Chapter 258

A spirit monkey hides within Mount Qiyun, free in all transformations, lurking in the shadows.

If you ask where this ape comes from, it wanders the Daoist arts within the Wu Wei Sect.

Who could have imagined that Yuan Lingguan, this expert from Mount Qiyun, a dignified powerhouse at the Zhaishou Realm, was actually Shen Hou among the Thirteen Zodiacs of the Wu Wei Sect.

"Shen Hou... Yuan Lingguan!?"

At this moment, even Zhang Fan showed an expression of disbelief.

That two-bit dealer who sold information, that high-level expert of the Zhaishou Realm from Mount Qiyun... these identities overlapped, and at this moment, they all turned into bubbles, leaving behind only that shocking title.

Shen Hou!!!

"He is actually Shen Hou? Shen Hou among the Thirteen Zodiacs?" Song Yunqi's expression was ugly; he simply could not believe it.

Although the struggle between the Daoist Sect and the Wu Wei Sect had lasted for endless years, and the infiltration between them was extremely severe, even having enemy spies hidden among the high-ups was nothing new.

But when such a reality was placed before him, it still gave this up-and-coming star of the Divine Ability Association a shock.

One must know that the Zhaishou Realm, even among the ten great Daoist mountains of the world, and even within the Dao Alliance headquarters, could be considered a top-tier expert.

Such a person's identity is heavy and noble beyond words, and they never easily set foot in the human world.

From this, it can be seen that Yuan Lingguan's status in Mount Qiyun was not low.

However, even such an identity was merely a disguise to hide the fact that he was Shen Hou.

At this very moment, Yuan Lingguan revealed his identity without any scruples, which meant that everyone here was going to die; not a single person could walk out of Fang Mountain alive.

As a powerhouse at the Zhaishou Realm, he had this confidence and this strength.

Hum...

In a fleeting instant, Yuan Lingguan had already taken action, landing before Qin Ming. His speed was so fast that even the soul-aspect of a Great Being Realm expert could hardly capture it. As strong as Qin Ming was, he didn't even have time to react.

This proud son of heaven of the Qin family, a dignified successor of Mount Qiyun, was as naive as a new recruit in front of Yuan Lingguan, letting that large hand descend, seemingly covering the sky, severing life and death, and slapping toward his crown.

Boom—

Just at this moment, the ground shook violently, and a sharp aura soared into the sky, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

Even Yuan Lingguan was distracted at this moment, his hand stopping in mid-air.

He subconsciously turned his head and saw that not far away, the heavy, motionless crystal coffin was shaking violently.

"Qin Wangsun!?" Zhang Fan raised an eyebrow, his gaze darkening slightly.

The living dead in that crystal coffin was none other than the previous generation of the Qin family, and perhaps the most stunning existence in history, Qin Wangsun.

Twenty years ago, he fought with Zhang Lingzong, fell into the Great Night Without Light, the genius fell, and the calamity began from then on.

This time, in order to find the place where Ren Xiao went into seclusion, the Qin family did not hesitate to refine him into a "living antenna," squeezing out the last bit of life and value from this peerless genius.

Who could have imagined that this former monster of the Qin family would have a turn of events at this moment.

Bang bang bang...

Explosive sounds rang out one after another. Silver needles that had been piercing his acupuncture points were slowly forced out of Qin Wangsun's body. The next moment, they turned into white lines, shooting out, piercing three inches into the stone, colliding to create dazzling sparks.

"Qin Wangsun... what happened to him?" A strange light shone in Fang Changle's eyes.

He could feel a fluctuation, a fluctuation unique to the soul-aspect, slowly rising from within Qin Wangsun's body, like a massive behemoth slowly struggling out from the pitch-black, abyss-like deep sea.

Bang...

Finally, the last golden needle piercing his brow suddenly left his body, turning into a golden thread that brushed past Yuan Lingguan's ear and pierced into the cliff face.

At this moment, the man who had been unconscious for over twenty years inside the crystal coffin slowly opened his eyes.

"Clan Uncle..."

Qin Ming's eyes were wide. Regardless of his narrow escape from death, he looked at the man slowly walking out of the crystal coffin with an expression of disbelief.

From the time he could remember, Qin Wangsun had been lying in that crystal coffin, and he had only heard rumors about his various legends.

Throughout the Qin family, no one believed that this fallen genius would ever wake up again.

"Wang... Wangsun... Hahaha... Haha..."

In the distance, Qin Wangdu lay in a pool of blood, clutching his empty chest. He was, after all, at the Gao Gong Realm; although his heart was gone, his soul-aspect remained, and a trace of breath had not yet been extinguished.

However, he was already at the end of his rope; even if an immortal were present, they could not save his life.

Yet, being able to see his younger brother wake up before he died, he ignored his injuries and burst into loud laughter.

"Qin Wangsun, he actually woke up?"

Zhang Fan looked at the man before him. His long hair was like a waterfall, draped over his waist. In his pitch-black eyes, there seemed to be no light of returning to the human world, filled only with indifference.

This was the man who had once suppressed his mother years ago. It was truly hard to imagine that after being defeated by the Divine Demon Sacred Embryo, his soul-aspect entering silence and the Great Night Without Light, he could actually wake up again!?

"Qin family Wangsun..."

Yuan Lingguan's gaze darkened slightly. Looking at this man in such a strange state, he could not help but show an unusual expression.

"You..."

Just at this moment, Qin Wangsun moved. His throat moved, emitting strange syllables. Having had his breath sealed for twenty years, his voice had become unlike that of a human.

He looked at Yuan Lingguan, his long hair standing on end, as if facing a great enemy.

Even though he had just woken up, this former monster of the Qin family instinctively locked onto the most dangerous existence present. With one glance, he was filled with fighting spirit.

Whoosh...

The next moment, Qin Wangsun moved. He took a step, his figure like the wind, and killed toward Yuan Lingguan.

Roar...

Suddenly, Yuan Lingguan let out a long howl, his voice as deep as a bell. The terrifying momentum was more than ten or a hundred times stronger than any "Tiger-Leopard Thunder Sound" or "Whale Breath Dragon Howl."

If the Great Being Realm is the sublimation of the soul-aspect, giving birth to nature-light and raising nature-cultivation to a new height.

Then the Zhaishou Realm is the sublimation of the physical body, the True Yang forming a core, and life-cultivation stepping into a brand-new domain.

As a result, such a powerhouse has immense divine might in every gesture.

Boom—

The breath Yuan Lingguan blew out was like a fierce gale, actually blowing Qin Wangsun, who hadn't even gotten within ten steps, flying away. The sharp wind was like a knife, cutting his flesh and blood, and as the scarlet blood splattered, one could see the grim white bones hidden beneath the flesh.

In the blink of an eye, Qin Wangsun turned into a bloody figure, smashing directly into the rock wall, stirring up falling rocks that covered him.

"This..."

Everyone present looked at each other, silent.

Who could have imagined that this Qin Wangsun, known as the top genius of the Qin family, would be so useless? He woke up in a world-shaking manner, but was defeated in a complete mess.

With just one encounter, he was beaten into a dead dog, not even touching a hair on Yuan Lingguan.

"..."

"Is this the Little Three Tian Shi who shook half of Jiangnan twenty years ago?" Fang Changle curled his lips, truly not knowing what to say.

"After all, he slept for over twenty years. Human power has its limits, and it is hard to recover lost time," Zhang Fan sighed.

"It's over, back to the starting point again," Fang Changle muttered in a low voice.

"It's really okay if you don't speak," Zhang Fan glanced at him sideways.

At this time, everyone, including Qin Ming, had expressions as ugly as if they had eaten a dead fly.

Sure enough, in front of a powerhouse at the Zhaishou Realm, nothing could be changed, and nothing could be salvaged.

"Did you think you could still live?" Yuan Lingguan's gaze was like a sword, sweeping across everyone's faces, finally landing on Zhang Fan and lingering for a moment.

With this brief pause, Zhang Fan's heart skipped a beat, vaguely feeling that something was wrong.

"Little Brother Zhang Fan, you actually have a chance to live." Yuan Lingguan grinned and walked toward Qin Ming, but the words in his mouth showed no intention of stopping.

"Anyway, you already killed Qin Shi; killing one is killing, and killing two is killing. Count everyone present one by one, pick whoever you want, chop off their head, and it will count as your pledge of allegiance."

Yuan Lingguan's words were loud and clear, seemingly filled with a teasing tone.

"Submit the pledge, and you can live too."

"Holy shit, this old thing!" Zhang Fan's expression changed drastically, and he cursed inwardly. He actually sold him out right in front of Qin Ming, Song Yunqi, and Ji Huanshan.

"I don't care who you are, Brother Yuan will not go back on his word regarding the rules of the road. Even if the Heavenly Lord strikes with thunder, even if everyone dies, customer safety comes first. This Brother Yuan, I will do."

At this very moment, Zhang Fan's mind vaguely echoed with the solemn promise Yuan Lingguan made when he bought the information that day.

"Fuck your whole family, the words of a two-bit dealer really cannot be trusted." Zhang Fan cursed incessantly in his heart, greeting Yuan Lingguan's ancestors for eighteen generations.

"Zhang Fan, my younger brother really was killed by you." Qin Ming shouted sternly.

At this moment, Yuan Lingguan actually slowed his pace, watching this scene with interest.

"Zhang Fan, you dare to collude with the Wu Wei demon and harm disciples of the Daoist Sect!?" Song Yunqi let out a violent shout, finally catching Zhang Fan's pigtail.

"Senior, he called you a Wu Wei demon right to your face, and you can tolerate this? I don't know about others, but if it were me, and someone opened up like that right in my face, I would definitely slap them to death..." Zhang Fan said indifferently.

"Zhang Fan, you..." Song Yunqi's expression changed drastically upon hearing this, turning red, and he looked at Yuan Lingguan with wariness.

"It's okay, Little Brother Zhang Fan, today you and I will take action together. No one will live. Whoever you want to kill, we will kill!"

Yuan Lingguan grinned, and his words were already "we."

No mistakes, no omissions, look at the content one by one!

"He's really more cunning than a monkey; this old guy has bad intentions." Zhang Fan cursed inwardly, his thoughts racing as he thought of a countermeasure.

Now he was in a dilemma. Joining forces with Yuan Lingguan to wipe out Qin Ming, Song Yunqi, and Ji Huanshan would certainly be effortless, but in doing so, he would be completely handing his own leverage into the other party's hands.

But if they didn't join forces, no one here could walk out of Fang Mountain alive. Even if there were, it would be of no benefit and only harm to Zhang Fan.

Now, he was truly riding a tiger and unable to get off, forced to the edge of a cliff by Yuan Lingguan's words.

"If I could also silence this old guy, that would be perfect."

Just at this moment, a bold thought suddenly arose in Zhang Fan's heart.

"Huh? Why did I say 'also'?"

"Little Brother Zhang..."

Yuan Lingguan's voice came again, pulling Zhang Fan's chaotic thoughts back. At this moment, his tone had cooled by three points, seemingly having no more patience.

"Tell me, who to kill first?"

"This..." Zhang Fan pondered slightly.

Boom—

Suddenly, a violent sound rang out. Everyone subconsciously turned their heads and saw the pile of rubble explode violently. A figure slowly walked out, and it was none other than Qin Wangsun.

"He didn't die!?"

Zhang Fan's eyes lit up. He saw Qin Wangsun's sturdy body exposed to the air. His wounds were recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye, and a mottled golden luster was actually appearing in the residual blood.

"This is..."

"Daoist Divine Ability..."

Song Yunqi's eyes were wide, and he shouted in shock.

Back when he was at the Divine Ability Association, he had heard that over twenty years ago, that Little Three Tian Shi who shook half of Jiangnan had awakened a terrifying Heaven-Bestowed Divine Ability at a young age.

That was...

"Daoist Divine Ability, Indestructible Golden Body!"

Yuan Lingguan raised an eyebrow, showing a cold expression.

Qin Wangsun walked over. He looked at his own hands, and the clarity in his eyes recovered slightly.

Boom—

The next moment, Qin Wangsun took a step, like a violent storm, and killed toward Yuan Lingguan again. His aura was several times stronger than before.

Roar...

Yuan Lingguan let out a long howl, and the fierce gale rose again, like a heavenly blade cutting across the sky, slashing toward Qin Wangsun. The latter's physical body shook, his heart beating wildly like a water pump, and the blood all over his body seemed to be boiling.

Bang bang bang...

The fierce gale tore at Qin Wangsun's flesh and blood, and the scarlet blood took on an even more brilliant golden luster, frantically repairing his injuries.

This time, he was not blown away; he took root where he stood, immovable.

"His aura is still changing..."

"He's at the Gao Gong Realm!"

Zhang Fan's expression was solemn. He felt Qin Wangsun's changes. In just a short moment, his aura had already recovered to the Gao Gong Realm.

It is said that over twenty years ago, when he fell into the Great Night Without Light, he was at this realm.

Boom—

Just at this moment, Yuan Lingguan appeared before Qin Wangsun like a ghost, his large hand rising and falling, slapping directly toward his crown.

Almost at the same moment, Qin Wangsun's neck snapped violently, his cervical vertebrae shattered, and he actually retracted his head.

"This fucking works too?"

Qin Wangsun's entire body was shaken away by Yuan Lingguan's powerful force. He avoided the killing blow, but both shoulder bones were completely shattered, scarlet blood flowing, accompanied by a brilliant golden luster, frantically repairing his injuries.

"Great Being Realm!?"

Zhang Fan's expression was solemn. At this time, Qin Wangsun's aura was no longer below his, and it was even still climbing.

"Am I seeing ghosts... He slept for twenty years, and not only did he wake up, but he could also break through the realm directly?"

"Could he really be a genius!?" Fang Changle watched with wide eyes, filled with disbelief.

Such a monster, he had never seen in his life.

"As expected of my mom and dad's opponent, truly too monstrous."

Zhang Fan sighed in his heart, his gaze fixed, not wanting to miss a single thing.

That monster seemed to be using Yuan Lingguan's pressure to undergo a final sublimation. Relying on the 【Indestructible Golden Body】, he could always avoid killing blows and recover from desperate situations.

His aura, his strength, his realm... frantically transforming, frantically climbing...

Bang...

Suddenly, two figures collided, and the terrifying aura shook the entire cliff until it was on the verge of collapse. The powerful air waves stirred up flying sand and rocks.

At this moment, Qin Wangsun's figure did not retreat even half a step.

"Zhaishou Realm!" Zhang Fan's gaze narrowed into a line.

He knew that from this moment on, Yuan Lingguan was no longer the only invincible existence on the scene.

"Good!!"

Just at this moment, Yuan Lingguan let out a long howl. Bronze-colored metal blocks flew out from his body, like magnets, attracting and combining with each other, actually turning into a long staff. In an instant, golden light flickered, as if piercing the firmament.

Yuan Lingguan held the long staff, his momentum like a shock to the heavens, even more terrifying than before. In a trance, a spirit ape seemed to float behind him, dominating the sky and earth, wreaking havoc in the Heavenly Palace.

Bang...

Qin Wangsun arrived as expected. The Indestructible Golden Body was completely activated. He used his body as a weapon and fought with Yuan Lingguan.

The two turned into afterimages, falling directly from the cliff face into the mountain, stirring up smoke and dust that filled the sky.

"Zhang Fan, your death date has arrived."

Just at this moment, Qin Ming let out a violent shout. With no threats or constraints, his fierce light flared, locking onto Zhang Fan.

Song Yunqi and Ji Huanshan did not say much. The two slowly spread out, forming a pincer movement with Qin Ming, trapping Zhang Fan in the center.

"Old Fang, you'd better stay away."

Zhang Fan spread his hands, moved slightly, grinned, and said indifferently: "I'm going to kill to silence them!!!"

(End of chapter)