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Chapter 235: Vast Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 235: Chapter 235: Vast Mountains and Rivers

Click to unleash the Black Flame Storm, a black flame suddenly appeared and grew larger as it spun before Jiang Yuan. The chilling wind in the air instantly turned into scorching heat, and a whirlwind over three feet high followed the Heaven-Burning Flame, crashing towards Li Ming!

Critical Strike! -35000!

The health bar of the intermediate monster was directly cut by more than half, and less than three seconds had passed since he unleashed two consecutive skills.

"Grandpa, look! My master used Heaven-Burning Flame for the first move, and Black Flame Storm for the second. He taught me both, I can do them too!" Wan Mingchuan was watching at the window, his blood boiling with excitement as he stomped his feet.

Wan An was dumbfounded, wondering if this was really a power that humans could wield with their flesh alone?

"You... are this powerful too?" He looked at his grandson tremblingly, realizing for the first time the huge gap that had formed between them.

Wan Mingchuan awkwardly scratched his head and shook it, saying, "I’m still far off. The impact my master has is so formidable, whereas for me... hehe, I can only make a small flame."

"Good! That’s already very good!" Wan An nodded, both shocked and pleased, with a tinge of envy. "Learn well from your master, and Grandpa will strive to cultivate too. We should aim for some achievements together."

Hu Zhile silently watched the dazzling flame almost incinerating the surrounding Yin Sha Qi, followed by a more frenzied force that instantly consumed Li Ming. He could only mutter, "The Venerable Family is truly formidable."

Bai Yunqi was filled with mixed emotions, ultimately assigning the blame to the main body for not obtaining the Heavenly Level cultivation technique.

Meanwhile, he looked forward even more to the Venerable Family taking him to meet the old dragon again. Then he would be able to refine the complete version of the Devouring Technique, a genuine Heavenly Level cultivation technique!

"Try my Vast Mountains and Rivers!" Jiang Yuan’s vision was heavily affected. The two major moves he initiated had already landed hard on the opponent, making him invisible.

But it didn’t matter; the system gave him a battle interface no different from fighting monsters in online games, allowing skills to hit firmly on the opponent once the target was selected.

Vast Mountains and Rivers was a land-level advanced cultivation technique gifted by the old dragon Zhou Jian, closely trailing behind the Heavenly Level.

Its advantage was nearly no cooldown time, allowing for continuous skill deployment;

Its drawback was that skill upgrades needed lots of experience. It happened to be a group attack skill with a wide strike area, easily causing extensive damage. As a result, Jiang Yuan hadn’t found a suitable place to test its power since learning it.

Finally encountering an opponent and location to unleash his strength at will, with system buffs, he couldn’t wait to jump out and start fighting.

"Poof!"

Clicking to activate Vast Mountains and Rivers, a faint light yellow mist gently wafted from Jiang Yuan, harmless like warm breath exhaled in the biting cold.

Yet this ethereal and formless "energy" swiftly enveloped Li Ming, who was still cloaked in black flame effects, as well as the surrounding vegetation and even the air.

-2600!

Almost simultaneously with the damage dealt, the flames and vegetation around Li Ming visibly withered, and even the air near him suffered a consumption of some Yin Sha Power.

"Indeed, level 0 skill damage is slightly lacking, it needs upgrading," Jiang Yuan sighed, clicking ahead again. Another identical "energy" drifted over, with the second "Vast Mountains and Rivers" effect even more pronounced. The vegetation wilted to ash and fell, and the energy contained in the air was entirely plundered.

-2600!

Red numbers floated upward as Li Ming suddenly dropped from the height of about three meters, crashing to the ground with his ghostly head buzzing, just as he was caught off guard by another blow!

-2400!

"Vast Mountains and Rivers!"

"Thunk!"

"Vast Mountains and Rivers!"

"Thunk..."

...

Jiang Yuan matched his skill casting with his club swinging seamlessly.

Li Ming was completely dazed, although the saying is that experts can judge with just a gesture, and victory or defeat between masters occurs in an instant.

He truly couldn’t react, as the opponent’s moves had no trace of Spiritual Power mobilization, which was impossible to guard against. And the first moves were formidable Pure Yang Fire Element attacks that easily countered Ghost Cultivators, followed by even fiercer flames leaving him no time to catch a breath.

Before he realized it, the air around him seemed to be sucked dry, and Li Ming, battered until his head spun, belatedly thought, how could an ordinary person with no Spiritual Power possibly appear in the Netherworld?

He was careless!

"Venerable Family... Truly formidable!" Hu Zhile, witnessing this scene, seemed to lose the ability to articulate, leaving him staring blankly at the normally powerful Ghost Cultivator being effortlessly pinned down and beaten without any resistance by the Venerable Family. The stark contrast between the Venerable Family’s gentle and scholarly demeanor and their ferocity in battle left a profound impression on her.

For the opportunity to become a Family Immortal to such a powerful cultivator, Hu Zhile felt deeply honored, while also slightly puzzled as to why the Venerable Family, already so powerful, needed a Family Immortal.

In common practice, Family Immortals are worshipped for wealth, protection against disasters, or health and safety, not to stand by as the Venerable Family charges into battle. This logic appeared bizarre.

"Yes, truly formidable." Bai Yunqi looked at the Venerable Family’s use of Vast Mountains and Rivers with even more complex emotions.

After receiving the old dragon’s gift, the cultivation technique had remained with him for less than half a day before being passed on for him to refine. But by now, after some time, he had only just begun to understand its principles whereas the Venerable Family could already use it adeptly for combat.

That’s the difference!

Despite his innate extraordinary talent since beginning cultivation, until his failure to cross the tribulation he had always been superior among cultivators, now forming a sharp contrast with the Venerable Family, realizing the truth of being greater than one’s imagined knowledge.

He also felt fortunate for the Venerable Family’s apparent mercy during their initial encounter.

With numerous lethal moves, yet only forcing him to surface from the water and become a Family Immortal, Bai Yunqi felt gratitude for the Venerable Family’s mercy in sparing his life!

"Bullying, me, too, much!"

Li Ming’s cultivation to the Heart Refining Realm’s Fourth Layer wasn’t achieved by mere luck; a cultivator who rises step-by-step through fierce battles wouldn’t abandon any chance to retaliate.

Nonetheless, their official skirmish was counted in seconds, and he hadn’t even managed a single move, his heart steeled with urgency, he began to sacrifice Lifespan while entering a frenzy state!

"Regenerating and going berserk?" Jiang Yuan watched as the intermediate monster’s health bar suddenly recovered by a third, the entire ghost veiled in a layer of faint black mist, appearing daunting, prompting him to take two steps back.

Yet he continued to incessantly release skills to build his proficiency.

"Venerable Family, be cautious!" Bai Yunqi’s rich battle experience sensed danger, stepping forward to assist.

Despite considering the Venerable Family’s relentless skill release so far, Bai Yunqi expected him to risk exhaustion from depleted Spiritual Power reserves. Thus, if the opponent counterattacked wildly, danger loomed.

"Roar!"

It was hard to describe the sound produced by Li Ming’s enormous flayed mouth, stretching to the ears, a mournful yet powerful howl with sound waves seemingly substantial in their direct impact!

[ -300! ]

[ Organ add-on effect reduces self-damage by 5% ]