Chapter 228: Zuo Qingcang

The twisting of the mind in his thoughts, the freezing of thinking by the Cold Light Rippling Sword and Frozen Heaven and Earth, and the Heavenly River Sect’s manipulation of human time perception were all similar in their effects.

The cultivation method of Nourishing Qi with Vast Righteousness, the evolution of killing intent, the advancement to Human Aspect in the Blood Pool, the learning of Cold Light Rippling Sword, and Bai Yixin’s incredible martial arts from before—scenes from his memories kept appearing in his mind. They all merged together with the Underworld God’s Roar of the Yama Holy Son in his consciousness.

‘It should… be like this.’

A silver light flashed in Zuo Zhicheng’s left eye. The next moment, as if guided by an unseen force, he pointed his sword finger in the direction of the Yama Holy Son.

Cold Light Rippling Sword—Frozen Heaven and Earth.

A cold light seemed to flash in mid-air. The Yama Holy Son, who was raising his fist with the intent of the Wheel of Life and Death to smash the Underworld King Snake, suddenly froze. It was as if his thoughts had been frozen solid.

The Underworld King Snake roared and took the chance to slam its head into the Great Strength Diamond Divine Ape.

With a loud crash, the Great Strength Diamond Divine Ape was sent flying. It flew backward, knocking down countless trees along the way. The rumbling sound continued without end, only stopping after more than ten seconds.

Zuo Zhicheng did not hesitate. He immediately grabbed He Zizai and ran toward the Underworld King Snake.

After a series of exchanges, he understood the Yama Holy Son’s power. Just this External Incarnation was enough to kill them. The earlier surprise attack by him and the Underworld King Snake was not enough to kill the Yama Holy Son.

But just as he planned to use this chance to escape, a calm voice came from far away.

“Not bad, not bad. You keep surprising me more and more. Especially you, Zuo Zhicheng. I am looking forward to turning you into an External Incarnation more and more.

Don’t think about escaping. This Great Strength Diamond Divine Ape’s speed is beyond yours. The more you run, the more you waste your own energy. You are just seeking your own death.”

When the first part of the sentence was spoken, the voice was still far away. But by the time “seeking your own death” was said, the Great Strength Diamond Divine Ape had already reappeared in Zuo Zhicheng’s sight.

The legs of the Great Strength Diamond Divine Ape were almost as tall as Zuo Zhicheng’s entire body. Each step covered seventy or eighty meters. Its speed was as fast as lightning.

Even though Zuo Zhicheng now possessed Earth Fiend, he could not guarantee he could outrun it, especially since he had the Underworld King Snake and He Zizai with him.

Should he leave them behind and run alone?

But seeing the Great Strength Diamond Divine Ape chasing him closely, Zuo Zhicheng decided not to save Light Energy anymore. He prepared to fight it head-on with the Divine Light Sword. He raised his hand and a strong beam of light shot out, all aimed at the Great Strength Diamond Divine Ape.

This intense light, released by the Night Sea Life Grove, was like a flash grenade. It covered the Great Strength Diamond Divine Ape’s body with amazing brightness. The dazzling light directly penetrated the Divine Ape’s retinas. Although it closed its eyes immediately, its eyes were still temporarily blinded.

The Divine Ape let out a furious roar from its mouth. Even with its eyes closed, its ears twitched and its nose sniffed violently. It still ran without hesitation, dashing toward Zuo Zhicheng’s location with swift steps.

With the Great Strength Diamond Divine Ape’s physical qualities, sharp senses, and the Yama Holy Son’s martial arts experience, even without its sight, it could still determine the opponent’s position through air currents, smells, and vibrations. Zuo Zhicheng had guessed this earlier, which was why he had saved Light Energy and not used this move in the previous fight.

But after temporarily blinding it, Zuo Zhicheng turned and ran immediately. He threw He Zizai onto the listless Underworld King Snake. Then the man and the snake ran in the opposite direction.

Although the Underworld King Snake had great physical strength, after the Yama Holy Son’s repeated Mind Attacks, it was almost mentally exhausted and physically drained. In fact, it could not run as fast as Zuo Zhicheng.

Over there, Zuo Zhicheng’s entire body seemed to turn into a constantly flickering shadow. Each light touch of his toes carried him across dozens of meters, like a bat gliding through the sky.

And before he landed each time, he would flash once, using the Shadow Realm Void Flash Dao Art. He turned into a shadow and appeared over ten meters away. Then he would lightly tap his toes again and continue speeding forward.

Zuo Zhicheng’s speed relied on his light weight, combining speed with energy conservation. It was almost at its limit, not much slower than the Great Strength Diamond Divine Ape chasing behind.

The Yama Holy Son also sensed this. He directly gave up on the Underworld King Snake and chased after Zuo Zhicheng. After all, the Underworld King Snake was mentally drained and had a huge body. He could easily come back to find it after catching Zuo Zhicheng.

So he saw the Divine Ape take huge strides. Each step brought thunderous sounds. There was also a sense of panic and desperate survival in the rhythm of its steps. This was a peerless movement skill from the Dìyù Gate—Rebirth and Reincarnation.

The so-called Rebirth and Reincarnation referred to spirits rushing to enter the Six Paths Reincarnation, competing to be reborn into good families. Once this kind of reincarnation competition started, how fierce the struggle would be, and how explosive the speed needed.

Now, using this peerless movement skill of Rebirth and Reincarnation, the Yama Holy Son instantly erupted with earth-shaking speed again.

Infinite power was channeled to his feet. The massive reaction force pushed him forward like a rocket, speeding after Zuo Zhicheng.

His body pulled the air, creating a long whistling sound, as if drawing a vacuum corridor in the air.

Watching Zuo Zhicheng’s body constantly sprinting and flashing, pushing forward with all his might, the Yama Holy Son controlled the Great Strength Diamond Divine Ape. Relying on infinite stamina and the peerless movement skill of Rebirth and Reincarnation, he closed the distance between them inch by inch.

The two of them were now competing in speed. In almost the time of a dozen blinks, they had chased almost a kilometer away.

Zuo Zhicheng never expected the Yama Holy Son to value him so much and be so decisive. The moment he, the Underworld King Snake, and He Zizai split up to escape, the Yama Holy Son chased after him without a moment’s hesitation.

Now the Great Strength Diamond Divine Ape was only about fifty meters behind Zuo Zhicheng. One of its arms had its tendons severed, so it could only open its other huge hand. It reached out overwhelmingly toward Zuo Zhicheng’s back. Zuo Zhicheng could even feel the overwhelming fierce aura coming from it.

At this critical moment, Zuo Zhicheng reached into the inner pocket of his coat and felt for several pre-prepared tools.

Just as Zuo Zhicheng was about to make a desperate counterattack and fight for his life, an extremely cold voice, like a thousand-year-old corpse speaking, sounded from nearby. No one knew when it had started.

“Zuo Qingcang… I finally found you…”