Chapter 35: Slaying the Old Monster
Chapter 35: Slaying the Old Monster
“It might interest you to know that my Yan family ancestors came from a powerful Poison Cultivator sect in the North Sea. Once, Poison Cultivators ruled over the Divine Land and Four Seas. After me, the Yan family will carry on the great Poison Cultivator lineage. Soon, we will replace the Xuanwu Sect, even the Lanfeng Sect, and become the greatest power on the Purple Jade Continent. Families like the Bai, Yue, Mo, and Qin will all submit to my Yan family and acknowledge our supremacy,” Yan Yun’ao said deliberately as he controlled the sinister, poisonous Qi.
Liu Fan was silent for a long while before finally bowing his head. “Brother Yan, I’ll leave this kid to you. I don’t want anything. Please spare my life.”
“It’s too late for that!”
Yan Yun’ao spat out a shocking wave of poison that swept toward Liu Fan. The poison forced the very air apart. It seemed all righteous power would vanish before it.
“I’ll fight!” Liu Fan could not endure any longer or humble himself further. If he kept compromising, he would die by Yan Yun’ao’s hand sooner or later. It was better to fight now; maybe there was a way out.
Streams of True Qi shot out from Liu Fan’s body, madly rushing forward. The poison and True Qi collided. The vast Qi Field of the True Qi blocked the surging poison, holding it at bay.
“It seems Yan Yun’ao’s cultivated poison isn’t as abundant or pure as his True Qi. But such poison is truly terrifying. Once he masters it, who could be his match?”
Meanwhile, Ye Yun quietly observed from the side. He noted every move the two made, analyzing them one by one, especially Yan Yun’ao’s strange, unpredictable poison.
“Is that all you’ve got?”
Yan Yun’ao snorted disdainfully. His large hand grasped fiercely. Waves of poison swept out like a violent storm, gradually suppressing the True Qi Field in mid-air. Yan Yun’ao was originally a peak tenth-layer expert. Now, with the power of poison and evil, he had become as strong as an ordinary Earth Immortal cultivator.
“You…” Liu Fan was drenched in sweat. The key was he was gasping for breath, his energy dwindling. He was nothing like Yan Yun’ao, who was vigorous and full, his power surging like an endless flood.
“Wrath of Ten Thousand Poisons.”
Yan Yun’ao seemed not to have expected his opponent to hold on this long. His body shook slightly, and the vast poison in the air roared like a colossal black maw, biting down upon Liu Fan’s trembling Qi Field.
Crackle! Crack!
The two Qi Fields clashed violently, wrestling against each other. The poison seemed to gain the upper hand. The True Qi Field shattered in an instant. The black maw slowly devoured all the True Qi, then pressed down toward Liu Fan, who had already lost his fighting spirit, baring its claws.
“Ah!”
Liu Fan’s final, desperate scream tore through the poison. Within it, his body was gradually corroded. His skin turned from white to black. His vitality was severed in an instant, as if absorbed by the poison. The flesh and blood on his body dissolved. In the blink of an eye, Liu Fan had become a dried corpse.
“Another venomous puppet!”
The dried corpse of Liu Fan was swept by the poison to Yan Yun’ao. A white light flashed from the middle finger of Yan Yun’ao’s right hand, and the corpse was instantly sucked into it. Yan Yun’ao withdrew most of the poison and glared fiercely at Ye Yun. “Kid, hand over the treasure obediently and tell me your secret. I’ll make your death an easy one.”
“This Yan Yun’ao is truly cunning. With his strength, he could have obtained a cultivation artifact in the Ancient Ruins by using hidden power, but he didn’t risk it, opting for a safer target. Targeting such a person… he is the most fearsome kind. Cunning, scheming, and possessing formidable, nearly unmatched strength.”
The image of Liu Fan turning into a dried corpse flashed before his eyes. Unconsciously, Ye Yun saw clearly the deceit, treachery, and ruthlessness of the cultivator world. Strength was important, but cunning was equally important. One didn’t have to be treacherous, but one couldn’t be without cunning. Otherwise, the end would be like Liu Fan’s.
“There are many Earth Immortals in the Broken Sword Mountain Range. If someone were to discover us, this piece of meat delivered right to my mouth would have to be handed over. I don’t want to do the work only for others to reap the benefits.”
Yan Yun’ao seemed unable to wait any longer. Murderous intent flickered in his eyes. “Have you thought it through?”
“Yan Yun’ao, I admit, you are the most powerful opponent I have ever faced in my life. However, I want to test my limits.” Ye Yun suddenly relaxed. The True Qi in his Blood Mansion began to slowly churn, coming to a boil.
“You’re seeking death, asking for humiliation. I will make you beg for life but find no escape, beg for death but find no path.” At this moment, Yan Yun’ao finally understood Ye Yun’s mind. There was no intention to surrender at all. He was furious. He should have killed Ye Yun with a single palm strike earlier.
“Since I reached the Fifth Layer: Qi Transformation, I have not yet challenged my own strength to its maximum limit. Your strength is enough for me to go all out. You possess power rivaling the Earth Immortal Realm. Overlord Fist!”
Boom! Boom!
Overlord arms grew out from behind Ye Yun. With each one that appeared, the air trembled, as if even space was going mad.
“Hmm?”
Seeing this, Yan Yun’ao wore a puzzled expression. “This is the Xuanwu Sect’s Overlord Fist. It is a Flesh Immortal cultivation technique. I didn’t expect someone at the Fifth Layer: Qi Transformation to be able to unleash a Divine Ability. Junior, state your name and background.”
Ye Yun said arrogantly, “Red Cloud City. Ye Family. Ye Yun.”
“So it’s the Ye Family from Red Cloud City. A mere third-rate family, constantly suppressed by the Yan Family. Who would have thought such a talent would emerge? It’s a pity you’ll die by my hand today. Heaven envies the gifted.”
“Is that so? Behold my true power!”
Ye Yun raised both arms high. The nine Overlord Fist arms behind him were already full and robust, equivalent to the True Qi level of the ninth or tenth layer of the physical body. It was quite a sight. But Yan Yun’ao wasn’t overly shocked because he knew Ye Yun had this capability.
“Overlord Lifts the Cauldron.”
Between Ye Yun’s hands, a large cauldron formed from True Qi appeared. This was the first time Ye Yun had displayed another form-changing Divine Ability of the Overlord Fist. He didn’t have the strength before, but now he did.
Yan Yun’ao’s gaze focused on that Overlord Cauldron. He couldn’t help but praise, “Such abundant True Qi. However, your cultivation level is too low. No matter how abundant your True Qi, you can only contend with me at most.”
“Blood Mansion True Qi.”
Suddenly, as Ye Yun released his Blood Mansion, streams of blood-red True Qi burst forth from his body like coiling dragons. Immediately after, the nine arms behind him and the Overlord Cauldron above his hands all turned blood-red, as if cast from blood, emanating supreme ferocity and a powerful, domineering battle will from the heavens.
“What kind of True Qi is this? It’s actually more abundant than my Holy Poison True Qi.” Yan Yun’ao’s expression changed. He no longer looked completely assured of victory.
Ye Yun taunted, “Come on. Use your strongest power.”
“Poison Scorches the World.”
Yan Yun’ao seemed to sense the terrifying aura of the Overlord Cauldron and Overlord Fist. An unprecedented jet-black poison burst from his body, actually burning like flames, forming an immense mass of black fire several yards in size. Yan Yun’ao slowly raised his hands and slapped his palm onto it. The black fire violently crashed toward Ye Yun.
The black fire radiated immense evil, actually devouring the Qi in the air. This was truly a strange phenomenon. True Qi autonomously devouring the primal Qi of space was a capability only a supreme Heavenly Immortal could possess. It alone indicated how extraordinary the poison technique Yan Yun’ao cultivated was.
“Go!”
Ye Yun also released the Overlord Cauldron. From a commanding position, it pressed directly down onto the black fire. The surrounding space emitted screeching sounds as if about to shatter.
In that instant, both were exhausted. Their gazes fell upon those two terrifying forces.
Boom!
The moment the Overlord Cauldron pressed down on the black fire, it unleashed incredibly destructive explosive power. The mere force it released flattened rocks and trees. The Overlord Cauldron pressed down on the black fire, slowly rotating, while the black fire released even stronger flames, as if trying to melt the cauldron.
The two forces were actually evenly matched. At this moment, the nine Overlord Fist arms behind Ye Yun attacked. Like blades of a war god, they punched toward the black fire, one fist after another.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The black fire was continuously beaten down by the Overlord Fist. Yan Yun’ao couldn’t help but spit out a mouthful of blood. He exclaimed in shock, “Such an immense capacity for True Qi! I cultivated poison techniques for most of my life to achieve this. How old is he? Just a junior. How did he cultivate such domineering power?”
Smack… Boom!
Under the relentless punching power of the Overlord Fist, the black fire was about to shatter. The poisonous Qi Field couldn’t withstand the attacks of the Overlord Cauldron and Overlord Fist. Seeing things turn bad, Yan Yun’ao seemed to have the idea to escape. He was confident in this at least. If he couldn’t win, couldn’t he run? He had cultivated to the tenth layer and gained many insights into cultivation realms. This was the source of his confidence.
However, just as he turned to flee, leaving a phantom afterimage with his strange movement technique, in that very instant, he saw a blood-red figure stretch out a hand and slap directly toward his head. Then he felt nothing, because his head and body had separated.
“You still wanted to run? With me almost fully activated, could you escape?”
Ye Yun landed beside Yan Yun’ao’s corpse. At this moment, his skin was blood-red all over. Except for his neck and face, which remained normal, he had almost fully activated the Indomitable Blood Body. Just one more step and it would be complete activation, reaching the true peak state of the Indomitable Blood Body.
As the blood color faded, Ye Yun staggered a bit. “My Life Force is draining so quickly, just from a single activation. But as long as I keep breaking through, I’ll have endless Life Force.”
“The Storage Ring is mine from now on.”
Ye Yun took the Storage Ring from Yan Yun’ao’s finger. He had been eyeing this treasure all along. Even Yue Li didn’t have a Storage Ring. It was an indispensable treasure.
“The treasures on this Ji Tianyi aren’t bad either. They’re all mine.”
Not letting anything go, Ye Yun looted everything. He looked at the sky. “I should leave this place now. I need to find a place to see what that Ancient Times cultivation artifact is.”
Whoosh!
Only a phantom of True Qi was left in the air. Ye Yun’s figure had long vanished from the ground.