665 Neither Side Stand to Gain (1/2)

Initially, Hou Jingfeng had hoped that the Blue-eyed Earth Shattering Pangolin would crush Mo Wen to death. Then, he could just enjoy the outcome. That would have been the perfect conclusion for him. However, it turned out that the monstrous beast was just a beast, and could not predict the thoughts and movements of humans well enough. It could not sense that Mo Wen had already been completely drained of his strength, and instead ran away at the critical moment.

Hou Jingfeng had no time to feel sorry for himself. He could only grit his teeth and head towards Mo Wen. In any case, Mo Wen's strength had been so depleted that it was unlikely he would be able to fight to the best of his ability. Moreover, even if Hou Jingfeng was unable to defeat Mo Wen, he always had the option of escaping.

”Mo Wen, hand over the Beast King's Treasure Box to me. We can split the contents equally. I will not make things difficult for you.” Gong Zhangyan vocalized his thoughts. His eyes were transfixed on the Beast King's Treasure Box as it possibly contained very unusual items. In this unusual space, you could only survive and stay alive if you were constantly growing, improving your abilities and attaining more treasures.

”Not make things difficult for me?” Mo Wen looked as though he had just heard a joke. He did not bother to say anything else in response. Immediately, the Sacred Flame Sword appeared in his hands. With a flash of light, waves of frightening sword Qi stemmed from the Sacred Flame Sword and engulfed Hou Jingfeng and Gong Zhangyan.

The sword Qi waves spread forward, forcing both Hou Jingfeng and Gong Zhangyan to retreat. They were both surprised to find that they no power to actively defend themselves against Mo Wen and had to use all their abilities to simply to avoid being killed by the sword Qi.

It had just been a simple few slashes but the power had been so unbelievably strong.

”Have you broken through to the peak of the Golden Elixir realm already?” Hou Jingfeng asked in surprise. He knew that Mo Wen was very strong and that his cultivation may well now even exceed theirs by quite a bit. However, he had not expected that the difference would be so significant.

The power of the sword Qi was usually only achievable by an ancient martial art practitioner with the peak of the Golden Elixir realm.

Immediately, both their faces grew solemn. If their cultivations were too far apart, they would still not be a match for Mo Wen, even if he were injured.

Hou Jingfeng and Gong Zhangyan shared a glance and both saw that the other party had the intention to retreat. Although they were both rather strong, in the face of Mo Wen who was way stronger than them, neither of them really wanted to take the gamble.

Initially, they had thought that Mo Wen would, at best, be at the peak of the later stage of the Golden Elixir realm. However, it seemed that he was much further ahead.

”Since you both want to die so badly, I will fulfill your wishes,” Mo Wen said menacingly. A ball of golden light rose in his eyes. At the same time, the Cries of Hades Bell silently appeared in his hands. With a flash of purple light, the bell emitted a dark aura.

With his Divine Soul Trillion Layer paired with the Cries of Hades Bell, killing Hou Jingfeng and Gong Zhangyan would be easy.

”I'll go all out!” Hou Jingfeng let out a low cry. He knew that it would now be impossible to safely retreat. Additionally, he was not content to just leave things like that. If he gave it his all, and in the unlikely event that he won, he would attain all of Mo Wen's treasures.

A flash of white light rose from Hou Jingfeng's body. In the next moment, a frightening aura took over. A white colored ball of flame appeared between his eyebrows. It was the Enlightened Buddha Sacred Flame, the sole secret technique of the Ming Temple. Part of the renowned Four Great Mystery Dimensions, the Enlightened Buddha Sacred Flame was a technique that could only be possessed by those who had Cultivated the Buddha's Sacred Scripture.

This secret technique was comparable to the Haokun Blood Weapon. They were both rare techniques that had a lot of potential and could allow one's cultivation to improve by leaps and bounds and reach an unprecedented level. However, there were also pitfalls to using such a secret technique. For example, after activating it, the user would become weak for quite a period of time.

The moment the Enlightened Buddha Sacred Flame appeared, Hou Jingfeng's aura simply kept growing. In a moment, he had actually reached the peak of the Golden Elixir realm, doubling his initial Cultivation. A white flame jumped around in the space between his brows, striking fear in everyone's hearts.

Previously, when they were going through the Lotus Lake, Hao Qian had demonstrated the Haokun Blood Weapon. However, he had not demonstrated the Enlightened Buddha Sacred Flame. Because of the similarity between them, after the Enlightened Buddha Sacred Flame had been demonstrated, one had to wait a while for another demonstration of the Haokun Bloody Weapon.

However, now that they had the chance to kill Mo Wen, Hou Jingfeng did not wish to suppress his power anymore.

Mo Wen furrowed his brows. He had not expected that Hou Jingfeng would possess such a secret technique. He was indeed someone from a renowned sect. His experience and backing were of a much higher level than many others.

Ring! Mo Wen triggered the Cries of Hades Bell. Without giving Hou Jingfeng and Gong Zhangyan too much time, an invisible radiating wave immediately covered the ground, spreading in all directions.

Gong Zhangyan's expression changed a little as he gritted his teeth fiercely. ”Mo Wen, don't think that you can do anything you want just because you are quite capable,” he said warningly. Then, he reached for a yellow piece of paper, which was actually a talisman. It was a sixth-rank talisman and it radiated with a very strong wave of spiritual power.

The sixth rank talisman was comparable to a blow from an ancient martial art practitioner at the peak of the Golden Elixir realm. Some of the most special sixth rank talismans even had the ability to kill an ancient martial art practitioner at the peak of the Golden Elixir realm.

Mo Wen was astonished to see that Gong Zhangyan actually possessed such an item.

Talismans from the outside world could not be used in this space. Those that could actually be used must originate from here. Beforehand, Mo Wen had killed a Red Scaled Beast King, which had earned him a seventh-rank talisman. However, he had not expected that Gong Zhangyan would also have one.