Chapter 1759 - A Lotus (1/2)

Not only had Xumi Dojo been breached, but Zhang Ruochen had managed to escape too. Shang Ziyan’s anger exploded as he wiped out the six Nine-step Saint Kings.

Immediately after, the three figures reunited into one again.

It was just too shocking!

The island was dead silent because the cultivators from the Kunlun Ream and even the Saint Kings from the Heavenly Realm all held their breath. They gaped at Shang Ziyan as if they had laid eyes on a G.o.d.

The Nine-Step Saint Kings were beings at the pinnacle, just right below the Supreme Saints. Yet, even with six of them joining forces, they barely lasted over a dozen bouts with Shang Ziyan.

“Shang Ziyan’s cultivation should be the Way of the Three Corpses, which is on the Taiyi Divine Techniques Rank. The Way of the Three Corpses is one of the most difficult techniques to learn, and there are only a few who have managed to cultivate it. Shang Ziyan’s comprehension and abilities are really extraordinary,” Zhang Ruochen whispered.

Shang Ziyan held his b.l.o.o.d.y crimson blade and rode on his Tri-colored Cloud, instantly crossing a distance of more than 20 miles before appearing outside Xumi Dojo and facing Zhang Ruochen.

The speed of his cloud was not much slower than Zhang Ruochen’s Great Dimensional s.h.i.+ft.

Not long after, the Saint Kings from the Heavenly Realm converged. Some were standing on the ground while some were flying, but all of them were oozing a murderous intent. On top of that, there were still three to four hundred of them.

Zhang Ruochen said. “In the Celestial Domain of Truth, most of the cultivators only know that w.a.n.g Xu cultivated the Path of Flowing Light. Few know that your cultivation of the Path of Flowing Light far surpa.s.ses w.a.n.g Xu’s. Amazing, simply amazing.”

The Path of Flowing Light was the fastest speed-type Saint Path. If cultivated to its apex, the cultivator could reach the speed of light, or even exceed it.

It was a Saint Path that was not much weaker than the Path of the Ancients.

Shang Ziyan replied, “The Path of the Flowing Light is just one of the three Saint Paths I have focused on.”

Zhang Ruochen nodded and could already tell that Shang Ziyan did not just cultivate a single Saint Path. He had also cultivated a Saint Path of flames and another Saint Path of ice, with both being Supreme Saint Paths.

It could be said that he was the first multi-path cultivator Zhang Ruochen had met.

However, the three Saint Paths that Zhang Ruochen majored in were the Path of Time, the Path of Dimension, and the Path of Swordsmans.h.i.+p. Taking into consideration his future growth or the power of the Saint Paths, they were all above Shang Ziyan’s level.

“Xumi Dojo has been breached, and soon, Equality will be activated. Even if you still have an absolute advantage, the coming battle will only make your losses even more severe. Shang Ziyan, stop now and retreat!” Zhang Ruochen said.

“Stop now?”

Shang Ziyan shook his head.

The losses of the Heavenly Realm today were so severe that it was more than ten times the losses of the Kunlun Realm. Plus, more than half of the Heavenly Realm’s Saint Kings were still trapped in the temple. How could Shang Ziyan stop now?

Shang Ziyan could not afford to suffer this indignity, much less the Heavenly Realm.

“Do you think that Xumi Dojo only has Dimensional Traps and Time Arrays? Within the Dojo, there are more than twenty cultivators of time and dimensions. You are a heritor of time and s.p.a.ce; you should understand how strong the powers of time and s.p.a.ce are? With these powers, even if the cultivators of the Kunlun Realm were to rush in, they would only find death,” Shang Ziyan said.

“Are you that confident?”

Zhang Ruochen smiled and added, “I will admit that you never underestimate your opponents when you do anything. You will use twice, three times, or even ten times the strength needed to crush your foes. Nevertheless, your foes are not as weak as you imagine them to be.”

Earlier on, Blackie had whispered to him that the cultivators of time and s.p.a.ce in Xumi Dojo had become food in the abdomen of the Three-legged Corpse Eater.

That unreliable owl had finally done something reliable for once.

Seeing Zhang Ruochen so calm, Shang Ziyan’s gaze turned grim as he thought to himself. P

Perhaps he still has more tricks up his sleeve?

Whoos.h.!.+

The huge Buddha statue in the middle of Xumi Dojo suddenly bloomed in brilliant golden light.

Echoing Sanskrit chants came from beyond the Nine Heavens and purified the murderous aura on the island. As if afflicted by a mysterious force, the fighting spirit of all of the cultivators present became weaker and weaker.

“Cultivators of the Kunlun Realm, Equality has been activated.”

“How is this possible? We have set up so many killers, but it was still a failure in the end?”

…

There was no Saint King from the Heavenly Realm who was not angry.

All of their hatred was directed at Zhang Ruochen. If it had not been for him, the cultivators from the Kunlun Realm would have been wiped out long ago, and they would have been able to obtain a lot of precious cultivation techniques as well as high-level saint abilities.

No matter how refined Shang Ziyan’s upbringing was, the gaze in his eyes was still extremely cold.

Although the situation had deteriorated to such a point, Shang Ziyan was still unwilling to pull back. He wanted to step into Xumi Dojo, take Zhang Ruochen’s head, and destroy the Kunlun Realm.

Yet, the Saint Kings behind him were lacking the fighting spirit.

The Heavenly Ream had suffered unprecedented setbacks today, and although they still had an absolute advantage, their morale was at rock bottom. On the other hand, the cultivators of the Kunlun Realm appeared as though they welcomed death, and they were obviously prepared to fight to the death to protect Xumi Dojo.

Shang Ziyan was now caught in a dilemma.

He could not attack or retreat.

Zhang Ruochen retreated to the center of Xumi Dojo and stood beneath a quaint shrine as he felt an overwhelming pressure engulf him. It suppressed his cultivation level to that of a Saint.

Suddenly, Zhang Ruochen found the green lotus seed in his arms emitting heat and shaking violently.

At the same time, the calm water in the lake rose higher and higher as it gradually turned milky white like the essence of liquid jade.

Whoos.h.!.+