514: Chapter 159 Master——Master?!

514: Chapter 159 Master——Master?!

“Emperor Qi Sword Body Zhou Yan, this disciple, is really remarkable!”

“He has a great presence.

Observing his attacks, he’s completely unhurried.

Although he appeared somewhat frivolous at first, his young age actually made him seem innocent.

Now it seems, his wisdom is certainly not low.”

“He possesses real strength and can keep his composure.

He’s not as bad as one might imagine, even surprising and exciting people.

At such a young age, his future is boundless.”

“He harbors great ambitions, has a firm will, a sharp gaze, and a profound temperament.

Truly a rare top talent.”

“Only with such a great presence can one possibly have a long journey ahead.”

Several geniuses among the cultivators couldn’t help but start discussing animatedly.

But at that moment, just when almost everyone was favorable towards Hou Chen, Ji Wu suddenly retracted his Asking Dao Ba Huang Sword, and then all attacks stopped.

He seemed to have sensed something and looked towards a place in the void, where Zhou Yan was watching him with a calm gaze.

He then withdrew his gaze, and his expression also turned calm as he said, “It seems, I’ve truly been too arrogant.”

Ji Wu’s words made everyone a bit astonished, unsure of what had just happened.

But then, Ji Wu’s next move directly shocked everyone.

“Never has anyone pushed me to this extent.

Although there’s a reason involving losing a Void Body in the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sword Tomb and severely weakening my strength, from my birth, I’ve been born with a Nine-layered Profound Restriction.

Before, I was always arrogant, always believing that even with the Nine-layered Profound Restriction, no one could make me release even a single layer.

Now, Hou Chen, not bad, you’ve managed to do this step!

But, it’s only just made me open one layer of my self-imposed restriction.”

As Ji Wu spoke, he opened up his Purple Gold Battle Armor to reveal his bare upper body.

His body was as if cast from steel, perfectly proportioned!

His skin and muscles were covered with densely packed Ancient Runes, each a form of restriction, proportionally sealing certain levels of combat power.

Continuous nine layers, this type of combat power restriction was immensely formidable.

This is also why Ji Wu had fought up till now without showing any Heavenly Dao Radiant Light, and why Zhou Yan had always had a vague feeling that he could never truly see through this person and felt uncertain about defeating him!

On his body, there were hidden nine layers of sealing!

Now, was he going to open the seals?

Zhou Yan’s heart fiercely shook.

He immediately realized that this was like weight training.

Ji Wu was born with such a terrifying ‘weight,’ and now, once unleashed…

his combat power wouldn’t necessarily reach Break Nine, but it would definitely reach an extremity close to that, and he might even further advance in combat power and ascend to Life Tribulation Realm.

Ji Wu, as the biological son of the genius saints Kong Ji and Wuxu Saint, naturally had such capabilities, which was perfectly normal.

In contrast, his prior performance, although startlingly brilliant, didn’t seem that extraordinary.

Now, everything had a complete explanation.

Upon releasing one seal, terrifying power and electricity immediately emerged around Ji Wu’s body, and the void around his body even began distorting, showing that his physical body had also been tempered to an extremely terrifying degree, while the prior seals mostly sealed his physically strong body, making his physique, nourished from young by essence blood of Ancient Fierce Beasts, appear weak.

“Whoosh—”

His body, like a blur, suddenly appeared, throwing a punch.

This punch was a simple one, but it exploded with boundless and invincible strength.

Hou Chen’s pupils sharply constricted as he exploded with all his strength to meet the punch.

“Boom!”

Ji Wu’s body burst into light, but remained unshakable, while Hou Chen staggered back six steps, with blood already overflowing from the corner of his mouth.

This time, the gap in their combat power was clearly shown.

After the seals were released, Ji Wu’s realm was far above Hou Chen’s.

In terms of realm, a powerful suppressive force was generated.

All cultivators watching were stunned.

Even Zhou Yan couldn’t help but frown.

The battle was too intense, and the cost he was paying to keep the ancient array sealed without attracting the attention of the saints was too great, but even so, he was still a hair’s breadth from completing it.

The more urgent he felt inside, the calmer he became, more carefully and rapidly carving ancient runes.

He did not move.

His expression was indifferent and calm, but no one knew the small moves he was making.

Nearby, Hou Ling’er and Feng Jiu Xian both appeared somewhat anxious.

But they also clearly did not urge Zhou Yan, thinking he was training his disciple—indeed, Zhou Yan did have that intention.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—”

Ji Wu, after that one punch, completely abandoned all other methods and directly launched the most basic attacks at Hou Chen.

Punch after punch, continuously unleashing the domineering power of the Ancient Fierce Beast.

Hou Chen’s stubborn nature not willing to admit defeat manifested, and he let out roars like a fierce beast, clashing directly with Ji Wu.

“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”

Each move continuously clashed, each as if trying to shatter heaven and earth.

With continuous strikes, Ji Wu showed no signs of abnormality, but Hou Chen was clearly injured, his youthful body showing slight cracks, and blood was shaking out of all his orifices.

The Holy Daughter and Yan Ran Xuan observers couldn’t bear to watch, because by now, there was no suspense left.

Ji Wu had been forced to use his final move, and Hou Chen’s biggest card, the Emperor Qi Dragon Sword Path, seemed to have been used prematurely, the ancient Emperor’s Path also not cultivated to Perfection, his power still insufficient to form a real comparison.

Some cultivators had already started to sigh in lament.

“Boom!”

Ji Wu’s essence blood surged, shaking Heaven and Earth as if thousands of fierce beasts were roaring within his body.

He roared fiercely, his hands interlocked and suddenly burst forth with an overbearing punch.

This punch nearly pierced through the sky and the earth.

With this punch, the colors of the sky and the earth changed.

It was an annihilating punch; Hou Chen could not possibly block it!

“Damn it!”

Zhou Yan’s gaze tightened as he stared intensely at Ji Wu, the runes in his hand no longer concealed, rushing towards the Ancient Array!

Only three runes short, just three runes.

Just three more runes and the transformation of the Ancient Array would be complete, but could Hou Chen hold on?

Blood spilled from the corners of Hou Chen’s mouth, his body trembling, yet his eyes were ice-cold.

In his pupils suddenly flowed a Star River.

That unwavering gaze was both heartbreaking and terrifying.

He knew the Ancient Array had already changed; it could no longer be disturbed by external forces and he couldn’t escape.

But even if he could escape, he definitely would not.

If he failed to retrieve his master and let Ji Wu seize it, he would be unfilial and incapable, failing to protect his master’s final will and wishes.

He thought of the days when he was alone and begging on the streets, the days when he was chased and no one cared except his master who protruded for him, the arduous journey with his master carrying him through the perilous Purple Mist Sea to the lineage of Emperor Sword Wuji, and yet still being schemed against by clan members, filling his heart with grief.

“Master, your disciple is incompetent.

But, your disciple will definitely not let Ji Wu triumph!”

Hou Chen’s eyes were resolute, then he looked towards Hou Ling’er and suddenly said, “Qiankun Young Master, the ten-year agreement is almost void, and I, Hou Chen, seem to have misspoken.”

“I die, then use the essence blood I leave behind to hard-cultivate the Emperor Sword Dao, it will be a new rising opportunity for your Emperor Qi Sword Body.”

Hou Chen spoke, and his frail body suddenly emitted a magnificent radiance.

This radiance was like the secret technique of time and space, suddenly freezing time and space, his bloodline reversing as if returning to the past, as if to relive the ancient Emperor Blood.

This moment of frozen time, finally bought Zhou Yan some time.

“Splurt—”

The Saint Ancient Array shook, then Zhou Yan appeared within the array, Killing Spirit Divine Dao struck out, and Hou Chen was immediately hit, the principles of time and space being deciphered.

Hou Chen’s body shook, about to use the Emperor Blood Recirculation Technique to slay Ji Wu, forced back, harshly spitting out a mouthful of blood.

He stared intensely at Zhou Yan, his eyes incredibly complex, unbelievable.

But the next moment, Zhou Yan’s body essence blood trembled, the ancient Emperor’s Sword Intent emerged, then he materialized his own Emperor Qi Sword Body appearance, standing upon the Battle Platform.

This scene stunningly shocked everyone.

Exclamations erupted one after another.

Ji Wu’s unrivaled move, also encountering the Killing Spirit Divine Dao, “splurted” and disintegrated.

Ji Wu retreated continuously, backing up eight steps.

Likewise, his intensely fiery gaze also intensely fixed on Zhou Yan, filled with shock, astonishment, and even disbelief.

“Emperor Qi Sword Body!”

“Is it the Emperor Qi Sword Body?!

Impossible, absolutely impossible!”

“Wasn’t he the Thunderflame Sword Body?

He had even undergone tribulation!”

“Is the Emperor Qi Sword Body still alive?

Or did he intentionally transform into this appearance?”

“That is the dignity of the Emperor Qi Sword Body, unmistakable, the Emperor Qi Blood can’t be mimicked!”

“The arc manifested by the Emperor Qi Sword Body is the Emperor’s Will, how could such a temperament change?

He must be the Emperor Qi Sword Body!”

“My God, am I in an illusion?”

“Emperor Qi Sword Body, Thunderflame Sword Body, two bodies coexisting?!”

“How is that possible?

How could this be?”

“Damn, this Zhou Yan truly defies the heavens, one ancient body is not enough, but having two ancient bodies coexist!

I’m genuinely impressed!”

…

Zhou Yan’s appearance in his true form shocked countless genius cultivators, all their eyeballs nearly popping out.

The only ones not shocked were five people: Holy Daughter Jiang Yuning, Tianji Mountain Zhuge Guyan, Body of Destiny Jia Yongheng, Qiankun Young Master Hou Ling’er, and Fire Phoenix Clan’s Feng Jiu Xian.

Only these five were not surprised, as if they had expected all this.

“Master—Master?!”

As if struck by lightning, Hou Chen stood frozen, then tears filled his eyes, suddenly kneeling in front of Zhou Yan.

Tears mixed with blood dripped onto the ground, a sight that pained the heart.

Zhou Yan reached out and pulled him up, gently wiping the blood and tears from his face, then performed the Undying Rebirth Technique twice on him, yet, the healing effect on his wounds was far from ideal.

Zhou Yan immediately realized that Hou Chen using the bloodline reversing technique amounted to an act of self-mutilation, such damage was hard to heal unless the Nirvana Ancient Scripture and Taiyin Talisman Scripture were cultivated to the highest level.

However, having cultivated the Emperor Blood Path himself, he could fully recover in about a month’s time.