Chapter 122: Divine Ability's First Display of Might!
Hearing the all-knowing passersby around them, Jiang Yun's gaze fell upon that Wu Ming. On the latter, he could sense a rather formidable spiritual energy fluctuation—one much stronger than that of an ordinary expert who had passed the Spiritual Power Tribulation.
Wu Ming? Was there some connection to Wu Tong?
"Indeed. Since everyone has arrived, our purpose is naturally aligned. But being blocked outside now is not what any of us want. Wu Ming is right—let's first join forces and break the array!"
Just then, a long howl rang out. From the distant horizon, a terrifying figure came racing over. As this person arrived, the spiritual energy of this entire realm seemed to faintly surge toward a boiling point.
The figure transformed into a golden light, streaking across the sky and stirring the forces of heaven and earth. Such momentum was exceptionally shocking.
This aura was brimming with arrogance and pride, yet beneath that arrogance, no one dared feel any discontent.
The golden light dispersed. An overbearing figure, carrying a long spear on his back, slowly emerged! A powerful, formidable aura rippled across heaven and earth, like a peerless, raging spear standing between sky and earth!
"Li Yan! I thought you'd died somewhere out there!" Seeing the man, a sinister-looking man in blue robes in midair sneered mockingly.
"Heh heh, I wondered who it was. So it's Lan Yuan. What, your face all healed up now?" Li Yan spoke as if only just noticing the other, his tone flippant.
"You—" Hearing Li Yan's words, Lan Yuan glared at him venomously. Even now, his right cheek still throbbed with phantom pain. Hatred filled the depths of Lan Yuan's eyes, as if he wanted to tear Li Yan apart and devour him raw.
"Enough. We all share the same goal here. This isn't the place for arguing. Save whatever you have for after this is over!"
Wu Ming spoke in a deep voice at that moment. True enough, once he spoke, even the wildly arrogant Li Yan fell silent.
"Correct. The top priority is still breaking the seal. What matters most now is the inheritance inside!" At this time, a man whose entire body was blazing red, a flame coalesced at his brow, spoke up.
"Xiao Yun, it's that person from back then!"
Seeing the man, Zi Yan leaned close to Jiang Yun and whispered. She had clearly recognized him—it was precisely the man from the Flame Spirit Clan they had encountered earlier.
"Mm." Jiang Yun nodded. This member of the Flame Spirit Clan kept his cultivation fully restrained, his aura completely withdrawn. Yet, by Jiang Yun's estimate, he was likely a prodigy at the Divine Soul Tribulation. Moreover, his aura was somewhat strange. Jiang Yun couldn't shake the feeling that an even more terrifying power lay dormant within his body.
The rest of the leading youths were also mostly at the Divine Soul Tribulation level, and just like that Flame Spirit Clan youth, they gave off a hazy, obscured sensation, as if hiding even more fearsome power.
These few were probably the younger generation prodigies of the Great Thousand World. Of course, not quite the topmost echelon, but still quite impressive.
"I didn't expect even someone from your Flame Spirit Clan would come!" Upon seeing the man, Li Yan's eyes flashed with solemnity. He cupped his fists and spoke in a grave tone.
"This is Huo Du, from the Flame Spirit Clan," Wu Ming briefly introduced him to the others.
No matter how simple the introduction, as long as the words "Flame Spirit Clan" were attached, no one present would dare not take it seriously.
That was a true Heavenly Sovereign clan, the master of an entire continent—not something their Earthly Sovereign families could compare to.
"The seal is about to reach its weakest point. In a moment, I hope none of you will hold anything back. Let's break the seal in one go!"
Huo Du swept his gaze over the group, then turned his eyes toward the spatial seal and spoke quietly.
Hearing Huo Du's words, the crowd nodded in agreement.
"Strike!"
As time passed, at a certain moment, Huo Du gave a great shout. In the next instant, he raised his hand and sent out a streak of fiery light. Jiang Yun's eyesight was excellent—it was a flame flying sword.
And a Divine Artifact at that!
After Huo Du made his move, the rest were not to be outdone. Each brought out their own Divine Artifacts, channeling their full-powered attacks, blasting at a certain spatial node.
"Boom—"
Several powerful attacks struck the spatial seal on the great hall. Circles of ripples immediately spread outward.
"Crack—"
Faint, crisp cracking sounds rang out. Then, everyone saw the space ahead, like a mirror, begin to splinter into fissure after fissure visible to the naked eye.
"The seal is about to break!"
Seeing this scene, the surrounding crowd immediately burst into wild joy. Sizzling gazes locked onto the great hall behind the light barrier.
"Bang!"
Amidst the crowd's eager eyes, the spatial seal, long covered in cracks, finally burst apart with a bang. An exceedingly fierce storm swept outward from the sky like a hurricane.
"Go!"
The hurricane did not move the several figures at the front. The moment that light barrier shattered, their figures simultaneously transformed into rainbow streaks, shooting out violently. In the blink of an eye, they had charged into the great hall and vanished from sight.
"The seal's broken! Everyone, charge!"
Seeing those few disappear into the great hall, the crowd behind also went wild with joy. Immediately after, spiritual energy howled into the air. Figure after figure, giving it everything they had, transformed into streaks of light, darting frantically toward the great hall. For a moment, the sounds of rushing wind filled the mountains and plains.
"Let's head in too!"
Watching this scene, Jiang Yun smiled at Zi Yan and Medusa beside him.
The three then turned into blurs, instantly overtaking the crowd ahead, vanishing into the hall as quick as lightning.
Upon entering the great hall, countless passageways met their eyes, leading who knew where. At this moment, the treasure-hunting dragon came online once more. Following Zi Yan's lead as they navigated, the three arrived outside a room. The door had not been opened, but astonishing spiritual energy fluctuations emanated from within.
Good stuff!
The three exchanged glances. The same thought immediately surfaced in their minds!
Zi Yan impatiently reached out to open the door. However, the moment her palm touched the stone door, it was rebounded by a powerful burst of energy.
"A seal?!"
Seeing this, Jiang Yun's trio was quite surprised. They hadn't expected there to be a seal inside as well.
Sensing movement approaching rapidly from behind, Jiang Yun stirred his mind. Soul power surged out, winding strand by strand around the door, swiftly seeping inside. After a moment like this, the door suddenly began to tremble violently. Then, under the two women's delighted gazes, it rumbled slowly open.
Immediately, an intense wave of spiritual energy fluctuations burst forth!
"Hahaha! Brother, to think our luck would be this good—stumbling upon treasure the moment we entered!"
Right at that moment, a wild, arrogant laugh rang out. Two black-robed men, similar in appearance, appeared within the trio's sight.
"Oh~ and two little beauties as well!" The newcomers looked passable enough and radiated the aura of the Spiritual Power Tribulation. However, their rather narrow eyes roamed ceaselessly over Zi Yan's and Medusa's figures. The smiles that surfaced on their faces added a hint of lecherousness to their appearance.
Even with their faces veiled by light gauze, the two women's alluring figures could not be concealed. Instead, it added a layer of mysterious temptation!
In the eyes of certain lechers, this was even more attractive!
"Seems you two are truly courting death," Jiang Yun stared at the pair with darkened eyes. Within his calm gaze lurked bone-chilling coldness. His icy voice rang out.
Only then did Jiang Yun's words make the two shift their gazes away from Medusa and Zi Yan. They squinted slightly at Jiang Yun, a cold, sinister intent surging in their eyes. Their gazes dark and gloomy, they grinned: "A mere late-stage Heaven-Connecting Realm, daring to boast before the two of us? You really don't know the height of heaven or the depth of earth!"
"Brother, leave this brat to me. I'll trouble you to handle those two beauties. But, Brother, go easy on them. We brothers have seen countless women, but these two are the real top quality. Brother, don't be too rough with such fine ladies!"
One of the black-robed men looked at Jiang Yun with disdain, then spoke to the other. His words were mostly frivolous teasing and lewd remarks.
"Rest assured, Second Brother. I see there seems to be a spirit pool in the room behind them. Once we deal with this brat, we can enjoy it with the beauties!"
Listening to the two men's back-and-forth lewd mockery, Medusa's and Zi Yan's faces, hidden beneath their veils, turned frost-cold. The killing intent in their eyes was thicker than ever before.
"Very well. It's been a long time since I've wanted to kill someone this badly," Jiang Yun laughed lightly. But his laughter was filled with icy, murderous intent.
"Zi Yan, Medusa, make sure they don't escape. Of these two—not a single one gets away."
"Mm." Seeing the icy look in Jiang Yun's eyes, Medusa and Zi Yan didn't hesitate much. They nodded slowly, sealing off all escape routes for the pair. As for whether Jiang Yun could handle two Spiritual Power Tribulation experts—they trusted him.
"Ready to die?" Jiang Yun's gaze fixed upon the two men, black-and-white flames flickering in his eyes. His voice rang out, low and eerie.
"Heh heh, young folks these days get more and more arrogant. Boy, with your Heaven-Connecting Realm cultivation, you dare spout such nonsense? If you know what's good for you, scram immediately and leave those two beauties behind. Perhaps if Second Master Huang is in a good mood, he'll let you off!" Huang Wu looked at Jiang Yun and sneered.
Jiang Yun stared at this indifferently. Abruptly, he raised his hand, clenched it, and slammed it down furiously toward the two.
Boom—
As Jiang Yun's hand swept down, the surrounding torrential spiritual energy immediately howled into motion, directly transforming into a massive crimson flame light palm, blotting out the sky as it slammed down furiously upon the Huang brothers.
"Insignificant trick!"
Watching the descending hand seal, Huang Wu sneered disdainfully. Exceptionally vast spiritual energy erupted from his body. He threw a punch across the air. The air before him exploded. A ferocious force wind directly shrouded toward Jiang Yun.
When Huang Wu struck, he had no intention of probing. It was a kill shot from the very start. The two had roamed the Great Thousand World for many years—they'd never capsized in a ditch from underestimating an opponent.
"Vajra Glazed Fist!"
Dazzling golden light materialized outside Jiang Yun's body. His golden fist was as heavy as a great mountain. At this moment, his body was like a boulder, feet rooted in the void. A single punch blasted out, striking upward to the ninth heaven—its force was terrifying beyond compare. Carrying horrifying power, it effortlessly shattered the spiritual energy force wind Huang Wu had unleashed, blasting toward the two of them.
"What a powerful attack!"
Huang Wu looked at Jiang Yun in surprise. Such terrifying power—it absolutely had to be a Divine Art. Thinking of this, his surprise was immediately consumed by even thicker greed.
"Second Brother, together! Don't give him a chance!"
With a shout from the elder brother, Huang Wei, the two shot out almost instantly. In a flash, they appeared on either side of Jiang Yun. Then, eyes vicious, they thrust out their palms.
"Wraith Claw!"
Gloomy, cold, vast origin energy condensed madly in the two men's palms, then brought forth trail after trail of afterimages and sinister, fierce force winds, instantly enveloping every vital point on Jiang Yun's body.
Black-and-white spiritual energy erupted from Jiang Yun's body, ultimately transforming into a layer of chaotic profound light, tightly enveloping him.
Then, before the two men's astounded eyes, Jiang Yun neither dodged nor evaded. With a White Tiger Seal, he directly smashed it toward Huang Wu's head without the slightest care.
"Madman!"
Seeing Jiang Yun fight like this, the Huang brothers were immediately shocked. Huang Wu even sneered coldly: "With your mere Heaven-Connecting Realm, you think you're worthy of trading life for life with me? Die!"
With a great shout, a chilling, sinister palm force flew out, attacking straight for Jiang Yun's heart.
Yet right at that moment, spatial power surged beneath Jiang Yun's feet. Instantly, his entire person shot toward Huang Wu, completely ignoring the opponent's attack. Swinging the White Tiger Seal in his hand, he smashed it fiercely down toward the opponent's skull.
"What—!"
Huang Wu saw Jiang Yun pass unscathed through his own energy palm strike and immediately cried out in horror. He simply couldn't fathom why Jiang Yun could pass through his attack without injury.
"Second Brother!"
Just then, Huang Wei's frantic voice rang out, instantly snapping him awake. Seeing the White Tiger Divine Seal bearing down upon him, terror flashed through his eyes. With a great roar, he prepared to execute his life-saving escape technique.
"Where do you think you're going!"
Seeing this, Jiang Yun sneered coldly. A flash of purple light flickered in his eyes and vanished. Opposite him, Huang Wu instantly felt a heavy blow to his spirit. His mind went blank for a moment. When he came to, the world before his eyes was filled with white radiance.
"Boom—"
"Second Brother—! You're courting death!" Helplessly watching his own younger brother's head get smashed to pieces, Huang Wei immediately roared in fury. Vast, dark-gray spiritual energy surged violently from within him, coalescing behind him into a massive dark-gray shadow. Faintly, an astonishing fluctuation radiated from it.
"Netherworld Slash!"
A low, deep shout came from the opponent's mouth. The vast dark shadow immediately condensed a gray great blade in its hand, slashing furiously down toward Jiang Yun.
But Jiang Yun pulled the same trick once more. Still neither dodging nor evading, he lightly tapped his toes and shot directly toward Huang Wei, paying absolutely no mind to the descending giant blade.
"Boom—"
The great blade landed on Jiang Yun. And once again, the bizarre occurred. That terrifying slash, as if an illusion, upon landing on Jiang Yun, was ineffective yet again, causing him no harm whatsoever.
"This is impossible!" Seeing this scene, Huang Wei's pupils violently constricted. In the next instant, a figure closed in, and the Vermilion Bird Seal smashed down, sending Huang Wei flying. A large section of his chest caved in. He crashed into a pile of ruins, utterly unable to move any longer.
Having repelled Huang Wei and sensing the spiritual energy within him nearly completely drained, Jiang Yun frowned. He retrieved a pill and consumed it. The Saint Demon Flame within him swept forth, rapidly refining the pill's medicinal power and restoring spiritual energy to his body.
Feeling some spiritual energy recovered within him and looking at Huang Wei, collapsed paralyzed in the rubble below and barely able to move, Jiang Yun's gaze was icy cold. He pointed a finger. A wisp of black flame flew from his fingertip. Not long after, one more corpse lay on the spot.
"Let's go. Let's see what treasure is hidden here." Collecting the two men's storage rings, Jiang Yun looked at Medusa and Zi Yan and said.
"Mm."
The two women nodded. Though they were somewhat curious about how Jiang Yun had ignored those attacks just now, this was clearly no place for a suitable conversation. They had to suppress the curiosity in their hearts and ask another time.