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Chapter 586 - 579: We admit defeat (Part 1)
Chapter 586: Chapter 579: We admit defeat (Part 1)
Even though his heart felt as if it had plunged into a bottomless abyss and he was engulfed in despair, if he were to simply wait for death like this, Huo Ming would not have been able to grow into a strong warrior at the Peak of the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm, let alone enter the Moonlight Hall of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect.
In the throes of despair, Huo Ming frantically pushed the Spiritual Power within his Dantian. It surged to his body’s surface like a geyser, rapidly forming an exceptionally thick barrier made of Spiritual Power.
Not only that, but Huo Ming’s majestic Divine Soul Power also started to fluctuate wildly, condensing into layer upon invisible layer of Divine Soul Power barriers above his head.
His hands shot up like lightning, covered by the thick barrier of Spiritual Power, firmly protecting his head.
In a moment of life and death despair, Huo Ming made the wisest choice—he knew that life was more important than limbs, and sacrificing his hands was far better than losing his life.
Huo Ming believed that with his hands over his head, if his head was alright, he could essentially save his own life. As he supported his critical points with his hands, he naturally looked upwards.
That glance left him stunned!
All of a sudden, he realized that things were not as terrible as he imagined—because the purple seal that had been closely pursuing him and was only three or four meters above his head suddenly halted in midair.
Meanwhile, his body continued to fall.
In that split second, the distance widened to more than twenty meters.
Then, under Huo Ming’s gaze, the purple seal burst into a mass of purple light, its brilliance exploding outward like sunlight.
Whoosh!
Huo Ming’s vision was flooded with purple, and immediately after, it felt as if he had been struck by a giant hammer. His whole body was in extreme pain. The invisible Divine Soul barriers he had laid above his head instantly shattered. The thick Spiritual Power barrier built up on his body surface, faced with this purple radiance, melted as quickly as snow under boiling water.
Crack!
Almost at the same time, the sound of an explosion echoed, the Protective Spirit Armor on Huo Ming’s body was shattered, and then, Huo Ming heard the sound of his own finger bones fracturing.
Below the martial arts arena, save for a few Vein Forging Realm experts with extremely sharp eyesight, all the warriors of the Moonlight Hall looked towards the burst of purple light with great concern, worried about the lives of the four individuals within the range of the purple light.
Bang bang bang bang!
As the purple light dispersed, four figures slammed into the ground like posts, sending debris flying. Four bloodied and mangled bodies also appeared before the eyes of the audience.
Especially Huo Ming in the center—his hands’ flesh was peeled away, revealing bare white bones, a sight horrifying to behold.
However, Huo Ming, upon landing and after a brief moment of shock, looked up at the direction of Ye Zhen in the sky and unexpectedly showed a look of gratitude.
That’s right.
It was a look of gratitude.
Not only Huo Ming but also two of the three other martial artists looked towards Ye Zhen in the sky, full of thankfulness.
Because they had all noticed the moment when the purple seal hung motionless in the air.
It was that very instant that had increased the distance between them and the purple seal to over twenty meters, moving them all out of the range of greatest destructive power after the purple seal burst.
In reality, they were likely only affected by the residual force or the edge of the force of the exploding purple seal, which had blown through their layers of defense without hindrance and inflicted them with severe injuries, especially Huo Ming.
Now, thinking about it, if the purple seal hadn’t hung motionless for that instant, they might have become nothing more than a pile of mush by now.
And naturally, the only one who could have made the purple seal hover in midair was Ye Zhen.
In other words, it was Ye Zhen’s act of kindness that saved their lives.
Especially Huo Ming, who initially thought of sacrificing his hands to save his life, realized now how naive that idea had been.
If Ye Zhen had not intentionally gone easy on them, sparing their lives, in the face of the purple seal’s explosion, his hands alone would not be enough to save his life, let alone if he used his legs.
From this, one could see Huo Ming’s gratitude towards Ye Zhen.
But just after he had looked at Ye Zhen with gratitude, Huo Ming’s expression drastically changed—he screamed towards Ye Zhen in the sky without caring for his own injuries, "Be careful!"
In the sky behind Ye Zhen, a blue Sword Gang as thick as a bucket, undulating like a water snake, rushed towards him, shaking the air along its path into rippling waves.
Faced with such an astonishing Sword Momentum, Ye Zhen naturally saw it and twisted his body in response. However, Huo Ming’s shout was not about this, but rather, it was about the streak of light that darted lightning-fast toward Ye Zhen as he turned around. Within that light, a hint of golden brilliance was visible.
Huo Ming recognized it—it was Zheng Ling’s Golden Plum Seal, containing thirteen layers of force. When it hit a person, the thirteen layers of force would crash like waves one after another in a tyrannical manner, instantly causing injury to the affected party.
Even Yanz Jingshu, who had previously been the chief, dared not face Zheng Ling’s Golden Plum Seal head-on. Seeing the situation, Ye Zhen was about to face Yanz Jingshu’s Killing Move while Zheng Ling’s Golden Plum Seal would make an unavoidable and heavily injurious hit on Ye Zhen. Huo Ming gave his warning due to this reason.
The warriors watching the battle had just been shocked by the terrifying power of Ye Zhen’s purple seal, and now Huo Ming’s exclamation had drawn their attention.
"Hit by Zheng Ling’s Golden Plum Seal, is Ye Zhen finished now?" Many people had this thought, even Feng Qingyue and Tian Guizhang frowned worriedly.
They knew of Zheng Ling’s Golden Plum Seal—a very powerful martial skill comparable to Divine Power Martial Skills. But as powerful as it was, Zheng Ling’s Golden Plum Seal could only place second in the Moonlight Hall, unable to become the chief.
Martial artists are not just about having strong offensive capabilities to become powerful; a truly powerful martial artist must possess strong abilities in offense, defense, speed, and other areas to be formidable.
That was exactly what Feng Qingyue and Tian Guizhang were worried about. They feared that Ye Zhen, like Zheng Ling, possessed an extremely strong offensive capability, but was perhaps not up to par in defense. Once he was hit, that would be the end.
In the sky, Ye Zhen, whose Spirit Perception extended up to a thousand meters, instantly noticed Zheng Ling’s rapid approach from behind as he turned around. Over the past few months, not only had Ye Zhen made breakthroughs in his Cultivation, but he had also advanced his practice of the Secret Record of Soul Refining from the First Stage to the Second Stage. Consequently, Ye Zhen’s Divine Soul Cultivation had also increased from Peak of Divine Soul Fifth Realm to the Peak of Divine Soul Fifth Realm.
Ye Zhen’s eyes suddenly flashed with a hint of disdain when he noticed Zheng Ling’s sneak attack from behind and Yan Jingshu’s frontal assault.
That’s right, disdain!
In the palm of his hand, thunder light suddenly flickered!
Boom!
A dark Heavenly Thunder of Fright suddenly shot out from Ye Zhen’s palm, and in an instant, it struck Yan Jingshu right in the forehead.
The Heavenly Thunder of Fright was powerful enough to severely injure even warriors of the Continuous Casting Vein Realm, let alone Yan Jingshu who was only at the peak of the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm.
Crackle!
The thunder light poured down like water, shattering the Protective Spirit Armor around Yan Jingshu’s body. As the electric light blasted into his flesh, Yan Jingshu let out an uncontrollable scream, and his body convulsed wildly as if he were having a seizure.
Without the guidance of his Divine Soul Power, Yan Jingshu’s formidable Sword Gang dissipated into thin air, while his body, still twitching, fell towards the ground.
Hiss!
The sound of sharp intakes of breath suddenly rose.
Nobody expected Ye Zhen to deal with Yan Jingshu so easily, just one move, one move to thoroughly defeat Yan Jingshu, and with such rapid speed, Ye Zhen still had time to calmly turn around and face the sneak attack from Zheng Ling behind.
But to everyone’s surprise, after taking down Yan Jingshu in one move, Ye Zhen stood proudly in place, not turning around. He just quietly watched Yan Jingshu fall from the sky, showing no intention of responding to Zheng Ling’s attack from behind.
Even the martial artists watching the battle from the ground were stunned.
Ye Zhen should have turned around to deal with Zheng Ling by now. What did it mean for him to stand still?
Even Zheng Ling, who was launching the sneak attack from behind, was somewhat astonished by this scene.
However, opportunities in battle are fleeting.
Just as everyone was stunned, Zheng Ling’s Golden Plum Seal, shimmering with golden radiance, ferociously struck Ye Zhen’s vital spot at his back.
At that moment, everyone held their breath.
Including Feng Qingyue, everyone’s breath hitched, and a trace of worry appeared in her beautiful eyes, including Tian Guizhang, Yao Sen, and even the Punishment Hall Elder Tu’s De. They all held their breath, staring unwaveringly at the scene.
Only their expressions differed.
Feng Qingyue and Tian Guizhang were worried, Yao Sen was expectant, while the Punishment Hall Elder Tu’s De had a look of pure curiosity to see the outcome.
Bang!
The Golden Plum Seal hit Ye Zhen heavily on the back, and the golden radiance burst forth wildly, then Zheng Ling’s eyes widened with an incredulous look.
"How is this possible?"
Everyone saw the Purple Jade Spirit Armor covering Ye Zhen’s body merely ripple slightly, and Zheng Ling’s mighty Golden Plum Seal vanished.
It did not even scratch Ye Zhen, let alone break through his Protective Spirit Armor.
In astonishment, Zheng Ling looked at her right palm with disbelief. This situation made her doubt whether the attack she had just launched was really the mighty Golden Plum Seal.
The next instant, Ye Zhen turned around like a whirlwind, and a hefty Spiritual Power Brick slammed into the back of Zheng Ling’s head, hitting her squarely.
Without even a groan, Zheng Ling’s eyes rolled back, and she fell from the sky like a dead fish.
She had been knocked unconscious by Ye Zhen.
Defeating Zheng Ling did not mean the battle was over. The other four warriors of the first group, who had been scared off by Ye Zhen’s Purple Jade Seal and managed to flee, turned back and rushed toward Ye Zhen once again.
However, just as they charged back, they witnessed the ease with which Ye Zhen dispatched Yan Jingshu and Zheng Ling.
Especially after taking the blow from Zheng Ling’s Golden Plum Seal without even a scratch, they were utterly stunned.
Then, when Ye Zhen turned to face them, the four exchanged glances, and a bitter smile appeared on each of their faces simultaneously.
"We concede!"
Not even feeling up for a fight with Ye Zhen, they landed and directly admitted defeat.
After all, if Ye Zhen could withstand Zheng Ling’s Golden Plum Seal without a scratch, what could they possibly do? They probably couldn’t even break Ye Zhen’s Protective Spirit Armor, even if he stood still and did nothing.
There was no point in such a fight.
After the four of them conceded in unison, the entire Martial Arts Arena fell silent. Not a sound could be heard from anyone, including those warriors from the Vein Forging Realm, who stared in amazement at the scene.
Well, the only sound was the continued screams of Yan Jingshu, still convulsing on the ground...(To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcomed to vote and support it at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
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