling Han was surprised. He channeled the Eye of Truth, and saw it very clearly. “This tower of yours… contains one of your Suns and Moons!”
He had heard of the practice of using one’s own self to refine the tool, but directly fusing one’s Sun and Moon into his God Tool? This was the first time he had seen something like that. Involuntarily, he became greatly interested.
Was this user and tool becoming as one?
“Destroy this tower!” Meanwhile, Small Tower transmitted a message through divine sense into his mind. It could not bear to see any tower-shaped precious Tools; the moment it saw one, it would become angered.
Ling Han naturally ignored it, and said, “Then I would really like to take a look.”
“You will!” Liu Shi said. “And the price will be your life!”
He summoned the precious tower, which cast shadow over Ling Han. Weng, the precious tower shone, multiple rays of light descending downwards. Every ray of light was like a fiery flame, filled with a frightening destructive ability, causing even the air itself to begin burning as crackling sounds rang out.
Liu Shi cultivated fire techniques, so his Sun and Moon was also like fiery flames. Now that they had been fused into the
precious Tool, lending on the might of the God Tool, its might was also completely expressed.
Ling Han nodded internally. From a certain aspect, the combination of user and Tool was really a kind of grand move; its might was indeed very, very powerful. However, the disadvantage was also very obvious. This Sun and Moon had really been severed, so it would naturally affect himself, and he was destined to be incapable of reaching a higher cultivation level.
However, though it was not all the people of the Five Sects, at least 99% of them could not possibly break through to the Heavenly Body Tier, so why would they have to mind?
What they pursued was strength on the level of Sun Moon Tier.
Still, though user and Tool becoming one was powerful, could it compare to the Divine Demon Sword?
Ling Han sliced out towards the skies. Though it was merely one strike, the Divine Demon Sword showed its might, and once again sent out millions of sword projections, boosting the might of this attack by who knew how many times.
Pu, pu, pu, pu. The fiery light was slashed apart, and Sword Qi danced unhindered, just like a ruler descending onto his territory.
“Humph!” Liu Shi also knew that he could not possibly suppress Ling Han by merely depending on a precious tower. His body shot out, and a cold light swept past. There was a sword in his hand, and it stabbed out towards Ling Han.
This sword was similarly burning with soaring fierce flames, its brightness blinding to the eye.
Ling Han was shocked. This sword had shockingly also fused with a Sun and Moon!
This guy wouldn’t have fused all four of his Suns and Moons into God Tools, would he?
“Is there any more?” Ling Han asked with a smile. As he wielded his sword to parry his attacks, he was also very curious at the same time.
“As you wish!” Liu Shi smirked coldly. Weng, he summoned another divine sword, wielding the two swords in both hands. Meanwhile, the precious tower moved automatically, sending down divine flames onto Ling Han, planning to refine him by force.
This second sword had similarly fused with a Sun and Moon. Going by that account, his three Suns and Moons had been used for tool refinement, and he had not formed the fourth Moon. Otherwise, he might summon a fourth God Tool.
Ordinarily, it was not that the more God Tools there were, the better it was. That was because a cultivator had limited energy, and could not possibly allow all the God Tools to show their might completely, so he might as well concentrate fully on controlling one.
However, these three God Tools of Liu Shi’s had fused with a Sun and Moon from him. This was completely different. It was as if the God Tools had become a part of his body. He needed only split up a little of his concentration to control them, and all the three God Tools would be able to show their complete might.
True enough, small sects would have their own strengths. They did not have the technique to break through to the Heavenly Body Tier, so they used all means available to them to become stronger in the Sun Moon Tier.
Combining themselves with their Tools, and controlling three or even four God Tools all at once, was indeed a very good method. Though his own battle prowess would definitely be affected, he would have the might of another two God Tools, so he could completely compensate for his shortcoming in this manner.
Liu Shi charged over, his hands holding a Divine Sword each. Endless flames danced.
Ling Han stood solemnly, and in that instant when the other approached, he suddenly shot out the Seven Kill Subduing Soul Technique. Like an angry arrow, it shot towards Liu Shi.
“Wu!” Even if Liu Shi had already cultivated for several million years, and had nurtured his spirit to a very strong extent, he still grunted at this blow. He felt so much agony he almost used his hands to hold onto his head.
He knew that things were not good, and hurriedly stimulated the divine tower to protect him. The seven-floor treasured tower instantly enlarged many times, and descended down on his head, protecting him within it.
Ding!
True enough, when Ling Han’s slash reached, it sliced into the treasured tower, causing the body of the tower to shake madly. A few pieces of scrap metal had even been sliced off, but this blow was still blocked in the end.
After all, he was an old monster that had lived for more than 3,000,000 years, so his battle experience was really too bountiful.
Ling Han did not strike further. Instead, he focused on the remaining person from the Heaven’s Sword Palace.
Chapter 1277 - Identity Really Revealed
Chapter 1277 Identity Really Revealed
Liu Shi was guarded by the precious tower, and Ling Han wouldn’t be able to slice through it in the short term, so there was naturally no need for him to waste time.
“Do you have some strange, bizarre God Tools?” Ling Han sized up the other person from the Heaven’s Sword Palace curiously.
The man was already scared out of his wits.
He had initially thought that with Liu Shi, they would be able to easily take Ling Han down, but the result was far, far out of his expectations. Liu Shi was actually forced so far by Ling Han that he could only protect himself, and he had now become Ling Han’s target instead.
In this moment, his cold sweat dripped like rain. He felt that his legs were weak, and as if he couldn’t even stand steady anymore.
The combining of user and Tool was a secret technique that belonged exclusively to the consummate level of the Sun Moon Tier. Only after they had broken through to this cultivation level would they be taught the technique by the sect. Thus, he could not produce any powerful God Tool. Even if he could, his cultivation level was still too low. What qualified him to stand against Ling Han?
“You dare!!” Liu Shi’s voice rang out from within the previous tower. Two divine swords shot out of his hands, slicing out towards Ling Han.
Ling Han brandished his own sword to parry, and shot out multiple flashes of Sword Qi, completely dispersing Liu Shi’s attack. However, the other person from the Heaven’s Sword Palace also took advantage of the opening to flee. He was really scared out of his wits, his legs flying madly. He only hated the fact that he did not have a few more legs, and could not flee fast enough.
“Can you flee?” Ling Han shook his head. He used the Annihilating Dragon Star Arrow. Xiu, an arrow swept out quickly like a flash of light, and soon caught up to that person. Pu, the arrow had pierced through the man’s chest, forcibly tearing that person into two.
However, the vitality of Sun Moon Tier cultivators was really too strong. They would not die even if their bodies had been separated in half. The hands crawled, the legs jumped, and the two halves of the body would join back into one. Connected with Origin Power, and nurtured for a few years, who knew, maybe they would be a new man again.
“So troublesome!” Ling Han drew the bow once more.
“Don’t even think about it!” Liu Shi roared. He stimulated the precious tower to cast a shadow over Ling Han.
Ling Han changed the direction of the arrow, and shot out at Liu Shi. Xiu, the arrow of Origin Power was so fast that even elites of the Sun Moon Tier would find it difficult to grasp its course.
Pu!
This arrow shot into Liu Shi’s left shoulder. If it were not for the fact that he managed to dodge a bit in the nick of time, this arrow definitely would have penetrated his heart. Then, even if he had not died, he would’ve been severely wounded.
Liu Shi paled in shock. How could this arrow be so fast? Moreover, it was so powerful that even his defensive Origin Power could not block the attack. Though he still had a great many ultimate techniques he had yet to use, he had now lost all of his fighting spirit.
This young man made him feel a pressure as if there was no way for him to oppose him.
He had a feeling of foreboding in his heart, and that was even if the strongest elites of the sect moved, they might not be able to take this young man down. However, even if one could not, then what about two? Or three?
Ev
en if they were Immortals, their power was limited. Once that limit had been exceeded, then they would still die, no matter how strong they were.
He had already decided. He would immediately make a report about Ling Han having arrived to the Cloud Apex Planet, and send out the Heaven’s Sword Palace’s… no, send out all the elites of the Five Sects to besiege Ling Han and kill him.
Otherwise, with the freakish pace of improvement that this brat had, it probably wouldn’t take as much as a few years, and he would be on equal levels with the Five Sects. By then, it would be eternally impossible for them to suppress the latter.
He was also a decisive person. Immediately, he gritted his teeth, turned around, and left. The precious tower spun lightly, sending down multiple streaks of flames, and forming a powerful shield for him.
“Ancestor Liu! Ancestor Liu!” the remaining person from the Heaven’s Sword Palace called out desperately. He had forcefully joined his body back together, but he should be given at least 15 minutes’ time to recover. Only then would he be able to forcibly use his Origin Power to piece his body back together again and recover his ability to move.
But now that Liu Shi had abandoned him, this meant that he would be absolutely alone without any help.
“Haha, and you guys wanted to eat Grandpa Ginseng, just eat my precious ginseng foot!” The old ginseng was beginning to act up again. The powerful enemy had fled, and the only one left behind was close to dying. Naturally, he was now fearless, and rushed up to deliver a series of kicks.
That person was in the high extreme of the Sun Moon Tier. In his prime condition, he could suppress the old ginseng single-handedly, but now, he could only be kicked madly by the old ginseng. Only a few kicks later, he was already pouring out blood like mad as he had been directly kicked to death by the old ginseng.
“F***, Grandpa Ginseng is too awesome. Just broke through to the Sun Moon Tier, and I have already killed a powerful enemy in the consummate level!” The old ginseng was very confident in himself. “I have to celebrate this with 100-year-old undergarment.”
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