Chapter 180: Quasi-Emperor?

The last Ancestral King of Shenling Valley shook the Void, endless pressure isolating everything as it suppressed toward Zhang Lin, including Jiang Xuan's direction.

Seeing this, Zhang Lin stepped forward, withstanding another Ancestral King's attack head-on, standing at the very front covered in wounds, bearing all the pressure himself.

"Die!" That Ancestral King's murderous voice shook in the air, his figure already appearing beside Zhang Lin.

Zhang Lin's eyes turned tranquil, the red hair completely fading at this moment, the blood carrying rotten aura flowing back into his body, the fluctuations on his whole body gradually settling into stillness, only the divine light in his eyes piercing the clouds, weaving through the many probing divine senses, making one feel as if thorns were in their back.

"Thousand Autumns Ten Thousand Ages! One Dream Severing the Dao!"

The voice seemed to transmit from nothingness, distant as if crossing time and space, yet carrying the rhyme flavor of karma within it.

Simultaneously, dense white light emerged on Zhang Lin's body, but beneath the skin it rapidly withered! Deprived of blood and spiritual power support, body tissues instantly rotted, exuding a miserable feeling too tragic to look at directly.

Beside him, Yang Yi's xiao music grew increasingly tragic and murderous; although Jiang Xuan had already guaranteed he could save Zhang Lin, seeing Zhang Lin like this still made her unable to help shedding tears!

A relaxed smile appeared on Zhang Lin's face, his eyes could no longer see, but he knew this strike of his would definitely hit! No one could dodge power carrying karma!

And what he had to do was slay the enemy with his blood! Burn the last drop of blood for humanity once more!

From now on, he was just him!

His body completely dissipated, the divine light it transformed into having no sound, no fluctuations, boundless yet falling toward the two Tai Gu Ancestral Kings at the center and Shenling Valley behind them.

The Ancestral King confidently charged to confront that endless white light, but merely clashing turned his face into endless fear; he tried to dodge this strike, but not a single spot in this whole space could provide him a hiding place, his gaze full of despair, exhausting all his strength wanting to preserve Shenling Valley!

But it was all just complaining; his attack couldn't even make that white light fluctuate before his whole body was swallowed by the endless white light.

Jiang Xuan waved his hand, pulling Yao Xi and the other woman to his side, along with the already tear-streaked Yang Yi.

"Ancient Saintess, why go so far? With me here Zhang Lin won't die!" Jiang Xuan comforted her while opening a hollow in the Micro World at the spot where Zhang Lin sacrificed himself, receiving Zhang Lin's soul — currently being entangled and ground down by karmic power — into the Micro World.

Because it wasn't the same world, the karmic power originally preparing to grind down Zhang Lin fell silent; he only needed to wait for Jiang Xuan to eliminate these karmic powers, then combine with life force to reshape Zhang Lin's soul, merging with the Medicine King to transform into a yao.

Yang Yi wiped her tears, her eyes turning determined; as long as the person wasn't dead, everything was negotiable.

The white light dissipated after exhausting all its power; countless probing gazes once again gathered on Shenling Valley, their eyes all carrying silence.

At this time Shenling Valley was as if a storm had rampaged through it; countless buildings completely shattered, ancient beings' blood sprinkling the long sky, three Tai Gu Ancestral Kings' corpses lying across an open space, that residual white light still corroding their few remaining symbols.

"Shenling Valley is gone!" A Tai Gu Ancestral King's waveless voice rang out in the sky, as if he fundamentally didn't care about Shenling Valley's continued existence, simply stating the information of Shenling Valley's destruction.

"Was that person really sent by Wu Shi? Is the Wushi Great Emperor still alive?"

"So what if he's alive? This human Zhang Lin still had to sacrifice himself to destroy Shenling Valley; if Wu Shi could really act, why would Zhang Lin need to sacrifice his life just to wipe out a Royal Clan!" A Tai Gu Ancestral King coldly snorted, clearly not caring at all about Zhang Lin's parting display of power.

"Did the opponent really die? I didn't discover that human Zhang Lin's corpse!"

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Right as everyone was discussing heatedly, Jiang Xuan stepped out, walking into the sky, appearing in everyone's sight.

"Whose little child! You participated in actions opposing my Ancient Times Ten Thousand Clans, you deserve death! And those few women behind you, they all deserve death too!" An Ancestral King coldly shouted, soul pressure as if wanting to directly crush Jiang Xuan flat.

Jiang Xuan raised his eyes to look at the other party; his strength at most counted as Shenling Valley's first Ancestral King, yet at this moment seeing Zhang Lin disappear he dared come out to act recklessly.

Actually this was also the effect Jiang Xuan wanted to achieve!

Actually Zhang Lin had the Source Heaven Forbidden Array, able to completely seal Shenling Valley; before he actively revoked the seal, no one could probe the battle fluctuations inside Shenling Valley.

It was just that Jiang Xuan didn't let Zhang Lin do that, but instead let him fight to the death, actually killing three great Ancestral Kings, letting everyone see it, not letting Zhang Lin's hard work go to waste!

Moreover Zhang Lin destroying Shenling Valley could at most briefly deter the Ancient Times Ten Thousand Clans, while what Jiang Xuan wanted to do was make the Ancient Times Ten Thousand Clans directly tuck their tails and behave; currently only he had the strength to do it.

Zhang Lin's performance had already curtain-called; next it was Jiang Xuan's turn to brush up popularity; he also needed fanatic fans!

"Massacring the Human Race! Treating the Human Race as slaves! You deserve death!" Jiang Xuan's indifferent voice met that massive pressure, rushing straight into the other's ear!

As his words fell, the aura pressing down from the sky seemed to have hit a pause button, abruptly stagnating; a thread of gray fog permeated within that thread of consciousness.

"I deserve death! I deserve death!" That consciousness stagnated, appearing in the sky above, gaze dull without a shred of divine light.

"Return to your main body, erase yourself!" Jiang Xuan's calm voice sounded like a fantasy to everyone listening.

But that thread of consciousness disappeared into the air as if receiving a command.

The instant the consciousness returned to the main body, Jiang Xuan directly stole all the other's thoughts along this thread of consciousness, then issued the command to self-detonate.

The power of a Saint's self-destruction needs no elaboration; everyone present felt that impact force at the first moment, even independent spaces couldn't block it.

Jiang Xuan's smile deepened by three parts: "Now, does anyone still want to interrupt my speech?"

Those Ancient Times Clans all drastically changed expression; they could feel the explosion's location was precisely the owner of that divine sense who had just acted; this young man with just a simple sentence, across tens of thousands of li distance, destroyed a Tai Gu Royal Clan?

Those originally regretful Human Race consciousnesses, watching the Ancient Times Clans' turmoil, also all knew that in just a few seconds Jiang Xuan actually made a Saint-realm expert self-destruct; even an ordinary Great Sage would probably find it hard to achieve this degree.

At this moment everyone focused on the smiling Jiang Xuan, only feeling endless chill rise from the bottom of their hearts!

Whether Human Race or Ancient Times Clans, at this moment they all quieted down.

Jiang Xuan nodded satisfied, standing proudly between Heaven and Earth, boundless aura like sword light piercing the Heavenly Vault, killing intent wrapped in invincible will spreading toward the whole Beiyuan, even with strength to spare!

"I am Jiang Xuan! Ancient Times Clans entering the world daring to disrespect the Human Race, wantonly slaughtering the Human Race, I will surely slay them! Their Ancient Races behind them erased together, Tai Gu Royal Clan likewise not exempt!"

Jiang Xuan's voice rushed straight into the Void, shaking countless divine senses into not daring to speak.

As his words fell, the Eight Trigrams Furnace, Xuanhuang Mother Qi, and Secret Path Seed inside Jiang Xuan's body instantly empowered his fist wind; this was a punch where divine sense, physique, and power completely condensed; three types of incomplete Dao Patterns yet because they were in the same body, eerily fused together, forming a seemingly complete eerie Dao Pattern.

【49】 Jiang Xuan stepped out, Dao Pattern emerging on fist intent, transforming into a towering fist shadow blasting into the blood-permeated Shenling Valley ground below!

Jiang Xuan stepped out, Dao Patterns emerging upon his fist intent, transforming into a sky-reaching fist shadow that boomed into the blood-soaked Shenling Valley ground below!

Everything soundless; Shenling Valley's abandoned buildings quietly pulverized; this Dao Pattern crushed spirit, ignored defense, carrying the suppressive power of ten thousand mountain peaks stacked!

When Jiang Xuan withdrew this punch, looking down at Shenling Valley again, it had already turned into a Brilliance Abyss; faintly Great Dao Killing Wind scraped past, forming a forbidden zone where non-Great Sages entering meant certain death!

Jiang Xuan calmly drew out two threads of World Life Force integrating into his body; this attack, though unable to compare with a Great Emperor, properly possessed Quasi-Emperor might, and even more thoroughly drained all his essence, qi, and spirit!

A single Dao Pattern is not complete; he can barely use it now; three Dao Patterns condensed together, Xuanhuang Mother Qi empowered body, Eight Trigrams Furnace empowered energy, and Secret Path Seed represented will — none are qualified enough to let him use this condensed power.

However this attack also let him have a plan for future realms.

Any other person absolutely cannot fuse several different Dao Patterns together for use; that would only lead to body explosion and death! But the Half-Step Emperor Artifacts in Jiang Xuan's body are all completely fused with his body; these weapons are him, he naturally can easily integrate all power in his body.

Now just three tiny Dao Patterns condensed together can exert this strength; when the divine weapons in his body advance again? Body, energy, and will able to support him continuously using this fused Dao Pattern, then even relying only on these tiny Dao Patterns he can exert true Quasi-Emperor strength.

If Great Sage Artifact realm is Emperor Weapon, possessing complete Dao Patterns, he then fuses these Emperor Patterns together, he will fear no Great Emperor!

If he has Thousand Artifacts Thousand Daos inside his body? Fused together he wouldn't dare believe what level his strength could reach!

Even if unable to compare with Dao Sacrifice Realm burning rules of the Great Dao, destroying past present future to that degree, I'm afraid he could still achieve Immortal Emperor level, destroying a World Domain with a flick of a finger!

But the path of Thousand Artifacts Thousand Daos is still long; all Jiang Xuan can do now is move forward step by step! To unravel the secrets of the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror, and the secrets of that idler who holds a huge pile of Eighteen Star Certifications.

Regaining his senses, after absorbing two wisps of life force, he was finally able to control his body's movements; fortunately, during this period all his consciousness had been probing Jiang Xuan's attack, and the faintly circulating Dao Patterns within it left countless people trembling with fear.

The Ancient Times Clans even unconsciously retracted their sharpness, each one quiet like a mouse shrinking its head.

"Quasi... Quasi-Emperor!! A Quasi-Emperor so young!!" Among the Human Race, an unbelievable hoarse scream echoed through the air!

A thought arose in countless minds:

Is this human?

Even Wushi Great Emperor did not become a Quasi-Emperor at such a young age; let alone Quasi-Emperor, even becoming a Saint is questionable.

Is this someone who began cultivating on their own from the womb, becoming a Saint before thirty, something no one dares believe? This young man directly became a Quasi-Emperor?

"Impossible! How could this vile slave race of the Human Race possess such talent? You must have sacrificed some Emperor Weapon to intimidate us!" Among the Ancient Times Clans, some still held an attitude of suspicion.

Even if Jiang Xuan now displayed the strength of a Great Sage, they could accept it somewhat, but Quasi-Emperor is a cultivation realm they dare not even imagine!

They, the Ancient Times Ten Thousand Clans, now do not even have the foundation of a single Quasi-Emperor, yet the Human Race can produce a young Quasi-Emperor? Do they still want to live?

Jiang Xuan secretly felt fortunate that he had decisively used life force to recover; Dao Patterns condensed on his body surface again, and on his fist wind, Dao Patterns began to faintly condense: "You! Although I don't know which Ancient Times Clan you are! None of that matters; you and your Ancient Times Clan behind you can die!"

Accompanied by another booming sound exploding from an extremely distant place, Jiang Xuan stood expressionless in the sky:

"Now Beidou is the territory of the Human Race! Ancient Times Clans, lie down if you're dragons, crouch if you're tigers! Wushi Great Emperor told me to tell you, do not let him see it!"

Looking at the youth standing in the sky, with a resolute face and firm eyes, Yao Xi's eyes were full of stars!

He was too dazzling before her eyes; she could no longer fit anyone else in!

Zixia was the same; the admiration in her eyes was no longer concealed!

Jiang Xuan disappeared in the air, taking Yao Xi and the other two away from above Shenling Valley, and casually swept away vast amounts of cultivation resources and ancient medicines in Shenling Valley; their richness was comparable to his assets before he invested most of his source into the Micro World.

However, most of these resources he would eventually hand over to the Micro World to absorb; now, the growth of his strength, besides the Holy Soldier realm and the forging of new Holy Soldiers, was mainly the development of the Micro World!

"You're so handsome!" Just after leaving Shenling Valley, Yao Xi eagerly surrounded Jiang Xuan, becoming a star-chasing little fan girl.

"Jiang Xuan! Have you become a Quasi-Emperor?" Zixia also asked eagerly.

She eagerly wanted to stand by Jiang Xuan's side to help him, but watched his strength grow faster and faster, at a speed she could not understand.

In an era where Great Sages are rarely seen, Jiang Xuan, at under thirty years of age, pursues the Emperor Realm!

Jiang Xuan shook his head: "Far from it! I can only exert all my strength to unleash an attack comparable to a Quasi-Emperor!"

"That's already very impressive!" Yang Yi said solemnly; she was happy that Zhang Lin could serve a genius destined to suppress the Past Ages, and her tone was full of sincerity.

At the same time, above the sky of Shenling Valley, most of the divine senses of both the Human Race and the Ancient Times Ten Thousand Clans did not rush to leave, but quietly probed the great hole of Brilliance Abyss; even the shadow of the fist wind and the lingering Dao Patterns could be vaguely seen, all proving that this strike was thrown by that human youth named Jiang Xuan with his own fist!

Moreover, the other party's last words made people ponder.

Did Wushi Great Emperor really not die?

Originally they thought Zhang Lin was putting on an act, and Shenling Valley was destroyed with full power.

But at that time Jiang Xuan had been watching by the side; if Zhang Lin's life was in danger, as a Quasi-Emperor Jiang Xuan could not possibly fail to intervene, and after the light faded they did not see Zhang Lin's corpse.

Does that mean mutual destruction was actually a facade, and Zhang Lin did not die!

Then did Wushi... really die?

(Chapter End)